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Year: 1872

Fort Laramie.


THE SCENE OF THE TRAGEDY.


Here they paused to rest, and here,
in deep canon. walled by lofty rocks,
and lonely in immemorial, gloomy soli-
tude, the doomed man was persuaded to
take a monday sleep, from which the
waking was to be more terrible than the
most guilty dream. Drugged by liquor
which the other had given him in SEEM
ing convivial banter before he slept, the
doomed traitor awoke to find himself
SECURELY CHAINED, HAND, FOOT AND
NECK. TO A GREAT ROCK.


while before him, with eyes afame with
rage, stood the nro.norwrv 1rou "oFrsvS.-
so long and patiently for this atonement.
cat first, relates Western correspond
ent of the Philadelphia Press, repeating
the story 1.-the bound wretch thought it
was some rough joke practicing upon
his courage, and returned the glare of
his partners eye with a CHASTITY smile
but when the partner produced from his
pocket the midwinter letter, and read it
deliberately word by word to the hollow
echoes of the gloomy canon. the smile
disappeared in look of death S despair.
He confessed ALL and asked to be shot,
but the brother had another fate in store
for his victim. Coolly encamping by
the rock. he sat down


TO SEE HIS PARTNER sTARvE TO-DEATH.


On the third day the ill-fated man
signed the deed bequeathing all his prop
erty to the injured girl, and the brother
attached a fictitious name as witness of
the instrument, by the terms of which
he was made the executor of his part
ner's estate He then wrote letters say
ing he had fallen very i'll of fever on the
plains, and if he did not recover these
letters would be delivered by his beloved
partner. All this the infuriated brother
compelled the man to do, and then quiet
ly awaited the end.


DAY BY DAY THE PARTNER GREW WEAKER,
and the brother gloated over his misery
often reading to him the letter" So
chained to the rock. suffering untold
tortures of hunger and thirst, and with
the mocking cries of his executioner anc
the words of that letter ringing alternate
ly in his ears, this modern Prometheus
who had profaned the divine fire of friend
ship, dwindled to skeleton in his fet
tiers, and on the nlnun uay


DIED IN DELICIOUS TORRENTS.


1.-The avenger," concludes this strik
ing story, latter burying his victim
corpse in the sand, directed his journe,
to St Louis. There he gave out tha
his partner had died while on his wa,
through the Rocky Mountains. and i
, proof of the assertion delivered the let
tiers. The will was also proved, and tn
girl became the dead mans heir. Tw
, years afterward the brother was shot b
, Indians, and before he died


CONFESSED WHAT HE HAD DONE.


Some hunters visited the place an
| dug up the skeleton, around the nee


of which still was found the chain b
r which the man when living had bee
a fastened to the fatal rock. The spot
: still pointed out to travellers, and th
q tale told of how the brother day aftt
o day ate his meals in the presence of b
5 wretched prisoner, but would not giy
$ him so much as crumb. or cup of W;
r ter to quench his thirst"
Year: 1872

Carriages without horses shall go,
And accidents fill the world with woe.
Around the world thoughts shall fly
In the twinkling Of an eye.
Water shall still more wonders do
Now strange-shall yet be true.
The world upside down shall be,
And gold be found at root of tree.
Through hills men shall ride,
And no horse, or ass be at his side.
Under water men shall walk
Shall ride, shall sleep, shall talk.
In the air men shall be seen,
In white. in black, in green.
Iron in the water shall float,


AS easy as wooden boat.


Gold shall be found-and found
In land that's not now known.
Fire and water shall wonders do,
England shall at last admit Jew.
The world to an end shall come,
In eighteen hundred eighty one.
Year: 1872

The Portland Star has plan for COM
pleting the Washington Monument. 1t
is that every applicant for Office under
the national Government be required to
lay one stone on that pile until it is
completed, and that no application can
be considered until it is endorsed by
the superintendent of that heap of stones.
Then the monument would be a truly
representative structure and would be
finished forthwith"
Year: 1872




Both houses of the Maryland Legislature
nave appointed a joint committee to bring the
subject OF ship canal across the peninsula of
Maryland and Delaware before the general
government, to ask detail from the tOpOgraph-
lcal engineers to survey the route tor the same.
ana determine the cost of construction and to
communicate with the Governor of Delaware
upon the subject, for the purpose Of procuring
the active cooperation Of the Legislature of
that State. 1t will be remembered that the
national commercial convention, which sat in
TINS city In September last, passed resolutions
declaring that such work was of national i'm
portance, and especially desirable in the
Interests of the West, the South, Southwest
and Northwest, by lessening the distance to
European ports aud to New England for the
export OF cereals and provisions, tobacco, cot
ton and all other products, and for all importa-
tons to meet the requirements Of the con-
sumption of those vast regions.


