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Rescued From the Jaws of Death.

Niagara Falls on the morning of June
1st, was the scene of a terrible excite
ment in consequence of a painter named
McCullough, who was employed in
painting the bridge leading from Goat
isAnd to the Three Sisters, having fall
eAfrom the bridge into the rapids be
low. He drifted with the current to a
point within forty feet of the falls,
where he found anchorage in the mid
die of the stream that separates the is
lands by coming in contact with rock,
to which he clung. In a few moments
the news of the accident spread like
wildfre through the village, and an i'm
mense crowd of spectators gathered to
look at the unfortunate mans perilous
situation, from which it seemed impos-
sible to rescue him. Mccullough had
given up all hopes of being aided; his
arms and body were fast becoming be-
numbed and losing their hold on the
slippery rock, when a shout went up
from the throats of the spectators which
told him that aid was nigh. In that
vast crowd which had assembled on the
islands and bridges there was but one
man who was willing to risk his OWL
life in trying to snatch fellow-creature
from out the jaws of death. Tom Con-
roy, a guide at the Cave of Oinds,
jumped into the rapids, and, holding in
his left hand the end of a rope and
swimming down the current, he reached
Mccullough in safety. He Immediately
tied the rope around himself and the
nearly exhausted man, and they were
both safely landed ashore in a few mo
ments. Mccullough was badly bruised
about the head and body,
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The Cars Nose.

There has certainly, however, been a
deterioration in the physique OF the
Russian imperial family since the tune
of Nicholas. Nicholas was undoubted-
ly one of the very handsomest and no
blest figures in Europe, and his lea
lures and expression we're as command
I ing as his physical bulk. The present.
car is tall and comely in his way, bus
he is cast in a less stately and heroic
mold than his father. His face is amia-
BILE, but without much dignity. it Is,
in fact, rather soft and the nose, whicn
in Nicholas was majestic, in his son nas
begun to decline into the little rouna
button which Is seen on the fiat CAL
muck faces of the grandchildren, Ine
old saying, "Scratch Russian ~ you
come upon Tartar" is apPlicaple .,v nsrS
in another sense. The short, dnmP{
stature, bullet heads, fiat faces, f,,,,;ir. IT,
small eyes and noses of the czar2"iiihre c9 ne
the duchess of Edinburgh, ana.tIv ana
Grand Duke Alexis, are unr1l.,s,s-- 49,
OF the Tsrtar type.--Londo" "'''1
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IREST

he Indians in Alaska, according to q
pr, are fighting it out among themselves
he bridge over the Mississippi river
st. Louis is completed, and railway trains
Re passed across.
frover dem is elected governor OF
egon. The legislature is about equally
ided between the democrats, republicans,
independents
The farmers of Illinois and Indiana
re hold political conventions the past week,
made mp state tickets for the ensuing
etions- Those Of Indiara took the name
Independents.
A Kansas paper SAYS ''The historic
600 package which Col York fourished in
memorable joint convention of the Kansas
islature is again engaging public attention
Francis, the new state treasurer, has re-
pted for it, and reports it among the list Of
|luable papers in his keeping. What to do
Eth it is the all-absorbing question. York,
|'n=ns-ass,<l>s~>z-ss l-il,.s
ne OF it. Pomeroy claims that it was given
York in trust for Page, who has relinquished
claim to it. Hence, there appears to be no
wner'
The troubles between the coal miners
nd operators in the Hooking valley. Ohio,
lie fast approaching a crisis. The strike has
ow been going ON more than two months, and
10 work has been dono by the unien miners
uring that time One proprietor has gath
red at Columbus between four and five hun
red colored men, principally from Richmond,
Memphis and Louis vile. \ large quantity of
approved muskets, revolvers and ammunition
as been purchased It is designed to put all
he men into one mine and distr. butte arms to
ach one to protect themselves. Some of these
nen are desPeradoes, used to rough usage,
nd if molested there VIII be desperate work.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

