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The New York herald., 1871-09-06
THE UNION HOME AND SCHOOL,
Visit of General Burnside to the institution
Cheers mud Tigers.

Visit OF General Burnside to the institution
Cheers and Tigers.
General Ambrose L. Burnside yesterday afternoon
paid visit TO the Union Home and School for the
Orphans OF Soldiers and Sailors at Carmansvlle at
which time and place he was formally received by
the lady manager and directors, and by General
Alexander Shaer, General Prosper NJ Wetmore,
Colonel d. Archer Pe Colonel Hopper Mr. George
Wilson, Secretary to the Chamber of Commerce;
Senor Escoba, OF Cuba; Benjamin w. Hitchcock.
Mr.. Hoyt and others belonging 10 the civil list At
the time OF General Burnsde's arrival the children
were all gathered In rhe large schoolrOom,
organ struck up "Hal to the Chiefs As soon as
all were seated General WetmOre proposed that the
children give three cheers for General Grant, when
were given with will. One little fellow. at the end
supposng that 1t meant some more cheers, gave
them. Then the children sang some songs afLer
which General WetmOle made o short speech inJr0-
duclng General Burnside.
The Generals speech was brief, expressive OF his
happiness at seeing them
SO WELL CARED FOR
and so happy. He told them that they were the ma
tons wards and that the nation would see that
they were properly cared for. Three cheers and q
tiger were given for General Burnside, ana GEN.
eral Shaler was introduced. He made very
happy speech and was rewarded by three cheers.
The last speaker introduced by General Wetmore
was colonel pell and his speech, the longest OF ALL
was seasoned with three cheers and a tiger After
these exercises were concluded the visitors were
shown through the house, and everything betokened
comfort and discipline. Tue ladies' are particularly
proud OF their mechanical department ana take
PRIDE In showing u. Don't forget my shoe shop"
said OF the ladies' and that expressed the feel
ing. The boys were drilled 10y their commandin
officer In front OF the building and were reviewed
by General Burnside from the balcony, and he de-
clared himself pleased and cOmpmented them
highly upon their proficiency. A handsome banquet
concluded the entertainment
The New York herald., 1871-09-06

been torn or and that some OF her planKug anIUu.
be renamed een M sG cssna nas az asr e9
lsts In the United States naval construction here
tested None OF the inner skin had been disturbed
nor hau any seams been opened. The dead wood
nling also preserved its original position ali going
10 snow good construction and durable work. But
-, ABOVE THE WATER LINE
mere were many serious defects Her water ways
had broken on deck one place. q knee had
IN e was an display 9s e ron
or a lew oolts driven from the keelson up through
the bottom OF the boers ana the ground in timbers
from tue Keel Iof several streaks cupboard no great
injury had happened 10 the Guerrere The entire
damage Is about aIty thousand dollars; but 1t Will
rotten timbers exposed by this accident.
The ship is now beyond danger, though the Italian
constructor by docking her SO that it il how neces.
sary bind her stem TO stern with stout rb-band
near tho water line and tnen to raise her by lack
screws, certainly committed an error. Had the ship
been or another model-that is with great head
rlse-it is impossible TO say what might have been
the result.
The question now comes up.
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE
for all this troubleP suppose this will be solved
crate the captain and his navigating officer for the
charts were followed, and when the Guerriere
fathoais or water, she hung on vada Reef Bearings
taken after the accident and by the Italian authori.
ties as wel showed that Captain Stevens was right
according TO his charts, but that the charts were
wrong but being the charts OF the Navy Depart.
ment, as q naval officer remarked. "she struck by
The lighthouse Of the reef Is on the land end,
whereas on our coast rocks are always lighted on
ther leeward side.
The Mootnaento (of Genoa) newspaper has long
article expressing sympathy Tor the captain and
severely condemning the naval authorities for not
building the lighthouse on the outbOard extremity
OF the reef, which IS narrow rock one mile long,
with deep water all around. Soundings did not in.
dicate Its presence; nor were there any deceptive
currents In the vicinity
AS soon as the constructors report is ready the
beautiful Guerrlere Will be Immediately repaired
and Will again be queen Ofthe Mediterranean COASTS
and every American feels proud enough that though
our OffcerS have shoals aud reefs and all the ele-
ments OF nature and charts against thenl they
Still can turn very unhappy accident into very
opportune occasion for the display of expert and
ready seamanship. Perhaps any other vessel hung
upon Vada Reef would have gone to pieces.
The New York herald., 1871-09-06
TIE Cholera In Rusain.

