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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-19

a remarkable phenomenon recently
occurred on the seven mile level of the
Morris and Essex Canal, near Broadway,
n. j., on Monday morning. which IS thus
described by the New York Express
A boat was passing along when the dri-
yer heard an unusual rumbing noise, like
that of muffied thunder, and looking ahead
he saw in the canal, about hundred yards
beyond, the water seething and boiling
like a whirlpool. Though stricken with
fear, he crossed in safety the dangerous
eddy, but had not gone many yards when
he was startled by an unusual noise, and
turning, discovered that the bottom of the
canal had given way, and in a short time
his boat was on dry land. The water in
the canal for distance of a mile and
half had in a wonderfully short time dis
appeared in a cavity, of which the dimen-
sions of the opening were 40 feet in diam
eter. No outlet has been found for the
water, although all the creeks and streams
have been examined. Above the canal,
in wood, three apertures were made, av-
eraging in diameter 20 by % feet In
these holes and cavities rocks and trees
are swallowed up. The tops of the trees
were visible to the eye, while the trunks
were entirely buried in the earth. Fis-
sures were made on the surface below the
canal, to the extent of hundreds of yards
All endeavOrs to fill up the cavity have
failed. One hundred bundles of corn-
stalks, together with branches of trees
were thrown in, but they disappeared in
stantly. Some think that there is cave
in the hill. and that this immense volume
of water has been deposited there by
breakage in the upper layer of earth sur
mounting the cave. Others are of opinion
that this being limestone region, a spon-
taneous combustion of the lime has been
going on for years, and vacuum or cavity
necessarily produced, into which these
waters have been precipitated Which of
these opinions Is the correct one will be
made manifest by future developments.
The loss to the Morris and Essex Canal
Company by this accident is calculated to
be about $4,000.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-19
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-19

ANECDoTE or KING GEORGE II.-It is
known that the king, after the close of the
American revolutionary war, ordered a
thanksgiving to be kept through the king
dom \ noble Scotch divine, in the pres
ence of his majesty, inquired, . fo- what
are we to give thanks that your majesty
has lost thirteen of his best provinces? >
The king answered. . MOI . Is it, then
(the divine added. that your majesty has
lost 100000 lives of your subjects in the
contesto > :. No, no, T" said the king. is
it, then, that we have expended and lost a
hundred millions of money, and for the
defeat and furnishing of your maiesty's
arms - :. No such thing." said the king
pleasantly. What, thea, is the object of
the thanksgiving?" 8 Oh, to give thanks
that it is no worse =
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-19
A Chinese viii.

\ Chinaman died. leaving his property
10 his three sons. as follows: To Fun Hum,
his eldest. one half thereof; Nu-Pin, his
second son, one third thereof; and to Ding
Bat, his youngest. one ninth thereof.
When the property was inventoried, it was
found to consist Of nothing more or less
than seventeen elephants; and it puzzled
these three heirs to decide how to divide
the property according to the terms of the
will. without choppin@ up the -eventeen
elephants, and thereby seriously impairing
their value Finally they applied to a wise
neighbor. Sum-Punk. for advice. Sum-
Punk had an elephant of his own. He
drove it into the yard with the seventeen,
an3 said. - Now we VIII suppose that your
father had left these eighteen elephants.
FulI-I n take your half and depart So
Fun Hum took his nine elephants and
went his w3v. :. Now NU-Pin, said the
wise man. r take your third and git SO
Nu-Pin took his elephants and Travelled.
= Now. Ding Bat" said the wise man,
:. take your ninth and begone." So Ding
Bat took two elephants and absquatulatcd.
Then Sum-Punk took his own elephant
and dro.e home again. Query: Was the
property divided according to the viii?
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-19

nifcance of the new departure - moved
ment. A negro on his supposedly death bed
desired to make his peace, as he expressed
It, - with etarnity. Said the father con-
fessor to him Now, Caesar, are you quite
sure you have forgiven all your enemies
Do you freely forgive your neighbor Brown
for the great injury he has done you? Il
say, massa. if dies, den [ forgib him, but
if | gets well, den dat niger better look out
out for hisself sab -
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-19

