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Year: 1873

In the Marine Court, Part l., yesterday, in
the case Of Catharine Lombruk agt. Sarah BaehraD.
Judge Joaehmsen rendered verdict for S25 and costs
in favor Of the plaintiff Among other things he said in
his decision:


The complaint in this case is that the wife OF Anthony
LOmbruk tenant of the defendant suffered personal
INJURIES by Of insufficient protection on the
piazza OF the building No. II Cannon-st IN tins city,
from which, by accident, she fell with the railing into
the paved yard below. The evidence rs that the rail
which had been put mp that piazza, apparently as
protection in of accident had been there for seven
years that il constructed in the best mechan
ical manner. and not fastened very securely.
II that had been safe railing well constructed the
plaintiffs fall would have been prevented, she would
not have fallen into the yard bt only from the chair
against the rail- but II was this woodwork imne
dately gave way and went down With her into theyard
and by tins fall she broke her rbs aud confined 10
her bed. decide that this by law bound 70
have this railing IN absolutely safe condition, which
il was not Under these circumstances think would
do an injustice the plaintiff If should dismiss her
complaint think she is entitled 10 recover ON the
ground that the OF this property did not perform
his duty TO the public IL duty 10 that the fire
and building laws are enforced for the beneht OF the
community,
Year: 1873

It is evident that this knowedge is Of much
greater practical value


on THE WATER
than on the land; added to which, s1orms move
with more regularity on the ocean thas Oh shore,
the motion not being interfered with by irregu-
larity OF surface. On land our theoretical circle
often become an irregular ellipse, but on the
ocean the circular form is very nearly preserved
The mariner may avoid serious damage, and
perhaps total loss, by knowledge Of these facts
Of storm motion, by steering as nearly as may
be away from the vortex. This may be accom-
plished by keeping the atarboard side to wind
ward, and getting out Of the track II the storm
centre he moving towards the first noted place
Of the vessel Some Of our ocean-going seamen
are already educated up to q knowledge Ct these
facts, and an appreciation Of their value; and
there can be no doubt that more thorough
dissemination Of the principles of storm science
will result in material diminution in the an
nuAl percentage Of loss by ahipwreck.
Year: 1873

MORAL COURAGE" was printed in
large letters and put as the caption OF the
following items, and placed in a conspicu-
Gus place on the door of a systematic
merchant in New York for a constant
references


Have the courage to discharge debt
while you have the money in your
pocket


Have the courage to do without that
which you do not need, however much
your eyes may cOvet it.


Have the courage to speak your mind
when it is necessary that you should do
so, and hold your tongue when it is pru-
dent you should do so.


Have the courage to speak to q friend
in ''seedy" coat, even though you are
in company with a rich one, and richly
attired


Have the courage to own you are poor,
and thus disarm poverty of its sharpest
sting.


Have the courage to tell man why you
refuse to credit him.


Have the courage to tell man why you
will not lend him your money.


Have the courage to cut the most agree
able acquaintance you have when you are
convinced that he lacks principles; a
friend should bear with a friends intirmi-
ties, but not with his vices.


Have the courage to show your re-
spect for honesty, in whatever guise it
appears, and your contempt for dishon-
esty and duplicity by whomsoever exhib-
tied


Have the courage to wear your old
clothes until you can pay for new ones.


Have the courage to prefer comfort and
propriety to fashion, in all things.


Have the courage to acknowledge your
ignorance, rather than to seek for knowl-
edge under false pretenses.


Have the courage, in providing an en-
tertainment for your friends, not to ex-
ceed your means.


Have the courage to insure the property
in your possession, and thereby pay your
debts in full.


Have the courage to obey your Maker
at the risk of being ridiculed by man.
Year: 1873

