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Year: 1870

Bayard Taylor has an unfortunate facility of
becoming the apologst for things that are bad.
Already he il the champion of Tobacco, and the
counsel for at least a moderate indulgence in
wine. And now having spent two or three days
in Salt Lake City he is inclined to believe Nor
monism not 30 black as it is painted A para
graph from one of his recent letters says that
city is lone Of tho most quiet orderly, and NOR
'al places in the world" The Mormons arc ''the
"most temperate of Americans !" s'they are
'.chaste, laborious and generally cheerful; and
"what they have accomplished in twenty-three
''years, under every circumstance Of discourage
''ment, will always form one of the most remark
cable chapters of our history The Territory
'.does not owe a dollar" NC, &c.


Now, it is notorious that until the United
States troops were sent to Camp Douglass,
where they overlook and watch the city,
no GENTLE was ever safe, there, and no
punishment could be enforced against Mormon
criminals Mr.. Taylor has surely heard of the
murder of DIR. Robinson, and the many similar
cases. AS to their being chaste, Polygamy is
hardly that, nor yet incest; and furthermore it
is strongly testified to that there is a sad
absence of chastity, even with the presence of
those unholy features, and under the terrible
penalties of the "blood atonement" As to
what they have accomplished, it is less than the
same number of people have done, in tho same
time, under the same average of circumstances,
in the other Western territories. This fact has been
ridiculously misapprehended. And as to their
freedom from debt, they have nothing in the
world for which debt ought to have been
incurred. There is no public school system no
public improvements, no nothing, except what
has gone into the hands of Brigham Young, and
for that they are titled and taxed till only the
astute leaders find it possible to rise from
poverty.


Mr. Taylor of course docs not mean to coun-
tenance Mormonism, any more than he does
drunkenness, but, as we said in the outset, he
has a very unfortunate facility for seeming to be
OH the wrong side of important moral and social
questions. The poet, sage, and traveller, of Ken
nett Square is a light in the great world, and he
ought to bear the good banner of Chester County
i'm tho fore front of Reform.
Year: 1870

We have received the July number of the
Adcocade of Pcace, the official organ of the
amiable gentlemen constituting the American
Peace Society We agree with its editors that
war is terrible evil, demoralizing to society,
destructive of life, and ruinous to material
prosperity. We may perhaps differ with them
in believing that there are some things worse
even than war, such, for instance, as the dis
membernent of a free government in the in
terest of slavery; the perpetuation of unjust
and tyranncal rule; or persecution for religious
belief So far as there is left amongst civilized
men any admiration for war as sucll,--any
thirst for its blood-bouglt glorics, we join the
ddrocate in protesting against it as unadulte-
rated barbarism, and if the American Peace So
ciety can bring any influence to bear against
such spirit we bid it God speed.
Year: 1870

In the bright, crisp morning air OF yesterday Maria
Scheppler, OF 1873 East Houston street, sailed away
to the German Catholic church in Third street to al
tend the Christmas mass. The church was crowded.
In the pew where Maria knelt knelt also Augustus
Crawford, who seemed TO be full Of the spirit OF
the OCCASION saying his orisOns with apparently the
most pious devotion. When the holy service
was about over and the congregation began to
putting his hand lnts her dress pocket and drawing
out her wallet. Dislikng TO make any alarm in
church she waited TIL the thie got outside, when
she accused him OF robbing her. the lesw imme-
dialely dartcd Oh, but was pursued ana brought TO
bay by a police 01lcer before he had run many
blocks. Yesterday Crawford was taken before Jus.
tice scott at the Essex Market Police Court and
held To answer.
Year: 1870

shipping Notes.


