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Year: 1870

Our facetious friends, the minstrels,
were having a good laugh, the other
day, at the expense of one of their
brother artists, whose mirth-provok-
ing drolleries do nightly keep the au-
dienee in roar. The audacities of
which he is often guilty when the
cork is on, are only equalled, it ap-
pears, by the timidity which he
sometimes displays when he has to
go upon his natural cheek. The
merry minstrel is, in fact, a hopeless
ly bashful man. He is about to enter
into the state of matrimony with a
very worthy young lady. and his ad-
ventures in search of a license were
the subject of the joke. They should
be added to his account of the as
founding adventures which befell him
in the air after the great steamboat
explosion.


How he got through the wooing,
and how he summoned up courage to
propose, is known to the minstrel
alone. He had somehow passed
through these important stages, and
all that remained to do was to obtain
legal sanction for carrying his inten-
tions to an honorable close. At this
critical juncture the happy man be-
gan to waver. He trembled at the
certainty of the thing he was about
to do. He threw himself upon the
sympathies of friend, and they both
started out in search of the county
clerks office. Before they had pro-
ceeded far the brevet bridegroom grew
faint, and disappeared into q drug
store, from which he was quickly
rescued by his friend. Immediately
after that another weakness seized
him and he drove into a basement,
and there he came up smiling. After
Some persuasion he was induced to
enter the court house, but not know
ing which was the clerks office he
wandered into the superior court
room. A case was on trial. A man
was sueing for divorce from his wife
on the ground of infidelity. The
evidence was appalling. '"The min
strel turned away; o, do not deem
him weak" He thought he had
come to the wrong place, so he went
into another room. 1t was the re-
eorderis court. A man was on trial
for beating his wife. The testimony
disclosed a fearful state of domestic
horrors, and the minstrel grew sick.
By the time he reached the county
clerks office he was speechless- The
clerk who issued the marriage lisenees
asked him if he would run for phys
ieian. The sick man looked wildly
around the room and then family
calculated, mo; want to know if
you can tell me how much the fare is
to Yokohama" Here his friend adj
ministered a gentle punch in the
ribs which revived him sufficiently to
enable him to pop the question. The
license was granted, and the comic
artist was seen no more that day.
Year: 1870

ernment. The law should touch the
rights, the business and the feelings
of the citizens at as few points as is
consistent with the preservation of
order, and the maintenance of Justice.
If every department of the govern
ment is kept within its own sphere,
and every officer performs faithfully
his own duty without magnifying his
office, harmony, efficiency and econo-
my will prevail.


Under the providence of God, the
people of this state have greatly pros
pered. But they cannot forget that
in their midst are many thousands of
sufferers who are entitled to sympa-
thy and relief They are to be found
in our hospitals, our infirmaries, our
asylums, our prisons, and in the abodes
of the unfortunate and the erTing.-
The founder of our Religion, whose
spirit should pervade our laws, and
animate those who enact, and those
who enforce them, by His teachings
and His example has admonished us
to deal with all those victims of ad-
versity, as the children of our COM
mon father. With this duty perform
ed, we may confidently hope that for
long ages to come our country will
continue to be the home of freedom
and the refuge of the oppressed.


Grateful to the people of Ohio for
the honOrs they have conferred, l ap-
proach a second term in the executive
office deeply solicitous to discharge,
as far as in me lies, the obligations and
duties which their partial judgment
has imposed.


At the conclusion of the address the
oath of office was administered by
Chief Justice Day. The joint commit
tee then escorted the Governor to his
Office, and then the members of the
General Assembly returned to the
Senate chamber where the oath OF
office was administered to John G..
Lee, Lieutenant Governor elect, by
Judge Brinkerhoff.
Year: 1870

First. Never fill kerosene lamps
after dark, but fill them in the day
time.


Second. Never allow a lamp to be
placed on mantle-pieee, whether the
same has CRATE or a stove fire, as the
heat of the same will cause the oil to
be more infiamable, and liable to ex-
plode when lighted.


