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Year: 1870

DEPENDENCE.


OTTAWA, July 30.-Arthabaska, Canada, has
declared by public resolutions in favor of to
the United SatesalsO In favor of independence. Other
districts are organizing for movement in the same di
recon In July last the reports published in TIE
TRIBUNE of the existence OF movement favor OF inde
pendence in the Dominion, and details concerning such
movement aroused the indignation of the entire Minis
tera of Canada At the present time subject
OF Independence OF the mother country occupies the
OF the country more than any other political
ca ana It's Importance is proved by the fact that not
week passes without public writing To the papers,
declaring their sentiments for against the
so great indeed has been the pressure Of public opinion
that the Ministry have actually talked OF going to the
country, and forming new Government, which will be
strengthened by uncOmprOmising antndependents.
While some of the Government organs cheeruly demol
ish the Correspondent Of TIL n. Y TRIBUNE in Canada"
for his mendacty" and "scuuilty" in presuming to
tell the truth about the Indcpcndence and Annexation
parties, Others tie truth of his reports by devOng
almost all their stock OF thunder and lightning to refut
ing his arguments They thus prove almost his only
glment-that these parties do absolutely exist.
Year: 1870

SHOCKING ACCIDENTAL DOZEN SCHOOL
CHILDREN FALL INTO A PRIvY VAULT
The Oswego Press records ashocking accident
that occurred at public school in that city
one day last week. The children were enjoy.
ing the morning recess, when one of the ie-
male teachers was informed by little girl
that the privy floor had fallen in and lot of
the girls were in there. She ran down to the
yard in the rear, when at,a glance her eye
met scene that paralyzed her for a moment.
A dozen or more little girls had fallen through
the floor, and were struggling in the vault,
with cries and screams OF terror. The teach
er ran to two young men who were passing.
and implored them to render ASSISTANCE
They went to the scene of the accident, where
several OF the neighboring women had already
gathered, and took out seven OF the children


several having been helped out by other by
ISLANDERS. Josephine Henry, aged ten years,
was the last one taken out, and was found to
be dead. She was pulled out by her mother
who did not recognize her child till she nc
tced the string of beads on her neck. The
woman's grief was fearful to witness. Nellie
Rowan, girrof ten years old, was insensible
when taken out, and for some time was
thought to be dead, but was finally brought
TO consciousness, and will recover. Two or
three others were partly insensible. As soon
as all were got out the school was called to
order, and the roll called, when all the chill.
dren were accounted for except one or two
who have since been found TO be safe. The
school was dismissed for the day.


The vault was about twelve feet deep, and
was full OF water to within foot and a half
OF the floor OF the building. About six feet
OF the flooring on the girls side gave way.-
The scantIing which formed the support of
the foor was rotten, and must have been lorg
IN an extremely unsafe condition. The acci-
dent suggests rigid and frequent examina-
tlon public school buildings and outbouses.
Year: 1870

The Easton pa Free Press tells the fol-
lowing beautiful incident:


''We heard of an incident concerning the
alarm at the school building the oth.I tlay,
which so well illustrated the noble part of
human nature that we give it publication.
In one of the schools there is a youae Girl
who is cripple. 1t il the custom of the
teacher to allow her, when the scholars are
dismissed, always to pass out first, in order
that she may escape the confusion attend
ant upon the dismissal of so many children.
Dn Monday last, when the alarm of FIRE
was sounded, all the school rooms we're at
once emptied of their contents. While in
all of them they rushed out in dismay and
fright, in some cases leaving everything
behind, in the one where the lame child
was there was perfect quietness and order.
ALI the 9 holars. notwithstanding the noise
and the apparent danger, remained quietly
IN their seats till their lame companion had
gotten safely out, and was secure from ,he
rush, when they with a bound cleared the
room. They thought of her safety before
their own. neither fright nor Sc fshr,ess
induced them to provide for themselves
until they saw her secure from peril. Such
display Of consideration and kindness we
have not heard of for many day, and when
we remember that it came from children.
1t becomes ali the more touching and beau
tiful"
Year: 1870

The laborers the number OF 200. employed In the
sewer excavations at Hudson City, N j., struck at
noon yesterday because they were not allowed
an hour for dinner. Information was sent to one
OF the contractors Mr.. shannon, who yielded to the
demand on condition that the men work ten hours
day. This strike, unlike that OF the Erie mechan-
tcs, was based on justice and reason and had the
sympathy of every prominent man IN the city. The
men returned to their work after dinner.
Year: 1870

The following record win show the changes IN the
OF the weather for the past twentyour
hours In comparison with the corresponding day OF
last year, indicated by the thermometer at Hud-
nuts pharmacy. HERALD Building, Broadway, cor
n orr
Year: 1870

No Help for the Erie STRIKERS.


