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NUMBER 3.

He felt that he was going too far, and
the tone of reproach changed to one of
deep affection. Their short walk was
soon ended, but Florence had not dared
to speak of her tumultuous inner feel
ings. His manner had quelled her usual
freedom of speech, but she would not act
deceitful. The prolonged parting kiss
was studiously avoided by the upright
girl.
81 have found" she soliloquized,
''that he was never designed to fathom
the great deep of my affections, and Pill
acquaint him with the fact as speedily
as possible"
Goodnight, dear one."
''Good-night," coldly, as she vanished
up the stairs. H7
"Confound i all ~ he muttered, as he
walked rapidly away; "she's as tickle as
the rest of her sex! 1 know that this
GOODNESS is the beginning of final sep
aration. ~
Throughout the silent watches of that
desolate night the Orphans pillow was
watered with tears. Honor, so seldom
found among the bellies of fashion, was
her great ideal of perfection in a woman,
but she felt that, go which way she
would, the thought of Irritation would
destroy her peace.
"If had told Henry of my child
hoods fancy in the beginning he would
not blame me SO much. thought that
L had long ago ceased to care for Her
bert, and certainly believed that should
never see him again."
| ----- ITO he continued
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THE GRASSHOPPER CONQUERED
Even the grasshopbers, it appears, can
be vanquished by the almighty dollar.
A little Minnesota municipality offered
a reward of so much per bushel for To-
Gusts. The plan worked to a charm.
The unemployed, the idle villagers, the
boys and girls, swarmed thicker than
the grasshoppers. They picked up the
swarming insects by the handful,
scooped them up with dippers, shoveled
them up, filed pals, buckets and tubs
with them. Such tremendous activity
met its reward. Not only was the prom
ised cash promptly paid, but the loeustss
vanished from the face of that part
of the earth. He and she were
scooped up with such celerity that she
had no time to lay single egg, SO that
the pests seem to have been stamped
out permanently. The same tactics have
been tried in other parts of the frontier,
and always, we believe, with success.
The amount of energy developed by the
offer of few dollars per bushel for dead
locusts is simply surprising. About the
only bad feature of the plan is the temp
tation it offers to an enterprising rogue
to shut UP a few pairs of hoppers in q
box, sell their millions of yearly progeny
at stated sum per bushel, and so keep
up the species. Over 1000 bushels have
been paid for in Minnesota.
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A Wife Murder.

