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Year: 1869

The ST. Louis Democrat states that a few
days ago a widower from Memphis took
rooms in fashionable boarding house in
that city. He was Il man of pleasing ap-
pearance and winning ways. lie told the
landlady that he had many troubles trying
to keep house and raise two children with
out partner. The lady gave him all her
sympathy, and recommended q wife. The
widower thought the lady's daughter mani
tested all the qualities he could desire. and
he was allowed an interview. In half an
hoar the young lady consented to become
a mother TO the two sweet babes. A priest
was sent for, the marriage ceremony was
performed, and the happy couple crossed
the river to come to this city on the cars,
but unfortunately two late for them to take
the early train, and they were under the
disagreeable necessity of remaining over
night in East st. Louis.


They took room at the Sherman House
and remained all night. Next morning,
after breakfast, the husband came sud.
denly into the presence of his bride, hold
| ing in his hand o telegraphic despatch,
which he handed to her, requiring his I'M
mediate presence in Hannibal, Missouri
where business of Importance awaited him
! OF course there was no alternative but that
of leaving his new-made bride. So he
handed her the snug little sum of five hun
dred dollars in shining gold, and telling
her to go to her mother and remain with
her till his return-which would be very
short time-left her in tears, but full o.
faith in his truth and worth. The five
hundred dollars showed he was all right
there was no getting around that, SHE
thought ; but, alas it proved to be coun
terfeit. The lady thinks "there is some
mistake about it, and, says the st. Louis


paper, ha1 low Ee3n waiting several day
/ for the return of her husband, without {


word from him and while her friends art
of the opinion that he will never return
and that she has been imposed upon by
villain, che lives in hope that he will COM
back to her, and make her happy.


| It is estimated that forty-fiye Thousand
Year: 1869

Those who think most-who do most


brain -work-require most sleep. Time
saved from necessary sleep is infallibly


Give yourself, your children, your servants
give all that are under you the fullest


amount of sleep they will take, by COMPEL


ing them to go to bed at some regu-


lar early hour, and to rise in the morning


the moment they awake, and within fort
night nature, with almost the regularity of
the rising sun, will unloose the bonds of
sleep the moment enough repose has been
secured for the wants of the system. This


is the only safe and sufficient rule and as
to the question how much sleep one re-
quires, each must be rule for himself
great nature will never fail to write 1t ont
to the observer under the regulations Just
given.
Year: 1869

A French journal is responsible for the
following


"In certain small provincial town one
of the residents, M. A. B., found his house
was rendered both damp and dark by the
contiguity of large tree which was incon-
veniently near to his windows. He would
gladly have had it cut down, but the tree
belonged to the commune. and was not to
be meddled with. Being man of resour-
ces, he sent for insertion to one of the Paris
papers the following paragraph


''There is still in existence one of the
trees of liberty of the date of 1893. It may
be seen at x, close to the house of M. A.
B., and the passers by reverently uncover
their heads to this venerable witness OF
our grandest struggles and our most illus.
trious victory Three days afterwards an
order came from the prefecture in Paris
for the mayor of X. to cause the said tree
to be cut down, which was accordingly
done forthwith"
Year: 1869

The Country Gentleman gives directions
for making vinegar from rhubarb, as fol-
lows The process for ten gallons will be
for family g Take twenty-five ordinary
sized stalks of rhubarb pound them or
crush them with piece of wood in the
bottom of a strong tub ; add ten gallons of
water ; let this stand twenty -four hours ;
strain off the crushed rhubarb and add
eighteen pounds of sugar free from molas-
ses, and teacupful of the best brewers
yeast ; raise the temperature to sixty-fve
or sixty.eight degrees, and put your
browst into a twelve-gallon cask place it
in a position where the temperature will
not fall below sixty degrees. In a month
strain off from the grounds, returning it to
the cask again, and let it stand till it be-
comes vinegar"
Year: 1869

At the dedication of a monument erect
ed in memory of the Confederate dead,
Col. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, lately de-
ivered very eloquent address, from which
the following passage is worthy of being
preserved, not only in memory of the Con
federate dead, but Sc in perpetuana memo
riane " of the dead Confederacy


