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Year: 1875

Death has just removed one Of the most prominent
citizens of Western New York and the last of the busi
ness men Of Buffalo who in active life at the
period Of the burning Of the town by the British Cana
dian forces in the of 1s12-l4. Lucius Storrs was
born at Mansfield Conn., and passed in that State his
boyhood and youth Following the usual of
terprising Yankee boys he commenced his business life
by teaching school, which he did for several years in
Litchned county. In August 1S11 ho went to Buffalo,
making the trip in nineteen days'rapd transit" for
those times. He at became partner in the firm
Of Juba Storrs Co., large operators in milling and
mercantile business, having branch establish
ments at Erie, Pa; Brantford and Townsend,
Canada, and Cannndaigua N Y The firm
were large supplicrs of -four and lumber the
army during the Their store tho first brick build
ing erected in Buffalo, burned in the destruction of
the town by the British troops. Mr. Storrs subse-
ouently member of several leading mercantile firms
and at time Deputy Collector of tho Port of
Buffalo He for many years officer OF cavalry in
the New York State Militia and in 1880 reached the rank
of Major General, his command embracing all that por
ton OF the State lying OF Utica When he resigned he
was only outrankod by General stephen Van Rensselaer,
Mr. Storrs for many years member of the Buffalo
Board OF Aldermen, and at time acting Mayor in
the absence OF Mayor Hiram Pratt Ho for
than sixty years member Of the First Presbyterian
Church. and through his long life enjoyed the highest
esteem OF his Ia rye circle of acquaintances His DEATH
on the 9th inst sincerely mouTned and his funeral
was attended by all the leading citizens of the city
which he had spent a useful life
Year: 1875

At noon yesterday young man, employed in the old
sugar house, near the canal, in Jersey City, suddenly
left of work and complained that he felt very ILL., lie
went to his boarding house in Essex street and DR..
IIadden was summoned Tho physician, observing the
symptoms Of congestion from sunsrokc, applied tho
lancet to his fore arms but the blood would not dow
He then ordered the sufferer to be removed to the
Charity Hospital, where ho was attended by the resi-
dent physician His recovery was pronounced TO be
impossible. His family who reside In williamsburg
were nothed Of hia condition
Year: 1875

SARATOGA, August 2l 1878


Yesterdays races were fitting climax Of the Au-
INST meeting of the Saratoga Association Splendid as
yesterday surpassed IT in both respects For weeks We
have not had such clear bright morning; such per-
feet sky Just dotted here and there with few
light and dainty Clouds such balmy, COOL bracng at
uosphere The crush the grand stand and the lawn
below perfectly immense, far ecDsng any previous
lay of the present racing AS usual everybodys
Iprts we're in unison with the lovely day. The gayey.
lhe laughter the general abandon the outbursts OF
eagcrness excitement and enthusiastic applause the
grand stand would have reused the torpid spirit


LAST DAY


1t rather dreary reflect that in little
hours this of animation and nerriment of hustle
and excitement would be deserted for another year
And yet the view from the grand stand a day like
this Is really itself worth q visit ut any time The
green woods and dim, hazy blue mountains in the dis
lance stepped in the warm mellow sunshine, it is such
scene az no lover of the beautiful in nature could
EASILY forget, and although of the people too
Intensely absorbed in the business of the day
contemplate natures beauties with very attentive eye
the ovolness OF the the surroundings natu
rally reflected in their bright, happy faces did not
see face yesterday that did bear lively expression
of animation and pleasure


1t was rather impatient crowd, however, a crowd
that would be necessarily amused-one that insisted
that there should be cessation its harty and
pause in the delightful sport
Year: 1875

LoSG BRANCH, August 81 1875.
The first regatta of the Long Branch Rowing Associa-
ton will take place Monday at Pleasure Bay.
There will be twelve competitors for the single scu
race, which will be rowed in three heats of four each.
with winners heat for the prize The single scull
prize is handsome silver cup mile heats ending
Pleasure Bay dock large and fashionable attendance
8 anticinated
Year: 1875

bring on her the cackling of the whole
community. Snobbishness, vulgarity, love
OF display, lie in wait for her in one place
as much as in the other Her boys will be
made to feel their infcriority to the squirc's
sons. The village, as well as New York,
will have its grog-shop ready for them, its
gambling table, its other and straiehter
roads to ruin.


