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Year: 1871

Crowned.


After centuries of patient waiting and
humiliation and sorrow, the Italians have
made Rome their capital, and the ancient
City of the Seven Hills, Of Romulus and
the Caesars, has become once more the
central and governing city of great, free and
united people. The event which took place on
Monday last, when the Italian Parliament met
in Rome and when the King Of Italy delivered
his speech from the throne, was not surprise,
because we have long been aware that such an
event was approaching but it is not the less
on that account the grandest event in these
modern times. Rome, in the hands of the
Pope, was the stronghold and the bulwark Of
tyranny. Rome to-day, in the hands Of Victor
Emmanuel is the symbol of liberty. Once
more, after well nigh two thousand years, an
ancient privilege will be resumed, and the
modern Roman will be able proudly to use the
language of st. Paul, ''Sum ci0iS ROmanus."
The spirit of Cavour must now be satisfied. The
edifice Of Italian unity is crowned. Amid the
many causes of joy not the least important is
that the Holy Father still finds it convenient
to remain in the Holy City. With a sacred
and secular court Rome may become the
Paris of the future. Victor Emmanuel is en-
titled to some praise for the words Of kindness
he spoke regarding the Vatican. The Italian
people will mar the beauty Of the edi6cc
which they have so laboriously constructed if
they make it a necessity for the Pope to leave
Rome
Year: 1871

THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES -
London was agitated yesterday morning by
The circulation Of report announcing that the
condition OF the Prince Of Wales during the
past night was very unfavorable for his ulti-
mate recovery. The medical bulletin, which
was issued at noon, reassured the people.
The Prince enjoyed sleep in the night and the
fever appeared to be abating. The physicians
stated also that the Illness Of the Princess
Alexandra, his wife, was mot serious" The
crisis of the fever will most likely be on the
Prince before evening to-day.
Year: 1871

Our SPECIAL NEWS FROM AFRICA. by way of
London and through the Atlantic cable we have
brief note Of special news from Africa. Our
correspondent reports the existence OF native
war in the interior Of the country. His
advance was interrupted by the warning
tribes and four of his attendants-guides and
other employes-killed. Fever was exceed
ingly prevalent at Unyany -embe when he
Livingstone. Thus does the HERALD enter
prise progress away out in the territory Of the
twelve millions Of square miles which make
up the vast peninsula of Africa.
Year: 1871

TUE TRIAL OF BRIGHAM You've commenced
at Salt Lake City yesterday on the charge of
numbering Buck in 1857 A motion to quasb
The indictment on technical grounds was made
By Brigham's counsel and is under advise
ment. The ''lewd and lascivious conduct"
case against the old Patriarch goes over until
next Monday. Brigham himself is still absent
from Salt Lake, and probably will wait to hear
The decision in both cases before he returns
Year: 1871

Tor the benefit Of the world2 Hero is grand
opportunity for General Grant to immortalins
n'mself to save Mexico and TO add to tho
glory prosperity and grandeur Of the United
states. In every point of view the annexa-
t'on OF Mexico now would be glorious stroke
of policy.
Year: 1871

How THEY LIKE 1T AS FAR AS THEY'VE Cor
After trial OF several months the Council
Of the Territory Of Wyoming have voted to re-
peal the law legalizing the experiment OF fe-
male suffrage. The Governor was 10 favor Of
bestowing the privilege but the Council said
nay. Whether or not this action will aifoct
the operations Of the female wind trumpets of
The day remains to be seen.
Year: 1871

A United brethren presiding elder out
in Mennesota, preaching to n strange con
gregation, was much annoyed by some OF
the young folks talking and laughing dur
ing the service. He paused, looked at the
disturbers, and said II am always afraid
to reprove those who misbehave in church.
In the early part Of my ministry | made u
great mistake. As | was preaching, a
young man who sat just before me, was
constantly laughing, talking and making
uncouth grimaces. | paused and admin
istcred severe rebuke. After the close
of the service one of the official members
came and said to me, Brother -, you
made great mistake. That young man
whom you rebuked is an IDIOT Since
then have always been afraid to reprove
those who misbehave in church lest |
should repeat that mistake, and reprove
another idiot" During the rest of that
service, at least, there was good order.
Year: 1871

