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Year: 1871

New YORK, June -.
Annual Regatta OF the Brooklyn


Yacht club.


Tue fourteenth annual regatta of the
Brooklyn Yacht Club took place to-day
under the most favorable auspices.
Participating in the race were some Of
the largest and finest yachts in our
waters: while some Of the smaller ones
are models of beauty and skill. Among
the boats attracting the most attention
were the Tidal Wave, Alice, Sappho,
Dauntlcss and Wanderer. The scene
down the bay in the morning was
an animated and beautiful one, and a
large multitude were present in steam
ers and sailing crafts Of every description.
At ll:4j the signal for starting was given
and the boats got away successfully.
The following was the result Of the race
of the schooners: The Dauntless came
in first and takes the club officers prize,
being the first schooner in without re-
gard to time allowance. The Madeline
won the club and union prize, beating
the Columbia three seconds on time
allowance. The prize for sloops Of the
second class was won by Kaiser Will
helm. The Maud won the first prize
for the third class sloops


The Saengerfest.


The third concert of the German
Singing Society took place tonight at
the Rink. There was about 5000 per.
sons present. The concerts are not
likely to pay and it is expected that the
Societies will lose money by the opera
ton.
Year: 1871

On the ID day Of May last we sent by
mail to Mr.. Woodsell, Clerk of the
Circuit Court Of Webster county, a
package Of printed blanks, for use in his
Office. A day or two ago We received a
letter from Mr.. Woodsell, informing Us
that the package had just arrived. The
nostmasters along the route have our
thanks. If not asking too much we
should feel obliged if they would send
along the election tickets and other
cam1aign printing which were sent to
different points last September and
Oc,ober.-Weston Democrat.
Year: 1871

The conviction and sentence Of Geo.
Cahoon is a. event of promise, cloth
cd with the protection which has
shielded the class Of corrupt men who
drove triumphamtly irto the PROSTATE
camp of the heroic coufederates, he
came professional oliicc-holder to
Richmond. Armed with a cowarlly
aud coiunerfeii Loyalty, hemoved-up-
on the troubled surface OF southern So
cicty with all the initiation of blath-
askctc and all the clandestine guilt of
the. hypocrite The calm of recon
ntructcd sentiment was more than, he
could overmatch aud in an hour when
lac thought not he fell from a lofty but
unearued seat of honor, and now gups
for two years TO the penitentiary. His
forgery was his own work, and his
conviction that of his late friends and
early abettors.
Year: 1871

The following decision of the su-
preme court of Iowa recently given,
will be read with interest by stock
raisers. The facts of the case were
as follows:


The line of railroad is fenced on
both sides: the bars were placed in
the fence for the convenience of the
land owners on each side of the road
These bars were left down by some
one unknown. Near this point
plaintiffs colt was found In the
ditch fatally injured by a passing
train. The evidence further showed
that IL was customary for defendants
hands to pass along the road, and to
put up the bars when they find them
down, and supposed that they did so
"a short time prior to the accident
The jury below found q verdict
for the plaintiff, and the court refus.
ed to interfere with the verdict, but
the supreme court set aside the ver-
dict, holding that after company
has fenced its roads they are not liza.
BILE for accidents arising from breaks
or damage to the fence until after
they have had notice of such
damage to the fence aud a rea-
sonable time to repair the same,
that the same rule applies to gates
and bars, the company being required
to exercise only reasonable diligence
in keeping the same closed, that the
essential facts wanting In the plain
tiff's case were that the company
had knowledge of the fact that the
bars were down, and neglected be-
yond reasonable length of time
thereafter to put the same up. This
makes 1t the interest aud duty of
persons using such bars and gates, as
well as of the company to keep the
same promptly closed. The rule Is a
reasonable one which requires the
com panies to exercise reasonable dill.
igence, but TO make them liable for
damages resulting from the negli-
gence OF others and of which they
have no knowledge, would be un-
iust.
Year: 1871

The man who marries the prettiest
girl OF the place is said to be "lucky
fellow" and SO of him who draws
the highest prize at lottery, or, by
the fortunate" turn of affairs clears
the gulf between want and wealth
In an hour. And yet the histories of
oil times tell us that with a terrible
uniformity and uncertainty, the men
who come suddenlyspossessed of un>
earned millions die In misery.


