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Year: 1872

The resolution Of the New Jersey
legislature Offering to sell Independ-
ence hotel at Trenton TO the United
States and spend the money in the
centennial celebration was laid before
the senate yesterday,
Year: 1872




Railroad tunnels are proverbial
for scrapes. They sometimes
come it over cooing lovers, who,
having made good use of them in
day time, forget that by the light
Of whale oil, long after the sun
has sunk behind the western hills,
they cease to be a protection, and
osculate fearlessly, to the delecta-
tion of heartless passengers. But
a young Californian, who was re-
Gently returning from an Eastern
trip TO beloved home, and still
more beloved somebody who was
to make home beautiful some
time, had a different adventure.
He remembered that he hadn't
changed his shirt since leaving
Chicago, but they were nearing q
tunnel where the transfer could
be made, and taking his spotless
linen from his travelling bag, he
fixed all the preliminaries and
calmly awaited the protecting
shade, and for a time the train
was tearing through thick dark
ness, but when the light Of day
streaued in again all eyes were
turned to the young mans seat
were two white arms plunged
madly in tho air. Unconscious
that he had emerged from the re-
gions of darkness, he was still
Struggling in the folds Of the clean
shirt, through which he was un-
able to force his head, having
omitted, in his haste. to undo the
collar button. As with one final
jerk his pink countenance burst
through the white garment, allow,
ing it's snowy folds to sink over
the uncovered portion Of his ana
tony, he took in the situation at a
| glance and sank, demoraliGed, into
bis seat, as altered and reformed a
young man as ever made a mis-.
calculation.
Year: 1872

The Carlinville correspondent
of the st. Louis Democrat relates
the following story, the circum-
stances Of which, while they are
exceedingly sensational can be
vouched for by persons residing in
that city:


One of the most remarkable
divorce cases on record has begun,
and is to be tried at the August
term of the Macupin county Cir
cult Court. The parties have
lived together for seventeen years
known to the world as husband
and wife. The reputed husband
now files bill, alleging the So
called marriage to have taken
place in Macoupin county in 1855,
and praying for. a divorce on the
ground that the person to whom
he was then formally married is
not a woman, although previous
to and at the time of said reputed
marriage he was induced TO be-
lieve the person aforesaid TO 7bea
woman. If the allegations of the
bill and outside parties are true,
the trial will show the extraordi-e
nary case of two men having
lived together for this long period
of time, in the character Of hus-
band and wife, an instance, in
other words, in which a natural
eunuch has been able to personate
the female character and as such
to 60 through the solemn external
forms of marriage, and then con-
tinue for many years 10 deceive
neighbors; and even intimate
friends as to his real sex. The
complainant alleges that his igno-
rance of the laws ofthis country
Che being a Germany, and the ad-
vice of supposed competent par
ties, prevented him from fling a
bill for release long ago from the
bondage Of this pseudo marriage.
AS the parties have accumulated
considerable property, it will be
point Of great interest for the
court to decide upon its equitable
division, in case Of a dissolution of
the curious co-partnership. ~
Year: 1872

Why do we not always smile when
we meet the eye of q fellow be-
ing! That is the true, intended
recognition which ought to pass
from soul to soul constantly. Lit
tie children in simple communities
do this involuntarily unconscious
ly. The honest-hearted German
peasant does 1t. It is like magi-
cal sunlight all through that simple
land, the perpetual greeting on
the right hand and on the left,
between strangers as they pass by
each other, never without smile.
This, then, is"the fine art of smil-
ing" like all fine arts, protection
of art. the simplest following Of
Nature.


Now and then one sees face
which has kept its smile pure and
undefled. It is a woman's face
unusually; often a face which
has tracesof sorrow all over it
till the smile breaks. Such a
smile trans6gures; such a smile,
if the artful did not know it, is
the greatest weapon a face can
have. Sickness and age cannot
turn it's edge; hospitality and dis
trust cannot withstand it's spell
little children know it and smile
back; even dumb animals come
closer and look up for another.
If we were asked TO SUM up in
one simple rule what would most
conduce to beauty in the human
face, we would say, therefore:
"Never tamper with your smile ;


never once use it for purpose.
Let it be on your face like the
reflection of the sunlight on the
lake. Afectionate goodwill to
all men must be the sunlight, and
your face is the lake. But unlike
the sunlight, your goodwill must


be perpetual, and your face must
never be overcast"


