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Year: 1875

yHE JOURNALS OF THE STATE CAPITAL wHAcK-


ING AWAY AT THE CONTROVERSY.


ALBANY, N Y, Oct 2S, 1875


The Euening Journal of to-day contains the follow
ing


The statement OF Governor Tildens approval Of the
award OF $50 900 willard Johnsons contract and Of
his promise to let it become law having been denied,
and Delos De Wolf having written letter reaTning
in the article authorized by the Governor, in the
Argus There further points In the article which
call for correct presentation OF the facts II stated
therein that Auditor Thayer urged the bill 1t was the
duty Of the Auditor TO make up this bill as all others
relating TO the Canal Department He held frequent
in tervews with the Governor canal matters, and
furnished the Governor with full list OF the names
and the amounts of the awards, so IL : he could act
nteligently The Governor had all the items officially
before him II is stated In the Governors representa-
tion that the Auditor told Mr. Van Buren
that sHf the bill did not become law we should have
canals To show that this cannot be true u Is only
necessary say that the bill had nothing whateNe or to
do with the present required work tho canals and
provided only for the payment Of work already done


IL Is further stated in the article that the Auditor
said he would not pay any improper claim under the
bill Very likely the Auditor did cay so, that Is his
sworn duty, and no has not paid the claim OF willard
johnson under tho bill Willard johnson raised the
money on his certificates, but not from the Canal De-
partmont He raised II upon the security furnished by
the statement of Mr. De Wolf To the Of
Governor Tilden. The Auditor had conversation
with Governor Tlden 70 the Willard Johnson award
Year: 1875

The annual inspection of the Eleventh regiment tool
place at Tompkins square yesterday. The affair
all respects satisfactory those who behed and
those who participated in the maneuvres
Year: 1875

DAN
Private dispatches convey the gratifying information
that the mines are all right Men have been through
from the Gould and Curry mine to the ophir There is
no FIRE in the works and damage has been done.
The water is decreasing. Tho damage to the ophir
shaft s limited to few feet AT the TOP. The Consol
dated Virginia evidently feels the effect of the news
having just gone up to 245 and $50 in the Board against
232k in the open session.
Year: 1875

the building and fences are in as good con.
dition.


Ihe fact Is that farm land in Chester
county Is now selling at about bottom
prices. can to-day point out number of
good farms that can be bought for less
money than the fences and buildings on
them cost the present owners. So Young
man do not take Horace Greeley's advice to
" go west" but settle down here.


Go and buy the first property Won went
to see, If you can do so without going into
debt for it, You can fix up the old house.
so that 1t will be more comfortable for YOUR
wife than cabin in the west would be
Tell her never mind the young company
that avoids her on account of the economy
you see fit to exercise. All worth having
Will love and visit her in the log house. if
she Is not ashamed to live honestly within
your income and help you to accumulate
the means to furnish her with a better
home. a few years of the hard labor that
you have been accustomed too will do it.


Being near the old homestead, yom
father can assist you in stocking your little
farm from the surplus OF his own place.
and then remember that your parents are
getting old, and here you can visit them
frequently and contribute to the happiness
of their declining years.


Around you there are convenient mar.
kets, and ready sale for all that you can
produce. In case of sickness, friends and
physicians are near that can come at vour
CALL And last, though not least. should
you be blessed with family of little ones
around you, here you have good schools
near at hand for their instruction. So if
you would take my advice, it is not to "Go
West, young man." as too many have done
to their sorrow. Let the emigrant 20 there
and makeit his home. Coming from conn.
tries where poverty is his portion and no
nope OF bcttering his condition there, he
has nothing to lose or regret in making the
change. In the great West he has a chance
OF soon making a more comfortable homo
than the one he had left, with the satisfac. |
ton of there being his own master. some |
thing he could never hope to experience in |
the Old World had he remained there.
Year: 1875

1t is hard to remember wear in which


the complaint has not been made that


there were very few weddings; but, in


spite OF this, the world is not depopulated.


and even the ranks of wealth and fashion


have as yet shown no lack of personnel


As long as human nature is extant, there is


no serious danger of an epidemic of cell.


bacy, and the few hundred young men in


society who think they cannot afford to


marry will exert very little influence either


way upon the census reports. To these


hundreds, however, the marriage question


Is densely serious one, and they doubt


less read with interest such discussions of II
as are from time to time contributed to the
magazines by members of their order. In


the current number of the GaIa57l. Mr.


