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Year: 1875

The Grand Jury of the present term
of the Superior Court have sent in q
report to His Honor. Judge McKoy,
relative to the condition of the
County Work House, Poor House,
and Jail.


They state that they found the
Work House neatly Kept and in good
condition, rejecting much credit
on the contractors, Messrs. Mathis &
Go. They recommend, however, that
they be directed to furnish the prison
ers therein with two shirts and two
pair of pants, each. of the usual con-
vict material. [NorE. This is what
the report says, but it is hard to
understand what the female convicts
will do with the shirts and pants.


The Grand Jury also speak in very
favorable terms of the condition OF
the Poor House, and give much credit
10 Mr.. Scott, the keeper, for the man.
ner in which his duties are performed


OF the County Jail they give q very
unfavorable report, representing it as
badly kept and very uncleap, and il
need of general repairs. They re
commend that the keeper of the Jai
be required to give it thorough
cleaning.
Year: 1875

There is man in the Condemned
cell In Paris who cannot be guillotined
until the authorities ascertain his
name. He was condemned by a name
since found to be false, and there is
no precedent for the execution of a
man whose name is not known, so he
must wait.


We hope that the meeting of our
citizens will be able to show the evils
which will result from the peudlng
bill, and we desire to call the a,ten.
tion OF members to the proceedings of
that meeting.
Year: 1875

A new cotton tie buckle, invented
by Capt. W. P. Elliott, of this CITY.
was patented on the 1st inst. It is said
by all who have seen it to be one of
the best things of the kind ever in
vented. It is in the shape of the figure
3. open at the top and made of wire:
the opening at the top closing when
the strain is on it, thus making a com
plete prisoner of the tie and entirely
doing away with the nuisance of ties
coming off while in transit. Another
great advantage is that, in tying the
bale while in the press, only so per
cent need be allowed for expansion of
that allowed with the buckles now in
use. thus making smaller and more
compact bales, or enabling more cot
ton to be put in the same sized bale
now made.


The assignees of this patent are
Capt. Elliott and J. M. Forshee. of the
Philadelphia Steamship Line, and
shey intend bringing it at once before
the public. We predict success for it =.


A sample has been sent to Phila-
deiphia, and has been pronounced by
cotton men there to Be q complete
success.
Year: 1875

The alarm of fire last night was To-
Gated in the Third Fire District. It
was found to proceed from two ad-
joining stores on North Water street.
between Princess and Chestnut, occu-
pied, the one by Mr.: J: Weller ~ sbs g
fire broke out beneath the partition be-
tween the two stores, and is thought
to have originated from the furnace of
q driving machine in the rear of Mr.
Weller's establishment. although this
furnace was built on brick work foot
and half deep. There was q strong
draft of air under the floor and the fire
burned so stubbornly that it was
found necessary to call on the eng nes,
when a stream of water was thrown in
and the flames were suppressed. The
damage TO the building is very
slight, the principal injury having
been to Mr.. Strau q stock, some por-
tions of which were damaged bv water
A few hundred dollars will probably
cover everything.
Year: 1875

You need not wait for the re-opening
of the banks in order to get pictures
ut the Cottage Gallery, as Williams &
Smith are taking them now at bottom
prices, and as good as at any other
gallery in the city. sep30-3t
Year: 1875

compel, for very shame, retraction


from the slanderer. On this point, the


-AeHaphis ApPeal of yesterday says;


Knowing the Shelby delegation as it


does, The Appeal never for a moment,


seriously entertained the idea of their


being guilty, as charged. and as little


that Mr.. johnson would lend himself


to anything like the crime imputed to


BIN by the Nelg Orleans Times; and


when we suggest ID investigation we well
knew that the Times was beyond the
reach of our legislature. But we also


knew that IN these days when the mind


u all communities, prepared by Radi-
cal malfeasances and misfeasances in
Vulnerable, Is open to conviction of


