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Year: 1873

OF all the weeping daughters Of Eve,
| thought myse f the most afflicted. 1t
was pretty hard to lose my father just in
the prime of his life, and with him lose
all the money which had made our home
so cozy and comfortable, and It's books,
pictures and other enjoyable things.
And it was trial to be obliged to fill
our back parlor with desks, blackboards,
aud romping school children and to sit
among them myself, day after day,
teaching and disciplining, just at the
time when l longed like other girls of
my age, for the life to which l had look
ed forward life of freedom, gayety
and change. And then, there was my
poor mother, too she was such a care
her constitution, never robust, now sad
ly weakened by age aud sorrow.


1t is of no use to try to bear it, l
said to myself twenty times day.
am no worse than other girls, and | do
not see why | should be singled out for
such life. Papa used to call me a
sunbeam, and perhaps / was ; but no
one could help being cross and ill tenn
pered under present circumstances l
had given myself up to fretful complain
ings, and the fatal "can't help it" was
fast converting me into an unselfgovern-
ed woman.


One day on returning from walk,
took from the post-office a letter. 1t
was from my dearest friend, an old
schoolmate, and contained an invitation
te visit her at the seaside.


1T is such fnn," she wrote, call this
surf bathing. And such appetItes as We
have L am getting as rosy as an apple.
It will do you no end of good; and pa
pa and mamma are as determined as
that you shall come" and so on for sew
eral pages.


alt will turn out badly somehow" :"
said, "even if do go. There is moth
ing pleasant for me in this world, for /
was born under an unlueky star so l
might as well give up the whole idea." !"


But L did go, after all. A kind friend
and neighbor opened her house to my
mother 1t was vacation in my school.
Every one insisted that it was just what
l needed so away went.


Oh, who could describe the thrill that
went through my whole body at the first
delicious snif'of sea air And the sight
of old Ocean, so restless, so ftful, now
lashed by storms, now sparkling and
gliitering, as if nothing but sunshine
had ever rested upon its surface, but al
ways the same dear old friend it had ev-
er been to me.


One day | was sitting on the beach q
was seldom anywhere else watching the
Year: 1873

REMARKS OF TIE POLICE BOARD ON ALIEN LABOR
The Board of Police ordered, yesterday, the
following letter be sent to the Board of Assistant
Aldermen in relation to the employment of aliens as
| street-cleaners:


POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK,


10 the Honorable The Board Of Assistant Aldermen: The
Board OF Police Commissioners on the SIh inst received
from your Board two resolutions, III the "oIus IoAo"


6o,d That IN. Bosr Of Police Commissioner be respectfully
quesied this Board lat their ees eonvenee as
whether the employment Of aliens the matter Of cleaning The streets
the city than the employment Of native or hata


Resoed That Police Commissioners further In
this Board b what authority aliens employed on public work
tie exclusion OF honest snd deserving euns Who have been A
eans for labor on the said work


In answer the first resolution, the Board Of Police
respectfully reports that the who labor in cleaning
the streets are employed the superintendent of Street
Cleaning He informs the Board that when apply to
him to be employed that business he does inquire Of
where they born that he endeavor TO secure
the services who able and willing to work. that
he had knowledge that any Of the employed
were at the time of such employment, Aliens except
about the time when large number OF emigrants ar
rived who said to have emigrated under fraudulent
representations TO their place of destination, and
instead Of being taken whore they expected to were
landed at this port, pennless and among strangers
They arrived at time when extra force was re-
quired they anxious TO obtain employment were
ablebOdied and worked efficiently doing at least Is
cent work per day than the average OF the best


In answer TO the second resolution, this Board further
respectfully reports that is not aware OF the existence
of any law which makes 1t the duty OF individuals or
municipalities not TO employ an alen such rule OF
discrimination would blight the hopes Of emRrants. II
they be deprived OF employment until they had
resided here long enough TO be entitled 10 he natural
ized, emigration would cease, and the rapid develop
ments which cannot be secured without vigorous human
labor would also cease. Honest and deserving citizens
who able TO work. have never to the knowledge or
Information Of this Board, been refused employment
when applying for it, One great obstacle to efficient
and economical streetceanng lies in the difficulty thefe
In finding ablebOdied industrious men, who are will
ling to employed In that business As general rule
they will not engage In that business unless they
unable TO find other employment.


