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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-06-06
All Swept Away.

Skinnerville, one of the villages de-
stroyed by the Mill River disaster, so
correspondent says, was named after
William Skinner. He has brother,
George Skinner, in Yonkers. The silk
works of Skinnerville are owned by
William Skinner The big brick fac
tory, worth $125,0 and where were
employed 1875 men, was destroyed in
three minutes. Not o brick is left.
Not a shaft. The boiler was carried
away.
Chow was it done ?" I asked Mr..
Skinner.
"I don't know, sir. I was just sit
ting down to breakfast. l heard the
factory bell tap once. I thought of fire.
L jumped up to look out and saw the
bank of water coming. 1 lodged back,
handed the baby to Nell and told her
to fly to the hill. [ went behind to
hurry her up. I looked back and the
factory was gone. It went like light
ning-bricks, irons-everything."
"It was sea of foam and houses.
I've been on the Atlantic in a storm.
That was it, big wave dashing over
the deck, but on the top of that wave,
yesterday, were houses, trees and lum-
ber." ..
"But I don't see single brick left"
said, pointing to where the factory
used to stand. Where are the
bricks ?" ..-...
"Gone, sir fioated down the stream.
Why, my big safe-my big Marvin's
safe-has foated off too, and we've
been looking for it all day. l wouldn't
he surprised if we should find it float
ing around on the Connecticut river or
maybe out on the Sound" and Mr.. s.,
though he had just lost $780, ,O0O, actu-
ally laughed at the idea. -,
"Where did these bricks all go to 2
l asked.
"I don't know. It's mystery to me
how my brick and iron shop has entire
ly floated away" replied Mr.. Skinner.
But you see they're gone"
A moment afterwards and Mr..
George Skinner arrived from Yonkers::
As he saw his brother he smiled and
remarked
"New, Bill, you won't have any of
these bonds troubling you any more.
No more Saratoga-no---"
"No, George, it's all gone" inter-
rupted the stricken brother-the work
of a lifetime $3.50, 900 yesterday, and
to-day not cent"
"But you have your wife and chill
dren, Bill-you're all right. AS the
brother said this four eyes moistened,
Two brothers grasped hands and min
gled their tears together. Their twink.
ling eyes were moistened in tears, and
their laughing faces became long with
sympathetic sorrow.
The flood went down so quick that
Mr.. SINNERS residence was left with
four feet of water in it. This broke
through the floor, and all the furniture,
pianos, and pictures poured down into
the cellar. Potatoes and pianos, pic
lures and pork, books and bacon be-
came terribly mixed. s.r
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-06-06
Items OF Interest.
Filthy lucre-A bank of guano.

Filthy lucre-A Dank Oh BuanO'
To a man of sensibihty there is no
pleasure like that of possessing a true
friend.
Pompadour and EEreka fans, of me-
dunn size, are to be the predominating
shapes for the coming season.
A Kansas court has decided that a
husband and wife can enter show on
ticket reading, "Admit One.
In Paris, forty artists and journalists
have formed league for the purpose
of kissing without mercy all immoral
pieces.
An accomplished optician suggests to
the opponents of corporal punishment
that the place for "pupils" is under
the lash.
If you wish to travel cheaply, patron
ize those railroads which advertise to
carry their passengers through with
out change"
Another remedy has been discovered
for rheumatism in London. 1t is hot
sand bath. This makes 7,340 remedies
all infaliblel
A young lady in Indian ola, Iowa, hav-
ing contracted bill of $12 for chewing
gum, her unreasonable papa refuses to
liquidate the same.
1t is suggested by a merchant who,
we fear has stock of the article on
hand, that gunny- y-cloth is very appro-
pirate material for artillery mems uni
forms.
The only responsibilities which a
weak man ever accepts are responslblll-
ties which can be perpetually pointed
ont to him as resting exclusively on his
own shoulders.
knowledge is a comfortable and
necessary retreat and shelter for us in
an advanced age and if we do not plant
it while young, it will give US no shade
when we grow old.
The most trying circumstances under
which boy can be placed is when an
other boy in the alley is winkipg at
him, and his father is offering him
nickel to carry in pile of wood.
One of the best preserved OF the
customs handed down to us by our an
cestors, is burning straw bedding in the
back yard. A few fresh bones in the
heap imparts an aroma that no one can
describe, although many of the neigh
bors will try to.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-06-06
Cleaning Glassware,

