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Year: 1870

At the tap of the drum-to use figure
these racers Of the trackless water course.
that penetrates thousands of miles into the
interior, leaped forth to trial OF speed.
The length of the race, and the fierceness
and closeness with which 1t has been con-
tested thus far. clearly prove there is no
lack of ''bottom" in these snoring steeds Of
q mighty water course. On they speed,
night and day, until their race is run and
won; race upon the result OF which thou.
sands of dollars have been staked in way
that must make one mans loss. another's
gain. The parties that have bet their money
on the result Of the race between the Lee
and the Natchez, will not have to wait long
to know who have won, for, though the race
is a long one in distance, the power Of steam
and electricity will have much to do in cur
failing it and giving the name OF the winning
boat and the details OF the race. The
chances are at present that the Lee will
win, and as the betting mas been heavy,
there will be heavy losses, no matter which
boat comes out ahead. For the information
of those who loose, and wish to make up
their losses, and those who win and wish to
invest their winnings, it might be well to
say, more as matter of business than
otherwise, that the next single number
drawings of the Louisiana State Lottery
take place On the sixteenth instant, when
all who buy tickets will have chance for
splendid prize.
Year: 1870

A private dispatch states that the New Or
leans fire companies, who are highly enjoy
ing their excursion, were received by forty
five FIRE companies in Philadelphia, and
that thirty thousand people turned ont to
Year: 1870

Colonel McComb is putting his promise
into execution, and the new cotton tariff,
which went into effect yesterday, reduces
freight on this great staple Ct fifty cents a
bale from Canton, as the minimum and one
dollar and fifteen cents from Kenner, as the
maximum. We subjoin a copy Of the old
and new tariff
Year: 1870

IHE APPROPRIATION BILLs.-There is soma
discussion as to whether the Senate will pet
through with all necessary legislation before
the 10Th instant, the time fixed for adjouthment.
Ii appears that the appropriation bills are well
advanced and are in much better condition
than Is generally supposed, there being bat four
IN 'he Senate not acted upon; all of which can
De disposed OF within two or three days. if no
sueh contest Is made over them as is going on
over the River and Harbor bill TODAY
Year: 1870

IHE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.-The Conference
committee on the bill making an appropriation
OF one hundred thousand dollars to aid in fitting
out an expedition of discovery to the Arctic
regions, agreed yesterday to make the amount
hity thousand dollars. The bill allows the
PRESIDENT to select the commanders of the expe-
dinon, and authorizes the Secretary OF the
Navy to detail two vessels for its use
Year: 1870

PROTEST numerously signed by the mem.
bers Of the Washington bar, without distinction
OF party, was yesterday presented to the Senate
Judiciary Committee against the confirmation
OF Jno. M. Oliver, recently nominated to be
Associate Justice OF the Supreme Court of this
District.


Ihe protest sets forth want on the part of
the nominee Of the requisite legal qualifications
for an efficient disch arge of the duties deyolvino
upon that branch Of the court over which the
new judge will preside, and while disclaimine
any opposition to Mr.. Oliver on any grounds
affecting his personal character or integrity,
they respectfully set forth that, so far as
the signers can ascertain, he has never
studied law regularly, either under q practi-
tioner or at q law school, and that he has not
been admitted to practice by any court.
Year: 1870

morning of last week, at Toms River, near
long Branch, New Jersey. A large picnic
party belonging to the Centenary Methodist
Church, of Long Branch, had visited the spot.
About sixty persons were standing on bridge
over the river, when it gave way, and they
were precipitated into the water. Eight per-
sons were drowned, all belonging to Long
Branch
Year: 1870

LAURA KgESE.-The fine comedy of
"School" was produced last night to a
splendid house in most admirable manner,
and the reception of Miss keene was L. st
enthusiastic. Her engagement here bids
fair to be highly successful. 1t is proper
that it should be. She is one of the best
actresses on the stage, and brings with her
as thorough a company as is now playing
on this continent. Tonight fine bill
"Is She Mad ?" "Two Can Play at that
Came" and "Actress by Daylight
Year: 1870

Slight sympathy with the Present Strike
Its Motive Deemed Too Weak-Thc Work.
shops Of Port Jcrvis.


PORT JERvIs, Jan. II, 1870.


