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Year: 1876

About tour years ago an Austrian,
whose name, we believe, is John Travis,
bid adieu to his native land, emigrated to
America, and finally determined to court
the tickle goddess Of Fortune in the land
of gold. He left wife and family behind,
intending to return for them as soon as
circumstances would permit. He fixed
upon Amador County as the scene OF his
toll. Being u man industrious and OF
steady habits, he experienced little diff
Guilty in finding employment. He work
ed principally in the Oneida mine, and at
the end Of four years, by perseverance
and frugality, he had amassed about 81 800
in gold Little writing had passed be-
tween the pair during these years of sep
of money, he determined to return home
for his family in Dalmatia. expecting to
give them an agreeable surprise. With
the greater portion of his gold sewed up
in q belt which he wore around his waist,
he went to New York, where he took pas
sage on board a steamer bound for Ham
burg, thinking to make the remainder OF
the Journey by land At length the yes
sci reached her destined port and visions
of home and Il reunion with his long-lost
friends danced before him. But a cruel
fate vetoed the realization of his dreams
of bliss. On mooring alongside Of the
wharf planks were placed from the vessel
to the shore to enable the passengers to
land. All eager to press the soil OF the
Fatherland again, some twenty or thirty
stepped upon the treacherous plank, when
it gave away, precipitating its living
freight into the water. scene cnsued
that beggars description. Five of them
perished before assistance could be rem
dered Travis happened to be one of the
number on the plank when it broke. bnt
being an expert swimmer he struck out
mantully tor the landing place but the
belt Of coin around him dragged him like
milestone beneath the wave. He fought
hard to save both his lite and his gold.
The conviction, however, soon forced it.
self upon his mind that he must part with
one or the other. Taking his band of
wealth from his body, he cast it into the
sea and lived to tel! his tale. The water
was some four OF five tathoms deep and
the bottom muddy. He spent three days
in a diligent search for the buried treas
ure, without success. Sixteen hundred
dollars, representing years Of toll and self
denial, We're gone. Counting the slender
stock of money which he had reserved for
incidental expenses. he found that he had
just about enough to take him home or
bring HIM back to California. Which
should he do? To 60 home with his tale
of disaster would be worse than useless.
Turning his back upon his friends he had
so nearly reached, and whom he longed
to see, he took stearage passage across
the Atlantic coast, and arrived in this
State few weeks ago. We understand
he is now in Amador County, undauntea
by the sad reverses of the past, but deter
mined, if possible. to build up his broken
fortunes once more.
Year: 1876

WINTER SHOES FOR LADIES. Twenty
years ago it was no uncommon thing to
see lady walking on snowy and wet
thinnest of soles. About that time a
lady, for now many years one of our fore
most fashion writers, determined to wear
AID write sensible shoes into fashion.
Gradually her example and her teachings
won disciples and imitators Now on
Broadway in the winter season cloth
shoes are never seen unless as badge of
poverty and rarely are they seen even
in the summer time. Thick soled kid,
morocco and pebble goat for street wear
have long been worn. Within year or
two an advance has been made even from
this, and now ladies are wearing on the
street boots of caltskin, lined with flannel


or kid, with broad Scotch soles and broad
low heels. If the skirts are worn long,
over even these shoes should be worn a
pair OF neatly fitting waterproof CATERS
to keep the ankles Tree from dampness.
Thus shod, rubbers, except in very wet
walking, are unnecessary. For carriage
wear very handsome and comfortable
shoes are made of quilted beaver. lined
with flannel, and edged with fur. In
very cold weather every body who can
afford them wear these articles. ANY in
genious woman can make a pair for her
self with little trouble. Let her cut a
pattern to fit over her shoe, and with this
as guide cut out the uppor from what
ever pieces of thick cloth she may have in
the house An old felt hat will furnish
material for the soles, and over the shoe
when 1t is done rubber sandals may be
nicely fitted and sewed. If these shoes
are made to button high up above the
ankle, they win prove a great protection
to the lower extremities in snowy wealth
er, and when their value is once known


will be considered indispensable. For
house wear slippers are not suitable from
September until June, unless one is con-
fined to the house all the time and re-
mains in a uniform temperature. Cloth
and kid boots may very properly be sub
stituted for calfskin and pebble goat
when one comes in from the street. II
the hand were kept as constantly and
thicklyl covered as the foot is, how sus-
ceptible it would be to every change Of
temperature The removal of a thick,
warm shoe and putting on thin slipper
| in its stead has often laid the foundation
of permanent and incurable disease.
Year: 1876

