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Year: 1873




SALAMANCA, Cattaraugus county, N. Y.,(


Dec l6 1879 !
This place is greatly excited over developments
just made in case Of alleged brutal treatment OF
Q Child by her stepmother.


A Pole named Peter Moskey, widower, with
daughter six or seven years old, was married
year or so since to woman who has ever since
maintained system Of domestic tyranny over
both husband and child On Friday last the girl
was found in the woods about mile west or the
place near where her father and stepmother live.
She was nearly dead from exposure and hunger,
and said she had been wandering for three days
within sight OF home, but was not allowed 10 come
In the house by her stepmother.


she gave as reason ior This TINS cruelty that IN
had losta little shawl which she was unable TO
md. The loss being made known to her step
mother she beat the chill until she was black and
blue In places and then compelled her to go back
TO the woods and look for the shawl. The little
girl searched In vain for 1t, and. cold, hungry and
almost exhausted, had repeatedly returned home
begging 10 be allowed to come and warm herself
moment, but was as often forced to 60 away by
her stepmother.


The story Of the child created the most intense
Indignation In the commu nifty, and the stepmother
and rather were arrested and brought to
this place on Saturday. The hearing In the case
revealed a system Of brutality towards the child
on the part OF the inhuman stepmother that has
few parallels record The little girl, for trivial
offences, had been forced TO sit inNce cold water
for an hour at q time; tied up by the thumbs and
whipped; forced TO lie In the woods all night, with
the scantiest or clothing, in all kinds OF weather;
obliged to perform labor that man would con-
slider hard and kept continually on the most
meagre iare sse is literally covered WIN oa1lses s
the woman chosen by her father TO be her mother.
Singularly, the only result OF the investigation
thus far has been the taking OF the child out OF the
control OF it's unnatural protectors and placing her
In a family at CORY, Pa.
Year: 1873

An audacious attempt was made to swindle the
village Bank Of Flushing few days ago. A pre-
possessing young man, calling himself W. IL.
Clarkson, entered the bank and presented to the
cashier letter OF introduction, purportng to be
from Messrs. Q. G. Gunther Co., OF this city, and
certified check for $4,000 upon the National Park
Bank, bearing the signature OF that firm. As the
young man appeared very anxious to draw about
$4,000 OF the money In grcen5acks at the time OF
cashier that all was not right and he suggested
the propriety Of telegraphing to New YORK before
paying out the money. on this the young man
suddenly found that ne had brought the wrong
documents, and proposed to return to the city TO
procure the right ones. He has not since been
haa of
Year: 1873

HIGHwAYMEN.-A few days ago, as 4
teamster by the name of Maynard was driv
ing along in the neighborhood of Churn
Creek Hill, he noticed, tracks where
several footmen had come into the road
ahead of him. He instantly thought "rob-
bers," as the gang of foot pads heretofore
alluded to we're supposed to be in that vi
cinity, and having forty dollars in his pan.
falcons pocket instantly transferred it to
his vest and threw that into the wagon bed
A few minutes afterward couple Of meu
Jumped out of the bushes by the roadside
and ordered him to halt One Of the ras
Gals held the team while the other proceed
ed to 60 through the driver in professional
style, even making him pull eff his boots
They got no money however, as they failed
10 notice tho vest 10 the wagon-bed May
nard says the man that searched him was
stout burly fellow and wore about No
II boots. He says he would recognize
the men if be should again meet them any
where.
Year: 1873

Last Friday night week ago, thief
entered j. J, Bells stable on Clear Greek,
,addled up fine iron grey horse and left.
On missing the horse next morning, Bell
made up his mind to have him and the
thief both back at the ranch, or have the
animal and blood. So he saddled up, arm
himself. and started on the trail Of the
thief who had started southward. With
great patieuce and skill Bell traiied his
man. who sometimes Travelled in the road
and sometimes out of it, to point below
Red Bluff Seeing his direction, Bell in
order to "head off," took the cars for
Chico. and on Sunday morning was at
Weeds livery stable waiting to have a
horse saddled While thus waiting and
talking to the City Marshal about his loss,
that official looked up street and said to
Bell, 'here comes your horse" ]. j. turn
ed around and sure enough there came his
horse cantering towards him, and on bis
back sat the thief. The Marshal stepped
in trout Of the ad, ancing horse, stopped
him, and arrested the rider, who, when
asked where be got the animal, replied,
Gin Red Bluff" But when Bell stepped
up and said "this is my horse and you stole
him from my stable on Clear Greek last
Friday night" the fellow went down in
his boots and acknowledged the corn. Bell
telegraphed 10 Clay W. Taylor, Shasta,
for warrant of arrest, received it, put the
thief on the cars and brought him to Red
ding, where Under Sheriff Kennedy took
him in charge and. soon afterwards landed
him in the County Jail where he is now en-
gagged in playing the interesting game Of
checkers by thrusting his snoot through
the cross bars of his CELL


