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Year: 1871

WASHINGTON, June ia careful
inquiry discovers the fact that for sew
eral months past the proportion of
smuggling along the State border has
been less than for years before. The
only letter making charges against the
Plattsburg collector emanated from
persons who desired his removal.


The Southern Claims Commission
will adjourn for two months about the
first of July and will reassemble about
the middle of September. Thus far
nearly a hundred and fifty cases have
been practically decided, and each
member of the commission will take
home with him cases to prepare re-
ports upon during vacation. Judge
Adds goes to st. Albans, Judge Fer
ris to Glen Falls, New York; and ex-
Senator Howell to Keokuk, Iowa.
The cases practically decided will in
vOlve the payment of a sum exceed
ing $4,000 but it is gratifying that
the total amount of all the claims is
not likely to be burdensOme to the
Government, as feared. When the
act creating the commission passed, a
small proportion Of the claims-say
one-siXth to one-eighth-had been alb
soluteiy rejected on the ground of dis
loyalty, and nearly all have been re-
duced in amount. The number of
claims thus far filed is nearly
two hundred and fifty. OF these,
nineteen hundred have been tabu-
lated and lists of the same have been
printed and mailed to every pOstOfice
in every county from which claims
have been returned, TO be posted for
public instruction, with a request that
any person knowing of facts in con-
neetiOn with claims will please adj
dress the Commissioner. In this way
the Commissioner is in receipt of
great numbers of letters, many giving
important information in some of the
cases.


Solicitor Smith, of the Interior De-
partment returns before next Wednes-
day.


It is expected that the Secretary of
the Interior will give a hearing to the
of McGarrahan for restO-
ration of the Panoche Grandee patent
to where it is alleged it stood before it
was mUtilated. The application was
made to the President and taken up,
at his request, to the Interior Depart
ment. The decision viii probably be
reserved for some time, but when
made will have but little bearing on
the merits Of the question as to whom |
the land belongs. It is expected !
that the whole case will be opened
during the summer and a final decis- |
ion made.
Year: 1871

SiGSs AND ToKENs-The Gridiron.-To
take down the gridiron from the nail where
it is hanging, with the left hand, is sign
that there viii be broil in the kitchen.


The Mirror.-If a mirror is broken it is a
sign that gooI-looking less will be missed
in that house.


Pocket Book.-To lose a pocket book
Containing greenbaeks is unlucky.


Nails.-If A woman cuts her nails every
Monday it is iucky-for her husband


Rocsters.-n you hear rooster crow
when you are in bed and the clock strikes a
few times at the same instanti it Is sign
of no(ulrning.


An itching ear.-It you have an itching
ear, tickle your nose and you win have an
itching there, and III luck will be averted.
Year: 1871

One of the most important female quail
ties is sweetness of temper. Heaven did
not give to women insinuation and persua-
sion in order to be surly it did not make
them weak in order to be imperious it did
not give them a sweet voice to be employed
in scolIipg
Year: 1871

A young lady once observed, 'When L
go to the theatre, am very careless of my
dress, as the audience are too attentive to
the play to observe my wardrobe; but when
| go to church | am very particular in my
outward appearance. as most people go there
to see how their neighbors dress and deport
themselves
Year: 1871

'Tis believed that this harp which now wake for


thee,
Was sii On Of old Who lived under the SEA-;
And who often at midnight through dark billows


roved,
To meet on the green shore a youth whom she
But she loved him in vain for he left her to weep.
And in tears, all the night, her gold rjnslets to


stssp;
Till Heaven looked with pity on truo love so warm
And changed to this soft harp the sea muidcns


form.
Still her bosom rose fair, still her cheek smiled


the same,
And her sea beauties gracefully curled round the


frame;
And her hair shedding dew drops from all its


bright rings,
Fell over her white arms to make tho gold strings.
Hence it came that this soft harp 10 long has been


known
10 mingle loves language with sorrows sad tone
Fill thou didst divide them, and teach the fond lay
TO believe when I'm Near thee, and grief when


away.
Year: 1871

The RuralN YorAer: Says the
yolk of an egg, is the best thing known
of for extracting grease from clothing
Of any kind, and for cleaning fue
woolcns rub it we'll on the grease
spots as you would soap, and then
wash it out in soft water ; use no soap.
It is also excellent for cleaning tbs
head rub it in we'll with a piece Of
flannel, and wash out well with tws
waters.
Year: 1871

