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Year: 1872

for his victim. Coolly encamping by the rock,
ne sat down to see his partner starve to. death.


On the third day the ill-fated man signed ths
deed bequeathing all his property to the in
ljnred girl, and the brother attached q ficti-
tious name as witness of the instrument, by
the terms of which he was made the executor
Of his partners estate. He then wrote letters
saying that he had fallen very i'll of fever on
the plains, and if he did not recover these let
ters would be delivered by his beloved partner.
All this the infuriated brother compelled the
man to do, and then quietly awaited the end


Day by day the partner grew weaker, and
the brother gleated over his misery, often read
ing to him the letter." So, chained to the
rock, suffering untold tortures of hunger and
thirst, and with the mocking cries of his exc
cutioner and the words of that letter ringing
alternately in his ears, this modern Pr0methe-
us, who had profaned the divine fire of friend
ship, dwindled to a skeleton in his letters, and
ON the ninth day died in delirious torments.


"The avenger," concludes this striking
corpse in the sand, directed his journey to St.
Louis. There he gave out that his partner
had died while on his way through the Rocky
livered the letters The will was also proved,
and the girl became the dead mans heir. Two
years afterward the brother was shot by Indi-
ans, and before he died confessed what he had
done. Some hunters visited the place and dug
up the skeleton, around the neck of which still
was found the chain by which the man when
living had been fastened to the fatal rock.
The spot is still pointed out to travellers, and
the tale told of how the brother day after day
ate his meals in the presence of his wretched
prisoner, but would not give him so much as a
crumb, or cup Of water to guench his thirst"
" Y WOrli
Year: 1872

ONLY SIx.-It is said that cut of one humid


red and thirty German Republican newspapers


in this country, the Administration can count
up only six that favors Grants denomination.
Year: 1872

Here they paused to rest, and here in a
deep canon, walled by lofty rocks, and lonely
in immemorial, gloomy solitude, the doomed
man was persuaded to take noon-day sleep,
from which the waking was to be more terri


BILE than the most guilty dream. Drugged by
liquor which the other had given him, in seem


ing cenvivial banter before he slept the doom.
ed traitor awoke to find himself securely
chained, hand, foot and neck, to great rock


while before him, with eyes aflame with rage


stood the brother who had waited so long and
patiently for this atonement. "At first" re-


lates Western correspondent of the Phladel


pha Press, repeating the story "the bound
wretch thought it was some rough joke prac


ticing upon his courage, and returned the glare
of his partners eye with CHASTITY smile; but
when the partner produced from his pocket the
midwinter letter, and read it deliberately wore
by word to the hollow echoes of the gloomy
canon, the smile disappearedin look of deaths
despair. He confessed all, and asked to be
shot, but the brother had another fate 10 store
Year: 1872

The raising OF improved stock is
every year attracting more and
more the attention OF farmers, and
very justly. Why should not good
stock on the farm be considered as
essential as good machinery in the
shop?
Year: 1872

1t is not often that theater is the
scene of actual crime-still less of blood
shed. A short time since in England,
however, a man was hanging to The
flies of the Alexandra Theater, Shef-
field, and in the dressing room lay the
unconscious body of a woman, covered
with wounds, and by her side q blood
stained hatchet. The pair were identi-
fed as man and wife, bradshaw being
employed as watchman OF the theater,
while his wife frequently stayed with
him. There was a romance in the mis-
cradle mans life which accounted for
the double crime. He had been long
away in India, and found on his return
his wife remTried-b believing, or affect
ing to believe, him dead. When the
first husband came back, she separa ed
from the second one and rejoined Brad,
shaw; but jealousy and distrust con
tnued to prey on the latter's mind.
On Monday night he went on duty as
usual, and on the Tuesday morning fol
lowing the discovery was made OF the
wife half murdered and the man self
killed. Mrs. Bradshaw was removed to
a hospit J, where she has since died.
Year: 1872

of an adventurer, who had gotten
most elegant supper at her expense. The
bill was 65 francs. The room was rapidly
suspiciously.