A correspondent of the n. Y. Tribune
says: When was in the old country, as
we cali it, we used to melt tar and pour
around rat-holes. The tar gets on their
coats, which they very much dislike, and
soon leave their quarters. Let any one
try this experiment, and he will find there
will be a general stampede OF rats.
Year: 1876

If you don't want your wife to bother
you every day with the remark, "Don't
forget that worsted," just mention to her
the pretty girl who tends the worsted
counter where YOU got the last
Year: 1876

There are only one and halt as many sheep
as dogs in Kansas, and some dogs will hardly
get through the winter on that amount of NUT
ton if the season terminates with a cold snap.
[St. Louis Republican.
Year: 1876

STEALING FROM FREIGHT TRAINS. Not
long since q bale of cotton was lost from
the night freight train between this city
| and Boston, on the Boston and Lowell
road All that is known about it is, that
| it was billed with others to Lowell, but
never reached here. A few nights later, a
train started out similarly trieghted,
and came on all right for some distance.
The night was so toegy that it was i'm
possible to see more than the length of a
car, but it was not so dark and foggy that,
when eight OF ten miles out, the engineer
did not feel that his train was light. Some
| brakemen on the rear train had also dis
left behind Finally the engineer ran
back to see what was the trouble, and he
discovered that the coupling-pin had been
pulled by somebody and the train purpose
ly divided He discovered more, viz
that at about the place where the severed
train was brought together two men in a
wagon drove away at Il smart rate of
speed and were directly lost in the dark
| ness.


Another discovery made was that the
heavy canvas covering of the carload of
cotton had been cut asunder, and two bales
of cotton rolled off, and the bales were also
found beside the track. The theory is
that thief concealed himself on the train
cut the canvas, pulled the pin and sepa.
rated the train, pushed off the two bales
Of cotton. and then got off himself to take
care of it. Under cover Of the intense
darkness the thieves probably intended to
get Oft with quite stock of cotton; but
the discovery OF the engineer frustrated
their plans. and they made off in the wag-
on. Probably the same fellows got the
bale lost a lew nights previous. Lowell
| VOX PODuli,
Year: 1876

CoLoRING CHEESE. The preference for
colored cheese is one of the strangest com
mercial infatuations we are acquainted
with. These York shire people, shrewd as
foxes in things generally, have notion
that plain cheese is not genuine for some
reason OF other, that it is not so rich as the
other, whereas it is really the colored
cheese that is not genuine-that is actually
adulterated with annotto to produce the
deep tint which they unwisely prefer If
these good people We're to taste just a
teaspoonfu of annotto, such rs is used to
color cheese with, we venture to predict
they would eschew colored cheese Tor the
future. However. this fallacy is gradually
being extinguished. [London Agricutur-
al Gazette
Year: 1876

At meeting of the South Deerfield
(Mass.) Farmers Club, President G. Smith
related several experiments which he had
tried to ascertain the comparative profit
between fattening young stock in the barn
in summer and fattening in a hill pasture,
the result OF which was a large preponder-
ance of evidence in favor OF soiling from
the amount of manure saved and the
healthy, thrifty growth of the animals
heifer calves, kept at home til two years
Old, instead OF running in large pastures,
will be worth at least $40 more for a cow.
Year: 1876

The New England Homestead makes a
matter plain which every farmer or man
ual worker will readily understand:


1.-The great end at which all improve
ments aim is the maximum power COM
bined with the minimum of material and
weight A man shoveling dirt with a
shovel one pound heavier than it should
be will lift 5000 pounds more in a day OF
ten hours than he would do with suitable
shovel. All this strength is wasted. The
same is true of machinery. So simple
thing as an unlubricated pulley is felt in
the furnace. and the cost of coal is aug
mented. Every useless pound in a truck
or carriage takes vitality from the horse
which draws it, and costs the owner many
an extra dollar for his keeping. The man
who pulls an oar in the great boat races at
Saratoga puts himself in training and re-
duces every ounce of supertluous flesh.
The racing horse carries not one extra
ounce of fat to burden him in the effort to
win. Yet working men will carry through
half their lives fifty pounds more flesh
than is needed for the best working condi-
tion-a burden which tells against their
efficiency and personal comfort through
many wears of their industrial life. These
may seem llItle tLllSS, Du1 "Ha0e'cl
wastes power increases expenses, and
whatever burdens the laborer is not lit
tie thing"


A CABBAGE FREAK. Two years ago
bought some Savoy cabbage seed, which
produced cabbages excellent, very large,
and solid, many of them filling a half bush
el measure; from some OF the finest of
which | raised seed. Near the same spot
l also planted some blood-red cabbages
for seed Each was carefully secured, bag
ged and labeled Last spring both kinds
were sown in separate beds to obtain
plants. All grew finely; but strange to re-
late, each bed of plants looked alike, and
not perfect red cabbage or Savoy was to
be found among the lot. The season being
late, however, the plants were selected
and set out the reddest plants in one
place and the whtest in another, and all
were fairly cultivated. Still not good
head OF either colored cabbage has result
ed, all being Of mongrel hue, between
red, or blue, green, and white. This in
stance shows that red and white cabbage
seed should never be grown near together.
Cor. n. Y. Tribune.
Year: 1876

WIN teach navigation by the use of the "Nautrgon'


invented by Rev. DR.. ill of this city. Persons who
nave acquired no knowledge of navigation can learu
in very short time by this instrument to solve the
problems of time, latitude, longitude. azimuth course
and distance on the great circle and several other
problems useful in navigation. The expense of learn
ing navigation by this method very small iy15tf
Year: 1876

1T seems that the owners of the building
and the property therein destroyed in SPRING
field last week can recover no insurance. the
insurance companies expressly refusing in
their policies to insure against loss resulting
from the fall of building. The fire sprang
up after the accident, so there can be no la
biity for that.
Year: 1876

1T is thought that by the consolidation of
the internal revenue districts serious losses
will result to the Treasury. 1t doubles the
difficulty of collecting the revenue, for while
the districts are doubled the number OF col
lectors is reduced one half. The estimate
places the loss at two millions of dollars,
Year: 1876

The Connecticut town elections, last Mon
day, show large and encouraging gains for
the Republicans, and demonstrate that IN
that state as elsewhere the drift is unmistak-
ably for Hayes. Connecticut may be relied
upon to give good account of herself IN NO
Yemher
Year: 1876

REPORTS from West Virginia are to the
effect that the Republicans are confident OF
carrying that state and electing two OF the
three congressman. The present delegation
consists of three Democrats.
Year: 1876

tual. But he possessed an agreeable
presence, refined manners, an ample for
tune, and an excellent heart.


He had presentiment that he should
find his wife in the new world, and his
presentiment was fulfilled.


He fell in love at first sight with Irene


The night of his arrival was the night
OF Irene's beauty. In whatever degree
she faded from her perfect brilliancy
after that, his kindled imagination sup
piled the defect. Hesaw her first in the
apotheosis wrought in her by the one
cruel moment Of her life. He never
faltered in his faith in her bright
supremacy from that time forth.


For fortnight he studied her unob-
served and "afar off :" then he asked
to be presented, and from that time he
devoted himself to her with increasing
devotion.


At the close of the season their en-
gaRemcnt was announced.


The refined prejudices of the young
lor were not disturbed even by pro-
longed visit in the Western home OF
Papa and Mamma Wolf. He found
there what he esteemed most, the aris-
tocracy of heart.


