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Year: 1878

For Signor Carroll to be unceremoniously
tumbled out of the Italian Ministry with
out parliamentary struggle on any lead
ing point of public policy, and to make way
for a man of the same opinions with him
self on nearly all points, would seem to
imply that the popularity which followed
that gentleman's good fortune in catching
the blow of an assassin aimed at the
King does not count for much in the feel.
ings or views of Italian Deputies. Any fact
which commends an already popular man
with peculiar favor to the multitude of in
telligent and order-loving people would
have operated in most constitutional coun.
tries to strengthen his hold upon Office
In the absence of great conflict Of political
principles in which he should be found on
the wrong side. But Signor Carroll has gone
out OF office perhaps less through the press
ure of vote cast against him than because
he has made point Of honor Of adhesion to
associates in the Ministry whom the Cham
Der will not tolerate on any terms. That
Ministry Of the Left should be supplanted
by Ministry Of the Left would naturally





ularity was the most significant inetiis cases
There has been some difference iiffhe Par.
Lament on the course of the government
with regard to the Barsanti clubs, whose
meetings have been stopped ahdg whose
members have been proceeded against in
many places as foes to order and friends
and encouragers of assassination. Through
the attempt on the life of the King the
Ministry was even forced into an attitude
of quasi reaction, for it seemed impossible
that, in the face of such IN event, it should
60 on with the project Of electoral reforms
which would certainly give increased power
in the State to those very elements that ex-
hibited their notion of how they would use
their political rights by the attempt,'0f
Passanante. But we have not Heard that
the government has formally renounesd its
intended electoral law, and the vote which
elected the Ministry was probably not
taken on point Of that nature.
Year: 1878

1t is gratifying to learn from the pro-
ccedings Of the Board of Education that
one local board Of school trustees, having
had their attention called to the foul air of
some Of their classrooms, 'have given the
subject due consideration. If the other
local boards would go and do likewise
there would be sudden depression in the
honorable but dismally suggestive business
Of making cofins in children's sizes. Per-
haps more Of the trustees would give ''due
consideration" to the subject of ventilation
if they knew how easy it would be in
Year: 1878

ANNAPOLIS few nights ago, was saved from
possibly very great conhagraton by the cadets
of the Naval Academy. For their bravery and
skill on the occasion they have very properly
been thanked in an order by Secretary Thornp-
son, and in addition the rules have heen relaxed
to the extent of allowing smoking in the
Academy
Year: 1878

fracas over the model Of head in shop
window did not cause any actual interfer-
ence with the shopkeeper, this is because
he addressed himself to the Board of
Health, which, in the experience of some
years, has discovered the limitation Of its
functions if he had addressed himself to
Mr. Anthony Comstock that superservice-
able person would. perhaps, have shut up
the shop
Year: 1878

The BUSINESS OUTLOOK in New Jersey, it
will be seen from our reports on another page, is
brighter than it has been in many years. Good
accounts come from the manufacturing cities
and towns, and in an agricultural point Of view
the situation is full of encouragement
Year: 1878

In The LIFE SAVING STATION investigation it
was testified yesterday that keeper was away
from his post while seamen were drowning and
that no attention was paid TO the regulations Of
the service.
Year: 1878

NExT YEARS PROGRAMME of the National
Association OF Trotting Horse Breeders is else
where printed The meeting, which will prob
ably be at Hartford, promises to be the turf
event of the year.
Year: 1878

Napoleon I, had so little mastery
over his pen that his letters from
Germany to Josephine, were at first
sight taken for rough maps Of the
seat OF war. Mr.. Brooks, a rail
road manager, wrote to a man liv-
ing on the Central route, threaten
ing to prosecute him forthwith un-
less he removed a b,,rn he had run
upon the conpany's property. The
recipient did not read the letter, for
reading it was impossible, but he
made out the signature and arrived
at the conclusion that the manager
had favored him with a free pass
along the line, AS such he used it
for a couple Of years, no conductor
on the route being able to dispute
his reading Of the document. H.
W. Beechec can hardly be con
sidered a model scribe, seeing that
one Of his daughters owned that
her three guiding rules in copying
his manuscript we're, 10 remember
that if a letter was dotted it was
not = j; If a letter was crossed it
was not a /; and # a word began
with a capital it did not begin a
sentence.
Year: 1878

ported to pronounce the English
woman the apostle Of the common.
place She regards Mrs. Lewes
as q great and good woman, but a
woman who has fallen short of her
possibilities in the matter Of
religion.


