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Year: 1871

THE NEW DOMINION AND THE JOINT HIGH
CoMMIssIoN.-O New Dominion friends are
greatly exercised about the probable doings
of this Joint High Commission, which pro-
misses to establish peace between the Old
World and the New. In another place will be
found the sentiments of the Toronto Leader
and the Toronto Globe. The Leader is weak,
but the Globe is plucky and slightly ''sarcas-
tical." We can assure our New Dominion
friends that the Joint High Commission means
to settle matters whether they will or will
not. In the premises they are Of little
account. The sooner they know the fact the
better.
Year: 1871

they cndeavored to stand it up in the box
again. But all their efforts proved fruit.
less. The captain Of the guard then plac-
cd ropo around the mans neck and pass
ing it through one Of tho auger holes drew
the body up while the others fastened Ii in
an upright position. The same performances
was then gone through with again, fully a
dozen buckets Of water being allowed to
How in the box. When this had been com
pleted, i was found that Brown was dead.
For more than . quarter of an hour they
had been torturing corpse.
Year: 1871

expectation to something from the Execu-


tive relative TO, and in condemnation 81


the action Of the Federal authorities, and


the conduct Of the United States Courts in


this State.


Uniting with tho Governor in the desire


and effort to put down lawIessness and sup


press domestic violence, we had hoped 10


have him with us in deprccating the usur-
patton OF the Federal authorities in our do


main. and thus promote, guard and per-
petuate that civil liberty. freedom Of per-
son, and trial by jury so dear to the Amer
lean citizen, and for which he has manifest
% eofauch concern in his remarks under
the head Of suffrage. II Is idle for Cover
nor Caldwell to talk about the freedom and
privileges Of elections. or rest his hope Of
personal liberty behind bulsarks cODstitu-
ted by the ballot box, if the authorities Of
q higher law are to invade the State and
strike down the liberty Of its citizens upon
the shallow pretoxt that the local civil au-
thOrities Of State are inadequate to the
suppression Of local disorder and the ap-
propriate punishment Of the yiolatora Of
our statutory Law, and the domestic dis
turbers Of the peace and good Of the CON-
munity.


Il i idle for tho Governor Of North
Carolina to talk about civil liberty and
human rights when any citizen of the State
may be arrested on the most frivolous pro-
tencc, and at the instance Of tho lowest
and silest of our population. transported
hundreds Of miles TO be incarccrated ia
losthsome dungeons. and there tried BY a
strange jury who are in no sense Of the
word his peers.


And when we united with The Governor
10 denuncia,ion Of the Ku-K outragcs
in our section, and by evory effort Of our
pen. and with all the influence We WELD
~ the Democratic party, essayed Is put al
end 70 this species cf crime against lie |
rights Of the citizen and the dignity Of The |
State. We looked for the aid and snprort' or I
the Executive arm in defence Of the rights
and Liberties Of the whole peoploc a North
Year: 1871

DooMS TO LET-wITH STEAM POWER. AT NEW
III YORK and New Haven Railroad depot building Frank
lin street, between Elm streets. Inquire o.
CHARLES ROCKWELL Agent At the freight Office corner
OF Elm and Franklin streets.
Year: 1871

| ASTONISHING SILVER-MINE STORY.
The Inhabitants of the northwestern
portion of Laclede county, Missouri,
| are greatly excited over the supposed


existence of wonderful silver mine
somewhere in their locality. 1t seems
to have been an Oft-repeated story
among the old settlers of Laclede


county, that there existed a cave some


where in the vicinity of Ozark Fork


in which large quantities of silver ore


were known to exist many years age.


Indians and Spaniards who long ago


visited that section of country used to
tell the people that they could line
their doorsteps and shoe their horses


with silver, il they chose to dig for it.
as it existed there in large quantities.
Not only this, but they often exhibited
specimens in proof of their assertions,
No developments were ever made, as
the Indians and Spaniards would not
reveal the whereabouts of the precious
metal. \ week or two ago an Indian


made his appearance somewhere from
the West, with wagon and horses, and
after remaining q few days departed i'm
the night taking with him a wagon
load of silver ore. TO one man who
cOnverSed with him he stated that the
silver was contained in a cave, the
mouth of which was walled up with
stone and covered with large fiat
rock, the locality of which he would
not tell. The whole community has
now caught the silver fever, and is en-
gagged in making explorations.
Year: 1871

