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Year: 1870

and his policy during the Polish insurrection of
1868 has been much commented upon. The


course pursued by him in the present complica-
ton is still before the public, and his future
movements will be watched with great anxiety.
Year: 1870

resources of the people, and establishing
the prosperity Of Prussia on a solid
basis, What Prussia is now, she owes
mainly to the undaunted courage and
astute craftsmanship Of him who sleeps
under the wings Of the black eagle in
the garrison church at Potsdam. H


1t is curious fact in literature, that
Shakespeare died from drinking too
much wine, and it is a no less curious
fact in the annals of heroism, that Fred
eric the Great is supposed to have fal-


len victim to eel pie. M
Year: 1870

The Democratic party smells ike an old
fish market, and is fast rotting into moth
inguess, Oflate, various prominent Demo.
crats-men who have been the intellect
and blood of that party, have severed all
connection with it, until democratic" is
but name without party-a lamp with
out oil-skin without fesh-a bone with
out marrow; and still there are a few
relics of the past, a few old antediluvians,
galvanized corpses, rafting around in this
country talking of the Democratic party,
while they do not number enough to form
respectable body of mourners for the
"lost cause" Among the recent access
ions to the Republican ranks, we notice
the name of ex Governor james L Orr, OF
South arolina, one of the most popular
and distinguished politicians of the South,
who has been the back bone of that party
in that section of country. He has pub
licly avowed his intention to act hereafter
with the Republicans This is a gain
to the Union cause, and will be influential
in bringing more men like himself to our
ranks.-[ Vallejo Recorder o
Year: 1870

The Nevada Gazette speaks our sentiments
in the following style: I'VE claim that no
man. worthy Of the name. is or can be a
neutral. upon any subject with which he is
familiar or concerning which he is interested,
unless he is either a fool or hypoerite. An
honest. fearless man always takes sides
according to his convictions. He cannot
help doing so. He is obeying the God given
impulses Of his nature by the course. As
with men. 20 of course with newspapers.
They need not always be partisan. they
should always be independent. but God for
bid that they sho1Id ever be nec.ral.'
Year: 1870

DECREASE IN IMMIGRATioM.-Am mark.
ed decrease in immigration to this country
IS already noticeable as result Of the
Franco Prussian war The Commissioners
of Immigration held meeting in New
York on Thursday last, at which report
was read showing that the number of alien
passengers who have arrived at that port
this year. up to August 18th. is l57. 080.
or nearly twepty thousand less than the
number Of arrivals during the same period
last year.
Year: 1870

RAILROAD SURvEYING-As surveying
party of the California and Oregon Rail-
road Company have been.engaged for sew
eral days past in surveying a route across
the Sacramento at TehaGla. Three lines
have been run, two between the ferry
landings and one about quarter of mile
below. 1t now seems to be an established
fact that the road will cross the river at
Tehama, and in such case it is expected
that the bridge will be made so as to pre-
NIT the crossing of wagons,
Year: 1870

PRESIDENT GRANT has done more to
secure economy in the administration cf
the Government than any President We
have ever had. He has, as general thing,
appointed faithful officers to collect the
revenue, as is shown BY the monthly bull
letins of the reduction Of the public debt.
By the close Of this present administration
the national Indebtedness will have been
reduced at least one quarter-[New j ork
Standard,
Year: 1870

Whatever you have 10 say, my friend,
Whether witty, or grave, or gay,
COndense as much as ever you can,
And say IL in the readiest way;
And whether you write OF rural affairs,
Or particular things in town,
Just take a word OF friendly advice


Boil IL down.
For II you go spiuttering over page
When a couple OF lines would do,
Your butter Is spread 50 much, you see,
That the bread looks plainly through.
So when You have story TO tell,
And would like little renown,
To make quite sure OF your wish, my friend


Boil it down.
When writing an article for the press,
Wether prose, or verse, just try
To utter your thoughts in the fewcst words
And let them be crisp and dry,
And when 1t Is finished, and you suppose
1t is done exactly brown,
Just look It over again, and then


