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Year: 1870

A Hudson, N. Y, paper holds out an in
ducement to the young men of that town to
enlist in the temperance ranks, rs follows: !:
"The handsomest girl in the village belongs
to the Sons of I importance. As she in-
tends to have a member of the Order for
husband, and as she has not yet made her
choice, here is fine opportunity for all the
young men in the city to join this Order,
and yet how sad it is that so many young
men viii seek the sting of the serpent rather
than the smiles Of a lovely woman"
Year: 1870

Mr.. Ingersoll takes advantage of the little
official life yet left in him to abuse his posi-
tion. Nothing could well be more unwarrantGd
than his attack yesterday upon Mr.. Wm. Cul-
len Bryant, and upon The Erenin9 Post be-
cause of alleged misconduct in Illinois by Mr.
John II. Bryant. The mention of this last
gentleman's name is likewise Of such nature
as to warrant the supposition that personal
enemy is merely prostituting the place in the
House to which the people chose him, and
wherein they have lately decided that they
have had enough of him, TO use as a vehicle for
the dissemination of very dirty SANDER. AT
this rate we shall yet have The Police Go:ette
killed off by the powerful competition Of The
Congressional Globe.
Year: 1870

We publish on another page this morning a
carefully prepared letter from Washington on
the political prospects of the Republican party.
Our correspondent concludes tss was indeed
already manifesN that the new party move
"ment" of the "Revenue Reformers' was
without strength and norganized; and that
the Republican party will approach the next
contest as united on national issues and az
earnest in the advocacy of its principles rs in
the past. The discussions of the Democracy
are not, we believe, exaggerated, although it
is to our own strength, and not to our enemy's
weakness, that we must look for success. The
letter is fair expression of opinion as it
exists at Washington among the best informed
men of the organization, and deserves careful
attention.
Year: 1870

The North Carolina Democracy will doubt
less hasten to accept the testimony of the
diving negro who lately confessed that all the
outraecs conn tilted in that State were the
works of conspirators of the Union League
The story only needs the confirmation OF u
conscience-stricken Ku-Kiux to find credcnce
all over the South. But it might be improved.
Why not show that the blood-thirsty Repub-
licans who got killed were in each case the
victims of their own weapons, providentially
turned aside so that nobody should bc harmed
by them but Themselves while the meek and
lowly Rebels merely stood still and witnessed
the great deliverance9
Year: 1870

Mr.. Sweeny's Presidency of the Department
of Public Parks is beginning to bear its legit-


innate fruits. We publish this morning a card


from Messrs. Olmsted and Vaux, calling at
tention to a vandal plan of the present Board
for utterly destroying the whole effect of the
charming meadow ground of the North Di-
vision by the construction Of geological gar
dens With an ignorance too gross to be con-
scious of their own Deficiencies, these Bco-
tan jobbers are cutting away at the plan
of the Park without thinking of consulting
any one of special culture or taste in regard
to their reckless alterations. They seem de-
termined to make their despotism insupporta-
BILE. 1t ia some comfort to think this ia the
only way that despOtisms ever come to an end.
Year: 1870

The retirement of Mr.. James T. Fields from


the publishing firm with which his name has
been so closely connected for nearly forty
years ought not to pass without word of
comment. The enviable position which the
house he represents has acquired in the trade,
and the pleasant relations it has so long main
tanned with American and English authors, are
attributable in large measure to his business


tact uprightness, scholarship, and charming
personal character; and his retirement to the
repose he has so well earned will be deeply
regretted on both sides of the water We have
the satisfaction of knowing however, that
under the new title of James II. Osgood & Co.
the house is likely to maintain its reputation.
All the partners have been long in its service
and have contributed largely to its prosperity.
Year: 1870