A hendish murder was committed last
Monday evening near Milbury, by q
man named john Noble, upon woman,
Harriet Marsh Noble, who had for twen-
ty,two years, from the age ofsixteen, sus-
tanned toward him the relation of wife.
The two had settled together upon farm
OF eighty acres, about eight miles from
herei thirteen years ago, which, al
though having but eighty dollars when
they came into the country, through the
united eXertions of both they had al
ready paid for, and now had good grow
ing crops and prospects of plenty ahead.
1t appears that the wife was industrious
and had accomplished harder work than
women in general; in fact, that the out
buildings on the farm had been erected
almost entirely by her, while the hus-
band sat by and looked on-also, that
she cut u great part of the winters
wood, frequently harnessed and un-
harnessed the the horses for her hus-
band, and was a woman of vigOr,
energy and pluck generally. II is re-
lated also that the husband was always
regarded as a temperate, quiet and re-
spectacle man, and perhaps one of the
last that would be suspected of COM
mitting foul murder, and the whole
terrible affair seems to be as unnatural
as any dark deed that conld be imagined
to startle the peace of a community. e
The unfortunate woman had borne
her share of the life burdens, and as a
helpmeet had more than filed her part.
But as wife he suspectedher of having
violated her obligations of fidelity to
him, and from accounts which reach US,
this was probably the case; and her life
therefore, in the estimation of this quiet,
Low 81 Al
tion for her offense. After his rage had
found satisfaction in murder, he con-
fessed the crime and gave himself up.
The sickening details-how he stabbed
her fifteen times with knife in various
parts of her body, and inflicted repeated
blows with club, mashing in her
skull-with repetition of evidence, have
/ occupied columns of the daily press, and
! it is unnecessary to recapitulate here
Back of the horrible crime in the man
| lies still wider responsibility in soci-
ETY.; that which places a woman, good
or bad at the entire mercy of her hus-
band, good or bad, whose brutalinstinets
/ if he has any, are fostered by the con-
sciousness of absolute power which exists
in no other relation among adults, than
in that of men over women, in the state
of matrimony. =g0 ai .Inealal
That the man Noble had q violent
temper is adduced as one cause of the
crime; and he had, according to previous
! testimony of the murdered woman,
beaten her on other occasions. The man
deserves the utmost rigor of the law.
and should receive it; and back of this
it is high time that society investigated
more closely the indirect causes which
lead in the direction of crimes like the
above.-TOledo Journal. ..s ..-.r D..
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Too MUCH READING.-I never knew
but one or two fast readers, and readers
of many books, whose knowledge was
good for anything. Miss Martineau says
of herself that she is the slowest of read
ers, somtimes a page in an hOur-but
then what she reads she makes her own.
Do impress this upon E.. Girls
read too much and think too little. !
will answer for it that there are few
girls of eighteen who have not read more
books than have; and as for religious
books, 1 can count on my fingers in two
minutes all ever read; but then they
are mine. Sir Erskine Perry said the
other day that, not long ago, in conyer-
sation with COmte, one of the most
profound thinkers in Europe, Comte
told him that he had read an Incredibly
small number of books these last twenty
years-I forget how maryland scarcely
ever a review; but then, what COmte
reads lies there fructifying, and comes
out living tree with leaves and fruit.
MultifariOus reading weakens the
mind more than doing nothing, for it
becomes a necessity at last, like smok-
ing, and is an excuse for the mind to lie
dormant, whilst thought is poured in,
and runs through, clear stream, over
unproductive gravel, on which not even
MOSES grow. 1t is the idlest of all idle
ness, and leaves more of impotency than
any other. l do not give myself as a
specimen, for my nervous energies are
shattered by stump oratory, its excite
ments and recreations, but L know what
reading is, for could read once, and did.
Tread hard or not at all, never skimming,
never turning aside to more inviting
books; and Plato, Aristotle, Butler, Thu
cydides, Sterne, Jonathan Edwards,
have passed like Theron atoms of the
blood into my mental constitutional,
| W. Robertson. .a.
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/. SELF-EDUcATED MEN.-A very large
class of self-educated men are painfully
sensitive of the disadvantages under
which they suffer for want of scholastic
training. Many of them have labored
assiduously and with emihentsueeesst to
correct these disadvantages by careful
private studies in the languages, math-
ematics and philosophy. AS class they.
are the most generous supporters of the
higher learning, and of literary institu-
tions, as admirably adapted to prepare
for professional and business Life Their
zeal and liberality in support of the
higher education Of the country puts to
shame many of the liberally educated,
who are no less wealthy than themselves.
This liberal and enlightened testimony
of theirs to the value of culture of
which they feel the need, ought to be re-
ceived as the Judgment of practical men.
Others of them indulge in jealous con-
tempt of all disciplinary training what
ever, and find in their own success q
satisfactory argument for the usefulness
! of any other than the so-called practical
or useful studies, as we'll as q decisive
refutation of all that can be urged in the
defense of any other.-P PreStdeHt, Porter.
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Entered, according TO Act of Congress, lin the
year 1889, by Mrs. \. J. Duniway, In the Office of
the Librarian Of Congress at Washington Clty.l
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Correspondents writing over assumed sigma
lures must make known their names to the
Editor,or no attention will be given to their
communications. .sr4 rlf -ga-E-Gu I!
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Very nearly twenty years ago the author ol
the following story, having always lived upon
a farm, and being wholly ignorant of all prac-
tical knowledge Of the literary world, her asso-
Citations confined TO the iliterate and strug-
CLING pioneers ofthe land Of her adoption, con-
ceived the idea of entering in some way the
worlds arena of letters. Being possessed OF
fertile Imagination, imperfect education, affec-
tlonate nature, feeble strength, and romantic
disposition, and having encountered many
strange experiences (which made her tired and
old before hertime," Mrs. Duniway compiled
her crude ideas in the form of a novel, many
and indeed all the impOrtantin Incidents thereof
being founded upon facts, so grouped as to form
a connected story. She has been induced tC
re-publsh the work in these columns, partly
because Of a desire to revise and correct the
original work of both herself and the publisher
and partly because so often urged 10 do so by
subscribers, that she feels under obligation tc
accede to their demands.
Dedication.
To the Pioneers of Oregon, and TO all friends
OF the great NORTHWEST who desire TO awaken
an interest in our State and Washington Terri
tory ia the minds OF the thousands of dweller
in the frigid climate of Eastern winters anC
the torrid temperature of Eastern summers
this revised relic of the "reminiscences Of he
youth is respectfully dedicated, bS
THE AUTHOR.
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Introduction.

