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Year: 1869

A COOL swindle took place some time
ago, in ~hich the guilty party escaped with
little trouble. A certain conductor upon
a certain railroad west of the Mississippi
river, who had been in the employment of
the company for eight or nine years, and
who had been considered by the company
and public, too, very faithful and gentle
manly officer, was at length so unfortunate
as to be suspected of collecting way-fare
for which he did not account. But what
was to be done? The company could not
well dispense with his services, and it was
not certain that he was guilty. Upon con-
sultation, however, the Directors conclud-
ed to put detectives upon his track and
ascertain whether their suspicious were
we'll founded or not. For months he was
closely watched in every movement con-
nected with his position But he was
shrewd, sober, faithful and untiring in his
exertions in behalf of the company, and
the detectives were utterly unable to dis
cover the slightest ground for suspicion,
The officers of the company, however,
Judging from outside circumstances, still
believed that all was not right. He was
receiving but moderate salary. He lived
high, dressed well, and frequently loaned
money, and they believed that he was ap-
propriating their money to his own pur-
poses, and informed him so. He received
the information and accusation very coolly,
and as coolly inquired of them what
amount they supposed he had appropri-
ated. They told him about $4,000. He
informed them that he was ready
to quit their service at any time
if they would give him an hon
orable discharge; and as they had not de-
tected him in any delinGuencies toward
the company, they could not do otherwise.
They refused to do so unless he would re-
fund them the $25,0O0 which, in their
opinion, he had appropriated. Finally, he
told them if they would give him an
honorable discharge and a receipt in full
for all claims the company might have
against him, he would pay them the
amount claimed, and leave their service.
They acceded to his proposition, and
when the papers were duly prepared and
placed at his disposal, upon the payment
of the money, he went to the safe, in the
Office of the company, and took out his
satchel from which he drew package of
bank bills and handed it to the officers,
saying, Gentlemen, there is twenty five
thousand dollars, the amount you claim
now claim my receipt and discharge u
which were delivered to him. He con-
tinued "But, gentlemen, in that same
satchel is sixty-fve thousand dollars more,
and / have four thousand dollars In gold
deposited in bank In an Eastern city, and
a valuable house and lot in the same city,
aI ont Of y0ur company. Gentlemen, for
your honorable discharge and receipt in
full, / am obliged to you, and now bid
you good-day. Cor. Chicago Boent,as


To1g1.11m
Year: 1869

| southern slope, apparently with the speed
OF meteor, and really very nearly the
| speed of hurricane $50 miles an hour)
for pursued and pursuer flew over the
course, or rather down it, and around the
curves, at the rate of more than 10 miles
| an hour, as the engineer declares, and as
! everybody can believe who witnessed the
| spectacle. The whole heavens were
Illuminated, and the landscape was lit up
as.by the nooh-day light. Onward and
downward flew the engine, and behind it


flew and thundered the huge fiery demon
Twice its prodigious weight was driven


against the fugitive, as if instinct with a


purpose to drive it from the track. 1t


seemed as if to the heroic engineer and
fireman there was perfect environment
of peril The speed of the engine was
such that it ceased IL pump then again,
the Cincinnati express was due at the juno
ton at this time. The engineer of the
oil train whistled "open SWITCH" and
shaking hands with the fireman they bade-
each other farewell, knowing that their
lives depended on the opening of the Lake
Shore switch by their friends below, and
this was to imperil the express train com


ing down from the west with it's living


human freight The engineer on


this train saw the fire when it first


broke out at the summit, and sup


posing he could clear the junction before
the flaming terror reached it, he too, put
his engine to its utmost speed on level
grade A mile short of the junction he
saw the effort was vain one, for the fly
ing conflagration had rushed up out on
the Lake Shore track, and was roaring on
ward in the direction of Dunkirk. He
checked the headlong rush of his train and
brought it to stand-still 1t did not pro-
ceed until o'clock in the morning.


81 The case took in another danger, and it
was imminent. A heavy freight train was
coming up the Lake Shore road. All
will say of the escape of this is that it did
escape to the side-track, and only escaped
by the last minute of possibility.