The sum of the Whole matter is that it is
not the skies under which your young
friends choose to live, but the manners
which they carry with them, that will give
give them true success. Common sense.
economy, and contempt of sham will help
them to live comfortably in New York or
Pixies Peak. And if they give to their
children something better than money or
social position to stand upon, they will
never feel their inforiority to those who
have them.
Year: 1875

1t seems proper that the local celebra.


tons of the Fourth Of July. 1876. which
Will be held throughout the land, should
oe made to contribute to a permanent his.
torlcal memorial of the Centennial Celebra.
ton. In each county provision should he
made4or the delivery of an address tracing
the history of that particular community
for the past century, or from the time of
its settlement, and including a sketch of
its growth, its resources, industries, pros.
poets, etc. These addresses should be pub
lishcd in a uniform size, that of the Con
gressIonal documents, for instance, in order
that they may be bound together by States.
To competent persons the preparation of
such addresses would not be an unduly
burdensomo task; but in the aggregate
they would constitute an invaluable histori-
cal repository such as no nation has ever
had the opportunity to collect


Designations of the historians ought to
be made without delay, in order that they
may have time to accomplish their work.
1t is to be hoped that the press will give
general circulation to the project, and that
each journal will see to its consummation
in its own locality, and that the slight
expense involved be assumed by the county
or town authorities.
Year: 1875

J dreamed last night that had three
friends How crazy We are in our sleep.


Since my eyes became dim, and do not
read any more, I find myself growing
daily in wisdom.


We know a man who did not like 70
have his name in the newspaper. | have
not seen him since he was Lov. I think
he is dead


When was Young thought of marry
ing, and | began too look for a wife whom
all women would speak we'll Of; but never
found her. have wasted my time.


There was a place set apart in Heaven for
good wives who could Judge wicked tbinr
as harshly when man did it as whom .
woman did il. But it has never been occu.
pied, believe.


/ ioolishiy applied myself 10 the study Of
the laws. 1t is fortunate that I cave tho
study up, for should have been sorry to
lose all Of my sense Of Justice.


! am told that our breath pois0ns the
air, and the trees have to keep it pure bv
sucking the poison out. 1t seems to me
that great many people were put into the
world for nothing but to make hard work
tor the trees. do not understand it.


There IS an awful catastrophe that am
III dread Of. am afraid we shall some dav
learn one another's thoughts. That will
be the end Of society, and of marriage. and
we shall have. to live alone, just to see what
KIND OF creatures they would become. but |
never expect to.
Year: 1875

a NIcksburg wife informed her husband
the other morning that she was WORKING
herself into the grave for the want of a hired
glrl' and as he went out she leaned back
ana fell weeping. The children were
making noise in the hall as he passed
out, and he called out:


You must stop this racket! Your
mother won't live week, and when Won
get a steP-mothcr here next spring, she
won't put up with such foolingr


When he came home to dinner, his wife
met him with smile and said:


" Isn't ours a coy home, Richard, with
only our little family to look after ?-Ticzs,
j1g HYaM
Year: 1875

The moon, in pity to the race


OF man in his despair,
Sent to them from her shining place


Her messenger, the hare.
Go, nimble one. and say to men


That as fade and die,
Then rise and brighter shine again


Above them in the sky;
So they must fail and fade away,


But only die TO rise
Where resurrection paves the way


To fairer, friendlier skies"
But out of dullness, trick or feud.
Tie message which was sent
The reckless little hare construed
With most malign intent.
20 race of men, the moon hath said
That as she lives and dies,
so unto death shall you be led.


And nevermore shall rise"
Now when the moon had heard the case.
Her axe, with force and grip,
She struck into the meek hare's face
Which caused the split hare lip.
The ldre, ineensed. with claws upborne.
Scratched back with right good grace.
Aui since that day the moon has worn
y rough and ragged face.
Year: 1875

There is a married woman with four legs
in Connecticut, and because she won't have
two OF them sawed off, her husband is
obliged to work sixteen hours day in
order to keep her in striped stocking
BrookIgn Arqns.
Year: 1875

A noble fellow that tramp was who
returned five dollar bill he said he had
found in an old vest Norwich gentleman
had given him. His honesty was rewarded
with one dollar bill, and the next dav the
five turned out to be counterfeit.
Year: 1875

Two children were making tie most ofthe day
IN the sand their castles building,
While out in the harbor the sunset gold
Was every vessel gliding.
But the sea came over the castles dear,
And the charm of the sunset faded;
Oh after labor is lost may we
Go happily home as they did.
For we build and build in a different way,
Till our heads are wise and holry;
But after II all the sun goes down,
And the sea-'ts common story.


