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Year: 1871

call, thinking II any one had come into
the woods ia search of me they would at
least hear my voice. l continued to shout
until became hoarse, but heard nothing
more that Iesembltd the voice of a
human being-an owl in tree few feet
from the one which | occupied, COM
menced an unearthly hooting. l then
concluded that had been mistaken about
hearing voices, whose vocabulary could
comprehend. decided at once to spend
no more time conversing with my large
eyed neighbor, and went to sleep, but was
awakened number of times during the
night by the cold. Once the wind blew
quite briskly aga nst the Atlantic, rocking
the basket to and fro, making it difficult
for me to retain my position, and thought
regretfully of my cozy room at the Wood
ruff House. AT half past four in the
morning, united one of the ropes from
the hoop-tied the canvass had In the
car to II and attached my shawl to the can
vas. The ladder thus formed let over
the edge of the basket, which reached the
bushes upon the ground, as | supposed,
but which were in reality only the tops of
smaller trees than the one from which |
was suspended, and were twenty feet from
the ground. l never tried going down a
slack rope before, but under the circum-
stances this was tho only resource left me
l got ont of the basket and slid down the
canvas, but l lost my hold before reached
the bottom of 1t and fell thirty or forty
feet to the ground. | was so stunned and
injured from the fall, that was not able
TO get up for nearly an hour. AS soon as
| could, started TO try and find my way
to the small clearing l had noticed the
night previous. 1t was work of time,
as was obliged so often to sit down and
rest, l was compelled to ford number of
streams, Chamber over logs, trudge through
swamps and force my way between
hazel-witches. After long tramp of the
above description, 1 thought l heard a
cow-bell. think never heard more
melodious sound, l seated myself upon a
log, wishing to be certain that it was a
bell, and also to make sure of the dice
tion from which the sound proceeded. 1t
soon became satisfied that was right, and
think it was the happiest moment of my
entire life. followed the sound of the
bell, ana in the course of half an hour
found myself in the clearing, completely
exhausted. A small boy was chopping in
the edge of the wood, who went with me
to his ather's house, where 1 was warmly
welcomed in a most friendly manner. The
news rapidly spread about the settlement
thai balloon had landed in the woods.


"In short time party of men started
in search of the Atlantic, which they
found where 1 left it, and three miles in
one of the most desolate forests on this
globe. That's my opinion, at least. They
succeeded in getting it out in the after.
noon. One of the settlers, Samuel Grit
filth, consented to bring the balloon and
myself TO Richland station, twenty five
miles distant and the nearest railroad
point. We were soon upon our way, and
reached there in time Tor the evening
train, which 1 took, arriving in WatertoW nm
at 8 d M -
Year: 1871

To MY astonishment, the next who is
sued forth as performer, was my ZOuave
acquaintance, who far eclipsed all the
Others. He had taken off his feZ, and his
long sweeping hair was hanging wildly
about him. He advanced to a brazler of
burning charcoal placed on the ground,
into which incense was thrown, ana swung
his arms about over the rising vapor with
intense violence for several minutes, when
he removed his embroidered jacket and
then his shirt, so that the upper part of
his body was nude, his head rocking, and
his body swaying in the wind all the time,


On a signal from him, a MaTabout pre-
sented him with a naked scimitaT, where
upon he kissed the feet of Marabout, and
ran the sword across his own tongue.
Two men now came forward and held the
scimitar between them, when he flung
himself upon it ON his bare stomach, and
in this way he was carried three times
around the yard amid rapturous lou lous
from above When he ceased, the sciml-
tar sunk deeply into the hard flesh of his
stomach, which folded over it 30 that 1t
required an eff ,rt to extract the weapon.
A deep red welt remained, but no blood
flowed. He next stood with his bare feet
on the edge of the blade, and was borne
around in like manner, standing on the
weapon. After this he lay upon the
ground on his back, and the scimitsr was
held over his stomach by two men, while
a third stood upon the blade. This ap-
peared 10 inflct dreadful torture upon the
victim, but gave intense qualification to
the female spectators in the upper gallery
who became louder than ever in their
vociferations. These feats must have
caused him much suffering, for at the con
olusion he was in profuse perspifation
and was laid on the ground and covered
over for some time, after which he was
supported into the house in state of ap
parent exhaustion, doubtless with ba(
headache after all the churning his brair
had uGdergone,-LieutenGAt' Colonel o. s
! Yereter.
Year: 1871

