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Year: 1872

WIIMINaroN, May 7th, 1872.
To he Editor Of he Commercial


Small pox and measles, both of which. are at
present epidemic in our city, may, in their
earlier stages, be readily mistaken for each
other. We desire to call the attention of our
citizens to this fact, in order that they may ex-
ercise some care in determining the nature OF
the disease before sending patients TO the small
pox hospital. During the past week no less
than three cases OF measles have been admitted
TO the hospital, two Of them with physieian 3
certificate that they were affected with small
pox. One OF them is a woman with baby at
the breast, which will, OF course, be very liable
TO take the small pox, in which case it will al
most inevitably die. A little care would have
avoided this cruel wrong.


john X. KANE, H..


JAMES A. pRAPER,
Year: 1872

The proposed meeting, in this city, of the
Peninsular Press called from the Board Of Trade
last evening. a resolution OF invitation and Of
assurances of cordial welcome. TIE movement
grows in favor with the Press, and there has
not been a single dissenting voice to the propo-
sition for the formation OF Peninsular Press
Association
Year: 1872

We learn that the property holders on Water
Street are generally dissatisfied with the awards
of damages made by the recent Commission,
and that most of them - or probably all - will
decline to accept the amounts tepdered them.
This will necessitate the formation Of new
Commission, it the city is disposed to pnsh the
improvement.
Year: 1872

company is being organized in Altoona to
erect a new rolling mill.


Three first class anthracite furnaces are now
in course of erection in Lebanon county.


The coal company which purchased coal lands
east Of Latrobe, Pa, are about to commence the
erection of hundred coke ovens.


The Harrisburg Car Shops are to be built
without delay, and the old hands immediatly set
10 work. The men receive their pay as usual.
Year: 1872

To the razor Of The Trt6une:


SIR: The TRIBUNE is taking so bold n stand
In behalf lOf Reform that cannot but admire it, al
though myself always Democrat OF the anti i-Tammany
order. Since corrupt politicians have combined to rob
the people, can why tax-paying citizens
should combine TO turn from power the venal OF
both parties. ready TO follow the lead Of any man
party Of men, that ready for the fight Let not tho
Flag of Reform tTall in the dust, aud you will nd
sucn host to beck you as TO make the vena faint.
While the CustOm-hOusc organ may have pOstmasters
using their position In obedience to their masters will
eWc circulation at the expense Of yours yet honest


men OF all parties Will come forward 10 make your
Der OF subscribers good Party discipline may keep the
ofce-hodrs in line. and compel them 10 march To the
music of their master; but thank Heaven majority OF
all the people not Oficehoders, they
all related those who high iii authority We may
have regarded yOu too radical many questions
we have always believed honest, and In these times
of corruption and vice that IL "a quality which we arc
beginning 10 regard with great favor, regardless Of
other and subordinate qualities OBSERVER.


oneida, Jan. ., 1872.
Year: 1872

H. C.. Whitley United States Chief Detective,
has thought 1t worth while TO write pamphlet in de-


ense OF the system adopted by him in the detection of
criminals The special occasion for this appears be in
the trial OF Joshua d. Minor for counerfeiting In that
trial Judge Benedict charged that the testimony OF de-
tectves who for their specific purposes, assumed
temporary participation in the crime which they
engaged Ia ferreting out were entitled the
credit on the witness stand as men taken from the
ordinary classes OF society Col whitley argues that
cOunereiters, who maintain outward appearance Of
respecta5lty, be reached in other way than by
the employment Of this class of detectives amiliary
ton has been sanctioned by the most eminent iurss Of
the country He says that thetwhoe truth only be
arrived at when the accused cOunereer Is confronted
with his confederate who appears on the stand and
that when real confederate thus turns against the
cused not only the defendant legally convicted, but
the witness himself becomes converted, reformed
criminal The pamphlets 10 Itself curiosity of litora-
tuTc.
Year: 1872

"A Lawrence Mass woman recently
asked for an extension of the time for
paving a certain installment on sowing
machine she had purchased, giving as g
reason that her husband had gone off and
married another woman and brought her
home, thus increasing the family expenses
to such an extent as to render it impossi-
bic to pay the usual installment at the
usual time,
Year: 1872