The convention also adopted resolution
that Congress be memorialized 20 direct sur
vey to be made for the proposed improvement,
the great interests of the country, that the
canal shall be constructed. As indicated by
Senator Earl when he suggested the Joint
committee appointed as above by the Maryland
Legs lature, the proposed route by the ship
canal would place us very many miles nearer
the capeS than the present one; after reaching
which vessel goes up the coast many more
miles before laying her course for Europe or
Boston. lie referred also to the difficulty of
navigation of the capes, which would be avoid
ed. BY the proposed canal route Baltimore
would be within S5 or 100 miles of the ocean,
instead OF lS5, as present, SO that the advan-
tage In distance would be a saving of this
difference, as well as all the miles up the coast
to either the ports Of Europe, New York or
Boston. The gain is thus estimated in the
resolution of the commercial convention at SO
miles and it may be more.


| In order to make this canal the Sassafras
river upon which there is now a depth of some
seven feet, can, the engineers state, be easily
deepened to twenty-five feet, there then re
naming distance for through cut of only
twenty miles, making the canal thirty two
miles only. There is said to be an admirable
harbor on the Delaware side, at one Of the
points suggested as the Delaware terminus oi
the canal. Congress is only at present asked
! to exercise power which it has uniformly ex
erclsed, to order surveys to be made to ascertain
whether any work of National importance can
be constructed, and how it will: ::conduce to the
public interests. If the survey should turn out
to be practicable and valuable, it will remain
for Congress to act upon the subject in the
interest of the whole country, and with regard
to the general welfare and advantage. The
great West and the South are specially interest
ed in the matter, as Baltimore is the nearest
port for the South and South west, and part ot
the Central and Northwest, to the Atlantic
ocean. The difference in favor of Baltimore il
this particular is very great, and the proposed
canal will make it still greater.
Year: 1872

AN ADRoIT REPRooF.-A presiding elder
of the United Brethren Church was preaching
IN Minnesota, and was much annoyed by per.
sons talking and laughing. He paused, looked
at the disturbers, and said : am aIwavs
afraid to reprOve those who misbehave in
church In the early part OF ny ministry I
made great mistake. As was preaching, a
young man who sat before me was constantly


laughing, talking, aud almost continually
making uncouth grimaces. | paused and ad-
mlnlstered a severe rebuke. After the close
OF the service, one of the official members came
and said to me: Brother you made a great
mistake That young man whom you reproved
is an idiot. Since then have always been
afraid to reprove those who misbehave in
church, lest should repeat the mistake, and
reprove another idiot" During the rest or the
service, at least, there was good order.
Year: 1872

A SAD TRAPEzE AccIDENr.-The most re.
cent trapeze accident is that of Mile. Geral.
dine, young woman whose performances have
often received great applause. The girl was
practicing, with Mr.. Leopold, the prodigious
fight through the air from the dress circle to
a trapeze hanging from the ceiling near the
stage, and when in mid air she loosened her
grasp and was precipitated with immense force
upon the footlights. She was taken up man
gled and bleeding, and was not expected to
survive. This horrible affair, which occurred
at the Union Park Theatre, New York, took
place at rehearsal.
Year: 1872

A paper having been asked, "What is the
best thing to prevent the development of n.y.
drophobia in doGs?" replies that if the dog
gets water enough, it is pretty certain he can {
have the disease, The safest way to insure
him an abundance Of this indispensable fluid
is to anchor him in about seven feet of water
so that his head will be from eighteen to
twenty inches below the surface.
Year: 1872

