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Year: 1873

From the Niagara Falls Gazette. May a.


An exciting incident occurred on the
river last Friday evening. -Four young
men-7Iames Parkinson, P. Walker, VIM;
Lahey and John o Brian-started out OF
Chippewa with an ordinary rsw-bost, and
made for Port Day, on this side OF the
river. Through some miscalculations
the quartette eventually found them
selves in a most dangerous part OF the
river ohannel-between the Wing and
Goat Island, nearly opposite the resi-
dence Of Mrs. p A. Porter. The stream
at this point is very swift, and flows
direct for the American Fall There is
no chance for a boat TO make the head
Of Goat Island after getting once fully
under the force Of these currents.


The boys we're well aware Of the hope
lessness Of making any safe landing
below, and they labored at the oars With
that fierce energy which despair can only
arouse. For a long time Il seemed as
though their Efforts would prove fruifless,
and that they were doomed 70 certain
destruction. A large number Of people
collected on the banks Of the nver and
Goat Island, and watched every move
Year: 1873

An Encounter Uuuer Whtcrs


From the Detroit Free Press.l


John Quinn, the submarine diver sta
toned at this port for the past six or
seven years, has been down among the
dead men a great many times, and
has had some thrilling experiences, but
he was more frightened yesterday than
ever before in his life. The pipe lead
ing from the water-works into the river,
put down last fall, settled few days
ago, and one of the joints opened.
Quinn was employed to make repairs,
and he took his apparatus and attend
ants and went down yesterday morning.
A great many cords of stone had been
piled on the pipe to hold it down, and
his work was near the outer end OF the
pile. The water was very clear, and, as
he landed at the bottom, he noticed
some object leaning up against the
stones, but supposed it to be log, and
went at his work The crevice in the
Joints was to be filled up with wedges,
and the diver was about half an hour
getting to work with the hammer He
was working away when schooner s
yawl, pulling three oars, and kicking up
a swell, passed near him. He felt the
swell somewhat after a time, and was
Strengthening up, after pounding away,
when something struck his head, and
he felt himself embraced. He had no
thought of corpse, and, when he
looked up, and found one right before
him, with one arm over his air-pipe, he
cried out in alarm, aRd moved back.
The corpse, that of man, moved afte
him, and Quinn stumbled backward
over the pipe, and went fiat down, with a
horrid form on top of him. Those above
felt that he was moving, and gave him
more line and pipe. He pushed at the
body and cleared himself of it, but, as he
regained his feet, it came down upon
him, and one of its legs rubbed across
his shoulders. The diver did not wish
to take hold of the object, but he was
forced to, and he pulled it about for sew
eral minutes before he could clear his
pipe. He pushed it by the legs back to
the stone pile, and would have made his
lire fast and sent it up, but the swell
washed it from his grasp, and the men
above, mistaking his signal, drew him up.
He went down again and made a long
search for the body, but it had aoated
away. Owing to his fright at first and
his nervousness afterwsrd, the diver saw
but little which might identify the body.
he is sure that there was gold ring on
one of the fingers, and that the man had
on light boots, as he had his hands on
them. The body was below all the inlet
mines when first discovered, and was
either sitting or standing against the
stones, as one would sit or stand to rest.
While the diver admits the fact Of being
frightened, he says it was because he had
no idea of finding such visitor dewn
there. The epairs to the pipe were com
pleted, and Quinn sent word along the
dock, that the body might be watched
for.
Year: 1873

capital officer. II is an interesting and
remarkable fact in his personal history
that he was one Of family Of twenty
four ohildrsn-twenty-one sons and three
daughters-all Of whom grew TO ma
turity, most of whom are still living and
nearly all Of whom we're remarkable for
physical qualities closely resembling
those Of the higher type Of the American
Indians.
Year: 1873

made by the desperate boys with the
most intense anxiety. The boat was
finally brought out from the influence OF
the river currents, and slowly creeping
up the channel, brought hardly less relief
TO those who were helpless spectators
than to the thoroughly frightened occu-
pants Of the little craft.
Year: 1873

