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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-06-25
SAD, SAD HISTORY.


While wandering over the fields
to-day, in search of the fortitications,
picking up fragments of shells, old
canteens, bayonet scabbards and
pieces of haversacks, we met man
about thirty-fve years of age. His
clothes were ragged, his hair matted
and his face dirty. He was a pic
ture Of wretchedness, although
Fowler would call him smart and
intelligent man. He was restlessly
pacing about through the brush and
over the hills, with his hands behind
him, and his head bent down as If
in deep study.
We hurried up TO the spot where
he must meet us if he kept on in the
direction he was coming, and wait.
ed for him. He neither looked nor
spoke to US in passing, nor needed
our Good evening sir, until he had
passed us several PAGES. He how
ever, turned abruptly about, like a
man who suddenly discovers that
he has forgotten something, and
muttered between his teeth, Did
you speak to me sir =
We told him We did, and that we
were anxious to see where the Fed.
eral lines were located, as we were
from Massachusetts.
'Oh, yes. from Massachusetts,
said he Strengthening up;'I have
been in Massachusetts, and was born
in Vermont. Then, after pause,
he clenched his hand and said sadly,
/ wish | was dead now.
Why so ? said we, feeling a pity
for such wretchcd creature as he
Appeared to be.
IF you are going out towards the
bayou, will show you,' said he,
leading the way.
We began to think the man was
insane, and after following him near.
ly a mile We halted and asked him
how far he intended to 90. He stat.
ed that we were almost there, and
SO we kept on. He soon turned of
the main road into an open field,
surrounded by the growth of young
timber; and after passing the bar
rem spot which appeared to have
been at some time the site ofa build
ing, he suddenly stopped, and point
ing to "A bunch of rose trees, said in
a low tone:
There! In that grave lies the
reason why | wiSh was dead. She
was my wife, Slr.'
How long has she been dead :
asked we, as sympathetically as We
could.
'Well, seeing you have taken in
terest enough to come along so far
II tell YOU the whole story, said he,
taking out his knife to trim the
rose bush.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-06-25
CoNJURERs' PIsToL-TRICKs.-


CONJURERs' PISTOL-TRICKS.-
The sad fate of DR.. Epstein, the
Paris conjuror who was wounded
by splinter of a ramrod discharged
from his own conjuring pistol, illus,
tratcS. says the London OrcheStra,l
what Robert Houdin had insisted
upon his book-that magicianS pos
sess no ordinary bravery to stand
before the muzzle of a pistol, know
ing how slight miSchauce may
bring them face to face with death.
lloudin himself used to play with
danger with an entirely needless
assurance. He relates how once he
had performed some startling fire
arm tricks before a party of Arab
ans, making use of course, OF the
ordinary conjuring pistol, which is
SO Contrivcd that the ramrod with
draws the bullet. While the rest
OF the party were expressing their
admiration, a crafty old Marabout,
who had some suspicion of the true
nature of the trick, said 'Thc stran.
ger is doubtless strong magician,
will he suffer me to fire at him with
my own pistols = Yes, said Hou.
din. unhesitatingly, but first l
must make invocation to those who
assist me,
The next day he met the same
party, and offered Il sauceriul ofbul-
lets TO the Marabout. Satisfied
that they were lrad-aS indeed they
werc-the Arab handed his pistols
to lloudin, who loaded them, using
the Arabs ramrod. His own friends
were in terror, and even his wife,
well as she knew his skill, was in
pcrplexity when she saw him hand
back to the Arab one of the loaded
pistols. Now fire, he sad. The
Arab did SO, and loudin was seen
with the bullet between his teeth.
Bah = he said, seizing the other
pistol, you cannot use your own
weapons. Sec here. You have
been unable to draw blood from my
flesh. and will draw blood from
yondcr wall He aimed at the wall,
fired, and Immediately stain oi
blood was seen. The Marabout
went up to the wall, and when hc
had dipped his finger in the blood
which was triclllng down, his awe
and Hmazement were so great that
his aturcs assumed ghastly hue
Yet q trick was simple enough
two p cpared bullets having been
skillful,v substituted by Houdin fol
the lcadcn bullets he took up from
the saucer. But the experiment
was quite new, and Houdin tells ~
that he trcmblcd, and could hardly
restrain his terror, rs he saw tn,
Marabout drawing the trigger of til,
pistol.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-06-25
A BRAVE ACT.-The Troy Pres

