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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-03-18
NEW NORTHWEST.
DEER LODGE CITY, FRIDAY, MAR. IS.
San Pat:.,:-.,is Leap at tennessee Falls


The Eln,irs Gazette has reprinted some
extracts from paper issued in that village
forty years ago. describing the exploits Of
Sam Patch Ia jumping At Gencsec Falls. A
successful leap made October IL, 1928, was
thus described:
TUE Leaf At NIAGARA.
Sam has made his great jump. The dag
was lowcry and rainy. However. the mum
TIER Of three hundred persons assembled. on
the Island u witness III. feat. and thu Ca.
madam shore was crowded. 70 view the
platform erected for the fearless Patch from
the B'ddc stairway did not appear 50 grand,
rs the platform only reached about two.
thirds the height If the bank but n dc.
sccnd to the margin Of tho water in the guilt
beneath. and there look UP At slnc pc'pcn.
dicular ladder male, you imagine that !,
would require superl,uman powers to nc.
c0mplish such ~ enterprise. siam assembled
the ladder and remained on the top abou,
ten minutes. resting himself and adjusting
himself fox the leap, during wlicl, he was
repeatedly e,t-errt by the spectators. Al
length he rosc--evcry eye WI, bent iut:ntly
on him hc waved his hand and kissed the
star .spanylcd banner that lloatcd gracefully
over his head. and then prccip:tatcd himself
like an arrJw into the hDol below. Twas
matchless and tremendous leap. lie very
soon appeared and swan to shore with great
case. Then II was tia; a painful and un.
pleasant yet indcscribable sensation was
driven from each breast by the food of joy
which succeeded on seeng tina! he was safe
Then it was that the bcnumbing spell which
hal rcignc,l from the moment he arose on
tho platform, was broken Ivy the burst Of
the voices Of congratulation."
TIE LEAF At GENEsSXE FALLS.
The jumping hero made his last and fatal
leap Nov. IL. 1922, thus ctrUniclcd: Sam
Patch is no more lie male his last leap
from scatfold erected on the bank of the
falls this afternoon. The staging was Gle.
waited twenty-five feet. lie sprung fcnrlcssly
from il. and descended about one .tl,ird of
the distance rs handsome rs he ever did. liz
then evidently began to droop, his arms cx.
tended and his legs separated; and in this
condition he strdck the water and sunk for
ever. 1t was fearful leay, aid fearfully it
terminated. The prevailing opinion is that
he became lifclcss ere he reached the water.
lie had drank fearfully in the incoming, but
was no apparently more overcome than he
was On Friday last. 1t was truly solemn
scene. where so many thousands were wit.
ness to an immola,ion which hal its origin
only in vi effort to satisfy tho craving appc
tite of human curiosity. Sans last request,
I understand, was that tho funds collected
should I've sent 10 his mother, if his advcn-
,ure should terminate fatally. Ills body
has not yet been found. The height OF
Gcncssec Falls, from which lie jumped, is
one hundred feet The staging Was twenty
i've feet above the falls. ,Hln distance
which he descended WAS, therefore, one hun.
drcd and twenty-five feet" ~.
Sam Patch was o native of Pawtuckct.
Rhode Island, where somc Of his relatives
still reside
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-03-18

A Touou SToRY.-Therc fourishcs in the
fourishing village Of Kent, England, one of
those good natured old ladies' who have .
generous scorn of details, and believe on oil
occasions in giving good effect 10 their con-
versation. At one Of the periodical tea
parties to which the village i subject shs
was entertaining the company with an g.
count Of most astonishing hog which her
father had fatlened to the enormous weight
of six thousand pounds! Quite murmur
Of surprise went around the room, during
which her husband suggested, 'sOn, no, my
dear, it was six hundred pounds !" why,
Jeremiah, said she, in disgust, ''the skin
weighed that fs.,,. .t..a
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-03-18