FROM the new 1Ork oun'I


The legality of the sentence pro
nounced against VIM. M. Tweed by
Judge Noah Davis is,according to rumor,
to be subject of judicial investigation
this week. Tweed's counsel have dis.
covered what they regard as fatal errors
in the legislation relating to Blackwell S
Island, and there is a prospect that the
Boss will be in the Oyer and Terminer
again within a few days by virtue of a
writ Of habeas corpus, which will raise
the question whether the Island peniten-
tiary be county JAIL or is any institu-
ton to which a man may be legally com
mitted after conviction Of a misde-
meanor. If all the points made in
Tweed's behalf are sustained, there is
nothing to prevent tho discharge Of all
his fellow prisoners except the slow
working of legal machinery. But the
language of the judgment pronounced
against Tweed is peculiar, and it is
within the range of possibilities that
within few days he may be fres man,
owing to careless aud bungling legisla-
ton. In the Office of the District At
torney the subject has been carefully
investigated. Assistant Russell, in con.
versaAop With q member Of the bar on
Friday last, evidently referring 10 thia
subject, said joouiarly. / could give
you a point which would make your fame
and fortune. IF were on the other
side of the bar / would get out a thou
sssd wyits within a week" The delay
ia tbs hxine OF tue bill Of exceptiopg in
the l'Weed case is partly attributable to
this new question, the determination OF
which will be reached in few days,
Year: 1873

Il is said that with the exception Of
black ink the demand for violet ink is
larger than that OF any other color.
Next in order comes carmine, which is
much used among business men for un-
derlining and other purposes. This is
the most brilliant Of all reds, being a
tinge higher than soaFei. As the mate
risls composing It are very dear, it sells
for fifty per cent more than any other
fancy inks The other principal colors
are red, blue, purple and pink. Per
fumed inks find some sale among ladies,
vho perhaps apach additional virtue to
the ink from its being scented, although
it is said the perfumery Injuries the
quality Of the ink materially.
Year: 1873

The destruction of evergreens still
continues to be subject of discussion
in various of our agricultural and
horticultural journals. Experts diff
fer much as to the causes of the NOR
tality which seems of late to be in
cident to all kinds of conifers. By
many it is imputed to the severe cold
our winters after very dry summers.
Where they stand in ground that is
moist the whole year round there is no
such mortality, Others, again, be
lieve it to be due to the ravages Of in
sccts, and little red spider is thought
to be the especial bane of the Norway
spruce and hemlock. This little pest
may be got rid Of by simply drenching
the trees with water. 1t is asserted
that evergreens, frequently washed,
will never look rusty or be winter
killed. The experiment is worth try
ing. Another cause for this decay is
alleged to be the fact that coniferous
trees really belong to past geologic
age, and are slowly but surely passing
away everywhere; that, in regions
where they seem at one time to have
had exclusive possession of the soil,
the deciduous trees are encroaching
upon them and gradually usurping
their places. Be the cause what it


may, it is subject which should re
ceive the close attention of tree cul-


turists everywhere. The world can
not spare this most beautiful class of
trees.
Year: 1873

Senator Window writes to the
Minneapolis Tribune that he has
not yet covered his back pay into
the Treasury, because there is no
law authorizing him to do SO, and
if he should deposit it into the
Treasury he or his heirs would be
able at any time to draw it out
again. This, our readers will re-
member, is also the opinion of Gen
eral Spinner. It seems as though
the members of the Forty second
Congress have nowhere to lay their
heads. If they worked for, voted
for, and drew the back pay they are
vigorously damned by the popular
voice. If they are clear Of the
charge of voting for the measure
and yet have taken the money, they
are held just as bad, and are just
as severely punished. And if they
neither voted for the bill nor tool
the back pay, but have endeavored
to get rid Of it by covering it into
the Treasury-lo! the decision o.
Treasurer Spinner says that, not
withstanding, they are entitled te
the money at any time that they
wish it, and people after awhile vii
begin to believe that this is blind
contrived by Congressional cunning
and they will be berated worse thar
ever. Truly one may conceive :
more enviable position to be placed
in than any that the members O
the last Congress have occupied, OF
are in now.--lnd. Journal.
Year: 1873

Jay Cooke & Co.'S failure is spo-
ken of with evident satisfaction by
the Democratic press. just as the
genuine Bourbons hate and detest
the memory of Stanton, the great
war secretary, for his services to
the country during the rebellion,
SO they hate Jay Cooke, the great
financier of the same period, who
fioated our bonds during the dark
est day of trial. Now they sneer-
ingly remark that ia, Cooke made
an immense fortune by his agency
in this matter and that any one else
might have sold the bonds as easily
as he did-that in fact the bonds
sold themselves. But the people
have hardly forgotten those dark
days when Copperheads, Butternuts
and traitors decried the credit OF
the Government, and the energy
and skill used by Jay Cooke to dis
pose Of our bonds despite their ef-
forts. And Jay Cookies financial
difficulties now result from his eff
forts to push ahead a national enter
prise. Fisk & Hatch, another great
/ house, has fallen from a like cause.
He has narrow mind who exults
in the failure of such houses, mere
ly because they are powerful. Many
of the great enterprises of the coun.
try are accomplished through their
agency, and their destruction is a
national calamity. Jay Cooke may
have erred in making his last ven
ture, yet he was pushing an enter
prise which he considered ofnation-
al Importance No doubt he had a
selfish desire to increase his wealth
and power, but there are few per.
sons who can cast stones at him on
that account.
Year: 1873