In the senate, on the 9th, a joint res
olution providing for the termination of the
treaty between the United States and Belgi-
um, of July 18th, 1853. was adopted. "A bill
was introduced to establish the Commercial
railroad company. 1t proposes to incorporate
the Commercial railroad company, with capi-
tai of 5000, OOO, 900. to construct and operate
a railroad with four or more tracks. from New
York city tc the cities of Chicago and st. Lou
is, dividing its main line at such points as
may be found best to reach these cities, with
the right to extend its road to any point on the
Mississippi river above st. Louis. The road i
to be commenced within Two years. and fin
ished within twelve years of the enactment
bill The committee on territories reported
favorably on house bin to enable the people
of New Mexico to form a constitution and
state government, for the admission of said
state into the union on an equal footing with
original states, and it was placed on the cal
endar. Consideration of the moiety bill was
resumed and continued till the close of the
session,
In the house, on the 9th, the Louis
lana contested election case came up, and re-
suited in declaring that neither Of the con-
testants SHERIDAN and Pinchback) were shown
by the testimony to have been legally elected.
"A bill was passed Incorporating the wes-
tern with the eastern Judicial district of Ar
kansas. The Geneva award bill was debated
till the hour of adjournment.
In the senate, on the 10Th, bill was
introduced to abolish the board of Indian
commissioners "A bill was reported telating
to telegraphic communication between the
United States and foreign countries. 1t au-
thorizes the secretary of state to grant permis-
sion to any citizens or association of the Uni
ted States to connect this country bV.cable
telegraph with any foreign country col eding
TO our citizens the same rights and pI |ileges
for landing and working telegraphic wires as
1t has granted. or may grant, TO its own citi-
Zens provided, however, that the permission
granted to foreign citizens shall be subject tc
any and all rights of property and state juris-
diction in and over cables to be landed on oul
| shores The resolution to pay W. f. Sykes
late contestant for seat in the senate from
Alabama, $4,000 as salary went over The
moiety bill passed and the senate adjourned
In the house, on the 10th, the com
mittee on ways and means reported adversel,
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:. Goldfish 4, AristocracY.

The gently of New York have moth
ing TO boast of in their lineage, for
their origin was invariably humble. The
original OF the Homes was German
sugar -refner, who wrote his name
Hum. and probably lived on sausages
and beer. Philip, his son, when the
old man got rich, changed the name TO
a prettier shape, and took a position
among the gentry. He was fine look
ing man and was a successful dry goods
auctioneer, in which business his flrm
reached wealth and distinction. He as
/ sociated with the Grinnells, the Irvlngs,
/ and others Of the more cultivated socl-
! etv but on his death the family sank
/ again, and now we hardly hear OF 1t.
/ The Fireworks are descended from old
/ Henry Brevoort, a Dutch market man
who had an estate of about twenty-five
/ acres In the upper part OF the CITY,
which he cultivated with his own hands.
! The land was very sterile and required
patience and untiring labor, and the slen-
| der crop of corn, peas, ,radishes, potatoes,
etc. was hardly sufficient to give the
| family a support. The son Henry grew
up an associate with Washington Irving,
and of course had no turn for garden
| ING. This he did not heed, for about
the time he came of age the land was
worth $4,000 per acre for bui ding lots.
and it soon bore a crop of houses.
Some of the farm was retained until 1t
became worth $500, 900 per acre, and 1t
is now worth double that rate, for 1t is
included in the Fifth avenue, which IS
the most valuable of the abodes OF
fashion. The old gentleman lived to
be nearly ninety, and retained his old
habits until the last, but the son be
| ,., =, fo.I,;orobIa man He did not long
survive his father, and the third in gen
Grafton is the present Carson Brevoort
who occupies a high social position
and is one cf the trustees of the Astol
library. I might track up the lineago
of all our leading families, and tine
each one starting from some humble
origin. It IS foolish and unwlse 10 IN
dnige in family pride, and in this cit,
it is peculiarly snobbish to do so, TO
we are all sprung from the common
classes. ST. Louis Republican.
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US OF THE WEEK.
EAST.

rof. Blanchard's anti-secret society
fention at Syracuse, n. Y, organized
as the National Christian Association,
agreed to establish a new party to war
INST secret societies, intemperance, tobacco
Kindred evils.
the annual meeting at the academy
he West Point alumni, Prof. Church in
need resolution, which was unanimouly
tted, inviting all graduates, both south and
fh, to join in the anniversary dinner next
/, on June II, the anniversary of the bat
lf Bunker Hill
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represents letter of the alphabet, and
its fantastic motions are spelling ont
the intelligence which the pulsing OF
the electric current are transmitting be-
tween the two hemispheres. It is truly
marvellous to note how rapidly the ez-
pelienced operator disentangles the ir1
regular oscillations of the little speedy
into the letters and words which they
rornrnsnnr
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FOREJG ~.

