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General News Items.
Fresno county, Cal., claims to be the
banner Democratic county. It polled
somewhat over 700 votes aud gave Ilaight
a majority of 517.
The assessed value of real estate in
San Francisco is about $75,000,000 and
the value of personal property is $57,
TJj. 40"S 85.
The total vote of Montana in 1867. was
10.UOO. In 100 it was 9.5.30. In 1871 in
vus 10.135. Deer Lodge county polls the
fittest vote; Lewis and Clarke county
second; Madison, thhd, and Missoula
fourth.
The certificate of incorporation of the
Odd Fellows' College of California was
tiled on Thursday "in the Secretary ot
Nate's oflice. Capital, $20,000. Loca
tiuti, Napa.
The lion. Thos. TJ. Shannon, of San
Francisco, is a leading candidate for
Speaker of the next House.
'.Vhile the gift of conversation may
prove a clever man. the want of it is no
irojf of a dull one.
H'hoWa seems to be spreading over
Iviropn. It is prevalent in Ilftssia and
I'ni.-siii.
Gen. John VOafon. Jr., the National
Commissioner of Education, is making an
educational vi.-ii to this coast.
The aggregate amount paid by San
Vi-ancisco candidates at the election is
estimated at $o00,000.
It is estfm ited that there are nearly
2i)!).i.'0) be.ei of cattle and over 175,000
"r. '.i-l of sheep in Humboldt county, Neva
i! i, and large bands are daily arriving.
As the sciS'.in has been very dry there,
an-1 th' country is overrun with stock.it is
feared many will peii.sh should the Wip.ter J
1'rovf severe .
The estimate of the grape crop in the
vicinity of Anaheim is two-thirds that of
last year. In the vicinity of Los Angeles
W crop will perhaps exceed last year.
The largest wine growers in that valley
expect to crush over 200 000 gallons. The
t"!,U wine yield in that county is estima
ted at 1.250.000 gallons.
The gold and silver annually produced
Vfinn the Pacific coast approximates $S0,
fi'HJ.t'ifto ; an amount that will be greatly
increased within the next two or three
years. Only a little more than twenty
years since mining began, during which
time there has been extracted and put in
to tircnlation something over $1,200,000,
"00 ; to say nothing of the other forms of
wealth ereated by the comparatively lim
ited population of this region, meantime.
Never before, perhaps, have so small a
number of people built up and establish
ed upon a permanent footing such a
broad and profitable business in so short
a period.
lx Lti K, The editor of the New York
Tunes lias been presented with $50,000
by the Union League, in recognition of
his services in investgating the Tammany
f r a uds. Il'kI m i I Eiteh in ye.
:-ensioie people generally will con
clude that the edi.or of the Times will do
any amount of lying for the $50,000 paid
mm to do so. bile we are on this sub
ject, we may state that the man who gets
up tne Associate Press reports, J. W.
Simonton, formerly of San Francisco, is a
partner in tne limes, lais will ac
count for the full reports ol the New
lork frauds which are sent to this
coast. Simonton and the Times will do
anything any parly may wi?h them to for
J50.0OO, or for a great deal less. Our
readers may judge from this what reliance
there is to be put in the telegraph.
The following dispatch was received in
Francisco on the 10th:
Chicago. Oct. 10.--One thousand Od
bellows and their wives and children are
"omoless. For God's sake appeal to the
brothers to Wlp us. Nothing left us but
uesotauon, woe, and waut. Chicago is
aiped out. Imagination cannot conceive
one-half the truth.
(Signed) E. I. Sukkman".
. Upon this Grand Master L. V. Hill ha
issued a stirring appeal to the Odd Fel
";hs or California to send contribution
urect to 1. Iiodgers Johnson, Grand Sec
. "arJ, at San Francisco, in aid of the
u t r essed b r e th r e u .
T'je brethren in Oregon should do some
thing.
-vn extravagant People. During tbe
fiscal year which ended af July 1st, we
imported of foreign goods seventy-six
Ciiiiion if fi ,-!!.-,..., .t . -,
- uuia mure man we exporieu
of domestic products. The year before
year
we uad been content with
nly forty-three millions.
an excess of
v ; i princes. e
-"'Pped. to foreign countries during the
ame year a little over seventy-six millions
ia specie, and more than settled the ac
count inr i
uut we paid
Wjjat Pi'.otfctiox. Say s the Washing
ton Patriot: -The annual consumption of
the country in the three articles of manu
factured iron, cotton, and fabrics, in 1870.
reached the sura of $650,000,000. Of
this the value of $70,000,000 was imported,
the remainder was produced at home.
