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Year: 1874

In the upper part Of Placer county,


in q narrow valley some distance from


Lake Tahoe, and 80 out Of the way that


its existence is scarcely known, lives q


Norwegian family named Gumbuh, who


immigratcd to this State from their


Scandinavian home some ten or twelve


years ago. Their Oldest son at the time


Of their arrival. n man OF nearly 20 years


OF age, was q dwarf. having received an


injury In early life that arrested his


growth. To look at him one would


suppose that he was n child. of not


more than 10 or l2 years, except for the


mature look ON his face and his unusual


smartness and intelligence. Little Dolls


and his parents had long since given up
the hope that he would ever attain the


stature Of man; but the boy or man,
could not help feeling keenly disap-
pointed, and frequently remarked that
II he could not be like other people he
did not want to live. Nothing was
thought OF IL, however, and no one sus-


pected that he would endeavor to make


way with himself. Early last Fall Dols
disappeared. and after much search he


was given up for lost. Nothing was
heard OF him for some two months, and
the family had about settled down TO the
belief that be had wandered away
among the mountains and been lost. or
that n grizzly boar had made q meal OF him.
In the latter part Of November a party
OF prospectors in following up a small
canyon ON the headwaters OF the South
Fork OF the American River 10 the east
ern part OF Fl Dorado county. discover
ed small cavern. and in exploring its
recesses found tho wasted form OF u
child. who was 80 nearly dead when
found that he could give no account Of
himself. but before long recovered suf-
ficiently to tell who he was. though he
was still unable 90 tell anything about
how he came 10 be there. all recollection
Of the preceding two or three months
having faded from his mind. And now
comes the strange part Of the story.
Taken 10 his home and tenderly cared
for. he rapidly recovered and at once be-
gan 20 grow with great rapidity. When
our informant saw him IL was only six
after the rescue. and he had
nearly attained the stature of full
grown man. A thick bsar,l. nearly two |
inches In length. covered his hitherto
smooth face. and his voice. which had |
always retained the piping treble OF
hal changed to a deep SON.
orous bass. Altogether Dolls thinks he
has been the gamer by his mysterious
The case is an interest
ing one. well worthy the attention Of
men OF science. aud to them We will
cave the solution Of this singular tran
H,ruii. JIiy lsh.
Year: 1874

If you want bird to love you, then
CHOOSE bullfnch. His affection for bis
mistress is often so great as to cause his
death if he be separated from her, and
always makes him intensely jealous of MI
who share her regard with him. Their
natural song is not musical, but they may
be taught to whistle almost any melody by
patiently reiterating it to them while they
digest their food, which is rape or canary
seed, with little lettuce or apple. When
moulting they require hard egg and bread
crumbs, and a Glove put into their water,
and if they should nope or rufie their
plumage, scalded rape seed must be given
them for few days.


If a clever bird is your fancy, get by all
means goldfnch. You can teach him
% climb little ladder, to pretend to bo
dead, to draw his own water, to sweep out


y cage with little broom, to ring a
his food, and many other
leatsftaining tricks, wlacls, ~~---s %
restless, busy nature, ne tnoruugny v.JOys.
Goldfinches are bon Vivaats and are subject
to fits from overeating themselves. When
these occur, dip the bird, head downward,
in cold water, and put him on low diet for
a few days and he will readily recover,


Canaries arc like flowers, they do not
thrive unless their keepers love them.
Nothing is more cruel than to keep birds
and leave servants to attend TO them, and
this is especially true Of canaries. They
do not live by seed and water alone, they
crave equally companionship and love.
They ought, too, to be kept in pairs, for
they have great deal to say to each other
that they cannot say to you, and it is
delightful to watch their gossippings and
condolences.


