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Year: 1870

MOVEMENT oP THE LETTER CARRIERS FOR
ADVANCE OF PAY, &C.-A circular letter from
the letter carriers Of the Philadelphia post Of
ice has been addressed to all the letter carriers
In the country, asking their cooperation in
movement to obtain an advance Of pay, and de-
failing the disadvantages under which they are
laboring; also enclosing a form OF petition to
Congress asking appropriate legislation in their
behalf. 1t Is understood that there is to be q
convention of letter carriers from the different
cities in this country held in this city next
month, to discuss these matters and wait upon
the committees Of Congress and lay their al
legged grievances before them.
Year: 1870

The following is said to be one of the most brilliant articles ever written by the lamented George D. Prentice:

 But the fiat of nature is memorable. There is no appeal for relief from the great law which dooms us to dust. We flourish and fade as the leaves of the forest, and the flow CTS that bloom and wither in day have no trailer hold upon life than the mightiest mon- arch that ever shook the earth with his foot steps. Generations of men will appear and disappear as the grass, and the countless mul- titudes that throng the world to-day will tomorrow disappear as the footprints on the shore.

 Men seldom think of the great event of death until the shadow falls across their own path, hiding from their eyes the traces of loved ones, whose living smiles were the sun ig ht Of their existence. Death is the great antagonist of life, and the cold thought of the tomb is the skeleton of all feasts. We do not want to go through the dark valley, although its passage may lead to Paradise and with Charles Lamb, we do not want to lie down in the grave, even with princes for our bedfellows.

 In the beautiful drama of Ion, the instinct of immortality, % eloquently uttered by the death ot the devoted Greek, finds deep response in every thoughtful soul. When about to yield his young existence sacrifice l to fate, his beloved Clemantha asks if they shall not meet again, to which he replies: '' I asked that dreadful question of the hills that seemed eternal-of the clear streams that flow foreyer-of the stars among whose fields of azure my raised spirit hath walked. As look upon thy living face, feel that there is something in thy love that cannot really per ish. We shall meet again, Clemantha.
Year: 1870

So long n little Jersey was Democratic, it used to be the fashion, among Radicals, to talk about her as if she were foreign State, but, now, ve presume, every Radical will speak of her in terms of endearment, as the State Of New Jersey.
Year: 1870

Shortest and Best Route from the and tern States to the States and Territories of Pacific The Only Over Which Large and Herds o st Can be Driven, Without Suffering and from ocK

 of Food and Drink ~ -"0A
Year: 1870

The St. Iani Press denies that the duty
on imported steel has the effect to raise the
price of domestic steel tn shat Of the ini-
ported article, with the duty added We
affirm that it does have that effect; that it
WIS intended to lave that effect, and that
the sole object Ut those who enacted the
tariff was TINT it should have that sfoct.
If it does not have that effect, We pre-
sumo oven the St. Paul prkss will
admit that it il unnecessary for
purposes Of protection, and might as
we'll be reduced OF repealed, 1t is imuaa~
terial to us whether tho St Paul Pres
takes one horn OF the dilemma or the other.
The tariff on steel is either injurious or
useless. II it increases the price OF domes-
tic steel SO that CONSUMERS can obtain only
one pound for given amount Of their own


labor, while two pounds, or some other
greater quantity, could be obtained with
oat the tariff, for the Same labor, it is H.
urious. If it does not have that effect, it


$ sham- Why is such m effort made ia
keep MP sham:
Year: 1870

Francis J. Hooper, minor, was produced IN court
writ OF habeas corpus granted upon tho petition
Of his father who prayed that he be discharged from
the navy, In which he had enlisted without consent
The young man was performing duty on the Alaska.
and 1t being shown that ne was under aye the Court
discharged him.
Year: 1870




