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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-09-23
4 Terrible Scene.

The great fire Ia Chicago was in its
height when vast billows of flames were
surging through portions of the build
ing, sweeping everything rapidly into a
mass OF red ruin 1t was evident to all
that the walls could not long resist the
force of that fiery hurricane, and that a
grand crash was at hand. Still, the men
were seen, through the red-hghted win
dows, working bravely in the effort to
save property. Orders had been given
some time before to rush in and carry
of goods, and the orders had been obey
ed But now it was seen tLat danger
was too near, and that, in few moments
the lives of all who had gone within the
building had been sacrificed. The spec
tators became wild with terror and ex-
element. One Assistant engineer see
ing that the heat was intense, called
frantically to the men to come out. Po-
hceman Brown rushed into the building,
Mt the imminent risk of his own life. and
loudly called to them to make their OWL
escape. He returned, and barely got
from the door into the street, when the
crash came. 1t was the side wall be
tween Thacher's and Farwell's building
-l25 feet between the two stores Ii
fell with one prolonged and deafenine
crash, and the men went down with it tC
their fiery graves. A wall went up from
the crowd. Il strange, indiscrlbabie cry,
or sob, that spoke OF horror and dlsmay
\ moment before, and the men and BOYS
fifteen or twenty of them-some saiG
thirty had been seen on each floor
with boxes and bundles Oh their should
ers In an instant they had disappear
ed crushed beneath the ponderous walls
and sutfocated III the flames Horrible
to hear and see. The wall went cleal
through to the very basement. Not {
soul escaped of all who had been within
The terrible catastrophe seemed for t
time to deprive people of their reason
Shricks of women were heard from bal
COMES where they were standing to loOl
upon the dreadful scene. Men clutchet
one another IN "A sort of wild delirum
Several persons, hoTor-stricken at tn,
f spectacle, were completely overcome
and swooned away. The rumors whicl
circulated as TO the number of men VIII,
/ had fallen beneath the walls, gave them al
/ the way from fifteen to fifty men. 1t wa
/ simply impossible to tell how many wer,
there Many home viii be in stat,
of dreadful anxiety until the list is filed
and many hearth Will be desolate whei
the names are made known.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-09-23
Terrible Boiler Explosion.

The steam tug Red Jacket, with eleven
barges in tow, exploded her boiler in
Staten Island sound. One Of the crew
says the Red Jacket " < quietly steam
ing along, without the slightest effort to
make better time, so far'as is known, and
is reasonably supposed, since she had
eight or ten hours to make thirty miles,
when her boilers exploded, blowing oil
aud throwing to II great distance the
light upper work that composed her
house on deck, and at the same time
blowing out the sides of her hull, giving
iugress TO the water which flowed in like
mill race. The propeller was wrecked
and almost instantly stopped IN hen
course. She tremblcd and surgcd few
moments. and then went to the bottom,
leaving her bows, surmounted by hag
staff. above water. Capt. Smith wns III.
stantly killed by the explosion, and
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-09-23
Singular stroke uf Lightning.

One of the most singular freaks of
lightning that has ever come to our
knowledge, says the Hagerstown Md. }
Mail, occurred about ten days since. Mr.
Emanuel Durr, residing in the vicinity
of the canal. about one and IL half miles
from Sharpshurg, at the time mentioned
sent his son Charles, aged about twelve
years, for the cows. some time in the
evening. and a rain suddenly coming up,
the lad took shelter under tree, but he
had not been long there when II terrific
flash of lightning blinded him for a
moment, and, upon recovering his senses,
found that the fluid had entered, from
the tree against which he was leaning, at
the neck passing down his back. twisting
itself twice around one of his legs, and
passing ont mt the sole of his boot, but
not before it had broken the bones OF
the same. The youth had in his arms a
small dog, and another was crouthing at
his feet. both of which were killed. The
boy was unable TO reach his home with
ont assistance. and was not found unit
about ten o'clock Mt night, although his
father made stringent search for him II,
is slowly recovering, although his suf
ferings have been great
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-09-23

A WoMAN's Folly AND HUSBANDS S
WRONG. A fellow who bears the plain
and unromantlc name of John Allen,
married some years ago in Albany n
young lady by the name of Casey, the
daughter of very respectable and in
tiuential as well as wealthy family. This
daughter received as her portion from
her parents about $50, 900. Time passed
pleasantly for aught we know, and the
money flowed freely from the hands of
the husband, who managed to get con-
troll of it. He lived splcndidly, and en-
Ioyed every comfort that money could
secure, until the $50, 900 was squandered,
and his family, which now consists of his
wife and three children, was left without
means and without aid. His wife came
to tins city few days ago in search of
the spendthrlft husband, who, in her
hour of destitution, had most migrate
fully deserted her and taken up lodgings
with another woman. She found him re-
siding on st. Paul street, in this city,
and confronted him III the house of his
paramour, She gained no satisfaction
from him for his conduct towards her.
and she applied to the overseer of the
poor for means to take her to Buffalo,
from which city she came. - Rochester
Democrat,
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-09-23
AIT.