Canaries love great variety in their
food, and if plenty Of exercise be given
them they may be safely trusted with
anything they win eat, During moulting
a few poppy seeds are excellent, and at all
times little branch of FIR or pine seems tc
afford them the greatest pleasure. The
little extra cleaning or trouble incurred by
letting them have the use of one or more
rooms, is abundantly compensated by theil
love, their happiness aud their charming
companionship. Certainly those who pre-
tend to entertain birds Of any kind shoult
be their friends and not their jailers, fol
birds, above all living creatures, wer'
"created to be glad"
Year: 1874

A uuarrelis evidently brewing over the the ap'
po,ntment Of Gushing TO SPAN and his ndmiDa
tion for the Supreme Bench, that viii prove very
damaging to tht Adical portion OF the kepubll'
can party.


1t was supposed by s,me that this iit'd dliii-
Guilty had come to an end, by the graceful ydldin:
of the President to the demands oi the senate
which has now assumed the mastery. Bot th's
isnot SO. The Washington Chron'dc continues
ITS dcuunciation of MIR Gushing and says the
question must bo considered whether it would
hc wise to send him as Minister Plenipotenllary
and Envoy Extraordinary from this government
to Spain. Although once indorsed for lnal posi-
ton by the Senate the subsequent Developments
IN the case puts the matter In = u1lsrent Isht
than If bis record had been fully known in ad-
vance To permit him to leave the country under
these circumstances IN representative capaclt!
would be a species ot fraud on the fresldcnt,Se
ate and country, and with such cloud hanging
about him, his otherwise possible usefulness
would he destroyed, and the Spanish Government
could not regard his presence as compliment y. 1t
ought not to be forgotten in this conNictioh that
the President of Spain would have right 10 re-
fuse him, which would ne humiatlon TO 'ls. IL
is surprising that Mr.. Gushing has not promptly
sent in his oeclinaton Of the position.


To this the Washington Republican replies in



friends with perpretatng forgery, In the letter
which WAS read in the Senate, that Cushing
vro.c 10 J,ierson Davis. Ii says the Letters are
entirely dissmar.


Whether this be so or not the Senate has placed
its hand Gu Grant aud by this sudden movement
gained victory over the Executive which erhib-
its the weakness of the President to the country
and cannot fail to engender very unpleasant re-
nections in the future. Had the President not
shown the white-feather so quick and given the
friends Of Cushing an opportunity to place him
fairly where lie belongs, the nomination could
have been Withdrawn with that dignity which be-
came his office. The long delay IN withdrawing
The name Of " lliams and the Laste with which
he acted upon Cushing's is evidence of a nervous
ness that was not expected even in the Senate. A
days pause in the matter would have been more
decent, especially as the President had Cushing's
letter requesting a withdrawal OF the nomination
la his hands


With reference to Mr.. Cushings appointment
the members OF the Democratic party have so far
manifested politically no decided interest they
were perfectly willing that the responsibility
might rest with the party to which it belonged !;
but It is decidedly unfair to treat a man in the
shabby manner in which Gushing has been treated
by the members of the political organization with
which he co-operated. 1t would seem I'd us no
more than fair for the President TO require the
Senate to furnish him with a list OF the names OF
the men that are loyal, from which to select
Chief Justice.
Year: 1874

The strike OF the Icoal miners Is unfortunate
for them at this time, as the quantity Of coal OIL
the market is simply enormous, and had II not
been for the present cold snap 1t would have nc
doubt been reduced in price by the dealers 10 n
lower figure than il is. The open winer has
enabed the railroads and canals TO do an unpre-
oedented amount OF work, and 1t is now hardly
possible for them TO be detained by cold weather
longer than about half the time that Is usually
lost during the three months OF winter, only six
weeks OF which remain.
Year: 1874

In Southwest Virginia the complaint now
is that the sheep are killing the dogs. When
a sheep is found slain the hide is taken off and
the carcass well seasoned with striehnine. 1t
works like a charm.
Year: 1874

The WEATHER. For the past few days the
weather has been balmy and springlke-frcs
were unnecessary-but on Tuesday night and
Wednesday morning snow fell to the depth Of
several inches, and The earth was covered with
"the beautiful The trees were putting forth
their buds and the lilachs beginning to bloom.
Al this time, however, the outlook is not
cheerful, and shopping is suspended.