Within a few years well to-do
farmer drew quarter of million
dollars in a prize at a lottery. The
whole country envied him his luck.
But he has since died from style of
living induced by his good fortune,
and his only son has turned out
drunkard.


The man who first bet on the race
course, whose first deal at the card
table. whose first risk at faro.
whose maiden lottery ticket brings
money largely into his pocket, is
ruined man at the very instant the
world pronounces him "lucky -
Any man, especially any young man,
who starts out In life with the con-
viction that money can be letter
made than by earning Il, Is lost
man, lost already to society, lost to
his family and lost to himself.


An alarming number OF the sons
of the rich men Of New York are at
this moment helpless drunkards.-
Young men of education, of manly
qualities, of generous nature, hon
orable and high>minded; but the
demon Of drink has taken such pos~
session of them, that fathers
breaking heart, a mothers tear, and
a sisters agony. avail not to draw
them from deep damnation. Ele.
CANT leisure was their ruin.


The best way to save child from
ruin is to bring him up "to help his
father" Make children feel that
they must do something TO support
the family, to help along; then two
feelings arise which are their saliva
tion,-these of affection and pride /;
for we naturally love those whom we
help, or those whom we struggle to.
gether with for desired object. and
nothing 30 improves child as to
make him feel that he can do some
thing, and that which he does Is ap.
preciated.
Year: 1871

Some time since Northern Ver-
mont clergyman visited New York
and was invited to fill city pulpit.
He knew nothing about quartette
choirs, and had never heard church
organ. After the first hymn showed
him what the organ prelude was, he
anannounced the second as follows:
THE audience will now join with
me In singing good old Methodist
hymn and those persons running
that bag of wind In the gallery will
please not interrupt
Year: 1871

THERE Is Room At THE Tor


Some one has made the above wise
observation and statement. Yes
there IL room at the top, of any pro-
fession or calling. The lower and
mediocre places may be full, crowd
ed, and thousands of applicants wait
Ing for vacancy but let one look at
the top of the profession aud he will
will find room. Let one be thorough
ly qualified by attainments and iE-
tegrity in any calling he, or she may
choose to follow, be faithful, prompt
industrious and persevering, and he
or she will generally be invited to fill
the top positions. Young men and
women, we advise you to look ~, TO,
and strive for the higher positions in
your calling. 1t may cost toll and
thorough preparation and perhaps
some waiting; but the Work is neces-
sary and useful, and the prize worth
the effort, "There is room at the
top"
Year: 1871

EHE RATE AT WHICH SALARIES WERE AD-


vANCED DURING TwEED's REIGE-WHAT


THE PERSONNEL OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT


COSTS.


Deputy Controller Green has refused to pay
the Recorder and City Judge the salaries they have been
receiving for the past two years the ground that they
arc not entitled them under the law The statutes OfsSo
prohibit an increase Of salaries and the creation OF any
new OCes except what may relate to the surrOgate's
once but Deo 1882 the Legislature passed an act
raising the salaries Of Recorder and City Judge from
$4,000 to tBOOO. Mr. Green claims that not only are
they not entitled tohe O but also that the amount
paid in Of the 10000 per snnum since January
Is7O should be deducted from the amount due them.


This case in course OF litigation is not the only
nor the most glaring illustration OF the lavish expendi
ture made under the sway Of the Ring Appended iS
comparative statement Of the amounts paid per annum
20 some Of the city officials and the Judiciary dung this
and previous year. year 1853 is selected because
Mt that time the Rebellion most formidable the price
Gf gold the highest and the value of provisions and
other necessares Of life greater than ut any period be-
Year: 1871

The Millerte>, after numerous disappoint-
ments, have fgnred their sure and final ascent
ior the lIth OF February next We would not
be harsh about the matter but we do hons
they, have had their last disappointment.


We would illustrate our feelings by story
Peter Cartwright, the pioneer Methodist, used
to be annoyed by noisy but not over pious
sister, who would go off on a high key every
opportunity she got. At an animated class
meeting one day the surcharged sister broke
out with, If | had one more feather in the
wing of my faith | could fly away and be with
the Savior Stick in the feather o Lord
and let her go" fervently responded Brother
Year: 1871




In his humorous sketches of Natu-
raj History the editor of the Belfast
(Me.) Journal has the following chap
ter on dogs:


Every dog has his day" and just
now they are having thirty-six of them.
1t is of the proprietors Of these days
that We propose to make mention in a
few sentences which will contain the
pith of our dog knowledge.


