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Year: 1870

-Au fclatiuE 20 married women.


Slc !. Amy married woman whose husband
shan desert her or from iniemperanee or other
cause shall become iucapacitated or neglect to
provide for his family, may in her own name
make contracts for her own labor and the labor
of her minor children, and in her own name sue
for and recover her own and their wages Any
married woman in such case Of desertion, inca
paciiy or neglect, may file her petition in
the county court IN the county in which she re-
sides. alleging The same and making her bus
band defendent thereto and upon proof of such
desctIon, iutemperauce or incapacty, the court
may u its discretion make an order, having the
force and effect Of a Judgment yesting, such wo-
man with the rights privileges and liabilities of
feme-sole as to acquiring, holding and dispo-
sing of property real and personal making con-
tracts and being liable thereon, and sucing and
being sued thereon, in her own name, provided
after such Judgment the husband shall not be
liable upon any contract 80 made by her in her
own name or for any tort thereafter committed
by her unless such tort be committed by drec-
ton advice or consent OF such husband


SEQ q This act shall not affect any rights
which may have become vested in any person
at the time Of taking effect hereof


Approved. November 10. 1870
Year: 1870

An act in relation to school district collectors


SEc l. The prudential committee of any
school district in this state may require the col
lector OF taxes in their district, before he enters
upon the duties of his office, to give bonds to
tue district for the faithful performance of his
duties in a sufficient sum with good and suilic-
lent sureties. And if any person chosen to the
office of school district collector in any school
district in this state SHALL after being requested
by the committee to give such bond, neglect
for ten days next succeeding such request, his
office shall be vacant.


SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from its
passage.


Approved Nov. %, 1870.
Year: 1870

SIC. /. II any hoodwood, stone, gravel, or
sand which has been, or may be, deposited IN
the bed of any stream or river, or on any island
in the same, shall tend to change or prevent the
even flow of water between the man banks OF
such river or stream, or which by filling IN tends
to raise the water above, so as to overflow any
land ar lands. or cause such river or stream to
overflow lis banks, or so as to endanger the
nronerty of any person by ohstrueting or di-
yeriinq the usual flow Of water in any river or
stream in times of high water, any person or
nersnns whose land is so endangered, or liable
II he oyernown, or injured, may apply to the


,eloctmen of the town where such iloodwood'
stone gravel, or sand is situated or in case case
,wo Of such selectmen are interested or other
wise incapacitated to Judge in the matter, to to
the selectmen Of an adjoining town, and sueh
Year: 1870

GRANGE OF PRoGRAaME There is n
rumor ahoat here that the Directors OF
the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad,
have decided to bridge the Arkansas river
st the mouth of Pincy creek, about &c
miles below this place, and run the road
up, from that point, on this side of the
river, as they can construct bridge and
grade the road on the South side at a
much less expense than to cut through
the mountains and bridge the numerous
streams on the North side. The report
says they have crossed the river, and are
surveying the road en- this side. AS far
as cur information extends, regarding the
respective roads, we think this is wise
decision Of the Directors, as the evenncss
Of the route on the South side will rend-
er the labor and time considerably less in
construction.


What thinks Dunham Of the Van Buren
Press, in regard to this movement p
Fort Smith NeW Era.


Dunham Of tho Prsss thinks, that un-
dsrsuch circumstances, Fort Smith would
subscribe hundred thousand dollars, or
more, to the stock Of the Road. What
does the editor Of the Era Think
Year: 1870

AE The Bentonville Trarsler of the
22d, speaking of the fruit crop in the
Northwestern counties, says:


Notwithstanding the late damaging
freeze which cast a spell Of gloom over
this Northwestern country, no people
ever had better prospects OF abundance
for the coming year Throughout all
these Northwestern counties, the people
are straining all their energies to the ut
most to varify the prospects of their
prosperity. The damage to the fruit
crops, it is supposed will not be so great
as was feared at first. Many orchards
will yield comparatively nothing; while
Others it is supposed will bear greater
amount than usual. Thus, the losses
will be counterbalanced, and it is hoped
the income of the county, from this
source, will be very little, if any, less
than it was last year. On the other hand,
the efforts made in other branches of ag-
riculture, are so much more extensive,
and under the most hattering auspices,
will increase the production of the coun
ty this year, more than one third, over
that of the last. So, if the fruit crop be
damaged as much as it was feared, the
income of the county will not be dimin
ished at all
Year: 1870

