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Year: 1873




AN ACT authorizing the construction Of railroad bridges
the Mobile and other neviRabe streams rbu
TO Mobile bay In accordance with the acts OF the legs


ture Of the State OF Alabama and to establish them post
roads.


Be enacted by Senate Of
United states OF America Congress assembled, That
of Congress be- and the hereby given TO
the Mobile and Montgomery Railroad Company
more aw bridges over the Mobile and other navgabe
tributary Mobile in accordance with the acts
the LEGISLATURE Of Alabama Incorporating said
Provided That the said bridges shall constructed
TALLY obsuct the free navigation Of said streams beyond
what erder TO into effect the rights and
privileges hereby granted and OF litigation arising
from or alleged obstrucon 70 the ree
cation u said the be tried before the district
court of the United States OF the State of Alabama In which
vded also, That said draw bridges shall opened promptly
reasonable signal the boats
after the passage Of trains


SEC That bridge constructed under this act and
eordinR Limitations shall
higher charge shall be made tor the transmission the
Of the mails the troops and the munitions OF the
tOn the railroads public highways leading to ssc
| bridges.
sha have aud be emitted TO equal rights and privileges
in the of the and in the OF the machner
and fixtures thereof and OF All the approaches thereto
and upon such and conditions shall be prescribed
the Of War hearing the allegations and proof
OF the parties In case they shall not agree,


all material distractions to the navigation
said river by the construction OF bridges s hereby expres
reserved and that bridge bridges constructed unde
the the navigation Of said river the Secretary
War shall prescribe and the said bridges shall be- at all time
for the through and under them and IN
bridges shall be changed at the cost and OF tn
as TO preserve navigation Of said river
the authority to erect and continue SAID bridges hne
suhect to revocation by law whenever the public good SHALL
the judgment Of Congress, 40 require.


Approved, December "a 1917
Year: 1873

A solicitor who had recently been engaged
by prominent life insurance firm, returned to
the Office OF his employers, the other day, and
complained that he had been snubbed by
gentleman on whom he had called. "Snub-
bed, cried the manager. "snubbed Why,
what did you do chat he should have snubbed
you have solicited lite insurance from the
Atlantic TO the Mississippi, and have never
yet been snubbed. have been kicked down
stairs. beaten over the head with chairs, and
thrown out of the window, but snubbed have
neysY hean "
Year: 1873

WIT FaoM THE PULPIT-It is related of q
certain New England divine, who Aourished
not many years ago, and whose matrimonial
relations are supposed not to have been Cf the
most agreeable kind, that one Sabbath morn
ing while reading to his congregation the
parable of the supper, in which occurs the
passage: "An1 another said, have bought
Eve yoke of oxen, and go TO prove them; |
pray thee have me excused. And another said:
have married wife, and therefore cannot
come''-he suddenly paused at the end Of this
verse, drew Of his spectacles, and looking
around on his hearers, said, with emphasis !:
"The fact is, my brethren, one woman can
draw a man farther away from the kingdom OF
heaven than FIVE yoke of Oxen!"
Year: 1873

A Syracuse gentleman and his wife iefs
Southern tour, intending TO spend the spring
months in Florida. They got as far as New
York, and in visiting one of the theatres there
the gentleman was robbed Of his wallet con-
tanning the several hundred dollars with which
he was to defray the expenses Of che trip. la
the rear of that gentleman's Syracuse house
may be seen a thoughtful man chopping wood


in his shirt sleeves, while sad eyed woman
within pats butter and sighs.
Year: 1873




faculty Of comparison leads one to perceive
is form, size, color, or condition,
and gives a disposition to use a simile or
metaphor instead Of an abstract description.
We find the following in the chronological
Journal as the fruit Of the faculty COM
parison:


AS wet as fsh-as dry as bone,


As live as a bird-as dead as a stone;


As plump as partridge-as poor as a rat,
AS strong as a horse-as weak as a cat;


AS hard as fint-as soft as a mole,


AS white as lily-as black as O coal;


As tight as drum-as free as the air;


As heavy as lead-as light as feather,


AS steady as time-uncertain as weather;


AS hot as an Oven-as cold as frog,
AS gay as a lark--as sick dog;
AS slow as tortoise-as swift as the wind
As true as GOspel-as false as mankind;
As thin as herring-as fat as a pig,
| AS proud as peacock--as blthe as gig;
AS savage as tigers-as mild as dove,