The yellow fever prevails in Havana.
General Concha has begun active
preparations against the Carlists in Navarro.
The American pilgrims have pre-
sented to the pope $780, 900 in money, besides
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CoNIMANDER BELKNAP, of the United
States navy, has submitted to the de-
partment in Washington an interesting
report of deep-sea soundings in the Pa
ciic ocean made by him for the purpose
of ascertaining the most favorable route
for an ocean-telegraph between Japan
and San Francisco. The greatest depth
reached was 3,287 fathoms. 1t is the
opinion of scientific men concerned IN
the survey that continuous range OF
submarine mountains extends from Ja-
pan to the Sandwich Islands. Siz
peaks, ranging from 1000 t. 1860
feet a height, were measured.
"PHEBE CoUzINs doesn't dress like
her brothers of the bar" says the
Chicago Tribune, by way of commenc
ing an item. That's undoubtedly true
she dresses by putting on her CLOTHES
over her head, while they don't, and
what's more, they can't. But what busi
ness is it of the Tribnne's, anyhow
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SMOKERS and chewers may take time
ly warning. In closing an address in
New York, the other day, Dio Lewis de-
clared that. "When this war against
whisky is over, we shall go for tobacco. y
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cepIIOns, NIIo. IIoOH T ~ Nc sIsItt % IItI,
pointing to her jewels
"It was the oldest thing about these
diamonds. Somebody sent them to
Leon for a valentine, years ago. He
never could guess where they came
from. for. of course, the lady must have
been wealthy, though why she sent a
ladv's 21aruTe to gentleman is a mys-
terry. Are they not lovely, Mrs.
Clarke ?"
"Very lovely" said Gertie, and
smiled as she thought of the day, ter
years ago, when she was true to her OWL
heart
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-05-21
Gaze yD-c.

SALIHA, MANS, May II. 1871.
Mr.. RuGGLEs: / read the JOURNAL
last week and saw nothing from your
hand. Nevertheless, thought l would
he sure, and So looked over the market
reports and read all abou; live stock and
at last concluded you had jumped on
your little jack rabbit and had struck
olt for some .'for-run" shore. Nav be
was not sorry, bat ! was. (You ought
not to have been afraid, because nobody
but vourscl. wanted to run Oft with him,
or in any manner carry him away; but
it wouldn't have been much Vt 4 trick
after alb
Well, put my specs on and read along
and finally did run across a small pota-
toe affair; a ng-streaked. striped and
speckled concern; in other word what
| would cali s'the wrong way to crawl
GU, Of Jug" written by l.. l.. Ruggles
ESD, and calculated to mislead the boys
and girls. Says /, +" xhat kind Of a con-
founded thing is tits! What can it"
Here stopped to contemplate the won
ders OF anatomy
Now, Mr.. Raggles, being friend Of
YOURS, 1 will aduise you 10 retire 10 the
banks of the Mulberry and SIT under Il
box elder tree, and gaze into the waters
OF that stream Ii You caanot discover
anything there, report to me, and | will
tell YOU what is the hishtaiutin for cab
bages. AT leas; vii! spi; on 'ry hands
and throw chunk OF dirt over your
shoulders, and that will do; aai il wiil
make you competent 10 answer any
question.
DO not sec how you can raise any
catnip fer tea this year /; or how Will toe
able TO raise many potatoes TO sell, I'm
less take yoAr advice and he'd them IN.
Stalking them out will not do; and il,
would he setting a bad precedent, as
Prcsiten; Grant says.
You are not very wicked man. de-
not think, after all, that you VIII be
burnt up, but do say it looks rather
warm for you ahead. You ha! bette
take a gentle laxative aud quit, or a dose
OF goldfish oil aud dry up. (Ii You pre-
fer strychnino or pulverized brick, ali
rigbt.) Then pat string OF beads
around your neck, and cnaw lot OF
parsnips, aud be everything 10 all men,
and voa'll o. happy.
Not belag the kind ofa".eiIer' who'll
squat or drink si;Im milk, ~ SINCE a cat,
you will not expect me 10 follow you
over sod fences any longer this time OF
the year, or through under6rush in very
warm weather. Let Us sing.
4 parting kiss, ami 1 remain.
Yours Truly. u. BEEsE-
2. S.-.S,Iy so,s'a;.
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ing condition.. 400 he; d of cows
five fine bulls and 20 calves. lie
has also l60 scrcs in winter grain. He
undoubtedly has one Of the finest farms
in Kansas. He has made all OF his i'm.
provemcnts in three gears time. l Wis
tied Marion Center, where ! met an old
Junction friend, Jno. W. Williams
prominent lawyer there, who showed
mo many coutesies for which am eX-
treu.ely obliged. Marion Center is a
COED town and improving rapidly. Two
other towns IN that region have spruS &
up in the last two years: Liurolnville
already has fine school house, stores,
etc. A-railroad is TO run near it. Il is
II miles from the Center. Woodbine,
Dickinson county, is another good town
is miles from Junction City. Daring
my trip | found the farmers hard al
work, happy aud prosperous. am
more than ever convinced tiat Western
Kansas is the garden Of tho world and
feeder of the eastern poor. | met many
Old friends on my travels and had u
pleasant trip. A. G.. COUsE.
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Az IxraRfasr RIiL.

