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Year: 1870

A bill has been approved of by the Ju. dietary Committee of our Legislature. re. commenting the increase of the number of Supreme Court judges to five. This bill will probably pass, and then the ques- tion will come up of the propriety of ad- yancing two judges from the Superior Court, or of appointing from the bar di- rectly to the Supreme bench. Should the latter course be adopted, Ex-Senator Eos. ter and Ex-Judge Seymour would seem to be the most prominent candidates for the position. That the appointment of the latter gentleman would be satisfactory to men of all parties in this County, it is hardly necessary to say. Our own favor able opinion has been so frequently ex- pressed in former years that it can hardy be necessary to repeat it~

 We can see no valid reason, either, for making advancement on the bench mere matter of seniority. Such g practice will surely continue deterioration which is al- ready too apparent. The best lawyers in the State will hardly accept positions in the Superior Court, and if they cannot go directly to the Court of Errors, will not go upon the bench at all. There is no ob- jection to the advancement of good Supe- rior Court judges but that they should be advanced for the sole reason that they are Superior Court judges. and on the absurd rule of seniority, would prove an exceed inglY poor manner of selection.
Year: 1870

Mir. Orrin F. Merwin, who lived in the northwest part of the town, went out into the field, last Saturday morning, blowing. About ten o'clock his brother went out to work and found him lying on his face, a few feet back of the blow. dead. He was 52 years of age and is supposed to have died from the effects of disease of the heart HIN.
Year: 1870

09 They have had another revolution in Portugal An old General of eighty. having the garrison of Lisbon under his thumb, upset Ministry in about the space of time it would take Col. James Fisk to get out an injunction against the Eighth Commandment, from Judge Barnard. Now that the old General has Ministry to suit him, there will probably be season of quiet, till another revolution.
Year: 1870

D0r We imagine the question of Chi nese suffrage is settled. People of that race have had row in SanFrancisco and shot and knifed each other in a manner that removes all doubts-of their capa- city for civilization. If they would only learn to get drunk on whiskey instead of opium they would also become eligible to office.
Year: 1870

All who have real estate for sale or TO let,
and those desiring TO purchase rent such property
will find it to their interest to advertise in THE TRIBUNE


Its aggregate circulation exceeds that OF any other
paper and in addition TO this advantage, TIE TRIBUNE
will be found not only in NewYorf and all its cities and
villages but every State and Territory throughout the
Union. The advertisement should be brief will


allow OF the advantages claimed bng made clear TO the
reader We would especially dwell on the fact that the
subscribers for the three editions Of THE TRIBUNE, Daily
sem Weekly, and Weekly comprise individuals in every
profession consequently in each
read by all classes THE TRIBUNE deyotes especial
atentiont reports Of sales Of real estate both in city
and country thus adding greatly to the value Of M col
uuus as an advertising medium. The charges for adyer
tsing follows; DAILY TRIBUNE, 80 cents per line
for each insertion. WEEKLY TRIBUNE, 2 per line SEMI


our wide columns average line. Terms cash I'm advance
Year: 1870

MAN ScALDED.-Abel Waterman, residing
at No. 3 Short street, was severely scalded
this morning by the upse.ting of hot kettle
of hot water from the stove. The circum-
stances which led to the accident were anus
ing enough to somewhat "dull the edge of
pain" in Mr.. Waterman's case. His little boy
full of mischief, as three-year-olds always are,
had dropped a pet kitten into one of his ia
theirs rubber boots-a very common trick
among juveniles. The result was that when
Mr.. Waterman, who was in something of a
hurry, attempted to draw on the already oc-
cupied boot, he gave yell, and at the same
time leap that would have done credit to
either of the Hanlon Brothers, upsetting the
kettle upon his other unprotected foot, and
giving him cause to remember that kitten,
since deceased, for a good week at least
Boston Journal.
Year: 1870

THE Providence Journal relates that when
Trumbull visited Rhode Island, early in the
the present century, to procure portrait Of
Gov Stephen Hopkins for his great picture Of
the Declaration of Independence, none could
be found. But many persons who had known
Gov. Hopkins, declared that his grandson
was a perfect representation Of him. Trum-
bull, therefore, took portrait of the younger
Hopkins for his painting, and for this reason
dld not give him prominent place in the
foreground of his picture, but placed him in
the distance with broad brimmed hat on, as
he was Quaker.
Year: 1870

