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Year: 1873

RooxLAsp. May 25.-On Tuesday


evening last the Coroner's jury in the
case OF DR.. Baker, who was murdered
at Warren on the 10th inst, adjourned


to Yesterday, for the purpose, it was
then supposed, of finding the where
abouts of a brother of Miss Mink. who
owned the house where the crime was
committed, but on Thursday he came
home, and the officers were informed
that he was in his house. Sheriff
Hobbs summoned him on Friday to
appear before the jury, and also another
brother of Miss Mink has been kept in
the lookup in this city since.
Sunday last until yesterday
when he was taken to the woman
Public feeling in this vicinity is now
strongly in favor of Miss Mink, the gen.
eral opinion being that DR.. Baker
brought his death on himself, having, 1t
is said, not only ruined the girl but has
followed her for years. He lnsta iied
another woman as his housekeeper, but
continued to visit the one he had
wronged for life, and now, after repeat.
ed warnings from his friends he has
been found dead in the bedchamber OF
his victim. The jury did not conclude
their investigation and Miss Mink has
been brought back to the lookup IN this
CITY.
Year: 1873

A melancholy affair has recently
trauspired in this place. Some foul
weeks ago a family of English emf
grants, consisting OF q husband,w wife and
daughter. the latter about sixteen years
OF age, on their way west, were compel
led to stop here on account OF the sick
ness of the daughter, who was suffering
from some disease contracted while on
board the ship crossing the ocean.
They put up at the Ward house, and
were comfortably cared for.


The daughter continued to grow
worse, however, ard the mother was
also taken sick shortly after their ar.
rival. The daughters case terminated
in death on Friday of last week and on
Wednesday the mother died, leaving
the bereaved husband and father to
pursue bis journey to the new home
alone.-Grafion Sentinel.
Year: 1873

Not he who displays the latest fashion


dresses in extravigance,with gold rings,
and chains to display. Not he who
talks the loudest and makes constant
use Of proiane language and vulgar
words. Not he who is proud and over.
bearing, who oppresses the poor and
looks with contempt on honest industry
Not he who cannot control ispasslons
and humble himself as q child. No


none of these are real gentlemen. 1t is
he who is kind and obliging; who If
ready rel to do you favor with no hope O
reward; who visits the poor, and assists
those who are in need; who ia more
careful OF his heart than the dress oil
his person; who is humble and sociable


not irascable or revengeful; who always
speaks truth without resorting to pro"
tame and indecent words. Such a man
is real gentleman. Rich or poor, high
or low, he is entitled to the appellation
Year: 1873

HERE is a curious story Of the old
slavery times, which we pick up from
a Western Carolina newspaper. In the
gold mining regions of Burke county
lived an industrious, well.to-do oolored
woman, named Nancy Boyce. She
was engaged to'marry Jack, q slave,
End in order to have everything pleas>
ant, she put her hand in her pocket
and bought him Of his master. But
she was shreud enough to take q bill
OF sale Of him, fortunately, as it hap
pened, for Jack turned out to be utter
iy worthless, and q perfect sot. But
little need was there for Nancy to 90 to
the courts for relief by divorce. She
knew better way than that. She
owned her man. and she simply sold
him to slave-dealer, who carried him
of to the far Southwest, 80 that the
sharp Nancy was never bothered by
him again. Husbands have been bad
ly sold before, though not in this par.
ticular wav. ...a ....
Year: 1873

The following reached us too late for publication last week and we condense it considerably for this issue We omit some poetry at the close, trife worse than the poetry we usually receive from unhappy
Year: 1873

head, carried away the top Of the cage
ripping it off as though it was thin gauze'
the crowd became paralyzed with fear,
Women and children shrieked in terror
and sought safety in flight, while strong
men stood speechless before the danger
that threatened them. The struggles of
the dying animal were fearful to behold,
put fortunately were of short duration.
AS 1t was, the cage was torn and shat
tered so as to render it unfit for further
use, and had the paroxysms continued a
lew moments longer, loss of human life
might have resulted. The dead animal
was the largest one of its species in the
country. and cost nearly twenty thou
sand dollars. 1t is understood that it
died from a fit. The corpus will be sent
to the Smithsonian Institute for preser.
vation.
Year: 1873

The Emperor of Austria will so to st. Peters
burg Autumn The visit is regarded by the press
Of deep political significance.


