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Year: 1873

The steamer Julia passed up yesteF-
day at noon with the wounded officers
and crew, and the surviving cabin and
deck passengers of the Inflated steamer
George G. WOlf, except her second
clerk, mate, steward, carpenter, watch
man, and four or five of the crew, who
were all very slightly injured by the ex-
plosiOn. but were left on the boat to
bring her up to-day in tow OF the Lady
Lee, which boat takes her wreck to st.
Louis.


From the officers Of the Wolff now on
the Julia we CLEAN few interesting facts
regarding the explosion not mentioned
previously. Captain Carter, who is
badly burned in the back, thighs and
hands, and who was injured about
the head somewhat, but who is doing
well and in all likelihood will recover
from his injuries, states that when the
explosion occurred he was in his room
in bed, but did not bear the noise Of the
gauge-cocks, as stated in former dis
patch He was blown some sixty feet in
the air, straight up, and fell upon the
foreeastle, just forward Of the steps,
where the burning air from


THE EXPLODED BOILERS


had full play upon him, and was res
cued from bis peEilOus position by the
Year: 1873

| have seen Mrs. Carter give Willie
five or six whippin@s. The first one WAS
| two or three weeks ago. | was in the
house when she tied him. was in the
room when she whipped him, and | saw
the whip marks. | SAW her throw Il
stick of wood at him. II hit him on the
| head. He WAS Scttin" down, but ran
out the door and cried. This was about
Il month ago. The next time was in


the shop. She whipped him with Z
| piece Of wood he had cut; hit him five
or six licks. 1t was cut to stove length


She struck him on the head with that
stick, but it didn't bloody him amy


Dick is the boy who hit him with j


melon rind After that | went out IL


the creek, and Willie went on to the
boys house to see if Ire could find him
No one was with us then. We met a


the track and went out t. the creek


Jimmie and Billy went with us. | me-


them there. They came up where Dicl


struck Willie with the rind, and they


came on with me. We went from tina


| little bridge all together until we got tt


Nixon street, and then Willie wen


around after the other boy. Here the
Year: 1873

The horrible effects OF a recent storm
up the river are depicted in graphic
colors by an editor, who. among other
places Of descriptive writing, says !:
"The storm of last week would seem
to have been even more terrible at
Sioux City than here. The tin roof OF
the Hobbard House was blown loose,
the brewery was partially unroofed,
while a schoolmaster, OF whom no
word OF ill-repute have ever been said
before, was hit In the hat BY brick,
and knocked flatter than a clans
nose" Such are the fearful scenes to
which the westerner must become ac-
customed.
Year: 1873

A MAN In Brunswick county, y. c.,
skipped to the West some years ago.
leaving a blooming wife to mourn him
for dead, and to get married again. He
returned Unexpectedly the other day,
and found her blooming in that other
fellows arms, and a cradle full OF
baby. sucking its fists In the delight OF
Its young existence. He put in his
prior claim and his wife pretended not
to know him; but when he told her
that he had $4,000. she knew him
right away, and told the brevet hus-
band he might caper away about his
business. How touching are the evil
dences OF female love.
Year: 1873

many places, firm and perfect. The shafts and


tunnels are SO filed in with crumbling stone


and earth that It is difficult to determine


the depth Of any; but it Is certain that thous-


ands Of men have been employed there for


many years. Appearances indicate that the ore
was generally tsken elsewhere for reduction.


What the component parts OF the ore are, or
whether it was copper, Or silver, or gold, or ali
now subjects Of uncertainty. Copper ore is now
seen in abundance, and OF almost pure quality.
Hundreds Of tons are in sight, OF which nearly
every pound shows the virgin ore, which seems
tects OF tho miner more than . hundred years
ago. There is no evidence Of the use OF powder
or other mining appliances at these mines: but
stone hammers lie about in abundance, and with
them and sharpened iron steel bars the vast
that very small wages must have satisfied The
Workmen, else immense sunls Of money must
have been made in the operations.
Year: 1873

