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Year: 1875

1t was seldom that Dave left camp
for an hour, solely on account OF
the pet, but one afternoon, when
Paul was fast asleep, and likely to
remain so for two or three hours.
the miner took a stroll up the gulch,
saying to the men that he would be
back in little while, and that no
one must disturb the sleeping child.


The hours passed, and Dave did
not return. The pet woke up and
cried for him, and the men wonder
ed at his continued absence; and
finally the camp was alarmed.


81 want Dave-I want Dave y
Paul kept crying, and the men could
soothe him only for a moment at a
time. They pounded on kettles
with clubs, let him smash their bot
ties and overhaul their pockets, but
he would soon recollect that Dave
was absent, and Cry for him.


When darkness came without
bringing the miner, the men made
up a searching party. They found
him about three miles. up the gulch,
after he had made up his mind to
die alone. He was terribly used up.
He had come upon grizzly, and
though making brave fight, he had
been overpowered, and so wounded
that he could not rise. The left
arm was broken, the right badly
lacerated, and the claws of the in.
furiated bear had sunk into his back
and legs.


The men heard his faint call, but
they would not have known him eX-
cept for his clothing and voice. A
blow from the terrible paw had
broken his nose, and otherwise dis
figured his face, and they could see
at a glance that he would have a
hideous look if he got well.


"Ye didn't bring the pet along,
did ye 2" was his first inquiry.


The men replied in the negative,
and he continued:


III wish ye had. l don't believe
III last to be carried back to camp,
and | can't die without feelin' the
boys arms around my neck ~


They washed of the blood, made
a rude litter, and at midnight they
had him back to camp, though he
was in dead faint, and there was
no hope that he would live to see
the sun come up.


The pet was awake, and watch
ing for him. They had tried to
soothe the boy to sleep by telling
him stories, and carrying him
around, but he could not rest until
Dawes return. p-.... ..


The unconcious mangled body
was carried to the shanty and ten
derly laid down. They didn't mean
to let the pet know of the calamity
for time, but he made his escape
from the men, and crept in and look
ed upon the victim. ...


"That aint Davew he screamed,
starting back in horror at sight of
the bloody face.


Strangely enough, the sound of
his voice overpowered pain and
everything else, and Dave recover.
ed consciousness, and opened his
eyes. .....-


"Hcv you got home-didn't l hear
the pet - he asked.


They brought the boy forward,
and as Dave saw him, he made a
move to raise his broken arm, and
whispered:
Year: 1875

We desire to ask whether it is true that
Glen. A. ], PanHell is being quietly put
on the track for Congress from this Dis
Irict next year2 Was the ball formally
set in motion to this end a few days ago at
Parkersburgi and is it understood and
agreed that Col, Benjamin Wilson is to
step down and ont at the close Of his
present termY
Year: 1875

FAITH.


AT the Twenty fourth street Methodist Episcopal
church the Rev. j. A. NJ. Chapman spoke from the
eleventh chapter OF ST. Paus Epstle to the Hebrews
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for tho
evidence Of things not seem" We need faith
to bring US into sympathy with Christ. The
cross is Gods of estimate for the souls OF
men. We need firm conviction of tho suffciency OF
Chrst's sacrifice for the human soul. God, who is
watchiu in providing all thngs-who gives US the
light the sunshine ram, flowers, and heathfu changes
OF the seasons; He who knows minutest natural
and artificial wants He who has provided the wonder
ul phenomena OF nature for our delight and preserva-
tion lie in His infinite goodness and mercy, if
We debut observe His ways, put trust in
His Son, Saviour, will surely lead to the
way, the truth and the light Ask in truthluness and
sincerity of faith what you will from Him and II shall
be done unto you accordingly. Why should feed
upon crumbs Of faith when the table is loaded with
abundance from heaven2 Why should VIC 90 miscraby
clad when It is in power TO put the purest OF
white linen, to drape our souls In the garments
OF fChrists faith And IL Is infinitely consolng above
all things to know that Gods mercy and orgivness
great enough and magnanimous enough to forget
to blot out-he sins OF the yerest sinner from tho
pcntant th cf on the cross to the desparing Mag
dalene Oh joy OF joys to think that in this great
sinful city there is not soul black but that faith
in the blood OF Christ wash white the driven
Year: 1875




REV. CHAUNCEY GILES.