As stiff as a poker-as limp as glove;
As blind as bat-as deaf as post,
| As cool as cucumber-as warm as toast;
| As fat as fOunder-as round as ball,


AS blunt as hammer-as sharp as an awl


AS red as ferret-as safe as socks,


AS bold as a thief-as sly as fox;


As brittle as glass-as tough as gristle


AS neat as my nail-as clear as whistle


AS good as feast-as bad as witch,


AS light as is day-as dark as is pitch.
AS brisk as bee-as dull as an ass,
As full as q tick-7as bold as brass;
As lean as a greyhound-as rich as jew,
! And ten thousand SMILES equally ne,o.
Year: 1873

When you see paragraphs stating that Mr..
Soand-So, Of such place, is one hundred and
eleven years old, SCI it down in your mind that
the man who wrote the item would have been
a magnificent liar if his early education had
not been neglected.
Year: 1873

An exchange says the subject Of borrowing
and lending came up In the course OF conver-
satiOn with one of it's subscribers the other day,
when he suddenly recullected funny reminis-
cence of that character which had happened in
his own neighborhood. He said he had q
neighbor whose family were great borrowers,
but not so distinguished as paynasters-
they were always borrowing but seldom, if
ever, returned the exact amount borrowed.
An old Quaker lady, another neighbor, who
had endured these lnvasiOns for long time
patiently, ht upon very philosophical mode
of eventually putting a stop to the nuisance.
Keeping her own counsel, the next time her
good man went to town, he had a separate and
express order to purchase pound OF the best
tea and also new canister to put it In. As
he knew she already had plenty of tea and
also canister, he was puzzled to determine
what the old lady wanted Of more tea and q


new canister, but his questionings and reason
! ings elected nothing more than repetition OF
| the order


Jim, did not tell thee to get me pound


of the best tea and new canister? Now GO


along and do as bid thee.


And go along he did, and when he came
home at night the tea and new canister we're


his companions. The old lady took them from


him with an amused expression on her usual


parli feature and deposting the tea in the





1t had not long to wait, for the borrowing
mel ghbur had frequent use for the aromatic
, herb. The good old lady loaned generously
, emptying back in the canister any remittance
of borrowed teas which the neighbor's con
science inclined her to make. Time went on
; and after something less than the one huudredtl
e time of borrowing, the neighbor again appeared
{; for Just another drawing of tea, when tn
oft visited tea canister was brought out ant
found so be empty, and the good old lady AM
a obiging neighbor was just one pound Of tie
G poorer than when she bought the new caniste
t which now only remained to tell the story
;. Then she made ttle characteristic speech
J, perhaps the first in her life she said: Tho
>. seest that empty canister | filed ID for the
IS with pound of my best sea and have lent
all to thee in driblets and put in to it all shO
e hast sent me in return, and none but thyse
" hath taken therefrom or added unto il, an
J. now thou seest it empty; therefore | will say
1t thee, thou hast borrowed thyself out and | ca
o. lend thee no more !
Year: 1873

