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Year: 1859

The Wheeling Intelligencer soberly re-
lates the following startling incident. If
true, II certainly deserves record AS n re,
markable accident and esoape.-The most
inghtlul, and at the same time the most
remarkable accidentwe have ever seen on
record, occurred at the Catholic Church.
yesterday morning, Some twenty persons
were engaged IN putting up the new bell
which arrived from Pittsburgh the even
ing before. There was windlass erected
on the ground, to which was attached a
snatch block and shieve. Immediately
above the open space in the cupalo, TO
which the bell was to be drawn up there
protruded beam, to which was attached
another snatch.block and puly. and the
bell was TO have conveyed to the top by
means OF strong ropes, working through
these shelves 10y the power of the wind
lass and cylinder upon the ground. The
bell had been raised in this way almost
up to the open SPACE in the cupalo, and
the men were just ready to pull il in.


A man named Thomas Newton, was be-
low, engaged in guiding the folds of the
rope as it wound round the cylinder. TO
do this, he had firm grasp upon the
rope. When the bell had reached a great
height from the ground, one of the cogs
in the wheels of the windlass fixture gave
way. Another revolution of the wheel
ripped off all the cogs; the bell fell to the
ground, and Newton, who had hold of the
lower end OF the rope, was carried up
with frightful velocity, distance of one
hundred treet from the ground, and about
E,ttp foot ohnvn tba tnl, al
bell was to have been taken in. For the
instant every one was surprised beyond
measure, ard before those engaged in the
work could comprehend what had hap
pened Newton, with his hands all lacera-
ted and bleeding, worked himself down
opposite the aperture, and called for help
to those within Bishop Whelen, who
was on the platform in the cupalo, reach
ed out at the risk of his life, almost, and
seizing Newton by the waist, pulled him
from his awful position.


The accident struck everybody with
amazement, and all but the eye witnesses
were 10th to believe III the incredulous
feat. The bell weighed three teusand
seven hundred pounds, and as it lell with
out hindrance, some idea may be Formed
of the rapidity with which Newton rs
cended. He says he thought of letting 90
the rope, but before the thought was clear
ly defined, he was at the beam, hundred
feet above. He had no time to let 90 his
hold upon the rope. Some cogs and
pieces of machinery were hurled dis
tance Of two squares from the church !;
and a Mr. Smith who was standing near,
received an ugly wound in the face from
a flying particle Mr.. Newton was taken
to the Office of DR. Happ, where his woun-
ded hands were dressed. The flesh was
all torn from the palms of his hands,
even to the bone, which is supposed 10
have been done by the death grasp, and
his sliding down the rope during the swift
passage into air. Altogether, we suppose,
there is not a more startling or remarkaN
BILE accident, or a more miraculous escape
on record.
Year: 1859

A COMEDY OF ERRoRs.--This morning
about two o'clock, officer Rose. of the


Thirteenth Ward, saw an individual oper-
atlng with a key upon the lock of house
at the southwest corner Of Sey enth and
Poplar. The officer watched his man for
time, and he finally pounced upon and
seized him. The supposed burglar strug.
gled hard, and in his strugglings he dealt
some sound raps: but the officer held on.
and amid the springing of rattles and
screams of "Watch :" Watch v' the pris.
oner was secured. and marched off to the
Station House. This morning the accused
had n hearing and so bold was the at
tempted burglary, and so outrageous was
the conduct Of tie prisoner that the Al,
derman refused to take bail and the man
was committed to prison.


After all this had been done the affair
assumed iarcical aspect for it turned
out that the supposed burglar was an
honest German, who lives at the south
west corner of Fourth and Poplar streets.
and, after too free indulgence in large
beer or Rhine vein, he had started TO 90
home and made the slight mistake ofstop-
ping at the door Of a house Just three
squareSs from his own home. He had
thrust his night latch key into large
key hole, where he was twisting it about
and calculating "dunder wetterl" at his
III success in attempting to open the door,
when he was seized, and supposing that
the seizer was a garroter he attempted TO
knock him down. The affair was very
funny, although the German who had
caused the hubbub seemed unable to dis
cover where the laugh came in.
Year: 1859

