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Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-07
SUPREME CoURr.-The Supreme Court

Supreme CoURT.-The Supreme Court
having lately rendered u decision send
ing the case of one A. S. Blown, Il con-
wet in the State Prison, back for revis-
ion 10y new grand jury, the release of
sid defendant was yesterday sought by
his counsel on Il writ of habeas corpus;
but, after hearing arguments upon both
sides The Court decided not to grant his
release. and he WAS remanded to the
custody of the Warden to await the nc
ton of the. authorities of White Pine
county. Clarke for the applicant, Buck
ner for the people.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-07
.ha atatnte itelf. The offenees ave mot a rio-

the statute itself. The offences are not a vio-
lation of private rights, but were against the
very life of the constitutional govern
ment by poisoning the fountain OF
legislation. The duty deyolved upon
the committee has been of the most
painful and delicate character. They have
performed il u the best OF their ability. They
have proceedel with great care and deliberation
for while theydesires to do their full DUTY to
the House andthe country, they We're most
anxious not 20 do injustice to any man. In
forming these conclusions they have intended
to be entirely cool and dispassionate, not to
allow Themselves to be swerved by any popular
favor on one iand, or any feeling of popular
favor and sympathy on the other. The COM
mittee submit to the House, and recommend
the adoption II the following resolution:
WHEREAS, Mr.. 0ake Ames, Republican in
this House tr)m the state OF Massachusetts,
has been gully OF selling to members Of Con-
gress shares Of stock in the Credit Mobilier of
America for prices very much below their val
ne of such stock, with the intent thereby to
influence the votes and decisions of such
members in matters TO be brought before
Congress for ,ction therefore
Resolved, That Cakes Ames be and is hereby
expelled from his seat as member Of this
House.
q WHERE'S, Mr.. James Brooks, Repre-
sentative in this House from the state Of New
York, did procure the Credit Mobili Com
pany TO issue and deliver to Mr.. Charles II.
Nelson, for the use and benefit of said Brooks,
fifty shares OF stock of said company ut price
much below its real value, well knowing that
the same was issued aud delivered with intent
TO Influence he vote and decision of said
Brooks as a member Of the House on matters
to be brought before Congress for action. and
also TO inhuerce the action of said Brooks as
a Government director in the Union Pacific
Railroad Company, therefore.
ReS0lced, That Mr.. James Brooks is hereby
expelled from his seat as member of this
House.
The reading of no document was ever list
ened to with more interest than was the re-
port Of the Pdand committee. Cakes Ames
occupied trent seat, and stood the concen-
trated gaze With apparent calmness, while
Brooks, emacRted and palhd from sickness,
preserved his selfpossession. The othsr
members whose names are mentioned in the
report shovel signs of deep feeling. and
seemed to experience a sense of relief when
the reading of the portions concerning them
was completed.
Ames, after he left the House, remarked to
a friend that he was not conscious of having
committed any wrong for which he should be
blamed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-07
Commander James W. Shirk, United
States Navy.

A dispatch from Washington an
nounces the death there, Monday even
ing, of Commander James Shirk. He
was born in Pennsylvania July 16, 1882,
and was appointed in 1S49 from that
State, and was promoted to Passed
MidshipmaI in 1854, having been on
sea service on the African coast, the
East Indies, and the Atlantic coast.
He was promoted to Master in 1855,
and commissioned as Lieutenant Nov.
6, 1856, serving OF the lakes and the
Pacific coast and on the opening of
the rebellion was in the Mississippi
squadron. He commanded the
gunboat Lexington at the bat
ties of Fort Henry, Feb. 6, 1862,
Pittsburg Landing, March l, 1862;
an engagement with rebel batteries at
Eastport, Miss, March IL, and Chick
asaw, Ala, March %, 1862: tue battle
of Shiloh, April and Z; st. Charles,
White River, June II; Haines' Bluff,
Dec. u; Chickasaw Bayou, Dec. %,
1862, to Jan. ], 1868; Arkansas Post,
Jan. 10; passage of the Vicksburg bat
teries, April 16; Grand Gulf, April 80 !;
the attack on Vicksburg, May %, and
was almost constantly under fire of the
batteries from May 10 to June 4, 1868
He was commissioned Lieutenant
Commander July 16, 1862, and COM
manded the iron-clad Tuscumbia and a
division of the Mississippi squadron
of 1868 and 1864. He was detailed to
the hayward at Philadelphia, and was
commissioned commander, July 25,
1866. He served in the Franklin, of the
European squadron i'll 1s67-6S, and was
assigned to special duty at the Navy
Department III 1869, where he contin.
ued until his death. He was faithful
and gallant officer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-07
A Mermaid Described.

