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Year: 1875

A Vcry Pretty Sts1p of the Rcao,rncd .Sougsfress
"A Characteristic letter.


Niagara Falls Letter to the n. o. Picaynne.
There is an old friend of mine here,
Capt. st. Clair ThOmasson Capt.
Thomasson, who used to be "the most
popular captain on the river'-Capt.
ThOmasson, who says that he is afraid
OF only two things under heaven and
earth-a mad dog and a widow-a' d
who used to believe in Spiritualism,
until the medium told him there was a
wife waiting for him in heaven, and she
was a widOw-Capt. Tt omasson, whom
everybody knows, and he tells pretty
story of the beautiful singer, Jenny
Lind, who came here on a visit when /
was little girl in pantalettes. 1t
seems that she came up the river on the
captains steamer, the Magnolia he
fell in love with her, of course, he al
ways does, escorted her from st. Louis
to this place and accompanied her on
the morning after her arrival to see the
mighty Horseshoe falls-when she had
drawn near enough to take in its awful
grandeur, all unconscious of the crowd
that had followed, more to see Jenny
Lind than the falls, this noble woman
and simple child of genius fell on her
knees with clasped hands, and, raising
her fearful eye to heaven, sobbed out
in broken English this touching little
prayer:


Almighty God, wilt Thou be pleased to ac-
cept my heartfelt and most grateful thanks
for allowing ne to look upon this, one of Thy
greatest works. Its creation tells us there is
a God. and If there Il an unbehever on the
face OF the earth, he pleased to bring him
forth and show him this mighty work of
Thine.


The captain has never forgotten this
prayer. How could he forget it? and l
have given it to you, word for word, as
he repeated it to me on the steps of the
hotel last evening. He has also given
me letter that he received from the
famous singer after her marriage. /
send you a copy would not part with
The original for anything. Read and
see what a womanly woman the celebrity
was:


NEW YoRK. May %, 1852.
My dear, good Capt. Thomasson


You will believe me when 1 tell you
that was really glad to receive your
kind, friendly letter. I know you felt
for me, for | put great trust and earnest
confidence in a character like yours,
and will, to my last breath, continue to
feel perfectly sure never to be deceived
in similar honest faces as that of your
kind. Do you understand that straight
forward language, my good captain? |
know you do; and if you were here l
would heartily shake you by the hand
and tell you how beyond words l feel
happy and what rich blessing God
hath given me in a husband I not only
love with intense, warm love, but one
who l also can fully and truly respect
and admire, and whose advices are the
wisest and purest. 1 did not think
when he played for you at Springfield
to give him, and with light heart, too,
my whole life and existence and little
did l fancy that he feels toward me rs
he did and has done for years passed.


My dear, good, captain, why does not
Year: 1875

your friend appreciate such solid
friend as you are9 / can not help feel
| ing that you still will see your heart 8
desire accomplished, and that you ye5
may, one day, from experience know
what 1t Is to be married, and happily
married.


My most serious wishes go with you,
aud [ shall not forget you, good cap
| tain, and do not cease to believe that
God most surely will give you "your
| hearts desire" as long as you wish a
thing SO holy as a welded life. God
| has shown me q great wonder in send
| ing me a friend just when / thought !;
now it is too late to expect any earthly
happiness more, and why should He
| not in His graci, re1ess think of you
you are much be. =. than I.
Shall I really give you what you
asked of me for your little friend
Well, 80 will Tell her when she gets
your gift that it is the hair of person
whO truly believes that CAPT Thomas
son is made to make O good woman
happy, and that when he gives away his
heart he gives it entirely and with con-
fidence.


We leave America this Saturday, the
29!n INST, in the Atlantic. We do not
intend TO ever return to this country
again. If not we will, through the only
Mediator-the only door through which
we will find entrance to hea7en-our
Saviour, our blessed, Holy Saviour
certainly meet again, where no separa-
ton, no sorrow, no grief, is to be.


Oh, dear friend Let us prepare
ourselves for that lasting Joy, and never
cease to feel that next to the immense
gift of this, our Saviour. is pure affec-
ton and pure friendship of greatest
value, and that people who have felt
these feelings here below certainly will
continue to feel the same "up-stairs, ?"
and therefore it is that my good cap
tain will find me even in heaven his
truly attached friend. God be With
you.


