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New-York tribune., 1872-04-01
financial.


4 SSiGNEES SALE Of the ALABAMA and
n CHATTANOOGA r. R.-In the District Court of the United
Dt 0f Asbsus In BaaAruptcv, IN The matter
Abans and Chsiauoca Railroad COupany bansruPr
Ovr Of TIE said Colr made The lh oay oi Maic1
~ b ul0erguet As.gues u BslEupcy o. tie Alabama enc
tstrnr, Rs COupn hereby notice t's in-Y VII expose
& - cab Al public suction At be At.a B'n N The ~ o.
sgst-f State o. Ahaua MONDAY th fEertTseoopq caF
Apr ll al be frOd Of sad Company from IL
Meridian Nssppi IN Us terminus at
hla In Tie State Of Tennessee together WITH its ffsuohises
tqinans rolling stock, uschleh0ps, cepO water stations rosd
III s-nerT OOb otIr ghi interest or
which conveyed by said Alabama md hat
road COuiDs1y b. deed Of
The nueeu,f Of December 1855 Seth Adams,
Tuztees together with the machine
s ed uscbIerr and io depot sud station 10 ne y
Fta Of Tepnesee Subject however 20 The Iu ="
As se M Alabama IT, Endorsements Of the trsi mossge oo o
m p Cmpany and The len tie holders and owners OF me
e. jos the state o. hsDaioa 70 the amount
lrven and thousand dollars. subject 70 the
fB-r Alabama for paid sad first mort
F-fr tb q hundred and ttt thousand h'e
tH l1 gbtv-s coll anl 70 tie further hen OF the Stat
GAhss btresner said 6rt mortgage
b much Of al Road subject - len of Ae state Of
Oora vii te fou slct that len Should sad Len 10 favor o The
fts 'ets b. Sed adjusted tie day Oi SAL
L-e- 3 Snaa sill be @ li.nc IaJerei thereof
John w. GISDtAI, Assgnees IN bsukrup'eJ o. Tie
SAN. B JOSfS, Aialsma and
IONS , BAILEY |Chattanoogs Esllrc4d Company.
". lld March ~. lB-Z
New-York tribune., 1872-04-01
Chanres for Business Hlen.

LrOR SALE-A Wholesale Drug BUSINESS,
Il mn s,tr and good established sold on ACCOUNT Of
Of tls par.e retiring Ibs Oppornat selion ored Alre
New-York tribune., 1872-04-01

A lew common draft horses sold below {IOO; waHohs,
harnes ss &c, at pretty far prices.
sale at puOc auction OF horses carriages, wagons,
harness. etc. will be held at Mr. s. DinFee's sales ana
Stornge Repository, corner Of Twenty-tifthst. ana
Fonrtlave., Monday next, April 1st Mt TO- 20 q. M
Spring trade In carriages has fairly opened during
the latter part OF the week closing to-day The number
OF visitors the wareroOms Of renowned manufacturers
included many OF wealthiest merchants and prOies
sOnal men, and there TO be plenty OF buyers Tor
frsclass work In the market. Livery work is also IN
fair demand aud If not interfered with by sudden
appearance mid winter, the trade. after the Easter
holidays, promises 20 bo O very satisfactory one.
EypoTts 0( &c rrfGges. Exports Of Cdrtdge f1tT1Gls
5000 Porto Rico pkgs $l6f
LIS New Granada pkg-wheels l6J
i,,vt -'...,..,......... iojl Exports Of Parrish
Ee.1ryn,da l... I5T Argentine Republic, - pkg[ 63u
Inp0rts II C1TrfIgeL o., I"P'T" V '"'"''- q, en-
$40 IS Slb3
New-York tribune., 1872-04-01

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~rc,stors: Uruea 'ss sts %! -.
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~ zoe a., Dc isae Of no q, 80 eoe
PANS ,n,oh 20 The sIcco l. We Dana " fra"0o '
Islss f,noa during vos =, o., eo, both none,
'c~cS March SJo oSs eT'S sSS ss us,a Se.
srs The account isS2s "a ,Ss Old, s3s lt6's WI i''f0
Ses& &3. .,.N m.-United States fiVe-i"euv WINS
fs.ShpNNS,' -, ne eissneo OF 1901
eesct ~ lr, 20 n p-Rsnics coSoi et aoi TO
P,RH myrb sC -Talow Cat Al % y ewL Tor RassAh
New-York tribune., 1872-04-01
Eeriures ano Meetinas.

