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Year: 1870

into the muddy streets or dark dism 81


sheds Now the thing is being changed


Up at Forty-second street there ia being


built depot to accommodate all the rail
roads coming into the city. 1t is a mon.
ster building, I think twenty of our de.
pots could be easily packed away in it.


The great Central Park is too large a
concern for me to write about.


Stewards wholesale and retail stores
ditto. This beautiful marble palace on
Fifth Avenue and Thirty-fourth street is
not excelled on the globe, is worth a
journey here to see, if not. walk up
Fifth Avenue on a Sunday afternoon,
when pleasant, to see the beauty. chivalry
shoddyism and funkeyism will.


Going along Pearl street one day / en-
countered Col. -. The veteran SOL
diers who have survived the June train
ing day wars of 1880, 81 and '32 will re-
member little black eyed urchin dealing
out commissary stores from his suttlers
box which he carried under one arm
while he pulled out the candy sticks and
took in the pennies driving smart little
trade. Whether that little box of the
Coloneps was made of india'rubber or
what it was made of do not know, but /
do know that it has swelled TO a colossal
size now. saw in it and vouchers for
100000 bushels of grsio, 100000 lbs of
wool and 400 bales of cotton. The Col
still has longing after the flesh pots of
old Vermont on bis table for Thanksgiy-
ing dinner wac turkey fatted in Rnt-
land and baisted with Rutland butter.
Rutland eggs were in his pantry end
pork and potatoes and apples in his cellar.
And when evening came we sat down
over q mug of Rutland cider and talked
down the hours till the clock in a neigh
boring steeple struck twelve. "sss


Sixty Thousand people come to New
York every day, except Sunday, and as
many leave it every day; besides few
score of little strangers who arrive with
positively nothing to wear, aud a score
or two who leave via Green
wood. This city and the coun-
try would be far better of, if 100
600 of these poor people were scattered
over the country, and taught to work for
decent living, instead Of eking out a
miserable existence here; but as a rule
they would rather starve here. than 90 in
to the country. Riding on the box with
an omnibus driver one morning, told
him it had been years since I Lad been
New in York. He looked at me in utter
amazement, and said be wondered how I
could have kept away so long. He was
born in the city and always lived here.
1 asked him if he had ever been in the
country; Yes? he went away once and
staid two weeks! He got along very well
in the day time, but when night came, it
was so still he could not sleep; so he
came back, mounted his box and was
driving to his grave.


Leading off from Broadway, opposite
Trinity Church is little alley way or
lane, called Wall Street, not so long or
wide as Center Street in Rutland, yet
this street, small and narrow as it il,
controls the financial affairs of conti-
nent. There, fortunes are made and lost
every day. If the Emperor Napoleon has
the gout, gravel or belly-aohe, every pain
in his body is felt here in this street, and
stocks rise or fall with the pulse of ono
man 1000 miles away, with an ocean be-
Year: 1870

The PRICE OF MEAT.-Here is an ar
ticle which heads of families and butchers
will do well to consider. 1t is from the
Albany A2yus


The price of beef cutie has experienced
marked decline during the past year,
and butchers have their wants supplied
at nearly one-third less than it cost them
some time since. Notwithstanding these
facts the price is kept up to twenty and
twenty-five cents per pound for good
roasting pieces, which cost the butchers
any figure from six to eight cents per
pound We are glad to note that in
some cities west of here the people have
united in the demand for cheaper beef,
and have succeeded in getting a reduction
to fourteen cents per pound for the best
roasts and beef steaks. Meat and bread
are the necessaries Of life for poor and
rich alike: and any movement that will
tend to place plenty of them within
the reach of all, will meet with the
good success which it deserves. At the
West Albany cattle mart last week the
greater part Of the sales were made at
from six to seven and a-half cents per
pOund uVe WeiRht. Ahis Same hioae was
no doubt sold to consumers at from twen-
ty to twenty-five cents per pound. Let a
united movement be made among citizens
and the present high prizes will have to
give way. There is no scarcity of beef
animals, as adyices from the great feed
grounds In the West and Southwest say
that cattle are numerous and pasturage
and feed abundant. The best meats sold
at fifteen cents pound would yet leave a
handsome profit to the butchers We
shall. refer to this subject again, and in
the mean time hope orr brethren of the
press will lend their aid in bringing it
before the people. By recent inventions
there is no part Of the animal allowed to go
TO waste, and butchers cannot excuse the
present exorbitant prices by asserting
that there is great loss in slaughtering.
Year: 1870

