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Year: 1870

TIE DAVENPORT EXHIBITION
ally the same performances were gone through
with last night at Platt's Hall as on the pre-
vious night by the Davenport Brothers.
The committee from the audience to examine
and report on the proceedings were Supervis-
or Ashbury and Judge Cope. with the aid of
Captain Roberts and one or two others used
to tying sailor knots. The most wonderful
part of the affair was in the dark seance,
when the coat of one Of the pavenports was
suddenly saatched off his back and thrown
into the air, alighting among the spectators,
while his hands were firmly tied behind him
with cords and seal put on tie knot; and
again. when Mr.. Ashbury and Judge Cope
were seated around the table. with their hands
holding fast to those of Davenport and their feet
on his, the guitar was distinctly pleyed while
rising in the air and ascending nearly to the
ceiling, giving rap on the head OF Mr.. Ash
bury in passing, who ordered the same to go
up higher and higher Altogether, the wnoie
performance was very remarkable. and wholly
inezplicable Oh any method or principle sp-
parent to the spectators. Bulletin.
Year: 1870

The People oftse State Of California, rep
resented IN the Senate and assembly do enact
as follows:


WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors Of Tu-
olumne County have heretofore levied the
amount of sixty cents upon each one hundred
dollars of the taxable property of said county
for General County Fund. And whereas
the tax so levied and collected has heretofore.
and for the last six years and more been ap-
piled to the redemption of outstanding war
rants against said county in the order of their
registration, and whereas, 4 question has
arisen as to the legality of said payment, and
whereas, the Treasurer of said Tuolumne
County refuses to apply the money collect
ed for the fiscal year of 1869 and 1870 to the
redemption of warrants against said county
in the order of their registration. 1t is en-
acted as follows:


SEC. |. The Treasurer of Tuolumne Coun-
ty is hereby authorized and directed to pay
the amount of money now in the Treasury as
well as that which may hereafter be collect
ed. upon the tax levied by the Supervisors of
said county, March 4th. A. D. 1869, of sixty
cents on each one hundred dollars of the tax
able property of said county, denominated in
said levy General County Fund" to the
liquidation and redemption of the outstanding
warrants against said Tuolumne County, in
the order of their registration, if presented
within thirty days after the publication of
notice in some newspaper of said county,
that money is in the Treasury for the redemp-
ton of said warrants. giving the number and
dates thereof. and if not presented fer re-
dempton within said thirty days, then the
amount to be applied TO the payment of the
warrant or warrants next in order of regis
tration. Said warrants so advertised and
not presented for redemption shalt cease to
bear interest after the expiration of said tLir-
ty days.
Year: 1870

bf ALlCE CAM.
o for the life of q Gipsy.


A strong armed. barefoot girl;
And TO have the wind for waiting maid
To keep my hair in curl;
To bring me scent of the violet,
Aud the red rose and the pine:
And at night to spread my grassy ped
All wouldn't il be divine,
for the life of a Gypsy.


So gloriousiy free
Through the world To roam. anu 10 ilnd nome
Meath every greenwood tree;
To milk my COW in the meadow.
Wherever she CHANGED TO stand;
And to have my cornfeds planted
By every lad in the land
o for the life of Gpsy.


With the dew to fringe my gown:
And TO have the sun for sweet heart
To come and kiss ME brown;
To take each little chubby cheek
That chose and call her mine.
And teach her 10 tramp from camp 10 camp
ALI wouldn't il be deyine,
0 for the life of Gipsy!


To lie in tie lazy shade;
And to predict sweet fairings
To all the village maids
To give them caps of pretty flowers,
And shawls Of wool 80 white,
And troops of lovers to sing them songs,
At their window panes at night.
. for the life of Gipsy


To hunt the hare for play;
And to take my trap my shoulder
And HE away and away
Away to the tents by the water.
When the stars began tn shine
To my glad. wild crew, with hearts so true
All wouldn't it be divine!
o for the life ofa Gipsy!
To be up 5t the dawnng gray.
And to have my dog, like my shadow,
Besides me all the day;
To have my hat Of plated straw,
Aud a cloak of scarlet dye.
And shoot like a light through the glens at night
And make the owlets cry
Q for the life of Gipsy.
To roam the wide world through
To have the wind for a waiting maid.
And the sun for a sweetheart true;
To say to my restless conscience,
Be still you are no more mine
And to hold my heart beneath my art
All! wouldn't it be divine
Year: 1870

