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Year: 1870

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The city list upon the third call was taken up this
morning. Owing to the continued absence OF JUS
tice Williams the contested election cases went on
again until Monday next tt4.r d
~ f Nisi Prius-Judge Agnew..


The case OF John A. Owens VS., Jacob Spelman,
which is an action OF slander to recover damages
before the3 Court, the defendant maintaining that
he s not the person who circulated the slanderous
i Court OF Quarter Sessions Judge Pierce. q
Cag THE LAST OF THE BROOKS CASE. s' u
0 Last evening, in the trial Of Robert Hamilton and
James Atwe for assault and battery with intent to
kill James j. Brooks, when the testimony was
closed District Attorney Gibbons said to the jury
that he did not conscentously believe the evidence
he felt 1t his duty to submit the without argu
ment, subject to the instruction OF the Court His
honor fully concurred in the view taken by the Dis
trict Attorney, and averdict OF not guilty was
eTIf Thomas Eagan, who was indicted for completely
in this attempt to MURDER In the dock for trial
The prisoner having been committed to prison In
September last still wore summer suit Of clothing.
was preferred by the District Attorney who preceded
him In ONCE, upon the fact that shortly after the
Keenan's store and had made use OF ofIensive and
suspicious expressions about Mr.. Brooks. 1t was
perpetrators Of the crime, and concealed the same,
which, had such been the fact would have warranted
But subsequently It had been ascertained to the
satisfaction Of the Commonwealths officers and the
judges OF the Court that there was no proof what
ever OF this and 81 other circumstance that would
call for a verdict OF guilty. For this reason he
thought 1t was his duty, and the defendants right,
to have the case now disposed OF In justice to ali
parties, and he would submit 1t without evidence,
asking for verdict OF not guilty. This meeting with
the appreciation VI the Court, such O verdict was
given by the jury, and the prisoner was discharged
oBsCENITY.


The District Attorney called for trial the case OF
Simon M. Landis charged with publishing and sell
ing certain obscene belous papers. great deal OF
time was consumed In the selection OF jury, and
this completed, the trial was proceeded with.
The Indictment sets forth that the publications
complained OF were so obscene filthy, and lewd as
to be unfit to be spread upon the records OF this court


these papers in court, and therefore simply proved
tie Identity OF the papers and their publication by
Iands and offered them to the jury for perusal n
their ROOM The case is yet on trial.
Year: 1870

Vote early on Monday! Your vote once in
you can aid in securing to others the opportu-
nifty to cast their ballots. The game of the
Bowenites is to get their votes in early in the
day and then to delay the voting so as to throw
out Emery men when the polls close. The
Emery men are in earnest in this election, and
can afford to get up as early as their opponents.
Vote early, if you have to sit up all night!
Year: 1870

Vote early on Monday, Your vote once in
you can Aid in securing to Others the OpPOrtu-
nifty to cs~t their ballots. The game OF the
Bowerites Is to get their votes in early in the
day and then 70 delay ;he voting so as TO throw
out Emery men when the polls close. The
Emery men are in earnest in this election. and
can afford to get uP As early a. their opponents.
Vote eariy, II you have TO sit up All night.
Year: 1870

Notice.


AsI AM ABOUT CLOSING UP MY
a business I offer my Grocery Store for rent
The stock and fixtures can also be bought cheap
for cash Possession given Immediately.


All persons knowing themselves indebted to
me or the estate are notified to make immediat'
paw ment as after the first of September next, all
unpaid accounts will be put into the hands of
collector. ELIZA DlAoN,
augI2-df Cor. Rock River and Exchange Sts
Year: 1870

