A LtHM.
Lai* sight I wtfahaA, quite wearied out,
The question that perplexes still;
And that tad spirit we call doubt
■tads the good nought beside the itl.
This morning, when with rented mind
iilaaswßHflsr
The balance turned, the good supreme.
A little eleep, a brief night's rest.
Has changed th - took of all skat fe!
Sure any creed I bold at beet
Need* humble bo),ling after this.
Farm, harden an# Household.
OATTLIFLOWWR. —Treat the same as cab
bages ; they ought to be planted 9t feet
apart in the rows.
LRTTTCE, sown ia hotbeds, may be
transplanted to the open ground ; sow
seeds in warm dry noil.
CRESS must be went for a succession
in drills ten inclm i apart, and at inter
vals of a week or ton day*
BRAN* -I\l not plant in the open
ground until all danger of frost is over.
Lima* may be planted in hot-beds any
time this mouth.
MELON*.—A few mv be planted on
sods in hot-beds for early; they must
not be planted in the open ground until
it is well warmed.
GRLERT. —Sow seed in the hot-bed th s
month, and when the plants are an inch
or two high, transplant to a frame and
set three inches apart.
l'.oo- PLANTS ought to be several inches
high hy this time ; transplant to anoth
er hot-bed with a gentle heat, and use
great care to prevent their becoming
chilled.
HERBS can be sown in hot-beds now,
or in open ground as soon aa it ia warm
enough ; those most commonly used are
Sage, Thyme, Savunr, Sweet Marjoram,
and Basil
CABRAOCR. Set out plants from cold
frame as soon aa the ground is lry.
Sow seeds in open gronnd. and aa aooti
as an inch or two high, sprinkle with
aahes to keep off the eabhago-flti*
ONION* in order to succeed wen. need
to be sown as early a* the ground can he
worked. Sow in fine rieh soil, in drills
a foot apart. Put out Potato and Top
Onions in rows fifteen inches apart, and
the bulbs four inches apart in the rows
POTATOES. -Plant early on dry Inn .
Deep planting and harrowing the land,
ioat aa the potatoes come up, saves much
hoeing, bnt increases the labor at dig
ging. Plaster sometimes has a marked
effect on potatoes, and sometimes appears
to do little good.
Bmrre may be sown early this mouth
in rich, fine soil. Their growth is facili
tated by soaking in warmish water for
*24 hours, and then poor off the water
and put in a warm place until the sprouts
start; roll in plaster to facilitate sowing.
One ounce or seed is sufficient for 100
feed of drill.
Hoasr. RvPt&H -The earlier this is
planted, the better growth will it make.
™ out the small roots which have been
preserved during the winter in sand.
This crop needs a large application of
manure to secure the best results. The
roots should be about two inches long
and set out in rows from eighteen inches
to two feet apart.
ASPAXIGCX —Give a liberal costing of
manure if not done last month. Go over
the bed with a spading fork, and be care
ful not to break or injure the buds or
roots. If plants are to be raised from
seed, sow in carefully prepared soil, in
drills a foot apart. An ounce of wed
will produce about five hundred plants.
WW® well up, thin to three indues.
LARD intended for Roots should be
pjowed and harrowed, cultivated, rolled,
and plowed again, and worked until it is
as mellow as a garden. Parsnips should
be sown as soon as the land i* in good
order, and carrots a week or two later.
Mnafcels and other Ix-ets need not be
FOWU until May, and rutabagas two or
three weeks later. Make the land rich
with weD-rotted manure, and gtnino of
superphosphate.
LEMON "SPONGE. —Dissolve one otuire
of isingls.w in a pint of boiling water ;
when cold, strain it; add the juice of
three lemons, strained, two ounces of
white sugar, the rind of a lemon cot vary
thin ; beat all togetber, and strain it
When nearly cold, add the whites of two
e PR B **eh be* ten ; whisk it until it be
comes of the consistency of sponge.
Wet a mould, put in the sponge. It
should lie partly settled before the whisk
ing is began, or it will take too long to
do. •
Pica —Last fall's pigs must be wen fed
and got into a thriving condition before
being turned out to clover. Do not be
grudge them all the corn-meal they win
eat. It will pay better at this season
than next fall. Breeding sows should be
pnt into a pen by themselves a Beek or
so before they come in. Have a rail
round the pen to keep the sow from
crushing the little one*. It should be
from eight to twelve inches from the
ground, according to the size of the sow,
and MX or eight inches from the sides of
the pen. Give n liberal allowance of
chnferl straw for bedding. Give the tow,
for a week before and after pigging,
warm branslops and milk ; and later
give richer food, such as cooked corn
meal with tbe bran. As soon as they will
eal, let the little pigs have a few oat* or
soaked corn, or cooked corn-meal, in a
separate pen from the sow. On warm
days let the sow run out for an hour or
two, and feed tbe little pig* just before
she is let in again, and while they are
hungry. ,
THE COMMA* METHOD or GUTTING.—-
Grafting, which is the taking of one
shoot from a tree and inserting it into
another, in such away that tbey may
unite and become one tree, is generally
performed in March and April, when the
trod* are just beginning to sweiL The
shoots for grafting, or cions, as tbey are
termed, are. of coarse, taken from trees
whose qualities are better, in some wrsy,
than those of the trees upon which they
are to be grafted. These dons should
be taken from the side, or horizontal
shoots, of healthy, vigorous trees. They
should be cut after the fall of the leaves,
put into bundles, labeled, laid in boxes,
containing mosa or saw dust, and then
stored away in the celjjar over winter.
From the different mooes of grafting,
we select that termed " deft grafting, "
as being easiest explained, and as best
suited to beginners.
Cleft grafting is performed on stalks
from one and a half to two inches in di
ameter Tbe top of the stalk to be
grafted is carefully sawed or cot off at a
part free from knots, and the top pared
smooth ; with a thin knife split down the
stalk through the centre to the depth of
two inches, and then insert a wedge to
keep it open for the reception of tbe
cion ; the cion if to be prepared in the
form of a wedge with two eyes, if pos
sible ; to the upper part of the portion
thus formed, the cion is now to be care
fully inserted, so that the inner bark of
the don and that of the stalk may both
exactly meet Large stalks require two
dons, one on each side ; the whole is now
to be carefully covered with grafting
wax, except the eyes or bud* of the don;
but on small fetslks it should be bound
with s string of bass nutting or woolen
yarn, as small stalks are two weak to hold
both firm in fhar position. Tbe rnin
points in grafting are that the cats be
perfectly smooth, that the inner bark of
the don and fee stalk fit perfectly on one
side, that they be pressed tightly to
gether, and that the whole is water
tight— Arthur's Maqaxine.
A BTORT comes from a neighboring
State that a man, whose son, being under
age, married against his will, took
offence thereat and got himself appointed
guardian over him. Then, nnder a law
which permits s guardian to sell the
property of a minor to an amount not
exceeding 8300, without advertising it,
he obtained permission of a Judge of
Probate to sell his son's half interest,
worth 830,000, in his grandfather'* es
tate, and without the boy's knowledge
did sell it to a Sheriff for the paltry sum
of 8375, and by him it was transferred to
the son's mother at the same price. And
now the boy, thus defrauded of his in
heritance, proposes to see if the Courts
will tolerate the proceeding.
Summary af N*w*
GMUT B RITAIN pays tax for 11.800,000
fan
Ti Pittsburg. Pa.. Pqvrcmt ita pro
pnetors $90,000.
San Joso Valley. California, never had
a frost until this year.
A nAroHTiw wa* Imro to 010 Bull in
West Ijolhuumi. a few weeks ago.
Kiwrr. tl>* murderer, *.< sentenced
to be hanged on the ISth of Nay next.
MawucHTanTa boa machinery which
represents the labor of IHO.IWUV'" men.
THKKK are to IW 21.000 flab tnqv* set in
and about Narragaiiaett Bay this season.
LIVONIA is the name of the yacht with
which Mr. Ashhnry intends to beat all
America.
Anvinw of the SOih ult. from Porto
Rico reoreeeut that the island remains
tranquil.
EARLY next month the steamer Scan
deria will have England to repair the
Anglo-American cable*
ILLINOIS papers say that never were
the proapcet* of a wheat crop ao splendid
at this season of the year.
DANIRL STEWART of Stamford, Conn.,
blew out his gas in the Putrnan Hons.',
and was suffiH'sted by the *acapiug gag.