Very little attention has been paid to the cul-
ture of the cranberry in this country, hence but
comparatively little has been written on this
subject. K. w. Shaw, Of Massachusetts,, has
recently supplied some practical hints as to the
character of soil and mode of culture best cal
culated to secure success. Cranberries contain
large lropOrtiOn of water. This the root
must supply, and for this reason, particularly,
the plants do best on swampy, peaty soil. Mr..
Shams idea is to select peat swamp cleared
OF turf and roots, and Sanded from two to four


inches deep, so that the root of the vines will
reach the peat The sand will stop the growth
OF grass and weeds, and protect the berries
from frost. This, in a nutshell, comprehends
the whole secret Of cranberry culture, so far as
it is known, and on which such great fortunes
have been made. All swampy lands are not
equal or alike in fertility. Swamps may be
found of soapy looking white clay which would
be worthless for cranberrics. To succeed well
there must not only be constant moisture to
the roots, but it must be in a nutritious soil
1t has been found that swamps naturally
rich from leaf mould, or decayed wood,
moss, peat, etc, are the very best for cranber
ries. In the East the great profits of the bust
ness have induced farmers to fertiliZe clay
swamps with artificial manures in order to
raise the fruit; but this process is found TO
feed or favor the cranberry worm in great num-
berS, so that the crop Is destroyed. As to
profits, they are immense. The right kind of
a swan will ordinarily produce, with proper
cultivation, four hundred barrels Of berries to
the acre ; and at the low price of $l2 per bar
rel the income is 81, 800 per acre. This amount
of money seems impossible from any species
of farming. 1t cannot be made on strawber-
res or any other fruit, vegetable or grain crop.
But it is the truth, as proved in the State of
New Jersey, and it has raised the price of
swamp lands, supposed to be worthless, from
$l5 per acre (the price of COW pasture) up to
thousands of dollars per acre. 1t is not the
farming that does it, because after the ground
is cleared, sanded and set in vines it costs no
more than to tend field of onions or potatoes,
but it is the particular swamp land.
Year: 1872

Facts form line of argument in the de-
bated question of the possibility of settling
the northwest, that is very hard to set
aside. As people proved triumphantly that
steamships could not cross the ocean at the
very time that steamships did cross the
ocean, so it has been proved by talking of
ga climate too far north" and suppositl-
tious poor country" that the new North
west would never be settled. In fact there
are Bourbons yet mouthing and penning
on the subject, like the traditional noun.
taineer who is still voting for Jackson.
But the answer to these iossilized reason
ers, is found in the living facts that there
are settlements between here and the Red
River, containing hundreds OF people who
have come to stay; who have opened farms
and raised splendid crops; who have built
towns with all the appliances, and convent
ences of our complex modern civilization
and whose numbers are being added t
by every train from the east. The case i:
beyond cavil, argument or doubt. 1t |:
now simply question for the map makers
the census takers, the statisticans an(
politicians, the merchants and manufacture
ers, the emigrants of two hemispheres, th
railroad combinations, the tax list and tn
"year book of facts" So let us have dom
with debating the possibility or probabilit..
of settling the New Northwest.
Year: 1872

The sloop Vixen, Captain Livingston, is laid up
for the season, at the residence Of her owner, ct
Staten Island. The Vixen was the winner OF the
first class sloops In the Atlantic Regatta In June,
also in the regatta OF the New York Yacht Club,
also OF the Subscription Cup at Newport in August
beating the Oracle and other crack sloops In all
these races.


The open sloop yachts Mary G. Campbell and
Cruiser, both OF the Harlem Yacht Club are
matched to sail ten miles to windward and back
on Saturday, starting rom OF Frank Bates South
Branch Hotel The steamer Pope Catlin will leave
Harlem early Saturday morning, make q call at
Frank Bates and then accompany the race Joe
Morris is to sail the Campbell


The schooner yacht Dreadnought took turn
outside the Hook yesterday, In order to try her
sails and rigging, preparatory for the ocean race
next Thursday.