Albert Rhodes enters with vivacity into the
detail OF the theme, and proves conclusively


enough the folly Of the matron's maxim


that "enough for one is enough for two


lie shows how a bachelor of correct habits
and simple tastes can live upon $4,000 n
year as we'll as young married couple can
upon $1,000 This is undoubtedly trua


but the pOstulate in this and in all other
calculations of the sort is that it is necessary
for young married people "to maintain a
certain social standing" This implies OK.
pensive toilets, a habitation of some sort in
a fashionable neighborhood, operas and
balls and dinner parties in moderation
with their accompanying outlay for clothes
and carriages. If all this is a necessity of
life to a given pair of penniless young folks
who would like to marry, their case is sad.
They cannot give up their kid gloves and
their trailing robes, and therefore they
must give up each other-and as a general
thing they choose the lesser sacrifice. The
world takes little interest in such woes as
these. There is nothing in the existing
state OF society to prevent any two vo,no
people OF average health and good will |
from marrying if they want to, and if they
are willing to bear their part in the inevita. |
ble trial OF life as their parents did before |
them. Of course, if parents bring up their
children TO be idle and inefficient. tbev
should also provide them with the means |
Of subsistence, and so far the argument in |
favor of marriage settlements is sound |
But sympathy is very much thrown away
upon well-dyessed loafer who stands in n |
club window all day with his hat on. be.
cause his income will not permit him to
set up an establishment, and because Miss
Flyaway's father refuses to give her brown
stone house. If he cannot afford to marry.
the loss is to small to grieve over, even if
his species becomes extinct.
Year: 1875

Large apes of naturally intelligent breed,
are put to good service in the Straits settle
ments of the east. They are trained to
climb the cacoanut palm trees, valuable for
their fruit, which ordinarily, is difficult to
reach, and not only harvest the nuts but
always select such as are ripe. They twist
the nut round and round until it falls down
from the stalk, and at each success testify
their delight by jumps and chuckles. Apes
so trained are hired out by their owners
like so many field hands.
Year: 1875

1t is an old reproach against Oriental,
that they can not understand joke and
that they are still less able to say pretty
things to ladies; but a daughter of Louis
XIV, the princess dc Cont, inspired the
Moorish ambassador with as gracefully
turned a compliment as can be imagined.
She had rallied against the Mohammedan
custom of polygamy, and the Moor thus
defended the practice: Madame, plur-
ality of wives is allowed among us, because
in our country we must seek in several
women the charming qualities which are
here to be found in one"
Year: 1875

DRESS on THE SrAGE.-Of all the places in
the world, one would suppose that the
theatre, which Of late years has gone
altogether to realism and Il certain excru.
clating fitness of material would be the
last to violate good taste in dress. But in
fact 1t leads the way in impropriety. No.
where but on the stage do ladies wear full
dress and trains at picnics and get blown
up by steamboats, in full opera suits. No.
where else do they array themselves in
brocadc satin to violate the commandments
and put on silk velvet to take poison.
Here, but nowhere else, do they flee across
the continent in pink slippers, pursued by
Indians, and sit down to casual intrigue in
bosky glens with nothing on but lawn and
lace. If we are to believe the stage. the
lady of society changes her costume with
every situation in life, and has colors appro.
pirate to every emotion of the human
heart.
Year: 1875

SALES BY SAMPLE IN VIRGINIA.-The
Court Of Appeals of Virginia, in session at
richmond, last week reversed the decision
OF the Kiehmond Hastings Court fning tn Q
traveller of Philadelphia firm for selling
goods by sample under license taken ont
in the name of the house. The Court of
Appeals say that "a sale by an agent is a
sale by HIMSELF" and that though license
is not transferable, yet it covers sales made
by the agent Of the party licensed.
Year: 1875

A fellow who got drunk on election dav
said it was owing to his efforts to put down
party spirit.


