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Year: 1870

The barrier heretofore existing between the
sections east and west of the Rocky mountains
was broken down by the completion of the Pa
cifc railroad. Other transcontinental railroads,
north and sou b, will complete the work of its
removal. Hereafter old-style California ways of
doing business WON'T answer, for we are in effect
but short distance removed from the monied
enterprising East. Our isolated provincial sys-
ten is played out, and brought face to
face with the great commercial world. Seven
thousand men said TO want employment in
San Francisco, men who live by their labor
alone and are desirous of work. Now what is
the matter? 1t will not do to urge that Chinese
labor has supplanted them. The ignorant and
prejudiced may believe this, but the facts don I
show it, The population of the State has in
creased and the amount of taxable property is
much larger. Our exports and agricultural pro-
ductions are in proportion. Why then does such
an apparent slackening in the demand for labor
manifest itself? 1t is because the capitalists and
the mechanics of the Pacific coast encounter
competition with Eastern capital and workmen


One of the principal causes of this state Of things
is the high rate of interest, owing to limited
specie currency. Paper money facilitates trade
and in all civilized countries is found essential
to commercial progress. The iron coin of Sparta
requiring two yoke of cattle to haul moderate
sum of money was specie currency carried to an
extreme and efectually accomplished the object
sought by Lycurgus of preventing the Spartans
from becoming trading people. In trade gold
must necessarily yield to paper as a generally
circulating medium, because of the greater con-
whence in handling it. Here, liz California, we
pay dearly for having metallic currency, and
have but little of it at that. Why is there such
an universal stress upon the public for want of
means to pay their debts? 1t is not because of
lack of property that is abundant; it is the
want of money. Our circulating medium is
insufficient for the requirements of business


There is not enough hard money in the country


1t is matter that will regulate itself in time,
and one in which all are alike interested. The
experience of mankind has pronounced always
in favor of a mixed currency, and the sooner we
adopt it here the better for US all. Through an
exclusive specie currency, worth more here than
anywhere else, mOnopolists have been enabled
TO control every branch of business 10 this State
and in this alone lies their power San Fran
cisco is losing the best of her trade bebause she
is behind the times in this respect, and the pub
lie generally are much poorer for the same
reason. Whatever may be said by the advo-
Gates of hard money the facts are palpable and
stubborn. The change must come.
Year: 1870

KEEP INTERIoR CAPITAL AT HoME.-There is
one evil from which the Interests OF the interior
have long suffered, and which the present dnll-
ness in city real estate will be likely to cure.
We allude to The practice of residents of the in
terror bringing their surplus money here to in
vest in city property. There is no speculation
in our land, these dull times, and therefore the
inducement to bring outside capital here is at
least temporarily removed. The papers of the
interior have for years complained of the selfish
ness of San Francisco capitalists, in refusing to
aid the development of the State. This charge
ought to have been made against the merchants
and rich owners of the country as well as against
San Franciscans. Persons now residing in the


interior of California own fully 100000, 900
worth of city real estate. Had this money,
which they took away from the country where
they made it, been kept at home il would have
opened dozens of mines, built up many a new
and needed home mandatory, and extended
farming and substantial Improvements. Nevada
county especially has suffered from the with
drawal of home capital which WAS brought here
to increase that which certainly needed no out
side stimulant-we mean city real estate specu-


ation. The present dullness is largely due to
neglect of the country, and an attempt to place
the city and land speculation ahead of those sub
stantial landed, manufacturing and like inter-
ests, upon which the prosperity OF this city, as
of every other city, depends If every large real
estate man here and in the interior Will make it
his business to invest at least FIVE per cent. of
his capital in some enterprise that will make CAL


fornia independent of the outside world, he will
be adopting the best possible plan of removing
the present real estate duluess, of building up
the State, and of making still more valuable the
land which lie already ownse-.San francisco
Bulletin.
Year: 1870

SEVERAL horrible cases of tTichiniasis have
lately occurred in Illinois, resulting in the death
of entire families. The lesson they teach is that
pork-eaters must not eat the meat Of the hog
without cooking. This process is said to destroy
the parasite which, when allowed to get into the
myriads and invariably destroys life through the
most loathsome and terrible malady that ever
afflicted mankind.
Year: 1870

CABLE dispatch says the Pope has issued a
special elimination against the Fenians both in
America and Ireland He charges their meet
ing in secret conclave as dangerous to the peace
of society, welfare of the Church and wel-doing
of its members.
Year: 1870

New YORK, August 1T is more
than likely the murderer of Mr.. Nathan
will be arrested in less than forty-eight
hours. A new theory has been started,
and it is upon that the detectives are
now operating. The murderer is be-
lieved to be an intimate friend of the
family, who has known the murdered
banker more than twenty years, and
who was thoroughly acquainted with all
of Nathan movements.


