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Year: 1870

There is the great army Of sewing wo-
men, whe beyond question, are wretchedly
paid. Equally beyond question is the
wretchedness Of their sewing. A goOd
seamstress is as scarce as good cook, and
as sure of good woges. How many Of
these women who make shirts at six cents
avieee know how to fashion under gar
meats tastefully, to cut them economical
", TO sew them neatly and strongly. What
thew do is the coarsest and most mechanical
kind of sewing. When it comes to what
is called family sewing they are utterly de-
6cient. There are plc Ity Of mothers who
would be eager to engage their services, If
their services we're worth engaging. Wo-
men at the heads Of households are put 10
great inconvenience and annoyance for want
Of competent help at the needle; and the
help which they get is often 50 clumsy,
shabby and ineffective that il is question
whether il ought not to be called hind
rance. Let all women who design or who
are forced to earn their living by their nee
die become skilled ncedle-women. Let
them learn how to cut and fit and make all
manner Of clothing, outer and inner, coarse
and fine and then let us see whether they
will be obliged to work at six CENTS a
shirt.


But It is said they have no opportunity
to learn this. They are poor, and have
neither time nor teschers for anything but
the plainest work. Undoubtedly this may
be true but il has nothing whatever to do
with the question. The world does not
ask how It's servants came to be ignorant !;
but, are they wiser 4 wants ability, not
reasons for inability. Il may net be wo-
man 3 fault that her work is poor; but she
must not expect to get the same price for il
"a il il were coed. This law is inexorable.
Man did not make it, and man cannot un-
make it.


Here, also, comes in the necessity Of do
ing the work which society wants done.
There Is just 50 much serving to be done
SO much fauily-sewing, that needs trained
hands; 50 much slop-work sewing, that un-
trained hands can make shift to do. The
trained hands are few, and they command
the market. They are called fashionable
milfners or dress makers. They open
shops they get up clothing establishments;
they ask great, perhaps exsrbitant prices
and they make fortunes. The unframed
hands are many. anu are at the mercy ol
the market They must take what they car
get. Because they are many. there is com
petion and starvation wages follow. Their
Year: 1870

At Lerida, Spain, the banker, Jos.
Nunez, had two strong rooms, one iu or
Jdinary use. and the other, which was
only had recourse to when any heavy
pay ments had to be made. Originally
two keys were provided for the latter,
but some time ago ono Of them was lost.
A few weeks back, a necessity arose
to visit the reserved safe, aud, to the in
tense astonishment Of the cashier, he
found key iu the lock. He Immediately
informed his employer, and the two to.
gether opened the door, when they found
inside the corpse OF man who had tor
merly been employed in the bank. Tic
had probably stolen tho koy and visited
the depository with the Intention Of rob
berry, but the door had accidentally olosel
and, as it fastened with n spring, he had
died miserably in the midst Of the wealth
he had desired to appropriate.
Year: 1870

The New Orleans Picayune gives the
following sad romance of private soldier
who was condemned to death for falling
in love:


To-day, just as the sun Is az meridian,
jact as with solemn sound the grost bell
of the old st. Louis Cathedral tolls for
the hour Of noon, a soldier will pay the
penalty of crime fer which military
justice knows but one expiation. The
United States barracks, below the city,
has been the place selected whore the ex.
ecution is to take place, and the green
swardsof tho parade ground will, ere
many hours, be stained with the crimson
life-blood of the unfortunate man. He
was o member Of oae Of the companies g
Of United States troops stationed near
near a village in one Of the interior par.
shes Of Louisiana. Near the camp of
tho company was the plantation Of q
wealthy gentleman who had sympathized
with the Union cause during the war,
and who, therefore, was the object of
special attention on the part Of the Off
GERS of the command then perfo, ming
provost duty. The planter had q large
family, among them . daughter who pos
scssed in a remarkable degree that sare
type of beauty for which the women Of
tho So ,sh are noted. She had imbibed
the sentiments of her father, and there
fore took great pleasure in entertaining
the officers whe frequently visited the
house.