Boil It down.
For editors do not like TO print
An article lazily long,
And the reader does not care
For couple OF yards of song,
So gather your wits in the smallest space
Ifyou'd win the authors crown,
And every time you write, my friend,


Boil IL down.
Year: 1870

OF Charles Dickens forthcoming
book, the Boston correspondent of the
Tribune says:


Even the title of Mr.. Dickens next
novel is yet shrouded in mystery, al
though it is certain that the serial
publication is to begin about the end
of March, that it will extend through
just year, and that Messrs. Fields,
OsgoOd & Co. will give the first sight
of each part to the American public,
let who will follow in their wake
By printing the novel in their illus
trated Every Saturday, they will be
able to give with it reproductions of
the original illustrations. These are
To be by a new hand in art, or at
least one new to fame, Mr.. FildeS,
who drew the capital picture entitled
"hOmeless and hungry" representing
a row of tramps awaiting admission
to the casual ward of a London work
house, which appeared in the first
number of the Graphic. This en-
gravinghas not, so far as l know, been
reproduced in any of the eclectic
illustrated papers on this side of the
water.
Year: 1870

Some one has had the audacity to
put forth the following suppOsitions
and questions


Suppose our young girls were
brought up in a full knowledge of
housekeeping and its duties-that
they could superintend the kitchen
and the chamber work! Suppose they
could keep their own accounts, and
knew each day what was paid out
and what came in! Suppose they had
some knowledge of the responsibility
resting upon them when God intrust-
ed soul to their keeping, to raise
up and fit it for his kingdOmI Sup
pose they had a host of duties impress
sed upon them, besides thinking only
of how they should dress, and how
best to simper and giggle so as to at
tract notice from fools ! Suppose all
this, and much more, do you not
think the world would be better off?
Year: 1870

The new Bounty bill is now being
considered by the Senate Military
Committee. 1t was put through the
House n week ago without debate. 1t
prior to July %, 1861, for one year,
shall be paid the allowance of one
hundred dollars. If now dead, the
widow, children or parents are to get
it. 1t is said this bill will involve the
expenditure of not less than two
millions, and may be,mOre than three
millions.
Year: 1870

The Boston Transcript is disposed TO
be facetious' over Chief Justice Chase
and his decision, as witness the fol-
lowing:


The legal tender decision Is consid-
cred, by many, rather tough.


The man whose face is on what the
Supreme Court calls ''irredeemable
paper currency" has some cheek TO
turn his back on his portrait.


The Chief Justice seems to have
been unable to identify himself with
the ex-Secretary of the Treasury.


No man ever pronounced against
his own issue to the extent of Chief
Justice Chase,
Year: 1870

European observers think that We


are. As they travel through this


country they see, frequently occurring
| i'll American faces, some Of the char


istic features of the Indian race, such
as high cheek-bOnes, sunken eyes,
leathery skins, sallow cOmplexiOns
and smooth black hair. They also re-


mark a wild, piercing expression OF
the eyes, truly Indian. The tall, lank,
sinewy form of the American is an
other point of resemblance noted be-
tween him and his aboriginal breth-
rem. Some Of the writers on the Curl
Gus subject trace what they call our


universal habit of whiting wood" TO
that restlessness, and destructive de-
sire to keep the hands occupied which


are found in the ''nOble savage" In
this connection one author, who is
determined to make out Il strong ease,
says that such is the force of the whit
tling mania that the Federal Govern
ment annually apprOpriates money to
provide Congressman with sticks to
cnt at, in order to keep them from
slashing their seats and desks a
growing tendency to exclude light
from houses, and an extraordinary
fOndness for bright cOlOrs in dress are
also alluded to as evidence to the
same purpOrt. But the hardest hit Of
all is the accusation that our language
tends more and more to become like
that of the Indian-but in what re-
spect we are not informed. Beyond q
fOndness for giving Indian names to
our towns and war vessels, we do not
know of anything to warrant this last
criticism.


