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Year: 1871

THE FULTON FERRY ENoRoAoHMENr on the
Brooklyn city property in the erection of their
new ferry house was reported upoa by COM
mittee of the Brooklyn Common Council yes
terday. The report stated that the ferry
company wants to rent the property for mere
nominal sum, and had refused the proposition
of the Councilmen that the fare for foot pas :
sengers be reduced to one cent at all times
of day or night, in consideration Of permission
to retain the property. Thereupon the COM
mittee recommend that legal action be COM
menced against the company at once. The
report was laid on the table for two
weeks, aud will probably not be
heard Of again. But we would
urge it upon the Brooklyn authorities
to make an example and warning OF this
unruly corporation, not by compelling them to
take down their house, as that would occasion
great inconvenience to the people of that city,
but to make them pay good round sum for
the lease of the ground. They pay now, we
believe, one dollar to New York city for the
privilege Of running the ferry, out Of which
they make million or two yearly; and they
still have the impudence to insist upon mere
nominal rent for their latest encroachment.
Let Brooklyn make the ferry company pay a
handsome sum for their impudence in building
their house upon other peoples property.
Year: 1871

in the municipal government through the
means of new charter or by amendments to
the present law. Several prominent officers
have already resigned their positions, and
the retirement Of Tweed Is only question Of
a few hours If Mayor Hall will read the lesson
Of the recent election Alright he may do much
to prepare the way for q non-partisan admins
tration by filing the existing vacancies with
good men without distinction of party.
Horace Greeley, with his practical good sense
and his sturdy honesty, would make an ex-
cellent Park Commissioner in place of
sweeny, while Judge Hilton's Office might be
well filed by Samuel J. Tiden, who has dis
tinguished himself in the cause of re-
form. The Department Of Public Works,
which has been SO grossly abused
by Tweed and his gangs, should be
placed by Mayor Hall at once in the hands Of
some practical and efficient man such as
Stewart, the well known builder. With such
appointments as these Mayor Hall would set
an example to the State Legislature that
might be useful TO the city, and would, more
over, prove his readiness to yield to the will
Of the people, SO plainly expressed at the
ballot box.


| The successful reformers will no doubt


effectuaIly perform the work for which they
have been chosen as soon after the meeting OF


the Legislature as practicable. 1t is proba-
BILE that they will at once take charge oi
the city government by an amendment o
| the present charter. which shall vacats
Year: 1871

The CANON CREEK BLAsT.-Judge A. j. Felter
who was present when the blast in the claim of
Wilt Wolf went off, informs us that it operated
very satisfactorily, and the opinion prevailed
among those who witnessed it that more execu-
tion was done than by either of the two previous
blasts The ball given by Mr.. Chilean in the
evening is said to have been very pleasant af-
fair, We shall expect full report of both ball
and blast from our Canon City correspondent
next week.
Year: 1871

DANCING SCHoaL.-=ln order to have some
amusement during the Winter, number of the
young men of this place have agreed to attend a
dancing school, to be held weekly at Washing
ton Hall, and to be under the supervision of Mr..
A. A. Simonds, of junction City. Next Satur-
day evening, December 10th, is the date upon
which the school will open.
Year: 1871

OUR SHERIFF ABRoAD.-In the Red Bluff Inde-
pendent, of last week, we find the following item
" There is an unusually large number of card
manipulators in town at present. and Judging
from their we-dressed and comfortable appear-
ance, there must be an equally large number of
flats around, who contribute to the support of the
sports. One of these gents who lives by his
wits, (O called Sheriff Jackson of Trinity
county, out of billiard room the other night.
and said that he wished to speak to him. After
walking about half block, the sport suddenly
stopped and asked Mr.. Jackson if he had any
thing. without hesitation Mr.. Jackson pointed
two revolvers at the sport, and asked him which
he would prefer. The reply was that he did not
want to have anything to do with him. Jackson
could not walk as fast as the other man did con-
sequently be had to go to his hotel alone"
Year: 1871

THE stage from Shasta has of late been arriv-
ing here at late hour. This is partly owing to
the bad condition of the roads and partly to
delay in making the connection with the lower
stages at Shasta.
Year: 1871




