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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-13

ANNExArYoN-Mosr IMPORTANT EVENT IN THE
"A history Of New York Two new wards have been
This district has been overlooked by specuators
consequently prices very low. The public are now
realizing this TACT and many purchases OF acres and
lots being made through POTTER BROTHERS. Nos.
and Warren street. who the brokers property
in the wards. building site OF 10 to 20 acres
be bought the price paid for single lot in
other of the city. Lots selling low 500 III
the wards
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-09-02
EXTRA ORDINAR Y PROPHE-
CIES. n.if

A Ges.aan naper nnblishes the fol
lowing;
The prophecies of the Monk Tran
quill Wolfgang, died at Munich, 1873.
1874. Strengthening the Spanish
Republic Dissatisfaction in France.
General armament in Italy. A new
chief Of government in France. Death
of Plus TX. 4ii a1a
1876. War between Italy and
France. The Italian army besiegc
Paris. Defeat of the French army.
italian occupation of Algiers. National
plebiscitum in Corsica, Nice, and
Savoy. Inundation of Austria.
1876. Paris sulrenders in March
Ratification of peace in Corsica, Nice
and Savoy, and Corsica incorporated
with Italy. Revolution in Spain and
fall of the government The pestilonce
in Russia. Prince Fritz Garman en-
peror. Revolution in England.
1877. Communism and famine in
France and Spain European Con
gress in Rome. The new Pope recon
ciled with Italy. General armament
in Europe. France divided into four
States. foundations and hurricanes in
Italy. Great cold in Germany.
1878. A new European Congress
in Berlin. Death Of Queen Victoria.
New government in Spain. The
Christians in Turkey are free. Dissat-
..H =. -.
Hungary. Cholera in France. Dis
covcry Of a remedy for Cholera in Ba-
varia llH| Nr
1870. Great storms in England.
Universal peace. General disarrange-
ments. Great discoveries at sea. The
Pope reforms the Church and suspends
the order of the Jesuits.
1880 TO 1890. Peace. The Pope
blesses all nations.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-09-02
GUNcoTToN.


Gun-cotton is produced by sleeping
cotton fibre in mixture Of nitric acid
and oil of vitriol. The cotton does not
sustain any change in appearance by
this treatment, but il increases consid.
erably in weight. The cotton, in fact,
parts with quantity of water and alb
serbs in its stead the elements of the
nitric acid, which are much heavier
than the water displaced. In this way
the cotton is impregnated with a large
amount of oxygen, which is thus ready,
on the application of heat, TO form gas
eous compounds with the carbon Of
the cotton.
When this explosive substance is
made according TO the Abel process, Il
possesses three characteristics which
render il peculiarly adapted to military
engineering operations II can be
stored and transported in the wet con.
dition-that is saturated with moist.
ure--in which state II isabsolutely unin.
flammable. While in this wet state II
will explode with terrific violence il a
small portion of dry cotton be detona.
ted in contact with 1t. Lastly IL may
freely be brought under fire without
fear Of accidental explosion.
One Of the characteristics Of gun.
cotton which contributes to its appli.
cability to military purposes is that i
may be freely brought under fire with
out fear Of accidental explosion that Is
to say, a package ofcompressed gun-cot.
ton would not explode il struck by Il
rife bullet II the gun-cotton were
dry, the heat caused by the impact Of
the bullet would set IL ON fire, and Il
would then merely burn away with
more or less ficrccness, according tc
the amount of gun-cotton in the pack,
age. But II the gun-cotton were damp
the impact of the bullet would have nc
more effect than il would have or
wood, earth, or any like inert sub.
stance. In the case of nitroglycerine
compounds however, exposure to mus
kerry fire would be attended by fal
more serious results Under these
circumstances, and at all ordinary in
fhntry ranges, n package Of dynamite
or lithoffacteur will explode with con
siderable violence. London Times.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-09-02
POMPEH.


