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Year: 1872

Renewal of Threatening Appearances


In France.


The uncertainty of the situation in coun-
try constituted in political sentiment as France
now is finds melancholy evidence in our cable
dispatches from Paris Of yesterday. The ma
jority with which President Theirs assured
to himself and France the continuance
Of the Republic, with him at the head, would
seem endangered by the result of q vote sprung
in heated discussion on the Assembly. 1t
amounts to majority Of six against the gov
ernment but it is worth observing that the
number of members voting proves that
there were eighty-nine less present than at
the great sitting Of Friday. The monarchists,
in moment of blind folly, would seem to be
endeavoring to make it impossible for M.
Thiers to hold his position. They are in this
being made the victims of the Bona
partists to draw the chestnuts out of the fire,
to be devoured themselves along with the
chestnuts. In one hundred years the mon
archy in France has never deserved good
word. Whatever sporadic good inten-
tions may have been terminated in the
breasts Of the sovereigns, their supporters
have ever merited the scorn which the world
has crystallized in an epigram-''They never
forget and never learn anything" They
never forget the fiction Of divine right to
rule and rob, and they do not learn from
an age that is placing their cause further
and further among the exploded myths Of
long ago. If there is trouble in Paris the
Gambetta, may be the day after imploring
mercy from the mob.
Year: 1872

The STORM ON THE COAST OF New BRUINS
WICK, of which we in New York have felt the
proof that it extended along the entire dis
lance between, has been fruitful of much
sorrow and loss. The HERALD special reports
from st. John exhibit a long catalogue of
shipping disasters. Eleven vessels have been
either wrecked or injured on the shore. and
intense anxiety is felt for those vessels which
were known to be at SEQ at the time and
yithia sweep Of The storm. The force Of The
Year: 1872

the Tribune of late years. With the death of
Mr.. Greeley that journal must necessarily be
reorganized upon the rule Of impersonal jour-
nalism. And We speak from the results OF
experience in giving it as our opinion that
this is the true system for great daily jour
nal, and the road to the highest success for


'the age We live in," with its enlarged and
still widening telegraphic facilities.


The HERALD, the Tribune and the Times,
with the loss to each of its founder and
builder, have all lost their character as per-
sonal journals; but they are each established
on that solid foundation of success which in
vites them to this new departure of impersonal
and independent journalism, SO distinctly out
lined by Mr. Greeley on his return, the other
day. from that s'other line of business" to the
conduct of the Tribune. There is enough, too,
in the example, the system and the policy OF
the founders of each of these journals to guide
their successors in Office, Independently OF
that personal journalism which has at length
for us been overreached by the telegraph In
conclusion, let the Tribune continue to exhibit
that spirit of energy independence and enter
prise, and that world-embracing spirit OF
Christian philanthropy and ''peace and good
will to men" which so eminently distinguished
its deceased editor, and it will continue to
maintain the substantial reputation given it
by the genius and the labor Of love bestowed
upon it by Horace Greeley.
Year: 1872

The WEEK IN WALL STREET closed quiet,
~ if spectators were awaiting the doings of
Congress before entering on any fresh North
western enterprises. Gold was steady, and its
frmness disappointed those who looked for
greater decline after the reduction of the Bank
Of England rate Of discount. The bank state
ment was good one and promises more
satisfactory condition Of the money market
Year: 1872

WINTER FASHIONS. Now that the earth is
draped in the first white mantle of Winter,
and q chilling blast and nipping frost remind
the fair promenader on Broadway that the
time has come for change Of toilet, and a
decided one at that it may be useful to anti
cipate the wonders of the holidays, SO near at
hand, and to give few suggestions on what
to wear and how to wear it. American ladies
may be congratulated now on the eminently
practical character of their ideas of dress, and
on having emancipated themselves so COM
pletely from the extravagances Of Partisan
models. The latter they leave entirely to
actresses nowadays, and for themselves they
select only what is graceful and becoming.
There are no narrow lines at present for
lady's choice Of toilet, but an endless variety
of styles. In another column we give few
ideas suggested by stroll through the prin-
cipal haunts Of fashion. The season is not
sufficiently advanced for the modistes to be
prepared with their full Winter stock but in
week or two more the ladies may expect
revelation of holiday styles that will not dis
appoint even the most sanguine mind.
Year: 1872




