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Year: 1875

Mrs Collins, the wife Of tho Hoboken Poundmaster,
jeremiah Collins took refuge at the Hoboken police
station early yesterday and stated that her husband
had put pounds Of butter in the hre and put her
clothes them to burn that ho threw loaf Of bread
at her year chd that he fred four pistol shots In
their dwelling room the other day. also that he ex-
pccted good meals and gave her hardly any money.
Recorder Bohnstedt and Police Captain Donovan, or
Hobokcn Will take that the poor is not mo-
Tested for the future
Year: 1875

The Assembly Committee on Crime purposed visiting
the schoolship Mercury yesterday morning but were
prevented from doing consequence OF the recep-
ton OF letter by Captain Irving from Mr. Phillips the
Secretary OF the Commissioners OF Charities and Cor
recon to the effect that the visit OF the committee
had been postponed.
Year: 1875

Colorado Springs Letter Jan y, to the Me-


dina tO.l Gazette


undertook to 90 down TO Pueblo.
When about five miles out the whole train
was capsized, except the engine, includ-
ing the coaches, the baggage and mail
cars and the tender. No one was hurt.
The Conductor got the passengers in the
rear cnsch, and as many rs possible on
the side next the wind. When we got
down the valley, where the wind had
fair, broadside sweep at us, we again
tipped over. The conductor WAS stand
ing beside me, white as u sheet, and
wanted to know what was best to do.
/ advised him to stop before crossing
n bridge which was just ahead, the long
est one on the road; if we didn't blow
over, we would probably jump the
track. for the wheels were grinding on
the side of the rail, as if we were turning
a sharp curve. He pulled the bell rope,
the engineer put on the steam brakes, and
Just as We stopped over We went, piling
men. women, children, baggage. cushions,
and everything together. For moment
there was quite Scrambling and rafting
of glass. About all the damage done
was the breaking of the windows on the
under side of the cars. The conductor
and | walked back to meet the freight
train which was following. 1t took us
back to the Springs, where we waited till
the wind moderated, then took coach
down and brought the passengers back.
Some of them were among those who had
been showed in ten days on the Kansas
Pacific road. They thought being blown
off the track was not so monstrous as
living in a snow drift.
Year: 1875

Speaking OF the A>tor House New
York, which has been dismantled and all
its furniture and fixtures sold at auction,
the New York Tribune says:


1t is hardly too much to say that this
old hostelry has more of history and as
sociation about it than all the other tav-
crns Of the city put together. From the
dav when Mr.. Astor built it as an up
town hotel TO within a few years, it Was
the favorite resort of politicians and busi-
ness men from every part OF the country.
1t was the especial resort of those historic
Wing leaders who have now been gone 50
long that everybody agrees to admire
them. The Jove-like Webster gave his
Olympian dinners there, and his notes of
hand 10 pay for them, careless OF man
kind" Clay and Davy Crockett have
been guests in the granite palace, and up
to recent day Thurlow Weed has re-
tanned room on the parlor floor, where
victories have often been organized and
conventions disposed of before they were
called. II those walls had anguage-but
of course it is much better that they
should not have. If they had, they
would lose all their character for truth
and veracity, and the world would be To
better for il.
Year: 1875

Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.


CHARLESTON, February 12.-The
Democratic caucus was broken up to.
night after sitting three hours. 1t was
not able to harmonic sufficiently to bal
lot, to say nothing OF inability to agree
upon candidate. Many bitter and
funny speeches were made, and the session
was nothing but prolonged effort ut
tilibustering by opponents Of Walker,
who were fearful that hewould be nomi-
mated tonight if the balloting were al
lowed to proceed. Many members left
in disgust. The policy of Walkers op-
ponents is to break up the caucus and
take to the open Legislature where
Walker is weaker than in caucus. There
were several votes for Walker in the
caucus secret ballot who abandon him
on an open vote.


