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Year: 1874

Chubb's clock got out of order the other
day and began to strike wrong. That was
the cause Of the fearful excitement ut his
house on Wednesday night. They We're all
in bed sound asleep at midnight, when the
clock suddenly struck five. The new hired
girl. happening to wake just as it began,
heard it and bounced out of bed, under the
impression that morning had come; and as
it is aS dark at ) \. NJ in winter As it is at
midnight, She did not perceive her mistake,
but went down into the kitchen and began
to get breakfast.


While she was busting about in n pretty
lively manner, Chubb happened to wake.
and he heard the noise. He opened his
room door cautiously, and crept softly to
the head Of the stairs to listen. He could
distinctly hear some one moving about the
kitchen and dining room, and apparently
packing up the china.


Accordingly he went bacl. to his room
and woke Mrs. Chubb, and gave her orders
to spring the rattle out Of the front window
the moment she heard his gun go off Then
Chubb seized his fowIing piece, and going
down to the dining-room door, where he
could hear the burglars ut work, he cooked
the gun, aimed 1t, pushed the door open
with the muzzlc, and fired.


Instantly Mrs. Chubb Sprang the rattle.
and, before Chubb could pick up the laccra-
ted hired girl, the front door was burst open
by two policemen, who came into the din
ing-room. Seeing CiIul.b with a gun, and
a bleeding woman on the floor, they imagined
that murder had been committed, and one
Of them frosted Chubb of to the station
house, while the other remained to inyosti-
gate things.


just then the clock struck six An cX-
planation ensucd from the girl, who only
had few birrl-~hot in her leg, and the
policeman left to bring Chubb home He
arrived at about three in the morning. just
as the clock was striking eight When the
situation was untoldcd to him, his first
action was to jam the butt Of his gun through
the clock, whercupon it Immediately struck
two hundred and forty three, and then
Chuhb pitched it over the fence He has
new clock now, and things are working
better
Year: 1874

Z 4 4 r
HLTEMpER.--A single person Of sour.
sullen temper what q dreadful thing il
is to have such one in house There
is not myrrh and aloes and chloride of
lime enough i'll the world to disinfect a
single home Of such nuisance as that;
no riches, no elegance Of mein, no beauty
Of face, can ever screen such persons
from utter vulgarity. There is one thing
which rising persons hate Interpolation
of more than all other, and that is vul.
garity; but trust me. illtemper is the
most vulgar thing that the lowest born
and most illbred can ever bring to his
home. 1t is one of the worst forms, Of
impiety.i Peevishness in home is moi
only sin. against the Holy Ghost; but
sin against the holy Ghost in the tenn.
pie Of Love. Theodore PARKER.
Year: 1874

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A HEROINE AS an evidence that the
qualities of nerve and downright pluck
are not confined exclusively to the hero
ic men Of creation, there is herewith Of
fered the narration of a circumstance
wherein a young girl bore herself brave
iy under such trying circumstances as
would have severely tested the most
dogged determination of the genus iho.
mo. This young lady was at church,


when, during the sermon, she suddenly


became aware that something of crawl
ing nature was making an expeditions
journey up her leg. startled, as may
we'll be believed, she was for the nonce


bereft of the pawer of action, and there
forthwith chased each othes through her
rAind extremely lively and fearful appre-
tensions touching snakes, rats and
host Of disgusting creatures; but with A
determined effort she recovered her pres
ence of mind, and by the time the thing
had got short distance above her knee,
she clutched it through her dress with
a vice-like grip. and held on like
grim death. Since the first revel-
alton of the distressing circumstance,
she had not uttered q sound, nor given
any outward sign Of the mental torture
she must have suffered, but sat rigid
and composed, firmly grasping that hor-
rible thing. which she knew was some
living creature, when upon being clutch-


ed it gave forth squsaling sound. For
full three-quarters of an hour the brave
girl sat there, as composed as ever, still
retaining her hold to the close of the
service, when she departed homeward,


never relaxing her grip until reaching
home, when giving hurriede1planations


to her mother, she tainted dead away. &
A quick examination by Ia mere re


vealed the presence of a rat, dead as


door nail, as the cause of the unhappy
adventure, which for lively interest and


the revealing of remarkable spirit in
the mind of . young agirl, is not often


matched in this latter day,--New Orleans


Times see a'ssa fi - isp.s
Year: 1874

When the application was first made to
Chiua for tea seed to try aud raise the tea bush
in other sections Of the world it was generous
ly given. For long time the seed would not
even sprout, and then it was discovered that
John Chinaman, with 40 idea to business, had
carefully boiled all the seed before letting it 60
out OF his domains.
Year: 1874

