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Year: 1874

A rament0 Mfscreant Attempts to


Destroy His Wife and Children.


The Sacramento Union OF August 4 says:-A
dastardly attempt to poison whole family was
made night before last. Some time since q lady
Of this city obtained divorce from her husband
and was awarded the custody or their two chill
dren, the proviso being tnat the father should be
allowed TO see them at proper times. Sunday
evening he called and had an interview with the
little ones That night the people OF the mouse
heard some one moving about the back porch and
one OF the lamily looking out. saw In the bright
moonlight the father OF the children going away.
One OF the blinds OF the porch is closed night in
such manner that the mllkman can open 1t when
he makes his rounds early In the morning and Ill
the milk pitcher, which Is placed close at
hand. Yesterday morning, when the family
got up, small quantity OF white powder
was noticeable on the floor, and In q
bucket OF water some OF the powder could be seen.
The powder was strychnlne. To test wnesher the
mix mad also been poisoned quanuty was given
to the cat, which soon was taken Violently Ill., but
did not die The Bee Ol yesterday says:-''The
would.bc murderer is the same man who, some
two years ago, called At tho station house and
made the statement that he and his wife had fred
their building IN order to get the insurance, but
who was NOS taken into custody because tnrec
Years mad elapsed since the time Of the 1re.n
Year: 1874

This is the last week of the Great
Exposition, and we advise all who
can go not to miss the opportunity.
A day spent last week Pin looking at
its wonderful and almost bewildering
attractions enables us to speak from
actual experience. We visited all the
preceding Expositions, and unhesita-
tingly pronounce this superior to all
of them-more especially in the Art
Gallery and Floral Hall. The exhi-
bition of really fine paintings-not
by the "old masters" }" but by their SUI
periors, the masters of the modern
school of arts certainly the best
ever seen in the West, if indeed it
has ever been surpassed in the whole
country. Next Saturday is positive
lv the last day.
Year: 1874

The Cleveland Leader says: If
there are any lukewarm Republicans
who think their party has done its
great work, and that no harm can re-
suit from the partial triumph of the
Democracy, they would do well to
reflect that there was no White
League until the DemozEets had car
ried Ohio, New Hampshire snd Con
necticut. As soon as the Southern
cut-throats believed their Northern
friends capable of giving them assist
ance, they formed in solid phalanx to
drive the colored men from the polls
Democratic success emboldened them
and it is reasonable to assert that
rousing Republican victory at the
coming elections will cause them tc
ground their arms, and accomplish
great deal toward the pacifcation o
| the South.
Year: 1874

l. Resolved, That the times demand
above all things, honesty, integrity and the
strictest economy, in the administration of
public affairs, and that the people should
elect no man to Office whose record in these
respects is not free from suspicion or re-
proach.


2 That the course of the present Rep
resentative of this Congressional District,
Hon. L. T. Neal, in accepting the increased
pay under the iniquitous law known as the
''Salary Grab, for nine months before tax
ing his seat in Congress, merits the severest
censure of his constituents, and should
unite honest men of all parties in opposing
his reelection.


3. That it is the sense of this Conven-
ton that the Congress of the United States
should grant warrant for 160 acres of land
without requiring a residence thereon, to
every Union soldier who served in the war
of 1S61-'65, and who was honorably dis
charged from said service.


4. That we recognize the farming and
laboring class of this country as the bone
and sinew of the nation, and that every at
tempt to remove taxation from chattels to
realty, from capital tolabor, is an outrage
upon the people and disgrace to our coun-
try.
Year: 1874

OUR FIRESIDE FRIEND is now in its Fifth
Volume, thoroughly established the leading
family and story Weekly in the Union, has the
largest circulation and the best appointed printing
and publishing establishment and building in the
West Is large, eight-page Illustrated and origin
al family Weekly, price $500 per year. Every sub
scriber receives a magnificent premium and share
In the distribution. Subscribe nOU!
Year: 1874