more broadly developed than under the
old party dominion of Blair, Richie
and Crosswell. The Tribune became the
organ Of Mr.. Greeley. He was the
Tribune and the Tribune was Greeley He
possessed those strong intellectual qualities,
that marked individuality of character, those
Distinguishing and popular eccentricities
which made the Tribune, and which, whatever
the notifications, are indispensable to the sue
cess of personal journal. To similar causes
are due the success of the HERALD Indeed,
such has been the partiality of the Amer
ican people for those exceptional intellects
capable Of impressing themselves upon the
public mind in everything they discuss, that
Parson Brownlow, at the head of small weekly
paper in the mountains of Tennessee, brought
it into general notice and for it an unexpected
success. Nor is this new thing, nor is it
limited to this country; for in England, Cob
bett, in his day, and in France under the late
Empire, Rochefort was marked success in
personal journalism From similar striking
individualities Dickens, SO successful as a
novelist, would doubtless have been equally
successful as the writer of the distinguishing
editorials Of q newspaper.


But with the extension Of the facilities of
the telegraph our metropolitan newspapers
are inevitably tending to that impersonal
journalism which is most fully represented by
the London Times. The news from the four
quarters of the globe, which is now gathered
for daily metropolitan paper, embraces SC
many subjects for editorial discussion that O
number of competent writers are required to
cover it. Hence the disappearance more and
| more, Of that marked individuality, ovon o.
Year: 1872

This is from the Washington Republican,


Upon the petition of several of the large
tobacco manufacturers to be allowed to use
a hand-stamp to imprint their respective
names upon registered tobacco stamps as a
part OF the cancellation thereof instead of
writing such names, the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue so far modifes aragraph
marked IL under the head of "moie of
cancellation" Of regulations, series six,
No 8, as to allow manufacturer to use a
hand stamp for stamping or printing his or
his firms name upon registered tobacco
stamps as a part Of the cancellation instead
of writing such names with a pen. Such
stamps will he required to be so made as to
give fac-simile impression of the hand
writing of the manufacturer Of his own or
his firms name as written in his or their or
dinary business transactions. Any person
or firm manufacturing tobacco who may be
desirous of using such a handstamp will
make direct application to the commissioner
for special permit so to do, presenting at
the same time samples of the fac-simile i'm
pressiOns proposed TO be used, while sam
pies will be kept on file in the office Of the
commissioner, with the applications and
list Of names of the manufacturers to whom
such permits have been given.
Year: 1872

It will be interesting to note tha movements OF
the retiring board OF State officials in South Caro-
lima. Columbia correspondents say that these
gentlemen are all rich and can afford to retire ~
their gains. They went South poor; will they
come back to enjoy their ll-gotten fortunesF And,
after these dsperse, shall witness the incoming
Of a new corps Of officials whose antecedents are
not altogether favorable to hopeful future.
Year: 1872

We find in several papers the account
Of successful experience in capturing
cut worms. BY accident a gentleman
found three or four Of these pests under
small board which had been left by tho
children on a sweet potato hill Acting
upon this hint he placed some large chips
etc, all through the patch, and trapped
the worms By hundreds The chips mus,
be lifted early in the merning. and in
very warm weather again about noon. A
little care for few days will clear the
garden.
Year: 1872

Several years ago worthy citizen
Of the United States who had been
elected to the Office of President saw fit
to call to his assistance as Secretary of
the Navy landsman from the interior
of North Carolina. This gentleman's s
ideas of cock-fghting, duelling, and
chivalry were much more definite and
distinct than his knowledge of ships


An enterprising merchant of this city
took a magnificent steamer down to
Washington to show her. He invited
the Secretary of the Navy, with a dis
tinguished party, to visit the ship.
they accepted the invitation. The
Secretsrv came down, evidently con-
scious OF his high official and personal
Importance. As hc stepped on board,
the instant his foot touched the deck,
he exclaimed:


"My--, you, she is hollow -


He had always labored under the
that the hulls of vessels were
solid. .-.


The present condition of things is
much more calculated to call forth
heartfelt ejaculation; for now it is the
Secretary himself who is morally hollow
and rotten to the core.-N. Y. Sun.
Year: 1872

"Well, stranger, | want to see the
president"


"Do you want an Office? If you do,
you must see Conkling."


