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Year: 1872

The Gold Exchange, following the
example Of the Stock Exchange, have
adopted a rule for opening at ten O'Clock
and closing at four, during the summer,
except on Saturday, when the closing
hour will be three o'clock in the after
noon. Members doing business outside
the house will be fined.
Year: 1872

TOTAL DISApPEARASCE-THE HOLD WHICH 1T HAS


HAD UPON THE CITY.


The welcome announcement was briefly made,
in yesterdays COMMERCIAL, that the small pox
had entirely disappeared from the city. No new
cases have been reported for a week past and
the patients who were convaleacing at that time
are all well The city is, therefore free ffbm tine
scourge, and persons at distance who have re-
mained away because of the existence of the
dl"ease may now perambuate our streets in any
direction without the least apprehensions.


Since the iirst appearance Of the disease here
about the first of October, four hundred aud
forty three cases have been reported OF these
two hundred and eight were of the mild or ya,i
loid form. We are unable to give the number o
deaths which resulted from the disease, but the
mortality has not been great. Our physcians
were unusually successful IN the treatment o
the small poX the past season, and some of then
lost very few patients indeed
Year: 1872

The new drop curtain at the Opera House, it
must be admitted by it's friends, is not in keep
ing with the general elegance of the house.
There il nothing sordid or common place in any
o! the appointments Of the auditorium but this.
viii not the Directors ask it, inventor to please
to take it away Certainly, they can well afford
To do ru.
Year: 1872




Before there was an opportunity to send this
letter there occurred at Fort McKeen another In
dian night. Day before yesterday, the 14th instant
Q small wagon train was sent out for logs for build
ing material for the post about mile distant, un-
der an escort Of about twenty soldiers, where the
party discovered large body of Indians in
canyon near there. The train was Immediately
s'Corralled"-i. e., the teams were driven SO as to
form circle, one In rear OF the other, in man.
Eer, 80 as to bring all the mules within the ring,
thereby furnishing barricade for the troops and
yard for the safety OF the animals-a mannuvre
well understood by freighters ana painsmen. BY
this time the garrison was under arms ana a COM
pany OF infantry and the scouts, numbering
about thirty in all, had fastened to the re-
lief OF the endangered party. The Sioux
fell back gradually and running fight
commenced which lasted about an hour. The hos
tile Indians, according to the report of the post
commander, numbered about hundred and
hity The enemy occupied the bluffs about mile
away, and their manGuyres resembled in the dis
tance a hive OF bees which had become angered.
sna s ahe pais o, smoke , rising ana the rafting Of
exciting in the extreme. till a few shells were
thrown irom a Napoleon gun at the post among the
Sioux warriors which scattered them most efiec-
tnally The battle, though brief, was brisk and de-
Csive the enemy losing six in killed and wounded,
while the scouts only lost two killed. The troops
were under command OF Captain Grossman Seven
Ieenth infantry and though foot soldiers they pro-
vided strong support for the mounted scouts. No
1nfantryman was hit, though one had the heel OF
his shoe shot of IN rather singular manner.
since the fight the bluils have been fired by
the enemy, aud the grass being dry, the red glare


as Illuminated the sky at night for miles around.
To-day the 'long rolf was sounded at the Fort.
turning out the entire command to fight the
destructive element the wind blowing so violently
that the fire would keep pace, in places where the
grass tall, with running horse: and the Post,
which was greatly endangered at one time, was
saved by the setting OF counter fires, which were
Kept under control by the use OF wet grain sacks
In the hands OF the soldiers. Various exciting
causes combine to make Fort McKeen quite
lively place Just now.


Another company OF infantry has recently been
added to the garrison the reinforcement being
deemed sufficient to make the place strong and Sc.
cure against hostile Indians. General Carlin has
been put in command OF the Fort, and Lieutenant
Colonel Huston has gone to the command OF Fort
Buford. This point would be an interesting one
Cor the philanthropic Indian lover to soourn for
few weeks, as he could ''treat" with the red
brethren at almost any time suited to his convent
ence II not altogether TO his taste upon any OF the
surrounding hills near Fort McKeen.
Year: 1872

General Dix has been interviewed by n
reporter in New York, to whom he stated
that he received the letter notifying him
Of his nomination for Governor but few
days ago, and would reply to i, shortly
In regard to his acceptance Of the nonina-
tion. he had sc, that poin, 10 decide, but
it was possible that he would accept,
Year: 1872

