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Year: 1870

In the spring of 1924, Mr.. Webster was
much concerned in the discussion then going
on in the House of Representatives at Wash
ington, upon the tariff. One morning he rose
very early-earier even than was his custom
to prepare himself to speak upon it. From
long before daylight till the hour when the
House met he was busy with his brief. When
he was far advanced in speaking, a note was
brought to him from the Supreme Court, in.
forming him that the great case of "Gibbons VS..
Ogden" would be called on for argument the
next morning. He was astounded at the intel
igence, for he had supposed that after the tar
iff question should have been disposed of he
would still have ten days to prepare himself
for this formidable conflict in which the con.
sttutionaity of the laws of New York grant
ing a steamboat monopoly of its tide-waters,
would be decided.


He brought his speech on the tariff to a con.
cusion as speedily as he could, and hurried
home to make such preparation for the great
law argument as the shOrtness of the notice
would permit. He had then taken no food
since his mornings breakfast; but instead o1
dining he took moderate dose of medicine
and went to bed, and to sleep. At 10 ?. M. he
awoke, called tor bowl of tea, and, without
other refreshment went Immediately to work
| To use his own phrase, 1.-The tapes had not Deel
off the papers for more than a year" HI
worked all night, and, as he has told me more
than once, he thought he never on any occas
| ion had so completely the free use of all hi
faculties He hardly felt that he had bodil.
organs, so entirely had his fasting and the med
icine done their work. At 9 A. NJ, after elev
en- hours of continuous intellectual effort, his
brief was completed.


| He sent for the barber and was shaved; ht
took very slight breakfast of tea and crack
ers; he looked over his papers to see that the!
were all in order, and tied them up,-he reat
the morning journals to amuse and change hi
thoughts, and then he went into Court, an'
made that grand argument which, as Judg
Wayne said above twenty years afterwards
released every creek and river, every lax
and harbor in our country from the interior
ence of monopolies" Whatever he may have
thought of his powers on the preceding nigh
the Court and the bar acknowledged thei
whole force that day. And yet, at the end o
five hours, when he ceased speaking, ne coul
hardly be said to have taken what woul
amount to half the refreshment of commo
meal for above two-and-thirty hours, and, ou
of the thirty-six hours immediately preceding
he had for thirty-one been in state of yer
high intellectual excitement and activity-Cm
tis's Life Of Webster
Year: 1870

FRU1rs.-There is very general complaint
amongst the buyers of watermelons this
season in regard to the small size of the
years. Last year, for instance, it was not
uncommon to find them weighing as much
rs forty pounds or even more; this year it
is rare to get one which weighs over twenty.
five. Nor is the quality of "meat' to be
compared with those of more favorable sea.
sons. 5o


Peaches raised in this section are not as
large or as plentiful as in former years,
though, so far rs we are able to judge, their
flavor is fully equal to any we have ever
tasted.


Late apples and pears, owing to the long.
continued drought, are not maturing well,
and it is feared that the crop of winter ap.
pies will be short.
Year: 1870

mere fact Of the discovery of the child Of
fords iDcontcstible evidence of the near pre-.
sence of those who stole it. Their own
sense of fear is evidenced in the surrender
Of the infant. The detective can work up
the case if he brings experience and shrewd-
ness to his MD. Some person must have
seen the party, whoever 1t was, who left the
child at the house in question. 1t is not
lie tioroughfare, even in the night time,
with child without exciting somebody's
attention.


/ Every man, woman, and child, for squares
around, should be seen and questioned, and
no possible circumstance left uninyestlgated
which can bring the guilty parties to justice;
Otherwise there is no security TO the lives OF
children, no protection TO- them when
avarice or revenge prompts the vicious and
depraved to steal them. The terrible an
guish which the Digby family have felt for
months may be the experience of others to-
morrow.
Year: 1870

CoLogED EMIGRATION. Under the auspices
Of some company or association OF some
sort in Boston a considerable number of
colored people are emigrating from this city
to that. Last week some one hundred and
fifty were transported by the New York
steamer to New York, whence they were
taken to Boston. Yesterday about one
hundred left by the same route. These
people are under the care Of those who have
entered upon this business at their head
quarters in the fhub.0 They are hired out
IN any part of the New England States
where there is demand for them, chiefly
as cooks, housemaids, and dining-room SER
wants. The business Is conducted with an
activity that indicates there is Esome-
thing in it.
Year: 1870