Under this heading the San Joaquin Re
publican says 1t has been the boast of the
Republican party that its cardinal principle
was opposition to human slavery, and its
leaders have filled the world with platitudcs
about liberty and equality. 1t is true the
record of this party has shown its loud cry
of freedom for all has applied more particu-
larly to precept than practice. 1t released
the negro from the shacklcs that held him a
bondsman. 1t gave him the right to vote,
but reserved the right to dictate for whom
he should vote. Nowhere is the negro per-
mtted the right of suffrage untrammeled and
unnAuenced, and with respect to suffrage
nine out of every ten negroes in the United
States are as much the slaves of the Repub-
lican party as they were the slaves of their
Southern masters before the issuance of the
emancipation proclamation. This is broad
assertion, but it is sustained by the facts
In the South it is only in localities remote
from sections controlled by United States
troops, or where the negroes are largely in
the majority, that they dare openly vote any
but the Republican ticket. In the Northern
States where they are more intelligent and
more accustomed to act for themselves, they
are banded together and under the pressure
of fearful oaths written and administered by
Republican leaders, forced to vote the ticket
of that party. White men in the employ of
the Government have no more choice for
whom they shall vote than the lower classes
of Russia in selecting their rulers. They
are, so far as voting is concerned, the verest
slaves that ever picked cotton or gathered
rice. The Central Pacific Railroad was built
by slave labor of the lowest and most degrad-
ing character-by slaves who were sent to
their masters under lock and bar, and who so
loathed their serf life that they not unfre-
quently sought freedom by throwing them.
selves under the wheels of the moving train


All this is the practice of universal liberty, as
understood by the Republican party. And
from the frozen North comes another wall
from Republcan-enslaved people. 1t will
be remembered that some two years ago the
Government leased to certain parties islands
belonging to the Alaska purchase, for a term
of years, for the purpose of carrying on the
fur seal trade. We remember that the lease
was said to be a put up job by which certain
parties made great deal Of money and the
Government lost as much. 1t now turns cut
that the inhabitants of these islands are held
and treated as the bondsmen and slaves of
the Alaska Commercial Company; that they
are robbed of their earnings, beaten and NAL
treated to degree never equaled by the
most brutal slave master of the South.
These are citizens of the United States and
entitled to the protection Of her laws. Their
petition for euch protection has thus far met
a deaf car at Washington.
Year: 1871

THE Daily San Joaquin Republican COM
menccd its fifth volume on the 23d ult. II
is among the best, if not the very best
Democratic daes on the coast This is on
ly our opinion, but the proof of its sincerity
san be found in our pungent drafts on its col
umns in our clippings. The Republican de-
serves liberal, generous and universal sup
port from the people of Stockton and of the
San Joaquin valley country, and we hope it
will receive it.
Year: 1871

ANOTHER LIBEL SUIT DECIDED w.
Cacy had the Chronicle proprietors indicted
for libel, in charging him with selling posi-
tons in the Mare Island Navy Yard, for
money. The case went to the jury after
what we consider partial and arbitrary rul-
ing against the paper. The jurymen were
out but few minutes when they returned
with verdict of acquittal Thus another
libel case has had proper ending.
Year: 1871

IT is said that the enterprise of the South
Carolina Land and Immigration Association,
whose Gift Concert We advertise in our pa
per, and by which $500 900 is to be distri-
buted January Sth, 1872, is of the most
honorable and fair character, and is endorsed
by the best men of South Carolina and New
York.
Year: 1871

During the Communist reign of terror
in Paris, very ingenious attempts were
made by people anxious to elude the
conscription and escape from the city,
and in many cases they were successful


A correspondent writes that he was with
friend when the conscription was made
in his street. His servant, who was la
BILE, went up on to the roof of the house
from an attic window, waited there be-
hind stack of chimneys till he saw, by
preconcerted signal, that the guards
had left the next house and entered his
own, and then crawled into the house
which they had just visited, and hid him
self in it till they were gone. In another
place, young gentleman got into bed


and his cook told the guards that his
master had continent smallpox of the
worst character, the statement being
supported by violent smell of disinfect-
ants in the apartment. The borrowing
of foreign passports was largely prac-
tieed, especially by people who wanted
to get out of Paris; and even the passes
issued by the Commune were made to
serve for half a dozen people, being
brought in again by market women after
each escape. But the best idea was that
of man who walked into the Northern
Railway station, with a red sash around
his waist, and an enormous letter in his
hand, addressed to the Prusian General
at St. Denis. zoo ' baA "r


