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Year: 1874

ANOTHER RAID.-A raid was made, by some
unknown parties on Chinese camp, near New
castle, last Saturday night, which resulted in
enc OF the Celestals getting shot in the mouth.
1t seems there is band of desperadoes in the
lower portion of the county. who have set about
to make a raise by robbing Chinese. as this is
the third case of the kind we have had to record.
On this occasion the Chinese, on being attacked
fed to their cabins and closed the. DOORS The
intruders tried for some time to shove the door
of one of the cabins open, but, finding their ef-
forts in vain. fired through crack at one Of
the Chinese, who was holding sluice-fork
against the door, and hit him, as above stated,
in the mouth. The raiders. frightened, perhaps
at the noise Of their own pistol, fed and have
not been seen, SO far as we know, or heard Of
SINCE Constable Glow is doing what he can to
get some evidence that will lead to the detection
OF the parties, but. at last accounts. without
success. The wounded Chinaman, it is said
has bad looking head on him, but it is thought
he will recover.
Year: 1874

CHR1srMAs.-Two weeks from next Friday
Christmas will be here, and yet, so far as we
know, there has been no preparations made for
celebrating the day. so far as we old folks are
concerned it makes but little difference. But
with the same earnestnt SIS that we waited for the
coming of Christmas in our youth would we urge
upon the community, at least the enterprising in
dividuals thereof, TO start the ball rolling for q
merry making on this day, that will be suitable
and enjoyable to the children if to none other.
Year: 1874

The clean up at the St. Patrick mill this last
week, returned more gold in proportion to the
amount Of rock, than the Crater mine has ever
yielded before. So says Barney, the engineer,
and considering the rich clean ups that have
been made in times past from Crater rock, this
is saying good deal.
Year: 1874

THr work of adding an additional battery Of
five stamps to the Eclipse mill is about COM
pleted. The mill, with its capacity thus doubled,
will start up the first of next week, on rock
from the Booth Nine.
Year: 1874

The Greene mine is now thoroughly reopened
and work is progressing finely. The main force
under ground is engaged, we are informed, on
the 2OS foot level with the best kind Of prospects
before them
Year: 1874

GREAT ADVANTAGE In always buying your
dry goods at LEVY BROTHERS. Is this-as they are
always lie first TO reduce the price Of any style o
goods, their customers get the benefit OF The rcfuc-
tion Immediately.
Year: 1874

Difference in favor of the former...... GAS
Under the primary election plan the per.
son receiving the highest number OF votes
cast in each ward has the privilege Of nomi.
mating to the City Committee the delegates
10 represent that ward in the Convention.


Therefore General johnson will name dele
Year: 1874


public office without sclf-knowledge of
the fact.


We have often taken issue with our
party, and ofiice-seekers do not often
do this, aud we have not inirequently
used language that any politician
with half an ounce oi discre.
ton coupled with desire to obtain
public position, would never have used
In the legislature.we have cast votes,
knowing that in doing so, We would
forfeit the friendship of many of the
members of the Democratic party and
secure for ourselves not vote from the
other party-believiDg, when we were
casting the votes, that we were running
any chance we might have for political
advancement. These votes we east be-
cause we believed them to be right
and we would cast them again and
again.


For many years we have daily writ
ten, in haste and sometimes without
proper consideration of the subject
discussed, columns of matter upon
every possible subject, attending at the
same time to the details of our business
and often doing the work Of printer
we have done this in these changing
times, in which the country is bocom-
ing pacifed after great conflict thai
unsettled the foundations of society in
the Southern states--done this often
in moments of excitemcnt,-and it
would therefore be surprising if we
had been always consistent. We have
not been and only -blooded
man, selfish as the devil and as dis.
agreeable as the devils residence, can
go through life, taking part iu its
conflicts, and be what is understood by
the expression, "strictly consistent in
his record Sometimes, too, we have
no doubt seemed inconsistent because
we have always followed after the
Democratic party, and it has often
walked out of the true path. We
never voted in any political can
vass anything but Democratic
ticket without a scratch--we have
been strong party man-and was, un
til of late years we: concluded that tn,
Democratic organization should nevel
again lead US into support of princi
Piles contradictory of the Fundamental
principles of Democracy as expoundeC
BY Jefferson, Madison and Jackson.


