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Year: 1875

That the completion as hereinbefore pro-
vlded of said fifty miles of trunk road of said


southern Pacific Ra lroad Company shall he
effected and accomplished within fifteen


months afLer the declaration and announce
able vote upon the questions herein submit
ted snail have been made; and the entire
connection between the city Of Los Angeles
and the oity, OF san Francisco shall be made
through and TO that portion Of inc road OK
Year: 1875

Salt Lake, January 2l.-Another
snow slide occurred in Big Cotton
wood Canyon yesterday, near the
Richmond mine. A party of men,
with teams engaged in shaking down
ore in rawhides, were caught by the
slide. and six men named Thomas III.
Broderick, VIM. Ritter, Charles Dib-
bic, James Breeze, Henry Atkins
and Reuben Moore were carried
away and their bodies have not yet
been recovered. George McCabe and
Thomas White were carried away
and covered with snow, but were dug
out afterwards and their lives saved.
The slide extended for a distance of
about one mile, and was about two
hundred yards wide. Yesterday the
bodies of six persons killed by the
snow slide in the City of Alta, were
recovered. Many more are supposed
to have perished, but their bodies are
covered to a great depth by snow, and
probably will not be found for some
time. In one demolished house was
found the body OF Mrs. Carey sitting
in rocking chair with an infant
clasped in her arms; and near them
the husband and little girl, all suffo-
Gated 10y snow. AT another house
was dug out one man alive, and an
other man who had been sleeping
beside him in bed was dead and
still another dead body was found in
tn. same vicinity. There is terror
in these mining camps ana most of
those who can get away will probably
leave but this is difficult and dom
gerous undertaking, as parties will
have to walk and run the gauntlet of
snow slides on their way out Of the
canyons.
Year: 1875

ELSEWHERE will be found IA notice
for the election of municipal officers
which IS to take place on next Sat
ariay, the 20lh INST, and aa no
slate has been prepared, we suppose
we are to nave "scrub " race.
We fear the citizens oI Osccola do
not fully appreciate and attach the
Importance TO this matter that it
deserves. In organizing corpo-
ration, the very best men are need
ed TO shape aud control affairs, and
1t behooves us TO see that none but
men who are capable, and who pos
sess the necessary qualifications in
every respect men worthy OF trust
and who will do their duty impair
tally and .earlessly are placed in
authority. Vote for such men and
all will be we'll.
Year: 1875

AT this Office A boy. twelve or
fifteen years Of age one who can
read and write, (and if he has had
some experience in the printing
business, SO much the bettcr,D to
play " devil and learn the art Of
sticklrg type on their feet, and
distributing colors.


p. S. One who is not ambitious
to discover the secret joys, Which
are said to be hidden somewhere in
the bottom Of every black bottle,
preferred. Don't all come at once.


There IS some talk OF organizing
a Debating Club, among the young
men Of the town, by which, they
propose to while away the long
winter evenings, as well as making
it u source Of Improvement. W.
approve Of The idea, and will lend
whatever Of influence we may have
TO its successful organiza ion, and
hope those who are urging the mat
ter may never find rest until they
have been thoroughly organized,
and secured tbe attendance OF every
young man of the town. We are
sadly IN need Of other attractions
besides bar.rooms and billiard halls.
Shove it along.
Year: 1875

PROCESS OF GmDING.-Place I'm plate
leaf gold, add little honey, stir the two
substances carefully together with glass
stopper, the lower end Of which is very
flat Throw the resulting paste into a
glass of wGter mixed with little alco-
hOl; wash il and leave 1t to settle. De-
can't the liquid and wash the deposit
again. Repeat the same operation until
the result Is fine, pure, and brilliant
powder Of gold. This powder, mixed
with common salt and powdered cream Of
tartar, and stirred up in water, serves for
gliding.