Running on to safe distance from the
depot, the engineer of the oil train de-
tached his engine and left the six cars to
consume. He says his situation was fully
realized by him. He expected to lose his
life. At every moment he expected the
engine to leave the track. He saw he was
going at perilous rate of speed, but there
was no help for it. The demon was be-
hind him, and he declares that it looked
like q demon. With that fondness or real
affection, for his engine which these men
display, he said, 81 thought everything of
my engine, and was determined to stay
by it to the last" The fireman made one
attempt to escape by jumping from the
tender, but the engineer restrained him.
Altogether, the occurrence was re-
markable one, and in part remarkable for
this, no lives were lost The brakeman
on the oil cars had gone back to the pas
senger cars, when the oil cars started. 1t
was well they did. Unless those rear cars
had been detached and stopped, their in
mates would have been burnt to death in
eYitablY
Year: 1869

A GENTLEMAN from Cheshire infoT us
of singular case of somnambulism which
occurred in that town few nights ago A
young man living with Mr.. William Bald
win arose in his sleep, went to the barn
with nothing on but his shirt, harnessed a
horse and hitched it into a wagon. The
horse taken was very. small, while the har-
nesA that the sleeper used belonged to a
very large horse standing in the next stall.


This harness was so much out of proper
ton that it could not be used without read
iusting. This the young man did, taking
up the various straps and rebuckling them
until he got it to fit. When all was ready
he mounted his team and started in an
easterly direction, probably as he was ac-
customed to go to Meriden, in the morn
ings, with milk. About four miles from
home he crossed bridge, and he thinks it
was the rumbling of the water beneath
that gave him the impression that he was
drowning, which idea so startled him that
he awoke. As he has been subject to
these singular freaks of mind, he realized
the situation at once, and drove to rela-
tive's near by, where he arrived about 2
o'clock in the morning, quite chilled
through.-.Neso Havsp Register. : :
Year: 1869

The statements which have been gen.
orally published of late in reference to the
dangerous counterfeit ten-dollar legal-ten-
der notes, it was thought, was greatly
exaggerated. Unfortunately the truth had
not been half told. When experienced
men are unable to tell, how eaisly trades
men and the public generally are liable to
be deceived. One of the counterfeit notes
was sent by the Cashier of the National
Bank of Cohoes, N. Y, to General Spin
ner, United States Treasurer, the letter
stating that after minute examination
and comparison it was impossible to tell
whether it was genuine or counterfeit.
One of that series that had never been in
circulation was compared with the one
submitted for examination, and after the
most rigid scrutiny but one flaw was dis
covered by which the counterfeit could be
distinguished from the genuine The only
remedy is to call in all the notes of that
denomination. Persons suspecting the
genuineness of those in their possession
will invariably find the scroll work direct
" over the words american Bank Note
Company, New York." in the left hand
corner of the note, is distinct and sharply
defined in the genuine notes, while in the
counterfeit it is blurred and unfinished
This seems the only reliable flaw that has
been detected Washington Republican,


A coLoRED deck hand, employed on
the propeller Evergreen City, gave an ex-
hlbltion of his strength the other day at
Detroit. Several men were putting forth
their united efforts to lift on end a hogs
head OF sugar, in the Michigan Central
Ireight depot, when he bade them get out
of the way, and, with no great apparent
effort, grasped the chimes and turned mn
the huge weight Something being said
in regard to his strength, he then took a
keg of nails and held it out at arms lenrth


grasping the chimes at either end With
one hand he seized and moved draw sew.
eral feet, and with both hands carried it
completely around. A box of tin, about
as much as an ordinary man can carry, he
held at full length above his head, and
shouldered barrel of -four as easily as q
boy could small stick Of wood
Year: 1869

Any amount and every class of Insurance reauired
can be placed at this Office in the best Companies
ana at as low rates as at any agency in the country


Expiration Notices Promptly Given.
Year: 1869

OUT OF WoRK.-There are said to be thou
sands of persons out of work in New York.
The great bulk of them are classified by the
N. Y Tribune under the following heads:


|. Those who know how to do nothing.


2. Those that can do something, but moth
ing that any one wants to pay them for do
ing.


8. Those who are not willing to do what
they can do and might find to do, but will
only work at something lighter, more gen
teel, and better paid.


