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Year: 1874

We take following account Of the dis
covery of the lost express money, from
Portland paper:


With the exception of small sum,
the entire amount of treasure lost sew
eral weeks since at Kalama, has been
recovered by Wells, Fargo L. Co., after
a long and patient search. To Col.
Dudley Evans. agent of the Express
Company in this city, we are indebted
for all the circumstances connected with
the recovery of the money, which are
substantially as follows: Prior to the
arrest of the young man F. L. Budlong,
on suspicion that he was either the
principal or an accessory of the rob-
berry, he had been boarding with fam
lily named Hale, who reside in Kahma.
After his apprehension, it was thought
that if Budlong was the guilty party,
the money must be secreted somewhere
about the premises where he was stop
ping. This caused the house of Mr..
Hale to be more or less watched, not
only by the authorities, but the public
at large. The Company were very
anxious to recover the money, and the
authorities and many other persons
were equally solicitous to be the happy
finder, so that they might secure the
coveted reward. More especially since
the discharge of Budlong from custody
at the close of his preliminary examina-
ton, has his every action been the OBJ
ject Of public scrutiny, and the premises
occupied by Mr.. Hale been more mar
rowly watched. Nothing, however, of
n tangible character rewarded public
espionage until last week, when almost
the entire amount lost was suddenly
and in Most unexpected manner dis
covered. Adjoining the house occupied
by MIR. Hale is another building, in
which resides Mr.. Curtis, master me-
chanic at the machine shops, and his
family. Last Thursday afternoon Mrs
Curtis and her little son were out in the
front yard gathering up some dry sticks
with which to start fire. While the
lady was STOPPING down, she observed
some blacAlooking object lying under
the front porch, which was several feet
above ground. At the first glance Mrs.
Curtis supposed it was an old joint of
stove pipe, but on taking second look
she discovered it was an old boot.
Thinking it rather strange that she had
never before observed it lying there,
she took stick and turned the boot
over TO her surprise she saw that the
leg was stuffed full of something. Gu
riosity being now aroused, the lady
proceeded to inspect it more carefully,
and to her great surprise discovered
that the boot was crammed full with
greenbacks. The realization of the fact
that she had found the lost money, Sc
cured the reward offered, not unmingled
with the unpleasant thought that the
good name of herself and family might
thus be compromised and become the
object of an unjust suspicion, so COM
pletely overcome her with emotions that
she could hardly speak. In terrible
state Of excitement Mrs. Curtis ran into
the house, and informed her daughter
that she believed that some one had
hid the money under their house, and
desired her to come out and look for
herself. However, the daughter be-
came more excited than her mother
Year: 1874

AN Awful. ExpER1ENcE.- "A young lady
named Miss Edgar, who was saved from
the VWe .de Harre had dreadful ex-
perlence. She is an expert swimmer
but after supporting her mother in the
water as long as she was able, she had
the misery of seeing her at last slip
away from her own exhausted and frozen
arms, and slowly settle down and dis
appear before her eyes, and only one
minute before the boat appeared which
picked up and rescued herself.
Year: 1874




"WEr THE RopEs. That some things
shrink after they have been washed,
and that others expand is we'll known,
but the cause of this requires explana-
ton. If we take new rope, ten feet
or more long, and fix one end of it
across beam, and to the other end at
tacb heavy weight, and so stretch the
rope until the weight just rests upon
the ground, the weight, if the rope be
well saturated with water, will be raised
from the ground simply by the shrink
ing of the rope. The following state
ment is an illustration of the fact: The
Chevalier Fontana undertook to raise
an ohelisk at Rome. While the stone
was suspended in the air, just over the
pedestal, the ropes stretched so much
by it's weight that the base of the obelisk
could not reach the pedestal, and the
work was about to be given over, when
man among the crowd cried out" Wet
the ropes" This advice was followed;
and the column was seen gradually to
Use to the required hight, and was then
placed upon the pedestal, where it now
stands in front of St. Peters. The
obelisk is now known as erected by Pope
Sextus. In the shrinking of various
clothes it should be remembered that
they are made up Of small cords which
contract by moisture, more particularly
when wetted for the first time, both in
warp and weft, that is, in length and
breadth. Paper, with filaments in all
directions is forced asunder by the in
PRODUCTION of water among its pores.
On this account the wet side will always
be the outside of it's curl. Wedges of
dry wood; driven into clefts of stone,
and then we'll wetted, will rend rocks
Year: 1874