The First Lieutenant Of the company
Ambrose Back, at once conceived warm
attachment for the beautiful young creole
and cndeavored in every way to induce
her to share'hs feelings. StranYs to say
however, the lady treated him in peca
liarly polite but formal manner, tha,
proved her heart was ice toward hiQn
This was great shock to bis vanity. and
he was at loss to understand it. Fl
nally the explanation came, when one Of
his companions, playfully rally,ng him
upon his i'll success, stated that he had
discovered why the lady refused to smile
upon him. He had accidentally wit
messed ar interview between herself and
private Alfred Blake, the soldier who
had been detailed TO guard the house
an interview which proved conclnsively
that the heart of the young creole wal
irrevocabsy the pr,vate's and not tho off
GERS.


This intelligence was too much fo
Black. His pride was wounded in il
most vital point. He had been sorestallet
where his heart was most enlisted, and BY
one Of his own suborslinates. Seeking
private Blake at once, he poured out tn
viaIs Of his wrath upon him. taunted bin
with his position, and declared he woulC
send him where he should have no NOR
opportunities of dalIying with shame
less girl while on duty. Alfred Blak'
had borne much, but this coarse allusiol
to tho woman he loved better than life
fred heart ana brain, and with one 6lov
he struck his officer PROSTATE upon th
ground in the presence of his company


Then followed the trial, which wa
rendered inexpress,bly touching by tn
presence Of the woman who had dared It
love q private soldier-the sentence o
death. to DO preceded by imprisonment a
Ship Island. To day tho sentence is t.
be enforced, and the majesty Of the Law
sustained.
Year: 1870

Pouring a glass of water, and raising
it above his head, he advanced toward
the audience and uttered the following
eloquent words:


Look at this, ye thirsty sons of earth
Behold it !! See its purity! 1t is a bcv
erage which was brewed by the hand Of
the Almighty Himself! Not in simmer
ing still of smoking fires, cho2ed with
poisonous gasses, and surrounded by the
stencil of sickening odors and corruption,
does our Father IN Heaven prepare the
pSecious essence of lite, the pure cold
water; but in the green glade, and grassy
dell, where the deer wanders and the
child loves to play there God brews it,
down in the deep valley, where the
fountains murmur and the rils ring, and
high upon the mountain tops, where the
thunders crasho and away Ear out on the
broad sea, where the hurricane howls
music aud the big waves roll the chorus,
sweeping tho march Of God, there he
brews it that beverage Of health giving
water and everywhere 1t IS q thing of
beauty glimmering in the sammce rain,
shining under the ice gem, till the trees
all seem turned into living jewels
spreading golden vail over the setting
sun, or white gauze around the mid.
night moon; sporting in the cataract,
sleeping in the glaziers, dancing ia the
hail showers, folding its curtain softly
around the windy world and weaving the
many colored iris-whose warps are in
the rain drops Of the earth, whose wool
is the sunbeams Of heaven all checkered
over with celestial covers by the mystic
hand reflected, still always it is beautiful
that blessed life water! No poison
bubbles on the brink its foam brings nc
sadness or murder"
Year: 1870

The Ticket selected by the Conserva,
tives Of the Sth Senatorial District, at
their Convention in this city, is in all re-
spects good one, and should, as we are
confident it will, receive the united vote
of every Democrat and Conservative in
the District, who has the good of the
party and the welfare of the down trod-
den people of the State at heart. With
out word Of unkindncss for any of the
gentlemen running as independent candi
dates, there should be no boiling or
scratching of the regular ticket, at this
time, among the opponents of Radical
ism-measures not men, should actuate
every man of us. No name on the
ticket should be hazardcd by personal
preference for any gentleman running
independent. Let us abide in good faith
by the wishes Of the Convention and
cast solid vote for the nominees
Year: 1870

We call the attention ofGcv. CLAYTON,
to the fact that in Benton county his ap-
pointed Registrar refuses to open Books
at all. With the Governor must lay the
responsibility The Bentonvillc Trarel-
er speaking of this matter says:


Citizens of Washington county, onyou
devolves the political battle of this scna-
torial district. Do your duty-register
every man Of you and give them an extra
scorching for the sake Of Benton. Even
though your success may be contested
and you ultimately thrown out entirely,
and have no voice in the administration,
let them suffer the humiliation that in
spite Of all their frauds and chicanery
they were badly beaten.


