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Year: 1870

Twas passing through Twelfth street
the other day when noticed the home
of the thrice blessed Sister Irene, who
established there a few years ago the
"Catholic Founding Hospital" 1t
was not the first Tuesday in the month


1.-The public visiting day-but conclud.
ing to try my winning ways on the
good Sisters, L passed the outer door
and pulled the bell. Between this and
the inner door stands the little white
lined wicker-basket, in which so many
forsaken babies have been lain, and
above which many an aching heart has
bent before deserting the helpless little
creature misfortune or poverty has de-
MED the keeping. The Sister who an
swered the summons was at first sight
very repulsive. The black, bag-like
serge dress, belted at the waist, scant
aud rusty, worn with large circular
cape, and surmOunted with a sort of
half cap and half hood of glazed black
cambric, made the large, coarse fea-
lures of the nun very unattractive.
But, as spoke, a smile like sunshine
broke over her sombre face, chasing
the stern shadows and discovering
beautiful set of teeth, and lighting up
her eyes in a way truly wonderful.
THE WAITS AND THEIR WATERS.


Twas speedily on the best of terms,
and followed my conductress to the
second floor, where in uncarpeted, scru-
pulOusly clean rooms the babies are
kept. In each large room were six or
eight iron cribs, the linen white as
snow, and a piece of white lace thrown
over two bows at the top and bottom of
the crib. Two babies occupy one of
these little beds, and one woman at
tends to four children. They are all
brought up by wet nurses, and great,
strong healthy women they are. AT
this house in Twelfth street, they had
that day forty-five. AT their farm i'm
Westchester over 200, and nearly fifty
are boarded out with parties in the city.
No babies could be sweeter, cleaner, or
more nicely dressed than are these lit
tie creatures. u1l


-luiilA PROMISING SPECIMEN.


There is sort Of family likeness
among the little, pink, fat-nosed hair
less party. But in one crib lay an ex-
ception. He had less nose and less
" wool on the top of his head,r but his
complexion was almost scarlet. He
had a peach-like down on his little new
face, and the sister said, "There will
be something remarkable about this
child if we can raise him, for see he has
teeth, and he is not more than twelve
hours DID," Sure enough, two tiny
white teeth had just cut through the
under jaw.


This poor baby arrived at four that
same morning, wrapped in a piece of
new muslin; bit of brown paper and
a little cotton twine completed all his
wardrobe, and the first toilet he ever
received he had from the hands of the
good sisters. To this soft, extremely
new citizen tosk an immense fancy.


1t was so tiny and withal such wise
looking, solemn-faced baby, with its
possession Of two teeth, that gladly
would / have had the brown paper and
cotton string tied round him again and
Year: 1870

We have several times of late advocated the
prudential policy of getting up some kind of in
dustres, in which boys, or even girls can get
employment. We supposed of course, that
there could be no objection urged to such a pol
icy. boy must be taught usefulness while he
is growing up, he is apt to be useless to him
self and to the world after he is grown. The
world, 1t would seem, owes the duty to Il boy to
give him employment, and certainly patriotism,
which goes further than the present, demands
that boys be good and useful men. We have ac-
cordingly suggested that in these mountains
various manufactures might be proftably
started our boots and shoes might be made
here more than they now are made heavier
clothing could be sewed together here above
all, silk can be cultivated here All of these
would give the rising generation more en-
ployment, useful employment, than it now has,
and at the same time add to the development of
the states resources and increase the States
wealth. But We heard an objection the other
day to any such enterprises. The objector ad-
vanced startling proposition. He said that if
boys and girls can be proftably employed, and
thus help to support family wages must be
lowered. He contended that the more of those
now idle who are put to work the cheaper must
be wages The country, in such an event,
would be cheaper to live in, but work would be
as hard as ever.