JENNY GoLDsCHMIDT, born Lind.


F. S.-My husband sends you many
kind messages,
Year: 1875

days before, with the flat side of a


hatchet that she had been suffering


with violent pains in her head, but since
driving in the nail she had been entirely
free from them. Some years ago she
had been confined in the Western Lunatic
and has for some time been
partially deranged. If the nail pene-
trated the skull, as understand it did,
it is very remarkable case, and one of
much interest to the medical fraternity.
Djspqtch.
Year: 1875

A strange and remarkable case was
brought under the attention of DR. Tate,
of Augusta county, few days since.
He was called to see Mrs. Taylor, wife
of MIR. Robert Taylor, living about
three miles from Greenville, and found
that she had driven a six penny nail into
the back of her head, which, after much
The nail had been driven III several days
previously, and by her own hand. 1t
but her daughter sent for DR.. Tate, as
above stated. She told her daughter
that she had driven the nail in several
Year: 1875

MINERAL WooL.-Ihe utilization Of
blast furnace Stag recently discovered
bids fair to be of some importance. 10
is stated that il JET of steam be in-
iected into current Of fluid icorc,
fine, supple, and elastic hlaments arc
obtained. With certain slags these are
of brilliant white and resemble cotton
thread. The material is remarkable for
its non-conductbility of heat, and hence
may be proatably used for covering
boilers and for other purposes in which
it is desirable to prevent radiation.
Year: 1875

FITTING HIMSELF FOR OFFICE
pie may laugh at him, but we have
great respect for the man who found
himself lately elected a constable in a
rural township in Ohio. He felt the re.
sponsibility of the position aud the
solemn nature of the call. The first
thing he did was TO invest his spare cur
rency in a horse pistol, which he duly
charged and then obtaining a copy Of
ga W. ant" he went into the woods
to practice. He selected the most
lar anous Il cking tree he could find he
read the warrant to that tree, and then
cried Halt !" you scoundred, halt
One foot more aud / will blow your
brains out" Then bang went the p's-
tol but alas he missed the tree, which,
metaphorically speaking, effected an
escape. Still it WIS a lesson to him any
way and if all who are elected to Office
would show like anxiety TO do well,
some of them, at least, might hit the
mark oftener.
Year: 1875

DANGEROUS HAYMAKIEG.- -" Wild hay"
is the name given by the Swiss to hay
made from the grass growing on strips
of soil to be found on the Alps, at the
height of from five to six thousand feet,
in places so difficult of access that even
the goatherd and his venturesOme flock
forbea- to visit them. This hay is 80
valu lble from its excellent quality and
delicious aroma that regular hay-har-
vest is yearly undertaken on these al
most mace essible places in spite of the
danger to life and limb involved in the
attempt. The haymakers are shod with
iron, and secure themselves with ropes
to some sure hold when in especially
dangerous places, but fatal accidents
occur every year. 1t is Ieckoned that
one man can make hundred weight OF
hay daily. This he either carries home
at night in net slung over bis shoulder,
or stacks it on the mountain whence it
is removed in a sledge when the snow
comes. This wild hay is essential to
the maintenance of the Alpine cattle,
the produce of the valleys being insult


ficient for their winter keep, besides
being of inferior quality to this hard.
Year: 1875

The young ladies of a Benicia semi
nary recently played a practical Joke
which throws into the shade everything


in a similar line which we ever heard of.
| 1t seems q number of gay young Vale.
| iOites have been in the habit of driving
over to our sister city, Sunday after
moons, and hanging around the female
| seminPries, endeavOring to communicate


with the young lady pupils, and display
ing the utmost audacity, despite pro
testations and threats of the principals
and teachers, male and female. On a
recent occasion they even went so far as
to organize a mock prayer meeting
under the seminary windows, and prayed
for the "Ittle lambs" and asked espe-
ciaily that they might be protected from


the old he wolf and she wolf, mean
estimable matrOn. The matrOn was at
her wits end to knew what to do about
the nuisance, when the young ladies
volunteered to take measures themselves
which would cause it to be abated j;
which arrangement was assented to-