THE WEATHER for the past few days has
been quite cool and delightful, reminding
one of the approaching autumn. A blanket
o. nights is not by any means uncomforta-
BILE, and old Sol has for the nonce come
down from his high horse and subsidized into
the seventies. This climate is as unsartin
as some white folks, and for aught we know
it may be again hot enough for the ecc-
nomical cooking of eggs by merely placing
them upon the sidewalk and watching that
they are not carried off by some peripatetlc
juvenile 10Th.
Year: 1870

INFORMATION WANTED.-Mrs. Emeline
Bailey, widowed lady, is very anxious to
hear something of her son, Caswell M. Bal.
lev. He left home Immediately after the
evacuation and stated that he was going to
work at the Glover Hill mines. She will be
clad to receive any tidings Of him.
Year: 1870

HARD ON THE GENTLEMAN FROM THE CouN-
rRY.-A day or two since one of the citl-
zens of the county rode into town in his
buggy, and proceeded to the custom-house
for the transaction of some business mat
tiers. While engaged therein the High Con-
stable levied upon the vehicle. He was no
doubt quite sulky when informed of his
loss, but he should remember that the con-
stable is like the man amongst the snakes al
the show" he kills 'em wharever he see:
Year: 1870

A terrible accident occurred, says the
Chicago Post, on Friday afternoon, OF
last week, at the slaughter house OF
Shoeneman Il Co. James Brown, an
Iriahmap, forty-eight years old, was
the victim. He was employed as en-
gineer at the establishment, and it Is
supposed that while he was oiling the
machinery an over-coat which he
wore became caught in the betting,
and he was thus drawn around with
great velocity. At the inquest this
morning, two men, named John Cady


and Michael Holstein, testified that they
were out in the yard and heard noise
in the engine room. On going into the
room a horrible sight met their gaze.
Brown, caught upon the pulley of the
a fy-wheel shaft, was being hurled about
in terrible manner. At every revOlu-


tion of the wheel his legs came in con-
tact with the ceiling of the room, so
that both limbs were literally
threshed from his, body, which


was also torn to pieces. Part of both
legs were thrown out of window, the
sill of which was struck each time as
the unfortunate man went round. 1t
was but the work of moment to stop
the engine, but the poor fellow was
quite dead. His clothes were so tightly
wound around the shaft that it was
necessary to cut them in order to take
the body down. Deceased leaves wife
and cb1ia 10 Is put short time since
Than an engineer was burned to death


in the same establishment by falling
into q vat of hot lard. -.-.
Year: 1870

The Ways and Meaus Committee will
meet this week. KELLY will have hi.
project for tariff reform ready. There
will be no modification of the duty or
iron, no reduction of the coal, salt and
lumber daties, and no reciprocity with
Canada. But it has leaked out that
KELLY will recommend the repeal Of
the duties on eggs. This may be re-
garded as a great boon. After spend
ing an entire vacation in examining
the tariff system the Committee ha:
concluded that it will let Canada hen
eggs cross the border duty free! The
bosoms of the Philadelphia merchants
must swell with pride in their great
statesman, KELLY. He has fully solved
the great problem OF. political &C onomy,
No more duty on eggs
Year: 1870

First, solemnly determine in your
mind never to allow an ounce of ground
coffee to enter the door Of the kitchen.
If no one about the premises under.
stands the art of roasting coffee, then
buy it ready roasted, and try and find a
dealer who has not soaked all the essen
tial Juices from the coffee before putting
it into his oven. If the roasted berry is
about twice as large as when green,
depend upon it the scalawag Great
Humbug Tea and Coffee COM
pany have defrauded you. Get an
eartheH pot-you cannot make
good coffee or tea in tin vessel-and
put the ground coffee in a clean white
flannel bag, and be sure to put enough
in, and drop the bag into the pot. Pour
on boiling water and let it steep; do
not boil it, The coffee will steep in
twenty minutes. Never break an egg
into coffee, and never fill up with water
the second time. Pour on in the be-
ginning, the amount of water needed.
An ordinary teacupful of ground coffee
is sufficient for three persons. Use
Java, Mocha, or Java and Rio mixed.
Follow this receipt, and YOU will never
complain of poor oOtfee.-Am. Builder.
Year: 1870

