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The New York herald., 1873-11-12

| 777 BLEECKER ST., UP STAIRS.-FRENCH DRESS
IL maker, excellent cutter and filter, offers her
vices to families tor repairing take work
home out by the day. good operator different
machines; good recommendations. Apply TO DR..
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The New York herald., 1873-11-12

INK WEST 45TH ST.-AS FIRST CLASS SEAM
lOC stress; can cut and ht LADIES' and chdren's
clothes and several machines; objection
mind children; best city reference present
employer
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G7 WEST 39TH ST. UPPER BELLA COMPETENT
vi seamsress Protestant wishes a few engagements
In private families by the day; can cut and ut; would
take work home: runs Wheeler Wilson's machine
be well recommended.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-09-23
THE SPIDERS BRIDGE.

One chilly day 1 was left at home
alone, and, after was tired reading
Robinson Crusoe, / caught spider,
and brought it into the house to play
with. Funny kind of playmate, wasn't
it? Well, 1 took a wash basin, and
fastened up stick in it like liberty
pole or vessels mast, and then poured
in water enough to turn the mast into
an island for my spider, which named
Crusoe, and put him on the mast. As
soon as he was fairly cast away, he anx-
iously commenced running round to find
the mainland. He'd scamper down the
mast to the water, stick out foot, get
it wet, shake it, run round the stick,
and try the other side, and then run
back up t. the top again. Pretty soon
it became serious matter to Mr.. Rob-
inson, and he sat down to think over it.
As in moment he acted as if he want
ed to shout for boat, and was afraid
he was going to be hungry, I put mo-
lasses on the stick. A fly came, but
Crusoe wasn't hungry for flies just then.
He was homesick for his web in the
corner of the wood. shed. He went
slowly down the stick to the water, and
touched it all around, shaking his feet
like pussy, when she vets her stockings
in the grass, and suddenly thought
appeared to strike him. Up he went
like rocket to the top and commenced
playing circus. He held one foot in the
air, then another, and turned round two
or three times. He got excited, and
nearly stood on his head, before I found
-I,nk l. L.
that the draught of air made by the fire
would carry line ashore ON which he
could escape from his desert island. He
pushed out a web that went floating in
the air, until it caught ON the table.
Then he hauled on the rope until it was
tight, struck it several times to see if it
was strong enough to hold him, and
walked ashore. though he had earn
ed his liberty, so I put him back in his
wook-shed again.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-09-23
AN IRISH JuRY,s VERDICT.

At the Limerick Sessions recently
the jury, after quarter of an hours alb
sence, returned into court, 1--WE fine
him not guilty"
Chairman-Are you unanimous il
Your verdict.
Foreman-We are, your Worship
we are nine to three. Great laughter.
Chairman-This is not proper yer.
dict.
Fcreman-We first decided, YOU
Worship, that the minority should be
ruled by the majority before going into
the merits of the case. We then be-
came all unanimous in the end. Laugh.
ter.
Chairman--But how could you be un-
animous when you say you are nine to
three ?
Foreman--Your Worship, 1 took
down those who were for acquitting
him, and the minority agreed to the
verdict of the majority.
Chairman-Oh, go inside, each of the
three men who were in the minority,
are they of opinion that this man is
guilty? Go inside and let them agree
about it. I don't want to hear any moro
of your deliberations go inside and let
them find that this man did not strike
the prosecutor.
The jury then retired, and after few
minutes re-entered and handed in YER
dict of mot guilty"
Chairman Ito the jury)-Gentlemen,
you have agreed to your verdict. You
say that the prisoner is not guilty ?
Foreman-We do.
Chairman-Is that the verdict Of the
whole of you
Several jurors-Yes, your Worship.
Chairman-Discharge the prisoner
now. ITO the prisoner.) hope if you
ever come here again you will not get
off so easy.
Prisoner-It is my first offence, and
it will be my last. Loud laughter in
which the whole court joined.
Chairman-But the jury say you have
done nothing at all. Laughter.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-19

