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Year: 1869

On Friday afternoon, and III the interval
between the heats of a race at Prospect
Park, Mr.. Bonner drove Dexter around the
track for the qualification of the visitors


He only put him to his speed for q quarter
Of mile, which he trotted i'll 81 seconds,
purposing to send him around full mile
after the race was over. While being led
around the field in which the track stables
are located, Dexter suddenly broke away
from the boy who held him, and although
the latter stuck manfully to him, he got free
from his control, and dashed off at full
speed around the field. Alarm and conster-
nation prevailed among the spectators, lest
the noble horse, who is the equine idol Of
the public, should injure himself, result
which appeared inevitable. Galloping Wild
ly in the direction of the stables he dashed
with such tremendous force with his head
and chest against one of the doors chat he
split it in two, and then turning off, he
ran against the posts supporting
the roof of the covered walk around the
stables, and broke the snlky into atoms.
Fortunately at this juncture he was stop
ped, and on examination was found to have
escaped without cut or bruise of any kind.
Mr.. Bonner Immediately ordered him to be
harnessed to another sulky, and taking the
rems, drove him on to the track. An
nouncing his intention of sending him
around two miles, several experienced
horsemen went into the judges stand to
time him. Being well excited by his break
away, Dexter went off at a clipping pace,
trotted the first mile in 2:21, and then, Mr..
Bonner easing him up on the second time
round, he completed the two miles in 2:46
The best judges express their conviction
that the wonderful King of the Trotting
Turf" Is going faster at the present time
than he ever did in his life, and the public
may prepare to hear, some fine morning,
that he has gone below his own unparallel-
ed fast record Of PHI.
Year: 1869

TELEGRAPHIC SIGNAIs-A New SYSTEM -
been well nigh perfected, which multiplies
to an immense extent the present rate of
transmission, and which is likely to work
q great revolution in the business of tele-
graphing Already a rate of from 500 to
1000 letters a minute has been attained and
it is believed that this can be increased by
improvements to 1000 letters per minute
If this is realized, and there is no reason to
suppose it may not be, the only question
being that of the power of human ingenui-
ty to avail itself of the capacity of the ell
ectric current, the telegraph companies
viii be able to transmit dispatches for about
the same price that the Post Office now
charges for postage on letters. The real
expense and delay will be simply in reduc-
ing the messages to writing.
Year: 1869

The vessels engaged in shipping iron
ore from the Lake Superior mines are III the
habit of throwing overheard fifteen OF
twenty tons when they get out of port into
the lake. The captains complain that their
cargoes are always about so much heavier
than is shown by the freight bills, and take
this criminally wasteful way to "get even
with the shippers.
Year: 1869

1868, and scarcely any houses have been
rebuilt during the short interval, the in
habitants all living in temporary dwellings,
of insufficient solidity to be much affected
by the movement of the earth.


A Great Achievement in Railroading


Over The AIIeghanies without Brake


men.


On Saturday last an excursion train, con-
slstlng of SIX cars, passed over the Penn
sylvania Railroad, the object cf which was
to give the master mechanics of the differ
ent railways of the country an opportunity
to witness the practical working of the pat
ent brakes invented by George Venting
house, Jr., The test as We learn from the
Pittsburg Commercial, was entirely salts
factory to the large number of railroad men
who accompanied the excursion.


The patent brake is described as follows:


On the locomotive, under the foot-board,
is a reservoir and an auxiliary air-pump
which supplies this reservoir with COM
pressed air. Under each car is q small CYL
inder, connected to the reservoir by IN inch
pipe, through which the air passes into the
cylinder, the piston of which is driven out,
and thus applies the power to the ordinary
hand-brakes Between each car, extending
from one platform to the other, is gum
coupling, the valves of which are so ar
ranged that when the coupling is together
there is free air passage, and when uncoup-
led the valves close and prevent the escape
of air out of the pipes.