In Kentucky, recently, criminal had to
be tried, and the Circuit Judge refused TO al
low him to be lodged in the Jail. Before the
next morning he was taken away and hang
ed by an unknown band. Within twenty
miles of Lexington another band hung man
to tree, and pinned a paper on his breast
warning every body not to take him down
until certain hour named. The coroner
and his attendants were called to the spot,
and waited, watch in hand, until the hour
fixed by the assassins had arrived. Both
these outrages were committed by the Ku-
Klux-Klan. Is there no hope for Kentuck?
Year: 1870

The Boston Traveller reports that man.


apparently in the last stages of consumption,
came to the house of physician not many
miles from Boston, and said that he had been
given up by several physicians, but had been
advised to call upon him. The physician was
ill, and dictated prescription to be COM
pounded by his son. Subsequently it appear
ed that too much of one ingredient had been
put in by mistake, and the physician was fear
full that the dose would prove fatal. All ef-
forts to find the sick man, however, were un-
successful, and the papers were eagerly
watched with the expectation of seeing his
death chronicled. Some time afterward the
bell was rung, the patient again appeared


and was profuse in thanks, declaring that he
owed his life to the physician, and no sacrifice
he could possibly make for him would be toe
great He was not asked to sacrifice any
thDu a
Year: 1870

Copperheadism. They dare not fairly
argue in favor of their own positions
and saiust those of their opponents,
and they therefore appeal to your pass
slons and prejudices instead Of your rea'
son.


We appeal to You true rinterests, and
to your common sense and reasoning
faculties. We have honestly placed
the difference between the two parties
before you. Our appeal to you shows
that we know that the Republican party
contains large element Of intelligence
Of honesty and of patriotism. We do
not think that element is properly rep
resented in the Radical organization by
its leaders or officials, and we ask it 10
so vote this fall as TO show those leaders
and officials that it is a power and will
make itself felt.


W. W. WHEATON,


Chairman Dem. State Cen Com.
Year: 1870

BeroRE John Sherman leaves the
State we hope some friend will inform
him that the Democratic party in In
diana established our present system Of
free schools. lie was SO ignorant OF
the history OF our State last night that
he wanted some one 10 tell him what
COOL thing the Democratic party had
done -IndiaaapofS Sentinel
Year: 1870

Mt time when we much needed mon
ey. Now that the positions arc rcvers-
ed and they are wanting money we
shall DO glad to get our bonds back
again at AS low rates rs possible. We
cannot hope to make as good bargains
Us they did, but we ought to welcome


the return of every bond. Nor do we
believe that such return Will have 40
marked an influence upon the Gold
Market, or upon our general interests,
as has been anticipated. We can we'll
afford TO spare the gold, and we have
every reason to rejoice ut tho diminu-
ton Of our indebtedness TO foreign
countries.


The next most obvious effect of the
war upon American interests will bo
in the improvement Of our commerce.
This is, of course, dependent upon the
prolongation of tho war. III IL should
end rs suddenly rs did that botweer
Prussia and Austria, tho effect will ho
scarcely perceptible; but If 1t should
continue for several months, we may
well hope that tho increased demand
may stimulate our shipbuilders and
bring from othCr uses many vessels
which may now be proftably employ
ed in the ocean carrying trade, from
which tho French and PrGssian meT-
chant marine will be excluded. We
might even hope for one or two lines
of American steamers TO Europe. Wm.
IL. Webb, we presume, has several
vessels at command adapted for such
service, and possibly there are others
that can be summoned. As soon rs il
becomes apparent that tho war is not
to be ended with q single battle, we
hope to see u decided movement in
this direction.


The effect upon our market for bread
stufls has already been felt, and the
advance on Saturday is but q trifiing
indication of what we may expect pro-
vided the same question Of the proba-
bic continuance of the war shall be
decided in favor of our holders. Tho
country is i'm good condition TO supply
the extra demand then likely to be
thrown upon Us, the returns from
which could not hut add largely 10 the
general prosperity.