COLUMBUS, OHIO, June 2l.-A boiler
In the extensive shops of the Ohio brush
and wire works, located within the walls
of the Ohio penitentiary, exploded this
morning just after the convicts had
started to work, with a terrible noise
and dreadful effect The flying boiler
tore out of the large three-story building
in which it was placed, making it a
mass Of ruins. and tore out the sidewalks
and roof of Huff7s cooper-shOp, and
George Gill's stove foundry not far off.
Pieces Of the boiler were thrown a. tre-
mendous distance. At the time of the
accident eighty-five men were in the
brush shop and were just going to work.
The shock was terrific, and yet no person
was killed outright. Several men were
blown out of the windows and fell with
the debris from the fourth story of the
building. The engineer in charge of the
boiler says he cannot account for the ac-
cident, as a second before the explosion
occurred he had on but eighty-five
pounds of steam. 1t is interesting in
this connection to know that one end OF
this same boiler exploded about year
ago, and 1t is said it has leaked ever
since, more or less. The loss will be
about thirty thousand dollars.
Year: 1872

CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS was inter
viewed at Geneva yesterday by a New
York World correspondent, when he
said: al adhere to the principles laid
before the Cincinnati Convention, and l
would accept the Baltimore nomination
if the platform is a good one, and the
offer spontaneous, but will never be
wire-pulled into place. am deeply
concerned for State rights in future.n
Year: 1872

ST. LOUIS, June 21.-The Lower
House of the Legislature yesterday
passed bill amending the present law
so that additional Presidential electors,
allowed by the new apportionment act
of Congress, can be elected by the State
at large. The Senate referred this bill
to the committee. There is almost a
dead lock between the Senate and the
House on this matter, the former desir-
ing to redistrict the State in the regular
way, while the latter wish simply to
amend the present law providing forthe
election of electors at large.


The impeachment trial of Judge Luz
cas- progresses slowly in the Senate.


A later telegram announces that the
State Senate to-day rejected the House
bill to amend the State law so that four
additional Presidential Electors may be
elected by the State at large. Also pass
ed a resolution requesting Governor
Brown TO modify his proclamation so as
to authorize the Legislature to re-district
the State into Congressional districts.
Year: 1872

We have pumped the following items out of resident at Grant:

 The Regimental Band of the Fifth Cavalry arrived there on last Satur- day from Mcdowell, and would re- main week or so. The band is said to make splendid music.

 A detachment of some twenty-five cavalry recruits arrived from Me Dowell on last Sunday. They came in charge of First Lieutenant W. J. Volkmar, of the Fifth Cavalry. They are assigned to l, l. and M Troops at Grant, and are portion of sixty-fve, recently from the Estates"

 The post butcher received some 200 head of beef cattle from Tucson last Monday.

 A heavy rain fell at Grant last Sat urday and evening.

 But a couple of men are in the Grant hospital.

 There is some talk about establish ing a post fifteen to twenty miles up the Arivapai above Grant.
Year: 1872

inhiction in any mode which might be deemed cruel or unnecessarily severe. Branding acitA C h0t iron is therefore discountenanced, and a sentence of marking the letter D. in indelible ink on the cheek should be disapproved. The ordinary practice is to mark this letter ill ink upon the hip. But the penalty of branding, marking, or tatooing, however mildly it may be executed, is regarded as against public policy and opposed to the dictates of humanity, and consequently as not conducive to the interests of the ser vice. The effect of fixing upon an offender an ineffaceable brand of guilt must be to deprive him of the locus lOepitentiae which modern legisla- tion, as well as true philanthropy, is careful to extend to the criminal, and almost hopelessly to discourage him in making an attempt to reform his life. There is, indeed, in this punish ment a certain merciless quality which might we'll characterize the code of a less civilized period, but is certainly abhorrent to the sense and judgment of an enlightened age. It Is conceived, therefore, that if reviewing officers should, in general, remit that part of a sentence of court which imposes this penalty upon the deserter, they would materially promote the welfare of the military service" 3* * f * #

