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Year: 1870

An indignant correspondent on gas says
that his bill for September was two dollars and
odd cents, for October six dollars, for Novem-
ber three dollars, and for December nine dol
lars, and he wants us to account for the differ


ence-the fact being that he burned the same
amount Of gas each month. II our CORES
pondent had read carefully the testimony
taken in different gas cases he would know
by this time that 1t is often the custom for the
gas men to guess at the amount that has been
burned, and from that he could of course
easily jump to the notion that they sometimes
guess very stupidity. We do not see that he
has much to complain Of, as there is fair
average of big bills and little bills. In the
early days Of omnibuses, when the fare was
paid in six cent bits, certain driver used
to arrange his accounts with the stage owner
on the most equitable principles. Thus, when
the trip was finished, he would go aside in the
stable and divide tho sixpences between his
hat and his overcoat pocket, with s'sixpence
for Sol Kip"-in the hat; ''sixpence for
alienation, through the whole number Of six
pences. Now, Sol Kip, who was once q sly
witness to this division, only found fault when
the driver gave himself an extra count on the
ground that the sixpence was bent and not
good enough to be given to Sol Kip. In the
same way we at first thought our correspon-
dent had some reason to find fault with the
December sum of nine dollars and forty-five
cents but upon inspecting tho matter more
closely we are Of q different opinion, and we
think our correspondent must admit that
the company has distributed the slices
Of fat and lean symmetrically and on
principle. Thus the main sum of his first bill
is two dollars that of the second is six.
The first sum is, therefore, multiplied by three.
The main sum of the third bill is three dollars
and Of the fourth nine-multiplcatiO by three
again. If he wants to know why the bill for
November was three dollars and that for Sep
tember two, we assure him that November has
the darkest days of the year. If he then
wants to know why November was only three
dollars, while October was six and December
nine, we shall warn him that if he asks so
many impertinent questions the company will
cut his gas off altogether.
Year: 1870

We will esteem it favor If our readers will
inform US, by letter addressed to this office, Of
any dereliction ON the part Of the carriers OF
the HERALD, either in furnishing the paper late,
substituting other city papers, or leaving spoiled
Year: 1870

No MONOPOLY IN FRENCH CABLEs-We
have the gratifying information from Paris that
the French Minister Of the Interior, in reply to
the privilege Of laying a cable from Algiers to
France, replied in effect that hereafter all mo-
nopolies in telegraphic cables would be abol-
ished, and that even private parties were at
liberty to lay cables. We presume that this
concession, from the general terms in which it
is given, applies to the laying Of cables between
France and any other country; and if SO, the
field is open for any number of cables between
France and the United States. Louis Napoleon
is evidently resolved to keep pace, even in
cables, with the scientific instrumentalities of
modern progress, in the shaping of his gov
ernment to the progressive spirit of the age;
and herein lies his strength. In seizing upon
the substance of the moral forces of the new
age their shadows must follow him.


THE AIR LINE RAILROAD AGAN.-Once
more the topic Of road from Washington to
New York is before the Committee ON Rail-
roads and Canals, and it is said the first ques-
UOu w Uo bcttAcu ~ lAO AlBub VI suC ACuCA0l
government under the constitution to 60 into
States and construct or grant franchises for
the construction of public works." Did any
body ever question the right Of the federal
government to open He'll Gate or to build Fort
Schuyler? Just as little can they question its
right to build a road that may in certain con-
tingeRcies be as much necessity Of national
defence as ever any fort was


Coon NEws-The news that the Tempe
rance Association formed Of both houses of
Congress is very prosperous. If a book were
published giving the list Of the leading minds
of Congress shattered or impaired by John
Barleycorn, what lecture for the temperance
cause il would be! Success to the Congress
sional Temperance Society.