Such as we are, We are, and from NJ
person do we ask political kindnesses


We desire no Office, and no person ha
a right to say We are an officeseeker


neither has any person u right to eve
intimate that any person can US
us. We say what we please "
do what we please and we ar
| glad when what We say and what we d
pleases anybody; but the wish OF n
, man can or ever has made us say or d
anything We thought we ought not
do.


This much personal to Ourself.
Year: 1874

The National bank and railroad in
terests Of Cairo were we'll represented
at the meeting of the State Dem
ocratic committee = Mound City jour
nal. -


This brick, we presume, was thrown
at Judge Green and us. win the cd
itor OF the Journal please to inform us
in what manner We are interested il
any national bank, or in any railroat
that has any interest hostile to the in
terests of the people, or in any railroa'
to the extent of one dollar2 We be
lieve Mr.. Potter to be fair man. ant
we ask him to make his charges with
out indIrection or insinuation.
Year: 1874

Owing to tho herce Temperature tho gas was
not lit, and the great mnss remained in the shade,
but the gloom could not conceal the lustre Of
that splendid Gathering, for an army Of beauty
can always conquer shadow. Through tho vim
dovs occasionally the supbeams shot in aslant,
revealing whole sections OF lovely faces In bold
relief, lighting up golden locks with ruddy
glow. aud making ebony ringlatB look more in
tense!y black from their contrast NTH broad day
light.
Year: 1874

A remonslrancc is in circulation against paving
the bed OF Delaware Avenue. Many OF the ciii-
zens are strongly opposed to this work at this
time. As there is no immediate necessity for it,
and the city is short Of money, it seems it might
with great propIiety be postponed for another
year. at least; and it is likely this will he the case
whether the proposition now before the Council
for doing the work passes or not


Fourth street has not been completed, aud from
appearances will not be before the Summer is
over; and French street has been ordered to be
macadanized. Thus the city will have its hands
the work cannot all be done. The property hold
pay Tor 1t; but the city usually has to furnish
the money and lay out the greater part oi it for a
year after the work is done
Year: 1874

1t was agreed tonight, at meeting of the
posts of the Grand Army of the Republic of the
Department of New York. that there shall be no
distinction between Union and Confederate
graves on Decoration day. Those OF both Union
and Confederate soldiers will be decorated. OF
the latter there are many in Cypress Hill and
other cemeteries around New York.
Year: 1874

L


Our neighbours wife is the most re-
markable woman we ever saw. She
is cheerful, good-natured, Intelligent,
Industrious and benevolent almost to
fault--a good church-member, virtu-
Gus, and loves her husband and chill
dren and lives in peace with her
neighbors. But with all these excel
lent qualities, she is not an agreeable
companion. She nearly runs her hus-
band crazy. He is devoted to her and
can hardly deny her anyarequest. The
fact is, he nearly runs his legs off to
crafty her whims. Yes, whims-
nothing else. Poor man; | am really
sorry for him, he always looks so
weary and anxious He never comes
in her sight but he is called upon to
ge on all errand or do something. The
trouble is she takes too much control
of everything, and especially of her
husband. But this would not be OBJ
jectionable if she did not change her
mind so often; and we would not OBJ
iect to this change of mind if she
would keep tito herself; but she. wants
everybody and especially her husband
to change when she does. If she is in
happy mood, she wants her husband
to be jolly all the time. If she is
melancholy, she thinks it wicked
to be always laughing. If she
feels like promenading, she is
astonished that her hurband is ever
inclined to sitdown and rest. Ii she
is inclined to lounge and be quiet, she
San see no reason for all this restless
running to and fro. There are times
when she believes everybody ought to
dance and be merry; at other times
she thinks it sinful to dance or play
parlor games. And her poor husband
must change as she changes, in every
thing, or she will weep, or feel greatly
injured Take her all in ali she is a
failure. Yet she lacks but one thing;
she has no balance wheel, or governor
in her brain. Her heart is all right
and we hope she will read this and
add governor to her brain.


@ N Nt E s ELPH.