On Tuesday the individual under arrest
had an examination before Justice Knox
and his bail was fixed at $500. He says
his name is Henry Snidcr.
Year: 1873

U. S. BAKERY The proprietors of the
U. s. Bakery and Saloon are reftting up
the establishme in good style. This pi
oneer stand was always favorite resort and
and tie proprietors are determined that j,
shall not lose any OF its former attractions
See advertisement
Year: 1873

FARCIcAL.-The Bulletin Call and
Chronicle have occupied considerable Of
their valuable space lately in Dragging and
disputiug about their superior "enterprise"
in furnishing the earliest account OF the
execution of the "Modocs" According
to their account they have expended busb-
els of coin, and spared neither human, horse
or pigeon flesh to obtain this wonderful
news. And after all this, it sad to think
that the great mass Of the white people OF
the Pacific sloep, not to mention few
Thousand Settlers, just over on the other
side of the Rockies, look upon the esecu-
ton aforesaid with Indifference, and regard
it merely as the insignificant hanging Of
three OF four dirty, ignorant, bioodthirsty
Dggers whom old Joe Meek or California
Joe could have "got away with out 10 the
mountains IN about three minutes, and
thou-ht nothing cf it. Isn't it possible
that such folks might not have felt very
nucb put cur if they had not heard the
particulars of the hanging" for several
days after it occurred ? But then it may be
possible that most of us Westerners fail to
appreciate the great importance Of getting
the very earliest possible details of the
strangling of the bold 'chieftain" who mag
namiously insisted on Scarface acting as
his substitute on the gibbet, and thereby
eclipsed the generosity of A. Ward when
he offered to sacrifice all his wife 8 relations
rather than have the war stop.
Year: 1873

A NOVEL SUIT.-A trial is to come
off in London, that involves several points
in authorship that will give it interest to
the reading world. A popular lady au-
thor agreed with London publisher to
write him a book, and received 81, 900 ad-
vance payment. Shortly after, the pub
Usher died, and closely upon his decease
the husband of the lady author became
bankrupt. The book was written, but
instead of handing it over to the execu-
tors Of the deceased publisher, who are
now carrying on his business, the lady
sold it to another firm and was paid for it
over again. The executors feeling ag-
grieved, have applied to the Court of
Chancery to compel the fulfllment of the
contract. These are the points raised
The author contends that the executors
are ordinary creditor, who ought to have
come in and shared with her husbands
other creditors, and not having done 50
are not entitled to relief. The executors
for their part declare that they know
nothing of the husband, and had always
done business with her. Having been
informed that the suit is chancery, and
knowing something of the tedious pro
ceedings of that body, as happily hit off
in the case Of Jarndyce VS.. Jarndyce,
none of the present generation need hope
to live long enough to ascertain the final
decision IS. Il. CAL.
Year: 1873

A MONOPOLY WHICH CONCERNS U.s.
If it lies in the power of the Legislature
to effect anything in the premises, it
would be well to have action taken upon
the questions relating to the quicksilver
supply. This necessary adjunct of min
ing operations commands price in the
market which seriously affects the gold
product Of the country. From being
sold as low as 20 cents a few years ago for
miners use, it now ranges over one dollar
pound at the wholesale market.


