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Year: 1874

JUST before the adjournment of the
last ression of Congress Senator JONES
introduced n bill authorizing the coin
age of twenty-cent pieces. The bill
passed. the Senate without opposition,
and went to the House on the last day
of the session but was not reached be-
fore adjournment. The consideration
of this measure will be one of the first
that will come before the House after
its meeting in December and as all the
mint authorities are in favor of the
new coin, the bill of Senator JONES
will, no doubt, t,soon become law. This
will do away with the bit nuisance
and give us chance to get back some
off the odd change we have lost in
paying fifteen cents for things which
in reality were only worth q "bit."
Year: 1874

to subveft the public welfare TO
their individual benefit. From the
course hitherto pursued by MIR. Sabi-
chi we believe, land there are many
others who agree with us) that he
does not possess these qualifications
nor the force Of character requisite, i'm
case that his intelligence should dis
cover the scheme, to oppose it against
those influences which the ring would
not hesitate to employ.
Year: 1874

The Sixth Contest for the Selection OF .


Team to shoot the international


Match.


The members Of the Amateur Rine Club met yes
terday on the grounds OF the National Rifle Asso-
citation, Creedmoor, for the purpose Of shooting
their las, match for the selection OF an American
team to shoot the coming international match.
The shooting was pretty tar considering the gusty
wind that blew htiuly across the range. The
weapons were of the pattern prescribed by the
rules of the club, and the ranges shot at were soO
900 and 200 yards. The firing commenced at ten
O'Clock by the gen lemen who had not completed
following result
Year: 1874

THERE WAS A DANGEROUS COLLISION on the
Norths Central railroad yesterday morning at
Riders Switch, between the fast train south
and the Cockeysville train north. Fortunately
the fe1ce Of the collision was very slight, and
The only damage done was 10 the pilots. The
accident occurred in consequence of the fact
hat at this point there is now since the dis
AT Lake Roland, only one track in use between
that peint and Riders.
Year: 1874

Loss Between 100000 and S7O,OOO-


The Insurance Unknown.


fire which must have been long secretly
gathering strength, suddenly burst through the
noorlng of the main deck of the Long Branch
steamer River Belle, lying at Pier No. 8
North River, at about quarter OF one
O'Clock this morning. It's spiteIul swapping
when 1t came into the air, and as 1t fixed upon
the slight upper timbers of the boat,
quickly awakened the crew OF the vessel.
They were powerless for few minutes
however, and had as much as they
could easily do to escape from the flames. The
fire eaped into view redundant with life and
force, which 1t developed rapidly and in
the same way as Plymouth pastor says
churches should develop and grow. Little by little
it absorbed its platform, then crept up the rrail
upper works on its way 10 perfection, finally i!
destroyed It's light supports In the air and
wreck, here and there starred with sparkling ru-
bles: but even these soon disappeared. and the
whole wreck became black. blistered and dreary
remainder OF former briiliancy.


The steamer was built Two years ago and made
her a a "trip 70 on be the rSaS Sv
her her running between. Newport and Prov.
chartered by the American Steamship Com
pany, for whom she has been running
ass"tsn the time % Of the appearance Of the fire the
Steamer was lying close up to the pier, and fr be-
came the first care OF the fremen to get her
as far away from the contiguous vessels
and wharf buildings as possible. The stern lines
were cut aud IN few minutes the burning boat
had swung around, so that the fire was
some thirty or forty feet from the wharf The
flames did not extend further forward than mid
way between the pilot house and smoke stack, so
that it was not necessary to let the bow
loose from its moorings At the time OF
our going to press there was every in
dicatiOn tnat the bow and portion OF the hull
would be saved. The loss will probably loot up to
between S60,OOO and $4,000 which amount is said
to be fully covered by insurance.
Year: 1874

fourth purchaser of a lot in Garden City Park-Sf9


Lots from $50 to $500 each payable $ $40 monthly
without INTEREST," and two story Dwellings being
erected to distributed by drawing next Chrism
Eve among those who nave purchased tn, lots No extra
cost No chance to lose, but ten chances to
present of q dwelling Come at O'Clock any morning
and accompany the agent the property Tree OF
$50 A. M returning at l2 Us noon All lots are good but
choice OF location be had by apply ing at Maps
and Tree tickets at HITCHCOCK'S Real Estate He ad-
quarters 35 Third avenue Twenty sixth street.
New York. Enclose stamp for
Year: 1874