For the past few days there have been low mutter-
ings Of an intended strike among the mechanics OF
the repair chops at this point OF the great Eric high
way. Jersey City having raised the standard OF
revolt 1t was deemed the part Of honor and con-
sistency for Port Jervs to follow suit, but so far
there has been no tangible disposition shown
BY the men employed at the repair shops here
to support their brethren at present on strike
lower down the line. Last year different
state OF affairs followed. When the disafrected at
this point struck they were well and promptly sup
ported BY the organization In Jersey City and other
places along the line One good turn is said to de-
serve another, but the force Of such logic has not
made itself felt as yer and the longer It's considera
ton is postponed the less graceful and satisfactory
viii be the appearance Of the support
given. Among labor organizations that prfn-
cipls OF honor which is prepared to sacri-
fee the interests OF the many to sustain
those OF the few variousy estimated by the d'sIi-
terested public. some regard ir a. highly necessary
Year: 1870

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HRRALD:-


Pardon me for troubling you, but something In
your paper concerns me. have my letters come to
NO. Amity street. and did not know that 1t was not
respectable. There arc plenty OF people ws,o have
their letters come there who are respectable, who.
like my self cannot avoid 1t. Why can we not have
our letters at the stations, formerly and is there
no place but the general Post once where moor
and mol home through the day, and even II was
have room at the sop or tenement house. and
could NOT hear the letter man. The last letter had
come here found In the back yard in the dirt Ia
there no relief for the tho usands that are situated
like mysefi Please answer poor woman. whose
labor. MARY MAGUlRE.
Year: 1870




family on George street was recently
visited with calamity of the most horrl-
BILE nature. The household, the name OF
which we withhold for the present, con-
sisted of young married couple, who had
been welded only about year or two, q
babe two weeks old, and sister OF the
husband The sister had but very lately
been released from Longview. LunatIc
Asylum. and had made her home with her
brother about two weeks previous to the
confinement of the wife. On the second
morning after the birth of the child, the
s1ster-in-law approached the bed in which
the mother and babe were confined, carry
ing in her hand pot of boiling coffee which
she had just removed from the stove. Be-
fore the unfortunate woman was aware of
the crazy persons intention the hot,
steaming coffee was dashed upon both her
and the babe, scalding them in terrible
manner. The breasts and face OF the wife
were burned in most shocking manner,
while the infant was burned from head to
foot. On the breasts OF the woman the
sediment or grounds of the coffee ate out
large pieces of flesh, acting almost Ike
acid or red hot Goals.


The strange action of the father and nus
band is affording the neighbors an abund-
ance of gossip. Instead OF securing. his
sister, and having her disposed OF in a
proper manner, the husband endeavored,
with all the means in his power, to hush
the matter up, and allowed her, or, per-
haps, aided her to make her escape from
the city the next morning, since which
time she has not been heard from.


The husband, who is foreman in some
bakery, has not been near his house since
the day of the unfortunate affair.


Whether the fiendish deed resulted from
raging insanity or deliberate determin-
alton to put the woman and her child out
of existence no one is able to say. What
ever may be the mans conception of the
affair is not Known, except that, it Is said,
he expressed desire that the child might
survive, ''but wished to God Betty (his SIS
ter) might have killed the mother.


Both mother and child are in fair way
to recover Cincinnati Chronicdl.
Year: 1870

aim several large sums of money for the
use of Lucy and the child. And he couldn't
help mistrusting that their correspondence
had been intercepted, for neither husband
or wife had ever received o single one of
all the letters they had written to each
other But be might have been mistaken.
for we all know what mail facilities are in
the mountains.


never saw johnson again, but heard
afterward that he married Miss White, the
clairvoyant.