SooN after Preston S. Brooks commit
ted his assault upon Charles Sumner,
Mrs. Seward was exceedingly anxious for
the safety of her husband, and advised
him to protect himself. "Well, my dear" {"
was his answer, "what shall do? am
a man of peace; l never reply to personal
attacks; how am 1 to defend myself?
Shall go to the Senate with a musket or
rifle on my shoulderf If use pistols, 1
am sure you will not ask me to shoot any
body without notice. You say No. Well,
then, it will be my duty, if I carry re-
volvers, to lay them on my Senatorial
desk, so that all men may see that l am
ready to kill anybody at moments no
tice.s 1 think this is my best weapon" he
said, as he closed the interview, and
picked up the whip he carried as a sort
of metaphorical help TO the old horse that
carried him to the Capitol.
Year: 1872

The following story, which is going the
round of the French papers, ought to
serve as a useful lesson to practical iokers.
Two diners, who were unknown to each
other, were sitting at the same table in a
restaurant in the Place de Chateau d'Eau.
One of them, joking with the mistress Of
the establishment, said, ~ must have some
fresh lobsteIs, otherwise l shall kill YOU"
His neighbor, a young man about tWen-
ty-tive years of age, then drew from his
pocket small revolver, which he handed
to him, saying in fun, "Hereis something
which will enable you to accomplish your
crime" The revolver was examined, and
returned to its owner, who had scarcely
time to remark that it was loaded, when,
owing to some defect in its construction,
one OF its chambers exploded, fortunately
without injuring any one. A crowd, how
ever, collected outside the restaurant, as
though some tragedy had just occurred,
the agent of the police came up, and the
unfortunate delinquent was carried off to
the Commissary OF Police to give some ex.
planatiOH of the affair. In the meantime.
an individual present, who had, up to this
moment, kept in the background, but had
perfect knowledge of the hero of the ad.
venture, ran to the lodgings of the latter,
declared to the landlord that a murder
had been committed by his tenant, and
that he himself was an agent of the police
come to make thorough search of his
rooms. The doors were accordingly
thrown open to him without hesitation,
and after he had completed his investiga.
tions he retired with an air of much dig
nifty A short time afterward, the owner
OF the revolver, whe had been set at lib
erty by the Commissary of Police, return.
cd home, and, TO his astonishment and
disgust, toundevery drawer and cupboard
open and empty, and all his money gone.
The so called agent of police had managed
to get clear of with the money and goods
to the extent OF about 5000 francs in
value.
Year: 1872

A POLICEMAN received in pay, this
month, from the City Treasury, twenty
dollar bill, which appeared to have been
torn and pasted together again. On
closer scrutiny it was discovered that
quarter of counterfeit twenty dollar
bill had been substituted for the genuine
quarter, which warrants the inference
that three other bills had been treated in
like manner, and out of three good bills
and bad one somebody had ingeniously
patched up four bills, which no doubt
readily passed as four good but dilapi.
dated twenties. L Cleveland PlaindeaLer.
Year: 1872

A PATENT has recently been taken out
for the preparation of an improved safety
writing ink, which consists in the addi-
tion, to any ink, of solution of yellow
prussiate of potash Any attempt to re-
move this ink by means of oxalic acid or
other substances changes it to Berlin blue.
Year: 1872

WASHINGTON, May 3.
The Post Office appropriation bill came up
on the motion of Morton, and the Ave minutes
rule was applied to the debate on it.
The report from the Conference Committee
on the legislature appropriation bill was concur
red in.
Year: 1872

TIVE SECOND POLICE SrAT1oN.-The City
Council mtt!s this afternoon. and it is eX-
pected that some action will be taken regard
ing the Second statiun-house: 1t is ab<o-
lutely necessary that something should be
done tn it. In order that it may be made
habitable as well for prisoners rs the officers
and men whose duties keep them indoors.
At present it is almost dangerous to remain
in tie house any length of time on account Of
the unhealthy odor from the culverts and
pipes attached to the cells. When two or
three persons are in the office the space left
is so small that it is difficult to turn around
when prisoner is brought in. This station
being i'll THE heart of the city, and quite as
important as the other stations; it, seems
hardly probable that the Council will with
hold their attention from this matter. 1t was
expected on Saturday that the Committee on
Public Grounds and Buildings would visit
the place and see its condition for them
selves.
Year: 1872

