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Year: 1871

Attempt.


From the Peoria, III, Transcript June 20.


Yesterday morning a man named j. Henry
LutZ committed suicide under circumstances
that exhibit the most determined intention to
get rid of life. He left his home, on South
Adams street. at 8 o'clock on Saturday evening.
His wife expected him to return soon after
wards, but upon his falling to return at the time
designated, the fears of his friends were excited.
He was seen on Water street at half-past yes
terday morning, and an hour later was dis
covered in stable near the Central City
Elevator, hanging by the neck, still warm, but
quite dead.


Upon examination it seems that the unfortu-
nate man had exercised the utmost determine.
tion in taking his life, first cutting his throat,
then attempting to drown himself, and finally
hanging himself. severe cash had been cut
in his throat, bat was not large enough to cause
death, though it bled freely. This failing to
produce death, it is supposed that he next ran
into the river, with the attempt to drown him
self; but falling again, he had procured q rope,
and finally succeeded in accomplishing the
deed.


There is but little doubt that Lutz was insane.
He had been hard drinker and had suffered
considerably in mind from heavy pecuuiary
losses. He has been for the last few wears sub
ject to fits of insanity, in which he would
wander away from his home and would give
came homelwith heavy cash cut in his head,
merely said that he believed that he had
received it in an attack made upon him by some
person. His friends were considering the ques-
tion of sending him to the asylum at jackson
vile, when the terrible occurrence of yesterday
made it unnecessary.
Year: 1871

A Lady Murdered and Her House Robbed


"A Husbands Vengeance.


The Richmond Whiq of Tuesday contains an
account of brutal murder committed across
the border, in Wilkes county, North Carolina,
a few days since, and the circumstances of
which are not little remarkable. The account
is as follows:-


1t appears that a gentleman, residing in that
county, few days previous TO the murder, sold to a
neighbor tract OF land, for which he received $1,000
ia cash. Business calling him away from home
coon after he left the money with his Wife, and on
returning he stopped over night with friend living
some ten or twelve miles distant from his home In
the night he dreamed that some men had entered
his house, murdered his wife and two children,
stolen his money and destroyed his property. Know
ing that he had left the money with his wife he be-
came uneasy sand restless after his dream and re-
quested a peddler who was stopping at the house
with him TO accompany him at once to bis home, for
he feared there was reality in the dream. On ar
irving at his home to his horror he found his wife
murdered and two men sitting at q table counting
out the money he had left with his wife. He and
the peddler being armed Immediately fired upon
the men and killed them, who turned out To be the
man to whom be had sold the land, and from whom
he had received the $1,000, and his son. This is
OF the most atrocious murders upon record, and
shows what foul deeds money Will lead men TO com
nit.
Year: 1871

Special Despatch to The EUening Telegraph


CAPE MAY, June S0.-A letter from a promi-
nent member of the New York Yacht Club to a
friend in this city says that every yacht capable
of the voyage will put in an appearance at the
race. A number OF members aud their friends
will go down by rail. The plan is to rendezvous
at the light-shlp, and come up to the anchorage,
in front of the Stockton House, in two squad
rohs, the Vice and Rear Commodores leading.
If there is good wind and weather, the sight
will be very interesting on the morning of the
I'd of July. The regatta committee will have its
headquarters at the Stockton House.
Year: 1871

Court Of Quarter Scssfons-A aiSon, p j.


The case engaging the attention of the court and
jury this morning was that OF Peter J. Barker,
charged with obtaining money from Mrs. Ann Woes
Ter under false pretenses 1t was testined that one
day recently man went to the lady and said her
husband had just been arrested, and was about to
be sent to prison. but if $40 were paid he could save
him. The lady, in her anxiety, took no time to ques
tion the truth OF this statement, but at gave
the fellow the money, and he went away. Shortly
afterwards her In sbaDd came home, and informed
her that her eye had been shut up. On the following
day she saw defendant in the street. and believing
him TO be the man who had swindled her. had him
arrested. The defense alleged an alib and that this
was a case Of mistaken identity. On trial.
Year: 1871

Good country bHtter-An old ram.


old Mr.. Hopkins of Mississippi, aged
ninety, was so mad because he could get on his
shirt the other day that he took his faithful shot
gun and blew his head off.