Dogs are Of three kinds: iron dogs.
the common lump dogs and the Bo-
logna sausage. which is the Dutch for
dog-but we shall treat simply of the
pure dog in its normal state.


As we all know that the dog is four
posted, like an oldfashioned bedstead.
and has an eating machine rugged on
one end, while the other is finished out
into vehicle-we say vehicle because
there is alwaysa a wag on it. The body
part is hollow, like q stove funnel. and
the outside is covered with a coat of
hair like plate of hash. They have
stout appetite and you can run about
as much provision through one as you
can through dumb waiter. They are
social cuss and like company, and
they shake hands with their tails.
You tell a good dog, as you do tree,
by noticing the bark. With the dog
the less bark and the thinner it is the
better the dog. Like the rest of US,
they growl when best suited.


Dogs are useful for q great many
purposes. Their chief characteristics
are running mad, killing sheep and
bringing 6eas into . family-a COM
bination Of virtues not possessed by
any other animal.


There are just as many breeds of
Year: 1871

The following valuable receipt for
preparing gingerbread is taken from a
Canada paper. and will he found well
worth preserving: Get your ginger:
melt molasses till it biles over: melt
some butter till it S thin; stir it through
the molasses candy; multiply by wei
sugar; thrash some clover and mary
ander seed. and grind them in the hop
per tclean out the hopper ready to grind
coffee for breakfast, by running few
corn meal through il: git II h.. sack
OF flour ON credit; cups OF sour oil
OF Kline beat somebody out of the eggs
beat the eggs; strain them to abstract
the shells. Line the pan with red fan
mel, saturated with equal parts OF coal
tar and strong butter, and pour the
mixture in. Bake with slow fuse.
Year: 1871

FROM the Nashville Union and Banner


1t having been previously announced
that Prof. Webster would make a bal
loon ascension at the Horticultural
Garden. there was large attendance
at that place to witness the wonderful
performance. But the distinguished
voyager to the clouds falling to put in
timely appearance, George Williams
agreed to 60 up in the Professors 5
place. The balloon was inflated with
hot air instead of gas, and the first
''send off" being ''fOul,' the atmos-
pheric craft was drawn back to moor
ings before getting above the trees in
the garden, and again filed with fresh
hot air The second start was more
successful, and the air-ship glided ma
jestically into the upper regions. the
brave ascensiOnist triumphantly wav-
ing his handkerchief 10 the thousands
of astonished beholders. The balloon.
when many hundred feet above the
cotton factory, began to descend very
rapidly, and, strange To say, it fell on
or rather across the smoke-stack Of
the factory being penetrated BY the
lightnina-rod on the stack.


The body Of the balloon fell on one
side Of the stack and the basket on the
other. Here was perilous situation
for the youthful balloonist, and the
thousands who witnessed it seemed to
realize the painful fact. But Geo.
Williams proved that he had nerve,
prudence, and agility equal to the oc-
casion. Hanging with the basket uf
the balloon about fifteen feet from the
Year: 1871

tive In the highest degree, while tho vadnot could
never command tho capital 10 build ID. and, II con
structed by the city would double tho city debt and in
crease taxation accordingly.
Year: 1871

The Boston Post has the following re-
tort: 1.-THE person who sent us'a copy Of
tho Boston Post with ,,JackasS written IN
the margin is requested to Inform US at
what stable he can be found"
Year: 1871

Reflect that Il sound mind and body are the
most necessary requisites to promote connublai
Happiness, Indeed without these the journey
through life becomes !; weary pilgrimage, the
prospect hourly darkcns to the view, the mind
becomes shadowed with despair and filled with
the melancholy reflection that the happiness OF
another is bghtcd with our own.
Year: 1871

PRACTICAL PLUMBER,


No. II South Fairfax street


The oldest and best established Plumbing
establishment in the city All work done with
dispatch, and in the most durable and workman
like manner Satisfaction guaranteed.


