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Year: 1873

"A few nights ago." says the New Orleans
RepWotscdR Of the I'd Inst, "a young man and
his wife called at the First Precinct Station
house, asking for lodging. They were quite
neatly dressed, and had the appearance OF re-
hnement which indicated that they had met
with sad reverees. The circumstance was so
uncommon that Clerk Furnirs, after accOmm0-
dating them as well as the poor quarters would
admit, felt so inquisltive as to ask few Ques-
tlOns. The husband was formerly in tOleTably
fair circumstances, and, when he married had
bright future before him, apparently. The
wife was fair, hopeful and loving, and that
was not long ago. They went to Shreveport,
them ample means for present Sustenance.-
The peHtllence came, business ceased, and
every man was compelled to look out for him.
self. He had been unable to save any money
and hls natural feeling was to fly from disease
and death. They managed to reach this city,
but he could not obtain employment or mon
eY. When all their little trinkets had been
disposed Of, they had no other resource, and
were compelled to leave the boarding house
They were on the street, destitute anO home
leos-a fOrlOin couple. When night came
their misery was doubled. To walk the
streets through the weary hours Of darkne 8:
was more than the weak wife could under
take, and as q last resort the unhappy pail
sought shelter In police prison. at dawI
how to obtain food unless they begged for it
The husband sought for employment, Willing
to try any task that would furnish them will
necessities. He met with no success, and a
night they returned to the prison; but through
all their adVeRsity they attempted to keep vi
their spirits. Yesterday the man obtained


few hours work on the leVee, and no SOOne


was the pay In his hand than he sought hi
patient wife, who was waiting for him IN La
fayette square,"
Year: 1873

Do you want to send the little ones to school ?
Go to l.. Mooser for your copy books, is the rule
Do you wish for them to learn how to write
Get L. Moosers s States, theyare cheap and bright
He keeps enough on hand to load "a mule.
From Slate pencil to a rule.


Do you wish to know where to buy your candy
io to Mooser where you find it sweet and handy
His cigars and tobacco can not be beat
lie beats the world about a feet"
FOR knives. razors, pocket-books and so on,
Go to L. Mooser when you come to town.
Picture Frames of various sizes


Which he sells at Frisco prices


DO not fail to give him call,


For he treats alike one and all


Remember he keeps at Jacobs old stand,
And always has a nice stock Oh hand.
Year: 1873

Nor HER.-During the week some boys in
Sacramento saw floating down the river, wha'
they believed to be the body of female, will
short, red hair and calico dress. The papers
there thought it might be the remains of the miss
ing girl, Coats from near Newcastle. he bod,
has not since been seen, and it is now thought
the boys mstook an old bed quilt for female
The whole thing WAS very improbable from tn
start, rs the best opinion here is that the girl
was spirited away and is alive and we'll.
Year: 1873

BAD DRIVING. G..-oaturuay evening last man
hired a team from the Empire stable, here, to 60
to the Belvue mine. He took in a pard on tn
way. While about the mine he looked through
the bottom of glass once too often, drove tht
team tired, AMI left it in ravine about O'Clock
Sunday morning between there and here, an5
wandered down to Ophr and over to Newcastle
and is supposed to have left there on train
The pole WAS badly broken and harness DAMAGE
when Mr.. Nef found the team. One of the
horses with the harness on found with Nj
Gaines band, or 'te line
Year: 1873

JUST as the HERALD WAS gong to press the sad
news of the sudden death of Daniel Gtoff, an old
resident aud esteemed litizen of Wcstsrn Placer
M. Croft was an old ncGhbor of ours, and W
deeply regret that it is our sad task to annourc
his sudden death Che dropped dead at theplow
in health The vigor Of manhood, sn rounded by
n loving family and all that the world could fur
nish to make him happy In another place vii
be found resolntions Of his brotherhood.
Year: 1873

WEST CHESTER, Pa, Dec Is, 1873.
W. 4. Udderzook was brought into court this
morning, when Judge Butler gave his decision
against granting new trial. He said the first
ana fourth reasons had been abandoned. He did
not doubt the propriety OF sending photograph
to the jury to assist in Identification of the mur-
dered man, or the letters submitted as evidence.
The evidence against the competency OF the jury
man Wilson was totally in adequate, and that
against Nichols failed TO show any prejudice


The District Attorney moved that judgment be
pronounced.


udderzook in reply to the question whether he
had anything TO say, said by advice of his counsel
he would say nothing at this time.