 "And so held in regard to branding or marking with the letter 1T upon conviction of theft. For similar reasons held that the punishment of sHaoing the head or beard and of d,7muming or bugling out 9f the sercice, involvea degree of degredation ordinarily uncalled for, and believed to be opposed to the better sense of the army, and should not, therefore, be employed except, perhaps, ill extreme cases"
Year: 1872

Whenever @ set of bad men make a bad record and any body gives it to the public in black and white, they or such

 aunkies as they may still have, or both, raise the cry of per secution. Instead of showing wherein their record is mis- represented, they try to divert attention from the damning facts by vail of persecution, family, Sc. While they are expressing the public, extort- ing money from helpless liti- gants in their merciless grasp, disgracing their official posi- tions, and making law and court proceedings cruel and contemptible farces, neither they, their manipulators, nor dirty work funkies, can see or speak out that any body is per secuted. Let such rasped and disgraced men and things con- sole themselves with the dis honest vail of persecution as much as they can, 1t will not change their record, nor deter us from publishing the bad records of bad officers, as fast as the facts come into OUT pos session and we have necessary space.

 In this connection, we assure Reavis, Rowell and Dorring- ton, that a record of their manipulation of internal rev enue fines and forfeitures col lected in their court up to very recent date, is in our pos session, and will be seen next week by our readers. We have other and more damning court facts in our possession than yet published, which will appear as soon as those most interested will care to see them.
Year: 1872

IT is now said that sixty miles o1 snow sheds such as are on the Gen. tral Pacific, on the Union Pacific Rail way at the proper places between Green River and Cheyenne, would have avoided the long and disastrous blockade of this Winter. From all appearances, it will not be many years ere the country will have one overland railway that will need no sheds, and of course freighters and travellers need no argument to enable them to make choice of lines.
Year: 1872

We have private letter from Yuma of date February 24, which says:

 The Quartermaster General has been out here for some two weeks and over. His orders were to inspect the Pacific routes of transportation, and he certainly goes back with thor ough knowledge not only of them but all that pertains to our true interests. He sees, as every one else does, that to settle the country, we must compel the Indians to be peaceful. He would have gone to Tucson and Prescott, but for want of time. It was his wish to do so, but he could not spare the time it would require. He left on the 21st via the River and Gulf.
Year: 1872

There is no question that our


costly style of living diminishes the
/ number of marriages, aAd indirect
! ly recruits the ranks of the vicious
Z and depraved. So long as fashion
I demands q style of living which
only q millionaire can really afford,


and young married couple must
I support an expensive establishment


or be excluded from the circle in
which they moved before marriage,


a bar is raised to matrimonial en-
| gagements which only the very
[ courageous or the very unscrupu-


lous will have the hardihOod to


oVerstep. The opportunities and


lures 10 a single life of easy indul-


gence and dissipation have q con-
stantly increasing influence over the


young men of our cities; while a
continually increasing number of
| young ladies are educated TO a life


of case, display and extravaganza,
which only few young men can pos
1 sibly support them in and be honest.
! So our fashions put apremium upon
bachelorism aud vice on the one
hand, and untold waste and wretch
edBess on the other. What is want


ed more than anything in our socie-
ty to-day, is the courage ON the part
of young men and women to break


away from the present thLaldom,


and set a new and nobler fashion


of Independence and economy. A


score or two of examples of that
heroism which defies the foolish
sentiment and custom of the time,


and dares to be true to the noble


instincts of the heart, and live sim


ply and honestly in a small and quiet


way, would create q reform, If not


a revolution. The question comes


to every young heart: Which shall |


sacrifice, the instincts and affections


of the heart, or the shows and shams


of society? Alas, that so many


yield the former TO the latter! For


love is the religion of the young,
and whoever suppresses it for the


sake of ease and display, whoever


sacrifices it for fashion, commits a
sacrilege for which nothing On earth
can atone. Love is not a thing TO


be ashamed of or laughed at, but a
sen timent to be cherished and glo-
ried in; and, at any sacrifice il may
require, is cheap so long as it adds
fuel to the precious flame which pu-
rifles the heart, refnes and ennobles
the character, and makes a charac-
ter, and makes a manhood and a
womanhood worth the saving and
worth the name.
Year: 1872

The Coffee County Democrat
says:


We receive frequent inquiries a
TO how Coffee will vote in the elec
ton for Congress from the State at
Large


We can assure our friends that
Coffee win give a large majority Tor
Cheatham. Maynard will be next
IN the race. lie will OF course carry
the full Radical vote.