\ very striking instance Of the
importance of 4 rotation of crops,
and Of the bad consequences ofplan-
ting the same crop on the same
land year after year, is afforded by
the experience Of the Onondaga
N. y pOOr-hOuse, an account OF
which l read some time ago. The
inmates Of the poor house had cul-
tivated three or four acres of the
land connected with establishment
in corn and potatoes year after
year for q number of years. The
land was naturally very good and
was annually enriched literally
with stable manure. 1t had a good
exposure and was we'll cultivated;
yet, Notwithstanding all its appI-
rent advantages, the crops Of corn
and potatoes dwindlcd from year to
year, until at last they did not pay
for the labor and seed. II was then
tried whether this land would not
produce wheat Il was well pre-
pared and seeded with clover and
timothy when the wheat was sown.
It yielded over thirty bushels Of
frst-rate wheat, and the crop of hay
is said TO have been remarkably
abundant Il Is evident that the
stable manure failed TO supply the
food required for the perfection Of
growth Of corn aud potatoes, and
that the mineral INGREDIENTS for
their uUuyishmeot had become ex-
hausted. The change Of crop call
eL for q different class of food which
the corn and potatoes had not con-
sumed and hence the abundant
crop.-Southern Farmer.
Year: 1874

In cotton culture it is the worst Of


bad management to plant inferior
seed, because il would cost something


TO buy the best; but, as we have re-
peatedly urged, every planter should,


by continual selection and high culti-
walton, make his own seed. and take
pride IN having the best. Begin with
the Dickson seed, any better sort, If
there be any better; and improve up
on that till yOu have something as
much better than the Dickson as the
Dickson Is better than the common.
We are accustomed to boast of the
perfection to which cotton culture
has been brought in this country, and
with some reason. but there Is still
room for improvement 10
learn by those not too wise in their
cOnceit to accept new truths. Only
general rules for the culture of any
crop can be given, when they are to
be applied 10 various conditions of
soil, climate and season. Experience
must determine the exceptions and
good judgment guide the planter Mt
every step Rural Caroliniau.
Year: 1874

One of the most desirable and valu-
able gaits for a horse is a walk, and
it should be the aim to first develop
this gait in the handling Of the colt.
The good walker viii always make
good time on the road when a days
journey is to be made, without weary
ing himself, while the slow mover
must be constantly kept on the trOt
if time is to be made. A horse that
will walk five miles per hour viii go
as far in a day, confined TO his gait, as
an ordinary horse can be driven when
kept half of the time to the trot, and
with much greater ease to himself. If
One-half the pains were taken by farm
ers' boys to make fast iCdlkers of the
Youngsters on the farm that Is usual
lv taken to make them tTOt, the re-
suit would be much more beneficial,
and we would find plenty of teams
that could do their five miles an hour
with ease. But instead of this, as
soon as the colt Is bridled, the sole
aim of 'the boys is tomake a trnt-
ter of him, and both gaits are spoil
ed. Make the colts lCdiE, boys, make
them extend themselves in a long,
sweeping, square walk, and don't be
satisfied with anything less than five
miles an hour. When he gets to trot-
ting he will go all the faster for this
preliminary training to the walking
gait: and if he cannot trot fast enough
to beat Dexter, or Goldsmith Maid,
or Occident, he win have a gait that
is invaluable for business purposes.
We hope to see more attention paid 70
fast walking than heretofore, and We
respectfully urge upon agricultural
societies the importance of offering
liberal prizes for walking horses at
the'fairs for the coming year. Nation
al Live Stock Journal.
Year: 1874

On Monday last large and heavy
bag was taken from the Office of the
City Railroad, on Canal street, in
charge of the trcasur of the compa-
ny, and carried to the river; where
il was placed in a boat, which was
TOwed to the middle Of the stream.
The bag was then thrown into the
river, and being very heavy, sunk
doubtless to the bottom, where its
contents will remain until the great
river runs dry OF changes its course.
When either of these remote events
occurs, the generation then inhabit-
ing this region will discover i'm
beIdcd in the great gullevs
created by the action OF the power
ful current, numerous little round
counters of tin, from which the wa
ter has long since washed the origi-
nal facing and coloriug. 1t will on
ly be through antiquarian researches
in the early archives of the country
that they may be put on the track
Of the nature and histary of these
mysterious counters. Should they
be fortunate enough to obtain this
edition of the PjcaWae, they viii
learn that on the second day of
March, in the year Of our Lord,
1874, q single railroad corporation
of this city made this mysterious
deposit, in the Mississippi, of for
ty-sevcn thousand sO-callcd coins of
the great republic of the United
States es-cOmmonly called nickels,
but manufactured by private enter
prise within these corporate limits.
The said simulated coins were the
receipt OF one years business, max
ing an average of counterfeit mon
ey paid to the company OF six dol
lars per day-CnOugh 10 feed twenty
mules. One hundred and twenty
passengers per day thus manage to
travel on this road without pay.
And this is only one of some eight
or ten railroad companies in full
operation in this city. IL is true, it
IS the largest Of the several compa-
uies- the City Railroad Company;
but allowing q prOportiOnate loss to
the other companies, we should not
think it an eXtravagant estimate TO
place the number of persons in this
city who avail themselves of the
great facilities and benefits OF these
companies, of this cheap and COM
Portable mode of transportation, at
one thousand per day. 1t is cer-
tsinly a startling exposure of the
prevalence OF crime, and of the i'm
potence OF our police to detect Of
tenders and protect the property
and rights Of honest citizens. 1t is
difficult to imagine how so exten-
sivc 4 crime can be carried on in
this city for song period without
detection, cr even q clue TO the per-
petrators therein. The railroad
companies have offered a reward Of
a thousand dollars for information
which will lead TO the discovery and
punishment OF these offenders, but
thus far our police have been foiled
in all their cudeavOrs TO earn tins
reward, or afford the protection
which is Il digrace to the city is not
secured TO its citizens.
Year: 1874

