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Year: 1871

HERE is a romantic episode in quiet and
real life. A gentleman lived in Illinois
about twelve years ago whose name was
Warrington. His wife had child,a a girl,
but he was absent from the birth, and was
rightfully served for such remissness by
finding at his return to his home that the
spirit of his wife had fed, as had also his
daughter, who, he thought, had been ab-
Quoted by the nurse. Twelve years passed,
and the gentleman went to Kansas, but on
his way was in small town near Chicago,
where he saw little girl who in form and
feature closely resembled his wife. He
questioned her, followed her homo, and
found that the person whom she supposed
to be her mother was the old woman who
had nursed his wife during her last sick
ness The lady manifested no desire to re-
tain custody of the child, and the father
took her with him to the far-off wilds.
Year: 1871

WEgivo place to a brief letter from
friend Of Gen. NoRTHcoTT, and arc not
willing ii shall go to the public in our
columns without saying that We deem
the writer's attack on Gov STEVENSON
uncaled for and unjust. II may be well
for the latter to defend Gen. N, though
the latter is able to take care Of himself
but Gov. $. has done nothing to merit any
such reflections as those INDUCED by
this writer.
Year: 1871

PROBABILITIES.


The low barometer will probably con.
tinuc to rise from the Ohio valley north
and Westward, with cold winds vcering to
the northwest, and increasing to brisk
winds for short time on Lakes Michigan
and Huron. Northwest winds and cloudy
weather will prevail on the Middle and
Eastern States on Monday. After clear.
Ing up of tho rain tonight partially cloudy
and pleasant weather will prevail in the
Southern and Gulf States with diminished
temperature. Cautionary siguals arc or.
dered for this evening from Milwaukee
and Grand Haven, and continue at Cape
May and Buffalo.
Year: 1871

CHEAP IF NOT CHEAPER .. than any other House in the Territory. We are therefore certain that as to quality and adaptability to the wants of the com munity our stock is unsurpassed.

 For these reasons we respectfully solicit Q share of the public patronage, feeling assured that our goods and prices cannot ail to give entire satisfaction.

 FULLY, OCHOA & DELONG.
Year: 1871

PRETTY GIRLs.-This brief paragraph
from Mrs. SloYe's "Pink and White Tyran-
ny" is of universal application:


Pretty girls, unless they have wise moth
ers, are more educated by the opposite sex
than by their own. Put them where YOU Will,
there is always some man busying himself in
their instruction; and the burden of mascu-
line teaching is generally about the same and
might be stereotyped as follows: "You need
not be or do anything. Your business in life
is to look pretty and to amuse u.s."


And again, dpropos of an uncomfortable
wish expressed by some honest man that Lii
lie might have the small pox, the only hope,
he thinks, of her being saved-she, of course,
would rather not be saved on such terms-we
have this:


For it at once must appear that, had the
small poX made the above mentioned change
in Lilies complexion at sixteen, the whole
course of her life would have taken another
turn. The whole world then would have
united in letting her know that she must live
to some useful purpose, or be nobody and
nothing. Schoolmasters would have scolded
her if she had idled over her lessons and her
breaking down in arithmetic, and mistakes in
history, would no longer have been regarded
as interesting Clergymen, consulted on her
spiritual state would have told her freely
that she was miserable sinner, who, except
she repented, must likewise perish. In short,
all those bitter and wholesome truths which
strengthen aud invigorate the virtues Of
plain people, might possibly have led her a
long way on towards saintship."
Year: 1871

The House of Representatives last
week, without serious debate and with
out division, passed the new apportion-
ment bill fixing the number of members
at two hundred and eighty-three, making
the average ratio of representation of one
member for an average population of
$4,000. There is an increase of forty
members beyond those in the present
Congress. Under this bill no Territory
can be admitted as a State until there is
al actual population of at least the num-
Der required for the representation of a
member. The elections for members of the
House Of Representatives are to be held
on the same day throughout the Union,
and the several States will be required to
alter their constitutions and laws in con-
formity with this provision of the appor-
tionment act. The table of distribution
of members of the present House, and
those of the new apportionment, with the
gain or loss of each State, is as follows:
Year: 1871

