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Year: 1868

Coroner Flynn yesterday caused the arrest Of Ar
thur Rodgers doing business as druggist at No. 1893
Spring street. and his son. to await an examination
into the circumstances attending the death OF
James Hamilton, I0rty-two years OF age, at
No. 90 Thompson street, on Sunday morning
last, 1t appeared upon post mortem exam
ination OF the body of the deceased that death
had resulted from taking oxalic acid In mistake, II
Is said for EPSON salts and 1t having been stated
that the package containing this medicine had been
purchased at the drug store above referred to In
duced the action OF the Coroner. The other circum
stances, however scarcely sustain suspicion OF
criminaty through carelessness or otherwise on the
part OF the prisoners The medicine was purchased
by servant in the house where deceased resdrd some
three months since, named Kate Sloan, whom he sent
for dose OF salts and senna, but upon its arrival
deciding not to take It, 1t was placed upon the shelf
In deceased's room. what interference may have
been with 1t since II is impossible to determine and
further curious fact in the case Is that the dose
which is supposed to have caused death was taken
over week ago. Mr.. Rogers states that from the man.
ner In which the different medicines are stored or
kept for sale in his store 1t would be impossible to
mistake one for the other There other facts In
the case still less supporting the suspicion attached
to the druggist in his arrest which will be brought
out on the inquest which Is set down for tomorrow.
In the meantime however. Mr.. Rodgers and his son
remain In custody at the Eighth ward station house


Coroner Flynn was informed Of the matter by the
attending physician OF the deceased.
Year: 1868

(FrOm the Boston Advertiser, Sept. ISL


very destructive catastrophe took place in Barre
on Saturday evening, involving loss of property
almost impossible to estimate. The large reservoir
in the north part Of the town broke away its en-
bankments during the heavy rain OF Friday night
and at about two O'Clock on Saturday morning the
tremendous volume Of water thus set free rushed
through the valley occupied by chain of villages
and mill privileges, destroying every dam, every
mill, every bridge and every road In Its path for
three or four miles. Between Rider Village and
Barre Plains the only structure left standing along
the course Of the stream was the mill OF
Charles COnant, which withstOOd the shock
which swept away its dam: Among the
mills carried away were those OF Henry wilkins,
Dexter Dennis Luke L. knight, E. L. Pierce and
Nelson LOrng, and In most cases not a vesge Of the
buildings was left to show where they had stood.
Some OF the sufferers lost every cent they had in the
world by the disaster The fence Of the Glen Valley
Cemetery was swept away with the road in front Of
1t, and the cemetery was filed with debris from the
ruined mills The stage road to Worcester was made
tmpassable and on other roads ferries were estab-
lsned to reopen communication. The loss to the
town alone, In roads and biidges will exceed
$25, 900. None OF the property was insured against
this class OF accidents. 1t is q most extraordinary
and gratifying circumstance that lives lost
though several houses were entered by the flood and
their inmates made fugltives. Had the reservoir
given way in the daytime the loss Of life must have
been very great.
Year: 1868

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It has become sort OF popular
almost national-faith that it is not
possible to be truly happy unless
you drink Among certain classes
and they are by no means exelu-
sively the lowest-drink is the be-
ginning and end of everything.
The very name of liquor is held to


be synonymous with enjoyment. and
the dearer the liquor the more iteis


priced and coveted. Yet every man
who is not downright drunkard, is
we'll aware that the pleasures of
drinking are, beyond certain point,
mockery, a delusion and snare.
I put it to any one who has stood
half the night at the bar Or sat half
the night in club room, drinking,
smoking und bandying reckless talk,
if the enjoyment Of such an evening
has been anything like that of few
quiet hours spent at home with a
book or newspapers? The evil i'll
Efuence of tavern pleasures on the
health is too obvious to be denied
by any one, and the illusory nature
Of the pleasures themselves would
be undcniable4 also, if the persons
who indulge in them did not deceive
themselves and put the truth out OF
sight. u1-s--Fei- s.'t


No zone ever brought any good
of drinking bout yet. 1t is ashort,
feverish spasm of animal enjoyment,


which leaves nothing behind but mo-
roseness, re-ret, bad temper. self-re-
proach and headache. l should
like to ask you, Sir, if you say Your
prayers when you come home in
that state 2. No-you don't. You
are ashamed 10 say them. You
postpone them until you vepurged
| yourself, your mind and your lips by
more sober and rational behavior.