How TO Enjoy LIFE.-It is wonder
full to what an extent people believe
happiness depends on not being obliged
to labor. Honest, hearty, cOntented
labor is the only source of happiness,
as well as the only guaranty of life.
The gloom of misanthropy Is not only
a great destroyer of happiness we
might have, but it tends to destroy life
itself. Idleness and luxury induces
premature decay much faster than ma.
ny trades regarded as the most eXhaus-
tive and fatal to longevity. Labor in
general, instead of shortening the term
of life actually increase it. It's the lack
of occupation that annually destroys
so many OF the wealthy, who, having
nothing to do, but play the part OF
drones, and like them, make speedy
exit, while the busy bee fills out its day
in usefulness and hOnOr.-IGid.
Year: 1871

The character of a community de-
pends much on the young women
If the latter are cultivated, intelligent,
accomplished, the young men feel the
requirement that they themselves
should be upright, gentlemanly Tefin-
ed: but if their female friends are friv-
oIus and silly, the young men will be
found to be dissipated and worthless.
A sister is the best guardian of q broth
er's integrity. She is the best inculca-
tor of faith in female purity. A
daughter is the true light of home
The pride of the father Oftener is GEN.
tered in his sons, but affection Is eX-
pended on his daughters. She should
therefore be the sun and center of all.
-ETchdngc.
Year: 1871

sEMI-wEEKLY Sun, e2 A YEAR,
OF the same size AMI general character as
THE WEEKLY. but with greater variety OF
miscellaneous reading, and furnishing the news
TO its Subscribers with greater freshness. because
it comes twice q woes Instead Of once only.
Year: 1871

us that "Gen SHERMAN is going to Europe
as n private gentleman he draws no pay
while abroad. Lieut.. GRANT accompanies
him because his father thinks 1t is q good
opportunity for the young man to visit
foreign countries" Now, if Gen. SHERMAN
is going to Europe as a private gentle


man. what business Las he TO take
staff of army officers with him who
are under pay ? And what right has
President GRANT to send his son to Europe
at the public expense According to the
young mans own story he goes on leave
Of absence extended for six months-a vio-
lation ofthe law that forbids leave Of alb
scnce to subaltcrn officers until they have
served Two years with their regiment. But,
according to the statement in yesterdays
7imCs, he is on duty on staff Of the Gen
eral of the Army" and of course receives all
tho pay and allowances that belong
to his position. In either case n cul-
palle favoritsm is of course shown to
the young man; for in every depart
mcnt of the Administration President
GRANT regards the public service as q sort
of private possession, family farm, to be
worked for his own benefit and that Of his
relations. 1t makes little difference whether
lie las thirteen OF three hundred of these
relations in Office the principle is the same.
The people" says President JEFFERSON,
will never be made to believe that an ap-
pointment of relative is made on the
ground of merit alone uninnuenced by fam.
lily views nor can they ever see with appro-
baton Offices the disposal Of which they
entrust to their Presidents for public pur.
poses, divided Out as family properly"
Year: 1871

the Buffalo Courier having been, SO far as
we are aware, the first paper to publish the
allegation.


The Times says that not dollars worth
Of property has been given to President
GRANT since he became President" What
is here meant by property" is an interesting
question. Docs the Times consider money
to be property2


In regard to this cottage at Long Branch,
the latest information is that the donation
was in money. He took the money of his
present givers-such is the allegation-and
drew Lis own check in payment for the
cottage.


No one will forget, in regard TO such a
denial as that which we are now discussing,
that tho Presidents word is not entirely
sufficient to prove any fact since the MON.
orablc question of veracity ruised between
himself and President JOHNSON. The
friends Of GRANT took his side warmly in
that dispute but the testimony against him
was strong, President JOnNsoN's version of
the matter being corroborated by the mem.
bers of his Cabinet. Gen. GRANTS reputation
for truthfulness has also since suffered in the
celebrated investigation in relation to the
gold conspiracy. He denied that he had
anything to do with it and yet II was proved
by evidence that has not been roiuted that
his brother-inlaw, Mr. CoRBIN, received
$25,000 on account Of profits in that identi.
cal conspiracy, accruiig to Mrs. GRANT.


