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Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-19

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UMrID srAr' . HNutNEnhN OTTtcr,l
THiRB SroRH, UNIaN BANK hUiLDfNo,
fAYHrrE, NEA HARLNa srREEr,
BALTIMORE, ND, July n, Is7a
Proposals Invited f0r mailing Uhannsl In AQUA
Crsak from the draw In The HAilroad Brdgs 20 ards
thu Marrow" above.
PrnyOssls TO he sealed, 10 duphc tte, Endorsed on
outside, On forms furnished frun this ohoe, accom-.
osSed until nOon Of hunnst n, ls7a, ard viii be-
eP.ned 10 i've minutes hefeAor Ia presence Of snth
bidders may wish 70 be present
The mAtertA Is eaauI removed. fhere y no rook.
The channel II not 10 e1cs0d about tour IN depth
At meAa low water. The locality IA sheltered.
Tue amount Of monsy available for mailing The
channel Il about 81, 10
The ia 1t 70 Fei soi any hid Il reserved
foFms Of prop ssls, specified iions, and Auy desired
Ia form alton, can be had application at tots once
WIN. y, URAllnItIs
i,Ia Major Of EnsinssTs ID A. a
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-19
pRoPosALs FOR SALE OF WASTE PAPKR.

DHOPO8AIA FUH BALE OF WAhTE FAFhH,
tTREAHUhY DEPARTMENTAL
Sealed propoaAid for the Waste PGpsT N this be
d cot ior The rear ending Jane 81 sa Will b ~
eoiysd until " O'Clock noon, Th tuesday,, the f4th
isstTsotons 70 Biddsn will by fgynlshsa ~ sppIl'
cation 10 .. j. ~, bAVlIAHt
iyiDl3lB ,l6 ~, 40 Ohi0i 'Ulalh.
tOhTonlels end sLGT,l 10
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-19
Financial.

w Corner u Seventh street and Louislans sVenue,
PAYS SIX PKR OENT. INTEREST ON ALL DIR.
tVolIb. INTEREST oQnmeuoee from date o. deposit,
All depoaita made and drawn AZ will Open daily from
EiHt, iss IN; e r., md on sAIRhPPAAF r EvE'
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-19

IN o a r.
Four.story, ten room HOUsE. ptrsssd brick 'front.'
hall, water, Haa bath room, &c. II street. between
Fourth and fifth northwest
Rishtroom pressed bFot frout, hail. water and Eaa,
on Hath street bstWesn and X atro-ta nArth uaat.
Ronr room BRICK HOUsR, on AlloT, between
TWefth and Thlrtssnth and c aud u streets
kayan.room FRANZ HOUSE,, hall, Au 90 Niue.
taanth, batW6pn n and atraata npfthWsst
Ssyen.room FRAME, hall, A., on r. between Don.
naotiout AFenne and Tuentieth atfeat.
lI.Toom FRAME, 90 Tsentyhith, between X
aiFest and PtnusylyaoiA Avenue.
hall, water, gas, bath rooIa, bar Vndoua on Third
New seven. room FRAME, hall, 6e, corner klss.
enth and u streets southeAat; nsvsr oooupief.
i've noon W T. ljt soTs7, Hiiih strest southeast
xi.o, I ssvsrsI L0Ts 10 The northern part ., the
Tis shove viii be sold onE,P. ON LONG rIHE.
pau u. wRIDn a 90,
ic95Au 0u5 y street Masonic Temple.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-19

,'GRANT and his policy deserrf he 6frU
Li,hsst credA. Horace Greeley.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-19
FoR PRESIDENT
ULYSSES 8. GRANT,
F...H -

~ lME REPUBMCLN ny HAIL.
Readers Of the national REPUBLICAN
who propose to spend the summer in the
country can have II mailed to their address
for slxty-six cents per month, PAYABLE IN
ADVANCE
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-19