II is pretty generally known that the
extensive submarine ledge or rocks either side of Cover
nor's Island known Diamond Rect which constitutes
formidable and dangerous obstruction to the navig
ton of the East river at low tide and under the most
favorable circumstances serious to the pilots Of
port, is being worked upon with view of Its
mova 1t IL task Of great magnitude but s being


Quoted under such excellent supervson and only started
upon many experiments that those acquainted with
the elaborate machinery in position and the mode of is
working bold to proclaim that in time complete
win attend the effort The general government and the
authorities have intervals made various surveys and
proposed many plans accomplish the removal of the reef
nothing really definite done until the Inauguration
of the present plan OF attack Gen John Newton, at the
of the United States Engineer corps in charge Of
improvements had long felt anxious to effect


needed remedy in this particular and thus cxpermented on
large number of At last experiments
with number of explosive materials at the Haletts
Point Reef excavation, TO determine with was the best
adapted for submarine and other blasting purposes was
determined by the result that ogycerne used In new
improved FORM the ecacious, besides being
the economical substance discovered was then re-
solved to the matter extensive scale, and arrange
ments made 10 operate on Diamond Reef To do this
many and seemingly almost nsurountabe obstacles were
In the way but Gen Newton has them, setting
aside AL the difficulties that have hitherto been in the way
of submarine rock-drng from floating surface above
The oddl okng square, boxke structure OF Cover
nors sani by all passengers the lower ferries ia the
result of Gen Ncwons inventive genius To Golfer
dam caisson the only available method previo usly
known made impossible account of the tdes, which
would wreck hing of that placed there The mud


dy the operations Of Divers and all other ex
periments failed completely Finally the present machine
invented, and II is absolutely respect set
tng in its weired work many points that before were
open criticism II be about quarter OF mile
from the Battery where II has been moored some six
weeks II is large scow, 4u feet long by 30 feet wide,
strongly built provided with overbanging guards, steam
machinery, There four patent capstsns, four
chors of size heavy chain cables and huge hawsers,
which maintain the position required the reef


In the OF this an iron dome, 30 feet diane
weighing 70 tons This s sunk in the water resting
upon legs which and adjusted by the DIVER
that stands evenly the rock, sung the tide and motion
OF the When the surface water bois with
hiss IT, but beneath the current, although strong,
moves quite steadily Over the wehole oil the dome are
two movable bridges which enable to be raised low
cred desired by onr large derrcks at either end OF the
scow, In cVpstruc.ine this machine hrst apparent
Year: 1870




fully exhibited That but little more can be said II
Is evident that the tendency OF gold was downward
ana that tue movement OF the consprat0rs was
wholly artificial and unnatural and that ls effects
were most disastrous to tho legitimate business OF
the country. 1t dealt heavy blow to our credit
abroad by shaking the faith OF forcgn capitalists In
the stability OF our trade and the honesty Of our
people. AT home Is effects extended iar beyond
the circle Of those WHO participated IN it, One mis-
fortune created another, and hundreds OF frms en-
gagged In legitimate business were wholly ruined or
severely crippled. Importers OF foreign goods were
for many days AZ The mercy OF the gamblers and
suffered heavy losses. For many days the business
OF the Whole country was parayzed, vast volume
or currency was drawn from the great channels OF
industry, and ned In tue grasp Of the conspraIOrs.
Hundreds OF active amoitious men were iured from
the honest pursuit Of wealth BY the deusive Vision
OF sudden fortune The elects OF tne panic are thus
stated by MIR. George Opdyke:-"It produced an I'M
preston upon the mercantile and financial mind,
not only IN this country, but all over the world,
that we here arc eel OF gamblers, and that ~ 10
not safe to enter into any contracts with us when 1t
IS possible for small combination OF spectators 10
monopoiize one branch OF our currency the coin,
when performs It's functions now as well as it did
before tue suspension OF specie payments 80 far as
our foreign trade Is concerned. Tho shock was
universal, only in America, but abroad. that
railroad and other securities, which before that had
been selling verJ freely on the Continent especially
in Germany and Holland nave since lOund but LILLE
market abroad"


The foundations OF business morality were broken,
and the numerous delalcations that followed are
closely traccahls TO tho mad spirit engendered oy
speculation. But however strongly we may con-
demn the consplrators themselves, we cannot lose
signt OF those causes which lie behind the actors
The conspiracy and It's banefuf consequences must
oe SET down one OF She items In the great bill Of
costs which the nation 10 paying for the support OF
its present machinery For all purposes OF internal
trade gold Is not money but an article OF merchan-
disc; but for ell purposes OF foreign commerce 1t ID
only currency. SO tong as We have two standards
oi value, recognized by law, wnloh may DC made TO
vary respect each other by artificial means, 80
Iona wiu speculation Ia tad price Of gold o1er
Year: 1870