could still see the men from where l was


saw another passing up and down OF


the opposite side oil the train; think ht


was firing at me, also. Some Of the pas


sengers asked me to get into the train, Al


these men were firing at me, and woulC


be the cause Of them being killed. ItheI


went to the sleeping car at the rear


still trying to get q revolver, and


urging the passengers to keep quiet Al
theee men were ro6bing the baggage car


went out oil the ladies' car up 10 the


bank, and thence 10 the engine. Two


balls passed through my clothing, while


| was on the bank. These shots came
from the south side oi the train. did


not see any man on the north side then
did not sec or hear anything more OF the
masked men. After the passengers gol
quiet l went forward to investigate the
cause Of the wreck at the hind truck
Of the smoking car. l found the fab plate
had been removed from the rail- on the
north side, disconnecting q rail at both
ends. A rope and strap were tied In the
bolt holes OF the disconnected rail at the
west end and the rope passed under the
south rail across the ditch and up on to
the bank. A piece Of rope was also
found on the bank which seemed TO
have been broken from the other, 1t
was new rope about the size Of COM
mon bed cord, the west end was loose ot
the rail. When l saw 1t 1t was only q
few inches from the south rail. The hind
trucks of the smoking car were still on
the track. We had been running eigh'
teen or twenty miles an h0nr.
The passengers on the train report that
the scene was terrible, and battles de-
scription. When the crash meal were
thrown forward-some entirely of their
seats. Then came the recoil, and imme.
diately after they heard firing. but sup
posed that 1t came from the wreck.
Many OF the men jumped from the cars
and started forward, but were ordered
back by the robbers, who continued firing,
and forced their commands by terrible
oaths and threats. Back they went with
rush, and In tho car found women and
children half cra2ed with fright, shriek-
ing, crying and fainting, implorlng
the men 10 protect them, and ex-
claiming "My God, we shall be killed,
we shall be killed" The stoutest hearts
quailed, and felt that they were at the
mercy OF the desperadoes. Altogether, it
was a scene unprecedented in the
history ot railroading in this country,
as never before has so reckless
and daring a scheme been carried 10
completion. All Western Iowa Is in a
fever Of excitement. Farmers for miles
around are leaving their harvest fields
with their families, TO visit the scene
OF robbery. The engine and baggage
cars remain as they were last night. The
former, 10, Is badly wrecked. Captain
Race estimates the loss sustained by the
company at about $1,000.


Governor Carpenter issued proclama'
tion to-day offering a reward Of $500 for
the arrest Of each person engaged in the
robbery.
Year: 1873

An Appeal 10 INC A'EneR N"u'''


lis hinted, but whether upon any snr


Of authority or not we cannot say, that II


view Of the recent decision by the suprem'
Cour, Governor JACOB will at once re-
sion and offer himself for reelection, il
order that the controversy may go q
nnCe to the higher court, the people
The Governor would be eligible for re
election for the remainder Of the term
sud resIgning now, an election woulC
have 70 be held to fll the vacancy. Il
this way he could, therefore, enable th'
people Of the State to pass judgment on
the quarrel as 1t now stands-to ro'elect
him If they approve his course, to defeat
him II they approve the course OF the
Legislature. 1t would make o square
tight, and bring the whole difficulty to an
ISSUE We can very well understand that
with an assurance that the people ap.
proved bis course, tho Governor would
feel encouraged to stay there and fight
the plunderers and corruptlonists till the
people get another chance at this Legisla'
ture, but that without some expression Of
such approval be could not feel that his
usefulness in the place, stripped and dis.
armed at all points as he is by the
conspiracy against the treasury, would be
sufficient TO justify the sacrifice 1t would
require Of him to remain under such cir
cumstances. Gfthe Governor does con-
template such action, 1t seems to us the
thought is happy ono and that 1t will
meet the cordial appreciation Of the peo-
pie in their present temper. Elections
are to be- deprecated ordinarily, but the
present exigency is not an ordinary one.
BY the action of an intensely partisan
court the resources ofthe State are placed
Ut The mercy Of n plunlering ring, and
tue Executive OF the State is reduced to
mere figure head, to be still further re-
luced and disgraced next winter, to en-
large the opportunities Tor robbing the
treasury, unless the people are heard
from In the meantime. The real question
involved in this controversy Is not one of
legal lechnicalllies aud bubbles, but
il ia simply whether All honest Exec
ative, chosen by the people of the
State, Is to be sustained in protecting
them from the Vaccinations, the cor
rlptiOns, the thiCving Of the crew that
now rules tho present disgraceIul Legts-
lsture. On that question we believe the
Governor can safely appeal to the people.
1t he cannot make such an appeal sue
cesslully, with the issue so sharply defined,
he himself must desire to know It, for he
could not wish foreman day in the place
alter such an assurance that his useful
nrss there to the honest people was at
vi end


We hope, therefore, it is true that the
Governor contemplates an immediate up
zeal Of this case 10 the people. We be.
leve the merits Of tho whole controversy
are well understood throughout the State
The temper Of the people in other States
IS showing ilselI to be adverse to rsscall.
ties and peculatlons Of every kind. We
believe 1t Is 80 In West Virginia, and
that the time has come for public eX.
preston of that temper. 1t is in Gov.
JAcoB's power to afford the opportunity.
II lie thinks of doing so he cannot do It
TOO promptly,
Year: 1873

the largest and best stock Of goods he had
ever seen. The rural gent thought he
would look through the different stores In
this city and Davenport, and compare the
goods and prices before purchasing. lie
called at an old established Carpet House
in this city, and also at several stores II
Davenport, and after a long and careful
examination of goods and prices, he re
turned to this city, thoroughly disguised
with what he had seen, and almost
Year: 1873

