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Year: 1874

A man known as j. /. HOgsett, an English
man. seized by several Cubans In a saloon
picion Of his being spy, Saturday night. and was
thrown out OF doors in gentle manner The man has


lived In this city for the past six months, and during
that time has sought tho society Of Cubans
who well known as being Interested
IN the struggle now going on In Cuba


days his conduct excited tho suspicion OF his
associates from his apparent eagerness TO read the
letters which they had received from their friends in
Cuba. While several Cubans were conversing 10 the
back parlor OF restaurant in East NewYorb the sus-
pected man entered and took seat at small table
near the large around which the rest sitting
He then took up newspaper and began reading 1t.
Senior Gonzalez Of the persons at the large table was
the time reading letter from friend residing In
Florida. As he read the who seated alone was
observed 10 he writing with pencil the edge OF the
newspaper. gentleman who suspected him watched
graphic notes. He was then suddenly asked what he
was doing, by one Of the company. He attempted to
make the excited men believe that the marks upon the
newspaper had no meaning One OF the
complny happened to be stenographer,
however, and taking up tho newspaper he
read to the company portions OF Scor GOnzalezs letter


SenOr Gonzalez enraged at tins discovery, ana
threw a glass OF water in Hogsetts face Hegsett at
once empted 10 draw revolver. He was dsarmed
and he In down the hoOr A package OF papers fell
from his pocket during the struggle, and among them
was addressed to tho Spanish Consul. He was
taken ~ the door of the saloon and thrown out OF H.
Year: 1874

Ten millions is all the Philadelphians ask
of the Government in order to enable them
to get up a first class centennial in 1876
Now centennial is undoubtedly great,
grand and glorious thing to have, but the
price-ah mo thank you, we'll take no
centennial in ours.
Year: 1874

We publish two letters this week on fenc
ing, one by farmer who pays consider
able attention to stock. and the other rails.
ing wheat. Starting from different stand
points they both come to the same con-
clusion, that cattle should be restrained
from running at large
Year: 1874

We are in receipt of letter from Secre-
tary Paist, setting forth the action of the
State Grange on the question of official or
gan. We regret that it came too late for
insertion this week. We will publish it in
full next week.
Year: 1874

A meeting of the Board Of Aldermen was
held in the Common Council Chamber yesterday In
the absence President Vance, Alderman Cooper was
chosen preside. communication was received from
the Law Telegraph Company asking the privilege OF
placing tee graphic instruments in various cour trooms
aud connecting them by OF wires with the va
rous law offices OF the city, resolution granting the
permission was passed resolution was passed giving
permission to Mary A. Dubois Of the Nursery and
Chds Hospital to release the land leased to the hospl-
tai by the city the northeast corner OF Ffteth-st
and IexlngtOn-ayc. Alderman Kehr introduced "a
resolution asking the Mayor To appoint German 10
the vacancy in the Excise Board, which was lost.
The Permit ordinance then passed over the MAY yors
veto, and Alderman kchrs resolution in regard To
appointment Of German to tue Excise Board was
reconsidered and land over "a message was received
from the Mayor Yetoing the resolution OF the Board
calling the Commissioner OF Pu0lc WORKS 10 eJect
the new County Courthouse Commissioners from ther
room in the Courthouse building. letter was also
received from the COmmi sIOners In regard To the
matter IN which they state that they sought for an
office FOR long tme but hal been unable TO get one t


hey obtained their present one, which they occupleu
on the advice OF Assistant Corporation Counsel Andrews
They further say that the passage OF the resolution
authOTng their expulsion would seriously Interfere
with the business OF the Commission.


Aftcr discussion the matter was put 10 a VOTE
and the resolution lost After the transaction OF
routine business, the Board adjourned to sept l.
Year: 1874

New YORK. November IA party of
non-society men went to work this morn
ing on the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany's pier, in place Of the striking long
sh ,remen. When the job was finished
one of them started for his home, but had
not proceeded far when he was set upon
and shockingly beaten. The police sub
scquently found him lying on the side
walk, and carried him to the station
house. No arrests, 4 large force of
police have been ordered on duty in the
neighborhood.
Year: 1874