Written in 1856 and first published by S. J. Nc
Cormick in book form I'm 1883.
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Gl5e g 83se'e . g !3slIortbweesftt.

Journal for the People,
Devoted to the Interestsot Humanity.
independent in Politics and Religion. --
Alive to all Live. Issues, and Thoroughly
Radicaiin Opposing and Exposing the Wrongs
OF the Masses.
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CAPTAIN .GRAYS COMPANY
OR
Crossing the Plains and Living in oregon.

AUTHOR OF JUDITH REID" "ELLEN DOwD,'
"AnfIE AND HENRY LEE" "THF HAPPY
HOME" ETC, ETC, ETC.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1875-09-10

The summit of Pixies Peak must he
nice place to live. One of the reporters of
the Rocky Mountain NeeUs recently in-1i.
terviewed one of the ''Obseryers,I who
attend the government signal station
up there, and the following is an extract
from his report:
zone of the most remarkable phe- .f
nomena seen on the Peak, y said Mr..
Brown, sis the electric storm. These lr
storms generally begin with hail, and a-
last from half an hour to four hours.
The whole air is full of electricity,
Sheets of fire are everywhere seen.
Sparks craekle about your clothes, aud
IN your halr, and fill the buffalo robes
and the bedding. The electricity comes ai
through the rooi, through the windows,
and up from the floor 1t seems as
though you are in a battery. 4. Ifrvou 90 b.
out doors cloud of eleetricity rests on
the whole Peak; it comes frem the rocks. Il. -
the clouds are full of it. The liphtninS.
plays below in fearful intensity. The 60.
electricity is diffused through the atn,os-.
phere, and is everywhere in the cabin.
Ones hair literally stands on end, and
even the furs in the cabin are stiff with liz.
it. At first one is greatly terrifiedp but
he gets used to it.p r"Nop continued
he in answer to q question, "it has no Sic
marked effect on person except to give ;,
him violent palpitation of the heart. lQ
1t also, perhaps, has fatiguing efeet.nos-
+ . ...T --------- lrafE H.fH
There are usually three or four casual
ties reported from Niagara every year.
These are generally the results of using
row-boats on the river above the falls
and rapids. The loss or breaking of an
oar in the strong steady current leaves
the boat at hemercy of the cruel waters
Visitors to the falls seldom meet with
any accident, although there is danger
on every side. One tragic accident
occurred at Niagara about the year 1S49.y
A small party had come from Buffalo
for an afternounls pleasure at the falls,
among them a young gentleman, the
lady to whom he was engaged, and her s
little sister. The party were standing
on the northern side of Luna Island, a
few rods above the American Fails,
watching the waters as they swept by, t
when the young man playfully caught
upZthe child and swung her toward thenu-
water saying, fNow, Lizzie, I'll throw
you over the falls" She screamed in \
real terror, and sprang from his arms.
right into the rapids. He instantly fol- %
| lowed her, and, in his vain attempt to
save her, both were swept over together.
! Their bodies were found on the rocks
below, portion of her dress remaining
wrapped around his arm. .'-
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Most people are like eggs-too full of
themselves to hold anything else.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-08
TIE mPEACHED JUROR DISMISSED.


judge NellsOn-iad we not better proceed
nov wh the examination Of witnesses regard tae
Etne.s OF Mr Robinson.
NJ. MJrris-Yes, Sir are ready 70 proceed on that
TESTIMONY OF STEWART ROWLEY.
Stewart Row sy called and sworn
Nj Mor1s-You are Of the Aldermen andisuper-
sisors OF he City Of Brooklyn "A. Yessir; for tbs
Eeveuth WaI1.
4 AR yOl acquainted with Lewis Fl. Ro6!nsonl
Nj ALl-Oae mOmeuJ, there IA no. chA4lense before
Ghl CJ4rf.
Judge Eensou-There Is. and We have examined
W4-u. rs ou 10 yesterday.
Hr HlD-WhIcA i. Il: b it upon principal cause or 10
. tn fty0If
judge Nelson How do'you understand that gentle
1nen1
hr- Beach, do not think that they are entitled 70
haze us discriminate now We have examined witness
allt ny Oh the subject.
Nj Morris ne II was expressly arranged by both
pa tes mat this form Of challenge should be pursued
Eir. Hi,l-DOes your Honor say that they shall not
kDeciy which TORN Of challenge.
JudSS Seils OnAt MT. EYarles suggestion We wiz 90
Ih3t he ter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-08
TIE pROCFFDINGS.