The officers of the United States steamer
Congress- which arrived in the clyde on Friday last
were entertained Tuesday by the Provost Of Glasgow


The Hauaidn Commercial advertiser Of June
"A has the following to certain rumors respecting tho
negotiation OF Treaty OF Reciprocity with the United
states: snce Thursday last the rumor has been cur
rent n that the King in Cabinet Council has agreed
the negotiation OF Treaty Of Reciprocity with tho
United States the basis Of cesson Of Pearl Harbor
The fact generally known that there was Cabinet
meeting day last week and that the reported subect
OF discussion was the proposed Treaty OF Reciprocity,
has II may be surmised given rise 10 the statement now
confidently made that His Majesty's advisers havo
agreed 10 make the offer OF n OF territory. We
applied al the Foreign ONCE, but couTteousy in-
formed that the Minister was not at liberty TO make
any statements In reference tIit. The public must
therefore, form ts conclusions as 20 the truth or
the rumors alluded TO- and the most natural one under
the circumstances will be that, not being dened tho
f1uloTs have basis OF truth
Year: 1873

Health Commissioner stephen Smith stated TO rc
porter OF THE TRIBUNE that Tuesday. the Board Oh
Health held meeting and passed n resolution directing
and instructing the Board Of Police 10 furnish inc
requisite number Of men TO protect tno
agents and employees Of the Board Oh
Health in removing the stands arounu
Washington Market and surrounding streets and IN to
execution OF the orders OF the Board OF Health on app
cation Of the President of the Board OF Health THIS was
submitted to the Board OF Police, yesterday, ana was
agreed 70 by it, He could not say when the war woud
be begun the stands around Fulton Market but pre-
sumed IL would be very soon.


Many OF the booth holders who not on the square
devoted TO Washington Market but in its Immediate
vicinity took from the operators around tno
Market and, removing their goods TO places OF saic
became interested observers OF the wreck.
Year: 1873

DEs MONIES, July 23.-Gov. Carpenter offers
$500 reward each for the capture Of the robbers OF the
Rock Island Railroad train. The Railroad Company offer
S OOO and the United States Express Company large
reward. IL is ascertaned that there were ten
robbers Yesterday six them Creston,
on the Burlington and Missouri Railroad riding rapidly,
their horses being much jaded, in a south-easterly
direction They crossed this road and after sepa
rated. They appear to be trying TO get TO Mercer
County, No. the abiding place of rascas OF all grades
They are regular guerrlas, and believed to be the
same gang who recently robbed bank in that section
in broad daylight 1t is now thought they Intended to
catch the pay car the Rock Island Railroad which


Law here over Sunday and passed west of the place OF
the robbery few hours than they expected, and
they then took the first train which came along In
addition to the o. 200 which they took from the Express
safe they got sealed bag, containing 5000 belonging
to Wells Fargo & Co. Dispatches received this even
ing from officers in pursuit say they are south OF the
robbers, and that their escape is hardly possible.
Year: 1873

HER BODY FOUND FLOATING IN THE DELAWARE.


This morning about 10 o'clock, the dead body
of Miss Emeine Fegenbush, drowned at trenen
Street wharf, on Tuesday night last was
found floating in the Delaware, along the Della
ware shore, about half way between the mouth
of the Christiana and New Castle, BY two Jersey,
men who were looking for it. 1t is understood
that the body foated out OF the creek, night Pc
fore last, and was seen by some parties passing
down the rlver Who declined to take it up. but
went to the other shore and there spoke OF what
they had seen. ,.- =


The body was taken in tow of the bateau in
which the parties were riding who found it, and
conveyed to the mouth of the Ohristiana where
they awaited flood tide. They have since
brought it in to the city, and the coroner will
hold and inquegt, this afternoon.


