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Year: 1866

FATAL ACCIDEST.-Wm. Petit, Of this place,
whilst out hunting yesterday afternoon about
O'Clock, near the distillery, on the line OF the
Orange and Alexandria Railroad, a mile or
two from town, was endea vorlng to get his
dog off the track, when the train passed by
He was struck violently by the passing train
them in the course of two hours A corcner's
inquest was held on the body of the deceased,
by Coroner Beach, and the verdict Of the Jury
was, that he came to his death by carelessness
onhis own part He leaves a destitute family
who reside 1T the north end OF Washington
street.-AIezdndrid Gazette, 27th.
Year: 1866

R-It is stated that q bill will soon be in
troduced in Congress abolishing the position OF
naval officer and surveyor OF customs at the
principal ports of entry in the Onlied States,
on the ground that they are mere sinecures.
and can be dispensed with, without detriment
10 the service.
Year: 1866

New YORK, August 30-Mr Lucius P.
Starr, Superintendent os Rogers Loco.
motive Works, New York, committed
suicide at his residence in Brooklyn to-
day, by shooting himself


The President and party visited Cen
trail Park this morning aud then took a
steamer at Maphattanville and left for
West Point. On entering the PARK Gen.
Grant asked permission of the driver of
his carriage to take the reins He then
drove out of the line and came up to
the side of the Presidents carriage aud
challenged a race, The driver accepted
the challenge and they started off at a
rapid pace They kept side by side for
mile when Gen. Grants team commenced
to gain on the Presidents and soon after
passed, the President rising and lifting
his hat in acknowledgement.


The Post says the dinner to the Presi-
dent and party at Delmonico's last night,
was the most elegant and expensive at
fair of the kind ever enjoyed by so large
a party, ia this country. Dinner for two
hundred and fifty was ordered and the
cost was twenty. five thousand dollars, or
one hundred dollars for each plate.
There were eight different varieties of
wine costing from sixteen to twenty dol
lara per bottle.
Year: 1866

To TRAVELLERS. Pleasure seekers this
wear should bear in mind that there is a
9reat deal of sickness being caused by Q
Change of water and climate. Before
leaving home provide bottle of Goes
Dyspepsia Cure, it is an excellent anti
cote, (prevention is always better than
cure.)
Year: 1866

The President made no lengthy reply
but merely returned his thanks and ac-
cepted as the Chief Magistrate of the
country the hospitality of the State.


The President and party were then
escorted to the executive chamber
where the Governor introduced the
President to the Senators of the State,
and to the Lieut.. Governor. General
Grant, Admiral Farragut, Secretary
Wells and others were subsequently in
troduced. After remaining a few min
utes at the Executive Chamber the Pres
ident and party withdrew aud the pro.
cession was reformed and joined by
the firemen, and the line of march was
resumed down State street, and up
Broadway to the Delevan house where
dinner given by the city awaits
the party. Over this route the scene
was singularly brilliant The former
bearing torches and firing rockets, and
the citizens joining with them in a dis
play of many colored fireworks from their
stores and dwellings. The excitement on
the streets in this city was greater in
proportion to the population than in any
city through which we have passed since
we left Washington.
Year: 1866

70 decide the point left open at the last meetngwheher
the rares should he pplled The morning evening
tides OF the respective days Hami stood


ngs in accordance with the terms notice sent by him
70 Kelley May 81 and Kelley as determined TO
pull In the evening Hamill agreed decide by toss
and Kelley stipulated 70 pull one morning and one even
ing. Hamill met this by proposing that both races
should be pulled morning and evening on the 4h; but
Kelley preferred the nrs on the evening" the second on
the morning Haml now antsd nrt on morning Of the
4th and tho second at night ON the s long and warm
discussion ensued Kelley and Drewit at length leaving
the room without any decinon being arrived A. James
wilkinson Newcastle behalf or Hami stated that be
(Hsm,lI would como to the scratch this morning Of
the 4th and Kelley was mot there he would row over
and claim the stakes Kelley said he would do the same


in the evening. The meeting, which did not conclude


n nearly twelve eventually broke up without thing
being done.
Year: 1866

breaking the cable n point westward OF the parts
raRed by the grapneIs On tho other hand, ~ith bu.
three ships the cable mght doubt he brought 70 the
surface at any POINT along tho line without cutting ~
without subiectng IL 70 much more strain than the
weight corresponding TO The vertical depth a. easily
rally with from ten 90 fifteen per cent Of slack.