DIR. I. WaIz, who has devoted con-
siderable attention to the uses and
properties of potassium permanganate,
has devised the following neat and
effective method of cleaning glassware
The vessel to be cleaned is filed, or, if
large, rinsed with moderately dilute
solution of potassium permanganate,
the contact of the liquid being pro-
longed till a film of hydrated manganic
oxide has been deposited the solution
is then poured away, and the glass
vessel ri1sed with some strong hydro
chloric acid. Chlorine is then formed,
but not enough to cause Inconvenience;
and. acting in the nascent state on the
organic matters, it speedily converts
them into substitution products, which
are soluble in the slight excess of acid
or water,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-06-06
A WOMAN'S RESOLUTION.

Ny husband came tenderly to my
side.
care you going out this evening,
loye?"
"Of course I am"
I looked down complacently at my
dress of pink Grape, dew-dropped over
with crystal, and the trails of pink aza-
leas that caught up its folds here and
: there. A diamond bracelet encircled
one round white arm, and little cross
blazed ftfully at my throat. I had
never looked better, and I felt sort of
girlish pride as my eye met the fairy
reflection in the mirror.
"Come, Gerald, make haste why.
you haven't begun to dress yet |"
Where were my wifely instincts that
l did not see the haggard, drawn look
in his features-the fevered light in his
eyes?
&c L can't go tonight, Madeline-I am
not we'll enough"
g.. " You are never we'll enough to
oblige me, Gerald. am tired of being
put off with such excuses"
He made no answer, but dropped
his head in his hand on the table before
him.
Oh, come, Gerald" 1 urged petu-
lantly. " 1t is SO awkward for me to go
alone, always"
He shook his head listlessly.
81 thought perhaps you would be
willing to remain at home with me,
Madeline"
" Men are so selfish" I said, plant.
lively, "and ] am all dressed. Claudia
took half an hour for my hair. I dare
say you'll be great deal quieter with.
out me-that is, if you are determined
not to CO."
No answer again.
" Well, If you choose to be sullen,
can't help it, / said lightly, as I turned
and went out of the room, adjusting my
silver bouquet holder, the tuberoses
and ,heliotropes seeming to distill in.
censeat every motion.
Was I heartless and cruel2 Had ]
ceased to love my husband 4? From the
bottom of my heart / believed that
loved him as truly and tenderly as evel
wife did, but I had been so spoiled ant
petted all my brief, selfish life, that thu
better instincts were, so to speak, en-
tombed alive.
l went to the party and had my fill o
adulation and homage, as usual. 1h'
hours seemed to glide away, shod will
y roses and winged with music and ricl
perfume and it was not until, wearieC
with dancing, L sought momentar,
refuge, in the half-lighted tea-room
that L heard words awakening me, as i
were, from q dream: "Gerald Olen!
l could not be mistaken in the name
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-06-06
BY JOHN BOYLE o'REILLY.

