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Year: 1872

know not what will befall me,


God hangs a mist DER my eyes.
And DER each step of my onward path
He maketh new scenes to rise,
And every Joy He sends me, comes
As sweet and glad surprise.
SEQ not step before me,
AS I tread the days of the year;
But the past is still in Gods keeping,
The future His mercy shall clear,
And what looks dark in the distance,
May brighten as draw near.
For perhaps the dreaded future


Has less bitter than think,
The Lord may sweeten the water
Before stoop to drink,
Or if Mdrdh must be Mdrah,


He will stand beside its brink.
1t may be He is waiting


For the coming of my feet,
Some gift of such rare blessing


Some joy so strangely sweet,
That my lips can only trenble


With the thanks can't repeat.
Oh! restful blissful ignorance,


'Tis blessed not to know;
It keeps me quiet in the arms


Which will not let me 60,
And bushes my soul to rest


On the bosom that loves me so.
So go on not knowing,


would not if might;
would rather walk in the dark with


God


Than go alone in the light;
would rather walk with Him by faith
Than walk alone by sight.
MY heart shrinks back from the trials
Which the future may disclose,
Yet I never had sorrow


But that the dear Lord chose,
So send the coming tears back
With the whispered words: He knors
Year: 1872

Silver Springs, Florida, is one OF
the greatest curiositles in the south.
It bursts forth in the midst of the
most fertile county In the state. II
bubbles up in basin near one hun.
dred feet deep and about an acre in
extent, and sending from 1t o deep
stream sixty to one hundred feet
wide and extending six to eight
miles to Ocklawaha river. In the
spring itself fifty boats may lie at an
chor-quite . feet. The spring
thus forms natural inland port to
which three steamers now run reg
ularly from St. Johns making close
connections with tho ocean steamers
at Palatka. Tho clearness Of tho
water IS truly wonderful. It seems
even moro transparent than air you
can see tho bottom eighty feet below
tho bottom OF your boat, the exact
torn OF the smallest pebble, the cut.
line color Of the leat that has sunk,
and all the prismatic colors OF the
rainbow are reflected. Large fisll
swim in it, every scale visible, and
every movement distinctly seen. 1t
you go over the spring IN boat you
will sec the assure in the rocks from
which the river pours up like an IN.
vertcd cataract.
Year: 1872

John Irish, having joined tho LIB
erals, is going to be liberal. He
promises if elected to congress to
donate his salary to the people of the
United Statesl This will probably
lead to a charge in the tariff, or the
abolishment OF internal revenue
Perhaps it would be better plan to
ext.nguish tho national debt with it.
1t is clever in j Ohm to give way that
which wilt never be his.-Daremporl
Gdzstt.
Year: 1872

The worst charade ever made: My
first is the name offs peculiar kind Of
butter, my second Of peculiar kind
Of liquor, and my whole is the name
of portion Of a familiar weapon !;
what is my name Answer-ramrod.
Ram is the peculiar kind of butter
and rod goes tor the lick her.
San Domingo exports "General
Grant oranges.
Year: 1872

Several Improvements have lately been
made in the mannero of telegraphing which
are likely to work great revolutions in the
business. One of the principal items in
the expense of telegraphing has been the
erection and maintaining of numbers of
wires between points sendinga large guam
tity ofmatter. Thus there are, we believe,
some forty lines between Washington and
New York. Heretofore messages could be
sent but one direction at time on one
wire and at the rate of from thirty to forty
five words per minute. Experiments are
now being made with apparatus by which
not only can messages be sent in two diff
ferent directions on the same wire at the
same time, but with neart twice the rapiditv
above named.


BY the former machine one wire can do
the work two have done heretofore and by
the latter the saving is in the same
proportion. If the two machines can be
combined it would enable operators here
after to transmit as many messages on one
wire as they now do on four. The saving
would of course be immense and would be
followed by large reduction in the ex-
pense of transmission. But the saving
will not likely he limited to the proper
ton named. We see a statement that the
last invention is the product of two young
men in Memphis, sons of DIR. j. w. Rogers.
Their method is called embossed tele-
graphy.n The method is thus described
A strip of thin copper is passed through
a registering machine, such as used to be
employed when the messages were print
ed on paper, the copper simply taking the
place of the paper and having the messages
stamped upon it in the Morse characters
| by an operator. a half dozen operators
may be engaged at the same time prepar-
ing the messages, while one transmits
them through similar machine, except
that it is arranged for the copper strip to
pass under steel point that is set SO as to
touch the embossed dots and dashes. The
touch of the point completes the circuit
and suffers the passage of the electric cur.
rent, which is interrupted by the spaces
between the dots and dashes, and thus the
message is transmitted.