SETTING OFT TREEs.-Of late years. says
the Prairie Farmer, the old way of cutting
back the limbs of trees To be planted has
been abandoned in Europe Now the limbs
are not cut back, but only such limbs remov-
ed as are too close. The middle limb md
four or five others are left in their natural
state. The second year these limbs are cut
back to about half of their length. The re-
suit is that soon after the planting in spring.
leaves appear at the top of the branches. and
by their aid new. small rootlets are generated
earlier than otherwise, and that the trees in
the second year form stronger wood than if
they had been cut back the first year.
Year: 1870

An exciting game Of base ball was played
at Rockford yesterday, between a club OF
m married ladies and q picked nine of single
ladies. No men were admitted to the
grounds-nor even allowed to peep through
the boards of the enclosure. At the close
the game stood SO to 8 III favor of the single
ladies What next2
Year: 1870

The Smith who had his ear bitten off in q
fight in Memphis, the other day, is said to
De a member of congress. We may expect
him to be particularly sensitive henceforth,
to all cries of" ear, earl" from his fellow
members, while he is speech making.
Year: 1870

On or about the first of July the Post
Office Department commenced the issue of
a new series of stamped envelopes, and q


newspaper wrapper. The stamps are Of
the same design ana colors az the new
postage stamps of corresponding denomi-
nation. The shape of the STAN ps embossed
on the envelope and wrapper are oval
The new postage stamps are oblong. -
Those now in use vii. be good until used
Year: 1870

We all remember the famous report made
from certain headquarters in the saddle"
which thrilled the country once during our
war. The Havana censors have taken leaf
or two from those headquarters, AMI, in fact,
being cooler and more collected than our fiery
general sin the saddle, they make a better
report Their latest is a small item, but it is
cunningly arranged for political effect in this
country. 1t says that one hundred negroes
(supposed to be loyaD attacked and defeated
six hundred insurgents (supposed to be white)
on the line of railroad between Nucvitas and
Puerto Principe few days ago. The point in
this report is not the defeat of so many insur
gents by 50 few loyalists, for Spanish ingenuity
could, if required, have made the disparity in
numbers even greater; but the cunningly
devised point Of the story lies in the fact that
the victorious Spanish troops were negroes,
and loyal negroes at that. Therein the
Spanish censor proposes to tickle Sumner on
the rights of man and prop up his falling back
bone in the Committee on Foreign Relations,
where the question of Cuban belligerency is
under discussion. And 1t may have that effect.
fthe Spaniards have loyal negroes in Cuba
fighting as nobly as the colored troops at Port
Hudson-and apparently they have--why,
Sumner cannot 60 back on them for all the
white Cubans and Americans in the whole
insurgent army. But the report of tho
Guaimaro fight first came to us clothed in
some such Spanish garb as this, and we hope
to hear the other side before Senator Sumner
irrevocably commits himself to the hundred
loyal negroes
Year: 1870

will be found in our Washington dispatches
that ought to be Of interest to the gen
tlemen in Congress who are hunting up the
officials who do things for q consideration. 1t
will be found that the clerk Of committee a
sworn officer Of the House, is employed
by the president Of the great monopoly
telegraph company ''to attend to some little
matters" and what these matters are the
Speaker of the House can tell very we'll, and
must know that they render two or three per-
sons liable under the Bribery law of 1868.
Year: 1870

mise.


