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Year: 1870

PRESIDENT GRANT still firmly believes in the
ST. Domingo treaty, and will soon send to the
Senate an additional article of the treaty, ex-
tending the time for closing the stipulations,
and statement giving in some sort the views
of the government in regard to the matter.
The President would do well to give full
statement regarding the views Of the govern
ment, as the treaty is one of the most impor-
tant of administration measures, and will only
gain friends by thorough ventilation.
Year: 1870

A STRANGE TRAGEDY is reported from North
Carolina. Ex-senator j. W. Stevens was
missed on Saturday night, and after thorough
search was found yesterday morning hanging
in a private room of The Court House, the
door Of which was locked, dead, with stab
wound in his throat The murderers' cum
ming evidently ''o'erleaped ITSELF" and what
might through less artifice have been mistaken
for suicide was clearly shown to be murder.
Year: 1870

Nor QUITE ENOUGH. And now the cry is
raised by the Jesuiticsl daily which shines for
all that the Irish get no Offices here worth hav-
ing, either for honor or profit, and it is uttered
as reproach that we do not make an Irish
man either Mayor or Governor. So the public
may make up its mind that these places are
wanted also for some new cousins from tho
| old sod.
Year: 1870

The crime charged against man named
Lange, dealer in picture frames in this city,
is one that should give him a preeminence in
the criminal catalogue for diabolical intent.
lie shipped box in April last on the New
Orleans steamer and secured an insurance on
it of one thousand six hundred and fifty dol
lars, and the box proved to have been pre-
pared with explosive and inflammable material,
and was only prevented from burning the ship
by the watchfulness and activity of the cap
tain In the box were vessels of alcohol,
gasoline and turpcntine, and fire was appar-
emily to have been set to these by chemical
that would explode with slight friction. The
box, who, in gnawing their way out, were to
fire the train that might have destroyed the
ship and all her company at sea. Here, then,
is, if the charge prove true, man who delib-
cratey contrives that awful calamity, fire, on
ship at sea--contrives the possible frightful
death Of twenty or thirty persons-to secure
the small prize of sixteen hundred dollars IN
surauce money. He should be tried by jury
of sea captains and sailors. 1t is remarkable
coincidence that this crime was attempted
against the steamer George Washington, while Q
some years since a crime of the same nature
was contrived in the shipment of goods on the
Mississippi steamer Martha Washington.
Year: 1870

THE CUBANs IN THE FIELD. We publish on
another page an interesting description of the
progress Of the Cuban revolution. The ac-
count is from gentleman who has had ample
facilities for judging by personal observation
of the prospects for the success or failure of
the revelation. For time he was with the
insurgents, and is. therefore, in position to
inform us pretty clearly of how and where they
live and their manner Of conducting the cam
paign. Our informant also explains the manu-
facture OF The so-called ''Spanish victori es"
which since the outbreak of the rebellion at
Yara we have been accustomed TO hear of on
an average of twice each week. Why the
Cuhans will not fight is accounted for in very
satisfactory manner, and their judgment is
certainly not in error in the adoption of such
a course all things considered.
Year: 1870




York.


Our cable kilograms from Europe indicate
that the religious and Christian mind Of che
Old World is being directed still more devoutly
towards New York. The Lord Mayor of
London presided over meeting in the Man
sion House yesterday, at which action was
taken with regard to sending British deputa-
ton to the Worlds Evangelical Council
which is to be held in New York. The
assemblage was brilliant, devout and fervent
in expression. A delegation will be sent TO
New York to speak in the name of the Church
of Great Britain. This assemblage will take
the ''shine" off the Papal Council completely.
1t will be Worlds Church Council, not a
Council of the Vatican, and held in New
York instead of Rome. Had Pope Plus
TX. attended to the advice of the HERALD,
aud held his Ecumenical Council in
this city first, he would have ''headed
off" the opposition evangelists to some ex-
tent. His Holiness is too late now. The Old
New World fount and centre of inspiration,
and return from this city to refresh religion
in Europe, Asia and Africa. The delegates
will slake their pious thirst in the consecrated
wells of the island of hattan''the holy
wells the aged, yet fresh and pure'-and then
proclaim to the regenerated old lands: GA
thousand ages rolled away and still these
founts endure" The Pope made grand
mistake in clinging so pertnaciously to Rome.
Year: 1870

