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Year: 1872

At BddefOrd Ne, on the 2Gth inst. great otter,
of property, estimated generally 30 be worth $4,000
was TO be drawn for the benefit Of the charity fund
of some Post of the e. A. X. 1t was MT drawn, how
ever for the simple that the Sheriff came and
attached all the prizes, because they had not been
paid for. The ticlet-holders in great numbers and
great rage laid siege to the office Of tho swindle but
were repulsed by the police after much unayailns
profanity. OF course, this catastrophe will be no
warning TO those who have passion for the gam.
bling of lOttenes rahles. and distributions" and
who firmly persuaded that if they sufficiently
persistent they viii get something for nothing. It
would be consolation if any law could be framed
stringent enough TO protect these people from tie
consequences of their own folly; but Heaven hs
made such law moral impOssibiity.
Year: 1872

Without discussing any of the legal points
raised in the message Of Gov. Woods of Utah,
vetOing a bill TO provide for a Constitutional
Convention it is plain that he takes the right
view of the expediency of the proposition.
There is no probability that Congress would
admit Utah as State, and a Convention to
form q Constitution would be an expensive
uselessness. The MormOns may resent the con-
duct of Gov. Woods, but they will be no
nearer the dignity of Statehood than before.
Year: 1872

Republican politics have not been in whole
some condition in Georgia for some time. 1t
may be said that the Democratic political out
look is not whit more encouraging. What
with Foster Blodgett and ex-Gov Bullock the
Republicans are in bad way and Alexander
ii. Stephens is worrying the Democracy great
deal with his ancient theories and musty
opinions. But a TRIBUNE correspondent, writ
ing from Atlanta, gives q clearer view of the
whole situation than has lately been made
public. 1t will be seen that the Republican
State Central Committee of Georgia has fallen
into the same arbitrary habit of doing things
which is just now very generally affected by
party managers in other States.
Year: 1872

CustOm-h house influence is growing more pow
erful in local politics than ever. 1t tsprcads like
pestilence as the Presidential canvass ap-
proaches. Alabama has caught the infection,
and the only Republican Senator from that
State seems to have succeeded i'll crushing
out an ancient adversary, whose sitting at the
receipt of customs CALLED him to witness.
Considering that we are living under a
specially pronounced Civil Service Admins
tration, the Custom-house disease is quite too
prevalent for the public health.
Year: 1872

The Spanards in Cuba are a credulOus folk.
where their own pride is in question. The
steamer Hornet, which was laid up in Port-au-
Prince for more than a year, under Spanish
guns is safe in Baltimore harbor whittier she
was conveyed by a United States frigate. But
the Spanish prefer to believe that the vessel
was sunk by her owners, who did not want
her to be brought back to the United States.
They are preparing to receive the truth grad
ualiV
Year: 1872

How COFFEE WAS DIsCoVERED.-We
read quaint story concerning the discovery
of this favorite beverage. Toward the middle
ofthe fifteenth century poor Arab was trav-
cling in Abyssinia, and, finding himself weak
and weary from fatigue, he stopped near a
grove. Then, being in want of fuel to cook
his rice. he cut down tree which happened
to be covered with dead berries His 'nealebe-
ing cooked and eaten, the traveller discOy red
that the half-burned berries were very fra
grant. He collected a number of t.ese, and,
on crushing them with a stone, he found
that their aroma increased to a great extent
While wondering at this he accidentally let
Iall the substance in a can which contained
his scanty supply of water. Lo, what miracle
The almost putridliquid was instantly purified.
He brought it to his lips, it was fresh, agree
able, and in moment after the traveller had
so far recovered his strength and energy as to
be able to resume his journey. The lucky
Arab gathered as many berries as he could,
and, having arrived at Arjne in Arabia, he
informed the multi of his discovery That
worthy divine was an inveterate opium smO-
ker, who had been suffering for years from
the inffuance of that poisonous drug. He
tried an infusion of the roasted berries, and
wos so delighted at the recovery of his own
vigor, that in gratitude to the tree he called
it cahuah, which in Arabic signifies force.
And that is the way in which coffee was dis
covered. How many thirsty Christians bless
the memory of their Arabian benefactor dur
ing these sultry days, when thirst seems al
most Quenchless!
Year: 1872