Although having remained in the water snc'
Tuesday night the body is not much swollen
| and but little discolored.
Year: 1873

Persons leaving the city for the summer, and
wishing to have the DAILY COMMERCIAL sent to
Them, will please send their address. Where the
paper ls desired for less than month the postage
mad best be prepaid at this ONCE. BS prepayment
OF postage by stamps regularity Of delivery will be
insured.
Year: 1873

lie were ever disappointed. A hemorr-
hage had troubled him ever since his
last fight. To quote a friend, ''he was


never the same man SINCE" Five or
six weeks ago he sought the Pacific
coast with the hope of regaining his
health, but he has failed rapidly, and
yesterday a telegram from Salt Lake
City announced his death, of hemorr-
hageon Saturday morning, near Raw
lins, on the Union Pacific Railroad
The remains will he taken to Ogden
and will he brought to this city at once.
Year: 1873

The officers of the Statistical Bureau
of the Treasury appear TO think that
the books show favorable condition
of foreign trade, and that counting in
the specie export there will be a bal
ance in our favor in most of the month";
ly totals of this year. ae ra a-Hp
Year: 1873

DrsrNFECrANr. One drachm Of dry
iodine, placed in suitable open vessel
in sick room, is said to be among the
best articles used for this purpose
The usual objection of its disagreeable
odor is OF minor consequence when
health and life are at .tako. The va
pors of the iodine will discolor the
ceiling or ploptered walls for time,
but the color will gradually disappear.
IdoTorm, used in the same way, ia quite
AZ good and less Offensive to the sense
of smell: besides it does not discolor
the walls, but it is more expensive than
the other.
Year: 1873

When an unlooked-for calamity happens
the one thing we ought not to do u 70 b
resigned to It. We ought 10 be resigned
to that system Of things under whtch 1t
happens, because it is the Divine system.
Hard and heavy as the blow may fall on
us. we may still trust that Gsd Il good
and kind, though He seem pitiless, and
would not have let US suffer IL he could
have helped it. But His plans are, on the
whole, the best that could be devised, and
there is no way but this to bring us 70 .
knowledge of His truth. But to fold our
hands in passive resignation Is to make tho
suffering of none effect. Mature il law
ish," says the father of six dead and two
living children. "a thousand blossoms
overspread the tree, and but few grow In.
to fruit. Gods will be DONE" Very true.
But, If the farmer found that three-fourths
Of his calves. lambs, pigs, chickens died
every spring, would he talk of ofresignationf
On the contrary, he would take the most
active measures to discover the cause OF
the fatality; and, if he could not discover
it, he would speedily give up farming.
Are not children Of more value than many
calves? Is it reasonable to suppose that 1t
is the Divine will that lambs should live;
but that the far more elaborate, more cost
ly, more precious human infant, made in
the very image of God, should perish
Yet people whom fatality in the barn yard
would incite to persistent investigation
and consultation and thought and expert
ment, will see child after child die, and
never suspect that they are called upon
for anything but resignation! Fortunately
for US. God is so abundant, not only in
loving kindness, but in modes of express-
ing 1t, that, though we miss the main les
son, we learn many subordinate ones. A
thousand parents suffer and nothing seems
to come OF it. But by and by rises man
who has eyes to see. He piles fact upon
fact, deduces therefrom law, and the
world is wiser for his living, and the chill
dren OF the future have one more chance
for life. But, meanwhile, the thousands
Of parents who had no thought of cause
and effect, who see no God only in church
ly relations, in infinite leisure, in the re.
mote heavens, and never as God close
at hand in the ceaseless activity Of every
day life, they too, have drawn little
nearer to him-a little nearer by sorrow
to all the sorrowful. They have grown
finer through the ministry Of pain; they
have become detached from the narrow
by the mystery Of the wider life. So
blindly we feel after God, and find Him in
the skies, though we miss Him where He
stands, not far from every one Of US.


dali Hasnhons
Year: 1873

NM E never had coal stove about the


w house until last Saturday; have
always burned pine slabs and pieces of our
neighbours fence. They burn well, too,
but the fence got all burned up, and the
neighbor said he wouldn't build a new one,
so we went down to Jones's and got coal
stove. 1t is called the Radiant Home,''
and any man who says we didn't have a
radiant home at our house for about four
hours last Saturday night, is Liberal
Republican and a villain.


You see we didn't know anything about
coal stoves. We filed the Radiant Home
about half full of pine fence, and when the
stuff had got well to going we filed the
artesian well on top with COAL 1t simmer
ed and sputtered about five or ten minutes,
and all went out, we put on an overcoat
and pair of buckskin mittens, and "went
out" to supper We remarked, in the
course of the frugal meal, that Jones was
"fraud" for recommending such a con-
founded refrigerator to a man to get warm
by. After supper we took piece Of ice
and rubbed our hands warm, and went in
where the stove was, resolved to make her
draw and burn if it took all the pine fence
in the First ward


Our better half threw quilt over her,
and shiveringly remarked that she never
knew what real comfort was until she got
coal stove. Stung by the sarcasm in her
remark, we turned every dingus in the
stove that was movable, or looked like it
had anything to do with the draught, and
pretty soon the Radiant Home began to
heave up heat 1t was not long before she
suffered like the new Silsby steamer.
Talk about your heat In ten minutes
that room was as much worse than Turk
ish bath as Hades is hotter than Liverman's
ice-house. The perspiration fairly fried
out of a tin water cooler in the next room.


