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Year: 1875

Congressman Small's assaults upon the disin-
teres,ed patriots who distribute impartally among
themselves the party patronage In the Ist Congress
sona District in New Hampshire. lost him his renomt
nation 1t took Ave ballots to defeat him. but from the
frat he had There were three men who had
each more yotest than be bad on the frlt ballot: "s


Senator Chandler has one Consolation in his
defeat He can lay a,d5 that old war speech he has
been making every now and then tor the past Is years.
and not have take it out again forever The citizens
Of the State will miss 1t in the next campaign but they
will be glad its author have rest. There Is PROB
ably and ancient history in than any
other speech ever written.


Senator r-elect McDonald's course on the cur
rcncy question in the next Congress will be subject OF
curious interest The caucus OF Democrats in the In
diaua Legislature which nominated him put HIM upon
an outand-out imitation platform. The indianapolis Sen


ne says has tue possible authority for the state
ment that he is favor OF imitation and in speech
after his nomination the Senator himself reported as
saying that he shall stand by the platform OF the party
Ia preference to following his own opinions


The Cincinnati Gazette, which is profoundly
convinced that the New-York press is altogether
insane the Louisiana question, submits this
solution OF that perplexnk problem: The re
port OF the Subcommittee susains all other
accounts OF che situation in louisiana, in ons
thing that there is such thing republican form
of government there and that the preense Of the State
Government rests wholly the United States army.
The White League side declares 1t even moro plainly
than the other This state OF peace nor civil
government nor is there hope that civil governments
can be established there By another election The only
way deal with the is to have the United states
appoint civil government OF provisional character
We believe that this would be acceptable
the best OF both sdes-the men ~nO want peace
security and good government"
Year: 1875

Before some of the honest and well meaning
gentlemen of the Administration party. who
seem sincerely desirous of supporting Presi-
dent Grant as the exponent of Republican
principles, shall have fully committed them
selves to an unquestioning approval of the
conduct of the Administration with reference
to Louisiana affairs, we beg them to consider
one or two salient features of the case. We
take for granted that they are not prepared to
assume that whatever has been done was right
merely because it was done or ordered by the
Administration and its friends. We suppose
they can conceive the possibility of situa-
ton in which some things might be done for
the accomplishment OF even 80 desirable an
end as the continuance OF Republican
ascendency in the State of Louisiana, which
they could not in their cOnscences approve
We simply ask them to consider certain as
meets of this case in which in the view OF
any reasonable man justification OF the Lou
isiana interference makes any change OF polit'
ical control or even of political opinion IL
that State absolutely impossible.


The House Subcommittee, consisting ol
two Republicans and one Democrat IN theli
report, which was adopted by the full Com
mittee, say that the number of white Repub'
licans throughout the rural districts Is very
few: at hardly extends beyond those holding
" office and those connected with them" "NC
witnesses," they believe, succeeded IL
naming p any parish Eve Bepdbllsans who
Year: 1875

The Union League Club probably did the most dis
Greet thing possible in its recent avoidance Of any ex


preston on the Administration policy in Louisiana


There have been great changes in that Club of late,
and it is probable that hardly half of its members
remain supporters Of the Administration. Many of
the active managers and constant attendants, how
ever, are conspicuous Administration spoSes-
men, and in any ordinary meeting Of the
Club rarely embracing more than one
fourth of the membership, it would 10 easy
for them to control. But the Union League is only
patriotic and was never intended TO be partisan
Club, and the time has long passed when support OF
tbjs Or Of any Administration wss t0st Vi patyiot
Year: 1875

thing, 1t is that tho distribution of tho greater
bulk of the Pacific Mail corruption fund was
confded to Schumacher, King and Whiting
1t is inoredible that these men should have
received such largo amOunts-in Schumaker's
case as much as $500. .00O-merey for their
personal influence in favor of the subsidy
scheme.
Year: 1875

ism. It was wiss to drop Tho subject OF Louisiana.
and il will be the best thing this important and in


uential social organization do in the future 10
keep itself from being used by anybody for merely
partisan purposes.
Year: 1875

The changes introduced in the Detective
Police Department are not surprising to those
who have known the determination of the
Police Commissioners to purify that branch OF
the service as far as possible, and the modifi-
cations made can hardly fail to be beneficial
both to the police force and to the public.
Year: 1875

