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Year: 1872

tits strange that some people can never
let others alone; but then there is some
consolation 10 the fact that they OCCASIONAL
" &c. mistaken. There is tavern keep
er in Detroit. 10 whose bar.room three men,
at diffcrnent times, have committed suicide.
with the result that he was always com.
PEELED to have corpse around for three or
four days, and to sit on the coroner's jury
So last week man came 10, sat down BY
the stove for awhile. and. then. taking ont
small vial, be looked around aud placed
it ,ohis lips, The proprietor believed that
another attempt at suicide was being made
30 he rushed at the man, knocked him
down with chair, choked him until the
bartender could bring the stomach.pump,
which was worked with energy for an hour.
after which quart Of mustard and warm
water was forced down the strangers
throat. When the ceromoueis we're over,
the victim explained that be was only tax.
ing little brandy for an aching tooth; and
then be went out and secured the arrest Of
the tavern keeper for assault aud battery
with intent to kill The landlord says be
is convinced now that there is 40 peace
for him on this side Of the grave
Year: 1872

There has always been some speculation
on the question whether mans soul evel
actually leaves bis body during sleep. or q
any other time before death, but evidence L
solve this mysterious question is rare
There is q story told in Louisville. how
ever, Of o merchant Of that city. who,
while travelling on sleeping car in Miss
issippi, bad a vivid description as i visit.
ing his home and seeing bis wife and
children aslerp and, noticing that the eight.
thday family clock had run down he wound
it up and set tia going. lie then return
ed to bis berth, which was rsttliug along
at the rate Of forty miles an hour 10 the
sleeping car. saw bis own body distinctly,
and resumed bis place within its voll.fttinq
eucasemeut. On writing to bis wife about
it, be learned that the clock bad been mys'
teriou,ly w,unl up on tho night Of bis
spiritual Imagination.
Year: 1872

scope detects a marked difference of color
in every leaf Of every dower, and every
thread Of the finest fabric produced by hu-
man skill. In short, the dissimilaritics Of
similarity in all things natural or artificial
is the most mysterious Of oil the hidden
and ye. clearly visible mysteries.
Year: 1872

The FIRST FoEcED BANk NOTE. sixty
four years after the establishment OF the Bank
Of England the first forged note was present
ed for payment, and to William Vaughn,
stafford linen draper, belongs the melan-
choly celebrity Of having led the van in this
new phase of crime, in the year lbs. Tue
records Of bis lie do not show want, beEsary
or starvation urging him, but a simple desire
to seem greater than no was. BY one Of tEe
artists employed(a there were several en-
gagged on different parts Of the notes. the
discovery was made. The criminal had til
cd up to the number oftwenty and deposited
them in the hands Of a young lady to whom
he was attached as a proof Of his wealth.
There ID no calculating how much longer
bank notes might have been free from imita-
ton had this nan not shown with what ease
they might be counterfeited. From this
period forged notes became common. lis eX-
ccuti0n did not deter others from the offence,
and many a neck was forfeited to the halter
before the late abolition Of capital punish
mcnt for that crime.
Year: 1872

Tie curtain has fallen upon the


frightful farce which has been played


at Columbia, during the past week,


for the edifcation and at the expense


of the people of South Carolina.


Looking back at the shameful sayings


and doings Of the two factions, and


weighing the merits or dement's OF


the rival tickets which they have


presented for popular support, we


are forced to the conclusion that there
is no phase of the rascality which
rules our State more thoroughly de-


