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Year: 1874

In 1870 we crossed the Atlantic in
''The Vile du Paris" unler the COM
mand of Capt. Surmont, who was
also the captain of 1.-The Vile du
Havre when she was lost. There
was not more than one pleasant day
during the voyage; and most of the
time from Sandy Hook to Brest the
ship was shrouded in a dense fog
Day after day, san.l night after night,
the hoarse fog-whistle sounded; but
the steamer went on her way at full
speed We met a gentleman with
whom we had once before crossed
the Atlantic. He spoke of the peril
of orr situ4tien one evening when
we were off the Grand Banks in the
heavy fog.


"We rush ahead, and the next in
slant we may all go to the bottom,
be said. We added, that in case OF
COLI sion it would be safer for our
ship than if she stopped or "slowed
down" This is the general opinion.


During the passage we saw Capt.
Surnont in the cabin but once.
Then he sat at the dinner table for n
few moments. We never saw him
flirting with the ladies" as we have
other captains; but day or night he
WAS On the bridge. We often walked
forward on the hurricane deck in the
evening, and always saw the stalwa1t
captain at the extreme weather end
OF the bridge, locking out into the
solid mass of fog. Other passengers
who visited the deck at all hours o
the night declared that he was al
ways in the same position. He was
very umet and gentlt manly; but h'
was most devoted to his duty Of al
the captains with whom we eve1
sailed. Our roommate was some
what troubled with nal de naer, an'
spent portion of his nights on deck
He used to come into our room a
all hours of the night, with the re
mark, "The old captain is still ol
the bridge > William T. Adams, Il
Oliver Optics Magazine.
Year: 1874

A pastor should be wholly untram-
meled in i'll respects. He should hold
a perfectly independent position in
regard to every member of his con-
gregation, and to enable him to do
tlis he should be paid salary sufH-
cient to place him above and beyond
the Illumination Of being compelled to
receive complacently the products OF
congregational donation parties.
Year: 1874

There are but three ways Of living,
as some one has said, by working, by
begging, or by stealing. Those who
do not work, disguise it in whatever
pretty language we please, are doing
one or the other two Froude.
Year: 1874

1t is not work that kills men, it Is
worry. Work is healthy; you can
hardly put more upon a man than he
can bear. Worry is rust upon tho
blade. 1t is not the revolution that
destroys the machinery, but the frio-
ton.
Year: 1874

"The kiss she gave me at the Gate
isthe latest ballad announced. There
are plenty of young folks who have
rehearsed that piece on numerous
occasions, anil with a smacking good
accompaniment.
Year: 1874

At all times in this wintry life the
presence of those we love is like Il
CLEAN Of sunshine through tie clouds,
lighting up one particular spot amid
the shadows, and giving warmth and
lnstrs to all.
Year: 1874

TREES STRIPPED TO THE WOOD AND LAND SCRAPED


BARE-MEADows AND FARMS DESTROYED.


BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBusE.l


NORTHAMPTON May 1S.-The scene in the ruined
valley today was even more desoatc than that of
Yesterday. Then the sun shone brightly, and light
inr ND the green Spring landscape, frightened the
contrast between prosperity and desolation
but yet showed that the whole expanse
of country was not all blank waste.
Now the narrow valley is to the eye all shnt out
from the rest of the world by the lowlying clouds
which reach across from mountain to mountain,
and under the dark rown Of the wild hills either
side there is nothing to relieve the aspect
of universal ruin, aud turn the mind OF
the beholder to less monfnful thoughts. The
writer went on foot through the valley this
afternoon from Haydenyille TO Williamsburg.
Large gangs of men pulling over piles of rub
bIsb looking for the dead, and little groups would
occasionally gather in silence around them as they
found what they were searching for. The crowd
of curious visitors from all the surrounding
country was nearly as great as on the
day before in spite of the rain. Among them were
nearly all the students Of Amherst College, who
came over by permission of the President. lhe
roads were filled with teams, and everything IN
Northampton, from landau to "A hay-cart, was III
use The trains ran through without interruption
from Northampton 10 'Vi 'H0 "i''
time to-day all the breaks having been
repaired. though there were some weak spots
over whibh the cars went very slowly
Once over these places the passengers congratulated
themselves that they had not been preciptated INTO
the river The trains from Springfield brought
great crowds. among whom were many very rough
lookin characters and there had been some rob
berries made and Others attempted, the squad of
police sent from Springfield in the afternoon was
not deemed sufficient protection, and the line OF
the river was picketed in the evening u the four
villages by two companies OF militia.