Some physiological resemblances
there certeinly are between the Amer
lean race and its savage predecessors
on this cOntinent-especially III sal
IOwness, lankness and restlessness.-
Illustrative specimens to be found in
great numbers among the older fami-
lies in all States of the Union, but in
their greatest proportion and highest
perfection i'm the south and southwest.
This is q fact that any one can verify
for himself by noticing visitors from
these sections in this city, keeping tine
idea in his mind. He will often see
sOutherneTs who look like Indians in
all respects named, and besides have
handsome bronze complexion not
many shades lighter than that Of 4
true red man. But in saying this, we
come to decision precisely opposite
to that Of the European scientists
We regard the physical type Of the
interrupted Indian, To which We are
supposed to be reverting, as one of the
best types of the world.
Year: 1870

DC
Be gentle for you little know
How many trials rise,
Although to thee they may be small,
To her Of giant size.
Be gentle though perchsnce that lip
MAY speak a murmuriHg tone,
The heart may beat with Kindness yet,
And JOY be thine own.
Be gentle weary hours Of pain
~Tfs woman's lOt 10 bear;
Then yield her what support thOu canSt,
And all her sOrrOw= share
BE gentle for the nobiest hearts
AT times may have some grief,
Aat even in a pettsh word
NAY seek find relief
b. g=utIe for uukindness now
May rouse angry storm,
That all the after years Of life
Ia vain may strive TO calm
D. gentle none are perfect
TLJu'rt d=arer, far than life
Tb-n husband, bear and still forbear-
Be gentle % thy wife Selected.
Year: 1870

In the bull-hshtipe days blacksmith


who was rearing bull pup, induced his
father to so 90 oil fours, and initiate tue
bull. The canine pupil pinned the old
gentleman by the nose. The son
Year: 1870

The story that the Chinese and Japanese
Governments have concluded a treaty by which
they seek to expel foreigners from their shores
cannot well be accepted as true without further
confirmation than the present report. The
policy begun by China two years ago recog
nized many rights of foreigners and the gen.
eral conduct of the Chinese authorities since
has been calculated to increase the confidence
of foreign residents. We are inclined to look
upon the outrage at Tien-Tsin as violation
by the mob of this policy of the Government,
and an incident not likely to be repeated.
Year: 1870

We have to record the death of a remarka-
BILE Democrat" in New -Hampshire-not the
political 0or that came long ago. but the
physical death of Mr. Weare Weston, late of
North Hampton and a remarkable last will
and testament Mr.. Weston left behind him.
In this, he expressed the desire to be carried
to the cold and silent tomb by six true Dem
"ocrats." Fortunately, remembering that his
fellow-politicians were not in the habit of doing
something for nothing, he directed that each
of his bearers should receive for this last sad
and friendly service the sum of six dollars
not a great DEAL it is true, for such a melan-
chOly piece of work, but better by six dollars,
than no pay at all. To our surprise, Mr.. Wes-
ton gave no direction that this honOrarium
should be paid in gold or silver, or in that
mysterious metal! of which our fve-cent bits
are composed 1t is astonishing that, even in
the hurry of dying he should have forgotten
to leave behind him practical protest against
the National Debt and Paper Money. One
thing, however, he did remember. He would
have no funeral services over his ashes, un-
less a clergyman could be found "whO had
never preached political or war sermons"
Great search was made in the neghbOrhOOd
for this rare bird, but no parson of the requi-
site freedom from contamination could be
found, and so this fine old "DemOcrap was
inferred in silent simplicity, without prayer or
hymn, without exhortation or sermon.
Year: 1870

Separated from the general text, the strangest
of all late wonders is the Democratic eulOgy
upon Soap and its uses, which we find in a re-
port of the Sanitary Committee upon fat
melting nuisances made yesterday to the Board
of Health. There is in the report much and
Just commendatiOn of the abattOirs of Paris,
but no reason is given why that admirable
system should not be Immediately adopted
here. We are told that the Board must be
guided by its best Judgment and discrimina-
ton in the granting of permits to the offensive
pursuits without reference to public clamor.
What this policy has already led to everybody
knows. Evidently tho report was intended
simply as an attempt to overcome the Demo-
cratic repugnance to soap, but public officers
should not waste their time in attempting i'm
possibilities.
Year: 1870

