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Year: 1872

In front or Livingston's dock Thirty-elght


strokes marked the Argonautas work. and the
sturdy work OF Eldred telling grandly In their
favor The Neptunes at the time were dipping their
oars 70 t4e tune Of thEty;nipe to the minute,
Opposite the coal dock the Argonautas led about
two lengths, and here the bad steering In the
Neptunes' shell increased this to still another
length. From this point 1t was evident to all the
Oarsmen present that the race was practically
over, and every Neptune's heart sank within him.
"Giye it to 'eml" "Hit her upin shouted their
friends, but 1t was of no use, as all the
hitting up of any service was being done by
the stalwart four In the Argonautas she'll.
Or Bergen Point the excitement was intense,
and while the men cheered with delight at the
sight the ladies waved handkerchiefs until their
arms grew tired. "Oh, Argeys, this is too go0d,n
shouted one more excited than the rest ''Why,
it's an easy thing;'' and sure enough In little
while the pistol shot from the stakeboat told the
story that the Argonautas had won, and that by
three lengths, and cheers from all sides and the
shrill screaming OF o score OF whistles gave that
credit due to the victorious crew. The 0f1cial time
as given was fifteen minutes five and O quarter
seconds, and though the course is o short three
miles It is capital. The Argonautas met with a
sad mishap during the race which might have
caused their defeat. Hardly had they gone half
mile before Smith, the bow oarsman, lost his


sliding seat and he put his heel through the waist
OF the shell, and during the balance OF the race
water was moving with great rapidity through the
fracture. Their victory under the circumstances
is all the more worthy OF congratulation.
Year: 1872

MONTGOMERY, July 31.-The boil and army
worm are running the cotton crops. One
plantation which three days ago would have
made one hundred bales will now make no
more than fifty. There Is great depression
nmorg the planters in consequence. They
consider themselves ruined. Two and half
million bales Is now the outside estimate of
the crop.
Year: 1872

fsfyEnsIpE PARK.--A fec OF twenty-five cents
win Invariably be collected at the gate OF all per-
sons visiting the Park unless they arrive on the
Park Conpanys boats that is on the boats OF the
Dolly Warden line. Be sure to get on one OF the
boats OF the Dolly Warden line, and your return
ticket VIII nass YOU into the Park free
Year: 1872

RIVERSIDE PARK Is kept hy the propret"rS of the
Dolly Warden line Of boats for the "f the patrons
of that line, and the Park Company VIII collect al
the gate fee Of twenty-five cents from every per-
son visiting the Park by any other line OF boats BE
sure you get OH the Dolly Warden tnanie on each
boat, and your return ticket will admit you to the
Park free.
Year: 1872

To RIVERSIDE PARK hy the Dolly Warden Line.
Ten cents each way, and no charge at the Park
gate but an admission fee ri twenty-five cents will


invariably be collected Of each person arriving by
any other boat. The name Dolly Nar'icn" is on
each beat Buy your tickets ut GARBEn's OF on the
Year: 1872

A PAPER signed by nearly all the Coun.
cllmen was read at the court house last
evening pledging them not TO make the
railway subscription without Satisfactory
security that all the money shall be ex.
pended on the east end of the road" nor
without satisfactory, evidence that the
road will be built" There would be no
trouble getting such q paper US that, No
member would care TO refuse to sign It,
though we hear Of one who did simply
because 1t might be inferred If he did
that he favored having the subscriptions
voted, whereas he opposed it. It's not to
he supposed that all those signing this
paper want these subscriptions voted. A
number Of them to our personal knowl.
edge arc strongly opposed to such action.


Now it becomes an interesting question;
Whatwould the average councilman con,
slider satisfactory" in these cases, for hls
action would turn on his ability to be con,
vineedf Certainly nobody need doubl
Tor one moment that every dollar author
lzed by the people will be subscribed
Did any body ever hear Of a similar cas-,
Whero It was notI
Year: 1872

SINGULAR MALFoRMATIoN- saw
fine looking pup, day or fwo old,
that was born with only three legs, b ing
perfect in every 'spect except the left fore
leg which was not there, and nothing 10
indicate that one belonged there. Itmay
be seen at Freeman's Livery Stable
WlndBedc Democrat.


