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Year: 1872

Tom is queer genius, and lets off some
tall ones occasionally. lie visited us the
other day in our sanctum with


'How do you do, old fellow?"


''Iiallo, Tom,'' said we, "whcre have
you been so long?"


''Why, sir, I've been down on Severn
River in Anne Arundel County, taking
Shanghai notes on the chIlls and fever"


''Ah, indeed" said we ''are they very
bad down thereY'


Rather bad lid Tom, dryly. ''There
is one place where they have been attempt
ing to build brick house for eight weeks
well the other day as the hands were
putting up the bricks preparatory to finish
ing it, they were taken with chill, and
shook the whole building completely down,
and kept on shaking till the bricks were
dust of the finest quality. just at that
juncture, the chills came on with renewed
force. and they commenced shaking with
such gusto, that they were entirely obscur-
ed for hours, and the people of the neigh
borhood thought the sun was in an eclipse"


"Gas % said we


Not at ALL said Tom


"Why, l was sixteen miles further down
the river the other day, and saw four men
carrying big pine log from on board a
schooner to the shore. The chills came
on, and they shook the log. which was
thirty feet long, all up in pieces of the
proper length for frcwood, and then TAX
ing reshake of it, split and piled it up.
at the same time shaking all the knots out
of 1t r'


Cant believe anything like that. Tom"


'It's fact" said ON, and he resumed
there's farmer down there who, in
an apple-picking season. hauls his niggers
out to the orchard. and sets one up against
each tree. In short time the chill comes
on. and every apple in the orchard is shak-
en- off the trees on to the ground"


''Incredible,' said We, holding our sides
with both hands.


'Fact," said Tom, ''they keep man
alongside of each negro to take him away
as soon as the fruit is off, for fear that he
will shake the tree down.


Tom continued: "Mr.-, friend of
mine, and house carpenter, was engaged a
few days ago in covering the roof of a
house with shingles Just as he was finish
ing the chill came on and he shook every
shingle off the roof Some of them are
supposed to be flying about yet %


&c mother gentleman near the same
place, was taken with chill the other day
at dinner, and shook his knife and fork
down his throat. besides breaking all the
crockery-ware on the table. His little
son, who was sitting at the table at the
same time, was taken with chill and
shook all the buttons off his inexpressibles.
and then shook himself clear Of them !"


We then prevailed upon Tom to dcsist,
who did so with the understanding that
lie was to give us the balance at some 9TH
er time


Persons who think of emigrating to
Anne Arundle County will please take
notice.
Year: 1872

least one Frenchman was killed Or more or
less injured.


According to the statistics Of the German
wounded, the following proportion has
been established in nm official manner


Ninety per cent. Of men were hit among
the infantry five per cent. in the cavalry /;
three per cent. in the artillery and two
per cent. IN all TIE other branches of the
service.


As these results have been confirmed by
every course of investigation made up to
the present time, they establish what had
been previously asserted that the
Chassepot rifle is superior to needle gun
Dreyse fusil second, that the breech
loading German artillery is superior to the
muzzle loading French


The second proposition has never been
questioned, viz, the overwhelming supe-
riority Of the German batteries. They
appear to have been as much better than
the French rs the like Northern arm was
to the rebel, . fact established by every
trial Of force and precision.
Year: 1872

As the sign denotes, it is tru-
ly a Hat Store, both for Ladies
and Gents. Every person who
visits Independence is familiar
with Turner'S Millinery and Fur
nishing Goods Store. Last spring
they added to their stock in the
shape of Gents Hats and Fur
nishing Goods, making it truly
a Hat Store. We say it land
without boasting), that we have
as large and as fine an assort-
ment as can be found in any
store of our class of goods west
of Chicago.


To the Ladies (as usuaD, we
solicit a share Of your patronage.


To the Gents remember it is
truly, surely, and the only Hat
Store in the city. Our Facility
and Experience for purchasing
stock is second to none; expen-
ses small consequently our
prices we guarantee.


Remember the place, The
Sign of the Big Hat.
Year: 1872

From the Titusville Morning Herald.


