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Year: 1870

Early this morning man met his death at the
hands of another whom he attempted to rob-
and was sent into another world while in the
commission of an act condemned in this by
moral and divine law. The particulars of this
case are as follows:-Between 3 and o'clock
this morning Mr.. A. s. Knisely, who resides at
No. 5l4 West Twelfth street. was awakened
from his slumbers by noise proceeding from
the direction of the piazza His bedroom is on
the first floor, and the windows of the chamber
run down to the piazza. Feeling confident that
the noise was occasioned by the efforts of some
person TO break into the house, Mr.. Knisey
quietly armed himself with a revolver
awakened his wife and child, whom he placed
in an adjoining apartment, and then, with
weapon in hand, took his post to await develop
ments 1t was a burglar who was without on
the piazza, and he was steadily proceeding with
the work unconscious of the watcher
within, who was soon to summon him to his
fate. The worker without had cut away the
lower portion of the blind which protects the
window, and was about to proceed with the
removal of pane of glass, and thereby gain
admittance, when Knisely fired his revolver.
The shot crashed through the window-pane,
and with fatal accuracy struck into the house
breakers left shoulder, and lodged, as it after
wards appeared, just over the heart. With
cry of alarm and pain the wounded man
jumped from the piazza to the garden below,
and then mounting the fence which sepa-
rates Mr.. Kniselys from the adjoining
place. precipitated himself into the grass on the
other side, where he now lies corpse. He ex-
pired almost Immediately alter jumping the
fence. 1t was found that the man who was so
suddenly cut off in the performance of his un-
lawful deed had removed his boots before enter
ing on the piazza, as he was in his stocking feet
and his boots were found below 1t was also
ascertained that he had in his hand single
barrelled revolver which was found cooked, also
pair OF nippers, such as are used by persons of
his profession. The fact of having his weapon
ready for instantaneous use shows the character
OF the man, and if Mr. Knsely's presence had
been known to him before he was made ac-
auainted with 1t finally and fatally, the result
might have been different, for the fellow would
surely have used his pistol, and it would have
only been question of steadiness OF aim whether
it would have been fatally used.-Ch Chicago p Jst,
TaesddV
Year: 1870

Pieces-Terrifc Force Exerted.


The Saxony flour mills in st. Louis were the
scene of a very shocking accident on Tuesday
last The Republican of the 18th says:-There
were only few men in the building, 1T being
dinner time and the machinery was running
light as there was not much doing in the mill.


Henry DIETRICH, the assistant engineer was in
charge, and was considered an experienced and
careful man. About the time mentioned he was
engaged in carrying out cinders, and during his
absence on one of his trips the belt controlling
the governor" either broke or slipped off.
There was a heavy pressure of steam in the
boiler, about 115 or 120 pounds, and the full
force was Immediately transferred to the cylin-
der. In a moment the increased speed of the
machinery apprised DIETRICH of what had oc-
Cured, and he hurried back towards the engine.
A little delay of some kind seems to have oc-
cured and by the time he reached the engine
the fy-wheel had gathered terrific speed, and
must have been revolving somewhere about
a thousand times in minute, while the whlrl-
ing rush of the great body of iron and the other
machinery shook the building. DIETRICH, it is
evident, understood in a moment what had
occurred, and ran towards the small wheel con-
trolling the admission of steam. In his haste
and not thinking of the danger, he went directly
in front of the fy-wheel, and while quite close
the accident occurred. The immense wheel
&, had acquired velocity that overcame the cohe-
rency and strength of the iron, and in mo-
ment, with q terrible sound, 1t flew into a thou
sand pieces. The force eXerted by the fragments





the rim weighing thousands of pounds rushed
like ball from cannon through the floors of
the second and third stories in q curving line,
tearing the wooden joints and other timber like
paper, and striking the front wall of the
building about the middle of the third
story. This is brick wall of unusual thick
ness, but the iron fragments passed clean
through it, leaving an unsightly gap, and fell
laundering on the south side of the street. Some
smaller pieces of iron also passed through the
upper floors of the building and their effects
were manifested even up to the roof. In the
direction given by the revolving motion at the
time of the bursting, some of the arms of the
wheel struck the brick floor in front; one piece
buried itself out of sight like wedge driven in
by the hammer of Thor, and another stood with
one end sticking out as solid as if the masonry
had been built around it. To look upwards from
the place where the fy-wheel had been enabled
one to realize the awful force exerted. All the
floors above were shivered along the course
taken by the fragments, and the light of day
streamed in through the jagged rent in the walls
The assistant engineer, Dietrich, was instantly
killed, but no other man was hurt in the building
Year: 1870

From the N: Y. Herald.