On these articles, the tariff compelled us
to pay an aggregate duty of 52 per cent.,
which paid to the government, us the pop
ular contribution from these sources to
wards the liquidation of the national debt,
the gross sum of $12,790,000. At the
same tirne.however. it taxed us. for the
exclusive benefit of the monopolist, for
whose "protection" this tariff was institu
ted, in the gross sum of $270.00 M)Q0 !
In other words, this beaut if ul I scheme of
a tariff for the purpose of paying ihe na
tional debt, takes the people eight dollars
in order to pay one dollar into the Tieas
ury. At this rate, accepting Mr. liout
well's figures, and leaving the bagatelle
of interest entirely out of the calculation ,
a protective tariff", levied to pay a debt ol
$2,300,000,000 will extort from the people
to that end the astounding sum of $18,--100,000,000.
Wokds of Wisdom. Iu his able speech
at Chicago recently. Carl Schur? said:
Nothing could be further from me than
a desire to see the formation of a pHtir.al
organization composed excl'-S'vdy of Ger
mans in this Republic. Here we are all
American citizens nothing more, nothing
less; and the German pride should only
lead us to the resolution to be among
American citizens the best. We have
uo counter interests here, and should have
no counter purpose. Our interests are
none other than those general public, and
our purpose should be none other than
the public weal.
Those are words of wisdom forcibly
spoken.
The following dispatch has been pub
lished, from New Mexico:
Saxta Fe (N. M.). Sept. 11th.
To the Editor of the WorhlSir; The
progressive Democracy of New Mexico
have won a great victory. Gallegos
(Democrat) has beaten Chavez (out going
Republican Delegate) by nearly 2. COO
Votes, being a gain of 4,100 in two years,
or 21 per cent. Gallegos wins over both
Chavez and Sena (Independent). The
Legislature is ours. Let the Tribune
again grow funny over us.
Not Enough. The Bed Hock Democrat
says it furnishes two papers free to each -i
county for which it is the litigant organ.
This is not enough. The bill provides
that each court of the county should lue
furnished with two copies, and each coun
ty has a Circuit and County Court, conse
quently, to meet the requirements of the
bill, it is necessary to furnish four papers
free to each county.
It is the opinion of the
New
York
Evening Eost, William Cullen iJryiint's pa
per, that the States where the Republican
party is divided can never be reclaimed
until the Administration withdraws from
interference in local politics. The St.
Louis 77?es says a President, however,
who was deaf to the thunder from Ten
nessee and Missouri, will not be likely- to
hear the mildly-modulated counsels of
the New York paper.
The New York San. (Radical), express
es the opinion that if the Republicans are
so weak and unpatriotic as to re-nominate
Grant, lac Democrats will nominate Han
cock, and he will be elected. He will
beat. Grant in Pennsylvania by 50.000 ma
jority. If (irant is rot run. it ttnnKs .ne
Democrats will nominate a civilian says
William S. Groesbeck.of Ohio and there
will be no military candidates.
The Courier-Journal opines that the ap
pointment of Gov. Ashley as Minister to
Frazil does not indicate that Grant is buy
ing up his enemies, but that lhi enemies
are buying up Grant. The New York
Sun thinks this must be a great mistake,
because the enemies have had too much
experience to think of buying such a fail
ure at any price.
Greeley does not entertain an exhalted
opinion ot orants oince-noiuers. lie
hold3 to the old-fashioned doctrine that
the "man is like the master' and hence,
that Grant's appointees in New York are
both selfish and corrupt. He declares
that thev are untre to party and "want no
Republican victory that shall not bring
grist to their littlo mill."
The 1'ioxeei: Milmxg and Tr-
RIGATING COMPANY. YrilClCS Ol
incorporation have been filed for
tho organization ol a company,
bearing the above name. The
company proposes to take water
out of Link Kiver, near its junction
with ig Klamath Lake, on the
west side, ami running thence to
the south boundary of the State.