JOBBING done at short notice, and by him
self or the most experienced workmsn. jan 2-tf
Year: 1871

LYNCH LAW IN NEW YORK Whiskey
Without q License.-A correspondent OF
the Rochester Democrat, dating at West
Bloomfield, writes:


"We have had a case Of lynch law here
recently. the facts of which are as follows:
An individual had recently come to town,
and was surreptitiOusly selling hard cider,
which produced remarkable effects upon
those who drank it; in fact, not to put too
fine a point upon it, was selling whiskey
(all without license, as we have no license
in town); besides, it was suspected that he
was teaching some of the rising generation
ways that are dark and making them pay
well tor the knowledge. Some persons who
felt aggrieVed concluded that the quickest
way was the best, and decided to get rid Of
him in western style.


"They accordingly, about IL o'clock on
Friday evening, went to the hotel, and by
making some disturbance induced him to
come out of doors. They instantly threw
blanket over him, and before he could
make any alarm threw him into a wagon in
waiting and drove away at break-neCk
speed. They took him into the adjoining
town of Lima, and going to q point where
they would be free from observation, treat
ed him to coat of tar and feathers, warned
him not to be seen in town again, and left
him. He returned, however, next morning
to the hotel, and spent most of the day in
getting cleaned up, and, concluding that it
was not healthy place to stay, LETT on the
evening train,"
Year: 1871

by Marion all the way to Richmond. These
are some of the judicial outcropptngs OF the
mend It much to a people who love free
dom and n fair and just administration OF
the laws.


Not so is 1t with the State courts. There
the judge is usually man brought up. in
the county and known to the people all his
life the jury are citizens Of the county
the prisoner Is tried where he has lived and
where his witnesses can be obtained.


Then say that the United States, the
trustee of such splendid, such grand pow
ers and duties, is diregarding them and
meddling with the election Of constables In
Tennessee It is not coming much money,
but it is issuing great many shinplasters
it is not declaring war, neither Is 1t making
peace.
Year: 1871

AN EXCHANGE says it has seen a docu.
ment with space for name and p. o. address
in answer to each question, has been sent in
to every town in the State, by the Democrat
ic nominee for Governor. The document is
as follows:


Give the names of from six to ten of the
most discreet and active Democrats in your
town, that are ready to work for Democrat
ic success, representing as far as possible the
different school districts.


Also, the name of each member OF your
Democratic town committee


Give me the names of all the Republic
can soldiers in your town, that are not in
office or too rabid; also the names OF work
ing Democratic soldiers; also the names Of
men who lost sons or brothers in the war


Give the names OF the farmers, merchants,
mechanics and laboring men in your town,
that belong to the Republican party, who can
be influenced by the, right kind of documents,
showing the iniquty OF the present oppres-
sive and cruel tariff.


Give the names of all the mechanics and
laboring men in your town, that vote the
Republican ticket, that, in your Judgment,
could be influenced by the right kind OF doc
uments.
Year: 1871

NEW YORK, Feb. O. 1871.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


Now that the people are excited l think it Is q
good time to call attention to a 'man trap on the
Harlem road. refer to the bridge at lO9th street,
1t is probably forty or fifty feet high and two trains
frequently meet, both going at high rate OF speed
am not the only one, but almost every says that
the next accident we hear OF will be The cars
ming of that bridge ana punging down forty fifty
feet into the river. These trains have already col
liaed on the brldge-that is, the tops OF them met
Dewitt was injured, about year ago.
by the tram collidng in this way but as
have been traveller over the road for nearly
ten years. and the trains used to 60 slowly this
bridge, but now they go at nearly full speed, and
there has always got to be beginning there Is cer
tain TO be an accident here. II they do run of the
track here there is certain to be one OF the most
appalling accidents that we yet have heard OF. as
they are overnOwing with human freight, standing
up and hanging OH in every conceivable shape I
have talked with several lately, and they all seem TO
be OF this opinion. A. Is. &.
Year: 1871

Mrs. William Greer, once fascinating lady,
and in her young days noted belle of Clinch
Vally, in Russell county, few days ago at
tempted suicide by taking corrosive sublimate
in glass of milk. Her physician says that her
recovery is next to impossible


Mrs. Gray, living on Horse Creek, in this
county, was badly bitten by a copperhead
snake, a few days ago. She had gone out in
the yard about dark to get some shavings and
was in the act of picking them up when the
her Just above the third joint of the little finger.
At last accounts her arm had swollen very
much and the poison was going on into her
breast. Slight hopes are entertained of her re-
covery.-BTiStoL Courier