'Don't want no Office"


"Do you want an order on the New
York custom house for job?"


Don't want that neither. What I
want is little secret between Polly
and me-Polly's my wife,


eyes, and it's putty big thing,
can tell YOU"


"Well, l have no wish to pry into
family secrets. I will point out the
house when we reach it. It stands
back in yard, with a scarecrow in
front to keep the oflice-seekers from the
Presidents garden sass. You 90 the
front door and ring-no, kick on it, and
a man will open it. That is not the
president; but he will show you to a
room where you will find small man
attached to big nose. That is not
the president, although he thinks he is.
Nosey will ask you for card. Don't
give him deck; he only wants your
name on slip Of paper to send to the
president. Then nosey will say, "sSit
down You needn't be in hurry to
do that; you will have plenty of time.
After staying an hour you will be told
that the president is seeing senator's.
If you look sharp you can see them.
They will come in with their ebenezers
elevated as if they smelled bad smell.
Then you will be told that the cabinet
is in session-to come again next day.
The next day you will be put through
the same performance, and the next,
and so on for q week, and then the door
viii! be thrown open and you will have
the privilege of seeing LIS excellency
smoke and say nothing fos ten minutes.


"Great thunder! Poll, let us take
our present and 60 home.''


"Present! you don't mean to say
you have present for the president %


"Yes, we have. Fact is we have





stuffed goose-the biggest goose that
ever walked. Its perfect natural GU
riosity, that goose, and Polly and l de-
termined to fetch that goose and our
daughters on and give it to the presi-
dent"


"No express charges on it?''


"Not a charge; there it is, the big
gest natural curiosity of a goose


''My friend, kick at the front door;
say present from the PRESIDENT and
you'll see him in three minutes, and
before yon got home, you'll be post
master"
Year: 1872

The Philadelphia Post, republican
paper, on the morning after the nomi-
nation of Grant, in lengthy editorial,
repudiated the ticket. We quote the
reasons therefor:


"An issue that cannot be evadel is
now formally presented to the republi-
can party, 50 far as republicans are
concerned. The preliminary prcsidcn-
tial campaign is ended, and they must
choose between Horace Greeley and
Ulysses S. Grant. Our choice is
Horace Greeley. 1t has not been
made in haste. Against hope we have
waited the action Of the Philadelphia
convention, giving it the benefit of the
doubt that it light represent the wish
cs of so many earnest republicans, and
nominate for the presidency man
upon whom the whole party would unite.
This would have been the event had
the convention been chosen by the peo-
pie. But the people had very little to
do with it, 1t was the creation of the
administration, the expression Of the
presidents will, and in our deliberate
opinion an insult to American manhood
and independence. We can not sup
port Gen. Grant, tor we do not believe
him fit to be president of the United
States. He was originally elected as a
political necessity, as military hero,
and the nation took on trust the assur-
ances of his civil capacity. These as
surances have not been justified.
Year: 1872

Tom Settle, the President Of the
Philadelphia Convention, is represented
by the Grant papers as have been Min
lister to Peru. The fact is that Grant
appointed him to that position, that he
drew his ten thousand dollars salary and
then resigned, without ever leaving the
United States. It is supposed that
this ten thousand dollars of the people 8
money had something to do with Set
ties appearance at the Convention as a
Grant delegate. There is no telling
how many ten thousand dollar del
esates there were at that conyen-
tion.
Year: 1872

When we consider what an intricat,


system Of defiance to all known physio


logical laws woman's dress has be-


come; the tender age at which this de-


fiance begins, and the relentless press


ure of it upon the formative and the


recuperative energies of the constitu


tion the murderous thinness and scan
tiness of her underdress; the effect O.