A member Of Pittsburg fishing party,
writing from Cheat river, July 10th. !
says: sl lF SD.
1t is really wonderful, and ] may say
decidedly uncomfortable, how cold the
weather is among these mountains. Elk
pecting, of course, to experience the
delights of a cooler place than swelter-
ing Pittsburg, and some even cold
nights, we find our thirty-six blankets
quoted above par here. The further
south we journeyed, the colder it grew,
and before reaching the camping ground
thin ice could be seen here and there in
Re mud.puddles along the road FL


huhgeaching the aforesaid camp, tired,


ance oAnd sleepy, we, with the assist


gether bys cook-pretty nearly alto


we pitched hassistance, i may say
man gathered AIT. Then the colored


which he built q lntity Of wood, with


benumbed bones. Then, warm our now


himself with gentle exerceook warmed
the blankets into the tent ana, Juggling
before the partya eold--everyeading
cold about here-lunch, which, after. is
had partaken of about as sparingly ae
famished wolf would of Marys littl
lamb, we retired to our roosts on tn
ground floor without laying out any plan
for the morrow. To tell the truth, W
had to bundle" to keep anything lik
warm, and this, too, while our cook KEEP
up 9roariEg FIRE during the whole night
Morning came, and we all took a peel
out to see where we could capture ou
first trout at. Trout for early breakfas
is an excellent thing. Instead of see
ing anything in that line, however
the objects which met our gaze were
covered with snow, and coming
over a rising bank was a native witt
something on his feet that resembleG
snow-shoes The creature had heard oi
our arrival, and came to sell us a supply
of those indispensable articles From
him we learned that the Cheat river
which is close by, had a virulent attack
of freezing, and if we wish to drop a
line there, an AK will be necessary to
cut hole in the ice. He said, though,
if any of US desired to drop line to
our distressed friends he would take il
to the postofiice; which kind offer we
ayailed ourselves of Consolation was
also shattered over us in immense guam
titles by this horrid fellow telling US that
bears and wolves were numerous Just
then, and we would have excellent op-
portunities to draw bead on them from
our tent through the day. mfif


| will close by merely stating that the
sleigh-bells and skates we forgot to
bring should have been our first concern,
and that, although we have plenty to
eat, fish and bear steak don't appear
much on the table. Our cook, however,
is invaluable. He comforts us by doing
many little things that we would leave
uhdone, such as gathering fre-wood and
taking exercise generally We expect
to arrive home on Wednesday of next
week, and have a select assortment of
snow-balls packed away to show you in
corroboration Of the above statements.


| would gladly give you some Of the
incidents that have occurred since our
arrival, and may yet if the weather
would change enough to encourage me,
but my finger ends are blue now, as are
the whole of the party.
Year: 1871

There is nearly always something
of natures own gentility in young
women Except, indeed, when they
get together and fall giggling).
1t shames us men to see how much
sooner they are polished into con
ventional shape than our rough
masculine angles. A vulgar boy
requires, heaven knows, what ASST
duty to move three steps, I do not
say like gentleman, but like boy
with a soul in him; but give he
least advantage Of society or tuition
to a peasant girl, and a hundred to
one but she will glide into refine
mcnt before the boy can make a
bow without upsetting the table
There is a sentiment in all women
and that gives delicacy to thought
and taste to manner; with men it i.
generally acquired, an offspring 0,
the intellectual quality, not as with
the other sex, of the moral.
Year: 1871




The Nation gave currency, a few
weeks ago, to story that the Presi-
dents dislike to Minister Motley
was founded, in some degree, upon
the latter gentleman's habit of part
ing his hair in the middle. The
same journal took occasion to.
satirize, indirectly, the triviality of
the objection, and has been on that
account censared by many of it's
cotemporaries who are friendly to
the President and do not believe he
would be influenced in so important
a matter by any such trifiing con-
sideration. Referring to these
criticisms, the Journal referred to
complies some grave statistics con-
cerning the geographical develop
ment of public opinion on the hair
parting question. West of Buffers
grcenback policy line, viz. the west
ern border of Pennsylvania, itmain-
tains, public opinion is almost uni
versal in favor of sideparting.
East of that line there is very
respectable party which boldly
advocates the right of every. man,
even if he be an Office holder, to
part his hair according to the dicta-
ties of his own conscience, whether
the line Of division extend straight
over the bump OF veneration and of
selt.esteem, or whether it defect to
the right or left of these occipital
landmarks.


