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Smyrna times., 1875-10-13

4 man sleeping in barn in Colorado
woke up in the night and put his hand
Ill'o 'o a box to get more hay for a pillow.
Ottenng cry of pain, he awoke a com.
panlon, saying that he had run his hand
against something which gave him great
PAM A light was obtained, when large
rattlesnake was found in the box. The
snake was Immediately killed, and the old
remedy whisky, was Immediately sent for,
Tour bottles of which he drank. He soon
after murmured the name of his wife and
lapsed into comatose state, which con-
tlnued until he died that evening. oues-
tion OF local discussion is Was death the
result of the bite or of the whiskvq
Smyrna times., 1875-10-13

Hon. NJ. B. Lowry, of Erie, Pennsylvania.
mas gwen mansion and grounds in that
CITY, valued at $4,000, to the Society for
Home for the Friendless, and offers to nav
the expenses for the necessary improve.
ments.
Smyrna times., 1875-10-13

1t Is related that soon after the advent
OF homeopathy in the New England States
an unknown German physician made his
appearance in Hartford, Connecticut. and
taught and practiced the system of Hahne.
mann. Ills name was not divulged, and
his strange and reticent manners sur.
rounded him with mystery. He obtained
the so5Tqu,t of "Rain-water Doctor" be.
cause he always gave his medicine in rain.
water This eccentric physician took no
fees from his patients, but gave his advice
gratis, on condition that they would buy
one OF his tracts, which contained his views
on the practice of medicine. After few
years he disappeared as mysteriously as he
came.
Smyrna times., 1875-10-13

" How do you get up your sermons? ?"
asked some one of Mr.. Moody. His reply
was: For number Of years l have kept
large envelopes marked, say. Blood,
Heaven Faith etc, and every thing /
near or meet with on any of these subjects
l make note of it, and keep it in these
envelopes. After some time have material
enough in one of these envelopes for three
or four sermons. People sometimes speak
OF me taking four or five months to prepare
sermon; 1t takes me four or five years"
Smyrna times., 1875-10-13

The worst case of selfshness that Ken.
lucky newspaper has ever been permitted
to present to the public emanated from n
youth who complained because his mother
put bigger mustard-plaster on his younger
brother than she did on him after they had
partaken too freely of MELONS and hard
apples.
Smyrna times., 1875-10-13

Their souls arc with the saints we trust"

Coon BYE TooTHAcHE.-A certain cure
has been discovered. Ten minutes are
allowed for its disappearance. 1t is simply
by mixing equal portions of common salt
and pulverized alum, and wetting small
piece of cotton and filling the cavity with
1t. This is more than usually positively
asserted. Andifany one would rather have
the toothache than try it, he can have his
choice.
Smyrna times., 1875-10-13

Postmaster General Jewell has written 70
the managers in Alabama, in answer to soma
applications for Office, that he must have
good men for responsible places, and that
he prefers good Democrats to bad Republi.
cans
Smyrna times., 1875-10-13

A countryman brought a board to an
artist, with the request that he would paint
upon 1t St. Christopher, as large as life.
But, returned the artist, "the board is
much too short for that purpose" The
countryman looked perplexed at this un.
expected discovery. "That's bad" he
SAID; "but look e, Sir, you can let his
ankles hang over the edge of the board.n
Smyrna times., 1875-10-13

When householder, struggling to get a
panel bedstead down stairs, loses his grip
on the railing, brings up against the hall
door, and the bedstead brings up against
him, nine wives out of ten will open the
slttlng-room door and. mildly INQUIRE
/" Richard, didn't hear something fallq
Smyrna times., 1875-10-13

A lady correspondent, who assumes 70
know how boys ought to be trained. writes
as follows: "oh, mothers hunt ont tho
soft, tender, genial side of your BOYS nature ),
Mothers often do-with an old sboo
Smyrna times., 1875-10-13

