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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-15
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-15

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-11-10
RICH PERFUMERY

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comotive. Should the engineer NO. ~
that the lights or flags of the bridge are
set for danger, and dash onward, the
board will Immediately arouse him to a
sense of his peril by Gathering over the
smokestack, steam whistle and cab of his
engine, and, perhaps, carrying away one.
if not all, of those useful appendages to
his locomotive The remedy is forcible
one, but is one that has at least the merit
of being effective.
Some ingenious and enterprising enthu-
siast has, however, invented plan which
he claims insures entire safety from col
lisions, and which it is to be hoped may
be found practicable, and adopted by
roads generally. He proposes to fix bat
teries at places along the line, and distant
about a mile apart. each being coupled
with tower, light and bell. Wires are
to run the entire length of the line, and so
long as the pressure of train is upon
each mile of track, the bell, flag or light
of that mile will so proclaim it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-11-10
MA SION HOU S E,
STATE STREET, AUGUSTA, ME-

i where Hot and Cold Baths can be had at all
times. 1t has also First-Class Billiard Hall, for
Quests only. Connected with the House is a large
and commodious Sample Room, Water Street
centrally located, where Sample Agents can show
their goods, free OF charge.
The Proprietor, thankful for the liberal patronage
which the above House has enjoyed since its open
ing, takes pleasure in informing his patrons that he
will run Free Carriages to and from the Cars and
Boats until further notice
Connected with tie above House is Livery Sta
bic, where good teams can he had at reasonable
rates W. NJ. TIAYER, Proprietor.
@. p. CocHRASE, Clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-11-10
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BY SPRAGUE, OWEN T. NASH.
4ailg Aenurbrt yournal.

Is issued every morning, except Sundays.
Contains the latest news by telegraph and mail,
gives reports Of the Markets. and has carefully pre-
pared political and local articles, and generous
amount Of farming, home and miscellaneous read.
ing with full compilation of State news.
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is not made within the year. Single copies cents,
TO be had at the bookstores and at this Office.
Advertisements one inch in length, three in.
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insertion. Longer advertisements or those inserted
for any considerable length of time, will be inserted
At favorable terms to the advertiser.
Special Notices 25 per cent additional.
Amusement Notices, 81 per square per week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-11-10
0aeeklp Nennebet 5ournal,

Published every Wednesday morning,
Is the largest folio paper in the State, containing
news, political articles, agricultural and scientific
matter, tales poetry anecdotes, household recipes
markets, SC, &c.
Terms q per annum in adrance.
Transient Advertisements, sl.5o per Inch for
nrst week: Is cents per week for each subsequent
insertion.
Special Notices, g. 90 per inch for first week;
70 cents per week for each subsequent Week
Business Notices, in reading columns, 70 cents
Der line for first inseron 10 GEMS per line for each
subsequent insertion.
All transient advertisements to be paid Tor IN
advance.
The weekly standard., 1870-07-13
From the N. Y. Times of the 5th.l
The Public Baths-The Ladies Out in
Full Force on the 4th-The Experience
of Nymph Seeking for Facts.

"The day We celebrate" was lnaugurated
at the free baths yesterday by grand charge
of females of every age, color and condi.
ton, who advanced in steady stream from
5 A. NJ. till p. NJ, without seeming to di.
minish in numbers. The ticket receivers
who were stationed ut the doors were kept
as lively as cricketS during the whole morn
ing in giving out tickets and answering
questions put to them by their fair patrons,
aud at the conclusion of their days labor
fervent prayer went up, doubtless that such
another throng would in the future never
darken the doors, at least in the same man
ner as yesterday, as it would require the pa
thence of Job himself, and the fortitude of
GRANT to Withstand the avalanche of diff
ticulties that surrounded the ticket-takers.
"M Mr.. Officer" asked damsel who came
from Second-avenue, "do you really think
the bath is dangerous-are there any vermin
in the water2 have heard so many, many
different stories about the class of people
who feqaent them-ascIc IaUDrgYs wives
and drunken men-that I have really re-
solved to test them myself and ascertain the
truth" The questioner, who was /" fair to
look upon" accompanied the above re-
marks by look of utter disdain at the fe-
males who were crowding in, but her fears
being quieted by the gentlemanly ushers,
she ventured in, but soon returned with hor-
ror Depicted upon her countenance at the
spectacle that had greeted her astonished
optics. Without waiting to explain her
opinion of the scenes she had witnessed,
she hurried out through the gangway, nut
tering, Horrible, filthy, indecent" until
lost to view in the surging multitude of as
toDished matrons and maids. The merry
laughter on the inside and the pleasant ex-
preston of the countenances of those who
came out after having partaken OF bath
in the cool, pure water, belied the exclama-
tions of the disgusted visitor. Throughout
the day until their closing, fully 1000 fami-
lies patronized both baths, and their popu-
larity has been fully established Yesterday
each bath was provided with an experienced
female waitress by Superintendent KRAcK,
who attended to the every want of their re-
spective charges. As the season advances,
and the excellent manner in which the baths
are conducted becomes known generally
throughout the City, hundreds of ladies
who have hitherto abstained from visiting
through fear OF improperly, will, it is ex-
pected, patronize them to an extent un-
known in the annals of free baths.
The bath at the foot of Charles street, by
reason of its removal so recently from Thir-
th-street, was not crowded as much as
the one at Fifth-street; as it was, however
some 500 or 900 ladies visited it, portion
partially from curiosity, but most of til en-
to bathe. Owing to the great numbers
present yesterday, which completely took
the officers on hand by surprise, it has been
decided in the future to lengthen the time
for bathing one Or two hours.
The weekly standard., 1870-07-13
The Sleep that Knows no Waking-A
SOmnambulist Drowned,