The way % get along IN the world is
TO make every step one that is ahead,
and eacb 10 follow lis predecessor Full
fifty per cent Of the efforts Ii the world
are absolutely wasted IN indirect df,
fuse and indefinite labors, Young men
start On IN life without purpose Or point
neither casting a thought On their Gt
ness or nndtness ior a particular calling;
now doing this thing, now that, and al
Ter that, nothing, one day going On
another On the right or loft, the next
backward, and then not going II an;
which Is perhaps as bad az the whole
combined The straight line IL life i
the one that leads stnght ahead This
almost always secures success
Year: 1870

Almost without exception. our adviees
from various parts of this and other western
states represent the wheat harvest as pro-
gressine favorably and the yield of grain
unusually good. The corn crop promises to
be greater than an average.
Year: 1870

The a"'c plans hnk viii aid materially tanning understanding
OF
rings Of plants Of five different cors those the outer should be quite





be dispensed with in where flowers species separate
are used like Phox Drummond The plan
bed pretty shaped bed
ne with four colo els bed with section the with
coo Dis border with four colors
suitable for bordering walk extending from hedge building
Year: 1870

A Liverpool paper having Published
an account ofa visit to Mr.. Gladston's
house, the London Dasy Ne0s makes
the following comments: W


"The Premier will not grudge US the
peep at him in his private life. One
day we find him with his son and
hiss nephew busily engaged, by way OF
recreatiOa, IN catting down o beech tree
near Hagley that measured fourteen
feet in circumference. The process of
telling the great tree takes three days of
three hours each. Another day We
visit him at Hswarden in company with
the Archbishop Of syria and Tenos, and
we discover him in the act of saving
planks for 4 job of joiners' work which
he had undertaken and nearly finished.
Mr.. Gladstone has the reputation Of
being the hardest workingman in Eng
land. Few men can work as hard as
be, and still fewer can, in the same
amount Of time, accomplish as much I;
and we are assured that if he takes to
clearing wood or saving planks he will
do it with will. Even his amusements
viii be energetic, and he cannot be sur
prised at the curiosity of the people,
who IKE to see their great men at play
when they have thrown of their official
robes and airs and become ordinary
men. a-.. ...


Much Of statesman's popularity de-
pends on the ease with which he can
take us into his confdence-and, so to
speak, into his family. We seem to
know him and to like him better if we
can follow him like Lord Palmerston to
the hunting field or like Mr.. Bright to
a days fishing, or like Mr.. Gladstone
to boat Of wood cutting and joining.
This is indeed one Of the great sources
of pleasure which the English take in
political dinners. We like to see our
statesmen eating. 1t did one good to
see that wonderful old man, Lord


Pslmerston, eat with the zest Of an
Eton schoolboy. And so it did one
good to ace Sir Robert Peel bobbing in
bis saddle in Rotten row Perhaps it
may also do us good to see Mr..
Gladstone, after hard mornings work
over state papers, throw off the cares
of Office with his coat, and proceed to
WELD the axe, the saw, and the plane. !"
Year: 1870

Tic following extract from the l'arkers,
burg STATE Journal Is rather an agreeable
surprise to us considering the line Of
remark heretofore pursued by that paper
""rhis call Is broad enough for every
Republican to stand upon. 1t embraces
every issue, eyory result anl every theory
Of government upon which The issues Of
purity politics have heretofore been fought
Thep, We say, let Reppbll rally around
tliss tandard Of their partly
Year: 1870

Work TO DE- REsuMED.-The window
glass works in North Wheeling have been
Idle for several months We1vgc told,
yesterday, that the pots would be placed
in the furnace today, and TINT on Mon
dny the manufacture Of glass would be
resumed
Year: 1870

and Meadow are being destroyed by order of the
Government.