DUeKED, BUT NOT acknowledgements Cliff
ford tells us that he got good ducking on FRI
day evening of last week in Campbells Creek, a
small stream about two miles this side of Hoopa.
The creek was swollen by the recent storms so
as not to be fordable and very swift But
as the current seemed to be but few feet in
width, Mr.. Clifford thought he could dash
across. The banks were brushy and steep with
but one place to go in and come out of the
stream. Upon reaching the middle, the force of
the current whired bis mue around head up
stream, and striking the animal on the breast
keeled it over backwards upon the rider. Hang
ing to the horn of his saddle Clifford wallowed
with his mule down stream to a tree trunk some
distance below where he started. The mule
went under the timber, but Clifford caught hold
of the friendly log and by its aid obtained terra
frma The mule, after struggling about thirty
wards lower down, came out on the other side.
Clifford being the same side he started from
and minus his mule, was obliged to foot it back
to Krkhams, distance of seven miles. Next
morning he retraced his steps to search for his
lost quadruped, and found it standing on the
Dank ABOUT HlleeH OF twenty rect from Wnefe III
got out of the water. He had been in the habit
of tying the halter to a string around the pom
mel of the saddle, but as luck would have it, the
string had broken, and at the time of the acei-
dent, the halter was fastened to the canteenas
through the hole by means of which they were
hung upon the saddle. When the mule was
overturned in the water the canteenas, contain
ing quantity of mail matter and one hundred
dollars in gold dust for Alex. Tinsey, fell off,
but being fast to the halter the animal dragged
them out. The weight of the canteenas and its
water-soaked contents caused madam mule to
believe that she was tied fast and accordingly
she remained standing all night at the spot
where she found next morning. Mr.. Cliff
ford says he narrowly escaped drowning and
considered the recovery of his canteenas a highly
fortunate circumstance.
Year: 1871

DRlFTING.--Several companies at Junction
City have given up hopes of water this season
and gone to drifting. This is sensible move.
Such claims can be worked the year round, and
the dirt washed with but limited supply of wa
ter. If a man can make nothing more than ex-
penses he will find himself great deal better off
at the end of the year than he will by being idle
and waiting for rain.
Year: 1871

Mr.. G. w. SMITH opened private school here
last Monday with about fifty scholars. We are
glad to note that so many were in attendance as
it shows that parents are determined not to let
their children forget all they learned at the last
term of public school during the present long
vacation.
Year: 1871

THANKS to Henry G. Langley, Publisher, for a
copy of the Pacific Coast Almanac and Year
Book of Facts" 1t is a valuable work and
should be in the hands of every person in this
State. Parties desiring to purchase copy will
find supply at Barnickel's Drug and Book
Store
Year: 1871

OREGON GULCH.-The men are all at work at
this place, with an average supply of water. A
casual observer would suppose the gulch worked
out, but there is large amount of ground left
that will pay fair wages for working. Among
the best paying claims may be mentioned those
of Slattery Bros, Donovan & Co. and Cleary &
Mccarthy. The former employ six Cinnamon,
and are running day and night.
Year: 1871

FIRE ON HAYFoRK.-Mr. Dennis Rourke informs
us that the cabin of Vogdes & Cooks on Hay
fork was destroyed by fire last Monday night.
There were several rooms in the building and
the fire first originated in an apartment used as
Kitchen. The inmates were in a room at the
other end of the house and were awakened by
the cracking of the conhagration. Upon open
ing the bed room door, the flames poured in
upon them and it was with difficulty that they
closed the door against them Hastily throwing
the contents of the room out of the window,
they made their escape in the same way. In ad-
dition to the articles in their bed room they
saved some pork and beef that was stored in a
back shed, getting it away just as the roof was
falling in Almost the entire contents of the
cabin were destroyed. Messrs. Vodges & Zooks
having left their clothes in another part of the
building from that where they were sleeping,
were unable to get at them, and all their efforts
to rescue their property were put forth in bare
footed condition They state that $500 would
not make good their loss. No insurance.
Year: 1871

A correspondent OF the San Fran
cisco Chronicle, who signs herself
Tormented Woman" defines her posi-
ton thus:


am pestcred with offers. Now l
never offered to marry a man. | never
had the presumption to say to agentle>
man, 4It you will be my exclusive
companion for life. | will support you !;
I will be mother to your children. As
to congeniaIity, why I've only seen you
in CON pany dress, but you please me in
that. and I'll take it for granted that
in all their intricasies and complications
our natures will come in perfect SYM
pathy and consanguinity with each
other. But men will make propositions
after six weeks acquaintance, when
in reality they know no more of the
woman whom they ask to marry. than
they do of the man in the moon. There
are men who will propose marriage To
us, whose business would keep them
two-thirds of their time in the wilds of
the continent They seem TO imagine
that an honor of their name and ALI.
auce would be . sufficient compensation
for a life spent two thirds in grass
widowhood, or of one entirely subject
to the provisions of the back woods.
There are others, confirmed invalids.
who, because we are pleasing to them,
elect us TO The station of nurses for lifa.
Others arc as poor ne poverty. yf.t NOT
for a moment do they hesitate TO offer
US shares .in their like poverty.