The Radical party of this senatorial dis
trict, are acting under the assumption
that you are thoroughly intimidated, and
will not dare to oppose. Hence they
think they have numerical majority in
your county. Notwithstanding their oft
repeated boasts that they can carry Ben
ton also, they dread to test it even with
the most unjustly stringent registration
Bat fearing the great majority that would
be given by Benton against them, would
counteibalance their majority in Wash
ington county, they throw Benton coun-
ty out entirely.


The president of the Board of regis.
tration, appointed for Benton county, is
bribed with the nomination for the Leg
Year: 1870

islature by the Radical party, not to reg
lister this county.


Can you, will you, Republicans ofWash-
ington county, bring such disgrace upon
your party, encourage such frauds, or
pamper to such greed for office DO you
not see, that the man who will sell mus
will sell your interests at any time the
price is offered. Some of you condemn
men for selling out to Brooks. VIII not
this man sell to him? Others Of you con
denim a man for selling out to Clayton.
viii not this man sell to Clayton, II Clay
ton bids for him. What assurance can
you have, that a man who Will practice
such fraud, will not at any time and to
anybody sacrifice your interests to his
own? The man who has not the sense
of honor to refuse TO do positive wrong
for any consideration, has not the hon
esty and uprightness to keep from doing


it at any time, if he can do 1t and escape
punishment.


If our registrar would register this
county however so strngently, his partl-
zan friends might excuse him. But to re-
fuse to do so entirely, when there are
many as true, loyal and radically Repub-
lican men in it as himself. shows plainly
that he is looking to the success Of the
nomination, which will send him to the
Legislature He fears that so many men,
as true to republican principles as him
self, will register, who will be opposed to
him, as would defeat that nomination.


But further This registrar does no
only violate what is right between man
and man. He brakes his vow given to
God. He has committed perjury to Sc
cure that nomination. He has taken the
oath of office, and has sworn to fulfill the
obligations of the position. When he
thus swore to God, upon the Holy Bible,
that he would well and truly execute the
obligations thus assumed. he knew posi-
lively he would not do 50. And yet this
man is member of a church. He is rec
ognized as a christian. Christians grasp
his hand in brotherly fellowship. o, Re
pubicans of Washington county, will
you, can you, send such a man to repre-
sent you and Benton county in the Leg
islaturel VIII you impose such a dis
grace upon Benton county?
Year: 1870

ave are pleased to discover that the Press
is desrous of advocating morality and pro-
gress, we never heard it charged with this be-
fore and we are truly sorry, OH account of
the Press, that the pr0Vessipe candidate,
whose name it boosted" to its masthead,
will not consent to run. If the Press keeps
on IL may yet find man that will suit its
ideas" - Herald


The Editors of the Herald go out of their
way in noticing our reply to their article on
congressional candidates to cast a sur upon
DR.. John kirkwood Of Little Rock, whose
name was announced in our paper Whether
he is n progressive" man, IN the eyes of the
Herald, or not, matters but little-one thing
however, is very observable and conceded on
all sides-he is an honest man and commands
the respect of all who know him, and one
whose profession and calling would not dis
grace any Congressional honors that might
be bestowed upon him.


If the Herald chooses to make the applica-
ton OF our remarks, last week, to their can
didate, we have nothing to say. 1t is matter
of their own counting. The friends of Gen
eral Edwards know very well our position,
and we have declined making any allusion to
him or his canvass whatever; but the Herdld
Editors in their dctatorial zeal arc detcrmin-
ed that we shall be driven, to either eSpouse
his claims as an independent candidate, or to
make fight on him. We decline to do the
former, and have no desire to do the latter
and it lays entirely with "llonest John" and
his advocates, if we do so, or not


Whether the Press was ever charged with
advocating morality" or not, cuts no figure
at this time, we ale no candidate for Office
but the Press like to see in those that are a
little of the godly virtues as well as most OF
the political requisites in candidates seeking
we to infer that the HcrdlPS candidate is
weak on the morality" platform?
Year: 1870