E1citCmenT at n Jafi--A Gagged Bird


Takes Flight.


On Tuesday evening, about dusk, n
considerable excitement was aroused
at the old brick Jail, by the sudden
attempt of q prisoner to make his es-
cape. The attempt was made by one
Chas. Cole, youngster about Il or IS
years old, and was as audaciOus and
bold, as if it had been made by one
of the most experienced and daring
desperadoes of the age. It stamps
Cole as n rising young man in the
profession which he has chosen, and
if he keeps on, we shall not be sur
prised to hear that he is in congress
one of these days. The way of it was
this. Marshal Vernon, the jailer,
went to Coles cell, where several 9TH
or prisoners are confined, and ordered
Cole to carry out a vessel of offal /;
this Cole started to do, closely follow
ed by the iailer, when just as they
reached the outside door, he turned
quickly and threw the filthy contents
of the vessel il the breast and face
of the jailer, and then while the en-
ragged iailer was endeavoring to clear
his misty sight, so as to bring his ar
tillery into service, the youthful Cole
bounded through the doorway, and
struck for the woods in the west part
of town. But the indOmitable iailor
was not to be outdOne in any such
manner, and locking the door behind
him, to prevent the escape of the
other prisoners, he commenced the
pursuit. Four ineffective shots were
1 o. f,fn l..
him but run the faster. The Mar
shal's sight was evidently bad. But
what he lacked in this regard, he
made up in the free use Of a vigorous
pair of lungs, as he shouted Justify
"stop thief" etc. This had the eff
feet to attract the attention of num-
bcr of boys who joined in the chase,
when the pursuit became quite excit-
ing, But Just as Cole was nearing
the woods. Mr.. DuntOn, who lives in
the west part of town, attracted by
the noise, appeared IN his front and
ordered him to surrender. Cole
stopped and the race ended, but not
so the Indignation or wrath of the
offended jailor. The insult which he
had received, together with the excit-
ing race, had stirred his blood to fe-
yer heat, and when he laid hold OF the
naughty Cole, his wrath knew no
bounds. He ragged and swore, and
stamped the ground and fairly sworo
blue streak, at the same time -four
ishing his empty revolver over the
lead of poor Cole, who stood speech
less, and almost scared to death, look
ing pale as a ghost. As soon as his
wrath had somewhat subsided, the
marshal marched his prisoner back to
Jail, presented him with a pair of
bracelets and chained him down Sc
cureIy. The Marshal is of the opin-
ion that it was a put-up Job among
the prisoners to escape. Cole was Sc
lected to throw the Offal III his face so
as to blind him, and in the confusion
the prisoners were to make n general
stampede for their liberty. But
Marshal Vernon was too sharp for
them, and locked the door before
starting after Cole. Since the drench-
ing the Marshal has appeared in q
new suit of clothes.
Year: 1874

The Gardener's Monthly says no one
who has not tried it can have any idea
of the luxurious growth of q cucum-
Der when trained on a stake which
has a set of stubby side branches left
along its length and the crop on
some so trained was enormous. BY
this plan the vines occupy less ground,
and it is the natural habit OF the Gu
cumber to climb, IN stead or truilliBg
on the ground.
Year: 1874

