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Year: 1877

Waite a seaman, succumbed to tho exposure. Tho
heavy weather the vessel TO shift her cargo and
she near going over on ner beam ends On the
10Th she reached tho thirieth parallel and continued
her voyage on that line Tho weather moderated anu
second series OF gales experienced. On the 3lst
two Tell from tue upper foretopsail
ward one OF them falling overheard Tho
sea was running very high and the bark
was rolling her gunwales under at the time No boat
could be launched Tho unfortunate mans cries were
heard astcrn but help could DO rendered Tho car
penter who cl at the same timc had his fa broken
BY the stays and other rigging, and received no other
crew confined between decks. sick and eniecbicd
from exposure There were bvt seven left to
the vessel! On the morning Of tho Both William
lead, lc from tho mzzon chains and was swept away
split. The pilot taken aboard on the 3lst.


A ICE.


The schooner W. connors. OF Bangor, Nc. nineteen
placed on Burgess Marine Railway at Red Hook.
sinking condition on Monday morning The following
is tho statement OF the captain concerning her long
and perous voyage;-.we sailed o..sn lor Inc Inc
on December %. After getting we'll to
sea the sky became overcast with lowering
clouds, and gale sprang up from the northeast ana
changed over to the northwest which continued Tor
three days fhc waves ran almost mountain hisn.
The weather was bitter cold. and the spray iroze az
one to remain on deck TO add 10 INC terror
OF the situation we soon aiscoveIed Ina. snas





1t extremely difficult keep the ship IN trim, and
several times wc camo going on our beam ends
After beating around III almost helpless condition
for twelve days, during which We were or Hatteras,
we again struck by fearful gale IN latitude %
deg, Longitude rs deg. 40 min., which swept over
board about 600 ieet OF lumber. part OF tho pine
lay by US, aud tho waves sent the heavy timbers
against the side OF the vessel with orce


v hard work managed 10 get clear OF IT, and then
only recovered to lind that the schooner was making
waiei. Our water casks were stove ~, as were The
cabin doors and boats drcnchng all OF US TO the skin
and rendering every living thing. on board miser-


able and discouraged We displayed signals OF distress
to a passing steamer, but she was evidently 100 far
away TO soc us Early yesterday morning tho High
other on their safe arrival after such suerngs. but
our JOY was but short duration, as while coming up
the Narrows our vessel was struck by tho cc, ana
hole was stove In the larboard sde ana tho water
poured in the hold great quantities. We would
have gone down, but were saved by tho
after daylight hoisted my coors and a tug boat bore
down upon us. Al that time We were completely
watcrlogged and tho schooner was almost unmanage-
able
Year: 1877




To the Editor Of the Herald:


see in your report of the PROCEEDINGS in
the Council, twenty-seventh day, that Council
| man Ford, from Committee on Agriculture
and Manufactures, made the following report:
''Your committee 10 whom was referred H.
B. No. 5, An Act for the repeal of An Act
concerning the management of live stock,
approved Feb. II, 1876, would respectfully
report that said act, known as the Round Up
Law, has worked material hardship on
small stock owners where the law was carried
into effect, and more especially ranchmen
who carry on agricultural pursuits in connec-
ton with stock growing, and whose time was
taken up in putting in their crops during the
roundup season, and whose cattle have been
taken and sold by the Stock Boards to benefit
the large stock-owners in carrying on said
roundup, because ranchers did not have tho
time to spare to attend their roundup"


Now, Mr.. Editor, it may be that Council
man Ford is speaking only Of that portion of
the Territory which he has the honor to rep
resent, but if he includes the entire Territory
in his report, as suppose he does, then, sir,
in justice to the most extensive stok-growers
in the counties of Jefferson, Madison and
Beaverhead, Ideny the statements as set forth
in his report.