The more one sees of the scene the more desolate
il appears. Nearly every tree in the course OF the
torrent is filled with shreds Of clothing which the
cruel branches stripped from the helpless people
whom the flood swept by, and the trees themselves
are stripped BY the torrent of their bark and from
trunk to twIg are left naked and white and scahed
as the corpses of those they crushed and bruised.
Above Williamsburg were about ID acres OF the
finest meadow land in Hampshire County, which,
before the flood, were worth 800 an acre; now,
notbinQ but the bare granite is left. and the land
conld not be given away. There Is hardly bit Oh
meadow on the line of of the river, from the reser-
vor TO the Florence which il not hopelessy ruined
Twenty two bridges in all have been carried away
by the flood.
A little babe seven months old was found ne r
Williamsburg so disposed among the rubbish as o
be entirely unharmed


No inquest has a. yet been decided on, but IL Is
thought that the Legislature will order al investi
CATION.
Year: 1874




| CONTINUATION OF THE EXAMINATION oF PRESCOTT
MEMoRY-TwENTY EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS
STILL UNACCOUNTED FOR


IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEl


WASHINGTON, May 1S.-As predicted, the examina-
ton of the witness Prescott by the Ways and Means
Committee in the SanbOrn investigation has come
to halt for the reason that Prescott declines to
disclose the names Of the persons TO whom he paid
all of the $2s,000 given him by Sanborn, except
what he retained about $4,000 for bis own COM
pensation and expenses The witness the most
skiful in his own behalf who has yet been upon the
stand. He volunteered no information and made no
statements. His answers were brief, even if they
were not to the point.


1t has been shown in this investigation that the
witnesses having knowledge which they desire to
withhold succeed best when they say the least and
maintain their selfcOmposure. This was the case
with Prescott what important he forgot, and
questions Of slight Importance he answered with a
Yes SIR or NO. Sir.7 The Committee so far
solid information goes, obtained less from him
than from any of the dozen witnesses heretofore
examined. Some Of his answers were so absurdly
false that he set the Committee in roar OF laughter
He said his memory very good and he had before
said that he kept books, that he carried all the
facts regarding his receipt of $4,000 in little
over year in his head, and remembered all
about the S2SO0O received by him at different
times from Sanborn, and how it was paid out; and
yet when he was asked what his conversation with
Sanborn was few weeks after Sanborn had been
examined by the Committee, he could not remember
a word of what had been said. Prescott did say, in
the of his examination. that he had not paid
any of the $4,000 to any Government officer or any
member OF Congress, and that it was expended to
obtain information. He said he not conscious
that either he or Mr.. Sanborn bad done anything
wrong. When asked if he teegraphed to Sanborn
on Saturday, as directed by the Committee, he said
he had not, but that he had written; that he was
not certain where he was, and letter would reach
him as soon telegram but he ended the case,
so far as he is concerned by saying that he
would not disclose what he did with the
money. TO whom he paid it, nor at what
time even though Mr., Sanborn should give bis con-
sent. This was the last question asked by the Com
mtee and his ground for refusal was that he could
not conscientiously disclose the business ltransac-
tions between a lawyer and his client. 1t was very
apparent from the testimony that Prescott had done
nothing to earn the immense sum paid him but If
all the facts could be known there might be diff
ferent showing. AS the case rests now there Is
SIS 900 of the Sanbom money unaccounted Tor.
Year: 1874




lbY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUHE1


NORTHAMPTON, May ls.-Upon the question OF the
construction of the reservoir, public OPINION ls
divided, OF rather, the interests OF the capi-
talists and manufacturers are 30 Thoroughly
mingled and distributed among all classes
of people, that it is not easy 10 op-
tain a competent and impartial opinion. In
some influential quarters there is disposition 10
excuse the construction of the reservoir and justify
the method and manner of ts building The editor OF
The Hampshire Gazette the oldest and most influential
paper in the county said this evening and will say
in his paper tomorrow, that he is not disposed TO
be hard on the owners or builders. The owners had
more at stake in the dam, their lives as well
as their property, than any Others, and
they built, as they thought wisely. They
did more than the County Commissioners ordered
Ii was an of judgment, to all men, 1t
is doubtful If q thorough investigation OF all the
facts. and the intelligent judgment of competent
engneers Will sustain so enient verdict
f. G.. Gardiner q civil engineer of Springfield,
who was employed as a surveyor during the con
siruetlnn Of the Jeseryom. told re-
Year: 1874

