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Year: 1872

Is THE Hog STUPID, The hog has the
name Of being the most stupid of ami
mails and yet the reputation Is far from
deserved. Many Instances might be
mentioned where a hog showed itself as
tractable as the most intelligent of dogs.
The gamekeeper of Sir Henry Mildmay
actually broke black sow to ntgame
in the woods; and she ran in the hunt
with wonderful success. She would
track game, back and stand, and point
partridges, ,pheasants, ,snipes, and rabbits
as skilfully as bred pointer. She would
bound in response to a whistle, and
would wag her head and squeal with
delight on being shown agun.
Year: 1872

barrels from huge wagon. He was in
the most exuberant spirits, and rubbing
his hands together Informed the major,
with a most gratified expression Of
countenance, that had secured most
magnificent lot of supplies.


In reply to the inquiry as TO the char
acter of the articles purchased, he said
there were thirteen barrels of whiskey,
two hams and q loaf of bread. He said
he would have purchased little coffee
and sugar, but he thought they did not
care about such fummery so long as
they had good stock Of the substantals
of life.
Year: 1872

A NEEDLESS sEXPERIMENT.-Af face
tious individual not many miles from
Danbury, Conn.,, sought to draw his
wife out" by pretending to be found
dead with an empty laudanum phial
by his side. And that lady was good
deal shocked at first, but having read
that needle introduced into the hu.
man flesh would indicate on its surface
whether that flesh was dead, and being
a woman of eminent practicability, she
al once armed herself with a polished
instrument of nearly twoinches growth
and with throbbing heart and bated
breath introduced good share of its
length into an appropriate portion OF
the deceased. What the surface of the
needle really indicated was not learned,
as he took it with him as he passed
through the sash.-Erohan9e.
Year: 1872


The Democracy of Delaware III not likely to go
into Convention agreeing to abide it's decision
aud then bolt The nomination. And if Mr.. Gree
ley fairly gets the nomination at Baltimore, how
ever much another man would be preferred by
the Diamond State her Democracy will abide the
result, and perhaps, in the end, come out bear
ing aloft the banner, and winning the praise of
having given the President-elect greater ma
iority in proportion to population than any State
in the Union.
Year: 1872

Postmaster General Cresswell has directed the new regulation on newspapers sent by mail to be strictly enforced No name or memorandum can be made on q newspaper inside of the wrapper on which the address is written. It is barely permissible to mark an article with pen or pencil. More than this subjects the paper to letter postage, and the yiolator of this law to fine. No printed card, handbil or advertisement, no written notice, letter or slip of any kind whatsoever must be folded in the paper. To do any of these things is to violate the law. Printed slips pasted on the outside, or folded in pa- pers or periodicals, soliciting notices, are also violations of the law. Senders of transient papers can send bundles of printed matter by weight or transient postage charges, but must not send any written matter in such bundles
Year: 1872

Vincent Colyer made peace with the Apaches and gave them presents and put

 them on reservations, where he left them apparently comfortable and happy. As soon, however. as his back was turned, and they

 knew they would get no more presents, they ouit their reservations and went on the war path. and commenced to rob and to murder with vigor renewed by rest. Colyer found that Lis mission was failure and his peace farce, just as the people of this coast knew it would be before he went there. And this evening, we believe, General Howard is ex- pected to arrive here, who is also charged to make more peace with the Apaches, and his mission, like that of his predecessor, will be a failure and farce. The Apaches, being ig- norant brutes of savages, do not understand why, if we have the power to crush, we should stoop to conciliate, and they treat us accordingly. If the authorities at Washing ton who send these so-called apostles oi peace upon their fruitless and injurious er- rands, could be brought to believe the ex- perience of those who have lived among these murderous red men, and who have escaPeo with their lives. they would know that by

 thorough submission alone, only perhaps to be arrived at upon the verge of exterminatlon, can nermanent peace be secured with the Arizona nomad 1t is waste of money and

 waste of time and, worse than all, waste oi human life and encouragement of rapine and

 murder, to preach peace to such deceitful ana treachcrous sayages. Strengthen the hands

 of General Crook and keep the commissioners

 at home, and we would soon have peace but feed them and pet them and give them pre- enta and the blood of American citizens, fresh Iy and frequently sacrificed, will continue to call for vengeance, and in the end the policy of vigorous warfare will have to be adopted, CT the Territory abandoned by the white settler.-lSan Eancisco Chronicle, March l0tA.
Year: 1872