The keenness Of discussion which
this topic has elected is proof that
there is something underlying it
which is really important. That
something is, whether personal ap-.
pearance is valuable index Of
character. We all know plain,
practical, sensible men, who have
that trace of intolerance which will
not brook anything that sayors of
the fop. Now, if anything in a
mans personal appearance strikes
the plain citizen as foppish and
efenlinate, it is the peculIarity at
tributed to Mr.. Motley We are
not by any means positive that =
popular vote would not result in the
calling home from appointments
abroad Of all persons who part their
hair in the middle. Then II foreign
govsrnmsntss equally intolerant and
anical on the opposite side, should
Year: 1871

Mr.. Meehan, in the Weekly Press,
says that botanists have no better
reason for saying that Indian corn
is indigenous to this country, than
that it was found here when the
country was discovered by the
white man. Assuming that Ameri-
ca was known to the Chinese long
before, he thinks that it is to them
that we are indebted for our corn,
as it has certainly been know in


China for a thousand years. =
Year: 1871

ST. LOUIS, July 27.-AttOrney Gen
eral Baker, Of this State, having been
called upon for an opinion as TO the
validity of the mortgage bonds for the
payment of which the North Missouri
railroad is to be sold next month, re
plies that without considering the in
herent right OF corporations to mort
gage their branches and prOpeTty'tO
secure indebtedness on their part,
about which there is much conflict OF
opinion in the judgment Of the court
of last resort in the United States, he
is constrained to the opinion that this
railroad company, the North MisSOu-
ri, had no authority to mortgage its
franchises or property without the eX-
press sanction of the legislature; this
the company did not have, He IS
further of opinion that the North
Missouri Railroad Company had no
authority TO borrow money or pledge
the main line Of their road for the con-
structiOn Of the west branches
fr M Moberly to Kansas City,
nor for the erection of bridge
at st. Charles, which is an enterprise
owned and controlled by a distinct
company. He is also of the opinion
that interests Of a county ss a stock
holder will be served by application
for injunction to prevent the sale Oi
the road, and having the mortgage
declared unauthorized. Judge Henry
G. Clover cOncUrs in this opinion.
Year: 1871

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APRIL, MAY and JUNE.
Year: 1871

General Pendleton, who was chief of
artillery in the army of Northern Virginia,
in recent address in Georgia, presents
additional evidence that the comman-
der-in-chief of the Confederates never had
any confidence in the success of the cause
whose armies he led. Gen. Pendleton re-
latcs that just before the Confederacy
finally collapsed he approached General
Lee to express the opinion of the officers
of the army on the moral impropriety of
continuing struggle then clearly hopeless.
Lee replied:


"This is no new question with me. l have
never believed we could, against the gigantic
combination for our subjug alton, make good,
in the long run, an independence unless foreign
powers should directly or indirectly assist u.s."
This was not the first time that Gen.
Lee had expressed his want of confidence
in the success Of the Confederate UNDER
taking. In April, 1861, within few days
after he had sent to Gen. Scott his resigna-
tion as an officer of the. United States
army, aud before he had accepted the COM
mand of the provisional army he expressed
his forebodings Of the result to an Alex
audria journalist. "You look at this mat
ter, my dear sir, said he, sin political
point of view You consider how this
change will affect the political interests of
the people how il will enable them to
form new combinations and engage in new
enterprises that will augment their wealth
and power. 1t is natural that you should see
things in that light but am not politi-
clan, nor a commercial man; am soldier.
My profession leads me to look at the capa-
cities of nations for the purpose of offensive
and defensive war their means of recruit
ing and maintaining armies, of providing
ships of war, equipping and manning
them; their liability to blockade and mesns
of inficting injury upon their enemies, and
matters such as these. Looking at the
matter in this way, tell you, sir, it is the
darkest night ever looked into. We have
nothing but pluck to put against every
other force that enters into war;"


A few days afterwards General Lee took
command of the Virginia forces, and soon
afterwards united with the cotton States
and led the way blindly into that dark
night in which so many of his countrymen
stumbled and fell never to rise again
National Republican.
Year: 1871