There was almost total eclipse Of
the moon last night at II o'clock. The
sky was so cloudy that it could only
be seen to advantage rs an occasional
rift cleared away the obstruction to
sight. Then the phenomenon in ma
ture was singularly striking and beau
tiful, only small rim OF the now full
circle being visible, and the rest COW
cred with what the Express would call
an "opaque" shadow SadehW


A birthday surprise party was given
for Rev. A. M. Campbell at the resi-
dence of Col. y. l.. Peel last evening.
A company of about fifty assembled to
honor the occasion, and most enjoy
able time was the result. The evening
was passed with pleasant social chat,
music, and supper, which was served
at half-past O'Clock.


y surprise party was given at
Sterns Hall last evening in honor of
Miss Bette Greenbaum and Mr.. Isaac
Norton. A select company assembled
and q very pleasant evening was
passed by. all.
Year: 1874

the Pico House. n close search of his


person brought to light only some pa


pers, ten. dimes and q half dollar
piece Ie had no baggage. evident


ly lis forging speculations had not
6een very profitable, or if so, he had


tie ill-gotten gain we'll concealed.


The officers placed their charge safely
in the calaboose, and he. there awaits


the call OF the San Francisco authori-
ties. An officer will doubtless arrive
today to take the tricky gentleman in


charge.
Year: 1874

The Countess Seidlewitz is celebra-
ted Court beauty, and is a lady
of honor to the Princess Carl Ga
sister of the Empressl She sat just
next TO me, as only the partition of the
box was between lis, and she was the
most beautiful woman / saw-perfectly
imperial in fact-white and magnificent
as lily. Her features were perfectly
regular, and she had proudly -cut mouth,
and such dazzling little teeth! Then her
arms, neck, and shape were exquisite.
She wore the severest kind of dress, and
one that only such beauty could have
borne. 1t was a white silk, with an un-
usual train, of course, and without over
skirt, simply caught up in great puff
behind. The waist was made with a
small basque, but very low, and with
very short sleeves. Round the neck
was a white bugle fringe, and then there
were two or three rows of this fringe in
front, graduating to the waist, smaller
and smaller, and going round the basque.
All the front breadth of the skirt was
laid in folds of satin, in groups of three,
and on the edge of every third row was
the fringe again, graduating wider and
wider toward the bottom. In her hair
was wreath of white verbenas, or
snow balls, and green leaves. Her sole
ornament was a magnificent diamond
locket and earrings of some curious de-
sign, the locket depending from a very
fine gold chain, which challenged all
her neck. One sly bit of coquetry was
visible in two natural flowers, lilies-of-
the-valley, with their leaves, which she
had stuck in her corsage so that they
should rest against her neck and show
that they were not whittier than her skinl
You see there were no folds anywhere.
The whole dress hung in long lines and
showed the contour of the figure, moth
ing but these fringes which cleaned and
waved with every motion to relieve it
not even bit of black velvet anywhere,
for the lace round the neck was drawn
through with white silk thread. There
was another lady in the same box, whose
dress was very beautiful, too, though
she herself was not. 1t was a green silk
with green tulle over-dress pulled, and
with ears of silver wheat, scattered over
it. The tunic was of SILVER Grape, the
bottom cut in scallops and trimmed
with silver wheat. A wisp of wheat
was knotted round her neck for a neck
lace, and perfect sheaf of it in her
hair. 1t was an exquisite dress Cor
respondence of Toledo Blade.
Year: 1874

From the Denver Times


From letter recently received from
Del Norte, we extract the following de-
scription of a scene which occurred in
the Court there, in which J. G. Taylor,
formerly of Gerry & Taylor, of this
city, took prominet part:


Taylor is counsel for defendant in
divorce case now being tried before the
Probate Court. By the way, the Court
is an ass, so to speak, as regards law.
During the whole trial Taylor's nerves
were taxed to the utmost to keep from
becoming angry at the rulings of the
Court against him, when he knew he
was right. Finally, when the Judge
made fearful ruling, Taylor sprang to
his feet, his face fairly blaziug with pas
sion, and threw down the law books on
the table with such force that they
bounded high in the air The Judge
turned pale as death and shrank way
back in his chair with awe-struck coun-
tenance. The other attorneys (plain-
tiff7s) also got out Of the way, scared
nearly to death TAYLOR shrieked with
rage: 4 throw. up this case. I will not
practice before such Court. BY Cd,
you might as we'll expect a HindOo to
keep track of the midnight marches of
the solar system, as for me to keep track
of the rulings of this Court, and the
pettifogging of these attorneys. Get out
of my way This last sentence to the
crowd Mrs. A., the defendant, wept
and clung to bis coat-tails, crying that
she would have no other attorney. Tay-
lor tore himself loose and strobe out of
the room, the crowd parting like the wa
tiers of the Red Sea Il think that was
the seal anna little mixed on Scripture
geography, when Moses fed from
Pharaoh. The Court suspended until
Taylor cooled off, pacing up and down
outside, then sent for him in the name
of the defendant, and he continued the
case. When he sat down the Judge said,
in meek voice, L would like to speak to
you moment, Mr.. Taylor Taylor re-
piled, You know your rights, sir; you
may fine me as much as you please, but
reserve your conversation for some one
else The Judge fined him so for con-
tempt of Court, and then remitted the
fine"