NETWORK HISTORICAL SOClETY.-A
.,,s meeting viii be tho Library TUESDAY bNkN-
INo April o At oeoeA. JOHN LORD D. d. wall read raps
sa O,ms sa,,srs ANVakw wARAkk Resortax SsSsssu.
New-York tribune., 1872-04-01

P.- far fse Wcekl5l5 cattle % 9. rOgs Sa0 sheep Ship
-.r, -. e,f.e 81 75 boz, 7oi .betD Corresponding
i Isrer'sl2q8 cattle 1889 hog, D,9) steeP Shrneats-
'- jJ ogs sheen Markets ior cattle raLef WeaseT
'sr g. 7J0 -; neIum gcoi 90 q" 5D prime
s1, - :, 10 90 Hog lover than early % tie week; sales
fiIst - sleep ia mo.er-te ieusui ard uncA-sgcL
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

GENERAL PUTNAM.-During the war in
Canada, between the French and English
when General Amherst was marching across
the country to Canada, the army coming to
one of the lakes y hich they were obliged to
pass, found the French had an armed vessel
Of twelve guns upon it. The general was in
great distress, his boats were no match for
hev, and she alone was capable Of sinking his
whole army in the situation in which it
was placed While he was pondering on
what should be done, General Putnam came
to him and said, General that ship must be
taken" "Ay,' says Amherst, 81 would
give the world if she was taken. 'Ill take
her," says Putnam. Amherst smiled, and
asked how? "Give me some wedges, a
beetle "a large wooden hammer or mallet
used for driving wedges) and a few men of
my own choice" Amherst could not con-
ceive how an armed vessel was to be taken
by four or five men, n beetle and wedges.
However, he granted Putnam's request.
When night came on, Putnam, with his ma
terials and men, stole quietly in a boat under
the vessels stern, and in an instant drove in
the wedges behind the rudder, in the little
cavity between the rudder and ship, and left
her. In the morning the sails were seen
hutterng about; she was adrift in the middle
of the lake, and being presently blown
ashore was easily taken.
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

The MYSTERIES OF HAIR BRUsH.-A
writer in the american Journal Of Micro
scopy has been exploring the forests of bris-
ties in hair brush surreptitiously purloined
from ladys toilet stand, and though it con-
tained nothing which we are accustomed to
regard with unqualified horror, the results Of
his investigations prove that there are mys-
teries ordinarily unlrcamed of in simple ap-
pliances of the toilet There are concealed
in the damp lint of hair brushes, unless kept
clean by the use Of bicarbonate of potassa or
carbonate of soda, many living things too
small for detection by the naked eye, some
of which, we are told are of more than sus-
picious character, being known as the origi-
nators of scaldhead and other diseases Of
the scalp. The author concludes his article
by a caution against wetting the head, rec
comending dry brushing instead. lie also
recomends the use of weak solution of
carbonc acid or sulphatc of soda as a clean
ing material for hair brushes.
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

TERRIBLE HEAT oE THE RED sEA.-All
sor,s of tai are told of the Red Sea naviga-
ton, some of which are true. among them
one, that at times it is 50 hot there that pas
sengers on board tie ships drop down dead
from heat, apoplexy, or exhaustion. Now
and then it is so hot that steamers running
down the sea with the wind are obliged to
change their course, and 90 backwards to
catch some pufls of air, both to preserve the
lives of their fremcn and passengers. The
hot air of the deserts--the simeon, it may
be-actually melts people, when shut up in
this Red Sea furnace. But, just now, as
we are entering the Gulf of Suez, the air
from the north is exhl;arating and charming.
For the first time since have been in the
East, save the few weeks was in or near
Pekin and the Great Wall, begin to breathe
an air such as | have been accustomed to in
Europe and at home. The sun, in this dry
atmosphere, is no longer mans terrible ene-
my. 1t is dreadful thing to feel, as one
does all the while in India and China, that
the sun, which gives life and verdure to the
earth, is European mans greatest enemy
as fatal to him, without pitch protecting hat,
or thick umbrella, as bullet or cannon ball.
james Brooks.
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

