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Year: 1871




Excessive dullness characterizes the stock
market and this has been true of ths street since the
grand collapse in Rock Island, lin which tho engineer
was most emphaticaly hoist by his petard" The
bulls endeayor to consolation ont OF the fact that
the Rock Island smash OF Is per cent has not more ser
ousy affected prices Of other leading stocks; but
their attempts be oy the present aspects and
future prospects of the market hardly be regarded
as successful for whatever they say, they really
are not Jolly. The bears assume grave and dignlhed
bearing, as well-manpered bears always should They
shake their heads omuosy, look excessively wise, and
while they are careful not TO go short too long, or
too strong say that we shall what we shall see,
an observation which, in the present state OF the mar
ket may be venured with reasonable safety The mar
ket to-day opened weak, but subsequently became
steady with very slight Improvement in quotations.
the result probably of the especial efforts OF the Dun
cljaues in the purchase Rock Island, Lake Shore, N
Y Central Reading and Ohio and Mississippi, for a
rally but their exertions in this direction hardly ere
ated ripple upon the of dulness The largest deal
ngs after the stocks already mentioned were IN North
West and St. Pauls Hannibal and 81. J0sephs were
moved up a little late in the afternoon the Common
rising q and the Preferred about per cent Pachc
Mail also presented more irmness, while Western Union
Telegraph was quiet The coal stocks dull and ex
press shares triae lower Adams. The following
table shows the highest and lowest prices paid for active
stocks to-day
Year: 1871

A Ghastly Tableau ON the Plains.


An Inda an by the name Of Yellow
Hawk some time ago became dissatisfied
with his nomadic life, and opened a
rancho near Fort Sully, one of the most
remote points in the Northwest, He
soon became possessed of a horse and
cart, and it.was his custom to 90 to the
different posts within accessible distance
and dispose of the products of his farm.
On these occasions he always carried
with him canvas tent, which he would
pitch or the approach of a storm. About
three weeks ago Yellow Hawk went upon
his last journey. He was accompanied
by his wife and dog. While he was in
the neighborhood of Fort Sully terrible
storm, attended with thunder and light
msag, passed Over the vicinity. M -


On the day following party of men
happened to come across a little canvas
tent pitched upon the river bank. 1t
Dore neglected appearance, and one of
the party stepped up to 1t and looked in.
What he saw there paralyzed him with
terror, for he gazed upon a sight the
like of which he will probably never
look upon again. At the end of the
tent were Yellow Hawk, his wife and
the dog grouped together, Yellow Hawk
sat upright, with his hand firmly grasp
ing the neck of the dog, who was sitting
on his launches; on the other side of
the dog reclined Yellow Hawks wife,
leaning on her elbow. All three were
stark, rigid, and all three Of their eyes
were wide open, staring with look Of
fear. The three were dead; but where
fore2 The lightning probably killed
them; but neither on the tent nor on the
bodies was the slightest evidence Of the
presence of the electric destroyer.
Year: 1871

The registration report of the State OF
Massachusetts, for the year 1869 gives
some curious marriage statistics, from
which impatient youths and desolate old
maids and bachelors may all take heart.
During the year I maidens were married
at the aye Of IA, and no fewer than al
at the comparatively mature age of l5
The lads are not so venturesome as the
girls, the youngest husband having we'd
ded at l6 wife of the same age On
the other hand, an old maid of IS found
n husband, and four other women were
married after they had passed the age Of
20. One man of 30 was married, for the
sixth time, TO maiden of 30; also, an
other man, for the sixth time, TO a widow
Of 62, it being her second marriage. The
ages Of the oldest parties married for the
first time were the male and female, GO
each.


The greatest disparity in the first mar
riage was the male 67 aud the female 20.
Forty-6ve males were married during the
year who were over 20, and one widower
Of so was united for the second time to
a widow Of Ga, it being also her second
marriage. A widower Of 30 was married
for the second time TO a young widow of
20, it being her fourth marriagel But
one marriage is reported where both par
ties were married for the fourth time
each, their ages being 13 and G2. There
was also one marriage, the male being
73, his fourth marriage, to a widow of 81,
her third marriage. One male Of 20 was
united to a widow of 30, it being his first
marriage and her fourth. A widower of
56 was united to widow Of 80, it being
her fifth marriage. The sixth marriage
Of a male is reported at the age Of 30 TO
a sp;sster Of 30. A second marriage Of
a man of So is reported TO a female of
81. 1t being her fifth venture.
Year: 1871