The Germans Of Pennsylvania still
retain very curious New Year custom
which is reported by Vienna paper to
be in vogue. "The most of the servant
girls" says the Presse, "conjure up on
this night health for the coming year
from the invisible powers. Exactly at
midnight they 60 to the we'll of the
third house from that in which they are
serving, where they. draw water and
carry it home, without daring tosturn Or
look back at a call OF living or dead
spirit else the whole charm of the thing
would be destroyed. Arriving home,
the enchanted water is poured on a
plate. On the plate some evergreen
leaves are placed, and each leaf is given
the name of certain person, whose flu
turs is supposed to be foretold in it on
New Years day. The examination Of
the leaves takes place on the following
morning. If the leaf remains green


the person represented by it will remain
fresh and healthy during the year; small
black streaks upon the leaf indicate short
sickness great black stripes forbode
severe desease, and totally black lea1
is sign of DEATH" 4" Blessed are the
poor in intellect" adds the Presse, " fo,
theirs is the kingdom Of heaven =


Many other similar superstitions migh1
be mentioned. Ir Frankfort it is the
| custom to eat white cabbage for supper
on Sylvester evening, as this iusures
money enough to the person eating i
| for the coming year. Visiting on New


Years Day is not carried onto SO grea
an extent here as in America, and th'
| sending of cards with greetings of tn


season answers just the same purpose
4
Year: 1870

A young lady who recently returned
from the country, was asked by an inno-
cent society,"" youth, how she man
aged TO amuse herself daring her abb
sence. She replied that she found no
difficulty, and after enumerating various
sports, told what capital fun she thought
fishing was. Upon this the youth
" wished that he might have been
caught" He was finally told that
that would have been useless, as she
&c was not fishing for suckers
Year: 1870

The Philadelphia Press suggests
whether, if women be allowed the privi-
lege of serving as Jurors, and one Of
them serving as such should be locked


in room all night with eleven men. it
would furnish grounds for the husband
to sue for a divorce. The argument
is. if such row is made when woman
is locked up all night with one man,
what effect would it have in law If she
were locked up with eleven? Overhaul
your Blaekstones, and, when found,
make note. s5ts a.a .. ..
Year: 1870

Before Senator Morton was intro
duced to the audience Prof. Warren's
inimitable Crescent City Silver Band
played n its matohlsss STYLE" EvaDg
cline" Upon being introduced by
Col. Hornbrook. the Senator re-
marked that he did not come down
here to attend a funeral. That air,
he thought, was rather too sentimen-
tai and pathetic. and suggested that
the band play /" Yankee Doodle or
Rally Round the Flag" when the
band struck up Rally Round the
Flag with peculiar spirit, and closed
with Yankee Doodle in such a
manner as to stir the audience to
great enthusiasm, when Senator Nor
ton said in substance:


What solemn and sad memories
are inspired by those two familiar
airs. They carry us back to solemn
circumstances. Many of those present
had heard them on the field and amid
the thunder of battle"


He then asked that those of the
audience who had been in the army
should hold up their right hands
when hundreds Of hands were raised


The war is now over, and peace
with all its blessings prevails through.
out the land. But the solemn voice
of war comes across the broad At.
lantic, and this moment blood may be
flowing like water. on the fields Of
France. The Emperor Of France,
without cause, and almost with.
Year: 1870