serving the distrust and contempt Of
honest men thar that which now
seeks to cloak it's greed for place and
plunder under the mantle Of Reform.
The cry Of Z" Stop Thiet!" comes too
late to be regarded as sincere. The
people can very well afford to be-
lieve all that tho. yirtuous Boilers
have said OF the degradation and
crimes Of tt eir late political associ-
ates; but they cannot forget that the
lips of most of these new Apostles of
Reform remained sealed as long as
there was a dollar in the Treasury to
divide, and until all hope had van
i>hed that thay themselves could lead
the corrupt crew whom they arc now
SO % Indignantly denouncing We say
to Mcssrs. Orr, Corbin & Go. that the
white taxpayers OF The State, without
whose active cooperation they are
powerless, take no stock in their in:
genious little game Of Reform. Zine
words butter No parsnips,' and, if
these Rspubican, saints can give us
nothing more substantial than the
cheap promises and glittering gener-
alities of their platform, we are at a
loss to see wherein they excel the
sinners whom they have left. The
State Treasury is hardly likely to
suffer less, II placed af the mercy OF
a new and hungry gang, than from
the rogues who are already gorged
with plunder. We may not be able
TO sop the organized robbery of the
public Golfers !; but we car. at least,
decline to take any part in furnishing
the keys to men who admit that they
nave for years been the silent asso-
ciates, if not the accomplices, of the
most shameless thieves ofitne century.
Charleston News.
Year: 1872

There was brought to the Morgue last evening
from pier A. East River. the body of an unknown
man, age about twenty-five years, height five feet
five inches, light mustache, dark hair. Had on linen
coat black pants and white shirt


Also the body of an unknown woman from foot
OF sixteenth street North River, age about twenty


Ave years five feet four inches in height: brown hair
Had on black alpaca dress, white skirt, white
stockings hoop skirt and gaiter shoes.


Also the body OF an unknown woman, about
twenty-sx years OF age, dressed in bui-colored
dress, plaid shawl. white and blue hood. from
Fourth precinct station house. by Oiflcer Latton.


Also the body OF an unknown man, about five
feet seven inches high, from fool OF seventh street.
East River Had on blue pilot coat, dark ribbed
pants, green plaid shirt and Wellington boots


All the above were too much decomposcd To he
placed in the Morgue.
Year: 1872

This association, represented by It's executive
committee is still in session every day and evening
to receive reports from the several shops in the
city. A report was read last night to the
effect that Jackson Brothers had posted
a notice on their gate, stating that all men
in their employ must resume work on the
system Of ten hours a day. The men, on reading
this notice, refused to man to 90 to work on FRI
day morning, and proceeded Immediately to the
meeting rooms OF the Executive Committee, corner
Of Twenty sixth street and Seventh avenue. where
they stated their case, and received the
of the society that IL would support them while
they stood out All those who had not Joined the
association previously did by paying their I'M.
tiation fees and dues. The men declared they
would never resume work on the ten hour system.


The hOusesmiths ''helpers' who are now idle
In consequence Of the strike formed an association
yesterday and will hold meeting In the house
smiths rooms on Monday evening for the enroll.
meut of members.
Year: 1872

Although the damage to property in Hoooken and
vicinity was not so great as on former occasions,
numerous accidents occurred at the sudden ap-
yroach OF the gust Part OF the dock fence at the
foot OF Second street swept away, massive
trees were uproofed in Hudson and Washington
streets, and a man standing under a tree in the
Elysan Fields severely injured by the trunk.
which was torn up and fell upon him. Houses
in course OF erection were more or less demolished
and the roofs OF many dwellings were rid Of much
loose material IL is probable that in West Hobo.
ken and the surrounding districts considerable
losses have been sustained, rs the storm broke out
there with unusual fury.
Year: 1872

John McGrecr was carried TO the Park Hospital
last night in a dangerous condition. He stated to
the officials at that institution that he had been
shot by the captain Of his vessel but what tho
name of the ship or the vessel was he could not
remember. Every attention was paid him at the
hOSptal
Year: 1872

About one hundred and thirty coach painters
met at Military Han, in the Bowery, yesterday
afternoon. and adopted constitution and bylaws.
william Long, OF the Executive Committee, acted
as Chairman during the reading and discussion.


This is the second week OF the strike for this un0n
and twenty-five OF the firms employing them have
acceded to their demands. Some two hundred
anu thirty OF these men now at work under the
cight-hOur rule, leaving about one hundred and
seventy still out Of employment.
Year: 1872

The men OF this company resolved yesterday
that they would support no newspaper hereafter
that they had reason to believe was working in the
interests OF capitalists" and that a copy OF the
resolution be printed in every daily paper in the
city. A delegation from the Manhattan Sewing
Machine Company announced that they are to
strike to-day.


