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Year: 1871

The Doings Of the Lcgis,arure-A WARNING


to tho Democracy.


The Legislature has taken a recess for ten
days. This recess will expire on the 9th
instant. The people will have noticed through
the press what their representatives have been
doing thus far They will, perhaps, have re-
marked that principal part of the proceed
ings thus far has been devoted to the business
of securing democratic majority in the House.
But what has all that amounted to? When
brought to the pinch, as it was when the bill
comforting feudal powers upon the Commis-
sioner Of Public Works in regard to our
Croton water supply was introduced, there
were members enough found on the republican
side to give the aforesaid Commissioner all
the votes he required to carry his point which
cracy. But il the democratic leaders had
taken as much pains to secure the attendance
of one of their number who did not put in an
appearance as they did to secure democratic
Assemblyman in the place OF Mr.. Twombley,
they would have saved trouble and probably
expense. AS Tue Dill upon lew
individuals power to regulate the taxable
standard Of real estate values was obnoxious
to the people and hangs fire, so the bill to
repeal the act to widen Broadway was with
drawn by force of public opinion, and new
bill to assess anew has been introduced and
probably will be passed.


The question now is, how will Governor
Hoffman act upon the several measures which
not only affect the property interests of the
citizens of New York, but the political interests
Of the democratic party all over the coun.
try? During the present recess the Governor
will probably take time to reflect upon the ex-
traordinary position in which he is placed;
and, although he may be personally predis-
posed to favor the projects of his friends and
political supporters, he will undoubtedly act
with that degree Of discretion and sagacity
which will save himself and the democratic
party from the modification of disastrous
defeat in the Presidential contest of 1872.
Year: 1871

Congress Ycsterdny-The Appropriation


BiiIx-The District Of Columbia.


Both houses were engaged yesterday on ap-
preparation bills-the Senate on the bill for
the legislative, executive and judicial ex-
penses of the government, and the House on
the bill for the support Of the army. The dis
cussion on the latter bill brought up again the
question Of military interference in the State
elections, which afforded Mr.. Brooks an op-
portunity to get off one of his extraordinary
specimens of oratory, in which he drew fear
ful picture of the terrors into which the women
and children of this city were supposed to be
thrown by the presence of regiment of
infantry on Governors Island, or some other
place in the vicinity Of New York on the day
of the last election. 1t also gave to another
shining light of democracy-Mr. Jones,
Of Kentucky-an opportunity to initiate the
example Of his Senatorial colleague, Mr..
McCreery, in asserting the claim of Mrs
Custis Lee to the Arlington cemetery pro-
perty. Fortunately for Jones, the House
passed incontinently to the consideration of
another subject just as he was about to feel
the terrible weight Of Ben Buffers sarcasm
and invective. The remainder of the days
session in the House was devoted to the bust
ness of the District of Columbia. The report
of the conference committee on the bill to
create Territorial government for the District
of Columbia was agreed to, and the bill only
awaits the signature of the President to be-
come law Under the new system the Dis
trict of Columbia will have Governor and
Council, appointed by the President
House of Delegates, and delegate
in Congress elected by the people.
The legislative power is lodged in the Csun-
ell and House Of Delegates, with the veto
power in the Governor. A remarkable bill
was also passed yesterday by the House.
under which the wife or children of an inc
briate may sustain an action for damages
against the person who gives or sells intoxi-
eating liquors to the husband or father The
House held night session for debate on the
bill to establish national system Of educa-
tion. 1t was dull and dreary entertain
ment.


There was nothing of Importance in the
Senate proceedings.


r.. .oco
Year: 1871

The TAYLOR WILL CASE referring
most briefly to the Taylor will case, which
has occupied SO much of the time
not nnproftably, it may be prssumed-of
counsel, and Of the litigants themselves,
contra, and Of the ever excitable mind of the
public, it may be to the interest of all to init
mate in advance-through our usual mysteri-
Gus avenues of kn0wledge-that Surrogate
Hutchiugs will deliver his decision on this day
two weeks. The worthy Surrogate, in limiting
his time, has kept in view the great issues
not the dead, but the live issues-that are at
stake, and with most commendable industry
and zeal-to once moro get over the ''long
agony, and to declare upon the will-whether
it is the right will in the right place; and with
this intent has fixed upon this early day for
his decision.
Year: 1871

banking anu commercial houses In the world.
Their credit and standing are as good at home
and abroad as those Of any of the famous
banking and merchant princes we hear SO
much about. while personally they are more in
dependent in conducting their business affairs.