4. Those who insist on staying where
there is no work for them, instead of seek
ng 1t where it might be found.
Year: 1869

THE FALL IN GOLD is considered alarming
and yet we all remember that 1t was once
at $50, and from that point to the present
rates it has descended without causing any
general disaster, or unusual commercial dis
Year: 1869

a ncw.marricd couple attended
one Of tho fashionable churches of
Boston last Sabbath, and to the
surprise Of those in tho vicinity
whore tho party wcrc seated, tho
bride fell fast asleep. Her friends
laughed ut her for her sleepy.
appearance, whom she excused
herself by saying that hor rest, Of
late, had been much disturbed
Year: 1869

ANTIoUIuEs The workmen in Will
liams & Whitham's brick-y ard, a few
days ago. unsarthed human skeleton.
or the lower half Of it. The upper part
OF the body appeared to have been buried
deepest, and the men were not curious
enough to dig below the level of their
work for the remainder of the skeleton.
The bones were mostly in good state Of
preservation. but bore the appearance Of
having lain there for many long years
before the passage of the Kansas Nebras.
ka Bill.


The same workmen also dug out On
immense tooth of some animal. The
tooth was about FIVE inches in length,
and IS large around as q mans wrist.
Year: 1869

PROMPT SErrLEMENr-Oae day last
week. a dignifed looking customer, with
sspirited team. drove out of town in
that happy state of elevation in which a
man would about as soon whip somebody
ss to eat. He drove like Jehu. and O
mile or so out of town. met Charley
West coming from the west, mounted on
. mustang pony. Jehu gave terrific
crack Of his whip, causing the mustang
to plunge and send his rider to grass.
West made some uncomplimsntary re,
marks to Jehu, when the latter halted
his team, got cut, and proceeded to 60
In. West also went in, and in the wink
of sleeps tail. gave the fellow salts,
facto-y drubbing. Jehu loaded himself
into his wagon. and spread his sails for
the west; while West caught and re-
mounted bis mustang. and pursued his
journey to the east.
Year: 1869

v A young rough from Missouri.
who is in the habit of making periodical
visits to White Cloud. getting on q
spree. and on his way back taking pos
session Of and regulating the ferry boat.
tried the experiment on Tuesday evening.
and got badly thrashed BY one OF the
hands on the boat. He probably does
not admire the Drummond light, when
it lights down in that shape.
Year: 1869

Iris a matter of surprise to many that
General Grant refuses to hold any inter-
course with President johnson, and in
forgetfulnessl of not long past events, at
tribute it with expressions of surprise) to
political reasons But any such thought
does General Grant injustice He is,
doubtless, as free from the folly OF per-
hitting political differences to interfere
with social courtesies as any of us, who
find it quite possible to eat an oyster,
smoke cigar or drink a cup of tea with a
political opponent General Grants an
tipathy to johnson has better fUunda-
tion than this. 1t dates back to the Stan.
ton imbroglio, when johnson substantially
accused Grant of falsehood in his inter-
probation of some one Of the phases of
that difficulty. This touched the sensitive
soldier on a tender spot. A million men
might, as they did, declare him unfit for
the Presidency, without disturbing his
temper or changing the cordislity of his
friendly salute. But to be accused of q
falsehood was different matter. Coming
from the President. ne could not meet the
insult in a soldierly way, and so was
Obliged to treat it as an offense to be pun
ished by gentlemsnly contempt. This is
why General Grant keeps aloof from Andy
johnson. - ALbdnu Journal.
Year: 1869