4 Eiitorially newspapers are chiefly devoted
to men and mems concerns. This is moi
right. Women are part, large part
and a very necessary part ofcreation. With
oat them the earthly mill would srot. We
men Put On extensive airs and hold our heads
very high 10 estimating the part the other sex
should play in what we term the more I'M
portant concerns of life. Yet without wo-
man, we rattle around ina very frantic and
ridiculous manner. We are the Governors
and LORDS of Creation. We ough, to be.
We are the strongest. We have made a
sphere for woman we hare taught her Is fill
it: we make her fill il and most of her sex
think that she does the correct thing in fil-
ing it. Ard because she does this We grant
a little space to subjects which may possible
be Of Interest to her.
Year: 1870

Over five hundred dollars in tolls have been
collected on the Sonora and Mono Road this
seeson. Several very large herds of horses and
cattle from the South are now on their way
intending to cross by this route. .fs,a:
Year: 1870

Will our readers take the trouble to read
the Peoples Accommodation Line advertise
ment in another fortune. It may to them
prove the road to fortune and the secret Of
true happiness.
Year: 1870

The Confidence mine in eight days turns
out seven thousand two hundred dollars.
Some gold ie still left in the county and some
body is getting it. And when we CAN run
our mines ard mills as they do in Australia,
where rock yielding but 50 or So per ton IL
worked at an expense of only 81 30 per ton,
why then the Sun will shine brighter over
the mountains Of Hepsiiam. >
Year: 1870

AID FOR GERNANY.-By the adver
tisement elsewhere, it will be seen that
the Singing Societies Of this city have
determined to unite and give a grand
concert and banquet at Turner Hall, on
Friday evening next, September l6, for
the benefit of the German Patriotic Aid
Fund. Besides the pleasure of hearing
the grand songs of Fatherland sang in
splendid manner the Turner's will
give gymnastic performance and ex.
hibit their interesting tableux. That
this will be a glorious performance and
a great success, no one who knows the
members OF our Singing Societies and
Turnverein can for moment doubt
Got segne ,nser TaterLDad!
Year: 1870

LOOK Our, BoYs.-The City Council
last night directed the City Sergeant to
to institute suit against those parties
selling liquor on the Island without
license. As it costs but 80 a day to
sell with license and $40 and costs
day to sell without, and as the costs are
usually more than the fine, it will be
the cheapest to get the papers.
Year: 1870

Farraguts remains will soon be
brought to New York city for interment
in Woodlawn Cemetery, under the aus
pices of the Loyal League. An entire
division of militia still parade and the
c;ty government will lend aid to make
the demonstration an honor to the
great Admiral ''
Year: 1870

INQUIRE WIrHIN.-The mouth is like
q house to let However pretty it may
be externally, it is impossible to judge
of its merits until you have seen the
inside. If behind the ruby doors there
are plenty of pearl-white fixtures, you
will exclaim at once, How beautiful T
To impart the utmost possible brilliancy
there is nothing like fragrant SozoDoST
Year: 1870

wait for the coming team, or should I try
and gain the next house, Dust beyond was
the brow of the hill and at the foot of the
hill q farm.heuse.s struck my horse with
the whip, and as he leaped from under the
blow the rufRan caughtthe reins with one
hand p1asped my throat with the other,
the pistol falling upon the footboard as he
did So As soon as he dgiyen my cravst
twist or two that stopped my breath, he
let go the reins and made a grasp for my
pocket. book, thinking, no doubt, to seize
It, then leap from the wagon and make for
the woods. And this he might have done
but for an accident, for he was perfect
Hercules IN comparison with me.


When my sssailant let go the reins had
sense enough to catch one of them-the
near rein-and gave it smart pull, which
movement brought the horse so suddenly
to the left that the wagon overturned, and
we split cut into q muddy ditch-I upon
the top of the robber. In the course of
my struggles my crayat gave way, and !
was for moment free; but the burly ras-
cal caught me by the leg, and had brought
me TO the earth, when the team that had
followed us drove up, and I recognized
Summer Burnham and his son-tNo of the





My friend had not thought of the ap-
presiding Wagon; but he saw It now, and
when he observed it had stopped, he
my turn to try the leg game; and caught
him by the ankle and tr1pped him up; and
before he could regain his feet Ohio was
Rpon him, and very shortly afterward old
Sumner himself, with his two hundred and
eighty pounds of compact, leviathan cor
porosity laid his huge hand upon the vii
iain's shoulder. t '-


sWell, well, my boy" said Burnham,
when he looked into my hero's face, 'Im
afraid I've interrupted another of your lit
tie games.sz What were yeuup to here?"
As he spoke he snapped q pair of handouts
upon my war .wern veterans wrists.