HANGING The New York Globe is
responsible for the following; After the
bill to abolish capital punishment had


passed the House in Vermont, it was
killed in the Senate, four to one. So the
Senators If Vermont are ir favor of hang
Year: 1870

a CARD.-We esteem it both a duty
and a pleasure to publicly thank the ere
department and the citizens generally of
this town who rendered such important
and timely aid in checking the fire of
this morning, which fire, without such
aid would have destroyed our dwelling
house, out-buiidings, and other property.
We but echo the voice of all present
bers of both fire companies in this place
acted with promptness and an efficiency
that would do honor to veteran companies


Mr.. s. Mrs l. w. PRESTON
Year: 1870

The Treasurer was authorized by the
vote of Legislature to borrow three hum
dred thousand dollars at 7 $40 per cent.
The legal rate of interest is per cent,
yet the State is authorize to pay 8 10 per
cent. more than any man in the State is
authorized to receive. if be loan his
money to the State.


The Treasurer was authorized to issue
to the State Agricultural College fund
registered loan certificates, payable in
1890, for $135. 500 at 6 per cent interest.
Year: 1870

The New York Express presents the
taxpayers of the country with these fig
urcs, which every one of them will do
well to examine carefully, in order that
he may the better understand the system
of ascality which the Radicals insist
upon making him support. They are
taken from official sources, and are ell
Itirely correct:
Year: 1870

Condition Powders for Horses and Cat
tle-Two or, rosin 2 do salt petre, DO
antimony, (black is best. 2 do sulphur DO
saleratus,2 do ginger, do copperas


'Onc tablespoonful to dose once day
for three days; then skip two or three days
and give again till you have IN TINS way
given nine doses or more if you like. 1t
Should be given Spring and fail, or at any
time when the animal is not doing well.
1t is as good as Sloan's condition powder
and costs but trihe. The recipe has
been sold as high as fifty dollars.
Year: 1870

All the domestic bees near Louisville
have disappeared, leaving their hives full
Of honey. he cause of this extraordinary
mystery. In a circuit Of twenty five mile 3
all the hives were deserted about the same
time.
Year: 1870




1t is not exactly right to laugh at our
fellows misfortunes, and yet, like the
wag who saw another squirm under the
pangs Of 4 jumping toothache, the thing
was so ludicrously V comical, that we had
to laugh or bust \ party of jolly chaps
in order to cool off after the sweltering
heat of Saturday evening, hicd to the
Monongahela river, Just above the
Smithfeld street bridge, for an old fash
ioned bath and swim. They went di-
vested Of all superhuous gear, and at
once plunged into the inviting waters.
The pioneer OF the party yelled out,
MY God, Frank, but the bottom is
muddy and sticky" but in they went,
wading out as far as the depth would
permit-one unfortunate weight, who
was hairy as Esau, stopping down and
grasping handfulls OF the bottom de-
posit and rubbing it over his body. The
discovery was soon made that the ma
terial was coal-tar, the refuse OF the gas
works, which had been dumped there to
be got rid Of The whole party were
black as Africans in certain spots and
their feet were thoroughly encascd in
the adhesive material. Bathing was
soon brought to an end, and as their
and as their bodies were so coated is to
preclude the possibility Of donning their
garments, they took up the line Of
march for the Merchants hotel with
not even the dignity of a Georgia sum
mer costume,--a shirt collar and II pair
OF spurs Fortunately at that hour
there wereno peeping Johns orprying
members Of the Sorosis, to impede their
sorrowful pace, and with their crumpIcd
linen and outside duds in hand, they
made rapid time.


