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Year: 1872

A DISPATCH from Richmond on the Sd
says;


An immense Republican mass meeting
was held here to-day, the number present
being generally estimated at from eight
to ten thousand


Hon. Henry Wilson made the first
speech, He began by referring to the re-
cord of Indiana, and of Wayne County, in
war and in peace; then traced the foot
steps of the Republican party from in
fancy to the present time, showing that
it had, from beginning to end, been true
to the principles of Justice, Liberty, and
Humanity. Those who say that the party
has performed its mission and is dead,
are themselves dead to the great principles
on which it was founded and still rests.
Those who leave the party, claiming they
are as good Republicans as ever, simply
follow in the footsteps of the Blairs, Doc
little, and Andrew Johnson.


He then reviewed the record of Gen.
eral Grant in war and peace. He said as
Chairman of the Military Committee in
the Senate he had special advantages to
study his character. From the begin
ming, of all the Generals in the field, he
showed himself the most efficient and far
sighted. lie favored putting colored
men in the army. In 1868 General Grant
urged the adoption of an amendment to
the Constitution granting suffrage to
negroes. He favored and suggested the
original Reconstruction bill, and did more
than any other man to secure the adop-
tion of the Fifteenth Amendment in 1869
and 1870. He coucurred in the passage
of the Ku-Klux bill only after
it was perfectly apparent that
the negroes in Louisiana and other
Southern States could not protect them
selves. He hestated to assume the power
conferred upon him by that law. His
course toward the white people of the
South had invariably been humane. The
speaker averred that Summers additional
Civil Rights bill was supported by the
Administration members of both Houses
of Congress, but was opposed by Trum-
bull and Schurz and their followers, and
defeated by the Democrats. He said an
effort is now being made TO draw colored
votes away from Grant, but, having been
over the field, he was prepared to say that
80 out of every 100 negroes, from the Po-
tOmac to the Rio Grande, will vote for
him.


He alluded to the plea now being made
for rebels and Democrats by Liberal Re.
publicans that they should be forgiven.
He was ready to forgive when they show
ed real evidence of repentance. He could
not believe that after forty years of sin
ming three million men could, like Paul,
be converted in the twinkling of an eye.
He was not willing to accept mere lip ev-
idence of their conversion. If they have
been honest for forty years in the persis-
tent service of the slave power. they
could not be converted to the Cincinnati
platform in a single day.


In closing, the speaker appealed to the
men of Indiana to stand firmly by the
party which had done more for the human
race than all others, and which could
never die ignobly.
Year: 1872

"A young man lately entered the Office
of the Hartford register in bankruptcy
and said, after some hesitation, that he
wanted license because he was going to
get married that evening. The hard
hearted clerk informed him that people
did not go into bankruptcy until after
they were married, and sent him to the
city clerk
Year: 1872

THERE is a story in Western paper to
the effect that aprudent Kentucky father,
with marriageable daughter, found it
impossible to keep the beaux from
the house, so he furnished her with a
music box which plays "Home, Sweet
Home" at ten p. m, precisely. The
beaux are all gone, and the house closed
up in five minutes after. Some fellow
who wants to stay late should get box
to play owe Won't go Home till Morn
ing" at 9;55 punctually, and then the old
gentleman up stairs might forget to wind
up his machine.
Year: 1872

On the body of one was found a book
of prayers and and quantity of in-
sane rahpsodies the latter written by
the elder Espinoss. One of these
rahpsodies ended thus, "The Virgin
Mary will be sitting on my head until
l die ip her arms Amen. Jesus -
A large amount of like CALCULATIONS
seem to show that it was probably
a religious monomania that led to
the deeds committed. However this
may be, they we're the worst bandits
that ever crossed the borders of the
Territory, and the end of their lives
was but in consonance with their daily
acts.


