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Year: 1867

Our HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY We are
pleased 10 learn from various sections OF the
State that the people of the country are busily
engaged in pre- pairing for the approaching e1-
hibition, and will not only exhibit largely
but attend very freely. We have no doubt
that there will be a greater concourse OF peo-
pie from the country at the time OF the exhi-
bition than has occurred before since the ex.
hibitions of the Agricultural Society. IL Is al
the season when the farmer can most easily
be absent from home-when the weather Is
brightest and most beautiful and when every
body wishes TO buy something for the winter !;
the trip will cost so much less than at other
times, and the exhibition will give to it SO
much interest and enjoyment. The location,
beipg.,in the centre Of the city, Is accessible
TO ali without fatigue and being among the
handsomest stores the transition from bust
ness to pleasure is the work only Of moment.


Let our friends from the country come, then
as in the days Of yore, 10 the fair, confident OF
being gratifed in the highest degree by the
display that will be made. There will be much
there 10 crafty every taste, and many things
which few Of the concourse have ever seen
and which they cannot see except at this exhi


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Year: 1867

WATER PowER.-A novel and ingenious
mode of turning the swing-span Of the new
Harlem bridge has been adopted. The bridge
is open to foot passengers, and the pedestrian,
in crossing the span, which is $50 feet IN
length, is Sometimes suddenly startled by find
ing the bridge moving with him without any
visible agency: the turning of tap and the
expenditure of a few gallons of croton water,
without the aid of other power, causes the
span, which weighs several hundred tons, to
open in less than one-half the time the opera
tion can be done by the power of four men
working the ordinary crank. 1tis the device
OF Mr. Charles PonteZ, civil engineer, and
will not only effect considerable pecuniary
saving yearly, but the saving Of time will be
fully appreciated by the public, who have been
subjected to a constant delay by the old me-
thod. The circumference of the circle de-
scribed by the span in an entire revolution is
565 feet; this length can be trarersed in one
and half minutes by this simple expedient.
Ne,o York Times.
Year: 1867

A CASE THAT DIDN'T CONE BEFORE THE
MAYoR-During the latter part of last week
a negro girl, as usual, went to lady mouse
on Rroad street, and took her clothing to carry
home to wash Among the pieces was very
fine dress. On her way home she stopped at
another house on the same street TO get the
clothing of another lady. She went up stairs,
leaving the basket of clothing in the passage
below. When she came down the basket was
where she had placed it, but the fine dress was
missing She was much distressed, and went TO
the lady and told her that her dress had been
stolen. The lady accompanied her to the
house in which the dress had mysteriously
disappeared, and made inquiries. Suspicion
resting upon dashing young lady boarder,
she accused her Of the theft. This accusation
the young lady. Indignantly repelled, but but
after much questioning, said she knew where
1he dress was, and would see that 1t was re-
turned. The lady returned home, and shortly
after was much rejoiced to receive the dress;
Nothing more, to our knowledge, has oeen salo q
or done and at latest accounts everything
was quiet ~
Year: 1867

Rg-oPEsISG OF THE SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
After long season of respite, several Of the
schools and colleges of this city and State have
resumed operations. The majority, however,
will not commence until tomorrow. Inc Isl
day of October seems to be now generally
agreed upon as the most opportune time for
the opening of the fall session. Teacher and
pupil have had ample time to recuperate, and
mind and body should now feel fresh and
vigorous. We know from experience that the
resumption of studies after long vacation q


first comes O little awkward, and the pupils
Year: 1867

DRY WEATHER.-Up to Saturday evening
late everything in this vicinity was as dry as
a powder horn. Much complaint reaches US
from the country of lack of rain. The farm
ers are suffering much from the dry and baked
condition of the earth, which renders fallow-
ing difficult. As we go to press the clouds in
dicate rain, and ere this reaches our readers
the much- needed showers may have descended.
Year: 1867

DOOR OPEN-About 2 o'clock Saturday
morning policeman Disney found the door OF
Mr. Stewards store, on Fifteenth between
Main and Franklin streets, open, wite the
key in the lock. He locked the door ana car
ried the kew to the first station house.
whether the door was left open through care
lessness or was opened by burglars is not
known Nothing is missing.
Year: 1867

ASSAULT AND BATTERY.-On Saturday q
colored woman named Jane Crawley was ar
res ted and locked up in the Second station
house upon the charge of assaulting and beat
ing Susan Lewis, colored, and threatening to
assault and beat her again.
Year: 1867

