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Year: 1871

From the williamsport Gazette, Aug. 221 ID


The city was thrown into a terrible
state of excitement about half past ten
o'clock this forenoon, when the walls Of
the Packer building. corner of Third and
Mulberry streets, suddenly fell. and sew
eral children were caught by the falling
debris The children were standing
looking at the ruins of the fire which
occurred on Sunday night, and the wall
fell so suddenly that they were caught
before they could get entirely out Of the
way. There was crowd of spectators
looking on, and the moment the wall fell
there was a rush to release the bodies of
those who had been caught This was
speedily done, and it was found that two
little girls were badly injured. A little
daughter of Joseph Stevens, who was
standing near by, was slightly injured
and little son of Joseph RAIDER was
frightened so badly that he tainted.


The little girls who were the worst in
jured could not be recognized at first.
One Of the little sufferers was removed
to the drug store of Finney, Rittenhouse
& Co, when it was discovered that her



name was Amanda Meitzler, daughter of
John Neither, of No. II Franklin street.
She was found to be badly injured about
the head and her lower extremities were
considerably mangled. A number of
physicians were soon on hand and ad
ministered remedies, but the little crea-
ture was past their assistance and expired
in few minutes. She was bright little
girl, between ten and eleven years old.


The other little girl was taken into the
residence of Mrs. Hughes on Third street.
and was soon recognized as also being a
daughter of Mr., Meilzler. The two girls
had been to market and stopped to see
the ruins when the sad accident occurred
The name of this unfortunate child was
Mary. and was about seven years old
Her injuries were of "a desperate and
sickeniug character. Her one leg was
broken and the flesh stripped off the bone
from the knee down. Her other leg was
also mangled; portion of the heel being
torn Oft, Her sufferings were exceed
ingly sad to witness A carriage was
soon procured, and the little victim taken
home. ... .......... ....


The physicians upon examination
found that no efforts could save her, and
consequently did not attempt to dress
the wounds One of the physicians took
hold of one of the child legs and found
it to be entirely off. She was relieved
from her sufferiugs about noon, and the
particularly sad sight was presented of
two interesting, innocent children, who
were buoyant with life at 10 O'Clock,
lying mapgled corpses at II. and both in
the same family. The grief Of the pa
rents and surviving children was sad in
deed. and excited the tendere.t gym
pathies of all who witnessed it.
Year: 1871

E The advent Of circus demoral-
izad the students in the university Of
Michigan. and the faculty have suspended
forty two sopbouores and fourteen guile
less freshmen ho sbsented themselves
from recitation that they might witness the
fesis of tho arena EF.


We understand that similar rumpus
was in prospect ct Highland. upon the
advent Of Van Amburgh into that place ;
but We have not learned the upshot of it.
Year: 1871

In a system of farming which makes
grain and root crops the main products, in
which the land is devoted to tillage, and
pastures and meadows are secondarylin inn
pOrtance, | think experience proves it
unwise to let a field remain longer than
two years under grass. If the object
sought, by letting the field remain in grass
be to fertilize it thereby, two seasons are
enough to get the best effects from clover
which, of course. should be the crop used.
If the field is allowed to be under grass a.
longer time, turf OF June grass, white
clover, red top, or timothy is formed, the
soil is compacted, and the roots of the
grasses cause a great deal of extra labor
IN tilling hoed crop, and often are not
Killed the first season, but grow and
damage the succeeding grain crop. Wire
worms and grubs are more apt to work in
corn crop that is planted on q stiff soil,
than on tender, young clover lay.


have observed that those farmers raise
the best crops who do not let the fields lie
more than two years under clover. Then,
manure and plant corn, sow barley or oats
the next year, then seed with clover again
and summer fallow for wheat.


Later years we have more trouble from
the corn grub than formerly; we think so
at least, though this enemy to corn was
familiar to the Indians. Where there is
danger from this source, il is safer to sum-
mer fallow first, then plant corn, and sow
spring grain and seed down. l do not
mean to be understood as objeeting to an
old sod for corn crop, but that its tough
grass roots often are not killed by the cub
tivation given the corn, and live over and
damage the grain following; and that
wire worms and grubs are apt to work
more injury in the old sod than a new one.