Napoleon Bonaparte Cabell, recusant
bank President, is snugly quartered in
the county Jail, for twice refusing to tell
the House of Delegates what he knew
about certain money transactions between
his bank, the merchants of this city and
State Treasurer Burdett and Auditor
Bennett. His cell has been handsomely
carpcted and provided with furnitur".
and he is attended by many friends. lie
passes his time reading the Bible and the
financial news. His new petition to the
State Supreme Court for n writ of hdbeds
corpus is now under adviscmcnt. His
testimony is thought to be the key to a
piece Of official rascality, but ne seems TO
be determined to shield his friends even
at his own cost. The case will be pur-
posely delayed in the Supreme Court till
the Legislature dissolyes, to prevent legis-
lative action IN the matter.
Year: 1875

4 review of the fur trade for the year
1874 shows that furriers and fur dealers
suffered with all other business men from
the financial troubles of 1874. The names
of several strange animals figure on the
price lists of fur dealers sent only to the
trade, such US those of the skunk" and
the "opossum." The first named animal
usually goes under an alias and his fur is
quite well-known to the public as "black
marten." The effect of fashion on the
value OF fur-bearing animals is strikingIy
illustrated by the changing value Of
different parts of the fur of the Siber
ian sQuirrel-fuctuations of which the
animal is happily ignorant. The aver
age value of the back fur of this squirrel
used to be twenty cents; Of the belly fur,
FIVE cents, and of the tail fur, two cents.
But boas became fashionable and now
the belly is worth more than the back,
and the tail more than the whole hide,
A few years ago ermine and Russian
sable enjoyed the greatest popularity, but
now there is no sale for the former, and
but little demand for the latter. Full
seal skins Of prime grade and
high luster are in great de.
mand. Seal has been out of fashion for
thirty years, and the generation Of work
men able to properly prepare it has
passed away. The art of ''unhuirlng,
dyeing and thoroughly cleaning the fur
seal was not lost, but the laborers had to
be educated anew. Fur seal skins are
now prepared in this country superior
to any that have been recently imported.
The operation of "unhairing' and of
dyclng is a long and tedious one. The
dye stuff is applied with a brush once a
day for from fifteen to thirty days, or
until the color has become sufficiently
deep and dark, and the skin must then
be thoroughly cleaned.
Year: 1875

TUX Washington Chronicle has been
diving down among official statistics, and
the result is that the people of this coun-
try DO not make very creditable show
ing in their Hbcrality towards ministers
of the Gospel. Here are the figures:
Year: 1875

national integrity and the idea of human
freedom with the perfect willingness Of
true patriotism) the blood of its sons,
poured out wealth gained by bitter toll
in an endless stream, and stood ready to
offer up everything it possessed. This
people is probably unequaled, certainly
unsurpassed, in that grand common spirit
which devotes millions upon millions
(through the noble generosity of simple
citizcns) for purposes of public instruction,
benevolence, science and art. This peo-
pie with you has in Its veins the German
blood Of which both nations may be proud.
Those who know America know that this
is not an exaggeration, and l am satisfied
that both nations will esteem each other
more highly when they understand each
other better.


Let us hope that no great conflicts Of
interests between Germany and America
will be possible. In conclusion, permit
me to thank you for this welcome and to
express the hope that you will give us the
satisfaction of a visit on the occasion of
the centennial of the birth Of the Ameri.
can republic and l can give you the as,
surance that not only in the German, but
in the English, tongue heartfelt welcome
will be pronounced.
Year: 1875

There seems to be in the churches a
great strife raging. 1t is an Austeritz
Of ribbons. The carnage of color is seen
all over our religious assemblages. Along
on the outskirts Of the Sabbath audiences
you see, here and there, picket of fash.
ion. But down in the middle of the
church are the solid columns, blazing
away all through the service. Five
hundred "broken and contritc hearts"
covered up in rainbows and spangles.
Followers of the "meek and lowly Nazar.
enc" all a-jingle and a.fash. Ten cents
for the missionary cause and two hundred
and fifty dollars for trappings. Church
of God hung by the neck with gold chains,
diamond.locketed. Unsopbisticated per-
son travelling on two yards of silk, drag
ged by the lady going up the aisle in
front of him. Diamonds enough 20 give
all India the Gospel The item Of dress
among Christian people on the Sabbath
day is an outrage on the Christian re-.
igion.