Each car is Independent of the other,
and no matter how many cars would I'M
couple, as long as the attachment with the
locomotive is complete, the brakes can be
operated. On the engine there is what is
called q three-way cock, by which the
brake is worked. When turned one way,
it let's the compressed air from the reser-
voir into the pipes; when turned the other
way, the air is permitted to escape from
the pipes and that releases the brakes
The engineer alone can work the brakes,
and can use them to any degree of power
he sees fit by letting more or less air into
the pipes.


The principal advantages of this brake
are that it gives the engineer entire control
of the train; the stops can be made with
greater ease, rapidity and certainty; there
is no docking" of the wheels, which isvery
destructive to both wheels and rails and
there is no need for brakemen. Besides, it
is very simple in construction, easily APP
piled, and costs much less than any other
kind of brake. 1t could be so arranged that
the conductor, by means of. a cord or rope,
could also apply the brake, thus increasing
its usefulness and adding to the security of
the train.
Year: 1869

A number OF gentlemen from tins State are
now In the vicinity OF Rome Ca for the purpose OF
lectng for homes One day last week they made
excursion down the COOsa RIVER aud In card printed In
The Rome Courier express themselves AZ greatly pleased


not only with the country but with their cordial reoep
ton ~ the hands or the citizens OF Georgia The editor
of TIE Courier says;


IL has been good fortune TO spend considerable
time daring the past fgw days In company with a
party Of gentlemen from tho State o. NewIotk They
ali enterprsng men, who have been snocessul IN
various vOcatnns and contemplate casting ther lot with
the people OF the South We know but eobo tho feel
ings Of the people OF this entire section when We tender
them hearty welcome and express earnest hopo that
they Will conclude To share with us the eIuberance OF
natures productions the salubrty OF our climate and
the Joys OF social We assure these gem
tlefen and all others that with similar aims and
purposes that they here lind profitable investments
aud happy homes"
Year: 1869

She Protests Her Innocence and Declares
Herself Willing to Appear Before the Bar
Of God-Exciting Midnight Scene in Court.


BOSTON, May q, 1869.


Mrs. Nancy D. MADAM, who has been on trial
In Dedham during the past three DAYS for the
murder OF her son-lnaw, Obadiah Jones, has been
convicted OF the charge. The murder was commit
ted IL is alleged, by shooting; but there seems TO
have been no particular motive for the crime Pre-
vious TO his marriage with the daughter OF Mrs.
MADAM, Jones had threatened to Kill himself II she
did not marry him, and an effort was made to prove
that he carried this threat into effect after his mar
rage; but the jury believed that his m0ther-in-law
Feo the fatal shot, and brought IN verdict accord
ingly. ,
previous to their retiring, Mrs. MADAM arose In the
prisoners dock and spoke as folows-


"GENTLEMEN or THE JURY have nothing 70 say
only this--I am not guilty. am willing to appear
before God, but his blood VIII not be found upon my
Throughout the trial the unfortunate woman ex-
hibited q calm exterior, except when her senior
counsel made his earnest appeal 10 the Jury IN her
behalf at which time she was affected 70 tears and
wept freely and silently. Propped up with the hope
and impression that after her case had been so
strongly presented IL would be impossible for the
jury to convict her OF murder she expected an ac-
quttal, or, II not that, disagreement among the
jurors.


Upon retiring to odcliberate shortly after six O'Clock
last evening, the jurors took vote on the probab
ties Of suicide by the deceased and the ballot was
stated stood ve IN favor OF the opinion and seven
opposed, number OF the jurors being In some doubt
on the question Of suicide and not wishing TO act
precpitately After q consultation OF about two
hours q couple OF the doubtful ones became con-
vinced, and upon vote being taken shortly before
nine O'Clock as TO whether verdict OF murder should
be decided upon there appeared TO he still three dis
senters. Al two O'Clock, or thereabouts, this morn
Ing these Jurors veered around and q verdict was
agreed upon.


