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Year: 1875

Who may be suffering from the effects of
youthful follies or indiscretiOn, Will do


well to avail themselves of this, the great


lest boon ever laid at the altar of suffering


humanity. Dr. SPINNEY will guaran-


tee to forfeit $500 for every case Of seminal


weakness, or private disease OF any kind


or character, which he undertakes and


falls to cure. He would therefore say to


the unfortunate sufferer who may read


this notice that you are treading upon


dangerous ground when you longer delay -


in seeking the proper remedy for your =
complaint. You may be in the fist stage;


remember you are approaching the last.
. II you are bordering upon the last.and are


suffering some or all of its Ill effects, re-


Der that II you persist In procrastina-
tiOn the time must come when the most .


skillful physician can render you no assis-


lance; when the door OF hope will be


:lOsed against you; when no angel of mer-
| ~ can bring you relief In no case has the
doctor failed OF success. Then let not de-
Spair work upon your imagination, but
avail yourself of the beneficial results of
his treatment before your case Is beyond
the reach OF medical skill, or before grim
ieath hurries you tn a premature grave.
Full coarse of treatment s25. Send money
' ~ Post Office Order or Express, with full
description of case. Call, or address,


DR. A. B. SPINNEY,


sel0 d&wy No. IL Kearny ST., s. +
Year: 1875

CLEVELAND, May 2l.-ln the morning
session OF the Presbyterian Assembly, u
resolution was adopted which entities
synod of the Church to one representative
in the standing committee on benevolent
work of the Church.


Rev. DR.. Dickey resigned his position
as temporary clerk, and Rev. james A.
Marshall, of Philadelphia, was elected to
fill the vacancy.


The committee appointed by the last
General Assembly Ia consider the matter
of the mileage charges Of commissioners
to the General Assembly, with view to
provide such regulations as shall tend to
greater uniformity in the allowance for
mileage, submitted the following report:
The Committee recommend that the fol-
lowing amounts be made to the mileage
system as printed in page l76 of the min
utes of the last General Assembly:


First-That in order to hasten the
payment of the proportionments from
the several Presbyteries, the word
fourth" be substituted in place Of the
Year: 1875

GRANTS STRENGTH DEFEATS HAwLEY.
From the Nesc York Graphic (Grant Organ.


General Hawley. whom we warned not
to be guilty Of anti-third term speeches
and whe, inspite OF our warning, perslss
ted in placing himself in an attitude Of
of hostility to the Administration, find
ing that his former majority of l.226 is
changed into minority of 49o. Politi-
clans will find in the election OF yester-
day n profitable subject for study
The voting demonstrates that Repub-
lican candidates who separate them
selves from the Administration gain
no Democratic votes and lose very
large proportion of the Republican votes.
1t was the most uncompromlsing sup
porter of President Grant who was the
only successful Republican Congression-
candidate in Conncoticut, and not even
the ability. honesty and former popular
ity of General Hawley could save him
when he had avowed his hostility to the
Administration. President Grant is to-
day the strongest man in the nation, and
hereafter Republicans who do not forget
the success of Starkweather and tho de
feat of Hawley will scarcely venture to
deny the fact.


CONNECTICUT DOES NOT STAND BY THE


PRESIDENT,


From the Day Neutral,


MI. Greene who fred hundred guns
in honor of General Grants Louisiana
policy, is the gentleman who was badly
beaten for Governor. There is something
quite significant in this. Connecticut
does not seem disposed to Stand by the
President" in either the Louisiana or
abe third-term business, whatever may
be her sentiment respecting the Repub-
liean party in q general way. Had Grant,
months ago, publicly proclaimed that he
would not consent to be candidate for
third-term. the result in Connecticut
might have been different. II he wishes
well to the Republican party he will has
ten to make such proclamation.


THE STORM TEMPERED To TUE sHoRN


PRESIDENTIAL LAMB.


From the Bulletin (Sympathetic Organ.