You men are deluded on this subject
of matrimouy. You meet a woman
attractive to you, and forthwith you
conclude that the be all and end NIL Of
her existence here, is place in your
own private cage, where she is 10 sing
for your own exclusive benefit. We
propose soon TO take a hand 10 this
worlds little game we are trying 10
learn from you how you have managed
so long and successfully TO stock the
cards; we propose to trump our share
of the tricks, and see that the honors
are more equally divided; ne may not
all vote or shrek, or oficiate as plat
form statuary for Stanton or Anthony;
but things are working; new deal all
around is being quietly shufiied out,
and in year or two more some of you
gentlemen who deem all the woman 8
fitness to be for making your beds,
cooking your food, scrubbing your
floors, and rocking your cradles, will be
astonished by the positions held by US. !"
Year: 1871




The various departments Of the Stock Er-
stock market during the early hours Of the morning was
sagnant pending the result o; the Lake Shore stock.
holders meeting which copvened at IL a. m, for the
purpose Of deciding on the OF s5OooOO stock
No direct information on the subject received un,
about p rn when it was announced that the vote had
been almost unanimous the point Of making such
additional ISSUE leaving 1t discretionary with the EI
ocuiye Committee or the Board OF Direction, when 70
make the issue, and how much cash 10 call up Tie
price which up to this time had ruled about steady as
IO7salO fell back on this information, TO lC7t bud
again reacted, and thenccforvard throughout the
day was quite feveTish though the effect on tie
remainder Of the list barely perceptbe. Tie future
course OF Lake Shore is probematca, and venture 10
either direction would be hazardous fThere likely
be mbcrless tigaons growing out OF this increase %
share capital, which may possibly tend 20 make tho
stock quite lively for period IL reports be rue Erg
seems likely to escape from its latest entan clement,
Judge Batchford having decided the right Of the preen
management to issue convertible bonds, under which
the price OF this stock down. There the usual
movement in Northwest rho price being generally
steady but Preferred strong and higher in the afS
ternoon Rock Island quiet but firmly held Reading
making slight improvement, Wabash showing no dea
cded movement New York CeBtral Ohio and Mississippi,
aud The other prominent stocks wero neglected We
note sales OF Boston, Hartford and Erie at Morris an1
Essex 49, and Ohio Preferred, ISL In the misccaneOHS
list Pacific Mail maintained the advance OF yesterday.
Western Union Telegraph being steady The coal stocks
were weak aud lower and express shares neglected.
The changes in the entire list within radius OF ono
per cent and the general market closed tame and dun
The following table shows the highest and lowest prices
Year: 1871

A Practical Treatise on Labor, by HENDRICK
B. WRIGHT C. W. Carleton Coz The purpose Of this
volume is to vDdcae the rights OF the aborng classes
although the author is not advocate Of any reyou
tiOnary doctrines, which he believes adapted to de-
feat the object which he has at heart He maintains
that capital is no entitled respectful consideration
than labor so long as within the limits i'm
posed upon by of justice and the welfare OF
ciety But when il passes this natural boundary,
and in direct conflict with labor there Is no
sOn for silence There nothing about it so sacred to
protect it from censure when in the wrong In the
view Of the author, capital and labor should move
hand ia hand, dependent each other for mutual
prosperity He has no faith in the leyeling prin-
cpe as to property which would end in agraransmor
more properly in communism, presume, according to
the intention OF the wrer-a system OF which he justly
remarks that &c would reward idleness and crime and
remove all motives to industry and virtue. AT
the same time LIE wishes 10 erect a barrier against
the corruptng influences on public meras which arise
from the unscrpuOu pursued by corporations
Of capital and which extensively displayed In leg
isstioR in the administration OF justice and in the rtdc
uous pretensons of the shoddy arsocray The author
recognizes the importance of question relating to at
traetiye industry and offers several sound sugges-
tlons On that subject. He falls, however, in
sointipg out any practical methods for the
attainment of the end and in making 1t too much
n matter OF sentiment rather than Of organization.
While the general scope OF his book tends to est
mate adjustment Of the relations between labor and
ita and to the Improvement and elevation Of the work
ngcasses IN general there is much In 1t that vague
and uncertain commonplace details are repeated as IL
they were original discoveries and many theories
propounded which wnl not bear the test Of rigid ex
animation.
Year: 1871