The older Espinosa had addressed
a paper to Governor of the Territory
setting forth that he bad killed TWEEN
ty two men, and on that account de
manded that his property be restored
to him-although what bis property
might have consisted of is not very
clearly shown.
Year: 1872

The Richmond IVA Dispateh tells
the following strange story: "There
is hermit in Richmond. He lives
almost in the heart of the city, and
yet there are very few persons who
are aware of the fact His home is
at the extension of Eleventh street,
on the edge of the gully, almost in
the open air, and he has for the past
thirteen years, with but short inter
mission, made this place his domicile.
The gable end OF al old house has
been torn away, or has been worn
away by the effects OF time, except a
small portion of the roof, and it is in
one corner of this place that he lives


1t is the northern gable end which
has fallen away, and here in the bleak
winds this man sleeps each nigh. with
nothing to prots ct him from the cold
except an old piece of cocoa mating
and his own clothes. Regularly at 5
O'Clock he goes to bed. He undres-
ses himself as carefully as one would
do IN a comfortably-warmed room,
and places his clothing upon hi body.
Then he lies down to sleep. His bed
consists of about two handfuls of hay
between his body and the earth.
A number of pegs hsve been driven
into the ground and vine of some
kiud has been entertwined among
them, and this keeps the straw within
the enclosure. During the day he
roams about the streets and begs, and
it is said by an old colored woman
who lives in the old weather beaten
tenement on the edge of the gully
that in the nighttime he is heard
talking to himself, and the sound is
like that of number of persons en-
gagged in conversation. His rest he
must get in the earlier part of the
night, as he retires before sundown.
During the war he lived underneath
an old stable a few PAGES distant.
Once he was taken out and carried to
Castle Thunder. aud there kept for
awhile. When he was let out he
went back to his present quarters


A short time ago be was arrested,
and under the vagrant ordinance,
sent to the chain-gang for three
months in default of security. Al
soon as his time expired, he returned
to his old retreat. Yesterday after.
noon a representative of this papel


was in the neighborhood and wit


messed his preparations for bed. HI


gave his name as Edward Wilhelm


Seymour, says he will be fifty-si,


years old on the 10th of March next
and that he is a native of Ger many.
Year: 1872

WAsruyGroH, March S.-The barometer will
continue falling from the upper lakes to the
Eastern Gulf and eastward to the Atlantic,
the lowest moving northeastcrly over
southern Michigan, and probably over or
north Of the lower lakes, preceded on its
northern half by brisk clsterly and north
easterly winds, and on its southern half by
fresh to brisk eastcrly to southerly winds.
The area of snow will extend during the
night from Chic to New England, and north
ward and the area Of rain from Tennessee,
Kentucky, and Ohio, eastward to the Middle
Atlantic coast. Cloudy and threatening
weather with southerly winds will prevail
during the night over the South Atlantic
States, the latter veering westerly and north
westerly by Saturday evening. The barom-
eter will rise during tonight with westerly
to northerly winds west of and throughout
the Mississippi Valley, and extend eastward
on Saturday over the upper lake region, the
Ohio Valley and Eastern Gulf States, with
clearing weather and falling temperature.
Year: 1872

which will come up to-day in the Senate, has
unanimously passed the House, and has been
fayorably reported to the Senate by the Com
mittce Of Public Institutions, who had care
fully considered it. This bill meets the
hearty approval of Business men. whose
opinions should have great weight in the
matter. Ii has been proposed by J. Thomp-
son Brown, one Of the representatives from
this citv-and no man is better qualified to
master the subject. Added to good judS-
mcnt and 4 liberal education, he has tho
rough knowledge. practically, of mechanics;
he has made this subject study, ana
BY consultation with other business men
and those connected with the institution ne
has, after much labor, perfected bill which
he thinks will make the institution pay a
handsome revenue instead of bcinga burden.
The main feature of the bill is to place the
institution in the hands Of the Board Of Dl-
rcctols. to be managed by them as private
establishment, with authority to introduce
such machinery and employ such foremen as
NAV be necessary to conduct manufactures
on a large scale. and successfully. The sub
stitute offered to abolish the office of general
agent has been carefully considered by the
committees Of both Houses and found
impracticablc. If manufacturing is con-
Quoted to any extent, some one must perform
the duty Of general agent; and to get an
efficient man a good salary would have to be
paid. Ii the Office is abolished al irresponsi-
bic agent would be substituted for bonded
officer, whose salary is contingent upon his
efficiency as an officer. Besides, the present
system is one of checks. The superintendent
is check upon the general agent, and the
general agent is check upon the superin-
tcndcnt, and if you place everything in the
hands OF a superintendent you at once open
the door to fraud, Is he would then have no
check upon him.


We notice this bill, as we think it is a good
one, and hope it vii! at least be tried.


