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Year: 1871

Some time ago Mrs. Pomeroy, wife of
the somewhat famous "Brick Pomeroy,"
applied to Ben Butler to act as her coun-
sci in securing divorce from her husband.
Butler of course, consented. As soon as
Brick came to know that Butler had been
employed in the case he directed his law
yer to compromise the case by offering to
pay Mrs. Pomeroy $4,000 and 5000 a
year Upon being informed of this Butler
addressed the following letter to gentle
man in New York, employed as associate
counsel for Mrs. Pomeroy:


WASHINGTON, April 16, 1871.


My Dear Sir-I have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipt of your letter of
April l5, II, informing me of your con-
nection with the case of NJ. NJ. Pomeroy
and his wife, applicant for divorce. Mrs.
Pomeroy applied to me in very ladylike
and proper note, stating that she desired to
engage my services as counsel, and l saw
no objection to taking retainer in the
case. did not inform her that | should
do it gratuitously, but l undoubtedly
should have done so except that I could
have compelled Pomeroy to pay my fee
| am glad to be informed that, the fact of
my being employed having become known
to her husband, he has concluded to make
settlement with her, giving her $4,000
in cash, as you inform me, and paying 5000
year toward the education of their child.
1t is, certainly, very agreeable to know
that I have been able to make the man
disgorge the money he has made out of me
in favor of woman he has injured and
abused, and who, am informed, is an
estimable lady. By abuse of me, and
pandering to the worst passions and credu-
lities of his readers he has been able to so
sell his paper as to make living for him.
self and even competence, as under
stand. Now, in justice, he should pay me
portion of that, and if my Employment
by his wife as her counsel mas caused him
to take part of that which belongs to me
and provide for her sustenance l shall
have the satisfaction of knowing that,
while he has injured and abused me, am
in fact supporting his family. l have
done some charitable acts in my life, of
which l have no disposition to boast, but
none upon which more pride myself than
of being the benefactor and supporter of
the family of "Brick" Pomeroy. | may
never need to use the information which
you give me, but if do you may be sure
that l never bring my informants into
trouble l do not mark this letter either
private or confidential I am, very respect
fully, yours,


B. F.. BUTLER.
Year: 1871

There are few men who are not averse
to seeing their wives kissed; but cores
pondent relates the particulars of case in
which newly married Benedict felt him
self insulted because his wife was not
kissed. The bridegroom in question was a
stalwart young rustic, who was known as a
formidable operator in "free fight" His
bride was blooming and beautiful country
girl, only sixteen years of age, and the
twain were at party given where a
number of old folks were enjoying them
selves in the good old fashioned style.
Every girl in the house was called out and
kissed, except B, the beautiful young
bride aforesaid; and, although there was
not a youngster who was not dying to taste
her lips, they were restrained by the pre-
sence of her herculean husband, who stood
regarding the party with look of sullen
dissatisfaction. They mistook the cause,
for suddenly he expressed himself.


Rolling up his sleeves, he stepped into
the middle of the room, and in a tone that
secured marked attention said.


"GentlemeD, l have been noticing how
things have been working here for some
time, and amt satisfied. don't want to
raise fuss, but"


"What's the matter, John?" inquired
half dozen voices. "Have we done any,
thing to hurt your feelings 2"


eyes, you have; all of you have hurt
my feelings, and 1 have just this to say
about it. Here's every girl in the room
has been kissed nigh dozen times apiece,
and there my wife, who consider as like
ly as and of 'em, has not had single one
tonight; and l just tell you now, If she
don't get as many kisses the rest of the
night as any girl in the room, the man
that sights her has got to 6ght-that's all.
Now go ahead with your plays"
Year: 1871

Probably the greatest system of feconomy
known to the world is practiced in the
Philadelphia Mint. Once year the floors,
which are double in the gold-melting
room, are taken apart and the sweepings
thrown into the fire. The clothing of the
men in the furnace rooms is also burned
when worn out; and it is positively assert
ed, so says New York Herald correspond
ent, that the money collected by this pro-
cess alone pays the Presidents salary
Year: 1871

A large Volume would not contain the
mass of testimony which has accumulated in
favor of Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry as
safe, efficient and reliable remedy in curing
coughs, colds and pulmonary disease. Many
of the cures are truly wonderful.
Year: 1871