Louisiana sugar planters are disap-
pointed at the low price of sugar, and
have wisely determined on an entire
change in the system of planting They
will hereafter raise their own provisions
and 90 to as little expense as possible in
producing sugar for market.
Year: 1871

An ice manufacturing company has
been formed at Atlanta, Ga. The ma
chinery is building in Philadelphia, and
is expected on in time to supply that
city with the cooling beverage by the
commencement Of the hot season.
Year: 1871

"A charitable Cincinnati gentleman
keeps-a pair Of dogs chained to his front
door, SO that poor people who stop TO get
= bite, can be accommodated without tai.
king the trouble TO go in the house.
Year: 1871

The Technologist says "one cord of
wood cut and split fine, and piled up be-
meath shelter while it is yet green, will
furnish more heat after it has become sea
soned than two cords of the same kind Of
wood which has been continually exposed
to the alternate iafuences Of rain aud
sunshine.
Year: 1871

Let the day cone vet, or oome II dry.
'Mong lifes gay flowers I'm a butterfly;
And life's TO me one ceaseless charm,
For the blood Of youth still keeps me warm.
And I'm sweet sixteen, ripe as peach
Swinging on limb. Win anybody reach


For msf
No wealth have at my command,
But million would not buy this hand:
That is, it would not buy for you,
Unless to mine your heart were true.
For I'm sweet sixteen. ripe as peach
Swinging on limb. Will any body reach


For me!
And If for yours my name change,
Your business you must so arrange
That the Lodge VII not take all your time;
But punctual come at half past nine
To your sweet sixteen. ripe as peach
Swinging on limb. Will anybody reach


For me?
Year: 1871

A PooR BoY,-Don't be ashamed my
lad. il you have patch on your elbow.
It is no mark Of disgrace. 1t speaks
we'll for your Industrious mother. For
our part. We would rather see dozen
patches on your jacket than hear one
profane or vulgar word escape from your
lips. No good boy will shun you be.
cause you can not dress as well as your
companions; and IL bad boy sometimes
laughs at your appearance. say nothing,
my lad, hut walk on. We know many a
rich and good man who was once as poor
a. you. There Is our next door neigh.
bcr, In particular. now one OF our
wealthy men, who told us shcrt time
since that when he was child he was
glad to receive the cold potatoes from
bis ueighbor's table.
Year: 1871

They have had first-class sensation at San Bernardino. One David George who was immediately in charge of the post office says that party of burglars entered the room where he slept, leveled pistols q, his head, compelled him to surrender the key of the safe--and all that kind of thing that he was then marched out Of the post office through drug store and into the street by one of the burglars while two others sacked the safe and money drawers. This romantic story, in all its details, may be true or otherwise, but one fact is established, that the post office is loser to tho amount of S497.5O. Unfortunately for Mir. George the people of San Bernardino don't believe that burglars had anything to do in the matter and hence bis arrest on a charge of grand larceny.
Year: 1871

An incident in the army life of Lieu
tenant General J. r. Gordon, Of the
Army Of Northern Virginia, is going the
rounds of the press in a somewhat mis-
stated form. The correct rendering is
as follows:


The Generals wife followed him
through the war, remaining as close to
his command as circumstances and nom
interference with his duty would permit.
On the day of the battle Of Winchester,
Mrs. Gordon was staying at the house
of friend in the town. By 10 o'clock
in the morning the General. seeing that
the day would probably go against the
Confederate forces, sent message to her
to leave the town at once but as shells
we're then bursting in the streets, she was
not able to get her carriage in readiness.
All day long the Confederate forces,
steadily driven back in disorder, kept
passing through the town. Mrs. Gordon
viewing the sight with what composure
was possible, until she saw troops belong
ing to her husbands corps pass her house
in disorderly retreat. This was too
much for silent observation. The Gen.
eral then commanded Stonewall Jack
sons old corps, and his dash and un-
varying success, thus far, had given him
the name in the army of the "Second
StoncwalI," /" and he could sot realize that
his men had any right to be retreating.
So, with the enthusiasm Of the moment.
she ran into the street and for hours
rallied the flying men and turned hun
dreds back to the front After whiio
the retreat of the Generals command,
which brought up the rear, became, too.
almost route, and az he fell back
through the town he rallied his men at
every street corner for momentary
stand, when suddenly he came into a
most unexpected sight of his wife, who
be supposed was by that time at least
twenty miles in the rear. She was in tho
midst of the retrcatiug troops, where
balls we're flying and shells bursting, and
at that moment had soldier by each
hand whom she was iu the act Of turning
back.-N y. World.
Year: 1871

