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Year: 1873

The Security Savings Bank, Third avenue and
Thirty-fonrth street, announced at an early hour
that it availed Itself OF the legal right to demand
sixty days. notice from dspOsitors, and in a short
time after this announcement was made the bank
officials were not very persistently troubled A
few anxious people, however, dropped in during
the day to inquire as to the state OF affairs.
Year: 1873

The Bleecker Street Savings Bank had nothing
very special to announce yesterday in connection
with the institution. There was rush upon the
bank, and deposltors showed no particular anxiety
as to the security Of their money. Deposits were
made in the usual way, and nothing worthy of
special notice occurred in the amounts drawn from
the bank. The bank officers say they have not
even harbored the thought OF availine themselves
OF the thirty or sixty days. law About $19 600 900
are on deposit In this bank, amply covered by
assets.
Year: 1873

was solvent, and, being assured OF this. they did
& not a5AT sneir S money; iew people, VINO % naa r1a
part OF the afternoon. and drawn their money, and
who then went away, subsequently returned and
saw that tney looked upon the action OF the great
bulk OF their depostors very foolish. They did
bank ss was perfectly sOvent ] s and abundantly I
able to pay every dollar that might
Dsy s S sposs sa%s Of a0s dsss as
900 were paid as fast as the corps OF assistants
were able to prepare them; Tnere are about
say that they Will continue to pay as they were
paying yesterday but should the other savings
banks agree on a united action the Citizens Bank
will be In full accord with them, and will act In
harmony with them. The bank kept open untn


las. t Up no 'a 1ne
object OF attention lor all the passengers In the
cars travelling up and down the Bowery.


The Bowery Savings Bank.


There was long and strong run on this bank
during the entire day. The bank oflces were
crammed, and the street In front OF the
building was thronged with anxious groups OF
people. AS in the Citizens Bank police officers
were stationed in the building and outside OF 1t to
preserve order. The rush was constant and threat
ening. More than at any other banking institution
In the city depostors nocked here, as rumOrs had
been riie relative to the run upon It, The stream
oil people wanting TO draw their money was con-
tlnuous, and last as the clerks could supply 1t the
money was piaceu on the counters. Tne faculty
with which anxious people were supplied with their
accounts helped to send many others away who
had been in serious trepdat0n as to the
safety OF their savings. The principal officers OF
the bank stated that 1t was with great regret they
saw depositors acting 80 foOshy, as Of course, by
drawing their money they were losing the three
months interest. They stated, furthermore, that
they intend paying as long dap0slt0rs appear to
demand their money. They do not, however in
tend to pay In cash the largest amounts on de-
post, for this could not possibly 10 any good, but
to those who have very large deposits in the bank
they give certificates, which, Tor ali business pur
poses are just as good as the money. In this way
had fears whatever yesterday as to the result OF
the run upon the savings banks, and anticipated
that to-day would see the end Oft. The bank had
q ul reserve on hand yesterday morning, in all
about four hundred thousand dollars. The total
deposits amounted to about nine hundred and nfty
thousand dollars.
Year: 1873

This bank opened yesterday morning, and tho
run continued for time almost as bad as it had
been on Satu rday. AS the feeling began to sub
side, however, the depositors less urgent for
their money and 1t was evident from appearances
that the run was about to terminate. In this man
ner payments continued to be made until about
quarter Of an hour alter banking hours, and then
there were applicants left. For some time after
the receiving teller continued to receive de-
p0sts. HERALD reporter saw Vice Presi-
dent Stewart, who said that his opinion
was that this whole panic originated In
reckless railroad speculation, and that the
scare originated by the consciousness Of this was
now over and that the panic had run its course.
He believed the mercantile community to be In q
state OF great prosperity and in sound condition,
and the best proof was that the banks mad with
stood the enormous pressure so well. Now that
things were seen with calm eyes he could see no
reason why values and business should not re-
had gone through severe test and responded
nObly.
Year: 1873

