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Year: 1873

There's many a rest in the road OF life,
II We would only stop to take 1t;
And many q tone from the better land,
If the querulous heart would wake it.
To the sunny soul that is full Of hope,
And whose beautiful trust ne'er faileth,
The grass is green and the flowers are bright
Though the wintry storm prevaileth,
Better to hope, though the clouds hang low,
And to keep the eyes still lifted,
For the sweet blue sky will soon peep through
When the OminOus clouds are ritted.
There was never night without day,
Nor an evening without morning.;
And the darkest hour, as the prOverb goes,
Is the hour before the dawning.
There is many gem in the path of life,
Which we pass in our idle pleasure,
That is richer far than the jeweled crown
OF the misers boarded treasure;
It may be the love of little child,


Or mothers prayer to Heaven,
Or only beggar's grateful thanks


For cup OF water given.
Better to weave in the web Ot lite


bright and golden filing,
And to do Gods will with a ready heart.
And hands that are swift and willing,
Than to snap the delicate, slender threads
or our curious lives asunder
And then blame Heaven for the tangled ends,
And sit and grieve, and wonder.
Year: 1873

i.
When am dead and buried, then
There will be- mourning among men.
hear musing on ny dust:
How hard he fought to win his crust ~
And one: He too sensitive
In this cold wintered world to live"
Another, weeping: "Ah! how lew
So gente-hearted and so true!"
al met him only once, and yet
think never shall forget
The strange sad look in his young eyes,
One other says and then with wise
And solemn shaking head No doubt
The hot heart burnt that trail frame out"
Good friends discount your Rriofl
little present help were worth
More than a sOrTOw-st-Icken earth
When am but a withered leaf.
An 0utstretched hand we're better me
Than your glib graveyard sympathy.
You need not pity and rhyme and paint me:
You need not weep for aud sigh for, and saint me.
After you We starved me-driven me dead.
Say do you hearH What want Is breadH
Year: 1873

A report having obtained currency that
resident of city in Kansas had offered $lO,-
600 to any man who would marry his cross
eyed daughter, the hotels in the place were SO
Ovcrrun with visitors that the landlords had to
roost some of them out on poles projecting
from the windows. The excitement was some
what allayed when it was discovered that the
daughter in question was "colored not plain"
Year: 1873

The mortality among married men in Treu-
ton, Indiana, is reported to be on the increase,
in consequence of wealthy philanthropists
offer to give barrel of -four to every widow
in the town.
Year: 1873

OUR legislative report shows the population of this Territory by coun- ties as taken by the assessors in 1872, making the aggregate 10,743. This shows an increase of 1,0S5 from the time the national census was taken in 1870 to the time of the assessment in 1872. Considering the immense slaughter and theft by Apaches dur ing that period, the increase is hopeful enough.
Year: 1873

THE Sacramento Record Is now one of the very best papers in the country. It is edited with conspicuous ability and fairness. It closes a recent article on the actions of officials and people in reference to murderers in this per- tinent language:

 It would be we'll if the citizens chances of escaping knife and bullet and slung-shot were tithe as good as those of the murderous rutfians and vile homicidal harlots whose crimes pollute our civilization and whose escapes shame our common sense.
Year: 1873

IT is devoutly to be hoped that any Juryman, judge or executive who ex- cuses or palliates the terrible offense or murder because the perpetrator was drunk at the time, will die by the hand Of some drunken ruffiau.
Year: 1873

could not evade the vengeance OF the
law BY his coutrivances. ,


Mr.. Tremaine called attention to the
Language used bv Mr.. Beach regarding
Mr.. Morse. Judge Boardman then
delivered his charge to the jury occupy
ing fully an hour. He charged them
that whether the deceased was good or
had man it was not matter at issue
with his business, social relations or
character. Personal friends had no
reference TO the case. All men were
equally entitled to protection and equal
penalty for crime, and neither ven
geance nor hatred OF Fisk's friends nor
sympathy OF the prisoners should warp
their judgment The killing OF FISK
being practically conceded, the question
was whether such killing was or was
not crime. The counsel on both sides
agreed it was either murder in the first
degree. mapslaughter, or third degree
or justifiable homicide. 1t was import
ant to consider it two pistols were found
or only the one produced, and whether
the prisoner acted in sel;>detense. He
alluded to the discrepancies in the tee
timony, explained the theory OF the
prosecution that there was only one
ris,ol, and the theory of tie d'tense
that there were two He fully revew-
ed the law concerning the case, and
after explaining the kind OF doubt to
which the prisoner was entitled. the case
was given to the jury. Tremaine en-
tered exceptions to the theory OF the
Court regarding the pistol alleged to
have been found on the stairs


