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Year: 1873

in the spring, will bring the revenue up to the
needs of the government. In connection with
this subject we may notice that the Commits
account of the returns from the various collec-
ton districts and that the income from GUS
toms duties is improving. Another favorable
indication that we shall get out Of the present
difficulty without more taxation is, that tho
several executive departments are about to
estimates in detail. 1t will be necessary,
however, to keep the pressure upon
them, for no executive officer likes to
cut down expenses in his department. They
all like to handle as much money
as possible, believing that necessary
to make their branch of the public service
specially efficient We have, heretofore,
pointed out where the expenditures could be
reduced, and need not repeat what was said.
There was report that the Secretary of War
had said he could not reduce the estimates of
his department. but now we are informed
from Washington that he can and is willing to
cut them down. He proposes even to revise
the estimates for the military service proper,
though he thought he had calculated them
closely, and he thinks the sums put down for
Notifications, armaments and rivers and
harbors can be reduced considerably. And
why not !? Surely thirty-four millions-half
as much as the whole government cost at
the commencement of the late warts larger
sum than necessary The army is not large


and we do not need large one in time of
peace. Indeed. from the peculiar geographical
position of the country and the nature of
our institutions, we shall never want more
than an efficient nucleus in the regular
army for war purposes. 1t is different
with the navy. AS great maritime and
commercial nation we require q respect
able navy. With regard to the War Depart
ment, public works, the Indians, public
printing, the Internal Revenue Service and
other branches of the service particularly in
the large and ambiguous estimate of ''mis-
cellaneous" great reduction can be made
Thirty to forty millions can very we'll be
saved, and there is no necessity for additional
taxation.
Year: 1873

The Emigrant Exodus from England.
In q recent issue the London Times men
tions the prospective large exodus of emigrants
from England and comments upon it in the
most dissuasive and deprecating terms. No
wonder the English journalist is excited by
the announcement that single emigration
agent will next spring send out 10000 labor
irg families to a selected field in which to seek
their fortunes. Since the Times made this
announcement, in ignorance of the destination
of these families, it has been reported that q
large number of emigrants, under the auspices
of some English management, will be sent to
Virginia. However this may be, it is evident
that the tide of population setting westward to
our shores is on the rise, and not on the ebb.
The English emigrant arrivals at New York
for the quarter ending September 80 alone
amounted to 1899, exclusive of the Scotch
and Irish, who swelled the number immensely.


The remarkable fact to be observed is that
the 10000 to leave England in the spring
of 1874 (under the auspices of two English
agents, Messrs. Arch and Clayden,) are in fami-
hes. The early colonists of America and Aus
tralia were mostly single adventurers, impelled
by necessity to cross the ocean; but the
exodus of so many English families argues a
social movement OF an organized and extern
sive kind impelled not so much by necessity
as by the attractive and ascertained benefits to
be derived from the transfer of home.


1t the destination of these families be the
''Old Dominion the promise for the invest
ment of their labor and capital will be most
encouraging both to that State and to the
emigrant families. The people of the South
have thoroughly recovered from the demorali-
zation of the war, and its peaceful but labor
prostrated society earnestly desires emigration
of the kind mentioned


The extreme South may not be a congenial
climate for the Englishman; but the climate
of the border States is unsurpassed. There
never was time when the emigrants' capital
could be more judiciously and proftably in
vested in lands than it can now be in Virginia;
and, no doubt, the tide Of new settlers will
soon be largely diverted from the remote
regions of the West in o southern direction.


The Times strongly urges upon the outgoing
families to wait year and see how tho expert
ment works with those who have gone, citing
the sufferings of the first settlers Of America
But such dissuasive will not be likely to
have much effect for the United States is not
now what it was century ago. and the Euro
pean coming hither is not making "a leap in
the dark"
Year: 1873


The Democratic State Committee Invited
TO Unite with the. Liberals In Calling
State Convention.


