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Year: 1872

The Figaro says that an execution lately
put into the house Of man in Paris, sur
prised him while he was at his toilette, and
that the official saw nothing more valuable
them down in his inventory. The insolvent
debtor protested that these teeth we're
sacred as past of his person, and suiting
the action to the word, he put them at once
in his mouth. But the sheriff's officer, with
many violent gesticulations, insisted that
the teeth having been once in his possession,
it was a contempt of court to take them
from him, and his threats forced the victim
to surrender them. A court of law will
have to consider the question whether such
matters to the makeup of a gentleman
when at hand for actual use are seizable.
Year: 1872

a jersey paper tells very interesting
suury of little boy in that State lie was
climbing an apple tree. and when upon the
topmost limb he slipped and fell to the
ground. He was picked up and carried to
watching by his bedside through many
weary hours, his mother perceived signs Of
returning consciousness. Leaning over him,
she asked if there was anything she could
do for him, now that he began to feel bet
ter! Should she bathe his forehead, OF
change his pillow, or fan him7 Was there
anything he wanted Opening his, eyes
languidly and looking at her, the little suf-
ferer said: ''Yes; want pair OF pants
with pocket behind" He got them.
Year: 1872

Reflect that sound mind snd body sro tho
most necessary requisites to promote connubal
hsuuiness. Indeed without these the journey
through life becomes weary pilgrimage, the
prospect hourly darkcns to tho view, the mind
becomes shadowed with despair, and filled with
tic melancholy reflection that the happiness OF
,noths is bightad with our own.
Year: 1872

In response to the formal notification
given him, on the 10th, of his nomination.
fo= the Vice.Presidency, Senator Wilson
spoke as follows;


GENTLEMEN: I will, in day or two, give
you an answer in writing TO this communion
tion. take this occasion, however, to thank
you and the members Of the Convention you
represent, for this manifestation OF conf
dence, as I neither asked for or wrote to any
member of the Convention to give me vote.
am all the more grateful for their generous
support. / am gratihed, too, for the friend
ly tone OF the Republican press OF the eoun,
try. For thirty-six years, In puonc me anu
in private life, have striven 20 MAINTAIN Ine
distinguishing idea OF the Repubucan party
freedom and equality Of all men. nave
striven ever to be true to my country, anu
to the rights of our common humanityi 10
know no sectional interest, nor race, nor
color. In the future, as in the past, snall
unfalteringly adhere to these principles,
which are convictions of my Judgment. heart
and conscience. am clearly Of opinion that
the great soldier, who rendered such illuetrl-
Gus service to his country Ia a. great civil
war, will be reelected President or the
United States. His humanity to the van
ouished, his frmness to vindicate the rights
Of the humble and defenseless, his devotion
to the leading ideas Of the Republican party
cannot be questioned | esteem IL high hon
or to be associated with him In the coming
contest. Wn1le am graJeIul W my lIiohuS
who gave me such generous support, honor
those who adhered with such devotion
to Mr. Colfax. We have been personal and
political friends for nearly twenty years, and
II is q source of profound satisfaction to me
that our personal relations have not been
disturbed by the recent contest. While
shall never cease to feel grateful to the
friends who honored me by their support
shall ever entertain sincere respect Tor those
who deemed it to be their duty TO give their
support to others. 1 hope we shall all strive
to win to our support every honest and
patriotic man in the country-every man
true to the rights Of humanity, every man
who would elevate the condition OF the toll
ing millions, and have our Republic become
a great Christian nation, an example to the
world Let it be understood that our ranks
are wide open to receive all devoted to the
country, and who would advance its happi-
ness and the general well-being of all sec
tions of the land and all conditions OF the
people We, Republicans, should offer the
hand of reconciliation to all fair-minded and
honorable men, and use all legitimate means
to achieve success for the honor and salva.
tion of the country, as well as for that OF
the party which saved the Unior and estaD-
lished freedom in every part of the iano'
Year: 1872

his Puritanic gravity, and played at blind
mans buff with his attendants, showing
all the eagerness of earnest and frolic-
some boyhood. Charles III. of England
romped in st. James Park, surrounded
by troop of those diminutive spaniels
which bear his name, also passing hours
in feeding the ducks. Beethoven had q
passion for padding in cold water, and
carried his fancy to such an extent that
the floor OF his room was flooded, and
the water would filter through to the
lower stories. Sometimes he would at
morning run barefooted through the
dewy grass. Shelley was passionately
fond of sailing paper boats in the park,
and on one occasion, finding himself
there without paper. save a fifty-pound
note, he unhesitatingly gave 1t the proper
shape, and launched it on the water
running round the pond to receive his
venture as it came to shore at the op-
posite bank. Some one has said there IS
no genius in which there is not an
element of madness. Boston Globe.
Year: 1872