The Court and counsel were Immediately informed
OF the decision OF the Jury and at two ocock
the judges resumed their seats on the bench and the
prisoner was brought Id to hear the verdict pro-
nounced. The usual question s'Mr. Foreman, Is the
prisoner at the bar Nancy B. Madam guilty or not
gutySr belng propounded by the clerk, the Foreman
replied, equity OF murder In the nrst degree."a


The prisoner was deeply agitated upon the an-
nouncement OF this verdict, entirely unexpected by
her, but she exhibited no violent emotion. Mr.. ID.
w. Harris. her senior counsel addressed the Court,
requesting that time be allowed Tor consideration
as 10 whether or not himself and his In the
case would file exceptions and move for another
trial; and sentence was therefore deferred, I'm order
that an opportunity might be afforded for so do
ing. Friday next at ten O'Clock A. NJ, was as-
signed for the hearing or the final disposition OF
the case, and until that time an adjournment was
hAt
Year: 1869

Yesterday morning . man whose fun name ws
were unable to learn was found dead on the
railroad track near the depot In Port Jarvis He was
Familiarity known as "Lary," and was In the employ
on the train OF George Hedden, on the Delaware
division. lie was supposed to have been intox.
Gated, and In that condition had got upon the Track
where he was run over by freight train about ten
O'Clock In the morning and instantly killed. He was
q single man, about tweny.fouf years OF age, and
good railroad man. He had no relatives IN TINS
country.
Year: 1869

KILLED BY THE CAvING In OF AN EMBANKMENT.
Terence Tracy aborer in Sanders brick yard at
Fishkill landing, was instantly killed yesterday
morning by the caving in of an embankment OF clay
He leaves q wife and one child.
Year: 1869

but whether can get at Ireland as well as we can
at Canada Ii another qaestiOn.


Both amendments were then put and carried


After the transaction OF some other business
which was the passage OF resolution of sympathy
and congratulation In reference to the fenians
warren and Costello, the proceedings terminated.
Year: 1869

CLEANING A GRANARy.--Having formed
bed Of sand upon the granary floor, place
earthen vessels Of powdered birthstone
upon it, to which set fire after having closed
the doors and crevices. This fumisation,
it is said, will prevent the existence of the
wccvil or other insects in the grain. Or
first sweep the ceiling and sides Of the
granary, and lastly the floor. Garry out
the dust, being sure to burn it. Then wash
all the interior Of the granary with strong
lye mixture, and, when done, finish by
giving the whole good coat of whitewash.
Year: 1869

T A man and his wife in Boston arc
making fortune by the manufacture Of
dolls shoes. The shoes 90 through some
twenty changes, illustrating the latest style
as the peculiar genius of American indus
try. Nothing can be more elegant than
these goods, and the gravity with which
they are treated is got the least bcwitching
feature about them. Each shoe is made
upon honor and in regular shape; nothing
is omitted in the details that should belong
toand distinguish fashionable young lady 5
Polish boot, Balmoral. ankle tie or slipper,
and as regards the stock. it is the very best
imported. The doll dealers insist upon
having these shoes made in the latest styles.
An old fashioned shoe will not do for an
American doll.
Year: 1869

READ AN Hour A DAY.-Therc was a
lad who, at fourteen, was apprenticcd to
a soap-boilcr. Ono ofhis resolutions was
to read an hour day. or at least at that
rate, and he had an old silver watch, left
to him by his uncle which he timed his
readings by. lie stayed seven years with
his master, and it is sid when he was21 he
knew as much as the young squire did.
Now let US sec how much time he had to
read in seven years, at the rate of an hour
per day. 1t would be 1855 hours which
at the rate Of eight reading hours per day,
would be equal to $40 days, equal to As
weeks; equal to II months; nearly years
reading. That time spent in trcasuring
up useful knowledge would pile up u very
large store. Try what you can do. Begin
now. In after years you will look back
upon the task as the most pleasant and most
profitable you ever performed.
Year: 1869

a. The reason why Fall chickens are
so hard to raise, is because the nights in
cold weather ste SO long that the crop be.
comes quite empty long before daylight,
and the creaturcsufFers from hunger. The
last feed at night should be liberal one
and the food should b At hand As soon
rs they fly down from the roost N
Year: 1869

