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Year: 1870

The DISTRICT IN CoNGREss.-The Senate
Committee on the District of Columbia this
morning authorized Senator Lewis to report
back the bill authorizing the Corporation of
Washington to subscribe to the capital stock of
the Point Lookout Railroad Company, with an
amendment, which provides that before sub
seribing to the stock the question must he sub
mitted to vote of the people, and if two thirds
are IN favor thereof, the stock to be taken,
otherwise it cannot be done.


The committee also fixed Monday morning
next, at ten o'clock, as the time to hear both
sides on the proposed territorial bill, and they
request all persons Interested in said bill, either
for or against it, to appear before them at that
time.
Year: 1870

The LADIES connected with the street Bap-
tist church will hold Festival and Fair AT the
lecture room OF the church on Tuesday and the
following evenings of next week, the proceeds
10 be for the benefit of the Sunday School.
Among other attractions will be a miniature
exhibited. SS
Year: 1870

u0W OFTEN Is THE HOUSEHOLD
IL loaf buried with the household head, ana
families that might have beon comfortably
provided for, lett destitute by tho want Of
proper foresight in its deceased protector?
Year: 1870

THE position. of conductor on a
street car in Wilmington, N. c., af-
fords ample opportunity for the dis
play of gallantry. A correspondent,
who was recently in that city, saw
the conductors carrying the ladies
from the cars to the sidewalk, and
vice VerSd, on day when the rain
had made the sand in the roadway of
the streets disagreeable to tread on.
Year: 1870

TIE ARCADE RAILWAY BILL BEFORE TUE
GoyERNoR-A delegation Of prominent citi-
zens waited on the Governor at Albany yester-
day and argued for and against the signing Of
the bill for an Arcade railway under Broadway
passed lately by the Legislature. Messrs. A.
T. Stewart, Chapman Detmold and Ogden and
Judge Hilton made strong arguments against
the elimination of the outrage, and were fol-
lowed by Judge Nelson, Mr.. Charles Crary and
others on the other side. The Governor has
not yet decided upon his course in the matter,
and we again urge him to keep our main tho
roughfare intact. Broadway, as it were, now
lies at his disposal, and it rests with him to
keep it in its present condition as the most
beautiful business thoroughfare in the Union,
or TO cut away its strength, it's beauty and its
wealth at one flourish Of his pen. The RESPONSE
biity is great, but his course is SO plain that he
ought not even to hesitate in vetoing the bill
and killing the job at once.
Year: 1870

According to our Washington news the
fate Of the Funding bill, or of any funding
bill, depends upon the national bank influence
in Congress. This is just what we have been
saying all along. We think the bill now before
Congress is crude, complicated and imprac-
ticable measure, and we still maintain that o
simple resolution authorizing the Secretary Of
the Treasury to convert the debt bearing six
per cent interest into securities Of longer date
at lower rate of interest, If he can do 50, is
all that is necessary. A clause, however,
compelling the national banks to take the re-
duced new per cents as security for their cir
culation would be just and proper. This
appears to be the only way in which these
privileged institutions can be made to pay
something for the great advantages they have
obtained from the government. But we have
no idea this can be carried. The national
banks are too powerful in Congress for any
measure to pass that touches their privileges
and enormous profits. The Funding bill is a
great job, and if the clause with regard to the
national banks be stricken out, by way of COM
promise, the best thing will be to abandon the
measure altogether. Ifanybody will take long
four or five per cents for short six per cents
at par let Mr.. Boutwell, be authorized to
make the conversion. This is all that is
necessary at present.
Year: 1870

PEDESTRIAN PERILs on THE STREET. Have
foot passengers any rights which drivers are
bound to respect? is question which might
very nationally come up at the next meeting of
the Police Debating Club. ''That man Of lone
liuess and mystery" who sits supreme and
unapproachable upon the box of the omnibus,
the express wagon and the festive butcher
cart seems to have decided it in the negative,
once for all. Let timid girl, a halting cripple
or feeble old man be seen struggling across
the street, and Jehu ''goes for the hapless
wretch with vim that would excite the envy
of the Enniskillen dragons. This thing
would be ludicrous were it not 80 seriously
fraught with deadly peril to thousands who
must continually cross and recross our streets.


