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Year: 1870

General Ames, Military Com.


mander Of this Department, hav-
ing been elected TO the United
States Senate, there must, of nc.
cessity, be a sort of interregnum
between his removal and the full
restoration of the State. Some
interest is manifested in endeayor.
ing to learn who will succeed as
Military Commander. The War
Department would certainly no,
60 to the expense and trouble 0
sending al officer here to take
command for this short period if
one was in the State of sufficient
rank 10 assume commend. For
tunately itappears that such an
officer is in this State. The gen.
tleman to whom we refer is Gen.
Pennypacker. In years he is one
of the youngest officers of his
rank in the army, but in point Of
intelligence and worth he is the
equal of all, and the superior of
many in the service. His gentle
manly and honorable conduct has
endeared him to the citizens of this
STATE, as it was once thought no
Federal officer could ever be. He
is not wrapped sp in political as.
pirations, pledges, and promises,
but is free and untrammeled. His
action will, in every instance, be
based upon truth and honesty
He is a party to no political COM
bination. A soldier by education
he spurns any act which cannot
be measured by the high standard
of. the old military school. To
this gentleman, in all probability,
will be transferred the temporary
command of the State, and none
will succeed to it more fully en-
dorsed and supported by the good
and true people Of the State than
he will be.
Year: 1870

We take the following from the Chicago
Evening Post. 1t shows that in one respect
the Democracy are the same the world over.
The Democratic papers are tickled almost
to death to ascertain that they have elected
one member of the Senate and tweHty-nye of
the Assembly, out OF total OF two hundred
and thirty-fve. From the slough oil their de-
spond they interpret every election return as
sign of hope. Ii they carry the town of
Hardscrabble by an increased majority of
three or four, on account of the minister
going away, or a ''saloon" being set up, they
straiShtway infer the election Of Hoffman to
the Presidency in 1872. Nothing asionlshes
them so much as the tact that the Democrat
ic party continues to exist at all. They in
cessantly sins-in the words OF the old hymn !:


Sand are sinners yet alive?


And do we yet rebel?


IT'S wondrous, tits amazing grace,


Thai We a are n, a he -
Year: 1870

The council of the royal college of sur
geons, London, has decided to receive certifi-
Gates of professional education for the fellow
ship and membership OF the college from the
Harvard medical school and the medical
schools of New York and Philadelphia.
Year: 1870

1 have thus, my fellow-citizens, given
you a brief summary of the questions at
issue IN This canvass. In reference to DO
htlcal parties will only say, that what
ever may have been the excellencies of the
Republican party, and however glorious
Its early history, its days of usefulness
have passed, and the sooner it perishes
the better for its posthumous reputation
and the better for the country. Thousands
connected with that party feel as I do,
who yet cling to it with flial DEVOTION
The Democratic party on the issues of to-
day must bring into its ranks a vast num-
ber, who have been active Republicans,
and who feel mortified that the party lea
ders have sold out the organization to a
monied oligarchy. The platform of the
Democratic party commends itself to nv
earnest approval and support, and while
the party is true to its present principles
l will be true to it. [Great cheering
Year: 1870

dents, directors and stockholders fill the
halls of Congress, and there cannot be IL
doubt that they had much to do in enact
ing the bill TO strengthen the public cred
1t, and silence the republicans wAo were
opposed to the gold swindle.


Money based upon the entire wealth of
the nation, made a legal tender for all pun
poses, is certainly as safe and desirable as
National Bank notes. Call in and cancel
the bank notes, redeem the five hundred
millions of bonds with legal tender money,
and you save thirty millions of gold in
terest without increasing the circulation
beyond what is absolutely needed for the
requirements of trade.