Experiments between the Memphis and
Louisville offices show that seventy-fiv6
words per minute can be easily transmitted
This is about as rapid as it can be taken of
by sound, for it is the limit of hearing
but by machinery there promises to bt
hardly limit to the rapidity of trans
mission. Such at least is the opinion o.
Prof. Henry. If the two machines re
ferred to can be combined it would seen
that telegraphing will soon be so cheaI
that newspapers will get all their news by
telegraph and most of our commercial cor
respondence be exchanged in the same
way.
Year: 1872

This is a jolly sort of an idea. The New
York and New Haven Railway Company
have been experimenting with a new safe
ty switch, which is thus described The
lever of the switch is enclosed in a small
house of sentry pox, the door of which is
locked. When the switchman enters the
house and opens the switch, he thereby
shuts the door of the house or box, from
which he can not make his exit till, by
shutting the SWITCH he thereby opens the
door of the box. If by any chance a train
comes along while the switch is open,
he must make his escape from the box to
avoid the probability ofbeing himself killed
He can not make his escape without shut
ting the switch. Therefore, every time a
switchman opens Il switch, he is bound,
under penalty of death, to have it closed
before any train comes along. One man
can attend to oaly one switch.
Year: 1872




To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


SIR-In reading the Inherent newspapers and
seeing so many one-slded accounts OF this insig.
nifcant IRE, compared with the terrible loss of
human lie 1t has caused we cannot too highly
praise your brilliant and impartial editorial article
OF this morning. Having witnessed the awful
scene presented in that black hole OF death, we
cannot help exclaiming. "Why was there no effort
made to alarm or rescue the sleeping occupants
OF that den OF horrorsg Truly. there are watch.
men in the hotel, and their duty is rigldly en-.
forced by the authorities but that duty in
case OF IRE is not to alarm those who may be in
imminent danger, but to seize hose and rush to
the nearest approachable point of the scene, and
then scream for assistance to use 1t. Our opinion
as to the origin OF the fire, after close inspection
OF the burned portion of the building, agrees fully
with that Of the Chief Engineers Ia his Deposition
Year: 1872

tered upon the discharge OF their respective duties
and will their commissions in the course OF
o day or two


There are upwards OF three hundred applications
on nle from persons anxious TO enter the United
states service, subject to an examination. There
are several vacancies existing in the clerical force,
which can only be filled by examination Tor promo
ton, while only few positions are open to out
siders. Due notice OF the next sitting OF the Civil
tor, will be given, and applicants notified to
Year: 1872

On Wednesday evening. about halfpast six
O'Clock, the charred and bruised remains of Mary
McCabe were transferred from the Morgue by an
undertaken to 249 Mulberry street, where they
were mourned over by the sister OF the deceased
Annie McCabe-with one or two other sympathiz-
ing female friends, until two O'Clock P. NJ yester-
day, when the corpse was taken to its place OF In
terment in Calvary Cemetery. Previous to the
taking place Of the funeral HERALD reporter
visited


THE SCENE OF DEATH,


which was pitiable and heart-rending in the ex-
treme. The coffin In which the vlctimized poor
girl was enclosed was placed on temporary bier
in one of the rooms OF the third story of the tene
ment house, Only the face OF the dead was to be
seen. The cheeks and forehead were crisped, but
the chin seemed to retain its original color The
room was clean and cold, and there was not the
slightest offensive odor. The coffin was neat one
and nicely bound with steel clasps. The breast.
plate on the cover bore the inscription
Year: 1872

The excitement at the Morgue yesterday was not
so great as on the previous day. but considerable
numbers OF curious persons surrounded the gates
the greater part OF the morning. The c01ins had
been all raised from the tagging and the lids Of
those containing the 0lies which had been identt
fed were nailed down. The remaining collins were
piled In the shed, one upon top OF another. The
weather was bitterly cold. and che remains were
completely frozen. This was


FORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCE.
for those whose duties compelled to be present, as
there was no trace OF decomposition left The
gates were closed, and two policemen kept back
crowd OF women, wh0 not satisfied with the feast
OF horrors Afforded them on Wednesday, wished to
have their curiosity further gratifed yesterday.
Many In their anxiety to gain admittance told
shameful lies. saying they had relatives among the
dead, but on being asked the names OF their friends
were unable to give them. One old woman. who
had been In the Morgue no less than seven times,
attempted to push her way in the eighth. but was
put back by Warden Brennan who g0od-humoredly
chaffcd her. Mr. White. the keeper, has had busy
time since the bodies arrived


ANOTHER BODY WAS IDENTIFIED
yesterday morning, that OF q young girl named
Elizabeth Campbell who was recognized by her
father an old, gray headed man. The marks that
led to her discovery were ring she wore on her
finger and popularity about her ieet, which were
tiated as those of her companions, but the upper
part OF her body was burned to charcoal. Later In
the day the body was removed by an undertaken
for intcrment IN Calvary Cemetery The coffin in
which she was taken away was very handsome
one, and bore the inscription =
Year: 1872

REVIVAL OF AN OLD CRME.-The numerous
cases of criminal poisoning brought to the pub
lie attention during the past few years warrant
a suspicion that the fashion of two hundred
years ago is again becoming popular: The last
case reported is that of Catharine Melchior, of
Louisville, who lost two husbands in a very
short space of time. Catharine Melchior, a
young and beautiful German girl, was ser
yant in the family of Mr.. Sharp, at Rockport,
Ky. Two years after she came to the family
Mrs: Sharp died very suddenly and her mourn
ing husband married his comely housekeeper,
she insisting on deed to her of his farm and
other property before the marriage After a
year of married life Sharp suddenly grew sick
and died. The young widow was then sought
in marriage by Mr.. Bachelor, who, after
three years of conjugal happiness, went the
way OF his predecessor How many more hus-
bands Catharine might have obtained it is inn
possible to say, but inquisitive people began to
pass comments on the similarity of the COM
plants with which the three persons had come
to their death. The bodies were exhumed, and
poison was said to be discovered. The arrest of
the woman followed, and her trial is to take
place February 26th
Year: 1872

Molle Morton is the name of the fortunate
fair one declared by the Grand Duke to be the
handsomest woman he had met in America
She is cheyenne of Little Rock, Arkansas, and
his Highness escorted her to the supper-room
at the Louisville ball.
Year: 1872

THE BALL IN MoTIoN.-A start has
been made. Weaverville is to have a
Christmas Tree, on Christmas Eve, and
the little folks are to have real merry
time-such one it is hoped as will last
them until next Christmas. The funds
necessary for getting the tree, decorating
it and hiring the Theater, are to be raised
by contributions from those unlucky (?)
individuals who have no progeny to as
sail them with such epithets as Dad, :"
"Pap," etc. 1t is expected that parents
will furnish such presents as they desire
for their children, and we believe that
the youngsters will think more of their
trnkets from having received them off
the tree, than they would to find them in
their stockings. We know we should,
for the last stockings we hung up on
Christmas Eve contained nothing but
ashes the next morning. There will
probably be some parents who do not feel
able to give their children presents, even
on Christmas, but the Committee having
the tree in charge, intend to furnish some
thing for these-in fact it is hoped that
every child in this vicinity will be pres
ent on the occasion and every one shall
receive a present. Arrangements will be
made to have an opening address and
singing, and we hear it quietly whispered
that to "Old Santa Claus himself will
be extended an invitation to be present.
The evergreens for decorating the hall
were brought to town on Thursday, and
all our citizens who take an interest in the
affair are cordially invited to "drop in :"
the Theater any evening after Z O'Clock
and help decorate. The all-important
part however, is this: Three ladies
have been selected as a Committee on
Finance, and are taking considerable
trouble to see all the young men in the
ncighborhood. Now, we know our little
town has no artful dodgers" but then
such thing is possible as that the FL
nance Committee may not find every one
at home when they call, and to these we
would in behalf of the Committee say
that any donation they may wish to
make will be thankfully received by said
Committee. Heads of families will bear
in mind that the young folks are getting
up the tree and they will only be expect
ed to furnish presents for their own chill
dren. After the distribution of presents
il is intended to turn the little folks loose
and let them have a little fun under the
supervision of their parents.
Year: 1872