The defeat in Connecticut is softened
somewhat by the fact that the Republi-
cans had won a handsome victory in
Michigan, where they have carried the
State with increased majorities. The
Democratic rejoicing is tempered some
what bv this circumstance. 1t is difficult
for even an enthusiastic Democrat to feel
much encouragement to talk about a
popular tidal wave and severe condem-
nation of Grant, when Republican tri
| umph in the West completely offsets a
Democratic success in the East,
Year: 1875

A writer who witnessed the terrible disaster on the Long Island Southern railroad, by which eleven persons were killed and many seriously injured, says: One man, whose name l did not ascer- tain, was crushed between the two plat forms. He begged piteously to be re- leased, and with axes one or two farmers commenced to cut him out; but as the jar of the blows seemed to hurt him he begged them to desist and asked for water. Water was furnished him, and while the dipper was at his lips his head fell back. He was dead. After all those who could be removed were taken out of the ruins I had little to look around and inquire as to the accident, ]; ;s cause, dead bodies I saw laid beside the track, and they, having been caught between the platforms, were t. rribly mangled.

 Another eye witness of the scene says: A most narrowing sight was presented. The mutilated bodies of the dead and dying lay scattered around the track on both sides. Groans and cries for help were heard on every hand from the wounded, many of whom were still in the field, although considerable num- Der had been removed to cottages. We all set to work as rapidly as possible re- lieving the wants of the suffering and extricating from the debris the bodies of the dead. I saw several men cutting away at the debris in a strenuous effort to extricate the engineer, who was close ly wedged between the locomotives. believe he was dead when they succeed ed in getting h1m out. The coal tender, whom I recognized, was badly lacerated about the arms and face. He was re- moved, still breathing, to cottage a good distance from the track, but he died very shortly after his arrival there. In all I counted ten bodies strewn around the track or embedded in the ruins. The position of the train was suggestive of frightful loss of life. The two locomotives were all smashed up, and the baggage car and coal tender of one train had telescoped into the for ward cars of the other
Year: 1875

It appears by somewhat remarkable statute of Massachusetts that a town is compelled to maintain person thrown upon it by accident for thirty days after it has given notice to the town in which he has 8 legal settlement; and if he is within that time taken in charge by the latter, the former shall receive one dol lar per week, if he is allowed to remain a day over that time the town in which he has his legal settlement must pay "what is just and reasonable" If he dies on the hands of the town aiding him, then also, ''what is just and req, sonable may be covered by it; by this remarkable statute, if it treats its en- forced guest so tenderly and humanely that he recovers, then it is confined to it's prescribed one dollar 8 week,
Year: 1875

The New York ZEnees says It is common for us to say that the vast spaces of this continent cry out for la- borers; that the country is lying waste for want of men to come in and occupy. Many of the Western States organize costly machinery to induce immigration. They send to Europe to intercept in tending immigrants, and offer induce ments to unfx the minds of hardy peas ants who would otherwise be contented with their lot ill the old world. Yet here in New York, where all the lines of travel, industry, and information center, thousands of stalwart men idle away the long summer and shiver through the winter. We do not pretend to offer any explanation of this anomaly. We can only point out its existence, and ask why, in all the range of humanitarian beneficence, something is not done to correct it. It must needs be, we sup pose, that drones shall exist. There are few families so alert and self sustaining that they have no "lame duck," nc weak brother," to be carried along by the rest. But the weak brothers-the " dead-beats' of our society-increase very rapidly. The sight of numberless lounging- places filled with habitual loaf CTS is not wholesome or encouraging. We are already beginning to wrestle with the problem of pauperism, which has so long puzzled our relatives across the Atlantic. With our lax form o1 police government and imperative va grant act we have an element of waste disorder, and possible crime that needs early attention. Some of these pool fellows who lodge on park benches and hay bales may be rescued from lives ot mendicancy or wickedness. Some are clean gone ill shiftlessness. But the whole mass is a nuisance and an offense The safety of society demands that ii be abated.
Year: 1875