Iuto a bag one foot square put
enough fine salt 10 form a thin layer
over the side. Wet il with alcohol or
if not at hand use warm water. Place
the bag over the horses kidneys, then
wiring out blanket in very hot water,
and place it over the bag, covering
these with several thlckuesses of dry
blankets TO retain the steam. Over
all place the usual horse blanket. IL
relief is not obtained in from fifteen
70 twenty minutes, repeat thC opera
tion. Leave the outside blanket on
after the others are removed, till the
horse is perfectly dry.-COr. Mass.
plouChmam.
Year: 1874

In speaking OF the late Bishop
Early, Bishop McTyierre said:


He was a representative man of
the heroic age Of Methodism; for
Methodism had a heroic age, before
the log cabin and bush arbor had
given way to the stately dwellings,
with frcscoed ceiling-when men
rode circuits as large as our present
districts, and preached at twenty
eight appointments in twenty-eight
days, and when the word "salary"
was not in the book.
Year: 1874

l believe my faith In thee,
Strong as my life, so nobly placed TO be,
would as soon expect TO see the sun
Fall Ike dead king from his height sublime
His glory stricken from the throne Of Time,
As thee unwOrth the worship thou hast


won.
believe who has not loved
Hath half the treasure Of his life improved;
Like one who, with the grape within his


grasp,
Drops it, with all its crimson juice un-


pressed,
And all its luscious sweetness left unguess'd
Out from his careless and unheeding clasp
l believe love, pure and true,
Is TO the soul a sweet, immortal dew,
That gems life's petals in its hour Of


dusk;
The waiting angels see and recognize
The rich crownJewel, Love, of Paradise,
When life falls from Us like 4 withered


husk.
Year: 1874

NU1sANcEs.-The habit which nurses have
of wheeling baby-carriages through the mar
kets during market hours is nuisance, and
should be broken up.


1t will be very comforting to persons who
have to pass along Broad street in front OF
the old City Hall to know that in few days
more that side of the old structure will be
raced to such an extent that the schute
which is now used for the purpose OF re-
moving the bricks to the ground can DE
taken down, and the danger of having ones
skull smashed averted. ra
Year: 1874

DoNT BUY WOOD SAWED AND SPLIT when you
can buy of ANDERSON & KING long, seasoned oak
and pine wood full length and free Of knots, and
save u per cord. For more falI particulars call
and INQUIRE 4.s.
Year: 1874

Children of active imaginations have
hours of torture at night, by calling up
visions and shapes of terror suggested
by their reading. 1t is useless to scold
at them, and cruel to laugh at them, for
it is a part of their nature which they
cannot change. Sara Coleridge, the
daughter of the poet and philosopher,
passed through untold agony from this
cause. The ghost of Hamlet seemed
to haunt her chamber. Millions picture
of Death at Hell-gate rose before her
in the darkness. The horse with eyes
of fame, in Southey's ballad Of the
" Old Woman of Berkeley" was worse
than either. She said, pitifully, o.,
the agonies l have endured between
nine and twelve at night, before mamma
Joined me in bed, in presence of that
hideous assemblage of horrorsP Her
Uncle Southey laughed heartily at her
tale of suffering. Her mother scolded
her for getting out Of bed and going
down into the parlor when she could
bear the fear no longer But her father
understood the case and directed that
lamp should be left burning, and from
that time all her suffering ceased. All
parents ought to guard their children
from such terrOrs.
Year: 1874