bribery and corruption by even so pure
a public man as Andrew johnson, and
such estimable citizens as those who
represent Shelby county IN the Leg
lslature, 1t was proper to provoke,
IN so Tar as suggestion of ours
would do so, an inquiry that would
MP this unwarranted libel in the
bud. We believe that while the
Shelby delegation, the Legislature,
and Mr.. Johnson have taken no
notice of this very serious charge made
point blank, even to the amount said
to have been exRepded, we feel that we
have in part at least, succeeded In one
object, in reproducing it, since neither
the enemies of one or the other have
a7ailed themselves of it, but on the con- |
trary have, so far as we can learn, re- /
pudiated it as unworthy the attention of |
the parties thus wantonly and uniustly |
implicated. For ourselves, we never |
had doubt that it was untrue, In whole |
as in part. So believing, we now re-
spectfully ask the Nelc Orleans Times
to uncover its correspondent as a sim
pie act of justice to our legislative dele
CATION and to a United States Senator |
whose whole public record is a refuta- |
ton of the libel upon him, which is the |
burden Of the paragraph we quoted |
from its columns Has the Times the |
courage TO do right, having done a
great wrong ?
Year: 1875

a NATIONAL butter and egg con7en-
ton has been IN session at Chicago for
the past three days. Strange as it may
appear, the butter production of the
United States is actually of greater
value than either the wheat or provis-
ion crop.
Year: 1875

The Bounty Equalization bill was a
job Of magnificent proportions, and
although it reached the Presidents
hands-in a very questionable manner,
the ring who expected to find millions
an it, have had to silently steal away
from Washington with their board
bills unpaid.
Year: 1875

THE Force Bill was passed in the
House, as was the Civil Rights bill in
the Senate, by the votes Of men who
were tumbled into their political graves
at y n. yesterday, with no hope of
resurrection.
Year: 1875

The House Of Representatives adopt
ed a resolution declaring that the gov
eminent Of Arkansas ought not to be
interfered with by any department of
the Federal Government, and now
Grant has sensibly determined to let
her severely alone.
Year: 1875

THE next Congress will contain more
esrebeIs than Union s0ldjerS.-KH05-
UlIe Whig and Chronicle.


In which case we may look forward
t. a state Of more prolonged peace
throughout the country than has pre-
vailed at any time since the close OF the
war
Year: 1875

Bishop O'HARA AND FATHER STACK
Wilhamsport, Pa, January 9.--1n the Ca
tholic case, SO long in controversy, of Father
Stack rs. Bishop O'Haa, the master in
chaucery decided that the action of the
Bishop in removing the Father from the
Church OF The Annuncialion of this city was
in iull accord with the recognized law and
discipline of the Catholic Church !; that a
priest is bound to accept and abide by that
law Of voluntary association while mem
ber. The case may come up again in the
LycOmnC Court Of Common Pleas.
Year: 1875

From The Evening Mail


We know pretty we'll what the Synod Of Thurles did
1t destroyed both the political and social independence
of the parish priesthood completely subjecting them to
episcopal direction to their opinions and conduct.
1t withdrew the priest from politics. only enable
the bishops to eDter more deeply into politics. From
the Synod of Thurles dates the period of epis-
copal intrigue with parties the bishops themselves in
turn being instruments employed by the Cardinal Le-
gate to carry out the policy of Rome. They
prised by the question of fdsestablishment which they
did not dream when at Thures could arise in
the form in which II did present itself; and IL
question whether their management of that opportu-
nlty not profound mistake What may
TO the Synod is that the political circumstances
of Ireland either invite the hierarchy fresh consid
Grafton of their policy or compel them to undertake it,
We do not see how Rome conclude that the Irish
signs of the time are promising We see much
reason for believing that it is the dark clouds
which drive them together TO seek q shelter. We
need not point out whore these portents appear The
account of Ireland gwen it supposed by Mgr Nard
in the Roman journal on his return to the Vatican, aud
fercey commented upon by the Nation, shows that
Irishmen are even yet but little to be trusted
utramontane element, either in Great
Britain the wider field Of Europe They
have knack of spelling the Churchs best laid plans.
They nave demonstrated its weakness instead OF the
strength expected To be displayed around OConnell's
tomb. The Irish masses have not followed the bishops,
although the bishops placed themselves at the head Of
the movement in the Dublin Cathedral and brought
foreign stars to fill the foreground. The populace is
politically fanatical, not religousy and this
the ncurable tendency of the modern Irish nature.
There is rebelion too, among the journalists, who,
when the decision is forced upon them, prefer the
people TO the prelates. 1t is certain moreover
that in future statesmen will longer be disposed
accept the preacy spokosmen for the Irish nation
whether the term is understood OF the rreconciables
or of the quiet decorous and prosperiug multitude
The Irish nation can and will speak for itself in Its
proper tongue and according TO its independent If
sometimes grotesque, ideas. All these influences to-
gether constitute pressure upon the leaders of the
Church to review their position with care, and
hence, in all probability, the Synod of 1875
Year: 1875