The Duchess of Edinburgh is
getting immensely popular with
the Young officers Of the British
Mediterranean fleet. She is very
kind to them, has them up often to
the palace of San Antonio in the
evening, and gets up all sorts OF
amusements and entertainments
for them, entering herself into the
fun like the Iightest-hearted school
girl.
Year: 1878

be off their reservation. They were
not however to be fooled by any
such promises, and told us fatty
that we could not go another mile
in the direction We were then
travelling. They produced some
very good arguments to show that
We had no right TO invade their
territory, and that they had
already given up all of their re
servation they could conveniently
spare. Looking Glass concluded a
long speech BY stating that we
must either 60 back at once or6ght.


Fight it is them exclaimed one
our party, turning his horses head
and gallopipg off to where the
other men were awaiting our
return.


The rest followed, and BY
the time we were all together, the
Indian camp was in commotion and
preparing for the conflict.
Year: 1878




chances with the Nez Perces with
out a much large force ofmen.


It twas finally decided that Miller,
Graham and myself should return
to Orc Fino for assistance, while
the rest remained where they were
to look after the horses and other
property. We started at once,
swan the Clear Water above Law
yer's Crossing, reached Oro Fino
the next day, and before night had
twenty-five men, well armed and


mounted, ready to return with US


to the rendezvous. We did not


return with this party, however,
! but remained at the mines until
lnext day, and on reaching the rem
tdezvous we found that only nine


out of the twenty five men had re
ported, the rest having either back
| ed out or got lost on the road.
Among the nine were Eph. Bost~
wick and his brother John, Nate
Smith, Jack Reynolds, Joe Rich
ardson, (Kennebec Joe) and Joe
Sanders. Some Of these men will
be remembered by present resid-
ents of Montana, but they were
better known in Idaho. Bostwick


was afterwards killed by Indians,
on the Yellowstone river, while


prospecting with Sam Hauser aud


Jim Stuart, in 1853, They were
all good men, and willing to face
any danger when there were gold
prospects in view.


Our party now numbered in all
twenty five men. We elected John
dyer Captain, and started out With
| the determination that all the
Indians in the country should not
prevent us from reaching Salmon
river, or at least some point where
! the yellow metal could be found IN


sufficient quantities to pay Us for


not gong to the river. There was
also strong desire on the part Of
| the men who had been driven back
to revenge the insults they had
received from the Indians, and with
some this feeling was perhaps
stronger than the desire to find
rich diggings. This was evident
from the fact that instead Of taking
a roundabout course to avoid the
Indians, which might have been
done as well as not, the party
headed directly for the camp, and


although nothing was said on the


subject, it was quite plain to be
seen that each member Of the


party was not only expecting q
J. fight, but was eager to have the


afray come off as early as possible.
It happened, however, perhaps
very fortunately for us, that the
Indians had in the meantime


moved camp, and We saw nothing


of them until reaching White Bird
/ Greek, and on accommodating their


position at this point we found


that they had received large
additions to their former numbers.


We afterwards learned that Look
ling Glass had joined White Bird
and Eagle of the Light. The


combined forces Of these Chiefs
Numbered over one hundred


lodges, and although the tribe was


not then noted for the fighting


abilities it has since displayed,


the idea Of attacking such a
formidable force was sufficient to


cool the ardor Of the most reckless
member Of our party. Still, We
proposed to fight rather than be
:, driven back a second time, and it
was evident that the men would


not submit to any further insults


from this band without resenting.


It was finally agreed that some
Of US should 60 to the camp and
hold council with the chiefs, and
six Of us volunteered to undertake
tha noissinn We fonnd tba Indians
Year: 1878

A war correspondent Of the
Paris Figaro tells remarkable
story. I1e declares that some time
ago the Russian Government or
aered d large quantity Of shells
from an English ammunition man
ufacturer, and paid q specially high
price on the condition that they
should be badly made SO as not to
burst; that, the order completed,
the Russians made the shells a
present to the manufacturer, with
the stipulation that he should sell
them to the Turks; that he did so
sell them, and that these identical
shells are nor being used BY the
Year: 1878