MATCH GAME FOR THE STATE CHAMPIoSsH1P.
The return match game OF base oall LOT tne
State Championship will be played on the old
Fair Grounds at o'clocok tomorrow eve
ming between the Richmond and Pastime
l,,Lp
Year: 1867

SANITARY.-As the sanitary police grow
strict in the enforcement of the health regHla-
tions, it is TO be hoped that the contractors for
the removal of slops and garbage Will in
crease their activity and make their visits
regularly in the various wards. There have
been numerous complaints of the non -atten-
tion of the garbage men in some localities.
This may be caused by the anxiety of house,
holders to comply with the law in most cases,
but the garbage contractors cannot fail to see
the nece sslty for prompt attention to duty
during the present season.
Year: 1867

OPENING OF THE LONG BRIDGE.-To-day
the Long Bridge is opened for travel, and
doubtless the market teams from Virginia will
soon be coming over it TO the city. 1t will be
remembered that when the Ice pack above the
bridge moved last winter a considerable por-
ton of the structure was carried away, and an
appropriation having been made, therefor,
General Nj lchler ordered its repair, directing
MAJOR Lubey TO superintend the work. A
force of about SO men have been employed tor
over 30 days, and the work is said to have been
done so faithfully as to make the bridge
stronger than ever has been since it was first
erected.
Year: 1867

A letter from Petersburg. Russia. states that
the King Of Greeceis to be mauiedto the Grand
Duchess Olga, daughter of the Grand Duke
Constantine. one of the most beautiful and
charming young ladies in Russia. The hingoi
Greece is about twenty-four years Of age, tall,
slim and good looking. of considerable ability
and force Of character. His future has every
promise of being brilliant and notable. lie
NAV yet. allied as be will be to the imperial
family Of Russia and supported BY other great
powers. reign over q large and powerful Chrls-
tan empire. Certainly all the indications pro-
mise that result. The Christian populations OF
Eastern Europe will at no distant day achieve
their independence, and in the natural order oi
things they will inevitably unite into one great
empire, over which it is not unreasonable TO
suppose the King Of Greece viii preside.


The formal bctrothal of the King and Grand
Duchess Olga took place on Thursday last, and
all the documents were properly signed by the
high contracting parties The wedding IS not
likely to take place under ayear, as the Grand
Duchess is only seventeen years Of age. Inc
ceremony will be performed in Athens. where
the bride will 60 in grand state, accompanied
by large suite Of high officials and splendid
Russian squadron. The ceremonies will be OF
the most magnificent character. and will doubt
less create a marked sensation in the capital OF
ancient and modern Greece.
Year: 1867

on VAIY ST., near the CARTER HOUSE,
II As on hand a stock to which the people of this


rommunity are invited, and he ecls satisfied
that those whoexamiue it viii be constrained to
purchase. He does not profess to be able 20 cell or
manufacture at lower prices than any one else in
the community; but this he does pledge that he
will give satisfaction 10 all who favor him with
their patronage lfexperience and strict attention
to business are calculated 10 commend, he feels as
sured that he has these two requisites for success in
business Intending to work none but the most


PERFECT MATERIAL,
Year: 1867

The Maryland Legislature has re-
invested with their political rights all
citizens of that State who had been
disfranchised by previous proscriptive
legislation. At the last election, the
control of Maryland affairs passed into
the hands of class Of men who
were disposed to act and legislate
with reference to the good Of
the entire people, rather than te
promoting the interests Of the mi


nority who had Heretofore exercised
almost unlimited authority. In taking
this step, and in placing the govern
ment of the State in the hands Of the
whole people thereof, We cannot but
think that the Legislature acted wisely
and well. Their course will certainly
rebound to the benefit of the State OF
large, since it interests in her political
prosperity q large and influential ma
jority who have heretofore been per
fectly indifferent to the welfare Of q
State whose government they knew
only by its burdens, and not at all BY
its blessings. The general harmony
and peace of many Maryland commune
ties have also been consulted by these
measures of enfrsnchisement. What
ever of sullenness and bitterness the
disfranchised may have manifested to
ward minority oftheir neighbors who
had mouopolized political power, has
now ceased with its cause, and order
must prevail since the reasons for de.
Year: 1867