A BRAVE ACT.-The Troy Press
says, when the local freight train
was nearing Palatine Bridge, on the
Central road, on Wednesday after.
noon, the engineer discovered lit
tie two year old boy, child of Ben
.jamin Clark, who resides near the
railroad, playing with the gravel on
the track, but a short distance in
advance OF the engine. He immedi-
ately blew brakes down, reversed
the engine, and tried every method
in his power to stop the train, but
was unable to do so, and it seemed
impossible not to immediate the little
innocent. The fireman seeing bu,
one way to save the child, bravcly
and lapidly climbed down upon the
COW catcher, held himself on by
wedging his feet between the bars,
reached over nearly the length OF
his body, and with both hands
caught up the boy and tossed him
one side into the ditch; then recov-
ering himself climbed back into the
engine. The name of this brave tel
low is James Moorhead, resident
of Utica. The act was an heroic
one and well worthy ofrecord.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-06-25
HIS SToR

sShe was twenty nine years old,
sir, and she was Southern lady,
too. | came down here long before
the war, and had Il nice bit of land
there. fell i'll with this lady at the
city up the river, and we were mar
ricd in 1862. / kept out of the war
as long as | could, because | didn't
like fighting anyhow, as was hap
py at home, and because felt more
like fighting, if | fought at all,
among my native Nermonters. |
hated the Contedcracy, and said so,
and got them down on me. So one
day II company of infantry came
along and said they would shoot
me on my own threshold at once if
| didn't enlist in the Confederate
army. | lived right there then
where YOU see those weeds. lcould
not get away from them, and finally,
with gun ut my breast, | said |
would enlist, and went of leaving
my wife crying III the door. | can
see Just how she stood her hand.
kcrchi cf up TO her face in this way,
her left hand waving like this.
But no use, | had to enlist with
the Missouiians, and so | did, with
the mental reservation that | would
run away the first opportunity
But ! didn't get any chance for they
watched me as close as blood
hound does IL niger. Finally,
when Grants army came down here
our brigade was sent out to kind "
hold them in check. | hadn I been
home since | went away, and my
wife wrote me trying to cheer me
up. The second day we moved
up in plain sight of my house, our
lines beng along where that fence
is yonder. Then the Yankees, they
came out Of the woods over there,
and began firing. | wondered
what had become of my wife, for
the bullets from both sides began
to tear the shingles of the house.
One side there, where you see the
cellar like Well, that's where
she went to get away from the shot,
she and the waiter girl. All night
stood out there by that tree, wish.
ing | might go and see my wife.
But she didn't know that | was
there at all. But | determined to
desert to the Union lines the next
night, so arranged to be on pick.
ct, and | was set out there, in the
corner of the field. just AZ 1t was
coming dark, | lay down on the
ground, so that the other pickets
might not see me and crawling along
slowly towards the house, and when
| got within u few rods, ! jumped
and ran for the house. When
came round the corner, % picket dis
covered what | was and fired ut .ne
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-06-25
PROGRESS OF CONSOLIDATION

PROGRESS OF CONSOLIDATION.-
A correspondent of the Boston Adj
vertiscr opposes earnestly the rail-
road consolidation bill now before
the Massachusetts Legislature. Ho
says its proper title should be An
act to create Monopoly of Railway
Traffic between Boston and Lake
Ontario, and to perpetuate high
rates of freight between Massachu-
sets and the Vest The Burling-
ton Times, remarking, says: His
main point is the very obvious one,
that to take the Oglensburg Road
into tho consolidated line is to
cut off the competition for freight
from the West, NOW maintained by
the tapping Of the Ogdensbure road
at Moocr's Junction by the Rutland
and Montreal line. Tho route via
Rutland and MoOers junction is
declared to be the shortest limo
between Lake Ontario and Boston
which it is possible tor corporate en-
terprize to construct, and tho Leg
islature is urged not to deprive ship
pcrs of its advantages. Among tho
amedments proposed in the Massa-
chusetts Senate was one compelling
the consolidated road to receive
freight from other roads, and deliver
it to them upon reasonable terms,
to be settled in case fgrievance by
a commission appointed by tho Su.
premc Court. The bill passed to its
third reading, however, unamendcd.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-06-25
and Tho h,,,rhetI hI,rhtIns I,nsDf 6vor my ~ head i,

