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Year: 1870

ANOTHER SHOOTING BURGLAE.The opinion
expressed from tue bench OF the Court of Ses-
sions, that every burglar is murderer in inten-
ton, is being verified every night by the detec-
ton of arms on the person of the burglar
by the actual use of the same. The last case
of this kind occurred in Clinton place, on
Sunday morning, when fellow who was
caught in the act of ritiing gentleman 8
pockets in his bedroom escaped, after fierce
resistance. and let fly two barrels of revolver
at the policeman who pursued him. There is
no doubt thai these rufiians never enter house
without the means and the design of taking
life in case Of detection, and thus are virtually
murderers. This fellow will make another
addition to the twenty years residents Of the
State Prison.
Year: 1870

A BEAM IN HIS EYE.-Wendell Phillips
sees very clearly the mote in Blsmarcks eye.
That mote is want of magnanimity. 1t is the
utter want of generous sentiment toward a
fallen foe. IL is the resolution to pursue relent-
lessly bitter quarrel. For this Wendell
scourges the German; but suppose the Ger
man should refer to the beam in Wendell's eye
and ask when he felt or showed any magma
nimity toward the fallen foe of the Southern
States in our great civil war. National mag
nanimity is pretty preaching, but alas for the
the practice-On either side of the sea.
Year: 1870

STILL THEY CONE. Bill Nye went for
that heathen Chinee, so does every conductor
the politicians. eultivatng the ignorant preju-
dices as they must, denounce this immigra-
ton all the platforms oppose the coming of
the coming man but he continues to come,
nevertheless. The story of Belleville is added
to that of North Adams and the Chattanooga
Railroad: and rs the field is illimitable and
the success fair the fact silently grows upon
the country
Year: 1870

ANoTHEE HGGHwAYMAN DISPOSED OP--
The criminal classes of the city are in great
state of perturbation over the way Judge Bed
ford has treated some of their fellows during
the past few days. By single swoop day
or two ago he sent to State Prison gang os
highway robbers, and yesterday he put fl
ting climax to their career by consigning their
leader, Dennis O'Neil, to Sing Sing for the
term of twenty-five years aud half. O'Neil
had often been leniently dealt with on nyevious
Year: 1870

The FARRAGUT OBsEQUIEs AND OUe
BOARD OF ALDERMEN. We learn that but
two ont of the entire number OF our
Board of Observation-Disclosures Jerome and
Alderman Littieteld-wil 60 to Portsmouth
to attend the embarkaton Of the remains
of the late Admiral Farragut and accom-
pany them to this city. The public may
wonder why our patriotic Board of Aldermen
fail to 60 in a body and testify their regard for
the late great naval hero. Is it because there
is no money, no job, in it? Or is it because
it is not juuketing frolc, where the cham
pagne is accustomed to flow in torrents? Per
haps it may be because there are no free kid
gloves in the affair, nor any Of those attrac
tions which distinguished the grand reception
of the Prince Of Wales. But, whatever the
reason may be, we hope our worthy Aldermen
will carry out their economical designs a little
farther and, instead of putting the city to the
expense of carriage hire, march on foot to the
wharf where the ilIustrious remains are to be
received and in the same manner join in the
funeral cortege az it passes through the city.
This is practical reform and economy in our
city government Let it be encouraged
Year: 1870

THREE FRENCH WAR VESSELS have recently
put into the harbor at New London. These
vessels appear to be quite numerous about our
coast of late, but we hear of no important cap
lures. Probably they are awaiting some in
discreet movement of the immense German
steamers now biockaded in this port.
Year: 1870

Falling Bnilslings-EggsheI Architecture.


