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Year: 1871

The Council has had before it some
months an ordinance for the opening of a
ditch or drain on Banks street. in place of
the Canal street drain. Many practical men
have heen consulted on the subject Of the
proper drainage Of the rear of the CITY, and
in order to dispose of that intolerable
nuisance, the Canal street drain. a number
OF citizens urge upon the City Council the
passage OF the ordinance in question. 1t is
embodied III an ordinance offered concerning
drainage


The following reasons are urged why the
Canal street canal should be closed, and a
drain opened on Banks street:


First-Canal street is the main street
from the river to the lake, and its location,
length width and prominence entitle it to
being improved. 1t would form when COW
cred the handsomest walk and drive in the
whole city.


Second-The drainage through that street
is now insufficient, and other outlets mnst
be found.


Third-1n looking for a new outlet there
is no one more suitable than Banks street.
its width allowing the projected ditch better
than any other.


FOurth-No other street. even alongside
canal, can be available for the proposed
outlet.


Fifth-Cpon examination it will be found
that large majority Of property and prop
erty holders, having a direct interest in
Banks avenue, are in favor of this measure,
and opposition made will show this


Sixth-There is hardly any improved
property on Banks street. and the dist ance
between Galvez street and Hogan avenue is
all that is required.


Seventh-This plan is much cheaper and
more certain of eventual success than the
culvert plan, to which many objections are
raised.
Year: 1871

According to the Calcasieu Echo, Judge
King has been holding court at Lake
Charles under grave difficulties, if he held
it at all. The Echo says:


Judge King will no doubt arrive in our
town tomorrow evening, and will open
court the following day. We would like to
have squint at his physiogomy when he
steps into the courthouse, and takes look
at the old dilapidated concern, and sees
how uncomfortable it will be to hold court
in such place Of a cold day. We very much
doubt whether he holds any. There is no
chimney, nor any stove, and even if there
was one or the other, it would be utterly
impossible to heat room as open as that
is. The window sash are all broken, ard
the wind can come in from every point of
the compass; and how is it possible for the
judge, lawyers, jury, and others who have
business in court, TO stay in such an un-
comfortable room of cold day without
comfortable fire, is something none of them
will do.
Year: 1871

These Machines are specially adapted for the
use Of farmers, being able to grain sacks and
heavy clothing with the same facility as the usu-
al family work-making more durable seam
not liable to ruvel, as is ,le case Of the loop or
Year: 1871

A Woman Brutally Beaten in the City of


Churches,


Judge Demar listened attentIvely yesterday to a
story OF shocking brutality alleged TO have been
perpetrated on Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Scheeler
at her house, No. u Hamilton avenue on sunday,
by one Fergus Farrell, boiler maker. The
unfortunate woman was cut and bruised about
the face In shocking manner. One of her eyes
had been nearly gouged out, while the other
was almost slghtiess from numerous bruises
mat mad been received Then the bridge OF her nose
was cut and there were ugly marks upon her cheeks
and all THIS she mad received while endeavorng TO
preventa monster In the form Of q human being
rom committing an outrage on her in her own
house. She told the Judge that the defendant Fer
gus Farrell, with whom she haa no acquaintance,
came to her house aud told her that he was ac-
quainted with her husband; that before
she could prevent him he seized her and
threw her upon bed. She struggled
and &c creamed for nelp, when threw some clothes
over her mead and tried to stop her nose and she
continued TO cry ior help he beat about the head
and lace. She hallo0ed murder and some OF the
neghbors came in. when the defendant hastily left
the mousse Mrs. Scheeler very well dressed and Is
a. respectable woman. The prisoner denied the
cnarge, saying that he was not the party who COM
mitied the outrage but as the proof appeared to be
positive the Judge ned him to await the action Of
The Grand Jurys
Year: 1871

New York, was the next speaker. lie demonstrated
the dnicultles persons needing only tue ready
which would yield large revenues 10 the c,ry and
STATE labored under while this taxation continued
and showed that Immense sums OF money were In.
vested In and used to build up rival cities and
states. Remove this tax and there would be plenty
OF money to loan at six per cent.


Mr.. ISRAEL NAsBAUM spoke In behalf OF the Ger
mans, who, he said, could see disadvantage to
their industry In this tax.