and the bullet vent over my head.
screamed Mary Mary and
she knew my voice, and came right
out to meet me on the step, and
said, % Dear, dear George, let's
hurry away from here, and opened
her arms to put them around any
neck and kiss me but some cf the
Union pickets, thinking there was
an advance in the direction Of my
house, opened fire just then, and
and--shot my wife through the
heart, land she fell before she had
time to kiss me or | her, The bullet
that killed her went through my
right arm there, l took her up and
ran for the Union lines shouting sI'm
deserter. - They finally let me in
but my wife was dead. The batter.
les over there hearing the muss
about the house began shelling it,
and set it on fire, and how the maid
got out of it | don't see. But | came
back here when the Union lines adj
vanced, and buried her the next
day, an Illinois chaplain saying the
prayers. And that's just why |
wish | was dead. | cart do any
thing nor think ofanything but her.
Oh, she was such a good wife. ,
Here he paused and wiped his
eyes with his sleeve, and went Oh
trimming his rose bush. SO sad a
tale and so real, brought tears to
our eyes i'll spite of rs. We could
not find it in our hearts to disturb
him with any more questions after
finding out his name, and so left to
pursue our search in the fields be
yond. As we were getting over the
fence at the outskirts of the planta
ton, we looked back and saw him
still bending over his rose trees.
After travelling in the woods mark
ing the bullet and shell SCARED oaks,
we TURNED towards Nicksburg,
crossing one corner Of the field as
we went. 1t was getting dark and
the stars were appearing, but we
could inst see his form leaning over
the bush as though he had not stirr-
ed since we left him an hour before.
Wepauscd upon the old rail fence
and said to ourselves, Great God,
wilt thou not heal this broken heart |!
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-06-25

Prof. Agassiz says that fish is a
kind of food which refreshes the sys-
tenn, especially after intellectual ia
tigue. There Is no other article
that supplies the waste of the head
so thoroughly as fish diet; and the
evidence of it is in the fact that all
the inhabitants of the seashores the
world over are the brighter popula-
tion of the country, Fish contain
phosphorus 10 a large extent, which
the brain requires for growth and
action.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-06-25

The news from Cuba is to the cf-
feet that there is now no legitimate
authority upon the island unless il
is found in the democratic govern
mcnt which has been established by
the insurrcctionists. Generals
DulCc and Mena have both literally
confessed that the cause of the Span
iards has failed disastrously. The
Cuban volunteers have compelled
the Spanish leaders of the military
to resign, aud now have control OF
affairs. Frequent collisions take
place between them and the regular
troops.
An Intellectual attempt was made
TO rob the Sandy River National
Bank at Pennington, Me-, on las,
Tuesday night.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-06-25
PROBATE COURTS.
"radlord District, 1865. 1900.

PROBATE COURTS will bc holden within
aud for the District Of Bradford, for the
war ensuing, rs follows, via;
At the Trottcr House in Bradford,
,hc second Tuesdays Of January, March
""i and August, 1863.
AT the Hotel in East Corinth, on
,,, ~" second Tuesdays of February, July, Sep
"oer and November, 1869.
At the Ncwbury House, Newbury,
dtnHo second Tuesdays of June, and October
I'ne last Tuesday In August, 1869,
nCtiic Registers Office, West Fair
end WI .hc second Tuesday In Dccombcr, 1868
,o second Tuesday In April, and lact
''"ay IN September, lsGg.
v. ALVAil BEAN, Register
'cttfairloc Dec 1, 1863.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-06-25

A gentleman in Rochester recciy.
ed u telcgraphic dispatch % day or
two since from friend IN New York,
whose given name is John. lie
showed the dispatch to u friend,
with the remark that he didn't
know John wrote 80 good hand.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-06-25

+ The Commissioners Of Internal
Revenue has decided that farmers
who have their grain manufactured
into Hour and then sell the flour in
any manner, must pay u license 10
the Government.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-06-25
A Sad History

Russell, the Boston Jrdrcller's
Southern correspondent, in a letter
dated at VicksbuIg, May 10Th, tells
the following:
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-06-25
Il. IL. OIsyJSNN
ROSWELL EaRNsstN,

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Muster and Solicitor in Chanccry, and Pension
and Claim Agent.
BRADFORD, VERMONT.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-06-25
GEO. u. BROWN.