Editor Ph@nic-DEAR Srn: As my
name has figured conspicuously at the
head OF the list of names sec rel' in the
bond scrip case, recently, and as that
case has been fully argued. and now gone
to the Judges for their decision. desire
to soy to the people generally, that the
arrangement OF the order in which the
names appeared (mine being frst) I pre-
sume was entirely chance; and now that
the Judges hare the case. I, for one. call
upon them, ns suitor pleading for my
rights. to decide the case strictly on its
legal and equitable merits; and If it has
no legal and equitable merits. to kill it
once and forever. On tho contrary, if it
be a fair and just debt, I would be
pleased to be paid; not otherwise.
r. G. SHIVER.
COLUMBIA. 8. c.. January Is. 1873.
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LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
G.. W. Bearden-Notice.
jacob Levin-Private Sale.
s. P. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

"A Dose IN TIME" &o.-If "a sttoh
in time saves nine" it is equally certain
that dose OF healthy tonic, like Hos.
letters Stomach Bitters. taken at this
inclement season of the year, may serve
many an unpleasant twinge. A dose,
however, is not sufficient. The system
should be thoroughly charged with this
genial vegetable stimnlant and invigo-
rant. Commence taking it with the
commencement of the atmospheric
changes which distinguish the winter
from the autumn. Thereby You will
avoid those disturbances Of the digestive
and secretive organs, and those painful
diseases OF the muscles and the nerves of
sensation, which often render the period
Of the year which should be the merriest
season OF penance and disquietude.
The extraordinary vigor and regularity
which this exhilarating restorative i'm
parts to the most important functions of
the body, render it an invaluable remedy
for nervous debility, constipation. indi-
gestion, torpidity OF the liver aud inter-
mittent fevers. J19f3
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the Stale shall secure liberal and certain
sohosl revenues. We submit, that it is
hardly fair. address enylsuob propoai-
tion to cammunity which paid SIsO44sr
600 on account OF taxeslsst year II ths
State sokbol appropriation OF $500. 900
was 5notss disbursad by the Treasurer,
surely it was not that the sum raised and
psid by taxation was either illiberal or
uncertain. The legislation was sufa-
ciens, the sum raised under it was suffi-
cient; bat the Treasurer had other uses
for it,, and withheld. IL from its .destina.
tiou. Strike. at him for malfeasanos in
Office. And hereafter plsce men in
power who know what moral restraints
are. il you can find any such. Your
snaotments;apd resolutions, where morale
is lacking. are no more binding than the
cords around the arms of Samson. AS
to the second suggestion--to put in none
but competent and efficient persons as
.ohooi Sasaaoers-thut is al! very we'll. Bat
frst catch your, hare, before you cook it.
Such men are, scarce in your ranks, and
your school system, like every thing olse
that belongs:to you, is wreck in oonse.
qusnce. The evil is radical. It taints
your blood. and will remain inourable
until q new, more enlightened and diff
fereutlyj moulded element comes into
your places of; power, trust aud honor.
You are pvweT,ess, as now constituted, to
help yourselves; and your educational
policy, as Mr.. Jillson oonfesses, is mar
TOW and illiberal, and beyond your own
power to elevate or ameliorate it, even if
you should desire to do so.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-19

KISSING, FROM SANITARY STAND
POINT The principal OF tho Alameda,
CaI, grammar school has discovered the
root of serious evil, to wit: The cause
of tho spreading of epidemics among
school children. In his report of the
progress Ut his school, he says: "Sick.
ness has been very great drawback
during the past two mnntlls, especially
parts of the school having, ut times,
h-en almost dapopulated. One circum
stanco IL note worthy: The prevailing
epidemic seems to have had decided
partinIity for the femininos, only Que Of
the hrst room girls having escaped IA
week.. tribulati0n. I attribute this to a
woll-known custom. It is considered
bArbarons for two or more school girls
who have separated for over half on
hour, to meet without IN Interchange of
tender gushes and enthusiastic greetings.
The Hello, Bol!' Of the masculine, is
less ,lemonstrative, but more profitable,
IN sanitary view. 1 mention this be
cause it is a lesson, to my mind, that
may be worth remembering in some
future sickly season \"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-19
The Memory OF Lee.
RIOHMoNp. Iannary