IL il hard for us To conceive that man who
holds the proud title Of President Of Germany
should wish for any other. But King William
has an old mau's ambition to hear himself
called Kaiser, and it ia to be gratified. The
power of names is still very real and snbstan-
tal among those sturdy Germans Moltke
il Count at last, and doubtless considers the
new nickname an adequate reward for all his
heroic labor. Bismarck is to he a Duke. II


the Kings good humor holds, and the mind OF
the Prussian Junkerdom is so tOrpdly stihened
in the mold of caste that all the mobiles IN the
court doubtless hold the trivial titular promo
ton the most munificent Of royal fayors.
Tho old fashion is slow TO pass away.
But we have confidence that when
the great German people come to
realize the full extent of their c0los-
sal work, they will think very little of these
changes of name and title, these recreations
Of heralds and kings alarms. Ii is the people
of Germany that have built mp in Europe a
great and inyincibe nationality, glorious in
achievement of endless capacity and promise.
This is the work the world viii admire and
history Will appreciate. Whether William of
IIOhenzollern wears royal or an imperial
crown is a matter for himself and his jeweler
Year: 1870

In giving place to the letter of friend who
forcibly presents the considerations which i'm
pei him to commend Gen. GRANT for reGlec-
ton to the Presidency, we desire to say that
we deprecate as premature the proposition of
candidates for next President Gen. Grants
first term is not yet half completed; and who
can say what the next eighteen months will
develop? As yet no one suggests any other
Republican candidate than Gen. Grant; and
he is likely to be again nominated, as he was
in 'GS, without a dissenting voice. Yet there
are grave though not insuperable objections to
the reelection of President while in Office,
and VIC cannot doubt that public opinion will
ultimately settle into a conviction that the
One-Term principle is, as a general rule, well
grounded. For 1872 however, the renomina-
ton of Gen. Grant would seem foregone
conclusion. If there be dissenting voice, we
will give it the public ear, though we judge
it advisable to postpone the discussion for
another full year.
Year: 1870

Evidently the strong arguments of the Presi-
dent for the annexation of San Domingo, as
urged in his last Annual Message, have not
convinced all the Senators who previously
differed with him. The resolutions to send
Commissioners to the Island to spy out the
beauties and riches thereof were discussed at
length in the Senate yesterday, without other
result than the display of bad temper, and the
utterance of many offensive personalities.
Year: 1870

Some clearer and more graphic hints as to
the nature of life at the new colony of
Greeley, Colorado, than have yet been given
may be found in an article printed in the last
column of the ninth page this morning.
Year: 1870

DO we need any more of such boiling and
such voting to convince us that the day for
Disfranchisement and Prescription has passed
that the question is no longer. "Shall these
abe overthrownin but "Shall the Republican
"party willfully bury itself beneath their
"ruins9' They cost us Virginia in 1869; they
have just cost us Missouri and West Virginia.
Shall they be blindy upheld till we have
nothing left to lose?
Year: 1870

peaceful and happy, and said little
The children had not yet become fa-
niliar with the frightened aspect of
their outward circumstances, and sat
round quiet and statue like.


Mr.. Whipple told US how he was
for many months crippled from the ef-
fects Of his accident, then was arrest
ed and imprisoned for supposed COM
plicity in the rascality of his partner.
Upon his release, he took active mea-
sures to recover his property, and sue
ceeded; he then started at once for
this country to find his wife and chill
dren, from whom he had not heard a
syllable since their departure. Going
directly to his mothers former resi-
dence he learned for the first time of
Its sale, but he persisted in his inves-
legations until be discovered her pres
eht home near Boston; but what was
his CONSERVATION when he became
aware of the fact that she had never
known anything of his family whatev-
er. A tedious hunt he had for them.
1t lasted for months. And by the
merest accident, a word spoken by
ore lady to another in his hearing on
the street, had let him into their
abode.


Mrs. Whipple recovered, and a few
weeks afterward | saw her in her own
home, a pretty cottage which her hus-
oand had bought for her just outside
-of the city, and more lovely and
graceful woman never presided over a
household.
Year: 1870

The discovery Of the skeleton of a
sea horse, buried fifteen feet beneath
the surface, near Bic, on the line of
the intercolonial railway, by the men
at work under the contractors, is an
important fact of which scientific men
will avail themselves. The existence
of a skeleton at a height of more than
100 feet above the sea level, affords
conclusive evidence of two facts
first, that the land on which the skel-
eton was found, was once sea beach
or covered by the ocean; secondly,
that the elevation of the land above
the level of the sea must have occur
red within a comparatively short sea-
son (that is, geographically speaking)
otherwise the bones of the skeleton
must have wasted away. Sea horses
were at one time abundant in the St.
Lawrence, but have long since been
exterminated.
Year: 1870

