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Year: 1872

was at twelve o'clock. In this he had NO
desire to control the organization of the
House." Warrants for twenty-seven mem
bers had been issued and served, bat with
out design, though many Senators lad been
waited on to control the organization of
the Legislature. He had not asked General
Emory for the aid of the troops such was
not his intent, though his language may
have been misunderstood. His purpose
was to find out all the difficulties
which might be encountered in the service
of the warrants Though all the members
provided for" in the process were served,
yet but two or three left the precincts of
the place Of meeting, and they were not
''forced," but came up voluntarily. He de-
sired to see Colonel Carter as Speaker of
the House, but knew nothing of the design
OF securing this desideratum by the arrest
Of enough members in the opposition to
secure this end. He was not able to state
the names of those who were in the private
office on the night before, as it was not IN
frequent for consultations to be held there,
any citizen having the right to come in.
The President had not been informed of any
act contemplated before the execution, nor
had advice been asked or obtained from
Washington.


Marshal Packard having, in the course of
his testimony. spoken of the marshal's
office as worth scarcely anything a mem
Der asked if he intended to resign for this
reason


Other evidence was introduced showing
the "wOrth" of the several offices of the
Customhouse, for purposes of information
to the committee.


The committee adjourned to meet at ter
o'clock to-day.
Year: 1872

With lack of gallantry natural to a col
ored man who betrays his own race, and
throws himself into the lap of Democracy
the ex-Representative from Baton Rouge
who spells his name in the middle, recently
assailed Nine. Massena, of the Magnolia, in
his paper, the Grand Era.


This wanton assault has brought out a
champion for the lady, a gentleman who
served with her husband in the Union
army, and he has written to Mr.. j. Henri
informing him that he must apologize in
writing or fight him under the rules of the
code. If he declines to do either of these
things, fair warning is given him by the
gentleman that he will cowhide J. Henri on
sight.


A Nebraskan thought he would undertake
to charm q snake, but soon resigned in favor
Of n nrOfaa aional undertaken
Year: 1872

SYNDICATE OPERATIONS JUSTIFIED
SOUTHERN CLAIMS COMMISSION
A GRAND GULF CLAIMANT
MONTHLY DEBT STATEMENT
FIVE AND A HALF MILLIONS DECREASE
TREASURY PURCHASES YESTERDAY
A MILLION BONDS BOUGHT
CUBAN STAFF OFFICER EXECUTED
COLD WEATHER ON THE PLAINS
Railroad Accident Yesterday
EIGHT KILLED AND MANY WOUNDED
Year: 1872

If we could only prevail upon every Democrat
and Liberal TO go to the polls to-day and vote we
could announce IN our next Issue that we had car
ried the city Let all vote who can. The polls
open between / and = noon, and close at o'clock
in the afternoon.


voTE FOR JonN AIKIS.-Every Democrat and
Liberal in the Southern District should vote Tor
John Akin for Assessor He is worthy, well
qualified. and should De elected


Vote for Martin Farrell tor Assessor IN the
Northern District His election would guarantee
an equal and Just assessment.
Year: 1872

The Congregationalist, of Boston, says:


Gods providence in the recent fire was
the topic discussed at the Ministers Meeting,
this week. All agreed that Gods hand was
clearly in that event, and that between this
view and the fact that all things come to
pass in accordance with law, there is no con-
hict Gods nearness in all his laws may be
one of the impressions he designs to make.
There was a universal feeling manifest, that
while providences are to be interpreted with
caution, it is proper to inquire after the les


sons they are fitted to impress. The fool
says "No God" 1t was felt by one brother
that in times when so many are ready to
wage war upon the truth of particular
providence, Christian ministers ought to
stand up for it, and teach their people to
humble themselves under the mighty hand of
God. In such calamities God "asserts him
SELF" it was said by another: AS in old
times, he means that men shall know that he
is, and that he is to be honored. One brother
called attention to distinction between
judgments and lessons, and thought it safe
to look for the latter, while not inferring the
former. 1t was urged that we are not to
suppose that such visitations have no refer
ence to sin, but that good men have occasion
at such times to say, "We have sinned.


A note was made of the fact that SO little
spiritual blessing came to our churches in
connection with the Chicago fire, and this
was attributed to a possible failure on the
part of Christians to hear Gods voice in it.


