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The Placer herald., 1874-04-25
TINE RAas1nasn - SCIENCE.
Poor Woman Tortured TO Death In
Cincinnati AOspital-An For the Interest
Of Sciencp

A Poor Woman Tortured TO Death In a
Cincinnati HOspital-All For the Interest
Of Science.
The cold cruelty of the doctors was never
more fendshly illustrated than in the re-
cent case of the poor pauper woman in the
Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati. 1t
would seem Incredible were the facts not
acknowledged by the medical brutes them
selves, who ought to be hung, drawn and
quartered for their savagery. The report of
the affair is most revolving. A poor pau
per patient in the hospital was hopelessly
i'll Of a cancerous affection which had de-
stroyed part of her skull, laying bare the
brain. 1t occurred to certain of the doctors
in charge Of her that as she was certain to
die in short time, her few weeks of life
could be judicously turned to the benefit of
science by course of novel experiments
So they stuck large number of needles in
her brain. The needles were connected
with galvanic battery, and by its use all
sorts of delightful results were attained
The woman felt wholly unexpected pains in
in the most extraordinary parts-a needle
stuck in the right hemisphere of the brain,
for example, producing pain in the finger of
the left hand When the galvanic current
was increased and the needles driven unusu-
ally deep, "choric movements" of the mus
cles ensued, while good strong dose of
galvanism brought on temporary paralysis
The woman lasted for three weeks, during
which her brain was constantly stuck as full
Of needles as St. Sebastian was of arrows
and more electricity was pumped into her
than would have suiliced, if properly con-
centrated, to have blown the Capitol at
Washington to pieces. AT the end of that
time she died, and one of the doctors sub
sequently remarked that "in regard to the
question of humanity, he felt before the ex-
pertinent that fine needles might be used
with impunity. Now, with the knowledge
of that experiment and the post mortem
that the needles did inAict injury, he would
never again repeat that experiment" Can
anybody read that without a sensation of
shrinking horror, or wish that he might
have those doctors where he could stick
thousand needles into them to make them
know how good it is to suffer in the interest
of science? Few people are aware of the
outrages that are daily committed in our
hospitals on patients, especially women.
They are used without regard to any feeling
Of humanity or instincts of modesty, in a
way that would awaken general public in
dignation if the facts were known -Jersy
City Journal
The Placer herald., 1874-04-25
THE TRUE LIFE.

/ live for those who love me,
For those l know are true,
For the heaven that smiles above,
And awaits my spirit, too;
For the human ties that bind me,
For the task by God assigned me,
For the bright hopes left behind me,
And the good that can do.
l live to learn their story
Who've suffered for my sake,
To emulate their glory
And follow in their wake
Bards, martyrs, patriots, sages,
The noble of all ages,
Whose deeds crown history's pages,
And Times great volume make.
l live to hail the season,
By gifted minds foretold,
When men shall rule by reason,
And not alone by gold
When, man to man united,
And every wrong thing righted,
The whole world shall be lighted
AS Eden was Of old.
i live to hold communion
With all that is divine,
To feel there is union
1wixt nature heart and mine;
To profit by affliction,
Reap truths from fields of fiction,
Grow wiser from conviction,
And fulfil each grand design.
l live for those who love me,
For those who know me true,
For the heaven that smiles above me,
And awaits my spirit, too;
For the wrong that needs resistance,
For the cause that needs assistance,
For the future in the distance,
And the good that can do.
q. L. Banks.
The Placer herald., 1874-04-25
NUMBER SO

