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Year: 1869

FRIGHTFUL DEATH OF AN ITALIAN
BANDIT.-The Italia of Naples gives
account of the brigand chief De Mar
tino. This man was one of the most
ferocious bandits that ever infested
the Abruzzi, and was always accom-
panied i'll his incursions by woman
even more inhuman than himself
For some time past the royal troops
had been following his traces. and had
at last learned that he frequently
quilted the band to indulge in wild
orgies in small valley completely
locked in by mountains, on the terri
tory of Paglietta. Some days back
detachment, while searching that dis
trict, discovered in a thicket a sort of
hut made of branches. One of the
men approached silently on his hands
and knees, and believing he heard
noise inside, returned and informed
his companions, who then surrounded
the spot and called on the persons
concealed to surrender. The reply
was a gunshot which struck a carbi-
neer named Caruso in the leg, but the
flash had set fire to the dry bushes,
and the flames spread with such rap
idity that it was impossible to enter
or leave the hut.


A few minutes later a woman rush.
ed out through the burning branches
and fell almost inanimate before the
troops, who recognised her as the
mistress of De Martino. She made
signs that there was another person
in the flames, but the soldiers could
not approach until the fire had burned
itself out, when the charred remains
of the bandit were found with the
barrel of his gun and the blade of
his poniard by the side of him, the
rest of those arms having been con-
sumed. During the coLfagration fre-
quent detonations were heard as the
cartridges of the brigand exploded.
The woman died half an hour later,
and the two bodies were buried on the
spot where this horrible tragedy had
taken place. The wounded soldier is
in critical state, and little hopes are
entertained OF saving his life.
Year: 1869

A short time ago close fisted far
mer on the Sandy river, in Maine,
died, after devising 81 to his only son.
The old gentleman was duly buried in
the venerable churchyard, which suf-
fered terrible washing away by the
late food, and a short time ago his
body was found opposite the sons
place, having been brought down the
river a long distance. When the ten
der hearted son was informed of the
fact, he made the touching remark !:
" Probably come back after that dol
larp
Year: 1869

Charles Monson had been buried a
year. Then came the second great
trial Of Annie Linn's life.


The spring warmed into summer,
but the mourning in which Annie
Linn's heart was shrouded did not
grow more light.


She visited the widow very fire.
quently. Her father never made any
opposition, although he rather kept
out of her way himself. However
much he might believe himself in the
right, it was not pleasant now to meet
the poor mother, and remember all
the harsh words he had spoken con-
corning the young man over whose
grave the flowers he loved had al
ready begun to spring.


Of course, after the first few weeks
of wonderings, Annie was left in peace
by her neighbors. They had begun
to forget the sudden death and proba,
bly, supposed she was doing the same.
But the mother knew the truth, and
each day knit her heart more closely
to that of the accomplishing girl.


James Martin, having been left q
widower couple of years before, and
finding himself alone in the midst Of
the comforts his money brought about
him, cast about in the county for an
other wife, and, as fate would have
it, he fixed his choice upon Annie. L
was very foolish of him, when there
were scores of girls who would hav,
been in the seventh heaven at the bar,
Year: 1869

Josh Billings says: Il don't beleaf
in bad luck being sot for a man like
a trap: but | know of lots of folks,
who, if there was any first rate bad
luck lying around loose, would be
sure tew git one foot into it emmy
how.
Year: 1869

An lrishman dropped letter in the
post office the other day, with the fol-
lowing memorandum on the corner,
for the benefit of all indolent post
masters into whose hands it might
tall: "please hasten the delay of
this"
Year: 1869

awhen he gets DID," And now we
feel sure that no Journal reader will
think there is need of resortlng to
fiction for a story when facts like the
above are so much more romantic
r. z. IN Boston Journal.
Year: 1869

THE COWARD TRADUCEB.-The
midnight assassin, who stealthily
breaks in upon the sanctities of the
private home of family, andthrusts
his stiletto into the heart of sIumber-
ing innocence, is no greater villain
thau be who assaults his neighbor's s
good name-invades the hallowed
courts of the temple of bis well de-
served and hard earned fame
breathes blight and mildew upon his
spotless reputation-and leaves in his
tortuous track, the slime and venom
Of the basilisk.