One Of the most interesting features
of the excavations in this buried city
is the discovery of many homely do
nestle articles of which we have coun,
terparts. 1t is astonishing how many
things in common use now were in use
then. Here you will see almost every
kitchen utensil, portable cooking stoves
jelly-cake and butter moulds in the i'm.
itation of birds and flowers pots, ket-
ties, crooks, dishes, and cups and
saucers, spoons, knives and forks, dip
pers, skimmers, sauce-pans, frying pans,
lamps, lamp-stands, flesh-hooks bra.
ziers for charcoal. In word, pretty
much every kitchen, dining-room OF
chamber article found in modern use
entered into the economy Of the daily
life Of Roman antiquity. All the
articles of a ladys toilet, including
jewelry of all kinds, gold and silver
ornaments, corals and precious stones
were found in houses in Pompeii
Taken from the retail shops were steel
yards, balances, weights and measures
From doctors office was recovered q
full set of surgical instruments, includ.
ing ''pulilxins" for extracting teeth, and
trcpans for drilling holes in the skull
There is any number of shoemaker
tailor, carpenter, and blacksmith tools
and, indeed, implements Uf almost
every present mechanical operation
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-09-02
AARON BURR.
HIS CAREER AFTER nAMrLroS's DEATH.


A late number of the New Yorl
Evening Post says;
The death of Hamilton at once de
stroyed Burrs political prospects. II,
reached Philadelphia within week
after the duel, and thence Travelled IL
the South, but returned to Washing
ton on the opening of Congress, ant
resumed his seat as president Of tn,
Senate, that being his last torn. Tn,
next feature in his life was callet
"Bur's Conspiracy" for which h,
was arrested and indicted, the charge
being treason. He was, no doubt, the
first secessionist, and his plan probably
the creation of new government II
the Southwest. The trial took plac,
in Richmond, and Washington Irving
saw him prisoner in the penitentiary
and the interview was no doubt mutu.
ally painful. Burr says Irving
Seemed in lower spirits than formerly
but he was composed and collected AZ
usual" After his acquittal Burr went
TO Europe, where he suffered many
privations. He had hopes of interest
ing Napoleon in some of his projects
but failed to obtain even an audience
He was at this time much impoverish.
ed, and ON his arrival in London was
for short time the guest of Jeremy
Bentham.
In 1912, Just before the war was
declared against Great Britain, he re.
turned to this city, where he resumed
the law, but never got into success
ful practice. His chief support was
derived from his pension as a colonel
in the revolutionary army, in which
service he won the highest honors
The Jumel case revives the fact that
one of his exploits was a marriage
with the eccentric madame, who soon
shook him off, and never indeed bore
his name.
Burr had at this time lost caste, but
some of his political friends clung ia
him, and he had number Of inhuen-
tial relatives who treated him with
kindness. Among these was his cou-
sin, Judge Ogden Edwards, in whose
house on Staten Island he passed his
last days. He died on the l4th Of
September, 1886, in his eighty-frst
year One of Burr's Biographcrs has
said that his last words were mad.
ame," but Alfred Edwards, son of the
Judge, who was present when Burr
expired, says that he was unable to
speak, but seemed desirous ofcommuni
eating something of Importance which
was on his mind. The remains were
buried at Princeton by the side Of his
parents, and the funeral was honored
by military ceremonies. His relatives
(the Edwardscs) subsequently erected
a plain but elegant headstonc.
He survived Theodosia (his dangh-
te) twenty-four years, and left nc
children-at least none that bore his
name The report that the pirate
Gibbs confessed numbering Theodosia
is sufficiently refuted by the fact that
when that noted criminal was in the
city prison, Burr was alive, and if any
such confession had been made he
would have heard Of it. Theodosia
no doubt, perished in a storm which
left no survivors Of the crew or pas
sengers. Burr, like Cain, bore till
death the mark Of a great crime.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-09-02


Ninety years have elapsed since tn,
United States first attempted to raist
q national monument to George Wash
ington and yet the work is not com
pleted. The tottering and unfinished
obelisk that rears itself on the banks
Of the Potomac is all we have to show
for nearly century of talk and BON
bast, and fustian. After much prelim.
mary gasconading the corner stone was
laid in lS4S, and work confined with
tolerable regularity until 1854, when
the funds were exhausted, after an ex
penditure of s230,OOO. Since that time
only four feet have been added TO the
height of the monument and the re.
ceipts are hardly sufficient to pay the
petty running expenses of taking care
of the property The Association
holds a balance of about $4,000, in
cash and securities. New York has
voted an appropriation of $4,000 con.
ditioned upon the collection of enough
money TO complete the shaft. New
Jersey has subscribed $4,000 and Min
nesota $1,000 on the same terms; and
California by vote of the Legislature
has resolved to give $1,000 year un-
til the monument is finished, but the
Treasurer of the Society has not re-
ceived the money. Private subscrip-
tions ceased long ago. The press has
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-09-02

