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Year: 1871

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. 1871.


While the country was agitatcd over the probable
fate OF the Tennessee much stress was placed upon
the fact that no news had been received from the
Commission, whereas II they had arrived safely at
St.Domingo it was bu. rev days sail to Kingston,
Jamaica, which Is In direct telegraphic communl.
cation with New York. and intelligence should have
been received from that source after the land
ing Of the Commission. The following statement Is
In q private letter to gentleman In one OF the
departments, and will show that the earliest
opportunity was embraced to send the news OF the
safe arrival OF the Tennessee


On the arrival Of the Tennessee at SANTANA party
OF 1--WE started for ST. Domingo City by the overland
route, and on reaching the city the NEW YORK
vessel to proceed to Jamaica for the purpose OF con-
veyIng telegram to the HERALD. He paid The
price In advance In gold. The vessel left st. Do
Iningo on Sunday evening, January 20, and
the Commission arrived on the following
Tuesday, when they were deferred from send
Ing a despatch TO jamaica considering the
HERALD despatch amply sufficient. Ten. days
st. Thomas with the mail, to connect with the
Brazilian steamer North America, when to the sur
prise OF ALL the crew OF the vessel engaged by the
HERALD correspondent returned to st. Domingo
with dOlefu story about their wreck on the rocks
Of Alta vela, point about one hundred miles below
the city. As tue mail steamer would reach New
York almost q vessel could arrive at
Kingston, further Efforts at telegraphing was con-
sidered unnecessary. SO the news which should
have reached New York In seventeen days from the
date of the sailing OF the Tennessee did not arrive
for thirty three DAYS.
Year: 1871

compensation due to them by the government
for the transportation of troops and supplies
and mailsk and to reserve the other half only,
to be placed to their account for interest on
their bonds. The law requires, according to
the construction of the Attorney General and
the Secretary of the Treasury, that all suoh
compensation should be reserved and applied
to the refunding of interest paid by the United
States on these Pacific Railroad bonds, and
that the companies should be required to make
good the annual defcit but Congress pro-
poses to step in, annul that law, trample on
the interests of the government and the
people, for the purpose of 'bulling" Pacific
Railroad bonds and stock in the market. If
the transaction be honest 1t has the misfortune
of having appearances very much against it.
We question whether the House, with its more
immediate responsibility to the people, will
venture to concur with the Senate in that
action
Year: 1871

A case tried In the United States Circuit
Court yesterday revealed, to some extent, the
effect which political influence" has upon the
course of justice, though that influence has
never yet extended to the federal bench A
man named Joseph Hartnett, letter carrier,
who had been indicted for stealing money
letters from the Post Office, was found guilty
of that offence-an offence of very common
character In the postal departments of this
city. The Assistant District Attorney, in
summing up the case, took occasion to observe
that letter carriers, appointed to their situa-
tions through political influence, expected
that, when they got into trouble through
violating the Post Office laws, they would be
saved from the consequence of their illegal
acts by the friends who had procured them
their places. If this political influence" can
override the verdicts ofjuries and the sentences
imposed on criminals by judges, 1t is very evil
dent that we are, indeed, in dangerous condi-
tion. Men who hold public Office should hold it,
not because they have political friends to keep
them there, but because they are honest, faith
ful and trustworthy in the discharge of their
duties. If employees in the Post Office indulge
In theft, in the hope that when they are found
out their political friends can free them from
difficulty, they should consider that, before the
judges and juries in the United States courts,
they must be first branded as criminals, un-
worthy the confidence of all honest, well-dis-
posed men. In his charge to the jury, in the
case of Hartnett, Judge Woodruff declared
that men who expected to find mercy after they
had broken the law deliberately would find
themselves greatly deceived, SO far as the court
was concerned. A little more of this leaven
of law and justice introduced into our State
courts would prove OF infinite benefit to the
whole community.
Year: 1871

RALErGH Dec Q, 1871.
The committee investigating the conduct OF the
State printer for counting matter by the .stter M"
instead of the "em quad, reports violation OF con-
tract, although the contract specifies the quad;r
ana II Is In evidence that by the unauthorized
count the State printer has drawn from thou
sand to ten thousand dollars more tnan he Is en-
titled to.