CARRIAGE MAKING AND GENERAL RErAIniSd,
irnory Building, and corner of Armory and
'oasa4 ~ Streets,
BRADroRp, vERMo
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-06-25

JOB PRINIAa

oi every descrptsG, esessSs~i IA Tn. k.es
~ Iier, :tssd oa shost irosi.ss- We sayr SAxsh
ties for doing job W1< which sss,i~ .s d, 10
many kinds ~ WORK At lover p.trrs thss are
charged u rsost country sffcns sad cor yrSs,,s
for all kinds of Job Prn ii ~ ar. ss.lers.s-
Orders By IrAii prom pity attended 10,
A.llpess ali orders "a
ID. w. CORB, BI.itsra. Vt.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-17

The ARGUS SAID Just enough to make one
party mad without committing itself SO as TO
make friends of the other Union.
If the ARGUS were sneaking around try
ing to find tho popular side of the question
and to make friends and gain patronage H..
stead Of speaking Independent tIy what it
thinks to he right, without knowing or caring
what others thiuk of it, it might feel some
chagrin over somebody's displeasure, as the
Union no doubt does; for, from the depths Of
contempt in which it is held by part of the
community for its habitual trucking, it has
cIutched al the good opinion of the other
and attempts to make political capital under
the plea Of abOring for the welfare of the
public. But even those it would So obse.
qulousIy serve know the character of the
protested service and scorn its source
Some OF those who have been incensed by
the action Of the Council probably now re.
greet the alliance Of that sheet as a weakness
instead Of a power in their cause and hay
ing, hy IS own inadvertuut .dmissiun taken
up the cause Of the professors because it
thought it was the stronger, it must feel ike
a lodged drift, on account of the signal fail
ure to get public expression against the
Council and Mayor Butord. Finding the
cat was not jumping as it expected it to
jump,it very complacently sits back and SAYS
II was none Of its funeral, when in fact it
rather seems it was. 1t will probably row
4" r"0On"o Ivy ailenty rouenting and hoping
that the Juror may result in some way in tho
total or partial division of the Democratic
party whereby few crumbs may fall to it
from the public table, which it will snap up
with the eagetness and gratitude of hungry
cur.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-17
Mail Routea,


CHICAGO AND EASTERN MAlL-srrivss at
$50 A. NJ. and 5.35P. NJ. Closes At 7:2O A. N.
and s P. NJ.
PORT BYRON MAIL--via Wasrtown, HAnp-
ton, Rapids City, Port Byron and CordovA, az
rivss at 1910 A. N. Closes 1 p. N.
COAL VALLEY MAIL--(by cars daily, leaves
IA. ~, and arrives P. NJ. Orion and An
dover are supplied by this route.
DAVENPORT, IOWA, MAIL-srrlves at 9:35
4. ". aud l0O5P.M. Closes at p. M. and
IOP,M.
ALED0 MAIL-gia Camden Mills, Andalu-
sis, EjgingtoD, Hamlet, Perryton, Aledo, High
Point, New boston, Keithsburg, 0quaukA, 10
0quAwka Junction, (Sagetown), leaves daily
between 8 = a. NJ, and arrives at $3.50 p. M.
Mail matter for Pleasant Ridge, Haflitt, Buff
kalo Prairie, Illinois City, Drury, Copper
Creek, and Williamsburg, goes by this route.
MONMOUTH MAIL-yia Presumption, sueE,
Viola, North Henderson, Spring Grove, and
Riohland Grove to Monmouth, leaves Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays at 7 A. NJ,
and arrives Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri.
day at p. NJ Centre Ridge Is supplied
on Tuesdays by this route.
CENTRE RIDGE, via Rural, once q week. Ar
riVes Friday evening, a! o'clock, and leaves
Saturday morning, at y o'clock.
SW EDONIA, via Rural, twice a week arrives
Tuesday aud Fridays, at $3.50 p. NJ, and leaves
Wednesdays and Saturdays at 7:3o A. NJ.
This rout5 terminates at New Windsor.
oagv hy".a GV.i. SEQ a. If. to 500 =. NJ.
gsa5N Sanssy3 open from . 10 10 AM
". b. OsROES, Post Master.
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HTLTF MTTSNH,
Aug. l7d3t. CITY Marshal