MUSCULAR CHRIsTIANTIY.-Ag good ex
ample Of muscular christianity is re
corded of Father Lynch, an Irish priest
formerly attached to the Roman Cath
olic College below Niagara Falls, and
who was afterward Bishop Of Toronto
Returning home one dark night or
horseback, Father Lynch was accosted
by footpad with a bludgcon, who
ordered him to dismount and surrender
his horse and purse. The reverend
father did as he was ordered, and in SC
doing sprang on his assailant and lait
him fat on his back. care YOU at
lrishman 2' II am, siry "A Catho
licY' "Sure that l am swell, / an
Father Lynch, and shall take YOU
punishment out of the hands of th,
law" saying which he laid his riding
whip upon the back of the astonishet
offender with such vigor that the lat
ter probably registered q vow that hi'
next assault should be on n layman
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-09-02
TOBACCO IN ENGLAND.

Chewing tobacco, excepting the plug
cannot be obtained in all England, the
Danbury Nelcs man says. One tobac.
conist in London tried to smuggle some
of it here, but our American chewing
tobacco being an adulterated article,
his whole stock was confscated. He
confidently told me there were other
ways of amusing himself less costly
and injurious than smuggling fine-cut
tobacco into England for the edifica-
ton Of travelling Americans.
He had brand manufactured in
Baltimore. 1t was pure fne-cut II
was like chewing fiddle-strings.
There was man named Phillips
staying at my hotel lie came from
Pennsylvania, and was an inveterate
tobacco chewer Before he left home
an Englishman told him he could get
tobacco and everything else in London.
He didn't bring any tobacco with him
because of this information from an
English source. He told me that sea-
sickness was box at the opera in
comparison to the agony he endured.
Had il not been for the prospect Of
getting "solaccp in London he would
have jumped overheard and had the
company sued by his wife's father.
When he got here and found no to-
bocco his grief was terrible. 1t was
like the Danbury boys ball which fell
in ditch. II knew no bounds. lie
haunted the tobacco stores. He pa
raded the streets like spectre out Of
health. He chewed bites of cigars,
smoking tobacco, and oil the ravelings
out Of every pocket in which he had
ever carried tobacco. Ho would talk
by the hour of the tobacco he had seen
thrown away because of its being dam
aged, and distinctly remembered hav-
ing thrown away paper Of tobacco
himself twenty-five years ago last
March. With equal clearncss he re-
mcmbered every occasion he had emp
tied his pockets of the tobacco dust
accumulated therein, 'and," he shrek
cd in a burst Of remorsc, "fung 1t away
as il il had bcen so much worthless
sand" The point on which he dwclt
with the most pain was the fact that
for a period of six months he volun-
tarily went without tobacco, some
twelve years ago He invariably shiv.
cred and turned white when revcrting
to il.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-09-02
COST OF FENCING IN THE
UNITED STATES.

-. .
The heaviest item of expense In
farmlng-the heaviest, considering the
proht ACQUIRING, Is probably that oi
fencing In many cases fences cost
more than the lands. The fences OF
the country are valued at one thousand
eight hundred millions OF dollars and
year by year nearly one hundred mil
lions oil dollars are expended 70 keep
the fencing efficient In Illinois not
less than sz,Oo0, 900 have been invested
in fencing, and not less than sl7o,oOO
are annually expended to keep these
"metes and bounds IN repair; II
stringent fencing laws had been adopt
ed in the State OF Nebraska, the settle
mcnt OF the country would have been
much retarded. But a law adapted TO
the needs OF the country has been
wisely adopted. This law relieves the
settler, at the time when he needs all
his money for other improvements,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-09-02