burglary on Saturday night The prisoner is accusecE
Of enteriug the residence Of Rev William Y Wolf No.
341 Smith street during the absence Of the family and
stealing therefrom wearing apparel valued at 5000
Mrs. Wolf was approaching her residence, about iva
O'Clock in the evening when she saw the prisoner
descending the doorstep with large bundle in hisi
hands The Sergeant ascertaned that the man had gone
into lager beer saloon, at No 80 Bergen street. and
visiting that place found the thief with the stolen prop
erty quantity Of burglars implements were found
on Boenicke They consisted Of a picklock, jimmy,
SIX keys and skeleton key. The burglar, who IS
thirty five years Of age, says he is bartender.
Year: 1875

dreamed all that story of the van. Wax
ing with a dreadful headache and two
bla ok eyes, she pondered how to explain
these accidents to her mother. The dream
came handy for this purpose, and was
used. But now the parents called her
story-teller, and treated her accordingly.
With needless emphasis they protested
that brandy had never entered their house.
The Commissary. of Police was struck
with such warmth of denial. He called
the little girl again, and she wept sore in
hopeless puzzle between her own false,
hood and her mothers. So the Commis.
sary took on himself to make perquisi,
ton, and quantity of brandy did he find,
Of which no satisfactory account was
forthcoming There seem to be several
morals that attach to this little story"
Year: 1875

MONDAY afternoon a party of eight or
ten met at the Okapilco Creek to seine
the different lakes and eddies" along the
run of the creek between the turnpike and
the railroad bridges. Nothing unusual
transpired on this occasion until late in
the afternoon, when, in scining deep
lake formed by bend in the channel of
the stream, the seine became so heavy and
difficult to drag that it was concluded
that it was hung to root or log on the
bottom. Lum Devane, lad sixteen years
of age, went under for the purpose of dis
entangling the seine. Upon reaching the
bottom, distance of six or seven feet, he
found what he supposed to be log, and
embracing it started to the surface Of the
water with it. His surprise as well as
that of the party can better be imagined
than expressed when, upon rising, the sup
posed log was found to be an alligator.
As soon as the waters surface was
reached the infuriated monster, taking in
the situation at glance, made terrible
lunge at Devane, and, striking HIM in the
breast, knocked him into deep water,
and, continuing the attack, caught him
between his vise-like jaws around the
waist.


Seeing the danger of their comrade the
rest of the party sprang to his relief. For
tunately for Devahe he was upon the out
side and the alligator was upon the inside
of the seine, which, being strong and
firmly held at each end, somewhat inn
peded the vicious reptile in his attack.
This, together with the prompt and fear
less action of the entire party, who seized
his alligatorship by the tail and legs and
commenced to use their knives on him
diligently, is all that saved Lum Devane'
He was finally extricated from the jaws OF
the maddened monster, and escaped with
few painful, though not dangerous,
bruises and bites. The alligator was
about eight feet in length, and it was with
difficulty that six or eight strong and cour-
ageous men succeeded, after inserting
their knives in several tender places, in
bringing him ashore. He fought desper-
ately as long as life lasted, and in his dy-
ing moments he set up deafening roar
almost equal to that of a lion.-Qmtnaan
fGa.) Rep0rter. a
Year: 1875

THE Paris correspondent of the London


Daily Telegraph writes: GA tale full of
drollery comes from Cambria. On Satur-


day night prodigious alarm reigned in


that city. The telegraph worked without


ceasing and mounted gendarmes careered


in every direction. Their orders were to


stop van, clearly described, in which


would be found several acrobats and three


kidnapped children. A little girl, escaped,


had given the alarm. She. came home


very late, dreadfully bruised, her eyes
blackened, and scarcely able to walk. A


led her The parents and neighbors,
greatly disturbed, asked an explanation,


which, with tears and spasms and mental
agony, the little girl delivered She was
playing on the glacis, with her dog, when
van came past. The fair of Cambria
| has lately taken place, attended by many
acrobats and gypsies, and thevan belonged


