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Year: 1870

We have received a note from the I. s.
Treasury Department desiring us to keep
thousand of which were recently stolen from
that institution. We are looking, but the
Treasurer has caught the thief and got most
OF the notes back
Year: 1870

The unprecedented hot weather Is Me great subject of conversation at the pres ent time, the thermometer standing at nearly one hundred degrees in the shade.

 - The hay crop Is much smaller than usual, and with the dry weather, together with the aid of horse power, the farmers have been able to get their hay much ear Her than usual, and in better order Corn is much above the average, and oats are good.

 - Some of the milk producers, who stopped sending milk to New York. have again been induced to commence sending by the advance in price, and the very low price of butter aud cheese

 - The people of West Cornwall. as we'll as Cornwall Bridge, seem determined to stop tile unlimited sale of intoxicating drinks, and all the dealers have again promised to discontinue the s lI..

 At present there ara about one hnnd- red boarders from the cities soionrnine here, and more want to come, but cannot find rooms.
Year: 1870

The labor on this section of the railroad which was suspended last winter, by rea- son of the sudden disappearance of one of the contractors, has been resumed under the direction of contractor Wallace, who promises to have this and the section above, graded ;. within the next two months.

 Two town meetings have been held recently to take some action in regard to the proposition made the town by Messrs. George and John Coffing. These gentle men offer to donate to the town the build ing now used as town hall, together with the ground and $1, ,OO0, on condition that the town enlarge the old cemetery and erect on the site of the old town hall new building to contain town hall, probate and town clerks office, &c. This generous proposition, as is usually the case with all projected improvements in this village. meets with some opposition on account of the expense to be incurred by the town. The last meeting, after indulging in con- siderable talk to no purpose, voted to ad- Journ until September. at which time it is hoped the project may come to vote.
Year: 1870

After sunset. last week Tuesday, when a small shower had passed over to the South east, and the rain was oyer, our village was startled by vivid flash of lightning and heavy clap of thunder. The light ming struck the house of Anson G. Stock ing Esq. which he had recently purchased of MT. Freak Lyman. It appears to have left the rod at the north end of the house as the heads of two nails be- hind it are blackened as if burnt with gum powder. It made hole in the ground, passed along south on tue cellar floor, split post and threw it down, injured a tin which covered plate of butter and broke the plate, passed up to the east end of the hall, in the centre of the house, tore up the floor, took out piece of oilcloth 8 foot square, and threw it over the head of Mrs. Henry Stocking who was standing near the south door in the sitting-room, tore the floor in a closet, throwing open the door and leaving things mixed up It then passed off into the rooms where were one man and nine ladies and children, who were not injured, but of course very much frightened, for it was fearful shock. The lightning rod is in perfect order, but the ground is very, dry, which perhaps &C., counts for the fluid leaving the rod.

 H. N.
Year: 1870

''The heated term'' is all the talk one hears this season, in consequence of the present state of the country fan dealers and soda water vendors are driving brisk trade.

 The hotel in process of erection by R. D. Hicks is rapidly approaching compile
Year: 1870

The Lacrosse Democrat still persists in
its assertion that Edwin II. Stanton COM
mitted suicide. It says:


He diei il the third story of house.
No one was allowed to see the corpse. He
was not laid in state, as the head of the
War Department should have been--as
other men Of prominence are. He died,
and was kept from sight. And none of
those who called to see the remains of the
''great statesman" could obtain a view Of
the corpse. In vain did his friends urge
that the body be laid in state in the War
Department. His grave clothes were made
to cover up his face. He was a member of
the Episcopal Church. and that church de-
ries to suicides graves under its prayers
and protection. And to have made known
the manner of his death would have been
the casting him ont from church rites an1
Christian burial. And this would have
had great political effect, and so consul
tation, called at IL o'clock at night, was
held, and it was decided that the truth
must not be known.


