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Year: 1874

Thirty or forty hOd carriers, mortar makers,
and other unskilled labOrers, were employed
yesterday at the new TRIBUNE building at
two dollars and quarter per day in place of
the sixty who have been working for the
last two months at So per day, and
who struck on Monday for two and
half. Some of them, however, after
performing little work in the morning, were
attacked by the strikers on their way to din
ner. One had his face badly cut, and others
were more or less inundated. Nearly a
hundred have applied for work, and there
have been offers of at least a hundred more
without personal application. Whether they are
to be permitted peaceably to earn the wages
for which they are willing to work, remains
to be seen. One OF two of the city papers
speak of this unskiled laborers' strike as an
effort to resist "A reduction of wages. 1t is moth


ing of the kind. The men have been at work for
months at two dollars per day; now in the
face of the general depression, they demand


an advance to two and half. LabOrers of
the same class are now steadily at work on
some large buildings at two dollars, and on


several others at two and a quarter. These
laborers after their strike, were offered an
advance to two and quarter as
compromise, but they promptly refused
it, aud now sock " prevent others
Year: 1874

Another long theological contest has been
concluded by the acquittal of Prof. Swing of
Chicago. The vote stood Is to As ON the
question of the alleged heretical tendencies of
Prof. Swings teachings. On the third page we
print liberal extracts of the closing argument
of the accused in his own behalf 1t seems
TO have been a remarkable piece of rhetoric.
Year: 1874

Congress longs with longing that cannot
be described TO restore the franking privilege.
Yesterday, by a vote of 10 to 6S, the House
authorized the free passage of the Agricultural
Report through the mails. This is an enter
ling wedge" for no advocate OF the motion
was able TO give any reason why this public
document should be preferred above all of the
tons now printed.
Year: 1874

Mr. Murat HaIstead is 30 thoroughly trained
and so successful an editor, that what he mas
TO say about the duties of editors and
of newspapers will command general
attention. The extracts from his ad-
dress to the Kentucky press, else
where printed, are full of his quaint and
characteristic simplicity and straightforward
ness. They tell great deal Of wholesome
truth about the business of making news
papers, and may be carefully studied by all
who either make, read, or trade with them.
Year: 1874




Ons day last week three funerals 10
the City graveyard were compelled by
the i'm passable and dangerous condition
OF the roads to 60 out over the big hill'
through Fulton and over the Steenrod
bridge and up the road on the east side
Of the Peninsula hill to bury the dead
Suits are pending against the city occa'
stoned by injuries TO persons attending
funerals over the road to this cemetery.
Il it not the duty OF the grand jury to
iudict this nuisance? Is it not the
greater duty Of the city to provide some
suitable outlet for it's own people when
they wish to get some pure air and
Wholesome exercise, and to secure and
enlarge its trade with our own people
living in the country? ls there any
nuisance about Wheeling of longer
standing and of more obnoxious kind
than the roads into the city Of Wheel.
ing from the country on the east side OF
the city? CITIZEN.
Year: 1874

POWDER MILL ExPLosIoN.-At about
o'clock Sunday morning there was an explo-
sion of one of the powder mills at Gambo,
Windham side. The building and machinery
were destroyed. This mill was kept running
continually and required only occasional tend
ing. At the time of the explosion one who
had charge of it was on his way to the building
and only few steps from it. He escaped un-
hurt by being just little too late. The mill
blown up was mixing mill No. 8. The explo-
sion is thought to have been caused by the
heating of shaftng in the basement.
Year: 1874

President Grant and party arrived here by
special steamer from Vineyard Grove this
morning. AS the boat came up the harbor sa-
lutes were fired from the forts, the yacht North
Star and by the Light Artillery The party
were received by the city officials and escosted
by the military and Grand Army of the. Re-
public to the Parker House, thence they drove
through several of the principal streets to the
City Hall, which was handsomely decorated.
Mayor Richmond introduced the President IN
brief speech of welcome, to which the Prosl-
dent responded, expressing his thanks more
briefly STILL About two thousand people then
shook hands with the President. after which
the party then took dinner at the Parker
House, and this afternoon left in special
train for Newport
Year: 1874

