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The New York herald., 1876-02-03
VESSELS DRAGGING THEIR ANCHORS IN THE

VESSELS DRAGGING THEIR ANCHORS IN THE
HARBoR OF NEwPoRT-AcCIDENT TO THE
STEAMER CITY OF NEWPORT.
NEWPORT, r. l., Feb. 2, 1875
The wind has blown hurricane in this vicinity all
day. The steamer p c. Schultz, connecting with the
Shore Line Railroad at Wexford, obliged to omit
her afternoon trip The vessels the harbors dragged
their anchors, but damage has been done as yet
Several minor accidents to buildings In this vicinity are
reported, but great damage has resulted. After
seven O'Clock this evening the wind aoatod some
what
The steamer City of Newport plying between this
port and Providence while coming from the latter city
this evening had all she could do TO reach her dock
here The wind raised the upper deck Of the steamer
the ladies' saloon four five inches alarming the
passengers and causing considerable commotion Two
passengers when the boat touched at Rocky Point got
of and refused TO continue tho passage TO tins CITY,
The New York boat of the Fall River line will not ven
ture out until the wind abates
HOUSES IN PHILADELPHIA AND CAMDEN DIS
MANTLEp AND BLOWN DowN-THE cENTEN-
NAL BUILDINGS INJURED.
PHILADELPHIA Feb 2, 1876.
The high wind which prevailed early this morning
did great damage throughout the city. In almost
every section houses were unroofed otherwise dam
aged At the Centennial Grounds the towers OF Agr-
cultural Hall and OF the New York State Buildings
considerably injured three story frame structure
at Forty first street and Elm and q story
brick building at Forty street and Lancaster ave-
blown down. The tin roof OF the Trans Con-
tinental HOTEL the Centennial Grounds, was par
tlay carried away, as was also the tin roof of the
Farmers Market
In Camden, N. j., the gale equally violent The
roofs of six houses Sixth street lifted up and
blown a distance Of some seventy feet
SUPPOSED MARINE DISASTER OFF CAPE MAY.
CAPE MAY, N j., Feb Q 1875
large, deep foreign bark, with white quarter rail,
lies somers Shoal, abreast OF Cape May light,
with main and mizzen topmasts carried away. She
be anchor with shoals all around her. No
signal of distress is flying strong westerey gale
renders it impossible TO board her The crew OF the
life saving station will go aboard soon possible
Much damage has been done here and at Sea Grove
by the wind.
rescued by the Vindcator at five p NJ To-Day
The bark dragged to the outer edge OF Somers shoal
and grounded
SEVERE EFFECTS AT THE NATIONAL CAPITOL
sTEEPLE BLOWN PROM ITS PERPENDIcU-
LAR.
WASHINGTON Feb 2, 1875
About two O'Clock this morning violent gale from
the northwest commenced, continuing several hours
Substantial brick houses in exposed positions
sbly shaken, tin roofs blown from houses and much
other damage occasoned by the gale, which
of the nercest perhaps experienced in this vicn
itv. The tower of the Metropolitan Methodist church
ing this morning large crowds either TO see IL fall
drawn into place. Many persons were awakened from
Sleep aud In order to escape apprehended danger de-
scended TO the lower rooms of their dwellings,.
The New York herald., 1876-02-03
A STRANDED FLEET.

Average temperature for corresponding date last
The New York herald., 1876-02-03

RAIL TAKEN IN MILWAUKEE FROM PERSONS
NEWLY INDICTED ALLEGED OFFENCES
MINIATURES, Wis, Feb. 2, 1875
Persons indicted by the Grand Jury, whose names
wero suppressed yesterday. gave bail today-Ramely,
George Erskne late Collector Of Internal Revenue
who has already been before indicted for fraud
and tried and acquitted; Leopold wirth dstiller al
ready indicted and defendant actions civil
and criminal for violations OF revenue laws and H. d.
Zlnn the reputed owner Of the storehouse Ia which
quantity OF crooked spirits were discovered last
mer. Wrth's and Zinns indictments are Tor refusing
TO produce books aud Erskines is for offences proved
various stages OF the vhiskey trials during the last
two terms-namely,t Issuing crooked" tax stamps
permitting the manufacture and removal OF crooked
whskcy TO the extent OF 100 900 gallons from Menome
nee and Kinnickinnck's distileries and those Of
Charles Graw Lewis Rindskopf and Thomas O'Neill
and allowing irregularities 10 which figured
largely In these trials
The Grand Jury heard several important witnesses
to-day and have two or three 10 listen 10, after
which they viii adjourn, probably tomorrow.
The New York herald., 1876-02-03
FAILURE OF a GOVERNMENT CASE IN SAN FRAN