THE LITTLE GIANTS INJURIES REpAIKyD
AS early US the eth, the steamer Little
Giant, while assisting the Minneapolis, re
ceived what was at the time supposed to be
slight injury to her larboard rudder. On
her way up the river on the 18th, however,
she was completely disabled in this rudder,
near Sycamore Chain. She succeeded in
making her way ia her disabled condition to
the LeC!a're Dock yard of j. W. Van SAINT
" son. where it was found necessary to re
place her Tudder with al entirely new one.
Nothing IN the establishment was found
sufficiently heavy; accordingly Il team VA,
dispatched to this state for q tree which wes
placed in the yard OF $3.50 and ~ 9.3o
Messrs. Van SAINT & Son with the Ala oe tho
Little Giants carpenter, had completed a rn5.
der of extra size for the disabled craft sra
by o'clock she was ready to proceed On
her trip.
We learn that Messrs. Van SAINT 4 Son
ore making repairs on the steamers Die.
mond Joe, }. c. Gait, Charley Chiever and
Pemhina, and that they are crowded with
business.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-17

TREATMENT OF DISEASES OF WOMEN
Elsewhere in to,days ARGUS will be found
the professional card of Harriet A. Wylie,
NJ d., of Davenport, who offers her profes.
sional services to the Rock Island public in
the practice Of her profession among women
and children, particularly in the treatment
of chronic diseases Of women. There is no
reason why women should be excluded from
the practice of medicine in the treatment of
diseases of their own sex and Of children;
and as the best references are given, our
citizens will doubtless avail themselves of
the skill and experience of DR. Wylie. She
can be consulted at room 81, Newcomb
House, Davenport.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-17

ILLINOIS INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY The
special attention of our youths is directed to
the announcement Of the Illinois industrial
University by Prof. VIM, NJ, Baker, publish.
ep in to dHy's paper. MIR. Sturgeon vii
hold an examination for prize md honor
airy scholarships in the institution at hi.
office in this city on Saturday the 2lSt.
The advantages Of admission to the univers,
i'y should interest large number fappli
cAnts TO attend.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-17

WEARS ~ A NAME?-Somebody at the
meeting at Darts Hall, last night, thought
there was something wrong in name on
one of our FIRE engines While that caul.
dron Of indictments was boiling, a resolu-
ton was offered to earnestly request Mayor
Buford to ask those who caused the name Of
William Eggleston to b. put on the new
FIRE engine, TO change the SANE TO some
more appropriate name" This appears to
have been swamped At once, As no action
was taken on il, we believe. Noth"lth'
standing those whose feelings itreilects have
ilIustrious examples in the same kind OF bu'
sIness, yet as the primary object OF names Is
the identification or distinguishing Of one
thing from another Of the same kind, it mat
tiers not whether an engine be named viii
liam Eegleston or Eggle Williamson, John
Smith or Richard Roe. Sine the war some
State Legislatures, in all their law.making
gravity, have devoted themselves to the in.
coucevsbly small business Of changing the
names Of counties from Calhoun, Brecken.
ridge, Buchanan, &C., to Lincoln and the
Wisconsin Legislature went so far into the
business as, By Joint resolution, to change
the name Of an eagle or nm owl, we are not
sure which, from Jas. Il. Doolittle to limo
thy 0. Howe, simply because Mr.. D. had cut
loose from tho Radical party since the un.
fortunate bird had received its name.
This attempt to deprive Mr., Egglesson of
the eminent distinction of going early to
fires and throwing an immense stream Of
water on the devouring element, comes with
bad grace from those who met to denouuce
Mr., Eggeston for having the ferry bell tap
at the foot Of Eagle ctse Washington street.
As we said Of the one we LAY of the other;
If the fact tina. the engines n,me i'm parts
to anybody any imagined prominence or re
spectabiIty which he wouldn't Otherwise
possess, this is reason why the name
should not be changed unless come over
towering public interest requires it. We
discover no such necessity. The civilian
Eggleston' will probably throw as much
water and throw it as high as would the
"Dr Gregg 80 j. Dimick," or any other
man.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-17

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