And, again, why was his body taken up
quietly the week after interment and an
other put in It's place? Simply that the
manner Of his death might never be prov
Year: 1870

This surely is not right. SO careless
have We been of the Confederate dead bur
led at Gettysburg that there is wide
spread feeling IN the South, which has
found expression IL n mournful cry, that
her deal ought to be brought back to less
inhospitable soil. Now. that the South
should wish to have within her bosom the
ashes OF those who died for her is perfect
" just This even they who will not give
those dead the credit of patriotic motives
can hardly deny. But it is discreditable
to the North that Wa should wreak our
vengeance on those who have expiated
their fault " or " mistake" or " crime 4"
by their deaths. And what is it but wreak-
ing vengeance on corpses, when those in
charge of the Gettysburg Cemetery say
that ''thcr charter only provides for the
iuterment Of the remains of those who
died in the defence of the Union" But
no civilized nation would hesitate to do
honor to it's gallant enemies-no. not
even the Cossack. The ladies of the South,
the soldiers of the South-among them
their chief-are gathering their mites 80
bring these ashes Of their dead home. 1t
will be lasting disgrace if we do not ren-
! der it unnecessary Z. World.
Year: 1870

For several years past Mrs. Michaux
has lived in a house on Main street, be-
tween Twenty and Twenty third,
with no one else but a brother, who has
been for years harmless lunatic. Moth
ing had been seen of either of them for
several days until Saturday morning, when
the chimney of an adjoining house caught
fire and in the excitement negro man
ran in the house to give the alarm. He
found. on entering the chamber, Mrs.
Michaux on the bed, dead. and her
brother lying by her side almost starved
to death. On being interrogated he said
his sister had been asleep for two weeks.
She had evidently been dead for some
time, although there was no decomposition
of the body, which appeared to be almost
mummifed. 1t is hardly probable that
she starved to death, as eighteen dollars
in United States currency was found in
the house. Two calves in the yard and
several chickens had died from starvation.
She was about fifty years Of age, and is
said to have been very eccentric and to
have had no intercourse with those around
her. The brother was taken to the station
house to be taken care of, and the coroner
notified of the death of the old lady.


Richmond Enquirer.
Year: 1870

A nice young man in New Orleans ran
away with and married the supposed
daughter of highly respectable lady and
came back for the laiy's blessing, which
was freely given, together with the infor-
nation that the girl was not her daughter.
bat quadroon servant girl. He said it
was q swindle, and left for parts unknown.
cover on note given him by his rival to
keep ont Of the canvass. The court de-
cides such contract against the public
morals.


When Yates said in the Senate, the
other day, that he had taken ga second
sober thought" everybody fell to wonder
ing when he took the frat one.
Year: 1870

A HEROIC DKED.-On Friday evening, as the
steamer Atlas, plying between New York and
ter station, two lady passengers, in their eager
ness to get of, were standing under the apron
which connects the boat with the dock, and
which the men were in the act OF letting down.
danger In which the ladies were placed, stepped
forward and pushed them backward, but had
not time to get away himself when the apron.
weighing two tons, accidentally fell, and strik-
ing him ON the head broke his neck. The un-
fortunate man was tWenty-fouR yean OF ago,
and resided formerly Ut Ai0dletOwn Point N. j.
Year: 1870

THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS will
tomorrow call up in the House the contested
Pennsylvania election case of Covode against
Foster, and after that the New York case OF
Van Wyck against Greene. The other cases
will follow as soon as they shall be prepared.
Year: 1870

principal cities, summoned here by the Post


master General, is being held to-day at the Post
Office Department. The subject under conside-
ration is understood to be the free delivery ser
Year: 1870

THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEES have at
present under consideration the coal question.
The Nova Scotia coal interests have been rep
resented before the committee, urging a reduc-
tion of the duty on this article but the committee
while they have not made any decision, seem
averse to reducing the tariff
Year: 1870

ALTON THEAT IRE.
THE LAST -FOUR NIGHTS


OF the Great Tragic Actress,


MISS BATEMAN.
" no will appear for the first time in this city


TO NIGHT,
AND EVERY EVENING DURING THE WEEK
In the beautiful Domestic Drama Of


MARY WARNER.
FRIpAY-BENEFIT OF MISS BATEMAN.
Year: 1870

DURING the battle of Bull Run brig
general discovered soldier concealed in ii
hole in the ground and ordered him to
join his regiment. The man looking him
tull in the face, placed his thumb upon his
nose and replied: mo you don't old fell
low, you want this hole yourself.
Year: 1870