Citizens of Jackson and Marion
have already formed a like com
pany, to take water from the cast
side of Link Kiver, but will not
interfere with the Pioneer com
pany. This enterprise is taken
Jiold of by men who mean busi
ness. They have the energy and
the capital, and will put the thing
through. With these two great
irrigating and manufacturing ar
teries running through Link liiver
Valley, a career of prosperity will
.open before the citizens of that re
gion, of which they never dream
ed heretofore.
A man named David Ilillord
disappeared from Pittsfield, Mass.,
tiftv years ago. He recently made
his appearance, having been larm
ing in a distant part of Maine,
and having never seen a railroad
till within a year. A little girl
that he left is now a grandmother,
Good Patent. Coffins with
bells, in case of premature burial,
have been patented 111 r ranee.
Court Sec: ets Exposed.
MOXTGOMEUY GICKS HIS TRESEXTS
TO THE WHITE 110 ITS E A WON'
DEKFUL CHAPTER OF AMERICAN
CRIMINAL HISTORY,
Washington Correspondence of the New
York Sun.
In my last letter I promised
that this communication should re
late to the robbery of the govern
ment treasure, on board the steam
er Golden Rule. It would be su
perfluous to state in detail all the
incidents connected therewith, as
you have truthfully given them in
the various communications pub
lished upon the subject. Tho iStDi
has already correctly stated the
case with the single exception
named in my last, and I will oidy
treat of those matters not already
published, and which, in my opin
ion, connect the present adminis
tration with the case. A relative
of ex-Secretary McCulloch was
first put in charge of the case,
after which, through some politi
cal influence, a New York Irish
repu iji lean, named Ihomas Garvin
was specially employed as a detec
tive to work upon the matter.
Subsequently the case was placed
in my hands, and Garvin was di
rected to report to me. After
learning all the facts connected f
with the case, I instructed Garvin
to give special attention to Oapt.
Dennis, to ascertain his manner of
living, also with whom, he asso
ciated, and obtain all incidental
details which might tend to show
his connection with the wrecking
of the vessel and the the theft of
the .government treasure. For
some time Garvin apparently work
ed faithfully and earnestly in the
case, but even then I had little
faith in the man. His subsequent
conduct with Capt, Dennis, and
the failure of his reports to appear
at regular periods, and then show
ing no business beneficial to the
government, caused his removal as
a detective officer, Shortly after
this, Capt. Dennis purchased a
farm near Ellicott's Mills, Mary
land, aud our ex-Detective Garvin
also bought one immediately ad
joining. Garvin's previous pover
ty and his sudden change to farm
ing on an extensive scale satisfied
all persons familiar with the case
that Garvin's farm, as well ns Capt.
Dennis', was purchased with the
orovernment funds stolen from the
steamer Golden Rule.
The investigations made under
my direction as chief of tho secret
service division, and the evidence
obtained in the case, warrant the
opinion that Capt. Dennis permit
ted the wrecking of the steamer
Golden Itule as a cover to hide
the theft of the government treas
ure stolen therefrom; and that
Montgomery Gibbs planned the
same and assisted in tho robbery
of the government treasure and
the wrecking of the steamer, and
that he has received his part of
that robbery because of such par-
j ticipation.
Believing that Garvin would be-
CD
tray the government, others be
sides him were put upon the track of
Capt. Dennis. At this time Mont
gomery Gibbs was employed as a
special detective agent at Paris.
.No person was detailed to watch
his movements, as the solicitor of
the treasury did not want to be
lieve Gibbs guilty ot the robbery.
He (Gibbs) would occasionally
leave Paris for the United States,
and on such occasions the precau
tion was taken to have his move
ments watched, on which point I
may hereafter write.
Wo will now come to the inaug
uration of President Grant. Elihu
B. Washburne was appointed Sec
retary of State, Montgomery Gibbs
was in ashington, and the latch
string was on the outside" for him
at the Presidential mansion. It
was rumored in Washington that
Montgomery Gibbs would re-
i i x- ; ....
oeive some nign ioreigu niisbMon
from President Grant, and know
ing Gibbs had the confidence of
the occupants of the White House.