We opened the doors, and the snow
began to melt as farup Vine street as Hans
combe's house, and people all around the
neighborhood put on linen clothes. And
we couldn't stop the confounded thing. We
forgot what Jones told us about the damp
ers, and she just kept bling. The only
thing we could do was to go to bed, and
leave the thing to burn the house if it
wanted to. We stood off with pole, and
turned the damper every way, and at every
turn she just sent out heat enough to roast
an OK.


We went to bed supposing that the coal
would eventually burn out, but about 10
o'clock the whole family had to get up and
sit on the fence. Finally man came along
who had been brought up among coal
stoves, and he put wet blanket over him,
ana went to the stove and turned the proper
dingus, and she cooled of, and since that
time has been just as comfortable as possi-
BILE. If you buy coal stove you want to
learn how to engineer it, or you may get
roasted. H3t, = Is7IT' %
Year: 1873

A thoughtless Weshman, with thirsty throat
so goes the tale-possessed a favorte goat


Who folow'd him, when once to play the sot


He sought the tap-room and the foamy pot.
He gave her drink, when, by che cheerful blaze
Strangely forgetting all her sober ways.
She reel'd about and rold upon the floor
AS never goat had roll'd about before.


The giggllng topers so enjoyed the sight
That they would have the fun another night.
The Welshman took her, but the goat alas /
The portal of the pothouse would not pass.
Her master uselessly tried every mode,
Though pats and punches freely were bestow'd
The landlord strove, and did his best, they say
But all in vain, for Nanny won the day;
Cufiing and coaxlng both alike she bore,
Nor could they get her through the pothouse door
The wondering welshman, now no longer blind
Ponder'd the thing moment in his mind,
Then prudently adopted, in the end,


The wise example Of his shaggy friend,
Forsook the pothouse, and reform'd his plan.
And from that hour became a sober man.
Ye drunkards, all, this prudent lesson follow,
Or own, in sense, goat has beat you hollow
Year: 1873

1t is known that during his former So
journ in the Arctic regions, Captain Hall
shot one Of his crew for alleged insubordi-
nation, and had not the killed man been an
American citizen, the British authorities
would have acted in the matter. The
shooting was reported to our Government,
and upon inquiry it was found that the act
of Captain Hall was justifiable under the
circumstances A story is now started
that the friends of the mutineer secretly
enlisted in the last expedition, and were in
some way instrumental in bringing about
Captain Halls death without any one
knowing exactly how it was done.
Year: 1873

The rock seems inexhaustible near the
shore, where there are good chances to
erect wharves and buildings to carry on
the business, and the expenses of trans
portation in the rough would be saved.
The cost Of wood at the kiln here Is from
81 so to S3 90 . cord, while the cost Of kiln
wood at the kilns in Rockland IL from S5 so
to e60o. The only other necessary
articles to bring matters toa successful
issue, are hoops and slaves. and these are
in quantity so that now, great lots are
transported from here to other places.


As the parties negotiating for the right
to work this rock, are amply able to apply
capital TO carry on the manufacture of
lime, II hope to be able to give success
full account of the lime that may be manu-
fsctured In this locality. In my next, I
shall feel at liberty to give the names Of
parties, who have taken this matter in
hand, as wei! as give the course they in.
tend to pursue. IN. ARoME
Year: 1873

RoCKLASD, May 80.
IT, The Editors Of the imericgH


t6rirnsrof1i, n IesAssa r.. lywor,F route.
regret TO inform the public that my en-
deayors to charter a suitable boat have not
been successful and 1t is also extremely
difficult TO find a suitable boat TO purchase
The surplusage OF steamboats, at the close
Of the war is getting very much reduced,
few having been built since that time.
Rockland is anxious to have steam COM
muncation with Ellsworth and establish q
line to accommodate the constantly in
creasing business along the route. and will
invest loerally in the enterprise, the senti-
ment being in favor Of building new boat
adapted TO the route. rather than take
stock in an old one. The owners OF the
line between Rockland and Carver's Har-
Dor have for some time been in search of a
suitable steamer for their route and falling
In this have determined TO have built for
them a new boat TO cost about $50 900 to
be ready in about ninety days.


