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Year: 1870

She stood there leaning YEARLY
Against window frame,
Her face was patient, sad and sweet.
Her garments coarse and plain;
WHO is she, pray?" asked friend,
The red lips gave curl,
Really do not know her name.
She's some ones servant girl"
Again saw her ON the street
with burd en- trudging along,
her face was sweet and patient still,
Amid the Jostling throng;
Slowly, bnt cheerfully she moved,
Guarding with watchful care
A market basket much too large
For her slight han us to bear.
A man, I'd doubt gentleman,
Went pushing rudely by,
sweeping the basket from her hands,
but turning not his eye;
For there was no necessity
Amid that busy whirl,
For him to be a gentleman
To some ones servant girl.
All well 1t Is, that God above
Looks in upon the heart,
And never judges any one
By just the outer part;
For If the soul be pure and good,
He will not mind the rest,
Nor question what the garments were
In which the form was dressed.
And, many man and woman fair,
BY fortune reared and fed
Who will not mingle here below
With those who earn their bread,
When they have passed away from life
Beyond the gates of pearl,
VIII meet before their Fathers throne,
With many servant girl.


DeHuer Neus
Year: 1870

The following record Will show the changes in the
temperature OF the weather for the past twentyfour
hours In comparison with the corresponding day OF
last year, as indicated by the thermometer as
Hudnuts pharmacy HERALD Building, broadway,
Year: 1870

Great Efforts Made to Postpone the Trial
Judge Bedford Speaks His Mind Upon
Newspaper Libels-The Court Room
Filled with Sporting Men-Re-


corder Hackett and Justice


Bowling ON the Stand.
Year: 1870

at each and every Public Fair since 1867 9TH
year it completed where any premium q
all has been given, where its strong point
have been really exhibited.


There is this difference: All the Premiums tina
the WEED Sewing Machine Company claim, from
Year: 1870

in affections peculiar to females, is unequaled
by any other preparation, as in Chlorosis, or Re
tention, Painfulness or Suppression of Custom
airy excavations, liberated or Schirrus state Of
the Uterus, and all complaints incidental to the
sex, or the decline or change of life
Year: 1870

once affected with Organic Weakness, requires
the aid OF Medicine to strengthen and invigorate
BUCHU invariably does. If no treatment Is
submitted to, Consumption or Insanity ensues
Year: 1870

LUXURY OF EASY DREssEs. The following,
from L2us Of fL!fe, is especially commended
to the careful perusal of ladies who indulge in
tight lacing:


Very few ladies know how to appreciate an
easy, healthfCl dress. They think their
dresses are loose, when a man or boy ,ut in
to one as tight would gasp for breath. and
feel incapable of putting forth any effort to
break the bands. Ladies are so accustomed
to the tight fits of dressmakers that they
"fall all 10 pieces" when relieved of them
They associate the loose dress with the bed or
lounge. To be up, they must be stayed up,
and to recommend comfortable dress to them
is not TO meet conscious want of theirs.


1t is great pity. nune the less. Ii thev
could once know what a luxury tits to breathe
deep and full ut each respiration, to feel the
refreshment which the system takes in by
having the blood enlivened and sent bound
ing through the arteries and veins, to have
the aids to digestion which such process gives,
to have their own strong, elastic muscles
keep every organ in place and themselves
erect; If they could for while know this
blessed luxury. and then be sent back into
the old, still straight-lackets, they would
tune and fret and rave in very desperation if
they could not get rid of them.