As another method Of gliding, Boutet
Mouvel gives the following:


Dissolve in aqua ragia one grain OF fine
gold, previously rolled out very thin, IN
a porcelain capsule heated on the sand
bath and concentrated till it is the color
OF OK blood. Add pint of distilled wa
ter, hot, in which have been dissolved
grains of white cyanide Of potassium.
Stir with a glass rod, and filter the Ii
quid thrOuge unsized paper. To gild
with this liquid, It is heated little above
lukewarmness, aud the articles to be gilt
are immersed in il and supported upon n
piece of very clean zine
Year: 1875

In village of PoitOu woman, after
being very i'll, fell into lethargy. Her
husband and those about her believed her
TO be dead. They wrapped her up in
nothing but a piece of linen, according
ing TO the custom of the poor people in
that country, and caused her to be ear
ried 10 the burial ground. On the way
to church those who were carrying her
passed so near bush that the thOrns
pricked her, and she recovered from her
lethargy. Fourteen years afterward she
really died, at least IL was so believed
As they were carrying her TO her burial
and drew near bush, the husband cried
out two or three times: Don't go near
the hedges"
Year: 1875

The other day at Vicksburga small col
ored boy fell into the river and was res
cued in n half-drowned condition. He
could have easily been pulled out by a
negro floating by in a skill, aud when
some one sWore at the darkey for his
Iethargy, he replied, "Dis yere is my last
paper collar. and the boy was kicking
water like an alligator"
Year: 1875

Late in October there came a report
that the body declared TO be that of VIM.
Morgan was claimed by his family TO be
that of Timothy Monroe, Canadian,
who was swept IN a small boat over Nj
agara Falls eleven days previous TO the
time that the body was washed ashore at
the mouth of Oak Orchard creek. The re-
mains III the meantime had been taken by
Mrs. Morgan 10 Batavia. \ third inquest
was now TO be held for the purpose Of es-
tablishing the claim Of Mrs. Monroe. A
large concOurSe Of citizens was in atten-
dance. Mrs Monroe appeared, and gave
a description Of her husbands person
and of the clothes il which he left home
on the morning Of the day lie was drown
ed. Previous 10 her examination Bates
Cook, chairman of the Morgan inyestiga-
ting committee, examined the clothes Ia
ken from the body and carefully preserv-
ed by the coroner with great minuteness.
This enabled him 10 test the accuracy Of
Mrs. MOnrOe's knowledge and memory.


Neither Mrs. Monroe nor any person
sympathiZing with her or interested in
the Identification Of the body as that of
Monroe had access TO it or had seen any
Of the wearing apparel Of the deceased.
And yet Mrs. Monroe not only gave
general description Of each garment, but
underwent a rigid examination by
Mr.. Cook of more than an hour, in
which she described with singular accu-
racy every rent and patch found in each
garment. She indicated buttons she had
seized on the pataloons 10 replace those
lO-v which did not match the others. She
also described one stocking that had been
darned with yarn of a different color. In
a word, her description Of the clothing
was 80 accurate in every particular as to
leave no doubt that each article had been
under her special care. But, wonderful
" accurate as she had been on this point,
she was most strangely wrong in her des-
cription of the body, Monroe being at
least three inches taller than the corpse.
She described her husbands hair and
whiskerS as coarse and black, adding that
his hair had been cut quite short few
days before he was drowned, while that
upon the head Of the deceased was long,
silky and of a chestnut color. MOnrOe's
son confirmed his mothers testimony re
latIng both 10 the clothes and the body.
No attempt was made 10 impeach either,
nor was there any doubt thar Monroe had
been drowned rs alleged. Itwas difficult
Year: 1875

general use al a dress fabric. When the
ladies adopt this material, and come to
live, as it were in glass houses, we sup
pose there will be not less backbiting
then. We shall see-not through the
glass darkly-but as one who goes both
eyes ou it
Year: 1875

At Philadelphis the centennial year
will be ushered in ON Friday night by
grand celebration. Besides parade
of the military, salute, and gener-
al Illumination of public and private
buildings, there will be other events
Transporting appropriate to the occasion.
On New Years morning an American
flag of original design will be raised
on the old State House steeple, and a
parade of the New Years shooters will
occur.
Year: 1875

MAYORS ORDER. When Mayor
Whiteley returned last night, and
learned of the escape OF two prisoners
on Monday morning, he ordered the
prison keeper to remain In the cell de-
partment of the police station, while
on duty, instead of in the police court
room.
Year: 1875

The Boston Globe, speaking of the late
Mortimer Thompson, says Personally,
"Doesticks was peculiar in character
and appearance. His stout figure was
surmounted by large round head, his
dark complexion and long black hair
gave him something of the appearance of
an Indian, while his broad face and
Persian-like moustache were suggestive
ola jovial Oriental. Oflate years he had
become decidedly obese and rather fat
witted." He was always genial fellow
and generous to fault, 80 that when the
flush of his success was over he led a
struggling hand-to-mouthe existence, gain
ing his subsistence by contributions TO
weekly papers and an occasional lecture
or poem delivered to public audiences.
In the charitable euphuism of the day,
"he was his own worst enemy" his
conviviality leading him into habits
which may have fastened the decay ol
his powers and the end of his life.
Year: 1875