The deacon was not very much
behind, if the following story be
true. In small town on the
Schuy,kill River there is a church
in which the singing had run
down. 1t had been led for many
years by one of the deacons, whose
voice and musical powers had been
gradually failing. One evening
the clergyman gave out the hymn
which was in an odd measure, and
rather harder than usual, and the
deacon led off. Upon its conclu-
sion the minister rose and said


"Brother B. will please Ie-
peat the hymn, as l cannot pray
after such singing"


The deacon very composcdly
pitched into another tune, and Il e
clergyman proceeded with his
prayer. Having finished, he took
up the hymn book to give out the
second hymn, when he was inter
rnpted by the deacon graveIy get.
ting up and laying in a voice audi
bic to the whole congregation


evil Mr. make another
prayer? 1t would be impossible
for me to sing after such prayer
as that"
Year: 1871

A negro boy was convicted at
the Granville IN. C.) Superior
Court OF having roasted another
negro boy alive, whereupon the
Judge. as a punishment for this
crime, ordered him to be bound
out to learn a trade.
Year: 1871

Nearly all the gold sent East
from San Francisco now comes
through the mail bags-put up in
small boxes weighing from two to
three pounds each, and each box
sent as a registered letter. The
reason for this is s very substan-
'tial one. In the mail the cost Of
transportation is about one per
cent, while the express companies
charge five. 1t is stated that a.
bout one hundred thousand dol
lars in gold pass daily through the
lOmahs post-ofice.
Year: 1871

LIZ HASSAS SSAAA A$SAAA - ee3~4Si


A combat took place at Madrid
in Spain, between the celebrated
elephant Pizarro and a wild bull
The excitement among the popu.


lace of the Spanish capital, fol
days previous to the fight, was tire.


mendous. The price of seats in


the amphithestre rose 10 a fabu'


Ious figure, and the ticket-office


was besieged by a crowd of buy.
ers, in which the mobility aud the


commonalty, the rich and the


poor, hustled each other regardless
of rank or the want of it, and on.


ly intent upon securing a place
whence to witness the strange
spectacle.


When at length the eventfnl
day arrived, the amphitheatre was
packed to Its utmost capacity
There was some by-play of the
usual bull-6ght order; but the
spectators had come for sport of a
different kind, and soon grew
clamorous for the elephant, The
barrier gates were at length
thrown wide open, and the Inn,
mense form of Pizarro was seen
slowly advancing into the ring.
To his hind legs was attached a
massive chain, the other end of
which was Immediately secured
by means of a ring to post which
had been firmly planted in the
centre of the amphitheaire This
precaution was necessary because
Pizarro was subject to violent fits
of anger, during which he was la
BILE to do a great deal of mischief.


To the intense disgust Of the
audience, the combat was very
tame. The bull was apparently
awed by the immense size of his
opponent; and Pizarro cared so
little for his antagonist that he oc-
cupied himself with picking up or
anges and cakes thrown to him
from the boxes. At length, Irrita-
ted by darts and fire-crackers, the
bull made a desperate charge;
bat, being thrown back on his
by the violence of the
shock, he could not be induced
to renew the fight. After stand
ing still few minutes, as it to
recover from his astonishment, he
skunk thoroughly intimidated, into
a corner, from which neither fire.
works nor the irritating red man.
tie could not make him stir. A
second bull succeeded in inhicting
a slight wound on Pizarro's trunk,
but, like his predecessor, soon
gave up in dispair.


The singular combat was. re-
newed the next day. with just as
tame results, The bulls were ap-
parently perplexed TO know what
to make of monster from whose
huge head they rebounded as if
they had charged against a solid
wall. After one or two attempts
they would retire, and nothing
could drive them to make another
charge. As for the elephant, he
took things in a very cool and
philosophical manner, and ATE his
oranges and drank his wine, which
was freely sent him from the box
es, with the dignity bene6tting q
monster of his importance and
prowess. But as no man was killed,
and ms none of the brute antago-
nists received a serious wound, the
gentle audience came to the con-
clusion that a bull and elephant
fight was a very tame and uninter-
esting affair. Something better
was expected of Pizarro, who is
known to be a vicious-tempeied
beast. In one of his fits of fury
he once made a raid through the
streets of Saragossa, in the course
of which one Of bis tusks was
broken. At Madrid he seemed to
look upon his antagonists as wor-
Year: 1871

A bullet settled disputed point
in game Of croquet in Virginia
the other day. The funeral of
the gentleman who got on the
wrong side Of the argument-and
the wrong end of the pistol, was
one of the most fashionable events
of the season. sl
Year: 1871

From the Knoxville Press and Herald.