RICHMOND, January l, 1873.
To tho Ladies Of the South and all Others
,oho ,oish to do honor to the msmory OF
tho late General Robert E. Leg:
At q meeting Of the Virginia Division
Of the Army Of Northern Virginia, held
at Richmond, October 81. 1872, the fol.
lowing resolutions. offered by Lient.
Gen. j. A. Early, were unanimously
adopted:
Resoloed, That the sar ,ophagus now in
course of preparation by our Virginia
artist, Valentine, to be placed over the
tomb Of Gen. r. E. Lee, at Lexington,
Va, commends itself to special favor, as
promising, from the beauty of the de-
sign and the skill Of the sculptor, to be
a worthy memorial 10 our departed chief.
Resoloed, That for the purpose of as
suring aud expediting the completion of
this nobto work Of art, to be placed as
fitting token OF whole peoples love
and homage above the ashes of their de-
parted hero, We recommend to the
ladies OF the South to hold memorial
meetings on the next an adversary of the
birth OF General Lee, {Monday, January
20, 1878, and to take such measures az
shall to them seem best for collecting
money on that day, to be specially ap-
propriated to tho decoration of his tomb
BY the erection of the said sarcophagus.
Resolosd That Sergeant George L.
Christian. OF Richmond, be. and he is
hereby, appointed an agent to receive
from all sources such contributions es
may be made for the purpose of Carrying
ont the intention OF the foregoing reso-
lutions. and th"t he advertise through
the public preas for this purpose.
It is earnestly hoped and expected
that the ladies Of the South will take
such steps at onoe as will carry into
effect the duty assigned to them in the
foregoing resolutions; and they are re-.
queeted to transmit the proceeds result.
ing from their efforts to the undersigned.
Contributions are also earnestly solicited
for the purpose above mentioned from
ell who love and wish to do honor to the
memory Of our great chieftain. All con
tribntious and communications should
be addressed to
GEORGE L. CHRISTIAN.
Secretary Virginia Division Army North
ern Virginia, Richmond, Va
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-19

Secretary Boutwell, haSa sister sculp
tor. Tho Golden Age Gays tho fumilv
huve genius for figures.
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Uoder the head, "a Remarkable Fa-
mily," the Athens correspondent OF the
Atlanta Herald writos az follows: "One
Of the finest families in this or any other
State are the Hodgsons. We sometimes
weep when wo think there are 30 few of
them: There are only thirteen boys.
The father. an Englishman, came to this
country with his wife and brother, many
years ago, and settled down at Athens.
building q carriage factory. in which
tney went to work. In thirteen years.
IL sons were born unto them. As soon
as each one became old enough to han.
ole mailet. be was put into the shop.
and made to learn the trade. Having
made his physical education perfect. and
having taught with an occasional leather
strap) the dignity of labor, he WAS then
put through school and college. This
aensible course Of training has made
every one OF them the very finest speoi.
men OF well-balanced, well.built man
hood, and ii they were put on exhib;-
ton tomorrow as the 'best pen of
boys. would take the prize at the worlds
fair"
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-19

Donaldson, the mronant, proposes to
make balloon voyage across the Atlan-
tic in the summer.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-19

The former home Of Thomas Jeffer-
son. located on the Monticello Monntai
near Charlottesville, Albemarle County,
Va. is in litigation at present, before
the Supreme Court of Virginia. It is
we'll known that Mr.. Jefferson expended
large fortune in lavish hospitality,
and died poor. Monticello, his estate,
was sold, and purchased by Commodore
Levy, Of the United States Navy. Com.
modore Levy devised the eatate, at his
death, to the United States, as trustee,
for the purpose of establishing an agri-
cultural farm. on which to educate to
agricultural pursuits children Of the war
rant officers of the navy whose parents
we're dead. In aid Of this scheme lie also
devised $4,000 worth Of property in
New York. Iu the event Of the United
States not accepting the trust, he pro.
vided TINT the State Of Virginia should
act as tue trustes for the purpose named;
and in the event of the State of Virginia
not accepting the trnst. he devised the
property to the Portuguese Hebrew con-
gregations Of New York, Philadeiphia
aud Baltimore, for the benefit Of The
children whose fathers we're dead. His
legal heirs brought suit in New York to
set nside the will. That court declared
the charity too indefinite, aud thst the
United States could not take the property
AS trustee. Virginia. not being a party
to that suit, is now pressing u suit for its
recovery IN secondary trustee. The case
~ being exhaustively argued in the Su-
preme Court Of Virginia.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-19