TEMPLE OF HONOR EXCURSION annu-
al excursion of the Temple of Honor will take
place over the Portland aud Ogdensburg to Be-
mis- Station Tuesday, the 9Th inst This will
be the first excursion over this new section of
the road, and at this time of the year must be
the finest of the season. Full arrangements
are making for pleasant trip. Fare for the
round trip S1.50.
Year: 1874

An interesting question relating to the
growth of trees is now being discussed by
botanists and other naturalists, the point
at issue being, whether the trunks and
branches of trees lengthen except by addi-
tions to the extremity Of the growing
points. Or, in other words, whether there
is, during growth, an elongation Of wood
already formed. A suit between two mill
owners, last Fall, turned on this question
the legal height Of the water at one mill
being fixed under an order of court, by
certain markings ON a tree trunk, which,
it was alleged, had been raised by the
growth Of the tree. The court decided
that the tree mark had not been raised,
and this is in accordance with the views,
not then expressed, Of Prof Gray, the
botanist He says: If trunks actually
lengthen throughout, that Of young tree
or sapling should show it more equivocally
than an older one, far greater proportion
Of it being in a living state" He recon-
mends that tacks be driven in the trees in
vertical line, at certain sharply defined
distances, 50 that If there should be an
elongasion of the trunk in growth ii may
be readily observed. Comparing a mark
on the tack with exterior marks or with
fixed objects may, or may not give indica-
tions Of the truth or falsity Of his views,
for the whole body Of the tree might be
lifted up by the swelling of the roots and
pressure against rock or other hard sub
stance. The growth Of a sapling is 50
rapid that an unquestionable elongation, if
any, should take place within six months
between any two points in vertical line.
Year: 1874

They told me he had won before


Another heart than mine,
And laid his first and deepest love


Upon an earlier shrinei
They said my spirit of must grieye
i'll my lot would cast,
With one who held SO sacred still


Remembrance Of the past.
/ heed it not, my bark is launched


With his on life's swifs tide,
And earth holds not a happier heart


Than mine---his second bride.
know that he has loved and lost


What life may ne'er give back
The flowers that bloomed in freshness once
Have withered on his track.
know that she, the angel called,


Looks out from yon blue heaven,
A watcher DER the earth-bound soul
From which her own was riyen.
Together do we oft recall


This dream Of other years
| do not love him less to know


He once had cause for tears.
Year: 1874

Now that the spring is coming,
when the stoves will have to be
moved, the following advice from the
.'Danbury Nelcs Man" may be in
season, a reader who Is recently
married writes Us asking which end
Of a stove Is the lightest 4
stove is a very deeeiving aud
one has 10 become well acquainted
with q new one TO ind Its
points Of advantage Our friend
should not be too hasty in taking
hold of a stove-A stove that is to be
moved should be visited in the still
watches Of the night before, and
carefully examined by the light of q
good lamp. The very end We
thought was the lightest may prove
the heaviest(in fact, is extremely
likely to, )or it may be that the light
est end is, the most difficult 10 get
hold Of and hang on to. II is a very
distressing undertaking to carry
half-ton of stove by your finger nails
with a cold blOoded man easily hold
ing the other end, and q nervous wo-
man with a dust pan in one hand and
broom in the other, bringing up in
the rear and getting the broom be-
tween your legs. In going up stairs
it is best TO be at the lower end Of
the stove. Going backward up
stairway with stove in your hands
requires a delicaey of perception
which very few people possess, and
which can only come after years Of
conscientious practice. If you are
below, you have the advantage of
missing much that must be painful to
a sensitive nature. The position
YOU are in brings your face pretty
close TO the top of the stove; as no
one can be expected to see what 81
gong on when thus situated, you are
relieved from all responsibility and
thought in the matter, with nothing
to DO but TO pull valiantly ahead and
think of Heaven Then above you
is the carman. whom you do not see
and with his lips two inches apart
his ewes protruding and his tongue
folling on his chin. And il Is well
YOU don't see him. for it is an awful
sight. But teh chief advantage of
being below is that in case Of the
stove falling YOU will be caught be-
meath il and instantly killed--Noth-
ing short of your death will ever
compensate for the scratched paint
soiled carpet and torn oil-cloth- And
no man in his senses and his hearing
unirnpaired would want to survive
the eafastrOnbe
Year: 1874

