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Year: 1874

INCREASING TELEGRAPHIC FACILITIES WITH
EUROPE Two events reported this morning
show that the opportunities for telegraphing
between Europe and America are improving
The Atlantic cable laid in 1866 has been re-
paired and is now in perfect working order,
and the shore end of the new telegraph cable
has been successfully landed at Rye Beach,
New Hampshire. The steamer Ambassador
from which this shore end was laid, was to
proceed later yesterday to lay the cable from
Rye Beach to the shoals and then to sail east
ward with the Faraday. 1t will not be long,
therefore, before this new Atlantic cable com
munication will be open to the public. The
people of New Hampshire were rejoicing
greatly over the successful enterprise in con-
nection with their coast. A hundred guns
were fred and skyrockets and other fireworks
were exhibited on the occasion. The cable
business, evidently, is profitable. Let us hope
the increased number of cables will lead to O
reduction of the rates, and thus promote trade
and the diffusion of intelligence between
America and Europe
Year: 1874

ONE OF OUR Mosr experienced engineers
suggests that the general use of white pine in
our buildings is one of the causes of our ex-
tensive conhagrations. He says that even in
New York our doors, window castings, sashes
and inside work are of pine. This is more or
less saturated with oil and covered with paint,
30 that during dry season like the present
in Chicago. which is the largest pine lumber
market in the world, and where half the build
ings are of pine, it is wonder how fire once
under good headway can be stopped. He
thinks hard woods should be used and pine
rejected as much as possible, as in Europe,
and that the insurance companies should
charge for extra risk where pine is the prin-
cipal wood in building ''When we pur-
chase kindling wood" he writes, ''we want
pine. When we want security against fire
should we not reject pine 2"
Year: 1874

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Dec. I, 1874.
In the United States District Court the matter
OF George +. HITS application for admission to
ball was again considered to-day. 1t was stated
that the next session Of the Circuit Court for the
Southern District OF New York. to which the case
nesday Of the present week, instead OF the first
Monday in February next, as before reported.
The Judge said that as the time In which the
York Marshal before the opening Of the C0urt, at
which his trial 10 fixed, was inappreciabe, he did
cation but be continued the matter until Wednes-
day week, with the intent that IN the interval the
Circuit Court for the southern District OF New YORK
snonld appoint a Commissioner In this city to take
bail ior the prisoners appearance when wanted
for rrlaL
Year: 1874

Tue annual income Of Trinity
Church, New York, Is about half u
million Dollars. Its entire property is
estimated by the members to be worth
from seven to eight million dollars.
Outsiders set the amount much higher.
Year: 1874

The Charlottesville JeGvsonian contains The
following account of tie alleged killing Of
three negroes 10 Louisa county, derived from a
respectable citizen Of Fluvanna:


4 gentleman in Louisa county, one night
last week, hearing a noise about bis corn
house, went out with double barellcd shot
gun, and seeing what be supposed 10 be
man fired, killing him instantly Upon clos
cr examination he discovered tha. the man be
shot at was sitting on lever which had been
inserted in a crack, and the house bodily lifted
up, while two others were in the cracks get
ting out the corn. still closer examination
revealed the horrfying fact that as the first
msu fell from the lever the house had closed
down upon the unfortunate wretches, mashins
the life out Of them Thus the three men
all lost their lives in an instant in a trap
wlich they themselves set They we're oil
negroes.
Year: 1874

II The times are bard stop your paper, but
d. not shorten your allowance f0r wbiskey or
tobacco. 4 good paper 10 family is a great
comfort to the wife and children. bat that is
no reason why you should provide them with
a weekly luxury q, the expense Of daily
necessity.
Year: 1874