"Take this, take this" said she, as
with trembling fingers she unclasped
one of her bracelets. "To-morrow
| will pay the bill and get the trinket." :"


Charlotte drew long breath as she
found herself in the open air A large
group of hacks stood before the Opera
House, in which gayety was at its height
She entered a carriage and was driven
to her door, where the porter paid the
driver. Scarcely had she entered her
own room when the Count arrived she
knew it was he, by the opening and
shutting of certain doors. After all, did
she know whether or not he had at
tended the mask ball? or did she pass
miserable night? Early the next
morning Hermine came to see after her
friend. Charlotte told her adventure,
and begged her accomplice (as she did
not wish to trust third person) to go
for her bracelet. Hermine took the ac.
count and left. In an hour she re-en-
tefeu Inc room OF lne eXpeCtant
Countess.


Where is my bracelet?


"The waiter said wonderingly to me
that the gentleman who ordered the sup
per there last night had about an hour
before redeemed his wite's bracelet with
siXty-iive francs"


The Countess grew pale-shc had lost
a bracelet worth l,500 francs; but as
she wished the adventures of the even
ing to remain unknown, she had to bear
her loss in silence.


"These are the fruits of jealousy"
cried She


A few days later she learned that on
the same evening the Count had lost
1000 fracs at play in his club.


"That was an expensive night" said
Hermine, as the news was related to
her.


81 paw it cheerfully," answ cred Char
lotte, " for | know now that the hand
some Pasha was not my husband"


Neither the black domino or the
bracelet were ever heard of again.
Year: 1872

The making of matches in heaven, it
seems, does not always assure happiness
to the people for whom they are made.
A California judge has recently dissolved
a union of this poetic kind. The hero of
the story is sea-captain, who at one
time becoming rather muddled on the
subject of spiritualism, went on a solemn
pilgrimage to a medium craving in
formation as to the genuineness Of spirits.
The medium did affirm, assert and de-
clare that they were genuine and, fur
thermore, that it should be proved by
the appearance to him within two days
Of the woman he was to marry. She ap-
peared-she was, of course, the medium !.
and the simple fellow, convinced that the
heavenly match-makers must know what
they were about, straightway married
her, much against his will Consequen-
ces ; uuangelic quarrels, divorce, and
complete recovery of the sel-captain
from the spirtualistic fever.
Year: 1872

for thousand years have carried the ban
ncr of the Gospel, many Of whom are
now bearing the palm Of martyrdom. ln-
tercsting beyond expression was that hour
of worship and of recollection, as | sat
with the representatives of the noble ar
my of martyrs and enjoyed the privileges
which their fidelity to the truth aided in
preserving for us as well as for their own
descendants. And deeply interesting now
are the rccollections Of the days that |
spent among those valleys and mountains.
1t was there met for the first time the
devoted servant Of God so long the head
of the Waldenses, the now sainted Revel,
whose memory will be precious through
out the Church and through all time


have alluded to the facts connected
with the history of this interesting peo-
pie, for the purpose of presenting by con-
trast the bright side OF their picture. If
"the slaughtered saints, whose bones lie
scattered on the Alpine mountains cold,"
have not been literally avenged, more
desirable retribution has come upon their
enemies in the freedom they now enjoy,
not only to worship God, but to preach
the Gospel of the Son of God, as it were,
in the very ears of the Pope. When, in
1860, the Duchies of Italy declared in
favor of Victor Emanuel, the Weaknesses,
already admitted fully to the rights Of
citizenship, became the eVangeists of the
kingdom. Churches were planted at va
rious points, and theological school with
DR.. Revel at the head, was established
at Florence, to train up native Italians
to 90 out into all the land bearing the
standard of the Cross And now that
Rome has become the capital of united
Italy, and the reign Of Emmanuel, the
Prince of Peace, God with us, is driving
out the long established tyranny of the
prosecutors of the saints, the Waldensian
evangelists are preaching the Gospel In
the city OF Caesars and the Popes, under
the very shadow of the Vatican This is
all the retribution we desire We rejoice
that the Pope has lived to see this day
May he and all his cardinals and follow
ers of every grade, learn to know and tc
prize that pure Gospel which the children
Of persecution are proclaiming within the
walls Of Rome.
Year: 1872