The New York Herald says the Military Committed of the House are extensively circu- iating among the army officers circular of inquiry respecting the feasibility and proprie- ty of consolidating the staff corps of the army, such as the Pay and Commissary with the Quartermaster's Department, the Orai- nance with the Artillery and the Inspectors with the Adjutant Generals Department: also whether the direction and control of the staff should not be in the General of the Army instead of the Secretary of War; whether staff officers are not too independent of the commanders of the geographical military de partmenis in which they arc serving; wheth- crit is better to confine officers to certain branches of the staff or to allow and require . freedom of transfer and detail between various branches of the army, and whether commanding officers should not be allowed tc select their adjutants from any part of ths army, as they do their aides, instead of keep ing up separate staff department to supply commanders with their chiefs of staff by { rigid system of regular detail.
Year: 1872

It is not legally necessary to say on note "for value received"

 4 note on Sunday is void.

 A note obtained by fraud, or from person in state of intoxication, cannot be collected. If a note be lost or stolen, it does not release the maker, he must pay it.

 An endorser of note is exempt from liability if not served with notice of its dis honor within twenty four hours of its non- payment,

 A note by minor is void.

 Notes bear interest only when so stated. Principals are responsible for the acts of their agents.

 Each individual in partnership is responsi- ble for the whole amount of the debts of the firm.

 Ignorance of the law excuses no one.

 The law compels no one to do impossibili- ties.

 disagreement without consideration is void. Signatures made with a lead pencil are considered good in law.

 A receipt for money paid is not legally con- elusive.

 The acts of one partner bind all the others. Contracts made on Sunday cannot be en- forced.

 A contract made with a minor is void. A contract made with lunatic is void.
Year: 1872

It does nit pay station keepers write forage receipts when send this office and procure any desired number of neatly printed blank receipts gotten up, acy per instructions from the Chief Quar;ermaster the district, and at cheap rates.

 When desired win bind any number of receipts in books for a very small Send in your orders. If
Year: 1872

 Bids will be received for all of the posts for reasonable proportion of the Grain Hay required at either of them the Grain 10 be delivered in sacks and the Hay in stacks either baled loose The prices will be stated in U. S Legal Tender Notes. Each bid must be accompanied by a guarantee signed by two responsible persons whose responsibility must be certified by officer of the U S. Civil Military Service that in the bid is accepted the bidder will at execute contract with satisfactory bond in fourth the amount of the contract Each proposal must also be accompanied by sasElc tory check in the of 000 made payable to the U. S. Assistant Treasurer, San Francisco Cal to the validity of the bids to be returned o the pro- posers repecvey except in of failure to execute contract by the bidder to whom award may be made in which case it will be forfeited.

 The right to reject any all bids is reserved by the United States and bidders requested to be present the opening of proposals.

 Envelopes should be endorsed PROPOSALS FOR FORAGE" <" and addressed to the undersigned. Blank forms of proposal and further information may be obtained this office and of the Post Quartermasers the posts herein named.

 BY ORDER OF THE DEPARTMENT COMMANDER:

 J. J. DANA

 Chief Quartermaster, Department of Arizona,

 Major and Quartermaster U. s. A.
Year: 1872

prayed on general topics for few min
utes, without auy particular illusions tc
anybody or anything, he took occasion
to enumerate the wickedness and vices
of the city Of Charleston, and hoped
that the presence Of such q cultivated
refined, temperate, moral and chaste
body, as the House of Delegates, would
exercise an influence over them, that
wonld tend to elevate this wicked com.
munity. To this portion of the prayer
an audible "amen" was heard from ali
the members in favor of removal.
Speaker Miller proposes to invite the
reverend gentleman to offer up prayer
the day the Capital question comes up
for consideration.


Senator Bennett has been confined to
his room BY severe indsposition, for
the last two or three days. 1t is hoped
he will soon be out again. for his ser
vices in the Senate are too valuable TO
be lost.