Whereas, it is the duty of all nations
E to acknowledge the Providence of AL
mighty God, to obey his will, to be CRATE
ful for bis benefits, and humby implort
his protection and favor; and whereas
both Houses of Congress have by rhoil
Joint Committee, requested me to recon-.
mend to the people Of the United States,
a day of Public Thanksgiving and Prayer,
to be observed by acknowledging with
grateful hearts, the many and signal fa-
vors of Almighty God. especially by af-
fording them an opportunity Of peacefully
establishing form of government for
their safety and happiness Now, there
fore, do | recommend and assign Thursday.
the Tweuty-sixth day Of November next,
to be devoted by the people of these
States to the service of the great and
glorious Being who is the beni6cent au.
thor Of all the good that was, that is, that
will be. That VIC then all unite in rcn.
dering unto Him our sincere and humble
thanks for His kind care aud protection
of the people of this country previous to
its becoming nation, for the signal and
manifold mercies, and the favorable in
Propositions of His Providence in the
course and conclusion of the late war
for the great degree Of tranquility union,
and plenty witch VIC have since enjoyed
for the peaceable aud rational manner in
which we have been enabled to establish
Constitutions Of government Tor our safe
ty and happiness, and particularly the
national one more lately instituted for
civil and religious liberty with which we
are blessed and the means we have of ac-
quiring and diffusing useful knowledge,
and in general for all the great and vari-
GUS which He hath been pleased to confer
upon us. And also that we may unite in
most humbly offering our prayers and
suppications to the great Lord and Ruler
of nations, and hescech him to pardon our
national and other transgressicns to en-
able us all, whether in public or private
stations, to perform our several and ma
tional duties properly and prudently; to
render our national Government a bless
ing to all people, constantly being gov
,rnment Of wise, just and constitutional
avs discreetly and faithfully executed ,
md obeyed; to protect and guide all
'overeigns and nations Especially such as
lave shown kindness unto us), and bless
hem with good government, peace and ,
concord to promote the knowledge Of true I
eligion and virtue, and the increase of G
clence amongst US; and generally to :
rant unto all mankind such degree of =
emporal prosperity as Hc alone knows to t
e best. .e. t# p
Given under my hand, at the City Of '


New York, the 3d day Of Octo- h


Der, in the year Of our Lord, one s.


thousand seven hundred and eigh- l.


ty.nine, GEORGE WASHINGTON. g


a
Year: 1874

-" What would become of us if the
brake was to give way?" exclaimed a
nervous lady as the car in which she was
riding was going down steep decline.
THAT would depend entirely uron how
you have lived in this world" /" was the con-
soing answer Of the conductor.
Year: 1874




4 Don't be too sudden about it. Many a
| girl has said mo, W hen she meant yes
simply because her lover didn't choose


the right time and pop the qustion
gently.


Take dark night for it. Have the
blinds closed, the curtains down, and
| the lamp turned most out. Sit near
enough to her so that you can hook
yOnr little finger into hers. Wait
until conversation begins TO flag, and
then quietly remark: ~


Susie, / waut TO ask You something


She will fidget around little, reply
yes and after pause you can add:


Susie, my actions must have shown
= that is, you must have seen--I mean
you must be aware that-that-"


Pause here for a while, but keep
your little finger firmly locked. She
may cough and try to tHrA the subject
off by asking you how you liked the
circus; but she only does it to encour-
age you. After about ten minutes
you can continue:


4 was thinking as l came up the
path tonight, that before I went away
III would ask you-that is, [ would
broaeh the subject nearest my-I mean
I would know my


Stop again and give her hand a gen.
tie squeeze. She may give her hand
yank to get it away, or she may not,
in either ease it argues well for you.-
Wait about five minutes and then go
on: f.5.sta4


"The past year has been a very hap
py one to me. But hope that future
years will be still happier. However,
that depends entirely on you. l am
here to know-that is, to ask you-I
mean am here tonight to hear from
your own lips the one sweet"
Wait again. 1t isn't best to be too
rash about such things. Give her
plenty of time to recover her compo.
sure, and then put your hand on your
heart and continue.


ayes, | thought as l was coming
through the gate tonight, how happy
1 had been. and said to myself that if
l only knew you would only consent
to be my-that is, said if I only
knew-if was only certain that my
heart had not deceived me and you
were ready to share" fsf lsaf


Hold on there's no hurry about it.
Give the wind chance TO sob and
moan around the gables. This will
make her lonesome and call up all the
love in her heart. When she begins
to cough and grow restless, you, can
go on:


"BeIore 1 met you this world was
desert to me. didn't take any pleas
ure in going black berrying and steal
ing rare-ripe peaches, and it didn't
matter whether the sun shone or not.
But what change in one short year!
Itis for you ty say whether my future
shall by q prairie of happiness or sum-
mer falloW of Canada thistles. Speak,
dearest Susie, and say-and say that
that"


Give her five minutes more by the
clock. and then add:


'sThat you will be--that is, that you
will mean that you will be-be
nine!"