A young lady called at the regis
try department Of the Sacramento
postofice last week, according to the


Record Of that city, and asked for
The privilege Of reopening a letter


which she claimed TO have dropped
in the box that morning. The post
master, after finding the address and
taking particular description of the
missive sought, obligingIy searched
among the letters in the drop" and,
finding the letter, proceeded to open
it in the presence of the writer. In
doing this the Official used a common
lead pencil, but the lapel Of the en-
yelope stuck to stay stuck" and a
general mutilation was imminent
Observing the unprofessional method,
the lady said decidedly. Give it TO
me; let me show you" The letter
was haDeded. over when the fair
manipulation deftly run the thumb
nail under the edges Of the lapel,
raising it neatly. Following this up,
with delicate touches in kind, it soon
became apparent that the opening,
without leaving a trace Of the manip-
ulation, was only question Of time.
The postmaster and deputy looked
on in charming and innocent interest.
The performance was a high art; &
def faculty eloquent Of patient prac-
tee. Neatly the work was done, and
as the careful opening was completed
the lady remarked, by way Of expla-
nation merely, and lest some infer
ence unfavorable to the Legitimacy Of
this skill might be drawn Il used
to be liz postofice myself, you see;
| learned how it's done, as you
know" That postmaster and that
deputy depose that they see" but
they aver that the obvious meaning
OF the words 'you know" conveys
an insinuation, and that anybody that
=
Year: 1874

1t is very certain that thorough
preparation of the ground is necessa-
~ TO produce abundant crops And.
as Just now is a favorable time 10
prepare ground for spring crops, we
would advise farmers to lose no pres
ent opportunity Of plowing the
whole Of their ground 10 be sow.
with oats or berley. or turnips, or
planted with potatoes A thorough
farmer has ground not only well
prepared. but be sows his crops in
good season, and he is far more liber-
ally compensated than one who can
not find time to do this in a proper
manner. or at a proper time. Bar
lev and oats, with US, have never
failed Of giving a fair yield, when
sown early, on fall plowed and
manured land; but we have often
reaped half crop when We have BY
neglect failed TO get them in that
manner
Year: 1874

One pound and a half of -four, ID.
of butter, ID. of fine white sugar,
10 eggs, gill of brandy, J of a nut
meg grated, and teaspoon.ul of va
nilla or lemon extract, or orange flow-
er water.


Beat the batter and sugar TO a
cream, beat the eggs to high froth,
then put all together, beat until it is
light and creamy, put it in basins
liaed with buttered paper, let the
mixture be an inch and half deep,
and bake in q moderate oven for one
hour, then try it; when done. turn it
gently out, reverse the pan, and set
the cake on the bottom until cold +;
let the paper remain until the cake is
TO be cut.
Year: 1874

.V1cToR1A AND ALBERr.-While Her
Majesty and the Prince were in Ger
many they one day had little skirmish
thorn of excessive love and bad
weather" the Prince shut him
self up in his own apartment. Half an
hour afterwards the Queen went and
tapped smartly at the door.


Who is there ?" demanded the
Prince.


"The Queen" was the brief reply.


No answer from within.


Shortly afterward Her Majesty gave
another rap, slightly reduced in vol
ume upon the door.


"Who is there p came from within.


"The Queen" was still the reply,
but in softened tone.


And yet no answer. A third and
very gentle rap was given.


Who is there p in q tone really
kind and exceedingly musical.


"It is Nictoria, Albertr


The door flew open instanter, and
the fond couple we're locked in low
ing embrace, and the sun of JOY shone
once more upon England's Queen.
Year: 1874

TIRED NATURES SWEET REsroRm.-A
writer says: Sleep is positive neces-
sity. It is q period of recuperation,
during which there is restoration OF
what has suffered collapse, waste or
disturbance during the period Of wax
ing activity. The tired brain and ach-
ing muscles regain by rest strength,
and power to obey the mandates Of the
will. The demands of the material
form for rest are SO great as to often
defy the action of the mind. During
the cholera Summer of 1849, while
practicing in the country, so constant
and fatiguing were my professional L.
bors that I have often riden for miles
on horseback sound asleep. Almost
every physician in active practice dur
ing periods of epidemics, when his
strength was taxed to the utmost, has
dropped into sleep, as I have done
many times while walking the streets.
During the battle of the Nile many Of
the boys engaged in handling ammu-
milton fell asleep, even while the roar of
the battle was going on around them.
It is said in the retreat to Corunna
whole battalions of infantry slept while
in rapid march. Even the most acute
bodily sufferings are not always sufi-
cient to prevent sleep. The worn-out
frame of the victim Of the Inquisition
has yielded to its influence in the pause
of his tortures upon the rack, and for q
moment he has forgotten his suffer-
ings. The Indian burned at the
stake, in the interval between the
preliminary torture and the lighting Of
the fire, has sweetly slumbered, and
been only aroused by the fame which
was to consume him curling around
him."
Year: 1874