THERE is a peculiarly saddening effect
in awakening in the night and hearing
burglars at work in your foi!se This
was the case with Mr.. Henry, on South


street, Friday night. AS soon as he de-
tected the noise, which appeard to be
down stairs, he softly crept out Of bed


and commenced to prowl around for q
match. His wife was soon awakened by
the same noise and believing that some
thing was the matter with the children,
who slept in the next room, she carefully
withdrew from the bed so as not to disturb


her husband, and started for the door


An instant later they collided. What he


thought was evident enough. All the
hard earnings of an arduous life were at


stake. Before him stood one or more


robbers. With an exclamation of con


densed eloquence he clinched her. What


she thought is not quite so evident, but it


was doubtless of her husband and chill
dren, and, being plucky withal, she at


once twined her fingers IN his hair and


gave him wrench that made him think
of death


Then both of them went down to the
floor together, she having the advantage


in the fall, and, getting on top, with her


hands still in his hair, she shook his head
against tiiC iool Will dll tutiSy
courage that would undoubtedly have
filled him TO overtowing admiration, had
he known who it was, or had he known


anything at all. Every time she raped


him she shrieked for help, and in a brief
space of time the children and Mrs. Eben
Davis, who lives down stairs, were on the
scene. Mrs. Davis was not dressed for


company, but in the excitement she
didn't mind adornment. She had a can
! die in one hand, and long carving fork
! in the other, and was about to drive the
latter into the legs of the william, when
recognition ensued. Then Mrs. Davis
| laid down her candle in one direction,
and the fork in another, and Immediately
returned to her own apartments, her
! yellow flannel nightcap, as it shot down


stairs, being the first thing Mr.. Henry


saw on springing to his feet. The chill
| dren were returned to their room and put
! to bed, but the parents did not resume
| their couch. 1t was so pleasant that Mr.
| Henry concluded to remain up the rest


of the night and enjoy the scenery, and
| Mrs. Henry thought it best 20 stay up
| too, SO as to change the cloths on his
| head as often as possible-Danburg
| Ne,re
Year: 1873

n CORRESPONDENT residing at Santa
Barbara, Cal, sends the following "se-
cret' tor starting a balky horse; Get
him TO think about something else while
starting. One convenient, sure method is
to put the hitch rope around the fore foot
then draw the foot forward off from the
ground. In few seconds the horse steps
forward to get his foot on the ground, and
is in motion. Away he goes. Let him
go. Drive with rein, without binders,
check and stag chain. Never worry his
mouth when he is in motion"


EVERY man who has clerks in his cn1~
ploy ought to know what their sleeping
habits are. The young man who is up
till two, three and four O'Clock in the
morning, and mus. put in his appearance
at the bank or store at nine or ten O'Clock,
and work all day, cannot repeat this pro-
cess without certain shakiness coming
into the system, which he will endeavor
to steady by some delusive stimulus. 1t
is IN this way that many young man
begins his course ts ruin. He need not
necessarily have been in bad company.
He has lost his sleep, and losing sleep is
losing strength and grace.


THE chirping and singing of the cricket
and grasshoppcr are frequently spoken of.
But they do not sing-they fiddle. By
rubbing legs and wings together, each in
a manner peculiar to the species, these in
sects produce the sounds which charac-
terize them. Perhaps our best insect in
strumental performer is the Katydid."
Each wing contains little tambQurinc;
and, by the opening and shutting of the
wings, these are rubbed against each
other, and produce the sounds of Katy
did-she- did" which can be heard at Il
long distance, and gives the insect It's
name.
Year: 1873

Mr.. JOSEPH ARCH is coming to the
United States. Of course he is. 1t was
all very we'll to engage his services for
the benefit of Canada, ia the hope that
his powers of oratory would convince the
intending immigrant that it is better to
serve under the British flag than to be "a
sovereign under the stars and stripes
but Joseph Arch is a shrewd, long-headed
man, the best type of the public agitator,
IN no sense demagoguc, and devoted TO
a set purpose. He has announced, in a
speech delivered at Newburv, on the 18th
ultimo, that he not only intends to 'do"
the United States, but that he means to
come soon-probably in August-and ''to
traverse the country from one end to the
other" Moreover, he declares that if he
finds America lis the true home of the
wOrkingman, where the son of the poor
man can sit down by the children of the
rich, write on the same slate and read
out of ihe same book, and where he
can have full electoral power, he will
stand on her shores until he has
drained the labOring serfs out Of En-
gland, in order that they may settle in
the fruitful field Of America, with its
ninety millions of acres vet uutilled," and
he Will do this until all the farmers of
England are made to bite the dust, if they
refuse to treat their laborers like men"
This is plain speech, and it is further
supplemented by a declaration that Mr.
Arch hopes within a twelve month 'to
make the farmers of England know the
worth of a man" On the whole, it is not
surprising that the land owners OF England
don't like Joseph Arch. He is verita-
bic lion in their path, and his strength
lies in the moderate course he sagaciously
follows. He does not storm nor jeer, but
goes steadily toward the point he has de
termined to reach and his GOODNESS and
courage are not less marked than his sin
gleness of purpose and his personal force
There will be no lack Of welcome for him
here, for although, as he says himself, he
is only an agricultural laborer," think
ers and statesmen can learn something
from him.-Nelc York Commercial.
Year: 1873

