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Year: 1874

A Poor Woman Tortured TO Death In a


Cincinnati HOspital-All For the Interest


Of Science.


The cold cruelty of the doctors was never
more fendshly illustrated than in the re-
cent case of the poor pauper woman in the
Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati. 1t
would seem Incredible were the facts not
acknowledged by the medical brutes them
selves, who ought to be hung, drawn and
quartered for their savagery. The report of
the affair is most revolving. A poor pau
per patient in the hospital was hopelessly
i'll Of a cancerous affection which had de-
stroyed part of her skull, laying bare the
brain. 1t occurred to certain of the doctors
in charge Of her that as she was certain to
die in short time, her few weeks of life
could be judicously turned to the benefit of
science by course of novel experiments
So they stuck large number of needles in
her brain. The needles were connected
with galvanic battery, and by its use all
sorts of delightful results were attained
The woman felt wholly unexpected pains in
in the most extraordinary parts-a needle
stuck in the right hemisphere of the brain,
for example, producing pain in the finger of
the left hand When the galvanic current
was increased and the needles driven unusu-
ally deep, "choric movements" of the mus
cles ensued, while good strong dose of
galvanism brought on temporary paralysis
The woman lasted for three weeks, during
which her brain was constantly stuck as full
Of needles as St. Sebastian was of arrows
and more electricity was pumped into her
than would have suiliced, if properly con-
centrated, to have blown the Capitol at
Washington to pieces. AT the end of that
time she died, and one of the doctors sub
sequently remarked that "in regard to the
question of humanity, he felt before the ex-
pertinent that fine needles might be used
with impunity. Now, with the knowledge
of that experiment and the post mortem
that the needles did inAict injury, he would
never again repeat that experiment" Can
anybody read that without a sensation of
shrinking horror, or wish that he might
have those doctors where he could stick
thousand needles into them to make them
know how good it is to suffer in the interest
of science? Few people are aware of the
outrages that are daily committed in our
hospitals on patients, especially women.
They are used without regard to any feeling
Of humanity or instincts of modesty, in a
way that would awaken general public in
dignation if the facts were known -Jersy
City Journal
Year: 1874

The WASHINGTON Cry R1Na.-The de-
velopments made in the last few weeks by
the Congressional Investigating Committee,
into the manner in which public works have
been carried on in the District of Columbia.
make the rascaities of the New York Tam
many Ring pale beside the greater rascali-
ties Of the Washington City Ring, COM
posed as it is Of the high managers of the
Republican party, and special personal
friends of the President. How the people
Of the District of Columbia and the Federal
Treasury have been robbed, is shown by
the fact that some $23, 900, 900 worth Of
contracts were made in secret, without ad-
vertisement or competition of any kind.
One of the recent operations of the ring was
to pretend to make certain improvements
around some Government property, and
send bill to Congress for 81 ,240, ,922 80.
On the Sth of last January Congress made
an appropriation Of this amount, and Cen
eral Babcock, President Grants Private
Secretary and next friend, was appointed to
make an examination and measurement of
the work. Instead cf doing this personally,
he turned the matter over TO a convenient
tool of the ring, and the testimony shows





that asphaltum pavements were charged for
where cobblestones were laid; that sewers
were charged for that existed only in the
imagination; tagging that was only done ON
paper, and so on. Upon Babcock's report
the money was paid, an doubtless divided.


This Government is rotten to its very
foundation Fraud overlies fraud, and ras-
cality, rascality; and no sooner is one strip
ped to view than a great,r one is perceived
beneath The Administration is the repre-.
sentative and protector of the creatures who
are thus fatening on the earnings Of tie
people, and there is little in the way of re
form 10 be hoped for until popular uprising
at the next Presidential election sweeps
away the whole corrupt crew that have ta
ken possession of the Republican party and
the National Government
Year: 1874

An exchange says that Michigan man dream
ed recently that his aunt was dead The dream
proved true. He tried the same dream on his
mother-in-law, but it didn't work.


We are told of an editor at Moptrose.
Pennsylvania, who has gone insane, and
magines himself a mule We know of
people with whom we should regard that
notion as an evidence of dawning reason


The St. Louis Globe says: Nothing is
more Indicative of the earnestness of life
than the sight Of well developed male
creature spending eight hours a day trying
to weir out fre-plug with the seat of bis
pants.