EIOHT thousand tons of granite were
recently quarried at one blast in the
Ikmitrd quarries, iu Arg vlaliire. Scotland
PRINCESS Salrn-Salm receives from the
Arch-duchess Sophia of Austria an annual
penaiou of 2,ltD florins, and the pennon
will probably be increased.
NR. TI-RNKH, who was hunting in ll
liuow when the great tornado came on.
was caught by a falling tr-e and held
three .lays till a pasarr-by release,l him.
LONDON and Singapore are now in tel
egraphic communication. Hong Kong
and Singapore will, it is expected, be
similarly couueeted In-fore the first of
Jane.
Tnt Presidential canvass in JirifO
is attended with daily ineresaiug excite
ment, uii outrapii *n> oomnuMfd by
both ptrtitw Jiiwi't re-election iaeon
cedwl.
A rmLAXTHRorie i'BptwW num of
New Jersey offers in the Orte*l\jk Amcr
ioi* a prixo if $5,000 for a plan t*> sup
pi*** the sale of intoxicating liquor# mil
tobacco in that State
OKXEIUL Moltkc was the candidate of
the fi>wrrv*titw in eight districts at the
recent election# for the German Parlia
ment. He was beaten in several dis
tricts and ekcted in one.
A FARTT of card-player* became in
volved in a qnarrel in Leo, Va., and two
of them fought a brief duel across the
table. One of them was shot in the
heart and killed instantly.
Two boys were publicly whipped by
the Sheriff at Hamilton. Ontario, under
a new law. The whipping was done
with eight or nine thongs, fastened to a
handle aetrend inches in length.
POSTAGE .stamps of the denomination
at seven cents have leeu issued by the
government. They are designed es
pecially to prepay letters to Germany,
seven cents being tbc rate to that country.
YELLOW fever is raging lu Buenos
Ay res, and nt latest accounts was in
creasing. The Marquis of Santa Crux,
in spite of a strong opposition, has becu
•'ected President of the Spanish Cortes.
GENERAL PLE.VSA.VTON writes to an
officer advising him that no person
whose gross inc >me during 1870 did not
exceed $*2,000 is required to make any
return, nor make affidavit that his income
did not exceed that sum.
A WEALTHY Virginian recently killed a
man whose life xrus heavily insured in
one of the New Y'ork Companies, and it
ia said the company is about to bring a
suit for damages against the murderer
for destroying it# property.
CALIFORMAXS report that many of their
small birds have been shot or poisoned,
and that, seemingly as a consequence,
many kiDds of insects, before unknown
or unobserved, have abounded in the
const Talleys, and have done much in
jury in the gardens, vineyards, and
grain fields.
THE Paris Commune liave issued a
decree arraigning Theirs, Favre, Pieard,
Dufaure, Simon, and Pothuan lwfore
the tribunal of the jxople and ordering
their properties to be nixed. Another
decree pronounces the separation of the
-huxeli and state, suppresses the religi
on bodies, and abolishes national
property.
la the New Jersey Senate, a resolution
was adopted that the President of the
Senate and Speaker of the House, with
three members from each body, compose
a Committee to eo-perate with other
Committees on the proposed centennial
observance of Independence Day at
Philadelphia.
GEN. MODSNTA DIAZ, an insurgent
chief and natire of Santo Domingo,
surprised, in the neighborhood of
Bayomo, n body of 70 men of a Havana
regiment The attack was so sudden
and well conducted that the Spaniards,
after a slight resistance, fled, but. ex-.
cepting their chief, all were captured
and killed. Gen. Diar. also surprised a
cavalry force, and killed 12 of their
number. The rebel loan, in those en
gagement*, was insignificant
THK BOSTON Board of Trade adopted a
series of resolutions to the effect thiat the
construction of steamships and sailing (
▼easels at low cost should be promoted
by the abatement of import taxes
upon all articles entering into their con
struction. That all foreign articles of
consumption needed on tioard vessels in
foreign trade should be permitted to
leave lwnded warehonses free of duty.
That all vessels of foreign construction,
or purchased under a foreign flag by
American citizens, should be admitted
to register under the leave of the United
States. Every member of Congress is to
be furnished with a copy of these reso- !
lotions.
MAN IS EVIDENTDT intended for an ac
tive life. He brings into the world with
him certain wants, which he must satisfy
in onler to live ; certain desires and pro
portions which lead him to happiness
faom f>urt ictilnr enjoyment* and industry,
or a|>titude for tabor, or both. It is
wisely ordered by Providence that noth
ing valuable can be procured without in
dustry—not to mention riches and hon
or, neither food nor raiment can be pro
cared without the toil of the hand or the
sweat of the brow ; and the sentence pro
nounced upon man, "In the sweat of
thy brow shalt thou eat thy bread," ia a
blessing rather than a curse. Moderate
and habitual labor is conductive to
health. The industrious man rarely
complains of loss of appetite, dyspepsia,
hypochondria, or other ills which flesh
is* heir to. He is never troubled with
ennui, disgusted with society, or wearied
with life—cheeifulness and" good spirits
are the concomitants of good health
which ia inseparately connected with in
dustry.
MB. A. called on a fanner, and asked
him the price of oats, and was informed
that they were thirty-five cents per
bnaliel. He agreed to pay forty cents
on condition that he shoiud be permitted
to "tramp" them in the half bushels. -
To secure the bargain, he paid for twelve
bushels, and the next day took his wagon
and went after them. The farmer filled
the half bushel, after which Mr. A. got
in and gave a moet vigorous "tramping"
contracting their proportions consider
ably. The farme.r thereupon emptied
the oats into the hag, without filling np
the measnre. Mr. A. raved, bnt it was
no use. The farmer had complied with
his part of the agreement, and, as an evi
dence, told Mr. A. after he had measured
the oats, he might "tramp" them all day.
WEIGHT OF THE BKAIN —Dr. Davis
has been measuring the sknlls of 762
persons of different races to ascertain the
weight of the brain, which he estimates
as follows : 21 English men, 50.28
ounces ;13 English women, 41.18 ounces;
Scotch brains axe a trifle heavier; and
French brains weighed 45.17 ounces.
The brains of the Italians, Laplanders,
and Swedes were about the same as the
English. Of the brains of 36 male and
81 female Hindoos the weight wis 42.11
ounces each. The Asiatic brain is about
3 ounces less than the F.ngtiah ; and the
African, 3.25 ounces leas. Australian
brains were 41.81 ounces each. Tbe lat
ter race seems to have brains one-sixth
lees than Europeans.
New St) lea for Spring Costume*
Summer cashmere ia a novelty. It la
a soft, all-wool, twilled fabric of very
light quality, in hrokan plaids, checks,
sad cross-bar*. The selvedges are finish
ed as fringe, to be used n trimming
flounces and the over mrnmta It is
aix-quarter* wide ami 01 60 a yard. As
many object to thoee srlf-fringed goods
on account of their nwrinhlsiiee to the
shawl suits that are now somew hat IMMSCC,
the friugc can le dispensed with. At
any rate, we know of no more beautiful
fabric MiSii this, especially for lad.es'
wrappers and for children's suit*. The
bright blue and white plaids are among
the prettiest ; and another stylish com
bination is blitek and white )daid wtih
maroon bars between. L*>wer-priced
.-asluiierra, slightly mixed with cotton,"
ore *1 '2ft a yard.
AH wool serges, as fine and soft as
lsdics' cloth, buff and brown shades,
with a darker stripe and fringe on one
edge, for 81 10 a yard. Mixed with
cotton, they are 80 cent* Very lustrous
mohairs in all the .-priug shad'*, and
the heavier Palermo poplins with tiue
reus, are Oft ceuts a yard.
Batiste robes are plain cambrics, self
colored, with a stripe for bcrdcriug near
the edge* They are ,Ift cents a yard, or
uliout St 2ft the drees pattern Linen
lawns of palest uublcai'hetl bufl or light
gray are sold for 2ft cents a yard. Tlie
furnishing houses sell suite of these,
ready nude, with postilion basque, the
Worth overakirt, and a lower skirt trim
med with four or five narrow nifties edged
with guipure lace of the same shade, for
82ft. Tli we nre stilish and inexpensive
suits, but the problem to tie solved is
how ahull they lie washed ? The buff
linen lawns invariably have a pinkiali
hue after having lieen wet, and gray
law ii is apt to be streaked and shaded.
