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Year: 1870

Earl Granville on the Policy and Course of


England.


In the House of Lords, on July 1S, Earl Gran
Vile, the new Minister of Foreign Affairs, in the
course of his response to the inquiries of Earl
Russell, said:-


1t is too true that yesterday evening the de-
claration of war was forwarded from France to
Berlin-a fact that will illnecessitate an immediate
proclamation of neutrality on our part. / am
happy to say that a fortnight ago our relations
with France, Spain and Prussia were OF the most
friendly character. During the last ten days
we have used to them the strongest language
compatible with their dignity and our self
respect; and l am happy to think that that Ian
guage has not affected those friendly relations.
Whatever may be the habit of free discussion
in this country, am quite sure your lordships
will think that her Majesty's government are
bound to maintain that dignfed and calm atti-
tude which will best enable us to maintain our
rights as neutrals, to behave with perfect justice
and impartiality to all concerned, and finally,
when these clouds give signs of disappearance,
to act with most effect for the purpose of restor
ing peace. (Cheers.)


Hir. Gladstone Getting Ready for "Contin-


On the same evening, Mr.. Gladstone, in
answer to questions put to him in the House of
Commons, said-


With regard to the question whether, in ac-
cordance with the recommendations of the
Royal Commission of 1868, iG is our intention at
once TO introduce a measure to amend the exist
ing law, and to strengthen the hands of the eX-
isting government in order better to enforce its
observation, we have taken into our considera-
tion the recommendations of the Royal Com
mission of 1865 and without pledging the gov
eminent to precise terms it is our intention to
introduce a measure for the more complete full
fment of the obligations that may be considered
to attach 10 us in whatever contingency may
ARISE under the law of nations with regard to
ships departing from our ports


Parliament Urged To ReIicence.


The London Times urges that, taking the war
as fact, and looking TO the future rather than
the past, it will be wise for Parliament at least
to keep itself free from any appearance OF taking
a side. 1t may be impossible for individuals TO
refrain from sympathy with one combatant or
the other. But, so far as men OF position, who
either are or may be ministers, commit them
selves to partisanshlp, SO far will the influence
of England be weakened when the time for its
exercise comes.
Year: 1870

QuievraiD, Oman, and Mouscron. In this
movement of troops, and in placing them
upon a war footing, Belgium, we are con-
vinced, has but one object in view-absoutely
to insure her own neutrality. We con-
gratulate her upon it, but King Leopold and
his newly-chosen ministers must not forget that
this neutrality must be energetically and equally
means of defense against both sides should be
absolutely identical. We, for our part do not
believe the reports which attribute to the Bel
gian crown or ministry any word or act showing
that they have inclinations which a neutral
country ought not allow to appear, or even to
entertain. AS sovereign of a nation whose
foreign sympathies are still more widely various
than their opinions upon domestic politics, the
Kings duty in the first place, and his interest in
the second, must enjoin him to a strict and alb
solute neutrality, so that neither his subjects
nor neighboriDg nations should be able even to
infer the sentiments of the King or his family.


Preparing n for the Worst.H


The Independence Beige contains the following
announcement


The concentration of the troops of certain
garrisons on Antwerp is certain The Belgian
Government is taking other measures which the
situation enjoins. These steps are the result of
the new law as to the organization of the army
and the service prepared by the War and Public
Works Department for mobilizing aud concen-
trating troops in case of need. Great as is the
reserve which we have determined to maintain
under these circumstances, we think that we
may state that two corps ddrr1ee are about to
be formed one of two and the other of three
divisions, and that one of them will be under
the command of Lieutenant-Ge General Baron
Chazal We believe, also, that everything is
ready to summon to the standards, if necessary,
the three classes of militia.
Year: 1870

The fifteenth amendment requires
now only the vote of Georgia or Texas
in order to be proclaimed an article
of the federal constitution, "the su-
preme law Of the land" Within a
week or two we expect this proclama-
tion will be made. What then2 The
amendment declares that neither the
United States ror any State shall
make any abridgment of the right of
suffrage on account Of race, color or
previous condition Of servitude; and
it further provides that Congress shall
have the power to enforce this thing
by appropriate legislation. The States
of Delaware, Maryland and Ken
tucky, therefore, in tho next elections
will have to admit the right of tho
negro to vote, which they have here
tofore denied him; and if they fail to
do it Congress will interpose. And
SO with any one of the States.


