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Year: 1874

THE Detroit Free Press describes
in very plain language the result of
a prohibition policy of twenty years
in that State. During all that time,
it says, there have been spread upon
the statute books the most stringent
enactments for preventing the sale
of spirituous liquors as a beverage,
and for the punishment of those
dealing therein. And it is the con-
current testimony of friends and foes
of the prohibitory policy that pro-
hibition has been an utter failure,
and that intemperance, instead of
diminishing, has steadily increased.
Occasionally there have been times
when in some of the smaller sub
divisions of the State the traffic
seemed for a brief period to be
checked, but the fact was evident
that the people would have been
Just as temperate without law.
Year: 1874

A DREAM WHICH CAUSED A d.
voRCE.-A lady in Maine had a
dream that was not all a dream.
There was painful reality about it.
She dreamed that her husband, who
was leader of a choir in the village,
was too intimate with one of the
young ladies who sang in it. Her
dream told her that in a trunk in
the girls possession she would find
all her husbands amorous letters.
So powerful was the influence of the
vision that the wife searched the
girls trunk, and there found pack
age of letters. as she half expected.
The choir numbers one less than it
did; the leader has tried arnica and
hair restorers in vain, and has been
compelled to resign the baton, and a
divorce suit is pending. And all
through the influence of an empty
dream.
Year: 1874

NEXT to a rooster is rainstorm,
or man with his mother-in-law
on his arm, the most wretched-
looking thing in the world is can
didate who has just heard some
friend wanting to bet three to one
he won't be elected.
Year: 1874


Though never taught to measure space,
Nor versed in geometric lore,
The lines of beauty can trace,
And Chioe's finished form adore.
/ cannot tell linguist sage,
And skilled in critic ken profound,
The purport of each puzzling page,
Nor every tangled text profound.
But can read and run the while,
The lucid language of an eye,
The mystic meaning of smile,
The soft confession of a sigh.
No rhetoricians robe l wear,
But can teach many an artless vile,
The soft persuasion Of tear,
The ruby rhetoric of u smile.
And of all the charms can speak,
Which round my Chloe's image fly,
Bloom in the blossom of her cheek,
Laugh in the lustre of her eye.
Year: 1874

On Saturday evening last. Doctor
Kirby was severely injured by being
thrown from his horse. While riding
rapidly along Main street in Lower Gold
Hill. his horse broke through sewer
and in stumbling precipitated the Doctor
TO the ground with such violence as to
render him insensible for several hours
-[G. II. News.
Year: 1874

In railroad bonds the Pacific mortgages continued
the only significant feature, these having made
further improvement. Union Pacific Incomes were
most prominent in the dealings showing an advance
of uy three lnts the highest price of yester
dow The market closed firm in tone. The follow
ing were tho bids:
Year: 1874

A remarkable feature of many his
toric scandals is the unsatisfactory and
dubious result of them. Does the
world yet know whether Mary, Queen
of Scots, was a good woman or wanton ?
And has not Mr.. Froude's last volume
once more cast serious suspicion on
England's Virgin Queen ?" Will any
body ever know whether Napoleon III.


was really Bonaparte ? Victor Hugo
hurled at him the memorable apothegm,
"He is neither the son of his father
nor the father of his son :" but some
allowance must be made for the writer's
fierce democratic wrath. It is some
thousands of years since the association
of Pericles and Aspasia, and we be


lieve that Notwithstanding the intro
duction of the critical method in his
tory, scholars have not yet decided
whether their relations were platonic or
otherwise. The belief that Gen. Jack
son loved not wisely but too we'll the
wife of Gen. Eaton, his secretary of
war, was once very prevalent, but it
could show no very satisfactory grounds
for its existence. The trial of Queen
Caroline by the house of lords was as
fierce an inquisition as was ever made
into the character of human being,
Year: 1874

