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Year: 1866

Three brothers, Merlin, Charles and Al
len Mead. living at Cross River, in the town
of LewisborO' Westchester county, about
five miles from Katonah Station on the
Harlem Railroad, were suffocated in a well
on Tuesday. Merlin, who was a bachelor,
and Allen, who was married, lived upon the
homestead Of their father, which they own
cd together, and Charles possessed n farm
which lay adjoining.


On Tuesday, Merlin took q pail, and in
company with one Of his nephews. went TO n
well at a barn-yard, few hundred feet from
the house. This well was not ordinarily
used, except in winter time, and was kept
eoverd with boards He removed these, and
in endeavoring to draw out some water, lost
the pail Then he descended into the well,
sustaining ghimselfupOnthe stones with which
the wall was made Before reaching the
water he slipped and fell The lad who had
come with him ran to the house and gave
an alarm. Allen rushed to the well and
hurried down it to rescue his brother from
drdSning.


When he had gone about halfway to the
water, he slackened his speed, and set his
feet firmly against the stones on each side of
the well. His arms he also placed in the
openings betweenthes stones. Almost imme-
diatey his head dropped forward, and he
became insensible; but his limbs were so
braced and stiffened, that his body remained
suspended. The terrified womenand children
could. of course, do nothing to aid the dead
or diving men. As soon as possible the 9TH
er brother, Charles Mead, was called. He
said he would go down and take out Allen,
who, he thought, must be still alive. The
women, now convinced that the air in the
well was so poisoned that it would not sup
port life, begged him todesist. He insisted,
however, saying that he would enter the
well. and if he found that ne could not help
his brother, would return Immediately. SO
fastening to his leg rope which he intended
to tie around Aliens body for the purpose
Of hoisting it out, he stepped into the well,
and quickly but carefully descended. He
had hardly reached the place where the
body was, when he made an effort to come
to the surface, but his strength was insuf-
ficient and he fell. BY this time all the
members of the two families were assembled
at the well, and the scene was one that need
not be described. In the confusion boy, q
relative of one Of the men, rushed to the
well, and in spite of the resistance of the
women, got himself in the mouth of it, but
he soon felt the sitting effect of the air, and
started up in time to save his life. After
ward the three dead men were dragged out
with hooks. The funeral took place on
Wednesday, from the homestead. The
brothers were much respected, and were pos
Year: 1866

It was whispered around several days ago,
that fair damsel Of some sixteen summers,
encased in gray pants, linen coat, boots, and
soft hat, had made her arrival in Des Moines,
and was creating quite sensation among the
b'hoys. In fact it was reported that, in
company with lot of lads, she refreshed
herself one after noon by bathing in Coon
River. BY some mysterious process, I'M
known TO Dobbs, it leaked out that she was
not all she seemed to be; and so the Mar
shall considered it his duty to arrest her, and
have her lodged in Jail until such time as the
Mayor should have an opportunity to give
her hearing. She was accordingly captur-
ed, and brought into the presence Of Mayor
Cleveland.


At first she was inclined to be reticent in
her remarks; In fact, she refused to open
her sweet mouth, until the Mayor intimated
to the officer that no had better return with
her to the calaboose. She became frighten-
ed, and then in answer to questions, she said
that her name was Emma Hammond; that
her parents lived in Ottumwa; that she had
been seduced, and had donned male attire in
order to give effectiveness to her pursuit of
the betrayer She told pitiful story, but
failed to impress anybody with the idea that
she was opposed to seduction en- principle,
seeming, on the other hand, rather pleased
with the Establishments of vice. She was
sent back to Jail, toawait the action of friends,
if she has any, at Ottumwa.
Year: 1866

a FIERY SERPENT. "A young lady at
East Windsor, Mass, was pretty conkidera-
bly, scared the other day. She was brush
ing the dust from the hearth of cooking
stove in which was full fire, when an cnor-
nous live and particularly Hrcly snake sud
denly issued from hole in the stove door,
full in her face. A succession of screams
brought the feminine portion of the house
hould to the kitchen, and the mother dis
patched the sarpint, which was charging
about the room and writhing in great pain.
1t seems that basket of chips had been
scraped up the previous evening, and mo-
ment before the scare, the mother had emp
tied a portion of them in the stove, and
with them went the snake.
Year: 1866

