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Year: 1873

DURING the week or two past the pro-
prietOr of restaurant on Griswold street
missed more or less money from his till
daily, and was finally compelled to sus-
pect some of the persons in his employ.
Accordingly, on Thursday evening he
marked number Of bills and put them
in the drawer, and walking out of his es-
tablishment by one door entered it by
another, so secretly that no one knew
that he was in the place. He was next
about to hide himself so that he could see


the money drawer and not be seen, but to
satisfy himself that the money had
not been disturbed during his temporary
absence he looked in the drawer, and was
astonished to find that the bills had been
unrolled and scattered over the bottom,
but that none Of them had been removed.
Then he let his angry passions rise, and
loaded his revolver and laid in wait eX-
pecting to capture the thief, who he sup
posed had been hastily driven off while
examining the drawer. He remained at
his post all night and until daylight with
out observing anything, and finally con-
cluded to remove the bills and try SINH
lar experiment some other time. To his
unbounded astonishment, however, he
discovered that some of the bills had been
taken. His hair rose; then he cooled
down and grew madder than ever; then
he cooled down still more, and made an
examination of the drawer Then he
found knothole at the back part. Next
he secured the services Ofa carpenter, and
soon found the nest of a mouse, nicely
lined with bills of various denominations
under the counter. In this place of de-
pOsit he found not only one of the bills
he had marked, but also $31 which had
previously been stolen.-DetrOit Tribune.
Year: 1873

A HOT tempered Danbury woman who
finds considerable trouble in persuading
her husband to furnish kindlings, and
then is obliged to do it herself, read in a
religious paper, Monday, of how wife
induced wicked husband to become one
of the most aifectionate and hopeful of
men by being invariably calm and loving
with him. The story made deep i'm
preston upon her, and when she started
a fire that noon, she put pair of rubbers
among the wood. Then she tied hand
kerchief across her nose, and went on
reached the gate, he paused, fetched a
sniff that made hole in the atmosphere,
and then went around to the back of the
house and fetched another sniff that had
an equally damaging effect on the atmos-
phere. He stared into the next yard and
up at his own house, and felt in his pock-
cts, and was about to go around to the
front again, when his wife thrust her head
out of the window and said, "Why don't
you come in the house, you old fool I
Come in and get your dinner, and let me
read an article to you from the Christian
Secretary, you old 'rip Come in and see
how nice It is to get dinner with nothing
to burn but rubbers, you whited sepul-
chrel Come in here, / tell you, before !
lose my temper and say what | oughtn't
tol" AT this invitation he went in, going
upon the stoop and to the door very
slowly, but on opening the door, dissap-
peared inside with marvellous sudden
ness. The neighbors say he was cutting
wood all the afternoon, and thinking OF
the religious press.-Ddnbury Neies.
Year: 1873

ONE of those people who consider
horses cars as spittoons recently entered a
Boston car, and inadvertently bestowed
his attention upon gentleman's boot No
sooner had the boot felt the indignity than
it seemed endowed with sudden vitality.
1t attacked the expectorator until hemadly
volunteered to give it satisfaction if it
would accompany him out of the
ear for few minutes. The challen-
ger and the boot departed: the spectators
saw hats flying, and arms and legs spin
ming about with so much velocity that it
was impossible to tell who owned them.
After breathless time the outraged boot
was avenged and departed triumphantly.
Year: 1873

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There Is little new to report regard to the
situation OF affairs among the Paterson manufac-
turing establishments The machinery OF the
whitney Sewing Machine Company in the
Dale Mil was sold yesterday afternoon
at bankruptcy sale Tor $4,000 by
Mr.. A. A. Hopper, Of the Merchants Loan and
Trust Company. 1t is said the works will soon be
started under the name Of the Whitney Manu-
featuring Company with large capital
to back them, and with every prospect
week or so tthe machinery being all ready for
commencing) with q force OF fifty or sixty men,
which Will be increased as the business increases
and times improve. This IS a bright rift In the
black cloud which enveops all other branches


few hands were yesterday put TO work In the
foundry or the Danforth Locomotive Works for q
few days to finish uD little work incomplete.
winter cannot yet be decided. At the Rogers and
Grant Locomotive Works thngsremaln unchanged.
The lvanhoe Is running about $50 hands lull time.