This, said one brother, is good time to
preach on laying up treasure in heaven, and
seeking city out of sight. 1t having been
observed that so many godly and generous
men have suffered, while hard listed ones
have escaped, it was said that these Christian
losers may be as rich as ever; the form only
of their wealth having been changed for the
better. AS an indication that God may
mean that such calamities shall bring spirit


ual good to those who suffer, it was noted
that such, in some eases, has already been G
Year: 1872

SELECTED FROM LANCE ON THE PSALMS.


IFA MAN commits himself personally to
God, he may also with good courage refer
all his ofiairs to God; and even when he is
in the worst relations with mighty and en-
bittered enemies he may resign himself to the
protection of God, and appeal in the conf
deuce of good conscience to the divine
judgment.


If GoD allows it, tyrants will often treat
the pious as badly as wild beasts of prey
treat the weak lambs.


IF good man chooses to throw away the
shield and sword of revenge from his own
hands, he does not thereby remain naked and
defenceless before his enemies, for the hand
of the Lord strives for him, and covers him.


The HEART must first be brought into
the school of the cross, before the Bible
which treats of the cross can be relished by
him and give him comfort.


We stand far off from God by our unbe-
lief, and then complain that God stands far
off from US.


THE DOOR is closed to prayer unless it is
opened with the key of trust.


Is 1T not sweet to believe that tears are
understood, even when words fail?


IT is not enough to bemOan the deSecration
of the temple of the heart; we must Scourge
out the buyers and sellers, and Overturn the
tables of the money changers. Apardoned
sinner will hate the sins which cost the Ss.
viour his blood. Grace and sin are quarrel
some neighborS, and one or the other must
60 to the wall.


WHERE man has not attained the ex'
perience of his nothngnesS and weakness,
and that all human strength and wisdom 60
to ruin him, he cannot share in the grace Of
God.


The prayers of the pious do not vanish
in the air, but press through the clouds Of
heaven.


WHY should not the sinner fee from an
angry God to a reconciled God?
Year: 1872

With great force and elegance, DIR. Nc
Gosh, in his Christianity and PostiVism, "
says: "Of all the acts of cOwardice, the
meanest is that which leads US to abandon a
good cause because it is weak, and join a
bad cause because It's strong. The smitten
deer is said to be avoided by the herd; it is
the instinct of the brute; but in the higher
law which reigns in the breast of mankind
and womankind, you never saw the smitten
son abandoned by the mother.


81 have, in the great questions of the day,
educationally and religious, in Scotland and
in Ireland, cast in my lot with the minority,
which, in due season, became the majority /;
and when left any cause, it was because it
had waxed strong and did not need my poor
aid. We have to see to it that the struggle
of life we stand by right, and not by might,
being sure that in the end the right shall
have the might"
Year: 1872

spirit Of our Redeemer from the moment
that he said, cit is finished, and gave up the
ghost"


Such considerations as the foregoing have
impressed my own mind so forcibly, that |
sometimes find myself regretting that the
Apostles Creed should be found in our
Confession of Faith, which, as system OF
divine truth, would certainly be complete
without it, and the Greed itself would Ger
tainly be as complete without those ugly
words, che descended into hell" For me,
shall claim the privilege of doing with
these words, as the pious Episcopal lady first
referred to said she did-juSt leave them Out,
since they form no part of my creed.


F. J.
Year: 1872

manifest result. One brother reported that
these men throng his prayer meetings and
speak and pray as never before. Others
made similar reports. A city pastor said
that such spirit of prayer in his church had
not been witnessed for long time. 1t was
noticed that several of the churches in the
city have appointed days of special prayer in
view of Gods visitation upon themselves and
the people.
Year: 1872

The STRENGTH OF FAITH.-Faith and free
limbs were worth more to David than coat
of mail and brass helmet that were too big
for him. No sooner does Christian laborer
renounce his own strength and put away all
useless apparatus than inspired power enters
into him. Unweakened in the transmission
by too many shows or professions; uncoun-
terfeited by any weapons of mere human
prowess, the might of God directly animates
his soul and becomes his supreme efficiency,
Then truth goes forth from his life, and words
pointed and straight to the mark. The
humbleSt good man is host, who attempts
ts dc aething bat as the agent of God
Year: 1872

IFA CIVIL WORD or two will render man
happy, he must be wretched indeed who will
not give them to him. Such disposition
is like lighting another mans candle by ones
own, which loses none of its brilliancy by
what the other gains.
Year: 1872

MINNEAPOLIS, April 25.-The people of
this city are greatly exercised with regard
to the bill now before Congress ostensibly
TO improve the navigation of the Mississippi
River but really scheme to gobble up all
the pine lands remaining unsold in the
State and create a water power for the
benefit of few individuals by reviying an
old lapsed land grant,
Year: 1872


VIvANTED-A COUNTRY STORE FOR A GOOD FARM
w adjoining thriving village In Ocean county, New
Jersey; good Horses including valuable Trotting
Horse, to exchange for Real Estate.