Within the past six or eight years
quicksilver has come into more extended
and general use than in the early days of
mining. Large fumes have taken the
place of the simple appliances formerly
in use, and experience has shown that
large quantities of quicksilver freely scat
tered the length Of fume no matter
what its length, will pay well on the
money so invested. Much of the metal
is lost in the course of a seasons opera
tions, the loss Of course being proportion
ate to the quantity in use. The character
of the gold found in the general run of
claims, along the river especially, is such
that much Of it cannot be saved except
by the free use Of quicksilver. Under
these circumstances, the addition of thirty
or forty cents pound on this needed ar
ticle, becomes a matter of Importance to
claim owners where from fifty to two
or three hundred pounds are kept in con-
slant use. The quicksilver mines of this
State are fully capable of supplying all
the quicksilver used in mining operations
in this State and in Nevada, and it can
be produced and sold at seventy cents.
But coupl e Of years since the quicksil-
yer trade was monopolized by certain
parties, the supply limited to a certain
number of TASKS per annum, and the re-
suit was that quicksilver advanced stead
lily in price from that time to the present.
1t has been suggested that the Legislature
give substantial encouragement towards
the development Of newly discovered cin-
nabar mines, and in that way may slim
ulate its production. Some action of this
kind is needed on the premises.
Year: 1873

PITIFuL.-It is truly pitiful to see the
subterfuges and sophistries the organ of
the relormers descends to, to screen its
great model from public censure for the
part he has taken in violating the Consti-
tuition to put an extra thousand dollars a
year in his own pocket. Its latest effort
labors to show that the extra salary is for
the performance of extra duties Unfor-
tunately the duties pertained to the office
before the immaculate Newton was chos-
en- to fill it, so that dodge won't work. If
Haight and Low were to apply FOR four
thousand dollars each back pay" as
members of the Board of Examiners,
would the organ think it right it should
be given them. To be consistent it should
take that view. We don't want our Gov
ernors to work for nothing, and what we
pay one should be paid to the other
Then let us have the Legislature grant
him extra pay as Capitol Commissioner,
as Regent of the University, as the person
who grants pardons, in fact, for every
service pertaining to the office. The
Great Reformer would not object.
Year: 1873

A NEW ELBOW JoINT.-Surgery is ev-
identity keeping pace with the progress of
the age. DIR. A. Andris presented a case
to the San Francisco Medical Society last
Tuesday evening, of man named Boil
litti, who had the bones of his elbow
joints SO hopelessly diseased as to require
removal. He cut out two inches above
two inches below the elbow joint, and so
bandaged the arm as to prevent the con-
traction of the muscles. Not only did a
new bone grow, but a new elbow joint
was formed, and that arm is as strong
and flexible as the other. This is Il
rough story, but all the medical faculty
of San Francisco took it, and we suppose
we will have to do so. What comes
next?-C0Lusd S4n.
Year: 1873

THE LEGIsIATURE.--This body meets
one week from Monday next. In neither
house has any of the three parties a ma
jority-the Republicans preponderate in
the Senate, the Independents in the House
while each Of the three parties have in
the neigbborhood of forty votes on joint
ballot. Unless, therefore, compromise
of some kind is entered into, a great deal
Of delay will ensue in effecting the legis-
latlve organization. 1t occurs to us that
this matter may as well be settled in the
beginning as to wait until score or more
of useless ballots have been taken, for it
has got to come to that in the end. 1t
should be made, too, without reference to
the Senatorial struggle soor to follow;
each question should BE decided for itself.


The Union, which affects to see railroad
in everything, says that the programme
/ Of the railroad, (that is, the epublicans,)
is to give up everything to secure Boruck
for Clerk. 1t may be that the Republic
ans are prepared to make some sacrifices
to retain one who has proved himself an
efficient officer. But those who know
that the proprietors of the Union have
personal spite against Boruck, which
manifested itself heretofore by cutting off
of its exchange list Boruck's paper, the
SPIRIT Of the Times, will be inclined to
believe that this assertion is made through
pure malice, and by raising the cry of
RAILROAD" which proved so effective in
the late campaign, injure Mr.. Boruck's
chances by arraying against him the an
ti-railroad element Of all parties in the
Legislature. Such a course of procedure
is second nature to the Union. If there
is not ''single out and out friend of the
railroad" elected to the Legislature, as
the Union asserted directly after the Sep
tenn Der election, what hope can can the
railroad" have of carrying out such
programme The Union stands con-
victed Of falsehood by its own showing.


