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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-09-07

REPAIRING.-It having been found necessary to
repair the door of Engine House No. l. the engine
has been removed % the Bell Tower, on Garden
street, where it win remain until the repairs are
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-23
The Compound Propeller Pump.

We clip the following from a Philadelphia
paper of late date:
A very interesting exhibition of the per-
formanee OF a steam propeller pump re-
Gently erected by the Hydrostatic and Hv-
draulic Company of Pennsylvania for the
st. Georges Marsh Company, upon their
property, a few miles below Delaware Civ
took place last Saturday The colnpa1v
using this pump has taken up very large
tract OF marsh land in the above mentioned
locality, which they propose to drain and
BRING under cultivation, and before the
erection of the pump in question, was
found impossible to keep free from water
at certain seasons of the year, and although
llnexhaustibly fertile, was practically value
less. Indeed, we believe that the price at
which it was held was about $40 per acre,
but no one cared to own it at any price,
Since the erection of the pump, however,
and the demonstration of its ability to con-
troll the water-bOth for drainage and irri-
gatiOn-the land is estimated to be worth
fully 500 per acre, both for grain raising
and grazing purposes, as it is among the
richest in the State of Delaware
The pump In use during this experiment,
and put up for the st. Georges Marsh Com
pany, is the largest yet built-being three
feet In diameter, and was put up with a
guarantee that it would pump $4,000 gal
Ions OF water per minute. On this occasion
1t easily worked up to $4,000 gallons per
minute, although the whole power of the
prOpelling engine was not then utilized on
account of a deficit in the boiler, which
prevented it from furnishing all the steam
required. The water rushed from the
mouth of the pump in a solid stream three
feet ia diameter and with a tremendous
velocity, while the entire machinery worked
with the most perfect smoOthness and with
out perceptible strain. The efficiency of
the pump was fully demonstrated, and the
only question was whether in raising water
to a great height the pump had the capa-
city to lift it. The HydrOstatic and Hy- |
draulic Company, however, contend that !
within several hundred feet the efficiency I
Of the pdmp in this respect has been fully |
demonstrated at the Glen Carbon Colliery, |
in Schuylklu county, where the water is |
raised 2|o feet through tube eight inches |
in diameter, which throws 1000 gallons per !
minute.
These are interesting facts to our readers,
all OF whom must be interested in any ma
chlnery which can be made available in
especially as we learn that the
HydrOstatic and Hydraulic Company.
through their agents in this city, Messrs.
.. S. Hunt s. Co., No. 1875 Gravier street,
intend to submit proposals to the city au-
horities for the erection of one or more of
hese pumps, but of larger capacity, say
1000 gallons per minute, TO be applied in
he drainage of the city.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-23
A Quaker in a MOB-A Talk with John
g. Whittier.

A correspondent of the Providence Jour
nal, who has lately visited John G. Whit
tier, gives this account of a conversation
with him:
Everybody knows, too that Mr. Whittier
was an original abOlitiOnist with Garrison
though ne did not agree with him in all his
ultra notions. He told me that when Gar
risOn was imprisoned in 1882 for publishing
his anti-slavery paper in Baltimore, he was
sorely tried, being himself very poor and
without influence, to find out how he could
aid him. Mr.. Garrison was a great admirer
and friend of Clay, and had written strong
article urging his nomination for the Presi.
dency. Mr.. Whittier said he inclOsed the
article in a note to Mr. Clay, asking him to
use his influence for GarrisOn's release
from prison, and that Mr.. Clay responded
cordially at once that he should have done
every thing in his power for his friend, but
that he was discharged just before his let
Ter reached him. The next year, Mr.. Whit
tler wrote his first pamphlet against slavery.
Arthur Tappan had 500 copies struck off at
once and distributed. 1t was for circulating
TINS Is pamphlet in the South that DIR. Gran
uaIl was imprisoned.
MT nitner was in the midst of three
great Shn-slavery mObs, but he told me
the mob IN which he incurred the greatest
personal FISK was at Concord, New Hamp-
shire, where he and George Thomson. tbe
Englishman, went to hold an anti-sIaverv
meeting. The mob collected in GREAT nm.
bers, armed with stones, clubs and muskets.
broke up the meeting, and followed him ana
Thompson to the house of friend with
whom they were staying, Mr.. Kent brotbeT
of Governor Edward Kent, of Maine M
Whittier came near losing his life nv a 90.
we're blow from stone in his back and
shoulder. But they got into the house and
thompson managed to get out at the hacL-
door and into the woods unObserved. M
W mtuer said 1t was the most excited scene
ne had ever witnessed. The mob surrounded
the house, and threatened to tear it down
unless Thompson was sent out to them,
Mr.. hent was firm man, and barred the
doors against them. The family were all be-
sIde themselves except Mr.. and Mrs. Kent.
Two daughters of Ezekiel Webster were
there. Mr.. Whittier said one of them
threw her arms around him. SAVING: 40
Mr.. Whittier, we will die with YOU :, Inst
then a clergyman who was in the house
proposed that they unite in PRAYER. but
MRS. hent SAID that she thought thew had
better fight than pray (God bless her
hoerty-lovlng soul forever, | sayD The
mob finally dispersed Thomson cot into
the house. Whittier, exhausted fall
asleep on the bed, while Thompson sat mn
Directly a stone dashed in the window Of
the room where they were, and MT, Whit
tier said he jumped clear from the bed.
The mob had returned, and with them a
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-23