WAsHINGToN, November .l7.-Thc
Cabinet was in session two hours and II
half to-day, during which the Arkansas
troubles were discussed at length, and II
was finally decided that there is not now
before the Government the necessary in
formation to enable it TO take any action
IN reference to the controversy in that
State; hence no notice will be taken of
the proclamation recently received from
Mr.. Smith, who claims to be Governor.
Year: 1874

About the time of the recent disturbance
in New Orleans a number of evil disposed
citizens, said to be members Of q White
League, seized the opportunity to crafty
their spite against an unoffending and very
worthy man. Mr.. Charles Grey has been
living quietly in the parish of Avoyelles for
seven or eight years. keeping a small store,
and for some time back has taught school.
This latter praiseworthy occupation was
the cause OF the animosity against him, for
although known to be Republican in feel.
ing he has never taken an active interest in
politics. BY most people he was respected,
but about seSentyfve persons thought it
their business to call on him and tell him to
leave the parish. or they would cut his ears
of below the neck. Of course he was com.
PEELED to leave. and thus for no cause
except his opinion, he was obliged to give
up his means Of livelihood and his home.
Year: 1874

A short time ago, "The Carolina Savings
Bank" an institution chartered at the recent
session of the Legislature, was organized in
Charleston, with George w. Williams, Esq,
as President. The time selected for naugu-
rating the enterprise was the thirty an
niversary of the founding of the firm Of which
he is the head, and was made the occasion for
banquet commemorative of the event.
Present on the occasion were the young men
employed in the establishment, number Of
lawyers, doctors, brokers, bankers, merchants,
ministers, etc. Mr.. Williams embraced the
occasion to make a speech, in which he gave
so much excellent advice to young men, that
we reproduce his remarks as reported in the
Ne,us and Courier Mr.. Williams said


Friends and Fellow. Citizens This being
the thirty second anniversary Of long busi-
ness career, and the time fixed for the open
ing of the Carolina Savings Bank of Charles.
ton, have deemed it fit occasion to invite
you to unite with the partners and employees
of our firm in celebrating the day.


You must not imagine, because your speak
er has been the third of century engaged in
commerce, that he is an old man. Far from
it. The truth is, he began business in his
teens, and it is difficult for him to realize, to
this day, that he is anything but boy /!
Young or old, he has made up his mind that
his work is nearly accomplished; and that in
a few brief years the young men around him
must take his place in the busy marts of trade.
1t is his earnest desire to see them not only
successful merchants, but making for them
selves names honored in society.


1t is happy provision Of Providence that
we are permitted to take only retrospective
view of life If had known thirty-six years
ago what tolls are necessary to secure even a
moderate degree of success, perhaps | should
not now be striving to do the work Of dozen
men, but would be pursuing the occupation
of farmer in the peaceful and fertile Valley
of Nacoochee. l have not, my young friends,
as you may we'll imagine, found life a bed Of
roses, neither will you there is, however,
much of real pleasure to be found in the daily
Year: 1874

Quoted at Bunker's Hill, on the 18th of June,
or those that were there properly supported,
the regulars would have met with shameful
defeat and a much more considerable loss
than they did, which is now known to be ex-
actly 1867 killed and wounded. 1t was for
their behavior on that occasion that the above
officers we're broke. for never spared one
that was accused of cowardice, but brought
them to Immediate trial.
Year: 1874

HAPPINESS all who are happy are
equally happy is not true. A peasant and
philosopher may be equally satisfied, but not
equally happy. Happiness consists in the
multiplicity Of agreeable consciousness. A
peasant has not capacity for having equal
happiness with philosopher. This question
was very happily illustrated by the Reverend
Robert Brown "a small wine-glass and
large one may be equally full, but the large
one holds more than the SMALL
Year: 1874

B1Give us a call Price our Goods and inspect our STOCK. We will make 1t t"your advantage SURE to do so. Our Goods are FRESH and NEW Our Prices LOW. Our facilities SUPERB OR and we are always ready and prepared to satisfy everyone of these facts.
Year: 1874

Water thrown into a red hot metal
lie vessel does not boil. as we should
expect, but quietly gathers itself to-
gether, forming more or less perfect
sphere, and in that condition floats
about gracefully on the hot surface as
it slowly evaporates away. fiat the
same time very vaporizing substance
as liquid sulphurous acid, is thrown
in. the water may be actually frozen
in the red hot vessel.-Water boiled
in glass flask until the upper part of
the vessel is entirely filled with steam
and then dexterously corked before
air can gain admission and placed in
cold water, recommences to boil. The
boiling is produced by cold instead of
heat, and the experiment. is shown as
the ordinary paradox.-f steam from
water boiling PIP degrees is passed in
to solution of salt in water, the tenn.


perature of the solution steadily rises,
and passing 212 degrees, reaches the
boiling point of the solution; finally
the latter also boils at a temperature
as high and even higher than 250 de-
grees, according to its nature. There
we have the extraordinary result Of
obtaining higher temperature. say
250 degrees, from lower one, viz.