two hours from the time he came into the
store he started home with S4S9.65 worth
Of goods for himself, and good supply tor
some of his neighbors. The last thing ne
said when starting home, was this: shaii
always come to
Year: 1873

principles underlying the Mutual Buchu. The
poor had paid to the bank five millions of dol
lars. This money came from hard, cruel, con-
slant toll That was one fact During its
career of two years they had received eighteen
per cent That was another fact But what
became of the eighty-two per cent remain
ing2 All, that is q question that has been
asked in tears by many sad. suffering soul;
the laborer who went into drink and bad ways,
the widow whose body was found floating in
the river, and whose children are now in the
asylum the brave young artisan who had to
forego his Bessie and the gown, the saddest
case of all, so terrible that we dare not name
it, so pitiful is the misery. despair and shame.
What had they to do with financial stringency,
the wars of the Sultan and the rage of Prince
B;rn ,rck? They wanted their money, which
they had earned and which never came. As
for the assets, why repeat that story9 The
enormous salaries for the officers the build
the million Of dollars loaned on the second
mortgage bonds of the Alaska Behring Straits
and North Pole Railway; the two mil
lions loaned on mortgages of real estate
in the splendid new city of Buchu, which
somehow was never built; the seven hun
dred thousand dollars paid to advertise and
''popularize the bank the million advanced
to the directors on their notes the half mil
lion taken by the cashier, who resigned from
the Young Mems Christian Association and
left for Spain about the time of the failure
the cash on hand, not enough to pay the fees
of the lawyers, the receivers and the Sheriff,
who now has bill at Albany to reimburse
him for his services-all gone, and no one
blamed, no one punished, only the poor, who
believed falsehood to be truth. AS for the
President, you may enjoy his hospitaities in
Paris, while the Secretary will show you the
attractions of Spain, and regret that an un-
toward money market prevented his returning
the half million in time, and discuss with you
the superstition and sinfulness that have fallen
upon the land of Ferdinand and Isabella.
Year: 1873

FREEzNd ECONOMY. Comptroller Green
refuses to give the Coroners coal for their
offices. The Coroners, as they are to go out
of Office within the next two months, refuse
to buy coal for themselves, fearing that under
our scrub-woman economy they will be unable
to recover back the cost So the Coroners'
offices will be deserted if the weather should
continue to grow cold. What spectacle for
the great city of New York-its public officers
frozen out and its public Offices closed for the
want Of o ton or two of coal
Year: 1873




The financial embarrassment Of A. & w.
Sprague and of the New York house of Hoyt,
Spragues Co. is one of those events which
affect not only o few merchants and manufac-
turers but the entire business interests of the
country. And while these results spring in
directly from the disturbance of their business
not fewer than fifty thousand people are di-
rectly affected Their employees alone num-
Der nearly ten thousand If these are thrown
out of employment they and their families
must suffer great privation in consequence.
The house in this city has suspended already,
and every enterprise which the Spngues con-
troll may follow in the track of its failure.
All this would be lamentable enough if it was
due to no other causes than the stringency of
the money market and the natural embarrass-
men,s of their business. But we hear also of
other causes. 1t is said rival house holds i'm
mense quantities of their paper and is squeez-
ing the life out Of them, seeking at once to
destroy the Spragues and their business. If
this story is true-if this rich family has been
guilty of conduct so cruel and so unnecessary
the act can only be compared to that of Skip
per Eeson, when, with his hard heart, he
sailed away from the sinking wretches OF
Marblehead. We hope for humanity's sake,
that they own not dollars worth Of
Spragues' paper, and that the workingmen Of
Rhode Island are not to be made the victims
of the feuds Of these rival families
Year: 1873

A TRUcULENT TURNKEY.-One of the jailers
at the Tombs is said to have expressed great
indignation at the Stokes verdict "Why,
before now," exclaimed the wrathy official, II
have seen man taken from this place and
sentenced to FIVE years Imprisonment for
stealing money to keep his family from starv-
ing!" Yet here is deliberate assassin, he
would have added, who is condsmned to only
four years residence at Sing Sing, with an
easy time before him, no doubt, and the
chance Of on Executive pardon. All, but Mr..
Supplemented Turnkey, don't you know that
the assassin is well connected and that his
friends are rich, while the man who 'steals
money to keep his family from starving"
must necessarily be poor devil2 No band
age closes the eyes of Justice SO effectually as
q band Of gold.
Year: 1873

