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Year: 1873

In Speaking Of the $500 worth of
Mutton for which the Saltville dogs
went recently, the Norfolk VIg1"'an
says:


"If the law will not protect the
farmer they should try the wholesome
juri. prudence of Judge Lynch and
putali stray dogs to death without
benefit of clergy"


We doubt if this measure be nee
essary at Saltville. Wehave been toia
that Mr.. Paimer's farm has several lots
of interesting dog remains upon IT,
and that one cannot cross the wide
moor i'm front of his house without
blundering upon and falling over a
clog skelton. Mr.. Palmer's a very
peaceful gentleman and of course
would not harm any mans canine,
ont his sheep are said to be the very
mischief on dogs. We warn the pub
Tie to keep their valuable dogs out of
the way of Palmer's ferocious and
hloodthirsty sheep. which are said to
chew them up with as little ceremony
rs a cat would a minnOw.
Year: 1873

STAUNToN, June 9.


The people of Virginia will ap-
preciate the profound sensation
created in this city yesterday morn
ing by the rumor that Col. John
B. Baldwin's l:ft side had been
paralyzed, and they will rejoice with
our people in learning that the
attack was not quite so bad as that.
Saturday Col. Baldwin attended
the meeting Of the Western Lunatic
Asylum Board, and DIR. Stribling
remarked that he had never seen
him look in better health or spirits
He ate moderately, and did not
partake of "liquid refreshments
(as he never INDUCES in them,
and slept well Saturday night; but
while dressing yesterday morning
he was taken with violent pain in
the palm of his lett hand, which
soon became so severe that he could
not pull on his stockings. Relief
medicines were applied to the hand
which had become cold and soon
turned black. Physicians were
then summoned. 1t proved to be
a stoppage of the circulation just as
if ligature had been drawn tightly
around the wrist. Yesterday it
was feared his hand would have to
be amputated, but towards night
he felt the pain only in one flyer
and this morning the circulation is
restored in the whole hand, and he
only suffers from sickness. There
is great rejoicing over his recovery
here as there will be all over the
State, for Virginia has no abler or
more devoted son. | never saw
this community so stirred or more
interest expressed, and each indi-
vidual seemed to feel as if a friend
and brother suffered.


A later special to the Whig from
Staunton says: Col John u. Bald
win, cf whose illness I have inform
ed you, walked to his Office this
morning, and now suffers only from
weakness and soreness in the lett
Year: 1873

The sweet singer near Cumberland
Gap is inforped that. IKE Ihe % ione
boosier who could not play tie TURN
70 the rackensack traveller" we are
NOT much on music and cannot play
the accompaniment TO his version OF
sweet Belle Malone" Having en-
Moved A competent musician for hVe
wears we had simply given ourselves
up to the glorious reveries beneath the
concord of sweet sounds, which from
his harp have made sweet melody IN
che air. This call from the Gap mas
awakened us and when we shall nave
had time to rub our eyes and look
about we may have some reply Ou' a'
nresent we must be excused.
Year: 1873

A son of Henry A. Wise is making speeches
against his father in Virginia.


The Quincy Herald urges the Democracy to
sacrifice everything for the good Of the party.
Other Democratic papers are very generally
urging the sacrifice Of the party for the good Of
the Democracy.


The Governor of South Carolina has called an
extra session of the Legislature to take some
action relative to the present financial condition
Of that State and to effect some compromise, if
possible, with its creditors.


In the recent New Haven city election the col
ored carpenter of Yale College was elected to
one branch of the Town Council and the Profess
of History of the same institution was elected
to the other branch, both representing the same
ward. This. Connecticut journal remarks, af-
fords an illustration Of the genuine democratic
government, which Americans hear 80 much
about and see so little Of.


An effort is making to have Senators Alcorn
and Ames adjust their political differences, and
thus prevent an open rupture in the Republican
party in Mississippi
Year: 1873

WHAT CONSTITUTES FREEHoLDER - ONLY ONE
TAVERN LICENSED IN THE COUNTY - THR RAPE
AND MURDER oAsEs.


Especial to the Commercially


GEORGETOWN, Oct Is.
The ruling of the Court as to what constitutes
Freeholder within the meaning and intent of
the law, and which will entitle him to recon-
mend for license was, that he must be resident
of the district, but he might own land outside ;
he must be a substantial freeholder-one of sub
stance. and not a temporary resident. 1t will
not suffice that a man purchase little property
to evade the law.