Canal street last evening presented a pc
culiarly live appearance. as all the stores
and the spacious banquettes were thronged
with people looking for and buying presents
for the holidays The sales must have been
immense, and almost unprecedented, not
withstanding the general and lugubrious
cry of hard times. AS the weather was
mild aud pleasant, the temptations to
promenade were great, but the promenaders
all appeared 10 have the same intention
to buy something to make somebody happy
by the surprise of Christmas gift. We
wish Canal street was just as gay all the
wear round.
Year: 1871

We copy this from the Madison Journal:


Whenever Governor Warmoth assumes
power to be exercised for the good of the
commonwealth, we invariably support him
in his assumption, if we do not entirely ap-
prove it. When he removed the infamous
Wicklitfe from office, without any authority
III law for so doing, we commended the act,
and still commend him for SO doing 1t was
one of those extraordinary cases for which
the law has made no provision, and in which
the good of the State impcratively de-
manded prompt executive action. The
Governor was equal to the emergency, and
deserved, as he received, the thanks of the
people for his trmness and boldness.


And now, when he directs the board of
engineers to take charge OF the levees of this
Mate, after the disgraceful failure of the
Levee Company. be has taken the response
bility which will meet the endorsement of
every citizen, and we hope the unanimous
approval of the Legislature. Governor
Warmoth is not always right but he has
shown himself very capable in many things
Year: 1871

From the Peoria Review, December Il.


Lisa Weber has come and gone, and
whether she has shaken the dust of her fee.
against Peoria does not appear, and, in fact,
it does not matter much.


Miss Weber belongs to the "blonde art
lists. That is to say, her peculiar abilities
consist in wearing few clothes. in singing a
vast variety OF songs in a half ineligible
manner, and in winking, grimacing and
gesticulating. As far as the immortality OF
the leg business is concerned, it is pretty
generally conceded that flesh -coiOred tights
give no more idea of the wearer's form than
the Hottest and humpiest Of panniers. 1t is
all stuffing and padding. Only the blonde
artists profess to do a nude business, when
all of the while they deal in the dreariest of
shams. Everything about them is sham,
from the rouge on their cheeks and their
blonde wings down to the tips of their No.
gaiters. How is it possible for person to
act, dressed in a pair Of fesh-cOlOred tights,
padded to represent a human form divine,
with cheap cotton velvet jacket on, and
over this any amount Of tinkling bronze and
glittering tin! 1t can not be done.


The fair Lisa hel self saw in a box a
couple of respectable ladies'. Some gyra-
ti9ps on the stage didn't suit them, and
they retired to the back of the box with
out making any disturbance, as they
had perfect right to do. Whereupon, in
the nursery rhyme. she perpetrated the fol-
lowing:


If ever cease to love


II ever cease to love,


wouldn't go to place
Year: 1871

The first company City Guard, com.
manded by Captain Henry Street, will pa
rade at two o'clock this afternoon, for in
spection and muster Previous to leaving
their armory, we understand national fla g
will be presented to the company by some
of it's admirers. The inspection will take
place in Lafayette square, at half past two
o'clock. We have received an invitation to
be present at the flag presentation.
Year: 1871

To make this more direct, she pointed to
the box. thus bringing down on the ladies
aforesaid the wells Of the house


But when, later in the evening, some boy
threw on the stage a small black doll, then
the fair Lisa was indignant She was a
lady, she was. and if any one in the audi
ence would point out the person who in
suited her, her husband would horsewhip
him after ta' entertainment was over
She having IL husband able and willing
to thresn those who insult her, is proper
enough, perhaps, but if she can not
take a rough joke, she ought not to deal
in them
Year: 1871

A monkey was permitted to run
free, and had frequently seen the men,
servants in the great country.kitchen
take down a powder.horn, that stood
on the chimny-piece, and throw few
grams into the fire to make the maids
scream, which they always did on such
occasions. Pug waited his opportuni-
ty, when all was still he clambered mp,
got possession of the well-flled powder.
horn, perched himself gingerly ou one
of the horizontal wheels, placed for
the support of saucepans, right over
the warm ashes of an almost extinct
wood fire, screwed off the top of the
horn, and reversed it over the CRATE.
The explosion sent him halfway up
the chimney. Before he was blown up
he was a snug, trim, well-conditiuned
monkey; he came down corbonated


