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Year: 1876

LAST Tuesday evening we had the first rain of any consequence that has fallen in Yuma this sea- son, and it was no great shakes. It came with a tremendous black cloud accompanied with thunder and lightning and after making a great buster rained pretty well for less than an hour and then quit. The rain was preceded by 8 very heavy sand.storm. The wind was terrific. We have heard of no damage done except the blowing down of a few signs and old fences.
Year: 1876

WE think it is about time that those gentlemen who expect to be candidates for the various county offices to be filled at the ensuing election should come out and announce themselves. What is the use in holding back ? You seem to be all waiting for each other. That is not the way. Come out and show yourselves, that the people may know who you are and judge of your merits and fit- ness for the place you desire.
Year: 1876

IN another column will be found a notice of the dissolutionIof part. nership of the mercantile firm of Lyons & Levy. Mir. Levy retires and MT. Lyons will continue the business. This change will make no difference in the business of the house, as MT. Lyons will run it with as large and varied a stock of goods as before, and which he intends to keep up.
Year: 1876

RAILWAYS IN CHINA.--A company has
been formed in London to INTRODUCES
railways into China, and the first ex-
perimental line will be between Shanp.
hal and Woosuns, distance of nine
and half miles. It is expected that
the line will completed and in full work.
ing order by next July, when the now
city of seeing railway trains actually
running over the distance in few MIN
utes may be considered certain to at
tract large amount of Chinese passen-
ger traffic. The line being avowedly
experimental, is constructed on the mar
row guage of two feet. six inches; the
funds at command would not admit of
anything more. It is no doubt the case
that this viii. be found inadequate to
the requirements of large traffic; but
the first thing to be done is to prove
railways in China a success, and if the
enterprise of the company is able to
make ihis small lihe raging concern,
there can be no doubt that funds will
be forthcoming to provide railway com-
munication between the more important
centres of Commerce in China.
Year: 1876

IoE.-Messrs. Piper and Rel
mig, taking advantage of the re-
cent freeze-up, which put two OF
three inches of ice on Lake
Union, have each been putting
up a quantity Of ice for use next
summer. They had a number
of men employed yesterday and
day before, in cutting the ice
and hauling it into town.
Year: 1876

SHUT Down. Reports from
Utsalady arc to the effect that
the mill has shut down and the
Company has suspended. There
seems to be no doubt as to the
truth of the reports and they
simply confirm rumors which
have been in circulation on the
Sound for a month or so, and
which had their origin in dis
patch from San Francisco to
that effect.
Year: 1876




BODY FoUND.-Some men came
up from Jewett's logging camp,
some ten miles north of here,
yesterday, and reported the dis
covery near their camp, Of the
body Of a man lying on the
beach. The skull Of the man
was broken in two places and
the nose and most of the face
was gone. All the rest Of the
body was in an excellent state
of preservation, and there were
no signs of its having pounded
on the beach. The man was, as
near as they could judge, about
5 feet, s inches, in height and
rather slight built and appeared
te be in the neighborhood of a5
years of age. He was dressed
in a pair Of dungeree pants, a
heavy wooden shirt, worn out
side OF his pants and belted in
with very broad belt, and low
shoes. A small sum of money
was found in his pockets and
was taken charge of by the men
who found him. From the de-
scription there appears to be no
doubt that it is Mr.. A. E. Hoyle,
who disappeared from this place
just previous to the sailing OF
the Salvador, one night about
6 weeks ago, and who was sup
posed to have fallen overheard
and drowned. The general i'm
preston now is, that there has
been foul play, but nothing can
be asserted positively until the
evidence of surgeons on the in
quest determines whether the
wounds on his head were infiict-
ed before or after death. The
sloop Tibbals was chartered and
went down last night to bring
the body mp to town, and it is
expected to arrive here some
time this evening.
Year: 1876

our evenings in beautiful readings, in mu-
tuas communings with the master spirits
Of the world.' We will spend them so
when we get home, won't weH


