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Year: 1871

CHICAGO, November 29.-In the Su.
perior Court this morning the case Of
the people in relation to Catherine
Waite VS.. r. Stanley and others, MEM
bers OF the Board of Registration and
Inspectors of Election, in the town OF
Hyde Park, was called up for hearing
of the argument for and against the
issue OF a peremptory writ of manda-
mus to the Board Of Registration to
show cause why the plaintiff shall not
be registered as legal voter and allowed
to vote as such. The people put in a
demurrer that the alternative writ or
the matters therein contained are not
sufficient in law for the said plaintiff to
bear or maintain an action against the
said defendants or to entitle the plaintiff
to said peremptory writ Of mandamus'
and the defendants are not bound by
law to answer the said writ.
Year: 1871

Little children, bright and fair,
Blessed with every needfu care,
Always bear this thing in mind:
God commands US to be kind:
Kind not only to our friends,
They on whom our care depends;
Kind not only to the poor,
They who poverty endure;
But, in spite of form or feature,
Kind to every living creature.
Never pain or anguish bring
Even to the smallest thing;
For, remember that the fly,
Just as much as you or L,
Is the work of that great Hand
That hath made the sea and land;
Therefore, children, bear in mind,
Ever, ever, to "be kind


The Morning ST
Year: 1871

A SIGN OF THE TIMEs.-Two gentlemen
one from Cincinnati and the other from
Lexington, Ky.-passing through Rich
mond this week en- route to the Springs,
stopped for Il day or two to see the points
of historic interest. While driving about
the city, they were SO pleased with Its
beauty Of location, the improvements in
progress, and the enterprise manifested by
our people, that they at once began to
look around with view to a settlement.
The result is that one of them on yesterday
became the owner by = cash purchase OF
fine house and lot in the upper part OF the
city, near Monroe Park; and the other is
now negotiating with one of our promi-
nent real estate firms Uyne d .Bro.) for q
splendid estate on James river. Men OF
such discernment, and SO energetic and
prompt in business matters. will be val
liable acquisition to our community but
transactions of this nature are only an
earnest of the prosperity We are to enjoy
when our great railroad improvements are
completed and the advantages OF Rich
mond are brought more prominently be-
fore the capitalists OF the West.
Year: 1871

Then we can look forward with hope,
believing that the blundcrs Of the past will
not be repeated, that our toiling people
will he rewarded with prosperity and hap
piness, and that Virginia, our Virginia, the
land OF our love, will leap to the leader
ship of States, and stand where She once
stood, the pride and glory of the nation.
Year: 1871

Some time since young gentleman, ~
known about town, went 10 consult . LEGAL
gentleman about carrying oil an heirsss. "YVa
cannot do It without DANGER" said tho lswyvs;
"but let her mount a horse, and hold ~
bride and whip; do you then get up bshlnd
her, and be run away with by her, In whlcA
case you are safe" Next day the laWyer found
his daughter had run away In the atossoal1
manner with his client.
Year: 1871

Onions crc said to be an admirable
food for fowls, or rather adjunct to
the ordinary food. If given regular
ly, it is said they will prevent the at
tacks of more more ordinary diseases
Of poultry. Meat is said by author
itics to be an essential food for poul-
try, especially in the winter, when
they cannot get the worms they pick
up in the summer. Others, again,
main ain that the habit of giving
meat to poultry is productive Of
grave evils-the cause Of many OF
the worst forms Of disease which
affects them. BY those authorities
it is called an unnatural food, inas>
much as the digestive organs Of the
birds are rot fitted to assimilate it.
There must, we think, be. some mis-
take in all this; for We know Of
surety that fowls do eat, when they
can get it, and entirely Of their own
accord, an enormous Quantity Of an
imal food Here il is not cooked !;
the game found in natures garden is
raw. If meat is an unnatural for
poultry, they certainly have a most
unnatural appetite for it. Throw in
one lump Of meat amongst a lot of
fowls; if not literally bone of con-
tcntion, it is something vastly like it,
80 eager are all to get crap at it.
We believe the habit of giving much
food in short space of time to poul-
try is a bad one. II you notice their
habits, you will see that the process
of picking up their food upder the
ordinary, or what we call the natural
condition, is very slow one. Grain
by grain does the meal get taken, and
Will tho aggregate no small amount
Of sand, small pepbles, and the like,
all Of which passing into the crop,
assist digestion greatly: But in the
"hcn" mode of feeding poultry, q
great heap is thrown down, and the
birds allowed to "peg away at such o
rate that their crop is filled far too
rapidly, and the process Of assimila-
tion is slow, painful and incomplete
No wonder that so many cases Of
choked are met with under this treat
ment.
Year: 1871

