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Year: 1876

1t is usually argued that it will not be
safe to trust the democraticparty in Office,
even for the brief term of four years, in
view of the possible mischief it might
accomplish in that time. The depriva-
ton OF the blacks Of all civil rights, the
Year: 1876

SpURaRoN's inca OF HEAvEN.-
Heaven is place Of complete victory
and glorious triumph. This is the
battle field; there is the triumphal
procession. This is the land Of the
sword and tpear; that is the land of
the garment rolled iu blood and Of the
dust Of the 6ght This is the land Of
the trumpet's joyous sound that is the
place Of the white robe and the shout
of conquest
Year: 1876

A Wisconsin correspondent Of the
/" Country Gentleman communicates
the following in regard to sowing Glow
er With spring wheat, for the purpose
Of blowing under:


1 generally SOW ftoid 5esto Is sactes
yearly with spring wheat. four quarts
Of timothy sssd4er Sdis fsr @adoH Y
pasture. iris q IS remain usually for
three years in grass. When covered
only b shSg 10 a.ke seed VIII Afhe
roller it has often failed, if dry weather
has followed; but when put on before
the final narrowing, but after the SOW
ing Of the wheat and covered with the
harrow, the stand with both clover and
timothy has been. good Wersow our
spring wheat with a broadcast seeder,
and for the last two years have prac-
ticed mixing the clover and timothy
seed with the wheat in the seed-box Of
the machine and have had first rate
luck with seeding; but as the seeder
may cover some Of the timothy seed
too 'deep.it would be well to add .
little timothy for loss. The clover will
come we'll if sowed thus, and this saves
the expense Of hand sowing. and stands
the drouth better than shallow covering
This is all the clover seed my land re-
quires. and it is very rich, and we have
the land in fine tilth when sown; so it
has averaged over % bushels Of wheat
per acre for the last seventeen years;
on an ayerage acreage Of 130 acres Of
wheat yearly l also SOW from so to IS
acres OF wheat and clover seed-that is
to be plowed for wheat again that fall.
using only four quarts Of clover seed
per acre, and grazing off the feed with
sheep. il short of feed, and clover roots
plowsd in will more than pay for the
seed, and If not short Of feed, the
clover is plowed under likewise. and
with excellent results. Thicker SOW
ing would make the roots too fine, and
give less manure in that short time.
As | grow my own seed, I know it is
all the last years growth and good.
Old clover seed does not grow as well
as new, and SO should be sown thicker.
Commercial quotations give the price Of
old clover seed at wholesale. but never
It retail, for the tricks Of commerce
mig It with new and sell it as new. and
this is one reason Of the partial failures
10 seeding. -aod1sn excuse for such ex-
travsgant amounts as We often see re-
commend to seed with. Other reasons
are Impoverished soil and imperfect
cnlturo.
Year: 1876

Robert 'Tombs recently addressed
a caucus of the Democratic mem
bers of the Legislature OF Georgia
ON the question of calling consti-
tutionai convention. We make a
few choice extracts from his re-
marks as follows:


"In 1865, when, as punishment
for our sins, our great cause fell,
they came down upon us-you saw
the soldiers when they overrun us
down here-the Prussian, the low
Dutchman, the Irishman, and,
worse than all, the Yankee thief !
They said we had ruined this eoun-
try; but there is plenty Of good
stealing here yet! We got
a good many honest fellows into
the first Legislature, but l will tell
YOU how we got them there. will
tell you the truth. The newspapers
won't tell it to you. We got them
there by carrying the black vote,
by intimidation and bribery. and 1
helped to do it! 1 would have
scorned the people if they haa not
done it! And l will buy them as
long as they put beasts to go to the
ballot box We carry them
with us by bribery and intimida-
tion. / advised it and paid my
money for it! You all know it, but
won't say it. But will say it.
for l fear no man, and am
prepared to render an account
to none but the Great Judge,
before whom must appear in u few
years, for my enemies have Thought
my services to my country so great
that they have done me the honor t.
exclude me from again serving my
people. contest that honor with
our chief Mr.. Davis. | am just as
good as he is, aud he is no better than
| am. demand that they shall place
me beside him. i thank them for it,
II is very few things that | nave to
thank them Tor, but | do thank them
for that. am eltitIed to the honor
they thus dispensed, ana shan ask
our representatives to demand it for
me, for j fought for it, and t. bring
it about. i aio, | believe, the only
secessionist to-day in the State of
Georgia