NEARLY all of the leading candidates
for the Presidency have been interviewed
by correspondents specially sent out for
that purpose by the New York Herald,
and the result is found IN FIVE OF six solid
columns of that paper. On one point
the Democratic candidates seem to be all
agreed, and that is that the Republicans
will be forced to re nSminate Grant
While he is set down as their only avail
able candidate, it is very plainly intima-
ted that he is not available enough to
be elected The interview with ex- Sen.
ator Hendricks will be found in another
column.
Year: 1871

We are in receipt of pamphlet pub
lished In Buenos Ayres and compiled by
Rev. 7. K. Ash, B. A, chaplain of the
British legation at that city, which gives
minute account of the origin and spread
of the awful plague, now happily at an
end, which ragged in that city from March
%, 1870, to June 8, 1871. The author
remained in the city during all that time.
In view of his experience he says:


''Verily there is nothing more appsll
ing than pestilence, nothing that shows
more foreibly the frail tenure of human
life, and nothing which brings out in
such bold relief the noblest feelings of
the better class of men and the hard
hearted selfshness of Others"


Some idea Of 1.-The terrible fatality of
the epidemic may be gathered in this ex
tract:


''At the commencement of the present
year our population was a little over
fed during the epidemic, more than TO-
600 others perished, and at one period,
while there hardly remained 40, 900 peo-
pie in the town, the number of sick ex-
ceeded 1000, and the mortality ranged
from 400 to 600 per day-more than /
per cent Of the inhabitants"


Mr.. Ash devotes a chapter to the origin
and causes of the plague. It's perusal
inclines one to wonder not only at the
long delay in the terrible visitation, but
that the mortality did not reach the limit
of complete determination. The city, it
appears, was reeking with filth the
stencil when the wind blew from the
south occasioned vomiting; and the
etfuvia from the ''vasurs," or stuff from
the scavenger's cart, causing the whole
city to steam like a dunghill whenever a
hot sun came after fall of rain. While
the city was thus fermenting and steam
ing "the water of the river Plate was so
poisoned by the liquid from the Riach-
uelo that the dead fish covered the road
side and river as high as Palermo; yet
this same water was what the citizens of
Buenos Ayres had to drink" Add to
all this the fact that there was an utter
lack of draining facilities, that the water
after licking up the garbage and filth of
the streets run into stagnant wells which
honeycomb the whole city, and it will be
seen that state Of affairs more conducive
to pestilence could hardly be devised.
Year: 1871

NEXT Monday is the election the
most important one, perhaps ever held
in Kentucky-not only is it important
to Kentucky, Individually, as State, but
the influence that will be exerted by it
on the National election to come off next
year makes its importance so great.


That the election on the 7th of next
August, in Kentucky, will have ma
terial and perhaps controlling Influence
on that election no one can doubt.
Hence the almost superhuman exertions
that are being put forth by the radical
party in this State; not that they have
any hope of succeeding in electing any
part of the State ticket, or the hope OF
electing but few members to the Sen
ate or House of representatives., but do
hope to decrease the democratic majority
in the State; and, if they succeed in
doing so, it will have its influence, and,
to be honest, we have great fears that
they may succeed that far.


Therefore it is incumbent on every
Democrat in the State to support, by his
influence, and by his vote, the man chosen
by the party as their standard bearer.
When a man has been nominated by
the party, every man who is opposed to
the doctrines of Radicalism should for
get the little animosities of the past, and
vote, not so much for the man, as for the
principles he has been chosen to rep
resent.
Year: 1871

We understand that the Radicals Of
the District are generally supporting
Clark; that when Hale was alone an
uouneed as a candidate, they talked of
running DR.. Landrum as candidate of
their own, but as soon as Clark was an
nounced as candidate, the idea was
abandoned, and DIR. Landrum, the pro
posed Radical candidate, is now throw
ing all his influence for Clark - C0IaBs-
bus Dispatch.