The weight with which he pitched up
on the hot ashes in the midst of the
general Aare-np, aroused him to sense
of his condition. He was missing for
days. Hunger at last drove him forth
and he sneaked into the house, looking
scared and devilsh; but, like some
other great parsonage, he never got
over his sudden elevation and fall. II
ever Pug forgot himself and was
troublesome, you had oily to take down
a powder-horn in his presence, and ile
was If to his hole like shot, scream.
ing and chaltering his jaws like a pair
oi castanets.
Year: 1871

A young gentleman happening to
sit at church in pew adjoining one
in which was young lady, for whom
he conceived sudden and violOnt pas
sion, felt desirous of entering into q
courtship on the spot, but the place
not suiting formal declaration, the
exigency suggested the following plan:
He politely handed his neighbor a BIZ
BILE, open, with pin stuck in the fol-
lowing verse Second Epistle of st.
John, verse 7th, "And now l beseech
thee, lady, not as though ! wrote
new commandment unto thee. but that
which we had from the beginning, that
we love one another" She returned
it with the following: Second chapter
ter of Ruth verse 10,-"Then she fell on
her face, and bowed herself to the
ground, and said unto him, why have
/ found grace in thine eyes, that thou
shouldest take knowledge of me, see
ing l am a stranger He returned
the book, pointing to the 18th verse of
Second John-"Having many things
to write unto you, | wonld not with
paper and ink, but l trust to come un'
to you, and speak face to face" From
the above interview the marriage took
place the following week.
Year: 1871

anchored Immediately over the San Pedro,
and operations will begin. The hull Of the
sunken ship is to be torn to pieces and
raised, failing other means of reaching the
treasure, and dredging machine will be
set at work to gather the scattered coin.
Great things are expected from the use of
a patented submarine lantern, which is in


tended to obviate one grave difficulty ex-
perienced by divers. Seven stationary
engines, for hoisting, driving down air,
etc, form part of the equipment, and no
expedient will be neglected to assure sue
cess. The assumption is that the exis-
tence Of the treasure is an established fact,
and that its recovery is merely question
of time, money, and perseverance. Few
commercial speculations have bone So
romantic an aspect, and, for the interest
of science as we'll as for the reward of the
bold adventures who have engaged in the
enterprise, we shall be glad to hear that it
has been crowned with ample success
Year: 1871

AN OLD TINE PosT OFF1cE.-"Gris, =
the humorous correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Times and Chronicle, is now doing
up Missouri for that paper. In letter
from Palmyra, Mo-, he gets off the follow
ing:


"They tell some amusing anecdotes of
one of the earliest settlers here. He was
the first postmaster. If man wanted a
letter he would be compelled to hunt the
postmaster up, and would very likely find
him in field plowing. On inquiry if
there was anything in the Post Office for
him, the postmaster would stop his team,
sit down on the ground, and, removing his
hat, take out the letters deposited there,
running them over to see whether there
was one for the applicant 4 declare he
would some times remark, this Post Office
is increasing so | shall be compelled to buy
a bigger hat"
Year: 1871

One OF the New York papers says and we
ask or lady friends if the picture is at all
overdrawn


The ugliness of the present fashion of wo.
mans street dress is the subject of general
remark among men. From head to foot it
Is succession of deforming additions to the
natural female figure. Trailing skirts GOV.
cred with mud and dust, and those awful
bustles, combine to make tie fashionably
attired woman mass of ridiculous absurdi-
ties. Can it be that the overthrow of Paris
as seat of political power il coincident with
its loss of authority in millinery and dress.
making? As it is, the delight which men
of sense usually take in looking at the fair
sex is wonderfully impaired, if not altogether
destroyed.
Year: 1871