Coleridge was such a slave to liquor
that be had to be kept an, unwilling
prisoner by Christopher North on an
occasion when some literary perfor-
mances had to be complete by q cer-
tain time; and on that very day, with
out taking leave of any member Of
the family, lie ran at full speed down
the.avenue to EIleray and was soon
hidden, not in the groves of the val
ley, but in some obscure den, where,
drinking among low companions, his
magnigcent mind was soon brought
to level of the vile. When his spree
was over, he would return to the So
ciety Of good men. :.,..


De Quincy was such slave to the
use Of opium that bis daily allowance
was of more Importance than eating
An ounce Of laudanum a day pros,
trated animal life during the forenoon.
1t was no unfreqnent sight to find
him asleep on the rug before the
fire in his own room, his head on q
book, and his arms crossed on his
breast. When hi' torpor from the
opium had passed away, he was ready
for company until about daylight.
In order to show him off, his friends
had to arrange their supper parties
go that, sitting until three or four in
the afternoon, he might be brought
to that point at which, in charm and
power of conversation, he wrs so tru-
ly wonderful. 5.


Burns was not less drunkard than
Colerdge. 1t was a weakness Of
Charles Lamb. And who can but
remember the last days of Poe with.
out repressible regret? He was on
his way to Baltimore, and was found
by gentleman who knew him, in a
state Of beastly intoxication, uncou-
scious rs log, and died that night in
the raving of delirium tremens!


Douglass Jerrold was a devotee of
gin; so also was Byron. Steele; the
brilliant authorof the Christian Hero,
was beastly drunkard. Men wrote
of him that he would dress himself
kiss his wife and children, tell them
about his pressing engagements, heel
it over toa groggery under the "store"
and have revcl with his bottle.com.
panions.
Year: 1871

little way this horse does is to keep
him on the move, for when he's on
the move the fact Of the business is,
yon see, he can't lay down, for he's all
the time goin' ahead"


l told him I did not care to buy
his wood, Mt which he raised a whoop
behind his horse that would have
caused any animal halfway fed to
have run away, then pushed his wag-
on at him as. u futher incentive to get
along and the panorama Of poverty
slowly moved on toward the city.
Year: 1871

CONCLUSION OF THE TESTIMONY - ARGUMENT


FOR THE DEFENSE.


The defense in the Halstead trial. in Newark,
n j. occupied the forenoon yesterday in adducing from
number Of bartenders small tradesmen, and laborers,
evidence relative to the reputation Of the prisoner and
his unusual conduct several days before the murder
After the midday recess the counsel for the defense
presented his argument, which occupied an hour and
half n delivery, and was heard by large audience.


The counsel held that the who premeditated muir
der for minute fully guilty as he who premedi-
taed murder for year. but that the jury would have to
be satisfied two points that the defendant fred the
shot, and that the shooting was wifu premedtated
act He alluded to the repeated threats OF Bolts, as
having had their weight and validity sacrificed by their
frequency and stupid candor. Nothing potent
IN causing insanity than Jealousy, with the finest
and strongest minds, and when the mind naturally
weak, and allied to muscular, powerful body,
IL could be disturbed much more readily.
Jealousy ruined the mind of George Botts who al
ready on the verge Of HGniG potH He was In frenzed
and therefore, irresponsible state OF mind The counsel
detailed his theory Of the accidental shot caused by the
sudden rebound and jerk resulting from the release Of
Bots's from Halsteads embrace This strength
ened by the fact that Bott In the struggle did not
know whether the ball had pierced his opponent not


berately shot Halstead in vital part: that he
quietly walked away, and crazed that, when
rested he unable tn realize what had happened.


Prosecutor Ttsworth's argument will be submitted
this morning, and Judge Depue will probably change the
fury before adjournment at noon
Year: 1871

tie and fred two guns The small boat at length reached
the shore and found one fororn and weary man upon
the beach, He said that the place was the township OF
Gore that there were two houses In the tmme


date vicinity and that the people had been fighting the
hre them. yoke Of oxen dragging cart nlled
with barrels Of water confirmed his story was learned
that Port Hope lay of to the southwest about mile
Port Hope was found ar hour sfterward.


