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Year: 1879

SAD DEATH.-On Wednesday last the sad
news was flashed over the wires of the death
of our good cid friend Major Patrick Collins,
of the 2lst Infantry, at Roise City. The
dreadful affair occurred on the afternoon OF
Monday last and was occasioEed by the
horses running away and smashing the am
bu,ance in which he was riding We have
known Major Collins for maay years and
always found: him under every and all CIR
eumstances a true friend, IN upright honor.
able man and brave soldier. He served
with great credit dkring the civil war and
showed such bravery ON several battle fields
that ha, was promoted by degrees until he
reached the honorable position he held at
the date of his untimely death. Years ago
he served in Arizona, and gave the Apaches
such a severe drubb;nS that they held him
in great respect ever after His death will
be mourncd by ali vino knew him !; although
but slightly known in this city ali who were
ever slightly acquainted with him mourn
with his cider friends, HIS brother. officers
in the ist cavalry who knew his sterling
worth and merit feel the loss as of a brother
indeed For such a man we can but grieve.
Generons to fault, honest, open hearted.
his social relations were pleasant with all
whom he cine in contact. To his bereaved
and loving wife and family we offer our SIN
csre sympathy in this their hour of trouble.
In the winter of 1876 she had the misfortune
to lose tour Of six of her dear children in one
short week !; she never recovesed this severe
blow, and now this last and more dreadful
blow will cast her down to the lowest depths
OF despair.
Year: 1879

A WORD To THE WIsE.-Whilst in Port
land there were few places We left unvisited !;
among others Messrs. Allen & Lewis, the
great shipping firm, received a call; our
name being good passport, Mr. Lewis HIM
self did the honors and showed us all the
details pertaining to the buying and ship
ping of wheat He told us to advise our
citizens, and farmers particularly not to dis
count the future too much, thai our country
was known to be good, but that Temporary
prosperity like the present had great ten
dency to cause people TO draw on the future
considerably more than they could ultimately
stand this is good advice and should be
needed. He has also advised the sowing of
a better quality of grain; that generally
sowed is the best OF its kind and pays very
wei, but the markets os tie world ask for
grain that will make the very whitest -four.
He showed us different samples taken-fn our
presence from some of the many thousands
Of sacks that are piled upon his wharf that
frem the Willamette valley is large. white
fall and plump grain of the White Chile Club
variety; that from this valley is full but
small. Mr.. Lewis said that this is the kind of
grain originally sowed in the Webfoot coun-
try. He showed us some from a ranch of
200 acres IN this county OF the White Club
kind, and 1t Was far superior to even the val
ley gram. Under the circumstances we
would simply advise our farmers 10 lock
into this matter and use their own judgment
certainly no effort on their part should be
left undone to make Walla WaIIa wheat the
best in the world. Slightly opposed to the
statement of Mr.. Lewis is the quotations
from Liverpool where Walla Walla wheat is
always qsotetas franz to l0ctS GLeos Oregon
wheat. In Portland it is subject to a drain
OF >! to hie,c the Ciegon. This is one
great reason why our people are so anxious
for direct route to salt water. The Port
land wheat ring make too much money from
our farmers and what they receive in return
amounts to MI
Year: 1879

TIE ball announced In our columns to
take place at the City Hall on Thanksgiving
night under the auspices of the Nigilant
Hook and Ladder company is gciug to be
the best that ever the company got up. No
expense will be spared to make it a grand
affair aud many OF our principal citizens are
making arrangements for attending and hav.
ing good time.
Year: 1879

CIRCUMSTANCES may require us to give up
many OF the luxuries, and even, the comforts to
which We have been accustomed; out there can
be no excuse for not providing ourselves and
those dependent on us with remedy for those
lnsidlous attacks Of disease to winch all are
liable. Frese's Hamburg Tea not only cures
many diseases but Is excellent as a preventa-
tive in malarOus and other arrangements OF
the SYSTEM.
Year: 1879

\ FINE BAND.-On the evening of our ar
rival at the residence Of Gen. Howard, We
were compliinented by serenade from the 2lst
infantry land This band enjoys most envi-
able reputation and is composed of musicians
Of the highest order of excellence. Composed
as it is To a great extent of men with whom in
times-new happily passed-we have faced
music of a far different character the compli-
mcRt was the more appreciated.
Year: 1879