You will then have increased the vol
ume OF paper money only two hundred
millions, and then you have three hundred
millions less in circulation than when the
debt was contracted Who can deny that
we need more money since our highway
TO the Pacific has greatly enlarged the
area OF circulation, and the South desola-
lated and devastated by war is again to be
reftted, and its vast resources made to
enlarge our made to enlarge our means of
meeting our national obligations. AS
other bonds are redeemable, paw them in
the same manner, or if preferred by the
holders, give them others at a reduced
rate of interest, convertible into money
when desired By adopting the plan pro-
posed the debtors will be lust to them
selves and generous to their creditors.
Year: 1870

It is a source of congratulation that the
larger part of our internal revenue is deri-
we'd from beer, whisky and tobacco. 1t is
said that every man can do without these
luxuries, and ii he persists in using them
let him foot the bills. We do not deny
that every person can do without these
articles, but we do resist the conclusion
that the consumer of them should be com
PEELED to pay other mems share of the
public debt. Government should be sus-
tanned by levies upon the property, and
not upon the vices of the people 1t is
downright knavery in me to shift my
my burdens for the maintenance of Gov
ernment on your shoulders because you
choose to indulge in vicious practice
Inordinate taxes are levied upon whisky
and tobacco, not to deter men from their
Year: 1870

The President signed the bill on Tues
day to enforce the 18th amendment. A
radical contemporary rejoices in the pains
and penalties it imposes, and in the fact
that it empowers the President to use the
whole strength of the army and navy to
make the law respected" The law will
be obeyed, until it can be blotted out, but
it will require more force than belongs to
the army and the navy to cause it to be
respected. 1t is despised and the misera-
BILE incendiaries against the public liber-
ties who passed it. We cannot know what
is before us, as people, but we would not
be surprised if the day should come when
the men who enacted this and kindred
measures, would be glad if they could OBJ
literate the record, and conceal even their
own identity.
Year: 1870

ALARMING TO BANKS AND BANKERs.-
The Scientific American has come to the
conclusion that it is hereafter impossible
to construct bnrglar-proof safe A new
method of COMPRISING oxygen and hy-
drogen has been discovered a thief can
place himself in front of safe with his
two cylinders of compressed oxygen and
hydrogen. and with an oxy-hydrogen
blow-pipe can, in few seconds, burn
holes of any size in the hardest metal
that was ever invented. He need not try
to pick the lock, as a manhole pierced
through the door by the aid of his blow
pipe will answer every purpose. 1t is
evident that the only safety is in keeping
the burglar out, for if he once gets in with
his fire drill, a few miutes is all that he
wants to work his way into the strongest
safe that ever was constructed.


Banks should employ good, trusty
watehmen, always we'll armed. to repel
the invasion of robbers.
Year: 1870

The Presidents health is failing; he re-
Gently experienced an attack of cholera
morbus. A physician who knew him be-
fore his accession to his present office, ex-
presses his surprise at his changed appear
ance-the sunken chest and delicate ap-
pearance of one whom he knew as a rug
ged healthful man.
Year: 1870

We are credibly informed that a
party of some twenty Cherokee In
dians, descendants of the tribe of
the celebrated Chief KuskOVy, are on
their way TO Gadsden and are now en-
camped on the mountains near here.
The object of their visit is to make
known the locality of certain lead and
silver mines said to be within one
mile of the Double Spaings lust out
side the corporate Limits of Gadsden.


Parties interested have gone to the
Indian Nation heretofore, but could
not find any willing guides until now
who knew where the mines were
those knowing asserting that if they
disclosed their locality they would be
instantly killed. Some of our oldest
and most reliable citizens are willing
to testify that the Indians used to OBJ
tain lead in its native state in less
time than one hour from the time of
their starting from Double Springs.


This information has created con-
siderable excitement amongst tke old
miners and the people owing the
land near where the mines al said TO
be located, Lands in the Immediate
locality haye gone up to ole and two
hundred dollars, some parties refusing
to sell at any price GGdSden Times.
Year: 1870

TORONTO, June 1.-THE latest news
from Fort Garry is that Refill can
muster three thousand fighting men,
which could be swelled to three times
that number, provided there is no
fighting but plenty of plunder. The
prevalent opinion in the settlement is
that Refill will not make any deter
mined opposition TO the British and
Canadian forces
Year: 1870

the territories thus opened to active industry,
ten times oyer all the grants made; and as the
government cannot consistently or in fair play
make fish Of one division Of these new Terrific
riesand flesh OF ofanother, liberal grant Of lands
at least to this Southern road cannot be de-
MED. 1t will be the giving away hundred
acres to bring ten thousand acres into market.
1t Will be the opening to settlement OF five hun
dred thousand square miles Of territory, good,
bad and Indifferent. which never will be de-
veloped or settled without q railroad. Nor
can road be built through those uninhabited
or only sparsely settled regions without gov
ernment aid. There is, then, in fair play and
sound policy, no other alternative left to Con-
gress than that at least of liberal grant of
lands and other incidental privileges to this
important line.