There is bill before Congress rela
ting to the transportation Of stock BY
railroads which provides that animals
shall not be con fined for Q longer period
than twenty-four consecutive hours,
without unloading the same for rest,
water ana feeding, unless prevented from
SO unloading from accidental causes.
The animals, when unloadsJ, are 10 be
put in dry and suitable pens, where
they can comfortably lie down for rest
for at least six consecutive hours, and
where they shall be fed and watcred.
There is provision that this delay shall
not be obligatory in case of the trans
portation of stock in cars where they
can rest, have sufficient room, and be
fed. The heavy stock men oppose this.
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A Word Of Pro,est rrorl u Farmer.

The following sensible remarks of Il
correspondent We copy FROM the COM
try Gentleman, on The much moo;ed
question-wi!l farming pay? al: 'ha>
often been "A cause Of regret 10 me, in
looking over the different agricultural
papers, 10 soc so many eompiaiuts from
farmers in relation TO their business not
paying. AaI ;l.cI We quote or point L.
the merchant IS AN example If prosper
ty compared with ourselves, lutte think
ing tina; ii they published their com
plants rs freely, We should fad their
pIpsrs AMI magazines 0yerIu n with &c
,unts ui failures. II is wi;h iarinin Il,
viii, everything else, not the business
that makes the man, bH; the man thc
business. Farmers rs :. class, try 10 90
too much. j, is oae thing putting in u
crop, and another thing taking care OF
II. | think that II We were To give The
thought and labor TO In, different crop,
which t.cy dem.as, our complaints
would BE- Ear fewer Than they are. Ali
the Patrons OF Husbandry. all the clubs.
all the gricultarai papers in tie eoun-
try, will not help ITS, If we do not Try
aud help ourselves. so tar rs l have
obsevai, those wac do the most grun-
bling, do the least work ard thinking"
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A WgaTG srPPOs.r.8y.

Ii is claimed BY some that Two Of the
Congressional districts of Kansas will
be carried by the Republicans and the
third by the AntiEverything crowd
We do not believe this; bat we do be
licve ,ha: tie Republicans will carry the
three districts by handsome majorities.
The eastern district probably has lar.
ger number of Yorks and Bronsons than
any other district, and hence it is sup
posed by some that the same is hopeless,
ly in the grip Of the opposition. We
are satisfied, however, that this SUPPOSE
ton is wrong. Let the Democrats, Lib
erals aud all others who believe in "any-
thing to beat the Republican party "
unite, and they can accomplish nothing.
The Congressional districts will elect
good Republicans, and Kansas will elect
a Republican State ticket.
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s.S,ciM Lanes

We iooIi 10 the dav, which can hardlv
be FAR distant, when a genera! system at
maritime regulations and Jurisprudence
"lli compel .'steani lanes over the busy
highways OF the Mediterranean, from The
shores o! AS:ato our own Pacific coast 4:
Indeed, oTcr every sea nov piou<hrl by
the icviathan agents Of commerce.
"Lancs tor sailing craft. may become
fact of the future also. Now Il ship
without steam power, sailing from this
port for liverpool, with adverse winds,
must utilize every local advantage, tack
ing according To her ability, sometimes
finding herself tar To the nor,hwari OF
the routes OF ocean steamers and often
far to the southwark. liza belt for sail
ing ships, LAID down after an exhaustive
digest OF the log-boo.is, by which Maury
was able To organize his geography of
the sea, could be placed upon the charts
furnished for the merchant marine, there
would be no difficulty incompelling sail
ing ships 20 confiHe themselves to
specified zones. 1t would thus Ultimate
~ result that we wouli have Il perfect
knowledge Of the navigatlc ocean, and
that vessel wouid seldom be out OF
sight OF some immediate and protecting
power How, in view of the great
change necessary 10 security OF lie AMI
property, can Mcssrs. Conkline and Cox
hope to accomplish u creditabis success
by the appointment OF one man to
clucidiate all these questions before IN
international commission We repeat,
then. wha, we have heretofore urged,
that five commissioners should be APP
pointed, representing the steamship in
ierest, the photographic Office, the cham
Der q: commerce. the public and the
captains themselves. No movement
can sacceod which bears even the sus.
picion of Partia!iiy.- 'Tdshing'oA Ma
rt0T1i RrbgJitcda.
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THAI APPOINTMENT.