Next night when yonr pass the hours
quietly at home with a book ora
| friend, you feel that you have had
real enjoyment, and that the time


has passed pleasantly, thaty you have
learned something, and that vou
have not injured your health. You
are not ashamed to say your pray


ers and you get up next morning


with a clear head, q good appetite,


and an increased faculty for work


and enjoyment Of life. g.jya.f -.
Year: 1868

one square (ten lin


For each additiona
One square per yes
Two squares or mo
Ialfyearly per sqg|
Advertisements of


will be inserted b
~ To insure in'
handed in as early


insertions desired
otherwise they will
Year: 1868

CURIOUS FACTS. AT the last NEE ing of tha
New York State Medical Society at ALBANY,
DIR. Staat of that city said be had bee n
practising medicine Tor the last fifty years,
and had for long time been more or less
about the penIteutiaries, where he came in
constant contact with drunkards, and he never
encountered case of delirium tremeps in q
pure negro. He had spoken and written to
many gentlemen about it, and never heard OF
a case, and wished to ask if any member OF
this society had ever k own such case. The
society was silent, and DR.. Staats has yet to
discover the first case Of delirium tremens In
a negro. He only stated this TACT, he said, but
he should not pretend to give the reason.


He also mentioned another singular fact,
that before the war he used TO have under his
charge thirty or forty cases Of delirium tre-
mems in year among white patients. During
the last two years he had only had three case 7.
He did not ATTEMPT to explain this fact either;
il might be that liquor was so dear that people
could not get enough OF it to drink, or that
there was so little alcohol in it that 1t did not
have the same effect.-NeU York Post.
Year: 1868

The countcrsign of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters is now a somewhat more serious as
well as difficult business than it was few
years ago. each bottle Of the genuine article
being authenticated by the official indorse-
ment of the United States Revenue Depart
ment in the form of stamp engraved on
steel, to counterfeit which is felony. Sec,
therefore, that this Government COuntersign,
as we'll as the engraved label and note of
hand of the proprietors, is attached to the
bottle. The label is embelished with a su-
perb representation of St. George on horse
back, in the act of spearlng the Dragon,
and underneath is a shield or escutcheon,
bearing a warning inscription. which couu-
terfeiters are advised to read before they
encounter the penalty which is set forth.
Below this again is Hostetter Il Smiths note
of hand, the signature to which it would be
rather serious business to forge. If the
public will look to these verifcations of the
genuineness of the article before they pur-
chase. they cannot be deceived. The propri-
etary label and Government stamp are both
executed on steel in the most elaborate style
of bank-note engraving, and are probably the
most expensive specimen of graphic art ever
attached to any medical preparation.


PREPARED AND SOLDBY
Year: 1868

1t is great thing to have sound and Wig
orous constitution. There is nothing that
money can buy comparable in value to this
best gift of nature. The difference between
the individual who has it and the unfortu-
nate who has it not, is just the difference be-
tween the man who goes into the battle
clothed in defensive armor and one who has
nothing to oppose to sword and bullet but
his naked breast. 1.-The pestilence that
walkcth in darkness tha sickness that de-
stroyeth at MONDAY" while it lays low the
man of feble stamina. is often conquered by
the native strength Of what is called an Iron
constitution.


Heaven. however, has not endowed even a
mo:cty Of mankind with this inestimable
blessing, and therefore it behooves those who
have it not, to resort to those most efficient
means of constitutional invigoraton which
science can supply. There is good warrant
for ASSERTING that
Year: 1868

The nights were exceedingly cool during
the fore part of the week. Jack Frost. ma
tnre's landscape decorator, gave us sample
of his artistic excellence. We noticed his
handiwo1k several mornings.
Year: 1868

And for the special pleasure and profit Of the
young. each week wo win give a general literary
and religious miscellany. Nothing shall find
its way into our columns unfit for the porusal


the mothers and daughters Of the land. Depre-
eating the AemoralisinE sensationalism Of many
contemporary journals. We shall eschew that
character; striving to give the reader substantial
matter, preforrinr 20 be useful rather than


ensati0nal. ...... .
Year: 1868

YORK.