TIE WILLIAMSBURG DISASTER THE RESULT OF


RIPREHENsIBLE CARELEssNEss-AN INSPECTION


or THE SEw-YoRK STATE REsERvoTR RECON-


MENDED.


inquiry among prominent engineers OF this
city in regard to the Williamsburg disaster wonld seem
10 show that the calamity one which from the
nature OF the might have beer prevented by the
exercise OF ordinary Egbert l. Veie stated TO
TRIBUNE reporter yesterday that though he had not
seen any thing like good description OF the structure
a, Williamsburg tho roseryoir evidently burst from the
Year: 1874

ALL Honor TO THE NOBLE WOMEN
OF CALIFoRNIA.-The women of our
sister State have demonstrated to the
lords OF creation what n power they pos
sess when they once set themselves to
work.


We have never been an advocate of
Woman Suffrage, but we have about
arrived at the conclusion that If we are
ever to have intemperance-the blight
ing curse OF humanity-banishe from
our midst, we must place the ballot i'm
the hands Of the ladies.


The moral influence which they are
welding is great, but it is not sufficient
to bring about the mighty and radical
reforms for which they are to-day so
ably and heroically struggling; hence,
we favor granting them the largest
power that can be given, that will aid
their moral influence when that proves
insufficient TO accomplish the moral
renovations so much needed i'm society.
In consequence of their praiseworthy
efforts in behalf of fallen humanity, the
ladies deserve the sympathy and aid of
the moral portion OF every community.
May they persevere in their attempts to
dethrone King Alcohol until they shall
have attained the grand object for which
they are so ardently striving.-DaliGs
Republican.
Year: 1874

To THE EDITOR OF THE NEW NORTHWEST:


Your excellent paper, which comes TO
hand weekly, is silent reproach to me,
inasmuch as had promised, at our last
talk together, to work for your PAPER
and keep you advised OF every thing of
Interest that transpires In our little
town, which was so signalIy electrified
by your soul-inspiring words upon the
temperance reform. Domestic cares and
physical prostration must plead for my
silence, and now that the contest is
over, the battle won, even by so small a
majority, what can ] say to interest
you, except to tell you what good
woman said yesterday: that she won
dered at herself for having been SO long
blind to the truth which this temper
ance question has shown her. She now
knows there is need of equal rights for
all She said there had been many con-
verts in the Churches, who, but for this
movement, would have continued on in
the old way, satiiied with the one-sided
condition Of affairs. She could not sub
scribe for the paper now, for she "feels
so poor, and besides, finds no time for
reading the papers she now takes"
Can il be that people only need food and
raiment for the body and let their souls
starye?


There is every prospect of another
election being held in this place, owing
to some quibble in the law. The whisky
men contend that the voice of the town
proper would strongly favor license. We
shall see. If we triumphed before when
they thought there was no such word as
fail for their side, they may yet find
that dignified women may be compelled
to stoop to electioneering to conquer.
Many poor victims Of the saloons are
among our champions, because they
know how they have been tempted to
part with their hard earnings there.


Mrs. Kirby's excellent article in the
Common Sense is probably before you
ere this.


Hoping some time in the future 10 be
Of service to YOU in some way, remain


Yours truly,


NELL VAN.


Santa Cruz, Cal, June 10, 1874.
Year: 1874

CHILDREN.-Most all children begin
school life too soon. Before the age OF
twelve they grow more rapidly than Mt
any other period of their existence, and.
while the body is working so hard to
form and assimilate. new material, the
child should not be kept in one position
long at time, lest deformity should re-
suit. BY giving girls lessons at home
exercises can be varied, mental and
bodily fatigue avoided, and the bad in
tuenccs OF foolish companions kept
away.
Year: 1874

VARIErY.-A word to the wise-Keep
so.


