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Year: 1870

Another Great Outlet from the Metropolis
Opening Up Communication with the Into
rior Of Westchester and Putnam Coun-
ties-What the New Road is In


tended to Accomplish Progress


and Location OF the Work.
Year: 1870

The Department OF Public Parks announce that,
If the weather be fine, there will be music by the
Central Park Band IN Mount Morris square on TO-
morrow evening from six to eight O'Clock.
Year: 1870

The REPUBLIC Insurance Con-.
PANr.--We have before us the semi annual
statement of this Company for 1859 from
which We see that the net cash capital is
81 900, 600; that the net profits for the
term are sl00,0o0 and that the usual semi
annual cash dividend Of five per cent is
ready for all stock holders, and all those in
this city can draw the same by calling on
ALEX, WILSON, at the branch Office of the
Company. The Republic is doing safe,
yet profitable business, and is sure to soon
take rank among the best in the country
Its main beauty is that the stock holders
are the people, and the profits are divided
among them.
Year: 1870

TKs Literary Association Of this
city If moi quite dead is certainly indulg-
ing in avery protracted somnolence. IL
it intends doing anything before the season
expires il will have to wake up pretty soon.
We hear Of several good lecturers loating
rount in our vicinity, why cannot some Of
then DO brought to Mineral Point9
Year: 1870

READY MADE CLOTHING is nowhere
found in larger variety, of better quality
or at lower prices than at GUNDELylSGgR's
There is no humbug about this. If you
don't believe it 60 and examine for your
selves.
Year: 1870

A POWERFUL revival of religion is
going on at Democrat, Lafayette County,
under the labors of the Rev. p. S. MATHER
Nearly sixty have been converted on the
circuit, and the work is going on more
powerfully than ever Most of the converts
are young men Of great promise.
Year: 1870

MEASLES are still prevalent in this
vicinity; few children have died with
them and many are sick few adults are
afflicted with this disease, among them
you" JAMES; his friends need have no
anxiety, however, as he will doubtless
weather the squall.
Year: 1870

GRAND AuRoRAL PHENoMENA.-Thea au-
rora borealis made its appearance in great
splendor on Saturday night last. 1t was
also visible on Monday and Tuesday night
continuing through each night until NOR
ming. The whole northern heavens were
illuminated from east to west, and from
the horizon to the zenith. The Phila-
delphia Ledger describes the appearance
Of this phenomena on Saturday night,
very much as it appeared here. The sky
was "overspread for many hours with a
bluish-whitc. light extending from the ho-
rizon about one-third of the distance to
the zenith. From this there was rapid
shooting out of beams usually of white
light, but occasionally showing variety
of tints, orange. fame, or delicate rose
color. Generally the fash or undulation
of light was momentary, but quite often
the light remained for many minutes as II
faint cloud had suddenly been formed in
the sky. About 1890 the meteor encir-
cled the whole heavens, and the term
"northern lights became misnomer,
the corruscations of light shooting up from
all points of the horizon, but most numer-
ously from the southeast round to the
southwest, and apparently converging at
point on the meridian about ten degrees
south of the zenith. There were also un-
dulations of light. At times luminous
mist swept in thin and rapidly succeeding
waves over the sky, like films of fine snow
or silvery spray drifting before the wind.
Filmy white clouds of what appeared to be
luminous vapor, with occasional spots Of
orange and rose color, were visible all over
the sky, except along the northern hori-
zon, where the opalescent light like that
of daybreak, remained quite steady" The
telegraph wires were greatly disturbed
indicating that this beautiful phenomena
is dependant upon, or associated with,
electricity.
Year: 1870

TNHE VERY LOW PRICES we have been ask
ing for earlier and present offerings (much
lower than last year, Notwithstanding the war)
have induced large and rapid sales.


Although our importations have been on a
larger scale than ever before we already find our.
stock rapidly diminishing before the active de-
mand thus early made upon it.