The Lookport journal says:
Dion, in his perambulationa about Lock
port, very naturally dropped INTO one Of
the billiard halls of the city. While watch
ing a pocket game, and quietly smoking
his cigar, he was accOsted by a pompOus
individual, with the invitation ''Take a
hand2 but you five TO one on a car0m game
of 500 points" Don't care If do" says
Dion, blandly, whose name and station
were entirely unknown TO the profferer of
the invitation. The money was staked,
coats pulled off, and the game commenced.
The stranger won the first shot and then
missed. Dion, not to be too hard on the
presumer at first, only run up ten points
and then missed intentionally. The stranger
then took the cue and run right up some
thirty points flor he was a good player),
and then missed. And now the fun com
menced. Certain persons who had been
let into the secret by the knowing ones,
had spread the news abroad on the streets,
and quite crowd had got together around
the table, stretching their necks to see the
finale of the game. Dion took the cue like
prince, and, with smile of mingled dis
dain and satisfaction on his lip, ran up,
without saying a word, $40 points Had
his cue not proved defective, his friends
say he could have made 1000 easily. 1t is
needless to say his opponent ''wilted," and
has noe been seen in those parts since.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-23

friend of Mr.. Whittier, who pretended to
be in the interest of the mob, who, by his
time, when Thompson and Whittier cot
into carriage and drove off. When a
short distance from the house, musket
shots were fired at them, but doing no
other damage than hole through the car
rage, and thus they escaped.
"And now" said Mr. Whittier, "yOu may
think that, poor, despised and prosecuted
as we were, we were very miserable set;
but it was not 80. We had very pleasant
times together, and 1 think l can under
stand how the old martyrs might have en-
jOyed themselves very lIaueh."
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-23
Schools for Journalists.

Mr.. William L. King, in a recent volume
on the newspaper press of Charleston, South
Carolina, presents the following view of
journalism as a profession, in connection
with the current nonsense as to special
training:
We find it difficult to conceive through
what peculiar course of tuition one could
proceed to arrive at the knowledge of a
profession which, almost beyond all
others, demands not only speciality of the
gifts in the individual, and singularly va
riOus knowledge, but likewise a long ex-
perlence with the nature, the wants and
wishes of society. There are, also. great
and conflicting principles and doctrines, in
yolvlng conflict not only of years, but of
ages. 1t does seem to US all that can be
done TO prepare youth at college for the
business OF journalism is what the college
now proposes to do in the work of classical
education. In this the youth is prepared
generally for all the professions, and no
college training can possibly do more It
certainly can not go into the thousand de-
tails which enter into the business of the
journalist 1t certainly can not endow the
individual with those gifts of intellect
which are special, and should belong to the
journalist. Nor can such an education ae-
eOmplish more than perfect him in the
languages, in the sciences, and in general
literature. The school for the journalist
assuming that he has acquired all that the
college usually imparts and that he pos
sesses the necessary gifts from nature-is
the great wOrld-schOOl of humanity. Pro
tessOrs might lecture on journalism, as it is
practically known to the craft, day succeed
ing day, and yet these censOrs of wisdom
would not Impart any journalistic lesson to
the student. The embrOyO journalist would
still have to go through a regular appren-
ticeship to the craft, and acquire the essen
lessons, experience has taught US, are to be
found in the thoroughfares, in the strife of
parties, at public meetings, and under the
glare of the midnight gas
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-23
IDLE WORDS.
Once said,

