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Year: 1872

DAVENPORT, May l6.-A lad about
ii years old, eldest son of Patrick
Grady, was killed by lightning this
afternoon. He was standing on a
bank watching some men who were
digging. 1t had hardly commenced to
rain, though heavy thunder storm
was approaching. The lightning struck
him on the left temple leaving two dark
spots on his forehead, and passed down
his neck, tearing the clothes from his
breast and his right. leg and the boot
nearly from his foot. His body was badly
scalded all the way down. The stroke
threw the lad at least four feet into the
air. ..... o.. -


About half past one o'clock a little
girl, daughter of Mr.. Webb, standing
on the steps of the North Davenport
school house, was prostrated by the
conclusion of a thunder bolt. She fell
backward, completely paralyzed. At
the last report all efforts to restore her
were unayailing.
Year: 1872

THE Senate, Immediately on receiving
the communication from the House to-day
that that body had passed the per cent.
interest bill, took up the Governors veto
message on the coupon bill and passed the
bill, the objections of the Governor not
withstanding, and followed that action by
the immediate passage of the House 4 per
cent. interest bill.
Year: 1872

CASE OF DESTITUTIoN.-Mr Brassel-
man, of jackson ward, this morning dis
covered case of extreme destitution at ~
Duval street. The premises were occupied
by a colored woman and her worthless
husband, and when Mr.. B. visited the
place the poor woman was actually burn
ing the straw from her scanty bed, and
thus endeayoring to keep herself from
freezing. Mr.. Brasselman Immediately re-
ported the case to i. NJ. Strause, of the
Relief Committee, who promptly took
steps in behalf Of the suffering woman.


We fear there are many such eases
which have not yet come to the know
ledge of the authorities, and it is painful
to contemplate the sufferings which the
late severe weather must have entailed upon
the poor Of our city. We do most sincerely
urge all humane and benevolent persons,
and especially those to whom such matters
have been entrusted, to make diligent inquiry
throughout the poorer districts, and take
such steps as will relieve the necessities of
those who from sickness or lack of en-
ployment are unable to take care of them
selves. We are told that the Council APP
preparation of $4,000 is exhausted, and il
becomes necessary to consider the proper
mode of raising additional funds to aid the
destitute. aEg
Year: 1872

We are indebted to Gen. Howard for The Washington Chronicle of November 10, which contains six col umns of what he told reporter of that paper concerning his recent visit to New Mexico and Arizona. It is mostly 8 narrative of his journey be- ginning July 10 and ending early in November. In examining the actions and utterances of public men, we al- ways prefer to find them worthy of approval, therefore we have given the report before us g. candid perusal, and it is pleasant to say that all its state ments affecting the main question are fair. The General does not promise that Cachise will keep the peace. He hopes the peace will be kept, and if we knew 8 man in Arizona worthy of notice who does not hope it will, and also be willing to act so as to promote peace, THE CITIZEN would denounce him by name as Q public enemy.

 The following paragraphs are quoted from General Howard g report as given in the Chronicle: '

 As I separated from Cacbise, ho and his people begged that l would return in person to tell them what the Great Father (the President) said He said he knew me and could believe what l told him. I told him I was like his captain who set near him - was obliged to obey orders. I wrote down promise to carry his request to the President. Then he seemed to be satisfied. He looked at me @ moment kindly, and then stepped forward and pressed me in his arms, saying ''good- by " in English.

 Monday evening we reached Tucson, where I met some opposition to what they supposed I had done-that is, that 1 had been protecting Cachise against deserved punishment, but from recent newspapers I think the majority of the citizens are resolved to give Cachise trial, thou gh they have, as Is natural, very little confidence that he will keep the peace beyond the winter months.
Year: 1872

OYr s4a~to1 is supplementing the diamond fraud by showing the shreWd and admiring people of San Francesca 6 ruby or something like one which he ayers he obtained where the liar pending gang planted ' the dl- .monds. 4 man of average common sense, after seeing Stanton, would not bet more than even that he Is purer or better men than the leading dia- mond slsrps; and after hearing him talk on gsoogy and mineralogy, or most any other subject, would hardly want to gamble even that he would presume to get coin from confding public by iunocently misrepresendns any subjeot-muoL less where he got his ruby and so on ard so forth.
Year: 1872