True affection grows stronger as it grows
older. The same may be said of butter.


Soft hearts often harden, but soft heads
never change.


A new name for tight boot-a corn
crib.
Year: 1875

There's one pleasant thing about house
cleaning. a man can straddle himself ont
in the parlor for day or two and spit on
the floor without spelling Brussels Garnet.
-Nourich Bulletin.
Year: 1875

A Delaware clergyman was the victim of
a donation party the other night, and the
next day he had to exchange a peck of
beans for something to eat, or go without
food all day.-Norristo,rn HeraN.
Year: 1875

4 wag entered a smoking car on the
Central few days ago while the train was
IN motion, and in an earnest and sympa,
thetic tone said: There is a lady in the
next coach tainted away. Has any gentle.
man any liquor for her?" Twentv-ejpbt
men IN that car Immediately rose to their
feet each with a flask in his hand. A
more eloquent expression of sympathy
could not be conceived.
Year: 1875

A Paris newspaper gives this extract
from the notes of young fellow who
tried to commit suicide and was cut
down before suffocation was complete.
He was delighted to return to life, and it
is noted that would-be suicides who are
rescued from their self-sought fate rarely
renew their attempts to shuttle off this
mortal coil;


When stood on the chair the mirror
on the mantelpiece involuntarily at
iracted me, and looked at myself as
fastened the slip knot around my neck.
Blood flowed to my head, for my face
was very red; something took place at
the same time in my optic nerves, for it
seemed to me that my face suddenly be-
gan to make grimaces My eyes and
nose changed places necessarily, like
the pieces of kaleidoscope. | kicked
the chair from under me, and fell with
the sensation that | had been struck on
the top of my head with hammer. |
did not at FIRST feel the rope around my
neck. The only clear impression which
followed the blow with the hammer on
my skull was that of a great heaviness
on the head. 1t seemed to me that my
head was larger and heavier on my
shoulders than the great bell Of Notre
Dame, At the same time felt an i'm
mense night falling in and around me,
Then | felt extremely cold at my lower
extremities, and at the same time an
acute, terrible pain in my neck, which
was produced by the rope, which cut my
skin and sawed my veins. Then ! felt
nothing. Evidently this was the mo-
ment when my good Aunt Cecil entered
my room and cut me down.
Year: 1875

Any one investing in these Bonds has the
satisfaction Of knowing that his bond is GER
tain TO be paid at maturity; and further that
he assists in building in the city of New York
a permanent Temple Of Industry, which will
DO an ornament and pride to every Ameri-
can.


Each BOndholder, until his bond is re-
deemed, is a part owner Of twenty. two acres
OF land situated in the heart Of the city Of
New. York, and estimated TO be worth Two
Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars.
And ths building which is estimated to cost
Seven Millions, @


The excavations for the foundation was
commenced on the 10th Of May, 1875, and the
building will be ready TO receive the goods
from the Centennial Exhibition at its close.


No investment for people Of small means
was ever offered .equaling the Bonds of the In
cured by. mortgage which makes the principal
safe, and eminently secure, and in addition to
which each bondhelder participates four times
q year, in the allotment Of premiums above
named.


The difference between these bonds and n
lottery ticket is, in a lottery the holder must
lose his money. or draw a prize, while the
holder Of an Industrial Exhibition Bond cam
not lose his investment. but must have re-
turned to him the principal and small rate
of interest added. and in addition has an op-
portunity TO draw a premium ranging from
ESQ to 100000.


The Board Of Directors and the Trustees Of
the mortgagage are among the most eminent
Of the business men Of New York, and is OF
itself guarantee that the bonds are a safe
and desirable Investment.


The Company is not responsible for any
money sent, except II be by check, poItal or
der, draft or express payable to the order Of
the Industrial Exhibition Company.