AZ Childhood is like mirror. catch
ing and rejecting images all around it.
An impious or profane thought uttered
by parents lips, may operate on a
young heart like spray of water upon
polished steel: staining it with rust
Which no after securing can efface.
Year: 1874




Some six or eight years ago, an eccen-
trio citizen of Cornish made bequest
to the town of 81 900, the interest of
which to be annually expended for ma
tional flags, said flags to be unfurled in
pleasant weather in various parts of the
town. The will was duly approved.
The town accepted the legacy, and ap-
pointed trustee, who has executed the
wish to letter. Cornish, however, is
not exempt from people who banker
after filthy lucre." Recently some of
the deceased relatives asked the Su-
preme judicial Court to set the will
aside on the ground that it is need
less expenditure; the town has no au-
thority to execute the wishes of de-
funct citizen, and, moreover, no provis-
ion is made for fag-poles, ropes and
tackle. The opinion of the bench was
given at Concord recently, by Judge
Foster, who took occasion to say that it
was very proper bequest, one calcu-
lated to keep alive the spirit of union
and patriotism, and the memories of the
historic past of the nation. The town
has the same right to accept the gift
and execute the wishes of the donor as
it has to accept a gift for school, pub
lie library, or any other object. The
court ruled that the poles, ropes and
tackle were only the incidentals to the
flag, andI as such were included in
the spirit of the bequest. The decis-
ion leaves the flag flying, and the heirs
to try some new expedient to make an
honest dollar.
Year: 1874

A New WEATHER VASE. - The old
weathercock has two essential faults;
it indicates direction when there is a
dead calm. 1t gives no means of learn
ing the force of the wind; while it fails
to show the true course of the same,
by exhibiting merely its horizontal COM
ponent. Nj. Tany proposes the arrange
ment to be attached to the ordinary
Lightning rod. Just above a suitable
shoulder Oh the latter is placed cop
per ring, grooved and made into pull
ley easily rotated in horizontal plane.
Around this passes knotted co,d, the
ends of which are secured to the ex-
tromi;ie' of n short stick or metal rod
to which is secured simple streamer
Thus constructed the vanc indicates q
calm by falling vertically, and besides
shows .he strength of the wind by be-
ing blown out more or less from the
lightning rod. AS is evident, it is cap
able of motion in every direction, so that
if there exist in the wind an upward
tending vertical component, the same
will be shown
Year: 1874

and they had then been under sail against
head wind for twenty four hours


When l reached the deck of the Tigress I
observed that a number of men " sre en-
gagged on carpenters work, making up and
mailing together number of rough pine
wood boards; asked the commander what
tney were for, and he said they were de-
eignec for the reception of the bodies of the
unfortunate men who had been killed by
she accident on the day of the explosion
oaiG the captain of the Tigress to me:


Inc weather was dreadfully wet, a
rougn breeze was blowing, and o heavy
swell on. A number of men had pone be-
low after watch and had turned in on ton
OF the boiler for the sake of warmth, Nine
teen OF the crew were reposing in this way
when the crash occurred, and some of them
were literally scalded beyond recognition.
Inc CONSERVATION WAS fearful. The two
engineers were on duty at the time, and
both were killed.


We left them on the afternoon of the
third, making for land under sail, and
promised to report the disaster Immediately
on our arrival.


l did not ascertain the names of tho
men,, as all the officers of the Tigress ap-
peared in great. grief, and could give but
few particulars.