I believed the remark would prove
a reality. Mr. Wash b time's ad
ministration of office as Sec:etuy
of State was very short, and he
was nominated as minister to Paris,
itkI tho. TTon. Hamilton r isti was
appointed Secretary of State.
Montgomery Gibbs' name was
then sent before the Senate for one
of the highest American positions
at the French capital. About this
Xow York city, a
personal friend who was familiar
with the facts relativo to the rob
bery of the government funds
from the steamer Golden liule,
called upon me. and desired to
know if I would permit "that
scoundrel Montgomery Gibbs" to
be confirmed by the Senate, while
in my official possession there was
such an abundance of evidence of
his guilt. I stated that there were
reports that
MONTGOMERY
GIBBS
HAD BEEN
LIBERAL
with present for the White House,
and that they were so judiciously
made, that if I meddled, I must
quit the government service. My
friend insisted that Gibbs should
not be confirmed, and he himself
telegraphed to Secretary Fish, and
wrote to others, the result of which
was that Gibbs was rejected bv
the Senate. No one questioned
the republicanism of Montgomery
Gibbs, besides he was and is the
personal friend of Elihu B. Wash
burne, and could not have boon
consistently (from a republican
view) rejected for any other reason
than the one here stated. But
Secretary Boutwell, with renewed
faith in Gibbs, gave hhn an ap
pointment after hia rejection by
the Senate, which carried him
again to Paris.
After Montgomery Gibbs had
been nominated by President
Grant for the responsible position
at Paris, and while his nomination
was pending, he visited his friend
Capt. Dennis, at Ellicott's Mills,
and there is evidence that Capt.
Dennis made full preparation to
accompany his friend Montgomery
Gibbs to Paris; Gibbs tid go sub
sequent to his rejection by the
Senate, but not in such a responsi
ble position as he desired, or was
ambitious to fill.
The position given him by Sec
retary Boutwell was of treasury
agent, and one of his specialities
in Paris may be comprehended by
the following extract, which is
taken from the J-Jccrthifj Star
(Washington paper) of Nov. 19th.
18G9.
"The Paris correspondent of the
New York Times savs 'Mrs. Grant
has purchased six or seven thou
sand francs worth of dresses, bon
nets, gloves, handkerchiefs, shoes,
etc., and they have been selected
by a person of taste, who knows
Paris well. 1 can promise you
that the wife of our President will
be one of the best dressed, if not
the very best dressed woman in
the United States.' "
About this time I was amusing
Secretary Boutwell by writing him
certain correspondence, and calling
his attention the above extract, I
stated that the "person of taste"
making the selection was Mont
gomery Gibbs, and that the funds
for the purchase did net come
from Mrs. Grant, but were a part
of Gibbs' plunder in his square of
the funds stolen from the steamer
Golden Rule, and that this was a
pretty scoundrel to be in govern
ment employ. Alter Mr. Bout-
well's receipt of this information
from me, the newspaper men were
sent for, and the following was the
result, whicn appeared m the liven
ing Star ot Dec. 23, 1800 :
Montgomery Gibbs, Esq., spe
cial agent of the treasury depart
ment of the United States abroad,
r. siding at Paris, and a warm per
sonal friend of Minister Washburne
is no longer ft government oflieiai.''
Others besides myself believe
that Gibbs, at the present writing,
is a salaried government official ;
and this man is the same identical
fellow who took passage on the
steamer Golden Rule under an as
sumed name, on the trip upon
which said vessel was wrecked,
and the government money stolen;
who subsequently made costly
presents at the White House and
to high officials, and who was
nominated for high and honorable
position by President Grant ; and
upon being rejected by the Senate
was taken into Mr. BoutwelPs con
fidence, and sent to Paris as a
special agent of the treasury de
partment, lours respectfully,
M. 1'. W OOD,
487 Maryland Avenue.
Some of the spoons which Gen
eral Israel Putnam had made of
the silver he received for his ?er-
vieos in the Revolutionary War
have recently come into the pos
session of Colonel J. Ware Butter-
field, of" Concord, .N . II. I hey are
four table spoons, about eight
inches long perfectly plain and
two troy ounces in weight. The
marking is of a primitive character,
within an oyal on the handle. "I.
P. B. D.," the latter standing for
Betsy Dana, Mrs. Putnam's maid
en name.
