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Year: 1870

LOGAN No. 9 is dead. He made a written
statement five minutes before his death that
he was not guilty of the Rogers murder.
Thus the mystery of that crime becomes a
greater mystery than ever.
Year: 1870

The Empress of Austria was recently
shot through the hand in attempting to
take loaded pistol from her son. The
Young gentleman is twelve years old.


One thousand married couple were di-
voreed in Ohio last year.


A York State bicyclist has been arrested
for bestriding an unlawful vehicle.
Year: 1870

General AIcCook has forwarded to Wash
ington letter from q citizen of Colorado,
mentioning to him apprehensions of the
people of that Territory that the Indians,
who are becoming dissatisfied with the
condition of their relations with the gov
ernnent, may create trouble. Reports
from the Crow country allude to strong
inclination on the part of that tribe to go
on the warpath for the Sioux, and they
even ask our government to provide arms
and ammunition to them for this purpose.
One of the principal Grow chiefs, at O re-
cent conference, made the strange request
for ten negro women. which favor the war
rior asserted would be reciprocated by the
bestowal of all his land upon the govern
mcnt.
Year: 1870

Two gentleman of high birth, the
one Spaniard and the other Ger
man, having rendered the Emperor
Maximilian the Second many services,
they each, for recompense, demanded
his daughter Helena in marriage. The
prince, who entertained equal respect
for each of them, could not give the
preference to either; and after much
delay he told them that, as both had
equal claims to his attention and re
gard, he could not give lis definite
consent to either of them to marry his
daughter, and that they must decide il
by their own strength and address but
as he did not wish to risk the loss of
either or both by suffering them to
fight with offensive weapons, he had
ordered large bag to be brought,
and lie who should be successful
enough to put his rival in it, should
obtain his daughter. This extraordi-
nary duel took place in presence Of
the whole imperial court, and lasted
nearly an hour. At length the Span
lard yielded, and the German, the
Baron Of Talbert, when he had put
his rival into the bag,took him on his
back and placed him at the feet Of the
Emperor, who, on the following day,
gave the victor his daughter Helena in
marriage.
Year: 1870

They have some very wicked chill
dron down at Scranton. A Presbyter-
ian Synod was lately in session there,
and precious young rascal asked his
father if the Mayor intended to in,
crease. the police force while it was in
session. He ought to be sent to SUM-
day school six days in the week, and
tho seventh to church,
Year: 1870

A most ludicrous scene trauspired in
a place not thousand miles from
Louisville, one night recently, which,
although little annoying to the per-
sons Immediately concerned, was just
so innocent and funny that we cannot
refrain from giving the general out
lines, suppressing names, of course.


Two sprightly and beautiful young
ladies were visiting their cousin, an
other sprightly and young lady, who,
like her guests, was of that happy age
which turns everything into fun and
merriment. If the truth were told, we
fear we should have to record the fact
that these three misses were just a lit.
tie fast. They were fond of practical
jokes, and we're continually playing
all sorts of pranks with each other.
All three occupied a room on the
ground floor, and cuddled up in one
bed.


Two of the young ladies attended a
party on the night in question, and did
not get home until halfpast twelve
o'clock at night, As it was late they
concluded not to disturb the household,
so they stepped quietly into their room
through the low, open window.


About half an hour after they had
left for the party, young Methodist
minister called at the house where they
were staying, and craved a nights
lodging, which of course was granted.
As ministers always have the best of
Leverything, the old lady put him to
sleepjn the best room, and the young
lady Fanny who had not gone to the
the party, was entrusted with the duty
of sitting up for the absent ones, and
informing them Of the change of rooms.
She took up her post in the parlor, and
as the night was sultry, sleep soon
overlook her, and she departed on an
excursion to the land of dreams.


We will now return to the young
ladies who had gone to their room
through the window. BY the dim light
of the moonbeams as they struggled
through the curtains, the young ladies
were enabled to descry the outlines of
Fanny, as they supposed, ensoonced in
the middle Of the bed, and pair Of
boots on the floor. They saw it all.
Fanny had set the boots in the room
to give them good scare.