(ITIyrS
Year: 1872

J,OR sALE-TIIE STOCK AND GOOD WILL OF A


first class Boarding and Livery stabe good location,
will be sold reasonable TO cash customer ADDRESS M
box lS5 Herald Uptown Branch Office 1265 Broadway.
Year: 1872

In the following article from the New
York EUenil1g Post of Monday-a paper
that may be relied upon for trutEfulness-
we find the following gratifying statement
relating to the German vote of New York
City: ...f


''There is every indication that the Ger
mans of this city will cast larger vote
for Grant and Dix than they have ever
thrown for any Republican ticket. In 1868
there were but about seven thousand
names enrolled on the lists of the German
Republican ward clubs. Upwards of four
teen thousand have been enrolled thus far
in the present campaign, and the average
daily accession is about four hundred while
the German Greeley and Brown clubs
make but little headway, and have obtain
ed but about six thousand names up to the
present time.


''There are altogether about thirty-five
thousand German voters in New York.
The best informed German politicians be-
ieye that Grant will receive fully twenty
thousand of these; that five thousand, fol-
lowing the advice of the Stats Zeitu,eg,
will abstain from voting, and that if Gree
ley gets the remaining ten thousand he
will do well.
Year: 1872

An intelligent and thoroughly reliable


gentleman of East Tennessee, now in the


South, writes private letter to friend


in this city, from which we extract the
following.


| In view of the shameless frauds and the


farce of an election recently held in Geor-


gia this proposed corrupt mode of carry


ing the election is not improbable. He


says:


| At Mobile, there was a gentleman
came into the train and took his seat next
| to me- We had not been long together be-


fore a conversation sprang up between us.
| soon learned that he was on his way to
New Orleans after his family, his home be-
| ing Mobile county, Alabama. He said he
had recently attended convention at Mo-
bile and the House adopted the following
resolutions ss ~ - 81 ,rr-F -H


That we, the leading men of the
Democratic party, in particular, and
the whole party at large, shall make use of
every means in our power to elect officers,
i'm the coming election, both for our State
and United States, from the Democratic
party. rafl u. ras& r&l


collectively, shall strenuouslysendeavor to
divide the colored vote in all the elections
of the present campaign.


He further informed me that they had
a general understanding, that in order that
they might be sure of success, they in
particular, and as many of the party as
could, would vote as many times, and at
as many places as they possibly can with
out detection.


He said that Mobile county would, i'm
an honest election, vote five thousand ma
jority in favor of the Radical party. But
in their lasbcounty election they adopted
the plan of repeating votes and were there
by enabled to out vote the Radical party.
He said he voted eight times in that elec.
tion and that he knew several men who
voted as high as fifteen times. He also
said that he, with others of his party, went
to the cemetery where the confederate SOL
diers were buried and took the names off
of the tomo stones and voted them, and
that it was their intention to do the same
thing in the coming election. He said
that they could elect all their State and
county officers in this way and would give
a good majority for Greeley But they did
not care so much for the present as they
did for their internal officers. This is the
plan which Mobile county has adopted for
their election of their officers.
Year: 1872

In these days of steam engines and telegraphs
customers require. In the rush of trade some
men fail to supply all their customers need but
we noticed yesterday that such was not the case
with our neighbor Mr.. John Lichtenwanger.
His store was well crowded all the morning,
but he and his clerks seemed equal to the emer-
gency. He has received large stock of new
goods bought at lowest pricesand is ready to sell
to his patrons at good bargains. The secret of
hiss uccess is to the claim he makes to sell good
goods at low prices and always stand ready to
accommodate his patrons. Call on him on
Market Square. .f
Year: 1872

Oae OF the vital issues before the people and
incumbent en- the Legislature is that Of Equal
Representation. No fair man or sane man can
expect that the people North of Duck Creek will
perpetually submit to Acknowledgement. Taxa
tion without Representation is Tyranny, and this
they have 10 ng endured.


How shall the wrong be righted By an Ao
ofae Legislature, passed al this Session


The present constitution expressly provides
Article II, Section 2 that the Legislature may
increase the number of its members. under GER
tain restrictions. These require that there shall
be, for each county, at least three Senators, and
seven Representatives, and that the Senate sha I
never hold a greater ratio to the House than
one-haf its number These rules being OBJ
served, the act of the General Assembly. two
thirds Of each House concurring, is al al time
sufficient to increase the representation and
there.i is no valid reason why it sheuld not be
passed at the present session.