JOnn Randolph, the eccentric
statesman and orator of Vir-
ginia, never uttered a truer re-
mark than this: ''Without fe-
male society we should degen-
crate into brutes." Every day
we are more forcibly impressed
with the truth ef this obserya-
ton, and the young men of the
present day, especially, have
need to ponder these Words
The gentleness of manner, the
sweetness of disposition, the
purity of her nature, and her
natural grace and dignity, are
the irresistible charms which
will prove the salvation of a
majority of those who come
within the sphere of her infu-
ence, for the love and society
of o virtuous, intellectual lady,
is the most effectual safeguard
young men can have against
the temptations so prevalentin
crowded cities. 1t is true, that
men, immersed in business or
absorbed in literary pursuits, or
In the search for political hon.
ors. may, after a manner, live
without the refining, elevating
companionship of the other sex,
but such an isolated existence
is imperfect at best, and there
is no real, heartfelt happiness
to brighten it. Man was not
made to live alone, and despite
his pretended cynicism and dis
like Of woman, he often yearns
for a quiet home, irridated by
the smile of some chosen one,
as the sunlight illumines the
lonely vafe, and his soul is sad
and lonely, without the congo
NAL mate that Heaven design
ed should be his from the be-
ginning. Then in the hour of
trouble, of sickness-what is
man without the tender minis
trations, the soothing presence
and gentle voice of a household
angels her confding ways, her
tenderness, aye helplessness, all
render her inexpressibiy dear,
and the true husband feels in
the depths of his heart, that
life would have no charm with
out her society. All! thank
God for women! This is the
utterance that springs involun-
tarify TO every heart that has
felt the holy power of her love
and presence. With her to lead
one away from the vices and
vanities that beset us, our
heart will grow tenderer, purer
and better day by day. Far
mer's Home Journal.
Year: 1870




There is a class of small.
minded persons who affect se--
crets, and imagine themselves
to be most fortunate in the pos
session of them. 1t is net their
own secrets they hunt for, but
the secrets ofothers--some un-
happy event in their neighbor's
family or some dark and sor--
rowfnf episode in their friends
history. To discover such a
thing, and to secure possession
of all the parts of it 50 as to-
make a complete story, and
dribble it out in hints and inu-
endoes, as though it were too.
precious to be told all at once
this is their boundless delight.
They are really without o se-
cret; they know all the private
chapters in the history of all
their friendss they possess the
complete record ofah the lneul4
bers of the community they
live in they are familiar with
the skeleton in every family,
and know the particular closet
it is kept in, and the hidden
spring to touch to make it
stalk forth into public view
These secret-mongers are oifen-
sive persons, and their vocation
detestahle. A generous spirit
does not absorb secrets. They
are unpleasant things to bear
about, for they render guards
and restraints necessary, and
forbid the frankness that ought
to characterize all intercourse.
A secret is like weapon worn
beneath the vest; or it is like
the young fox which the Spar
tan boy stole and concealed in
his bosom till it eat into his
heart. 1t requires to be jeal-
ously and stealthily guarded,
and these precautions create a
feeling of guilt in the posses
sor. For one to have a secret
of his own which he must vigi-
lantly watch and hide, implies
something wrong done by HIM
self or some one else, whose
good name he is bound to pro-
tect; and to possess another's
is like being compelled okeep
and to be responsible for anoth-
er's money, Manly souls do
not covet such possessions
They do not like tohave secrets
OF their own, and they do not
like to be the custodians of
those Of others. Every secret
has a history, more or less dark
and sorrowful, and it is painful
to the brave and generous to
deal in human frailties and sor-
rows.


There is a Servian Prince in the
Year: 1870

That SO many young men fail
to secure lucrative positions, or,
having obtained them, fail to
retain them, is their own fault
nine times out of ten. They
imagine that it is their mister
tune-that they do not possess
| q "business turn" or do not
have an aptitude for the duties
of certain positions or that
their employers causelessly dis
trust them. But, if they had
the courage to 60 to the bottom
of the matter, they would dis
cover that they themselves are
to blame. As a general rule,
this class of shiftless youths,
who find it so hard to retain
positions, are not so anxious to
secure employment as to draw
a salary they do not like to
work, and they will not take q
lively interest in their duties.
IF they are fortunate, through
their own efforts, or through
the assistance of friends, to Sc
cure a satisfactory place, they
try only to do just enough not
to lose it. They do not seek
to make themselves indispensi-
BILE in it, with their eye steadi-
ly fixed ona still higher position
to which they win certainly be
promoted in due time. They
do their work languidly, and
throw it off their minds the mo-
ment business hours are over,
to think of it no more till next
day, when the tesk begins
again. There can be no sue
ces in such conduct. Employ
ers are sharp eyed; and rarely
fail to detect merit in those
whom they employ. IF one OF
their assistants is useful to
them, they are not willing to do
without him; they are ready to
pay him what his services are
worth; and they are anxious fol
him to reach that point when
they can confide a share o1
their own responsibilities and
cares to his hands. The secret
of success to young men lies in
the homely virtues fdiligence
industry, vigilance and honesty
With these attributes, even
when not reinforced by native
talent and education, no young
man need fail of constant anC
lucrative employment. They
are the open sesame to his EN-
ployer's confidence and friend
ship. They are valuable prop
teries in any business, and arr
as certain to command a gOoC
salary as prime wheat is tt
bring a good price. Thos'
young men who possess then
succeed; those who do not pos
sess them fail.-ESt. Louis Hon,


Journal.


