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Year: 1872

Bishop Persico, who was on the
steamer Virgo, bound from New York
to Savannah, on her last trip, made q
most remarkable escape during the
prevalence of storm. He had left the
supper table just before the vessel was
struck by heavy wave, and endeavor-
ed to pass along the deck to the state
room cabin lie had not proceeded far
before ne was Jared off his feet, slip
ped, and fell headlong and PROSTATE
directly through the railing, his head,
shoulders, and q portion of his, chest,
hanging over the vessels side. With
spasmodic effort he threw his arm
around post, but had no power to
help himself up. There he hung
shouting for succor, his strength fail
ing, and his eyes staring down into
what seemed must inevitably be his
watery grave. Seconds then appeared
to him like hours, and another moment
would have exhausted his strength; but
his cries were heard, and the venerable
prelate was Tbs6tfed; His escape was
truly marvellous. - CharJeSto,a..C Courier;
October 29tb
Year: 1872

The eye in the lancelet and the hag
is of the simplest form, consisting of a
nerve termination coated with black
pigment, and capable only of perceiv-
ing the presence of light. In young
lampreys, while they remain buried in
the sand, the eyes are very minute and
undeveloped; but when they reach the
adult period these organs are deyel-
oped to an average size. In the major
lty of fishes the eyes are admirably
adapted to the purposes of vision in
water, and In the four-e eyed fish of
South America not only are the eyes
very perfect, but they are also divided
INTO an upper and lower portion, giving
them the appearance of two pupils and
enabling the fish to pursue its prey
when out of as well as under the water.
In the cattishes the greatest variety is
found IN the size and arrangement Of
the visual organs, from the large ewes
on the sides to minute ones placed on
the upper surface of the head. Tn
some OF the members of this family
they are SO buried under the skin or en-
cased folds of cartilage as to be of but
little or no use.-ScTjbner'S 1LopthIy.
Year: 1872

and Sub-Treasury building was for a
long time exposed to fierce flames and
smoke, but was scarcely scorehed. This
massive fire proof structure saved the
Boston Morning Post building directly
opposite, and helped greatly in prevent
ing the fire from reaching State street.
The old South Church also escaped,
though several times given up for lost.
The costly and beautiful Transcript
building, and Currier and Trott's jew
elry establishment on the opposite cor
ner OF Milk street, were burned. The
Eastern Express Office was saved, though
reported at one time as burned.
Year: 1872

PRINTING REFORMS-OPPOSiTION OF THE KING


TO STATE ECONOMY-TRIUMPH OF REFORM


TRS AND DEMOCRATs-DEFEAT OF THE GEN


ERAL RAILROAD LAW-PR0SPECT OF THE


PHIL ADELPHIA BILL.


fFROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THB TRiBUNEl !


TRENTON, March 26.-The Ring Republicans
have little TO he proud their action the printing
reports this morning They did their utmost TO defeat
the reform recommended by the majority report OF the
Printing Committee leaving the Reform Republicans
and the Democrats 10 defend the interests OF the tax
pavers duty which they performed in most praise
worthy manner Soon after the opening OF the session.
Nj Parker called up the two reports which had been
made the special order and moved that the majority
port be read and adopted. For incOmprehensi0e
reason the Clerk began read the white washing minor
iy report The Ring tactics begun by MI Fisher
OF Brunsw moving that both reports be referred
10 the old Joint Committee Printing. The speaker
decided that be done until at least part
OF the majority report had been read. The majority re-
port wac read, and Mr. Parker renewed Ills motion
OF adoption Mr.. Carse moved that the MI
nority report be adopted Il substitute. Mr.
Parker took floor and made forcible and convincing
speech In favor OF reform In printing rates. He WAS
not aware that the printers had claims on the
State than other artisans mechanics He did not
know why the state should snbsdze newspapers which
would de a natural death left to support themselves


He proposed 10 show that the newspapers were Te'poh


be for the high rate. which had been paid for printing
The Question OF reform was in sense partisan One
,,cs,se no Marty only but the whole people were de-


1dng better economy. The Press, Ike other callngs
was composed partly Of bOues and pacty o dsLohes'
Year: 1872