The democrats have resisted this
amendment to the last ditch, and on
the ground That it gives to Congress
the power to regulate the machinery
VI our clectiOuS Ill uIl INC SCaI0a. w @
hold that it simply gives Congress the
power to en- 'orce the equal rights Of
the colored race in any case where a
State may refuse to grant or fail to
enforce them. This, of course, may
involve iii certain cases nn overhaul
ing by Congress of the State election
machinery; but we do not suppose
that the amendment will be construed
for Instance, as turning over to Con-
guess the management Of the polls Of
this city from the sachems Of Tam
many Hall, unless they exclude Pom
pey from the ballot box.


It follows that the policy adopted
by the old line democrats of Virginia
and elsewhere down South-the poll
cy of reorganBing the negro and cul-
tivating him as political ally--is the
only course now left for the demo-
Gratis in all the other States, and the
sooner the Tammany fSegeney act
upon the idea the better it will be- for
them and their candidate for the next
Presidency; for negro suffrage is fixed
and there will be no getting Mound it..
~. Y. Herald.
Year: 1870

and got into the hall without getting any bloods A.
Yes. sir; that could have been done even In the
dark.


q Wonld not the person, n the light had been
burning, nave been easily seen from the s'reetY A.
Yes, providing the shutters were open; the outlines
OF the body could have been seen from the srcet
you could Tell whether 1t was n male or female.


" Diu you compare the hair found IN the blood
win inat 0 Mr.. Nanans A. i did not, but am
satisfied 1t was of the same character: II was about
some portions Of the Lair two inches IN length.


Address OF the Coroner.
The Coroner then addressed the jury as foows-
After TWO weeks dlgent search and inquiry the last
witness has furnished You all the evidence have
be able to ascertain relative to the murder o ar.
Nathan. have had the assistance OF the Di tr ct
Attorney with his experience and capacity and zeal,
IN tnlerro2ang the witnesses before us. have also
lad your kind attention and we have elected every
fact, remote or crcumstanial, that seemed kelly to
throw giinmer OF light towards the criminal We
have also had the benefit Of the untir-
Jourdan and captain KeisO. from the tim,
the murder was comm tred by day anu
by night until the present time think they have
done ihelr duty and II would have been their pride
to have reached the criminal, while It wOnld have
been very gratifying to you TO have recorded his
name in your verdict. We have not been successful,
but we


ARE STILL NOT WITHOUT HOPE.


III II meet your approval propose we adjourn this
inquest - some day without date, In order TO allow
OF 70 are desrous OF leaving the city would sug-
Rest IN II you advise me or your address, so that
III y be able II necessary, to telegraph TO you.


The Coroner then added, Gentlemen, does this
meet Win your APPROVAL"


THE ADJOURNMENT


Inc jurors UNANIMOUSLY and without q moments
hesitation replied IN the affirmative.


The Coroner then adjourned tae inquest sine die
Year: 1870

the warden what had happened ;
but even in that great excitement,
which naturally followed SO mar
row an escape, / think. / set for
ward all | could in the poor tel-
lows favor. The warden received


the intelligence with perfect CON-


posure, and assured me that he


would act in such manner as he
thought he occasion needed. He
condemned his own heedlessness
in opening SO evident an opportu-
nifty for guilt, with much more
earnestness than he spoke of the
event itself.


/ could not resist visiting the
wife of Johnson. I discovered
that his story was true, and
learned his real name. She was
happy in her ignorance of his re.
al condition. I sought to ascer-
tain whether she was able to sus-
tain herself until he should rejoin
her; and then she told me that
Mr.. - ~, the warden of the
prison, had also come to her,
shown interest in her behalf for
which she could not we'll account,
and assured her of his aid and
protection In any need that might
come to her. She was most CRATE
iful, but wondered why he did so.