Queen Victoria's youngest son, Prince
Leopold, has joined the temperance move.
ment, having accepted the presidency of
the Oxford branch of the Church of England
temperance Society.
Smyrna times., 1875-10-13

II is vain to stick your finger in the
water and pulling it out, look for the hole. !.
ana equally vain to suppose that, however
l"rge space you occupy, the world will
miss you when you have passed on.
Smyrna times., 1875-10-13

AlLLED BY HAIR-DYE.-Jacob Baniamin,
wealthy pawnbroker, of Baltimore, died
on Monday, at the age of IS, from the
effects of hoir-dye. He used the dye upon
his whiskers, and, as it caused irritation of
the throat, he shaved them off, which
caused erysipelas to set in.
Smyrna times., 1875-10-13

de fondly hoped it would have been n
ooy' out 1t wasn't, and ever since then he's
. neen wrlnging his hands and murmurinc
+" A lass, lass" u
Smyrna times., 1875-10-13

To prevent her lover from going back y
on his promise, Detroit girl always intro
duces him to her friends as "my intended
husband.n
Smyrna times., 1875-10-13

The following characteristic incident is
related Of Andrew johnson. In 1858.
whcn he was renOminated for Governor Of
Tennessee, the opposing party was very
bitter in its campaign against him. and
threats of personal violence were frequently
made. On one occasion, while he was
"stumping" the State, lie appeared Mt n
meeting with a revolver in his hand. Lay.
ing it upon the table, he said: Fellow.
citizens, have been informed that part Of
the business to be transacted on tbo
present occasion is the assassination of tho
lhdlVldul who now has the honor of ad.
dressing you. respectfully propose that
TINS be the first business in order. There.
fore, If any man has come here to.nioht
Tor the purpose indicated, do not saw to
hlm, let him speak, but let him shoot"
lie paused moment, with his hand on
his pistol, and then said: Gentlemen. if
appears that have been misinformed.
VIII now proceed to address You on the
subject which has brought us together"
Smyrna times., 1875-10-13

taken by little wait, :" me
Smyrna times., 1875-10-13

How DID SHE DO IT?-A chambermaid
is said to have got twelve commercial
travellers into eleven bedrooms, and yet to
nave given each separate bedroom. Here
we have the eleven bedrooms.
Smyrna times., 1875-10-13

CHIvALTRY DEAD.-Porte Crayon writes ::
1t was really the discovery of printing that
Killed chivalry, soul and body. Then the
power that comes of knowledge passed over
to the unarmed people. The unlcttered
prince could no longer delegate the writing
and reading of his letters to hired valet,
and the doughty Douglas dared no longer
boast,
Smyrna times., 1875-10-13
Thank Heaven that no son of mine
Save Cav ain ever penned a line"

1t became question of learning to read.
instead of learning to ride. Life is not
long enough for both. Warriors were super.
seded by philosophers, tournaments by
scholastic disputations; study bowed the
stalwart frame, the pen cramped the iron
hand, Latin and Greek quelled the pas.
sionate energy, while subtleties and dog
mas added the simple brain of knigthood.
incidentally engendering more quarrelIs
than the gunpowder, purcassion and nitro
glycerince since discovered have ever been
able to settle. 1t was the discovery of
printing, then, overturned chivarly, and is
undermining many other ancient systems
that people don't suspect Whatever of
knightly spirit remained to the nineteenth
century, high.coclSed bonnets and Colts
revolvers will certainly exterminate. "The
age of chivalry is indeed past"
The knights are dust
And their good swords are rust
Their souls are with the saints we trust"
Smyrna times., 1875-10-13

Misery loves company, and SO does mar
riageable young lady.
Smyrna times., 1875-10-13
i ! ! 2 5 Z I s 9 10 II

