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Year: 1875

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
| A sad sweet story is told of the dsugh-


ter of. Spotted Tail, q noted Indian
Chief, which illustrates most forcibly


the truth of the oft-quoted remark.


One touch of nature makes the whole


world KIM During the latter years


of the recent war, the family of Spotted
Tail resided at Fort Laramie, and
among them was his favorite daughter,
a young girl just emerging into the


mysterious realm of womanhood. The


fort was garrisoned by a regiment of


Ohio volunteers, ,and among The officers


was young man of good address and


handsome appearance, with whom the


young Indian girl became infatuated.


Her passion was not reciprocated by


the officer, who had honor enough to


tell the child of the forest that he did


not and could not love her or marry


her. She, princess, and daughter Of
the haughtiest Indian chief inthe West,
could not be made to understand why
she was not a fitting bride for anyone.


Day by day she would dress herself in


her most gorgeous apparel, and, going
to the fort, would sit down upon the
doorstep of the young officer, content


with being near him, and happy when


her eyes rested upon him. Spotted
Tail was absent, but when he heard Of
the sad story of his daughters infatua-
ton, he came to her and demonstrated,
but to no avail. Finally, he had her
removed to the Rocky Mountains,
where she might not see her soldier
lover. Soon message came to the
father. The daughter was dying of a
broken heart. He hurried to her side
and heard her, With all the simple elo-
quence of her race, plead that he would
remain at peace with the pale-faces,
because the one she loved was of them,
and they could not be bad. She want
ed her body carried to Laramie and
buried near the fort, that in death she
might lie near him for the love Of
whom she died. Thither they bore
her aud laid her in the grave as do the
pale-faces their dead; and this, the sto-
ry of Spotted Tails daughter is told to-
day around the camp-fires in the great
West,
Year: 1875

Suppose the Government of the United
States should initiate the greenback issue a
thousand per cent, would said imitation initiate
the pocket books of the masses and make pie
thoric their money pockets, the seams of which
had been torn in the vain search of their pro-
prietors for currency? To hear infiationists
talk one would be lead to suppose that such
was their belief, but we cannot conceive that
the advocates of such policy believe their own
teachings. They are simply appealing to the
passions of the ignorant in the hope of associa-
ting with the Republican party the hard times
which now bear upon the country. Reason
ing and reasonable men, especially those who
keep informed touching the commercial value
OF money, know that scarcely ever in the his
tory of our country has currency been held so
low by our bankers as now All that is needed
by the most needy, is security, to procure all
the paper money desired. The market is full
but buyers are scarce. OF what moment,
therefore, is it that more bills, more promises
to pay, should be printed? Were the supply
ever so great it could only be procured as an
article of merchandise, not transported through
the streets as an advertising manufacturer
would his wares, and distributed among the
people, gratuitously, but bought and paid for
by labor or the droducts OF labor.


By common eoncent, coin, t. {. gold, silver
and copper has been accepted as money by
the civilized world, and all money issued not
based upon coin, or held to its true relation
thereto, is not money, but shinplasters, de-
pendent upon the honor and ability of the
maker for redemption. But suppose mer-
chant, popular, land pressed by his business, for
want of change, should issue this shinplasters !;
of course those doing business with him would
accept them as currency. But suppose the
merchant kept his presses issuing and clerks
paying out his shinplasters, ignoring the use of
real money altogether, how long would the
merchants credit stand and value attach to
his currency? Bankruptcy and disaster would
assuredly fall upon merchant and customers,
and ramify until the devastating influence was
felt in proportion to the magnitude of the
transactions of the merchant.


Of course paper money is essential for sew
eral reasons, prominent among which is the
scarcity of coin, and its weight and bulk. But
the measure of its issue should be in accord
with demand; and surely when the bank
vaults are full of idle and unused is no time to
pirate about Initiating the issue of greenbacks.