The public belief that the Long Branch
cottage was. in really, gift to the Prcfi.
dent will remain Unaffected by any such
denial as that put forih in the Times
Year: 1871

A bill has been introduced in Congress di.
recIing the Postmaster G General to furnish and
issue to the public stamped postal cards for the
transmission through the mails of messages or
other short communications at postage charge
Of one cent each, the cost Of the card included.
The experiment Of using cards for the transmits
sion Of open correspondence at a very low rate
has been tried in England, and has proved popu-
lar, the principal objection urged against it be-
ing that the cards offer cheap facilities for annoy
ing people by addressing them insulting COM
munications and that such scaudalous writings
may be read by the persons through whose hands
the matter passes. THIS, however, is trivial
complaint. II the measure should be adopted
the cards would be used in vast quantities here
for messages to be sent from one part Of the city
to another, provided the delivery service should
oe so reformed as not to require longer time
for transmitting letter or card n few blocks
within tue city limits than 1t takes 10 send one to
destination hundred miles away.
Year: 1871

In its last appeal to the Pagan party
of St. Louis prior to the late election in


the city, the Democrat, the leading Pa


gan paper~in Missouri gave notice that
if the, city of ST. Louis, the ancient
stronghold of Republicanism, was lost,


all was gone IN the State ut the next
election. The city was lost, for all that,
by.a large majority, and We have the


best of Pagan testimony that .,a!l is lost


in the Stater' Let good men rejoice at


the prospect. t.-Nercury e:
Year: 1871

Commissioner for money for these purposes but
was discretionary power vested in the Comp roller
to raise money for the Improvement OF the parks
without any requisitOn from the department. The
third section OF that act authorizes the Commls-
sioners to make acquisitions IN writing upon the
Comptroller from time 10 time, and adds, 1T shall
be the duty OF said Comptroller 70 raise and bor
row. upon the faith OF the Mayor &c. oil the city OF
New York, such sums Of money as shall be 80
required from time to ttme and deposit the same
with such bank &C., as shall be designated by said
Board.n This section makes II the duty OF the
Comptroller to borrow the money whenever
required by the Commissioners leaving TO him the
discretion TO subsequently issue and sen so much
stock as may be necessary to repay the
moneys so borrowed which had not been raised
by tax; II the purposes for which such requlstiOns
we're made, as stated in the relators papers, that
for the building OF the museum and observatory
and for the road on the Eighth avenue come within
the description OF permanent improvements and
are not included within the annual expenses TO be
raised by tax For those sums o mandamus may
issue directing the Comptroller to borrow the sum
OF 5000 as stated IN the requisiton made there
for. AS to the other sums asked for the Central
Park and for parks and places 1t does not appear
that these amounts are made for permanent I'M
provements or any part Of the annual expenditure
for those parks and the application to those re-
quislsionst ts denied. The department may renew
the application on showing that those requistions
were for permanent Improvements not Included
within the annual expenses Ol the parks.


Order made accordingly.
Year: 1871

The Democratic General Committee Of Germans have
requested the regular committee To recognize their claim
representation the ticket OF the party with which they
anatc They recommend Joseph H. Strauss for Coroner
John weinig for Commissioner Of Charities and Josue
Justice of the Peace Eastern District.
Year: 1871

-Four men attacked Dennis Murphy, OF Eleventh
street, Sixth avenue, while the individual was
demanded his which he 10 and
hercupon knocked down by the gang and beaten until
unconscious They then their unhappy victim in


cellar where he found himself recovered his
His condition Is saii most critical and the
police looking after the assaiants ' -
Year: 1871

TO the Editor OF The Tribune.


SIR: A notice of writing-table for the
blind published some time ago in weekly Journal and
the attention II has attracted convince me Of the very
Inadequate way In which the great number OF persons
wholly or partly blind assisted In writing and
suggest the duty OF printing some account OF the simple
contrivance with which these words are written. Blind
people cannot use ink; pencil writing is at best unsatis
factory and blind mans fingers will not improve II
by fumbiug over it, common desk or writingtab is
necessary TO people who their eyes, in order TO bring
the paper within easy eyerange; and probably much OF
what goes for brain WEAKNESS, certainly much OF
the III health OF writer's and bookkeepers Is caused by
constantly bending the head and cramping the body
over desk To blind man. desk Is not only injurious
IA the way, but more nconyenient FROM his neces
sy OF following his writing hand closely with the other
whose fingers his eyes; and IL is moreover needless
An apparatus, which Ia combination OF sliding. sta


onary ruler ratchet and springs simply rules his paper
for him. and then leaves him TO write upon ordinary
desk, and with pencil.