Abiding to the rumor that there
is a conspiracy set atoot by the Re
no,ninationists to tamper with the
Baltimore Convention and to buy up
Democratic delegates enough to Sc
cure a straight Democratic nonina-
ton, The Richmond Wing says "We
believe it will fail, as all other devices
have heretofore failed. The popular
sentiment is too strong in favor oi
the Liberal ticket to be resisted. >
The truth is, these gentlemen have a
notion that everybody is for sale.
They are in the Presidential market
because they are paid to be there,
or expect to be paid and SO they
fancy that if they only had money
enough, they could buy up the whole
Baltimore Convention body and
brccches.
Year: 1872

ing Massachusetts district. What
more natural than for him to suggest
the name Of one Of his old political
associates for the purpose Of aliena-
ting the out-and-out free traders
from the support Of GrecleyP The
object being to weaken the latter 80
that he may bring in Grant with fly
ing colors Another reason that is
urged for tho belief that Butler is at
the bottom of the Bryant movement
is. the ready support given to it by
one of the New Orleans journals,
which is popularity supposed to be
controlled to great extent by the
influence Of tho distinguished repre-
sentative from Massachusetts. Evi-
IDENTIFY the whole thing is a dodge
resorted to in the Grant interest, and
just the thing to be taken up by q
paper that is really running in that
.rut, while pretending to be dissatis-
fed with its position. William Cul-
len Bryant has no chance at all of
being elected, and none know this
better than those who are calling
upon him to try for it. Tho result
will be too insignificant to attend at
tention, and will not probably spread
beyond New Orleans, where it will
be forgotten before the election.
Year: 1872

Certain parties who support Grant
for the Presidency, either openly or
coyertly, profess to be dissatisfied
with the nominee of the Cincinnati
Convention. And in q meddlesome
and officious spirit they are constant
ly suggesting other candidates, whom
they declare to be more available
The object is, of course, to distract
aud divide the strength of the party
opposed to Grant, SO that they will
lose the election. A few old gentle
men, who are respectable enough,
perhaps. in everything but political
acumen, recently called a meeting in
New York under the pretense of con-
sidering the free trade question, and
taking some action upon the Presi-
Dental question. A very small hand
full of men responded to the call,
and little seance was held Of the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. The whole af-
fair did not rise to the dignity of an
ordinary ward meeting. Mr.. Groes-
beck, who was not present, and takes
no interest in the movement, was
nominated for President, and the
meeting adjourned. An effort has
been made in another quarter to gal
vanize a little life into the long de-
funct name Of Jerry Black, of Penn
sylvania. He has also been nomina-
ted. Mr.. g. Kerr, of Indiana, re-
ceived a like compliment from a
country paper in Louisiana. Some
indiscreet friends Of Judge Davis
have endeavored to feel the public
pulse in regard to their candidate,
but the response was anything but
flattering, and the doctors put up
their watches and shook their heads.


The latest nomination of the kind
is that of William g. Bryant, Of the
Evening Post. He was one Of those
who figured in the free trade meet
ing in New York, at which Groes-
beck was nominated, and probably
has not heard yet Of the honorable
mention his name has received. But
there is more significance attached
to this last named piece of strategy
than to any of the Others. It is be-
lieved that the idea originated with
General Butler, who is known to be
the chief manager Of the campaign
in the Grant interest. The General
is an old time Democrat, and holds
to all his free trade notions, though
he never thought proper to trouble
Congress with them while represent
Year: 1872

ed by French astrono-
fentdc fact, that the
to revolve On it's
urst burn or tumble
will come to an end
The learned men
the end at the same
|only in asserting the


be caused by fire.
Is maintain that an
tanean fire is now
bowels Of the earth I:
! recent falling in of
1lace near Vesuvius.


appearance Of the
nom the crater as


their theory.
Year: 1872

PEOPLE ought not to pack cooked pis-
tolls about in the hip pockets of their
pantaloons the custom is wholly inde-
fensible. Such is the opinion ef the last
man who leaned up against the counter
in Marysville saloon for quiet chat
with the barkeeper. The odd boot will
be given TO the poor.
Year: 1872

The Pope is AN early riser, and accord
ing to the advice OF his physicians does
not allow himself TO be overcome by the
Incidence of ordinary old men. He has
a decided aversion to carpets and has
none, Summer or Winter, in his simply
furnished bed chamber.
Year: 1872