The month of May in Germany this year
was very cold, bringing snow and ice. 1t is
usually beautiful month there, and is called
the month Of bliss.
Year: 1871

A prisoner lately made his escape from
an Iowa Jail by building fire against
the limestone wall, and then throw.
ing on water, causing the wall to crack
open.


If wit is bad-in-adage, what mus it be
youth.
Year: 1871




FRANKFORT, Feb. 26.-On Saturday
morning, before daybreak, body of armed
men, masked, and variously estimated at
from fifty to two hundred, rode into Frank
fort.


( They were evidently posted as to, the
status of everything, for they separated in
squads and succeeded in arresting the vari-
Gus policemen who were on duty. The
night was rainy and dark, which favored
their design. After they had everything
arranged they repaired to the JAIL One
of the party hailed the guard and told him
that they had prisoner that they had
brought with them for confinement. The
outer door was opened and two or three of
The taller got up and came Gown, not sus-
pecting He carried his pistol in his hand.
But as he reached the bottom of the stairs
he was seized from behind and securely
bound The keys were then taken from
him and the prisoner who was arrested
some time since for the murder ofa negro
boy, in Frankfort, was released, and the
troop made off. vi-Dr 3s
TIE whole affair was carried forward so
quietly as to arouse no one, and there were
not dozen persons in Frankfort who
knew that anything extraordinary had
happened until breakfast time. There is
not much excitement, though there is a
great deal of talk and idle speculation.
The general feeling expressed is that such
things ought to be put down, but no one
seems to know how.


Three or four nights ago there was a
rumor that the KukluX would come in,
and an extra guard was mounted and espe
cial precautions taken. But no one ap-
pearing, this measure of safety was aband-
oned. The marauders were evidently fully
advised.
Year: 1871




STATE OF PUBLIC BUSINESS. one
week remains of the 41st, Congress, and
that will be principally occupied in a
struggle to save the appropriation bills, to
the exclusion of nearly everything else.
The Senate is SO far behind in that particu-
lar that nearly five hundred bills on its
calendar will be lost, while nearly a
hundred in the House must meet the same
fate. Among these are all the measures
relating to the internal revenue system,
the tax on cigars and tobacco, the aboli-
ton of the franking privilege, the land grant
to railroads, except possibly the Southern
Pacific, which is pending in conference,
the dozen steamship subsidy bills, the in
come tax repeal, all the bills relating to
our foreign affairs, all the schemes for the
revival of American ship building, the
naval line and staff bill, the bill to abolish
the grade of admiral, the bills amending
the natinal bankrupt law, the project to
reorganize the post-office department, to
consolidate the Indian tribes and create
the new Territory of Uskalama, TO provide
for the admission of Utah and New Mexico
as States, for an airline railway hence to
New York, to create national system of
education, together with many other bills
of greater or lesser importance Baltimore
Sun Of eth. ga6a
Year: 1871

The following estimate of woman's love
appears in an English contemporary " A
French woman will love her husband if he
is either witty or chivalrous; German
Dutch woman if he does not disturb her
ease and comfort too much Spanish wo-
man if he wreaks vengeance on those who
incur his displeasure an italian woman
if he is dreamy and poetical; Danish
woman If he thinks that her native coun-
try is the brightest and happiest ON earth I;
Russian woman if he despises all vest
erners as miserable barbarians an Eng
lish woman if he succeeds in ingratiating
himself with the Court and aristocracy
an American woman if he has plenty of
money. lAA aata
Year: 1871

BLACK WALNUT PoLIsH.-In the last
volume of the RnruL Ne,O Yorker, page
Ill, we gave an excellent recipe for making
polish for black walnut furniture. The
materials named are not always to be had
in country drug stores, but a good substi-
tute can be made of beeswax and spirits OF
turpentine. 1t should not be too thick,
but merely enough beeswax put in to fill
up the pores of the wood and give it a
smooth surface. This polish is used for
waxing hard wood floors, as well as re-
touching old furniture, especially that
made of black walnut and not highly
finished with varnish. The solution of
beeswax and turpentine should be applied
with a cloth and rubbed down smooth.
Year: 1871

Senator Sumner is improving, though
not able to resume his duties in the Senate.


Chief Justice Chase will arrive here ON
March 9th, to attend his daughters we'd
ding, and will remain during the month.


