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Year: 1870

here. We do but insJfibe a memorial, without
which we should reluctantly permit our journal
of this date to iss,e. But it is of no stranger
that we are speeding to friends known and un-
known. For rearly thirty years he has guided
this periodic,E and few who read IL know not
something NJ him. and of the firm but gentle in
fuence w,dch he exercised as our director. But
if this Journal has had the good fortune to be
credited with habitual advocacy of truth aud
Justice If it has been praised for abstinence from
the less worthy kind of satire, If it has been
trusted by those who keep guard the purity of
womanhood and of youth we, the best witnesses,
turn for a moment from our sorrow to bear the
fullest and the most willing testimony that the
high and noble spirit of Mark Lemon ever
unworthy onslaught or irreverent jest impossi-
BILE to the pens of those who were honored in
being coadjutors with him. OF the deep affec-
tionateness of his character of the kindliness of
his counses, of the brotherly regard in which
he held us, of the gracious tact with which he
encountered and smoothed away the difficulties
incident to work like ours fhis genial nature and
of his modesty and self-abnegation, this is in
deed time to think, but not time to write
Nearly enough, indeed of words of him over
whose mortal remains the turf is newly laid. We
feel that the best homage which we can pay to
him who is gone before, the one tribute which,
had he foreseen this early summons to his resJ
he would have desired or permitted, is to declare
our united resolve that to the best of our ability
our future work for this journal shall be done
in the spirit long and lovingly taught us by the
loved and revered friend who has passed to the
reward of a noble life.
Year: 1870

feeling arise in whatever strength expects you to
defend the nations faith and honor by an allegiance
active ana 30 purely loyal that there can never be
upon it the faintest sembance Of doubt. Ii gives
you place in o profession whose roll is roll OF
honor and 1t unfurls above you that Old nag, which
covers you with Its protecting folds, and which
Gems to speak to you OF the manly conduct of many
ground. You 60 from institution which, since the
year 1902, since the days of Swift and Armstead
and Bomford and Totten, has sent out nearly $500
graduates. In action they have ever been among
the bravest OF the brave. Many who left the service
have filled civil positions OF high trust Few are
they who have borne the badge of dishoEor. The
records show that during the Rebellion over three
fouTths Of living graduates of all sections were true
to the flag and as graduates all over the North not
after, when times OF trial come, those OF you who
follow other pursuits should, at any sacrifice, bring
willingly to the nation the benefits OF that education
which has been made so freely yours. This ground
itself, haowed by so many cherished incidents has
almost power enough to make heroes of all who
tread its sacred SOIL


Under such Influences, gentlemen, you cannot fail
to honor the academy which to-day says to you,
"Quit you like men, be strong" and which with my
this assembly, sends you forth to fight the battles of
the land for truth and Justice and perfect liberty


The address was delivered in earnest, ringing
tones that went to the hearts of the cadets, evil
IDENTIFY. The spectators signifed their appre-
citation of it by round of applause. Then
there was more martial music by the band, q
benediction was pronounced by the chaplain,
and a federal salute of thirteen guns broke
forth from Battery Knox as the cadets returned
to quarters, and the assemblage dispersed.
Year: 1870

Drafts.


The Utica Herald places two more instances
on record of the operations of confidence men"
on the railroad, between Syracuse and Roches-
ter. 1t says:-"After all that has been said in
the newspapers about sharpers on railroads
swindling passengers by bogus checks or drafts
on hanks, 1t seems strange that any one in this
enlightened age can be found to be duped by
these rogues. But the old saying that fools are
not all dead vet, is being verified almost every
day. Within few days past, man from
Jefferson county was on the Central Railroad
between Rochester and Syracuse, when a very
courteous fellow made his acquaintance on the
cars, and stated that he wished to pay 300 for
an express bill at the next stopping place.
but as he had no change, and only a check
of 5000 on bank in New York
he was cramped for the currency, aud
asked the jefferson county man If he would
take the 5000 check and advance 800, and
when they got to Syracuse and had time to go
to the bank, the 800 would be returned and the
check redeemed. The jefferson county man
being. very obliging, and not suspecting but
that the whole world was as honest as himself,
advanced the $780, but the sharper took good
care TO make himself scarce as soon as the train
held up enough at the next stopping place to
allow him to jump off. A few days later another
man from the same county, and between the
same cities, was swindled in a similar manner
out OF $50. This makes three men within the
last six months, and all from that county, who
have been cheated on the Central Railroad by
reason of this fraudulent check or draft bust
ness"
Year: 1870

Hall of Linen In Havana.