A foreign gentleman says that he can tell
whenever he crosses the border of Massa-
chusetts, because all The women begin to
have views.


Some sinner has stolen the thermometer
from the Fond du Lac Reporter office. That
paper informs the thief that it will be of
no use to him where he is going, as it
does not work higher than 313.


The Senate of Maine is averse to abol-
ishing Imprisonment for debt, ungram matte
ally preferring to put bankrupts in quod in
stead of quo.


Not person has died in Goshen in seven
months, which shows the people do not
know how to appreciate early fruits and the
latest illuminating fluids. -Dan6uyry Neos.


SLANDER.-Let no one suppose that by
acting good part through life he will es-
cape scandal. There will be those even
who hate them for the very qualities that
ought to procure esteem.
Year: 1874

SMpLEToN.-ln speaking of Grant the
N. Y. Nation says:


"His unfortunate capacity for being in
fuenced by those around him, of which we
hear SO much, ought surely to put him now
and then in the hands Of good men; instead
Of which, the bad men seem to have it all
their own way with him, until finally he
has, in defiance of all the usages of the
government and the traditions of party pol
itics. and in violation Of one of his own pre-
tended reforms, taken one of the greatest
rascsls in the country as his principal coun-
sellor. The American people ought not to
be asked to stultify itself to the point of
treating these things as the acts Of sim
pleton, and We warn all concerned that no
such folly Gun in our day be perpetrated
with impunity." -
Year: 1874

An economical Iowan, who had tooth
ache, determined to remove his tooth in the
Indian fashion. Accordingly, he bent down
saplihg in the woods, lay down himself,
and attached stout cord to his tooth and
the sapling. Then he touched the spring,
and the next he knew he had jumped over
grove of forty small trees and was trying
to get out of small pond that he happened
to alicht in,
Year: 1874

If thought you'd d remember me only
When you happen these lines to read,
would dress in the garb Of mourning
should be forgotten, indeed;
For this book may be lest and forgotten,
Though love tuned every rhyme,
And these lines though inspired by friendship
Be effaced by the stern hand of time.
But friendship, if true, knows no changes,
It oannot it win never die;
When virtue engenders the union,
Then Fides eementeiA the tie
Thus, a, lei glorious friendship
Keep my name in your memory bright
AS yours will always be present
To me in halo of light.


G. F. L. H.
Year: 1874

Professional politicians, says the Walla
Walla Statesman, should remember that
the producers are the persons who furnish
the means for the fortunes of all other men;
and that they cannot oppress or rob the ag-
ricultural interests without disturbing the
prosperity Of the whole country. But if
they take no heed to the warnings which
have been pressed upon them so fervently
of late they may rest assured that the day
of their triumph is at an end, and that those
whom they have helped to oppress will as
sert their rights to the fullest extent.
Year: 1874

The affirmation Of the validity Of the Wisconsin
Potter Railroad law by tho Supreme Court OF that
State is an event likely 70 give announcement 10
the already growing Z" Granger" sentrment nearer
home. Some of the arguments advanced by those
strong in the faith for an early agitation of this
subject here may be briefly stated. They say that
the people of New-Yor have greater cause for COM
plant against the railroads than those of any West
ern State; that the capitals of roads have been
"wateredD to greater extent than any in the
West that. except III the manner of doing It, there
is no differences that while at the West
the favOrite method has been the building
of branch roads and extensions by
sort of Credit MObilierp arrangement, and then
turning them in to the Companies something like
twice the actual cost, here the bass has generally
been the enlarged business, the Improvement reduc


ing the cost of transportation, and the prospective
future II is stated that the line from New-York
to Chicago, by the New-Y0rk Central and Lake
Shore route, has TO extra net income OF up
ward of S5,OOO,00O TO meet the payment of even
per cent on the fictitious capital or water" which
has been added within the past ten years; that to
earn this extra sum requires the charging of rates
which are q direct and unjust tax upon the
business along the entire line of road They say
that if the companies have the right to assess such


tax now, they may IN the next decade add another
SlOOOOOOOO of water" and still plead the right of
compensation. They claim that while the actual
capital invested in railroads is entitled to fair
turn. subject TO the contingencies as all other
business, the people entitled to all the benefits
arising from the inventions and improvements
which reduce the cost OF tTansportion, and should
receive them IN q corresponding reduction IN the
charges for passengers and freight. Without stop
ping 70 Gnalyze these propositions they are submit
ted thoughts likely to force themselves at early
day the attention of capitalists and merchants