The dispatch further SAYS that since the
captains statement was made yesterday it
was learned that the Tigress had arrived off
the coast and had put into the Bay of Rob-
erts, where, IN all probability, she will land
her dead and wait for assistance. After the
r polaris matter had been disposed of, the
l1gress was fitted out for seal fishing trip,
and was returning south at the time with
her catch, when the terrible disaster oc-
curred
Year: 1874

The many friends of Professor G. Collig-
non intend testifylng their appreciation of
his worth and talent as gentleman and a
musician by assisting at grand compI-
mentary concert to be given for his benefit
The concert will be o1e of sacred mua;c.
and will take place at tho Church of the
Immaculate Conception, on Baronne street.
on the evening of Wednesday, the twenty
second instant. Professor Collignon is the
able organist of the Jesuit Church, and di-
rects the best choir in the city. His expe-
rience and ability to prepare aud execute
choice programme for his concert can be
relied upon
Year: 1874

A SOP to the newspapers was thrown ont By
tho Lower House Of Congress yesterday, IN tho
shape Of bill providing for FREQ exchanges and
for free circulation in the county OF publlca-
lion, Persons recoiying county newspapers by
carrier are required to pay tho usual postage.
Doubtless this measure, if 1t should pass tho
Senate, will secure to tho present Congroa8 tho
,ternal gratitude Of the religious newspapers
md Of that part Of the country press which ia
.akon by tho people from stern Benso Of duty.
Year: 1874

"Certanly there is no nobler field for hu-
man effort than the insurance line Of bnsi-
ness--especially accident insurance. Ever
since have been Director in an accident
insurance company have felt that am q
better man. Life has seemed more precious.
Accident has assumed kinder aspect.
Distressing special providences have lost hall
their horror. look upon II cripple, now,
with affectionate interests an advertise
ment. do not seem tc care for poetry any
more. do not care for politics; even ag-
rcultare does not excite me. But to me,
now, there is charm about railway COLI
sion that is unspeakable.


There is nothing more benefcent than ac-
cident insurance. l have seen an entire
family lifted out of poverty and into afilu-
ence by the simple boon of a broken leg.
have had people come to me on crutches,
with tears in their eyes, to bless this bene-
fcen, institution. In all my experience Of
life have seen nothing SO seraphic as the
ook that comes into freshly mutilaied
mans face when he feels in in his vest pocket
with his remaining hand and finds his acci-
dent ticket all right. And have seen
nothing so sad as the look that came into
another splintered customers face wher he
found lie couldn't collect on a wooden leg.


I will remark here, by the way of an
advertisement, that notle charity which We
have named the Hartford Accident Insur-
ance Company is an institution which is to
be peculiarly dep .ndod upon. A man is
bound to prosper who gives it his custom
No man cNn take out policy in it and not
get crippled before the year is out. Now
there was one INDECENT MN who had been
disappointed go often with other companies
that he had grown disheartened, his appetite
left him, lie ceased to sme-sad his life
was but wearness Three weeks ago
got him to insure with us, and now he is
the. brightest, happiest spirit in this land-has a
good steady income and stylish suit of
new bandages every day, and travels around
on a shutter.


am informed by Mr.. Charles Wilson,
foreman of our patent leg and crutch factory
however, for further information on that
head | will refer you to our advertisements.


will say in conclusion that my share Of
the welcome to our guest is none the less
hearty because talk 20 much nonsense, and
know can sny the same for the rest of
the speakers.
Year: 1874

An attempt was to have been made last
week to get up another wo,nan's crusade III
Cleveland, but three or four of the leaders
were disappointed about their Fall bonnets,
and the affair didn't come off.
Year: 1874

A Gentleman at our elbow says he thinks
it Just as reprehensible for women to get tight
by laciog, as for men to get tight by whisky.
Well, its none of our particular business any
way. Men generally get tight because its
pleasant, and women get tight corsets nice.
Year: 1874

This world scene as dark as Styx
Where hope is scarce worth 2 6
Our joys are borne so feeting hence
That they are dear at IS
And yet to stay here many arc willing
Although they may not have
Editors Dracer, in Harpers Magazine
for August
Year: 1874