Now," said she, elf two of YOU gentle.
men will go into No. bedroom, and wait
few minutes, I'll find spare room for
one OF you as soon as I've shown the otbors
to their rooms" Well, now, having Tins
bestowed the two gentlemen in No. / sbo
puts the third in No. 2, the fourth in No ?
the fifth in No. 4, the sixth in No. 5. the
seventh in No. 6, the eighth in No. 7. the
ninth in No. s, the tenth in No. 9, and the
eleventh in No. TO- She then came back
to No. l, where, you will remember. she
had left the twelfth gentleman along with
the first, and said: "Ive now acomuo.
dated all the rest, and have aroom to snaro.
SO, II you please, step into No. IL. Yon
will find it empty" Thus the twelfth man
got his bedroom. OF course there is a hole
IN the saucepan somewhere; but we leave
the reader to determine exactly wbero
1allacy, Is, with just warning to think
twice before deciding as to which, if anv. Of
the travellers was the " odd man ont,
Smyrna times., 1875-10-13

Although, according to report, the town
OF Vetasco, Texas, was entirely swept away
by the great Gulf storm, 50 that not a bouso
remained to indicate where it stood. not n
life was lost. The story how 173 persons
were saved reads like a romance. Whom
the surging sea had entirely surrounded
the place, and the beating pillows began to
invade the houses, the entire population
took refuge in the upper rooms of the
largest building in town. But soon it bo.
came apparent that even that building
would be swept away. Bymeans of a small
boat, the men succeeded in getting the
women and children into schooner, and
then followed themselves. The schooner
was lashed to one tree and then another.
as they We're torn up by the roots, and thus
Outrode the storm.
Smyrna times., 1875-10-13

DOES NOT SEEK WoRK.-There is no
greater mistake than to say that the tramn
Is a laborer or an artisan out of employ and
seeking work. He is no such nerson
lhere are laborers and mechanics ont of
employ, and too many of them. and tbov
may walk from one city to another seeking
work-the may even, and doubtless do
sometimes ask for food, drink and shelter.
they may be mistaken for tramps. but tbov
are not the true, genuine tramp, any moro
than they are graduates from the State
prison. Nor need the two classes he oosiIv
contounded. One is honest and earnest
lie Is accustomed to employment and
misses 1t even more than the monov no
earns by it. lie has all his life boon
accustomed to labor and to the respect of
his fellow men, and his manner and hear.
ing, though it may be modest and deferen-
tal, IS that Of one who respects himself
Smyrna times., 1875-10-13

NOT PREJUDIcED-" Mark Twain " found
1t necessary to give a description of an
acquaintance, once, and especially desired
that nothing in his description should be
understood as indicating prejudice against
the subject-he should cndeavor TO confra
himself to bare facts and this is the orrav
OF facts: "Along glegged, vain, light-weiobt
village lawyer, from New Hampsbiro IF
he had brains in proportion to his legs. bo
would make Solomon seem a failure: if bis
modesty equaled his ignorance, he would
make Won Humboldt seem as unlottorad &c
the back side of a tombstone; ifhis stature
were. proportioned to his conscience. bo
would be gem for the microscope: if his
Ideas were as large as his words, it would
take man three months to walk around
one OF them; if an audience were to con.
tract to listen as long as he would talk.
that audience would die of old age and if
he were to talk until he said sometime bo
would still be on his legs when the last
trump sounded and he would have cboo1,
enough to wait till the disturbance voc
over and go on again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-18
RACING IN ENGLAND.