Sentence of death was then pronounced. The
prisoner showed some emotion, while the Judge
was moved to tears.
Year: 1873

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


notice that among the number of charitable
institutions cared for by the Board of Apportion-
ment they have overlooked one very important
and worthy one-the Lodgings for Homeless, Re-
spectacle Men, an institution created last winter
by subscription, through the indelatigable exer-
tions of the Rev. John Dooly, OF Carmel chapel No.
134 Bowery. There is, in my opinion, no IDstitu-
ton III this or any otGer city where much real
good and positive reformation is realized in the
above model Tor every city IN the Union to profit
by. Ii any member OF that Board will take the
trouble to call in at No. ls5 Spring street and
those lodgings he cannot help beng convinced OF
the necessity OF encouraging the same. j. 5. W.
Year: 1873

The great increase in our circu- lation, added also to the increased size of our paper. has consumed our stock of printing paper at a much earlier day than we antici- pated. We done all in our power to obtain paper from our neigh bors, but without success. For this reason we have been compelled to print a part of our issue on brown paper. We hope our read CTS will excuse.
Year: 1873

= A newspaper maintained and
supported in the interests of the Land
Ring. almost entirely by pickings from
the Northern Pacific Railroad whose
organ it assumes to be, devotes one half
of its editorial space to slanderous and
billingsgate vituperation of personal
character, and the other half chiefly to
depreciating and defaming the old towns,
centres of trade and populations in the
Territory. This seems to be the sole
business for which it is employed and
paid for out Of the treasury of the Rail
raid which derives it sole revenues from
Government subsidy, a portion of
which is used to make war upon the
people.
Year: 1873

e The organs of the Land Eing
stoutly deny the authenticity of the
telegram from Gen. Cass to Mr.. Denny,
asking the people of Seattle to make
proposition for the extension of the rail
road to this city, with the view of mak>
ing this the permanent terminus. That
not only one but several communications
of like import have been received here,
can be substantiated by the documents
and the afidavits of the operator should
it become necessary. No confidence was
betrayed in making these communica-
tions rublic-as was intimated by silly
billy coteMporary-fo it was matter
for public consideration which could
only be disposed of in public manner.
The denials only prove that the honora-
BILE men in tho Board have not consult
ed the Land Ring or its agents in the
present matter, and do not propose to
be influenced by them in the future.
Year: 1873

TREASURE TRovE.-Some ten years
ago man who lived at Utsalady went
to see friend, living near Oak Harbor,
on WILDLY Island, and found him at
work Oh his place. The visitor not
wishing to be loafng when there was
work to do, threw of bis coat in which
was purso containing $3.50, in gold.
When he picked up his coat he missed
his wallet, and suspected an Indian Of
having stolen it. Soon after the Indian
was taken and threatened with hanging
to extort confession; several times the
poor fellow was strung up, and each
time denied having any knowledge of
the money. It was then concluded by
the settlers that the Iadian was innocent
and that the man who lost the money
was an imposter, and he was allowed
only two hours to leave the Island The
affair was soon after forgotten, and no
thing more thought of it, until a few
days ago, when man who was plowing
near the place where the Uisalady man
had thrown down his coat, ten years
before, when to his astonishment, he
turned up a twenty-dollar piece. On
further search the whole amount of $3.50
was picked up.


The loser of the money is supposed
to be somewhere in British Columbia,
but may never be heard of again. The
Indian and loser of the money were botf
innocent, but were treated as though
they were guilty. People can never b.
too careful about passing hasty judg-
ment upon any man.-Port 1olrnSenC


Argus.
Year: 1873

~ The Land Ring organs continue
to denounce the report that Gen. Cass
has made a proposition to the people of
Seattle for the extension of the railroad
to this place, as false and fraudulent
invented and forged for the ruin of
Tacoma and building up Seattle. The
report is true. nevertheless, and those
who deny 1t have not at all over-rated d
its consequences, as will be seen very
shortly.
Year: 1873

y Skookum Smith tells his tllicums
he is going to employ a Chinaman to
thrash the editor of this paper We are
glad he is making some advance in his
sense of propriety. The editor he en-
ploys to assail US and publish his lies
would disgrace the lowest Chinaman
ever imported, by his association
Smith himself is competent to lying and
all other dhty work in which there is no
personal risk. He has profound ven-
Grafton for the maxim: "Discretion IS
the better part of valor."
Year: 1873