The record Of fallen buildings is growing
alarmingly large The wonder is that the loss
of life has not kept pace with it. Sunday
morning at an early hour fortunately so) a
four story structure in Henry street, Brooklyn,
was the scene of one of these oft-recurring
accidents The highest story, which was over
laden with the materials used in making wall
paper-certainly not a weighty article in
itsef--gave way, and falling on the floor below
broke through story after story until the
whole interior of the building was
collected in congomerate mass in
the cellar. Had the accident occurred
girls employed in the establishment would
have been buried in the ruins. The Superin-
tendent Of Buildings in Brooklyn should make
closer inspection Of all such places and
exert his powers most vigorously to compel a
decent regard for human life. Only few
weeks since building on Fulton street, ada
cent to the ferry. literally burst open because
the upper stories were filed with -four and
grain In this instance there was also q
lucky interposition of chance to prevent loss
of life, as the accident occurred just at day
break. But the building, which was origi-
nally erected az "a dwelling aud not for such
purposes as those to which it is now devoted,
has been repaired, few iron rods inserted in
the walls and the assures painted over. The
Superintendent of Buildings should give these
cases his particular attention
Year: 1870

The annals Of history record various strifes
which have been carried on under curious
guises. Thus we have the famous wars of the
Red Roses and the White Roses while the
whole system of knight errantry is replete
with contests Of Blue Knights, Black
Ever since the battle of the Boyne the factions
of Ireland have rallied under the Orange and
the Green. Political writers tell us that man
has natural propensity to unite in society
with his fellow man, but facts really demon
strate that mankind is very prone to disiute-
grafton.


Down In Wall street people separate into
bulls" and ''bears" and wage constant Gnan-
clal war on each other. Latterly, however, a
sort OF social disintegraton has been going on
among the brokers, owing to their respective
like and dislike of certain styles of head cover
ings. 1t seems that the fashionable tall hats
in light colors, which were 80 common during
the summer, have provoked the good-natured
indignation of the sporters Of beavers of a
darker hue, and the antipathy of the respective
wearers led to challenges, which were printed
and posted in conspicuous places around the
Stock Exchange. The Black Hats threat
ened to obIiterate all White Hats. Matters
reached a crisis yesterday. When the
last formal session of the Board was over the
demonstration against the White Hats, which
had been rather desultory skirmish all day,
took the form OF an organized movement. At
a signal the white hats were suddenly dashed
from the wearers' heads and kicked and
knocked in every direction until the air was
filed with flying fragments Of white felt aud
beaver. The struggle certainly brought out
the best points of the brokers' characters; for
the destruction was attended with the utmost
good feeling and the victims took
their discontinue as matter Of
course. The White Hats made vigorous
defence, and even sought to carry the war
into Africa by daring saIiies on the Black Hats,
bat numbers and enthusiasm were against
them, and the white cOlors trailed in the dust.
But the warfare extended beyond the Stock
Exchange. The Black Hats. flushed with vic
tory, poured up the stairs of the Government
Board, and sallying in among the brokers
there repeated the destruction of the offensive
tiles. From this apartment they next repaired
to the Gold Room. and taking the place by
storm finished The achievements of the day by
demolishing every white hat within reach, or
forcing the owner to beat a precipitate retreat.


or course the leisure which permitted 80
prolonged and boisterous frolc is striking
commentary on the business activity Of Wall
street Just now.
Year: 1870

MORE CoRoNERs' INQUEsTs WANTED.-It
might be supposed that the ooroners had
enough to do in these days when murder and
suicide are events Of daily occurrence. But
it would seem that Deputy Coroner Shine
thinks the trade is too slack; for he has just
been trying to knock out the brains Of fellow
citizen by beating him over the head with a
smell. Does be want to make business for his
superiorss--tO provide another unpleasant
body for a ten dollars work?
Year: 1870

The BOARD OF EDUCATION proposes to 1uy
the plates of Audubons great pathological
work, which will make it at once a real
educator of the masses in splendid way
were engraved at great expense, and much
less than their real value will doubtless be
deemed satisfactory price for them, while an
excellent use could be made of them for our
public schools. We hope this excellent pro-
lect will not fall through.
Year: 1870

The lucky hod carrier who mistook Con-
gressman Porter, of Virginia, for an ordinary
mortal--the latter having no Congressional
label on his person-and assaulted him, and
who was imprisoned for three months by an
outraged Congress for the mistake, seems to
have made an exceedingly fortunate hit of it.
His aggrieved constituency intend to give him
grand reception when he returns to them
after his term Of Imprisonment is over, which
will be next month, and it is in the wind that
he may be returned to Congress in place of
Porter at the next election as further conces-
sion to the law of compensations.