He called peremptorily for the officer
on duty, and said to him in command
ing voice, Get your men together and
select one of them who can speak Ger
man. Here is q most important dis
patch from the Citizen Delegate at the
Foreign Affairs, to be carried instantly
to st. Dennis by the train. So the
men were put in line, and, of course,
not one of them knew word Of the
German tongue. Thereupon the gen.
tleman with the red sash got in tow
ering passion, said that the education of
the people had been scandalously neg
lected by the imperial government, but
that now the Commune would attend to
it; and finally, with much swearing, he
exclaimed that, as no one could speak
German, he must go himself. Only
he added, "as Citizen Paschal Grous-
set is waiting for me, send down an es-
tafette to the Quai .d'Grsay to inform
him that | am forced to carry the dis
patch to ST. Dennis, and that shall be
back with him at FIVE. Order the Chef
de Care to retain a compartment for
me" So he stalked grandly to the train,
got into it amidst the respectful saluta-
tons of the bystanders, and escaped
from Paris-throwing his red sash out
of the window as he passed the Federal
outnOcfQ
Year: 1871

THE Cincinnati Enquirer recently pub
lished some "reminiscences of President
Grant before he had become great and
famous According to the Enquirer,
Ulysses, rather seedily dressed. made his
appearance in Cincinnati shortly after
the breaking out of the war, announced
to an old army comiade that he had seen
enough fighting and wanted to make
some money, and applied for position
as horse inspector. The EnQuirers con
tribution to the history of our worthy
Chief Magistrate is good as far as it goes,
but it dos not tell the whole story.
Failing in his effort to obtain cougeuial
aud lucrative employment in the horse
line, His Excelleney applied for the
position of post sutler at Camp Dennison,
and again failed for want of influence.
Had his ambition been gratifed in this
particular, be might have been selling
whisky at this present writing, instead
of running the national policy shop at
Washington.
Year: 1871

The Radicals are trying to force negro
equality upon the people of the District
of Columbia, through the passage by
Congress of bill regulating the organi
cation and conduct of the public schools
in the district, providing for mixed
schools where white and negro children
could be educated together. This bill
was before the Senate on the 9Th, when
Revels, the negro senator from Mississip-
pi, opposed the bill, because he was sat
fed that the passage by Congress of such
law would increase the prejudice of the
white man for the black, which, he was
sorry to say, seemed to be on the increase
He also said: 'Mixed schools, churches,
etc., will not tend to do away with the
prejudice, and he concluded by saying,
he would abandon the Republican party,
if they were to attempt to enforce or en-
act laws which be believed would be a
damage to the colored people. /" Revels
has shown himself to be sensible in this
respect at least.-U &c A.
Year: 1871

A resolution has been offered in Con
gress reciting as the judgment of the
Senate in the present disturbed relation
of the Governments of the United States
and Great Britain. that the recent ap
pointment of q committee for discussing
the subjects of difference between them
is highly auspicious event; that the
British North American possessions are
in their very nature an obstacle to the
permanent harmony of the two Govern.
meuts, and recommending the commits
sion to provide for the cession of those
possessions aud throwing open to free
navigation the waters of that region
The resolution went over.
Year: 1871

Dr.. John Bul{-Dsar Sir; have recently
given your Worm Destroyer several trials
and find it wonderfully eficacious It has
not failed in single instance TO have the
wished for effect. / am doing n pretty
large country practice, and have daily use
for some article of the kin1 / am free to
confess that know of no remedy recon-
mended by the ablest authors that is so cer-
tain and speedy in Its effects. On the eon-
trRry they are uncertain in the extreue.-
My object in writing you is to find ont hpon
what terms ] can get the medicine directly
from you. If / can get it on easy terms I
shall use a great deal oft. | am awares that
the use of such articles is contrary toA the
teachings and practice of great majokity
of the regular line of NJ D's butt see no
just cause or good sense in discarding a reufN
edy which we know 10 be efficient. simply
because may be ignorant of its combina-
tion. For my part l shall make ii rnle
to use all and any means to alleviate suffer
ing humanity which may be able to com
mand-nOt hesitating because some one more
ingenious than myself have learned its eff
fects first and secured the sole right to Sc
cure that knowledge. However am by no
means an advocate or supporter of the thous-
ands of worthless nostrums that food the
country, that purport TO cure all manner of
diseases to which human flesh is heir. Please
reply soon and inform me of your best
terms.


am, sir, most respectfully.


JULIUS P. CLEMENT NJ. D.
Year: 1871

WE are indebted to the editor OF the
New York World for the almanac issued
from the World establishment for 1871
1t is a very valuable work, and is print
ed in remarkably neat manner Inc
statistical, political and general informa-
ton is arranged in good style, and eyi'
IDENTIFY prepared with great care aud IN
,dustry.
Year: 1871

Clerk-If these men only knew their
own power it would not last long There
are at least in New York and the sur
rounding cities some Eve or six thousand
men employed in this business, and not
one quarter per cent of them are voters


Reporter--Here, then, is huge
chance for Tammany-loads of exiles
from every land.