Some time since case was raised in
Buffalo, New York, affecting the validity
Of the law which provides separate
schools for negro children A little girl
entered one Of the public schools and
was allowed 10 remain by the teacher
Complaint was made to the Superinten-
dent, and he decided that the child must
leave, On this ease was made UP,
which involved the question whether, in
a case Of this kind, the civil rights law
overrides the Legislature Of the State
and the city charter, The ease came be-
fore general term of the Supreme
Court, on appeal from special term, and
the decision was prepared by Judge
Daniels. 1t is against tho right Of negro
children 70 sttend any school except those
designated for them exclusively. This
decision comes from bench composed
wholly Of Republican Judges ! A de-
cision similar in effect was rendered in
tae supreme Court Of Pennsylvania last
winter The question there being as %.
the right of negroes 10 seats with white
people in railway coaches, and the court
deciding that, in spite of the ciyil nights
law, the railway companies had the right
to control the matter Il is evident Mat
The North dom Intend to let the negro
disturb its social eonfert or offend its
pride oi race.
Year: 1868

This pretty incident is related of a
canary bird: The door of the birds
cage was occasionally left open that he
might enjoy the freedom of the room.
One day he happened to light upon the
mantel shelf whereon was a mirror.
Here was new discovery of the most
profound interest. He gazed long and
curiously at himself, and came to the
conclusion he had found a mate. Going
back to his cage he selected seed
from its box, and brought it in
his bill as an offering to the
stranger. In vain the canary exerted
himself to make his new-found friend
partake; and becoming weary of that,
tried another tack. Stepping back
few inches from the glass he poured
forth his sweetest notes, pausing now
and then for reply. None came and
moody and .disgusted he flew back to his
perch, hanging his head in shame and
silence for the rest of the day; and al
though the door was repeatedly left
open, refused to come ont again.
Year: 1868

In letter of w. Beecher to cores
pondent in Maine, during wet spell last
summer, he.said: = ea'a


Il hope you Maine people are not con-
spring to drown us out, as our storms
come from down East" 7ti -aFi


This is very common belief, and Oft
en- stated. Mr.. Beecher can hardly be
supposed to partake of this error. He
must have been facetious. But, IS COM
ing from him, it helps continue the delu-
sion, let me state few facts:


A balloon which rose in st. Louis
landed on the st. Lawrence river. A
balloon which rises high on the Atlantic
seacoast goes to sea. A vessel about
leaving the Atlantic seacoast, and ex-
pecting storm, telegraphs to the south
and west to ascertain if one is coming.
A storm that was in New York State
yesterday is in Maine to-day, and in
Nova Scotia tomorrow. .a7


Why do all these movements in the
air point easterly? Because the whole
bulk Of air one or two miles above the
surface of the earth in this latitude is
moving easterly, and always moves
easterly. No balloon can enter there.
No whirlwind, shower, or storm can
thrust its head into that overwhelming
current without following its course.
The easterly and other surface winds
which enter the storm supply it with
moisture, and raising up hi gh in its CEN
tire, furnish the sail by which the great
upper current watts it to the east always
and not from the east, as often supposed.


The air which rises at the equator and
flows north is the great current referred
to. This warm air is replaced by the
cold air of the north, which flows south,
equalizing the temperature of the earth.
A storm on the equator moves westerly.
In the southern and middle States north
erly, and in this latitude easterly, al
ways with the flow of the upper current
The telegraphic reports of storm in the
middle and western States to-day noti-
fes, us, if the storm continues, what we
are to expect on tomorrow or next day,
for it will come, though at the variable
rate of the flow of the upper current.