Quite large congregation gathered at the house Of
worship East Thirty street. between Park and
Lexington avenues yesterday morning TO listen to the
pastor, Rev. Chauncey Giles, on the subject OF "The
Doctrines OF the New Church as Revealed Through
Emanuel swedenborgn HIS text was Matthew vi,
81 THE light of the body the eye; IT, therefore,
thine eye be single thy whole body shall be full Of
light According to the doctrines OF the New Church,
as well as by all rational principles OF reasoning man
has a spiritual as well as a material body The latter
only clothes the former while the spiritual gives the
material its form and possesses all the organs OF
and trust and all the activities alike with H. There is
great difference between spiritual and natural sight The
limit OF the powers Of the natural eye is reached
but not so with the spiritual Around Is things In.
finite having forms various aud altering fre.
quently, each leading into the others The spiritual
sight has no boundary IL is capable Of increasing and
widening its vision Is educated TO the eternal
world. Constant improvement can be made in this
attain this end that OF the order and harmony OF
the breadth and extent of the universe which God has
created may be known The obstacles that prevent this
should be removed for they arc many.


Indifference is the mere prominent OF these Men
won't see for themselves. They allow others lead
them saying they cannot things clearly and are
willing 10 trust to the guidance OF those who can The
Lord put us here TO see and we should make good
Of our spiritual sight Truth was created to be SEEN
and He wants to IT, The next obstacle Of i'm.
portance to the full insight OF the spiritual church IS
prejudice. This Is great difficulty with which we
have to contend, and ii should be overcome Another
difficulty that have imbibed false doctrineg Spr-
tUns gotten rid Of Diligence In seeking the truth
should be the watchword Our minds should be Kept
In a receptive and eyes facing the light This
is all the Lord asks Of us and Improvement will follow
II those VINO to the New Church viii only see
things they there is fear that they will turn
away, but they Will remain and al last say they were
I'm n OK gCQ
Year: 1875

Yesterday morning unconventional revival services
were commenced in the Seventeenth street Methodist
church, under the direction Of a praying band. As
halfpast ten O'Clock the exercises opened with the
hymn


need Thee every hour.


after which one Of the participating clorgymen delivered
earnest prayer follows 80 Lord our heavenly
Father We thank Thee for thy mercy seat We thank
Thee for this blessed privilege Of prayer Come TO us,
thou Spirit Of the Holy Ghost, and prepare every
human soul for a profitable awakening TO the
Lord Thou art a friend Of sinners Thy name is
Jesus Let us be able to truly. say that tho
blood Of Jesus Christ has cleansed US from SIM May
we feel that the world s parish and go about seek
ing the lost sheep Of Israel Find out the unconveted
In this house and mako an earthquake in thor rebel
lous hearts strike them down as Thou oidst saul or
Tarsus until they shall acknowledge TheeW


After this invocation the leader Oh the cXhorters
asked that all who desired prayers Tor themselves,
tho;r families or friends, should state their requests
ITnon thIs onsued a most touching scene brothers
arose In different parts OF the house and Desought
pravers FOR prodigal and cfring sons; husbands
desired the grace Of God for wives and wives for
husbands; negro woman arose ~ tno pack ol the
church and in well chosen language desired the prayers
az the pody for the liquor sellers OF New York. who


were sowing the seeds OF so much SIN and scattering so
n,nrh desoiaton IN our homes. There were hymns
ennc and many persons went up TO the altar TO pray
Ear convorston OF the praying band said he had
been awakened in the Parker House In. Boston by God
Himscf-he had communion during the whole night
with tho Godhcad, the Trinity, Father Son and Holy
Ghost-and in an excited and enthusiastic manner tho
brother discoursed Of the rapture and delight he ex-
perlenced IN such communion