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIOE,
u WARRINGTON, ID, o., July q, us7l.
o. the petition Of SAMUEL L. HILL Of BTook DO,
n ~ Mes NO'k, pTsElnH fqF The eItension Of patbat
ETaniad 70 him ln lha llth day Of October 1854, end
Tola6ned oh the 18th daI Of March, lsdl, for an
disbursement IN hpglliuE nOekut Xxx.
IL y ordered that tho testimony In thu be oldod
ou the 10th day Of heptembof neIti that the Tina Tor
hinH Arguments aud die hHAninsfa report 10 limited
10 the auth day Of September ne1L and that said p6t
tlon DO heard on the 2ilh dag OF September neat.
AM person may oppose this extension. ....
iyia.faS n. b. LH00Err, Uommialiendf.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-19
ny LATImRR a. CLKARY,
ID Auetionests and Real EstAts Brokers,
Southwest corner Pen ave and Eleventh IT
star Ofoe Buiidina

WALNUT FRAME FRRNoH PLATE NANTRL
MlRRnRt hleROR BACK ETEoEPE TURK.
ISL -PARLOR SUIT, -UPHOLSTERRD IN
EhnHIvlH gIiiEIlH 0HE SU 81 4 <, p TgRKISH
OHlNTz, ~ ftKOFAi sHYHRAL sUPFRB
ntkIQE DhsKs, Two RLkQANT hook.
GASES, ERanuh oHI1Tz AND LkOE our.
TAINA, WALNUT OkNTHE AND hIDH IA.
hkHSt WALNUT GARD TABLE AND GOV.
Kris, HAIL STAND AND CHAIRS, ELEGANT
ssaps,,Yhkhh WALNUT BsDsIEs!An, WIT WITH wIInk
BUREAU WAsHAIAND AND 0OMhODR
g8LLASk ,IlitAAhHR .EURnlInRE, NAT.
NUT ENTENhION DINING TARlR, TWO
FkkB BhrIiF Fo NE NWAIgUT pSIpE9p9,fAE1ps
WALNUT DINING UuAIitS, TWO sUPFRB
CHINA DINNER eEHNIOHS, TIA AND OOF
IKE hHNlUEh, ELH0ANT AASORTMENT
uUr ul.AnsWARE, RUPERIOR PLATKD
WARE SUPERIOR BRUHSRLS OAWPETH,
hlAlk yARPktA, OIL CLOTHS AND MAT.
TlN0S, WATER COOLER AND ATAND, hath
AND L.ARgR AssORfNRNf O0PPFR UOOK.
~, HE E,r ISIS, KIrdnkN REoUIsffEs, 40,
: On o. TUESDAY MORNING. july %, is7a.
M eommenoing II q O'Clock, At the rrsidshoa 81
~ NJ HenTy de Rellomst, charge danalfea dc
" FAnos, No AaO RiHhtsonth atrost, corner X ,
I'VE shall aaii the Above superior collection OF
Furniture Parties Wishing superior Furniture would
TeTms cash. LATIMER A OLWARY,
iyH Auetfonsera
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-19

A IhIraEo Sensation.
A divorce case, on trial at the present time
ia the Chicago courts, develops one Of the sad.
dest and most terrible phass Of social life that
We have read In = long time. A man by the
name 81 Blake sues for a writ Of divorce nom
his HIai % the gronnd of'groIlly immoral con.
duo, silh nan nshnsd Thompson, vhSh him.
self Inagrlsd. An DE p.f,lss We gather from
The lsslimony, belong TO What s called the 70
spsetabIs class In uoolsty- possessed Of meana
education and culture. Prom The evidence thus
far adducsd We see little reason to excite our
sympathy for either party. That Blake has
been cruelty wrongsd there seems 10 be little
doubt; but that he himself is entirely innocent
there IL grave reasons 10 suspect Thepartiou.
larry heartrending portion Of the case is that the
two principal witnesses NGAinSt this unIortunato
woman are her two sons, both Of them under
eiEhtseh years Of age. The events upon which
the aPpllcstiOa for the ditOrcs Il grounded 90.
euRrsd some years ago. One Of The children.
then oply nnson PEARS u SEe, called his fathers
Attanloh 10 a scSne that he witnessed between
BIS mother and her paramonr Thompson. He
has rscitsd on tho witness stand The horrible
story that he then told his father, and further
testified that BY his tathet's direction he made
notes Of what be taOn and subsequently, saw.
Blake vas II sSoms, away nom home very
often, whether BY design or through actual ne.
oessity remains 70 be seen. Daring hi absence
Ms young boys, then respectively thirteen and
Aftosn years Of aEe, Aotsd, BY his direction, ~
spies upon their mother, and performed the task
assigned them % we'll that one night between
" and O'Clock they stole down stairs from their
bells to watch their mother, whom they aW, and
now testify TO having seen her reclining On a
fsfga..
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-19
Coal and Wood.