1t was long wedding journey that
Irene took, and for many months AMI
even years she had no visible part in her
first-loved Western life. But her image
was idolized in that home. "My little
girl was the theme of incessant delight;
aud dearly rs her affection clung to
those who had filled completely her
childish faith and trust, she never re-
pentcd her choice. She loved her hus-
band as truly as he loved her.


was made for him." she said, both
first and last.
Year: 1876

A party Of men gathered on the shore
OF the river Lea, in England, to play
cat, " game as to which the reporter
in q London newspaper gives no de-
scription. A part of the fun, however
consisted in tying a rope around man,
throwing him into the water, and draw
ing him across the stream. The rope
broke, the man was drowned, and the
other players are under arrest.
Year: 1876

KANSAS CITY, NO., Jan, IS, 1876.


large body OF Indians was discovered yesterday
near Buffalo station the Kansas Pacific road making
their way north Scouts went 10 Fort Wallace,
and the officer in command sent large detachment of
cavalry to head them OF. They we're overtaken near
Buffalo, and at first refused to return to the agency
which they had let without permission OF tho govern
ment agent When the oicer ordered the cavalry 70
get ready TO charge the Indians turned about There
], 600 in the party. The bucks wero all IN
paint and costume and the officers Of the troops
Of opinion that they trying TO get up north to
the south fork OF the Republican and attack the Sioux
who massacred the Otoes about week ago. The ex-
element at the fort in regard the mission OF large
q body Of redskins Is very great
Year: 1876

TERRIBLE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
THE PEOPLE


COLUMBIA, Jan. Is, 1875
There is much excitement over the election of de-
bauchee and vagabond to the most important Justice
ships tho One OF them is the Infamous Moses
the other iterate worthless negro The feeling
deep that the attempt OF the judges take their
seats would result in bloodshedL


Governor Chamberlain is acting with the respectable
conservative classes and has declined to sign the
sions Of the judges. Whether this failure viii bo
e1ectual Is a problem that will go TO the courts An
idea may formed of the character of these magis
trates by q speech made in the Legislature to-day by
one of them-the negro Whpper Isend this an in
dcaton OF the deep passionate feeling everywhere
prevalent In drawing comparison morally between
Moses and Chamberlain he sad:-


''When Moses is a saint in heaven Chamberlain will
be bowling In hell ID. H. Chamberlain is unfit for
earth to heaven he could ascend and in hell itself
the devil would spurn him out Chamberlain is
black hearted traitor and he has gone far that he
must take tho consequences He has resisted the will
OF the people, and the spirit which rose In the
time of Charles l. will and behead him. The
constitution commands the Governor TO ssne commits
sions to all State officers elected, and in refusing
so to do Chambern proves himself perjured wretch.
The Nefos and Courier sanctum smells OF hell feel
my duty 10 myself to my supporters and 10 my race,
TO take my seat az Judge at all hazards and will
either be denied that position by law be relieved by
death. will die before will resign"


In reviewing the charges made against him Whippcr
offered evidence TO disprove them, but simply de-
charge OF gambling which he confessed true but
said that he had sworn or
Year: 1876

The following loans made the past week afford
an indication Of tho state OF the market and the
terms On which money can be obtained on prop
arty in the different sections OF the city:
Year: 1876

cordance with the old lines, and is twenty-five miles long and four miles wide, and contains sixty. four thousand acres. It extends on both sides of the Gila, from a short distance west of the old Blackwater Station on the east end, to within about two miles of Maricopa Wells on the west. It contains much more good land than IS utilized by the Indians, but is not too large; and it would surprise any one who has not before been amongst them, to see the amount of work those Indians dO-the ditcheS they have dug, the fences they have built, and the amount of land they cultivate.

 The Pimas have of late been ac- quiring a bad name from their pilfering and insolence to travel lers passing through their reser- vation; but if one goes around amongst them, he will acquire a very different opinion of them from what he gains from the re- ports he hears, which are after wards exaggerated and some- times, perhaps, malicious. They did not interfere in any way with the progress of the survey, al though at first felt very uneasy about it.