The republican members elect of the
Forty-seeond Congress will hold a caucus
in the House of Representatives on Thurs
day, the End of March, to select candidates
for officers of the House, Wash Cor.
Bait Sam
Year: 1871

The wofk done on the streets at public ex-
Epense last year was well done, and great deal
|ofit and at as low figures as possible for ma
cadamizing and other labor F#TFE1
There is now, and has been for some time,
an offer made by the Knoxville Iron Company
Ito fnacadamize jackson street, from Broad
street to the Rolling mill, with cinders, which
every one knows makes a good road, if the cor
poration will grade it. The expense of grading


we are told will not exceed $500, and if by ex-
pending that amount that will be the only ex-
pense to be incurred, the Street Committee
might economize by doing the work. No other


firm have offered to assist the corporation in
this way, and it seems to us that al possible
facilities should be granted to a manufacturing
establishment that has done so much for the
city, especially when it proposes to save it the
large share of what the cost of a macadamized
street would amount to. -c--z-
Year: 1871

The symptoms Of liver COM
plant are uneasiness and
pain in the side. Sometimes
the pain is in the shoulder,
and is mistaken for rhsuma-
tism. The stomach is affected
with loss of appetite and
sickness. bowels in general
costiye,some alternating with
Year: 1871

MARSHALL PARK.-We are glad to see the
good people of Church and Union Hills
alive to the improvement of their Park, on
Libby Hill. 4 more beautiful place could
not be selected for public park. The
grounds aie well arranged, and the view
has no equal around Richmond. We saw
Gn Saturday petition to the Council set
ting forth the importance of improving the
square, aud we ask for it careful con-
siueration at the hands Of our city fathers.


The Marshall Park property was bought
by the cily in 1853, and since that time not
O dollar has been spent on 1t. When d
fence is put around the grounds, and the
grounds graded, the citizens Of Church and
Union Hills will plant trees and otherwise
improve it, without any cost TO the city.
There is /" spring of pure water on the
square, which will add much to the useful
ness as well as the beauty of the place.
Year: 1871

AN lNTOLERABLE NU1sANCE.-The basin


Dank Is disgrace to the city. After every
rain 1t is nearly impossible. We hope that
the city authorities, or the Jamcs River
and Kanawha Canal Company, one or both.
will do something to remove this nuisance. !.
The residents and business men along this
thOroughf;lre pay their taxes the same rs
other people, and while the authorities are
improving almost every other part of the
city, they are receiving no benefit from the
treasury. but are allowed to grope along in
mud and mire as best they can. 1t is TO be
hoped, If the other authorities of the city
cannot sec the Importance of this matter.
that our excellent Board of Health will
take measures to rid us of this health-de.
stroyipg and death-breeding nuisance.
Year: 1871

ITO LET-FURNIsHED OR UNFURNIsHED TIE HIGH
stoop three story and basement private Residence No
70l Second Thryeighth street. all except the
second and the top floor all the modern
improvements; cheap; owner leaving town.
Year: 1871

PITTsToS, Pa, August 1.-THE COM
mittee appointed yesterday to examine the
mine and ascertain the cause of the disas-
ter report, after four or five hours careful
examination in the mines, that they found
but one door on top cast air-way and that
through this air-way men could hardly
crawl. The mine presented an indication
of explosion from the large accumulation
of gasses which was liable any moment to
ignite from the naked lights used by men
IT work.
Year: 1871

The examination Of the witnesses in the
trial of DR.. Gross concluded this evening.
The evidence showed brutal treatment Of
his wife. In one instance he put her out
OF the house throwing her clothes after
her, and another where he horsewhipped
her. The chemists have so far found no
trace OF poison in her stomach. The ar
guments Of the counsel will be heard to-
morrow
Year: 1871

Ship Propelled by Turbine Wheel.


