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Year: 1873

bic. 1t was printed at the city of Metz
between the year 1440 and 1445, by Gut
tenberg, the inventor Of the art, ard
Faust, who furnished the funds. For a
long time after it had been finished and
offered for sale, no person save the artists
themselves, knew how it had been accom-
plished. The work was so astonishing the
manner of its production so mysterious
that the printers were believed by the ig-
norant to be in league with the evil one.
The Bible was in two folio volumes, and
contained one thousand two hundred and
eighty two pages.


The American Newspaper Reporter
says, this first edition has been justly
praised for the strength and beauty OF the
paper, the exactness of the register and
the lustre of the ink There are eighteen
copies OF it now in existence.


Recess time, should be devoted to play
outside the school-room-unless during
stormy weather-and, as this time right
fully belongs to the pupils they should
not be deprived of it except for serious
offenses; and those who are not deprived
of it, should not be allowed to spend it ir
study no child should ever be confined
to the school-room during an entire ses-
sion. The minimum of recess time
should be fifteen minutes each session.
In primary schools there should be more


than one recess in each session.
Year: 1873

The CoTToN Crop DAMAGED
The New York Commercial Bulletin
published sometime since very graft
flying review of the prospects of the
growing cotton crop. The information
on which its opinion was based was,
however, only down to the latter part
of April. Letters received here from
cotton factors and planters now state
that for the thirty days subsequently
to that period it has rained in nearly
all the cotton growing region, the eff
feet of which has been disasterous in
the extreme in the coming crop
Washingtos Dispatch.
Year: 1873

CANANDAIGUA, N. Y, June l9.-
At two O'Clock this afternoon Judge.
Selden made motion in the case of
Miss Anthony for a new trial, upon
the ground of misdirection of the
Judge in ordering verdict of guilty
without submitting the case to the
jury. The court, in brief review Of
the argument of the counsel, denied
the motion. The district Attorney
moved that the judgment Of the Court
be pronounced upon the defendant.
The Court made inquiry of Miss An
thony if she had anything to say why
sentence Should not be pronounced.
Miss Anthony answered, and said she
had great many things to say,
and declared that in her trial every
principle Of justice had been violated
that every right had. been denied ),
that she had had no trial by her peers,
that the court and Jurors were her
political superiors, and not her peers
and announced her determination to.
continue her labors until equality was
obtained, aud was proceeding to dis
cuss the question involved in the case
when she was interrupted By the
Court with the remark that thess
questions could not be reviewed. Miss
Anthony replied that she wished it
fully understood that she asked no
clemency from the court; that she
desired and demanded the full rigor of
the law. Judge Hunt then said !:
"The judgment of the court is that
you pay fine of Sl00 and cost of
persecution" and Immediately added,
''there is no order that you stand COM
mitted until the fine is paid" and so
the trial ended. A motion for new
trial is to be made in the case of the
inspectors tomorrow morning on the
ground that Hall, one Of the defen-
dants was absent during the trial.
Year: 1873

After the lst Of July postal cards
may be sent to Canada by the use of
an additional one-cent stamp. This is
according to an arrangement just
entered into between the postal de-
partments of the two countries. A
better way, if possible would be to
settle on uniform postal rates, with no
distinction whatever. so that a letter
might be sent from Chicago to Quebec
at no greater expense than to New
York, and uice verso.
Year: 1873

How INDIAN WARS BEGIN A
dispatch from Yreka. June Sd. states
that two armed desperadoes, named
Clausens, on the evening Of the I'd


came to Fort Jones Indian reservation
and carried Of squaw against her will
There was civil state officer there,
but he could not arrest them, and they


got away with the woman. She be
longs to the Shasta or Salamon River
and if these men are not punished for
taking her away who can blame the
tribe to which she belongs if they re-
sent the outrage in the usual way
She was taken from the reservation
where the United States authority
ought to be supreme, and it is the
duty of the United States military
there, or nearest there, to pursue these
desperadoes, relieve the Indian woman
and punish them for their great crime.
If such whitemen are te be allowed to
do such things without fear Of punish
ment, it has an ugly look to chastise
savages ike Captain Jack for like Of.
fenses against our own people. This is
the common way in which nearly al


our Iadian wars have begun the borde,
deperadoes being the asgressors, and
the State and Federal authorities lack
inc the energy to pursue and punish.
Year: 1873