The Weather


to-day has been in marked contrast to
that Of yesterday. The sun shone bril-
lian ly aud the atmosphere was pleasant
ard springlike. The streets are IN
very bad state, but the s'ush and water
are rapidly disappearing. The river Is
t,lerably free ot ice
Year: 1873

you've sassed your (whack) mother and
you've sassed (whack) me, and you've
been trying (whack, jump and howD to
run the house; but (whack and yelD
you can't do It," There was more whack-
ing and bowling, but the officer didn't
stop, being convinced that Detroit had
at least one old pioneer lett-F'rec Press.


WHAT BEFEIL AN INDIsCREET DoG.-A
couple of dogs were having a dispute on
the opposite sides of slat fence on High
street the other morning, when one of
them, letting his valor get the better of
his discretion, plunged his head through
the Stats, in hopes of nipping his antag
onist That was where he made the mis-
take; the head went through nicely, but
would not pull back. The other pup, see
ing his foe was in chancery, leisurely
commenced eating up the front part OF his
head and ears There was "music in the
air. about that time, and the yelping
brought the juvenile owner to the rescue.
He took in the situation at once, and
freezing on to that dogs tail, and bracing
against the fence, he pulled his level best.
For moment it was doubtful which
would give way first, the tail, the head, or
the picket; but, with a final surge, the boy
brought away the pup minus the biggest
part of both ears. The first jump that dog
made when loose was something over
twenty feet and, with continuous wall OF
grief he disappeared around the corner
North Bridge'cdter (HassD Press.


YOUNG MAN, DEFEND ON Your OWN
EFFoRTs.-Fight your own battles. Hoe
your own row. Ask no tavors of any one,
and you will succeed a thousand times
better than those who are always beseech-
ing some ones patronage. No one will
ever help YOU as YOU can help yourself,
because no one will be so heartily interest
ed in your affairs. The first step will not
be such long one, perhaps, but carving
your own way up the mountain, you make
each one lead to another, and stand firm III
that while you chop out still another. Men
who have made their fortunes are not those
who had five thousand dollars given them
to start with but started fair with we'll
earned dollar or two. Men who have by
their own eXertions acquired fame have
not been thrust into popularity by puts,
begged or paid for, or given in friendly
spirit. They nave outstretched their hands
and touched the public heart. Men who
win love do their own wooing, and never
knew man to fail so signally as one who
had induced his affectionate grand-mam
ma to speak a good word for him,
Whether YOU work for fame, for love, fo1
money, or for anything else, work with
your hands, heart, and brain. Say Il
will,n and some day you will conquer.
Never let any man have it to say, 81 have
dragged you up" Too many friends hurt
man more than none at all.-drdce Green
Jnoo9
Year: 1873

LITTLE Rock, May 6.-The President OF
the Arkansas Insurance Company to-day
made affidavit before the Commissioner of
Insurance that the assets Of the company
were not sufficient TO pay its liabilities,
v ,erenpou the Commissioner, under the
u. Law, suspended the company from do
ing business.
Year: 1873

turning the police force into an army, con-
trary to the statute in the case and contra
ry to the constitution Of the United States
which in section 10 article l, expressly pro-
hibits the keeping of troops by any State in
language as follows: s'No State shall, with
out the consent of Congress lay any duty
of tonnage, keep troops or ship, of war in
time of peace"


We further represent that the action of
the parties against whom we lay this bill
of complaint, to say more expressly one
VIM. p. Kellogg, aided and abetted by 9th
ers, certain police commissioners whose
names are to us now unknown, Is cslculst-
ed to put this Slate in condition of rebel
lion against the United States and damage
and imperil the peace and safety of your
petitioners.


We further respectfully represent that
our taxes are immensely increased by this
soldering of the police who are supposed to
be charged As peace officers to guard the
city in the rights oil persons and property.
We complain that we are thus deprived of
police aud have imposed upon us soldiers
manufactured out of police officers.