To PATRoNs.--With the present month
and year closes the Seventeenth Volume
and year Of the TRINITY JOURNAL. All
persons indebted to us will receive state
mcnts of their accounts prior to January
1st, 1873, and we hope that they will be
prompt in making settlements. No one
subscriber owes us great deal, but when
all our outstanding accounts are taken in
the aggregate it amounts to a considera-
BILE sum. Those individuals who sub
scribed for the JOURNAL merely to help
it along, and never pay a cent, are re-
minded that Five Dollars n year is our
subscription price, and that five dollar
piece weighs more in our pockets than
does their names on our books.
Year: 1872

CHRISTMAS TREES appear to be the
rage in this county this year. In addi-
ton to those at Weaverville and Lewis
ton, we learn that Douglas City will also
have public tree. 1t is good custom
and one which should be honored in all
communities,
Year: 1872

WARRANT REFUsED.-From an ex-
change we learn that the last Legislature
failed to make any appropriation to pay
the expenses of the Tide Land Commits
sion. Mr.. G. M. Stratton, formerly of
this county and member of the Board,
recently made demand upon State Con-
troller Green to draw his warrant on the
General Fund for three months salary.
The Controller refused to do so on the
ground that no appropriation had been
made for that purpose. Stratton applied
to the Supreme Court for a writ of man
damus to secure the issue of the warrant,
but the Controller was sustained by the
Court.
Year: 1872

as is known, has ever lived there,
save as is now to be recorded in
these pages.


Near the middle of a dull, dismal
afternoon, some eleven weeks later
than the date of the preceding
events, the good ship Flying CAil-
ders drew near to the island of
Desolation, shaping her course
toward its northernmost bay, called
by Captain Cook Christmas Har-
Dor.


A fair breeze was blowing from
the north, and the ship was carrying
every stitch of her canvas, including
studding-sails.


Her crcw-both watches - were
busy about the deck, and her passen-
gcrs-a score in number - had
gathered in groups, mostly forward,
and were gazing with great interest
upon the wild, rugged shores before
them, SO far as the fog suspended
upon those shores permitted them
to become visible.


The ship had come here for water
nearly all her water casks having
been stove or started during a
squall ten days previously, and
every soul aboard of her having
been since that date upon short
allowance.


Upon the quarterback stood Capt.
Luke Pedder, looking unusually
happy, with Will. Hawley beside
him.


~ mean to get our water aboard
before dark, Captain Peddcr, and
SO avoid losing nj ght here" said
the young executive, totally uncon-
scious of the plot to leave him alone
on the desolatc island, and of the
extraordinary adventures which
were before him. The strange
events that happened there, and in
deed the whole fthis thrilling story
will be foand only in the New York
Ledger, which is now ready and for
sale at all the bookstores and news
depots. Ask for the number dated
July IS, and in it you will get the
continuation Of the story from the
place where it leaves off here.
Year: 1872

The London (England) Standard,
in speaking Of the great expense at
tendant upon the enjoyment of pig
con trap shooting, describes "me-
chanical appliances'' which afford
unlimited sport at comparatively
small cost, without the cost of live
birds. The invention, which is
called the ''gyro-pigeon," consists
of a steel fan in the form of the toy
known as the aerial top, which ris-
es from rotary motion given to it
by the string. The invention was
lately exhibited and tested at the
museum Of firearms, Ryelane, Peck
ham. The cost of the eyre" with
all its fittings, sufficient for 600 shots
is, in the first instance, f3; but after
this first cost the expense is even
more triiiing, eighteen pence being
the price of a dozen fans, which are
sufficient for six dozen shots, that is
assuming that the person shooting
has sufficient skill not only to kill his
bird nearly every time, but to pour
the entire charge into it SO as abso-
lutely to shatter the steel. The
"gyro" in its flight exhibits innum-
cradle vargaries, going off with the
steady flight of a pigeon, resting on
the wing like a hawk, or darting
swiftly forward like a snipe, thus
affording the very best practice for
the education of the hand and eye
Of the shooter. Upon these grounds
and upon the ground of humanity,
the invention deserves to succeed.
An evidence of the manner in which
it is likely to be appreciated is to be
found in the fact that Il "Gyro"
Shooting Club has already been
formed.
Year: 1872

The following is the correspond
encc which passed between the
daughter of the President and Vic
toria, regarding the visit of the for
mcr to her Majesty. The charming
simplicity Of Miss Grants letter,
and its sensible suggestions, proves
her to be true-hearted, intelligent
American girl whose head is not
likely to be turned by the pomps of
Courts, while the kind reply of the
Queen indicates that the woman
shines through the mask of royalty:


