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Year: 1871

Tie following anecdote has been
associated with the name Of a we'll
known clergyman's helpmate in the
North of England. The minister
had been entertaining at dinner a
clerical friend from some distance.
The evening was unpropitions, and
the friend was invited by the clergy
man TO remain over night, and lie
accepted the invitation. They
walked together for some time in the
manse gardens. At dusk the minis
ter asked his visitor to step into the
mauae while he would give directions
10 lis man servant 10 get his friends
conveyance ready in the morning.
As the stranger entered the manse,
the ministers wife mistook him for
her husband. in the twilight; she
raised the pulpit Bible. which
Glanced to be on the lobby table,
and bringing the full weight Of it
across the strangers shoulders. eX-
claimed emphatically: lake that,
for asking that ugly wretch to stay
all night
Year: 1871

JUDGE c. A. TWEED and daughter ar rived from Prescott this week and will re- main until after the term of the Supreme Court in next month. Several important cases will come up for review, and liti- gants may rely upon prompt hearing.
Year: 1871

THE election for municipal officers for Tucson comes off next Tuesday. It is highly proper that the voters should look up good men and elect them without any regard to their political views. Every property owner in town is particularly interested. During the next twelve months some action on the survey and patent of the town site will or should be taken, and the necessity of having inteIli- gent, wideawake property owners elected, is too apparent to need argument.
Year: 1871

THE Sisters of St. Joseph's Academy gave their pupils vacation of this week 1; and it is expected that the Public School will be open very soon, as the room is in readiness and teacher daily expected
Year: 1871

The weather-vessel In Distress.


ERIE, Pa, December 6.-The weather
is very cold and it is showing hard.
This is the coolest day of the season.


There is a large schooner off the
peninsula, flying a flag of distress. Her
foremast and mainmast are gone and
her bows are stove in. 1t is believed to
be the James D. Sawyer, which cleared
from Chicago a week ago, loaded with
wheat for Buffalo. The supposltlon is
that the Sawyer had been run into by
some other vessel in the binding snow
storm OF last night. The vessel lays IN
bad shape, with the sea running very
high aud the wind blowing gale. The
bay is frozen up solid and there are no
tugs here of sufficient power to break
through the ice and assist her. 1t is
thought that a tug will be dispatched
from Buffalo to relieve the crew and
draw her off.
Year: 1871

ERIE, December 6.-The vessel before
rer orted off the harbor flying flag OF
distress is not the schooner Sawyer,
that vessel being laid up at Port Huron.
The vessel now turns out to be the Luxe
Forest, Of Chicago, loaded with wheat
and consigned to Buffalo. Great anxiety
is felt for the crew. The weather is
intensely cold and the ice prevents any
aid being rendered them.
Year: 1871

The Wheeling Creek and short Creek


ROutes Compared.
To the Editors of the 1nteligencer:


Referring to the article of Mr.. Camp
bell in the htelHgenrer Of Saturday, |
think it is still exceedingly doubtful
whether the Wheeling creek route to
the Northwest(N is "the way we long
have sought" whether We have
more cause to mourn because we'd
found it not" than we may have for
creating the impression that in that
route we have found it. Let us examine
the two routes:
Year: 1871

SAN DOMINGO. - Following is the addi- 'ional resolution, introduced by Senator Sumner, which was recently voted down in the Senate

 Rssolred, That every sentiment of justice is disturbed by the employment of foreign force in the maintenance of ruler engaged in selling his country, and moral rcpugnance IS increased when 1t is known that the at. tempted sale is in violation of the constitu. tion of the country te he sold that. there fore, the employment of our navy to main tain Baez's usnrped power while attempting to sell his country to the United States, in open violation of the Dominican Constitu- tion, is morally wrong, and any transaction founded upon it must bc null and void

 The sentiment of the country is against the annexation of San Domingo, and it is doubtful if the President and his supporters in the Senate will have the cheek to overlook this sentiment, and bring in more negroes.
Year: 1871

TIE Washington Chronicle thinks "Our condition would be bettered far if we were under an emperor. An imperia! dynasty is Tar preferable to our present Government fouy condition might be, but, tha, of the great majority of the American people would not be, and they are not going to stapd any nearer approach to an imperial government than they have at present. which, majority oi them think, Is altogether too near Again, if you prefer sn imperial government, why not take your carpet-bag, and sail for Ger many or Russia
Year: 1871