 One evening, MT. White tells us one of the chiefs came to him to have a "talk." He wanted to know about the survey, what it was for and how it would affect the Pimas and lMaricopas. He said he had been told that it was to take their land away from them, that they would have to leave there, and if they did not leave, the soldiers would come and kill them. He said they felt very badly and that their women were crying, although their Agent told them it was all right, and that they must not cry, but they wanted further assurance. He received the assurance that it was "all right" that the survey was made to protect them in their rights on the reservation-tO mark out a line beyond which the set tiers could not go, as much as to give the settlers outside an Op- portunity to take up farms. With this, he went of apparently satis- fled. There is considerable good land outside of this Reservation along the river on either end. This has all been sectionized and will soon be open to homstead and preemption.
Year: 1876



 lowing notes concerning the pub- lie land surveys made by him during the present season in the Southern part of the Territory, the character of the land survey ed, etc., etc.

 The surveys on the Upper Gila were closed up to the north and south line of the White Mountain Indian Reservation, which crosses the Gila at Old Camp Goodwin. This, with the surveys of last year, open up to settlement one of the finest if not the best agri- cultural sections in Arizona which extends from Old Camp 1 Goodwin, up the Gila for forty miles, and varies in width from two to six miles of rich bottom land. With an intelligent use of it, there is an abundance of water in the river to irrigate the whole of the large area. This is gener- ally known as the "Pueblo Viejo" country and a large number of settlers have been coming in to take up ranches here along the river, but there is still room for many more. One of the settle. ments, called Stafford, has a re- guIarly laid -out village, with store and post office, and was about getting a school started. About nine or ten miles from Goodwin, up the river, and on the north side of it, is fine hot spring-the water hot enough to cook an egg. It throws up a large volume of water, which at present is used for irrigating purposes, but will have a more valuable use some day, for it is rich in mineral salts, and is supposed, in fact, known by the experience of several, to have very beneficial effect in rheumatic complaints, etc. The climate of this section is very agreeable, and so far healthy, set tiers say. There is no excessive heat in Summer and the Winter is mild. Mount Graham to the south west is generally covered with snow through the Winter, but very little snow falls in the valley, and what does n1elts i'm mediately. Every sort of grain and vegetable yields here abun- dantly. Fruit trees have been set to some extent. It is too ear ly to Say how successful fruit growing will be here, but there is no reason known why it should not succeed. In the vicinity of the bottom lands, in the foothills north and south of the river, tn ere is much good grazing land, so that the settler can not only cul- tivate his farm, but can have his stock running out, bringing him in large increase.

 | Surveys were extended over the valley, in front of Camp Grant from the head of the Arivaipa, on the north, including Eureka Springs, to and a little beyond SteePs Station at Point of Noun tain on the south, covering a large area of excellent grazing lands. In this valley is situated H. c. Rockers famed stock ranch, and the highly nutritive quality ol the grasses here is attested by the fatness of the cattle ranging over the plains and in the foothills.

 A survey of the Camp Lowell Military Reservation near Tucson was ordered and executed. This Reservation contains nearly fifty thousand acres, and would seem unnecessarily large, but was SC taken up to secure an abundant and uninterrupted supply of Wa ter for the Post. It covers about all the ranches and gardens along the Rillito Creek and the occup' ants of them have been ordered of. But it is expected that the
Year: 1876

THE POSTAL QUESTION 1t is an.
nounccd that the Senate PostolIice Com
mittee finds that the Department loses
$S,OOOOOO a year on second-class mail
matter, which includes all newspapers
and'Other periodicals sent to regular sub
scribcrs, and that the object Of their
consideration just now is an increase
Of this class OF postage and de-
crease Of letter postage. We are
inclined to doubt the correctness Of this
report. There Is no dissatisfaction with
the present rates Of letter postage, and,
as the postage on periodicals to regular
subscribers is now generally borne by
the publishers, an increase Of second
class rates would fall on comparatively a
small part OF the public.


What the people are complaining OF is
the law doubling the postage on third
class mail matter, which it was expected
that the present Congress would at once
repeal, but which the Senate Postofiice
Committee keeps in force. Let us have
report on that subject at once, -