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Year: 1873

in erecting derricks with which to raise the
fallen bridge, worked all last night, and
shortly before day succeeded In gettlng
them In place and commenced the WORK OF
recovering the bodies OF the unfortunates
who were carried down beneath the bridge
and held fast by it. Five more bodies were
recovered to-day, three of them women.
There are great number of strangers IN
the city, and the river banks in the vicinity
of the scene of the accident have been lined
to-day with people anxious to see the re-
suit of the


.S SjiC Sad Research.


It is certain there are other bodies beneath
the ruin of the fallen spans, but how many
it is impossible to say. Forty bodies Alto
gether have been recovered 80 far and it Is
believed that not less than twelve or thir-
teen. are still in the river. 1t is now be-
lieved there was not more than 16O people
on the Bridge at the time of the accident.
The wounded are nearly all doing well, and
it is hoped will recover.


A Coroner's inquest begun to day, but
nothing of interest elicited, and the inquest
adjourned till tomorrow.


The Cause of the Disaster. .T9i


CHICAGO, May 5.-The following ex-
tracts, from an extra published this morn
ing by the Sterling Mills Gazette, will give
a clearer idea of the manner and direct
cause of the Dixon bridge disaster than any
thing before received:


"The people were closely crowded on the
footway, and the immense weight all on
one side was too much for the bridge. Ore
of the cap striDgers snapped asunder, allow
ing the north section to sag from the abut-
ment and plunge into the river with its liv-
ing burden. Between the foot and wagon
ways was a network of iron braces, ABOUT
nine feet high, and this toppled over on
the mass OF humanity who had been
thrown into the river, and by it the men,
women and children pinioned beneath the
water without power to help themselves
and too firmly bound by the weight of iron
to be aided by their friends. 1t appears
that the bridge was constructed in such
manner as to make each section dependent
on the Others for support and when the
north section gave way the b lance sagged
between the piers making u complete wreck
of the entire structure. So far as known
no fatal casualties occurred on any section
but the first, though several were seriously
injured by being crushed between the iron
work"
The Latest-z7 Killed and 30 wound.


ed.


Specials received here tonight are filed
with incidents attendant Oh the fearful cal
amity, but add little TO the main facts al
ready telegrapbed. The number still
known to be missing, added to those whose
bodies have already been recovered, make
the list of killed 70, and the wounded, 2 of
whom have since died, number 80.
Year: 1873

PANAMA, April "a, via NEW YORK,
May 4-Reports from San Salvador with
regard TO the earthquakes which ruined the
city, state that shocks still continue, and
that the Government palace, which survived
the great shock which laid the city in ru-
ins, had also given away and fallen to the
ground. A great many people have been
Injured, and many have lost their reason.
1t Is doubtful whether the authorities will
persist in their determination to rebuild the
cantal on The same site.
Year: 1873

TERRIBLE AccIDtNr.-On Saturday last cave
or some rock fell on miner called Mack, in the
Crater shaft of the St. Patrick mine, breaking
both his legs and his back. He was kept under
treatment of a physician until Thursday last,
when he was brought to town on hitter carried
by men. and taken to the hospital. His broken
bones would unite. but the spine is injured so
the who'e lower part of the body is paralyzed'
lost all sense of feeling and there is little hope
of his ever fully recovering.
Year: 1873

ASSESSORS AND COLLECTORS OF TAxEs.-Las


week we gave the law governing Assessors ana


tax xpayers and below we give digest Of the


main constructions placed ON the law by the


State Board of Equalization. Special deposits


are not to be assessed to the bank but to tn,


person making them. The value of solvent debts
are what they would be taken for in lieu of money


the same all other property, not what the face


Of the note or claim calls for.


IN demanding list from railroad company,


the Assessor should require from the proper OIL
hcer thereof a statement:


First or the whole number of miles of rail
road belonging to such company III the State and
the number OF miles lying i'll his county.


Second-The whole amount of rolling stock
belonging TO such company in the State and the
proportion of such rolling stock taxable to sucl
company III his county, pro rata, III conformity


with the requirements of Section SECS of the


Political Code. The rolling stock should be sep


..ratcy assessed from other property of the rail


soad company.