It is only few weeks ago since Don Carlos,
adding victory to victory, gave fair promise
that on an early day he would be King of
Spain, King as well by the consent of the
Spanish people as by the grace of God. The
tide seemed rolling in his favor. The aspect
of things has changed Each successive day
brings us news of increasing Generalization
in the Oarlist ranks. Dorregarray, Roda and
Lissarnga have abandoned the cause and
sought refuge in France. Large numbers of
the rank and file of the Carlist army have sur
rendered to the government troops. At the
same time we hear of the complete failure of
the intransigentes. Cartagena has become q
modern Babel and we have no doubt that
when all the facts are known it will be found
that in the Spanish city, on smaller scale,
the horrors of the French Commune have
been repeated. Don Carlos must now be
counted out. The intransigentes are gone up.
The federal Republic has not a ghost Of
chance. The promise is fair for the Republic,
with q centralized government in Madrid.
Don Alfonso and his friends may yet give the
Republic trouble but meanwhile the govern
ment seems to be victorious at all points, and
the government is republican. prosperous
republic in Spain would be at once q lesson
and an example to the nations of Europe.
Year: 1873

THE LIBERAL REPUBLICANS are to have a
State Convention at Elmira few days hence.
Thomas Raines, liberal republican, having
been thrown out by the republicans, and hav-
ing been placed on their State ticket by the
democrats, may perhaps serve as new treaty
solved to build up new party on reform he
will probably run an Independent State ticket.
We shall see.
Year: 1873

war against Khiva on the ground of troubio
and expense. These present difficulties, which
must cost Russia both men and money, seem
to justify this view Of the case. Now Russia
must remain and make good her position or
retire and lose her prestige. With Europe
armed to the teeth, and with Germany eager
for conquest and pressing close upon her,
it will not be wonderful if her Asiatic con-
quests should cost Russia too much.
Year: 1873

AFTER STORM COMES CALM, as, for in
stance, in the present comparative hopeful
and promising calm in Wall street. It gives
promise of the day when the bull and the
bear will lie down together and lame duck
will lead them.
Year: 1873

Sir Samuel Baker to Visit America.


The Liberator of Central Africa, Sir Samuel
Baker, has accepted the invitation of the
American Geographical Society to visit
America during the summer season of 1874.
His distinction as an explorer and humani-
tartan and his wide fame as the only Anglo
Saxon who has ever led large military expe-
dition into the heart Of Africa will insure him
a cordial reception from the American people.
Sir Samuel Bakers has been one Of the most
remarkable careers of the present century. As
the elephant hunter Of Ceylon, as the dis
coverer of the Albert Nyanza as the COM
panion of the Hamran sword-hunters Of
Abyssinia, as one Of that circle of brave men
who have travelled extensively and who know
how to tell and write what they have seen, he
has received the homage of the most appre-
ciative patrons of courage, endurance and
intellect. Of late years there has been a
romance about his explorations, in that they
have been shared by heroic wife, who has
been his most powerful ally at all times of
danger and difficulty. She, too will visit our
shores, and we feel assured that all America
will extend to husband and wife q generous
and hearty welcome
Year: 1873

The PROTESTANT EcUMENICAL COUNCIL met
yesterday and last night at Association Hall,
where, with the exception of one meeting
to-day at Steinway Hall, the Council will be
held during its continuance. The attendance
was overfowing, and the enthusiasm of the
delegates gave promise of good practical work.
Year: 1873

The Catholic clergy OF Brazil arc forbidden by
the Council Of State to publish tho bulls Of the
popo until the Government haB accorded ita per-.
mission, and tho Same authority deny any civil
effect to aentencca Of accommodation.
Year: 1873