OUR New BELL.-The bell in the Tower of
the VI. +. Church in this town is one of tbr
best we ever heard. Some expected 70 hear
from 1T the clash and the Gathering noise of a
huge city fire bell. This is not what is needed
IN church bell. The sound of a church HrII
must be n,etio0 and deep toned. with long
pleasant vibrations, to be in Keeping with tbe
character of a church. The reopIa do NOT
want LoonlivC, cruShitg and rlur,,ejno sound
IN church bell. They don't want to he
alaF1aed to church, by the sound of its hell


but simply iauite,i, this is Just what our he'll


does tor US. There is such distirctncss and
clcarness in its tones that it rides upon the air
with more ease and quickness than one would
suppose when standing near the tower This
bell In some way will serve us all. either in
calling US to the house of Col. or when We
are borne to the city of the deqd. its toino
will remind our loved ones and friends thar we
have gone to our final reward The he'll will
be rung halt hour before each service. and
toiied five minutes before the commencement
of the same. This is the universal custom in
our CITIES and large towns Opportunity is
slIll offered to any who desire to helm nav for
this bell to present their subscriptions, ANY
one ot the committee or any members of the
Sabbath Schoo! will he glad to accent anv
amount offered. A discount will he allowed
on the price by prompt payment J.FC
Year: 1872

WHAT IT Is.--A Dolly Warden dress is
thus described for the benefit of ignorant
people: ga Dolly Warden is a MORE an
tique dress pattern, and is cut bias at the
top and bottom, and trimmed with Honitou
polonaises and tuberoses, with peplum run
iiing two chains aud three links to the south
east from the startipg-po around the
skirts of civilization, and pinned together
with a self-acting safety pin. The figures
are SO large that it takes eight dress patterns
to show them off to advantage"
Year: 1872

These Machines are specially adapted for the
use of farmers being able to sew grain sacks and
heavy clothing with the same facility MS the usli-
al family work-makinG a more durable seam-
not liable to ravol, as is the case of the loop or
choin Glitch
Year: 1872

The General Assembly of this State will meet
at Dover on the first Tuesday in January. II con-
tains majority of Democrats; there being IN me
House fourteen Democrats from Kent and Sussex
counties and seven Republicans from New Castle
county In the Senate there will he eight Demo-
Gratis and one Republican,; making the two houses
stand politically twenty-five Democrats and eight
Republicans. 1t will he seen that the Democrats
have two-thirds majority in each house thuer
the circumstances il is not likely there Will he
much change in our laws. The present tax bill
may, perhaps, he amended to some extent ny the
abolition of the tax on ,rlvcl and the attachment
of money for wages may also be stricken ont or
modified in some way to meet the demands OF
public opinion which after all is what legislatures
are elected to do But we presume no attempt
will be made to make an entire new tax law; ana
as We hear of very little important business to be
brought before it, infer that the session wlii hc
short and possess no very great interest. Know
ing both houses to lie decidedly Democratic the
Republicans may get up numerous bills having
especial reference 10 the peculiar views that nave
distinguished their party for the past SIX or cigh'
wears, and make show of desiring their passage
whether they really do or not.
Year: 1872

The New York papers announce the arrival IN
that city of a train of new cars from Wilmington
for the elevated railway These cars are said 10
be larger than the old ones. but hnilt like them.
The new cars were put on yesterday They carry
so passengers fourth train is shortly 10 be
ordered. The road is now said to be a success,
and great improvements are projected. 1t is pro
posed, says the World, to platform ovcrthc space
between the road and the adjoining buildings,
which platform will also be extended over the
streets and by means of this elevated sidewalk TO
give an additional first floor to the various dwell
ings and stores the route As i'll process OF time
there will be two tracks--one on each side OF the
street-that arrangement Will be extended 10 both
sides. In the event of this being carried through
the original ground floor would more properly he
used for wholesale puposes, and the new one thus
obtained for retail. The immediate effect oi fhl-
movement, il is estimated by good judges, would
be the increasing OF the value OF property at
least 33 per cent. Preparations are already being
low the Dey street station, and the company are
negotiating for the construction on Ninth avenue
of block of dwellng-houses built with especial
reference to this plan. The ground floor VIII he
occupied by stores, and the doors TO the dwelling
houses proper will be on the platform. StairwaN-
at each street will afford access TO the PLATFORM
The feasibility of this project TO increase Tic
ground floor of New York is questioned but by
few, and in ..the city of the future the coming
elevated railway will doubtless play a oonspicu
GUS part.
Year: 1872