II. B. Clafin & G. l.. Anthony:


GENTLEsEN--In response to the
news you have communicated to
me. touching the present emergen-
cy in the money markets of the
country, and the necessary steps to
restore confidence and legitimate
trade and commerce, I have the
honor to communicate the follow
ing:


Government is derious of doing
all in its power to the relief of the
present unsettled condition of bust
ness affairs, which is holding back
the immense resources of the coun-
try, now awaiting transportation to
the seaboard and a market. Con-
fdence on the part of the people is
the first thing needed to the relief
of this condition, and to avert the
threatened destruction of business,
with it's accompanying disasters to
all classes Of people. To re-estab-
lish this feeling government is
willing to take all legal measures
at its command; but it is evident
no government efforts will avail
without the active co operation of
the banks and monied corporations
of the country With the fourteen
millions already paid out in the
purchase OF government indebted
ness and the withdrawal of their
large deposits from the Treasury,
the banks are now strong enough
to adopt liberal policy on their
part, and by a generous system of
discounts to sustain the business
interests of the country. Should
such course be pursued the forty
four millions of reserve will be con-
sidered as money in the Treasury
to meet the demands of public ne
cessity, as the circumstances of the
country may require. Close atten-
ton will be given to the course
pursued by those who have the
means at their command, of render
ing all aid necessary to restore
trade to its proper channels and
condition.


With the view of strengthening
the hands of those who carry out
the measures above indicated, or
ders have already been issued for
the payment of interest ACQUIRING
in November. q. S. GRANT.
Year: 1873

The Chicago Inter- Ocean has the
following lengthy sermon compressed
into nutshell:


Banks that do business lend out
their money. If they do not they are
Of no use to the community. No bank
that does business has currency
enough on hand to pay off all its de-
positors at once. If any institution
or its claquers circulate reports in
times like the present of its great
strength, set it down for certain that
it needs help. a


We must stand or fall together.
Nothing is to be gained by bluster and
and bravado.


All need mutual assistance"
Year: 1873

in the war, and served his country
faithfully, but fortunately having
come out unscathed, but yet who
now has lost an arm or leg by
railroad accident, can not by law
be taken in here, however much we
may wish. He must have been dis
abled in the line of duty-that is,
while he was actually engaged in
the service of the United States in
the war of the rebellion.


"Another case I will give you:-
Take soldier who fought in the
volunteer army and disappeared by
leave, or left and went and enlisted
after he left the regular army, and
was wounded in fighting. He can
not have place among us by law.
Our only source Of revenue is fines,
forfeitures and unclaimed pay of
volunteer soldiers; that pay due to
some poor volunteer soldier whose
only record is an unknown grave,
the green mounds of the South,
comes to us; the forfeitures of sol
diers who deserted their post-nay,
not soldiers who deserted their
post, but those who for bounty said
they wanted to become soldiers,
and ran away before they ever saw
a gun or smelt powder-their pay
and their bounty we have for the
purpose OF sustaining this institu
ton. Now, so long as the support
,, of the institution is from the volun-
teer service, you will see how I'M
just it would be if we took that to
give to the regular soldiers or sea-
men.


s'Now, then, this organization
took place seven years ago, and let
me premise that there is no other
institution like this on earth. We
| may have made mistakes; we had
neither precedent nor guide. We
read the charter and ordinances of
the Greenwich Hospital. They
gave us no light. We sent and got
the envio of the Hotel des Invalides
at Paris, where Napoleon put his
veterans, and that gave us no light.
The soldiers regular home gave us
but ittle at Washington, because
it was simply almost toy, as be-
fore the war our regular army
seemed to be costly toy to the Ma
| ton. Therefore, we had to begin
the oganization from the beginning.
We were told in the beginning, by
well Judging, clear headed men,
over and over again, that we need


make no provision for these sol
diers, as we never should find any to
come to our Home My answer
was if you make home for the sol


diers there will be soldiers to come
to it; if you make it very bad
home you will catch very few in it.
(Applause.)