We do not understand that the parties
directly concerned in the enterprise ask any
bonds. We believe they are willing to con-
tract to make the road without a grant of
bonds, and have actually commenced the work
at several points. If the government were to
undertake itself to build this road it would cost
five times the grants made to the road COM
pleted but even then it would pay. The road
soon or late, must be built, and the sooner
the better; it cannot be built without govern
ment aid. and, as this is the cheapest plan, let
Congress, without further chaffering, adopt it.
The competition that will follow the building
ofa second Pacific road will be an advantage
to the government and the people on both
lines which of itself ought to be reason suf-
ficient for liberal hand in aid of this South
ern line. We ebelieve this consideration turned
the scale in favor of grants of lands and bonds
made to the Northern road; but it is a con-
sideration which will apply with greater force
in favor of this Southern route, open aud un-
obstructed as it is by SHOWS from the beginning
to the end Of the year.
Year: 1870

Probable Summer Session Of Congress.


A Washington despatch conveys the aggra-
waiting information that Congressman seriously
apprehend the continuance of the session until
August. The Tariff bill and the contested
election cases appear to be the principal draw
backs to an early adjournment. The appro-
priation bills, which are almost the only abso-
lutely necessary enactments that we have
much hope of getting out of this Congress,
are far advanced and will not cause any delay.
The Tariff bill, in its present shape, is worse
than useless. We could cheerfully consent to
long session if it were likely that the bur
dens imposed by high protective tariff were
to be relieved by the passage Of the present
bill, but such consummation does not appear
likely. The discussion heretofore has arisen
mainly from q struggle of the various manu.
featuring Interests for more protection.
The iron, steel, coal, wool and other
corporations Of the country seem to be
directing all the legislation on the subject,
while the great mass of the people, who are
Interested directly in opposition to these pro-
tective cormorants, have but little show. The
aron interest has, it is true, received several
severe defeats in committee, which fore
shadow a reduction of the tariff on that article
In the bill, but it seems highly probable that
ihe iron men manGuvring the bill, if they
lind the House still disposed to insist on these
reductions, will withdraw the bill altogether.
As to the contested elec lion cases, a good ex-
ample was set in the case of Sypher, which
she House might adhere to with excellent
effect. Let all the cases be sent back to the
people If the committee find that there were
amy frauds whatever perpetrated in the cleo
Ition. AT any rate, we can hardly believe that
!such hard working and industrious body as
the House Of Representatives will remain in
session during the warm, seaside months
merely to admit new members.
Year: 1870

way property made now while there are
doubts as to this Arcade abomination, because
there are no buyers of such uncertain real
estate. The Astor House put up at auction to-
day, under these doubts concerning this Arcade
spoliation, would have TO be withdrawn, for
there would be no bidders.
Year: 1870

Sr' LOUIS, May 3, 1870.
The Circuit Court yesterday gave judgment in
favor Of the Public School Commissioners against
the LindOll heirs for thirty five acres of land Just
outside Of the city limits, worth over 100000.


The Times this morning states that at a meeting
OF the Democratic State Central Committee recently
held here 1t decided not to hold State Conyen
t0n for the nomination Of State ticket and the
chairman Of the committee has been authorized to
publish an address giving the reason for such action
The Times also states that number OF radical
Office holders both federal and State, have been IN
session here for the purpose of eectng an Organi-
ZatiOn TO defeat, at the fall election the suffrage
amendment to the State constitution passed by the
Legislature last winter.
Year: 1870