The newest lace collar, called the Von
MoKke, ia jaunted at the throat, to lie
worn very low, has square outer corner*,
and grow* narrow toward the neck. It
resembles the ah|>e of the Mane Antoi
nette foil AT.
A similar shaped collarette, which
ladies call regitlio, is made of aheer white
muslin in soft folds, edged with point
duchcase kv. Oue of these mode to
wear orer a black velvet dress is S2B;
simply trimmed with Valenciennes, they
arc s*lo or sl2. For light mourning
they are of white muslin, trimmed with
very flue side pleating edged with foot
ing ; prise $4. Cuffs or foils for the
wrists are made to match. Pale blue or
mauve regalias of China crepe or soft
India silk, trimmed with white lace, are
made for young ladies to wear over white
or black dresses. They are new and very
dreasr.
Form of Income Tax Statement.
Commissioner Plcasontou has made
the follow ing decision :
" Taxpayers who prefer not to make
a return of income for the year 1870, in
detail, asset forth on page two of form
twenty-four, will lc allowed to make a
statement in the form following and this
statement may Is- made by the proj>er
interlineations and erasures of pages two
and three of fonu tweuty-four : ' State
ment of income, gains and profit* ,
of , county of anil State of
, during the year 1870, ufter mak
ing all legal deductions.* Taxable in
comes, jf —■— ; amount of tax at two and
a half per cent., $
" AfbMtiL— State of , county of
aa. , being sworn according to
law, deposes and the foregoing statement
contains a full, true, and correct ac
count of the income for the year A. I).
1870, which he IIAS received, whether
derived from any kind of property,
rents, interest, dividends, undivided pro
fits, wages or salary, or from any pro
fession, trade, employment or vocation,
or from anv other source whatever, frum
the Ist of January to the tliirtv-first day
of December, A. D. 1870, l*tii days in
riilsive, and subject to au iuconw tax
under the excise law of the United
States, and that he has not received,
and is not eutitled to receive, from any
or all sources, of income together, any
other sum for the said year besides what
is herein set forth, except such amounts
as. though justly owing to the affiant,
are not good and collective, and that he
is honestly and truly entitled to make
the deductions from'hia income for the
said year as made by him, in accordance
with the true intent of the excise laws of
the United States, and that the several
ratea and amouuts therein contained are
stated in legal tender currency. Sworn
to and subscribed this day , 1871,
before me, , assist ant assessor,
division, district. State of
Written answers will not be required
to the questions on page 3 of form 24.
Affidavit No. 1, on page 4 of the said
form 24, may be modified by the
erasure of the words, " and that during
said year his entire gross ineome. from
every source, estimated in said currency,
without anv deduction or diminution
whatever, did not exceed 82.000."
The German Le**e*.
The official lints of the killed and
wounded on the German side during the
war have now been made np at Berlin,
as far as r, late* to the army of the late
North German Bund and the linden
division. The number given of killed in
aetion is 13,9(i0, of wounded 38,9*24, or
total casualties, without the missing,
1(11,884. But to these will have to lie
added at lea*t 20,000 more of Bavn-ians
anil Wurtembergera, so that tbe German*
altogether mny IK* considered to have
lost 120,000, that is, more than six times
as mnny as Prussia lost in 1860, whet!
the casualties did not quite reach '20,000.
The expenditure of the war ia in still
greater proportion to that of 1866, owing
to the long duration. The latter was
returned at 1*24,000,000 thaler*. Tbe
present war has lieen rudely estimated at
Berlin at amounts varying from 8600,-
000,000 to 8750,000.000." But these esti
mates are for money laid out, and do not
include stores expende f. These it took
820,000,000 to replace in 1866. Lastly,
are tbe liabilities for pensions, and for
compensation to the Germans driven out
of France. The latter claim having been
excluded from the treaty is understood
to have been lianded over to tbe German
Government to be met ont of the general
pecuniary penalty imposed on France.
THEBE MAT BE SEEN at present, soon
after sunset, the planets Jupiter, Mara,
Venus, and the Moon, all careering mag
nificently in their orbits—Mars in the
East, Venus in the West, and Jupiter
almnt in his zenith, with the moon rising
toward her meridian. They all seem
nearly in a direct line of the heavens, and
are, when unclouded, remarkably bril
liant, affording a rare and beautiful sight,
such as we are not often favored with.
This attractive display may be obacrved
for several evenings to come. Saturn
does not rise until toward morning, and
Mercury rarely appears to tbe naked
eye.
A MnjCMAN in Bangor, Me., boasta of
Uia horse and Kin dog. He procures port
of his milk about half a mile from his
house, and every evening he says, he
harnesses his horwe into the milk wagon,
puts in the cans and throws the reins
over the dasher. His large Newfound
land dog then gravely steps in, and the
horse under the direction of the canine
driver, alone proceeds to tlie place where
the milk is procured, and stops ; the dog
announces their arrival, the cans are
Ailed, the dog resumes his seat in the
vehicle and the horse carefully turns,
and trots home.
AN EASTF.KN lawyer, who wished to
cross the river on the ice, was told that
if would be entirely safe to make the
attempt if he crawled over on his hsndn
and knees. Anxious to go he humbled
himself accordingly, and had laboriously
got half way aero** when he was over
take."! by a man driving along leisurely
in a buggy. The rapidity with which be
assumed an upright position was startling
to the driver.
COD. HENBT R FOBBES, says a Western
letter-writer, went to Cheyenne recently
to lecture on the evils of intemperance ;
but the inhabitant*, regarding the sub
ject as a personal affront , rushed into the
nail, extinguished the lights, and drove
the Colonel out of town.
Some gfals are like old muskets
they use a good deal of powder, but will
not go off.
Affair* In Parts.
Two eorpa of tha insurgent* advanced
toward Versailles, one tin Meodou aud
distill on, and the other by the way of
Rtteil. Both wore muted with lvy
loss, eiul Fkmrwna wee killed.
M. Thiers hee issued e proclamation
mlilri'seHl to tlu Perfect* of Department*
ea follow* : "On Momley the insurgent
masses utt<k<d our forrt> einmltenpoue
lv el Nanterre, Bueil. Bongwval, Hietm,
dm ton, end t'lxrtiwy. Fort Mont Vale
rieu at daybreak begun to ••ununited*
the insurgents, who wore at Unit sheltered
by the village* of Nauterre, itnil. uud
Hougival. Titer auliorquruUy at lacked
the Ooverauent force*, by whom they
were repulsed. Oen. Vinoy, with the
oavairv. waa by thia time in a fsmition
threatkening to outflank the insurgeut*,
end ihcv tl-i iu a complete rout, leaving
uiauv of the dttd ana wouudcd in the
hand* of the (lovcrument troops." M
Thiera says: " The Uovermueut will
exercise clemoncy toward all who have
been hlimlly mieled, but w ill )muiah the
ringleadera with severity. The insurrec
tion is impotent"
The Army of Versailles nurrouuda
Paris, and older elewhere iu France in
established.
The redoubt at (Tiatilkm, held by the
iuaurgeut*. was captured hv the force#of
the Uovcrn|uent. with 2,000 uriautwrs,
Including (len. Henry. Oen. Duval waa
allot.
In the Assembly, M. Thiers, iu some
rvuuirks tn the state of affairs, said the
Uovcrumeut would deal harshly with the
ringleaders of the iuurrci'tion, but leni
ently with their dupes. The sentiment
wa* received with applause.
The Loudou Timet *(>ecial di-imU-h
from Pari* nay* a levy lioa lw-eu ordered,
to consist of all men* between the ages
of seventeen and thirty-five. The
churches of the Madcliue and Assumption
have la-en pillaged bv a mob.
The Deputies of l'sri* have ognaal in
principle, siul will draw uj' a manifesto
to the ]a*>ple of France, demanding tlie
maintenaiiee of tlie Republic, and claiui
ing for the municipal I**l% of Paris tlie
right of deciding all question* relative to
the organization of the city, particularly
a* regards instruction, finances and pub
lic, worship, and that, as a l*i* of con
ciliation, the position of the National
l!nurd aa the liuard of Paris must be
recognized.