We further respectfully represent that the
Metropolitan police force as brigaded en-
bodies every element OF a regular army,
subject to the absolute and exclusive con-
troll and command of the Governor, and
that they may be sent, aud are being at this
time sent to other parts in the State, armed
with rifles aud cannon to overawe and
shoot down the people of the State.


We further respectfully represent that
the dispatching of hostile expeditions from
our city against our fello citizens in other
parishes, has tendency to array on oppo-
site sides the city and country, and justly
begets on the part of the country raneor-
Gus and bitter feeling against the city, all to
our damage and the injury of our remain
ing business and prosperity; and We
therefore respectfully request your
honorable body to take the whole case into
consideration and report upon the same to
the honorable FRS District Court for such
action as the court may see fit to direct or
in your own mature judgment may be suit
Year: 1873

The bureau of education has information
that Chicago and Cincinnati, each, received
from the Vienna exposition the grand medal
OF progress for their system of education,
teaching and instruction, and Cleveland, and
Jacksonville, Illinois, wcro awarded a diplo-
ma of merit in the same department In this
one department of education, teaching and
instruction twenty-five prizes were awarded
United States exhibitors.


There is a heavy pressure at Washington
for u change in the postal law by the next
congress- allowing free exchange of newspa-
pers, and the renewal Of frankmg in some
modified form.


The board of visitors to West Point have
submitted their report to the secretary of war.
They recommend that the course Of instruc-
tion should if possible be somewhat enlarged
by allowing some time to be given to literary
and historical studies, and to exercise i'll elo-
cution. Even purely military education can
not be said at the present day to be complete
which omts wholly from its course of instruc-
ton history and letters. The fact that SO
many of the last appointees failed in literary
examination is attributed mainly to the want
Of thoroughness in the schools of the cJun-
try with respect to the primary wort. The
academy owes it to itself and its influence as II
national institution on the whole system Of
popular education, to render and publish to
the world this honest verdict. If our school
boards and superintendonts and teachers in
the north and in the south in the east and in
the west, will but heed the verdict and use due
diligence to correct this great defect some
abiding good may come from the mortifying
experience of this years examination.


1t is officially denied that the peace com.
missioners or the interior department furnished
the Sioux with breech leaders or Othor arms.
Any weapons they have must have been fur
nishod by traders. Tie officials regret that
the friendship of the Pawnees for the whites
should excite the hostility of the Sioux, but it
is not thought the government will interfere
further than to keep the peace among the
tribes. The fact that the army uses the Paw
nees as scouts, it is thought may intensity the
enmty Of the Sioux.
Year: 1873

that il this country would give him protection
he would grant in return extensive CONNER
cial privileges, allow the erection of naval
store-houses and the use of the best timber
for ship building. The Sultan was informed
that better way to present his proposition
was to send special envoy to the United
government.
Year: 1873

SMALL MArrERs.- nerve OF the
tooth, not so large as the finest cambric
needle, will sometimes drive strong
man to distraction. A musquito can
make an elephant absolutely mad. A
coral rock which causes a navy to
founder is the work of worms. The war
rior that withstood death in a thousand
forms may be killed by an insect. The
deepest wretchedness often results from
petty trials. A chance look from those
we love often produces exquisite pain oi
unalloyed pleasure.
Year: 1873

COLORADO SCENERY entire dis
tance from Denver to the Springs com
prises an endless variety of scenery,
which startles the traveller who sees it
for the first time, however familiar he
may have been with its descriptions.
The weird formations of red sandstone
here first appear on the plains, aud in
the clear atmosphere the foot hills seem
but few miles distant. How deceptiye
distance may be in Colorado must have
been demonstrated to the tourist who ar
rived at Greeley on the 5 P. NJ. train
and announced his intention of taking a
walk to the mountains (seventy miles
distant before supper. When overtaken
oy his comrade on horseback, some FIVE
miles from the town, he was so dispusted
to ind the mountain no nearer than
when he started that be actually refused
to step over one of the small irrigatipg
bitches, saying that in such country it
might expand into river. The scenery
on the Divide " is particularly beauti.
tul at this season, the earth being cover
ed with carpet of Persian device. but
woven in the loom of nature, and tinted
with simple dyes. The deep green OF
the low scrub vale, not over a foot high.
the bright scarlet leaf of the poison ivy,
turned by the early frost, the wild sage
OF gray-bluish green, blending with
the natural tints of the dried yet uncut
grass, made tapestry more beautiful
than the old Gobelin's.