A committee was appointed to 20 to Boston to
confer with the sewing machine men there.
Year: 1872

An act in regard to the commencement of


increased pay to promoted officers in the


navy.


Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the United States
sfhe clause in section seven Of the act of July
fifteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy,
"making appropriations for the naval SER
vice for the year ending June thirtieth,
eighteen hundred and seventy-one, and for
other purposes" which enacts THAT here
shall commence from the date he is to take
rank as given in his commission" be, and
the same is hereby repealed; provided, that
If such officer shall have been promoted in
course to fill a vacancy, and shall have
been in the performance of the duties OF
the higher grade from the date he is to take
rank, be may be allowed the increased pay
from that date.


Approved June 5, 1872.
Year: 1872

first open outspoken Grant man since left homo. THIS
Ia Judge Leonard who an employe IN The TRIBUNE
Office fifteen years ago. but drifting out here aud drift


ing into a law office instead Of printing Office has
drifted into Circuit Judgeshp among the drift that
war accumulated He says that he has the largest
circuit the State and has trayersed It lately and he
does not Of but two Republicans who will vote for
Greeley and Brown and that Missouri will give 0l0o
majority for Grant; that Brown Is the unponuIar


in the State; that the Greeley and Brown ticket
will have scarcely any but Democratic votes and not ali


OF those because the Germans won't vote for m He says
that he sustaDs Grant because must have strong
central government one that can put down and keep
down the kuKluX-tbat Grants military government IL
just what we need and that Is what the Republican
party believe in and mean to sustain. II is TO this
gentleman TO say, lest his intelligence and judgment
might be doubted which need not be, that he made this
declaration while he believed OF the faith az ho
was It is also due TO some OF the Judges Intimate
acquaintances here say that they rather
more than two Republicans who Will vote for Greeley
and that he quite mistaken IN regard 70 the German
vote am certain that heard upon the train coming
from Belmont a good many strong expressions favor
able Greeley and Br0wn which Indicated TO my mind
"a determination vote for them. Perhaps the deter
mnation has arrived at since the Judge Travelled
that part OF his circuit However. shall know
Missouri after have Travelled further. 50 Tar, my I'M
pressons have about the in the States fur
South.
Year: 1872

This is Edward Hale's story; "a


man had sold himself to the devil, who
was to possess him at certain time, nm
less he could PROFOUND a question to his
Satanic majesty which he could not an-
swer, he being allowed to put three ques-
tions to him. The time came for the
devil to claim his own, and he conse-
quently appeared. The first question
the man asked was concerning theology.
to which it caused the devil No trouble to
reply. The second he also answered
without hesitation. The mans fate de-
pended on the third. What should it be?


he hesitated and tnrned pale, and the
cold dew stood on his forehead, while he
with anxiety, nervousness and
terror and the devil triumphantly
sneered. At this juncture the mans
wife entered the room with bonnet on
her head. Alarmed at her husbands
she demanded to know the
cause. When informed, she laughed and
said, " ] can PROFOUND a question which
the devil himself cannot answer. Ask
him which is the front Of this bonnet2'
The devil gave it up and retired in dis
gust and the man was free,
Year: 1872

There is no breastwork against evil,
and no school Of virtue and moral worth,
like good home. And the home is not
merely that which furnishes edible din
ners and well-kept rooms and clean beds,
but that which furnishes the most salts
fAction. refreshing and joy to all its in
mates. And evening is the only time TO
gather and mingle in happy and joyous
intercourse. The occasion should be pro
yided for as usually it is not. Our home
keepers should take the hint from those
who furnish public entertainments, and
lavish thought and ingenuity enough up
on the occasion to make it so attractive
and delightful and satisfying that every
member Of the household will feel the
happier for il. and look forward to is
return with expectancy, and beyond the
ten thousand temptations TO spend the
evening hours elsewhere.
Year: 1872

To prevent calico from fading while
washing, infuse three gills of salt in four
quarts of water; put the calico in while
hot, and leaye it till cold. In this way
the colors arc rendered permanent, and
will not fade by subsequent washing.
Year: 1872

TWO NA1n 10 kLEi bAM7oNss


Put them in small stone jars, or wide
mouth glass bottles, and set them up TO
their necks in kettle of cold waters
set 10 over the FIRE TO become boiling hot,
then take il off and let the bottles remain
until the water is cold the next day fill
the bottles with cold water, and cork
and seal them These may be used the
same as fresh fruit Green cages may
be done in the same way.