Let me see Il Is Just forty years this December,
Since last fell in love with pretty face,
II showed 80 that day |; how well remember
Each circumstance still of time and oil place.
/ was thirty, think, and fool, must own 1t,
But she was lovely and graceful to see
And through all these years. though scarcely have


known it,


Her memory was dearer than ausht else to me.
We were on the ice, and snowstorm beginning,
That lashed In its fury like ocean-born foam
She stood there alone, with the crowd swiftly thin


ming,


And what could do, pray. but see her safe


home
Oh, moments OF bliss on air seemed treading,
As bent me TO list TO her heaven-keyed tone,
And though the wild snowdrifts, like mountains


were spreading


Twas the happest season ever had known
But all things must end. On the doorstep we
And turned to retrace my tired footsteps alone,
She murmured, Farewell, sir you're really kind
My husband will thank you for goodness thus


shown"
Her husband ye gods My nerves gave culver,
And my bright fairy castle to nothingness fell,
While chils OF despair swept my heart like river
turned from her presence and babe her fare


WELL


We never have met. Could bear such meeting !
For hope in tha. parting died out of my life:
But her husband l wonder what would De his


greeting,
Year: 1875

CHICKEN CHEEsE.-Boil two chickens
till tender; take out all the bones and
chop the meat fine; season to taste with
salt, pepper and butter pour in enough
of the liquor in which they are boiled
to make moist. Mold 1t in any shape
you wish, and when cold turn out and
cut into slices. 1t is an excellent travel
ing lunch.


The QUEEN OF PUDDINGs.-Take a
quart of nice bread crumbs, add one
quart of milk, one cup of sugar, the
yolk Of four eggs, well beaten, the rind
OF fresh lemon, grated fine, piece OF
butter the size of an egg; bake until
done. Now beat the white of the eggs
to a stiff froth, adding teacup of pow
dered suger in which has previously been
Year: 1875

AT the Grand Rapids fire a woman
threw feather bed out of second story
window and then looked about for heI
baby, but she could not find it until q
man discovered the missing infant in the
bed thrown out.
Year: 1875

1HE public on this side of the water
have been led to believe that the resig-
nation of Major Leech, the captain of
the Irish team, resulted from chagrin
over his recent defeat. 1t appears that
Major Leech simply pursued the course
he had laid out for himself when the
challenge for the return match was ac-
cepted.
Year: 1875

THE scientific gentlemen OH board III.
M. S. Challenger have discovered quite
a number of queer things during their
cruise in the Pacific, but one of the
queerest things they have discovered is a
nasty way of disposing of dead people in
vogue at the Admiralty isles. The peo-
pie inhabiting those isles do not bury
nor burn nor embalm their dead, but
boil them and eat them!
Year: 1875

Readers of the papers have noticed
several accounts of broken needles navi-
eating around among living muscles,
and making exploring expeditions
through the human system year after
year. A broken tish-hOok wandering in
a boys body till he is twenty-one, is a
still more novel and uncomfortable ad-
venture. We find the following in the
Dover IN. H.) Enquirer: Some eight
years ago a lad of thirteen Ga son of
Charles i. Myers, a well-known citizen
of Portsmouth), while fishing from one
of the wharves Of that city, caught a
fsh-hook in the fOre-fnger Of the right
hand near the roots of the nail, drawing
it in to the bend of the hook.


His father said at once that the only
thing to be done was to open the finger
on line with the hook, and take it out,
but preferred to call in their family
physician to do it. After looking at it
for a moment, the doctor, by sudden
twiss, wrenched the hook from the fin
ger, minus the barb and point. The
parents were justly indignant at such
treatment, and insisted that the hook
was not all removed, while the boy came
near fainting from extreme anguish.


The doctor, however, insisted that no
Inconvenience weuld result, and dressed
the finger in some simple and safe man.
ner, and in due time the wound healed.
But the finger and arm troubled him for
long time. After year or two the
lads health had so far failed as to be-
come subject of serious alarm to his
friends, he being subject to frequent and
alarming fainting fits, and other spas
modic affections or symptoms.