Tho services were concluded Dy singing inc Doxol0gy,
and after tho usual bencdction was pronounced tho
CONGREGATION adjourned to meet again AZ three o'clock
In the afternoon and at seven O'Clock in tho evening.
The revival at this church promises good fruit
Year: 1875

AT the forenoon services held In the Church OF the
Pilgrims yesterday the anxiety Of the parshioners OF
Rev. Dr. sorrs regarding his proposed acceptance OF
the call from the Brick Presbyterian church Of New
York was set at rest by the announcement which no
made from the pulpit before he commenced his SER
There was applause upon this announcement, among
the congregation.
Year: 1875

Active preparations being made by the New
Jersey State Board Of Education to have good repre-
sentaton Of the public schools at the Centennial The
Board will hold conference this afternoon with tho
teachers of the schools in Jersey City. 1t is proposed
to have the moro prominent school buildings photo
graphed as well class rooms with teachers and
pupils at work. Books will also be furnished in which
speclmcn compositions Will be written
Year: 1875

when the Temple was destroyed and God took the
sword in His own hand TO rebuild ~
and praise from the old. II Is astonishing 10
see our newspapers backed by such immense wealth,
governed by OF learning and influence, aiding oy
their words OF Kindness and cheer the spread Of the
Gospel for this deep religious eryor Of the present
time will remain for ages to come, and angels VIII re-
joice and sing glad haleuahs TO the Lord God
omnpotent vino rcigneth forever and forever
Year: 1875

To THE EDITOR or THE HERALD:-


Your reporter was mislnformed as to the condition
Of the ship Thomas Lord, which in the sectional
dry dock at the time that fell The ship was
not strained" but had been simply placed on the
dock to have copper put on TO complete her class
by the Rureau veras She in excellent condition.


Instead OF several hundred tons Of ballast being on
board there were scarcely l2o tons-just enough 70
keer her upright ....., -
Year: 1875

There seems to be but little abatement OF dphthorla
among children in Jersey City During the past three
days three families lost two children each. Two child
rem Of Mr. james G. Haskns will be buried this after
noon from Grace church, corner Of Erie and Second
streets The old residents state that the mortality
from this disease great within their men,
Year: 1875

pointed a subcommittee to consider and
report ut an early date.


Statesmen, everywhere, confess the a6-
solute necessity Tor the construction Of
the southern Paeife Texas. through every
newspaper aud in speeches OF all party lead
ers, demands the construction Of the road.
It has been loaded with wealth by
Texas, and vet, when it is proposed
to have q contract executed at once, which
cannot cost over SO, 600, 600. and will double
the resources Of the State aud beget every
conceivable good anticipated by Tom Scott
as the result OF the building Of the South
ern Pacific, men hesitate and look about for
some trifing pretext that they may evade
action upon the proposition to extend the
international across the State. They would
send it to the courts, and the courts send it
back to the Legislature, and it is absolutely
proposed again to toss it over to the courts,
and the Governor must again appoint an
other judge, and some other side issue viii
turn up on top, and the road viii again
flop over on the Legislature, tall death
closes the scene and the curses Of the whole
country rest upon the lawgivers of Texas.
Year: 1875

The Dallas Commercial says ''the country
most needs money at cheap rates to help
our agricultural industry, and create
manufactures, y and then the Commercial
very strangely says that the State Constitu-
ton should invest courts with the power
''to adjudicate deeds of trust" Who,


then, will lend money on real estate If
the lender knows that when his money is
due the matter may be thrust into chsncery,
he will never be lender, but send his
money to- st. Louis, where the law is not
the guardian of supposed fools, and people
make their own contracts and the law only
compels honest execution. In the case sup
posed and desired by the Commercial, the
court of chancery is to be invoked to pre-
vent the prompt performance of the con-
tract Laws should let people make their
own trades, in their own way, and on their
own terms, and never interfere except to
protect idiots and minors. Real estate
should be as reedily transferable as horses,
and then energy aud hard work and indus
try would not be forced to fight absurd and
unjust and unequal codes, as we'll as pow
erty, when ascending heights on which
wealth and aristocracy have entrencbed
themselves, in the Old World, by means of
just such laws as the Commercial approves.
That government is best that governs least,
and that Constitution is best which leaves
Legislatures and counties and people freest.
Year: 1875