We have noticed IN a period OF fifteen
wears residence In this upper country, de-
cided inclination amongst certain Class Oh
people tendency to detraet from, and run
down new corners who are here in good faith
aad are trying TO benefit themselves and the
copn,rv at the same time Tins is more es-
pecially tie case when the man Is possessed
of talent and is likely to Ea'se above medi-
ocrity. Why this is so Is hard to tell, but
the fact remains. In young. thriving and
prosperous territory liks ours, the more men
we have here the sooner we shall develop
our dormant resources, and every encourage
ment should be given to them in Their efforts
to grow up with the country. THERE'S little
doubt but that a mean feeling of jealousy
is af the bottom Of IL there Is ar idea that
by some means or other thoy Will either be
injured in business or in their social reia-
tions by these new comers who instead oil
being patted on the shoulder are dubbed
carpet baegers," t'adventnrers, and whis-
pers are sent abroad that no one knows any
thing about them. Ii they cone, from the
east as government officials they are more
especially ihe game of these detractors who
were, wien they first arrived here simon
pure "carpet baggers themselves, IN every
sense the phrase implies. This must be stop
ped and that right speedily. We hold that
there is room for all, and while there is no ne
cessity forcitizcns in our far off territories TAX
ing every stranger who comes along INTO the
bosom Of their families it would only be iair
play to give them the chance they desire to
advance themselves. It is true there are
class OF men who are adventures, and
equally so that there are men who, iorsooth
because they have lived here few years
arrogate to themselves the right to dictate
who shall, or who shall not have far chance
to become residents. Ii. every man who
comes here to benefit himself and family. Is
a carpet hagger then every citizen IN the
territory is Just rs deserving of the same
appellation and that's the humor OF it.
Year: 1879

DR.. Holland, in a discussion oI


church music in ScR1BNER for May.


writes as follows:


For ourselves, we are very much


afraid of the movement toward con.
gregational music. The tendency
thus far has been to depreciate not
only the quality Of music, in the
churches, but the Importance of it, and
to make public worship very much
less attractive to the great world
which 1t is the church's duty and pol
icy to attract and to influence. The
churches are full, as a rule, where the
music is excellent. This fact may not
be very fattering to preachers, but it
is fact, and it is quite a legitimate
question whether church has a right
to surrender any attraction that will
give it a hold upon the astention of
the world, especially if that attraction
is an elevating one. and in the direct
line Of Christian influence. Congre-
gatiopal singing is well enough in its
place and proportions, but very little
of the inspiration of music comes
through it. 1t is, indeed, more of q
torture than pleasure to many musi-
cal and devout people. The ideal ar
as it seems to us, is first
class quartette, made up of soloists,
who Lake prominent part in the pub
ic service, with single choral in each
service given to the congregation to
sing. In this way, the two offices of
music in public religious assemblies
seem to be secured more surely and
satisfactorily than in any office.
Year: 1879

THINK BEFORE You SPEAK.-Do
not offend your weak brother. How
many great men have testified that
their whole lives have been influenced
by some single remark made to them
in their boyhood! And who capnot
recall words spoken to himself in his
childhood, to whicl; perhaps the speak
er attached no Importance. which sank
deep aud inmovable into his memory,
and which bad never lost their power
over him? Make sunlight. The
world at best is daIk enough. Do
what you can TO make it more cheer
ful and happy.
Year: 1879

A CLEVER RoGUE.-A gentleman


OF great experience in the commercial


world cashed check at London


bank for 81, 1000 taking the whole in


f1O0 notes. He was only few yards


from the bank when person resemb-
ling clerk, bareheaded and with


pen behind his ear, touched him on


the shoulder, saying: "Beg your par.
don, sir; will you allow me just to
take the number OF these notes again?
I won't keep you a minute" The
gentleman taken off his guard, handed
the notes over to the supposed clerk,
whom he followed into the bank.
After giving the former time to reach
the top end and return, he met the
gentleman at the door, saying, "Please
walk this way: that gentleman will
attend to you in a minute
pointing to a clerk who was deep
ly engaged. Five minutes elapsed
before the gentleman could draw the
clerks attention to his case, and he
was thunderstruck to find that the Of
fcer knew nothing about it. The
other clerks were interrogated, and
they were equally in the dark. OF ;
course, no time was lost in going to
the Bank Iof England, but too late,
The clever rogue had been before
them, and obtained gold for the notes.
Il Chambers Journal.
Year: 1879