Full returns from the town elections in West
chester County could be obtained last night but the
following table, compiled after careful survey OF the
field gives the result nearly as could be ascertained
of the for Supervisor in the various towns except
Year: 1872

In 1880 Greelrev left Poultney, and
after sojourning a year around Lake
Erie, and working in various printing
Offices, turned his steps toward tie city
of New York, where he arrived in the
early morning of Aug II, 1881, tall,
slender, pale, ungainly, his entire stock
of this worlds goods consisting of a
shabby summer suit, very small bundle
tied up IN pocket hankerchief, aud
ten dollar bill, the whole ready cash in
cluded, being dear at $40 And now
this raw country lad, without an ae-
quaintance in the great metropolis,
commenced search for work at the art
preservatve of all arts Up and down
the stairs of printing Offices he went, In
most instances a single side glance at
his shambliug figure being enough to
bring out in growing tones, We've no
work for youi" However forbiding in
other respects, the countenance and
voice of the tall, thin lad ought have
satisfied those to whom he applied for
chance at the case or the press thas
though he might be poor printer he
was neither liar nor rogue And yet,
so keen an observer of men as the late
David Hale, then of the Journal of G. M
merce, did not hesitate to tell poor Gree.
ley that he was runaway apprentice,
and ne pretty thoroughly frightened him
| by threatening his arrest on the spot


At length after visiting more printing
Offices than he had previously supposed
the whole country contained, and just as
he was eating up his last shilling at a
cheap lodging house, he, following the
direction of sotse young Irishmeu whom
he accidentally met, found snail job of
work which, as be afterward ascertained,
was so difficult OF execution, and was paid
for at such low rates, tha, other printers
had refused to do it; and so it fell into
the hands Of the comparatively inexperi
enced Green Mountain apprentice.
Year: 1872

There are three ways to sweep car
pet-oue right and two wrong ways
One wrong way is to hold the broom
nearly in front of the operator, with the
handle inclined backward toward him,
then press down as forward thrust is
given, throwing the heaviest dirt bali
way across the room, while the light
PARTICLES are sent whirling about, cover
ing, as they settle, every article of furn
ture.


Another wrong way to sweep carpet
is to move the broom forward with
heavy, drawing stroke, by which the
material to be removed is pressed into
the capet rather than worked gently
along on the surface IF either of these
wrong ways is adopted, the broom will
wear out the carpet more than it is worn
by the occupants of the dwelling. When
sweeper collects a dust pan full of the
nap of the carpet every time it is swept,
a new one will soon be required.


The right way to sweep is to incline
the handle little forward, then give a
light drawing stroke, allowing the broom
to hardly touch the carpet. Not one
half the weight of the broom should be
allowed to press on the carpet, as the
dirt is moved forward. Let the dirt be
moved and rolled along very lightly. II
generous supply of tea grounds. small
bits of wet paper, or clean aud wet saw
dust can be spread over the carpet before
the sweeping is commenced, all the 6ue
dirt will adhere to the wet material. A
little smart woman who is a terror to
dirt will frequently hurl it about the
room as if it were impelled by a whirl-
wind, aud when the the task is ended her
dust pan will contain scarcely enough to
pay for sweeping. But by using good
broom, having long, elastic prush, aud
touching the carpet very lightly, it will
scarcely require the strength of child
to sweep large parlor in few minutes.
Scarcely one housekceper in fifty under
stands how to sweep carpet correctly
Puat Home.
Year: 1872

the work of excretion, the lungs are ever
ready to assist in working off the impur-
tiles. But whenever the lungs are
obliged to perform this extra service,
they cannot do as well as the skin They
are obliged to work off Impurities which
do not belong to their department, aud
so they take Oh a morbid condition, and
the excretions are so changed in charac
ter as to become offensive.


Three persons out of every four whose
bad breath comes from their lungs, can
cure themselves or mitigate the nuisance,
by washing themselves all over with
strong soap and water, and following this
by the vigorous use of rough towels every
day for month, and exercising at least
once day till there is free perspiration.
By this time the impurities which, should
escape through the skin have free escape
in their natural course, and the lungs re.
turn to their own proper work. and the
disasreeable odor disappears.