AN HONEST CONFESSION. Not long since,
during an exciting protracted meeting held
in ole of the frontier towns of Michigan, u
man named Wilson, who for some years had
sold milk to the villagers, becoming serious
ly alarmed as to his spiritual condition, went
forward to the anxious seat and solicited the
prayers of the congregation. In due time he
became pcntent, and arose to make his con-
fession. Among other transgressions of
which he had been guilty, he owned to hav-
ing frequently watered the milk he had sold.
In the midst of his confession, while telling
the milk story, the minister, a worthy man,
who despised cheats of all kinds, exclaimed:
"Sit down, sit down, Brother Wilson! If
you say much more they'll have you in tie
Penentiary in less than week." Brother
Wilson sat down.
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

The Useful ROCKING CHAR.-"Well," "
said straight backed, straight-legged chair
to cosey little rocking-chair by whose side
it CHANGED to be placed, "before | would be
such drudge as you are, would be stool
or, if possible something still more insignfi-
cant. People are not content with making
you nurse every person, be they big orlittle,
but you must also be continually rocking
them to and fro.
''To be sure" answered the little rocking
chair pleasantly, 81 am always busy and on
the 90 for the qualification of Others; but
thereby | have won for myself many friends,
and appear to be a great favorite with all.
This we'll repays me for all my trouble.
And thus it is with persons; those who
cheerfully and willingly do for Others, are
the ones who gain for themselves many
friends.
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30
NUMBER 80.
A FASHIONABLE PRAYER.

Strengthen mi huzband, and may h;z faith
and hiz money hold out tn the last.
Draw the lambs wool ov unsuspico1s
twilight over hz epes, that mi Aira,ions
may look tn him like viktorys, and that mi
bills may strengthen hiz pride in me-
Bless, oh Fortune, mi krimps, rats and
irizzes, and let thy glory shine on mi paint
and powder.
When walk out before the gaze ov vul-
Gar men, regulate mi wigge, and ad nu
grace tn mi gaiters.
WLea.i-bow miself in worship that may.
du it with ravishing elegance, and preserye e
unto the last the taper ov mi fingers
Destroy mi eneniez with the gaul ov
Jealousy, and eat thou up with teeth ov
envy all who gaze at mi style.
Save me from wrinkles and foster mi
plumpness.
Fill both mi eyes, oh Fortune, with the
plaintive prizon ov iutatuashun, that may
lay out mi wilkins, the men, ez bumb ez
craven images
Let the lily and the roze strive together in
mi cheek, and may mi neck swim like a
guse on the buzzum of kristal water.
Enable me, oh Fortune, to wear shoes u
little smaller, and save me from all kops
and bunyons.
Bless Fanny, mi lap dorg, and rain down
bezems ov destruction upon those who
would hurt Hector mi kitten.
Smile, oh Fortune, most sweetly on Dick,
mi canary, and watch over with the fondness
ov a mother mi two lily white mice with red
eyes.
Enable the poor to sIiirk for themselves,
and save me from all missionary beggars.
Shed the light ov thy countenance OIL mi
kamels hair shawl, and lavender silk, mi
point lace and mi necklace ov dimonds, and
keep the moths out ov mi sable, beseech
the oh Fortune. Josh BHlinqs
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30
THE KISS.