JOSH BILLINGS IN New RoLE-Josl,
Billings is now in the editors chair. and his
answers to correspondents include the fol-
lowing: Frcd-You amt obliged 10 ask the
girls mother it you may 60 home with he r
from q party; get the girls endorsement
and 60 in; it isproper enough to ask her u
take your arm, hut you have no right
to put your arm around her waist unless
you meet bear OH the rad, and then you
are supposed 10 rclinquish your hold as
soon as the bear gets safely by.
Whip-You arc right-mules live to q
lonely age, and have known them, myself
to live to one hundred years and not half
try. You are also right about their being
surefooted; have known them to kick a
boy twice In second, ten.feet Oh.
Gerlrude-Your inquiry stumps me. The
moro l think about il, tho pors can't tell:
As near rs can recollcct now, think I
don't know. Much might " said. both
ways; neither may be right Upon, tho
whole, I skiskiI wosIad Or *ouidn' {, Just h
I think best or otherwise t'as-lS a..
Plu;arch-Ypu're mistaken; tho Shaken
don't marry. If young Shakers fall in
love they afs set -. wcedin onions, which
kurcs them forthwithly. can't tell you
how much It takes tb Join tho ShakcTsS butI
believe the expense used to be, including
having your hair esst and learning to dsnce,
about sixty five dollars ME ,..r--. -E,.y..
Sportsnlan-- Yoar inquiry 4 not exactly
in my line, but ! haste . reply =, follows.
70 Wit The right length to cut ~ = dog's
tail has never been fully discovered, but It
is undoubtedly sJme xihtsaite t,atk II the can,
provided yoa got ths,dog1 toases.t. IN =. n:
1t i not necesaty u get lie dogs con.
sent h writing. ssl.af p 80 :.
Kitty-TQ.ny Own pesaanA .s1ewSah The
premises, y ,appeap - ft4 be4 mV ahd
u1c( Sxtemlnater q 3, vslk&6o1a1eea t.
ms !sas tesssest - Iptt = Il III
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The Washington correspondent, "Cymon, !"
OF the New York Times, dcvotes . letter to
th'e feeling prevalent in Congress- some.
thing Ike alienation which has grown up
between the President and CongresA This
win - snzpHss 70 most people, bat never.
thelsas b . sfact,issd sAas it, origin IN the
Ptesidsat't earnest labors for retrencbment
aad reduced taxation. senators and Repre-
Sentativsi, on the other hand, while profess
sedly favorable to both, virtually obssuct
both By their clamor for ONCE. In an issue
q this nqtuls, ma ii any dimcultles that
m...ey t9ox oat .cf Il ~ my k.oR vh9s
~ synpeaAtq = ~ PEOPLE vii ss4oosd
sFhey xa1t yllilf I'D ,Hothly fail - Sstit
laefrJ Mn held UssgeelD rcspssslSlGaI h9sif
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MA SION HOU S e,
STATE STREET, AUGUSTA, ME

| where Hot and Cold Baths he had at all
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The Proprietor, thankful for the liberal patronage
which the above House has enjoyed since its open
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will run Free Carriages to and from the Cars and
Boats until further notice
Connected with tie above House is Livery Sta
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rates W. VI. THAYER, Proprietor.
q. 2. CocHRANE, Clerk.
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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-14

Tie New York Tribune cdi;oraly says that
IA general amnesty bill, such as General Butler is
to submit to the iIouse, with an endless list OF
exceptions, is no: what the country will be con-
tent with, nor what the political situation de-
mauds The truth is that the bill is 4 misno
mer, for Il grants pardon TO rev not already
practically exempted from their disabilities lt
is precisely the same measure which was laid
over at the last session." In another column
the Tribune has bitter article on the question
of disabilities aud the election OF Ex-Governor
Vance, o: North Carolina, to the United States
Senate, aud urges that it Is all nonsense to sup.
nose that the South will be represented until he
and other Confederarcs leaders are nlmtted.-
After Vance is in, says the Trlhuae, 1t will
be prepostcrous to perpcsuate any mans llsa-
billties The Tribune Is evidently ui5gusted With
the dillydallyinG on this subject. In regard TO
disabiltie4, ami those OF Vance IN particular, it
saws: ave urge the earliest possible repeal OF all
disabilities aud test.oaths melted by the late re-
bellion. They secure no practical good, and are q
potent instrumentality for evil. If the dominant
Democracy OF North Carolina have right to be
represented in Congress at all, they should be
represented truly, and Vance, who, six or seven
years ago, exhorted them to fight the Yankees
Till hell should be 60 full OF them that their legs
would stick out OF the window Is man after
their own heart.o
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-14
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
WASHINGTON, December 13.