The Common Council holds q special meeting
on Monday night to consider what Is best to
be done to prevent suffering during the
coming winter, in consequence OF the de-
preston in business. Several OF the churches
have held meetings with the same object in
view, and there seems to be a general dis
position on the part OF all hands to make
charity and benevolence fashionable" this
winter, SO that II any one starves to
death 1t Will be largely his own fault.
No cases Of suffering have yet been reported,
authorities for relief yet materially increased. The
warmth OF the weather tor the time Of the year
has doubtless gone q good way towards deferring
the day OF suffering.
Year: 1873

PERILs OF THE DEsERT.-A letter from
Dos Palmas Station. on the desert, half
way between San Bernardino and La.
Paz, to the Yuma Sentinel, says: -Four
days ago the son of old Chino Theodore,
from Yuma, came to this station about
dark, on foot, and nearly dead for water.
He said he had left his father and boy,
the brother of Mrs. Jeager, ont forty
miles on the desert, without water and
nearly dead for the want of it, having
been without it for three days when he
left them twenty-four hours before. Joe
Dittier, the station keeper, and Hank
Brown started the next morning with a
team and plenty OF water to find them.
After going twenty-five miles they came
upon the old man. He had found cask
OF water that had been left by surveyors,
and had nearly drank himself to death.
One Of the party staid with him and the
other went to look for the boy. After
going fifteen miles be was discovered
stretched out under bush, naked and
almost dead-His tongue being swollen
and black, and blood running out of his
nose and ears. He was brought to after
two hours hard work. having been with.
out water for five DAYS and nights. Theil
three horses died. The party are now
stopping here and getting along al
right. The old man says that if he had
not lost his knife he would have cut hi:
throat and ended bis misery. The sta
tion-keeper and Brown deserve praise fol
the manner in which they acted, being
without food three days on their re
turn" E.
Year: 1873

The Docs ON THE PoIARIs.
mas day was q gala-day on board the
Polaris. The good ship was hemmed in
by heavy field ice; but the weather was
pleasant as an Italian Spring day. The
Esquimaux, and the dogs which Captain
Hall procured at st. Johns, were brought
into requisition, and a seal hunt was
proposed as the object Of the day. The
dogs were lowered to the ice in boat
from the davits, and were tackled to low
sledges by the Esquimaux. Captain
Hall says the sagacity and tractableness
Of these animals were remarkable. After
half an hours stretch gallop over the
heavy ice, the painting dogs suddenly
drew up and yelled, and paved the sur
face. One OF the Esquimaux-the old
est of the lot-at once interpreted the
warning Of the dogs and, quick as light
nng, he bounded from his seat, and
turned the dogs heads towards the ship.
In half the time it took to reach the dis
tance they had travelled from the Polaris,
the eager dogs pulled up beside the hull.
Around the horizon then there were
murky clouds assembling. and the atmos-
phere felt misty and bleak. Within an
hour after the barking of the sagacious
animals, the ice had been broken up.
and the Polaris was separated from it by
stormy channel nearly half q mile in
width. Had the seal.hunting party full.
hlled their intention of urging on the
dogs, and keeping up the sport until
moonlight, few of them would have sur
vlved the excursion.-lNew York Times,
Year: 1873

A DAY before the execution of Captain
Jack, the Chaplain at Fort Klamath was
endeavoring to convert Jack and seek
rest for his soul, and among other things,
told him glowing stories of the happy
land, His remarks seemed to have an
effect on the captain, who asked him if
he knew all about God and the happy
land. The Chaplain said he thought be
did. well, said Jack, "you know all
about Hin, Inc give you ten horses you
take my place tomorrow.
Year: 1873

The extraordinary INDUCEMENTS we have been Offering
in Guipure and Thread Laces, OF our own impora
ton still continued and heretofore are attracting
numerous and well pleased purchasers We have just
cleared out the entire stock OF
Year: 1873