A GOOD Illustration of funkeyism in high places is afforded by the King of Saxony. who begins recent letter to the Emperor of Germany in this remarkable style: "Most brilliant, most grand and most powerful En. peror; best friend and very dear cousin and brother: have been imbued with the most profound satisfaction by the honored letter of your Imperial and Royal Majesty, conveyed to me by the envoy of your eminently high Lordship,'
Year: 1871

As we supposed he would do, we find
from the morning papers, the Secretary of
the State Agricultural Fair, furnished aH
the papers with a list of premiums which
had been awarded by the different commit
tees. The list was given to the morning
papers within an hour after we had asked
for them; and if it is any qualification to the
Secretary to know that we were dcbarred
their publication first, we trust he is satis-
fed.


Yesterday afternoon, after the weather
had cleared up, quite crowd visited the
grounds, most of whom were gathered
around the various gambling establishments
unwisely permitted to enter the enclosure
where no such things should exist.


The managers had better at once license
faro dealers and regular gamblers to carry
on their profession, as they are more gen.
teel and certainly more fairly conducted
than those holding sway there now.


1t is shame and disgrace to great
State Fair to have these infamous swindlers
and their establishments attracting the at
tention of large majority of the people on
the grounds, by means Of tempting displays
of money, &c. Let it be stopped at once,
or our fairs will become .eer and by-word,
and will soon be regarded as the endorser
and abettor Of thieves and tricksterS.
Year: 1871

An unknown scoundrel threw a stone
into a crowd of colored people who were
listening to an address from colored
orator, in front of the hose-house, on Mon
day night, knocking down and seriously
iniuring two persons.


Mr.. Edward c. Barnes, who was re-
Gently adjudged a lunatic and sent to the
Western Lunatic Asylum at Staunton, es-
capped from that institution day or two
since, by jumping from q window, and is
now at large.


Typhoid fever is very prevalent on the
river in Bedford county, particularly in the
neighborhood of Big Island, and that it is
more fatal than ever before known.
Year: 1871

A painful and exciting accident happened
TO little boy this afternoon. A number OF
them were engaged in moving some OF The
machinery on the ground, when ono of
them getting his heels fastened in Tie cogs
had them severely crushed, causing him to
cry out with PAIN. His cries were aeonz-
ing, and created an universal sympathy
among the by-standers.
Year: 1871

Some young gentleman of little discretion
approached a lady on the grounds, and
using language Objectionable to her, received
well directed blow from her fist and seye-
raj more effective ones with her parasol.
Served him right.
Year: 1871

There seems to be no department of
the public service which is not marked
by gross mismanagement and neglect
under our present rulers. Nothing else,
however, is to be expected so long as
qualiGcationfor Office is made to consist
alone in fealty to party. tits, never
theless, the duty of public journals to
publish every case of mismanagemeut
and neglect on the part of officials
coming under their observation, in the
hope that the authorities may thus be
shamed into the performance of duty.


We are in receipt of letter from a
friend residing in Rusk, Texas, in which
he says, that elf, perchance, single
paper gets in the back mail, as the No.
3 of the STATESMAN did, it has chance
to come through in one week, but not
so with larger packages; for at each
office, that is at county seats, the entire
paper mail has to lie over for two days.
Say two days at Huntsville, two at
Crockett, two at Rusk, two at Hender-
son, causing an unnecessary delay of
ten days in one hundred and twenty
five miles. It is not uncommon for
Austin papers to reach here from twenty
to thirty days after publication-some-
times longer !" .1..
Year: 1871

The Legislature meets on next Tues
day. We know of no important public
business demanding the attention Of
this body. unless it be to make provi-
sion for the election of a new Legisla-
ture, the repeal or modification of the
tax and election laws, and the impeach-
ment of Governor Davis. We hope
the members will recognize the neces.
sity of prompt attention to some Of
these matters, and by comforting with
the members of the Taxpayers Con.
vention, to meet in this city on the 22d
inst, some satisfactory arrangement
will be made by which the people may
be relieved, to some extent, at least, oI
the oppressive taxation now imposed
upon them.