VIM. ]. Bushnell. aged fourteen, whose
parents reside at Old Saybrook, Conn, was
drowned on Friday last, in the East River.
under peculiar circumstances. The boy had
been attending boarding school in one of
the North River towns, and left the institu-
tion on Friday morning with several other
of the scholars, they having received va
cation to spend the Fourth of j uly at their
homes. When the boys arrived in town they
engaged passage on the steamer Elm City
for Norwich. The day being very warm,
young Bushnell became sleepy, so be pulled
off his coat, assumed an easy position on the
upper deck, and fell asleep He had not
long been in this condition when he rose
from his chair in somnambulic state. walk
ed over to the side of the boat, and fell over
board. The unfortunate boy was seen to
drop into the water by those who stood on
the pier at the time, and they made every
effort to rescue him, but they were unsuc-
cessful. The boys body sank like lead, and
did not reappear on the surface. The re-
mains were subsequently recovered and
Coroner Rollins held an inquest yesterday,
when the above facts were elected. 1t also
appeared that the deceased had been a con
firmed somnambulist, and the jury rendered
a verdict of accidental death. The relatives
of the boy found it difficult to obtain the
necessary permit from the Board of Health
for the removal of the remains from the
county, owing to the early hour at which
their office is closed; and the absence of any
one who was possessed of the necessary au-
thOrity. It=was stated that no one except
Dr. Morris, the Sanitary Superintendent,
can sign permits, and he could not be found
readily. The delays created by this manner
OF transacting business are of frequent oc-
currence.
The weekly standard., 1870-07-13
Horrible COntest-A Drinking Duel.

The New York Sunday Dispatch is our au-
thority for the following:
A fatal drinking match came off in Will
liamsburg few days ago which has not yet
been made public. 1t appears there was
dispute between an old French physician,
and the proprietor of one of the largest
breweries in the place, as to which of the
two could drink the most liquor and carry
it off. They decided to test the question by
trial, said test to be match at drinking
liquor at convenient saloon, the party Civ
ing up the trial first to be considered a
second-class drinker, and pay for a grand
supper. Both parties to this novel and dis
gusting contest were large men, the physi-
clan being able to turn the scales at two
hundred and twenty pounds, while the
brewer was perfectly mammoth in proper
tions-a perfect Gambrfnus-weighing fully
two hundred and fifty pounds.
A large crowd of professional and amateur
drinkists were on hand when the match
commenced, and the bets were freely taken
in favor of the brewer, the German element
predominating. The first instalment of four
bottles. of what was labelled bourbon
Whiskey,' were disposed of, each man
drinking the same as his opponent, and
at the same time. The whisky gave them
renewed vitality, apparently, for they
laughed and talked right merrilv, albeit
they began to give evidence of having cul-
tivated crop of fur on their tongues, still
they drank about once every five minutes,
and drank deeper and deeper.
They changed their tipple to claret, as a
tonic, and here the Frenchman seemed 10 be
more at home. 1t did not suit the German
so well, however, and it was soon changed
to sherry, after three bottles had been gulped
down by each. The sherry was only pala-
table while two battles lasted, one each.
Their eyes began to show that peculiarly
CLASSY glare seen only in those upon whom
the effects of liquor have gained ascendancy,
but their strong physique enabled them to
keep their seats, and showed very little
shakiness. They called for brandy, of which
they partook Il little more sparingly than
of the other liquors, seemingly aware that
while they had no fear of the previous
draughts IN which they had been indulging,
there was I" death in the bowl" that con-
tanned this poison.
The German reached out cautiously to
the bottle to replenish his glass The
Frenchman endeavorcd to follow suit. The
effort Cd the part of the latter was futile
he could not move his arm; he endeavored
to reach out his other hand, but it fell of
the arm of his chair and hung powerless
He Strengthened back in his chair slowly,
his body made convulsive movement, his
face became horribly distorted, his eyes
seemed as if they would fly out of theil
sockets, his tongue rolled out of his mouth
few gasps, his body tremblcd all over like
a shaken leat-he was dead.
While the funeral was on its way to the
cemetery the German also died, the coroner
signing certificates ascribing death in boil
instances to heart disease.
The weekly standard., 1870-07-13
Livingstone-His Probable Fate.