A Philadelphia paper says
Year: 1870

A Philadelphia paper says :
The fall trade in dry goods in
that city opens slowly, the Wes-
tern and Southern demand be-
ing thus far unusually light
What little business there is, is
confined principally to the city
and near trade and to small pur-
chases to keep up supplies Of
assorted goods to meet the cur
rent demand.
Year: 1870

Senator Sumner introduced an
important financial bill on Monday,
Of which the telegraph gives us the
following synopsis.


"It requires every national bank to
reinforce its legal tender reserves by
the substitution of coin, at the rate
of one per cent. o month upon the
whole amount of outstanding circu.
lation, such substitution to continue
until the whole amount of legal re.
serves shall become coin, and there.
after every national bank shall hold
in its vaults an amount of coin equal
to the amount of reserves required
by law.


The second section directs the
Secretary OF the Treasury upon the
passage Of the act, to give public
notice Of the intention of the govern
ment TO resume payment in specie
upon all its liabilities not later than
the first of January next. He is also
required to retain in the treasury the
coin received from customs and other
sources in excess ofthe requirement
of the public debt, and such further
supply of coin as may be necessary
in the execution of the provisions
Of this act, may be obtained under
the act authorizing the purchase Of
coin of March 1862. The bill repeals
all acts making anything but coin a
legal tender for debts, public or pri.
vate suspends further printing Of
United States notes and fractional
currency, and provides for the re-
demption and cancellation of the
latter"
Year: 1870

In the neighborhood of large cities,
any quantity of early plants may be
secured ut the gardeners, who raise
them under glass, in frame or in hot
houses; but even with these facilities,
we prefer plants that we have reared
oul selves, to those which we can
buy. not SO much on the score of
economy-though that is something
--xs on account of the fact that we
find those which we have reared, a
good deal more hardy, and because
We somehow find greater satisfaction
in helping ourselves. Every one
knows that vegetables which mature
u few weeks earlier than the usual
season, are moro highly priced than
three or four times the quantity
would be when they are no longer
scarce. 1t is very easy to SECURE q
supply, if fone will takelittle pains. An
old window sash, a box two or three
fect square, filled with fresh horse
dung, leaf mould and rich, light
earth, such as decayed sod, which il
tho very best, will furnish all th,
appliances necessary for raising cab
bage, tomato, and egg plants enough
to furnish Il garden of moderate di
mansions. If it is desired to raise
a few extra carly specimens, take
nail keg, saw it in two, fill it witt
rich mould, and let a single tomato
plant grow in each halt, under cover
until the season is sufficiently al
yanced To set the plants out in th'
open air, and by then removing thu
hoops and the bottom from the keg
tho plants will grow, without eve
showing that they have been trans
planted. A dozen such plants SO
ont in good soil, will furnish tomatoe
enough for small family, moro thai
a month in advance OF the 'sseason.
Journal OF the Farm,
Year: 1870

The Galena Gazette say that y
young lady in 10 Daviess county en-
gagged herself to three different low
crs. The yonng men, on learning
the state OF affairs, had fierce quar-
,el about it, which was kept up Tor
several months. Finally concluding
that no good could result from con-
tinuing the warfare, all three agreed
to meet the girl and request her to
take her choice. At the appointed
time the meeting was held, when the
girl quietly informed them that it
was quarrel of their own, in which
she was not particularly interested,
aud that they must settle it among
themselves. Whereupon they retlr.
cd and agreed to settle the difficulty
by darving lots, which was done, and
the winner married tho girl last
week. The parties are respectfully
connected, and by request Of one OF
them, wo suppress the names. 1t
was rather a novel affair. The bride
declares that she got the one that
was her choice from the first. For.
tunate bride.
Year: 1870

Many well-meaning teachers have
their classes in Grammar begin with
the "Parts OF Speech" and wonder
why they learn to hate Grammar,
and not to understand it. After pu-
pills have been studying the subject a
year or more while they may be able
to give all the definitions they cannot
speak FIVE minutes without making
o score of errors. And when Gram
mar is mentioned, they almost in
variably exclaifn, Il just hate it!"--
There Is cause for this. They get
terms without ideas, and they cannot
see their knowledge (if we may 80
call it, does them any good--is any
help to them.