A preparation so widely and favorably known as Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair Remover, needs few words of praise from us. This compound has won it's way to the highest favor in the pubic mind; and multitudes, who have vainly used other remedies for the restoration of their hair, have, on trying the Sicilian Remover been made glad by the speedy restoration of their gray hair to it's natural color and the thin locks thickened up, as in the days of early youth. It also prevents the hair falling out, makes it soft and glossy, and is altogether the bast preparation for it's intended purposes before, the public Pittsburg Chronicle. , .l H LET.
Year: 1873

South Carolina also Is rebeIlng against the
payment of carpet-bag bonds. Comptroller
General HOOK, In his return to the writ TO com
pei him to levy a tax TO pay the interest on the
bonded debt of the State, denies In general terms,
that 1t is his duty to ascertain and determine the
rate of taxation argues that the Judgment Of the
court, If pronounced, would be vain aud nuga-
tory, and declares that the bonds upon which the
petition Is based were not lawfully hypOthecated
aud sold that q largo portion of them were
issued without warrant Of law, and to the amount
of S779l, ,7C0 ale not valid debt of the State.
He asks, therefore, that the writ do not issue un
Ill investigation should first be had to ascer-
tain what portion Of the aggregate public debt Of
SIS, 1927 is the valid debt OF the State. The
facts set forth by the lIerGeneral are not
new, and in spite OF them the Legislature Of 1871
passed an act endorsing aud validating the issue
of those bonds. Il is becoming more evident
every year, however, that South Carolina cannot
bear the fraudulent burden, and the protest OF
the Comptroller shows that the very party which
created the debt recognizes the necessity Of re
pudiating it. New York capitalists, who bought
up the bonds, will of course be the losers. The
carpet-baggers have their share Of the spOilt
otherwise invested.
Year: 1873

WE noticed the trial Of Mrs Lamb, In Wis
cOnBin, for the murder by p0isiOn Of her child
rem, and at the same time gave an account Of
the extraordinary maternal devotion displayed
by her during the Sioux war to these same
children. Mrs. Lamb has been found guilty
Of the murder of her children, and there Is
now going the rounds Of the Western press o
most curious narrative Of an interview with
her, and Of her insane deluSiens. A spirit
prompted all her murders. In form 1t had
the human shape, the upper half Of the body
and the head being as distinctly outlined as Il
it had been . material object, while the lower
part OF the body and the lower limbs were
cloudily indistinct Its aspect was to her in
describably awful and unearthly, but its ap-
pearance, and its addressing her with speech
which she felt rather thar heard, did not
frighten or even startie her. The apparitiOn
first appeared on the death of her husband,
and told her that he was called away from
this life because he was old and feeble, daily
earthly mission was ended. One day in the
May following, Mrs. Lamb was engaged at
some housewOrk outside the house where she
could see her youngest boy, Don, employed
! In plowing In field near by. The lad was q
weak STRIPPING, and stumbled in the furrow as
| II the plOW was dragging him along instead
Of being guided by him. As she turned heI
eyes to follow the boys progress, with q
| thought Of regret that he was not healthier


and stronger, she saw the apparition hOYerinE


near her, and 1t at once began an argument


that the boy would be better OFF IL be dice


young. She poisoned him. The next victim


was her younger child, aud the phantom ar


gued with her long. telling her that the chill
was too good and purB for this world. Shi


yielded at last And 80 the catalogue length
Ons. - r.
Year: 1873

The New York papers say that the mOst fearful
feature Of the whole Of the walworth horror is
tas aPparanlly selESAtisHed conscience Of the
young murderer. He sstsens himself a hero.
Year: 1873

A WOMAN is like ivy-the more you
are ruined the closer she clings to you.
A vile old bachelor adds "lvy is like
woman, the more it clings to you the
more you are ruined. Poor rule that
won't work both ways.
Year: 1873

The Chicago FREQ Library Lot Exchange bill
has passed tho House OF Representatives in the
Shape In which it came from the Senate, with
tho exception Of stipulation that, it any dif-
ference is found to DO duo by the Government
on the exchange, 1t shall not DO paid uutil an
appropriation is made for It.
Year: 1873

PRESIDENT urant announced at tho Cabinet
meeting, yesterday, that tho press Of public
busnoHs which would attend tho inauguration
OF hia second Administration would prevent tho
visit to the South TIC had hoped to make in
March. 1t 1t understood that tho deliberations
OF tho Cabinet wero adverse to calling an extra
session OF Congress. Tie sonate, however, will
be called on to meet in extraordinary gosaion on
March l.
Year: 1873

There are hopes that the creditors OF the
First National bank of Washington will
get their money. The receiver, Mr.. e. l..
Stanton, announces that he has sufficient
assets on hand at the present time to make
divident of thirty per cent.