Becoming thus so powerful an engine in pro-
noting the welfare Of mankind and in iuflu-
encing the human mind, is it not humiliating
to see decent newspaper men STOPPING to bar
ter away their independence by accepting
"deadhead" ticket for any purpose whatever? !?
For ourselves we desire to have it distinctly
understood that we do not thank railroad or
steamboat companies, or hotel keepers or the
atrical managers for ''deadheading" any per-
son representing himself to be an employe of
the HERALD. All our attaches are gentlemen
who, when on Office business, are prepared to
pay their way all others may be set down as
imposters.


In conclusion, while throwing out these sug-
gestions to our friends of the press who are
soon to assemble in the fourishing city Of
Akron, we sincerely hope they will enjoy
themselves, that they will act with their usual
professional courtesy and modesty, that they
will preserve their impersonality as far as pos
sible, and, above all, that they will arouse them
selves to a sense of their own independence
and dignity by casting off forever the intoler
able yoke Of ''deadhead" despotism.
Year: 1871

The last rail of this important road was laid on the
10Th OF January, thus completing the enterprise and
Louis 80 miles shorter than any existing route and S.
miles shorter than any contemplated route between


By this line a SO the distance from Chicago to the
great grain fields OF Minnesota is shortened As miles,
and transportation proportonaiely quickened and
cheapened. The First Mortgage Bonds assume
therefore at once on the completion OF the line q
position equal IN intrinsic value TO those of the Fort
Wayne. Pennsylvania Central, Illinois Central OF
any other First Mortgage Bonds OF completed trunk
lines-Dot one OF which sell below par.


The B., G. R. g. M. Bonds are First Mortgage
which has cost $40 900 per lle The balance having
been supplied by liberal subscriptions the stock at
par made by wealthy farmers and pal ties interested
along the line, and by similar subscriptions the
part OF Towns and Counties through which the Road
lasses, which have adopted this system of giving
their asd rather than issuing Town aud County


The earnings Of the Road in its incomplete state,
and while deprived entirely of through connection,
per cent. on the amount of the Mortgage Bonds,
after deducting operating expenses. No Road in the
United States can show better record during its
inception. When is added to this lucrative way
traffic the profit which will arise from the transpor-
tation OF the vast wheat crop OF Northern Iowa and
southern ai Minnesota all Of which 1nust seek mar
which will give large Dividends the Stock of the
Company, after paying the interest to the Bond
to the Bonds OF conversion into Stock at par will
shortly assume practical value, by this privilege
the Bond-hoders will by the conversion, be entitled
to share in any excess Of earnings which may accrue
to the Road.


A small amount. $400, 900 in all Of the issue vet
unsold are still offered at the subscription plice OF
80 and accrued interest in currency. Although the
company feel warranted in the present condition of
their affars In advancing the price of their bonds
yet they have concluded to continue the present
the subscription at the same price as heretofore in
order to effect rapid sales and thus tree themselves
immediatsly from on AL floating Indebtedness.


All marketable Securities taken payment free
OF Commission and Exbress charges
Year: 1871

During Tie morning. yesterday, the
weather was cloudy. but early in the after
noon the sun burst through the clouds


Between zen and eleven O'clock last night
thunder anG lightning were heard and seen.
which was followed by slight sprinkling
that finally assumed the proportions of a
continuous slower. At one o'clock this
morning the rain was still falling. with tie
prospect OF continuing till Gavliuht.
Year: 1871

the arm Of labor and skill to the hand of
genius. Let us thank Him for the preser-
vatlon and perpetuation Of this noble insri-
tuition.