II mulberry trees grow, and skworms eat the
leaves, and the worms spin silk, aud BOYS and
girls watch the process and get paid for the
watching, too many people will como here and
raise fruit and vegetables, and living will be put
down, while the rocks will remain as hard to
the drill rs ever, and men will not get rs much
money for what they do as they will get ii af-
fairs are allowed to 60 on in the old way. The
man advocating this doctrine is in earnest He
knows if boys are taught to work they may
come into competition with himself This is
about the opinion held by some of the trades
unions. Boys must not be taught trade be-
cause trade may be oversocked with opera
tives in it. boy has no right to be born, be-
cause as he grows up he may got in some mans
way. In the way the industry of the world is
now being governed, the boys have no rights.
Only few can be allowed to have employment,
for fear they will produce, and that production
will lessen the necessity for labor. Boys must
not work for fear men will not have the opportu-
nifty to work the harder. Machinery has been
taught to do much of the tedious and exhaustive
work that men once had to do, and boys must
not learn to make or to guide the machinery, in
order that machinery in the future shall not en-
roach further on the fields of toll. Make half the
world idlers that those employed may pay n
poor tax on the idle is the modern doctrine is
the craftsmanship thrust upon the world by the
selishness Of organizations. Grass Valley
Union.
Year: 1870

REMARKABLE CREvIcE.-The White Pine
Daily Necs of September Sd, has the following ::


At the northern end of Blue hill near the
Truckee mine, not long since was discovered Il
remarkable crevice or natural shaft in the lime
stone. Tt was found while digging for mineral
and struck ten fifteen feet from the surface
At that depth an aperture was disclosed iu the
rock of sufficient width to admit the entrance of
a man, passing through which it widens to
greater proportions. Its depth is not known,
as no one has yet been able, or boldly enough
inclined to attempt its exploration. Our inform
ant states that he descended to the depth of near
two hundred feet, almost perpendicular, and yet
saw no evidence of its termination. The entire
crevice is lined with stalactites most beautiful,
and which resembles coral more than anything
else we can compare them to-miniature forest,
with trees and shrubs Of fantastic shape, appear
upon everyside, fashioned by natural causes, of
solid stone.
Year: 1870

statement. | don't. There was weeping and
wailing at Dublin, there was moaning and gnash-
ing of teeth at Melbourne, on the former occa-
sions of Moneys departure and it is not likely
that the present instance will be any exception
to the rule There is pretty certain to be some
unpleasant disclosures before long.


ANOTHER MOONEY MYSTERY


The Moneys have habit of attracting atten-
ton. Last week l mentioned the excitement
caused by the supposed murder and outrage of
Miss Annie Mooney, and the serious charge
preferred by her parents against an innocent
man. | believe said sensible examination of
the facts would show that there had been neither
violence nor violation, and the evidence adduced
bore out the supposition The poor girl went
wandering around the country for couple of
days without a cent in her pocket was treated
everywhere with the utmost consideration and
then returned to San Francisco and died sudden
ly from natural causes. The jury thought she
died from morphine administered by some one
unknown, but the prevailing impression incines
to natural death.


PIONEER BURIAL GROUND.


ierpaD aDuena cemetery, on Market street, where
once reposed the bones of many of CALIFORNIA; s
pioneer heroes, is now being graded, preparatory
to the erection of a new City Hall. The steam
paddy occasionally unearths, or rather unsands,
the coffin of some remnant of mortality who
was overlooked during the general removal of
remains that took place few months ago On
Wednesday five coffins were disclosed lying to-
gether, one of which on being exposed to the
atmosphere crumbled to pieces, revealing nothing
but mass of beautiful tresses, fully two and n
half feet long. In another coffin few bones
and an empty whisky bottle were all that re-
maineG, evidently the property of some early
resident, whose friends in grim joke had fur
nshed him in death with some of the liquor he
loved so we'll in life But few years longer
and the old burial ground will pass out of mind
just as completely the memories of those
whose bodies were deposited there.