The following page Of "future history is
from the Nautical Magazine 1.-THE two fleets,
having sighted each other, as We have supposed,
will, probably-1or here we must enter into the
region OF coniectu1e-1apidly near each other.
As they approach, fire will most likely be opened
from those guns (with which all efficient ships
are now providcd) that are mounted on the bow,
SO as to fire ahead. The shot that can be fred
sstll not be numerous. The hostile squadrons
will soon be too close for bow fire f" to be Of
any further use, and as they get very near each
other, Captains will perhaps not care to have
their view Of the foe inpeded by clouds Of smoke
hanging about their ships. Each vessel,
still maintaining its speed, will not improb-
ably look for an opponent in the enemy's force
upon whom to try ram.' The enemy, on the
other hand, Will meat likely be preparing to do
the same, and between each pair Of ships will
begin game Of skill in mAneuvering, to avoid
not only the hostile prov. but also the torpedo,
which will inevitably be towed alongside. In
addition to these maneuvers OF defense, there
will be those BY which it Is attempted to deliver
deadly thrust NTH khe PROV to pour in con-
cent1nted broadside from the best position. and
Also to plant the terrible torpedo beneath the
opponents bottom. snpposing the skill on both
sides to be nearly on an equality, the fleets will
at first pass through each other, then they viii
have to turn round necessarily With circumspoc-
ton, to avoid being caught in flank whila 10
Year: 1873

The condition of South Carolina
is thus depicted by the Charleston
Courier "What do we now see?
A few men-a couple of blankets
would cover them ALPHABETICALLY
own the State. Whence does this
influence come? Is it from their
pre-eminent integrity, ability and
patriotism? The simple question
seems absurd, for they are just the
reverse. They are the very worst
men, utterly destitute of moral
character, and Old Nick himself, if
he had the privilege of selection.
could not choose men more after his
own heart. It is by party tyranny.
made practical through the ignorance
of the negro, that such men have
rode into power and now sustain
themselves there. They manipulate
county and State conventions they
secure the nominations through brib-
cry and corruption. Then they call
upon and persuade the negro voter
to support the nominees of the par
ty; and the negro does it,
Year: 1873

BREACH OF PRoMIsE.-One of the
latest breach # promise suits in
England was brought by a mature
lady of forty-five winters against q
ioyial young widower Of sixty-fve.
The swain had courted the maiden.
and won from her a promise to be-
come his bride. when his ardor sud-
denly cooled. and he suddenly awoke,
to the conviction that he had made
a mistake. He sent her d letter.
which was put in evidence st the
trial, in which, regardless of orthog.
raphy. he says:


81 have had a good deal of un.
pleasantness since / saw you in the
family sircles, and it is a dayley dish
from the publick until am heartley
sick of 1t. Dear Aggte. do not let
angry temper arise. nor animosity
prevail against me for this. for I
shall always entertain a friendly
feeling towards you and all famley,
and when we meet each other may it
be with a friendly fealing until we
meet in heaven, where parting shall
be no NOR


The lady, however. did let her an
CRY temper rise. and wrote back,
"You old hypocrite, how dare you
talk of wedding me in heaven and
forthwith brought suit against the
widower. who was compelled to pay
dear Aggie S2500 damages.
Year: 1873

When woman puts three macker-
ell to soak in dish pan, whose sides
are eight inches high, she has accom-
plished her mission, and should go
hence. This is what Division
street woman did on Friday night.
Filled the pan at the pump and then
left it standing on the stoop, while
she went into the next house to see
how many buttons would be reauir.
ed to go down the front of redin-
cote. And mighty important af-
fair that was, to be sure. And there
was her husband tearing through
the house in search of handkerchief.
and not finding it, of course. And
then he rushed out into the yard
wondering where that woman could
be. and started down the steps with
out seeing the pan, or even
dreaming that any one could be
so ediotic as to leave it there
OF course he stepped on it, or at
least that is the supposition, as the
neighbors, who was brought out by
the crash that followed, saw q hori-.
fed man and high dish pan, and
three very immoralized mackerel
shooting across the garden and
smashing down the shrubbery. And
he was a nice sight, was that unhap-
py man when they got him on his
feet. There wasn't dry thread on
him, and his hair was full of bits of
mackerael. and one of his shoulders
was out of joint. and his coat was
split the whole length of the back,
and he appeared to be ont of his
head. He was carried in the house
by some of the men and laid on the
bed while others went after a doctor
and sixteen women assembled in the
front room and talked in whispers
about the inscrutable way Of PrOvi-a
deuce, and what warming this was
to people who never look where they
are going.-Dnnbtly NeacS. a- u
Year: 1873