TIE BucEEr-Thera is an old adage to
the effect that 'it is much easier to get in
to a quarrel than to get out of it.'I We
think the following an admirable illustra-
ton its truth; In the year 1905 a sol
dier of the Commonwealth of Modena ran
away with a bucket from a public well,
belonging to the state Of Bologna. This
implement might be worth a shilling, but
it produced quarrel Nich was worked up
into a long and bloody war. Henry. the
King Of SARDINIA, assisted the Modense to
keep possession of the bucket, and in one
OF the battles he was make a prisoner
His father the Emperor offered a chain
of gold that would encircle Bologna,
which is seven miles in circumference,
for his sons ransom, but in vain. After
twenty-five years Imprisonment he pined
away. His monument is now extant in
the church Of the Dominicans. This IA.
tai bucket is still exhibited in the tower
of the cathedral Of Modenn, enclosed in
an iron cage.
Year: 1859

DYSPEPSIA AND INsANITY.-Dr. Harlow, Su-
perintendent of the Maine Insane Hospital, sets
forth the connection between dyspepsia and in
sanity in the following impressive manner


" Among the many pathological conditions
of the physical system connected with insanity,
there is none more common than deranged
state of the stomach and bowels. Rarely do
we meet an insane person in whom we do not
find an irregular appetite, indigestion and con.
stlpation. Not unfrequcntly these symptoms
exist for a long time previous to the develop
ment of mental disturbance, and are, as we be-
lieve, among its primary causes, which, with
early attention and proper treatment, might be
removed, and save the individual from becoming
an unfortunate victim to the dire disease
Many delusions and hallucinations, SO common
in large class of the insane, such as the
presence of poison in food and drink, the sin
and evil consequences Of eating, the existence of
snakes and other reptiles in the stomach, may,
and undoubtedly do arise from some peculiar
morbid, irritable state of that organ. Nothing
tends 50 much to change the stomach from q
normal to an abnormal condition, as the pres
ent dietetic habits of our people, and as the
brain is in immediate connection and sympathy
with the stomach, it's effect upon the former is
obvious. Many headache and sleepless night,
many a fit of sickness eliminating in hopeless
insanity, have their root in the quantity and
quality of a late supper"
Year: 1859

At last Anne came to herself; in q little
while she rose from her bed in good health.
But she was quite pennless. Her greedy at
tendants had disposed of every mite of her little
fortune even her wedding clothes had gone
into the nasty hands of the pawn-brokers, for
medicine, food and lodging.


She felt ashamed, the proud lass, to send af'
ter William, or let him sec her as she was. She
got little employment as charwoman, at one
house and another, through the recommenda-
tions of the Sisters of Mercy and the parish
clergyman, who were themselves too poor to
give her any help. But she kept from them
the story of her love and betrothal, anu, by
doing so, kept peace from the aching heart of
her William; for the priest and the sisters, had
they known it, would at once have sent her of
to him, or have fetched him to her.


She made up her mind to continue cheerIully
at charing until she could repurchasc some of
her good clothes. She would then visit William
make known her condition to him, confess all
the story of her savings, and the sad way in
which it was lost, and steadily insist upon the
wedding being put off until she had removed
her uneasiness, and regained her sense of in
dependence by recovering at least some part of
her former wealth. Her disposition WAS all
compact of cheerfulness and hope. Whenever
she had found anything broken, instead of
standing over it crying, she had looked to sec
if it could be mended if it could, she set about
mending it: if it could not, she tried to pro.
cure another thing of its kind.


So she dealt with her own broken prospects
lust as she had been used to deal with her mis-.
tress broken china. She kept her mind fixed
upon their restoration This hope gave hel
great zest and eagerness in her servilo work
She never let herself remember that the time
had come in which, except for her misfortunes
she would have been q bride and mistress o
household but she set about her dull actual
tiles as if no such bright possibility had ever
belonged to her. She looked forward to tn,
glory of that moment when she should agar
find her head at rest on the dear shoulder of hcl
William. She went to her work singing, sh,
came from it singing. She said to herself
" To think would destroy me | shall never
be able to recover myself if ponder on my
loss and my present state"


Every evening, for week, William walked
twenty miles, from hls work to the town ant
back seeking his sweetheart, regularly visiting
her father and that same series Of trads
men on whom he had called the first night Of hi
Year: 1859

Unhappy William Griffin, her natural pro-
tector, knew not at this time what had become
of bis darling, Two days after she had left
the place, he was walking up and down before
the house in his usual manner, hemming and
coughing, lie had never been so long at that
exercise before. lie concluded that Mrs. Darah
was OBTAINING Anne, or was in the way some
how; or that Anne was mischiovously pro-
longing the pleasure of hearing her lovers sig
nails, remembering that it was nearly the last
time that she should do so forever; SO he hom-
med and coughed louder. But still no one
answered with merry mocking hem and cough.
No bright eyes suddenly peercd above the blind {;
no round head gave him a series of short, sharp
mods, indicating whether he should stay or de-
part.