They put their heads together and
determined to turn the tables on her.
Silently they disrobed, and stealthily
as cats they took up their position on
each side Of the bed. At the given sig
nal they both jumped into bed, one on
eace side of the unconscious parson,
laughing and screaming, "Oh, what a
mani" Oh, what a manw They gave
the poor bewildered parson such a pro-
miscuous hugging and tussling as few
persons are able to brag of in the course
os life time.


The noise of the proceedings awoke
the old lady who was sleeping in an
adjoining room. She comprehended
the situation in moment, and rushing
to the room she opened the door and
exclaimed


"Gracious, gals, it is a man sure
enough!"


There was one pr 'longed consolida-
ted scream; flash of muslin through
the door, and all was over.


The best of the joke is that the min
ister took the Whole thing in earnest.
He would.take no apologies the old
lady could offer for the girls. He
would hear no excuse, but solemnly
folded his clerical robes about him, and
silently stole away.


Query-Was he mad at the girls or
at the Old woman.-LOui8piHe Jour
nal
Year: 1870

"A printer once had quarrel with
his employer, and after cursing to the
full extent Of his ability, wound up
Sith this professional anathema; 81
wish he was in Texas, with his back
broke, setting diamond italics at ten
cents per thousand"
Year: 1870




The Schenectady Star is puzzling
itself over the conundrum why girls
can dress as thiply as they do and still
keep warm, and relates the following
startling experience; "We once rode
with girl in an open cutter fifteen
miles, on one Of the coldest nights of
winter, and while we sat frozen stiff as
a stake, our teeth chattering like casti-
nets, she kept up an animated conver-
sation, every now and then exclaiming,
"Oh, isn't this delightful Don't you
enjoy it?" When we arrived at our
destination, Notwithstanding we were
dressed great deal warmer than our
fair companion, she had to lift us cut
Of the cutter and conduct US to the
tropical kitchen of farmhouse. On
the return trip we were frozen to death
and she drove the corpse home. 1t
must be that girls are a great deal
tougher than we men people"
Year: 1870

Two young men, Alfred Kibbling
and Charles Greenwood, residing in
the town of Dublin, N. H., having
procured a pistol amused themselves
by each in turn shooting an apple
from the others head. The shooting
was quite accurate, and the apple was
pierced several times; but fsally
Greenwood failed to elevate his piece
enough, and the bullet passed through
Kibbling's scalp. 1t entered near the
forehead, glanced up on the skull bone,
and came out two inches further back,
directly in the centre of the top of his
head, without doing serious injury.
The fun commenced by each in turn
holding an apple in his hand for the
other to shoot at, when, finding their
aim quite accurate, it was transferred
to the head, with the above result. The
distance form the marksman to his
mark was about twelve feet. Kibbling
was not at all concerned at his wound,
and left the field, Dragging that he
was the better marksman Of the two
Year: 1870

A Quiet Day Mt the Exchange Sa'esroom.


As,we approach the holidays tho slight activity
heretofore noticed in real estate circles begins to
fall or To-day there were no sales at the Ex-
change, and the offerings for the balance Of the
month are exceedingly light


The same stagnation In respect to dealings exists
on the Stock Exchange where the long continued
ease In money appears to have totally eliminated all
speculative interest from the market. This may
seem paradoxlcal to many, but the experience OF
the street proves that active ana oven stringent
money market induces business. The same rule
would seem To apply In respect to the real estate
MARKET which exhibits similar Indifference on the
part OF investors TO the many excellent 0ppOrtuni
ties afforded Tor profitable operations In property n
ths yclnity
Year: 1870

ES- Recall constantly to your minds
these three simple traits: The word OF
God only the grace of Christ only; the
work of the spirit only-and they will
be truly lamp to your feet and light
to all your paths.
Year: 1870

ny- 1t will be noticed that the Choir
Of the Methodist Church, will give a Con
cert next week, to make up fund suf-
fcient to pay the Indebtedness on the
New Organ. No doubt an interesting
will be given and we trust
that general patronage will be extend
al
Year: 1870