2I2 degrees.-If there is anything in
nature that possesses positive char
acter, it is light. Yet the physicist
may so reflect the light from given
source as to destroy itself and produce
darkness. In like manner two sounds
may be made to interfere with each
other, and either produce silence or


increased intensity of sound, at the
| will of the operator.-Ex. a3stn
Year: 1874

The most Objectionable feature
of Republican administration, says
the Louisville KY. Commercial,
State or Federal, is infinitely better
for the American people than the
disorganization and decentralization
which would necessarily follow the
return of the Democratic party to
power. That party by its treach.
cry to the Union at the most
critical period in oil its history, by
it's open efforts to overturn the
Government, and by its alliance
with lawlessness and disorder, has
forfeited all claim to popular con-
fidence, and let come what will, the
American people will never again
trustit with national power. Those
who fondly hope for the disinter-
grafton of the Republican party
will find that, as against the Dem
occatic organization, the Republi-
cans, from one end of the country
to the other, will in the great
campaign of 1876, forego all differ
ences upon finances or civil rights
in the presence of the high duty of
guarding the nation and all it's
priceless interests from the control
of that party which wickedly, madly,
and treacherously sought and de-
sired, not only to destroy that
notion, but which, since the close
of the recent war. has exercised it's
influence and power to defeat the
legitimate results of the war.
Year: 1874

1t is subject to sudden changes
here, from what they call Northers,
which last two or three days. To IL
lustrate the suddenness of the change,
| will give story as told by one Of
the natives: "Last spring." he says,
II was down at the lake fishing; it
was very warm evening, and the
frogs had come up and pokcd their
noses out of the water all over the
lake. / reckon there must have been
a million Of them; they were all hall
loaing and appeared to be as happy as
could be, and the trout hopping up
out of the water in every direction,
when all of a sudden Norther came
up SO quick and was SO darned cold
that the lake froze over in second
Well, it froze so quick that the frogs
didn't have time to pull their heads
under the water. and the ice caught
every one of them around the neck,
and there they had to stay until the
ice thawed, and 1 reckon there was at
least ten thousand trout that were
lying on top of the ice. You see,
they had jumped out of the water, and
the lake had froze over before they
could get backI'-Texas Cor.
Year: 1874

lar stage i'll the porcelain manufac
ture |, in which state it can be cut
like chalk. It is then sent to the
trimmer, who scrapes off all rough
ness and unnecessary projections,
and fills up any depressions which
may have been left in the opera
tions of molding. A wash called
enamel is made by selecting various
ingredients more fusible than those
of the tooth, grinding them to a
fine powder with water, and apply
ing the thick liquid as paint by
means of a camel hair pencil. The
tooth then goes to the GUNNER, who
applies gum comprising oxide of
gold and other ingredients. At
length heat is applied. The tooth,
when dried, is put into a muffie. or
enamler's oven, where it is placad
ON a layer of crushed quartz strew-
ed over a slab OF fire resisting clay.
After being exposed for time to
an intense heat the tooth is taken
out and cooled-and there it is,
beautiful forever
Year: 1874

The robins sing in the orchard,


And the hills are green again,
The winds and the golden sunshine


Sweep over the fields of grain.
Deep in the scented clover


The wild bee huns tune,
And q thousand perfumed censers


Are swung on the air OF June.
Oh wings that fiutter in gladness,


And voices that swell in song,
And hours that are full of sunlight,


And the days that are sweet and long!
Oh daisies that brighten the meadow,


And roses crimson and sweet
That scatter a wealth of fragrance


Under our careless feet.