The supper aud festival held last
night at the Masonic Temple, for the
benefit OF that order, was a perfect sue.
cess. Quite a large number Of our
legislative friends were in attendance.
The irresistible appeals made by bright
eyed maidens to take a chance" was
too much for the "assembled wisdom"
and they took At the close OF the
festival, the staid and grave legislators
might be seen vending their way down
the stairs, with a pipcusbion in one
hand, baby doll sticking out of each
pocket, and box Of soap under each
arm. 1t is fun for the old boys when
they get away from their wives. A
grand ball will be given by the same
order 10 night. w. II. II.
Year: 1872

QUESTIONABLE LoG1c.-The Olympia
Transcript, in discussing the matter OF
the Liberal Republican Convention to
be held in Cincinnati in May, says: :" 1t
remains to be seen what course the De-
mocratic party will pursue in the next
Presidential race if they should repu-
diate the passive policy and place can
didate in the field, then the next Presl-
deutial race will result in q triangular
fight, which may be the means of throw
ing the next election into the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES, there is undoubtedly a
growing dissatisfaction among Republl-
cans against Grants administration"


This triangular eight, instead of di-
minishing the probabilities Of Grants
election, would increase them and
assure his success, with scarcely pos
sibility of the election being thrown into
the House. The Liberal Republicans
could not possibly carry single State
without the aid of Democrats. and the
Democratic party, in its present demor-
aized condition could not carry half
n dozen States without the aid of Liber-
nj Republicans.


The Transcript and its hackers once
tried the experiment of defeating can
iidate by a triangular fight, and we
need not mention the result. If Grant
proves strong enough with his party to
command the regular party nomination,
he will have the prestige and the power
to defeat any divided opposition. The
Democratic party held power by pop
nlar plurality long after the ascertained
majority of the popular vote was against
It. 1t was the aggregation of all the
adverse elements of opposition in the
governing States which finally overthrew
that party, and not entirely its own par
ty divisions. 1t is only by like union
of all the elements of opposition to the
present Administration, under new
party organization, with but single
avowed purpose, that any prospect OF
the defeat of Grant is offered. The
proposed Cincinnati Convention can do
nothing more than form nucleus for
y general opposition party, with fair
prospect of success but if the Democ-
racy reject this proffer, this movement
will not effect the present status of par
ties any more than the Cleveland Con-
,.ention did the reelection of Lincoln,
or the Philadelphia Convention did the
election of Grant. 'ff - ~
Year: 1872

SALT LAKE, March ia grand
mass meeting was held last night to
protest congress against the admission
of the territory as a State. The hall
was crowded; Judge William Hay
den presiding. Judge Gildhurst and
others made speeches which were en-
Enthusiastically received by the Opposi-
tiOn MOrmen movement. 1t
was resolved that two ladies be
sent as a committee to Washington to
labor against the scheme by revealing
the inner life of the MOrmons, 90 to
the polls and design that gentiles shall
not go 10 the polls at the constitution
al State election, as the mass of the
population are aliens and not voters,
and If allowed to vote would swamp
the legal American vote. The fight
will be made in congress. A meeting
has been called OF business men to
league against the payment OF taxes
until the Mormon officials shall make
q financial exhibit OF the millions Of
property. Further reports of the
probability of Grant being reelected
have already depressed real estate to
such an extent that it can only
p6 EO4u db Eu1uOuS 5dCElnCCs anu
that what has been done in congress
already is through the perverse efforts
and treachery on the part Of the Cali
tOrnia delegation in the house. A final
resolution was adopted as follows:


Resolved, That il the senate should
pass the bill for the eessiOn Of any
portion of Government island to the
railroad company, we earnestly de
sire the president of the United States
tn Vptn L.
Year: 1872

NEW YORK, March Ill is stated
that fully twelve millions OF Erie
stock is now under the control Of Jay
Gould. Half of it is his private prop
erty. 1t is rumOred that he retired
from the board merely to be enabled to
renew the fight. The Delaware, Lscka-
wanna and Western ara the New
jersey Central railroads have made a
consolidation of interests, under which
equal dividends are to be paid on the
stock of both companies in ordinary
business conducted as heretofore, sub
ject to the general control of a joint
committee.