The Asoetnbliste occupy all the roads
to Versailles. It is considered irolnhle
that the whole column of (len. Bcrgeret
are prisoners. Five hundred trotnen and
childreu aocoirt|>any the Fadetaligt
troops.
Dirivt eomuiuuicstion by telegraph
with Pan* lift* ceased, the wins iintiug
Iwxm cut by tlie insurgent*. The city i*
again isolated, and all dipti'hrt have
to be seul (ixuu |*>inU outside the linen
of the National Guards.
A later dispatch from Pari*, asya :
"The situation is hourly becoming more
alarming. The furvci* of the < 'onnßM
•re growing stronger and bolder.
Thiera'a pm]itiou to treat hu inspired
the Coiuuuue with fresh hojw*, MM) it it*
believed that they have lUUUti men who
will bolilly fight the ttovernment troo|.
rvtaiu the ewiqueml jnwitiou*. and
make no advance* for peace. A battle
is raging in the field* bet ween Chatillon
and Vanvreo. From tin- Utter the
insurgents maintain an iiiowwant fire
from ltehiud the fort. CrowU of women
and children, frantic with grief, are
searching each ambulance as it arrives
for the bodies of their husband* and
fathers. The slaughter on both sides
was fearful. Terror reigns, and the
prisons are crowded. l'lm churches
and houaes of the aristocrats are pillaged,
and all priests itnpris ned. A gent
many murders have takeu place. On
thU Good Friday there were i o religions
semecs iu Parish German intervention
is now believed to I* the only hope. "
Detail* of the fighting at Pont de
Neuilly, have bten received. The I'otu
munistn. who were [wotwl iu small foiwa
at I'ourbevoie. were dislodged by the
guns of Fort Valerien. They rallies! in
the Avenue de Neuilly, and opened fire
on the Versailles troops, who appeared on
the height*. The Commuuiata were
again force to retire behind the bridge
of Neuilly, wliieh thev barricaded. Their
pursuers then shelled heavily iu att uipt
ing to hold the bndge and fell futo
U-mjiorßry disorder ; but they nuwlisl
in extricating their eannon. and alau
donesl the bridge, taking refuge in the
houses on the eastern lank of the river.
The Versailles troops occupied tlie build
ings on the other side, and a sharp
fnsilodr was kept up across the river.
They then pushed across the bridge and
advanced in pursuit of the retreating in
surgents. The guns of the ramparts
ojiencd a heavy fire, sweeping the Avenue
de Neuilly with shells, and cheeking the
pursuit. The Communists again com
menced to throw up barricades across
the avenue, under the protection of the
artillery on the walls ; but thev were
ultimately driven out of Neuilly and
withdrew beneath the rampart*.
It is reported that M. Thiers is averse
to forcing an entrance into Paris by
fighting, and that he prefers to mince
the city bT investment
A rarcufar issued bv President Thiers,
and I tearing date of the 7Ui. ants : " Yes
terday the ifen<ltirtnrri' carried theinsui*
gent position at Courbevoie, and to-day
the bridge at Neuilly was carried by the
Government troops. Gen. Montaubnn
was slightly, and Gen. Pechot serioosly,
wounded. The losses of the insurgent*
are immense, and the positions captured
are of decisive irajtortance."
The Versailles army is now under com
mand of Marshal MacMahon, and has
been divider! into four corps, of which
one held in reserve lias Gen. Vinoy at its
head, while ths others have been ordered
into active service, under c-mimand of
Gens. laidmirnnlt, Cisaev, and Ihilmrnil.
The National Assembly having voted su
amendment to the lulectiou law, to Uic
effiTt thai all mayor* throughout France
shall lie chosen by the people, the Gov
ernment insisted upon having the ap
piintment of some of them placed in its
liands ; M. Tbicrn even threatening to
resign if that power waa not confided to
the Government. The chamber there
upon, by a decided iqpjority, sustained
the Government, and agm-d to the ap
pointment of mayors in all towns having
over 20,000 inhabitants.
A special dispatch from Versailles to
7V* London Trfajroph says the Govern
ment troop* advanced to Porte Maillot,
and held a poution under the rampart.
Paris is said to have only provisions for
two days, and a collapse of the insurrec
tion is considered imminent.
Rassla Preparing for Whal 1
A correspondent nt Odessa wrote as
follows, just before the final adjournment
of the London Conference : A great
movement of staff officers in taking place
between thia town and Rt_ Petersburg,
and the Governor himself, M. Kotsbuc,
haa been summoned to the Emperor.
(Gannons of the largest calibre arc being
transported to Kerteh and the principal
ports on the Black Hea, where the piece*
are tried as soon as they arrive. I find
this news, considerably attenuated in
the correspondence of a Russian joumnl
here. According to the local writer, M.
Kotzebne is only gone to ptesnnt his re
spects to his august master, and the plac
ing of guns at Kertcb and elsewhere is
only an affair of ordinary service. But
tho following circumstance is fully as
significant. Conferences have just hcon
held at Cettigne for the reorganisation of
the Lontenegrin army, the effective force
of which ia to be doubled. Henceforth the
commanders of the Nohics will he sub
jected to an examination, and the forces
of the Principality will adopt the regula
tions of the Russian army. Every one
knows that the Prince receives an annual
subvention from tho Crar. You will
doubtless consider that while the Confer
ence of London is still sitting, these facts
are at least singular.
THB WILL OF THE PEOPLE.— In the
Ohio Legislature a resolution indorsing
President Grant's Sun Domingo policy
was taken up and a Kubstituteadopted by
a party vote, declaring that in regard to
the extension of onr borders and the ac
quisition of territory, as well as every
other measure of public concern, they
indorsed as sound political wisdom the
principles embodied in the declaration of
President Grant, that no policy should
be enforced against the will of the people.
FIVE thousand acres of trees have been
cut down in France.
XCMIKT from (hp PmMrll.
WxamwoTow, April ft.—The fallowing
is the President's massage tianMuittiUg
tlie report of the Hanto Doming* Com
miMHoners :
Tb (he Semite ami limine 1/ KeprmaHitHpm t
1 have the honor to auhmit to the
two Houses of Ccmgreaa the report of tlie
ikmnniaaiottera appointed in ponmauee
of the joint resolution approval Jan. 12,
1871. It w ill lie observed that Uds re
port more thau sustains all that 1 have
heretofore said in regurd hi the produc
tiveness aud hcwlthfuiueaaof the Hepuli-
Uc of Hanto Domingo, of tlie unaniinity
of the i>eo|i|e for annexation to the
United states, and of their posiviblc
character. It ia due hi the putilie, as it
certainly ia to mynrtf, that 1 should here
give all the einuwiami which first let!
hi tlie uegutiation of a treaty for the an
nexation of the Ib-nublic of Hanto Do
uitugo hi the United Htatea.
Wheu I accented lh arduous and re
niionaiblo jMNtitinu which 1 uow hold, 1
dul not dream of instituting any atejwfor
the acquisition of insular posru-saiona. 1
lietieved, however, that our late uiatitc
tioiu wen* broal enough to attend over
the entire continent as rapidly aa other
people desire to bring theinaefvea under
our protection. 1 baUand, further, tlwt
we should not permit any independent
Government within the limit* ul North
America to pasa froui a condition of in
dependence to one of ownership or pro
tretlon under a European Power.
Soon after my inauguration aa Preai
dent 1 waa waiti-d II|M>U by an agent of
I'rtwiduitl Bans, with a proposition to an
uei the Republic of anato Domingo to
the United Slate*. Thia gentleman n*p
reanuted tile capacity of the inland, the
demre of tha people, and their character
and habit*, about aa they hmre lieeu de
aciilied by tho Commissioners, whose
report aeconqianir* thia incKaagc. He
atab-d, further, that, Wing weak in
uumbera and poor in purae, they were
not capable of developing their great
rt-auurces ; that the people had no incen
tive to indu*!ry, on account of lack of
protection for their accumulation#, ami
that if not accepted by the United State#,
with iuntitutiona which they loved above
those of auy other nation, they would W
ontiqielled to aeek protection elsewhere.
To tlieae atutemeuta I made no rrplv,
and gave no indication of what I thought
of the proposition.