AS 1t Is, they prefer to languish and suffer
dreadfuiiy, and die young, and leave all of
their friends and their husbands, and their
little children, and | do not see any other
way but to let them be sick and die till they
are satisfied. If only the sinner was the
suferer 1T would not be worth while to
make great ado about it. but the blighting
OF future innocent lives which must follow
renders the false habits of our women In the
highest degree criminal.
Year: 1870

INDIFFERENCE OF Az ILLINOIS BELLE.-The
Galena Gazette says:


young lady in the south part of this
county engaged herself to three different
lovers. The young men, on learning the SIT
uation Of affairs. had fierce quarrel about
it, which was kept up for several months.
Finally concluding that no good could result
from continuing the warfare, all three agreed
to meet the girl and request her to take her
choice. At the appointed time the meeting
was held, when the girl quietly informed
them that it was quarrel of their own in
which she was not particularly interested.
and that they must settle i, among themselves.
Whereupon they retired and agreed to settle
the difficulty by drawing lots. which was
done, and the winner married the girl last
week. The parties are respectfully connect
ed, and. by request Of one of them, We sup
press the names The bride declares that
she got the one that was her choice from the
first.
Year: 1870

A Few MAxIMs FOR YoUNG GIRLs.-Never
make your appearance in the morning with
out having first bathed. ic only with sponge
and quart Of water. brushed and arranged
your hair, dressed yourself neatly and COM
pletely.


Keep your clothing. especially yonr under
clothing. in perfect order. Never let pins do
duty ms buttons, or strings take place of prop
er bands,


Examine every garment when it comes
from the wash, and, if necessary, mend it
with neatness and precision. Do not sow up
the holes in your stockings. as VIC nave seen
some careless, untdy girls do, but take in
broad margin around the hole, be 1t large or
small, with fine darning needle and darn
ing cotton. and cover the fracture with an
interlaced stitch so close Gs to be as strong
as the body of the stocking, and fine enough
to he ornamental.


Stockings mended in this way need dnrning
but very few times in the course of their
existence.


Never carry coarse embroidered or laced
handkereh:efs. Fine plain ones are much
more lady-like.


Avoid open-worked stockings and verv fan
CIV slippers. Fine plain white hose and black
kid slippers. with only strap or rosette in
front, are more becoming.


Train yourself to useful oceupction. Re-
member it is wicked to waste time, and moth
ing gives such an impression of vanity and
absolute Stiffness as habit of idling and
never having anything to do


If You are in your fathers house take
some department. of household labor upon
yourself, and a part of the sewing, and make
it your business to attend to it. Do not let
call from this idle girl. or a visit from that,
or an invitation from the other, interfere with
the performance of your duty.
Let your pleasure come in as recreation
NOT as tie business of your life.


If you can. cultivate'some at by which you
can gain an INDEPENDENT livelihood. Do it
whether there is necessity for it or not. DO
it quietly if you will. hut do it. There is no
telling when or under what circumstances
you may need it.-Demorest.
Year: 1870

TESTING A MORMON GIRL.-The San Ber-
nardino Guardian tells the following story:


One of our worthy citizens having mar
ried young, blooming. buxom girl for bis
second helpmate she being withal strongly
imhued in the faith of the Latter Day Saints
must needs be very jealous in attempting
the conversion of her husband to her war Of
thinking, allowing no opportunity to pass
without expostulating on the danger in re-
naming outside the fold. until the good man
became wearied with the pious rasping. An
idea came to his relief. hv which he expected
to silence the battery. He at once put it in
to practice by announcing to his over jealous
wife that he was struck with conviction and
was going to become a Mormon. The Wits
was much rejoiced at the promising fruit H
her planning. "Well," says the husband,
81 am determined to be thorough Saint,
and will require at least six more wives.
This opened the eyes of the proselyting wife,
who could not see the necessity gilmore wives.
She finally came to the conclusion that, with
the LORDS help. they might continue on their
earthly pilgrimage together, and possibly
reach the desired haven of rest without hav-.
ing wives clinging to bis coat tail, Her faith
fell short in fulfilling tie text. "Seven wo-
men shall .cleaye to the skirts of one man,
Year: 1870

The following words of Franklin are rs ap-
plicabe to the debtors of the present day as
they were at the time when they were writ
ten: The sound cf your hammer at five In
the morning, or nine at night. heard by a
creditor, makes him easy six months longer ;
but if he sees you at a billiard table. or hears
your voice at a tavern, when you should be
at work, be will send for his money next
llnv.
Year: 1870

