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Year: 1873

WASHINGTON, July 1.-The President
will return to Washington probably the
last Of next week or the first of the week
following. He will receive a visit from
Secretary BeLknap at Long Branch.
Year: 1873

A youth thirteen years of age, the
stepsOn of w. G.. Pierce, of Red Banks,
was killed a few days since near that
place. He and another boy were at
tempting to catch a mule, and had
hemmed him into a corner of the fence
by the assistance of a long pole. The
mule jumped against the pole, and, one
end OF it slipping, struck young Knight
on the forehead, crushing his skull and
killing him instantly.-HoIly Springs
Mss Reporter.
Year: 1873

EPIzoorIc.- nJrss epidemic is now on
our immediate border east of the Serras, and it
is well that our people should be prepared for it
1T any moment. Too much doctorng for it is
worse than none. Keep your diseased horses
out of cold storms, but LET them have their de-
sired exercise in fair days, and the usual feed.
II the disease is stubborn, mix a teaspoonful Of
chlorate of potash in pail of water, giving the
horse half of this quantity morning and evening
each day. This is the remedy in the cavalry
army III the United States, but even this should
not DE resorted 10 While the horse Is doing mod
erately we'll.
Year: 1873

TREE PLANTING. The old law on this question
left it discretionary with Boards of Supervisors
Is to whether they would adopt a plan for en-
couraging the planting of fruit. shade and orna-
mental trees on roads and highways or not, but
he code compels them to adopt rules for this
Encouragement, and to pay at the end of four
years dollar for each tree so planted cared
or aud then in vigorous growing condition. We
uppose our Board will adopt rules and maxi
he order at its present session. so that the pull
lie may have a chance under the law, if SO dis
posed. So lar as our County Hospital grounds
forced at once
Year: 1873

Bills AGAINST THE COUNTY. Section 4,O'2,
Political Code, provides that every bill against
a county must be made out plainly, sworn to ana
presented to the Board of Supervisors within one
year from the date of the last Charge, or the
Board shall not consider or allow the claim


Section 4,073 provides that the Board may
withhold action on any bill during term
unless it is filed with the Clerk OF the Board, il
lue form, at least one day before each regular
meeting of the Board. The Board, now in ses
: on wish all parties having claims against the
ounty to take heed that hereafter these pro-
visions of the law will be strictly enforced.
Year: 1873

Among the section men mentioned
caugh out in the frightful Minnesota
storm, was one who lived several
miles fiom St. James He was un-
able to reach home, and his wife be-
came alarmed for his safety, and he
was uneasy about his family. On
Thursday, a shepherd dog belonging
to him came bounding into St. James
with IittIs leather bag to his collar
in which was a letter from his wife
containing the joyful intelligence that
they were "all well at bome," and
asking for news of her husband.-
Another letter was written informing
the wife that the husband was safe
and would return home as soon as he
could reach there. This letter vas
placed in the leather bag, and the
faithful animal told to go home" "
Away started the almost human an-
imal through the fearful storm and
snOw-d drifts, and arrived safely at
home With the precions news so anx
iously looked for by the weeping
wife and mother. The next day the
husband reached home This same
dog was also sent with letter to a
sick neighbor, and brought back an
answer. That dog is not for SALE
Er.
Year: 1873

In the Edinburg Rerie,o for April
an article on Robert E. Lee will be
read with deep interest. Iti a grand
tribute from an unbiased source
For its estimate of the general place
that Lee is to hold in American his
tory the following sentences will suf-
fee as well as a volume:


Tile day will come when the evil
passions of the great civil strife will
sleep in oblivion, and North and
Ssuth will do justice to each other S
motives and forget each other S
wrongs. Then history will speak
with clear voice Of the deeds done on
either side. and the citizens of the
whole Union DO Justice to the memo
ry of the dead and place above all
others the name of the great chief of
whom we have written. In strategy
mighty: in battle terrible in ADVERSE
Y' as in prosperity. a hero indeed,
with the simple devotion to duty and
the rare purity Of the ideal Christian
knlght, he joined all the kingly quail
lIieS OF leader Of men. It is a won,
arons future indeed that lies before
America; bnt IN her annals of voars
to come, as In those of the past there
will be found few names that can RI
val in unSullied lustre that of the he
roic defender of his native Virginia
Robert Edward Lee"
Year: 1873

