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Year: 1870

The harvest is let farm bell and church bell
From valley and hill top the tiings proclaim.
Till the air shall be laden with ofthanksgivng
And the mountain shall echo the good Givers name.
Throw open the halls of the farmers great mansion
And landlord and laborer draw near the board
Where fair hands have scattered in tasteful profusion
The viands, the choicest the farm afford
The feasting and Jest, and the half forgot story
And bumper and song for n season had sway:
For the hands chained to tell for liberated
And hearts strange TO freedom are free for to-day
Let the swans Drowned with SUM- and with hands hard


from labor,


To the shadowy groves with the maidens repair,
And bring them jewels from grain field and meadow,
To set in the crown that the fairest shall wear.
The wheat plume, and oat plume, and sweet clover


blossom,


And the sprays ofsof meadow grass showing between
Oh, weave them in chapsts their colors contrasting.
The green with the gold, and the gold with the green
And out of the throng of the brown rustic faces
Let the maidens choose him who to the soil
Whose courage failed not when the battle hottest
Whose hands the hardest and broadest from toll
And to him the choice of the purest ard fairest,
And hers be the honor the chaplet to wear;
Oh. tenderly place it upon her fair forehead,
And let it rest lightly upon her dark hair
And thus clad in beauty, her tresses the shadow,
The oat plume, the sunshine, enlived with green;
Let the woodlands resound with answering echo,
of Hail. Queen of Beauty" and ''Hail, Harvest
Queen -


And the dear little chdren-oh tell them the tidngs
And let them take turns at the old iron bell
Till stroke answers stroke, and the spirit of music
Shall mock their sweet laughter from woodland and


dell.


Oh, tell it, We bells, till it reaches the city;


Ye quivering wires swift bear it away:
And whisper the word to the INDECENT millions,
And caeer them with hopes of happier day.
For the harvest is full and the great barns are burst


ing;


Let a million of voices the glad proclaim,
Till the shall be vocal with of Thanksgiving,
Aud the mountain shall echo the good Givers uame
Year: 1870

A SToCK Law AND lMMIGRATION.-The st.
Louis Democrat, Of Dec. lst, has an article
uuder this caption, in which it says it has
copied an article from the Rural World ad-
vocating stock law, and remarking thereon.
the Democrat says: "The building and
maintaining of fences and farms at the Vest
cost as much as the whole value of the farms.
These fences are needed only to shut out cat
tie running at large. 1t would cost less than
one-fourth as much to fence in the cattle as
to fence in the land under cultivation. 1t fol-
lows that a sum equal to three-fourths of the
whole value of our farms could have been
saved to the farmer, had everybody been re-
quired from the first to fence in his cattle, in
stead of fencing in his crops. Much more
than half the land of this State is still uncul-
tivated, and as railroads are extended and
immigration flows in, the wealth of the State
may be more than doubled by the occupation
and tillage of new farms alone. But that
progress is delayed by the cost of fencing new
farms. If the cost of fencing would be re-
duced BY the adoption of q stock law, immi-
grafton would be greatly accelerated, the set
tlement and progress of the State would be
hastened, and its wealth would be greatly in
creased 1t is safe to say tnat within five
years any county which will adopt and en-
force stock law will realize, in increased
value of land through immigration thus in
vited, sum far greater than the cost
would involve. The change would not be
burdensome as some believe. 1t was tried
in New York, and we doubt whether there
would now be found a single intelligent farm
er who would desire to return to the old sys
tenn. If adopted generally in this State, it
would give Missouri a decisive advantage
over all other States to the immigrant, be-
cause the first cost of bringing land under
cultivation would be so much reduced
Year: 1870

A tricky politician, who was noted for new
er doing anything withouta sinister purpose,
having died, the clergyman who preached his
funeral sermon said that it would have been
a great consolation to the friends of the deceas-
ed, if they could have aseertained his motive
n thus suddenly leaving them.
Year: 1870