No burglar has committed the deed.
The man who SO brutally slaughtered
the millionaire was apparently novice
at it, but the family are said 20 have
had him in their mind since last Thurs
day evening. Then they discovered
that certain papers were missing from
the safe. Papers in which only the
murdered banker and one other person
could possibly be interested-that was
a stock contract.


The proclamation offering forty-seven
thousand dollars reward, contains at
the end very important clause, offer
ing a reward Of eight hundred dollars
for the recovery of the piece Of paper
which was taken from the stoop by a
lahoring man on the morning of the
m.rder. This piece of paper, it is be-
lieved, will throw light on the entire
mystery, as it is now thought the mur-
der was committed for the purpose Of
getting possession OF that contract, by
a well known stockholder.


Mr.. Nathan was a man OF shrewd
business capacity. 1t is known that in
fair transaction he had cornered GER
tain brokers of Wall street, and espe-
cially one person, member Of the Ex-
change, and friend OF Mr.. Nathan.
The operation is said to have been con-
nccted with the present European war
Mr. Nathan believing in war and his
opponent having no faith in hos
tiliries. the theories thus INDUCED in
bv each led them to make GER
tain financial operations in which the
mysterious murderer would have lost
heavily had Mr. Nathan retained pos
session of the contract. That contract
is gone, so is the person with whom the
contract was made. He has not been
seen since the day Of the murder, and
cannot be found. He is believed to be
a member of one our leading families,
and highly connected with all the lead
ing social circles. The police now are
looking for him, and are confident that
they will arrest him before two days
have passed.
Year: 1870

The Po,tsville journal Of Monday
saws that the operators in the Schuyl-
kill region are all preparing to resume
work. and that nearly all the collieries
will be started during this week if no
further difficulty occurs The men are
fiocking back to the region in large
numbers, in anticipation of the speedy
resumption OF work, but the journal
irtimates that come of the agreements
made to secure the resumption Of work
will not be lived up to by the men, and
that they were not intended to be when
they were made.
Year: 1870

THINK.-Do your own thinking. Yes,
tha' is the idea Think for yourself 1t
is well to listen to the expressed thoughts
of others, and it is an agreeable pastime
To give expression to your thoughts. But
when alone, weigh what you have heard
and traverse what you have said. IL is
well tO do this, for it will assist i'm curing
you of false notions, and of eradicating
Improbable and vicious ideas, and in time
make you better men and women. What
you thus gain from your surroundings,
you will unwittingly transmit TO the ris-
ing generation, and the result will he that
you will do your share i'm the glorious
work of clovliing the human family. DO
your own thinking
Year: 1870

THERE is in Detroit a young man who
has on the right side of his face a heavy
black beard, and has also a mous'ache,
while his left cheek is, and always has
been, entirely beardlesS He Is now 10
years of age, and his beard upon the one
side began to grow luxuriantly when he
was mere infant.
Year: 1870

A SPECIMEN OF MASCULINE HOUSE
KEErISd.-The cxpcrienc: of men at
amateur housekeeping never fails to prove
the invincible superiority of women in that
liae at least; aud they usually come out of
it with heightened respect for feminine
ability. A gentleman Of literary tastes
and achievements, and quiet and gentle
humor, was abandoned to his resources,
lately, away down in Maine, and thus
tells his daughter the story: You ought
to have seen me during my temporary
bachelorhood. One whole week suddenly
left to keep house all by myself! Well,
well, how much person can do when put
to the pinch! became 80 much in love
with the skillets aud frying pan that. 1
spent much Of my time in considering
their merits, passing as lightly as possible
over their propensity to burn my fingers;
I also began to learn experimentally the
meaning Of certain old saws about iSai in
the frc, &c. I fried some sparerib, and
roasted some sausages; I had several
times half mind to soar into the regions
Of biscuits, but out Of pure modesty, did
not make the attempt; had I done 80,
there might hive been blot on the fame
of Professor Blot-It is we'll for US both
that refrained so modestly. And then
as to washing dishes-I made an extraor.
dinary discovery, which was of such great
service to me that I feel sure it must be
equally serviceable to others; that is, how
to keep them perfectly clean and nice. I
simply let them remain on the shelf, just
as your mother placed them before leaving.
As to making the bed, learned how to
do that long ago. I, however, ventured q
slight improvement, and that was, each
day put it off until the next. In this way
l got through the week very easily, but it
was awful hard on the bed"
Year: 1870