The man who used the above Ian
guage is one OF those whom the Dem-
ocrats are anxious to relieve OF their
political disabilities, 50 that they can





be sent back to Congress. rhey not
only want to grant amnesty to Mr..
Toombs, but they want this nation tc
present it to him on a silver plate
with a profound obeisance, while he
is protesting that he won't have it.
And, perhaps, he is so elated by the
results of bribery and intimidation in
the South rs even to dream over his
old dreams again of calling the roll
of his slaves on Bunker Hlll.I-Ex.
Year: 1876

LOUISVILLE, February lS-GeoIge
Webster, manager Of the Kentucky
State lottery, was found dead 10 ditch
near his residence, in the suburbs, this
morning. Ills horse and buggy were
standing near by. 1t is presumed that
he was drowned by being kicked by
the horse into the stream, though this is
not certain. There was a bruise on his
head, which is supposed came from
kick of his horse after he had gotten out
Of his buggy for come unknown pur-
pose.
Year: 1876

Early last Thursday morning unknown was
drowned OF pier s. North River. He strug.
cling in the water about O'Clock that morning and
was rescued BY some deck hands on barge anchored
near BY His struggles IN tho water had SO Ear ex-
hausted him that he died just they succeeded in get
ting him on the dock HIS body taken TO tho
Ninth precinct station house BY ocers and from
there it, was sent 70 the horgue


The body yesterday identified BY the friends OF
the deccmed that OF William NJ raggart thirty-two
years old q native Of Canada He a waiter In the
Hotel ROYAL He had received some money due bin
Ior his services the day preceding his death.
and leo he house about eight O'Clock IN the
evening with the money In bis possession. when bis
body was brought the pier was found that be only
had IS % left His trends have bad suspicious OF
foui NAV AND want the matter DO thoroughly In
vestgated The deceased was said 70 be q parsimo-
nous man and OF temperate habitS There several
bruises on his Iody but these might have been caused
while he ugging IN the water The matter will
be thoroughly utted In the Coroner's Inquest


Al about three O'Clock yesterday afternoon an
known found drowned o1 Thirty seventh
street East River he about forty years old, Ave
feet six inches high dark compexoned, bad dark hair
and eyes black coat pants and vest white cotton
shirt two undcrshrtx white and gaiter shoes
The body was sent The horgue Tor Identification


Early yesterday morning an unknown man fell over
hoard AZ pier % East River. He was picked up BY
rual boat and sent 10 the Chambers Street Hospital


No seemed 70 be about forty hEc years OF age, ave feet
elr inches high; had dark bine eyes, sandy chin
ehiskers and hair dark overcoaA undercoat and
vesi dark striped pants, black necAHe and Congress
EaiteTh
Year: 1876

well attended meeting in tho Interest OF conee
houses as against grogshops was held at Association
Hall last evening under the auspices OF the Womene
Christian Temperance Union, Of which Mrs Helen <
Brown is President Several lady speakers and one or
two gentlemen addressed the meeting or the former
one was introduced as coming from Chicago She was
an excellent speaker and at times very pathetic
and eloquent in her denuncAton q the great vice
OF drinking and in depicting its narrowing results The
speaker appealed TO the male portion Of her hearers
70 to the polls and vote down the monster During
the course Of her remarks quite number Of ladies' In
the audience were affected to tears Mrs A. J. Knox
went directly for the wallets of all present She wanted
money for the noble enterprise in which she had en-
listed, and her appeal was forcible and 10 the point
The society already has q coffee house In working
order on the OF Ftieh street and Seventh ave-
nue. opposite the depot and stables OF the Broadway
and Seventh avenue line This institution said tho
speaker, has already done great deal OF good Of
course It's object Is to prevent the railroad employees
and all others living in the neghborhood from frequent


ing groggeres and cheap eating saloons where hquor Ia
constantly kept But the society must have more
money. The President OF another railroad company
fee house be opened his depot This cannot be
done without assistance Then, too the society Is
greatly In need Of place 10 hold its meetings and
where IL establish its headquarters This II wants
free the members have in that locality
bounded by Fourth and Sixth avenues and
Twentieth and Twenty-fourth streets In CON
posed to take up collection before tho close OF the
meeting. In this she committed great error II she
had had the collection taken instantly the audience
was then in a condition TO give generously Dut as
she took her seat elderly gentleman, who Is,
doubtless very enthusiastic in the cause but al the
same time lacks the proper degree OF discretion began
speaking In the dryest possible His disserta
ton of gin and its component parts, whereupon
about third of the audience left the ball When
the collection finally taken, the amount realized
nsgnidcant in comparison to what il, doubtless,
would have been under different management
Year: 1876