The French astronomer Jansen has invented
an ingenious apparatus for ascertainiDg the
precise instant Of contact of the planet Venus
with the limb Of the sun at the transit on Dccem-
Der s. A movable disk, having toward its edge
equidistant round openings, turns before sec
oud disk covered with sensitive paper. BY
means OF clockwork, the outer disk is made to
move every second oyer distance equal to the
diameter Of one of its openings. Hence every
second there is new plate exposed and new
picture taken. By examining each picture ii
is possible to determine exactly the time of
contact
Year: 1874

The Commercial says the GAZETTE lacks argu-
men and yet that paper finds it necessary TO labor
diligently In abortive attempts TO refute our
plain statements. SO far as we have been abie to
discover, the Commercial has failed utterly in
every attempt it has made to enforce its peculiar
views. 1t has failed to convince the people OF
Delaware that negro suffrage was necessity ex'
o,pt it ue to keep the Radical party in power; and
even in this it will fail since enough whites have
abandoned the Radical party 10 cause its defeat
not outstanding the addition OF 5000 negro votes
in the State. 1t is even doubtful whether The
Radical party will be able to carry this city at the
next election, although it is the refuge OF most
of the negroes from the adjoining sections, and the
lower counties as well as portion OF Maryland
and Virginia. These poor people are encouraged
To abandon their homes and their labors in the
fields to seek precarious living in this city,
where many OF them are found idle about the
streets for days and weeks. while the faim-
ers are n great need Of laborers. The efforts OF
the Commercial has stimulated the abandonment
of agricultural labo- by the blacks, and has in
duced some Of them TO come here with the view
OF getting their children in The public schools as
soon as The Civil Rights Bill is passed We don't
know that that paper has been more successful in
this than in creating cliques and schisras in its
own party for its quarrels with the Council, aud
with the Jump clique, aud with the Board oil
Health, and with the "Ojorlsss Excavator Mono.
poly" all have their origin in The peculiar views
Of that sheet Ii is tras that it Is backed up by
such party men as the late post master and the
late City Treasurer, both OF whom it undertook to
defend ana finally arrived at the conclusion in
those cases that there was no guilt attached mas
much as the securities would make good the def
ciencies But in the former case We believe that
has not been done, nor do We know that it is like
lv O be done
Year: 1874

The United States Senate has been suddenly
seized with q fit of cowariice For nearly hun
drsd years the Press has been free TO comment
upon the acts and conduct of our Federal law
makers. But the Senators OF this daS cover be-
lore The pens of the ready writer's who show up
their misdeeds and chronicle their rascaties, and
yesterday The Radical portion Of that once great
body passed a law enabling them TO sue pub
Usher and compel him to go to Washington and
stand trial there in the nited States Court fol
something which his correspondent may have
said in his letter from Washington. This is the
first blow when it passes the House, the Senate
may aim another at the freedom OF The Press.
Year: 1874

FALL OF A TOBACCO FAcToRY.-On Satur-
day the floor OF the frame factory OF Z. FORD
X Son, Lynchburg, Va, gave way under the
weight OF tobacco which they were bearing,
and soon after the side walls and portion OF
the eastern end of the factory fell outwards,
leaving the building quite wreck. The house
is three-story one, and we learn each floor
contained nearly 100000 pounds OF tobacco
The damage is about 81, 900.
Year: 1874

KILLED HIMsELF.-A strange man namcd
Kobe, who went to Wilmington from Balti.
more to get work as painter, without success,
killed himself last week. He got board at
place on King street, in Wilmington, and
last Wednesday showed signs of craziness,
when he was locked in the garret of the hotel
Whilst there he pulled down a step ladder, by
which he made his way out on to the roof of
the hotel, large three story building, and
thence made frightful leap to the ground
SeeIow, falling on the pavement, so crushing
the unfortunate mans brother arrived from
Baltimore, and revealed the fact that domestic
trouble had impaired his mind lie has had
several separations from his wife, and finally
they, sold off everything and apparently sepa.
rated for life. The deceased was a perfectly
sober man. and was sad to be the best fresco
painter in Baltimore.
Year: 1874