For graceful and beautiful apparel we
have admiration. But this strife in
Christian circles as to who shall excel in
costly millinery, and who shall dash up
to the church door in gayest rn.out, and
who shall make the most bazonment OF
wardrobe, is one Of the great hindrances
to religious advancement. Our ladies'
hats and shawls are so fine that on rainy
days we are afraid TO 90 TO church lest we
get drop on them, Our head.gear is
worth more than our souls. We teeter
and swagger up the aisles, to the disgust
OF good men and the grief Of angels
Enough money is expended by the
Christians of our city, in excess Of the
requisite outlay for dress, to relieve all
the poverty, and educate all the ignorance,
and balk all the crime Much of the
piety of our churches is being smothored
under shirred basques and jabot ruflles
and Louisines. Some of our Christian
gentlemen have boots so tight they can
hardly walk in paths of righteousness.
and they feel in church more like swear.
ing than praying, because their corns
hurt and our Christian women shut out
the sun of Righteousness by twenty dollar
parasols, lace.trimmed, silk lined, silver
mounted. The poor are kept out OF
church because their plain apparel looks
so bad in the contrast.


We want great ecclesiastical refor.
nation in this matter of Sabbath accoutre-
ment. Shoe these religious peacocks out
of the house Of God. BY your example
make subdued and modest costume more
popular than gaudy rpparel. Do not put
so much dry'good- on your back that you
cannot climb into glory. You cannot
sail into the harbor Of heaven with such
a rigging as that. - DR.. Talmage IN
Christian al IFork.
Year: 1875

A little boy was carrying a bottle
of ginger-pop down King street the
other day, when suddenly the cork
popped him in the north eye, When
he had sufficiently recovered from his
establishment he yelled SO vigorously
that a small crowd soon collected
around him TO ascertain the matter.
Two carpenters at work on the next
block around the corner, in their anx
iety to See what the excitement was
I about, fell out of the second story
window on to peanut stand beneath.
Then two women tainted, one of
whom suddenly disappeared in an ad-
jacent coalcellar Three small boys
shouted "tire !" and man with a long
ladder on his shoulder, hearing their
cries, turned around suddenly and at-
ter overturning an apple woman
amidst the Cemoralizing ruins Of her
wares the end of the ladder demolish-
ed plate-glass window, and finally
settled itself on an old gentlemau's
worst corn. Then fat old lady had
one eye gouged out by an umbrella,
and Dutchman and Irishman, after
excitedly endeavoring to explain to
each other the cause of it all, got into
a fight an rolled recklessly y into the
gutter. BY this time seven police
men, headed by two engines came
upon the scene, and arrested two limo.
cent lookers-on. This had the effect
of dispensing the crowd, most of
whom to this hour havnt the remot-
est idea what t was all about any
how. -Danbmy Ne,rs.
Year: 1875

THE West Point cadet laughs be-
cauae the Vassar girl ran screaming
from fright at the recent sham fight.
Let the cadet marry that timid Vassar
girl, and IN six months he will take
off his boots in the hall when he comes
in nights for fear she will tear the
scalp off him.-Brooklyn Argus.
Year: 1875

BASE BALL is becoming popular here,
and n club will soon be organized. The
Weaver boys are anxious that outside
towns will organize clubs and give them
an opportunity for match game about
the Fourth of July.
Year: 1875

The Democratic writer in Eue,y Euening finds
the process OF reconstruction loathsome'
This has been the general Judgment Of all who
saw with diamay the results of the war, and
who rebelled anew as they saw the firm and just
measures by which those results were made So
cure and permanent
Year: 1875

Children catch cross tones quicker. than
parrots, aud il is much more nischicyous
habit, but when an impatient mother sets
the example. Jon will scarcely bear pleas
ant word among the children in their plays
with each other. Yet the disciple Of such
a family is always weak and irregular. The
children expect just so much scolding be-
fore they do anything they are bid. while
in many home. where the low, firm tone
Of the mother. or the decided look Of her
steady eye il law, they never think Of dis
obedience, either in or ont Of sight. Oh.
mother is worth great deal to cultivate
that excellent thing in womans "a low
sweet voice" If you are ever 50 much
tired BY the mischieyous or wilfnl pranks
OF the little cues, speak low. twill be a
great help to you to even try to be patient
and cheerful. II you cannot succeed. An
ger makes you wretehed. and your children
also. Impatient. angry tones never did
the heart good. but plenty Of evil. Re-
member what Solomon says Of them, and
remember he wrote with an inspired pen.
you cannot haze the excuse for tbengihat
they tighten your burdens in any way they
make them only ten times heavier. For your
own sake, as we'll as your children's sake.
learn to speak low. They will remember
that tune when your head is under the
green sward. So. 200 will they remember
harsh or angry tone. Which legacy
will you leave your children.
Year: 1875