10 declare that Congress has 20 right to
help these Southern beople, who cannot
help themselves, is an absurdity on its face,
and requires no discussion upon intricate
points of constitutional law. The Exam
iner thinks that the Ku Klux legislation
is political movement. So it is. 1t
means that the people of the South, black
as well as white shall vote as they please,
and that they should not be deprived of
"life, liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"
for the sole reason that they prefer not to
vote the Democratic ticket. 1t means that
there shall be free thought and free speech,
and that every citizen shall vote as he
chooses, and if the State administrations
are powerless to protect citizens in these
constitutional" rights, then the general
Government will do so.-Appeal.
Year: 1871

This is from the Downieyille Messenger
of the 9th


At the recent meeting of the Board of
Supervisors staunch Democrat was ap-
pointed on the Election Board for one of
our precincts This gentleman returns his
appointment with the information that he
cannot take the oath to support the Consti-
tuition of the United States, unless the
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments
were stricken out Unfortunately the
Board had adjourned when the letter was
received, or the obnoxious amendments
would have been Immediately busted.
Year: 1871

To the BdftOr Of The Trf6une


SIR: The awarding of medals to exhibitors
having been dispensed with this year. except that the
Grand Gold Medal Of Honor will be given to the inventor
question who Is to receive 1t this year is exciting
gcat interest. 1t must lie given to that man who has
developed the greatest invention during the year. IL he is
also an exhibition. To properly award this medal must
be Of the most rksome of the duties OF the Board or
Managers. In making It, the universal application" the
greatest good to tile greatest number Unjust be con-
sdered; utility must precede beauty; and an invention
be found which reduces the cost Of production OF any
article Of universal application per cent which makes
it worth cent more to the consumer or which will
monthly TO each Of forty millions of people, that
must the honoTed OF the medal In preference
to him who produces the invention which may be esti
mated to be worth $1,000 to each Of 900 persons.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in the field and this is great mercy
tothe Board, undoubtedly weary OF their gratutous
lab0rs.


inventions exhibition, brought to our notice. is Wood
bury's brush-maklng machine which performs the labor
Of ten experts Of the first class, and makes better
brush than be made by hand 1t s truly wonderful
TO see tufts Of brises inserted firmly in the wood In
minute, The ingenuity Of the machine, which takes
the tufts in hand passes little needle OF wire through
1t into the socket prepared for It, at the same time
using ITSELF TO make the thread OF the nut as II we're
tdpas IL Is, and great Improvement upon the ordinary
1t does not have TO be WITHDRAWN but remains In
the brush itsef mmovAbe ts well hitting seat, into
which 1t has been squeezed and from which cannot be
withdrawn except by the reversal OF the same
by which 1t has been inserted Chicago, where over
brushes probably have been destroyed by fire, II


is sad Is to be rebuilt by steam This brush machine
happily Is developed just in time to perform Its part Of
cred one OF the developers Of the whole country.
Ner-York, Nov. O. 1871.
Year: 1871

A TRIBUNE reporter called yesterday upon
Bishop Sharpe of Utah. who lie staying In this city for


few days. to obtain his views upon the troubles among
the Mormons The Bishop Of the 80 who look af
tor the temporal affairs Of the Saints in Salt Lake City
and is here business connected with the Southern
Utah Railroad, OF which he Is VicePresident. He was
one OF the two bondsmen who gave bail for Brigham
Young upon the indictment charging the President with
"lascvious cohabitaton" He caimslthat the jury Is
packed one impaneled contrary to the Territorial law,
and says that very few Of the Gentes sympathze with
the proceedings taken against the sect In his opinion


few officials who desire to get reputation for efficiency
for their glori1cation, tho only ones synpa-
tbizlng with this crusade. The reporter inquired ms
opinion of the reported fight of Brigham Young. He
departure that he would spend the Winter months Taere
he stayed year ago. About miles south OF salt
Lake City there s district where tho climate Is sa


DriOus, and where ana ice seem To TINS re-
ago and has escaped is reported from tho Oeers
Of Justice Mention was made by the reporter OF tho
rlInOr Of a compromise whereby the Mormon
chief proposed TO abolish p9sygsmy rha nisbsn s5sn
said that such proposition had peen or WOuId
be made, He had O conversation only the evening DC
any truth in it, or the reports of the lattes object IN
visiting Washington he would have been informed OF H.