NEVER TOOK APApER.--While travelling
through this county last week, we came
across a man who believed it a sin 70 patron
ize newspaper. He told us that paper
never entered his house-that hisgrandfath-
er never took one-that his father had lived
all his life without one-and that he had
done frstrate without one. We passed his
house, and was satisfied of the truthfulness
Of his story. His home was ricketty, torn
doNn affair, his fields were worn out, his
fences were tumbling down, and his children
would have been surpassed in neatness by a
litter Of young wolves. The man himself
was woful specimen Of humanity. He had
become SO accustomed to sitting and looking
at nothing on rainy days and evenings that
his eyes had a vacant stare. On making in
quiry we found that mono Of the family for
generations back had ever known how to
read. And yet this man is q citizen, He is
permitted to vote, and Is not disqualified
from holding Office. For the sake Of human
ity We hope that such men are seldom to be
seen in this county.
Year: 1866

CARD.


The ProprietOrs in presenting the public the
above Incompatible Bitters, them that but
for of gratitude TO the generous donor of the
recipe and in response to the opportunities of the
hosts of Southern friends who have experienced
their efficacy, they would have hesitated before
placing an article OF such sterling merit on a mar
ket flooded with deleterious compounds libelng the
name of Stomach Bitters Our Senior, however
having at the solicitation Of those friends expended
the manufacture of the GREY JACKER BIT
TIERS the experience acquired in half a lifetime
devoted to the preparation of Tonic Digestive Stim
ulants. and discovered their immense superiority
over all other Stomach Btters have unhesita-
ngly added these the list of articles already pre-
pared at establishment, and well known and
largely patronized by the community at large.


BARNETT & LION take this seasonable oppor-
tunity of thanking their numerous friends Cor the
immense increase in their business during the year
and inform them that, although the manufacture of
the GREY JACKET BITTERS must neeessar;iv y
cause additional tax their energies, yet, from
large additions in the improvements made and
making in the manufacturing department of the
establishment their orders VIII be filed promptly
and they hope as satisfactorily as usual.


BARNETT & LION.


Jan lgd3m 81 and So GravIer st.
Year: 1866

SENATE.-Yesterday,a after our report closed,


Further consideration of the bill to consol-
idate the public debt and reduce the rate of in
terest on the same to five per cent, was post
poned until to- day.


The bill TO amend the postal laws was passed
and after a short Execuuye session, the Senate
adlourned.


IN THE HOUSE. the afternoon and evening
sessions Were devoted to the consideration Of
the Tax bill.
Year: 1866

There is great danger that there may be-
candidates for the Legislature in some Of.
the Counties. who profess to be personal
ly opposed to the (Howard) Constitutional
amendment, but who mis- ght be induced,
6 u'aoer certain circumstances" to vote
for it in the Legislature. This is vital
question. The Legislature will be called
upon to vote for or against it at the next
session. Should the Northern elections
be favorable to it, some men, who now
seem to be sound on the subject, but who
are known to be timid tender-f footed men,
could be persuaded to vote for it. Such


men will not do to be trusted at a time
like this. No man should be voted for
who would vote for it under anY circum-
stances, unless upon the positive instrnc-
tions OF his constituents fairly obtained,


and, even then, not nnless his own iudg-
| ment fully endorses those Instructions
| coming from the greater portion OF an in
| telligent constituency. It is not an ordi


nary matter. 1t proposes vital and dam


gerous change of the Constitution, which


should be we'll pondered before voting for


It, and then not because majority of the


Northern people vote for it, but because


the people Of the South believe it to be


right or just, or best for the South and for


the unions ,-Rdleigh Sentinel
Year: 1866

PAYING DEBTS.-Mcn may sOphis-
ticate as they please, they can never
make it right, and all the bankrupt
laws in the universe cannot make it
right for them not to pay their debts.
There is sin in this neglect, as clear
and as deserving church discipline
as in stealing or false swearing. He
who violates his promise to pay, or
withholdS the payment of debt
,rhea il is in has pO'cer to meet his en-
gagement, ought to be made to feel
that in the sight of all honest men he
is a Swindler. Religion may be a
very comfortable cloak under which
to hide; but if religion does not
make man deal justly, it is not
worth having,
Year: 1866