In two recent numbers of the Fort Smith
Tri-Weekly Herald, we find that our friends
are terribly sour over the management and
result Of the Convention that assembled on
the 81 inst, at this place. Doubtless the Fort


Smith delegates feel that they are warranted
in their sly filings at Van Burcn, Crawford
County, Franklin County and at the country
delegates from their own county, but for the
life of us we cannet see the policy or deep
wisdom displayed in such open and repeated
manifestations OF it. If Fort Smith failed to
secure candidate, by endorsement, from
Fort Smith, it does seem to us, that from the
HerdiTs own showing, it was only because
the delegation was either opposed to the can
ddate offered or thought Fort Smith had
alread about enough. There was no nnanim-
ity among the Sebastian delegates, and only
two Tor three perhaps seemed to favor the
nomination Of Mr.. Fishback.


Now, because the rest OF the delegation
would not abandon their preferences and
bow to the desire of two or three from Fort
Smith, they are TO be accused of stocking
the Convention" The delegates who oppos-
ed having candidated nominated from Fort
Smith, did so, so far as we could ascertain,
simply because all the people in the Sth Sena-
torial district do not yet reside in the aiore-
said city, and their interests are not ccntcred
in the county seat question, and further Fort
Smith has the State Senator. a candidate for
Congress, and strong aspirations for many
other things.


Aside from all this, is it fair TO accuse Craw
ford County and the Greenwood delegates, as
the Herald is pleased to call those from the
county of Sebastian outside of the city (of
the .fr,t class of conspiracy to defeat the
win of the people, when the Fort Smith Del
egation itself was not thoroughly agreed. If
Sebastian bad appeared in the Convention
unit for MIR. Fi.hback, then there would be
some proprety in charging other counties
with stocking. if any such thing had in
fact existed.


We are not disposed to be drawn into a dis
cussion or newspaper wranglc about the ac-
ton taken by the Convention Of the Sd of
October. We can conceive of no good to be
accomplished by it, and it will assurcdly not
conduce to harmony in the Conservative
ranks, which is SO vastly important now.
We too, had personal preferences for men be-
fore the convention, that were not gratifcd
in the nominations made-but we went into
the convention in good iaith, and for ourself
intend to support the nominees and also to
abide by the preferences expressed for DR.. l..
G. WHITE. If we had not SO made up our
minds we would have kept out ot the con-
vention entircly-not growled after our de-
feat, if such it can properly be called
Year: 1870

OF ALL THE GREAT CURIOSlTIES WHICH
" attract the most attention at the Mechanics
Fair, are the wonderful improvements which are
now attached TO the well.known WHEELER
WILSON SEWING MACHINE, without the COM
plction of the others. This is the only Family
Sewing Machine with the new Silent Feed Mo-
tion. 1t makes one thousand button holes per
day on linen. cotton or wooden goods 1t sews
on the binding of dress, without previous bast
ing, in four minutes and while sewing on ono
tuck, makes the line of marks for another gath
ers and sews on at the same time; hens silk or
wooden goods with equal facility; cords and
braids with surprising quckness; makes articles
for mems as well womens wear; takes two
thousand stitches per minute. which is fifteen
hundred stitches more than any other lock stitch
can make.


This wonderful machine has no shuttle TO thread
five or six times before starting. which is a
great saving OF time 1t is positive fact that
WHEELER x WILSON'S FAMILY SEWING
MACHINES will do all the same kind OF work
that the other machines now on sale will do
will make the same single thread loop stitch that
ravels out very conveniently, because You can
sew with one yard oil thread all day long. sewing
in your thread, then Taveling / and sewing it in
again, and so on-all right, and very convenient;
but you will find that the same WHEELER X
WILSON FAMILY SEWING MACHINE that
does all these wonderful things, makes also the
only straight. solid lock which cannot be
ravelcd; perfectly safe to walk to church with
clothing IN tde with this stitch; also this machine
will make the three thread embroidery stitch.
which is the loop-stitch and lock stitch combined
and forms the most beautiful ornamental finish,
perfectly secure against raveling, and very dura-
bic. The AMERICAN INSTITUTE, New York, re-
ports. This machine makes the
Year: 1870