The very next Sunday the young men
came again, and proceeded to repeat
the prayermeeting, scene which they
apparently considered a great joke.
Pretty soon they heard one of the
blinds in the second story cautiously
opened little way, and also a slight
cough as if to attract attention. Look
ing up, they saw little white object,
apparently note, hanging by string.
The note was slowly lowered. One of
the young men ran forward to get it,
standing on tipteo, and reaching up in
eager expectancy. 1t came down almost
within reach, The string being apparent
ly little short. The yOung man strain
ed himself to reach it, opening his
mouth as he did so with the excess of
exertion. Just as he touched the note
with the tips o lis fingers, the blind
was thrown Vi emily open, pail
appeared, which was turned bottom side
up as quick as a flash, and a deluge of
sl0ps fell On the young man. It wet
him from head to foot, including his
gorgeous shi1t-front, and poured into his
mouth, eyes and ears. Instantly whole
row of blinds were thrown open, and at
every window appeared a group of gig
Cling girls. That prayer meeting broke
up without a benediction, and the
young men returned to Vallejo by the
most direct route known to them.-
TGlyGjO Chronicle.
Year: 1875

WOMEN UNDER THE HINDO1 LAW
According to the Hindoo law giver, a
woman has no god on earth but her
husband, and no religion except to
crafty, obey, AMI serve him. Let her
husband be crooked, old, infrm, often.
sive; let him be irascible, irregular, a
drunkard, a gambler, debauchee let
him be reckless of domestic affairs, as if
possessed by a devil; though he lived
in the world without honor though he
be deaf or blind, wholly weighed down
by crime and infrmity-3 still shall his
wife regard him as her God. With all
her might shall she serve him, in ali
things obey him, see no defects in his
character, and give him no cause of
uueasiness. Nay, more /; in every stage
of her existence woman lives but to
obey-at first her parents, next her hus-
band aid his parents, and in her old
age must be ruled by hel children.
Never during her whole life can she
be under her own control, the life of
women in India must be conducted.
The HindOo writer was considerate
enough too add a few particulars eff
her husband laughs, she ought to
laug if he weeps, she ought to weep ;
If he } disposed to speak, she ought to
join in the conversation. Thus is the
goodness of her nature displayed. What
woman would eat until her husband has
first had his fill? If he abstains, she
will surely fast also if he is sad will
she not be sorrowful? And if he is gay,
will she not leap for joy? In the alb
sence of her husband her rainent shall
be mean.


BEAUTIFUL SITTING Room ORNA-
MENT-A beautiful ornament for the
sitting -rO Om can be made by covering O
common glass tumbler with moss, the
latter fastened in place by sewing cotton
wound arourd. Then glue dried moss
upon a saucer, into which set the tumb-
Ter, filling it and the remaining space
in the saucer with loose earth from the
woods. Plant the former with a variety
of ferns, and the latter with wood vio-
lets. On the edge of the glass also
plant some of the nameless little ever
green vines, which bear red (scarlet)
berries, and whose dark, glossy, ivy
like foliage will trail over the fresh blue
aud white of the violets with beautiful
effect. Another good plan is to fill q
rather deep plate with some of the
nameless but beautiful silvery and light
green and delicate pink mosses, which
are net with in profusion in all the
swamps and marshes. This can be
kept fresh and beautiful as long as it
is not neglected to water it profusely
once a day. It must, of course, be
placed in the shade. or the moss will
blanch and die. In the center of this a
clump of large azure violets should be
placed, adding some curious lichens
and pretty fungus growth from the
barks of forest trees, and few cones,
shells, and pebbles.
Year: 1875

An Act in addition Act relating to Courts of Con-

 Pleas.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

 tives in General Assembly convened:

 SEC. l. That all actions at law or ill equity in any Of the courts of common pleas wherein the supreme court of errors shall have reversed any Judgment or decree of any of sand courts, granted new trial therein, either party may, by written motion within twenty days after such reversal trial shall have been announced, filed with the clerk of such of common pleas, request the said court to designate some judge of said court of common peas other than the one who tried said cause to said cause and it shall be the duty of said judge reque sted desg nate such other judge, aud notify him thereof and shall be the duty of such other judge receipt of such notice, to appoint day and place sooR he conveniently to try, and he shall such day ap- pointed proceed to try said cause