The ST. Paul Pioneer says, the
resolution Of the Georgia press asso-
citation on the subject Of free ex-
changes between newspapers. offices,
even if somewhat verbose, are paint
ed with truth. Society not only
needs newspapers, but it wants the
best that can be produced. These
can only be kept up by editors hav-
ing a wide range for the accumu-
lation of news. To cut that off is to
strike them in a vital part. From
the beginning Of the government up
to the present year. the necessity of
free exchanges was always recog-
nized. 1t cost nothing extra, or SO
little as to be unfelt, The policy
was to give papers the greatest
possible facilities for enlarged use
fulness and among the craft there
was ever great and pervading gen
erosity on the subject.


No matter what congressman think,
Or organs plead, the effect of paving
postage on exchanges is to shorte,
lists to the lowest possible compass,
and tax the means Popular inform
alton. What is it but mockery to
tell a struggling editor that if he
cannot pay several dollars extra
weekly for postage, he had better
shut MP shop? The country editor
who is now sneered at, has difficult
ties on his b nds unknown to the
city. Poverty is one of them. In
stead Of being dead beats. as repre-
sented their anxiety is to serve the
public 1t is an honorable occupa-
ton. and laudahle ambition: They
have enjoyed the protection of free
circulation in their counties. Are
they not as much entitled to it as
the capitalist in his factory? If the
law will exclude the competition of
city papers, as it does foreign goods,
they will make no complaint about
postage. AS it is the change oper-
ates as premium to great estab
lishments to break down and destroy
one of the most intelligent and use
ful classes in the country, and to de-
prive society of the means of local
Year: 1873

The New Orleans Dispatch tells
the following romantic and naughty
tory, but which ut lest enforces the
moral that All is well that ends
WELL -


Not long since an old man. who
had been one of the IN st noted dent
lists OF our city, was stricken with a
mortal disease, and as he lay upon
his bead fally realizing his approach
ing dissolution. thoughts Of his past
life came to vex him, and hewas great
ly troubled in spirit. He had never
been tad man, but he had made a
mistake. which had, through life,
cost him many a pang, and which
now, as he was about entering the
portals of eternity, he thought he
must recti V.


Many years before the war he had
purchased likely mulatto girl, and
in course of time conceived quite an
attachment for her, she became more
to him than a serving girl


And first it was whispered then it was known,
That he in secret was harboring there


little lady with golden hair,


Whom he called bis cousin, but whom he had wed
In the Italian manner men said;


And great the scandal everywhere.


Unlike the half cousin, half wife
of Sir Christopher Gardiner, the
denti ts slave bore him children for
whom he alwa.s evinced all faith
er's detotio F., and content with the
life which he led, he sought no other
wi e.


FiTally came the war and with it
the wrathful gentleman who is now
running for Governor of Ma>sachu-
sets. The dentist happened to have
in his possession a large quantity of
gold that the General very much
wished to get his fat little hands on.
but which the dentist persistently
declined to surrender. So Butler
seized the stubborn and unreason-
able Ii tie gentleman and sent him to
that favor te watering place ior reb-
els. Fort Pickens, where he remain
ed for several years.


During all his captivity his mistress
remained faithful to him and took
charge Of the gold that Butler covet-
ed so much but could not get. She
saved this treasure and returned it
to the doctor on his return when
their former relations were resumed.


And now the doctor, who had an
abundance Of this worlds goods,
lay upon his bed with the assurance
of his physicians that he could new
er arise therefrom. and he was much
troubled about the status of his
children and their mother, who
throughout his long illness, had
nursed him with unremitting care
and affection.


Finally. the good and excellent
and venerable mininister was con-
suited, and they both concluded
that it was the bounden duty of the
dying man to give the woman who
had borne his children. and who had
been his faithful and loving COM
panion for SO many years, the right
to inherit his fortune and bear his
name.