Judge Nelson was on the bench and all
The counsel were IN their places promptly at Il
q NJ. Yesterday. the fourth day OF the great trial.
Iredately after the announcement Of tho Crier that
she court was open and would hear all cases" the
clerk called over the names Of the accepted jurors
eight IN uumber-all Of whom responded.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-08


Andrew J Decker called and
By Nj Morrls-Q Are you acquainted with Mr. Rob.
nsonf A. Yes, sir.
Q How long have You known hint A. About six
years, suppose.
Q Have you at any time heard him exnress An opn-
ion with reference TO the charges against MI
Beecherl A. 1 heard him very odmated Discussion
day with another gentleman Ae was arguing upon
side very earnestly, and ny impression is that he
lad an opinion in regard 10 tne guilt or innocence
@ About when was thai \ A 1t after the second
Tlton erpos6-whateve1 you callif
q lii. INtOn's stat 1fnenti A l think the morn
ming two after.
Dd he express that time opinion Of his belief
A. / do not re.1emOer word that SAID In the
argumeI because dd not think Of u aiterward at alt;
diQ not pay any further attention TO II than that but
know thai he talked very earnestly he always does
on anything almost and concluded from what he did
say that he was impressed very much On Que side
MI EyarS-What Is your businessi A. AN buy
ing and selling resl estate my account
q Tlat brought You in connection with Mr. Robnsoni
Q How did TINS come up between youi A 1t did not
! Q. But this aflir-how came you togetherl A. We
met there Dy accident OF Chance, often do dIt
/ ferent places.
! O Where WAS it9 A No. $40 DeKalb-ave.
MAT SON OF place 10 5naI A: Real estate office
| q There was number OF persons there A. Yes.
| SIR; several.
| O. AMI II inst after Mr. Tltons last statement
| came out A. Yes sir ulink within day or two,
because the other party SAID he had just read 1t.
@ That was the freshest statemeut A. Yes Sir the
/ latest
@ That was the principal subject talked off A. Yes
| Sir.
q And about that statement the talk was a. Yes
! II commenced about chat.
@ Dad a. 20 any further than tAat-talkng about that
sttyementi A. Or course they talked more less
| about the glltlt or Innocence OF tue parties.
O 10 not know that OF they did, A. Excuse
! M for saying that, bot that IL what they did do
O A word Of what they said you cannot rener Der
A. No Sir; did not wish 10 hear 1t aid think 10
/ worth remembering.
! O II was a casual conversation that you cannns
recOlec thing of a. 1 cannot recOlIect q word
I either OF them sud.
/ q was Nj FlAn party to this conversation A.
/ Yes sir
! S.r
| This closed the testimony against the mpeae bed
! Juror who was then himself put on the stand
THE LMPEACHED JUROR IN THE wIrEESs-BoX.
LOUIS H. Robinson then recalled for further ex-
animation.
O. You nave heard now, Mr. Decker in addition 10
those whom have named 70 you; now. have You auy
recollection about these conversations. or any of them
A. have yesg dlstiHst recollection Of thai converse
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-08-03
o
rsiIGsai csnvsnsisns asa Meet.


Psiiusai Csnvsntiens asd Mset-
iags.
San FRAscrsco. August3- 80 p. NJ
Tho Indspsnpsnt Senatorial Convention
Of tho Tenth Senatorial District, com.
prising Contra Costa and Marin coun.
ties, met yesterday at the Russ House
anil nominated Hon. Thos. j. Abels Of
Marin. Absls has served two terms In
tho Assembly.
Tho Republican primary for slectins
delegates TO each Of Ave Senatorial Dis
trict Conventions takes place to-day.
Tho conventions will meet on Thursday
noIt In their respective districts to
mako legislative nominations and elect
district committees, after which they
will unto and form q Municipal Con-
ysntiou TO nominate q full city ticket.
Tho joint Democratic delegation OF
this city and San Matso county, TO nom.
inatc q candidate for joint Senator, met
In convention in the Fourth District
Courtroom last evening. The report
Of tho Committee on Platform was read
and approved. Tho platform contains
planks opposing the minsling OF color
In schools, local legislation on the liquor
question, and favoring the ownsrhip by
tho city Of the gas and water works.
On the frst ballot George II. Rogers OF
San Francisco, was nominated for joint
Senator.
DR.. Shorts addressed tho Democracy
at Piatt's Hall last evening. He made
a strong indictment against the Rspub-
lican party, and also q hit at Booth and
the Independents.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-08-03
w.r.u,srn.- Risssn. 100 South