In the course of time I was waited
upon by a second gentlemen from Santo
liomingo, who made the some represen
tation*, and who waa received in like
manner. In view of the facta whirh had '
tn-eu laid Wfore me, ami with an curli
est deaire to maintain the Monroe Doc
trine, I belirvd that 1 would W derelict
iu my duty if 1 did not take measure* to
ascertain tbc cxoct wiah of the Goveru
mcnt and the inhabitant# of the Republic
of Santo Domingo, in regard to annexa
tion, mid communicate tho information
to the people of the United Shite#. Under
the attending eirrwnataueew I felt that if
1 lurucd a deaf ear to thia appeal 1
might, in the future, W justly charged
with a flagrant neglect of the public
interest*. the utter disregard of the wel
fare of a down-trodden race, praying for
the hleasing* of a free ami strong gov
ernment, and for pnt-etitn in the
enjoyment of the fruit* of their own
imiuaSry. Those opponent* of aiim-ialem
who have bnctoha* professed to be
pre-eminently the frieml* of the right*
of men, J believed would be uiy moat
violent assailants if I neglected ao clear a i
duty.
According. after having appointed a
Commissioner to visit the Island, who'
declined, on account of sickness, I select
ed a second gentleman, in whosecapacity, |
judgment, and integrity I had. and have
yet, the most unbounded confidence. He
Vi*itcd Santo IKuniugo, not fo aecure or
hasten annexation, but, unprejudiced
and unbiased, to learn all the facta nWut
tlie Government, the people, ami the
rtwourcca of that Republic. He went
certainly aa well prepared to make an
unfavorable report a* a favorable one if
the act* warranto lit. His rejmrt fully
i iiilqlwaairal the view# of prtvi<>na Own
miaaionera, and IIJK.U it* reoeqit 1 felt
that a aenac of duty, and a due reganl
for our great National interest*, required
me to negtitiiite a treaty for the acqnisi
tion of tlie Republic of Santo Domingo.
A* soon a* it became publicly knowu
that such a treaty hud licen negotiated,
the attention of the countrv was occupied
with allegation* calculated to prejudice •
the mcrita of the cane, and with thoae
whose duty bad connected them with it.
Amid the public excitement tint* cre
ated. the treatv failed to receive the re
quisite two-third* vote of the Senate,
and was ninrtcd. Hut whether the action
of that body waa l>o*cd wholly ujon the
merit* of tin- treaty, or might not have
in aotne d-gree influenced bv auch
unfounded allegation*, conhl not lc
known by the people, because the de
list-* of the Senate in secret aeaaion are
not published. Under tlieap ein-um
st-turva, I dwnwl it due to the office
which I hold, and due to the character
of tiie agent* who had been eharged 1
with the investigation, that auch pro-!
cccdinga should lie hod as would enable
the ja-oplc to know the truth.
A Commission waa therefore consti
tulcd. undi r authonty **f Congress, eon •
sisting of gentlemen selected with ape
cial reference to their high character
and capacity for the Inborfana work in- j
trnateu to them, who were in*trurt-d to
visit the spol and rejxirt npon the facta
Other eminent citircna were mjneated
to areomjtany the Commission, in order
that the |>eople might have the licnrtH
of their views. Students of science and
cornvqamd* nt* of the proa*, without re i
gard o jtolitlrid opinions, were invited
to join the expedition, and their ntim ,
her i were limited only by the capacity i
of the vessel. The'mere rejection by f
the Senate of a treaty negotiated by the
President onlv indi'-ate* a difference of
opinion of uie Government, without
touching the character or wounding the ,
pride of either. Rut when auch re
jection take# place simultaneously witii i
charges n|w-iilv made of corruption on
the iart of the President or of tliosr ,
employed by h'm, the case is different.
Indeed, in such case, the honor of the
nation demand* investigation. This has
been accomjiliahed by the report of the
Coniiniaaioners herewith transmitted,
and which fully vindicates the purity of
motive* and action of thoae who repre
sented the United States in the negotia
tion.
And now my task is finished. and with
it end* nil person*! solicitude upon the
subject. My duty being done, yours lie
gins ; and I gladly hand over the whole
mutter to the judgment of the American
people and of their Repp-sentatives in
Congress assembled. The facts will now
be spread before the country, and a de
cision rendered hv th.it tribunal, whose
convictions so seldom err, and ngaiust
whose will I have no policy to enforce.
My opinion remains unchanged ; indeed
it is confirmed by the report, thstthe in
terests of onr country ami of Santo Do
mingo alike invite the annexation of the
Republic. In view of the difference of
opinion upon this subject, I suggest that
no action lie taken at the present session
beyond the printing and general dissem
ination of the report. Before the next
Ncssion of Congress the |>eopls will have
considered the subject and formed an
intelligent opinion concerning it, to
which opinion, deliberately made up, it
will be the duty of every de|vsrtiueiit of
the Government to give heed, and no
one will more cheerfully conform to It
than myself. It is not only the theory
of our Constitution that the will of the
people, constitutionally expressed, is the
su]>reme law, but I have ever believed
that all men are wiser than any one man;
and if the people, upon a full presenta
tion of the facta, shall decide that the
annexation of the Republic is not desira
ble, every department of the Govern
ment ought to acquiesce in that dcciaion.
In again submitting to Congress a sub-,
iect upon which public sentiment has
been divided, and which has been made
the occasion of acrimonious debate in
Congrem, as well as unjust aspersion*
elsewhere, I mey, I trust, be indulged in
a single remark. No man can hope to
oerform duties so delicate and responsi
ble as pertain to the Presidential offioe
without sometimes incurring the hostility
of those who deem their opinions and
wishes treated with insufficient consider
ation ; and he who undertakes to con
duct tire affairs of a great Government as
a faithful public servant, if sustained by
the approval of his own conscience, may
rely with confidence upon the candor and
intelligence of a free people, whose best
interests he bu shriven to suhaei ve, and
can brour with patience the censure of
<li*apiunted men. (Higned.l
V. B OEAET.
1 Executes Mansion, April ft, 1871.
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The Bslleual Finance*.
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(lie United Htati* Government for the
two rear*, from Vuvb 1, IHfJ7. to March !
1, lrfflU. and the two years, from March
1, lHflO, to March 1, 1871, ha* just lieen
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the reduction of the Public Debt haa
I*-en, aa shore ah own, £*J(i4,754,41S I*9,
moat ot which haa lieen in the purchase
and of lionda beanug inte
rest in coin, mid in the |irynieut of obli
gations overdue and convcrtilile into
; interest-hearing lionda or certificates.
The amount of intereat which will here
after be asvrd to the Ciovernmeut on debt
actually paid is 811,537,461 annually, or
8961,49 ft 09 monthly, mostly in goliL
The Ka-Klax Bill.
The Hottac JUIOMXI wliat la known aa
the Ku-Klnx bill The fiaal vote atood
—yeas 118, nap 91, with eighteen ab
sentee*, on a total of 238 member*. Thti
vote waa atrictly a party one. The gen
eral debate closed at 21 o'clock when u
vote waa taken of Mr. Parnaworth'a
nmciidraent to atrike out the proviso
known a* Butb-r'a section, providing for
the cdling out of the volunteer militia of
anv State. The vote on tin* was yeas
lli, oa.va K7, a I out twenty Republican*
voting with the Denmrrut* to atrike out
The next vote wa* cm J udga Ambler'*
amendment, striking out that portion of
the fourth section which authorizes the
Prwident to atiajiend the writ of habeas
corpus under certain circumstance*.
Twelve Rcinihltcan* voted with the
Ihniorrnt* in favor of striking out, and
when the roll call was complete it stood
veaa USt, tiaya 100, when five of the
Republican* who had voted yea changed
to nay. on the information that Gen.
Gatfield's amendment, next in order,
would so modifv that as to make it un
objertionahle. I'he vote,when announced
therefore, showed Uist on the motion to
strike out, the yeas were 100 and the.
uays were 105. Qua. Garfield's amend
ment, which regulates the suspension of
the habeas corpus by the provisions of
the second section of the set of 1863.
was then agreed to on a division. Mr.
Hale's mm udun-nt, iu the abapt- of an
additional section, providing for the
purging of jurim, and at the some time
repealing the iron-dad oath for all other
jurors in the United States Uourta, was
agreed to the Demoerats voting for it e*
m use. Mr. Holnian's amendment strik
ing out the third section was then nega
tived. whereupon the bill aa amended
paused ; yeas 118, nsys 91.
The ( aai Rlat*.