She will heave sigh, look up at the
clock, and over the stove, and then as
'he slides her head over your vest
pocket, she will whisper:
: ffYon are just right, 1 willl-By
u. quad.
Year: 1874

SOME well-borers near Odell, Hi
nois, are profane enough to report
that they have tapped hell, and are
getting the full benefit of the leak.
Gas was discovered forty feet below
the surface, and at eighty feet a vein
of water was struck which spouted
two hundred feet in the air, carrying
up gravel as big as hens eggs, and
sending every body flying hundreds
of feet away. The performance con-
tinHed until the sand and gravel were
six inches deep within radius of one
hundred feet of the hole. When the
Jet of water ceased, the aperture was
found much widened with quicksalid
at the bottom, and stream of gas had
taken the place of water. A match
was applied TO it, and flames leaped
into tho air, producing a sound like
thunder. The workmen think they
have struck the gate OF the evil doom,
or brought fourth young volcano,
they don't know which. The gas they
are getting now causes q blue color in
the vegetation for miles around, and
the people are fiocking from all quar-
ters to see the strange phenomenon.
Year: 1874

The canal wound around like glis-
tening thread, whilst the railroads
were minute black lines stretching off
in curving distances until lost in OBJ
scurity. Persons in the streets could
not be seen, and to my proposal to
give parting wave Professor King
said it would be useless as we could
not be seen.


THE PANORAMA
ct this time was magnificent. Far as
Year: 1874

mon me to my last account" And the
wretched man buried his face in his rude
pillow as if to shut out some hOrrid sight


For moment, also, the physician wa'
awed. The shape of woman was to be
dimly seen standing in the door of the tent
and even Elting fancied it might be a Wis
itOr from the other world.


Bat very soon he was undeceived. The
figure stepped foFward-he saw that il
was the same face he had seen in the
miniature, though somewhat dimmed by
sorrow, and gently taking her hand whis'
pered:


''This is your poor husband. He is ILL.,
Speak to him."


"Brucc.'


ELLA ~


They tainted as the words were spoken
locked fast in each others arms, and it was
a long time before Elting could restore
them. Then he left them for an hour to
their sweet heart communion, and when
he returned he saw that all had been for
given, all forgotten, and that each was
supremely happy.-San Francisco Golden
Err
Year: 1874

The true girl has to be sought after.
She does not parade herself in show
goods. She is not fashionable. Generally
She is not rich. But oh what heart she
has when you find her so large, and pure,
and wOmanly. When you see 1t, you
wonder if those snowy things outside are
women. If you gain her love, your two
thousands are millions. She'll not ask
you for carriage or a first-class house.
She'll wear simple dresses, and turn them
when necessary, with no vulgar magnili-
cate to frOwn upon her economy. She'll
keep everything neat and nice in your sky
parlOr. and give you such la welcome when
you come home that you'll think your
power higher than ever. She'll entertain
true friends on dollar, and astonish you
with the new thought OfhOw little happi-
ness depends on money. She'll make you
love home (if you don't you are brute)
aud teach you how to pity, while you
scorn a poor, fashionable society that
thinks itself rich, and vainly tries to think
itself happy. Now, do not, | pray you,
saw any more. IL can't afford to marry"
Go, find the true woman, and you can.
Throw away that cigar, burn up that
switch cane, be sensible yourself, and seek
your wife in a sensible wav.
Year: 1874

It has been decided by the authorities
at Washington that the practice of writing
or printing the works zone day after date,
without grace, upon bank checks, in place
of stamping them and drawing the money
on them the same day, is violation of tic
revenue law. Where it is done in good
faith, and the checks are not paid until due,
it is all right. Dating them back one day,
however, will not answer 1t is also a
violation to use an unstamped receipt in
place of a check where third party enters
into the transaction
Year: 1874

MARY HovIrr tells the people OF Tyrol
that they are very foolish to believe that
the Pope Of Rome is kept in chains. and
that the stories Of i'll treatment arc only
told them to reach their purses.
Year: 1874