Once said,
seeing two soft starry eyes,
T8STkly bright 90 midnight skies
Tves prophetic Of the power
SIRE to be thy wOmaD's dover,
JEben the years shall crown thee queen
90 che realm as yet unseen;
- sometimes sweet. those eyes shall make
lovers mad for their sweet sakew
Once I said
SEEING treBses golden brown,
"a a bright shower falling down
over neck and bosom fair,
A yon sculptured angels are
GhiorOuB tresses, dropping low
Ger a forehead pure as snow:
Sometimes sweet in thy s0ft mar
lave shall set a shining snare
Once l said,
seeing lips, whose crimson glow
Neck the roses wet with dew
Warm sweet lips, whose breath was balm,
Purs. proud lips, serenely calm
7v-uder ups whose smiling grace
Est with splendOr all the face;
sweet for kiss Of thine, some day,
Ven viii barter souls away"
Idly said!
cad hath taken care Of all,
Esv or pain that might befall
Levers LIP shall never thrill
At thy kisses soft and still;
Lovers heart shall never break
IA sore anguish for thy sake
Eaver's soul for thee shall know
&or loves rapture nor its woe.
All is said
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-23

port. He did not believe in nominating
men from mere expedieney, as General
Grant was nominated. They talked of
Greeley's eecentricities. He never began
to advocate cause that he did not cont
nue. to advocate all his life, and there was
no inconsistency in his pure and earnest
advocacy OF all that was good. Zap
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-23

Miss Kate Field, who went across the
water last May to tell the English what an
American thought of Charles Dickens, is
about to return home. A letter from Lon
don says of her: "Miss Field has been chief
ly known in London society, where she has
been markedly observed as a brilliant.
graceful, and tasteful, but uncOmprOmising
American woman. Her rabid republican
whom it hit or where it fell. In spite of
this, her very frankness, matched with
English tolerance, has won her MANY
friends where one might have expected enc
mics"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-23

The Charleston South Cardinal Repu5-
iean, a Republican journal which repu-
dates Grant and supports Greeley and
Brown, alluding to the growth of the Lib
eral sentiment, says: among the better
portion of the Republicans Of the State
there has been marked change. Even here
in the city Of Charleston, among our colored
cltlzens, there is a feeling at work in favor
prise many people that are counting their
host for Grant. We know whereof we
speak. South Carolina might go for Grant,
but If there is a long and strong pull there
is a probability that it will not"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-23

an intelligent policeman was sent to get
q, description of two suspicious characters
Inat were hanging around a grocery in the
OUTSKIRTS. He returned and gave this
description: well, it's one of it is a SHIN
IeiIer not too tole; de oder is a kline heavy
NIT so a whisky Oof his shin, ind de- Iand
Tort he got git rimrOth for loadin' of he's
skoot gun und don't see boot de oder one
aber dink kin anyhow ketch him milf d
'seT1puoR What P-LVanSrille Journal
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-23

At Metz, recently, little girl, twelve or
fourteen years old, was playing ball on
some walk where there happened to be a
Prussian General, accompanied by couple
of aides. The child's ball happened to roll
between the legs of the General. He picked
it up, and, holding it out to the little girl,
said to her: Come and get it." 'No," re-
piled she, II do not want it." "Why not 2"
said the General Because you are a
Prussian" II am not Prussian-I am a
Bavarian" "Ah," said the little girl, "a
servant of the Prussians, then. You can
keep my ball" She went away, and the
General, transferring his anger to the IN
lucky ball, which was not to blame,
tramped on and burst it,"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-23

The Rutherford, North Carolina, Vi,sdi-
Gator says remarkable stone, in the shape
OF a perfectly cut balloon, car attached,
containing maniwith a signal flag, was ne
Gently found in that county,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-23

A rich New Yorker wants his body burnt
after death, and the ashes sealed up in an
urn, which he has just ordered from Italy
for the purpose. A cheap way, probably,
Of UrniDg n0tOriety.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-23