'"The markets were more active to-day, but the
amount OF business was far below the average.
Money vas easy and abundant. The general rates
were three per cent. on Governments, and four per
ceyt on stocks. Towards the close of banking hours
balances offered at two and three per cent re-
spectivey, on the collaterals first specified.


''The lack of financial knowledge concerning the
effect OF the Currency bill just passed by the House
is certainly curious. Even In quarters supposed to
be oracular in such matters there was wide differ
Of opinion The fact is the banks all specu-
latng in stocks and bonds and hence they interpret
the new bill as imitation Naturally enough the stock
cliques who are staggering under heavy loads of
stocks proclaim it imitation.


'1he gold market was strong in the forenoon in
answer TO the agitation OF the Cuban question In
Congress, and the price rose to 115. In the after
noon there was decline to 113, when it was an
nounced that Bingham's amendment had been
adopted by decisive vote. Later In the afternoon
the price became strong on the report that the
Funding bill was again postponed The reaction
to 3 had also been assisted by the lower rates for
sterling.


"The Government list was favorably affected,
both by the advance in gold and by the Impression
that any further issue OF national bank currency,
such contemplated by the Garfeld-Judd bill will
denude the market of bonds, while the purchase of
two millions to-day by the Government was an i'm
mediate strong influence"
Year: 1870

This bids fair to be Ole of the dullest of days
in the money market. Money is apparently be-
coming more abundant, the outflow of currency
westward having greatly subsidized, whilst the
local business and speculative demand is exceed
ingly light, though the rates are such as to place
capital within easy reach of all who have proper
credit or securities to offer in exchange. 1904
per cent continues to be the range for call loans,
and 5a6 per cent. for prime discounts.


Gold is very quiet and rather weak, all the
sales ranging between 1875 and l125S, opening
at the former and closing at the latter.


Government bonds are quiet and strong,
portion of the list showing fractional advance
on last nights quotations.


The stock market this morning showed i'm
proyement both in tone and activity. In State
Year: 1870

dream. The woman 1 never saw again, and
l have little hope that she ever reformed.
She was one of the crafty, hypocritcal kind,
whose hearts are entirely bad, and who gen.
orally come to bad ends. But / am very
hopeful that the man entered upon new life
after this occurrence. He made no promises,
not even an intimation that he meant to do
so; but have faith to think that the heart
that could treasure up a debt of gratitude,
and stay the execution Of a crime, rs in this
case, will turn to virtlous ways.


"Well," said Elijah, in his joking way,
when he came home next after this eventful
night, ''you've not been murdered for that
money, see. Where's Emily? Has she run
off with it ?'


I handed him the package, merely remark
ing that the woman had unexpectedly left me,
for reasons best known to herself This was
all the conversation that had with him on
the subject; he never knew what have now
been telling. Perhaps I did wrong; but
was always reluctant to tell him about it, and
he died before [ could make up my mind.
But | never had any other secret from Elijah !;
and l believe I never had an adventure that
made such an impression upon me as this did
Year: 1870

This is said to be the style of invitations
now used to WOO young men in ways the end
whereof is matrimony:


"Comc over and see me, we have a new
lamp at our house, that we can turn down,
down, until there is scarcely bit of light in
the rOom''
Year: 1870

roprsr CITY VS.. FCKFORD OF BROOKLYN-THE


CLEVELANDERs MAKE ALL THE RUNS


The Forest City nine of Cleveland, by their


fine play yesterday, proved that though twice defeated
their arrival in the metropolis, no such occurrence
is likely to mark the remainder Of their contests this
week In their games with the Atlantic and Mutual
clubs the feature of their display the admirable
catching OF White In yesterdays game this fine ball
player afforded the crowd OF spectators evidence that he
is equally effective as an accurate and swilt
pitcher The strong batting nine Of the Eckord Club
were unable than two first base hits in
fun nine innings game, much they bothered by
the swift pacers" Jas White sent to them Another fea-
that they have another catcher person OF E. White,
who yesterday supported his brothers wt pitching as
games The Eckford nine yesterday opened the game in


which promised close contest, for they began
nv their two, three order,
and then led off with good hits but, though five men
to the bat before run could be scored the side


Neither side earned until the sixth inning, al


though wild pitching gave Forest City three runs Then
the Ceyeanders began TO Use the bat enectyey on the
other side however but man secured his first base
on his hit after the first inning Duffy the lucky
man He reached in the sixth inning. The Eek
fords heded out in excellent style as fast AS they
came 10 bat But two balls in the whole game went
outside the in-held and they were caught by Heube
and Allison. Carlton put out seventeen players at nrst
base; muf is chargeable 10 him, while his stops,
in some Instances, were up to the highest mark
OF first base play. suttons play at third base was fea-
soversares White played up close TO the bat, and
%Eie there he made several catches one sharp
soney. The play Of the whole nine was treat TO all
present The Eckords played good fielding game AS
they have this season. Duffy did excellent service at
third base h put out players and assisted In cap


turing three others Jas shyders display catcher
was next noticeable. Indeed, the errors Of
the Ecktord side were few. the Forest City
nine obtained bases but four times from such causef In


the whoS ganoa smaller average than In any preyieus
game the Eckfords played In this season Their weak


points in the inaccurate delivery VI their pitcher
and their inability 10 punish Whites very swift pitch
ing. The game was creditably umpred in two 6oura
This is the frat time IN the history OF the Eckord Club
thar they put out for blank and Cleveland
dldJt Previous 10 the game yesterday the Unions OF
Morreania alone In this section enjoyed the Of
retiring fom the Held In full game without single
run The stars of BROOKLYN came within Of being
similarly served, The Atanties defeating them by a score
Of etOl


fremont and considerable interest n unaffected in the
city the fraternity IA regard to the result the
Union betting higG that DO club Db4Ig can aEa Chi
Year: 1870

more than the bare cost of the work done for
her. in order that Jones may have his work
done for nOthingi


The Standard cannot need to be told that the
carriage of letters costs money, and that if the
service is not paid for by him who sends or
receives letter, it must be by some one else.
If you appropriate money from the Treasury
to exc out the legitimate revenues of the Post
Office and enable it to cover its expenses, you
merely shift the load from the postage payers
to the payers generally. The injustice is
the same; the victims, only, are somewhat diff
ferent


The Standard, we trust, has only to consider
more carefully to realize that what it regards
as abuse is as natural product OF franklng
as miasma is of animal or vegetable rotten
ness wrong always tends to that exaggera-
ton or faTancy which is recognized by the
needless as abuse Ssch is the Divine method
of arresting attention and compelling resist
ance. To our view, the loss of revenue to the
Post Office by franked letters and parcels is
among the least of the bad results OF FRANK
ing. We hold that fully One Million per
annum would be saved in Public Printing
by the abolition of the Frankins Privilege
that Members of Congress would be enabled
thereby to devote far more of their time
to their legitimate duties-that the accounts
of the Department would be immensely sim
plitied and the losses by deficient returns from
the various post-ofiices reduced to minimum.
Who can even guess what the quarterly in
come of a certain post-Oice ought to be
while ten, twenty, thirty, Or forty per
cent of it's business is covered by franks !
We regret that any countenance should be
given to the notion that there is legitimate
use of Franking. Every letter that passes
through the post-office costs something, and is
paid for by somebody. If it be not an abuse
to saddle this cost upon some one else than
the sender or receiver, what cOuld be
Year: 1870