Custeed Warfeld. at Seaford, are the
only persons licensed in the whole county. The
liquor mon are indignant and swear vengeance.
The Temperance men are jubilant. The bars are
all closed Only two arrests have been made for
drunkenness.


The Rape case was taken up to-day. The
Murder case will come up tomorrow, probably.
There is but little business before the court, and
it will probably close on Friday. A. d. DAVIS.
Year: 1873

A pair of picnickers of San Francisco
had athrilling experience the other day.
There was large picnic. 1t was over.
and the company were waiting for the
train at station near a high trestle
bridge. 1t was some minutes till train
time, and a young couple thought they
would take walk on the bridge to en-
Joy the delights of love- making togeth-
er with the sensation of looking down
into the depths Of the gulf beneath
them. They had made their way about
fifty yards over the chasm when a gravel
train came shooting around short bend
IN their faces. A deep cut had hid the
train till 1t was almost upon them. 1t
was an awful situation, and the lady
comrrehended it at once, and did not
lose her presence of mind, as events
proved. They could not possibly get
off the bridge before the train would
overtake them. The engineer whistled
down brakes, but it was evidently i'm
possible to stop the heavy train before
it would be upon them. 1t was within
a few yards, and the crowd of picnick-
ers stood but a hundred yards off pet
rified with horror. There seemed to be
no escape whatever for the luckless
couple. Their mangled bodies would
evidently be dashed into the chasm.
The lady called to her companion to
drop, and suddenly dropped herself.
Both dropped just in time, and they
hung suspended to sleeper under the
bridge while the long train passed over
them. Thus they clung with their
hands until some gentlemen of the com
pany weat on the bridge and rescued
them from their perilous situation.
They were unharmed, except torn cloth
ing and a scratch or two, and they saved
their lives by scratch. 1t was the
principal event of very pleasant occa-
sion. and was so thrilling that some of
the ladies who saw the danger closed
their eyes and tainted.
Year: 1873

Two of the Bank of England forgers
are con ned in the Pentonville Prison,
and the two others in the Holloway
prison. No visitors will be permitted
to see them until the eve Of their de-
parture. Each one will de transported
to different penal colony.
Year: 1873

The New York Evening Post, in sketch
OF Hiram Powers, says: I'm criticism of his
works or estimate of his contribution to the
beautiful of his age nothing may be said here,
save that he was New England sculptor,
and that his originality was essentially of the
New England type. He was not only a
sculptor, but thoughtful man, and pas
sionate lover of his country
Year: 1873

In New Haven it is more profitable for a
man to shoot goat that is trespassing on
his premises than to be the owner of a goat
trespassing on another's premises. The
shooter is fined $40 for shooting his neigh
bor's goat, and the neighbor is fined s45 for
the trespass .lf
Year: 1873

The posters for Caledonian picnic, which
were recently put up in San Francisco, con-
tanned the picture of brawny Scot in the
act of heaving rock about the size of wa
ter melon, and when the Chinese saw them
they were frightened nearly out Of their wits,
believing it to be a call for the organization
OF a "united order of cobble-stone throwers''
to pelt the Chinese. aq a rael
Year: 1873

A clergyman attributes the fires at the
Hub to the friction produced by the rotation
OF the earth upon its axis. The presumption
is that Boston needs greasing, but no amount
of fabrication would prevent it squeaking.
Year: 1873

The Geneva city council has resolved to
place two commemorative marble tablets in
the room of the Hotel de Vile in which the
Geneva convention and the decision of the
Alabama arbitration were signed.
Year: 1873

SO JoHE READ, OF Washington county
came in Oh Wednesday and went before the
Mayor, plead guilty to the charge and paid
ths shooting when Marshal BRoDrE arrested
hin short time since. Our statement of the
ease at the time as proved correct in all par
ucuisrs. We always strive to get the truth Of
all sHoh transactions and to state them cor
recty-fsr the truth is generally bad enough
Withoat any cXagrratiou.
Year: 1873

A correspondent of the German
town Telegraph treats this matter in
a practical manner IN the following
style:


Making rag carpet seems to be
quite an important branch of industry
among economical farmers wives and
daughters, and few suggestions iu
regard to their manufacture may not
come amiss. Put none but strong
rags in, for it does not pay, and the
economy in rag carpet is not in the
first cost, but because it Outlasts any
other you can buy. 1t is not at all
necessary to cut or tear the rags off
at each end of the piece, but turn the
corners, rounding tnem off neatly, or
it will make the carpet rough. When
l have finished one piece and COM
mence another, I sew the ends to-
gether and they are already to wind
up, so they are sewed up as fast as
they are cut. I think it very dis
couraging to have ten or twenty
pounds OF rags all in 8 mass, as they
are almost sure to be, to be sewed.
The cotton rags 1 sew and reel into
skeins before dyeing the woolen ones
I dye in the piece. 1 prefer prepared
warp, aDd always try to get some 1
cannot break.


A very pretty stripe for carpets is
made by taking two contrasting or
some bright color and white 1--WE have
crimson and white cutting the rags
in pieces fve inches long and sewing
the colors alternately. Get the weaver
to be little careful in weaving it and
make into clouds or steeples; prefer
clouds. 1t is very pretty when Just
woven in as it comes, l have one
strip that l tied the skeins OF white
rags with new unbleached factory for
two or three inches, with intervals of
six or seven inches, then dye it dark
blue. 1t is very pretty and not much
work.





To Dye Blue.-FOr eight pounds OF
rags make strong solution of one
pound OF alum. Dip the rags in first,
then a few at time in a small quantity
OF water containing Prussian blue, then
add a little more OF the blue to this


water, and in this water dip a few
more rags and so on. Reouired
about eight ounces of Prussian blue.
This is much better than using oxalic
Year: 1873

acid to set the color. 1t is cheaper


more durable and OF a brighter coI.r,


and the acid Will irjure the goods.


To Dye YeilosO-For eight pouas:is
Of rags take five ounces bichromate OF
potash and seven ounces of sugar OF
Head. Dissolve the bichromate over
night in warm water warm the dye
dip fist in sugar Of lead solution;
four gallons OF water to each.


Dyeing Grsen.-Dye the rags first
blue, then yellow; or, for different
shade, reverse.


ADayk Tan COlOr-To five pounds
of cloth, one pound OF japonica, eight
ounces bichromate OF potash, tRO
tablespoonfuls of alum. Dissolve the
iaponica and alum in soft water enough
to cover the goods. Wash the goods
in suds and put them in the dye; let
them stand two hours at scalding heat,
then set them aside until the next
with the goods in the aye.
Dissolve the bichromate of potash in
'oft water to cover the goods; put
hem in and let them remain an hour
It sc.lding heat, air them and wash
n soft water suds and dry.


LOchmeaI.-To one pound OF yarn
tir briskly into water enough to
over it, one ounce OF cream OF tar
ar. When the heat has increased a
tile add two ounces of powdered
ochineal. Stir well. Add two ounces
Dlution of tin. When the liquid
oils, put in the goods and move it
round briskly for twenty minutes.
!nse well in cold water. +;
Year: 1873

The following extract from com
munication to the Journal Of tie
Royal AgricultstrdI Society of Eng


land, by Mr.. Y. a. Willard, furnishes
an illustration of the importance OF
securing clean water for milch COWS :


Prof Law, OF Cornell University.
gets his supply Of milk from milk
man, One day, during the hot
weather, he observed a peculiar ropy
appearance in the cream which had
risen on the milk. He examined it
under a powerful microscope, and
found it filed with living organisms
of character quite foreign to good
milk. He Immediately called upon
his mdkm an, to inquire concerning his
management of stock and general
treatment of milk, with view OF ac-
counting for the trouble. There was
no fault discovered at the dairy-hOuse,
in the milking, or in the treatment OF
the milk but on looking through the
pastures, he found that the COWS, for
lack of clean, running water, were
compelled to slake their thirst for the
most part from stagnant pool. This
water he examined under the micro
scope, and discovered the same class
of organisms as those in the cream


He than took some of the blood from
the COWS and examined it under the
glass, when the same organisms made
their appearance. He next obtained
specimen of good milk-miik which
on examination was free from impuri-
ties, and into this he put drop Of
water from the stagnant pool. In a
short space of time the milk developed
an infinite number OF these living or
ganisms, and became similar in char


acter to the milk obtained from his
miIkman. He examined the COWS,
and made the usual thermometer
tests for determining health and dis


ease in animals. The COWS were
found to be hot and feverish, thus
evidently showing that these organ
isms, entering the circulation, had
affected the health of the animals"
Year: 1873