One of the chief objections Judge Dunne urges against the public schools is that they are goddess, by which he is presumed to mean that they are not proselyting nurseries or auxileries to the building up of any partic- ular chhIch

 May we not as we'll claim that Judge Dnnne's court in Tucson is a goddess court because the Judge does not open it with prayer7 It is not reported that the attor- neys sing hymns or chant psalms as part of the daily exercises. nor does U. s. District Attorney McCaffry pronounce benediction when it closes, yet it IS not considered god less or wicked simply because it is secular Neither officers nor litigants are supposed to go to court for the purposes of worship, but to perform a secular duty and do justice be- tween:man and man; when that is accom- plished the ends for which the court is or ganized are net and satisfied. As the x. '. Times remarks:

 "It is vain to call school "godless be- cause it is secular. 4 bank is not "godless '' provided it is honestly managed-even il it is not opened and closed with daily prayer. A shoemaker is not "godless" because he refrans from pronouncing the benediction in connection with the delivery of a pair of boots to his customer Enough that his leather is good, his thread strong. his work faithful, and-whlch, unhappily, is not al- ways the case-hs promises are punctually kept. 4 school-master is not "godless -L1 r,t Ln other branches accurately, and deals with his pupils in truthful and kind spirit.

 The judge, the lawyer, the banker and the shoemaker may all be good christians and exemplary church members, yet, if they de- vote all their time to the church and none to secular affairs, they will soon become bur den upon the church as we'll as upon society they will accomplish nothing for themselves or the church, of a temporal character, and will, of course, become useless to the church and to the world. So with the child whose whole school life is devoted to religious train ing. The pupil at school is supposed to go there to prepare for life of usefulness in the world, and unless its whole after existence is to be consecrated and devoted exclusively to religious observances it is folly to appro- priate the week day schools to religious training.

 Christianity has set apart day for reIig- ious worship, and if one in seven is enough for the devotional exercises of the church after arrival at adult age, surely one should be enough in which to teach it in childhood. If no immortality or irreligion is taught in the day schools VIC fail to see any good cause for terming them " Goddess"
Year: 1875

IMMIGRANTS just in from California, over the Mohave route, complain betterly of the high rates of toll imposed upon them while on the way. They say it costs almost as much for family to come from San Bernar- dino in their own conveyances as the stage company charges for passage. We have seen MT. Hardy, proprietor of the ,oll-road and he ayers that be is hardly charging half of what the charter allows, and only enough to keep the road and water stations in repair. He says that if be charged for water at his stations as they do on other roads, it would amount to more than the toll does, whereas he keeps the tanks in order without extra charge.
Year: 1875

OLD HILL, of the Owyhee Avalanche, has gone away to rusticate for season in Cali fornia and left his paper in charge of q new man who seems sprightly enough but "fussy." The genuine old ring is not there.
Year: 1875

EV A NEAR SIGHTED man was RI
dingln car the other day when lady
opposite bowed to him. He returned
the bow, raised his hat. smiled swcetly
and was just wondering who she was
when she came over and whispered in
his ear, "0hl I'll fix you for this
old man. Thea he knewit was bis
wife.
Year: 1875

Miss Bancroft, the young lady who
was lately married to Count Tziecuzksi,
has now got q name which is the nearest
approach to the phonetic spelling Of q
sneeze that has yet been made.
Year: 1875

We are informed by the Collector Of In
ternal Revenue for this district, that all
persons who sell tobacco at their logging
camps, and other places, to men in their
employ, or others, must make returns and
pay tax as dealers in manufactured to-
bacco. If not paid before commencing
their business. they become liable to the
penalty and costs and fine. If there are
any of our lumbermen who have neg
lected this precaution, it would be well
for them to attend to it at once. We DO not
think this matter has been fully under
stood, and some may have commenced
business without having fulfilled the law;
but immediate attention will probably
save all trouble.
Year: 1875