We extract the piece below from
an exchange. Our first impulse
on reading it was to strike out the
word Germantown and insert
Fayetteville, but we forbear to do
so for fear that some ofour friends
might consider it personal:


There is a man in German
town who is lazy. He is not re-
sponsible for it. He cannot help it..
He was born tired and it will
take him all his life to get res
ted. Death has no terror for
him. The grave is a refuge. lie
is fond of hearing others sing the
hymn commencing, "There is
rest tor the weary" He does not
sing it himself for to sing requires
exertion. He would willingly be-
lieve the French doctrine Death
is an eternal Sleep" tor he is fond
of sleeping. When tie judg.
ment day arrives and Gabriel
sounds the trumpet this man will
turn over in the grave and say,
SIS that you, Gabe? just put
that horn away; it isn't time to
get up yet, is it?" When the first
snow fell the other day he stood
at his gate aud looked ruefully at
the sidewalk. "Going to clean
the snow off, Mr.. P-d," in
quired a neighbor. 20, no." was
the answer, "The sun will be
around here presently and melt
it." A few days afterwards it
showed again and then he re-
marked, 81 knew it would be of
no use to clean that pavement of.
| knew it was going to snow
again" 1t is ten o'clock in the
morning before his wife can get
him out. He says if had he theen,
gy he once possessed he would
set up and make the fires. But
he hasn't, None of his friends
can remember when he had.
Some of them have known him
since his birth. too.
Year: 1875

House of Commons; whence
the overthrow Of the Kings at
Sparta but from the Ephori, and
by what was the Senate at Rome
weakened and triumphed over
but by the tribunes? To what
was the destruction of Cartha-
ginian Senate due but to the
unconstitutional influence of
the popular element, and from
what is the overthrow of the
Senate Of the United States ap-
pretended by the Federalist, but
from the usurped power of the
House of Representatives?


Then we are led to believe
that the natural tendency Of Re
publics is to centralization.-
The members Of a confederate
Republic may succeed in split
ting off from the Republic, and
maintaining q temporary indie
pendence. either in the form of
individual sovereignties or sep
arate confederacies, yet such a
dissolution must either begin
with or terminate in bloodshed,
or culminate in the subsection
of the weaker to the dominion
Of their more powerful neigh
bors. Until material changes
have been produced in the reli-
giOus and intellectual world we
may look for the history of pre-
ceding ages to repeat itself in
the political sphere. The insti-
tuition of popular govern
ment is undoubtedly as much
the elimination of political sci
ence, as the drama is the flower
of poetic art. As the latter is
the natural growth Of artistic
culture, so the former will
never attain perfection until it is
the normal development Of sci
entific investigation.
Year: 1875

Dramatic scene at the reading
of will: A rich dame who re-
Gently died at an advanced age at
Fontainebleau. left a will contain
ing, among others, bequess to
her physician of all the objects
contained in anoldoak chest of her
cabinet de toilette, for "his en-
lightened care and :he sage in
structions' which had enabled her
to live to such an advanced age.
There was great commotion
among the heirs when this clause
in the will was read, and greater
curiosity to know that treasures
had escaped them. The notary
handed the key to the doctor,
who on opening the chest found
all the drugs and potions that he
had ordered for his patient during
the past twenty years.
Year: 1875