Among the almost endless variety of French,
German and British fabrics, we would men ton


UNUSUALLY BEAUTIFUL STYLES OF
Year: 1870

EVIDENTLY LARcENY-By reference to our
new advertisements, it will be seen that George
Keehner offers a reward of $25 for the apprehen-
sion Of a supposed thief and horse obtained
under false representations. The horse was
hired to go to Rattlesnake Bar but the same
evening the man on the horse was seen at the
crossing Of Auburn ravine below the Poland
ranch on the road to Lincoln, which is good
proof Of the larcenous intent of the man. The
arrest Of this man would be q public blessing,
aside from the reward offered
Year: 1870

MURDER AND RoBBERY.-A fiendish, heathen-
ish murder and robbery was committed at Stew
arts Flat, below Newcastle on MONDAY afternoon
last, tho character of which is we'll calculated to
startle the community. Booker Chambers, one
of the Oldest miners on the Flat, and quiet and
cstimable gentleman WAS the victim and the cir
cumstances were about as follows: 1t seems
that q Chnaman had been at Chambers cabin
once or twice trying to buy mining claim, and
that he had gone there again about o'clock on
Monday, and that Chambers had ceased mixing
bread, as the dough was still on hisfngcrs when
found, and taken his pick and pan and gone to
show him how the claim would prospect. Cham
be- NJ position when found would show that he
was on his right knee, bending over and had
struck one or two licks under the bank of the
claim, when he was struck heavy blow on the
back of the neck with n sharp hatchet cutting
through the coat collar and partially severing the
spinal hone, = second lick struck on the side Of
the neck sev ering the jugar vain; he then fell
was pulled over backwards, and again struck on
the right forehead, burryng the bit Of the hatch
ct in the brain, and fourth lick just above the
right ear and fifth below the right eye and ear


Chambers was known to have some 5000 in gold
coin about his person and abyut the same or n
greater amount of Old dust, and gold hunting
case watch The watch guard was cut and the
watch taken, leaving the upper portion of the
guard around his neck and his pockets turned
inside out and empty. Booker Chambers was
Virginan by birth, So years old, and an uncle to
John and Berry Mitchell, well-known apd re-
spected young men who reside in the same
neighborhood. The body Of Chambers was
found on Tuesday evening by James Hickey, q
vater-dtch agent, lying Just as he had been
murdered with the pick just he had dropped
it at the first fatal blow Chambers is the fourth
or fifth victim of these brutal, heathenish man
butchers within a few years. in this county, and
the weapons and mode of slaughter and stealthy
acts have been almost identical in each Case
We quit this recital with mingled feelings of
horror, pity and revenge, and sicken at the
thought that any OF European extraction
would want these heathens among US.
Year: 1870

Our little Rattesnake gift Concert moves
steadily and smoothly along and if the Bible
readers of San Francisco will read q chapter or
two and pray for it, we think it will go; but if
they attempt to lay hands on us we will let our
Rattlesnake loose and some of these city Christ
ians may so straight to Heaven from snake bite.
Year: 1870

No WATER.-Mr. &. W. Reamer has the Bear
River & Auburn Water L Mining ditch all thor
oughly cleaned out and ready for water, but
there is no water to fill it. The season has been
50 comparatively dry and the late cold weather
holding the snow on the mountains has almost
exhausted the supply of water in Bear river and
tributaries, and nothing but warm weather OIL
more rain will give us the needed supply. Oul
surface mines, and indeed, the hosting works Of
most of the quartz mines in this section of the
county are supplied from the two Bear river
ditches and when they are dry it makes dul
times and scarcity of money. For near three
months this has been the here, but this
state OF things cannot continue much longer, il
the voice Of the people is the voice Of God.
Year: 1870

A LARGE CHRISTMAS TEEE will be erected in
the Arnory Hall this evening, free to all. There
will be, we understood, no clap-trap to wear out
the children and make the parents carry them
home in their arms. For this and from the Cos
mopolitan character Of the entertainment we
look for crowded house and happy results.
We hope nothing will occur which is improper
to be seen or heard by innocent children. On
such occasions it is proper that no Beet Of the
Christian community should have exclusive con-
troll or sught be said or done that would offend
any one. With such a programme all who can
should attend and join in the Interchange of
presents and the greetings OF the evening.
Year: 1870

Commencement of the Official Canvass.