The captain of one of the Alliance line of
steamers, when in Havana recently, saw yard
and a half of fine linen in store that pleased
his fancy, and purchasing it, thought nothing
more about the transaction until his vessel was
just on the point of leaving port. The 'get
ready" bell had been rung steam was Kissing
through pipe, and everything was in that pecu-
liar state Of hurry and hustle incident to vessel
about to get under way for voyage.


Suddenly an officer in full uniform with haste
and important business written on every fea-
ture, rushed on board and asked for the captain.


All hands stood aghast at the sight and visions
of Moro and other terrible Spanish bastiles
fitting through their minds eyes. The gentle
men instinctively glanced to see if any one of
their number wore a blue cravat and the ladies
peeped cautiously through the Venetian blinds
of their state-rooms.


The captain, annoyed, and somewhat fearful
that something had occurred that might detain
his vessel, threw as much of the sudUiter in
naOdo into his bearing as possible when he met
the officer and inquired his business. The mill
tary gentleman, after wiping his perspiring
brow with a crimson bandanna and giving an
extra twirl to his profuse moustache, asked If
the captain had purchased from certain store
yard and a half of fine linen. The
he had thereby infringed the neutrality
laws. The officer fastened to explain that
he had not come to make a complaint,
but to ask great favor. His superior officer,
gentleman of most fastidiOus tastes
had ordered suit of linen clothes, and his
tailor had discovered that he did not have sutfi-
cient stuff. On applying at the merchants
where the linen was bought, it was found that
the last of the piece had been sold to the cap
tain; would the captain be so kind as to let the
merchant have the linen for the officer, who
was particular friend Glad that the deten-
tion arose from nothing more serious, and
highly amused at the Importance which this
trivial purchase has assumed, the captain turned
over the linen the officer deDlrted triumDhantly
with many profound bows, and the vessel
steamed out of the harbor.-M 0. PicdulLre.
Year: 1870

Death.


He who wrote the first article in this journal,
who from its establishment has been its conduc-
tor, and whose provident suggestions take effect
in the very pages now before the reader, has
ceased from this and all other earthly care and
labor. .-r
There is need that this record of his gain, but
of grievous loss to those in whose name this is
said, should be prepared too early to permit its
being aught but most imperfect and made
The last rite has been this day paid, in the quiet
burial-place by the village church, dear to him
in his later years, where he was gladdened by
the voices of his children, joining in the melo-
and ii was often-he had friends TO aid, or
when-and IL was rarely-he had enemy to
pardon. Neither to the mental nor the
loving nature of the man whom we are
mourning, and shall, while we survive
him, mourn, do we attempt to do justice
Year: 1870

It is expected that the consus
returns will be oil complete in forty
days, so that tho population Of the
country may thon be known. II is
estimated by good authority from
what has been reported that the
grand total will be 41,500,000.
Year: 1870

l understand that preparations are
being made for the printing of the
new bonds, which were called for by
. recent net Of Congress, in the
Printing Bureau Of tho Treasury
Department. The general outline
and the greater part of the lathe
and scroll work has been already
completed.
Year: 1870

The Journal of the Telegraph thus de-
scribes the manner in which European
news is sent over the cable;


Here is q man sitting in dark room
at Hearts Content. The ocean cable
terminates here. A fine wire attached
thereto is made to surround two small
cores of soft iron. As the electric wave,
produced by few pieces of copper and
zinc at Valentia, passes through the
wire, these cores become magnetic
enough to move the slightest object. A
looking-glass, half an inch in diameter,
is fixed on q bar of iron one-tenth of an
inch square and half an inch long. On
this tiny glass lamp is made to glare
so that its light is reflected on a tablet
on the wall. The language Of the cable
is denoted by the shifting of this reflected
light from side to side. Letter by letter
is thus expressed in this fitting idiom,
in utter silence, on the wall. There is
no record made by the machine except
as the patient watcher calls out to a
eomrade the translated flashes as they
come, and which he records. 1t seems
like a miracle Of patience. There is
something Of awe creeps over us as we
see the evidence Of human touch 5000
miles away swaying that tip Of light
Year: 1870