RATHER NIcE.--It has already been
stated that the Argentine Government,
a South American republic, has offered
the position Of Chief Engineer, with
the rank of Major-Gencral, to General
p. G. Bcauregard, of Louisiana, which
he has accepted at salary of $4,000
in gold, first offer Of s20,600 having
been declined by him. The Baltimore
Sun now says that Mr.. John Ellicott,
Of Baltimore, architect and civil on.
ginecr, who assisted in the construc.
ton of the defenses around Richmond
during the late war, has received n ten.
der ofthc position ofaid TO Gen. Beaure-
gard, with the rank Of BrigadierGen-
eral in the Argentine service, at sal
airy Of $4,000. Mr. Ellicott has not
accepted the position rendered him,
and does not cvince an inclination al
present 70 do NO. Mr.. Ellicott was en-
ployed formerly on the Baltimore A
Ohio Railroad, the Pittsburgh 4 Con.
nellsville, the Union, and other rail
roads. He was also Chicfof the Light
house Corps on the Pacific coast
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-09-02
OLD LETTERS.

Burn them Wholesale nncicnt scars
win bleed and throb II you delay,
Thrust them In between the bars,
Tied up in their packcts--stay
| see my mothers writing, and
My fathers; aye, It's theirs, indeed,
Though lettered In large round hand
That their little son might read.
how ! prime them New to school,
How my very soul did ache
Grief had killed a little fool, M
II the heart could really break.
Clissold's writing "Dear old boy,
Whatever happens, I'm your friend"
llo meant II, too without alloy
y Our friendship was, aud feared no end.
How oft, while dropping down the stream,
Or idly stretched amongst the heather,
We shared In youths presumptuous dream,
And vowed to storm the earth together.
0 fool to trust boyish word;
0 fool to feel boyish sorrow
That Clissoli, walking with lord,
Would cut me, u We met o.morrow.
Burn tho letters Ancient scars
Win bleed aud throh II you delay
y Tbrsst thuni Ia between the bare
Tied up in their packets--stay
That hand 50 delicate and small.
Traced upon paper pinky white,
Docs like happy dream recall
A time Of heavenly delight,
"My life my love 10 tender grill
Twill kill me il you are not true"
And here's q brown and silky curl,
Tied with the faithful color, blue,
The honest silk has faded quite
And would this only love Of mine
Shed, Il she saw me dead tonight,
A single tear for auld lang sync'
Burn them Wholesale! Ancient scars
win bleed and throb with this delay
Thrust the letters through the bars,
Open not another Stay!
That foreign sheet | cannot burn,
'Tis Toms last letter give it mel
IIo writes In 1t Of his return
To those--he ncer again should see.
Bum III burn all, For they who traced
The lines with such keen pleasure read,
Whose love can never be replaced
Are false, are hckle, or are dead.
Burn them Wholesale Ancient scars
WIN bleed afresh with each delay,
Thrust them in between the bars;
They belong to yesterday. a.
-Cbambers' Journal
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-09-02
HOT WINDS oFAUsTRA1n.

.lN IN.N -
A correspondent NJ the Alta Cali
fornia, gives graphio account Of the
hot winds of AustraH 1t makcs one
gasp for breath to rcad II. He says
"Thc colonists OF vlctoria and Now
South Wales boast Of the great beauty
Of their climate. A4escrption Of the
hot winds. which arr no boisterously
prevalent there durmg short periods
Of the summer months, and which arc
very extraordinary ~ their character
and effects, will help 70 show how far
the boast is justified. A misty smoke
darkcns the atmosphere, which feels
so oppressively hot - to render breath
ing at once laborious md painful. The
sun shines with lurid glare far hotter
than when in open br1lliancy, and pre-
senting TO the eye the appearance OF a
full moon behind = aeecy cloud Dogs
crawl along with thu; parchcd tongues
dangling almost 20 thc ground anu
horses move on with dropping heads
and convuisive gasps. All Kinds OF
vegetation first hang their tendr1lsi
then shrivel up, and finally yield to
premature decay. Ana as the burn
ing sirrocco increases apace, ana thick
clouds OF dust desslcate the ar, animal
and vegetable NE womb seem 10 DC
threatened with total destruction
Cattle OF every description often sue.
cumb to incalescent exhaustion and
die by the road SIDE helds OF gram
which IN tho morning were fresh ana
green, become, before evening, yellow
as with the ripeness OF maturity, but
in reality, stunted and singed by the
fiery influences prevailing; trees yield
ing their sap to the siakeless tempera-
ture, rapidly incinerate ana cast on
their but recently luscious iruit, and
flowers pass through oil the gradations
Of growth and development--form into
bud, open into bloom, ana drop their
leaves in the cauldron around, IN less
than day All nature, in fact, would
appear for the time to be trying ex-
perments In thermology, totally indlf-
ierent about health and life. The igne-
ous elements, so wildly careerlng sug-
gest nothing but encircling volcanoes
pouring forth and scattering around
their burning lava, reduced to sclntil-
liant powder.
at is scourge of the most destruc-
tive character. Outdoor business life
is virtually suspended, and the few
people moving about are every moment
employed in wiping off the profuse
dusty Precipitation that streams down
their faces. Cafes and hotels swarm
like beehivos with languid, thirsty men
and the numerous iced beverages drank
would astonish the most credulous.
So hour nfter hour masses. the heat in
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-09-02