FIVE can SO adjust matters that
the frst lesson shall be interesting,
we may hope to make it interesting
all the way. Successful ,cork gives
pleasure. In the first lesson, we sho'd
be able to show that something has
been accomplished. 1 wish to give
q synopsis Of what l think will prove
profitable and interesting for the
first lesson on the subject of Granular.
l think it will create q love for the
study of language, Jthe teacher is
0lire.
Year: 1870

jolly ELoPEMENT. The wife of farmer
living near Buffalo recently, became so much
enamored of cow-doctor, who went to at
tend to her husbands cattle, that she propos-
ed to elope with him to a distant State. lie
informed the husband about the matter and
much to his surprise, the latter told him to
crafty her little whim. 1t was then arrang-
ed that he should meet her on the outskirts
of the farm ON Monday last. In the mean
time the husband persuaded him to exchange
clothes, and when the time arrived for the
elopement, he (the hdsband) was promptly
on hand. In the darkness she mistook him
for her lover, and the coke" was not discov-
cred until their arrival at one of the Buffalo
hotels. The cow-doctor was on hand with
his own wife, and between the four of them
managed to do justice to an excellent supper,
and make away with several bottles of vine


If elopements were usually to have such a
jolly termination, the divorce market would
soon be obliged TO close from lack of business
Year: 1870

A GENTLEMAN, meeting lady, should al
ways take the right of the walk A gentle
man meeting another. should always pass to
the right. A lady, as general rule, should
not take a gentleman's arm in the day time.
However, it is not improper when the walk
is crowded with people. A gentleman meet
ing or passing a gentleman and lady, should
pass on the gentleman's side. A gentleman
should never fail to salute a lady of his ac-
quaintance when within proper distance, un-
less she wears veil, in which case it would
be highly uncivil to recognize her.
Year: 1870

The following rates, AS FIXED BY LAW, will be
charged for all legal advertisements and notices.


For the first insertion, one dollar and fifty
cents per square of two hundred and fifty ems,
and one dollar per square for each additional in
serton up to four, and thirty-fve cents per
square for each subsequent insertion.


f-g- All legal advertisements must be plainly
written and the number of insertions must al
ways be marked ON the margin of each adver-
tisement, or they will be continued and charged
accordingly. The publisher will not be respon-
siblo for faulty or Illegal manuscript
Year: 1870

A CHICAGO paper tells story of San i'm
tatve Chinese cook in Sacramento, which
will be new to most of our readers The
Chinaman's mistress showing him how to
make cake used three eggs after smelling of
the first and throwing it away, so whenever
he made cake thereafter, he smelled of one
egg and threw it away. ann then used three,
as she did
Year: 1870

said that this sort of thing went on for a
long time InlJuly last the ladies went
down to Cacoanna, while his Royal High
ness went cruising about the country,
and rusticated q while with Mr.. Hugh
Allan at his country seat at Lake Mem
phremagog. He afterward went to Ca
coanna also, aud there the intimacy
beween, himself and those young ladies
was renewed with greater zeal, IL possi-
BILE, than before. His Royal Highness
afterward came up to Quebec, and pre-
sented the new colors to the Sixty-ninth
regiment Of foot, the same regiment
which mutinied on board the 0rontes the
other day; and at the ball which was
given afterward he danced with this
young lady once or twice. Shortly after
this the ladies returned 10 Cacoanna.


His Royal Highness left the country
few days afterward for England.


SURPRISE.