At twelve, at fourteen certainly, says
the Christian Union, boy is capable Of
taking care Of himself out of doors. he
ought to be able TO drive q horse, 70
climb the highest tree, to swim skillfnl
ly, to carry gun safely and use Il
Alright, to be of such manly DISPOSE
ton as not to provoke attack, or, if wan
tonly assailed, to have such a courage
Gus way Of using himself as that the
miscreant will not choose TO meddls
with him the second time. Nimble o.
hand, quick Of foot, strong Of loins, pa
tent Of fatigue, loving Of action iol
mere luxury. This is the boy that the
pious mother finds il hard to traiT
Christianity, and when this outward free
dom is added to the self-eontrol which
true religion gives. he viii grow up such
a man as the State needs-as good mel
honor-as true women fervently love.
Year: 1870

No amount Of training enables the
Egyptians to use the rifle with much sue
cess. An average Egyptian can see
nothing distinctly at distance of more
than FIVE hundred yards, aud has no
aouteness In detecting an object within
as many feet, A recent traveller says
that, when the railway was constructed,
the utmost difficulty was found in pro
curing men capable Of seeing or recog-
nizing the difference between signals
only hundred yards OF. Many candi-
dates came, but few past the test. One
man was nearly passed, but the engineer
was not quite satisfied that the fellow
had not been making good shots Al the
oolors. SO he held up bis hat at one hun
dred and fifty yards, and the hapless sig
mailman pronounced Il to be the red
flag" This is something worse than
nat color blindness which is known. to
prevail among our own eouHsrymen 10 a
yerv large extent, and which has led to
more than one railway accident
Year: 1870

IA brave man l will not leave him alone
herel The wagon was full, and it had
become quite dark. The wagner de-
clared it would be impossible TO find the
wounded sergeant. "Then put me down
again" was the answer. for | will die
where my sergeant dies" With the aid
OF matches the man was at last found,
and taken TO the city. On the following
day both the friends were dead.
Year: 1870

The prices are within reach of every
one. Machines are made to suit all
tastes and circumstances, and the plain
est in finish will work as well as the most
costly.


Full and thorough instructions given
at the house of the customer at any time,
free of charge, and the utmost pains
taken to render complete satisfaction.
Year: 1870

1t possesses the very great advantage
of carrying the work in the natural way
from left to right-which enables the
operator to handle ework more readily
and to sit upright; while machines which
carry the work from the operatorrequlre
an inclination of the body forward (detri-
mental to healthy and are hard and tire
some to use.
Year: 1870

TIE CANADIANS AND THE INDIANS.


TORONTO, April 25.-William Jacobs, chief
and warrior OF the Six Nation Indians, writes to The
Globe denying that any OF his tribe to form part OF
the Red River expedition.


RIELs DELEGATES AND THE EXECUTION OF


SCOTT.


OTTAWA, April 22.-The delegates to Can
ada from Red River have been brought before the
Police Magistrate, Mr.. OGara charged, under warrant
granted the information Of Hugh Scott charging them
with being aders and abettors in the murder OF Thomas
Scott. The is interesting in that 1t establishes points
previously in doubt The evidence gives insight into
the facts of the murder not heretofore made known for
up to the very last great numbers of people believed
that straw dummy only had been shot Sergeant Fred
erick Davis and said: know Alfred H. Scott,
the prisoner; heard him and other parties speaking
about murder of Thomas Scott he said he them
take Scott out, and him shot prisoner was not
arrested at that time he said he them take the man
outside Fort Garry; he said he saw him fall he said
there six shot at him don't remember whether
was shot; he said there was only volley under
stood him to say that after that went up to him
and shot him in the head with reyOlver he said II was
the Sd 4th day OF March, and was not sure which
afterward he said IL the 4th; he did not say
whether he the afterward; he said he believed
he dead and that he did not believe he was alive in
his coffin he said Also that four five balls took effect;
he said that he could not resist the desire to go out and
see the execution.
Year: 1870

THE COMING OF GEN. JORDAN.