THEIR WAYs.-The ways of women
are past finding out II Is said that
the ladies Of Hartford, CT. have fash.
ion oftying up their taper fingers when
young gentlemen are expected to call,
and when they very naturally ask the
cause they blushingly remark; '1burnt
hem broiling the steak this morning"
The result is, that several young gen.
tlcmen have burned their fingers be.
licving the story
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-09-02
THE CATHEDRAL AT SPEYER


Whoever Is so fortunate as to visit
the Palatinatc, that garden Of South,
ern Germany, pid the Rhine, should
not fail TO devote few hours to the
old imperial city OF Speyer, IN order to
see its majestic cathedral, which rises
above the plain as a landmark that
can be seen from afar. In its design
this cathedral is one OF the most bcanti-
ful, as in its vicissitudes it is one OF the
most interesting, architectural monu-
ments OF the Roman style in all Ger
many. u.
Speyer is one OF the Oldest blshoprlcs
in Germany. Here, owing to his par
tiality for the city, the Emperor Con-
rad II determined to build a majestic
cathedral, and onthe lzth OIL July, l05l,
he himself ofliciated ut the laying OF its
cornerstone. The design OF the cathe.
dral was, however, SO colossal that
Conrad did not i've TO see II completed,
Inc immense structure was nhlsnoa
by ms grandson, Henry Nv, IN iooi.
Ana now began ior TINS maghincen'
work OF art a series OF misiortunes
which extend through several centu-
RES. In the years lio9 ana i4oo It's
interior was destroyed by hre, SO that
nothing remained but Its walls, which
seemed to be indestructible. Each
time it was restored in more than its
original magniiicence, until IN the year
1859, IN the so-called "heunion war,
toward the end oil May, the city was
barbarously hred, reduced 10 ashes, in-
cludlDg the cathedral, to winch many
OF the citizens had iown, with such Of
tne'r goods as they coald carry Inc
rreacn, ~ Mnosc possession, .'a, .ne ,,,s nai,
.,,''o nv, Ieli'al'leu ioi 'oh yeas' "o'ia =,
nol hhow tnu oi.y 70 oc iepuii. ~
was no' uh.ii .ne pcg,nnng ~ ine %
o'sn.eeii'n cen.nly 'nat 'no e,'y W
gun " i'so M s'omly i,oa s,h ,'s ashes' as ns
,S' ns III, ,no n.;, veu ~ o, - % 111n ,han ",s a,,
vi lllt ltuI MHt1 ull
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-09-02

This is the way it generally is; Mrs
Jones will remark TO her dutiful little
son, "Why amt you like Willy Brown
Mrs. Brown win remark TO her hope
fhl, "Why amt you like Jimmy Joncs?'
The boys have lots of fun laughing
about il especially when they are steal
ing watcrmclons together.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-09-02

A boy let fall a jug containing so
cents worth of molasscs which he was
carrying along Woodward avenue yes
terday, and his walls of despair as he
saw the stuff streaming over the flag
stone secured him 10 shillings from the
benevolent pedestrians. Fifty cents
for molasses, 9 shillings for a jug, and
7 shillings for the circus, is the way
the boy figured as he started for the
crockcry store.--Ddroi Free Press.