PENN YAM, n. Y. August %, 1873.
Hon. ALLEN G. BEACH. Chairman Executive CON-
mittee Democratic State Committee


SIR-At a meeting OF the Liberal Republican
State Committee, held at Saratoga, on the 3lst day
Of July 1879, the following resolution was
adopted


Resolved, That all questions relating TO the future
action OF this committee representing the liberal repub-
mode Of Its convention and its action generally in the
coming campaign be referred to the Executive Commit
tee thereof with ull power, hereby advising them
fore taking action to rame call embracing the
Cincinnati platform with such additions as may be
deemed proper and invite all opponents of the present
administration to unite in such call tor State Conven
ton with the view of combining all opposition to said
administrat ton in a united movement.


At meeting OF the Executive Committee held
at Penn Yam this day, was instructed, in accord
ance with the above resolution, to invite your COM
mittee 10 unite with ours In a call for State Con-
venton such as Is defined in the above resolution.
with a view OF combining all opposition TO the
present administration in a united movement
Our committee desire that the action OF your state
Committee on this subject be had and commune
Gated at as early a day as practicable.


ANY communication addressed to me at box 80
New York Post ONCE will reach me. Yours re-
spectiuly, JOHN COCHRANE,


Chairman OF Executive Committee.
Year: 1873

Az the Hoboken ferryboat james Rumsey was On
her way In midstream, about ten O'Clock yester-
day, an unknown man stepped 70 the side OF the
boat and IN mped into the water. He sunk In.
stantly and Was seen no more. 1t 10 thought from
the appearance OF his clothing that ne must have
loaded his pockets with lead or other heavy mate
rial TO prevent the possibility Of his rescne.
Year: 1873

A LIST OF decisions has lately been
published by paper devoted to rail


way subjects, which may be OF interest
TO those who travel by rail. The legal
detinition OF passenger is q person
who undertakes, with the consent OF the
carrier, to travel in the conveyance pro-
vided by the latter, otherwise in the
service ot the carrier as such. Rail.
way com panies are bound to carry all
who offer themselves, unless they are
offensive in person or conduct, or the
cars are already full Waiting at the
depot with the intention to take the
train is sufficient TO constitute the re-
lstion OF passenger and carrier
Good for thrs day only" printed upon
ticket, has been decided by the Courts
TO he OF no effect. The passenger has
paid his money and is entitled to trans
porlaton. II has been decided by a
New York Court that ticket between
any two points is good either way, but
the decision is a doubtful one; any injury
to the person OF the passenger through
negligence OF agents OF the railway,
subjects the letter TO damages, aud any
loss Of prope. baggage Git must be only
such as is necessary TO the comfort OF
a traveler), can be recovered by civil
process, and the contents OF trunk can
be proved by the oath OF the plaintiff.
Year: 1873

BERLIN, March l3.-A thorough ex'
pIoratiou of Africa from the East to
the West coast has been under coptem'
plstion for some time, and it is believed
all the necessary preliminary arrange
ments for the success OF the uudertak
ing have been made. Biographies
societies OF Germany who lave said
mission under consideration have
adopted plan by which they propose
to complete from the West coast o
Africa the discoveries made by Living
stone from the East Coast.
Year: 1873

The Senate has directed its Commit
tee on Elections to examine and report
At the next session the best and most
practicable method OF electing the Pre-
s!deut aud Vice President Of tue Unit
ed States, together with a plan Tor the
organization OF tribunal TO determine
all contested questions connected there's
wi h.
Year: 1873

People who believe the stories about
intelligent dogs will read With pleasure
that lost dog in Norfolk, having seen
his masters advertisement in one OF the
local pspsrs promptly went home,
Year: 1873

TIE EAf number of the Ne,cs Letter is more
than usually instructive, clever and satrical. 1t
would be queer man that could not find some
thing to instruct, amuse or make him mad in
the Ne,cs Letter.
Year: 1873

STRAWBERRY FEsTIvAL.-The Good Templars
Of Newcastle will give a strawberry festival,
supper and dance, at their Hall in Newcastle, on
Thursday evening, the 29th inst, for the benefit
of the new Hall fund. The festival and supper
will be in separate room from the dancing
hall, so the young folks can have full sweep at
the dance. 1t is expected that Smith & Fuller's
quadrille band will furnish the music for the
dance. It is intended that all who attend shall
go away fully satisfied that Newcastle can't be
beat on fun and festivals. The object is a good
one, and should call out large attendance.
The invitation is general
Year: 1873