Last evening, at halfpast six O'Clock, the east
ward bound train on the Erie Railway was passing
Greycourt station, when an unknown woman was
struck and run over by the locomotive, ana 50 ter
rby was she mutated that she died within O.
short time. The Middetown way train had Just
moved or westward, and IL is supposed that
the unfortunate woman was passenger
on that train from New York or some intervening
station. What induced her 10 proceed along the
track In direction where there were no highways
cumstance very mysterious The engineer, Louis
Saryant, stopped the train and ran to the assist.
ance Of the woman, but she was beyond the reach
q M n OH
Year: 1873

Parents, whose prudent care for
their children we would not diminish,
may intermit much Of the solicitudo
with which they are apt necessarily
to worry themselves. This gratui-
tous anxiety often, moreover, defeats
its own object. 1t renders tho child,
by constantly reminding it of the risks
to safety, unnaturally timid, and pre-
vents that calmness of mind and de.
velopment of animal courage essential
for the prudent avoidance of and bold
resistance to danger. The overwatched
children are notoriously those who are
the most constantly exposing their
health and lives to hazard. They are
80 accustomed to move at the will of
another that their own violation loses
its power to great extent, and be-
comes hesitating and uncertain. Their
muscles, accordingly, act with little
precision, and render the step falter-
ing and the hold insecure. The child
who is left free to run, climb and jump,
though he may apparently expose
himself to thousand risks, generally
escapes danger by his habitual readi-
ness of expedient and practical pre-
cision of movement. The freer child
ren have, moreover, the advantage of
protecting themselves by various
means of security denied to those
kept under too close supervision
Swimming, riding, running, lcaping,
using frearms-not to speak Of wrest-
ling and fighting-all Of which may
in their turn become important means
of safety, are tho ordinary acquisi-
tions of the emancpated boy, but sell
dom of him who is subjected to an
unceasing parental control. 1t is Oh
vious, too, that the greater freedom of
the ono is more favorable to health
than the constraint of the other 1t
is equally advantageous TO the morals as
to the physical health aud develop
ment that tho parent should not al
low his anxiety about bis children to
become too apparent, or to interfere
too much with their freedom of con-
duet. The solf-relianco and independ-
cnce of character which are essential
elements of all human excellence are
to be acquired only by learning early
to act from voluntary motive. lfthe
parent fixes himself as finger-post
at every turn, the child will hardly
ever find the road of his own accord,
and must necessarily lose his way
when deprived of his habitual guide.
Year: 1873

for the Third Grand Gift Concert which is be given
under authority of special legislative aid Of the
Public Library Of Kentucky at Library Hail. Louisville,
throughout the country pcremptoriy closed this day
and the few tickets hand together with any that
be returned from agents will be sold day day
at New York and Louisville only to those who apply
press and telegraph orders will be filled in the
der they received and remttances returned
that reach late All quarter and half tickets rep
resented IN the wheel the same as wholes roos being
sand Cash Gs TO be distributed by LOT among the ticket
holders, aggregate a vast total OF


s50oO00
Year: 1873

nRUG STORE FOR SALE-ON SIXTH AVENUE;
~ well located and doing good and well established


business Any wishing 10 purchase first class store


will find this opportunity. Address box 1924 Post
Year: 1873

THE LATE SECRETARY OF THE REPUBLi-
GAN STATE GENITAL COMMITTEE WILL
! OPPOSE HUGHES AND COMPANY.
Especial telegram to the Dispatchl


/; SALEM, Va, August /, 1S73.-The dlssat-
isfaction in the ranks of the Radical party
with the nominations. made on Wednesday
night is no longer suppressed. -.. !,
| General Wickham and John Amber
Smith left Lynchburg yesterday morning in
great disgust, not having fully determined
upon their course. '+2 #1E#5