The Waco Examiner says that lone Of
the greatest dangers to the stability Of our
civil institutions has been always regarded
as existing in the lack Of assimilation in the
foreign element
Year: 1875

We see by the .Sanitdrian that the death
rate Of Wheeling Is calculated on Nn es.
timnted population of $4,000, which Il
certainly below the actual figures, and
hence our mortality Is even lower than
here shown. For July and August the
rate Is, on the same basis, 9l.33. The hot
weather i'not yet over; indeed the season
Of hot days and cool nights is one Of the
most dangerous in the whole year, and II
is Important that our people should still
he careful as to dict, and cleanliness on
their premises, and that they should also
see that their children are not exposed to
The cool, damp evening atmosphere unless
they are properly clothed.
Year: 1875

struggling people seeking exit. Outside
people cleared the way several times, but
as often IL would become blocked up.
again. Windows we're broken open and
several escaped in that way. The last
to get out of the church was said to be
man with his wife and little girl. The
father took up his daughter and rushed
to place of safety. BE|t.!


Lewis Langlars, of the Riverside MIL,
went In TO render assistance, when lit
tie girl came tumbling down before the
door under the feet Of the throng
Though he burned his hands sadly in
doing it, he was able to pull her out but
little injured. A young woman beat out
one of the window frames and Jumped to
the ground safely. An old woman of
sixty went to the same opening and,
hesitating to jump, she was pulled inside
by the hair by brutal fellow. He
jumped clear and she fell and was seri-
ously injured.


OF family of five four got out alive,
one little girl of twelve years being
burned. She was tearfully sought by
her little brother and at last discovered
dead.


John Lynch, mason, finding the peo-
pie pressed in at the bottom of the
church door, pulled many down who were
on top, thus saving dozen lives.


Ex-Constable Casey describes the
scene as he saw it with glass from the
top of the Hutchings House block The
whole affair was over in fifteen minutes.
lie could plainly see through the blazing
rafters people running about. Large
black spots could be seen in the flames,
and half a minute later these spots went
out in brilliant light, which was sue
ceeded by dark flame. .- ...


Many people were badly injured by
jumping from the gallery windows, and
many persons had their limbs broken at
tempting to escape.
Year: 1875

A FEW nights ago, afterHMr. and Mrs.
Cooley had gone TO bed, and Mr.. Cooley
was asleep Mrs. Cooley happened to
think that she had left some clothes upon
the clothes-horse in the kitchen too near
the fire, and she determined to 60 down
and remove them. She rose without
arousing Cooley, but when she reached
the kitchen she accidentally upset the
clotheshorse, and ii came TO the floor
with q terrific racket. The noise woke
Cooley, and he instantly came to the
conclusion that there were burglars in
the house. Then he missed Mrs. Cooley,
and he knew the robbers had entered
the room and carried her Off He could
hear them rustling about downstairs.
He leaped from bed, seized club, and
dashed up into the garret and bolted the
door. Mrs. Cooley heard HIM going up,
and as she had left him asleep she also
felt certain that burglars were roaming
about the house. She was afraid to go
upstairs, and so she remained in the
dining-room and screamed to Mr.. Cooley
for help. He heard it from his retreat in
the garret, and realized the fact that the
robbers were numbering her. AT first he
thought he ought to go down and rescue
her, but then he knew they would kill





throw his life away recklessly while
his bob-tailed horse was sick and
in want Of constant attention. So
he stood still and listened. The
sore ans of Mrs. Cooley grew louder and
more frequent as she became convinced
that he had been murdered in his bed by
the robbers. AT last the noise attracted
the neighbors and a couple of police
men. Mrs Cooley admitted them, and
they began to search for the burglars.
They found the garnet door locked, and
they burst it open. AS soon as Cooley
recognized them he said;


"Where are they? Where are those
burglars? Did you catch 'em?"