To PUT Down On CLOTHS Oil
cloths should never be tackled down
when first purchased. They have in
variably been rolled, and Of course
will shrink some after beng laid. I'm
roll them, place them smoothly on the
floor, wrong side up, and use them 50
for a week or even two. Then turn
them, and tack tbem to the floor.
This method prevents their rolling up
and cracking, as we often see new oil
cloth do.
Year: 1873

THERE will be greater trsyel to En-
rope this season than IN any previous
one. Last year it was common for
six or seven steamers 20 leave New
York on Saturday. This summer IT
is likely that the number will be
doubled for that day.
Year: 1873

The recent unanimous decision of the
Court of Appeals has left the state finances
in an embarrassed condition. BY that de-
cision it appears that this deficiency, say
ing nothing of interest which has accrued
thereon during the past year, amounts to
ten millions of dollars. The two acts OF
the Legislature of ls;2 by which IL was at
tempted to supply this deficiency, were by
this decision pronounced unconstitutional
and void.


The def cheney still remains unprovided
for. What does the present Legislature pro-
pose 10 do aboutit? The Constitution points
out two modes FOR meeting such exigencies.
The one is t. pass II law creating a state
debt and in the act creating the debt to
levy n tax to pay II within eighteen years;
the law not TO be valid till it has been sub
mittel to the people at the general cleo
ton in November and ratified by them.


But, to avoid what is called log rolling,
the Constitution provides that such law
shall not be submitted at the same election
when any other law or any amendment to
the Constitution is submitted for ratifiCa-
ton. Now. by our recent judiciary amend
mcnt To the Constitution II is provided
that at the election in November next the
question shall be submitted to the people
whether the Judges of the Court of APP
peals and Of TIL supreme Court aud OF GER
tain other courts shall bc hereafter elect
ell, or shall be appointed by the Governor
md Senate. And the present Legislature
hos already passed. al act for the submis-
sion of this question. Therefore no law
creating debt TO supply the deficit in the
State treasury can then be submitted.


How can this deficit he provided for?
by the Constitution the legislature can
levy taxes 10 any extent An that j.
necessary is that the law lcvyng the tax
shall distinctly state the object of the tax.
rate of taxation to raise money enough to
meet the ordinary expenses of the Govern
mont and the laylshappropriatiOus already
made by the present legislature, md also
supply n dehcit in the treasury TO the
amount of ten millions, with the iuterc.t
thereon-a deficit which sprang from in.
oxcusable and outrageous violations of the
Constitution.


We do not believe tho LEGISLATURE will
have the courage 10 meet this emergency,
for the Republicans wen know that TO levy
the necessary tax would break down the
party in November. Therefore this de.
ticicncy of principal ana interest TO tho
amount Of eleven millions will remain
and the state of New York Will stand pra c.
tically before the world as vepudiatiug il,
peeuniary Obligations.
Year: 1873

properly managed, cannot be made 20 ac-
knowledge the mastery of man; and the
more intelligent the beast the more COM
plctc will be its subjection to the wishes of
its master. RAREY's system of tanning
horses consisted, first, in teaching the animal
that man was his superior by using strap
which rendered the horse helpless; and,
secondly, in winning its confidence by kind
ard judrious treatment. The same prnci-
pie is applied in the treatment of lion.
The animal * first made accustomed to the
presence outside of its cage, of the man
who undertakes to train it. Then the lion is
strapped down to the floor of its den so that
il cannot move, and the trainer enters with
Il broom and proceeds TO sweep out the cage
without taking any special notice of the
animal unless it shows fight, when n club
or whip is used, the creature being power
less to resist. Aftera time the lion becomes
accustomed to the company of the trainer,
and accepts all manner of familiarities
without objection, after which strap is
no longer necessary In case an animal
once fairly trained should exhibit dispo-
sition to rebel, sharp Chnstiscment with
whip or club will in most cases very
quickly reduce him TO submission. There
is nothing more wonderful in this than
there is in the fact that ferocious dog
will readily obey its master while it will
fly at any stranger who may come in its
way. Ii is far more difficult task to tame
n savage elephant than to train Il lion or
tiger; but the elephant once tanned, from
its superior intelligence, will be more obe-
dent to the wishes of its master than al
most any other animal.