There is no benevolent institution that appeals
to the heart OF the really charitably disposed more
forcibly than that which Is devoted to the shelter
and reformation OF fallen women. 0utcasts from
society In the fullest sense, witR no other refuge
to nee to than the Asylum, these poor unfortunate
meagre support supplied by the scanty means Of
the good Sisters OF Charity, who have charge Of
them. There is one well established institution OF
this kind In this city at the foot OF Ninetieth
street, East River aud another has recently
been opened In last New York Tor the wants
OF, our sister city OF Brooklyn Both are
sadly In need OF funds and assistance, more par
tlculariy the younger house, which Is struggling
against poverty and prejudice. The Sisters OF the
Brooklyn House appeal TO the generosity OF the
public for help The Inmates had no lavish Thanks
giving dinner TO cheer their hearts. Let them,
therefore, be regaled with a plenteous repast on
Christmas and New Years, the two occasions
which call forth the best feelings OF our nature.
Sister Mary Magdalen promises for her superioress
and associates that all, saints as wen as sinners,
will be rewarded for their contributions by daily
prayers Tor their welfare.
Year: 1872

Immediately after the conclusion OF the verper
service yesterday afternoon, at the Church OF st.
Mary Star or the Sea, Court street, near Luqueer,
South Brooklyn, the ceremony OF blessing the new
bell recently purchased for that parish was per-
formed. The bell which is OF large dimensions,
rested on frame work at the head OF the main
aisle, in front Of the altar 1t was decorated with
a graceful profusion OF floral offerings and white
ribbon, and gave promise or high tone. The cere-
LOughln, assisted by the jealous and energetic
pastor, Rev. Eugene Cassidy. The Bishop then ex-
planned the nature Of the ceremony, and cOngratu-
lated the pastor and people upon the success Of


their recent efforts to embclliSh their church by the
erection Of steeple and the elevation OF the bell
to the tower. The bell will be hoisted nto Its posi-
ton to-day and will ring forth In 'glad tidings OF
joy'' for the first time on Christmas morning.
Year: 1872

Sermon by the Rev. MIR. Camp On the


Pilgrim Fathers-Thc Career OF Neha-


lmtah the Cup Bearer.


The elegant little Unity chapel yesterday was
quite well filled by young and cheerful congrega-
tioh, who listened with marked and profound In
Camp, ON the lessons which may be drawn from the
little that Is known Of the life ana character of
Nehemiah, the cup-bearer, comparing them with
those OF the American Pilgrim Fathers, the ami
versary OF whose landing upon the shores of New
England falls about this time The discourse was
emlnently clear and elegant in diction and nervous
and vigorous In thought.
Year: 1872

God, And In making them victorious over death
we're eoquently enumerated, and In conclusion the
-Aacher dwelt upon the unspeakableness OF the


dh o. Christ Let us keep the feast with holy sat
.sfaction, BY gathering our children and friends
II we have no children Of our own upon whom may


a the sunshine OF our JOY, let us go into the high


ways aud byways and find some poor ragged boy
or some neglected girl tina thas not had word or
kindness spoken to him or her, perchance, all the
year long. Take that boy by the hand, though ne
may be q stranger, give him o penny whistle, q
itttle drum something gladden. the winter or his
ifo out OF the summer OF your affections, and thus
your Christmas Joy will De increased In doing some
thing to make life sweeter In the Masters name.
Year: 1872

The banks. as compared with their situation .
year ago, are In much poorer condition as re-
CARDS their reserves. We give below the bank
statement of the corresponding week OF 1871, as
compared with that OF yesterday. It should be re-
membered that last year the banks were recover
ing from the shock caused by the Chicago fire, and
that confidence and credit were both greatly cir
cumscribed. 1t should also be borne in mind that
the statement Of the ensuing week Is likely to show
heavy gain in specie In consequence OF the
beginning on Saturday OF the prepayment or the
January interest.
Year: 1872

chief featuret being loss OF over two and . half
millions Of legal tenders, the consequence or the
government withdrawal OF money from ITS special
repositories among the national banks and the
sale OF million OF gold by the Treasury, without
the usual corresponding purchase OF nve-twenties
gain In specie to the extent Of o million has
saved the banks from running below their rs per
cent reserve, especially as they at the same time
contracted their loans nearly two millions. The
loss In deposits has been about three and half
millions. made up OF the