Many oxen. Sheep and COWS were burned In the coun
try surrounding Port Hope. The remainder and there
are stl many left must be killed possible for
there no fodder Unfortunately the people have no
are the great necessity Instead Of sending salt pork
the Relief Committees should send salt oLly., What
vegetables, fruits, and garden stuff the fire did not
touch the cattle aud hogs destroyed either at rst In
and roofing. Some Of the root crops, turnps parucu
larly. saved In the ground but large quantities OF
potatoes had been dug and stored and lost In conse-
quence.


day for which she roped long and SO
on Friday. The heavy wind had driven the smoke from
the shore and sailed quietly by the reefs and rocks
which we tumbled, and over which we rolled In the


There about 1o0 families at New River In addition
to 500 900 at Paris, In destitute condition Bone are
crowded into houses Others as late as Saturday night
without shelter but tho cold dew which COW
endless Several teams which left Port Austin on
Friday 70 relieve the people Of tho interior are
In there consequence OF the Gae OF Saturday
aTos. NTH ase s ep S hS BEEN By
fres Tho roads all through that section exposea 70
continual blockade In consequence Of windfalla"


Of the burned distric-one at NewRver the other at
Port Austin That at NewRver could give employment
to the needy by eawng lumber for their Winter houses
But the creek Is dried up and until 1t rains the logs
lumber these poor creatures to have any shelter
this Winter, unless 1t rains heavily In short time.
Year: 1871

LONDON Feb 16, 1871.
In the House Of Commons this evening Mr.. Card
WELL Secretary of State for War, introduced the bill
for the reorganization OF the army and proceeded to
analyze the measure. In the course OF his speech
he declared that 1t was established now that the
colonies must pay for their own defence. He an
nounced that the subject Of port defences was under
consideration.


Mr. Cardwels recommendations were much ap-
pauded. They include the abolition Of the pur-
chase system; tile placing Of the army under one
system Of administration, the form Of service to be
interchangeable; no more officers to be retired
In given year than the average number re-
tired during the five preceding years; examination
to precede commission which must be subject to
the approval Of the Secretary OF State; the classes
of forces to be amalgamated, volunteers being con-
sidered regulars; the standing force to be
men; the government TO have power TO appropriate
railways in times OF emergency.


The dowry of the Princess Louise was voted with
but one dissenting voice.
Year: 1871

LONDON, Feb. IS, 1871.
| My despatch Of last night completely antici-
| pated Mr.. Cardwell's scheme of army reform.
1t was just announced in the House of Com
mons, when l learned that the Cabinet was
sitting and had only altered one point in the
programme-that the Commander int Chief,
the Duke Of Cambridge, remains, but it is
clearly established that he henceforth will be
subordinate of the Secretary Of War.


The appointment of Military Secretary, a
position now held by General Foster, is
limited to five years.


This is a cause of rejoicing among army re-
he is unpopular, and, besides, he is suspected
of having finger in all jobs.


The Cabinet was divided on the point Of
limiting the term of office of the Commander
in-Chief, but the party friendly to tee royal
family prevailed.


The Duke Of Argyll supported them with all
the warmth OF a new convert to the cause,
now that he is soon to be q relative by mar
riage Of the Duke of Cambridge.


Popular sentiment is in favor Of dispensing
with the services Of the Duke in the War De-
partment. AT the same time it is likely the
Ministers will be able to manipulate the Com
mons so as to obtain the support Of such a
measure as they may agree upon.


The Duke of Cambridge the Prince of
Wales, Prince Christian and Prince Edward Of
Saxe-Weimar were present at the debate on
army reform.
Year: 1871