1t is too late in the day with the fore
going facts to accuse the State of Maine
of furnishing storms for the United
States.-P0rtland Press.
Year: 1868

that you know has corns and is rough


character; then you step ON the toe that
has the corn on it and see if be won't
have occasion to dodge. In this way
you will find out what corn dodger is.
Year: 1868

The author speaks as follows of
the daily amount of food neeessa-
ry for men:


Animals have been fed on pure
starch, or sugar, or fat alone,
and they gradually pined away
and died; and the nitrates in all
the fine -four bread which the ami
NAL can eat, will not sustain life
beyond fifty days; but others fed
on unbolted -four bread would
continue to thrive for an indefinite
period. It is immaterial whether
the general quantity of food be
reduced too low, or whether either
of the muscle-making or heat-pro-
ducing priciples be withdrawn
while the other is fully supplied.
In either case the effect will be
the same. The animal will be-
come weak, dwindle away and die
sooner or later, according to the
deficiency; and if food is eaten
which is deficient in either princi-
pie, the appetite will demand it in
quantity till the deficient element
is supplied. All the food, beyond
the amount necessary to supply
the principle that is not deficient,
is not only wasted, but burdens
the system with efforts to dispose
Of it. Food, therefore, containing
the right proportion of heaters and
muscle-makers is not only best,
but most economical. In Boston,
and probablyin all American cities
a large part OF the expenses of
the table are for butter, superfine
flour and sugar, neither of which
contains enough of the muscle or
brain-feeding element to sustain
life for fifty days, as has been
proved by experiment with -four,
while butter and sugar would not
sustain life a single month with
out other food. AS far as we have
articles of food deficient in car
Donates, we can use, without loss,
butter or. sugar to supply the de-
ficiency; but most of our national
food, both animal and vegetable,
contains a due proportion, and if
with them we use butter and su-
gar, they cannot be appropriated
by the system, and are thereforN
Year: 1868

The Most Rev. Archbishop administered confrma.
ti0n May q In the Church OF St. John the Baptist,
west Thirtieth street, to two hundred and forty
persons, and on Saturday May 49, in the Chapel Of
the Convent Of the Sacred Heart West Seventeenth


1t was announced In the Cathedral, in this CITY, on
last sunday That the exercises Of the Iridium,
authorized BY our Most Holy Father the Pope, to be
held throughout the Catholic world, viii be held in
this diocese on the three days preceding Trinity
Sunday next June !, and will be brought to close


On that same Sunday Trinity Sunday, June u the
collections In all the churches Of the diocese at all
the masses and likewise at vespers will be apprO-
priated for the benefit Of the Holy Father This col
lection will take the place OF the annual collection
for the Holy Father prescribed by the last Plenary
present week the Most Rev. Archbishop win issue a
circular to the reverend clergy officially announcing
the iridium and collection.


Superior General Of the Fathers OF the Congregation
Of the Holy Cross, Notre Dame Ind, left this port
Liverpool, en- route to Rome, where General Chap
ter Of the Congregation is to be held next month.
S say e ssy Ns
City Of Paris, for Liverpool also en- route to Rome to
attend a General Chapter OF the Congregation.


Order Of Preachers left this port per same steamer
en- route to on visit to his native country


The corner stone Of the New Church of the HOLY
Cross to be erected on the site OF the Old Church.
West Forty-second street, between Eighth and Ninth
solemnly blessed by the Most Rev. Archbishop McCos-
key this morning. His Grace will be assisted by q
large conc0urse OF the reverend clergy OF the city and
vicinity. The cost OF the whole church when com
peted will be about $4,000 and it is expected that
II VIII be finished next fall. Mr.. Henry Englebert Is
the architect and superintendent.


A grand concert at which several leading lights Of
the Italian opera VIII assist will be given this even
ing at the Church OF st. Anthony, Sullivan street.
near Houston. This church was established some
ten years ago by the Franciscan Fathers, who In
spite OF most depressing difficulties have succeeded
IN establishing the church on good, firm basis. ana
having assigned to them the care OF large, popu-
ous and not over nunn cent parish, they take this
means OF obtaining assistance to help them in their
good work.
Year: 1868

The Condition of Analrs-The FaIsity


Of the Spanish RepOrts-Yhe Recent


Battles.