A TEMPERANCE MEETING IN CAMDEN was
held on March Goth, Vim. Slay in the chair
and John Slaymaker Secretary, when an open
temperance organization was effected and res.
OlutiOns passed of the following import:


That it is high time, when our whole country
men and women, seem to be at work in the
temperance cause-that something should be
done in Camden


That liquor selling hotel is not necessary
for public use in Camden, or for any other
purpose that we can see, than to enable a single
individual to mOnOpollze the liquor traffic and
gather the large profits from the entire license
business into his own Golfers That it is our
opinion that a temperance house could be eS
tablished in Camden-the sale of strong drink
being comparatively little to nonresident
guests the principal sales being to our resident
citizens and their children


That it is a source of the deepest regret to
the friends OF temperance aud good morals
that SO mlny citizens of Cam len (gentlemen
OF respectfully, business, prOp9rty-tathers
OF sons who are in imminent peril from the
example AMI lnfIen9 thrown arount them)
have given their names to the world recon-
mendlng to our honored court of Justice to
license in our midst house for the supply of
strong drink to themselves, their and our child.
ren. That we are sorry and feel ashamed that
stranger should have settled in Camden, and
opened among US a liquor selling house, aud
has been, as we believe, selling spirituOus Ii
quOrs without license, and against the laws of
the State. SIch an act We regard as bold and
defiant and deserving universal repr0batlon
and just penal visitation
Year: 1874

A FoUNDLING.-Quite a novel and interest.
ing incident occurred on the Delaware Railroad
last Friday evening. Between Clayton and
Dover. bundle containing an infant about
two weeks old was discovered ON one of the
seats IN the rear passenger car Conductor
Duncan was attracted to the bundle by the
crying OF the child. There were but few in
the car at the time, all gentlemen, none of
whom were aware OF the presence of the little
boy. Under the seat was found basket
containing clothes sufficient to last the child
year, but none of the articles contained any
mark by which the parents could be identified
There was lso nursing bottle and bottle of
milk. Conductor Duncan left the child at
Dover, in charge of Mr.. j. D. Boggs, the
obigihg young bachelor Agent, who soon
found a protector for the little waif in Mr..
Dougherty, living near Dover. Mrs D. is
doing mothers part to the Outcast. But
lately she laid the last of her own offspring in
the grave. 1t is thought that the party who
put the child on the train got off at Townsend
and perhaps took the express train back to
Wilmington.
Year: 1874

The CHANGERS SHOWING THEIR HANDS,
The farmers of Indiana have decided to test
their strength and the virtue of voters gene
rally, by issuing call for grand indepen-
dent rally in mass convention at indianapolis,
on the 10th of June, to nominate an ndepen-
dent ticket and cut loose from the old parties.
These popular outbreaks are spreading, but at
their inception it is difficult to anticipate the
result. Still, they show the movements of the
elements, and are important as political
phenomena.
Year: 1874

Money is hard to get and easy to spend.
There is peril in it, and there is blessed
ness in it. To the wise and good it is the
best of servants, to the weak and foolish it
is the most terrible of tyrants


There are those who think it fine
thing for the young man to spend his money
with careless, dashing freedom, and the
spendthrift is character less despised
than the miscr. But we think the weak
vanity which prompts the young man to
spend carelessly that with which he could
do so many noble and satisfying things, is
not more wise than that of the miser who
devotes all his time to getting, without any
definite plan of present or future use.


All things are given that we may use
them for the general good as well as per-
sonal needs. Hence all who do their duty
must toll with head or hands. We should
take all the rest or recreation that the body
or mind requires, but while we can benefit
one person by precept or example, we have
no right to be careless or wastcful of time
or money.