Dolly Warden ought to be bought
very strong and heavy, so that after you
get tired of wearing them, ms you soon
will, you can put them TO their legitimate
use and cover furniture with them.
Year: 1872

The report Of the State Superintendent
of Public Instruction for Texas up to tn
end of December last has been received
here. On entering upon his duties in tn,
Spring Of 1871 and without hardly pub
lie school house and no aid from an,
previous attempts at organization of pub
lie instruction in the State. He shows a
the close of his report $500 children al
ready in attendance upon public schools
This is great triumph for Republican
ism in Texas.
Year: 1872

POLITICAL MOVEMENTS IN A NUTSHELL
The latest glance through the political horo.


scope as will have been seen from our political


columns, presents the fact that Chase is still in
the field for President, and that his friends ara
about holding a convention in an obscure town
in West Virginia; that liberal republicanism
has broken out in Arkansas that the Demo.
cratic National Committee are again called
upon to show their hands; that an interior
Pennsylvania republican paper demands that
the republican party must be purified, but that
the work must b. done inside the party lines
that the recent republican victory in New
Hampshire is regarded as triumph for Gen
eral Grant and victory for protection over
free trade; that the chances for the republi-
cans carrying Connecticut on the Ist of Anril
are Just as certain as that they have carried
the Iranlte State, and will carry Rhode Island
on the Sd Of the same month, &c, &c. The
democrats tall to see in the chastisement thev
received in New Hampshire blessing in dis.
gulse' and are casting about for new comb.
nations. The caldron begins to boil By the
middle Of the month Of June it will be in fnll
ouO6le-ahd the politicians full of toll and
trouble. " T. Herald.
Year: 1872

RoYALIsTs CoNsPIRING AGAINST THE REPUBLIC.


LONDON, Friday July s. 1872.
A special telegram from Paris to The Daily
Yes asserts that threatening conspiracy of Royaists
under the leadership Of the Due de Broge for the over
throw OF the Republic, recently discovered by the
Government President Theirs at once took energetic
action for ts suppression and 1t is believed Aat the
movement his been defeated.


LArER-Tle report OF the existence Of conspiracy
for the restoration OF monarchy is pronounced without
foundation d the excitement is subsiding. Members
OF the party the Left in the Assembly called on Pres
dent Theirs Oday to express sympathy and offer sup
port.
Year: 1872

racy Of his county and district win support them This
is significant when it considered that the chief Demo
cratic opposition to Mr. Greeley in Ohio has hitherto
from few of the northwestern counties, inelud-
ing the County Of Defiance. The indications In ONO all
point the triumph of the Reform cause. Every east
ward bound train now bears delegates through here to
Baltimore so far they nearly all for the nominal
ton of Mr. Greeley.
Year: 1872

DAYLIGHT THROUGH THE CHURCH HILL Tus-
SEL.-Thc hands at work in shafts Nos.
and oi' the Church Hill tunnel came to.
gether at II O'Clock Yesterday morning. Six
hundred feat of hoiton-earth remain vet to
lie taken out. At present fifty feet Of Earth
from either direction are being removed. and
it can now he but a short time before the
aiching will be done and the tunnel entirely
pI;uDlltrd E..
Year: 1872

There are several remarkably fine fields
Of wheat between Ripley and the Hatehie
river, On the Covington road, in Lauderdale
county. The Wayne county wheat is very
promising and ripeniDg fast. The Hum
phreys county peanut crop viii be double
this year what it was last. The peanut crop
of Wayne county is also getting along finely.


The wheat in Hamilton county Is now
nearly all ready to cut, and the universal
testimony of the fairness is uIat the crop
will be the largest for several years, while
the quality Of the grain is superior to that
of any crop since the war. The Chatta-
noogs Times thinks the market will open at
about 81.
Year: 1872

BIsMARcK's III health imperatively de-
manding his immediate relief from the
cares Of the ChancellorshIp, and the proba-
bility of his receiving lengthy furlough,
suggest the probability that be will pay
visit to this country. An officer Of the Ad-
ministration at Berlin writes that the Chan
cellor has expressed an earnest desire to
make tour of the United States, and that
it is not improbable he viii take advantage
of this opportunity to do so. No crowned
head could so excite the enthusiasm Of our
people, prone as we are to ''crook the supple
hinges Of the knee' TO anything that even
smacks of royalty.
Year: 1872

a CLERK in grocery store in Manches-
ter, N. H., last week undertook to ascer-
tain the cause of the head of hogshead of
moIasses bulgirg out by striking It with a
was thrown violently across the floor, and
enveloped from head to foot in floods of
molasses. He says he never was so sweet
in all bis life.
Year: 1872