As to the impeachment of Governor
Davis, we can only say that any man
who will undertake that measure will
entitle himself to a crown of unfading
glory and the everlasting gratitude Of
a once free people.
Year: 1871

Judge Oliver is the only judge in
the State who is degrading the judicial
ermine by running about the State
making Radical speeches. He is very
amusing, if not instructive.


Read what the Waco Examiner says
about his speech at Groesbeck:


ave are told that while he was engaged
in one of his harrangues in Groesbeck, in
his own inimitable style, and with usual
vehemence and ardor, after having attributed
all existing evils real and imaginary, to the
Democratic party, he inquired 'And now,
fellow~citizens, what has the Republican party
done for Texas p


ga voice Immediately answered: 'SIuie,
sir, every dollar they could get and are now
waiting for the school tax to be collected that
they may steal more


Wrath, like a thunder cloud, rose on the
Judicial orators brow, and forgetting that he
had adjourned his court for a few days al
Waco, and imagining that his official dignity
had been invaded, he called out 'Mr. Clerk
enter a fine of one hundred dollars against
that man Mr.. Sheriff l want you to see thai
the man is kept under arrest till the fine i:
paid


st is supposed that the Judges mistake
was ve.y natural one, as the speech he was
delivering was the charge he had delivered
to the Grand Jury, few days before, Al
Waco.
Year: 1871

Why can we not organize Demo>
cratic club in Austin ? The Democ-
racy of Galveston and other cities are
thoroughly organized. They have a
fine hall as Democratic headquarters,
and hold meetings two or three times
a week. These meetings are iRvalua-
Bile as party aids, serving to infuSe
vitality, energy and harmony into tie
mass of the people. Let some of onr
friends undertake the work of estab
fishing a Democratic headquarters in
this city. It can be done with little
trouble, and we hope to see the move
ment inaugurated at once. The Radi
calls already have such a place of as
semblage. We should not permit our
selves to fall behind them. Who will
take the matter in hand?
Year: 1871

"T," correspondent of the Colora-
do Citizen, says:


Our quondsm registrar, Rev. L. Green, has
seen fit to resign on the eve of the commence
ment of registration it is believed by many
with view to throwing every possible obsta-
Gle in the way of registration of citizens
and holding an election in this county.


The citizens have petitioned the Governor
to appoint another registrar, but it would not
surprise US at all if he does not acceed to our
request in time.


Complaints of this character have
been received from many sections ol
the State. In number of counties
no registrars have ever been appointed
Registration commences on next Tues
day, and it is now too late to fill va
cancies.


Can it be possible that our State
authorities have heen designedly guilty
of this shameful neglect to carry out
the law? With daily and hourly pro
fessions from the Governor of deter
mination to give the people "fair anC
impartial election, can it be that un
blushing, infamous treachery is TO b'
the only rule of action? We believe
this failure to appoint registrars br
an outrageous fraud, designed to chea
the honest masses out of their votes
and we ask some of our friends to ex
anime into the record of appointments S
on file, we presume, in the Office o
the Secretary of State.
Year: 1871

ave learn that our friend, Joe Walker,
lately advised one of our speakers who had
formerly served in the Confederate army, but,
like Lonstreet and many another noble son
of the South, saw his errors and became an
earnest and effective Republican, to abandon
the campaign, and promised him that in
that event the Democracy would condone
his past political offenses and receive him
into the fold like a forgiven p:o6igal. But
the Republican informed Joey, the child like
and bland, that neither he nor the country
had any use for the spurious Democracy; that
they had their little turn of rule and power
up to 1865, and never would they, with his
consent, repeat the dire Journal.


Mr.. Trigg, appointee of Gov Davis
as District Attorney of this Judicial
District, expresses his regretand morti-
fcation at the publication of the above,
and proffers his written certificate that
no offer was made him of position,
Office or emolument, in the event he
would act with the Democratic party.


Mr. Walker has no disposition to
repeat the remarks of Mr.. Trigg touch
ing the measures advocated by the
Radical party, for the reason that the
conversation was between themselves,
and expressly stated to be of private
character
Year: 1871

The paper containing the circular of
John Hancock to the voters as can
didate for Congress, against P. Fl.
Bell in 1855, was furnished to the
State Journal on the 9th inst, by a
Democrat, and the above reward
claimed, notice of which had been
kept standing in that paper for many
issues. The Democrat proposed to
forego the reward, provided the State
Journal would publish said circular
one time in its daily and one timein the
weekly. The paper was received, no
money paid. The publication was made
once in the daily-but it does not ap-
pear in the following weekly-thus
clearly avoiding their implied contract
to publish as required, instead of pay
ing the reward.