The following record Will show the changes in
the temperature for the past twenty -four hours,
in comparison with the corresponding day OF lass
year. as Indicated by tho thermometer at Hudnut's
pharmacy, HERALD Building:-
Year: 1874

We copy in another column a strong article
ffom The editorial columns of the n. D. sun, re-
mitted to MS with q request TO publish It, 1he
So, was one o: the most Radical of the abolition
papers of the Radical panty; and one OF the
strong advocates of Summers political ideas. Its
change 81 tone is remarkable aud shows that the
people are heartily tired OF Rad'caiism; ana tnat
the white people in the north are beginning to
feel that il it is necessary to agree to sleep wiih
negro, eat with n negro, drink with negro and
bs buried with negro. and be fined for every re-
fusal so TO do or TO give up their connection with
the Radical party, they prefer the latter policy


We do not agres with contemporary that
tie children OF the men who formed this Repub-
lie, and gave religious freedom and Liberty to the
white races of the world, deserve the terrors
and the woes that aIise from the most horrid
war of the nnetseuth century, for the enslave-
ment ct the negroes. On the contrary, it is sus.
ceptible OF proof that the negro race in this coun
Try presents the best type Of the negro extant
The southern shareholders of the |. s. did more
for the negros civilization than any other people
had doue for that race IN any country on the globe
and it will not do to attribute the horrible worl
of Radicaii,m Ii since 1861 to any other CAUSE thai
the evil passions of bad men influenced by tn
agency Of the Devil There are other sentiment
expressed 10 III. article with which we do nc
a,ree But as all evidence OF the great chang
which is now taking place in the minds OF III
people here: e:oiore fayoring Radicalism, we CON
mend it heartily to our readers as an evidence
r,turninc reason and the advancement Of a tim
when real peace will pervade the land uudt


Democratic influence and the Republic again AZ
vance joyfully under government that will


houored and cherished as OF old.
Year: 1874

The candidates for governor will
speak here next Saturday night, when
we hope our people viii make it point
TO turn cut in force. Judge Porter
should have The attentions Of our best
people, and be the recipient Of exceP-
tioRql honOrs.
Year: 1874

The SENAToRsHIP.-The Boston Herald in
noticing the announcement that Judge Peters
will allow his friends to use his name in con-
necton with the pending senatorship, says:


Mr.. Hamin might as well give up the fight.
There are plenty of good reasons why he should
do so. After having spent the greater part OF
mis- life in official station MIR. Hamlin hnds
himself, in his old age, as strongly attached to
the pleasures of place-holding as ever. The
promises made in his last canvass. that he
would not again be a candidate, he has for
gotten, and all his own skill as manager and
all the exertions of the numerous office holders
who look on him as their benefactor and guar
dian, have been put forth to send him for
another term to the Senate.


WHY should he go? Nobody in Maine pre-
tends to give any particular reason except
that he wants to go, that Mr.. Blame wants
him to, and that he Is the candidate OF the ac-
tive men who control the party caucuses and
conventions A majority of the Republican
papers and numbers of the best men in the
party in the state are opposed to his reelection.
Washburn, Perham, Drummond have been re-
coenized candidates against him, but with al
most uncomfortable effrontery and arrogance his
organs and friends, relying on the strength OF
their and his influence and the power or party
organization, have said he must go back, anu
have expected, by cracking the party whip, 10
succeed. 1t was growing very doubtful wneth-
er they could carry their point, but the appear
ance of a candidate to divide Mr.. Hamlin's To-
cal support seems to settle the matter Mr..
Hamlin has had magnificent opportunities.
He has had seat in the United States Senate
during the greater part of the stirring times of
the past twenty years, but when he leaves
Washington no man can point to any great
deed by which he will be remembered. Simply
a politician, never a statesman, he will be re-
membered at home for his stump speeches and
his faithfulness to those who have supported
him, while out of the state his only claim to re-
membrance will be that he was once Vice
President. He has shown no sym
pathy with any of the measures of reform on
which the coming party is to be based. To
vote as the senate caucus directs him is to full
fill his highest ideal of senatorial duties. Judge
Peters has had six years congressional expert
ence, and is an able lawyer convincing speak
er, a popular man, and is young enough to
take in something of the spirit and require
ments of the times His election, while it
would give Maine good senator, would also
be gratifying rebuke to the attempt OF the
ty perquisite, to be held by their gift and for
their benefit
Year: 1874

