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Year: 1872

Special 10 the Louisville Daily Ledger.


FRANKFoRT, February %.


Returning from visit to a sick friend
Saturday night, l encountered band of
about thirty masked men, each with
large star upon his left breast, whom l
supposed to be Ku Klux, but on inquiry
learned that they were members of the
Red Star organization, engaged in dis
tributing charities to poor and INDECENT
families in an about the city, and from
the quantity of meal, -four, sugar, coffee,
bacon. tea, and other family necessities,
infer that the hearts Of many poor suf-
ferers will be made glad by the timely ad-
ministrations of those good Samaritans
who are engaged in this noble work.
Would it not be we'll for some of our
border neighbors to emulate the virtues
of this noble order, who are engaged IN
the holy mission Of alleviating the wants
of poor suffering humanity, that so
largely abounds in our cities during the
irving winter that is upon us? As
citizen of this community, who rejolces
in the good work of this charitable order,
bid them God speed in their noble work.
If the grateful emotions that flow from
the hearts of the needy to whose wants
they have administered be any recon-
pense to them. they will certainly have
their irreward. May the Red Stars that
now shed so glorious a luster over our
little city continue to exercise their be-
nign influence.
Year: 1872

President Grants nomination by She
Philadelphia convention may be regard
ed almost as a certain thing. He is un-
doubtedly anxious for reelection to an
Office for which he is so wholly without
qualification, and upon which he has
brought so much discredit; and he is
possessed of the power of becoming the
arbiter of his own destinies, so far as nom-
ination for it by the Republican conven-
ton is concerned. The immense patron
age commanded by him, and which be
ing employed in his behalf, must and
will prove irresistible. The extortions
of more than fifty thousand Government
office holders, every one of whom is con
scious that his tenure of Office is depen-
dent on his zeal, can not fail to turn the
scale at the convention.
Year: 1872

EEOhsOlt1On KUN HAa0.


The Massachusetts, State Temperance
Gapventian rros-a-esl he. .t,.es,, Of a.
law "securing the right 10 challenge II
quor drinkers from the jury at discre-


tion. This is the frst time we ever


beard of an attempt being made to attach


penalties to liquor drinking (the whole
strength of the prohibtory movement
being commonly directed against the
selling), and, as we declared in a recent
article, it is precisely the course that the
ProhibitioDists would take if they were
really in earnest. Such provise as this
would also defeat itself To say nothing
of its absurdity, (there being no reason
Imaginable why a man who takesa glass
of wine or beer, not being an habitual
drunkard, is not as good material for a
juror as the coolest Of cold water men,
there would be but few people to choose
jurors from in Massachusetts,, if the right
of challenge were avaied of. For the
men of Massachusetts drink as copiously
as the men of any other State, though
not as openly. Instead of bars above
board, there are underground and secret
tipping places, and any amount of
drinking in private houses. 1t might be
a relief to a great many people in Massa-
chusetts to get rid Of jury duty on the
ground of taking drink or two daily,
but the courts there would suffer by it,
and the law would finally have to De re-
pealed, or become wholly imperative.
Year: 1872

have now, sir, finished my promised
description of the earthquake-imper-
feet it is true, but just as it occurred to
my memory many Of, and most truly
awful scenes, having occurred three or
four years ago. They Of course are not
related with that precision which would
entitle to the character Of a full and
accurate picture But such as il is, it is
to friend. And now, sir. wishing you
all good, | must bid you adieu.


Your humble servant,


ELIZA BRYAN.


The Rev. LORENZO Dow.


There is one circumstance which I
think worthy of remark. This country
was formerly subject to very hard thun-
der; but for more than twelve month
before commencement Of the earthquake
there was none at all, and bpt very little
since, a great part of which resembles
subterraneous thunder. The shocks
still continue, but are growing more light
and less frequent.-E. b.
Year: 1872

The Paterson Strike Virtually Ended.


In the Paterson locomotive shops nearly two
thousand men returned to work yesterday, leaving
about one thousand still out. or these part are
the boiler makers. who are still on strike for
twenty per cent advance, and the employ
ers say they would ~, not ,. take them them
back at any price. The poller makers
met again Yesterday morning and resolved to
stick to their original demands. The other men
which the locomotive shops are still short OF havo
mostly left town and obtained work elsewhere.