The Morrisons went back to -- and
their lives sank into an ordinary and CON-
mon place routine. verify believe they've
half forgotten by this time the tragic epis-
ode OF these two years.
Year: 1870

Mr.. William Coppin. late Surveyor of
Steam Vessels under the British Board of
Trade, enters into the controversy now
raging in Great Britain on the subject of
the steam ram as means of warfare, and
proposes one on the following plan:


She would have solid PROV Of forty
feet in Length and of 6 form which would
insure the vessels immediate release, even
after striking an enemy amidships, to the
extent of driving In an area of fifty to sixty
square feet of twelve-inch armor plating.
Sne would instantly disable an enemy by
single blow struck at her screw, rudder
or PROV. Ny ram would be so plated On
On her bows, stern, sides and upper sur
faces as to repel all counter attack
by shot or shell, and render board
ing her an impossibility. On going
into action she would require neither masts
nor fuunell above deck, while she would De
scarcely discernable to an enemy by day,
and not at all by night Her speed would
be fife en- knots per hour, and she would be
capable Of carrying fuel to last her on an
ocean voyage equal to crossing the Atlantic
Even III rough weathe her, the peculiar form o.
this ram would insure her against rolling IN
a seaway. She would only require s. crew
OF forty men, all of whom would be placed
in safety below the water-line on goine
into action. The only person on dech
would be her officer directing the attack
and he would be protected by shot anG
shell proof cowl. A single breech
loading gun, carrying a 200 pound
steel headed conical shot, would be the
rams sole armament. This gun, TO b,
fred by galvanic battery at the momen
Of impact, would be so placed as to perfo
rate the opposite side Of the attacked yes
sci, below her armor plating, thereby aug
menting the rapidity Of her sinking. B,
exerting the leverage power of the ran
through her steerage after striking an enc
my, a considerable portion of such vessel
side would bs wrenched outwards. Indeed
this is most important feature of attack
but one which our present ram ships ar
incapable of executing, as the sharpness o
their prows would almost Invariably caus
such an amount of bending when drivel
into an enemy as would greatly crippl
their steering power.
Year: 1870

THE POTATO BUG IN CANADA - Our
brethren in the Dominion are in just alarm
over the advent of the Colorado potato
bug into their western borders. 1t advo-
Gates offering reward to the persons who
will catch these pests, and also recommends
the marking off of a tract of country about
ten miles in width, all along the border
line between the foot of Lake Huron, and
the head of Lake Erie, with the exception.
possibly, of portion of the eastern shore
of Lave St. Clair, and stopping tie culture
of the potato throughout that whole tract
during the prevalence of the pese in the
neighboripg State of Michigan,
Year: 1870

A peasant generally goes out in search
Of his trail, and, having found it, moves
in a ring some miles in circumference, to
make sure of having him within il, he
then gradually contracts his circle, till he
Genes to the retreat itself of the animal


Weeks are sometimes expended in this
search ; the peasantry are summoned to a
skall by the landshOfoding, or Governor
of the province, and put under the dirtc
ton of the jOgmOstare, or ranger of the
district, who marshals them and commands
their movements. The peasants are gen.
orally formed into circles, and come armed
with whatever weapons they can procure.
Though opposed singly to whole host,
the bear often spreads havoc among his
assailants. Every ball that enters his
huge carcass but adds fire to his fury, and
woe to the individual w HON his wrath has
singled out. 1t ceases to be mere pas
time, and nothing but the greatest self
possession can save him from miserable
death. While at Hernosand, I saw rep
resentatiOn of an event that took place at
skall in the neighborhoOd, in 1881, and
which shows that bear-hunting must be
quite equal to tiger-hunting in excitement
and peril. The bear on this occasion was
very large; nothing like an American
bear, with which an Indian can grapple,
but an enormous beast able to carry
off pony under his arm. His
temper, probably never very good,
had been ruffled by ten shots lodged
in different parts of his body;
all present intrenched themselves, and
awaited some desperate effort on his part,
should not lucky shot give him his
quietus. AT this moment, a man, bolder
than his companions, advancing before
them, the bear rushed upon him, tore the
gun from his hands, and began to wound
him with his tremendous claws The
wretched man was unable to contend with
his muscular antagonist; already his
wounds were letting out his life, when a
young NOrrlander, unable to look quietly
on, rushed to his assistance. Besides the
danger which he himself incurred, and
which, of course, he had no feeling of,
there was some difficulty in shooting the
bear without striking the man. AS he
advanced, the bear rose on his hind legs
to meet his new opponent; his victim
dropped before him. the NOrrlander
seized the favorable opportunity, raised
his gun with both arms high above his
head, to bring it in horizontal position
on a level with the bears and, trusting
more to feeling than to sight, discharged
his piece. An immediate death wound
could alone save either from their enemy.
The success which the brave man de-
served attended him, and the ball passed
through the brain of the bear, which fell
dead on the rescued man.
Year: 1870

