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Year: 1871




The Baltimore American of Yesterday says
In the Superior Court yesterday the trial was
commenced of the case of Elisha p Mcclure VS..
The Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore
Railroad Company, an action to recover for
alleged illegal expulsion of plaintiff from a
passenger train of defendant while near Aber-
deem, Nd.


In passing on the prayers the court remarked
upon the facts presented by the testimony,
which substantially were as follows:-The plain
tiff, having a ticket to come to this city from
Philadelphia, and desiring to spend four or five
hours at Port Deposit, made inquiry of the
ticket agent at Perryville whether his ticket
would be good to carry him to this city, after
stopping, as he wished TO, and was informed
that it would. He went to Port Deposit and
on returning got on a train, the conductor of
which refused to receive the ticket, and told
him he must either pay or get off, There was
no force or violence used to compel him TO leave
when he refused TO pay.


The Court said that If the plaintiff had got
the ticket agent and conductor of the train on
which he had come to Perryville to write on
the ticket that ii was good for a subsequent
time, then he would have guaranteed right to
ride; but as he had not done so, the conductor
of the train on which he subsequently got was
not required to take his word unsupported by
the written authorization of the agent for him
to take another train than the one he bought
the ticket for. The plaintiff then submitted
another prayer, more In consonance with the
views of the Court. The jury returned verdict
for the defendant.
Year: 1871

ParasItIcaI PhenomenOn-A NIssIssJpDj Lndv
being Literally Eaten Alive by WOrms-A
Chapter of HOrrOrs.


The Memphis Avalanche of the 21st instant
says


correspondent CDR. J. NJ. Hughes) of the
Meridian Gazette furnishes q horror in the
shape of an account of woman being deVoured
by worms. The woman lives in Newton county.
The Doctor is treating the case. OF it he says


The first sensation is creeping feeling under
the skin, producing very unpleasant tickling;
they commence at any part OF the body, from
the head to the feet, and whenever one is felt
to move, there is no rest for the worm nor
patient until 1t makes Its way through this skin,
and when he gets through only lives long enough
to prove that it is an animal, making few
efforts to crawl after 1t gets through the skin,
and in few moments there is no evidence of
life, giving us no chance to find out the best
plan for killing the animal while under the
skin. While in the flesh it seems to be strong
with great locomotive power, travelling from
place TO place under the skin, al the rate of
from four to six inches per hour, at all times
seeming TO be hunting place to get through to
the surface.


They can be felt to crawl under the skin as
they 60 from place to place as sensibly as a fly
be felt to crawl over the face; whenever
they come, or attempt to come, through the
skin, they produce intense pain, redness and
swelling, and tumor forms from the size of a
hens egg to that of tea-eup, and in the course
of from four to ak hours it either comes out or
removes to some other part. Some of the places
suppuTate and ii comes out covered IN flesh;
others make their appearance covered in blood
the latter giving the most pain-they have
visited almost every part of the body.


And nothing that has been done as yet seems
to give any relief or stop their propagation.


The places where they come through the skin
seem 10 be obstinate In healing. The frat one
came through about twelve days ago and the
place Is not well yet, each place discharging
from 1--WE to ten drops of unhealthy-looking pus
per day. The worm leaves a hole where he
comes ont about like where a commOn-sEed
peggipg-aWl had been thrust through piece of
solid leather retaining its roundness for several
days. There have been about ten that have
Year: 1871

Pes watch to the Associated Press.


WASHINGTON, Jan. Notwithstanding the
violent snow-storm last night the second card
reception this season of Minister and Mrs.
Thornton was largely attended by some of the
most distinguished and prominent persons
in Washington. including Judges of the
Supreme Court, members of both
houses of Congress, and a more than usually
large representation of the foreign legations,
either in the persons of ministers or officers
attached to them. The reception was generally
regarded as delightful, not less for the hospi-
talities extended than for the refinement and
sociability Of the guests.


Special Despatch 10 The Eusning Telegraph


WASHINGTON, Jan. %.


