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Year: 1873

SUPERIOR H4RBOR.


We are glad, for the honor of our State,
to chronicle the settlement of the Duluth
and Superior difficulty. The result Of the
visit of our excellent Governor to Washing
ton and the east has been to convince all
interested parties that the interests Of Wis
Ir.onei-4 oe,li be Iuasutained. so much for
the personal influence of talented and de-
termlned man, whose cause is just. But
while we give Gov. Washburn all the cred
/ it he is entitled to, we see the presence OF
another power in the negotiations resulting
! in this settlement.


! In the winter Of 1843-the hard winter
the writer Of this article stood upon the
precise spot where the 'canaf' was recently
cut. and saw, in the afternoon solid ice,
made by frozen spray from the breakers,
not less than thirty feet thick, and from one
hundred to three hundred feet wide al a.
! long the lake-Ward shore of Minnesota
/ Point. Staying till morning amid the nor
way pines OF that bleak strip of land, in a
/ fierce northeast wind, we saw the daylight
break upon q shore as destitute Of Ice as in
mid d-summcr. The solid mass was broken
to atoms and carried entirely away by the
action Of the waves that gathered force in a
four hundred mile run from the northeast.


We have said all along since the Duluth
matter Of D3ahjng @ harbor was talked Of,
that it would faiI-that no human wall can
resist the waves that strike that shore in
/ Canada blowouts The storm of last fall
has attested the correctness of this opinion.
And now the DuIuthites, having the same
opportunity Of observation, have reached
the same conclusion. This made the Gov
ernor's mission a more successful one than
if the infatuaton Of the people OF that hill
side city had continued.


1t is now arranged with the leading cit
liens Of Duluth, and the Northern Pacific
railway company, that the dyke shall be re-
moved, the channel from the mouth Of the
st. Louis river to the bay in front Of Duluth
dredged, and branch Of the railroad COM
pleted, within few months, to Superior
city.


This arrangement will secure to Superior
city the advantages its natural adaptation
to commerce demands, and build up at that
point a business centre like ST. Paul OF
/ Chicago. And in the end, if there IS any
use Of city at Duluth, it will help build it
"a thing the Canal and dyke could never
i have done.


We congratulate Superior city and the
State on this just arrangement, and are
glad that we have such an Executive whose
ability and known determination to succeed
/ in what is rightly undertaken, seconded by
Providence, has accomplished this object
so quickly and quietly.
Year: 1873

WorK on THE n. p. r. R.-Thc ST. Paul
Dispatch Of Wednesday, in noticing the
departure from thai city Of Gen. T. L. Ros-
ser, on his inspection Of the \. F. Railroad,
says the General will make arrangements
for resuming work thereon, as early in the
season as the weather will permit. Thirty
ono miles Of the track is to be laid to com
pete the road to the Missouri crossing, but
is the iron is already provided, that viii
take but a few weeks. While the Mime
sofa division has been operated throughout
the past extraordinary winter, with but two
dav's interruption, there was no occasion
for undertaking to operate the incomplete
Dakota division after work was suspended
last fall and the Company has not, there
fore, had even one man on that portion Of
the line during the winter. The extension
Of the road beyond the Missouri to the Vel
lowstone, we are assured, viii be com
mcnced as soon as possible, bat the engi-
neers cannot well take the field until In
June, when there is enough grass to sup
port their animals.


It having been mentioned in the Red
River Star that Gen. Rosser was one of the
principal actors with the Canadian Pacific
Railroad for the construction of a portion
Of that road eastward from Fort Garry, it
is proper to say that there was some talk in
that direction while the engineer corps Of
the Northern Pacific was disbanded, but
the arrangement was not concluded and
General Rosser retains his position Of last
wear.
Year: 1873

people participate therein, encourage
and lead il, II Is impossible to consider
the criminal law as being framed TO meet
that case, or as being in any way appli-
cable thereto. These people appealed 10
the arbitrament of war, and they have
suffered by the war r that is the punish
mcnt. believe in giving them war, when
ii was war they wanted yes, and / gave
"a captains commission once to Nassa-
chusetts sergeant for no other reason
than that he had with his own hands
hanged seven guerrillas.' That was war,
that was the measure Of their punish-
ment, but criminal law has nothing to
do with this case" This declaration of
the emphatic Governor of Massachusctts
caused the remark, when related ycster-
day, that it had an historical parallel in
the famous words Of Burke, when he
told the British Parliament, in reference
to the American revolutionists, that he
knew OF no way to write an indictment
of a whole people.