The plan which seems surest and simplest is TO cut tho
cable any chosen point far enough eastward of the
ment OF lost buoy rope, grarneIs, and tho loose
end Of the eloctric cable itself; and then, or a.
soon possible Afterwards, 10 grapse and lit
at point about three miles further eastward This
could bc well and safely accomplished by two ships, one
Aenei--wiih holding grapnel The latter, on hook.
lag viii haul up cautiously. never going beyond saie
strain. a. shown by the dynamometer The Other when
assured that the Great Essern has caught tho cable VIII
haul up, at nrst cautiously, but u mately, when tho
cable got well on the bottom by the "big ship, the
vessel the west viii move slowly. eastward and
haul up with force enoagh 10 cut or break the cable
This leaves three miles OF free cable on tho western
side OF the Great Eastern grspnel, which wiz yield
freely eastward, even though partly lying along
the bottom nj FIRST She will then be able 70 haul
up and work steadily eastward so 10 keep her crap
electric cable hanging down the two SIDES OF tho
gmpnel ~ nearly vertical necessary 10 make suro
work OF getting the cable on board tho vessel.


HANDLING ruE MO snIr.


The hardness OF the Great Eastern. about which no
much scepticism has prevailed has been proved 10 bo
very much better than expected and TO be sun
cicnt for tho requirements OF The expedition In modcr
atcy fair weather. She has both and pad
dles--an advantage possessed by other steamer
in existence. BY driving tho screw at full power
ahead and backing tho paddles TO prevent the ship
from moving ahead or In tho screw should over.
power tho paddles by driving tho paddles full pow
astern and driving at tho same time the screw ahead
with power enough 10 prevent the ship from going
astern seerage way Is created by the lash OF water
from the against tho rudGcr aud by this means
the Great Eastern be stecrad cnecually without
going ahead Thus she Is In calm moderate weather
manageable as a small tug steamer, with reversing
paddles even n rowing boat. she has been made
still more controllablo than she was last year
by the adoption OF plan 10 disconnect either
paddle at moment-a plan which We have said
has been successfully accomplished II may per-
haps he Interesting 10 state that during the past winter
and indeed to tho present day the half OF the cable
laid last hns been ncessany watched and tented
night and day These tests show with great certainty
that up TO the point Of fracture tho cable electrically
perfect and has actually improved In condition since u
nrst laid
Year: 1866

From tho London Times, June %


The youthful Prince do Condc, eldest OF the Due
dAumnIe, whose death lately announced IS
parable loss u the Orleans family. He was young
man Of remarkable promise, hgh.principlod, warm
hearted gifted with uncommon powers of mnd thought
ful and serious beyond hts years manly In hr tastes
and fond like his father. OF the neld sports OF Engand
Hrs education had been most carefully conducted at first
under the uperintcndcncc Of tho Due dAumalc himself
then at the High School Of Edinburg and lastly IN
swiss Military College.


In the autumn Of last year he LEFT this country with
the intention of making extended tour through Brit
ish India and Australian colonies and enjoying
hts travels with a that power o observation and thirst
for knowledge which distinguished him, when he waf
seized with typhus fever Sydney which np'dy
proved fatal In HIM the House of Orleans has lost
of It's fairest hopes and tho intense grief of his family
shared IN small degree by many in this country who
had the honor of knowing him.
Year: 1866

DISTINGUISHED ARRlvAL.-Ab Chow. one
Of our principal Chinese merchants. says the
National. has just returned from q visit to
China. He has been absent about one year,
during which he has travelled over a consid :
cradle portion of bis native country. He
says that the fame Of Grass Valley bad
reached China long before his arrival, and
that the people Of the Celestial Empire have
huge opinion Of our town; which was 10 no
manner diminished by glance at the nu.
msrous twenty dollar pieces taken home by
him,
Year: 1866

ALMOST A FATAL AccIpENr.-As the pas
senger train was leaving the depot at Colfax
for Alta, on Thursday morning, passenger,
G. W. Cook, of Alta. who had delayed in
getting aboard, attempted to jump on the
forward end Of the last car n the train, but
missing bis footing be swung under the car.
and coming in contact with the ''brake
block" which extends down in front Of the
wheAls, was thrown Just outside OF the track
The man bad suffi :ient presence of mind to
roll partly over and lie still until the train
passed if he had attempted to get UP
he might have been crushed between the
cars and the edge Of the depot platform; for
tunately be escaped withou. serious injury;
but those who saw him fall had no other
expectation than that he would be complete
" crushed under the wheels Of the car.
Year: 1866

condemnation OF the saints, and the contempt
ofthe sinners.