All the large herds of cattle in the county
of Jefferson were driven out of that county
during the summer of 1875 into the county
OF Meagher, which the gentleman has the
honor to represent The stock men in the
district met and organized on the lest Satur-
day IN May, the day fixed by law, by elect
ing Hon. Il. jordan, Wilson Butts and S. 4.
Miller, D'embers of the Stock Board all
good, homes: men, and all permanent resi-
dents o. the Territory. In this district all
unclaimed cattle on hand the last day Of the
roundup, and whose owners are not known,
were confined in suitable field, well supplied
with grass and water, and after the board
and clerk making diligent inquiries to ascer-
tain the lawful owners for said cattle, all that
were unclaimed at the expiration of 80 days
were sold to the highest bidder for cash, and
the proceeds applied as the law directs. Not
one of those animals which were sold has
ever been claimed by any person, though they
run at large with this district brand on them.
All who attended and participated in the
roundup in this district are engaged in agri-
cultural pursuits, are dairymen or miners,
Year: 1877

Almost every one has had at least
one lock of hair cut from the head
of one now dwelling in that silent
land whence came no messages, no
letters, no tokens of any kind to tell
of love and remembrance. Every
one knows that strange emotion,
half joy half woe, with which the
tiny relic of so much that was once
dear can thrill the soul. Only now
and then do we dare to take it from
its hiding place, hold it in the palm,
press it to the cheek, and use it as
a talisman to recall all that we must
perforce forget in the work-a-day
world for the sake Of strength to do
its battle.


We do not know whose hair that
which you treasure may be-whether
the fiossy curl from a baby's head,
the dark lock from the brow that
once made your pillow, parents
gray tress. or young lovers sunny
curl. Nor does it matter, for all
love in its essence, in that part of it
that outlives death, is alike and
equally pure but we know that there
is nothing like it to you anywhere.
There are no words for the thoughts
it brings. They mock language. As
you touch it, and gaze at it, you
have nothing to say. You feel the
thorns of your dead rose, that is
all, and the wounds they make
bleed.


There are old superstitions about
locks of hair. 1t was not well for
lovers to exchange them, it is said !;
and sorcerers alwas require lock of
hair before working spells for or
against man or woman. In Sweden
and Norway one who lets a little bird
get a hair of his head for her nest,
dies before the young birds fly, un-
less old gossips are mistaken. Even
about the hair of the living lies some
romance; but the hair of the dead
is poem that hearts comprehend
So thief, who had stolen q lady's
Jewel casket, once sent back, at some
risk to himself, little golden tress
folded away amidst the diamonds
more precious than they-to the
childless mother, with this brief
note: Which 'arn't tue art to
keep it,


But it is only when it Is cut off
that there is any romance about the
hair, unless it is beautiful. On ugly
tresses no one has any mercy. Yet.
coarse or thin, or red or faded though
it be, some day the commonest thatch
that ever covered skull will be so
much, so very much, TO one who has
loved and outlived the being on whose
head il grew snch q strange. ave.
some thing to kiss and shed fond
tears over, and put away carefully
amongst most precious relics.
Year: 1877

The late Charles Dickens, it was
generally known. was separated from
his wife. In the third volume of
Forster's Life of Dicken," just is
sued in London. the great novelis is
himself explains his mysterious
family troubles: "Poor Catharine
and 1 are not made for each other,
and there is no help for it. It is not
only that she makes me uneasy and
unhappy. but that / make her so,
too-and much more so. She is ex-
actly what you know. in the way of
being amiable and complying but
we are strangely ill-assorted for the
bond there is between us. God
knows she would have been thou
sand times happier if she had mar
ried another kind of man, and that
her avoidance of this destiny would
have been at least equally good for
as kboth. I am often cut to the
heart by thinking what pity it is,
for her own sake. that ever fell in
her way; and if 1 were sick or dis
abled tomorrow I know how sorry
she would be, and how deeply griev.
ed myself, to think how we had lost
each other. But exactly the same
incompatibility would arise the mo-
ment was well again. and nothing
on earth could make her understand
me, or suit US to each other. Her
temperament will not 60 with mine.
1t mattered not so much when we
had only ourselves to consider, but
reasons hare been growing since
which make it all but hopeless that
we should even try to struggle on.
WHAT'S now Detailing me I have seen
steadily coming. ever since the days
you remember when Mary was born;
and I know too well that you cam
not. and no one can. help me. Why.
| have written | hardly know, but it
is a miserable sort OF comfort that
you should be clearly aware how
matters stand.
Year: 1877

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From the Pittsburgh Chronicle.