Third. 1t is common practice in
cigar and other factories to have their
lamps hung on wire from the ceilings;
they should be removed when not in
use, as the heat of the stoves ascends
toward the ceiling the effect being the
same as the second suggestion.


Fourth. Do not allow the wick to
get baked or crusty; trim it frequent
1u
Year: 1870

At the Nashville fire Wednesday
morning the smoke is described by the
Union and American reporter as ''roll-
ing in dark evolvements" over por-
ton of the city. Further on he re-
lates that the interior of the building
was a ''seething hell of flame and
smoke" Nothing short of Nash
Vile fire could reach sublimity 80 sub
lime,
Year: 1870

On the return trip of an excursion
train to Norwich, from Sherburne
some delay occurred at the junction
on account of the high grade and the
immense number on board. In the
emergency, one well-meaning indi-
vidual got off, as he said, "to ease the
train,n but as he was left behind, he
declared "he'd be gol-darned if he'd
ever help the railroad in that way
agin."
Year: 1870

The various democratic congressional
committees are making arrangements for
holding conventions and are almost invaris-
bly, stating some platform of principles.
That OF the democracy of this district may
be found on the second page of this ISSUE
Every man who is in favor of these princi-
pies will of course support them


The time hss come for the democratic
party, and for all opposed to the radical
administration, to assert and maintain their
principles. We need, of all things, q con-
servstive, practical, business like Congress.
We need power to look into and reveal the
condition of the administration in the several
executive departments. Every man should
stand up boldly for his rights and liberties.
Congress is the great point in interest in the
autumn election, and q house can be elected
in the interests of patriotism, of the Union
and the constitution, Of commerce and
trade, and of the greatest good of the great
est number of people. Let us have no
evading of issues-meet them squsrely and
let US hold the radicals to tLeir record.


Here is what the Springfield State Regis
ter says of the principles enunciated by the
congressional committee of this district:


The democracy of the 4th Illinois district,
III preparing to hold convention to make
their congressional nomination, have accept
ed tbs recon mendstions which the Register
has repeatedly urged, and are moving in the
right direction. We cannot forbear this
expression of pride, because the lion hearted
democracy OF the 4th district have recog-
nzed the Importance of our suggestions,
and have so promptly and fully responded to
them.


Down with the high tsriffites; tax gather
ers, TAX eaters, corruptionsts and destruc
tIoulsts. Nominate no man for congress
uuless he can stand squarely and solidly on
this platform; and when you do make your
nominations on this basis. invite all who are
against high tariffs, high taxation and cor
rupson in office, to support your candidate,
and you will elect your man every time.
Every man who is in favor of the interests
Of the people of the west, unless he belongs
to the rings" that are now robbing the
country, will eagerly accept these principles
as his principles, and corrupsionists will 60
under.
Year: 1870

hurry. I tell you il was sight TO remem-
Der to see how that man did run. Father
happened 20 be coming up the street at the
time, AID he said he never saw anything 10
equal il in his whole life. | heard others
say that he did the fastest running ever
known in that Part Of the country, and that
he never stopped or looked behind until he
was two miles out Of town. He sent me a
note few days afterward saying that the
engagement must be broken of, as he never
could look me 10 the face after what had
happened He vent out West, and be
heve be Is preaching oat in Illinois But
he never married lie was very modest,
and | suppose he was so badly frightened
that be never dared to trust himself near a
woman again That, girls, Is the reason
never married. felt very bad about it for
long time, for he was real good man, and
I've often thought that we should always
have been happy II his sa&peaders hadn't
1fs,en gcg7t -
Year: 1870


crushed that parchment into the sod with
the heel Of his warrior boot; yes, trampled
thai title, that royal name, into one mass OF
rage and dust


That $ my answer to your King g.


aud there he stood, with scorn on his
brow and in his eyes, his outstretched arm
pointing ct bis miDion Of King George.


Na>nt that picture for the pencil Of an
angel? And now that British General.
recovering from his first surprise, grew as
red as his uniform, with rage.


Your head, he gasped, clinchiug his
hands, win yet redden the traitor block. =


Then Washington hand sooght his
sword, then bis ferae spirit awoke within
him; it was his FIRST impulse 10 strike the
braggart quiyering in the dust. But IN a
moment be grew calm.