To PRopucE LARGE STRAwBERRIEs.--Re- move the soil around each hill to the depth of half an inch or more, without disturbing che roots; then spread evenly, over an area Of twenty inches in diameter, pound or more of finely palyerized linseed meal or oil meal and cover it with mellow soil; then spread muichlng of hay or straw over the entire surface between the hills. Should the weather be warm aud dry, liberal supply of warm water daily will greatly promote the rather than cut them up with hoes, as sys- tenn of roots is formed near the surface of the ground which should not be injured with a broad hoe.
Year: 1869

PRESIDENT JoHssoN's FurURE.-"Mack" writes as follows to the Cincinnati ERquiysr:

 Tn former letter intimated that it was the intention of the Conservative party in Tennessee to nominate Mir Johnson next fall for Governor. This I understand now to be fully determined upon Little doubt is en- tertained of his election. At any rats he has always been extremely popnlar in Tennessee. He knows the people there, and they know him, and believe him to be sincerely and hon estly devoted to their interests. l do not know who will be his competitor in the race, but probably some carpet-bag scrub from Massachusetts, or some Radical convert Of the Stokes pattern, who wanted hiIa hung in 1881 ! for being Union man. If elected Governor, he will undoubtedly be chosen to the Senate | in place of Fowler, whose term expires in le7l; and then we may look for lively times in that chamber of gilt-edged imbecility and loyal gammon. It will be worth while to go to some trouble to elect A. J. to the Senate, just to give him a chance to viDdicate himself and his administration, which l understand to be his sole object in remaining in public life after the 4th of March. His natural com bativeness, not always in place when exhib- tied from the Presidential Mansion, will have full vent in the Senate debates; and know enough of what it Is in his power to expose, to promise rich developments in his "bouts"

 with some of the leading Radicals. He will exhibit some of the recent inner workings oi

 the Radical party to the intense delight oI

 all the Radicals. So let every Conservative man in Tennessee and elsewhere put his shoulder to the wheel, and give A. J. all the help he can to get him into the Senate. II he does not pull the mask of patriotism from , some of the hypoerites in that body, 'then am soused gurnet"
Year: 1869

LISDsLEY MINING CoMPANY-In a
conversation with Col. Nelson, who has the
management of the working of this Company,
we learned that the work of sinking on the
shaft was being vigorously prosecuted. It
appears that in the sinking of the shaft q
fresh vein of water was struck, which poured
in upon the workmen In an earnest manner.
To remove tn is water and Co keep the shaft
dry, two large Chinese pumps have been in
troduced, which affords a pumping capacity
Of about one hundred inches of water, mi
ner's measure. By means of these the Col.
apprehends no difficulty in keeping the shaft
free from wnter for the present. He is now
engaged In digging to the bedrock. IL is
the intention of this Company, notwith-
standing the unfortunate circumstances
which have hindered and surrounded il las
explained In q card, elsewhere,) to continue
the prospecting upon this shaft until the bed
rock is reached. We understand that many
of the public spirited merchants of this city
have extended TO this Company many favors,
and have made it possible for the desired OBJ
ject to be attained in a short time
Year: 1869

a goodly number of persons have under
taken to tell us what to eat. We are pretty
well up in that. But there is want of some
one who shall tell us how to eat it. Every
body eats. Very few know how to. Rob-
ert Collyer says in his sermon at Detroit,
that ''men are sometimes mistaken for
bears" Is there not another animal they
may sometimes be mistaken for? At
tavern dinner, or a steamboat supper, or
the waysde depots, where the ever-eating
Yankee runs muck against the refresh
ment-man and the locomotive whistle, one
puts up with good deal; while he shud-
ders at what humanity becomes when the
inner cupboard is bare. Good eating man
ners are among the rarest graces. Eye and
ear are terribly offended, where appoint
ments and general culture lead you TO hope
something better. One would rather do
good many things than sit next a good
many people, not so much because their
elbows are thrust into your side, or their
superhuous victuals deposited in your lap,
or the conventional fork is abandoned for
the capacious knife, as because of the clat-
ter and ella NOR, the MUNICH and crunch, the
smack and champ, with which mouths al
ways open, celebrate their carnival. 1t is
simple thing to eat with ones mouth shut,
and so reduce to a nearer harmony with
divine things the act so necessary to our
lives, so welded with our hospitalities, but
which at best cannot be redeemed of some
of its very human attributes. There is
good thing l remember in Mrs. Lowell's
"Seed- Grain" A nobleman had stopped
at bishops residence, and won the good
will of his host by his courtly address, but
/ he had one bad habit of which the bishop
thought he should be informed "lest it
might be to his prejudice" Sending trus-
| ty servant with him when he resumed his
| journey, he bade HIM, at the right moment,
| give his friendly warning. Itwas this, "he
had found nothing that was not highly
commendable and agreeable except an ugly
motion of the mouth and lips when eating
accompanied with a noise very disagreeable
to hear" The Count, ignorant OF his bad
habit, blushed, but like brave man, re-
piled: "Tell the bishop that if all the gifts
which men make to one another were like