The Grand Traverse Herald of last
week gives some statistics regarding the
business of Beaver Island, which shows
an encouraging prospect for the future.
1t has learned that there are now about
1000 acres of land on the island under
cultivation. During the past season over
5000 bushels of wheat were harvested,
and considerable quantities of other
grains. There have been also over one
and half tons of butter from there
marketed in Traverse City. Until re-
Gently fishing has been the principal bus
iness, but of late more attention is given
to the cultivation of the soil. The soil
as we'll as the water is made to contribute
to the prosperity of the people. There
are said to be about one hundred and
forty families on the island. Large
amounts of fish are shipped, Dormer g.
Co., the principal dealers. averaging, it is
said, 1920 packages per month during
the fishing season.
Year: 1875

Yesterday afternoon two cows became
little quarrelsOme on the sidewalk in
front of the Council room and locked
horns. For a short time the result
seemed doubtful, for the cows seemed to
be evenly matched. Soon one of them
gave back a little, and backed off the
sidewalk, which here was few inches
above the ground. AS she stepped off
there was sound almost likO pistol
shot, and it was discovered that one of
the cows hind legs was broken. She
proved to belong to Joe Allaire, who at
once ordered her killed to end her suf-
ferings. Fortunately for him she was in
good beef condition, so that his loss will
not be great. This is the first accident
of this nature of which we have ever
heard.
Year: 1875

A MEAN STEAL.-Tuesday night a
supper and dance was given at the
Fountain House. At the proper hour
the landlady went up stairs to call the
party to supper. During her absence
some sneak thief entered the dining
room and stole turkey and large cake.
If there is any neaner kind of stealing
than this wc would ike TO hear Of it.
Year: 1875

A sketch of the late ex-President
Johnson in the Memphis appeal gives
us the following account Of his early
life


He never attended school day in
his life. While learning his trade,
however, he resolved to make an eff
ort to educate himself His anxity to
be able to read was particularly exhib-
tied by an incident worthy of mention.
A gentleman Of Raleigh was in the
habit OF going into the tailor shop and
reading while the apprentice and
journeymen were at work. He was
an excellent reader, and his fayorite
boot was Il volume OF speeches, prin-
cipally of British statesmen John
son became interested, and his first
ambition waAo equal him as read
er and become familiar with those
speeches. He took up the alphabet
without an instructor but by apply
ing to the journeyman with whom he
work he obtained a little assistance.
Having acquired knowledge OF the
letters he applied for loan Of the
book which he had SO often heard
read. The owner made him present
OF it, and gave him some instructions
on the use Of letters in the formation
Of words. Thus his first exercises in
spelling were in that book. BY perse-
verance he soon learned to read, and
the hours which he devoted to his ed
ucation were at night after he was
through his daily labor upon the shop
board. He now applied himself t.
books from two to three hours Of the
night, after working from ten to
twelve hours at his trade.
Year: 1875

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A. QUERR GENIUS. the theatres,
hotels, and other public places of Boston
q man is often seen whose odd demeannr
is the subject of much comment. He
wears good clothes, has an intelligent
appearance. and the speech of an edu-
Gated man; but his eyes have the unnis-
takeable CLEAN of insanity. He is
always in a hurry, and always inquiring
for Charles Garner. The man is Frank
A. Smith. and his mania was strangely
developed. About five years ago he
was in Kansas. In the bar-room of o
tavern in which he was staying for a
few days he got into quarrel with q
bullying frontiersman, end was finally
struck by his aggressive opponent. Be-
lievlng that his life was in danger he
drew a revolver, at which the scared
desperado ran out of the room. Smith
followed and fired; but the bullet prob
ably did no damage, as the man was not
seen that night. nor afterward in that
neighborhood. 1t is supposed that he
dared not return to the tavern at once.
The excitement of the encounter seri-
ously affected Smith, who was not in
good health, and his morbid fancy made
him think that be had killed his assail-
ant. He returned to his home in Bos-
ton, firmly impressed that he was n
murderer. His friends have songht for
the missing man IN vain, only learning
that his name was Charles Garner. and
that he was dissolute vagabond
Smith refuses to be convinced that his
delusion is not fact, yet is always look
ing for Garner, whom he says he is
certain he must have ''sLot entirely out
of existence" In all other respects he
is sane.
Year: 1875

" Senator Schurz contemplates re-
siding in the neighborhood of either
Boston or New York for year or two
after he leaves the Senate, with the
view to better facilities for the prepara-
ton of political history of the United
States, which is among his literary plans
for the future, and for which he has
made large accu mutation of material.