the absence of flannels, and tie custom
of bearing the ueck and arms, upon the
sensitive tissues Of the lungs and heart;
the cheek to all even circulation of the
blood and healthy condition Of the skin
inflicted by the imperfect and COM
pressed covering of her feet and hands;
the. unhealthy heat of the head, conse-
quent on the manner in which custom
requires her to collect her hair into a
wad Of padding at the base of the brain;
the clasp Of rack of steel and whale
bone about all the vital organs of the
body the straight-jacket snap with
which the seams of her dress meet
about her shoulders, arms and chest;
the results inevitable upon making the
hips the pivot upon which her heavy
clothing is hung, and the fulcrum upon
which all the motions Of her body must
swing in walking--if, indeed, we apply
that term to the infantile toddIe with
which women are driven to get about
the world; above all, the unreasonable
and cruel custom which compels her to
drop heavy skirts about her lower limbs
and feet, thus endangcring her life on
all occasions, her health on any but a
dry simmer day and her self-relialce
forever; when we consider the extent
to which the common occupations of
woman deprive her Of the open air, Of
exercise, Of change of scene, of ac-
quaintance with the world; of the extent
to which they are adapted to produce
all the varieties Of sedentary disease;
when we consider the unlimited inAu-
ence of the mind upon the body, Of
happiness upon health, and the brood
.ng morbidness and acute suffering
which the lives of women so largely in
duce in them-shall we find it matter
of surprise that women as a race are
diseased and feeble, and are bcstowing
upon the world future legacy of dis
eased and feeble children? Shall we
wrap this ruined creature away in a
shawl to die, and say, with sorrowful
assurance Behold woman as God
made her?''


Woman as God made her! As man
and the devil and her own cowardice
have made her! God never made
such women as are cradling the next
generation in this land today. Side by
side with ''female illiteracy," female
feeblencss is running race among us.
Neglected brains and tortured bodies
are working their own way upon our
actual and possible mothers. Thought
full physicians are perplexed and alarm
ed. We are a beautiful, useful and
elevated order Of animals; the world
has done the right thing by us; it has
stalled and fed us it has petted and
praised us; who can complain. Eliza
beth Stnart Phelps.
Year: 1872

Notwithstanding the high price OF
composition, and the pressure upon our
columns, We make room for Grants
latest and greatest speech, delivered
two or three days ago to the Homepa-
thic doctors. Here it is:


I am thankful to you for your kind
ness, and also to all the members Of your
profession. Of course, | know nothing
of homeopathy, but recognize the
fact that we may learn something in
the future and may find something that
is better than We had in the past.
return thanks for this visit.


Where is the man who said that ora.
tory was on the wane in America? Let
him be secured and put in a straigh,
jacket at once.
Year: 1872

The New Hampshire result will help the Pas
sive Policy movement, because it indicates that
the Democracy, on a strict party platform, are
still in the minority. Hence some other plan to
secure success must be taken.
Year: 1872

A CANNON THAT WILL Throw A FIVE
Ton BALL.--A new idea for heavy ordnance
is proposed BY Bessemere, the inventor of the
cheap process of making STEEL Instead of
setting fire to all the powder in his gun at
once, he divides his charge into different cells
and explodes them successfully, all going off
before the ball leaves the gun, and each Civ
ing it new impulse. He wants now to make
cannon twenty yards long, with bore of
thirty inches aud walls eight inches thick,
and with this he will fire shell weighing five
tons. Such projectile striking any existing
iroD-clad ship in the hull, near the water line,
would sink her at the first pop. and would
seriously damage our strongest Notifications.
Year: 1872

GOLDEN WoRDs.--Let us take care how
we speak of those who have fallen on life's
field. Help them up, do not heap scorn upon
them. We did not see, nor do we know the
origin OF the conflict We do not know the
scars, but We should bear in mind EDO unto
Year: 1872

REDDING-We understand that work
will be commenced on several buildings at
Redding within the next ten days. There
is no doubt but that the Company have
selected the place as the site for an exten
sive depot, round house, turn table, and
repair shop, and if water cannot be pro
cured by digging wells, it is probable that
works will be erected to hoist supply from
the river While some think that the
Canon Bottom would have been better
and more beautiful place for town, it ap.
pears to be generally conceded that Red
ding is the most healthy locality.
Year: 1872

FALSE REPokT.-The report circulated
about town that one of our citizens recent
" gave an Indian woman a thrashing from
the effects of which she died. is false. An
investigation of the matter shows that the
citizen aforesaid did not strike or touch
the Indian. and this fact is testified to by
parties present at the time the whipping
was alledged to have taken place.
Year: 1872

RAILRoAD.-The track is laid and con-
struction trains run to Clear Greek The
road will be graded from Clear Creek to
the upper end of the site of Redding by
this evening


On Thursday evening the well at Red
ding was down fourteen feet.
Year: 1872

HOUSE,. W AsHrESToN, March l.