The only way to stop the evil is TO arrest and


punish the reckless driver who esteems the


safety Of human being less than moments


detention in his headlong career. Mistakes


will sometimes occur, but in most cases where
| injury is inflicted the hand that controls the
| horses is at fault. Our streets are not race
Year: 1870

As the Sth of May approaches the excitement
in France becomes more and more intense.
The government does all it can-and it can do
much-to make the election sure Every
precaution is being taken by the government
to bring the people to the ballot box with an
affirmative vote. When we remember that every
officer in the army, that every project Of every
department, that every mayor Of every city
and every township and every village in France
is bound to do as he is bid it is not possible to
doubt that the Emperor must come off vic
torious. At the same time we cannot close
our eyes to the fact that the opposition in all
it's sections is doing its best to defeat him.
Counter proclamations have been issued. In
these the most is made Of Mexico, of Sadowa,
of eighteen years Of misrule, Of debt in
creased by some ten hundred million dol
lars, and of a yearly taxation of some four
hundred millions. The oppositionists ask
France whether, with these facts before her, she
will ''renew the plenary powers of the EN-
peror" With all these facts paraded before
France the Emperor counts on some six million
votes out of eight millions. We shall be sur
prsed if his majority does not prove much
larger than those figures imply. There have
been some street disturbances, but, considering
all things, they have been Insignificant.
Year: 1870

AMERICAN SYMPATHY FOR EGYPT.-Qute
number of military officers, distinguished in
the Confederate service, have recently left this
city for Egypt to help the Pacha Ismail in his
pending troubles with the Sultan of Turkey.
Arms and ammunition have also been for
warded, and it is rumored that steamship
loaded with naatsriel of war is on the eve Of
departure. The new fighting American Consul
General in Egypt, Colonel Butler-nephew Of
the redoubtable General Benjamin F.--will be
in his element when he reaches his coming
field of labor and finds himself surrounded by
congenial chivalric spirits. This will exhibit
the spectacle of Americans helping Russia
from an unexpected standpoint
Year: 1870

THE RATES OF WHARFAGE.-Th Legislature
a few days previous to its adjournment passed
a bill which had been pending from the COM
mencement of the session, authorizing an
increase of the rates of wharfage in this city
and Brooklyn. The same bill had been before
every Legislature for the past eight years but
the influence OF few shipping merchants, who
were actuated by short-sighted policy, was
sufficient to keep it back. 1t has now, how
ever, reached the Governors hands, and we
have been frequently asked whether he will
permit it to become law. In Mr.. Hoffman's
annual message to the Common Council on the
9th of January, 1868, he said:-


The present rates of wharfage and dockage. as
established by the State Legislature, are low that
lessee cannot afford to pay rental nearly equal To
the Interest on the Estimated value OF the wharf
property.


If the views of Governor Hoffman coincide
with those of Mayor Hoffman we cannot well
see how he can withhold his signature from the
bill.
Year: 1870




The Senate yesterday took up the concur
rent resolution to adjourn on the Fourth OF
July, and discussed 1t in . spirit indicative
of desire to remain In session much longer,
but 1t went over on the expiration Of the
morning hour without being acted upon. The
valuable time yet to be wasted in discussing
this point may possibly suffice, IL the Senate is
80 disposed, to transact all the really impor-
tant business Of Congress. The country does
not want so long session. 1t wants prompt
legislation on the taxation and tariff questions,
and an early adjournment. The calendar Of
private bills was completed yesterday, and an
attempt was made to take up the Franking
bill as special order, but it failed, and bill
to sell the Usage Indian Reservation was taken
up in it's stead.


The House has apparently settled on two
topics that bid fair to keep it busy until July
Jenckes' Civil Service bill and the Tariff. The
timid Peters, Of Maine, who is still nervous at
the ghastly prospect Of bloody-handed rebels
holding loyal Offices, appears to be the princi-
pal opponent of Mr.. Jenckes'. bill. There are,
however, several ADLER members opposing the
bill, and it is quite likely that Its tendency to
withdraw patronage from honorable Congress
men will develop great deal OF opposition
not heretofore expected The Tariff bill dis
cussion has progressed safely beyond iron and
is now ON steel.
Year: 1870

VERY MUoH THE SAME.-John Russell
Young, of the new Standard, having opened
fire on Dana, of the Sun, we are disposed
to regard this irrepressible conflict very
much as the old backwoods heroine of Ten
nessee regarded the fight between her husband
and the bear. ''She didn't care which
whipped, but it looked to her as if both sides
would be the worse for wear and tear before
they got through"
Year: 1870