We can hear Of but one back-slider among
the War Democrats" aud he is tho editor
Of the little Post, who has "goue back " on
the Union men, and is becoming a tender to
to and weak echo Of the ultra Coppethead
Times. The chief solicitude and dread Of
the Pof man is, lest the 'nlf and 'alf Jour.,ol
may follow him into the Copperhcad pastures !;
aud be Is shouting Justify, tback back i
keep on your own side Of the fence-no room
or grass for you on this side" These two
men make up the sum toral Of the defectious
from the Republican party and accessions to
the natural supporters Of Johnson's vctoes and
barangues. And 1t Is even not quite certain
that the Journal man, when he gets OF the
fence, will jump on the Coppe1head side
thereof: The weight Of probability is that he
will crawl gently down into the Republican
side Of the partition, look through between
the rails at the departing Johnson. cali pIte-
ously and frantically after him to return, and
scold and snap at any Republican who comes
near to console the disconsolate mourner,
Year: 1866

heart could Gauss any Northern man who was
taught better to g1atuitously engage In IT,
There is aa much difference between the NOR
ality and righteousness Of Charles Sumner,
going about telling his white brethren that 1t
IS wrong and sinful to opprcss the negro, and
the Chicago Times, going to and fro whisper
inp to them that It is right and sinless to
t1ample on Him, as between the characters Of
m admonislhe angel and tempting deyil.
Year: 1866

SAVAGE ATTACK on POLICEMEN A bout
midnight on Monday, in New Haven Conn


while patrolmep Nichols and Stoddard were
or their beat, near the lower end of Grand
street, they came across man and woman on
stone step near the corner of East and Grand
streets. The officers learned from them that
they were on their way to Hartford, and had
missed the road, and near by two roughs had
made partial attempts to violate the person of
the woman The two strangers We're directed
the road TO Hartford, and the officers went in
search of the men charged with assauIting the
woman. When near Neck Bridge, which leads
from the city to the Hartford turnpike the
roughs had again set upon the two travellers
and from threats which the patrolmen heard
they felt convinced that the roughs intended
bad treatment 10 the woman. They lost no
time, and Immediately placed themselves In a
position TO arrest the men as they came toward
them. soon one OF the men went ahead in the
direction OF the woman. Patrolman Stoddard
as the other man. named Timothy McCauley,
went TO pass, seized him, and handed him over
TO Patrolmar Nichols, and started for the man
No.2. Soon he heard Nichols cry Helm he m
kill me-" and Stoddard immediately returned
to the spot, and after searching about in the
dark Tor brief time discovered McCauley
beating Nichols IN fearful manner. As th1
patrolman came up he sprang for him. CRYING
Nov I'll finish you" Failing to reach him
with his locust, Patroman Stoddard drew his
revolver and fired. McCauIey ran and the
officer followed; in the chase they came across
the other man, and he was secured Mc(,au-
ley was found lying on the bank of the Mill
river, the shot having entered his face and
doing sufhcient damage TO prevent his escape
The two men, woman, and her husband were
taken TO the police office, and confined for the
night This morning NcCauley was put under
heavy bonds for examination. Patrolman
Stoudard delivered himself MP for arrest but
from all the evidence gathered he merely did
his duty as a faithful officer.
Year: 1866

n single illustration. He is called to the
bar TO be tried, and he is put under recogn-


izanceS, or he may be imprisoned accord
ing to the judgment Of the high court before
which lic is brought Now. being put I'M


der bonds to appear, shall he. "a President
of the United States. order his Secretary of
the Navy 10 fit out a monitor to take him
to Europe. To take him out of the iuriSdic-
tiOn of the United States. or shall ne, as
| President ofthe United States. order his ar


my to suppress the court which should try
him? You viii say OF once, these would be
revolutionary acts as il might be said,


and the criticism may be just one. that it
is not to be presumed that the President
would do any such revolutionary act as
that. therefore there would be no necessity
. for depOsing him, but have already told