Moving good field for tillage, several
seasons in succession, Injuries it for bear
ing grain crops; it is nearly as bad as
other cropping. A field that lies two
years under clover should have one crop
OF the Glove pastured, or else permitted
to 60 down on the field. A crop of clover
hay followed by one of seed, taken from
field, runs 1T as much as any grain
crop.-Pertn Tone, IN Rural Home.
Year: 1871

The General Apprehension that Six OF the New
York and Brooklyn Members were Among
The victims-A Resolution of Investigation
into the Cause of the Disaster Objected


to in the Asssmbly-All the Miss


ing Members Turn Up Safely
Year: 1871

nearly all my garments and retired.
had Just dozed on asleep, suppose,
about twenty minutes past ten. I heard Z
peculiar noise, "a If car OF the track Two or
three minutes afterwards looked out OF the win
dow, aud the whole scene around me was one blaze
OF lurid light. had Just time to drag my overcoaf
from the rack, and jumpea out into the snow, with
nothing on but drawers and undershir. Tho
drawing room OF the car l was In had
just taken fire. / lost all my baggage
but was kindly supplied with shoes, hat and pants
by some OF the other passengers who were more
lucky than myself. There were two men In the bag.
gage car-ons was killed and the other escaped
with scorched back. When the engine whistied
"d0wn brakesn the sleeping cars In the rear were
unnitched and In these we made ourselves as com.
Portable as possible for the night.
Year: 1871

The Shortest and Best Route from the Southern and tern States to the States and Territories of the Pacific The Only Over Which Large Trains and Herds s Can be Driven Without Suffering Loss from Sock

 of Food and Drink. - ~"oA
Year: 1871

water scarce in dry season grars and water r,cp,v fine pine timber, water and grass plenty water tn tanks, scarce In dry season grass and r.oa plenty good water and grass, wood scarce near ,amn

 grass and soSi

 

 plenty Of poor water, good grass wood scarce

 fair water, grase plenty wood scarce water scarce In dry sensJr, wood and grass plenty plenty of water by digging feet Ia bed of creek ass

 and wood scarce plenty of water gr'sss and wood.
Year: 1871

The CHANNEL OF COMMERCIAL rail-
road that shall lessen the time consumed
and the money spent in going between
Richmond and Washington, is want of
the people at both ends, and along the
line, that must be supplied either now or
at some future but not remote time. That
the inclinations of the people tend in that
direction is just as evident as two and two
make four. 1t has always turned out,
sooner or later, that what the people want
they will have. 1t has been well said !:
Modern commerce is mathematical. Given
the latitude and longitude of departure
and consignment, and right line pro-
duced between them, whether by land or
water will be the channel of commerce.
Any attempt to divert this trade by COM
peting lines making any angle at all will
be failure. The hypothenuse of any
trade triangle will carry the commerce
the chord of any arc will supersede the
arc.
Year: 1871

Would it not be well enough for the
Legislature to proceed to hold grand
inquest over the convicts in the peniten-
tiary who were almost frozen to death
lately while aboring on the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad 1t is said whole
gang of them we're recently so badly fro
zen that it is probable they will be dis
abled for life. They were at once conveyed
from the cars to the penitentiary, and
nothing further has been heard of them.
Is freezing to be inaugurated along with
the whipping-post, in our humane efforts
to reform criminals ? Humanity would
substitute burning at the stake.
Year: 1871

DEATH OF Mrs. MARTHA HAYNES BEN
NETT. THE painful intelligence that this
lady breathed her last in New York on
Wednesday has reached her family, and
will surprise the community as much as it
did us. The last time she was in Norfolk
her appearance indicated the most robust
health, and few who saw her then thought
that the roses of health on her cheeks
would soon be succeeded by death. In
person Mrs. Bennett was handsome and
distinguished in manners afable and at
tractive, and her loss will be severely felt
by large circle of friends, both literary
and personal, at the North and South
Norfolk Vrginian.
Year: 1871

THE HAIR COLoRING PREPARATION
D9oMED.-Beware of bottled dyes in the shape of
silver hair dyes and sediment fluids They all
psstiferous and dangerous. PHAL0N'S yITALIA
OR SALVATION FOR THE HAIR, perfectly pure,
transparent, harmless and agreeable preparation, is
the only agent that will change grey hair to its
natural color without risk of any disgusting conse-


uences.
Year: 1871

Secretary Belknap's report gives the
following as the present condition of our
army on peace footing =


Enlisted men of engineers sol
Enlisted men of ordinance AIS
Ordinance sergeants at post 200
Military Academy band "a
Year: 1871

Suugo no0f0rd ana His Slnudererv.