We met sleigh.load Of boys and
girls the other night q few miles
out Of the city, on their way to q
spelling match" in the school
house Of a neighboring district,
and the jingling bells and the
merry laughter of tho young folks
made us forget for season that we
had passed the forenoon oflife, and
we joined the happy throng in
Imagination, aud were back again
among the scenes Of years ago,
when cares were few, and the
greatest sorrow Of our life was to
be compelled to stay away from
spelling or singing school to get
our boots tapped, and know, that
"Bill Jones" would 60 home with
our girl after the exercises of the
evening were ended.


Is there an individual living who
! does not At times brush the cobwebs
! away from his picture of the past
| and revert fondly to the scenes O
his youth? If %, let him be known
though we do not believe in the un


manly feeling that prompts one Il


look back for all his pleasures and
Year: 1872

she would sell her soul!


It is an unwonted clatter that wakes
the quiet street in the early morning.
The gray shadows have scarcely vet
disturbed the feast of the coyote, and
tho fog lies asleep upon the desolate
river. The heads of drowsy crones
protrudc from open doorways, and
dreamy donkeys hustle clumsily out of
the way. There are certain black ewes.
too, which have been long awake, and
which look from beneath rcbosas, after
all more in sadness than in anger. It
is the exodus Of the gamblers.


Sixty miles to the westward, beyond
q wilderness in which water never ran
and tree never grew, there is a canon
which, since then, has been called by
the name OF an army officer, but which,
IN those days, was known, in the ex.
presslve language of the country, as
Z" Canon del Af,te,to the pass OF
death. From time immemorial it has
been place of bones and Crosses
Eastward to the Rio Grande the road is
comparatively safe. From here the An.
aches have watched the coming grain
twenty miles away, a thousand times.
and waited until, walled in by the eter.
nal rocks, it became IN easy prey
At the eastern end of the pass there
is a spring, and the living water is
the lure alike of life and death. At
this spring, as was intended, the nine
men camped late in the evening of the
first day. As was to be expected, Mat
kin was the tacit commander of the
party. His watch came at midnight OF
this first night, and it was counted
much to his credit that he assumed his
duty so early in the long journey.
But when morning came, a gray mule
and the sentinel were missing. They
shouted, and only the tlreary noun
tain echoes answered; they searched,
and he could not be found. Days af.
terwarls, the wandering trail around
the spring showed the search for the
missing man.


In such times men arc not long wait
e! for, and the party, with The five re-
maln'ng mules, moved on through the
canon. Eight in number now, armed to
Year: 1872




There is class of people 10 this
worldly no means small-whose pro
minent popularity is whining. They
whine because they are poor or, If
rich, because they have no health to
enjoy their riches; they whine because
it is too shiny; they whine because they
have mo luck, aud others prosperity
exceeds theirs. Now we would like TO
say word to those whining persons.
First, stop whiuing-it is no use, this
everlasting complaining, frettiug, aud
falut fuding Why, you are tho most
deluded set Of creatures that ever lived
Do you know that il is well.settled
principle Of physiology and common
sense that these habits are more ex-
hausting to nervous vitality than almost
any other violation of physiological lawi
And do you not know that life is pretty
much as you make il? You can make
it bright and sunny, or you can make
it dark aud shadowy This life is only
meant to discipline us--to fit us for a
higher aud purer state Of being. Then
stop whining and fretting, aud 20 on
your way rejoicing,
Year: 1872

WENT BACK.-For the first time in their his
tory, we believe, Duprez & Benedict 'went
back" on their promise last night andPiid not
appear at City Hall. Why this was so we do
not know. 1t is certain that very large num-
Der of people went to the place at the appoint
ed time and-then went away
Year: 1872

THE ARGUS having had one of its many reck-
less assertions of the campaign sustained, in
dulges in a third of a column of bounce. AS
the truth did not appear by the volition of any
body connected with that paper, its general rep
utation will not be impaired by the accident.
1t is the first time such an incident has occur
red, and as it will probably be the last, we adj
wise our neighbor to make the most of it and
"keen it before thu nennle !"
Year: 1872

SCHOOL CoMMITTEE.-At a special meeting
of the School Committee last evening, the re-
port of the committee designating boundaries
for the several school districts was accepted and
a1onted
Year: 1872

Great commotion exists in the Tammany
Hall committee over the discovery that nearly
100 of its members are in the interest of Grant
for President and of Senator o. Brien for Mayor


of New York. An investigating committee of
five met this afternoon and will submit the result
to the committee of organization tomorrow af-
ternoon. The general committee will take ac-
ton tomorrow evening, and it is probable a
large number of the general committee will be
expelled a54 <
Year: 1872