Gentlemen of the Journal, that will
not do. You are bound to publish
said circular in your weekly or falsify
your word, and then not relieve your
selves from the payment of the money.
Fools that you were and are, to publish
document that cuts your own throats!
Year: 1871

The Democracy are sending out in the
various counties catechists, who visit every
voter, register his name in book, and make
inquiry as to his politics. We urge upon all
citizens thus visited to make record of the
names of the parties engaged in this inquisr
itorial search, and send said names to US
Journal.


We urge upon all citizens engaged
in this good work to continue the same,
so long as they may please. The for
eign adventurers now in power are
using all possible means, threats and
intimidation, TO deprive you of your
rights as freeman.


You have a perfect right to record
the political preferences of every voter
in the country, if he chooses to make
them known, and no power on Garth
not even the despot Davis-can take it
from you.
Year: 1871

A gentleman who accompanied
Judge Hancock on his late tour through
the west, informs us that, from all he
could gather from free and familiar
intercourse with majority of the peo-
pie, it is fair to assert that Degener
will not carry a single county in the
District. Davis and his followers are
execrated and despised in every locality.
Had Degener not endorsed the State
administration, he might have stood
some chance; but this is load greater
than his narrow shoulders can bear.
Political excitement is SO great that
many. Democrats living in the neigh
borhood of La Sale express the
determination to ride one hundred miles,
in order to register and vote.
Year: 1871

From despatch received by the San
Antonio Herald on yesterday, we learn
that Mr.. McLemOre, the delegate from
Galveston, sent by the citizens Of that
city to present to Governor Davis the
protest against the election Order
reports favorabIy, and says that the
Governor will modify or repeal said
order. We hope this news may be
true; and if so, the Governor shows
himself to be possessed of more wisdom
than we had given him credit for.
Year: 1871

The Galveston News will shortly
issue campaign document, in the form
of pamphlet of nearly forty octave
pages, containing the full proceedings
of the mass meeting held at Turner'S
Hall on the 18th ult., showing the
enormily of the Governors Election
Circular and the system of taxation
that now threatens the ruin of the
country. Every Democrat should be
provided with copy.
Year: 1871

The law providing against the inti-
midation of voters is being met on the
part of the spurious democracy with a
scheme, which will practically annul the
order, unless it is energetically copn-
teracted. d.-Journal.


In this case Gov. Davis is the guilty
party-nOt the Spurious democracy"
His election order is a clear violation
Of the law providing against the in
timidation of voters" He is the first
man in Texas to violate that law, and
should be made to suffer its penalty.
Year: 1871

EXTRACT FROM THE ELECTION Law
Upon the close of the polls on the
last day of election, the judges shall
proceed to COUNT THE BALLOTS IN TIE
PRESENCE OF THE REGISTRAR AND TWO
CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY,


The Governor says lie desires a FAIR
election. Will he have the FAIRNESS
to see that one of these two citizens
shall not be an INSCRIPTIONS partisanH
Year: 1871

We had the pleasure of a call this
morning from Capt. j. w. Lane, men,
ber from Dallas county. The Captain
represents everything as fourishing in
his section of the country, and thinks
that the Democracy are ready to give
the Radicals such Bnll Run defeat
as will send them bowling to Washing
ton city, as in former times, crying for
help.
Year: 1871

Who is the Hon. Edward Degener ?
Ask him about his powder and lead
business during the war, his cotton
speculations, his atheism, free loveism
and his vote against general amnes-
ty. This is the only vote we ever
heard of his giving on any question,
and in this case he performed the very
remarkable feat of voting against his
own proposition.
Year: 1871

APPoRrIoNaENT OF SCHOOL FUNDS.
following circular from the Board of Edti-
cation of the State will be found of interest.
The apportionment Of school funds Is COM
plete for the years 1S70-'71, 1S71-'72:
OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT PUB. INsTR'N,1


RICHMOND, VA, Oct. 8, 1871. :
To County Supertnteadents, Boards of T,.us-


tees, and County Treasurcrs


In the table given below will be found
one column containing amounts nppor-
toned from the revenue of 1870, and an
other containing amounts from the revenue
OF 1871, These amounts must be kept scpd-
rate OH the treasurer s books, and be used
Only for: the payment of expenses for the
years to which they respectively belong.
Let this be particularly observed.,n.i
At first view it would seem proper to use
the income of the new year for discharging
the debts of the old, so far as might be
necessary but inasmuch as the authority
to do this is doubtful, the Board OF EdIca-
tion fOrbids all mixing of the funds OF the
different years until the Legislature en-
presses its mind upon the subject, which it
i'll be asked to do in December.