Nahoat's ehonld be assessed at Tie full cash


value per mile tor each mile of railroad in III,


respective counties in which railroads lie. IL


d,teiIn ming this value the rule established by


the code should be kept view, and Assessors


'hould he governed 10y the same rules and Gil
,umstances which influence th il Judgment in
FIXING the value of other property.
lailroad buildings and other property belong
ing to railroad companies should be assessed
separately from the land and track.
Pre-emptors claims and interest in lands not
laid or should be assessed at the full cash value
OF the interest owned but when such lands have
been fully paid for they must be valued the sam,
as if patented.


Growing crops must not be assessed except as
adding to the value of the land Mortgages must


not be assessed but the money secured by them


must be assessed just as other solvent debts, at
just what they are worth as other debts.
Dogs are to be assessed at just what they art
worth and not at so much per head.
The following instructions beirg very impor-
tant we give in the language of the Board, as
they have been heretofore VIC ated by Super
yisurs:


County Boards of Equalization have no au-
ihority to declare any property to be exempt
rom assessment or taxation. Their powers ar
united to the exercise of sound discretion,
increasing or reducing the valuations of the As
SCISSORS, for the sole purpose OF making then
conlorin, or as near AS may be, to the well un-
AtIS,ood standard of valuation required by th'
eode. The statute has not conferred authority
on the Board of Supervisors to cancel or STRIKE
out an assessment under any circumstances, ano
IN case of an attempt to do so, it is the duty OF
'he Auditor, i'll preparing the duplicate assess
ment book for Collectors to disregard such at
'empted cancellation. wide decision Of the Su-
!!Ieme Court i'll People VS.. Ashbury, October
term, 1922
Year: 1873

Committees from the different organizations in
tending to take part In the demonstration OF the
Twelfth OF July have been calling upon the Police
Commissioners for the past few days and the route
is now decided on. II is to be the same as that OF
last year-from Lafayette place to Astor place,
Broadway, Fourteenth street, Fourth avenue and
Irving place to Tnirtyiourth street, by Madison
and Fifth avenues, down to the Washin gtOn m0nu-
mept, where the procession Will disperse. Super
intendent Matsell has ordered twenty men
from each OF the twenty-five precincts to
act reserve force. The men OF the
Fifteenth, Seventeenth and Twenty niu tn pre-
cincts will line the streets while the procession
Is passing through these districts, that every.
thing that done Tor the preservation OF
order has been efected. superintendent Matsell
does not anticipate any disturbance, but If any.
thing OF the kind should occur the leaders OF the
riot will receive warm reception. The Superin-
tendent VIII himself go upon the ground II the
danger is imminent and n not he Will be repre-
sented by his lieutenant, Inspector Waling. The
'front.' and rear Of the procession Will be guarded by
q strong force OF police, and the utmost vigilance
will be kept up throughout the entire line Of
Year: 1873

THE price of cotton is still deciin-


ing and every indication is. that
be price will not be higher for days
and probably for fonths to come, for
eff the price Of cotton is low when
but little is being brought to market,
how can we expect to realize higher
prices when the receipts are heavy,
as must be the case soon. So bring
forward your cotton at once, and we
will either buy in settlements OF &C
counts. or ship, at the option of the
Farmer. D.. .l'
QUARLES d PERRIN.


Oct. 22, 1873,
Year: 1873

A short time ago tube for a well was
being sunk on the farm of Jacob Young, in
Noble county, Ind, on the highest point of
land between Chicago and Toledo. When
it had reached depth of fifty-three feet a
test was made for water, but instead of
water current of pure air rushed out from
the tube and continued with stead flow
for five days, with such force that the noise
made by it could be heard at distance of
several rods. 1t then ceased, and the air
began to flow into the tube with equal vo-
looity. While the current was issuing
from the tube fire dropped to the bottom
of it continued TO burn brightly.
Year: 1873




The old man Zeeley, who Is lame in on,
knee, laid down his gun by Joe anC
erawled forward like snake in the di
reetion Of the ledge. After getting II
advance some distance the old fellow
took two stones and grated them to
gether, producing a sound like the gra
ting OF soldiers hobnailed shoe on the
hard lava Stealthily Modoc peered
out from his cover 10 SEQ where the Bos
ton man was, when, quick as thought
Joe sent a bullet crashing through hun
and the Modoc threw up his arms and
fell over. The Modocs poured in q
shower Of balls, but Ieeley sprang back
getting knocked down by bullet, which
cut the thick hair on the top OF his skull
but Joe covered his retreat. A few min,
utes afterward the firing opened heavily
and then the shells, driving Miller and
his men out, and as they came over the
crests the line was broken, leaving Joe
and his comrade TO


STEM THE TIDE ALONE.