Messrs DECKER and BUCK also spoke In favor OF
the D the latter giving his experience builder
and stating that no amount OF money could raised
on D0nd and mortgage without a large bonus
being paid.


The committee then announced the hearings
closed, and adjourned
Year: 1871

A learned Bishop once said to a
clergyman, who had asked him why
he was so often silent, when he had
so much to say that was worth say
ING: Il talked as much as anybody
when 1 was young, and said great
MANY foolish things that 1 have
been sorry for. 1 have never been
sorry for anythingI [ did not say"
Year: 1871

A man who was annoyed by clerks
in the custom house was advised to
complain to the collector, which he
did, saying: "Sir, [ have been
abused here by some of the rascals
in this place, and came to tell you
of it, as L understand you are the
principal" !"
Year: 1871

Lieutenant Wheeler, whom the telegraph some time since announced as committee of one appointed by the Government to visit Arizona and report upon the exPediency Of withdrawing the military forces and leaving it to its fate, we sec by a paragraph in the Elko (Nevada) Independent, is at the head oi an exploring expedition, and passed through that town on the l7th ut, co route for Ari- zona. The expedition will proceed to Bat tie Mountain and thence take up it's course for the South. It is also stated that through some misunderstanding with the Railroad Company, Lieutenant Wheeler did not take the railroad as was his original intention, but moved his whole command, baggage and all along the Humboldt river to the starting point of the expedition-Battle Mountain.
Year: 1871

AN Iowa girl who read Cooper's novels to such an extent that she found it impossible 10 live without marrying an indian, found

 one last week that was not proud, and mar ried him, and went to his camp on the bank of the siy=.a stream where he trapped for muskrats. She only stayed one night and came home with black eye, and had to send out for a bottle of hair restorative. It seemed that the noble red man got drunk and punched her in the eye, while his old squaw went among her hair. This girl don't want any more Indian if she knows her heart.
Year: 1871

The Mcfarland trial furnished sensational reading matter for all the newspapers in the country for term of more than six months, until, finally, readers became so disgusted at the everlasting clamor that the success Of a few journals was seriously imperiled, and the matter was permitted to rest. But greater bore than the Mcfarland case is that of Laura D. Fair. All that was necessary tn have been said in this case might have been summed up in ten-line item yet we see, at every turn, among certain class of newspapers, long winded editorials, starting out with the mur- deress at the time she left the cradle, follow ing her through life-up to the hour at which she was found guilty of murder, and moral zing on her course at every turn.

 Give Madam Fair a rest, now, and try something which will be matter of news to the reader.
Year: 1871

standard of this living and progressive age
Adding all these expenses together, and
the ''sum tOtaI' shows an aggregate dis
bursement on the part Of the press of the
country scarcely paralleled by the outlay in
conducting any department Of the gov ernment
Of the nation.


With all these heavy expenditures, borne
by the newspaper press Of the country for the
benefit and enlightenment of the people, how
ridiculous 1t is to see some editors and pub
fishers craving the paltry favor of free ride
or free dinner or free ticket to some place
OF amusement And, on the other hand how
cool and unreasonable it is to expect that pro-
prletors OF newspapers, who have to defray all
these excessive expenses, shall surrender their
space gratis to noticing and putting and adver-
tising all the little private jobs of interested
parties! Our regular advertising columns are
open to all customers, and the wonderful array
the HERALD daily presents in this respect
shows how far the business community appre-
ciates our motto of ''Pay as you CO." L9t
that motto be adopted by the press all over
the land and the deathknel of deadheadsm
will soon be heard.
Year: 1871

'.Boss," as he is vulgarly called, that the
statue may not balance well on the pedestal,
and that there may come topping over one
Of these days. We warn his colleagues also,
Ia all kindness, that they may not be strong
enough to carry this restless cold Man of the
Sea" upon their shoulders, and that the sooner
they put curb upon his personal ambition
the better for the prospects of the democratic
party. This selfish bill of Senator Tweed s
embodies direct assault upon the press, and
we hope that the newspapers the
World particularly, which ought to have
friendly voice in the matter-will protest
against this outrageous advertising COM
pany' legislation.