In the boiler shops only few apprentices are az
work, but the employers think they can procure
mon TO Ill those departments In a scw days, anu
the strike Is believed TO be virtually ended.
Year: 1872

A FaBLE.-Several monkeys were
confined in one cage, Icing separated
by bars. When their food was
placed before them, every monkey
but one neglected his own food and
sought to rob his neighbor, while an
old fellow of more wisdom than the
rest quietly ate from his own dish.
"Why do you not do like the rest?"
one of the thieving monkeys asked
him one day. "Are you more honest
than we?" 81 do not know about
that, replied the other; ''but, hon.
est or not, I find that I am fuller fed
when I attend TO my own dish, while
much of your food is wasted in your
scramble after what does not belong
to YOU"
Year: 1872

He who betrays another's secret,
because he has quarreled with him,
was never worthy of the sacred name
of friend; breach of kindness at one
side will not justify o breach of trust
on the other.
Year: 1872

H"When stranger treats me with
want of respect. said poor philosopher,
II comfort myself with the reflection tha,
it is not myself that he sights, but my
old and shabby hat and cloak. which to
say the truth, have no particular claim to
alteration, So. ifmy bat and coat choose
to fret about it. let them; but it is nothing
10 me, .
Year: 1872

RA muddy stream, flowing into one
clear and sparkling. for time runs along
by itself. A little further down they unite
and the whole is impure So;yfouth. un-
touched BY sin, may for. a time. keep its
purity IN foul company, but little later
and they unite. ss
Year: 1872




Rev. w. II. II. Murray says: II hold
it to be prime obligation resting on eve
ry man to succeed up to the fullest meas
ure OF that success which is possible to
him in life. Success is not only pleasant;
it is duty. Look at man along whatever
range Of faculties, and you will see in the
perfect equipment of capacity, in the
presence OF every energy, the obligation
to succeed. In the wings of bird you
see that the Maker has suggested fight;
in the build Of a dog and horse, speed;
in the OK, strength; and SO. through all
the grades OF life, God, in the organiza-
tion, in the capacities bestowed, has point
ed out the mode and result Of life. But
in man this is the most observable. Look
at yourself, my friend, your faculties, in
your endowments by nature, and see in
the liberal. | had almost said-nay, / will
say-in the superabundant resources OF
your organization, the suggestion, yea the
command. of your Maker All the ele-
ments and means necessary to success in
any branch Of worthy industry, in any
line of noble ambition, are in you. A
young man has no right to tail in life. 1t
may not be his duty to succeed in the di-
rection and to the extent that his ambition
may suggest, for ignorance may misdi-
rect, and vanity exaggerate; but it is his
duty to succeed in the direction and
to that extent, in which his natural
capacities point and make possible
Society is full of failures that need never
have been made; full of men who have
never succeeded, when they might have,
and should have. succeeded; full Of wo-
men who. in the first half Of their days,
did nothing but eat and drink and simper.
and in the last half have done nothing but
repent their follies and weaknesses. The
world is full, say. Of such people; full
of men in every trade or profession who
do not amount to anything, and of girls
and women without any trade or profess
sion, who have no desire to amount to
anything; and do not speak irreverently,
and. trust, not without due charity, with
out making due allowance for the inevita-
BILE in life, when l say that God aad
thoughtful men are weary Of their pres
ence. Every boy ought to improve on
his father; every girl grow into nobler,
gentler, more self-denying womanhooa
than the mother. No reproduction of
former types will give .he world the per-
feet type. know not where the millen-
ium is, as measured by distance of time
but do know, and so do you all, that it
is great way off as measured by human
growth and expansion. We have no such
men and women yet, no age has ever had
any, as shall stand on the earth in that
age of peace that will not come until men
are worthy Of it. ga
Year: 1872

The Commercial is deluding its readers with the
,ola assertions tina. Grant will receive the vote of
Delaware This has always been the policy OF
that paper 1t made Just such assertions III 1909
and again IN 1870. 1t was then even more arro-
CANT in expressing its confidence OF victory than
it is now. But the result was an astounding VIC
tory tor the Democrats. Every county III the
State was carried by the opponents OF the mon
rrel party And so 1t will lie again unless our IN
formation is at fault and we are greatly deceived
In the action OF our people.