The wild animals at the Hip
podrome seem to have lost none
of their instinct in captivity.
Though Gagged and cribbed, do.
mesticated and trained, as they
necessarily are, these creatures
constantly betray their savage ma.
lures. The pair of rhinoceroses
qnarreled as soon as they met at
the Hippodrome, and were with
difficulty separated, while TIE
leopards a few days ago INDUCED
in a battle that ended in the death
of the weaker one. Yesterday
the gage of war was between the
elephants, a raceof enthusiastically
quiet and peaceable after domesti-
cation. One day this week the
management received from Eu-
rope a small female elephant
named Julia, and she was placed
il the long box appropriated to
that class of pachydermations.
The old and new members OF the
elephantine family appeared to
agree with each other very well
until yesterday afternoon. When
tie matinee performance was over
Julia was marched into the pen,
being placed next to an elephant
called Prince, who at once began
iondling his companion. Julia
resented his attentions and with a
blow of her proboscis knocked
him of his feet. Prince became
enraged at this treatment, and at
tackled Julia as soon as he recoV-
cred from his astonishment. The
struggle was a fierce one, and both
of the contestants uSe6 their
trunks and tusks with rare good
will, and the scene was so noisy
that the audience became some
what frightened. All of the ele.
plants trumpeted shrilly, and
their commotion led to much ex-
citement among the occupants of
the several cages in the menage-
rie., Before the watchful attend
ants could repair to the scene OF
the encounter Julia was badly
gored by her antagonist, and after
peace had been restored it was
found necessary to place her IN a
huge sling of canvas, as she had
sustained a severe wound In the
shoulder. TIE keepers do not
consider the unfortunate beast IN
any great danger, though the occur
ence is deeply deplOred. The fact
of such a battle taking place is
considered remarkable, as old hun
ters say that elephants have new
er been known to quarrel in q
menagerie before.
Year: 1875

A Plainville clergyman in
sists that he saw Il snake forty
feet long and as big around as a
barrel of whisky. a pretty
good sized insect that. We
have no doubt that he saw it,
but he unquestionably saw the
barrel of whisky before he saw
the snake. 1t seems more -rea-
sonable somehow. ..faF- .r..
Year: 1875

The ''poor mau's blanket"


should not be forgotten in this
hard winter. Two thicknesses


of paper are better than a pair of


blankets, and much lighter for
those who dislike heavy bed
clothes. A spread made OF doub-


lie layers OF paper tackled together,
between a covering Of ebintz or
calico, is really a desirable house,
hold article. Make it Of soft pa
per, and place it between the


blanket and the cnuntsrpane.
Year: 1875

The World is What w g
Make it.
I've seen some people in this life


Who always are repining,
Who never, never yet could see


The storm clouds silver lining. -
There always something is amiss.


From sunrise TO its setting;
That Gods hand made their map of life,
They seem the while forgetting.
And have seen blessed sight


To sin beclouded vision,
Some people who, where'er they be,


Make earth seem an Elysian.
They always see the brightest side


The direful shadow never
And keep. the flower Of hope in bloom


Within their hearts forever.
The one can make the sunniest day


Seem wondrous sad and dreary;
The other smiles the clouds away,


And makes the dark day CHEEKY.
This life of ours is, after all,


About as we shall make it;
If We can Danish grief and care,


Let's haste to undertake it.
Year: 1875

While physician was recently
walking along the streets in New
York city, with steel-ribbed
umbrella in bis hand. he slipped
and fell, and one OF the ribs Of


the umbrella ran in his eye and
penetrated the brain. In draw
ing the steel.out of the wound, the
ivory tip caae of and remained IN
the brain. s-
Year: 1875

A Philadelphia man says
that when his wife gets up in
the morning with a jerk, and
neglects to do up her hair, goes
silently about her work, she is
materializing a domestic row
which before night will shake
the house to it's foundation.
Year: 1875

An elephant is 1,2l7, 1886 times
larger than a flea, but yet there
are women who growl at paying
two shillings 10 visit q menage-
rie, who will turn a feather bed
over for half a day to hunt a flea.
Year: 1875

A Memphis fortune teller told
a man that a fortune of $4,000
was coming to him the next week,
and he shelled out $50 to his wife
to buy a new suit. When too late
he learned that his vile had fixed
the thing with tha old woman.
Year: 1875

We should never play with favor; we
cannot too closely embrace it when it is
real, or fly too far from it when it Is
false.


Humility is q grace that adorns and
beauties every other grace; without it,
the most splendid natural and acquired
acquisitions lose their charm.


Prejudice turks in hidden corners Of
all minds over which knowledge has not
shed it's penetrating light, and preju.
dice is the natural foe of magnanimity.


Wisdom consisteth not in knowing
many things, nor even in knowing them
thoroughly, but in choosing and in fol-
lowing what conduces the most certainly
to our lasting happiness and true
glory.


Sloth makes all things difficult, but
industry all easy; and he that rises late
must trot all day, and shall scarcSsover-
take his business at night; while laziness
travels 80 slowly that poverty soon over
takes him.


Far from the crushed flowers Of glad.
ness on the road OF LIE q sweet perfume
is waited over to the present hour, as
marching armies often send out from
heaths the fragrance of the trampled
plants.