The writer goes on to say it was a
comical scene anyhow, and made an old
bony stage horse that was looking IN at
the window laugh so heartily that his
bones became Immediately covered with
a thick laver of adipose tissue. Fact,
Year: 1874

Did you ever hear that rivers made
presents to the world?


never heard it until to-day. But it
seems that they do. The land Of Egypt
was gift Of the river Nile. II was in
this way: Once this country, now SO
fertile, was nothing but barren desert,
like that of the Great Sahara, which
lies near it. The river Nile had TO flow
through all this desolate country to get
to the sea, and every year brought down
from the rich land of Abyssinia as much
fertile soil as he could carry and over
flowing his banks, spread it all over the
sandy desert as far as it could reach
By doing this year after year, he turned
the desert into a fruitful land. Some
times he would bring down so Tquch
rich soil that he would have more than
he could spread on the sandy plain
This he would take down and drop into
the sea, until at last, in the course of
ages, he has built mp here a triangular
piece of fertile land called the Delta of
the Nile. The whole has formed a very
rich present to the world.-From Jack
in-the-P Pulpit, "St. Nicholas for June.
Year: 1874

Yesterday an old man, poorly dressed,
limping as if very lame, and wearing
green glasses, entered a saloon on the
river road and asked for money, saying
that he lived st certain number on
Seventh street, and that his wife was
very i'll and he too old and lame to work
In the saloon was a man living at the
very number given on Seventh street,
but he was 80 confused that the half
dozen men present determined to see
how he was made up. He shouted "po-
lice" as they approached him, but the
men locked the door and threw him
down. The green glasses covered as
good a pair of eyes as were in the room,
and no cause forf his limping could be
found He had his left hand tied up,
but they jerked the rags off and found
mo hart or wound. Lastly, they flashed
soutSf his pockets $38 As cents in small
money, as he had begged it, and discov-
cred he had bank book on Chicago
savings bank with $4s0 so credited tc
him. He made great fuss as they
went on to expose him, and finally prom.
ised that he would leave Detroit by the
Pacific express and never come here
again. He claimed to have begged
most of the money in Toledo. One OF
the men accompanied the old knave tc
the Central depot and remained thert
until he saw him move away on the


train.
Year: 1874

An English scientist claims to have
discovered one Of the causes Of typhoid
fever. A family in his neighborhood
was attacked with a severe type Of the
fever. On careful search Of the prem
ises a spout in the family pump was
found to be covered with sort Of glu-
tinous matter. Submitting this to mic
roscopic investigation IL was found to be
fungoid growth, from which spores
were constantly washed away by the
flowing water. He followed up the dis
covery by a minute examination of the
outlet Of the sewer through which the
drainage Of the town flowed, and his sci
entifc zeal was rewarded by finding fun
gold growths Of similar nature 10 those
in the pump spout. In the vicinity Of
this outlet the fever had also prevailed,
Having case Of the fever in his Own fam
lily he followed up his inquiry by a
chemical analysis Of the water drank by
the family and found in il minute spores
of the same fungus. His conclusion il
that the fever had ats origin in the fun
gus matter taken into the system where
il ferments as yeast in beer and poisons
the blood.
Year: 1874

The bestowal of party patronage upon
a journal is looked upon as the purchase
money of allegiance by the leaders who
have it in their gift; but the growing
race of independent journalists do not
so regard it. A case in point is that of
Congressman A R. Cotton, of the Sec
ond Iowa District. He desires a re-
election, but the majority of his consti-
tuents seem to think he needs rests. The
Davenport Gazette, the principal organ
in the District, took occasion to remark
a while ago that Mr.. Cotton had not i'm
pressed the people with fany superior
qualities of statesmanship," whereupon
Mr.. Cotton has written the editor high
toned letter, declaring that when he Sc
cured for that journal slice of pap in
the shape of some Government adver-
tising, he did not expect to find it
so requitting him with "disparaging
false editorials" If anything was need
ed to finish Mr.. Cotton, his frank ex-
preston of opinion concerning the
proper influence of Government patron
age ought to supply the want. To be
sure it is the popular idea, but all the
same it is contemplate one.
Year: 1874