Arrived at the Merchants, tub of
water was speedily provided in the
saloon, and with firkin of lard and a
box of soap, the scrubbing process com
menced. The tarry substance was ten
acious; and as the victims creased and
scrubbed, washed aud sworc, the scene,
as witnessed by an outsider, was one to
make even dog split his sides with
laughter, and would have furnished to a
Hogarth or Cruikshahk material for
one of the most ludicrous sketches that
ever employed their graphic and ready
pencils. The next morning the whole
party were as melancholy as if they had
Just witnessed the destruction of a still
house-sore from rubbing, and whether
at table to enjoy the ordinary repast, or
in the reading room, striving to reap the
benefit of the cooling breeze, visions Of
the past night would rise up before them,
and they emphatically declared that
the odor of tar wasin everything around
them.
Year: 1870

The eloquent Father Hyaclnthe
offers the following hints to our social
reformers of the present day: In the
poorer classes there was a time when
woman was called wilc-mother; they
have baptized her nowadays by a
name that does not belong in our Ian
guage-the work-woman! The work
man ! know and honor, but | do not
know the workwoman. | am astounded.
| am alarmed, whenever hear this
work. what This young woman-is
toll, Implying, unintelligent toll, to come
bursting in her door in the early morn
ing, to seize her in its two iron fists, and
drag her from what ought to he her
home and sanctuary to the factory that
is withering and consuming her daily
to kill her children, or at least TO snatch
them screaming from their cradles and
give them over into stranger hands
And all the time 4 false philosophy will
be lifting It's head and shouting,
Equality equality for man and wo'
man Equality for the workwoman
by the side of the workman Ah, yes,
equality in slavery! Or, rather, a pro
found inequality in slavery and mar
tvrdom.
Year: 1870

Some of the most prominent members
Of the profession have affixed their sig
natures to petitions for the medical edu'
cation OF women in Edinburg.


The suicide business is said to have
induced Cincinnati hotel keepers to de-
mand two weeks board in advance in.
stead of one, and to send revolver and
a pitcher of ice-water to every room the
last thing in the evening.


Two strangers recently stayed at a
farmers house at Grundy Center, Iowa.
The next morning one hired the farmer
to take him to Steamboat Rock. During
his absence the other ran away with his
wife and children.
Year: 1870

time has not yet arrived to grant the
petition of the Orleans Princess. He
adds that he will urge the removal of
the restraint whenever it is safe and
proper to do so:


Prince Napoleon has returned to this
Year: 1870

The rivalry for the control of the Demo-
cratic party in Maine which has existed for
several years past between the young element
and the old stagers, eliminated yesterday in
what will prove to be an open rupture like
that which beIel that party in 1856, and it bids
fair to be quite as disastrous in its results
The proceedings of the day are sketched in
another column; but ordinary language fails
to convey to the mind of the reader an ade-
quate idea of the stormy scenes there enact
ed. Like half.whippel bruiser with his eyes
closed by the powerful blows ofhis antagonist,
the party is striking wildly in the hope that
some good luck may come OF its frantic ef-
forts.


Fortunately the party is in good condition
for experiments; il cannot lose much; but
the expedient which the movers of the ad-
journment resolutions have started will fail Of
its intended effect. In the first place Gen.
Chamberlain is not going TO throw himself
into the arms of that party if he is invited.
Secondly, he will not lie invited, for when the
the scene Of conflict is transferred to Bangor
the character of the Convention will be
changed, and the Chamberlain men will find
themselves in a hopeless minority. That is
the present aspect OF affairs and time will pot
soften the feeling of the defeated faction: bu,
they will nurse their wrath and and prepare
for desperate fight and victory on the 18TH
of August.
Year: 1870

The Lima, Ohio Gazette says lady in one
of our churches rested her head on the back
OF the pew in front, as all devout people do in
the time OF prayer, but in the pew before her
sat young man who neither bowed his head
or kneeled. A beautiful plume nodded and
danced upon the head of the fair one behind
MN, occasionally touching the neck of the
youth, who evidently considered it flyor
some other troublesome insect. For a time lie
bore the unpleasant sensation without mur.
mur, but at last patience ceased to be virtue,
and from the flash of his eagle eye one could
plainly see that the hour of i" that fly" had
come. Instead of saying "shoo-fy don't bod
der me-" cautiously his hand moved toward
the supposed offending insect; then followed
a frantic clutch and spring behind him. I'M
agine the horror of the youth to find in his
hand the nobby hat of the fair one, which he
had torn violently from her head, sadly disar-
ranging the contour of br9ids and chienon.
The lady was Indignant, of course, and the
youth could have been purchased at an i'm
mense sacrifice about that time. Explana-
tions and apologies followed and the disorgan-
lied was put in order as soon as possible, and
the devotional exercises were resumed.
Year: 1870