Some queer scenes occur in Wyo
ming, where the women vote, serve
on juries, etc., like their lords and
masters. Recently six married
ladies and as many gentlemen were
impanneled on a murder case there,
and it became necessary to lock
them up all night. Three of the
husbands stormed and raved at the
Judge, and a half dozen children
made the Court House ring with
their cries, but the Judge was in
exorable, and put them under lock
and key.
Red Ink. Carmine (Xakarat,)
2 f rains, rain water half an ounce,
water ammonia 20 drops. This is
fine for ruling and bank purposes.
. --
A Remedy. A Yankee doctor
has recently got up a remedy for
hard times. Jt consists ol ten
hours' hard labor, well worked in.
COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY,
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
HOW SOO.V WE ARE KpRGOTTEX.
Oh. how soon we are forgotten,
-When we rest beneath the sod
And our feet no longer wander
O'er the paths we oft have trod ;
When the form that was so cherished
With a love both pure and deep
Lies within the earth's oold basoin,
la its long, la3t, quiet sleep.
For a few brief days it may be
Had we home and kindred dear.
When they meet around the hearthstone.
There will be a lack of cheer :
As a Vacant seat will tell them
Of affection s broken ties ;
And their thoughts perchance will wander,
Where the dreamless sleeper lies.
But should a stern fa fe deprive us
Of a bright and cheerful home,
And in weariness of spirit.
O'er life's ragged way we roam,
When the golden bowl is broken,
And the lone one finds a rest ;
?Twill excite no dread commotion
In one palpitating breast.
Yet "lis well that thus it should be,
In life's brief revolving years :
Else this world of budding beauties
Would become a vale of tears ;
When the soul attuned to sadness.
And by sorrow overcast.
Would enshroud the brightest future
With sad mem'iies of the past.
Try to 1)3 Yourself.
Look out for very large talking
people. The deepest water is the
stillest.
Do not allow your head to be
filled with visionary projects for
gaining sudden wealth. If you do,
you will become unsteady and lose
what you have already.
Do not let a sure thing slide, and
be fooled with promises which have
nothing certain to back them.
There are plenty of chances open
for you to be used to suit the selfish
purposes of other people without
gaining anything yourself.
All sorts of sharp things are
afloat, in what is called legitimate
business, for coming over anybody
who is not up to snuff.
Has is a free use ot slang, but
lang is expressive, especially to
those who are in the constant habit
of hearing and using it.
If you want to help a blacksmith
shoe half a dozen horses, you must
use blacksmiths tools.
He would not give two cents for
the help of a dandy, kid-gloved
chap; who undertakes to whittle
down a horse's hoof with a pen
knife, and fasten on a shoe with a
tack-hammer.
A blacksmith wants a man who
can bucKie m ana uo nam worK
with rough tools.
That kind of business he likes
and understands.
If you do good by talking, it all
depends upon whether you talk to
benefit somebody, or whether you
only desire to appear smart with
high flown, empty words. !
It is one thing to enter a parlor,
and, with polished grace of word
md manner, make an impression
upon idle, fashionable people.
ft is quite -another tlnng to cheer
the hearts of working people, and
brighten the homes of the poor.
Here compliments are below par,
and high flown words as light as
thistle down on a brisk breeze.
Off with your dainty kids, and
your meaningless quirks and bim-Pers-
- ,
These people have no time to
waste.
If you have anything to say,
speak out like a man.
If you want to be understood, do
not talk a dead language.
Here affectation is not in vogue.
Those who make no pretences,
nor aspire to lofty position, have
no need to appear to be what they
are not.
But there arc truer hearts and
warmer beating under working
dresses and woolen skirts, than un
der fine linen, velvet and diamonds.
Into those hearts let these words
seek and find responsive echoes.
Think for yourself, and let no dead
beat, under pretense of friendship
and desire for your prosperity, rob
you of individuality and the fruits
of your labor.
A Baltimore Editor Disguised.
There is an editor in Baltimore
who committed highway robbery,
and in order to disguise himself
completely so that he could escape
the detectives, he washed himself
all over with Castile soap and
warm water. The disguise was so
complete, that his own wife would
not believe in his identity until he
produced his railroad pass and his
annual free ticket to the circus.