Singular Malformation truly but not SO
much so as Democratic body with Re
publican head The latter animal was
not born SO but the head was engraft-
ed into the body, by newly discovered
process. There was little mistake made
in the job. The face is turned towards
the hack. The effect is this, that the legs
carry the body backward when the face
is turned forward.
Year: 1872

The Plymouth Democrat will not be
satisfied wit. the Republican nomination
for congress, in this district One thing
might possibly satisfy it; but that is not
likely to occur: namely, the Withdrawal
absolutely of Gen. Packard, from the
canvass. Why is the Democrat so anx-
ious to drive the Gen off the track? 1t
is not very probable that the Democrat
would be consulted even in the. event of
a new convention; but there is not the
least probability that there will be anoth-
er Republican convention to nominate a
candidate for congress in this district, this
year. a M
Year: 1872

A very refreshing shower fell here
Monday night.-Democrat


Will the Democrat be so kind as to tell
at what time of night that shower fell, on
the North sides In South Plymouth, it
was day light.
Year: 1872

WINTER IN CHEYENNE.-The Cheyenne
Leader of January oath says The weather
has been so severe at Sherman within the past
three days that the men employed to clear the
road could not be kept at their work more than
few minutes at a time. Neither money,
threats, persuasion nor revolvers would avail to
keep them out The wind blows hurricane
all the time, and the thermometer rangesa from
10 to 20 degrees below zero. If the wind
would subside it is the opinion of railroad men
that the road would be opened in twenty-iour
hours At Cheyenne on Tuesday afternoon
the wind suddenly rose to a tempest The air
was deusey filled with snow, which whirled
and twisted 10 all directions So dense was the
mass of snow fakes in the air, and so powerful
and irresistible the wind that one could not see
4 yard in advance even on the sidewalks, where
the streets were sheltered by continuous row
ofbuildngs. \ person was able to be lost IN
the most familiar localities, and some citizens
who happened to be out lost their way within
half block of their owD houses, one lady be-
coming bewildercd when almost inside her own
door yard The children at the public schools
had to be taken to their homes, as it would
have been utterly impossible for them to have
made their way alone through the storm. This
terrible storm continued until after midnight.
The morning was one Of the coolest ever eXpe-
rieuced in the city, the mercury indicating
twenty degrees below zero. '...
Year: 1872

SLIGHTLY EGoTsTICAL.-T Louisville
Courier-Journal INDUCES in little bombast re-
specting the visit of the Grand Duke to Louis
vile. The Journal is satisfied that the visit OF
the Grand Duke is an opportunity which may
never occur again to justify to the world the
ancient reputation of Kentuckiaps for generous
hospitality and courteous attention to guests.
The Duke is credited with having a fondness
for waltzing with pretty girls; but, says the
Journal he has never seen as beautiful girls as
will be at the Gait House tomorrow night;
many deep impression will be made upon his
heart But therein lies his safety. There will
be so many surprisingly lovely creatures that
he will no sooner become smltten with one than
another entrancing vision will rise before him
and distract his thoughts and divide his admi-
ration. The Gretna Green of Indiana is not
far off-only just across the river, and the ferry
boats make frequent trips but our ladies are
too loyal to falter in their faith, and they are
too sensible not to find in our gallant youths
quite as many good and lovable qualities as
snv prince can boast Of So Councillor Machiu
need not have the least fear for his charge.
His heart will be fairly riddled with glances of
sunny eyes, but he will get bravely over 1t.
The only lasting effect will be to make him,re-
gret that the capital of Russia is not located at
the falls of the Ohio.
Year: 1872

Reflect that sound mind and body are the
most necessary requisites to promote connublal
hupniness. Indeed, without these the journey
through life becomes d weary pilgrimage, the
prospect hourly darkens to the view, the mind
becomes shudowcd with despair, and filed with
the melancholy reflection that the happiness OF
.noiivt 10 hiiphtad with our own
Year: 1872

was torn out. The first soundngs since
the storm were taken yesterday, and show
not less than twelve feet Of water in the
channel at the entry. Not one of the cribs
of the entry piers was loosened. Some
light work on the top of some of the cribs
of Minnesota Pier was displaced, but nei-
ther Of the piers was in any degree impair
ed for its designed use Lieut.. Vose who
is in charge of the harbor works, states that
if the superstructure necessary to complete
the CRIBS, had been placed, not even the
slight effect that is seen, would have taken
place.
Year: 1872

HOIF TO PISS IVINTER EVENINGS.