And they did. Whatever annoyances
came to Mrs. Merwin in the management
OF her household, or to Mr.. Merwin in the
conduct of bis business during the day,
was not permitted TO mar the cheerlulness
of their evening reunions. When he came
home, exhausted by unusual labors. the
quick eye of his wife read in his face and
manner the need of his spirit, and by rea-
son OF her perfect sympathy with him, she
knew Just how to soothe aud restore him.
or, If he found her depressed and weary
on his return, he, too extended the hand OF
ready sympathy, gentle forbearance and
CHEEKY words. The club was forgotten for
the fireside The crochet and embroidery
needle were forgotten, and yet the children
grew as fast, were as rosy and gay as when
their loving mother arrayed them In gar
lnents covered with choice needlework.
Though silver began TO mingle with Mrs.
Merwin's chestnut tresscs, and crow-feet
traced themselves on face no longer
young, MIR. Merwin declared that every
year but added TO her personal charms, and
made her n thousand fold more dear to him
than ever. And thus, like the asymptote
lines, ever approaching, never TO meet,
they are going hand in hand to where,
though there may be brief parting, they
shall live and love rorevermore.-Phre
Iogicdt Journal.
Year: 1876

A WOMAN WHO LIVED So DAYS WITH
OUT EATING OR DRINKING has just died at
Mexico, N. Y. She was about SO years old,
and, for 10 years, had been bed-ridden, as
the result of a nervous disease. One day
in February, she was taken with a severe
toothache, and having had her teeth
drawn, the pain went TO her throat and
chest, making it very difficult for her to
swallow. She tried little cream for
while, but it threw her into convulsions,
and finally the sight or odor of food would
produce the same effect. From time to
time, too, she became deaf, dumb and
blind. Medications were introduced into
her arms, and she was bathed in milk, but
when efforts were made to induce her to
eat pieces of food placed in her hands, she
refused, even after all trouble with her
throat and chest had passed away. Yet
when asked why she would not eat, she
could give no reason. The most striking
fact of all was that, after death, no evil
dence of disease could be found in her
body.
Year: 1876

A year or Two AFTER the opening of our
story, Mrs. Merwin, worn with constant
confinement, accepted .he invitation of an
old schoolmate, and taking Mimic went TO
Vermont to pass the warm days of sum
mer. The other children remained at home
with a tried housekeepor, who would be
sure TO look after them carefully. Frank
had his club, and would occasionally come
to Vermont and pass the Sabbath during
Mrs. Merwins stay. He had known Mr..
Banks, the husband Of his wife's friend in
former days, and had professional inter-
changes of courtesy aud business with him
as they were both lawyers, but hitherto
there had been no visiting between the
families.


On her arrival al her friends house, Mrs.
Merwin was most cordially received, and
made to feel quite at homo. The years that
had separated them since they left school
dwindled into nothing, and they soon were
interchanlng thought aud feeling as long
years before, when they walked arm in arm
about the playground of the old academy,
or rambled in the park adjoining it. Both
had children whom they Iloved and were
proud of; both had indulgent and intellect
ual husbands both had beautiful homes.
But Mrs. Merwin was not slow TO per-
celve, as they sat together sewing, in the
cool mornings, that her friend was far
above her In sweep Of thought and grasp Of
intellect. She was mortified that OF many
subject that came up naturally In the
Year: 1876

PORTLAND AND oaDENsBURG RAILROAD.
-One day last week a town meeting was
held at Concord to see what action would
be taken in regard to instructing the Sc
lectmen in relation TO making provisions
for paying the March interest due on the
Sl0O, 900 bonds issued to the Portland and
ogdensburg Railroad. After a somewhat
lengthy and exciting debate upon the ques-
tion, it was voted "not to pay" the inter-
est so the town by this action virtually
votes to repudlate her Indebtedness for not
only interest but principal. BY those who
took this decided position it is claimed that
the law under which the town was bonded
is unconstitutional, and therefore the bonds
are worthless and also that tax II made
up TO meet the interest could not be collect
cd without litigation, AZ parties stand
ready 10 contest the same.
Year: 1876

To test the soundness ofa piece OF tim
ber, place the ear at one end while per-
son taps on the other. If the stick is sound,
the noise will be heard distinctly, but any
decayed place will Interrupt It almost en-
tirely.
Year: 1876

The only safe and always reliable remedy for the i'm
mediate relief and permanent Of every symptom
and stage Of Catarrh. 1t Is a medicine pure dis
titled water, and is obtained entirely by distation Of
certain herbs and plants whereby the essential med
cnal principle is alone obtained, while every particle
Of woody fibre is rejected. II is entirely unlike every
other before the public, and those who have tried all
other remedies assured on the honor Of the gem
eral agents that this medicine has and will accomplish
all that is claimed for it.
Year: 1876

Osceola tloWa) beacon tn.