The fact that the bill has been favorably
reported by the committee may probably be
regarded as equivalent to its passa.e. 1t will
therefore remain with Governor Hoffman to
serve both his party and himself by vetoing
the bill when it reaches the Executive Cham
Der. If he should not do 80 but, by affixing
his signature make law OF this obnoxious
piece of legislation, he will be only driving
nail in the coffin of the democratic party.
Year: 1871

picked up the Captain OF the steamer
and his crew in the boat which they had
taken so basely, and, being rather short
of provisions, with so many more thrown
on his hands, all that could had to re-
main on the brig.


We found by observation that We were
about one hundred miles from Leghorn,
and so turned our prov in that direo-
ton; but now, one of those calms so
frequent in this sea set in, and 1t was
only after three days and nights in
creasing labor at the pumps that we
reached the port. The ship, mean
while, kept close by us, and at night
our lamps answered each other s wei
come light, while the deck-watches OF
the two vessels sent across the water
the joyful CRY of "All's we'll" | was
quite used up and unfit for duty after
the second day, for my feet were swollen
and purple, and my left wrist sprained
from my jump, butt was not until cramps
set in that ! gave up taking my turn at
the pumps, for there was many a poor
fellow worse than |.


The moment we arrived the news
spread like fire, and soon crowd OF
many hundreds were about us asking
questions and pressing upon our accept
ance of food and money, and, in fact, like
many others of our species, we needed
both, for more sorry looking crowd it
would be hard to find. Our wardrobe
was made up of the odds and ends be-
longing to the Captains of the two yes
sells, and was anything but comfortable,
but we little thought of that, for life
had been spared to us, while so many
had met a watery grave. Of my jour
ney to Rome and the reception re-
ceived there | will not speak-suffice it
to say that more kind-hearted people
than the Italians, or ones more ready to
help those in actual distress, do not
live. made statement of the affair
before the American Consul at Leghorn,
and have since learned that the Captain
of the Abbertocci is serving out term
of-eighteen years in the Government
Prison for not having his lights out and
cowardice in leaving his vessel.


Nearly two years have now passed
since that night, but can yet see those
pale faces and hear the shrieks as they
sank 1t will cling to me while l exist,
for | am sure | can never forget while
memory lasts-my leap for life.
Year: 1871

these mountains, the scaling of which,
on the other line, at an elevation of
over seven thousand feet a most won
derful triumph of engineering), cost
the Central Pacific Company millions of
dollars, and compelled them, for seventy
miles, TO maintain a grade of over one
hundred feet to the mile-twice the
maximum of the Northern Pacific at
the most difficult point in its entire
route.


1t is fortunate, also, in its terminus
on the Pacific coast. No one who has
not been there can realize the beauty of
Puget Sound and its surroundings.
One hundred miles long, but so full of
inlets and straits that its navigable
shore line measures seventeen hundred
and sixty miles, dotted with lovely
islets, with gigantic trees almost to the
waters edge, with safe anchorage every
where, and stretching southward, with.
out shoals or bars, from the Straits OF
Fuca to the capital and center of Wash
ington Territory, it will be a magnificent
entrepot for the commerce of the grand.
est ocean of the world, the Pacific.
The Land Grant of the United
States, exceeding Fifty Millions of acres
in the winter-wheat region of our nation
ten times as large as the area of Mas
sachusetts), is doubtless sufficient for
the completion of the road but, be-
sides this, millions of private means are
already invested in it. The bonds based
on the Land Grant, and mortgage on
the road itself in addition, are being
sold as rapidly as the money is needed /;
and, as an investment, yielding about
eight per cent. per year in currency,
rank already with the best class of rail
road securities. And thus the good
work will go on with unchecked step to
its final consummation, carrying the
blessings of settlement, development,
civilization, and christianity with it in
its progress, and literally causing the
wilderness to blossom as the rose.
Year: 1871

Warmers Dyspepsia Tonic is prepared expressly for
Dyspeptics and those suffering with habliuai i d COS
splendid appetizer It strengthens the stomach and
restores tho digestive ORGANS to their healthy h state
Warmers Dyspepsia Tonic. For sale by druggists.
Price ST.
Year: 1871

II we may believe the New York
World, a piece of vandalism is in prepar
alton in Boston which is not very far be
hind the iconoclastic folly of those who
pulled down the Vendonie column in
Paris. The World says that certain
Boston spectators propose to level and
grade the historic mound known as Bun
ker Hill, in that city, for the purpose Of
cutting it up into building lots.


