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Year: 1875

Savannah NeSsI Aug. ?.


We learn through the express messenger,
Mr.. Tucker, the particulars Of an attempted
murder of two ladies at the house Of Col.
Wilkinson Call, about one mile from
Jacksonville, Fla, on the shell road. On
Friday Col. Call, who has been married
only a few weeks, left home on business
trip up the river, leaving behind him his
wife and two female relatives, an aged
LADY, a Young girl, and Mrs. Livingston, the
latter a neighbor, who was present for the
purpose of keeping them company during
bis absence. About 9 O'Clock that night a
negro living In the neighbOrhOOd, who
is thought by some to be some
what demented, walked into the
room where the ladies were sitting and de-
manded something to eat. He was told to
90 to the kitchen. He went there, and the
house boy told him he would have to wait.
Upon this the negro threatened to kill the
boy, and the latter ran into the yard. The
negro then got an axe and proceeded to
the room where be had left the ladies, who,
seeing him coming, shut the door and fed
into the yard through the back way. The
would-be murderer succeeded in breaking
open the door, but not finding his intended
victims, he went after the boy again and
proceeded to chase him around the yard.
The boy finally remembered a loaded gun
in the house and succeeded in getting into
the house and arming himself, his pursuer
being pear at hand all the time.


He still endeavOred to elude the negro,
but in attempting to get ont into the road,
he was unable to open the gate, and as the
negro raised his axe to strike, the boy hred,
blowing of the whole lower part Of his as
sailant's face. The lstter, however, was so
determined that, despite the frighdul
wound he had received, followed the boy
nearly to Jacksonville, only stopping from
loss of blood. The ladies in the mean
while had got across the yard fence into the
field, where they remained for several
hours, almost paralyzed with fear, not
knowing how soon the crazy negro would
fiud them. They heard the report of the
gun, but did not know whether the negro
had shot il, and it was not until next morn
ing that they learned the facts. The
wounded negro was reported to be dying
on Saturday.
Year: 1875




CINCINNATI, Aug. A special CORE
spOndent of the Commercial who is exam
lining the effects of the food in Southern
OdiO, reports tonight having travelled from
Portsmouth up the SciOtO Valley as far as
PiketOn, finding a continued scene OF des-
olation along the entire route. The Scioto
river is still rising and is over the entire
valley, the depth Of water ranging from
five to thirty feet by actual count. He re-
ports three thousand acres of corn gone,
causing an entire loss to the owners. The
crop promised an average yield of 90 bushels
TO the acre. This loss occurs in a territory of
only sixteen miles long and lying in SciOto
county. These figures will probably be in
creased by the entire destruction of the
wheat crop and most Of the hay. North
west from the SciOtO line the devastation
continues, probably all the way to Colum-
bus. Residents of the valley for fifty
years say that n similar destruction of
crops by overflow has ever occurred. The
river has been higher but not at this season
Of the year. Loss in this valley alone is
estimated at over half a million of dollars.
Year: 1875

GIVE boy a market-basket of groceries
to carry home and he viii swing it across
his spine, bend half way TO the ground and
groan with agony, but give him that weight
Of base ball bats and he will skip along as
merry as pOtatOe bug in aten-acre lot.
Year: 1875

More than forty years ago, says the Nelv


YORK Journal Of Commerce, when it was
found that prevention for the AsiatiC cholera
was easier than cure, the learned doctors
OF both hemispheres drew up a prescription,
which was published (fOr working peOple)
in the Nelg YOrk Sun, and took the name
of "The Sun Cholera Mixture Our con
temporary never lent its name to better
article. We have seen it in constant use
for nearly two score years, and found it be
the best remedy for lOOseness Of the bowels
ever yet devised. It is to be commended
for several reasons. 1t is not to be mixed
with liquor, and therefore viii not be used
as an alcoholic beverage. Its Ingredients
are well known among all common people,
and it will have no prejudice to combat;
each of the materials is in
equal proportion to the others,
and it may therefore be compounded with
out professional skill, and as the dose is so
very small, it may be carried in a tiny phial
in the waistcoat pocket, and be always at
hand. It is:
Year: 1875