The ATLANTIC Observation-Disclosures OF
THE COURT OF INQUIRy.-lIALIFAx, April
lS.-Thc Commissioner convened the
cout OF inquiry into the loss of the At
antic, this afternoon, and rendered his
decision The course of Capt. Williams
in bearing up for Halifax is commended
as prudent. The ship had not sufficient
coal on board at the time of sailing for
ship Of her class the coal was of inferior
quality, Of which she consumed 20 tons
pc: day, thus giving her less than thirteen
days supply when leaving port. Had
all the circumstances OF the passage been
favorable, this quantity of coal undoubt.
edly would have carried the ship and pas
scngcrs safely to New York, but the na,-
sage across the Atlantic in winter with
out more or less dniavorable weather. is
the exception and not the rule. The con.
tingcncies OF low rate Of speed resulting
from head winds and foul weather, ought
to have been provided for,


The conduct Of Capt. Williams and the
officers after the ship struck was all that
could be demanded of men in tbcix trying
situation. The management of the ship
is condemned from the time Of changing
the course, at Que P. M, Monday, until
the time she became wrecked. The fact
OF no lights being seen, can only be ac-
counted for oy want Of vigilance. y
gross error must have been made in esti-
mating the speed of the ship, from incom-
potency or carelessness in calculating on
the part of those attending to the log
the conduct Of Capt. Williams in leavn,
the deck at midnight is condemned as i'm
prudent and calculated to Great an i'm.
preston on the minds of the officers on
duty that they were not 50 near land as
to make extra vigilance imperative. Had
the very ordinary precaution been taken
OF sending lookout at intervals to the
masterhead, the disaster would in all hu-
man probability have been prevented ;
but the great and perhaps the fatal error
is in the fact that the lead was pever used,
although the ship was in soundings for
eight hours before she struck.


The commissioner concludes from all
the facts that he is justified in censuring
Year: 1873

Every living organism of the higher
sort, whether animal or vegetable re-
quires for the maintenance of life and ac.
tivity, circulating fluid by which nutri.
ment is distributed to all its parts.


In plants this fluid is sap in insects it
is colorless blood in reptiles and fishes
it is red but cold blood while in the
nobler animals and man, it is the red and
warm blood.


The color Of the blood in man and the
higher animals, as is well known, is red
but it varies from bright scarlet, to
dark purple, according to the part from
whence it is taken.


When examined under the microscope,
the blood no longer appears simple fluid
and its color no longer red.


1t is then seen to be composed of two
distinct parts, the first clear colorless
fluid called plaSma; /; and the second
multitude of minute solid bodies called
corpuScleS.


In man, these corpuscles are Of yell
low color, but their great number impart
red hue to the blood.
They are very small, having dame
ter of paroout l-3500 Of an inch, so that
if $500 were side by side, they should ex-
tend but one inch.


The size and shape of the corpusclcs
vary in different animals so that it is
possible to discriminate between those of
man and the lower class of animals.
1t is, in some cases, very desirable to
know whether the blood retained upon
the clothing or weapon of the accused
person are of human or lower animals
and by the aid of the microscope this can
be done.


Several celebrated cases are recorded
in which the accused person has been con-
demned and punished on the evidence
rendered by this examination.


The blood is the. great provider and
purifier of the body. 1t carries new
materials to all parts and removes the
worn-out particles of matter
Some singular experiments have been
tried to illustrate the life-giving power
of the blood


An animal that has been blcd so freely
as to he at the point Of dying is promptly
brought back to life by TRANSMISSION.
1t is related that dog just dead from
an acute disease was so far restored by
TRANSMISSION as to be able to stand and
make few movements.


The blood is in constant motion during
life. From the heart, as center, cur
rent is always setting toward the differ
ent organs; and from these organs a
current setting back TO the heart.
ALPHA.
Year: 1873

There are no dead. The blow
which struck assunder body and
spirit did not end the spirits life.
And so the countless myriads of
the past, whose dust has long since
mingled with the soil, "still live."
The men, women and children of
Noah's day, and Abraham's and
David's the motley tribes that
herded beneath the crescent of the
Arabian prophet; the swarms of
Goth and Hun, Tartar and Vandal,
that swept the plain of the Eastern
world the red man that roamed
the forests of the Western world,
and left mounds and tree-grown
ruins the dim history of earthly
existance-all these are yet alive.
They cannot die. With the first
breath of life they inhale immor-
tality.