All we ask of the good people of
Hickman and Fulton counties is, to give
to Bill Clark fair and free fight. The
cry that the Radicals will vote for CLARK,
is started too late in the day to hurt
Clark is not Radical, but is as good a
Democrat as Maj. Hale. There is no
one here that knows how the Radical
vote will be cast. 1t may be for Clark
or for Hale. They will vote as they
think best, and it is wrong to create the
impression just before the election, that
Clark will receive the Radical vote. We
only hope he may receive it. If he don't
Maj. Hale will-Aagfeyd Democrat.
Year: 1871

THE crowd assembled in Mayfield on
Wednesday last, was by far the largest
we ever have seen in Mayfeld. Men
were here from every portion of the
county, and we took particular pains to
learn what we could in regard to the
Senatorial race between Maj. Hale and
Capt. Clark, and we cannot be mistaken
as to the indications. We can now with
great confidence claim 500 majority in
Graves for Clark This feeling is brought
about by no unkind feelings towards Maj
Hale, for all acknowledge that he is a
high toned gentleman, and clever man.
and good citizen, but because it is be-
lieved that Clark, under all circumstances
would better discharge the duties OF
State Senator; nor do we remember to
have seen as much interest manifested
in any contest as this one between them.
They both have warm personal friends
who are working with all the ability they
can command for success; and the per-
sonal relation of both Hale and Clark is
of such high character as to make their
respective friends work.-MGZffeLd Demo
| cr0f
Year: 1871

WHERE TO Buy GooDs-Those who
take paper should always read the ad-
vertisements. 1t is notorious fact that
the men who advertise are always liber-
al and courteous to their customers, and
never fail to give the best bargains. Not
to advertise is an indication of stinginess
and grasping disposition which buyers
should by all means avoid. Read the
advertising columns, and fnd out where
you are likely to obtain the best goods
Tor The least money.
Year: 1871

a BOLD, independent man, if he is con.
scientcus in his opinions and upright In
his conduct, will win respect. His man
hood gives him standing among men.
He is entitled to it, and no matter how
GREAT the difference between him and
others, he will getit. But what OF the man
who is afraid almost to look on his Own
shadow? Who dares not take ground
for or against in great political contest
who does not know whether he is or
isn't? By what name ought be to be
called?
Year: 1871

The attention of all delinquents is ear
nestly directed to the few lines below.
We hope they will give them cearful
and prayerful perusal, and at once take
the necessary steps to deliver themselves
from a condition so deplorable


''Tell me, angelic hosts, ye messengers
of love, shall unpaid printers here below
have no redress above?' The shining
angel band replied: To US in knowledge
given; delinquents on the printers book
can never enter heaven
Year: 1871

those who we're too far distant froui the
scene to know that an accident had befal-
len the adventurers, and who supposed
the ascent was being made sans contretemps.
But to those in the immediate vicinity Of
the car, the sight was an awful one, and
for moment evey one seemed parhlyzed
with terror, and stood rooted 'to'the spot
without uttcring cry or word. The balloou,
lightcned by tho fall Of Mr.. KuapP, shot
upward with dreadfully increased velocity.
and scream Of terror, which chilled tho
blood of the hearers, came down from the
upper air, where the: doomed aeronaut
hung utterly hopeless of, essspisg death.
At my side stood woman, whoy = af-
terwards heard, was the Professor wife.
Her eyes werc bursting from their ,socksts,
and her face palid and ghastly, with fear.
She clutchcd the air as II for support, and
with one hand graspcd my arm, still lock
ing upward at the balloon, which IsWiltcr
than an arrow shot through, tho raird r Up,
up, it went, growing smaller aud smaller
in its fight; and then with Increased vefo-
city, it gave a sudden start nhds shot yet
faster towards the clouds. Then spcck
was seen far up in the air. growing laraer
and larger as it fell. 40, my God y
cried the woman, who clung to me with
iron grasp, " lie will die he will be kil'el"
Yet her eyes remained fixed upon tkatiall-
ing body. At first it seemed like the stick
Of a rocket, coming down with the speed of
light; then it doubled up like ball; then
seemed to unfold, and whirling about with
a gyratory motion, with hands and legs
spread out 1t seemed an age while tho
man was falling, for before he loosencdrhs
grasp the balloon must have been. at least
that poor wife who watched her husband
rushing toward her and death with the
speed of light! When about half mile
from the ground, his body ceased its gysa-
tory motion, aud came down head FIRST.
1t struck tho earth some distance from US,
and then rebounded, falling again few
feet from where it struck. Then, from
parayzed fear, the crowd broke forth into
shricks of terror. Women ran wildly
about screaming and actually tearing their
hair, and rush was made for the spot
where the man had struck the ground.
There was nm indentation not less than
eight or ten inches deep, and filed with
blood and brains which burst from tho
skull when, like cannon ball let drop from
an immense height, it crushed into tho
earth. The dead man was then taken up
and carried into tho Albert house. where
the poor wife, who had often safely tra-
versed the air with her husband cared for
it. The excitement in town was Of the
most fearful aud intense description, as may
readily be believed. Those who had come
out for pleasure returned home in sorrow,
aud the town wore the aspect Of place
which had been visited by some fearful
calamity in which its own interests had
suffered There was no more Of tho fair
that day, and the remembrance of the
dreadful occurrence will long be story
told by tho inhabitants when those who
witnessed it shall long since have died. =,
Year: 1871