Gov. SAFFoRD of Arizona plainly de-
scribes the class of people that don't get
along in the West. He says that gentle
manly farmers, who commence without
means and have hired all their work done,
will undoubtedly be obliged to quit the
business; and those who have invested
the largest portion of their crops in poor
whisky at twenty-five cents per glass will
hardly be able to meet their obligations
and inspire sufficient confidence to obtain
credit in the future"
Year: 1873

THE inhabitants of the Boulevard
Pereire, Paris, were witnesses, few
weeks ago, of a chase of the most exciting
character A distinguished velocipede
rider appears every day on this boulevard,
and performs remarkable feats in that
line of horsemanship. He had just be-
stridden his bicycle, when cries Of ''Out
Of the way Kill him; kill him. re-
sounded through the streets. The foot
passengers darted into the houses, closing
the doors after them with a crash, and the
velocipedist was left alone on the road,
along which rushed an enormous dog,
with staring coat, infiamed eyes, and jaws
bathed in foam The mastiff, which was
evidently mad, perceiving the bicycle and
its unlucky rider, instantly bounded after
it, and cloud Of dust soon concealed the
details of the chase. The velocipedist
whirled his machine round and round,
taking as many turns as hare, but the
horrible brute followed him closely At
length, in despair he darted forward at
full speed, when suddenly cry of alarm
hurst from the spectators at the windows.
The bicycle had broken down and the
rider had been thrown senseless to the
ground, whilst the dog, gathering up his
remaining strength, sprang towards him
But by this time the police had headed
the animal, and one of them cut off its
fore paws with one stroke of his sword
Just as the furious beast was about to
throw himself upon his victim, who soon
awoke from his swoon to find himself
safe and sound.
Year: 1873

INSTRUCTIONS have been issued to Post
masters that envelopes for registered letter
packages are not to be charged with post
age, the envelope being mere pouch in
which a letter is transmitted. 1thas been
the practice of many Postmasters to
charge postage not only on the letter but
afterward to inclose it in registered
envelope and charge postage on the whole
package.
Year: 1873

TIE cordlalty and hospitality of some
OF the Virginia people is immense. The
pleasant manner in which they receive
company has been a matter of comment
for years. A correspondent writing to
one of the well Known Conservative papers
IN Richmond, from the Montgomery White
Sulphur Springs, says:


/" John L. Ludeling, chief justice, So
Called. of the supreme court of Louisiana,
arrived here few days ago with his fam
lily, but finding very little congenialty
among the guests, those from his own
state not wishing to have anything to do
with him, he decamped for some other
locality, where it is hoped he will meet
with the same treatment. He is the
prime cause Of all the histories of poor
Louisiana"


The Southern historical society was in
session at the time the above was written,
and all the leading, high-toned southern
gentlemen were present, which may ac-
count for this exhibition of cordiality
toward the chief justice of Louisiana and
his family.
Year: 1873

LITTLE Rock, August %. -Advices
from Perry county state that after the
constable's posse, who were endeavoring
to arrest Morris and his party for their
attack npon Mathews and the supervisors
court, had dispersed, Morris. with a
crowd of about thirty men, entered Per
ryville and took possession of the court
house, swearing they would kill forty
men for the killing of Trice.