THE standard-bearers and the platform
of the National Republican party are now
before the country. The Philadelphia
ConYention did its work well. 1t laid
down platform which, unlike that con-
cocted at Cincinnati, speaks out plainly
is not a mere rhetorical flourish of
"glittering generalities, empty and mean
ingless-no cowardly evasion of great
issues by ''remitting" them Ito the peo-
Pile of the Congressional districts"-no
bidding for the votes of rebels in one
breath, and an expression of love for the
soldiers who fought the rebels in the next
no attempt to mix oil and water; but a
bold, distinct, unmistakable enunciation
of exactly what Republicans and the Re-
publican party believe, and arc ready TO
hight for and vote for.


The platform is strong and a manful
one. 1t gives the political creed of the
earnest and patriotic men of the country,
who appreciate the peoples interests, the
nations needs, and the Governments
honor and duty. All who voted for Lin
coin upon the platforms upon which he
was nominated and renominated-all who
supported his Administration through the
eventful years of war in defense of the
Union and in its benefcient measures in
the cause of national and human justice
all who, in that time of popular disgust
with Andy Johnsons betrayal of Repub-
lican principles, and of national gratitude
to the brave and successful leader of our
armies, voted for General Grant for Pres
ident in 1S68-can stand together in earn
est sympathy and unison, upon this plat
form, rallying for the continued success
of the same good old cause to which their
support has been given in the past, and
feeling that victory is as great national
necessity now as ever before. They see
that the same old adversary they have been
fighting so long and vanquished so
often, although now piping gently as a
cooling dove, is still in the field, eager for
power and dominance in the Government;
and they appreciate the vital importance,
the sacred duty, of all loyal and true men
to be loyal and true still to the principles
and the doctrines they have fought for in
bloody war, and established through
that instrumentality of the peoples
power-the ballotbox. There is no turn
ing back now-no giving, up of even a
vestige of the nobly-earned results of past
struggles. Together the friends of the
national welfare will continue to stand,
ON a common platform and around a com
mon standard, until every principle they
are pledged to shall have been so firmly
rooted in the great heart OF the nation
that no power of treason or demagogism
will dare to assail them.


The standard d-bearers-Ulysses s. Grant
and Henry Wilson-are altogether in ac.
cord with the platform upon which they
have been placed. Their devotion to
those principles have been too often and
too strongly illustrated in the history OF
their public acts, to need additional as
surance that they will be faithful to them
in the future. They are, both, men of the
people-patriots, earnest men, practical
statesmen. Their election is popular
duty, and we believe that that popular
duty viii be grandly performed. Chicagc
Journal
Year: 1872

~ It is said that Senator Summers house
is fairly numbered with gifts received from our
representatives abroad during his chairman
ship of the Committee on Foreign Relations
They overflow every room. from the wine-
vault to the attic. Some of them are of
great value in commercial point Of view.
Would it not be well for him to pull the
beam out of his own eye before making such
fuss about the imaginary mote in the Presi-
Year: 1872

extended TO that hour, after the passage unsn-
imously OF q resolution OF thanks 10 the Speaker,
for the able, prompt and efficient manner in which
he had discharged his duties the second session Of
the Fortysecond Congress declared closed,
and the House adjourned sine die,
Year: 1872

~ The literature of craftsmanship can
nowhere produce nobler document than
President Grants letter accepting his renom-
nation. Brief and moderate in sentiment,
it breathes the patriotic spirit of a true citi-
zen untainted by personal ambition, and
anxious only for the prosperity of his coun-
try and the welfare of all its people. Al
though triumphant in war, and perhaps the
greatest military character of the age, ne
enunciates a policy of peace at home and
abroad which will command universal ap-
proval That his promises in this respect,
as well as regards the economy of his Ad-
ministration, will be faithfully kept, the
record of the past four years is a suffici Mt
guarantee. Every Republican should read
the letter, especially if inclined to heed the
slanders of the Opposition. No better cam
paign docur ent could be ciFcuiated'-Cn'-
edqo Journal.
Year: 1872