1t snotced that the protestatons against violence
recently made by the ultra journals have had the
best effect upon the minds of the people who are
thus made aware that revolution does not mean
anarchy. The citizens seem determined to avoid
disorders All persons endeavorng to excite the
populace will be arrested at once. 1t is announced
that the publication of the Mdrseilldise newspaper
has been suspended. All the editors have abandoned
the concern.


A proclamation issued yesterday by the Mayor OF
Paris requests the people to prepare their houses so
to extingush fires quickly also, that the persons
charged with the sanitary care of the city may have
easy access to dwellings.


Emile Girardin announces that he will publish
new journal outside of Paris Most OF the Paris
journals publish articles without the signature
Of the writer. The Secretary General of the Bank
of France says the crown jewels are not there The
Government authorities took care to have them de-
posted in safe place outside the city. The Bank
has been removed TO Toulouse
Year: 1870

Having the Courage to say
No.
You're starting to-day on life's journey,


Alone on the highway of life
You'll meet with thousand temptations
Each city with evil is rife.
This world is a stage of excitement;


There's danger wherever you go
But if you are tempted in weakness,


Have courage, my boy, to say no.
The syren's sweet song may allure you:


Beware of her cunning and art
Whenever you see her approaching,


Be guarded, and haste to depart
The billiard saloons are inviting,


Decked cut in their tinsel and show:
You may be invited to enter


Have courage, my boy, to say No.
The bright, ruby wine may be offered;


No matter how tempting it be;
From poison that stings like an adder,


My boy, have the courage to fEe.
The gambling halls are below you,


Their lights, how they dance to and fro
If you would be tempted to enter,


Think twice, even thrice, ere you go.
In courage alone lies your safety.


When you the long journey begin,
And trust in Heavenly Father,


Who will keep you unspotted from sin.
Temptations viii go on increasing,


As-streams from ariyulet flow;
But if you are true to your manhood,


Have courage, my boy, to say No.
Year: 1870

Oh blush not, honest toiler


No cause for shame hast thou
Though horny skin be on thy hands,
And sweat-drOps on thy brow;
Although thy face may be begrimed
With cOal-dust or with soil,
IT'S a noble mark Of usefulness
Then blush not, son Of toll.
Oh blush not, honest toiler!


The time will come ere long:
When right Will triumph over might,
And justice over wrong.
Respect thy worth, disgrace it not
By an action vile


That worth will be acknowledged get,
Then blush not, son of toll.
Year: 1870

A contemporary says that a
Boston mill onaire who had not
been out of Beacon street for many
years, tainted away the other day
in the pure air of the country
He was only resuscitated by put
ting an old putrid Goldfish to his
nose, when he slowly revived,
exclaiming "that's good, it smells
like homei"
Year: 1870

A Northern cotton man propos-
es that if the people of Griffin, Ga,
will raise fifty thousand dollars of
stock to erect the building, he will
subscribe fifty thousand dollars to
put in the machinery. This a
mount is sufficient to employ five
thousand spindles and one hun
dred hands.
Year: 1870

THE last Of the primary meetings
preparatory to the County Conven-
ton were held last night in Scott and
German Townships, of which reports
will be found on the fourth page.
The unexpected success which has
attended all of these meetings is in
marked and favorable contrast with
the Democratic meetings of last week.
and indicate that our County Con
vention will be largely attended by
the very best classes of our farmers.
Let US in the city give the matter at
least as much interest and attention
as the Republicans of the country
townships.
Year: 1870

We direct attention to the list of
appointments of Senator Pratt, who
will make several speeches in this
District next week. He is an excel
lent speaker and a powerful reasoner.
We anticipate much good from bis
efforts.
Year: 1870

It will be remembered that on Friday
last q man named Oziah Russell was
drowned at the foot of Broad street by
driving his horse, with an express wagon
attached too far into the river. Since then
the most vigilant search was kept up with
graphing hooks, drags, ETC., up and down
the stream. No trace or sign of the
drowned man was discovered until Sunday
afternoon, when u horse and wagon were
found near Hickman's Ferry, twenty-five
miles down the Cumberland river, where it
had been washed by the swollen current
This was quite conclusive that the body
had also been washed a considerable dis
tance from the place where the accident
occurred. The search was continued with
renewed vigor, the father-in-law of the
poor man offering a reward of fifty dollars
as an additional incentive to the discovery
of the body The recovery of the remains
of Dick Hill, who was drowned the
Wednesday previous, which arose to the
surface near the suspension bridge, on
Sunday evening, seemed te indicate that
the remains OF Russell would likely be
found not great way from the same local
ity.