ST. Franciscus Hospital, Catho
| lie institution in this city has recent
I ly been the scene of a very roman


tic occurance. Some five or six


months ago, young physician, sor


of prominent citizen Of Pittsburg


obtained the appointment Of assis


tant physician to the hospital. AS


he is Protestant, some surprise


was manifested by those conversanl


with the facts, that he should be thus


honored by a Catholic institution


He received no pay for his services
further than his board. Everything


apparently ran along smoothly and
| pleasantly to all, until short time


ago, when an event transpired which


has cause the young physician to


sever his connection with the insti'


tuition, the reason therefore being


this: Residing in the hospital were


several nuns and sisters of marcy,


who had taken VOWS of eternal cell


bacy. One of these, however, hap
pened to be young, beautiful, intel
ligent and attractive, and the physi-
clan soon became deeply enamored
of her. And not withstanding her
vows, the young nun soon learned
to bow in secret at another shrine
than that of the Virgin Mary; in
fact, her love for the facinating young
physician became as strong as his
for her. In the daily association of
hospital life they had frequent op.
portunities, for speaking in that Ian
guage which requires no words for
ntterance. and eventually the young
" Romeo" prevailed upon the not
unwilling ''Juliet " to renounce her
VOWS and fee from the citadel that
restrained her ardent young life. So
one bright morning, the fair recluse
was not TO be found; in the still
ness of night she had flown, without
even so much as bidding her CON-
panions adieu. The Mother Superior
of the establishment was naturally
exceedingly angry, and proceeded
to make an investigation of the af-
fair. AS the result of her inquiries
she accused the young physi-
clan of having assisted in the
nuns escape. To her surprise he
not only did not deny it, but openly
acknowledged that he had opened the
doors for the nun. And, further, he
insisted that he had a perfect right
to do so, as he was engaged to be
married to her. and it was a fore
gone conclusion that he could not
fulfill his contract if she retained the
veil and a residence within the cir
cumscribed limits of the hospital.
The Mother Superior became ex-
ceedingly wroth. and informed the
physician that his services would be
dispensed with in the hospital. He
received the announcement very
coolly; aud more than that, he told
the irate lady that he had made pre-
parations TO go to Philadelphia, and
SO soon as he was established there
he intended to marry the fair nun
whom he loved, admired and res
pected. The physician is but little
over nineteen years of age, but is
said to be young man of great
promise in his profession. The nun
is young lady who formerly reSid-
ed ON the South Side. and is like
wise by those who know her much
esteemed for her many virtues, as
we'll as for her beauty and intelli-
gence. In this connection it is not
necessary to give the names of either
of the parties.
Year: 1877

This gentleman, so well known to the
merchants and people of East Tennessee,
succeeds the firm of Bearden 81 McTeer
in the extensive clothing house at Knox
Vile. His Spring and Summer stock is
very large and complete, was purchased
at reduced prices, and his customers
will have the benefit of his intelligence.
While at Knoxville, last week, we had
an opportunity of pricing his goods, ana
were astonished at the low prices laid
upon them. A man can get good and
respectable suit anywhere between $40
and $50 as he may select. Everything
in the clothing line for gentleman can
be found at his store as low as anywhere
else in Knoxville or in the State.
Year: 1877

If you hear anything other than
good about your neighbor, anything
calculated to stir his bile and render
him uncomfortable, don't Let the sun
20 down until you have put him in
possession of it. Possibly he may
not appreciate the kindness. and may
think that you deserve to have your
nose tweaked for your o6aeiousness
but never mind that. 1t is infinitely
better that you should risk incurring
his displeasure, or even contempt,
than that he be permitted to live on /
in contented obliviousness of what
the carping and censorious think and
say Of him.. The author or the SEN
timent, when igLorance 10 bliss 'tis
folly to be wise." didn't know any
thing about it.
Year: 1877