The foreign advIces were of no great Importance
to-day British COnsOls and American securities in
London being a little easier, with the Bank of
England rate of discount unchanged at three per
cent. The bank gained in bullion during the week
G121 900, and S5,OOO to-day. The Foreign Exchange
market was steadier the nominal rates being given
below but bills were attainable at ASH d4.S4 for
90 days, and at 4S64 for sight The effect of the
Louisiana troubles having been in part spent, there
were specOl OF considerations affecting gold,
the opening price being 10, from which it declined
to lO9s. The prepOnderance of the days limited
business was at the intermediate figure. The bids
for the Treasury gold small and not calculated
to impart new fTmness TO the premium. They
aggregated 81 $4,000 from IS bidders at rates rang
ing from 1904 TO 1896. The award made at
100 70 to lO9.S6 as thus detailed:
Year: 1874

Bs The tide Ofimmlgration is steadily set
ting in, and the first thing eastern people do
is to throw away their New York Hats and buy
a new one OF DESMOND. They say there is no
com pariSon between the two. 2l.o
Year: 1874

PLENTY OF MoNEY.-By reference to an an
n0uncement in our special notice column 1t
win be seen that the New Orleans Homestead
Association proposes to lend money to its
stockholders in sums of from two hundred to
four thousand dollars. Any member of the
Association, no matter how short a time has
elapsed since HIS connection with it, no matter
how small the amount of money he may have
paid into the treasury, let him comply with the
necessary stipulations set forth in the charter,
aad he can borrow the amount to which his
shares entitle him. In view of this fact, we
Eonld make a suggestion to some of our read
ara. Property 10 being sold now at almost in
laredible sacrifices, And this to such an extent,
Shat persons, who not--long ago thought it
Woald require the savings of several years
more before they could purchase house, have
found that what would have been insufficient
4hon aS . frat payment is enough now to buy
SGAo whole interest, right aud title to q neat
home. This state Of affairs cannot exist al
ways. There will come a reaction, aud q con.
RSquont increase in the value of real estate
Ehegefore those who wish to benefit Them
selves muss learn that now 10 their time and
opportunity. We include among 9" those the
3oor laborer or mechanic whose earnings GO to
supply the family with food and clothing. He
may have no money, but visit to the Office of
Foydrss street, corner Camp, and . few min
gsss conversation with the Secretary, Mr.. I. J.
O1saliivan. will enable him to see q way by
Wzsish every seeming diflonlty TO his wishes
m hoMs@ rnay hs remo4ed.
Year: 1874

copal, Presby yterian and other Protestant
children, whose parents are unwilling to
send them to State schools, and we have
$500, a larger number than those actually
taught in those institutions.


1t is evident that if all these children
should apply for public education the pre-
sent expense would be at least nearly
doubled. 1t is now nearly half million ;
it would then be eight or nine hundred
thousand dollars. If such thing were
proposed the whole scheme would have to
be abandoned. It is therefore possible to
be carried out for the advantage of some,
on the theory only of robbing the rest.
Year: 1874




The people found an opportunity of throw
ing OF the vampire government which had
fastened itself upon them. They were en-
couraged by the President's moro recent
policy to believe that the day when he
would interfere was gone by. They spoke
in anger and the jackal that had been
rending their flesh, fed for refuge to the
lions den. This was entirely stupefying
| to the partizans of non-resistance. They
were SO completely dumb-founded that
they found it useless to protest. The
position was 80 irretrievably ruined now
that it was Idle to waste words in saying
SO. Every Republican candidate in the
United States was sure of being elected and
Grant was good for third term.


Well, now that Ohio and Indiana have
spoken, what do the Courier Journal and
its followers think of their gift of prophecy ?
How has Southern action Influenced the
Northern mind Harper's Weekly has
done it's Nasty work as usual. The Inter
Ocean and other professional liars among
journals have gone to the full length of
their impudent manufacture of falsahood,
but-the North understands them now.
The people there have been lied to SO
often that it is impossible to sell them any
more.