BY JOHN BOlLE o hElLLH'
The peaceful valley was walked and stirred,
And the answering echoes of life are heard
The dew still clings to the trees and grass,
And the early toilers smiling pass,
As they glance aside at the white-walled
homes, l.Ea ..
Or up the valley whore merriy comes
The brook that sparkles in diamond rills
As the sun comes over the Hampshire hills.
What was it, that passsd like an ominous
breath
Like a shiver Of fear or a touch of death
What was it The valley is peaceful STILL
And the leaves are afire on top Of the hill
It was not sound, nor thing of sense
But a pain, like the pang of the short sus-
pense
That wraps the being Of those who see
At their feet the gulf Of Eternity
The air Of the valley has felt the chill
The workers pause at the door of the mill
The housewife, keen to the shivering air,
Arrests her foot on the cottage stair,
Instinctiyely taught by the mother-lovo,
And thinks of the sleeping ones above
Why start the listeners? Why does the course
OF the mill-stream widen Is it a horse
Hark to the sound of his hoofs, they say,
That Gallops so wildly Williamsburg way'
God what was that, like human shrek
From the winding valley d? Will nobody speak /?
Will nobody answer those women who cry
AS the awful warnings thunder by?
Whence come they Listen And now they
hear
The sound of the galloping horse-hoofs near;
They watch the trend Of the valo, and see
Tho rider, who thunders so menacingly,
With waving arms and warning scream,
To the home filled banks of the valley stream.
He draws no rein, but he shakes the street
With shout and the ring Of the galloping
feet,
And this the cry that he filings to the wind:
To the hills for your HUes ! The food is
behind"
He cries and is gone; but they know not the
d.. g. worst s.
The treacherous Williamsburg dam has burst !
The basin that nourished their happy homes
lb CudHSeu W u ueluOu-II COuleb IL COEueb
A monster in aspect, with shaggy front
OF shattered dwellings,, to take the brunt
OF the dwellings, they shatter-white-m
and hoarse,
The merciless terror fills the course
OF the narrow valley, and rushing raves,
With Death on the first of Its kissing waves,
Till cottage and street and crowded mill
Are crumbed and crushed.
But onward STILL
In front OF the roaring flood is heard
The galloping horse and the warning word.
Thank God, that the brave mans life is
spared
From Williamsburg town he nobly dared
To race with the flood and to take the road
In front Of the terrible swath it moved.
For milesit thundered and crashed behind,
But he looked ahead with steadfast mind
" They must be Goarned ~ was all he said
AS away on his terrible ride he sped.
When heroes are called for, bring the crown
To this Yankee rider; send him down
On the stream of time with the Curtius old;
His deed as the Romans was brave and bold,
And the tale can as noble a thrill awake,
For he offered his life for the peoples sake
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-06-06

welcome indeed, since they have
brought me, as their harvest fruits, the
priceless treasure of my second wife,"
That was what Gerald answered me,
the sweetest words that ever fell upon
nv ear,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-06-06

A Maine clergyman says that if the
bones of all the victims Of intemperance
could be gathered together and made
into pyramid, no plain could be found
large enough for its base to rest upon,
and the planets would have to be swept
aside to make room for its apex.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-06-06

One county agricultural society in
Illinois has offered premium of $500
to the town which has the best roads.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-06-06
The Ride of Collins Graves.

An Incident of the Flood I'm MassRehu-
Ct setts, on May 10th, 1874.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-04

FISAscGAL MATTERs.-- Washington, Au-
gust Alt is stated on good authority that
the Secretary CT the Treasury contemp!ales
asking Congress ut lis next session 10 author
ize the placing Of five hundred millions at
five per cent. instead Of four and One.haIf
per ceut., as the law now requires, for the
next loan. The secretary feels convinced, it
is stated, that four-and-a-halt per cent. loan
could not be negotiated.
The fact OF the call Of the Treasury De-
partment is only for S25,000,000 OF the i've
twenty bonds, while the last syndicate Is
said TO have contracted for forty-hve mil
lions of the new tiyeS, has led TO the in
terence that the contract Of the syndicate
was not unqualifedly for the whole
fortv.tiye millions. The Treasury officials
however, account for the difference satlstac-
rorily by explaining that the reason for call
ing in only tW enty-live millions OF fiye.tWen-
lies for REDEMPTION is that the department
clerical force available for the purpose cannot
conveniently handle at one time more than
the amount thus called in. The work OF
examining the bonds to be redeemed IS one
of great responsibility, and requires much
time and care. Great embarrassment was
experienced when on q former occasion Sec
retarv Boutwell, called in one hundred mil
hons Tor redemption, and since then no large
number have been embraced in one call
Treasury officials say there will shortly be
one or two more calls of the hVe-tWenties'
Care will be taken not to issue the new lives
faster than the ti4e-twentes come III.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-04
The Colored Cadet.