The original harp that Mr.. Tara used to
claw In the halls which bore his name is in
Town, little dilapidated, but good for a
century yet if the cat crop does not fail. A
grandson Of the original Tara manipulates
the strings Cleveland Leader.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-23

, A German, with the queer name of John
Oohn, living in AnamOsa, Indiana, while in
state OF intoxicatiOn, sold his wife to a
neighOor for key of lager. The Obedient
VIE went away with her new lord, and
nved with him week. At the end of that
IlIne Jonn Johns lager gave out, and as
he sobered of he repented and persuaded
MS wife to return 70 him. All is quiet now.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-10-17
THE TURF.


The Great TrOt Between Goldsmith h
Maid and Accident.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, October l6.-The
great trotting match between Bud Do
ble's Goldsmith Maid and Ex-Governor
Sanford's Accident for a purse of $75OO
best three in five, came off to-day in
presence of large attendance OF spec
tators. The betting on the result was
very heavy, Goldsmith Maid leading in
the pools. Eleven false starts were
made, but at last finally went off even
together. After a close contest the
Maid won the first heat by one length.
Time 2:2O}. The first halt mile was
made in l:074. The second heat was
also verv closely contested, both horses
keeping well abreast till near the end
of the line, when the Maid pulled
ahead and came in half length 10
advance. Time 2:2lf; first half mile
in l:OSa. During the third heat the
horses were loudly cheered. Accident
took the pole and on the start led the
Maid by two lengths to the halt mile:
Accident then made bad break and
lost fully five lengths. The heat and
race was won by the Maid. Time 2.22
1t was reported that Accident went off
before the start was given in the last
heat. The result Of the race created
much excitement among the hackers OF
the Maid and immense sums Of money
changed hands, the hackers OF San
lords horse losing heavily
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-10-17
CHICAGO.
Accident on the Pittsburgh, Ctncin-
natl and 81. LOuis Railway.

Accident on the Pittsburgh, Cincin-
natl and 81. LOuis Railway.
CHICAGO, October l6-This morning,
about three o'clock. an accident occur
red on the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and
St. Louis railroad, at Scoville, fourteen
miles from this city. by which one man
lost his life and two others were badly
injured. A heavy freight train, divided
into two sections, was approaching Chi,
caeo; the first section had stopped to
take water, and the second section was
coming down q heavy grade. When
the train parted, leaving one brakeman
on that portion BY the engine, the door
O. the headlight on the engine had
come open and the light was extin~
euished, 40 that the men on the first
section did not know OF the approach
of the second until the engine struck
the caboose and tore through it. TIVE
Of the cars were loaded with iron and
coal and were reduced to fragments.
The engine was made complete wreck.
In the caboose were John Hildreth and
A. Sigler. Hildreth had bis head
mashed to a jelly. and his brains scat-
tered in all directions. Sigler and Doyle
were badly cut. The coroners inquest
exonerated any one from blame.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-10-17
MISSOURI.

Terrible Accident In Marion County
KANSAS CITY, October l6.-The fol-
lowing report of terrible accident in
Marion county has been received here
A farmer named Hunt, with his wife
and three children. were living on a
claim some distance from their neigh
bors. The house was built OF stone
and rooted with dirt and cod, supported
with timbers. One night come persons
returning from dance fourd that the
roof had fallen in upon the family as
they were sleeping in their beds. The
party at once went to relieve them, and
found the mother and three children
dead, asd the father 20 fastened and
held in his place that he was powerless
to help himself. The roof was very
heavy, and came down with crushing
force upon the inmates Of the house.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-10-17
NEW YORK.
Address oftbe National Liberal ke
publkcan Committee.