In a small proportion of the cases in
which bad breath comes from the lungs,
the difficulty is foul condition of the
system, not dependent upon the condi.
tion of the skin. In such cases the whole
system must be cleansed before the bad
breath can be removed.
Year: 1872

From this floor until the fifth story of
that damp, dirty aud wretched tenement
was reached, the scene was the same.


These are the homes to which the
Italian children are brought 1t is stated
that the Consul General De Lucca has
long been cognizant of this infamous traf
fc, and that he has made every effort in
his power to reform the abuse.
Year: 1872

and after commenting upon the beauty
of his children, tells the infatuated parent
that his boys should be sent at once to
America, where they must in time be
come rich" There are no poor in Ameri-
ca" "The children should go when
young, so that they may grow up with
the people aud the better acquire the
language" "None are too young or too
old to 90 to America"


Such are few Of the articles adopted
to induce the parents to entertain favor
ably the unnatural proposition which the
agent next makes. The father, finally
convinced, stammers out regret that
poverty prevents him from going to this
Ell Dorado or from sending his children
thther


The agent then offers to take the child
rem to America, and to pay $40 or $50 to
the father upon his signing an indenture
abandoning all claims upon them. Often
the agent promises the parent Sl00 at the
end OF one year, aud SO defrauds him out
of his infamous "head money" Instances
have come to the knowledged of lawyer
in this city where three small children
were thus indentured for four years ser,
vice for Sl00


After the agent has collected a suf6-
cient number of children they are all sup
piled with musical instruments, and the
trip, on foot, through Switzerland aud
France begins. They are generally ship
ped to Genoa, and often to Marseiilers,
and accomplish the remainder of the
journey to Havre or Calais by easy stages
from village to village.


Thus they become paying investment
from the beginning. This journey 90
cupies the greater portion of the Summer
months, and after long trip in the steer
age of Il sailing vessel the unfortunate
children land at Castle Garden. AS the
parents never hear from them again, they
do not know whether they are doing well
or not.
Year: 1872

\ factory which started in Philadelphia
in lS6. manufactured worsted dress goods
to the value of s., 400, 600 in the census
year of 1S69-.0. Before this factory be-
gan: the retail price of poplins such as it
makes was S1.l0 The same goods were
sold here the past year. wholesale, at 42s
cents, an! could be bought at retail for less
than half the former price. This is anOth-
er OF the very many cases where the tariff
is not a tax upon anybody except the for
eign dealer. since it has reduced the price
of the protected article instead of increas-
ing it by the amount of the duty, as the
free traders say it invariably must.


Again worsted reps retailed in 1867 as
nigh as sc a yard, and wholesaled at So. 80.
But in that year an enterprising Philadel-
phian commenced the manufacture of such
goods, and soon was able to place them on
the market at $1.G0,. and retailed them by
The piece at $l.S0, nor were they of infer
lnr quality, for many merchants were una
lie to distinguish them from the import ed
md for some time they were sold as such.
In this instance, too, the duty, instead of
being charge upon consumers. has reduc-
ed the price more than one half, and fore
I'd the foreign manufacturers to relinquish
large part of their former profits.


We have the names of both the firms
whose enterprise in establishing new man
nfactures in our city has, beside expand
ing business and furnishing additional en-
ployment for skilled labor cheapened arti
cles of very general consumption. The
names will be furnished to any one who
doubts these statements.


Protection always has the same tender
cy unless its aid be foolishly invoked in
behalf of efforts to coax into existence
industries which could never under any
circumstances thrive in this country. Why
should we sell our wool and cotton to the
English at whatever they choose to pay
for it, send them our breadstuils upon the
same terms to feed their mill operatives
and then buy back from them cotton and
woollen goods at whatever they choose to
ask, ourselves paying the cost of transport
tation both ways" In other words, why
should we sell Europe whole skins for
shilling and buy back the tails for dollar
when we have enough labor and no lack of
skill, ingenuity, or enterprise at home3


The farmers wheat will purchase great
ly more fabrics if it goes to feed operatives
in factories on the same side of the Allan
tic Ocean, and the nearer the factory is
brought to his farm the more profitable
will be the exchange for both parties. So
efficient has the present protective tariff
already proved that 9S per cent. of our i'm
mense wheat crop of 1870 found market
in the United States, and but two per cent
of it were the producers obliged to send
abroad.-Press.
Year: 1872

OMAHA, NEB. JAN. 4CN, 1ClS.