Minister Sehenck
left to-day for New York, where he is to be
entertained at a great dinner by William M.
Evarts and members of the New York bar. He
will return on Wednesday, when his instruc-
tions will be ready, and the expectation is that
he will sail in the steamer leaving on Saturday,
a week from tomorrow.


Whisky and the Revenue.


Members of the Ways and Means Committee
are informed that an organized effort will be
made as soon as the income tax is abolished to
increase the tax on whisky. Commissioner
Pleasanton is said to favor the increase, but he
will not recommend it at the present session.


The Income Tax-Prospects of Repeal.
1t is the general opinion that the Senate bill
to abolish the income tax is fully debated in the
House, it will be defeated. If it is taken up
and put through under the operation of the pre-
vious question, it will probably succeed.


The Tax Paper.


Frank Leslie made argument before the
Ways and Means Committee to-day in favor of
equalizing the duty on imported paper, so that
sized and unsized shall come in at the same rate
of duty.


The River and HarbOr
Appropriation bill, so far amounts to five mil
lions. When finished it will probably reach
seven or eight millions.


The House Commerce Committee has been
unable to come to any conclusion on the
various


Steamship Subsidy Bills
before them. The conflicting interests are SO
great that unless the parties concerned can
come to some understanding among themselves,
the committee will refuse to report any of them.
Year: 1871

lTron the Maysvilic Appeal.


Did you ever roll tenpins7
No. Then we pity You, for you
have no idea of the sport there is
in this muscular game. We
tried tia few nights since on
Gallagher's now alleys. We
watched two persons playing,and
it seemed SO easy to knock the
pins down that we tried our hand,
satisfied that we could beat the
man who invented the game.
Our competitor was long, an
gular specimen, who handled the
balls with n freedom that beto.
kencd u knowledge of the game
He made Il ten strike the first
ball. Then we took q ball anG
rolled it straight for the first pin
1t went about ten feet and rolled
Off into the gutter. We tried an
other and rolled it with all ON
strength 1t shearcd oyer to
where the China pin-sticker was
standing and carried him off his
pins, but did no further damage
We went back and took some
lemonade while the Cinnamon
got up, swearing. Our opponent
Kept knocking down every pin at
every roll. We made one more
effort, and whirled a ball down
the ally with terrific force. AS
the ball left our hands we sat
down on the back of our head
We saw stars, tenpins, balls and
blue lights all along the alley
We heard a loud groan, and then
discovered that we made it. We
got up and found the pins al
Standing. The Chinaman wouldn'
stay there to set up the pins, 81
we quit the game and have no
tried to learn it since.
Year: 1871

Eating too fast generally involves


eating too much-more than is need


ed for the support and nutrition of
the body, and the reason for this Is,


That the organs of taste, which are
our guide in this matter, are not al
lowed sufficient voice; they are not
allowed time to take cognizance Of the
presence of food ere il Is pushed past
them into the reccsses of the stomach.
They do not therefore have oppOrtu-
nifty TO present the real needs of the
system, and hence allow the crowd
ing of the stomach. I hold that
thirty minutes should be spent at each
meal, and spent, too, in chewing the
food a good portion of the time, and
not in continued putting in and swaI-
lowing, but in pleasant chat and
laugh, instead OF a continuance of the
intense nervous pressure of the Office
or library. IF you lay out to spend
thirty minutes in this way at your
meals, you may rest assured you will
not eat too much, and that what YOU
do eat viii be in the best condition
for appropriation to the needs of your
system. You viii be healthier in
body, happier in mind, and more
vigorous of brain-for there are few
things that SO clog the brain as a meal
Of half-eaten food put into the stom-
j. II Jackson.
Year: 1871

Where there are children, il is OF
great importance that rooms and en-
tries should he of the same temDera-
ture, for certainly large proportion
of the chest and bowel affections OF
the young can be traced to a change
in temperature, especially where the
little ones are in the habit Of passing
from OveT-warmed rooms into some
what Underwarmede entries. There is
no need to diiate on the necessity Of
ventilation; but even where stoves are
used, and q certain ventilation is thus
afforded, our remarks hold true, for
there is no doubt that all ordinary
modes of burning anthracite coal pour
into our rooms so much Of the inodOr-
6us, tasteless, poisonous carbonic OK
ide, that we can hardly have too much
air with which to dilute it. SO we
put in a plea that instruction be given
to our young folks somewhat differ
ent from that which their fOTefathers
received. Teach them by al means
to be obedient and dQcilei but forgive
them if doors be left ajar; nay, more,
teach them to leave them OPEN
Medical Times.
Year: 1871