What do you give the sunshine


For all that 1t gives to you?
Only the chalice of perfume,


And drop of crystal dew.
Only the songs of gladness
And the fight OF happy wings,
The bridal bloom of the orchards,
And the cup that the lily swings.
For the clouds, like white ships sailing
In the calm of q summer sea,
And the heaven, as boundless and infinite
AS the years of eternity,
| For the glory of hill and mountain,
And the sweetness of life and love,
| To the giver of song and sunshine,
| And the stars that tremble above,
The birds, and the summer blossoms,
And this happy heart of mine,
| Are singing a sweet thanksgiving,
| For the love that is divine.
Year: 1874

Mr. Miles J. Shinn, of Richmond,
Ind, has placed on exhibition with
Professor Cox beautiful specimen
of a broken granite boulder, show
ing smooth face with fringe of
dendritic markings surrounding a
central core. These markings are
arboaescent, and derive their name
from their resemblance to the foil
age of tree. The color is black.
and is probably oxide of iron. The
arrangement of the particles is
probably brought about by electri-
cal currents. The people in the
neighborhood where this stone
was found have compared the fig
ure on the surface presented by the
arrangement of its dendritic mark
ings and the different color of the
center to lake fringed or border
ed by shrubbery. This specimen
will be on exhibition in Professor
Cox's Office only for short time
Ind. Sentinel.
Year: 1874

Before the railroad days, our oyster
growers used early in the fall to canvass
the villages on the Hudson River for Or
ders, to be filled just before the river
should be closed with ice. The meaning
of this is that these men committed them
selves to supply oysters in the shell, with
the guarantee that the bivalvcs thus sup
plied should not die before their time came.
The oysters were actually kept alive dur
ing the greater part of the long winter
The fat bivalves were handled with some
care, and were spread on the cellar floor
the round or lower side down, SO as not to
allow the liquor to escape. That such a
life required a great change of capacity OF


habit in the bivalve is evident; and i


needed Il training. yes an education, err


he oyster attained to such ability. 4 Ane
I'll was the way it was done: beginning
Year: 1874

ENGLISH IvY.-Thc use of English
ivies for the purpose of decorating living
rooms is more extensive every year and
cannot be too highly commented. Beng
very strong. they will live through any
treatment; but study their peculiarities, and
manifest Willingness to crafty them, and
they will crow without stint. Most houses
are too hot for them, rs indeed they are
for their owners Neither plants nor
ucoule should have the temperature over
65 der. Fahrenheit lake care not to en-
feeble your ivies by excessive watering or
undue heat. and you will see they VIII MOI
seem to mind whether the sun shines on
them or not. or in what position or dlrec-
ton YOU train them. Indeed, so much VII
they do themselves to make 4 room charm
inc. that we would rather have an un
limited number of them to draw upon than
ANYTHING else in nature or art.


DO YOU wish the ugly plain doors tina
shut Oft YOUR tiny entry from your parlor
to be arched OF curved, like those IN tn
drawing rooms of your richer nelShbors


Buy a couple of brackets, such as lamps
for the burning Of kerosene are sometime


placed in, and screw them IN the sides G


the door. Put in each plant OF EnSllsI
ivy, the longer the better; theh ti;'ih III


plants over the top, against the sides, IN


deed. any way your fancy dictates. 10
need not buy the beautiful but costly pot


the flower dealer will advise; commo


Glazed ones will answer every purpose


for, by placing in each two or three spray


of Coliseum ivy, in 4 months time n


vestise of the pot itself can be dlscerne


through their thick screen


The English ivy growing over the wall
of a building, instead of promoting damn
ness, as most persons would suppose,
said to be a remedy for it. and it is mel
r toned as fact that in a room wheI
: damp had prevailed for a length OF TIM
L when iyv had grown up to cover the o
posite exterior side. The close overhan
. ing pendent leaves prevent the rain
: moisture from penetrating the wall Bea
: ty and utility in this case 60 hand In han
e Journal Of Horticulture.
Year: 1874

An ADDITION TO THE MARRIAGE CON-


TRACT IN THE SHAPE OF PROTEST.
Ever since the existence Of the common


law. parties about to be married have not
nnfreouentlv made private arrangements
to nrotect the wife from the wholesale
wrong and loss which the law int1icts.
occasionally the sense of the injustice Of
the legal position of the wife has been toe ,.
great to be borne in silence, and public
Year: 1874