Thanking the clerk for his kindness,
and hoping, should any further informa
ton on the subject be required, he would
be in the same amiable disposition, the
reporter took his leave.
Year: 1871

ONE Brierly, at Camp Grant, seems to think that in some degree he is charged with dafanding the honor of the government which he dishonors. This mans employment by govern ment is an insult and disgrace to the government if not to the Army. He steps aside from his duty to malign our people, who contribute something to pay for his hash, &c. We presume he is one who acts upon the supposition that the Army owns the government and people. A good many squirts and charlatans do So, and possibly this eminent defender of well known savages and hostile Indians ranks with them.
Year: 1871

THE President, in conversation with a correspondent at West Point, charact eriZ- ed the attack on the Apaches at Camp Grant as purely murder. His policy was peace, and he wanted peace on the plains as well as elsewhere. He intended to in- vestigate the Camp Grant affair and would be just to all concerned.

 In the face of the false and mali cious official repolts of the Grant affair it is not to be wondered that the President characterized it as reported in the above dispatch. The President may rest assured that "peace on the plains as we'll as elsewhere is just the blessing this people long and pray for; and we further hope the affair will be July investigated, and that "justice to all concerned " will be the result, for nothing else would be so acceptable to the struggling settlers in Arizona.
Year: 1871

GOVERNOR SAFFORD has done a large amount of labor since his return, tending to give life and practical force to the school law of the late Legisla- ture. It will be remembered that the Act made him ex-officio Territorial Superintendent of Public Schools. He is thoroughly interested in the good work, and if local authorities will do their share of the work, very good public and free schools will be estab-. ished wherever needed.
Year: 1871

Some of our contemporaries insist upon
dragging Chief Justice Chase upon the po-
litical arena. The Chief Justice is practi-
cally retired. He is in q state of dotage
from the severe and repeated attacks of
disease; his brain apparently having soft
ened in some measure. In the interests Of
justice, and to preserve to the high court
over which he has presided till disabled, the
respect and confidence so essential to its
usefulness, Judge Chase should be put up
on the retired list of judges. 1t is cruel to
make sport of his old age, by holding out
to him hopes Of a nomination which every
body knows are totally baseless.
Year: 1871

The present management of the jail is
excellent, all in authority acting kindly yet
firmly towards the prisoners. We were
surprised to see many Of them singing and
laughing, as if they were in the enjoyment
of freedom.
Year: 1871

The findings and sentence in tho
case Of Paymaster Hodge have been
received Ivy the Judge Advocate
General for revicwal, and will DO
promulgated by the Secretary Of War
about the middle of this week, should
the President approve Of the sentence
which, according to the rumor in
Washington, is that the prisoner bo
oashicred, forfeit all pay and allow.
ances, and suffer Imprisonment for
tho term of five years. ....


A cheerful savant has discovered
that mosquitoes are providential
guard against disease, upon tho sup
position that in summer the human
system is peculiarly liable to fever,
and insects, by depicting the quantity
of blood, get up q counter irritation.
Year: 1871

A white man, said TO be a stranger
in Southern city, found his way into
little one-horse colprcd barber shop
on the outskirts Of the city one even
ing and while the ,ohsorial artist
neatly shaved his face he exercised
his adroitness TO much better adyan-
tage in shaving him out Of ten dollars
which was slowed away in his vest
pocket. I{o will doubtless return
North with enlarged viows on the
subject of negro equality.
Year: 1871

A good farmer will always examine
his trees every month during the growing
season, and completely clear out all IN
sects. and scrape the bark frequently TO
clear it of lice. A lady complained that
her husband, when he returned from
Journey, always looked to his orchard be-
fore he looked at her. The worst foe is
the apple.trec borer. The signs OF this
pest are black spot near the loots.-
As they only penetrate tie bark the first
year, they are easily cut out at this sea-
son. The next spring they begin to bore
in the wood, and their habitation may be
found by the chips at the door, looking
much like sawdust. Take timber wire
or whalebone, and with it stab him under
The fifth rib. You may know by the looks
of your sword whether he is slain or not.
II you cannot hit him in his den, cut him
out with chisel and mallet. You may
save all this trouble by washing your
trees in one part soft soap three parts
water, and one quarter of pound OF
sulphur this, applied in June, July, and
August, is sure death to eggs (best done


in dull day or late in The aftcrnoon)
These three washings will also kill all
bark.licc, and promote the health and
beauty of the tree. Another pest is
caterpilars; they must be looked for
early. or they will be seen late without
looking. The eggs may be found in the
fall or winter cementcd around the end
of the limbs. Cut them off and burn
them rs soon as the leaves stait in the
spring, OF the the eggs will hatch by
thousands They are easily crushed at
this stage; il neglected late, you will
find them at home morning, noon, and
night. Let your visits he more frequent
than welcome