- Every time you fail to perform q
promise, you injnre your character for
truth; every time you do M unkind act
you harden your heart; and every time
you fail to do what conscience dictates,
you say to the monitor, which GOD placed
within to warn you, Hush, I want not
your warning" and soon she will withdraw
and leave you to slumber unrcproved till
the last trumpet shall call you forth to
Judgment 'f'
Year: 1870

Defeat Of the Camden and Amb0y In the


Legislaturc-A New Rival in the Field


The Power Of the Monopoly Broken in the


State.


The war which ls being waged against the Cam
den and Amboy Railroad monopoly is the chief sub
ject for discussion throughout New Jersey. The
monopoly having held the little State for so many
years IN It's iron grasp people had settled down to
almost impossible. Richmond Is in the field, how
ever. and the prospects are that there Will be des
peratc fight such as never before tried the metyle
OF the monopoly. The new air line from New
York TO Philadelphia is regarded as the
deverer OF the state from q thrad0m which has
made 1t bYword among the sister states. And
ject who Will prove more than q match for the
aDlest men The monopoly can put forward. The
sympathy OF the people everywhere Is with the for
mer ana the enthusiasm manifested az the public
the people regard the approaching downfall OF
Camden and Amboy. The halls OF the Legislature
viii be the battle ground, and every one acquainted
with modern Legislatures knows-full We'll wnat
a rich harvest Is in store for the members OF that
august body known as the New Jersey Legislature.


Everything seems TO be inauspictous for the toter
Ing power. That one trouble never comes alone Is
an Old maxim. AS II one enemy was not enough TO
contend with ut one time. new power entered the
field yesterday aud measured swords with the
monopoly. The bill Incorporating the Western
Hunterdon Railway Company, providing for the
construction OF q road from Pennington TO French
town. IN Hunterdon county, came UP In tho Assem-.
10 lay the Dill over. THIS motion was opposed by
Messrs. Barton ana Probasco, and was Overrued.
second attempt was made to XIII the Dill by sirik-
ing out the clause providing Tor the construction Of
o bridge over the Delaware. When the vote was
called the proposed amendment was lost. The
camden and Amboy men not being present In force
the motion was lost ana the bill was ordered TO De
engrossed and nave third reading without material
Amendment,
Year: 1870

The Thirteenth regiment National Guard according
to the statement OF their commandant, Colonel
Mason, on the occasion OF being on duty through
apprehension OF violence succeeding the voorhees,
murder, made no application for beds ana did not
use any, and therefore could not nave sent in any
bill to the Kings county Supervisors for beds. This
regiment 1t IS asserted do not belong to the efem-
mate order OF .featherbed soldiers" having served
during the war IN the neld long enough TO appre-
ciate that phase OF exquisite enjoyment appertatn-
ing 10 the soft side OF plank"


The members OF the TWENTY third regiment also
who were on duty At the same time, disciaim hAv.
ing mad any intention Of asking for 100 mattresses
while on duty They came prepared for loss SOFT
thing, having their blankets strapped on their KNAPP.
SACKS. The straw beds were ordered without tner
solicitation by their cOnsderAte commanding gen
eral tWoodfordl The ridicule to which they have
been subjected BY this straw bed biil story has
proved very annoying TO this gallant corps
Year: 1870

The following letter mas been received from Gen.
erai Quesada In response to an invitation 10 attend
the lecture and concert Tor the benefit Of the Cuban
Charitable Aid Society, at Cooper Institute, next
Tuesday evening"


STOCKING Corresponding Secretary Cuban Charitable
Aid Association: =


DEAR srRIn tho complimentary invitation ex-
tended TO me by tho Cuban Charitable Aid Society take
pleasure In accepting the aame, unless the service OF
country should require absolutely my presence elsewhere


have been deeply affected by observing arrival
Of Cuba could not expect less from the deeprootad love
OF liberty and progress which the Americans as


nation am equally gratied TO the leading OF this
country sndeavong to in Cuba the nobo work
which they have accomplished here refer tho


on OF slavery clause OF the Cuban constitution aud The start
ing point OF the struggle


shall avail myself Of the frat opportunity OF conveying
my counymen tho that they fossken In
their hour OF need by the American people that their
efforts to conquer their liberty have enlisted the warmes
sympAthy of your nation.