w,rruMlxxn.-A Riesen. 100 sonth
a. street, corner OF Silver street. oppo'
site tho Hale & N~orcross works, .n-
GINA, has the reputation OF Thoroughly
understanding his business. The very
best time pieces are often ruined oy
passing through tho hands of ineompe-
tcnt jewellers. and those who have watch
~. etc. needing repairs. should 10 care
full of placing them in the hands OF care
less workmen. II affords Ms pleasure 10
10 allie To speak intelligently OF MT.
Riesen, and we confidently recommend
lin NJ bein. first-class in his business.
LkE McKrSrnr.-Tho Eaierpriw OF
this morning says: Where arc your
Your sister is at the Williams K Biller
House. ia this city. and wants 10 see
you. or to get your address. IL our
brother locals in this region will make
n note 10 the above they will confer n
favor upon al anxious lady.
Orricx RKxoyxp.-The ONCE Of the
Consolidated wooisillo Mining Com
pany will hereafter be at lOa South Z
street. Virginia Room No. j. Sse OF
fetal notice.
TnK stage line between Sutro and Viz
ninia wss found 10 bs An Improbable in
stitution aud discontinued last Saturday.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-08-03

BrAvxn, Utah. August $50 much
has been said about Indians at the mas
sacrs that your reporter for several
days has been In search Of the Chief Of
the Beavers. To-day hs found him and
had an interview by the aid Of an inter.
prefer. This Chiefs name 10 Beaverite.
lie became Chic. BY recommendation Of
Mormons and ratification Of the Indian
Agent on account Of his good character.
Ho is aged abont 40 years and afflicted
with partial blindness. He says: I was
not ct Corn Greek, but am brother TO
the mother Of Kenosh. Chief Of the
Corn Creek Indians, and am 0 warm
friend with the Pahvants. Have often
talked the matter over with them. The
story Of the poisoned OF Is not true. nor
OF the poisoned spring. The water
talked Of Is not spring. but
is running water. No Indians were
over poisoned as the Mormons say
the Indians never told me Of II, and !
was with them often and must have
heard OF Il. There were no Corn Greek,
Pahvants nor Beavers at Mountain
Meadows. Il Is all ono lie who ever
says so. All the Indians there wsre not
more than q hundred. for I knew No
quspas, who was thors with his Cold
Creek Indians. He was my friend. and
30 were all his Indians. have often
talked with them during the last seven.
teen years. Moquspas always said, and
his warriors always said, they wsro
making a living by hunting round Co
dar. When John d. Lee cam and told
them to como and help kill the emf.
grants. Moquspas said they had not
guns o powder enough. Leo said tho
Mormons would furnish guns and pow.
der. Moquepas said what will the In.
dams get. Leo said clothes, all the guns
and horses, and some Of the cattle TO
cot. SO they went. Moquepus was
wounded and died q year after Of his
wounds. All the Indians tell the same
story. No Indians In Utah had any
animosity against the whites. All wa
peace with the Indians. One Indian
tried to steal q horse Of Dukes party
and a guard shst him, and for q day or
two there was trouble and some shoot
ing. That was the only trouble We ever
had. know all these Indians. I
know what I tell Is true. tell Il now
because the towards had thrown all The
blanc on the Indians. Lee Is Ike an
Indian who shot two miners long ago.
in a deep canyon; no got caught, and
when. brought here hs got scared
and shook like o coward, 10 Leo got
scared now and says the Indians did II
all. Lee led tho Indians OF tho massa.
Gro. and Moquspas always said Lee was
chief over him In that fight. That was
in the bargain. In the Leo trial tho
charge and argument will be given this
afternoon.