WHEELER HoUsB ARRIvAIs-January
l6.-H Hiss, Nd; E W Me1 Ger, city; 6
A Seymour, J G Holmes, Jr. Charleston;
8 Peel. N G; Carroll. Blaokstooks; G
Fl Darling. city; Thomas w Woodward.
Winnsboro: J D McOarley, J Du Bose, E
P Jones, NJ O Dixon, 8 g; G. P Kirk
land, G B King. T NJ MoCrary, Charles.
ton; P Rion, Winnsboro; N Taliaferro,
Ga.
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!, Mall MlLA1t.AlBRAxaH1EHgs,=;lsa,,Nor Northern
mail ppena $50 4. n. and 300. r. H.. !;
closes 8 r! M and II. .001A.,hfst Charles
ton day mail opens g. is p. M; icloses 6
q. NJ; night opens 7.00 a. II. /, closes
6.16 P. N. Greenville opena 6. IS 2. N. !;
closes 9 A. NJ. Western opens &. 30 A.
NJ. end 1890 P. NJ; closes g and r P. M.
Wilmington opens $50 E. NJ closes
1890 A. M. On Sunday, The Office ia
open from 8to 4 p. ii. ~. -.
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Iuo HVtu VI tuIs uontu, Auu LO take SUCH
measures as to them may seem best, for
the purpose of procuring funds to be
appropriated to tho erection of sarco-
phagus over the remains of the noble
dead. Elsewhere in our columns we re.
produce the appeal. The enduring de-
coration Of the tomb Of the leader of the
Confederate soldiers is cause to which
tho survivors will rs freely contribute
their means as they did their services to
the leadership Of him whose memory
they thus seek to revere. The notico to
oar iady readers is short, owing to an
accidental misplacing OF the circular, but
We believe that their noble and self -sacri-
6cing devotion to the "Lost Cause" 80
beautifully aud grandly exhibited in the
past. will provo equally efficient on this
occasion. All contributions are to be
forwarded to Sergeant George L. Christ
ian, Richmond, Va.
RELIGIOUS SRRv1oEs THIS DAY.-Tri-
nifty Church-Rev. P. J. Shand, II A.
NJ. and AZ P. Nj.
Catholic cChurch-Rev. J. L. Fullerton,
First Mass. at A. NJ; Second Mass
at 10 A. NJ; Vespera at Al P. NJ.
Marion Street Churoh-Rev. w. D.
Kirkland. 10H A. NJ. Rev. o. A. Darby,
7la P. M.
Washington Street Church-Rev. o.
A Darby. l0H A. NJ. Sunday School.
81 P. NJ.
Lutheran Church-Rev. A. r. Rude.
10H A. NJ.
Presby yterian Church-Rev. j. r.
Wilson. lOla A. NJ. and 7l9 P. NJ.
Baptist Church-Rev. j. K. Menden-
Asylum.-Mr. ). Stedman Black, 8 P.
NJ
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terribly swollen.
On going into camp. we constructed IA
tent of the boats sal! aud mizzsn royaI
sail, with tho oars. A fire was built in
the centre. and tue fourteen men sut
aronnd it the night through. We suffer
ed terribly from loss of sleep, ~ no Que
dared to remain away from the fire for
fear OF freezing to dsath. aud tue tent
was too smull to hold ull in a reclining
position. at the end o. the twentieth
day. the general debility from lusufli nunt
food. anil the extreme pain in our iimb..
rendered the progress slow, anu very
often We camped for several days at q
time. The allowance of bread had been
reduced to quarter Of q cracker d.y.
and very often the men did without tor
day or two together, to help out the
supply. Their conduct throughout ih.
dreadful ordeal was most oouragsuus.
Every mau rendered implicit ob.ilence.
and although the ravages OF hunger rem
dered each almost al animal, The gsuerai
welfare was never lost sinht nf.
Almost the entire mouth of July was
spent in pulling in what We believed t.,
be the direction to Sandy Point. The
only human beings We met we're al In-
dian md two equaws in canoe. They
treated US cordially, and willingly tx.
changed duck for a small auantlty OF
tobacco, but they had no otnvr Prov.
slons. We had secured from the ship
two rifles, md one Of the crew shot u
duck, but the powder became wet, and
our weapons were useless A d.nd luck
found among the rocks was ulao secured
ana eaten; but with tho exception of the
sheli-hsh. this was the only food we ss-
cured.
In the latter port OF July, tue weather
became fearfully tempostuous, and after
several days of frultless buff.uug. we
went into our Inst enoampmuut. H. was
q terribly bleak and desolate spot. shut
out from the SEA by high Gifts, and filled
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-02-28
SCHUYLER COlfax.