There are q few men i'm the county
who talk for Johnson. The know
ing ones among these are at heart
for Maynard, and talk TOR Johnson
with a view of dividing the Demo
cratic vote to secure Maynard's elec-
tion, and we wish especially to call
the attention OF our people TO the
fact that nearly all OF these johnson
m n are either now Ofiice-holders
under Grant, or they were Office
holders under Brownlow. Look
around-see il this is not so. We
are satisfied that almost every one
OF these men will vote for Maynard.
But our friends abroad may be as
sured that all the votes they can
muster for johnson in Coffee coun-
" will not exceed two hundred.
Year: 1872

tution"-with q ruthless mob of
armed and drunken soiTiery at his
back, invading without a shadow OF
q pretext, q peaceful and lawful
meeting of loyal citizens, whose
only ofiense was daring to support
q candidate in opposition TO him,
and driving venerable and venera-
ted gentlemen into the streets al
the point of the bayOnet, ordering
the assassination of a Union soldier
for hurrahing for a Union General,
and shamelessly proclaiming his de-
tiance of the constitution and the
laws. How do the people like the
picture?
Year: 1872

KENTUCKY will send an unbroken
Democratic Delegation to Congress.
Matt Adams is elected in the Ninth
and Young in the Seventh District
These two Districts were considered
doubtful, but the official returns show
that the Radicals have not elected a
Congressman in the State.
Year: 1872

THE Humboldt Journal says that
Benjamin Phillips, living near Dyer
Station, while in the act of pouring
grain in the hopper at Philips mill
was frightfully mansled by the burst
ing of one of the mill rocks, rendering
amputation Of one or both Of his legs
necessary. His physicians, howeyes
are hopeful of his recovery.
Year: 1872

How BEEcHER BEGAN PREACHiNG.-Mr.
Bescher thu tells how he began to preach: l
was asked to cross the river from Cincinnati and
preach in Coyington and / went over and be-
gan to preach there. | did not know but was
going TO stay there. And | was perfectly will


ing to stay. But was soon called by woman
to Lawrenceburg. She was the factorum of the
whole church. And went there and spoke to
the well nigh empty building. I was settled
over town with two dstlleries and twenty
devils in it, ] was very poor. There was no
patrmony coming to me, as you know. The
moment was out of the seminary | was with
out my fathers support, and was obliged to
take care Of myself. I had a salary but it was
a salary of only S400. And took half of that
to go to New England to get married with
And as the parish paid half of it, and the other
half was to come from the Missionary Society,
l found myself very short Of funds. had just
eighteen cents in my pocket when came
back. was taken up by good methodist broth
er for about week and then got two rooms.
They were up stairs. One was the kitchen,
cellar, snd sitting room (; the other was the Ii


brary, bedroom and parlor. So that we had
six rooms, calling each three. The cellar was
made by putting things under the bed, and the
other rooms were added by sundry Devices
You who go into flush houses, furnished by
your grandpapas and grandmamas, donot know
anything about the joys of housekeeping. Per-
sons ought to begin at the bottom to know what
these joys are. And I began down there.


I had no idea that could preach. l never
expected that | could accomplish much F;
merely went to work with the feeling, 81 will
do as we'll az can. and | will stick to it if the
Lord pleases, and fight His battle the best way
I know how" And was thankful as I could
be. Nobody ever sent me spare rib that
did not thank God for the kindness which was
shown me. I recollect when Judge--gave
me his cast off clothing, feltthst l was smup-
tuously clothed. I wore old coats and second
hand shirts for two or three years. and at
times, as l was physically somewhat well de-
veloped man, and the Judge was thin and his
legs were slim, they were rather tight ct.
Year: 1872