Sun STRoKE-Sun stroke and stroke of
lightning, says DR.. Hall, as far as present
light extends, cause death in the same
manner; the blood is expanded and gases
are liberated, both tending to distend the
veins, which causes in the brain a species
of apoplexy; this distention of the blood
vessels induces pressure on the brain, and
consequently all loss of sense and feeling !:
the muscles are paralyzed, all motion ceas-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-19

\ PENITENT ROGUE.-A Roman Catholic
who had filed up the measure Of his iniqui-
ties. rs far rs he dared. went to the priest
10 confess and obtain absolution. He en-
tered the apartment of the priest, and
addressed HIM; " Holy father. ! have
sinned'
The priest bid him kneeI before the pen
itential chair. The penitent was looking
about, and he saw the priests gold watch
lying upon the table within his reach He
seized it and put it IN his bosom. The
priest approached him, and requested him
to acknowledge the sins for which he
wished absolution.
= Father, = said the rogue. d" have stolen
and what shall l do? 7
Restore = said the priest, :. the thing
YOU have stolen To its rightful owner
= Do You take it? " said the penitent.
: No, | shall not, + said the priest; . YOU
must give it to the owner
- But he has refused to take it
If this be the case you may keep it.
The priest granted him full absolution
The penitent knelt and kissed his hand,
craved his benediction. crossed himself.
and departed with n clear conscience, and
a very valuable gold watch into the bar
gain.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-19

In Sir Walter Scott's Life there is an
amusing account of his professional emolu-
ments at Jedburgh. In one case SCOTS
client was convicted of house-breaking
After the trial the prisoner sent for him,
thanked him for his exertions, and said he
was sOrTy he could not give him fee, but
he would give him two bits of advice
First, thaS a yelping terrier, inside of
house, was a better protection than big
dog outside; and secondly, that no lock so
bothered a housebreaker as an old, rusty
one
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-19

sly old deacon wishing to give his
pastor a hint to put more juice in his SER
mons, said TO him one day, g must get
seat near the pulpit, for by the time your
words reach my ears the people in front of
me have so taken the pith out of them that
they are as dry as dish water
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-19

to their retreats. A round of applause
from thousands of spectators in the win
dows and on the balconies. who had wit
messed the route, testified to its complete
ness when the street was clear.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-19

Mr. Lincoln was exceedingly astonished
one day as he was inspecting the prison
in Washington, by prisoner who famil-
iarly said to him How are you, Mr..
President? I'm glad to see you. | be-
lieve that you and [ have been in every
jail of the Union 'Tnis and the jail in
Springfield are the only ones [ was ever
in in my life,' said Mr.. Lincoln. Very
likely responded the rogue, but I've
been in all the rest
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-19

During the May anniversaries in New
York, the following dialogue was over
heard between two newsboys: Say, Jim,
what's the meaning so many ministers bein'
here all together?" = " hy,n answered jim.
scornfully, they always meet once a year,
TO exchange sermons with each other
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-07-19

We recently saw the following notice in
post office in Massachusetts Any one in
want of a good girl TO do homework can
do so by calling at - st.
Arizona citizen., 1871-04-08

maintain precarious exsistence, the best they could. Their land which they had dedicated to civilization is to be dedicated to barbarism when there is plenty of territory dedicated already to the scalping knife and to barbar- ism. move to lay the amendment on the table.
 Mir. Buckingham. Mr. President
 The Presiding Officer. The motion of the Senator from Nevada is not de- Datable. The motion Is that the amendment be laid on the table.
 The motion was agreed to; there being, on dlvision-ayes A, noes Is.
Arizona citizen., 1871-04-08
Authorized Agents for The Citizen
PIMA AND DMARICOPA RESER.
 VAIlON.