Under these circumstances it
was determined to build three
Homes-one at Milwaukee, one at
Dayton, and ore in the eastern part,
in New England, and we found this


trouble, that the soldiers came fast


er than we could get ready for


them. Then we lost by five one OF


oul Homes at the east, and had to


sustain our soldiers at State and


city institutions.
Year: 1873

Texas papers say that Nancy Hill,
the notorious female horse thief and
ranger, was hanged about six miles
from Montague, on Denver Greek,
several days since. Her body has
just been discovered, suspended
from an oak post Her saddle and
bride were found lying near upon
rock, and her pony was found a
mile or SO away. It is supposed
that Dave Porter, her consort, was
killed at the same time, but his body
has not as yet been found.
Year: 1873

When men talk of the wicked
ness of the Republican party the
Buffalo IN. W Express desires
them to be hidden .sto look on the
one hand at New England, the era
die and nursery of Republicanism,
and on the other at Kentucky and
Missouri, the consummate flowers
of Democracy"


A good-natured sinner is better
to have around the house than
cross Christian.
Year: 1873

pithily observes:


The Cincinnati Enquire has pre-
monitions. It draws a pathetic
picture of Senator Pugh sitting
amid the ruins of the Democratic
party after the election. But it is
not more pathetic than it is to see
the Enquirer sitting amid said ru-
ms before the election.
Year: 1873

If anything can touch our SYM
pathy, it is the sight of an honest
Democrat struggling to shield the
rascaity of bis party behind his
own responsibility. We feel like
taking the deluded man aside, and
telling him that his efforts will be
loves labor lost. But we have
tried the experiment so many times
that we have concluded to let the
faithful follower of Democracy pur-
sue its shadow until he gets tired,
and stops of his own accord. When
he drops from sheer exhaustion
then we shall pick him up, advice
him calmly, and do our best to help
him across the threshold of the
Republican party. There are thou.
sands of honest men still left in the
Democratic party. They live in
hopes Of seeing it once more re-
stored to it's Jeffersonian days.
They refuse to believe it lost be-
yond redemption, and so cling to
its sinking fortunes, in hopes that
something will turn up to bring
about the radical change they de-
sire. They forget that the days of
miracles have past; that the ele-
ments of power, honesty, and patri-
otism, which once impaired glory
to Democracy, have long since de-
parted from the old shell, and are
found today imparting vigor and
purity to the Republican party. Oc-
casionally this fact dawns upon
some honest, well-intentioned Dem
ocrat, and he makes haste to enroll
himself under the old banner
that represents his old time princi-
pies. There is still room for more.
The doors of our party are contin-
ually open, and all who believe in
justice, equality, and an honest ad
ministration of the government,
are invited TO enter. We have but
little room for office hunters, but
for the men who desire to labor for
the nation, we have some reserved
seats in the temple of Republican
ism.
Year: 1873

The Graphic balloon has come to
grief. Like the Democratic party,
its material was too rotten to hold
the gas needed for its imitation. It's
prospects were brilliant-on paper.
1t was to cross the ocean in sixty
hours; stop a few days in Europe;
again enter the eastern cur. ent and
continue it's course around the
globe, returning to the United
States, by way of California. But
this great achievement must be
postponed. The balloon burst be-
fore it was fully inflated, and the
hopes of its friends exploded with
The gas it contained. Like the
Liberal Reform movement, it pro-
missed too much There was too
much gas and too little substance
about it. If the balloon bad gone
up it would have burst in mid air,
or given the Professor and his staff
cold bath in the Atlantic. So, in
a humane point of view, we are
glad that this foolish enterprise end
ed where it commenced. It's failure
may be useful as a lesson to those
erratic politicians who think they
can initiate a party with gas and sail
into power on the current of public
opinion. For a few years to come we
advise our friends who wish to cross
the ocean to avoid this aerial trip
and patr0nize the staunch steamers
that move in the face of wind and
tide. Air ships may be construct
ed in time to travel like birds thro'
space, but to depend upon current
of air to watt you across the ocean
is to expect a log thrown overheard
at Sandy Hook to make the trip to
Liverpool. We have as little faith
in these inflated air ships of the
Graphic pattern as we have in the
honest intentions of Democracy.
They may do to gull the public, but
for practical results they are equal
ly deceptive and treacherous.
Year: 1873

to ride, or walk, or to make visit; to change conditions as often as you can make it convenient, and especi- ally to arrange to accompany your hus- band when he desires you to be with him."

 "Oh, John hates to go out alone of dreadfully by saying that if the baby kept on interfering with his pleasure he should dub it nuisance Poor little baby! He wants me to have nurse; but how can trust stranger with my treasure ?''

 "There it is-as plain as sunlight. In this last remark you have shown me yourself and husband exactly. Your husband wants you, and is lonely and discontented without you. He cannot feel the same tenderness for the child that you do, so be sensible and not de- mand it. You are divided between your love for your husband and your love for your baby. You have fretted yourself into state of illness and ac- tual discomfort, because you cannot serve both as you feel they should be served. If your husband wants another servant you should obey him, for in this he is wiser than you"

 "Oh, Mrs. Harris, if you could only live with us P

 After this the way was made plain. There was few jars at first, but con- mon sense, good health, and the good nature that comes of both, arranged all at last and both husband and wife bless the angel that was sent in the guise of searGstress.