They do say but we don't be
lieve it -that when he undressed
he found on himself an undershirt
which ho thought ho had lost
eight years ago, and which he ad
vertised at the time as "lost stray
ed or stolen," for six weeks in his
paper.
Grant's Unpopularity in Illi
nois. Apropos of Grant's unpop
ularity in Illinois
tlm PI 1 1 rn cm
Hejiublican says
"If anybody
wants to see a little fun, let him
introduce a resolution indorsing
Grant for re-nomination in the Re
publican State Convention. He
had better first send for brother-in
law Casey and the 'trupes,' "
A Movzd Tale - How Two Honest
Hen Prospered.
There are two Johns in the
Fourth Ward. The last name of
one begins with a G and the sur
name of the other commences with
a C. They are chums. They are
very sharp men, very; but as Marc
Antony said in a peculiar way,
they are both "honorable men""
They were not very long ago in a
very unusual condition known as
"hard up," but by industry and in
tegrity they have achieved a little
competency. C. met G. one day in
a bar-room, their usual resort. " It
was a temperance bar, of course.
Said C.: "Old boy, we're dreadful
hard up, but I know how to ii?ake
a raise ; sure thing."
"No!" said G; "honor bright?
I haven't anything more to take to
in' uncle, except a paper colar, and
my landlord is dunning me. But
really, now V"
"Yes," replied C. ; "'this is the
plan: I've found a man fool enough
to lend me -si 00. The great race
between Longfellow and Ilelmbold
comes oil next week at Saratoga.
We'll go. There'll be the heaviest
kind of odds bet on Longfellow, of
course. I'll back Ilelmbold and
you'll be stake-holder. After the
first bet, you give me the stakes
and I'll bet the whole amount ;
make you holder again; take them
again ; bet again, and so on. Then
we suddenly leave and divide the
pile.
See
5"
"Well, you are a genius, Johnny;
we'll try it."
On the day of the great contest
they were on the ground. The
plan worked. Soon G., as stake
holder, had &G,000 in his possession.
They thought it convenient to
leave before the race came off.
They went. During the race they
were coming to New York at the
rate of thirty miles an hour, plan
ning to rusticate until the affair
blew over. When they came out
of the Hudson River Railroad de
)0t the first news they heard was
that Ilelmbold had won ! They
were not astonished, perhaps at
least not more so than everybody
else. They had fairly won their
money ! They were honest men,
and need not run away. They
didn't. Virtue is its own re ward.
honesty is the best policy. AT.
Standard.
The Little Loaf.
In the time of famine, a rich
man ent for the poorest children
in the town, aud said to them:
"There is a basket full of bread;
you may each of you come every
day and take a loaf until it pleases
Ijrod to send better times."
The children attacked the basket,
aud disputed as to which should
have the largest loaf, and went
away without once thanking their
benefactor.
Only Frances, a very poor but
cleanly dressed girl, modestly re
mained behind, and had the small
est loaf which was left in the bas
ket. She gratefully returned thanks
and went home quietly. One day
the children behaved very badly
indeed, and poor h ranees received
a loaf very much smaller than the
rest, but when she took it home and
her mother cut it open, a number
of pieces of silver fell on the floor.
Ihe poor woman was astonished,
and said :
"Go and return this money im
mediately ; it must have been put
in bread by mistake."
hrances went directly with it to
the gentleman, who said :
"My dear child, it was no mis
take; Iliad the money put in that
loaf to reward you. Remain al-
ways peaceable and contented.
Those who are satisfied with a little
always bring blessings on them
selves and family, ami will pass
happily through the wide world.
Do not thank me, but thank God,
who put into your heart the treas
ure of a contented and greateful
spirit, and who has given me the
will and opportunity to be useful
to those who are iu need of assist
ance." Mean. Old Jim G-
- was an
almighty mean man, but when he
joined the church, people thought
it might maicc mm liberal ; so one
of the elders called on him for a
small contribution. Jim he 3, d
him patiently through, and then
responded : "I'll tell you what it
is, Brother A , if I find my re
ligion genuine, I will pay brother
D a dollar the next time he
comes; but I'll be bio wed if I like
to pay money for an article before
I know it's all right."