Who can say that this is not encouraging to
ndiscriminate assaulters and discouraging to
the general run Of Congressman If it be-
comes an accepted maxim that whoever whips
Congressman may take his place we shall
hear Of dozens Of bruisers in this city making
for little Sam Cox, another dozen probably
going for John Fox, if any one really cares to
succeed him. and some rash fellow may even
put in blow at John Morrissey. Ben Buffers
seat is not safe day unless the Gloucester
fishermen rally for his defence. Little Sprague,
Of Rhode Island is very precariously situated,
and, indeed, nobody is safe except such giants
as Pratt of Indiana, and McCreery, of Ken
tucky, whose personal proportions render it
impossible for any one man to overcome them
in struggle or to fill their seats af.erward.


We do not know what sort Of Congress
man Pat Woods, OF Virginia, may make if
elected. II is quite likely there are worse
men in both Houses. II seems quite certain,
however, that he will have to be very attentive
to the wishes Of his constituency, and make
himself very agreeable to all his old friends
and enemies in his district, or be may find him
self compelled to resort to that very question
of privilege raised against him by Porter, and
which seems likely to be the tide that leads
him on to fortune Any other Pat Woods or
Jimmy Doolan or, for that matter, Sambo feel
ing the slightest irritation at the original Pat
for failing to get that little bill through, may
assault him as he assaulted Porter, aud get
three months in the Washington Jail and two
years in the House OF Representatives in Pats
own seat as a penalty. Then Pat will have to
90 back to his bricks and mortar and await
long time for another Porter to come in his
way. Altogether, for his own peace of mind,
he had better stick TO his hod.
Year: 1870

1t has been suggested by gentleman of
large property and interested in the prosperity
OF the city, that when water is furnished the
city on extensive scale, as is proposed by
the new water company, it ought to be sup
piled by hydrants placed at various points on
Water and State streets, for use IN case of
fire, sprinkling streets, etc. We presume
there will be water in abundance for all pur-
poses, furnished by the company, ON the plan
we have already published. We do not see
why the city and the water company cannot
make some arrangement about the hydrants.
The suggestion appears sensible and practic-
able. There is another mode of obtaining
water, which may not have occurred to some
OF our readers-to put hydraulic ram in the
river above the dam. and throw the water to
large receiving reservoir on Cushnoc
heights From this elevation every portion
OF the city could be supplied with soft river
water.
Year: 1870

before the mantle Of snow and the death.
sleep of winter. Where Is the painter who
ever put on canvass tithe of the beauties
unfolded by the forest trees in their autumn
nal dress? We look down upon the town or
out into the country and mark out the course
of the streets, the river and the location of
each farm house by the flaming sentinels,
flashing with all the shades OF red, gold, GRIM
son, green and Scarlet-in fact perfect sea
of yellow, green and gold. Some of the trees
blush with more than maidenly beauty and
stand out in the unapproachable splendor and
magniticence of real magenta. Green is
mixed with gold, all the various shades of
brown may be found in a single quivering
leaiiet, others range from pale yellow to a
deep orange. What grand and impressive
picture does the whole present, flushing and
quivering in the golden October sunlight !!
That soul must indeed be dead that cannot
look through such impressive displays Of ma
turc up to natures God in praise to that su-
preme intelligence that provides not only
these perishablc beauties, but those also that
never fade away.
Year: 1870

Music by the CRESCENT CITY
BAND. The last meeting will be
mainly of business character. Let
every Republican willing to work on
the Rallying and Challenging Com
mittees be preeeot.