Ashort time since one Of the nabobs
of Newark, in the State of Camden and
Amboy Railroad Company, conceived
and carried out the idea Of giving mas
querade ball, knowing at the same time
it was in idirect opposition to the laws
of the State. The ball was in full ope-
ration ana the cream aud elite of society
were enjoying themselves with perfect
eusto, when at the hour the "iron
tongue of time tells the hour of mid:
night" a loud rap was heard at the hall
door, it was a policeman, who notified the
chief offender that he must arrest blm, TO-
gether with all the party. The gentle
man told the policeman that if mon
eyed consideration would act as a
eiincher, he would willingly pay the
scot. The minister of the law was mex
orable and proof against bribery, to
prison they must go. The cresttailen
terpsichoreans were put into line pre-
paratory to being taken to the station


house; and such q commotion is seldom
witnessed even in that benighted State.
After being held in "duTance vile" for
time, fearful of the stigma of being
arrested, the quassi policeman took on
bis whskers and moustache, and he
proved to be one of the masqueraders.
who successfully personated the police
man for lark. The joke was enjoyed,
and our hero was the Lon of the night.
Year: 1870

From the missouri Republican.


Thirty years ago when Charleston
Illinois, was in an embryo state, Dick
Stoddard was caught mapping for the
first time. Dick was at party, coun
try dance, and had been playing hi.
tricks on the boys and girls, when il
was proposed to enliven the company
with a matrimonial scene. All things
being ready, save the bride aud groom
two very essential parts of the ceremony
they were soon procured in the per
sons of the aforesaid Dick and the
beautiful and accomplished Miss -
the belle of the whole country, who
like Dick, was foil of fun and of TO.
mantle disposition. The licenss was
easily procured; so was the justice
The ceremony was performed, and the
bride and groom pronounced husband
and wife. This, of course, was consiG.
cred the joke of the season. Dick and
his bride enjoyed it; so did the specta.
tors. The justice, however, had per.
formed the ceremony; had the license
and knew the penalty for failure to
return it as the law directs, and being
sworn to discharge the duties incumben nj
upon him as justice of the peace, was
legally ana morally bound to return the
license to the County Clerk, which be
did, and where it is to this day, with
his certificate properly end orsed there.
on to the effect that he had "duly Joined
in the bonds of holy wedlock" the par
ties aforesaid. Dick and his wife soor
learned that what they had conceived
to be a joke was a sad or joyful reality
So the matter was talked over, and they
concluded to make the best Of it. They
have been together ever since. blessed
with a bonntiful supply of this world,
goods, q large family and a host o
friends, and, as Dick says, they hav,
been enjoying the joke ever since.
Year: 1870

with Saint Peter, die daily" The object Of
this article is not to remind him of his
pangs, but to show him 11bow TO Danish them
forever The means Of immediate and perms-
nent relief are protfered him in
Year: 1870

The Providence Herald is responsible for
the story that recently three clerks in that
city, being in love with the same young lady,
came to her house on the same evening, each
provided with reserved seat tickets to Joe
Green's concert, when the iather insisted on
their PLAYING game Of seven-up with him to
see which should have the girl. The old man
"skunked" each one and then kicked them
out doors. An instance of the evils of card
playing.
Year: 1870

AFFECTING SCENE IN CoURT.-In the N
York court Ofjustice day or two since, a vel
dressed, lady like appearing woman was re-
quired to plead to an indictment for grand
larceny. Seven other complaints stood against
she voluntarily informed the officer OF some
other larcenies which she committed, and
these disclosures led to The recovery Of the
property. Her husband, respectable citizen
was in the court room. A little daughter OF
the prisoner hung fondly about her neck, sob
bing and exclaiming, "Poor mother! poor
motherp The Judge sentenced her TO 6
years Imprisonment in the Penitentiary. Or
the announcement of the sentence the prison
er fell to the floor in swoon. Her littl
daughter was taken flom her, uttering pier
cling shrieks, and her husband turned from
the bar overwhelmed with grief
Year: 1870

A New YORK genius has invented an UNI
brela so contrived as to answer alternately
the purpose of a parasol and screen. The
rod is not, as in ordinary parasols, inserted in
the middle of the circle which forms the shade
but near the circumference, so as to give the
person carrying it the whole benefit of the
shadow it casts. Touch spring, and the lit
tie instrument is parasol; touch the same
spring with another motion. and it is an up
right screen. 1t may be got up with any de-
lest articles of female costume for the open
air promenade.
Year: 1870

