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Year: 1871

The Grand Duke Alexis arrived in New York harbor last Saturday night, and Tues day the honors of the metropolis of America were showered on him. The weather was beautiful, everything was carried out with system and success, and the reception of the handsome young prince was of the most genuine and enthusiastic nature. He went to Washington to tender his respects to the President, Wednesday
Year: 1871

 ButI have good mule under me, and think shall pull through all right, and if you will restore my beaver will start along NOW. This poetical plea was too much for the side walk man, who immediately restored the strayed ''stove pipe" to his poetical head.
Year: 1871

Horrible Suffering of the Soldiers of Bour-


balkps Army-Dropping Down Dead from


Exhaustion and Want of F0ed-sleepinE In


Snow.


The following are extracts from private let
ter received from Montreux and published in
the London Stdndard:-


We are all greatly interested about the poor
French soldiers who od for refuge across the Swiss
frontier when surrounded by the Prussians. They
are the remains OF Bourbaid's army, and are pour
ing by thousands along the different roltes through
the Jura into Switzerland. We are told there are
condition Imaginable The Swiss have, OF course,
disarmed them, and, in sort OF way, made them
prisoners and they are being portioned out to every
did not arrive until Saturday evening. They were
obliged to walk all the way from Lausanne, as the
railway companies would not allow them to go In
the Trains because they were SO dirty. We heard
the most heartrending accounts Of them from all
stockngless through the snow (Which has been
very deep all about here) with hardly any clothing
to @ Rem them against tas eoa a. 81
from exhaustion and want of food. Late on Satur
day evening, February 4, we became aware OF
black mass OF human beings marching past on the
lower road. There were few carts aud carriages
for those who not able to walk, and through
the stiffness of the night heard hollow cough,
which is what so many had so badly in Lausanne.
and nS bS them TO Chiffon There were great
many Of the Swiss with them too. They got into
talk with several OF the poor soldiers who told them
that for three weeks they had been obliged to sleep,
If sleep were possible under such circumstances,


on snow, with nothing to cover them, and


fire only, a great luxury, when they could find
little stray wood For three successive days they
were hghtng in snow up to their waists-they In the
plain and the Prussans on the surrounding hills
without any munitions whatever, and:no arms save
their bayonets and, to crown all, to strengthen


them for their hard work, they had the bountifu


supply of TIVE biscuits for their subsistence for two
days With no generals, all dlsorganized and in
CONFUSION, they naturally asked what could they
do-obey the orders they received, and rush head
long on to the swords OF their enemies 1t was
desperate work they tried it for q short time
in vain, and then preferred crossing the iron.
tier and leaving the Prussans In undisputed
possession OF the field. They will be well


cared for here every one has stores Of warm cloth


ing and food for them only waiting to be distributed
The Swiss are coming out well, especially one old
woman, who the other night sent up box full OF
stockings, all new and made OF beautifully warm
WOOL with various other articles, which papa values
at over nfty francs. On Sunday morning she wen


down to Chillon and gave every soldier handker


chief and some sugar candy for his cough Papa ant
some other gentlemen got up subscription FOL
them, and went round to every one in the place. HI
has been wonderfully successful. In three day


they collected nearly 1900 francs. think 1t shows
how kind and generous people are.
Year: 1871




Chap Wanted his Money Back.


An associationlof Congregational ministers met
in Oswego last week, and the points of one un-
official report made at the gathering are thus
given by the Binghamton RepubHcdn:-


A few days ago one of the clergymen said, a
young man called upon him and asked him to
officiate at his wedding, saving that the young
woman whom he intended to marry lived twelve
miles away, but the marriage was to be at the
house of her uncle only four miles from the
minister's house. The brevet groom gave q
moderate fee in advance, borrowed the good
mans buggy to bring the intended bride to the
rendezvous, and at the appointed time the
clergyman reached there as he could, and found
all ready. But just then the young lady con-
cluded she would not be married. The groom
told the minister that he guessed he could some
day induce her to change her mind, and if SO, he
should be called in. In q few days he came
around, saying the "gal had come to her oats, "
but he was afraid she might retract again before
he could take her to her uncle's, aud TO avoid
all risk he had called in clergy right there,
and made all fast. Sand now, Elder" said he,
'how about that fee / gave you? you did not do
the job The Elder intimated that he had
loaned him his carriage gratuitously, and had
put in an appearance at the time and place
named, at some cost to himself, and it was not
his fault that he did not do the job. "Wall,
Elder" was the response, in a triumphant tone,
"and so was / there, too, and ii wasn't my fault
that you did not do the job, aud want my
money" And he got his money.
Year: 1871