Nov. isn't he an angelo said the
fond mother as she seated the little
fellow in his arm char at the table for
the first time. "a sort of destroying
angel remarked THE cynical father. a.
he saw the tive-dollar. caster go spin.
Mug to the floor with a crash.
Year: 1879

HE hasD't lost much flesh. He didn't lave any
to lose and leave his body covered, ard his feet
have not at any tine been very sore but his legs are
m st of the time without fteiug-numb as drnm-
sticks, AMI don't be ieve he knows whether he has
any hips or boiy The wear and tear of this biId
of thing isn't ap .reeiated by hardly anybody Dr..
Chase came on from Boston to look after him, but
medic ne OF any consequence has been given to him.
We have given him food that was noutishng and di-
gestib'e. For dinner today he had two raw eggs,
beef tea and small glass of brandy


"What do you think of O'Learys breaking
down?''


"My opinion is that he is permanently broken
down, and will never be able to go long distances
again. think he made an honest effort this time.
He is man Of bad Judgment. He loses head COM
pletely as soon as he begins walk. Right off at The
start Monday, he let the two tempt him into
running, and that helped to break him down. He Is
not good rupner, and ought to have known it."


"Do you think that Rowell could accomplish
anything as walker pure and simpler"


Il do not think he would undertake match for 9
short or long distance without the privilege of run
ming; suppose he has run half the time this week
He does not pretend to be walker, but he is as.
sure you, a tough little nut,
(which do you think requires the most en-
durance for equal time and distance, running oil
| walking?"


SIT depends altogether on the man. Rowe and
Ennis run easier than they walk, while O'Leary ant
| Hartman never should run?'
Year: 1879

The Police Commissioner Accused of


Negligence.


New YORK, March 15. Great excitement is caused
in political circles because today Mayor Cooper sen,
sharp letter to the Police Commissioners declaring
that the discipline of the force had deterioraied
that the Commissioners bad not caused the streets to
be cleaned and allowed personal dissensons to pre-
clude the proper exercise of their duties The ayor
notified the Commissioners that they must answer
on Monday next at noon as to why they should not
be removed from office.
Year: 1879

The pencil marks you SEQ around this
paragraph (thus) mean that your sub.
scription is out or unpaid, and that you
are requested to pay up at once. Wo
would take great pleasure in extending
credit to our friends and patrons, but
cash alone will Yay our expenses, and
we are forced to adhere to a strict cash
rule. We hope you will comprehend
and appreciate the necessity Of such a
course, and renew your su scriptiOn
without delay. We solicit your favor.


B- We enter no new names on our
books without the money In advance
Year: 1879

"My first wife,"
said Mr.. Mari
gold, runnin g his
eve over the
dressmaker's bill
which his second
venture had just
handed to him,
used to make
one calico dress
longer than you
wear a silk one"
''Yes," replied
Ms. Marigold,
"and she made
one husband last
her a great deal
longer than 1 can
too" And as she
bent her gentle
glance upon his
countenance, he
felt all the blood
in his back turn


INTO hailstones.
Year: 1879

"Talk about
the jaws of
DEATH" exclaim-
a man who had a
termagant wife;
II tell you they
are nothing to
the jaws of life"


1t is important
in workshop ma
nipulations to re
member chat if a
piece OF cast
steele be made
red hot and then
quenched in cold
water it will be-
come longer, but
if the same ope-
ration be per
formed upon a
piece of wrought
iron it will be-
come shoI ter.
Year: 1879

AUTOPSY ON THE BODY OF THE MURDERED
wo,1AN-FEAhFUL WORK FEARFULLY ACCOM-
PLIsuED-DEATH OF THE MURDERER AND
SUICIDE.


BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD


ArrLEBoRo. Mass. Jan. s. 1879.
The terrible tragedy which enacted here yes
teray morning still continues to be the only topic
discussed in the village. Thousands Of people visited
the of the horror. attracted by morbid Curl
osity. The body Of tho murdered woman re-
moved to the rooms Of Undertaken Stanley.