Ten years since the Chinese population
Of California contented themselves with
monopoly of the laundry business. Tho
number of white persons dependent on that
then nominal; to-day their number is great,
and they are obliged to seek such employ.
ment-the Chinaman is preferred because
he can afford to do it cheaper; he has no
family to support. In ten years the cum.
ming Of the Chinese has made them work.
ers in cloth, in leather, in cotton and wool,
and they monopolize the various manufac.
lures of tobacco; they have usurped the
places which III the Eastern States arc filed
by women, and which women here could
engage in for their support. The number
of females has increased in California until
now they form . large class Of society.
what shall become of them? If tho Chi.
nese have done SO much in ten years to
crowd out white laborers, male and female,
what will the next decade bring forth !
The Mongolian will most assuredly not
stop where he is, for his course is progress
i've. lie copies the white laborer, ana then
takes his place. Capital will teach him tho
trades, and when = Chinaman can do an
American carpenter and bricklayer's work
at wages fifty per cent. lower than tho
white man with his family, he will be en-
ployed. With aChincsc male population OF
three hundred thousand, what would be our
social and political condition? The Chi
ncse would then, as now, be owned and con.
trolled by Capital. Should they become
voters, Capital would direct their votes and
the country be in the handsof their masters;
without votes they would be owned by an
oligarchy to which the American slave
holders can scarcely be compared, while the
white population-the working classes
would be sunk lower in degradation ana
squalid poverty thsn ever were the poor
whites of tho Southern States before tho
war. 1t is the consideration and contem-
plation of such state of facts, inseparable
from the continuance of Chinese immigra.
ton, that induces US to sound the alarm and
ask the people of both political parties to
unite on this question, so full Of danger to
ourselves and our posterity. We have
faith in the masses, for they are the source
of all power in the American Government.
Self protection is the first great law OF ma.
ture: it must he invoked. The truth OF
these prospective evils will become apparent
to every one who thinks for moment on
the subject. Unless the people take hold
of the subject aow, and act upon the inevi'
table conclusion that our future prosperity
depends entirely upon the exclusion OF this
race from our midst, the doom OF Califor'
MIA is sealed.
Year: 1870

OF age was brought before Judge DAILY yesterday
writ Of habeas corpus. She committed some time
by Justice scott for the alleged theft OF $780, and
was incarceretsd the testimony OF q Sergeant OF
Police, whom she girl had confessed the crime. II
appears according to the girls story that sho only CON
essed it the ereants promise to release her II she
would dos Judge Dy said that her confession 70 the
Sergeant not enough that nobody could swear she
took the money for nobody her, The child we sc
cOrdingly discharged.
Year: 1870

The money market Is easier; the stock market s
stronger and gold is per cent in price than
teray; and the financial outlook Is far more eneour~
aging and hopeful than at the close OF business lass
evening when things" very much unsettled. and
operators were In doubt what the day would bring
forth.


The foreign exchange market is dun and ffn. Tho
Year: 1870

Understand clearly the reasons.
and all the reasons, why the habit is
injurious. Study the subject till
there is no lingering doubt iu your
mind. Avoid tho places, the per-
sons and the thoughts that lead to
the temptation: Frequent the places.
associate with the persons. indulge
the thoughts that lead away from
temptation. Keep busy; ldleness is
the strength Of bad habits. 70 not
give up the struggle when you have
broken your resolution once, twice.
ten times, a thousand times. That
only shows how much need there is
for you to strive. When you have
broken your resolution, just think the
matter over, and endsavor to under.
stand why it was you failed. so that
you may bc on your guard against
a recurrence Of the same circum-
stances. Do not think it little or
easy thing that you have undertaken.
1t is folly to expect to break off .
habit in day, which may have been
gathering strength in you for years.
Year: 1870

natural place, and that is the purpose and will
be the first consequence Of the passage Of the
new charter The new charter is not perfect
and it is not possible to get perfect one-but
II is the best we can get, and is excellent
in many points. 1t fixes the responsibility
of oflice-holders, and makes them subject to
the judgment of the people Of the city, before
whose eyes all their official acts must pass.
This is the only proper restraint that the people
can impose upon authority, and with this re-
straint in the hands Of the people Of this city
1t is idle to say that the government cannot be
kept right This charter affords us chance
to get the government once more in the right
hands, and that is the point in its favor SO
great that it should belittle all points against
it. 1t would be a great blunder for the people
to lose the chance for salutary revolution by
permitting this charter to fail through their
apathy.
Year: 1870