to a party of these. A woman got out, as
it stopped on the glacis, and seized the
child. In spite of her struggles she was
handed over to a man, who took her up
! and put her in the vehicle. There she
recognized three other children belonging
! to the town. The man put bottle in her
mouth and made her drink some opiate,


no doubt. But the dog had stuck to his
mistress and she had not let go the
chain. Between them they prevented the
door shutting, and presently the faithful
cur dragged his mistress out and she fell
into the road, bruising herself, as could
be plainly seen. The van people didn't
wait for such troublesome victim, but
hurried off. This story was much inter
rupted by the fainting fits of the mother,
When she could be safely left, half dozen
jealous neighbors hurried to the police
office. The Commissary arrived and
heard the little martyr for himself. Then
ensued that galloping ofgendarmes which l
have mentioned. There were persons in
credulous, of course, for such there always
are everywhere. To the anger and dis
gust of the city these people pointed out
that the fair had broken up ten days be-
| fore; that not a van or an acrobat had
been beheld in the last week Reused to
| more aggressive incredulity by the wrath
of true believers, they declared the little
! girl to be a little story-teller. After this
no one would talk TO them any more, and
in Coventry they reflected on their wick
edness. But the worst of it is these cal
umniators are proved right. The naughty
little girl confesses that she found bottle
of brandy, that she gave glass OF it to
her brother, and took the rest upon the


glacis with her dog. Then she slipped
and slipped in the blaze Of the sunshine
Euntil, in fact, she could sip no more, but
rolled among the stones, to her great
damage; and then she went to sleep and
Year: 1875

l HAVE 80 strange thing to tell,
You hardly will believe it;
But as it is the very truth


hope you'll so receive it.
'Tis Of little girl know


Who has two different faces,
And yet they're not, as you might think,
In two quite separate places.
No, both of them are in one place,
Quite close to one another;
But still when one of them you see
You cannot see the other.
BY some strange tricks this little lass
Keeps one face always hidden,
And only that one comes in sight
Which by her will is hidden.
There's one Of them that seems to me
The loveliest OF faces;
'Tis beautiful to look upon


And full of charming graces;
So fair and sweet and kind it is,


So cheerful, bright and sunny,
would not sell that precious face
For a whole world of money.
This face my little lassie wears


When she is good and pleasant;
And oh! how glad l always am
When that dear face is present.
Such delightful thing it is,


wish 'twould stay forever,
And then the other face she has


Would come before me never;
For that's the face we always see


When she is cross and fretful
And when of all her pleasant looks
She seems to be forgetful,
And bids the naughty face appear,
So dark and SO uncheerful,
So puckered up with scowls and frowns
To look at it is fearful.
Oh! how wish this gloomy face
She could keep always hidden,
And that for it to come in sight


Would be thing forbidden!
All! then | should not care so much
Though she did have two faces,
If never of the ugly one


Could I see any traces.
Mrs. +. 4. Perez, in v. Y. Independent.
Year: 1875


I make of them my bread.


Could the more civilized appetite Of our
Western fellow-citizens appreciate the
flavor of the grasshopper (Rocky Mount
ain locust prepared in divers dishes one
way would be found to mitigate the ca
lamity of their devouring presence in the
land The Warrensburg Mo.) NeDs says
that the actual experiment of this insect
food was recently made in that city-a
very thorough experiment, certainly, and
it was claimed to be a success.


Yesterday afternoon Messrs. Riley and
Straight determined to test the cooked To-
Gust question in regard to its adaptability
as food for the human stomach. Getting g
wind of the affair and being always in
haste to indulge in free feeding, we made
bold to intrude ourselves on our scientific
friends. We found a bounteous table
spread, surrounded by the gentlemen
named, accompanied by Mrs. Straight
and Miss Maltby.


Without much waste of ceremony there
were five persons seated, and we were
helped to soup which plainly showed its
locust origin, and tasted like chicken
soup and it was good; after seasoning
was added we could distinguish delicate
mushroom favor-and it was better. Then
came batter-cakes through which locusts
were well mixed.


The soup had banished silly prejudice
and sharpened our appetites for this les
son, and batter cakes quickly disappeared
also. Baked locusts were then tried (plain
hoppers without grease or condlmentsL
and either with or without accompani-
ments it was pronounced an excellent
dish.