A resolution will be offered in the
board of aldermen tomorrow restrict
ing speed of railroad trains on Fourth
avenue, below Harlem river, to fve-
miles per hour.
Year: 1872

assistance from the capitalists, and


they offer as security the oil in


tanks, which Is secured by insurance
and guaranteed against leakage. The
object of the Southern Improvement {
company Is said to be to sustain the
Cleveland refineries and control the
market by raising freight charges on
all producers not selling to the mon
opoly. They already begin to feel
the opposition as oil has been coming
here for several days which they dare
not interfere with owing to the strong
feeling in the oil regions. It is quite
possible that the companies will be Or
dered to close up the tanks and leave
the oil regions altogether during the
present combat. Work Is dull and
thousands of workmen are idle.
Year: 1872

ST. LOUIS, March ia bill was
introduced In the senate yesterday
which practically abOllshes the death
penalty by leaving the mode OF pun
ishment TO the jury, so far as to al
low them to decide whether the pris
Oner shall be hanged or imprisoned
for life.
Year: 1872

PITTsBURG, March 1T.-Owing to
the advance on coda ash the Pittsburg
branch of the National Glass associa-
ton will meet Tuesday to consider
the necessity of an advance on the
price OF glass.
Year: 1872

-AH interesting example Of the way
In which the liberal divorce laws OF
Indiana sometimes operates Is given In
aLouisvllle paper. A woman In In
dianapolis was in poor health. and
fearing that In case she should die her
husband would obtain the control Of
certain property that she possessed,
she visited her sister In Louisville,
Ky, In order to carry out q scheme
which she had projected to prevent II.
While staying with. her sister she
crosssd the river to New Albany


where she rented . house for three
months, and on this transaction based
q residence there. She then Instituted
ASuit for divorcs, amer which she re-
turnel to her husband In Indianapolis.
About year. ago she received a tele-
graph dispatch requesting her imme-
diato presence In Louisville In conse-
quence Of illness In her sisters family,
and shoWing this to her husband, he
readily consented TO second visit to
that city. At this time she again went
over to New Albany, wEere she re-.
csived her decree OF divorce, which she
quietly!p put In her pocket and carried
home. It isposslble that tho husband
would have never known what had
taken place, at least during her life
time, bad he not excited her ire by
insisting one day too much on his own
way as the head Of the family; upon
which she curtly informed him that
he need not try to tyrannize over her,
rs she was not his wife, at the same
time producing the documents to prove
her assertion. The husband was more
than astonished; but lie insists upon It
that such q divorce rs that will never
stand. In which opinion he Is probably
about right. ....r,
Year: 1872

A BEER barrel was being filed with
beer In Cincinnati brewery, the pee,
being forced from vat BY compressed
air, when the pressure was appiiea
with too much force, the vat expiooeo,
and Q mans head was nearly blown on.
Year: 1872

BALD-HEADED PEopLE.-Frede-
rick Kemp writes from the silver
mines of Montana, giving the fol-
lowing hint in reference to Il cure
for bald -headcdness: ~ friend
Of mine who had the misfortune 10
be baiG-hcadcd, knowing that
there's q wonderful invigorating
power in the suns rays, last
spring threw away his hat, and
worked in the gulch all spring.
summer and fall, barcheadcd. and
also for the first few days at mid
day. For few days the rays OF
the hot sun on his head were al
most unbearabic after that time
he experienced no uneasines what
ever. Tnc resuit was that in the
tall he had a good head Of hair.
And in this experiment he was
not alonc-scveraI Of his acouain-
tances who were bald-headed hav-
ing followed the same plan, they
were all fortunate enough to ex-
pcricnce the same result"
Year: 1872

''The little bird, yet to salute the morn,
Upon the naked branches sets her foot,
The leaves then lying ON the mossy root
And there a silly chirrupng doth keep,
As though she fain would sing, yet fan would weep.
Year: 1872

Aveterinary surgeon who lived at Buffalo,
N. Y, tried to founder his mother-in-law
by dancing polka with her until she got
warmed up, and then giving her all the iced
lemonade she could drink.
Year: 1872

The Courier-Journal desires the good peo-
pie of that town to take warning by the fate OF
Chicago and Boston, and says that every good
citizen will now put barrel of gunpowder
under his building and be prepared for emer-
gencies.
Year: 1872