The WASHINGTON Cry R1Na.-The de-
velopments made in the last few weeks by
the Congressional Investigating Committee,
into the manner in which public works have
been carried on in the District of Columbia.
make the rascaities of the New York Tam
many Ring pale beside the greater rascali-
ties Of the Washington City Ring, COM
posed as it is Of the high managers of the
Republican party, and special personal
friends of the President. How the people
Of the District of Columbia and the Federal
Treasury have been robbed, is shown by
the fact that some $23, 900, 900 worth Of
contracts were made in secret, without ad-
vertisement or competition of any kind.
One of the recent operations of the ring was
to pretend to make certain improvements
around some Government property, and
send bill to Congress for 81 ,240, ,922 80.
On the Sth of last January Congress made
an appropriation Of this amount, and Cen
eral Babcock, President Grants Private
Secretary and next friend, was appointed to
make an examination and measurement of
the work. Instead cf doing this personally,
he turned the matter over TO a convenient
tool of the ring, and the testimony shows
that asphaltum pavements were charged for
where cobblestones were laid; that sewers
were charged for that existed only in the
imagination; tagging that was only done ON
paper, and so on. Upon Babcock's report
the money was paid, an doubtless divided.
This Government is rotten to its very
foundation Fraud overlies fraud, and ras-
cality, rascality; and no sooner is one strip
ped to view than a great,r one is perceived
beneath The Administration is the repre-.
sentative and protector of the creatures who
are thus fatening on the earnings Of tie
people, and there is little in the way of re
form 10 be hoped for until popular uprising
at the next Presidential election sweeps
away the whole corrupt crew that have ta
ken possession of the Republican party and
the National Government
The Placer herald., 1874-04-25
A BRUSH WITH PIRATES.
For the Sacramento Daily Bee.
BY AN OLD SEA CAPTAIN.

For the Sacramento Daily Bee.
L. was near night when we doubled the
Cape. then putting the vessel under small
ward the Isle of Pines and tack at IL
o'clock, midnight, should the weather con-
tnue the same.
"Mr. Willis" said, addressing my Sec
ond mate, who had charge of my watch,
"have sharp lookout kept tonight; should
any strange sail heave in sight, call me at
once And as we shipped many new men
at Havana it may be as well to have an eye
on them, as we do not know what motive
they may have had in joining our vessel"
81 will see all your orders strictly obeyed
while have the deck, Captain" replied
Mr.. Willis.
now went below. My passengers were
all in their berths, still sea-sick; the wind
was blowing quite fresh and the night dark /;
but being under the lee of the land, it was
comparatively smooth but still quite short
chop sea running. l had retired 10 my
state-room, and thrown myself on my
settee, but not to enjoy tranquil sleep, tor
no sooner did doze than awful visions
1itted through nv brain At one time
milk white sieeds are praacing all around
me; then would seem to be tramped 6e-
meath their feet Again and | was making
love to beautiful girl; ten an evil look
me hag was striving to twi1e serpents around
me, anon and was carrying SAN TO work of
a lee shore, perl APPS on wreck amidst coral
reefs and foaming breakers; until, at length,
aroused by the increasing wind, went on
deck to shake off the sensation caused by
the nightmare.
1t was eleven o'clock, and blowing very
fresh but not very bad night, for the stars
we're shining through the clouds, and the
moon, in her first quarter, out at intervals.
Nor was it SO dark but faint outline of
the coast was visible, heaving up like a
dark cloud northward Of us. Mr.. Willis
met me at the panon-way, Of whom l
made the usual inquiries.
"Wby, as to the night, Captain" replied
Willis, 81 have seen far worse ones, it is a
stiff norther, but nothing to hurt; we make
a fine lee under the land along" IS ..
eyes, sir,"I said, "It is far smoother
here than in the gulf tonight. How fast
is che going p -.
"Nine knots by the log at ten o'clock. :"
"Did you sight Cape Corientes as we
passed %
eyes, sir, early in the evening""
"TLen we ought to be we'll down to-
wards the Isle Of Pines" said, casting a
look forward and under our lee bow.
81 think we shall be, in another hour, !"
said Mr.. Willis Horses, women, bags and
snakes, with coral reefs, mused; my mind
reverting to my vision.
"Call the mate. sir; we will tack ship"
Soon the vessel head was turned from
her course. She came 10 with a shake and
was off on the other tack; nor had we more
than filed away, when the low land near
The Placer herald., 1874-04-25