A smile can be indicated by a
movement of muscles, so light that


neither instruments nor terms ex-
ist to measure or state it; in fact,
the subtlest smile is little more
than an added brightness to the


eve and a tremulousness to the
| mouth. One second of time is


more than long enough for it; but
eternity does not outlast it!
Year: 1872

THE HOUSE BILL CHANGED IN THE SENATE


WASHINGTON, May Is.
Tariff bill reported in the Senate is materially
changed from the House bill. The free List is
stricken out but a new free list is added. duty
Of 25 per cent is fixed upon quinine, instead Of
ita beinp frea
Year: 1872

The tone Of E1ery Eceaing's last article on
city journalism strongly supports, it must be
confessed, its previous statement that its feel
ing toward the CosrMERcIAL was not especially
friendly
Year: 1872

N - = WAbHIhdIUNi may 1O'


The Senate went into executive session on the
Treaty, having first taken up the Finance Conn
mittee's amendment TO the Tariff bill, so as to
make II uniform with the order of business, and
Il will come up at the next public session.
Year: 1872

The Gazette makes very unfair and inaccu-
rate reference to the management of our city
post ofice, and exhibits in tile same breath, the
cause of its displeasure. 1t says


"-the fault is in the post office which has
been wretchedly conducted for several months
past Whether this is owing to the appointment
OF negro clerks, or not the Necs which is an
Office holders mouth-piece, may, perhaps dis
cover upon inquiry"


The appointment of negro clerks this is
the explanation Of the Gdzet,'s anger, In fact
however, there is no colored clerk in the Post
Office at all, and only one colored man acting as
letter carrier, out OF some six or seven. The
Office is well and efficiently managed and the
public, SO far as our knowledge extends SO re-
gard it.
Year: 1872

John oByrne stays in the Democratic Party
although it rejects vital principles to which lie
declares attachment, and refuses to adopt mea-
sures most reasonable and fan He may stay in
it, but it will be as its slave the party will no.
follow his lead. But that is more to it's discredit
than to his
Year: 1872

Dwelling upon our remark that the semi
weekly papers have given away to dailies, and
disappeared from public view and consideration,
one Of our contemporaries very correctly says:


"-it will be difficult to convince the people Of
this city that the COMMERCIAL might have gone
on forever, as it had been for five or six years,
without producing any such result"


We agree, that it will be-
Year: 1872

1t is being occasionally remarked that Fred
Douglass d" has not accepted the nomination for
Vice President, on the Woodruff ticket" This
comment is no doubt carelessly made, and with
ont the thought that of course Mr.. Douglass
would not only not accept such nomination" /"
but that he will not compromise his own dignity
by even referring to so absurd a matter Mr.
Douglass is an American gentleman, of the East
tern Shore Of Maryland blood, and appreciates
his own character too justly to join in making a
fool Of himself.
Year: 1872

SILES1. INFLUENCE are touching
our fellow beings on all sides. They are
affected for good or for evil By wha. We
say and do. even BY what VIC think and
feel. May flowers ip the parlor breathe
their fragrance through the atmosphere.
We are each Of US as silently saturatinr
the atmosphere about us with the subtle
aroma Of our character. IN the family
circle, besides and beyond ell the teaching.
the daily life of each parent and child
mysteriously modi6es the life of eycrv
person in the household. The same pro-
cess on wider scale is going on through
the community. No man lives 10 himself.
and no man dies to himself. Others arc
built up and Strengthened BY our uncon.
scious deeds and others may be wrench.
ed out of their places and thrown down by
our unconscious influence.
Year: 1872

Pity the poor, the shabby, the ugly and
the suffering, and do not sneer at them
All ways of life are. weary enough and
mercy is like the gentle rain from heaven
aud very sweet'to tired soul.
Year: 1872

TIE nhicago'Times publishes figures to
show that should only ten per cent. of the
Democracy refuse Ito vote for Greeley, he
would get only eighty three electoral votes.
at the most Ard it SAYS that any man
who thinks that BOT more Than ten per cent.
Of the Democracy would refuse to vote for
him, is blockhead. =
Year: 1872