The commission to suggest amendments
to the constitution of New Jersey, now
in session at Trenton, proposes certain
radical reform, some Of which would be
salutary in this latitude, namely No
trust funds t, be invested in private cor
porationl, except authorized by the persons
making the trust; no city, county, town
ship or village to give any money or
property, or loan its money to any indi
vidual or corporation, or incur any in
debtedness, or impose any tax except for
municipal purposes; no donation of land
or money to be made by the state or nun :
pal corporation to religious corporation !;
the school fund to be exclusively for Lublic
schools under state control.
Year: 1873

Gambling with stocks and with mer-
chandise should be regarded in the same
light by the moralist and in society as
gambling with cards. When this is done,
currency will not be Withdrawn for mere
speculative purposes, and business will not
be interrupted while coursing in its regular
channels by these vicious Instructions.
Year: 1873

Sir William Napier was one day TAX
ing long country walk, when he met n
little girl about 5 years old sobbing over
broken bowl. She had dropped and
broken it, in bringing it back from the
field to which she had taken her fathers
dinner, and said she would be beaten on
her return home for having broken it.
AS she said this, sudden CLEAN of hope
seemed to cheer her. She innocently
looked up into Sir Williams face and
said "But you can mend it, can't
you?" He explained that he could no
mend the bowl, but the trouble he could
overcome by the gift of sixpence to
buy another. However, on opening his
purse it was empty of silver, and he
promised to meet his little friend on the
same spot at the same hour next day
and to bring sixpence with him; bid
she had seen gentleman who
would bring her the money for n
bowl next day. The child, entirely
trusting him, went on her way comfort
ed. On his return home he found an
invitation awaiting him to dine in Bath
the following evening to meet some one
whom he especially wished to see. He
hesitated for some little time, trying to
calculate the possibilities of giving the
meeting to his little friend of the broken
bowl and still be in time for the dinner
party at Bath, but finding this could
not be, he wrote to decline accepting
the invitation, on the plcaof a "previous
engagement" saying, 81 cannot disap-
point her she trusted me"
Year: 1873

A Shreveport Ua.) paper insists that
Quantrell, the rebel bushwhacker, is
not dead. 1t says He was seen
quietly vending his way up Texas ave-
nue. few days ago, mounted on noble
steed, and ever on the alert, that eagle
eye of his surveying the field on either
side lest some hidden foe should throw
himself across his path, or some former
boon companion or avenger of blood
recognize him at an unwary moment and
betray him into the hands of the pow
ers that be-"
Year: 1873

A burglars knowledge of local
geography stood him in good stead neal
Poughkeepsie the other day, for when
the train on which he was riding
thither, under the care of Sheriff,
was obliged at certain point to back
across the State line into Connecticut i'll
order to get upon the proper track, the
burglar, after informing his guardian
that he had now no authority over him,
bade him polite good morning and
went his way.
Year: 1873

A FIGHT took place the other day, on
the premises of farmer in Pelham, N.
H., between hen with brood of
chickens and large striped snake,
which evidently was on business. The
matronly hen made loud outcry, and
at the approach of the reptile flew at it
with ruffled feathers and threatening
beak, which its adversary evaded as best
it could, but finally, after repeated ef-
forts to secure chicken and as many
rebuns by biddy, it crawled off into a
wall, and the frightened and enraged
bird clucked retreat and got away
without the loss of a single member oi
his family.
Year: 1873

Among the many triumphs of science
and art exhibited at the Vienna Exhibl-
ton is an invention of DIR. Marini for
petrifying human corpses, which seems
to have proved very successful. There
was shown by the inventora large round
plateau of hard and polished material,
the top slab Of which was composed of
human remains, all petrfied together in
a solid block. The surface of the block
had been planed and polished so as to
look exactly like marble. BY merely
seeing this strange product of modern
science it was impossible to imagine of
what it was composed. 1t was mistaken
for an ordinary slab of marble.
Year: 1873