FAILURE OF GOVERNMENT CASE IN SAN FRAN
CISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO CAL, Feb 2. 1870
The jury the crooked whiskey against the An
tioch dstllcry, which went Out yesterday afternoon,
announced this morning their inability agree and
DISCHARGED new trial will be had without delay.
This is considered test case, and II verdict be
obtained for the government many other suits will be
brought The impression Is widespread that the jury
constituted would in no event have brought In YER
dict for the government
The New York herald., 1876-02-03
MISCELLANEOUS.

A BsOLyTE DIVORCES OBTAINED FROM DIFFER,
- en-. states tor Numerous causes without puouelys
legal everywhere no charge divorce granted; ndyico
free NJ. HOUSE. Attorney. i9i Broadway.
fnHOMAs r AGNEw THE GREAT NEW YORK GRO
Ger. Tea. Coffee and Flour Deal New Workers aud
everybody call aud get barganA 80 ~
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-02-17
The Last Irish Lion Story.

The report of the Royal Geological
society Of Ireland states that "during
the year the gardens sustained a heavy
loss in the death Of the beautiful lioness
familiarly called Old Girl. She was
born in the gardens, of South African
stock. on September 8, 1859, and died on
October Z, 1875, after six weeks of pros
tratioh from chronic bronchitis. During
her long career she presented the gardens
with fifty-four cubs, of which she ac-
tually reared fifty, losing only four. This
Is feat unprecedented in the annals of
menageries and gardens. She was an
animal of very high spirit, although very
gentle, and was admitted by Judges to be
the handsomest iOness they had ever
seen. Her offspring not only added TO
the attractions of the gardens, but the
iudici0us saleOf p0rtiOnG them brought
ono thousand four hundred pounds in
cash TO the society. The closing weeks
Gf her useful life were marked by a
touching incident wGrthy of being re-
corded. The carnivOra when in health
have no objection to the presence of rats
in their cages; on the contrary, they
rather welcome them as a relief to the
monotony of existence, which constitutes
the chief trial Of a wild animal in con-
finement. In illness the case is different;
for the ungrateful rats begin to nibble
the toes of the lord of the forest before
his death. and add considerably to his
discomfort. To save the lioness from this
annoyance, fine little tan terrier was
placed in her cage, who was at first re-
ce1ved with a sulky growl; but when the
first rat appeared, and the lioness saw the
little dog toss Kim in the air, catching
him with professional skill across the
Ioins with a snap as he came down, she
began to understand what the terrier was
for. She coaxed him to her side, folded
her paw around him, and each night the
little creature slept at the breast of the
Goness, enfoIded with her paws, and
watching that his natural enemies did
not disturb the rest Of his mistress. The
rats had a bad time during those six
weeks"
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-02-17
The San FRANCISCO snielde


The defalcation and suicide o. II. 9.
Kibbe, secretary Of the BeloHers mining
company. has caused great excitement
in San Francisco He had been missing
for several DAYS, and the fact that his
accounts were in an unsatisfactory con
dition had become noised abroad, when
the lady at whose house he had lodgings
was tempted by curiosity 20 enter his
room and see whether he had mot left
something valuable behind him. She
found his door locked. bat efiecting an
entrance from an adjoining room she was
Mortified to find his lifeless body on the
bed, his face covered with blood. and
small Derringer pistol lying Hearhim. 1t
was subsequently ascertafned that over
500, 900 Of the assessmeTs< MONEY. of the
New York mine aud $4,000 - the as
sessment money of the JacksOn mine had
been appropriated by him. from time 10
time With the money thus obtained
he had engaged in speculations That had
failed. On piece Of paper was written:
e" Sword of DamOcles oyer my head. /
plodded along blindiy aud desperately.
Not one to tell me by this or that. Not
a friend to help me. l musI carry my
load As long a. ] could, and then 60
under. / talked with big men mat khe"
Of n sbouanza" in this OF that; none
heIped me with advice.
Mr.. Kibbe was nativeoE Connecticut
and was forty-nine years old. He WIS
Genial and pleasant in his manners, AMI
was very. popular. His wife and eldest
daughter are % present N Paris
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-02-17