YOU that in his impeachment, upon the tri-


al tie Chief Justice must sit as presiding
officer. Now the President has the legal,


rightful and constitutional power to appoint


a Chief Justice. and suppose that. while he


was being tried. the Chief Justice should


die, could he thereupOn appoint the man


Who was TO sit and preside over his trial,


which he certainly would do if he still re-


manned President, and rightfully too You


will see the absurdity at once OF such a


conclusion. He, say again, and let me


make it quite plain and clear, because /


am assured that no man can doubt that his


power mnst cease the moment he comes to


fhe bar to be tried,-if he will think upon


The subject, t,-ifhis power as President does


not cease, then say he may appoint the
VERY Chief Justice who presides over the


court which is to try him,-a criminal ap-
pointing his judge. What sort of a judge
would he appoint? daughter and APP
Eplausel That illustrates and determines
Year: 1866

When we walk near powerful machine
.ry, we know that one single misstep, anC
those mighty engines will tear US to rib
bons with their flying wheels, or grind u:
to powder in their pondering jaws. So
when we are numbering across The land
in rail car, and there is nothing but ar
inch of iron fange TO hold Us on the track
So when we are in chip, and there is
nothing bu, The thickness Of plank be.
tween US and eternity. We imagine, then,
we see how close we are 10 the edge ol
the precpice. But we do not see it.
Whether on the sea or on the land, the
partition that divides us from eternity is
something less than the oak plank. or half
an inch iron aange. The machinery OF
life and death is within US. The tissues
that hold the beating powers in their pla-
ces are often not thicker than sheet OF
paper, and if lha, thin partition rupture, it
would be the same with US as if a cannon
ball struck us. Death is inseperably
bound up with life in the very structure
OF our bodies. Struggle as he would TO
widen the space, no man can. al any time,
90 farther from death than the thickness
Of a sheet Of paper.
Year: 1866

F. Gates & Bro.- There is in Des Arc no more enterprising firm than the Gates, and none that hold out greater inducements to customers These gentlemen have on hand a first rate stock of Dry Goods, Saddlcry, No- tions, etc, that they are offering cheap to the market, and they intend to keep on hand a full supply of such articles as the public need. To facilitate them in this object, they have now in course of erection a splendid store 3 house just opposite their present stand, which when finished, will be filled with an entirely new stock of Fall. and Winter Goods, to pro cure which, Mir F. Gates will leave for the east in few days-look out for them when tham cnmn
Year: 1866

Laudable Generosity.--Capt Davis of the wharf at this place hogshead of ice, or dering that it be distributed amongst the sick. This was kindness that surely will not be forgotten by those that thus oportunely had their wants administered to, nor should the people forget the gallant Captain, who has thus given proof of his regard for their welfare
Year: 1866

The late General B., going post to Ireland
on some extraordinary business that would
not permit the incumbrance of a retinue,
stopped to dine at the inn on the Chester
road, and ordered pair of ducks, which he
saw ready at the kitchen fire, up to his table.
The generals desire had been Just complied
with. when some country bucks came in,
hungry as hawks after the mornings sport
They eagerly inquired what could be had to
eat Like a true Boniface, the landlord
enumerated what he had not apologized for
what he had. and among other things men
toned the ducks, which had been only mo-
ment before served up for the Irish gentle
mans dinner. "Irish iontlemon !" gibingly
exclaimed one of the group; "Ill lay fifty to
five that the fellow don't know B from a
bulls foot Here, waiter. take my watch up
to the iontemon, presenting my compliments,
and request him to tell me what O'Clock it
ISL