The Nashua IN. H.) Telegraph says that two
mechanics have been for ten days building
small experimental ship there, which will be
and make trial trip. 1t is thirty-twe feet beam
and eight feet depth OF hold, and its popularity
is in the propelling power, which is a novelty
invented by q man who has followed the sea for
many years. 1t is thus described:-


The propelling power is to be the turbine
wheel, set at the bottom OF flume rising i've
feet from the ships bottom. The water enters
the flume from the ships side just below the
water-line. This opening is provided with
valve to prevent the water from returning when
the ship lurches in rough sea. How is the
water to leave the ship? asks every one. From
the bottom of the fume, near the turbine
wheel, a tunnel Is inches in diameter extends
along the ships bottom to the extreme stern.
This tunnel is to be SO constructed as to consti-
tute vacuum, and is to be supplied with a set
of revolving fans to accelerate the egress of the
water, and with valves to prevent the infowing
of the water frem the stern. The water in the
flume will have head of five feet,
furnishing power of nine horse. Now
the inventor, who is one of the workmen, ex-
poets to secure one hundred revolutions of the
screw before the outer valve in the tunnel is
reached by the outaowing current of water, or
o rate of speed equal to five miles an hour. A
moving vessel always makes trough in the sea
at the stern and the faster the vessel moves the
greater the trough. This trough will lessen to a
considerable extent the pressure on the outer
tunnel valve, and the remaining force necessary
to overcome the pressure, open the valves, and
release the water is expected to be created by
the movement of the vessel itself. The prin-
ciple is that which will empty the bowl of a
common clay pipe drawn rapidly through the
water. Once in motion, the ship is expected to
attain a rate of speed only equalled by the
mower of the turbine.
Year: 1871

suit of a state of things which we can neither
create nor dominate. The excellent but unfortu-
nate Pope Adrian bad the following words en-
graved on his tomb:-'How different Is the ac-
tion of even the best of men, according TO the
times In which he lives! More than once the
most capable has failed, owing to the invinci-
BILE force of circumstances while less capable
has been carried by it to success If l see
myself constrained, not by false and vain
modesty, to consider as not deserved part of
the praises bestowed on me, ana not the less
indebted for them, for verses like yours may
last longer than many a bronze or marble monu-
mpnt
Year: 1871

Coal OIL Again-Three Children Burned to


Death, and Two Others Injured.


serious fire, attended with the loss of three
lives, took place on Wednesday night at How
ards STATEN, Mississippi. Burton Brooks,
respectable colored man, built for himself
there about two years with his wife and six
children. At about eight o'clock on Wednesday
night Mrs. Brooks finished some washing ia the
kitchen, and went with her husband to
visit a neighbar who lived few hundred yards
distant on the Manchester road The children
in the meantime went to bed. While the old
couple were sitting on the porch of neighbor's
house flame was seen Issuing from their own
dwelling. They hurried to the place, and found
TO their horror that the dwelling containing
their children was encompassed by the fiery
element, which was raging with much force.
There was evidently no possible chance of
saving the house, and the father, Mr.. Brooks
made his way into the burning mass. One of
the children, a bright boy of nine years, named
Dixie, had been lying on the floor when
the fire broke out, and woke up in
of the children was girl of fifteen years named
Alice. She was an invalid and was got out
alive, but was dreadfully burned on her lower
limbs, and is not expected to recover. Josephine
Brooks, aged thirteen, one of the family assisted
in rescuing her sister, and was badly burned on
the arm. The three remaining children were
burned to death. After the fire had been put
out, they we're found burned to cinder in the
debris.


The origin of the fire is attributed to coal-oil
lamp, which had been left burning on table in
the room adjoining the sleePing apartment, but
which was taken by one of the children into
the latter. 1t was large lamp, holding about a
quart of oil. There was also a can of coal oil
in the house. The lamp had no chimney to 1t.
Year: 1871

One million three hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars worth of property was destroyed
by fire last year In Pittsburg.


The West London Advertiser reports that
party of ten undertakers weut to the Derby upon
q hearse drawn by four black horses.
Year: 1871

The Overland Monthly runs ON in
this unfeeling style; a baby is not
pretty-yOur pardon, but it certainly Is
not, as shall put you in the way of
proving. Magnify your naked inno-
cence as many diameters as may be nee.
essary to bring her up to the stature Of
the woman-whom, Of course, we will
suppose to be ehiseled in marble-orsav
the Venus de Medici. Now look at them
both together! By the aid of ingenious
apparatus, have made this, or at least,
a practically similar, experiment, and
nothing could induce me TO repeat it.
The effect is appalling! The babe appears
a frightful monster; a great, lubberly,
hideOus defOrmity, with the look of an
idiot! From this judge that baby is
tOlerable only by reason Of its minute.
ness-like a spider
Year: 1871