Another way is oput a quart Of dam
sons into a jar with a pound of sugar
stewed between them; set the jar in a
warm oven, or put il into a kettle Of
cold. water and sot it over the fire for an
hour. then take il our, set to become
cold, drain the juice OIL, boil il until il Is
Dick. then pour il over the plums; when
cold. coyer the same as preserves. =
lnLsS
Year: 1872

send thee, Greeley. words of cheer,


Thou bravest, truest, best of men;
For have marked thy strong career,


As traced by thy own sturdy pen
I've seen thy struggle with tie foes


That dared thee to the desperate fight,
And loved to watch the goodiy blows,


Dealt for the cause thou deems the right
Thou st dared to stand against the wrong,
When many faltered t'y thy side;
In thy own strength hast dared be strong,


Nor on another's arm relied.
Thy own bold thou ghts thou st dared to think
Thy own great purposes avowed;
And none have ever seen thee shrink


From the fierce suIges of the crowd.
Thou all unailed and alone


Did'st take thy way in life Young years,
With no kind hand clasped in thine own,


No gentle voice to sooth thy tears.
But thy high heart no power can tame,


And thou hast never ceased TO feel
Within thy vein a cred flame


That turned thy iron nerves TO steel.
Thou still art in thy manhood's prime,


Still foremost mid thy fellow men,
Though in each year OF all thy time


Thou hast compressed three score and ten.
Oh, may each blessed sympathy,


Breathed on thee with a tear and q sigh.
A sweet flower in thy pathway be,


a bright star ia the clear sky.
Year: 1872

OH SHoEs.-You probably think that il
you look sharply at an old shoe, when you
throw it away, you will know it again if it
ever comes back to you. But that doesn't at
up fol- ow. One ofthese days you may button
all your dress with an old pair of slippers,
comb your hair with boot, or grasp II cast off
slipper while you eat dinner You don't see
how this can be? Well, we'll tell you. Old
shoes are turned to account in the following
manner: They are cutinto 'ery small pieces,
and kept for couple fdays in chloride OF
sulphur. The effect of this is to mako tho
leather hard and brittle. Next the material
is Withdrawn from the action Of the chloride
of sulphur, was he'd with water, and then dried.
When thoroughly dried it is ground topowder,
and mixed with some substance like glue OF
gum that cluse it to adhere together. 1t Is
then pressed into moulds and shaped INTO but
tons combs, handles, etc So you see
how it may come to pass that you will comb
your hair with boot, and tasen your clothes
with slipper.
Year: 1872

SUPPOSED MURDER-The Sacramento
Union published the following dispatch from
Mokolumne II under date Of September 4th


J.S.Hunt, superintendent ofthe Prussian
Hill mine at Railroad Flat, came to this
place yesterday with bullion from the above
mine and returned the same day to the Flat
with money to an amount not definitely known,
but supposed to be about 81 500. His horse
has been found about three miles from here,
tied to tree by the side of the road, and
Hunt is missing. No clue to his whereabout.
It is supposed he has been foully dealt with.
Two men were seen to pass station on the
road about three minutes after Hunt had
passed.
Year: 1872