 Approved July 20, 1875.
Year: 1875

DISPATCH PRINTISG-HoUSE.-In order to meet
the constantly increasing demands of our trade we
have added wells selected assortment of NEW
TYPE, which, together with our IMPROVED MA
C1I1NERY and sKILFUL MECHANICAL TALENT,
warrant US in guaranteeing the VERY BEST CLASS
oF WORK at moderate figures and in the most e1-
oeditiouS manner.
Year: 1875

IF Uncle Bill Allen was present at Carl
Schurz's speech and can understand anything
as modern as the English language he has
probably discovered what bank is. Up to
Tuesday nighta bank had been to him moth
ing but chest or a coffee pot or a stocking
where money was tucked away to keep it
from burglars. Under this definition it is
not surprising that he advanced the PROPOSE
tion that money in bank is no money at all.
The old gentleman falls into good many
absurdities from mistaking the age of the
world in which he is living. A perusal of
this years Almanac should precede his lee
lures on political economy.
Year: 1875

"BREEBINa too fne'' was the comment Of
a gentleman from the country who attended
the State Fair and there witnessed the beau
tiful horses and colts. Now wasn't the man
more than half right? Isn't the tendency to
breeding horses for the trotting course and fan
cy driving rather than to the breeding of har-
dy and heavy animals which are needed in all
kinds of business that gives wealth to COM
munity? From a stand point of cost and
value, is the State of Maine richer or poorer
for the great number of beautiful but small
horses that.it is rearing? Business requires
heavy and hardy horses but will any one tell
us to what part of the State a purchaser can
60 to find such animals? 1t is admitted that
there is call for large number of driving
horses and that now and then one brings a
large price, but all the people owning or rails
ing horses in Maine cannot afford to keep
them for light business or pleasure driving.
As people we get along as we do by hard
work and it does seem that majority of us
require beasts of burden rather than fancy
ones. This, however, is an open question
which will bear public discussion.
Year: 1875

HAD those of the Fall River operatives


who were unwilling to accept the terms of


the mill superntendents contented them
selves with lying idle and permitted those
who wished to work to do so without moles-


tation they might still have commanded some
sympathy from respectable people, for some


of the conditions insisted upon by the super
intendents were harsh and apparently unjust.
But their assaults upon operatives who chose
to 60 to work, coupled with their threats to
burn the property of the mill owners has de-
prived them entirely of all sympathy from


the public and made the superintendent firm
er in their demands than ever. Unfortun-


ately for the operatives at the presen, time
mills are as profitable when shut down as
running, and prospective profits, which often
times constitute an important factor in such
contests, are entirely out Of this controversy.
The operatives have everything to gain by


the opening of the mills and the owners have


nothing to lose by keeping them shut up.
Year: 1875

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


We cannot undertake to return CT reserve commu
nications that are not used
Year: 1875

THE Indians of the Indian Territory have
just harvested six million bushels of wheat
This is done by thirty tribes who few years
since were bellicose wanderers of the plains.
This tells something either for the peace pol
icy or the power OF the untutored red-skin
to rescue himself from barbarism when that
power is turned in the right direction.
Year: 1875

REPORTS from various distributing centers
indicate an unusual and quite unexpected
briskness in business. Merchants are pur-
chasing quite literally and the work of for
warding goods to the West and elsewhere has
been urgent. The only trouble now is the
uncertainty respecting the mischievous work
of demagogues and that want of confidence
of which Mr.. Schurz speaks.
Year: 1875

LAST spring a savings bank in Maine
turned up its nose at Maine Central bonds
and took instead those of the Eastern Rail-
way. Like the Democratic party, the bank
people above named desire change, but the
cru Is ton late
Year: 1875

Mr.. FULTON and his deacons have Lad
another fracas over the call of the latter
for a church meeting for the 5th of
October. He denies their right to call any
such meeting and the deacons are as strong
as their pastor in asserting that they have
such right. Fulton's latest announcement
is thai he was placed in Hanson pulpit by
the hand of Providence and that there he
means to stay.
Year: 1875