Ii is possible that the European de-
mand for our cotton will be diminish
ed rather than increased by the
war. Cotton fabrics 90 not largely en-
ter into the material consumed by
armies, and the consumption by the
people at home is likely 20 be rather
diminished than increased in conse-
quence of the straits which war brings.
We shall scarcely, however, regard a
lower rate for cotton this year as ma
tiJnal calamity. If it shall stimulate
our planters to Il comprehension of the
fact that varied agriculture is likely
to bc moIe valuable and more secure
than one devoted to a single staple, it
may prove instead a veritablc blessing
IN disguise.


1t would seem probable that one of


the most important and valuable
sources of Immigration to this country


will for time be cut of, and that the
stream of German immigrants that


has done so much TO fertilizc and de-
velop the West will temporarily be
diverted.


We could lose no element of popula-


tion more valuable to us. 70 what


ever extent German immigration is
checked, to that extent the calamity


of the war is brought to our doors -
~. Y. TyijUac.
Year: 1870

He had finally escaped, and during
his flight through mountain gulches he
discovered rich gold deposit. How
he had written back to his old friends
but could get no answer. He then went
back and worked the gold mine which
he had discovered. He grew rich. and
longed to again visit the homo. Of his
youth and happiness. He had got Off
the cars at Pittsburg and taken the
stage to Bowling Green; had hired u
buggy there, and was driving to his
old home when he overlook the funeral;
the widows person seemed strangely
familiar, and when she drew aside her
veil he recognized her as the wife he
had hidden adieu TO fifteen years before,
and whom he had thought to be dead.
They now live happily together.
Year: 1870

A wag, the other day, speaking Of d
man whose important air in our streets
attracted great deal of notice, remarked
that his :" bump of self.esteem was so
prominent that he could not keep his
hat on in a windy day. sI3 saaaGHs.e,
Year: 1870

The WORK Of consolidating divisions of the
assessment districts throughout the country is
being pro- ecutcd at the Internal Revenue De
paltment and already many districts have been
D consolidated as recently noticed in The
STAR. No action in reference to the arsces-
ment districts Of Maryland and the District Of
Columbia will be taken for a month or six weeks
yet, though 1t is probable that the force of as
sstant assessors in this District will be reduced
in accordance with the new law.
Year: 1870

THE NEW ARMY LAw.-Under the new army
law the War Department is dropping officers OF
the line who have been unassigned to duty for a
year, and all those who have been absent with
out leave since August, 1s59-the latter coming
under the head of the charge of desertion.
CCite a number Of officers are ayailng them
selves CT the privileges OF the new law allowing
them 10 rcsign On one years pay.
Year: 1870

Over the river, on the hill,


Lieth a village white and still;
All around it the forest trees
Whisper and shiver in the breeze;
Over it sailing shadows 20
or soaring hawk and screaming crow.
And mountain grasses, low and sweet,
Grow in the middle Of every street.
Over the river, under the hill.
Another village lieth still:
There I see in the cloudy nigh,
Fires that CLEAN from the smithys DIOR
Mists that curl on the river shore;
And in the roads on grasses grow
For the wheels that hasted oand fro.
In that village on the hill
Never is sound OF smithy or mill:
The houses arc matched with grass and flowers /.
Never 4 clock to toll the hours;
The marble doors are always shut;
You cannot enter in hall or hut;
An the villagers lie asleep.
Never again to SOW or reap.
Never in dreams to moan or sigh.
Silent and idle and low they lie.
In that village, under the hill,
When the night IS starry and still.
Many weary soul in prayer
Looks TO the other village there,
And, weeping and signing, longs to 90
Up to that home from this below
Longs to sleep in the forest wild,
Whittier have vanished wife and child,
And heareth, praying, this answer fall
Patience that village shall hold you all
Year: 1870

A wedding in bridgeport, Conn, was
interrupted for moment, the other
day, by an apparently sane gentleman,
who stepped up to the bridegroom at
the altar, tapped him on the shoulder
and said in an audible whisper: Be
fore this little affair goes any further,
l would like to know one thing-who
will build the fires@
Year: 1870

BOSTON boasts of chime OF
bells that for one hundred and
twenty Six years have "rung the
old year out and the new year
In" The only occasion or
which they have chimed a
slight" tune was On a false
alarm of "the church on fire.
the bells were made TO play
"Oh, what can the matter bep
to appease the disappointed
citizens who turned out to ex-
tinguish the flames.
Year: 1870

