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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-01
GENERAL NATURE-NO. 81

An dOI 10 UsIdUIIsH pUSDIVduS'
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
following be established as pOst-roads:
ALABAMA.
From Gordon, via Sellers, to Campbell
ton, in Florida.
From Cross Plains, via Collinsville, Gid
leys, Thompsonville and HUFF s Gap, to
Brooks.
From Jasper to ElytOn.
From Fulton to Bexar.
From Chepultepec to Springville.
From Columbia to Fort Gaines, in GeOr-
or;o
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-01
lGENENAL NATURE-No. 3. I

: be 1t enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States of
America IN Congress assembled, That the
following be established as postroads:
PENNSYLVANIA.
From Lebanon. via FOntana, Colebrook.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-01

An act to establish certain post-routes
tho oFT
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-11-29
The Latest Novelty in Suicide.

One of the most distressing affairs we
have ever been called upon to notice took
place in Tallahassee, Fla, few days ago.
Mrs. A. w. Pace, wife of popular and
successful Jacksonville merchant, and
daughter ofMr. George Damon, prom
inent merchant in Tallahassee, seemed to
be suffering from some mental derange.
ment, and, thinking change of scene and
surroundings might cure her incipient
malady, her husband took her to her pa
rents and friends in Tallahassee on
Wednesday last. That night, soon after
her arrival at her fathers house, she called
the family around her and prayed and ex-
horted them to prepare for great and sad
calamity. None had any idea that she was
contemplating anything like selfdestruc-
ton.
The next morning early, her father went
out to procure bottle of wine for her,
and soon after his departure she took
kerosene lamp or can, and saturating her
self from head to foot, put match to it,
and in moment was enveloped in the
flames. Her husband and others, hearing
her shrieks, ran to her rescue, and, throw.
ing bucket of water over her. endeavored
to extinguish the flames. This proved
unavailing, and her husband, selling a
blanket, threw it around her, and finally
succeeded in putting out the flames, but
not until the poor victim was burned to
such an extent that she died in a few
hours, after the most intense suffering.
Mrs. Pace was quite young, and had
been married only about three or four
years Two years ago she was the happy
wife ola devoted husband, whose success
in business had placed him in comfortable
circumstances. We have not learned the
causes which led to the distressing calami-
tV
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-11-29
A Desperate Venture.
From the Washington Star.

We wagered a small sum with friend
once that he could not get out of that
paradise of snobs called the Fifth Ave.
nue. Hotel without being forced to fee
the waiter. He was o plucky fellow
He had behaved handsomely under fire
in the field, and passed with credit
from under all sorts of social batteries
in the battle of life. We watched him
closely. He marched from ''s room.
valise in hand, and began has uescent
of the grand stairway, scorning to take
advantage of the elevator. He passed
servants cycling him as if he was a
sneak thief, as he was. His first Skin.
mish came off in the hall opposite the
dining room and our friend proved the
victor. The last fight was trying. + ID.
rectly facing it is that heavy battery Of
clerks, whose diamond shirt fronts.
shiny hair, stunning clothes, and Gle,
waited manners so opposite poor bv.
mainly. We saw our friend draw a
deep breath and begin the descent.
He took the fire of lofty contempt from
the clerk battery, and turning to the
left encountered a heavy reserve of
whisk brooms. They charged on him
in platoon; while one attachment at
tackled his baggage another assaulted
him on the flank and rear with whisk
brooms. He fought through CALAMITY.
He had nearly reached the entrance
when huge African bore down upon
his right and the two passed out strug-
ling for the valise. Victory hung
doubtful, when, unfortunately for our
gallant friend, two ladies Of his ac-
quaintance. who happened to be pass
ing, paused to bid him farewell. This
was fatal. He relinquished his valise.
bowed to his friends. was thrust into
hack, and meekly paid the African-a
counterfeit fifty-cent fractional curren.
cy that he held in reserve in case
worst came to worst.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-11-29
COOLIE MASSACRE IN DEMERARA.
Particulars of the Murdcrous Riot
WantOn BlOodshcd.