WHY IS IT so Dull IN AUBURN That's what
We have been asking and the other day gentle
man from lower Placer answered it. He said he
came to Auburn and the beggar Of the ring-ral-
road organ got after him to subscribe. He stood
the affection as long possible, then said: "Shut
up! when I want your sheet II send for it." He
rushed into this Office and gave us to understand
if that beggar was not suppressed, the people of
Auburn could look for few visitors in future.
Year: 1873

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-It is stated that
some four thousand sheep, suffering from a
CONTAGIOUS skin disease, were recently sent
here from Illinois and slaughtered and the
meat distributed throughout the city. No
alarm exists, however, as it is thought the
mutton is already nearly disposed OF, and
Tno?1 more of the sheep have arrived,


international.


Ata meeting of the Federal Council in
the National Workingmen's Association,
on Saturday, committee was appointed 70
confer with the Cuban Junta to protter aid
of Internationals in their cause.


Copperas Poison.


In the village of Nassau a mother and
two children died recently from supposed
poison in drinking cider from brandy
cask from which the copperas had not been
washed.


stokes Struggle.


In the Court of Oyer and Terminer this
afternoon the counsel for Stokes presented
afidayits prepared in support of the bill OF
exceptions. The affidavits state substanti-
ally that during the tIiL one juror went to
the Grand Central Hotel and possessed him
self of information which did not come up
during the trial; also that another juror
went to pistol store to get information
on some point which was not clear to him;
farther that during the trial the prisoner
once left the courtroom without the knowl-
edge of counsel and was absent some
m0ments while testimony was being taken;
also that once dmiDg the summing up by
the prosecution Judge Boardman left the.
| court-room and was absent some time; also
that some of the jurors can be proved to
have been inIbued with hostile feeling to
ward the prisoner. -,


Judge Davis made an order returnable
on Friday morning before Judge Board
man.


Recorder Hackett to day provided for the
holding of double sessions of the Court Of
Sessions during the February term, tc
bring to trial the numerous persons in the
Toombs charged with murder.
Year: 1873

SAN Francisco, Jan. 27.-The newly
discovered tin mines near San Diego are re-
ported very rich. Several hundred pounds
of the ore have been brought to this city for
assay. As the work progresses the ledge
increases in thickness and the ore in rich
Year: 1873

Dear Jimmy: Ask your mother to
bring you up here right of. It's gay.
There's fishing here and lots OF worms to
catch 'en with. You stick the hook in
them and they wriggle bully. Fishin's fun
nier when you don't catch the hook in the
seat of your pantaloons, so that you can't
sit down and can't fish all the way home. /
Year: 1873

We are assured that fair statement OF the
finances of tho City Passenger Railway would
show heavy loss, in interest on the Investment,
during the eight years OF its existence. No divi-
dend has ever been paid. The stock has been
p.ldin, to the amount of some 70 per share, but
the selling price is merely nominal-perhaps 81,
p,r share TO many of the stockholders owning
property in Wilmington, and interested in the
general prosperity of the city which this Railway
has so largely promoted, ! their investments in the
stock have been well made, and sufficiently re-
tu ned but there are many who reside outside Of
the city, and who took stock. expecting IL, long
before this, to be earning and paying dividends


The present Winter has been very difficult
and expensive one for the road. The prevalence
Of the Horse Disease caused heavy loss-in the
death Of animals, the cost OF treatment, and the
suspension of operations. The very numerous
and severe storms have added to this expense,
and it is estimated that the loss during the Fall
anl Winter to this time, is not under s3OOO
Year: 1873

A GENTLEMAN and Lady wishing quiet home
IA can find pleasant rooms with board at NO.
Cotton street, second door from Free street. one OF
two single gentlemen can be accommodated also.
Year: 1873

Every one must have noticed the
great difference, as general thing
between the conduct of the bctro.
thed man and the young betrothed
woman. He, the braver and stron-
err of the two, is utterly confused
and bashful, and seeks to make a
secret of the fact. She, on the con-
trary, tries to parade it, is proud of
it, assumes certain air of propri-
etorship over him, and offers to her
friends delicate condolences as to
how nice it is to be engaged, and
how dreadfully jealous he Is if she
looks at any one else.