New YORK, October l6.-The Ma
tional Liberal Republican Committee
published an address this morning to
the electors of the United States. The
address says it becomes the duty to sp-
peal to you 10 view Of the appalling
frauds perpetrated on the ballot'box in
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana on the
9Th of October. 1t then claims it is
not even denied that the partisans OF
Grant had been furnished with vast
amounts of money for electioneering
purposes. A large number Of voters
were brought from Kentucky and
Illinois into Indiana and the ballots
illegally cast for the Republican ticket
we're extensive. Colonjz cation also took
place 10 Ohio. In Pennsylvania the
election was farce. 90 stupendous
were the frauds practiced. Colored
voters by thousands were broughlfrom
Maryland, Washington and North
Carolina to vote IN Pennsylvania. also
thousands OF repeaters from New York.
The address claims the Liberals did not
participate 10 these acts of violence
against an honest election. The Lib
eral party was organized to resist this
very abuse. 1t calls Tor grand rally
to defend the purity OF the bsllot'box.
The vote is yet in the hands OF the Lib
erals. Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana
may yet be avenged. Georgia, it is
claimed, will give her electoral votes
for Greeley. Honest Christian sympa-
thy 10 the North will add to this more
than enough 10 make the election sure,
thus we have every cause for encourage
ment. The address is signed by Ethan
Allen, Chairman of the committee.
Collision OF steamers.
This evening the New York and
Boston steamer Providence, hence for
Boston, collided with a Government
scow near He'll Gate, in mid channel
The scow was smashed to pieces and all
of the upper works of the steamer
were carried away. The greatest ex.
citement prevailed among the passen-
gers for time, but no one was injured.
The steamer Stonington came alongside
and took them off the Providence,
which had drifted on the rocks, shortly
after her upper works floated off,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-10-17
ST. PAUL.

wbsreaboufs Of the vovs"er0 Pa
~ihc Surveying 80 ~
Sr. PAUL, MINI October is A die
match from Fargo savs 'hs' General
Rosser and the Northern Psciic sur
veying party have arrived at the Missis-
sippi. News have slso been received OF
the killing Of two officers Of the mili-
tary escort to the expedition by Indians,
named Lieutenant Eben. Crosby, of the
I7th Infantry. and Lieutenant L. D.
Adair, OF the I'D Infantry, and Quarter.
master OF the expedition. Crosby Was
cut off by the Indians and killed while
out hunting. Lieutenant Adair had
zone ahead OF the escort in search OF q
Camping ground, when he was fred up
on aud mortally wounded, though be
made bis way back to camp and linger.
ed along until the next morning. when
he died. 1t is also stated that servant
of General Stanley's, while hunting,
was killed and horribly mutilated BY
the Indians. No further details have
been yet received.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-10-17
PHILADELPHIA.
Convention or Catholic Benevolent
Societies.


PHILApRLPHrA, October l6-A gen.
eral convention OF the Catholic Berev-
olent Societies OF the United States
assembled at the Assembly building in
this city TO-DAY, that having been chosen
as the place of meeting for he present
year. About one hundred and fifty
Catholic societies are represented,
twenty-five OF them belonging to this
city.
The convention was called to order
by Vice President McNeyburg, who ex-
pressed regret at The absence of Pres
ident DIVER. who was last night unex-
pectedly called away to New York.
The speaker congratulated the body on
the growth OF the Irish Catholic Be-
nevolent Unions. Last year the dele
gates numbered but sixty; this year the e
number was oue hundred and fifty.
After some further reNarks, the Rev.
James Henry, o. St. Louis, WAS intro
duced, who led the convention In
PRAYER.
Rev. Father Fallen, of the Church OF
the Assumption, OF this CITY, being in
troduced, made a short address OF wel-
come.
Vice President McNeyburg next
read the address issued some months
ago to the various benevolent societies
in the United States, alter which re-
cess was taken.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-10-17
AUBURN, N. Y.
Will Of the Late w. HI. Seward


AUBURN, October l6.-The will OF
the late William Ii. Seward was
opened by his family to-day. 1t is a
clear, succiuct document, singularly
free from legal technicalities, written
entirely in his own hand. He be-
aueaths his home at Auburn, with all
its pleasant surroundings, to his three
sons, by one or more OF whom it will
doubtless be occupied and preserved
intact as far as possible in it's present
condition. His other property, con
sisting in part of securities, but mainly
OF real estate, in Auburn and in tins
county, he divides into four equal
shares among his sons Augustus,
Frederick and William and his adopted
daughter Olive Risley Seward, the two
last named being deputed to execute
this provision OF the instrument. No
other legacies are made. The property
has not yet been appraised and it is
impossible to say precisely wnat 1t
amounts TO Estimates vary, but At
will probably be 100000.