The word anada had singular origin
When tt e Span ards first visited the coun
try they found neither gold or silver, and
went off saying Canada There Is moth
ing here) y hen the French came, the
indians tried to frighteu them off by re
peating it over aud over, but the new coGlers
took it for the name Of tie land, and SO
called it Canada.
Year: 1872

The following Telegram was sent to the
Burts House at Da, export. Iowa, by the
conductor of the train which carried eG
Cloud and his friends: Fifty five passen
gers for break fast twenty seven In
d an Chiefs Indians eat mostly meat; dog
preferred kill Charlie and stuff him for
Red Cloud"
Year: 1872

Never in the history of our country has
any President been honored like Gen Grant
in receiving his denomination NJ other
person has twice received the unanimous
nomination on the first ballot
Year: 1872

y little boy in Paxton, Ill, lately go
into a trunk with his kitty and shut down
the lid, which was provided with spring
lock. There was long hunt for lost boy
and it took an hour to bring him to con-
iousnees
Year: 1872

A man named HOG who had been found
guilty of murder laid claim to some relation
ship with the judge about to sentence HIN,
whose name was Bacon: ~ think you are
mistaken" blandly responded the judge
"Hog must be hung before it cat be good
Bacon"
Year: 1872

carried the after part OF it right over and smashed
1t to atoms. Then fearful scene ensued. The
riven timbers and floating debris crushed and beat
out the life Of many hapless one as the surges
beat and broke upon the sand. / gave up hope,
for saw so many


SINK TO wATERY GRAVES
around me: but after awhile, during which period
received many severe contusions, touched bot
tom and essayed to wade ashore. My strength
failed me, however, before could emerge from the
water, and II it had not been for the assistance rem
dercd me by parties on the beach should have
certainly pershed.


AS soon as those among us who were fortunate
enough to gain the beach were somewhat resusci-
tated we were taken to the Ocean House and other
hotels upon the Shore at which places every one
received the kndest attention from the proprietors
and sympathetic guests. Dry clothing was pro-
vided for us, and all survivors OF the wreck were
tended with the gentlest care.


When left Watch Hill eight bodies were reported
as having been washed ashore. should think that
there were at least


SIXTY LIVES LOST,


many persons probably having been washed from
the raft by the waves Seventy nine was the total
number OF those saved, as far as could learn Not
one OF my unfortunate fellow passengers could
have saved any OF his effects. have my watch,
tnou2h, and as you VIII perceive, 1t Is still going.
The captain and officers were all saved, heard 1t
said; but will not vouch for the truth of the state
ment that the steamer Stonngton passed the
Metis about twenty minutes after the collision but
Captain Burton refused assistance, thinking his
vessel could reach her port OF destination in safety
Yes, sir l thank God have been spared, and fer
vently trust may never undergo another night OF
such pain and suffering as that of yesterday.


The foregoing narrative was taken from the lips
OF Mr.. Guild while he was recuperating the inner
man after his journey the cars to New York, and
may be relied upon as very accurate statement
OF facts the narrator is highly Intelligent man
and one who evidently had no wish to magnify the
horrors OF the Disaster
Year: 1872

CHICAGO, November 20.-GoveTnol
Palmer, on yesterday, commuted tbs
death sentence Of Gregori Peri, who was
to have been hanged here on the sixth
of December for the murder OF Daniel
O'Brien, on the ninth Of October, 1871
TO imprisonment in the penitentiary fOi
life. The murder was committed in the
saloon of Peri, and was the result of a
quarrel between the latter and John
Ready, a companion Of O'Brien, over a
broken glass. Peri stabbed and killed
both men. He was first tried for the
murder Of Ready, and sentenced by the
jury to Imprisonment for life. His trial
for the murder Of O'Brien resulted in a
sentence of death. The case was taken
to the Supreme Court, on a writ Of SIT
PeTsededs,, and a majority Of the Court
affirmed the Judgment. The action OF
Governor Palmer causes great surprise
here, as the crime was peculiarly afro
ciOus.