ANSWERING aDAwEs.--Despairing Of any sue
cess in its efforts to answer Mr.. Dawes by Ike
logic Of General Butler, the administration
seems disposed to adopt another plan. The
new plan is to dismiss from government en-
ployment every man it possibly can. This is
a response intended to make the people feel
that Mr.. Dawes arguments for economy are
arguments against the working men. The
only effect will be to excite general regret
that the government can take an appeal for
economy only in an ugly, contrary, soreheaded
and obstructive spirit,
Year: 1870

THE FRANKING PRIvILEGE.-It is now feared
that if the sweeping law for the abolition
of deadhead postage is passed much incon-
venience will result-frst to the government
itself and next to country newspapers. We
hope, nevertheless, that Congress will not
hesitate. It is not for the government to go
into the newspaper business and support
valetudinarian press by the quasi subsidy Of
free postage. If there are many papers that
cannot outlive the requirement of paying their
postage let us have the luxury Of shedding a
few pious tears to their memory. As to the
government, it is said that il franking were done
away with government business would be en-
tirely suspended for time. Well, may be
that would not quite ruin the country. Let it
be tried.
Year: 1870

COOP FOR TEA DRINKERs.-It viii be pleas
ant to lovers Of the cup that cheers, &c., to
hear that the line to San Francisco and the
Pacific Railroad is likely to be the future great
route Of the tea trade. English tea traders
are of opinion that tea taken to England by
this route and the Atlantic will retain Its quail
tiles better than tea taken by any other route
With our city as great station on the line OF
this trade good tea may be as common and
cheap here as it is now in England.
Year: 1870

The POSTAL TELEGRAPH BnL.-SenatOr
Ramssys bin for the establishment of a
Postal Telegraph Company, the provi-
sions of which have already been given
to the public, was reported yesterday to the
Senate from the committee to which it had
been referred. No material changes have
been made in the bill, and in the shape in
which it now comes up there is every likeli-
hood of its becoming law.
Year: 1870

Jack Reynolds, Murderer and Philosopher.


Jack Reynolds, distinguished member of
the governing classes, has evidently given
some attention to the study Of our social and
political institutions. He has observed the
operations Of the law here with professional
interest, and has watched narrowly the course
Of justice. He gives the sum and result Of
his study in a single sentence. He has
worked the subject down to a formula as sim
pie and distinct as it is true and atrocious-a
formula so positively installed as one Of his
points of knowledge that the very halter will
hardly take it out of him. His view is that
changing for murder is played out in New
York" Jack Reynolds himself may be hanged.
We should hardly be astonished to hear Of such
an end to his history-the more especially as
we see some indications of disposition to
make little political capital out of the feeling
against him and the sympathy for his victims
family. The balance of Influence" there
fore, may be just q little against this numbering
philosopher, and he may hang for his act; but
if this should happen it will be an accident,
and an accident is not to be accepted as in
validating general law His own death,
therefore, will not disprove his comprehensive
statement Of the results of our criminal juris-
prudence.


Jack Reynolds, whether set free by Doug
les jury or Johnny Real series Of new trials,
or by one Of the Sherif's deputies between the
Tombs and the Court House-whetter SO kept
alive or accidentally hanged-marks an era in
our criminal progress. He is the first mur-
derer who has formulated the view Of the law
and of justice that floats In the murderer's mind
with more or less controlling force when he
does the act of murder with such savage fury
or cool malignity rs may be in him. We had
something not unlike this from the governing
class apropos to that murder in Battery place,
when distinguished politician committed
'sself-defence" by shooting q man in the back
of the head. We heard it stated then that "a
Year: 1870

How TO OPEN A NAvIGABLE MOUTH FOE
THE MISSISSIPPI. Dig ship canal from some
point above the delta, through the swamp to
the Gulf, and shut out the river current, with
its sediment and washings, by lock at the
entrance from the river.
Year: 1870

THE LAST DAY or JANUARY.-Old Father
January made on the last day Of his lease for
this year deliberate effort to retire in his favo-
rite white overcoat. But in this locality no
failed to get it on, though to the west and tho
north he was successful and went off with fly
ing colors. Some might say it was after all .
clear case Of showing the white feather. No
matter--he has been real good old fellow,
this time, though he did neglect to give the
young folks single days skating or sleighing-
Nor can we close his obituary without recur


ring to letter from an ''old sport" at tho
Terrapin Club Retreat, Long Island, dated the
30th ultmo, enclosing mosquito and some
'sleaves Of grass" Of nearly three inches
growth, with note that at said Retreat for the
last fortnight the thermometer has run up daily
among the fifties. So much for the prevailing
south winds from the Gulf Stream. But how
about the ice crop? We have still three weeks
in which we may be given, by chopping
round of the winds to the northwest, good
ice crop, though we rather incline to the opin-
on that the New Englanders will have mar
ket next summer for an extra large supply.
Year: 1870