Reports from the various regions say
that the distnrlianees commenced by a
large lody of men and IKIVS from otner
nun erf (-ougnsgatcd at Tripp's Slope,
where they availed with duba and
stonea the men at work in the place,
stopping the work. A large body of
miura. numbering four or fir* hundred,
wore driven from the mine*. At one
place the rioter* blew np the month of
the alopc with powder taken from the
mine, tore np the railroad track, ami
committed other de|>mlationa. A di-
Iwitch from Scranton *ays : The mayor of
thi* eity was hooted at "while reading the
the Riot Act to the molt There u not
an American militia company in the en
tire northern half of this, Luxerna Coun
ty. The deniouatntiona were the ft rat
made her* daring the suspension. The
mntia altogether number over a thonaand
men, and they are vim ting in rapid suc
cession aueh mime ae are Iwnng worked
here. Connell'a mine* near thia citv
were besieged. and a auapenaion of work
compelled. Troop* were aent to the
districts, and the rioter* became quiet.
The Rhopk Islahp Eurnox.—The
complete returns of the State electron
give Psdelford, (Rep.,) for (Governor,
8,819 ; Hterre, (Dem .) 5.34.Y The Sen
ate atands 2ft Republican* to 9 l>emo
crnta, and 1 no ehoiee. The House
atands 51 Republicans to 13 Democrats,
and 8 no choice.
ComrrmcTT papers say their House of
Representative* will consist of 130 Re
publican*. and 'OB Democrat*. The
Senate will stand thirteen Republican*
to eight Democrat*.
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t hrtsteaing • HEW Tawa.
The peopls of tha thriving riflaga of
Groton Junction, Mass., having out
grown their village bounds and become
a town, petitions! the Legislature of the
Htatr, and the Tillage of (irotoH Junction
became the town of Am, named after
Dr. J. 0. Aver, a name familiar with
every household in the country. Not
hmg since, the jx*q>le of Ayer gathered
en wiMt to cehdiraU- tlie important event,
and the new town was christened amid
Kieral rejoicing. Upon the occwmon |
A yer was present, as well aa nw-uy
ilistinjruislird geutleman of the Htate;
Slid, when the Doctor waa introduced,
he rrw]Knded as follows i
Uutm mul denUrmtn t
Oa Us wesicrn rant of Hoot Usd wbsre It
slopes into lie- Irish Ilea, s mr. nslE "•
tntsinulns of Ibe inner land, sinds down nEWff
Ihe hills and rmjitle# into the Frith of Oyw. :
From rearntr niwr it bss bcn csllcl Ayr from
sn ski Heoieb word "Ayrv," assaoln* aa eagteli i
o*si tha river of the eagle's seat Bear Ma
iismih and st .iillgw.ms hsrbnr. loaf rtoad a i
hamlH wktab Iweaase a royal jawf * town,
ns.-ur-d from the nvar, and now alwat M4WM \
as Urge a* Irterll the rtty trf Ayr.
iban a ibtmsand jrsar# U has been naked in ilbs
buriorv <f McuUawd. Inning the warsof Rnbon
Brum it was uosof hla rmurta, and waaeMis
cially favored bj him leMim be waa tbei*
mmd ot leprosy. Oliver Cromwell sands It ons
f tbe depots and headquarters rf bis^sraiyja i
his aitm apco K.xiil*iid. and ane of his <*l
torts is t*>w the ettadrl of Ayr.
Hut shove all lis ditiiirtious, Ayr WSS the
buth-plsee of the pwt Barns. And what a
post! What • vntm haa ha gives to all the en
dearments of home I How lias ha hallowed the j
ttHUffo tiiti all it mrrff fiHB IM ilw,
£££ rnifl povmty, hesm. Urtoy. ah, Imrd
.hip and che po w man's i *l. Bcw ha wraps
*iil. tendrmess whsievat ha saaaes, avaa Ida ,
bleak tesgnns of pasture, the alnWde W4 im,
snow, ait el, and ri, im-oka, tarda, mice, Utia
lles and hmtber. Ills Bonny Down, '"dm Aa
derson. my Ju John, Aald Lang Syne, and mgh
land Maiy rod round the world is eyar Hm <
symphony with what la purest and bast iaW
tuas nalnrr His songs woo and well the
heart* of south and maidens, bong sotarw to
lb* sorrowing and courage tn the ovartmrdsai
ed by their W. Ills iiMf&aUon has art lbs sf
fr -iions to mustr ui strains thai are ham "rial
8o other one msa evur mads a langnsgs stam ,
sir, bat he has rendered Ihet towiand Kooteh
a Dorie dialed of bate. The I*in of his borne
and bis helmed riw Ayr was Wind oa tha
wings of bis pa thus, sad now the apptoarbUig
traveler yevnia to reach the spot lua genius
Kan unniflful • _
Along the borders of the wa tn s paraßato
gram and snrmundiag the town is a ooaaty of
lli. asm* name - Ayrshire.
It wool ! weary your patteaoe to hear the
history of m* ancosuss from oar aarirat John
of Av, then John Ayr, down through Ihaesa
turu-s to litis Ayw now t* tore yrou; through
their virtu* it odes of poverty and metity—of for
tune and misfortune; how Ihej haveinlormsr
rtrd with Eagland, In land and Hndlaad, and
later with the Americana, who are an eieeUnwt
miitnre of them all. , |
Vy FWcwd*,- yu have rhnam the name I
inherited for your town with sn niraordiaary
unaaimiiv, and have thereby conferred aa hon
or upon me, the jeww wAnowtodgment of
whidi Ido not toolfuflv shir to eiprese. Bat
I bag yon to be assured that it is anpnciatad
and that it wiii be grstofully temetubered with
a living interest in your prosperity whfls life
remains to me, and, 1 trust, beyond that by my
ehildrru after me.
If this name has become noted among the
■uiT that are worthier around you, Ihst is
grcaiij due to its publicity. Marl be permit
ted to state uhence that camel Cmd witWa a
tow centuries all the rtribaod nations of the
gioh* were pent upon Ihe tAsters aim tin sal ,
To or three hundred years sgo they leak id
over into ibis; |rw and fearfully at Em*, than
more and more but always in tUetr srtiV UMDIS
unudly bulging Ibr Atlantic coast. Within the
last two or three gdacratauns, tbey have burst
out aa it were, and overrun ituwe vast eauU
netito of Ibe Wast. How the;, ore aoatisfwd
here and possess these seewttrleas stretches Of
muuntaiiw snd valleys, hills, piano-, forests and
Coirt-s with tha IVOUIKUMM jaiaitßS sad utoun
ui ranges of Month Amen, a Funmw gansr
atanas Eved in viliagas and to-nrn, thickly set
tled together where phvsictans were plenty and
near at hand. Now, the people are widely
scattered in many srik*s A these many
cuntm* For great nutnb< r# the timely
triatinent at physariaaa cannot he had ; over
large tracts "f nuatiy p*l or competent phy-
Mcisn* cannot he had at aiL They ssnw* m
it patten!* etvsagh many auies apart to live by
t hr nrufoawod. ntw can they carrv mcdicuMn
<oaSb with them on horseback f<w their rs
nuilv taenia.
lleiare haa arisen in these modem .times, a
necessttv for remedies ready at hand, with di
rccticns for their oa*—a present rtwomwe tor
rehef in Ibr exigencies of sickness, when no
other tad M near. It w a new m-cessiM- c#e
qacnt atu ihe changed coodiuows of human
fife - a * anl I have spent my rears tn supply
ing, and I will toll you something rf B*
Onr laboronwy mikes rvety dav some
potams or dear* ot onr ptvparitiotte. Thsae
ore all taken by somebody. Hens is a number
cqusl to ihe pcqmlsuon of ftft. < ottos as largo
as Lowell, taking them every day (for stckneas
kcrpe no Sabbaths t nor tor once only, mt again
and again war after yeur. thmogh nearly atm
thirdnf s century. Wr all j,*n inUw phessliout
medics iu-s as we do about the I>oetor's misstan
to kin, tie rtorgyman> msincerity and the ian
yer'e cheabn- - Yrt esrh of then. laUwa aswrne
the n*t seooo# realities of Hie. tisckness and
it* attendant suffering arc no Jofce. neither H
the treatnx-nl of them. This system of .wan#-
twwvabic relief, to be mads avttlalde to the peo
ple. moot keep Ms remedies (Peah in ihej mem
ories. This is done by advertising. Mark lis
extent. An sdverttoeaaent, taking the ran of
the newspapers with which we contract (sow
1900 annually (is struck of in such numbers,
thai when ptinrf upua each other flatwiar, Uky
the loaves of a book, the thickness through
them t* sixtoen mikm. In addrttom. it Ukes
siune srven Bullions at pamphlets and twelve
millions ot circulars to meet the public de
mand fog thin kind of information. Our an
nual tovue erf pamphlets akme, laid upon each
other, nuke s pile eight and one quarter mtton
high. The circulars measured endwise reach
IftM auto*, and these assertions are matters of
mathematical certainty. Whatever the idni
t*on in which these publications mar be held
here, thev reach the fireside of millions upon
millions .rf men who do cherish and regard
them, and who in their trials do head the coun
sel tUey luing.