Well," he said to himself i" she is now
more mine than her mistresss will knock at
the door, He did so, and was prepared to see
either Anne or Dame Darah herself; but was
started when the door was opened by o new
servant The truth flashed upon him at once.
Mrs. Darah had done with his Anne, and would
not keep her, even on the ground upon which
she undertook to stay for the coming week
namely, food and drink, but no pay.


The new maid could not inform him where
his Anne had gone She said that she had
never seen the old servant, for her mistress gave



her to understand that she was not good for
much, and invited young men there, and it was
her (NIrs. Darah's) invariable custom to see the
old servant safely and clearly out of the house
before she admitted the new one, saying that
g if they only laid their heads together for five
minutes, they were sure to corrupt each other. !"
William uttered strong and angry word or
two, said he wished bis Anne had left the day
her time was out, babe tho maid goodnight,
and departed. He went off at once to her ia
theirs. He found the miserable man scottish
and maundering; he was incapable of being
moved by the news of his daughters departure,
and as incapable of giving any clue to her pres
rent wlTcreuhfuts. W Williem ran Gown frem the
besotted creatures room, and found himself
under the dark sky, not knowing whittier to
turn for his Anne. He went round to all the
shops where he had ever known Anne to call
At each place they could only tell him that
they had not seen her for three or four days,
aud that another young woman now come on
Mrs Darah's errands. He exhausted all the
time allowed him in this fruitless search
When he came to the place where he was to
meet the friends who had promised to give him
lift on the way home, he found them gone
he had arrived too late He had to walk the
ten miles alone, amserable man, giving himself
up to fears, to bemoanings, and once or twice
to anger, to wonder, and even to suspicion.
Year: 1859

herself to examine the maidens trunk and
pockets, counted out the time which she could
keep her and nurse for her, without injury to
offered the place to personal friend a few doors
off.


For three weeks our poor little servant-maid
lay unconscious of her condition, at the rough
mercy of these two cormorants. Their negli-
gence prolonged her illness. At the end of
that time the greater part of her hard-won cap
ital was cruelty dissipated
Year: 1859

listen to, but demanded, as the only penance
that they should be married before any more
separations were possible. He called on the
emigration agents-who said he was very
tickle mind-and broke off his negotiations but
as kind of recompense, he invited them to eat,
drink and dance at this wedding
Year: 1859

RELIEF or NEuRALoIA-As this dreadful dis
ease, says an exchange, is becoming more
prevalent than formerly. and as the doctors
have discovered no method or medicine that
permanently cure it, we simply state that for
some time past q member Of our family has
suffered most intensely from it, and could find
no sure relief from any remedy applied until
we saw an article that recommended the appli-
cation of horseradish to the face for toothache.
As neuralgia and the toothache are both nerv-
Gus diseases, We thought the remedy for one
would be likely to give relief to the other; 90
we made the application Of horseradish, bruis-
ed, applied to the side of the body where the
disease was seated. 1t gave almost instant re-


lief to the severe attack OF neuralgia. Since
then, we have applied it several times, and with
the same gratifying result The remedy Is
simple, cheap, and may be within the reach of
every one.
Year: 1859

The Fall of the Yosemite SO called, is hum
bug. IL is not the Merced river that makes
this fall, but mere tributary trout brook,
which pithes in from the north by barely once
broken descent of 1900 feet, while the Merced
enters the valley at its eastern extremity, over
falls of 600 and $50 feet. But river thrice as
large as the Merced at this season would be ut
terly dwarfed by all the other accessories of
this prodigious chasm. Only Mississippi or a
Niagara could be adequate to their exactions.
| readily concede that hundred times the pres
ent amount of water may roll down the Yose-
mite fall in the months of May and June, when
the SHOWS are melting from the central ranges
of the Sierra Nevada which bound this abyss on
the east but this would not add fraction to
the wonder of this vivid excmpliticston of the
Divine power and majesty Az present the lit
tie stream that leaps down the Yosemite, and
is all but shattered to mist by the amazing de-
scent, looks more like a tape line let down from
the cloud-capped height to measure the depth
of the abyss. The Yosemite Valley (or Gorge
is the most unique and majestic OF NATURES
marvels, but the Yosemite Fall IL of little ac-
count. We're it absent. the valley would not
be perceptibly less worthy of fatiguing visit.