GENERAL SHERMAN


Will be here to take part in the approaching
celebration of the anniversary of California s
admission to the Union. Great preparations
have been made for his reception, and the grand
old warrior will be greeted with a welcome wor-
thy of the State and himself SCRmBLER.
Year: 1870

DlsEAsE Among THE CATTLE IN 1oLo'-Ine
Woodland Democrat of the Sd instant, says:


Mr.. G. r. Sill informs US that n strange dis
ease is affecting the cattle in this locality. He
estimates that many as half the cows in this
neighborhood have suddenly become blind in
one eve. The first indication is, the eye com
mencos to run, and day two after film
forms over the ball Of the eye, efectually des-
troying the sight. strange freak connected
with the matter is that in no case has more than
one eye in the same animal been affected. No
one here seems to know the cause, or how to
treat the disease. Who enlghten us on this
subject2 Any information will lie thankfully re-
ceived by the afflicted, and more especially by
their owners.
Year: 1870

SAYING OF HENRY CLAY.-Henry Clay used
to say that there were three classes Of persons
with whom it was never safe to quarrel.


First--Ministers. For the reason that they
had pulpits from which they could denounce me,
and had none from which to reply


Secondly-Editors. For they had the most
powerful engines from which they could every
day hurl wrath and fury upon me, and | had
none through which to reply.


And fnaly-With woman. For they would
have the last word anyhow.
Year: 1870

Thomas Mooney ever sensational, has cli-
NAKED his career by mysterious disappearance


Rumor whispers that it is a case of minus money
as well as Mooney minus, but as we know the old
dame is not over charitable in her specuations


forbear to give currency to the report. New
York, China, Calistoga and his native Tipperary
are respectively mentioned as Thomas destina-
ton, but believe the truth is that the Empire
City will be the scene of the gentleman's next
exploits. The Directors say the coin is all right
and some people are simple enough to credit the
Year: 1870

The news venders say there is great demand
connected with one of the principal book stores
told me yesterday that since so much attention
has been directed to the invasion Of France their
firm had received more orders from the interior
for the Life of Napoleon and Histories of
the French Revolution than during the whole
of the proceeding five years. and that of Carlyle's
Frederick the Great, which was before un-
salable, not single copy of the cheap editions
could now be had.
Year: 1870

1t is strange that few words spoken to n
French ambassador on the espanade at Ems two
months ago, should decide the municipal election
of an American city removed by ocean and con-
tinent from the scene Of diplomatic dispute. Yet
the local government Of San Francisco and pos
sbly that Of the State will be controlled by the
circumstance. The very noisy sympathy dis
played by our Irish citizens for the French cause
"A sympathy, by the way, that has been strictly
week, resolved that they would not vote for any
of the Irish nominees on the Democratic ticket.
As no political issue is involved the result will
be gain to good government by the election of
the Taxpayers candidates. majority of whom
have been elected-ED.1
Year: 1870




1t remains TO be a,1od that there il mn
mandatory Of cow-hai1 cloth in This couu-
try. Tho duty ia imposed to prevent people
from using it at all, and to compel them to
buy some substitute for it, which will doubt
less be furnished at a certain price by some
person whom Mr. Hooper can name.
Year: 1870

Brooklyn is not supremely happy over the
resignation of her too liberal and ingenionsly
speculative Supervisors, for alas! her Alder
men survive. And these, with soul above
broOms and blankets, over which the Super
visOrs haggled and came to grief, have resolved
to steal on larger scale They have resolved,
very unwarrantably, that Brooklyn needs
more water, and have determined, very
naturally, perhaps, that she shall not
have it without paying roundly for it..
Hence they insist that a storage reservoir
shall be built in Hampstead Valley, and
have appropriated for the purchase of the
ground alone 81 100000, something over three
times as much as a private speculatOr in town
lots lately paid for an entire city site in the
| same locality. At this rate the private indi-
vidual will build his city, railway and all, at
less cost than the Brooklyn Aldermen, shoulC


they continue to be Democratic and persist ii


limitations of TammaDy, will build a useles


reservoir of small dimensions.
Year: 1870

lower part of Wcstchcstcr County, would in
duce fifty thousand families to get away from
tenement houses at the earliest moment
Without some fast line they must stay where
they are. IL nov takes an hour for work
man in the lower Wards to reach the southern
line Of the Central Park, and nearly two
hours 10 see Harlem Bridge--fOur hours
tedious riding every day and at this slow
pace, the accommodations are lamcntably in
sufficient.