The organization Of the Thirty second In
ternal Revenue District been completed by Collector
Pleasonton. Men whom the Collector knows well. or
who have strong testimonials TO personal htness from
responsible citizens the only persons who have OBJ
tained or can obtain place In the Office The bonded
warehouses have been inspected and an inventory has
been taken OF the goods contained In them This inyen
tory has been compared with the bonds on file III the
ofce-and the officers now know Just how much goods
are to be withdrawn and how much tax has to be col
lected before the Withdrawal. Gen. Pleason-
ton considered the condition OF these ware
houses Immediately taking possession OF
the district He felt the necessity TO
responsible and trustworthy for storekeeper-
men In whom he could repose great trusts, ana VINO
would perform their official duties only. lie deposed
four sorekeepers but has not yet installed all their sue
cessors There nine gaugers In the district wneh
Collector Pleasonou entered he removed four ana s


pointed one. leaving SIX, enough 70 perform the WORK
required. In the office there several new faces ana
IL is understood that each department will have new
head. Many OF those who were appointed DIV ME- Baley
and yet remain are engaged preparing their DOCKS pre-
lector PleasontOn Is now IN PhllaueIphiA at
tending the Convention OF the Society OF the
Army OF the Potomac. His First Deputy Col
Clifford Thomson Is In charge, and business goes on
quietly expedtiousy without attempt at ostentson or
a sensation Efforts making TO obtain new once,
and the business OF the district viii not be dspeased
with change. Gas a necessity on the brightest day:
The air IL always stagnant; and toward the close OF
each month, when long lines OF gathered, walt
ing pay tax the atmosphere becomes horribly oppres
The predecessors OF Collector Peasonton endeayored
TO improve the ventilation, but without success Inc
only remedy be In change Of location ana the
sooner II made the better IL will be appreciated There
good reason that trustworthy Internal Revenue
officers should be doomed TO death by slow poison.
Year: 1870

About a. III. yesterday, the engineer of an
express train on the Harlem Railroad when Seven
tethst saw woman lying the track short distance
ahead He attempted TO stop his train, but too late to
prevent its passing over her. The woman, who was
apparently about IS years Of was found to be shock


nrly mangled. Her head. severed from the body, lay
outside o, one rail- and her legs also severed from the
trunk near the other rail. Portions OF the body were
scattered along the roadbed and track for consdera-
bic distance The clothing OF the was so torn
and saturated with blood that the only article recognza
bic black and white plaid shawl 1t Is the belief
engineer and others that the woman, seeing the
tram approaching, lay down the track TO be killed
The remains gathered up and conveyed to tue
MOrgue TO await Identification.
Year: 1870

BY the European mall Of the 9Th Of August we have
the following special correspondence in contnua.
ton Of our history Of the war between France and
Prussia. Our special writers also illustrate, to
very considerable extent, the present movement Of
the nationates towards a universal democracy,
and report few symptoms OF the initiation Of
general contest for the chronological claim Of the su
periority and evacuation OF race in the Old World.
Year: 1870

A Methodist preacher who was on
his way to acamp-meeting, happened to
think that hs had left his horn at home and
- that was very useful in calling together
together the lambs of his flock he stopped
q, tin shop on his way to purchase one.


will this make i loud noise,' he AK
ed, selecting one to suit him.


"Oh, yes---a he'll OF loud noise " said
the tinker. producing a piece of paper to
roll it up.


Well l want it to blow at a camp
meeting sus.s 1t is not the sort want,
And the parson walked digui6slIy away
Year: 1870

Life on the Nile is, to my notion, the
most perfect luxury in this world. i am
always up before the sun The beauty
of the early morn is indescribable. How
many times that word must be used IN
writing about this life The bursting OF
the dawn into full day is swift, and with
in few minutes we have every gorgeous
color of our American sunsets, one color
rapidly succeeding another, splendor
following splendor until the sun rushes
up over the gray eastern hills, and pours
its warm floods of light into the luxu-
RANT valley. The world seems to me
very old each morning as see this scene
repeated, and think how often that same
sun has travelled the desert and looked
down over those hills into this valley,
and what generations of men and their
works he has seen here.