cost nearly seventeen Thousand dollars when
built and which is In the main uniniured, TO a
firm of real estate brokers for q merely nominal
sum, on the condition that the house is to be
moved away and of the land at once. The
price is said TO have been scarcely third of
what the building would any day sell for, but
IL would appear that no one supposed that the
proprietor would sell the building, and so
sharp firm came In for good bargain.


Morristown reJoices over the promised reno
val of the nuisance, 90 the open house was the
haunt of thieves and vagabonds The grounds
will, however, remain neglected as heretofore,
and present pitiable scene of ruin, as compared
with the beautiful adjoining places.
Year: 1871

The acting governor of Arizona has
informed the War Department that the
Indians are making hostile demonstra-
tons ofa formidable character along
the frontier. An appeal is made for
additional troops, but there are none at
the disposal of the War Department.
Year: 1871

Ir its good time the corruption invoked


bv the Radicals to carry Connecticut is
coming to the surface and is being made
patent TO the whole country. Tho letter
OF Moses H. Grinnell, ex-naval agent at
New York, to Grant has thrown flood
Of light upon the bribery and trickery
Year: 1871

New COUNTY.-The Shasta Courier
says that "a meeting of settlers in
the Pit River country will be held
in q few days to consider the ques-
ton OF forming new county out of
Shasta and Siskiyou. In order to
succeed in their efforts to obtain a
new county they must act harmoni


ously and all pull together. We un-
derstand that the people Of Goose
Lake and Surprise Valley are willing
to go into county organization with
the Fort Crook people, provided the
county seat is located in Hot Spring
Valley"
Year: 1871

Glorious and delightful the Summer weather is it's tropical heat is trial vital powers Even the strongest sometimes prostrated by it's effects The common phra applied to this condition of the from and includes a variety of ailments The liver l. more or less a ctsd the bowels either constipated too much relaxed the stomach but half performs the work of dgestion the appetite poor and the spirits depressed This is what is called general debility It is aseneral of all the physical functions and requires as aremedy amedicue that will re- ulate them all. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is specially adapted tostli purp,s,. Its geaeral ops is not confined to single If the liver is affected stores it's tone If the stomach is torpid itregenerates it. the tremulous and weak, it braces and reinfsrces them. If the mind which sympathiz s with the body is gloomy and Respondent it relieves the difficulty and soon brings the whole chanism of the body into harmony with the laws of health.

 There civil zed nation in the W sstern Hemisphere in which the utility of ,stetters Stomach Bitters as tonic corrective, and ant-bous medicine not known and appreciated Throughout the Tropics is consider, ed both by the people and the profession the standard specific While it is medicine for all and all cli-

 a it is especially suited to the complaints generated by the weather being the purest and best vegetable stimulant in the world.

 Beware of ths Bitters made of acrid and dangerous materials which interruptions parties endeavornc to foist upon the people, Their legon and the public has no guarantee that they poisonous Adhere to the tried remedy Hostetter's Bitters sold only in glass; and never in kegs or barrels.
Year: 1871

The cost of making dress nowadays exceeds the cost of the material twice over.

 Some extravagant misses wear real gold and silver buckles on their slippers instead of imitation.

 -- A new style of overdress is in three separate pieces, joined together by large fans formed of silk and lack.

 The ightest colored bronze and mala- chite are used for parl,r ornaments and are extremely beautiful. t iH

 Little tea parties and 10 o'clock sup pers are the most fashionable entertain ments given at Newport this season.

 A pretty style of round hat for ladies is O sort of cap composed entirely of peacock's feathers and loops of black velvet.

 Caps are now seldom worn by our dowagers, the hair instead being ar ranged in the most youthful and elabor- ate manner. rSF

 Very pretty morning wrappers are made of white cashmere, faced with a quilled trimming of pink, blue or pale green silk.

 Flowers in great quantities are sent by young men to their friends in the country. This seems to be reversing the oroer of things.