The republican members Of the committee VIII
submit u minority report anu the matter will De
brought before the Legislature on Monday
Year: 1871

The Weather i'm this City Yesterday.


The following record Will show the changes In
the temperature for the past twenty four In
comparison with the corresponding day Of last year,
as Indicated by the thermometer at Hudnuts
Pharmacy, HERALD Building corner Of Ann street,
Year: 1871

and though we cannot hope to do full justice to as SPECTACLE we can promise to present in 6 manner worthy of public attention. We ez pect to make this much more attractive than any thing we have heretofore attempted.

 Our friends from other towns are ahectionatel invited to engage seats early, for we expect fu house.

 Proceeds to pay for the bay window, in the pa, sonage, which is now completed.
Year: 1871

Robin. under my window. just as the morning is
breaking,
Singing an autumn song ere you fit to the sum
mer land
Clear voiced, swest-throated songster. me from
my slumber awaking. -
You. at least, are bird in the bush worth Two
in the hand.
Listening thus to your carol could almost set me
All! if my heart were so light. and my life SO
free of carcl
Gould / but Join thee in rowing. southward our
swift flight winging,
To lands where blossoms tho orange. ana Jas
mine scents the air!
L can but envy thy freedom. truly as L am q
sinner.


You neither SOW nor reap. and yet by the Father
are fed.
But II must toll late and early. if would be
sure of my dinner
Am l. then, better than you because l must
work for my bread?
Your songs are never rejected. you chater not
over their payment.
Hopping about as you please. through the long.
bright. summer day:
You take no thought for the morrow, no care lor
shelter End raiment
For ere the chill winds of the winter you has
ten unhurdcned away
With no relentless conductor who pants for your
life or your ticket,
No implacablo landlord to put in his dreadful
BILL
You'll travel by private conveyance. will stop in
some first class thicket,
And, dropping down in some corn field. break
fast and dine at your will.
Well. then. go if you must. for the leaves of the
Seek for pleasure and health. but do not tarry
too long:
With the first buds of the spring time. back to
my window returning,
Waken me early some morning from dreaming,
again with your song.
--ScriJner's Monthlv.
Year: 1871

The White Pine Ne,os, of the 18th
ult., says: Yesterday morning young
man named John G. r, living near
Treasure City, in fit of dependency
threw himself headforemost into
thirty-foot shaft. AT noon two men
happened along and discovered a coat
and hat on the edge Of the shalt. On
looking into the shaft they discovered
the sore-headed young man trying to
come to the surface, and scratching
gravel like the mischief. They pro-
cured rope and hauled him up.
Strange to say the only injuries he re-
ceived were spraned ankle and a few
scratches Oil the side of the head. Tho
Young mans reason for the rash act was
the receipt of letter from Harrisburg,
Pa, announcing the marriage OF his
first love to another felIer. He forth,
with flew to saloon and commenced
throwing in the gin-slings. For two
days he practiced before the bar trying
| to forget his first-love. Yesterday morn
ing he awoke and found himself in his
| own cabin, with nothing to cheer up his
\ spirits-not even cocktail IN sight,
and-he did as above stated.
Year: 1871

THERE is a story Of selfwilled dea,
con, who was always on the wrong side
and ludicrously stubborn. When the
temperance reform was in full feather,
and the question was discussed in the
church of which he was an officer, he,
of course, opposed it. He would not
sign the pledge; he would not consent
to its presentation in the Sunday
school he objected vehemently to the
distribution of tracts. One day, in the
presence of full house, one of the
members of the church made the case
of the deacon a subject of prayer. He
said 80 Lord! if thy servant, our
brother, continues his opposition to us,
wilt Thou, in Thy tender mercies, re-
move him from the church militant
below to the church Triumphant above ~
81 won't go" thundered the indignant
and obstinate deacon.
Year: 1871

The writer of the following exquisite
bit of word painting is Mr.. }. c. Gold
smith, managing editor of the New
York Leader:


"The pleasures of a country cottage
to people who are not decciving them
selves, are not few. If the ambition is
not mere June sentiment, one may &C
into the country and find his Arcadia
If he will study time tables, and seek
to know the places whereat chills and
fever do not shake one, and have the
sagacity to avoid agents and drive into
some byway alone, he may find an acre
or two that will make his heart glad for
many a year. Just such a place we
know. The agents have not reached it,
and it lies in all the innocence of rural
beauty. No water-view graces tit is
purely rural. The two acres cost to day
five hundred dollars each to get them.
The owner paid hundred and fifty
more than they were worth. The little
peaked cottage, with its disproportionate
but comfortable verandah, covered with
vines all purple and white with bloom,
cost but q thousand dollars. 1t is
painted quiet, pearly brown, with
darker tints under the caves. AS you
approach it through the cedar gates,
you may bow your head lest the weep
ing willow make you bare it in sym
pathy. A tall Norway spruce stands
before the docs, and under its dark
green a bitter-sweet vine is creeping,
and in the white winter days will burn
brighter than street lamp. The black
tartarian cherry is not tall, and the fruit
is not plentiful. but what little there is
attracts the birds, who give sweet music
for what they are welcome to steal. But
next year the ox-hearts will be white
beside the verandah, and you may
watch the birds from your bed. Beside
the stone wall grow gssat currants, just
turning red, and the gooseberries have
been making stout English pies for a
month. What need of ice when the
we'll is so cool? The cellar has kept the
currant wine pleasant all the summer
long.


"When the snow begins to fall and
the icicles to hang on the trees, you will
find inside a cosy room, all dark stained,
with soft, quiet carpet in purple and
brown, over which the fire tlic<ers from
low down crate Of blazing Goals The
bright brass and irons and shovel and
tongs flash brighter in the red blaze.
Over the Goals hangs little black ket-
tie, whose nose makes music as merry
as an Eolian harp, and sighs to mingle
itself with the warm-lemonade! 1t is
a homely room, and comfortable; for
the chairs are unpainted hickory; the
oiled oak mantle is ornamented with
only a pair of brass candlesticks but
the freight illumines busts of Dickens
and Irving that stand on black-walnut
brackets against the wall. The homli-
ness is so quiet that turbulent Carlyle is
content to watch Hawthorne across the
room. The sun that set behind the
hill left a memory of landscape, so that
none is needed within the house. In
country places one delights in pictures
of men and plenty of books, SO that if
Thackeray be out of his place on the
shelves, and Tom Brown cannot be
found, it is because their accustomed
place is beside the blazing fire.
Year: 1871

1t is desirable that newspapers, publish
ed in community of the Importance Of
Richmond, should be reliable and while
it is laudabe to put into them all the en-
terprise they can afford, we should be care
full to see that we do no injustice to any
one. Fair dealing on our part must win
the respect of our political adversaries--
no one apprecating this fact more highly
than we do, and earnestly desiring the re-
spect of the community with which we
have cast our fortunes, without sacrificing
principle I'VE wish to be unfair to no man,
and if it is possible to do so, shall conduct
our paper, keeping these facts in view.
Ours is principally political paper, de-
voted to the interests of the Republican
party, and when fight takes place be-
tween Democracy and the Republican
party, we must be looked for where we
properly belong on the side Of the latter.
1t must not be expected Of us to defend
all the members of our party, or to assail
individuals of the opposition, but we hold
ourselves in readiness to assal the fragrant
public acts of men whenever we believe it
to either the interest of our party or the
community to do so.


Men of like profession Of ourselves, re-
alize the difficulties which surround us at
times, while outsiders are ignorant, hence
the necessity of this article.


We are disposed to refer to publication
made in our paper during last week, but
shall not do so, as the matter has passed
and we are satisfied that we vindicated our
selves in the estimation of all who were
disposed to judge impartially.


This morning, both the Dispatch and
the Enquirer, contain in their local columns
denial Of our statement Of Friday last,
that Mr.. W. G. Freeman had declared that
he was not Democrat and in the most
emphatic manner denounced the party.
But for the similarity of the articles, satis-
lying us that they were prepared by the
same person and handed to each of the pa
pers, we might be inclined to believe there
was little newspaper strategy in them,
and that the words Conservative and
Democrat were not recognized by them as
meaning the same thing.


