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Year: 1872

A correspondent of the Country Gen
tleman gives the following remedy for
painful wounds Take pan or shovel,
with burning Goals, and sprinkle upon
them common brown sugar, and hold the
wounded part in the smoke. In few
minutes the pain will be allayed, and re-
covery proceed rapidly.
Year: 1872

The shades of night were falling fast.
AS through our village street .hcre passed
youth. who bore mid snow and ice,
A bottle with that strange device,


Whisky!
His brow was sad his nose below,
shone like rosebud in the snow,
And like the click of glasses rung
The accents of his maudlin tongue,


Whisky.
In some saloon he saw the light,
Reflect on liquors warm and bright;
Above the spectral housetops shone,
And from his lips escaped a groan.


Whisky
''You must not go;" his father said,
''But just 60 home and go to bed.''
As up the road the youth he spied
But still his thick ming tongue replied,
Whisky
"stop not the maiden said; "but go =
As on he staggered through the snow;
The tears stood in his bloodshot eye:
And still he yelled .How's that fer high?"


Whisky
Beware your Gov'nor's gathering wrath
Beware lest you should lose your path rs
This was the villagers last good night;
voice replied. "Hic, that's all right


VIII Iyl
At break of day, there by the road.
country jake astonished stood,
Upon his face wondering stare
A voice cried through the air.


Whisky
A traveller, by starving hound,
Half buried in the snow was found,
Still grasping in his hand of ice,
That bottle with this strange device


Whisky
There in the roadside ditch he lay.
A lifeless form of dirty clay,
land from the sky serene and far.
A voice fell like falling STAR


Whisky
Year: 1872

and avenues surpasses In excellence al other WORK
OF the kind In this city, you would be compelled to
acknowledge that 1t was owing 20 the nee and un-
days work SYSTEM under the close supervision OF
experts; II any work was done by contract 1t was
always by private letting and even then the
as might be deemed for the interest OF the work.


AS an illustration OF the benefits OF the present
contract system will mention one OF many cases


On the Goth OF April an ordinance was offered In
the Common Council for the regulating and grading
OF Twenty-fourth street, between Tenth and Elsv-
can now proceed. After ali the legal requirements
had been fulfilled, the ordinance nally passed and
signed by the Mayor, the work du1J advertised by
this department, the proposals therefor with some
On the 18th OF July those accepted were transmitted
to you for approval OF the sureties, some OF which
are at this date still In your hands awaiting your
disposition, while the property oYners along the
lines OF these streets are demanding the prosecu-
tion or the work. II Will readily be admitted that
IN repairing street pavements, breaks In water
pronptness and despatch are especially desirable
and economical. How could this be had with all
the delays Incident to the contract systemf


pleasure to facilitate the operations OF this depart
ment whenever its action Is within the authority
Of law and OF good administration" regret TO
your past oflcal action towards this department,
am compelled to admit that 1t would rather appear
that t Is your purpose to so embaEAsS this depart
ment IN It's m energetic o t Sp snS Sn
dlscredtt upon Its administration


However, this department. nvokes the Closest
scrutiny OF all its actions, and Is willing to submlt
will also firmly adhere to It's purpose OF carrying
interpreted by the legal adviser OF tho CITY govern,
fearlessly. Respectfully, GEO. N. VAN MORT.


Commissioner Of Public Works.
Year: 1872

the transactton of ts ordinary analrs would entail
great deal OF extra labor In the Comptrollers 9
increase in the number OF clerks ct present en-
ployed In that establishment and 1t is suspected
IN 0niclal circles throughout the city that such
nate that any such suspicion should be
stated at the present moment, but the
near approach OF the election makes the
suggestion q reasonable one. Heretofore the
money appropriated for the department was placed
In bank at the disposal OF the Health Commission
who paid all bills by check when they became due |;
but now the privilege of doing this business Is
sought to be taken away from the Board or Health
and added to the already cumbrOus machinery or
the GOmptroller's Office 1t was said yesterday at
Pohce Headquarters that the same thing Is TO be
done with all the other departments except inc
police, which is protected by an amendment TO the
chartar
Year: 1872

noIcs Or pubic competition ~ exorbitans prices
to fav0rites


The methods Of conducting public works in this
city, both OF which have now been tried In the lay
ing Of these pipes, were fully developed under the
influence are now felt throughout the whole city,
and 1t Is quite time that more healthful tone
public affairs for return to order and system and
obedience to law. IL Is time that men employed In
All that IL exnected Of them and FOR this thew viii
receive their pay promptly, and that they are free
to exercise their rights as citizens uncontrolled by
political personal considerations. Very respect
fully, ANDREW H. GREEN, Comptroller.
Year: 1872

Keeping Within tho Appropriations
Tho Departments that Are Delinquent.


