insolent enough had Mr. Cleveland
been much less than the President of the United States; but it has
always been supposed that there was a certain dignity attaching to this
high office, which citizens, whatever their estimate of the man, were
bound to respect. Whether this be so or not, it seems pretty certain
that no dignity has anything to do with "a reporter." Indeed, the
ability and brilliancy of a newspaper correspondent seem to be
commensurate with his "cheek,"--to use his own word. And yet, why
deprecate the reporters? They are simply the servants of the journals
they represent. They only obey the will of editors and publishers. The
one and the only conclusion is that the "great dailies,"--excepting
those which do have a measure left of honor and dignity, of which, thank
Heaven, a few are yet published--are on a grade far below many things
which they would not themselves dare to sanction. As the "New York
Evening Post" says, "If it be true that journalism is really a calling
in which men must do or say _anything_ which will increase sales, it is
the lowest occupation, not absolutely criminal, known to modern
society." And what is worse, these journals attempt to defend their
pernicious course by declaring that they "give only what the public
demands." If the public _is_ thus given over to sensationalism and
folly, is the press fulfilling its mission by pandering to its thirst?
It was once a theory that the press was a leader of the people. Has the
journal of the present no ambition beyond the biggest circulation and
the largest cash receipts?

HISTORICAL RECORD.

April 10.--Serious disaster at the Pemberton Mills, Lawrence, Mass. A
fire broke out in the picker-room and dye-house, destroying the
building. Two men were killed and several injured. The great disaster at
these mills occurred January 10, 1860, when one hundred and forty-five
persons were killed by falling or fire.

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April 19.--The one hundred and eleventh anniversary of the battle of
Concord was celebrated in that town. In the evening there was a meeting
in the town hall, at which Hon. John S. Keyes read the original
documents relating to the famous fight.

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April 19.--The Sixth Massachusetts Regiment celebrated, at Lowell, the
twenty-fifth anniversary of its march through Baltimore. There was an
enthusiastic attendance. Addresses were delivered by Col. B.F