A GRACEFUL CouPLIMENr.-The following
neat and beautiful reply was made by the
late Daniel O'Connel, in response to toast
given in compliment to his wife, who was the
object of bis long and affectionate attachment.
1t was given at political meeting. The
English language could furnish nothing more
touchingly tender and graceful "There are
some topics of SO sacred and sweet q nature,


that they may be comprehended by those
who are happy, but they cannot possibly be
described by any human being. All that
shall do is to thank you in the name of her
who was the disinterested choice of my early
youth who was the ever cheerful compan-
ion OF my manly years and who is the sweet
est solace of that scar of yellow leaf age at
which have arrived. In her name I thank
you; and this you may readily believe; for
experience | think, will show to us ali that
man cannot battle and struggle with malig-
nsnt enemies, unless his nest at home is warm
and comfortable-unless the honey of human
life is commended by hand that be loves. !"
Year: 1870

A proposition was made in the Board OF
Supervisors yesterday, and was received
with much favor, to turn the County Nor
NAL School into a hospital in other words,
10 convert it from useless into useful
institution. The only objection that eau
be urged against this plan is that it will de-
privo certain ablc-bodiod per2ons of the
life pensions which they have beau laf'orins
50 diligently to secure At the expense Of
the taxpayer. OF Cook County. It may be
objected. also, that the title to the ground up
On which the Normal School is situated will
revert to the donors If the building Is used
Tor anything except Normal School The
answer TO that is very short: Let it revert: ::
The comfy will at least save the cost Of
running il.


The board rejected By nearly unani-
NOUS vote. the recommendation of the
| Hospital Committee to sell the Reform
School property and use the proceeds fol
building new hospital. They also voted


against the proposition of the Medical


Board to build wing TO tho present hos


pital The Normal School seems then, te


he the only resource left. Why not use Il


70, that purpose? The patriotic citizcns oi


Enelewood, not TO mention the jocu1ar Nr


Eearney, ought to be rejoieed at seeing
their edifce turned to 80 good account
Year: 1870

EY 1t Is the duty ofthc Conservatives
ia every county to be thoroughly organ
ized for the Pail Election. Let steps be
taken to put Crawford county in active
working condition. 1t is true it is some
time to November, but there is no harm
in the people consulting together early
for The good Of the State.
Year: 1870

The Cony ention of Delegates from the


Border counties Of Arkansas and Mis-


souri, met, we presume, on yesterday, a'


Bentonville, to deliberate upon the course


to he taken by North West Arkansas


and South West Missouri, in securing the


early completion of the long-talked- OF


Border Railroad From the Bentonyille


Trareler of May 9th, We see our cotcm


porary is on the wrong track as to the
motives which prompted the gentlemen
who organized themselves into compa-
ny at Little Rock, for the purpose of for
warding this important project Those
concerned in this organization are men
Of capital and mean to build the Border


Road. The action on their part was for
the sole purpose Of preventing certain
other parties, who could not build the
road, from getting possession of the
charter and thereby securing State aid to
jugglc with. We can confidently assure
our North West friends, that the men
now engaged in this enterprise intend,
with their assistance, to build the Border
Road in good faith, if not prevented by
some unforeseen contingency. 1t is all
q gross mistake to think for moment,
that it will be to the interest of the l..
r. e. +. S. r. r. Company to prevent the
construction of the Border Road 1t
will, if built on or near the lines Of the


Counties of Benton, Washington and
Crawford and thus on to Fort Smith, be
one of the principal feeders to the Little
Rock Road. As for Little Rock doing
anything in the matter, she has done
nothing, comparatively, for the l.. r. d
+. S. Railroad. There seems to be q
spirit manifested there wholly unaccount
able. They seem to think that any road
that does not stop at Little Rock,mu be
an injury to the interests of that city. As
soon as the Border Road is finally loca-
ted between Fort Smith and Pierce City
and on line withn the States Of Missouri
and Arkansas, the present company will
be more than willing to surrender their
places to any others who will Jaad TIE
road on tha! line. They want the june
ton made at or near Van Burcn, the road
to run thence to Fort Smith, and not
away out in the Indian Country at Fort
Gibson. If parties favoring the South
Pacific Road, who are gerrymandering for
the control of this Border Road, get con
troll of it, then you may expect the road
to run out into the Indian Country, per-
haps 100 miles from the line, This, of
course, all Arkansans Of the North West
should strive to prevent. The gentlemen
who compose the company organized at
Little Rock, want the road to come to
Van Buren, and Fort Smith and have no
earthly interest in running it out into
the Indian Country, or of permitting it
to be idle and remain unbult. Let us
take sensible, practical view Of this
matter, and remember railroads are made
for profit and not favor.
Year: 1870

Infantry remain as garrison. The prisoners Of the
Native Mobile Guard we're released under parole
not to serve again this war. The town and envrons
have picturesque appearance, built much in old
German style. Five hundred Of the Mobiles had
been trained during the siege to serve the guns
They did the artillery work, but I'm repusing the as
sault OF the 10th all the male Inhabitants that could
procure arms participated.
Year: 1870

Her Dangerous A1id-Air Walk.