Whether this enterprise has received
the sanction of the municipal authori-
ties or the public is not stated, nor are
any details given with regard to the
manner or matter of the work, or the
names and character of those said to be
engaged or interested in the project; so
that the announcement may be prema.
ture, or the facts even evolved from the
depths of the New York journalist s
Imagination. fao


1t is certainly to be hoped that the
scheme-if scheme there be--will prove
abortive, for the whole country has a
common heritage of patriotic pride in
Bunker Hill, and its destruction, espe-
cially for mere mercenary purposes,
would be considered national outrage,
nay, almost national crime.
Year: 1871

General Boynton, the Washington
correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette,
in a letter published on the 2lst, recalls
the following incident:


Buffers style of treating General Haw-
ley has recalled scene in which Butler
figured here in the attempt to bully Gen
eral Burnside. The latter had been
summoned as a witness in the Dyer in
vestigation, and Butler, feeling himself
safely intrenched behind the power of
the House; essayed to vent some of the
spleen he had garnered up in the field
upon the general who saw fit to despise
him there.


Butler was in the committee room as
General Burnside entered and took a
seat without recognizing the Essex
statesman


Butler Immediately began, in tones
evidently meant to be insulting: "This
is General Burnside, believer


General Burnside sat motionless,
merely looked at Butler, without making
any reply. r


"This is General Burnside, believer"
said Butler, again, in loud and angry
voice. f


General Burnside still sat quiet, with
out giving the least evidence that he
heard what Butler said.


Again the statesman repeated his be-
lief that the person before him was
General Burnside, and again failed to
elicit any reply.


= Here" shouted Butler to the messen-
ger, send the sergeant-at-arms, or his
deputy, or some one who represents him
here, to tell us who this witness is The
first thing to be done with witness is to
find ont his name. II he won't answer
we will make him" While Butler was
waiting for the sergeant-at-arms to re-
spond 1t doubtless occurred to him that
it was absurd to threaten witness with
the power of the House till he had been
sworn, and had failed to answer some
direct question, and so, to hide his own
he ordered every one but
the witness out of the room, and, as soon
as it was clear, as the testimony taken
shows, began to treat General Burnside
with sufficient decency to allow him to
answer, and at the same time maintain
his selfrespect. H. V. B.
Year: 1871

your meat dish, and serve the steak pip
ing hot pouring on the dish and over the
meat the melted butter, rich with the
encompassed juices of the steak. Sea-
soned spicily with the simple pepper and
salt, and my life for it, you will banker
no more after broiled steak, smelling
noisomely Of the fumes of burning fat;
either blistered to a cinder with scorch-
ing fire, or served to you rank with the
blueness Of raw beef. OF the many
ways, give US the fried steak with its rich
gravy, luscious as the trail of roasted
ION the spit between layers of pork
woodcock. This we got here, way up in
these Pennsylvania woods, in perfection,
and no one need talk to us hereafter Of
the miseries of diet on fried steak"
Year: 1871

The ingenuity of lovers has been the
theme of poets from Sappho to Swim
burne. Surround one of these exalted
beings with walls of adamant; put him
in an oubliette; bury him under noun
tain; plunge him in the sea; in short,
get him into any tight corner, and, as
the old poem says,


Love will fnd out a way"


Blucher might not be a name a poet
would give to his hero, but Blucher, as
he exists in the flesh, near Gold Hill,
California, is lover notunworthy of the
days of chivalry, which are not gone,
Notwithstanding Burke's grand dirge
over them. Once your model lover beat
with mace the head Of his rival, or
cleft him down to the chin; but should
he now attempt to do so he would be in
continently clapped into prison for his
pains. Genius has taken the sword
from the hands of brute force, and we
would back Mr.. Blucher against Maehia-
val for wise resources. He loved, but he
had many rivals; how was he to get rid
of them2 A happy thought struck him.
Yellow Jacket stock was up to $50 q
share; he went to his beloved with ten
shares thereof and saidi Now, darl-
ing, you just hold on to this stock for a
few days; it's up now, and is going up to
higher figure. I'm on the inside and
know all about it. Keep the shares and
you will make fortune" She told her
friends-his rivals--and they all got
mad on the subject and invested largely
in Yellow Jacket at thirty days margin,
having. of course, to put mp twenty-five
per cent. Yellow Jacket fell, the rivals
we're ruined, and the naughty Blucher
won his blushing bride.
Year: 1871