On the contrary, all the TRADE onpSouth-
ern affairs which they see in their papers,
only serves as a flaming advertisement of
Southern wrongs. 1t is q subject that they
cannot escape. If they would like to for
get it, and thus avoid some unpleasant sug-
gestions of responsibility on their own
part for these evils, they cannot do so.
The bupgling mountebanks of politicians,
who formerly wrought them up to wrong
by such expedients, cannot see that they
are nauseated with the vapid stimulant, but
persist in increasing the dose. The North
has been overdosed with "Nigger."


AS to the "Louisiana question: the
Northern people were sleeping over it.
They knew that gross wrong was in op-
Grafton here, and, no doubt, intended to
right it some time or other. But they
were slow about it. Congress had neglect
ed to act; the people found the matter
tedious and disegreeable and were glad to
forget it. Suddenly they were awaked
by tho echoiug roll of musketry and the
discharge of Gatling guns. It becomes
impossible to forget the subject any longer.
The government RACES do the people re.
spond to it's fury 7 Let Ohio and Indiana
answer. They say plainly enough
Louisiana may have done wrong, but she
has suffered greater wrong. We have
neglected it too supinely. Her wrong
must be righted and that instantly"


And that is the result at the North of the
New Orleans revolution. It has merely
forced upon it's people the memory of o
forgotten outrage and Impressed them with
the urgent necessity of instantly awarding
that justice which venal Congress had
shamefulIy withheld. The mercenaries of
Washington will hear with trem biug the
echues of that thupder.
Year: 1874

While the Northern people have just
rendered a verdict of sympathy for the
South and of applause for the gallant eff
fort made in New Orleans. there can be no
doubt that such verdict was made possi-
BILE only by our instantaneous submission
to the Federal authorities. This was q
piece of wisdom on the part of Southerners
which the Republicans had hoped would
not be shown. They were 30 anxious that
the White Leaguers should commit some
act of supreme folly that they almost per-
suaded themselves it would be SO. Any
pretense of a new rebellion or resuscitated
Confederacy would have brought out the
war spirit in full vigor, and the republic
that is the Republican party-would have
been saved again.


But the New Orleans boys were as de
ferential to the eagle as they had been
contemptuous to the buzzard, and the
pretty little game was spoiled. To be sure
Ben Butler volunteered in hot haste to
fight his battles over, and Gen. Grant him
self wanted to rush to the front. The
army came the navy came; but they
looked in vain for an enemy. A broad
smile expanded the average Northern coun-
tenance and Butler was bottled again.
The Republican party was annihilated.


The union of courage and common sense
will go long way towards bringing a
people out of almost any scrape. Our peo-
pie have courage enough to deal with the
carpet-baggers, but they have sense en-
ough to know that they have no quarrel
with the United States. 1t will not do to
go to war every time there is grievance.
1t must be supposed that there is means
provided for meeting the evil without going
to such extremities. A little patience
sometimes is necessary, but a good deal of
patience is better than a little bit of war.


Our people know this well. They know
that they will eventually have redress in
side of the Union. There are some mad
caps, of course, at the South as we'll as
elsewhere, but the great body of its citizens
have shown, and are going to show, that
they are as temperate, as forbearing and
as patriotic, as they are resolute.
Year: 1874

On a ranch on the Carson river,
eight miles below the mouth of Six
mile Canon, is to be seen a herd of
twenty-six camels, all but two Of
which were born and raised in Nevada.
But two of the old herd of nine or
ten brought here some years ago are
now living, 1t would seem that the
original fell into the hands of Mexi-
cans, who treated them very badly,
overlooking and abusing them. The
men who now have them are French
men, who had formerly some expert
ence with camels in Europe. They
find no difficulty in rearing them, and
can now show twenty. four fine healthy
animals, all of Washoe growth The
camel may now be said to be thorough
ly acclimated in, the State. The own
ers of the herd find it no more diff
cult to breed and rear them than
would be experienced with the same
number of goats or donkeys. The
ranch upon which they are kept IL
sandy and sterile in the extreme; yet
the animals feast and grow fat on such
prickly shrubs and bitter weeds as no
other animals would touch. When
left to themselves their great delight,
aftei filling themselves with the coarse
herbage of the desert, is to lie and
roll in the hot sand. They are used
in packing salt to the mill on the
river, from the marshes lying in the
deserts some sixty miles to the east
ward. They have animals that easily
pack eleven hundred pounds.
Year: 1874