The Government should not insist upon our
Minister to Japan retaining his official position
after he has found himself unable to live de-
Gently on his salary of $500. As soon as he
succeeded in getting himself appointed to the
place, he entered his complaint about the in
adequacy of the salary and he has been very
active since then in forwarding to Washington
other complaints of a similar character. He
does not seem to be aware that he may, at
his own convenience, resign the poor Office
which he lately managed to obtain, and that
services at the present low rates, or at any
other rates. That should be some consolation
for him.
Year: 1870

1t is a mistake to suppose that Secretary
Boutwell, is without hope of the passage of a
Funding bill by the present Congress. There
is great probability that bill will be reported
to the House embracing the most important
features of the Funding bill which passed the
Senate some weeks ago, and that it will pass
Secretary Boutwell, would doubtless be pleased
if the House would adopt the Senate bill in
the shape in which it came from that body !;
but there are some points of that measure in
regard to which, we have no doubt, he would
be willing to submit to change rather than that
the funding principle should be endangered.
We are convinced that the Funding bill would
strengthen our credit abroad and at home, and
do much toward helping us onward in the
direction Of specie payments. Congress has
had abundant opportunity of obtaining inior-
nation on this subject. Now let it act.
Year: 1870

The reported rumor of Mr.. Bright's retiring
from the English Cabinet is, we are informed
by Cable, cOntradicted. Mr.. Bright has not
distinguished himself very greatly as Secretary
for Home Affairs, but he is colleague whose
large experience and sound, practical common
sense Mr. Gladstone would be very unwilling
TO lose. IL his continuance in the Ministry is,
as is most probable, a sign of improved health,
the fact will be cause of rejoicing to his
many admirers here, although we may still
feel that his Parliamentary labOrs would be
more advantageous to both Ireland and En-
gland if untrammeled by official position.
Year: 1870

list Of fourteen well authenticated and
aggravated cases of manslaughter by this
method has thus far been made out, and the
Commissioners are by no means satisfied that
they have learned the whole truth, because
evidence in such affairs is, for obvious reasons,
very hard to obtain. In only two Of these
cases was any punishment inflicted on tho
Keeper; one was sent to Jail for twelve months,
the other for sir weeks. Can it be owing to
the condition of the lunatc asylums that tho
plea OF insanity is so rarely offered in England
as a defense of homicide
Year: 1870

We are willing still to hope that public
protest against the policy which is bringing
upon us an Indian war may happily avert it.
The procrastination of Congress and the ag-
gressions of the army and settlers have been
in the past fruitful sources of bloody conflicts
with the Indian tribes. To bring both our
legislators and generals to a sense of
their obligations to fulfill our promises and
maintain the peace in the future, hearty and
general expression of the public aversion to
the present manner of dealing with the In
dans seems demanded. There can probably
be devised no better way of doing this than
that proposed by the Executive Committee Of
the United States Indian Commission, i'll call
ing a Convention to meet at Cooper Institute,
in this city, on May 49,
Year: 1870

We wonder if Mr.. Smalley, the popular and
celebrated London correspondent of IHE NEw-1oRK
France We would want additional evidence of much
stronger character than we now have to believe H. but
nectiOn with such "A Radical as Gustave FIourens.


We find the above in The Rochester Express.
We have not thought it needful to notice the
absurd attacks upon our London correspondent
in the columns of newspapers here which are
neverhappy unless when assailing The TRIBUNE.
1t has been long time since any ordinary
sander they could utter about us seemed
of the least consequence to us OF to the pub
lie. AS they seem this time, however, to have
succeeded in imposing upon some reputable
journals, it may be worth while to say that
the talk of any connection between our London
correspondent and the alleged cOnspiratOrs in
Paris is simply preposterous. There is not
even pretense of any reason for believing 1t,
save that the letters of NJ Gustave FlOurens,
an enthusiastic French Republican known
to our correspondent were transmitted to his
care in London. 1t is not proved that
there was any conspiracy. 1t is not proved
that if there was a conspiracy, NJ. FlOurens
had anything to do with it. If he had, there
is not Il scintilla of reason for inferring that
our correspondent knew anything about it;
and we have, on the other hand, his own
explicit denial, his prompt visit to Paris the
moment the question was raised, and his
manly profier to answer any questions that
might be asked Persons guilty of conspiracy
against the life of Louis Napoleon are hot in
the habit of fastening from British soil to put
themselves within reach of Louis Napoleon 8
police.
Year: 1870