No. On the highway of heaven,
none fall. In the hollows of hell
none rise. You have fixed your
state forever when you leave this
world. The case is closed. You
have either united yourself to
Christ for an eternal love, which
possibility can sunder, or have en-
toned your soul in sorrows which
no possibility can lift off. All
change must be made this side of
the grave there is no change be-
yond. The preparation must be
finished here ; for there, there is
no time. Time is ended, and you
are in eternity. The decree is un-
alterable "He who is filthy, let
him be filthy still he who is holy
let him be holy STILL"


How long will you live! You
will live forever; and your life
there will depend on your life here.
Every day, as you complete it,
will re-appear in the years to come.
Every hour, every moment, as it
hurries on its way, leaves a page
to read before the throne. Every
woru, every act, every thought and
feeling of your heart records itself
imperishably in the memory of one
who never forgets. You are writ
ing your life for eternity.
Year: 1873

A singular accident which befel a par
ty Of persons from Akron Summit Co.,
Ohio, while returning from wedding,
is thus described by the Akron Beacon
recently: ''The party consisted of a
gentleman and his family who occupied
one carriage, ,and two ladies who follow
ed driving single horse. The oecu-
pants of the first carriage, being appre-
hensive that some accident might befall
the young ladies, looked back frequently
to see that all was right, and were not a
little relieved each time at seeing the
horse quietly trotting along with no
signs of running away or otherwise
m:sbehaying himself. Matters thus pro-
ceeded until the party reached Market
street, near Prospect, when on turning
aside to speak to the occupants of the
second carriage, the gentleman was not
a little amazed to see the horse, which
had been following so quietly, shoot
ahead on keen trot with the lines ly-
ing loose upon the dashboard and the
carriage empty! CT course his thought
was that some dreadful accident had oc-
curred,and leaving his horse to find his
own way to the stable, the gentleman
retraced his way to Tallmadge, where
he and his companions were overjoyed
to find the missing ladies safely aboard
another vehicle and on their way to Ak
ron. Their story was that soon after
leaving the wedding party their horse
stumbled and, falling, threw the Occu-
pants over the dashboard, whence they
fell to the ground not much injured but
considerably frightened. The horse jim
stead of running, continued his quiet
trot rs if nothing had happened, follow
ing the first carriage all the way to Ak
ron, a distance of four miles. The Ia
dies were comfortly provided for at a
neighboring house, and soon aiterward
started for home"


-S -
Year: 1873

And now comes the Plymouth Repu6


lican and asserts positively that mo facts


have been developed to prove the charge


of corruption on Colfax." The paper


then goes off into hemily on PARTISAN


ship and the attempt to ruin the character OF


pure men. 1t is not too much to say that


the general opinion of candidi men of all


parties is that the evidence makes a very


strong case against the Vice President,


and instead OF there being mo evidence"


the testimony would be strong enough to


convict any ordinary criminal. The Re
publican shows its kind of partisanship in


its failure to recognize the unbiased facts
elected, and it should have the honesty
and independence to state the case as it


really is. No lair man will doubt that
Colfax stands convicted of completely III
the Credit Mobilier transactions, but as
we have before said. there is still about
one chance in thousand for him to dis
prove the charges. Until he clears the
matter up the whole world will believe
him guilty, and his conduct will do much
toward the destruction of the little that is
left of the peoples confidence in the hon
esty of our public men.-LapOrte Argus.


Is it not barely possible that the Argus
is mistaken in its Judgments we dis
tinctly recollect tha, during the recent
Presidential campaign, charges Of bribery
and corruption were made against some
OF our purcst statesmen, by democrats
who were determined to overthrow the
Republican party, even il to accomplish
that end, they wire required to join
hands with their most deadly political
their object, they attempted to prove that
Speaker Blaine, had received as bribe,
large amount of Union Pacific Railr Dad
stock, and they even went so far as to
print i'll their papers, what purported to
be a ttc- sinsiIe of leaf from the stock
book, giving the name,
number of shares and value OF the stock.
This was received by many-by the 4r-
gus if we are not smistaken-as positive
proof that they had Caught the speaker"
With them, Mr.. Blain's positive deniel
went Tor nothing. Senator Wilson, and
many Others, were also charged as having
accepted bribes from the Credit Mobilier
company.