MAKE A NoTE OF TnIs.-If you have
any purchase to make, don't 60 away to
do it. Encourage home industry and en-
terprise, and give your trade to home
merchants and mechanics, especially to
those who advertise freely. That is the
way to build up q lively business in your
own town, and benefit yourself as well as
others. Every dollar spent in town is
of advantage to the place in general, and
every dollar spent abroad for articles
which could be bought on as favorable
terms at home, is like taking so much
capital out of the business interests of
the place. There are many who buy ev-
erything they can get right here at home /;
ard such are doing good work towards
assisting their own town people-those
with whom they have common interest.
Year: 1872

A house and lot situated in Middlehury Village
IN the west side Of the Creek near the Graded
School House. Said house is in perfect repair
and contains seven rooms The above property
will be sold at low figure For particulars call
at the Register Bookstore. 52;n
Year: 1872

SAN FRANCISCO, August 26.-COlonel
Scott and the Texas and Pacific railroad
party reached Los Angeles, yesterday,
and were enthusiastically received by
the entire population.


There are unauthenticated rumors of
fresh diamond discoveries in North
Arizona, but are considered doubtful.


Mining stocks are much stronger. The
facilities for the transportation of the
new wheat crop are wholly inadequate
in many sections of the State. The
crop is the largest ever harvested in the
State.


The Executive Committee of the
Committee of One Hundred this after
noon rejected the compromise in the
Presidents favor, granting the Central
Pacific a subsidy Of two and a half
million dollars as a consideration for the
abandonment Of the Goat Island projec-
ton and the construction of the
RavencrOod Bridge, and adopted
resolutions favOring general terms
Of encouragement in the con-
struction Of a competing line from the
Valley to San Francisco.
The motion comes before a committee
of the whole for its final action on
Wednesday.
Year: 1872

Special to the Appeal


CoLLTERvILLE, August 26.- Perfect
peace and harmony prevails at Collier
vile and in the surrounding neighbor-
hood. To-day has passed off without
anything occurring to mar the serenity
or excite any further fear Of trouble in
the minds of the citizens. Business is
resumed with its wonted vigOr, and if
the negroes are let alone, and those who
have been instrumental in exciting
them against US viii stay away from
here, there is no cause why we should
not get along with them as we have al
ways done-peaceably, quietly and pros
perOusly.


Mr.. McAllister, whose name has been
mentioned in connection with the late
troubles here, has not been concerned in
the affair at all, and desires that his
name be in no way used in their recital.
Year: 1872

CINCINNATI, August 26.-The weather
was exceedingly hot again this after
noon. There was a shower in the even
ing.


A steam boiler at the Exposition was
operated this afternoon, and worked
some of the engines. The arrangements
for running the machinery will be per-
fected tomorrow.
Year: 1872

Postmaster General Creswell, in his rem arks
On Postal Telegraphy, says that the press arc
generally opposed to that scheme, because it
threatens to break up the monopoly Of news en-
ioyed by the association or associations Of news
papers now existing. We fail to see how it
would break up any such monopoly, if it exists,
since the advantages Of the Associated Press
consist in the collection rather than in the trans
mission of news. It is not probable that the
Government can transmit the news at any less
price than the existing telegraph lines now
do the work for, and certainly tho Govern
ment cannot hire reporters to collect and
prepare tho news in any way that would be sat
isfactory to the press. It might as well attempt
to edit all the newspapers in the country. So
far as the monopoly is concerned, We admit that
the privileges Of the Associated Press should be
accorded to any newspaper which can show that
it is able to pay its proportion Of the expense
for collecting and transmitting the nows. The
cost OF establishing q newspaper, and defraying
it's operating expenses until it is able to pay its
own bills, is all the protection that any existing
newspaper needs, or ought to have.
Year: 1872

We have received pamphlet containing an


account Of the organization, and copy Of the


Constitution, Of the "American Public Health
Association" which was definitely formed last
September, and which will hold its first annual
session in Washington during the last week in
February, While an association Of this kind,
national in it's character. and including in it's
membership gentlemen who live in all parts Of
the country, can scarcely have any direct practi-
cal working, the same good may be expected
from it. in the way Of precept and diffusion OF
knowledge. az from the conferences Of the
Year: 1872