The scenery is not the only attraction
In passing over the f" Divide" The set
tiers house, herds of cattle, irrigating
bitches, flour and saw mills, all prove
that Colorado has made rapid strides
In the past ten years. Then much of her
flour was brought from the East in sacks,
while it is now shipped to New York and
Boston. Not that there is short crop
in the East, but on account of the supe-
riority of Colorado -four. / am told by
practical hosekeepers there that the bread
and cake are always light, and that eyery
edible for which -four is used is made
with half the labor as at the East Cor.
respondent Inter- Ocean.
Year: 1873

LOST AND FOUND A few weeks ago
brilliant wedding occurred in this city.
A young gentleman now in business in
Boston, though formerly of our city, was
united to one of our Portland bellies.
The happy couple left at once for Boston.
About week after the marriage, the la
dy, whose father is one of the officers of
the steamer John Brooks, plying between
this port aud Boston, went down to the
boat as she lay at the wharf in that city,
to see her father. Busily engaged in
pleasant conversation, she failed to note
the fight Of time, and the boat put for
her trip east before she was aware of it.
of course she became terribly excited on
discovering that she was sailing down
Boston harbor. She flew back to the
cabin; she found her father; her father
tried to find the captain, which, after
little delay, he succeeded in doing.
Meanwhile the boat was moving majes-
tically down past island, fort and reef,
out into the broad bay. When the cap
tain learned the circumstances the boat
had proceeded so far that he deemed it
best to continue on his course, especially
as her father was ON board and could
care for her. That night violent gale
arose and the steamer was obliged to put
into Cape Ann for safety, where she re-
mained throughout the next day. The
lady, however, was not to be persuaded
to remain quietly on board. Her agony
of spirit created such sympathy among
the crew that some of them ventured to
put her ashore in small boat, which Of
fer she gladly accepted. After great
peril the shore was reached, and in
short time she was ON her way to Boston
| where she soon met her somewhat puzzled
and troubled husband. The husband
too, had his share Of anxiety, for when
the wife went to the boat she thought to
return in an hour, and took the key to
their room. Going home, he found the
room locked, and could get no answer to
his call. Naturally alarmed, be broke
open the door and found no trace of his
wife. He then called upon the police,
and the city was searched far and near,
but no wife. In his excitement he tele-
graphed to the mother-in-Iaw living in
this city, and filled that house with the
CONSERVATION that the husband and wife,
out of their home, we're suffering. But
alPs we'll that ends we'll, though the
lady will hereafter leave note when she
visits steamer that is to Portland
Press.
Year: 1873

How easy it is to be amiable 10 the
midst of happiness and success ! Mad
anne S,0etchine.


How can nan learn to know himself
BY observation, never but by action
Endeavor to do thy duty and thou shalt
know what is within thee.


Every good picture is the best of ser.
mons and lectures. The sense informs
the soul. Whatever you have, have
beauty.-Sidney Smith.


The world is to me what beautiful
and dumb woman would be; can see
the fair features, but there is not language
to send forth and impart to me the ele.
ment of soul.-Foster.


Those who, from the desire of our per.
fection, have the keenest eye for our
farlts, generally compensate for It by
taking a higher view of our merits than
we deserve. j +. Boyes.


Courage and modesty are the most un.
equivocal of virtues, for they are of o
kind that hypocrisy cannot initiate; they
too, have this quality in common, that
they are expressed by the same color. -
Goethe.


To assign feeling and determination
OF will, as a satisfactory reason for en-
braclng or rejecting this or that opinion
or belief, is of ordinary occurrence, and
sure to obtain the sympathy and the suf
frages of the company. And yet to me
this seems little less rational than to an.
ply the nose to picture and then to de.
eide ON its genuineness by the sense Of
smell. u z. Coleridge.