Mosquitoes are described in a GER
tain part Of Minnesota as "thicker
than the surrounding foliage, with
wings like Apollyon's, q beak like an
Artesian augur, and voice like the
sound of many waters"


There is one consolation in being
bald. When a policeman strikes you
on the head with his club the doctor
doesn't have to waste any time cutting
hair away from the wound.
Year: 1874

MIR. SMITH has fine machinery for
lNl making all parts of watch or clock
that may be missing or broken. He war
rants all his work. The patronage of the
fully solicited. All he asks is q fair trial.


Aft
Year: 1874

- ~
When the curtains of twilight drop over the


earth,
Hiding all its trouble and strife,
And still with their shade the noisy mirth
And steal the care from our life
We love to yield to the magical power,
And wander with Thought through Fancy's
bower.
Careless of pleasures that are near or afar-
Forgetting this sad world below
We turn our eyes to yon bright evening star,
Watching its twinkle and glow;
Wheel on, brilliant worlds, in your circle
above,
Guided through space by the Father we
That Father, so great He can mark out your


path


so gentle He watches the bird
While man whispers to us of terrible wrath,
Through nature, loves accents are heard.
Then stop!-'ere you call down the vengeance


of Heaven,
And list to the voices that creep through the


even.
You teach uuto us this great love exceedeth
The love that's felt by mother;
You tell unto us the pity that pleadeth
For man as a long-lost brother
And then you turn round and condemn him


forever
And hurl him across the Plutonian river
Think you, should we wander through fields


Elysian,


And miss in that circle so bright
One form that was dear TO our earthly vision
That all of the angels in white
Could lift from our souls the shadow of sor-


row?
1t would rankle deep as poisoned arrow.
All! n true mothers love Is past all power
OF the tongue or pen to tell it;
Twill cling to her child till the last hour
All the world could not buy or sell 1t.
If this is so great, what must be that other
That reaches beyond the love of mother.
He came not down from Heaven to save the


pure,


But for those lost In vice and sin
For these the cross and shame he did endure
For these the crown of victory win.
If His nightly love hath not the power to


save
How many breaking hearts will last beyond


the grave?
When the pale boatman comes to row us DER
And we stand upon the border land,
Shall VIC not see, upon that distant shore
Our loved ones beckonineaaand3s- 3s--
Would 1t be Heaven If we knew they were


lost,
Although we joined the most seraphic host
We grope in darkness, searching for the light;
Then, Oh! coudemn not If ye see
A ray hid from the others in their night.
Our lives are full of mystery;
And only He who can unwind the skein
Can solve the mysteriesin life's mighty train.
Year: 1874

pa- The tide ofimmigratfon is steadily set
ting in, and the first thing eastern people do
Is to throw away their New York Hats and buy
q new one of DESMOND. They say there Is no
comparison between the two. 2Lo
Year: 1874

A subscription paper is being circu-
lated in Tehama to raise funds to
build Jail. 1t IL intended to raise
what they can by subscription, and
ask the Board of Supervisors of the
county to make up the balance needed
to erect substantial building.
Year: 1874

Mining Life of July IS, of Silver City, N, M., learns that the Longfellow copper ledge which is being so extensive ly worked by H. Lesinsky & Co.,, is now about ninety feet in width and solid mass of copper. That paper says:

 The ore will yield on an average of sixty per cent. copper The company is now running two Mexican furnaces and pro ducing about 1900 to 1900 pounds of copper daily; but a large reverberatOry furnace is in course of construction of capacity of ten tons per day. The stack which is I30 feet high and the body of the furnace are of common red brick made by the con- pany. The lining will be of fire brick made from the strata of fire clay found overlaying the mine, and which tested in the same furnace with fire brick from St. Louis. one half the furnace being lined with each, is found to stand equally as well. This lining will require about ten thousand fire brick and they are now be- ing made. The labor Of mining is almost nothing, as lately two blasts threw down enough ore to keep the entire force at work for week.

 The value of the mines at Clifton is be- yond computation, and they are just the kind that excite the activity of eXtOrtion- CTS and black -mailers. "The best laid schemes O mice and men," etc.