1t is to be hoped that the new Legislature
whose managers are making such extcn-
siye ornamental Improvements in the city
will do something worthy Of the i'm
portance of the matter in providing
practicable and cheap means Of escape from
the city for the hard-worked and badly housed
laboring classes of New-York. Give us ready
and cheap transit, and the Metropolis will
speedily people the whole rural region for
twenty miles around. VIII legislators think
for a moment that nearly one-half the pOpula-
ton of our State is IN the Metropolitan Dis
trict; that the wants and wishes of these two
millions should have prompt ard respectful
attention, even though some canal bridge or
turnpike should for the time languish for leg
islatve nursing Mr.. Tweed knows the press
ing need to which we allude; he knows of his
own observation the urgency OF the case. HIS
constituents look to him for the required re-
lief. Shall our Metropolitan two millions OF
free and Industrious people look in vainf
Year: 1870

TO him that the public willingly pays for snch
criticism as we aim at, while it can only De
induced to tolerate such as our correspondent
prefers by being deceived as TO its character
and impulses. As TO painters being driven out
of the profession by harsh criticism, we Insist
that those who are thus suppressed were never
artists, and chat transmitting them from daub-
eis into shoemakcrs, blacksmitlis, or wood
choppers, does signal service TO mankind
and even to themselves. But we do not choose
70 protlact the discussion, and hence let many
dubious assumptions pass unnotccd.
Year: 1870




Here is growth in twenty years of more
than double Q0746 per cent? in the Mctropoli
tan district and population, in round num-
bers, of two millions. The vast overflow of
our city into the neighboring country has been
accelerated by new railroad and boat routes,
frequent and fast trains, and, more especially
IN New-Jersey, much cheaper rents and real
estate. And with all this accommodation the
cry here is urgent for more The rich and the
well-to-do are provided for; but what of the
half million of poor mechanics, crowded into
our noxious tenementsf They cannot go to
Paterson, and Stamford, and Isp-it is too far
from their work, takes too much time, and too
much money. We must have for them the
long-sought and constantly bafled fast
road from the Battery into Westches-
ter County; road that will make at
least fifteen miles an hour stopping, say,
at half n dozen stations, and running
forty trains day; one as late as one o'clock
a. IN. for the Use of people who have business
OF pleasure in the city during the evening.
such road. branching right and left in tho
Year: 1870

"The wickedcst woman in Ncw-iork' . has
reformed, and, following the example of John
Allen, thrown open her home as house OF
PRAYER. The result of the reformation of Allen
and the revival i'll Water-st. which followed
does not encourage one to hope much IRON
the present religious excitement there. IL Is
encouraging, however, to observe that contrl-
ton in the case of the woman has led to the
closing of her infamous house at the begin
ming and not the end of the revival.
Year: 1870

Mr.. Butler insisted on dragging his personal
quarrel with Admiral Porter into the discus
sion of the bin to abolish the grade of Admiral
of the Navy. He thus managed to create a
brief sensation, but at the same time made some
what ridiculous debate which ought to have
been dignified and imperSonal. One would
suppose, from reading Mr.. Buffers remarks,
that his purpose was less to benefit the
country than to disappoint the man who had
crificisa1 him
Year: 1870

THE UNION Colony OF COLORADO has issu'd its
First Annual Report" which includes History
of the Town of Greeley" with clear account Of tho
formation of the colony location of its site md
clear account of the Soil Climate, Irrigation, &c.
&c, of the colony. We trust that many thousands
will buy and read this most interesting pamphlet.
not with reference to joining this particular colony
but to furnish them hints toward the organization
and successful establishment of as good or better
elsewhere. There should be ten thousand such col
onies founded within the next year; and yet bad
management or a bad location may cause disastrous
failures. Whoever meditates migration needs all tho
light he can get and this pamphlet cannot fail To
help him. 1t is sold by G. W. .Southwck, 2%7 Third
Avenue, and by the American News Company. lD
Nassau-st. Price 25 cents.
Year: 1870