We speak with confidence and candor when VIC
assure our readers that we have the best authority
for saying the prospect in Delaware for carrying
the State and every county in it, is better than
c?er before. The hopes that the Commercial ana
it, friends indulge in are vain. The dissatisfac-
ton from which such hopes arise existed TO he
sure with some of the most earnest and reliable
Democrats. But these gentlemen have no idea OF
abandoning their State or their county TO the con-
troll of the mongrcls. They have seen too much
of the rule IN the States where the Radicals
have secured power. They will neither risk tEeir
property in the hands OF Legislature controlled
by negro suiragsts, nor their interests III the
hands of iuries composed OF Ignorant ana misieu
negroes.


The Democracy Of New Castle, Kent and Sus-
sex will fly TO the rescue OF irpeopc- dear
est hopes they have on earth are involved III the
,ntest and We do not believe We shall lose the
vote Of a single Democrat i'll Novembe.
Year: 1872

The total vote OF Philadelphia on the Sth inst
is officially announced as llS,l 10. The Registry
was 10000. The population OF the city being
GA 022 by the last census, the registration was al
the rate of one voter to every tour inhabitants
and the vote at the rate OF one voter to every 'o
Probably the managers thought SO intoierabiy
large vote as the tull registry OF lG5ooo would
defeat its own purpose, the idea OF one-iourth OF
the people in Philadclphia beng not only NoteIs
but voting being too astounding for the country
to bear, and SO sort OF reverse action frlud was
tn, one relied on. Ike Democratic vote was
Counted down and the Republican allowed 10
sand cast. Ordinarily the party which II IS
desirable to beat has its vote untouched and TIE
vote of the other side Is counted up but this
game would have presented Philadelphia as voting
fourth OF its population, and the risk was teo
great to venture.-U or8.
Year: 1872

AND now comes the Winnebago Chief, painted
for fight, armed with scalpng- knife and war-club,
and hungry for scalps Rumor runs that he has
made o formal demand for victims from the Great
Father at Washington, and that the latter has de-
clined to interfere. The veteran warrior does not
forget his natural appetite for blood. and his late
success has made him insatiate. But then he ought
to temper his hatred with little mercy, especially
as the men he seeks to sacrifice do not hold the Of


fices or the purse-strings. Nest Of them are for
Grant, and have always been, and none Of them.
we think, are candidates for any OF the places in
the Blue Book Perhaps they will be permitted
to live in Pennsylvania, but that is doubtful if the
Great Winnebago is in command. With him it is
STILL "War to the knife, and the knife to the hilt"
Let US pray Heaven that be will permit us to stay
long enough in our native State to vote.-PreSs.
Year: 1872

Mr.. Robert j. Bell, an Assistant OBJ
server at the United States Signal station
on the summit of Mount Washington,
writes to the Philadelphia Bulletin an ac-
count OF his every day experience above
the clouds. He was detailed to take the
place of William Stevens, who died ut
the station in mid winter with no friend
near him save his solitary companion,
Sergeant Hearne. A party of stalwart
mountaineers climbed to the summit and
took the body down for burial. They
placed it i'll box fitted to runners. which
| was permitted to slide down the mountain
side, the men holding on to ropes attached
| to the rear to regulate the motion and d.
rect the course. Mr.. Bell says:


1--WE occupy the depot of the Mountain
Railroad, in which we have two rooms
partitioned OF (ten by twelve,) securely
chained TO the rocks. so that the wind may
not blow us away. One we use as a kitch-
en- and dning-room and the other as par
| lor, bed and dressing-room. We also oc-
cupy the latter as our Office, in which We
keep eur baremeters and telegraphic in
struments. the wire connecting with Lit
tleton N. H., by which means we are not


wholly excluded from civilization, al
though must admit that visitors are very


few-not one since my glorious ascent.