EE We are in receipt Of an invitation
from A. F. ROBINSON, Chief Engineer of
the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad,
to on Thursday next, take ride over the
first twenty miles ofthis road. Although
VIC will not be able to accept tho invita-
ton, we are as much gratilled as if we
could. The contractors on this road,
mean business and we shall expect in the
next eighteen months to see the iron
horse snorting into our midst.
Year: 1870

The day is rapidly approaching when
our State will be checkered with railroads
and wealth will pour into the country
Our county, as well as Oil counties on the
line OF the Little Rock and Fort Smith
Road. is filing up with stirring farmers !;
men who come among us to improve their
individual fortunes and thus increase the
wealth Of the State. These are but the
pioneers Of the thousands yet to come.
Crawford county has already acted no.
bly, and wisely in this matter, by voting
q loan of one hundred thousand dollars in
County Bonds, to be issued as soon as the
L. R. &F. S. Railroad reaches our East
ern border. Having done this much we
must not fold our arms and allow other
roads to be built about US, from which
We can reap equally as great advantages,
without cndeavoring to receive those ad-
vantages to ourselves Our sister State,
Missouri, ia wide awake and we learn
from the Springfield Leader. Of the 2lst
inst, that the South Pacific Railroad was
to be completed to that city by the next
dav, April 22d. So that the locomotive
whistle is awakening the echo round
about Springfield today


Is there single intelligent man, who
lives in Benton, Washington, Crawford
or Sebastian counties, who does not sec
the great importance Of immediate action,
In order to secure the early locating and
building Of the long -talkedof Border
Railroad 2, Now is the time to strike !!
Let the journals of Northwest Arkansas
keep this before their readers, and never
let them cease to think Of this great and
most important enterprise. BY building
this Border Road we have an outlet to
St. Louis, as well as by the l.. r. Il +. S.
Road to Memphis. These two roads are
OF vital Importance to us. Ifthc Border
Road is constructed we can easily place
our surplus produce on the broad waters
Of tho Pacific, as we'll ne the Atlantic.
The markets of the world are thrown
open 10 us by two avenues and the pulse
Of trade will soon rise to fever fullness.


Why can we not have convention Of
Northwestern counties, at some point
and invite the South western counties of
Missouri to attend and co operate Moth
ing is required but an earnest, honest eff
fort. 1t is too late in the day to write
about the Importance Of railroads gene
rally. 1t is only necessary to demonstrate
the Importance OF particular roads. The
road from Little Rock is no longer a
matter Of conjecture. 1t will be compile
ted to Lewisburg by tho first Of June or
July--and to this point by the expiration
OF eighteen months. So let us now turn
our attention to the construction Of tho
Border Road. It's short road and one
that can be built without heavy expcndi-
ture Of money. The advantages to us,
will be infinitely beyond the cost. Did
time and space permit, this could be read
lily demonstrated. Away, then, with
lukewarmness Lot us be up and doing
There is no politics in this. What say
our cotemporaries, the Era, Herald,
Democrat and Traccl'eri Let us
hear from you. Let all york zealously
and the grand end can be easily accom-.
plishcd. Speak out manfully and boldly.
Year: 1870

fg-A prominent Radical of Indiana
said publicly the other day, that the Re
publican party had p" stall fed the Dutch
long enotgh, and now, as it had niggers
enough to offset the German vote, the
Dutch might GO"
Year: 1870

The Military Committee are prepared to
report in favor of the expulsion of a member
from Tennessee (supposed to be Butlerl,
charged with selling cadetship, against
whom the evidence is as strong as it YVES
against Whittemore
Year: 1870

for the liberals TO talk of compromise
when they find it impossible to secure
all of the ends they were chosen to ac-
complish. Bat to yield up in advance
and without an effort the most vital of
the questions upon which they were
elected would be to dc an act, the very
proposing of which would be little short
of an insult. Moreover the compromise
hinted at by the proscriptives comes
from their necessity, not their
liberality. The National Telegraph,
a proscliptive organ, takes ground
against the slightest modifca-
tien of any proscriptive measures,
and in three column article labors to
show why "all these disabling acts
should be permitted to remain unais.
tarbed on our statute books" This is
the undoubted view of the entire pro-
scriptive class, and if the men who
represent that class can succeed, that
policy will prevail. They will make
no concessions that caa be avoided, and
such immaterial ones as are forced from
them will be used as instruments for
maintaining the prescription of voters
in full force. In brief, it may be said
that to compromise a principle is to
make terms with evil. The wrong is
all the greater when entirely unneces.
sary. 1t is sincerely to be hoped that
no liberal will assist to-day in crowniDg
caucus king of West Virginia legisla-
fioD
Year: 1870