The question of infallbi,ity still commands
attention in Rome. So it appears does the
Syllabus The Bishop Of Laval goes in
against both, so far as we can gather; for he
has declared that he would rather die than aid
the favorite projects of Rome at the present
moment. So it seems does the Emperor
Napoleon; for we are told that he has made
fresh attempt to dissuade the Council from
acting against the interests OF France. Another
item of news, for which the American public is
indebted to the HERALD, is to the effect that
the United States is likely to have the honor
of saving the Church from fresh and danger
ous schism. The Archbishop of Baltimore,
influenced, no doubt, by the warning voice off ths
HERALD, and seeing the danger that mghs
result from the violent action of powerful
majority, has taken the lead in grand COM
promise movement. Archbishop SDalding, tho
premier bishop in the United States, is well
known for his wisdom as well as for his piety
and learning. He sees that infallibllity, if put
to the vote, may be carried; but he sees also
that direct vote in favor of infallibility would
be certain to divide the Church. He therefore
advises caution. According to our correspond
ence from Rome in yesterdays HERALD, and to
strip the Archbishops idea from all unneces-
sary verbiage, DR.. Spalding would have the
Council content itself with simple declaration
Of the danger Of doubling the Pope's
supremacy, leaving infallibility as it is gen.
not absolutely an article of Catholic belief.
This is wise course, and we heartily wish
DR.. Spaliing and his numerous coadjutors
hearty success.
Year: 1870

TIE Loss OF THE ONErDA.-The intelli-
gence comes that the United States steamer
Oneida was run into by the English merchant
steamer Bombay of Yokohama and sunk inn
mcdately afterwards, one hundred and twenty
lives being lost. 1t is impossible at present to
get the full particulars, or to discover wherein
the blame of the disaster lay, but such par
ticulars as we have are laid before our readers
in another column.
Year: 1870

AN ONO CADET II IS thought odd that .
New York member Of Congress went 50 fal
towards sunset as the State Of Ohio to find
ct candidate for West Point, thus ignoring all
the boys of the metropolis. But If a New York
constituency goes all the way TO Ohio to get
man to represent 1t in Congress is it any
wonder that Congressman should act on the
hint in finding q boy to represent the city at
West Point
Year: 1870

When we look at Ne lobby agents at work
In Washington on the fSriT bill, at their skill,
pertinacity and influence, and at tho nume-
rous rival interests fighting each other, we
need 10, wonder at the crudeness Of the mea-
sure submitted by the Committee Of Ways and
Means, or at the confused state members OF
Congress are in with regard to it. True, it
miaht have been expected that out Of several
hundred representative men of the republic
some few would have been found capable OF
exposing the inconsistencies OF the bill and OF
maturing such one as the revenue Of the
country needs. But it appears we have no
statesman able to take comprehensive view
of the subject. Our members OF Congress are
local politicians, and cannot look at matters in
large, national point Of view. Every one is
for some particular local or sectional interest
AS q matter Of course the lobby agents and
lobby combinations have full swing. Every day
or two we hear of delegations from one class


or other OF manufacturers and protectionists
pressing Congress for special protection. Yes


terday the news came that several leading


woolen manufacturers from New England


were urging the Committee OF Ways and Means


to reduce the duty on wool. At another tins


the wool growers are clamorous for high


duty as protection to their interests. Then,
again, we have the cotton, iron and other man
ufacturers pleading distress and demanding
protection. This all means taxing the con-
sumcrs-the mass Of the people-for the ben
eft of few. The tariff should be for revenue
only, and the incidental protection that will


afford is all that ought to be claimed or granted.
The largest amount Of revenus shonld be raised
from few articles of luxury in general use,
while duties as taxes should be taken off things


of prime necessity to the poor and such as tend
to improve the condition and morals Of tho


people at large. If Congress were to act upon


this simple principle and ignore all legisla-
tion for special interests the present cumbrous
and expensive tariff system, as well as the pro-
| posed complicated bill Introduced by the Com


mittee of Ways and Means, would be thrown


aside. What the country needs is simpli-


fed tariff system, e,sy and cheap in its cxecu-


ton, and one that viii bear as lightly as
possible upon the industrious classes OF the
| country.
Year: 1870

STREET CARS Once moro il is pointed ont
by correspondent that the abolition Of the
front platform on tho street cars would prevent
the greater part Of the accidents. This is
unquestionably true, and has been pointed out
a great many times. Why the car companies
do not act on it is only to be accounted for on
the doctrine of ''purs cussednsss," or total
deprayity.
Year: 1870

A Fool AND His MONEY. Of
North Carolina, has lost at once his place in
Congress and the Eve hundred dollars for
which he sold himself out. He gave up the
money in the hope that it would save his place,
and now has leisure to reflect ON his folly both
ways
Year: 1870