DNoRcE.-This piece attracted a very large
audience to Music Hall last evening, the audi
torium being completely packed in every part.
The play was finely rendered, the costumes and
all the appointments being of the best class


The Company is good and does not exhibit
those sudden and painful transitions from really
good acting to mediocre attempts, which are
often the bane of travelling Companies To-
night the celebrated French play of Article AZ
will be given. 1t illustrates the injustice and
oppression of double punishment of criminals,
which is not by any means confined to France,
1t gives scope for forcibe expression of all the
passions and emotions of human nature. As a
literary composition it is said to be powerful,
and in some of the lighter scenes is quite spark
ling and witty. As it was for weeks the great
sensation of the New York and Boston theatres
all our amusement-lovers will want to see H.
Year: 1872

KEoKUK Ia, Sept. 1S.-Steamer s. f. Mer-
rill of the White Color line was burned this
evening while lying at her wharf at Warsaw,
ILL., The boat and cargo is total loss. One
hundred tons of hay on the levee were also
burned. The fire is supposed to have been the
work of an incendiary. Loss not stated.
Year: 1872

Steamer Cuba from New York, yesterday,
took SIT, 200 in specie for Europe.


President Grant will visit the New Jersey
State Fair at Waverly this afternoon and New
ark exposition this evening. At Newark the
different Republican Ward associations will
parade in honor of the President
Year: 1872

COMMUNION, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF REV. O.


Il. SaIYTH.


Yesterday was communion at this church "a
service which has always been peculiarly solemn
and impressive in this congregation, but on the
present occasion rendered especially so by the
announcement at the Close of the pastors in
tention to resign bis charge of this churchs con-
gregation.


Many were the fearful expressions of regret
heard among a people that have been, an are
still bound to their pastor by the most tender
ties of esteem and affection. Mr.. Smyth said it
was not the time or place to detail the causes
that had constrained him to take this step which,
to himself and he believed to most of his be-
loved people, would be so sad. At the proper
time he would till then he hoped all uncharita-
bic conjectures would be withheld.


Mr.. Smyth has advertised his house for rent
and his furniture for sale. 1t is supposed he in-
tends to accept a pastorate in Brooklyn or New
York.


AT the communion service yesterday, six new
members were added to the church,
Year: 1872

The seaford Record complains that it is trou-
bled with Grant campaign documents, and de-
srss the fact communicated to the President
As General Grant will never be likely to know it
in any other way, the COMMERCIAL has resolved
to befriend the Record by publishing its COM
plant. We regret the fact, however, as it might
disturb the equanimity of the President.
Year: 1872

The Gdzette'S candidate for the Presidency
wants to clasp hands across the bloody ciasm'
and, forgetting the past, unite into one fold all
man and all parties. The Gazette itself how
ever wishes that the Democratic party shall lie
controlled by white men'-n other words
tlat colored men should DO excluded from the
party, All ID not harmony we perceive | Mt
then Greeley aud the Gazette never could agre Q ,
I'd it is useless for us to endeavor to reconcile
them
Year: 1872

Soda Water Soda Water
PURE AND COLD. HIGHLY CHARGED.


Gas generated from


Pure Bicarh Soda


Water drawn fOm Porcelaln-lined


Fountains.


Syrups made from sound ripe Fruit


and best white sugar.


Pure Cream, daily, from the country
Ice planed IN each glass OF soda Water.
Arctic Apparatus Sparkling and bright
re-opened for the season. soda Water.
FULL LIST OF DELICIOUS SYRUPs.
Carbonic Acid Water, or Soda Water as 1t Is pOpu-
larry called, when properly made from pure mate
ras and Kept out Of contact with deeterious metals
like copper, lead or brass, refreshing and whole
some drink, grateful alike 10 the thirsty and to the
invalid. Such soda Wate is drawn from our Arctic
Apparatus, where we shall be glad to see all who
enjoy this agreeable beverage
No intoxicating liquor is dispensed from our
Fountain.