BY order OF the Board Of Police


s. c. HAwLEY, Chief Clerk.
Year: 1873

The first yellow fever patients who have
been seen at Quarantine this arrived yesterday
from Rio Janero aud conveyed at once to the Hos
pitaI at the West Bank The were discovered on
board the Peter c. Warwick and OF her crew OF ten


five victims OF the disease One OF these, VINO per-
formed the office during the died at the
hospital yesterday morning. His was W. c. Han
Son, Dane. The Quarantine authorities have taken
every preeauon to arrest the progress OF the disease
and have fear of general epidemic The tempera-
ure low to promote the spread Of the disease BY
careful attention to the already discovered and the
vessel and the Quarantine officers apprchend little
danger the first appearance OF Yellow Jack In New
Ynrk
Year: 1873

schools ought TO be conducted that all the associa
tons Of the school the church should be pleasant
feel an intense desire that religion shall seem to men TO
be that beautiful thing that IL really Is It Is not gaun
skeleont Is not q scarecrow; IL is cheerful IL Is I'D
erty power. hate asceticism.


Mr. Beecher alluded the example act by Christ, VINO
was so oyable that children had TO I've kept from him by
force and in conclusion said he did like the sun
day schoos because they made so unpleasant 10
him, and he gave humorous sketch OF his youthful eh
perie1ce as Sunday school scholar.
Year: 1873

On yesterday, At 70 O'Clock, after z most
Impressive prayer by the Chaplain,
the Rev, h. II. Talliaferro, President
Pickett delivered the following very appro-
pirate address TO his brother Senators.
over whom he has presided 50 long with
much ability and fairness, and then adj
journed that body sine die:


Gentleaea Of the Senate:


Allow me TO express to you my thanks
for the confidence and good will implied
by the resolution you have Just adopted


We have had q long and laborious ses-
sion, but feel that we may congratulate
each other that il has been in the main
agreeable.


/ feel also that may be allowed to con
gratulate you and the country upon the
amount and character of the work You have
accomplished.


1t is not stating it too strongly 10 say that
you have cause to feel satisfied, not to say
even proud of your labors. They must
tend and that speedily TO the cOutent-
ment of the whole people, and to the rapid
development and prosperity of our whole
country. You need have no fears that the
people viii not be satisfied with them.


need not enumerate in detail the work
you have accomplished; it is enough to say
that you shave finished your work, and It
is believed the people of the whole country,
with one accord, will say that in the mair,
it has been done well.


We are now about to separate and to re-
turn to our respective sections of the State,
and must be permitted to say that each
one of you. will carry with you my best
wishes for your prosperity and happiness.
Year: 1873

A day or two since young lady from
the country rode into town TO do little
shopping, aud after hitchng her horse near
the square, entered one Of the most flshons
BILE dry goods es ablishments and seated
herself on stool BY the counter to wai'
her turn. A moment or two after. she was
approached by one Of the polite young
clerks Of the establishment, and addressed
as follows Il am no longer engaged Miss
~; is any one waiting on your Bu'hing
immuderately the damsel, after some hesi
tation, replied NO sir ! came in alone
on the old gray mare.
Year: 1873

A young girl from Wild Cat Valley, says
the Perry county Democrat, recently took
passage on train from Millerstown to go
TO Newport. When approaching the latter
place She was seen to leave her seat, go out
on the platform, and befure she could be
prevented, Ieaped therefrom. The train
was moving at about Ten miles an hour, and
ul course those who saw her jump expected
t. find her mangltd corpse but to the
surprise of all when tile employees Of the
road ran back to where she was lying they
found her able to get up, having escaped
with some severe bruises. She alleged
that she had never been in the cars before,
aud that lady had told her that this was
the place 10 get of. Without waiting for
the train 70 stop she had followed the direc-
tiun of the lady passengers. We did not
learn her name.
Year: 1873

That the HERALD Is ever reaoy W
advocate the interests of our State,
without allowing any mean and mar
row jealousy Of other localities to in
fiuence its course, we believe every
candid reader will admit; but we cam
not agree with every scheme Of public
plunder, simply because it may turn
out that our own section Of the State
may secure q portion of the swag.