PRINTERS MISUNDERSTANDING
the Mexican war one of the English
newspapers hurriedly announced an
important item of news from Mexico,
that General Pillow and thirty sew
Ell Of his men had been lost in bot
tie [battIe Some other paper in
formed the public, not long ago, that
a man in a brown surtout was yester-
day brought before the court on
charge of stealing a small OK Tbox]
from lady's work bag. The stolen
property was in his waiStcOat pocket.
\ rat raft says another paper, de-
Scending the river, came in contact
with a steamboat, and, so serious
was the injury to the boat, that great
eXertiOns were necessary to save it.
An English paper once stated that
the Russian General Backinotfkow-
sky was found dead with a long
word [swOrd in his mouth. 1t was
perhaps the same paper that, in Civ
ing a description of a battle between
the Poles and the Russians, said that
the conflict was dreadful, and that
the enemy were repulsed with great
laughter [slaughterl. Again, gen
tleman was recently brought up to
answer to the charge of having eat
EN- [beatenl a stage driver Tor de-
more than his fare.
Year: 1866

AN EDITOR IN HEAvEN.-Under
this caption an exchange gives a
long obituary notice of deceased
brother editor, from which we have
room only to extract the closing par
agraph:


"Should We not then rejoice that
our late friend of the scissors and
quill is in heaven2 In that paradise
the cry of more copy will never again
fall upon his distracted ears. There
his enjoyments will no more be inter
rupted by the grOwls of the unrea-
sonable subscriber, or the duns of
the paper maker. There he will en-
JOY entire freedom from the detrac-
tons and misrepresentation of po-
Iltical opponents, and the caresses of
ambitious political aspirants. In that
blest abode he is no more to be
troubled with illegible manuscript
or abOminable poetry. No rival ed
itors will there steal his thunder or
his items, and typographical errors
shall know him no more forever"
Year: 1866

MANUFACTURER OF JEwELRY of every


wi description and style, out of the pure Native
Gold Particular attention given to repairs of Fine
Watches Clocks and Jewelry. Orders respectfully
solicited, and promptly executed On the north
side of Wallace street, west Of Jackson. 20
Year: 1866

SURGICAL AND MECHANICAL DENTIST,
- Office removed next door to the Executive
All neutrality-suspicious. performed in the best possible
manner. Single teeth and complete setts inserted
in the highest style of art Ladies and gentlemen


oak
Year: 1866

to which il shall be subjected at the average
aggregate value OF the contents OF the bale,
bag or package, and when bales Of different
qualities are embraced in the same invoice at
the same price, wher eby the average price shall
be reduced more than ten per cent below the
vslue Of the whole, shall be appraised accord
ing to the value of the bale of the best quality
and no bale, bag or package shall be liable to
less rate of duty in consequences OF being in
voiced with wool of lower value and provided
further, that duty upon ~ool Of first class,
shall be imported washed. shall be twice the
amount of duty to which it would be subjected
if imported unwashed, and that duty upon
wool Of all classes which shall be imported
secured shall be three times the amount Of du
,y to which it would be subjected if imported
unwashed.


On sheep skins and Angora goat skins, raw
or manufactured, imported with wool on,
washed or unwashed, duty shall be thirty per
cent. ad valorem, and on wooden rags, shoddy,
mungo waste and locks the duty shall be twelve
cents per pound.