We generally supply ourselves in
September with canned provisions suffi-
cient to last through the winter, reckon
ing at the same time to give our visit
ors square meal when they come. Our
time we must occupy chiefly by read
ing and studying. for outdoor amuse-
monts are very scarce. In case we do
have the pleasure of going outside to ram
IA. Al.
are obliged to take advantage of the same,
and exercise ourselves by hauling ice.
frostwork and snow so that we may pro-
cure the water necessary for our cooking
and drinking purposes. as the weather il
very severe on the summit, the thermomc-
ter since my arrival having been most Of
| the time below zero, and the wind at
hurricane.


will give YOU small idea how we felt,
the thermometer standing forty-nine de-
grees below Zero and the wind ranging
| at hundred and twenty miles per hour.
The cold weather which have reference
to occurred ON the 9TH of March,. and the
mode we adopted to keep ourselves warm
was to bring all our coats and overcoats
into requisitiOn during the day, with two


large coal fires continually burning. At
night we took advantage of our little bed,
| (Which is not bad one, with covering
enough to sutfocate any man in ordinary
winter weather, and then must confess


we suffered with the cold. 1t was the
coolest time that my comrade and ever
experienced. We do not mind during the
day the thermometer standing ten degrees
| below zero, if the wind does not blow too
hard, for then we can have u little holiday
by going outside. But at night, unless
the wind is blowing at least sixty miles an
hour, we cannot sleep WELL for we are too
lccustomed to hurricanes.
Year: 1872

minutes elapsed before his voice could DO nearu
above the shouts OF welcome from tne III"
mense crowd When order had at length Dcon
restored so that few thousand Of those nearest 'no
stand could hear him. tho Senator began Dy reierrS
TO the two great demonstrations which mad recently
taken place here The meeting Of some OF the soldiers OF
the Union and the coming OF the man Of peace, VINO
now represents before the country the principe
of reconciliation The Senator said he had Deena VOL
unteer soldier and thought he knew the spirit OF the
true American soldier He fights not for glory Dut 10
preserve the best form of a republican government
The truest soldiers were the most generous.
The American soldier did not fight to bind
tooetber unwilling States but to perpetuae the Union
sentiment in tho hearts Of the people He then reviewed


AT some length the history of and showed
how nearly all true Republicans were now In the Loera
party Grantism then came In for its share OF crues


The santo Domingo job fully exposed as precedent
for the usurpaon OF power. Usurpaon does not come
upon the people, he said at once. 1t comes with cat


like STEP II the people Of the country want to prevent
usurpaon In the future they must show that they are
not unmindful Of the first steps. III tue
President himself does not observe the law asKed th
Senator what be expected Of the understrappers
And then he showed what some Of these understand
pers have been doing beginning at the Top tne Oaoi
net In closing, the Senator said that the purpose
OF the Liberal movement was not 10 undo "hat
was accomplished by the but to break the chains OF
partisan despotism and to solve the Southern propiem
That h to make the people of the South feel once more
that they are citizens OF this great Repuonc'
and that In the welfare OF this Republic ther
welfare is as much bound up as ours Is
The Grant Republican party cannot solve that problem
because it has forfeited the confidence of that people,
but we the Liberals possess and deserve their conf
dence and SO we can solve It,


Senator schurzs speech abouttwo hours In length
and frequently interrupted by the cheers OF the
vast audience At about II o'clock ex-senator DOotte
began speaking first referring to the necessity OF the
election Of Buckalew in this State and then replying 10
some Of the claims that made for Grant and his Adj
ministration Two or three thousand people remained
about the stand until nearly midnight.
Year: 1872

DEBATE ON THE ADDRESS TO TIE THRONE
THE LATE CONGRESS OF INTERNAIIoNALIsIs'


THE HAGUE Monday, Sept 2S. 1872


The address to the Throne was discussed IN
tbe Second Chamber of the General to-day Dur
ing the debate the Minister o, Foreign Affairs annonhee
that not single complaint had been made ~ foreign
Powers in regard to the holding OF the recent OsSs
., the Internationasts in this capital The Minister OF
Justice who participated in the discussion expressed
the opinion that the public character OF the meeting was
far better than agitation and said that the eeos
milton Of this fact by foreign Powers was undoubtedly
the reason why objection had been made to the bold
ing of the sessions OF the Congress at The Hague
Year: 1872

The principal result of the lae Congress OF
the Society ut the Hagu that the dssen
sons which long been brewing have at last broken
out The secession OF a considerable party with view
TO the foundation OF a Association is reported. The
party consisted of part Of the swsi delegates all the
Belgians and Dutch the Valencia tpansrds soree OF
sectionsn all "a members. To thesemust be added tho
entire body OF the InJernatlonale In 1ay and In Russia


who refused TO send delegates the Council at ALL The
victory Marx has been ane at the cost OF the
rupture OF the Society The Congrss ended It's ses-
Aisssfrou6 txiumpb.
Year: 1872