Avoid such lots "a will require your
house to face North. Have your liY-
ing rooms face South always if posi-
bic. Put your hall on the North side
OF the house. Don't spoil your sunny
windoaFs by stretching piazza out
side WHICH Will keep the sun away;
Live in your pleasaIitest raSfl, Build
no parloIs to shut up; what IS g4s4i
enough for you is good enough for
visitors. Have bow window IN
your living room. Make your win
SlOys large, apd enough of them.
Have plenty of closets. 4 gngG!y
pantry and u closet should be eQH-
nected with the kitchen. Build 3
fireplace in your living room. The
height of your rooms should be one
third the sum of the width and length
of Your living room.
Year: 1871

4 very ingenious method has been
devised by Manchester (England)
mechanic of joining the ends Of anew
warp in weaving. According to this
arrangement, the ends of the old
warp have to be Joined are held in a
clip, and the ends of new warp are
also similarly held. The two sheets
of warp are then placed in the ma
chine; and the sheet Ofold warp being
placed over the sheet OF new, they
are then acted upon by the machine
as fOliOws:-The warp threads are
first laid evenly by means of brushes
and a pair of clips or nippeTS take
hold of both warps after they are laid;
these nippcTs take the threads into a
pair of rollers set at an angle to tight
en- the warp threads, and the end
thread of the old warp and that of the
new are detached from the other
threads of the warp by a reciprpcat-
ing pair of nippeFs. The threads thus
taken by these reciprocating nippeTs
are laid by other nippeFs over the side
of a tube by which the two threads
are formed into a loop; and a hook
passed through a tube takes hold of
the ends of the two ends of the two
warp threads and draws them into a
tube, so forming a knot, the ends of
the threads having been severed by a
cutting blade to allow this. Finally,
the knot is frightened by the threads
being drawn through a narrow nick,
which will not allow the knot to pass
nd the threads are cut close to the


kUOt
Year: 1871

Few housekecpcrs have time to
blacken their stoves every day, or
even every week. Many wash
them in either clean water or dish
water. This keeps them clean,
but they look very brown. After
a stove has been blackened, it can
be kept looking very well for a
long time by rubbing it with pa
per every morning. If [ occa'
sionaIly find a drop Of gravy or
fruit juice that the paper will not
take off, 1 rub it with a wet cloth,
but do not put on water enough to
take off the blackinS. I find that
rubbing with paper is a much
nicer way Of keeping the outside of
NY teakettle, cotfee-pot, and tea pot
bright and clean, than the old way
OF washing thcm in suds. The in
side of cotfee-pots and tea-pots
should be rinsed in clear, water,
and never in the dish water.


Rubbing with dry paper is also
the best way OF polishing knives
and tin-ware after securing. This
saves wetting the knife-handles.
If q little -four be held on the pa
per in rubbing tin ware and spoons,
thev shine like new silver. For
polishing windows, mirrors, lamp
chimneys, etc., l always use paper
in preference to any dry cloth.
Preserves and pickles, keep much
better if brown paper, instead of
cloth, is tied over the jar. Canned
fruit is not so apt to mould if a
piece of writing-paper, cut to fit the
can, is laid directly on the top ofthe
fruit. Paper is much better to
put under 3 carpet than straw.
1t is warmer, thinner, and makes
less noise when one walks over it,.
A fair ca1pet can bo made for y
room not in constant use, by pas
ting several thicknesses of news
paper on the floor, ovsr them a
coat Of wallpaper, and giving it q
coat Of varnish. In cold weather
l have often placed paper between
my bed-9uiIts, knowing that two
thicknesses Of papor arc as warm
as quilt. II it is necessary To
step on a chair, always lay pa
per on it; this saves rubbing the
1arnish. Children easily learn
the habit of doing so.-Technolo-
qiSt.
Year: 1871