ANOTHER Fool AND His MONEY. A cable
despatch Informs us that an evening paper
called the Sun, published in London, has been
purchased by the Marquis of Butte. The Sun
hitherto, we are told, has been liberal
political journal. It is now to be issued daily
as Catholic organ. 1t is, we fear, one more
illustration of the old truth thet ga fool and
his money are soon parted" Party organs
have long since ceased to pay even in London.
Party Catholic organs, published daily, have
no chance. The youthful Marquis might do
better with his money. But he believes he is
in good hands. We cannot say he is not Tor
he is certainly in better hands than those Into
which fell his unfortunate cousin Hastings
Year: 1870

BosToN had Senator Revels, the freed black
man and United States Senator, to speak to it
last night, and he took occasion to thank
Boston for what he was and what she had
done. Probably Boston never before was
flattered in manner SO eminently BETTING
Bostons appreciation Of herself,
Year: 1870

The most critical period in the lie OF a
colt or calf is when it ceases all depend
ence upon its dam for food Usually oc-
currine m the fall, when the pastures are
failing, when the storms increase in fire.
quency and vigor, the young one will de-
mand, and should always receive, the most
careful attention of the owner. Abundant
suitable food. and perfect shelter from
rain and snow should be always accessible.
Any lack in these essentials is sure to man
ifest itself in serious unthriftineSs, if not
in positive. active disease. Mr.. Wilrad In
one of his lectures has said /:


at requires one-fourth more food to
winter q COW if she come to the barn IN q
Door condition. At no other season Of the
year is Sd much care needed as in late
autumn aad so little care exercised. Frosts
affect the grass to such degree that it is
not 6 god plan to keep cows in the pas
ture without additional food after the first
hard fross. Barns should be warm as
well as ventilated, and by so constructing
them as to secure these two conditions, a
large amount Of food will be economical.


This advice applies with tenfold force
to the yoIng. The impression made by q
want of proper care until the shock OF
weaning is fairly recovered from, is fatal
to all premise of perfect, well developed
animal st maturity ty.-NdtionGI Liue Stock
Journal
Year: 1870

FEEDING PoULrRY.-The habit of giving
much Dod in short space of time to poul-
try is Q very bad one. If you notice their
habits you will perceive that the process
of picking up their food under ordinary, or
what we may call the natural condition, is
a very slow one. Grain by grain does the
meal get taken, and with the aggregate no
small amount of sand, and small pebbles
ard the like, all of which, passes into the
crop, assists digestion greatly. But
il the 'hen vife's" mode OF
feeding poultry. great heap is thrown
down and the birds are allowed to ''peg
sway" at such a rate that their crop IS
filed too rapidly, and the process Of as
similation is slow, painful and incomplete;
No wonder that so many cases of checked
craw are met with under. this
treatment Many other diseases which
affect chickens might be obviated by anna
teur breeders were little precaution taken
in so simple thing as feeding. Regular
ity in feeding is also essential
Year: 1870




New ORLEANS, June %, 1870.
j. H. GARDNER,


agent Grouev s. Baker Seeing Machine Co


No. la2 Canal Street, New Orleans


Sir-We are much in want of yonr FAMILY
SEWING MACHINES, and propose to give you
in exchange for them, one each, Singer G.
Wilson. 1t yon accept our offer it will take
from as the last Of Ave of the other patterns
of machines that we have disposed of to give
pace to yours.


I'VE have had much experience with several
of the leading Sewing Machines, and feel that
we can say, without injustice to any one, that
the Elastic Stitch Machine of your Company's
make it far superior to any that We have used.
It's simplicity, small effort required to operate,
and the great strength and elasticity of its
seam, are qualities we have never found equal
ed in any other. Since the introduction of
your Sewing Machine into our Asy luni, it has
always been the favorite with our children,
and often source of much contention among
them, as to who should have the privilege OF
its uss.


During the past two years we have had FIVE
of your Sewing Machines in constant use,
and large quantities of work Of every descrip-
ton for families has been done on them. We
have never had any complaint from those for
whom the work has been done, but ON the
contrary much praise for the beauty and per
fection Of the machine stitching.


We most earnestly hope that you will &C
cePt our proposition to exchange, and favor
as by sending your machines at the earliest
opportunity. SISTER ANGELICA.


Directress St. Elizabeth Orphan Asylum.
Year: 1870

DIR. SAMUEL 7. e. BECK.