An exchange says that Michigan man dream
ed recently that his aunt was dead The dream
proved true. He tried the same dream on his
mother-in-law, but it didn't work.
We are told of an editor at Moptrose.
Pennsylvania, who has gone insane, and
magines himself a mule We know of
people with whom we should regard that
notion as an evidence of dawning reason
The St. Louis Globe says: Nothing is
more Indicative of the earnestness of life
than the sight Of well developed male
creature spending eight hours a day trying
to weir out fre-plug with the seat of bis
pants.
A foreign gentleman says that he can tell
whenever he crosses the border of Massa-
chusetts, because all The women begin to
have views.
Some sinner has stolen the thermometer
from the Fond du Lac Reporter office. That
paper informs the thief that it will be of
no use to him where he is going, as it
does not work higher than 313.
The Senate of Maine is averse to abol-
ishing Imprisonment for debt, ungram matte
ally preferring to put bankrupts in quod in
stead of quo.
Not person has died in Goshen in seven
months, which shows the people do not
know how to appreciate early fruits and the
latest illuminating fluids. -Dan6uyry Neos.
SLANDER.-Let no one suppose that by
acting good part through life he will es-
cape scandal. There will be those even
who hate them for the very qualities that
ought to procure esteem.
The Placer herald., 1874-04-25
SndPLEToN.-In speaking of Grant th,

SMpLEToN.-ln speaking of Grant the
N. Y. Nation says:
"His unfortunate capacity for being in
fuenced by those around him, of which we
hear SO much, ought surely to put him now
and then in the hands Of good men; instead
Of which, the bad men seem to have it all
their own way with him, until finally he
has, in defiance of all the usages of the
government and the traditions of party pol
itics. and in violation Of one of his own pre-
tended reforms, taken one of the greatest
rascsls in the country as his principal coun-
sellor. The American people ought not to
be asked to stultify itself to the point of
treating these things as the acts Of sim
pleton, and We warn all concerned that no
such folly Gun in our day be perpetrated
with impunity." -
The Placer herald., 1874-04-25

An economical Iowan, who had tooth
ache, determined to remove his tooth in the
Indian fashion. Accordingly, he bent down
saplihg in the woods, lay down himself,
and attached stout cord to his tooth and
the sapling. Then he touched the spring,
and the next he knew he had jumped over
grove of forty small trees and was trying
to get out of small pond that he happened
to alicht in,
The Placer herald., 1874-04-25

A flannel-checked lawyer of Bucyrus,
Ohio, led off in a temperance meeting, stat
ing that he had seen Lis own father killed at
his side by the carelessness of drunken
man. "Then," said he, II took solemn
oath never to drink again, and since that time
| have never broke that oath, at least not
very much? OF course ripple of laugh
ter hoated over the audience.
The Placer herald., 1874-04-25

VAsoUEz PAYS PoLL-TAx-Mike Madigan,
while out assessing few days ago, was over
hauled on the road by man whom he says he
recognized the famous Tiburco Vasquez
Not at all dismayed by the company of the re-
nowned bandit he rode along with him the
whole day, chatting good humoredly an The way
AS they were about to separate Vasquez handed
Mike two dollars, saying "Don Miguel, let it
not be said that Vasquez would seek to evade
miserable poll tax imposed by government
which has SO high an appreciation OF his value
as to offer S'l5, 900 for his head. Here let my
mite be contributed to maintain so good and
liberal an administration!' Miguel has official
ly returned the poll tax of Tiburcio Vasquez-
Los Angeles Express
The Placer herald., 1874-04-25
IN AN ALBUM
TO FANNIE.