The contest was most unequal one
the South fought at every Disadvantage
With white population of less than five
millions and half with an arms bearing g
population of less than nine hundred
thousand Maryland, Missouri, Tennessee,
Kentucky and Virginia divided ; without a
regular soldier or q military organization
guns, and they of inferior quality, and
not manutactory where any part of a gun
or any part of its ammunition could be
made without money or organized credit
cut off from all the world, in whose marke,
she was not allowed to purchase even the
medicines for the sick isolated from all
mankind, and even thrust out from al
sympathy encompassed with vastly out
numbering foes, whose armies, daily re-
cruited from every nation under the sun,
were supplied with every appliance of war
fare and every possible comfort as we'll as
necessary every harbor closed by watch.
ing war vessels, and every stream occupied
by hostile gunboats her soldiers hungry,
ragged and barefooted. she yet fought with
such tremendous power. and was welded
with such skill, that the expenditure Of
money to conquer was more than would
have purchased every foot of her land,
every house in her cities and villages
every slave on her plantations, and all hel
property of every kind and the killed and
permanently disabled of her enemies
amounted to more than her entire armies
during the whole struggle. You may
search history in vain for parallel.
Year: 1869

The St. Louis movement to reach the
seaboard by the way of the Mississippi
river has already produced one good result
We have heard of various efforts at Chica
go for reducing the exorbitant charges Oh
handling and forwarding grain, and now
comes the announcement from Buffalo ot
the dissolution of the union among the
elevators there, and great reduction o.
rates.
Year: 1869

The ten years Immediately preceding
the war may be said to have been Chapel
Hills best days. Gov. Swain was allowed
to see his dearest hopes fulfilled in the
wide spread and increasing reputation OF
the College and in the growth and pros


perity of the town. Those were the days
when he might be seen traYersiug The
Year: 1869

The New York Sun says DR.. Dyrus
Ramsay, of 2l5 East Thirteenth
street, distinguished physician, has
been made the victim Ofan astonishing
swindie. Two or three years ago he
was called to attend a beautiful and
educated woman living in the BOwcry.
He found her in INDECENT cireum-
stances, residing on the top floor of a
tenement house. Her condition WAS
precariOus, and it needed all his skill
10 save her. During her sickness DR..
Ramsay, then bachelor, fell in love
with her, and when she recovered he
took her to live with him as his house
keeper. 500 thereafter she be ane
his wife. Their house was elegantly
furnished.


A time came when the doctor
looked about for a permanent and
profitable investment for his money,
of which he had now many thousands
in a savings bank. His wife suggest
ed the purchase of the house in which
they were living, and an adjoining
one, together with the ground on
which the buildings stood. NegOtia-
tiOns were opened for that purpose.
llE WIG GAulDiAGd lAlC lbOol NdA DCSN
solicitude on the subject, and eventu
ally prevailed upon the owners of the
property to sell it. When the deeds
came TO be made out she prevailed
upon her husband to have the prop
erty decided in her name, to meet the
event of his ever getting into disas-
trOus speculation. Accordingly the
property was decided in her name.
About a month afterwards the wife
complained that her health was bad,
and that change of climate was alb
solutely necessary. After many
roundabout proceedings she arranged
to go TO Cuba, for the benefit of her
health, sailing in September last. The
doctor did not go with her, his prac-
tice not permitting. The wife was ac-
companied by her mother.


October came, and with it letter
informing the doctor that his wife
was dead. He sent for her body and
got it.


When the mother returned from
Cuba, and the body had been inferred
in Greenwood, a lawyer appeared on
the scene, and informed the physician
that his wife had made a will. The
doctor was amazed; and what was his
astOnishment to learn that half of his
property had been willed to his wife's
mother. Need it be added that
trouble ensued? But of what avail?
Suffice it that the doctor was COM
PEELED to surrender half his property.