BANGOR, MAINE. August l0.-As the
Maine Central railway train was enter
ing this city last night. the bridge
across the Hampden road gave way,
causing general snash-up and killing
one person outright and ipjuring others
more or less severely. The engine and
a portion OF the mail and express car
had got across the bridge when the
structure went down. The balance Of
the train, consisting of smoking car
three passenger cars and a Pullman car,
was turned into the streets of the city.
The smoking car was plunged distance
Of twenty feet into the streets, followed
by two Of the passenger cars, and all
three were completely torn to pieces.
The third passenger car was plunged
down an abyss, striking on the forward
end and crushing it in, while the rear
was suspended at an angle Of 45' by the
broken timbers and abutments. The
Pullman palace car remained upon the
track, being but slightly damaged by
contact with the preceding car. Though
none Of its passengers were in any way
injured, VIM. Percival, brakeman, was
killed while standing at his post on the
front platform. This passenger train
being behind time, was running at
great rate OF speed to make up lost
time. Loss OF life would have been
fearful but for the small number of
passengers. Many persons were dug
out uninjureu from the mass Of debris
to which the train had been reduced.
The cause Of the accident is due to the
delayed conditionHf the bridge, to re-
place the old timber on which work had
begun to-day. The whole community
is discussing the accident and its causes,
and will demand q most searching in
vestigation of the circumstance. Up
to midnight the injured were doing well.
Thomas Gallagher, boiler maker, OF
East Boston, died from his injuries.
When the accident became known the
citizens hurried to the scene of the dis
aster and rendered to the injured every
possible assistance.
Year: 1871

Of General Grant. Grant he said.
"is wanting in integrity. wanting in 10.
telligence, and wanting in the will
to promote the good OF the
country, The little fellow is selfish
and avaricious beyond bounds. His
cupidity knows no limit He is no
statesman and no soldier"
Year: 1871

A young lady writes from Long
Branch to the effect that in her opin-
ion there is a screw loose in the
Grant family. She observed the
General flirting quite sharply with a
blue-eyed belle at party one even
ing. and shortly afterwards Mrs. G..
of the porch, ''giving her good
talking to-
Year: 1871

Jean Bobtisteechcin, q Belgian thirty years Of are
and cigar maker by occupation, yesterday morn.
ing was found hanging to clothes hook, in his bed
room at 475 Pearl street. Deceased, who had been
but a short time In the country, was out or means
and employment, which made him desponde nt
exciting desire to terminate his existerlce. De,
ceased had concluded TO return to hls natiye
country and was TO have sailed In day or Two but
Herman was notified to hold an inquest over the
remains.
Year: 1871

TIE APACHE REPRrEvED.-From Wash ington comes countermand directing Crook to leave the Apache alone. Humanity is once more upon the war path. Once more the American scalp sits loosely in Arizona Uneasy lie, the heads still left with crowns of hair. The Quaker hath once more spoken. lt is doubtful service to humanity to turn aside the rife aimed at the tiger, crouching and about 10 spring upon our friend. Tbe Apache seems the human tiger, amenable to no law save that of force-SaB Francisco Chronicle
Year: 1871

RED CLoUD.-A recent Laramie dispatch says that this noted Sioux chief was again in arms. So it seems, his trip East did not conquer his savage spirit. But the Indian Ring will say that some poor frontierman is to blame for this second uprising of the hard red citizen upon whom they have layished SO many kindnesses, and over whose "conyer- sion" they quacked so much.
Year: 1871

NORTHERN ISDIASs.-The Indians of the Northern Territories are again on the ram page, killing and robbing white men. A wel-mounted party of Piegans were raising the old Harry in Montana. They want an other dose of Colonel Baker
Year: 1871

"Our Gus" is excited because we gave him little notice in connection with bis appoint ment as deputy P. M. at Tucson. Why, Gus you are of so very little consequence that we meant to render you the compliment oi seeing your name in print; but you have taken fearful vengeance by drawing that comparison. We, the junior editor, give you thls notice, because we know you are a respect able head 9f q family and have right to talk Of dolng things honorably." Bad business to be 'oo spunky, Gus-bad thing my boy.
Year: 1871

A YOUNG, lady of New York ought to
have prize for persevering endurance in
the way of pleasure seeking. On a recent
Thursday she went to large party in New
Haven, and returned by the midnight train
to New York, in order to attend morn
ing wedding where she was to officiate as
bridesmaid, and on that evening went to
party in Elizabeth, N. j., returning the
same night. Early the next morning she
started for Buffalo, where she. was engaged
TO act as bridesmaid TO friend.
Year: 1871

IT is known that in early life Sam Hous-
ton abandoned just-wedded wife and the
Governorship of Tennessee, and for many
years lived in voluntary exile among the
been discovered. He learned within few
hours after his marriage that his wife did
not love him, but had been urged into the
match by an ambitious family while low
ing another man. He at once left the
place, and by his subsequent exile gave the
lady right to the divorce which she OBJ
tanned,
Year: 1871




While the old mare drinks at the trough.