Whatever superficial thinkers may
think to the contrary, it was the aposta-
cy of Northern Democrats to national
ism that divided the party in 1860; and,
true to the relation to their new allies,
the Radicals, whenIthey,made war on the
Democracy of the South, the Democrat
ic party of that section Joined in the hue
and cry Of treason against their old
associates, and took up arms to fight
them. Throughout the sectionalwar the
Democratic party was a conservative
tgGr party; and to-day it is a coR8erUa-
the national party. Its party policy in
no wise differs, as to national Affairs
for its leaders do not so much as know
the nomenclature Of federal government
from the dominant party, except as
Radicals and Conservatives differ. It
was the national bias and spirit of the
Democratic party that kept the Demo-
cratic people of the Western States
from seeing fully through the delusion
of the scheme of war against the South;
but for its Conservative cant, and its
use of party discipline to prevent it, the
Democratic people of the West would
have interfered to command the peace.
W II. 1f11aBell, IN Louisville Jefferson
ian Democrat.
Year: 1871

There is no satisfaction in raising poor
crops or poor animals.


The food of the sheep modiaes the
character of the wool, and we cannot
have good wool from poor feed.


Five or six paintings of sweet corn
should be made during the season from
10 to u days apart, and this will afford
a supply continuously up to frost in Oc-
tOber.


1t is said that fresh water daily, vitba
lump Of birthstone kept in it, will be
found certain preventative Of gapes in
young chickens.


Ten to fifteen pounds Of clover seed j.
the usual quantity sown per acre, but =
little too much is far better than not
quite enough.


There ale no questions that 80 dseutv
interest the farmers as those which re-.
late to the best mode Of obtaining. and
the most proper manner Of applying
manure.


Corn meal and corn in the ear are fed
a great deal by dairymen in the spring.
and it is one Of the best grain feeds that
can be given to make flesh and fat. lint
one Of the poorest as direct milk pro-
ducer.


We talk too much about large &,
small potatoes for seed, planting in
hills and drills and depth OF cover
ing and far too little about enriebinp
aud preparing the ground, and keeping
the crop free from weeds.


Mulching newly planted trees will be
found particularly beneficial in guard.
ing against the effects Of drought. Gov.
er the ground from the tree beyond tbs
end Of the roots with a layer Of coar,s
manure or litter, six to eight inches
deep.


The farmer who owns his land. is Fres
from debt, and has tolerable improve
ments, cannot comprehend the fun
meaning of the term hard times.,-
Hence, farming is the best and surest
vocation for the mass Of the people: as
a general result, it does not lead IN
wealth and luxury, but it may insure
and even abundance.
Year: 1871

fool me in this way. ThurloW Weed is
Governor of the State of New York,
and you amt Thurlow Weed by d-d
sight


The Governor thought the joke was
such good one that he used to tell it
with great gusto.
Year: 1871

GO the other way; we are headed Off
was now and then the cry, and the multi
tude would turn back, struggling IN a new
direction. l saw some woman and chill
dren, and one man exhausted lay down in
the cutters to die in the hopelessness of
desperation. Others would seize and urge
them along. Smoke and cinders and
flames and scorching heat filed the air.
Children screamed II terror and begged
for water Some would catch up water
from puddles near hydrants and moisten
the mouth. This is hell -freP This is the
day ofjudgementP This must be the end
of the world were the exclamations heard.
The degree of sympathy that prevailed
was wonderful There seemed to be one
instructive throb of feeling, and the strong
helped the weak. 1 believe that thieves
had great deal to do with the fire. If
they did not start it in the first place they


KINDLED FLAMES IN FRESH PLACES.


saw houses that had been deserted,
entered by Unlocking fellows, who ran
sacked bureaus and closets. There was
no time to speak to them. Once or twice
when they were epoken to they professed
to have been sent by the owners to save
things. Many peaple in the haste of their
escape abandoned everything, even to
lewelry and money. | saw one fellows
pocket half iull of jewelry and watches.
/ spoke of it, but in an instant he lost him
self from my view in the crowd l saw q
Misunderstanding negro with a lady's
chateiains chain suspended awkwardly at
his vest. The little girl had walked un-
til the hot papements bllstered her little
feet, then We carried her. Is papa and
mamma burnt up. Is Neddy burnt up
dead?' she piteously asked Latea at night
we found them all safe It was nearly
morning before we obtained shelter and
food never want to set eyes upon Chi
cago again. "