The sharp-shinned hawk "a. fuscus)
is considerably smaller than Cooper s
bird, or rather it is shorter of body,
being only about one foot long, while
in alar extent it is nearly two feet.
It's upper parts are brownish-black
tinged with a sort of ash-color. while
its under plumage is light rufous
lined with transverse bands of white,
and its throat is streaked with black.
Its under tail-coverets are white.
Its fight is slow and often circular,
just above the ground. though some
times it darts about in a zigzag way,
changing its course SO frequently
and suddenly that it is almost i'm
possible to follow it with the eve.
As it thus drifts about in the air, it's
eyes are scrutinizing every thing,
and ever and anon it falls, like a
vertical downward shot, upon quail,
a frog, sparrow, or a snake. A
friend of mine once sew a hawk of
this species seize large moccasin
or adder, and soar to a considerable
heigh with the serpent writhing in
its claws. Suddenly the bird closed
its wings and fell heavily to the
ground. My friend hurried to the
spot, and found the hawk quite dead,
the snake having bitten it in the
neck. But the unrelaxing claws of
the brave bird were buried in the
vitals of its venomous victim, so that
it also died. saw one once trying
in vain to kill terrapin.-MAURIcE
THOMPSON. in Hdrper's Aapazine for
JttLq.
Year: 1877

BosToN, Jan. 9.-Captain Winter, of the
steamer Montgomery. sunk in collision with
the steamer Seminole, says the officers and
men of the latter did all possible to avoid
the collision, and il was owing to thick
fog that the Montgomery people made a
mistake in identifying the Seminole as a
schooner, and when the error was discovered
il was too late to make amends. Captain
Matthews of the Seminole states that the
Montgomery had ported her wheel instead of
putting it to the starboard or
kept her course. the disaster would not have
occurred at the time of the accident. Sew
eral Of the Montgomery crew got on board
the Seminole, and after departing, the Mont
gomery sunk in a few moments. A boat
was Immediately got out TO rescue those on
board. One of the Montgomery's- boats
came alongside with seven or eight persons
in it, and the Siminole's boat returned with,
only three in it. 1t then searched for 9TH
ers but could find no one. After lying
around two hours the boat came alongside.
Finding the Seminole was..badly damaged.
and not knowing but that she might sink at
any moment, he thought it advisable to-
make for land The Seminole, part of the
time, had five pumps going to keep her
clear
Year: 1877

On the margin of your paper ind-
eates that your time Is out, or Will ex-
pire with the next paper Remember
our rile-CAsH ALWAYS IN ADVANCE.
If not renewed, we take it tor granted
you do not want the paper any longer,
and your name will be dropped from
our list. We intend to publish the
5est paper in West Tennessee, and
the more subscribers we get, the bet
ter we can make the paper. Let eve
ry one renew and bring another with
MIN.
Year: 1877

The negro, Stewart, who for some
months past has been mail agent on
this division of the l.. d n. read, was
last week arrested for stealing a reg
istered letter. He was bound over
for trial. For long time we have
believed him to be incompetent, as
our Memphis papers were frequently
carried by here, but we did not think
he would try to steal from the mails.
Year: 1877

CLARKEsvILLE, November 90, 1877.


I have to record most extraordinary and
beautiful appearance in the heavens. On
the evening OF the Goth November, just as
the sun was shedding its parting glory over
the world, our attention was attracted by o
brilliant orb, apparently the size of the sun,
midway between the zenith and the hori-
zon, and directly in the track OF the sun,
cleaving its way toward our earth with
the rapidity Of lightning, and leav-
ing in its track line OF light re-
sembling the tail Of comet, or the
light which is left in the track OF
a meteor. While we stood transfiXed
with wonder and awe it suddenly disap-
peared, with its long line OF light. After
an interval Of about two seconds it seemed
to relight upon the surface OF dark mass,
and from this there rose an illuminated at
mosphere as Of burning gas, which moved
inward as il from some mighty conhagra-
ton. While we stood gazing into heaven
tor this mysterious light seemed to part our
atmosphere so as to grant us glimpse
into the illimitable beyond) there fell
upon our ears two distinct sounds like
the booming of cannon-so heavy as
to cause distinct tremulous vibrations.
Then followed slow, solemn sound-lnde-
scribable, but something like the rush OF
angry hosts to combat; more like the sui
len roar Of renorseless flames. After the
swift-moving light and the mysterious
thunders had passed away there remained
for half an hour soft, lambent line OF light
moving to and fro in gentle undulation, re-
minding us OF the words Of warning in the
"handWriting on the wall" The question
now arises, Whence this strange visitor,
and whittier did it go? We shall await
anxiously the explanation OF this beautiful
phenomenon, feeling sure it has arrested
the attention OF those to whom ii. is given
to read the signs and wonders in the hea-
Yens. .t'. .-t/ e. SPECTATOR.
Year: 1877