The early construction of the Texas
Pacific railroad is earnestly desired by
all our people, and we have no doubt
that Los Angeles county will be IS
much benefited by its completion as
any other locality; yet this considera-
ton does not cause US to overlook the
fact that the scheme now broached for
securing the aid Of the government is
one full Of danger to our national In
terests, and demanding the closest
scrutiny. The experience of the peo-
pie of the United States in railroad
building has not been such as to en-
courage them to 60 ahead, and with
the fearful record of corruption staring
us In the face, 1t would seem to be the
height offolly to place additional mill
lions in the hands Of railway specula-
tors, to be squandered by new Mobi-
liers. Even II this we're not the proba-
BILE fate Of an appropriation, the finan-
cial condition Of the government and
the people is enough to counsel eau
tion. The increase Of the public debt
for the monthof December was s., ,000,-
600. The deficiency in the revenue for
the remainder Of the fiscal year is esti-
mated to be over $4,000 900, and for
the succeeding year even larger sum.
The Secretary of the Treasury,
in his annual report, just pub
lished has found it necessary to
counsel reduction Of expenses, and .
judicious increase of taxation. But
the people are in no condition to stand
any increase of their burdens.
Through greater portion of the coun-
try, widespread disaster is shaking to
its very foundation the financial fab
ric, and the people are calling for re-
lief and assistance, instead Of an in.
crease Of taxation.


The legitimate and unavoidable ex-
pense Of the government must be paid,
but it IL no time to increase those ex-
penses, or to plunge into the fearful
extravagencies of railroading, ,as exem-
plified by Cakes Ames 4 Co. The
voice ofthe people is for reform and re-
trenchment; they have no money to
bestow on railroad magnates and spec
ulating statesmen, and the cry that
some Of the southern press has raised
against Governor Booth, charging,
that If elected to the United States
Senate, he will oppose the granting of
aid to the s-Pacific railroad, is one
of the strongest arguments that can be
urged in his favor. Private. individ-
uals and corporations have deferred
railroad building till more favorable
season, and the government can do no
better than to follow their. example.
The cry that the present road is .
monopoly, and that the government
must build another to give us compe-
tition, Is silly. If the United States
can. build road it ought to be able to
control it after it is built, and If it can
not do SO, the quicker it quits the busi-
ness the better.
Year: 1873

rent surface the boat seemed 10 have


gained new impetus, and shot by the


boulders, aud around the rocky points


with the celebrity OF sunbeam. At a


distance OF about six miles below the


starting point, Conductor Gibbons, who


was standing on the rear platform OF the
down @. @. train, saw the boat coming,
and Immediately stopped the train. All
hands repaired TO the waters edge and
did everything in their power to assist
the flying boat, but past them she went
like bullet from a rifle, and was out OF
sight in a moment The conductor then
ordered the engineer 10 put en- a full
head Of steam and follow as rapidly as
possible, which he did, constantly sound.
ing the alarm Of danger. He did not
get another glimpse Of the boat, but the
alarm brought the employees at Beaver
Crock station to the lookout, who quickly
making slip-noose sought to throw it
over the bow OF the boat as she came
under the bridge. This they succeeded
in doing, but could no more hold it than
they could have held thunderbolt, and
over Beaver Creek falls she went with
the speed Of the lightning. The falls
are about thirty feet high, and at
the foot are q number of large
boulders, but the velocity Of tke boat
was such that it cleared them easily, and
struck the water some twenty feet be.
yond. From here no mortal eye saw the
boat or its living freight until it reached
a point one hundred miles below Dem
yer. Through Golden into the Flatte
river, and under the Denver bridges she
went, unnoticed, nor slackened her pace
until she lodged in a drift at the dis.
tance below Denver above mentioned.
The Platte does not run very rapidly,
but the boat had acquired such won
derful speed in its descent from the
mountains that it far outrode the current
A Mr.. Walsh, who lives on farm near
the drift where the boat lodged, discov-
cred the boys still in the boat, which was
nearly full of water, and took them to
his home. They were restored TO their
overjoyed parents the following evening,
after having accomplished the most
perilous journey in the quickest time
ever before made by any human being
who escaped alive. The distance trav-
eled was one hundred and forty miles in
two hours; but how it was ever done, or
how the boat escaped being dashed upon
some Of the huge boulders or rocky cliffs
which everywhere intercept the course
of Cedar creek, is nothing short of
providential miracle. Probably not again
in thousand years could the journey be
made, with the best appliances and by
tho most skillful mariners
Year: 1873