HENRY TAPPEN Railway N j.
Year: 1872

myself for the last quarter ofa mile,


and thought he had been running


longer than | had, and might pos


sib'y lose his wind. From where


we first started it was about two


miles to my home, and we had ran


about half a mile at least, the


most of the way being pretty rough.


| could soon see that | was gaining


on him. At intervals he would


shout, but his shouts were growing


very faint, and as he commenced to


slack up | increased my speed until


| got in sight of my home, when |


made a straight run right up to the


foot OF the steps, and with one


spring | landed on the piazza, some


five steps from the ground. One
jump brought me to the door,


which | went through in twink
ling, landing in the middle of the
sitting-room, right side up with
care. My father was setting up,
engaged in reading, when | so I'M
tremendously entered the room.
He sprang to his feet and demanded
why | came into the room in that
manner. As rapidly as my remain
ing allowance of wind would admit,
| briefly stated the reason of my
great haste. He listened attentive
ly to my story, but when | was
through, with an incredulous air, lie
intimated that the story was only
the old dodge-n,erely an excuse
by which | hoped to cvade a lepr-
mand for being out SO late. How
ever, the next day the crazy man
was found in the wood, and secured,
satisfying my father of the truth
fulness of my story of the chase.
This nights adventure may account
for the fact that, although a young
man, my once dark hair is now un-
timely sprinkled with gray.
Year: 1872

CHASED BY A SAW LOG.-.A Pitts
burg paper tells the following: ibid
you ever hear of being chased bv a
saw log, as it chanced to a French Ca
madam out in Curtis woods last week?
1t happened thuswiSe. They were
cutting the timber from the brow Of a
hill in these famous woods, and roll
ing it to the bottom where steam
saw mill Is to be erected. The
Frenchman was attempting to manip-
ulate huge log for a safe descent,
when he discovered it was getting the
better of him. He was on the under
side, and it would not do to ''lct it
slide" so he screamed for help. But
no help came. His strength was sure
fy and rapidly failing, aid there was
nothing to do but run for it, and run
he did; fearful race. The natural
philosophers say that a log gains in
rapidity as it descends. It i other
wise with human legs on run, even
when as in this case descent is steep
and icy. There was no turning out.
and the log gained with terrible rapid
ity on the frightened Channuck, and
was just now on his heels. when luck
lily he spied a hollow in his path into
which he popped with a bound; but
had hardly time to huddle himself in
to his hole, when crash! crash. the
log thundertd over him and left him
safe, but about the worst scared man
that ever hallooed in Curtis woods, if
his nerves are 10 stronger than ours
claim to he. And thai is how a saw
log chased a Frenchnau.
Year: 1872

Statistics show that, within the last
decade, 10 our larger towns the deposits
in our savings banks have increased
threefold and what is equally significant
aud gratifying the number of depositors
has increased in about the same ratio.
No better proof could be asked or given
of the advancing fortunes of the great
body of the people in the centres OF in
dustry. As matter of fact, we all know
that business as a whole, was never more
prosperous there never was time when
the unskilled workman received such high
wages and it is the fault Of the laborer
himself if he is not securing a home and
independence. The one great draw back
is that our people will not be as conomi
cal as they ought to be. There is too
much spent upon dress there is not that
frugality in house keeping which would
conduce alike to health and comfort. We
have not yet learned to live well and
cheapy, and this remark applies to almost
every household in the land. Our girls
are not brought up to understand and to
do housework there are too many servants
in the houses, and there are servants
where it would be much better that there
were none. The daughters of we'll to do
people think it beneath them to go into
the kitchen and get dinner ; in fact, very
few of them could do it, This is all
wrong. There is nothing which gives a
higher degree of health, there is no
exercise which is so invigorating, none
which gives brighter glow to the cheek
none which makes purer blood than that
of housework. In the country towns and
on the farms, it is said that the popula-
tion is not increasing. The cities are
filing up at the expense of the rural dis
tricts. The mills and shops and the
best brains from the farms. This is the
result of our manufacturing progress, and
to certain extent is not perhaps to be de-
plored. But again, it is quite certain
that there arc evils following it, some OF
the effects of which we begin to see, which
are hardly compensated for by the amount
added to the bank account. The robust
women of former days are becomin 9
obsolute. The number of children who
die in infancy increasing the prudence
of the olden time is giving away to falser
notions Of life. There is something to be
thought of besides money, and, if we are
to retain our Republican ideas and system
of government in its purity, we must give
a new impetus to and encourage fond