PEOPLE OF INDIANA: The distinguished gentleman
who just addressed has pronounced the two watch
words OF the present The first is RecOncilia
tion the second is Publication have spoken hereto
fore on Reconciliation. propose TO speak tonight in
the interest of Publication. Our country has recently
encountered and vanquished the peril OF dsunion She
is to-day confronted with the deadly peril Of corruption
The cancer eating her vitas whereof the
is purchased legislation bribed public servants,
and serious betrayals OF the highest trusts
will endeayor 10 illustrate her present peril by
simply reeountng to you undeniabe facts which Illus
tlate the history OF legislation by Congress with refer
eDco to the Union Pacific Railway l would fix your
attention on this as a sample Of the means whereby
schemng selfish avariceus cOntrive TO glut their
own greed while they talk OF public beneficence


HISTORY OF CREDIT HoBILIER.


Ten wears ago Congress passed chartering the
Union Pacific Railway That act intended and cal
culated to secure connection by railway Of our
Pacific with our Atlantic States. noble
purpose and one which cannot but be
strongly commended. As was certain that
priyate capital would not build road through 2,OOO
miles Of mountain and desert Congress resolved TO aid
that enterprise generously In the first place, right OF
wav was granted with the night also TO
take material from any part OF the public
domain Next, a large grant was made IN aid
of the Pacific Railroad Thirdly bonds OF the Govern


ept 10 the extent OF $4,000 per mile were lent TO the
Company aid OF this project and first mortgage on
the railroad therefor thus provided that the
road should be built with public money for the public use
nv the charter Of the Company After few years this
roec having passed into the hands Of capable, grasp
inc men come OF whom were members OF Congress,
new step was taken. Congress was induced 70
authorize a new loan in aid OF this project, and
an eaual amount from the Government Md that - 70
saw 10 the extent of least $4,000 per mile ana tben
new lean was ssthonSsd 70 tsss preeeoesse Of We
Year: 1872

Mr.. Greeley has the following ''crumbs
Of comfort"


There has been no time, until now, with
in the last twelve years, when the Tribune
was not supposed to keep, for the benefit
of the idle and incapable, a sort of Federal
employment agency, established to get
places under government for those who
were indisposed to work for their living.
ANY man who had ever voted the Republi-
can ticket believed that it was the duty and
the privilege of the editor of this paper to
get him place In the Custom-house.
Every red-nosed politician who had cheated
at the caucas and fought at the polls looked
to the editor of the Tribune to secure his
appointment as gauger, or as army chaplain,
or as minister to France. Every campaign
orator came upon us after the battle was
over for recommendation as Secretary of
the Treasury or the loan of half dollar.
If one of our party had an interest pending
at Washington, the editor of the Tribune
was telegraphed in frantic haste to come to
the capitol, save this bill, crush that one,
promote one project or stop another. he
was to be Everybody's Friend, with moth
ing to do but to take care of other folks
business, sign papers, write letters, and ask
favors for them, and get no thanks for it
either. FOur-ffths eff these people were
sent away without what they wanted, only
to become straightway abusive enemies =
it was the worry Of life to try to crafty one
demand in dozen for the other fifth.


The man with two woodenlegs congratu-
lated himself that he could never be
troubled with cold feet. 1t is a source of
profound satisfaction to US that office-seek-
ers viii keep aloof from a defeated candi-
date who has not influence enough at
Washington or Albany to get sweeper ap-
pointed under the Sergeant alarms, or
deputy assistant temporary clerk into
the pastepot section of the folding room.
At last we shall be let alone to mind our
own affairs and manage our own newspaper
without being called aside every hour to
help lazy people whom we don't know and
to spend our strength in efforts that only
benefit people who don't deserve assistance.
At last we shall keep our office clear of
blatherskites and political beggars, and 60
about our daily work with the satisfaction
of knowing that not the most credulous of
place-hunters will suspect US of having any
credit with the appointing powers. That
is one of the results of Tuesdays election
for which we own ourselves profoundly
grateful"