CHEATED Our OF HIS MORNING PAPER.
The scene described below is said to have
taken place in the Kentucky Legislature
in the winter of 1867:


A member from one of the mountain
counties wss persistent reader of the
Louisville Journal, and each morning, as
the House opened, would commence read
ing his favorite paper, and about the same
moment some member would move to dis
pense with the reading Of the Journal and
our mountain member would lay down his
paper. He stood this for sometime, but
one morning, rising from his seat after the
usual motion. he exclaimed at the top of
his voice; "Mr. Speaker, I've sot here in
my seat for morn week aud submitted
to the tyranny of this House Somebody
every morning moves to dispense with
reading the Journal, and I've lost every
paper I've bought for week by it and
no man has ever moved to dispense with
the Democrat or Courier; and, Mr..
Speaker, won't stand it no longer. Mr.
Speaker, -" Here the balance was lost
in the general laughter.
Year: 1871

La Rue's Minstrels give matinee this
evening and tonight their last performance at
the theatre. They have not during the week
of their stay accomplished brilliant success,
nor was anything of the sort to be expected
considering the weather. They have deserved
however, crowded houses every night. Their
representations could have done no discredit to
any company.
Year: 1871

The sun came out beautifully to-day,
and so did the ladies, Illuminating the pave
ments as did old Sol the sky. 1t is to be hoped
that the bad weather has taken its final de-
psrture. Under the inspiration of bracing
atmosphere and renewed facilities of commuui-
cation, business will, no doubt, revive to such a
degree as to put the croakers to blush.
Year: 1871

We have just received, from our factory above
the store, large number of REAL FRENCH LAWN
SUITS, in buff blue pink, lilac purple gray, fawn
and green FAST COLORS in EVERY SIZE, from
FIVE TO SIX DOLLARS comprising underskirt
overskirt, and sacque basque, trimmed hand
somely, and very finely made. Also TRAVELLING
SUITS, in linen-lawn and linen, in the different
colOrs and sizes.


The prices will be found almost as low as the
cost of making only. We have the sizes OF the
garments so arranged that insure a
PERFECT FIT


Persons visiting summer resorts or residing in
the country, can secure the correct size of any
sty we have by sending the measure of skirt
waist, bust and sleeves iva ct
Year: 1871

kittredge, the old friend of the whole
public, formerly of the Academy of Music,
otficiates at the Seaside Hotel, Bay st.
Louis, where he will welcome those who
take trip over there on the fast trains OF
the Mobile railroad or on the slow moving
boats.
Year: 1871

Yesterday about one o'clock the centre of
the city was well washed by a rain that
fell so fast as to quickly submerge the
streets. This cooled the atmosphere some
what, but it was hot last night, notwith-
standing
Year: 1871

Moret Will Resign After Presentation of


His Report.
MADRID, July 1T is believed that Moret
will resign the direction OF the ministry of
finance after presentation of his report on
the tobacco monopoly.
Year: 1871

Tn,s may be taken as au index: 1t may safely be
said that the FentOn or Greeley wing will have a
large majority OF the party from the rural districts.
In that event, there can be no fear sf the twenty
second street delegation from New York being
Oused. Many seem to think. however, that both
delegations will be admitted, and each allowed only
ha II the vote This will not suit the anti ti-Murphy
Fenton crowd as they seem to have decided as a
part or


THE PLAN OF ACTION


10 insist on having the resolutions brought in I'M
lately after recess. In conversation with one OF
the foremost of the anti-Murphy party on the sub
ject, he said the reason for this was that there
might be no chance to delay the adoption OF the
platform until the close of the Convention and
by navirg brought In before all the business was
transacted there would be ''nO chance"-as he ex
pressed it, ito ring In resolution recommending
the denomination OF that s. OF -- Grant,
Others are not quit fierce in their language, but
they declare openly that


EITHER GRANT OR MURPHY MUST GO.
There can be no compromise on any other grounds.
II is evident beyond a DOUBT therefore, that the
fight will be exceedingly fierce. Ii Is highly probable
that the Fenton men will put in nomination for tenn
porary chairman Mr.. Lyman Tremain, and the
Custom House Conklinites may nominate Mr..
Andrew ID. White, Oh account Of his wealth and
respectable standing