The yacnt Peerless, NY.Y.C., Mr.. Maxwell, from
Ktmballs Island, passed the HERALD Telegraph
Station at Whitestone yesterday afternoon, en-
route for New York.
Year: 1872

The judges finally announced that me meta,
Sophia and W. I. Lee had won the pennants instheir
respective classes. m,


The race having been satisfactorily decided the
yachtsmen set to work at the other part OF the
tertainment, and did immense execution In the
chOwder line. The refreshments combined clam
and fish chowder, roast clans and lager. There
was good deal of talk about the respective merits
of the Lee and Meteor; and an attempt was made
to get up match to be sailed the same afternoon;
but half an hours talk on the subject ended in
smoke. The festivities were kept up until about
five p. M, when the yachtsmen returned to their
boats and started for home heartily pleased with
the Wlnd-up OF the season.
Year: 1872

At seven O'Clock last evening the barn OF Colonel
George Brown, In the village OF Middietown staten
Island. was burned to the ground, and four VAIN
able horses and one COW were roasted to death
Year: 1872

During distress God comes; and when
he comes it is no more distress Gallo
Poycrb.


What VIC act has its consequences on
earth; what we think has its consequent
ccs in heaven.


1t is one of the beautiful compensations
of this life that no one can sincerely try
to help another without helping himself


If fmen would but hate themselves as
they do their neighbors. it would be a
good step toward loving their neighbors
as they do themselves.
1t happens often enough when l turn a
thought over suddenly. as you did that
five cent piece the other day. that it reads
differently on its two sides. %. w
Holmes.
Year: 1872

To the question often asked young
men as to why thsy do not marry. we
sometimes hear the reply. Il am not
able to support a wife, In one case
in three perhaps this may be SO but as
general thing. the true reply would be,
Il am not able to support the style in
which think my wife ought to live


In this again we see false view Of
marriage-a locking to an appearance in
the world, instead of union with low
iug woman for her own sake. There are
very few men of industrious habits, who
cannot maintain wife, if they are will
ing to live economically, and without
reference to the opinion of the world.
The great evil is. they are not content
to begin life humbly, to retire together
into an obscure position, and together
work their way in the world-he by in
dusiry in his calling. and she by dis
pensing with prudence the money that
he earns But they must stand out and
attract the attention of others by iine
houses and fine clothes.
Year: 1872

convicted of murder in the sx degree
sentenced to be hung. aud hung.
Previous to his execution he confessed
HE guilt. He said that Parkman had
called on him. demanded his money,
! and when he could not get it used Some
insulting epilhet which reused Webster,
and that in moment Of wild passion lac
struck MIN on the head with piece of
grape vine, causing instant death Not
daring to acknowledge the terrible act
and take the consequences. he had sought
to dispose of the body in the manner al
ready described.


Massachusetts. by this stern vindica-
tion of violated law twenty two years
ago. won reputation at home and
abroad which has done her Infinite SER
vice. Human life is regarded there as
sacred thing. The murderer. no matter
who or what he may be, is tried. CON
victed aud executed. and Bostonians
would "a soon think of blowing up Bun
keI Hill Monument as of allowing a
criminal of the Stokes stanp to miss
wearing a hemp cravat.
Year: 1872

A case recently tried before the Clom-
mel (lrish) Assizes was brought to a sin
gular and novel termination by tho pre-.
siding judge. The parties in ;;'c case
were young man ard young woman.,
both of whom claimed possession of ru-
raj property, one by virtue of an ancient
lease, and the other under will They
were in court for the purpose of giving
their testimony, when bright idea oc.
curred to the judge, who interrupted the
case to say:


at Just strikes me that there is
pleasant and easy way to terminate this
law suit. The plaintiff appears to be
respectable young man, and this Is
very nice young woman Laugh,er.
They can both get married and live hap
Py on this farm. If they SO on with
law proceedings i: will be all FILTERED
away, between the lawyers. who. am
sure, are not unsallant enough to wish
the marriage may not come Of"


The young lady. on being interrogat-
ed, blushed, and said she was quite vii,
ling to marry the plaintiff. The later,
on being asked if he would wed the
Young woman, gallantly responded.
Most undoubtedly. The Judge re-
marked that the suggestion had occurred
to him by instinct on seeing tho young
couple. A verdict was consequently
entered for plaintiff or condition of his
promise to marry defendant within two
rnonths, a stay of execution being put
on the verdict till the marriage ceremony
is completed. The counsel gave the
young lady such an unmerciful "chaff-
ing on her consent. which many in
court thought should have been first
obtained from plaintiff, that she left the
court ir tears.
Year: 1872

How COFFEE WAS DISCOVERED
Toward the middle of the 10Th century
a poor Arab was travelling in Abyssin.
mia, and finding himself weak and weary
from fatigue he stopped near a grove.
Being in want of fuel, he cut down a
tree which happened to be covered with
dried berries. His meal being cooked
and eaten, the traveller discovered that
these half burned berries were fragrant.
lie collected number Of these, and on
their aroma increased to great extent.