A San Francisco preacher expresses the
unqualified belief that if Judas Iscariot had
lived in that city he would never have hanged
himself, but would have stood a couple OF
trials, disbursed his thirty pieces of silver in
judicious manner, and been free man to-
Year: 1872

WAS burrying around the house one
morning, doing up my extra Saturday work
as quickly as possible that | might sit down
with Heny, who was kept home by vio-
lent storm, when suddenly l heard Henry
call me from the sitting-room. found him
looking as had never seen him before, and
Aunt Minerva rather abashed. Henry drew
me down on the lounge by him, and putting
his arm around me, said, "Now, Aunt Mi
nerva, please repeat what You have just said
to me-" She tried to speak, but the words
refused to come. She was such picture Of
confusion that | felt really sorry for her. Al
length finding that she could not or would
not speak, Henry turned to me and said :
"Annie, Aunt Minerva has been telling me
that YOU are so extravagant in your cooking
and some othe. ways that you will soon ex-
haust my means. And this is not the frs


time she has complained of you in this under
handed way. nave never replied, thinking
HAT she would perceive from my manner
;l,at | would not attend to such talk; bu
the last time that it occurred resolved that


The next time would call you in directly.
And then turning to Aunt Minerva, he
went on: "Whatcver fault vou have to find
to Annie hcre,fter must he done in her pres
ence She and are both young, and make
no profession of perfection. We are faulty,
and are together striving against our defects
But have confidence in Anl!c's judgment,
and do not think she will 20 far asiray in
housekeeping matters. She may feel that
have the most entire trust in her in every
respect, and that will never allow any one
to even attempt to prejudice me g'inst her.


AT this stage of our first domestic storm
Aunt Minerva summoned courage to say:
" \ ell, must say you arc making great
fuss about a little III liter Of advice" Henry
replied, "It is not a little matter of advice );
the saddest case | ever knew of eslrlnge-
ment between husband and wife was brough
about by snch interference as yours. | knew
of it when quite n boy and the circumstance
made very deep impression upon my mind
The husband and wife were very good pco-
ple and truly attached to each other; but
the husband had sister of whom he was
very fond and he at length gave heed to
her jealous whisperings in regnd to his wife.
For many years they were unhappy. a
time of reconciliation and better understand
ing came, and the wife bad some yerrs Of
comparative rest and happiness before her
death, dimmed to "A great extent, however,
by The recollection of the undeserved mse,,
which she hld endured for so many yers
Annie cannot, Of course, expect to spend q
life free from trials, but God helping me-
she shall never suffer for want Of love


md confidence in me-" This scene hiS
drawn Henry and myself very near to each
other, and it has made me very sorry to
poor, discontentcd, shortsshtcd Aunt MI
ucrva.
Year: 1872

An old gentleman demonstrated with hi
married son, who did not live on good term.
with his wife, on the improperly of THEN
contentious, since, in the eye Of human and
livne law, they were one 81 don't know
how that may he, !" replied the young man,
but am certain that if you passed our
door when we were quarelng. you'd think
that we were at least twenty"
Year: 1872

"Mosi completely the truth Of the Besegel Residents views
roboate by the revelations contained in the diary which the author
pennei with diligence and persistent observation Some Of the
extracts from the ultra and serve IN conune


with little anecdotes to brighten the heavier portions
Of the diary well enghen the various points relating to
the progress the siege These deo remarks Afford but
meage the Of this compehenve and ABLY written vol
We have however abssnel from closer examination Of the
work avoid oreing with which II will be read Parts
diary printed for the ft time and thus


which in is perfect state received with great ayor
Year: 1872

The fancy store of Joseph Kinsella at No. PA
Courtst Brooklyn, robbed Of goods on May TO- and
the property was found the pawnshop Of John Feeey
Mt No As Frontst An officer Of the Third Precinct,
few days ago. arrested Anna Farron, widow, and the
pawnbroker swore that she the person from whom
be had received the goods, identifying her by hight
calico dress which she She kept In jail until
yesterday. when the tried before Justice Del
resulting ia her acquittal She now threatens TO
sue the pawnbroker for defamation and false imprison