In some places the proportion Of deaths is very
high. AT Borsoelebsk, town OF IL 600 Inhabitants
for short time $50 persons died every day. This is
In the government OF Tambon winch has suffered
more than any other In one village In Voronesh
seventy persons have died out OF a population OF
200 and at Npni Novgorod one day every case
proved fatal. This result is not surprising. Though
the government functonaries do what they can
they are everywhere thwarted by the ignorance and
superstition Of the lower orders. IN some places The
people are panic stricken ana do nothing looking
upon The scourge as divine punishment 10 which
they are bound 10 submit In others they rely
entirely on the lnterposIiIon OF Providence ana 20
In crowds TO the holy communion. Many OF them
try TO charm the disease awav by the most gross
supefstitous observances. Everywhere there is O
want OF medical aid In the district o. Novokoperski
there Is only one doctor for population OF 80 OOO
ana he mas TO ysit patients who are forty or 1ity
miles distant from each other. From Persia we
near mat cholera has almost disappeared at Teheran,
but II IL raging fearuy ON the Russian frontier. In
Tue Caucasus they are beginning TO understand how
the cholera ~ 10 be Det when II crosses the Persian
lronuer. Al Bakou 4 commission OF cleanliness has
been named 10 purify the town and to prevent the
sale OF unwhoesome food. Similar boards are to be
appointed IN other parts OF the Caucasus. In 81
Petersburg the NUMBER OF cases has considerably
diminished. The last returns were thirteen new
cases ana seven deaths. In Moscow eignty.seyen
new cases and thrty-two deaf hs were reported In
the last daily bulletin.
The New York herald., 1871-09-06
The Voyage of the Cortes.

We are Indebted 70 captain S. Whitman OF tho
steamship Cortes, for the following report
Thursday, August "a, commenced with a nne
breeze from northeast, SKY overcast, ali sail set
steering the Gull from Florida coast AT nino
A. NJ made land about niteen OF twenty miles south
OF JUPITER wind increasing, ordered topsail reefed;
az ha1i-past two A. N. the wind increased 10 gale
ciewed up t0psaii ami l0resall the wind Increased
and the barometer Kept falling; at ten A. M. took
in all sail and hauled ship OF shore, wind being
shore, blowing hard from cas- With heavy
sea running; at eleven A. NJ. 1t was Dlowing per-
feet hurricane; at midnight the gale was terrible,
accompanied by heavy rain, and IL was impossible
to tell the sea from the SKY; the slip was
water. The deck load consisting principally
OF machinery, broke loose, and shipping
heavy sea- the round houses and both
scuttes forward were carried away, and The FORE
castle and steeragc were flooded. AT tins time the
wind ana Sea were most terrible. The sales were
blown nom the gaskcts, and the nachiner, ON deck
moved about breaking IL III pieces, stavlng the
ships rails aud tearing away the deck hatch COah-
ings. In Order 10 save the ship, which was being
the machinery overheard, which, Win muCh exer-
ton the part OF the ofcers ana crew, was accom-
plished on Friday at seven A. M, INC storui was
so fearful that 10 describe II Is Impossible. Az ten
A. NJ. same day, zjth wind hauled TO southeast kept
the ship before the gale, running opposite 10 tho
direction or our course; running WIN thc s're9m
until Saturday, 26th. At 1900 +. M. that uay.
Jupiter bore west three miles. weather nne Winu
nom south, light. Al four +. M. wind changed to
the east. AT seven r. NJ, Goth, OF HisborOugh
Inlet saw steamship Mississippi ashore and was
boarded by her mate. Sent out our boats ana TOOK
on board her passengers officers and crew. rus
Captain Henry ashore At Key West
The New York herald., 1871-09-06
The Fa mine in Southern Hungary.
From rho Vienna praSae