Carelcssness in all its forms is wrong,
but earelessness in the spending of money
is the surest to lead to misery and shame
Frauglity and liberality should be joined
The first is leaving off useless expenses, the
last is bestowing our savings for the i'm
proyement of others.
Year: 1874

Soldiers entitled to increased pensions
under the new law need only to furnish the
Pension Office with their certificate, and
the increase will be allowed without the
Intervention of second party.
Year: 1874

When last heard from the engineer corps
engaged in surveying the route betgeen
Tellico and Athens, were within ten miles
OF the latter place. They will probably
reach here either to-day or tomorrow. As
far as they had progressed the route is said
to be highly favorable, with but few heavy
cuts and fills, such as were encountered
on the line of survey from SweetWater to
Tellico. Besides, it traverses rich iron
region greater portion of the distance.
The people are said to be good deal ex-
ercised on the subject, many of them pro-
posing not only 10 donate the right of
way through their lands, but to subscribe
liberarly for stock and TO dispose of their
mineral interests on che most accommo-
dating terms.
Year: 1874

The Excitement About Bald Mountain.


a correspondent of the EEpositor writes
about Bald Mountain as follows:


Bald Mountain. The excitement in
regard to this mountain is decreasing, and
the opinion generally received is that
there has been undue exaggeration in re-
gard to the quaking of the mountain. A
great many have visited the scene of ac-
ton and report that they did not find
as much fire as they expected" Anthem
ticated testimony says there is cave in
the above mountain, which has never been
explored to its full extent yet. They never
have been able to find any termination to
it. An effort was made once to explore
the cave, but the bats were so numerous as
to eXtinguish the lights, and consequently
the idea was abandoned. Some have ad-
vanced the theory that that cave is the
cause OF all this shaking of the mountain.
The bats must be pretty well grown.


Wanted. A hotel on or near Bald Noun
tain for the accommodation of curiosity
seekers, as they have literally eaten one
man "out of house and home " already"
Can't some man be found who will go to
the rescue of that poor fellow?
Year: 1874

HARTFORD, CONN, April G-2:9O p. NJ
It is impossible to give anything definite
about the result Of the election. The
weather is fine and travelling good, but the
vote will not be heavy one. In this city
it is probable the Democratic majority will
be from four to five hundred for Governor,
but there is chances of the election of q
Republican Mayor. The Prohibition vote
in the State will be much larger than last
year. Advices to-day show that the Pro-
hibitiouists are working hard in several To-
calites.


1t is generally thought that there will be
no election of Governor by the people.
Year: 1874

teTh.


New YORK, April Elm consequence Of
the disclosures that Tweed, instead of oc-
cupying q convict's cell in Blackwell's
Island penitentiary, he is in possession of q
comfortable room in the centre building of
the institution, which is well fitted up for
his comfort.


His private secretary says he was
given a room and a little more liberty from
purely humanity reasons. II became n
question with the authorities as to whether
or not some relaxation Of the prison dis
cipline in his case was not necessary as an
absolute necessity of health. Tweed was
extraordinarily corpulent, and to enable
him to move about with any comfort, he
was obliged to have his body bound up
tight in clothes. Already in i'll health his
sentence had a crushing effect upon his
nervous system and his condition at pres
ent is really pitiable. No prisoner in the
penitentiary has felt his punishment so
keenly. If il was insisted upon that he
should he confined in cell one would have
to be specially constructed for him, az his
size would preclude the possibility of his
living in an ordinary one. In fact, if strict
discipline was enforced in his case his
sentence to imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary would be equivalent to a sentence TO
death.


A Chance for n Diplomatic Muss


The steamship Tybee, from Santo Do
mingo on the Both ult., brings the follow
ing news: The British Consul General OF
Port au Prince had been on a tour of obser-
walton to Samana Bay, and had afterwards
visited Santo Domingo with propositions
from the Hytien Government for treaty
between the two republics. Among the
conditions of the proposed treaty it is said
were the cession to Hayti of the disputed
tarritpru on tha frpnfiar opA hn
ment of the Samana Bay convention made
with citizens of the United States.


These conditions being admitted by the
Dominican Government, Hayti or England
was to loan considerable sum to Santo
Domingo, payable at convenience and
without interest.


The discussion of this measure was caus-
ing great excitement throughout the
Island.