With n certain exulation, The Boston Courier
announces that Gen. Grants recent visit to
that city was unmarked by the usual circum-
stance. and that nobody called upon him ex
cept the Governor of the State, the Mayor of
the City, and the Collector of the Port. We
fancy that these attentions from the represent
atives of Massachusetts, of Boston, and of the
Federal Government quite satisfied the Presi-
dent, who has never shown any weakness for
absurd pOmp and the crOoking of his friends
knee hinges. The good sense of the TTi-
Mountaineers, their reason, we hope, assured
them that when the President came TO their
city not upon public, but upon private and
family business, 1t would have been in bad
taste to call out the militia, and to set all the
brass bands to blowing. Moreover, the Cen
eral himself we suspect, so far from feeling
hurt at this apparent neglect, found it to be
positive luxury. Nobody takes less kindly to
lionizing than he. Not being natural orator.
like Andy johnson, he shrinks from the mar
tyrdom of compulsory rhetoric; having always
enough to eat at home, he is not hungry for
state banquets; he has heard guns enough
with shot in them) fired in his day, and can
get along well enough without the roar Of
blank cartridges. We suppose that his visit
to Boston was quiet, agreeable, and, in fact,
Just to his taste and we hope that hereafter
he and future Presidents will be permitted to
go about the country paying their own tavern
bills, and enjoying whatever is novel without
q mob at their heels.
Year: 1870

The immunity of the murderer in this city
has been twice proven within the last few
hours in cases of deadly assaults. At this rate
human life will soon be one of the cheapest
of our commodities, and murder a common
feature of evening amusements. Mayor Hall
might conveniently fill the time between now
and election day in explaining why an in
crease of lawlessness has followed an increase
of Tammany's power in city affairs. The new
charter was to cure all our municipal woes; 4;
but thus far the remedy has been worse than
the disease
Year: 1870

The financial report of the American Board
of Foreign Missions, which met yesterday in
Brooklyn, is not encouraging, unless we receive
the statement that the expenditures have been
much greater than the receipts as an evidence
of the activity of the Missionaries. The other
reports submitted yesterday bear unmistakable
testimony to the faithfulness with which the
duty of the Board and its agents has been
accomplished, and furnish assurances of the
good results which have attended their efforts.
Year: 1870

New-York is not the only city which has
loudly expressed disappointment at not finding
itself so large as it hoped and expected to be.
The failure of the Census enumerators to dis
tort their figures to crafty curious vanity of
citizens who seek to exaggerate their NUM-
cipal Importance, has caused them to be gen.
orally looked upon with prejudice, if not with
suspicion. But in no city other than New
York has political party been found denying
the honesty of the Census takers in order to
conceal its own political rascality.
Year: 1870

We shall have our COrOners and Deputy
Coroners imagining themselves Criminal Judges
directly, and Crowner's Quest law will come
to be the law of the land, or at least OF this
city. We are told this morning of how
Deputy Coroner has been investigating a
charge of malpractice against physician
with whom the examining Coroner was at en-
nifty. Malpractice is, we believe, criminal
ofense, of which cognizance is to be taken by
q Criminal Court. The Coroner's duty is to
establish the cause of death, not mistakes of
Dractice
Year: 1870

There is nothing so apt to be saddled by a
heavy burden, or which is so well able to
carry il, as popular catchword. Once let a
phrase express with vehemence a hobby of the
always vehement public, and it will serve
TO cover multitude of sins for which charity
itself could find no protection. For long
time Standardization embraced and excused
various fantastic notions of serving God, from
hagellation and scariied flesh to cOal-scuttle
bonnets and shad -bellied coats. AS soon, how
ever, as Kingsley and his school discovered
that wholesome religious ideas came freest in
wholesome air, and that healthy man with
bones and digestive apparatus in good work
ing order was in the fittest state to healthily
understand his relations to his Maker, all
England caught up the idea and forced
it into such new positions that its
father would have been very sorry to
know his child Muscular Christianity
has been made to apologize for the racing and
boating manias of the colleges, for cricket,
swimming, dcer-stalllng in the Highlands, or
snlmon-sDcaring in Ireland. Not that the
Year: 1870