Murat Halstead. writing from Iceland
to the Cincinnati Commercial of the de-
monstration to the king at Thingvalls,
says There were white tents glisten-
ing by the river-tlags on the hills
herds of ponies grazing, and a dark
mass where the tents and flags were
thickest, that turned out to be a popu-
lar assemblage. As the king, who led
the caravan, while the Americans
brought up the rear, drew near, it was
observed that the loyal Icelanders had
formed on both sides of the road, and
that he had received an address, and
was welcomed with song. When the
peorle concluded singing, an exercise in
which they very much delight, they
gave the regulation nine cheers, and a
band of music, that / suspect came from
the kings frigate, played


"King Christian stood by the lofty mast


The scene was one of singular inter.
est, and as picture the king reception
was charming feast to the eve. The
Oxera's silver stream poured in sheet
of foam over the high and sombre
rocks on the western side of the valley,
half mile distant. The people were
gathering along the slope of the noun
tain, rent in twain for the All-mens
pass, and the stark black cliffs against
the estern sky made a wonderful back
ground. A little hill stood out from
the slope from the cliffs to the river, as
regular in its outlines as one of our un-
touched Indian mounds, and upon it
was forum, or perhaps it would be
better to say pulpit, of fresh pine,
surrounded by the flags of all nations
represented at the celebration. The
American flag was one of the largest,
and quite new and beautiful and ] do
not think that it was seriously damaged
by the fact discovered by member of
the party with a genius for taking a
strict account of proportions that the
flag g-makers had added two or three
more stripes than were necessary. On
the left was the mount of laws, and up
on it foated the old flag of Iceland-a
white falcon on blue field-While at
an equal elevation, though not on the
holy ground, hoated the flag of Den
mark. Whether the Danish flag should
float over the hill of the judges
was question discussed among the Ice
landers and determined in the negative.
The compromise was that the Danish
flag should be placed just across the
chasm and at an equal height. King
Christian did not stand long by the lofty
mast this time, but after receiving and
returning the salutations of the people
for few minutes rode to his tent, which
was in the neighborhood of the little
black church a quarter of a mile from
the fOrum
Year: 1874

Quite an excitement was produced at
Atlantic City, New Jersey, by the ar
rival recently at the landing in the in-
let of fishing sloop, having on board
a veritable sea monster, which the old
est fishermen and watermen are at a
loss to define. It is of the turtle spe-
cies, with head similar to a COW, with
white spots on the top. The body is
black in color, and from the nose to the
tip of the tail, six feet long. 1t has
four fiukes or fippers, and is five feet
seven inches in breadth. The diameter
of the body is two feet and half. 1t
is estimated that its weight is about
700 pounds. The monster had been
seen in the neighborhood for two or
three weeks past, and numerous fisher
men had at different times pursued it
with darts and spears, endeavoring to
capture it. One day in the afternoon
Capt. Dan Champion and crew cast
large seine off Brigantine Shoals, about
i've miles out at sea, and we're success
full in getting the animal entwined in
the meshes of the net. A rope a d
tackle were slipped under its body, and
II was raised into the sloop and deposit
ed In the hold, and afterward the mon
ster was transferred to large batteau,
and finally placed in a tub, which had
to be built for the purpose near the
New Inlet house. There it was visited
during the day by hundreds of persons
who expressed the greatest surprise at
seeing what may be termed wonder,
and which will no doubt engage the at
tention of the biologists and sbowmen.
philadelphia Press.
Year: 1874

We called yesterday on the daughter
of a Mohammedan living in this city
(TripolD. Though the girl had been
married several days, she had never been
seen by her husband. He had only gone
to the mosque when the ceremony was
performed, she taking no part in it.
After the ceremony the bride usually
stays at her fathers house nine days,
during which time she sits In state,
decked in her finest dress and jewels,
receiving calls from her friends. Then
her ioy is at an end she must go to her
husband, take off her fine clothes and
become a perfect slave, subject to the
will of her cruel master. The parents
of this bride were very poor. Her
mother was dressed in little better than
rags. and was at the tGnguG washing
clothes. All the women of the brides
company had their hair plated full OF
cold coins these we're heirlooms, and
so greatly treasured that q woman vould
almost starve sooner than part with one
The present given by the family to the
bride was an elegant pale-blue brocade
silk dress and black silk embroidered
with gold. The former cost $3.50. The
bridegroom's presents were a sumptuous
lilac silk, heavily embroidered with
gold; earrings of pearl and gold, brace
let's as wide as a finger. During the
call she wore the bridegroom's presents.
The other dresses were hung spread out
on the wall.