WASHINGTON, December 13
Admiral Boggs relieves Glisson In command
of the European feet. Gllsson will be retired.
The President nominated Edward Ple1santon,
of New York. commissioner OF Internal revenue.
The Senate again discussed Porter's nomination
with no result.
c. c. Bowen member OF Congress, from South
Carolina, was indicted In the District Court to-
day for bigamy.
Tile uousc caucusses tonight on amnesty.
DIsGUsTED POLITICIAN.
Governor Bard writes the President an cigh t
page pamphlet, in which he says that he, Bard,
cannot follow the President in his support Of ex-
tremists. He remarks: 81 could not have known
that Georgia was to be kept In state OF perpet-
ual bondage, the prey Of irresponsible dema.
cogues, and The associate in misery OF Soul til
Carolina and Louisiana whose Governors, Scott
and Yarmouth, FORM with Bullock, a trumvirate
OF uumitlgated political scolndrellsm, withou I
precedent since the lattcr days OF the Roman
Empire, who have cursed the States over which
they rule With plaques worse than the frogs and
lice Of Egypt This Is truth, and truth is eternal "
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-14

LONDON, December 10.
The rumor of all armlstice. is totally un-
founded.
The Duke OF Mecklenburg reports severe
battle with the army Of the Loire at Beaugency,
where the French were reinforced. Fifteen hun
dred prisoners and six guns were captured. The
remainder OF the French army Is on the road to
Bourges. 1t will be captured or beaten.
Another account says latter the fight on the
7th the Bavarians threatened Deaugency and the
forest OF MarchnoiX. The French were reinforced,
but the Prussians took Beaumont, Mazas and
Beaugency. On the 9th Bouvalet, yillerican and
Bernay were captured.
German Reports.
BERLIN, December 10.
The bombardment OF Paris Is not dictated by any
special Influences, but by purely military reasons.
The new lcvies OF the Landwehr are destined
for the reserve division, which Will reinforce the
army in the field.
VERSAILLES, December 10.
The French, assuming the offensive before Pa
ris in large force, were repulsed at nlghfal. AZ.
ter days artillery fight General Manteufel was
In Dleppc on Friday. The French at Ham cap
turetl detachment OF Prussians with artillery.
e,.,; French Reports.
LILLE, December 10.
General D:Hencourt has arrived from Paris by
balloon. lie says: ION the soth OF November
and 2d Of December. the PrussIans lost fifteen
thousand prisoners and six guns. Paris suffers
no privatlon. Ham and st. Quentin are occupied
by the French.
The Neutrality of Luxembourg.
LONDON, December 10.
The rumored reputation Of the neutrality Of
Luxembourg is reg arded as extremely improbable.
bismarck would hardly, at this time, thus defJ
Belgium aud the Netherlands.
ST. PErER,BURo, December 10.
The Bank OF Russia has advanced rates OF In
terest from to 9 per cent
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
Bismarck FIrm-The French Still Re-
treating.
NEW YORK, December 13.
The Worlds special from London OF the 10th
says: "Blsmarck declares that he vii! not treat
with 1.-The Tours Government, because 1t connivea
at the bad faith OF officers who broke their pa.
roe.n
The Paris Government has Iuat refused sum.
mons to surrender. They will fight to the last
man.
Wool writes from headquarters at Meuug, on
the 9th: "Mecklenburg had three days fight with
the 18th and 18th corps The fight commen ced on
the 7th, near Meung. The French fought with
wonderful obstInacy. The German loss was
great but the French loss greater. The French
are now retreating towards Vlerzon, pur suell by
Prince william OF Mecklenburs. More ls hting
is expected tomorrow"
Maclean reports on the 10th, the centre OF
Frederick Charless army at Orleans, the left wing
as Beaugency, right wing near Glen. A cav
airy division, followed by infantry, proceeded
south from Orleans to Nierzon. Manteuf1el Is
operating to occupy Dleppe, Havre and Rouen.
French ReInrorcements.
BORDEAUX, December Is.
The government here las Instituted vigorous
measures, and large reInrorcemcnts Are going
forward from all points OF the South, perfectly
armed and equipped.
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.tLL 4B0Ur THE ST4TE.
a Narrow Escape.
W last week and severely Dfu!s
A Fatal Accident.


