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Year: 1872

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The Washington Patriot explains how
general amnesty was defeated as fol.
lows:


The second session of the Forty-sec.
ond Congress has come to a close, but
without the passage of bill for general
amnesty. This great measure for the
paciiication Of the country was choked
off in the last hours of the session by
Speaker Blaine. We understand that
during the last three days of the session
he persistently refused to recognize
Mr.. Acker, Of Pennsylvania, who had
prepared bill for the removal of po.
litical disabilities, and to grant general
amnesty" to all political offenders in
connection with the la.e war, and which
he desired to bring before the House.
The Speaker knew this, and hence his
arbitrary course in undertaking to pre-
vent the bill from being brought before
the House for action. A more high
handed exercise of one-man power has
probably never occurred in the annals
of legislation.


Early in the session a bill of simi.
lar nature came within few votes of
the necessary two-thirds in the House,
and the Speaker then left the chair, and
it is stated, used his personal influence
with some of the Radical members, to
vote against it, and it failed by few
votes. Could the bill have come before
the House the probabilities are that it
would have secured the necessary two.
thirds vote and thus have been passed
by the House. But to Speaker Blaine
belongs the credit of defeating this great
measure in the late session Of Congress
by arbitrary one-man power. Let the
country know it.
Year: 1872

Brigham Young does not propose to
marry any more. The forty-ninth wife
is quite enough for him. 1t is pleasant
to know that polygamy is selflimited
disease, and that man cannot carry on
his matrimonial conquests forever.
Year: 1872

The Board Of Directors, in commencing this
Second Scheme TO the public, promise that it
shall be carried out in as good faith as the an
nexed certificates prove the former to have
been. The high character and standing of the
Managers selected will also be an additional
guarantee that perfect justice and fairness
will control this Distribution. ~
Year: 1872

AN EFFECTIVE WEAPoN-The Washing
ton Republican makes the following reference
to the invention of well-known resident of
Buffalo:


Mr. Lay, of the Navy, has invented a tor
pedo, which is now before Congress- and for
which he asked one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars, provided it does all he claims for
it. He proposes to be able to send it out two
miles at sea, keep it under perfect control
from the shore by electricity, and direct it
under a ship and blow it up, or to let it proceed
one mile and cause it to return without ex-
ploding, showing the perfect control he has
over the internal machine. 1t is proposed that
board of naval officers shall examine it and
certify that it has all the merits claimed. 1t
what is said of the machine is true, it will cre-
ate perfect revolution in naval warfare and
provide another means of defense against a
foreign invasion As naval officers would have
to use it in time of war, they oppose its adopr
tion unless the most perfect tests are made by
experienced officers.
Year: 1872

.BEECHER ON DARWIN.-A few Sundays
ago Mr. Beecher preached sermon on Pro
gressive Christian Manhood taking as bis
text the first eleven verses of the first chap
ter of the second epistle of Peter. In the
course of his sermon he thus alluded to what
is known as the Darwinian theory: It is of
little consequence to me where came from;
it is of great deal of consequence to me to
know where am going. There are a great
many men at the present day investigating the
road which has brought man up to the pres
ent state, and confess to curiosity in the
matter, and do not say that these researches
may not be of benefit. I regard the labors of
Mr. Darwin with profound interest, believing
that the world will in time accord him q great
deal of credit. Although am not prepared to
accept all his speculations. thank him for
all his deductions of fact. / do not partici-
pate particle with those that dread the idea
of mans having sprung from some lower form
of existence; all l ask is that you show me
how got clear from monkeys, and then / am
quite satisfied to have had one for an ancestor
fifty centuries ago. Laughter Only make
the difference great enough and | am content.
had just as lief spring from monkey as from
some men [ know around here. Renewed
laughter l look upon. the Patagonians or
the miserable crawling Esquimaux, and don't
see much to choose between them and any latent
animalhoOd. don't care so much about that
thing, for have never been there. had no
early associations great while ago. [ have
not the least recollection of what happened
million years ago. All my life is looking
forward. want to know where am going;
don't care where / came from.
Year: 1872