W'NoNA COUNTY is making for her
self q not very enviable reputatiou.-
The latest occurrence is that Of a son,
Ed. Hegerman, Of the town of Rolling.
stone, who had an alteration With his
father on Friday last. The latter
struck his son on the arm with IN az,
when the young man picked up club
and bit his father on the head, laying
him out, as he supposed, dead. he
then came to town With his brother and
gave himself up. Word was brought
that the father was not dead, when the
son was released but tho injuries
proved fatal the nex' day.
Year: 1873

CoMPLiMENTARY.- acknowledge
the receipt of a Complimentary to the
Redding Croquet party; also, an admission
pasteboard to the Good Templar Ball at
Charter Oak on the evening of the 2lst.
Year: 1873

MoDoCs.-The apiece" Commissioners
have arrived at Gillem's headquarters and
will seek an interview with Captain Jack
with view to get him and his band to 60
back to Reservation where the Apple
gates and other white scoundrels can have
another, chance to speculate in the half-blan-
ket business.
Year: 1873

To TEAcHERs.-The County Superin-
tendent is prohibited by law from drawing
a warrant for the salary Of any teacher for
the last month of School term, unless the
teacher has first sent in full report for
the term and School year. The law will te
enforced and Trustees are respectfully re-
ouested to call the attention Of teachers in
their respective districts to this matter
Parties throughout the County are also ad-
vised to not purchase school warrants uuless
they know that they are legally drawn and
that the money is in the Treasury to pay
them We know of some parties that have
purchased warrants that were issued ille-
gally by Trustees, and the holders will have
to suffer thereby, unless they can recover
by sueing the Trustees.
Year: 1873

ESCAPED John Bcakman, who was
tried for the murder of William Soublette,
at the last term of the District Court at
Red Bluff, and convicted of murder in the
second degree, and who who was confined
in the County Jail awaiting sentenc for that
crime, made his escape Monday night by
digging through the brick wall of the Jail
1t is strongly suspected that he received
assistance from friends from the outside
There is no clew as to his whereabouts A
reward of five hundred dollars, which will
probably be increased, has been offered for
his arrest Backman is about five feet nine
inches in height, slender built and of dark
complexin.
Year: 1873

The British Association to the Crown is
earnestly discussing another Arctic exped-
tion The zeal in behalf of science which
induces these men to sacrifice other mems
lives regardless of expense is truly noble.
Year: 1873

The Quaker nose is said to be peculiar.
Very like Why should it moi be? Indeed,
who can tell what even a Donnybrook nasal
organ might become if exempted,' for an
equally long series of generations, from pull
ing and pounding?
Year: 1873

reward Of 500 Is hereby offered by the National
BANK OF Delaware tor the arrest and conviction Of
each or either Of the five men who made the at
tempt to rob the Bank last evening.


Nov. Sth. lS13-4t Pres;Ss1st
Year: 1873

Very many touching letters OF sympathy fer the
suffering little ones have been received at the
HERALD Office from all classes OF our citizens, but
want OF space precludes the possibility OF their
publication. The one given below, however, will
serve as specimen, and may, perchance, induce
others to bestow thought upon the hapless little
Ones:-


To THE EDITOR HERALD


i must respond to the call of the "Sck Children"
Their suferings powerful appeal to sympathy
to be resisted l enclose $40 for them, and call upon
others to to the They plead for help with
dim with suffering and despair bodies which the
Brothers, is not heather beyond the seas but children
here own who come to you for relief In behalf of
sect creed TO forward special interest, call
upon all to strengthen and help the sufferers.


when the strong man turns with naughty lip


On poverty stern and grim,


When he seizes the fiend with O ruthless grip


You need not tear for him:


But when poverty comes to little child


Freezing Its bloom away


When its cheeks thin and its eyes are wild,


Give pity its gentle sway"