Eait, pretty one! The world is wide and cold
b And Mid, and am, ana strange its long roads be-
Wait while you may, within the warm home fold.
n Wait, little golden head at mothers kueel
Stay little feet. that iain would hasten by
These sunny paths id buttorcups and brooks 4,
Ihe nils are grand with towers that soar ful hgh
But warmer sunshine drifts your meadow nouks
Wait, lit hands, nor drop your blossom bright
STRIVING to grasp the my sterles in tunes iOld
Wait, little hands, Tor wuat you hold is light,
And q, so heavy what you fam would hold
Wait, little one, while spring birds silver clear,
Ring round your rosy way their notes of buss.
Nor Ilst at drealnIaud's door tor song more dear
There IS no music swceter. love. than tins.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-09-23

"Ir is curious freak in Nature that
she sometimes shapes trees and rocks
into the sembancc of the human figure,
but il is doubtless only Il freak of imagin-
alton that sees in such figures the
pictures of individuals Mount Blame,
viewed from particular point, is said to
present u strikingportrait of Napoleon l..
and Mount Nalcricu, near Paris, contains
a profile SO closely resembling that Of
VI. Thicrs as TO occasion remark in all
who behold it. French peasants are said
10 look on thcs, mountains with superst
tious awe, as though there was somehow
reciprocal influence between man and
mountains. This feeling has been
heightened by the recent discovery that
u mountain in the ncighborhood Jf Ems
bears wonderful resemblance TO Bis.
mnrck.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-09-23
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
The Artists Prayer.

Arlington Alston, in foreign land,
Vent 10 his studio. and knt4t 20 pray
wing and weak. with want on either hand
DonscituCe had risen IN his heart that day,
r INTO saul, when hedged about with foes
~ accusing prophet out of death arose.
V1fhin the vast cathedral of the night
The stars, the altar lamps their thanks outshine,
IN he, the painter from whose soul shone bright
Tic nobler fires of genius. Gods divine
Md greatest gift to man, had never cast
0ne ray OF gratitude mercies past
" have been most ungrataful, Lord, he said,
Z" And housed IN sell, nave forgotten Thee;
Yot now, pray. youchsaia INT tins days bread,
!. And shall pay of my poor thanks the fee
~ now pay Tor fayurs heretotOre-'
1Ae irreyerent knocker clanked VI IN the door.
0arquis OF stafford there the threshold crossed.
3" Who bought he asked. your Angel Urlel? %
= n is not sold. 49, Not sold Then uame the cost
1. And shall make II mine So 1t botell
1lnt friendship followed, and the painter came
10 better days. and won the OF
o., hall the good that daily blooms for men
- from the seed OF prayer. God gives success
u9son TO test our gratitude, and then
Withdraws 1t, II We lack, with tenderness
xet, II we turn, and OF His help impIore
blessing Is already at the door.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-09-23

THE woman who IL born in the month
of September will he, il il said, round
faced. fair.haired, witty, discreet, ailablc,
and loved by all her friends.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-09-23

DR. Wiegand Professora at the Univcr-
sity Mt Halle, announces. after investiga-
ton. that trains running northwnrd hive
II tendency to run of on the east rail,
aud those running south likewise go of
on the west This he attributes to the
combined shape and motion of the earth,
and even calculates the amount of pres.
sure for a given latitude in Germany. -
Pal Nall Gassfis.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-09-23
GERMAN POPULATIONS OF EUROPE. -

GERMAN POPULATIONS OF EUROPE
According to unofficial statistics recently
published in Berlin, the German popu-
latlon of Europe amount to tifty-four
millions, including the German-speaking
Jews, and it is presumed certain pro-
portion of the reclaimed races under
German rule, with whom the official Ian
guage has insensibly taken the place of
their native tongues Forty-nine of
those millions inhabit compact terri
tory, and are subjects of different German
sovereigns about five millions, or little
more than one-tenth of the whole number,
are denizcns of non-terman States, and
owe allegiance to foreign potentates.
The German language is spoken in
Europe throughout Il space of territory
about go, 900 English square miles in
extent, considerably larger than France ;
five-sevenths of the soil of Prussia. and
eight ninths of her population being
included in its vast tract. Foreign races
still existing in German-speaking count
ries are about a million and quarter
and of those more than one half are
Prussian subjects. Fifty per cent. OF
these, however speak German, III addi-
tion to their own languages or dialects
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-09-23

GENEoLoGIoAL.- Can your grand
mother be your ancestor If she isn'a youi
nunt's sister,
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-09-23