Nt only over these great Western continents
but Ummgh.cit that other land an little known
to TOO, under our lent, the Austrahan continent,
there are fow villages aa large aa this sbich are
not familiar with the name you have chosen, and
cmploving the remcltoa that hear iu
Tlius. gentleman, have I striven in my hum
ble sphere to render some service to my follow
men. and to dcaerve among the afflicted sad un
fortunate some regard for the name which your
kind turtialitv hang* on these walls around me.
We may look forward with confident hope to the
renown" vou will gather under it, and the proa
pentv which there is i* aeon to trust the future
has in store for you. Hit us ted a* you are here
on onr of the main arteries between the west
snd east, be! ween the groat industries of the
plough and the spindle vou must aid in their
exchange* and thrive with them. Boon theae
channels will be opened wide and pouring
through vour precincts streams of men and
mercnaodiae that need your furtherance and
must contribute fo your growth.
1/irstod hero in the centre of New England
to what dearer spot can you turn that men in
habit ! Beginning life rich wtth the honors of
vour mother town wh.we isffueoce through her
schools and her scholars is of itself an tnhen
lance, with such example* as Lswronce, Bout
weß, Hoar, what may you not hope tor of use
fttlnces in the councils of the State and nation ?
Contrast our condition with that of the Eu
ropran nation*, alternately torn and improvish
,hi with wars, credit it as you may to the better
education of tha people, and you will realize the
value of the example old mother Orotou haa set
vou. so worthy uf your ambttbw to fdto>w.
Build schools for vour children and find talent
to teach them, then intelligence and integrity
in prosperous and happy homes will be your
sure reward.
Associated aa you have made with your weal
and wo, I wish I might he allowed to contrib
ute from mv means, such aa they are, some
thing towards this foundation of the public
Gentleman. I hero detained ran too long.
Oppressed with the four that I do not deserve
the distinction you bestow, I pray God to make
me worthier, and to smile upon you with His
perpetual Meaning*.
RAKT>AM/S THOlß.— London snd Now
York theatrical circles have just had s
ow sensation in "Randall's Thumb,"
a three set comedy whieh has been
brought out xrith much stage effect.
The comedy is one full of interesting
scenes and incidents, and alive with wit
as well as wisdom. It will have s good
run, snd w are glml to lesrn tliat the
enterprising publishing house of Samuel
trench k fini. New York, have brought
out the cornedv in their always excellent
style. Price 15 cents per copy and
everybody wants to read it
THE CHILDREN'S Horn for April ia be
fore us. This little work is evidently
prepared with care for the yonng people,
and must be a welcome visitor in every
family Mr. Arthur bas a story, espe
cially'for the children, in every number,
and " The Children's Hour," may with
safety tie placed in the hands of every
little one. T. 8. Arthur A Sons, Pub
lishers, Philadelphia.
ARTHTB'S LADY'S MAOAEINE for April
is a choioe number, even of this favor
ite. The illustrations are good, as well
as numerous, and embrace, beside the
leading engravings, fashion plates which
cannot fail to interest the ladies. The
table of contents is varied, embrac
ing music, stories, a department for
the boys and girls, the housekeeper, etc.
T. 8. Arthur A Sons, Publishers, Phila
delphia.
A SAN DOMINGO FlGHT.—General
Garcia, of the Santo Domingo army late
ly attacked Oabral's .troops on the north
west frontier of Hayti. The engagement
lasted for two hours. General Rodriguea,
of Oabral's army, was taken prisoner,
together with five men. Seventeen
others were killed and twenty-one wound
ed, although Luperaon's forces outnum
bered Gaicia's by three to two.
American Watches.
Every uu who has anything to do re- J
quires a reliable timekeeper. A feeling ;
of national pride Wade all to porta- an *.
American watch. But local dealers have
for arwral years ttimvittrsged Umr ens
turner* from buying them—and for thia '
mason only : A btrge petjri co*Ui be J
nkm be on foreign teaickee, omi ikefretfmtmi '
repair* iwi mtirhee required mete a eteady \
mnree qf income h tite muk/t'tnaker. (
Waltham watches have yoar by year t
grown into favor with all who have worn i *
them ; they have proved not only rwli- j 1
aht* but coonomWal, an repaint ar* m1- 1
dom needed. They, like other standard '
articles, are aold at moderate prices, '
which afford the retailer bat a email j a
profit compared with that wbkh nan be \
! made on other watches. Bat they re- ■
J aire ao urging. Tbey acfl themselves. 1 J
Wore, wide awake dealer* make thia op ,
by keeping afullatock and selling a large •
number. Many dealer* now dir. et their r
customers from the Waltharu to other
inferior watehea, and by disparaging the 1
Walt bain and recommending theec on- (
known watehea, they aell them for a high- <
rr price, and thus aeeote a larger profit
We nnderatand that Waltham watehea
are furnished to the retailer at prieea
which wiO coaldr him to aril them cheap | \
ind yet make a fair profit Therefore, ,
all iateoding to purchase, and who pre- ]
far an American watch, ahould insist on |
having their perfereocea respected.
To a vest BVIL ia one of the gvandaat
triumphs of btHßaa akilL Tb tiiomph i
ia achieved by Do. WALKER'S Vnaarranun {
\uma* ltirrm Thtw build up, for- j
tify and removal* Uie table ay stem, tint* ,
enabling it to defy the elemental eauaaa ,
of diaraar. Henee their cftcary m a
protective medicine, ia district* where J
the air and water are impure. The weak-1
eat and moat susceptible organisation ia
rendered proof against all malarious dia- <'
orders by taking one or two doaaa daily i
I aa a preventive. ].
PnontcrKM or Fran—Two or |
three vessels wili be dispatched to the ,
Fishing Banks thia Hammer, aa usual, j
Imt it ia probable that it will be neoea
f-ary to await the arrival hers of same of '
(be vessels now in European waters, be
cause of the scarcity of men, the complete j
number aDovnd under the rusting ap- ,
propriationa bring employed at the
present time.
Veterinary riugrons all over the country j
are rroutaawndtng Jtieniem't Ommky OndOem .
tan tor the faltowtng trouble in boems : j
Usa of apfMtile, roughaeiM of the hair, atop- (
imwt a bowels or water, thick water, coughs
sod ooMs. swelling of the glands, worms,
hone all, thick wind, and beat** j
eisnaahsisisß a— ami* to ■*■ ns .
• mai'i mm at prartraeraa bp RaastoWa morn*** !'
Bator* mi mraiaaruMß that bp m. eaa ewes*res 1
Mtash iiwaertniaiiS *ad i.aul Bat to thaw <
ipHaaui. toai wfca. is wans S ,
On pwa*. wp S ssr a.arai b dowsUM jj
unmtssvia** 1 ! 1 "' ii smaaa—a iI
Yas, aha etm Oms atoetod. a** p..iai<af aSariato ,
•ImaainasOstanas ■mini in. ha
1 r—aln Um agmmm aNh *SS hsradaw aaSMaal 1
hisiHl aad atlaaSw, mT iw wR b. tor.aw.d
earn-"?" n-'- - * — I >ll -*"*— *1 —*-*- ' '
ur HI - T BnaiiMar'. Minna Bi*Wn r am omit a '
MandMS taaia aad akaraUaa rta—>l Um OaMatf
mal . I~T* **~T ~a i■ii ■al iSa ,
mm* emuaeaetrntaimemel U>* Uaias. la ha fn* j
at *S otkm lasSa. la CaaaSa. AaNaia. aaS Sa M
laMla*. Um a smSaallr uluaa (ha fiaaaal ak atSar .