THE Attorney General of England is au-
thority for the statement that there is no pro-
vision in British law for Furnishing man
who has escaped from prison. 1t is reasoned
that as personal liberty is most desirable a
prisoner has as much right to escape from
confinement as the jailor has to detain him
in it; that if he escapes he only obeys law
of nature; that therefore, if re-arrested it is
wrong to visit upon him the punishment
which is due to those who were negligent and
permitted the escape. This is very sensible
law; but in this country it is not an infre-
quent practice with jalors to punish man
severely for an attempt to break jail.
Year: 1875

the Tennessee Senate setting forth as the
opinion of that body that bachelors are prop
er subjects of special taxation, declaring that
bachelorism is privilege, and imposing an
annual tax of ten dollars upon "every male
inhabitant of the state over thirty years of
age, of sound mind and good bodily health,
who shall remain unmarried after the first


day OF May, 1875" The bill wisely discour-
ages the marriage of male invalids and fools.
Year: 1875

A CONSPIRACY" bill is now before the
New York legislature, having for its object
the protection of non-strikers against vio-
lence by strikers. 1t is certainly strange it
in this age of progress man cannot have the
privilege of working for what wages he


leases.
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nieatiOns that are not used. IL
Year: 1875

GIVE THE CHILD a LIGIr.-lf a
child wants a light to 90 to sleep
by give it one. The sort Of Spar
tan firmness which walks off and
takes away the candle and shuts
all the doors between the house
hold cheer and warmth and the
pleasant stir Of evening mirth, and
leaves . little son or daughter to
hide his head under the bed
clothes and get to sleep as best it
can is not at all admirable. Not
that the mother means to be cruel,
when she tries this or that harden
ing process, and treats human na-
ture as ifit were clay to be moulded
into any shape she may please
Very likely she has no idea what
ever ofthe injury and suffering she
causes, or perhaps her heart aches !;
but she perseveres, thinking she
10 doing right.
Year: 1875

EDUCATE THE MUscLEs.-Much
matrimonial misery grows out Of
the compIainiDgs of an unhealthy
wife. When will our girls under
stand the grand truth that men
prize health in women above all
other gifts?


The robust masculine half is so
constituted that it soon tires Of
t h G pettish complaints (evcn
though we'll founded) Of the weak
cr feminine half:


Sentimental, "delicate" N SIS
Araminta, languidIy rising from a
lounge to meet her devoted lover,
may look marvelously poetical in
her white robe and blue ribbons,
and, by weakness alone, forge
another link in the mighty chain OF
love which binds his heart to hers.
But q year later, when the mar
ricd man sees at his breakfast ta-
BILE sallow-f faced, untidy female
in a loose wrapper, who has lain
awake allnight with :one Of those
dreadful sick headaches" he fails
to see the poetry Of Mrs. Aramin'
ta's appearance.


So let all girls and young women
partake Of every active exercise
not absolutely unfeminino and
trust to their being able to get in
to or out Of a carriage with light
and graceful step, which no drill
ing can accomplish. Let them
rise early and rotire early to rest:
and trust that their beauty will
not need to be coined into artificial
smiles in order to secure a vel
come, whatever room they enter.
Let them ride, walk, run, row,
play, dance in the open air. En-
courage the merry and innocent
diversions in which the young
delight; let them, under proper
guidance, explore every bill aud
valley let them plant and Guilt
vate the garden, and make hay
when the summer sun shines, and
surmount all dread Of a shower of
rain or the boisterous wind; and,
above all, let them take no mcdi-
cino except when the doctor pre-
agibes it.
Year: 1875

WHOSE Box IS THAT.-He may
be seen any day, in almost any
part of the village ne never
makes room for you on the side
walk, looks at you saucily, and
swcars smartly if asked anything !;
bo is very impudent, and often 7ul-
car,to ladies who pass; he delights
in frightening and sometimes does
serious injury to little boys and
girls he lounges at the street
corners, and is the first arrival at q
dog fight or any other sport or
scrape; he crowds in the post Office
in the evening, and multiplies him.
self and his antics at such a rate
that people having legitimate bus
mess are crowded out; he thinks
himself very sharp, nc IS certainty
very noisy; he can smoke and
chew tobacco now and then, and
rip out an oath most any time ::
we ask whose boy he is. Mother
is he your boy? We think he is,
for there are many good qualities
in the lad, and we do not think
that YOU know what he does on
tho street. Look after him mo-
thcr; keep him more at home
Train him and you will have q son
to be proud of.
Year: 1875