A sensation was created among the
grain men by the publication of the
fact that in August last, in order to test
the alleged discrepancy in the quantity
Of grain IN store and in elevators in this
city, and elevator receipts, the measure
ment of grain in store was ordered, the
prOprietOrs of one of the elevators had
false bottoms put in a number Of their
bins, only four feet from the top, covered
them with grain and they were then
measured as full, making a difference Of
many thousand bushels.


The weather last night was extremely
ao1a
Year: 1872

MONTGOMERY, November 20.-Gov-
ernor Lindsey to-day informed the Leg


islative body Of Conservatives sitting al


the Capitol that he would send In a


message tomorrow in reply to the CON-
mittee of Branch Republicans sitting in
the United States Courtroom. He de-
tailed in writing the legal organize lion


Of the Legislature at the Capital the
lawful and usual place Of meeting, which
supreme and insurmOuntable necessity


only can change. He was ignorant Of
the existence Of such a necessity, and
therefore declined to recognize the body
assembled in the courtroom, with whom


he will have no official communication.
Year: 1872

The works on Factory Hill are mag
nificent, and certainly a perfect as
skillful mechanics can make them.
Parker has photographed the building,
and viii have pictures Of the magnifi-
cent machinery by which water win be
driven through the streets and over the
loftiest buildings. But the place /
worth visiting even now, aud with its
artificial lake, and shade trees and es-
planade along the bluff soon to be
beautified with every appliance of taste
and art, the wateTworks grounds will
become most attractive.
Year: 1872




since the people Of Memphis own halt
the stock in the Water Company, the
price paid per gallon viii be fixed by the
peoples representatives. We viii have
much discussion of this material ques-
ton when a new city government IS or
ganized. While the three hundred bar
rooms Of this city have been mainly en-
gagged in discussing the price Of whisky
for the last twenty years there will arise
a novel question in Memphis affecting
the value Of water. Many Of our peo-
pie, We are well satisfied, never before
heard Of this fluid, and that they may
have straw Of Information, since the
price Of water must become an element
in local politics, the foregoing was writ
ten. Let US know the price Of water in
other cities, and theE rates for this may
de determined.
Year: 1872

terested In the enterprise, and It Is


added that surveys viii soon be begun.
II Is the expectation to build the line IN
a very substantial style, to stock u
III n..a a MAKE q running time OF
Year: 1872

| GILA BEND, A. l., January ,, loiZ. That which interests the denizens of this valley, is the irrigating ditch in process of construction. The Gila River Ditch Co. began operations nine months ago, with little capital except strong arms and plenty of courage; through the long hot Summer, with out the loss of day, the work was prosecuted. At times it progressed rapidly; again something would oc- cur to check progress, but hope and determination were never wanting. With some unavoidable exceptions. the supplies have always been at hand in plenty when required.

 Yesterday was the company's an- nual meeting for the election of off cers for the ensuing year. The re- ports of the former officials were so gratifying to the stockholders, that they replaced each and all of them in their old positions without opposition, comphmenting them for faithful per- formance of duty. There have been some, fattered and encouraged by promises of aid in a substantial way, who did the company some harm; but the care and prudence of the officers prevented any material injury. There are those, too, who desire to become stockholders just as soon as the enter prise proves a success, but doubting the ability of the company to con- plete the work, are unwilling to lend lend any assistance now.

 The report of the Secretary shows that $13,2OO have been expended up to date; that the company is entirely out of debt, and that they have money in the treasury. All the stockholders were much gratified at the general confidence manifested at the meeting. and the readiness with which each of the parties interested came forward and signifed in substantial way that he was ready and willing to make the further advances required for the pros ecution of the work.

 am informed that to prove that the grade was all right, the supervisor of the work turned the water in for a mile down the ditch and the grade proved to be just the thing desired.

 It might be we'll to say to parties wishing to get choice places, that they can't come too quick now and make their selections.