From Mr.. VIM. Kelley of Wash.
ington township, we learn the partic-
ulars Of suicide about two miles
north of Prairie Grove, OH Tuesday.


Mrs. Darnell, an aged lady having
several married children and two or
three nearly grown but still single,
lived with her second husband with
whom she appeared to agree admira-
bly,. There are rumors that he and
her children did not get along quite
SO pleasantly. Still there had been
no intimation that family troubles
would end so disastrously as will ap-
pear in the sequel to this brief nara
tive. On the day above stated, no
thought of desperate acts had been
entertained by any member of the
family. But Mrs. Darnell, having
been absent from the house some
time, curiosity rather than alarm
prompted a search for her. This
was not long in revealing the most
shocking spectacle. Upon going to
the Smoke House the old lady was
found hanging from joist above. by
the neck, quite stiff and cold and
dead. She had made the tie with a
bunch of "thrumbs" while standing
on a chair and had not even removed
the chair from under her feet to make
the execution more certain. There
was no need, for death had come to
her too certainly. Her body was
cold, stiff, and perfectly liteless. 1t
is supposed that she had hung thus,
about two hours. The motive for
the rash act is mere matter of con-
lecture, but the conjectures are that
the troubles of her children FASTENED
her fate. is not understood that
she was insane but appearances in
dicate that her act was premediated
and entered upon with deliberation.
Year: 1876




The medical fraternity has long
been divided upon the question as to
whether the bite of dog, not known
to be rabld, necessarily resulted in
hydrophobia. Yesterday case hap
pened within this city that will 60
far towards convincing any one of
skeptical ideas that the bite of a can
nnie may result fatally months after
its inhiction, and at the same time
may serve as a lesson to physicians
who are in the habit of treating such
injuries in the most trivial manner
The case referred to is the decease of
young man named Patrick O'Neil,
which transpired at o'clock yester-
day morning at the Sisters Hospital,
on the corner of Calumet Avenue
and Twenty-sixth street. O'Neil was
young man of good moral habits,
and only two years in this country,
and had been employed at the gro
Gerry of Patrick O'Connor, on the
corner of Loomis and Taylor streets.
Last November he was bitten upon
the left thumb by small terrier dog
owned by his employer, and although
the wound inflicted was severe, not
much notice was taken of it. The
dog was destroyed, and the wound
dressed by Dr. Lee. 1t healed rapid
ly giving no trouble at all to the
young man, and nothing was thought
Of the matter until last Friday even
ing, when the poor fellow awoke to
find himself barking like dog, and
suffering the most intense pain,
which was augmented into craziness
at the sight Of any bright substance
or water. Consciousness remained
until almost the last, enabling the un-
fortunate young man to give direc-
tions for his own comfort, and to tell
his troubles to those of his friends
who were near him. By Saturday
his malady had developed to such an
extent that he was removed to the
Sisters hospital, on the corner of
Calumet Avenue and Twenty-sixth
street, and there he fingered out the
little life left in him. From the mo-
ment of the first symptom Of the dis
ease his body knew no rest, and the
poor victim kept up a most fearful
bowling and barking until the mo-
ment Of his death. By his own di-
rection he was tied firmly to the bed,
hand cuffed, and padded, to prevent
himself from being torn to bits in
his frenzied mania for biting all that
came before him. He begged repeat
edly to be smothered or shot, and
when life became so faint that the
brain failed to act, he relapsed into
spasm such as the canine race exhib-
it when in the last stages of poison
ing.