In the Now York postoficc
there is a clerk whose memory Of
the office brings him back to the
year 1885, when a young woman
used to cali every week for let
ter addressed to "Miss Mary H.
Russell, post Office" Tho regular.
ity Of her visits, her constant re-
serve, and the quic tncss, with which
she resented inquiry as to her his
tory and occupation excited in the
Office a curiosity which was never
gratifed. Until within ten years
she made her calls with accustomed
regularity and was never disap-
pointed in her expectation of a
letter. Since, she has not been
seen, but the letter come as of old.
They are forwarded to the dead
letter Office where they are opened,
but contain no clue to the identity
ot'eithert the writer orthe recipient.
In each is a IS note, with a line
saying when the next remittance
viii bs made Dotbilg more.
Year: 1875

| would not say anything to


lower the tone Of your profession


Il or personal morals, but | fam
cy that there is a certain kind
Of deception which is not sin. |


was sitting at dinner once with
an esteemed country medical
friend, and noticed him rolling in
his fingers pills from the bread at


ais side. | asked his purpose,
and he replied that with that sim
pie remedy he had worked cure
in the case Of a lady who had con-
suited, in vain, somc of the most
celebrated physicians in the coun-
try; that she had slight relapse,
and had sent for him for some Of
the same pills which he had Civ
en- before. He did not seem to
think that he was doing very
wicked thing, nor did it strike me
that he was. l suppose he would
have been a little fustered if his
patient had asked him to write
out tho prescription. This be
knew she would not do. She had
faith in him, and in no one else,
and would have trusted no one
else to make up the pills. Wheth-
er this deception-a professional
white lie-was censurable accord
ing to professional ethics, [ can
not oay. The standard of morals
even among the faculty is, | am
sorry to say, not always the same.
Recently l saw a report ola suit
at law between two physicians.
1t was SANDER suit. The trial
involved, among other thiLss. in
quiry into the use of homeopathic
medicines by an al!opathic physi-
clan, and the professional pro-
priety Of so doing. One witness
Of high professional standing in
his own neighborhood; testified,
in substance, that if an allopathlc
doctor administered homeopathic
remedies without letting bis pa.
tient know the fact, it was quite
right and regular; but if he told
the patient that they were homeo-
pathic medicines, then be was
altogether wrong and irregular.
In other words, regularity lay
in the concealment Of the truth.
I, an unprofessional man, do not
mean to express my opinion upon
that point; but I do think my
friend with the bread-pills was
regular"
Year: 1875




While there has been a good deal
of scolding at the Convention, q
good deal of disappointment cx-
pressed, that IN many respects it has
not met the public expectation, yet
there is a very evident purpose in
all this manifested, which is, to urge
il forward as much for its own sake
as for the general good of the State.
There is no disposition to pursue it
beyond bounds. The press and peo-
pie who have criticized most severe
ly, are among those who would re-
joice most sincerely at its ultimate
and final success. There is yet time
for this body to retrieve; plenty
time yet remaining for them to com
plete a Constitution which will not
only meet public expectation, but
will correct all the evils of the old
one, and better fit the dawning of
new age of progress in Texas. Let
the members set to work with will
call in the skirmish line, and open
the action in dead earnest.


The people of Texas rant to be
pleased with the Convention, and
where this feeling exists, with a
corresponding desire among the
representatives in the Convention,
we can see no reasonable bar to an
early completion of the work, and
its certain adoption by the people.
Year: 1875

The Statesmsn's distinction be-
tween citizenship and the right of
suffrage is "too thin" Citizenship
to be perfect in government like
ours, carries with it the right of
suffrage. An alien is not citizen,
because that condition has not the
requisite degree of perfection to en-
title the individual to the suffrage.
Woman is represented at the polls
vicariously by her legal and respon-
sible protector, and is citizen only
to that extent, which is a valid claim
for protection in the rights of prop
erty, DC.
Year: 1875