Besides the above provision to prevent cheat
ing in the quality of foreign wool, the bill also
contains stringent provisions to prevent frauds
in valuation, in addition to existing laws, con-
sistiug Of penal duties, forom 30 to 90 per
cent in some oases, and in others forfeiture
of the goods.
Year: 1866

LAYING THE Next ATLANTIC CABLB.-The
10th proximo The Great Eastern will be ready
to sail from Valentia, to attempt once more lay
ing an electric cable across the Atlantic. This
event is SO near at hand that very soon public
interest will be excited in anticipating the
suit at the date mentioned the shore end
will be in readiness. on board the steamship
William Cary. which. with the Great Eastern,
the screw steamer Medway carrying a por-
tion of the old cable), the screw steamer Al
bany, and the Terrible, man-of-war, will con-
stitute the cable feet. When the ends of the
new cable are joined at Valentia, the Great
Eastern and her consorts will start on their
course, taking the precaution to keep about
thirty miles distant from their former route,
to avoid crossing the old cable. The Great
Eastern has been most thoroughly equipped,
the remainder of the fleet is fully prepared,
and of the $500 miles of new cable, nearly
all was on shipboard at last accounts.
Only 800 miles remained to be completed and
the Telegraph Construction Company was
turning that out at the rate of 12O miles q
day. English papers speak minutely of the
internal fittings of the great ship. The chief
solicitude has been to remedy faults which
proved fatal IN former expeditions, rather
than to attempt an Improvement in the cable
itself The paying out and picking up ma
chinery is the product of the best skill that
England could bring into requlsltlon for the
great emergency, the recovery of this cable
now submerged being an object at all times
kept prominently in view. The labor bestow
ed upon the apparatus specially designed for
this object shows that the telegraph company
have confidence that their missing property
will soon be included among their available
assets. This expectation, of course, is based
upon the supposition that no injury has been
done BY Old Naptune or by any other deni-
Iens of the deep. The - double drums - Of
the hauling ID machinery are entirely new
and of enormous strength, calculated for a
strain of sixteen TONS, and worked by 40
horse power truck steam engines. Dynamo
ters carefully adjusted with weights and
scales will indicate the exact strain to which
the cable is subjected. In addition are the
graphing ropes, twenty miles in length, made
of the same strands the cable; also FIVE
miles of buoy ropes for temporary use. The
management of the Great Eastern ie iDtrust-
cd TO Can't. Anderson, before. assisted by
Capt. MOriartv at the compassess. Mr. Beck
with again has charge of the ships engines.
The renowned Mr.. De Sauty is superseoed by
Willoughby Smith as electrician. Mr.. Can
ming and Mr.. Clifford responsible for the
handling of the cable Nothing has been
neglected. so far as appearances now indicate,
that in any way hazards may contribute to
the success of the expedition.
Year: 1866

HARD AND SOFT WATER--The boundary.
line b.tw1t hard and soft water is six degrees
of hardness. Blow this assumed point water
il. soft, and above il it IS hard. This quality of
hardness depends upon the presence of lime
salt, either sulphate or bicarbonate, in the
proportion of grain 10 gallon. The lime
antagonizss the soap used in washing, and every
degree of hardness neutralzes an ounce of
soap in every forty gallons of water. Hencs
the greater adaptation of soft water than of
hard water to washing purposes; and the com
nercial or economical advantage of ths for
mer may be estim.ted at the worth of two
ounces of soap in every forty gallons OF water
for each degree of its hardness.
Year: 1866

A Car SToRY.-The Marlborough .NstDs
tells the following story :-'' 1t is old saying
that cats love fish but will not wet their feet to
catch them However correc. this reflection
upon the feline race may be in general, it is
not true of certain puss in this village. MIR.
George ii. Wiggin, his cat that catches her
own fish. A day or to since she tugged hravely
from the Lake, big horned pout. The fish
wa. live aud puss had evidently been under
water and the exhausted condition of the cat
showed that the contest bad been a severe one.
We told this is not the only only instance
in which puss had furnished herself and family
with mess of FISH iron the Lake"
Year: 1866