That adoration which a young man
gives to a woman whom he feels to be
better than himself, is hardly distin-
guishable from religious feeling.
What deep and worthy love is not so?
whether of woman or child, or art or
music. Our earesses, our tender words,
our still rapture under the influence of
autumn sunsets, or pillared vistas, or
calm, N ajestic statues, or Beethoven
symphonies, all bring with them the con-
sciousnes IS that they are mere waves and
ripples in an unfathonable ocean of
love ard beauty; our emotion in its
keenest moment passes from expression
into silence; ;.our love at its highest Hood
rushes beyond it's object, and loses itself
in the sense of divine mystery. Is it any
weakness, pray, to be wrought on by
exquisite music2 to feel its wondrous
harmonies searching the subtlest wind
ings of your soul the delicate iibres OF llie
where no memory can penetrate, and
binding together your whole being, past
and PRESENT. in one unspeakable vibration,
melting you in one moment with all the
tenderness, all the love that has been
scattered through the toilsome years,
concentrating in one emotion OF heroic
courage or resignation all the hard
learned lessons of sell-renounclng sym
pathy, blending your present joys with
past sorrow, and your present sorrow
with all your past joy2 If not, then
neither is it weakness to be so wrought
upon by the exquisite curves on wo-
man cheek and neck and arms, by the
liquid depths of her beseeching eyes or
the sweet childish pout of her lips. For
the beauty of lovely woman is like
music; what can one say more2 Beauty
has an expression beyond and far above
woman soul, that it clothes, as the words
of genius have a wider meaning than the
thoughts prompting them; it is more than
woman's love that moves as IN wo-
mans eyes-it seems to be a far-off
mighty love that has come near to US,
and made speech for itself there; the
dimpled arms move US by something
more than their prettiness-by their
close kinship with all we have known OF
tenderness and peace. The expression
in beauty (it is needless to say that there
are gentlemen with whiskers dyed and
undyed who see none of it whatever),
and for this reason the noblest nature is
often the most blinded to the character
of the womans soul, that the beauty
clothes Hence, | fear, the tragedy OF
human life is likely to continue for q
long time to come, in spite of mental
philosophers, who are ready with the
best receipts for avoiding all mistakes OF
the kind. George Eliot.
Year: 1874

From the Rural New Yorker.l


The use of this word for woman is one
Of the most unpleasant and inexcusable
of the common perversions Of language.
Ii is not criticism, although it is much
more in vogue among British writer's
and speakers than among our own.
With US, lady is the favorite euphonism
for woman. For every enc of the softer
aud more ambitious sex who is dissatis.
fed with social position, or uncertain OF
it, seems to share Mrs Quickly's dislike
of being called a woman. There is no
lack of what is called authoritative
usage during three centuries for this
misuse of female, as | may show, should
] undertake the discussion of American
isms, so called. But this is one OF those
perversions which are not justified by
example, however eminent. A COW or
a SOW, or any she-brute, is a female, just
as a woman is; as man is 20 more a
male than a bull Isl OF a boar; and no
woman calls herself female without
thereby sharing her sex with all the
brute creation.
Year: 1874




1t is said that Sir Walter Campbell,
who was lately in a mercantile firm in
New York, wished to marry an Ameri-
can young lady, Of good position, in the
Empire State. Upon his applying to
the young lady's father, the parent
stated that he always referred all those
questions to his wife. The mother ia
her turn stated that she must refer it to
the Duke of Argyll. The Duke pleaded
that, considering his connection with
royalty, he must consult his eldest son.
The Marquis could do nothing without
the Queens consent. Her Majesty felt
that the issue must be referred to the
Duke of Saxe-C -Cobourg Gotha, as head
Of the family. The Duke rejoined that,
since the recent changes in Germany,
he looked upon the Emperor William as
his sovereign. and must bow to his ad-
vice. The Emperor said he could do
nothing without Prince Bismarck's opin-
ion; and Prince Bismarck declared he
had no opinion at ali one way or the
other; and so the question-to marry or
not to marry-was brought to a dead
lock.
Year: 1874

In a note to gentleman who has
written a book upon the oil regions, ex
Governor Horatio Seymour incidentally
says: When you go to Albany visit
the museum OF natural history, geology
etc, in the State Agricultural hall ask
the keeper to show you piece of cora
stone, which has, to my knowledge, been
dripping oil for twenty years in that
building. 1t may throw some light on
the oil question.
Year: 1874

Co-oPERATIoN OF THE WIFE No man
ever prospered in the world without the
cooperation of his wife. If she unitss in
mutual endeavors, or rewards his labers
with an endearing smile. with what CON
6dence will he resort to his occupation,
meet difficulty, and encounter danger, if he
knows that he is not spending bis strength
In vain. but that his labor will be reward
ed BY the sweets ofhome! Solicitude and
disappointment enter the history of every
tnsn's life, and he is bat half provided for
bis voyage who inds but on associate for
happy hours, while for his months Of dark
ness lanl distress no sympathizing partner
i prepared.
Year: 1874

A CONCERT will be given in fremont
Temple next Thursday evening, under
the auspices Of some philanthropic ladies,
for the amelioration Of suffering in our
locked institutions. The entertainment
wilSbe attractive, and the object is .
good one.