a number OF similar "reminiscences Of
both Northern and Southern history


were related, and after an hour or two
lin pleasant conversation and mutual ex-
Iprcssions Of desire Cor better acquain-
lance and a fuller appreciation of the
condition of both sections of the coun-
try the guests separated.
Year: 1873

GA near sighted, but industrious
woman OF Lafayette, the other day
patched the seat of a pair of her hus-
bands trowsers with AN elastic buck
wheat cake. which the children had put
in The work-basket. There was no diff
ference in color. and all Was quiet and
serene at the seat Of war till the spring
rains began TO fall. The old man was
caught out in one or two Of them, and
then the buckwheat cake began to swell
like sponge and draw like bread
poultice. He thought he had clear
case of cerebro-spimal meningitis. and
made his will and called in the family
physician. He has recovered, but he is
making, preparations TO get a divorce
from his wife and move away from La
fayettc. Sentinel.
Year: 1873

The American Newspaper REPORTER,
the publishers Of which are the most ex-
pericnced newspaper agents in the coun-
try, says; I'VE once knew a man who
suddenly gave up advertising for long
time. IIehad never advertised but once,
and that was when q chap came around
with a travellers guide and sold him
page in il, Offering at the same time 10
send copy to every hotel in the coun-
try. As our advertiser kept local store,
it is easy TO see why he gave up adver-.
tising. A circular, for instance, is Q
very useful article, but il will not pay TO
run il backward; and this instance was
even worse, for The book never appear
ed. This is as good q reason rs is often
given for not advertising in the local
paper because some former advertising
venture, of wholly different character,
did not pay"
Year: 1873

The new name for the new party to be
formed out Of the diSbanded remnants ol
the Democracy and GREELEY Republican
ism is to be Liberal Democratic" The
change is not for the better. 1t is DIS
tlnction without difference. II the
name Liberal Republican" has already
begun 10 stink, the odor that will imme-
diately gather about that Of Liberal
Democrat win soon cause a general
holding Of noses.
Year: 1873

TuE court martial for the trial OF the
Modoca will not convene till after the 4th
Of July. 1t is thought that about SIX
weeks will be required to take evidence
and complete the labors Of the Commis'
sion. There will probably be diminish
cd number OF Modocs in existence when
their labors are entirely ended.
Year: 1873

- Parents whose prudent care for their chill
dren we would not diminish, may intcrmit
much of the solicitude with which they are
apt unnecessarily to worry themselves. This
gratuitous anxiety often, moreover, defeats
its own object. It renders the child, by con-
stantly reminding it of the risks to safety,
unnaturally timid, and prevents that calmness
Of mind and development Of animal courage
essential for the prudent Avoidance of and
bold resistance to danger. The Overwatched
children are notoriously those who are the
lives to hazard. They are so accustomed to
move at the will of another that their own
volition loses its power to a great extent, and
becomes hesitating and uncertain. Their
muscles, accordingly, act with little precision,
and render the step faltering and the hold
insecure, The child who is left free to run,
climb, and jump, though he may apparently
expose himself to thousand risks, generally
escapes danger by his habitual readiness Of
expcdient and practiccd precision of move
mcnt The freer children have, moreover,
the advantage of protecting themselves by


various means of security denied to those
kept under too close supervision. Swim
ming, riding running, leaping, using fire.
iarms-not to speak of wrestling and fighting
f--all which may in their turn become i'm
portant means of safety, are the ordinary
acquisitions Of the cmancipated boy, but sell
dom of him who is subjected to an unceas-
ing parental control: 1t is obvious, too, that
the greater freedom of the one is more IA
vorable to health than the constraint of the
other. 1t is equally advantageous to moral
as to the physical health and development
that the parent should not allow his anxiety
about his children to become too apparent or
to intel fere too much with their freedom of
conduct. The self-reliance and independence
of character, which are essential elements of
all human excellence, are to be acquired only
by learning early to act from voluntary mo-
tive. If the parent fixes himself as finger
post at every turn, the child will hardly ever
find the road of his own accord, and must
necessarily lose his way when deprived of
his habitual guidc.-Harper's Bazaar. -,
Year: 1873