The political conflict that has just ta-
ken place between the contendinG par


ties in the Legislature demonstrates
fully that the city of New Orleans is
not the proper place for the Capitol of
the State of Louisiana. That all this


troublc-a disgrace to the name and


fame of LouiSiana-haS been brought
about by corruption of the darkest and


most damninG nature there is no
doubt, and none are willing to deny.


That official positions in the State
Government are made the instruments
of individual aggrandizcment is plainly


to be seen in the history of the past
few days. That the rights of the pco-
pie, irrespective of party, are being
disregarded when personal ends arc to


be gained is openly shown. That
those who are guilty of such scandal
louS conduct are using the peoples
money to bear them through the or
deal there is not the slightest doubt.


1t is not plain that these evils are the
fruits of all the combined elements of
corruption SO common in populous
communities? Docs it not show con-
clusively that the people at large
cannot be freely and fully made known


through their Representatives in the
General Assembly? How can the pco-
pies representatives speak and act
for their constituents when they are
kept under the surveillance of paid
cmiSSarics of Il political faction. Can
they act freely and untramcled while
they are thus surrounded and intimi-
dated? These questions arc of invalu-
able import to the people at large be-
cause they bear directly upon their


rights and strike to the ground the


last vCstigc of our Republican form of
Government. These things must not


be allowed to exist longer; our State
Capitol must be removed to point
where it will be free from this foul air
of oppressive corruption, and where


our General Assembly can meet un-
trammClod 10y bullics and Il dangerous
array OfintluCnccs that threaten to in
cite calamitiCS of the dircSt nature.
Let the Republicans act up to the spir-
it of the resolution adopted IL fcws days
since in 4 mass meeting in this city,
and let the honest Democrats and Con-
scrvatiVCS in the House and Senate
unite with them and fight manfully


for the removal of our Capitol from
New Orleans, and there will be no
cause to fear defeat. The ultimate end


of the question must bring victory to
the people in this important reform
measure. I}UfOH Rouge TOzcffP- Comet
Year: 1872

A SOUTHERN vIEw.-A correspondent
of the Record and Farmer, writing from
Columbus, Ga, under date of Aug. Sd,
says:


WITH perhaps, two or three exceptions,
the Southern States are all going for Gree
ley and the two or three doubtful ones will
very likely vote for him at last. The great
majority Of the people in all these States
feel that the process of reconstruction has
been unnecessarily protracted, and that
many of the measures of the adminstra-
tion in reference TO this matter have been
excessively and unnecessarily harsh and
oppressive. And whether right or wrong
in their views, such is their belief and such
are their feelings. And so universal is this
feeling that there is scarcely white man
in all this county who will vote for Grant
indeed, l know of no white man in this
section who will vote for him, except few
who hold Office under him. But, on the
other hand, there are few of the old fire.
eaters and secessonists, who oppose Gree
ley with almost as much vehemence as
they do Grant. The old leaders, such as
Toombs and Stephens of this State, from
the first secuted the very idea of accepting
the platform and candidates of the Cincin-
natl convention. They denounced the
candidates, and spit upon the platform.
They undertook TO dictate 10 the people as
they had been accustomed to do in days
gone by, but the people needed them not.
They have had their day their influence
has departed, and, with the "lost cause"
their political influence went down forever.
The people have taken this matter into
their own hands they have determined
that the war and all its animosities shall
come to an end, and with that end in view,
they have swallowed the Cincinnati plat
form and will vote for its candidates They
have been in trouble, they have been re-
duced to poverty and they feel that a
change will bring relief. 1 am stating to
you facts as I see them transpiring around
me, and let us hope that events may be so
shaped as to result to the best interest of
the whole country.
Year: 1872