The mother has taken possession of
the house adjoining the doctors, and
is keeping first-clasS private board
ing-hOuse. The doctor has, within a
few days, had his suspicious awakened
that his wife is not dead; that the
body which came from Havana was
an imposture. Consequently the in
tered remains may be taken up this
week.
Year: 1869

which Senator Sumner insisted that
England shall make for its course dur
ing the war, will not be acceded to on
the part of that Government, but that
in lieu of this the British Government
will propose to transfer to the United
States all that territory in British
America lying west of Lake Superior,
including British Columbia, and their
possessions on the Pacific coast, in
consideration of our paying a large
sum of meney therefor.
Year: 1869

The officials OF the Corn Exchange Bank refuse
In the most positive manner to give to the public
the name of the young gentleman who so suddenly
went his unknown ways on Wednesday with SIS 600
OF the funds OF the institution. 1t would appear that
the promising youth had been, up to yesterday,
about two years IN the employ OF the bank, aud
when first employed had been highly recommended
by several prominent business men In Wall street
Among others VINO answered for his honesty AMI
trustworthiness was his uncle, well known mer-
chant In this city, whose name the bank onicials
do not feel JUSTIFIED in making public. In relation tO
the embezzlemeni, 1t may be said that when the
porter Of the bank returned from the clearing
House. after having made the discovery that
the clerk had had ,S obtained the $4,000, he
ately notified the police authorities Of the cir
cunlstance. Mr.. Kennedy placed the matter in
very best men 70 work up the case. Detectives Ike
q great maDy otlier people not unknown to fame.
not at all times partial TO water, job OF
hunting about the town for the missing clerk In a
pelting rain storm was not quite as agreeable as IL
might have been; but they nevertheless went to work
with viii AND did their utmost to find clue " the
whereabouts Of the clerk clue they found after u
good deal OF difficulty, fnasmuch as they were met
upon all sides by rebufrs ana opposition from the
quaintance they were desirOus OF making. Every
species Of Imagination Of character TO misead they
we're furnished with In more than ample abundance
from various sources; bur, Tor the bank oficlas.
they did all In their power to assist the detective.
IL II sau however, tudt the Onlclas uOu the Ialtn-
less clerk very high In their estimation, aud that
they can by any fair means obtain the $25O0o thev
Will not have II In their hearts TO punish the offender
for his neglect TO leave the at the bank before
betaking himself 10 that geographically underlined
portion OF the globe called parts unknown IL Is
besides, rumored that the friends OF the unfortunate
young man are perfectly wei aware OF his where
abouts, and that an effort VIII be made to compro-
mise the matt with the bank or make tile SIS, 900
good, on the condition that the institution will NOT
prosecute the case FOR mere Justices sake. Inas-
much as the name OF the clerk Is unknown to the
nf


comparatively easy II adopted-one. In fact, from
which, Judging from the past neither the bank nor
tue young mans friends need apprehond any u
terror consequences In the shape o prosecutions for
compromising felony.
Year: 1869

cold water, has always been known as q strong
advocate OF lower OF license fees than at
0bta .ns in the Metropolitan district. Next Wednes-
day the committee Will make its final report TO the
Board OF Excise and until then the liquor dealers
must needs mold their souls In patience, even though
the temperance folks are moving heaven and earth
to induce the committee to make report III FAVOR OF
their view OF the question at issue.
Year: 1869

DOUBLE HEADED CoLORED GIRLS IN NEW
ORLEANS paid a visit recently to that
most wonderful of natures freaks, the double
headed colored girls, or perhaps it would
be more correct to say, the two girls IN
one. For convenience We shall, speak OF
them in the plural. They are entirely distinct,
as far as mind is concerned, laughing and chat
ting with each other, and being apparently
upon the most intimate terms, and one may
have headache or cold without the other
being affected, but any fever or any serious
disease affects both equally.


Their bodies are separate from the small OF
the back up, each having perfectly formed
bust and head, two arms, &C., aud each has
two legs, bu, there is only one trunk. Both
are remarkably intelligent, reading and writing
with ease, while their manners are really re-
fined In cutie lengthy conversation, they
did not make single grammatical error and
their language was unusally select. Upon
questioning them as to their education, they
replied that they had been carefully taught by
their former mistress, Mrs. Smith, in CoIum.
bus, North Carolina, in which village they
we're born.


They are fifteen years old, and more than or
dinarily bright for girls of their age, having
had the advantage of foreign travel. They
both sing very sweetly, one having a soprano
and the other contrato voice, and we have
rarely heard two voices that blended so perfect
ly in duett Among their other accomplish
ments is that Of dancing, and the manner in
which they manage to execute waltz Is truly
wonderful. When standing st ease the left
foot of one and the right of the other do not
lie fat upon the floor, but rest upon the toes.
In walking, however, they step with all their
feet alike though they can hold up two feet
and walk with perfect ease with the other two.