 Washington he found that Commits sioner Parker had kept his word and not taken final action upon the pro- posed extension of this reservation, although the surveys and reports had been received by him. He agreed to give our Delegate full and fair hear ing before doing so, and subsequently was as much surprised as the Delegate to hear that while he had been detain- ed at his house some days by illness, his chief clerk, who became acting commis issicner by his absence, had talk en up all the papers and favorably indorsed them to the Secretary of the Interior, who in turn had approved them and sent them to the Indian Committee of the Senate. The con- mittee, prompt to act in anything favoring the Indian, prepared an amendment, without notifying the Commissioner or Delegate of their purpose to do so, which amendment Senator Buckingham offered during the discussion on the Indian appropria- tion bill, but Senators Cole and Stew art, who had been informed by the Delegate of the feeling ill Arizona against this extension, promptly op- posed the amendment, the latter in most forcible manner, and 1t was re- iected. So the business is at a stand still fer the present and we trust the extension, so unnecessary and so un- just to the settlers, may yet be pre- vented, or if not, that a much larger sum than &30, GOO may be appropria- ted to reim burse the Americans and Mexicans who will bn disturbed, for there are many more than the number named by MT. Buckingham, and $30,- 900 would not be sufficient sum to pay them all. The Territory Is again placed under obligations to Senator Stewart for effective aid, and gratitude Is also due to Senator Cole.
 From the Globe of Feb. %, We take the following report of the discussion in the Senate, which our readers upon the Gila and Salt rivers, will doubtless read with especial interest:
 Mir. Buckingham. I offer the fol- lowing amendment as an additional section:
 SEC.-And be it .tatrther enacted, That the Indian reservation set apart for the con federated bands of Pima and Maricopa h. dians, in the Territory of Arizona, be, and the same is hereby, enlarged and extended so as to include eighty-One thousand one hundred and forty, and sixteen hundredths acres, defined by the survey of Lieutenant Richard H. Savage. of the corps of engin- 1 eers of the United States Army, in addi- | ton to the present reservation of sixty four thousand acres, which survey, with map and description of the bearings and boundaries of the same, was transmitted to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, un- der date of August Is, 1870, by George L. Lieut.. Col United States Army and Superintendent of Indian affairs in the Territory of Arizona; and that the Secre- tary of the Interior be, and he is hereby authorized to pay, from any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of S3O, ,OOO, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to settle and pay for improve nents made by twenty-five settlers now on lands included in the within-described survey, detailed report of which was made by Capt. F. E. Grossman, of the
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-07

Governments LoWer-SoufbefO0 Ste0dy-
Resolutions of Chamber of Com0eguo
Faverinx Repeal Of Iacs0o ThE-.
suicide Of Former Resfdent ef New
Orleans.
NEW YORK, April 6.-Money steady q
607. Sterling 90 010. Gold 1l04 0l1olb.
Governments u q Y lower; fve-twenties Of
1862, ll219. Southerns steady -itt2o
change.
Large government dealers obtained loana
today at 506 Vcent. Brokers have gen
orally made arrangements to carry then
to Saturday, tomorrow being holiday.
The stock and gold room will be closod-
Skies of 1881, ll6ss; 1862. 1924; 1864, l12lA;
1865, 1121a; new, 111ss; 1868, 11lA; ten
forties, 1O84; Virginias, 69A; new, 7lA;.
Louisianas 68; new, 62; levees, 73, eights,
86; Alabamas lO2; fves, 20; GeOrgias, 81
sevens, 80.
At a meeting of the New York Chamber
of Commerce the following resolutions woeo
adopted:
Rcsolccd, As the sense of this Chamber oe
the important subject affecting not only
merchants Of this and other cities Of tho
United States, but the people at large, who
in the end bear the brunt Of taxation in tho
form of rents and the costs of living, t.
income tax should be repealed.
RESOLVED, That an authenticated copy OF
this resolution be transmitted to the Proei-
dent and Congress Of the United States.
Ex-Alderman Richard w. Tiernan, for
merly Of New Orleans, committed suicide
in the Insane Asylum at Flatbush, yester-
day.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-07
ELECTION In MICHIGAN.