The most singular fact in the history
of the crab is that of its breaking its own
limbs, which it occasionally does. The
creature is able to do this in any position;
but the most advantageous way of max


ing the experiment is to lay it on its back:
then, with a pair of pincers, break the
shell and bruise the flesh of one of the
outer joints of small leg. The wound
will bleed, and the creature will show
signs of pain by moving it about. After
wards it holds it quite still, in direct and
natural position, without touching any
part of its body or legs with it I; then on
sudden, with gentle crack, the wounded
part of the leg drops off. If a hole be
pierced in the great claw or legs, and an
iron be put in to lacerate the muscle, the
effect is the same, and this large limb is
thrown off in the same manner, only with
more violence. When the leg is off, a
mucus overspreads the wound, and stops
the bleeding. and a small leg is by de-
grees produced, which afterwards attains
the size of the former. Nature seems to
have given this singular power to this
creature for the preservation Of its life, In
the mutual quarrels with others OF its own
species. In these, one crab lays hold of
the claw of another, and crushes it so that
it would bleed to death had it not the
power of giving up the limb and healing
the wound.
Year: 1869

me train of TuIIy < 0choa, coming from Apache Pass arrived at San Pedro Crossing about this time. The party in charge Of the train discovered large body of Indians at short distance from the Crossing; their horses picketed along the banks of the river and they reposing fearlessly in an adjacent shade, evl' dently watching for some small party to make it's appearance. Fortunately the train was well guarded being accompanied by force ot I' men, seven of whom were soldiers, and all well armed.

 It is thought that o fewer than 300 Indians

 are at present scattered along the valley, and fears are entertained that they have assembled for the purpose of breaking up the entire set clement and murdering the settlers, or driving them to seek refuge elsewhere

 CELEBRATIoN:-The celebration of the 4th commenced at midnight; and just as the clocks tolled the hour of l2, the first roar of artillery proclaimed that another year had been added to the term of national independence Again and again the cannons' roar was echoed back from the mountains while the merry throng filled the intervals with hearty hurrahs Thus passed the hours until the blushng Aurora kicked the sun out of bed when the convivial throng sought shelter from his rays.

 At the fall of evening the streets were again crowded The c&nnons thunder again burst forth, while the lucid glare of pyrotechnicS bursting on the ground and in the darkened ar gave the whole celebration the appearance of some gigantic elemental conflict Exhausted at length, we retired to our den and coiled our self up, and after having laughed in our sleeve at the thought Of escaping the conseq uences of over-eXertion-red eyes and aching head were soon far away in the land of dreams. But our dreams were quickly disturbed bynoise sufi- cient to produce a resurre ction. Innumerable fire crackers bursting and spirting and crack ing in impish glee, gave our sanctum the ap- pearance of fortifcation in a state of siege at the same time that the band proclaimed i've wont go home till morning" or something else quite as unreasonable We are unable to state what may have transpired during the few hours of our retirement but upon mingling with the throng a second time we noticed that, at leas;, three-fourths of the company stepped of with strange uncertainty, while the general conyer- sation was almost telligibe-fatigued after much exertion and half strangle1 from in haling vapors of course. On the whole, the 4th was jovial time, and the celebration ended to the satisfaction of every one.
Year: 1869

We

 have on

 hand and are

 constantlyreceiving full assortment of Every class ofgoods suitable for this market, which we offer on the most reasonable terms. One of our firm resides in New York City for the sole purpose of buying goods, and being

 market

 constantly.

 Our merchandise is purchased on the most advantageous terms Those Who deal with us can rely upon our stock being of the best quality and at the lowest prices. We would call the attention of merchants from this Territory

 also

 from SO-

 nora, to our

 well assorted stock especially suited totheir market, and can confidently say it will be to their advantage to examine it before purchasing else

 where.
Year: 1869

An English newspaper says Prussia is
csnvassing the project of cable connee-
ton with America. When We have an
English, q French, and German Allan
tic cable, competition will reduce the
price Of messages to such q reasonable
figure that communication between New
York and Europe will be as cheap IS it is
now between New York and Chicago. At
such rates, the companies would make as
much money as is made at the present
exorbitant rates; and news from Europe
and all parts Of the old world become as
plentiful as il nov is from the various
portions Of cur own country.
Year: 1869

and the feuilletonists on the right as you
90 from the Grand hotel, in the Cafe
Bouvet, the last on the Boulevard Mont
martre. Most of these are the sons Of
the Latin land" and bear it tenderly
in their hearts. To write feuilletoD,
interesting, piquant, and amusing, is not
such an art when one is on boulevard,
or has Paris to write in. You can make
one between your demi-tasse and ciga-
rette. All you need is an open eye to
see what passes, and an open ear to hear
the utterances of those around you. The
story, the comedy, is going on in the
streets. Place Paris upon blank sheet
of paper and everybody will expect
something grand, something amusing
something instructive.
Year: 1869