FALL HArs AND BoNNETs. This morn
ing | saw large assortment of elegant
fall hats aud bonnets Perhaps the
most striking one among them was one
of that warm shade called in New York
cur color This was presented to me ms
a haute nOUred,te, and novelty 1t GER
tainly was in its eccentric but stylish
shape. Helplessly | stared Mt it, in
quiring If IT WIS u round hat or bon
net. Whichever you choose was the
answer--a convenient chdpedU, certainly
1t was n high crown, trimmed IN CUR
color feathers and puils Of silk, and
heavy ribbons, which were to be tied
under the chin If worn as n bonnet or
under the chignon If n round hat. An
other Of the same nondescript shape was
intended for evening calls or the theatre.
It was entirely ose-pink Of the most be-
coming shade n satin frnme trimmed
with II roulcnux of velvet II bnbe OF
crepe dc chine trimmed with white
applique, and three pink feathers two
short ostrich plumes, and one longer and
dropping, with tiny silver spangles.
Price, SlS.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-09-23

CHARLES --"Tell me, Laura, why that
sadness 4? Tell me, why that look of
care L? Why has fled that look Of glad.
ness that thy face was wont to wear ?"
Laura-" Charles, 'tis useless TO dissem-
III; ; well my face may wear frown,
for I'VE lost my largest hairpin, and my
chignon's coming down
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-10

The meanest piece of newspaper work of the
~eas0n, always excepting that performed by our
neighbor the RspHblican in appropriatipg a. it,
own The STARS exclusive phonographic report
OF the Surrats lecture. Is that of the Philadel-
Phla PTess, which copies the lecture entire from
The STAR without a word Of credit, and next
day boasts editorially of its enterprise i'm the
matter 1t may lie enterprise to have sent from
this city in the so train The STAR containing
the report, but live newspaper men will hardly
80 regard it.
The only enterprise shown BY any other
paper than THE STAR in regard to the matter
was that displayed by the New York Herald.
which had our report telegraphed on in full on
Wednesday night. But ar the same time the
Hrc.d endeayOTed TO convey the idea that the
report was its own. AMI il also cody appropri-
tted, word for word. The STARS descrintiva
matter accompanying our Photographic report
o. the lecture IL seems to us this is prettv
small business for big New York paper.
The Philadelphia Press, also, has the cheek
% brag editorially about its enterprise in pro-
curing the full report from ''the Inaccessible
little town OF Rockville, MARYLAND That pa
p'r thus stands convicted of being fully aware
Of the expense and labor involved in our enter
Prise, and yet Of being mean enough not only
10 steal the results of our labor, but also the
credit Of performing il.
The Baltimore American, also. not only used
cur report without credit, but tells about sstbe
extensive circulation the Aaericon's report has
bad We will do the American the Justice TO
say that We believe that it had a reporter at
Rockville, but he found il convenient to use our
phonographic report bodily, and essayed 70 cover
up bis tracks By interfering a few lines at one
point, and lacking on some descriptive matter.
Now in any other than the newspaper busi-
ness the instances Of enterprise" we have re
ierred to would be called stealing-nothing less
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-10
THE HOLIDAY TRADE.

Many people are getting in the way of making
their purchases Of holiday goods before the
rush commences, both for convenience and in
order to be able to satisfy taste and judgment
N making selections; and in order to accom-
MEDIATE this class of purchasers, some shrewd
dealers in Christmas gifts now prepare their
shelves and make their announcements some
what in advance Of the regular holiday season.
Advertisers Of this class are already presenting
attractive cards in our advertising columns,
and others will doubtless follow their sensible
example, in order to catch this early trade.
We propose to give advertisements of this kind
a conspicuous position, and to call due attention
10 them otherwise, and therefore dealers will
ind it greatly to their advantage TO be repre-
sented in this holiday directory
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-10
The Rights Of Passengers