DEAR WH1a:-Pardon our familiarity
When we look back to your origin in the
'log cabin and find ourself one Of the
original stockholders of the press and mate
rials used by Lyndic Elliott, in publishing
what was known as the Port Deposit Roch
"a name we never admired-and find You
have been one Of our household ever since.
we almost feel familiarity amounting to
relationship; and as we have contributed
our might annually for some thirty-two
years, we feel no disposition to try and
keep house without your weekly visits,
while we both have an existence in the
business world.


When we last wrote you that we had
endured delay of trains on the L. P.
Road, of three days, we did not anticipate
that we were to submit to so serious
detention as has followed. Up to to day,
we have not had an arrival from California
since Friday, 22d of Dec; and although
trains have been started West almost every
alternate day. We fear few, if any, have
reached San Francisco since that date
Severe snow storms have been of almost
daily occurrence, with high winds drifting
the snow fearfully. The cold has been
doubly severe, and notwithstanding the
almost superhuman efforts of the Company,
with as heavy force ef men as could be
employed to profit, it has been impossible
to keep the track clear of drifting snow
The Company have run train from Chey-
enne, in order to keep up communication
with their general headquarters, and to
prevent suffering on that part of the road
accessible to travel. and by this means
relieved much suffering which would have
otherwise occurred for want of provisions,
&c. The road being clear of obstruction
between Omaha and Cheyenne, SIG miles,
we confidently expect four passenger trains
during the ensuing twenty four hours. In
the meantime, some six trains will reach
Ogden, and we hope communication with
the Central Pacific and California and
Nevada will be resumed again.


1t is almost incredible, the ameunt of
mail and other matter of importance being
delayed, to say nothing of the heavy freight
already piled up at Omaha and different
points along the road, beside every car, of
every description, being used to accommo-
date shippers of merchandise and prodr.ce.
Persons shipping live stock to Calf fornia,
have suffered much inconvenience which
will possibly convince them of the imprac-
ticability of the enterprise at this season
of the year.


! The weather having been clear and mild
! for two successive days, we have hopes the
fury of the elements has been exhausted,
and we again may have seasonable weather.
Omahaians are jubilant over the decision
of the L. P. Railroad Company to establish
permanently their great depot and transfer
accommodations on the Nebraska side of
the Missouri River, where they should be.
as we'll as the work and repair shops, as
they now are permanently and successfully
carried on. OCCASIONAL.
Year: 1872

The Grand Duke.-Those who have not
seen the future Gar of all the Russia's,
may i'll some measure have their curiosity
satisfied, by going to LEWIS, where they
can see his hat. They may at the same
time and place see number of other fine
articles fit to clothe princes and dukes.
LEWIS is the place to buy Imperial goods
and no mistake.
Year: 1872

Two freight trains on the Pennsylva-
mia railroad collided yesterday at BlairsyiIle,
resulting In the killing Of the engineer Of one
locomotive, and brakeman escaping with
the loss of an arm
Year: 1872

"Miss Murray, do not allow any of the
events of this morning to trouble you. think
you need fear nothing further from Colonel
Gregory, and I understand too thoroughly
your position to base an insane hope on your
answers to his impertinent queries" .


The lady bowed just as coldly as himself,
as he turned to leave the room then, while
the blood mounted to the roots Of her hair,
she said:


"Mr. Burke -"


He stopped and waited for her to proceed.
She knew very we'll that this man loved her,
and one would have thought it no difficult
matter for her to have said, "Stay!" but she
found it impossible; and, finally, between en-
barrassment and excitement, she broke entire
ly down, and cried as if her heart would
break.