4 LAWYERS DREAM.-A neat
story came out in a recent con
versation Of d we'll known member
Of the Hampton County Mass J
bar. In his youthful days be was
very expert in kicking football, and
one night be dreamed he was again
in the fresh vigor Of youth engaged
in his favorite sport. Suddenly
waking from the dream he found
the bed clothes in the middle OF
the floor, and his wife upon them,
weeping as if her heart would break
and crying, Oh, that Ishould come
to this Oh, how could you! how
could you! It gradually daWned
upon the eminent legal gentleman
that he had nnconsciously used his
wife for a football, but it required
some Of his most powerful pleading
to win his case, and obtain a YER
dict Of facquittal from her.
Year: 1878

I had more money than he to
carry on the suit said a very mean
Glasgow individual who had just
won alawsuit over poor neighber,
'and that's where | had the advant-
age Of him. Then had much bet
ter counsel than he, and there | had
the advantage Of him. And his
family were i'll while the suit was
pending, 50 he could not attend to
it, and there had the advantage
Of him again. But then, Brown is
a very decent sort Of man, after
ALL Yes, said the listener, and
that's where he had the advantage
Of you!'
Year: 1878

THO THE CONSERVATIVE VOTERS OF
l. Having bean solicited
by a number Of my friends to present my name
rs candidate for the office OF Superintendent of
Police, take this method Of announcing my
self as candidate for tha. offi,e. 1 bag leave
to refer to my past record as a conservative and
to my fidelity to the party and ts ussgos to both
Of which l still adhere, and solicit the sutfrages
Of the conservative voters Of this city ut tho
coming primary election, podging myself to
to elect me, I will devote my beat energies to the
discharge Of tho duties of the Office.


Respectfully


NH 81 2Ws JAMES Z. COLEMAN
Year: 1878

Capt. Kemp. an English officer in
India, relates the following painful
case OF self-immo!ation which occurred
in his own family: \ young Indian
woman lost her husband, and resolved,
without hesitation, TO bury herself alive
with the body. Both Captain and
Mrs. X ;, were shocked 10 hear OF her
determination. and represented to her
the dreadful character of the crirae she
was about to commit, and the utter inu-
tility of the sacrifice to the departed
spirit of her husband. But all the
arguments and entreaties which the
feelings of humanity could suggest were
urged in vain. She had been taught to
believe that, by voluntarily dying with
her husband. she would expedite his
transit 10 some unknown region of
bliss. and herself bear company with
him. Every attempt to persuade the
infatuated creature To live appeared
only TO cause her the more to exult in
her resolution to die. Captain Il. con-
tinued his humane exertions To the last
even while the awful ceremony was
proceeding but without the least
symptom of favorable impression be-
ing produced on her mind When the
pit was dug and the dead body of her
husband lowered into it she walked
round several times, repeating the for


mularies which the priest dictated to
her, and scattering about, as she went
along. sweet meats. parched rice. flower
andlo,her t.ifies. for which the spec
ta.ors scrambled. When these pre-
liminary rites were finished she descend
cd into the grave. amid the din of
barbarous music and deafeuiug shouts
of applause. Having taken her seat
and placed the head of the corpse in
her lap. she gave the signal to throw
in the earth. / forget whether she had
a son old enough to take part in the
horrible scene. In which case he would
be the principal actor. but otherwise,
her nearest male relatives. as chief
mourner., would take the lead, and
throw in the first basket OF earth.
For sometime the grave filled slowly.
AS the deed of death WAS perpetrated
with appalling deliberation. and the
relations continued to throw In gar
lands. sandal.wood and other trities.
with the mould that was gradually
covering the bodies. When 1t rose TO
her breas. the woman raised her lett
Year: 1878

The lips of the waves are kissing
The cold gray rocks by the shore;
But the rocks would not know the


missing


Of those lips, should they kiss no


more
They stand in their silent grandeur,
And look on the restless sea,
That wanders hither and thither,
And seems almost human to be.
They stand drinking in the sunshine.
That else might fall on the sea;
That lies at THERE feet in their shadow,
Wasting It's wondroues melody.
think of two loves | know of,


One like the rocks, one like the SEA !;
And sit by the shore and ponder
What human relations may be.
One in its silence and sternness