CONTRACTION IN LOANS


and the difference between the loss In legal ten
ders and gain In specie. II Ia seldom the several
features OF the bank statement are SO logically re-
lated TO each other as in the present instance
The exhibit compares with its predecessor Of last
week "a I0lIowa.
Year: 1872

The increase of this disease during the past
two days has been quite alarming, and the
change in the weather yesterday afternoon is
considered as unfavorable. 1t is estimated that
thrce.ourths of the entire number of horses
owned in tine city are at present unable to work.
In all of the livery stables the disease has now
appeared, and it is rapidly spreading among the
private stables AT Kendrick & Co.'S, on Frank
lin street, the disease is probably at its height,
many of the horses being troubled with cold
legs, although there is only one animal that is
considered dangerously sick. valuable horse
owned by Lawrence Henry, in East Worcester
was among the worse cases yesterday afternoon.
One horse in the stable of the Adams express
company, and one owned by the Boston and
Albany railroad company are considered as in
a very critical condition. The outbreak of the
disease in stables where disinfectants have been
in constant use for the past two weeks, esab-
fishes the fact that they are of no avail in pre-
venting its appearance. DR.. Bracket stated
yesterday afternoon that he had cases under his
care that are much worse than any that he saw
in Boston last week. The horse in the Adams
express company's stable on Foster street has
bSCh ulstudlSlllS ICCly llOlll uOSlillS slllCc
he was first attacked, but it is feared that his
lungs are also affected.


The business of the stage lines is also suffer-
ing, Stone Bros. of the Spencer and Leicester
line having only five horses that are fit for work,
and their daily trips will probably be dscon-
tiuued to-day. From Marlboro horse attached
to a buggy came in bringing the mail in the
forenoon, the horses not being able to bring in
the stage. 1t was currently reported last even
ing that the Barre stage had been taken off.
The horse cars only made two trips to the
lower depot yesterday, and it is doubtful if
car will appear upon the streets to-day.


Business is already affected and manufactur-
ers are unable to transport their goods to the
depots. The Washburn & Moen manufacturing
company have secured one yoke of oxen and
six more are expected from Princeton this morn
ing. A few truckmen are working sick horses
and charging from one to two dollars an hour
for their services. Butchers and grocers will
most Of them stop delivering goods this morn
ing.


Last evening the disease was upon the in-s
crease, and only few teams were seen upon
the streets.


AT Coldbrook the disease has appeared among
a number of mules, who have heretofore been
considered as free from all danger.
Reports from the towns in the vicinity show
that the disease is rapidly spreading in all di-
| rections. The heavy teams that are used for
transporting freight from this city to neighbor-
| ing towns have mostly discontinued their
trips, and the damage to business is already
| serious
Year: 1872

FINE PAINTING.-M. Editor Will you
permit me to call the attention of your readers
to the fine painting now on exhibition in the
window of Mr.. Peck's store in Lincoln house
block? The picture is an admirable portrait of
the horse Daniel Lambert, owned by Messrs.
favorite horse of Addison county, the home of
Old Black Hawk and Ethan Allen. He has
trotted his mile in ;24t, and is a son of Ethan
Allen and the sire of the celebrated horses Col.
Mouton, Nonesuch, and Jubilee Lambert. The
artist, Mr.. G. F. Daniels, who has won for him
self rising reputation by his faithful rendering
of landscape, has shown very clearly in this
picture his ability TO treat other branches Of
his art in the same forcible and refined
manner which has always been displayed
in his landscapes. The picture as a whole is
admirably executed and all the details well de.
fined, and at the same time nothing appears
obtrusve. The drawing of the figure shows
very careful study of a difficult subject, The
anatomy is well defined and the whole express
sion of the subj ect well given. The background


which represents portion of Lake Champlan,
is somewhat broken by the foliage, but docs not
appear to iDjure the harmony of the picture,
On the whole we think it is decided success,
and we congratulate Mr. Daniels upon his entry
into Il new field where we believe he will win
new successes and add to his already well earned
reputation. II.
Year: 1872

The brain of a horse seems to en-
terfaidebut one thought at time for
this reason continued whipping is out
of the question, and only confirms his
stubborn resolve, but if you can by
any means change the direction of
his mind, give him new subject to
think of, nine eases out OF ten you
will have no further trouble in start
ing him. AS simple trick as a little
pepper, aloes, or the like thrown back
on his tongue, will often succeed in
turning his attention to the taste in
his mouth.