GOING TO RECRUIT.-It is reported that
Prince Bismarck intends going to the Isle OF
Wight for the benefit of his health. His close
and unremitting attention to public business
has brought on state of sleeplessness that
creates great anxiety among his friends, as
well as in official circles, in Berlin; and total
abstinence from all business is ordered by his
physicians.
Year: 1872

EXPENSIVE SUIT.-A law suit in which the
city of Boston was the defendant, and which
has been pending in the courts for quarter of
a century, and in which over one hundred


thousand dollars in lawyers fees have been
paid, was settled recently by each of the par
ties, plaintiff and defendant exchanging dollar.
Year: 1872

JONES assumes on coming home to dinner,
the bearing of an outraged husband. why
is it, Mrs Jones, that you ride through Wall
street in the very equipage am struggling for
you at high charge, and cut your husbandg"
tainly would not have your wife from FIVE
thousand dollar barouche. bow to man WHO
is at work for his living?"
Year: 1872

Alluding to former controversies with the
New York Tribune, the N Y Eagle remarks:


'sAs between the Tribune and the Eagle there
has been no recent debate, because each journal
has abdicated 'organship, and because in many
things they see eye to eye now. This principal
and permanent matter of difference between
them has been adjourned by common consent
till graver evils, against which they join arms
and lock shields, are destroyed. Personal lib
erty is before free trade. Fireside rights am
nesty, civil service reform, local self government
are before protection. The thing to save now
is the government ITSELF That saved, the pro-
per revenue policy to engraft on 1t Will be In
order
Year: 1872

now occupies the position which was held years
ago, by the "Pretty Man." and is prepared to
do all kinds of work in his line He arrived in
this country q short time since from the old
world,
Year: 1872

A miser named Husbed Hobby died
lately at Greenwich, Conn. lie was cat
tie drover, and by shrewdness and penu-
riousness has accumulated fortune of
100000. He never had any washing done,
but put on an undergarment and wore it
till it wore out. One day last week a
a neighbor went to the house and knocked,
but got ne answer. lie forced the door
and found hideous spectacle. Hobby
was lying on a dilapidated sofa almost
dead. On the floor was calf, which had
evidently died from hunger, and the body
had been partially eaten by several hogs
which were also in the room. The pantry
was used by chickens for roost. An un-
dressed pig was found in the stove oven,
and little bits Of flesh had been cut OUT
Hobby was in dying condition from Q
stroke Of paralysis, and was taken care Of
by the Selectmen at his death.
Year: 1872

panes. Six hundred and sixty men were
in the shops at the time, nearly all of
whom lost their tools. Several persons
had a narrow escape. One man is missing,
and it is feared was burned
Year: 1872

RICH RocK.-At the bank of Hubbard & An
drews can be seen some splendid, rich gold and
quartz rock, taken from the Greene mne two
miles west of here This ledge has been rich
from the top down, the sample we refer to being
taken from the shaft at depth of 215 feet from
the surface. The eight or ten pounds We saw
was taken from the foot WALL at the above Depth
aud is solid. blush quartz and literally preg-
mated with fine bright gold all through, the sur
face next the wall rock being almost a sheet Of
gold. The ledge has not varied much in thick
richness in this 215 feet and is now, at
the bottom, plump two feet thick. As yet this
mine leads the list in this district, and is az rich
as they should be anywhere to have gold retain
its present relative value.
Year: 1872

PLACER PrcNIc.-The former residents OF this
county now residing at San Francisco and vicin-
ity have decided to unite and hold u grand Pic
mic some time in May next at some favorite
retreat in the vicinity of the bay. The number
of former citizens of Placer now in that vicinity
's large, very large, and we approve of the plan
OF getting them all together once more. We pre-
dict that this Picnic will be success and rather
a,tonish the natives down there. If all the old
Placeries are in funds. we suggest that they
charter train and come back and hold the Pic
ME in some of the lovely groves in this county,
where their old friends cnn meet and greet them.
Year: 1872