ACCIDENTAL incident showing the
necessity of pound being established in
this city and the numerous horses, cows,
and other animals that run about the
streets being provided for, was illustrated
yesterday. An old cream-colored horse
that finds his board and lodging on the
street, frightened horse attached to a
buggy containing two ladies and little
boy, which becoming unmangeable, tip
ped over the vehicle, throwing the ladies
and the boy to the ground. One OF the
ladies was severely cut in the face and
the buggy was broken in several places.
We should think the authorities would
have more regard for the salty and com
fort of citizens than to subject them tt
such accidents, and we sincerely hope
that if pound cannot be established ano
men appointed whose business it shall bt
to take up all such animals, that meas
ares may be adopted whereby every cltl
zen may be appointed committee of ont
to take care of the animals whose owner
will not.
Year: 1870

POLITICAL. speaking of nomination
for Congress in this district, the Chiffon
Times of last week says:


Mr.. Villas, OF Manitowoc, can have the
Democratic nomination in the fifth Dis
trict if he will accept.


We are not prepared to say whether
MIR. Villas will accept, but if he should,
we agree with the Times that he will re-
ceiEe the nomination. lie would make a
strong candidate and an excellent Con
gresham: but if he does allow his name
to be placed on the ticket, we sincerely
Lope We can crow over his defeat.
Year: 1870

LIBERALITY.-We think there is not
a city in existence possessing amore open
hearted, population than Manitowoc.
For instance There was an aged lady
in our city who has been in i'll health for
some time, and being in rather indigen'
circumstances could not procure the help
she needed to restore her to health
Yesterday Two ladies of this city started
out with subscription list, land in short
time procured money enough to pay the
sick lady's expenses to the Mineral
Springs near Grand Haven, Michigan,
provide for her while there. and pay her
expenses home again. She left this
morning with Judge Barker.
Year: 1870

Cor DUCKED.-This morning as deck
hand on the steamer Manitoaooc was en-
gagged in moving horse power from the
boat to the wharf, he slipped from the
gang plank and fell into the river. He
went down twice, when he grasped a
timber and held on until assistance was
rendered him, when he was taken out,
not much the worse for his ducking.
Year: 1870

A HORSE TRADE came to a sudden
conclusion on Sth street to-day. While
the owner of horse was trying to
'show him off, the animal backed
against the sidewalk and twitched about
until he broke the shafts. That stopped
the trade in a hurry, for the horse
showed too much of an inclination to be
baulky.
Year: 1870

BEFORE LONG we expect to see work
on the improvement of Sth
street, petition being circulated to that
effect. The street will be cut down be-
tween Chicago and Park streets, and fill.
ed up below York street, making it al
most level. 1t will be much needed
Year: 1870

THE propeller Cmyahoga came into
our river, discharged her freight at the
Goodrich dock, went up to the bridge
and turned around, when she put out
for Lake Superior. There were many
passengers on board, especially ladies,
forming quite an excursion party. Ma
jor Walker and family are among those
who went from here.
Year: 1870

REPAIRING. The Court House is un.
dergoing extensive repairs. several work
men being at present engaged in re
shingling the roof and putting in new
eve-troughs. Sheriff Mulholland won
rest until he has the whole building and
surroundings in the very best of order.
Year: 1870

IT SEEMS that the company of men
engaged in surveying the coast have made
their headquarters on the point south OF
here, where they have erected fourteen
canvass tents. There is large force of
men, altogether.
Year: 1870

On THE BEACH, The schooner Ma
pie Leaf is ashore near the Door, and
the scow Sunshine occupies similar po-
sition near North Bay. We get our in
formation from Mr. Smoke, who will
probably secure the job OF getting them
both off. i.r
Year: 1870

NEW LUMBER YARD.-We are inform


ed by Mr.. Geo. Cooper that he intends


soon to open lumber yard on the south
side of the river near Zander's planning


mill, the lumber being brought here
from his mill at Neshoto.
Year: 1870

THE revenue cutter which came into
our harbor Saturday night, was Con
federate blockade runner during the
war. She was built in Scotland, and
captured off the coast of South Carolina
when she was made revenue cutter of.
She went out this morning.
Year: 1870

Getting well into the middle
of telling a good story, and
then utterly forgetting just the
very point Of it.