We reproduce the following special dis
patch from the Chicago Tribune, describing
how a widow lady voted:
DETROIT, Michigan, April 3. - Elections
took place throughout this State to-day for
Supreme Court Judge and two Regents of
chosen in every township in the State, and
twenty-five cities elected municipal tickets.
These latter are so largely controlled by
personal and local issues that they are of no
political significance whatever. In this city
the election passed off very quietly, and
very light vote was polled. Hughes, Dem
ocratic candidate for Supreme Court Judge,
has only fifty-five majority. We have no
returns of any consequence whatever from
the State.
The event of the day in this city was the
casting Of vote BY Mrs. Nannette b.
Gardner, a widow lady and taxpayer, who
succeeded in getting her name upon the
registry some ten days since. She arrived
at the polls in the Ninth Ward about 1890
in carriage, and accompanied by her son,
lad of ten years. Mrs. Starring and Mrs.
Giles B. Stebbins. Barely dozen by
ISLANDERS were present at the voting place,
and the larger part of these were laboring
men. No demonstration whatever followed
the appearance Of the ladies, the men re-
manning quiet and civil. Mrs. Gardner pre-
sented herself at the polls with vase of
flowers and also prepared ballot, which
she had with various appropriate devices in
her hands. The inspectors asked the ques-
tions in regard to name and residence
usually put to all applicants, and her name
being found duly registered her ballot was
received and deposited in the box without
any further proceedings whatever.
There was no argument, no challenging,
no variation from the routine traversed by
each masculine exerciser of the elective
franchise. After the vote was deposited,
she presented the vase of flowers to the in
spectors, and also handed them large
picture, representing in symbolic form the
appearance Of things in the good time
coming, when wemen's votes shall have
brought in the millennial changes in the ex-
isting condition of human affairs. She then
drove away. Whether prosecution for
illegal voting will follow remains to be
seen.
DETROIT, March 3-Very little interest
was taken in the election to-day. The Re-
publican candidates on The State ticket are
elected, but the returns are too meagre to
give any figures. The Democrats have about
$50 majority in this city.
Mrs. N. B. Gsrdner voted in the ninth
ward of Detroit, and Mary Wilson voted in
Battle Creek.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-07

tuchy, called attention to an oGEea6iyo A.
slon . himself in 3 recent spoooA " ~
pseoentative Butler, Il Maa6achu1eets, bno
upon The .dif6oulty between them = -
toor Of the Senate last week. He intfMaoDB
having incurred that members cnnity ~
his efforts. eeyeEal years ag0, 70 ooupG1 =
reetitution of silver plate and other propek1v
belonging to loyal man, which Dull@ MI
seized in New Orleans. 500
The cthsr day, IN addressing the Sena3o,-
no noticed Ar. Butler oecapyine IL sclle
immedistely sdjoininx NJ 6wl, and ~
Hsrded both the prqxinity and lnanAers ~
ing hts seat Mr.. Bqtlere eonGnued N 60 80
and excited Look at him, whereupsn -.
Davis, faced him, and, after 1oohfne 6il
IN the eye for IN instant, said 10 HIM AYu9
damned old ecoundrel, are you horo. -
scowl at and br0wbeat mel'' fLauRhter =
the Republican side.] He made no roply,
and repeated that language. He d.
responded: have not addressed you, sizy
or said . word to you" Ithensaid: sWhaS
are you here fort Why did you sc0wl -
met" He answered: r did not scowl .
you; yOu are an old man. rooo 70 ~
feet and advanced one step toward him al
said: l en- young enough to 60 with yo4
from this Senate Chamber wherever e ~
your pleasure" At this point Senator WI
son stepped between - and, hying hi
~cr1s ~~ IN =, h;,, .rS 49, -.IIsS ~ t..ti
~ ~ I'm .i. S1 s59 ss0y ~. ~u -. G ~ ssses. sIs
- MI !. Daxls ..s* -, saae3 suss = ~ so.s puIRS
-. .. ~ - s's.1 ~ e.ls.l - - soA ka.cos
..: -. ;.*o.:o 1..1l ~ g 49,
~. '..s;'. ~ n.so sy S'N1ny
so o.1 va acCVx "a e,neu .k r,s.ss $sax
r ~ h;sSe ..T 81 s: y. sn0 Vnlsox 11
sraI Wy ;Ina,t x,u 1900. 10y - lEon sno
Weather ReporEThere are NO oertain II
~"sss'ar ost.' ~. y +e,.pw 'a1c o.an q ~
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-07
Dry Goods.
Anew York special to the Chicago Trt-