Economical. Pittsfield, Mass.,
has developed another economical
citizen, A young man called at a
store and inquired for boot boxes,
but could not find one large
enough, and it came out 111 con
versation that he wanted it for a
coffin for his father.
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Wn vt they do. To keep warm
on a cold day, women double the
cape, and men double the horn.
Beauties of Tariff Legislation,
The New York Free 7r(fcr, tho
organ of the Free Trade League
it-iirs us mat, a iew weeKS ao-n a
ship arrived in Boston, with a full
cargo of merchandise, and a set of
copper sheeting for the purpose Of
covering the bottom of the vessel
in place of the worn out coppers
with which she had made the last
trip. The captain -wanted to pirt
the vessel into dryTdockt take the
copperout of the" inside of the
liip, hire a dozen Boston. mechan
ics and let them nail it on the out
side, and sail out of port again
witli a cargo of Yankee notions.
But when the captain came to take
the copper out of the hold, the
custom-house officers pounced down
upon him and accused him N)f
smuggling, and demanded that he
should pay 45 per cent, duty in
gold on this copper, which he was
importing into the country to the
great detriment of American in
dustry and American labor. The
captain argued that he was not
importing this copper at all, hat
he was only taking it from 0116
part of his ship and nailing it on
to another, and that, far from in
terfering with American labor, he
was, on the contrary, anxious to?
employ American labor to do it.
for the very reason that Americans
arc supposed to understand the
coppering of vessels better than
any other people. But the law
does not look upon it in that light,
lie must pay the duty on the cop
per. But, the captain argued,, I
will import this 'copper in bond
that the law allows and will ex
port it again when I get my return,
cargo 011 board. True, say the
custom-house officers, that the law
does allow; but if you export the
copper again, you must give good
and substantial bonds that yon
will furnish evidence that you have
landed the copper at the foreign
port to which you arc going. "But,
in the name of common sense,"
finally exclaims the captain, "do
you expect that, after paying youi
workmen to put this copper on th6
bottom of my ship, I am going to
have it all torn off again, in order
to have it landed, as required by
your idiotic laws ? No, sir ! I am
not such a fool as you take me to
be !" And the irate Dutchman
raised his anchor, turned the poop
of his ship and his own back on
Bunker Hill, and made all haste to
Halifax, where he had the copper
put on his ship without any such
preposterous laws and still more
preposterous interpretations of
them. The Tyree Trader gives this
as the moral of the incident: "The
Boston dry dock owner lost a job.
The Boston ship carpenters lost
another job. The vessel lost two
weeks time going to Halifax and
back again. The captain and his
agent both lost their tempers as
who wouldn't under the circum
stances? and all for what? All
in order that a combination of
about two dozen men, under the
false pretense of protecting Amer
ican industry and securing employ
ment to American labor, may con
tinue to charge the people of
America twenty-four cents a pound
tor the copper that they use, in
stead of fifteen or sixteen cental
which is all that it is worth, and
which is the price at which it would
be furnished were it not for the
tariff of forty-five per cent, hi
rrn Id
Hon- J- P. Benjamin
This gentleman, formerly a Sen
ator of the United States from
Louisiana, and Confederate Secre
tary of State during the recent un
pleasantness, is now practicing law
in London, where he went imme
diately alter the downfall of the
Confederate States. Mr. B., before
the war, was one of the most brib
liant orators and most distinguish
ed jurists of this country, and had
few equals and no superiors as an
advocate. After his arrival in Lon
don, he had to go through the same
formal prohibition that is exacted
from a young man just entering
upon the study oflaw,and although
fifty-five years of age at the time;
he had the persevcrence and viin to
undertake it and go through with
it. Success has finally crowned his
efforts, and he now ranks as one of
the most distinguished advocates
of the English bar, and has received
many flattering encomiums from
i utiles and others. His practice
now amounts to twenty thousand
dollars a year, and is increasing all
the time. Mr. Benjamin has been
offered an opportunity to go into
Parliament, but has declined, pre
ferring to devote all his time to his
profession. May the days of our
distinguished fellow-citizen be long
in the land, and may his life be one
of prosperity and happiness. Exi
Merry.-
An Irishman, arraign
ed before a justice, Avas asked tho
usual question, "Are you guilty or
not guilty?" "You're merry," my
lord, this morning, to ask two
questions at once !"
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