l shall not multiply details, nor waste paper
in noting all the foolish Dames which foolish
people have given to different peaks or turrets.
Just think of two giant stone towers or pillars,
which rise thousand feet above the towering
cliff which forms their base, being styled "The
Two Sisters!" Could anything be more mala-
droit and lackadaiscal? "The Domev lie a
high round, naked peak, which rises between
the Merced and its little tributary from the in-
most recesses of the Sierra Nevada already in
stanced, and which towers to an altitude of
over five thousand feet above the waters at its
base.


Picture to yourself a perpendicular wall of
bare granite nearly or quite one mile high |!
Yet there are some dozen or score of peaks in
all, ranging from 5000 to 1000 feet above the
valley, and biscuit tossed from any one of them
would strike very near its base, and its frag-
ments go bounding and falling still further. l
certainly miss here the Glaciers of Chamounix;
but know no single wonder of nature on
earth which can claim n superiority over Yo-
semitic. just dream yourself for one hour in u
chasm nearly ten miles long, with egress for
birds aud water out at either extremity, and
none elsewhere save at three points. up the face
of precpces from 5000 to 1000 feet high, the
chasm scarcely more than n mile wide at any
point, aud tapering to n mere gorge or canon
at either end, with walls Of mainly naked and
perpendicular white granite from 5000 to 200
feet high, so that looking up to the sky from it
is like looking out of an unfathomable pro-
found-and you will have some conception of
the osemite.-Greeley's Letter.
Year: 1859

MIRAGE.-The singular phenomenon Of mir
age. which is sometimes observed In California,
appears with more distinctness probably on the
Colorado dessert than anywhere else in the
United States. We remember once seeing a
very singular and deceptive one in that locality.
We were crossing the dessert in the summer Of
'49, aud had been told by party Of Mexicans
that we would find small ldguna about three
or four leagues from them, and that party of
American soldiers were encamped by it. We
travelled on and we're surprised, after travelling
three or four miles, to see beautiful pond of
water at short distance to the right of the
road and which IL seemed we were gradually
approaching. After walking few miles the
lake seemed but forty or fifty yards to our right
and in such perfectly plain view that the small
waves could be seen beating against the shore,
and tufts of grass growing upon the banks.
We were expecting every moment to see the
camp, but nothing Of the kind could he seen as
far as eye could reach in advance. AS we pass
ed along we seemed at last TO be increasing our
distance from the lake, when il was suggested
by some of the party that we bad better turn
or to the water aud fll our canteens and take
a bath. The water was apparently near by,
beautiful and clear we had been walking with
IN fifty yards, for several miles, of what we had
not moment doubted 10 be a large body of
water, the ripples on its surface could be plain
ly seen. bunches of grass we're growing upon
its banks points OF land run into the water, and
altogether presented q most beautiful appear
ance, where we expected only the parched aud
barren sands Of the dessert. But. alas the
suggestion to appropriate dispelled the illusion.
Upon examination the waters vanished We
stared at each other in amaZement. We had
seen mirages thousand times before. but had
never been go deceived. Upon arriving at the
soldiers camp we inquired II there was pond
beside the road we had come, and were told
there was not. We were compelled, though re-
luctantly, to believe that we had been deceived
throughout PldorvMs Observer.
Year: 1859

THE PoPE.-The latest advices from Rome
represent that the fever, from the first attacks
Of which the Pope had partially recovered. had
returned, and his Holiness was believed to be
at the point of death. 1t was even report
that be had already received extreme JUNCTION.
Year: 1859