We copy this dispatch from Jacksonville,
Illinois:


JACKSONVILLE. H., April 14.-An insane
woman il some way escaped from the apart
ments of the Insane Asylum in which she
had been confined. rushed up the stairway,
leaped upon the roof, and dashed away to
the end of the bulldog, swung herself over
the edge of the roof, and dropped to cor.
nice some six or eight feet below. Upon
this, q foot wide, and some seventy tive feet
above the ground, the wild maniac walked
back and forth for a quarter OF an hour.
The men rushed up to the roof and passed a
rope to her, and tried to persuade
her to fasten il about her body,
but in vain. Beds were brought and
placed below SO as TO break the fall if she
Should leap from her perilous position.
After remaining on the cornice for fifteen
minutes, seemingly unconscious OF all
danger, she swung off, and holding by the
crevice until her feet touched cap OF the
fifth story window, when she let go OF the
cornice, and, wonderful to relate. alighted
erect and steady upon the cap, which was
but foot wide and four feet long. There,
at that fearful and dizzy height, she stood
gazing about for fifteen minutes, then she
seized firmly the rope lowered to her and
leaDed into the air. The strong arms above
her gradually lowered her, and when she
was about thirty feet from the ground. she
relaxed her hold and fell upon the beds
below, and although stunned was taken up
uniDjured.
Year: 1870

LATEST NEWS FROM ALL POINTS
COIN IN THE UNITED STATES TREASURY


Georgia Corruption Resolution


MEMPHIS AND NEW ORLEANS RAILROAD GRANT
SYPHER ENTITLED TO 4 SEAT
a BANK ROBBERY IN CHARLESTON
ACCoMPLICE LOCKED IN TIE VAULT
Miscellaneous News frOm Europe
REpULsE OF INSURGENTS IN CUBA
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN MARKETS
Year: 1870

THE FRUIT GARDEN.-The winter has
been an unusually mild one, but Spring
will bring high winds, against which Fall
planted fruit trees should be well protect
ed. Take up three inches of soil from a.
round currant and gooseberry plants,
sprinkle on SCOT, quick lime and wood
ashes, and return the SOIL This mixture
win act as a stimulating manure and tend
to prevent the appearance of the caterpil-
lar. In transplanting be careful to deal
gently with the fibrous root, which supply
nonrishment to the plant
Year: 1870

About o'clock this morning man named
Thomas Goyle was found dead on top of Dow
ling's lmekiln, on Rock Creek, just above the
Bridge street bridge, with the head and upper
portion of his body badly burned and charred.
Coroner Potter was notified but deemed it un-
necessary to hold an inquest, in view of the
facts, which are as follows:-It appears that de-
ceased, who was native of Georgetown, and 26
years of age, has been for some weeks wandering
about and sleeping under any shelter he could
find, and last night about o'clock, he obtained
a chew of tobacco from boy on Bridge street,
and went off, saying that he was 'bitter cold,
and was going to the limekiln to warm himself"
Nothing more was seen of him till this morning
about 5 O'clock when some of the employees,
after having drawn the kiln, went on the top
and there found the deceased lying on his face
with folded arms on the heap of burning shells,
where he had no doubt early in the morning
gone to warm himself, and falling to sleep be-
came suffoeated to death, after which the slow,
steady heat commenced to burn and char the
body. The body was Immediately drawn out of
harms way and there left till the arrival of the
Coroner as above stated. Deceased was edu-
Gated at Georgetown College, where he evinced
talents of the highest order Washington Star,
Saturday evening.
Year: 1870