The attendance at the Fair, in the list Regi-
Armory the benefit OF tie soldiers ana sailors
Orphans is not large its promoters had expected
although the variety Of entertainment presented Is un
equaled elsewhere in the city Beautiful tabeaus and
sweet vocal and instrumental music, charm both eye
and ear Costly gifts have been presented but there
still room for holiday contributions fine sword Oh ex
hihion will presented TO the officer whether or the
National Guard Regular Army OF Navy who receives
plurality of the votes cast An ingenious "baby horse
elegantly furnished H. OF the attractions for children
beautiful picture gallery Will next week be added to
the attractions
Year: 1870

The law requiring he reports of the heads
oil departments at Washington to be put into
the hands of the printers by the first OF No
vember, and the printed copies to be ready by
the latter part of the month TOR an abridge.
ment to be prepared for distribution. which
has fallen into disuse since the beginning Of
the war, will be observed this year, aud the
reports will be made within the time prescrb-
ed by the act Of Congress, and will be ready
for the members at the penins OF the session,
and the abridgement will be ready Tor distri-
button within seasonabe time thereafter
This is the more important, as the coming
session is the short Sc ssIon of Congress, but it
Is desirable at every session. The amount OF
the public printing has been largely reduced,
and the documents which are printed are
more valuable for reference, as a history Of
the government for the past year, than they
have generally been.
Year: 1870

editors here in Tennessee harping on the
extortion and injustice of so high Tariff
on iron. What does it matter If it were
fourfold higher, when we are able to make
our own iron? The fact that the English
man pays the tax and sends large quanti-
tics of iron to all parts of this country is of
itself sufficient answer that the Tariff is
not too high.


But it is said that it gives the iron men
such monopoly; they make too much
money out of it. We wish that the editor
of the Times could succeed in making the
people of Tennessee believe the truth of his
assertions, so far as to be convinced that
the manufacture efiron is the best business
going. Perhaps it would result in starting
the rail mill at Chattanooga. If he should
take stock in the mill, we will guarantee
that he will be in favor of Tariff on rails
at least q
Year: 1870

Our people might well take a few lessons
in enterprise from our sister city of Canton.
She has but finished an extensive system
of water works, at cost of over Sl0O. 600.
and ON Saturday evening last her citizens
subscribed nearly S450, 900 for new rail-
road project, G. Aultman & Co., heading
the list with Sl05,0O0. The citizens of
Canton are alive to their interests, and Law
hold of an enterprise as though they meant
business-not gingerly, and cautiously
and iearfully, as our people do, with Il
want of confidence in each other but with
a vim and purpose that is sure TO win.
Much of this reputation for cohesion and
successful action at Canton is doubtless due
to the Board of Trade, which, including
the business men of that city i'm its organi-
zation, takes to its patronage and support
all the public enterprises of the city. Why
cannot Mansfield have Board of Trade
something with a tangibility, and cloth
ed with power and authority to seize op-
portunities and subserve the interests of
our city ?-M Mansfield Herald.


We commend the above to our able Board
OF Trade, in the hope that they may find
in it some encouragement to make similar
exertions in behalf of our city.
Year: 1870

The stormy scenes occasioned in the Corps
Legislalif by the proposal to convert that body


into Committee of Public Safety have been
followed by lull. The deputies within the


hail. as well as the great crowds around, seem


to be waiting more or less patiently ''to hear
news. In the course of the last session the
new Minister of War said that the Chamber
would understand that he could not give pre-
else details as to the number of troops engaged,
the casualties, &c. He could not even state
the result of the engagements, ''but," he
added, 81 may say that the enemy has made
an Intellectual attempt to capture Pfalsburg
and lost fifteen hundred men killed. This re-
pulse has had a great effect both on the enemy
and the people of that part of France" Count
de Palikao closed his speech with promise
that the moment government has Information
of the great movements now taking place he
will communicate it, The reticence of the
Minister of War leaves room for the inference
that he had no cheering news to give OF de-
cisive victory of French arms After he with
drew Jules Favre requested that the utmost
severity be shown to ''the rioters and assassins
of Villette." This shows conclusively that the
French republican party disclaims all sympathy
with such brigands. To suggestion by NJ.
Theirs, that in case of siege of Paris the pea
SAINTS should be allowed to enter the city with
their grain aud cattle, and that the State should
rairnhursp them for their nrOpertv Minister
Duvernois replied that the government in
tended to fully provision Paris. M. Theirs
also recommended that the Chambers should


now meet daily-a suggestion which indicates
the very critical circumstances in which the
legislators of France are holding their sessions.
Year: 1870