published elsewhere this morning, of the mur-
der of David Sisco by John Nixon, in New
Jersey, is another Indication Of the frightfully
Increasing disregard of human life in our
midst. It was a most shocking tragedy, inten-
sified by the cold-blooded indifference of tho
murderer, who was discovered by the wife Of
his victim in the act of washing the evidence
of his guilt from his hands, and was after
wards seen by her dragging the dead body Of
Sisco to place of concealment. 1t is to be
hoped that Nixon will be speedily captured,
and that there will be no delayin melting out
to him the severest punishment authorized by
ti,a lau
Year: 1870

great mistake was made in not having two or
three men before the Coroner to swear THAI
the victim had assaulted the ,nSra.sssssr ,". ..ssr That
recognized that banging vas played out, but
had a little shame in it, inasmuch as II wanted
to present good face to society. Reynolds
declaration is much bolder, broader and
clearer. Besides, observe how much greater
Is the dramatic force it gets in coming from
the very mouth of the murderer, standing, as
it were beneath the gallows. We ourselves
have repeatedly said about the same thing;
all the papers have said 1t. The people also
have seen it. But this indictment of the law
this impeachment of all the judges-this an
nouncement of the failure Of society--never
was expressed with its true emphasis or in
tensity till it came as defiance from the foot
Of the gallows, and from a wretch whose
hands were red with the blood Of victim.
Year: 1870

TIE MAN WHO MELTED IN HIS BooTs.-Per-
haps the readers Of the Richmond Dispatch may
have noticed under the head of briefs upon the
subject of warm weather an account of a man
who melted in his boots, and the only thing left OF
him was pair Of boots full of grease, &C. The
circumstance connected with this is peculiarly
sad. The morning of that day he went to the wood
and coal depot OF j. ii. WOoDCOCK, SlI Basin
bank, and Inquired the price Of COAL and was given
the following figures: Glover Hill Lump, S5.75
Glover Hill Hall, IS; Clover HiIl Hard, for cook
ing purposes, 81. He left the Office and was heard
to eXclaim, son, that had money to lay In my
winter supply!'' Here his troubles did not end.
When he reached Main street he was seen watch.
ing Il lump of Ice, and cautiously he went to the
man In charge Of 1t and asked the price. lie was
told three cents pound. He then contrasted the
difference between the price of Ice and coal, and,
in language of sorrow, he said: "In one short
hour, upon this spot I will expire, and leave no
mark except big grease spot"


For further particulars inquire Of j. II. WOOD
COCK, SIl Basin bank.
Year: 1870

SELLING BY SAMPLE WITHOUT LICENSE
Police Justice White on yesterday fined B.
Dettlcman, of New York, fifty dollars for
selling dry goods by sample without license.
The ordinance violated in this case is now
being rigdly enforced.
Year: 1870

SENT on FOR INpIcrMENT.-Frederic
Weinholz was examined by United States
Commissioner Chahoon yesterday on the
charge of selling liquor without license.
He was sent on for Indictment.
Year: 1870

The City Attorney sent in 4 communiea-
tion recommending that the city receive
this property on the terms proposed by the
War Department, but under durcss, re-
serving the right to prosecute the claim for
rent ut any future time.


The whole matter was referred TO the City
Attorney. with authority to receive the
property and turn it over to the Committee
on Public Grounds and Buildings.
Year: 1870

We have heretofore mentioned the
trouble at the Republican convention at
Hillsboro some time ago, between the
friends of John A. Smith and Col. Lou
den. At that convention Judge Sloan
made speech, commencing as follows:


JUDGE SLoAN's SPEECH.


Judge James Sloan being loudly call
ed upon said that other things being
equal, be always preferred a soldier for
office. He eulogized the character of
Col. Louden, and said he deeply regret
ted his failure to secure the nomination
to-day. Col. Louden would get up in
the night and burn his shirt to make a
light to oblige his friends. He could
give the lie to all the petty puppies that
have been slandering him for the last
two weeks. Those who say here at
Hillsboro that Col. Louden is in the
habit of getting drunk, lie, and some of
them know that they lie. (Applause.)
But suppose he does get drunk occa-
sionalIy. A man who. is drunk may get
over it; but natural id fool never
RECEIVERS. loud cheers.) Col. Louden
would be better man drunk than a
cart load Of the intellectual eunuchs that
have been slandering him, sober.
Year: 1870

A young gentleman just out of COLI


ege, once remarked that it was exceed


ingly insaubrious to inhaIe the obnox-


ious efiuvia arising from the cadaver-


GUS carcass of a defunct horse. He


was uudoubtly right, and science has


found way of remedying the evil,


They now make so many things out of


the dead body of horse that the ami


NAL must be remarkably fne one if he


is worth as much when alive as he is in


the retorts and keett.es OF the chemist.