They stood it awhile, and then fell
back and came down to Hospital rock
where General Gillem and staff were al
the time. well, Joe" said General
Gillem in his pleasant way, have You
been fghtingY |" Yes sir, said Joe,
forgetting TO salute, as is the soldier
custom; Eyes sir, and it's d-d hot up
there" did you kill any Modocs 2
asked the General. Don't know, sir; ]
got good shot at one, and he tumbled
over, replied Joe, very modestly. Here
Zeeley put in his oar" as we say and
by signs, for he can't speak English,
showed how il was done and where Joe
had hit the Modoc, asserting that he
was killed. swell, Joe" continued the
General with merry twinkle in his
eye, you have done good service, but
why did you not stay and fight longer2'
"Pight longer" replied Joe, who did not
understand the cause of the falling back,
plight longer; how could II The id
soldiers lun away and left me an him to
fight alone. They left one man dead
in their hurry upon the line, and one
wounded man. We kept the Modocs
back as long as we could; but hi, do
you spose two men fight all the d-d
Modocs2" Slowly the General turned
away, with a queer look in his eye and
an odd smile around his lips, which
seemed to say; Joe, l respect your
bravery and truth, but cant say that
/ admire your diction, which is more
forcible than elegant" Joe had made
a mistake; the wounded man got away,
though the dead man was left. But
there is no doubt that Joe killed or fa-
tally wounded the Modoc, and some as
sert that it was Scarfaced Charley, but |
think from the description it was
Frank" who had scar on his face,
and was found wounded and dispatched
the day following. must close, for the
weather is 80 cold that / am half frozen,
and there is no fire in any tent.
Year: 1873

There are many reasons why the Mys-
tic Number Three is held sacred in this
country as well as in others. A man
lives 70 the age Of three score land ten. }
Three meals a day are all the European
or white folks eat. Three is all you can
get into bed with comfort, unless you
repose spoon fashion. Three persons
just make a trio. Three dollars Tor
more) will buy bottle Of wine. Red
postage stamps cost three cents, unless
they are blue or green. Knives are
made with three blades. On the cars
you can purchase three apples for a
dime. Three girls are better company
than two or four, for then 10 the odd one
you can be making love. There are
three branches Of government-House.
Senate and Faro Bank Three wheels
knocked out Of buggy, If you have a


girl in It riding with you, causes the
Year: 1873

small-leavea, grey plant in another bed you
see red flowers making device on a green
ground. The chapel, cool and dim with oak
wainscots and stone floors. and high-arched roof
and stained glass windows, where we found
grateful rest after our long warm walk up from
the depot is used by the family and retainers,
az well AZ by the villagers and country people as
thor place of worship. They postponed the
regular service for half an hour to await our ar
rival. and then we all filed in, and filled the
pews to the back Of the chapel as it has not been
for many day. DIR. Frazer, Rector OF the Pa
fish. chaplain to the Earl aud his two assistants
came in, and conducted the morning services,
which were iatoned very sweetly, fAll the way
through, a custom not common in America, |
think.


The Doctor and the Curates we're very kindly
attentive to us throughout the day. showing us
the rooms and tho portraits and the fine views
in the park The Countess OF Shrewsbury must
have great taste for china, for in several
rooms 1t formed the chief ornament. being
placed against the wall instead of pictures
Neither she nor the Earl was at home to re-
ceive us. as we had had some expectation they
might be, but at dinner which we took in tent
from which floated the stars and stripes, their
son Lord lngestre pretty, blue-eyed boy of
eleven years. sat next to the appointed chair
man OF our party When the meats were re-
moved, the chairman made complimentary
speech, thanking the Earl and Countess, through
their son, for their kind invitation and express.





beautiful house and grounds as well as ever
30 much praise of the nation and government,
that the boy cared nothing about. Lord Inges-
tre rose and said something like. Ladies' and
Gentlemen, know that my father and mother
Will be glad that you have enjoyed your visit
here, and L hope that you will be very much
pleased with your journey thro Europe. (There
L m not going to say any more.O And down he
sat. This last was in an undertone to young
man who appeared to be his companion, and
who probably prompted him. 1t was well done
enough for boy OF his age, and was rather
glad it was done no better, for fear an American
lad OF that age could not have excelled the little
Lord.