The difference between the mental power
of man who employed his leisure hours in
youth in a judicious course of reading, and
a man who trifed away those opportunities,
is simply immense. These long winter
evenings should be passed proftabiy, by
having pile of good books at hand. A
few pages in one should be read, and well
thought over. Then few pages in another,
with the same following period of time for
thought. The evenings Of one winter spent
in this way over books of history, biography
travels, and even science, philosophy, poetry
and art, will wonderfully stimulate the power
of thinking and observing, and open new
plan Of life.
Year: 1872

We clip the following from the Chicago
Times Of the 10th inst:


The storm few days since, which was of so violent
character the upper lakes, dealt severely with
number of vessels, which were outside at the time.





The gale establishes fact, what has long been a
conviction with thinking and observan men, that the
attempt to create artificial harbor at Duluth is
failure and that all money devoted to this object by
the government is virtually thrown away 1t to be
hoped that congress will refuse make any further
appropriations for this purpose and turn its attention
to the Improvement of the great natural harbor at
Superior City, just the bay from the Zenith city
And so congress viii do, if its own wise
discretion is allowed to govern the case,
and Jay Cookies personal projects, and the
corner lot interest of Duluth are excluded
from congressional plans. 1t is high time
that Legislation on this subject should be
controlled by national and not personal
considerations Cookeism is not only
oppressive, bu expensive and abortive. If
that gentleman must be amused at the pub
lie cost, let some way be devised, less
damaging to the general interest than is
the support Of bis wild Duluth schemes.
Year: 1872

THE RIGHTS or WISCONSIN, AND THE


HOBBIES AND LOBBIE.5 or CONGRESS-.


Congress is soon to assemble again, and
the question will again be brought up g Has
the State of Wisconsin no rights that the
National Government is bound to rcspect?"
Is this great State to be made the scape-
goat of past national extravaganza; and
rights that were pledged to her long ago,
and half forfeited technically by no fault of
hers, to be denied her, because certain dem
agogues of the middle states have ridden
into congress on the economy hobby?


Little enough has been done for the State
of Wisconsin at the best. Other states have
enjoyed the fostering care of the general
government, and we are glad Of that. Min
nesota has received nearly twice as much
public land, and if we get our once promised
rights we care not for the discrepancy. It
is all well and good. But after giving that
rich prairie state twice as much, why take
back part of our pittance?


We hope our congressman will narrowly
measure and mark the men who oppose the
just demand Of Wisconsin for the lands
appertaining to the St. Croix grant in its
integrity. Let them feel the Just indgna-
ton OF an outraged State by an organized
acorking opposition to their pet schemes,
that viii make them regret the day when
they sought power at the expense of justice.


We are not Of those who would encour-
age factious opposition to the demands
brought forward by other states, on any
slight grounds, but this is a serious matter,
and it is worth while to make our power
felt as state, right at this point, that is, if
we have any power in Congress. There
are those who are beginning to think that
Wisconsin has at last taken the place
among her sister states which Spain has
taken among the powers of Europa third
rate place.


Time and again the representatives of
Year: 1872

CArTAIN r. L. Manning of the schooner VIM O.
Brown, informs that his vessel not aground
yesterday morning the Superior entry as was re-
ported on tie streets yesterday.-Du't Tribune Of
Nor. 1GA.


Yes, and as was positively stated also in
the Tribune of the day before, with fur
ther averment that the Brown twas utterly
unable to enter the Superior Harbor'' .
She anchored about two miles north of the
Superior entry, between that and Duluth,
and there rode out in safety the storm which
might have been fatal to her had she been
in the ontcr Aarbor Of Duluth where the
Sweetheart, the Frances Palms and the
Alice Craig met their doom. If the Brown
was unable to make the Superior entry, it
was probably because she got too near
Minnesota Point OF her way to Duluth to
admit of her getting anywhere near the
Superior entry. The whole statement in
the Tribune Of the 18Th was intended sim
ply to disparage the harbor Of Superior.
An editor with spark of decency would
have made his correction, commensurate
with his previous misstatement
Year: 1872