DRAWING jury in legal manner in the
District of Columbia seems to be a difficult
piece of business. The Grand Jury by
whom the original safe burglary indictments
were found turned out to be illegal, and now
the jury who recently found the new in-
dictment in this case also proves Illegal, and
the new proceedings are likely to fail.
Year: 1875

WE are informed that the business CT the
Maine Central the past three months has been
better than during the corresponding months
in 1874 and that the road is Gaming sufficient
money above its running expenses to easily
nav the interest ON its Obligat ions.
Year: 1875

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
journal
Year: 1875

DR. J. II. Person, on his way into San Bernardino, met the Southern Pacific Sur veying party at Canon Springs this side of Dos Palms, where he had an interview with the Chief. Phelps, and sends us as the result, that Phelps had orders to try to find grade from there to Ehrenberg. There seems to be but little doing in the way of grading or work of any kind this side of Torres, and it is thought the company is waiting to see what Congress is disposed to do before going much further, and the action of that body may have much to do in deciding their future course.
Year: 1875

In the District Court for the third Judicial District County of Maricora and Territory of Arizona

 Gordon A. Wilson, Plaintiff against Byron w Smitl, Defendant.

 The Territory Of Arizona sends greeting to Byron W smith, the Defendant above named :-

 You are hereby sunmoned and required appear in ar scon brought against you by the above named plaintiff n the District Court for the third Judicial District in and Tor the County of Marcopa and Territory of Arizona The specific perio nance of agreement made and entered into by and between you and the plaintiff in h, aclon whereby you agreed that upon payment o the sum of twelve hundred dollars by the plaintiff you would make execute and deliver him goo and sufficient deed of conveyance to certain real property mentioned and described in the plaintiffs complaint and to answer the complaint filed with the Clerk of this Court at Phuix in sad eunfy within sixty days after the first publication this summons and serve copy of your on G. H. Oury at fb9nx.

 And you are hereby notified tha, if you fail to appear and answer the complaint above required the plaintiff VIII take Judgment against you by default ani apply to The Court tr the relief demanded in said complaint and costs and disbursements in this behalf expepded

 Given under my hand and the of the said District Court at Phenx, this first day of December A. D. 1875

 J. W. SHOEMAKER ueciou-o Clerk of the third Distric. Court
Year: 1875

RAIL ROAD MATrERs.-In this issue of the MINER We publish the resolutions of the great R. R. Convention at St. Louis received by telegraph on Saturday. It will be seen that they centered all their energies and shaped the action of the convention to suit the desires and interests of Col. Scott in ia. vor of the Texas and Pacific route, without once taking a thought that there was any other way to build railroad without fol lowing the 32nd parallel. Not content with passing strong resolutions in favor of that pet route they go farther and hint in their speeches and preamble at taking the lands and other subsidies already gran ted to the company organized to build on the S5th and giving them to Sco;t's Co.

 Central and northern Arizona would not act the dog in the manager and try to throw obstacles in the way of building railroads, but when convention styling itself ma tional proposes to take away rights and fran chises already acquired by one route and -uopsu oi m!elo s,! sssol !! IsQlour msql sAl5 ality and becomes the mere instrument of private corporation. The more railroads across the continent the better it will be for the country, and we rejoice to see the con- vention lift the responsibility from the shoulders of timid Congressmen who have imbibed the fear of being considered subsidy men, but while the convention was professing to act for the good of the country they should have done their work impartially and given the S5th hearing st least. It will hardly be centended that the resolutions were passed in ignorance of the Geography of the country as the dispatches speak of map of the land covering the whole side of their hall,
Year: 1875

If we may venture to say word in eX- planation, We desire to state, meekly, on the authority of MT. Brill, that the only evidence of the existence of Post Office at Smith's mill in this county is MT. Bril's commission, and Post office key. And as there has never been mail taken there, as yet, the de- partment should not expect very elaborate report of the transactions of said office. We do not remember the item in question but MT. E. informs us that it was not very com plimentary to him.

 The Citizen will pardon us if we "msre- present its position" The Citizens positions are very sacred and should not be disturbed for light or trivial causes
Year: 1875

The Executive Committee of the State board of Centennial Commissioners of Nevada have passed a resolution inviting all the Paci- fic States and Territories to join them in the erection of building on the Centennial grounds to be known as " Pacific Coast Head quarters"