We stopped at house below, accord
ing to custom, and sent word we were
coming. The bride returned answer
she would be most happy to salute ms.
After waiting about twenty minutes we
went up stairs, for she lived on the sec.
ond floor. She had not quite finished
her toilet, and sat on the floor before a
large mirror. surrounded by her finery.
As we entered she arose and saluted us,
and then returned composedly to her
dressing. OF all the strange and gbast'
ly sights, her face was the most wonder
full, as may well be imagined fiom the
way in which it was prepared.


First, hot wax was spread over the
whole face, which, when cool, was peel
ed off. This was done to remove all the
hair from the face. Then whiting was
rubbed on till the skin looked like mar.
BILE. Her eyebrows we're painted Jet
black, her lips and large spot on each
cheek painted brilliant red. On these
red spots on her forehead, and at the
corners of her mouth, gilt flowers were
pasted. Then over the whole face pow
dered sugar had been snapped, which
made it sparkle as with " diamond
dust" She wore pearl earrings, and
around her neck were q string of large
amber beads, three strings Of roped
pearls, and a curious necklace, which
we were privately told was borrowed for
the occasion. It was made of gold FIVE
pound pieces, overlapping each other
ike scales. The usual head dress was
covered with real and artificial flowers.
The finishing touch was put on in the
shape of piece of black wex heated
over the cdnOon until very hot, made
round and fat, and then stuck between
the eyes.-Dr. Jessulo's Syrian Home
Life.
Year: 1874

yet it is not known to this day whether
that pure and upright man, her hus-
band, had reason to find fault with her
or not. The horrible Byron scandal, so
recently revived by Mrs. Stowe, will
probably never be settled beyond
disnnta
Year: 1874

An Ohio woman has just obtained
a verdict of 81 900 damages against a
railroad company, one of whose trains
ran over and mashed her foot. If the
company had not shown that there wasn't
room enough in the neighborhood for
the train and the foot both, the dam
ages would doubtless have been much
heavier.
Year: 1874

Moncure D. Conway, writing from
Berck. a still pumative watering place
near Boulogne, says in the Cincinnati
Commercial Ladies may come, and
do come, with the smallest quantity of
luggage. Clothes are not wanted. The
fsh-women set the fashion and the
wealthiest visitors easily follow it. A
single thin garment falling from the
neck to little below the knee and q
pair of gayly worked slippers constitute
the entire costume at Berck. Stock
ings are unknown or at least if any
lady appears with stockings she is recog
nized as q new conner. It may require
twety-four hours for her prudery to
wear off at the end of that time she
will appear in as scanty a dress as the
rest. About half of them, indeed, dis
pense even with the slippers, and from
the window beside which I write can
see several groups playing croquet, the
gentlemen clad in snowy linen and
wearing red or blue caps, and the ladies
in hats and short bright-colored skirts,
but neither encumbered by shoes or
stockings. Oftentimes, however, the
wind blows the dry sand for miles over
the beach, and to prevent this from get
ting into eyes, glasses or spectacles
with wire -gauze frames are worn, which
on young and fair faces have a droll
effect. One would think also thai the
same sand would sting the lily-white
ankles and calves which are so freely
exposed, but if SO the effect is not
severe enough to induce their owners to
don the stocking. To these they have
an ineradicable antipathy, and one
likely to remain so long as the village
has to be reached only by seven kilo-
metres of staging away from the nearest
railway station"
Year: 1874

ferred to seek other and distant fields
of labor. The union still has some
means left, and is extending aid to such
as wish to migrate to Canada, SO that
in this way the strike may finally prove
beneficial to some of its participants.
Year: 1874

country being alive with the potato
bug, the cricket, and several varieties
of grasshoppers. The crickets move
together by the million. seeming to be
guided in their course by a common
instinct. In their migrations they
cross streams. Before entering the wa
ter they seem TO hold a consultation :;
they follow the course of the current,
and on landing recommence their de-
vastations on the first edible vegetation
they find.
Year: 1874

Administrators are liable to account for
interest on funds in their hands, although
no profit should have been made upon
them, unless the exigencies of the estate
rendered ii prudent that they should hold
the funds uninvested.