The committee appointed by the Common Council
OF Jersey City to wait on Jay Gould and urge the
reinstatement OF the men OUT OF work by reason OF
the strike were not successful. The indlscreet
remarks OF few prominent men who encourag ed
the strikers have produced impression among the
Erie Railway offcials decidedly preIudicial to the
poor aborers, VINO may well cry out "Save us from
our friendS.o MIR. Gould informed the committee
that the removal OF the Jersey City workshops
to Port Jervis was under consideration, and
IL would probably be decided within a
few days. The poor people OF the Seventh ward
VIII then have reason TO depore the day when the
mechanics took the foolish step OF trying to knock
down Fisk ana Gould. A sum OF $4,000 month
will be lost TO Jersey City II the shops be removed.
This Is one result Of trade unions when improperly
directed. MI. Gould refused to relnstate the men.
Year: 1870

man, whose name was not ascertained. and
who Is supposed to have been under the influence OF
liquor was severely injured by falling upon the
sidewalk, at the corner Of Fourth avenue and
Wyckof street, on Sunday night. e@nt
Year: 1870

Last month the Delaware and Hudson Canal
compelled To discontinue navigation on account OF
the scarcity OF water their reservoirs being nearly dry
The late rains them some what and week be-
fore last navigation resumed. This supply, however,
Company have ceased boating coal at Honesdale, and
their cars from the mines TO that place making only
stated firms Navigation cannot be resumed until further
rains Tie loss OF time is severely felt by the b0atmen,
and business along the line il very much depressed
More or less thieyng by boatmen Is reported. The i'm
reservoirs OF the Company covering OF over
1900 acres which have before this season been ex
hausted are now drained dry and the entire water OF
the Neyersink River has been turned on to the sum
nit level The superintendent OF the Canal, Mr. A. NJ
Atkinson Is now prospecting with view to the location
OF two new reservoirs which, when completed, viii give
an additional supply OF five six hundred acres. one
OF these will be located the east and on the west
side of the Neversnk River, both damning the waters
of trmtarirs to that The work them will be
commenced thin Fall.
Year: 1870

RAILROAD 10 ELko.-The necessity for N
railroad Is every day becoming more obyious
to thinking men. Without il our base metal
mines cannot be worked TO advantage. for tLe
simple reason that We cannot dispose of our
ores, or even get our bullion to market. There
Is now about 1000 tuns OF ore contracted
Tor, but how is it to be conveyed to the rail
road? Mule teams cannot take il. and Il
they could, buyers cannot afford to pay fifty
dollars per ton to fraiSht to Elko. That price
they must pay for teams sufficient to take
IL, as We showed in our columns last Mon
day; Tor, with no return freight, the freight
from here must bear all expense.


Ibis want of speedy and cheap transporta-
tloL, which Is cramping our interests so seri
ously, should be taken in hand by our bnsi.
ness men, and those who can influence capi-
tai. without delay. Can not our citizens real
lZe lis Importance ANA call n meeting to take
the matter into consideration, Let some
thing be done for a starter, if il is nothing
more than preliminary survey; for with such
an amount OF freight AS We can now show is
avallaOle-togcther with the great increase.
which the movement would cause in the
product of the hundreds of base metal mines
now lying worthless-the is ample proof to
snow that a railroad from here to Elko would
DE splendid investment for capital


Such road would also take the products
OF Eureka, which in bullion alone can now be
estimated at twenty tons daily, while the
trade IN ore from the rich mines of that dis
trict would undoubtedly be great. Ore will
also come to US for shipment from the dis
trlcts south, which are now too far off to
freight to the railroad; and what is more, we
VIII be starting the first link to connect US
with the Colorado and secure the trade Of the
intermediate districts.