Circulars sent on application. ~


Address. 80


Industrial Exhibition Company,


No. ~ East 18th street,
l2sdkwt New York City,
Year: 1875

he carried off in Il bag. On the street
he happened to notice that his shoe
string WAS united, and placing his bag
of gold upon post he proceeded to
tie his shoe, when he was seized 10y II
presS-gang and hurried of to Il war
ship, where he WAS kept in service. His
story of the bag of gold was laughed
to scorn. Soon after his abduction he
WAS taken prisoner in an action with
the MoorS, and for many Years was kept
i'll bondage. Meanwhile the bag of
gold had been found 10y an honest man,
who advertised vainly for its owner.
and at length set up as Il banker with
the unclaimed capital. He prospcred.
and ut the end of 10 years retired from
active business with Il fortune. One
day. an old man called upon him and
claimed the bag of gold. He proved
to be the sailor, who, having returned.
had heard of the advertisement, and
sought to recover his lost wealth. The
retired banker was satisfied that the
lOng-lost owner of the money was be
fore him, and, asking him to call again
the next day, promised to give him the
money with compound interest added
The old man went away. but never re
turned and the mystery now is IN re
gard to how he disappeared, and whith-
Year: 1875

garh of an Andalusion peasant. and with
an AndalHSion face. spramg lightly into
the arena, approaching the bull fear
leSsly. and at the same time calling his
name:


"Moro, Moro, Ya voy,'


At the sound of the sweet voice the
animal ceased its fury, and turned to
the place whence it came. and when lie
s;Iw the girl be plainly manifested pleas
IRE. She came to his head, and put
forth her hand which he licked with his
tongue. Then she sang Il low. sweet
song. at the same time caressing the
animal by patting him on the forehead;
and while she sung the suffering mon
arch kneeled at her feet. Then she
stopped and gently removed the cruel
banderilloS. after which. with her aim
around FL Moro's neck. she led HIM
towards the gate of the torriI.


Until now the multitude had been
held spell bound, hut when they saw
the gentle mistress thus triumphant, IA
shout went up that shook the very
walls. In an instant the bull turned.
the flames again in his eyes, but the girl
very soon again Suhdued him, and led
him out from the arena prize which
she was to take back with her to her
home.
Year: 1875

Hon. Gerrit Smith, whose deceass was
announced last week, was one of the very few
outspoken abolitionists of the early days Of
abolition who was not constantly reviled by the
public men of the former slave States. 1t was
his fortune to stand in high esteem with most
of the prominent men in the South who were
in Congress at the same time with himself
Mr.. Smith held the most kindly relations with
them and they with him, and this, to degree,
that it may be said with truth that he was
popular with them. He was as thorough an
abolitionist az William Lloyd Garrison, and
gave as clear an expression of his views as the
sturdiest of his school, yet when he spoke in
the House Of Representatives he was always
listened to by the Southern members with the
most marked attention and respect. Mr.. Smith
was prepossssSing man in his personal appear
ance-a fine type of physical manhood in fall
health. His style of speaking was clear and
delberate-and very impresSive-ch
always by argument and reasoning, rather than
by the strong dsnuneiatiOn that was INDUCED
in by most Of his colleagues among the aEoll-
tionists of that day. He was an earnest and
sincere friend and champion of wrOnged
humanity wherever he found it, without regard
to religion, country, race color or condition,
and his sincerity as proved by his practice, his
courteous bearing to his opponents and his
appeals to their reason, won him the respect OF
all parties in the Congress in which be served.
- IeiUpr
Year: 1875

The Proposed SHIP CANAL across the
State, from the SassafraS river to the mouth of
Blackbird Greek, is again assuming importance
from the fact that prominent engineers have
just been inspecting tie route, and 1t is said,
are making the preliminary preparations for
commencing the work. AS If to give more
coloring to the subject we notice also that there
is quite a furry among those who have pro.
nounc0d the scheme stupendous humbug
Two or three persons who thus talk rushed
into print last week, while the engineers were
going over the route, and labored hard to
laugh the scheme into seorn, but their articles
showed too much anxiety to convince the
reader that they were smiling TRANQUILITY. We
believe that in every case those who write to
prove the scheme is not feasible are stockhold-
ers in the canal now in operation. Whether the
fact of being a stakeholder in a rival enterprise
enables the writers to see further into the
matter than the engineers who make the
surveys is open to grave doubt. 1t is hardly
safe to pronounce this job an impossibility, as
Mr.. Sam. Townsend insists, though as to just
how it can be done may be above his compre
hensiOn. 1t may be the wiser plan to enlarge
the canal we already have, as some Of the
more prudent writer's insist, but for men who
are net practical engineers to say whether q
new canal is feasible or not is not free from the
suspicion of absurdity.
Year: 1875