At Hoboken, a few nights ago, lady got
up from bed and opened the window to look
out, when the noise awakened her husband,
and seeing some person at the open window
be supposed it to he burglar, and snatching
a pistol from under his pillow he fired twice
before discovering the fearful mistake he had
made. Both shots took effect, inficting NOR
tai wounds.
Year: 1866

The Mormons have commenced cutting a
canal of magnitude far exceeding anything
Of the kind ever undertaken in the Territory
before, for the twofold purpose Of irrigation
and navigation. Starting near the bouudar
les OF the Utah and Salt Lake countries, it
will wind its way along the eastern side of
she valley, watering the land in its course,
including very considerable tract yet un.
broken, and reaching terminus in the
city, a short distance south and west Of
where the artesian we'll is being sunk; it's
entire length being over tbirtytwo miles.
Year: 1866

WANT OF DEc1s1oN.-A great deal oi
talent is lost to the world for the want of a
little courage. Every day sends to their
graves number Of obscure men, who have
only remained in obscurity because their
tmidty has prevented them from making a
first effort, and who, if they had only been
induced to begin, would, in all probability,
have gone great lengths in the career Of
fame. The fact is, that, doing nothing in the
world worth doing, we must not stand shiv


ering on the bank. thinking of the cold and
danger, but jump and scramble through as
we'll as we can II will not do to be per-
petaly calculating risks and adjusting nice
chances; it did very we'll before the flood.
when man could consult his friends upon
an intended publication for six or seven cen.
turies afterward; but at present a man waits
and doubts, and consuts his brothers, and
his particular'frieuds. until one day be finds
that he is sixty five years Of age, and that
he has lost 80 much time 10 consulting his
cousins and particular friends that be has
no time to follow their advice. There is SO
little time for oversqueamishuess at present,
that the opportunity slips away. The very
period of life at which a man chooses to
venture, if ever, is so confined, that it is
no bad rule to preach up the necessity, in
such instances, of little violence done to the
feeling, aud efforts made in defiance of strict
and sober calculation. Sidney Smith.
Year: 1866

COMING TO HIS SENSES. The following
from recent address by the Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher, makes extremely distasteful
reading for some of his political associates:


II should be sorry to see any more gov
ernment agents spreading out through the
land. If the President would call home
every treasury agent that is disgracipg the
North and the government, and humanity,
and alternating the South,l for one should
be g lad. Here and there, are.no doubt men
that stand above bribery or suspicion of corr
ruption, noble men and true but all through
the South taking them comprehensively,
they are as locus's eating up the land. They
are predatory nuisance, and degrade the
North from which they come and the gov
ernment under which they serve.
Year: 1866

The Grain Crop of 1866 bids fair to far
exceed any previous crop on this coast 1t
has been estimated that the yield of wheat
and barley will exceed the demand for home
consumption by at least 800, 900 tons. The
excess OF last year was only about $4,000
tons; but it should be recollected that came
in upon an exhausted market, while the
present crop will be received upon full one.
The fear is beginning to be expressed, that
sufficient shipping cannot be obtained on
this coast, during the next six or eight
months, to take away the surplus Of our
grain crop to where it can find market.
Last year. $4,000 tons of shipping left this
port in ballast to load elsewhere for return
market. This year, all that surplus of ship
ping will find ready business at our own
wharves, and we shall want still 100000
tons more. Where will il come from, and
what will our grain growers do without in
llowev YER, when the demand for shipping
here becomes fully known abroad, and time
has elapsed for such shipping to reach here,
onr wbarves will doubtless be crowded with
the needed fleet, and our citizens will one
and all realize and feel the added impulse
which such traffic will impart to business


We may reasonably look for much livelie,
time than usual in San Francisco the coming
fall and winter s. II. Mining Press.
Year: 1866

~ Here is The plthlest SERMON ever
preached:


Our ingress in life is naked and bare; our
progress through life is trouble and care; our
egress out Of it we know not where; but do
ing we'll here we shall do we'll there.
could not tell more by preaching year."