affection exist no longer. From the ca
reer of prosperity upon which Mary
land will now most certainly enter,
may not her sister State of West Vir-
ginia derive some incentive to 50 mod,
ify her own legislation as to remove
every obstacle in the shape of oppres-
sive laws, that may impede her pro-
gressi Our Legislators seem to cor
slider, and perhaps wisely, that they
are promoting the interests of our State
by the settlement of many vexed ques-
tions concerning the location
of the public buildings, which
it is thought proper to erect
for the use and benefit of the various
departments of our State Government.
But while thus legislating for the gen.
eral good, let it not be forgotten that
there are other subjects of fully as much
importance as the location of the Agri-
cultural College at this, or the Capital
at that point, and that he who busies
himself about these, to the neglect
of more important matters does
not meet the requirements OF
duty. Let our Legislators determine


such questions if they choose, but even in
the midst of the strife and discussion
incident thereto it would be well to re-
member that harmony as we'll in their
Legislative deliberations, as among the
dissatisfied portions of our people may
be effectually secured by an adoption OF
the course that has made the people OF
sister State happy, united and free.
Year: 1867

on pain of having the house
burnt over their heads. And Just as
she had finished telling us this, with
the stolid calmness Of hopeless despair,
an envoy from the militia camp came to
desire our immediate attendance. We
had nothing for it but to obey; and be-
fore long our molly cayalcade was
halted in front Of an open space in the
forest, where around huge fires were
gathered several groups of men who
had the wild appearance of banditti.


ITO be continued tomorrow.
Year: 1867

Iris said the largest number Of jewels
owned by any private individual in the
United States, is possessed by Madame
De Ia Grange, the prima donna. They
are valued at more than two hundred
thousand dollars.
Year: 1867

We shall constantly admonish the Southern
peopIe TO be self-reliant, and shall do what we
NAV be able 20 induce the establishment Of
manufactures in our midst for our home pro-
ducts. To this end We will pay special attention
to the COST and STATISTICS Of manufacturing,
and exert ourselves to encourage tho diversif-
cation Of Southern industries and tho develop
ueut Of Southern resources.
Year: 1867

Sdtf1e of our housekeeping reader:
will appreciate the following:


WANTED TO HIRE.-A lady hav:
ing a pleasant home, and no incum.
bTances but a husband and one child
wishes to place herself at the disposal
Of some servant who cain come well
recommended from her last place
She would prefer one who would be
willing to remain in doors at least
five minutes after work is finishedi
She would also stipulate for the privi-
Iege of going to church once each Sdh-
day, having been compelled to fefuse
the last applicant; who was not viii
ling to allow her but half a day once
Il fortnight. Wages satisfactOry-it
under ten dollars per week.


She is deeply conscious of the utter
Inability Of ladies in general to COM
ply with the present demands Of ser
vahts, bit she hopes "by strict atten-
ton, to please in all respects" The
best of reference can be given also, a
good Hfet6mniend" from one who has
now left her TO the fate of many house
keepers. Please apply before six P.
NJ
Year: 1867

A Gentle HINT.-At concert which
took place lately, gentleman in the au-
dience rose up just as the third piece in the
programme had been performed, and said:
"Mr. Conductor, viii you 0blige me, sir, by
requesting yUur vOcalists either to sing
louder or to sing in whispers, as there is
conversation going on close by where sit,
that is conducted in such loud tone as to
hinder my enjoyment of the music. pre-
fer certainly to hear the concert but if I
cannot be so privileged, desire to hear
the conversation" There was an extreme
ly quiet and attentive audience in the hall
durina the fest Of the evening.
Year: 1867

MARRIAGE IN THE SADDLE.-A Texas
paper tells of a young couple who elOped
on horseback, accompanied by clergy
man who was to marry them. The lady's
father gave chase and was overtaking them
when the maiden called out to her clerical
friend, "Can't you marry us as we run?''
The idea took, and commenced the ritual,
and just as the brides father clutched the
bride rein the clergyman pronounced the
lovers man and wife. The father was so
pleased with the dashing action that, as
the story goes, he gave them his blessing
Year: 1867

The new liquor law of Pa. makes
it the duty of policemen to arrest every
person who is found in a state Of intoxica-
ton i'm the streets or public houses, and or
ders that the individual shall lie taken be-
fore magistrate and submit to examiua-
tion there as to where he got the liquor,
which is to he followed by prosecution Of
the person who sold or gave 1T 10 he inc
Hriatp.
Year: 1867