We have published all the proQf that
has yet been brought out in Mr.. Colfax's
case. 1t is simply the assertion of Mr.
Ames, who acknowledges his object in
the distribution of stock, was to make
the Credit Mobilier company popular


The 4rgus may believe that Mr.. Col
fax is guilty; but we think he is entirely
too eager to dispose of Christian states
men and prominent Republicans There
is tone Of eXultation over the assumed
proof of corruption in prominent Repub-
licans, indulged in by many Democratic
papers, that reveals their aims.
Year: 1873

BOURBON, Feb. 18th, 1873.
DEAR REPUBLICAN-


The Teachers Association Convention
at this place, passed off very quietly, but
with much of interest to the professional
teacher, and to education in general.
The subjects discussed by teachers in at
/ tendance, were handled in more practi
cal manner than is usually the case in as
semblies of this kind, and less of the SEN
timental indulged in than is usual. Less
disposition was manifested to ventilate
favorite hobbies of particular teachers,
and more earnest determination to sum up
beneficial results of thorough system in
schools, was manifested by all; as if
the association had become fully tired of
generalization of essentials of good
schools and bad, concluded to adopt and
follow some we'll defined system OF
school organization and government that
promised something of success, by united
and continued effort. Let the plan be
followed closely.


Our election on Saturday last, resulted
in majority for sustaining the cospora-
ton, which will doubtless stimulate the
city officials to more determined effort
to discharge every duty oftheir Office, and
now we will have no further complaint in
regard to non-enforcement of ordinanc-
es, which has given us such dilapidated
sidewalks, and blockaded streets in the
past. But seriously, all jokes aside, our
people have had considerable occasion to
grumble, when they fall halls dozen
times or more, in walking over half
block of sidewalk, because of loose
boards, and man-traps left by our
efficient city dads, to catch the sober as
well as the tipsy, all over our principal
streets and promenades.


Let the good work of corporation be
kept up fully to the standard of the past
and another election will occur within the
next three months, certain.


The Bourbon Glee Club gave. a vocal
and instrumental concert to large and
appreciatlve audience, on Monday night,
al the Brethren church 1t is to be hoped
that this is only the first of many such
musical entertainments, that Bourbon is
to be favored with from this talented
club.


The boiler in Jones mill, exploded a
day or two since, with great violence,
but no lives were lost, although large
number of persons were in the mill at the
time.


"All is quiet ON the Potomac"


Briefly, but good humoredly Thine,


LITTLE JOKER.
Year: 1873

A young lady of Champaign, Illinois,
has struck new mode of making money,
which affords man an opportunity OF
drawing himself a wife. She purposes
to have 10000 Lottery tickets printed,
which she will dispose of at $1.00 each.
The purchaser holding the prize ticket,
which calls for her, if he is not satisfied
with his prize, and thinks he connot take
her and have the marriage ceremony per-
formed legally, and treat her as a wife
should be treated, she will give him an
honorable discharge and $500 in cash.
This is good chance for some one that
is lucky, to make what we call '.sDsall
stake"
Year: 1873




ANOTHER DIsGRACEFUL Row.--Ol


last Sunday afternoon, between the hours


of seven and ten o'clock, fight occurred


in the bar room, or in front of the Ma


tional House, (our informant did not say


which,) The fight was participated in by
three persons, one of whom was severely
punished, other received a blow on the
nose which caused it to spread over an
undue portion of his otherwise handsome
phiz. This is not the first, second nor
third row of the kind that has occurred
at that house. We should like to know
If there is not some means by which the
law can be enforced, at least in cases of
such gross violation. They, the proprie-
tors, with other retail dealers in liquors
do not appear to know that the Grand
Jury Is in session, at least they do not
seem to care. Well it does not seem to
us that that august body inspires much
fear among the keepers Of the gin mills
in our city, nor does it appear strange,
when, if we are informed correctly, per
sons that pass as respectable, vigorous in
mind and body, cannot remember
whether they drank glass of beer on
Sunday or not" 1t is astonishing how
short some gentlemen's memory is, when
they are brought into the midst of the
Grand Jury, and are questioned by that
body as to their drinking proclivities, and
as to the time and place of their obtaining
their favorite decoction. l suppose, Mr..
Editor, you have enough on this subject;
but will say that l think it tinne that we
were rid of such places. They are dis
grace to our town, and obnoxious to every
person who favors law and order. We
say, close them up. ANTI.