Indications of a speedy eruption Of
Mount Vesuyius are steadily increasing.
Many Spanish families are fleeing to
France. The Carlists continue to shell San
Sebastian.
The London Times correspondent esti-
mates that thirty-five Bonapartists, thirty
FIVE legitimists, thirty-ive OlIeanists or con-
stimtiOnalists and about one hundred re-
publicans have been elected to the senate.
The most important features of the elections
are the triumphs of the moderate republicans
in Paris, and the defeat of the Bonapartists
and the failure of Mr.. Buffet to secure his
election in the department of the Seine ct
Qise.
A report presenting the results of the
investigation into the Bremerhaven steam
ship explosion has been publishe by Bremen
authorities. According to his own deposition
his name was VIM. King Thomson. He was
born in Brooklyn in 1880. His parents, who
emigrated from Hamburg to America, are
now living in Virginia. Thsmson was taken
prisoner when running the blockade during
the late war in the United States. He es-
capped and aed south, where he passed under
the name OF Thomas, he mentioned q Md.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-02-17
4 Lighthonse Under DificuIties.

The celebrated French lighthouse is
that at Fleaux de Brehat, recent cree
ton, based upon a huge and treacherOus
porphyry rock, for ages a terror Of every
seaman who approached the Brittany
coast. Its architect had to encounter
every species of obstacle during his
work, but, above all, incessant races and
eddies of the sea among the nelghboring
sandbanks. The foundations had TO be
sought for far below low water; an arti-
fetal port had to be created; the neces-
sarv stonework was hewn and shaped on
the island of Brehat, seven miles distant.
Even when the foundations had ap-
peared above the water, the lower walls
of the lower story were submerged
twice day, leaving heavy deposits OF
marine plants, shell and seaweed. The
workmen lived in huts upon reef, to
which they retired when the tide rose /;
and thus they pushed on their labors,
quarrving and sqUaring at one time, ar
ranging and fixing at another. Theirs
was masonry almost without mortar.
The blocks were grOOyed and literally
dove-taiIded together, the courses being
connected, as it were, by COgs, 50 that
every part relied upon every other; the
result being, as nearly as possible an abb
solute cohesion. In spite of this happy
issue, the reporting architects would not
recommend similar experiments in the
future
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-02-17
How English Druggists Make Money.

Some very disagreeable revelations as
to the manner in which physicians pre-
scriptions are made up are contained in
"A report by Mr.. Allen, the borough
analyst, mt Sheffield, giving the result Of
an experiment lately tried with thev
of testing the accuracy and honesty Of
druggists. Various prescriptions, each
including a full dose Of some costly
remedy capable of ready and accurate
estimation in a mixture, were presented
to certain druggists. 4 series Of three
samples in which 12O grains Of iodide Of
potassium were prescribed were found on
analvis to contain 122, 100 and rs grains
respectively. OF three samples which
should have contained Is grains of sui
phate of auinine, one contained only %
grains. Another sample, which should
have contained 10 grains Of sulphate Of
auinine, had but 80 grains. Of twelve
samples of glycerine only five were pure
and of the standard strength. Three
samples Of citric acid were found TO con-
tain minute trace of lead Ia short,
the result Of the experiment was such as
to give just ground for apprehension
that druggists are not more troubled
with conscienccs than groccr-, and that
the effect Of the poisons retailed by the
latter is often enhanced instead Of re-
moved by the adulterated antidotes dis
penscd by the former.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-02-17
EAAT.

Patrick Donahue, bookseller and pub
Usher of the Boston Pilot, has suspended.
Liabilities, 100000 assets, $4,000
Winslow, the Boston forger, was an
army chaplain in the war and afterwards
dealt in boots and shoes at Sedalia, Mo-,
where Ire sometimes occupied the pulpit.
The New York Commercial Advertiser
mentions formidable movement" of the
French people of New York and Montreal to
Brazil. The people propose to settle in the
country adjacent to the headwaters of the
Amazon river, whore the Emperor Dom
Pedro has offered thirty-three acres of land
to each actual settler, together with stock
and houses, rent free, until they can support
themselves.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-02-17
Condition of the American Iron Trade.