Edwin Booth is fitting up Masonic
Lodge room in the upper part of his thea
ter building, which promises to be the
most complete aud elegant hall of the
kind on the continent. The room was
originally intended for the use of the
New York Lodge, but has been taken for
all the nights of the week by various
odoaa
Year: 1869

THE MORMON CRY This city [Salt Lake
is one of the most beautiful on the continent.
Laid out with the strictest regularity, streets
very wide, and always kept perfectly smooth.
On each side of every one of the principal tho
roughfares are beautiful clear streams of noun
tain water, and so rigid are the ordinances con-
cerning the enforcement of the laws to preserve
cleanliness that this water is at all times tit tor
drinking and cooking purposes. Cattle and
hogs are never allowed to run at large. Worth
less dogs are very scarce and rarely ever seen


There is less drunkenness and dissipation
among the Mormons than exists in any other
community which l have visited. During my
short stay not one single case of inebriatlon
came under my notice. The " social evil, so
far as | could learn, finds no countenance nor
support among Mormons. The enforcement
of the laws concerning the retail liquor traffic is
more rigid than in any other city in the Union.
There are but two or three liquor saloons in
the whole city, and these derive their support
from transient persons almost entirely. The
amount exacted for licenses is enormous. Fol
the privilege of selling malt liquors alone $500
per quarter is demanded; for malt and spirit
uous liquors 5000 per quarter, or $4,000 pei
year.-Cor. of Bali. Sun.
Year: 1869

WHAT is AN OLD MAID. Never be afraid of
becoming an old maid, fair reader. An old
maid is far more honorable than a heartless
wife ; and single bIessedness" is greatly su
perior, in point of happiness, to welded life
without welded love. Fall not in love, dear
girls, BEWARE" so says the song. But we do
not agree with the said song on this question.
On the contrary, we hold that it is a good thing
to fall in love, if the object loved be worthy
one 70 fall in love with an honorable man is
as proper as it is for an honorable man to fall
in love with virtuous and amiable woman !;
and what could be more gratifying spectacle,
even to the angles in heaven, than a sight SO
pure approaching in its devotion to the ce-
stial?-Southern Home Journal.


Noi flllin love as soon as you please, ladies,
provided it be with suitable person. Fall in
love and then marry, but never marry unless
you do love. That's the great point. Never
marry merely for " a home" or 4" husband. "
Never degrade yourself by becoming party to
such an alliance Never sell yourself, body
and soul, on terms so contemplate. Love dig
nifes all things; it ennobes all conditions.
With love, the marriage rite is truly sacra-
ment. Without it the ceremony is base
fraud, and the act human decoration. Mar.
ry for love or not at all Be an old maid,
if fortune throw not in your way the man OF
your heart and though the witless may sneer,
and the jester may laugh, you will still have
the reward in an approving conscience and a
comparatively peaceful liie.-Nelo York Home
Journal
Year: 1869

Funny things happen in the horse cars some,
times A young lady stepped into car, and
dropped her handkerchief upon vacant seat,
as much as to say taken, while she advanc-
ed to the opposite end of the car to speak with
lady friend. Meantime nicely dressed young
man, with college air about him, jumped IN
and sat down on the handkerchief, without OBJ
serving it. The young lady, after winding up
her conversation, turned back, discovered to
her chagrin her seat was occupied, and sat down
opposite, gentlemen making room for her. But
she did not desire to lose her handkerchief,
and SO she looked intently toward the place
where she had lett it, hestating whether to ask
for it or not Discovering the direction OF her
looks, all eyes on the opposite side OF the car
were soon bent on the young man. Finding
| himself the object Of so much attention, ne
himself looked, and discovered to his horror,
something white on which he sat, the end peep


ing out. He mstook its character. 10 cover


it with his hand, and to tuck it nicely away,


was the work of few moments None IN the


car but the young lady knew that the . white


was handkerchief; and hesltating still more
to ask, she lost it, having had occasion to leave


the car before the young man did.