TIE LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP WON By THE GUNNER,
LONDON. Wednesday, March II, 1875.
The Lincolnshire Handicap, one of she most
important and supported OF the Spring handicaps
was run to-day the Lincoln Spring meeting, which be-
gan yesterday Out of 132 subscribers IS declared OUT
leaving II from which TO choose the field, and OF these
81 faced the The Gunner, against whom 80 TO
laid before tho start won easily, Kaiser at ~ 70
coming in second, and Madge WIldhre, with SOL
against her, third Thurngian Prince half brother 10
Prince Charlie, who had but once run in public ana
then without distinguishing himself was made favorte
at to 1.but his hackers to grief for the Prince
was again defeated, his position being 18th in passing
the winning post The following is a summary OF the
ace:
The Lincolnshire handicap OF 900 soveregus, added
to sweepstakes " 20 severe gus each haI Ofelt tue
winner of any after January 81 a 10 a. IN seven
pounds Of two one. value 200 soverelgns, tweiVe
pounds extra the second receives 50 sOyeTeIgns out OF
the stakes aud the third stake ENTRANCE three
soveregns the only liability il forfeit declared "
January 26 closed with 32 subscribers or whom % uo-
ciared out the new Straight mile; - started:
Mr. ManOr's ch The Gunner, four years, by Crater,
dam Double Shot, 81 Observation-Disclosures.
Mr. Saviles b. b. Kaiser, five years, ny Skirmisher,
dam Regina by King Tom 100 pounds.
Mr.. Bowe's b. IN. Madge Wdire, six years, by BLAIR
Athol, dam Old Orange Girl. lO2 pounds
Mr.. Joseph Dawson's en-. c. Tnurlnglan Prince, Tour
years, by ThOrmanby. dam Eastern Princess, ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-18
THE SUSPENSE ENDED.

TIE ICE GORGE AT PORT JERvIs BROKEN Up EARLY
YESTERDAY MoRSISG - TIE ERIE RAILWAY
BRIDGE AND THE SUSPENSION BRIDGE CARRIED
AWAY, AND THE LOWER PART OF THE VILLAGE
INUNDATED.
trRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIDUNEJ
PoRT JERvIs, March 1.-THE long-expected Hood
has come aud gone, and the Delaware ice gorge Is
thing of the past. The heavy rains Of Monday
broke up the ice in both branches Of the river ana
caused flood which yesterday swept down the
stream, doing considerable damage at Deposit, Han
cock Lordvile, and other places. Early
this morning it struck the gorge at this
pace. carried away the Erie Railway bridge and the
suspension highway bridge, and rolling back inun-
dated the lower portion Of the town. Heavy dam
ago would have been caused if the gorge, weakened
by the blasting operations Of the last week. had not
given way and made room for the flood to pass. Inc
total damage caused in Port Jervis and vicinity does
not exceed $500 600 Travel has been temporarily in
terrupted on the Erie Railway, but the work OF TO-
building the bridge will be begun Immediately and
pushed rapidly, and trains will run through again IN
about a week on this line Meanwhile arrangements
have been made to use the broadgauSe track OF the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad be-
tween jersey City and Bfnghamton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-18

tinued every day SINCE, and 500 pounds Of nitro
gycerine besides large amount Of giant powder,
have been used. By this means q channel
has been opened three-quarters Of mile long and
from Is 10 40 feet wide through the center of the
glacier The original ice dam. which had been the
puelens Of the whole gorge, reached three days
age. For time it was undecided whether this
should be broken through at once or mined and left
standing, to be blown up when the pressure OF tho
flood reached its climax, so as to get the mass in
motion. Finally for fear the mine might miss fire
ut the critical moment, it was decided to cut
sluice-way through the ice dam. which might be
widened by the water, and to mine the remaining
buttreSses and blow them up when the food came
This plan was generally carried out The blasts
were always fred when possible, from the bottom
of the river, because by doing of water of
considerable diameter at the upper surface or base
could DO acted upon and large mass of ice forced
up by it. If fred close under the ice only circular
hole is made in it by the explosion. Where the
water from 10 to IS feet deep the effect is greatest
the great mass of ice above being lifted bodily and
broken into thousand pieces. Some of the explo-
sons throw columns of water, full Of ice crystals
$50 feet HIGH producing an effect like the eruption
of geyser.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-18
THE DELAWARE FLOOD.