Mr.. D Belue, Of Union, was thrown oat OIL
his buggy last week and severely bruised.
A Fatal Accident
last week Mr. Fer:urson McDowcl!, who was
EMPLOYED in the board department: Of MessrS.
ruck Brothers steam saw mill, ut Conwayboro';
was, by the accident Il breaking oil the puii cora
to the cut-un SAW, horribly mangletl, tne saw
nearly or quite serering Off his left arm anu cut
ting deeply into his lett breast, from the enects
OF which he died the next day.
Greenville.
BY order OF Clerk OF Court: $40 acres OF lanG,
Including the mills known as keeler's Mills; pur-
chased by Matthew and George 4 Hendricks for
Si5G0 The terms were six months credit, but
the purchasers declined availing themselves of
the credit, and paid cash.
BY order OF Probate Judge: The following tracts
OF land, belonging 10 the estate or George B.
League, deceased, and sold for partition among
the heirs. Tract Of 81 acres, purchased by W. B.
League for S772; tract OF so acres, purchased oy
s. r. White, for $500, both cash; tract Of so acres,
belonging to the estate OF Mary A: Vaughn, de-
Montgomery for S3s5-siX months credit
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-14
,pRoM OUR own CORRESPONDENT

CoLUMBIs, December H.
Senator Sawyer Is announced as seriously
i'll, rTnis report is con tradlctea.-Ep. NEwsl and
another auction Of chattels may come OF at the
Statehouse. The animals are being labelled al
ready. B!ooded stock is on tho fall. Buyers don't
propose TO get stuck again on any TWO thousand
dollar purchase. Rank and file are beginning to
find out that one man is as good as another aud
little better and will go in for an equal division
of the spolls. But it Is hardly decent to presume
on the chances OF vacancy in the senatorship, al
though 1. is the current talk. aud we will refrain.
LAND COMMISSIONERS REPORT.
Under the resolution instruciing the heads Of
all departments 70 report at once TO the General
Assembly, communications were read to-day an
nouncing that they had been made, or making
excuse for delay. The following extract from the
communication OF the land commissioner will ex-
plain itself:
~ have the honor to inform your honorable
viii nress it forward with ali possible dispatch.
.sThe cause OF the delay Is the fact that am
unable to complete my report unti Slall receive
the reprt Of the county agents O! TINS department
These agents are unab!eto complete Their reports
until the crops are gathered so ~ 70 enable the
lands to Oe settled.
.In short time now this delay viii cease. and
my report will be In readiness
LAND COMMISSION INVESTIGATION.
The matter OF Investigation into the ailars
good bad and indifferent, oi the land commission
came up in the Senate this m4rnlng. anu was
fully ventilated. The discussion vas had on tae
REPORT oS INvEsrI eating RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on public lands, to whom was
referred various resolutions Of investigation in.o
the affairs Of the land commission. have made
majority and q minority report. The former ie
cornmendS t:,at the resolution OF Mr.. uayeS, ap-
pointing s. joint committee with power TO send
for persons and papers he adopted
THE DISCUSSION.
The report Of the majorily Of the committee
was decidedly in the favor OF the senators.
Mr Arnim could not see much objection to
either OF the resolutions referred 10 the commit.
tee. One was six inches broad. aSd one was SIX
inches wide; both tended 10 an Investigation. fhe
minority report wanted Messrs. Whittemore
Owens and Corbin as committee, and the ma.
iorty report wanted Joint committee. he was
in favor or the majority report.
The matter was discussed fully and at length 6y
Messrs. Whl:temore and Cardozo in faVer OF tne
minority, and MessrS. Leslie Hayne, Maxwell
and Rose for the majority report
The main point raised was that the minority
report pointed TO the appointment OF commit
tee who had had OF themselves no transactions
with the land commissioners department., whlise
the majority report was designed to make
whftkw ishing report. The latter point was an
swered however, By Leslie, who desired that
Reformc- should be on the committee. He want
ed 70 have chance to come before the public In
answer - the charges that had been made
against him In the puollc prlnts.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-14
Sparks FROM THE WIRES.