O'Neil was only 20 years of age,
and has no relatives other than an
uncle in this country. He was
member of st. Patrick's Benevolent
Society, and by them will be buried
at 1890 to-day from the hospital.
Year: 1876

There has something gone wrong
My brave boy, 1t appears,
For l see your brave struggle
To keep back the tears.
That's right. when you cannot
Give trouble the slip,
Then bear it, still keeping
"A stiff upper lip"
Though you cannot escape
Disappointment and care,
The next best thing to do,
Is to learn how to bear.
Ifwhen for life's prizes
You're running, you trip,
Get up-start again,


keep a stiff upper lip!"
Let your hands and your conscience
Be honest and clean;
Scorn to touch or to think OF
The thing that is mean.
But hold ON to the pure
And the right with firm grip;
Aud though hard be the task,
keep stiff upper lipi"
Through childhood, through manhood,
Through life to the end,
Struggle bravely and stand
BY your cOlors, my friend,
Only yield when you must,
Never "give up the ship
But fight on to the last,
With "a stiff upper lip
Year: 1876

The Charlotte, N. c. Observer says:


"The family of Mr.. j. 6. Freeland, who
lives seven miles from this city, on the
North Carolina Railroad, bore witness, on
Friday last about midday, to singular
sight. Some member of the family was
standing on the porch, when casting bis eye
forward, he saw bright light of an egg
shape spring up from the ground about
two hundred yards from the house, on a
small eminence close to the railroad. He
called the attention of the other members
Of the family to the sight, and they watched
1t until it reached the size of half bushel
measure. After burning this way for a
while the light suddenly went out, and
those who had seen it ran to the spot where
it had been seen. There they found rock,
which, as they could tell from one side OF
it, was white flint. 1t was very black on
one side, and was too hot to be handled at
first. When it had cooled it was taken up
and broken easily in two. 1t was found
very brittle, and could be taken in the
hand and mashed up as piece of char
coal. The facts are undeniable, and can be
easily established. There are, we believe,
similar instances on record, and the burn
ing is said to be caused by gaseous exhala-
tlons from earth which lies above gold de-
posits."
Year: 1876

BroiCN the Mind Reader.


At the Grand Opera House this evening
Brown, the Mind Reader, who came to
Wilmington highly recommended, will give
an entertainment. His entertainments
wherever given have always proven highly
satisfactory, and to night our people will
have an opportunity Of judging his ability
in the mysteries he proposes to exhibit
here,
Year: 1876

protecting the public interest, and the
sworn guardians of the Treasury, are
constantly found combining and collud-
ing TO betray their trusts for price.


The Sanborn jobbery was notorious
ly carried on through the connivance Of
Sawyer, and fragrant as was that plum
der, il may perhaps be regarded as
among the small operations Of the
Treasury Ring with which he was con-
nected. But with proper administra-
ton Of the department, these frauds
never could have been committed.
Boutwell, and Richardson can not escape
from their share of responsibility for A
system which made robbery matter Of
routine.


Sawyer, by his plausibility and by
some degree Of culture, was regarded
AT the outset of his career as among the
best Of the carpet-baggers in the Senate.
But he was soon found TO be wanting in
integrity, and when he was superseded
by Patterson, enough was known by his
colleagues to justify the withdrawal of
all confidence. In the face of this
knowledge he was recommended by
most of the Republican Senator's, and
confirmed by their votes, for Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury.


The Whisky Ring. the Indian Ring,
the Straw-bid Ring, the Navy Ring, the
Army Ring, the Credit Mobilier, the FL
Paso jobbery, the Treasury frauds, and
other villainies, are all parts and fea-
lures Of the same system, and represent
the utter and hopeless corruption of
the Republican party. Astounding as
the developments have been in the last
two or three years, they barely break
the crust Of the iniquities vet covered
up in the various departments, some Of
which can never be brought to light
without a change Of Administration.
Year: 1876

The more the Tariff bill is discussed the
less probability there is that il will pass the
House without substantial amendment. Mr..
Morrison himself is confident that il will be
reported by the Ways and Means Commit
tee and will reach the Senate, but his opin-
ion is not shared by all other Democrats,
and not by some Of his own Committee.
Fernando Wood is opposed TO the bill.
He does not favor the tea and coffee tax
indeed, he is opposed TO the assumption OF
any definite policy by the Democrats. He
believes their policy should be TO pass the
appropriation bills and adjourn without
committing the party TO any definite propo-
sition in the currency or finance. The tea
and coffee tax Is the vital feature OF .he bill,
one in fact from which additional revenue
is expected, and H. the one that j. most op-
posed by the Democrats. The Senators Of
both parties are confident that the bill will
not pass.
Year: 1876