II is said the wheat never looked better and
the prospect for good crop is promising
Year: 1874

In the Senate this afternoon a bill was
introduced to provide that when a person is
indicted fer crime and the defense pleads
insanity, a special jury shall determine the
question of sanity in advance of the trial
before the court. If they pronounce the
person sane, he shall at once be put upon
trial, but if insane, then he shall be com
mitted to the lunatic asylum and put upon
trial when pronounced cured.
Year: 1874

The following is from the Santa Bar
bara Press. "The lightning last
Thursday evening frightened the sheep
on Dos Pueblos rancho, and trying to
escape it a number of them fell into a
deep gulch, making a bridge, over
which the rest of the hand passed in
safety. One hundred and fourteen
were thus lost.
Year: 1874

THE little trimmer over the way, has
nothing to say in response to our in
quiry of why it accepted support from
Che Republican County Committee
and advocated the election of a Demo-
cratic candidate. = q 8
Year: 1874

EVEN the "king of the Cannibal Islands''is
not vigorous enough to stand the banquet
and receptions of this country. Already his
liver is in state of rebellion and he has only
got to Pittshurg, Pa. Think what suffering
yet awaits him and then, if you dare, say
that you would delight to bear the name Of
Kaakaua.
Year: 1874

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


We cannot undertake to return reserve CON-
nInicati0ns that are not used.
Year: 1874

BY Mr.. HAMMoND-TO amend The act rel
alive 10 the collection Of taxes In tho City and County
of NewYork provides that tho Board Of Supervisors
shall make provision TO pay the state tax heretofore
aDportioned TO that city and county with interest.
either by issuing bonds including 1t In the tax levy
for Is7I The Board shall also provide for the State tax
Tor is1I The statement OF the amount OF assessment
Tor each county nXed By the State Board Of Equal
izatop shall be certified By said Board and deposited
with the State Controller ~ soon as completed and on
or before the 10Th Of September In each year The Con
trailer shall ascertain the proportion OF the
state tax each county shall pay and inform The County
CLERKS ana Chairman Of each Board OF Supervisory on
or before she nth OF September OF the same The
other sections OF the bill make provision Tor Informing
The Rosyd of Supervisors Of the City and County OF
Nev-YorS of the assessment. and for their action
thereon in the months OF september and November The
nal nroyisons follow regarding the collection OF the
Ths object the bill to have the taxes In the
CITY aud County OF New-forh hssesscd anu cohecteo
within the year OF assessment


Bv Mr.. .sCHIFYERDRCKER-Providing that any person
who shall sell auy package Of confectionery or other
commodity represented 10 contain prize or money OF
any article Of value, shall be guilty OF msdemeanor
and NAV be punished by ne Of NOT less than e0 nor
more eoo imprisonment for not less than 10 nor


Nv MI ALyOsD-To reorGapse the Treasury Depart
Year: 1874




FROM THE SINKING FUND.


IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSR.l


RICHMOND, Feb. GA defalcatiOn, amount
ing to about $4,000 has discovered In the Office OF
the Board OF the Commissioner for the Sinking Fund OF
the State OF Virginia. Suspicion was raised against
W. d Coleman, the Secretary Of the Board, by
the discovery that he had hypothecated bonds at
q faro bank in this city. ana was spending
money very lavishly. An investigation last Thurs
dayishowed discrepancy in the books and warrants
Of about 5000, but this explained by finding
package OF coupons payable to bearer hid away under
some old papers in safe at the ohice OF the State
Auditor OF Public Accounts but as the amount OF these
oyerran the investigation continued and resulted
in the discovery Of an alteration In one OF the books
OF tho Auditor by the OF the figure
from An entry OF Ns,OOo. The Treasurer's
warrant and the account OF the bank where the bonds
were bought, called for the latter Coleman was
charged with the forgery and admitted IT, though up to
that time he had stouty denied any knowledge OF the
missing bonds which bought up by the State from
time to time under the provisions of the law, and have
been In the custody OF Coleman, as the
law makes no provision for their cancel
lation To-day the Board OF Commissioners
obtained warrant for Coemans arrest, and when the
officers went to take him he threw himself on his bed
and stuck small knife IN his neck near the juguar
vein. His wound is not serious He is man OF good
family, has borne high character and has been i'm.
nc,tly trusted He formerly editor OF The Rich
n,ond Enouirer The examination before the Police
Justice will place soon as the accused Is able to
Year: 1874