Two years ago Congress appointed q commission OF
Engineers, Of which General Newton chairman, to


inspect thoroughly the bed OF the Harlem River and SEQ


n possible 70 make 1t navgable for vessels TO pass
from the North TO the East River The commission
have done their work faithfully and report that the
river is now with the exception OF distance OF about
oneeighth OF mile naygable for vessels that do not
than eight feet OF water. Vessels drawing
that depth make the passage up the Harlem River
far north Farmers Bridge which Is very
short distance from Kingsbridge ana from tho
Hudson River the west navigation is open 10 Kings


bridge vessels OF equal measurement The obstruo-
ton Of eighth Of mile be easily removed and


the river will then be open for vessels 70 pass and the
heavy barges that have TO be towed down the Hudson
River and round the Battery the East River dock,
seriously interfering with navigation, pass through
the Harlem River 70 their wharves much quicker and
cheaper. General Newton in his report fully sets
forth the great Importance OF this Improvement
and asks that appropriation OF ST. Oo0 900 be made
for the purpose OF clearing away the obstruction He
fully sets forth the advantages that will to


chants II the Harlem River is made navigable and
quests that the Appropriation be made at once. A
number Of leading citizens have taken the matter IN
hand and reports last night from Washington to
the effect that Congress will al act in the matter
Year: 1876

WAMnGToz. Jan. %, 1876
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS PosrPoNRD-PooR
PROSPECT FOR UNAN1uTY ON THE FINANCIAL
QUESTION.


The democratic caucus called for this evening was
postponed until next Tuesday night In explanation Of
this change Of the time Is said that the would
be poweress to stay the usual avalanche Of bills next
Monday morning and that the leaders OF the party
deemed it best 10 hold the when this rush was
over Notice is given, however, in an informal way,
that the polls viii close Monday afternoon and that
a consistent policy Of kind win be adhered to
after the has promulgated its decree The re-
mark about tho closng OF the polls" Is witty enough
to have been made by Mr. Morrison, the chairman OF
Ways and Means Doubtless he thinks his $50 fellow
democrats with their $50 several and distinct plans
for settling the financial question: be disciplined by
the caucus in such way TO allow the Ways and
Means Committee express the Of the House on
the subject but he is thought by many TO be reckon
ing on a unanmity Of the majority, which has shown
yet but feeble signs of cultivation.
Year: 1876

ns-NoTIcR TO CAPTAINS OF VESSELS BNTBRrNo
THE PORT OF NEW YORK AT NIGHT-The NEw York
HERALD adopted distinguishing Coston night signal for
board the HRRALD yacht, showing while burn
Ing red green changing from the other
IN succession and several miles distant Cap
of vessels upon seeing this signal win obge by
preparing any they may have for the Ship
News Department Of the HERALD


RPersons desrous Of communicating with vessels ar
ing New York do BY addressing such vesscS
Of HERALD yacht pier No East River New York
received from all parts the world and promptly de-
nvered. Duplicates required
Year: 1876

All the police captains were summoned To Head.
quarters yesterday by order OF the Board when they
we're earnestly addressed by President Smith in
reference to panel houses, gambling houses policy
shops and pretty waiter girl saloons These offences
not TO DO tolerated the city for day. and any
captain permitting any OF them TO be established in his
preeinct will be liable 70 Immediate dismissal
Year: 1876

Yesterday afternoon dilapidated tramp applied at
the residence Of Frederick Burchen in West Hoboken
n J., and pleaded piteusly for something 70 eat He
kindly invited into the house and good meal was
provided for him Tho tramp was left alone for few
minutes and be took advantage OF the chance and stole
very valuable gold goblet The then not discov
erod until after the scamps departure and then 10 was
too late TO overtako him.
Year: 1876

John Lamb, OF No. b4S Seventh avenue slipped and
fell from pier % East River He rescued by an
officer OF the Fourth precinct and taken to the New York
Hospital II almost two hours before he showed
signs Of returning life
Year: 1876