The particulars of the case OF the coiored
cadet SMITH, ut West Point, have not yet APP
Ieartd. Lul it is understood that he did mol
pass at the late examination, aid that he has
lecn dropped. 1t is understood that he l.
indignant, and that he charges that he has
not been treated fairly by the faculty OF tho
institution.
The New York World throws out some
Limits that possibly some considerations other
tLan his own progress in his studies had
something 10 do With his fate. 1t docs not
doubt that Re was Incompetent TO pass, bul
suproscs that bis fate met rather 4 sudden
termination on account Of the considerations
Ieierred TO. 1t hints that it had been found
j, would not do to commission negro officer
in tie army-that it would create great dis
satisfaction and probably trouble.
1t is quite natural that some suggestion
Of this kind had reached the Government
and it is quite proper that it should receive
the respectful attention of the Government
Human nature cannot be subveried by law
and there is higher duty of the Government
than that Of putting into practice the ideas
of fanatics.
: 1t is well for SMITH that he has been drop
ped. His misery would only be prolonged
by entering ,be army which more than pro
tahly be would not more than fairly do. Th'
questions of his associating with the prou(
officers Of the army aud Of his commandin!
White men would have occasioned NOR
trouble for himself than for nybo6y else.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-04

DUELLISG IN GERMAEY.-The papers con-
tain a sort of item for general circulation
concerning the duel in Germany, which
states some very singular facts, the truth Of
| which we shall not vOuch for. 1t is stated
that duelling in Germany is to be put upon
a legal footing, but it appears that the provi
| sions Of the regulations described are only
| extended to officers. Councils of honor are
| to be formed before which any officer of the
army who considers his honor attacked by q
brother officer is required to give informa.
ton. The case will then be examined, and
endeavors made to effect satisfactory settle.
ment. If every effort to this end fails duel
will be allowed, at which the president OIL
the council must be present. Officers en-
gaging in duels under these circumstances
are not to be subject to criminal proceedings.
The regulations for the formation of these
councils have been promulgated at Berlin.
The system is unique, yet will be proba-
bly, effective. But what becomes of the
honorable gentlemen who belong to private
life? Are they to be left without remedy
against the final resort The Government
should not go apart and in the matter OF
honor provide only for the officers of the
army and navy. Honor is not confined to
those branches Of the service of The Empire.
! The fact is, the duel is bad yet 1t has
always seemed to us that Government
which put it under the ban should provide
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-04

TaE CHAMPION LETTER. ISDER.- General
Butler has succeeded in "pickIng up" an.
other private letter, which he publishes as an
appendix in the pamphlet edition of bis no.
torious supplementary speech on the mole
ties III This letter is simply an order
drawn by Congressman Beck, directing the
printing and distribution of three thousand
Of the Kentucky members speech on the
same subject. Of these, four hundred were
taken for distribution by Congressman
Pierce. But Buffers reason for publishing
the list is to "show which of the Republic
can members Of Massachusetts circulate
Democratic speeches against the Admins
tration." MIR. Beck's speech, it will perhaps
be remembered, was that in which he called
attention to the testimony showing Butler
and Conkling were paid attorneys for the
spies and informers in the Jayne cases; that
they had the Treasury suhordnates under
their control, and that they used their Off.
ca position for profit in sharing the money
extorted from merchants. This is what But
Ter calls speaking against the Administers
tionO
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-04

What does this mean? The Valley rail-
road is CARROTS. II extended INTO Tennes.
see it necessarily draws all the southern trade
to Baltimore, seriously iDjuring our eastern
railroads and cities. Does our friend OF the
Dispatch favor that despoiling OF Virginia
DOES it propose to cut off its nose to spite lis
face? If so, what becomes of all its talk
about the trade and commerce of Richmond:
How can il face the music before that people,
after the abuse it has hcaped upon the Ma
hone line? Our friend must rise and ex-
plain.-Petersburg NcuS.
Exactly. This is quite troublesome mat.
ter with the "alliance" which is formed to
take everything south and southwest of us
"to Baltimore" mia the bay. The Ne,cs is
sincere. 1t is not so with the "alliance."
Between the "allance" and GARRETT We see
no choice for Virginia or for Richmond. Not
a particle, save that GARRETT would open
Southwest Virginia to Richmond through
the express, and from it we are excluded BY
Mahone's Express. We would like to know
if there are others who want to cut off a
consolidated nose for spite or qualification.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-04