The sentiment has been most truth.
fully and graphically enunciated, that
be who can choke the sweetest flow.
ers of social love, and faint them
with disease-and in the paradise of
earthly bliss, where the plants of
virtue flourish, spread the malaria of
moral desolatiOn-the poison of ha.
tired and distrust-who gladly would.
were it possible, crush his neigbbor's
character to dust-grind to powder
every vestige of bis public honor and
private value, and build upon the
ruins-wh0 can write infamy upon
the brow of others to prove his own
puritJ-is neither man nor beast,
but heartless demon.


Those who have seen their dearest
interests tampered with-who have
known what it is to have the price
less gem of good name sullied by
the pestiential breath of cold uu.
pitying slahder-these best can say,
the calnmniator has no heart, mo
conscience no soul If the light
niug's fash ever darts from heaven
to strike the guilty down, it will
blast the hopes of murderers such
as these


But bad as is the vile defamer Of
the llving-yet far worse, is he who
exhumes from the peaceful shadow
of death, the departed victim of his
envy, to hold him up to the gaze of
the world, as target at which to
hurl the pestiferOus shaft of his
malignant hate.


In snch a monster, there is to be
found no trace of The image of God;
but 10 room of this, is seen every
appalling and disgusting lipeament Of
the arch6end of perdilion,-Reu. q.
Fuller.
Year: 1869

A quaint writer says: III have seen
women so timid that they were afraid
to ride for fear Of the horse runniog
away; afraid 10 walk for fear that the
dew might fall afraid to sail for fear
the boat might upset but | never saw
one afraid to be married, which 10
more riskful than all Of them pat los
ge:her."
Year: 1869

An American writer says: A woman
will cling to the chosen object of her
heart like an oppossum to gum tree,
and you can't separate her without snap
ping strings no art can mend, and leav-
ing portion of her soul on the upper
leather of her affections. She will some
times see something to love where others
see nothing to admire; and when her
fondness is one fastened on fellow it
sticks like glue and treacle in a bushy
head of hair.
Year: 1869

A MIxTURE.-Thc following laugh
able mixture-one concerning preacher
the other about the freaks of mad dog
occurred in paper the other day
"Rev. James Thompson, rector of St
Andrews Church, preached to a large
concourse of people on Sunday last.
This was his last sermon. In a few weeks
he viii bid farewell to his congregation,
as his physician advised him to cross the
Atlantic for his health He exhorted
his brethren and sisters, and after the
conclusion of a prayer took whim to
cut up some frantic freaks. He ran up
Trinity street to the College. At this
stage of the proceedings he was seized
by couple of boys, who tied a tin kettle
to his tail, and, he again started A
great crowd collected, and for time
there was grand scene of running ard
confusion. After a long race he was
finally shot by policeman"
Year: 1869

The 'locar' of Southern paper thus
introduced police item: There was a
sound of revelry by night, and Locust
alley had gathered there her beauty and
her chivalry; and bright the gaslight
shone over lost women and fast men and
when the music arose with its voluptuous
swell bleared eyes looked to eyes which
sent back blood-shot glances, and all
went merry as marriage bell, Lizzie
Valentine dressed in boys clothes, rushed
into the alley and was Enabled" by a
policeman.
Year: 1869

THE GLORIOUS WEsT.-The follow
ing amusing burlesques of the style OF
journalism prevalent in the far West
were copied recently into an English
paper, with severe comments upon the
shocking condition Of the American bar
barians of the Plainst:


4 little bit of romance has Just trans
pired to relieve the monotony OF our me-
tropolitan life. Old Sam Choggins, whom
the editor of this paper has SO often pub
lcly thrashed, has returned from Mud
Springs with ii young wife. lie ls said
to be very fond of her, and the way he
got her was Ibis: Sometime ago we
courted her, but duding she was on the
make. threw her off, after shooting her
brother and two cousins She vowed re-
! venge, aud promised to marry any man


who would horsewhip US. This, Sam
agreed to undertake, and she married


him on that promise We shall call on


Sam tomorrow with our new shots gun.
and present our congratulations in our


usual form.-Hangto,cn Gabbet.


| \ stranger, wearing stovepipe hat
| and a boiled shirt arrived in town yes


terday, and put up at the Nugget House.