The latter gave one more look into the
ruddy face of the CyclopeAn officer, and
than subsided.


: i told my stery in very few words, af-
ter which Mr.. Burnham informed me that
my hero was q notorious rogue. He had
never been to the war, but had enlisted
four several tires, and '.iumped" big
bounty each time. He had also robbed a
suffer at Augusta, and done various other
wicked things. A telegram had been sent
from Portland to Norway, informing Burn
ham the rascal was on the outward-bound
train. = -


: "The telegram did not reach me. SAID
Mr. Burnhafn, until after the train had
left South Paris. I telegraphed to Bryants
Pond and to Bethel, and i was thinking to
wait for the next freight train. when Dun
ham, the baggage. master. told me of the
man who had ridden off.Yith you. When
he had described him knew You had my
man; 50 had only to find your track in
order to-be sure of his. S


Twill only add that my wagon was not
seriously damaged, and while the officers
turned back With the bounty jumping, suit
lef,robbing hero, drove ON, and delivered
the money package safely to its owner; and
furthernore, that from that day to this /
have made tia rule never to allow q stran-
ger seat by my side upon my express
wagon. -
Year: 1870

The almost unprecedented demand for this
"new remedy" by the afflicted, pronounces it
decided success in the restoration to health
of all suffering from any form Of kidney DIS
ease. Its combination, buchu, juniper and
acetate potash in the pleasant form Of an
elixir, which can be taken without nausea by
the most delicate organization, makes it the
most desirable in all cases whore such rem
edy ia needed
Year: 1870

HAzrNG FREsHMEN.- long-standing diff
ficulty between the freshmen and the up
per classes of Bowdoin College eliminated
on Saturday night last in an attempt to
haze the former, who form the largest class
in college. They had warning of the de-
sign and made preparations for defense by
fortifying themselves in room. The at
tack was made about midnight, and the
door was battered down with an ak The
assailants were met in determined man
ner, and were repulsed with such weapons
as clubs and stones. Several of the sopho-
mores were severely injured and rendered
senseleSs, and. at last were forced to retire
in utter defeat, leaving the freshmen in IN
disputed possession of their works. At
one time it was believed that one of the
hazers was killed. A surgeon was called in
to dress the wounds of the injured.
Year: 1870

. A QUEER FELLOW. Many years ago in
France, laborer by the name of Doaselle,
died while attempting to fast forty days.
He was for long time a curious sort of
fellow, and very headstrong and peevish.
His barber died seven years before him,
and from that time Douselle would never
let 8 razor come near his face. There was
a bridge built over the brook which flowed
through the village. Douselle complain
ed of the style of this bridge, declared
that the place where it was put was insult
able for bridge, and swore that he would
never tread upon it. he kept his word,
and whenever he had to cross the brook he
waded through it, even in the autumn
when it was swollen. When he left his
house in the morning to go to work, he
was accustomed to take particular foot
path. When this footpath became shutup
on account of house built upon it, he
persisted in going this way the same as be-
fore, aud climbed every morning through
the basement window Of the house, and
then went on again on the other side.
Year: 1870