The tables which are published below have been
compiled by the Department OF Finance and snow
the exact amount of the appropriation made by
the Board OF Apportionment for the expense OF
each OF the different city departments for the
present year, the amount already expended, and
the amount remaining to carry on the work OF the
city government during the last four months Of
1872.


1t will be seen that all the departments with
the exception Of the County Clerks ONCE and the
Surrogates ONCE, have c0ntrlved to keep their
expenditures during the first eight months Of the
year within sum equal to two-thirds OF the appro
prlation for the whole year, and there is little
doubt but they will be able to show small surplus
on the LIST Of January, 1873.


Under the old rule. when the Tammany Ring
leaders levied upon the different departments for
their own personal and political expenses, but lit
tie attention was paid to the total Of appro
priation as an additional sum could be readily OBJ
tanned at the end Of the fiscal year by especial
legislation" to cover whatever deficit might occur.


We are informed that the County Clerk Is OF
opinion that. he is entitled to draw upon the
Finance Department for the entire sum appr0-
priated for the annual expenses Of his office when
ever he pleases provided that he makes no further
claim upon the Comptroller when the whole amount
OF that appropriation has been paid. He believes
he can carry on the business OF his department in
the hope that the Legislature will pay the additional
sum required.


the appropriation Is intended to last for the entire
year and that each department should be careful
not to overdraw Its account. II the appropriation
should however at the end Of the year. prove to be
too little for the actusl needs OF the department, the
matter should be referred to the Board OF Appor-
tionment for Its guidance In making future appr0-
priati0ns.


Acting upon this view the Comptroller has, 1t is
reported, determined to pay these departments,
only O proportlOnate amount OF the money yet
standing to their account, 80 as to ensure them
against complete bankruptcy.


The following table Is an exhibit OF the manner
in which the appropriations for the different depart
ments have been expended during the past eight
Year: 1872

The Board Of Assistant Aldermen met yesterday,
pursuant to a special CALL for the purpose OF con-
sidering general orders.


A resolution to permit the Department of Public
Works to lay Croton water mains by days work
instead OF by contract was laid ove?. The Commits
siOner OF Public Works says that the work can be
done better by days work, while the Comptroller
insists 1t must be done by contract. To enable the
Commissioner to carry his point joint resolution
OF the Common Council must be passed.


There not being sufficient number OF members
present for the consideration of general orders the
Board adOurued.
Year: 1872

From the New York Times, August 29.l


The question whether Stanley discovered Living
stone, or whether he is an mposter, Is made the
subject Of a warm controversy, but on very slender
grounds. An unprinciped person publishes Stan
leys letters to him, evidently written in the conf
dence OF friendship and great kindness and good
nature, and attempts to trace resemblance be-
tween them and the handwriting of the letters
brought from DR.. Livingstone man who
could thus stab an absent friend In the
back scarcely deserves to be believed
even on his oath; but beyond all that
his evidence Is not worth h straw. Nearly score
Of persons In England have received letters from
Dr. Livingstone which they are fully satisfied "a were IRE
Foreign oGlce.ncti IN the habit Of acting rashly.
Livingstone's letters. The MISSIONARIES own son
and daughter aye convinced that the letters they
have received are from their father 1t is oil nom
sense to say that evidence OF this kind Is broken
down by the malicious statements of an unknown.
person. who, upon his own confession, is capable
OF the basest and most dishonorable conduct. We
have no doubt that Mr. Stanley's story is In the
main true
Year: 1872