The NATIONAL DEBT will be increased this
month, it is said, about five millions Of dol
lars. This is the first time for some years,
we believe, that such statement has been
made. Five millions in month is con-
siderable amount The causes have not yet
been stated, and it seems almost Incredible
that with the enormous incoming revenue
there should be such deficiency. At least
it could only be temporary. The coming
months will show, undoubtedly, different
state Of the Treasury ledger account.
Year: 1873

Too HEAVILY CHARGED. Davis
earned his official salary in the Stokes case.
His three hours charge must have been an
exhausting labor. No doubt his sense of the
Nervousness of the prisoner offence dictated
the effort. Butan overloaded gun seldom hits
the mark and frequently bursts Can the mis-
directed verdict and the lamentable explosion
of Justice have been due to the extraordinarily
heavy charge poured into the jury by Judge
Davis?
Year: 1873

FEAR OF FAMINE IN INDA.-A telegraphic
despatch from Calcutta, dated yesterday, states
that the crops are failing in all parts of the
province of Bengal and that there appears to
be no way of averting impending famine.
This is, indeed sad prospect, for the popula-
ton is dense in that part Of India. A deficient
crop and famine means, we fear, the death of
millions Of human beings. The potato disease
and consequent famine in Ireland few years
ago carried off about fifth of the popula-
ton, and should there be corresponding
disaster in Bengal the mortality would be
frightful Yet the prolific soil of India, as, in
fact, the soil of Ireland, does or could produce
more than enough to support the population
even though there may be q partial failure.
Is it not the pretended bene6cent government
of England, with its grinding social, political
and commercial system that is to blame
chiefly for such distress as occurred in Ireland
and that is now feared in India? Uuder q
good government and proper social and
political system starvation ought to be and
could be averted in almost all cases.
Year: 1873

The CHARGE OF JUDGE DAVIS TO THE GRAND
jury made yesterday, and which we publish
this morning, is in many respects o remark
able charge, and particularly in his warnings
and instructions touching dishonest jurors,
who sell their verdicts or who suffer them
selves 70 be influenced by external considera-
tions.' Let not the reader ask the superau-
Gus question, What is the use Of locking the
stable door after the horse is gomez but read
the Judges charge of yesterday and be thank
full that although Justice is blind, she is not
deaf to public opinion
Year: 1873

The QUESTION OF GOVERNMENT IN FRANCE.
Count de Chambord has just again defined


his crown claims before the French people in
o communication addressed to the members of
. delegation Of the Right He is emphatic


and positive in his reassertion of his position,


but, in reality, he presents nothing new. He
refuses to relinquish the white flag, and as
serts that he seeks to confde 'sall he holds
dear" to the soldiery Of France. The mon
archists have great work to accomplish, says
the Count (Which / am ready to undertake
any moment" 81 am the necessary pilot
for France and so on TO the end of the latest
chapter of the divine right epistle. The very
latest news from Paris reports that the Cham
bord declaration is regarded as being fatal to
the hopes of the monarchist party. The
French republicans are jubilant in proportion
to their conviction of speedy organization Of
the conservative Republic, and the nation is
evidently on the eve of very eventful crisis.
Year: 1873

The TWEED TRIAL is set down for Wednesday
Of next week. Judge Davis, who presided at
the Stokes tragedy oficiates in the Tweed
farce. The District Attorney who managed
the Stokes prosecution manages the Tweed
prosecution. What pity that the jury which
tried Stokes cannot try Tweed
Year: 1873

THE "NAsr RELIEF FUND" begins to show
what philanthropic people can do when
neglected genius is pointed out. The people
of the United States are resolved to have no
martyrs in the cause Of art while money can
buy o loaf.
Year: 1873

RAPID TRANSIT QUESTION FOB LEG1sIA-
TORS Rapid Transit and West Side As
sociatons have resolved to ask every candidate
for the State Legislature, in writing, whether
he is in favor Of the construction Of steam
railroad through the island by the city, for the
use Of the people at the lowest possible rate Of
fare. We presume that the votes Of the
members Of the associations will be guided by
the replies they may receive. If they desire
to secure rapid transit, however, they should
vote for the law annexing to the city the lower
towns of westchester county. When the city
spreads out with her grading, paving, drain
age, lighting and street opening improvements
into these towns, rapid transit will become an
absolute necessity and will be certain to
follow.