When the mother of one of the ladies
(they were cousins) went down to Caco-
anna after an absence of two weeks in
Montreal where she had been attending
sick husband, she found that m
HER DAUGHTER WAS NON EST IYvEYrUs,
having made a second trip to Quebec,
accompanied by her cousin, on the last
trip Of the Napoleon Ill Full ofterror,
she telegraphed to Montreal and to Que
bee, but no tidings of the stray-aways
could, be gotten. The police were COM
municated with, but to no effect They
had gone, and had not left tale or tidings
behind them. The mother came back to
Montreal, where she found note from
her daughter, dated Quebec, which stated
that she and her cousin had gone off for
a tour to the States; that circumstances
rendered such a tour necessary, and that
she would hear from them shortly. This
is all she has heard from either of them
personally; but a gentleman who arrived
from England in the latter part of last
month says that f AI 30 f}1m
HE SAW THEN WHILE IN THE OLD COUNTRY,
and that they were promenading with
two officers of the Rife Brigade, one of
whom he described as a tall, haxen-
haired, handsome man, with slight
3" strawberry" mark on the throat. This
answers the description of Captain.
Lindsay exactly a !


Meanwhile the father of one and the
brother and uncle of the other lady have
gone to England. There is constant
talk over the matter, and it is now pub
licly known that they have gone to search
for the daughter and the sister who were
enticed from the path of virtue by
royal name, and by the plausible tongues
of officers ofa rifle brigade. The names
Of the ladies have not been given. They
are respectively Brinkworth and Long
muir.
Year: 1870

makes is more durable and beautiful than
any other, presenting the same appear.
ance on both sides of the fabric and will
not ravel. 1t is also more economical,
requiring oNEATnIRD LESS cotton than
any otser kind of stitch. Being the same
on both sides, it is not necessary to use
the extremely fine sewing cotton required
by those machines which make stitch
with a ridge on the under side, which can
only be concealed by using thread too
delicate and fine to bear ordinary wear.
Year: 1870

The prices are within reach Of every
one. Machines are made to suit all
tastes and circumstances, and the plain
est in finish will work as well as the most
costly. ft pn.a ''p


Full and thorough instructions given
at the house of the customer at any time,
free of charge, and the utmost pains
taken to render complete satisfaction.
Year: 1870

It possesses the very great advantage
of carrying the work in the natural way
from left to right-which enables the
operator to handle the work more readily
and to sit upright; while machines which
carry the work from the operator require
an inclination Of the body forward (detri-
mental to health) and are hard and tire
some to use,
Year: 1870

A clergyman rather addicted TO
practical joking was once dining st
country inn. 1t was his custom
to carry with him on his journey q
small phial ofpungent cayenne; and
at the dinner one of the party asked
him for "a pinch or two of his red
salt 1t was impaired without g
word Of caution. The potent pepper
was not long in making the poor fel-
lows acquaintance His face soon
became scarlet: the tonsils of his
throat began to swell; his eyes
brinmed with tears: and he arose
in an agony Of distress, and 'rorref
like the great brindle bull in his.
cattle yard at home He caught at
the parsons suggestion, water, and
almost drained stone jug which
stood on Il side table, just replenish-
ed with cold spring water. AS soon
as he could speak, he said to his ru
raj neighbor:


'Jedediah, for the lands sake does
my mouth blaze.'


NO, Hiram, it don't; but it does
smoke like fury, tell YOU


The fiery victim OF the clerical
practical joke strobe in front of the
parson, and with indignation in his
aspect he said:


DO YOU know. mister, that took
you for 4 parson2:


Il am. indeed an humble member
of the cloth was the reply.


oh, you be, be YOU? And do Won
think it anyhow consistent with
Your callin. to travel about the
country i'll this way, carrying hell
fire in your breeehes reeket?'
Year: 1870

HUXLEY S EXPERIENCE AS A SMO-
KEE.-At the recent meeting of the
British association for the advance
mcnt Of science, a paper on the use


and abuse of tobacco called up Prof.


Huxley, the president Of the associ-
alton, who gave an amusing account


of his experience Of smoking. He
said he was placed i'll Il rather awk-


ward position with regard to the


question of smoking, for for forty


years of his life tobacco had been to
him deadly poison. He was
brought up rs medical student,
and he had every temptation to ac-
quire the art of smoking, bat his
smoking, after Il few putls, always
resulted in him finding himself on
the floor. He failed to become 4
smoker when he was an officer in
the navy, and he had for a long time
Il great antipathy to smokers. But
some few years ago he was making
tour in Brittany when he stayed
at an old inn; it was awfully cold


and wet without, and a friend of his
took to smoking, and tempted him
to have cigar. His friend looked


SO happy, the fire was SO warm with
in the Inn, and it was SO cold and
wet without, that he thought he
would try to smoke, a'A = 'rnr1