SASDsPoUTs IN NEvADA.-For several
hours yesterday afternoon there were yisi-
BILE from this city, on Twenty-Five mile
Desert, five or six tall columns of sand,
sucked up by as many whirlwinds. At sea
these would have been waterspouts, but
upon the desert they were only what we
might call sandspouts. The columns ap-
peared to be ten feet in diameter and one
thousand feet in height. Although they
waltzed about over the plain for two or
three hours, they never came together or
never lost their distinctive cylindrical
form, and when they did go down they
wont down at once-all falling together
These sandspouts are well known to all
old prospectors, and seem TO indicate a
change of weather. We have frequently
seen in the Fory-mile Desert, east of the
lower Sink of the Carson, not less than ten
or fifteen of these tall sand columns NOV
ing about over the plains at the same time.
II is seldom that they come together, but
when they do they dart forward like two
flashes of lightning, and an explosion like
a heavy blast ends all, and the two columns
OF sand at once fall to the ground. Those
who have not been upon our great deserts
and have never witnessed the grand sand
spouts or the wonderful mrages, have but
little idea of the romantic grandeur of these
apparently uninteresting wastes of sand
Virginia (Nevdda) Enterprise, JulyS.
Year: 1872

NEW MODE OF WAsHINd.-The i'll effects
of soda on linen have given rise to a new
method of washing, which has been extern
sively adopted in Germany, and introduced
into Belgium. The operation consists in
dissolving two pounds of soap in about
three gallons of water as hot as the hand
can bear, and adding to this one table
spoonful of turpentine and three of liquid
ammonia; the mixture must then be well
stirred, and the linen stepped in 1t for two
or three hours, taking cBre to cover up the
vessel containing them as nearly hermeti-
cally, as possible. The clothes are after
ward washed ont and rinsed in the usual
way. The soap and water may be reheat-
ed, and used a second time, but in that case
half tablespoonful of turpentine and
tablespoonful OF ammonia must be added.
The process is said to cause great econo-
my of time, labor and fuel. The linen
scarcely suffers at all, as there is little ne
cessity for rubbing, and its cleanliness and
color are perfect. The ammonia and tur-
pentine, althouhg their detersive action IL
great, have no injurious effect upon the
linen; and while the former evaporates
Immediately, the smell of the latter is said
to disappear entirely during the drying OF
the clothes.
Year: 1872

WHY THE SOUTH GOES FOR GREELEY.
There is no difficulty in understanding
why it is that the great majority of the peo-
pie of the southern states support Mr.. Gree
ley. 1t is because he is the representative
of reconciliation, nationality and peace.
Mr.. Morton, who was only war governor;
Mr.. Blaine, who did not go TO the war at
all ; Mr.. Boutwell,, who never essayed to
pluck a sprig from Bellonas laurel wreath,
and Gen. Benjamin +. Butler, who certain
ly gained no distinction as fighting gen.
eral, it seems have not yet had their ill of
the late unhappy civil strife, but the gal
liant fellows on both sides who risked their
lives in storm and field and deadly breach
had quite enough OF it seven years ago.
They, or at least those of them who fought
on the confederate side, are tired of war
and sick of sectionalism. They perfectly
recognize the fact that they lost, and that
the doctrine of the indissolubleness of the
federal Union was established. They de-
sire now that the results of the war shall
be accepted North and South. Fraternity
and nationality are what they are longing
for, and as Mr.. Greeley is the representa-
tive of fraternity and nationality they sup
port him zealously and enthusiastically.
Civil service reform and the other ques-
tions which enter into the canvass at the
North cut very little figure in the Southern
states, though they are certainly of very
great importance. In the Northern states
the villanies of the Murphys and the Leet'
and Stockings weigh heavily against the
Grant government, but in the estimation of
southern people, such things sink into in
significance compared with the outranes
and high-handed frauds and prosecutions
of those trusted agents of the administra-
ton, the carpet -baggers. 1t is thing of
life and death with the South to throw off
this baleful domination. Under the radi-