A few weeks ago the following
newspaper paragraph appeared
1t was much copied, and l sup
pose will be remembered:


''It is the custom of the prison
in D. to permit prisoners,
whose terms are within a few
weeks of expiration, to work out
side the walls under the supervis-
ion of an officer. This privilege
is, in most cases, gladly accepted.
A few weeks ago, however, it was
declined by a man who, as his
time of freedom drew near, APP
peared more restless under his
confinement than any Others
On inquiry it was found that this
prisoner had a wife and child ;;
three years he had seen her daily,
she being all the while ignorant of
his Imprisonment, and supposing
that her husband, who is a sailor,
was at sea, on a long voyage. He
was unwilling that now, at the
last moment, the fact should be
revealed to her: and, at his owD
request he continued within the
walls until his liberation, which
took place last week, Excepting
one occasion, his conduct while in
prison had been without blemish.


The man is now free, and | see
him sometimes, hard at work toI
support his family. His wife has
not yet learned the history of
those three long years.
Year: 1870

MUSCLE AGAINST STEAM.-Two
young men from the country called
ID at a Detroit foundry a few days
ago to get a piece of casting for some
arm machinery. The employees
we're absent at their dinner, with
ihe exception of the engineer, who
vas oiling up his engine for the
afternoon's work. 1t was run
ning at low speed and pumping
water into the boiler. The coun-
try cousins looked with interest at
its motions and the slow revolu-
lution of the large fiy-wheel, and
<ell into a discussion as to the
relative power of steam and
human muscle. One of them fin
ally bet a dollar that he could
"grab" the huge wheel and hold it.
He stepped up to the engineer
and asked permission to try it,
which was readily granted, and
taking off his coat, and rolling up
his sleeves, braced himself for the
effort. Watching carefully un-
til the right stroke came around,
with a rush to encourage himself
he clutched it. He didn't exact
ly stop the wheel--in fact he
went over it without stopping and
was discharged in parabolic or
bit through space, coming down
in sand heap, in the further
part of the foundry. He was
picked up a thoroughly disgusted
man, and SO lame that he was
obliged to climb into his wagon at
the back end, quite satisfied, how
ever, that steam was too much for
him.
Year: 1870

A recent storm at the East had
its comical as well as its serious
aspects. At Albany a lad, born a
practical joker, threw a large
piece of ice from an upper win
dow into the street. 1t was i'm
mediately seized by one of the
spectators, who took it for hail
stone. 1t was hurriedly carried
to an adjoining store and weighed,
and its weight was announced to
the crowd as seven ounces. & Com
ments on this remarkable hail
stone we're everywhere made
He continued this sport for some
time before being discovered.
Year: 1870

A careful Pennsylvania waited
till his wife went to the barn for
hens eggs, and then. tried his new
gun with a load of buckshot and
the side of the barn as a target
The doctor picked the shot out of
her, and the husband will have
to wait the slow process of di-
vorce before he can marry the wo-
man of his choice.
Year: 1870

10 = uIdH WHO Wd5 TOO SUIT
gy to pay for a neat no'ice of a
Farm for SALE wrote It out and
stuck it up in a post Office. A
gentleman looking for farm was
referred to the notice in the Office,
but replied: 4 don't want to buy
of a man who advertises IN that
way. He'll steal the fence and
the locks off the doors of the
house before he gives possession
Year: 1870

Land on the Mississippi is by
no means real estate. A town
recently found itself on the other
side of the river from its previous
days location, the river having
cut off bend in the night; and
planters frequently. find them
selves on small island, or several
miles from the bank, by similar
freaks of the Father of Waters.
Year: 1870

A wealthy old lady living in
Brookline, Mass, called in her
neighbors one day lately, and told
them to take everything in the
house. They went energetically
to work, and before any of her
friends knew il, there was not
an article of furniture left. A
religious mania did it; and now
legal force is trying to get the fur
niture back again. } aaG 1asTasi
Year: 1870

To the parent. whose son dies
in infancy, says the Courier Jour-
nal, there must be something pc
culiarly soothing in the thought
that, no matter what may be the
fate of the child in the next world,
itscan never become a member of
a base ball club in this.