-IJdgc DObhin in his decision YESTERDAY in
the case of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, laid down some points of great in
terr>t and importance TO the travelling public
He decided that every eIaction Of money from
The citizen, By the State, for the privilege of
doing that which, by the Constitution, he has
e right to do without restriction, is a tax;
that where money is obtained under an Illegal
eSactiOn, il is the citizen whose rights are
invaded; that taxes enter into the price OF
articles, and that whatever enters INTO the
Trice is necessarily paid by the consumer
From this point OF view, Judge Dobbin decided
that the travelling public ought only be made TO
ray fare which would reimburse a COMPANY
Tor the use of the bed OF a railroad, for the
expense Of transportation, fer salaries OF off,
GERS, agents and servants, and for a reasonable
compensation to stockholders. When these are
paid, according 70 the Judge, the justiiable
demands Of the road are satisfied, and anything
added to this Is an exaction, q tax upon
tie privilege to travel, which Is repug-
Hant TO the Constitution. According to this
the State has no right to tax a road at all
70 has no right to tax its personal property, IL.
capital, or it, stock; for the tax is eventually
rad by the consumer and results in an extrs
charge, which y an eXactiOn, for the passenger
has TO pay more than he ought to pay for dom;
what he has right 20 10, without such restric
ton. Nor have railroads, according to thi
view, any right 10 charge rates higher thar
those which insure a modest profit and fan
dividend. They have only a right TO charge fo
certain things. To charge more l. extortion
ard therefore uENarTantable and unjustifa able
The Baltimore Gsz-tts. H. a discriminating re
view Of this decision, ssys, very Justly, that ii
'nss1 ''S-s are sustained the happy millennium
8, cheap travel = surely closely at hand" Tn,
dfect result % the decision, we NAV add. i
Of benefit to Washington, as the railroa
company has oro'red an immediate reiuc
lion offare, reducing the charge between Wash
ing'on and BsltImorefrom $50 to Al %, with
CORRESPONDING reduction at the several station.
he world moves
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-10
~HABITUAL CONSTIPATION
HOW TO EFFECT CERTAIN AND PERMA-

scme occupations Of life predispose to Costive-
ness, especially those which allow but little exer.
else. Persons who contract this unfortunate habit
OF body. under such crcumstsn Q, might possibly
be relieved by changing their sedentary employ-
ments for others OF a more active kind but this
10 by no means certain. Habitual constipation is
a very obstinate disorder All the r.inary so
eallsd remedies inv srsbly aggravate it. Nothing
can be more inJuriOus than the continued use
Of strong aperients They AZ first irritate, and
rnally almost psralyze the bowels, render
Ing them 30 tJrpid that enormous doses Of
cathartlc medicines have effect upon them
mild aperient. combined with gentle stimulant
Is the true remedy; and a combination in the hap
Eiett proportton OF these ingredients, is found In
n9sWCer stou ach Bitters. This famous Stom
aepic rates The whole intestinal csna, while
quietly removing from ITS conyoiutiOns all inpedi-
mtnts 10 rec as age thTou yh them. Men our
gafive as done this donble OPERATION No ordinary
stin lant the desired object Gases
ton al andoned a. hope by dstins shed medical
men have been cured in sfew by the hitters M
those 10 have tried all the medicines of The ds
pepsarN IN vain, We say try this irresistble stimu
liant aud speIient There Is suf ;ieIi reason why
constipas1on should be the Consequence of ssian..r
habits RoststterT Bitters, by supoly ing the yigor
whlch would otherwise be derived from exers,s 40
VIII IN al cases enable the yser perform its az
| cretory functions regularly and beautifully
4 dec eO3tNw
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AND HARMLESS As wArER
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-10

The press of advertising and news matter
eomPels us again to issue Double Sheet. TIE
STAR presents to-day wonderful amount Of
fresh reading for two cents, and our advertisers
get the advantage of the additional interest
thus given to the paper.
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SINGULAR DIsEAsE--I,e,a 10 co,s;aar.
able excitement and alarm in ,s,g;n M an1
q. icinity, on account of the spPe-an.. Of a.
strange disease IL appears that on Ia sat-
week Mrs. e. W. Daniels. a lady twens
Years Of age. who was married two years a.a
and gave birth 20 a child eleven months since,
VA Frustrated b. what seemed az first 70 be the
premOnitory syn ptoms 0ftyphOid fever, but the
attention of the PHYSICIAN in attendance was
-oOn attracted TO the dark color of the milk
from her breasts, which resembled dirty soap
suds, and submitting ~ 20 a microscopical ex-
animation found IN IL animalcule different in
sire and shape from any human parasites OF
which the doctor had ever heard They seemed
70 be somewhat hexagonal in form-lOnger one
way than the other. They did not se EN- to have
--shead, utwere evidently alive, judging from
'ne ~@y ~ -Aiek they moved about. Their size
os - doctor as varying from
o"e hunureetnousandt. To the ave-hundred-
'nousandtn OF an inch In diAsnster. They we're
not uichinss, - the doctor was veil acs as,n,e
with hatform OF parasite, and this ne. Kind - !,
much smaller, and Of an entirely different shane
The patient died in day or two after summon
ing MEDICAL attendance, and I've minutes aftel
ne Vas extinct, and while the body was still
warm, the doctor made An incision in the cal
the Meg, and, drawing the lancet, examined
Of the psrasTtfieh covered IL. He found tire,
iney were similar. In one OF which was alive
IA - me nuid taken from ~ % io's'
tarasites- . ioGnd as 70 tina eap.a -, a.
.bv.ici.,s ~ad the skin ana knou,ss " ..i'
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WAS known IN l. - r%sk, or anvth,r. 80
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No visitors will Re received by the President
N Cabinet days. Tuesdays and Fridays,) nor
will they be received on other days until after
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