SMITH 4 PAINTER Pharmaceutists,


seventh and Market streets.
Year: 1872

BERLIN, April 20.-The North German
Gazette to-day denies the truth of the Lon
don Daily TelegrapFs alarming statement
in regard to the relations of France and
Germany, but takes occasion to remark that
the last speech of Thiers previous to the
adjournment of the National Assembly has
produced an unpleasant feeling throughout
Germany and that the character of the
French war budget dictates caution on the
part of Germany. alt is evident" says the
Gazette, "that the Government cannot per-
nit France hastily to relinquish the pledge
she has made to Germany and consequent
ly the occupation of French territory by
German troops will be longer than would
be necessary if the relations between the
two nations were more favorable"


VERSAILLES, April 22,-The adjourned
session Of the National Assembly was re-
sumed this afternoon. The House dis
cussed the order of business. Thiers
waited taxes to be disposed Of first, then
the formation of Council of State might
be taken up, but he hoped disposition of
the army bill would be deferred for grave
Political reasons. The Assembly, however,
decided to consider first the scheme for a
Council of State and next the army bill,
leaving the tax question to the indefinite
future,
Year: 1872

Received fOrgSIave Property.


WASHINGTON, April 22.-The Supreme
Court to-day decided a case from the
Georgia Supreme Court in relation to the
validity Of a note for the price OF slaves.
Georgia held that it was prohibited from
taking jurisdiction of such a case, and gave
Judgment for the defendant on the following
grounds: 1st. That when the constitution
Of 1868 was adopted, Georgia was not
State in the Union. She had surrendered
her connection as such, and was conquered
territory, wholly at the mercy of the con-
OuereOrs: hence the inhibition Of the State
by the Constitution of the United States
to pass any law impairing the obligation OF
contracts has no application to her. I'd.
Her constitution don't affect the contract,
but only denies jurisdiction to her courts
TO enforce it. Sd. Her constitution was
adopted under the dictatiOn and coercion OF
Congress, and it is an act of Congress rath-
or than the State, and that though State
cannot pass law impairing the validity OF
contracts, Congress can, and that for this
reason also, the inhibition in the
Federal Constitution has no effect in this
case.


This Judgment is reversed by this court.
The first proposition has been frequently
decided, and the court again atfirms that
the late rebellion was without an clement
Of right or sanction Of law; that the duTa-
ton and magnitude Of the war did not
change its character; that the States in
rebellion were never out of the Union and
and absOlved from the duties, liabilities and
restrictions incumbent upon them. Upon
the second point, without remedy, con-
tract NAV not be said to exist. The ideas


Of validity and remedy are inseparable, and


the Senial Of remedy by the State was not


valid because it annihilated the contract.
The third point is clearly unsound. The
action of Congress upon the subject cannot
be INQUIRED into. The case is clearly one


iu which the Judicial is bound to fol-
| low the the political department OF the
/ Government. 1t is concluded by 1t in SINH
! lar case from Arkansas, in which there was
/ a warranty that a slave was sound and he
! was a slave for life. The court say such
/ warrants don't extend to the exercise OF the
sovereign power Of a State 10y which the
! slave was emancipated. The thirteenth
/ amendment don't appear TO be the question;
! that the contract being valid when made,
/ was euforcible in the courts and subsequent
! LEGISLATION, either by statute or Congress
! si6nal provisions, could not render it in
valid. The Chief Justice dissents and will
give his opinion hereafter.
Year: 1872

On motion of Mr.. Banks, a resolution
was adopted calling on the President for
the correspondence touching the claims for
indirect damages against Greet Britain.


Lobby Members.


Mr.. Cox, from the Committee on Rules,
reported rule excluding from admission
to the floor Of the House ex-members of
Congress who do not declare on honor that
they have no personal or private interest in
any legislative measure before the House or
any of its committees, the object being to
exclude eX-members who are engaged in
lobbying.


Without disposing of the resolution the
House adjourned.
Year: 1872

joint session in order to avoid dead locks between the different legislative Houses. It prescribed the viva voce vote for the purpose of exposing just such political bargains as the New Haven clidue is try- ing consummate.

 We could treat this manifesto with more patience were it not for the shame ful bit of hypocrisy with which it closes. The members of our legislature are ''ear- nestiy urged to spare the republican par ty the divisions and bitterness that must follow if the decision is not left to the un- controlled conscience of each Representa- tlve and Senator" Is there a person of the theological persuasion in New Haven absurd enough to suppose that the way to Republican peace and harmony lies through the election of Senator Ferry over Gen. Hawley by coalition of twen- ty Republicans with an hundred and fif- teen Democrats2
Year: 1872

A delegation of four from this place at tended the Ole Bull concert in Waterbury, on Saturday evening last. If not the greatest, Ole Bull is certainly the most wonderful performer on that instrument now living.