Bat it is not ny intention to detain You
further by the discussion of the suhject up
permost III our minds today. That l leave
for ADLER and more eloquent Inns.
Year: 1871

On Friday last the Supreme Court at Roch-
ester rendered decision confirming that OF the Commits
soners in the Suspension Bridge and Erie Junction case
in reference TO the completion Of the new Erie line from
Buffalo TO Niagara Falls On Saturday night anticipating
that an attempt would be made by Erie TO complete the
connections. the Central people engine OIL the
track at one Of the points Of intersection such man
ner as 10 prevent the laying Of the crossngpates Early
Yesterday morning the Erie working party, armed with
the order of the Court put in the crossing on the Lew
iston road and one the Niagara Falls Foad Finding
the third point OF intersection blocked by the engine
which the Central people had run off, the Erie supern
tenden at once brought up his wreckng apparatus and
cot IN work 70 remove the obstruction. BY O'Clock in


the afternoon the party had taken possession OF the
CROSSING and placed OF their frogs They were work
ing vigorously late last evening under instructions TO
complete their connections last night
Year: 1871

The following is a balloon letter from Paris,
dated the 2lst inst. and written by the daughter Of
Pasteur Armand Dele, Protestant minister: 81 can
not et Chrstmasday pass without sending you line con
tanning thousand wishes for your happiness during the
coming year. and good news Of your poor besieged
cousins. We all very well. and not one bit discour
aged at the length Of the siege. All we want 10 make
IL last as long possblea least till our armies outside
arc ready and our enemies tired out OF course we are
deprived OF many comforts but do not suffer- and as
we are quite ready suffer for our France, you can
imagine that have nothing to complain OF so far we
are far from dying of hunger but Of course nave lte
variety in the way og food How would you order your
dinner IL YOU had mutton no veal no fresh bee no
potatoes, butter eggs no fowls, no hsl, ana as
many other thingsl Chickens are dreadfulIy scarce
and small costs 25s 30s. eggs are scarcer SUM-
and cost at least I5d. apiece. Fortunately, we nave
plenty left and are so accustomed 70
horse that can scarcely tell the difference between II
and beef We have rice macarOni, chocolate, preserve


little salad and now and then little salt beef We
are getting so used TO all this that feel perfectly SAT
is6ed / can assure you Parisans are brave fOlKs
fu of hope courage: and 10 see how united al Paris
ig il is grand and neyPT-tO beforgoten sght. Inc
Prussians are fighting such mOnstrOus war, their am
btion base and the other hand is now


such lust and holy one that, sooner or later they VIII
have 90 sufCr for all that they are doing now"
Year: 1871

The Public Square has been cleaned
OF all rubbish, the walks curbed and
neatly sanded, and number of iron
benches distributed around the square
under the oaks. It is a very pretty
place, now that the grass and clover
are putting up in a beautiful sward.
Can't our Cornet friends give us occa-
siOnally some of their excellent music
in the Square?
Year: 1871

The new treaty adopted by the late Lon
don Conference on the Eastern question
seems to give general satisfaction. Power
is given the Sublime Porte to open the Oar
danelles and Bosphorus to foreign vessels.
Russia can construct armaments in the
Black Sea, where England eau move as
freely as in the Mediterranean. Should
Russia wish to march into India, the re-
vision has in no wise aided her advance. If
the Gar intends to pursue war of Eastern
conquest, the opening of the Black Sea re-
moves one obstacle, while the exercise by
the Sultan of his prerogative in the admis-
sion of war vessels of friendly Powers will
furnish a pretext-if one is wanted-for
war with Turkey
Year: 1871

The engineer officers who have charge of
Western rivers, reTOrt that the Mississippi
is changing its channel, so that Yicksburg
will soon become an inland town, unless
immediate measures are taken. The main
channel is now Immediately under the bluff
upon which the town stands, making it one
Of the best harbors upon the river, but in a
few months the engineers are confident that
a cutoff will be formed across the low, san
dy peninsula opposite Vicksburg through
which a greater portion of the current will
pass, leaving not enough water at the Vicks-
burg levee to float boats. The stonework
suggested as a preservative will cost about
81, ,745, ,535.
Year: 1871