A PROMINENT legal gentleman of this
city procured pass on one of our street
railroads last week, but before he had an
opportunity to use it, he discovered that he
had lost it. Suspecting that some one had
stolen it, he went to the office of the rail
road company, informed the officials of
his suspicious, and requested them to have
any one who shouldpTesent thep pass on the
street cars arrested Orders were accord
ing issued to all the conductors on the line
to keep sharp lookout for the missing
ticket. A couple of days afterward, while
searching through some papers in his
office, the legal gentleman found the miss
ing ticket, and while riding home on a
car presented it to the conductor, who
examined it closely. He Immediately col
Jared the astounded member of the bar,
and, in reply to a question as to what he
meant by seizing him, remarked that he
had been looking for the man who had
stolen that ticket tor some days past. In
vain the legal gentleman endeavored TO
explain that he was the rightful owner of
the pass the conductor would not believe
him. He said he had seen good deal OF
human nature and knew an honest msn
when he met him. On the return trip he
brought his prisoner back with him and
took him to the police station, where he
was recognized and released.-&. Louis
| Republican.
Year: 1871

official newspapers are quick to de-
nounce the first appearance Of honest
opposition as disloyalty to the Republi-
can party and to the Union. His
minions arrest people at their will. His
ambition has hesitated at no expendl-
ture Of the peoples money, no abridge-
ment of their rights.


In spite of all this centralized power
the people have risen against the cor
rupt ring government, as the people Of
New York will in November. The
majority against it is so large that Gov.
Davis will not dare to change the re-
turns. The result is not Democratic
victory nor a Republican defeat it is
simply a vote for reform.


The Republicans have made large
gains in the other States because
party which maintains the Tammany
leaders cannot be trusted. They have
lost Texas because their own leaders are
worthless and have blighted the State
with their corruption.
Year: 1871

A CURIOUS case OF kleptomania las
came to light in Lawrence, Mass. A
burglar after breaking into house WAS
captured, shot and carried to the lock-
up. Although the wound was slight,
it was agreed that the surgeon should
tell him he would not live more than
an hour, in order to draw confession
from him. The burglar, after exacting
a solemn promise from his captors that
all the money IN his possession should
be handed over to his wife, confessed
that he was the author of many burglar
les that had been committed in that
region, and that he had secreted in Ash
Grove Church, in Albany, under the
pulpit, two tin boxes filled with gold
and silver ware, and in his room in Arch
street in that city several hundred dol
lars in bank notes around the wains-
coting OF the windows, and in other
places; also, that his real name was
Carrel Sanborn, and that he worked for
a Mr.. McDorald in Albany. He then
handed over $500 in greenbacks, say
ing that according TO the agreement
that sum, with $500 in savings bank
in Albany and some $400 more secreted
in his room, should be given to his
wife. He had not robbed for money,
he said, but for the pleasure OF it; it was
mania which came over him at times
and which he could not shake off until
he broke into some place. The dark
lantern found in his possession is a
marvel of perfection, and was made by
himself Sanborns wife, who resides
in Bristol, y. H., was shocked when
she heard of his arrest, as she supposed
that he was at work in Albany. All
the money and property was found con-
cealed in the places indicated.
Year: 1871

LOUISVILLE, October lS.-Hon. Carl
Schurz addressed a large assemblase at
the Court House tonight. Afterwards
he was serenaded at the Louisville
Hotel by the Great Western Star Band,
and in response made speech thanking
the people OF this city for the high
honor conferred on him. His first
speech was acknowledged to be one Of
the most mastery efforts Of oratory ever
delivered in the Court House.
Year: 1871

PHILADELPHIA, October lS.-Reports
having been put in circulation to the
effect that the Enterprise Insurance
Company, of this city, would have to
suspend owing to heavy losses by the
Chicago fire. the company authorize
their complete contradiction The
officers, who are business men Of high
standing and great wealth, say that the
company will be able to meet all it's
losses and continue its business.
Year: 1871