A singular case has just come to light in Wisconsin. A young man giving his name as Corrigan borrowed $500 for 8 year, giving first mortgage on farm as security. A fewmonths after making the Joan mentioned, he applied for an other loan, this time for $500 for sixty days. The abstract was brought down, and the money passed over. When due he paid it. When the first mortgage became due, Corrigan asked that he be given time as his money had not come. The favor was granted. When the day came the lender was not little surprised to learn that the man who had borrowed the money was not Anthony Corrigan at all that his name was Thomas S. Cor rigan, and he was at that moment under arrest at Waupun, charged with forgery. Sheriff Klotz went to Waupun, secured the forger, and returned. With the officer and prisoner came old MT Corri- gan and daughter. As matter of course the father and sister were in great distress when they found out the true state of things. They were willing to go to almost any extent if by their efforts they could bring about areform in Tom This was not the first time he had been in trouble. The young man who had almost broken the heart of his mother, who had brought sorrow to his aged father, and filed the eyes of his noble sister with tears, seemed repentant con- fessed that he had done wrong, and promised never to transgress again. The young man was given one more chance to redeem himself, the father ratifying and confirming the use of his name, and executinga mortgage bearing the same date as the forged one, and for the same amount. The young man ad- mits that the parties from whom he got the money were wronged, and says that every dollar was to be paid by the party for whom he got it. He claims that for 8 long time his mother had wanted to send money to Ireland to bring some get it from his father, so she got the deed from the trunk and told Tom, who seems to be ."mother's boy,' to borrow the money and mortgage the farm, and when their relatives came they would pay it back, the mortgage would be taken up, and the old gentleman would know nothing about it. He says he got $1, 100 in currency, bought gold draft at Milwaukee, and sent it to Ireland, as his mother wished, and the relatives came on, and are at his fathers house at this time. He says he has been arrested before because parties holding his fathers note would suddenly learn that his father could not write. Thomas thinks that if he had wanted to play rascal he could have made bigger haul than $1, 100, for Anthony Corrigan is good for $2O,0OO and that he would not have remained here, liable at any day to arrest for State prison offense. Thomas saws he is worth AS. GOO. @~
Year: 1875

The London Times relates the follow ing true story, which will be placed to the credit henceforth of Newfoundland dogs: Three boys and little girl named Minnie Jordan were sitting upon the parapet of the Thames embankment, be- tween Waterloo and Hungerford bridges, when sudden gust of wind blew one of the boys on to the pavement and the girl into the river. A cry for help was raised, and a gentleman who was pass ing slipped the collar from his New follndland dog, lifted up the animal, and coolly dropped him into the water. The child at that mement rose to the sur face, and the sagacious brute turned his head in her direction, seized her by the collar of her cape, and, directed by his master, swan with his little burden to the adjacent stairs. The gentleman call ed a cab, placed the child in it, and drove off to the Enden street baths, whence the girl was taken home little the worse for her immersion. The owner of the dog refused to give his name, but observed that the dogs name was Ready
Year: 1875

Attention is being drawn in England to the value of the mule. At 8 recent show the prize mule stood seventeen hands, and was proved to be stronger than a horse. Another animal exhibited, and which was only twelve and a half hands high, had been driven the previous week two hundred and twenty miles in forty

 two hours, and entered London on the evening of the second day at pace of ten miles all hour with no marks of fatigue.
Year: 1875

The great meeting, last evening, not only tes
titled further to the fact that the people are op-
posed to dividing the county, but it gave pointed
expression to the impropriaty and folly of COM
plicating the universally popular desire for in
creased representation with the generally un-
popular measure of division. This is the point
to be emphasized. The Legislature must be
thoroughly informed that the people OF the coun-
ty ask, now, just increase of representation,
and that they do not ask for the county to be dis
united. The two measures have no natural or
legitimate association. Increase of representa-
ton can be made in plain, simple, direct man
ner leaving the county in it's unity, as it has
been, happily and prosperously, for two centn-
res.


The effort, on tie other side to drive the
wedge of division by the weight Of the popular
demand for increased representation seemed ali
advoit device, but it has only served to arouse
the people and stir up the most earnest opposi-
ton manifested for years against any public
proposition affecting this county. No such gen
eral demonstration of feeling as is now being
displayed, from all quarters Of the county, by
members of both parties, has been made fol
years, If ever.