This state of affairs continued for
years, with more intensity, until a year
or two ago, when the boys health be-
came nearly or quite restored. In the
spring of 1874 the young man, while
dressing himself one morning, tore a
pimple from his left shoulder, and on
examining it, he drew from the flesh the
point of the hook which seven years be-
fore was imbedded in finger on the OPP
posite side of his body.
Year: 1875

stirred the juice of the lemon. Spread
over the pudding layer of jelly (any
kindly, then pour the whites Of the eggs
over and place in the oven until we'll
Drowned. To be served up with cold
cream.


To REFAsTEN LAMPs.-If the foun-
tain, or the glass globe that holds the
oil, has come loose from the standard, it
is very easily remedied by the use of
plaster OF Paris. Mix small quantity
with water, making it as thick as cream
and fill it in between the glass of
the fountain and the hollow in
the top of the standard, as quickly as
possible. AS it hardens Immediately,
everything must be done WI h prompt
ness. If the iountain is broken ia pieces,
and there is a whole bronze or brass
standard remaining, it will pay to pur-
chase new fountain and set it upon the
old standard, as described above. The
brass top can be fastened on in the same
way.
Year: 1875

Cork, June l4.-Tne American rife
team arrived here this evening, and
received hearty welcome from the
people. The members of the team are
much gratified at the reception on this
side, which, they say. is quite equal to
the ovation given them on their de-
parture from New York.
Year: 1875

soldiers, though few of the victims can
swear whether 1t was Walker or Mill's
men who robbed them, and, because
Of this, the ex Parte Commission at
Fort Randall say the charge of pillage
Is not proven.


The Daily Courier, OF this city,
which for the past eighteen months
has been an Independent newspaper,
has a double loaded editorial this
morning containing a scathing review
OF the Republican party, and announ-
cling itself us n representative of the
opposition party from this time for
ward.
Year: 1875




It seems there is some disposition
| to blame the JOURNAL for the losses
sustained by the Democratic party in
the recent election for delegates to
the Convention. 1t is said the call of
the Convention was blunder and that
the JOURNAL is responsible for it,
Having heard the charge, the Tarbore
SOt%the7ner comes to our defence in
very handsome style. It says:
Occasionally we hear men ofrespect-
able common sense charge that the
call of Convention was blunder and
epeak ill of the Wilmington Journal in
consequence. The JOURNAL did what
was right and did it's dutv to it's con-
science and country with distinguish
ed ability. The present constitution
is unsuited to our people, cumbersome,
expensive and oppressive (; it was
therefore the duty of the press to con-
vince the public and our Legislators
of the necessity of amending it. Both
did what it was their duty to do, and
the only blunder was the delay,
timidity and hesitation in calling the
Convention, together with the apathy
that was displayed by our friends
after the call. Had every paper and
every democrat done his duty in a
manner like that of the JOURNAL we
would have swept the State. We
honor the JOURNAL for its course and
oil right minded men agree with Us.
1t is a high-toned, conscientious and
able newspaper and never takes a
stand that is antagonistic to the best
interests of the white people of North
Carolina"


We publish the above first because
we desire to express our sincere thanks
to the SO0theymer for it's generous de-
fence of our course, and secondly be
cause it gives us an opportunity to say
that the Journal has nothing to take
back or to disavow in its course upon
the Convention question, and nothing
to regret save that it did not have more
ability to devote to its discussion.


1t is not our desire nor is it our pur-
pose to enter into any acrimonious dis
cussion in regard to the responsibility
for our recent losses, though fully con-
sclous of the right, we shall be all
ready to defend ourselves. For rea-
sons unnecessary to mention, We We're
thoroughly convinced that if the op-
portunity offered by the Democratic
strength in the present Legislature,
was not taken advantage of to rescue
the eastern counties from negro rule,
the white people in those counties
must make up their minds to live
under that rule for all time to come.
The JOURNAL therefore exerted itself
to the utmost of it's ability to have the
Convention called, and it was called.
We do not, however, claim that this
result came from our unaided efforts
for to do SO would be most egregious
vanity-in view OF the fact that before
the call was made, the entire Demo
cratic press of the State united with US
in appealing to the Legislature to pass
the Convention Bill then pending be-
iore it. All we desire to say is that We
did all we could to secure the call of
the Convention, and that we shrink
from no responsibility arising there
from.
Year: 1875

WHAT WAR HAS DoNE.-To give our
readers an idea what has been the eff
feet OF war upon the human race, we
give the following that We clip from
an exchange:


Since the historic period, fourteen
thousand millions of human beings
have fallen in the battles which man
has waged against his felIow-crea-
ture-man. Ii this amazing number
of men were 10 hold each other by the
hand. at arm'8 length. they would ex-
tend over fourteen million five hun
dred and twenty-three thousanl I three
hundred and thirty-three miles of
ground, and would encircle the globe
on Which we dwell six hundred and
eight times. fine calculation will ap-
pear more striking when We state that,
ii only the foretingers Of that four
teen millions Of human beings were
laid in straight line, they would
reach mere than six hundred miles be
yond the moon ; and that if q person
were to undertake to count the num-
ber -allOwing nineteen hours to q
day, and seven days to II wcck-at the
rate OF six thousand per hour. it wonld
occupy that person tnree hundred and
thirty six years.
Year: 1875

The objects that excite the fears of
children are often as curious and un-
accountable as their secret intensity.
Miss Martinau told me once that a
special object of horror to her, when
she was child, were the colors of the
prism, and thing in itself so beauti-
full that it is difficult to conceive how
any imagination could be painfully i'm
pressed by it; but her terror of these
magical colors was such that she used
to rush past the room, even when the
door was closed, where she had seen
them 4efe ted from the chandelier by
the sunlight on the wall.


A bright, clever boy of 9, by no means
particularly nervous or timid, told me
once that the whole story OF Aladdin
was f-ightful to him; but he never
was able to explain why it made this
impression upon him. A very curious
Year: 1875

instance of strong nervous impression,
net, however, ia any way connected
with supernatural terror, occurred 10 a
Young glrl about Syears old, the daugh-
ter of a friend of mine. The mother,
the gentlest and most reasonably in
dulgent of parents, sent her upstairs
for her watch, cautioning her not to let
it fall : the child, by her own account,
stood at the top Of the stairs with the
watch in her hand till the conviction
shat she should let it fall took such
dreadful and complete possession of
her that she dashed it down, and then
came in a paroxysm of the most dis.
tressinR nervous excitement to tell her
mother what she had done.--MrS. hem-
Die. in Se11teDaber Atlantic.
Year: 1875

FEcKLEs-THEIR CUBE.-What shall
a Young and otherwise handsome lady
do to got rid of freckles on the skin
Answer Freckles are not easily washed
out of those who have tlorid com
plexion and are much in the sunshine'
but the following washes are not only
harmless, but very much the best oil
any we know Crate horse-radish hne,
let il stand n few hours in buttormilk,
then strain and use the wash night and
morning. Or squeeze the juice OF a
lemon into half n goblet Of water and
use the same way. Most OF the RENE
dies for frickles are poisonous aud can
not be used with safety. Freckles In
dicste a defective digestion, and con-
sist in deposits OF some carbonaceous
or fatty matter beneath the scurt skin.
The diet should be attended 70, and
should be Of nature that the bowels
and kidneys will do their duty. Daily
bathing with much friction should not
be neglected, and the Turkish bath
taken occasionally. il il is convenient.
-Herald of Heath.
Year: 1875

been wasted. The Moonsiff who heard
the case thought that the cause of the
action was good one, and gave the in.
suited host a decree for the amount
claimed. The high court took more
rational, if less sentimental, view of the
matter. The Moonsiff' g decision was re,
versed, the presiding judge remarking
with grim humor that if the law laid
down by the lower court were correct,
then" the risk of accepting invitations
Roufd be very serious inde
Year: 1875

A CITY UNDER The SEA.-In the
latter end of the last century old Port
Royal disappeared beneath the waves
in an earthquake, leaving no other
memorial behind than those few patches
of reefs. In calm and clear evenings,
when there is not a ripple on the CLASSY
surface of the sea you may look down
into fifteen fathoms of water and see
submerged houses, towers and churches
with sharks swimming quietly in and
out of the open windows of
their belfries. The work of
centuries was destroyed in a few
moments by one single convulsive throb
of the thin film on which man has lived
and speculated for ages past. An
American diving company, instigated
in their enterprise by tales of untold
wealth buried beneath the sea by this
sudden shock, rescued no treasures but
the big bell suspended still in the bell
tower, and donated the same to the
museum of the island, where it may be
seen, with many puzzling inscriptions
upon it, which nobody has, as yet, been
able to decipher. er.-Kingston JaneaiGc,
Correspondence.