New YORK, August l3 1873 G. H.
Year: 1873

The amount OF rain which fell in the late storm in
this section exceeded seven inches. More than
three feet OF water is passing over the dam at
Paramount. The first floors OF the mills at Mana
yunk are flooded and business there Is partially
suspended. In the city boy was rescued with
dificulty from drowning, near the mouth OF cu-
vert, and John L. Major was drowned while at
tempting to rescue his horses from stable which
WAS hooded.
Year: 1873

Since the last published report the following ad-
ditional subscriptions to the fund for the relief OF
the destitute sick children Of the metropolis have
been received at the HERALD offc:-
Year: 1873

FAcTs.-The advertisement OF Mr.. E. Phil
lips, in another colnmn, is sufficiently explicit
to need no elaborate explanation what is
there stated he is prepared to prove to the en-
tire satisfaction land profit) of all. There is
no doubt that his immense stock is one of the
most select and complete in town,-and yet he
is adding to it by every trip of the boat from
New Orleans. His very low prices, in keeping
with the stringency of the times, the adoption
of the cash system, and the superior quality of
his goods cannot fail of securing large and
rapid sales, and we advise an early call while
his stock is complete.
Year: 1873

A CURE FoR BURNS. of all appli-
cations for a burn we believe that there
are none equal to simple covering of
common wheat -four. 1t is always at
hand and while it requires no skill in
using, it produces most astonishing eff
fects. The, moisture produced on the
Surface of Il slight or deep burn is at
once absorbed by the flour and forms
protection.
Year: 1873

The little Republic of Switzerland is for the
first time arlning against her powerful neigh
bors. The authorities fear that the land of
Tell may be appropriated as convenient AL
pine territory for aggressive and defensive
PURPOSES.
Year: 1873

Too MUCH MEMORY WoRK.--The prime
evil of the prevailing method OF teaching
consists in the careful cultivation of the
memory to the neglect of the thinking pow
ers. Commencing with the teachers, even Of
the highest grade, there is an almost slavish
adherence to the mere language of the text
books. Teachers do not trouble themselves
to study over the lessons, to comprehend
thoroughly their full significance, but, on tie
contrary, only too frequently go into the class
room and have to depend upon the book in
order to hear the lesson. In theory this is
not allowed, but in practice it is pretty gen.
eral. Such being the case, the tkacher, hav-
ing no higher sense of the responsibility than
the necessity of going through certain form
in order to secure the quarters salary, Is very
well content to find the scholar perfect in the
mere language of techDicalities OF the lesson.
The scholar, finding nothing further required,
is only too glad to perform the comparatively
easy task OF committing SO many Lines or par
agraphs to memory, leaving its comprehen-
sion severely alone, or to follow blilIdly rules
without any pains to discover their scope and
value. AS consequence, most school chill
dren have their minds choked with dates,
facts and the mere language of laws and prin-
ciples of which they have no understanding
whatever, and aside from the routine of the
text books know absolutely nothing, and have
not made their own, BY mental digestion, any
appreciabie portion of the knowledge they
have spent so many hours in attaining.
Year: 1873

A BorASIsr PRoTEsr.-Mr. Atkinson, an
eminent English botanist, protests against


the extirpation Of rare wild plants through
the eagerness of inconsiderate specimen
hunters. This work Of destruction is en-
couraged by the persistent offer of prizes for
the largest and best collection, by botanic
societies, thus often leading collectors, in
their anxiety TO defeat tier competitors, in
to the habit of destroying such precious
plants as cannot conveniently be taken away.
The indignant botanist adds: The absurd no.
ton seems to prevail that botany consists in
the getting together,no matter by what means
Of as many specimens as possible, especially
of the rarer species and calling them by their
scientific names; and this without the least
pretenson to knowledge of their intimate
nature, as If mere physiogpomy were quite
above physiology. Accordingly, money is


offered to encourage a system which, so far
from being test OF the knowledge of the can
didat 8, or likely TO direct them in the right
road for its pursuit, only tends to foster me
vanity and to lead the mind from the true
path of science. This last and most essen
tial point might be gained, and the knowledge
OF the conlpetit ors tested far more eifectualy
by means at once easy and rational, and with
out the least damage to those rare plants
which it is our duty to protect and preserve.
Year: 1873