PREPARE FOR THE CONTEST!
Year: 1870

Where are We going, and how will we
get there? will do for Americans to
puzzle their minds with at this time,
When we begin to think over some plan
to restore the equilibrium of the country,
like Mark Twain in his lawful Terrible
Medieval Romance" we get SO mixed up
IN the difficult network of the situation,
our thoughts become 50 perfectly hewil.
dered at the stupendous undertaking, that
we feel constrained to let the country &c,
out of the predicament the best way she
can.
Year: 1870

A very prominent and thoroughly in
formed Republican Senator told Ken,
tuckian the Fifteenth Amendment would
be ratified and officially promulgated
within twenty days, and advised an i'm.
mediate organization Of the negroes in
Lexington, Kentucky, with view of a
sweeping Republican triumph in that city
at the municipal election to be held on
the first Saturday in March. Immediately
following the promulgation of the amend.
ment, there will be passed, he believes,
an act providing severe pains and penal
ties on all who interfere with or prevent
the exercise of the right of franchise OF
those upon whom it is conferred by the
Fifteenth Amendment.
Year: 1870

There is a lot of Bohemians in Wash.
ington who make precarious living by
writing speeches for illiterste Congress.
men. They write for any party and on
either side. One related recently, in great
glee, how he had prepared speech for
an honorable member, and few days
afterwards was employed to answer his
own argument by gantlemen in the op-
position, which be did with decided sue
cess.
Year: 1870

The Republican party went into power
on this pledge Of their national platform
plank number two:


"The guarantee by Congress Of equal
suffrage to all loyal men at the South was
demanded by every consideration of pub
lie safety, Of gratitude, and of JUSTICE, and
must be maintained uJ,iie he question of
suffrage IN all the loyal States properly
belong to the people Of those States


Power got, and the Republican party
at onco broke faith. It is driving the
Fifteenth amendment along with whip and
spur, which takes away from the loyal
States what properly belongs to the peo-
pie Of those States, the control of "tbc
question of suffrage


The Republican party went into power
on this pledge Of their National platform
plank number Z:


"The Government Of the United States
should be administered with the strictcst
economy, and the corruptions which have
been SO shamefully nursed and fostered
by Andrew johnson (whom they them.
telves elected call loudly for radical
reform"


Power got, and the Republican party
at once broke faith. Mr.. Dawes is wit
ness from their own ranks that their talk
of economy was pretense, their denun.
citation Of corruption piece of hypocrisy,
their pledge Of reform fraud. The eco
nomical estimates for this years expenses
are outrun by millions, and the peoples
money is squandered so recklessly that
even honest Radicals cry out in protest
The Republican party went into power
on TINS pledge Vr their uativual platfo, II,
the resolution added on motion Of Carl
Schurz:


"Resolved, That we highly com mend
the spirit of magn,nimity and forbcarancc
with which men who have served in the
rebellion, but who now frankly and hon
cstly cooperate with US in restoring tho
peace Of the country and reconstructing
the Southern State governments upon the
basis of impartial justice and equal rights,
are received back into the communion of
the loyal people; and We favor the re.
moval Of the disqualifcatioGs and restric-
tions imposed upon the late rebels in the
same measure as their spirit of loyalty
will direct, and as may be consistent with
the safety of the loyal people


Power got, and the Republican party
again breaks faith. Virginia complies
with every condition demanded of her,
submits to all humiliations-Congress
still refuses to her the representative
self government which is her right, and
makes mockery of the guarantee of the
Constitution to that effect. Georgia is in
like case, and is treated with equal and
monstrous perfdidy.


The Republican party vert into power
on this pledge of their national platform
plank number 4:


ut is due to the labor of the nation
that taxation should be equalized and re
duced as rapidly as the national faith will
permit


Power got, and the Republican party
broke its faith. Gen. Grant recommends
that the tariff swindle shall stand as
it is, in the face Of ar enormous surplus
that is now at Washington squandered by
millions day. Banner of Liberty.
Year: 1870

We learn from the Mexico Ledger, that
Jacob skilly was found dead in the woods
near that place, with two gun,shot
wounds, produced by tho accidental dis.
charge Of his own gun. lie leaves a
wife and three children.
Year: 1870

There are but two members Of the Vir-
glnia Legislature who cannot take the
oath Of the new law admitting that State
to representation one Of these was u
constable when he was 10 years old, and
and the other was a magistrate forty
years ago.
Year: 1870