REhoyALt.-S o MAaRUDER, Wood and OOaI
Anda.hAlf street. under UoloniAA bulldlns ooS-
PsanayivAn avenue, Yard ID street aud yiT-
atTeata southwest. Is2a lin
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-19

4 UTIUE TO NARINERA
~ pATAPSOO RIVER
u haa been found say, In order 10 iuauta tim
pTo eHcayation OF the long, straight lines Of lhs
BREWERrON AND ORAI0HllL UhANNRtA, 70
mark their loaliies hy u Wnodsn les driven
These channels are nov both In proooss Of being
vidsued aud The pll0a will 10 OuISIDK Of the
limits Of the channels In uaa. Those mailing
thu BreHerton OhAnnsl (sItenhinH frufn ~ miles
btlov Wort Carroll TO AnEl buoV, below SeVen.fOol
Knoll LlghO will be lO1 feet bofthsap Of the Red
Buuy side Of ehAnn-l. those making tbs OrAlshn
UhAhnal viii be $50 feet Of Req buoy aida % That
Ia das time shd WHITE lIUH III ~ nlsh'. A. the
space beiWean the Red buoys aud tbs Piles Il dArEef
Gus, nAyiEA warm not 10 enter that space
aud also not ~ lnlurr intsrfere with the pinE or
lights, a. th,y are nees ny for pnbiio ssrylotG
iJis6t Mh. y. ORAl0uli.L, Mai Of knsineo >.
u EoP OsA Is.
4. s. ENdNrER OFFIrF
THmB STunY, UStON HANK BUILDING.
fAYErTE, HEAR uHAuLgA RTHEHr,
bAtrtNoHT, Mn, JulI u, ls71
frologals are tut ID Tor mailing OhANNH L. In
AocSiink oresh, from it, mouth to the village Of the
falne mama.
Proposals. 10 h. sealed IL duplicate, iafarssd on os'
i'd, 90 forms turnisbeA fr,su THIS ooa aeraslas -
~ Gerry u if afpsTiisfnsHi will Be IeoaiEad uHtil
NOM o. August " isl2. and viii be opsned IN avs
minutea thureattef, In prpenoa Of aash biddssa -
Ths tnOqat q noSsy S'sIlablo for mAklha the
channel l. About aA,bpO,
Ths TtEht 10 Toisot Ihy hid Il reserved
terma OF proposals. specifications, and any other
desired inf1rmation can be bad On application a. tha
ono, WM. ?. OHAlGHILi. /
Bls Major Of Ensiuesrs, U. =. A.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-19

ROR KENT.-HANDsUnR KY .FURNIBHKD
4 Rooms, Al 800 ladlaaa sysna.. ap9u
UNOR RENTlTHE LARGE DWEl.LIN0 HOUBR.
II AS9 pennaylYaliA avenue, an doors Paat Of the
TFRKhOK TAYLOR.
IAn2Ou VA lndiana ateaas.
uNOR SALH-TuK LOT bOUTHEABT OORNkR
Of Thifteen III and -AhAn ntreet And Penny lyanA
Aysuna For paFusularg apply 70 A. ,, JOfOE, a
Andres j. joyce Cos UoAoh fAotory, ieuuthWeat
ooTnsf Of FaaItsstth And styeota, ietl-u
NOR RKNT,-rHR IAltoR BOURsTORY
II OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, ". 2 stree naIth,
batWsau Ninth aud fenth west halls and rooma
iarre, ceilings high has ten roonai sleaaot BATH.
rooIas; within tHo sguArua u bgyenth aad fEiFeat
OAhaON. NAtional hAnk 81 The hapublA mhleu
DARK CHANCE no ARouRR oHBkP FUR.
N nlture o. my oun mnnufantufe. Ine undefs
afnad, DESTROYS OF closing buslnea onars h entira
SAMUEL KIRBY,
mytu AIS Eighth IT., bst. Market space AID d,
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-19