1t is now well understood fact that Gen.
Thomas Jordan lately at the head Of the Cuban army Is
at Nassau and will, in few days reach our city, Inc
that him to come are these: In tho nrst
place. the contract entered into between Jordan and the
Juna only for years term OF service The Gen.
era positively refused to agree to contract for longer
term but the contract left open to renewal on his
part, he and the Cuban Junta at New-York should
agree The years service expired in February last
At the beginning Of the the Junta sent out to Ces
pedes copy OF the contract with Jordan which, 1t is
insisted has been fully complied with The Junta, In
sending the letter to the President OF the Republic,
stated that they would continue to pay the sums stpu
lated in the original contract with Jordan so long as he
should remain with the army. Mr. j. Morales Lemus,
the Cuban Envoy believes that the presence OF Jordan
here at this time will be Of great service to his cause as
he esteems him OF ability and character, fully In
formed of the relative strength Of the two contendng
parties in Cuba.
Year: 1870

defend the city Azua s the most important town Of the
south and Is the key OF the country and II should be
taken Baez will to yield within short time There
only two towns between Azua and san Domingo CITY,
namely Bani and st. Christoba both OF which have
already pronounced against the Government-so that
hzua Is taken Cabra will march at once on San Domingo
CITY, reinforcing his army from the country people as he
goes along.
Year: 1870

served for the wife, and left at the resi-
dence of the husband and as the wife
was in town getting over her pet" she
was, of course, unaware Of service.


The case was called in the Common
Pleas Court and an attorney appointed
to hear the case, The husband brought
in evidence to show that his wife had left
him. that they did not live together har-
moniously, and that there was no prob
ability of reconciliation. The divorce
was granted Several days afterward
the wife, having recovered her equani-
nifty, returned to what she still believed
to be her home only to find that she was
divorced and homeless. We understand
that an effort will be made to recover
alimony If, after this, the married wo-
men of Monroe county observe an anx-
iety upon the part of their husbands to
have them visit their friends just before
Common Pleas Court copvenes, there
will be just grounds for SUSPICION.
Year: 1870

I a Several weeks ago q farmer and his
wife, living near Bloomington, INDUCED
in little quarrel, and the woman went
to town, where she might grow cool and
the soonerrecoyer her goodnature. Soon
after the wife left home, the husband also
went 10 town; ont, as the sequel will
show. upon an errand Of a different ma
ture BE called upon an attorney, and


stated that his wife had left him; that
their dispositions were incompatible, and
that he Wished 70 procure a divorce upon
these ground s-aban dohmenl being the


principal one. Court would convene On


the following Monday, and the business
was transacted at once. Notice was
Year: 1870

Notwithstanding the influence of
the ether, the electricity had such an
effect upon the patient that two strong
men had as much as they could do to
keep him upon the bed. The needles
were removed. The patient lay quiet
uuder the influence Of the ether. In
thirty minutes the outward swelling
began to go down, aud soon disap-
peared altogether. The General lay
unconscious for two hours. AS ne
gradually came to his senses, he
began to complain of excruciating
pains, and a torturing burning in the
throat aud neck; but these distressing
sensations we're quickly mingled with
surprise aud delight. His windpipe
Strengthened and resumed It's natural
position, and the great lump" which
ne had complained of 50 much for ten
months past had disappeared. OF
course the General was left in a ter
ribly weak condition, but although
instructed to keep bis room and bed,
is looking exceedingly well.
Year: 1870

GEN. KILPATRIcK, who has just
returned from the Chilean mission.
was the subject of curious operation
the other day. Over excitement In
the army induced the difficulty, which
was increased By the Generals active
labors on the stump for Gen. Grant In
1868, and which has become so severe
as to cause him to resign his embassy
ship The disease made its first ap
pearance about two years ago, and
consisted Of a swelling on the left side
of the lower part of the neck, which
has grown IN spite of the utmost
efforts of the most skillful medical
mep, who could not even decide what
il was. Finally it was decided that
General Fitzpatrick should be subject
ed to an electric operation. At this
time the tumer protruded outwardly
as large as a hens egg. fnwardly it
was much larger, crowding the Wind
pipe half an inch over TO the left
making the effort to talk and eat very
dificult and painful The General
was then placed under the influence
Of ether. -Four large sized darniDg
needles were then inserted IN the
tumor. Some idea can be formed Of
the stubborness Of the tnmor BY the
fact that it required all the strength a
strong man possessed to force the
needles into it. The fact that it was
near the iugular vein increased the
difficulty. An unusually powerful
electric battery vas then applied to
the needles, the full force OF the bat
terry being given,
Year: 1870