 Some very elegant fans of point-lace have the monogram inserted in small emeralds and diamonds on one of the side sticks. ..,s-.. L .-,s"-sn,f

 At some of the Summer boarding houses the butter set before the people is like a well-defended fort-that is, rather too strong to be easily taken. !

 The Nillson scarf, consisting of a square of light-colored silk, edged with fringe and tied at the throat in loose knot, are very stylish and becoming. Many ladies who wear short sleeves to their dresses wear bracelet at the wrist attached by 8 long chain to another bracelet which is fastened just above the elbow.

 Linen dresses of ali colors trimmed with fringe to match and made in the shape of polonaise, are worn by ladies over silk dresses for travelling and riding on dusty roads.

 Some of the young girls at the sea shore have adopted the fashion of wear. ing the hair creped and hanging loose down their backs, which is great say ing of trouble and also of time Gongs are no longer used at hotels | there being stated hours for the meals and the guests are expected to be or hand when the time arrives for feeding without any further notice.".

 A petition is about to be started hy the express companies tO reduce fhe size of trunks. some of them being so large as to be almost impossible to be got into the doors of the baggage cars. q J
Year: 1871

Don Piatt, of Cincinnati, is not an en- couraging man to trust with a lady, it seems, from an account of a a~droll mis- adventure which hegives in the JGalary. He writes: ,

 "I never left depot yet that some body was not put under my care. I don't know why this is suppose it is something in my countenance if knew what would have it extracted. don't like having unprotected females and schoolt,oys md girls turned over to me. It's little hard on a man. And what is the good of it :? Nobody needs protec tion if any one does, it is benevolent, good looking, innocent sort of man such as the writer of this. once from Philadelphia, when respect able-looking old scoundrel in gold-rim- med glasses asked me to take charge oj his daughter. She could have taken charge of me. She was thirty if day, w1tli a face that had been on tue offen- slve for ten years I'd like to see any man attack that woman I'd go odds ten to one on the scratch.

 "The, old fellow seemed to be in a great hurry, and thrusting the lady un- der my arm, left the cars and drove off. In thin, angular voice that was meant to be very sweet and was not, she asked me to take her pocket-book and got tlIe necessary ticket. left the car for that purpose, but when I approached the opening where the ticket agent, kept in solitary confinement, snaps at the world outside, sI fonnd that | had left my pocket book under my pillow at the ho tel, and what was worse, my watch with it. I had about twenty minutes, and jumping into hack I promised the driver ten dollars if he would get tn the hotel and buck in time for the train. He started off at a furious rate, ran over an apple stand, crippled a venerable gen. tlenian on the opposite. corner, and in less than the time stated and the driver found ourselves marched off to the sta- tion in the hands of the police. We were taken before a corpulent Justice of the Peace, who had as much adipose in his head as most men carry about their muscles, and it took the old fellow just two hours to try, reprimand and fine us for our drunken and disorderly conduct. Of course the train went off with my charmer. It went off without her pock- et-book. never saw her again, although I made diligent search and advertised in the d lily papers. But one unfortunate day, some months after I encountered a fnaae member of her k.mily, who made some serions charges against me con- nected with the desertion of lady and stealing her pocket-book. I tried to explain. but failing to get my words in satisfactorily, was forced to make an as sault on this male member of her family that ended in some black eyes and bloody noses M A AJs2i EEFRtR43

 4 "Now, what was the good of putting: that aged female under my care It only led to her giving me that pocket book and the catastrophe that followed She could just as well have gone off on the Pennsylvania Central without as with me. The thing is an outrage. If peo- pie want to put their females under the care of anybody let them try the con ductors-they are hired for such pur- poses-and not impose upon innocent passengers. ..- .'5
Year: 1871

A SURE CURE.-A dyspeptic read that by sending dollar by mail he would receive cure for dyspepsia. He sent the money, and received slip with drinking and hoe in the garden" The man was mad at first, then laughed, and finally went to hoeing, and stopped drinking, and is now as well as ever
Year: 1871