The story Of the Gcntlcmdn's Mdgdsine
about VAN AMBURGH feeding his animals
on cooked meat Is as absurd rs that OF
extracting their claws. All the feline ami
mals in menageries, those which are trained
as well rs the others, are fed on raw beef
and the more blood there is in il the better
the mcnagcric men are suited. Several
famous tanners have been accustomed Ia
feed their animals while inside the .cage-
in presence of the audience. And the more
raw beef they eat the less savage the ami.
mails are. A wcll-fcd lion is one of the most
docile of animals, unless an unusually fnt
aud chunky little boy should happen tc
pass in front of his cage. There is nothing
very wonderful in subiugatng any de
scription of beast, for II is a natural instinct
in the brute creation to acknowledge th,
supremacy of man, and To form friend
ships with individuals of the human race
Year: 1873

was the death blow to any hope Of elect
ing DR.. DE KovEN, and ID is safe TO say
that no Episcopal diocese in the United
States could elect u bishop protesting such


views. After further heated discussion
third ballot was taken, which resulted in
the election of DR.. PADDOCK. The bishop
elect is moderate ard conservative
churchman, who is highly esteemed by
the parish over which he now presidcs,
and will doubtless perform q good work
in the diocese to which he has been called.
Year: 1873

At a meeting OF the Tennessee Press As
sociatiou recently held in Lebanon, in that state,
Sir. DUCK Of the hurfreesboro Monitor referred
to the action Of Congress In repeating sll laws
permitting the free circulation Of printed or
other matter through the MALE, and very sensi-
bly, cont ended that the newspaper press has no
cause for complaint because It's dcdd-head priyi-
leges have been withdrawn. At the same time
he took occasion to call attention to the fact
that Congress m passing the hill abollshing tho
ranking privilege, measure which was brought
about mainly through the influence Of the press,
probably had no intention OF relinquishing the
p.erugdtivc of its members to send their own
matter through the mails n the public expense
During tho last session of Congress nearly
f2tOJOcJ worth of postage stamps were appro-
priated for the use OF the various departments,
and there H. nothing to prevent Congressmcn
from voting themselves stamps to any amount
Mr., hvCk might have added that there are mem.
bels Of Congress who, Judging from theirrecord
would not hesitate to sell for cash the stamps
thus appropriated for their use.
Year: 1873

ACCIDENTS on THE WAY TO THE FAIR
Yesterday Robert Cronie. a son of the pro-
prictor of the Merchants Hotel, fell from the
train that runs TO and from the Fair Grounds
and had his leg broken and his hip injured.
His wounds are considered serious.


About l O'Clock yesterday. on the road
hvlng from Clay street to the Fair Grounds,
a hack going 10 the Fair ran against another
thu, was returning empty, and threw out
he driver 0: the latter. The horses. released
from coutrol. took fright, and running away
dragged the hack against the fence and
wrecked the vehicle completely. a lady
and several children who were walking along
In road al the time narrowly escaped being
run over.
Year: 1873

Governor Walker was received With
cheers. He said he was not here to infiet
an address upon this vast assemblage, for
fhoiluh h we feel the warm breath Of October,
we are also conscious OF the presence Of No
yember's chilling blasts. 1t "as originally
his intention 10 tell the people on this occa.
sion all he knew about farming. But he
had changed his purpose, while well aware
that the ladies were all anxious to know all
about the cultivation of broom-corn and
flax, and the gentlemen about cereals and
fruits particularly, perhaps, rye and grapes.
After some further pleasant extempore re-
Year: 1873

The second game for the championship, be-
tween the Mutuas Of this city and the Washngtons,
was played at the Union Grounds Brooklyn, yesterday
About 500 persons present. Hicks had his nose
broken in the second inning and had to retire. Tho
game was called the beginning Of the seventh inning
OF the ran when the score stood two TO one
in favor OF the Mutuals.





Mutual... "
Year: 1873

"Becheerful, says the man who is easy
in his circumstances, missing no loved
face at the table, nor by the hearth.
But does he ever consider how hard il
may be to be cheerful when the heart
aches, and the cupboard Is empty, aud
there are little fresh graves in the church
yard, and friends are few and indifferent,
and even God, for the time being, seems
to have forgotten US, so desolate is our lott
How difficult for one man TO understand
another in such diifirer. circumstances!
How easy to say "Be cheerful How
hard he would find it to practice, were he
stripped of all lile's brightness!