will degenerate into sensuslity OF iauut
itself In a display Of gewgaws aud vulgar
fnery. SO corrupted, !, will react on the
character that gave II birth and drag il
still lower on It's downward course. The
higher beauty Is sacrificed to the lower,
and beauty Of character the highest Kind Of
beauty Is forever lost. II then formation
Of character Is the great end Of school
training it is important that there should
be at the very outset some idea Of the
beauty Of character. And Just here the
teachers grand power TO help comes in.
His pupils will doubtless each have Tor
himself more or less clearly formed ia
his own mind bis own ideal; but the
teacher; watching them all from day to
day, longing to bring ont the best that is
in them; viii discover the germs OF some
peculiar beauty or grace in each, and will
from his larger experience form trner
ideal Of each: unlil bis pupils, even the
weakest and dullest OF them all will, by
constant Intercourse with him come 10 he
Inspired with bis belief in grahder pos
sibilities for them. But If you teach very
long there will come sometime into your
school one, there afe not many such, in
whom the acute perception Of Your finest
charity can discern no beauty-a boy so
low, SO mean, so utterly base that your
first impulse will be to turn from him in
disgust, But you have no right to do
that; you have heard of love mightier
than the love OF beauty-a love for that
which Is NOT beautiful love for the


miserable aud poor and blind aud naked,
because il needed love, and putting away
your small disgust you must open your
heart TO that Divine love till il shall come
through You like consuming fire to
burn through the boys baseness aud
kindle into living energy that spark OF
the divine image which you could not
see, but which not seeing you believe in
and "a fire may be kindled which by
the grace Of God shall never be put out. -
Then when at last your work is done,
when in heaven your own thirst for per-
feet beauty is satisfied-and you look
back over your own life and that of your
pupils-when you sec against what fear
full odds some of them have had to con-
tend, you will wonde. that you were
ever impatient with them-will wonder
that you were ever weary in helping
them-and will bless God for all He has
given you to do in the glorious work OF
teaching.
Year: 1874

AT the cattle yards in East Buffalo
there is an immense sheep house, capa-
BILE of holding twenty thousand sheep.
II is situated some distance from the rail.
road, and is reached by somewhat cir
cuitous route, through various streets
aud avenues of the yard. When cattle
trains arrive in the night the sheep are
unloaded and driven to the house. Now
this was somewhat troublesome, until
introduction of Billy, the subject of the
sketch. Billy is fine weather. lie is
not Cotswold, nor a Southdown, nor Il
Merlno. Indeed, am afraid that his
pedigree is somewhat in obscurity. But
for all that, be is a most intelligent sheep.
When the sheep are all unloaded, Billy,
with bell on his neck, is placed at the
head of the flock. He leads them tbro'
the long avenues to the house and into
the pens, and as the last one enters the
pen, Billy slips out the gate, and returns
to his own stall and bale OF hay. All
this is done better than II could be by
several men.


The story of Billy reminds us of an
other Billy, who, on seeing his shadow,
through one of tie large, plate glass
windows, of a city dry goods store, stop.
ped to give him bunt, and as he went
through the window, into the salesroom
of the astonished inmates, he led every
sheep behind him, till the room was com
pletely filed with wool and live mutton,
much TO the discontinue Of all concern
ed.
Year: 1874

An extraordinary case Of breach OF promise was
heard at the Gloucester AssiZes, yesterday morn
ing, says the Liverpool Post OF August IL. Plain
tin, whose name Is White. was 1ty-one years OF
age, and housekeeper at Brecon Old Bank. In
1s4s while in the service of the deiendant's father
q MIR. Saunders, as COOK. she was seduccd by the
defendant, and an improper intercourse between
them resulted In the birth Of a son. In 1857 de-
fendant. who was at the time preparing for an APP
pointment as Methodist minister, promised
her marriage. but said he could not marry
her then or his father would cut him Off
with shilling. An afiiliation order was made
upon him ny the magistrates, OF one shilling aud
ninepeDcc per week, till the chid snoud be thir-
teen years old. In 1861 he again met plantl1, and
renewed his intimacy with her and his promise Of
marriage 70 her. and got her to relieve him OF his
weekly payment, so that he could insure mis- life
tor her benefit. After that he never paid her any
more money. He had photograph OF her son,
and met him several times in succession IN 1859.
He again repeated his intention OF marrying the
plaintiff, but since then he had married some one
else, and this action was brought IN consequence.
The defence set up the plea OF the Statute OF Linn
itations, but the Judge ruled that where q cog.-
tinuous promise had been shown this could not
be. The parties then agreed upOn y verdict for
, E75. with leave to move,
Year: 1874