Particulars Of the NIurdcrOus Riot
WantOn BlOOdshed.
KINGSTON, Ja., October 26, 1872
Coolie riots in Demerara, which have
been of somewhat frequent occurrence,
assumed a rather serious aspect at Es-
sequebo lately, where order was
restored after five of the rioters had
been shot and seven wounded. The
following account of the affair is taken
from the Creole: 4
A band of coolies rebelled against
authority in Essequebo last week, and
were only quieted after the loss OF six
lives. It appears that the immigrants
of plantation Devonshire Castle have
for some time past been dissatisfied
with the rate of wages paid them. This
dissatisfaction eliminated on Friday,
September 9th, by band of them
leaving the estate and proceeding to
the magistrate of the district, Mr..
Loughran, to demand what they assert
ed to be their rights. The magistrate
promised to investigate the matter and
to see justice done. But the coolies
feigned or felt belief that their as
sumed wrongs would not be fairly con-
sidered, and therefore openly express
ed their determination at once to re-
turn to Devonshire Castle and ''wreck"
the estate. Upon this Mr.. Loughran,
with Police Inspector Griffin and
a small body of police, gathered as
quickly as possible, and proceeded af-
ter the coolies to the estate. Arrived
there, the latter were found to have
taken possession of the buildings on
the estate, and replied by threats and
jeers to the demand of Mr.. Loughran
to disperse and return peaceably to
their work. At length, matters becom-
ing momentarily more serious, Mr..
Loughran read the riot act, taking care
that the rioters should be made &C
quainted by an interpreter with its
provisions; and for an hour after read
ing it the magistrate used all his pow
ers of persuasion to induce the coolies
to return to their houses and
avoid bloodshed, but this they steadily
refused to do. At this stage of
the proceedings, when, it is stated,
orders were about being given for a
bayonet charge, the backia stick of one
of the rioters is said to have struck the
hammer of the gun belonging to one of
the policemen; it went off, killing
man, and was followed by the discharge
of some ten more muskets from the
members of the force, who. it is said,
fired under the impression that orders
had been given to that effect. The re-
suit of the volley was the death of six
coolies, and seven others were wounded.
The effect upon the coolies appears to
have been instantaneous. They fled in
all directions, and quickly afterwards
returned to and have since remained at
their work, submissive and obedient to
an extent seldom seen in this colony.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-11-29
How the Word 'sBoston, was Made.

A writer in Good News thus inciden.
tally mentions the curious derivation
of the name Boston: Lincolnshire,
or Lindsey, as the land south of the
Humber was formerly called, received
the Gospel from the good Bishop Paul.
nus, in the seventh century. In the
same century pious monk, known as
st. Botolph, or Bot-holp-that is,
Boat.help-founded a church at
place called Y-cean-ho. The town
which grew up around it was called
.Botolph's Town, contracted from Bot
olphs-ton, Bot os-ton. and finally Bos-
ton. 1t was from this town that the
Rev.. John Cotton came to America,
and gave the same name to the seaport
in which he settled in Massachusetts,.
st. Botosph, or Boat-help, is the patron
saint of sailors, and the spire Of his
church supports, 800 feet high in air. q
lantern visible at sea 40 miles, thus
both lighting the worshippers home
from the stormy sea and pointing their
way to the haven of rest" 1t was I'm,
der the shadow of the tower Of that old
church that Jean Ingelow was born.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-11-29
NV ChildhOod,s Home.