Begging Offer my thanks, In the name my
countymen, for noble eorts behalf of Cuban
dom, Irsmaip your ohedisnt servant, n. QUESADA.
Year: 1870

Full Particulars of the LOSS Of the Missionary


Brig Morning Star.


HONOLULU Feb 8, 1870


News has just reacned here Of the loss OF the mis-
sionary packet Morning Star on Strong's Island on
the 18th or october last. Captain Tengstrom who
was in command, gives the following OF the
aisaster:-


Str0ng's Island for Honolulu at halt.past three
O'CLOCK on the 18th OF October, with light wind OF
shore Were towed out with two Of the brig's boats
and the pilot boat. AT five p. M. the pilot and all
the shore hands left the vessel and one OF the brig
boats was sent to get some tines which had been left
and was taken on board the brig, which was OF this
ume fully three miles from shore, with wind
light nora Wa cSaoy S wss DnE ss
found that the brig had drifted inshore with
strong current the boats were manned and sent
ahead to tow her OF, but still the vessel kept drift
ing in. Finding that nothing could be done TO keep
her OF shore the port anchor was let go al hallpasJ
eight =. M. in twenty-five fathoms Of water. AT ten
r. NJ. asquall came up from the eastward which ap-
peared very threatening put gave US hope that bv
slipping the anchor we might get out to sea before
the force OF the squall struck the vessel Every
thing was made ready for this emergency As the
squall struck the vesse the fore and aft aals
hosted, the chain slipped ana for moment the
vessel went ahead but the heavy rollers
which came IN checked her headway, and
little aft Of the mainmast, the next sea iiting
her broadside on to the rocks The current at The
time appeared TO be at least four knots an hour, in
the opposite direction to what II usually runs. At
eleven p. NJ the passengers were sent ashore IN one
OF the boats at great peril AT hall past eleven the
foremast was cut away. heavy wave which had
broken over the vessel made complete wreck OF
everything on deck and in the cabin-staterooms
doors and furniture being completely smashed by
force and ali the clothing stores, &C. scattered
and destroyed. Al haifpast Que the boat returned
from the harbOr, three miles distant AS every sea
washed entirely over the vessel nothing could be
done further to save her or the Effects and at two
A. NJ. the Officers and crew went on shore. They
returned at daylight, but found everything com
Dlesely destroyed by The breakers that nothing could
be saved


The delegate Of the Board Of Missions, Rev. J. +.
Pogue, Rev. Mr.. Sturges, wife and chnd, and Rev.
Mr. show, together with the captain and OF the
Morning STAR came up TO these islands in the British
brig Anne Porter, Captain Davie, which had been
chartered for the purpose vessel viii have to be
chartered to proceed to the Marquesas for the pur
pose or bringing the missionaries from that field to
the semi-centennial meeting OF missionaries to be
held here In June next. In order to carry on the
mission work In the new field to the westward
another vessel must be procured, and In all prob
ability new will be built 1t Is difficult to pro.
cure one adapted to the business.
Year: 1870

The Philadelphia Common Council delegation were
yesterday the sguests Of the Police Commissioners.
They were unched after the fatigue OF visiting the
station houses In coaches and examining the work
Ing OF our police system. &c.
Year: 1870

PURSUIT OF HUSBAND. A Woman of
Providence, Il. l., applied at the police station
yesterday for aid in hunting up her hHsbaId d
who. she says deserted her in that city some
few weeks ago, when she was away. He took
all her household goods. She states that they
have been married fifteen years, and that since
he left her she has been in constant pursuit of
him, but has failed to find him. She thought
she had trace of him to this city. The woman
appeared to be respectable, though iu destitute
circumstances
Year: 1870