New YORK, August 2G--The steam.
ship City Of Limerick ran into the new
shore pier, near the Battery, to-day,
knocking in the massive masonry to the
depth Of three feet, and forcing heavy
blocks of granite from their places for
several yards on each side. 1t Is stated
that the steamer Is unInjured, but as q
precautionary measure, no passengers
will be taken Oh the return trip.


Comptroller Green today paid the
amount Of Judge Fowler's Judgment
against the city, and the Sheriti's levy
on city property was raised
Year: 1873

The New Orleans Price Curren, in it's en-
larged size published semi weekly, contains
variety of reading matter, original and
selected, appertaining to subjects of the
most interest to the merchant and planter
Each number has history of the current
events in the market with everything of
Importance relating to finance and com
merce, compiled in concise form, express
ly for the mercantile community. The
present volume commencing on the first of
September last, giving in each number, as
it does. full information of the present
financial trouble during its course, would
serve as a criterion as to its value to the
intelligent merchant. a


The Price Current offers superior advan-
tages to all business men, and should be
read by every merchant or dealer who has
any interest in the Gulf States or Lissis-
sippi valley. A regular file, kept in bound
volume, is to be found in the counting
rooms of most OF the leading merchants of
this city. and is constantly used by them for
reference. We learn from the publishers
that specimen copies are furnished free of
charge at the Office, Nos l2e and l3l Gra-
vier street. The Price Current also pub
llshes letter sheet, which is we'll known
in our own commercial circles
Year: 1873

Serious Riot Among Cinnamon at


Beaver Falls. Pa.


PrTTsBURG, Pa, June IA, 1873.


Last night serious riot occurred at Beaver
Falls arising out OF the social habits OF Chinese
employees. 1t appears that the Cutlery Company
have in their employ upwards OF two hundred
Celestals under the charge OF two interpreters,
All Poy and Cho Hong. There exists between
these Joss worshippers rivalry and bitter feeling
OF jealousy, which became manifested on more
than one occasion. The rules OF the Cutlery Com
pany are very strict, and among the orders atey
issued was one prohibiting the use OF opium and
another forbidding gambling by Cinnamon. All
Poy himself 1T is stated, suggested the idea Of at
tacking those besettng evils or the children OF the
Flowery Kingdom, who take such delight in sin
ming that way.


Yesterday, in pursuance the order against
opium, Crane, one OF An Poy's party, went so far
as TO take the pipe out OF the mouth OF China
man who was soothing his nerves with opium.
This was a signal for a grand row, and the victim
OF this act Of oppression assailed Crane with abuse
in which he was soon joined by Others Finally
they branched on from Crane and opium to an
attack on All Psy and his management OF China
mems wages. They charge him with swndng
and mismanagement az he mad control OF all their
earnings and their actions They say that they
In fact scris OF this agent and their wages
entirely at his disposal. Toward nlghtfall all the
Cnlnamen IN tne employ Ol the company Struck
from work and the excitement was intense.


As soon as it became dark four OF the discharged
men crept under the shed by which All Poy was
known to pass on his way TO his residence. They
were all well armed


WITH KNIVES AND HEAVY IRON CLUBS,


and mad murder in their hearts. They were rein
forced by about forty OF che HOng's party and
when they got into the streets of Beaver In their
wild rage the scene was calculated to alarm every
one All P0y, however, managed to reach the
residence OF Crane, where he found refuge from
his pursuers They c0oly invited him out to meet
them, pedglng their words as gentlemen that ii he
did they woald cut him into pieces. The whites,
who like to see fights among Chinese, were there,
and melted them to deeds OF blood, with ample
surances that they would see them out Of trouble.
Fortunately, All Poy escaped injury.