A DANGEROUS PLACE.-Mention was made
in the Dtspach on Saturday of the narrow
escape of Captain Wilkinson, of the chain
gang, and two of his force who were en-
gagged in making an excavation on Cary
street near the corner of Tenth for a cit,
culvert. On Saturday Captain Wilkinson
(the contractors having previously thrown
up the work on account of its hazardous ma
turel declined to put his men to work in the
culyert, fearing another accident. The City
Engineer insisted that he should take bis
men in, but he assured him that he could
not conscientiously do so unless ordered by
the Mayor. Mayor Kelley was consulted
on the subject. and told Captain Wilkinson
that he would be excused from either going
in himself or working his force in the eXc;..
walton on Saturday.
Year: 1873

RICHMOND PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION
This association having accepted the invita-
ton from the " Gesang-Verien Virginia" to
take part in the singing festival to be held
next month in this city, will commence re-
bearsing at once the first rehearsal to take
place tonight ut philharmonic Hall.
Year: 1873

HEADQUARTERS FOR CHRoMoS AND PICTURE


FRAMEs.-You can find the finest assortment of
chromos and picture-frames that has ever been
brought TO this city at the Richmond Frame and
Chrome Store OH Main street next to the Dollar
Store. at lower prices than have ever been offered
Year: 1873

Bosros, August 23.-NotwithstandDg the
great loss by the November fire the valua-
ton of real and personal property OF Boston
this wear will show an increase Of little
more than seven million dollars over last
wear. The rate of taxation will be about
thirteen dollars per thousand.
Year: 1873

THOSE WHO ARE IN WANT OF PICTURE
FRAMES would do well to go 10 the Richmond
Frame Store, where they can be purchased at a
lower price than at ahy other establishment In the
city. Don't mistake the pace-it is next To the
nnIur
Year: 1873

WE MUST SAY THAT CAMPBELLS WELL-KSoWN
GALLERY, corner of Ninth and Main streets, Is the
cheapest and most reliable In the city. Those In
want Of good picture would do well to call Salts
faction guaranteed.
Year: 1873

SHREVEPORT. The latest advices from
Shreveport are up to the 18th, and go from
bad to worse. The fever increases in intensity
and is very difficult to master. sixty cases out
Of every hundred proving fatal. The number
Of deaths per day goes as high as forty, which
ispositively appalling for city which now
contains only about six thousand souls At
last accounts there were between five and
eight hundred sick
Year: 1873

- We see that Proctor d Candles Erta
Odre Soap is becoming very popular i'll our
city; its quality we know is superior, and
being nicely perfumed we are not surprised
that consumers prefer it, and that it has
large sale
Year: 1873

The following stirring scene is given
in the San Francisco Chronicle of the
18th ult:


An exciting scene occurred on
Thursday forenoon at the menagerie
connected with the circus now per-
forming in this city. Just after the
cages had been driven under the tent
after the parade, the large sea lion
broke ont of his cage and dashed across
the arena in the attempt to escape.
In a moment all was confusion and
excitement. The horses. which had
not vet been unhitched from the wag-
ons, became frightened, and reared
and snorted, kicking over their traces
and becoming generally badly mixed.
The drivers shouted and piled their
whips in vain to get their horses in
order again. The elephant was badly
frightened and danced a polka around
his post in the attempt to get away.
The monkeys chattercd with fear and
leaped frantically back and forth in
their cage. The lions became greatly
excited and added their loud roars to
the general noise and confusion. The
royai Bengal tiger paced his cage ex-
citedly. lashing his sides with his tail.
and giving forth fierce and excited
growls. and all of the other animals
partook of the excitement. Several
men seized ropes. and, surrounding
the sea lion, threw them over him,
hut the moose slipped off as fast as he
was lassooed. At length he was
caught by a moose just behind his fin.
He became fearfully enraged, spring-
ing furiousIy across the arena at his
caDtors, with distended jaws and fash
ing ewes. Several times they narrowly
escaped being bitten by the infuriated
animal. He was tied to an iron post
driven in the ground. but struggled so
violently as to pull it up. He was
then tied to one Of the cages. He
| struggled so violently and his strength
was 50 SO great that he pulled the cage
and wagon over on their side. After
a protracted struggle he was secured,
lust as the Manager, Mr.. Coles, gave
orders to shoot him, and order and
duiet was soon restored among the
! frightened and excited animals.
Year: 1873