his, men would be much richer than they
are. For his great courtesy and liberality
to me, return him infinite thanks, and as


sure him that ] will hereafter diligently


guard against my evil habit. God go witt
! you,"
Year: 1869

AS a horsebackist, we have be en- called a
success. Once we rode a mule. On anoth-
err occasion we rode brindle cow home
from fair, not to add to our comfort, but
to pay the aforesaid bovine for not drawing
the premium. On another occasion we un-
dortook TO ride speckled steer, but for
some reason or other, his tinis department
had sudden inclination to elevate itself
into the air, and we dismounted over his
head, simply because the name of the beast
did not amount to much for hanging-on
purposes. On another occasion we rode a
sawmill saw for half an hour, but we never
tried IL again.


But we did try the velocipede We got
astride of it, and started. Immediately af-
forwards gentleman was discovered lying
Year: 1869

Crichton she fancied him to be before their
marriage, she is not likely, on that ground,
to accept her freedom. A fresh general
election of husbands and wives would pro-
duce some estartlingindividual results; but
IL would leave us married pretty much as
we are now, with the same quiet content
or weak aspiration for another and better
condition, which we cannot very clearly
define.-Home Journal.
Year: 1869

The Radical, party of this country
have got a fox in their breecbes in the
shape OF the Alabama Claims, and will
have either to back down or fight. If
the people of this county think that
we are not already sufficiently burth-
ened with taxation, they should es-
1ouse this quarrel and help 'loose the
dogs of war;" There are some peo-
pie in these parts, who are foolish
enough to suppose that a war with
England will be "breakfast spell"-
soon over; That is just what these
chaps said about war with the South


IL the war with England is to be of a
similar duration, the good Lord deliy-
er us from any such 'breakfast spells. p
Year: 1869

The STEAM TANNERY establish
ment, in the western part Of the town of
Zaleski, was visited by us last Friday
1t was erected, and is owned, by Messrs.
DoRsT u RENcK, two Germans, both prac-
tcal business men. The establishment
the only Steam Tannery in YintOn county
lis conducted in the best of manner
under the personal supervision of the
proprietors. A large amount of a superior
quality Of leather is manufactured each
year in the most approved style, all Of
which is sold forthwith to meet the
demands Of the numerous foreign and
domestic customers. Some eight or ten
hands are given constant employment in
the Tannery. The butchers and the far
mers find a good market at this Tannery
for all the hides they wish to sell, while
land owners and bark dealers can have
home market for the bark Of the chest.
nut oak which is used for tanning pur.
poses.
Year: 1869

ENGLISH PARLIAMENTARY MANNRRs.-A
correspondent of the Pail Mall Gazette, who
dates from the House of Commons, and signs
himself "a Bloated Aristocrat, writes:


I read with great interest yesterday your in
genious article on Manners in England and
America" 1t pleased me SO much that shall
take care to send copy of it to q gentleman,
q member Of the House of Commons who was
lately seen in the reading room Of that assem-
bly, to take his boots off preliminary to the en-
Joyment OF his newspaper. Lounging in one
chair with his feet reposing in their stockings
upon another, he made in the sunshine yery
striking if not quite an agreeable figure.