We take coffee on rising, and go ashore
for awhile, usually shooting dozen or
two pigeons before we return, and join
the ladies for breakfast at nine. After
breakfast and a pipe, if there is any wind
it generally makes its appearance, say
about ten o'clock. If there is no wind,
the men tack the boat, and in that case,
or if the wind be light we again go on
shore and walk, sometimes for miles,
across fields and through palm groves,
occasionally coming on board to rest for
awhile, always carrying our guns and
generally making pretty fair bags of
game. The ladies pass the day with
books and embroidery We dine at three
q clock. and rise from the table in time
TO enjoy the most delicious hour of the
day, that which precedes and that which
follows the sunset. AT seven clock we
have tea and chocolate, and the saloon
is then bright with lights, and the eve
ming passes rapidly. When all the rest
are asleep / go on deck and lie on one
of the sofas and look at the stars In
the clear air of this country there are
apparently three stars visible where one
is seen in America. In other days l
have counted eleven stars in the Pleiades
with my naked eve. Tonight and last
night | could count only ten. Farther
M the river / shall see the eleven. The
air is always rich and strong. never cold
nor hot except in the direct sunshine.
If the boat is sailing rapidly we lie on
the deck on the sofas under an awning,
watching the hills and the groves as we
rush BY them, taking no note OF time,
always surprised when the dinner hour
arrives. This which have described is
our life on the trip up the river. We do
not stop to look at ruins until the return
voyage.-Letter from Wm. C. Prime.
Year: 1870

We are requested to announce MOSES
WHITE as a candidate for Attorney General
of the Criminal Court.


We arc authorized to announce, b. NEW.
TON HART as n candidate for the office OF
Attorney General of the Criminal Court, sub
iect TO the action of the Democratic Conven-
tion Of Shelby county. Election in May.


We are authorized to announce JOHN s.
KERR as a candidate fore the Office of Attor-
ney General of the Criminal Court.
Year: 1870

The Pope does not at all agree with
the dictum of the Pail Mall Gazette that
Washington was narrow man. In
the reception-room of the American
College, in Rome, there hangs a fine
painting of thJ Father Of his Country.
Pic Nono's eye rested upon it, during a
recent visit to the college. Ali
said he TO the Americans in the com
pany, that was a great and good man
a good man indeed. Those who were
present report that the words were
spoken so warmly as TO leave no doubt
that they came from the heart.
Year: 1870

How HE FIXED THEM.-Zadoc Pratt
the millionaire tanner OF Prattsville
Greene county, N. Y, has hearty con
tempt for stuck-up people. Learning
one evening that some young men in
his employ were excluded from ball
room because of their occupation, he re-
paired forthwith to the hotel where the
ball was in progress, procured an axe,
and with his own hands cut down the
stairway leading to the hell. Telling the
dancers to stay there and enjoy their ex-
clusiveness as long as they chose, he
turned TO the landlord and told him to
employ a carr enter after the bal was
over to rebuild the stairway, and bring
a bill of the expense to him.
Year: 1870




1t is of no little Importance 10 have at
hand convenient and reliable mode for
testing the richness of milk. This is
usually done by the mere rule of guess.
We will give more reliable wav. with
in the reach of all, and one whereby any
person may safely govern himself in de-
Gliding upon which OF any number of
nilkmen he will patronize, or of which
of any number OF cows he will purchase.


Procure any long glass vsssel--a CO.
logne bottle or a long phial. Take a
narrow strip of paper, just the length
nom the neck to the bottom of the pl ial. .
and mark it off with one hundred lines
at equal distances; or, if more conven.
lent, and to obtain greater exactness.
into fifty lines, and count each as two
and paste it upon the phial, so as to di-
vide its length into a hundred equal
parts.-Fill it, to the highest mark, with
milk fresh from the COW, and allow it to
stand in "a perpendicular position twen-
ty-four hours. The number of spaces
occupied by the cream will give you its
S@AeN"N POI -OohtdBo III bue lnllk, WllnOuL
any guess work.


Now, if you wish to carry the expert
ment further, and ascertain the per cent
age of butter, set the milk in large
dish, and collect, say 100 or 200 ounces OF
cream; make your butter in the cream
by ascertaining the number of ounces of
butter you have made. Thus, if one
hundred ounces of cream give five
ounces of butter, you will know that one
hundred ounces of milk will give five
ounces of cream.


Such experiments are worth being
made, and made carefully. + In no other
way can you know what you haze in a
COW or milk, or what you are buying
In this way, also, you may test the exact
nutritive value of different kinds of milk
from your cows-a very important mat
ter. Farmers may derive much benefit
by making a few simple experiments,
now and then. They need not interfere
with any of the regular duties of the
farm; and nothing but spirit of habit
ual indolence of thought and action will
keep them from doing so. Such expert
ments often lead to important results,
and evoke interesting and instructive
facts Mississippi Agriculturalist.