The Los Angeles Express describes
the % mermaid now on exhibition IN
that place. 1t was caught by Captain
Eastman, of the schooner Roscoe, en-
balmed by DR.. Lyford, and has been
exhibited ut San Diego. The eyes, in
large sockets, were pricked to let out
the water in the embalming process.
The mouth is very broad, with twenty
eight curved and singularly shaped
teeth. The nose is combination Of
the Roman and the snub. The brow
is heavily indented with heavy brain
lobes long and broad ears
adorn the queer looking head and
short, woolly hair covers the head and
sides of the face. The cerebellum and
Adams apple are very prominent. Tn e
arms are long and terminate in long
claws, consisting of four fingers and
a thumb, with the sharpest of nails.
There are eleven ribs extending around
the body and meeting ut the breast.
Here the fish portion of the thing be-
gins. II is covered with scales, the
spine having the dorsal fin, and the
fish continuing in the usual develop
ment TO the tip of the tail.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-07
Absorption OF Tobacco.

An article on the evil effects of tobacco,
published in the February Herald Of
Health, says:
"That tobacco does lodge in the tissues
is evident from the following fact. The
hydropathists have among their processes
one which they call the wet sheet pack.
The patient is enyeloped first in a wet
sheet and then-over this-in blankets
BY this process they claim that through
the operation Of the principles of cados.
nose and erosmoN, the water of the sheet
is made to enter the body, while at the
same time impurities are Withdrawn
.hereirom. Now let the habitual use- Of
tobacco be subjected for m hour to this
process. When, at the expiration Of that
time, his developments are taken Of, the
odor Of tobacco coming from his body,
aud from the sheet in which he has lain.
will be as perceptible 10 every one pres.
ent as though cigar had just been smok.
ed IN Tie -oomn
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-07

THE Appeal tells of a Memphis lady
who wrote to New York matrimonial
agent for husband. The agent trans
ierred the letter to crusty old bache-
lor who in reply to il, accidentally
substituted for his own photograph
that of q pet orang outang. The lady
answered, "Ihere is certainly not much
personal beauty abouta you, but you
appear to have an honest, manly face.
] accept"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-07

Josrru SmEtnNN LrrANN, the eminent
Irish writer, dcd in Dublin ON the 7th OF Feb.
ruary.
san pomNoo adyces report the publication,
atJacmel, and tho dissemination through tho
island, Of a puuungiamonto on behalf of d
number OF revolutionary leaders, which AIMS
at the overthrow q President Baea and the
establishment OF an independent government.
Tur Carist movement in Spain is acquiring
strength daily.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-04-24

\ curious story has just cropped up in Cassel
dermany, touching bot made between two
ofhcers there. One of the gentlemen, who was
Count and adjutant, laid down the proposi-
tlon that man Of rank and title could, when
ever he chose, marry rich heress. lie pro-
posed bet, indeed, that within eight DAYS he
could get himself engaged to a certain Young
lady who possessed the highly desirable aualif,
Gallon described. The bet was accepted.-
ms young lady was the daeuhter ola widow OF
man who had been proprietor Of gambling.
mouse, and She was said to have a half million
as her dowry. The Count set to work to win
the girls affections and succeeded An enqase-
ment in Germany is 4 solemn affair, and Is al
ways published in the newspapers. However,
as soon as the engagement was arrived ai The
Count claimed his bet, and then wrote to th.
glr 10 say that, on account of her father HAVING
been gambler, IL was impossible for linn To
marry her. The engagement was annqied and
the tinal results, it was thought, OF this hlmor.
Gus affair were large quantity of CHAMPAGNE
ana broken heart But the emperor William
heard OF the little romance and did not like The
looks OF it at all. Probably before the llrre
quantity of champagne had been drank, boil
| The officers in question found themselves under
arrest. At present, according TO the command
| OF the emperor, they await their trial by corr
martial; and it is highly probable that the,
| may iind serious cause to repent of having en-
gagged in that merry Jest
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-04-24