THE annexed fish story is a Maryland
production A man fishing in river in
that State found that his hook was at
tached to something, and pulling it up with
some difficulty, discovered at the end of th'
line a jug holding about halfa gallon. N"i
wishing To lose his only hook, he demol
ished the jug, and to his great astonish
ment found that the hook had been
swallowed by monster catfish exactly
the size and shape OF the jug.
Year: 1870

Ice can he turned in lathe and lenses
easily formed through which the rays oi
the sun i'm passing will cause heat sum


lent to ignite II match. These ice lenses
are so easily made and renewed that they
have been recommended for use for as
tromical purposes in countries the tem-
perature of which is below that OF freez-
ing for two or three months OF the year
Year: 1870

and asking for a Bishop for that State,
proposing to furnish him a home; one
from the Ladies Memorial Association,
asking an attendance of the delegates at
the decoration of Federal graves at Elm
Wood Cemetery tomorrow, provoked a
discussion, several members pro
testing against taking action as
a body, that should have any
political coloring whatever, and
DR.. Marshall thought it an insult to
the good sense Of the people of the
North to suppose they would attach
any political significance TO our weep
ing over our dead. He was willing to
weep with them over their dead that lay
around Vicksburg and believed they
would do the same with us Finally
the motion to adjourn at III o'clock
tomorrow to allow the members
attend the decoration prevailed; from
the Board of Domestic Missions urging
the Conference TO take steps to pur-
chase lots for church purposes in the
towns springing up along the line of the
Union and Central Pacific Railroads,
to coumteract the work of other churches
in that quarter.


After other unimportant measures,
the Conference adjourned.
Year: 1870

UYIlE ELLIPTIC SEWING MACHINES ARE
l. manufactured and warranted by the Wheeler
Wilson Sewing Machine Company. The late
and important Improvements enable us to guar
antee to every purchaser that the Elliptic Ma
chine will do more work, better work, and
greater variety of work than any other Sewing
Machine now in use. The economy of the FL
lIptc Machine in a family is almost Incredible
with one, good operator do the work of
Twelve hands. BY it the making of garments is
reduced from question Of hours to one of min
utes as the following table will show


ut is not to be understood that the following table the


time to make the garments but to do the stitching ony)
Year: 1870

that those bold, defiant, energetic, persevering,
successful business men, are always those whose
generative organs are in perfect health2


You never hear such men complain of being
melancholy, of nervousness, or palptation of the
heart. They are never afraid they cannot sue
ceed in business they dom become sad and dis
couraged they are always polite and pleasant
in the company Of ladies, and look you and them
right in the face-none of your downcast look;
or other mcanness about them. | do not mean
those who keep the organs inflated by running
to excess. These will not only
Year: 1870

How many men, from badly cured diseases,
from the effects of self-abuse and cxcesses, have
brought about the state OF weakness in those or
gans that has reduced the general system so
much as to induce almost every other disease
Year: 1870

For females only, is guaranteed to correct all
special Irregularities and difficulties of Single
Ladies. Married Ladies are cautioned not to
it when in its certain condition as its effects
would be too powerful Price ONE DOLLAR.
Year: 1870

by Monday or Tuesday. Darling, should
be afraid if you had fascinated me in q
day OF week. The trees which grow in an
hour have no deep roots. Ours ] believe TO
be no love of monday hour, but for all
time. Only one love ever grew so slowly
into my heart as yours has, and that was SO
tender and blessed that heaven needed and
took it, my darling. You are all !
would have you exactly what l would
have you in mind, body, and estate, and
my tired heart finds infinite rest, and
riches, and sweetness. Good night, my
love, my own, my wife. Burn this, will
you not 20


After the reading of the letter, the court
adjourned until II O'Clock on Monday.
Year: 1870

HOLLYWOOD MEMORIAL ASS0CIAJI0N.-
The regular quarterly meeting of the Board
of Managers of the Hollywood Memorial
Association was held in the lecture-room of
St. Paul's church on Saturday afternoon
last.