Yours is good aud great King, he
said with his usual stern tone. AT first
he is determined to sweep whole continent
with FIVE thousand men. but soon finds that
his five thousand men must swell to twenty
five thousand, before he can even begin his
work Of murder then he sacrifices his own
subjects By thousands-and butchers peace
fuI farmers by tens Of thousands aud yet
his march Of victory is not even begun.
Then, if he conquers the capital city Of the
continent, victory is sure. Behold the city is
II his grasp, yet still the hosts of freedom de-
fy bm, even from the huts of Valley Forge


And now, as a last resource, your King
comes TO the man whose, head yesterday
was sought, with high reward, to grace the
gates Of Londcn-be offers that rebel a
Dukedom-a vieeregal scepter And vet
that rebel tramples the Dukedom into the
dust-that rebel crushes into atoms the
name Of such king.


Ah, never a spaniel skulked away from
the kick of his master as General Howe
crioged away from the presence Of Wash
ington lie mounted his horse and was
gone.


One word with regard to the aged tory,
who beheld the scene from yonder bushes,
with alternate wonder, admiration and fear.


That tory went home. Il have seen
George WashingtoH at prayer, he said to
bis wife, Tie man who can trample upon
the name Of a King'as be did-pray to God
as be prayed-that man cannot be a rebel
or a bad man. Tomorrow viii join my
sons at Valley Forge
Year: 1870

The body OF young woman, very neatly dressed
was found floating in the water last night at the foot
Of Reed street, South Brooklyn. The body was dis
covered by Captain Thomas Burns who summoned
assistance and removed 1t to the wharf. The de-
ceased was ABOUT twenty years OF age had dark
brown hair, black silk dress, high gaiter boots and
white stockings. She wore Dreastpln and earrings.
The coroner was notified.
Year: 1870

Last night, tho frequenters Of No. SO 81.
Charles street experienced sensation not
down on the programme. Annie Barbiere,
waiter girl and singer in the New Ell
Dorado. had been on the stage singing, and
had stopped behind the scenes moment Or
SO, with one OF two other persons, who
seem ~ be Mt present unknown. As she
was passing out into tho main room, her
fancy wiz, made of jute or ramie, broke
into q blaze, covering her head and face
with q fierce blaze, which burned her SO
severely that she can never recover from
the effects. SO sudden was the transaction,
and SO frightful the sight, that every one
Only one person had sufficient presence of
mind to offer particle OF assistance, air.
John Leonard.


The poor girl wears but little natural hair,
has a peculiar face, is rather good-lookng
when fancfully dressed, and usually finds
more favor from customers than most of the
Girls in that establishment. She had been
cnplovcd there only a few nights, and per
haps excited tho ire Of those less gifted in
her profession.


The police were unable 10 arrive at any
definite conclusion rs to who the miscreant
was TO porpetrate so heathonish a crime, nor
could it ba aacertained how IL was done.
Annie was not questioned, as her intense
sulIerings prevented her making any state
lnent, and it is likely she can no more than
conjecture who is 80 bitter an enemy as TO
try to burn her to death


When in the becrroom she always wore a
long dress, but " hen cn the stage the took
that off, wearing d fancy dress beneath 1t
is said that she is married and conducts her
self becomingIy Willie at work. She was
taken to her, rooms and properly cared tor.


Mr. Leonard's hands we're badly burned
while attempting to pull the flaming wig
from her head.