It is often pleasure to incur the en-
nifty of fool.


A sneer is often the weak subterfuge
of impudent ignorance.


The pursuit Of knowledge ought to
nullify egotism instead Of increasing 1t.


What sort of a saint would converted
sailor make? Why, an anchorite, prob
ably.
Year: 1874

How DRY 1T WAs.-An honest
old farmer from the country gave
his recollections of the hot spell as
follows: " 1t was so dry we couldn't
spare water to put in our whisky.
The grass was so dry that every
time the wind blew it flew around
like so much ashes. There wasn't
tear shed at funerxl for month.
The sun dried up all the cattle, and
burnt off the hair till they looked
like Mexican dogs, and the sheep all
looked like poodle puppies, they
shrank up so. We had to soak all
our hogs to make 'em hold swill, and
if anv cattle were killed in the morn
ing they'd be dried beef at dark.
The weeds dried up so that the.
farmers chopped seasoned timber all
through August, and there amt
match through all the country-in
fact, no wedding since the Widow
Glenn married old Baker, three
months ago. What few grasshoppers
are left are all skin and legs, and l
didn't hear tea-kettle sing for six
weeks We eat our potatoes baked,
they being all ready, and we couldn't
spare water to boil 'em. All the red
headed girls were afraid to stir out
of the house in daylight, and, l tell
you, I was afraid the Devil had
moved out of his old home and
settled down with us for life. Why
we had to haul water all Summer to
keep the ferry running, and-say,
it's getting dry; let's take suthin'."
COmmercidL.
Year: 1874

Now wheat is the most important and
valuable Of all human food: 1t takes
good land and great deal Of hard labor
to produce it; and it will keep several
yesrs. Farmers should resort to all
proper means to keep it until it brings
a fair price: merchants should ASSIST
them all they can; many of them could
take storage tickets and wait reason
able time; for nearly all the people in
the State are in the same beat with the
farmers. Above all, don't join in the
insane.cry Of great crops, when it is to-
tally;impossible to get statistics that
are to be depended on.


Very truly,


JNo. B1sw1eK.
Year: 1874

To the Editor Of the Anti -Monopolist


We are having lively times in Has
san Grange, No. 476, with the short
horns. They remind one of q ship
without a rudder, floating around on
painless ocean. You don't know where
to find them and they don't know
where to find themselves. | know how
to sympathize with them, for uoed to
belong to that same crew Of that same
corrupt ship. And | probably should
yet, if it had not been for your timely
warning, through the ANrI.MoNopMLsr.
1t is just the paper that every farmer
and Granger should have in his house;
and in fact the short-horns themselves
would fare more snmptuously if they
would take small dose of it in theirs
every week, especially Worthy Master
Parsons and few other Masters that
l could mention. Yours, WIN.
Year: 1874

better join his fortunes to that other
worthy Patron who said he would vote
for that individual if regularly nominat-
ed on the Republican ticket. This is
not the kind of material Reformers
should be composed Of. like to- see
little independence in every voter.
Let him keep himself posted thorough
ly in regard to the merits and dement's
of every candidate, and if they should
not come up to the standard dmorally, as
well as politically, scratch" him and
substitute more honest and worthy
man, for bad men as well as good will
sometimes work themselves into notice
and secure nominations. The old way
of rushing into line at the crack Of the
party whip should be about played out
by this time.


+ The following extract from the New
York Tribune suits my idea of matters
exactly:


ssTo be marshalled in support Of the
regular ticket and led like flock Of
sheep to the polls, where nothing is at
stak. but the low ambition, or greed Of
demagogues is noxious to the State
and degrading to the citizen. Eternal
vigilance is the price Of liberty. was
saying in the early days of the Repub-
lie. Private character more than out
weighs the principles embraced in
dozen platforms of the kind now turned
out. The principles must be looked
for in the candidate and not in the plat
form on which he stands"