= Or, we might add a participant
Ia modern tournament.
Year: 1870

A man in New Hampshire had
become SO used to matrimony, that
on the occasion of marrying his
fourth wife, when the minister re-
dGtsted the couple to stand up, he
said: "Ive usually sat"
Year: 1870

IA balIet-dancer of the name of


R, belonging to the Royal Cp-
era of Berlin, had got into a
quarrel with the Graf Won s.,
an officer in the Royal Guard, and
had insulteG his adversary in the
presence of several officers of the
Guard. But the man was much
too fine a gentleman to fight a
man 50 much beneath him in So
cial standing as a ballet-dancer.
A duel, if it can so be called, was
agreed upon, by the terms of


which the first of the two oppon-
cuts who was seen without glove
on hisleft hand was to Kill him
self. 1t may well be imagined
thai for several days neither Count
Won s. nor R took off


their left-hand gloves either by
night or day. At last the unfor-
tunate R., having gone out for
walk with young lady to whom
he was engaged to be married, his
companion teased him 80 much
about his obstinacy in keeping his
glove on, that in a fatal moment
he barred his hand. Just then
Count Won s. passed, accom-
panied by two friends, and imme-
diately called their attention to
the fact that had forfeited
his life. That same evening the
unfortunate dancer shot himself


through the heart in accordance
with the conditions agreed upon.
Year: 1870

old Judge D. was an eccen
trio man of prompt action, and
moreover, a bachelor. Being very
rich, mammas and blooming girls
of the period tried to enslave his
affections in hymen's fetters,
though without success. Cupid s
arrows had not reached the Judges
heart with any particular love for
them. One day he entered res.
taurant in Philadelphia and was
waited on by a very pretty girl,
at whom he looked so hard that
she noticed it and blushed deeply.
He Immediately desired her to sit
down a minute, informed her who
he was, and asked her point blank
to marry him, and told her he
would give her till be had finished
his dinner to decide what answer
she would make. He then COM
menced his meal, the young wo-
man waiting OH him all the while.
He never took so long to eat his
dinner before or after, nor was he
ever known to dispose of so much
provender at one sitting. At
length he could hold no more, so
getting up he called the young Ia
dy, and In his usual short way,
said:


"Time's up. Yes or no, my
dear"


eyes, sir" blushed the maiden.


Without another word, he slipp-
ed her arm through his, and walk
ing up to the astonished proprie-
tor, informed him that the young
lady was to be married to him
right away, and begged his COM
pany to witness the ceremony.


They were speedily Joined to-
gether in wedlock, and what is
most singular, they fell deeply in
love with each other after mar
riage and made the most model
couple to be found in the country.
The Judge always held that at
best marriage was but a lottery,
and he had drawn a prize
Year: 1870

Yerger returned to Jackson, Miss,
on Sunday and delivered himself up
next day. He wrote letter to the
Governor stating that he had learn
ed that the Sheriff aud his subordi-
mates, and perhaps the Governor bad
been censured for his escape, and un-
willing that they should suffer for it
he had concluded to return. He also
says that worried and tortured be-
yond forbearance by what seemed to
him unnecessary delay in bringing
his case before the courts, he was
possessed of 40 ungoveruable desire
TO breathe the air of freedom. but
always was his intention to return
the proper time and stand his trial
If he had violated the law he would
not shrink from punishment.
Year: 1870

The editor of Halls journal Of
Health has often in ancient times
settled" Mississippi water, and
made it look Gas clear as a bell" by
tying a bit of alum to string and
twirling il around for a few seconds
beneath the surface of a glassful.-
The same authority further states that
if lump of alUn0s lsrge as the
thumb joint is thrown into
four or Eve gallons of boiling soap
subs, the scum runs over and leaves
the water clean aud soft aid useful
for washing.
Year: 1870