The boys are having a good time with
| that hat this morning The funeral will


take place at two o clock. Dog Rancho


is unhealthy for swells.-Dog Rancho


Weekly Ho,rl.


4 painful accident occurred in Frog


Gulch, which has cast wet blanket of


gloom over hitherto joyous, whisky
loving community. Dave Sprigscr-or,


as he is familiarly called, Murderer Dave
got drunk at his usual hour yesterday,
| and, as is his custom, took down his gun
and started after the fellow who went
home with his girl the night before. He


found him at breakfast with his wife and


13 children. After killing them he start
ed out to return, but being weary stum-
bled and broke his leg. DR.. Bill found
| him in that condition, and having no
wagon at hand to convey him to town,
| shot him to put him out of his misery.
Dave was dearly loved by all who knew
him, and his loss is Democratic gain.


He never disagreed with any but Demo
Gratis, and would have materially reduced
the vote of that party had he not been SO
untimcly cut off-,Stslsiyou Knock Dotcn
A child of Whisky Ben had an alter
cation with the Methodist preacher over
at Michigan Gully last Sunday, and ended
the discussion by caving in his Abolition
head. The boy was presented with new
revolver by the Cumberland Presbyteri-
ans.-4Stars and Stripes.


The scoundrel who tipped over our
Office last month will be hung tomorrow,
and no paper will be issued next day
Calaueras ,Shrteker.


Four babies who had been put into the
cage at He'll Shaft, yesterday, while their
mothers played game of draw, climbed
over the side. We did not Learn who
won the last pot.-Nigyer Hill Patriot
There is man in town who claims to
be the man who killed Sheriff White
some months ago We consider him an
impostor, seeking admission into society
above his level. and we hope people will
stop inviting him to their houses.-Frog
Spring Herald
Year: 1869

Methusaleh did not live so long as he
might have done had he attended to good
advice; for it is written that he was Sleep
ing on the ground when well stricken in
years, when an angel came and told him
that if he would rise up and build himself
a house to lie in: he would live FIVE hum
dred years more. Methusaleh made
answer that it was not worth while to
take a house for so short term! And so
he died before he was Q thousand years
old.
Year: 1869

The remains of John n. Andrew have
remained since his death in receiving
tomb at Mount Auburn, until last week,
when they were transferred to quiet Gem
etery IN bingham. This town was the
Governors home for fifteen years, up to
the time of his first election as Governor in
1860, and he always manifested the warm
est attachment to it. The remains were
taken by land to bingham, and the funer-
al ceremonies took place in the new North
Church. Rev. DIR. James Freeman Clarke,
at whose church Governor Andrew was a
constant attendant, conducted the services
The pulpit was appropriately decorated; ;
above it was a portrait of the Governor,
attached to which was that grand sentence,
which will live in history with the finest
utterances of Abraham Lincoln:


al know not what record of sin may await
me in the other world but this do know;
1 never was mean enough to despise man
because he was poor, because he was ignor-
ant, or because he was black"


DR. Clarke delivered a short but elo-
quent and impressive address When
John Andrew was eighteen years old he
wrote in the album Of Richard Pike, of
Dorchester, college classmate "Pike:
May you ever he the poor mans friend,
the champion Of the slave, preacher of
righteousness and a son of God" The
closing words Of the address were so earnest
and impressive that must quote briefly
''If our nation should be corrupted by
prosperity, if its high places should be
occupied by ignoble men, if truth should
seem about to desert the earth 90 to that
spot, men of bingham, and be assured by
the memory of the good and great Govern
or of Massachusetts,, that virtue is no name
that there is no such success as that of
purity of heart. As long as Washington
lies in Mount Vernon, Lincoln in Spring
field, and Andrew in bingham, the South,
the West and the North will each have one
spot consecrated to patriotism, truth and
honOr-a spot which will help to keep the
land 10 Its high traditions, its solemn du-
ties and its grand future"
Year: 1869