oofnof FenualsNAplA ave, and fleNanth 81.
.r' Star oN0s huildinG, .. TIT.
TeysTEEs SALE OF VALUABLE IMPSnyEn
PhQPkRTY, BRING THE OknrRS a,,ifSk ~
STAIRS HOTEL.
~ virtue o. deed Of trust bsAIInE date the
H. 80 OF s.Aroh, 1874, and duly recorded ia lIbeT
80 A \, No, 10. folloa 8, T. s. one Of the land
IsooTda for Washington oonny, In tho District OF 90
iamblA, shall all, 90 FRIDAY the 26t6 dGJ Of July
lbll, ~ o'clock In front Of the premises Lot nun
bard ", In TeastyGton numbered TO- the same fTont
inE - feet on PennaylVAnlA Aysnns, and aTtsndIuE
back with that vidth one hqBdred and eighty $50
est 70 tuehtyf alley belng the esntTe HOUSE Of
the Continental, late USltod btAtoa Hotel and eon
talnlng aboat tory'ono rooms, with ALI the modern
Tsnns' One fourth cash the residue In two equal
insAmonta, Al and two years. with notes bearing
intsfoa aud secured By dssd Of trust the prem
.! Sid. OonyeyAueinE and stamps At purohAAsl'a
COST. Five hundred dol AFH down Al time o. sale v
JOSEPH NtNrON FOLLANsBHR, TTnnlaa.
bl0-eo4d lPAil LATIhER uLkARH, Auota.
Rl a. CYEk1lAeI AgptoaeoF,
Dhouthaaat corner Of Tenth atFSst and Pen uaylyanIa
avenue.
hAIss desllnlnG Housekeeping or business viii nnd
% THAR advantage 70 call on me. A. will pay eAAh
Tor the aooda, Or ell a public Auotion Al low par.
9eas3ae Anetiqn e.lea Svou ~ hADAH, Thurs.
DAY and bArURDAY glhifiAIs
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-19

pRoPosAL.s EnR ADDITIONAL pRBDmkg
At QUHENNrOMN, MARYIAHD. HnOA
on EsTER RIvEH 10 QUEENSTOWN.
UNTrED STATES ENaiuHun OEF1cH
1HGHp krohN UNtoN hANE BulLbIna,
fATGTrn, NEAn OuARLMa aTRHuT,
BALftNon1. Nh, JnJ ~. INA
pfnpdstll, 10 be tsaled, IN duplicate, indorsad On
outside, and accompanied ~ c5py Of this adVsrta
ment, VIII BE- received uhtn 10 Of Augusi u, 19fa
And S he opened tan minutsa thafaAftar m presence
n such bidder - mag wish 3, be present. 80
Tue material u easily rendved Thsfa Il 10 toek
Tue channel Il not 10 enneed ah8at faat In dsdlh
At mean low water, The lpoAhty Il lhsltorad.
Apecih catlone, toTms Of propoaAl. and any doalud
inforna tan 10 b had Application Al this once.
Tne TiEht 10 reject any BID = ressgyed.
WM Y, ORAI0HtLL
bla hAiot Of KnEineers Y, B'A
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-19

In ylnus Of two yrlts Of AOd iAslAs. issued from
the Clerks once OF the Supreme OouTl OF tho Dis.
trio, II Oplumba, and 10 me directed. will asll Al
aSSs q sSid DstTst, ca noED 1Y, Tie ~ dSy "a
July' ~ At ~ O'clock m, Al detendAnts right,
tia olAim and interest lnAnd 70 the lease held In
trust, frouA EliEA Moore to the dstandAat, dated
March y. isIi, TO take eject April \ lnl, and con
tnuo for the term OF a8yen IeArn thereafter, a. .
monthly rent Of twenty-five dollar, being all that
certain dveqE house Aod yard, vith ths ApppIten.
ances, situated the northwest corner u Fifth
street vest and street north, N the city OF Wanh.
lnGton d. o.. and known At the tina of the ahinG
Of said loaas ~ No, bot street north, together
with tho improvements thereon, aolEed and levied
upon - the property Of Paul Laiy and Win DO cold
iQ.R4tlafy eIeoutbBs Noa f1 and alhl, In favor Of
n ,mAs fAhsy and Margaret BOnehar.
ALEX. SHARP,
iJladtds United States MAFshAi, u. u.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-19

INoR RRNr.-BRIOK uousR, TEN ROOMS, No.
II zoe n street northwest. Apply 70 -,
Real Rstats Rroksr, $40 MARKET space
tyaH fStaFl
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-19
For sale or Rent.