Fearful misery prevails in the most fruitful parts
chamber OF Hungary" AID this designation is ap.
piled to a district where. indeed fruitluness sprang
out at every pore. But this state Of things has be.
longed for number OF years past to history. The
'ruitful Banat Is about falling to material ruin.
And who must bear the sin OF bringing about this
condition. Only ten years ago the Banat was a dis.
trct that rejoiced IN good, well-kept roads, which
enabled the farmer to bring his produce 10 the
market where trade and commerce. man.
uiacture and Industry prospered, and every.
the material webeing Of the people, was evident.
The intellectual conditi0n OF the people was pro-
crossing; the schools OF the Banat, especially the
German ones, were the best IN all Hungary But
decay. SO runous are they that horses stick in the
mud on them. The rivers have been neglected 10 be
regulated, and the consequence has been that the
high waters have broken through the dams and
thousands and thousands OF acres OF the most pro.
ductive land are now under water third OF inc
Banat to-day Is a 'desert OF waters.n Whole dis
trctS which were reclaimed under the Emperor
Karl ana Maria Theresa and since then have been
And since msfortunes never come singly,
tremendous ram storms and foods have
destroyed the rest OF the field and garden
fruit and the vineyards. There are districts where
the nall has cleared the foliage from all the trees To
these mlseres came still another. While the people
are thus suffering from natural causes the govern
ment has put IN execution Tor arrears OF taxes IL
Is sad fact that many villages have arrears far ex
ceeding the value or the properly: more especially
Is this the case with Servan and Roumanian COM
muniies The cattle OF the peasants are now taken
and sold FOR these arrears. The sum obtained does
not even cover The costs OF execution, the pea
SAINT Is left beggar. Pauperism Is 1rightfully on
the Increase: for with the rain OF the agriculture
trade and industry are also brought down.
The New York herald., 1871-09-06

THE MEASEsT MAS.--An interesting case was
tired before an Evansville lInd.l Justice few DAYS
ago. MN named Dugan had been Killed by q
runaway horse subscription was taken up for
the benefit or the widow and children. John Du-
gan, brother Of the deceased, collected the sub
scriptlons and kept the money, claiming tnat his
brother was indebted TO him at the time OF his
ueath. On the trial the wdcw obtained Judgment,
anu the Charitable John had 10 dl,gorxa
The New York herald., 1871-09-06
STRUCK A REEF.
The Guerriere Humping on Ugly Rocks
OF the Italian Coast.

Her Marvellous Rescue and Wonderful Expert
ness Shown by the Officers and Crew-splendid
Hospitality of the Italian Government
What False Chart Did for the Noble
vessel-Her Propeller and Stern
Hawsers-Italian Mathematics
Present Status of the Ship
The New York herald., 1871-09-06

The GRAPE CROP IN MISs0uRf.-The grape crop
OF Missouri this year 10 large beyond all precedent
Tue 81 Louis Dr1lOcrdt a1irms that each vineyard
IN the state win turn out about double the number
OF pounds produced last year. u the consumption
could be correspoDdingy enlarged all would be
Wen; nut such s not the case, i0r last year the Gu
tire crop brought 70 the grower an average OF not
les- thsn cigat cents per pound
The Placer herald., 1871-11-25

INCIDENT OF THE CHICAGO FIRE.-One of
the most impressive scenes of the Chicago
fire, not yet recorded, was the fight through
the new La Sale street tunnel, under the
river, during Sunday night. 1t was about
two o'clock when this strange hegira began,
and in ten minutes it became furious rout.
The bridges on both sides were on fire, and
the flames were writhing over the decks Of
the briggs in the river, and winding their fierce
arms of fame around the masts and through
the rigging, like monstrous, luminous devil
fish. The awful canopy of fire drew down
and closed over Water street, and the Shrek
ing multitude rushed for the tunnel, the only
avenue of escape. The gas works had al
ready blown up, and there was no light in
any house save the illumination which light
up only to destroy. But into the darkened
cave rushed pcll-mell, from all directions, the
frenzied crowd-bankers, thieves, draymen,
wives, chdren-in every stage of undress,
as they had leaped from burning lodgings, a
bowling, imploring, cursing, praying, wait
ing mob, making their desperate dive under
the river. 1t was as dark in the tunnel as it
is in the center of the earth, perhaps darker.
Hundreds of the fugitives were laden with
furniture, household goods, utensils, loaves
of bread, pieces of meat, and their rush
through the almost sunocating tunnel, was
fearful in the extreme. They Knocked each
other down, and the strong trod ON the help
less. Nothing was heard at the mouth of
the cavemous prison but mufiled howl OF
of rage and anguish. Several came forth
with broken limbs and terrible bruises, as
they scattered and resumed their flight under
the blazing sky to the North side.
The Placer herald., 1871-11-25
THE DEAD LETTER.
BY JOHN G. SAKE.