At the final fortnightly meeting of the
session OF 1S69-70 of the Royal Geograph
ical Society of England. in London, June
IA, Sir r. Murchison referred to the present
position OF Dr. Livingstone and the succor
which is sent to him.
He said: There have been great misap-
prehensions about this affair, and l have re-
ceived numerous applications from active
young men, anxious to go in search of
DR.. Livingstone, supposing that there was
q real expedition about to start from this
country or elsewhere. There is no such ex-
pedition, even in Imagination, and certainly
none in reality, contemplated in any way.
DR.. Livingstone has been more than three
years and half in the heart of AfTica
without single European attendant. / am
not sure that the sight of young gentle
man sent out from England, who was not
acclimatized, would not produce very
bad effect instead of good one upon my
friend the doctor, because he would have
to take care of the new arrival, who would
very soon die there, and the poor doctor
would have an additional load. / have,
therefore, to announce that there is no such
intention whatever 1 have received a
dozen letters from admirable young volun-
teers, who are anxious to distinguish them
selves, but who have not the least idea of
what they are about. l have every reason
to believe that the 81 900 that the Govern
ment has given will go out by the Consul
of Zanzibar, who happens, accidentally, to
be in this country, and who is going out
Immediately. He will instruct DR.. Kirk,
the Vice Consul, to rcfit the same expedition
which was started before, but which was
impeded by an attack of cholera. The
cholera has passed away entirely, the
country is free from Zanzibar, and the only
difficulty now is to get to Ujji, where my
dear and valued friend was and still is, for
he cannot move forward or backward with
out carriers, supplies, and so forth. 1t will
take two months or more for those supplies
to go from the seaboard to Ujiji, therefore
you must put aside all anxiety for some
months to come. hope in about seven or
eight months hence you will hear good
news, and that very soon after we shall see
our friend again in his native country.
The weekly standard., 1870-07-13
Specimens of ssVeritabIe Yarns,, bv an
Illinois Farmer r

When first came here in 1919 those
oxen were steers. Stock was rather short
then, and | worked the critters in early
Well, one day; old Tennessee Smith down
by the Lillypache, had cut a red elm and
it got lodged in the slov, and none Of them
dared venture out to cut it clear. So they
hlsched on all the oxen they had and tried
to drag it up on the bluff But with SIX
yoke they couldn't make it let, CO. Then
some one said, ''send for Spencer's steers y
When Mr.. Smiths boy came told him no
one could drive them but me. Sol yoked mn
and went down.
When got there said "Gentlcmcn take
away your oxen," and they did. Then I
told 'em to cut welt around the log. so
that my chain would lie inside of it lust
even with the bark. Then cut slit from
this welt to the end of the butt, so that the
taut of my chain would not catch in the
hazel brush. Then l put the chain round
and hitched on, and took up the whip and
just give the critters a cheerful start with
the Lash. They sprang to it and jerked the
log two feet, and then it stuck fast Then l
yelled and put on the string, and those two
little fellows leaned into their work, and Just
shlvcred little, and then thay went like a
shot for yard OF two with a long red. stick,
behind 'ena, and5eperybody shouted and
then just shut up their tly-traps and said not
word. For, Gentlemen, would you believe
it, those two little bucks had drawn the
heart right out of that log!
Yes sir, and if that Yankee don't believe
it, can show him the same log to-day at
Jackson. The road commissioners took it for
town pnmp. 1t was all bored out of use.
l started one day with my span of greys and
load ofcorn to drive to Jackson, nine
mills, to market. Brought back 10 bags of
meal and a barrel of -four Well, Just as
got shut of the town and had about eight
miles OF prairie 'twixt me and Hanna, I
heard rafting nois behind me, and when l
looked round there was bouncing hail storm
right upon me. yelled at the greys and
flung my chaw of tobacco at Billy, for he
was the LATEST, and we swung along at what
you Yankees call good Hiram Woodruff
pace. never quit yelling and they never
stopped running till we struck Felderkin's
corner, right where you blazed that big oak
this morning. Then found the storm was
over and when | looked to see if the load
was safe. there were two bushels and a half
of hailstones in the hind end of my wagon,
but not one of 'cm on my sacks or on me-
Gentlemen, had raced on the edge of that
hailstorm all those eight miles home. Now,
its my opinion that you couldn't do that
little trick to day with any two horses in
Illinois, not if you soak their tails in turpcn-
tine the night before, and touch mach to
'em just as you say-Git out of this BIS
ton Aduertiser.
The weekly standard., 1870-07-13
How it Feels to be Struck by Lightning.