THE CONSTANT AND; RAPID INCREASE Of the
business of COHEN BROTHERS Is an indication be-
yond dispute that their goods arc purchased to an
advantage which enables them to sell at prices that
are appreciated by the general public For several
they been the leaders In this city not
only of low prices, but also In selection and
quality. They are now offering special bargains In


large lot Of Black and Colored Silks and Silk Vel


vets which were purchased at 4 recent Importers
Year: 1877

Lafayette Division.--It is hoped that
every member OF Lafayette Division will be
present at the meeting tonight. II the Di-
vision intends to assume the offensive, and
make demonstration in behalf Of the OBJ
jects for which it was organized, there is no
time for delay. If they do not intend to be
workers in the cause they might as we'll sur
render their charter.
Year: 1877

A Newport Or. I.) correspondent
writes: On my last day I had sail and
fish all alone in the bay, and 1 i'm.
proved the occasion to pay my respects
to Miss Ida Lewis, the heroine who has
saved over dozen lives at sea amid
storms before which the bravest quailed,
and where stout-hearted men did not
dare to venture. Miss Lewis is no long
er young, and she has an honest wealth
er-beaten face, but her manners are
graceful and those of o lady-quiet, na-
tural and unassuming. She converses
easily and only talks of herself when
questioned. was sorry to hear from
her that her health was failing her. I
heard from other sources that she had
married not long ago and been disap-
pointed in her choice. could not but
feel for her great pity united to the
greatest respect. The evening before I
had seen one of those silken, unnatural
rich women of fashion, such as they have
at Newport, sitting in her chariot array
ed in her laces, founces, ribbons and
diamonds, with puppy dog in her fair,
taper arms, the object evidently of her
tenderest solicitude, and, the day before
that, another woman in a railroad car,
travelling about with cat. And here
was this good, quiet, brave little woman,
living the livelong year off in the rocks,
shut off for most of the year from
any society except her mother, yet con


tented and happy in the practice of duty,
keeping brave watch for the suffering
and putting out in her boat Though the
raging storm, periling her own life to
save the lives of those who were utter
strangers to her, and all the while bear
ing her honors as meekly as if she had
been some simple village maiden.
Year: 1877

A man who saw the partial destruction
of the Omaha bridge by cyclone des-
cribes it as q dense black cloud coming
down stream, carrying forward a water
column standing on the river with its
head in the clouds. In front the air is
filled with hail, streams OF fire run along
the iron bars and columns of the bridge;
but the moment the whirling water
column strikes it the whole is Lit up by
binding electric glare, the bridge van
ishes, shoots up to great height above
the piers, and then is dashed with incon-
ceivable velocity back into the river.
Large stones are torn out of the rip-rap-
ping, and shoot up perpendicularly sixty
feet to the top of the railroad grade


This description is regarded by many as
fanciful; but Prof. Tice of st. Louis
says it is not, and adds: 81 was charged
with laboring under an illusion when,
in the summer of 1858, I asserted that the
steeple of the Baptist church first shot
up into the cloud. Not until the archi-
tect declared it must have been so, and
could not have been otherwise, was the
correctness of my statement admitted.
The architects opinion was based upon
the fact that the steeple, when construc-
ted, was let down by braces twelve feet
long into the tower, and this braced
frame was pulled up and out without
disturbing a stone in the tower. The
large stone cross in the Calvary ceme-
terry, weighing severel tons, that went
down in the North st. Louis tornado
last year, went up first, for there
was the upright iron dowell that had
been in the socket of the shaft. Houses
always go down when caught in the
vortex of tornado, but those caught in
the center invariably first go up. When,
in the East st. Louis tornado, the cloud
snatched up locomotive, carried it over
a pond, and dropped it down, right side
up, the wise by tradition pooh.poohed
at the assertion that it was carried, and
declared that it was blown into the pond,
notwithstanding not trace of such ac-
ton could be seen in the smooth and
level sand over which it must have roll
ed if such had been the fact. How did
it happen, then, that the tiny electric
cloud that was arrested over Langley
pond, South Carolina, on the twelfth of
August, 1874, formed waterspout,


which lasted for about ten minutes, in
which time it lifted to the clouds over
214, 900 tons of water, and the cloud,
immensely enlarged and distended, walk
ed off with it without spilling drop?''