NorKL LocKrP.-The temperance people of
Groton Junction have lately been moving In the
temperance cause, and several violators of tie
serve few DAYS since. one Of the rumsellers
was arrested. tried. convicted. and sentenced to
paya hne and BE- imprisoIel This occurred near
evening, when 10 was too late 10 take the prisoner
u the county JAIL so he must be Ioc ked up But
Where, That was the question. There is no lock
up IN town; but necessity 10 the mother Of inven-
ton, and he police were not long in finding
sanding at the railroad depot, and into this the
cupit was thrust and the door made fast About
O'c.ock next morning the freight engine bac ked
up IL the trai N and steamed away with the '.Gro-
ton jail and contents. TIE prisoner soon walked
up to his condition but did not not succeed in
making bis case known until the arrival of the
train in Portland. Here he was let out when his
surprise n finding himself ''down east Wa only
exceeded by the railroad men, who little thought
tEey had been ruaG!ng away with prisoner
HO1VTE (lISS) Budget
Year: 1859




Notwithstanding the doubts regarding the increase Of
the tariff it is seen that gradual return of prosperity is
taking place all the country less by far the great
West than in other sections but yet sufficiently general
to denote the fact that it is confidence and not pro-
lection the people desire. The New England manufac-
lures are in comparatively healthy condition the iron
districts of Pennsylvania not complaining so loudly
indeed both sections acknowledge that if the demand for
their products be kept up ten twenty per cent
the average of what it is, they will not grow
tariff no tariff. Sagacious manufacturers who have
weathered the storm of the past eighteen months say
that protection is capital thing not so great as to
induce too large investment of capital in this country
in the general manufacturing iron working line if it
does it is as injurious to the general interest as free
trade for too great home competition is mischevous


great foreign and this extreme protection must be
ID, otd ii capital must not be crowded into one channel
Give the American people what they call smart
chance like strong government protection, in any one
department and instead of being ruined by foreigners
under "no protection" they will ruin each other in a
desperate competition.


We need only to point to the American clock trade.
This trade held the markets of the world We could ur-
derse the universe, and what the consequence p?
Millions of capital put into the trade here more
than the demand needed and that silly aacy that COM
petition was the life of business was demonstrated
In twenty years. nnetenths of all who embarked n the
business was ruined Here was the benefit of controlling
the market. Competition was the death Of the profits


Nesc York Day Book.
Year: 1859

GUNS-GUNS.


TUST RECEIVED FROM ENGLAND direct, the leargest
eJ and best assortment of DOUBLE UNS ever offered
in this MARKET made to Order and which can sell
at Is per cent. less than if bought in New York.


L. A. HART.
THE OLD DOMINION COFFEE POT.
TTlHIS NEW COFFEE POT, for which patent has been
issued possess this advantage over all others It well
known that the ordinary way of boiling coffee, the fine
aroma which gives the coffee its most delicious flavor
passes off with the vapor and the longer is boiled the
bitter and unpalatabe, and unhealthy becomes
tasting beverage. 6 THE. OLD D0AINI0N COFFEE
POT" entirely prevents the escape of aroma
less coffee required and the full flavor Of the berry
tanned large number of testimonials have been received
from those who have used them For sale by
CARBON OIL LAMPS AT REDUCED PIsICESs
A LSO LARGE ASSORTMENT OF TIN, COPPER and
be sold low for cash approved credit Turpentne Stills
made to ORDER or any other article in ne at short no
tice. Ezse u: a. nAnL. = c
Year: 1859




A CART LICENSE PASSED OFF FOR MARRIAGE
CERr1FIcATE-A woman appeared before Judge Welsh
in New York on Friday morning, and made complaint
of Johannes Schmidt whom she had supposed was her
husband for the last two years. for grossly deceived her
in the marriage ceremony. Before marrying him she
gave him sum of money sufficient to buy horse and
cart to commence business They went together about
two years ago, to the City Hall basement, where she
kissed book and received printed paper with blanks
filled up and this marriage ceremony according to law
as she supposed They lived together happily until
short time SINCE when the found three additional
marriage certificates, she supposed them to be- She
instantly accused johannes Of being Morron, and
manifested great deal of Indignation Johannes could
not bear such blowing up as she gave him, and inform
ed her that those were not marriage licenses She ap
piled to Justice Welsh, and found that instead of being
what she supposed they were cart licenses She then
cared for nothing more than her furniture, which she
wanted back Officer Wilson assisted her to obtain it,
to whom she said, viii never get married to him any
more y r-s