A HAPPY WoMAN.-Wha hat spectacle more pleas
ing does the earth afford than happy woman
contented in her sphere, ready at all times to
benefit her little world by her exertions, and
Transforming the briars and thorns OF life into
roses of Paradise by the magic of her touch
There are those who are thus happy, because
they cannot help it,-no misfortunes dampen
their sweet smiles, and they difuse a cheerful
glow around them as they pursue the even ten
or of their way. They have the secret OF con-
tentment, whose value is above the philosopher
stone; for without seeking the baser exchange
of gold, which may buy some sorts OF pleasure,
they convert everything they touch iuto joy
What their condition is makes no difference
They may be rich or poor, high or low, admired
or forsaken by the fckle world but the spark
ling fountain OF happiness bubbles up in their
hearts, and makes them radiantly beautiful
Though they live in log cabin, they make il
shine with a lustre that kings and queens may
covet, and they make wealth fountain of bless
ings to the children of poverty.
Year: 1872

1t stood at my bed at midnight
AS started up in alright,
From hideous dream that had troubled
The sleep of restless night.
By the moonlight in the window
| could gaze at the spectral steed.
And see that it wore the aspect
Of the genuine nightmare breed.
Its hide was all black and shaggy.
Great ears loorned up on its head.
It's nostrils were wide distended
And its eye was glaring and red.
But my nerves gave double shyar,
And my heart began to quail,
As / saw in the gloom up bristle
The length of its meteor tail.
moment lay and shuddered,
At the phantom steed by my side,
And then with desperate courage.
Resolved on a midnight ride.
For by the rule that works both ways
It s nothing more than fair
If one has been ridden by nightmares,
In his turn to ride a nightmare.
No time in delay was wasted,
Or left for my courage to sink,
And so without bride or stirrup.
sprang on its back in wink.
Ii pranced and it kicked and snsrted.
And stuck up its ears and tail,
And bounded out of the window,
Where the moon shone misty aud pale
Away it shot like a rocket,
Over hill and valley and crag
Till thought as my head grew dizzy.
had mounted Beelzebubs nag.
The cold sweat stood on my forehead,
And smothered a hundred screams,
AS it dashed on its fearful journey,
And plunged thro' the forest streams.
On the verge of cliff it halted,
And then in the space of a wink,
Into the gulf without bottom
1t sprang with me over the brink.
Down, down We sank into darkness,
Which draped the abyss like pail,
Down, down with a plunge so fearful,
That my breath was lost in the fall.
gasped and painted and struggled,
AS downward we swooped and whirrea,
And tried to ell in my horror,
But could rot utter a word.
For while my demon charger
With wild and dizzing sweep,
Pitched and plunged in the darkness,
Through that hideous and unknown deep
Then round ard round in a epiral,
And upward and upward it swept.
Far up above cliff andsmountain,
It's moonward course it it kept.
As straight as the tail of comet,
It's tail streamed out on the air.
And queked and gasped and shuddered
AS l clung to its shaggy hair.
At last as it swooped thro' cloudland.
In struggling to utter yell,
lost my grasp on its foretop,
In the wildness of terror ard iell.
Fell down and down till my senses
All swan, and all feeling had fed,
And the next | knew / was lying
Awake and exhausted in bed.
The moonlight shone in the window.
And heard the tick of the clock,
But my nerves were all in a shiver,
And my heart still jumped with the shock
Oh I'd rather straddle Centaur
Hippograff. Sea horse or rail,
Ride Pegasus through all his antics,
Or swing at a meteor tail,-
Than again mount that spectral charger
Which stood that night by my side,
And chill my blood with the horror
Of another such hideous ride.
As for ats riding me I'll grant it,
To galop me low and high,
If go to bed any longer


On stomach loaded with pie. 2 "
Year: 1872

g~ 1t is said to be fifty -four years ago the past
winter, since o season has run from November
to March, without general thaw or break up
At that time the scarcity of water was similar
to that existing now.
Year: 1872

AN UNwIELDY CoRPsE.-On Talcott mountain,
Conn.,, last week, Mr.. Caswell died, aged 24years.
He weighed 425 pounds at the time OF his death.
1t was impossible to get the coffin into The house
without tearing away the partition. AT the
funeral it was found that the coffin could not be
put into the hearse, and an express wagon was
employed At the graveyard eight bearers were
unable TO carry the coffin to the grave and other
persons were called 10 help them. The grave
was too small for the coffin, and the sexton and
his assistants kept the bearers waiting an hour
before they could lower It,
Year: 1872

"A "woman of business" in Arkansas has
just tarred and feathered her husband Ifa
fellow is to be ''Ku- Kluxed, how much nicer
it must be to have it done by the wife of his
bosom; than by the cold rough hand of a
hooded stranger