The President elect, Gousales, has not
been installed in office, as the convention
called for the purpose of framing new
Constitution was still unable to agree upon
the article thereof The special commits
sion of Samana Bay Company have not
succeeded in obtaining an amicable settle
ment of the question pending between
the Government and the Company, and
the provisional government has declared
the Samana Bay convention null and void.
The commissioners havciprotested against
summary act as arbitrary and ellegal, and
instigated by British and Haytien influence
and demand an arbitration upon the mat
ters in dispute according to the terms OF
the convention. The Company will, in
the meantime, call upon the United States
Government for protection against any
violent proceedings on the part the Do
minican authorities.


DIR. Howe remains at SANTANA as acting
Governor, while Samuels and Fobegs, and
other members of the commission, return
to New York.
Year: 1874

Might give counsel to any young hear
er l would say to him, try to frequent the
company of your betters; in books and
life that is the most wholesome society
learn to admire rightly, the great pleasure
of life is that. Note what the great men
admire they admire great things narrow
spirits admire bassly and worship meanly.
-Thdckeruu
Year: 1874

THE taste for emotion may become a
dangerous taste we should he very eau
tious how we attempt to squeeze out of HUI
man life more ecstacy and paroXysm than
il can well afiord,-SydRCy Smith.
Year: 1874

array Of hundreds of murders, whrpings, ana other
outrages, alleged to have been committed since 1862
and will demand further legislation to suppress
them. What the nature of that legislation should
be seems not yet to be agreed upon but the plan
which seems to meet with the most favor Is to ex-
tend the jurisdiction of the u. s. District Courts
and to change the method of selecting juries so
that it will be easier to convict men charged with
crime TINS evening Brooks of Arkansas occupied
the most Oi the evening in the delivery OF speech
on the general condition of the South aud IN clos
ing explained, for the benefit OF the Convention
from his own point Of view, the contest between
hun and Baxter for the Govornorship OF
the State. The Committee on Resolutions
at its meeting tonight was unable to agree
upon chairman. Mr. SloaDaker of louisiana
who, delegate from Texas says. bought his seat
i'm this Convention from negro would not agree
that Senator Dorsey should preside. and so the Com
mittee adjourned until tomorrow morning. Inc
Committee an address to the people OF the United
States held q meeting this evening and after some
deliberations adjourned, leaving Senator west OIL
Louisiana and Judge Mcclure of Ar kansas to draft
something for the consideration OF the Committee
tomorrow.
Year: 1874

This is Chicago dispatch of February g: The bill contemplated by the House military committee for the reduction of the army will not propose reduction Of the number of enlisted men, but Of the of ficers as has been stated. It costs more to pay the officers salaries than those of the enlisted men.
Year: 1874

IN speaking of law as at present violat- ed, the Rev. T. K. Beecher said: HIt is ext tremely difficult to commit the crime of murder in such an accurate and honest way that it shall satisfy the specifications of the statute. Unless the wOuld-be mur- derer takes legal counsel beforehand and follows instructions minutely, he will fail nine times in ten, however sincerely he may try. Anybody can kill man, but he cannot do it in first degree murder style without counsel and care"
Year: 1874

The following statement of distances is published for general information as well as to supply bidders for government transportation (on the 4th of March), with facts of value to them. Care has been taken to consult the latest data and most reliable sources of information in the compilation of the several distances given:

 miles.
Year: 1874

Saviour ana the Church. he thanks God he Is no
munster, nIa All go0d men say Amen GENERA a.,
do not desire him as witness. The other party Is


THE APOSTLE OF LIBERAL CHRISTIANITY


In this new system loose ideas OF morality and
loose interpretations OF the Scriptures have found
apostles IN both these men. II these clouds OF
modern philosophy meet and CLASH 1t Is all to the
glory OF Jesus. God IS not dependent on the advo-
cacy OF any such men or any number OF them, and
the assumption too prevalent In the press and on
the PLATFORM, that Christianity must suffer from the
present complication Is almost too absurd TO re-
quire protest.


to the audience as to the kind OF testimony they
bear now and mean to bear in the future and a
warning to be careful when they find themselves
In fashionable watering places where many OF
them are going IN the course OF the week. col
lection was then taken up and the communion ad-
mInistered