A FUNNY incident recently occurred at
Chicago which illustrates the facility with
which the marriage tie is sundered In that
paradise of divorce lawyers. An evening
party, composed of married couples, was
recently assembled at one of the eomforta.
BILE dwellings on certain street, and as
the entertainment began to flag at late
hour, it was proposed to play at divorce
AS contribution to the common enjoy
ment. one of the gentlemen offered to act
as the legal agent in the proposed comedy.
The offer was acceded to by sll hands, and
the game was duly finished with much
merriment, when it was discovered
that the gentleman mentioned was
really authorized to pronounce di-
vorces, and the party found them
selves unwittingly returned to state of
single blessedness. The farce was at once
turned into reality. The company scarcely
knew what to do when the time came for
their departure, as it was manifestly impro-
per for the females to go home with men
who were no relation to them. The ladies,
however, after much palayering, went to q
hotel, while the gentlemen each to his IA
nniliar domicile. The divorced wives
remained, at last accounts, at their pleasant
hotel quarters, the landlord of which was
getting uneasy in regard to their unfquid-
ated bills, as the forsaken, females have no
relatives to whom they can be legally pre-
sented. How the husbands enjoyed their
emancipation is not stated, but it is fair to
presume that they would easily find con-
ISOLATION, and it is even limited that the
affair was oil preconcerted plot on their
part.
Year: 1870

The Hearth and Home gives the follow
ing recipe for making mineral manure
that is especially adapted to potatoes: Take
one cask of lime and slack it with water,
and then stir in it one bushel of fine salt,
and then mix in loan or ashes enough that
it will not become mortar; it will make
about five barrels. Put half a pint in hill
at planting. All manures containing pot
ash are suitable for the potato. Ashes con-
tain more than any other natural fertilizer,
and should be freely used and carefully
saved .-..-.- .f.-. .1.re..f..
Year: 1870

LIVING BY THE DAY. compare, says
John Newton, the troubles which we have to
undergo in the course Of the year to a great
bundle of faggots, far too large for US to lift
But God does not require us to carry the whole
at once. He mercIfuIly unites the bundle,
and gives us first one stick, which we are to
carry to-day, and then another which We are
to carry to morrow, aud so on. This we might
easily manage, if we would only take the
burden appointed for US each day; but we
choose to Increase our troubles by carrying
yesterday stick over again to- day, and adding
to-morrow's burden to our load before we are
required to bear it. William Jay puts Tho,
same truth in another way. We may consider
the year before US desk containing three
hundred and sixty five letters addressed to Us
one for every day, announcing its trials, and
prescribing its empIoyments. with AZ order to
open daily no letter but the letter for the day.
Now we may be strongly tempted to unseaI
beforehand some Of the remainder This
however, would only serve to embarrass US,
while we should violate the rule which our
Owner and Master has laid down for US -
Take therefore no thought for the morrow
for the morrow shall take thought for the
things OF itself"
Year: 1870

A "Pennsylvauia Bachelor" thus get
teth after lovely woman -


81 imPeach her in the name Of the great
whale OF the ocean, whose bones are torn
asunder to enable her to keep straight.


Il impeach her in the name of the pea
cock, whose strut, without his permission, she
has stealthfully and without honor assumed.


II impeach her in the name of the horse,
whose tail she has perverted from its use to the
making of wavy tresscs to decorate the back Of
the head and neck.


Il imPeach her in the name of the
kangaroo, whose beautiful figure she in taking
upon herself the Grecian bend has brought
into ill-favor and disrepute."


Here the old fellow heayed sigh, and
heaved himself overheard.
Year: 1870

The preceding conversation will furnish
sufficient key to the respective characters of
the two boys who have been introduced to the
reader. George Douglas had a strong and
offensive sense of independence which led to
a constant jealousy lest his rights should in
any way be interferei with. For this reason
he resolutely declined making 6ny personal
sacrifices to promote the convenience of others,
considering that he would thus be suffering
himself to be imposed upon. The natural
consequence was. that he had the reputation
of being very disobIigiBg. and was far from
popular among his schoolmates.


Arthur Gray was the direct opposite of
George in the points which have been men
toned He was as obIiging and popular as
the latter vas the reverse


Time passed, and both boys left school
They were now of an age to enter upon some
business, and both decided to enter store -
So large is the number of boys, however, who
are in pursuit of just such situation, that
they find it matter of difficulty to procure
them. Such was the case in the present
instance both boys made diligent inquiry for
two months, without beipg able to obtain such
a chance as they desired. At length Mr.