Under the head ''live issues of 1872, the
Detroit Free Press says:


"The Radical leaders are making a most
determined effort to dodge the real issues
now before the people by taking refuge be-
hind the real or imaginary violations of law
in some of the Southern States. They do
not want to come before the people upon
the official record of their acts. They have
no idea of being arraigned at the bar of pub
lie opinion for their crimes against the
country and the prosperity Of the people. To
avoid this they are gathering up host Of
men in straw in order to arraign them for
outrages committed in the South They
wish to stand before the people as the accus.
ers rather than the accused. The subter-
fuge will not be put off with about local
crimes in the South. They will demand to
know what the Radicals in Congress have
done toward reducing the burdens of taxa
tion-what they have done toward the re-
establishment of thorough system of econs
omy in the expenditures of the government
what they have done with the over four
hundred millions of dollars which the peo-
pie paid in the taxes last year what they
have done in the way of restoring the COM
merce of the country by removing an un-
constitutional and oppressive system Of tar
if laws-what they have done toward re-
storing prosperity to the people and peace
and unity to the country. These are the
questions they will have to meet; and they
will find that shouting Ku Klux will not be
deemed a sufficient answer"
Year: 1871

The gratifying intelligence comes from the
Isthmus of Darien that the newly Undiscovered
route for the canal is less than fifty miles
long, and the deepest cut necessary will be
from seEentyf to one hundred and fifty
feet. Some thirty miles will be through a
"dead level" The Cue route, the one re-
ferred to, runs through the Cue Valley,
which is divided by the Cue river, a tributary
to the Tayra, and connects with the Paran-
chito
Year: 1871

The man who is engaged to marry the
doubIe-headed girl is in trouble again. 1t
will be remembered that one head refused
to have anything to do with him, while the
other head agreed to let the cOurting proceed
in due form Bat now the neutral head de -
clares that the kissing and iOoling creates a
sensation that it can only describe as dis
gust The courted head has proposed that
the "disgusted" one try little of the same
itself, on the principle that if you don't
want to smell onions you must eat them. 20
the case stood at last advices.
Year: 1871

In sending to Congress the report OF
the San Domingo Commissioners, the
President accompanied it with a mes
sage, from which we extract the fol-
lowing:


My duty being done, yours begins,
and ! gladly hand over the whole mat
ter to the Judgment Of the American
people and of thcir representatives in
Congress assembled. The facts will be
spread before the country and a decision
rendered by that tribunal, whose con-
victions SO seldom err, and against
whose will I have no policy to enforce.
My opinion remains unchanged. In
deed it is confirmed by the report that
the interests>of our country and of san
Domingo, alike, invite the annexation
Of that Republic.


upon this subject, suggest that no ac-
ton be taken at the present session, be-
yond the printing and general dissent
| nation Of the report. Before the gene
raj session OF Congress, the people will
have considered the subject and formed
an Intelligent opinion concerning it, to
which opinion deliberately made up, it
will be the duty of every Department
of tho Government to give heed and no
ono will more cheerfully conform to it
than myself. 1t is not only the theory
of our Constitution, that the will Of the
people constitutionallye expressed, is the
supreme law, but have ever believed
that all men are wiser than any one
man, and if the people upon full pre-
sentation of tho facts shall decide that
the annexation of the Republic is not
desirable, every Department of the
Government ought to acquiesce in that
decision.
Year: 1871

THE Grand Master of the Masons of Ohio has suspended the charter of Masonic Lodge because its members elected liquor dealer for master.- Erehange.

 Rather a severe lick on the Lodge, pro. viding the liquor r-dealing master was square dealing man and brother, which he certainly must have been, in order to have been elected
Year: 1871

HAN in Louisville entertained bis friends at a grand dinner on the occasion of the death of his mothcr-in-law.