Let the delegation representing the disfran-
chised constituency introduce bill remedyinl
the wrong. Let them press the measure upon
the Legislature, and bring up the issue, fairly
and squarely. 1t is impossible-so at least all
fair men will declare-that the gentlemen rep
resenting districts where the citizens have nov
more than their share of representation will vote
against this act to do justice to one-fourth the
people Of the State How could they Justify &c
gross a grong2 1t would insult the name
Democracy to which the members from Ken
and Sussex proclaim their attachment.


To raise the square, plain, direct issue o
equalizing Representation is the present duty o
the dsfranchsed people OF Northern Delaware
The time has come for them to ask justice, ant
to obtain it. II it is refused, let. them perpetu
ally remember the men who make refusal Tn
whirhgig Of Time never fails to bring around al
Just reyenges.
Year: 1872

Wages ought not, under any circumstances, to
be subject to attachment. Added to the many
instances of hardship under the present law,
we are informed OF recent case. A family out
the Avenue were called upon short time ago,
by person known to them as a respectable and
worthy woman, tho wife Of a mechanic, and
mother OF several children. She was obliged to
ask them for assistance. Her husband had been
sick for a considerable time, and unable to earn
anything for his family. During his illness they
Of course ran into debt. Finally, he recovered
and obtained employment. His wages, as pay
day approached, amounted to a small sun, upon
which he depended to satisfy some Of the more
pressing debts, and procure the food and cloth
ing which this Indictment season makes neces.
sary, when one of his creditors attached the
money, took it, and reduced his wife to the alb
solute necessity of asking charity.


How can a man work, with the prospect hang,
ing over him, every day, Of having all his earn,
ings seized, without cent going to his own use
or that Of his family? Such law drives many
good workman, temporarily in debt out of the
city, or obliges him, as in this case, to beg. vii
the Legislature repeal it, promptly?
Year: 1872

NbnFOhLI hi'p SSPeSHi'NA -


On my return from the canvass OF
the western part OF the State, | find
your letter OF the 22d, which, with this
communication, give to the public.


Lam panied to think that you have
imagined anything in my character
giving you the hope that, even under
the guise of an assumed confidential
communication, you would be encour-
aged 10 propose to me the commission
Of a political and inexcusabe intany
You will remember that once, when
you deemed your own honor sssailed,
you called upon me as your trusted ad .
wiser to aid you in vindicating it, and
that you then expressed to me the
warmest affection for the manner in
which had aided you. What have
done since 10 forfeit your confidence
and esteem is painful but. unanswer-
able question to me.


can net permit you, under the mask
OF confidence, to offer me this wanton
insult ond peru.;s it 10 60 mnrshuked


do not agree with you in your prog
nostications that Mr. Greeley will be
defeated, but were convinced beyond
doubt that such would be the case, |
should, in redemption OF my pledge
made in every speech to the people Of
Kentucky during this canvass, and in
vindication OF my own integrity, cast
nv vote for him in the Electoral COL
lege. In voting for Mr. Greeley ! do
not regard the man, but redeem the
honorable pledge have given to the
noble body Of gentlemen who stand with
me on the platform OF principles be
comes before the country with-that !
shall be true and loyal TO them in
victory or defeat.


Both your life and mine should have
taught you the lesson that honorable
men do not abandon principles because
disaster and opposition surround their
advocacy.


have accepted the principles pro-
mulgated by the Cincinnati and BsItI-
more Conventions as best for the inter
ests OF the country, and with the same
devotion you have seen me manifest in
the past in a cause dear to us both |
shall stand there, even if among the
thousands now protesting them ] stand
alone. am, GEo. B. HODGE,


Electoral Candidate OF the Liberal
party in Kentucky.