A mass meeting at the Germania Assembly Rooms
last evening sympathzed with certain carpetbag and
vase makers strike in Newark, N. j.. who resist
proposed reduction OF twenty per on rates Al
which by hard they make IS per week. A COL
lection taken up In their aid and speeches made
bitterly denouncing their employers
Year: 1876

The Bangor Whig says that Schooner
Linnet. of Rockland, Capt George Petty,
arrived at that port early Saturday morn
ing and made fast to vessel just below
the toll bridge. All hands turned in short
ly after, but were unable to sleep as Capt
Petty was very restless and uneasy. and
was continually getting up and walking
about. About half-past four keeper on a
neighboring schooner saw him leaning
over a scow and heard him utter a deep
groan and then saw him fall into the water
Help was Immediately called, but net in
time to save the unfortunate man. His
body was recovered Saturday afternoon.
Whether or not the drowning was acciden-
tai is not stated.
Year: 1876

Preparatory to the annual celebration of
St. Johns Day, the Knights Templar OF this
jurisdiction will parade on Friday after
noon, the twenty third instant, and hold
religious services at Trinity Church. The
services at the church will commence at five
o'clock.


On the following day the Knights will
proceed to Point Clear. Alabama, where a
three days encampment will be held for the
has for some time been an annual custom,
which has proved agreeable recreation for
the weary pilgrims OF the knightly order.
Year: 1876

Father RouQuette on the Centennial.


We invite, with pleasure, the attention of
our readers to the excellent communication
of this talented and learned poet-priest on
the centennial anniversary. There is, prob
ably, not in the Catholic Church gentle
man who is more universally esteemed for
his piety and literary ability than Abbe
Rooquette-one of Louisiana's noble sons.
Year: 1876

The Journal de Paris contains q
letter from an eyewitness, giving the
following particulars of the atrocities
committed on the occasion of the fu-
neral of Kamrasi, King of Ounyoro,
in Central Africa. An immense grave
or pit, capable of holding several hum
dred people, had been dug at the bot
tom of which the wives of the defunct
King had been placed in the form of
a ring, to be in readiness to receive
upon their knees the corpse of their
late tyrannical and barbarous master.
Several regiments of the Royal Guard
had been sent on the preceding night
to silently surround some of the neigh
boring villages. The first human be-
ing, be it man, woman or child, that
made its exit from the surrounded
huts was forcibly seized and carried
off, and the captives entrapped in this
manner conducted toward the pit pre-
pared for the funeral. Here there be-
gan the most horrible scene. The
limbs of these poor creatures, arms
and legs, were broken by the soldiers.
The lamentations and cries of des-
pair of the victims intermingled with
the shouting of the fanatical crowd,
and one by one they were thrown in.
to the gaping gulf below. Then began
the beating of drums, the flourish of
trnmpets, the piercing sound of the
whistle and pipe, which, together
with the violent vociferations of the
crowd drowned the cries of the
victims. The soil dug out of the pit
the previous day was then thrown
back into the monster grave. The fam
atical spectators of the dismal drama,
as soon as it was filled up, commenced
to dance on the summit of the grave
stamping the soil down with all their
might, so as to form q hard, compact
layer above those buried alive. All
the lamentations having ceased, moth
ing was left to indicate the ceremony
of the abominable sepulchre. The
noise of the instruments had ceased
also, and the assembled crowd retired,
satisfied with themselves and admir-
ing the greatness of the King whose
names demanded such sacretices.
Year: 1876

A farmer at Cohoes, New York,
dreamed that he was feeding his cows
the other night, and that suddenly
one of them rearched over and whis-
pered in his ear, "I am going to set
fire to this she'd" He says that he
looked at the COW in astonishment,
but she kept on repeating the same
words over and over again until he
woke, and his dream was vividly
before his minds eye that he went
out to the barn to see the COW that
told him she would set the barn on
fire. He went cautiously into the
stall of the would-be incendiary, and
strange to relate, he discovered blaze
of light in the manger. He still
thought he was dreaming, and pinched
himself, but it was useless; he was
wide awake and there was fire. He
rushed for pail of water that stood by
Year: 1876

A CURIOUS defense is made for q
lot of "sawdust" swindlers in New
York. They were detected cheating
country people by promising to send
them counterfeit money, and really
sending only sawdust or rubbish.
The claim made for them is, that
they serve the community by make
ing that very class afraid to deal In
counterfeits who, If not thus cheated
as so taught of experience, would be
millions of bad money
every year. The Government should
employ, not arrest, such workers for
its welfare, says their counsel. De-
cision reserved.
Year: 1876

She was crOChctlng something out or SOFT
scarlet and white wool. Milton Etheredge
sat watching her. pretending to read the Jour
nal at the same time. She was looking very
charming in her buff muslin dress, with pink
ribbons at her throat, and looping back her
brown hair.