PHEM.TuHE.-We are requested by the Trus-
tees Of Auburn School District to say that they
have not yet fully determined as to whether they
VIII give ball or accept The generous offer of
citizens Of Auburn to give one for the benefit of
the Public School, as published in the last issue
Of the Stars and Stripes. or adopt other means to
raise the needed funds They return thanks to
al parties making the kind offers. whether &C.
eepted or not The Trustees have the matter
!e' under consideration. and whatever course
'nsy conclude to adopt as best for the interests
Oh the School and least onerous to its generous
ifends' they will duly notify the public through
the papers of Auburn.
Year: 1872

1t is conceded by all medical authorities
that 1he body cannot remain in healthy
condition if tie pores OF the skin are
closed with dirt. The skin has it's function
AS well as the lungs or the liver, and it is
hardly less important. A recognition of
this ftct led our city government to estab-
lioh III 1866 II system of free public baths.
Ofcourse it is impostiblp to state in figures
the exact value tie free baths have been to
the city, viewing the same from a sanitary
point OF view but careful observation has
shown that many diseases, especially those
"f "A Zymotic nature, have been much less
common in the Summer since the baths
were established. Their benefits have lln-
d0ubtedly extended to class or people
who you'd otherwise have had no bathing
facilities and Yet whose habits Of life and
surroundings rendered the need of baths
more imperative than with the wealthier
classes. The baths have been economical
ly managed, and their advantages are so
apparent that there is no expenditure more
cheertully conceded by tax X-payers than
that made for their support. They will
again he opened in about one week, under
much the same regulations last year
Boston GIObp.
Year: 1872

now the right to bear arms, and in public.
Governor Caldwell says we have right to
unite in military organizations, and that
he will issue arms to us. If, then, in
crusade against "the wealth and intelli-
gence' of the State, that is against the
white people, it shall be attempted to bring
it about that there shall be no parler and
no kitchen, the attempt will be openly met.


The fruit of Radical teaching in 1865
was plentiful crop of crime. We trust Y
will not be the fruit of the teaching of
1872. 1t is strange, however, Or rather it
is not strange, that in each campaign the
same means should be resOrted to. Four
years ago we were threatened with muir
der and robbery and burning. In four
years a five column Address has simmered
down to five words, and they arc" No
parior and no kitchen.'
Year: 1872

At a recent meeting of the Boston Society
of Natural History, the methods Of testing
patients for color blindness and for loss Of
the power of color perception were en-
planned. An instrument invented in Ger
many for testing color blindness Was eX-
hibited and explained. This instrument
consists of u rotating apparatus which
moves a disk whose centre is a circle, one
half black and the other white outside Of
this is & ring half red and half green, then
another ring of violet and red, then the
outside ring is violet and green.


When rapidly rotated the centre appears
to be cOlOred grey, that is black and white
mixed. To green blind person the middle
ring will appear grey, that being Tia result
to him of 4 mixture OF violet and red. The
outer ring will appear grey 10 the red blind
patient, and the inner grey to the violet
blind. BY the use Of this instrument 1t is
evident a large number of patients may be
simultaneously examined for one or more
kinds of color blindness
Year: 1872

people of the State for the support of the
unfortunate creatures unHer their charge
and who refused to allow the officers Ofthe
Penitentiary to draw the money in the
Treasury of the State for the support Ofthe
cOnvictS until they were on short ratiOns,
and until a mutiny had broken out that
could not be quelled, until life was lost, this
same Caldwell, who could find no law to
organize the militia in time TO save the
lives of the gallant Wishart and the other
good citizens murdered in Robson coun-
ty, but who could find law to commission
and arm a company Of negroes in Whining
ton as soon as it was asked to be done,
the man who sought to continue the power
of the President to suspend the writ of
Hdbe0S Corpus, the man who went through
the HOlden-kirk war, the second officer in
rank i'll the State, without one word of
censure or disapprOval, the man who is
now the candidate Of a party that has for
mally endorsed that war, the man who
prepared, and by whose influence was
passed bill, that at one dash of his pen
gave to thieves and robbers seven million
dollars Of the peoples money; this man, we
say, now comes forward and pratcs about
protecting the rights and liberties of the
people Of North Carolina.


I" When Tod is q candidate,


Tod patriot would be j.


but we cannot forget that


When Tod is n Governor
Year: 1872

Radical Legislative Address of lSGS.