Colonel BLASroS DUNCAN, Louisville,
Kentucky.
Year: 1872

allow the Radicals to carry Ken
lucky by any division among our
selves. They confidently rely upon
it. I believe we can carry it for
'OConor, even if you continue your
canvass, for there are not thirty thou


sand voters who would support an old
Radical, without hopes of success,
when q staunch Democratic ticket was
in the field. You can prove your
claims to political wisdom by preparing
for such an event and taking the lead.
Don't consult Tom Jones, or Waiter
son, or Jils. johnson. But discuss it
with the old, clear-headed fellows and
get ready to join forces with US at the
opportune moment. We can elect
OConor if wise action be taken. You
ask me how? The Administration
will have spent all their money in Oc-
tober, and we can come upon them with
five times the amount the Greeley com.
mittees have raised. The Greeley Rad.
calls cannot retrace their steps. They
are too far committed. II the Demo-
Gratis are united and the Radicals divided
we are sure to win. have been slow in
putting out our ticket, but it viii
be made next week. You have moth.
ing to gain by fighting on for man
who never received your sympathy or
respect, and you have only done it be-
cause you thought the organization re-
quired the duty from you. When suc.
cess is hopeless prompt action in Ken
tnckv by you and others would be
effective in the whole country, and
would secure Kentucky beyond q
chance. We could make combina-
ton ticket Of you and others resigning
from the Greeley ticket and win. Think
over this matter; consult with Governor
Leslie, Judge Stanton and other dis.
Greet men, who will keep it confiden-
tally, and let us try to have united
force in October. | do not advise you TO
do anything unworthy, but a brave man
is not bound in honor to 60 further in
a cause than you have done. You
simply surrender an untenable fort.


Yours truly, BLANroN DUNCAN.


General GEORGE B. HODGE, Newport.
Year: 1872

RECEDED. The House of Delegates
yesterday receded from it's action providing
for the holding Of night sessions, but, in
order to gain more time for the daily Ses-
sions, determined to meet at 10 A. n.
hereafter. This is sensible, as it will save
gas, and not conflict with other places of
amusement that may happen to be open at
night for the delectation OF our citizens.
Year: 1872

VNHE above is an engraving of Steam Boiler con-
Il tanning 1900 feet of heating surface built upon
new principle, namely that of stopping the rerticnZ
circulation, accomplished by means of two ho1izon
tai didphrGgms running through the boiler and
forming three water compartments. By this ar
rangement there is maintained three Temperatures of
water


The smoke and heated gases pass first through the
tubes in the upper compartment, then descend and
return through the tubes in the second
thence again descending they pass through the tubes
III the third compartment. By this operation the
smoke, and heated gases from the furnace on their
tact with gradually decreasing temperatures of
water ~


While doing average work, coupled with good
engine 1t will supply steam for 15O indicated horse
power.


We will guarantee that this boiler will shew 10
per cent. more power with the same weight of coal
than any boiler of the same heating surface in the
Market and will continue to do So as long as It is
used and we will back our guarantees with Gov
ERNMENT BONDS.


The durability of this boiler is greater than any
other for the reason is that cold is allowed
to come IN contact with the intensely heated surfaces
the iced water being gradually heated it ascends
from the lower to the upper compartment


We would especially call the attention of Railroad
men to the following facts that while running this
boierwith coal or wood the sparks are neutraIized
and none have ever left the smoke-stack or chimney
which in itself is most valuable advantage, never
before realized.


Confining ourselves to practice and not theorv we
invite all parties in want of Steam Boilers to give us
call.


w. T. BROWN & CO., General Agents,


dclS Cor. Middle and Exchange SITS
Year: 1872

All who have committed an excess of any kind,
whether it be the solitary vice of youth or the ting
ling rebuke of misplaced condenceof maturer years.


SEEK FOR SOME ANTIDoTE IN SEASON.
| The Pains and Aches, and Lassitude and Nervous


Prostration that may follow Impure Cotton,
the Barometer to the whole system.


Do not wait for the cOnsummaton that is sure to fol-
IA
Year: 1872

At ten O'Clock last night William Walsh got on
car No. 40 OF the Third Avenue line. After
riding short way he commenced to act in
very dsorderly manner. The conductor, Hen
~ Blanchard, requested him to be quiet.
He then became more boisterous and
the conductor elected him from the car. Walsh
attempted to get on again and the conductor
elected him second time. Walsh drew revolver
from his pocket and shot the conductor In the arm
Had he missed his aim 1t might have lodged In
some of the passengers brains Walsh was ar
rested by Oficer Brophy, Of the Twenty second
precnct