The members of the Board OF Supervisors assem-
bled yesterday morning in the office of the County
Clerk, and there organized a Board OF County
Canvassers by the election OF Supervisor Tweed as
law administered the oath OF office to the President
elect, after which he administered the oath to The
other members Of the Board. The canvass was con.
Quoted In the Supervisors chamber and excited, ap
parently, very little interest There were but few
spectators present, and the majority OF those were
waiting for an opportunity OF


"BBZzING THE BOSs'o


"The Boss' sat In the presidential chair, aud
certainly much more good -naturedy than could be
expected from the original OF the stiff looking daub
which hangs against the wall at the back OF the
chamber. The callers went up one by one, sat In
the chair near the President and ''Duzzed about
their biz" ''The Boss' looked like placid friar
hearing the confessions of number Of hardened
sinners, and was evidently ready TO forgive
them ALL Meanwhile the canvass was pro-
ceeded with, County Clerk Loew calling off the
figures on the returns made 10 him ayd
being canvassed, gazing on the returns made to the
Board aud noting Il The two returns agreed. Thus
the canvass was maze Of the First, Second, Third,
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and
Thirteenth wards, after which tile Board adjourned
until ten O'Clock this morning. Then the lightning
blanks on which the figures were marked. marked
lot or figures at the bottom and at the right hand
margin OF each page, and then walked out again,
and the canvass for the day was completed and the
figures added up.


There were no discrepancies Of any account I'm the
vote on either side the figures given for the first
name on each ticket being the same as given for all
the others on Ticket
Year: 1870

WALL STREET.


TUESDAY. May A-0P. NJ.
The markets to-day all show very natural reac-
tion iron the decline and depression OF yesterday


GOLD ACTIVE AND STRONG.


The reaction was operative In the Gold Room as
soon as the board had formally assembled. The nrst
sales were at the closing figures OF the previous
day; but the market thence strongly advanced IN
sympathy with the nrmer tone or the foreign ex-
change market and on purchases to cover specula-
tive sales put out yesterday by those who had been
Induced to believe that the gold market was to fol-
low the course OF the stock market and decline as
Sharply. The clearances to-day. as well as the rate
ior carrying god show the extent OF business trans
acted on short account In this movement The
market closed firm at l14lz on the announcement Of
the beligerent feeling in the Committee on Foreign
Relations concerning the outrages on Americans by
the Spanish authorities in Cuba. The following il
the record OF the principal nuctuatlons:--
Year: 1870

Holders OF gold had their balances carried for rates
ranging from one TO four per cent the average
figures being one and a half and two per cent. The
European steamer took out 100000 in gold bars.
The operations Of the Gold Exchange Bank were rs
Year: 1870

A SAD MIsrAKE.-Mr Hertzog, near
Hawsville. KY. recently purchased a guam
tty of arsenic for the purpose of poisoning
rats He was imprudent enough to place it
in bottle in a cupboard, near another bottle
containing bread soda. The next day Mrs.
Hertzog went to the cupboard TO get some
soda TO mix into pie crust. She either did
not know the arsenic was in the cupboard. or
bad forgotten about it. At any rate. she
made the mistake of taking the arsenic and
mixing it in her pie crust. instead Of the sods.
On the same evening nne of the pies she had
baked..was eaten for supper. The family con-
sisted Of five persons One of the children, .
boy. was absent during the meal. Tho other
four however, partook of the poisoned pie,
and by the next morning every one Of them
was dead.
Year: 1870

The portion OF wall left standing after the fall OF
the unfinished brick buildings in DIVISION avenue,
Z. D.. last evening, was to-day demolished under
direction Of Captain woglom, by whom, with
others, it was considered dangerous and liable to
fall at any moment. Coroner Whtehill empanelled
jury TO investigate the causes leading to the death
decided to hold the inquest this evening at the
Fourth District Court room, corner OF South First
and Fifth streets In this connection number OF
master mechanics viii be examined AZ to the man.
ner OF construction and the quality OF material used
IN erecting the tenements in question.
Year: 1870