Dry Go0d0s
Anew York special to the Chicago 7rt
bssne says:
There is Q large number of dry. goods
merchants in town, but purchases are made
cautiously, and in assOrtments for imme-
diate trade. The decline in domestic cotton
goods has given more confidence to buyers,
more especially in domestic prints, in which
q large business has been transacted, leav-
ing small stocks on hand. The light styles
of prints have been unusually excellent in
pattern and colors this season, and they
have met with ready sale quite equal to
production. Percales have also been in &C
tive demand, and have done we'll for the
manufacturers. Lawns have been rather
quiet during the week. Domestic ginghams
are selling freely, and stocks on hand are
light. Brown and bleached cottons are
quiet. but prices are rather weak. In do
mestic wooden goods fancy cassimeres are
active and in demand at full prices. Shawls
have been selling very freely, and low
grades and desirable styles are scarce. The
importers are selling chiefly dress goods
and silks. The hosiery trade is dull, with
large stocks in the market.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-07
orr,olAI sovRnAL o r.s.srATr o. lovIs.A.A a
NEW ORLEANS FRIDAY, APRIL T. 1871
WHOLE. NUMBER l2f9.
BY TELEGRAPH.

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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-07

MACHINERY.

AsROURkE 4 NIEAlsHER
~ Edward OROurke-Mathew 1eagner.)
Steam Boiler Manufacturers and Blacksmiths,
Nos. 183 and l85 Fulton, and 2l3 New Levee gtreets
between st. JOseph and Julia streets. Residence
No. $50 Clio street. Low Pressure, Locomotive,
Fued and Cylinder Boilers; CHARTERS, Filters and
Juice Boxes made at shortest notice, and all work
done at this establishment win be guaranteed
equal in point Of workmanship and material to any
IN the city or elsewhere. fel6 ~
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-07
The Salt Monopoly.
special dispatch to the Chicago Tribune

The Salt Monopoly.
A special dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
says:
concur with the House bill to abolish the
duty on salt has had the effect to bring
about an understanding among the great
salt corporations of the country, which they
have heretofore worked for in vain. 1t has
been ascertained here that the Syracuse,
Ohio River and Saginaw salt companies,
after innumerable meetings in different
parts of the country during the past fifteen
months, met finally ct Detroit, ON the twen-
ty-second Of March last, and agreed upon .
scale Of prices and special arrangements to
govern the traffic in this article within Ger
tain prescribed limits.
1t was here determined to make pool of
all salt in the market In the territory bound
ed bv the lakes on the north and east, and
the Ohio river ON the south, the western
and southwestern boundary to be left en-
tirely discretionary, according to the prices
of freights, to places whence orders for this
article might be sent. This discretion was
confided to board, there appointed, which
consists of one representative from each of
the three salt corporations, who also are
empowered to fill orders and forward all
supplies, to advance or reduce prices as 0c-
casiou may require. The per centAge of the
pool, and all the future supplies and profits
under existing arrangements were agreed
to as follows:
Syracuse, 40 per cent; Ohio river 80 per
cent; and Saginaw, q per cent. The
prices agreed upon for the present were:
Cincinnati, Chicago, Cleveland and De-
troit. q per bbl; Toledo, 81 10; St. Louis,
g. 40. This scale is regarded a. moderately
fair, but it is further stated that it is only
intended to operate until Congress shall ad-
iourn, when the free bill can not be acted
upon before next December, and it is pro-
posed to take advantage Of the interim to
raise prices as high and make as much
money as possible, as it is conceded that the
pending bill will pass at the next session.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-07
= TIME by RAIL
QUlCKRlgF


Until yesterday New York papers have
never como through in less than eighty
eight hours and : half, and therefore New
York dates Of Monday hate not heretofore
been received here until the following
Friday.
Tho Southern Express Company brought
us yesterday, before twelve o'clock. acopy
ofthe New York Tribune Of Monday MORN
ing, which arrived in this city by the 1910
A. n. train Of the jackson aailroad.
New York papers Of Sunday morning
were received yesterday BY the mail
which arrived here on the half-past
one A. n. train. sans
The train ON which the Southern Express
packages arc brought leaves New York, We
presume, ct eight o'clock in the morning.
and, as the express company can bring New
York papers through in the short time of
seventy-fou hours and . hall, the inquiry
naturally arises, Why cannot the. mails
come through just ~ quicki New York
papers Of last Monday morning, the same
date ~ We received yesterday win proba-
bly, arrive by the half-past one o'clock
train this morning. They certainly should
have arrived yesterday, and the whole pub
lie il interested in knowing why they did
NOT. 1856
We understand it is proposed to shorten
up the time BY rail between New York and
New Orleans to seventy-one hours. It can
be done and should be done.