From the moon it takes five quar-.
ters of a second-that is, one second
and quarter-for light to come to
US. According to Mr.. Davis. the earth
must be 266,250 piles from the moon,
and as light is admitted by the same
author to come from the sun to the
earth in eight minutes, the earth must
be believed by him to be 1O2,240,00O
miles from the sun. At this rate light
will take three years to come to Us
from the nearest fixed star, and from
a star of the seventh magnitude 1S0
years, and from one of the Twelfth
magnitude 1000 years, and yet this
incomprehensible distance is compar
atively but Sabbath days journey
| into infinite space.
Year: 1870

ened, falling hair checked, and bald
ness often, though not always, cured
by its use. Nothing can restore the
hair where the follicles are destroyed,
or the glands atrophied and decayed.
But such as remain can be saved for
usefulness by this application. Instead
of fouling the hair with a pasty sedi-
ment, it will keep it clean and vigorous.
Its occasional use will prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling off. and
consequently prevent badness. Free
from those deleterious substances which
make some preparations dangerous and
injurious to the hair, the Vigor can
only benefit but not harm it. If wanted
merely for
Year: 1870

Slowly, and with great dignity, the
condemned mounted to tn e raised
floor, prCstrated himself before the
high altar twice, and seated himself
in the Japanese fashion, bis knees and
toes touching the ground. and his
body resting on his heels. One of
the three attendant officers then came
forward, bearing stand of the kind
used In temples for offerings, on which,
wrapped In paper, lay the short sword
or dirk of the japanese, nine inches
and half in length, with a point and
edge as sharp as a razor's. This he
handed, prostrating himself, to the
condemned man, who received it rev.
erently, raising it to his head with
both hands, and placing it in front of
himself. After another profound ODE
isance, Taki'Zenzaburo, in voice that
betrayed just so much emotion and
hesitation as might be expected from
man who is making painful con-
fession, but with no sign of fear in
face or manner, spoke as follows: Il,
and | alone, unwarrantably gave the
order to fire on the foreigners at Kobe,
and again as they tried to escape
For this crime | disembowel myself,
and beg you who are present to do
me the honor of witnessing the act"
Bowing once more the speaker allow
ed his upper garment to slip down to
his girdle, and remained naked to the
waist. Carefully, according to Gus
tom, he tucked his sleeves under his
knees to prevent himself from falling
backward, for noble japanese gen
tleman should die falling forward
Deliberately. with a steady hand, he
took the dirk that lay before him; he
looked at it wistfully, almost affec-
tionately; for moment he seemed to
collect his thoughts for the last time,
and then, stabbing himself deeply be-
low the waist, on the left hand side,
he drew it slowly across the right side,
and turning the dirk in the wounds,
he gave slight cut upward. During
this sickeningly painful operation be
never moved a musle of his face
When he drew out the dirk be leaned
forward and stretched out his neck;
an expression Of pain for the first
time crossed his face, but he uttered
no sound. At that moment the Kal-
shaku, who, still crouching by his side,
had been watching his every move
ment, sprang to his feet, poised his
sword for a moment in the air; there
was a fash, heavy, ugly thud,
crashing fall; with one blow the head
had been severed from the body. A
dead silence followed, broken only by
the hideous noise of the blood gurg-
ling out of the iuert heap before US.
which but moment before had been
a brave and chivalrOus man. It was
horrible CornhW Maga-ine.
Year: 1870

A dressing which
Is at once agreeable,
healthy, and effectual
for preserving the
hair. Faded or gray
hair as soon restored
to its original color
aoih the gloss and
freshness Of youth.
Thin hair is thick
Year: 1870

Oh! she was a maid ofa laughing eye,
And she lived in garret cold and high;
And he was threadbare whiskered beau
And he lived in cellar damp and low.
But the rosy boy OF the cherub wing
Has many a shaft in his slender string,
And the youth below and the maid above
Were touched with the flashing darts of love.
And she would wake from her troubled sleep,
Der his tender billet-doux to weep;
Or stand like statue bright and fair,
And gaze on a lock of bright, red hair.
And he who was so tall and proud,