HIS PURPosE.-''Now gentlemen, y
said a peripatetic lecturer to a some
what noisy crowd who had gathered
to one of his seances in an Eastern
village, chow would you like a good
blackguard story? All in favor will
raise their hands" Nine-tenths Of
the dexter paws present instantly
went up, and there was a sudden
hush of all noisy demonstrations
The lecturer went on with his orr
ginal subject for a few minutes,
when some incautious individual
broke out with, Say, where's that
story?' ''Bless you, was the reply,
Il didn't intend to tell any such
story. l only wanted to know how
many blackguards are present. You
might have heard a pin drop any
time during the lecture after that.
Year: 1871

Great sympathy is expressed in
New Orleans for carpet bag mem
Der of the louisiana Legislature,
who in one night lost at a faro bank
all the honest earnings he had ac-
cumulated during the entire session
of the honorable body to which he
belonged. His loss in mileage
alone is set down at eight hundred
dollars; and the total amount de-
posted by the unfortunate law-maker
is stated at ten thousand dollars. be-
sides a gold watch and chain. Full
details have been sent to Senator
Sherman for his next Ku Klux
speech.
Year: 1871

How's THIS FOR CATs?-If a cat
doth meet cat upon garden wall
and if cat doth greet a cat, oh, need
both to squall? Every Tommy has
his Tabby waiting on the wall, and
yet he welcomes her approach by an
unearthly yall. And if kitten wish
to court upon the garden wall, why
don't he sit and sweetly smile, and
not stand up and bawl, and lift his
precious back up high. and show his
teeth and moan, as if 'twere collie
more than love that made that feller
groan?
Year: 1871

SCRANTON, November PA slight
sinking of land over Pine Brook mine,
in this city, occurred yesterday, causing
no damage of consequence, however.
The sensational dispatches sent to some
OF the papers are not justified by the
facts, which are as follows: Years ago
a large plot in the outskirts Of the city
was purposely robbed OF all its pillars
and support with the view OF sinking
the entire surface. Some acres Of this
ground sunk about ten years ago and
has become quite solid, and the remain
der OF this plot must fall in time. There
are only a lew buildings on the whole
tract. and they are cheap frames, built
with the knowledge that the land was,
at no distant day, expected to cave in.
The main portion Of Scranton is not
undermined and never can be, as there
are vaults in the coal measure extend
ing from Staffords Meadow Brook on
the south to Providence to the north.
The damage by the sinking OF the Ok
ford mine, in Hyde Park, has been
greatly exaggerated. The effect on the
surface by the fall in the Pine Brook
mine is hardly perceptible. Even if the
coal measures were not perfect under
Scranton proper the surface is too val
liable for building purposes to warrant
any one in assuming the responsibility
Of removing the cual.
Year: 1871

A rather singular instance OF the
extremes OF fortune comes from the
Pacific slope. One OF the early
pioneers OF San Francisco was William
Ellis, a printer by trade. By his
industry be accumulated quite sum OF
money, which he sent to his wife in
Chicago, to be by her invested in real
estate. In 1854 property in the latter
place took a sudden rise, and Ellis
became wealthy. So he returned 10
Chicago, where he resided until recently.
when be took it into his head to
revisit San Francisco, taking with
him his wife, who was sufferer from
pulmonary ailments. Soon after his
arrival the Chicago fire occurred.
whereby he was heavy loser.
While preparing to return home his
wife died. To complete his ill.luck he
was a passenger on a train which was
thrown from the track. whereby he
was severely injured, and he now lies
in the hospital at Sacramento.
Year: 1871




PHILADELPHIA, November 24.-By
order of Judge Plaison, City Treasurer
Mercer was last evening arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Herg, at his residence
on Twelfth street above Poplar. The
arrest was made under a writ OF seques-
tration. Mercer was, previously to his
arrest, and is still under 10000 bail, to
answer for a default. No provision
is made for his admission to bail under
the sequestration writ. 1t was sup
posed that he would be at once removed
to prison, but such course had not been
pursued up to eight o'clock this morn.
ing. He is however in the custody OF
q deputy.
Year: 1871

cuted man, and here is twenty dollars for
YOU


The lawyer worked up to the contract
and before he had half summed up he had
the jury in tears at the bare idea of snatch.
ing such bright example of domestic and
social worth from the bosom of his family
and the society of his neighhors, to be
thrust among felons in common Jail.
To his astonishment his appeal was eff
fective-the prisoner was acquitted,
Closeted together after the verdict and
discharge OF the cnlprit, and the twenty
dollars having been paid over, the lawye
said


by the by, B., that was a most sur
prising verdict considering what the Gov
ernment proved
Not at all, was the cool reply; "sif q
them .ijtrgmaea had some Of the pork
The mercury in that lawyers bump ai
self esteem fell 10 zero Rufus HosE4er
Year: 1871