Supervisors Holmes and Price, 10 fear
of personal violence, left the town and are
now in this city to lay the facts before the
governor. They declare it unsafe for them
to return without protection. 1t is under
stood that Adiutant-General Bishop will
leave for the scene Of di sturbance to-day.
Year: 1873

THE GRAPHIC EUROPEAN BALLOON
EXPEDITION. The Graphic folks an
nounce now that they will start their bal
loon between the lst and 10th of Septem-
Der. The balloon will be put in readiness,
and some fine evening, when Old Proba.
bilities can promise good weather for twen-
ty-four hours, Prof. Wise will cut his cable
and be off without any fuss or demonstra-
ton. He will start at sunset, for the rea-
son that the air is the quietest at that time.
In addition to the large life-boat, a Waters,
paper life-boat the same with which the
trip was made from New York to Long
Branch), will be taken. 1t is fourteen feet
long, and the skin is less than three-eighths
of an inch thick, yet it is said to
be so constructed that it cannot be
swamped. In case the balloon
should meet with accident, or should
come down through loss Of gas, Admiral
Wise and others Of the party, with the ex-
ception Of Professor Donaldson, will take
to the large boat, while the latter will
stand by the balloon to the last, and when
the case IS hopeless he will resort to the
paper boat. The parties concerned in
this enterprise seem to be acting in gooG


faith, and so sometime in September WI
shall see what we shall see in the way o


aerial transatlantic navigation. The yoy


ayers will be limited to four, the two aero


nauts, Wise and Donaldson, an artis


from The Graphic Office, and another gen
tleman whose name has not been mad
public. The Graphic announces that ther


have been thousand applications 70
! seats in the aerial car.
Year: 1873

SoUIBs.-The Enquirer says John w.
Woltz seems to be one of those politicians
whose exact bearings "no fellow can find
out.


We do not profess to know all his
bearings" but we know what he could
not bear-and that was the political CON-
pany he was said to be in not long ago.


Hon. Raleigh 7. Daniels mother was
the daughter of signer Of the Declaration
of Independence e.-Enquifer.


Eli was q priest in the house Of the
Lord, and yet through the apostacy of his
two sons the Ark of the Covenant fell into
the hands of the Phlistines.


Why is Capitol Square like the Garden
Of Eden? Because it has peach tree in
the middle of it guarded by the police
Enquirer.


And why is this same peach tree like
a question asked? Because it interests
the enquirer more than any one else.
Year: 1873

CONDITION OF THE RIvER.-The
James was rolling and tossing around in its
little bed at lively rate last night. 1t was as
active and unamiable as a juvenile with an
unappeasable pain in his gastric region
Mud and water is calculated to make the
James or any other man feel rocky, and
there is no wonder that it roars out under
the intliction,
Year: 1873

WHERE DID TT COME FROM P
Yesterday number of boys found
young alligator, about two feet
long, in the edge of Shockoe creek,
above Broad street. 1t was alive when
first found, but the boys after getting
it some distance from the creek, began to
tease and aggravate it, when it ran toward
the creek to escape, on which one of the
boys threw stone at it and killed it.
Year: 1873

Almost every family in Pittsfeld, Mass,
keeps Rennes Killing Magic Oil in
the house for use People there, where it
is made, know how good it is to cure pain,
and if you try it fairly you will hardly be
willing to live without it in the house 1t
is sold by YOUR merchant
Year: 1873

PEOPLE have been so humbugged with
dirty, poisonous hair preparations, that
they hail with delight the new article
styled NATURES HAIR RESTORATIVE,
Clear as crystal and it does its work most
effectually. See advertisement.
Year: 1873

GUARANTEED TO DO sATIsFAcToRIALLY


THE WORK FOR WHICH THEY ARE SOLD.


N. B.--As earnest OF our good faith in the rep
resentations made by us, we would say that II any
pump made by us falls to do the work for which it
Is sold y may be returned and the purchase money
Illustrated circulars and price list furnished sp
plication. I.I2
Year: 1873

From lands end to lands end, that all may read,
and reading believe, that for the countless mil
lions who are on the road 10 an untimely grave
with bilious complaints there is hut truly great
and reliable remedy, and that is
Year: 1873

;. C. BEACH & SDN, LEAVING just received fresh and large sup | | ply of seasonable goods. would respectfully solicit a continuance of patronage from all of their old customers and also hope that all per sons desirous of purchasing anything in their line will give them call and compare their goods and prices with any in the County.

 We are particularly desirous of the patronage of those who wish to make their money go far as possible, and who always pay for their goods when they get thsm- To such we offer the fol- lowing special inducement: We will return to all persons paying cash for their goods at the time of purchase per cent of the price thereof, thus making it pay to pay cash down. We can afford to sell goods for & very small commission when we get the money that we can use it again, and ,re ,rU do #.