In speaking Of them as one, they are called
Millie Chrisie, but in addressing them sepa-
rately, one applies the distinctive appelIation,
she on the left being called Mile, and she on
the right Chrisie; though Chrisie, fn address
ing her other half, calls her 'sister. There
is q striking resemblance between their faces
and the conformation OF their heads is much
the same, Chrisie being perhaps shade
brighter than her sister, AMI rather more
laxative.


Before seeing these strange girls We mad fancied
that we would experience feeling of repulslon,
but the first glance at their bright, cheerful
faces dispeed that idea etfeetualy.-N q.
Crescent.
Year: 1869

Bleached and Brown Cottons, Sheetings,
Calicoes and everything else in the Domestic
line at the old prices. AS we were so fortunate
as to lay in large stock of these goods before
the recent advance, we are able 10 offer induce


ments in this line.
Year: 1869

SPECIAL TO THE COURIER.


"ERE WE ARE AGAIN WITH A FOUR
Il horse Wagon which, we challenge any Shop
in the State to beat. We don't file our work to
make it smooth /; just take look at it. Tape is
the lucky man. SAMUEL ISAACKs.
Year: 1869

And feeling the hand of time weighing heavily
upon them, with all Its attendant ills, will find
in the use Of this BITTERS or the TONIC an
elixir that will instil new life into their veins
restore In a measure the energy and ardOr Of
more youthful days, build up their shrunken
forms, and give health and happiness in their
rrmaininP Xeara
Year: 1869

1t is a well established fact that fully one.
half of the female portion of our population are
seldom in the enjoyment Of good health, or, to
use their own expression, never feel we'll.
They are languid, devoid of all energy, extreme.
ly nervous, and have no appetite.


To this class Of persons the BITTERS, or the
TONIC, is especially recommended
Year: 1869

TRYING TO SERVE WARRANT.-The S. T.
Call relates the following:


That Policemen sometimes encounter diff
culties in the discharge of their duties, was
pretty we'll illustrated yesterday, by little
incident which transpired in the southern
part of the city. An officer was given war
rant to arrest woman on a charge of assault
and battery. Having received the necessary
iHstr1ctions to where she could be found,
he had no trouble in finding her, and upon
meeting her face to face. informed her of the
contents of the warrant. The woman,
healthy female, who would kick the beam at
two hundred and fifty, looked somewhat as
tonished and asked the knight of the silver
star to read that paper again, and read it
more Slow He did so, wishing to DO all in
mis- power to oblige the lady, after which she
Informed him that she had made up her mind
that she would not go along. But, Mad
ame,' said the officer, " have a duty to
perform, and | am very sorry that" ''Sor-
rv is it We are." replied the dame. 4" then I'll
make We sorrier afore get through wild yer.
The likes of ye to come here to artist poor
lone widder, and FIVE small children, just to
plase Patsy O'Rourke." While this bit of
feminine talk was going on. the dame armed
herself with a heavy poker, and commenced
TO make an assault on nlm VINO earns a nvlng
by drawing one hundred and twenty. five
dollars a month from the City Treasury. He,
being too much of gentleman to use harsh
measures with woman, commenced to re-
treat, but he did not leave fast enough to suit
her ideas, whereupon she seized him by the
collar. and without moments hesitation
walked him to the.front door, and, by way of
remembrance, gave him what in pugilistic
parance is termed . a sockdolager under the
ear" which sent him sprawling on his back.
He picked himself up, beat a hasty retreat
frem the scene, and returned the warrant,
Endorsed ''Not served, f" and made VOW that
in future he will not go alone to arrest a
woman.
Year: 1869

TERRIBLE SUFFERINc.-The Dubuque Times
relates the following curious story:


A few days age three manned brothers,
from Minnesota, crossed on the ferry to this
side. One had lost both arms and legs, and
the other two both legs. They related to
Commodore Yates the following fearful incl
dent Last winter the three brothers started
to singing school. with three young ladies in
an OK Sled On the way heavy snow storm
came on, and caused them to lose their way.
After wandering about for hours, they were
finally showed in" on the prairie. Locked
up In that snowy prison, the three women
were frozen to death, and the three brothers
were so badly frozen as to result in their
present manned condition.
Year: 1869

Z A Doc FIcHr.-The following incident,
from the Philadelphia Press; is almost equal
to the great "dog fight in Frogtown.'