"The pair OF cattle to log chain
around the horses neck" in an intri-
cate and expensive remedy, and a
good many people may not be SO
lucky as your Fond du Lac man, in
having a yoke of cattle handy for the
occasion.


A simpler and cheaper remedy that
will result far differently is to take a
couplepf turns of common wrapping
twine, such as grocers use, around the
fore leg just below the knee, tight
enough IOE lit uOISt W lCcif auu tls
in bow knot. At the first cluek he
will GO dancing off, and after going 8
short distance you can get out ane
remove the string to prevent injury
to the tendon in your further
drive.


The first lesson in this simple pro.
cess was in Lexington; subsequen
experience has proved its utility wheI
applied to balky horses. The philo
sophy of the appliance is sonlethin:


on the same principle as that Whereo


we read for preventing hens from
scratching up the garden. Pu
gaffs or spurs on the hen, reversin:
| them-instead of the points up, hav,
them pointing downward. Then
when the hen lifts the leg to scratch


as it descends the point of the spu
catches in the ground, placing tha
foot forward aud the stroke with tb


other leg is attended with like results
| until the ben walks herself right on


of the ground. d.-Tarf, Field and FarQ
Year: 1872

From the Galveston Representative


Lieut.. Governor Pinchback is more
than an ordinary representative OF his
party. Though not equal in political
acumen to his more subtle coadjutor,
IL. G. Warmoth, yet in all that con-
stitutes well wisher of his race and
party he is a worthy compeer of many
of his more experienced and Older
politicians. Brains, brains are want
ing in this hour of evil turmoil, and
Mr.. Pinchback does not lack in this
essential of manhood. No one who
has read his last speech i'll the Legis-
lative halls of Louisiana but must be
thoroughly convinced that he fully un-
derstands the leading questions of the
day. Should the Southern born peo-
pie extend to hisrace the same political
freedom they themselves enjoy; should
they concede all that the civil rights
bill accords to all citizens of the
Union should they politically recog-
nize the absolute freedom in speech
and action of people of his own color,
and cast aside many of the old preju-
dices engendered by the slave laws of
his country, he is willing to pledge
himself for his race that they will walk
in fellowship with their Southern
brethern, and vote down those aspir-
ants for office who have lived, lied, ,and
promised, to the injury of both races,
and when asked for justice and patron
age, have turned their backs upon
Southern born men, be they white or
colored. 1t is evident that this man
of understanding spoke by authority,
and in dead earnest. He would cheer
fully and gratefully turn to those who
had been born on the soil of his native
South, if thep would only meet him
half way, and feel toward his race as
Christian men should feel toward eael
other, whose strength formed and ma
tured by the same elements of life


warmed by the same genial cline ,ano
lighted by the lustrous rays OF the
Southern sun. The instincts of this


man are truly Southern, but he wants
resting place for his race upon Sc


cure basis, and he finds it not on thu


mountain of false promise, brough
/ from foreign States, unenyiabie Al
| they are transient.
Year: 1872

enough for black bootblack to have
one boot blacked and he didn't care
whether the boot that the bootblack
hadn't BACKED was blacked or not.
This made the bootblack who had
blacked the black bootblack's boot
as. angry as bootblack often gets, and
he vented his black wrath by splitting
upon the BACKED boot of the black
bootblack. This reused the latent
passions of the black bootblack and
he proceeded to boot the white boot
black with the boot which the white
bootblack had BACKED. A fight then
ensued, in which the white bootblack
who had refused to black the I'M
blacked boot of the black bootblack,
blacked the black bootblack's vision
ary organ, and in which the black
bootblack wore all the blacking off of
his BACKED boot in booting the white
bootblack. The fraternity of boot
blacks afterward convened and de-
nounced the action of the white and
black bootblacks as one of the black
est in the pages of bootblack history.
Year: 1872

During slight lull in business here
Yesterday, two little bootblaeks, one
white and one black, were standing at


the corner of Second and Francis
streets, doing nothing, when the


white bootblack agreed to black the


black bootblack's boots. The black


bootblack was of course willing to
have his boots blacked by his fellow
bootblack, and the bootblaek who had
agreed to black the black bootblack's 5
boots went to work. When the boot
black had BACKED one of the black
bootblack's boots till it shone III a
manner that would make any boot
black proud, this bootblack who had
agreed to black the black bootblack's
boots refused to black the other boot
of the black bootblack until the black
bootblack, who bad consented to have
| the white bootblack black his boots,
should add five cents to the amount
the white bootblack had made black
ing other mems boots. This the boot
black whose boot had been blacked
refused to do, saying it WAS good
Year: 1872