Besides surrender that tenet would be to surrender
everything" Mr. Hooper has como East TO make ar
raDgementS for his famlYs accommodation during tue
Winter, they will accompany him and spend tle sea
son III Washington He intends to return TO Utah before
the assembling of Congress, and bring them back Win
hu In speaking Of the indictment aud the conviction
Of Elder HawhnS the Bishop said that tho practice OF
polygamy not contrary to law until 1862, OF Whch
time tue enactment fOrDdding 1t was passed by Con.
gress and that many Of tho ladies had not pIaCtccd
poly ygamy since, and were consequently not guilty oi
Year: 1871

Yesterday was the second day of the Extra
Fall Meeting at Fleetwood Park. Tho attendance was
good, but the track the previous days Tain
heavy. Tic for horses for purse of $OoO
With nine entries of which eight came to tie post.
Year: 1871

COLUMBIA, May 3O.-With considerable diff
Guilty the facts about the murder OF Faulkner, the
wounded Ku-Klux, have finally been obtained. Faulk-
ner was at the house Of named Williams, In Edge
field County, unable to walk account OF his wound
On the evening OF the 10th stranger called, and In
formed Williams that Faulkner was In danger and that
he came to get vehicle to carry him away He went to
Faulkners room and had talk with him aone, ask
ing williams and Mrs Faulkner TO retire Whenhe came
out he went to the gate and returned with another
stranger and the two had some further private
conversation with Faulkner. They then asked VIII
lams to 90 to the gate and hold their horses, and he
went but saw no horses As he passed through
the gate, four sprang up, presented pistols,
and warned him not TO move. The two men who had
been with Faulkner rushed back into his roon and shot
him through the head and in the thigh. They came out
at once. and the whole party ran hastily away telng
Williams TO return to the house When he got into the
house. he found Faulkner was dead The men were not
disguised but all strangers TO Williams The two
made Mrs. Faulkner leave the room while they
murdered her husband, telling her they had come to
take him place of safety in North Carolina, and that
she could follow him soon. These facts sworn to by
Mr. Williams and Mrs Faulkner.
Year: 1871

The observance of Decoration Day, not
being required by the statutes Of the lawmakers, is
nevertheless xed undoubtedly for all the TO come
as a voluntary popular tribute TO the memory Of the
fallen brave. AS tribute 1t must be more effective
NJ is very spontaneousnes In the most appro
pirate manner-quietly, with seriousness lar Hom
gloom with flowers in profusion and with music ana
oratons-the soldier dead Of New-York were hon-
ored. Yesterday, by very large representation
from a warm-hearted, prosperous, and grate-
ful people The Government Offices and many
other places of business were closed were displayed
at and greater concourses visited the several
cemeteries than at any other time ever seen al ne
places OF the dead II the thought most prominent in
the minds of the people who cling to the custom OF oD
serving this day could have been exactly expressed yes
terday It would certainly have been heard
I'm a SINGLE universal, heavenreaching voice OF
protest against war; which makes many graves And,
OF course, the women, who with reason share most
largely IN this feeling comprised far more than half OF
those in attendance yesterday at the various commem
oraye services and ceremonies OF the day. the obser
vance OF which has been rendered the general and
credable on account Of their influence andthe carrying
out of pansn great measure devised and controlled by
themselves.


The weather yesterday would have been all that could
be desired the extraordinary range OF the ther
mometer It hot that people led to question
whether Decoration Day might not better be put back
month in the calendar. The tide Of business in Wast
was rendered quite sluggish account of the absence
Of so many who observed the day. The Stock Exchange
was closed by adjournment at p M; the Gold Board at
noon and the Petroleum and Naval Store Boards and
various other Exchanges adjodrned early. The United
States District Court adjourned soon after opening
Year: 1871

of the whole principle of free government


Indeed as bald truth, and betS cen Cs,
the Election bill and the Kn Klnx bin TO-
gether actually place III the Prosident's
hands every legal power that any man who
had the will could desire to raise himself