1t is advanced as a fOrcible argument for
delay on the Franking bill, while substitute
reducing postage is preparing, that Z" the Postal


department is the only one whose benefits
care directly felt and appreciated by the peO-
"ple, and that the effort should be to diffuse
ats blessings as widely as possible" Precisely.
And in order to diffuse the blessings of cheap
postage among the many, it is first of all ne
cessary that the few shall relinquish the costly
privileges which they enjoy. viii they do it I
Year: 1870

We occasionally hear from Nevada of the
progress of the Sutro Tunnel-which, rs we
now learn, has been carried to the extent Of
1,O4O feet. If the indomitable protector OF the
Tunnel should be fortunate enough to be able
to show, within a reasonable time, that he Is
actually approaching the silver vein which he
is in pursuit of, he will have no further
trouble in procuring the capital required to
carry on his operations.
Year: 1870

When minister of the Gospel begins what
he prophetcally pronounces great reform by
preaching on texts from Herald editorials and
programmes of the "Black Crook" and nat
urally abuses THE TRIBUNE, the descent in
due and short course of time to unbessed
"Gin and Milk" is perfectly natural. Such
has been the career of the Rev. Charles B.
Smyth. We know of no case precisely
parallel to his, though we cite for his cOnsOla-
ton the general fact that all great reformers
have invariably been unappreciated of their
cOtempOraries. But we must add for truths
sake that we know of no previous case in which
there was such positive lack Of appreciation.
His fellow shepherds merely reproved his
partiality for his now famous recuperative
tOddy, but the lambs of his own immediate
flock utterly repudiate him. and have resolved
to dismiss him from the care of their con-
sciences that he may have greater leisure to
care for his own stomach. 1t is a sad fate,
and all the more painful because just.
Year: 1870




Our own conviction that the Federal Rev
enue ought not TO be reduced until after the
bulk of our National Debt shall have been
funded at lower rate of interest has been
repeatedly proclaimed. The Income Tax ex-
pres by limitation with the current year; and
that will reduce the annual Revenue by some
Twenty Millions per annum. There we would
STOP until our weekly purchases of Bonds
shall have so cleared the market that the Sec
retary of the Treasury can fund the Five
Twenties at the lowest possible rate, thereby
saving Twenty to Thirty Millions per annum
now paid away in interest at six per cent.
Meantime, let the whole subject be carefully
studied so that the reduction of taxes, when
made, shall enure to the greatest benefit of
our People and their Industry. This is our
way of dealing with the Financial problem.


Gen. Schenck's Tariff bill we esteem in the
main good One-judicious alike in its remis-
sions, its reductions, and its augmentations
Yet we have not favored its consideration at
present, because we believed it certain to be
made worse on its way through one House OF
the other, and very likely to be laid on the
table after weeks had been vainly devoted to
its consideration. We have believed, and still
believe, that the best thing Congress was
likely to do was to say frankly and promptly,
ave shall let the Tariff alone for the session.
Understand this, and.proceed with your busi-
"ness accordingly"


But the attempt to rush through a bill re-
ducing the duties on Tea, Coffee, Sugar, &c,
&c. seems to us even more Objectionable than
Gen. Schenck's programme. If it be said that
Year: 1870

The National Temperance Society will hold
its fifth Anniversary at Cooper Institute this
evening, when addresses will be made by
John b. Cough, the Rev. John Hall, and the
Hon VIM. +. Dodge. We need not ask a
general attendance but we may remark that
the meeting will be organized at u o'clock,
and that there will probably be few empty
seats at that hour.
Year: 1870

Already opposition to the Tariff bill in the
House has begun to bear its legitimate fruit


by dispatch from London We learn that
"the anticipated reduction Of the duties on
"iron by the United States causes great
activity in the iron regions of Wales, This