The cause of this is just one
thing the man is in love, the girl
is not.


have studied human nature, l
have looked into the depths of
hearts, l have made man and woman
the study of my life, and l aver that
the girl in love is rarer than a black
rose. She simply has for her lover
exactly the feeling that the young
mother has for her baby. She has
an anxious desire to see to him for
life, to make sure that he is COM
Portable, that his buttons are all
right, and that his food is what it
ought to be. She understands that
he is in love with her, and rejoiccs
in the knowledge. The idea of
losing his love is madness to her !;
but of herself she does not under.
stand it.


A woman who is not selfish, and
greedy and mean, who does not
smile on any one who can give her
fine clothes and grand establish
ment, overfows with the mother
feeling all her life. She expends it
on her dolls in childhood, on her
poodle, or her kitten, or her canary
afterward, and, when the time
comes, on her lover. Many man
would lose a great deal Of conceit
and vanity if he knew just how the
girl whom he supposed to be in love
with him really 1elt. She, also,
would be surprised to hear that she
was not in love at all, but only de-
lighted to have some one in love
with her, and in a measure awaken
ed to the knowledge Of that love
which she will some day give her
children, 1t is the best sort of love
too, and when mans wife really
loves him as his mother used to love
him, she makes him happy.


But think it is time that some
one who knows the truth should tell
it. A good woman's love is some
thing to be happy in-not the fleet
ing gallantry that man calls by that
name, but a pure and high affection,
and so much OF the motherly and
protecting in it, that l have often
heard a little eighteen-year-old wo.
man say of a six-footer of two hun.
dred pounds weight, and briga.
dier-general to boot:


"Oh, isn't he darling, cunning
little thingP just as sweet as
sugar p ~
Year: 1873

The first white person executed
in Minnesota was a woman. AS an
illustration of her class Of intellect,
it was told that when she went to
the Territory she took with her
from Central Illinois bucket of
butter, kept it in her state-room on
a.frst-class boat and carried it in
her hand to first-class hotel (the
Merchant's), keeping it by her side
in the parlor and her bedroom,
while leaving her other baggage to
be handled by porters. She had
heard that butter was scarce in that
part of the country, and had brought
her supply. This and her general
appearance and behavior led to the
belief that she was person Of weak
mind. She married man who
treated her cruelty and died with
symptoms of poison. A chemist
thought be found arsenic in the
stomach, and druggist had sold
her some of that drug to "poison
rats" There was no attempt to dis
pute the chemical tests. This ex-
pedient was discovered lately for
the benefit of a woman who has not
outlived the charms which once
drove rival claimants for her hand
to the verge CT suicide and mad
ness. Being old, unattractive and
poor, none but the ladies of st. Paul
took any special interest in her case;
and those could only besiege the
Governor for pardon. His wife
led a deputation of them, knelt at
his feet, and with tears and passion
ate entreaty begged executive elem
ency; but the ugly woman was hung
by the neck until she was dead.


A poor German woman was ex
ecuted near Philadelphia about five
years ago; and her confession in
her broken English, was one of the
saddest things l ever read. Her
man had ."peat'' her, peat her so
much, made her work in the field
when she was so sick and tired !:
peat her for not keeping up; peat
her for stopping to nurse her baby :;
made her work in the house while
he rested and smoked, and peat her
if she was not ready to go out to
work when he was She was so
tired could "nevcr get no rested;"
she want to leave him and 90 away,
but he take the children from her !:
she Lave tour little children he
peat them, too she could not leave
her children she was SO tired that
she gave her man stuff, she sorry
she kill her man !; but she no know
what to do, she so tired.


The dailies made occasional news
items out Of the case, and the poor,
old, worn-out slave was universally
voted a monster Of iniquity. The
majesty of the law was vindicated
by sending her from the gallows to
the unerring judgment, where her
toil-worn hands and tortured soul
must have been very white COM
pared to the bejeweled fingers of
the charming monsters who slip so
gracefully through the elastic
meshes of our man-made law.


Mrs. Sugart, now under sentence
of death in Butler County, Pa, who
is to be hanged when the present
treatment in the Rixmont Insane
Hospital shall have so far restored
her reason as to make her sensible
of the solemnlty Of the occasion, is
gray-headed and a grandmother,
and in personal appearance the op-
posite of charming.