The marriage ceremony was a
strange and most impressive one,
and though long delayed, it was an
act of simple justice.
Year: 1873

The day Mr.. Ruby across the wav


was to be buried. Mrs. Moriaty told


her daughter Clarinda that she CUES


sed she would attend. as she wasn't


feeling very wall. and a ride would


do her good. She knew there would


be several covered carriages furnish.


ed at the expense Of the family, and


she was equally confident it could be


so managed that she would occupy


portion of one of them. She was
among the first at the house. and oc.
cupied a prominent position. As
the other friends arrived she took
occasion to recall "reminiscences Of
the late Ruby that brought tears to
their eyes. and when the services
were over, as the first coach drove
up for it's load, the distress of Mrs.
AIoriaty at the death Of Mr.. Ruby
was so marked as to excite the liven-
est sympathy. Then the second coach
came up. Mrs. Moriaty had got
down to the gate by this time, and
as the door of the second coach was
opened, and call made for the oc-
cupants, it seemed extremely doubt
ful if she could hold up another in.
slant. She leaned against the post,
and stared into the coach, and oyer
its rich upholstering. and said the
late Ruby seemed more like son to
her than a neighbor. Whereupon
the usher looked appropriately sad,
and called upon the third and last
coach. This had yellow cushions
and pink straps, and Mrs, Moriatv
didn't hesitate to protest that in the
death of Mr.. Ruby the community
had met a loss it was not possible to
recover from, and that she would
follow him to his last resting-plaoe If
she had to do it on her knees, and
would feel grateful for the opportu.
nifty. Then the third and last coach
filed and drove off to take it place
in the line, and Mrs. Moriaty dried
her tears, choked back the sorrow Of
he heart with one mighty gulp, and
strobe into her own house, shutting
the front door without the aid Of the
knob She told Clarinda that it was
the most scaliest affair that she ever
went to, and had it not been for the
body there would have been no fu. o
neral at all.-Danbury Ne9cs.
Year: 1873

THE MosT GIGANTIC JOB OF THE
E-Intimations are given ont of
a stupendous Job" in pickle, to
make the General Government as
sumo the Southern States debts.
The Chicago Tribune opposes it with
vigor, and proposes to crush the
scheme in the bud. The New Or
leans Picayuae hints that it may be
a mere preliminary to the assump-
tion by the Government Of the Unit
ed States Of all the debts contracted
by the Northern States in the late
war. Thaddeus Stevens looked for
ward to them, and computed them
to be twice as great as the debt pro-
per contracted by the Government
Of the United States to carry on the
war. They have a precedent in the
assumption Of the debts of the States.
by the United States. to carry on
the war OF our Revelation in 1776.
fthey can establish the further pre-
cedent, of paying the debts incurred
by the Southern States under carpet
bag rule, to carry out the policy of
reconstruction in the South-how
easy may be the step to assume the
debts Of the Northern States, incur
red to put down the rebellion. The
hint is timely, and worthy of sober
consideration.
Year: 1873

A New REMEDY FOR CHOLERA
Everybody in town knows old Sam
Bradshaw. colored. Well, old Sam
took the soapsuds diarrhea and
cured himself. When asked how he
did it. be said: BLESS God. I would
mt let him go through me; jis stand
on my head and stop him. And he
did, too Whenever he felt like his
bowels would move. he brought him.
self to ad enchor with his head on
the foor and his rect up his cabin
wall and remained in tnat position
till the disposition passed of. Sam
was binding oats the other day. and
the hands who were at work with
him. missing him, looked back and
saw him standing on his head in the
middle of the field. like a great fork
ed stumped.-Fraakaiqe (Ky.) Patriot.
Year: 1873

Ohio Democratic papers express
themselves as almost certain of the
election of William Allen for nest
Governor. His popularity seems to
he growing day by day among the
farmers in the interior of the State.
Year: 1873

The Lexington Reporter affirms:
There is a saw mill in this county,
and near it pond water Is hauled
and the pond is filled; then the mill
rms until the pond is exhausted,
when the filing process is again re-
,Nanfa1
Year: 1873

While our paper Is being printed,
on Wednesday, the Republican State
Convention Is in session at Des
Moines. There Is little doubt that
Gov. Carpenter will be renominated
on first ballot. There being no argu-
ment more generally used against
him than that urged by the Demo-
cratic press-that he is ccurting. the
favor of the Patrons of Husbandry;
and there being no other candidate
prominently before the people for
Governor, it is safe to conclude that
his universal popularity will give
him nearly the unanimous vote of
the convention, as he would be Of
the party-Patrons and all.