ness for agriculture. We must till less
land and till it better. There must bt
more flower gardens, less monotony or
the farms, and more peaceful surround


ings. The country is the place, after all


for pure enjoyment, and where there i;
less wearing care, less excitement, les:
risk of failure, with an assured com


pctence and, if we will make it, home
upon which nobody has mortgage
Year: 1872

Some English grooms at Saratoga are
teaching the Yankees" how to take care
of horse.


TO day / asked one of these grooms,
who has spent twenty years in the stables
of royalty, what he had to say about our
American way of taking care of horses


"Why, sir" said he, "you don't take
good care of your horses you think you
do, but you don't"


"Why ?" asked.


"Because when a horse comes in all
wet with Precipitation, you let him stand
in the stable and dry with all the dirt on.
La England, We take the horse as he
comes in from drive and sprinkle blood
warm water all over him, from his head
to his feet. Then we scrape him down
and blanket him, rubbing his face and
legs dry. Thus in an hour he is clean
dry, and ready to take good feed, while
in your way he will stand and swelter for
hours, aud finally dry sticky aud dirty
Our horses never founder and never take
cold. We never use curry comb. You
scratch your horses too hard. The only
care necessary is to have the water not
very cold, then battle. them quick aud
blanket them instantly, while you are
rubbing their legs.-New York CONNER
cidt AdUertiser.
Year: 1872

NUISANCE l-Messrs Gentlemen of the Board
of Health your attention. At Fifth and Mon
roe streets there is stagnant pond of water
which is of itself nuisance and ought to be
abated. But, as if it were still impossible to
generate from this pond, of itself, a malarial
pestilence the citizens of the neighborhood
make it the receptacle of all the worthless cats
and dogs which they wish to rid themselves Of
This is too bad The pond is within the juris-
diction of the Board of Health, and we invite
their earnest attention to it.
Year: 1872

A Syrian convert to Christianity
was urged by his employer to go to
work on Sunday, but declined,
But, " said the master, ''does not
your Bible say that if a man has an
OK or an ass that falls into q pit on
the Sabbath Day he may pull him
out? " Yes, said the Syrian,
but if an ass has habit of falling
into the same pit every Sabbath Day
then the man should fill up the PIT
or sell the ass. "
Year: 1872

The Interior asks "If Christi
anity were organized in the Consti-
tuition, would there be any gain to
religion? Would God be hOnored
any? Would the American nation
be any more a truly Christian ma
ton than it is to-day? These are
questions for which we have tried
to find an affirmative answer, but as
vet In vain
Year: 1872

THERE was a fresh example of the
worthlessness of expert testimony
during a recent trial for forgery at
Tauton. A couple of experts dis
posed of the prisoner at the bar
very summarily. When Mr.. Henry
D. Hyde, of Boston, his counsel,
handed the smartest expert four old
envelopes and asked him if he
could tell whose hand writing was
on them, the Witness after taking
time to examine them said that
'Ethe superscriptious on the en-
velopes were all in the same hand
writing, and all written by the man
who forged the check" Mr.. Hyde
at once took the stand, and taking
the envelopes, said "This one was
written by the clerk of the Boston
Water Power Company, this one by
a friend of mine in New York, the
third is my own handwriting, and
the fourth is the prisoners" sub
stantiating his statement by pro-
ducing the letters received in some
of the envelopes.-SpringfIeld Re
publican.
Year: 1872

1t was in London, cold, clustering
winters night in the year 1861. The
wind came in heavy gusts, rushing down
the streets and tearing round the houses
as if in search of any opening by which
to enter and gain shelter from the fast
falling snow. It beat against the win
dows, rumbled in the chimney, and even
went so far as to tear off some of the
states on the roof in its mad impetuosity.
Now and then the sharp patter of hail
stones was heard, and few of them
rolled down the chimney, falling, split
ing and spluttering, on the blazing Goals
beneath.