Ii is possible he knows who the guilty
party is and will inform on the vile culprit.
How tho blaze was set is Not known.
Year: 1870

The lev constitution Of Illinois, in the
article on warehouses, provides that the
owner Of G.Gch warehouse shall make weekly
statements under cath, and keep the same
posted conspicuousIy i'll the warehouse, set
ting forth the amount and grade of each
kind Of grain in the warehouse, and what
warehouse receipts have been issued and
are outstanding therefor, and shall note on
such statement, daily, such changes as may
be made in the quantity and grade of the
grain in the warehouse. This article seems
to be violated by some, n least of the ware
houscmen. A few days ago, grain dealer
holding a number Of receipts of q certain
warehouse. chartered vessel and had ii
hauled around to the elevator, for the pur-
pose Of loading in his grain. When be pre-
sented his receipts there was no grain in the
warehouse. although he had its receipts for
$4,000 bushels.
Year: 1870




NEW YORK, October l7.-1hc et0ck mar
ket was strong and advanced. The chief
movement was in Western Union Telegraph,
which was made quite active by the mani
fcs:aticns of the clique, who have managed
to run up the price from thirty-thrcc to for
ty-three cents. 1t seems that one of the
memhers of the CLIQUE, who had over thirty
thousand shares of the Western Union, ex
pressed his determination to sell ard realize
the large profit offered to him by the present
high quotations. The sale Of this largo
amount of stock threatened to not only spoil
the present bull movement, but, in all proba-
hiiity, to run down the price below where it
started. Accordingly q meeting of the
clique was held, and they We're forced to
buy the block of over thirty thousand shares
from the member who wanted to realize,
in order to prevent his selling the stock in
open market and producing IL collapse in
the price, with the chance ot q panic among
the holders and public. The price was run
up to torty-three cents, and efforts were then
made to begin to sell and realize, but the
market was not found to be as yet favorable
for that proceeding.
Year: 1870

corning 70 Tue suhJUIntd ulSpatch:


Boston, October IS Wendell Phillips de-
livered an eloquent address at Music Hall
this evening, his subject WAS the political
issues of the commonwealth, which he de-
fined to be those of temperance and labor !;
he is q candidate for Governor. Phillips
claimed that the Republican party had done
all the good it could, and that therefore
other parties are becoming necessary. He
did not expect to become Governor, but
hoped that he would secure votes enough TO
demonstrate the strength of his principles
and shame or frighten Republicans into
doing what is right. His address was atten-
lively listened 10 by very large audience
and frequently interrupted by applause.
Year: 1870

One OF the most fruitful sources of abuse
against General Grant is the loss Of revenue
from illicit distillerics As nine-tenths of
these rum mills are run by Democrats, and
as they do all of the swindling it is piece
of ingratitude in Democratic papers to be
exposing the rascalities of their own friends.
Let tho distillers pay their honest dues, and
the government win not be abused on their
account
Year: 1870

New YORK, October E.-In dry goods
the week opens with less activity among
the iobbers The retail dealers and out of
town buyers are cautious in their purchases,
and confine them mostly to what they re
quire for their immediate trade. In regard
to cotton goods. the general opinion is that
prices must decline, and with q lower range
for next season, owing to the downward
course Of the raw material, the reduction in
the prices of domestic cotton goods by the
jobbors has given healthy situation to the
trade, and is, without doubt, judicious
movement Foreign dress goods Of desir-
able styles are more inquired for.
Year: 1870

Why is the Academy of Music like the
Louisiana State Lottery Because it is
good at drawing. The next drawing Of the
single number lottery will take place on the
twenty-ninth of this month. All who prize
money and would have the chance OF o
prize in the Louisiana State Lottery, had
better secure ticI cts at once.
Year: 1870

down his cheeks a. be gave the order
requested, earuosi by acts that icw wo-
men would have dared aud The coup
pie With glad hearts, crossing the street
to The Office % the Commissary Gener-
al Of prisoners, presented the document
to the clerk in charge to be sised Bot
here another difficulty arose. Some
Que had blundered, aud on searching
the records Of the office the required
name could not be found The cruel
report was made that no such prisoner
had been taken,


Nevertheless, Mrs YauMetre's infor-
nation had been direct and her con
yiction Of some mistake was sure.
They laid the case before General
Hitchcock, then in charge OF that Of
fee, and again the story was argument
enough With trembling hands the
old gentleman endorsed the order !:
4" The commanding officer at Fort Del
aware will release any person the bear
or may claim as her husband