The TICKET


to be run by either party has not yet been decided.
There is every PROBABILITY Of two complete sets or
candidates beng presented: but on this none OF the
delegates here at present seem to be informed. BY
this time noon tomorrow the canvassing and eau
cusslng Will perhaps be IN full force and until that
time nothing can be set down as definitely settled
Year: 1871

be reasonably well united ne can sun
he defeated In word, the all important question
under which head the papers opposed 10
the Essex candidate sum up all the dele
known be his supporters can be relied upon to
vote for some other man than Butter every time; or
becomes evident that their own local favonte can
not succeed they will not many OF them be found
HsseX consrassmsnS In tSe answer which events
shall give to this question Is to be found the solution
OF the much mooted INQUIRY, "who VIII eotde be tne
thus far very nearly one thousand delegates
to the convention, Of whom the press
four hundred. counting the rest as anti Butler"
men. These men, however, are divided Ia prefer
ences between several candidates. and only agree


IN the fact that they are not expected to vote for
Batter upon the drst ballot The western part Of
Sune Of vexsGs Of the delegates
from the five counties west Of and including
Worcester being either instructed to vote for him or
known to have strong preferences for him; add 10
taat have been elected IN MddIesex and and
should he prove, upon the assembling oI
the case the strongest OF the candidates opposed to
Butler, his nomination will be assured, If the SUB
aes' dates will M give % inn ' their VIC SUPPORT % Wee
UersG, shOuld Mr.. Rice promise TO be the strong
f' S or M ne vii be snra
the supporters OF Mr.. Washburn can be transferred
IN q body 10 him. III Dfle the real question upon
which the whole thing hinges is whether the anti
men will concentrate th IL strength on some partcu-
lar candidate or whether many OF them Will not
drift of to the support of Butler when they
find that their own iavOrite cannot succeed. In
TINS part OF the State, while very many of the
delegates are instructed to vote against But
Ter first. last and every time, there are known
to be some who, while induced by local pride
or personal friendship to support Mr.. Washburn,
so long as he Is a candidate are known to be ready
to trapser their votes to Butler IN case Mr. Wash
burn is withdrawn. The same thing is doubtless
true OF some OF MI. Rces supporters in the eastern
part OF the State: That Butler Will be on
the Lookout for all doubtful delegates and
sweep many possible OF them into his
net nobody who knows the man needs to be told.
1t Is by the votes OF such men-men who have one
tavorlte for whose success over Butler they will
labor, but beyond that are not his pronounced
opponents, tnat the General Is to be nominated
II at all, the first ballot will undoubtedly
show, that the various candidates opposed to
him nave majority OF the delegates. The question
Is, can this opposition be concentrated upon any
one without enough doubtful men joining the body
OF pronounced Butler men to give him ma
loIity9 and 1t must be confessed that. re-
memberng the Generals Intimate acquaintance
with all the arts OF wire pulling and political man
agement the chances that he VIII be able to the
votes he needs are much greater than MS opponents
would like to have them
Year: 1871

The Outlook mt Spring complexion OF
the eConvention-Buter the Leading Cnndi-
datc-A Fusion o. the Opposition to Favor


His Defeat.


sPRIYGFIELD, Mass, Sept. 25 1871.


With the near approach Of the hour for the as
sembling OF the Republican Convention at
Worcester the great contest for the Guberna-
toral nomination becomes the all.enRrossing sub
ject of public thought and conversation The topic
which one is sure to find uppermost In the mind OF
almost every maa he meets. The almost exclusive
staple OF conversation, not only among the pro-
fesslonal politicians, but with men Of every rank
and condition, democrats as well as republicans. In
hours the Convention by It's action Will have made
further speculation to the result useless but
we stand on the eve OF It's assembling 1t may be
we'll TO take a calm survey OF the situation and the
prospect, as they appear To dlsinterested obser
yer this city. That the contest Is TO be q very
close and bitter one Is evident TO all, and that
It's issue may be the success OF General Butter,
even the strongest opponents OF the seli.nOminated
candidate can hardly longer deny. But while they
admit the possibility OF such a result they are
sujl confident That II his opponents can