We think the organization of the Leg
islature will have to be effected by union
of Democrats and Republicans, without
consultation with the Dolly Warden ele-
ment. Their organ advises them not to
caucus with either party, and their plat
form releases them from being bound by
any action caucus of their party may
take. If this course is adopted, the DEM
ocrats can take the organization of one
House, the Republicans of the other and
legislation move along unchecked.
Year: 1873

General Pollock, Superintendent of the
Philadelphia mint, is still here and will
probably investigate the charges made
against General La Grange. As sort
of preliminary to this duty he preached
last night in DR.. Stones church before
the American Tract Union. He had a
large audience and is very pleasant
known what time the investigation into
the mint affairs will begin, possibly it is
going on now, for the whole business has
taken the air Of secresy from The first.


Weather clear and warm. Business
generally pretty fair and lots of new
buildings going up in the western and
southern parts Of the city. D.
Year: 1873

THE preminm on gold is now less than
at any time since the closing OF the rebel
lion. 1t is so small that only the very
slightest effort on the part of the Govern
ment will be necessary to effect a return
to specie payments 1t bids fair to be
one of the first matters attended to by
Congress, which meets in the early part
of next month.
Year: 1873

IT is reported that there are no pro-
visions in Utah for the care of the in
sane, separate from the ordinary prison
confinement and that one insane person
has been confined in the city prison of
Salt Lake for thirteen years. This is
probably the reason emotional insanity is
not So favorite disease in that section
as in the more civilized world.
Year: 1873

A MAN summoned to serve as Grand
Juror offered to excuse himself lately in
San Jose as having done the State some
service as militiaman, but Judge Pay ne
told him that was no excuse. But the
man got off upon showing that the least
tobacco smoke in the grand jury room
would disable him from duty, by start
ing the phthisic in him.
Year: 1873

THE proverbial uncertainty of the law
has been curiously illustrated at Chicago.
A prisoner was brought up on a charge of
burglary, and by advice of his counsel
pleaded guilty. The States Attorney,
however, stated his belief that the man
was innocent and declined to prosecute,
and the Judge ordered mis- discharge.
Year: 1873

THE Montantdn of October 23d learns
that the snow is as deep on the Boulder
and Big Hole Mountains as any time last
Wiater-six feet at New Willow Creek
mines, and ten feet at the head of South
Boulder.
Year: 1873

THE moving of bog in Galway, Ire
land, it is feared, will submerge the town
of .Dunmore owing to the late heavy
rains. The cavity formed by the large
mass Of the moving bog is a mile in
length and half mile in breadth.
Year: 1873

HoME-Thc home should belong to
the wife. She should plan the house, ar.
range the furniture. lay out the garden,
and order all the details. She knows
from experience better than her husband
can possibly do, what arrangement best
conduces to her housekeeping convenience.
u. u. would be just as absurd for her to un.
house, and to plan rneAiesa., q. bis ware.
pigeon holes Of his counting.room as for
him to divine from his omniscence the
most convenient spot for her cupboard.
In the same manner, if trees are to be cut
down, or left standing, or flower beds to
be laid out around the hcnse, her taste
should be consulted first, for the sight of
these things must delight or chafe her all
day long, while they are of very little
practical consequence to the husband in
the evening, which is his chief time at
home. Again the homestead should be-
long to the wife 10 fee simple. She has
right to the nest in which she rears her
young, she ought to be assured that it can
never be torn from her by those reverses
of fortune, to which in this country, al


are so liable Women all feel this


though they are apt to lack the courage


to say it and if their comfort and con


veniencc were once made paramount a


home, if they were quite certain that th'


spot to which they are so often advised tt
conline their aspirations really belonged II
them, and were wholly within their con
troll. they would gladly assume the respon
sibiity and strive with greater .alacrit
then they do now to force their husband
> to acknowledge the ability Of their gen
cralship, and to appreciate the delights
! home -Harper's Basr.
Year: 1873

sound banks would be glad to resume
specie payment. A few mush.oomy
banks might not be able to stand, but no
one would regret their loss. He thought
the Republican party had done much
toward advancing national prosperity and
the work ofspecie payment was the only
one not attempted 1t would be an hon.
or when this dark cloud of greenbacks
was swept away. He hoped soon to pre-.
sent a bill providing for the return to
specie payment.
Year: 1873

And yet how few such persons there are.
Is there not here nn opening for many q
woman, who does not like, or is not IS not
fitted to teach, who cannot write or sew,
who il unwilling to encounter the drnd'
gerry of housework in the home of a
stranger but wishes TO support herself
10 an honorable manner.