II would not be bad idea for our political
clnbs-whlch are organized, as all their con-
sutuents declare, to protect the interests Of
onr country and advance the public good to
talk the thing over at their meetings, for il is
n matter which affects the political economy
of White Pine most seriously. In fnct We
must have a railroad; we cannot do without
one; and the sooner Il stir is made the better
will it DC for all concerued.-White Pine
NeinS
Year: 1870

California is afflicted with too many young
men from the East, who have no money or
trades to work at. They sit around and wish
they were at home. The people of California
wish il too.
Year: 1870

WHAT DID IT.-Some men are impressed
with the idea that advertisements are not read
The power OF advertising is very remarkably
illustrated by recent events. 4 small three
line advertisement in New York paper, Of
fering cadetship for sale, has already result
ed IN three Congressman losing their places
in disgrace, and is causing much trembling in
their seats OF several more. Advertisements
are most certainly read.
Year: 1870




To Tan Small Skjns-The following i, a re-
commended method for the curing Of opos-
sum and sheep skins for domestic purposes ::
Lay the skin on a smooth board, the fur side
undertDost, and tack it in every direction with
timed tacks. Dissolve two ounces Of alum in
pint Of warm water, and with a sponge or
flannel rag dip in this solution and moisten tic
surface all over; repeat this every no " and
tlen for three or four days. When the skin is
quite dry, take out the tacks, and rolling Il up
loosely the long way, the hair inside, draw it
quickly backwards and forwards through a
large, smooth ring, or anything Of a similar
kind, until it is quite soft, then roll 10 tic
contrary way Of the skin and rcreat the cper-
alton.
Year: 1870

An artist in Fincastle painted dos SO nat
ural that the animal had the dydrOphobia du-
ring the hot weather. He's the same man that
painted copy Of beer bottle with such skill
that the cork few cut just as he was finishing
it. And after be was married, he painted
picture Of his first baby so lie-like thatit cried
aud bis wife whipped it before Sic discovered
her mistake.
Year: 1870

A correspondent sends the following tc
the chronological Journal


If you would have loving wife be as
gentle in your words after as before mar
riage; treat her quite as tenderlv when a
mstron as miss; don't make her maid
Of all work and ask her why she looks less
tidy and neat than when '.you first knew
her." don't buy cheap, tough beef, and
scold her because it does not come on the
table ''porter house," don't grumble about
'nursery," and remember that 'baby" NAV
take after papa in his disposition; don't
smoke and chew tobacco, thus shatter your
nerves and spoil your temper, and make
your breath q nuisance, and then complain
that your wife declines to kiss you; go home
Joyous and cheerful to your wife and tell
her the good nevsyou have heard, and not
silently put on your hat and go cut to the
''club" or dodge" and let her afterRard
learn that you spent the evening at the
opera or at fancy ball with Mrs. Dash.
Love your wife, be patient; remember that
you are not perfect but try to be; let
whisky, tobacco and vulgar company alone;
spend your evenings with your wife, and
live decent, Christian life, and your wife
will be loving and true-if you did not mar
~ q thoughtless beauty without sense or
worth; if you did, who is to blame if you
suffer the consequences


The following speech is attributed to
3 member Of the Legislature OF Pennsyl
Vania: 81 know wimun, Mr.. Speaker;
say it in no disrespect, 1 know um, I
have had heap to do with um. They're
. useful class, and-and, yet with the best
IF 'em you may have trouble" a
Year: 1870

The Pekin Gazette of July contains


some interesting matter Ia connection with


Chinese civilization generally, and more


particularly with the treatment of disease


by means of portions of the human body
cut of for the purpose. This, you will


see, has some bearing on the Tlen-Tsin af-


fair, the immediate cause of which was the


belief thar the missionaries used children's


eyes as medicine. Ma-ksin-yi, the Gov
ernor General of the two Kiang (Kiang-nau
and Kiang-se), Dsmorializes the throne to
the effect that young girl of Kiang-ning-
fu cut of two joints of one Of her fingers
and put it into the medicine which her


mother was taking for disease which the
physicians had pronounced incurable. The
traditional and orthodox Chinese custom,


for which las the memorial says) there are
numerous precedents even in recent years,
is to cut of portion of the flesh of the
thigh. This, the young girl. aged only


fifteen, at first actually attempted to do,
but had not either strength or courage


nough 10 complete the operation. The
Governor General INDUCES in boundless
laudations OF this most commendable act
of tilial piety, which had, of course, its
re ward in the immediate recovery of the
mother. He begs that the EN-
peror will bestew some exemplary
reward on the child, such as the erection
of q triumphal arch in the neighborhood,
to commemorate the act. By this means,
he says, flial piety all over the world will
receive encouragement The Emperor, in
his reply. refers the matter to the Li-Pu
for consideration. The family of the girl
are respectable, her father being an expec-
tant Taotai. 1t is to be hoped an abstract
of this interesting memorial will appear as
part of the precis of the Pekin Gazette in !
the next Cycle; and surely the editor can
not allow such touching instance of Chi
nese flial piety and such q convincing
proof of Chinese civilization to pass with |
out its need Of praise.
Year: 1870