A Judge recently stated in behalf Of q
female witness whom a lawyer was cross
questioning as to her age, that woman had
right to be of any age she pleased, be-
cause, it she stated her real age nobody would
believe her.
Year: 1870

The complaints that have recently ap-
peared in the newspapers concerning the
management Of the steamer Creole, and the
withdrawal of the Cameli& from the Missis-
sippi Sound trade, do not appear to be en-
tirely justified by a close investigation into
the facts. Every question has, OF course,
two sides, and the one befpre lis appears to
he no exception to the rule. And as the
complainants have had hearing it is no
more than fair that we should also present
Mr.. Soria's side of the case


He informs lis that he has been absent
from the city for a few days, but before
leaving he gave directions to his captains
to haul off the Camelia from the trade as
soon as travel to and from the watering
places began to slacken up. Shortly after
this, both boats came ard departed with
very few passengers indeed. Occasionally
the Camelia arrived with only one or two
passengers. The fifteenth of September is
usually the time when it is customary to
withdraw the extra boats in this trade.
The Camelia was accordingly withdrawn.
and tho usual notice given. About this
time, or few days later few cases of
yellow fever threw many people into
fright. and caused a stampede to a limited
extent in various directions. Of course.
one boat was Inadequate to furnish accom-
modations for so many upon short notice,
or. in fact, no notice ait all. Hence the
crowd the embarrassment OF the ofhcers,



and the complaints of people, who insisted
upon going on board of boat already over
crowded.


As the reader will SEQ by the advertise
ment in another column, the Creole Will
leave four times week for PascagOula and
intermediate points and return. The AbIta
continues in the Mandeville and Madison
vile trade: and we are assured by Mr.. So
ria, who is now here. that he will be glad to
start the Camelia if the travel remains
lively. Persons desiring to 90 to any of
these watering places would do well to make
INQUIRIES at the office. and inform the pro-
nr;etor of their intent. He would then be
prepared to accommodate them


We have examined the CreOle's inspection
naners. and find them to be satisfactory
The hull of the boat is old. but strong. The
boilers are but two wears old, and were in
spected in July. 1t seems to us that win
little foresight, patience and forbearance,
passengers may yet make the trip up ana
down the Sound without much danger or
ANNOYANCE. The trouble heretofore has no
doubt resulted in some degree from their
own precipitancy.
Year: 1870

In cities where the people insist that there
shall be a government of laws, such an act
as discharging from the custody Of the Off
GERS of the law, q noted thief like Pierre
Bertin by tho judge of any inferior court
would not be tolerated. The people would
rise IN the majesty Of their power and hurl
from the bench him who thus did great
wrong to the community.


Since Pierre Bertin was pardoned by the
Executive Of the State, the press has dis
cussed the character of this noted thief
and burglar, and there was hardly a man
in the community not perfectly familiar
with his criminal record. Proof, indisputa-
BILE, proof that could not be controverted,
was at hand to connect him with bold
and daring burglary. Affidavit was made
before Recorder Houghton, charging Bertin
with a specified offense.


The witnesses to sustain this affidavit
were summoned to appear. The ease was
fixed for Friday morning. The af6ant hav-
ing recovered a five thousand dollar
diamond, traced directly to Pierre Bertin,
thought he was in a fair way to convict the
chief burglar and to recover a portion Of the
balance Of his property. Sleeping serenely
Thursday night, he was astounded next
morning, on opening the city papers, to find
that the felon was let loose that the Judge
of the Sixth District Court had discharged
him from custody.


The remedy against similar outrages is
plain-tO create a public sentiment that
will not tolerate judge upon the bench
who will offer premium on crime by the
hasty discharge of well known criminals.