Finally the excitement was quelled In the street,
but when the Cinnamon repaired to their quar- ters
the sounds which proceeded from them were a
medley OF the widest and most confused charac
ter ChO Hong and his brother Celestals refused
to work to-day and were discharged. They Will
pack up their traps on Monday and leave for Cali
lorna. They NAV go away quietly, but the white
people Of Beaver Falls are apprehensve OF trouble
Year: 1873

whom the cares OF business would not allow to
leave in the afternoon drove out IN the evening to
large number OF equestrans out enjoying ride in
the cool evening air. and flour New York bellies
70 take more OF such exercise they would not re-
qnire artincicial means to freshen the bloom on
their cheeks
Year: 1873

Survivor the Winner of the Three Year-Old
Race, Mate Of the Mile and Thrse-Quar-
ter Dash, Wanderer of the Westches-
ter Cup, 0phelia of the Hack


Race and Village Black


smith of the Hurdle Race
Year: 1873

WHERE THE Sun DOES not SRr.-A SCENE
witnessed by some travellers in the North
of Norway, from cliff one thousand feet
above the sea, is thus described:


"The ocean stretched away in silent
yastness at our feet the sound Of waves
scarcely reached our airy lookout away in
the North the huge old sun swung low along
the horizon, like the slow beat Of the pen
dulum in the tall clock Of our grandfa theirs,
parlor corner. We all stood silent, looking
at our watches. When both hands came
together at twelve, midnight, the full round
orb hung triumphantly above the waves, a
bridge Of gold running due north spanning
the water between US and him. There he
shone in silent majesty, which knew no set.
ting, We invountarily took off our hats
no word was said Combine, if you can
the most brilliant sunrise aud sunset you
ever saw and the beauties will pale before
the gorgeous coloring which now lit up the
ocean, heaven and mountain. In half an
hour the sun had swung up perceptibly il
his beat, the colors changed to those oi
morning, fresh breeze rppled over the
food, songster after another piped up il
the grove behind us-we had slid another
day"
Year: 1873

State and county officers are to he elected
next November and we arc somewhat anx-
ious to know what parties will be in the
field. Heretofore we have had the Radical,
Republican, Democratic, Union Republican,
Conservative, Conservative Republican


and the Union Conservative Republican
tickets, etc, etc. All these tickets did not
succeed; but some Of them were a success
so far as a failure was concerned. These
failures, however, enable the defeated par
ties to measure the strength Of the yictors,
and at the same time enables them 10 real
re their own weakness. 1t docs not seem
10 produce much dependency on the part
Of the defeated parties, for they rise and
come again, flushed with the glorious an.
tjcpations Of an overwhelming victory. II
perhaps well enough that this stubborn
political disposition exists, for each party
must have a hope Of success, before they
can make a bold stand or a respectable
contest. We have had all sorts of tickets
ID this state, and we presume another will
oe added to the sort in the coming cam
paign. 1t is useless TO predict the ticket


for there is no telling but what we may have
another Dent in the state before that time
Year: 1873

Meridian puts in for apremium on moral
ty. The other week man was up before
the mayor Of that town. and testified in the
presence Of u large assembly Of people that
he was professional gambler, had been
there week, and had not met with chance
to win or lose dollar.
Year: 1873

SURE Cure FOR NEuRALoIA,--The New
ark Gazattes says " A friend of ours, who
suffered horrible pains from neuralgia, hear
ing of a noted physician in Germany who
invariably cured the disease, crossed the
ocean, and visited Germany for treatment.
He was permanently cured after short
sojourn, and the doctor freely gave him the
simple remedy used, which was nothing but
poultice and tea made from our common
field thistle. The leaves are macerated and
used on the parts afflicted, as a poultce
while a small quantity of the leaves are
boiled down to the proportion Of quart to
pint, and small wineglass of the decoc.
zion drank before each meal. Oar friend
says he has never known it to fail of giving
relief, while in almost every case it has
effected cure.n
Year: 1873

InE Natchez Democrat and Courier an
hounces that state Sovereignty L dead
beyond resurrection. Now We have 20
disposition to see any corpse ressurrected
that is very dead Tut We rise for informa.
ton, and ask # State Sovereignty is
really dead, what relations Do the once SOW
eregu States occupy to the Federal Union9
If The ghost Of State Sovereignty does not
appear and answered. can only be prevent
ed BY the monster Of Capitalization.