The general heard the message, took the
watch. and with great temper returned his
respects, with the assurance that as soon as
he had dined he would endeavor to satisfy
their inquiry The bucks chuckled at the
embarrassment which they imagined the
ignorant Irishman was led into, and sat down
to regale themselves on whatever they could
get but their jollity was presently disturbed
by the entrance of a military figure, who,
with that politeness which is the peculiar
characteristic of the army, advanced toward
the table where they were seated, and pre-
sented the watch Gentlemen" said be,
" | wish to know its owner, as, from mes
sage sent to me little while ago. | presume
he is short sigted, and have brought him a
pair of spectacles," pointing to pair Of
pistols under his arm, to remedy the de-
feet" The joke was gone-the bucks were
silent The general deliberately put the
watch in his fob, with declaration that
secured it to him forever. Gentlemen, am
sorry for ntruding, as find the owner is not
among you; whenever he claims it he shall
have it, but not without a trial of the spec
taciesn
Year: 1866

origin OF THE SISTERS OF CHARITY.-We
CLIP the following from the correspondence
OF the Bedford Pa Gazette: About the
year 1926, IN a town Of France, called
Chantllion, there existed an humble, rural
pastor. 1t happened that during his minis
try, a serious case of distress came under
his notice. The good man recommended
from the pulpit, to the charity of his congre-
cation, poor family in the neighborhood :
At the conclusion Of divine service, moved
by his appeal, numbers went forth to assist
the distressed ones. Some brought bread,
others meat, others, again, vegetables
After yespers, or evening service, the pastor
himself proceeded to the home of poverty
and, on his way, met crowd of his parish
toner's returning from the scene of misery
hen he arrived at the abode of distress.
" Behold, said he, san abundant supply of
everything for this poor family. But there
is no order or Judgment displayed in all
this protuslon OF charity. The most of these
provisions will spoil, and the poor people.
the object Of this benevolence, will be as
badly off as ever" The happy thought then
occurred to him to form charitable society,
whose members should be specially trained
to manage the interests of the poor, in a
judicious, economical way. Pious ladies of
the first families in the land soon offered
their valuable services, and went to work,
according to rule drawn up by this man Of
God and approved of by the spiritual author
ities This was g the mustard seed,' the
germ of that charitable association of world
wide fame, styled the - Sisters of Charity,''
whose signal service, during our late civil
war, to our SICK wounded. dying soldiers in
hospitals and on battle fields, are so we'll
known all over the United State. The i'm
mortal founder of this benevolent institute
was the humble Vincent De Paul, Justly
deserving the title of Benefactor of the
Human Race"
Year: 1866

NEwsPArER OFFIcEs.-A correspondent
writing from Mobile says:


While on my way to supper last evening, |
walked up street with an old gentleman who
is engaged in the type setting business, or in
foremanizlng others who are, and he told me
that he had just returned from visit to one
of the cemeteries of the city. 9 l went out
there great many years ago" said he, &c to
help bury printer. and | remember that
his grave was the tenth one there Now instead
of ten, find there at least ten thousand; and
when | looked abroad this evening over that
little wilderness fgreen hillocks, and thought
of the many tears and breaking hearts that
have been since / stood there at the burial of
that poor printer long years ago, it made me
feel badly; and | was tempted to say I
wouldn't swear any more"


I replied that the thought ,cas rather SOL
emn one. and if it should cause him to break
himself of the ugly habit of swearing, his
visit to the cemetery would turn, out to have
been the best Sunday evenings work he had
ever done.


. ''Ah," said he, you never acted as fore
man in newspaper office, or you would
know that a sight Of all the graveyards in
creation could not break me of that habit
Why, sir,n he continued. - if there had been
a printing office in heaven, and Lucifer had
been the foreman of it, I'll be id if he
hadn't fallen thousand years before he
did ~
Year: 1866

with the shock caused by the falling of that
Tremendous living mass, as it might have
done mad we simultaneously discharged every
gun on the craft.


Then amidst the kissing foam of agitated
waves we saw the bear, which had been
thrown from its tenacious grasp, but which
was still undismayed, and ready to renew the
attack. 1t was now making sort of flank
movement toward the whales head, and it
would soon doubtless have obtained another
hold had not the leviathan, mastering all its
tremendous strength, again preached, al
though not as high as before. High enough
Il Was however, to annihilate in its descent
any living creature beneath it; and SO it
happened that the bear received upon its
uasheltered form the fall weight of this
liSias mountain, when 1t came down thun-
dering into the sea.


Having thus accomplished its work, the
whale dived into its watery home, leaving
behind it upon the surface the mutilated
remains of It's late antagonist
Year: 1866

IT is a strange and startling fact, that there
is an undoubled diminution of American
families. The statistics of population show
that the foreign born of the community DOS
sess the power of multiplication to greater
extent than the natives If this continues to
be the case, there viii ultimately be
preponderance of the Irish and German ele
ment in cur population.