We learn on the authority of gen.
tIeman who has had every opportunity
of access and information, that MIR.
MeCarty has never yet been apprized
of he death of Mr.. John B Murdecai,
his antagonist that in sad and tragical
collision. It is said, alsO, as a singular
instance Of the eaTDestness of the two
gentlemen engaged in the duel that
neither one of them ever referred to it
after the time of its Occurrs Dce. On
one occasion an attempt was made TO
solicit an expression of his feelings
towards Mr.. McCarty; but be only
shook his head and made no inteiiigi-
bic response to the question. The
breach so created in life was not closed
even in death, and the two men thus
died with the same feud resting be-
tween them.-Icfcrc5rTJ IpPCai.
Year: 1873

One evening Messrs. Spencer
and Hamp, desirous of testing the
cleansing qualities Of the hot
springs, attempted to wash a
flannel overshirt belonging to the
former in their boiling waters.
After carefully soaping the garment
they committed it to ore Of the
least active caHldrOns IN the basin
when to their astonishment the
water in the spring suddenly
receded, carrying the shirt out of
sight. Curiosity led them the mex
morning to revisit the spring
which proved to be a geyser of
considerable force and as they
stood in mute astonishment upon
the edge, and gazed down its cor
rugated sides, listening to the
gurgling and spluttering of the
water and the Ominous iniOnations
from beneath, an eruption suddenly
took place, which proie ;led the
missing shirt, amid column of
water and vapOr, to the height of
20 feet into the air, and in its
descent it was caught upon one of
the numerous silicious projections
which surrounded the edge Of the
crater, and recovered.


During our stay in the basin we
had the good fortune to witness,
beside the eruptions already men
toned, the Castle, the Beehive and
the Grotto in action. A hard wind
was blowing in the morning, when
the Castle, by various throbbings.
pulsations and shakings gave motto


fits intention to dischargc.-FRoM
''THE ASCENT OF MOUNT HAYDEN"
SCRIBNER FOR JUNE.
Year: 1873

Senator Boutwell,, in his address a:
Groton on Memorial day, said: If we
limit our observation to men trained
and serving in civil life exclusively,
Mr.. Lincoln appears to be the first
parsonage in American history. In
powers of reasoning he rivaied Web
ster, and was endowed with a subtitle
wit and laughter moving irony to
which Webster had no claim. He
was formidable in debate and he wrote
and spoke some Of the best sentences
in the English language. His speech
az Gettysburg was not an accident or
a Temporary inspiration A similar
power was manifested IN his debate
with Douglas, and his FIRST inaugural
Year: 1873

The Richmond correspondent of the
appeal has this to say upon the sub
ject of the detection of Gen. Wise:


The announcement of General Henry A.
Wise that he will be an Independent candi
date for Governor at the next election will
not take tine readers of the APPEAL by sur
prise, for his candidacy was predicted in
this correspondence months ago, and the
Or. liability thereof has been several times
referred to in your editorial columns. The
public will wish to know, however, how THIS
Slight turn in the political kaleidoscope VIII
be received in Richmond, where General
Wise resides and where, if anywhere, the
effect of his change of front will be felt.
The people of Richaond hold Henry A.
Wise in high esteem and love him for bis
brilliant and patriotic record as Il Virginian-
Two of his nephews are among the most
trusted leaders of tho Conservative party IN
the city land his son, one o our most prom
ising lawyers and a general favorite, did
yeoman service for the Conservative party In
the Walker campaign ; but | honestly be-
leve that the political influence of Cover
nor Wise in Richmond since 1870 (when he
advised Chahoon to resist the Ellyson muni-
cipal covernment,) has not bad the weight
of feather. The conservatives Will not
lose fifty votes in Richmond by his candi-
dacv. while with Gilmer or Lyons as an
independent candidates they would not lose
a single ballot. These are the facts.
Year: 1873

contains paragraphs that rival the
| choicest of the language. / quote


one that is marked by the spirit of
prophecy, and at the same time is the


tenderest of the numerous appeals for
the Union with which our literature
il filled: "The mystic chords of
memory. stretching from every battle.