GAMBLING. article in another column
entitled Gambling in New York" will attract
the attention of the business men, and pos
sibly of the home circles of our city. How
far or how deep the ramifcations of this nefa-
rious trade extend is unknown; but some
idea of its extent may be gathered from the
facts in our article What is the cure for it !?
The police are bought off by the wealther
''hells," the vice itself is supported by too
many of our prominent men, and gambling
societies prove to be as arrant swndlers as the
gamblers themselves. Moral suason seems to
be the only cure for the passion for gambling,
and public enlightenment seems to be the only
remaining mode of aboishing the damnable
vice that now haunts gorgeously in our most
splendid palaces.
Year: 1870

THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. While
war absorbs public attention it cannot be for
gotten that war itself is indebted TO science for
engines of destruction which have revolution
ICED tactics if not strategy 1t is gratifying
to be reminded by the nineteenth annual meet
ing at Troy Of the Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Science that the arts of peace
for The scientific mind Our American sa-
wants, at least, can meet quietly to discuss
less irritating topics than questions relating to
she Franco Prussian war.
Year: 1870

Wendell Phillips and His New Agitation.


The irrepressible Wendell Phillips has con-
cluded to let Cufy slide, and has undertaken
to create a new agitation, in the shape of an
intensified anti-rum movement A convention
having this object in view assembled in Boston
a day or two ago, and, among a number of
stringent resolutions against the liquor traffic,
adopted the following:-


Resolved. That there can be no greater peril tina n
party competition Tor the liquor vOte that any party
not openly opposed to the traffc must engage in
this competition must court the favor OF the crimt-
nal classes, must barter the public morals the purity
of the ballot and every object of good government
for par ty success.


Resolved, That this corrupt competition must be
coeXstent with the life and political power OF the
trac; that Issue against their existence is there
FORE the only remedy and that no such issue can be
made without Independent political action.
Resolved therefore, That the organization OF an
Independent political party Is an inevitable ne
Cesslty.


Thus has the flag of the prohibtionists been
flung to the breeze, and the old abolition rally
ing cries will no doubt be soon heard through
out the country. With Wendell Phillips and
his believing cohorts enlisted in this new agi-
tation we may expect stirring campaign, moi
only the coming fall, but for years to come,
until, perhaps like the climax of abolitionism,
it's force shall be felt, not physically, but
morally, all over the land. Such agitators as
Wendell Phillips can never rest in quiet SC
long as an opportunity for the exercise of their
fanatical views can be secured. Therefore we
may anticipate hot anti-rum war, which, in
intensity, will scarcely find parallel since the
old anti-slavery excitement of years gone by
The fight will commence in Massachusetts,
Phillips being already nominated as the pro
hibiton candidate for Governor, and a pro
| gramme for the campaign is already mapped
| out.
Year: 1870

Mr. FRELINGHUYsEN has formally declined
the mission to England in letter which we
publish elsewhere. Senator Howe, of Wiscon-
sin, is gentleman who would fill the position
with great credit to the country, and would
probably accept it if nominated. 1t is of
course easy for President Grant to find many
persons who would accept, but he will not
find many who would bring to the position
more capabiity and more Ameyicanisn than
Senator Howe.
Year: 1870

THE CAMBRIA has won another victory, de-
feating the Idler in a race of twenty miles to
windward and return for prize cup valued
at fifty guineas. She deserves congratula-
ton, for the 1dler is one of the aeetest schoon-
ers in the New York Yacht Club, and the
gallant Englishman has not heretofore been so
successful as the stanch sailing qualities of
his vessel gave him right to expect
Year: 1870

ANOTHER SUGGESTION TO THE DETEoTTv Es.-
If the report be true that the instrument with
which Nathan was killed has been traced to
certain locality are the detectives on the alert
to ascertain its subsequent historyp
Year: 1870