Ray & Brothers have issued the First Volume
Of Commentaries on the Lar Of Married Women, by JOEL
PRENIIss BISHOP treating the subject with reference TO
the statutes Of the several States and to common law
and equity Mr. Bishop slludes 10 the prevailing i'm
preston the Old law in this branch OF Jurisprudence
has been superseded by recent legislation only par
TALLY correct. 1t is but small portion that has become
obsolete and this extent the cannot be un-
ooIstoOd without knowledge OF the Old. TAe law OF
married women according TO the author is in very un-
satisfactory state, and not in course OF Improvement by
process Of legislation He is especially severe on the
common law rule which suQ1Oses that wife has CON
tracted with her husband for support during hfe and
is free from ali obligations 10 contribute towards the
maintenance Of herself her family The language IN
which he iuveghs against this principle presents most
extraordinary specimen Of legal rhetoric and certainly
has no parallel Blackstone Coke One Of these gems OF
is worth preservngas curiosity in the study
OF law "If" says Mr. Bishop, this law were carried
ont would ruin every wife In existence. In many In
stanoes il is carried out and hence we see dasling
women spending, like water, money which they never
earned and while their husbands are tOiling in the
workshop, the counting room, change, or In some
professional career painfully working out their proper
destiny these Matched butterflies in the spendors OF
MANY coors floating the pool OF deathleadng
society as the Ounces gathered around term H. While
voaa hipcd like all butterflies, by those whose mental
growth has not extended beyond boyhood girnOod,
they are themselves sinking into nOLentity, making
ready 20 assume the form OF the aud be more
either loved or ad0red." This surpasses anything in
Mrs Stoves Pink and White Tyranny" and We
only wonder whether the writer is married man a
bachelor
Year: 1871

The Duration and Mature Of Future Punish-
p,en by henry CONSTABLE. ~ NJ, Prebendary OF Cork
tChares c. Chatfcld Col is a reprint Of recent essay
BY a clergyman OF the Church of England on a subject
which pretty widely agitated in the theological
circles OF that country 1t maintains the doctrine OF
general resurrection future Judgment and punishment
OF the sinner in HE'LL where he win suffer the due reward
Of his deeds before he under the sentence OF eter


DEATH which is the final doom OF the wicked instead
Of continued existence in torment. In this way, the
writer argues. the antagOn.sm between good and evil
will be done away, and nothing remain in the universe
but peace, and joy and love- lie sustans his positions
with variety OF learning, and considerable strength OF
argument; hut nothing is remarkable IN his little
volume the quarter from which il comes.
Year: 1871

IoswH BENNETT Treasurer of the Town
Of Mineral Point, is out in hand bill an
uouncing thar the tax roll of that town for
1871 is in his hand, and that he is rrel arcd
to receive money on the same. Office IN the
CITY FALL, with the city Treasurer
Year: 1871

OWING to the short memory of a friend, we
are thus late unsuppea with potatoes for the
winter. We want Is bNshels. Any one hsy-
inc that quantity of first rate quality can find
customer for them by calling at this office
Year: 1871

THE railroads Of Illinois We're so bockadcd
with snow on Monday that no train from Chi
consequence no mail matter from any point
East or South of Warren was received at
Mineral Point from Saturday until Tuesday
evening
Year: 1871