KENTUCKY.-It is bad policy to be
talking of converting Kentucky into a
military district by act of Congress.
and rec6nstrdcting her from the ground
Up: Her utility as an Awful Exam
pie of what a State becomes that is
given up to the Democratic party; will
be of immense service. Let her alone.
-TCincinhati Commercial.
Year: 1867

The Erie Dispatch says d "n1ihd-
-business-society" was to
have been formed in that city, but the
project fell through because no One
could be found who was eligible for
membership.
Year: 1867

A minister once prayed in the pull
pit that ''the Lord would bless the
congregation assembled, and that pOr-
ton Of it which was on the way to
Chnrch, and those who are at home
getting ready to come, and that, in
His infinite patience, he would grant
the benedictiOn to those who reach the
house Of God just in time for that ~
The clergyman succeeded in breaking
up bad habit which had resisted all
legitimate appeals.
Year: 1867

Terrible AVALANCHE NEAR BONNER LAKE. CALI
FoRS1A-The Virginia City Enterprise gives the fol-
lowing particulars of avalanche near Bonner lake,
to which allusion has already been made:


We are informed by Mr. Hamilton, telegraph ope
rator at Cisco that fearful avalanche fell on Thurs
day night last overwhelming collection of Chinese
shanties situated some distance below the Summit TIM
nell and down the grade toward the lake. The shan
ties were either crushed in swept away, and over
fifty Ceestials buried in the snow. Some were eS-
humed shortly after the disaster, but otsers were SO
long buried that at one time it was supposed that no
less than thirty had pershed.


Forty hours elapsed before all were dug out, when


it was found that the dead numbered bat seventeen-
enough in all conscience. The last man found was
alive although forty hours under the snow. lie was


in bed and the roof of bis shanty had been crushed
down in such to contne him there with
out ipfIictng bodily injury. When dug out be got
up and shook himself exclaimng, "Ughl too mucha
hot" The slide occurred at about the same place as
that of last year. by which, it will be remembered,
Maryville man lost his life. Mr. Hamilton has had a
rough trip having been eight days between this city
and Cisco wading through snow waist deep in order
to put the line in order. He had got it all right to
CrystaFePeak, when it again broke behind him.. lie
will start back again to-day, and try it over lie Is
certainly good grit.
Year: 1867

At Schwartz we found an engineer to
run the engine TO Bromberg; and having
taken out the Western mail for the next
Northern train to take along, we saw
that Kroller would be properly attended
to, and then started on.


The rest OF the trip we ran in safety,
though / could see that the passengers
were. not wholly at ease, and could not
be until they were entirely clear of the
railway. A heavy pure was made by
them for the German student, and he
accepted it with much gratitude and I
was glad Of IL; for the current, Of graft
tude to him may have prevented far
different current which might have
poured upon my head, for having enga-
ged mailman to run railroad train.


But this 10 not the end. Martin Krol-
Ter remained insensible from the effects
OF that blow upon the head nearly two
weeks; and when he recovered from
that, he was sound again-his insanity
was all gone. / saw him about three
weeks afterwards, but lie had no recol-
lection ofme. He remembered nothing
of the past year, not even his mad freak
on my engine.


But remembered It, and remember
1t still and the people need never fear
that 1 shall be imposed upon again by
crazy engineer.
Year: 1867

A LAWSUIT was recently decided in a
novel manner by Detroit Justice. A
woman sued flour dealer for the price
of barrel OF flour che had purchased,
which proved 10 be mouldy and sinking.
The dealer swore the flour was branded
"Superlor,n and the -four inspector de-
clared it was an excellent article. The
Justice requested the woman to take
some of it to his house, and without tell
ing his wife of the circumstances Of the
case, he requested her to bake two loaves
of bread from it, and allow him to see
them at noon. Upon his return homo
the bread had just been taken from the
oven, aud the odor which arose from II
filed the whole house, and was extreme
ly nauseous and sickening. This con-
vinced him that the story of the woman,
which seemed improbable, wastrue, and
he rendered judgment for the ainouns
claimed In her favor.
Year: 1867

THE house of Thomas It. Meyers, near
Girardville, Schuylkill County, Pa, was
buried with its contents, the other day,
by the earth caving in under it. A coal
shaft had been worked directly beneath
the structure, and the roof was not strong
enough to support the building. The
accident occurred in the day time, when
the family were absent, else loss of life
would doubtless have ensued.
Year: 1867