BREAKING OF THE ICE GORGE AT PORT
JERVS.
PORTION OF THE TOWN NUNDATED-THREE
BRIDGES SWEPT AWAY.
DETAILS or THE 1oNe-LooKEDroR CATASTROPHE
DESTRUCTION OF RAILROAD PRoPERTY-No
LIVES IosT-RAuRoAp TRAVEL MPEDED-PANIC
AMONG THR PEoPLE-NARROw ESCAPES FROM
DEATH.
The appreh ensions Of the residents Of Port
Jervis were too fully realized yesterday in the
inundation Of their town by the rising of the
Delaware river. The approach of the waters
was by no means sudden and the people were
in a measure prepared for the catastrophe, but
the panic was nevertheless great; while much
property was destroyed and some per-
sons narrowly escaped loss of life. The
food swept through the streets with great
velocity, destroying or greatly injuring large
number of houses, and carrying with it con-
siderable quantity of portable property
Several bridges were destroyed, in
Guiding the suspension bridge at Port
Jervis and the Erie Railroad bridge
several miles above the town. The total value
of the property destroyed is roughly estimated
at 100000. AT last accounts the waters had
subsidized, and the river was nearly at its usual
Level
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-18
AFTER THE DELUGE.

THE RIVER NEARLY AT ITS USUAL LxvEL-I,Oss 10
THE ERIE RAILWAY COMPANY. $4,000; TO PORT
JERvIs, 100000.
(FRoN SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
PoRr JEIvIs. March ITO p. m.-Ths water has
fallen two OF three feet since o'clock. and the river
has resumed nearly its ordinary hight. At the rail
road bridge, three miles above. the entire fall has
been twenty feet One span Of the iron railroad
bridge has lodged three miles down the river. and
another span and the suspension bridge are lying
near the mouth OF the Berrikill. four miles down.
The third span of the railroad bridge has passed the
bridge at Milford. eight miles below, and has gone
on down tue river. The bridge at Milford is unin-
jured, thu ice having passed In safety about noon
Tulsgraphic communication with Milford was inter-
rupted at o q. m. Materials for building .
temporary railway bridge are being transported
from various parts OF tine road. and work will be
begun tomorrow morning. This will be built in
six or seven days. ChiefEngineer Chanute says
the cost of new bridge will be S75O0o. The plans
will be decided upon tomorrow. The loss Of tho
bridge is the only damage accruing to the Railway
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-18
THE CARLIST WAR.

REPORTED DETECTION OF GEN. EIIo-REPUIsE %
NINE BATTALIoNs OF CARLISLE.
MADRID. Wednesday, March II, 1875.
It is rumored that Gen. Elio has abandoned
Don Carlos's cause.
Advces from the North state that nine batsions or
Carlists night attack upon the town OF Zuduga-
ray, but were repulsed with great loss after two
hours fght.
The Carists lost 200 men their attack Zudugary.
BERLIN, Wednesday, March II, 1875.
DIE Port Of this city says Spain has demanded the
tradition from German territory Of Don Alfonso brother
Of Don Carlos charging him with ofenses against tho
common law.
Spain has extradIon treaties with individual German
States, but not with the Empire. The dociments re-
Qured In such cases. under her trcat!es with Bavaria
and Hesse, have been lodged by Spain
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-18
RIOT AT ST. JOHNS. N. f.

HALIFAX, March IA serious riot occurred
at St. Johns, Newfoundland. Friday, whIe
the sealing feet was at work cutting It's way
through the ice in the harbor. The disturb
ance began on board the steamer Greenland,
between fireman and of the seaers. In a shors
time hundreds involved in It. The steamers oeck
was much dred aud the cabin was completely deInOl-
ished The captain received serious injuries. Bsnop
Power was sent for. and on arriving the disturbance
ceased At the last accounts feared that lighting
would be renewed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-18