The proceedings of the Democratic Ex-
ecutive State Committee, reported in our
columns yesterday, deserve special atten-
ton. The meeting of the Committee was
most oppOrtune, and the result of their de-
will command the approval Of ali
who sincerely desire the overthrow of the
present national administration, and the
preservation Of the honor and well-being of
the State of Tennessee. The resolutions
of the Committee, endorsed as they are by
prominent men of all previous shades of
political opinion, will be hailed as an assu-
rance that none of the high vantage ground
already attained by the Constitutional par
ty of our State is to be given up, but will
be firmly held through the means of a COM
pact and thorough organization throughout
the State. 1t matters not what is to be the
policy of the party in the coming Presiden-
tial struggle; the only effective mode of
making our power advantageOusly
felt is through an organization ena-
bling us to move as one man in
whatsoever course of action may be under
taken. If contingencies shall arise which
render it most polite to make no distinc-
tive Democratic nominations for the Presi





be in such condition that we may avail our
selves of such opportunity as a compact
organization, and as a unit, cooperate with
any other organization whose aid may be
desirable to effect the common purpose.
Should the outlook, six months hence, JUS
tify Democratic nomination, exclusively
as such, then equally important is it that
we present an unbroken front in making
the onset. In any probable or possible
emergency, let us be completely organized,
so that with all the elements of opposition
to Radical misrule well in hand, we may
act promptly and harmoniously, and move
forward successfully in whatever direction
our duty to our country may demand.


Organize friends of republican liberty,
ORGANIZED The word has not come too soon,
for in harmonious and thorough Organiza-
ton lies our present safety.
Year: 1871

to entirely suspend the payment of warrants
altogether until all borrowed moneys are
paid back. The members of the Legislature
viii no doubt get their pay, and five dollars
TO pay postage. Again, after a portion of
the people holding claims upon the State
Treasury have been forced to sell the claims
at heavy discount, by the failure Of the
Legislature to provide for their payment at
the State Treasury, and by unjust discrim-
nations made against them, the minority
of the Committee on Ways and Means are
IN doubt as to the justice Of paying outstand-
ing warrants at all at present, inasmueh as
they are generally held by spectators. Ter
ribly afraid of speculatorsl Who drove the
people into the hands Of the spectators,
and placed them entirely at their MERCY?
| answer these dear lovers of the people.
Now if it is the intention of the Legislature
only TO provide means to pay themselves,
and few high salaried officials, insist on
making no provision at all, till all fare alike,
and all go to destruction together. But if
it is the intention of the Legislature to pro-
vide for the payment of any claims against
the Government, provide for the payment
of eUery just claim against it. If a man
who is receiving a salary of $500 or 5000
a year ought to be paid, the man who Ia
bored at from S2j to $50 a month and
boarded himself, is also as much entitled.
But we will be told we emit pay all. Then
the State of Tennessee is bankrupt, and we
ought to take the benefit of the bankrupt
law, and pay nothing. But we can pay
eceTythiHg. LOp off every unnecessary Of
flee, and every other unnecessary expense.
Levy tax sufficient to pay the ordinary
expenses of the Government, and the in
terest on the public debt, and fund the
floating debt, provide for a proper assess
ment of the taxables, and have the taxes
faithfully collected and paid over,
and you will not see warrants on
the State Treasury quoted in the city
of Nashville at 75 cents in the dollar.
Provide for the payment Of every just
claim on presentation at the Treasury, and
you have snatched the creditors Ofthe State
government out of the hands of those bug
bears the SPECTATORS, and saved them from
the heart-burnings occasiOned by unjust
determinations. But, refuse to pay, and
you drive the holders of claims against the
Treasury into the hands of brokers and
speculators, and give them a bonus for
which they might well afford to pay such
members as assist them in placing the
people at their mercy. How many of those
dear lovers of the people will suffer their
claims to be discounted by the brokers, or
are willing to wait some tloO or three gears
for their pay? The Legislature has only
been in session little over one month, and
have but little doubt that many of them
have made draws on their per diem before
now, but these other people ought to wait
tlcO or three years, or sell for 70 cents in the
dollar. Let all fare alike, pay all or none.