! Last night came here on the train with
John w. Woltz, the late secretary of the Re-
publican State Central Committee, and found
him to be convinced that his party had made a
nomination that is not only injudicious in
the extreme, but one that is almost sure to
lbe beaten. Woltz AYERS that the success
Iof Hughes was obtained by combination
of Federal ofice-hOlders, in, defiance of the
wishes of the Republican masses. and that
the manner Of the nomination as manifested
by the determination to crush and destroy
all who disagreed with their policy, against


which he warned them at and before the
Convention, together with their violation
of pledges, will make it impossible TO
unite them under the banner of Hughes,


Ramsdell, and FultZ. As to himself, as


happen TO know, efforts were made to con-
ciliate him before the adjournment of the
Convention, and if he had chosen to make
fight he could no doubt have been reelected
secretary. He was, however, warmly in
favor of Colonel Popham for that position.
also gather from conversation with Mr..


Woitz that he honestly believes that, in
view Of the facts above stated, and others of
which he is in possession, the interests of
the Republican party will be best promoted
and the wishes of the people obtain utter
ance by Il defeat of the present Republican
ticket. He is therefore prepared to assist in
the defeat, and will probably take the stump
against it. No man of prominence in the
party IN Virginia has cham pioned the cause
Of the negroes more warmly and earnestly
than John w. Wotz. His defence of a
poor negro in Charlottesville, in which
he offered to lay down bis life, his unaided
but successful efforts in behalf of Beckey,
when he was denied Office on account of his
color, and the estimation in which he is held
by the negroes Of Virginia wherever he is
known, as well as bis knowledge of the in
side history Of the late Convention, will make
him formidable adversary of the present
Radical ticket. lam impressed with the be-
lief that he is thoroughly honest and earnest,
and that efforts to dissuade or buy him off
will be as unsuccessful hereafter as hereto
fore
Year: 1873

F1RT.-The alarm of fire turned in 2
o'clock this morning from Box No. 25, at the
corner OF Seventh and Canal streets, was
caused by the burning of the old stone
house situated at the corner of Eighth street
ana the head Of the basin. The building
mas since the war been used as a junk-store,
ana Is at present occupied as such by Mr..
benswangcr. 1t was noticed that spectators
Kept at respectful distance from the burn.
ing house, as 1t was said that it contained d
number of old shells aud muskets. We did
not learn the amount of loss.
Year: 1873

A LANCE STOCK OF HEAVY GOODS,
n suitable for the country, to which we IN
vite the special attention of country merchants
as they will be sold very low for money.


WADDEY'S, "a King street.
Year: 1873

The City Council are about undertaken heavy
and costly job in macademizing Fourth street.


The improvement has been talked of for q long
time, and various modes of paving the street has
been proposed. II is very much desired that the
street should be paved but there are number
Of persons who own property on 1t that are Op-
posed to paving it at this time aud say they can
not raise the money TO pay for it. There arc also
many citizens that entertain the opinion that the
work should be deferred, until the city has more
money In hand, or can better afford 10 spare the
money from the treasury. The taxes are already
high and the expenditure OF thirty thousand dol
lars in this work, land that is about tho amount
We think il was calculated 10 cosi) will add 10
them about twenty-five per cent Ifthc city could
collect the money tor the work as fast as it pro
gresses, of course there could be no strong objec
ton raised 10 going on with the job. But this
cannot be done and in all probability great part
of its cost will have 10 come out OF the general
t1xes for Two years. Thus every property holder
in the city will have IS per cent. added to his
taxes for the improvement of this street. which,
during the whole summer will be rendered un-
slightly by the piles ofdirt and stone that must be
accumulated from Que end 10 the other


The street is one of the most beautiful in the
city and is not in a bad condition, aud there is no
immediate necessity for its being paved for
another year, or until we get the water improve
ment further advanced or out of the way.


The fact too that the mode of paving by ma
cademizing is new with regard to our streets and
an experiment, suggests the Propriety OF trying
it on some street that is not so wide, where the
cost would not be so great.