GEN. SIMoN CAMERON IS one Of the
party Of excursionists in Kansas. At
Leavenworth the party took 10 speech
making, Gen. Cameron among the rest
In the course of some interesting remarks,
he made the following reference to early
railroading in Pennsylvania. He believ-
ed that he was one of the 1irst originators
Of a railroad in Pennsylvania. 1t was
then considered an immense enterprise;
it was railroad forty miles in length,
between Lancaster and Harrisburg, Pa.
He used to go cut and make speeches
along the route, and TO take people out In
carriages to get them to take stock, and
paid all their expenses, too. He used to
tell the people that he hoped TO see the
time when he would 20 from Harrisburg
TO Philadelphia in car, and the people
used TO gay it was q good thing to tell TO
get stock, but nobody believed it. This
was distance Of one hundred miles
He had now lived to see road finished
over fifteen hundred miles, aud had lived
to travel over il in less than three days.
Before long the same public-spirited men
that had built three roads fifteen hum
dred miles in length, would construct
road three thousand miles long. He
hoped yet to live TO see the time, within
five Years, when train would pass from
Philadelphia TO san Francisco, and he
hoped to stand there upon the shores of
the great Pacific, listening 20 its waves
beating upon the golden shores Of the
Pacific coast.
Year: 1867

There is an essential difference between ro-
mantle and susceptible woman. A suscepti-
bic woman is one who possesses what are called
the finer feelings of our nature 10 the highest
state of irritation. She generally has brains,
which the romantic woman has not. She cui-
tivates her special taste with the utmost assdu-
ity. She never allows it to rust for want of EN-.
ployment, or to sicken from want of care. She
preserves the vitality of her emotions by con-
stantly exercising them. Nor is the suscepti-
BILE lady particular in her choice of objects.
Although she will, as girl, fix on man in
preference to cat or parrott, still, sooner
than want subject, she will love one Of her
own SEX With her, love means simple fetch
worship of the present idol. Although she
changes them constantly, for the time they have
no cause to complain of her devotion.


Susceptible girls are generous. They are
generous even beyond the generosity which
arises from their abnormal softness. Giving
with them is a pure satisfaction. They are con.
stantly Imagining the effects of their bounty
upon the recipient, and in the enjoyment re-
ceived they feel they are more than justified in
the outlay Love is difficult and almost in-
accessible sentiment to them. They will have
favorites rather than lovers. The growth of
passion is constantly checked and crossed by
other eaprices of susceptibility. Besides, the
susceptible girl has generally rather refined
nature She lives in fancies, and prefers to
dream and 90 into reveries over fifty splendid
creatures with violent eyes, dropping nustaches,
and heavy dragoon proportions, to believing IN
the homage of an ordinary or an ugly person
age who can scarcely be idealized suffc iently
in the crucible of her Imagination. She suffers
of course from emotion waste. Her affairs of
the heart are duplicated. She is as miserable
at the coldness of her darling Blanche or Emily
as she would be at the sudden GOODNESS of man
who had been sangune enough TO think he
could enter the lists against every attractive
male and female who might come in the path
of the susceptible lady. ~''t ..=i@z .


Susceptible women, if they can be caught
and broken 10 by Kindness make the best wives
and mothers; but unless cured before marriage
they are never healthy afterward. A married
susceptible woman, who brings to her husbands
house the friends Of her youth without consult
ing his views, is in bad way for him aud for
herself.-Loadon ReUieo. # g..
Year: 1867

has cured thousands and it will cure YOU if you try
it.


This invaluable medicine is pleasant to the taste;
soothing healing aud Strengthening in its effects
trely free from all poisonous deleterious drugs,
and perfectly harmless under all circumstances.


Certificates from many prominent citizens Of San
Francisco accompany every bottle Of
Year: 1867

SHOE PEaalNa.- the recent exhibi-


ton of the Polytechnic branch Of tho Amer
lean Institute, in New York, hand shoe
pegging machine was exhibited, which is
said to have operated to the satisfaction OF
the members. The exhibitor claimed that
by his machine he could peg one pair Of
boots per minute, the work consisting of
eating the pegs from long strips Of birch
wood, punching the holes and driving .
double row of pegs,