WASHINGTON, August 22.-Presi-
dent Grant to-day issued his procia-
nation of neutrality in the present
war between France and Prussia. he
enjoins strict observance of neutrali-
ty laws, and declares that by the act
passed on the 10Th of April, 1915, COM
monty known as the neutrality treaty
defining the acts forbidden under
severe penalties within the territory
and Jurisdiction of the United States:
accepting and exercising commission
to serve either party against the other
by land or sea, enlisting or enter
ing into service Of either belligerent,
holding or retaining another to enter
into the service of either belligerent,
or hiring another person to go beyond
the jurisdiction of the United States,
to be enlisted as aforesaid. Fitting
out and arming, or attempting to fit
out or arm, or promising to be fitted
out and armed, or to be concerned in
the same, issuing or delivering
commission to any vessel, or to
be employed for either belligerent.
The law of nations alike require that
no person within the territory and
Jurisdiction of the United States shall
take part directly or indirectly in said
war, but shall remain at peace
with each of said belligerents,
and shall maintain strict
and impartial neutrality, and that
whatever privileges shall be accorded
to one belligerent within the ports Of
the United States, shall be in like
manner accorded to the other. All
good citizens of the United States,
and all persons residing or being with
in the territory or Jurisdiction of the
United States, are requested to OBJ
serve the laws thereof, and to COM
NIT no act contrary to the provisions
of the laws of the nations In that be-
half
Year: 1870

New YORK, August 22.-The mana
gers of the rival railroad lines from
this city to the West, viii hold an
other conference at Saratoga to-mor-
row, at which Vanderbilt, Gould, and
others, are expected to be present.
An advance passenger tariff at an
early date, it is generally believed, is
already agreed upon, and it is stated
that there is fair prospect for an ami
cable division of business between the
three roads-the Erie taking live
stock and heavy freights and the New
York Central and Pennsylvania Cen
trail the bulk of the passenger traffic.


Live stock transportation between
Buffalo and New York, which has
been one hundred dollars per car all
summer, has been advanced to one
hundred and forty dollars, with pros
poets of still further increase.
Year: 1870




money could be always easily borrowed at
uniform and low rate of interest, the differ
ence between sales for cash and credit would
vary bat listle from the rate OF interest for
If interest were at Q just rate. there would
be few bad debts, and . very small per CEN
tage on goods would guard against all losses
from chs cause.


Another proposition ia, that the Usury
Law should Be taken of from all four
months paper, and the rates Of interest on
longer loans restricted, - If four months
paper wsre governed by different principles
from that having six or eight months to
rum. IL would be hard 10 show how selling
four months' notes at exofbitant rates of In
terest would save the credit and property of
business men. II, at the end Of the FIRST
four months, the merchant be obliged to sell
. second four months note 1.-THE same rate,
ID be any bettes off than if be had at first
sold one of eight months, instead of the two
four months notes! II i were legal 70
demand as high rates Of interest as could
be obtained on paper not having more than
four months to run. paper for longer dates
would be unstable Whenever interest on
the short paper was high Usurers now
say that they take higher rate of interest
on account Of the risk they incur by lending
at rate not allowed by law. Hence, #
they could legally demand two, three, or
four per cent. a month discount on four
months paper, they would ask still higher
rates for discounting six months paper, to
pay for the hazard Of the illegal act.
Besides, if any rate of interest which people
would agree to pay for money for four
months were made legal, whenever the rate
Of interest was high those who owed money
on bond and mortgage would probably be
called upon for payment. If they could not
pay, the holders Of the mortgages would
give them four months time, and take a
new bond, very likely at two or three per
cent interest month. In the city of New
York there is probably a larger amount
loaned on bond and mortgage, that is now
due, than the amount Of all the capitals Of
banks in the city. Nearly all our Insurance
Companies loan their money thus on one
years time, but do not expect to call for it
so long as the interest is regularly paid, un-
less they meet with great looses. A large
proportion of these mortgages is due. Many
millions are loaned by individuals and exc
cutOrs of estates, and perhaps very large
proportion Of these would be called for, in
order to obtain the higher rares of interest.
The people would be obliged to pay almost
any rates that the owners of the mortgages
chose to exact; otherwise their property
would be sold to satisfy the debts. Either
course would break alarge proportion Of the
debtors, and their property would pass over
to their creditors for half, or less than half
its value.
Year: 1870