AZurich correspondent Of the st. LouiI


Republican, writing Of the town of Shaft


hansen, Switzerland, says: There Is fine


old cathedral there, dating from 1l04; 9


castle or fortress commanding the town,


which dates from the fourteenth century.


It was renewed during the great famine oi


1864, in order to afford support to the in


digent Like all old castles, It has its le-


pepds. One of the most interesting con-


nected with this I will relate. The le-


gend saith, that during the Orusades the


lord of the castle went of to the holy war,


leaving behind him young wife to whom


he was recently wed. After long time
he returned. He arrived one very dark
night precisely at nine o'clock on the bank
of the Rhine, opposite his castle. Impa
tient to behold his wife to whom he had
been so long absent he could net brook the
delay of boat or daylight, but plunged in
to the rapid waters, attempted to swim
across, and was lost. g.r. sam e.


The disconsolate wife had an immense
bell of silver made, hung In the great
tower, and set apart large sum Of money,
the interest of which was to support per-
son whose whole duty should be to ring
this bell every night at nine o'clock, in
commemoration of the sad event which oc-
CURED precisely at that hour, and as it
only four or five hundred years
ago, We know the time to be exact. After
this loud expression of her grief she retired
to convent for life, thereby setting widows
a very exemplary example. In the course
of time the French stormed the castle, and
very ungallantly melted this bell for mer-
cenary purposes. 1t was replaced by one
Of baser metal, which is rung for fifteen
beginning ct nine o'clock every
night and will be by the conscientious
Shaffhausites until the end of time. The
present bell-ringer is an old man, who told
me that he had performed this duty nine
-aar veara t-a
Year: 1870

THE dome of the capitol at Washington
is one of the largest in the world, being
one hundred and seventy feet in diameter
at its base, and two hundred feet high.
The architect naturally thought SO large
mass would be affected by the suns rays,
SO that the expansion, would be UNEQUAL,
according as the sun shone on one or the
other side. To ascertain the extent of the
expansion, he extended wire within the
dome from the top TO the bottom, and con.
nected with it, by delicate mechanism, q
pencil which drew on paper the line of
movement. He expected quite regular
curve, as the opposite sides of the dome
were affected by the daily passages of the
sun. But he found, that It was not the sun,
but the wind, that had the most effect
The American Journal of Science contains
q copy of the figure drawn one windy day,
showing all the changes and lulls of the
storm, and making very curious comph-
Gated filure-
Year: 1870

Last winter my brother had gray squir-
rel given him. 1t was little wee thing,
but it was cross. So the man who owned
it told Gilbert he would give it to him If he
would pick it up. BERTHE was afraid, and
another boy picked it mp and said, '.Ho,
aint afraid, but the man said '.No, want
BERTHE to pick it up. 80 he did, and 1t bit
him. Bot he would not drop it because
he wanted it so bad. It was no bigger
than field mouseC) and had on collar
and chain. We gave him some wool and
he made q nest in the kitchen closet.
Mother said the chain was too cruel, so We
took it of, and he ran about the house;
but he was always Wild One day caught
him in my hood and sat down to hold him,
and we both fe u asleep.


His name was Adjidaume, but he didn't
mind it. In the summer he went up stairs
and got out on the roof and made him
house out of some bits of cloth and twigs
in the spout and lived there q while, but
he soon ran away.
Year: 1870

All the swallows were flying of to the
South; except one dear little swallow; and
he staid on the wall, and looked round on
the pleasant fields where he had been liv-
ing; and he did not want to leave them.


Besides, he knew q little boy and girl
who used to feed him; and he thought they
would miss him if he few of many long,
long miles to the South, where there is no
snow.


The other swallows called out to him to
come with them, and fly of to the sunny
South, but still he fingered, and did not
care To 90. 90 -.
Year: 1870




sang the others; but he did not heed them


Then black cloud came over the sky,
and chill breeze swept down over the
earth; and the little swallow thought to
himself, "That must be the breath of old
Winter of whom have heard SO much, and
from whom all the birds of our family fly
of because they do not Ike him. have
half mind to stay and see what he is like.