 Troops G and F, of the Fifth Cav airy, are here on their way to Me Dowell-Maior Brown in command. General Carr, the senior Major of the regiment, is expected here this evening or tomorrow. These troops are fine looking set of officers and men. The going out and coming in of these reg iments is really quite windfall to the station keepers on this road. The ter ribly low freights was settler to them all, but this moving out or ex- change of regiments keeps them alive and in spirits. General Dana, Chief Quartermaster of this Department, ac- companied by his wife and son, left here yesterday morning en route for Prescott. I had the pleasure of spend ing a most agreeable evening in their company on New Years night. They are very amiable and most excellent old folks, such as we left at home, and have proper ideas of Indian affairs, gathered from years of experience among them.
Year: 1872

CHEAP IF NOT CHEAPER than any other House in the Territory We are therefore certain that as to quality and adaptability to the wants of the com munity our stock is unsurpassed.

 For these reasons we respectfully solicit a share of the public patronage, feeling assured that our goods and prices cannot ail to give entire satisfaction.

 FULLY, OCHOA & co.
Year: 1872

In looking over a Champaign Life"
of Grant and a Champaign Life" of
Greeley, one cannot help being struck
with the different moral impression
which they must produce on those
who read them. We see Greeley be-
ginning his career as hard working
lad, laboring industriously at his trade
till he was well into manhood, and
struggling steadily, by day and night,
to obtain education and knowledge.
We see him starting q newspaper
through which lie might labor, with
all his energies, for the benefit of his
fellow-man. We see him using is as
the means of advocating universal lib
erty, elevating the working classes,
assailing slavery, purifying politics,
and upholtling right and justice. We
see him always Industrious, virtuous,
and benevolent, living an honest life,
and faithful to his ideas. His career
is lesson to young men, and the his
tory of it may almost be said to fur
nish model by which the lives of
others should be formed.


Grants career furnishes no such ex-
ample to others. When young man
he was sent to West Point, from which
he graduated with no particular credit
as ii military student. His subsequent
adventures, and his various ways of
trying to get IA living in San Francis
co, St. Louis and Galena, till the
breaking ont of war, were not of u
nature to call forth any particular adj
miration, or to admit of any high
strung eulogy. The only praise that
his biographer can give him is for his
career in war as ;lmilitary commander.
For his strategy and warlike success
he deserves praise; but when this has
been said all has been said. 1t is inn
possible to speak of his ardent pursuit
of knowledge, his ceaseless and sue
cessfnl industry, his devotion to high
principles, noble ideas, the elevation
of man, the rights of the oppressed, or
the moral and intellectual progress of
the people. 1t is impossible to hold
up his whole career as an example to
young men. Such are the impressions
made by looking over the campaign
lives of Grant and Greeley.-Cincin
matt Commercial.
Year: 1872

To CURE BONE FELoN.-The
London Lancet gives the following as
a cure for the bone felon, if applied in
time: AS soon as the disease is felt, put
directly over the spot fly blister
about the size of your thumb nail, and
let it remain for six hours-at the ex-
piration of which time, directly under
the surface of the blister, may be seen
the felon, which can be instantly taken
out with the point of a needle or a
lancet
Year: 1872

once knew an industrious boy,
whose parents were poor but honest.
He began life without a cent. He had
a wart on his nose and sore foot; but
nothing daunted, he worked with a
determination and u will backed by
perseverance, and energy, and nobly
fought his way along, surmoanting
every obstacle. Mark the result Last
week / met him for the first time in
ten wears, and that little boy who be-
gan life only ten short years ago with
out a cent hasn't got q darned cent
vet!
Year: 1872

A couple of Knoxville Nimrods lad a
thanksgiving adventure, which came near
resulting unhappily. At about five O'Clock
OH the evening before Thanksgiving day
they started out, armed and equipped as
huntsmen's law directs, for five mile
walk across the country, to the house of
an acquaintance, where they were to pass
the night, so as to be on hand bright and
early in the morning for hunt. Unfor-
tunately night came on and found them on
their way, in the midst of wood where
neither were well acquainted. They lost
their way, and having no light they were
forced to wander about in mud, swamps,
brush and darkness for several hours, until
luckily light appeared in the distance,
toward which they made their way, find
ing house whose inhabitants were, how
ever, SO scared by their arrival as to be
hardly able to give the needful directions.
They started out again and got lost and
frightened theinhabitantso of another house
and finally some time before midnight ar
rived at their destination.


They are very ready to tell about the sue
cess of their hunt OH Thanksgiving day
but maintain a very judicious silence rela-
tive to their walk the evening before.