How RAIN-FALLs ARE PRoDUCED.-It is
now agreed by the best observers that our
rain-falls are produced by the clouds in the
upper strata of the atmosphere; and most
probably the electric conditions upon which
the fall of rain depends are to be found only
there. The moisture which the atmosphere
gathers by evaporation is condensed and de-
posted as rain only as it is subjected to the
agency of electric forces. This we may ac-
cept as demonstrated truth. That the
moisture carried off from any spot by evapora-
ton enters into the grand atmospheric circu-
lation, is also a fact which any one can dem
onstrate to himself by observation. In every
dry time in summer we see the earth grow
ing day by day dryer as the hot sun evapo-
rates the moisture from the ground, and yet
the clouds may gather in the early evening
only to disappear before the next day, when
the same course is regeattsed yr see so
times when it seemed as though it was trying
hard to rain and could not. From this has
come the common proverb "All signs fail in
a dry time"
Year: 1871

Reflect that a sound mind and body arc thG
most necessary requisites to promote connub!ui
happiness, Indeed, without these the journey
through life becomes weary pilgrimage, the
PROSPECT hourly darkens to the view tho mind
becomes shadowed with despair and filed with
the melancholy reflection that the happiness "i
another is blighted with our own
Year: 1871

Especially, who have become the Victims OF
Solitary Vice, and dreadful and destructive
habits which annually sweep to an untimely
grave thousands of young men of tho most eK
allied talents and brilliant intellect who might
otherwise have entranced listening Senates with
the thunders Of eloquence,. or walked to extacy
the living Tyre, may call with full confidence.
Year: 1871

Tie COrOner's Jury in the case of Chris
tie adjourned yesterday, after bringing in a
verdict that he came to his death by foul means
perpetrated by some person unknown. The
evidence before the jury did not implicate John
or Hugh Smith in the affair.


These two parties were again before the po-
lice justice this morning, when the case was
again postponed until Tomorrow at II o'clock
Year: 1871

The Commonwealth National Bank of Boston
recently drew check for 81 50 the First National
Bank Of this city, making it payable to the order OF
Horace Greeley at the instance OF a man who said he
wished to pay for an advertisement In TIE TRIBUNE
Subsequently clearinghouse In Philadelphia cishrd q
check OF the Commonwealth National Bank for 5000,
which was made payable TO White, and bore the
indorsemen nt OF Oakes Ames jay Cooke Co. OF Wast
received the check and forwarded 1t in tho course OF
business through Bank Of Commerce to tho First Ma
tona Bank upon which it drawn, and by which u
was duly houored and returned 10 the Commonwealth
National Bank in Boston. There IL was found tnat the
600 check was which had been originally drawn
for s. So the name Mir. Greeley having oecn erased
and another substituted, and the whole having brtn
done ssully to cause much trouble III eAaihlIlS z
fvrger has not been discovered
Year: 1871

The return match of the championship
serocs between the Boston and Mutual Clubs took place
yesterday on the Union Grounds I'm the presence OF the
largest crowd Of spectators there for month past


fully 5000 persons being within the inclosure The at


traction was anticipated display Of fine fielding by
the Boston nine but lively bah selected for the
game and the result tedious contest marked by
poor fielding on both sides The Mutuas took the lead
M the bat and came on yrtOrs After The game the Bps


tons challenged the Muuals to play the third game ~


the series to-day, and another contest was arranged Tor
this afternoon but was afterward postponed. The fol-