We begin this morning the publication
of the infamous Legislative address issued
by the Radical members of the Legislature
during the campaign in 1868. The name
of Tod Il. Caldwell is the first on the list of
signers. The authorship of the Address is
4 matter of dispute, Judge Reade, Senator
Pool and Tod Caldwell being the principal
candidates for the disgrace. 1t bears the
car-marks Of each Of these men, and we
doubt rot that each had a hand in it. We
shall comment on it hereafter. The dec
lAration of Mr.. Mckay, that there will be
"nO parlOr and no Kitchen" is the legiti-
mate fruit of the seed sOWcd by Caldwell,
Reade and Pool in 1868. The address
met with such a tOrreut of Indignation that
its circulation was soon put an end to
indeed, it was with much difficulty and
some expense that we We're enabled to
procure 4 copy. Senator BLAIR, Willie on
the Southern Outrage Committee, stated
that he had been unable to get one any
where. We trust our readers will give it q
careful pcrusal.
Year: 1872

Governor Washburn Calls the Council


Together-A Special Session or tho
Legislature to be Called ON Tuesda y
Next to Provide Means OF Relief.


BOSTON. Nov. IL, 1872.


Governor Washburn called special session OF
the Executive Council this afternoon at three
O'Clock, for the purpose OF considering what could
best be done by the Commonwealth in regard to
the calamity which has an1icted this capital city.
Seven members, comprising all but three Of the
Council, were in attendance, and the interest
manifested seemed to direct itself solely to the
matter Of relieving the present distress by such
methods as legislative authority could furnish.


Ex-Governor Claim occupied Q seat in the
Council Chamber within the railing beyond which
none but distinguished guests dare to venture,
and outside there were present delegations from
the several Committees OF the Shoe and Leather
Association, Board OF Trade, Citizens Commit
tee Of Thirty Convention OF Insurance
Companies and other relief associations
which have been organized since the breaking
out OF the fire. After the opening or the Council
somebody from the southwestern section Of the
State suggested that Boston was abundantly able
to take care OF ITSELF whereupon there were ad-
dresses significant to the contrary from William
Gray, Chairman OF the Chicago Relief Committee;
w. b. Spooner and others. After discussion It
was decided to call meeting Of the Legislature on
Tuesday next.
Year: 1872

PHILADELPHIA, Nov IL, 1872


In pursuance Of a call OF the Mayor q meeting Of
citizens was held to-day, to take appropriate
action in reference TO the great calamity
which has bcfallen Boston. It was resolved that
the Mayor Of the city be requested to communicate
to the people of Boston, through the Mayor Of that
misfortune and assure them OF our profound SYM
pathy and earnest desire to extend them our aid;
that committee OF thirty citizens Dc appointed y
be taken shall be referred, which committee II
authorized to adopt such measures as may be
found to be necessary to collect such funds az may
be required for the aid Of the suffering families Of
our sister CITY. ..s.Nl<a.
Year: 1872


breath.


sWhat do You SUPPOSE IL the number Of danger
GUS persons who have visited Boston since the be.
ginning Of the nre ~


1--WE can tell little about It except from reports,
many Of which, think, are exaggerated. do not
believe there were 5000 here, as was stated by
some Of the press but there were probably several
hundreds. They were very ugly crowd. indeed
and but for the strong precautions that were taken
last night BY the soldicry and the police do not
think we should have escaped having good many
burglaries and fresh acts OF incendiarlsm.n


"What do you think Of the manner In which the
police and the military have managed the nre ~


"They could not have performed their duty better
and with nobler pertinacty and courage. We have
been promptly supplied with reinforcemcnts from
other cities, and they have fought the flames side
by side with our own men In the worst OF the con-
Migration, and have endured the terrible fatigue
witha


xANLMEss WHICH CANNOT BIZ cRIr1cIsEp.n


do You think there will be as many cases OF alb
solute ruin among the business men as there will
be Of partial financial disablement y"


mo, do not. In about year think the burnt
district will be nearly all rebuilt The streets, II
the Legislature complies with our desire, will be
laid ont straighter and WIDER and eventually Bos-
ton will be much better or than before she was
visited by this scourge Of nre. IL win, however,
take more than year, or ten years. for the city to