THAT FATAL 'DOa. There lis a report
around town that the fatal ''dog" which is
supposed to have inflicted the horrible butch
cry upon the late Benjamin Nathan has been
traced to the house of notable auctioneer in
this city. Is il true2
Year: 1870

PLENTY OF WORK IN PARIs.-There Is a
smaller number of idlers and Ioafers in Paris
at the present crisis than there has been since
1915. All the stragglers are being looked
after and put to work on the Notifications
The gay Parisians have been asking for some
such sensation for a long time, and now they
have it, and they ought to be happy
Year: 1870

Some people appear to think that the
chief object in irrigating grass land is
to furnish water during the dry, hot
weather of summer In some arid eli
mates this is the case; but as general
rule the benefits of irrigation are de-
rived from water flowing on the land
during the late fall, winter and early
spring months. And there are many
places where side hill meadows might
be easily irrigated from streams which
run only at these seasons of the year.
We have seen a rude dam that, thrown
across such a stream, directed
the water over several acres of
poor grass land and caused it to
produce heavy crops of hay. Now is
the time to attend to this matter. Build
a dam high enough to cause the water
to overflow the banks and then plough
out or dig channel for the water at
right angles from the stream. Dam up
this channel and let the water overflow,
running in thin sheet over the land.
This is a rude method of irrigation,
and very inadequate description of it,
but still may induce some of our read
ers to avail themselves of the water
which now runs uselessly down their
hillsides at this season of the year and
in the spring.
Year: 1870

On Sunday the steamship America, from
Bremen to this port, arrived of Upper Quarantine and
having sgnaed for a doctor, was at once boarded by
Dr. Reed. The necessary inspection having been made
the doctor returned to his mab0at by the ladder sus
pended over the gangway The Quartermaster followed
to give some orders the men, and while standing on
the ladder the doctor had that instant Quilted the ropes
slipped and the ladder falling foot or more, preclp
itated the Oartermaster into the water and he sunk
Instantly The steamer remained In the neighborhOod
for time and her smallboats rowed around III hopes Oh
recovering the body, but the Quartermaster did not
come 10 the surface again. The accident happened 80
sudden that not until some minutes after was tine cap
tain and the greater number Of those board aware OF
what had happened. The Quartermaster was good
sailor and an efficient officer, and was much esoced py
the captain and crew of the vessel.
Year: 1870

COWES, Isle OF Wight, April 20.-Ihe yachtS
Sappho and Cambria constantly under SAIL and are
subjected the severest tests under every circumstance
OF wind and weather. preparatory to the first OF the
series of three TO take place in the British Channel
Mr. Douglass and Mr. Ashbury have agreed To leave the
entire management of thcaces TO unnpeachabe yacht
ing authorities, whose decisions will be conclusive AS
far as at present arranged the basis requires from six
eight knot breeze for start and the course at that
time TO be 60 miles to windward from some point in mid
channel off the east end OF the Isle OF Wight.
Year: 1870

!. BE very careless and irregular in
attending church. Never go except
when you can find no excuse for stay
ing at home.


2. When at church be either asleep
or staring about. DO not listen TO the
sermon.


3. When you go home complain of
the sermon as being light and chaffy,
or dry and uninteresting.


A. Treat your pastor with cold and
uninviting civility, and then complain
of him for not visiting you.


s. Neglect to pray for blessing on
him and his labors, and then complain
of him because the church does not
prosper.


q. Be always finding fault with your
pastor, and yet regret that he is not
more popular with the people.


7. BE very lukewarm and worldly
minded, and yet complain of him for
want of zeal.


s. Neglect to provide for his necessa-
ry wants, and then complain of him
because he wants his salary.


8. If he commits fault or makes a
blunder, be sure and be the first To
mention it.


10! When you hear the tongue OF
ridicule or slander let loose upon him,
give it u smile of appreciation.


III. Do these things and you will
never fail TO have Il poor pastor
Year: 1870

Mcssrs Editors Long since, L clip
ped the accompanying piece from a
religious Journal. IT. you think worth
while to give it to your numerous read
ers, you can do SO with my recommen-
dation to all Who feel interested iii
the promotion of religion to read care
fnlly ponder well, and then ask the
question of themselves, how much'they
have contributed to the promotion of
the object mentioned.