''Ir is q usual part of the performance of
an elephant at 3 public exhibition to pick
up a piece OF coin, thrown within his reach
for that purpose, with the hnger-hke
appendage at the exssemity of the trunk.
On one occasion a~sixpence 9 was thrown
down which happened to reach little out
Of the reach of the. animal, not far from
tho wall, aud he being desirous to pick it
up, stretched ous his proboseis several
times, but it Was even yet q little beyond
his reach. lie then stood mstionless for
few seconds, ecide1atlg considering 1--WE have
no hesitation in saying evidently coasjderiog)
how to act. He then stretched his pro-
boscis in a straight line as far as he could,
o little distance above the coin, and blew
with great force against the wall The
angle produced by the opposition, OF the the
wall made the current of air act under the
coin. as he intended and anticipated 1t
would and it was curious to observe the
sixpence travelling by this means towards
the animal, ill II came within his reach,
and he then picked it up. Our -Four Footed
Friends.
Year: 1870

No household is complete without sister.
She gives the finish to the family. A sisters
love, sisters influence what can be moro
hallowed !? 4 sisters watchfdl care can
anything be more tender? A sisters kind
ness does the world show US anything moro
pure Who would live without sister p
\ sister that is i sister in fidelity, in purity,
in love. is sort Of guardian angel in the
home circle. Her presence condemns vice.
She is the quickener Of good resolutions, the
sunshine in the pathway Of home TO every
brother she is light aud life Her heart is
her treasure house Of confidence. In her he
finds fast friend, charitable, forgiving,
tender, though often severe friend. In her
he finds ready companion. Her sympathy
is open as day and sweet as the fragrance of
fower-. We pity the brother who has no sis
ter--no sisters love. We feel sorry for a
home that is not enliveDed by sisters pres
ence. a sisters Office is a noble aud gentle
one. 1t is hers to persuade to virtue, to win
to wisdom's ways. gently to lead where duty
calls to guard the citadel of home with the
sleepless vigilance of virtue To be sister
is to hold a sweet place in the heart of home.
It is to minister in a holy Office. Let every
sister mediate on what she is, and what she
ought to be on her Office, her duty, her
pleasure, her life. 1t is hers to be model
aud set an example of innocence, virtue,
cheerfulness. patience and forbearance; to be
the smile and light Of home and the circle OF
loved ones.
Year: 1870

q CAT SUCKS 4 BABES BREATH.-A cat
near y caused the death of a child in the vi
clnity Of Sandy Hill, Perry county, Ohio. a
few days ago. Our informant states that Mrs.
Jeremiah Hull LETT her child. aged about nine
months, in the room playing With the cat,
while she was engaged in another Pars Of the
house. After some time she went to see
about the child, when she saw the cat sitting
on its breast, with its nose inserted in the
chiId's mouth. and clasping it around tl.e neck
as before As second time the animal was
thrown back, and then. greatly enraged. it
sprang forward and caught the child by the
throat After releasing the child, the eat was
taken out and Immediately killed. The child
recovered in few days.
Year: 1870

that the Sultan and Grand Vizier show
no alarm at the situation, counting on
the peaceful solution Of the controversy
by the British government. and has
bought all the gunpowder Gotten in the
market. Lead has advanced to 923
per ton. The FInaneier says that i'm
mense supplies of arms and munitions
of war have arrived at the Russian
ports in the Black sea,
Year: 1870

1t is not probable that the President 8
annual message will be printed in ad-
vance of its delivery to Congress, in
order to guard additionally against un.
authorized and premature publication.
Year: 1870

EVANSVILLE papers complain that
their city has no credit abroad.-MtT-
TOr.