And can it be? All, yes. see,
'Tis thirty years and better
Since Mary Morgan sentt to me
This musty, muslxy letter.
A pretty hand (she couldn't spelD,
AS any man must vote it,
And twas, as l remember well,
A pretty hand that wrote it!
How calmly now I view it all
AS memory backward ranges
The talks, the walks, that I recall,
And tLen---the postal charges!
How well loved her l can guess
(Since cash is Cupid hostage),
just one-and-sixpence---nothing less
This letter cost in postage!
The love that wrote at such RATE
(By JovE! it was a steep oneD
Five hundred notes (I calculate)
Was certainly deep one.
And yet it died---of slow decline
Perhaps suspicion chilled it;
I've quite forgotten if twas mine
Or Mary's flirting killed it!
At last the fatal message came:
"My letters---please return them;
And yours--of course you wish the same
I'll send them back or burn them"
Two precious fools, must allow,
Whichever was the greater;
wonder if I'm wiser now,
Some seven lustres later?
And this alone remains! All, well!
These words of warm affection.
The faded ink, the pungent smell,
Are food for deep reflection;
They tell of how the heart contrves
To change with fancy's fashion,
And how drop of musk survives
The strongest human passion!
The Placer herald., 1871-11-25

How RYAN WAS BEATEN. Some travelling
billiard sharp ''played" our friend Ryan, OF
that spicy little paper, the TRINITY Press,
over the billiard table, lately, and we judge
be had to foot the BILL In the last issue
Ryan rises to explain in the following
fashion:
Parker's his name, and its certainly true,
with regard to the same, that he handles a
cue in way that is pretty to see; as we are
explaining to you. &C Discount " was the
thing and the points that were seen, on our
end of the string, were not more than fifteen
for he walked our chalk most genteelly, and
he wasn't the one that was green. We
played our best stroke, and he wasn't offend
ed, but had good joke ere the game was
ended; for he sent the balls round the table
and they went just where he intended. But
he hadn't cent, as we grieve to relate, and
his name, when he went, was left on jim S
slate; for these travelling sports, most al
ways, are engaged in fighting fate. lie left
town without "tin as did Thomas before,
but he hadn't been such an internal bore;
and from his remarks about Weaver, we
don't think he'll come back any MORE
Which is why we relate, in the best way we
can, the unfortunate fate of this billiard man
and--Oh, pshaw! what we mean is that
billiard sharps can't make any "stake. here,
and had better stay away.
The Placer herald., 1871-11-25

A BEAUTIFUL THoUGHT. When the sum-
mer of youth is slowly wasting away in the
nightfall of age, and the past becomes deeper
and deeper, and life wears to its close, it is
pleasant to look into the vista of time upon
the sorrows and felicities of our earlier years.
If we have home to shelter, and hearts to
rejoice with us, and friends have been gath
cred together around our fresides, then the
rough places of wayfaring will have been
Worn and smoothed away, in the twilight of
life, while many dark spots we passed through
grow brighter and more beautiful. Happy
are those whose intercourse with the world
has not changed the tone of their holer feel
ings, or broken those musical chords of the
heart, whose vibrations are SO melodious, so
tender and touching in the evening of life.
The Placer herald., 1871-11-25
THERE Is a needle factory in New Hay