The disreputable eff ort that has been made in
some quarters, to render Mr. Greeleys defeat
nnd death a great financial disaster to the vel
fare Of the New York Tribune, has received a
practical setback in the offer of $4,000 per
share for that portion Of the stock which has
now become the property Of Mr. Greeleys
daughters. This is as large value IS has ever
before been placed upon the stock of the New
York Tribune.
Year: 1872

imposed by Congress for their benefit, are un-
seen and unnoticed, though none the less real
and onerous. II Congress would apply the same
rule to them that it is now proposed to apply to
the ship-owners, and, instead of authorizing
them to levy indirect taxes on the community,
vote them the Same amount out Of the Public
Treasury, the system would not last long.
Year: 1872

General Grant is villited because
he has one or two brothers-in>lsw and
other relatives named Dent. True, he
married lady named Dent; he has a
fsther-in-law named Dent; and he is.
and will be reelected, President. -
Dayton Journal.


And the Dents are all feeding at the
public crib. There is one in New Mex
ico authorized to swindle Indians and
make Q fortune out of them. There is
another loa6ng about the departments
at Washington, selling bis influence
with the President as a claim lawyer,
and realizing handsomely. Another
broth er-in-law, Dent, is hanging around
the White House Casey married q
Dent, and is the Gatling gun Collector
in New Orleans, and his removal is as
impossible as the prevention OF the
Leet Il Stocking robberies in New
York And Lieutenant Frederick Dent
Grant is authorized by the fact that he
is the Presidents son to violate law and
custom BY ahsenting himself from his
regiment. All other members OF his
class are in service, and are repayipg,
in some degree. the country for their
education. There was not word OF
Charles Summers speech about the
nepotism and favoritism OF. the Presi-
dent that was not strictly true. The
most surprising thing about that speech
was the moderation of tone with which
the truth Of history was set forth. Per-
haps the country wants four years more
of Grant Popular tsstes are at times
peculiar Cincinnati Commercial
Year: 1872

The Directors OF the French Society
for the Prevention Of Cruelty to AMI
mails have split upon q very important
point, which seems to get every day
further from settlement than ever. The
bone of conteution-an old simile, but
highly proper in the present connection
is, whether dogs should be required
to work or not. One wing OF the So
ciety lays down the theory that idleness
is as injurious to dogs as men, and that
there is no just reason why dogs should
not earn their living at any rate; while
the other and more tender-hearted
party, who seem to believe that dogs
were created more for ornament than
use, insist that their divine right to
dose in the sun and nip the legs OF
psssers-by shall not be bounded or cur
tailed. The discussion WAKES hot, and
meanwhile the dogs wait.
Year: 1872

There is a woman in the North Of
England with the unpoetic name Mary
Ann Cotton, who has achieved distinc-
ton as q taker off of human beings
hardly surpassed. Lucrezia Borgia
was once credited with greatness in this
line, but it has latterly been shown that
that greatness has been thrust upon her
and that she really was an intellectual,
accomplished and virtuous lady, such as
any other intelligent maiden might
aspire to be. This Mary Ann, however,
it is said, has already disposed of her
mother, three husbands, fifteen children,
and a lodger. These people have all
died in the same house with her, and
of course it is no more than fair to give
her the credit OF it.
Year: 1872

The late James Gordon Bennett of the
New York Herald always betrayed de-
sire to retain the ownership of the Herald
up to the moment of his death. He lived
only for that purpose, and any commenda.
ton was ever a key to his heart and good
will. But he was not unmindful of the
duty of disposing of his property. Shortly
before his wife and daughter went to
Europe, the venerable journalist made a
will which was satisfactory to the family.
He dealt out his wealth with a princely
hand, and each of his three heirs are now
the absolute owners of millions of dollars.
The following are said to be the principal
provisions Of the will i:


TO his son, James Gordon Bennett he
gives the Herald establishment and
Herald Building on Broadway, and also
the property on Fulton, Ann aud Nassau
streets, formerly the site of the Herald.
1t is said that the will also provides that
young Mr.. Bennett shall not sell the
Herald, and that it shall remain in posses
sion of the family


To his widow he gives the mansion,
corner of Thirty eight street and Fifth
avenue, with other real estates up town.


To his daughter, Miss Jeanette Ben
nett, he gives his mansion and grounds
on Washington Heights, and also some
personal property and mementoes.