EARLY RIsING.--We confess
that there is some philosophy in
the sentiments expressed in the
extract below from the New York
Times. "a light breakfast, q
cracker, and pinch Of SALT" are
all sheer nonsense. The writer
says:


All this talk about early rising
is moonshine. The habit of turn
ing out of bed in the middle of the
night suits some people; let them
enjoy it. But it is only folly to
lay down a general rule upon the
subject. Some men are fit for no.
thing all day after they have risen
early every morning. Their ener-
gies are deadened, their magma
tions are heavy, their spirits are
depressed. 1t is said you can work
so we'll in the morning. Some
people can, but others work best
at night; others again, in the al
ternoon. Long trial and expert
ment form the only conclusive
tests on these points. AS tor get
ting up early, because Professor
Cannon has written letters to
the papers proving the necessity
of it, let no one be goose enough
to do it. We all know the model
man, aged eighty: Il invariably
rise at five; | work three hours,
take light breakfast-Damely, a
cracker and a pinch Of salt-work
five hours more; never smoke,
never drink anything, but barley
water; eat no dinner, and 60 to
bed at six in the evening" II
anybody finds that donkeyfed
sort Of life suit him, by all means,
let him continue it.


But few people would care to
live to eighty on those terms. il
a man can not get all withered
and crumbled up on easier terms
than those, it is almost as well
that he should depart before he is
nuisance to himself and q bore
TO everybody else,
Year: 1871

Never oycrwhelm your friends
by begging them to make them
selves at home, or they will soon
wish they were there. Show by
your actions rather than your
words that you arc glad 20 see
them,
Year: 1871

Do not talk about yourself or
your family to the exclusion Of
other topics. What if you are
clever, and little more so than
other people, it may be that folks
will think so, whatever they ought
to do.
Year: 1871

REAL ESTATE BULLETIN.-This is the
title of small neat paper, published by
Messrs. CARSALL & WHEELER, Real
Estate Agents at Fort Smith, and print
ed at the Office of the NeV Era. 1t is
Edited by two old newspaper men, Judge
JOHN f. WHEELER and JOHN CARNALL,
and is published more particularly as an
advertising medium for their Agency.
1t will eventually, we predict, grow into
full grown newspaper and take a lead
ing part in the affairs Of the town and
county-as it would be folly to think of
keeping "old man" Wheeler out Of a
printing Office for any length of time.


We wish the gentlemen success in their
enterprise
Year: 1871

HWe have for sale, a half dozen
large superb Steel Engravings of Gen.
ROBERT E. LEE. tits pronounced to be
the best executed and most perfect like
ness of this distinguished General ever
executed. 1t is a picture that will well
sdorn any parlor Apply at this Office.
Year: 1871

fF Hon. V. DELL, editor of the Ne1 Era
was over Wednesday and gave us call. We
are glad to see him looking so well. We were
I'm hopes that in the new "cut and shuttle Of
Federal offices, our friend Dell would strike a
soft spot, that would indicate the ring of the
metal In it. But thus it is always, the most
deserving have to take back seat.
Year: 1871

Of Others by being In bad company-avoid
the dram shops.


hope YOU know by this time who you can
trust with your dearest interests, and know
who To mistrust and when they come around
you and try to slime like snake does frog
when he wants to swallow 1t; tell them you
want no whitewsshlng or galvanizing pro-
cess, for you can't be fooled by them any
more.


HAGAN GREEN.
Year: 1871

The latest from Vice President Col.
fax as to his denomination, is in sub.
'stance-"if you nominate me | will
serve" He has not the Roman firmness
to stick to his first resolution. The
seductions Of public life, in the face of
a fancied probable continuance in office,
have proved too much for him.
Year: 1871

The testimony for the prosecution
was closed on Wednesday, in the Whar.
ton case, and the testimony for the
defeuce commenced. The case will
probably not be concluded until next
week. The testimony, so far, has led
to the conclusion of guilt, iu the public
mind; but it is doubtful if it is sufficient
to convict.
Year: 1871

We are authorized to announce John q
EnoclS Il candidate for Tax Collector at
the election in August next.