GATH, Of the Chicago TEtbowc, says Of
the Grant Philadelphia Convention:


Nothing was more conspicous at the end
of this Convention Than the enormous
number Of carpetbags seen moving toward
the railroad depots in asoutherly direction.
Their bills had been paid, it is to be hoped,
and the country has entered on the sober,
solemn and miserable work and endesvor
TO eject man who is only backed up by
the stolidity Of the Republic, but has not
one particle of sympathy among the lead
ers OF opinion.
Year: 1872

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE President
wrote bis letter of acceptance of the Phi
ladelphis nomination while at the Capitol
yesterday afternoon, after his return from
the Executive Mansion where he had re-
ceived the President and Vice President Of
the Convention. Sitting down at the table
he carefully read the letter which formally
notified him Of the nomination and TAX
ing up lead pencil commenced writing
the reply on half sheet of letter paper.
The President wrote rapidly, and when he
had finished the letter he read it to those
present, on which they all expressed them
selves highly pleased with it. A verbal al
teration was suggested by one of the gen.
tlemen present, which vas accepted by the
President, but with this exception, the orig
inal draft Of the letter bore no erasures.
Year: 1872

A Washington special. says the President
before leaving town [for Long Branch1 told
prominent Senator, member of the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, that no settle
ment had been made with Great Britain in
relation to the question of indirect claims
covered by the supplemental treaty, but that
be expected some definite conclusion would
be arrived at in very few days, and that
in his judgment the British Ministry have
no intention of allowing the Treaty of
| Washington to fail
Year: 1872

Dark colors are most bac1ming to stout men,
while thin men look stouter in light colors.
Stout or short men should never wear plaids,
and will improve their appearance by wearing
neat but decided striped patterns for trousers,
while tall men may exercise creator latitude, but
should not wear broad stripes.


Tall men look best in dress coats and short
men in frock coats.


Men of dark complexion should avoid light
shades of blue, green or browni while fair men
can wear them with impunity. Black and dark
blue are becoming to all. The most perfectly
fitting garment looks badly if not properly put
on. Waistcoats should be button from the top.
All eccentrcs in dress indicate weak mind.
Men Of public position should not dress extrava-
gantly, nor should they possessing the means,
ignore conventionality by wearing apparel alb
surdly mean and ill-fashoned.
Year: 1872

The Philadelphia Bulletin, of last evening,
says


The cold snap has had the effect of almost en-
tirely closing the Delaware. The river is filled
with cakes Of ice about two inches thick, and 30
tightly packed together that the tide has no eff
feet on them. The ferry boats had great diff
Guilty in making their trips, this morning, one OF
the ShackamaXou street boats being an hour and
a half in crossing, and ono Of the Market street
line thfes hours Most Of the ferries are now
running regularly, keeping open lanes Of finely
broken ice, which the constant passage OF tile
boats prevents from cementing into the the
tough sheet which covers the rest Of the river.
The Vine street ferry, however, still experiences
considerable difficulty. When our reporter left
at eleven o'clock, the ferry-boat Atlantic" OF
this lire. had been ia the ice for nearly an hour,
trying to cross from the jersey side, and had
not yet reached the middle of the river.


City Ice Boat No. came up the river az far as
Market street wharf. cutting its way slowly and
with great difficulty but it only loosened the
ice Immediately in front OF it, and nOtwithstand-
ing strong ebb tide, the cakes in its wake
closed up and frozed together, without drifting
any dis' 'ance. and the boat had quite as much
trouble in going down again as in coming up. A
steamer OF Lorilard's line has been lying in the
stream at the foot Of Chez tnut since early this
morning, firmly anchored in a sheet OF ice and
the few tugs that venture out can only make
headways by repeated backings and plunges. A
number of persons yentured out on the ice in tie
vicin ty OF the Navy Yard and found it quite
strong enough to bear them, notwithstanding
The wharves are lined with curious spectators
watching the efforts of vessels to cut their way
through what looks like field OF pure ice fo
no water is t. be seen even in the wake Of Tx
ateamaia