Then an explanation ensued, and Mr..
Cooley said that his idea In going into
the garret was to stop any burglar who
came in by way of the trap-door in the
roof, and to kill him on the spot. And
when the policemen smiled at this
Cooley said that he knew all the time
there were no burglars in the house; he
wanted to play a little trick on Mrs
! Cooley, and his principal purpose in com.
ing into the garret was to ascertain if
the roof leaked, and to examine the
beautiful scenery from the window, and
he fiercely demanded what the police
men meant by forcing themselves into
his house at that time of night; and final
ly he said that if they would not spread
the facts over the village five dollars
apiece was the first of many little favori
they might expect at his hands TheI
the party left the house and Mr.. and Mrs
Cooley went to bed.-Kdg AdeleT, IN N
| Y. Weekly.
Year: 1875

Boston, May 26.


AT 6:35 tonight fearful explosion
occurred in the drug store of G. ID. Dows
& Co., corner of Washington and La.
grange streets, which destroyed the build
ing and shattered several others in the
vicinity, and caused fearful loss of hu
man life and limb which it is impossible
yet to estimate The building, large,
.four-story brick structure, was filed
with offices, dwellingrooms, etc, and the
ground floor and basement with the drug
store mentioned, and the manufacture of
soda water was principal branch OF the
business. A large number of persons
were in the store, and the streets were
crowded with passers-by, as usual at
that hour, when there came sudden,
binding flash of light, a cloud of vapory,
gaseous smoke and dull, heavy shock.
At the same instant the building seemed
to lift from the ground into the air, and
in an instant to descend into the cellar
into chaotic mass of building material.
One man, who was drinking soda at the
counter, found himself in the middle
of the street uniniured; another, who
was passing on Lagrange street, was
blown through the show-window of IA
store opposite and somewhat cut by the
glass. A horse-car passing on Washing
ton street was lifted from the track and
thrown to the opposite side of the street.
All the passengers were stunned and
thrown into a heap at the bottom
of the car and one of the horses
was killed. A hack passing about the
same time was blown clear across the
street. A large number OF persons who
were in the building at the time were
carried down among the debris, and
probably many are still beneath the ruins
| Mrs. Lizzie Compton, woman apparent
| ly fifty years old, was in the third story
and either was thrown or jumped from
the window to the sidewalk, striking
upon her head and killing her instantly
The cause of the disaster seems to be g
mystery Mr.. Dows and his clerks deny
that any nitro-glycerine has been in the
store, and can't give the slightest eXpla
nation of the affair. The ruined build
ing was not blown outward, as if by gun
powder, but everything fell in, as is thu
case when giant powder or nitro glycerin'
is the explosive element.


When the roof fell in over the debri
of the demolished building aportion o
it seemed to remain unbroken. From
beneath this section was heard the erie
of a man apparently in great distress
One of the firemen was attracted to tn
place, but the cries ceased momen
after. The fireman in the meantime hat
got an ak and commenced cutting through
to where he thought the unfortunate
man was. While thus engaged his at
tention was attracted few feet distan
by a board being forced up through tn
fragments of the roof, Operations wer
then commenced here, and in a few me
ments the poor fellow was released. I'll
sustained few flesh injuries, but beyon
this his injuries were not serious. ii
says that he had given up all hope of


rescue until he heard the fireman cuttin
through the roof near him. This gav
him courage, and he resolved upon on
more effort, and fortunately it attracte
the attention of a rescuer.
Year: 1875

been sexton of the church for about a
year, was soon after arrested and is now
confined at the Chiefs office. lie was
engaged at work about the church, but
his suspicious manner and his denial
that he had the keys when the two keys
fitting the doors to the tower were taken
from his person point strongly TO him as
the party. He is dark, heavy-set man,
about twenty-six years old, and has once
before been under suspicion Of MURDER
but was discharged for want of suf-
ficient evidence Many of the police
still believe him guilty of the murder of
young girl in Dorchester District
about fifteen months since. This last
affair has caused o profound sensation
in the community, and intense excite
ment prevails. The very boldness of the
affair lends additional horror to it,.
Scarcely three-quarters of an hour
elapsed from the time the child came
out of the vestibule of the church un-
til she was found in dying condition.
How she was enticed away, and for what
motive, has not transpired.