cal carpet bag policy energy and business
paralyzed aud thousands on thousands Of
fair and fruitful Southern fields are as If
they had been sown with salt. A league
has been formed between the carpet bag
gers and their political slaves, the ignorant
and impecunious negroes, through which
| the country is impoverished and ruined,
and there is no hope that the vampires will
cease To suck the hearts blood of the South
as long as Gen. Grant continues president


and the radical policy prevails. -LouiSVitle
| Courier Journal.
Year: 1872

me, and, as I stopped seized me by
the nap of the neck. I turned the
pistol upward and pulled the trigger.
It merely snapped-there were no
more charges in it. With terrible
oath, the bafied villain wrenched the
pistol from my grasp and raised it
aloft to deal me what might have
proved fatal blow, when there was
a rush behind him, and heswas felled
to the ground. The policeman had
heard my shout and was just in time
to rescue me.


The burglar was soon secured, and
in my excitement I was about to re-
late the story I have here told, when
the policeman with a smile suggested
that I might 'ketch cold in them
clothes"


I then remembered, for the first
time since had sprung from bed,
the steps. I had two flights to des-
cend and the door to open before 1
that l was shoe1ess, and had nothing
on but my night shirt, and I beat
hasty retreat. With a long drawn
breath. I took my fine gold repeater
which had such a narr ow escape, and
was not at the matchmaker at all,
from under my pillow, looked at the
hour, turned in, and after a little
while fell sleep.


It is almost needless to add that
the aboves tory, narrated afterwards
to jury, when I was in a better trim
for story telling than was when the
policeman interrupted me, had the
effect ofgiving my visitor lodgings
in a public institution, and secured
me against q repetition of his call for
at least fen vaara
Year: 1872

her is radiant. Is He who created
that heart less than the heart that
beat over that cradle? If that moth
or could, ont of the magazine of her
love, bring out such marvellous NOR
al heroism, how much more shall
He reveal to us wonders upon won
ders, who is the Author of all, and in
whom we live, move and have our
being? a practical application of
these truths, and an earnest call to
surrender their will to the God who
has thus endowed US and loved us,
closed a discourse of more than av-
erage Beecherian merit.
Year: 1872

CULTIVATE APPRoBATIvENEss IN
CHILDREN.-Persons say, do not
praise a child before his face" say,
do praise child before his face. 1t
is the best thing that you can do for
him; but do not praise him because
his hair curls, nor because he has
some bright buttons on his new
made pantaloons. Do not praise
him for things that are Indifferent or
insignificant; but if he is approba-
tive, and he tells the truth when he
is strongly tempted to tell lie, then
praise him, and let his approbative-
ness become the guardian of his con
science IN the matter Of truth-tell-
ing. If a child is generous and brave,
periling his own life or his own con-
science (which is a great deal hard
err for some other person; if he dees
ANYTHING that is honorable or noble,
praise him. Praise him for the up
per qualities; and teach him to dis
criminate between that. which be-
longs to him as an animal, and that
which belongs to him as n nascent
man. Then virtue viii work in the
right direction, and there can scarce
IL be too much of it. It may be in
disproportion, but the disproportion
viii be working in the right direc-
tion.-Beecher.
Year: 1872

A story is told of a worthy sexton Of Chel-
sea who recently purchased a new and very
elegant hearse, and also employed new
driver At the first funeral at which 1t was
used the hearse returned badly scratched
and covered with mud. why he asked
the driver what have you been doing? My
new hearse is almost ruined II don {
care, replied the driver, III be blowed if
| ever allow mourners to get ahead of my
hearse coming home from funeral :"
Year: 1872

all the ridiculous things attributed to
Horace Greeley none is more ridiculous than
his advice to the people of Indiana on the
subject of iron making. ''Gentlemen, -
said the political economist, ''you have in
Indiana a supply of fuel admirably adapted
for smelling iron. and the day is not far dis
tant when the product of your coal mines
will be transported to Lake Superior, where
the ores of that region will be reduced to
pig iron and sent into your market for sale. -
1t requires two and one-half tons of Indiana
block coal to make one ton of pig metal


Instead of transporting the ore to the coal
fields, where the pig iron would find a ready
market at the place Of manufacture, Mr.


Greeley would carry the coal an enormous
distance at great expense, and then carry
the product back to market by the same
route. Every day of his pilgrimage through