In the fall of 1861, my son, Sidney
c., entered the Federal army, leav-
ing behind him two favorite dogs, both of
whom greatly lamented his absence. He
was soon captured by the enemy and
held prisoner until the spring of 1862,
when he was exchanged; and. on return
ing to his command, came past the old
homestead in the country. in Bollinger
County, Missouri. Both the dogs hap
pened TO be about three hundred yards
from the house, barking up tree al
squirrel. After some time, however, the
smaller one became tired and came to
thehouSe, the larger one remaining at the
tree. The little fellow came bounding
in the room where his young master, who
had been so long absent, was sitting, ana
recognized him, and, ofcourse, had quite
a taking-on over him. The pleasure of
once mere meeting his kind master was
too great to be enjoyed all alone, so he
quickly turned his course in the direc-
tion of his companion in the woods, and
in all speed made his way to the tree,
and communicated to the large dog the
fact of his young masters arrival home,
when in an instant, both the dogs were
making for the house with all their
might, the larger one, who had remained
at the tree, taking the lead. and not
Stacking his speed until he bounded in
the room where Sidney was. The strange
part of this story consists in the fact that
the small dog not only communicated to
the large one the fact that Sidney had
come home, but in some way told him
the identical room in which he would
find him, as he ran around the house
and in at the very door where Sidney was
sitting without ever halting or even turn
ing his head toward several other doors
which he had to pass in making the cir
cuit-.S. Louis Globe.
Year: 1874

Health follows neatness, and disease
the departure from it. The use of the
same towel by many, common in a pub
lie place, though more allowable than
the use of the same tooth brush, is, new
ertheless, not much healthier practice.
l therefore would strongly recommend
that the use of the rolling towl be abol-
ished, for thereby we will discard one of
the great instruments for the spread of
such a dangerous disease of the eve by
which thousands of working-men are
annually deprived of their means of sup
port"


A prominent oculist says that the con-
tagious Egyptian or granular infamma-
ton of the eyes is spreading rapidly
throughout the country, and adds, ~
have in many, and may say in the
majority of cases, been able to trace the
disease to the use of the so-called rolling
towels. Such towels generally found in
our country hotels and the sleeping
apartments of the working classes, and,
being thus used by nearly ever one, are
made the carriers of one of the most dam
gerous, and as regards its symptoms,
most troublesome diseases of the eye.
Year: 1874

CHEAP BUILDING MANsLAUGHTER.-
A trial is going on in Passaic, New Jer-
sey, in which the Attorney General of
the State appears for the prosecution,
the principle involved being whether the
owner Of house that fell and killed
two persons is not punishable for the
loss of the lives. The evidence shows
that the owner procured plans for a
cheap but pretentious two-story house;
that he changed the design to n three
story building, and 80 weakened it by
the change that the architect warned
him of the danger; that the warning was
unheeded; and that no precaution being
taken, the bu;l3ing fell as predicted,
killing two persons and injuring several
others. The accused Is q wealthy and
influential man, and the case excites
considerable attention. If he is convic-
ted and severe penalty inflicted il may
be a good lesson TO those living beyond
the confines of New Jersey.
Year: 1874

A GREAT CoUNTRY.-TheS st. Louis
Globe is forced TO admit that this is a
very free country. Last week the Qua-
kers gave out from their Convention in
New York platform of strict prohibi-
tion, making it penitentiary offense to
manufacture, use or sell intoxicating
liquors; and while the broad-brimmed
brethren were doing this, the brewers,
in national Convention assembled, were
issuing pronunciamento equivalent to
the establishment of new party with
beer for its cornerstone, if we may be
allowed the Hibernicism. We pity the
man who sets himself to tho task of de-
Gliding between these two extremes; but
it is a healthy sign of public sentiment
in this country that extreme views on
all subjects can be freely entertained
and expressed, and that, by way OF d.
version, we can .tete Rochfort, under
the delusion that he is a great martyr
and listen to a Bradlaugh without
denouncing him as a great humbug.