In the death OF DR.. Samuel T. Beck, which was
noted aS occurring on board The steamship Arizona,
on the morning OF the l2ih inst, the city ot New
York has LOST valuable member OF society.


He was born lii the city Of Glasgow, Scotland In
1852, and came to New York In 1870, where nc es-
tablished the New York Anatomical Museum, known
which institution ne was proprietor aI the time OF
his death. lie was also appointed surgeon OF the
Seventy-ninth regiment, which he resigned to ac-
cept similar position in the Washington Grays The
duties OF which were filled by him highly satIs-
factory manner, beng beloved and esteemed by all
who had the pleasure OF his acquain tance.


DIR. Beck died In the prime of manhood, at the
early age OF thirtyelght and HIS loss VIII be deeply
deplOred BY a who knew him and had u just aDpre-
citation OF his personal worth He was good citl-
zen, an honest man, friend to the poor. His
charities were without ostenaon. but generous and
universal, and very many VIII miss the kindly hand
to their necessities. II doing good il
the result OF being good, then DR.. Samuel
Beck was, In the highest and best acceptation
or the term, a good man and amid the many hol-
low humbugs and sickening shams which mislead
mankind we turn to the man OF sterling worth as To
the shadow Of great rock In weary land.


III Is TO be deeply regretted that DR.. Beck did not
survive to reach his home In this city; but it IL
pleasing to know that while suffering from an incur
cheered by the attention OF faithful and devoted
wife, to whom he was fOndly attached and who
now mourns his irreparable loss.


Many OF the Oldest inhabitants OF the city OF New
York were proud to reckon him upon their list OF
friends and as they miss him In the daily walks of
life memory sadly fingers DER the dismal blank
which never can be filled.
Year: 1870

From the syracuse Journal Sept. 1871


Nearly forty years ago Peter DOud left the Mohawk
Valley and removed to 0nOndaga county, and dur
ing the greater portion OF the time since his removal
has resided in the village OF Geddes Though for
tune mas never smiled on him. he has earned q CON-
dren.a About Two years ago he became afflicted with
an abscess, which soon incapacated hlm Tor hard
labor. sAs time wore away it became apparent
that there was no help for hun, and that his e was
10 ebb away After a time he became despondenr,
ana occasionally expressed himself as tired OF life
During the past week he was more than usually low
spirited ana detected, and his conduct was such as
70 excite anprehensions, and NO was consequently
closely watched.


Yesterday afternoon he was in the chamber of his
dwelling, situated on Fllbert street. assisting in par
to his wife with the remark, ''1here they are; do
what you please with them; shall never want OF
Them" soon after his wife went down stairs, and
sent daughter, some eight pears OF age, up to
watch him. As she reached the apartment she was
commanded by her father to return, and did so,
About ten minutes later Mrs. Doud went up, and
to her horror found her husband suspended by
cord which he had taken from the bed--dead He
was at once taken down, but all efforts to restore
hun proved lruitless.


IT appears that when the little girl went up the
staircase she saw cord drawn over raiter OF the
unfinished apartment, but thinking nothing OF 1t did
after the occurrence. The deceased must have
adjusted the cord 10 his neck while
standing on the beu. from which he swung himself
on, and became relieved OF the life which was bur-
den to him. Mr. DOud was SlxGy-twO years Of age.
He had always enjoyed the confidence OF his fellow
citizens and was widely known In the locality In
which No lived.
Year: 1870

A pious old gentleman, one Of the salt
Of the earth sort, went out into the field
to catch . Eare that was wont to bear
him t. town. He moved on the most ap
proved mode. He shook . measure Of
corn at her to delude her into the belief
that she was to get it.; but she was not
to be deceived BY any such speoious act.
She would come nigh aud then dash Of
again, until the good man was fretted
very badly. At last he got in corner
among some brisrs and made dash VI
her, when she bounded over the wall and
left him sprawliug among the bushes
His Christian fortitude gave way st this
aud gathering himself up he cried. "Oh
hell" The ejaculation bad passed biz
lips before he thought, but Immediately
conscious Of its Vickedness. he esid
"lejah I" aud translated the profaae woft
into . note Of triumph.
Year: 1870

This is the way the Democracy car
ried New York at the recent election in
that State Police Justice Hogan, one of
the young Democrats - it is said saw a
fellow voting on his name. He remon-
strated, and demanded the repeater's ar
rest, but was laughed at, and lost his
vote. Between. eleven and twelve hun
dred negroes registered as voters at
least FIVE hundred of them discovered
when they got to the polls, that repeaters
had already voted on their names and
some of the luckless blacks were grave
ly arrested as repeaters for attempting to
vote on their own names.