We are permitted to make the following ex-
tracts from private letter written to gentle-
man of this city, in Havana on Christmas
day.


Some time ago General Acosta left here for
the interior with about loco mea. but his doings
soon came to an end, thanks to an engineer OF
the Ste Espiritu and Las Tunas Railroad
Acosta with his men were In a train going to
Las Tnnas. The engineer was in league with
the Cubans. who were waiting for the train, and
Of the locomotive While passing through the
plantation Markea. the engineer blew the
bited any further blows. After getting as an ex-
cuse that in that part of the road there were
placed sergeant on the 'raSe AS1sss
with orders to kill the engineer II he saw any
suspicious move: In short time the train
stopped, the engineer saying that at that place
he had TO go down hill, and that he was al lyays
Obliged to stop and signal. to know If there was
He started the train, and made sign to the
fireman. who went back pretending TO go for
wood, and detached the engine from the train.
leaving it at the top OF the hill while the engine
dashed away, blowing the whistle TO in.
t0nner tSrm the hsd 6a Gsoans 1t was time No
train was attacked, under cover OF the
night, and captured the whole convoy with
very little noise. the Spaniards not being able
to fire from inside the cars, and had to s1rren-
der. Acosta deserves to be hung for being a
traltuT, lOT no lb u SuDau Is DllnR SpAnlaruS.
and no doubt will suffer. We shall see what lie
the papers make of this; and so far for three
weeks they have not said u word about costa
or his men, among whom were many prisoners
pardoned of their time of imprisonment pro.
Yided they would be volunteers.


But the worst reverse the SpaniRrds have met
with here has happened on the Canto river.
An expedition started to attack Bayamo, the
Cuban capital, but fell into an ambusc de that
proved very disastrous to the Castilian lions.
They We're ascending the river In boats and
RATS. The Cubans were on both sides of the
haiti hax
had TO land, entirely routed, with a loss of over
200 men. many Of whom drowned in trying TO
reach the shore.


The papers here have this just tho opposite.
and add that the Cubans cried for mercy and
glory themselves that the brave regiment of
Spain did not leave single Cuban escape with
life.
Year: 1868

Blauce ~ tne rev ear customs OF our own
country will snow them to be greatly diversi-
ned, according TO locality, and even entirely
Christmas Day is celebrated so zealously that
for the first day of the New Year there is but little
In the New England States, where the old puri-
tanical prejudices against Christmas still lin
sa pay tree she aeT Il
q legal holiday in most Of the STATES; and
Year: 1868

Surrey may be said to have almost q
monopoly of the Lavender trade, and the
quantity grown in the country may be
guessed from the fact that some 500 acres
of ground are devoted to its culture alone.
Kent grows hardly any, and Cambridge
shire and Hertfordshire are but unpretend-
ing rivals. We ought to mention here
that lavender is now more extensively
grown in the neighborhood of Carshalton
and on the Epson Downs than at Micham
even, but of course they are at greater
distance from town 1t is planted in Mo-
vember, in slips from the old roots, and
will stand without removal from two to
four years, being fed with the ordinary
farm yard manure. 1t is very susceptible
of injury from frost or heavy rain, and
much havoc has been made with this years
crop from both these causes. 1t is gener-
all admitted by those whose recollections
date long time back that the crops nova
days are nothing like so abundant as they
used to be, which is perhaps owing to the.
partial exhaustion of the soil and conse-
quent weakening of the plants. Of course,
this and the increasing importation of
French oils is considered so superior for
most purposes, that it must always rule
the market. The lavender water, after the
oil has been extracted, is given to the men
as perquisite, and sold by them at some-
thing like sixpence a gallon. 1t is reaped
with saw-edged sickle by hand, put there
and then into mats, and carried to the
still. The process, therefore, is extremely
simple, and bears no omparison to that of
hop picking, the gayest of all harvest gath
erings Still the lavender fields, when in
full bloom are glorious sight, and have a
charm peculiarly their own. Whichever
way the eye may wander, field after field
is spread out in interminable beauty, and
its effect, not easily forgotten, is worth re-
membering .-CoNntry Life.