An editorial in the British Medical
Journal, on catching cold, concludes
thus: The practical considerations which
are the outcomes Of this rCyiew OF the
pathology Of colds are these: Never to
wear wet clothes after active muscular
exertion Inns ceased, but to change them
ut once TO meet the loss Of the body
heat by warm fluids and dry clothes to
avoid long sustained loss Of heat which
Is not met by increased production Of
heat; to increase tho tonicity of tho yes-
sells Of tho skin by cold baths, etc., so
educating them to contract readily on ex-
posure, by partial adoption indeed Of
tho hardening" plan; to avoid too
warm and debilitating rooms and tenn
peratllrcs; to take especial caro- against
too great loss Of heat when tho skin is
glowing ; and to prevent tho inspiration
Of cold nj by the mouth by some pro.
tecting agent, as a respirator. Wo can
readily understand how respirntor
should be IN effective protection against
winter bronchitis in those so disposed.
Year: 1874

ESCAPE OF CONVICT. Yesterday evening
while small gang Of convicts in charge of
guard were handling lumber under the
sheds outside the pententiary walls, one OF
the number, colored man. named Kennedy
Smith, succeeded in escaping. He bad cut
up the blankets belonging to bis cell and
made of them a suit of clothes, which he
wore under his striped suit. Having availed
himself of favorable opportunity TO escape,
he threw off his striped suit, and, in his
blanket suit, passed through the western
suburbs OF the city unnoticed.


Superintendent Strother, who went in
search OF him on horseback, was told at the
Three-Mile Locks that man answering bis
description bad been seen in that vicinity,
and that when he found himself watched
had swan TO an island in the river. doubtless
intending to cross from it to the Chesterfield
shore, q: The water is quite low there and a
good part of the distance can be Waded'
The prisoner came from Pittsylvanfa coull-
Is, and was serving out term of sixteen
years for horse.stealing. 1t is believed he is
making bis way back to his old home. A
reward is off=red for his arrest.
Year: 1874

RrSAwAY.-Yesterdav morning youth
named Lewis Hartman, from the orphan asy-
lum in Harvieto wn, mad horse and wagon
down at the Old Market for the purpose OF
CARRYING home marketing, wien man came
along rolling wheeparrow OF Ice ana struck
the horse ard caused him to run on at u
rapid rate down the street. They came IN
contact with cart ard turned the wagon
over, and that stopped him. The wagon
was broken.
Year: 1874

THE ASSORTMENT OF FHANDKERCHIEFS at LEVY
BROTHERS IS deserving Of the attention of those
in need Of this article They have pure linen hand
kerchiefs from 75c. per Dozen up to S12. Also,
large stock of lace handkerchiefs and large as
orment OF silk handkerchiefs Of the latest styles.
Year: 1874

THIS is the season Of tho yesr to purchase your
ladies' dress goods The prices are now reduced 10
the lowest mark. You have yet three months to
wear SIMMER dresses. Those who need dress goods
cannot do better than to call Mt LEVY BROTHERS.
Year: 1874

While stood quietly looking about
me, says Nicholas Pike, q rush was
made to the centre of the grounds,
where large crowd soon assembled.


Piles Of wood were burning, which in
about an hour, became bed of live
embers. Two nude men, having long
handled rakes, were engaged in getting
out the unburnt pieces OF wood and dis
tributing the embers over a square of
about twenty-five feet. An excavation
was made on one side about foot deep
and six square, in close proximity to
the bed Of embers, and filed with water.
During this raking several persons were
engaged in dashing water over the men
to prevent their being scorched by the
heat, which was intolerable, even where
[ stood. Everything being pronounced
ready by the priest who superintended
the whole, music was heard in the dis
tance, and procession moved along
the grassy plain, preceded by men bear
ing upon their shoulders small plat
form, on which was an image, dressed
in Indion costume, lnadad with iawelry


They came on in silence and halted
near the burning mass. Presently an.
other similar procession advanced from
the opposite side and faced the first.


At given signal an old man with
only cloth around his loins, bearing a
child in his arms, stepped into the
square and walked unfinchingly across
the glowing bed of embers. Three
young men followed, and then O dozen
rushed in and ran across, stopping for
q moment to cool their feet in trench
filed with water. The contortions,
screeching and yelling of these latter
were terrible, and turned away sick at
heart from the sight. This part of the
rite is called thiunery, or walking upon
fire. 1t seems to me literally the old
worship of Moloch revived, and any
thing more heathenish and devilish
cannot imagine. Strange to say, the
Indians persist that they do not get
burnt. For at least month previously
they undergo severe tests, taking little
except rice and milk do not even touch
grease OF animal food; pray incessant-
ly, get the priests blessings, and then
walk fearlessly over the burning en-
bers. They say it is only those who
have eaten forbidden food Especially
salt fish, got drunk, or committed some
unrepented sin, who get burnt. t.-Rana-
bIeS IN the Land of the Apnonayterrp.
Year: 1874