THE new law Just passed makes some in
teresting changes in existing postal regu-
lations. The most important is the au-
thorization of one cent postal cards for
correspondence or printed circulars siml-
lar to those which were introduced in
Great Britain nearly two years ago, ana
are now in use in nearly all European
countries. The House provided in the
bill for cards with paper flap to cover
and conceal the writing. The Senate
changed this to an open card. In confer
ence committee the style of the card was
left to the discretion of the Postmaster
General, who prefers the open card, and
will order that kind only to be manufac-
tured. The face of the card will bear a
one-cent stamp, and will be provided
with lines for the address, and the back
will he ruled for the letter. The price of
the card and stamp will be only one cent.
II will probably be three or four weeks
before they will be ready for sale, as the
plates for printing have yet to be pre-
pared. The postage on circulars, news
Dapers. and other transient printed mat
ter. which, under the old law, was two
cents for every four ounces or less, is now
one cent for two ounces or less. Small
circulars, which formerly cost two cents
TO mail, can now be sent for one cent, an
important reduction to business men who
use the mails largely to advertise their
business. The change is now in force,
the law being immediate in its effects
hut the First Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral claims the right to suspend the opera
ton of the law until it can be promul-
gated to postmasters throughout the
country. Chicago Post, June II.
Year: 1872

young man lately entered the Office OF
the Hartford Register in Bankruptcy, and
SAID after some hesitation, hat he wanted
q license because he was going to get mar.
RED that evening TIE hard-hearted clerk
informed him that people DID not 90 into
bankruptcy until after they we're married,
and sent him to the city clerk.
Year: 1872

NoTIcE. Tho individual who slyly
pickle up the pocket book Of l.. G
Wright on the evening of the 18th OF
January, 1872, and slipped it into his
pocket, believing that no one saw him
has been identified lie is known to me
and if he desires to escape prosecution
he is requested to return the book with
its contents TO me, and his name will moi
he made public.


LEWIS G. WRIGHT.
Year: 1872

The Stockton Republicon wants to know
how the fourteen year old boy who fright
ened the stage driver out of Wells, Fargo
x Co. ; treasure box with fence picket
would do for fence advocate or an anti
railroad subsidy member of the Legislature
For the careless manner in which he removes
pckets from fences we should say he must
be no-tence boy. Considering the vast
amount of subsidy money the people of
Stockton and San Joaquin county have been
diddled out of by railroad sharps, We think
that people should get this boy for lecis-
lator,and instruct him to go after Stanford &,
Co. with fence picket.
Year: 1872

QUARTZ, CRors AND Fnu1r.-A letter
from the foothills west of here says There
is quartz ledge here, two feet thick, that
paid in 1868, from surface rock, in mill
that had no appliances TO save half Of the
gold, about S. per ton. Perhaps if opened
properly and closely worked it would be a
rich mine 1t can be had on favorable terms.
We have had rain enough to satisfy all de-
mands for the present, and all feel sure of
good crops who have their land properly
seeded. The weather is rather warm for the
time of year and there is danger Of losing
the fruit crop from late frosts. notice that
some fruit blossoms already begin to show
themselves, and should the present warm
weather continue for few weeks the fruit
trees will be in full bloom long before the
season for frosts is over.
Year: 1872

EUGExIE DEFENDS THE EMPERoR-The En-
press has just addressed letter to a friend in
Switzerland from which these extracts are taken ::


" have challenged public attention so often Of
late by the letters from me which have been pub
lished, it seems to me the public must be tired Of
seeing them. Moreover, / confess TO you there
are accusations against which have extreme re-
pugnance to raise my voice, and the light which
will one day be thrown upon the subject will ex-
hibit the sole sentiment which could have COM
nected me with the 4th of September. Detection
had made it impossible for me to defend myself
and being unable to conquer l refused to di.
vide when at any moment the enemy might enter
through the breach which our intestine dissensons
opened to it. | obeyed feeling Of personal un-
selfshuess by leaving to others the honors Of the
defense the instant it was proved to me that 1
was alone and unable to negotiate peace. This
must be known, and if it is not, neither can nor
wish to tell it. OF all my suferings, none has
been more painful than to see that after such a
career as the Emperor's public opinion has been
so widely led astray as TO require-not political
or strategetc explanation, which | could have un-
derstood, from Sedan, but-a detailed narrative
OF the Emperor's personal conduct What eau
be credited after such wildness have an abso-


lutte confidence in the power Of truth. The sole
motive of the Emperor and Of me has been the
grandeur and prosperity Of France. We may
have made mistakes, but neither fear nor ambi-
tion ever entered our hearts one single instant
cannot now say disgust has never entere there
therefore will not defend myself and counot
bring myself to pass through this additional cal
umny. EUGESIE-"
Year: 1872

Once his way poet io0l.