A Washington special to the New
York Herald says:


Many hard words are INDUCED i'll
because the report of the New Orleans
investigation committee has not been
made to the House, the Democrats
charging that the delay in printing
the evidence is at the instance OF
President Grant, because his brother
in-law, Casey, is implicated by it.
This is strenuously denied on the
other side, the assertion being that
the majority report is ready to be
presented at any time, the delay hav-
ing been occasioned by differences on
unessential points.
Year: 1872

Do YOU think there are no black
Eyanselines in the worldf A couple
Of weeks since a wrinkled and decrepid
negro woman, who thirty-six years
ago was sold away from her husband
in North Carolina having lately


heard vague rumors that he was still
aliye-found her way back from Sa-
vanah to the old place and to himself,
aud was legally united to him in mar
riage-he being seventy and she
sixty-six years of age. 1t is very
beautiful to such as can understand it.
Year: 1872

Freemasonry is the search after
truth, and that truth is the unity Of
God and the immortality of the soul.
The grand lodge for Spain is to be
soon organized, whence but short
time ago the acknowledged members
of the craft were murdered for their
love to the fraternity.
Year: 1872

IF THE DEMOCRATS NAME CANDIDATE HE WILL


WITHDRAW.


The Washington correspondent of the Spring
field Republican telegraphs that Mr.. Whitelaw
Reid is in that city, and also that


Friends of Mr.. Greeley in Washington who
profess to know his plans and purposes assert
with positiveness that he still adheres to his IA
nous editorial published in the Tribune before
the meeting OF the Cincinnati Convention in
which he pledged the support Of the Tribune to
the nominee Of the Philadelphia Convention, in
case the Democratic Convention should make
straight Democratic nominations They assert
that he has never hesitAted moment in his
purpose to withdraw his name in case the DEM
oorats refuse to take him up.
Year: 1872

The PhilAdelphia Commercial List and Price
Current, which was burned out by the great fire
in the Jayne Building, on Sunday evening of last
week, appeared on saturday,as nsual, in hand
some dress of new material This is courage,
anil lar
Year: 1872

n H :


h The last Hagper'S Weekly concludes
an able editorial on the Democratic
party as follows '". = ~ q III ,i''' q -
1t should therefore be a conclulive
argument with every Republican who
inclines to Cincinnati that it is the last
chance of the Democratic party. 1t is
a favorite axiom with the New York
Tribune that Republicans should ascer-
tain what the enemy wishes them to
.do-and then carefully avoid doing it.
Does the Tribune think that the Dem
oeratic enemy would rather see it going
to Cincinnati or to Philadelphia at


''The Cincinnsti Convention" truly
says the World, "can amount to moth
ing, except so far as it draws away Re-
publican votes from Grant," But not
the most jealous delegate to Cincinnati
snpposes that the nomination there.
should one be made, will command u
majority of the Republican vote. The
alternative offered by the World is
precisely what we mentioned some
weeks ago, Either the Republican par
ty will be so evenly divided that the
Democrats may hopefully nominate a
distinctive Democrat, which nobody
believes, or their only chance of success
Willie in an alliance of the entire OPP
position But of that alliance the Dem-
ocrats would be the chief and controll-
Ing element, and could the movement
succeed, they would appropriate the
triumph. Cincinnati Is therefore the
straw at which the Democratic man.
ayers clutch. It is to dissatisfied Re-
publieans that they turn to offer them a
last chance of recovery. But the fate
of the party is doubtless prefgured by
that Of its proudest and most perfect
,organizationrrTammany Hall. AS
Fammany fell by itsown corruption,
so the party9te which it belonged Is
falling by its own treachery to the
great principles Of liberty and equality.
Twelve years ago, in its pride of power
Year: 1872

and Its contempt of American man.
hood, with one hand it scourged the
slave at the South, and with the other
tried to tear out the free tongue of the
North. And now, but not without
blood and desolatiOn and the sacrifice
of the flower of American youth, the


country is released from the terrible


hold Of the Democratic party, which
has nd hope in the future but in the


Cincinnati, Convention. EiiH5stz --a