Pratc as we may Of the unimportance of
dress, it more or less influences the destiny
of us ALL Venus herself would be ugly in a
tattered gown, and only imagine Apollo in a
swallow-taled coat with brass buttons. An
ME Huntley knew the value of dress-and
what is more, she knew how to attire herself
in Just the manner most becoming to her.
She was not SO much prettier than dozens of
other young ladies, but everything about her
was in harmony and people had fallen into the
habit of calling her beautiful. She had a
clear wild-rose complexion, tolerably regular
features, soft brown eyes, and hair that was
struggling continually to break into curls and
ringIets SO natural to it.


Milton Etheredgc-grave, silent, wise law
yer-wondered within himself how long he
had loved little Annie. lie could not remem-
Der. six years ago she had come to thenl-the
dying request OF Mrs. Ethcredge's best valued
friend. The good lady had been a mother to
her ever since, and Milton had played the
part of kind elder brother. Annie was
eighteen when she came to Greymead-
was now twenty-five. Yes, he was sure he
had loved her Tor six years. She had made
everything so different. Her pretty ways of
arranging the curtains. and flowers, and
books. and knick-knacks, had frightened up
the stately old house wonderfully. Milton
though, II was strange how he and his lady
mother had ever managed to live without
her.


SO he sat and watched her as she made the
shining steel flash in and out the bright fleecy
wool. Not that he thought of ever being
anything more to her than he was now. His
love was quiet yet, it had not reached that
passionate stage when it will not be subdued
by any obstacles. He was old-forty at
least-and it would be childish for him to
hope she would ever link her young, fresh
life with that of "a man whose hair was get
ting grey on the temples.


But there was something more to destroy
the hope, if he had dared to indulge it. At
one time, perhaps, he had indulged it, but
certainly not now. Annie Huntley had had
her life romance as well as other women. It
Year: 1876

From the Inter Ocean, March 13th.l


We question if there has been anything
seen in this country approaching the power
and violence of the tornado that visited the
village of Hazel Green, Wis.,, on Friday last.
Heretofore there has been some apparent
limit to the force of whirlwinds, and there
has generally remained in their path some
monument of strength which has defed their
assault; but in this case the storm appears to
have been absolutely resistless. There was
no partial demolition of objects in its course
no ruin simply of frail tenements, while
stronger ones resisted successfully. Heavy
stone buildings were crushed like paper box
es, not by persistent beating about them,
but instantly, as if q colossal hand of iron
had struck them to the earth. No instance
occurs to us where the destruction and loss
of life have been so great, proportionately
from such cause. The Whirlwind only
struck at a few points in the village, but
where it descended havic and ruin were the
result. Seven persons were instantly killed,
and tifteeu more or less severely injured,
while over twenty buildings were destroyed.
This is small village OF about ], 900 inhabi-
tants. Something of the force Of the tornado
may be gained from the fact that a span of
horses standing side by side in barn were
lifted sixty feet in the air, and carried dis
tance ftwenty rods and dashed to the earth
again, falling only ten feet apart, and retain
ing the respective places occupied when they
We're lifted from their places. One whole
family named Richards, together with
neighbor and her infant child, were killed,
and so suddenly did the tornado strike the
dwelling where they were assembled. and so
quick was the work, that they were found in
the very positions occupied ere the stroke de-
scended, having had apparently no time to
make even frightened movemant towards
escape. Outside of the center of the whirl-
wind the force was of course moderated. and
there the destruction was only partial; but it
seems that in the direct line of the tornado,
and in the places where it fairly touched,
nothing withstood it. 1t appears also. from
all.that can be learned, that the fearful Wis
itation was confined to narrow limit, and that
no other points in the vicinity suffered to any
extent. The occurrence is phenomenon
which weather prognosticators would do well
to study.