Statistics of the pig iron trade for 1875
have been completed, and show prOduC-
ton of 62O,747 tons less than the year
preceding, and reduction of stock on
hand amounting to lOO,424 tons less
than at the close of the year before.
Some new furnaces were blown IN, but,
as whole, almost a hundred fewer turn-
anCes were in blast, which of course ac-
counts for the reduced production.
Nevertheless, the sales were still duller
than the year before, rs Is clear from the
fact that the amount of stock on hand
was 50 little reduced by all that Teduc-
ton of current products and prices kept
going down, down, down, despite the
giving up of many furnaces. 1t Is csti-
mated thatat the end of 1874 the quantity
of pig iron in stock was 100000 tons,
and now it has fallen TO 100000 tons.
The consumption last year Is estimated
at 3, ,2SS, ,696 tons, against 1854 ,539 tons
the year before, 3,012, 1873 tons the year
before that. and 2,S49, ,048 the year before
that. The Iron and Steel Bulletin, pre-
senting and reviewing these figures, lugu-
briOuslv SAYS that when it Is considered
that half of the furnaces were out OF
blast in 1873, that prices were 50 low that
much iron was sold at less than its cost /;
that the consumption of Pig-iron was
less than it had been in any one of the
three preceding years; that almost ,O0O,-
600 tons of pig-iTOn were carried over
into 1876, and that many failures Oc-
CURED among furnace owners in 1875,
the year that has just closed may be
classed among the most disastrous years
that the pig-irOn trade of this country
has ever known. What is more, the
same authority sees little light ahead.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-02-17

ierked down a section of the bell rope,
and were going to hatg ME whether or
10. They had the cord around my neck,
but begged 50 that they changed their
minds, and, stopping the train, took me
0jit, tied ME To- a saPling and let me re-
main there If it hadfpt been for some
hunters passing that way, don't know
how I ever would have got out. Since
that time I've been out of the business,
and mean TO stav out" "
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-02-17
HOUSE.

In the house, on the 31st, bills were
introduced and referred as follows: To reinl-
burse the state Of Pennsylvania for money
advanced to pay the losses of her citizens
during the late war, and also TO pay the bal
snce on the claims OF citizens of PENNSYLVANIA
for nSe losses. To establish an educational
fund, and to apply portion Of the proceeds
of public lands TO public education, and to
provide for a more complete endowment and
support of national colleges for the advance
ment of science and industrial education.
For the sessions of the United States circuit
court at Humbolt, Tenn. Organizing a ma
tiOnal railroad company for the purpose of
constructing, operating and maintaining a
double track cheap freight railroad from the
Atlantic Seaboard TO St. Louis, Chicago and
Council Bluffs, with branches 70 other cen
ters OF population, production and commerce,
and to regulate some of the interests of COM
merce among the states. Authorizing the
construction Of bridge across the Missis-
sippi river at Memphis. Mr.. Sanders intro
dueed proposed amendment to the consti-
tuition for the Ievying of direct taxes accord
ing TO the wealth of the respective states
Referred. Mr.. Atkins offered a resolution
instructng the judiciary committee TO in
quire whether or not the Union Pacific rail-
road company has forfeited its charter.
Adopted. The house then went into com
mittee of the whole on the military academy
appropriation bill Mr.. Hurlbut offered an
amendment for the detail of a competent
staH officer to act as quarteEmaster and com
| nissary for the battalion of cadets, and that
all supplies shall be furnished at actual cost
ete. Adopted. Phe committee rose and the
bin wsts passed. The pay OF cadets Is fixed
~ $40 without raroRs' No other amend.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-02-17
TIT Ur THlNn neEs.

Tine dawn came late TO toush thy brow,
But see, it breaks upon thee now
The shadows spell on thee IS Ger,
And sunshine sweet CLEANS On before
Lift UP thine eyes
Thy rended heart TO God is dear.
For hy its pain he draws me near
Attracts my soul away from night,
Baptized in his Tefulgent light,
Behold, the skies
In every life. one grief supreme
Must prove this world 4 changing dream
The brOOding storm has swept the shore,
It's darkness thou shalt know no nioie-
The heights appear.
Thy sorrow, like priestess bright,
Points thee to stiffness, peace, and light,
O let thy soul grow great, and shine
With gl4ry, from the heart divine.
Lift up thine eyes.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-02-17

A TEXAS editor asks. Father
mother where Is your boy tonight
The high-spirited, noble son, around
whom cluster the fOndcst affections of
your heart Where does he spend these
long evenings ~ Persistent inquiry at
the billiard saloons, or some of the keno
rooms, might discover the noble young
man. Or he may be sitting in the Va
rieties, with his feet cooked up, smoking
one Of his father's cigars and looking like
q little Charley Ross. Yop can't miss
him
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-02-17

" How much do you ask for that there
velvet by the yard p said Mrs. Rural at
stewart's Yesterday. THAT, madai 2, F"
said the clerk, holding i up, ''is le
dolIars-formerly sold at fourteea.'
Thought 50, said Mrs. Rural; nov
where's them eighteen cent calicoeA !
seed advertised IN ther papers p
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-02-17
An Historical Phenomenon.