SAwDusr BRANpy.-We are sorry to
learn that a German chemist has suc-
ceeded in making frst-rate brandy
out of saw-dust We are ffisnd OF
the temperance movement, and we want
it to succeed, but what chance will il
have when q man can take o rip-saw


and go out and get drunk with fence
rail? What is the use Of a prohibitory
liquor law if man is able to make
brandy smashes out of the shingles ON
his roof, or if he can get delirium ire
mems by drinking the legs off his kitch.
en- chairs? You may shut an inc.
briate out of gin shop. and keep him
away from taverns, but if he can rba-
come uproarious on boiled sawdnst and
dessicated window-sills, any effort at re-
form must necessarily be failure. It
will be wise, therefore, ii temperance
societies will butcher the German cheln-
list before he goes any further. II
Year: 1874

FLooD PROOF BRIDGE.-The rise of
water in our streams during the heavy
rains in the coming winter months
may result in the removal of number
of road bridges of the ordinary plank
and timber kind, and az the accident is
a frequent and widely extended one, it
may be worth while to mention the
form of bridge which has stood the test
of this and other freshets, when the
level bridge has been swept away, a
description of which we first noticed in
the New York Tribune. Let the tim
bers be laid 50 that when the planks
are spiked on, the side of the bridge
down stream will be considerably higher
than the side up stream, then as the
water rises it will strike the upper side
first, and before it can rise high enough
to float the bridge, its buoyancy is OPP
posed by its impetus acting upon the
inclined plane formed by the bridges
surface, n returned current is formed
beneath the bridge, and the structure is
fixed as firmly as if it were of stone.
Year: 1874

OVERHEARD IN M1D OcEAN.-Paul Boyn-
ton left New York on Sunday last by
the steamer Queen, with the intention
of trying the hazardous experiment of
abandoning the vessel about 200 miles
from Sandy Hook, for the purpose of
testing the merits of Merriman's life
saving dress. His intention is to float
and swim homeward until picked up by
some inward bound vessel. The suit en-
velopes all but the face of the wearer,
and is capable of sustaining weight of
200 pounds. Boynton will carry in a
waterproof bag a S, 'ficiency of water
and provisions to last ten days.
Year: 1874

EDuring a secret session of Chi
cago Board of Commissioners, one of
the members was astonished to see an
auger-tip projecting through the carpet,
and, upon an examination found that a
party of reporters had bored through
from the cellar for the purpose of hear
ing what was said.
Year: 1874

THOUGHT He WAS SIcK.-A worthy
German friend of ours, whose knowl-
edge of the ways and customs of Am
erican people is not so extensive as our
native citizens, attended the camp-meet-
ing on Kings River, which which was
the first one he ever witnessed. He
went in company with neighbor, who
was devout Christian, and member
of the church. They went under the
arbor, when service was called, and
took seats up near the altar. After
singing, the minister announced a
prayer, when all knelt down, he among
the number. His friend was beside
him, and when the prayer began to
wax warm, commenced to groan in a
most fearful way, as is customary on
siich occasions, Our Teutonic friend
did not know what to make of this, and
supposed his companion had an attack
of collie, as they had just before eaten
freely of fruit. Being of sympathe-
tic nature he went to the relief of his
friend and undertook to raise him up,
asking in the meantime if he wes sick.
The gentleman protested that nothing
allied him, and our German friend, lis
tening for a moment, discovered that it
was a custom largely INDUCED in in by
those present, so he slid back to a
kneeling posture as gracefully as pos
sible, inwardly wondering at the pecu-
liarities of American Christians. In
relating the matter to friend, he said:
"Vell, I didn't know dose dings; I
never peen dere pefore."
Year: 1874