How TO CLEAN LAMP CHIMNEYs, -
Most people in cleaning lamp chmneys,
use either brush made oFbristles twisted
into wire, or rag on the point of the
scissors. Both of these are bad for
without great care, the wire, or scissors
will scratch the glass as diamond does,
which. under the expansive power of heat,
soon breaks, as all scratched glass will.
1t you want neat little thing that costs
nothing, and will save half your glass, tic
a piece Of soft sponge the size of your
chimney to pine stick.
Year: 1870

reason that the present incumbent Sena
tor Morrill,, will still be retained in his
place. The new plan may divide anC
weaken us, and help the democrats in
some localities but that the great body OF
Republicans in this State are ready to turn
aside and follow the men who are attempt
ing to lead them into a new party, is not
very probable. Such plan is indeed
'new y and the policy that dictates it Is
necessarily hostile to the party ''within
which it processes to act.


Whittemore retires as n candidate for
Congress in Sonth Carolina. He says he
has no doubt of being elected should he
consent to be candidate, but for the sake
of harmony perfers to withdraw,


The Democrats of Missouri have re-
solved to make no State nominations this
year, but if they can promote Repuoll-
can bolt" they will support the boiling
ticket.


Since the final action of the Legislature
on the subject of prolougation, both par
ties in Georgia accept the issues, and pri-
vate advices from there say they are now
going actively 10 work TO secure fair
election in the tall.


Vice President Colfax takes lively IN
tere>t in the approaching political cam
paign. and is actively engaged in strength
enng the Republican cause by aiding
those who are to take the stump this season
with facts and figures relative TO the sue
cess of the administration of the Govern
ment under President Grant
Year: 1870

The nomination of Marcellus Emery
by the democrats of the Fourth Congress
sional District, as candidate for Con-
gress, should have been accompanied by
the reading of copy of his paper issued
after the attack on Fort Sumpter by the
rebels.


The young democracy of Maine are out
generated by the old hunkers, who still
hold, own and control the organization of
the party The nomination of Roberts is
a sop to keep them under a couple of years
more.


The Machias Republican urges the sup
poit of Hon. Lot NJ. Morrill, for United
States Senator.


A correspondent of the Portland Press
who favors Mr.. Washburn for Senator
says:


Neither he, nor his friends. have orga-
nized "a party within party" to secure
his nomination, nor adopted any new
plan" for that purpose. He is not the fa-
vorite of the Democratic politicians and
they probably would not unite with mi
nority of the Republicans to elect him.
Nor would he engage in any Senator
fight" in this city, or elsewhere, within
or without the Republican party, even if
he could raise an army of camp followers
by so doing. He may not be chosen to fill
the chair once honored by Senator Fessen-
den. But if he is not, think it will not
be for any want Of confidence in him.
nor for any desire to please the democrats
by following their vice,-but for the
Year: 1870

Recently a party of workmen digging a
canal in the town of Sherman, found live
turtle, measuring Is inches across the back,
ten feet below the surface Of the ground. He
is preserve ed as a curiosity.
Year: 1870

The Washington "Patriot" says that sit
is due to ex-Secretary Welles to say that
the allegation of Admiral Porter charging
him with the publication of the original
letter is purely imaginary in point Of fact,
though MIR. Welles had sufficient cause for
defending himself against tho Admirala
aspersions by publishing lua semi official
correspondence. There is a striking CO.
incidence between the attack upon Mr..
Welles at this time and that upon General
Grant in 1865. The tables happen to be
turned. The Secretary OF the Navy was
then power in the State, and the Presi-
dent is supposed to be SO now. The pub
lie will decide whether there is any rela-
ton of cause and effect"
Year: 1870

An Indiana paper tells this story
of a cruel womanwho lives in the
town of Muncie in that State: ''By
her cruelty, she drove two of her
daughters from her to seek home
among strangers. She beat and
bruised and starved them until they
were forced to fly. The last thing
she did to them was to take as
many pms as she could hold in one
hand and rake up and down their
arms with the pointsl She also
took an orphan child, living with
her, and put it in a pen where sew
eral hogs were fattening and tried
to make the brutes tear the flesh
from the child's body"