ter the demand had been supplied
there came one application from
somewhere in Canada, saying that tho
writer had seen the advertisement IN
an American paper, and asking u the
papers to be copied could not be sent
to the applicant by mail, and then re-
turned by her with hcr copyf She
was u teacher and could not leave her
place, but wished TO increase her in-
come by some kind of writing. The
lawyer recogniz ed the old hand which
had been both so kind and so cruel TO
him years before and in return he
merely sent the last letter he had ever
received from Michigan, with tho in
cription, "Copy this (" As the end of
the story is already told, according TO
the inariistic fashion OF newspaper
romance, it is useless TO dilate upon
the easily guessed circumstances lead
ing TO it. OF course the Canadian
teacher wrote timidly, again, to ex-
press the happiness she felt in the
prosperity Of her former lover, and
the hope she bad that he might yet
appreciate her past action. or course
he wrote again, then, TO know why
he bad been so cruelty abandoned to
hin. self at last, and Of course there
was an answer TO that. In short,
after fifteen years Of separation and
apparent alienation, the mature man
of nearly forty and the maiden of not
quite so many summers found that
they werc rich enough at last to re-
sumo their old relation. So, as the
Detroit Post goes on to tell, the lovers
met again last week by arrangement
at the house of friend on Lewis
street, in that city, aud going from
thence in travelling array TO the resi-
dence of Bishop McCoskryi were mar.
ried happily at last. Their wedding
journey was to Philadelphia, where


the bridegroom had prepared luxu


rious home for the reception of Bis


bride, and there, very likely, they are


now enjoying a honeymoon worthy


of hearts so tried and true. Not very


exciting nor dramatic is their story


to be suro yet it involves enough o


the truest heroism of common life


enough of fine womanliness, an'


hearty, wholesome manhood--to max


il worth second telling,
Year: 1872

Punch says that an advocate for
compulsory abstinence from splrituous
liquors may found an argument upon
the fact that the first three letters Of
ignorance are convertible into gin.
Year: 1872

WRITING ON NEwsPArERs.-The
following is the act Of Congress in
relation to writing upon newspa-
pers or other periodicals sent by
mail:


"Ifany person shall enclose or
conceal letter, or other thing, or
any memorandum, in writing, in o
newspaper, pamphlet or magazine,
or make any writing thereon which
he shall have delivered into any
post office or to any person for that
purpose, in order that tho same
maybe sent by post free of letter
postage, he shall forfeit the sum of
IS for every offense- and the letter,
newspaper, package, memorandum,
or other thing, shall not be deliver.
ed to tho person to whom it is di-
rectcd, until the amount of single
letter postage is paid for each artl-
Gle of which the package is compos-
ed.-U. S. Statute, Section 316.
Year: 1872

TRUE, man may borrow mon :
ey, steal from a widow, discount his
own whisky bill, Or "nip"a a prayer
book from a dyinghoathen, and still
have some chance of pardon, but
when he swindles a poor printer
out of his bill we think the devil
has such a firm grip on the seat of
his pantaloons that repentance and
are out Of the question.
Year: 1872

The attitude of England in
regard to Alabama Claims is
exciting vast deal Of feeling,
and afording the press upon
both sides of the water a fine
opportunity to vapor. TIE
dissatisfaction of England rs
quite natural, but we see moth
ing in the way Of an amieable
adjustment. A great deal Of
Importance will attach to the
Queens utterances at the open
ing of Parliament. We have
read that which purports
to be the text of her speech;
but its reliability may be Sc.
riously questioned, 1t would
be difficult to estimate the
complication which the mis-
understanding may lead to;
but there is certainly, as yet,
no ground for alarm.
Year: 1872

THE San Diego Union of February 15, has the following:

 Miss Clara Skinner, daughter of Judge Skinner, of this city, left San Diego some days ago to take charge of the Public School at Arizona City, Arizona Territory. Miss Skinner is q young lady of much ability, and will no doubt conduct the school in such a manner as will please the people of that place. She has many friends i'll San Diego who will miss her while absent.
Year: 1872

PURE STARcH-When starch is pure, it
is free from sourness and is purely white
Inferior starch has a golden or yellow
tinge, the color of flour, indicating the
presence of gluten IA color not desirable in
ones linen, or is sour and musty 1t is
absurd for the laundress to cleanse and
bleach and then discolor linen with I'M
pure golden or yellow starch. Duryea' S
Satin Gloss Starch IS snow white, per
fectly pure, and the most economical
starch known.
Year: 1872