Is careless of love aud of light;
The other forever is moaning,


For a heart that is warm and bright.
Things seem to 60 wrong in this world,
In the taking and giving away,
And there is a great mystery in it,
But we all shall know why some


dav
Year: 1878

arm, and was seen to turn round her
fore-finger as long as it was visible,
even after her head was covered. That.
however, was a very short time, as the
earth was thrown in hastily as soon as
the head disappeared, aud her relations
jumped in TO tread it down and smoth-
er their wretched victim.
Year: 1878

Mention was made last week of the
entcrprsing efforts of settlers back of
the marsh opposite town, to drain the
big marsh, rs well as to secure direct
water communication from their homes
to the river. A visit to their place of
work a few days since, furnishes the fol-
loving additional information concern
ing this beneficial enterprise:


This marsh is about eight miles oug
by from lone aud onc-hnlf to two and
one halt miles wide. 1t is screened from
the river by fringe of timber averaging
about one.iourth Oh a mile wide from
Lowell, its lower end to Fiddlcr's Bluff,
two and half miles above this place.
These men hogan their work some three
weeks ago, at Little's Slough, situate
about one and three-iourths OF mile
below town. Most OF the standing wat
er on the marsh Is derived from numer.
Gus small streams flowing into it from
the foothills back OF 1t. This ditch is
intended to cross about the center of it,
draining II large lake and collecting the
waters Of several of these streams into
single channel. The men thus far en-
gagged are w. w. Lnrrimer and relation
of his, G. W. Stevenson and his son
John Stevenson. Mr.. Little hires man
to assist them, Mr. Turner is rendering
them assistance and Others are in various
ways helping the project; but to Messrs,
Larrimer I'M Stevenson the nam credit
Of the enterprise must be awarded.


They have had to cut great amount
of timber to clear tie slough, then grub
trees for nearly one. fourth of mile far
thcr until through the timber. They are
nov back OF the timber. They have cut
a channel nearly One-third of mile long,
wide enough and deep enough to pull
Whitehall boat with oars up it. The
current is exceedingly swift, so that now
they only take out the bushes, roots and
submerged logs, breaking up tie earth
with Il spade, the water carrying it to
the river. This ground sluicing dimin.
ishes their work greatly. At the edge
of the timber where, y few weeks ago the
the water was two feet deep, now one
can 60 with ease, with no serious trouble
from the water.


The successful completion OF this
channel will bring several families u
couple of miles nearer this town as their
market, us well as give them water
carriage all the way. 1t also opens up
for settlement large and fertile
tract of country. 1t is clear for this and
other equally good reasons the business
men Of this town can afford to help this
enterprise literally. The improvement
and cultivation OF tIs marsh, together
with La Gmndc marsh, where Messrs.
Hurley, Cotton aud others are at work,
would make Suohomish the wcalthiest
agricultural center OF the Sound. The
Year: 1878

Gen. Crook thinks that the scarcity
of buffalo or other food will compel
Sitting Bull to return to the buffalo
hunting grounds on American soil before
long, and that this cannot he prevented,
as there are 500 miles Of unprotected
territory, When he returns trouble is
anticipated
Year: 1878

EWhen John Sherman took the
stand. and was confronted; with the
pledge given to Weber and Anderson by
his own hand, he tried to eyade any
positive denial of the letter; yet his eva
sion was quite as conclusive respecting
his authorship of the paper as any CON
Jfession would have been When he said
thatthere were many things in the let
ter which he would have written, and
did not say there was anything in ii
which he would not have written, be
closed the case against himself as much
asif he had entered aplea of guilty =
Written documents are indeed danger


Gus 10 all but innocent men,. 6as 4. :
Year: 1878

Owing to the darkness that fills our
deep mining shafts our miners are less
conscious of the dangers of their trade
than they would otherwise be. A miner
standing upon a bit of plank thrown
across n shaft 1000 or 1900 feet in
depth sees little of the pit yawning be-
meath his feet. The darkness rises up
till it almost seems to form floor under
his plank, giving a place on which his
eyes may rest, and preventing any un-
steadiness of the head. Place the same
shaft on the surface of the earth, and
let it tower 900 feet into the air and
broad light of day, and the miner stand
ing on his single plank, at an elevation
three times as great as the tallest
church spire, would be unable to move
would be paralyzed. Looking down
through the awful depths below he
would clutch the nearest timbers, afraid
to make move in any direction. Make
for him doors on each side of this
shaft, representing the openings at the
stations, and he would not be likely to
leap from door to door across the yawn-
ing shaft as he does underneath the
ground where the dark rises up and
makes a seeming floor between the
doors. 1t is undoubtedly the darkness
that benumbs the senses of the miner
to the danger to which he is exposed
when passing to and fro across shafts
and wines, or when climbing the inte-
rior Of their compartments, trusting to
the scanty hold for hands and feet af-
forded by the narrow lodges of the tim
bers projecting from the walls. ~ w.
gtrs0 Oily (Nsv.) Eassrprtss.
Year: 1878