GOLD AT 115. Tho precious metal had an
other tumble yesterday, despite the variation
Of the Treasury programme from what was
generally expected in Wall street, and fell to
l15. The market is without support except
from few spectators, and It will crush them
if they continue to resist the inevitable fate Of
the rold premium.
Year: 1870

SENATOR REvELs has been placed on the
Committees Of Education and Labor. What
he will do on the Educational Committee is
doubtful, but we should think he would be
shining light and splendid working member
on the Labor Committee. Probably he will
be put in charge Of subcommittee on cotton
picking 70 work during tho recess.
Year: 1870

A SAD DISASTER is reported from Scranton,
Pa. A heating furnace in rolling mill Of the
Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company exploded
at about five o'clock yesterday afternoon,
killing nine men outright and mangling about
twenty others.
Year: 1870

point. Is he to be forever footballed by for
tnne--kept flying like q shnttlecock from one
petty nation to another? No doubt the old
man is tempted sometimes to wish heartily that
his ftfal fever was over and that he slept
Year: 1870

INDIGNANT EMGRANTs.-A large body of
emigrants on Wards Island became indignant
yesterday at the fare and work with which
they were supplied by the Emigrant Commis-
sioners in consideration of their 50 so per
capita tax, and portion Of them who were
too loud in their demonstrations were put of
the island. They held sort Of stump meet
ing in tho city, and tried to call on Mayor
Hall and on Mr.. Casserly, at Castle Garden,
but no couptenance was given them by those
officials.
Year: 1870

LOPEZ USED UP AGAN.--We are informed
by cable from London that Rio Janeiro news
papers received in Lisbon 'tcontain later news
from the seat Of war in South America" The
later news referred to is Of the old pattern cut
from the whole piece. We are furnished with
the usual victory over the Paragraphs, who
were completely routed, and the ost-repeated
tale that Lopez made good his escape. We
have heard this story SO often that we now
regard it as regular thing. It is impossible
to say how many times Lopez has been routed.
He has been killed about one hundred and
twenty times and has lost more armies than
all the generals Of ancient and modern times
put together; yet he lives and fights and makes
good his escape when he cannot do any better,
There is class of persons who have need of
good memories and if Brazilian news venders
belonged to that class it would surprise no
one.
Year: 1870

MISPLACED PowER.-In the House Of Repre-
sentatives the power Of making committees
rests entirely with the Speaker, which is
wrong. It gives one man the power to shape
and frame the whole legislation on any given
topic. An abuse Of this power is obvious now
in the present composition Of the Committee on
Banking and Currency, which is made grossly
In the interest Of the national banks.
Year: 1870

THE TRIAL OF PURCELL for the murder of
William Kiernan, in May last, was held yes
terday in the Court Of General Sessions, and
he was sentenced to be hanged on the same
day with Jack Reynolds. The murder grew
out of fist fight among butcher cart boys in
Sheriff street, and although it created some
talk at the time has been almost forgotten in
the rapidly recurring series of murders since
then. Other murdercrs have committed their
crimes, been tried and condemned, and some
have had their second trial since Purcell was
imprisoned, and yet yesterday he was first
brought up to the final test for life or death.
Year: 1870

INJUNcTIoNs. That seems good law pro-
posed in the Legislature to limit tho operation
of injunctions in the disputes Of joint stock
companies. This law makes an injunction void
unless issued upon hearing Of both parties in
that sort of dispute, and while it will prevent
an abuse that has scandalized the community
it will not, perhaps, take away any safeguard
to that sort of property. 1t is true that as the
law was stockholder knowing Of any ini-
quitous measure on foot might suddenly in
terrupt and prevent its consummation; but
this power of sudden interference was in ex-
perience found to be more available for roguery
than for its prevention, and hence the change
proposed is good.
Year: 1870