As soon as the horse is dead, his blood is


sought by the manufacturers of albd-


men, and by sugar refners, and by the


burners of lamp black. Not drop of
it is allowed to go to waste.


The name and tail are wanted for hair,
cloth, sieves, bow strings, and brushes.
The skin is converted into leather for


cart harness, for boots and shoes and


strong collars. The boots are used for


combs, horn work, glue, and in old


times were the chief source of the spir-
its of hartshorn, now obtained from the
gas house. The flesh is boiled down
in the rendering vat, and much oil and
fat is produced from it, Some of the
choice bits may find their way into
cheap restaurants, and play the part of
beat steak, or help to enrich the hasty
plates of soup of those establishments.
The flesh left after all has been extrica-
ted from it that is of any service, is
sometimes burned to be used as man
ure, or is worked up into nitrogenous
compounds such as the cyanides, to be
used by the photographer for taking
our pictures.


The stomach and intestines make val
liable strings and cords for musical in
strhments, and out of the bones so many
useful articles are manufactured that Il
is almost impossible to make out
a complete list ofthem. Among them
are buttons, toys, tweezers, knife han
bles, rulers, cups, dominoes, balls, and
the residue from all these things is
burnt into bone black to be used by the
sugar refner, who thus puts in a sec.
ond claim upon the dead horse, aud
some part of the bone black is burned
white to be used by the assayer in test
ing for gold; and when the refner and
assayer have finished with it, it is con-
verted into super-phosphate to serve as
a valuable manure on our land. The
teeth are used as substitutes for ivorY
and the iron shoes if not nailed up over
the door to ensure good fortune to the
HOUSEHOLD, are worked up into excellent
wrought rietal Some portion of the
bone black is converted into phospho-
rus for the manufacture of matches, and
lately valuable bread preparation is
made of the phosphate, and medicines
are prepared for the cure OF consump-
tives. Scientific american
Year: 1870

MARRIAGE CANON AT the Episcopal
council Of the diocese Of Wisconsin. held
at Milwaukee on the oath ult., the follow
ing new canon was reported by the com
mittee. and adopted Every communl-
cant Of the church marrying outside Of
our communion, or married by any other
than u clergyman of our church, shall
stand pro iacto excolnmunicated.
Year: 1870




There are some who write, talk,
and think, so much about vice
and virtue, that they have no time
to practise, either the one or the
other. They die with less sin to
answer for than some others, be-
cause they have been too busy in
disputing auout the origin of it,
to commit it; and with little or no
religion Of their own, from their
constant though unavailing ASST
duties to settle that of ether men.
Charles the Fifth, after his abdi-
cation, amused himself in bis re-
tilement at st. Juste, by attempt
ing to make q number OF watches
go exactly together. Being con-
stantly foiled in his attempt, he
exclaimed 'What a fool have
been, to neglect my own concerns
and to waste my whole life in &
vain attempt to make all mel
think alike on matters of religion
when | cannot even make a few
watches keep time togetherl
Year: 1870

SINGULAR FREAK OF CANARY.-The
Smelling Argus, of May I, relates the fol-
lowing:


Mr. Andrew Cassacia, of this place, as
is well known to all visitors of his beauti-
full and pleasant saloon, is very fond of
birds, and has a large number of the beau
tiful son9sters hanging about his room. A
week or two ago, one of them, by some
means, escaped from its cage and flew
away. The tiny warbler not being seen
about the premises of the owner for several
days was supposed to be lost. However
Mr.. c. received notice from a friend at
Coulterville, at which place the bird was
raised, that ii had returned to the parent
nest. After visiting the home of its youth
and chirruping about the house in which
it was reared for two or three days, it again
took fight, and reappeared in the saloon of
its owner, going voluntarily into its cage,
the door of which had remained open as
when it made its escape
Year: 1870