Imitation would initiate the volume of cur
rency but it would not initiate our people, un-
less it might be as q ballon whose tension be-
ing exhausted by initiation, bursts causing
death to the occupants and dismay and horror
to all observers.
Year: 1875

MURDER and other crimes are be-
coming so frequent and fragrant in New
York, that the World, in double lead.
ed editorial, calls for the organization
of a Vigilance Committee, unless Sc
curity is given to a greater degree than
of late. 1t says:-'Security OF life and
property in broad daylight at least, is
the first essential condition OF civilized
society. If these are not to be obtained
in New York without Vigilance
Committee, how long will 1t be before
a Vigilance Committee goes to work
in New York to obtain them? And
what stands in the way of obtaining
them to-day in New York but a worth
less, cowsrdly, corrupt, and in every
practical aspect contemplate organiza-
tion of the police force of New York?'
And Democratic at that.
Year: 1875

shaking and wishing we was in New
York. The conductor came through the
car once In while and tore a piece OIL
my ticket and give tae ticket back. !
didn't have soul 10 talk 10. and ! let
miserable. All the other passengers weie
asleep and DIDN'T seem 10 be bit sEared,
but couldn I feel easy.


Alter an awful long ride the folk. begun
10 rouse up. and | asked n nice looking
lady, that sat in front OF me, il we was
near New York She said we would 10
there in few minutes. aud pretty sson l
began 10 see lots and lots OF lights strung
along the roads and they kept getting
thicker and thicker till at last We got TO
tho New York depot and the cars stopped.
got out rs quick as could, aud the
FIRST thing saw was Cousin John. !
was mighty glad to see him.


He was going to take horse car. but
when he seen how many traps | had be
said we had better take i carriage. So
he went and got one, and took me right
up to his room, when we got home.


| am too tired to write any more 10
night; so good bye.


PETER GEEESwEkD.
Year: 1875

IT really seems as if All actual era Of
good feeling between the North and
South had set in y shorttlme since 1t
WAS published that the Governor OF Ten
ues.ee. An ex-Confederate, had been re-
quested BY the commandant of the post
at Nashville to review the United States
troops there; about the same time it was
announced that the Grand Army Of the
Republic had extended cor
dial invitation to ex C0nfed-
crate soldiers to unite with them at
their next reunion, and now We see that
at meeting held on Saturday in Mem
phis to take steps for decorating the graves
Of the Confederate dead, resolution
was passed inviting the ex-federal officers
and soldiers residing there to take part.
This is as it should be, and if the feeling
progresses Il, it will most probably, the
whole country can heartily celebrate the
Centennial Of 70.
Year: 1875

There is nothing SO destructive to the
morals of youth as being out at night
Under cover of darkness they acquire
the education of crime; they learn to be
rowdyish, if not absolutely vicious; they
catch up loose talk; they hear sinful
thoughts and become reckless and riot
ous If you you'd save them from ruin,
see that night finds them at home. More
than one young man has told the chap.
lain of the State prison that there was
the beginning of his downward course
that finally brought him To the felon's
cell Let parents solcmnly ponder this
matter, and do all they can to make
home attractive to all the children,so at
tractive that boys will prefer it to roam
ing the streets. There is no place like
home in more senses than one-certain
ly no place like home for the boys in thu
evening,
Year: 1875

A REVIEWER, speaking of Hugh James


Roses" Untrodden Spain and the Black


Country" says: Decidedly the most char


acteristic part of Mr. Roses book is his
account of the black country" or mining
districts, of which he had considerable
experience. The Spanish miner is as
rough and reckless as those of his calling
generally, but he has many of the most
sterling qualities of his country people,
with more than ordinary Spanish light
heartedness. He works exceedingly hard,
but he lives tolerably well, although but
poorly paid according to English ideas.


Mr.. Rose gives vivid account of his days
occupation from the start at early morn
ing, when he breaks his fast on cakes, cof-
fee and aguardiente bought at the stalls
set out along his road, to the more solid


supper with his family of an evening,
when he relaxes after his labor with music


and merriment. He is fond Of song, and
improvises freely as he goes along to his
work, choosing the subject of his monoto-
nous refrain from any casual incident that
may strike him. Like all Span
iards he insists on religiously cele-
brating any number of festas, although
his manner of making holiday is apt
to degenerate into debauch. For
the morality of the mining districts
is as low as may be, and the certainty that
their lives will be short seems to induce
the miners to make the most Of them. in
their own way. Their work is often dan.
gerous, for the native mine-owners pay
little attention to the internal economy OF
the mines, and the strongest constitutions
succumb to the unwholesome atmosphere
Year: 1875