E An Englishman who died the
other day bequeathed fifty years sub
scription to the London Times to one of
his kinsman, and he ordered the whole
fifty years to be paid for in advance.
Year: 1874

q An amiable citizen of Burlington
called to see another who was danger
ously i'll. Attracted by pair of bco g
in the room of the invalid, the visitor
tried them on, when turning to the sick
man with much sympathy he remarked
Supposing the worst to happen, I'll
take these boots"
Year: 1874




No one can read the volumlnous testimony now
being taken before the Congressional Committees
in Washington and not come to the conclusion
that the operations of Sanborn, Jayne and others,
whereby they have secured frcm the merchants
such enormous sums OF money by system of
blacK-maiing lind terrifying men into paying
them, are as bad, if not worse, than highway rob-
berry. 1t is disgraceful to the government and
alarming to the people. In fact it proves that the
President and Cabinet are utterly unworthy the
trust confded to them, and that the whole of the
Radical leaders, who must have known OF these
transactions are guilty of overlooking the scanda.
Ions impositions. These offences are of the same
character Of those committed by the notorious
Leek and Stocking, which caused such q sensa-
ton when exposed by Senator Bayard and others
Of the Committee which met in New York: How
long will the voters allow the Radical party 10
rob the people and disgrace tho Republic?
Year: 1874

great many names have been omitted by the
Assessors OF the city and the various Hundreds
no doubt. 1t Is important that the name of every
Democrat should be the lists, otherwise he will
lose his vote in November. The Levy Court will
meet at New Castle tomorrow, and those whC
are left eff will be required to attend the Court il
person and have their names put on the list
This must be done before the 3lst of March, or il
will be too late to vote, although the ta1
will have TO be paid.
Year: 1874

Just before the Adjournment of the court
Judge Guigon discharged the petit jury,
saving that in consideration of the nnding
of the grand jury he did not feel himself
authorized to ask gentlemen to serve IN
building which had been deemed BY experts,
and which he believed, to be unsafe.


The court then adjourned to meet again
at III O'Clock this morning, when the orders
in the case Will be entered. I
Year: 1874

TIE REa1xESTAL INSPECTION LAST NIGHT.
Considering the very inclement weather
there was good turn out of the mill
tary last night. The inspection took place
ut the regmental armory, and there were
about two hundred spectators present. At
the conclusion Of the inspection there was a
dress-parade Of the regiment, during which
the new military law just enacted was read
by Adjutant starke; after which Colonel
Sloan made few remarks to the regiment,
expressing his intention to enforce the pro-
visions of the law, and that he hoped every
member of the regiment would cooperate
with him in making the regiment second 10
none in the country, the material composing
it being such as to justify that determine
ton.
Year: 1874

A Nhw FEATURE IN TIE TEMPERANCE
MovExENT.-Shockoe Hill Division, Sons of
Temperance, will on Monday night inaugu-
rate new feature in their meetings. A
SUN has been set apart for the purchase Of re-
freshments, which will be partaken of after
the business of the Division is over. Should
this plan succeed it will no doubt be speedily
adopted by the other divisions Of the city,
and become permanent feature of their
tatheriopS.
Year: 1874

ALE FOR FAMILY UsE-ENGLIsH ALB, CREAM
ALE, AND PoRTER.-To supply demand from his
many countrymen here, HENRY BOWLER has now
an ale that he ratters himself will fairly compete
with their home beverage both in flavor and quality,
and with his universally approved cream ale" and
porter will enable him 10 please the palates OF all
Orders TO Spring Park Brewery promptly filed.
Year: 1874

Observation-Disclosures Evans, who was
convicted of an Unlawful assault last Janu-
ary, and sent to Jail for twelve months and
fined one cent, and few days since was the
recipient Of Executive clemency and par.
doned, was discharged from the custody Of
the Eustings Court yesterday on satisfactory
proof being adduced to the court tnat ne was
utterly insolyent and unable to pay the said
fine Of one cent.


Edmund Liggins, who was also convicted
Of misdemeanor, and sent to Jail in default
of security, was yesterday brought to the
bar of this court and permitted to give bond
without security, and was then discharged.