A book agent entered the open
door of a snug Pittsfeld, Mass,
cottage one day last week, and
nodding to a trim, brightlooklng
little woman who sat sewing by
the window, commenced volub'y
to descant ON the merits OF great
work which he was for the first
time giving mankind an opportunity
to purchase. 1t was a universal
biography, cook book, dictionary,
family physician, shorthand in
structor, and contained, besides a
detailed history of every important
event that has transpired in the
world from the apple incident and
Adams fall to Credit Mobilier and
the fall Of Congress. The work
cantained 5000 chapters, all with
running titles. The agent, after
talking on the general excellences
Of the volume about five minutes,
commenced on the headings Of
those chapters and as the woman
did not say a word to interrupt
him | elt that be was making a
conquest, and he ratified away SO
that she shouldn't have chance
to say no. 1t took him nearly halt
an hour, and as he breathlessly
went on the sweat started on his
forehead, and he made convulsive
grasps at his collar, and when he
finished he had hardly strength
enough left to put on a bewltching
smile and hand her his ready pen
wherew tn to subscribe her name
10 the order book. She took the
pen, but instead ofputting her auto
graph on his list she lifted a scrap
Of paper from her work.box and
wrote in plain letters: "lME DEFE
AND DUM." He said not a word,
but the unutterable things that he
looked, as be turned to the door,
would fill a library. Exchange.
Year: 1873

The indianapolis Journal says
that during his stay in this city.
General Sheridan was conversing
with a few friends touching his mill
tary experience and campaigns,
when lie said: "There is a mighty
sight OF romance and great many
interesting episodes connected with
the war, that historians can never
get hold of. For instance there has
been a great deal said about the
battle of Winchester, a little affair
in wich had a hand. Well it
was pretty square fight. but do
you know that battle was fought on
the strength of information which |
obtained from a young lady in the
town of Winchester, and if the reb-
els had known she was giving it TO
me they would have hung her ina
minute. | was very anxious to get
information OF the rebel strength
and movements SO as to know just
when and where to strike them, but
| did not know how to get it.
Finally | heard ola Union young
lady in Winchester who could be
relied on if | could get word to her.
Her name was Miss Wright !
think she sin the Treasury Depart
ment at Washington now. Bus
the trouble was to communicate
with her. One day | heard of an
old colored man living outside Of
my lines, who had pass to go INTO
Winchester to sell vegetables. |
sent for the old man, and on talking
with him found lin loyal, as all COL
ored folks you know. Finding he
could keep a secret, asked nun II
he would undertake to odeliver q let
ter to young lady in Winchester.
The old fellow said he would. So
I vote a letter on thin tissue paper,
and rolled it up in q tinfoil.. 1t
made a ball about as big as the end
of your thumb and I told the old
mau to put it in his mouth tssS de-
liver to Miss Wright, in NVinches-
ter. He went off, and in about two
DAYS came back an answer rolled up
in the same piece OF tinfoil. | found
I had had struck a mighty good
lead, and | followed it carefully till
| got all the information | wanted.
The girl gave me more important
informtion than | got from all other
sources, and | planned the battle OF


Winchester almost entirely on what
| got from her. She was . nice girl,
and true as steel.
Year: 1873