II-sTIcE
Year: 1871

THE Louisville Leger says: "The bill in
troduced in the Tennessee House Of Repre-
sentatiyes making jury trials in, civil cases
optional wiei the litigants will doubtless
meet with the approval Of the bar in that
State, as a similar one would in this. Much
of the needless expense entailed upon the
people by the present system would be cur
tailed, and still the ends Of justice would be
asswen subserved.r The bill provides that
all civil cases shall be tried before the Judge,
unless the parties, or one of them, demand
a jury in writing fled with the clerk of the
court three days before the third day Of
the term TO which the action is brought.''
Year: 1871

Some time ago Commissioner Baker had
his attention called to a remarkable order
given by Senator Harlan, when Secretary
of the Interior, the effect of which was to
place large number of Cherokee Indians
on the pension rolls. Upon investigation
he became satisfied that nearly all Of these
were improperly granted, and he has sus-
pended payment on three hundred and
two. The matter is now under investiga-
Year: 1871

Several Sundays age; collection
vas about to be taken yp in one of ou{
churches cut West, and IN the absence o.
one of the regular collectors, frisky young
man 1olbhteered his services, and handled
his hat eth great industry and success
When he got near the door, he was about
to go out, with his hat full Of money on his
head, when The minister said, solemnly :
"Young man, il you leave here with that
money, You'll be damned The young
man, however, left in a hurry, and, as he
shut the door behind him, worthy Old
bachelor, with q voice in T sh5rr, who had
put dollar in the hat, piped out to the
minister: a Well, If he amt gone with it
I'll be d-dp"
Year: 1871

AS A SIGN Of the times, politically, II
may be worth recording the fact that the
FreemaN'S Journal OF last Thursday gives
prominence to IN article from an Ohio


Democratic paper, in favor Of Charles
0Conor as a candidate for the next
Presidency. The Journal affects not to
be in favor Of the nomination, as "to
have such man President Of the United
States would be asking for the country a
grace It does not deserve" but there ia
good reason to suppose that the article
has been put forth as II to feel the public
pulse. The Journal Is, to some extent, a
representative organ Of the Roman Cath.
ollc population, though at times given to
very extreme views '.. "'' IF
Year: 1871

WHEN the appropriation bills come up
at the next session of Congress, and arc
sCrutized with. customary severity, by all
the economists, in Congress and out OF It
we think that there is one item that will
pass with little opposition or questioning
that which makeSlprovision fol. the signal
bureau. "old Probabilities Is getting to
be the most popular man in the country,
Everybody turns to him, in tho morning,
to see his predictions; everybody praises
him at night, when his predictions are
fulfilled.
Year: 1871

~ Milk may be kept sweet by having
it constantly in the presence Of fresh
water. In q milk-room provided With
tubs, in which the water is changed twice
. day, milk will not be soured even by
lightning.
Year: 1871

The following story appears I'm
Theodore Tilton's Golden IgG, which
journal vouches for it:


A young lady, Of Philadelphia, of
marked talents, OF many accomp plish-
ments, and of high moral worth, and
lacking only two or three months OF
her majority, had formed aR engage
ment of marriage with young nan
to whom her mother did not wish to
see her allied. The mother had long
been upon her bed, confined with
Illness. through which the daughter
had attended her with the most tilial
devotion.


On learning the fact OF the un-
shaken resolution of this daughter,
the mother sprang from her bed. and,
clutching her child by tho throat,
told her that she should not leave
the room alive; that she should send
her to heaven and her lover to hell.
The poor, half.straRgled girl, know
ing that her mother always kept
within reach six-barreled revolver,
passively resigned herself victim.
She was taken to- an upper room aud
made close prisoner.


And midnight, came when, after
hours OF suffering, she had fallen in
to a troubled sleep. She was walked
by her mother entering the room,
who ordered her 10 get up and dress
herself. A carriage was at the door,
and, with her father aud another
man, she was taken out, and soon
found herself moving away TO the
sound OF carriage wheels.