The laws of nature are just, but terri
BILE. There is no weak mercy in them.
Cause and consequence are inseparable
and inevitable. The elements have no
forbearance. The fire burns, the water
browns, the air consumes, the earth bu-
ries. And perhaps it would be we'll for
our race if the punishment of our crimes
against the laws of men were as inevita-
BILE as the punishment of crimes against
the laws of nature-were man as unerring
in his judgment as nature. re.-Lonqfelloac
Year: 1873

Chicago wants the next worlds fair
held there. "In the first place." SAYS
the Boston Post, it isn't certain that the
next world will have fair, and in the
second place those who'd be likely to at
tend it will prefer more pious town in
which to celebrate"
Year: 1873

The marble was pure and white
Though only block at best,
But the artist, with inward sight,
Looked further than all the rest,
And saw in the hard rough stone.
The loveliest statue the sun shOne on.
So he set to work with care
And chiseled form of grace
A figure divinely fair.


With a tender, beautiful face;
But the blows were hard and fast,
That brought fromithe marble that work at last
So think that human lives
Must bear Gods chisel keen,
If the spirit yearns and strives
For the better life unseen.
For men are only blocks ar best,
Till the chiseling brings out all the rest.


The Con0regdtiondltst
Year: 1873

The body OF an unknown man, about forty years
OF age, was yesterday found floating In the water
foot Of Houston street, East River and sent to the
Morgue, where an inquest will be held by Coroner
Young.


Coroner Young was yesterday called to the
Morgue to hold an inquest on the body OF John
Wafer, a lad sixteen years OF age, who died rom
fracture OF the skull, the result OF an accident
which happened at NO 34s Sixth avenue on the
oath inst


At half past four O'Clock yesterday morning Mary
Leonard, o woman thirty-six years OF age, and
born in Ireland was found lying dead at the bot.
Sixteenth street. The husband stated that he and
his wife had been out drinking with friends the
night previous. and, leaving his wife there, he
went home alone. The next morning, not ind
ing his wife In bed, he made search and found her
dead, as stated. Probably death ensued from In
temperance. Coroner Young was notified to hold
Year: 1873

The Board OF Protestant Episcopal Missions met
at the Church Of the Holy Saviour yesterday, and
nothing of Importance except the passing of the
resolution below, which gave rise to much con-
troversy, was done.


Resolved That the Board Of Missions request the House
of Bishops to into consideration the expedcncy Of
Jurisdiction the next General Convention, and OF
eectng missionary bishops for the charge
specvcy of the Territories and that this Board hereby
pledge itself heartily to support such action IL the bSh
ops shall determine to change missionary jurisdio
ton.


The vote was 81 to 40.
Year: 1873

The dramatic performance at the Union Square
Theatre yesterday afternoon in aid OF the funds Of
the new Founding Asylum on Lexington avenue
was gratifying success. Nearly every seat in the
house was occupied and the audience embraced
many OF our leading citizens 1t was most agree
able reunion, and the entertainment passed on
pleasantly without single drawback. The SUBJ
stantial aid rendered TO the charity will probably
reach $4,000 and thus the efforts of those who wer0s
Instrumental in carrying out the project have been
amply rewarded
Year: 1873

The Paterson Grand Jury were yesterday eu~
gagged all day in the investigation OF the disaster
at Passalc on December 4 whereby two prominent
citizens met their death through the fall OF build
Ing belonging to Alfred Speer, which is alleged to
have been insecurely put up. 1t Is thought not az
all improbable that the Grand Jury will tndtct MI.
Speer Tor mansaughter.
Year: 1873

Probabilities.


For New England fresh to brisk southwesteriy
to northwesterly winds will prevail, with partly
cloudy weather and possibly light snow.
FOR THE MIDDLE STATES LESS CLoUDINEss WITH
LOWER TEMPERATURE AND FRESH To BRISK NORTH
WESTERLY WINDS.


For the lower lake region increasing pressure,
lower temperature and light snow followed by
clearing weather during the day.


For the South Atlantic and Gulf States colder
and clearing weather, with northwesterly to
southwesterly winds


For Tennessee and thence northward over the
Ohio Valley and the upper lake region, generally
clear cold weather. with light northerly to west
erly winds.


For the Northwest clear and cold weather during
the day, followed by winds backing to southerly
ana partly cloudy weather.
Year: 1873

Yesterday moining young man, named Martin
Maliowney, while crossing the track OF the Morris
and Essex Railroad as Grove street, was run over
by locomotive and his legs were severed from hls
body. He lived Just long enough afterward to re-
ceive religious consolation from Catholic priest.
press train sweeping by but as he stood In fancied
security on the other track he met his death. Ho
had borne an irreproachabIe character and helped
to support an aged father and mother.