Ben BUTLER FOR PREsIpENr.-A meeting
Of the friends of B. F. Butler, took place in
New York last week, when one of the speak
ers announced that it was only the beginning
Of the movement to elect Butler to the Presi-
dency. From the report of the meeting the
effort seems to have been premature, but it is
sufficient to inform the people that the hero
of Big Bethel aspires to be successor of his
bottle friend. The country has innumerable
sins to atone for, there can be little hope of
receiving absolution through the sacrifice of
such peace Offering as Ben Butler, to heal
its wounds. If by any means this movement
succeeds and Butler should become President,
he will be larger sized evil than the Fit
teenth Amendment. We want a President
that can look square out of both eyes. Ben,
you are not our choice.
Year: 1870

done must be done quickly. We shall GER
tainly not figure before the public againin less
thar two years. We must soon vacate these
lofty halls, these softly cushioned seats, this
free stationery. this ten dollars per diem; we
must 60 back to oar old cabins and ranches,
there to he no better than any ether man.
lis hard but it's coming and it's scre. Many
of US now imagining ourselves some pump
kins" will discover that we are as to position
the merest accidents Out of Difference to
our station, law-maker, the paper reported
our speeches. After April lst, they wouldn't
print much of our matter for less than the
regular advertising rates. We were mere
wooden heads perched into prominence by q
freak of the people; we are to be taken down
again and kicked into the backyard. Two
years hence many Of our names Will have
been forgotten. There will be new issues, a.
new manifestation Of politics and new men,
We have had our day. We shall then be-
politically dead. We shall try hard to uncov-'
er and unearth ourselves. But the people are
a fckle set, and although for tire they
may regard a galvanized corpse with some
curiosity. yet they soon tire of the tedious
and disgusted thing.


NV-Yr
Year: 1870

The steamship Colorado arrived at San
Francisco on the evening of March lst, bring
ing the intelligence of the wreck and total
loss of the steamer Golden City, hence Feb
ruary 18th for Panama. The particulars of
the disaster are as follows: After leaving
San Francisco the Golden City followed the
usual course of the Panama steamers, and
steamed alDngn near the coast; seldom being out
of sight of land. On the morning of the 22d
of February, when near point Lazaro, about
100 miles north of Cape St. Lucas and dis
tant about 400 yards from the shore, the
steamer struck on a reef of sand. A dense fog
prevailed at the time, and the sudden shock
produced was similar to that of an earth
quake and created much excitement and con-
fusion among the passengers. The engines
were reversed but produced no effect on the
vessel. The life raft was launched and the
women and children. numbering about forty,
placed on board and safely landed. The boats
were lowered and all the passengers and crew
reached the shore. The bullion and other
treasure was taken care of, and water and
provisions, with large quantity of baggage,
sails and spars. landed. The two latter arti-
cleS were intended for the construction of tents
and places of shelter for the women and chill
drer. The place of landing was q barren
sandy desert without trees or vegetation.
On the third day the steamer Colorado, bound
for San Francisco. hove in sight and an
swered the signals of the wrecked party, bu.
owing to the heavy breakers all were COM
PEELED to walk over the sand hills to Mar
guerrita Bay before they could be taken on
board. On the first day of the wreck boat
was sent down the coast to go as far as Cape
S.. Lucas. This boat had not returned and
is now probably at the Cape. The Golden
City went to pieces on the second night after
getting aground, and most of her cargo wash
ed ashore. In making the trip from the scene
of the wreck to Marguerite Bay, distance
of twenty-five miles. some of the passengers,
including one woman, supposed to be n jew
ess, wandered off in the hills and did not
reach the Bay in time to take the steamer.
The passengers blame the CAPTAIN for the
loss of the Golden City and for unnecessa-
riiy harsh treatment after the wrecks.
J. Republican.
Year: 1870

WHERE DOES THE MONEY BELoNG.-The Act
which passed the Legislature directing the
County Treasurer of Tuolumne, to apply the
money in the treasury which has not been ap-
portioned, to the payment of General Fund
Warrants, was vetoed by tie Governor at the
request of the delegations in both houses, and
the veto sustained. Senator Vaudeville, in
troduced another Act in the Senate, which
passed that body for this money to be applied to
the payment of Current Expense Warrants.
When this bill was sent to the Assembly,
it was referred and has not been reported
back. While our County Treasurer was in
San Francisco on Monday last, he was served
with process to show cause why the 4th Dis
trict Court should not issue Mandamus, re-
quiring him to pay warrants on the General
fund, belonging to Judge Quint. There has
been some sharp practice resorted to in this
matter, and we wait to see if the Legislature,
or the Courts are to settle it,
Year: 1870