When house is rendered untenantable,
in consequence of improvements made on
the adjoining lot, tie owner of such can not
recover damages, because he had knowl-
edge of the approaching danger in time to
protect himself from il.


A person who has been led to sell goods
by means Of false pretense can not recover
them from one who has purchased them in
good faith from the fraudulent vendor.


Permanent ereciiOns and fixtures, made
by mortgage after the execution Of the
mortgage upon land conveyed by ii, be-
comes part of the mortgaged premises.


A seller of goods, chattelS, or other prop
erty, comm IS no fraud in law when he
neglects to tell the purchaser of any laws,
defects, or unSoundness in the same.


An agreement by the holder of a note to
give the principal debtor time for payment,
without depriving him of the right to serve,
does not discharge the surety.


The opinion of witnesses as TO the value
of dog that has been killed, is not admis-
sible in evidence. The value Of the dog is
to be decided by the jury.


Money paid for the purpose of settling OF
compounding prosecution for supposed
felony, cannot be recovered back by the
party paying il.


A day-book copied from "blotter" in
which original charges are first made will
not be received in evidence as book OF
original entries.


A stamp impressed npon an instrument
by way of seal is as good as a seal if il
creates durable impression in the texture
of the paper.
Year: 1874

The American Express Company De-


spoiled I'm Broad Daylight-A Safe


Full of Money Stolen Before the


watehmaB's Eyes.


Cincinnati Enquirer, Nov. 16.


One of the bOldest and most impudent
robberies Of these times Of brazen crime
was perpetrated at the Office of the. Ameri-
can Express Company in this city Yesterday
afternoon, in the full blaze of day, and in
part right under the eyes Of the unsuspect-
ing day wa.ehman Of that Office. During
the afternoon a man by the name of James
Munroe, an eX- messenger OF the American
Express Company, was in the Office
eonversing with the day watch
man. During this time a stranger Of
good address, who seemed to know
the messenger, came in and engaged in
conversation. He took '-shine" to the
watchman, and soon engaged him in mark
ing for the cigars, in the meantime en-
gaging him in conyersstiOa-in short, en-
Iertaining and amusing him more than
strangers are wont to do. He grew upon
the day waichman, and in marking for the
cigars enjoyed a run of luck that was Ie-
markable. The fates were against the
watchman, but the pleasant company Of
the stranger compensated for his III run OF
luck.


Afler a considerable season Of enjoyment
their amusement was interrupted by the
arrival of an express wagon containing two
men, who alighted and brought in trunk,
which they said they wanted TO send off by
express. The watchman ceased marking
for cigars and attended to the trunk. This
done, the pleasant stranger proposed that
the watchman should 90 across the street
and Get the cigars. He assented and went,
leaving the agreeable stranger, the express
messenger and the two newly-arTived men
in the.Ofiice.


What transpired during his absence he
did not. of course, see; but it became very
apparent before the time for the Chicago
train to start out last evening. What they
did was to transfer the messengers iron
safe, filed and locked for the Chicago run,
containing from $1,000 to 700, into the
old trunk and shut it up.


When the watehman returned he found
that the ex-messenger had left, and that his
friend who blandly took his cigars and the
two other strangers were waiting. Ihe
two proprietors Of the trunk told him that
they had made a mistake that the Ameri-
can was not the Office they wanted, it was
the Adams, and Immediately picked up
the trunk, lugged it into the express and
drove away, the winner of the cigars taking
his departure at the same time.


When the time to gather up for the Chi
eaeo run came around there was commo-
tiOn in that office. The whole thing be-
came as luminous as the fountain Of light
to the troubled and chargined watchman.
The officers of the Company gathered up
all the detectives in the city, and sent
them out to throw, if possible, the tolls
around the robbers.
Year: 1874

Almost q Religious Riot in the Five


Points.