Woman's peculiar gift, her qiet step.
her tender hand. her gentle voice, her
patient waiting, all fit her for such val
ued service


As trained physicians, women have at.
tanned an honorable position. 1t is said
that there are more than three hundred
female physicians in full medical practice
in this country. There are many women
who have neither time nor means to ac-
quire full medical education, and who
could easily be trained. even under ju-
dicious physician to fill honorably the po.
sition Of nurse And do we not need
such even moro than physicians? ? and
who can doubt that such class well
trained, and reliable would share honor
and competence with the medical prac.
toner.


We wish it were possible for all young
girls to be trained to some knowledge Of
the general rules for the management OF
sick rooms aud sufferiOg patients. 1t
would add much to their usefulness, much
to their peace of mind when called upon
to watch alone by the bed side Of some
dearly beloved one, whose very life may
hang upon their judicious carc.--Thcrt
is one little book that contains in small
space more practical hints to the novice
in the sick room than any other that il
has ever been my good fortune to see.
1t is called What to do till the doctor
comes" and should be in every house
where its sensible suggestians could be a
once consulted. Much suffering could b'
avoided, aud many precious life nigh
be saved by knowing just what to do il
the interval that must usually elapse be
fore a physician can arrive.
Year: 1873

but if the working men would devise a
feasible plan, he thought he could aid 10
"aetualizing" it. Unsatisfactory as this
must have been to the deputation, we are
much afraid that it is nearly all that can
be said ut the present momcnt. If Con-
gress can restore confidence, and nulock
money. and free large firms from their
cmbarrassments, capital and labor will
very soon revert to their old relations


But Congress has no Aladdin's lamp; it
must obey immutahle laws, like all the
rest Of US. Still, we quite agree with the
working men that Congress should, with.
out loss Of time, make some attempt to
deal with the present difficulties. The
Legislatures of the States must not oe too
niggardly in making appropriations for
needful public works. The general pub.
lie should try by all means to strengthen
the best of the existing organized chari.
ties, so as TO enable them to meet the
inevitable demands Of winter. As for
"strikes," it is impossible to hear Of them
now with any patience. Capital is NOT
at fault it is not the enemy of the work.
ing man. We are all suffering from q
common misfortune, and we must no,
with insane limitations Of the miserable
class warfarcs and jealousies Of Europe.
Year: 1873

DIPPING THE HAND INTO MOLTEN
IRoN.-The thing has been done over and
over again, observed DR.. Carpenter in a
recent lecture, that a man has gone and
held his hand in stream of molten iron,
and has done it without the least injury;
all that is required is to have his hand
moist, and if his hand is dry, he has
only to dip it in water, and he may hold
his hand for certain time in that stream
of molten iron, without receiving any
injury whatever. This was exhibited
publicly at meeting of the British AS
sociation at Ipswich many years ago. 1t


is one of the miracles of science, so to
speak. They are perfectly credible to
scientific men, because they know the
principle upon which it happens, and that
principle is familiar to you all, that if
you throw drop Of water upon hot iron,
the water retains its spherical form and
does not spread upon it and wet it. Va
por is brought to that condition by intense
heat, that it forms n sort of film, or at
mosphere, between the hand and the hot
iron, and for time the atmosphere is not
too hot to be perfectly bearable. There
are n number of these miracles of science
which we believe, however incredible at
first sight they may appear, because they
can be brought to the test of experience
and can be at any time reproduced under
the necessary conditions. Houdin, the
conjurer, in his very interesting autobiog-
raphy-a little book l would really rec
ommend to any of you who are interested
in the study of the workings of the mind.
Houdin tells you that he himself tried this
experiment after good deal of persua-
sion and he says that the sensation of
emersing his hand in this molten metal
was like handling liquid velvet.