The Norwegian young woman is not permit
ted to receive attentions from the Norwegian
young man, until she is thoroughly acquainted
with the mysteries of bread-making and can
knit stockings. As a rather natural result,the
Norwegian fair ones are all accomplished bak-
ers and skillful knitters at an early age-even
before they learn to read and write,
Year: 1874

We do not read anonymous letters and commune
cations. The name and address of the writer in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve COM
muncations that are not used.
Year: 1874

'eWhen man, by love and mercy taught


Shall rue the wreck his fury wrought


And lay the sword away!''


For the first time in its history Bates has
been humiliated by a rather serious case of
hazing. By the cooperation of faculty and
students, however, measures were promptly
taken which render the repetition of such dis
graceful proceedings extremely improbable.
There are five ladies among the undergradu-
ates at Orono, and the faculty report that none
of the difficulties predicted from the admission
Year: 1874

THERE has been a running fire for long
time all along the line of the Pacific rail-


roads, discharged from blinded adversaries
against the railroad interests. The great


bug g-bear has been that the Central and


Union Pacific railroads have refused to pay
interest on the bonds issued by the United
States for the benefit of the roads, and that
they should be compelled to pay the same


On the plea that millions of dollars have
been wrongfully withheld from the Govern
ment on this account much animosity has
been aroused. 1t now turns out, however,
that there is not the least authority in the
law for exacting the collection of this in
terest until the maturity of the bonds.
Meanwhile, however, in blind haste the
people have forgotten most important fact
which has been fully developed by Mr..
Houghton in the House Committee on Pa
cific Railroads. The railroad companies
are required by the law to pay five per
cent. OF the net proceeds of their business
to the Government annually, to be applied
to the liquidation of the debt to the Gov
ernment These companies have earned
net profit thus far of about twenty million
dollars according to reports, and it is clear
that larger sum is due to the Government
which has never been demanded. The
committee has agreed 10 report bill pro-
viding for the proper demand for this five
per cent, and to enforce collection of it.
We are glad to see railroad legislation TAX
ing reasonable and practical direction to-
wards solution of the problem before the
people.
Year: 1874

THE House of Representatives yesterday
recommitted the Centennial appropriation
bill to the special committee on the na-
tional Centennial. This was eminently
proper We have gone too far with the
preparations for our Centennial celebration
to permit it to fail, and we believe Congress
will yet pass a bill that will guarantee the
patriotic enterprise that success which it
deserves. This much the American people
expect of Congress. Pennsylvania should
not be permitted to bear alone the expendi-
ture required to carry out celebration in
which the entire nation is intimately in
terested, the honor Of the American Gov
ernment is involved. and which was au-
thorized and dire.ved by the United States
Congress.
Year: 1874

IHE people OF that portion OF Arkansas


who reside at Arkansas City and vicinity
are suffering terribly from the effects of the


food, In many instances the water standing
as high as four feet above the floors of the
dwellings. Our telegraphic reports pub
lished this morning narrate a terrible pic.
ture of devastation and woe among these
people. Many of the colored people are re-
ported In a particularly deplorable condi-
ton. and an urgent petition las been issued
by three hundred and fifty colored laborers
for immediate relief Governor Ames, and
other officials, Of Mississippi. are taking
steps to relieve these sufferers on their bor-
der, but the officials of the State of Arkan-
sas are so thoroughly devoted to their pro-
tracted squabble for Office that no time can
be found in which to devise means for the
relief of these starving laborers of that State.
The action of Governor Ames in coming to
the relief of these victims of flood and bad
local government is creditable to his heart
and honorable to the high Office he holds as
Governor of a neighboring State. many of
whose people are similarly afflicted
Year: 1874