Nor COOP ENOUGH FOR HoRsE.-Ihe
keeper of liquor store in this city being ap-
piled to by neiehbor for some rum to bathe
the leg of valuable horse, hesitated, and then
renlied that he had .none good enough for
bathing such valuable animal. The fellow
had more compassion for the horse than he had
for his fellow men. He could sell it to men to
poison their stomachs, but RETAINED from sell.
ing it to bathe the leg of horse.
Year: 1870

The Zanesfield, Ohio, Times tells the fol-
lowing: AT recent wedding among the
first families of this CITY, quite o sprightly
joke was perpetrated, but Just upon whom
the weight of it fell is difficult to determine
While the party were sitting around the
supper table, and before the distribution of
the viands had begun, the bride turned her 6
plate over and drew from under it q slipsOf
paper, which, upon reading, she discovered
to be a check for five thousand dollars paya-
BILE to her order. Flushed with Joy, of course
she passed it to her husband who hastily
cast his eyes over 1t, and in turn passeditt to
gentleman friend at hand, who likewise
perused it, but pretending ignorance of the
object of the gift handed it to "a clergyman
in attendance, who without a word, began
to pocket it with that hilarious motion and
flush of cOuntenance which indicated that
it was the best fee he had ever received for
officiating at wedding. The eyes of the
three were at once fixed upon him in SUR
prise and CONSERVATION. The bride,S of +,
course, would not speak for five thousand
dollars and the bridegroom was entirely to
happy to utter a word and even if he felt
like it, his relations were too recently
formed to assume control of his wifes prop
erty, and the friend who had got them into
the trouble too sensibly appreciated the joke
to say word, while the clergyman--well
he didn't think of anything but going
straight off to the bank and drawing the
money. However, before he'got the check
comfortably nestled in his vest pocket,7
the friend who had passed it to. him is ,
sued his order in the following words:
sTake that check out of your pocketp
which the clergyman promptly obeyed, and, I,
all parties were at once relieved of suspense.


The joke, however, was duly appreciated,
and by none better than the Clergyman
himselfn -.
Year: 1870

To the Editor Of the New York Sun.-


SIR: Your narrative of "A Woman who
goes thousand miles away to marry man
she never saw" reminds me of the cool
and unceremonious way the officials of the
Hudson's Bay Company have of getting
their wives, especially those who live in
the most northern part of what was form
erly known as the Hudson's Bay Company
territories, such as the Mckenzie, Athabasca
and English River Districts. In these dis
tricts manageable women are few and far
between, except indeed the pure Indian
women, who formerly were considered
good enough to satisfy the fancies of the
gentlemen of the service.


Since the Red River district, however,
has been settled with Europeans, Canadi
ans and halfbreeds, there are many fair
white and half-breed women To be found
more suitable to the fancies of the gentle
men of the northern districts, and their
tastes have therefore undergone change,
They will not degrade themselves now by
intenmarrying with the pure Indians, but
generally send down word to some friend
residing in the settlement that they are in
want of a wife, and beg him to select one
to the best of his ability, placing entire
confidence in his choice.


The recommendation and choice of the
young lady are generally made through the
missionary, as the clergy, of course, are
supposed to know the character of their
fair flock


AS soon as all the necessary prelimina-
ries have been arranged, tile young lady
takes her departure for her Northern home
with the first brigade of boats that leave
the settlement for that district After six
or eight weeks voyage, she meets her FIJI:
ture lord and husband, and gets married to
him, after half hours acquaintance, by
the minister who is awaiting her arrival.


The distance, is, perhaps, not so great as
that of our fair friend who went OIL to
China, but if one takes it into considera-
ton that these voyages of six weeks to the
Mckenzie River District are made in open
row boats, with nothing but the open stern
sheets to sit in during the day and canvas
tent for the night to sleep under, with the
disagreeable accompaniment of myriads of
mosquitoes to torment them the whole of
the long voyage, the boldness of the under
taking and experiment of accepting hus-
band in that crude fashion is somewhat
more venturous and daring than most of
the young ladies of these more southern
clmes would like TO hazard their happi-
ness on.


This fashion of getting wife chosen for
them is by no means uncommon among the
officials of the Hudson's Bay COmpany's
service, especially those who are quartered
in the very remote districts referred to.


AN OLD HUDsoN's BAY MAN