The kiss it is telegram,
From heart to lip revealing
A test of love and friendship sweet,
That silence was conceallng.
More eloquent it is than speech,
More tender and more holy;
And touches equally alike
Both autocrat and lowly.
Give me kiss while heart and soul
Glow warm as greenwood embers; :;
One that will of Spring-time's days,
And not of cold December's.
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

A FAMILY PoRTRAT.-A portrait painter
in large practice might write II pretty book
on the vanity and singularty of his sitters.
A certain man came to Copley, and had
himself his wife, and seven children all in
cuded in family picture.
cit wants but one thing" said he, "and
that is the portrait of my first wife-ior this
one is my second
"But, said the artist, "she is dead, you
know, sir. What can do? She is only
to be admitted as an angel"
ooh, no, not at all! p answered the other;
'she must come in as woman-no angels
for me.
The portrait was added, but some time
elapsed before the person came back; when
he returned, he had a stranger-lady on his
arm
81 must have another cast of your hand +,
Copey," he said can accident betel my
second wife; this lady is my third; she has
come to have her likeness included in the
family picture"
The painter complied, the likeness was IN
troduced, and the husband looked with a
glance Of pride on his three spouses.
Not SO the lady. She demonstrated; never
was such thing heard of Out her pre-
decessors must go.
The artist painted them ont accordingly,
and had to bring an action at law to obtain
payment for the pictures he had obliteratcd.
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

REPARTEE.- following is an example
of repartee given in the 'Lite and Times of
Henry Cooke, d. d., LII. d." recently
published. The Reverend Mr.. Brooke, de-
scanting on human creeds used the argument of
their human origin. He piled Mr.. Cooke wiht
undercvery form. He placed subscription be-
fore him, and those who stood around him, in
every absurd light which ingenuity could de-
wise or humor suggest. For time Mr..
Cooke bore with him in silence. He listened
with the utmost gravity to every new sally
of wit and sarcasm. Feeling that matters
were going too far, and that Brookes re-
marks were beginning to produce an effect
upon some, Mr.. Stewart said to Cooke,
"Do you not hear Brooke?' eyes," he
answered, 81 list to the murmurs of the
babbling brook" A roar of laughter fol-
lowed tLis sally. which irritatcd poor Brooke.
"The repartee is good, " he said; 81 admit
it; but Mr.. Montgomery's logic is better.
The Bible is the work of God BY framing
creed you are presumptuously attempting
to improve a work of God. How do you
reply to that, sir? Can you improve a work
of God p "My reply is easy" said Cooke,
"and it is self evident. You are a work of
God, and even your best friends will admit
that you are capable of considerable i'm
pyOvement."
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

aOW MOUNT DIABI.O COR Iys NAME.

The aborigines, we are told by Cronisc,
called this great landmark of California Kah-
Moo-Kum-the mighty mountain. The Span
iards called it Sierra de los Gorgones, either
of which is preferable to its present name,
which really does not belong to it, but to a
small hill seven miles to the north, to which
the name was applied from the following i'll
cident:
About the year 1914 party Of Spanish
soldiers were sent from the preside of San
Francisco to chastise the tribe of Indians who
roaried through this part of the Coast Range.
In fight that took place three of the Span
aids were killed, and the others "retired in
good order to the little hill as a place where
they could defend themselves against the
swarm of Indians. AT night the sentry, half
asleep at his post, fancied he saw spectral
figure of colossal proportions flying through
the air where bis comrades lay sleeping
Terrified by the apparition he cried ont, "El
Diablo! Ell Diablo!' twice. The Spaniards,
being more afraid of the devil than they were
of the Indians, fled from the spot which
there was a good spring of water in the vi
cinity it was often resorted to by hunters,
who in describing it to their friends, called it
the Mount Diablo Springs. In after years
settlers commenced to make their homes near
Mount Diablo, and when the great rush
came in 1913 and 1S49, the name was trans
ferred from the little hill to the great noun
tain, and it has since been applied to the
whole range.
The Mount Diablo range covers terri
tory about one hundred and fifty miles long
and from twenty to thirty miles wide 1t is
hidden from our view here in Brooklyn by
Contra Costa range of hills which intercept
our vision The hight of Mount Diablo at
its greatest elevation is 1881 feet 1t
contains the only coal mine in the State profit
ably worked. Home Journal.
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

WELL farmer, you told us your wood was
a good PLACE for hunting; now, we've tramp
led through it for three hours, and found no
game. sJust SO; well, | calculate, as u gen
eral thing, the less game there is, the more
hunting you have.
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30
I II Z = 5 I &.
BY A. T. CHER.