Last evening fight occurred, in which a
man, woman, and two dogs were sin gularly
mixed up. The manner of the extraordinary
proceeding is. as near as we can gather the
facts, as follows Lieutenant Cooley, of
Fifth and Spruce streets, had his attention
attracted by the cries of boy, who COM
plained that bis leg had been injured by a
fall. Two women stopped and expressed
sympathy with the boy, and while they and
the Lieutenant were endeavoring to alleviate
his condition, two dogs got to fghting One
dog ran around behind one Of the women,
and the other dog pitched into his antagonist,
taking the shortest course under the dress of
the woman. The result was. the last men
toned dog found his head through the hoops
worn by the woman, and in this position
seized the other dog. As the dog who was
fastened in the hoops plunged forward, away
went the woman with him. and as he at
tempted to pull the other dog either way the
woman had to come along. The woman
screamed terrifcally. and her companion did
likewise A crowd assembled, and the wo
man whose skirts were entangled by the dog
cried Justify that she was being eaten up.
Lieutenant Goldey chased about the woman
until he obtained hold of the dog by the hind
legs, and he pulled with all his strength, but
the frame of the hoops had curled tightly
around the dogs neck. Lieutenant Goldey
now reached his hand towards the dogs
head, and the animal became infuriated. the
consequence being that dog, man and woman
rolled on the pavement in heterogeneous
mass, the other dog jumping around all the
time to seize his enemy. The Lieutenant
finally gave terrific jerk at the hoops,
which parted at the waist, and the dog
started off, dragging the woman short dis
tance, when she became disengaged from
them, and the dog went off with the skirt,
his head still in chancery. The woman de,
manded new skirt from the Lieutenant, in
which she was backed up by her friend,
whereupon the Lieutenant, having become
exhausted at the dog fight, beat retreat
Year: 1869

A STRANGE ABANDoNMRNr-Th abandon
ment of our colored fellow citizens BY Greeley
in their hour Of triumph with two foreign
missions, each to colored man, from General
Grant. Greeley has not word to say Of
these appointments. He Is Disguised. He
was after mission himself, and the fact that
he Is put in the background while couple Of
niggers are brought into the foreground has
completely taken the conceit and the nigger
philanthropy out Of poor Greeley. Grant has
given him too much Of the nigger, and we see
that In the shallow humanitarian's petty dis
appointments his negro philanthropy and
philosophy and negro equality are oil
cant, claptrap, bosh, trash, humbug, CANNON
and green cheese. The rising negroes, there
fore, would serve him right TO cut him, snub
him, lecture him and whistle him down the
wind.
Year: 1869

Tho Flames In tho Gold Hill Mines Burst Out
Afrcsh-several More Bodies Recovered.


SAN FRANCISCO, April IL 1893.
fire broke out In the Kentuck Mine, on the seven
hundred foot level this evening II was found neces
sary close the shaft again In order to smother the
flames


It Is supposed that the fire Is still burning In the
Yellow Jacket Mine, as the steam and vapor from
that miue are much hotter than from the Crown
Point mine.


A partial examination OF the mines to-day dis
closed that considerable damage has been done 10
the Kentuck and Yellow Jacket Collins were sent
to the Crown Point shaft this afternoon and several
bodies removed. They were horribly dtsngured, but
still recognizable,
Year: 1869

The Coming Rovelution In the United States.


All the signs of the times indicate that
sweeping revolution must come ut no distant
day in this country. Not revolution of the
barricades or at the point Of the bayonet for
that is unnecessary here, where the people
have the power to accomplish II through their
votes, but revolution, nevertheless, as thor
ough and complete, through the ballot box.
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, and the
American people have been vainly hoping for
o change In the administration Of the govern
ment, which has become In every department
Che most corrupt and extravagant one on the
face Of the earth. They were patient during
the war, though II was well known the cor
rupt rings and shoddy contractors were then
robbing the government Of hundreds Of mil
lions a year, because the greater question Of
putting down the rebellion and preserving the
Union at any cost overwhelmed all other ques-
lions. Then, again, during Mr.. Johnson's
administration they still bore patiently the
,frightful extravaganza, corruption and mis-
management In the government, for they said
chat was the result of the conflict between the
Executive and Congress, and that with new
President fresh from and elected directly BY