THE Governor submitted to cross-exam-
ination throughout the entire session of the
Investigating Committee yesterday, and
gave explanatory answers to multitude of
questions Of much interest, not only to the
committee, but to the community. With
out concluding his testimony the committee
adjourned till Monday.
Year: 1874

TEE arithmetic man Of the New York World
is wonderful creature. II he could only have
q Presidential election right away the Repub-
lican party would be beaten by nearly million
votes-at least he figures out that result to his
entire satisfaction.
Year: 1874

A letter from Pottsville on Friday states that
only four collieries out of the one hundred and
ten controlled by the great Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad monopoly are in operation. A
few more may resume this week, but most ex-
pect to remain idle until September lst The
suspension was the act Of the Railroad Co, which
adopted the simple device of not furnishing cars
to the operators. The reason for suspension is
stated to be that the i've or six leading compa-
nies which combine and control the coal trade
have an agreement by which each is allowed to
ship certain proportion of the entire tonnage
of each month, and no more. The Reading Co.
found that it was carrying more than its quota
for August, and hence its agreement with the
other companies compelled it to stop and as it
was not bound to give reason for its conduct,
it did not give any save "the lack of demand fol
COAL" which is probably true enough. The coal
trade is always dull in August.
Year: 1874

WEST COAST SIGNAL. Our friend
Gordon announces with the last issue
that his paper commences its Fourth
Volume with most cheering prospects,
Old readers Of the JOURNAL need not be
told that Dave knows how to get up a
good paper, and the large circulation OF
the SignaI shows thatit is appreciated in
humboldt county. Its Republican read
crs will be pleased to see that with the
new volume there is an indication that
the S'gnaL is not wholly joined to its
Dolly Warden idols, as the name Of Booth
lor President is left out of its editorial
columns.
Year: 1874

A bill came up on its passage in the
Assembly the other day to protect fish in
streams and provided that no saw-dust
should be thrown into streams. 1t was
on the eve Of going through when Tin
min got the floor and showed how that
would shut up every sawmill in Trinity.
Other numbering regions became alarmed
and the House was forced to omit the OBJ
jectionable section from the bill. The
State University muddle drew the House
Committee on public buildings to San


Francisco last week to meet the Regents.


EX Governor Haight read paper which


warmed the Committee for hasty action


at the former visit, and the result was
the Committee struck back. This won't
tend to help matters to satisfactory re-
suit and there will be hot times yet on
the question of further aid to the Univers-
ity. The Election Committee is divided
into three sections with six clerks, and is
counting the 26, 900 San Francisco ballots
for Assemblymen to see who are entitled
to seats. Only 1900 are as yet counted


and week has been consumed. This is
very nice. If any one is to be ousted he
will be lifted only at the tail end of
the session, having drawn full pay, and
the new man being rightiully entitled
will demand and get his full pay, too. So
both will win, and the State lose. One
of the best bills OF the session has been
introduced by Senator Lindsey. 1t pro-
yides that the penalty for murder shall
be death or imprisonment for life, as the
jury may decide. In Illinois, when it
Year: 1874