TUT Tue Detulcufe keDUD Ifun.
SIGNS OF THE TIMES. EpIToR We
have just held our school election, in Pencader
hundred, District No. 02, and added to our
Doard OF commissioners one not favorable to
the Protestant faith, and having one before. an
lnhdei, II we should judge him by his language.
in calling a place of religious worship, min
winch being the majority, the result is they
nave discharged one of the best and most
strictly moral teachers that we have ever had
because he would not accept from them the
Keys OF the school house, with the promise that
he would not let the clerk of the district in Tho
mouse, except In school hours, who has always
had the care of the house since built, and had
KIND friend to open and prepare il for The
teacher and children, without cost to the dis
trlct, and notwithstanding this, their object is
10 smut out meeting that has been held in il
since onllt, and in the nelghborhood for twenty
years without charge for services by the said
clerk. Tins, known as OFT Meeting, which com
inenced near Catswamp, that was then terror
10 Tn nelglborhcod, and was then neglected by
all other religious denominations, who wer.
greatly surprised when the Lord blessed The
means, ana between twenty-five and thirty pro-
fessed faith in Christ, and since that Tins many
nave been added to the fold of Christ, and viii
rise up anu bless God for free GOSPEL W.
nave not had as yet any place vi worshlp ey-
eept private houses aud the school house inst
turned out OF, not for any harm done, or far
any advantage taken, for We have given to the
ulstfict III money to pay for thrbln The war ~,
the mouse, by the meeting, and found oar avn
iuei' But We must submit 10 the majority. and
humbly ask an interest in the prayers OF The
followers Of Christ, that he may continne In
bless our labors, and soon furnish us win tba
means to build II plain humble place of wor-
snip, IN such as VIII become people that our
saviour has said, "haye the gospel preached IN
'heh'' ELDER. S. OFT,
Address Elkinn Nh
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-04-24
AGRICULTURAL.

WHAT Is A FLOODED HoRsE?-IIe is horse
having more than an ordinary amount of drops
or pounds Of blood In Lis system, in proportion
to the size and weight. This large amount OF
blood acts upon bis system through large
heart, and correspondingly large arteries and
veins; and, put in motion, 1t acts in driving him
to speed, the same as an increased amount OF
fire under the boiler drives off greater amount
OF steam, and makes the machinery 90 faster
This large amount Of blood also acts in refining
the skin. making 1t and the horse finer than
In horse Of less blood, 1t refines and gives elias.
ITCHY to the muscles, the feet &C.; 1t refnes the
entire horse, making strong the valuable parts
and fitting the whole system for speed and en-.
durance.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-04-24

fERrlIlZi No PoTAToEs.-At the last meeting
OF the Doylestown Ducks county, Farmers
Club, the question, "What is the best available
fertilizer for potatoes?" was answered by Dr..
Dlckie. He said the potatoe was classed by
agricultural chemists as a potash plant. The
bess fertilizer therefore is wood ashes vet Nor.
maps not the most available. The next best ia
manure made from leaves, as these contain a
large amount OF potash. When mari can be had
there is little need of seeking for any other fer
tlllzer for potatoes. Plaster is good fertilizer.
anu should be applied after the plants are
l., .,ousn 'he srouhu. FRESH Darn yard manure
Is not good for potatoes. His plan has been to
manure heavily for corn, and 10 grow potatoes
on The ground the following year Al or pre-
pairing the ground i'll the spring he would use
about 200 pounds of plume to the acre, applied
III The row. If wood ashes could be obtained
ne would use TINS on potatoes after they were
up. lie would plant early aud harvest early
MIR. Trego had experimental with pbuine and
other superphosphates on potatoes, and the re-
suits had been quite satisfactory. The quaint.
W he had used was fronr300 to 400 pounds 10
Tie acre, on ground that had been manfred ,he
previous season. lIe had found these f,.rtii-
| zers better than wood ashes for potatoes Mr.
Brower had not obtained satisfactory results
from the use of wood ashes applied during the
past season. Mr.. Trego gave an account of
| some experiments made in Scotland in which
sulphate OF ammonia had been found highly
"
which notasb had So, ha a., po'atoes' put III
such onpaI;,;as aH 'u nv, nceii SHOWN 10 possess
zer for this cron al" Ta .,aeq ior IL as iertiii-
best farti1er Ia had snj nc on salu that the
well rotted mannra az ,ha ~, no po.aso ,N was
lizers he had found nbnine ,ha haa. nelSiai iertl
that DR.. Stavclv Snehnrn sn' ,s oes' Nc stated
ties of wood ashes and rs.. "SsS afge auant
fertilizer for his cron iast ,sa !. Us 'ne pest
favorable season for Testing ,nsn"roS W u un-
Malone pre,arred to nIow ,S. nrn,',,S milson
and was not favorahle IN So s. ~ .he ian,
for potatoes Dr. D;cSie a us,is lresn manure
that the quality Of the prG I ane belief
| injured nv Tho hoa, snu po'a.9es iast season was
were dug Hefore that b,s 'n,'c 'e,l before they
good as other seasons i P pp'I M"s, were as
had raised potatoes vary s,,coo:a nuwA said he
used no other thar stable ms,,,r II; anu mad
vatons as to the cttects of te ,ye Lbs opser
potatoes last season were sinar 'Ia' upon
D.ckie The question rs ~ ,v ~ nose o, VI;
potato was hes, ADAPTED To- his s "l. ,niey Oh
taken up. Mr.. I.yrer had sst,ISJ 1 daw was .heh
two knds-the Early Rose and ibe pse,ls upon
They are both of po,d ",,slisv 'a .he leeiless-
| Mr. Malone tho,,oiS, $50 fualily anu productive
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-04-24