h1r. Roscoe Conkling seems to think his
usefulness or ambition rs a statesman will.
IN some mysterious way, be promoted by
killing every measure Of Justice to the
Western States. He killed the Census bill
because it provided for the reapportionment
Of representation in 1870. He fought re-
apportionment itself when it came up. His
Inst performance has been to object to the
coupling Of the Interior Port of Entry bill
with the bill for reducing taxation, as an
amendment. He gave no reason for it, ex-
cept that it WIS not gar1nane to the bill,
and WAS complicated and doubtful The
statute books Of Congress show that erary-
thing is germane to anything. For H.
stance, that law depriving the President
Of command Of the army is germane
to an appropriation bill As to the
other objection, everything is COM
plicated and doubtful to one who
does not take pains to understand it, When
they are comprehended and understood, all
complicated and doubtful things become
clear and simple Mr.. Conkling's objec-
ton, therefore, when reduced to the plain
fact, is that he is ignorant of the merits Of
the bill in question. This is an objection
to the Senator, and especially to any at
tempt on his part to influence the fate Of
bill Of which he does not understand the
merits, though it has been three years pend
ing before Congress. It's as if Mr.. Conk-
ling should say, Whereas I have neglected
to become informed relative to this bill,
therefore the merchants and people Of in
terror ports Of entry should continue to
stand upon IN unequal footing compared
with those of seaports. Though Mr.
Conk1ing is GLIB master Of the art of elo-
cution, and has more credit for candor with
the public than with his brother Senators,
it is by other means than these that he
must aspire to be statesman it, indeed,
he has any such ambition,
Year: 1870

Not q syllable of argument has been put
forward, from any source, in favor of the
old, OF against the new constitution.
Scarcely newspaper or public man has
uttered 8 word of open protest against it,
though it affects prirate interests more
neaTly and more extensively than any
other measure erer brought before the
people Of State, and cuts of official pei
quisites by hundreds Of thousands of dol
lars, and secures rights to the people which
have been opposed by the leading
monopolies Of the State. The fact
that these wealthy monopolies, special in
terests, lobbyists, and baruac1es, with all
theirmoney interest at stake, do not venture
open opposition, is no proof TINT they will
not succeed, by private influences, in poll
ing a strong vote against it. But it does
prove that the new constitution itself is
immaculate in the purity Of its purpose, and
above cavil or just complaint in the objects
at which it aims. Even the miserable at
tempt to array q faction of
the Democratic party against it
becaura it did not attempt
to repeal the Constitution of the United
States, in the matter of universal sulEraga..
failed IN the convention, and, we believe,
Will fail signally in TINT party. The new
constitution is non-partisan- Every change
made is reform and economy. Be early
ut the polls, and see that none OF your
neighbors fail to vote at this election. It
is of immensely greater importance to the
State than any State or nationn1 election
We have ever held. Be sure to vote.


Vote for Hitchcock, Farwell, Booth, and
the new constitution.
Year: 1870

Beware of bogus tickets to-day. A tick
ct is in circulation and will bs found at the
polls headed REruBL1cAs," which has the
name of "W. X. McAllister for Judge Of
the Supreme Court, Seventh District
Such ticket is 3 fraud, and Was known to
be SO ty :hoss who got it up. sit is dis
honest, and It is Our duty to so pronounce
it." Judge A1cAllister is not a
Republican, and never pretended to
be. The Republican nominee fo1
Judge of the Supreme Court, is Hon
Charles Hitchcock, one Of the ablest law
yers in the State, one Of tho purest and
best citizens of the, state, md the man
above all others to whom the people are
most indebted for the impartial character
of the new constitution, and for those feat
ures Of it which render it possible to secure
its ratification without an unseemly partisan
hroil. like that which demolished the WORK
Of the convention Of 1869, and the more
recent one in the State of New York. II
elected to the Supreme Bench, MI. Hitch
cock will be the peer, in every requisite
for the position, of any man now on that
tribunal, or who has over been there