The following sweet poem is from the pen Of
Shillaber e. Mrs. Darlington ~, and is per-
feet picture of his childhood home. 1t is
touchingly beautiful. and our readers will
thank us for publishing it
There's little low hut by the rivers side,
Within the sound of its ripping tide;
It's walls are grey with the MOSES of years,
And it's roof all crumbled and old appears
But fairer TO me than castles pride
Is the little low hut by the rivers side.
The little low hut was my natal nest,
Where my childhood passed. ifes springtime
blest;
Where the hopes of ardent youth were formed
And the sun OF promise my young hear
warmed.
Ere threw myself on life's swift tide,
And left the dear hut by the rivers side.
That little low hut, in lowly guise,
Was soft and grand to my youthful eyes,
And fairer trees were meier known before
Than the apple trees by the humble door,
That my father loved for their thrifty pride
Which Swallowed the hut by the rivers side
That little low hut had glad hearthstone,
That echoed of old with pleasant tone,
And brothers and sisters, merry crew,
Filled the hours with pleasure as on they fl ew
But one by one the loved ones died,
That dwelt in the hut by the rivers side.
The father revered and the children gay
The graves of the world have called away
But quietly all alone there sits
By the pleasant window in summer, and knits,
An old woman, long ears allied
With the little low hut by the rivers side.
That little low hut to the lonely wife
Is the cherished stage of her active life;
Each scene is recalled in memory's beam,
As she sits by the window in pensive dream
And joys and woes roll back like tide
In that little low hut by the rivers side.
My mother-alone by the rivers side
She waits for the food of the heavenly tide,
And the voice that shall thrill her heart with
it's call,
To meet once more with the dear ones all,
And form in region beautifed
That band that once met by the rivers side.
That dear old hut by the rivers side,
With the warmest pulse of my heart allied,
And glory is over the dark wall thrown,
That statelier fabrics have never known.
And I shall love with fonder pride
The little low hut by the rivers side.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-11-29
DIAMOND LAND.

Hundred Weight OF Gems in San
FranciscO--The Route to the Dig
gings.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.
About ten days ago the Pacific Diamond
and Ruby Mining Company received a
large consignment of precious stones from
the diamond fields discovered by them.
Capt. Thomas Buckley, who discovered
these fields shortly after the breaking out
OF the diamond excitement last summer,
and under whose superintendent the
stones were collected, returned with them,
and is now in this city. 1t transpires that
the consignment of jewels brought back by
him is much larger than originally stated
and the company now have on deposit in
the office of B. E. Sherwood, one hundred
pounds of uncut stones, gathered on their
grounds since August, and PANIED out OF
the gravel by hand. The stones were
yesterday shown to reporter by Mr.. Sher-
wood. There are diamonds, rubies, sap.
phires, emeralds and garnets in the col
lection. The stones average about the
size of a pea, and, while many are doubtless
garnets and worthless quartz crystals, there
are many valuable diamonds and rubies
in the collection. They have been tested
by competent lapidaries, who pronounce a
large proportion Of them valuable gems
None of the stones have been cut, but in a
few days the entire collection will be sent
to Frankfort, Germany, and sold. Even
in their rough state there are many
lustrous gems, which will cut to brilliants
OF great value. The company have force
ofmen at work on the grounds now, most
OF them Indians from a neighboring re
servation.
Capt. Buckley locates his diggings in
latitude &c degrees north, longitude Ill
degrees west from Greenwich, and about
50 miles westerly from Fort Defiance.
This brings us into Northwestern Arizona.
Capt. Buckley gives the route traversed
by him as follows: From San Francisco,
to Denver, Colorado, by Pacific railroad
from Denver co Pueblo, by narrow gauge
railroad from Pueblo TO Santa Fe, 32l
miles by stage. The distance from Santa
Fe to the diamond feds is about 300 miles
westerly, with no public conveyance.
This route is by Fort Wingate, 100 miles
from Santo Fe, and by Fort Defiance, 60
miles from Wipgate, which last post is so
miles from the fields, situated about IS
degrees north, and longitude Ill degrees
west from Greenwich. The hurricane
deck of mule or of mustang must be
resorted to after leaving Santa Fe. One
government buck board travels the road to
Fort Wingate with the mail, but with no
seat for passenger except by order Of
the military authorities. Between Santa
fe and Wingate the only camping places
are Pine Blanco, Mexican village on the
Rio Grande, 30 miles from Santa Fe; San
Pedro, 80 miles from Pine Blanco Rio
Porque, % miles from San Pedro; Willow
Springs; 30 miles from Rio Porque Blue
Water, I'm intersection Of the Albuq uerque
road, 80 miles from Willow Springs; Ba-
con Springs, % miles from Blue Water,
and a. Fort Wingate, IL miles from Bacon
Springs.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-11-29
Palm Wine.