field and patriot grave to every living
heart and hearthstoue, all over the
broad land, will yet swell the chorus
of the Union. when again touched, as
they surely will be. by the better an
gels of our nature" Admitting, as
sarting, rather, that his cabinet was
composed of able men, yet it remains
for me to express the opinion that he
Xcelled all and every one of them in
each of the essential qualities Of
craftsmanship. He was endowed
with power Of foreseeing-sagacity
to antici pate future events touching
the public welfare. He had firm faith
in the people-in their wisdom, jus
tice and power. He was never dis
mayed by misfortune-never overs
come by disaster. lie had practical
wisdom taat he could apply without
delay to present questions. This and
the quality I first mentioned are
the tests of craftsmanship. without
which there can be no eminence in
the administration Of public affairs
1t yet remains for the world TO learn
that at one of two critical moments
in our foreign affairs he corrected and
chastened a most important diplomat


ic paper with his own hand, showing
superior clearness of Judgment and
great subtlety Of genius in matters
outside ofhis training and experience.
Year: 1873

Capt. Jack says he did not kill Gen.
Cauhy. The Captain has engaged a
large degree Of our friendship and we
sincerely hope lac can prove an dtaCi
orln some other way establish bis M
rorensc Of this ugly little bit OF talk.
Year: 1873

From the Chester South Carolina Reporter


Having succeeded in capturing the
MOdocs and thereby pu ting an end to
the war. General Davis will be the
hero Of the hour. His fame will re-
sound from the lava beds of California
to the cod fiheries of new England.
All that will keep his name from being
immortal is that he allowed Captain
Jack to slip through his fingers after
he had him III power.


General Davis has fame in this
section of the country. Il is not one
that a warrior would envy; but such
as il is he should have the benefit of
il in this the hour OF his glory. He
was officer in Sherman'S army that
swept through this State in 1865
Whether he commanded Il corps or a
division we do not recollect, nor is it
material to know. AS the army of the
North approached the liBe Of Chester
county il came upon the home of Mr..
John Douglas, in Fairfield county. \
courier came to this house and deman-
ded room for the headquarters OF
General jeff. e.. Davis. He brought
with him carpet, which he put down
i'll the room, and other comforts and
conveniences for his commander.
Soon afterwards General Davis arrived
and took possession or the'quarters
that had been prepared for him. Mrs
E, the daughter of Mr. Douglas.
and the wife of Rev. II. w. E.
who was residing in the house and
taking care Of her aged father, appealed
to him to protect the property on the
place. He assured her that he would
do so. and told her to pack up the ar
ticleS that she deemed most valuable
and deposit them in the room that he
occupied, and that he would be person.
ally responsible for Their safety. She
did so, packed up in trunks everything
that she deemed of special value and
placed in his room. When he left the
house she went into the room to re-
cover her valuables and found that the
trunks had been broken open and
everything that was worth carrying
off had been taken away.


This is the hero of the MOdoc war.
These facts can be established by wit
nesses whose credibility no man would
dare gaiLsay.
Year: 1873