October AtiGific.
Year: 1875

Major Rogers had been out shooting, and
had discharged all his guns, when an ele-
phant made charge at him from the
skirts of the jungle. There was no help for
it except to run, and for four hundred yards
the Major kept just ahead, feeling at every
step as If the animals trnnk was trying 10
twist itself about him. A turn round tree
gave him momentary advantage. which
he made the most of by springing up into
its branches. One foot higher, and he
would have been out of the elephants reach:
but before he had time to draw up his legs,
the elephat had got him firmly clenched in
the tolls OF his proboscis. Still Rogers
pulled against him, thinking it better TO
have his leg wrenched from the socket than
to fall back bodily into the animals power.
The struggle, however, didn't last long for
to the delight of the pursued and the cha
grin Of the pursuer, the Wellington boot,
which the former wore, slipped of. and
saved the life of poor Rogers. The dilem-
ma, however, did not end there; for the
elephant, finding himself balked of his
prey, ritter destroying the boot, took mp his
quarters beneath the branches, and kept his
anticipated victim in the tree for twenty
four hours, when the country post-man
happened to pass by. Rogers gave him no
tice of his position, and soon help came,
and the elephant was frightened away by
tomtoms and yelling. Had this occurred
in daserted part OF the jungle, the officer
must haze been starved to death in the
tree
Year: 1875

leaned upon bis elbow, in the blaze of a pit
tiIess stare, he brought 10 mind by his ter
rihle resemblance, the slaughtered Daci-
an whose thoughts were lar away with his
home and his little ones as his blood pat
tered Ike the last drops OF thunderstorm
er on the sands Of the Coliseum. Byron
should have been at my side to match his
"Dying Gladiator" with picture OF this
ruined and desperate man.


There has been nothing as vet so tragic
as the contemplation OF T,ilton by Beecher.
When his enemy rose TO take the vacant
chair, Beecher was whispering earnestly to
Judge Porter. The electric shock which
startled the audience violently broke short
that conversation. Looking up to see the
cause OF it, Beecher found himself face to
face with Til,on. For moment


THE FASCINATION sTUPEFIED HIN.


He grew paler, and paler, and paler, until
he was whittier than he will be when he lies
dead. The change from his usual redness
to worse than mortal paleness was indie
scribable. lie looked as if with one huge
gulp his heart had swallowed every drop OF
blood in his body, and then had as If he
were peering in a looking-glass and found
Death grinning over his shoulder. The ap-
partition Of his accuser was a stupeadous
surprise, and, for an instant, it pstriiied
him. His recovery was slow. The shock
unnerved him, and he could not escape
Tilton's haunting eyes unless he closed his
own. Innocent or guilty, with those re-
lentless orbs blistering his heart, any man
would have been in agony. Tilton did not
look at Beecher. He looked into him, as if
his body were nebulous, with one tortur
able spot in the centre, which 'the moon
freezing crystal" Of his sight could pierce
like an internal pang.


Mrs. Beecher wok with start, and be-
held the man whom she probably


HATES WORSE THAN ALL THE WORLD.
Her drowsiness vanished like gossamer,
and she became once more the incarnation
Of scornfnl lathing. Her cruel eyes fastened
upon the wreck which her husband is
charged with making, and if any emotion
other than hatred quickened her pulse, it
pleasure at beholding the spectacle of his
desolation.
Year: 1875

The Barnwell County Tax Union meets
on sales-day in November. At the meeting
delegates to the State Union, to meet during
the same month, are to be elected.