Fitzpatrick who kept the opposition
store in Volcanoville "a town not big
enough to decently support one store),
and who was engaged in little game
of "freeze-out with Slingerland, be-
came alarmed lest Slingerland should
obtain the stone for an attraction for
his store, and thereby turn the scale of
trade against him, and he bid seventy
five dollars for the wonder. Rejecting
these offers to purchase, Haws and Nc
Cusick carried the stone over to George
town to an assay, r, who tried on it all
the acids known in the laboratory of
the chemist none of which, however,
gave satisfactory results, and he was
unable to classify it either as metal or
metalloid, and gave as his opinion that
the substance was an erolite which had
fallen in some antediluvian age, and
had got mixed up with the glacial
detritus, from which it was extracted by
Haws and McCusick.


AS might naturally be expected, the
fame of this wonderful stone in time
reached San Francisco, and after being
exhibited while in a glass case in Sam
Alden's drug store, in Georgetown, it
was finally gobbled up, and is now on
exhibition in Woodward's Gardens,
San Francisco, labeled with the history
of its discovery, and wise disquisition
on its undoubted meteoric origin by
the celebrated Professor Clarence King.
Year: 1874

The newest waterproof cloaks are cut
in the redingote style and have small
cape.


Overskirts have gone almost entirely
out of fashion, and are nowadays sell
dom seen.


In Paris the ladies are wearing blue
and scarlet hose, striped respectfully
with white and black.


Necklaces of gold coin are new, also
bracelets. They are very unique and
exceedingly handsome.


Brides have altogether given up white
satin for their wedding dress, and have
substituted tulle and silk.


West Point earrings are the newest.
They are made of the gilt buttons worn
by the natty little cadets.


Feather trimming becomes more fash
ionable as the winter advances, especial
ly on velvet costumes.


Sealskin is the most fashionable fur
of the season. 1t is considerably cheap
er this season owing to the panic.


Colored silk scarfs are worn by the
ladies this winter, and as a rule are very
becoming to the demoiselles.


Brown tinted wedding cards have
been introduced this season, but with
anything but encouraging success.


Miss Davenport and Miss Jewett, of
the Fifth Avenue Theatre, are exhibit
ing some magnificent Partisan toilets.


A lady appeared at wedding recep-
tion lately in dress of eight different
and distinct shades of green.


Roman scarf sashes are imported in
many new and beautiful styles, and are
made much wider than heretofore.


Rufles continue the popular mode
of trimming dresses both for the house
and street. Small rufies are preferred.


Velvet muffs lined with silk or satin
and with wide bows of ribbon on either
side are very fashionable.


There is very little demand for coral
now -a-days, and except for children 1t is
going out of fashion.


Coronet braids are in vogue again.
They only serve to elevate the bonnet OF
the period little more.


Worth is said to have prepared cos
tune for Miss Nellie Grant, in which
she will appear on New Years Day.


Gray felt hats, ornamented by sin
gle gray feather, are worn by the ladies
of Paris this winter. .-.... a


For evening dresses corn colored
silk is coming in favor again. 1t is most
elegant trimmed with black velvet.


A bunch of moss roses on a bit OF
white lace is the fashionable breakfast
cap of the period.


A lady was recently married in a
dress of point applique over white
corded silk.
Year: 1874

"That descent into the depths OF the
sea with the sinking ship" says a pas
senger on board the Vile du Havre,
"was an awful experience, and onethat
fell to the lot of more than three-fourths
of those who were saved. | was stand
ing by the side of the vessel, certain
that she was rapidly going down, and
that there was no hope of being saved.
[ would not have given ten cents for
my chance of life. If anybody had been
on the point of discharging revolver
to blow ones brains out, I could not
have felt more certain of death. We
went down with the ship. l do not be-
lieve anybody, however well he might
have been able to swim, could have
helped doing that. She made an awful
vortex in the water. 1t seemed to carry
all of us along with her. Nothing could
have saved you except holding firmly by
some piece of wreck or a life-belt; and


most of those on board, / am sure, new
er even came on deck. / cannot say
whether the ship heeled over or not
when below the water, but she seemed
to me to sink straight"