TIE BROOKLYN MURDER.-The case OF
Perry, the alleged murderer Of the night
watchman Hayes, was brought before Judge
Gilbert, at the Supreme Court in Brooklyn,
yesterday, on motion Of his counsel to admit
him to bail, as he had been tried twice and the
jury on both occasions had failed to agree.
District Attorney Morris strenuously opposed
the motion and claimed that Judge Pratt's
charge gave the jurors mistaken ideas Of the
law, and that the evidence for the defence
was perjured throughout. The Judge re-
served his decision
Year: 1870

the Senate yesterday the name of his father
Ga renewal of commission) as Postmaster at
Covington, Ky. Aud why not? The father
is worthy citizen, has proved good officer.
is popular among his fellow townsmen, and is
willing to continue doing much work for small
pay The President, in limiting his father to
this little Office, and the old gentleman, in
being entirely satisfied with it, are to be COM
mended for their modesty and their nice ap-
probation of the delicate question of family
appointments-a matter upon which, by un-
scrupulous partisans, great injustice has been
done to General Grant.
Year: 1870

very important memorial to the Legislature
designed to secure more efficient performance
of jury duty, and the subject is one broadly
suggestive of reform. As in our elections 80
in jury duty, if our most capable and respons-
BILE citizens habitually neglect or seek to avoid
their obligations in behalf of law and order
they have hardly right to complain Of the
consequences. Between fines and fees and
in exemptions for jury service rendered we
should suppose that satisfactory jury service
can be gainei.
Year: 1870

The GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPH SYSTEM -
The first operation of the telegraph in England
in the hands of the government was duly
chronicled TO us as great failure, without any
allowance being made for the necessary de-
rangements incident to an extensive change in
system; but now we hear Of quite another
without precedent-especially domestic de-
spatches are sent in far greater numbers than
ever before. The people appreciate the diff
ference between private management and the
government. We hope this point will not be
Here, also, the use Of the telegraph must be
popularized by putting it in the hands of the
government.
Year: 1870

Mr.. Morton, of Indiana, made strong and,
! in our estimation, seasonable stirring up OF
the administration on the Cuban question, In
the Senate yesterday. So far as we, outside
the State Department, are informed Of the
present position Of this question, it is not sat
isfactory. General Sickles in his negotiations
has been brought to standstilI, our neutrality
laws appear to be enforced with remarkable
zeal In behalf of Spain, and, in short, the
whole course of the administration on this sub
ject would seem to justify the opinion that
General Grant does not care button for the
island of Cuba or that he has done nothing for
fear of troublesome complications. No doubt
his exceedingly conservative policy regarding
Cuba has, to some extent, been shaped by bis
very conservative Secretary of State; but it is
possible that Mr.. Senator Sumner (whose
special idea at present is the Alabama
claims) has a finger in this pie. His
special objection against the Cabans has been
that they have not in their constitution abol-
ished negro slavery, and have no intention to
abolish it; but it has been abundantly shown
that upon this matter he is all wrong. What
ever may be the embarrassments which hold
General Grant to the policy of Micawber, the
policy of ''waiting for something to turn up,
he ought to know that the mystery of his
present attitude in relation to Cuba is anything
but satisfactory to the American people.
Hence we think this speech of Senator Morton
is not unreasonable, and that few more such
speeches in Congress, with little sharper
accent, would do no harm cat the other end
Of the avenue"
Year: 1870

THE HORSE CENSUS BILL was laid on the
table in the Senate yesterday 1t was a
very elaborate affair, and the schedules were
extremely complicated, but II they could
have been filed cut conscienti0usly would
have furnished the country with much vana-
BILE information. AS it is, probably the
intricacy of the schedules has killed the
bill in being almost impossible for them to DC
properly filed out by the numerous incompe-
tent persons who were likely, among the
large number appointed, to be found among
the census takers. in the time proposed.
Year: 1870

QUARANTINE Quarantine Commission
ers and the new Health Officer, DR.. Carnochau,
are now, we understand, getting fairly into the
official harness, and are ready and eager to
reform any abuses Of the system that may
properly be brought to their notice. Mer-
chants and others who have to complain at tho
discriminating or improper character of any
regulation or exaction established by the
authorities lately in charge are expected to
communicate their grievance to the new
officials.
Year: 1870