THE late Professor Silliman, of Yale
College, received from company speci-
men of coal to examine, and the Professor
said he would make test and determine
its quality. The next day the owners of
the grand discovery waited on him again,
eager to hear the verdict which was to
make or mar their fortunes. The Professor
said, with that impressive solemnity which
always marked his manner; Gentlemen,
understand you TO say that this property is
situated upon'a hilltop, consequently the
situation is prominent, 1t is valuable
immensely valuable-though as a coal
mine l am obliged TO observe that It is
failure. Fence it, gentlemen, fence 1t in,
and hold 1t through good and evil fortune,
till the Last Day; am convinced that 1t
will be the best point from which 10 view
the sublime spectacle Of final condagration.
feel satisfied that If any part Of the earth
shall remain uninjured after that awful fire,
II viii bs that coal mine OF yours,
Year: 1871

IF two persons are to occupy a
bedroom during the night, let them
step on the weighing scale as they
retire, and then again in the morn
ing. Frequently there will be a loss
of two or more pounds, and the aver.
rage loss throughout the, year will
be pound of matter, which has
gone off from their bodies partly
from the lungs, and partly from the
pores of the skin. This escaped ma
terial is carbonic acid, and decayed
animal matter or poisonous exhala'
ton. This is diffused in the air in
part, and part absorbed IN
the bedclothes. If a single ounce of
wool or cotton be burned in a room,
it will so completely saturate the
air with smoke, that one can hardly
breathe, though there is only one
ounce of foreign matter in the air.
If an ounce of cotton be burned
every half hour during the night,
the air will be kept continually sat
urated with smoke, unless there be
and open window or door for it to
escape. Now, the sixteen ounces
thus formed is far less poi
sonous than the sixteen exhalations
from the lungs and bodies of those
who have lost a pound in weight
during the eight hours of sleeping !;
for while the dry smoke is mainly
taken into the lungs, the damp
odors from the body are absorbed
into the pores of the whole body.
Need more be said to show the i'm
pgrtanee of having bedrooms well
ventilated, and Of thoroughly airing
the bedclothes in the morning, be-
fore packing them up in the form Of a
neatly made beda
Year: 1871

The La Crosse Leader tells this
q Not long since, while one of the
river boats was taking on some live
stock, among the lot was one large
gray mule, that refused to walk the
staging. The mate sung out to a
roustabout to Twist his tail, and
he'd Gomez \ coroner's jury have
decided that the man came to his
death by ObeNing ONters.D
Year: 1871

A meeting of the delegations Of the
Trades Union to take,into reopsidera-
ton the enforcement Of the eight hour
law, was held in New York Friday
evening. After some discussion they


decided to ascertain from each Union
the number Of won tba, could be raised
in mass meeting -s,5fg &c.
Year: 1871

1t is reported that the Republican
Committee have ordered one hundred
thousand copies OF to-day's New York
Times containing the article announc-
ing the fraud OF the Tammany Office
holders in the city. Fifty men were
employed today in folding the papers
They will be distributed in this State
and PENNSYLVANIA.
Year: 1871

The good little boy lives near Leaven-
worth, Kansas. When a rattlesnake bit
him the other day, he caught the reptile in
his hand, and pulled his fangs from the
wound. Then he sucked the wound all the
way to the house, and when there applied
poultice of onions, salt and tobacco. He
went to work next morning, as usual.
Year: 1871

A woman correspondent says; "Men are
easily deluded; they are taken in on every
hand; the same arts succeed with all of
them, and The woman is a genius who
strikes out new way in which to get the
better of them."
Year: 1871

There is to be no more lying in jail feast
ing as the expense of the county among the
yiofators of the law in Mecklenburg county,
North Carolina. A chain gang is to relieve
the monotony of prison life.
Year: 1871

This school is in very good building
The principal and the assistant teacher are
energetic and faithful. The school yester-
day presented an attractive appearance,
and the exercises passed off well.
Year: 1871

1 am practising physician in the town
of Bristol; made a post-mortem examina-
ton; found wounds on his person, count
ing three fingers as one wound; wound
on the inner edge of the collar bone, a
third of the way from the shoulder; the
cut was 2 IL to 3 inches deep which
severed the sub clavian vein, cutting 1t
off completely; there was cut on the side
of the head and near the left eye, and an
other below that on the same side; the
wound on the neck was the only one that
would have produced death; the cut IN the
neck and all the wounds were made with
a sharp cutting instrument (The doctor