The House has voted to abolish the Office Of
Admiral of the Navy. Let the Senate do so
without delay, and thus rid the country of o
useless expense and relieve itself of the pain
ful duty upon which it appears resOlveO Of
rejecting the nomination Of Admiral Porter.
In numbers and rank the officers of the Navy
are ont of all proportion TO the enlisted sail
ors, and ought to be reduced for economy's
sake, if none other.
Year: 1870

There was, of course, but one reply to be
made to the preposterOus request of Mayor
Hall that the census Of this city. which ex-
posed the frauds Of Tammany, should be re-
taken under the supervision of the New-York
Police. This reply has been made in such
fitting terms an1 conclusive arguments by
Secretary Delano Of the Interior Department,
that it can hardly fail TO silence the carping
of the Tammany critics.
Year: 1870

Now that the Census returns of New-J jersey
are published, we are enabled to approximate
very closely to the number of people who
make up the real population of this Metropo-
Lis of the Western World and its immediate
surroundings. We find the population of this
District distributed as follows:
Year: 1870

The project of annexing San Domingo does
not appear to find more favor in Congress now
than at previous sessions, in spite Of the strong
arguments adduced in advocacy of it by the
President in his late Message.
Year: 1870

Principal and interest payable in GOLD corr,
as authorized by ordinance of the General
Council of the city, for the purpose of funding
a like amount Of the due debt Of the city, are
Year: 1870

PARTIES from Madison and points above
contemplate building a boat for the Louis
vile aud New Orleans trade. She is to be
the largest aud finest boat ever built for the
trade.


A most sensational tale comes to us in
the Saginaw Republican of the tragic end OF
An old miser who lived near that Michigan
city. His home for many years had been q
miserable hut, a mile or two from any other
house. His only companion was q hungry
looking dog. Once or twice week he
used to beg for food from house to house
and pick rags, and sell old clothes. A few
days ago . lad went out fishing, and came
near the old mans hut. All WAS quiet, and
he ventured near. Hearing no noise inside
he peeped through the crevice, and found
the old man bending over bag of money
Hastily starting away he stumbled aud fell
Like lightning the old man .ushed forth
screaming "Ha I've caught you" and se,z-
ing the boy cut out his tongue aud Gu,
off his fingers. Having done this, he said


ou Can go OUT you can Tell ine itie
fellow managed to get home, and succeeded
in some way in conveying information of the
psrpe.rator. A company of citizens went ou
for the old mans arrest. He met them al
the door with revolver. They shot him IL
return. Entering his howell they found
over ten thousand dollars which had beer
the one thing the old man had cared tt
pOsseSs.
Year: 1870

The Canadians are protecting themselves
with a vengeance. Publishers have secured
the passage of q copyright law BY which
they can obtain two dollars fine, and the
con6scation of any American book which
they themselves publish, sold in Canada. OF
course this will help the small class of pub
fishers in the provinces to the monopoly ol
books, and to charge what rates they will
but of course 1t will no. be of particular
benefit to book readers and book buyers.
Year: 1870

The radicals of New York have Q man
running for Governor, who is shown by rad
icals to have been engaged in the nefarious
business of helping get to a SLAYER to sea
and in slipping the fingers of the United
States officials. A nice man for the radical,
to support.
Year: 1870

In o meteorological sense yesterday was poor
day for the churches, but still there was no lack of
deyout worshppers at all the Catholic ana Episcopal
temples OF worship. The reports which we sub.
join tell the story OF the magnificent homage
paid the day OF the Savlour's resurrection
and the breaking down Of the heavy gates
that barred man from participation in the glory OF
the heavenly Kingdom. The floral decorations. the
vocal outpourings in anthems OF praise and gladness
and the general spiritual joy finding expression in
divers ways OF iubant piety make the great feature
OF yesterdays religious celebration.