There was a regular and well-estab-
hshed scale of prices for repeating, vary
ing with the urgency of the case, from
fifteen dollars to fifty cents for a fraudu-
lent vote and one leader Of a gang oi
rufians paid off his men openly, in sight
of the orderly citizens gathered around
a polling booth. So universal and un-
concealed was the fraudulent voting thai
a negro, arrested for this offence, naive
ly pleaded that under the Fifteenth
Amendment he had right to do all that
white men did, and certainly he saw
white men freely and openly repeat
ing. N y Post.
Year: 1870

Mark Twain" writes about the new
crime, Insanity" as follows Insanity
certainly is on the increase in the world,
and crime is dying out. There are no
longer any murders-none worth mem
tioning, at any rate. Formerly, if you
killed a man, it was possible that you
were insane-but now if you kill man
it is evidence that you are a lunatic. In
these days, too, if a person Of good fam
lily and high social standing steals any
thing, they call it llleptomania, and send
him to the lunatic asylum. If a person
of high standing squanders his fortune
in dissipation and closes his career with
strychnine or a bullet, temporary aber-
ration" is what was the trouble with him.
And finally, as before noted, the list is
capped with new and curious madness
in the shape of wholesale adultery.
Year: 1870

Mr.. Trumbull has done a good and
practical action in behalf Of women in
introducing his amendment to the ap-
preparation bill, making the salaries of
female clerks holding clerkships in the
departments the same as those of males
performing like work. The greatest
wrong done to woman in our present
social system-the one that has borne
her down most crdshingly-is the fact
that for the same work she has received
only one-third the wages Of man. The
will do a greater service to
women than the mere increase Of pay by
throwing its inhence in favor of equal
wages for equal labor C2evelaHd Lad
Year: 1870

1t IS of the utmost importance that all
county and township Organizations for
the fall political campaign, should be
perfected as soon as may be. The late
day upon which the Republican State
Convention is to meet makes this doubly
important With thoroughly organized
forces we shall be able to make a short,
sharp and decisive campaign, with no
danger Of tagging interest. But the late
dav Of the Convention should not be
permitted to mislead the Republicans Of
the State into suPineness. A word to the
wise is sufficient Ohi0 STATE Journal
Year: 1870

AT a saloon I? Almost every exchange
brings record of a "rowa-a fight "a
murder, and always at a saloon.
where honorable men are selling rum
under proper regulation. Why do not
the murders occur at cabinet, carpenter,
blacksmith, or harness shops ? Is the
problem difficult of solution p HIscoss-
sin Chief
Year: 1870

A good and sound resolution has re
Gently been adopted by the ladies Of the
New York SorOsis. II is as follows
- ''PssoEyed, That if an effort should be
made to revive the dirty and disgusting
fashion Of trailing skirts in the streets,
the universal voice Of American women
should utter a protest that would be
heard throughout this country and
Europe, and prove that whoever may
choose to follow the senseless lead of a
court or ceterie, American women can
think and act for themselves.
Year: 1870

CAN'T GET THEIR PAY.-The work
is no doubt worthy of his hire, but it seems
that the census takers throughout this sec
tion have some little trouble to fully es-
tablish this fact. Or, at any rate, they
have not yet been paid for their late la
borious aud, in many respects, disagree
able duties.


Nearly two months have now elapsed
since the close Of their labors, and Uncle
Sam as yet keeps remarkably mum OF the
pay question.


We have no doubt that these officers
Will receive their pay some time, but is il
right or just to keep them waiting SO long
Tor an amount the want of which in many
gases will be severely fclt2
Year: 1870

THE Williamson Express is Dragging
over huge potato raised in that town,
which measured 80 inches in length. -


Nothing very extraordinary but that
enterprising sheet has generally so little to
make fuss over, that we do not in this
instance wonder at its brags.
Year: 1870

TIE dreadful yellow disease Is raging in
thi, country. Death starcs you in the face
Why do you delay Go to tho drug store
and got package Of Simmons Liver Reg
ula,or for one dollar, and remove the
csg,e Of this fatal disease. Keep your liver
in proper order and there Is no danger OF
YOUR being afflicted. dec2