If thought you'd d remember me only
When you happen these lines to read,
would dress in the garb Of mourning
should be forgotten, indeed;
For this book may be lest and forgotten,
Though love tuned every rhyme,
And these lines though inspired by friendship
Be effaced by the stern hand of time.
But friendship, if true, knows no changes,
It oannot it win never die;
When virtue engenders the union,
Then Fides eementeiA the tie
Thus, a, lei glorious friendship
Keep my name in your memory bright
AS yours will always be present
To me in halo of light.
G. F. L. H.
The Placer herald., 1874-04-25

Professional politicians, says the Walla
Walla Statesman, should remember that
the producers are the persons who furnish
the means for the fortunes of all other men;
and that they cannot oppress or rob the ag-
ricultural interests without disturbing the
prosperity Of the whole country. But if
they take no heed to the warnings which
have been pressed upon them so fervently
of late they may rest assured that the day
of their triumph is at an end, and that those
whom they have helped to oppress will as
sert their rights to the fullest extent.
The Placer herald., 1874-04-25
AUBURN, PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA APRIL 25, 1874

being given to me in confidence, am not at
liberty to relate it. She had her own rea-
sons for assuming the character she so ad-
mirably personated. Nor was this change
Of her sex even suspected BY any on board
during the remainder Of the voyage, except
by myself, mate and lady passenger, as our
run was very short to New Orleans, and
Mr.. or rather Miss w. as supposed to be I'M
able to do ships duty till after our arrival
The Placer herald., 1874-04-25

Vermont has young lady six feet seven
inches high, and when young man sue
ceeds in kissing her they say be is "gons
up"
The Placer herald., 1874-04-25
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The Placer herald., 1874-04-25
3. =. cWYNN, &.
Constable. OF Township No. 8,
Placer County.

co., Collection Of Notes, Debts and Book Ac-
~'an's attended TO promptly.
ADDSEss-Auburn, Placer County, Cal.
p22h
The Placer herald., 1874-04-25

An exchange says that Michigan man dream
ed recently that his aunt was dead. The dream
proved true. He tried the same dream on his
but it didn't work
New-York tribune., 1874-09-18

a. .rHHN arF. fH| a NtH
4. .as s.: ssa sss ss: - ss..:
,.mh fss sheep for hs
. three days aggregate $3.50 sins 1871 r the time last
Elliott sold POI si.se l.rasss ss sve,s. 7a.c per 70;
% iSs c.a a. q "a g. 90: sss %. G %
1"o ssep 81 o. at a 73do ssh d. 5s and IA ss ~
l5i TrSs' ne s5sy s6 ,s Ia s. e = lamb. = 50 2; ~
10 40 n, 5Aa. 90 srats sheep. 80 b sr
hsGr.v od % state lambs % at &c b and so
stout OvDer 2Os sheep. average 50 40
Isd 3urlinss,m sold 80 state Ahs 50 at 19 ~
Lrh sid s5 srate Lambs, 81 n average At 81 33
IN Pdsoci Sia zoo 6S'o .Ss.p 30 average at ss nm
s, q a; 3 s Red
ss. S's ssd ss g6f';sa f :sn ssf' we're ''-'
BuyMO seVt H.cIrrLsRseeipts ted.s lass bead maEnS
57e ss or % n. 1s .s tine a .s n.qs, % o s s
si & % % o ss sS 'as.s am ' IN fsS s,n mn S md
, & 2. . go hs.l ea,a11 s,ee.s IanEng from LS$i S .
lsSe n IS 7bsso 80, $50 ino. st.e, ranging ss7
to Ioss IS 75as6 rs II KeniUsy .ssI. averaging 2i2
s.sEF toda, 200 the fatal supply
~ei G s, sS m M .s,a. oo sT tie same gas s Al,
s onsrags dpossd Of IS ~ 3s6 379 Canada
20 % % S' ais % 900 CSU CsU. % 's
~ sS 81 70 y. ~ a. - i2,sGs9 ~
has sr 40 500 aipst IA 100 for b- time ai se hasei
s'e eene from yesterdays advance YOksfs s6Hs7 besv,
ancH Cows-Reeep ,. week l20 trade dali at s25ss55
ka'r tIBzErr Penn. Sept 17Ca,ra Lir Soek Ydrd&CAr
7o72 pS.t &o4 ,. The week ~o TSaSs Sui Sa dsr1
notwithstanding thu buEers and don
evlg the pnces ssts however there let
ana ses are being made eadY AVanes about %
good nelium, about 400
70 l9OO n S6 25ds6 20; l2O0 To LOO n
% 2oGS5 -; fair 900 20 100 D. Si 25dSJ
tocksn s3ds bus 80 40as3 70; sales amounted
J,A47 head for the week.
HossReesipts week 1891 153i5 bead
s the Eees before the market has been moderately
:9.ls1d Phsdeph - i0eSS so seod gre ennOn Workers
aI 90 rasers $3.50 so good corn both light and heavy
nave been IN good demand, while dnlL
nBEPheepts for the 81 13O4O head
against s5 the hght
Gemsnd further 100 10 iae
wool - IJdS5i prime 30 20 90 H. - 23GS4 5o good 80 50
10, - 0OdSi aud scaiAwags nowhere,
CHICAGO Sept I6CArrLR-Recepts 5000 head market dull
demAud mainly grades stoekers shipping
beug nominal sold the - sos - 20
GS3 so shIp1osuf. 1000 head
HoGsRseepts, 5000 market moderately active l5c ta
25c lower fair cbo s6Gt7 20 offered shipments
5000 head
SHEEP unehaSgej nd quiet.
New-York tribune., 1874-09-18
American Exchange Bank shares sold at liz ana
Gallatin National at l3O. The following were the