A robber who was recently arrested
for breaking into and entering city
store told the officer that il amused him
to see folks put two or three locks on
their front door, and then fasten the
back door with small buttOn.
Year: 1876




William DAVIS Is a resident Of Birmingham. where &c
has been an OK policeman, and has not enviable
reputation. Domestic troubles innuen need him IN
sale OF his household goods to his brother law, for
tho sum Of SIS But influence for the delivery OF
the goods wanting, and 30 ON Saturday evening
a writ OF attachment made out by Lawyer Baou
of,his city and sent to Constable Castle. OF Ansonia
to serve lie was OF town, ana did not return
t,i nearly eleven O'Clock. He determined, however,
10 serve tho attachment before Sunday, and, pro-
curing four five men, he started. Castle chosen
for tho work as being one Of Tho few who would
bo willing 10 face DAVIS in the night such mission,
and the event showed the wisdom Of the choice
Arriving At Davis house admittance was de-
maudcd several times in the name of the
a pcaceable entrance Castle determined to
mako forcible The door yicdod to
his Efforts aud as he stepped into the room he came
face face with Davis, who with muttercd oath,
struck him on the head with billy. Castle staggered
back and before he could recover folt tho wind OF
revolver second shot, bat before he could point
tho weapon shot from Castle ended the trouble. He
fell shot through the neck The ball entered on the
left side passed through the neck and then along the
collar and shoulder bone the right into the muscular
part of the arm, from which II was removed. Under
present favorable tho wound s not
sidcred dangerous Davis has been removed TO hotel,
for performed his mission OF attaching and tax
ing the goods. Castle received severe scalp wound
from the billy. DAVIS has not been arrested and II -
little sympathy IRON the community, and the affair
created but little excitement Should he be brought to
trial the time OF the night In which entrance TO bis
house was effected would be a point in his favor.
Year: 1876

THE NEW YORK HERALDs SUNDAY xDTTIoN.


From the Norris Republican,


Every Sunday morning about eight O'Clock . wagon
drawn by nne par Of horses dashss Morr,stown
bearing a HERALD special commissioner and
full supply OF tho Sunday edition OF that
paper. Boys are hand to distribute the
papers and soon they IN the hands of all who de-
sire them. and find ready sale ten cents a copy.
The horses changed and then tho wagon
continues its rapid through Mendham,
Chester and German Valley to schooley's
Mountain, and then still on to Hackeustown.
All along the route tho papers distributed and
at every village cross road and from many country
residence and farm house persons in attendance TO
get Sunday HERALD. The wagon moves so quickly
from village to village that many lose the opportunity
to get papers, but In the future Is to carry guard
with regular English conch bugle, and So whom the
buge sound is heard wanting papers the
wagon and got shem This is for the beneh, OF tho
country people. for the HERALD will left for sale
every town and village along tho route wagon also
leaves horristown for Boonton and Dover and dis
tributes papers to those and villages along the
route


People may and do ask, "what does tho HERALD
expect to make out Of this enterprise, for the
pense incurred mnst no very large and the returns
comparatively smailf" The is simply
this that Mr.. Bennett Is man OF enterprise and
energy and is willing to obce tho readers Of
tho HERALD, oven at a pccuniary loss to himself
He knows that on Sunday tho small newspaper
dealers put to great expense each by having
to send special wagons to Newark for their
papers, and that as a consequence they are obliged
to soil HxRALDs at fifteen cents each to mako them
como out square Further back in tho country
the expense is still greater and fancy prices
charged for tho HERALD, which is an imposition
tho readers OF the paper. Now tho HERALD
wagon does away with all this extorton and tho
papers sold all along tho route for ten cents and
more. Mr. Bennett deserves great credit for his
terprse and trust he will meet with reward in
due time by still further extended circulation OF his
paper In this vicinity.
Year: 1876

absence of Mr. Swami had conversations with See---
tary Fish several week ago. and expressed to him their
approval Of the he has taken on that
subject. These gentlemen represented the views OF
the committee. II is not known that any dissent what
ever is expressed by any member OF Congress The
question is ono Of diplomacy and does not require
legislative action, but owing to the recent action OF
England there is i'm mediate prospect Of satisfac
tory agreement concerning future demands for tho re-
turn Of fugtvcs accused Of crime