Mr.. Beatty, from the committee on
printing, gave notice of bill provid-
ing for the publication Of congress
sionaI reports.


A bill for the extension Of the Wis
consin railroad land grant came up,
and a great deal of f1libustering en-.
sued thereon.


An amendment was offered that a
proviso be inserted that only Ameri-
can iron be used on the road.


There was considerable debate and
short, flibustering speeches involv-
ing tariff and protection as a side
issue, the question being references of
the bill, with instructions to the pub
lie lands committee to report any
time next week, after Monday, and
hat the bill, when reported, shall be
open to debate and amendments.


The instructions are that the bill
shall be amended so as 20 grant to the
State of Wisconsin all the land which
would enure to the Northern Pacific
Railroad company under the existing
laws by any location Of its road, If
this grant were not renewed, and to
limit the grant to such legislation as
might be taken by the Northern
Pacific railroad; also, provi ling that
the act shall not be construed TO en-
large the grant of land to the Northern
Pacific Railroad company, or to
authorize the company to select lands
elsewhere in lieu of any lands speci-
fed in this bill; also, that the extent
of this grant shall be determined by
the secretary of the interior and the
attorney general; also, that coal lands
be excluded from the grant.


The senate amendment to the bill
removing the stamp duty on canned
fruits, etc, was cOncurred in. The
bill goes to the President.


The bill passed for a more effective
system Of quarantine in the Southern
and Cult ports, and authorizing a de-
ts1 OF army surgeons to confer with
the local authorities on the subject.


The house then went into committee
of the whole on the deficiency appro-
priatiOn bill. There was considerable
discussion in the progress of the bill,
principally on the Improvement and
extension Of the capital grounds aid
on the utility and cost of the storm
signal service. So much was said in
favor of the signal service that Mr..
Farnsworth, who made an antagon-
istic amendment, Withdrew it, re-
marking that babies will soon be
weaned by these signals"


The committee rose without dispos-
ing of the bill.


Mr.. Banks offered a resolution
authorizing the speaker to extend an
invitation to the Japanese Embassy to
visitthe house of representatives at
such time as should convenient to the
Embassy and consistent with public
business. Agreed to.


The house then adjourned until to.
morrow, when the session will be for
general debate onlv.
Year: 1872

THE OTTER VICTIMS.


We have Intentionally ailuded to
'rs ~rn &c ~, all8 TIE SOrrOWing
l.l d, IA eHd child beg us to mention
none others, as they would shield his
other victims from the sorrow which
has almost crushed their hearts. Suf-
fee it to say there were other children
whom he held in the same wicked
snare, who visited the housas named
with him, and who were bound by
like oaths not to divulge the secret.
They fortunately have not been
brought TO the public gaze, but out
ragged parents would have taken the
life Of the villain If he had not precipi-
lately left the city.


SENTIMENT OF HIS CHURCH.


The Rev. DR.. Munsey, In his SER
mon yesterday at Central church,
while not alludi1g directly to this
terrible affair, left no room in the
minds Of his hearers that his whole
discourse was based upon it. It was
the children of st. Paul's church that
had been corrupted by this villain, and
it Was ne who, after listening to his
prOtestatiOns OF innocence, with his
Aduu 0Buu TIC 0tDAcf CudA <N4 nOEAC
to him his guilt, and ordered DR.. Hus
ten to yield up his license and fly from
the wrath which his conduct had ava
kened. Those who listened to him
we're under no uncertainty as TO his
conviction of the guilt of the accused
His language was emphatic and strong
against those who play the bypOcrite
and use the livery OF Christ TO serve
the devil and minister to their own
passions.


PAST HISTORY.


There seems to be bat little known
of Rev. DR. Huston previous to his
coming to Baltimore, He was once
an Inherent Methodist preacher in
Virginia, and afterWaTd the editor OF
a religious journal il Nashville, Ten
nessee. The paper which he conducted
was called the Home Circle, and was
intended to teach religion and virtue
and purity at the freside.


From Tennessee he went to Ken
lucky, and it is said that he left that
State under q cloud, although he came
to Baltimore with regular credentials
from the Kentucky conference. He
was man of fair ability, pleasant adj
dress and agreeable presence.