The meal was closed with dessert Ia
John the Baptist--baked locusts and
honey-and if we know anything we can
testify that that distinguished Scripture
character must Nave thrived on his rude
diet in the wilderness of Judea.-Boulder
lCoZ) NelcS
Year: 1875

The raft swung slowly round from its
fastenings, and in another minute struck
the shore current, which, though less
swift than that in the middle of the river,
was yet so strong as to make safe naviga-
ton difficult task The rain came with
such binding force that it was almost i'm
possible to see the shore, and the increas-
ing dusk threatened to grow into total
darkness before the end of their perilous
journey was reached. s1A ess


1t was barely three1uarters of an hour
from the time they left their starting
point when the raft touched the landing
place at Woodstock, and Tom, rope in
hand, jumped on shore, to throw the
Year: 1875

NEW Goops.-Pincus has already re-
ceived portion of his stock Of Dry
Goods and Clothing for Fall and Winter
wear, and more is on the road. In keep
ing with the dull times he proposes to
sell at the lowest possible rates, and fur
nish good reliable articles. His stock is
varied aid comprises all the latest styles
in his line. Go and see.
Year: 1875

Although the days ofirrational medica-
ton are happily passing away, and ntelli-
gent physicians have ceased to measure
the efficacy of IA remedy by the violence
OF its effects, there still linger among the
older practitioners few of those predilec-
tions in favor of "heroc" treatment.
which it would be lucky for their patients
if they had abandoned. One of these is a
fondness for administering drastic purga-
tives, such as blue pill, caomel, jalap and
castor oil. A contrast of the effect of
these drenching drugs with the mild and
beneticent operation of Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters, is the very best argument that
can be adduced against the wisdom of
such destructive treatment. The old
fashioned cathartics convulse the stomach
ana relax the bowels SO abruptly and
copiouSl ~ as to weaken them. Hostetter's
Buffers, on the contrary, never gripe the
inteStlnes, but produce a laxative effect.
resembling the action of nature. At the
same time, they remove the cause of
constipation, by arousing the dormant
liver to secrete the bile necessary to
perform the eXcretive function and enable
the stomach to properly digest the food. .
Indigestion and biliousness having thus
been overcome, regular habit of the
BODY Is the necessary consequence, which
the subsequent occasional use of the
Bitters invariably renders permanent =
Every disagreeable symptom which, in
the. absence of perfect digestion and
evacuation. horrasseS the system, vanishes
under the influence of the great national
stomachic and Alternative. Health and
vigor are twin blessings that follew its
use.
Year: 1875

READING HoTEI.- One of the best
kept hotels in Northern California is the
Hotel at Reading, in chal ge of Barney
Conroy. Travellers uniformly speak in
praise OF the landlord and his house.
Year: 1875

Mr. Hamilton Fish, Jr., son of Secretary
Fish, is again candidate for member of As
sembly in Putnam county. Mr.. Fish was
in the Assembly of 1873 and made a very
creditable record. But he distinguished
himself by his firm opposition to some Of
the Vanderbilt railroad bills which were
before the Legislature of that year, and
which were, in his judgment inconsistent
with the public interests. In consequence
Of this opposition he incurred the enmity Of
the railroad people, and through the efforts
and the enormous power of the corporation
he was defeated last year. The constituency
he represented the previous year felt the loss
they had sustained in being deprived Of his
services at the last session, and have again
placed him in the field. The spirit Of the
people is now opposed to dictation from any
olicarchy, whether o railroad corporation or
secret political society, and they will take
care that the error of last year is not repeated
at the present election.


It is gratifying to see young men like Mr..
Fish, whose fathers have distinguished them
selves in political life, taking an active part
in politics and seeking to carry out the
principles in which they have been educated.
1t gives good promise for the future of q
republic when its statesmen do not end with
one generation, but are continued through a
long line of honored names and if the ex-
ample set by MIR. Fish were more generally
followed there would be less danger of the
overshadowing evil Of the Kelly Zone man
power" The character of our State legisla-
lures, which has suffered so severely from
the class Of men elected through such in
fuences as Tammany wields, can only be
redeemed by sending to Albany as our rep
! resentatives gentlemen like Mr. Fish. and