THE AUTOPSY


This afternoon Medical Examiner Bronson made an
autopsy, the result Of which he gives as follows:-
Three incisions were made on the neck one SUPER
fetal extending from the centre OF the neck one inch
above the sternum and from two to two and half
second commenced one inch below the angle of the
lower jaw the left side and extended three inches
across to the opposite side Of the 'traehea which
nerves and other tissues Of the left side
of the neck to the spinal column. The
third begins and onehalf inches below the angle
of the lower jaw. tho right side, two and one-hf
inches In length. obliquely downward, severing all
the vessels and other tissues on the right side of the
neck to the spinal column. One or more of the in
csions abraded the anterior surface Of the second
and third cervical vertebr and opened through the
spinal cord.


At the close of the autopsy the body was removed
to North Atleboro where the funeral will take place.
from the Universalst church, at one o'clock Tuesday
afternoon.


DEATH OF THE MURDERER.


Tingley, the murderer, spent very restless day.
He fully realized the awful crime which he CON-
mtted and made several attempts to finish his bloody
work by ending his wretched existence. He tried
seize every instrument that came within his reach
for that purpose. but prevented by the physi-
clans and other attendants. At Ave minutes past
seven this evening he died without struggle thus
ending the CHASTITY story of . most sickening
trapody.
Year: 1879

Jennie Mitchell, somewhat notorious character.
died yesterday at private house in Twenty third
street. under circumstances suggesting the too free
use of chloroform. She came to this city
from Troy fifteen years ago, and led q
career prosperous it was dsrcputabc. Recently
she conceived passion for the stage and formed q
dramatic association. The excitement attendant upon
this enterprise led to affection of the heart and
she was Obliged to relinquish IT, Her disappointment
was great. and IL Is thought that she resortcd to
chloroform as temporary relief from her ailmcnt.
When found yesterday she was past recovery. evil
IDENTIFY from paralysis Of the heart due to the Of
the drug
Year: 1879

AS we were passing by the city
school the other day and saw the null
titude of scholars, from fve TO eighteen
years of age, out enjoying the fresh
air and resting their minds few mo-
ments from their studies, it caused us
to ponder and think for q moment if
they were, with all their surround
ings, privileges and comforts, and best
of all their opportunity to cultivate
their mind and obtain an education,
happy and thankful. 1t seemed to us
impossible for them to feel any other
way. AS we stood watching them,
some with their marbles, some with
their tops, and the girls, some with
their jumping ropes and some walking
leisurely about the school grounds, we
wished that we were school boy
again, and in spite of us that thought
stole across our mind.


To us school days are the brightest
and happiest of all. The mind is yet
strong and pure, not weighted down
with care and sorrow, but is built up
and made stronger and stronger each
day with thoughts and ideas from the
school room. As the days creep slow
ly by the school boy is slowing away a
little each day something that will re
ward him IN the future and cause him
after he has reached manhood, to think
of his school days with some degree Of
satisfaction. Let every scholar &C
about his studies feeling happy and
not regard them as burden; still
more, let them be the height of their
ambition .-Er.
Year: 1879

not have been foreseen, as most OF our
passengers were pleasure excur-
sionists bound for Europe, but
they think they have had
pleasure enough for one summer and
will return home. Others who are
obliged to go across will take passage by
the mail steamer Hibernian. The only
seaman who came up on the Glendon
was the quartermaster, John Stewart,
whose hand was badly crushed between
the boats when they were landing at
the island.
Year: 1879

ri.quitc compliment to Mr.. JetIer-
am 10 say that he had fair house last
nigbt to witness his Rip Van Winkle, con-
,,ieing the number OF times the play has
hcen presented here by himself, Nc
Wade and one or two others. The play
it,elf is pretty near played out in this
country and considering its lack of any
great merit the only wonder is that it has
oot run out before this. We think that
This season ought to put it on the retired
list In the hands Of an actor Of less
merit than Mr.. Jefferson il would have
zone On that list long ago.
Year: 1879

1t is estimated that only half as much
fuel has been consumed in Minnesota the
past winter as in ordinary seasons. Stock
has got along with one third less feed than
usual, and fresh meat butter and eggs
have been at times drug in the market.
Year: 1879