The Nc,os says the population Of Bristol Is
Year: 1871

In the town of Greeley, Colorado, they
are determined to perpetuate the character
of the community for temperance. In
every deed given for land is inserted this
clause: "rhat it is expressly agreed be-
tween the parties hereto, that intoxicating
liquors shall never be manufactured, sold
or given away in any place of public re-
sort as beverage, on said premises and
that in case any one of these shall be bro
ken or violated, this conveyance, and
everything herein contained, shall be null
and yoidn
Year: 1871

1t may not be generally known that we have
one of the very best Job Offices in East Tennes-
see. We are prepared to do all kindsof book
and job work on short notice, in the best of


and on reasonable terms.
Year: 1871

A little bit of thing who had just got
back from party was asked by her mann
ma how she had enjoyed herself 80,
mammal she said, "I'm so full of hap
piness-I couldn't be no happier without
I was bigger.n
Year: 1871

Urinary and Womb Diseases Gravel, Diabetes, Drop
syt lncontinence of Urine Brights disease Albuminu-
ria and in cases where there are Brick dust deposits or
the water is thick. cloudy, mixed with substances liz
the white Of egg threads like white silk or there
morbid, dark, bilious appearance. and white Bone
dust deposits and here there is pricking burning
sensation, and pain in the small of the back and aIonT
the lolns. In all these conditions Railways Sarparii-


Ian Resolyen aided by tbs application of Railways
Ready Relief to the spine and small of the back and
the bowels regulated with one two of Railways
Regulating Pills per day will soon make complete
cure In few days the patient will be enabled 10 hold
and discharge water naturally without pain and the
Urine will be restored TO its natural clear and amber
or sherry color.
Year: 1871

We copy the sHbjOined extract Of a New
Orleans letter to the Cincinnati Ga=ctte:
The war of the opposing sections of the
Republican party continues to be waged
with much bitterness. Thus far Governor
WarmOth and friends have had everything
their own way; and, unless the opposition
to him shall be more compact and more


ably led than hitherto, the State or Gov


ernOr's party will continue thus to have it.


The death of Lieutenant Governor Dunn,


OF the opposing section, and who wished
very much to sit in the Governors seat,


even before the law fully gave him that
power, very much weakened the anti-War-
moth party. Without having any very
clearly defined constitutional or legal right


las his opponents claim). the Governor
called an extra session of the State Senate,


which elected Mr.. Pinchback, an able col
Ored Senator, and friend of the Governor,


its President and Lieutenant Governor.


Considering everything, and particularly


the indefinite character of the law on the
subject, the experiment was very bold and


very hazardous. but it was triumphantly
successful. The only question is as to
whether the Governor had authority, from


the provisions of the State constitution and
laws OF Louisiana, to convene the Senate
separately in extra session at all. The
right is certainly implied from the duty
which the Senate is bound to perform. The
language of the statute is, In case Of
vacancy in the Office Of Lieutenant Cover
nor. the Senate shall elect President, who
shall be Lieutenant Governor The time
draws near for the assembling of the State
Legislature. If Mr.. Pinchback's election
be sustained the supremacy of the Cover
nOrs friends in the Senate will be estab-
lished, and the adoption Of his measures of
reform secured. Ii not. look out for tie
ascendency of Democratic rule.


Lieutenant Governor Piuchback is an
ADLER man as adebater than his predecessor
Dunn, and as he does not lose his right on
the floor as member of the Senate by be-
coming its president and eX-OtficiO Lieuten-
ant Governor, he will be an able auxiliary
to the Governor upon all questions to be
discussed; although, from his known indie
pendence of character, he will never be the
tool of any one, as his opponents falsely
charge he will; nor will he attempt to
usurp the seat OF the Governor so that it
will continue to be, as it has been, the ad-
ministrarion of Henry Clay Warmoth alone
although for time it seemed to be of War
moth and Dunn. When Caesar and Bibulus
were co-consuls OF Rome. the former as
sumed all the duties, so that the wags of
the day. instead of writing I'm the year OF
Caesar and Bibulus, cOnsuls.' used to say,
'In the year of julius and Cesar, consuls."
So may they write here, if they wish to
couple two names, During the administra-
tons of Henry Clay and of Warmoth," for
no other man will be Governor, and think
him able and strong enough to put down all
opposition he may encounter He will
carry measure after measure. possibly
without much scruple as to the means, but
all for the benefit OF the people whom he
governs.