We propose to aid in creating precisely
this sentiment, and then we shall have peace
and law and order.
Year: 1870

A DISTANT FIRE.-Between nine and ten
o'clock last night an alarm of fire was sent
in from the Eighth District, in consequence
of the sky in the northeast being illumi-
mated with blood red color, just above the
horizon. The impression is that this light
was caused by aurora borealis. This kind
of light was noticed Friday night. Our
firemen turned out, but not having any rela-
tives in Alaska or around the north pole,
turned back before reaching the Barracks.
ready to moisten any eonaagration that
may occur within our corporate limits.
Year: 1870

A GREAT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. generally y
must have promiscuously mixed liquors last
night, especially on St. Charles street, for
the central station was jammed full of fight
ing men, who not only fought in the streets,
but in the calaboose.. Three or four very
respectable young gentlemen in the prison
experienced sensation which they will not
forget in a hurry. 1t seemed as if nine
tenths of the men on St. Charles street were
inclined to shed blood.
Year: 1870

-Four youthful militiamen were locked up
in the central station at the witching hour,
charged with disturbing the peace OF st.
Charles street. last night. Some how the
gentlemen were disgusted with prison fare,
although they were not drunk or even in
clined to fight. Half dozen of their
friends flew around and procured their
release
Year: 1870

Thursday morning daring buck from
the canebrakes strode gracefully along the
levee in front of the hotel about breakfast
time, and after staring at the evidences of
civilization around him, like the savage in
the frontispiece of the biographies. he gal
two from pistols were fired at him, but he
escaped unscathed.
Year: 1870

A party of respectable Chicago ladies
have formed society for reclaiming young
men, and they go about the streets nights
and pick up young men who show signs OF
dissipation, invite them to their houses, and
treat them to ice cream, chicken salad,
etc, and let them 90 home sober. Halt the
Young men in town lie around the streets
to be taken in.
Year: 1870

Petersburg, Va, has had her first mixed
jury of whites and blacks. The Sheriff
took care to have colOred men upon the
grand as well as the petit jury. The sight
was novel, but they seemed to get along
pretty well together.
Year: 1870

NEW YORK, May la special from
WashiustOn to the EVenillg Post says an
important report will be made to Con-
gress in a few days from the joint select
Committee on Retrenchment concerning
smuggling frauds along tie Mexican bor-
der. A vast amount of evidence has been
ta1en, all tending to show that there has
been thorough organization TO carry on
this nefarious practice. and that 1t is still
continued to very great extent. During
the examination of witnesses, an ex-COn-
federate officer of some prominence testi-
ged that Glring the rebellion Juarez,
now President of Mexico, was at the
head of this smuggling organization,
with the full knowledge and consent of


the Confederate Government, and that he
supplied that Government with arms and
u7-lnitions of war in return for cotton,
Sauich he smuggled into Mexico. This
sdsas done at a time when he professed
great friendship for the United States,
and this when our Government was eX-
tending to him much aid To regain Mex
leo from the control of MACMILLAN. The
evidence upon this point is conclusiye,
and will undoubtedly create some talk in
political and diplomatic circles when
published.
Year: 1870

General Sherman is perfectly satisfied
with the army bill as it passed the Sen


ate, and hopes it will pass the House
without much modification. The army,


he says, cannot with safety to the country


be much reduced at this time. Some idea


may be obtained of the troops that will
be required in the event of a general In
dian war BY the fact that, although there


is comparative peace now, it takes twelve


out Of the forty regiments In the ser ace


to maintain order in Texas, Arizona < 4
New Mexico. -
Year: 1870

The President, in talking about the
prospective Indian war, said that he
thought all danger now passed, and that
when the hostile Sioux chiefs arrive here
il will be an easy NATTER to convince them
that it is to their advantage to remain at
peace and not get up a general Indian
Year: 1870

OF all the returnings home, the re-
turn from the grave after the funeral is
the most intensely sad Who that has
ever follow one dearly beloved to his
last rest will not agree that it is even
so?


While the lost one was sick, VIC went
in aud out, anxious, sorrowing, fearful
The solicitude to relieve and care for
him engrossed us-the apprehension of
losing him excited aud agonized us,
but there was no room nor time for
loneliness ora sense of prcse 1t desolation.