A singular operation was PERFORM
9! ed reeent4y by San Francisco ply.
sioian. The patiaut had been shot.
The bullet entered the right side q
little above tho hip, and in probing
the wonud the surgeon discovered
whore the bullet lay. He was CON-
PEELED to enlarge the ori6ce of the
wound in order to Introduce the for
ceps, and had just got that iustru-
ment on the bullet, whcu the wounded
man, who was under the influence OF


liquor, struck him powerful blow on
tho side of tho head, which caused
him to fall to the floor. He then ran
away, and when the doctor recovered
himself he found the forceps ip one
corner of the room, and near the in
strument was the bullet, which had
been extracted by the force of the
blow. The doctor says that, rs a sur
gioal operation, it was com plete suo
cess, but still he is not partial to the
method.
Year: 1872

The. Richmond Dispatch CLOSES d
leading article with the following sug.
yestive paragraph :


:The country is ruled through its
fears and its ignorance. We of the
South can do nothing. We san only
hope for 2 better day. It does seem as il
the passions aroused by the war ought
co have subsidized before now. But
they have not. And the reason is
that there arc So mpny people even
now in the North who know that in
the late war the South fought for the
true principles of constitutional lihor-
ty and tho North against them. Gree
ley and other honest Republicans,
who have no knowledge of constitu-
tions and laws except such as they
have picked up in newspapers, and
who believe that the Constitution was
never even strained, much less destroy
ed, by Mr.. Lincoln, are in favor of
universal amnesty. They are salts
fed with the war ahd with it's results.
But those men who know how they
have wronged the Southern people
and imposed upon their own, will
never be ready to forgive US for hav-
ing had the right side in the war. The
WrQng-doer never forgives his victim.
This is the true seoret of the opposi
tion to amnesty and of the hostility
to the South"
Year: 1872

At about half~past nine o'clock
Monday night fire was, discovered is
suing froth the stable OF Captain John
Westfeld in Greenville. Tie fro
men were Quickly OH the spot, but
their efforts were of no avail in saving
the building, and it was with the
greatest difficulty that some fifteen or
more head of mules could be got out,
as they were made unmanageablc by
the fire. 1t was tho work of an i1ccn-
diary.
Year: 1872

The Shreveport Times utters the
following, which though true as Cos
pei, will be news to a great many
newspaper patrons. The Times says !:
There is one feature in the news
paper business the &c leral public
never seem to comprehend, namely {:
that the space of the paper is tho
publishers stock in trade, just as
gocer's -four and bacon are his.
Hence, people very often wish this or
that little notice inserted gratuitous-
ly when they would be. disgus.ed if y
customer would ask them to throw in
cask of bacon upon the strength Of
his having purchased a box of candles
or horse because he had bought q
saddle blanket.
Year: 1872

A lady residing on Second street re- tired early, as usual, the other night, in good health, and with feeling of se- curity regarding her personal safety, not dreaming of the proximity of danger or tue probability of injury from deadly weapons, which she afterwards supposed were at the time pointing at her from the window just opposite her bed. While peacefully reposing and enjoying the comfort and luxury of oozy room on 8 winters night, suddenly tLere was Q sharp report at the window, the whir of some kind of missile passing through the room, and Q sound as of shot stsik ing the person of the lady, followed by a sharp stinging sensation between the shoulders A scream pierced the air and startled the members of the household, who came running to the chamber and found the lady fainting.

 Cold water was freely used, when the lady recovered and cried out that she was shot, and n boy was despatched in haste for a doctor on Third street. The phy- sician filled his pockets with probes and forceps and knives and what-not. for the surgical visit, and went rushing to the rescue, thinking, probably to save 8 poor suffering creature's life. The dooa was openf d, and he hurried into the room i; but instead of finding the patient writhing in pain and agony, he was over whelmed with surprise, and perhaps 6 little disappointed, to find her laughing and blushing, as if enjoying one of the best of jokes. Before he could ask any questions, she hastened to explain that after he was sent for & member of the family examined her shoulder, and nc wound was found. She then remember ed that she had left few bottles of alt in the room near the window, and further investigation proved that one of the cork had popped out, striking her in the back

 which she thought was bullet sho through the window. It was an amusing affair to the doctor, who likes joke al we'll as any one, and he joined with tn.

 family in hearty langh ut the wounded

 lady's expense, albeit he was little die appointed in his anticipation of sp'en

 did case of cutting, s'ashing and probing and-his usual fee.-Louisville Cow.ss Jou19anL