The officers of the Association report an
increase in the spirit and interest manifest
ed in their work. The report of the last
meeting was read and received and, in ad-
dition to other business transacted, it has
been decided that hereafter memorial day
will be observed on the 3lst day Of May in
each year except when it falls on Sunday.
1t will be remembered that last year quite
number of ladies came up from Norfolk
on the morning train of the 3lst to partici-
pate in the celebration, but owing to some
misunderstanding it did not take place on
that day.


On the first Tuesday in May next the
Board will meet again for the purpose of
making arrangements for the celebration.


The next work of the Association will be
the transfer of the remains of the Confede-
rate dead from Gettysburg to that portion
Of Hollywood Cemetery which is not as yet
used by the Association but is under their
management and control. The managers
have prepared circular soliciting aid from
the public generally, and they also propose
to ask contributions from the Legislatures
of the different southern States. With
such aid it is expected to complete the
work in short time.


With the efficient and enthusiastic mana
gers Of the Association it is but fair to
presume that their work will be pushed
rapidly forward. 1t is good cause, and
deserves the sympathy and aid of the peo-
ple.
Year: 1870

There Is altogether too much mar
rv.ng by form OF law, those who at
the mcst are only third or half
married i'm other ways. And there
Is altogether too much urging and
coaxing and hlluring young people
into the most important and sacred
of all human relations before they
are prepared for its responsibilities,
or moved to assume its burdens, and
by those who ought To known better
and act with more consideration. -
We make too much OF marrying and
being married, until 1t Ia thought, by
many people, something Of disgrace
for woman To pass through life
alone; when, Ia fact, tlle life oi
many a single woman Is poetry, ro-
nance, rapture evea, in comparison
with that OF many wife. so there
j. vast deal of marrying with very
little OF real marrying o vast deal
of discomfort, headache, misery, hy-
pocr sy, and unmarrying at the last.
What we want is not more strin-
gent divorce law, but better under
standing Of the moral law, which
forbids the marrying of those not al.
ready one; not less marrying, but
less marrying wheIe there is not real
marrying. And, above all, let there
be no inciting or briblng those tc
marry who are not drawn to each
other and held inseparably togethei
by qualities of mind and solil.-Ex.
chdage.
Year: 1870

In Lancaster. Pa, Is q machine,
enclosed In glass vase, near the
top of which is jeweIed watch,
Keeping time; under the watch is a
train of miniature cars, running on O
railroad, and passing through tun-
mel. In the foreground is girl
Tamping water and a man splitting
wood, while near him is another
man working with jack plane
In a cottage near by sits young
lady at a window, looking at the
workmen, but IL yoat look at her, she
modestly closes the blind, which Is
quickly opened by her scowling
mother, who leaves in high dudgeon
and sends her colored servant to
order you away. The motive power
is concealed in walnut case.
Year: 1870

TIE Brooklyn Union publishes q
letter from Vice President Colfax, of
which the following ID an extract:


/ thank you for your good wishes
In my behalf, but intend with this
term TO close my public life absolute.
ly. | will then have had eighteen
years of continuous service at Wash
ington, mostly on tho stormy sea,
long enough for any one, and my
ambition Is all grstified and satisfied.
Gen. Grant will doubtless be renom-
mated, and think should by my
articles and speeches show my faith
i'm him, and my regard for him but
the people will want some eastern
or southern Vice President, and
should have one. I shall leave pub
lie life voluntarily and without re-
gret, and expect to so into active
business.
Year: 1870

him on oil sides. The yretched miller
beloved in agony, and danced around the
room like an Indian warrior. His wife
hearing the uproar, ran to the room, but
finding it locked, she had to get an axe to
break it down she was terror-stricken at
the startling scene that burst on her view,
for the yells of the agonized miller were
something awful to hear. Running out
of the room, she soon returned with a
broom, with which she brushed the sweet
insects from her lord.


1t was fully week before the poor mil
lcr recovered from the effects Of the stings
he had received. He promised his wife If
she never would tell, that he would never
be jealous again.


Carl arrived safely ut home with his ill.,
gotten money, and his father was 80 we'll
pleased at his success that he gave him the
additional fifty dollars, thus enabling him
to marry his beloved Katrina, with whom
he has lived in the greatest harmony ever
since.