Dr. Frazer spoke wttily and we'll indeed all
these Scotch and English people who speak to
us make our speechmakers in the party appear
very young, and shall say it /? very self mpor-
tant. Talk about John Bulls conceit it is not
30 great after all, young animals might
be, who struts around thinking Of himself, and
other people are thinking of him too.


But one could look over defects of sense or
those who go abroad under the pro-
lection Of the U s government, ,and in her name
receive attention, and honor. were grateful for
il and acceptedit kindly instead of sneering at
her flag, sighting hefpraises, and openly refus-
ing to join in merely formal honors to the Presi-
lent yet claiming all the privileges Of American
refusing to reply to toast ITO the President Of
.he United States" And when at Alton, cheers
we're proposed to the Queen and President"
10 AID other Southerners in the party folded
heir arms in sullen silence. E. W.
Year: 1873

More fine showers, this morning.


The Board of Health meets, this evening.


The Republican nomination elections will be
held in the several wards on the 10th inst


The Gas Company announces dividend of
three dollars per share, payable on demand.


Notice is given of a number of notes and
checks which have been lost or stolen, and which
the public is cautioned not to negotiate.


TIE MYsTIc.-The Mystic boat club. of this
city, start, this afternoon, on week or ten days
cruise on sloop down the bay. They are all
young men, and are anticipating fine sport They
will be dressed in their urhform-blue cloth
pants and shirt, with straw hat.
Year: 1873

The New York World has an account
of sublimely audacious and original
robbery lately committed at Baltimore.
A lady-like looking woman entered a
jewelers. shop, selected a quantity OF
valuable articles and begged that the
assistant might accompany her home.
To this the jeweler readily assented,
and the clerk went off with the would-be
purchaser. In the outskirts of Balti-
more they drove into grounds and APP
preached a large house. Alighting from
the carriage they were shown into a
room where presently a gentleman
Joined them. With this gentleman the
lady had conversation of apparently a
very confidential nature, which the clerk,
no doubt, thought related to the contem-
plated purchase But the real tenor Of
it was that she was placed in most pain
full dilemma. The young man whom
DR.. - (for the gentleman was direc-
tor of private lunatic asylum saw was
her brother. His intellect, alas, was
sadly diseased, although, like so many
others in the same unhappy condition, q
stranger would discover no signs of delu-
sion. She did not know what to do with
him for a very few days whilst she was
STAYING at Baltimore. The unhappy
young man was penetrated with con-
viction that she run off with a quantity
of his jewelry, and raved about this,
never leaving her night and day. She
was we'll nigh worn out, and at length the
idea had struck her that il the doctor
would be so kind as to detain him for
twenty-four hours she could meanwhile
make further arrangements fer his proper
surveillance. The doctor was at last in
duced to assent, the lady suggesting that,
on the plea Of shoYing him something,
he should get him into the next room.
The clerks suspicious being entirely
lulled by the evident respectability Of
the surroundings, accompanied the doc
tor into his room, where they remained
for few minutes, having left the lady
in the other room with the jewels. She,
Of course, lost no time in making tracks.
The clerk presently grew uneasy. The
doctor endeavored to detain him with as
snrances that all was right. Presently
the unfortunate young man made for
the door; it was locked, and the doctors
straight-jacket gentlemen made their ap-
pearance. Then came the story about
the jewelry, for which the docter vas
fully prepared. The clerk raved and
beseeched, but received little attention.
However, when the "a hours passed and
the lady didn't appear, the doctor listen
ed to the clerks prayer that be would at
all events send TO q shop named, and
ask whether 3 clerk with q quantity Of
jeWelry vas not missing. OF course,
The reply vas that they we're convinced
that the clerk in whom they bad reposed
perfect conscience had absconded. So
the harder vas ont Whether the
woman has been caught ve cannot say,
but bolder hand has surely rarely sx-
isted.
Year: 1873




October %.