Col Whiteey, in his address, aud the resolu
tions reported and adopted by the meeting, urge
our claim for just representation, and we believe
that this claim has never before been put fortl
so earnestly and decidedly. 1t is the demand
now. of the whole people, and it must be Leart
with attention and respect. We believe tht
Legislature will hear it and will respect il.
Year: 1875

COMMISSION MERCHANTs.-We solicit your Or
ders for printing, or call at any time You may
wish to see specimens or obtain estimates, feeling
assured that 1t Will be to your advantage.
Year: 1875

THIEVES SHOT AT.-The report current In
the city last night that a man was shot and
killed in an affray near Howaras Grove hos
pital proved to be untrue. A farmer in that
neighborhood caught some parties depre-
dating on bis melon patch. and shot at them
without effect. This was the caUse OF the
Year: 1875

The following "wighly artistic pro-
duction was handed us from a Spencer
county Snowman, with q request to cor
rect and publish. We couldn't sec
where to begin correcting, but as Il was
an important matter we publish as
written:


February the, 4. in, 1873


Mr. Doane kinde friend The wonder
ful Bair Died the last day OF Janiary


On travling through New Jerusalem
mere Hendrekson vile in duboise Co
Ind i was travling Eastward i chance
10 luok forward l saw A Man A COM
ming toward me with rcry dark hair
dark Eyes dark completion dark suit OF
clthes he came directley up toward me
Until he came up opsit Widow Hen.
dricksons doore turned direcltey to me
House climbing over the fence going d.
rcctley to the door, just NJ thsf time A
young lady A beautiful locking lady
OF lite Completion lite hair blue Ewes
small in size opening the door he pulling
OF his hat made A very polite bow his
foot slipt and he fell directly TO the
ground the lady squalled TO the top of
her voice A mother younger lady and
her mother supposed it to be came
running out thsre pick him up and
takeen him in the house and he ssyse
that his shin is broke rite clostc up 70
his chin and IL he gets well A Gin he
says that he will nevr come back agin
as shure as A pin is A pin
Year: 1875

The total amount raised throughout
the state by the collection taken n few
weeks ago in the Catholic churches fol
the benefit OF the Vincennes Orphan
Asylum was 5000. There are 372 in
mates i'm the institution.
Year: 1875

Should there be ary counties, other
than those above named, entitled to share
in the State appropriation, the County
Commissioners thereof should notify the
State Commissioners at once, 80 that no
delay may occur in equalizing the funds
and in securing its speedy distribution.
Year: 1875

The happy-thought man has been
driving q clever cob and writ IS: We
are gong up a hill beautifully 1t is
quite pleasure to sit behind him
And as he is the surest-foOted beast
possible, coming down hill on the other
side will be simply perfect Bravo /
am in luck 1 wouldn't part with this
horse not for hundred pounds This
is bargain !


We are on the summit.


say to Cazell, cheerfully, "There's
rather a sharpish pitch here meaning
that the decline is very sudden, and
that he mustn't be astonished if, with
such magnificent stopper, I take this
opportunity of showing him how che
ought to go down hill"


Down the " sharpish pitch"


A lumbling of wheels-the trap slip
ping forward on the horses back-a
tremendous whack on the dash board
in front, as if it had been attacked with
a sledge-ham flash of sup
position that this blow must have come
from the horse-supposition becomes
conviction on the unexpected and awful
appearance of the hind quarters of the
animal high up in the air, then of two





seems to have been exaggerated by q
hundred magnifying-glass power
Bang bang !-dash-board gone-heels
higher up than ever-reins anywhere
whip nowhere. hear my own voice,
as if it were somebody else,er FhOuting
wildly, "Murglel get ou theDhind "
Bang bang My knee s, SHOW or
other just escapes the enorr, hoofs,
which are now being fourisned furi-
ously over my head-we are swaying to
the right-to the left-up like a swing.
Bang bang! Gigantic hoOfs again !
rolling like ship! [ am conscious OF
still holding the reius firmly, and pull
ing him towards a ditch on the left.
Bang Grassland in another half
millionth quarter of a second there
comes a tremendous rattling m,ang-we
arrived at, so to speak, Ouhg us kick
everything gives way in evell mirechOn,
and in a sort of grand fine b"lsplay of
cracking fireworks, we are, itt9ne sud
den explosion, sent flying up all COM
pact at first, like a sky-rocket, then
dividing, and dropped out here and
there, and being conscious the whole
time of gigantic horses legs waving
about, coruscating horses hOOts, wheels
WulHIlnSy WOOu SudppIhSS duo Bla05
breaking. until to all this there sud
denly succeeds moment of the deepest
tranquility, broken only by the con
vnlsi7e snorting of the clever cob, who
is lying on his side in a ditch, with
Murgle in pious attitude kneeling on
his head, while all that is visible of the
trap are four wheels in the air-and l
take this all in at a glance as [ lie on
my back in the road. with torn coat,
a smashed hat, and the broken reins
still in my hand; while Cazell, also
hatless. is seated on a bank, with his
knees drawn up as though meditating
bathing, and wondering whether the
water were warm enough or not his
scared look conveying the notion Of a
| gentleman who had been called too
earl7 for the train and wanted to go
asleep again.
Year: 1875