of that Spanish face above-uncertain
through single fierce plunging of his
heart, if he should drop back into the sea
with his life-line and let sll go by the board,
Or if Pauline should be happy, her life
through, without him-without him who
an hour before had been warm and thrill
ing with the joy of hope. Never any soul
knew of the struggle or the victory
"When l stw a phant0m grow more and
more distinct" Gilbert used to say, and,
finally, as l dashed the water from my
sight, the moonlight burst out on that
wild eyes, felt Is if the storm and l
together had made him for Pauline" No,
Pauline was never anything but uncon-
sciously aware of the way in which fate
had been busy with her that hour; for the
benefcent powers had taken her in hand
again, and clouds and shadow were tomar
no more her sunshine She had left her
watch at the window, and was STOPPING at
the hearth to adjust the embers there, with
the light spreading over her face in glow,
when the door was flung open; and Gill
bsrt's voice was heard and the tramp Of
feet; and while she waited-her heart in
her mouth, though she never could tell
why-looking up and motionless, her
mother and Mariana were greeting one
arisen from the grave, a white -throated,
drenched and barefosted fellow, with a
Spanish face, and in another second she
was in the arms of Dunstan-N. Y. In-
dependeat
Year: 1875

the miners inhale. The quicksilver mines
| In these the salvation is excessive, and it
| is said to be almost as bad among the cop
per veins Of Rio Tinto. In the lead mines,
strange to say, the action of the mineral is
more gradual; but pulmonary consump
ton, fever and lead collie" are the most
fatal complaints. The miner seldom lives
| to greater age than thirty -four, and ii is
cdttmon saying with the gitIs in the
neghborhood: 1T is hard to marry a
miner, for he must leave us so soon"
That proper sanitary precautions might
do much to prevent this mortality is
proved hr the experience of for


eign companies. But In Spain, as
everywhere else, the workmen object to
restraint and regimen, although death and
painful disease are the penalties of neg
lecting them; and the native mine propri


etors, with the national indifference, leave
their people to do as they please. AL
though the miner takes his copa of strong
liquor after his coffee, or correCts with oc.
casional stimulants the foulness Of the at.
niosphere he bfeathes, as a rule he is not
addicted to drunkenness. He is content
with poor wages and is cheerful on coarse
fare and if he must be called superstitibns
rather than religious at least he makes life
endurable by cultivating cheerful fatal
ism. These men of the "black country"
are naturally among the toughest and
least educated classes of the population


yet Mr.. Rose pronounces them to be % Ma
lures gentlemen" He says, talking of
the miner: He could not say or do Il
rude thing. To walk with the stranger;
to relieve him of any load he may be car
rying Under burning sun; to offer YOU
and the offer is meant-a share of his SIM
pie meal, if you chance 20 come upon him
when dining, is simply his habit"
Year: 1875

AN old Colorado miner writes that all a
man needs for complete summer oulnt
in that country is one lasso rope, one rine'
with ammunition, and one sack OF SAT-.
Any energetic man can kill and steal
whatever else he needs.
Year: 1875

A TALL, stalwart Indian is often seen
about the streets Of Virginia City, New,
dressed in calico like a squaw. He is
compelled by the Piutes to wear women's
clothes for cowardice shown in battle sew
eral years since. The Indians all make
their towards adopt the hard station of
suuaWS,
Year: 1875

A NEGRO PAYS THE DEATH PENALTY FOR AN


OUTRAGE UPON A LITTLE GIRL TWELVE YEARS


OF AGE.


JoSEsBoRo, Ga, Oct s, 1875


The execution OF George speer took place this
noon at the County Jail in Fayetteville He was
brought here yesterday from Atlanta and taken under
strong guard TO Fayetteville eight miles distant
through the swampy region of the Flint River He spent
half hour in protesting his innocence and stat
ing his hopes Of salvation and although he declared
himself entirely reconclod TO death he seemed pos
sesscd with vague idea that the solemn surroundings
were only intended to force him to confession. Dur
ing the course OF his remarks he made reference TO
white man present. who became excited and drawing
Bowie knife, attempted TO break through the line Of
the guard. Great excitement and confusion followed
for moment and many, fearing general row. de-
camped Order was restored and the ex-
cited man taken In charge. At two o'clock pre-
csely the prisoner was placed tho scaold with the
single remark, "Goodby, George, your time has come"
The Sheri's fell and severed the cord that stood
between George Spccr and eternity His feet were not
tied and he kicked violently for moment In twenty
minutes his body cut down and handed over to his
friends for burial His neck broken by the fall
No attempt was made at a