About six weeks ago Judge Bedford called
the attention of the Grand Jury of the
General Sessions to the fact that the
gross frauds committed against the CITY
had never been thoroughly investigated,
and reminded them that it was their
duty to inquire into those alleged
criminal acts and to indict any persons they
might believe to have been implicated in them


1t Is singulary significant circumstance that
ever since he took this position Judge
Bedford has been the mark for the
virulent attacks both of the organ Of the
old Tammany Ring and of the organ
of the new Albany Ring. The partisans Of
Tweed, and all professed champions of muni-
cipal reform, have been equally persistent in
their endeavors to impugn the motives and
to defeat the object of Judge Bedford, which
is to bring to justice the persons who have
conspired to rob the city Of millions Of dol
lars. Among other assaults intended to
drive the Judge from his purpose is one ema-
mating from the Times, which charges that
Judge Bedford during his term of Office
as Assistant District Attorney uujustly and
corruptly claimed and received from the
city certain sum Of money as ''extra
pay" In reply to this slanderous in
sinuation Judge Bedford publishes
bold and manly letter, which appears in the
HERALD to-day, setting forth the facts in the
case and demanding an immediate and search
ing inquiry into his share in the transaction.
We have no doubt that the Investigation thus
courted by Judge Bedford Will result In his
thorough vindication, and we hope that
the malice and enmity Of partisan journals
will not swerve him hairs breath from his
strict line Of duty, or be suffered to interfere
for an instant with the effective prosecution Of
all who are alleged to have been implicated In
the gross frauds that have admittedly been
committed against the city.
Year: 1871

CIVIL SERVICE REFORM. President
yesterday submitted to Congress the report
of the Commissioners entrusted with the i'm
portant duty Of devising rules and regulations
for the purpose of reforming the civil service,
together with . brief message, in which he
recommends such legislation as may be needed
10 carry the suggestions of the Board into
effect. The conclusions arrived at by the
Commission are unquestionably sound and
wise, but we do not believe that the reforms
they advocate ara at ell likely TO be adopted at
the present time, and hence their report will
probably be Of little practical utility. stl II is
gratifying 10 see that the public attention is
directed 10 the question Of civil service reform,
and II is to be hoped that before long the
popular movement commenced In this city
will reach the fountain head and make as COM
plete reformation at Washington as we hope
to have secured In New York
Year: 1871

THE SAN JUAN BOUNDARY QUESTION:
In pursuance Of the High Joint Treaty of
Washington, the memorandum of the United
States claim in this matter has been b anded
over to the Emperor of Germany by our
Minister at Berlin, Mr.. Bancroft. Relying,
then, upon the calm and impartial judgment
of the Emperor and bis righthand man,
Prince Bismarck, we have nothing further to
say on the subject, except that the object
here In dispute between us and Great Britain
is little military island, in q navigable
boundary inlet on the North Pacific coast,
which would hardly fetch thousand dollars
under the hammer for industrial purposes.
Year: 1871

can oess please the little folks and make the
nearss OF the older folks glad, to consult the
advertising columns of the HERALD for almost
anything they may desire in the holiday az
days busy life.
Year: 1871

TIE GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIO RESIGNED -
In consequence of the adverse vote of the
Legislature and the vote OF censure passed
upon the government the Attorney General
yesterday stated to the members of the
Assembly that 1t was impossible they could
be expected to carry on the government
under such circumstances, and that there
fore, they were prepared to resign.
Year: 1871

THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS AND THE
PEOPLE OF CANADA seem to agree so far as
the sentiments Of loyalty to monarchies in the
Old World and the established power and
reputation of the great house of Romanoff
is concerned. Our despatch from Ottawa
describes a brilliant ovation to the young
Russian yesterday. After being enter
tanned by the Governor General, Lord Lis
gar, and having driven through the city,
a public welcome was given him In the Senate
Chamber. A short address was read by the
Mayor and replied to with much feeling by the
Prince. Immense crowds congregated around
the entrances to the Senate, and wherever he
went he was enthusiastically cbeered and
heartily received by the inhabitants of the
capital Of the Dominion. In the evening Lady
Lisgar held reception, at which, Of course,
the Prince was the principal guest.
Year: 1871

There is hardly in the whole range Of


human research a more curious or in


teresting study for the philosopher than


the come and go--the ebb and flow, so to


speak-of boyish diversions. For every


sort of game or amusement, such as may


be considered well established and stand


ard, there is q time and season. There


is q season for kites and time for tops,


another for stills and q month for marbles.


Gun-powder and fre-erackers come regu-
larly twice year. Ball and !" old sow, "
and shinney" and hockey" all come
and go at their allotted periods.


All at once some exceptional device
appears, and sweeps over the land like
visitation of cholera, Such was the
"nigger shooter" which ragged here last
summer with such yirulence that in afew
weeks there was hardlya whole pane of
glass or live pigeon left in the city.
And what is curious about these epi-
demics-if we may call them such-is
that mo pent-up Utica" contracts their
powers. Boys are attacked by them all
over the country about the same time.
The "nigger-shooter" disease ran through
the country last summer from Maine to
Florida, from ocean to ocean, and, for
aught we know to the contrary, it may
have. circled the earth, and affected every
country where india-rubber and pebble
stones could be found Where the
impulse comes fron-by what laws its
movements are governed-how it hap
pens that boys in all parts of the world
are attacked by the same games, tricks,
devices and diversions at the same time,
is curious subject for speculation, and
something that philosophy has not yet
solved just before skating and sleds
came in, all the boys in the town were
lifting brickbats out of the pavements by
means of suckers that being a cord
and piece of soft leather moistened
and pressed fat on the surface of a
brick Since that time horns have been
around once, and we don't know what
else. 4la Han ialt


The other day (says the Wheeling In
telligencer, from which paper we borrow
these remarks) a new device in the hands
of Young America made its appearance
simultaneously all over the city, and no
doubt in every other city in the country
IL 10 AlitEutnl W niotlN .
-Plutonian screech would be better. 1t
is very simple in its construction, but
terrible in effect. An old tin can or cup
is the basis, A hole is driven through
the bottom, cord inserted and fastened
by turning knot on the end Then the
cord is rosined and the "infernal ma
chine 7 is complete. Hold the can in
one hand, and draw the thumb and fin
ger of the other hand rapidly along the
waxed cord. The result is the most
harsh, hideous, rasping, demoniacal, un-
earthly sound that ever grated on human
ears All day yesterday and until late
hour last night these awful screeches
could be heard all over the city Yet
there is nothing that genuine Young
America enjoys so much, and every boy |
who can muster an old oyster-can and a
hemp cord is Just as happy as a clam at
high tide. The fact that everybody else
is rendered unutterably wretched only
adds to the zeal and pungency of his
enjoyment. a5a VI.
Year: 1871

people we're well pleased with my preach
ing, and but for my gray hair would
gladly have me for pastor; but they
could not think of having so old a man !
Well, while j was going through with
this experience, an old friend suggested
to me to color my hair, and thus remove
from the eyes of the people the reproach
Of being an old man And consented,
finally, to make this experiment. And
what do you think? The very first time
that / preached with brown hair upon
my head was greeted with a call to
settle in the ministry, and have ever
since heen the happy pastor Of a united
and apparently perfectly satisfied peo-
pie" So much for the color of ones
hair. So. much in proof that locks are
something after all, Notwithstanding the
old proverb that looks are nothing and
behavior is all ...f. f.t r
Year: 1871