Miss Ellen Creed, an interesting young woman
of nineteen, residing with her parents at No.
102 North Sixth street, Williamsburg, met with
a sudden and extraordinary death last evening.
She stepped out on the stoop of her residence to
see the state of the weather, when she was
taken off her feet by gust and dashed against
an adjoining stoop. When found she was par
tally insensibe, but fingered two hours, when
she died from congestion of the brain.
Year: 1870

forever in bis eyes, and forever dear to
him. Unite his heart to me in the dear
est love. land holiness and mine to him in
all sweetness, charity and compliance.
Keep me from all ungcuteness and dis
contcntedness and unreasonableness of
passion and humor and make me humble
and obedent, useful and ob-ervant, that
we may delight in each other according
to Thy blessed word, and both Of Us may
rejoice in Thee, having our portion in
the love and service Of God forever.
Amen"
Year: 1870

esrA wife's prayer, nearly as beautiful
as the prayer Of Naomi, is expressed in
these words:


Lord. bless and preserve that dear
person whom thou hast chosen to be my
husband let his life be long and blessed,
comfortable and holy; and let me also
become a great blessing and a comfort
unto him, sharer in all his sorrows,
meet helper in all his accidents and
changes in the world make me amiable
Year: 1870

What is better than presence OF
mind in a railway accident? Ab-
sencc OF body. p
/. A Western lady speaks of a cor
tain lady in public as ian ornament
to both sexes


The premium lazy man does al
his reading in autumn, because tht
season turns the leaves.
Year: 1870

IN re caroline Louisa De Gf'ushe-This was an
application by Adelne, the mother OF the child, fol-
her custody claiming that the child had been taken
away from her some time ago. The father and
mother have boh instituted suits for divorce charg-
ing each other with adultery neither OF which are
yet concluded. The Court ordered testimony to be
taken and gave the cnid to the custody OF her
mother.
Year: 1870

look close into the wreck yesterday was to
see the evidence of this. Red human blood
could be seen on the fresh newly rent
wood, or a point of wood protruded, stained
with the life-tide of some dead person, whose
body was invisible. In many cases there were
wounded and dead which IL was impossible to
see amid the mass of broken wood and iron;
often, however, the little red stream of blood
flowing down some slantng beam, or else drop
ping slowly on the ground, indicated spot of
death or of some.senseless victim still breathing.
More horrible, however than the bodies killed
by impaling wood splinters, were those crushed
by heavy masses of iron or wood driven against
them. A human body reduced almost to a
bloody pulp by crushing, forms frightful pic
ture in nearly all serious railroad collisions


Two Mes and Two Horses Dashed TO Pieces ON


the Now Jersey Railroad.


A sad accident occurred on the New Jersey
Central Railroad at Elizabeth, by which two
men, Barney Connor and Patrick MCGOWAN,
lost their lives. They were riding in a wagon
drawn by two horses, and in crossing the track
at Court street were struck by the locomotive
of the 1890 train from New York. The wagon
was dashed to pieces, its two occupants and the
two horses were instantly killed. The bodies
of the unfortunate men were terribly mutilated
when they were picked up, having been thrown
a distance of thirty feet


1t is stated that the approaching train was in
full view when Connor attempted to drive across
the track, but 1t does not appear whether he was
properly signaled. 1t is even stated that there
was no dagman present, but the accounts given
by eye-witnesses are so conflicting that it is
hardly possible to arrive at the truth.
Year: 1870

A Man with a Propensity for Seeing His Fell


low Beings Asleep.


The Louisville Courier Journal relates this
singular story


A man who gave his name as Charles Wat
kins, and who turns oat to be Charles Living
stone, once respectable merchant in this city,
was arr ested while trying TO enter the house of
Mr.. Schaeffer, on Portland avenue, before day
light yesterday morning. This man has
strange mania for which name is yet to be
invented. He will break into house at night
just for the luxury of standing by the bedside
of person and looking at him or her, as the
case may be, as they lay asleep. He has been
known to do this o1 several occasions, and after
standing there and gazing for hours, leave with
out disturbing anything, and close the doors
carefully after him.


About six months ago he got himself into
serious trouble in this way, being arrested as a
burglar and held to answer. He entered the
room of young lady after she had retired and
gone to sleep. Taking his favorite position be-
side the bed he stood gazing at the beautiful
sleeper till, perhaps conscious of the presence
near her. she awoke and was frightened terribly.
By the faint light of the moon as it skone
through the lattice she saw this stranger stand
ing still and motionless at her bedside. She
screamed and tainted, and the inmates of the
house, aroused by the noise, came rushing in
just In time TO catch the intruder.