The Reply OF Commissioner Van Mort to


Comptroller Green.
The following letter was sent by Commissioner
Van Mort, OF the Department OF Public Works, to
the Department OF Finance in reply to letter by
the Comptroller, relative TO repairs to wooden
mn
Year: 1872

any support from the papers The Press treats
the complaint very cavaierly, indeed, and the
Post which we have all had frequent occasion
TO admire for its earnest words for the black
who work for Greeley and the whole Demo-
cratic ticket have to throw over d-time con-
victions in this fashion, l suppose it is 80 but
it is not a pleasant thing to ses AS to the
right and wrong of the case in hand l cannot
imagine how there can be two opinions. The
colored man has been declared tho equal before
the law Of the purest blooded Caucasian in tine
United States. The question of equality of
rights in cars, theatres &c has been frequently
tested and the man of color has invariably won.
and to attempt to put things on their old basis
IL rim ly.puerile | do not care for the opin-
ions or the petty acts of the proprietor OF
Music Garden but to see the cOored man
treated 70 badly in the Republican Papers-in
and offers, think a rather humiliating sight.


IgDeX
Year: 1872

The apostate Sanders is finding plenty of
champions ready and willing to accept the gaunt-
lel Which he has 10 tomptingly thrown down, and
meeting linn in joint dlscnrsion ON the stump.
Tho latest is Row Henry Highland Garnett, who
"A A man of great culture and oratoIical training,
Year: 1872

Almost everything has its parasite, which
live with 1t and preys upon it. Man is no
exception, for tape. pin, anu other worms
lurk IN the system, and often cause great
disturbance. They do not exist in healthy
bodies hence they are sure proof of ill
health. They arise in imperfect action of the
stomach and other vital organs. and lurk in
vltiated blood no mere vermifuge can
remove them. DR. Walkers California Vine
gar Bitters will not only expel the worms,
but by restoring the blood and digestive
apparatus to a healthy condition, will remove
the cause of the trouble
Year: 1872

In the games of checkers and chess party
would be certain to win if, in addition to his
own moves, he could be permitted to sug-
gest those Of bis adversary against him. If
this is true, what are we to think of the
policy of following the advice of the Repub-
lican press, which all advise us to make a
.sstraight Democratic nomination at Balti-
more for President and Vice President?
Year: 1872

In every generation We should seek
to prepare men for another life; but
the best possible preparation for an
other is one which shall make
this world, at the same time, q fair
er, purer, nobler, and better earth to
be lived in.
Year: 1872

There was an extremely easy tone TO the money mar
ket the supply offering on call having been large at
and per cent while Government bond houses had bal
ances left with them low as per cent Discounts
were queter than early in the week. but rates remain at
bsd7 per cent for primo aeceptances. The bank state
ment was favorable, showing large increase in the re-
serve OF the banks which hold S127959OO against
last week. an increase Of S3O69275. The remit


tances of currency to the wool sections have been mod
crate and not sufficient to affect the banks the legal ten
der item showing increase of SO22OO. The prepara
tons by the banks usually made before the commence
ment Of July interest payments partly shown in the
contraction OF loans The total of the banks was
increased S9O55OO against increase in the total iab


tiles OF s33H9OO The following the comparative
Year: 1872

ST. JosHPH AND DENVER Cry RAILROAD


CoMPAyY's


FIRST MORTGAGE BONDs
are being absorbed by an increasing demand for
them.


Besides being the Obligation of a wealthy corpora
tion, composed of men Of experience and hightoned
commercial integrity. they are secured by a first
Year: 1872

4 correspondent Of the Newourg
Journal tells the following story offght'
ing fire at Pine Bush, Ulster county,
y. Y:


ION Tuesday, May I, about three
O'Clock in the afternoon, small fire
was discovered running back OF Pine
Ridge near the Crawford leather factory.
Not much attention being paid TO 1t
then, it rapidly spread, until it soon COW
cred the whole ridge. At night 1t pre-
sented one OF the grsndest scenes that
has been seen here in years.


About ten o'clock at night it formed
a line Of over two miles in length.
Though it was a spectacle of rare beau
ty and grandeur, yet 1T was an alarming
sight to the old citizens below-those
who understood fighting mountain fires.
1t continued to rage all night, lighting
up The streets below as bright almost as
day.