AN Irish paper is authority
for the statement that Dickens
left a fortune OF ESQ, 900, equal
to nearly half q million of dol
lars in our currency. Six
monthly parts of the "Mystery
of Edwin brood" are finished
and the rest of the story is so
outlined as to leave its compile
ton easy. 1t is understood
that Wilkie Collins will under.
take to finish the story. If il
must be finished by another
hand, probably no living now
elist is better suited tor the
task. ..,r.frt
Year: 1870

A GENTLEMAN who was very
much in love with a lady and
intended TO propose to her,
called one morning at an early
hour at her house to leave her
some fresh flowers which he
had brought from the country.
What was his dismay to fine
her sitting in the parlor read>
ing a novel in an old so;led cal.
leo wrapper, her shoes down at
the heels, and her hair in crimp-
ing pins! He never called
again.
Year: 1870

IT is a waste to overStock
pastures in which milch COWS
Craze. Abundance Of grass
is what cows need. They
should be able to get all they
will eat without working too
hard for it. Five cows in plen-
tiful pasture will make as much
butter or cheese as ten on the
same field; so that $500 in five
COWS Will yield as much profit
as 5000 in ten cows, with one.
half the liability to loss by dis
ease.
Year: 1870

Laid upon the pit Of the stomach Of child. will cause the
bowels to he empe and aloes kept in With raw
surface will produce the if medicine had
been taken into the stomach So said the great Dr. Clutter.
pack Very many persons know The operation Of oil
"heh placed upon the tongue; to the least 1t speedy
frgatves m some shape Indispensable in practice OF
medcne. Many diseases heurabe without hem and all
OF the simple disorders of system benefited by their
use The great desideraum their administration a, been


U get one which was either laxative purgave, as was
needed-awayS mild bnt always stscn-and the OF whe,
dd not make necessary to continue use This has a last
been done. EDWARD WHDgEs FAMILY PILLS rlsH All thu.
requirements OF the They laxative yet sre par.
gative, yet mild In small doses they the first want in


large doses they fuln the LATTER t in whatever ouanti.y
gwen they create no necessity for their they create no


morbid state Of the akmentary tube but and
urge 1t to renewed health. They in brief blessing to the
individual who suffers from constipation and laxative
and are Indispensable to him who parched with fever and
requires pursave. Use them. all you who yue health
Year: 1870

THIS renowned Frenchman did more perhaps up
mysteries which before his time had the nature OF
chest diseases than any other physician who Yet
with all his skill detecting the nature and maa
dy before him. he sadly deficient know hedge OF rer
eie He drew vivid pictures Of coughs cot pleurisy con-
SUMPTION Group bronchitis. catarh, and all the
the air psssages still he left bat few words concerning their
treatment The youngest physician to-day Knows better
TO manage of these chest troubles he knows the val
ue OF the wild cherry he Is acquainted with supreme vr
tues he Of the many potent agen which into
the combination Of E'cud W!der, Compound Extract Of


Wild Cnery and knows na with the this truly great
medicine he is fully Of the situation He has no earin
the presence OF Group miscving the advance brou
chits he grapp with consumption, and subdues every
cough cold caarr. Hence every family should always
have this invaluable medicine at hand
Year: 1870

FALL AND WINTER.-Messrs. Burke & Hee.
nan intern US that their Strestor Store is daily
thronged with customers. They are keeping .
superior stock Of goods, much better than any
ever offered in Streator before, and are giving
satisfaction to every one.


The store In Ottawa maintains its character
as one of the largest and best in this city. Their
assortment Of fall goods is very large, and the
prices very low. They will deliver goods free
Of charge in that beautiful new wagon, the best
and prettiest in town.
Year: 1870

Which makes sleep pain. and tIrIl, its balm


wormwooi,"