The directors OF the Susquehanna Railr00d have
adopted resolution TO continue to pro rata with
the Erie Railway Company on all business passing
over both roads and inviting the Eric company to
establish the rates which its managers may deem
best calculated to the largest amount Of busl
ness Oh the most remuneratlve terms
Year: 1870

The taller men are, other things being
equal, the more lungs they have, and
the greater number of cubic inches of
air they can take in or deliver, at sin
gle breath. 1t is generally thought that
mans lungs are sound and we'll devel-
oped, in proportion to his girth around
the chest; yet observation shows that
slim men of rule will run faster, and
further, with less fatigue, having more
wind" than stout men. If two persons
are taken, in all respects alike, except
that one measures twelve inches more
around the chest than the other, the one
having the excess will not deliver more
air at one full breath, by mathematical
measurement than the other.


The more air man receives into his
lungs in ordinary breathing, the more
healthy he is likely to be; because an
important object in breathing IS to re-
move impurities from the blood. Each
breath is drawn pure into the lungs; on
its outgoing, the next instant, it is so inn
pure, so perfectly destitute of nourish-
ment, that if re-breathing without any
admixture Of a purer atmosphere, the
man would die. Hence, on the condi-
tions necessary to secure high state of
health is that the rooms in which we
sleep should be constantly receiving new
supplies of fresh air through open doors
and windows.


1t persons lungs are not well devel-
oped, the health will be imperfect, but
the development may be increased -seve-
raj inches in few months, by daily out
door runnings with the mouth closed, be-
ginning with twenty yards and back, at
time, increasing ten yards every week,
until hundred are gone over twice a
day. A substitute for ladies and per-
some in the cities, is running up stairs
with the mouth closed, which compels
very deep inspirations, in natural way
at the end of the journey.


As consumptive people are declining
each week is witness to their inability to
deliver as much air at a single out
breathing as the week before; hence the
best way to keep the fell disease is to
maintain lung development.


1t is known that in large towns, ten
thousand feet above the level of the sea,
the death of consumption are ten times
less than in places nearly on level with
the sea. Twenty-Five persons die of con-
sumption in hecity of New York, where
only two die of that disease in the city,
of Mexico. All know that consumption
does not greatly prevail on hilly coun-
tries and in high situations. One reason
of this is, because there is more ascend
ing exercise, increasing deep breathing ;
besides, the air being more rarifed, larg-
er quantities are iastinctively taken into
the lungs to answer the requirements of
the system, thus at every breath keeping
up high development. Hence the hill
should be sought by consumptives, and
not low fiat situations.-HaPsH Health
Tracts.
Year: 1870

To DRIVE FLIEs.-Cut old newspaper
in strips, an inch or an inch and half
wide, nearly the whole length of the
sheet leaving only about two inches un-
cut at the top. Take a smooth round
stick, about two feet long, and laying
three or four of these cut papers togeth-
er, wind the uncut part about the stick.
Tie the paper on with q strong twine,
very tightly, SO that it will not slip,
leaving the long ribbons of paper hang
ing loose, and you havea most etfectual fly
brush. Keep one always on hand for the
kitchen, and two for the parlor and din
iDg-room. If the flies have secured an
entrance during the dishing of dinner,
when it is served, spread large piece
of netting over the table to protect the
food from dust--or the flies you may
brush down. Open the door, let two per-
sons take fly brush, and standing op-
posite the door, swinging the brush in
concert through the room swiftly toward
the door, and it will be gratifying to OBJ
serve how hastily the intruders will va
cate the premises. One or two well d.
rected charges will leave you free to shut
the net door and partake of your dinner
unmolested.-Mrs.H II, W. Beecher.
Year: 1870

IHE CARES OF FARMER S WIFE
A woman, writing in late number Of
the American Agriculturist, asks almost
desparingly, how to get through with the
multifarious duties of farmers wife
Were we to see the farmer himself, we
would suggest to him to build one or two
or more neat little cottages on his farm,
and then rent hem to married men who
should work for him. This would re-
lieve the wife from the careof the "men,
folks, no slight labor at certain sea-
sons Of the year. We know that there
is no need of much of the unreasona BILE
toll and drudgery not seldom undergone
by the female portion of the farmers
family. A little study and forethought
would devise some relief in most cases.