Through deep and dewy glen;
Write about me in your book.


Cried the redbreast, cried the wren
Twittering low from every bush,
Chirping loud from every tree,
Cried the pewet. cried the thrush.
Cried the blackblrd, write of me!
Sing about my ewes, my wings


Mine is but humble boon
SO they cried, the silly things,


Crossing each Others tune.
But the poet. sign of grace.


Giving not, by look or tone,
Turned into n shady place,


Where daisy lived alone.
All her modest shoulders hid


In veil of leaves OF grass,
Dropping either snowy Ind


Sat she still to see him pass.
Then the poet, with IA quill


That some eager bird had shook
downward, all against her will,


Wrote about her in his book,
Year: 1872

A correspondent of the Circular notes
the almost universal disappearance OF our
native bat, which thirty years ago used to
issue at nightfall from old barns and fly
away in search of food. He suspects that
the substitution of substantial buildings
for the old, loosely-formed structures, has
had considerable to do with the declining
numbers of this "nocturnal quadruped,"
by cutting off his wonted and comfortable
retreat Our author queries whether the
early comparative freedom from insect
depreciation which fruits and fruit tree,
enjoyed may not be ascribed in great
measure to the vigilance of the bat At any
rate the diminution of his tribe is to be
regretted, and successful effort to rein
state him "would doubtless prove a great
er boop to the country at large than the
impoftation of all the sparrows which
England contains.
Year: 1872

German bark Johann Friedrich of Stet-
tin, bound from Savan nah-la Ma, on the
north coast OF Jamaica, to Stettin, arriv-
ed at New York l4th. She sailed from
Jamaica with 4 crew of nine, on the 9th
of July. under command of Capt. kell.
On the fourth day out yellow fever made
its appearance on board. Being utterly
without medical aid their sutferings were
frightful Six OF the crew died and one
OF them, the carpenter, jumped overheard
his agony was SO great, The last man
died when the ship was oft Cape Hatteras
on the 9TH inst The captain, two men
and the cook worked the vessel into this
port and at times were obliged, through
fatigue, to let the vessel drift about at the
mercy of the winds and waves. She was
towed into the lower bay last night. where
she is moored. This morning she will be
thoroughly disinfected, and will remain
in the lower bay until ready to proceed on
her voyage.


WHAT IS LIFE? What is lite but a lit
tie crib beside the bed; a little face be-
hind the spread; little frock behind the
door; a little shoe upon the floor; little
lad with dark brown hair; little blue
eyed face and fair; little lane that leads
to school; a little pencil, slate and rule
little, blthsOme, winsome maid lit
tie hand within it laid a little cottage,
acres four; little old-time- fashioned
store; little family gathering round;
a little turf-heaped, tear-dewed mound
a little more added to the soil little
rest from hardest toll; little silver in
his hair; little stool and easy chair;
little night and earthly gloom; and lit
tie cortege to the tomb,
Year: 1872

The more distant your friends are, the
more you should caIl--if you want to
make yourself heard.


When you take friend home to dine
with you for the first time, count the
plate before you let him 60 home. It
saves subsequent awkwardness.


If a friend vans to borrow an um.
brella, send for policeman at once ard
give him in charge. 1t will guard against
a repetition of the error.