Going more than twenty
miles some fine morning to be
married, and remembering,
when at the church, that you
have left the ring behind you.


Getting through successfully
the first verse of a song, and
then completely forgetting the
remainder.


Having just posted an ur-
gent begging letter to a friend,
suddenly bethinking that you
have spelled his name wrong,
and feeling pretty sure that
this is likely to offend him.


Recollecting, on your way
home after supping at your
club, that you promised to re-
turn and have an early dinner,
and escort your wife and her
mother to the play.
Year: 1870

and rivalries between the lead.
ing men in our party had any
thing to do with our late elec-'
ton defeats, and, if they had,
whether these jealousies and
rivalries can not be SO far &C.
commodated as to make them
active rivals in a warfare on
the Republican party, its shams,
its corruptions, and its perver-
sion of the theory of our Re-
publican form of Government.


For one, we should like to
see such a meeting of confer
ence at the time we have indi-
Gated. 1t will be none to soon,
and if it results in no practical
good, it can not be productive
of any harm. At that meet
ing we should also like to see
every Democratic editor in the
State.


What say our brethren of
the Democratic press to such a
meeting of conference?
Year: 1870




The Hannibal (Mo.) Courier
states that on the night of the
25th ult., as the mail train 60.
ing west on the Toledo, Wa
bash and Western Railroad
was leaving Chaplin station two
men jumped into the mail car.
When told that passengers
were not allowed to ride in that
car, they swore they would ride
where they pleased. Tom
Loughlin, the head clerk, then
reached for the bell cord,
when one of the attacking par
ty drew a slung,shot and made
an assault upon him. Allen,
the postal clerk, saw him draw
his weapon, and before he.
could strike threw q mail lock
and struck the villain on the
head, staggering him and saw
ing Laughlin. The other one
also drew a slung-shot and
struck at Allen, who threw up
his arm and received the blow
OH his hand. Laughlin then
seized the poker, and with a
well-directed blow knocked
No. 2 out of the car. BY this
time No. 1 had recovered from
the effects of his collision with
the mail lock, and thinking
the place a little too warm for
comfort, made for the door,
Another excellent throw from
Allen caught his head on fly.
and sent him heels over head
out of the car, after his COM
rade.


Aliens hand is badly hurt,
several bones being broken
1t is possible the villains made
a mistake, intending to get in
to the express car and rob it;
but either way, it was a bold
affair, and the postal clerks
deserve great credit for the
manner in which they repulscd
the attack.
Year: 1870

bodies of the National Guard appearing armed In
the streets without orders shall be disbanded, and
disarmed any chief Of battalion calling out his men
without orders shall be tried by Court Martial.
Year: 1870

Only 0NR.-There was but one mar
riage license issued by Recorder Woods
during the week ending Friday, June
81. We put it to loving and mar
riageahle female community if such a
state of things should be tolerated I!
Only one wedding in q week
Year: 1870

The Radical press of the State make
great splutter over the fact that State War
rants are almost at par. No wonder they
are at par; and if running the greedy arm
of radical administration up to tle elbow
into the pockets of every white man In the
State can do it these warrants ought soon
to command a premium.