A pious cottager residing in the midst
Of lone and dreary heath WAS asked by
a visitor: care you not sometimes
afraid in your lonely situation, especial
ly in the winterl" He replied: ooh,
no for faith shuts the door at night,
and mercy opens it in the morning.:


Ingratitude is too base to return a
kindness, and too proud to regard it;
much like the tops of mountains, bar
rem, indeed, but yet lofty; they produce
nothing, they feed nobody, they clothe
nobody, yet are high and stately, and
look down upon all the world about
them.
Year: 1875

An old man of experience says:


have seen young man sell good
farm, turn merchant, and die in the in
sane asylum.


I have seen farmer travel about 80
much that there was nothing at home
worth looking at.


I have seen man spend more money
in folly than would support his family
in comfort and independence.


I have seen young girl marry q
Young man Of dissolute habits, and re-
pent of it as long as she lived.


have seen a man depart from truth
where candor and veracity would have
served him to a much better purpose.


have seen the extravaganza and folly
of children bring their parents to poverty
and want, and themselves to disgrace.


1 have seen prudent and industrious
wife retrive the fortunes of family
when the husband pulled at the other
end of the rope.


have seen young man who desplsedi
the counsels of the wise and advice OF
the good, and his career end In poverty
and wretchedness.
Year: 1875

Experiments made abroad to test the
effect of an exclusive bread diet prove
that bread diet alone is very expen-
siye, as large quantity must be given
to supply the daily waste of the fes6y
tissues. On the other hand, the addl-
tion of a small quantity of meat reduces
the cost of support and keeps up the
strength of the body. The attempt was
made to ascertain which OF the several
kinds of bread in ordinary use was aD-
sorbed in the greatest amount In Its
passage through the alimentary canal.
f was found that wheat bread was ab-
sorbed in the greatest amount, then
leavened rye bread, then rye bread
raised by chemical processes, and lastly,
the "pumpernickel," or German black
bread. The great nutritious value at-
tributed to bran is denied by the expert
menter.
Year: 1875

Only from day to day


The life of . wise man runs
What matter if seasons far away
Have gloom or have double SUNS
To climb the unreal path,


We lose the roadway here,
We swim the rivers Of wrath


And tunnel the hills Of fear.
Our feet on the torrents brink,
Our eyes on the cloud sfsr,
We fear the things We think,


Instead Of the things thst are.
Like tide our work should rise,
Each later wave the best,
Tomorrow forever flies,


To-day is the special test.
Like a sawyer's work is life;


The present makes the flaw,
And the only field for strife


Is the inch before the saw.
Year: 1875

cANvASsING THE OPINIONS OF PROPERTY OWNERS


ALONG THE ROUTE.


reporter yesterday met Mr.. Cowing, Secretary Of
the New York Elevated Railway Company, and in
qured the action of that corporation looking to
putting the roads which 1t is authorized TO construct
toward completion. He said that the company is
actively at work, having nine canvassers visiting all
the property owners the line Of the proposed sruct
ure, and noting the approvas condemnatons- The
canvassers are generally real estate men residing
doing business on the streets to be canvassed. The
route is divided into sections and 1t is expected
that the canvass will DO completed by Monday
next The canvass Of Chatham street shows that
of owners of property valued 81 992 800 less than
one-haf have been prevailed upon to consent TO tho
construction of the road Consequently application
be made to the Court for the confirmation OF the
Commissioners route on that street The canvass on
Third avenue and, indeed all the east side streets
named in the report, shows that the owners of only
about sixty per cent Of the property be induced TO
consent to the building OF the roadway. The can
report that all appear TO be in favor of rapid
transit but other avenue street than their
avenue; those who decline, in many instances,
do so because the company will not pledge
itself to take the centre of the street,
which much more popular than on the
sidewalk The canvassers note the fact that they
chiefly the small property owners who refuse TO sign
their consent and that large holders disposed TO
consent more readily Some who have signed the
paper of the Third Avenue Railroad Company in oppo-
stion, also have signed their consent and noted the
fact that they have changed their views. Mr.. Cowng
reports that yet his company has made no effort TO
increase the capital, the stockholders men Of
wealth. who have abundant means at their command
to meet all immediate demands. They will, he says,
have trouble in commanding all the capital they re-
quire.