The sap of the palm tree runs quite
freely from an incision through the
bark. 1t is put into skin bottles, or
rather bags. by African wine-makers,
in which it undergoes a slight degree
OF fermentation, and is soon ready. Tor
use. Every time the mouth Of the bag
is united for taking drink, it foams
and sputters very much like spruce
beer. Although all the gas may escape,
shortly after being tied up again, there
is another volume ready to fizzle as be-
fore.
Christian travellers are quite as fond
of palm wine as natives. Without be-
ing much of stimulant, il has relish
that meets the demands OF the system
in o hot climate far better than any
other drink. OF course il is in unlver-
sal demand, and costs nothing but the
labor of gathering the sap from the
nearest tree, without asking leave.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-11-29
ChrOmos and Prints Nathalie as Printed
Matter.

The Postmaster General, reversing
o former decision, rules that chromos,
engravings, and other prints are mail
able at the postal rates of printed mat
ter. The near assembling Of Congress
presents a reader means Of reversing
his decision, exacting double rates on
deficient postage, than the courts af-
ford, and several members Of Congress
intend to offer explanatory bills cover
ing that and otter Objectionable fparts
OF the new postal code.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-11-29
Blundered Into Wealth.

An advertisement in the Boston pa
pers announcing the sale at auction of
the Dexter property in Newburyport,
bring to..mind numerous stories cur
rent in that city respecting the eccen.
trio individual who hourished there in
the latter part of the last century I'M
der the self-assumed title of Lord
Timothy Dexter. This was the fortu-
nate merchant who, with brains either
so scant or disordered that he was con-
tinually making himself an object of
derision, still Numbered into what in
those days was considered stupen-
dous fortune. 1t was Lord Dexter who,
consulting a waggish acquaintance as
to profitable way of investing certain
moneys, was advised to ship cargo of
warming pans to the West Indies, and
availed himself of the advice to the
great mirth of all who heard of the
transaction. The cream of the Joke,
however, was the warming pans found
sale to the sugar manufacturers for
ladies, and Dexter realized a great pro-
fit on the venture. A shipment of red
woollen night-caps to the coast of
Guinea, suggested as joke, turning
cut as most fortunate speculation.
Somebody wishing to hum bug the old
fellow, told him one day that news had
come that all the whales were dying
off. Dexter went to work and bought
up ali the whalebone he could get hold
OF, fairly cornering the market, after
which he unloaded at an immense pro-
fit. Having at last Numbered into
great wealth, he assumed the title of
Lord Dexter and spent great deal of
money in laying out attractive grounds
about his house, but ruined the effects
produced by skillful gardeners by set
ting up in every direction carved wood
en- figures of the most bideous de-
scription. Twenty-Five years ago some
OF these figures were still to be seen on
the grounds. Lord Dexter, becoming
ambitious of literary distinction, pub.
lished a book with the title OF "a
Pickle for the Knowing Ones;n but
being conscious of weakness in the
matter of punctuation, put all the
periods, commas, semicolons and the
like at the end of the book, telling his
readers that they might pepper and salt
his production to suit themselves. A
few years before his death he had q
mock funeral, and afterward beat his
wife because she did no exhibit suffi-
Gent grief over his fictitious demise.
Some time ago the house and grounds
once occupied by this strange charac-
ter came into the possession of veal.
thy citizen of Newburyport, who has
made the place one of the most beauti-
full residences in New England.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-11-29

WoNEN's rights are gaining in Japan.
Ladies OF the higher classes are allowed
to drive or walk out into Yeddo, and
now the restriction has been removed
which hitherto prevented Japanese
women from ascending the Fusiyama.
This year scores of native women have
climbed to the summit Of this sacred
ash-heap, and peered into what none
OF their sex in japan have ever seen
before-the crater of the great volcano
their people have been TO worship.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-11-29

A RUSSIAN prince is at present the
great social lion in Paris. He has 2
suite OF ten apartments at the Hotel
Maurice, eight servants and stable OF
thoroughbreds. He and Catacazy ride
together on the Bots, and create real
sensation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-11-29

FANNY FERN's second husband, Mr..
81 2. Harrington, resides in Chicago.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-12-21