This is a dark time in Schuyler Col
fax's life, but if there be such a thing
il the world as charity, and if men are
bound to stand Loyalty by friend in
trouble he ought not to lack sympathy
and support. Not that any man is
bound to defend friend who is proved q
scoundrel, but that every man is bound
to see that his friend is proved villain
before he deserts him. AsWe often said
about this very case-a life above re-
proach ought to count for something,
even against circumstances heavy with
suspicion. The whole question now,
resolves itself into this: Does Schuyler
ColfaX deliberately and Systematically
lie? His political enemies say he does,
and thus easily dispose Of him, as they
think. The World, III most brutal
article, distinctly 50 says this morning.
The Tribune at least intimates that it
thinks as much. But not having our
selves amy political or personal reason
for hunting Mr.. Colfax to his ruin, and
finding in his statement nothing inher-
emily improbable, and that it is backed
by other good testimony, and that some
Of the evidence Of the accuser has been
greatly weakened, and that the charac-
ter of the latter is indubitably bad, we
feel bound to believe that Mr.. Colfax
tells the truth. We say this not merely
because we want to think so. though
we deem it no shame that we do want
to see the man vindicated. We should
hope to be capable of despising ourselves
if we should ever be found wishing for
the disgrace of any man. But we say
we believe Schuyler Colfax upon the
plalnest and most commonly accepted
principles of evidence and justice. We
do not claim that he has disproved all
the charges against him. 1t is frequently
impossible for a man to prove mega
tive. But it is sufficient in the case of
man Of good character that he should
prove another hypothesis under which
he will stand innocent. Mr.. Colfax
does this, and, if his strong and solemn
denial of the charges made by one wit
ness Of doubtful veracity is not enough,
his assertion of a theory which accordS
with the idea of innocence should be
sooner believed than one which accOrds
with the idea Of guilt. We do not ex-
pect to convince Mr.. CUlfax's enemies
or the enemies of the Republican party,
that Mr.. Colfax is an injured and ma
ligned man. But we rejoice to be able
to announce our own thorough and un-
shaken belief that Schuyler Colfax is
not liar, but a man of honor and truth;
that he isnot a villain, but the victim
of yillainous conspiracy. Paterson
Press.
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EDITOR J JoURNA & ITEM.-I thank
you for your notice in the last num-
Der Of your valuable paper Of the
birds-those happy enliyeners Of our
forest homes. Can you not induce
the citizens Of our County to watch
the coming of those which pass only
a portion of the year with us and re-
port their first appearance.
The gay tones Of the Blue Jay at
tracted my attention on the Ist of
February, and on the 2nd ] heard the
cheerful notes Of the "Phpbe" " bird.
Have they spent the winter with us,
or We're they harbingers to notify us
Of the coming Of their fellows p? *k*
We are glad of our friends timely
suggestion about the birds, and hope
our young readers will give their at
tention to this subject, and send us
the results Of their observations.
Last winter about this time focks of
small brown birds came to our doors,
ate the crumbs we scattered, and
cheered us with their lively twittef-
ings, for they did not sing. They
were more slender than any snowbird
with which we are familiar; in size
and shape resembling the yellow
birds of fsummer-that feed on thistle
down. Subsequent observations con-
vinced us that they were the yellow
birds, but having never seen them
before in such numbers or at that
season, it may have been a mistake.
Who can tell?
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-02-28
The New Mil.

The old chrysalis so long known
as 'the old tannery,n has at last been
transformed into steam sawmill,
where one can hear the whirr of ma
chinery, the driving of teams, I'M
loading logs, and loading and piling
of boards and timbers.
The smell ofthe fresh cut pine and
hemlock wood is pleasantly familiar
to us old settlers Of Potter County
who can remember when "every sec
ond house was a sawmill," while the
rolling volumes Of white vapor shin
ing in the sun along the hillside and
the whistle that betokens the engine
inside are equally pleasing to those
who come from older places where
steam machinery has long been nat
uralized