THERE is needle factory in New Haven
where the whole process is done by single
machine, without the manual labor of any
person. A coil of steel wire is put on. The
machine cuts it off at the required lengths.
1t cuts the steel pieces consecutively, punches
the eye-holes, counter sinks the eyes and
grinds the points, and in fact does every
thing, until the needles drop out completely
formed. Another machine picks them up
and aranges them, heads and points togeth-
er, and a third piece of mechanism puts them
into paper. One of these machines occupies
no more space than any ordinary table, and
each of them turns out from thirty to forty
thousand needles per day. Most of the
needles hitherto in use have been imported
from England until a few years past. They
are made there mainly at Reddtch, in Wor-
cester. The business employs about four
thousand persons, chiefly females.
The Placer herald., 1871-11-25

A NovELTY-An exchange notices "qui-
nine biscuits " as the latest novelty in tho
medicinal pastry line. Each biscuit, it says,
contains one-fcurth Of grain of quinine, and
the taste is SO concealed that a hearty man
can put them down until TIE hair on the
back of his head begins to curl, not knowing
what he is taking Next we shall have cas-
tor oil sponge cake, buchurious bread and
squill pancakes for table delcacies, and all
frst-cass drug stores will have bake shop
and lunch room attached to the prescription
department.
The Placer herald., 1871-11-25

A NEGRO philosopher discussing the rcla-
tions of the races said: "You know dc tur-
key, he roosts on de fence, an de goose he
roosts on de ground. You will pull de turkey
off de fence, and he cit up again You clip
his wings, but sum how or nuder he's gwine
to git back on de fence. Now, you put de
goose on de fence, end lie fall off, he
don't b'long dar DE turkey am de white
man. Heze down now, but is gwine to git
up again. De niggar is de goose. lie bet-
ter stay where he b'longs."
The Placer herald., 1871-11-25

A BAToHELoR of some forty summers, Civ
ing a sly and cunning look at young lady
in her teens, but of sound judgment and
discreet mind-asked her why she did not
marry. She replied, with rather mischev-
Gus look, that she could not get any one to
have her. He replied somewhat pleasingly,
"Oh, yes, Miss Sally, I'll have you. -
"Oh!' said she, "you are joking, MIR. john
son; you don't want to marry" Yes,
ma'am,'' said he, 81 am ready, cut and
dried for marrying" "Well, excuse me,
Mr.. johnson, have no use for that kind OF
man." Mr.. johnson collapsed.
The Placer herald., 1871-11-25

PUzMr.-A gentleman sent his servant
with a present Of nine ducks in package,
to which he affixed the following direction
"To Alderman Gobble, with TX Ducks"
The servant, having more ingenuity than
honesty, took out three of the ducks, and
cortrived SO that the direction eorresponded
with the number of ducks. As he neither
erased any word Or letter, nor made new
direction, how did lie manage it?
The Placer herald., 1871-11-25
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CHARADE.

My first is often seen by all,
When night is here, with sable pail;
My second comes at early dawn,
And leaves us not till night comes on;
Then, if my first is bright and clear
My whole will to your sight appear.
The Placer herald., 1871-11-25

The SIN OF BoRRowING TROUBLE
habit of mind and heart is wrong, because
it puts one into a despondency that ill fits
him for duty. Iplanted two rose-bushes
in my garden; the one thrived beautifully,
the other perished. found the dead one on
the shady side of the house. Our DISPOSE
tons, Ike our plants, need sunshine. Ex-
pectancy of repulse is the cause of many
secular and religious failures. Fear of bank
ruptcy has uptorn many fine business, and
sent the man lodging among the note-shav-
ers. Fear of SANDER and abuse has often
invited all the long -beaked vultures of back
biting. Many of the misfortunes of life, like
hyenas, flee if you courageously meet them.
How poorly prepared for religious duty is a
man who sits down under the gloom of expect
ed misfortunel If he prays, he says: 81 do
not think | shall be answered" If he gives,
he says: Il expect they will steal the
father, Thomas Chalmers, in the darkest
hour of the history of the Free Church of
Scotland, and when the woes of the land
seemed to weigh upon his heart, said TO his
children: "Come, let us go out and play ball
or fly kite, and the only difficulty in the
play was that the children could not keep up
with their father. The McCheynes and the
Summerfclds of the Church who did the
most good, cultivated sunlight. Away with
the horrors They distill poison; they dig
graves; and if they could climb SO high, they
would drown the rejoicings of heaven with
sobs and wailing. g.-De Wit 1almdge.