This morning, while on my way to Rich.
mond, about 4a O'Clock, there was an unu-
sual flash Of light,-apparently lightning
which caused ME to look up. In the north
eastern part OF the beavenS, near to and some
what under the collection of stars known as
the dipper, there shot forth the greatest,
grandest, and most brilliant meteor my eyes
ever beheld, with q flash of light equal to an
unusual fash Of lightning, which shocked me
not little. The sky was clear, not q; cloud
appeared above the horizon, when this majes-
tic meteor shot downwards in the direction
of the earth, inclining towards the north
somewhat in its course, moving rather slow
ly, and continuing to increase in size till the
ball of fire appeared to be Us large az mans
head. The light illuminated everything.
The ball disappeared after an instant
or two, while the tail, which was of
considerable length, and being at first
straight, continued to burn as red as a
hot iron for ten or fifteen minutes. Soon
after the fash it assumed Zigzag shape, con-
tinuing to widen and lengthen, and gradual
ly faded away, parting in the middle, and at
the same time gradually assuming horizon
tai position, till the right end died away en-
tirely. The left end continued visible for at
least half an hour, dying away in dim glo-
bule form Of light, after being visible for at
least half an hour.


This is but poor description Of SO grand
q sight, which man may see only once in a
lifetime. Hoping to hear from others of this
grand sight, close my note 10 the Dispatch.
What say the wise men of this phenomenon
...-...e. G. B. A.


persons in this city who were astir at that
early hour confirm our correspondents de-
scription, stating that the light was sufficient
to enable them to pick up pin.


There were many other meteors falling
about the same time, but none Of them could
at all be compared with the one described
abOye.1 .-.. ..
Year: 1873

REES { Co use NO enamel In the finish of their
pictures. 1t had been tried years ago, and is pro-
nounced by the photograph journals of the coun-
try failure It cracks and turns yellow In short
time. They have TO resort TO scheme to Get their
work In demand, and good photograph properly
finished admits of no Improvement outside of the
legitimate business.
Year: 1873

THE DIRFERENCE.-Th Illinois and
Michigan canal will be closed on the 10th
instant. The Erie canal will be closed
about the same time, officially if not by
ice but the James River and Kanawha
canal will be open all winter. a differ
ence which the. west appreciates, and there
fore the great advantage to Virginia when
this canal is completed to the Ohio and
the products of the west can have an oper
channel for their transportation the year
round.
Year: 1873

THERE is an odd war going on between
The New York Herald and Mast, the
artist. Mast opened The fight by some
very effective caricatures of young Jim
Bennett and his Caesar business, and the
Herald in retort gives whole columns of its
paper to adroit depreciation of Mast. One
of its strokes, in this way, was to start a
subscription in behalf of Mast as an impe-
cunious artist, and the eoutry papers have
taken the matter in sober earnest and are
fullyimpressed with the idea that the re.
nowned caricaturist is in an exceedingly
seedy and impoverished condition.
Year: 1873

HIsToRICAL.--The Southern His.
itorical association has marked out for
itself good work, and we hope to see il
faithfully and truthfully done. We are in
favor Of preserving the truth Of history and
with this IN view, would it not be well that
that class of citizens known during the
war as "Union meno be made serviceable
in furnishing some important facts which
might otherwise be forgotten or over
looked. We recommend to these gentle
men to form an auxiliary association. No
doubt their labors would be accepted (?) and
the results thereof highly appreciated.
Year: 1873

BRIEF, BUT TO THE PURPOSE :
Magistrate-''You may have been intoxica-
ted; but the officer testified that you were
not so tipsy as not to know what you were
about" Prisoner-"O, if had known
that was an objection, could easily have
taken another drink or two."
Year: 1873

PEDAL EXTREMITIEs.- Many exquis-
ties of both sexes claim admiration for
their pedal eXtremities, but it is the boo is
and shoes which cover them which we are
called on to admire. Their feet, if barred,
would present a very great divergence
from the classical ideal Of beauty. The
firmly planted foot, neither too large nor
too small, but justly proportioned to the
height and weight it sustains, the smooth
surface and regularly curved lines, the dis
tinctness of the divisions, and the forma-
ton of each toe, with its well marked sep
arateness, and its graduation Of size and
regularity of detail to the very tip of the
nail, are now to be seen only in art.