"SHovE Your TEETH INTO
That" There is a boy in our
schools who wears a green velvet
suit which is broken ont with bell
buttons. There is a great change
in the boy since he commenced to
20 to school, several months ago.
lie was then but q tritle better than
sn untutored savage, although we
frankly confess we don't know what
an untutored savage is. His first
experience in the school was a spell
ing lesson. While the class was
going through the exercise, he sat
on the platform near the teacher,
and locked his hands across his
knees and watched the class very
intently. The first was ransom.
"Ry gracious!'' said he, drawing
his breath hard. The teacher gave
him a repEoying look, and went on
multiply. "Tbunder and light
ming, what q word!' he cried, in a
storm Of delight. Again the teacher
nailed him with q look, and pro-
oeeded. Oscillation. At this he
Just raised himself up to his feet,
and shrieked out in q perfect frenzy
Of ecstasy, "By godeYs, gentlemen,
lust shove your teeth into that"
This broke up the lesson.
Year: 1873

A coupel of dogs were having .
dispute on the opposite sides Of q
slat fence in North Bridgewater,
Mass, the other morning, when
one OF them, letting his valor get
the best OF his discretion, plunged
his head through the Stats in the
hope OF mpping his antagonist.
The head went through nicely, but
would not pull back. The other
pup, seeing his foe was in chancery,
ieisurely commenced eating up the
front part of his head and ears.
There was emusic in the air" about
that time, and the yelping brought
the juvenile owner to the rescue,
He took in the situation at once
and freezing on that dogs tail and
bracing against the fence, he pulled
his level best. For q moment it
was doubtful which would give
way frst-the tail, the head, or the
picket; but with o final surge the
boy brought away the pup, minus
the biggest part Of both ears. The
first jump that that dog made When
loose was something over twenty
feet, and with a continuous wall o.
grief he disappeared around the cor
ner.-Ddnbmy NeloS.
Year: 1873

LOCAL OPTION IN New YoRK.-Neao York,
Mav l9.-The pressure upon Governor Dix to
sign, as we'll as to veto, the Local Option bill,
is daily increasing, and between the two cur.
rents the good man must be sorely puzzled to
know what he ought to do. Thus, while the
brewers and maltsters are showing him that il
the beer and cider clause is retained it will ruin
their business, deprive thousands of workmen
of employment and drive millions of capital to
other States. the Methodist preachers, at their
weekly meeting to-day, are calling upon him
with equal emphasis to sign the bill just as il
is. as nothing short of that will satisfy the
temperance sentiment of the State.


On Saturday, it was believed that the fate oi
the bill would be decided to day one way OF
the other, but the indications now are that th'
Governor will take another week TO think abou
it. in order that all parties may have ful
hearing.
Year: 1873

The Philadelphia evening Herald is of the
opinion that the immense difference between
the progress being made in the erection Of
buildings of all kinds in New York and Phila
delphia is attributed mainly to the frequent
str.xes in the former city While philadelphia
is annually erecting from five to eight thou
sand buildings, New York is not doing so much
in the building line Thus, in 1861, beginning
with April Is, the number of houses erected ii
that city was 1886. During the year ending
April Is, 1873, there was falling off from thi
comparatively small number to l547, or nearly
fifty per cent.
Year: 1873

The Modocs have been hemmed 10 for the
twentieth time and have again escaped. This
time they have walked of by three routs, and
are somewhere on Snow Mountain, which is
south of the lake where the last fight occurred.
Hopes of finally catching them are INDUCED in,
from which we gather that our soldiers have
not by any means lost heart in their thankless
work 1t is thought that Boston Charley wa:
killed in the last fight.
Year: 1873

What to wear is often vexstious question
to decide at this particular time of the year,
especially when there are SO many establish
ments claiming the privilege of doing the very
best for YOU After q careful inspection of the
immense stock of Clothing Of every variety and
price, especially prepared tor this season by
the well.known Clothiers, BENNETT Il Co.,
Tower Hall, No. SIS Market street, Philadel
phia, we think you will admit that you cannot
do better than by purchasing your spring outfit
at their establishment
Year: 1873

A Kansas man allows his wife five dollars
week for pin money, with the understanding
that she shall forfeit ten cents tor each absent
button, and the same amount for each cup OF
poor coffee. This arrangement. has been going
on for two years, and the day has not yet come
when he could claim ten cents.
Year: 1873

A down East paper states that Elder Knapp,
the revivalist, declined TO go TO his mother 8
dying bedside recently, for the reason that she
was sure of heaven, and the audience ne was
exhorting was in danger of damnation.