Soon this was exchanged for the
rapid motion OF steam car, and in
the morning she found herself pris-
oneI in holel in New York. 1t would
seem that plan TO put her on board
OF a steamer sailing To Europe did
not succeed, and her next experience
was TO Philadelphia. Hero again
she was locked up for day or two.
Again. at the midnight hour, she
was taken from her bed, conducted
to New York, and now Put on board
steamer-wi no explanation
whatever as to what was to he her
fate or destination.


She bad imagined she was to be ta-
ken to Boston, and IL was not until
she found herself upon the ocean
that she could have learned the fact
that she was ON her way TO Europe.
Ii is left TO conjecture as to what
may be the fate of this young la
dy. whether she Is To be immured
In q convent or a lunatis asylum Ia
not known to others, and is little
known to herself.
Year: 1871

Nothing presents sadder COM
mentary upon the present unhealthy
condition of our once loved and pros.
porous country than the large num-
ber Of families, both i'm the city and
country, but more especially In the
latter, that subscribe TO no paper of
any kind. Hundreds and thousands
of families are thus growing up in
utter ignorance of what Is transpir-
ing in the world around them-igno-
rart Of the mighty events of to-day.


But who can tell the vast amount
of injury that Is being inflicted upon
the rising geaeration-those who are
to take our places in the busy world
at no distant day, growing up with
out any knowledge Of the present,
the past, or any study of the future,
and this ignorance, too, being imbued
into them by the sanction OF those
who should, and doubtless do, know
better, did they only think of the
injurious effects of their insane
course. Let the head of every fam-
lily think of this, and place In the
hands OF those for whom he is re-
sponsible the means of acquiring q
thorough knowledge of the moving
panorama In which we enact our
parts.
Year: 1871

People should always exercise
great care In giving promissory notes
When q man makes a note and parts
With 1t, he does not know into WHOSE
hands II may fall, and blunderingly
draws up, what loss he may be com
PEELED to sustain. Probably the
very man to whom he gives the note
may take advantage of him by filing
upa blank SO az to make IL n hun.
dred or a thousand. Let this maker
or the note understand that by late
decision of the Supreme Court, he
can be held liable for such alteration
long after the note has passed from
him. The case which called forth
this decision was one wherein an or.
dinary promissory note was filled up
for TIE payment of one hundred dol.
lars, the note having been subse-
quently altered by the payee by the
addition of the words land fifty"


The note thus altered, passed from
the payee to an innocent third party,
who, at maturity, presented 1t for
payment, which was refused. The
drawer very properly said he had
given n note for only one hundred
dollars, and would certainly not pay
for one hundred and fifty. A suit
followed. We are not concerned
with the fate of the man who in
serted the words land fifty" and
therefore let him pass. What of the
note? The Supreme Court decided
that the drawee was liable, because,
through negligence, he had not
drawn line between the written
word hundred" aud its printed
word dollars"


Any testimony the drawer might
offer to establish the fact that he
gave note for only one hundred
dollars, must go for nothing, as
there was nothing on the face OF
the note showing that it had been
altered" Evidence OF an alteration
on the face of note would have
changed the case. We may further
more add that the Chief Justice add
ed that such q ruling was deemed
necessary to facilitate the circulation
of commercial paper. Let this de.
cision be a lesson to all drawers OF
commercial paper.
Year: 1871

BILL passed the Pennsylvania Senate
last week which authorizes the cumulative
system Of voting in all the boroushs of the
ommonwealth at the elections for members
OF town Councils. Under the provisions OF
the bill voters may either distribute their
votes among the different candidates or cum
uiate upon one or more as they shall choose.
This bill IL IL passes the House will permit a
more general test Of this particular plan of
minority representation than has before been
possible under the usual mode OF choosing
officers. The most profound statesmen of the
time now favor the adoption of some system
whereby minorities shall be able to secure a
more just representation. Indiana has en-
bodied this principle in her fundamental law
and If it is defeated in Pennsylvania it will
be owing to the opposition of a Democratic
Senate to the proposed constitutional con.
vention.
Year: 1871

Our Litchfeld County subscribers may not of ten be- able to take advantage of the tow rates offered large clubs by most magazines and peri odicals. For their convenience and as an extra induoement to new county subscribers we will send the following periodicals to county subscri- hers. in connection with the ENQUIRER at the