How can we call back childhood,
How can past days return?
Those slow spent years of boyhood
For which we often yearn.
''The're gone" the echo answers;
They can return no more.
By Time now they are counted
AS days that are of yore.'
How can we call back school-days?
When may we once more look,
And see no cause for trouble
But what are in book?
Again the echo answers,
They can return no more,
And if that time you wasted,
You shall repent it sore
How can we call back bad words?
Though uttered in a rage;
'Tis said, each bad word spoken
Is blotted on life's page.
The echo here responded
In accents very mild,
And said "if you spoke rashly,
Repent of it, my child"
How can we call back playmates,
Whom once we loved 50 well;
With whom we played and rambled
Through valley and through dell?
"Those dead" the echo answered,
"Can ne'er return again;
If they you treated iulely,
Twill to your heart bring pain
How can we call back brothers
And sisters once so dear,
Who shared with us our troubles,
And helped our hearts to cheer'
The echo here responded,
And said don't feel 50 bad,
If them you treated kindly,
You need not now feel bad.
How can we call back parents?
We never knew their worth;
They were to us the kindest
And truest friends on earth.
OF these the echo answered,
"They have but gone before,
And if you hold out faithful,
You'll see their face once more"
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

A FELLOW, having spite at a sausage
maker, rushed into his shop, when crowded
with customers, threw large dead cat upon
the counter, and said: "That makes nine~
teen we'll settle when you're not so busy"
and made his exit
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30
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The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

"WHAT does your husband deal, in marm?'
"He deals cards chiefly, sir" "Well, the
dell will be apt to get him when the last
trump is played
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

GRANTS RULE.-lhe Wilmington On. C.)
Star refers pleasantly TO the present out
groupings of the Grant rule in these words
Frauds in the house, frauds in the
Treasury, frauds in the Post Office Depart
mcnt. frauds here, there, everywhere. Brides
of Congressman, bribes of under-oflicials
bribes of the President himself, in the shape
of presents. Thieveries, speculations, jobs
stealings, plunderings, robberies if there
is any other name for corruption, that. Sneak
mcanness, open vlainy, high handed crime.
Almighty and ilimitable scoundrelism.
Oceans of corruption and mountains of vice.
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

THE ONLY ExERTIoN-A Sixth Ward
(Danbury) negro, whose Incidence is quite
pronounced, ties his fish line to his dogs tail.
and when there is bit the only exertion he
is required to make is to kick the dog.
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

UNPLEASANT Contrasts. TO think of
Clay, Calhoun, Benton, Ewing, Webster
and Douglass, says the indianapolis Sentinel,
and then of Harlan, Nye, Cameron and
Brownlow, is to drop from the-well, we all
know what But where's the us, in draw
ing such unpleasant contrasts. Life is too
short to be wasted on such irreconcilible
parallels.
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

WHAT tables are most used throughout
the world?-vege-tables, ea-tables and cons
tables.
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

HER AoE-" How old are you?' asked
railroad conductor Of littlegirl whom
her mother was trying to pass on half
ticket. 81 am twelve at home, but in the
cars am only six and half.
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

HoRNs.-A Kansas paper says the bee
of the average Texan, if the bones are taker
out can be salted away in the horns.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-29

Out of eight to ten hundred apple
trees so deeply set that an ordinary
spade thrust square down will not reach
the uppermost roots, we have yet to see
the first case of bark bursting or blight.
We attribute the exemption of our trees
from these diseases, or whatever else
they may be called, solely to deep
planting, and nothing else. We do not
know of another orchard about us
where the trees are set so deep, nor do
we know of one of older or equal age
wherein cases of blight or bark burst
ing have not occurred. - Western Pom
OtOgist.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-29
Prepared Corn Coh,,

A very convenient kindling wood is
made III France from corn cobs, by
immersing them in mixture of sixty
parts of melted resin, and forty parts
of tar; after which they are taken out
and allowed to dry. They are then
subjected ito second operation, which
consists III spreading them out on a
metallic plate heated to 212 degrees
Fahrenheit. They are finally assorted
according to size, and tied up in bun
dies. These are sold at the rate of
three or four for cent The estab-
lisement in Paris for manufacturing
them ep1ploye thirty wopl-.-.yn, and
effects sales TO tho anualt of $40, 900
annually.