To The Board of Education


GENTLEMEN-Th public interests con-
fided to your wisdom and fostering care by
the people of Knox county, are second to
no other in importance; and it is hoped
that you will not receive unkindly q
friendly criticism on your Rules and
Regulations for the Free Schools" in this
county, by one subjected to their operation
as teacher. No teaching is more instruc-
tive or more reliable than that of expo
rience Your "Rules " do not stand this
test,as will appear from the following an
alysiS:


Rule is in these words: "Teachers are
required to so class their scholars that they
can devote at least half an hour to each
recitation"


In the writer's school of some fifty pu-
pills, there are twelve in or near the alpha
bet, who must be taught individually.
Being over fourth of the school, they are
entitled to more than fourth part of the
teachers time and instruction. Allow
them, however, an hour and half each
day, which is only seven and half min
ules to each in whole days teaching.


Among the twenty-eight other scholars
there are three classes in spelling and three
in reading. If each of these occupies
thirty minutes in the forenoon and thirty
in the afterooon, it is obvious that reading
and spelling will consume six hours each
day. In addition to theabove, there are two
classes in geography, two in grammar and
two in arithmetic-onec class new beginners
and one more advanced in each study.
These six classes should recite once in
the forenoon and once in the afternoon,
making twelve recitations. At 80 minutes
each. agreeably to rule 8, six hours of the
teachers time will be consumed. Those
learning to write will need at least thirty
minutes attention during the day.


A free school run on the above schedule,
reouires the teacher to labor fourteen hours
q dav in this district. Nor. does rule let
him off with that amount of work for it


'Teachers shall keep daily record of
their scholars attendance, department
and scholarship, and make report at the
end of each month to the Commissioner,
in five days.nJ-l ll


No one can well make daily record of
how pupil studies and deports himself,
recites: and at what hour or minute he en-
ters the school at its morning and evening
session, that will be at once truthful, and
lust to the scholar, without giving five
minutes to the consideration Of the facts
on which his judgment rests, and to the
recording of the same. At this estimate,
forty pupils so recorded, will consume 200
minutes, or three hours and twenty min
utes.


Byasking too much, the Board of Edu-
cation will probably drive all conscien-
fious. competent men out of this import
tant public service, and ultimately break
down our free schools. Matters that you
Year: 1871

We publish this morning statement of the
returns of the County Court Clerk, Mr.. j. S.
Blank, showing the amount of revenue collect
ed and the receipt in full of the various parties
to whom he has paid over the funds coming
through his hands from all sources. These ac-
counts are all matters of record and appear on
the minutes of the County Court SO that if all
the documents belonging to the office should be
destroyed the accounts would still be completed
and accessible and could be as readily ascertain
ed as now when every voucher could be ex-
amined. Knox county has been fortunate in
obtaining the service of efficient officers and
none are more courteous and dilligent in the
discharge of their duties than the present coun-
ty clerk
Year: 1871

FOREIGN NEWS BIZ THE CABLE
miscellaneous and Washington News
ReturuS from the Northern Elections
STATE Of New York Gone Republican,


City HOpeIeSSIy for Tammany.


The General Result Satisfactory
Year: 1871

Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury and hsAa of the Law
Bureau Of the Navy Department vhIe COL Oloott VA
acting under his authority. from Judge Edwards Pierre
pont and others But further evidence Il needless Col
Olcott did bis duty. The man whom he proved
sboddy contractor and gross defraudsr Of the
Government naturally assas him and calls him black
mailer His official superiors give his character a. above
An impartial public win Judge.
Year: 1871

Any person in the city of Fremont, or county of
Sandusky, wanting Insurance, either Life or Fire,
will find it their advantage to call on me. have
a line of companies unsurpassed. With policy
signed by me your insurance IS as certain as q
United States Bond.


Policies carefully written on all descriptions of
property, and in case CT loss payment promptly
made from this office.