Yours, very truly,


y. \. MILLIKEN.
Year: 1873

The fire is out at the Drummond colliery.
The number of lives lost by the explosion
is fifty-nine. There are thirty widows and
ninety-two fatherless children. The off,
GERS Of the company are on the grounds
taking active interest in the relief of the
destitute, and money is being subscribed
in Halifax for their benefit.
Year: 1873

PenObscOt.


On Saturday last the dwelling house
of Geo. Littlefeld was destroyed by fire.
II took on the roof and although two men
were painting upon it at the time, it had
made such headway when discovered that
it was impossible to extinguish it. Loss
about $1,000. No Insurance.
Year: 1873

A farmer and several OF his children were
sick with typhoid fever. Their physician
was unable to account for the malady until
his attention was called to the water from
the we'll adjoining the house of death. 1t
had peculiarly pleasing, sweetish flavor,
but the idea that there was anything wrong
there was held to be absurd by the surviv-
ing members of the family. However, the
suspicious of the physician were aroused,
and the fact that the privy of the farmhouse
was within 10 feet of the wall, and had ex-
lsted there for many years seemed to point
to possible deflement. On testing the
water it was found to be highly charged
with the products of decomposing animal
matter of poisonous character, and the suf-
ticient cause of the sickness was apparent.
The we'll was abandoned, and the farmer
recovered, but his children were sacrificed


Typhoid and similar diseases are the farm
ers bane. They are peculiarly the diseases
OF the rural districts, and cess pools and
barnyards exist too often in close proximity
to wells from which water for domestic use
is drawn. No more active ferment or blood
poison can be taken into the system than
putrid animal refuse, and no more deadly
maadies exist than those thus originated.
Fevers, cholera, dysentery, diarrhea, and
many SiuPOiouo vi al painful are Vi
this class, and children are generally the
first victims. Surely no stronger argument
can be urged for reformation in our pres
ent barbarous method of getting rid of
household waste. Getting rid SO far
from this we but store it up to plague us
with it in the worst possible way. The an
cient method, inculcated by Moses, for the
publication of the camps of the Israelites,
after thousands of years, is striving for a
place in our present civilized appliances,
and there are none more conveniently situ-
ated than farmers or country residents to
avail themselves of it. In the shape of the
modern earth-coset it is practicable and
easy. and provides a cure for the evil we
here deprecate. New York Tribune.
Year: 1873

Sweet little Minnie lives over the lea


Minnie, the dear little sunny-browed girl;
Lives in a cottage in shade OF tree
Cheek like sunbeam. and footstep as free,


And hair of the goldenest curl.
She has a heart that is light as a fawn-


Minnie, the sweet little flower of the lea;
Sings like lark from the dewy grass drawn
Up to the sun -riven doors of the dawn,


Or linnet on bloom-burdened tree.
Minnie Is all the desire of the town


She, the soft-hearted and light-footed girl,
Minnie can love, but she cannot well frOWn,
And so all the lovers come awkwardly down


With hearts in the tenderest whirl
Cherry-lipped Minnie came over the lea,


Over the lea with the lovingest look;
And, 10! / met Minnie, and Minnie met me,
Beneath the soft fringe of a white-blossomed tree


In the marge of sun-speckled brook.
Minnie sat down with rose on her cheek,


Down on the rude summer seat by my side;
She was so tender, and gentle and meek,
My heart went throbbing before l could speak


With feelings of fear and of pride.
Dear little Minnie has gone over the lea,


Back to her home through the scent-laden dell
But what ! told Minnie, and what she told me,
Beneath the sweet calm of that beautiful tree,


We care not too lightly to tell.
Now ali the lovers may WOO as they will


Minnie, the lovely-faced gem of girl,
For she told me secret that eve by the hill
And her heart is as true the course OF the rlll


And pure as the cOStliest pearl.
Minnie remembers, though nothing she tells


Tacitum Minnie, with good-natured look
All the heart f1utters and amorous swells
That came while we spoke of the Ginning of bells


On the day that we named by the brook.