In late number of the Detroit Free
Press we find the following: One night
during the latter part of last week, as
the schooner Bay Leaf was crossing
Lake Ontario, James Ferguson, of this
city, who was second mate of the craft,
was thrown overheard, and as he was
the only man on deck at the time, his
absence was not noticed until too late to
to bring the vessel about in an effort to
rescue him. When Ferguson fell into
the water the schooner was sailing rapid
ly before a fair wind, and the unfortu.
nate man could only swim for life. One
by one he divested himself of coat, vest
and shoes, and for an hour or more kept
himself afoat, when he fortunately came
across piece of board about four feet
long and foot wide. With this slight
assistance Ferguson was able to secure
occasional breathing spells, and when
daylight came he found himself out of
sight of land and with no sail in hailing
distance. Having kept his bearings in
q great measure, the swimmer struck
out for shore with his board, being then,
as he estimated, fifteen miles out in the
lake. All day long, and with hot sun
beating down upon his barred head, Fer
guson worked to shore, and finally, after
being in the water and without food for
nearly twenty-four hours, he landed on
shore near the village of Niagara, but
considerably exhausted. Yesterday
morning Mr.. Ferguson arrived in this
city. and walking into his house, No.
k06 Fifth street nraaented hinsef to
his overioyed wife, who ever since she
first heard that her husband had fallen
into the lake and been drowned stoutly
maintained that she could not believe he
had been drowned.
Year: 1878

Lucifer matches will not ignite if they
are damp, because the cold, produced by
the evaporation of water, neutralizes
the heat produced by the friction OF the
match across rough surface. Again,
the damp prevents the free accession OF
oxygen to the match, without which It
cannot burn,
Year: 1878

NIAGARA FALLS, n. Y, November 9, 1873


EDITOR CHIEF = We have just arrived ut this lit
tie village, which is named after the great father Of
cataracts Ii is lovely place. hut now great
hum Of business is heard; Indeed, if there were
any it would be lost in the of the terrible water
which keeps up its reputation for noise, both night
and day, and at all seasons of the year; even the
hard times do not decrease its ambition, nor does
the prosperity of the land heishten it. Onward it
rushes, onward and one be soothed to sleep
by the regularity of its roar, IL not too We
were not disappointed when eyes first behed the
cloud Of spray, and the great body of water leapng
over the precipice. Everything was just as We ex-
pected to find it. raw, cold wind blew from the
northwest, which sent the spray over on the New
York side, and covered the bank with sleet it de-
scended. Itvas as much rs we could do to keep on
our feet but managed to totter along, and finally
we found ourselves against q fence bordering the
awful brink Here forgot the sleet the wind, and
ourselves, in contemplating two beautiful rainbows,
caused by the shining on the ascending mist
the falls. Such a sight we saw, and felt
were paid for coming if could not Niagara
itself Your readers have probably read graphic
descriptions than We could give, will not at
tempt to paint the wonderful falls with our pen.


In Summer time, the town Is full of people, and it
is popular q resort for tourists and fashionable
people Saratoga or Long Branch. 1t has a number
of large hotels, and they finished in tasty
manner than some Of the public houses at the other
watering places Ofcourse just now, the streets do
not present very lively aspect, ON account of the
hotels being closed; but Niagara and trem-
BILE, and keep mp excitement, while other towns
compelled to wait until the of their hilar
ity comes round There is paper published here,
but it makes living the proprietor told us, and ap
pears regularly every week.


All along the railroad, from Buffalo to New York,
the farms have the appearance Of thrift and good
that in Kansas.


We are told that the weather here has been mild,
this Fall, but hard Winter is prophesied. There
has been but slight fall of snow, which barely
covered the ground in some places.


We of now, for New York.


CARLOS NoGGs.