The DEACoNs SwILL BARREL.-Just out
side Of the house stood father, the deacon, tugA
ging away at big lump of ice in the swill bar
rel.
"Bad business, that )" said 1, resting my hands
on my sides.
"Not half so bad as it might "a been," was
the reply as he lifted the cake OF ice out by a
stout stick that had frozen up in the swill
"Many an many bar'l has bust for me that
wouldn't If this knowledge had only come to
me sooner" said he. "You see, when this cold
snap came on suddenly, thought of the swill-
barl away in the night, anu 1 said, 'Well' it
can't be helped now 1t happened, however,
that the stick stir with was left poked down
In the swill, and that was all that saved II. A
bari or tub or pail may freeze up solid, and
If stick has been put down in the water, the
| vessel can't bust. But it took me good while
to find it out-never knew it till last winter;
lived seventy years before knew it, and his
eyes twinkled knowingly.
"Why,; that's on the same plan," said /, sol
putting spoon in glass jar when you are can
ming fruit; fyou do that, the jar won't break.
"Same philosophy exactly" said he, as he
gave the ball Office kick and sent 1t rolling of
down the hill.-Arthm's Home Mdgdzine.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-04-24
aLET us HAVE PEACE I,

BY WMs OiAND BoUhNE.
let US have Peace!n Is the cry of the mil
lions .e
Who fought for the starry gemmcd ilSg Of the
lis the prayer of ihs Hello, the song OF civil
ians,
That rolls from the mountains far down to
the sea.
he nation that rocked in the tempest and
gloom,
And drifted In doubt to be wrecked on the
shore,
The storm has ouiliged, and the tlmnders that
boom
Are voices that prophesy tempest no more.
sLet US have Peace " is the sigh of the lowly,
That walk in the vale where the cypress is
seen,
Who mourn their departed with tenderness
holy,
And kneel where the graves are pere nnially
green;
And where the "Unknown," in their silence,
are sleeping
The feet of the angels are pressing the sod,
Aud vespers ofharmony round them are keep
While Martyrs of Freedom have gone to their
tod.
Let US have Peace i" the evangel of Labor,
Where toilers imploringly lift up their hands
Go! wipe OF the stains from the death-dealine
And build the bright altar Of hope for al
lands;
Lo radiant from darkness tile temple in glory
Throws wide to the world the broad aisle
of the fame;
And freemen shall toll as they utter the story,
And children repeat to the ayes again.
"Let us have Peace - is the chorus ascending
From hamlets that lie mid the pine coveie
hills,
And like glad anthem IN unison blending,
Floats on till the plain with its melody thrill
And rivers that roll to the land of the Wes,
And prairies that wake 10 the HYMN OF III
free,
With millions OF freemen imploring for rest,
Swell psalms OF rejoicing while bending til
knee.
sLst Us have Peace !" from the wars wild con
motion,
The trumpet's alarms, and the crash of Ii
field,
And let the new bliss, like the pillows of oce al
Roll over the land where the hero has knee
ed:
The smoke of the battle has swept from the SIX
The thunders have ceased, and the bugle
- wild blast;
The chains have been riven and loud from O
high
The reveille calls 10 the love of the Past
"Let us have Peace w in holy thanksgiving,
q. The Hero voice cries, in the name Of Il
Lord
For the sake of the dead for the sake Of Il
living
Turn spears into pruning -hooks-to ploug
shares the sword
And out OF the darkness shall come forth Il
beaming
OF Glory's bright sun where the ioemen ha
trod,
And Freedom shall lie ach, with truth ALI
deeming,
That Peace with our Brother is Peace wi
our God
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-04-24