OVERLAND TRAvEL.-The San Fran
cisco Bulletin says as the spring advances
there is marked increase of travel on the
Pacific railroad, with large preponderance
in favor of the West. Eighteen passenger
cars filed with people arrived at Sacram
ento recently, making the largest train
that has yet passed over the road There
is certainty of large immigration BY
rail during the present year, while the
number of tourists coming for mere plea
sure will be much increased over last wear.
when there was some doubt as to the safe
ty of the road. The lower fares and the
special excursion rates must materially
increase the business of the road, and re.
kound to the advantage of California.
Year: 1870

BLOWN DowN-During the great gale
that prevailed last week, the frame build
ing which was erected under contract by
the Watson Brothers, last year, on the old
Amphitheater lot, was blown down, and
fell with great crash. 1t was at one time
suggested that the citizens of the town
should club together and purchase the
building and ground, and offer to donate the
same to the California and Oregon Railroad
Company for depot purposes, provided the
Company would agree to run their road to
this place
Year: 1870

LAND SURvEY-We have learned, from
good authority, that the Surveyor of Lassen
county has been for several weeks, and is
still engaged in surveying that portion Of
the public lands lying in Big Valley and
about the Madeline Pass, which are with
in.the boundary lines of Lassen county
We are also inclined to believe that the
presence of the Lassen county Surveyor
and has party in that vicinity led to the
origination of the report that the Union
Pacific Railroad Company were running a
survey from Salt Lake Valley to Big Val
ley, via the Madeline Pass. Guess that
when the facts are sifted it will be found
that no railroad survey whatever has been
run to Big Valley.
Year: 1870

PRosPEcTING.-Abe Baylis and party
of Iminers left Slate Creek few days ago
for the head of the East Fork of Clear
Greek where they propose to prospect for
diggings. 1t is generally supposed that
the party will find rich ground.
Year: 1870

GIFT ENTERPRIsE.-Rea the adver-
tisement Of the Grand Gift Concert to be
given in aid of the San Francisco Mercan-
tile Library Association. Here is a chance
to make that big strike" which old Cal


ifornians " long have sought and mourned
because they found it not" Try your luck
Year: 1870

JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the supply of

 arms, for instruction and practice to certain

 colleges and universities.

 Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Amer ica in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be authorized to issue, at his discretion and under proper regulations to be prescribed by him. out of any small-arms or pieces of field artillery belonging to the government and which can be spared for that purpose, such number of the same as may appear to be req tired for military instruction and practics By the students of any college or university, under the provisions of section tweLty-six Of the "Act to increase and fix the military peace establishment of the United States;" the Se- cretary to require bond in each ease, in dOu- ble the value of the property, for the care and safe,keeping thereof, and fer the return of the same when required,

 Approved, May i, ls7O
Year: 1870

Seventy 1.-Two EuSscn8crS.


ALLENTOWN, Pa, April B. 1870


About seventy-fve passengers, including Miss
Dickinson, who had lectured the evening previous
at wilkesbarre, took the quarter-past eight morn
ing train yesterday for Phiadelphia, the rain pour
ing down in torrents, and with the snow fast dsap-
pearing from the mountains. causing the Lehgh
river to run mad with the no0d.


The train when within twenty miles OF Mauch
Chunk station, moving rapidly on the down grade,
the locomotive struck enormous log, twenty feet
long by two feet In diameter, demolshing tue cow
catcher and turning it under the forward
trucks OF the engine, throwing them OF the
tracks ana destroying q telegraph pole IN
the vicinity. THIS immense log was turned
lengthwise OF the track by the cOncusson coming In
contact sldewise With The baggage and passenger
cars making excavation OF several feet IN depth
In the earth and rock along side OF the track. The
engineer discovered the log when within a hundred
feet OF it, rounding curve, and plew the whistle
TO down brakes. The brakeman and conductor
stuck to the brakes during the ups and downs OF
the train. The engineer deserves much credit for
sticking to his engine having reversed II, thereby
saving The whole train from being thrown down a
bank thirty feet nigh INTO the flooded river be-
low. Miss Dickinson remalued seated as cool as q
veteran OF the Old Sixth corps under are, whe other
ladies' restrained from eapng out OF the train
to certain death by one OF the male passengers.
The train was detained some two hours ana another
engine attached to the train al Mauch Chunk.