With his step so firm and his laugh so loud,
His beard grew long and his face grew thin,
And he piued in solitude over his sin.
But one soft night in the month of June,
AS she lay in the light of cloudless moon,
A voice came floating soft and clear
To the startled maden's listening ear.
Oh, then, from her creaking couch she sprung,
And her tangled tresses back she flung,
She looked from the window Jar below,
And he stood beneath, her whiskered beau.
She did not start with foolish frown,
But packed her trInk and scampered down,
And there was her lover tall and true,
In his threadbare coat of the brightest hue.
The star that rose in the evening shade
Looked sadly down on a weeping maid;
The sun that came in his morning pride
Shed golden light DER a laughing bride.
Year: 1870

A man was recently brought before
a magistrate, charged with drunken
ness and disorderly conduct. He was
his own lawyer. He insisted that he
could not have been drunk, because
he was able to walk. "When a man
is dru k,' said the philosopher, "he
lies down and feels upward for the
ground"
Year: 1870

During a Wyoming murder trial
the murdered nan appeared in court
alive and we'll. The trial, however
went on, and the jury brought in
verdict Of guilty. "How's this p says
the Judge. 1There has been no mur'
der; the man is alive in court" "Well,
your honor" said the foreman, "the
jury is con sinced that the prisoner
did not murder this man but he is a
dangerous person. am sure he stole
my gray mare, and we believe that
hanging him is necessary for the
peace Of the country"
Year: 1870

TOW OFTEN Is THE HOUSEHO11D
Ill loaf buried with the household head, and
families that might have been comfortably
provided for, lett destitute by the want OF
proper foresight in its deceased protector
Year: 1870

The law of growth for each decade is here
supposed to be about so per cent. up to the
year 1900; at which time according to this
calculation. we shall have population Of ons
hundred millions But 20 law cf growth can
be deduced from any known data which viii
hold good for third Of n century. Besides.
fixed per cent, based on an increased aggre-
gate every ten years, supposes continued
increase in the ratio of growth. But unless
long and devasting wars should intervene.
there is strong probability that in the year
1900 the country will have attained a popn-
lation OF seventy-five millions. Many of the
young men among US viii live to verify these
estimates, or to show how much they Geviated
from the facts.
Year: 1870

ID- A little four year old had been
intently watching the process of corn
popping on stormy day in the begin.
ning Of winter, hapening to turn to the
window she abserved for the frat time
the falling snow Amazed and delight.
ed, she ran to her father aud exclaimed,
O papa do look at The funny rain. It's
all popped out white Can any ul'er
mead describe snow more graphically
Year: 1870

MoRE RACES --Initiatory measures are
being taken to secure grand racing
tournament at this city during the
latter part of October If arrangements are
completed as planned some heavy purses
will be offered which must bring in the
best horses in the northwest.
Year: 1870

THE PRISONER INSISTS on CONDUCTING HIS OWN


DEFENsE-IIE PREFERS DEATH TO FURTHER


INCARCERATION IN THE CONNECTICUT STATE


PRISON.


HARTFORD, Conn, Oct. 6.-At the opening OF
the Superior Court today the counsel Of James Wilson.
on trial for the murder OF Warden Willard, Warden
OF the Connecticut State Prison, retired from the case
IA the prisoner desired to conduct his defense The
testimony for the prosecution then began Dr. Jackson
testified TO the character Of Wizards wounds and Dep
uty-warden Martin testified to the fact Of the murder
and also that prior TO the commission OF the crime VIII
son had been confined for S hours in the dark cell for at
tempting TO escape The witness was sharply cTossex
amined by Wilson TO the length of time he Wilson
was confined in the dark CELL but the witness could only
testify to the time recorded In the punishment book
The prisoner then asked If he (Wson) had not shown
the witness offensive meat which had been furnished for
ratons. The prosecution objected 10 testimony OF tat
character and the Court sustained the oteeon as ~ ~
sedefense Wilson then said II this testimony was re,
fused he had further Defense and should
leave the prosecution to go as they deemed proper
The Court asked the prisoner he would allow MS co-
sci TO 90 on He replied that they would have nothing
further 10 do and that It would expense to the
state to let the prosecution proceed alone 1Oa question
10 saw Wilson then turned his back 10 the Court, and
during the examination OF the next witness who was
the Chaplain of the prison. sat moouy ana OBSTINATE t