The organization of a new company to lay
a light cable the coast OF Great Britain to Halifax
VIA the Azores Islands, is announced The capital Is
$3.50 and the prospectus, which was opened on sat
urday says the intention Of the company to convey
messages its cable at the rate Of one shilling per
Year: 1874

f


The municipal election took place
to day. The Republicans elected John
w. James Mayor by 2l7 majority, a
gain of as over the majority for MAJ
nard on November 50. The principal
contest was over the Mayoralty. The
Republicans elect eight out of the ten
Aldermen. Owing to some dissatis-
faction with the Republican nominee
for City Marshal, the opposition can
didate was successful. This unpopu-
lar nomination injured the Republican
ticket all through and lost Mr. James
some votes.


The Democratic nominee for Mayor
was s. a. Key. Esq, prominent
Democratic lawyer Of this city.


The total vote polled was ,Si2. The
Republicans are burning bonfires and
rejoicing throughout the city. 1t was
the hottest political contest that ever
occurred in this city.


How our Friends Feel About the


Result.


Our very excellent contemporary at
Chattanooga, justly feels proud of the
result of Thursdays election. The
Commercial and the Republicans of
Chattanooga deserve great credit for
their vigorous, brief but successful
canvass. the Commercial says of it


1t was certainly the hardest contes-
ted election, politically, that was ever
held in Chattanooga, aud the Republi-
cans acquitted themselves right nobly.
Chattanooga is still tie Republican
Gibraltar of the State. If the earnest.
ness of Republicans yesterday is any
indication of what it will be through-
out the Union until they retrieve their
recent disasters there will he absolute
ly nothing left of the Democratic
party in 1876 and in this respect we
believe the election does possess a
marked political significance. a large
number OF the Republicans here are
Northern men, who have located here
since the war, and who do not usually
take an active interest in politics. We
may reasonably infer that their feel
ings yesterday are an index to the po-
litical feeling at this time of the ele-
lueuG ol "nlCu Iuey are representa-
tives at the North. If this presump-
tion is correct, a vote in the North to-
day would show different result from
the vote there on November Sd.


This class of men has been dissatis-
fed with the way Republicans have
conducted things recently, but their
action yesterday indicates that they are
far from willing to allow the National
Government to pass into the control of
the Democratic party. They were not
moved by feeling of personal opposi-
tion TO the Democratic candidates, but
by desire, as was frequently express
ed, to start the tidal wave back upon
the Democracy. That, and that alone,
was what brought them to the polls
yesterday with such a determination
as was never before seen among them
in Chattanooga. The people want the
Government to be rid of Republican
iucompetencya and corruption wherever
it may be found, but not of Republican
principles, and if the party will trim
itself for the fight by thorough over
hauling and unloading, the Democracy
will be utterly crushed out of existence
IN 1876.
Year: 1874

On Thursday, Westmortlaud seem
ed troubled about the disposition to he
made Of his body after hanging. He
was IN terror lest the doctors would
get ii for dissection He called the
iaiior to him and said, that although
he had no money to pay him for bury
ing him, yet he begged Of him to
promise him that he should be buried
in the Cemetery and that the doctors
should not have his remains. The
promise was made.


Thus has the law been avenged and
the murderer been made to pay the
severost penalty for his cowordly and
brutal murder
Year: 1874

The Nashville Union relates this lit
tie story: ga Nashville youth asked
his sweetness to go out to some enter
tainment with him but she declined on
the ground that her shoes were out of
repair, whereupon the young man offer
ed to have them mended if she would
send them around the next day. A lady
friend, who overheard the conversation,
secured well-worn pair of brogans be-
longing to her cook, and had them con-
veyed to the enamored young man early
the next morning. The latter was as
founded, as he had been under the i'm
preston that his dulciana was the pos
SCISSOR of the neatest foot in Nashville,
(or pair OF them for that matter but
bravely concealing his feelings of bitter
disappointment he took them to the
nearest shoemaker and left them with
a request that they be mended at once.
After the shoes had been repaired the
young fellow escorted them to the home
of the dear one of his heart. expectin G
to be overwhelmed with thanks. On
the contrary, half an hour of glib talk
ing on his part was required in order to
convince the young lady that he had nc
intention OF insulting her,"
Year: 1874