The appointment Of DIR. Hodge 10 tll'
Cawker City Land Office would seem to
have been effected by compromise be
tween Senator Harvey and Col. Phillips
The report prevails that there has been
4 bitter war between the last named
gentlemen. Vance, Harvey's first can
didate for The position, was beaten, and
then Rcasoner Phillips candidate
Hodge, member of the last legislature,
supported Phillips in the first instance,
and then went his "lcyol best on Har-
vey. Both gentlemen were probably
under some obligation 10 Hodge for sup
Port. We give this rs our opinion, at
ter having ''put this and that together
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GOOD CJ!s SiNOyS.

Senator ". l.. Smons, who was re
garded az one Of the ablcst men. bers o
The last Kansas Senate, has Lately VII,
ten 4 letter 20 the Commonwealth in which
lie states that the "Rctorners" who ap
pended his name TO the list of the mem
bers Of the Reform and Anti Mouopol,
State Committee, did it without hi
knowledge and consent. Simons pos
sesses good mental calibrc and the Re
formers" want to splice i.im to thei
craft; but he won't be splieed. lie be
lieves in reform and is against monopo
ly; but is in favor Of carrying on III,
good work in and through the Republic
can party. That State Committee seem,
TO be thinning oa!.
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From Brookvil.c.
BpooKyILLE. ApriI 10th, 1S7-

OAOSA AA<i<As3 pa ASsA'}
EDITORS JOURNAL: Saline county car
now boast of two as pleasant towns a
lay upon the line of any railroad in th'
State. Snlina is destined to be the city
west of Topeka in Kansas, and viii! thu
year ship moro wheat than any one city
ON the line OF the X. p. Railroad. IL
our little Brookyille we do not claim th'
wealth or enterprise possessed by YOU
rapidly growing city, but in good solid
comfort, and pleasure generally, We ar.
second TO no town on the plains. Al
mos; every pleasant afternoon may bs
Witnessed upon our beautiful reserve
between Front Street and the Railroad
IA lively game OF base ball rs can be
seen in the west. We have two Eincs
now organized in our city, the Brook
vilie's ST. S and Brookvilics Jr.s. The
former has among its members two pro.
! fessiona!s, formerly of noted eastern
clubs, as well as several fine amateurs
of years experience. We wouiI be
pleased to make friendly visit to yoar
city, or receive call from your boys,
and exchange greeting over the Ball and
Willow. If you have an organization IN
your city let US know. Our practice
games here are always favored with the
presence oftho smiling and ever enconr-
aging countenance of the ladies OF our
city. eaer:lily mounted upon fine horses,
sometimes on foot. We claim better
saddle horses, better lady riders, better
looEng ladies, better and faster tro,iihg
stock, faster running ponies, better stock
Of cattle, sheep and swine, as good
stores and cheaper goods, better gardens,
better grass, better water and more
sensible cily council Gas they will grant
no license to whiskey shops this year,
than any city in Saline county. Our
foot racer and '.jumpist" has now gone
east for repairs to his wooden leg.
Upon his return he will visit Saiina with
his boots upon his eari. Seth, Gal. and
young Sewing Machines need not so out
Of the county to get their retrigerators
filled. The poor animal who had his
ears and tail stricken off in your city
can how be avenged, as we know the
person who "done the cruel deed, and
ii the editor Of the JouRN.L will ,es that
the punishment suggested by him be in
ilicicd upon the offender, we promise in
- Cd faith 10 give the name OF the lady
who trimmed the little brute.
Is Il. q. single yet! We near ne WAS
TO be married lately but don believe ii.
The girl that catches him must be con
versaut with The manner IN which birds,
wcrc cau.ll; VI hen we were little folks;
for he is 4 sly duck.
How arc tie yankee and Irish q u.s.
We think our "F:snk"ca sc, away with
either o.. them ior Iun, rs we ever bet
nor drink. Yet We have a cat in Brook
vile that can lick any eat in Salina tor
one Eat hundred. Yours, Fly.