THANKSGIVING was generally observed in
this city by suspension Of business, dinners of
roast turkey religious services in the church
es, and gay sleighing parties deckcd out in
holiday toggery.
Year: 1871

| met no one at the house-door, or in
the kitchen, and walked straight up the
stairs to my uncle's room. The blinds
were down, and the curtains were drawn.
and could but just see the figure of my
aunt seated beside the bed. She rose,
and without a word of greeting, made
way for me to approach the form which
lay upon it, stretched out straight and
motionless. The conviction that l was
in the presence of death seized me but
instead of the wretchedness of heart and
soul which had expected to follow the
loss OF my uncle, something deeper
than any will OF my own asserted itself,
and rs it were took the matter from me.
1t was as if my soul avoided the sorrow
OF separation by breaking with the world
of material things, asserting the shadowy
nature OF all the visible, and choosingits
part with the something which had pass
ed away. 1t was as if my deeper self
said to my outer consciousness: 81 too
am OF the dead-one with them, whether
they live or are no more. For little
while I am shut out from them, and sur
rounded with things that seem: let me
gaze on the picture while it lasts ; dream
or no dream, let me live in it according
to its laws, and await what will come
next; If an awaking, it is well I; if only a
perfect, because dreamless, sleep, l shall
not be able to lament the endless separa.
tion-but while I know myself, l will
hope for something better" Like this
at least was the blossom into which,
under my after-brooding, the bud Of that
feeling broke.


| laid my hand upon my uncles fore
head. It was icy cold, Just like my
grannie's when my aunt had made me
fouch it. And | knew that my uncle
was gone, that the slow tide Of the eter
nal ocean had risen while he lay motion
less within the wash OF its waves, and
had tloated him away from the shore o.
our m world 1 took the hand Of my aunt
who stood like statue behind me, anc
led her from the room.-From =" WiBrr'
CMmBsplede." in Scribner's.
Year: 1871

BRAVERY OF CHILD. --Lcnnox Thomp-
son and Mrs. Hart became engaged to
be married some time ago in Louisville,
Ky., when for some unknown reason the
gentleman took to drinking, and she re-
fused to marry him unless he would re-
form. This enraged him, and going to her
house in drunken frenzy he attempted
to cut her throat, aud would have sue
ceeded but for the efforts of her little
girl, who heroically did battle with the
desperado and kept him at bay till help
arrived,
Year: 1871

AN1cE PLACE. The Yarmouth Mass.
town house has been closed since the
last annual town meeting. On opening
it the other day it was found that a squir-
rel and her five young ones had taken
possession OF the ballot-box. The moth
er had made a nice nest among the bal
lots cast for selectmen and other town Of
fcers. The nest and young we're remoy-
ed, but when the town meeting was dis
solved, the nest and young squirrels were
restored to the possession Of the ballot
box, and the town house locked up.
Year: 1871

A MICHIGAN MAN told his boy clerk
that he would give him fifty cents if he
would drive away the boot-blacks from
in front of his store. The clerk there
upon poured kerosene oil over the head
OF one OF them and set it on fire. He
succeeded in his object at any rate, but
finds the fifty cents not sufficient to bail
him out OF jail.
Year: 1871


Did he fall from the bridge, was he pushed?
Is there sin on some soul for his death?
May we wish that his voice was not hushei,
When the water was stopping his breath
One slip; heavy fall; and a bubble,
That left his lips, touching the wave
And the lad that was loved left trouble,
That is, on this side Of the grave.
In the moment that passed during dying,
Dld all his past life pass bis mind;
His laughter an infsutile crying,
And all that be left behind?
His loves and the friends that he cherished,
Were none Of them thought of just then,
Or did he but think how he perished,
UnknoWu to all women and men
Was 1t under the RATS that the river,
Carried him down it's strong stresm
Did he but think, with 8 shiver,
His death was dark cruel dream.
W. know Motive know that his features,
Are no buried IN Ter the sod
And we trust that like Sll Of HiI creatures,
He'll gently be judged by his God.
Year: 1871

Some people suffer, and their friends sus-
fer, from severe pain, while they spend
more money foolishly than it would cost to
cure them, if they used Rsnne's PAin-Kill-
ing Magic Oil. Take our advice and use
this popular and certain cure for such ills as
hAah and bone are heir TO.
Year: 1871

The glass seal locks recently adopted by
the Secretary Of the Treasury. for use on
bonded warehouses and railroad cars, are
far from proving satisfactory. Complaints
have been made by the Grand Trunk and
other leading railroad companies that these
locks are go arranged as to readily admit
water into the mechanism of the lock, and
thereby interfere with its workings. They
also predict that they will be useless in the
winter, on account of the ice which will
accumulate upon them SO as to destroy
their Utility. The Secretary of the Treas
ury has examined these locks, and, being
satisfied that the Complaints are Just, the
manufacturers will be directed to improve
them.