Just before Major Andres embarkation
for America, he made journey into
Derbvshire, TO pay Miss Seward a visit,
and il was arranged that they should
take a pleasure ride to the park. Miss
Seward told Andre that, besides enjoy
ing the beauties Of the natural scenery,
he would there meet some of her most
valued friends, among them Mr.. Newton,
whom she playfully called her min
strel, and Mr.. Cunningham, the curate,
whom she regarded as a very elegant
poet
q had very strange dream last
night" said Mr. Cunningham TO Mr..
Newton, while they were awaiting to-
gether the arrival of the party, " and IL
has haunted me all day, seeming unlike
ordinary dreams, to be impressed very
vividly upon my mind.
81 fancied myself to be in a great
forest. The place was strange to me, and
while looking about with some surprise,
! saw a horseman approaching at great
speed. just as he reached the spot where
/ stood, three men rushed out Of a
thicket, aud seizing his bride hurried
him away, after closely searching his
person. The cOuntcnanCe of the stranger
was a very interesting and impressive
i
pathv for him was 50 great that ! awOke.
But | presently fell asleep again, and
dreamed that | was standing near a
strange city, among thousands of people,
and that | saw the same person / had
seen in the wood brought out and sUs-
pended to the galiows. The victim was
Young, and had a cOurtly bearing The
influence and the effects of this dream
are somewhat different from any that l
ever had"
Presently Miss Seward arrived with
the handsome stranger. Mr.. Cunning
ham turned pale with nameless horror
as he was presented to Andre, and at his
first opportunity said 10 Mr.. Newton:
That sir, was the face l saw IN my
dream. GaJary for February.
sYoUxG ladies have the privilege of
saying anything they please during leap
year." she said, cycling him out Of the
corners Of her eyes with a sweet look
His heart gave a great bound, and, while
he wondered if she was going to ask the
question which he 80 long desired and
feared to do. he answered YES" "And
the Young men must not refuse, said she.
'' No, no! How could they p sighed he.
90 Wei, then" said she, fwill you
He then fell or his knees and said
" Anything, anything you ask, darling
" Wait till / get through. VIII you
take O walk, and not hang around our
! house 20 much ~ And he walked.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-02-17

The man who sought to demonstrate
the continuity of natural phenomena by
endeavOring to show that monkeys al
ways eurled their tails in the presence Of
q rainbow has had his Sbrain ssnd-pa-
peTed,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-02-17
N1fsCELLANEOUs.

All the leading coal companies have
agreed to suspend mining operations from
February : to March II.
The Scottish national rifle association
has accepted the American challenge for the
championship of the world.
The Chicago Tribune's crooked whisky
editor has made the discovery that the waste
beer from the saloons III that city is manipu-
lated in such way as to produce 1S7 800
gallons of excellent distilled spirits, and OF
course the government is defrauded out Of
the 9O-cent tax
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-02-17

lers SkidmOre, of New York, as an accom-
Plice, but made no reference to the other
accomplices. His wife supposed his name
was Alexander. He had tattooed his arm.
There is no evidence he entered into rela-
tions with underwriters, or plotted against
the safety of vessels previous to 1873. Nor
is there any evidence Except the Insurance
of three thousand marks on the barrel which
exPloded) that he insured any goods to be
shipped by the MOsel or Deutschland. OBJ
servations made by Thomson point to the
conclusion that he intended to hand a small
box to the officers of the MOsel declaring it
contained greenbacks, and that he intended
to have the box insured in June, 1875. Thorn
son insured the goods on the steamer Rhein
for $4,000 through the Barings o London
His wife's evidence shows that previous to
his departure in November, 1875, Thomson
anxiously awaited for letter from England,
which he concealed when it arrived.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-02-17

A Mss FANNIE PALMER, OF. San Juan
Island, was host OF the Pacific. Her
body has been found. The waves carried
1t 100 miles and cast it upou The beach,
1t IS said, almost within sight of her
parents house.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-02-17

MINNESOTA is to have a state inebriate
asylum, for which the liquor sellers will
have to pay, as tine supreme court has
sustained The constitutionality of the
law imposing tax for this purpose.