There will probably be az much surplus
returned from some counties as will nuke
UP the deficit in others, SO that there may
be no difficulty in obtaining leave from the
Legislature to allow the liberty, which will
be desired by some counties, OF drawing
upon the new funds to make up The de-
ficicucies of the last year. But this must
not be done ut present, even by borrowing
from the new.


The Legislature meets within sixty days,
and there will be more money coming III
for last year; 50 that by the exercise Oh
faith and patience all difficulties may yet be
overcome. ..t..r- s&-i
1t will not be proper for boards of trus-
tees to divide any more OF the State or
county money among teachers than Inc
sums specified in the contracts. Any con-
ditiOns with regard to the wages of teach
ers should be expressed In writing by inter
lining the contract before signing. If
this is neglected, there is not only liability
to misunderstanding, but there Is danger
that the clerks papers will not correspond
with the trc.surer's-a state of things which
never looks well even when nothing wrong
has been designed.


County superintendents who divide funds
on the basis of population need not send
their apportionments here, but may con-
slider them approved. Let all remember
that the funds Of the present year must
always be divided among the districts
strictly on the basis of populaton, and
each diStrlbutive share of the funds per-
tanning to the current year, whether State
or county, is to be placed to the credit OF
the district entitled by population TO re-
ceiye it, without regard to its compliance
or noncompliance with the regulations,
and is not to be used by other dlslric,s, but
to remain idle until the district becomes
entitled to draw on the funds, or in default
of that, to be returned to the treasury ut
the end Of the year for redistribution.
In those counties in which there are no
arTcarages payable out of the State money
trcasurers should not draw the quotas
| assigned to their counties, and thus save
unnecessary trouble.
Year: 1871

A TELEGRAPH SCuOOL.-lt Will be seen
by advertisement that two accomplished
and experienced telcsraphers propose to
open Il school OF tclcgraphy in this city. 1t
is good idea. No profession affords so
fair Il remuneration for so short an appren-
tieeship. An acquaintance of the writer Of
this paragraph secured Il 5000 situation
after only three months tuition, and is now
getting double that amount per annum.
Every year the number of miles of tele-
graph wire in this country is greatly in
creased, and the demand for good opera
tors is Proportonatcly greater. In almost
every large city in the United States there
are telegraph schools for young men and
young. women, and application alone IS
needed to acquire the art. We may add
that ladies' find telegraphing light and
profitable business.
Year: 1871

SPECIAL NOTICE. TO THE LADIES OF VIRGIL
MA AND THE SOUTHERN STATEs.-R. FERRAN-
DIM Office, a2l Broad street; branch, s.l Broad
stfeet-ls prepared to supply the public with large
variety OF real and imitation hair goods, and can
guarantee what he sells to be the latest and most
fashionable styles, 10 per cent. cheaper than
any other frst-class hair-dealer In any northern
state, as such hair goods as are manufactured In
| tue North and sold by the Richmond merchants


are OF The most inferior quality and the most com.
mon work.


Encourage home manufacture, and you will bs


convinced Of the difference In the quality of goods


and prices. All orders promptly filled from any
part OF the country
Year: 1871

USE FOR CHURCH HILL DIRT.-1f Main
street were tunnclled under Libby's Hill
and the earth thrown into BlOody-Run
gully an easy grade might be obtained up
the slope of Chimborazo, making the ap-
Droach to that locality much nearer than
the present route, by way of Marshall
street. When this pl.teall shall have been
selected as the public park for the eastern
portion of the city public convenience will
demand that this shorter thoroughiare be
huiit
Year: 1871

REPAIRING THE STATIoN-H oUsE.-The
work of repairing the first police station
house has begun in earnest. Last night
there was only one arrest reported there,
and he drunk and unable to take care OF