The Chairman OF tie Street Committee is fully
aware Of the difficulty there is to raise money
now, not from any want ofhis own, OF course, but
from his position and extensive acquaintance with
the sources from which we usually raise money.
And from what we can learn there seems TO be no
prospect Of money being more plenty, or of the
high rate Of Interest, or premium above the lawful
rate, being reduced It is, therefore supposed the
city will have considerable difficulty to secure the
loans that she will need for the water improve.
ment and other work that the Council seem not
likely or willing TO defer. 1t would be better TO
commence the work OF macademizing ia the lat
ter part Of summer or early in the fall, al all
events. By deferring it We would save six months
interest on the cost, and we do not see why We
should not consider this also.
Year: 1873




He was then straight, tail boy Of
nineteen. with wide blue eyes, light
Aaxen hair, and demeanor somewhat
solemn and thoughtful Little given
TO dissipation, he preferred riding and
the manly sports of his boyhood TO the
Gambling, hard drinking, and frivolous
callantries in which most of his brother
officers INDUCED; but, on the other
hand, he was n noted and skill
full duelist. This was one of the neces-
sites of his position. An officer
who went much to court, and had per
sonal reasons for being attached to the
King. could not, in those days, stand
by Indifferent while the royal family
were assailed by liberal journalists, and
by Bonapartist officers of Napoleon's
old army. MacMahon made point OF
attending the Cafe Falois, in the street
of that name, which was then the head
quarters of royalist officers, and there
duels were arranged almost every night
as cooIly as pigeon matches would be
in these our times. 1t was the custom
for the liberal papers to be placed IN a
heap on the central table. AT
O'Clock officers dropped IN, and at
&. when the room was full, the papers
would be read aloud, and If one OF
them contained anything offensive t.
the King, the officers drew lots among
them as to who should go and challenge
the editor. Important Journals were
then generally provided with respon-
sible fighting editor, whose sole mission
it was to accept challenges. He was
generally an old half-pay officer or ser
geant. and now and then It happened
that he could not even read. MacMa-
hon fought seven Of these gentle
men in the> course of five years,
and it is on record that he was
never once wounded, nor did he ever
kill hisman. Hewas singularly expert IN
the art of pinking his adversary IN the
Aeshv part of the right arm, Just above
the elbow. inhicting wound that was
not dangerous, but which Obliged his
adversary to drop his foil like hot coal,
and to keep his arm in sling Tor SIX
weeks. This thrust got to be known
,s ..la bottle Mcmahon" and 1t earned
the Young officer many encomlums, Tor
which he little cared, being III hls heart
averse to dueling.
Year: 1873

PITTSBURGH, Dec. THE investlga-
tion by the Finance Committee of the City
Council during the past week in relation
to the half million dollars worth of water
bonds placed in the. National Trust Com
pany, which is suspended, by the Secretary
of the Water Commission, resulted last
evening in a charge of conspiracy to de
fraud the city being made against some of
the officers and directors of the bank and
the secretary of the Water Commission. A
charge of embezzlement was also made
against the secretary of the Water Commits
sion. The parties all gave bail, except the
cashier of the bank, who has been missing
since the suspension.
Year: 1873

NEW YORK, Dec. S.-CathOlic churches
are crowded this morning on the occasion
of the celebration Of the feast of the I'M
maculate Conception and the conservation
of tho entire diocese with all It's churches,
religious houses and charitable and educa-
tional institutions collectively and singly to
the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Year: 1873

WE cannot be too careful how we play
with the English language One day last
week young lady of New Guinea, while
gazing at and admiring the falls OF the
Owasco river at the point known as the Big
Dam, remarked to her companion enthusl-
astically. s.Isn't that dam nice%
Year: 1873

There is a reluctance in official quarters
TO talk about the anticipated or actual res
ienation of Minister .Sicllles pending the
protocol. There is no doubt it was owing
TO the unsatisfactory conduct of Sickles
that the negotiations were cOnsummated at
Washington between Secretary Fish and
Admiral PalO.