The GREATEST MEN.-Beecher says:
Aaron Burr was keener thinker
than George Washington. He was
a far more ingenious man, far more
active man; and ifhe had been NOR
al man, and had maintained normal
relations with himself, with his fellow
men, and with the laws of rectitude,
he would have been an ADLER man.
Washington was man of good sense,
but he was not man of genius In any
direction except that of conscience.
He was man OF singular equity, of
great disinterestedness, and of pure
and upright intent. Sagacious he was,
by the light which comes from integ-
rity. He endured, having faith to be-
lieve that right was right, that right
was safe, and that right in the end
would prevail. That which made
Washington the only great hero of
our revolutionary struggle, was the
light of the moral element in him
not any intellectual genius which he
possessed not any rare tact in admin
istration, nor any remarkable execu-
tive power. And if you look back
upon those names in our history that
have best stood the test, you will find
that they have been men who we're
fruitful in the highest moral elements.
And as time goes on, those men who
lack these elements sink lower and
lower till they set below the horizon;
and those men who possess them rise


higher and higher, till they reach the


meridian, with undying splendor to


shine upon history and the world. g
Year: 1870

LOST on THE PRAIRIE.-SOme years
since, party Of surveyors had Just
finished their days work in the north
western part Of Illinois, when a vio-
lent snow-stOrm came On. They start
ed for their camp, which was in a
grove Of about eighty acres, in large
prairie, nearly twenty miles from any
other timber.


The wind was blowing very hard,
and the snow drifting so as to nearly
blind them. When they thought they
had nearly reached their camp, they
all at once came upon tracks in the
snow. These they looked at with
care, and found, to their dismay, that
they were their own tracks.


1t was now plain that they were
lost on the great prairie, and that, if
they had to pass the night there in the
cold and snow, the chance was, that
not one of them would be alive in the
morning.


While they were all shivering with
fear and with cold, the chief man of
the party caught sight of one Of their
horses, a gray pony, known as cold
Jack"


Then the chief said, " if any one can
show us our way to camp, out of this
binding snow, old Jack can dc it
l will take off his bride, and let him
loose, and we will follow him. think
he will show us the way to our camp. u


The horse as soon as he found him
self free, threw his head and tail in
the air, as if proud of the trust that
had been put in him. Then he snuffed
the breeze, and gave a loud snort
which seemed to say, "Come on, boys.
Follow me. I'll lead you out of this
scrape."


He then turned in a new direction
and trotted along, but not so fast that
the men could not follow him. They
had not gone more than a mile when
they saw the cheerful blaze of their
camp fires. They all gave a loud huz
"a at the sight.


They felt grateful to God for theil
safety, and threw their arms around
old Jacks neck to thank him for what
he had done.


| know that this is tue story, fol
my father was the chief of the party
on the occasion.-LihLe Nursery.
Year: 1870

Some remarkable cures of obstinate
wounds by the simple application Of
dry earth have been related. An
Australian paper reports that of a
gentleman who, six years ago, received
kick from a horse below the knee
of the right leg. The wound was
healed partially, but after a time ii
broke out again and spread until the
whole of the lower part of the leg was
affected. Having heard of the success
of the earth treatment in other cases
he procured some virgin soil taken
from below the roots of the grass and
applied it to the wound, which at the
time was as large as his hand and
caused the leg to be very much swol
len. The result was that the swelling
was reduced in the girth measurement
three inches upon the first application
The treatment was continued for three
weeks, at the end of which time the
wound was quite healed.
Year: 1870

In constructing new street IN Far
is, a cemetery used in the days OF the
first revolution has been uncovered.
Among other remains was found re-
markably beautiful head of woman,
in wonderful state of preservation.
The fair hair still adhering to the
skull bears the coifure in fashion in
1793-94, with twisted and powdered
tresses. There is no doubt that the
head belongs to one of the revolution
ary tribunal, but it is singular cir.
cumstance that the eyes a e covered
with black frontlet. As no mention
is made in the chronicles Of the time
of any one among those executed be-
ing blindfolded before mounting the
scaffold, this discovery has given rise
to much speculation and conjecture.