"Do yon apprehend any fresh outbreak OF the


SNo. do NOT, although the danger occasIoned bv
the presence here OF such large number Of thieves
u something which may cause rs more trouble yet
have received numerous reports % Of T. attempts to
think, be false, and others credit However, the
provisions are % complete now, under both the
Year: 1872

PosrPoNED.-ln our last Issue we spoke OF q
contemplated ratification meeting by Liberal
Ranublicans at Michigan Bluff on last Saturday
night A private letter informs us that the meet
ing was postponed in consequence of the death,
BY typhoid fever, after an illness of seven days,
of daughter of Hon. John Yule, appropriately
noticed in the proper column. Marian Janet
was bright, sweet child of four years and five
month";, and general favorte of the town. and
in respect to her memory and her grief stricken
parents the meeting was deferred to some future
day. Mr.. Yule was to have been the leading
speaker on the occasion.
Year: 1872

THE AUBURN GOLD MINING CoMPANY.-We
have been informed by gentleman who recently
paid visit to the above named company works,
for the purpose of noting the prospects and condi
ton of the mine, that this has every desirable
indication of proving the most substan ial, per
manent as well as the best paying ledge in this
district This mine was formerly owned ana
worked by Cowen, Dillon and Hines, who had
fifty tons of the rock crushed, taken from the
shaft between the surface and the thirty foot level,
which paid so to the ton. OF the rock between
the thirty foot and sixty foot levels, they had one
hundred tons crushed which did not yield quit,
SO much per ton; this, though, was to be expect
ed as they had now passsd through the strata Of
decomposed quartz, and the rock last crushed
was taken from the solid and well defined ledge
which they thought might be relied Oh as permc-
nent But about at the last named depth, to the
dismay of the owners, the ledge piuched out
and work was suspended. While in this cond.-
ton the mine changed hands. being purchased by
the above named company, ana ne management
Of affairs fell to E. W. Roberts. This gentle
mans keen and practiced eye detected in tht
bottom of the shaft strata of gllena sulphurets,
which he was satisfied would lead down to quartz
more than usually r.ch. The depth he would
have to sink was uncertain, but work was begun
at once; and though there has been many mis-
haps to discourage and dishearten, still Mr.. Rob
ers has persevered, and to his indomitable en-
ergy and perseverance, is due the present happy
prospects OF the company. At ninety feet the
ledge was again struck, and the rock was found
to prospect well. The shaft is now l25 feet deep
and f,om 90 to 125 feet the ledge has uniformity
increased both in extent and richness. The pay
ledge is now 213 feet thick, besides about x feet


of decomposed strata, making about feet il
ALL between the walls, which are Of slate, AMI as
smooth and even as the walls of house. Much
Of the rock taken out at present shows free gold
and even the worst in appearance prospects very
rich. Ten men are steadily employed, and thu
work of sinking and hosting goes on day and
night. They have a water wheel of forty horse
power for hosting and pumping, and fine siX
inch Cornish pump, which keeps the mine well


drained. good building over the hoistinP
works, and comfortable houses for the men, show
design Of permanence. This mine is rich and
the fact that it is located on parallel above
the granite range in the slate, where the rock is
Of primitive formation, is the best indication
that 1t will continue So
Year: 1872

SiLF IMPRovLMANT.- Young msn who have
brief intervals OF leisure to devote to mental cul
ture, have after all more to encourage them than
they are apt to imagine. 1t is astonishing how
fruitful even these fragme nts of time become,
when faithfully improved. An hour, or even
half an hour devoted strenuously to the acquisi-
ton of any art or science, will bring unexpected
accumulations of knowledge. All our real labor
to IN aster any particular branch of study lies in
nutshell. The mind makes, at some period OF
other, one Herculean effort, and the rest is me-
chanical. We have to climb steep and narrow
precipce at first, but after that the way is broad
and easy, where we drive several accomplish
lnents abreast. Men should have one principal
pursuit which may be both agreeably and advaI-
:ageously diversified WITH lighter ones,