An OscuIatOry Joke That May Lead to


Blood.


Last Sunday party of about seventy
young men and ladies left this city on a
special train, for the purpose of enjoy
ing quiet picnic in the woods. The
party took with them an abundance Of
the choicest edibles, wines, ETC., and q
full spring band, aad spent the day
right royalty. During lull in the fes-
tivities a bevy of young ladies, about
fifteen in number, withdrew to a quiet
nook and formed secret society, and
then called for candidates for initiation
from among the young men. The cere-
mony of initiation, the only degree that
was conferred on that day, consisted of
blindfolding the candidate, leading him
into the centre of the magic circle,
formed of young ladies, and after caus-
ing him TO kneel, a sweet kiss was i'm
printed on his lips, and he was made to
guess who kissed him. Quite a number
they could not take few more degrees.
One voting man, quite ladies' man,
who has an immense opinion of his own
individual sweetness, after much coax
ing, consented to take the degree, and
allow one of the ladies the privilege of
kissing him. He was blindfolded, led
into the circle, and assuming his most
fascinating expression knelt upon the
ground, although he knew he was about
to cause the breaking up of the society,
owing to the row that would occur
among the young ladies in their eager
ness to press his cherry lips. The secret
of the initiation was, that instead of
being kissed by one of the ladies', a
young man was let into the secret, who
did the kissing, but in the case of this
candidate the master of ceremonies sub
stituted for himself a swarthy negro,
who had been taken along to wait on
the party, and just as his india.rubber
lips touched those of the young man
the hoo1wink was removed. His look
of astonisbment was greeted with a
roar of laughter. OF course he was
indignant, but when he discovered that
all the other initiates had been kissed
by a white man, his wrath rose to a
fever heat, and he determined to have
satisfaction. We learn that notes have
passed between the two young men,
and a duel is imminent. Having an
eve to the business, and believing that
a sensation may grow ont of it, our re-
porter withholds names, for fear the
police may interfere and spoil the pros,
pective item.-MemPhiS AUdlGnche.
Year: 1875

Being accustomed to walk out before
breakfast with two sky terriers, it was
my custom to wash their feet in tub
kept for the purpose in the garden,
whenever the weather was wet. One
morning when took up the dog to carry
him to the tub, he bit me so severely
that I was obliged to let him go. No
sooner was the dog at liberty than he
refused food, declined to go ont with
any Of the family, and appeared very
detected, with distressed and unusual
expire sion OF countenance.


On the third morning, however, upon
returning with the other dog, / found
him sitting by the tub, and upon coming
towards him he Immediately jumped
into it and sat down in the water. After
pretending to wash his legs. he jumped
Year: 1875

out as happy as possible, and from that
moment recovered his usual spirits.


"There appears, in this instance, to
have been a clear process of reasoning,
accompanied with acute feeling, going
on in the dogs mind from the moment
he bit me until he hit upon a plan of
showing his regret and making repara-
tion for his fault. 1t evidently occurred
to him that I attached great Importance
to this foot bath, as if he could convince
me that his contritiOn was sincere, and
that he was willing to submit to the
process without murmur, should be
satisfied. The dog, in this case, rea-
soned with perfect accuracy, and from
his own premises deduced a legitimate
conclusion with the result justified. -
London Spectator.