The letter of our Charleston correspon'
dent this morning will pay for reading
There is q bit offlne sarcasm in his compar'
ison of the new Senator TO Cesar, in that
like him he came, and saw and conquered.
Many Of our readers will be surprised as
well as pleased to find Judge FER
ousoN taking such bold and manly and
impreguable ground as he did in the dis
cussion of the Flick amendment. The
revolutionists can count on him rs an op-
ponent to their schemes all the time and
they will find him a lion in their path at
every turn, no matter how devious may
be their ways.
Year: 1871

81 FcA ~, - = ~O--
A letter to the Bellaire Standard con-
tains the following statements: 59
There is agood deal of excitement now
in Roane county, West Virginia, about a
silver mine that was discovered in 1869
but not made known till lately. 1t was
discovered by A. s.. Hickel, owner of the
land on which the mineral was found.
He saws as he was going through the
wood he noticed pine knot through the
heart of white oak tree, and thinking it
to be strange phenomenon of nature,
examined it particularly, and founditto
be nature work of art. This led him
to believe that there was some valuable
object to which this was a guide. He
accordingly went in the direction indi-
Gated, and found another of the same
description, and also on either side.of the
line was a astone,buried Ia the grooves cut,
the courses of which bisected the courses
of the pine knots. At the point Of inter-
section is the Idine, which has proven to
be a rich silver mine, 70 the satisfaction
of the owner.


On examination we 6pd that i has
been worked at some time in the past,
On the south side about twenty yards is
a sandstone about six feet square, with
grooves cut in it running to 0 point.
The rock has been burned on top and
not on the bottom, and is supposed to
have been the bottom Of the furnace, I
Cindsrs are found in great abundance,
and picks destroyed by rust were also
discovered. About three hundred yards
from the mine are over one hundred
graves. 49,


The veins Of ore are in triangular
shape, and are six feet wide and three
feet deep; supposed to run to pointten
or twelve feet back. There are three
kinds of ore, rose color, gray and black
mixed, specimens of all of which may
be seen at the Standard Office.


A company has commenced work and
no doubt will make it pay. Fifty pounds
of the ore were sent to Steubenyille last
week TO Professor Filson, to examine
and find out what per cent. it will yield.
The excitement is almost as high in that
section as it was at the discovery of oil.
There is no land for sale for miles
around, all thinking that it is a huge
mass Of silver.


I If this should prove as they think,
the Indian saying will be taken more
account Of in the future. They tell us
that they could shoe our horses cheaper
with silver than we do with iron.


The editor Of the Standard says the
specimens shown him have the appear
ance Of pure silver.
Year: 1871

A St. Albans paper gets enthusiastic
over the maple sweet prospect; Sap
pals SO silvery in their shine, and so
many, that we are reminded Of Solo
mas time, when silver was as the
stones Of the street, nothing Accounted
of, are vending countryward By wagon
loads. May they overflow with liquid
sweetness enough to syrup the pancakes
Of the million, whereof We are one.
Year: 1871

A gentleman who is rather given to
story telling relates the following:


When l was young man spent sew
eral years in the South. residing for a
while at Port Hudson on the Mississippi
river. A great deal of litigation was
going on there about that time aud il was
not always an easy matter to obtain a
jury. One dag l wa- summoned to act
in that capacity, and repaired to court to
get excused


On my name being called. informed
his honor. the Judge. that was not
free holder and therefore not qualified to
serve.


Il i'm stopping for the time being al
Port Hudson


"You board at the Hotel. presume?"


II take my meals. but have rooms in
another part of the town. where lodge


so you keep bachelors halI2''


Yes, sir"


How long have You lived in that man
ner?"


"A bout six months


Il think You are qualified" gravely
remarked the Judge, '.for | have never
known man to keep bachelors hall the
length of time you name who had moi
dirt enough 10 his room to make him
free holder The court does not excuse
you"