Our respected friends of the Wirginian.
of Lynchburg, are appealing to General
MAHoNE's war scars as eloquent defenders.
We respect them as much as anybody, but
they afford no defence for any impolicy as a
public officer of which the wearer of those
scars may be guilty. Services in war are en-
titled to country's gratitude. But the way
of expressing that gratitude is questionable,
we know a poor, one-armed Confederate in
Christiansburg, who bias family, who is out
of employment, and who is woefully in
need. His case suggests way in which 9
little Of this gratitude might ooze out.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-04
$1,2s2,s66 10

The POLICY OF THE OLD DOMINION STEAM
SHIP CosPANY.-The Old Dominlon's plan
is supposed by those most interested in its
operation in Mary land to be the opening up
OF the already.built railroads Of the lower
peninsula by close connection with steamers
from Lewes with New York. To do this
requires that only seven miles more Of rail-
road shall be built in Worcester county,
Md, being the seven miles between st. Mar
tins on the Wicomico and Pocomoke rail-
road and the Delaware State line. When
these seven miles shall have been built the
entire Eastern shore railroad, sixty miles in
length; the Wicomlco and Pocomoke, twen-
ty. i've miles in length; and the Berlin and
Snow Hill, twenty miles 10 length, and forty
miles of railroad passing through Delaware,
will be brought into direct connection with
Lewes. Thus the Old Dominion Company
will have secured by this purchase one hum
dred and fifty miles Of railroad, which per
meates every section OF large aud easily
cultivated .and fertilzed country, and d
country capable of being made TO produce
enough fruit and vegetables to feed New
York.-Neto York Times.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-04


some tribunal for settling cases at lssee Wnlcn
threaten settlement by bloody confilcs..s 4;
court OF honor might possibly be devised
which. could do d great deal of good In COM
posing differences that tend to boodshed.
Toere are atew cases, as we all confess,
which cannot be settled by intervention alton n.
But we as we'll know that some OF the otooo'
lest duels on record are fought for the most
,r fling causes-causes which court OF
honor could settle in half an hour. ltwoulo
he quite gain to humanity il such troubles
could be happily ended. The parties 10 them
| would be little more happy at peaceful
termination Of them than anybody else.
Civilization would be advanced by any mea-
sure which should III some way 80 nearly
nut an end to deliberate and bloody meetings
~ to justify the conclusion thatthe duel, as
| a mode of settling questions of honor, was
ended by the substitution of system of ad.
iudicution entirely consistent with both jus.
tire and cirilizltio The man who finds
ont how this can be done will entitle himself
10 lasting remembrance as benefactor OF
| his kind.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-04

A SCANDAL AND A TRAGEDY Boston, All-
gust "A special from Oak Bluffs to the
ADVERTISER says: For some weeks there has
been u great deal of scandal in connection
with Mr. Vinson, Of Edgartown, and ). h.
Elliott, of Worcester, who have occupied a
cottage in company with two married Wo-
men belonging to Edgartown. These men
have been Threatened with coat of tar ana
feathers, and Vinson, fearing trouble, left the
island some weeks ago. Last night about IL
o'clock party went TO the cottage ana called
Elliott. After considerable trouble they
forced him into wagon, in which were a
pot of tar and a bag OF feathers. E''iott
drew revolver and tired twice. the second
shot killing Caleb Smith, brother OF the Two
women. Intense excitement prevails IN
consequence of the affair.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-04

CHURCH EXCITEMENT AT CAFE MAY.-Cape
May MI, August 2.-Sacred concerts were
this morning assailed lrom.the altar by Priest
Degen at the Catholic church. He stated
that in the Catholic church alone could sa.
cred songs be with propriety chanted, and
denounced the Stockton, Congress Hall, and
Columbia House concerts in unmeasured
terms. His argument was that only music
composed for sacred concerts should be used,
and that Catholics were obliged to attend
vesper service, which be fixed for 8 O'Clock
T. N. After mass the Philadelphia, Balti-
more, and New York Catholics informally
met In front of St.. Mary's church, and de-
nounced the priest as intrnding on Catho-
lie usage by having yespeis at night Instead
of the afternoon, as ordered BY the statutes
of the diocese. Indignation runs high, and
the case is TO be reported to Bishop Corrigan
at Newark,