The affair caused good deal OF excitement
and no little gossip at the time, bat subsequent
Year: 1870

hanced prices OF stocks as comparea with tho agpres
at which the, the movement started, and hence we
Of the week. But that the movement for realiza~
ton has commenced in all the speculative shares,
be more eectually carried out for those which have
not yet participated In It, is the impression conveyed
Saturday. The speculative combinations are gene
rally harmonious when In distress. Like politicians,
they quarrel only when the spoils are At hand. In
they were very friendly in their relations to each
other Only one set Of operators attacked them the
bear side the onset being confined to the North
west shares, but even they turned round with the
general current and became 'bulls Now that the
twenty per cent, mutual dstrust and fear pervade
their councils. They are suspicious of each other
the fruits Of the Champaign. Each clique is afraid
o, Delng lelt the last to sell out The Lake
quietly Then oweS the oho and ashss yry
com6ination-the unloading in the latter stock
being an instance In point OF the fear Of treschsry,
but not to so great an extent, the market having
been too soft to receive large sales The Central
the public, and threw themselves into the breach
when the break Of Thursday occurred The eject
OF the events OF the week has been to render the
market dull and to put all fresh operations rather
on the 'bearish side Of speculation.


The gold market was dull until taken hold OF by
clique for an upward turn this summer, their plans
being based upon the falling of in the cotton re-
ceipts for the balance of the season. They are ma
nipuatng the market for short interest as foun-
daton for the movement and have already tempted
large speculative sales, the feeling being confidently
entertained that when we are so near specie pay
ments the Government will not suffer any sharp
advance in gold, particularly the Treasury is so
abundantly supplied with facilities for frustrating
the design.


"The Government market was lower in its general
movement prices having fallen on with the reversed
course of speculation at the Stock Exchange.


"The money market was easy at the close at three
to five per cent Private commercial paper was in
request at Six 10 seven per cent discount Foreign
exchange closed strong on the basis OF 109H for
prime bankers sixty Gay and 1l0 for sight sterling
bllso
Year: 1870

Court Of Quarter Sessions-Auison P.J
After the form of organizing the petit jury for
the second period of the term had been gone
through, the case of j. w. Migrath, charged
with an outrageous assault upon two little girls,
was put upon trial.


The defendant had place in Race street,
above Seventh, where he professed to do
business as physician and it is alleged that he
to commit an outrage.


The testimony which is being taken at the
time of our going to press is unfit for publica-
ton.


Revenue Cases.


United States Circuit Court-,Judge Cad,calader.
The new term of this Court was opened to-
day, and revenue cases will be the order of
business.


the Grand Jury. The morning session was
principally taken up with the calling of the list.
Year: 1870

facts have proved that the man was harmless,
and went there just to satisfy this singular
longing of his. He has been caught in several
such places since then but at no time has he
ever disturbed anything or anybody. He was
presented to the court as q suspected felon,
charge hardly justified by the facts in the case,
and held in $500 to be of good behavior for
twelve months. His case is strange one in
deed.
Year: 1870

The Californians certainly have curious


methods of getting rid Of the Chinese One OF the latest
is to send them back to China reward for turning
Statesevidence. There was mysterious murder OF an


unknown recently in San Franc isco. The Chief OF
Police arrested 20 Cinnamon and questioned them
one of them, a young woman gave some Information
about il; but aferward cried bitterly declar that her
The Chief suggested that perhaps she would like 10 90
back to China; she gladly assented; her passage Was
paid and the police put her board Of steamer. Be
fore s departure the boss" endeayored TO rescue her
declaring that she owed him $500 bat nobody believed
his assertion and he not permitted ON board lie
act was doubt kindhearted one she has relatives
in China: but as a precedent it il undoubtedly queer
The Chinese now by law testify in Californian Courts
Why did the Chief send away the Governments wnessf
or Is it an acknowledgment that he unable to pro
tect tho woman here I
Year: 1870

Captains and Purser Of Vessels arriving at this port will
please deliver all packages intended for the HERALD to our
regularly authorized agents who to our steam
Yacht feet.


Letters ncws packages for the HERALD should not
therefore, be entrusted the charge any agents
Of tho New York Associated Press.


The New York Associated Press do not now collect marine
reports nor attend to the delivery Of packages will
seen by the following extract from the proceedings of the
regular monthly meeting held March q, 1885,


Resolved, That and after April l. 1865 the Associated
Press with discontinue tho collection of shin newa in the
harbor of New York. Passed unanimously.