H. oil know the most of all the disorders the
stomach 1t Is also the obstinate Il has been the
written about No disease presents such various contrary
and Incompatible symptoms They contradict all laws OF
order constancy and consistency which regulate natural
events they bother the doctor and only BE- read by him
who skilled IN the book Of nature 1t sefydent that the
different forms of indigestion to be met by corresponding
methods Of 1t has been said tina, the perfection med
ica skin Is the talent OF applying to each Individual it
precise and were its individual cure This is the object
which every conscientious physician pursues increasingly,
and satisfied until he has overtaken. Ernrd
Fiers Stomach Bters their body being the puest OF cop
perdstled whisky makes this object atainabe alike to all
They specicthe disease specifying the remedy the
remedy the disease They combination OF substances
which meet the speciality Of the disorder 10y corresponding
speciality OF They should he kept every wereguls
ted family; they Indispensable to health.
Year: 1870

NEW STOcK.-Mrs. Morris has gone east for
another new stock Of millinery goods, notions,
&c; and we advise the ladies who wish 10 see
the new styles of fsll goods to wait until next
week, Tuesday or Wednesday, when Mrs. Morris
will return with the most beautiful stock yet
exhibited here. She will purchase largely, and
as she is Justly credited with excellent taste and
judgment in making selections, we can safely
promise the ladies that it will be greatly to their
advantage to call and see the new goods.
Year: 1870

The STARCH FAcroRY.-Farmsrs having
corn to sell will be glad to learn that the Ottawa
Starch Factory has opened for the fall and win.
ter campaign. They are buying all the corn
that comes into town, and will continue to do
80 for the balance Of the season, paying about
Chicago prices. When you have corn to sell
drive At onoe to the factory and get your money.
You will only lose time by hunting for better
price elsewhere.
Year: 1870

WEED's.-Mr. Lansing is selling the we'll
known and always reliable Weed sewing ma
chine He has full assortment put up in all
the different styles. These machines, for ele-
gance as parlor or sitting room ornament as
we'll as durability and excellence in every point
desirable in sewing machine, cannot Re beaten.
The Weed sewing machine depot is at Eberts'
confectionery establishment on Main street.
Year: 1870

The Cambria and Dauntless started on the
Iong.expected race yesterday afternoon. by 0
O'Clock they had disappeared below the horizon,
and at AS, os there were no signs Of them, the
stake boat Seth Low returned to the city. Up
midnigh. nothing was known as 70 tho whereabouts
of the yachts but they were probably either riding
snugly at anchor In the Rorse Shoe or else beating
up and down Inc Jersey shore In search Of phan'
lou ata
Year: 1870

mounted his horse for the purpose Of
making personal inspection. He had
scarcely gone rod before the enemy
poured down upon him. He shouted,
" To armsl To armsl'' to his followers,
which was at once responded to. Almost
at the first charge he received the thrust
Of lance in his side, which might have
been mortal; but while, with sword held
in both hands over his head, and on
horseback, he was answering General
Camaras proposal to surrender a shot
either from rife or revolver, fired from
behind the General, struck him in the
breast, and he fell from his horse a
corpse. Therefore, the assertion that he
fed to the river, and was shot while
scrambling across, is pronounced a fab
rication. The same correspondent fir
ther asserts that the accounts Of Lopez
having condemned his mother and Sis
ters to death, and of their being destined
for execution on the day when he met his
own fate, are not now believed by any
body. The story, too, of Madame Lynch
having run away to the woods is pro-
nounced equally untrue. 3iF
Year: 1870

The prize system is said to work wei in
the Poughkeepsie schools. 1t IS known TO
work well in the Louisiana State Lottery,
where four hundred and forty prizes will be
distributed or the tenth of next menth to
the holders of lucky tickets. How nicely a
prize in this lottery would enable its pos
SCISSOR to enjoy the approaching holidays.
The persons who go in now and draw
prizes will indeed hve a merry Christmas
and happy New Year.
Year: 1870

There is wide difference in the charac-
ters of Horace Maynard and Horace Lingard,
though there is some similarity in their
names, and each sustains his character well:
yet as caricaturist Lingard excels, while
Maynard figures in quite another field, and
figures well They are both figuring, most
likely, to make wealth and fame-the one
in politics and the other in dramatics-and
for>aught we know may be figuring for a
prize in the Louisiana State Lottery. As it
is fashionable to do SO, it is quite likely they
are, and tits nobody business but their own
if they draw prizes. But everybody would
probably like to go and do likewise if they
only knew how. There is but one way to
do it, and that is to buy tickets