The wife Of miner at Hopewell, Pa,
had golden hair Of wonderful length and
abundance. but though it was SO heavy as
to be bother her husband would not let
her cut it off or sell it to the dealers
Lately, however, be has been out of work,
and a mortgage on the house was due A
stranger came along and offered $500 for
the treasured hair. That sum would pay
the note and save the house, and the hus-
band reluctantly made the sale He could
not help shedding tears when he saw the
strangers shears despoiling his wfe's head
Of beauty, and she wept when she looked
at herself in the glass; but they consoled
themselves with the crisp bank notes, and
the buyer went away with the hair. a
few days afterward the miner went to pay
the debt, and learned that the bills were
all counterfeit.
Year: 1879

Coal mining appears to have been practised in
Ireland IN very ancient times. The balYcaste Col


ieries are evidently of great antiquity. In l770 the
miners at work there discovered long gallery cut
In the rock out of which brsnched many chambers
driven intO the bed of coal Here were found the
remains of tools and implements used IN mining,
but in such a decayed state that On being touched
they fell to pieces. In early days State protection
Irish coal operations We find Swift In the letters
from which we have already quoted drawing tue
attention of 81 very worthy member of Para-


Looking back he writes " into the journals of
your House last session, and the state of the ae-
counts find considerable sum Of money mo less
than $4,000 allowed Ior tue announcement 81
irish coal f0r laying In sufficient stock OF
own coal to lower the eKtravagant price OF the
WhiteLaven coal. which cost 10 less than sos. per
Year: 1879

| In yesterdays issue there appeared SD item which inadvertently tended to convey a wrong impression of the situation at the Peck mine. Persons unacquainted with the proceedings of the last few days, might have been led to believe that Judge Brooks, Mess. Keys, Hoyle and others were unlaw- fully resisting the Sheriff in the discharge of his duty, when in fact, these parties were holding the mine, under an order made by Judge Porter of the Supreme Court and believing that they were doing their duty and nothing more. There was a conflict between the order of Judge Porter and the writ of replevin, under which the Sheriff demanded possession. Judge Brooks, the receiver in Chancery, refused to permit the Sheriff, ac'ing under a writ of repleyin, from removing the property ot the Co., that Is all there was of the matter.

 The mill and mine were running under Judge Brooks order as receiver, and will, we are informed, continue to do SO, unless taken possession of by the Sheriff, on be- half of the California people.
Year: 1879

Archie Mcbride is canvassi1g the subiecl of opening a frst-class swimming bath in Prescott. His idea is to lease the City Hall on Mccormick Street, sink a we'll and put windmill near it, and place inside a large tank or reservoir, say p 40 feet square, and to s feet in depth. \ number of dressing rooms would be attached and all the appliances in the way of towels, bathing dresses, etc, usually round in modern bath Ing establishments provided for the use of patrons. His plan is to have set hours for ladies alone, others for gentlemen alone and again time each day for all who de- sire to join in general swim in full bath ing dress. He proposes to issue tickets en- titling the holder to bathe by the week month, season or single bath.

 The novelty of seeing water enough to swim in should induce our people to patro- nize an institution of this kind, even if they did not dare to wet their feet
Year: 1879

We suggested yesterday that our bushes:

 men petition the Western Union Company

 to extend their line to Prescott and estab-

 fish a credithble odice, and we find, upon enquiry, that the merchants and others who

 have occasion to patronize a telegraph line, arc as a unit, m favor of something better than the Government line, w4ich cOade- sCends to take messages when there is no Government work, that is, if the line hap pens to be m working tix. We know that the Government line is an elephant on tho hands of Uncle Sam under present manage

 ment, ana perhaps il would be wise for the Signal Service to diJpose of it To some party or parties who would reconstruct 1t in every particular and make it useful, reliable institution rather than to keep it as it now is, an uncertain, badly managed, non paying instrument and great annoyance to those who are, in certain contingencies induced to patroniZc it, and run the nsk or getting message through to San Francisco in ad- vance of a letter through the mails. IL takes generally, over good telegraph lines, about 4 seconds to telegraph 500 miles, but we doubt very much whether a dispatch sent from Prescott to San Francisco, ever reaches that city and an answer arryes back on the same day. Why this is so, we do not know, but we believe the assertion is correct Unless some steps are taken to remedy this evil, which we have sub. mitted to long enough, why we will pay for riding ard still % on foot.
Year: 1879

Our National Holiday To-day being q
national holiday all the public Offices in the
CITY will be closed. A number OF pic-aics
and private excursions Will be given, and
from present indications the streets VIII be
almost deserted by the people, as great
number will 60 out with the exclusions.