ONE of the most curious features OF
the Yellowstone region is to be found in
the hot springs. On the borders OF the
Yellowstone lake are often to be seen
elevated mounds, which iut out from
the shore into the water. These con-
tain pools filed with heated water, so
that it is possible for person stand
ing on the mound to catch trout in the
lake with the help of tishing-rod,
and cook them in the boiling spring
without taking them off the hook.
Year: 1873

Now that it costs two bushels of corn
to purchase pound of Old Government
Java, farmers naturally turn their at
tention, as they did in the early part of
the war, to find substitute for coffee.
A California paper has found i'll the
sweet potato, sliced, dried and roasted,
the best substitute for the coffee bean.
It says: Being very wholesome as well
as exceedingly nutritious, it is a valuable
substitute for chiccory and theindiiierent
article of peas which make up large
portion of the mixture usually sold for
"Pure Ground Coffee" Its rich sac
charine contents not only diminish the
amount OF sugar required, when it is
used, but so completely agglutinate and
settle the grounds that coffee mixed
with this preparation may be used as
fine as -four without making the infusion
muddy, thus permitting double the or
binary strength to be obtained from the
coffee itself. The ground sweet potato
may be mixed with one-half its bulk OF
good. pure coffee. This mixture will
cost less than half the price of pure
coffee, and by many is decidedly pre-
ferred as q matter of taste. More i'm
portant, however, to those who cannot
drink pure coffee, is the consideration
that in the sweet potato there is no head,
ache, no excitement OF the nerves and
no bilious affection.
Year: 1873

The power Of the human eye over ami
mails .ferp nature, is irresistible. When
you see bull rampant, or a catamount
couchant, in the attitude preliminary to
a deadly spring, you have only to fix
upon him your glittering orb, and he is
powelless to move except at your yoli-
ton. There is no doubt about these
facts they have been taught to us for
years, and they must be true. And to
make the belief all the more sacred, it
can now boast its martyr A learned
gentleman of Vermont, to confirm the
faith beyond cavil, recently entered a
ward where there was grazing a male
member of the bovine family, and began
to stare at the beast with a firm and
steadfast eye. The Professor says he
don't care much about the coat, but that
it will be tedious staying i'll the house
until his collar-bone knits, and his leg
grows strong enough to bear his weight.
Year: 1873

FIGHTING THE RAILROAD h0hSTER


Boston papers tell of another Eight
of Man with Railroad, in which
the plaintiff maintained the unequal
contest with pluck equal to that
shown by Mr.. Coleman, in his famous
suit with the Boston and Hartford road.
An unfortunate engineer, who had been
injured while on duty, sued the COM
pany for damages. For three years and
in three courts he obtained q verdict,
and each time the Judge set aside the
verdict, until at last the persistence of
the plaintiff and the pluck OF the
Jurors has triumphed, and the company
will be compelled to pay over hand
sOmely.
Year: 1873

AN RESPECTIVE ExPEBINEST.-The prin- ciples in the circulation of the waters of the sea were beautifully shown before the Royal geological society, recently, by a simple ex- pertinent A trough with plate glass sides, about six feet long aud foot deep but not more than an inch wide, was filled with wa ter. At one end piece of ice was wedged in between the sides to represent the polar cold, while the trOpic heat was represented at the other end by bar of metal laid across the surface of the water, the projecting end of which was heated with spirit lamp Red coloring matter was then put in at the warm end, and blue at the cold end, so that the currents could be traced. The blue water chilled by contact with the ice, immediately tell down to the bottom, crept slowly along, and gradually rose toward ihe surface at the equatorial end, after which it gradually re- turned along the surface to the starting point. The red water crept first along the surface to the polar end, then fell to the bot. tom just as the blue had done, and formed an. other stratum, creeping back along the bot. tom and coming to the surface. Each color made distinct circulation during the hall hour in which the audience viewed the ex. pertinent.
Year: 1873