The above are said to be the provisions
of the will made by Mr.. Bennett a few
weeks before his wife sailed for Europe
1t is asserted that he neither altered it
nor made another will. The whole period
of his recent illness was used by him
solely to prepare for his last end.


Miss Jennette Bennett is now about
eighteen years of age. Her father and
brother literally dotted upon her. She
was educated at the Convent of the
Sacred Heart-and so anxious was young
Mr.. Bennett to have her remain there,
that when goyerness whom he had EN-
ployed sent her to a different institution
in his absence, he discharged the tutor
and took Miss Jeanette back to the
sisters.
Year: 1872

A narrow log lay as a bridge over
deep raviue. From the opposite ends of
the log, at the same moment, there start
ed to cross it a biz Newfoundland dog,
and little Italian greyhound of course,
they met in the middle; of course, there
was not room for them tc pass, neither
could they go back, The height was
dangerous one to the greyhound, and to
the water at the bottom he was extremely
averse. The newfoundland could have
taken the leap in safety, but evidently did
not want to- There was a fix The lit
tie dog sat down on his launches, stuck
his nose 10 the air and howled. The
Newfoundland stood intent, his face
solemn with iawarG workings Present
ly he gave a nudge with his nose to the
bowling grcyhound--as if to say, "be still,
youngster, and listen," Thea there was
silence and seeming confabulation for
second or two. immediately the big dog
spread his legs wide apart like Colossus,
bestrding the log on the extreme outer
edges, and balancing himself carefully
The little dog sprang through the open
ing like fash When they reached the
opposite shore the greyhound broke into
frantic gambols of delight, and the New
foundland, after his more sedate fashion,
expressed great complaceucy in his
achievement-as BE surely had right to
1o
Year: 1872

The Arctic wolves hunt together in
companies, and if they meet an animal
which they have not the courage to at
tack openly, they form into semi circle
or crescent, and rush down upon it, uu-
Ill the creature, terrified by the number
70 Its enemies, hurries over a prccipice,
and is dashed to pieces, when they search
out the body and enjoy the feast.
Year: 1872

CooL.-The First National Bank must be the
coolest lace in the city. To judge from tn.
thermometer there it must be unpleasantly cool
as it has indicated a temperature Of severa
degree below zero, fdf several days
Year: 1872

LEARNING TO WoRK.-Every young man
should perfect himself in some calling and
follow it, too, if he desires to act like man.
Nature formed every man to do something.
The world was not made for drones, moths,
or hangers on at the tail end of society.
Such creatures are like Egyptian plaques to
the better part of creation. Having not en-
ergy enough to stem their way up the cur
rent of life, they become the drag to those
whose course is ever onward, and thus an
impediment to the most wise movements of
nature.


We tell you, young man, no matter whether
you are wealthy or not, it is unmanly to do
otherwise than to rel y upon yourself; unmanly
not to engage in some useful employment,
and thus make your own living. Learn to
do something and do it well. If you covet
a happy home, honors, health and a long
life of happiness, you may be sure of finding
them all in the wise and energetic pursuit OF
an honorable business. You can never find
them any where else.


Then choose business. Bend all your
energies to it. Be ambitious in it. Read,
study, think, work, live for it, Thus make
yourself useful TO the work, and the work
will reciprocate by throwing health, happi-
ness and honor around you.
Year: 1872

DUTy OF PLAy.-IL sometimes looks to
us as if this American people were destined
to break down in the very flush of its pow
ers, from physical causes. AS people, we
DO not know how to play. OF all arts we
are the most backward in this. We can
work; we can talk; we can fght-but We
cannot play. We do not play. We are
always intent on business. Our very fun
flashes out as an incident in the midst OF
strenuous activity. We are forever doing.
When it is not our own business, it is tie
business of the church or of the society.
We stop long enough to eat and sleep,
simply because we cannot help ourselves.
But tie eating and sleeping is thrust in edge
wise as it were. They are intrusions; and
we dispatc! them at the highest speed, and
carry our cares to our meals, and into oul
dreams. If we profess to take amusement,
we so manage as to keep up the full tension
of the system; we do it hard. The result
of this excessive pressure is not only physical
disability, but moral mlirmty; the innate
need of diversion breaking out at last in
some sensuous and destructive m.--Clris-
Han UniOn.