 Fine French and American Calf and Kipp Boots made to order at short notice. at reasona- ble prices and warranted to suit. All kinds of Repairing promptly and neatly done. Give us a call and see our goods and prices, whether you buy or not.

 Respectfully.

 s. G. BEACH SON. Lit enfield May 20th 1873 7tf
Year: 1873

rivers and harbOrs, &c. The amount on
money appropriated last Winter, which IL at the
option of the Secretaries to spend or not was mol
less than 900 or $50 O00000 of which there 10
probably from 900 to $50 10000 still remain
ing In the Treasury. Mr.. Sherman had not probably
heard the report that the War Department had
Already drawn large sum from appropriations OF
former years. supposed not to be available under the
law lie referred in very severe terms to the
Dill reported from the Naval Committee this morn
ing temporarily to increase the number OF
men in the navy from $500 to 10000, and said that
everybody knew that il this was done 1t would be
impossible to get the force in the navy back to Its
present standard. Mr. Sherman did not oppose the
Dill under consideration. but he wished to put an
immediate stop to any further expenditures In this
direction. Congress, he thought, should meet the
liabilities that the Secretary of the Navy has already
incurred and pay for the work already done, but
that was all.


The Senate having agreed to take no holiday
recess there was no need of giving to the President
and Secretary the extraordinary power to transfer
appropriations from one bureau to another and so
that clause of the bill stricken out and the Dill
passed. Secretary Robeson. when in consultation
with the Senate Committee to-day, told them that
the $40OO0O0 asked for was necessary to meet ex-
pendItures for which he would be personally respOn-
sible If an appropriation was not made He was
asked about the six ships that he was building, and
charging to the appropriations for repairs. He ad-
mitted that he had been some time at work on the
vessels named, and that the repairs on them were
quite extensive. These are the vessels which are
being entirely rebuilt except small piece Of timber
in each about as large as a man could carry in his
hands
Year: 1873

Rev. Mr. Mahan handed US a communication,
founded upon our recent article On the Decline
of Methodisui," and the controversy arising ther-
from, which we had intended inserting this week,
but compelled to defer until next week. The
article is lengthy, aud we shall probably want to
answer some portions of it, which We have not
time to do this week; hence the PostPonement'
We thus refer to it, to preclude any thought tnal
we do not desire to publish it, or mean TO let u
quietly disappear from sight. We deem TINS
statement the more necessary, from significant
passage contained in the gentleman's communi-
catien wherein he says he was told that II he at
tempted to reply TO us, we would abnse and SIAN
der him beyond measure-a warning which he
effects 20 regard as unnecessary, but upon which
be nevertheless seems to have misgivings, from
the fact that he requests us if NE reply, to do it
in the same spirit of fairness and courtesy in
which he writes. We can very well guess where
he received his warning; and are only surprised
that they did not tell him We had horns cloven
feet, and a tail with a hook on the end; or
that we kept a big Indian war-club in our Office,
with which to knock out the brains of preachers
when they visited US. He will Iearn that when
men come at us like gentlemen, although as plain
ly and eutspoken as he has done, we can treat
them in the same manner. Probably if he had
opened up with the epithets of thief, Infide per-
jurer, bribe-taker with copious references to s.,
900, we should have replied to him in the same
language in which we have been answering GER
tain fools according to their folly; but we pro-
pose to treat him in such a way, that he can
readily make up his mind as to the truth of the
other wicked things he has heard of us.
Year: 1873

HAPPY MEN!-The farmers of Doniphan Coun-
ty ought to be happy, they have so many disin-
terested friends to give them sdvics The White
Cloud Leader now gives them tlssir orders. The
substance of it, boiled down, is that the farmers
must nominate a ticket of men known TO be op-
posed to us and the Chief or it will Withhold the
might of its support, and go for the ticket nomi-
mated by the ring calling themselves the Repub-
licau party of the County. But if the farmers
nominate a ticket containing no man that has
warm side for the Chief, and that contains such
timber as will crafty the spite and malice of the
clique who imported the Leader, and who dictate
its tone then the most puissant Leader will pitch
in and elect it. We are led to wonder how in
the world the farmers of Doniphan County man.
aged to get along before they ever heard of the
delectable pair who run the White Cloud Leader