The Providence Press contains the following
account OF very singular accident and narrow
escape from death: t A remarkable accident,
which near resulting in the death of a
young lady, occurred at the Delaine Mill in Oh
neyvile to-day. Margaret Donnelly, aged 18
years, OF No. 10 Howard street, is employed in
the sewinC-roorn, and runs sewing-machine,
About half-past O'Clock this morning, one Of
the young men at work in this room took up
roEo some 20 feet in length, for the purpose Of
throwing it over one Of the rai1s suspended from
the ceiling, IN order that he might pull some
cloth over it. 4 Doose was fixed at the end Of
the rope in which one Of the ends Of the cloth is
placed, and By this pl ocess tho cloth is drawn
over to another machine, situated some 30 or 40
feet away. The rope was coiled up like lasso,
but in throwing it from him the young man
mlscalculated the distance, and it was
sent over one OF the main shafts,
which passes through tho sewing-room
into one OF the adjoining rooms~ The moose
caught Miss Donnelly firmly around the neck,
and, before she wac aware Of it she was drawn
suddenly upward. Her assistant. q young woman
some years her senior. took in the situation at
glance and srasrel her By the waist, meanwhile
screaming loudly for assistance. A Young man
standing pear by run to aid the unfortunate
young woman. and grabbed her By tho dress
All three wero pulled up some 10 feet or more,
when Miss Donuclly's head came in contact with
board projecting near the shaft. the rope gave
way, md they Wero violently precipitatcd to the
floor. Miss Donuely WAS picked up in m in
saualble condition and conveyed to her residence.
Year: 1874

such. Application was made by candl-
date for mandamus to compel them to
receive and compile these duplicates OF the
original returns from DeSoto to the only
court competent under the existing law to
grant such awrit The judge ofthis court,
a creature of the usurplng state govern
ment aud member of the famous Lynch
returning board of 1872, having received
the judgeship as a reward for bis services
on that occasion. refused the mandamus
During the sessions OF this board we have
seen the clerk accusing member OF frauds
IN election returns, the member in turn
accusing the clerk with having seen the
documents on the Democratic side stealth
lily distracted, aud Republican cross mark
ed affidavits put in their place, and acted
on, and the election returns altered aud
forged in the interest oi the Radicals weeks
after the election.


THERE Is no REDRESS,


because those to which alone application
can be made are but creatures Of the usur-
patton, whose existence depends upon the
continuation of Radical rule In defiance
of the expressed will of the people these
returning officers have been now tor weeks
dallying with the liberties and rights Of the
people Of an entire state, apparently wait
ing until an opportunity is offered for them
to consummate their viilainy by prOmul-
eating Radical majority as elected to the
legislature They hope to do this with i'm
punity. because the state house where they
sit is guarded by Kelloggs standing army
Year: 1874

riage ceremony had commenced


above the quiet grave in the


cemetery. The service was a


short one, and the scene most
singular and impressive. A few
moments later the four returned
to the carriage, and they were
driven back to the place from
whence they had started. The
driver of the vehicle, from whom
the facts arelgleaned, could give
no further information other
than that one. of the gentlemen
was undoubtedly a minister of
the gospel, as was revealed from
the clerical cut Of his garments.
The other gentlemen probably
accompanied the couple as a
witness to the marriage. It was
altogether strange proceeding,
and one Of unusual cast.
Year: 1874

The Winchester (Va.) shoe
factory started on a capital Of
10000 and is now receiving or
ders from the south and west to
such an extent as to not only in
sure the success Of the enter
prise, but render necessary an
enlargement of the factories to
meet the unexpected demand
upon it.
Year: 1874

Illinois, always forward in the
matter OF experimental legislation,
is liaely to take the lead in a new
direction, A bill has been intro
duced in her Legislature for the
establishment Of sort Of inebrl-
ate Jail, and the prospects are
said to be good Tor its passage.-
nabitual drunkenness is declared
by the bill to be a misdemeanor,
and on a conviction, be shall be
sent to the asylum for period OF


not more than one year, the cost
of his maintenance and treat
ment to be assessed against his es-
tate. In case be has no proper


ty in his possession, and Is unable
/ to pay, the expense mnst be borne
! by the county in which he lives


to be collected by general tax.
Year: 1874

A Steubenville 'local' has had
an adventure. He says: eve
will be somewhat cautious here
after as to how we write up local
item obout a woman. We have
been interviewed by n strong
minded one that had hunted US
for two daIs and she had q bu'i'
ness look ca as she spoke. We
are not Sc 'darned smart as We
were"
Year: 1874

discretion of the Judges and in no such in
stances shall they make an award unless the ar
tice be of superior merit, usefulness or inge-
nuty. And in no case shall premium be
awarded for an inferior article or unsound
animal.