Evansville papers have done no
thing Of the kind. One paper made
the statement that our city has no
credit abroad, which was false. The
credit of Evansville is as good as that
Of any city Of similar size in the
nnuntrY
Year: 1870




Y The Courier des Etats Unis has the
following: lt'i


We spoke short time since of bal
loon in the form Of cigar, which is in
process of construction at San Fran
cisco. 1t is now said that NJ. Depuy de
Lone, the celebrated engineer, has ex-
pounded to the Academy of Sciences a
system, OF which he is the author, for
directing balloons. According to this
system, the balloon has the form of an
egg, carrying at each extremity q rod, to
which the boat is suspended by shrouds.
At the back a triangular sail, which can
be set with ropes, acts as arudder. The
moving power is the screw, set in motion
by men. About four men will be re
quired for this work. The screw, in
stead of turning with the axis, turns
freely upon fixed horizontal axis. The
wings consist of framework Of wood,
covered with silk. 0i .ar


In order to avoid the loss of ballast
necessary for ascending and the loss OF
gas necessary for descending, M. de
LONE places in the lower part of his
balloon an apparatus analogous to the
air bladder of fish. 1t is species of
air-biadder, in which pump congresses
the air to make the balloon heavy; a
valve allows the air to escape in order to
tighten the aeronaut. With this sppa-
ratus it is claimed that speed of from
five to six miles anhour can be obtained.
The direction of the balloon is the re-
sultant of two forces-that of the wind
and that of the motor. If the wind
come from the south, instead Of going
straight to the north, the aeronaut will
be able to 90 either to the northeast or
the northwest, at an angle of from thirty
to forty-fve degrees, according to the
strength of the wind. saarsi ia s1I
Year: 1870

1t possesses the very great advantage
of carrying the work in the natural way
from left to right-which enables the
operator to handle the work more readily
and to sit upright; while machines which
carry the work from the operator require
an inclination Of the body forward (detri-
mental to healthy and are hard and tire
some to use.
Year: 1870

In EHE Rockingham county home al
Brentwood are two musical brothers by
the name of Remission, aged Is and % years;
blind and idiotic though they are, their
musical powers are truly wonderful. A
tune sung or played in their hearing is i'm
mediately caught up and sung by them with
perfect correctness. Everything that is IN
any degree musical attracts them. They
begged spike of a visitor awhile ago; and
this they have converted into musical
instrument, by striking it with a nail or
something else. They both constantly
shake and roll their heads, rubbing their
foreheads and hair continually, as if striv-
ing to rub away pain or confusion OF
thought. Their unsatisfed musical long
ings are manifested by their anxiety to have
their spike broken, that they may get more
music out OF it.
Year: 1870

A FRENCH nobleman recently received a
letter, IN which he was threatened with
death unless he laid $4, 900 forms the next
day in one of the city fountains. The
nobleman at once took the letter to the
police authorities and then laid the de-
manded money in the appointed fountain.
The next day hnely-dressed young man
cautiously approached the fountain, and
was taking The package of money from it,
when suddenly he found himself in the
hands of the police, who had been watching
tor him. Tho prettiest part of the story is
that the prisoner was found to be son of
one of the nobleman's best friends, and the
last scion of an illustrious patrician family.
All efforts to have him released have as yet
proved unavailing.
Year: 1870

As BROAD as it is long: A German statis-
teal writer remarks that the invention of
the sewing machine has enabled one wo-
man to sew as much as a hundred could
sew by hand century ago; but, he con-
clothing as hundred did a century ago
so that matters are not much changed,
after all.
Year: 1870

only in my dreams once might see
Thy face: though thou shouldst stand
With cold, unreaching hand


Nor vex thy lips to break
he silence, with word for my Low es sake.
xNor turn to mine thine eyes,
creme with long peace of Paradise,
Yet henceforth, life would be
lore sweet, not wholly bitter unto me.


only might know for verify,
That when the light is done


OF this worlds sun,


And that unknown, long. sealed
O sound and sight is suddenly revealed,
hat thine should be the first dear voice thereof,
nd thy dear face the love, my Lowell
Thou coming death woulf be
weet. an. most ,weet- not bitter unto me
Year: 1870