00v0EnOE SoCoDs


It is impossible to estimate with ab-
solute certainty the number OF votes
Governor Jacob will receive in this
county. 1t is certain he will receive
the entire Republican vote, but his
chances for Democratic support are ex-
ceedingly slim. Now and then, a mep'
Der of that party can be found, WIN
his mind confused with the Radical cny
Of rings, and vague impression that
Walker, Of the Courier, is q modern
Diabolus, with power and intent to put
Camden, the Senate, House OF Dele
gates, State functionaries, together with
State patronage in his pocket. 1t should
be remembered that nothing has
as yet been proven against him. and
that the charges made are derived en-.
tirely from Republican authority, that
the subject is undergoing investigation
that, even if true, Camden has not
in the slightest degree been connected
Herewith. Because Democratic edi-
tor, who has been by a Republican
press accused of extortion in charges
for State printing, supports his party
nominee, is that conclusive evidence that
the party nominee and that editor are
cheek by jowl" in the alleged extor-
ton? Let every tub stand on its bot
tom, and don't allow defamatory asser-
tions improved against one man, break
your allegiance to that party with which
you have been associated.


We sometimes think that if the
registration days were not over, and a
trial or two before a County Registra-
ton Board was to take place in every
county, it would strengthen few of
the brethren who are weakening in the
faith. Surprise and regret however,
was the order Of the day in this county,
when it was definitely understood from
the Jacob flag flying from the mast
head OF the leading Republican paper
in West Virginia, that Governor Jacob
had sullied his record and turned his
back upon that party from whom he
derived his first political prominence.
His political future is to be built upon
its ruins, and il elected he will be
at Charleston dispensing State pa
tronage to Republicans. He is now
body, soul and spirit Republican can
didate for Governor, supported by the
Republican press, and dependent upon
Republican votes for success. 1T
elected, he is as an honorable man,
bound to reward his hackers. There 8
a Republican atmosphere encircling
him wherever he goes. An honorable
man? Was it political honesty to
muster his friends, attend the ParkeIs-
burg Convention, estimate his strength,
lind that he would be beaten, refuse to
enter the Convention, and on the himsy
pretext that he was not before it, try to
give his party the death blow, by in
dependent candidacy?


Every vote cast for Jacob, is pre-
MUM bestowed upon political apostacy,
vote in favor of that party to whom
we owe all the iniquitious laws disfg-
uring our past history.
Year: 1872

One OF the chief difficulties in the
way OF p occurring employment for
women consists in the limited number
of occupations that are practically open
to them. A comparatively new field
is now to offer admission. The number
of employers in large mercantile, insur-
ance and banking firms, as well as Of
persons engaged in literary and news
paper callings, who require the services
Of shorthand amanuenses is continually
increasing. 1t is found that business
man who has been accustomed to
spend half the day in writing letters.
can, by debating to the amanuensis,
capable Of writing Shorthand, finish this
part OF his business in an hour. Wo>
men learn shorthand sufficiently for
such purposes in a comparatively short
time, and are thus provided with light
and fairly lucrative employment. Rec
ogniling these facts, Mr.. Peter Cooper
has decided to add photography to the
list OF studies Of the free academy for
women at Cooper Institute; and free
lecture on the subject is announced for
Tomorrow evening to precede the open
ing Of the course OF study.
Year: 1872

We hold health and life by fral tenure and not to protect them to best of ability would seem to argue a deficiency of common sense. The searching winds and cold rains of spring the tropc heat of sum

 er the malarious vapors autumn and the paralyzng temperature of winter, all inimical to those finely adjusted and sensitive piece mechanlolsm call our bodies Each has it's peculiar perils and the fall perhaps as prolific of dangerous disorders of them for this fsvers and bowel complaints are very apt to take epidemic form. As preventive of this class of diseases Hostetters Stomach Bters cannot be too warmly recommended In it are combined

 five essential medical properties It is tonic, at once powerful and whoesome-a stimuant, pure and unde- ied-an aperent, mild and painless-an anti-bilious agent of marvellous efficacy, and general regulating medicine without equal in the pharmacopaea. These

 distinct properties operating together in perfect harmony produce condition of the system somewhat analogous that brought about by course of pugisc training other worlds judicious physical training hardens the esh and renders it comparatively stproof this marvellous nvigorant increase the capaby organs of the body to resist the indirect and nsidous assaults of disease It imparts elasticity it as q preventive of intermittent fever, dysentery, darrhcna, dyspepsia rheumatism, and other ailments common this season may walk fearless through an atmosphere impregnated with the morbid elements which give rise to those malades.