charter from the Legislature requires confirmation
by property owners along its route AS yet II has not
taken any steps to begin the work Of construction.
Year: 1875

The Tammany Hall Committee on Organization met
yesterday afternoon, John Kelly in the chair vast
amount Of routine business first disposed OF, and
then it was resolved to appoint committee of five,
composed of Messrs' Gross, Purroy, Fine, Duffy and
McGlynn, to consult with the Committee Of the
Eighth Senatorial District IN reference to the
conflict existing in that district, and to
advise with the District Committee the best
to be adopted and the nominees that should be put
forth for the best interests OF the party.


also arranged that ratification meetings should
be held in different districts of the city the 25th
26th, and Both instant together with grand mass
meeting the 2Sth at which Governor Tlden Senator
Kernan ex-Mayor Tieman, Ex-Governor Seymour and
others have agreed to deliver addresses.
Year: 1875

Recorder Hackett, OF New York. has held the Office
OF Recorder since the rule of the Tweed re.nse
and has the respect of all parties by his vigor,
ability and ncorruptible impartality. The last, how
ever the very trait which rendered him objection
able to the thieves he sentenced and to the politicians
who could not manage him, and the Kelly ring has
last out in pronounced opposition to him. AS tho
republicans would stand chance of eecng a strict
party candidate they have wisely joined hands with the
friends OF good government in the democratic party
and will try to reelect Mr. Hackett to the position he
has long held with credit to himself and to the ad
vantage OF the city The antTammany democrats
support him cordially and his chances believed to
be
Year: 1875

Despite OF acts OF Parliament and poetic efTusions
the part of the Board of Trade accidents still continue
TO happen, and in cases out Of ten they
from careessness or neglect to observe the rule Of the
road


Ii is held that in the three remaining cases. colli-
sions from the fact that the law deliberately
and wiully ignored by commanders of vessels.
1t is with great reluctance that large steamers any
longer give way to sailing vessels Poughing along
with all the dignity OF thousands of tons and the i'm
portance of mail carriers and foreign flags, they
slider mira dig from the straight ne and
attempt bully the little sailing vessel that may be in
their way to a change Of course Too often it is
cessfu for the latter, frightened at the wood or iron
monster that Is threatening destruction, and knowing
that In any clam for damages there will be rich and
powerful company 10 combat, at the last minute
changes her to escape dangers great
counter Embodencd by the result, the steamer tries
II again and again with like success, until day
plucky skipper obeys the law, keeps on his way and
has his craft sent TO the bottom OF the sea
Year: 1875

THE COLLISION OF THE YACHT MOHAWK WITH


THE STEAMER JOHN GIBSON.


The collision between the yacht Mohawk and the
steamer John Gibson, in the Lower Bay, Saturday
evening was near being fraugh with disastrous con-
sequences attended of the Queens yacht and the
Mistetoe in the Soent Each side has its own story
Should the matter before the courts 1t will
probably be shown that the disaster occurred from non
observance OF well known rule of the road-that
steam vessels must keep out of the way of sailing
vessels The rule is imperative one, and all admi-
rally decisions both in England and in this country
have been governed by it,


vessel propelled by steam is very properly consid-
cred under the control of her officers, who can stop
and back her or 60 ahead prudence may dictate.
A sailing vessel however, less amenable. She may
alter her course in most cases. she neither back
nor stop; and 1t happens that with due regard to
safety holding her the thing left to do
Such being tho facts it will readily to the most
non nautical landsmen that strict adherence to the
above rule should perfect immunity from danger
in OF the meeting OF steam and sailing vessel IL
is the business of the latter hold her course of the
former to hers if damage threatens II the rule ia
thus obeyed there be no risk OF orders misunder-
stood of evolutions improperly imperfectly exc
ecuted The vessels pass each other with the same case
and safety do two carriages upon road.


So important q general knowledge or this law
considered that various devised TO familiar
zc seagong people with it, Among other devices Mr..
Gray the London Board of Trade being poeucaly in
clned invented the following doggerel lines which il
was thought might be easily impressed upon the
brains OF the toers of the than any lengthy verbose
| act OF Parliament


Meeting steamers, do not dread,
When YOU their lights ahead
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