Mrs. Twitchell has furnished the
Philadelphia Press full statement in
regard to the murder of her mother. In
the first place she disavows any knowl-
edge OF how or by whom the murder
was committed, but does not intimate
or insinuate it may have been her hus-
band. She then goes into a long expla-
nation OF her ceasing to visit Twltchell
in Jail, and says after his conviction as
she was leaving his cell, he pressed into
her hand a closely written paper, which
she found to be an appeal to her to save
his life by confessing that she had COM
mitted the murder, and followed by
story that she had committed the MUIR
der in quarrel, and lawyers had been
consulted who said she could not be
harmed. On a subsequent visit he gave
her another paper, conveying another
story she was to tell. She had become
criminal with one Lee; who had with
her concerted plan to rob and murder
Mrs. Hill. On another occasion he gave
her another written appeal to save him,
and recommended him to say Mrs. Hill
had not been murdered at all, but had
fallen from the window. All these docu-
ments commence with appeals to her
love, &C., TO save him. They are in
Twitchell's handwriting. but have evil
IDENTIFY been drawn up for him by some
legal mind. The whole statement throws
but little new light on the affair, but
explains the conduct Of Mrs. Twitchell.
Year: 1869

Il n /.


The people everywhere are com-
planting about the largo amount Of
taxes they hayr to pay But few
people know Why they have 50.
muchto pay as taxes. at the pres.
cnt time there are over forty thop;
sand ciyiIconmissioicd officers un-
der the Government Of the United.
States, and most Of these officers
have little or nothing to do. Why,
we are tho worst oficesridden and
tax-riddef people in the world
having become so since the Radical
party came into power Before
that party came in they begged the
people to vote for them so they
could lessen taxation, administer
the Government with less offices,
reduce the salaries Of officers, etc,
etc; but instead Of doing SO they
have acted to tho contrary in every
particular7-not fulfilled a single
promise. They have increased the
taxes in every town, county and
State in the union upon real estate,
personal property, and upon every





thing we eat and wear and upon
most of what we drink, and created
thousands Of new offices and in
creased the salaries Of many of the
old officers. Under therule Of the
Democracy a person might pass
away half his life insbusiness and
travel hundreds Of miles without
seeing a single United States officer,
except q postmaster but now they
are foundin every community and
in everybody's way-everything in
the course Of trade, Of travel, and
Of income is made the subject OF
their supervision. Many of these
new officers not only take illegal
fees, but openly steal. The people
toll and sweat to earn money to pay
the legal as we'll as the Illegal fees
andstealings ofthese officials, when
they could easily get rid of these
bad men by voting them out OF
power. How long can the people
of this country live and be Office
ridden and tax-ridden in this ter
riblo manner?
Year: 1869

The commissioner Of agriculture says
the season for corn has been very poor
one in the Northern States, and though
the acreage over the country is about
the same as last year the crop will fall
considerably short. The acreage is a
little less in the South, and in Illinois
there is diminution of 10000 acres,
but in the States west Of the Mississippi
the increase is sufficient to make up the
deficiency. The present prospect is that
corn will command fair price at the
time the growing crop is ready for mar
ket.
Year: 1869

The press of the entire country, so
far as we have seen, denouncc Mrs
Stowe for her outrageous SANDER on
Lord Byron and his sister. They dis
credit the story from beginning to end
and are not choice in their comments on
tho old she hyena. Horace Greeley
alone stands by her. He believes Mrs
Stowc-says her tale is true; that he
has been aware of the facts for many
years, and praises her article highly
We know Of no punishment that would
be fit for this couple but to have them
married to each other.
Year: 1869

Late reports concerning the cotton
Western Texas, represent the crop as
very promising. Many entertain the
opinion that more will be made than
can be gathered with the present labor.
The crop, though Backward, promises
an abundant Weld.
Year: 1869

An individual the other day went to
one OF the drug stores in Boston and
called for pint of whisky, claiming
that he wanted to put it on some roots
for medicine. lie obtained the whis-
ky, and immediately raised the bottle
to his lips and imbibcd grown per-
sons dose of the ardent. The drug
clerk demonstrated with the customer
for his duplicity, and was informed that
it was the roots of his tongue for which
he desired the whisky.
Year: 1869

The following alarming interrogatory
appears in late number Of the New
York Tribune.


viii you take warning, Republicans
OF every State, that the ratification of
the XVIII Amendment is yet desperate
ly contested and in doubt?
Year: 1869

The debt statement for August shows
a decrease during the month of five
millions six hundred thousand dollars,
exclusive of eleven millions disbursed
crease since March of S49, 100000
Year: 1869

the world is sufficient to propel fleet of
one hundred and four Great Easterns at
full speed continually. This power could
only be generated in average steam en-
gineering practice by the combustion OF
four thousand six hundred and eighty tuns
of coal per hour.