We should like to see this body revived.
Are other counties moving in the matter 7
The Tax Union can do much if it will take
hold Of things in earnest But unless it
does that, it had better not meet at all.
Year: 1875

HE SPEAKS OUT sQUARELY, BUT BINDS HIM


SELF TO NO PARTY-HE has NO OLD SCORES


TO PAY oFF-AND REPRESENTS NOT HIM


SELF BUT TENNESSEE.


New YORK, March THE Tribune's
Washington correspondent sends a lengthy
interview with Senator johnson, who said:
81 can give no pledge of my future course.
can't tsay that will act with one party or
with the other. We have too
much of party and I propose to
bind myself in advances to no theory
OF party policy. have never Gone so in the
past and do not intend to do so in the fu-
ture. L shall support such measures as ap-
pear in my judgment best for the country.
caring not whether it is democratic meas
ure or whether it is supported by republi-
cans. j will never place myself in a posi-
ton where l must do a thing because
IL is party measure. or to oppose
thing at a party's dictation. I place
the country above party johnson could
not say whether he would participate in the
debate on the PInchback resolution. On
being asked If he would not, in his position
have an opportunity to pay of some old
scores, and If he did not have mass OF facts
against the leaders of the parties of to-day.
he said: "Whatever L may have / don't
say. but | shall use nothing. NV service


III the Senate will not be a personal
one. / do not represent myself. but Ten
nessee. The country has now nothing TO
do with my personal matters, and with what
has passed. have no enemies to punish.
or friends to reward. / have buried resent
ments, and have forgotten the i'll treatment
OF individuals. II can perform the duties
that are now before me, as conscjentjouslv
and clearly as l see them at this moment. I
stall accomplish as much as human vanity.
may seek TO attain"
Year: 1875

In subscribing my name to this report, L would
state that do not fully indorse all that is said
therein; but am entirely convinced, from the
evidence taken before the committee, thatthere
has been gross mismanagement in the affairs of
the prison. and Interpretations of the funds
of the state, and that the public interests de-
mand an entire change in the responsible OFF,
GERS of the institution. 1 therefore heartily
concur in the recommendation thatsuch change
be made. ID. r. LEEPER.
Year: 1875

ere is no disease so prevalent in Amer
lea as dyspepsia and certainly none which
has so generally baffied and defeated the
skill of the medical profession. The only
remedy for this distressing complaint is a
nura medicated stimulant. Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, whose essential principle
is sound rye, is admitted by medical practl-
TONERS to be the only Alternative, corrective
and restorative on which they can rely.
The Bitters are the best possible specific for
fiatulency, dizziness, water thrash, irregular
tv of the bowels, and all indications OF con-
| firmed dyspepsia. They do not excite but
soothe the irritated stomach and bowels, and
NAV be taken by persons of the most deli
cate and sensitive organization, who are
unpleasantly affected by the use of tn the or u,
binary stimulants OF commerce; lhougl
their effect is most decisive, yet they are sc
mild and beneficent in operation as to bt
suitable to children as we'll as to adults.
Year: 1875

The party Of gentlemen who re
Gently made a balloon ascension with
Professor Donaldson enjoyed the So
ciety Of maniac. They were not
aware Of a. the time, though their
attention was frequently excited by
his conduct. lie swung himselfreck-
lessly over the edge Of the basket,
climbed rops and balanced himself
in difficult and periiOus positions, but
did nothing sufficiently startling to
awakuen especial apprehension OF his


companions. On the following day


be shot himself through the brain in


his own Office. Their can be little


doubt that bis purpose in making the
ascent was to huri himself from the
car in mid-air, but if so, courage
seems to have failed him, and to have
cast him back upon the less dramatic
mode Of suicide which be adopted
The prospect Of making one in an
eronautic party made up in part Of
suicidal or homicidal monOmaniacs,
is not at all an alluring one, and here
after a prudent person, before going
up. should exact certificates Ofsanity
and harmlessness from those who are
to accompany hin. A seriously
minded lunatic might set fire 10 the
balloon in mid-air, repeating the ca
tastropbe Of Montgolfer, or sever the
car from the moorings, or hurl all the
ballast overheard. There are, indeed,
so many ways in which be could
make it very dissgreeable to his fel-
low-voyagers that hereafter the ere
dentials Of volunteer ero1aUts should
be shrewdly scrutinized.-N 7.
W0TIH
Year: 1875