While wondering at this, he accidently
let fall the substance into a can which
contained his scanty supply of vate-.
Lo, what miracle? The almost putrid
liquor was instantly purified; he brought
it to his lips, it was fresh and agreeable.
and in a moment after the traveller had
so far recovered his strength and energy
as 20 be able to resume his iourney The
lucky Arab gathered as many berries as
he couM, and having arrived at Alden.
in Arabia, he Informed the Muiti Of his
discovery. That worthy dive was all
inveterate opium smoker, who hal been
suffering for years from the influence of
that poisonous drug. He tried an infl-
sion of roasted berries and was so de-
lighted at the recovery of his former-vig
or, that in gratitude to the tree he called
it canuah, which in Arab signifies force.
And this is the manner in which coffee
was discovered
Year: 1872

An eccentric individual died in Massa-
chusetts lately. who believed his body
could be put to better use than slumber-
ing in the ground He accordingly made
will bequeathing tito Professor Agas-
siz and o. w. Holmes, of Harvard Uni
versity, on condition that it should be
prepared in the most scientific manner
and placed in the museum of anatomy.
Two drum heads are to be made of his
skin. On one is to be written Pope's
Universal Prayer; on the other the
Declaration of Independence The air
Yankee Doodle is to be beat every
17lh of June, at the foot of Banker Hill
monument.
Year: 1872

While several other large cities have fur
nished free fountains where all may quench
their thirst with pure water, no attempt, so far
as we remember, has heretofore been made
to supply this great want in New Orleans.
During the long season of heat every one
has Thousand times felt the need Of it, and
our readers will be gratiied to learn that
our eAterprising and active neighbor Is
about to furnish pure cold water for the
people free Of charge.


The fountain now being constructed by
the Louisiana Savings Bank, No. 81 Camp
street, will not only be useful but very
ornamental. 1t is to be placed under the
north window, where a silver plated spring
faucet will project from the wall, f1anked
on each side by cups chained to the struc-
variegated Italian marble, the basin being
in the shape of a shell, sculptured by one of
our best artists. Ice-cold water will flew
from the fountain. Inside the bank is a
reservoir having seventy-five feet of pipe
coiled around the inside, and which will be
filled with ice each morning, cooling the
water for the day. Tin-lined pipe is used
throughout and the work has been done in
the best manner under the superintendent
of Mr.. Daniel McKendrick, plumber.


The peoples day at the Fair Grounds.
Champion base ball match of Louisiana.
Dancing from to 10 P. M.
Year: 1872

A beautiful and valuable gold watch hav-
ing been presented by gentleman to Rev
Father Hegarty, he conceived the idea of
putting it up for rattle. The tickets have
been sold SO rapidly that the drawing will
take place this evening, at five o'clock, at
Father Jeremiah Moypihan's schoolhouse.
The party winning the watch will have the
privilege of exchanging it, on the spot, for
500 in currency. Parties desirous of trying
their luck in good cause can do so at the
schoolhouse up to the hour OF the drawing
Year: 1872

Goldsmith Maid won the race at EXPOSITION
Park, Cincinnati. Friday, the time being PIG,
2.l72 and III. la the first two heats Lucy
was not more than a hall second behind her.
The track was little heavy in consequence Of
rain yesterday.
Year: 1872

Unless its effects are counteracted by that
pure vegetable tome and antiS-ptic SozoDOST
No bodily disease can impair them il this an
tidote to all corrosive elements that act upon
the enamel is regularly applied.
Year: 1872

EXCITEMENT.-La,t evening a dog fight
created considerable excitement on the lower
side of second street. between Market and
King. Seeing a small crowd collected to watch
the fray, Others rushed to the spot under the
impression that something serious was occur
ring. The crowd was Increased until nea rly
the whole street was filled. 4 general laugh
was raised when th,. ca,sc OF the commot ION
WAS asceTtalurd.