ID IN RRsT. no. 1853 ONO AVENUE Sly
Pl.lFr, corner Kirhih and x streets northwest
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-19

INOR SALE, UHEAP-A THREE-SrORY AND
n hsasmsnt Rdek Houssi Wai6r And easj No, Gas
ylrslnl. sysalS sO9,hys;L APglL Ply ,1sIySs'h
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-06-14
How English LabOrers Live.
A DISGRACE TO CIVILIZATION.

A DISGRACE TO CIVILIZATION.
The London correspondent of the
Boston Post says:
A very important meeting was held
in London recently, pursuant to pub
lished call, to consider the condition of
the laboring classes, and discuss other
questions affecting the nascent agri-
cultural Unions. The audience was of
a composite character, and included
several Members of Parliament as well
as representative of the middle and
lower classes. The most remarkable
feature of the session was a state
ment made by Canon GirdlestOne.
He said that in his own parish there
were cottages unfit for the use of cattle.
There was scarcely whole pane of
glass in the windows, the mud floors
had holes in them So deep that, to
prevent children from falling in,
planks had been laid across them.
The buildings were ill-ventilated and
badly drained. Then mems wages
were from nine to ten shilling a week,
with two quarts of sour cider a day.
Nothing could be more uncertain than
the mode of payment: for one farmer
gave good privileges, another bad, and
another hardly any at all. The hours
of labor were nominally from to 6 /;
but he had visited the laborers' cot
tages at and o'clock in the evening
and found them still at work. What
they obtained for this extra eXertiOn
might be mouthful of bread and
cheese, or only..another quart of sour
cider. His remedy for this evil had
hitherto been migration, but after re-
moving, through his own eXertioDs as
many as three or four hundred families
to the North, he was sorry to confess
that no permanent progress had been
achieved. The removed families were
vastly benefited by the change; in
fact, they were now living in compare
tive affluence. But those who re-
manned at North Devon enjoyed no
benefit; their wages were as low and
their cottages as bad as before. He
concluded, therefore, that nothing could
be done for laborels, as class, while
they continued isolated. Others and
similar statements were made, and the
Conference adjourned to meet again
soon, all the participants being thor
oughly convinced of the necessity of
some decisive and immediate action
for the relies of the sufferers.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-06-14
Intoxicating Nostrums.i

The persons who have scruples of
conscience against perpendicular
drinking" at tavern bars, can become
blind drunk on almost any of the ad-
vertised "tonics" or "invigorants" in
half an hour. There is, howevery, one
exception to this rule. Nobody can
"get over the bay" on Vinegar Bitters,
for the simple reason that this famous
renovating and regulating medicine con-
tains no ditfusive stimulants of any
kind. Yet its strength-reserving proper
ties are marvellous. 1t restores the rel
ish for food when all other appetizers
fail, imparts unwonted vigor to the di-
gestive functions, regulates the flow of
bile, soothes the nervous system, pro-
notes healthful sleep, and tends to pro-
duce that condition of body and brain
which is supposed to be most conducive
to longevity and the enjoyment of life.
Its specific effects in acute and chronic
disorders affecting the stomach, the
bowels, the spine, the kidneys, the
ieshy fibre, the muscles and the lungs,
are considered by competent judges the
most extraordinary medical phenomena
of the age. Vinegar Bitters has now a
larger sale than any of the spirituous
astringents, and its immense popularity
in land where the people observe
closely, test thoroughly and act indie
pendently, is in itself sufficient guar
antee of the excellence of the medicine.
We recommend it to all.-COns.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-06-14
How to Keep Canary Birds.