At the opening the Court in the afternoon, Wilson,
who occupied place at the counsePs table during the
morning hearing seated I'm the prisoners box. The
prosecution introduced additional evidence to prove the
facts Of the murder OF Mr.. Willard The prisoner t0
lowing out the intention declared in the morning or
making no further defense, offered witnesses The
prosecution submitted the case without argument.
Wilson asked by the Court If he had anything TO say
to the jury, and he replied, 81 have been practically
shut off from all defense and have nothing more 10 say
Judge Carpenter charged the jury concerning the law,
and they retired The jury were out only twelve min
utes and their verdict was Guilty Of murder in the
first degree" -


Judge Carpenter asked Wilson II he had anything to
say WHY sentence OF death should not be pronounced
when Wilson replied -" have only 10 say that do not
feel that been tried. am perfectly satisfied with
the result To be hanged will be an act OF supreme
mercy compared to being compelled to live in the Con
necticut State Prison, as have been"


The prisoner was then sentenced to be hanged Fri
day oct l3, 1871. He is to be remanded TO the State
Prison until the 9th October, 1871, when he Will be
brought jail in this city, and kept until his execu-
Year: 1870

Coroner Rollins commenced an iBvestiga-
ton Yesterday into the circumstances connected withhe
death of Peter Cassidy, who alleged to have been
thrown by his wife from window Of their apartment on
the third floor OF the tenement In the rear OF No 70 KING
that the of the occurrence the deceased ana
his wife drinking, and afterward quarreled ana
Cassidy had taken knife = cut some ham. Finding the
Weapon dull he attemptedtO sharpen IL on the window
ledge and while thus engaged lost his balance and 1o
outo THE investigation will be concluded to-day.
Year: 1870

PUBLIC TRIAL OF A CHEMICAL FIRE ENGINE


An improved method of extinguishing fires
by the aid of chemicals elected from steam fire engines
was tested yesterday afternoon at Hamilton Park in the
presence of the city authorities and also OF delegation
from Jersey City The engine used was manufactured
by the United Chemical Fire Engine Company OF
Chicago and is designed 10 be employed In connection
with steam re-engnes. IL consists OF two cylinders,
each ~ by B inches into which water Ia conducted and
impregnated with the suphite OF soda. An arrange
ment at the bottom Of the receiver keeps the salt in
ton and sieve at the top prevents its escape from the
cynder The capacity Of the receiver Is 800 pounds and
the chemical compound introduced by feeders the
ton Water il discharged through three pipes with
loss OF power Only cylinder If ordinarily employed,
and the water be shut entirely of from the cylinder
thus preventing waste of chemicals when the fire is
under control. The chemical compound produces "a fire.
DESTROYING gas This engine which has been largely ILL.,
troduced In Western States tested In the follow


ing manner Two pine board structures each % by feet
had been filed with cOmbustibe materials-tar barrels,
yarnish shavings and gasoline One Of these buildings
was fired, and when t was entirely enyelOped In flames


three of water mpregnaed with the chemicals,
were directed upon the fire. In five or six minutes the
fire was under control and in 20 minutes entirely
eXtinguished. The building was thoroughly charred,
and the walls finally fell The second building then
fired and stream OF pure water thrown upon It. The
building fell IN five minutes, almost entirely consumed.
Though the effect OF the chemical solution not
rapid as had been expected, the test satisfactory
Wherever the stream, the spray from it, struck
the fire. 10 checked the generated by the
heat proving destructive to combustion carbonc
acid gas The whole operation OF the machine sim
500 fulphte of soda Is manufactured at
per pound and the engine requires 300 pounds single
charge As these engines are manufactured In various
szes and capacities they applicable all the pur
their utility is more fully demonstrated they will perhaps
DC generally introduced into cities
Year: 1870

LATEST NEWS FROM ALL POINTS
Abolition Of Internal Revenue
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS YESTERDAY
Appointment Of San Domingo Committee
RESULT OF THE CRIsPINs STRIKE
Democratic Mayor in Boston
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE
ATTACK ON THE DUKE OF MECKLENBURG
REPULSE OF THE PRUSSIANS
Year: 1870

LOUISIANA SUGAR SHED COMPANY.-We
invite attention to the special notice pub
lished this morning by this company. 1t
will satisfy all that this company means to
advance the interests of the sugar planter,
and not cater to those Of the factor. Read
and consider