The which this is written ia not new, some
what similar having been used by Prescott who was
not blind, but had defective sight. frame, In shape
like tefTame is first made OF hard wood. about an
inch by threeuartcrs. the face of tho frame
strung. half inch or less apart and parallel
lin practice II found impossible "a set tho wires III
tao wood WHICH s NOT st onough, ana they lAd w w
Year: 1871

After the Italian procession had dispersed
yesterday the police detailed guards returned to her
various station houses with clothing wet through by the
ram At the Fifth Precinct Station the Sergeant IN com
rnand Immediately ordered the men 70 the dryingroom
where they all changed their clothing aud huna
up TIE wet garments to dry. Among othen
Officer David r. Bolster suspended his vest from nal
and into the next room to wash Returning aits'
absence OF five minutes, the officer found that ms
watch valued s50 had been stolen from the vest dur
ing the interval Bolster Immediately informed his SIf
peror officer of the theft and the Sergeant ordered thai
all the members OF the squad should be searched Inc
watch not found, and the Sergeant then ordered
that the closets Of the should be turned inside out
one OF the searchers examining the closet allotted to
Officer Michael W. Hare, found the watch wrapped IN


torn copy Of The Another scrap Of the same uOws
paper found In Officer Hare's closet This evidence
OF guilt deemed sufficient by Capt jeremiah Petty
and Hare was arrested and taken 10 Police Headquarters
guarded by two sergeants and four officers but, not
withstandng these numbers the prisoner maintained
such desperate and continuous resistance that another
officer taken from the streets TO assist Hare will b<
brought before Justice Dowl!ng, at the TOmhs Police
Court, to-day.
Year: 1871

To the Editor Of The Tribune.


SIR: Permit me to call attention to the
dangerous condition of the drawbrdge on the Flushing
and North Side Railroad at the head Of Little Neck Bay
For six months year it has been in such condition
that trains have been frequently detained while tenn
porary repairs making and only week or two
OF the engineers refused to run his engine over
It, and the train had 20 return on "Wednesday nght
last the brakeman had out and by main strength
lit the iron rails which connect the two sides OF the
bridge overhead 10 enable the train 20 pass Must TINS
continue until life is sacrificed and then he called
an accidents IL


Nelg- York, Aug %, 1911
Year: 1871

Several of our Southern exchanges are heavily
laden with speculations abont the results of the
expected tidal wave, which it has been predicted
will sweep large part of our Southern sea coast
On the 5th Of October. The following explanation
of the phenomenon is published as having been
written by professor Proctor" of England,
usually regarded as a high scientific authority:


"On October the moon will he new-in other
words if it were not for the brightness of the sum-
we should see the moon close by that luminary on
the heavens. Thus the sun and moon will pull
with combined effect upon the waters of the eartl
and so cause what we called spring tides This,
of course, happens at the time of every new moon
But some times the moon exerts more effective
pull than at other times, and the same happens
also in the case of the sun; and on October it
happens that both the sun and moon will give a
particularly rigorous hanl upon the waters of the
earth But after all, high tides depend very i'm
pOrtantly on other considerations than astrOnOmi-
cal ones Most of US remember how a predicted
high tide some two years ago, 1853, turned out to
be very moderate, or. if we may the expression,
a very one-horse affair indeed because the winds
had not been consulted, and exerted their influ-
ence against the astronomers"


more loose statement than the above could
scarcely be penned; it certainly not written
by man of science, whoever may he its author
The truth is that on the 5th day of October the
moon will be near her last quarter the time of
neap tide), and also at her greatest distance from
the EARTH From these facts it is easy to calculate
that the height of the tide on the day in question
will be only AZ per cent Of the average height of
the tide in that locality. This will not he very
much of "particularly vigorous haul" as to pro-
dnce disaster, and the Southern people may ~ well
cease their apprehensiOns of the coming evil,
which has probably been perdicted by some luna
tic. Of course, the above stated height of the IL
DIAL wave may be varied somewh hat in either direc-
tiOn by the wind.
Year: 1871

~ Was any Democratic member Of Congress ever con-
vcted Of bgmayf Was any Democratic President Of the
United States called upon ~ pardon such criminal
Did Democratic President Of the United States
pardon such criminai Did any Democratic President Of
the United States commit such fragrant violation Of
pardon man who had violated all those laws and who
had been convicted by impartial jury Of the crime =
Democratic Paper.