The colo-ed man Revels. elected By the Leeisla-
tore Of Mississippitoth the I. S. Senate. has been
admitted to seat in that body Revels, has


been more fortunate than the colored man


Menard. who was elected by the people OF
Louisiana, to represent that State, in the
lower branch of Congress, about one year
since. A majority of the Senate, has acted
more consistently in carrying out their pro-
fessions, recognizing the equality of the infe-
rior race by admitting the Mississippi Sena-
tor, than the patriotic congressman who turn
ed their backs on Menard. Ii the people Of
Mississippi, and the q. S. Senate. are satisf-
ed with Revels, weshall not complain. There
is not much doubt but that he will perform
his duties as well, as the white carpet bag
rsscals who have been sent by some of the
States to represent them in Congress. AT all
events we are satisfied that the new Senator
will not disgrace himself or the body ofwhch
he is member more than late member
from South Carolina, who has shown that
whatever his outside color might be- that cor
ruption and dishonesty was his inward mo-
tive power. Revels is in the U. S. Senate
against our sense of propriety, now that he is
there We hope that he will be allowed every
chance to show what he is competent TO do, if
he proves himself to be equal. or rises above
those who have admitted him to the dignifed
position it will be a straw in favor of the re-
cent amendment to the Constitution. 1t ap-
pears to be a fixed fact that without regard to
race, color or previous condition, all classes
Of men are to be entitled to political privile-
ges, such being the case for the benefit of the
whole country we hope that whenever one of
the heretofore despised race is placed in posi-
tion that he may be equal to the duties re-
quired of him. We were opposed to bringing
about such a state of things. bnt believing
that there is no escape from the effects of the
new amendment, we submit, with n hope
that it will prove to be more beneficial to the
country than we have, or do now think it can.
Year: 1870

On the morning Of Tuesday, Feb. o2l.
1870, sapguinary ARRAY. took place 1T
Stockton. between w n. Tuttle, dasuer-
rian Artist and NJ ~ Glen. compositor in
the Ltdepeadent 0fice. Tuttle entered the
composition room of the Independent and
walking M to Glen, presented pistol to his
head aud fired, the powder burning his face
and the ball passing within an inch of bis
head. A scuffie ensued and Glen fled to the
editorial room, from whence emerged Major
Orr, who ordered Tutt!e to leave the premises
and the order was obeyei. Glen at the time
of the affray had a small four barreled pistol,
in his coat pocket hanging on the wall and
those around advised him to arm himself
more effectually as Tuttle would probably at
tack him again. With this intention he was
proceeding to the gunsmith, when he met
Tuttle. who commenced firing and advancing
Glen drew his pistol and returned the fire.
when brother of the latter stepped between
them with the view of preventing further
shooting and Tuttle and the brother both fell
to the side walk. Glen fred one more shot
at Tuttle after or while falling and in ALL
four shots were fired by Glen and three by
Tuttle. Glen was slightly wounded in the
foot and Tuttle more seriously on the side of
the head, but neither mortally, Glen has been
arrested and held to answer on a charge to
commit murder Glen is one of the Glen
Brothers who formerly resided in this County
and furnished music for balls and parties.
The cause of the difficulty is not published.


AND STILL ANOTHER.


A man named Daniel Harper shot and
mortally wounded man by the name of
George Gage, on Wednesday Feb. 23d, Gage
enticed away the wife and five children of
Harper from Martinez, came to Stockton and
engaged horse, the woman representing
herself to be sister of Gage. Harper er
countered Gage at the corner of Centre and
Levee Streets, coilared and scuffled with him
and fred several shots at him from Navy
revolver. Gage succeeded in getting away
from Harper and ran pursued by the latter,
and finally retreated into chop house and
fell, when Harper ran up to him and fired
two shots one of the shots spattering his
brains over the floor. Gage has since died
and Harper is in Jail.
Year: 1870

SnooTING AFFAIR.-On Monday last near
Tuttletown. Mexican was shot by Capt
Buck, in the left thigh making a very ugly
wound. The Mexican was brought to the
County Hospital where be now is. Twelve
wound We have not been able to learn the
cause of difficulty.