The Coleman i'll is on exhibition at the
Fair. Look out for it.
Year: 1870

inconsistent with the honor and char


acter of this great country to keep a
Prince so exalted as the Nawab Nizam
in vain appealing TO our admlnlstra-
tors for q decision upon his SUIT


Neither the answer lately given IN the


House of Commons, nor the conduct
of the Indian Department toward MS
| Highuess during the time OF his stay
in England. has been calculated to re-
move from the mind Of the public


the unwelcOme feeling that there


has been an attempt to tire out the


patienee of the suppliant Against
that undignified policy, II 1t ever eX-


isted. we protest with all our force.
Let his Highness have an answers
prompt, conscientious, careful and
final answer - tOsthe representations
which he has brought before the
throne and the nation. Ii he has no
Just claim on the revenues of India, let
him be told so with as much plainness
of speech as may be necessary. If he
has any or much right upon his side,
let justice be done 20 him at whatever
cost. But the sentiment OF general
decOrum is wounded by the spectacle
of this Oriental nobleman vainly beat
ing at the gates of Equity, which open
neither way for him; and we express
the national opinion when we say that
the answer which the Indian Govern
ment h6s to make to this volume, and
to the petitions of the NaWab, ought
to be made forthwith, and made once
for all.
Year: 1870




Yesterday afternoon, while several little
girls were engaged in plueking wild flow
ers among the rocks bordering on the north
side of Mount Jefferson, one of them, q
daughter of Mr. Daub, residing on the
Lehigh, in reaching out over the hill, lost
her hold on the rocks, and was precipitated
down the rugged and almost perpendicular
hillside, a distance of about thirty feet.
Fortunately her dress caught in some
bushes, which prevented her from being
dashed q lifeless, shapeless mass upon the
rough rocks $50 feet below. Our readers
will remember that this occurred at
the place where the solid walls of
the hill rise almost perpendicularly
to the height of about 225 feet above
the Bushkill, and is considered almost i'm
passable by any but the most daring and
practical climber. Here the little girl hung
for some time with a horrible death await
ing her below, and the cracking and the
bending of the brittle bushes warning her
that but few moments might separate her
from her doom, while her little playmate
above could only wiring her hands and make
her agony known by her prayers and her
shrieks. But no helping hand could reach
her from the hill-top-and only death wait
ed for her at the bottom. At last the cries
of the little one reached the ears of Messrs.
Otto Voight and Samuel Schureh, of Phil
hpsburgh, who were then in the yard of the
residence of the former. who at once
rushed across the Bushkill to her relJsI.
When they arrived at the foot of the
hill, and saw the fearful condition
of the little sufferer, and her frail
support, Mr.. Schurch at once
threw off his coat, and with the daring
agility displayed by his countrymen when
they scale the cliffs of his own native
Switzerland, he at once began to scale the
steep steps of Mount Jefferson, and after
much labor and many a scratch in his
dangerous ascent, he folded the bleeding
little form in his strong arms. and held
her firmly there until others came to their
assistance. Persons came there with
ropes, &C., and the child was securely
fastened to a rope from above and drawn
to the top, when the rope was in
turn fastened to Mr.. Schurch, and he
aided in making his perilous ascent to the
top of the bill. The child was about IL
years of age, and sustained several bruises
about the head. A deed so daring, so no
bic as that of Mr.. Schurch deserves more
than passing notice. The child's escape
was q miraculous one indeed.
Year: 1870

Amurderer was recently convicted at Salt
Lake and sentenced to be shot. Among
other heirlooms of English origin we have
received the method of strangulation as the
only orthodox and wellapproved method
of shutting off the mortal coil of a crimi-
nal And we have, in ike manner, settled,
or received as settled, that death by gum
shot is the proper exit for a soldier, being
by his own weapon. Probably the force
of habit is with us stronger than the force
of precedent; and if, IN the course OF due
reflection upon the subject, we should con-
clude that some other mode of executing
the death penalty is less shocking, disgust
ing or painful to the subject thereof, OF
less troublesome or repulsive to those who
have the Office to perform. we should not
hesitate to change merely because of two,
five or ten centuries more or less Ofhanglng
precedents.


In fact, here is question for the doc
tors, the philanthropists and the lawyers.
Decide that it is more scientific, kind OF
economical to shoot than to hang; should
we find anything in our laws to prevent
our Judges from sentencing in that model
/ The penalty of certain crimes is death
Must the law require that death shall be II
particular mode, or may our Legislation
leave it to the judge to prescribe the mod'
of execution.


1t would be easy to recall the memory
other capital punishments honored by ou
English precedents, buG which are nov
almost too shocking for belief, Perhaps ]
would be worth while to reflect whether W
may not make further improvement In thu
respect than we have yet doLe.--Sdn Fran
cisco Bulletin.