1-ISll-*—- m~m omonmao ,
wash M S*f aa r.aa* S ■ aaNiariaa amlhiaai Salt*, i
in.ji4 Pill inlailt) muni i —r -*— 'n —• —* 1
' iaNaaim aaa ia* U'iS (a meemtmt yaanSaa. j
TIN-LINED LEAD PIPE.
jawjrtTOagaataS
MY PURE basaa t Sava Uaaaaajna- .
jw hi j,,, aa gjhaam
MM aaami CajS, SSaalaaMl
CotwelU* Shaw k Willard MTg. C<h,
Is SIS eamssa Saw Tsa*_
js^rssTrixsaar —
PAIN KILLER.
PEIBT DAVIS It SOS, Traprietar*,
raonsncß, %■ L
1840. 1871.
rr a Dozm masons -w
wmiim |
Pain-KJlller
aarrrall rase a*
PERRY DAVIS * SON
n Tat
BEST FAMILY MEDIOUE of thia AGE.
lat Pala-UUter ia tm CUatan an
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Saw.
wb Ml mem P)ii> ipSi aaS la Oil >
tm. U ■< aaaaeSiae
Tth aa' aJWaiM in i.lMljS **
< niStlaMM. SMTIM W, OMa heaMa.
SMt-Vss gVoae"S. wTys <e as
it al*w> "2f atkm*: .
T>' fala W|Wr M aaajsasw asa aynawaai •
ta aw* qaaaswaTm* oM mwch*"
m thir pruo *. wbtla all claana af —U **** l "™
! la whrf aaH aaaha*.
_JEHSrsticsAa—ra
NEW BOOKS.
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W'
Mary J. Kalmm' Worn Bavri.
MILLBANK.
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pJSnSiwon.
Imi wnarsuatoa. Tas Uajav ™ re
DiunaoaDinwßT R.**UTS*S.
Rrmtvs*a Umtsa.
! Tkaa* baaka an baaartlfaU* pciaVai as* Saanad. fvtoa
gjl
■a- Tha alwrw toMa aw aaJd aiwiatort. aad aaat ly (
•ETimmh. frm. oa rMMtpa at paler, bi tba PuWMhwa.
0. V. CARLXTOH ft Oa., PshUskars.
Mamaos Soraas. V. T. C*W- j
A Havel by Emily H. Moors
■una
A. LOST LIFE.
Ia a feaa dar* will ba paHaahad a aaw aod rf Ih* WSN j
uttaaM mleraat b
MILT 11. MOORE,
| Tb* waiU-kaoaaa WMrr* AaUraraaa.]
eoatmami.t Ordsai pea pagpagja boa aaw^aa^a>.
Bf.STvsi,™*' arrn!Spis*£i.
Tt™ 'r mmSSM
e. W. CARLETOIt ft Oa., PsbUakers,
Mastaos Sgrass. M. Y. OHf-
Horaea Oraeley'a Haw Baak.
WHAT IKNOWOFFARKING.
: On Boraea Gaaal T tEditor a t Haw York Trflawaa.l
g. W. CAXLXTOH ft 00., PskUshßia,
Mamop Kgcass, H. Y. OHp-
C.ayvto hahiw,
phm, ringworm,
amde aoft and smooth, by
jifmy an TAJI Soaf wwd by CAPNIM"*
H™™ A Co., New York. lt i- mm*
convenient and easily apptta! than Olhjw
remedlea, avohltng the tnmWft ol W>
greasy eompoan<l* now in ate.
A friend of our* who b chWriarb hMhe
srsr.'trss's&sr sg.
.fstatf
to be. ta earirialy 0a hythtey la the
whole aaaSaris mnbto of ao much tmportarweto
the soldier and the sailor a* Akassa * Amdpm
VIHRiA^St
H-s r r?.vnwNMedMa
B&Pt&9W9^S^
STEEL NAME STAMPS
er.rKTwss
FRAGRANT BAPOLIENE
Agents I Read This f
rs<rtesxr
YOUNG MEN^
COT THIS OOT!
"YTS&snmf WSbrtSffaf P*V.r' ma.
Laids tit Soattvest Missouri
The Atlantic aad Faridc . H- Csa.
iuw fc, nla una awaa. sf keel wse*.-■ leae enB
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AM** T 1 f* |]|
— ~pQg :
Hand sad Machine Sewing
J.ftP.COAT'i'
BEST
ra cord ii ut moat
From Ho. € to 10. 100 tachttbc.
rot ulz nv
All Dealm in Dsy Goods and latiwie
Ft H FT m TfTP
g. c AIXTH a Oa.. WaMaiaa.
RIBBANS BROTHERS,
KAxrYAorrniM or
Priitefl Wrapping. Post
sSSSSSwS?SHr?
Hemp. Jute, OottM and Flux Twin*.
26 FAIR ST.r NEWARK, N. J.
UIUIN BAOC.
hard far S ■! i aad ftrar Lta
&IBBAVS BBCT2LBRS,
an r. SIR ST. RawaU.R.g.
| New SeMMrth School Mulc.
fff£sr.. , TO.Bi.r.'Ssr*stJ:vji
! MarkJ>| thr >raa wrhr. la tbr raaaory.
pa^isiffissaiS
j clavalasm.Rula. _
roAJUJta A. DAY A. nw.
Jhc falter -Weekly g;\
A Tewepapsr M |ba Frrwat Tlwm.
lawaOeC Or Prrnlr Haw mm Earth.
I■ I I Fttam. MacbaaMa. Mwibaa, PiUhnican
! Mm. Wartam. TbSrtwen. aad all JUnew Ml BaaaM
Knlkm aad UM Wrram Sana, aad OaadUaia af aU aacb.
OVLT OX I MLLAR A TEAR I
OXE HI XDRKD OOriK FOR DM
i Or law tbaa Oa- Orart a Oopr. Lrt Ibm br aOMCtab
Mmq BaatOßm.
THR IKMI-WGRKLY St*. OS A TEAR,
' Of thr aaaM alar aad paarral ahanurr aa THE WEEK-
I I.T. ba* with a crraMr ranelr d (BtaoßlUarmta raadlns.
| aadtlanafciac tbr aawa la tW rabai i Ibi i < with arral- r
; ti arbaaaa, baaanaa it cuanr twtm a waak tartrad of aacr
j aalf.
THE lIILY SI X. O# A TRAR.
A ara-aattaraUp raadaMa aaaapapar, wWb tb* larraat
[ rtrrulat ton ta thr world. Vrrr, indaprndrnt. aad laarlaaa
; ia politic*. AU thr anas frnoi arrrywharr. tW mala a
capp. bp mail, M oaata a month, ar M a rear.
TERMS TO CLUBS.
THE MLLAH WEB*AT I T X.
fimm aeotaa. aaa year, aepaeataft addt—ad.
Paar BaUarr.
| Tm copwm onr ,<*rr. addrsend (aad aa astra
Rsht Kalian.
. Tmatp tmpilaa. pan paar, aaparatohr addraaaad. (and as
| extra eofqr to tit petter Bp ai ahtbi.
Etfteea Dalian,
gift* cope*, mom paar, to on addraaa taad tba Raiai-
Waoblr oao paar tm prUr. ap at dab>.
Thlrtp-Um Dollar*,
nftp MM. oim paar, reparatalp addraaaad aad tho
Bmnt-Wocklp oar paar to paMw ap ad elu.
TUrtpvftre Man.
°R2.ixW5Sr
nftp Dwltmr*.
Oaa buodrad copia*. nna paar. wumtrij addrnmd taad
tha Dsilp !•• paarboUaetlar aged Mafc .
ftbctg Dollar*,
THE SEMI.WEEKLY SEX.
Ftra aopiaa, oaa paar, aeparatrlp iddinaaad.
Etsbt Mian.
Tea aapdam aaa paar., aapwattly iddwaaad taad aa astra
j eapgr to (alter ap ad dab).
Slitrea Dollars.
SEHR TOCU HOMEY
ta Faat OAor ordan, ohmtk*. or draft, aa Haw York,
-^TIuLTT B '**!.! : J*" "*'*** ** l^r *
Wittmißl fflowj AMfiNi,
LWUIOLAHP rablObw Sac ORaa. HaoTork
' H Y H.tJ April U H.U