ADDING FUEL 70 THE FIRE.-A writer in
the Memphis Avalanche, who was on board
the r. E. Lee during the late steamboat
race, says that he found that the coal on
board was bituminous, and that it was all
ID nice Jumps, not less than pound each,
with rosin scattered through it, just as one
would scatter bran through chopped feed.
One of the hands informed the reporter
that the pine knots were nearly all out, but
it was pleasure to discover that there were
at least twenty barrels of coal oil still unus-
ed. The oil was used with judicious calm
ness. A man of Judgment and nerve took
bucketfull of it round, and, with dipper,
while the fireman opened the doors of the
fre-boxes, he dashed half gallon into
each, with periodical precision. This was
done to add a little tone to the sluggishness
of the bitum1nous coal mixed with rosin.
Year: 1870

a strange thlng happened at the vitriol
works of F. F. Farrar, in Erie Pa, on We'd
nesday evening last. One of the tanks con-
tanning about one thousand barrels of oil of
vitriol, and hoop on it burst, letting the burn
ing liquid out in such stream that one OF the
workman standing lust below was actually
foa.ed on the stuff into the river. There was
never time when cold water was more de.
sirabe, and the man had presence of mind
enough to swim about Justify. His clothing
was pretty much all burned off, but none of
the terrible fluid bad touched his face, and ne
has certainly suffered but little injury.
Year: 1870

Sometimes, without any asslgnable cause
the physical strength and animal spirits give
way, aud strange torpor falls alike on the
body and intellect. There is little or no pain
perhaps, but the natural vigOr and elasticity of
the nervous and muscular system seems to
have departed, and an indifference to the plea
srlres of life, and even of its grave response
bll les, takes the place of tina earnest interest
in both which characterizes every well balanced
mind when in healthy condition.


This state Of partial collapse is often the pre-
monitory symptoms of some serious malady.-
1t indicates Enthusiastically that the vital powers
are languishing and need stimulant. In such
cases the effect of few doses Of Hostetters s
Stomach Bitters is wonderfully beneficial The
great tonic wakes up the system from its
browse. The secretiOns and the circula ton
receive new impetus. The relaxed nerves
recover their elasticity under the operations OF
the specific, like the s'ackened strength of a
musical instrument in the process of tun ing.
Lethargy and debility are replaced by energy
and vigor, the spirits rise, and life that almost
seemed a burden while the Sc son of depres-
sion lasted becomes once more enjoyable
That such radical change shorld be pro-
duced iy remedy entirely devoid Of the pow
erful alkalods and minerals so extensively
used i'll modern practice may seem incredible
to those who pin their faith on the medicinal
efficacy of active poisons, but If these skeptics
will take the trouble to enquire of those who
have tested the corr ctive and altera We vir-
tues of the Bitters under the circumstances
described, they will find the statement to be
trun
Year: 1870

We are all interested here in the
cotton supply. What may be the fnal
result no planter would dare say
with any certainty. We have been
Informed that the production
through the South is very variable
from very bad to very good.
We have come to no satisfactory
conclusion, but We propose to place
such facts and deductions as we have
before our readers from time to time
and then they can draw their own
conclusions.
Year: 1870

and meet the costs of the Court in
Bankruptcy, the petitioner is allowed
to dispose of property.
Petition and Schedules must be in
duplicate, sworn to before United
States Court Com missioner or Regis
ter in Bankruptcy. Petitioner should
sign his name at the foot of each sheet
except Petition and Oaths to Sched'
ules.
Year: 1870

From summary made up by a war
correspondent from the official reports
at Berlin of the results OF the astound
ing campaign from Saarbruck to Sedan
the following list appears as the losses
of :he French army in prisoners taken
By the Germans:
Year: 1870

The great local events of the week will be
the examination and closing exercises of the
shoots in the village district. The exhibition
of the high school and exercises connected
with the graduating class will take place at
Meonian Hall on Friday. We understand
that the members of this school will give a
reception at the above named hall on the eve
ming of the exhibition. .s.==t4-
Year: 1870

Many of the farmers in this vicinity COM
menced haying last week. During the pres
sent week they will take hold of the work in
earnest The quantity of hay is hardly up to
the average, although of excellent quality.
We have seen some fields where the grass
roots were all 'twinter-killed" last winter