Mr.. Abernethey'srenomination for
the Office Of Superintendent of Public
instruction seems scarcely less GER
tain than that of Carpenter for Gov
ernor.


AS to who will or should be the
winner in the race for the nomina-
tions for Lieutenant Governor and
Supreme Judge, there is a much
greater diversity of opinion. For
the former, Senator Dysart and Hon.
d. w. Adams seem to be in the load ;
but there is more than possibility


that at the close of long series OF


ballotings some third man may be
chosen as compromise between
| the two.


The chances are favorable to Judge
Beck's renominationfo for the Supreme
Bench. He has made for himself 9


high reputation-perhaps second "a


none in the State.
These men we believe to be all
worthy in every respect of the posi-


tions sought; and such of them as re.


ceive nomination at the hands of the


Convention will be elected at the


hands of the people, if they are as is


now unquestioned, so far as we know,
| in accordance with the people Of
Iowa upon the leading political ques.


tions, especially those now SO promi-


nently agitated by the Patrons Of
Husbandry.
Year: 1873

PRODUCTIONS-TAR AR0-P0I.


The soil is fertile and the climate is near
ly perfection. The tropical fruits and pro-


ducts, generally, grow well. Sugar is the


principal article of export.


The most valuable production to the ma


tives themselves. is the tarO plant, as it is
their principal article of food. The edible


part of the plant is the root, which is from
six to ten inches long, and from two to five
inches in diameter. A single straight
stalk grows up from the root for about a
foot, when it divides into several smaller
ones, each terminating in leaf, in shape
and size, something like that of pond
lily, only thicker and more fieshy. A
taro patch is prepared for planting, by
digging out the earth to the depth
of a foot or more, throwing
it up around the sides, so as to form a sort
of dyke. A stream of water is made to
run into this excavation, and after filling
it, the excess runs off into the next patch,
patch is then dug up and worked in with
the water until soft, thick mud is formed,
to the depth of two or three feet. Naked
natives, men an women, wade into it next
and scraping the mud from the bottom
with their hands, arrange it into hills,
three or four feet across at the top and ris-
ing just to the surface of the water. The
patch is then ready for planting. This is
done by taking the stalks, cut offjust above
the root cutting off the leaves, and simply
sticking them, (the stalks) into the mud,
six or eight stalks to the hill. Then with
out further trouble, new root anden new.
leaves grow from the stalk. These patches
in many places, cover acres, no single one
being more than fifty or sixty feet square,
as general thing, separated by narrow
dykes, which serves as paths among them.


The natives have two ways of preparing
taro for eating; either by simply boiling it,
or else in the form of poi. When BOILED,
it has blush, white color, and except its
color. looks very much like sweet potato
without its skin. 1t is nearly tasteless, but
very nutritious. Poi is made by mashing
the boiled taro in trough with water, un
til paste more or less thick according to
taste, is formed, then allowing it to fer>
ment slightly. 1t is called one, two or
hree-fnger-poi, according to the number
of fingers required to dip it from the Gala
bash, in conveying it to the mouth. 1t has
a sour, unpleasant taste to one not accus-
tomedto eating it, but the heathen go for
it, like ducks for June bugs.


Coffee was formerly cultivated to- some
extent, but it was found to be affected by
a blight which rendered it Improbable.
The flowers are beautiful, abundant and
1t is a pity that you could
not have come here from San Francisco.
You would have obtained q glimpse of the
tropics, under most favorable circum-
stances. Twill have to reserve an account
of the natives till some other day.
Year: 1873

NEW YORK, Nov. 2S.-Letters from
Havana say the people there would refuse
to allow any order from Madrid to deliver
up the Nirginius or make other reparation
for her seizure and the execution of her
crew to be carried out. Preparations for
defense are being actively pushed forward.
Guns are being mounted at all suitable
points. Advertisements appear in differ
ent papers for an unlimited number of la
borers TO work on aTsCnas. Volunteers
have orders to drill two or three times a
week.
Year: 1873

y decision was not arrived at by the
Government before it had confidentially
consulted with the powers of Europe. and
was Informed by all of them that repara.
ton was due for the captureof the steamer
and the execution of the captives. The
decision is also in conformity with the
opinions of leading Spanish statesmen of
all parties, to whom the question was sub.
mitted by the Government.