LANGHAM HOTEL, May, 1872.
Ny Dear Lady and queen =


I am embarrassed at honor of an
official request, given through a
high officer (your Lord Chamberlin,
I think), to be presented to your
Majesty. l should dearly love to
see you, that might tell my father
and mother that l had been thus
honored. / am but simple Amer
ican girl; that l am the Presidents
daughter gives me no claim to your
recognition as sovereign. If, with
the kind lady who is acting as my
cha2'ero'ee, might visit you, l
should be very glad. Our Secreta-
ry OF Legation hints at some politi-
cal significance in this opportunity.
l cannot so interpret it, and would
not wish it to be so received, be-
cause it would not be right, as l
am nothing in American politics,
and l am sure my father would not
desire me to appear other than as
my simple very humble self. If,
with this explanation, your Majesty
will allow me to visit you, shall
be greatly honored and be very
proud.


have written this note Of my
own motion, and because l think it
the right thing to do. I am your
Majesty's very obcdient servant and
admirer, NELLIE GRANT.


The following autograph letter
was received by Miss Nellie from
her Majesty the Queen, and the Wis
it took place at the time indicated,
and was very informal and pleasant:


WINDSOR CASTLE.
Mss Nellie Grant,:


| have instructed Lady to
convey to you this note, and shall
receive you as the daughter Of your
honhrable parents without the in
tervention of our high officers of
State. l shall accept your visit as
an "American girl" and there shall
be no other significance in the fact
than your kindly expressed desire
to see the lady and not the sover-
eign. l shall find it pleasant to
forget that | am Queen IN receiv-
ing you tomorrow afternoon at our
palace of Windsor. VICTORIA.
Year: 1872

AS the sign denotes, it is tru-
ly a Hat Store, both for Ladies
and Gents. Every person who
visits Independence is familiar
with Turner's Millinery and Fur
nishing Goods Store. Last spring
they added to their stock in the
shape of Gents Hats and Fur
nishing Goods, making it truly
a Hat Store. We say it (and
without boasting), that we have
as large and as fine an assort-
ment as can be found in any
store of our class of goods west
of Chicago.


To the Ladies Gas usua(, we
solicit share ofyour patronage.


To the Gents-remember it is
truly, surely, and the only Hat
Store in the city. Our Facility
and Experience for purchasing
stock is second to none; expen-
ses small; consequently our
prices we guarantee.


Remember the place, The
Sign of the Big Hat.
Year: 1872

GERMAN TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH.
A newcomer, not long from the Fader-
land, who is mastering the English tongue
very fast, the other evening gave an
amusing description of the way he went
to drive up the COW. Said he, "I not go
out the mule. The mule not go out. My
feet go out"
Year: 1872

CAN'T CLEAN IT UP. = There was a
big cave last week in the claim of Voll-
mers & Wiese on Red Hill. The bank
was about one hundred feet high and
caved long way back, covering a great
deal of bedrock SO that it cannot be
cleaned this season.
Year: 1872

A BAD RoAD.-Briefy told, the wagon
road from Weaverville to Douglas City
is very bad. Mainly located along the
bed and bars of Weaver creek, when
the stream runs high the road is impass-
ible for freight teams. There is but one
remedy-to take the road out of the creek
and build it along the hillside. Money
spent in repairing the present route is
thrown away and will not keep it open.
Year: 1872

A Coop SEAsoN.-The past Winter
and present Spring have made a more
than average mining season throughout
the county, and more particularly in


Weaver Basin. In conversation with a
prominent miner of this place, the other
evening, we were told that his company
had sluiced every day for she past five
months, and during that time they never
had less than three hours run per day:
also that at the present time the water
supply was sufficient to run eight hours
Gay, with fair prospect of their being
able to sluice until the first of July. We
believe that every company in the basin
have stripped twice as much bedrock
already this season as they did last, and
some considerably more than that. And
the beauty of it is that the claims all pay.
Year: 1872

SOUTHERN Cross BROTHERHOOD =
The Southern Cross Brotherhood win cele-
brate the approaching Fourth of July by a
picnic at the Fair Grounds. Admission
fee fifty cents. The money thus raised will
be devoted to the removal to Hollywood,
of the remainder of the Confederate soldiers
now buried at Gettysburg. -i