These are the kind of sentiments Re-
formers must endorse if they would be
successful The people care nothing
for parties or promises what they do


want is honest government and COM
mon sense. They have stopped read
ing promises and are looking for men
No, Brother Mckenna, Scratching is
our prerogative and duty as American
citizens, and let us use it intelligently,
and in SO doing perhaps we will have
more honest officials. Let us also, as
good Patrons, remember that in our
noble Order the highest standard of
morality is insisted upon; honesty is
inculcated, education nurtured, temper
ance is supported and brotherly love
cultivated. N. H. Fulton.
Year: 1874

The railroads Centering IN the city and
the street passenger railways Of the two
cities were sufferers hv the food. some
very seriously. The through roads west
Of the city, however, seem to have been
damaged the most. The Pennsylvania
Central trains have been DELAYED contin-
uouslv since the breaking out of the
storm at eight o'clock Sunday evening.
II would require a large volume to con-
tain the many incidents related Of the
flood. and it is not within the range Of
possibilities to gather them together in Il
single article in daily journal. 1t is
not probable that the full history of the
great disaster will ever be written.
Year: 1874

OF the numerous structures by Whlch
Madison avenue crossed the run all are
swept away so completely that hardly a
vcstige of them remains, and had II not
been for the assurance Of those acqunlnt-
eI with the locality that nj all these
places bridges were built, we should
hardly have thought it possible that there
ware ouy hrilrrS there
Year: 1874

The Express says Mr.. Tilton was
visited this morning by number Of
members of the press, but his answer to
all WAS: Il have nothing further to say
in regard to the case, aud decline to be
interviewed" The question was asked AS
to whether he had any statement to make
over his own signature in refutation to
the statements published, and his answer
was: Il have nothing 10 say. 1t Is
said that complaint for libel is to be
made against him in one of the justice
courts. and that he will then bring for
ward witnesses whom the Committee re-
fuse To rnll
Year: 1874

Last Sunday night during the SER
mon in our church the gas suddenly
went out and there was complete
darkness. The minister requested the
congregation to remain perfectly quiet
until the trouble could be ascertained
and other lights procured. Old Mrs.
Smiley it appears was sound asleep
when the accident occurred, but Just as
the clergyman had finished speaking
to the congregation she awoke. At
first she thought she had become blind,
but as she sat by the window she i'm
mediately saw the light in the street
and then she knew that the congrega-
ton had gone home and that she had
accidently been locked in by the sex
ton. Dreadfully frightened at the
loneliness and the horror of her situa-
tion she picked up hymn book and
dashing it through pane Of glass in
the window she put her head out and
began TO scream for help. Her shrek
impressed passers-by with the idea
that the church WINS on FIRE, and in an
instant the alarm was given. A mo-
ment later the engines arrived and
just as the sexton began to light tho
gas again, one gang Of firemen began


playing through the broken window
on Mrs. Smiley's spring bonnet, while


another gang poured o three,inch


stream up the middle aisle with such


force as to wash Rev. DIR. Hopkins,


the minister, out of the pulpit and


down among the high hats which were


floating around by the pew doors.


Eventually the matter was explained
and the fire department shut off tho


water and went homo. But the dea-


cons want 10 know how, if Mr.. Smiley


refuses to pay the bill for repairs to


the church, he can ever look a fellow
worshipper in the face again. DAN


bury Neios. ug bit 1e .SmaalIaq
Year: 1874

The London Spectator observes that '.there
is no instrument with which thoroughly
bad-hearted man can inf1ict more exquisite
or undeserved pain upon his neighbor than
with the pen, and perhaps no act into which
the breakage of so many of the ten com
mandments can be concentrated as-fortu-
nately, nowadays sufficiently rare thing
a consciously false and malignant criticism.
1t combines theft Of reputation and false
witness with murderous cruelty; for, if few
are killed outright by criticism, there have
been many whose lives it has desolated,
and whose peace it has DESTROYED"
Year: 1874

ALLEGED CHILD MURDEB---A COMMISSION TO Ex-
ANIME INTO THE SANITY OF THE ACCUSED.


Before Judge sutherland.


Yesterday morning Mr. Spencer, who was as
signed to defend isabella Jenscn indicted Tor The
murder or her child, made motion In accordance
with recent act OF the Legislature for the ap-
pointment OF a commission to make an examine
ton OF the mental condition OF the accused, pre-
liminary to a trial OF the Indictment. The counsel
ssIs that the prisoner haa been subject tor Wapy