So the little swallow staid and staid till
it was too late for him to join his friends;
and then it came on to snow. And the lit
tie swallow thought to himself, ''OhlI
don't like this at all The grass is all COW
cred with white; and where are all thefies
gone? What shall do for food p ii'.f


The little boy and girl who had been
kind to him saw him, and let him know
that they were willing to take care of him,
and feed him. He few round their heads
once, twice, three times, as If to say,
'aGood-by, dear little friends: will be
back again next spring, when the violsts
are in bloom" srs4 g1is Te sa.
Then the last swallow flew off in a
straight line for the South, and left the
rude, cold Winter behind him, and few
and flew till he found sll his fellow-swal-
ows, where the trees and bushes were yet
green: and his fellow-swaIlows were all
Eery glad to see him; for they had been
Ifraid he was.lost. a.-es+ IDA FAE. %.
Year: 1870

HOW OFTEN Is THE HOUSEHOLD
III loaf buried with the household head, and
families that might have been comfortably
provided for, lett destitute by tho want Of y
proper foresight in its deceased protector?
Year: 1870

All who have real estate for sale or to let,
and those desiring to purchase or rent such property


Will find il to their interest to advertise in THE TRIBUNE
aggregate circulation exceeds that Of other news
paper, and in addition TO this advantage, THE TRIBUNE
will be found not only in NewYork and all It's cities ana
villages but in every State and Territory throughout the
Union. The advertisement should be as brief as will
allow Of the advantages claimed being made clear the
reader We would especially dwell ON the fact that the
subscribers for the three editions of THE TRIBUNE, DAILY
SemiWeeky and Weekly, comprise individuals in every
business professions consequently advertisements in each
are read by all classes THE TRIBUNE deVotes especial
attention to reports Of sales of real estate both in city
and country, thus adding greatly 10 the value of its col


uuus as advertising medium. The charges for adver


Using follows DAILY TRIBUNE 25 cents per line
for each insertion WEEKLY TRIBUNE, s. per line; SEMI-
WEEKLY TRIBUNE 25 cents per line About ten words of
vide columns average line. Terms cash in advance.
Year: 1870

GENERAL AMNEsTY.-Senator Robertson,
Chairman Of the Senate Committee on Political
Disabilities, will in day or two report a bill
which in effect will be a general amnesty bill,
which the President is understood to favor. Ii
excludes from amnesty only three classes
namely: First, those who withdrew themselves
from Congress at the beginning of the rebellion
TO engage in the secession movement; second,
those who withdrew from the United States
army and navy for the same purpose; and third,
those who signed the original ordinance of Sc
cessi0n in the various States in 1861. It is the
belief that such a bill will pass both Houses
without material opposition.
Year: 1870

TIE Hartford Times does not agree with the
In the summer months. According to the Times
oysters need to be changed from one spot to
smother when 'planted," and when this is done,
at all the shore houses on the Connecticut side
OF the Sound, through all the months Of the
summer. Nevertheless, the Express believes
tnat people will do better By refusing to eat
these biyalves in warm weather.
Year: 1870

The PUBLIC SCHOOL BILL.-The House Com
mittee on the District of Columbia this morning
considered the bill to provide for uniform sys-
tenn Of public schools in the District, and dis
cussed the same at some length. The only
amendment adopted was one providing that
three-fourths of the amount necessary for the
support Of the schools should be raised by tax
alton in the District, and the other fourth be
paid by the government. The bill will come up
again at the next meeting, when A. +. Newton
will explain to the committee the necessity for
the passage OF the bill, SC.
Year: 1870

THE SENATE COMMITTEE OF FOREIGN RELA-
rIoNs, this morning, had under consideration
the subject Of the ship canal across the Isthmus
OF Darlen, and discussed that matter, but took
no action thereupon. Vice Admiral Porter and
General Michler will appear before the commit
tee at the next meeting In reference to the Te-
huantepec route.
Year: 1870

THE REcoNsTRUcTION COMMITTEE this morn
ing heard the testimony of Colonel Spence, of
Eastern Tennessee, in reference to the condi-
ton Of affairs in that part of the State. His
testimony was favorable to the reconstruction
of the State by Congress.