London telegram announces the death Of
the wife Of tue Hon. John Slldell.
Lowell Mass, has elected tile Citizens candl-
date over the Republican candidate for Mayor.
Newburypors elected the Republican candidate.
J.B. McAlpin's tobacco factory, in New York,
was burned yesterday. Tie loss on stock was
one hundred thousand dollars; on the building
thirty thousand, which WIS fully Insured. The
falling walls Killed one and hurt one
The steamers make daily trips between Punta
Rosa and Key We:t, the cable between the two
points being quiet.
The National Board of Trade, at Buffalo, yester-
day simply referred tile subjec; OF the Pacific
Railroad to the executive counc to report. No
other acton was taken. No subsidies were asked.
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GOLD 4yD BOND Market.
NEW YORK, December la-Evenlul

NEW YORK, December l3-Evening.
Dizziness the great feature. Money mostly
per cent, with exceptions at SUI per cent. Co..
rather weak. sixty-twos TX; slxty.fc,.rs 7X
sixty-aves ~; new oX; sixty 'sevens 10; sixty
elghts 1oH; fortics o1i. Tirginas o5h; new SO.
Loulsianas 10; new 81. Levees Il; eights 81.
Alubamas 100; lves 70. Georgas so; seyens slh
South Caroinas So; new 90.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-14
THE RECENT SoRTIEs.

Intended Offensive Movement of the
Prussians-Their Plans Deranged by
the French Attack on VIlliers-Des-
pcrnte Valor of the SaHons - The
French Driven Back what was
Gained by the Bcsieged.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-14
ROBERT E. LEE.
DEB ITE IN THE
UNITED STITES SENATE.

A Noble Tribute to the Memory Of the
Great Confederate eftuin-Howls s
of Hatc-Ghouls around Grave
Stnuton's FIat-The Home of Lee For
ever Confiscated.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-14
STILL FALLING BACK.
MORE sERMAN SUCCESSES.

Bismarck Firm ind Indignnnt-The
French Recru ting and Retrcnting-
The End Almost at Hand--Mecklen-
burg's Victory-French and German
Reports.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-14
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Il LIVELY DAYS Work.

Mr.. Bowen Indicted In Washington
Crews's Investigating committec-Pro-
posed Changes In the Law-Confirma-
ton OF the Treasurer and Auditor of
Charleston County-LcSislative Mat
ters.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-14
IMPORTANT BUSINESS.

The Debate on the Land Commission
New System of Drawing Jurors
Funding the City Debt-AdjustmenS
OF the Fire Loan Debt
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-14

The bill introduced by Senator wilson, lro.u
Andersoy. to-day, 10 define the law In relation to
certain easements, and for other purposes, pro.
yiles that in auy case or Instance In which any
person or rersous in this State has orh have at any
time heretofore. or sha!! hereafter, acquire the
right of flooding the lands Of another, by twenty
successive yeas use OF said right. such person or
persons shall not be deprived of SAID right by the
disuse or non-rse Of said right for period OF
twenty Years. Sccilon-o omlts the perlol itom Sn.
The 18th OF December, a. d. 1860, and the 2ith day
Of Scptcmbcr,A u. 1866, from the computation.
Middletown transcript., 1870-06-11

ed on application to the Homo Office or to
any of the Company's Agents.
JOHN p. McLEAR, President,
GEO. W. STONE, Vice President
NJ. NJ. CHILD, Secretary
BENZ. NIELDS, Counsel h Actuary,
ID. W. MAULL, Chief Medical Examiner.
ROBT. c. FRAlM, at Home Office, General Agent
for Delaware.
TRUSTEES.
John P. McTear, Samuel Brancroft Jr
William Bush, George w Bush
John V. Rice, VIM. e. Gibbons
Job II. Jackson, Henry F. Pickles,
Clement B. Smyth, Thomas d. Webb,
William Candy, William II Swift
William S. Hilles Edw. Brinpburst Jr
James Morrow, J. II. Adams,
Lewis +. Bush, NJ. d. II. b. Seidel,
James Bradford.
DIRECTORS.
John P. McLear, Samuel Brancroft ;r
w w VILLAIN Bush, Ed. Bringhurst jr
Thos. w. Webb, VIM. G.. Gibbons
william Canby George W. Stone,
Geo. w. Bush, Jno. Y. Ricc
"lliiamS. Hllles, W. II. Swift.
A. G. cox, Agent,
July SLY Middletown, Delaware