VIII any one tell me how to have
things go on smoothly; keep ones self
children, house and diary, in good order
where there are not two women to do the
work, and where hired help expect large
wages and but little work Where the
churning is not done by machinery and
there are no children large enough to be
of any service, but where all the house
and dairy-work, skimming milk, churn-
ing and making butter, washing, ironing
dish-washing, making, mending, baking,
etc., (to say nothing of three little ones
and three men with an occasional hired
man to wait upon, must be done by one


pair of weary hands, and one weary
heart must bear all the complaints when
it is not all done? l say if any one can
tell me how all this can be done by one
woman, and she in very poor health, l
shall be glad to hear from him or her.
But if it cannot be done (and / am in
clined to think it cannot, for have
tried it for the last three years. then
please tell me what part to leave undoue
for l cannot decide. IF l neglect myself
am liable to be considered slovenly :
if l neglect my children, l am thought
an unfeeling mother and that the chill
dren are taught slovenly habits if l
neglect the buttons on the men-folks'
clothes they are sure to break one of the
commandments if ! neglect the wash
ing or ironing, thereis general hubbub
when clean clothes are wanted if neg
lect the house-work | am called poor
housekeeper if neglect the dairy-work
l cannot get the extra price for my but
ter that / am accustomed to (and l tell
you, it is very fattering to receive five
cents above the common market price
for your butter J or, if / have visitors,
which shall / neglect-my work or my
company? If tired nature gives way
| Gas is the case pretty often of late, and


l am obliged to give up for time, how
can 1 ever overtake my work again
Now, if any one will tell me all these
things / shall be very thankful.
Year: 1870

REMEDY FOR EAR ACHB.-There is
scarcely any ache to which children are
subject as bad to bear and SO difficult to
cure, as ear-acbe. But there is rene
dy never known to fail. Take bit Of
cotton batting, put upon it pinch Of
black pepper, gather it up and tie, dip
it in sweet oil and insert in the ear. Put
flannel bandsge over the head to keep
it warm. 1t will give immediate re-
life.
Year: 1870

WORTH KNowINa.-Place bone in
the earth near the root of grape vine,
and the vine will send out a leading root
directly to the bone. In its passage it
throws out no fbers, but when it reaches
the bone, the root will cover it with the
most delicate fbers, like lace work each
one seeking pore Of the bone. On
this bone the vine will feed as long as
nutriment remains to be extracted, and
this greatly increases the quality of the
grape.
Year: 1870

The Editors Song.
The editor sits at his table.
Writing as well us he's able.
Paragraph, leader and puff;
His scissors beside him lying.
while he is in agony trying
VI copy to furnish enough.


Toll, toll, toll!
What a weary life is mire.
Wasting the precious midnight oil
On leader, column and line
Working from morn till night,
working from night till morn,
0h why was the press ever made?
Oh why was the editor born?


Toll. toll, toll
And who is the gamer when done?
" hose are the trophies we achieve?
And for whom the laurels wonY
ddo stand in the foremost rank
III VI each hard fought party fray.
To toll and toll and only get
Abuse and neglect for pay.


Toll, toll, toll
What a thankless task is ours.
10 bake the bread and press the cheese
That Senator Jones devours:
10 SIT on three legged STOOL
While Others have hair stuffed seats
10 prepare the hash and cook the stew,
But never TO taste the meats.


Toll, toll. toll
As the constant drop on the stone,
so the ceaseless, endless work
Wears away body and bone;
Though the poet sputter and write,
Though the orator bully and brawl,
If il were not for the editors pen
What were the use of it all :"
Year: 1870

The Bangor Wing says thrifty
housewife in that city recently sent
word to the grocer who delivered her
some eggs the other day, either to come
and take the eggs away or send up some
chicken-coops.