Her companion was bewildered. The SER
want, with considerable tact had left them
Immediately. He must try and soothe her ::
and, approaching the weeping girl, he said,
sadly:


Miss Murray, do you refuse to trust me /?
tell you I will never allow myself to think
of your words-will forget them"


"But," interrupted Maud, halfdefantly-
his stupidity was doing much to allay her
Mysteries don't auant you to forget them"


This, though, lacking somewhat in explicit
ness, was sufficient for even Alton Burkes
comprehension, and to this day the prominent
lawyer rejoices in the misfortune which, by
forcing him into an humble independence,
gave him so fine an opportunity of testing the
reality of his wife's affection.
Year: 1872

BE HAPPY Now.-How old are your
Twenty-Five? Thirty? Are you happy to-
day? Were you happy yesterday? Are you
generally? Ifso, you have reason to Judge
that you will be happy by.and-by. Are you
so busy that you have no time to be happy!
and are you going to be happy when you are
old, and you have not so much to dof No
you will not. You now have a specimen OF
what you will be when you are old. Look IN
the face of fto-day. That is about the average.
That will tell you what you are going to be.
What you are carrying along with you is what
you will have by-and.by. If you are so con-
Quoting yourself that you have peace with
God, and with your fellow-men, and with your
faculties if every day you insist that duty
shall make you happy, and you take as much
time as is needful for the culture Of your social
faculties, you will not be exhausting life, and
1t will be continually replenished. But ifyou
are saving everything up till you get to be an
old man, habit will stand like tyrant, and
say, "You would not enjoy yourself before,
and you shall not now" How many men
there are who have ground and ground to
make money, that they might be happy BY
and-by, but who, when they got to be fifty or
sixty years old, had used up all the njoya-
BILE nerve that was in them. During their
early life they carried toll and economy, and
frugality to the excess of stinginess, and when
the time came that they expected Joy, there
was no joy for them.
Year: 1872

Canada Bill has had another exploit. The
Omaha Dispatch says: A few months ago,
as is we'll known by several gentlemen, Bill Of
fered certain railroad one thousand dollars
month for the privilege of working trains"
in the three card monte business He offered
to give bonds to large amount that he
wouldn't take dollar from anybody but
preachers. Of course, this was charged to
Bills prejudice against the clergy, but that
he meant what he said was evidenced by his
pulling out thousand dollars in greenbacks,
and insisting placing it in the hands ofany
one the road might name. 1t is useless to say
he was refused. 1t was not believed that he
ever won dollar of a preacher, but Bill has
recently demonstrated his success in that line


A day or two since he boarded Union Pa
ci6c train in Omaha. In few minutes he
started through the train to see what he might
find, and, at last, sat down along side min
lister bound for California on pleasure ex-
cursion. Bill had farm near Pappillion, so
he said, and had just been to Chicago and sold
thirty-seven hundred dollars worth of cattle.
After getting on good terms the minister and
Bill were interrupted by stranger passing
through the car and dropping several playing
cards on the floor just in front of them. Bill
picked them up and commenced toying with
them. The minister deprecated their intro
duction into the world. Bill then went on
telling him how some fellows had "took him
in CT the keers" several days before on game
they called "three keerd monkey" and gave
a halfway explanation of the show of it."


JusAthen beardless boy came in, and af-
ter listening some time to Bills story, said:
"Now look ahere, old man l can guess them
cards." Bill let him try several times, and
sure enough, the boy never missed once, and
lost no opportunity to intimate against Bills
brains The latter at last got mad, and offer
ed to bet his watch against the boys. The
boy jumped at the chance and lost his watch.
Bill then went to another car to get rid of the
boy, who was boohooing at terrible rate
about that watch being given to him by his
dying father, and he must have it back again
or he could never face his dear old mother
again. The minister paciGed him, and so far
gained his confidence that he explained how
he had made a mistake, and if he just had
some more money he would win the watch
back. He explained it so perfectly to the
minister, that the latter told him he had some
gold and would risk it if the boy would do the
betting. The young innocent agreed, and
went into another car after Canada Bill who
came in, but didn't want to bet. He was a
plain, honest farmer, and not gambler. But
the preacher showed him how unjust it was
not to give the boy chance for his watch, and
Bill consented. Soon two hundred and fifty
dollars of the minister's gold was gone. Papio,
shouted the brakeman and Bill threw down
the keerds" and told his antagonists that he
lived there and must get off and "go hum"
The boy became so desperate at this that he
was determined to get off there too and follow
the old farmer home and get that watch back.