Our trtutonl Broco-


The last vestigc Of the work. or even Of the
aspirations Of the terrible young democracy,
the amateur politicians OF their generation,
has been swept away; the opportunity of
even making show Of contest passed from
their grasp by the adjournment OF the Legisla-
tnre on Tuesday, and to-day New York
city is fully invested with the power
of local self government. The new
regime Of public officers are busy or
ganizing their various departments. and
few days viii serve TO place them all In sue
cessful operation under the control, without
exception, of the bona tide members OF Tam
many Hail. The first hostile attempt ON the
part of the revolters was directed, In the early
part of the Legislative session. against the
Court of Special Sessions, and resulted In de-
priving Justices Bowling and Bixby Of their
positions as the permanent judicial officers of
that court, and the division OF the terms
consecutively among all the police JUS
tices of the city. II was an error on lie face,
but 1t was the Ill advised action OF
parcel of malcontents, whose sole aim was
self-aggrandizemen and plumber even at the
cost of subvcrsion and subsequent anarchy.
1t was a blow aimed at the highest criminal
bench of the city, whom the young democrats.
the representative plug-uglyism, sought to
ruin because they could not rule.


BY clause of the tax levy this hasty work
of the young and short-!ived democracy has
been shattered, the act created by them
reorganizing the Court Of Special Sessions
has bcen abolished, the Court has been
re- established on the former basis, and the
power to designate the two justices who shall
preside over the Court has been vested in the
Mayor. Justice Bowling will be reappointed
beyond doubt, and his associate Is yet to be
named, but will probably be Justice Shandley.
This will place the lawless element OF this city
where they should be, and promises speedy
crushing out of crime and rowdyism. A.
Oakley Hall as Mayor, Cunning S. Bed
ford, Jr., as City Judge. John X. Hackett as
Recorder, "Joe" Bowling on the bench Of the
Special Sessions, with fearless and upright
associate, and John Jourdan as Superintendent
of Police, will make New York city the most
Improbable and dangerous theatre Of opera
tions that roughs and cutthroats ever
attempted to work in. They compose
phalanx Of fair play and justice, and the
and order-loving community may
congratulate themselves on the change that
has come over the scene and, as an additional
assurance, it may be stated that they are all
warm personal, as well as political, friends.
There will be among them no conflict Of au-
thority, no jealousies or party chickering's; but
with long pull and strong pull, and pull
which will be invariably all together, there
will be short shrift and long terms in Sing Sing
for ''our dangerous classes"
Year: 1870

INFALLIBnITY AND THE PRoTEsTERs.
1t is credit to the age, to the Catholic
Church and to the United States that protest
such as we printed yesterday has actually
been presented to the Pope. Purcell and
Kenrick and McCloskey and Errington and the
names of the twenty-four bishops who acted
with them will live in history, and in the Tuture
ecclesiastical history of this Continent tais pro


test may play most important part. We are
not, however, permitted to think that the
Council will be induced to halt on its mad
career. Unanimity is, of course impossible
but the majority is SO strong and SO bent on its
purpose that it is all but certain Pho Mono will
die infallible. Meanwhile we are bound to
honor the men who have so forcefully con-
froated the foe and fought for common sense.
Year: 1870

Activity In Wall Street-Revival in General


Trade.


The speculative fraternity in Wall street
have inaugurated very active market at the
Stock Exchange and Gold Room, and prices
of stocks, governments and gold have taken
sudden upward turn, much to the delight of
the brokers, who have had little to do since
the crash of September set everybody to think
ing that money could be lost as well as made
in that region. Wall street is brimming over
with buoyancy. There are no "bears." All
are s'bulls" Prices from day to day steadily
climb up the column of figures. Higher still
is the predicted destiny of stocks and bonds,
the money market being very easy and the finan-
cial horizon unlocked by cloud. There are few
evils which do not yield some compensating
good. The activity in Wall street among the
stock and gold gamblers seems to be the signal
for general revival of the spring trade, which
has been so backward this season as result
Of the great decline in gold and apathy on the
part of buyers all around. But the signs now
favor brisk spring in all branches of trade.
Prices of merchandise, produce, real estate,
building materials and all the articles of traffic
and barter have undergone great fall. The
reaction is setting in. Our quadruple sheets
reflect the general activity and increased
volume of business. Money is abundant in the
metropolis. The Southern and Western mer-
chants once more throng our hotels to pur-
chase goods, and the merchants are growing as
jubilant as the brokers. Wall street always
discounts the future. Wall street foresees
peace and plenty in the immediate future. The
prospect ahead for general trade is, therefore,
very encouraging.