The prison barracks were quickly
reached, The commandaut caused the
thousands Of grizzly captives to be pa
raded File after file was anxiously,
oh how anxiously scanned by the
trembling woman, and when the circuit
was almost completed, when her sink
ing heart was almost persuaded that
death instead Of capture had indeed
been the fate of the one she loved, she
recognized his face despite his unkempt
hair and bis tattered garments, aud
fell upon the neck Of her husband as
he stood in the weary ranks


A few days more aud the two united
families were at rest in Bedel's New
England home.
Year: 1870

BEEcHEs on "SLopPISa OyEH - sup
pose do slop ooer sovetimes. Well, |
never saw pan full OF milk tha. did
not slop over. II you do not want any
slopping-over take pint Of milk and
put it in big bucket, There will bo
no stopping over then. And man
who has only pint Of feeling, in an
enormous bucket, never slops over
But II man is full OF feeling. up to
the very brim. how is he going to carry
himself without spilling over He can
not help it, There will be dripping
over the edges all the time. And as
every flower or blade OF grass rejoices
when the rain falls upon it, so every
recipient along the way in which a
man with overhowing generous feeling
walks is thankful for his bounty, How
to carry nature full Of feeling, and adj
minister it without making mistakes, |
do not know, you do not, nobody does,
nobody ever did, and nobody ever will;
so we must take it and get along as
best we can. Life is a kind Of zlgzag
anyhow and we are obliged to resort
to expedients, aud make experiments,
and learn from our bunders, which are
inevitable. We find ont great deal
more from mems mistakes than from
their successes.
Year: 1870

Captain Hall has been appointed by the President to command the Arctic expedition and will start upon his voyage as soon as his arrangements can be satisfactorily made. His ObJectis to discover the open polar sea said to exist somewhere around the North Pole. This is clear case of meditated suicil 8 and the probability is that if the aforesaid Hall venture as far north as did Kane or Hayes, the only manner in which Ia will ever again req oh the neighborhod of the Tropics will be in the heart ot an iceberg. However, since Congress has been pleased to subsdize man to com- init suicide it is not any body'S business to suggest.
Year: 1870

The Bank Of North America us. Russell Dart ct
al.-In the second year OF our late war, as is well


known, country bank notes were drug in the mar
ket and at discount. During tnat period the Bank
CT North America was in the habit Of employing the
firm Of Henderson Dart, brokers, to take this de.
scription Of uncurrent funds from day to
day. exchange them for current money and
turn over the proceeds on O small COM
mission for their services. A package con.
tanning $500 or The uncurrent money was received
by Henderson & Dart from the plaintiff, and soon
after the money reached their Office Mr.. Dart, his
brother and one OF the defendants came in with q
check OF Henderson Dart for $4,000, which had
been protested the day before and returned through
the bank. At defendants solicitation, and with a
knowledge by them that the 600 belonged 10 plain
till, they induced Henderson Dart 10 pay the pro.


tested check by making deposit Of the money In the
bank Of Henderson & Dart, and deferred presenting
his check and receiving payment. Plaintiff now
brincs this action to recover back this money from
the de endant, on the ground that 1t was received
BY them with q knowledge that It was the property
or plaintiff. The question in the case was whether
the defendant knew at the time Of the payment that
1t was made with the funds Of the plaintiff The
The Judge, on motion, dismissed the complaint.
Year: 1870




A BEAUTIFUL SENTIMENT.--In A
gustln Days great play Of Under the
.Gaslight," Laura Courtland utters these
beautiful sentiments:


81 Let the woman you look upon be
wise or vain, beautiful or homely, rich or
poor, she has but one thing she can really
give or refi,se-her heart. Her beauty,
her wit, her accomplishments, she may
sell to you-but her love is the treasure
without money and without price. She
only asks in return that when you look
upon her, your eyes shall speak mute
devotion that when you address her
your voice shall be gentle, loving and
kind. That you shall not despise her
because she cannot understand, all at
once, your vigorous thoughts and ambi-
tious plans, for when misfortune and
evil have defeated your greatest purposes
her love remains to console you. You
look unto the trees for steagth and
grandeur do not despise the flowers be-
cause their fragrance is all they have to
give--but it is the only earthly thing
which God permits US to carry beyond
the grave" al