1t is charitable to hope that The World
receives a fair price for its service to Tweed
and Tammany, for in its bondage it has to eat
q great deal of dirt. How our esteemed friend
must relish swallowing the Erie bill!
Year: 1870

AT the convention in this place on Fri
day last Judge Butler, who was pres ent,
having his hat drapcd N mourning for a
deceased brother, some of his friends, not
knowing the reason, inquired why the
Judge was in mourning, were told by a
Radical from Carter county, ''that it was
tribute of respect to the last young man
in the first Congressional district, who
was qualified to enter West Point, said
young gentleman having died some time
since. y GrccncUjtLc National Union.
Year: 1870

ATTEND TIE CoNyENTIoN.-Again we
call the attention of the people 10 the
importance of sending a full delegation
from Hardeman to the judicial cOnyen-
ton which is to meet in Nashville on the
second Monday in July. Give this sub
iect your attention, and assist in placing
upon the Supreme Bench of our State
men of ability and honesty. Every county
in the State will be represented, and
Hardeman should not fall short of doing
her duty. Be sure to attend the county
convention on the first Monday in July.
-BOlLiUdF Bulletin.
Year: 1870

The Postoffice will be open from to
10 O'Clock Monday morning, after which
it will be closed during the day. The car
riers will make but one round, and those
who may be expecting mail matter would
do well to call before 10 o'clock.
Year: 1870

Some thirty laborers in the employ Of Mr.. Edward
Keloe. Newark contractor, now engaged in build
ing sewer through Mulberry and Greene streets,
struck work yesterday for increase Of wages, and
became SO violent as to threaten to kill any
other men who would undertake to work
at the Old rate Of pay. A few OF the men disre-
garded the threats OF the malc0ntents and continued
work. A desperate encounter took place. In the
course Of winch one young man. recent arriva, a.
death only through the determined action OF
some friendly fellow workmen. No person was
last evening at PohAe Headquarters of the enaeate
and asking for consaDulary help this morning, as II
feared that more serious Tenc01tre would TAKE
place.
Year: 1870

At half-past nine O'Clock last evening an unknown
man observed sitting quietly on the sidewalk at
the corner Of Twenty street and Eighth ave-
nue. Suddenly the man sprung to his feet and COM
menced disrobing himself He dvested himself Of his
hat, coat, vest and pantaloons which he placed
fully on the sidewalk. The man then mysterfOusy and
unaccOuntably disappeared and no trace Of him
could be obtained. The police informed of the
affair and made dgent search for him throughout
the nelghb0rhOOd, but the man could not be found
His clothes were taken to The Sixteenth precinct
police station, where they are held for Identification
1t supposed that the man Is insane and Is wander
ing about in sem-nude state.
Year: 1870

QUEER ACCIDENT IN DUDLEY, MAss.-As Deacon
Daniel Dwight Of Dudley, was doing his chores last
Friday evening" two lengths of his stable gave way,
preciptatng him into the cellar and hanging six
cows up in the stanchions. Although seriously in
jured he managed to get up into the barn. His
hired man went to work cutting down the cows and
had them nearly all released when assistance came
from the neghbors, who heard the crash and came
to see what was the matter Two Of the cows died.
but the rest will probably entirely from their
seml-hangng. Mr.. Dwight is still in critical
dion; but it IS hoped he will soon again be able to
attend to his business
Year: 1870

Accident ON the Newark and New York Rail.


road.


In consequence OF misplaced switch at the West
Bergen depot of the Newark and New York Railroad
at halfpast seven O'Clock yesterday morn
ing an accident occurred, which, fortunately was
attended with serious results to any person. The
locomotive ran Off the track, tumbled over and was
embedded in the bank; but the passenger cars were
bruised by the shock. The conductor was
thrown over the back of o seat and slightly
injured. The engineer and fireman saved themselves
by jumping on. The passengers were taken to New
York by an outward bound train, which turned back
from the scene Of the wreck. This case ii is charged,
Is one OF sheer negligence the part of the switch
man, who was forthwith suspended from further