A great many persons have difficult
ty in keeping canary birds in good
health. One who is experienced in their
care says: "Place the cage so that no
draft of air can strike the bird; give
nothing to healthy ones but canary and
rape seed, mixed with water, cuttletish
bone and gravel on the floor of the
cage; also, occasionally, little water
for bathing; the room should not be
Overheated; when moulding Shedding
featbers), avoid drafts of air; give plen-
ty of rape seed, slightly moistened; a
little hard boiled egg and grated crack
er is excellent. By observing these
simple directions birds may be kept in
fine condition for years. Bad seed kill
most of the birds that die; to which
might have been added, that canaries
are not only very fond of but benefited
by having often leaf of cabbage,
pieces of apple, or other green food,
which serves to keep down the tenden-
cy to fever and prevent constipation.
Our birds usually battle each day as
regularly IS any one washes the face,
and with apparent benefit too. When
birds are sick, and inclined not to eat
well, remove all the food for a day
and then only give soaked bread, from
which most of the moisture has been
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-06-14
Corn SOWn for Fodder.

We have given frequently detailed
directions for raising corn fcdder-a!-
ways sowing it in drills or burrows, the
latter being the best, allowing more
breadth for the rows. An inquirer
asks what time it should be sown? We
answer, any time in the Northern
States between the middle of May and
the middle of July. Those who use it
for early soiling may SOW it as early
as the weather and soil will allow, ear
ly in May, and if small early corn is
sown quite thickly, say three bushels
to the acre, it will give a heavy crop of
fine fodder on good ground by the time
of common wheat harvest. But if in
tended only for autumn soiling or for
fodder, it need not be sown earlier than
the middle of June, and larger variety
of corn will do better. But never SOW
less than two or two and half bushels
to the acre.
If the ground is poor the crop will
be greatly increased by manuring.
Coarse manure may be used to good
advantage on corn fodder. PlOw two
horse burrows about three feet apart,
fill them half full of manure by throw
ing with fork from the cart or wagon,
then strew the corn along from half
bushel basket on the left arm, at the
rate of three bushels per acre, and then
harrow the whole lengthwise with the
burrows. The harrow will break up
the manure and mix it with the soil,
and the seed will te mixed with both
it may be scattered some, but more
fodder will grow OIL wide than Oh
narrow furrow, and If a few grains are
left uncovered, therewill still be enough
for good crop. Ifthe owner happens
to have smoothing harrow, he may
harrow the whole surface before the
cora is up, and two or three times af-
wards; and this operation, together
with the shading of the crop, will leave
the surface as clean and smooth as
floor after the crop is harvested.
1t should not be overlooked by those !
not familiar with this mode of raising |
fodder, that two or three times as much /
dry fodder may thus be obtained fir m 4
land "a frcrn good meadow; that cattle /
will eat the whole, stalks and all; and !
that The stalks will be sure 10 heat /
and spoil with the novice the first year
therefore begin Neutrality-suspicious.
try Gentleman.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-06-14
The Valley of Death.

The Valley of Death, a spot almost as
terrible as the prophets valley Of dry
bones, lies just north of the old Nor
mon road to California. 4 region thirty
miles long by thirty broad, and sur
rounded, except Mt two points, by in
accessible mountains. II is totally de-
void of water and vegetation, and the
shadow of bird or wild beast never
darkens its white, glaring sands. The
Kansas Pacific Railroad engineers dis
covered it, and also some papers which
show the fate of the "lOst Montgomery
train" which came south from Salt
Lake in 1850, guided by Mormon.
When near Deaths Valley, some came
to the conclusion that the Mormons
knew nothing about the country, so
they appointed one of their number a
leader and broke off from the party.
The leader turned due west; so with
the people and wagons and fiocks he
travelled three days, and then descended
into the broad valley, whose treacher-
Gus mirage promised water. They
reached the centre, but only the white
sand, bounded by searching peaks, met
their gaze. Around the valley they
wandered, and one by one the men
died, and the painting flOcks stretched
themselves in death under the hot sun.
Then the children, crying for water,
died at their mothers breasts, and with
swollen tongues and burning vitals the
mothers followed. Wagon after wagon
was abandoned, and strong men tot
tered, and raved, and died. After a
weeks wandering dozen survivors
found some water i'm the hollow of a
rock in the mountain. 1t lasted but
a short time, when all persisted but
two, who escaped out of the valley and
followed the trail of their former COM
companions. Eighty-seven families
with hundreds of animals persisted
here, and now, after twenty-five years,
the wagons stand still complete, the
iron work and tire are bright, and the
shriveled skeletons lie side by side
Springfe{d Reyu6iicdn.