At the public sale of menag-
erie, lately held at Trenton, New
Jersey, an elephant was put UP to
the highest bidder, and, as no one
needed him, was just about being
knocked down" by the auction
eer for very small sum, when a
by-stander resolved to purchase
the monster himself rather than
lose such a bargain. "Why, its
the cheapest thing l ever heard
orr he exclaimed gleefully when
after adding "an'af' to the few
dollars already offered, he was de-
clared to be the purchaser. "Tll
put the creature IN my barn for a
day or so, and make good thing
oft = So that night Mastet Ell
ephant was tied in the barn-a
pretty strong barn it was, too
and towards morning he amused
himself by trying to break it to
pieces. He succeeded SO well in
this little piece of playfulness that
it was found necessary to put him
In a stronger building. That night
he again became restless, broke
his sastenings and dashed around
at such a rate that the barn was
soon one of the most thoroughly
ventilated buildings in America.
The total extent of the damage
done in the two nights was five
hundred dollars; and it is cur
rently reported that somebody is
extremely tired of his bargain,
and advises all his friends never
on any account, to be tempted to
buy a cheap elephant. The rule
is a safe one to follow; never to
buy anything simply because it is
cheap.
Year: 1871

One of the young ladies in a
Brook Farm story in the Overland
Month7y says: "There is profane
swearing where the heart is filled
with .vindictive passions-with
malice ; bnt most of the swearing
INDUCED in by young and unculti-
vatedpeople, is only so much en-
phasis to back up their sentences
with. 1t shows that those who
indulge in it are wanting in intel
ligent respect for their own state
ment, or are doubtfulif they will
be accepted as true by those they
address, LIDO not deny that it is
extremely bad taste, that it is vul-
gar and disagreeable and yet a
great deal of Informal swearing is
indulged in by the really reverent
and kind hearted" .-E


To which a sailor present re-
spends: 81 am sure, miss, it's not
language that's SO wicked !; it's the
way one feels in the heart. Twas
thinking all the time you were
talking, of once when l was out
at sea-leagues from land in the
Pacific, and we fell in with a wa
ter logged ship, with nine men
starving on her. They begged to
be taken on board. Now, our
captain was one Of your pious sort.
Well, when the mate, with his
hands on the ropes ready to lower
the boat, heard the captains cold
blooded decision-'Tell them we
can't take them we have only
provisions enough to take our
selves to port'-Why, the mate
swore an oath Il should not dare
to repeat it to you, Miss; in a bad
cause it were enough to sink a
ship, and wished that he might
be hung beside, at the yard arm,
if he did not fetch those poor souls
on board. And down went the
boat in spite elof the captain, and
on board they came ; and we all
arrived safe and sound in port.
Now, Miss, I ask you who swore
the ma:e or the captain ?"
Year: 1871

Down inDallas county, Ala,


q pump peddler called upon an
old lady, but she refused to buy,
declaring that she had nothing
topay him with-unless, she said
in a bantering way, he would
take one of her daughters. The
peddler told her to "bring out
the girls" They were brought
in, and the peddler selected the
one he would take in exchange
for a pump. The bargain. was
concluded, the couple was mar
ricd, and the pump was put into
the well. All went merry as a
marriage bell for two or three
days, when one night the ped
dler pulled out the pump and
decamped, leaving on the old
lady's hands a disconsolate
daughter and a pumpless well.
Year: 1871

An Ohio man who passed around
a plate at religious meeting for
contributions for the heathen, and
then pocketed the money, has been
acquitted OF stealing by jury OF


the vicinage on the ground that be
was the greatest heathen they
knew, and therefore entitled to
the money. t1 tE =.
Year: 1871

A traveller was boasting Of
the luxury Of arriving at night
after a hard days journey, to
partake of tho enjoyment of u
left leg of a goose. "Pray, sir,
what is the luxury Of a left leg
of q goose "Sir, to conceive
its luxury, you must find that
it is the,Only leg left. "
Year: 1871

these men, and, as a reason for
applying no harsh rule, no severe
or unjust technical construction
Of the law againstlthe contestant.