Mrs. Grinder, who was executed
at Pittsburg, some eight years ago,
had studied the art of poisoning to
the neglect of that of pleasing. She
was not charming, and such charms
as she had were reserved for her
husband.
Year: 1873

The most remarkable evidence of
the mechanical science and skill of
the Chinese SO far back as 1900


years ago is to be found in their
suspended bridges, the invention Of
which is assigned to the Han dynas-
ty. According to the concurrent
testimony of all their historical and
geographical writer's, Sangleang,
the commander of the army under
Baoutsoo, the first of the Hans,


undertook and completed the forma-
ton of the roads through the noun
famous provinces of Shense, to the
west of the capital. Hitherto its
lofty hills and deep valleys had
rendered the communication difficult
and circuitous. With = body Of
Year: 1873

We copy the following from the New
York Herald:


Land of the best quality for the manu-
facture of glass exists in abundance ln the
Gulf States, and several preliminary efforts
have been made to start glass factories,
particularly in the southern part of Missis-
sippi, but these efforts have proved abortlve
for the want of capital 1t will be good
think for the South to manufacture glass
and glassware. The culture of fruit Is be
coming so general in some sections that the
use of glass jars for it's expectation in a
come necessity. Having the fruits and
the sugar, the South only needs her own
glassware to obtain monopoly of the trade
in preserved fruits. Besides, she will then
be able to erect her own glass houses, and
be in condition to appreciate the political
situation when she begins to throw stones
Year: 1873

The manner in which the announcement
of the death OF Napoleon III. was received
in France shows conclusively that the pres
tige attaching to the Bonaparte dynasty
yet exists, and that the boy yet in England
may in future control force in France by
no means insignificant. The present might
not accept a Napoleon ", but the future is
quite likely to be more accommodating, if
the past history of French politics affords
grounds for reasoning. Apparently, the
only thing impossible in France is re.
public.
Year: 1873

REDUCTION OF RATES By 1HE WESTERN
UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY. AS vii! be
seen by an advertisement published in an
other column this morning. there has been
an important reduction in the yates Of this
Year: 1873

Work on the new Grand Opera House,
Mission street near Third, has been com
menced. 1t will be the first place OF
amusement established for the benefit OF
tho people Of the southern part of the
city. The work Of putting the machinery
in the new Mint will be begun shortly.
everything being now in readiness for its
reception. WOrkmen arc constantly en-
gagged on the foundations for the new
Custom buildings near the Postoffice.
They arc much needed. Cinnamon and
materials are being constantly sent for
ward for the Marin county narrow-guage
railroad, and the North Pacific line.
which Is to penetrate Humbold county
and pass oa through to Oregon and w.
4. Business is little better outside of
stock gan bling, bat the new wheat cron
comes forward slowly-the farmers evi-
IDENTIFY holding back for better prices than
ARE now offered. Tonnage is scarce thus
far, but there arc several vessels ready to
take cargoes when the movement of the
new crop shall have fairly commenced.
Year: 1873

GooD SOUND ADv1cE.-Never throw
stone at any one until you have looked to see
whether there is a window behind, or you
may have to pay rather dearly for your re-
venge. Never leave your hat in the passage,
unless it is bad one. Never be executor of
a will, as it is all liability, great trouble, and
no profit. Never quarrel with your wife, as
you will only have to make it up, and pay
for the reconciliation. Never mention you
have received legacy, or some impertinent
fellow will be asking you to stand dinner.
Never pay to see balloon 60 up, as you can
see it much better by remaining outside.
Year: 1873

BENEFITS OF A LARGE FAM1LY.-A large
family is host in itself It's members are
not dependent for amusements upon strangers.
They are always numerous enough to be able
to organize their own games. Let there be
plenty of boys and girls, and there can never
be any lack of masculine fun and femi-
nine fun. "They quarrel" it will be said.
Of course they do, and herein lies the great
advantage of a large family against a small
one. Their interests are so many, and from
moment to moment so various, that they are
everlastingly clashing. What better prepa-
ration could there be for life? They snub and
are snubbed, contradict and are contradicted,
till it gets thoroughly impressed upon the
mind of each one, early in existence, that he
is not the only one in the world, before whom
everybody must bow and give way. The do
mestic circle becomes thus a miniature public
school, in which all its advantages are ao
quired.