We mentioned the other day that the
French Minister of Marine had sent out
a circular warming ship-cwners, cap
tains, and insurance agents against the
new "infernal machine" intended for
the destruction of vessels which, for
fraudulent purposes, it is desired to de-
stroy. But for the respectful authority
on which the warning was given, the
alleged invention might have been re-
garded as hoax and, indeed, we sug
gested as much. It was no hoax, how
ever, but grim and horrible fact. The
Birmingham Dailu Post has seen one
of the villainous contrivances. It is an
irregularly-shaped piece of metal, about
six inches long, by three broad, and two
and half deep and it is SO constructed
as exactly to resemble small block of
steam coal. Indeed, the specimen we
have is evidently modelled from an actual
piece of coal, and it is colored a bright
black, so skillfully that on casual in
spection it would readily pass muster
for coal, and so might be put into the
coal bunkers of vessel without exciting
the least suspicion. The interior is
followed so as to admit of the intro
duction of detonating compound, and
a mechanical contrivance is arranged in
the hollow part SO as to insure explosion
at desired moment. We have also an
exact description of the materials en-
ployed to fill the shelf-for such it may
be called-but these, for obvious rea-
sons, we decline to publish. There is
only one thing satisfactory in reference
to this diabo1ical invention-that it is
not of English make. Exchange.
Year: 1873

The Society for the Protection of In
FAINT Life in Paris is meeting with COM
mendable success. Out of 1852 in
fants committed to its care during the
past year, the society has only lost 60,
or less than four per cent, while the
mortality among infants put out to
nurse in the provinces is about sixty per
cent. The Secretary in his report cites
an instance of one woman who had lost
twenty-seven of the waits intrusted
to her care while her daughter, who
has evidently profited by the maternal
example, can already boast of having
lost nearly dozen. The work of the
society is carried out in a very practical
spirit, and the medical inspectors en-
p1oyed by them are required to furnish
a monthly report concerning the infants
under their surveillance. The mothers
can obtain every information as to the
health and progress of the infants by
applying at the offices of the society in
Paris but it is clear that the maternal
instinct is not very strong, as out of the
1852 infants under their care 952 have
never been inquired after during the
wear
Year: 1873

Come AHEAD.-Another strain is to
be added to the San Francisco medley.
A Chinese newspaper is to be started
there. 1t appears that the six Chinese
companies in that city have dubbed to-
gether and determined upon this enter
prise, and steamer which sailed for
China recently took out an order from
tehm for one million type-Chinese
characters be used in stocking the
office. Their plan is to publish the pa
per three times week, it's chief object
being to instruct their countrymen in
their own language as to their rights
and wrongs from the time they land on
American soil. The first number is
promised in September.
Year: 1873

A FASHIONABLE young lady accident
ally dropped one of herfalse eyebrows in
her opera-box the other evening, and
greatly frightened her beau, who, on
seeing it, thought it was his mustache.
Year: 1873

The House Committee on Appropriations agreed
yesterday to reject the Senate amendment to
the Post-ofice bill, forbidding the transmission
OF all free matter, so far as that amendment
forbids newspaper exchanges.
Year: 1873

We bear good deal cf an elastic creuey, but
nothing that seems TO more nearly meet the Ie
quiEcment Than that suggested by correspond
ent TO the Journal Of Commerce which is ct once
simple and tfiicacious; it is this-print all tie
money on Iudia rubber No one can say that VIC
should not then have an elastic currency.
Year: 1873

"Can not the Indian be made q USE
fnl and productive member Of society
by proper teaching and treatment !"
If the effort is made in good faith we
will stand better before the civilized
nations Of the earth and in our own
consciences for having made it. All
these things are not to be accom-
plished by one individual, but they
will receive my support and such
recommendations to Congress as will
in my judgment best serve to carry
them into effect. l beg your support
and encouragement. It has been and
is my earnest desire to correct abuses
that have grown up in the civil SER
vice Of the country. To secure this
reformation, rules regulating the
method Of appointment and promo
ton were established and have been
tried. My efforts for such reformation
shall be continued to the best of my
judgment. The spirit of the rules
adopted will be maintained.