The famous ~Red Stoekingn nine from Cincinnati
will arrive here to-day and Will play the Mutuas at
the Union grounds tomorrow, should the weather
be favorable. This game Will undoubtedly attract
an immense crowd, and it Will In all probability be
the only game the "Red Legs" win play in this
vicinity that viii be very largely attended.
The visitors in proposing the games here
dictated terms to which the Clubs in and
around New York were obliged to accede
or be cried down as being afraid to meet
The amalgamaed nine from ''Out West" The lovers
of the game, therefore, will pay the doubled fee at
the Union grounds in Williamsburg, because there
Is but little extra expense to be incurred in getting
to those grounds and they are not so far away as to
spoil much extra time in going to and from. The
novelty attaching TO the visit and playing Of the lads
OF the "Sanguinary Hose' will pass away with their
first game; and should they defeat the Mutuais very
badly there will be still greater lack OF interest.
Should the latter, however play against them as
they did last year. making the finest game On record
there may he curiosity enough aroused to see how
badly they will whip the other clubs they will plhy
witii-the Unions, EcKfords and Stars.


The Mutuals have been practising quite lively dur
ing the past week, and were getting into good trim.


Pearce, the sold stand by'' of the Atlantics, has
been growied out OF the nine and goes toWashngton
where IL is to be hoped he will have captain to deal
with that will not grOw at him publicly on the field
should he unavOidably miss ball.
Year: 1870

Boy Fifteen Years Old Succumbs to the


Terrible NIalady in Jersey City.


The following case OF hydrophobia-the first known


Jersey City within the memory OF the authorities
furnishes another illustration OF the fact that the
virus may remain Ia the system for many months
before 1t assumes malignant form and becomes
fatal. The victim was little boy, named Frank L.
Kearney, fifteen years Old, who resided with his
parents in Jersey City. Their habitation lately has
been the canal boat H. c. Cruice, yng the Scranton
dock. The unfortunate boy was always very fond
of dogs and was bitten several times without an
serious resutso often. in fact that the parents be-
came used to It and regarded the bite OF dog In
play as Of no account But the last bite he received
was in December last. On the 10th day Of that
/ month little Frank was strolling along Delaney
street Iii New York, when he met youth about the
same age carrying in his arms little poodle
dog which was Just rescued from drown
Ing In the East river. the owner being passenger
ON one Of the ferryboats.


Frank had no sooner set his eyes on the shivering
other lad would not part with It, A few hours
elapsed, and the little favorte was dry again and
became very sury towards the boys, who Kept teas
ing him. AT last he snapped at his possessor and
bit him IN the hand. That enough for the
finder Frank was told he might take the dog, and
he did go. What fate overlook that boy in Delancey
street does not appear But within the space of
three days the animal bit Frank in the left hand. 1t
was little more than a scratch, and the wound soon
healed.


Months passed on, and the boy was never troubled.
Two weeks ago he began TO complain that he felt
sick. He could not sleep at night His memory
failed him, anguor seized him. and he became
dull stupid, heavy and oblivions. Last saturday he
went into the water with other boys 10 battle, and
the next day he complained for the first time OF q
pain In his left arm, which was becoming power
less. His parents attributed this TO strain OF the
muscles, as the lad had been carrying heavy logs OF
wood on the left shoulder. On Monday the arm be-
came swollen and Inflammation was last setting IN
at the shoulder


On Wednesday the sufferings Of the boy were be-
coming insupportable, and the mother applied to
Dr. Hadden giving her theory or the case In reference
TO the logs OF timber. The doctor prescribed simple
remedies, but the boy grew worse and the doctor
called TO see him. He did not detect any symptoms


OF the terrible scourge which was fast devouring the
lad I'LL the latter called for drink OF water. The
sight OF the water set him barking foaming snap
ping and working into commissions. Then the
trutn burst upon the doctor, but he did
not alarm the parents by disclosing 1t, as
they were In Ignorance OF the disease up 10 tins
tine. Dr. Hadden inquired il the boy had ever been