In one orotwo, itnmay be more
of the election districts in this
caseJ some of, the officers failed in
strict and literal pursuance of law
to take the oaths, of office pre-.
scribed TO them; but it has been
so often decided in cases. sof this
kind blythe highest courtsioof the
country, and7by this House, and
by this verysub-committee in this
House, that these irregularities do
not Justify olthe rejection of re-
turns, that / need Dot waste any
more time oB these points. hIt is
enough for me to say that in all
cases of this kind the decision
ought to be lin favor of thegsa=
cred right of representation that
votes which are. cast in an honest
method and under color of law,
and without fraud or corruption
in the ballot box, shall be counted,
and that the parties claiming to
have been voted for, as we'll as
the people who cast these votes,
shall have the benefit Of them
within their respective spheres.
In the testimony in this case l
believe [ am justified in saying
there are not more than two or
three cases set forth in this record
in which it appears by legal or
competent evidence that one sim
gle elector was afraid to 60 to the
| polls and vote precisely as he de-
sired. On the contrary, through
out the entire district, electors,
both black and white, were able
without intimidation, without any
feeling of personal danger or in
security, to 60 to the polls, with
these two or three exceptions,
and cast their votes for whom they
pleased. Why, then, shall we
resort to this political demagogue-
ry; these vague, uncertain, in
definite, and always most unsafe
charges of general intimidation ?
Who is to define the limit that
shall be fixed to any rule of law
based upon any such assertions or
assumptions? How are we to
maintain the integrity of cleo
tions in any part O. this country
If it is competent for parties
to such contests as this to come
up here with their mouths or
their records full of these reckless
and partisan charges of iDtimi-
dation, fraud, and fear? Have
the people, of this country be-
come cravens and towards that
they are afraid to go to the polls
and like men eXerc Sc the sacred
right to vote, and vote for whom
| they please? Such decisions as
this on the part of the House are
only giving license and encour.
agementto this kind of reckless and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of grounds of
contest. And | pray the House
to consider well before it extends
| these rules any further than they
have gone already. They have


already gone beyond the outer
most limit of propriety and law.
And it becomes the House now in
the exerciseof its controlling pow
er in cases of this sort to admon-
ish these men that they shall not
come up here without facts or law
which disclose fair and legal
grounds of contest, and rely alone
upon vague assumptions and rn-
mors.a Such things are offensive
to Just minds and do dishonor to
parties, the House, and the coun-
try. 1t is time the law was en-
forced and political trash and
twaddle conde emned.


| Here the hammer fell.
Year: 1871

L r.


The New York SIN of Tuesday says
Miss Mary Ellen Foy, the young lady
whose throat was cut by the core of an APP
pie in the Normal school a few days ago,
is dying. She was eating the apple, and
while in the act Of swallowing portion of
the core, it cut the lining Of her throat and
several of the arteries like knife. Her
classmates were astoDished to see her fall
over on the floor and vomit large quantities
of blood. She was carried to the police
station, but little could be done for her be-
yond keeping her perfectly quiet. Her
mother, who had been summoned, was not
allowed to remove her until next morning for
fear of fatal consequences. The poor wo-
man sat in the station-house watching her
daughter all night. Next day she took her
home, where she has lain ever since, slow
ly wasting away. 1t is impossible for her
to swallow anything whatever, and her
stomach has become so contracted that
nothing can enter it. She is so weak from
loss of blood and starvation that the ply
sicians in attendance refuse to perform any
operation on her, or even to insert silver
feeding tube below the wound, as has been
successfully done in other instances where
the mouth or throat have been injured.
They say that she would not survive an in
slant. She was bright, alniable young
woman, very much esteemed and beloved
by her acquaIntances.
Year: 1871

THE WILLOW CoPsE GAGGED


The disgusting language used by Mr..
Pierce, on Tuesday night, during the play
of the WiiloD Copse, we are glad to learn,
was left out on Monday night. If this was
not a ''gag," will those who believe all
things pure to the pure minded, inform the
public why the text was not followed on
Monday night? We are willing to submit
the difference of opinion to gentlemen who
accompanied ladies TO the the theatre, the
night referred to-. We feel sure but few
respectable ladies, who were present on
that occasion, have been disposed to repeat


their visit and be disgusted the second time.


We certainly intended no reflection on Mr..
Couldock, whose reputation places him
above and beyond the use of unnecessary
and indecent language. .t.,.sg
Year: 1871

A communication has been received
at the Treasury Department at Washington
from the counsel for the defendant in the
celebrated Tichborne case, asking for in
formation concerning the whereabouts in
certain months in 1854 of all registered
vessels of the United States bearing the
name of Osprey" 1t will be recollected
that in the evidence in this case it was
shown that the contestant for the Tichborne
estates was passenger on an English vessel
named the ''Bella," which foundered of
Rio, on the South American coast, and
that he was picked up with others BY the
captain Of an American vessel named the
Osprey"
Year: 1871

"BRIGHr HoPEn EXTINGUISHED.-
We are glad to announce the information
that the fire at the Clover Hill coal pits
has been extinguished, and at the same
time regret the determination of the Direct
ors of the company to raise the price of
coal, so cents per ton, after the first day of
January.