HANDLING SWAPPING TURTLE BY THE

 WsoNG TAII~-A man named Gil>ey, who by

 strict economy and severe industry has sue. ceeded in getting his family little place, free of all incumbrancP, was fishing in Still River near the Beaver Brook Mills, on Sun day afternoon. After sitting on the bank for a couple hours without catching anything, he was gratiied to see. on q fiat stone in the water, snapping turtle stunning itself. The butt-end of the turtle was toward him, and he thought he would capture it; but while he WAS looking for place to step the turtle gravely turned around without his knowl- edge, and when he got in reaching distance, and bent down t0 take hold of what nature designed should be taken hold of while hand ling n snappng turtle, that sociable animal just reached out and took hold of Mir. Gill sey's hand with grasp that left no doubt of it's sincerity The shrieks of the unfortunate man aroused some of the neighbors, but when they arrived they were too late to be of any benefit to him, or even to themselves, foI they caught glimse of the bare-headed man tearing over the hill, swinging a small carpet bag in one hand, and they at once concluded that it was a morrow escape from highway robbery. However, 1t was not a carpet bag he was swinging; it was that turtle, and il clung to him until he reached the White street bridge, when it let go; but the fright ened man did not slacken his speed until he got home. When he reached the house the ludicrousness of the affair burst upon him and when his wife looked at his pale face anc bare head, and dust-begrimed clothes, anC asked what was the matter, he said !" Moth

 ing was the matter, only he was afraid h' would be too late for church," and appeared to be much relieved that lie wasn't Dan

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Year: 1873

An Ohio farmer who sent his daughter to . university where both sexes were admitted, says she was perfectly willing 10 stay there {; but he can't sec that she learned much, except to sigh about the house like a sick kitten. ,
Year: 1873

A GoaT's EXPLOIT. retired clergy
man sends the Danbury Ne,os an account
of little affair that happened in his
place. 1t appears that there was a young
woman, fine spirited girl, engaged at a
wash-tub, opposite an open door. just
behind her was q young man, as is ger
orally the case, and in the yard was an
old buck that was given the freedom of
the premises, which is not always the
case, we ale glad to say. Well, this
buck came up to the door and looked in,
and the young man going close behind
the young woman, pointed lis finger
straight at the buck, and the old fellow
recognizing at once the pressing charac-
ter of this mute invitation, put down
his head and dashed forward, and the
miserable man stepped one side and fled
and the young woman, all unconscious
of the arrangements received the awful
shock without warning and passed over
the tub, and the air for an instant ap-
peared to be full of slippers, and wet
clothes, and hot water and suds. And
the next minute that goat came flying
ort of that door at q d, 0adful speed,
bald the whole length Of his spine, and
with wild look in his eye. And for au
hour afterward he stood behind the barn.
scratching his chin, ard trying to recall
all the circumstances in the unfortunate
affair.
Year: 1873

COMPENSATION. I do not believe that
man always passes, in the long run,
for what he is worth. 1t seems to me a
hard saying. The vision that the poet
or painter transcribes and leaves a joy
and wonder to all time, may. believe
have come all the same to some poor,
unlettered man, who lacking the exter-
nal faculty, SO to speak, could not lay it
in all its glorious shape and color on the
canvass, or catch and hold it in the fast
ness of immortal verse. No, cannot
give up my comfortable faith. that in
other words and far-off ages there will
appear shining multitude. who shall,
through death, have come to themselves.
and have found expression denied them
on earth; beautiful souls, whose bodies
were their prisons who stammered or
stood dumb among their kind, bearing
along the sights and disgraces of for une,
and all tine while conscious, in their
dread isolation, OF being peers of the
poets and the kings, and of all the royal
men and women of the world Alice
Cara,
Year: 1873

Washington dispatches of the 13ih'
furnish the following:


In answer to numerous inquiries from
all parts of the country. it is Of interest
to say that the proposed reduction on
postage to two cents single rate failed
and the existing rate of three cents con-
tinues.


It's generally supposed that the clause
requiring payment of newspaper post
age ut the Office of publication was en-
grated on the Postal Appropriation bill.
This is erroneous. and the present rule
requiring prepayment at the Office OF
delivery remains in force.