But the storm did not affect me person
ally, for | was comfortably seated oppo-
site roaring fire in asnug, cozy library
enjoying cigar and chat with ms old
friend, DIR. Fielding. The library-it
was Fielding's-was one of the most per-
feet ever saw; the walls were covered
with books, excepting over the chimney
place, and that part was hidden by
handsome looking-glass. The furniture
was all carved, and-oh, rare luxury =
every chair an easy one. The deep red
curtains were drawn, and hung in grace
ful folds from their golden cornices. A
huge moderator lamp shed mellow
light over the table, which at the pres
ent moment was entirely devoid Of books
they having given place to box of Ha-
vanas, good-sized decanter of brandy,
sugar, lemons and all the ingredients for
good old-fashioned glass of punch.


Fielding was fine, clever fellow who
had not only made great name in his
profession, but good-sized fortune,
which he had settled down toaenjoy. BY
"settle down" one must not imagine that
my friend had entirely retired; far from
it. Perhaps he never worked harder
than at the period / am now speaking
about, only he selected his own patients.
Lord Tom Noddy might write him a
hundred times, offering him as many
guineas if he would but come and look
at pimple that had presumptuously
dared to grow on his lordship's face, but
Fielding would not bulge an inch. On
the other hand, if he heard of any real
case of sickness he would hurry off to it
although he knew he would never get a
penny for bis trouble.


Fielding's great delight was in litera-
ture; he had dabbled in it little, and
be belonged to all the literary clubs in
London. He would do anything for a
man of letters, and no sooner did he
hear that one was i'll than he would call
upon him as a friend, and, if he desired,
attended as a doctor, but would never
take fee. His best reward, he deelar-
ed, was to see his friend reinstated in
Year: 1872

In hopes OF gaining more calmness 1


drank more brandy. Glass after glass


of the burning fluid poured down my


throat. felt mad; l was not tipsy


but delirious. l could hear the rattle Of


glasses. the merry shouts of laughter -


strange tunes, such as would have suited


orgies held in praise of Bacchus rang in


my head. | seized my pen and wrote


rapidly; some fend seemed whisper
ing the words to me, they were so full of
reeklessness and abandonment.


My candle burned out, but | continued
writing by the gray cold light Of day
break that came slanting over the house,
tops. AT last my task was done, and
sprlnging up, | fastened to my wife to
tell her my success and to cheer her
with the assurance that these wild songs
would make my name. / felt my blood
rushing through my veins as leant over
to kiss her; our lips met but started
back with wild cry of terror-she was
dead !"


As he spoke Burden stretched forth
his thin hands and closed his eyes, as if
to shut out the painful memory, but the
tears that rolled slowly down his hollow
cheeks showed the immensity of his ag-
ony.


| do not remember anything after that
for some weeks. l had brain fever, he
continued after short pause. When l
recovered she was gone. / had never
again kissed her dear dead lips. 1t was
some time before / was able to crawl out
but orders for songs poured in thick and
fast My last songs had been a success;
their wild, dissolute tone had suited the
young fools with money, and had become
a small mine of wealth to the publisher.


Years have passed since then, but
from that time | have never written
song of that kind, although large sums
have been offered me. / hate them.--.
Day and night l hear them buzzing in
my ears. Scarcely week passes but
hear one of them shouted out by some
drunkard as he staggers home, and then
the whole of that terrible night of mis-
cry comes back to me- They are devils
that have haunted me night and day -
they have made me shun my fellow-men,
they have made me live in this seclusion.
Day and night, day and night, | live in
terror of hearing them. Sometimes in
my dreams | hear Milly singing the first
song | gave her, and in the midst of this
happiness some devil seems to chant
those cursed songs in praise of wine


Hush hear her voice; she sings the
song | gave her in those happy days.
she is going away: | must follow her.
Hush ! she is singing me to sleep. Mil
ly my own dear Millyr'


1t was broad daylight when we re-
gained Fielding's house. Little Charon
was with US, weeping bitterly for the
kind friend he had lost.