WHAT CAUSED THE FRUITFULNEss OF
LAST YEAR.-Just now there are other ques-
lions OF surprising interest to Fl uit growers,
which the peculiarlties Of the past season have
forced upon our attention, and which 1t would
seem most fitting al this time to consider. The
question which above all others now forces it.
self upon our notice and claims the earnest con-
sideration OF fruit growers, presents itself In
this form: Why Is 1t that after lapse of Thirty
years or more Of almost total failure of our
most important fruit crop in Pennsylvania, that
all at once, all over the State, as if by some
magic influence, we find ourselves alike as
tonished and perplexed by such ali overwhelin-
ing abundance as to make the crop absolutely
of no market valuo te the producer? Ard not
alone the apple crop is it which seems 10 have
thus suddenly rejuvlnated, as has been noticed
the cherry, the plum, and to some extent, the
pear, were alike favorably affected. The ques-
tions which right here press upon our mind
with overwhelming force are Of the deepest i'm
port. What has caused this sudden and un-
looked for change? Is it only spasmodic effort,
TO last for but one season, or have we again en-
tered upon another bountiful era, such as few
| now living remember to have seen? Can il be
attributed to the extreme and long continued
cold and absence Of snow, whereby the soil was
| leoseIied with frost to an unusual depth and
| thereby imparting fertility to old and famshed
trees! Was it that the extreme severity of the
winter destroyed in a great measure the fruit
depredating insects? Was the almost total alb
sence of moisture in the soil during the winter
| and spring favorable to frutfulness. Had the
| dry weather and absenc, of storms during the
| poisoning season anything to do with it? And
lastly, was the unprecedented heat of the sum.
mer fayorable?or did some or all of these eau Sc:
combine to produce such wonderful results?
| These are the questions of the deepest inter.
est to fruit growers, because, when we may not
be able to control any of the influences which
may have tended 10 produce the results il
question, it is always important in the pursui
OF scientific knowledge on any subject to ascer
tain facts and discover causes, no matter how
much they may seem TO be beyond our control
Mere abstract truth is always valuable, and it
discovery will sooner or later, always lead t
useful practical results. II would be out of place
here 10 pursue this subject further, for 10 at
tempt to discuss these questions at length woul,
be to tresspass on your time and far exceed tn
proper limits OF report like this, but it seeme
proper to call your attention TO a subject o
such Importance, the investigation and discus
sion Of which cannot but be Interesting, AN,
may lead to important discoveries for surely
season 81 extraordinary cannot he without il
lessons of great practical III ment and villa
these may I've must prr-eminently concern "A 81
ciety like this 10 find out.-Kpp. FrGi Grog
| erS' Society.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-04-24

During the quarter ending March 2lst, there
grants of whom $40 were males and $40 females
vi the whole number, 1885 were from Ger
many and 1859 from Ireland. During the same
period, 3O96 immigrants arrived at San Fran.
cisco, including 2504 from China, 3Ol from
Australia, and 130 from Mexico.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-04-24
Camphor! Camphori Camphor,

large lot ON hand, and for sale cheap-la LAID In er-
pressly Tor Spring usetU preserve NUTS, furs,
pets and winter clothing from moths and verrnn.--
Now Is tho time to buy. Also, the popular in
sect powders, including Lyons Magnetic, The Per
sian and others, Bug Poison, Rat and Roach Exter-
minator, Blue Stone, Copperas Alum, Yellow Ochre,
AMI all honse-cleaning materials used in Spring
time, at FOSTERS DRUG STORE.
Front and West Streets,
Wilmington, Del