THE MOVEMENT to abolish the Congressional!
Globe was virtually defeated in the House
yesterday, majority Of the members probably
concluding that neither they nor their speeches
would ever be in print unless the Globe printed
fhou
Year: 1870

JOHN CovoDE was declared elected to the
contested seat from Pennsylvania in the House
yesterday by a strict party vote. The question
has been for long time under consideration,
and we suppose the evidence taken was
Aipested through strict party stomachs.
Year: 1870

THR LATE SToRM--PRINCE ARTHUR.
late storm was regular old fashioned
nor easter, coming in at the Capes of
Virginia and Cape Hatteras from the Gulf
Stream, and drifting up the seacoast
and in the same general direction, and
closing the Hudson river with cold snap
in its course, to the British possessions, and
gathering strength instead Of being exhausted
on It's journey. For instance, foot OF snow
is reported as having fallen from this storm in
New Hampshire. I'm route through that
State by rail Prince Arthur was caught in the
storm, and detained with the train at White
River junction in consequence Of the snow
blockade. He will be apt to remember the
incident, with the opinion that on short
notice we can get up in New England snow
Storm equal to anything in that line in Old
England Old weather gaugers say that be-
tween this and ''St. Patrick's Day in the morn
ing" we shall have few more SHOWS of the
same sort to make up for lost time, and they
may prove too correct in their calculations !:
| but "n0s verona"
Year: 1870

TUE DAILY STATE GAzETTE.-1t is On
nounced that the first No. Of new Ger
man paper, to be called the Daily State
GAzettc, will make its appearance next
week. No pains will be spared in the effort
to make it frst-class journal, and under
the editorial management of Messrs. Isaac
Hutzlcr and William Lovenstein it will be
an efficient ally of the Conservative cause
during the approaching campaign. En-
pEatically the representative Of our Ger
man population, the Gazette will have o
large calculation, and oure4ncrchants will
find it to their interest to give it liberia !
advertising patronage.
Year: 1870

Co-OPERATIyE WAsHING.-Some time
SINCE the Socialist Society at Oneida con-
structod. at cost of six thousand dollars,
a building In which to do the washing and
ironing of the whole community. The
number of people for whom washing is
done is two hundred and thirty seven
The number of pieces washed for each
person is eighteen. The actual weekly
cash expense is twenty-nipe cents head
There is no reason why this cooperative
system of washing should not be in vogue
everywhere, particularly in towns and vii
Pages where the people know one another
well. There is certainly decided differ
epce between paying twenty cents per
washing.
Year: 1870

his cherished face turned upward to-
wards tic flowers that bloom over
him. The child bereft of a fathers
guiding and sustaining care by the.
fierce havoc of war finds no privilege
for its earnings and possession against
the grasp of taxation. The veteran of
the entire conflict, who has returned
to finish the journey of life upon. one
leg, pays tribute to the government
and to the owner of exempt bonds on
the very crutches which bear him in
pain along. our streets 9vH6 75ai .lfaa


And when the citizen. of this ILL
governed land, whether he has been a
soldier in the field or a laborer at
home passes away from this scene of
treadmill slavery, he invokes in vain
the shelter of the tomb. Between the
chamber that was darkened for the
closing moments. and the quiet ceme-
terry on the hill, mis- unburied remains
are made to pay tribute for the brief
passage. The snowy shroud that COW
ers him up for his long sleep, and the
coffin and the screws, and the screw
driver which fastens down the lid
over the still, cold face have ali paid
taxes which now fall on the earnings
of the dead within. And when all is
over, and friends turn away and leave
him alone forever in his dark and mar
row bed, the. officer of the revenue
still plies his trade in the midst of the
broken household. The letters of adj
ministration, the bond, the inventory,
the bill of sale, the report, all pay toll
to privileged wealth as the estate pro-
ceeds to final settlement. The tombs-
stone, if one is raised, concludes this
dismal drama by paying heavy tax
for the privilege of keeping watch as
loving memorial over the dnst- that
reposes below taI5oa1sI sIaat= li9i
Year: 1870