Our statement in regard to Mr.. Freeman
was made upon borating statements
of two parties at different times, which
statements we intend to lay before the pub
lie so as to justify ourselves.


We are strangers to Mr.. Freeman, never
saw him, and know nothing personally of
his politics, nor do we care what they are.
We are Disguised with these quibbles and
counter statements, but are too old to pub
lish as facts any statements without being
prepared to sustain them. We will show
to the public that Mr. Freeman requested
the publication of our article, at least, that
we were requested to do 50 by two parties
who professed to come from him. If we
do this, we have placed ourselves right be
fore the community, by whom we shall
leave Mr.. Freeman and his authorized
statements, directly conflicting, to be
judged. There seems to be want of re-
liability among some men in Richmond, to
which we are strangers. 1t seems we are
becoming acquainted rapidly we desire
to curtal this, as far as is in our power.
Year: 1871

L1GHTFooT.-The Dispatch has a cor
respondent of this name, writing fro m
"Roanoke," concerning the late elections.


We don't know where Roanoke" is,
unless it is Roanoke county. If so, we
beg to differ with "Lightfoot,". as we
know that party lines acre drawn, aud
that the noble fighting of the colored men
resulted n the election of the Republican
ticket by large majority in the principal
Salem township.


Roanoke has never gone any other way
but Republican since the war, except when
she elected plain John A. McCaul and
not Col. McCaul, by very small majority,
which would not then have been given but
for the fact that he had for long time
been chairman of the Republican commit
tee, which induced number of colored
people to vote for him, doubtless under the
impression that be was still Republican
Glorious little Roanoke is preparing to
teach Democracy a lesson next fall, and in
spite of the squrming of many Democrats
she will plant her heel again upon the ty-
rants neck.
Year: 1871

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS behalf of Col.
Edward Daniels, chief editor and manager
of the STATE JOURNAL, who is now absent
in New York, we acknowledge receipt of
polite invitation to be present at the en-
tertainment to be given the editors from
the North, at Zetelle's on Tomorrow.


Col. Daniels will regret his absence at
this time, as the occasion promises TO be
one of considerable interest to the city.
Year: 1871

From the Chillcothe Constitution.


A gentleman who went to California
from Daviess county, Mo-, twenty years
ago, returned recently TO visit a married
daughter He went to her residence
and giving a fictitious name, he began
asking his daughter questions about her
parents, and as to the probability of her
knowing her father after so long a sepe-
ration. Know him, she replied, why
I'd know him as far off as | could see
him She then proceeded to describe
him as he appeared twenty years ago,
and grew eloquent in her praise of the
beauty of his jet black hair, his stately
walk, and his voice; added she, "Tll
never forget that; I'll know that voice
when i hear it in heaven" The gem
tleman was so overcome with his emo
tions that he could sham no longer. but
clasping his daughter in his arms he
proceeded to administer shower of
kisses, much to the bewilderment of her
husband, who happened to step into the
room Just at that moment. He soon COM
pretended the situation, however, as did
also several grandchildren of the re-
turned Californian, and soon there was
joyous time in that household. The
father had grown gray and corpulent,
but his daughter vowed she would have
known him had he worn the same suit of
clothes that he left in. The gentleman
is respectable and wealthy citizen of
Tulare county, California, Yancy B.
Stokes, Esq, and the incident we have
related occurred just above the Missouri
line, in Decatur county, Iowa. the pres
ent residence of his daughter. We had
the pleasure Of meeting Mr.. S. few
weeks since, at the Harry House, in this
city, where he informed us that he was
just in from California for the purpose
of visiting his relatives in Daviess county,
No, and his daughter and son-in-law in
Decatur county, Iowa, but we did not
think at the time that his visit to the
States could furnish us the materials
for this pleasant item.
Year: 1871

A letter from Chicago says there is not
a shoe store left, and every one is so
poor now that none will be wanted. /
lost everything | had except what have
on my back, and about five dollars in
money that ] had in my pocket. have
S4OO insurance on my things, but don't
expect they will pay anything.