Some days since it was reported that the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company
had paid off S45O.OOO of their floating debt and
some speculation INDUCED as to the source from
winch the money had been realized Many jumped
at the conclusion that it was from the earnings OF
the road 4; but considering through whose hands
the money is known to have passed, a reasonable
guess" favors the probability of successful ne
gotiation of S5OO,OOO more of the Companys bonds
at ten per cent discount.
The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
have declared quarterly dividend of "a per cent,
payable on and after October g. free of all taxes
The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company report
earnings as follows For the week ending Sept. Z,
1874, S11sI96 As; corresponding week III 1873,
S115,3S9 80; increase, S2.SO7 10.
The Philadelphia stock market is unsettled Penn
sylvania Sixes 11Os Philadelphia ard Erie Railroad,
12s Reading Railroad, 55s; Pennsylvania Railroads
$50; GOld 109I.
New-York tribune., 1874-09-18
rHE STATE OF TRADE.
EUROPEAN MARKETS

LosDos Sept l7-l230 nUnIsi States bonds New FYes'
1Of u Enc igsy shares "a sd34 II DO Preferred, D.
LIVERPOOL sept i7-l2:3O mCOon steady Medhng Up
lAnls ~ ddag OrsRs, Std sales, 10000 bales iucung
5000 export The total sales yesterday
20 900 bales Of which sold ser the close Of the
Of Mddng Uplands nothing below Good
Ordinary deliverable September 7 Sales Of shipments OF The
crop Mdpg Upnds nothing below Good Or
dnary, 81.
LoNDoS Sept l72 m.Erie Railway shares 32i4 heT-fork
Central gb's PARIS dispatches quote Rehtes al 63L o5c
LIVERPOOL, sept 17-2 D. mCOttOnSales on he bass OF
hddng UpA0ds nothing below Good Ordinary deliverable September
l3l l6d; sales OF shipments Of the the basis o
Mddng UpAnds nothing below Good Ordinary, at llBd Bread
stuh dLe.
LIvsRroo sept 17-2 80 pof the Cotton sales to-day 300
bales American.
LONDON Sept 1880 mThe buhon in the Bank Of England
the The bullion
balance to-day X5OOO The proportion 0i
liability which last ~ cen Is now
4924 -
LosDox Sept l7-5 D. m.-Rns Railway shares. 32132ia
l7p mThe the rBsnk 0 France las ie'
81 900 francs dnnng The week Ren b3t fOc
FRASKYoKr sept Und states Fve-twenV boncs, ls6Zs,
9S2 -.
LIVERPOOL Sept l5 mc1t,Ou sales the baiis Of MddIng
Upands nothing below Good Ordinary deliverable September Al
I'D ssles the basis OF Mdng Orleans, nothing below Low
Mddngs deliverable September at 3l6i sales shipments Of
the basis OF Addns Orleans nothing below Low
M1dhngs, al J-lO1 Corn, 50 0oOi3 quartet I1i ooo
q
LosDov Sept 17.-TaoH Al 6a4l9 Refined Petroleum.
gallon 2d d268 y of No II Dutch STANDARD
the spot. and - 3 % q foF do. AAoaL
AsrwERP sept l7.Pstroeum 26f Pine Pale Amere'n.
New-York tribune., 1874-09-18
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