AaT OF PRINT1NG.-It is just about
four hundred years since books began
to be printed with movable types.
This was wonderful Improvements
over the method of printing from


words cut on solid blocks. But your
old fashioned volume even when
executed with movable letters, pre-
sented very different appearance
from the modern publication. 1t was
printed on one side of the sheet
There was no attempt at punctuation
except by a perpendicular straight
line which stood like a post between
one sentence and another. There was
no comma, semicolon, colon, or full
point. 1t was more than two hum
dred years after the art of printing
became general that seicolons were
introduced. Shakespeare knew moth
ing of their use, which is the cause
of so much obscurity in certain pass
ages in his works. 1f
Year: 1870

We take great pleasure in announcing
upon the authority Of Senator Dayton,
that the his nomination by Major
Bill Cooper, late of the c. $. A., in the
late Democratic and Conservative Con
vention, to represent the county of
Barbour, wa, wholly without authority
from him, a i that he distinctly told
the late Major and George Tingle, the
alternate, that he would not and could
not participate in any such gatherings,
being Republican and being here on
private business. u Chorlcston Jo~rr0I
Year: 1870

THERE are thousands of persons who
let a diarrhoea run on them, when a
hottie of Rosenheim' Stomach Bitters
the Great Western Remedy would
cure them. They are pleasant to take
and act at once, and permit you to go
about your business at once, and doyou
no harm. See Advertisement.
Year: 1870

A. there is some little curiosity to
know why the Cardiff Giant declined
the offer of Mr. Hoars place in the
Cabinet, it may not be amiss to say that
he declined it on the ground that he
knows more law than an Attorney Gen
ereral is required to know under the
present Administration
Year: 1870

The Daily Register.
If You Want Business,
ADVERTISE IN THE REGISTER
# You Want Help,


ADVERTISE IN THE REGISTER
# You Want House,


ADVERTISE IN THE REGISTER
II You Want Board


ADVERTISE IN THE REGISTER
# You Want a Tenant


ADVERTISE IN THE REGISTER.
# You Want Boarders,


ADVERTISE IN THE REGISTER
# You Want Employment,


ADVERTISE IN THE REGISTER
# You Want TO Buy Anything,


ADVERTISE IN THE REGISTER
If You Have Property to Sell,


ADVERTISE IN THE REGISTER
# You Have Lost Anything,


ADVERTISE IN THE REGISTER
If You Have Found Anything,


ADVERTISE IN THE REGISTER
If You Have Any Want,


ADVERTISE IN THE REGISTER.
nE Now that business is quiet, il j. p"cu-
liarly the time To advertise.
NJ A short advertisement is better than
no advertisement, but GREAT INDUCE
MENTS ARE OFFERED To those who wish
column for grea ter or less time.
Year: 1870

Yesterday morning while the Hoboken ferryboat
James Rumsey was on her six O'Clock trip from New
York she ran into schooner lying at anchor In the
river. The schooner's boom penetrated the gentle
mems cabin and badly wounded passenger within:
crowd OF negroes were seated In the cabin, and
ran frantic with excitement when the collision took
place, though, fortunately, none OF them were hurt
The wounded man was removed for medical aid IN
HoboKen. and he will recover. A dense fog pre-
vailed on the river and the pilot could not see his
way. The RUNS ey ID laid up for repairs
Year: 1870

take up that labor most in harmony with
our tastes. But this cannot always be
done. Men may not always elect their
place and their toll. Work comes to US
often. Duty takes hold of us, and will
not let us go. And so it comes about, as
we have seen, that lifetime labors are
now and then life time trials, chatting and
wearing. Who is at fault, that they do
so chafe and wear? Not God, surely;
therefore it must be ourselves. Failing
TO realize the true value of our doing
what it may be made worth to our life
we forever look beyond it to some far
away duty that may never come to US,
and tos.whch it is designed we shall never
go.


Yet, though we may not always choose
the work we would prefer, it is within
our power to refuse that which will do us
harm. Is that power always exercised?
Look at the many doing Satan's service,
and answer. There is degrading work
beckoning on every hand. God pity
those who respond to its call Good,
honest, loyal toll abounds. It will soil no
ones soul. It can be made healthfully
effective. It's worth to the manhood and
womanhood of to-day, If only it be faith
fully performed, and with a spirit to press
from it all its richness, can hardly be esti-
mated. Workers everywhere see that
you garner the worth of your work =
Frehange.