We direct the careful attention
of all classes of our readers to the
manly, out-spoken letter Of the Mas
ter of the Texas State Grange, to
be found in our paper this morning.
This is just such document as the
people had learned to look for from
Col. Lang. Its manly independ-
ence and patriotic spirit is worthy
all praise, and points surely to ca
reer which is to be of no
doubtful character. We trust this
letter will close the mouths of those
papers which have seen trickery and
device in the most trivial utterances
of the distinguished Master of the
Texas State Grange. We cannot
regret the action of Washington
County Council, since it has drawn
this timely letter, although We have
always maintained the theory tina,
Col. Lang was incapable of ma
neuvreing for political place, un-
der any circumstances, and more es
pecially since he is the worthy anG
trusted Master of a non-political or
ganization, such as the Patrons ot
Husbandry most unquestionably is
The people of Texas well know how
to reward pure unseltish devotion
to their cause, such as this lette
speaks, and we doubt not when th'
proper time comes they will express


their opinions, and in no doubtful
terms either.
Year: 1875




Can it he possible that the Con-
'ention is yet ignorant of the senti-
nents of the people of Texas on
he subject of free schools9 We
cannot believe 1t. Every respecta-
BILE paper in the State, every public
man of any character who has yet
spoken--in short, every medium of
expression all over Texas has, with
a unanimity as singular as it is graf
flying, spoken out, and in no doubt
ful terms, upon this great question,
and yet the Convention haggles and
halts over it, as though it meditated
doubtful experiment, or a step di-
rectly against the known and ex-
pressed will of the people.


If the Convention fails to place
this great principle on safe, firm
ground, and provides for the fu-
ture safety of this the greatest
safeguard of republican institutions,
we cannot see how they will meet
and account to their constituencies
for the terrible injury they will have
inflicted upon the children of the
State, the fntnre citizens, and the |
future governors, Lawmakers and
defenders of the State.


We know the people of Texas
well, and we know they are IN ear
nest ON this subject. They are
determined that Texas shall not
lag behind the other States
in this matter, the badge of that
intelligent progress of which her
people are so fond of boasting. 1t
will require more nerve, than we
give the delegates credit for posses
sing, to face the storm of indigna-
ton which will sweep tornado-like
over the State.


We have never yet believed that
the Convention seriously meditated
the step backward which failure
to establish the public school system
upon firm basis, would seem to
indicate. Nor do we believe if the
vote were taken tomorrow that il
would do it; then in the name of
all that is sacred and holy, why
this unseemly debate, this costly
delay and windy, wordy halting.
We can see no wisdom in an extend
ed discussion upon question where
the policy, the justice and the pub
lie good, are all so clearly observa-
bic, as in this matter of public and
free education of the sons and
daughters of the State.


The disgrace-of a failure on the
part of the Constitutional Conven-
ton of Texas, of the good year 1875,
to make provisions for a public
school system-would be lasting
one and an injury from which
1t would take the State a century to
recover. Let us not incur the one
nor infict the other, merely to save
the pittance of public money which
it will take to sustain the system.


There are many costly iudulgen-
cies which the State can better af-
ford to dispense with. Let us not
make retrenchment odious by tax
ing from the poor children of the
State their only hope of future ad.
vancement and improvement. What
seems simple matter to the rich
and affluent, becomes a question OF
life and death to the poor and alb.
ject. The failure to do this will
place an indelible stain upon the
honor, humanity and enlightenment
of Texas, for which future genera.
tions would blush with shame.
Year: 1875

Pacific Mail was bid up nearly point but upon Jay
Gouds effort to sell becoming apparent to the street
fell like lead through shot tower and closed at about
the lowest points Of the day on Saturday morning
meeting Of


THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PACIFIC MAIL
took place. Present Mr. Gould, Sidney Dillon, Mr..
Scott the managing director, and "Charley"
Osborn The HERALDs news of the old
combination, John Roachs demands and the
publication Of personal letters up at
once for consideration. In fact, the exposures in
this journal forced action the part Of the com
mittee. Mr.. Roach had publicly stated that the City
of San Francisco should not sail unless his demands
were met small sum of money was at once voted TO
be paid Mr.. Roach and


BILL OF SALE
executed, in order to enable her to 90 TO sea II
subsequently, stated the reporter by director
that this course would have pursued Jay
Gould had not been long Of the stock Is II shame
ful that man with record black that of the Erie
manipulation should dictate terms to a respectable
American business corpOratlon2


In January 1874 one of the few reputable directors
individually executed bond at the United States Mar
shas ofhce for So OOO justified in $l6 000 to release
the Colon, which lbelled for taxes so as to allow
her TO sail and only yesterday this bond released
This gentleman is out of the company and he is
the HERALDs authority for stating that sno man with
particle OF onor could remain in the direction and pre-
his self-respect"


WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH


declined on Saturday it was supposed mainly from the
HERALD's editorial exposure of Goulds plans, which
warned the public from betting the three card
game which this dexterous individual has introduced
into Wall street without counting the direct cable
opposition The stock of Western Union touched a lower
price than at any time previous the Duncan -Sher
failure. Erie and gold were the bull cards and
closed at about the highest figures of the day Sage
is SAID to be the Nesor or nurser OF the dscreded
property which Mr. Gould left as n parting legacy to
bondhoders and certainly under Mr. Sage's conserva-
tive and fostering all the good elements of the
be deVplODed vet n is ful
whether large for reorganization be attracted
to this efete company even under the honest manage
ment of an old and trusted capitalist


MARKET


has been indicated almost prophetcaly by the HERALD
By exposition of actual coin in the country il
this column and the warning 20 the merchants IRON
time TO time to medde with the gold gamblers
grabbers gaherers the premium has obeyed natura
impulses and from day TO day we shall have record
Of values which will be beyond the reach Of political
gamesters and safety dial of commerce. be consulted
as the engineers consult their safety valves
Year: 1875

GOSSIP on THE ExCHANGE-ExoTTEMENT IN
PACIFIC MAIL cIBcIEs-A MEETING OF THE
EXECUTIVE coMAnTTEE-THE CITY OF SAN
FRANCISCO TO sAIIl-MR. GoULDs ERIE LEGACY.
The meeting Of the officers Of the Lake Shore
Michigan Central and Fort Wayne roads noticed on
Saturday in this column resulted action. Even
If the 'poong" became an accomplished fact the hint
thrown out by the HERALD to a division of losses
would be apt to be taken into consideration The bus
ness will therefore bo transacted as formerly all
freghts being equitaby distributed Mr.. Gould per-
sonally gave out the point in Wall street that Lake
Shore would show handsome increase In business
and on this information many


cREDULoUs DUPBs sPEcULAroR


bought largely Of the stock and had the dissatisfaction
W see II decline on their hands nearly one per CENT
Year: 1875

Money during the week ranged from x to per
cent but the bulk of business done the basis Of
and per cent The foreign exchanges we're lower
and dull in consequence OF the speculation gold but
at the close showed somewhat more Of activity and
Grmness A shipment Of coin by the Cunard steamers
which sailed from London yesterday is reported The
bank statement indicates in legal tenders
from this centre to the South and West the loss in
surplus being 50, 1850 Critical examination
Of commercial paper continues, especially since the
failures that have occurred although tho quotations for
prime bills unchanged The leading brokers quote
rates as follows
Year: 1875

THE Democratic members Of the
General Assembly had not the slight
est idea how widely they disagree on
every question of vital interest to the
people, until they went into caucus last
night
Year: 1875

A LADY AND HER COMPANION ASSAULTED


ON ADAMS STREET.-THE GENTLEMAN


TERRIBLY CUT AND THE LADY IN


SUITED.


Last evening \ gentleman, whose name
We are requested not to mention, was badly
assaulted on Adams street, by two roughs
Who decamped almost Immediately. From
the statement of q friend Of the gentleman
who appeared at police headquarters after
the affair, it appears that while walking up
Adams street above Fourth with lady
friend, the gentleman was surprised at the
sudden appearance of two rough looking
characters and before he could make any
resistance was brutally assaulted with a
blackjack and horribly cut about the head
The villains then made an indecent assault
upon the lady, but the gentleman succeeded
in getting up and drove them off by the
joint efforts of his bravery and calls for the
police. His wounds were subsequently
dressed by DR.. Maull. The affair created
Erext deal Of excitement and the police are
making efforts to ferret out the perpetrators
of the outrage. The object Of the villains
is net known.
Year: 1875

ca Thursday Marshall Dunn received
from Washington the pardon of Daniel
Collins, formerly Of this city, who was con-
vtcted at the last June term of court, and
sent to New Ca stle for a term of years for
violation Of the United States Internal
Revenue laws in selling liquor without
license, On Walnut street above Seventh.
Collins received his pardon through a certi-
fcate of Dr. MAXWELL. He is suffering with
consumption AID It is said would not have
lived had he tech longer eoniined.