We are authorized to announce John &
IIannaha candidate for reelection Us Tan
Collector at the August election.


We are authorized to announce IIcrndol
Green candidate for Tax Collector at Til,
August election in lS12.
Year: 1871

TO cure dyspepsia, take a new axe,
put Il white hickory handle in it, bore
a hole in the top Of the handle, ill the
hole with gum camphor, and seal it up.
Then take the axe aud cut cord wood
until the heat Of the handle dissolvcs
the camphOr
Year: 1871

you appropriate a sum sufficient 20
have two million copies printed and
circulated throughout the country, and
also that YOU make further approprla
ton to enable me to keep up my sta
blcs in proper manner.


THE LATE PRIZE FIGHT


Il is source Of regret that the late
prize fight was not more decisive in its
character. am Of the opinion that
COburn is better man than Mace.
would recommend that if they con
cudc to fight again, they be allowed
to do so in the Hall Of the House Of
Rcprcs cntalives, and that an admission
fee OF five dollars he charged. The
manly art of self defense snould be
fostcrcd and cherished, and | recon
mend that an appropriation he made
to establish national pugjIistic SC ool.
at the head Of which | should appoint.
my esteemed friend John Morrisscy.


SY son FRED.


When was boy, the impccunious
Of nv venerable father pre-
cIudcd the possibility of my travelling
abroad "strangc countries for to see. "
Now, that am well of, determined
that my son Frederick shall labor I'M
der no such embarrassing disadvan
tages 50 | have sent him to Europe.
in charge Of Gen Sherman. desire
that he should become acquainted
thoroughly with the workings Of the
Of the old world, as you
well know that we are all earnestly
trying to remodel ours on the Euro
pcan plan, and Of course under those
Frederick would be my
successor. Consequently he should.
have that experience and education
which woulG enable him to Gill the po
siton with tat dignity which | know
nothing Of. recommend that Con
9rcss appropriate the sum OF fifty.
thousand dollars to he forwarded at
once to my son. in order to enable him
to travel rs becomes the son the of
head Of a great nation,
Year: 1871

The organization above referred TO is not military in
its character, though some military terms used TO
designate its officers. The organization has its head
quarters In Washington with State officers In each South
ern State and subordinate officers in each county It's
object spread political and other knowledge among
the people Of the South aud at them to better
perform thS duties Of citizens One Of the require
ments Of It's constitution is that every officer shall
scribe for Q weekly daily newspaper, and read or
oause to be read 9 week in the hearing OF the
members under his charge. Another rule is that no
political nominations shall be made at any of the
meetings Of the Order, and that the members bind
themselves to obey the laws Of the United States aud
the State In which they live.


MOBILE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.


MOBILE, Ala, Nov. 6.-An election for Sheriff
and other County officers took place yesterday which
suited in Mobile County in an average Democratic
majority Of about 1000 The poll WAS very large being
1886 for the city and county, and although contested
with unusual passed OF without the slightest
disturbance Of the peace. The Radical candidate for
Sheriff was negro and the majority OF the Radical can
didAteS were blacks.
Year: 1871

MEurHIs, July 1.-THE Appeals dis
patch from Little Rock to-day says that
the Democratic State Central commit
tee. Of Arkansas, met here this morn
lng. All the members were present
either in person or by proxy except two.
The meeting was harmonious and
characterized a great deal OF good feel
mc Beyond the usual informal inter
change OF opinions nothing was done,
and after the lapse OF perhaps an hour
or 50 an adjournment was had until
evening.


At the evening session the committee
discussed the propriety OF holding a
Convention next fall, but few favored 1t
and uo not now think a Convention will
te held but as the committee will be IN
session some hours tomorrow and like
all mortals are liable to change
especially after they have had an op-
poFtunlty Of consulting outside In
nuences, that are here, we would not
be surprised if an order for Conven-
uon were 20 be issued. One thing Is
known, that majority Of the members
are IN favor Of the adoption Of the Ohio
platform. | think it very doubtful so
laF a. can be learned, that a majority OF
'he people of Arkansas favor the Nation
a. platform OF 1868. The committee
Will adjourn to morrow.