"In the morning doubts were enter
tained as to the safety Of John K. RAN
sens house and barns. The people
were called out to back fire and save
his buildings, and keep the fire from
doing more damage, if possible. Men
and boys came from all directions with
pals, and soon new line Of fire was
started along a brook; but when We
thought we had it under subsection by
5ack.fring about one mile and half.
the wind caught up brands of fire and
whirled to the distance Of fifty feet,
and new fire kindled from this. 1t
was soon discovered that new line Of
battle would have to be drawn up, and
accordingly il was done, with like re-
suits. Then another line was drawn
along another brook, but the flames soon
found the dry leaves on the other side.
Then as Mr.. Ransen's buildings were
in great danger, the men were very &C.
tive. One man stood in the brook, and
from him there was formed a line OF
men around he fire; pals Of water were
passed from the first man to the second,
and so on up large bank and around
the whole line, and as the pals were
returned they were tossed and caught
at the distance OF twenty feet. 1t was a
grand sight to see these men trying to
control the mad, raging flame; but
while they succeeded in quenching the
flames here, they broke over in piece
oftimber above, and were soon creeping
to the top Of the mountains. and it was
not until Thursday that the fire was
stopped.


This was the largest fire that has
been here for ten years. The smoke
settled in the valley below so as to fill
the houses and make it very uncomfort.
able for the women"
Year: 1872

Fate is against me. | never could
succeed in anything. / am doomed to
poverty. Here l am near the meridian
of life, a large family upon my hands,
sons and daughters just at that age
when they become particularly expen-
sive and need much money spent npon
them to fit them for the positions wish
them to occupy; but ! have not got it
to spend unless l involve myself deeper
in difficulties which have always en-
compassed me. What is the reason
am poorT


Such are the complaints OF hundreds
OF men in our midst who are struggling
as they have struggled all their lives to
maintain a style OF living they fancy
necessary for the happiness OF them
selves and families The main point is
to make others believe they are pos.
sessed Of greater wealth than they
really areas to be thought poor would
destroy all the comforts OF real wea lth,
did they possess them Hence they
labor and plan to deceive their neigh.
bora even as they are deceIving them
selves. This is an infatuation which
leads such men down life OF poverty
as we'll as intense misery.


With but limited or small incomes,
thev will spend money lavishly before
the public in the dress and ornaments
of their families and in their houses,
followed BY an equal parsimoniousness
towards themselves and their business
in private. Spending more than they
receive, they are constantly 10 debt, and
TO maintaia their credit among their
friends and debtors, occupy much OF
their time and monopolize the best en-
ergies of their minds, and their capacity
for making money is correspondingly
weakened, and what is clearly the road
to fortune is overlooked in the search
for a path out OF the entanglements OF
their voluntary position.


The habit Of spending money twice
over. viz: once in anticipation OF its
receipt and again when it is received,
is the cause OF the most OF the poverty
in the world among the intelligent
classes-as no one can practice it with
out becoming involved pecuniarily, and
| if perssted in it will entail life long pow.
erty.


But let such a man stop where he is,
forget the Mrs. Gruudys and their gos-
sip, strike out for himself a new path
never use dime unless it is in his own
pocket, and only nine cents Of it then !;
saving the other and putting it on in-
terest. Let him learn that bis children
can enjoy themselves fully as well and
| fit themselves for life much better with
out the many fashionable pleasures, so
common, so expensive, and so useless;
! LET him in fact live independently and
free from debt, and my word for it, his
complaints Of fate will cease. Accumu-
Iation. though slow at first, will soon
assert itself; and the feeling Of embar-
rassment and constant anxiety, sitting
like q weight upon the mind Destroy
ing its elasticity and power, will give
way, and a time will be given to the
brain which will enable man to see
clearly before him, and ten to one, for
tune dawns upon him. before he il aware
| Of IT, II many wives would seek the
Year: 1872