GIGANTIC FRAUDS IN PHnADELpHn.-It is
Philadelphia this time which announces its
gigantic frauds. A real estate dealer entered
into a conspiracy with clerk in the Office
of the Recorder of Deeds, by which property
of the former was made to appear unencum-
bered, whereby he was enabled to mortgage
it in almost fabulous amounts. These swim
ding operations were accomplished some
years ago, and were discovered by mere
accident 1t is not an unusual case of trust
in official integrity, for, we believe, few men
who hold mortgages on real estate in other
places besides Philadelphia know whether
their mortgages have been transferred to the
record books and are properly indexed. The
discovery of these frauds will be likely to
cause many persons to examine the books of
record to see that their judgments and mort
cages have been properly recorded.
Year: 1873

lated sections of the city, and to the street
distractions by fruit dealers and others in
streets contiguous to the markets. Yesterday
the fruit stands on the lower portion of vesey
street and other streets extended nearly half
way across the roadway, seriously obstructing
the movement of vehicles, just as foot passen-
gers are obstructed on the sidewalks. Now
there is nothing palmer than that the streets
and sidewalks are for public use and not for
the use of individual traders. As the city
authorities have commenced reform let it be
thorough. Especially should the Health
Board see that all the streets be clean and the
pavements put in order, since the Commits
sioner of Public Works can do nothing in the
latter respect.
Year: 1873

tho August Cyclones.


The cool spell we have Just had constitutes
marked phenomenon of this superheated
dog day season. The entire country, except
ing only the extreme South, was refreshed and
regaled on Monday by the grateful breezes
from the northwest, and awoke to find the
thermometer not in the eighties and nineties.
but ranging between 81 degrees and 72 degrees,
temperature at the present time absolutely
delicious. The last named figures, which
represent the temperature of Monday generally
north of the thirty fifth parallel, as given in
the weather reports, are attributable to the
continuous passage of large mass of cool air
from beyond the lakes, in southeastward
direction, destined, in its course, to find its
way to the burning tropics. The phenomenon
in question borrows additional interest
from the more recent researches in
ocean meteorology which 60 to prove
an intimate relation between it and
the great August cyclones of the West Indies.
These aerial movements over the United
States, of which we have just had specimen,
are characterized by very high barometric
pressure, and, like great sheets of ice moving
by their own weight across the Continent,
when arrested, they become massed up. This
aerial accumulation occurs in the equatorial
portions of the Atlantic, and reaches its
climax in the last of July or the 1st of
August, just when another similar array of
atmospheric forces, with very high pressure,
is formed over the Azores. The proximity of
two high pressures which are required to
form hurricane Gust, as one has said, 'two
high tempers are needed to make a quarrel')
brings about the most violent collision of
their respective winds and recent research,
under the auspices of the English Meteor
illogical Office, in this splendid domain of
scientific inquiry quite conclusively proves
that it is this very collision which gives the
first start to the West India cyclones.


If the climatic influence of the Rocky
Mountains is, as meteorology teaches us, the
explanation Of these cold air waves which
move across our Continent and thence plunge
into the tropical regions of the Atlantic Ocean
we can locate ''the cave of the Winds" and
are led to read in new light the physical
agency of the great mountain range and its
far-reaching effects. But, much more than
this we find specific knowledge of the great
storms which at this season are preparing to
burst forth upon the tropical seas, and, after
having strewn them with disaster and ship
wreck, sweep the ship tracks near our own
shores. About twenty-three per cent of hll
these tempests occur in August, and the ships
which leave our ports now may and ought to
go thoroughly forewarned and forearmed to
meet the worst perils of the deep. If there is
any force in the reasoning which connects
terrestrial and oceanic meteorology tho
phenomenon Of which we first spoke may be
regarded as premonitor of the dreaded hurri-
cane of the West Indian waters.
Year: 1873

The DEMOCRACY OF PENNSYLVANIA seem un-
willing TO give up the ghost just at present,
and Congressman Randall, the chairman of
the State Central Committee, in calling the
Democratic Convention, to meet at Wilkes
barre on the 9th instant, advises the
party that if it would not expire it must be
galvanized. Nothing is said in regard to fur
ther afiliation with the liberal republicans,
and we suppose Mr.. Randall and his associ-
ates mean to fight the battle alone, following
the example which is to be set to-day by the
Ohio Convention.