A London letter describing the Czar
landing at Dover, says: AS she (the
Russian YACHT approached near enough
to distinguish persons upon her deck, a
figure starding alone on the starboard
paddle-box attracted all eyes. 1t was
the Czar. He wore q gray coat, with
sleeves hanging loose, and he was look
ing through his glass at the landing
place, endeavoring, no doubt, to catch
the first glance of his daughter. She
was waiting for him at the very edge of
the pier, land as he saw her he kissed hi
hand to her again and again. The
work of getting the vessel alongside of
the pier was one of difficulty, and both
father and daughter grew impatient.
Finally the Grand Duchess and the
prinoo of Wolop left the landing place
and ran up the stone steps to the top of
the wall, which was just level with the
paddle-box on which the Czar was
standing. The ship at this moment
grazed the side of the pier, and the
Duchess, with what was really daring
impetuosity, jumped upon the paddle
box, and the next instant was in her
fathers arms. He held her closely to
his heart; he kissed her again and
again, and she returned his caresses
with equal warmth.
Year: 1874

A country merchant, with whom the
writer is well acquainted, and knows to
be trustworthy, had been dealing to a
considerable extent with a wholesale
grocery establishment in Mansfield,
Ohio, who furnished him goods in the
"grocery line." This Wholesale firm
has also wholesale liquor department
in addition to their grocery business.


One day, being at their wholesale house,
the merchant out of curiosity, went
down into the cellar where the liquor
department seemed to be. There he
saw a man coucocting whisky.
And this was the manner of it The
wholesale mixer of liquors would take
gallon of poor whisky-so-called-
and two gallons of mean looking stuff,
-" orney, the merchantforcibly called
it-and mix them together, with little
coloring matter of some kind. And the
speedy and wonderful result was three
gallons of marketable whisky of the
kind popularity and tersely though not
elegantly called "rot-gut." One of the
firm told this merchant that the profits
on one barrel Of liquor were about $50
Year: 1874

UNJUST. is now pending in
the United States House proposition
to oblige newspapers sent from the
office of publication to be prepaid.
This would compel publishers to pay at
once the postage on newspapers al1eady
on their subscription books, without
leaving them any opportunity to in
demnify themselves from subscribers.
Whatever may be done with the much
vexed question of newspaper postage,
it would be manifestly unjust to compel
prepayment on newspapers already paid
for by subscribers.
Year: 1874

IIe who steadies himself between two
ships will certainly be drowned.


Shame is worse than death.


He who weeps from his heart willpro-
woke tears even from the blind.


A lean horse and hero in a strange
country each look amiss.


When you go to law against the em-
peror, God Himself should be the Judge


The wise man strikes twice against
one and the same stone.


You may praise the Russian thou
sand times, but his eye will still be
blue (the reverse to handsome, accord
ing to Usbeg tasteJ.


Young men mag die; old men must.


The Overlooking (Aattering) tongue
soon makes wound.
: He who fears the sparrow will never
SOW millet.


When the ass bears too light load
he wants to lie down.


The spoken word cannot again be
swallowed.


He whose heart is full soon finds q
tongue.


Smoke rises only from large blocks of
wood.
A living mouse is better than a dead
lion.


Him whom God has marked, the
prophet strikes him with his wand.


He who is on horseback no longer
knows even his own father (The armed
man on horseback spares not his near
est relation.)


When You die, even your tomb shall
be comfortable.


Men speak to each other by words
animals by signs.


Man is caught by his tongue; an OK
by his horns.


That which is taken in with the milk
only goes out with the soul. (Faults
contracted with infancy disappear but
with death.)


The open mouth never remains hun
CRY. -,


DO pot fasten up your garment until
you see the water.


Time does not bow to you; you must
bow to time.


A great head has great cares.