It is thought that the average price per
basket received for the crop will be about
eighty cents. There were many shippers who
would obtain so much ss Sc per crate and the
average Of some growers was not less than two
dollars, but these were in instances whore the
fruit had been carefully assorted, and beyond
the usual character Of the general shipments.
The quantity shipped in an inferior condition
will reduce the average to the figure named
above. it is estimated by competent authority.
Still, this makes an encouraging exhibit, and
1874 to have been 5000. IT'S. 20. = Commercial.
Year: 1875

The PEACH CRoP OF THE PENINSULA FOR
lS74-The peach season of 1874 closed about
the first of October, and the shipments by the
carload ceased on the Bird of that month.


We present below the aggregate Of the ship.
msnts 10y basket both by rail and water, the
figures used being official except where other
wise stated
Year: 1875

Has made the most Astonishing Cures :.
80 quick, so rapid are the changes the
body undergoes under the influence of
this truly wonderful medicine, that
Every Day an Increase In Flesh and Weight


Is Seen and Felt.
Year: 1875



 THE SUN.

 NEW YORK CITY. WEEKLY AND DAILY FOR 1875.

 The Weekly Sun has now attained q circulation of over seventy thou sand copies. Its readers are found in every State and Territory, and its quality is well known to tine public. We shall not only endeavor to keep it fully up to the old standard, but to improve and add to its variety and power.

 The Weekly Sun will continue to be thorough newspaper. All the news of the day will be found in it, condensed when unimportant, at full length when of moment, and always we trust, treated in clear, interesting and instructive manner.

 It is our aim to make the Weekly Sun the best family newspaper in the world. It will be full of enter taining and appropriate reading of every sort, but will print nothing to offend the most scrupulous and deli- cate taste. It will always contain the most interesting stories and ro- mances of the day carefully selected and legibly printed.

 The Agricultural Department is a prominent feature in the Weekly Sun, and it's articles will always be fresh and useful to the farmer.

 The number of men dependent on politics is increasing, and the Weekly Sun is their paper especial ly. It belongs to no party, and obeys no dictation, contending for principle, and for the election of the best men. It exposes the cor cuption that disgraces the country and threatens the overthrow of re- publican institutions. It has no fear of knaves and seeks no favors from their supporters.

 The markets of every kind and the fashions are regularly reported in it's columns

 The price of the Weekly Sun is one dollar q year for sheet of eight pages, and fifty-six columns. As this barely pays the expenses of pa per and printing, we are not able to make any discount or allow any premium to friends who may make special efforts to extend it's circula- tion. Under the new law, which requires payment of postage in ad- l vance, one dollar year, with twen- ty cents rhe cost of prepaid postage added, is the rate of subscription. It is not necessary to get up club in order to have the Weekly Sun at this rate. Anyone who sends one dollar and twenty cents will get the paper postpaid, for year. We have no travelling agents. The Weekly Sunlight pages, fifty-six columns. Only $1.2O q year, postage prepaid. No discount from this rule.

 The Daily Sun.-A large four page newspaper of twenty-eight col umns. Daily circulation over l20- GOO. All the news for two cents. Subscription, postage prepaid 90 cents month, or $6.50 year. To clubs of ten or over d discount of twenty per cent.

 Address "TIIE SUM"

 New York City.
Year: 1875

The best farmer is be who raises the
best and largest crops on the smallest sur
face OF land at the least expense and at
the same time annually improves his soil |;
who understands the business and attends
to it who manure heps is very large
aud always increasing; whose ccrL crib
and smoke house are at home; whose is
surrounded by oil the uecessaries and com.
forts Of life: who Studies bis profession
and strive to reach perfection in it: who
keeps strict account Of bis outgoes as
we'll as his income, and who knows how
he stands at the end Of each season. Such
a farmer in nine times out Of ten, will
succeed, and. NOT oply make farming
pleasant but profitable occupation, Try
it and see how i is yourself. reader
Farmers EHdieator.