May it please your Honor" said
lawyer, addressing one Of the judges, i
brought the prisoner from jail on ha-
beas corpus" Well said farmer
in an under tone, who stood at the back
Of the court, these lawyers will say
anything. | say that the man got out
Of a cab at the court door.


A foreigner, for the first time partak-
ing of an ear OF corn, having eaten all
the grain, handed the cob to the waiter,
with the Instructions to put some more
s)rn on it.
Year: 1871

il imperative that the jury should hold
their deliberations super pisum cOrpo-
ris within sight of the body-a Gus
tom which has at the present day also
become obsolete, as il is considered


sufficient for the jury merely to view
the body-although they may not sit for
several weeks afterward. In whatever
manner the idea expressed or acted on
by the conductor originated, it is time
it should cease to exist The neglect to
give immediate aid to a person found
apparently dead, from lightning or 9th
er causes, may frequently lead to death
Year: 1871

The statement to-day VARIES therefore, by the ex-
traction OF the above figures from the various items,
but the changes In addition are quite marked ana
large In loans the total contraction is nearly
twelve million dollars, while the loss in deposits
over eighteen millions Although the SubTreasury
has paid out several millions on account OF the re-
deemed '62's, there is loss OF nearly three
millions IN specie, accounted for, probably,
by the payment of subscriptions to the


new i've per cents, delayed to this time
by the Syndicate, who appear to have been allowed
their own pleasure as to the negotiation. Outside
OF the loss In greenbacks by the exclusion OF the up


town banks there Is decrease In this item of
three millions, indicating heavy now OF currency
to the interior Despite their immense efforts in the
way OF contraction the banks are not as strong as
they were last week. the surplus reserve being now
down to seven millions. The statement compares
Year: 1871

The cheapest and most convenis n.
trellis for tomatoes is, to meke Ssar-
square frame for every hill, of four
pieces of hard wood, two feet long and
one inch square, for the four corner
posts. Let three pieces of lath, zach one
foot long, be nailed OH each side. Such
trellises will cost only few cents each,
and they will save four times their cost
in the value of tomatoes. Let such
trellis be placed over each hill before the
plant has begun TO kend Sideways then
the fruit will all be kept off the ground
These kind of trellises may be made In
the winter, or when laborers cannot
work advantageOusly at some ether en-
ployment. If madesef durable timber
and carefully stored during winter in q
pile on ono side Off the field, they will
last half a score of years or more, esps-
cially if they are dipped in kettle of hot
coal tar before they are plaoed over the
tomato hills. f-
Year: 1871

There is probably no other plant in. the
world of such value to the farmer for
this purpose. 1t furnishes the most per-
feet protection to the soil during the
fierce drying heats of summer. Beingia
constantly deciduous plant, its leaves
are perpetually falling, and soon form a
delicate covering for the entire soil, suf-
ficiently thick for Jhade, and easily PEN
etrated at all peints by the air, which 10
the great carrier to the worn out soil OF
those atmospheric elements that are to
enrich it. In this way the clover plant
not only contributes directly to the fer
tilizing of the soil, by giving its own sub
stance to it, but it furnishes protective
entire covering TO the entire groun d
which encourages aud stimulates those
chemical processes by which the hungry
and exhausted soil is recuperated from
the vast supplies of nutriment that are
held in the atmosphere. 1t becomes to
the farmer the most valuable tertiliser
in the world, as it imrarts fertility to the
entire soil.
Year: 1871

yesterday from the effects OF q freezing which
be got in the prisoners box in the court room.
There is no fire in the room, the windows are
all broken in, and from tank in one corner
of the room water is continually dropping and
forming ice on the floor. That court room
in this city should be in such an on rageous
condition us this is almost incredible; but the
blame Is to be laid, doubtless, to that far
reaching and thorough-searching reform :
movement which not only stops the sale Of
city bonds abroad and the completion Of
necessary public works at home, but even
estops the pay Of daily laborers on the streets
police court rooms.