John O'Halloran. alias "COckney Jack" by oc-
cupatlon peddler last night killed John Johnson,
Q tailor, OF No. 81 Hamilton street. in bucket shop
kept by Michael Fitzcerald at No 80 Baxter street,
corner OF Worth. Both men were under the inf1u-
ence Of liquor. Johnson mad been on q spree since
the occasion OF the arrival of baby In the family,
about week ago, and was treating OHallOran,
though they had no previous acquaintance. They
had spent most OF the day in the store Johnson
came two years ago from Belfast, Ireland. He and
his new friend began to quarrel their religious
opinions Johnson avowing himself an Orangeman
while UHanoran expressed hostility to that soci-
ETY.. Johnson emphasized his discourse by the
exclamation, ''ro he'll with the Popel Treat"


al won't treat any man who sends the Pope
to hell" said U'Haloran, and thereupon he struck
Johnson, what the witness calls slight blow on
the head with his fist. Johnson at once fell back
IN his char, and never spoke afterwards. 1t Is
doubtful if he moved. The crowd of oungers in
the place gathered round him, thinking he
had tainted, but, after exhausting all their
resources, during three-Quarters OF an hour
on the case they concluded he was dead. Ire
mendous excitement followed this discovery. and
the immense crowd that had rushed into the place
attracted the attention OF Oficer MOnahan, OF the
Sixth precinct He forced his way to where the
dead man lay and the one who had killed him sat
stupidly looking at hts work from across the table,
not seeming 70 realize that human soul had Just
been sent to its account through his lnstru-
mentality. The onicer arrested O'Halloran and
sent for assistance to convey the body TO the sta
tlon house.


4 RIOT THREATENED.


BY this time the noise OF the disturbance had
gone abroad, and oungers in the street were
under the impression the orange had gained the
laurels of the battle. wild tumut suddenly
burst out and but for the timely arrival OF Cap
tain Kennedy with the reserves OF his command
the bucket would not only have been torn down,
but several lives would most certainly have been
sacrinced. Captain Kennedy pr0mpt4y dispersed
the crowd and conveyed OHalloran with
all the persons who were in the bucket shop at
the time OF the afalr, TO the station house. He
locked them all up to await the action OF the
Coroner. Through his kindness d representative
OF the HERALD saw the prisoners last night.
O'Haoran was still too drunk to know what had
occurred. but several OF the other prisoners were
able to give accounts OF the affair. they all told
substantially the same story.


THIS Is THE THIRD MURDER
that has occurred in the same house, and that
would almost 60 to show 1t was time the Board Of
Excise looked after the place. An effort might
first be made to find out II the shop is licensed,
many OF them are not, and the Board could after
ward see about closing 1t up.


Coroner WOltman was notified OF the murder
last night and went 10 the station house to take
charge OF the body.
Year: 1874

BILOXI, Miss. August Is, 1874.


The Hook and Ladder boys of your Sixth
District arrived here this evening, looking
as serene as if thermometers were not boil
ing over at the top ends. The company
was received in a brilliant style, quite fiat
tering to every rung in the ladders.


We marched from the railroad depot to
that well known Hole in-the-Wall, where
Widow Drysdales' bright face indicated that
she had prepared good square meal for
the excursionists. Dan Malone, too, was
there with an iceberg, all surrounded with
stimulating spirits. Piper and De Leon for
got themselves in -


At night the hall was decidedly fshy
affair, the several dances being named, for
instance, red snapper waltz, croaker Ian.
GERS, founder polka, and SO on through the
twenty dances, ending with alligator gar
finale. The oyster pot pourri and shrimp
schottische were particularly entertaining,
but the fair bellies could not resist the lady
fish waltz or sheephead mazurka. and there
was no crawfshing out Of the soft she'll
crab polka. Notwithstanding the weather
was rather warm for dancing, all the par
ticipants seemed to enjoy themselves up to
a degree not marked on ordinary thermOm-
eters.


ALI that can be done now is to make
feeble attempts to sleep, and in that situa-
ton the boys must be left, but they will
be taken up again in my next. If any
thing serious occurs, such as marriage OF
one of the company or an attempt to COM
NIT suicide by singing Champagne Charley,
your readers will be informed by telegraph.