 - How long is it proposed to allow a rotten old flag staff and tumble-down band stand to disfgure the Center Park? We happen to be one of those who think that Park a great improvement on the barren highway that proceeded it. Oth- CTS have always been of different opin- ion, and the present condition of the Park is their best argument. Bye and bye there will be an effort to remove not only the flag staff but the Park itself.

 Preparations have commenced for the removal of the old Congregational church to the east end of the East Park to make room for the new building. The location of the old church at the point indicated is we understand to be temporary only. As soon as the new church is completed the old one will probably be removed whole or taken down. We regret even.its temporary stay at the place indicated. It will disfgure East Street to an extent that will need to be seen to be appreciated. Nothing reconciles us to the arrangement but the hope that there will yet prove to be public spirit enough in the place to organize company, buy the old church, remove it to some suitable location, and convert it into hall If the lower part could be used for a graded school we should like that better yet. Why can- not a permanent site be purchased now and the expense of two removals be avoid ed? f-.5..sf. f.-.y.... .l..5. q.

 Decoration Day occurs on the 3Oth. Go. H. will parade and there should be some arrangement by those interested for a more general celebration than has here- tofore occurred. -

 - Mir. Ransom Newton, one of the rep resentatives from this town has never taken his seat. The enquiry for him for the past few days has been tremendous, and he went to New Haven this (Wednes- day) morning. .,t..,-l

 - Patrick Farrel, foreman of one of the gangs of track layers on the Shepaug R. R., died suddenly at this place on Mon day. He was out in the morning of that day, was taken with pneumonia, and died that evening.

 As soon as the Bethel branch of the Shepaug road is opened freighters can have the advantage of cheap steamboat trans portation to Norwalk. In order to avail themselves of this, goods should be shipped ''via Propeller Line from Nor walk" '..

 Mir. Robert Williams is putting up g fine building on the corner of West and Spencer Streets.

 Hiram Merriman has rented the Geo. Morse farm and taken possession.
Year: 1872

The trial OF Mayor Hall came to its final result
yesterday, 30 far as the proceedings initiated just
eight days ago are concerned, by disagreement
Df the jury, and their consequent discharge by
Judge Brady when he ascertained that it was i'm
possible that they could agree. The jury were
locked up oil night, from four O'Clock the previ
Gus day, and 1t appears, from their own statement
% the HERALD reporter, that they spent an anxious
night In celebrating and baotlng for the result.
They say that the utmost cordiaity and good feel
ang existed from the moment they entered their
room until discharged from oil further consideration
OF the question. The manner in which they dis
cussed the question among themselves, and the
point Of difference, which led to an irrecon ciable
and incorporating disagreement, as detailed by
shem to HERALD interviewer, win be found be-
low. There was very crowded attendance-a
crowd which ignored seats, but, pushing forward as
close as possible and hemming In as In semi circle
the principal actors on the scene, awaited with
eager anxiety the entrance Of the twelve men who
were to decide upon the issue as between the peo-
pie and the Chief Magistrate Of the city, Mr. Hall
and his counsel were present. as were also all the
prosecuting counsel. The proceedings were BRIEF
but most interesting, full report Of which Is an.
nexed.


The case OF Miss Rosa McCabe, the alleged luna.
aic nun, known In her Order as Sister Mary OF
6tanslaus, came up for hearing yesterday
before Judge sedgwick, Of the Superior Court The
purpose OF the examination is to show that she is
sane and therefore that there is no legal or usti
nable ground for keeping her in lunatic asylum,
where she has been confined for eighteen months
past. She told her own story about the same as
she told 1t before Judge Leonard, OF the Supreme
Court, some time since. The examination Is not
yet concluded.


The McCunn will case was up again yesterday





done was the examination OF witnesses and the
production OF papers necessary In the case-one Of
which was the certificate OF the deceased's natural
i2ation As o citizen OF the United States. The
original will and two codcils were proven to be the
declared last will and testament Of the deceased.