When we reflect that the human family
is small in comparison even with the
great class of mammalia, of which it
forms part, and that many OF the same
class as the whale, the elephant, the rhi-
nocerous, hlppopotamus, giraffe, etc, have
hearts of very much greater size and
power than the human heart; and when
we conceive of the enormous additional
work performed by the hearts OF reptiles,
birds, fishes, mullusks, and insects, and to
this work add in imagination the power ex-
pended in the movement of the respiratory
apparatus of animals, and voluntary mus
cuar movement, necessary to obtain susie
nence for these animals, we may gain
some feeble conception of the enormous
expenditure of mechanical power required
to sustain animated existence on the earth.
Scientific american.
Year: 1869

PROFESSOR NOELKER thus speaks Of
the use of the superphosphate of lime on
soil not well supplied with potash "On
one of the experimental plots of the
Escrck Park | used mineral superphos-
phate alone, and. TO my astonishment, no
effect whatever vas produced by its APP
pIication. This is an interesting result,
seeming, as it docs, to indicate that the
great deficiency of potash, which is
characteristic of the soil in that expert
mental field, entirely prevented the dis
play of the usual functions which We
know perfectly well superphosphate of
lime discharges on land of "A better charac-
ter than that at Escrick The superphos-
phate Tor, rather, the phosphoric acid in
that manure did not act simply because
potash was not present 10 form part of
the substance of the clover plant. You
can, think, readily understand that.
Place before "A man all the dry food which
tends to enticc Tn" appetite, and al the
same time withhold from him drink. and
YOU will find that he cannot assimilate the
dry food You may give him every de
scription of dry food that can temp. him
To eat, but if you keep from him for any
long time that unimportant substance, as
we are too apt TO consider it-thOugh IL Is,
in fact, a most essential thing-water, he
will ultimately perish. Potash is non-es-
sential as regards many clay soils, because
many clay soils cont ain abundance OF pot
ash: but it is most essential on poor sandy
soils because, generally speaking, these
soils are very deficient in the necessary
amount of potash which is required Ia
bring clover crops TO perfection. The
mixture of potash, salts, and supcrphos


phate yielded the largest weight of clover
and rye-grass per acre which Was obtained
ON amy OF the experimental plots. Further,
il was astonishing To notice that not only
was the weight of the first cutting larger
in the case of this particular plot than on
any of the others. but the second cutting
also yielded a much larger quantity"
Year: 1869

to the head, which should not be abruptly plac-
ed upon it. The body should be round,-a
cylinder being the best form for capacity;
round horses have the best wind, as their lungs
have full play; they keep in the best condition
and require the least food. The feet should be
of good, dark color, good size, round, neither
too high nor fiat, we'll spread frog, tough and
sound. The coat of a good blooded horse is
generally short and fine; the color most pre-
fcrred is bay, chestnut, black, or dark brown.
Horses of these coors are worth more in any
market. A horse with the above qualities, and
otherwise sound, will generally prove valua-
BILE animal, and will be admired by all good


Judges Of him.
Year: 1869

Wanting ourself to purchase a good horse,
and mistrusting our knowledge in such matters,
we applied for Information to an intelligent
gentleman-Dr. f. Hopkins, jr., of Searsport-
who, having had large study and practice in
such things, is well qualified to instruct there


in. At our request he has written out for pub
lication, what was intended for private In
struction, the following article; and we doubt
not that-alike the horse to find so good a
friend and eulogist, and the purchaser to learn
how to select 4 good one,-will be thankful for
Year: 1869

The CUSTOM HOUSE AT WisoAssET.-A
Washington dispatch says that among other
contests for places is one for the Collectorship
of Customs at Wiscasset, Me. There are
three or four candidates, but the contest is
principally between Mr.. Andrew Lacy and
Colonel McFadden. The opinion seems to
prevail that owing to his military record, the
latter will get the appointment, although the
Representative OF the district is understood
t. favor the former very warmly.