YORK, Sept l7-BEEyEs-Presh offerings today as
ears Al One-hund Of ~
+s6 head making 4O5l r The .si three daEs again,
saca0usy and but few lov could be called isir The rain
and the inienor qq.i Of '1 sioet peIs 1n.,Sb rpq9
goc Native .tee hanged from Zoe Y p 70 dress % ~
~ 9 dress - n With good sod at l2S or e
X all sold OF ga
% % Il 20 % .ss % o. r.-sy :. "a s a.. ~ % az s s @ ] assG P
RpOrt stk.: fbe artet has oeet ta sense OI al grades
and buteheE Oos smooth fs5 nntei ruAy.
g s.Saa heo sT.a nas S "a Scr.ss o.s and
IRON $50 q o5o b. sh una. an. inadequate .sIpi
and CheIosee cattle lad - o~. e1se2ag
Tor A. H jefsT iSS s S S2. Wsiss Co. bad s ss 4 rsupou
carr & Mys1 Co. cars, u g. Dssss'%a S.r.i L4'1 Is s''.
q. Talbot, eAri KAhn & BAKER. !
i've tsS eSI. sr,s Tss D s... s S9Ss % .
Dudley for Morn, Co., Iss o4msou fez.n-. cy ,r~s.
At Sc y n to dress 90 d.
s,sf.s, It Um r. 70 dr 81 n 70 i2s % s,s.. 81 D.
gss,ss@s Lssn.s BIs- T2 oNi' e'. Ga .'ss -e''
ooseI s.Fh.rsss ns.e WAITS.
Se o.. Il xsosassy ii sia p n to
B GIssi for G C rh.-r..a ogoo. steers, ia
' sr q 6 ~ s,rs os E q % sG.. % " S:ss. = c.
iSse GO S.E Es SS. ~ Ss s :. .sSs ss s 81 q -
sAsIs ss,s % s-. d aoI n:r,, ws~i.
10 paIanx rs sofa l0elOtc
L. a.s % 20 g: es " r se s. ss' % "
see .1A H. p-ss sod 40 EaiDos ses.s GlsSSs. c-t
lIdli y u.
!. T .T s'H; ~ -, q. ss . s::: se . 70 .si O. n;
In n a prest Ash poos
v..a a-s sas.st
Al led veah -aa teSAg stloc .. es.s.y
y sold
90 % $40 90 h-d bs>--sa sssos iEus q
l2Lsd1ee y 70.
a 81 SO y be.t 81 svsrnhs, st2 s-ss.ss ass
IL Do 9o3 b. 4isas szl.-a q. kSq a. "a e,sa; u
i64 r. Al Ies ~ Do 1877 D. Sc Gbe, faO ~ At f6c, AMI u
batermitks, 21t n. ct g.
Esy =. . ;s. =. 8 ~. e-: . ~ n 4 s. H.s +
sanerua4k sa., is6 q. a Be-
hssssv sgss IL ssnss nskia lS ~
fOr y B aDa 3 90, las 70 II fOe-
v ThufstoD $40 1875
lee ~ n ~ k1O n,
Kge Ous 32S Couay calves 1856 average I0c
D. II mursi 10. 81 sass Y ~ 49,. =. -. - =