STORY Or DYING KG KEUx.-E
Washington; despatch to the Nev York
Herald states that Robert O. Young, a
Au Kjux prisoner. who has been par
doned by the President, arrived in th9t
CITY from the Albany penitentiary, on
Saturday, in dying condition. He was
on his way home to Youngsville, Alaba-
ma. He was interviewed ir the cloak.
room OF the House OF Representatives.
Where he was attempting to sleep. The
reporter says:
He appeared to sleep in death. His
lace mad q leaden. ghastly !cok, with
VI wrinkles aaas deeply and rgidly ret as if void
touched him lightly. he raised his
head slowly and caat lapeuid lcok to.
ward me- It seemed to me the look Of
galvanized corpse. he was dressed in a
suit OF homespun. His face was thin
and ashy, with three weeks beard upon
1t; his eyes were sunken in, and thin
gray hairs struggled down upon his fore.
head. ae was asked whether he yas
treated kindly in prison. He answered: {:
"Ail the officers treated me kindly.
except one overseer, who was harsh to
me. When was too feeble to work T
had to remain in my cell, which was
very cold. I sometimes asked him to
let nae go to the stova in the corridor TO
warm myself, but he refused. Don't
De hard on az old man. I would saw.
but still he wouldn't let me 20 out.
was confined in the same cell with nv
son Ringgold. who is still there. He
has to work in the shoe shop from day.
light till evening; but he has been in
good health; never missed day in the
shop. If it had not been for him I
should have been dead long before this.
He took good care of me.
The dying man gave the following
history of his case:
ut was all the work OF a man named
Barnes. He is lawyer. lie hated me,
and wanted to have me put out of the
way. For this purpose he went to John
u. Young, Ku Klux prisoner, row in
tue Albany penitentiary, but no relation
OF mIne, and asked him to turn States
evidence against me. but John refused.
The next day he was arrested and tried,
and, like me. sentenced to ten years.
This man Barnes was United States
Commissioner, and had unlimited power
in my County. He was ON the grand
jury which found On indictment against
me. They wanted to convict somebody,
and they selected me and my son, Ring
gold T. Young. There are now six Ku
klux prisoners in the Albany peniten-
tiary--three from Tailapoosa and three
from Randolph County. One of them
Charles Howard-is a perfect idiot; an
other, named Blanks, is hoy"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-12-21

WHAT Is A COMMON CENTRs?-At q
banquet given in st. Louis to the mem
bers of the National Commercial Con
vention, recently in session in that city,
the last regular toast being sour Com.
mon Country and its Controlling Gen
tres, MIR. T.. Il. James, q delegate from
tennessee, was called on to respond.
The Missouri Democrat, in reporting his
remarks, says he made an eloquent and
powerful speech, spiced with patriotic
sentiments and poetical and humorous
illusions. AS a fair epscimen of tho hu.
morous portion of his remarks, we COPY
the following from the report of the De.
mocrat:
This was the common country of all
who chose 10 mako it their homo; the
lrishman. the German, tho Pole, tho
African, the Chinaman-all claimed this
as their common country. It is q com
mon idea that the Mississippi is the Fa-
ther of Waters, but the faot is, the
waters arc the father Of the Mississippi.
It starts as little rill, runs by Judge
Miller's bridge up the river, and receives
Missouri, which makes it the father Of
wAters. In regard to the controlling
centres, Cincinnati claims to be some.
St. Louis, in spite of T.. U. Rcavis, sits
like hen on thousand eggs in tho
centre OF the Mississippi Valley. We'll
might Benton say, "There is the East,
there is India" She is rs calm in su.
premacy as q Christian sitting content
cdly behind four noes! Colman would
have us believe tho agriculturalist is
some pumpkins, and SO he is In an
cient times, before tho art of printing
and the invention Of the telegraph and
steam, we had our great orators-C!ay,
Webster, 30. Now, they tell us, these
men have died. and there is no control
ling centre left. They went to Washing
ton. left their wives at home, md printed
their speeches, and made the people be-
lieve they were demi-gods. There arc a
thousand greater men than Clay, CAL
houn aud Webster. He would not give
one Whitney, tho inventor of the cotton
gin, for hundred such men. Franklin
etolo the fiery stecd from tho thunder
bolt. and drove him as you drive oxen
during tho prevalence of the cpizootic.
What is common centre? It is the
honest and free press that enlightens tho
world. NIr. James concluded his culogy
of the press by saying he did not run
newspaper.
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