While he lay dead beneath the home
roof, there was hurry aud hustle in
preparation for the final rites. Friends
must be appriscd and invitcd-the
funeral arrangements definitely made
the mourning procured aud ftted-the
hospitalities of the house must beft the
occasion all is excitement and tension
the loss is not yet felt.


But when the coach drops us at our
door, "aiter the funeral" then it is
that the work of the destroyer begins
to be apparent-the very house seems
lone aud still aud sepulehral though
1t be in the heart Of the town; and
though its threshold be thronged with
friendly feet, it seems empty and void !
The apartments, oh, how deserted
especially in the room where he fought
aud surrendered in the awful conflict
Here, there, everywhere are me-
MORALS of him How they make the
tears start now, though we have
often contemplated them calmly ever
since he died. Those are his clothes
how painfully distinct is our recollec-
tlon of how he looked in every one of
them, aud when and where he last wore
them. These are his books--the one
he last read with the leaf turned down
where his place was. There is his chair
IN the hrcside corner, where he loved to
to sit There his vacant seat at
the family board. Duringt the sickness,
we had not so much noticed these--we
hoped ever that he might use or occupy
them again now we know it cannot be,
and this shows US the dreadful vacuity
everywhere.


Oh, how dark and dismal come down
the first night shadows "aftcr the fun.
eral !" No night was ever so dreary or
SO 9ong-the tiekings of the clock
reverberated like bell STROKES = such
deep sileuce-uo foptsteFs now on the
stairs, or overhead in the sick chamber
no nurse and Watchers to come aud
say, "he is not so well, and asks for
you, no indeed-you may sleep on
now and take. your rest" if you can


Poor, bereased heart it will be long
before the sweet rest yoa, once knew
will reetsit your couch. Slumber will
brias again tho scenes Through which
you have just Weakened aud wept,"
and you will start from il but to find all
too real.


God pity the mOurners Nafter the
funeral"
Year: 1870

which secret sessions may ba neees-
aary and proper. but they Are exceed
ingly rare. Our impression is that
the business transacted hyN the Coun-
oil in secret sessions in the past has
not as a general thing resulted either
to the honor or advantage Of the city.
Still more are we suspicious of that
business which is 50 delicate that il
viii not be proper to bring it before
the Council until it has been first
manipulated BY or strained through q
partisan or clique committee. We have
observed that when a very mean job
is to be crowded through legislative
body, the frst aim Of the eonspirators
is to get it into the hands Of the right
kind of men, as a committee. This
accomplished, they regard their VIC
tory as more than half secured. Job
after job, fairly dripping with official
corruption, is thus smuggled through
Couacils, Legislatures and Congress-
which, if submitted 60 either Of those
bodies on its own merits. would have
been ANONYMOUSLY and unceremoni-
ously kicked out, without division


1t is high time this policy was
changed, aud we are gratifed to know
that the Council had The good sense
on Saturday evening. to vote down
Mr.. Van Riper's proposition to sus-
tain the Hulrs Hill Committee in
awarding a contract without first sub.
mitting it for the approval or rejection
Of the Council. We trust this may
prove premonitory of willingness to
shake off clique management.
Year: 1870

The engineer in charge of the pre-
liminary survey of the Wabash River,
under the orders of the War Depart
meut, arrived here on Tuesday last,
having examined the river from the
town of Wabash down. to this point.
Early next month he will resume
work and examine hence to the
mouth Of the river. He expresses
great faith ia the practicability of the
Improvement of the river, and in the
favorable action of Congress when
the facts are laid before them. Mil
lions of dollars have been ex-
pended under appropriations by Con-
gress, for the improvement of streams
in various parts Of the United States,
of far less importance than the Wa
bash, and there is no good reason
why that should not receive the fos-
tering care of the Government, and
be made one Of the thoroughfares Of
trade and traffic. Memorials to Con-
gress on the subject have aleady been
largely signed at nearly all the princi-
pal places along the Wabash Valley.
and will be laid before that body
simultaneously with the report of the
survey Nincennes Times.