The E!kO (Cai.) Independent says: "A
very extraordinary case of the freaks and
effects of .hunderbolts transpired last week
on the line of the new telegraph between
EkO and Hamilton. Mr.. p. H. Lowell
who was engaged in constructing the line
of telegraph. was struck by lightning while
kneeling on the ground holding the wire in
one hand. The lightning first struck the
wires at some distance, follwcd it to the
end, entered Lovell's hand, splitting three
of his fingers; followed up his arm, and
thence down his breast and side to the knee,
which was on the ground, where it left the
leg, breaking through the flesh and skin,
leaving blackened hole like that caused by
bullet The lightning entered the ground
ander the knee. tearing hole through the
sod as it entered. Lowell was knocked over
senseless. but soon recovered. and. strange
to say, received no permanent injury, re-
suming his work again in short time
He says he felt all the stronger and better
for the electrical shock The sensation
caused by the passage of lightning through
his system he describes as very peculiar =
very much like the sharp pricking of pins -
particularly when the mysterious element
entered and left the body. Scientific men
can add this to their list, of extraordinary
o,,,,
The weekly standard., 1870-07-13
A Paris MiIiiner's Bill.

Paris has milliner, involving dispu-
ted bill, which has also puzzled the courts,
and still remains undecided. The bill was
rendered for three years, which is. long
account, but the amount was some $50, 900.
The lady who shone in this extravaganza Is
named in the bill as Madame La Comtesse
and Milady Hope-Rapp, and it is perhaps
quite as much her notoriety as the charges
which make the case noticeable. This lady
is the daughter of Gen. Rhapp, and some
years ago married the English banker Hope
Although she married him simply and
solely for his money, it was not until she
had passed the flower of her youth an&be-
come the mother Of several children, that
she fell in love so decidedly with Count,
young enough to be her son, that her nus
band felt authorized to procure divorce.
After his death she assumed her maiden
name. An idea OF the scale of charges to
which this lady objects may be gained by
considering the fact the simply cutting out
of one dress is put down at 800 francs.
There are other items, such as ''lent SIS. 900
to Madame La Comtesse Hope -Rapp one
evening, when she intended to play at 6ac-
carat; premium on aforesaid loan, 5000
francs interest, 700 francs,n which 20 to
show how the sum total was achieved. But
it is only fair to say that Madame La Com
tesse paid some $4,000 of the amount be-
fore she began to grumble. The Countess
Rapp is sister-in-law of the Duke of New
castle, and seems to participate in .he mag.
nifcent tastes OF that young gentleman, who
has recently come to grief in similar man
ner, but from different cause.
The weekly standard., 1870-07-13
From the Dubuque Qowa) Herald.
Coming Home to Die-A Convict Dying
ASSorting IJis Uupo,orca

Many of our readers will remember that
in the year 1864 the treasurer's safe of Bu-
chanan county was blown open and robbed
of large amount Of money ($26, ,000) and
that two young men, one named Rorobacher
and the other Knight, were accused and con-
victed of the robbery and sent to the peni-
tentiary. Alter remaining in prison for sew
eral years, both were pardoncd by the Gov
ernor, Rorobacher first and subsequently
Knight. There was very much doubt in
the minds of the people in the vicinity as
to their guilt, and when Rorobacher was
released ana returned to his former home
he was received with quite an ovation by "a
large number of the most respectable and
intelligent citizens of Buchanan and Black
hawk counties. He has, since resided in
Waterloo in comparative poverty, having
expended his whole property, from $40 900
to $4,000 il defending himself and Yni ght
from the charge on which they w--e con
victed. The people of Independence were
startled little more than week ago by the
arrival OF Knight among them, ghastly,
emaciated, dying. They remembered him
a young man full of life, energy, hope and
spirit, defending himself proudly and
haughtily. He returned skeleton in body,
broken in spirit, hopeless and dying. He
came saying, II am too weak and worn and
weary for reproaches; but will Buchanan
county give to the dying pauper pillow
and to the dead convict coffin and a
grave 2" Very many of the citizens called
to see him, and none looked on the pale
face and heard the dying lips protest his
innocence without feeling of awe and q
shudder at the thought that would obtrude
that terrific crime had been committed
against the pitiful wreck before them. Dying
pauper and pardoned convict though he " as.
death claimed him in a few days, and with
his latest breath he asserted his innocence
He lies buried in the cemetery at Indepen
dence now, and it is at least a happy
thought that there is no fear of any unjust
Judgment in the court to which he at last
appealed.