ArTENPr TO BREAK JAIL.-Johp
Dandridge and Leslie Irby, two crimi-
mails confined in the jail Of this county,
attempted to escape tberefrom on the
night OF the 18th inst, by tearing away
the sheet iron casing OF the rear window
Of the cell in which they were confined.
An intimation Of their intention was
given to the jailor by George Turner, q
prisoner confined in the same cell, and
an inspection OF the building was at
once msde, which led to the discovery
OF their plan Of escape. They were at
once removed to the dungeon and
there kept until suitable chains for
their accommodation could be pro-
vided, when they were returned to their
former quarters aud chained 10 the
aoor.-Grsenbier Lnd<psndsG
Year: 1872

cause of the sober looks they see upon
their husbands faces, and would know
vhy his locks bleach out so rapidly, let
them inquire into his pecuniary matters,
and If possible draw aside the veil, be-
bind which he shelters his pride even
from his wife, and if she finds that he
Is living beyond his income, let her see
to it as she values his happiness and
that OF her children, that she support
his arms and his heart in the carrying
out of any resolution he can be pre-
vailed upon to adopt, to turn the cur
rent conveying him on to destruction
and misery.-Amsricdn Publisher.
Year: 1872

IN Mobile there are two twin sisters
who cannot be punished for any offence,
because neither Of them can be identified
Recently one Of these young ladies put
to flight two dog-catchors and police
man. In court She proved it to be her
sister. a policeman accompanied her
home to arrest the other, but on arriving
could not tell which he had brought and
which had already been there, and went
away sorrowing without either.
Year: 1872

a SPORTSMAN, who, during the shoot
ing season, bad gone to pass week with
friend in the country, on the strength
ola general invitation, soon found, by 4
gentle hint, that he would have done bet
ter to wait for a special one. 81 saw
some beautiful scenery" was the yisotr's
first remark, "as l came to-day by the
upper road" "You will see stll finer"
was the reply as you go back tomorrow
by the lower one"
Year: 1872

The great men Of the party which
has for twelve years ruled the Amer
ican republic have been in council at
Cincinnatti and have "agreed."
Their first work after placing the
Great Carl Schurz IN the chair was to
make a platform which is both wise
and liberal, and upon it they placed
Horace Greedy and Grantz Brown.
Upon this platform those republicans
who have been honest and brave in
defence Of this ticket and the demo-
cratic party will walk boldly to the
work of progress and will cast for it
its vote in solid column. 1t is idle to
point to cases of disappointment or
plead the popular surprise All this
smoke will curl into the silence Of
the clear sky now to be seen above
US. 1t will vanish in the great va
cuum which now threatens a great
people with particular extinction.
The democratic convention will make
no nomination. 1t should make
none and we will now rescue the gov
ernment from thieves and conspira-
tors.
Year: 1872

We hope the radical party of Vir-
ginia will see the necessity of setting
us an example of decency,. They
have long accused US of savage ten
denotes. They have accused us OF
appealing from logic to brute force
and We have endeavored to reform.


Now We have the spectacle of free
fight between Senator Lewis and Su-
pervisor Presbrey of the Internal
Revenue Bureau, Pre- sbrey says
Lewis will yet regret having struck
him. Does he mean to intimate that
he will join the Cincinnati movement
Year: 1872

TO The Editor OF The Tribune.


SIR: Your article in this days issue, on
"Drty Streets" brings to my mind plan, which, II put
into practice would think secure to us the muchde
sired blessing Of clean streets Let the city have holes
dug In the streets the curbsay between every
two houses. In them place coselyhtung boxes, which
may easily drawn ont and at the surface Of the street
cover the boxes with iron lids. Then pass ordnance
compelling houseowners sweep the streets in front Of
their premises into those boxes every day. All the city
need do Is to cart away the refuse matter Property
owners compelled to clear the sidewalk from
they would anly not object 10 remove pestence and
death from their doors In the respectable portions
the cy the streets swept every morning, not into
any receptacle the refuse remains In ridge along
the middle of the street the frat wind carrying II In
clouds OF dust poison unfortunate pedestrians The
labor by the plan suggest would not be- hard ana Wne
hours and hours spent In brushing and cleaning
apartments that may not be occupied One-tourth ot
the time people would rejoice 40 the opportunity of CIV
n quarter OF AN hour each day % placing the streets
ia such a condition that old and young could enjoy the
pure air OF heaven and not be forced To breathe the
pestential poison of dccaying matter }. X.


krlO- York, MAY ID. l6Il.