Should you happen in discussion to
find that you and your opponent are
likely to take opposite views. knock him
down at once, for fear you should be led
into a quarrel. ~
Year: 1872

"Dcar me! I'm dying for sight OF
the green fields againF' ;si


The speaker lay back in her arm chair
and looked up at the narrow patch of
blue sky overhead, about the only
glimpse which could be obtained from
The little low tenement room that az,
foraed any relief to the mohotony
which wrapped the scene in. Her face
was pale and thin, and you would have
known that she was an invalid by the
weak voice in which she uttered the
words, if you had not seen her face
The room was small and plain. There
was little in it save what was necessary
for comfort and daily use. The bright
est thing Of al was pot Of forget me-
nots that stood on a little shelf outside
the open window; the green leaves and
delicate blue blossoms were like frag
ment of the country's beauty transplant
ted to the city's dust and CRIME
81 know you are pining for the hills
and The pure air, mother said girl,
who had come in so noiselessly that the
tuvaid bad not been aware Of her en-
trance. u wish I cou'd take YOU 70
them to morrow They'd he worth
more to you than all the doctors pre-
scriPtions tohe had in the city," and
the girls face was fun OF patient pain,
and llttie sigh ended the sentence; as
Isae but and kissed her mothers wan
face


Il dat know that You heard me-
! tue wo,nsn aai} y don't want 80 CON.
P!sin, Eat!l."
Year: 1872

Oil Field Marshal Won Moltke lives
now quietly in the little Silesian town Of
Schweiduitz. He can be seen there every
day in long black frock coat, smoking
an enormous pipe and readmg the news.
Irapors at the only cafe in She place.
Year: 1872

HORACE GREELEY's visit to Cincinnati
is one of the marked events in the his
tory of the country. From New York
to Cincinnati he was warmly greeted By
thousands of his fellow-countrymen,
eager to clasp the hand Of the champion
of Justice, Reconciliation and Civil Ser
vice Rrcnrm-
Year: 1872

Special TO the Appeal


BOLIvAR, October 2.- General Cheat
ham spoke an hour and twenty minutes
to-day, making the concluding speech
to a large and enthusiastic audience. He
gained a signal triumph over johnson,
turning ON him the charge Of a packed
convention, exposing the falsehood OF
his defense Of the Surratt murder, show
ing his utter disregard Of the consttu-
ton in the Sherman-J ohnston treaty,
exposing his defense Of the various
charges against him, and successfully
making new ones. He turned back Oh
johnson his appeal for Endorsement
Of his course, and the assertion
that he simpeached again, and asked
if the people were going 10 impeach him
and say he was wrong in defending his
people and going with them. The almost
unanimous response was "NOW It was
a marked and brilliant triumph, in his
own plain style, and reused the greatest
enthusiasm. The people here are wild
with enthusiasm for old Frank, and
johnson is scarcely known. A large
number Of colored people also called on
General Cheatham, and were warm 10
their protestatiOns for him. The few
friends Of johnson are very blue this
evening, and some Of them openly re-
pudiate him. Old Franks friends say a
man who can manage his own cause
that well, can attend 10 theirs. The Joint
appointments end here.
Year: 1872

Joe Murphy, Irish comedian and char
acter actor, put in his appearance at this
house last night, and was greeted by a
very large audience. The bill was Help,
piece written expressly for him, and
admirably calculated TO set forth to the
best advantage the versatility which is
the crowning glory of this meritoriOus
actor. From the rising to the going
down of the curtain he sustained HIM
self most creditably as " Ned Daley" ,"
"Pat tO'Shaughnessy,n y fNickle OiGoff"
and "ChristOph Won Leibenstein." He
was all cur fancy painted him, though
neither lovely nor divine. As dialec-
tician, he is a success. Whether deliv-
ering himself with a sweet Ger
man accent or musical Irish brogue,
he was equally as much at home as if
'itO the manner born" he was Wsgging
a tongue that could not talk in smooth
er form. Ofthe plot Of Help we made
no note. Our attention was wholly alb
sOrbed by the "star," who was out of
one good scene and into another with
such celebrity as to keep his audience on
the qt1 UiUe and in steady roar of
laughter. His is character acting, tru-
ly, and serves all the purposes of the
best low comedy in raising and sustain
ing laughter. With the fun there is
also fair sprinkling of sensation, of
the Oliver DOud Byron order, but one
scarcely remembers this, so strong is
the comic impression which Murphy
makes. He is really hOstin himself, and
well deserves the encomiums the press
north and west have heaped upon him.
He will be here for a week, and will ap-
pear in Help tonight, and perhaps to-
morrow night in MdtGn Gre, a new SEN
sation play written expressly for him.
He is well sustained by the company,
and the scenery and costumes were in
good taste, and up to the reputation Of
the hOuaa