Before Judge AHer.-ImpOrtdnt 10 Shippers
Charles Randolph agt. Hocidnd q AspincoH-This was
an action the loss OF quantity OF clover
seed shipped at London upon the steamer Belona or
which the defendants agents. and which was not
delivered IL was that the voyage had been un
usually empestuos and that the steamer had sustained
severe injury On the arrival OF the steamer the cargo
was found 10 have "shfed," and the bags containing
the clover seed were broken, and the seed
had partially escaped The remainder OF the
seed having become mixed with the sweepings OF
the hold were thrown out upon the dock and the plain
ts were informed by the defendants that their bags
were there and they could have them If they wanted
them but they declined the offer. 1t was con-
were entitled to the amount lost out OF the bags
actually delivered and insisted particularly that having
maid the freight upon the bags not delivered they were
entitled % recover their value u that so long as
there was anything left Of the goods shipped the steamer
was bound deliver such portion, whether OF the cargo
or the package which originally contained II, and II they
failed do not allowed to claim that the portion
not delivered was damaged or the package empty


IN was argued for the defendants that all the injuries %
the cargo from from which the steamer was
exempted by clauses OF the bill or lading That even
IL there had been failure to deliver the torn bags, the
steamer only liable to pay their value IN the cond
ton in which they at the time Of such failure
which had been proven to be nothing that the defend
ants were bound 10 sort out the sweepngs OF the
steamer 10 restore the plaintiffs the eangs from their
packages or the remnants OF their bags when they had
been deprived of all value by the "pers Of the seas,
and that the tender made by the defendants relieved
them all liability and bar To this action Inc
Court the views of the Defendants attorney
and rendered judgment for the. defendants with the
uSlal allowance.
Year: 1870

About 4 a. m. yesterday, Frederick Wohl-
gemuth residing at No. 50 Clnonpace, was awakened
from his sleep by the falling Of chair in his roO on the
first floor Arising he saw man crouChed underneath
a small table, and seized hold OF him. The man Crap
pied with Mr.. WOhlgemuth in return and threw him on
the floor and out OF the ROOM MIR. Wohgemuth fol-
lowed and caught the burglar again III the hall, but he
Immediately struck Mr.. Wohlgemuth I'm the face with
his fist telling him to the floor. The burglar then
out Of the front door and down the street Mr. Wohge
muth following and crying POcel" Police y The noise
attracted the attention Of officer Thomas W. Cotton or
the Fifteenth Precinct, who was standing on the corner
of Ffthave and ClintOnplace. In moment the officer
saw person running toward him in his stocking feet
and advanced TO arrest him. The caught sight OF
the officer and the road and into Washington
Park. officer Cotton followed, and upon nearing the
fountain. had nearly caught the fugitive when the latter
turned and fired revolver almost in the face OF the
officer missing his aim, but mOmentarily dazzling him.
The chase In instant renewed, and when near the
southwest gate of the Park the burglar turned and fired
again. and again missed his aim. officer Cot
ton now raped for assistance, feeling that he
had a desperate TO deal with. The man, in the
meanwhile, had hid behind tree and apparently thought
that he had escaped the sight Of the officer SOOn how
ever the arrival of five officers disspated this idea and
the burglar was surrounded and arrested On the
ground the where he had been standing were
found complete set OF burglars instrments revolver
with OF It's chambers empty and hve others loaded
with ball q gold watch and some money which subse-
oueny proved TO be the property Of Mr.. WOhgemuth.
Yesterday the burglar taken before Justice
Shandey AT the Jefferson Market Police Court where he
gave his name William Miller, and was committed for
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