The Outrage on Margaret Misaps child Of twelve
for which spcer was hung, took place May so AT
his trial. August "a, hc identified by his victim
Year: 1875

At present whales are scarce in Cape
Cod Harbor: and it is an extra-haZardous
thing for even q porpoise TO show his
black hose over the water in sight OF the
town. Onlya few weeks before last saw
the place eight hundred foolish porpoises
entered the harbor, and four hundred were
captured i'll an afternoon, and not only


in the legitimate way, so to speak, by men
with harpoons in boats, but a part of the
school was driven into shoal water, where
men waded out up to armpits, and grab
bing "A porpoise with the fingers OF one
hand IN his eyes and the other catching his
back lin, dragged him ashore by main
force. If You want to awaken Province
town very suddenly. hire loud-yoiccd
man 10 shout, "Blaekiish :" from the root
OF a house. You will fnd yourself in
less than two minutes in The middle Of
very lively population.


Blackfish mean money. They arc worth
about ten dollars apiece, and a capture Of
four hundred fish is Il handsome day 5
work, which adds to the wealth as well IA,
to the fragrance of the town Besides the
blubber oil which these animals and por-
poises yield, there is Il product of which
few people, imagine. think much, but
which is yet of considerable importance
to all of us. This is the peculiarly limpid
OIL which is drawn from the jaw bones OF
these fish. and which is used by watch
makers all over the world to oil the works
Of watches. y drop OF it goes a long
way; and in fact the civilized world uses
at present IN All its hundred millions ot
watche, only about two hundred gallons
yearly, most OF which is produced, or,
more correctly, saved on Cape Cod. An
old man who had been thrty-five years in
the business OF preparing this jaw oil told
me thGt when II school of fish was caught
he bought the heads, which he then tried
out carefully, refined the oil by boiling it,
and finally submitted it to freezing test
Two or three men furnish the worlds sup
ply OF this product; they have established
their regulations and control the market;
and this old man remarked that the stock
on hand was now sufficiently great, and
he would not save any more this year.
The oil is sold by the producers for from
tour to eight dollars a gallon. remarked
to the old fellow that if he could sell two
hundred gallons year at five dollars Il
gallon he would do u comfortable business;
and he replied. ''les. indeed I'd be hap
py with that, and throw eff half


Nor was he eNaggerating. On this iru-
gal Cape Cod a fisherman is not unhappy
nor unfortunate if he makes five hundred
dollars by his years work. His wife will
lay by some OF it, and he will subscribe
literally to church and foreign missions,
and think himself comfortable man He
owns his house and little garden patch he
is not afraid OF the taN-gatherer; he and
his wife know how to make money go far,
and they are not at all conscious that they
are pinched by poverty y.-CHAELE> NoEp.
HoFr, IN Harpcr'S Moga:iRes.
Year: 1875

The request made by Germany that Bel
GUM should modify the municipal laws
which protect freedom of speech and of the
press is certainly bit of national impudence
which deserves rebuke. Indeed the policy of
Germany is at first view as unintelligible as
the plot of donald M'Kay." But an atten-
tive consideration of the situation reveals a
method in Bismarck's apparent madness.
France is determined upon a war of revenge
as soon as she gets strong enough to engage
in it. 1t is for the interest of Germany to
force the conflict now. At present the
throne of Russia is occupied by sovereign
who is warm admirer of the German en-
peror. His presumptive successor is friend
to France. Five years hence the czar may
be man who hates Prussia, and the neu-
trality of Russia is absolutely essential to the
success of the new empire. There are many
Germans too who will be faint-hearted in a
conflict with a power supported by the
Papacy. So it is necessary to uproot the
doctrine of Papal allegiance from the hearts
of all Germans. Herein is the explanation
of the anti. Catholic laws and ofthe menacing
foreign attitude.
Year: 1875