THE CATAWISSA BRIDGE CARRIED AWAY.
AN ICE GORGE BETWEEN DANvILLE AND sUNBURY
RAILROAD CONNECTION CUT oFF-THE CATA-
wIssA BRIDGE CARRIED oFgcAND THE DANvnLE
BRIDGE PARTLY DESTROYED.
DANvIILg, Pa, March 1.-THE bridge over the
Susquehanna ut this place has been carried away.
The water is higher than in 1865, and is rising'
There is an ice gorge between here and SunDury.
Railroad connection has been cut of.
The Lackawanna and Bloomsbury Railroad Bridge
and two highway bridges at Catawessa have been
carried away. The bridges at Wilkesbarre. Plym'
outh, and Nanticoke are in great danger.
SuNBURY, Penn. March 1.-THE Catawissa bridge
came down the river. with the roof on. 1t struck
the Danville bridge and carried away one pier and
one span.
THE BOROUGH OF BROKER BRIDGES.
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE OPPOSITE SIDES OF
THE RIVER AT PTTTsToN CUT oFF-wEsr PITTS
TON SITUATED BETWEEN TWO FL0oDs-TwELVE
MILES OF THE VALLEY FLooDED-LossES EST
MATED AT S1,000000.
SCRANTON, Penn, March IA good many OF the
stores and banks at Pittston were closed to-day
owing to the fact that bankers and merchants resd
ing on the west side of the Susquehanna
have been unable to cross the river since
the bridges were swept away. Hun
dreds of acres above the line OF the
river are flooded from Campbelrs ledge to Wilkes
barre distance of ~ miles, and the spectacle
presented by the field of ice, studded here
and there with immense rugged boulders
of ice is grand. On each side OF the
river for miles solid wall of leo .glistened
In the sunl ght to-day. The remnants of the three
bridges which have been swept away have been
caught in an ice gorge at Forty Fort four miles be-
low Pittston, and are telescoped one into the
other. West Pttston stands between two floods, one
of which broke through ravine at the base OF the
mountains at o'clock this morning. cutting OIL the
fight of the inhabitants, who sought the mountains
for safety. Pittston might now be called the Dor
ough of broken bridges The losses by the flood and
obstruction to railroad traffic will not fali.short OF
81 100000. The bridge at Wlkesbare cannot stand
the pressure tonight. Already upward Of $4,000 OF
stock for new bridge at Pittston has been sub
scrbed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-18
FOREIGN NEWS.
THE FRENCH ASSEMBLY.


INQUIRY RESPECTING BoNAPARTIsTs HOLDING PIN
sIoNs FROM THE STATE DEMAND BY TIN
REPUBLICANS THAT DISSOLUTION TAKE PLACE
SIX WEEKS AFTER THE EASTER RECESS.
PARIS. Wednesday, March II. 1879.
The Assembly to-day adopted resolution provid'
ing for the appointment of jury OF physicians 10
inquire into the cases Of Bonapartsts enjoying PEN
sious on account Of infrmities said to have been
contracted in the service of the State.
The Left upon the condition that day DO APP
pointed for the dissolution Of the Assembly, which
shall be six months after the Easter recess, are in
clined to agree to proposal made BY the Govern
ment that no more elections be ordered to fill vaean-
cies IN the present Assembly.
The question Of filing the vacant seats, which 10
thus made to involve the question of dissolution
will be brought up for debate almost immediateS.
Many supplementary constitutional measures win
be introduced in the Assembly after Easter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-18

gorge first formed this bridge was Thought W 10
very greatly endangered, but all fears OF its De'ns
swept away had long since been abandoned
trestlework bridge for temporary use viii De oegan
ct once and will be ready for use in few days. al
the meantime arrangements will be made TO ierry
passengers as soon as the river Is Tree from
ice. At Pond Eddy, five miles above, there ID
highway suspension bridge which can be reacneo
by carriage from Port Jeryis, and Will DO used 70
transfer passengers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-18
ANOTHER FAILURE IN LONDON.
LONDON. Wednesday, March II

LONDON, Wednesday, March IT, 1870
Messrs Siordet 81 Co., general merchants, OF
No. SO Marklane, have suspended payment. Their la
bities are stated at $2OOOOoO. Their suspension was
caused by the failure John c. I'm Thurn co. Other
suspensions are said to be imminent.