A RESPECTABLE WIDOW LADY, 80 YEARS OF
"A age, having very handsomely furnished house
ana very desirable business would like 10 meet with
an elderly gentleman OF means, who would assist her
either silent active partner Address SINCERITY
Herald Uptown Branch office.
Year: 1874

permit the publication Of his name from the proba-
blty that he will called upon for legal advice upon
the subject


Henry L. Clinton said that the Mayor appeared to
have acted In defiance of public opinion tho courts
and everything else Gov Dix had declared the offices
TO be vacant had explained the reasonthat the oc
cupants thereof had violated the charter II that DO
they had become disqualified from holding Office, as an
other section OF the charter distinctly stated that
any one found guilty OF willfully violating any OF
the provisions OF the charter shOuld be forever dis
qualified from holding Office uuder the charter. He


therefore did how the Mayor, In the face of Gov
DXs letter. could reappont the two men who had been
convicted OF violating the charter for the election laws
In his opinion were part OF the charter, as they are
mentioned in that document. With regard TO the legal
aspect of he did to give any opinion at
present as it might happen that he would have to ap
pear in court. He merely took common sense vie" Oh
the the facts that have been publicly presented
and with that view he certainly could not help feeling
surprised at the obstinacy OF the Mayor.
Year: 1874

PLYMOUTH, Mass, July Elm the Sturtevant
trial to-day the Government closed Its evidence ana
the for prisoner opened the case for tho de
fense He said the prisoner did not shrink from an In
yestigation and that they shond explain how Dioou
came on the prisoners clothing; the mpossipiily oi
distinguishing dried human blood from animal blood


the of the prisoner on night and day OF
the murder so that ii would have been impossible for
bIm to commit the crime They wonld also explain
whore he obtained the money found In his possession
that 1t did come from the Sturtevant House na'
the currency of the description is In circulation
aud the impossibty Of the footsteps being made by
the prisoner Evidence introduced to cOrrObOrate
tins line of defense after which prisoners counsel
stated that they cOntented 10 rect the case Win
the appearance OF the prisoners we VINO was 700
I'M To he present. The Court adjourned till Friday
when the closing al rguIDents will be made.
Year: 1874

The wild, rushing winds Of the tempest are sweep
| The frost-fettered land Ike spirit of wrath;
His fierce, icy breath with keen arrows is piercing
The breasts of the wanderers who stand in hi
The earth in atrance lies snshrouded in silence,
The storm-king knocks loudly at window and
The prayer Of the pitifal fervertIy rises


God shelter the homeless and pity the poor
God pity the poor who are weariIy sitting


bare,


From which the last ember's pale hiekering has
Like Hope dying out in the midst of despair;
WEo look on the wide world and see it a desert


Where ripple no waters, no green branches wave,
Who see in the future as dark as the present


No rest but the death-bed, no home but the grave.
God pity the poor when the eddying snoE-drifts
Are whirled by the wrath of the winter wind by,
Like showers of leaves from the paIid star-liiies
That float in the depths of the blue lake on high
For though they are draping the broad earth in


Laauty,


And yelling some flaw in each gossamer fold,
That beauty is naught TO the mother whose children
Are crouching around her in hunger and cold.
God pity the. poor, for the wealthy are often
As hard as the winter and cold as its snow;
While fortune makes sunshine and summer around
They care not for others nor think of their woe !;
Or if from their plenty trihe be given,
,, So doubtingly, grudgiingly, often it's doled
More painful than hunger, more bitter than cold.
God pity the poor for though all men are brothers,
Though all say " Oar Father" not mine, when


they pray


The proud ones OF earth turn aside from the lowly
As if they were fashioned of different clay;
They not in those who in meekness and pa


tience,


Toll, poverty pain, without murmur endure.
The image of Him whose first couch was manger,
Who choose for our sakes to be homeless and


poor.


God pity the poor give them courage and patience
Their trials, temptations and troubles to brave,
And pity the wealthy whose idol is Fortune,
For gold cannot gladden. the gloom of the grave
And this brief life, whether painful pleasant,
To one that is endless but opens the door,
The heart sighs while thinking palace and


hovel;


God pity the wealthy as well as the poor.