The latest advices from the North ndi-
cate decline in this great staple, and we
see no good cause why that gathered at
home should become more valuable.


The completion of the Chesapeake and
Ohio road will settle the monopolists of the
present day.
Year: 1871

A LARGE STOCK OF HEAVY GOODS,
"a suitable for the country, to which we in
vite the special attention of country merchants,
as they will be sold very low for money.


my 4Sm WADDEYS, "a King street
Year: 1871

most necessary requisites to promote connubial
happiness, Indeed, without these the journey
through life becomes 1. weary pilgrimage, the
prospect hourly durkens to the Wow, the mind
becomes shudowcd with despair, and filled with
the melancholy reflection that the happiness OF
another is blighted with our own.
Year: 1871

A recent number of the Gazette con.
tains some remarks upon the subject
of the organization of the conservatives
of the State, which are so appropriate
at this time that we take pleasure in
reproducing them. That paper says;
Organization, thorough and complete,
is the only salvation of the people.
About twenty counties have already
organized; and in Pulaski county re.
tsrns have been received by the state
central comminee from q number of
townships. The people al the capital
are wide awake. They are not car
ried away with Brindle-tailism, Min
strelism or pasivism. They recognize
at the present but one important thing
the necessity fer an early and COM
plete organization of the conservative
people OF the state ofArkansas' That
being done, the policy to be pursued
hereafter can easily be determined.


Those counties that have, as yet,
done nothing in this direction, should
proceed at once to perfect their organi-
zation in accordance with the plan
adopted bv the State Central Commits
tee. Friends, be up and doing.
Year: 1871

THE QUEsTIoN.-The following
statement of the situation and question
for the people to decide is submitted
by the Louisville Courier Journal. 1t
states the case so fairly, and asks the
question so pertinently that we make
room for it:


The history of the last six years does
not present us a series of ono>sidcd,
but it does show us series of unexam-
pied, spectacles. 1t can not be fairly
said that the North has been all op>
preston and the South all patience;
and yet, in spite of much moderation
on both sides Of the line, the country
is slowly drifting into the dreaded one
man power. 1t is worth nobody's time
to speculate as to what might have
been had the North displayed less
grudging liberality and the South
more tolerant spirit. Bad blood of one
sort and another, flowing out from a
very limited class in either section, has
produced plentiful harvest Of corrup-
ton. Every intelligent citizens un-
derstands the state of affairs. 1t is not
the part of wisdom to look back. The
topic for intelligent inquiry relates to
the future; and the people are asked
to consider whether it is best to contin-
lie the Grant administration in office
long enough for it to fence itself round
with extraordinary means for perpetu,
ating its existence, or whether it will
change its ruler and secure, if not a
stoppage of malfeasance in the public
service, at least immunity from the
peculiar danger incident to the pro-
tracted and irresponsible dominion of
a single clique of politicians. This is
the nut for the people to crack.
Year: 1871

We clip the following morsel of
good news from the st. Louis Times
of a late date. Every day, almost,
We are more and more firmly convinced
of the early completion Of soms of our
most important railroad projects. Here
is the item:


The Iron Mountain railroad, as well
as the passengers over it, may be con-
graduated on the fact that steam
shovel has been provided for heavy cuts
near Marquand, Mo-, where the cars
have so often been stepped by the
earth slides.


The Arkansas branch of the Iron
Mountain railroad is now finished to
Piedmont, 127 miles from st. Louis
and fifty miles from the Arkansas line.
Piedmont is on the southern side of the
ridge, Oh which the most difficult por.
ton Of the work on the road has been
encountered. The route thence to the
Arkansas line is comparatively level
and will be completed at very early
date.


The prospects are continually brigh.
tening. The day is not far distinct
when the laundering of the iron horse
will awaken our people from their Rip
Van Wrikle sleep, to the new life and
energy, and consequent prosperity.