London court rumors have it that the
Princess Beatrice, ninth child Of Queen
Victoria, is to marry the Marquis Of Ely.
The Princess is fourteen and the Mar
quis twenty-one As there is evidently
in this the same striking disparity Of rel
ative rank as in the contract for the
marriage Of the Princess Louise aud the
Marquis Of Lorne, it will, iftrue, be any
thing but refreshing 10 the pride Of the
higher order Of nobility, whileit signifies
a royal lack Of appreciation Of the infal-
hbility Of royal blood
Year: 1871

makes is more durable and beautiful than
any other, presenting the same appear
ance on both sides of the fabric and will
not ravel. 1t is also more economical,
requiring oNE-THIRD LESS cotton than
any OF. er kind of stitch. Being the same
on both sides, it is not necessary to use
the extremely fine sewing cotton required
by those machines which make a stitch
with a ridge on the under side, which can
only be concealed by using thread too
delicate and fine to bear ordinary wear.
Year: 1871

A very handsome park equipage can
be hired in London for about one dollar
an hour, Including tiger in uniform
most gorgeous. A certain kind Of style
is cheap in that wonderful city.
Year: 1871

It possesses the very great advantage
of carrying the work in the natural way
from left to right-which enables the
operator to handle thewerk more readily
and to sit upright; while machines which
carry the work from the operator require
an inclination of the body forward (detri-
mental to healthy and are hard and tire
some to use.
Year: 1871

REAL ESTATE AT AUCTION BY THE SHERIFF
Attention is called to the sale at auction to
be made this day at noon, at the Merchants
and Auctioneers' Exchange, Royal street.
by the Sheriff of the parish of Orleans, of
twenty-four lots of ground, situated in the
town of Belleville, opposite the city of New
Orleans, and of real estate in the Third
District of this city. For full particulars
and terms see advertisement.
Year: 1871

HNHE UNDERSIGNED GIVES NOTICE TO
L the Property Holders of Shasta County, that
in accordance with the requirements of law he has
entered upon the performance Of his official duties
for the current year. He would call particular at
tention to the following section of the Revenue
Law:


elf any person shall willfully make, give,
under oath or affirmation false list of his, her.
their taxable property, or false list OF taxable
property under his, her, their control, such per-
son shall be deemed gnty of perjury, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished therefor, as
is by law provided for the punishment of perjury ;
and any property willfully concealed, removed,
transferred, or msrepresented by the owner or any
agent thereof, to evade taxation, shall upon dis
covery, be assessed at ten times the amount of tax
for that year, which would otherwise have been
assessed upon it and fifty per cent of the amount
such additional tax, when collected, shall be paid
to the person PERSONS who shall furnish the
per centage for collection, shall be paid into the
Treasury, for the benefit of the Common School
Fund of the State"


If Tax Payers to have list of their pro-
perty prepared, ready to be sworn to, the law
directs, by the time of my reaching them, they
would thereby perhaps themselves much an
noyance, as well as facilitate my work.


C. w. TAYLOR,


Assessor of Shasta County.
Shasta. April I'd, 1871. n4.
Year: 1871

The Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia, on Saturday, rendered decision
against the right of womel. to vote in the
District, inasmuch as the law controlling the
matter declares that male citizens shall
vote Chief Justice Carter said that, in his
opinion the Fourteenth Amendment clothes
women with the capacity to become voters, &"
but the provision ends wi h the declaration Of
the citizenship, and does not execute itself"
Congressional enactment is needed to give it
effect 1t is understood that the matter will
he appealed to the Supreme Court Of the
United States
Year: 1871

Whom did Adam marry, and when
did he marry her? One Eve.


What was her bridal dress? Barely
nothing.


Not even q ribbon? No; she had no
need OF one; she was a rib bone her
SELF


When Adam and Eve were in the
gardening business. what time did they
commence picking apples? In the
fall.


Why did not Cain make good sugar
Because he wasn't able.


Spirit as as we'll as sugar comes from,
cane; what evil resulted from this Gains
spirit? Abel got slowed.


What reason have we to suppose tha,
Cain also got slowed? He went imme
diately to the land of Nod.
Who was the wisest man? Knower


What dia he know? He knew enough
to 60 in out Of the rain.