Did q Democrat ever rob the people of a city of
millions of dollarss Did Democratic President,
member Of Cabinet or Congressman, ever COM
nit treason against the United Statesf Did prom
ineut Democrats ever conspire to assassinate a
President Of the United Statesi Did grand ar
my of Democrats ever surrender to a man who
afterwards became Presidentf Did President
of the United States pardon tens Of thousands
of Democrats, to save them from being hanged for
high treasoni Did Democrats ever commit pira-
cy ON the high seasf Did Democrats ever create
O riot, and murder women and children, in order
to create diversion in favor of an army of Dem
ocrats that was marching to devastate the Northi
Did Democrats ever butcher defenceless prisoners
of warf Did Democrats ever lie, whine, Or eat
dirt, or do anything else low and mean, in order
to deceive the people into returning them to plac
es from which they had been kicked QUIT But
we must stop for breath. There is no end of con-
nundrums.
Year: 1871

this choice building material within reach Of the
towns below. -4,-<-- 49,.


The excursion, returning, reached White Cloud
at o'clock in the evening, and the hungry crowd
at once repaired to the City Hotel, and sat down
to of the best suppers got up in the State
This supper was ordered by Maj. FIRTH, at his
own expense, and was part of the excursion exer-
cises.


1t is just one year since work on this road was
commenced in earnest, under the auspices Of Mr..
JOY. The work that had been done was in very
incomplete state. In one years time, we may
say, seventy-6ve miles of road have been graded,
tied, ironed, and equipped, in the best aud most
substantial manner. Everything is new, and of the
very best. The road is smooth and solid, and in
every respect is said to be. by those who know,
one Of the very best roads in the West. By the
first Of January, it will be completed to Tecum-
sch; and by July next, to Lincoln, the Capital of
Nebraska, where it will connect with line from
the Union Pacific, and will carry large share of
the trade from the Pacific Coast.


Nothing was omitted by Maj. FIRTH to render
this excursion pleasant. and il was perfect sue
cess. To his energy and good management much
of the fine progress of the road is due. He is full of
activity, and while ever looking closely to the in
terests of the Company, he has secured for the
road good will of the entire country along the
route. He is emphatically the man for the place.
Year: 1871

An act giving the consent Of the state o. New Jer-


sey to the erection of defenses at Finn's Point,


New Jersey.


sembly of the State Of New Jersey, That the con.
sent OF the state be and the is hereby given
the erection Of defeses on Finns Point by the Uni
ted States the consent herein and hereby given be-
ing as provided in the sixteenth clause of the eighth
section of the first article of the constitution of the
United States and in the acts of congress in such
case made as provided


Approved April 6, 1871
Year: 1871

- Ostrich farming is now . regular
branch Of industry at the Cape Of Good
Hope. where the bird has already become a
member Of the fancy poultry family. AT
Grahamstown there is large establish
meut in which these birds are bred for
&hcir feathers. The inclosure in which
these birds are kept is from fifteen to TWEEN
~ acres in extent, and is surrounded by a
stone wall. over which the foolish birds
could easily step, bnt never think Of do.
ing so. a similar kind Of stupidity is
characteristic Of the wild turkey OF ,his
continent. The commonst kind Of trap
for these birds is simply a little cabin made
Of logs. with low doorway The turkeys
enter this to get at the shaft OF wheat with
which it bai,ed, lut it never by and
chance occurs to them that the doorway
can he used for an exit as well as for an
entrance, and the trappsr 6rds them trying
to yet out at the root Of the hut when he
arrives. The most valuable feathers furn-
ishsd BY the birds are the long white ones
that grow from their wings. These sis
worth from $3.50 to 5000 by the pound,
and it takes about eighty Of them to make
. pound. An ostrich in good plumage is
worth from $50 to 800, and skillful
hunter will kill as many as seventy or
eighty Of them in a season.