The extravagant OF the distribution OF outdoor
relief Of the poor by the Board Of Commissioners or
Charities Of Kings County Will be made the subject Of
comment by Supervisor Ropes, at the meeting Of the
Board OF Supervisors forenoon. IL Is as
serted that upward Of forty per cent OF the entire
amount expended last year on outdoor relief In the
City OF Brooklyn paid for salaries which amounted
to than 500 900 The contrast with New
York is most dsgraceful in this respect, as
In this city moro poor persons were visited
for 81 500 than the Brooklyn Bumbles' attended 70
for $4,000 Owing tho extravaganza in this respect
pursued by majority oil the Charity Board $40 600 out
oi the appropriation of SS5 0O1 tor the whole fiscal year
ending July 81, 1876, Is already spent The republican
leaders cooperating with tho charity reormers Tor
legislation looking TO change IN the system OF tho
distribution OF relief heretofore administered The
present Board Is democratic Will also be the new
Board, which will 60 into existence January /. The
democratic leaders say that had the republicans been
successful in securing the election Of their candt-
dates, Hutchinson and Harmon. here would have
been talk about reorganzing the system relief,
indoors outdoors They assert that il would be
act OF apparent injustice TO the people to set aside the
popular verdict by legislang out Of Office the men who
nave been fairly chosen az the ballot box to
commissioners Of Charities If the wrongs complained
OF exist they should surely be rcdressed but the
dict OF the late election should be tampered With
by the Legislature.
Year: 1875

EQUAL RIGHTS IN CRIME FARMER, AWAKENED
FROM HIS SLEEP, CLASPS STRANGE IN
TRUDER IN HIS ARMS.


STRouDsBuRG, Pa, Nov. 30 1875.
On Sunday night OF last week farmer named James
seen living in Jackson township this Monree) county,
was awakened by noise in his bedroom He sprang from
bed when he heard some running out of the room.
He followed and captured the intruder who about
escaping from window, whore entrance had been
effected. Mr.. Steen grapped the burglar, and found
that 1t was a woman, man In womans clothing.
short struggle ensued in the dark between the two
during which the burglar fired a pistol, the
charge fortunately missing its mark. The farmer
soon everpowered and secured the desperate thief.
Procuring light he discovered that the burglar
woman not over twenty-five years of age. She was
dressed in close fitting black dress and mans
felt hat, with a brown wing in the band. She was
recognized a woman who had been peddng notions
about the neighborhood for day so, and cvi-
IDENTIFY French woman. Mr. Stcen kept watch over
his captive until morning She would talk merely
saying that her name was Frances Stanard. She had
gathered up the farmers pantaloons and coat in the
bedroom and had them in her possession when caught


wohAN's WIT.


On Monday Mr.. Stccn preferred charge against his
prisoner and she rcnanded to the County jail to
await trial. She was brought to this place on Monday
afternoon and, owing 10 tho fact that the jail
course of reconstruction, she was confined in the
grand Jury room in the House the time being
The day after she was locked up she declared that she
would never be tried IL she had 10 burn the building
down and perish with IT, subsequently, however, sho
seemed accept the situation and became very tracta
Bile. The sequel shows, however, that she was only
acting part throw the authorities of their guard.


THE BURGLAREsS ESCAPE


Early on Monday morning last Mrs. Tuthll, who has
charge OF the Court House, was awakened by strong
smell OF smoke in the building. lnsttutng an invcst
CATION she discovered flames issuing from the grand
jury room, and the corridors nlcd with smoke.
she at once gave the alarm and by great Efforts tho





that the prisoner had attempted 10 carry her
threats INTO execution and search was made
10 sec II she had persisted in the flames
had been sunocated. II discovered that she
mad fallen victim TO neither but had escaped from
the building by window, alter firing the room This
she had done by removing the doors large base
burning stove IN the room and ovcrturning IL on the
noor, sping ts burning contents thereon. She then
piled tho bedding and furniture in the upon tho
stove and made her escape Jumping from the window
TO the ground, some twelve feet A large space was
burned In the toor and several beams burned in two
In short time the flames would have made such prog
rcss that II is doubtful they could have been
trolled and disastrous conagrution would have re-
suited. No trace OF the woman has yet been found