 The wretch ought to be visited by ghost, or Congressional Investigating Committee.
Year: 1871

SPLITTING THE DIFFERENCE.-A
rather bashtul young man, after long
and arduous courtship, found himself one
evening the betrothed of pretty girl,
and the very pink Of modesty. He was
about taking his departure, after linger-
ing about the door for some time. he de.
clared and protested to Miss Sallie that
he couldn't or wouldn't leave till she had
kissed him. Ofcourse, Miss Sallie blush-
ed beautifully, aud vowed in return that
she could not, and would not do that
something she had never done, and new
or would do until she was married Fhe
alteration became SO exciting that the
gentleman got into. huff, and declared
that if he could not kiss her he would
not have her, and. was marching off,
She watched him to the door and seeing
that he was indeed in earnest, and tina,
she must lose him unless something ,3as
done, she said, coaxingly: "Come lack
taen;; I'LL split the difference with you
You may squeeze my hand"
Year: 1871

A New MINING FIELD.-By the
aid of the steamer City of Corinne,
the restless temperament of the ira
litional prospector has been graft
ied to the extent Of discovering
valuable mineral deposits on Church
Island That hitherto unexplored
region with its wild surrounding Is
to become part OF the worlds i'll
vestigation. Galena, carbonate Of
lead, black oxyde Of copper, anti
mony of silver and Indications OF
coal, have been found already on
the Island. Several gentlemen OF
this city are now engaged in an ex
animation of the value and extent OF
these important discoveries, and We
hope to get a good report of their
undertaking in a few days Co.
rinne Journal.
Year: 1871

FEW nights ago kerosene lamp, in the
,ouoe of a colored family, on the Brigh twell
Farm. near Bladensburg, Nd, exploded, set
ting fire to a bed in which were two children,
one of whom was burned to death and the
other so severely injured that its life is de-
SPARED OF. The father OF the children ran in
and threw the bed out of the window. 1t fell
on his wife, and her clothes taking fire, she,
too. was badly burned. The injured child
cannot survive. One ear is burned OFF and
the bones are laid bare on one side of the
face
Year: 1871

remained in the State of New York, and
finally went to the city and got employ
ment in a Wholesale house. Among the
first things he did after being released
was to write to the young lady. He
wrote time and again; but getting no an
swer he came to the conclusion that she
was either dead or untrue to him, or
perhaps had believed him to be dead,
or had married some other and gone eOff.


The lady learning nothing from her
lover, not even having the satisfaction
of Knowing that he was a prisoner,
gave him up lost, entirely, possibly the
occupant of some unmarked grave
among the many in Virginia.


His mother being dead, and falling to
hear from the lady, the young gentle
man concluded to remain in New York.
He did so, remaining with the house
with which he first engaged himself,
being advanced in position, until a few
months ago ne was selected to represent
the business on a tour through the


South. This tour brought him to Allan
! ia, and here upon one of the streets be
had the satisfaction of meeting the
| lady, from whom he had been separated


so long. She was on her way to her ole
| home to visit what friends were there
| 1t is needless to say what explanation
! followed; nor need we add that she die


not 90 alone when she left Atlanta las
night,
Year: 1871

The recent death Of the King Of
Siam aud tho ascension of a new ruler
has brought To notice Il curious custom
which is peculiar to tho Siamcse ma
ton. 1t is called marEing the poo
ple.' Every male subject Of the gov
ernment mast select government
Official whom he will recognize Us his
master and then must hoyc marx
on the back Of one of his wrists indi
eating the department to which he is
thus ATTACHED. All persons thus
marked are liable to he called Upon to
rcudcr personal serg ice in the depart.
ment to which they belong The gov.
erpment official is responsible for the
government work according to the
number Of men marked to him 1t is
in many cases optional with the master
whether be will require personal SER
vice or accept substitutes OF money for
procuring them. But, in some cases
personal service must be cxacled.
The amount Of service required varies
considerably Some are required to
give their whole time. receiving no.
minal salary only, wholly Inadequate
to their support even in tho style
of the poorest class Of laborers in that
country. But, as rule, they are re-
quired togive only portion .! iiune--
a certain portion OF each month, guar
ter or half year, This system ofmark.
ing is unpopular with the people, and
at such times rs it is enforced the
greatest vigilance is required on the
part Of government officials to prevent
a general emigration from the country
of those subject TO the mark.