Yesterday morning near o'clock, the
DOuy OF Isu S5l WIS lOuLu Ou Tue NdSuNlIle
side of the river, near the Halfway
House." very considerable distance from
where he was drowned. The remains were
first discovered by Mr.. Geo. Cameron, and
were not far from the bank where they had
been drifted by the waves The body was
considerably pulled and swollen, but was
otherwise in a state of good preservation.
Coroner Brien was at once summoned and
an inquest held, which elected a verdict in
accordance with the facts and circum-
stances. A common door key and small
ivory handled knife were found in the
pataloons pocket, and s.. 80 in money. A
pocketbook was also found which had not
been opened when we visited the COroners
office, but which was supposed to contain
papers, ETC., relating to the private affairs
of the deceased The body was conveyed
| to the undertakers establishment of Mr..
Groomes on Cherry street, and prepared
| for interment


This is the fourth casualty by drowning
that we had to record lately, and it is to be
hoped that the frequency of such events
will superinduce greater degree Of caution
on the part of those crossing OF driving In
| proximity to the watery element.
Year: 1870

fOrCIbly Ended-A story for Du-


panIOup to Contradict.


ROME, June Midnight discus
sion of the dogma of infallibility was closed
amid great confusion, the debate being
forcibly ended. The distinguished Bishops
who were opposed to the schema, and who
are among the most profound and able
debators in the Council, were summarily
ruled out of the debate and prevented from
participating in any way in the discussion.
They were loud in their protests, and it is
believed that they will issue formal pro-
test against the arbitrary measure. The
opposition were totally unprepared for this
manner of procedure on the part of the
Ultramontanists, and their indignation at
the defeat of their facilities for maintaining
a stubborn opposition to the dogma is very
great. The excitement in church circles is
intense, and the opposition seems to gain
strength from the efforts of the Ultramon-
tanists to crush them.
Year: 1870

now complete in every department OF the
trade. Our Goods win be found mnst
elegant and superb, unexcelled and IN
rivslled in excellence, embracing Foreign
and Domestic Fabrics Of the choicest and
test designs being mostly handmade
and warranted in every instance to give
entire satisfaction. We earnestly invite
the attention Of all who desire good goods,
which are manufactured with a spcci4
view to iirst-class retail trade
Year: 1870

to putting in new joists. At o'clock
the scafold was erected and four or five men
working on it, when the terrible calamity oc-
CURED. Without any premonitory symptoms
the wall tottered and fell, carrying the doomed
men along with il; and the reverberating crash
and clouds of dust that arose spread panic
through the street. Persons in the neighbor-
hood at once went to the assistance of the vic
tins of the disaster. In the centre of the lot
they discovered the body of q colored laborer
and quickly removed the bricks from around
him. He was still breathing when they dis
covered him, and upon freeing his head and
pouring water on it he appeared to revive little.
1t was found impossible to remove him, how
ever, inasmuch as a heavy beam lay with crush
ing force across his back. A saw was
at length procured, the beam sawed
in two, and the dying man released from his
awful position. A son of the experimenting
bricklayer was found almost in a dying condi-
ton, covered up with bricks, and SO badly in
jured that he was not expected to recover.
Another colored laborer was also so badly in
jured that death was expected. When the wife
of the laborer who was killed reached the scene
the knowledge of her husbands death was not
yet made certain. The breath had already left
his body, however when the unfortunate woman
filed the air with her shrieks. She was taken
away by some of her friends, to all appearances
q TaVing maniac.