acknowledge before this assem-
blage, representing as it does every
section of our country, the obligation
! am under to my countrymen for the
great honor they have conferred on
me by returning me to the highest
Office within their gift, and the fur
ther obligation resting on me to rem
der to them the best service within
my power. This l promise, looking
forward with the greatest anxiety to
the day when [ shall be released from
the responsibilities that at times are
almost overwhelming, and from which
l have scarcely had a respite since
the eventful firing upon Fort Sumter
in April, 1861, to the present day.
My services were then rendered and
accepted under the first call for troops,
growing out of that event. l did not
ask for place or position, and was en-
tirely without influence or the ac-
quaintance of persons of influence,
but was resolved to perform my part
in a struggle threatening the very ex-
istence of the nation. | performed
a conscientious duty without asking
promotion and without revengeful
feeling toward any section or individ-
ual. Notwithstanding this, through
out the war, and from my candidacy
for my present Office in 1863 to the
close of the last Presidential cam
paign, I have been the subject of
abuse and slander scarcely ever
equaled in political history, which to-
day feel that [ can afford to disre-
gard, in view Of your verdict, which
l gratefully accept as my vindication.
Year: 1873

'Rhat the Devastation, the new En-
glisll Ship of war, is success, so far
as has been tried, is now admitted.
The ponderous monster which squats
upon the astonished waters with Il
dead weight of 10000 tons, takes any
ordinary wave with stolid indifference,
whether she receives 1t end-on, op
upon bow, beam or quarter, while
the prodigious hill of foam which her
stem piles up when under way, as was
expected, washes clean over her for
ward deck, and she is often submerged
aft; but her massive nidsection rides
quietly enough, and those on board
her when anchored in tile rolling, tide
way ut Spithead say that she was
"steadier than houses ashore" She
turns with great readiness and in a
small circle and her speed as proved
i'll six trials along the measured mile,
is not only equal to the promise ofher
designers but exceeds expectation.
The mighty engines driving this is
land Of iron, with an indicated power
of $500 horses, with seventy seven
revolutions per minute, got fifteen
knots and half. out of the ship, and
her mean rate at full steam is thirteen
knots and three-quarters. Here, there
fore, is a craft which is vulnerable
only to very few guns, has the swift
ness Of a mail packet, and the handi-
ness-thanks to her twin screws-of
a tug, while she could utilize these
qualities to llurl upon the sides Of an
opponent the awful force of all her
ten thousand tons moving with the
velocity of spear. On board of this
remarkable man of war there are no
less than thirty-four distinct and sep
crate engines, and, indeed, the value
she represents is as serious as her
fighting capacity. What remains to
be learned is the behavior of the ugly
giant in real Biscay gale; and
whether or no the cul-de-s0c which
she carries aft will or will not prove
q mistakelina heavy following sea.
With stability assured to 55 degrees,
with no top gear to set her over, and
with decks which can be Theoretically
sealed, she is safe enough, but when
she does roll, or pitch, or send, the
rivets and fittings in her huge body
will be shrewdly tried. Except the
Russian monitor Peter the Great,
nothing floating could resist or even
challenge such a vessel, at once SO
strong and swift. The Torpedo, no
doubt, may yet be so developed as to
make the Devastation, and all her
terrible sisters, impotent against a
defended coast. On the high seas at
present she has no superior.
Year: 1873

worlds standard of values-gold-
and, if possible, to par with it; to
the construction Of cheap routes of
transit throughout the land, to the
end that the products Of all sections
may find market and leave n living
remuneration to the producer; to the
maintenance of friendly relations with
all our neighbors, and with distant
nations, to the establishment of our
commerce and share in the carrying
trade upon the ocean, to the, encour-
agement of such manufacturing indus
tries as can be economically pursued
in this country, to the end that the
export of home products and to indus
tries which may pay for our dmports,
which is the only sure method of re-
turning to and permanently maintain
ing a specie basis; to the elevation OF
labor, and by humane course to bring
the aborigines of the country under
the benign influence of education and
civilization.


It is either this or war of exter-
mination. Wars of determination en-
gagged in by people pursuing COM
nerce and all industrial pursuits are
expensive, even against the weakest
people and are demoralizing and
wicked. Our superiority of strength
and advantage of civilization should
make us lenient towards the Indians
the wrongs already inflicted upon him
should be taken into account, and
the balance placed to his credit. The
moral view of the question should be
considered, and the question asked