A cellar, or any other storage place of
apples or pears. should he daily ventilated
with pure outside air: but II the tempera-
ture of the cellar be kept too high. the ap-
pies will decay under and circumstances;
and without regard to certain conditions
The truth in regard to this matter Is, that
to preserve apples and pears, for instance;
while the place of keeping should be well
ventilated at all times, the temperature
should be as equal as possible and as low
as possible without fear of freezing
naantoun Telegraph
Year: 1874

MosQuIroEs are quite abundant in
Arizona this season, though VIC are
pleased to hear that they do not mani
fest that beautiful and enthusiastic do
votion to the main purpose OF their
creation which is so droadfully charae-
teristic Of the New Jersey breed.
Year: 1874

The Cincinnati Commercial has gone
into the Danbury business, as witness the
following;


A man living on Main street, not over
thousand yards from the Court House,
whose name our reporter, after a diligent
search in the directory, had not found but
which is supposed to be Snoozer, went
home last evening filed up to the collar
with benzine. Feeling rather warm for
the season" Mr. Snoozer took off his coat
and boots, put on his slippers, and getting
the garden hose, went out to sprinkle the
street, so as to make things cool around
there. Now, it takes quick, discerning,
calculating eye and a steady hand to pro-
perl y manipulate a hose in day time. At
night the difficulties are multiplied But
Mr.. Snoozer's mind was simply on the sub
ject Of sprinklng He gave the hydrant
wrench several twists, and had on a full
head. After few crackles and spirits,
steady stream was let fly right on the boots
and white linen pants of man with red
rosebud on the left lapel of his coat, who
was coming up from call on Fourth
street. The man stopped suddenly in
surprise, and Snoozer, noticing the nishap,
in the true spirit of a thoroughbred gentle
man, advanced to render an apology, when
the nozzle was turned quarter of an inch
to the larboard, and poured in a stream
right against the strangers immaculate
bosom. The latter might have got red
hot at this treatment, and shown fight,
were it not impossible to do SO under the
cooling influences brought to bear and to
avoid further disaster, the rosebud and
linen pants popped around the corner into
an alley. Mr.. Snoozer was then proceed
ing quietly to cool off the bricks of the pave
ment, when gentleman with two ladies'
two shawls, and a sore boil on his arm
walked up from Vine street beer garden
To prevent another catastrophe, the hose
man turned the squirting apparatus toward
the open street, without the least intention
of pouring about four gallons of Ohio river
water down the back Of lady and gentle
man who were riding by in a tiltedtop
buggy. The gentleman, in words usually
expressed in print by dashes, told of his
displeasure, and uttered threats against
Snoozer, who said it was purely accidental
that he was willing to take it all back
that there was no sense in crying over
spilled water. While thus engaged in an
explanation, he was perfectly oblivious Of
the nozzle in his hand. He was as innocent
as an unborn babe of knowing that stream,
running at the rate of forty knots an hour,
was sailing through the open window of a
second story bedroom in the adjoining
house, where man and his wife were
sleeping. He never dreamed of such a
thing until female shrieks were heard and
man in white raiment appeared at the
window and fired off seven shots from a
revolver. Then Mr.. Snoozer thought he
would shut off steam. But he had mislaid
the wrench. He, however, kept the
gathering mob away until his wife rushed
out, hauled him into the house, and
prevented riot and bloodshed. No arrests
Year: 1874

IF any one wishes to grow feshy, pint
Of milk taken before retiring at night will
soon cover the scrawniests bones. Although
now days we see a great many leshy
females, there are many lean and lank ones
who sigh for the fashionable measures of
plumpness, and who would be vastly i'm
proved in health and appearance could
their fingers be rounded with good, solid
flesh. Nothing is more coveted by thin
women than full figure, and nothing will
so rouse the ire and provoke the scandal of
one Of these "clipper builds, as the con-
sciousness Of plumpness in rival. in cases
Of fever and summer complaint milk is now
given with excellent results. The idea
that milk is feyerish has exploded it is
the physicians great reliance in bringing
through typhoid patients, or those in too
low state to be nourished by solid food
1t is mistake to scrimp the milk pitcher.
Take more milk and buy less meat. Look
to your milkman have large sized, well
filed milk pitchers on the table each meal,
and you will also have sound flesh and light
doctors bills.