A MARKED turn of the tide in political af-
fairs is not to be looked for until the Demo-
cratic House of Representatives has been in
session some weeks. 1t is safe to calculate
that the Democratic leaders can commit more
blunders in one month than any other politi-
cal party known to history can in fifty years.
If the people are not thoroughly disguised
with the majority before the session is hall
through experience is no guide.
Year: 1875

IT seems TO be agreed by both political par
ties that Ohio is the great battlefield Of next
fall, and that the result of the preliminary
contest there will materially affect the presi-
Dental election of 1876. The Republicans
have every reason to be hopeful as to the is
sue of the conflict in that state.
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and commune
cations. The and address of the writer are in
all indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as a guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return reserve commu-
nications that are not used
Year: 1875

THE only subject which the Kentucky
Democratic State Convention deems worthy
of is consideration is state rights. The old
heresy which came near 10 dividing the un-
ion, and which cos: thousands of lives and
millions of treasure to put down, is advanced
with fond complacency. The platform is the
resolutions of '9S, done into modern and
somewhat guarded phrase. The Democracy
is still prowling about in the graveyard of the
lost cause and fattering itself that its fog
horn ia Gabrieps trump,
Year: 1875

A curious incident is related by the New
port, r. l., postmaster. A few days ago a
letter arrived there directed to a gentleman
who owns Iock-box. Upon looking at it
without opening it, the gentleman said it did
not belong to him, and it was advertised. By
some means, however, the letter was again
placed in his box; this time the owner opened
the envelope and found that it contained
information of the sickness of child who
bore the same name as one of his children
who had died some years ago, and the name
of the writer was the same as that of his first
wife, who had also departed this life some
time ago. In other particulars the letter
would have been just what the first gentle
man would have received years ago. The
letter has since been delivered to the rightful
owner
Year: 1875

Administrators are liable to account for in
terest on funds in their hands, unless the ex-
igencies Of the estate rendered it pruden; that
they should hold the funds uninvested.


When .. house is rendered untenantable in
consequence of improvements made on the
adjoining lot, the owner of such cannot re-
cover damages, because he had knowledge OF
the approaching danger i'll time TO protect
himself from it.


A person who has been led 10 sell goods by
means of false preense cannot recover them
from one who has purchased them in good
faith from the fraudulent vendor.


Permanent erections and fixtures, made by
q mortgagee after the execution Of the mort
gage upon the land conveyed by it, become
part of the mnrtgaged premises.


A dsy-book copied from ''blotter' in
which original charges are first made, Will
not be received in evidence ss 8 book of orig
inal entries.


A stamp impressed upon an instrument by
way of \ seal is 80 good as seal if ii creates
a durable impression in the texture OF the
paper.


If any persons puts q fence ON or plows
the farm of another, be is liable for trespass
whether the owner has sustained injury or
not.


A private person may obtain an injunction
to proven, o public mischief by which be is
affected, IN common with Others.


II 8 person who is unable from illness to
sign bis will. has his hand guided in making
his mark, the signature is valid.


An agent is liable to his principals for loss
caused by his misstatements, though uninten-
tional
Year: 1875

CONCERNING POULTRY Poultry breeding has
come to be regarded as important branch of
farm industry as the raising of swine and sheep
In one sense it is of more Importance, in that it
is not every farmer who can keep sheep and swine
with advantage, but every one who owns or rents
a plat OF land, if only the size of city lot, can
keep few head of poultry with both pleasure
and profit When taken into consideration the
vast number of eggs annually consumed in the
United States-the city of New York alone using
during the year of 1872 upwards of $40, 600, 900
costing at wholesale about Sc, 292, 00O-and
when we note the immense number of poultry
sold in all the large cities of the Union, we can
not call the poultry interest one of minor import
ance. Yet it is but few years since that the
name of poultry y-breeder seemed to convey an
idea of insigni6cance. Now, however, the pro-
prietors of large stock farms have their locks of
pure bred fowls, which get their share of aten-
ton and study as we'll as the horned cattle and
horses; and the net income from a well managed
poultry yard is no small addition to the farm re-
ceipts
Year: 1875

Mg- Gen. Hazen, in an article in the North
American ReUiesc, asserts thatthe whole amount
of available land for agricultural purposes in
the middle States of the great West is so small
and the average rain so insufficient that the
new States must decline and the old States
prepare for considerable increase of popula-
tion