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Year: 1873

start, very few of whom ever
expected to see a steamboat
come up stream. The boat


passed down to Cincinnati,


which the. account says she
reached the second day out
If she did, there are but few


boats of the present day that
can make much better time


When she rounded to at Gin.
cinnati, the whole town, as at


Pittsburg, turned out to see


the new wonder. Mr.. Roose.


velps former accquaintances


whom he had made on his for


mer trip, congratulated him on


his success in navigating the


Ohio in a steamboat, but they
said that any boat could go


down stream, but that would


be the last they would ever
see of him. Louisville was
reached on the night of the
fourth day after leaving Pitts


burg. The morning after the
arrival at Louisville, Mr.


Roosevelt's acqu al nta nc Q s
came on board; here the same
things were said that had been
said at Cincinnati. 'Congratu-
latlons were without excep-
tion accompanied with regrets
that 1t was the first and last
time a steamboat would ever
be seen above the falls of the
Ohio. AS the river was too
low to cross the falls. they'had


to wait for a rise. One day
Mr.. Roosevelt asked a number
OF citizens of Louisville 10
dine with'him aboard the boat.
The cabins of steamboats, in
those days were down in the
huh of the boat. So while
they were all seated at dinner
fine boat gradually began 10
move. They ran up on deck
in the greatest CONSERVATION,
supposing the boat had broke
loose and was drifting on to
the falls. But what was their
to see the boat NOV
ing up stream. The captain.
had privately given orders to
raise steam and put the Eoat
under way while they were at,
dinner. So after giving them
a pleasant steamboat ride of
a few miles, returned to their
anchorage again.


The river continuing low
without any prospect of a rise,
they made a trip up to Clncin-
natl, thus demonstrating be.
yond a doubt that a steamboat
could stem the current of the
Ohio. Early in November the
waters took a rise so that she
passed over the falls in safety.
They now had plain sailing the
rest of their voyage. They
met with few incidents until
they got into the Mississippi.
At one time they feared an at
tack from the Indians as they
came round in a threatening
manner, but was a little too
fast for them to get aboard
One night as they were pass
Ing through the Indian nation,


after Mr.. Roosevelt had retir-
ed and fallen asleep, he was
suddenly awaked by hearing a


tremendous shouting an d


tramplng of feet upon deck


Supposing the Indians had at
tackled the boat, he siezed a
sword and rushed upon deck
to take a part in the fight. But
he found a greater difficulty
than that. The boat had TAX.
en- fire and it was with the ut
most difficulty that the flames


could be subdued. 1t was in
the fall of 1911 while the great
earthquakes of that year were
shaking the earth to its foun.
dations. they landed at New
Madrid just after a large por-
tion of that ancient Spanish
Year: 1873

PRESIDENT BERaH, the New
York humanitarian, has writ
ten'to the Mayor, suggesting
that in view of the approach
ing season when it is supposed
that dogs are stincllned to,
become mad, the city shah ap-.
propriate a lot of ground and
erect a email building thereon
to be used for the destruction.
OF dogs by carbonic acid.
Year: 1873

dellverance. A great many


begged 10 be taken aboard and
saved from the impending cal.
ami:y. But that being impos-
sisle without endangering their
own safety, they continued
the voyage. They found the,
aavigat on of dhe Mississippi,
very dangerous ca account OF
the continual falling of limb ber
into The river, so they had TO
keep the middle of the river,
They had 10 stop every might.
and lay up all night, and get in
their stock of fuel Tor the next
day. There were no wood
yards in those days, SO they
had to cut the wood for them
selves. They found it was safer
to tie up at the foot of an
island than to the main shore,
on account of the falling tim
Der. One night they anchored
as usual at the foot of an
island, and after laying in their
wood for the next day, retired
to rest. But imagine their con.
sternation next m orning to dis
cover'that their island had dis.
appeared, sunk and gone for
ever, and they We're anchored
in the middle oil the river with
no land in sight. They cut
their hawser and put off down
the river without knowing
where they were. They passed
some lat-boats of whom they
inquired their whereabouts,but
the fat-boatmen were as much
lost as themselves. The RIVER
had undergone such great and
rapid changes that they had
lost'all their land marks aud
bearings. However, they got
safe down to Matches, where
they received the >oougratula.
ltions of their friends, upon the
safe Examination -of their peril
GUS voyage.


One romantic incident can
here be related, and then the
voyage may be considered fin
iShed. The captain who had
been employed TO navigate the.
boat down, being a young man
and somewhat susceptible OF
the tender passion, made love
to Mrs. Roosevelts waiting
maid, and as soon as they
landed at Matches, a ,parsoA
Was procured, and the mat
riage ceremony performed ON
the boat.
Year: 1873

arrived in Pittsburg early in
the year 1910, aud immediate
ly set about the work OF build.
ing his new steamboat. She
was to be one hundred and
sixteen teet long, and twenty
feet beam, with a suitable
depth not given. Rather a.
small boat, but sufficiently
large for experimental pur-
poses. Ship builders and ma.
chinists had to be brought
from New York, and owing TO
unforeseen difficulties, she was
a long timein being built and
equipped for The voyage.


I must here give some of
my own recoliections on the
subject. Travelling, to a con-
siderable extent, was perform
ed at that time, in skiIfs. Sew


eral persons who might be-
travelling together, would strike
the head waters of the Ohio at
some convenient point, and
either buy or build a skiff to go
down the river in. They would
row all day and land at some
cabin on the bank and stay all
night. Through the medium
of these travellers we kept tol
erably well posted as to the
probable time that we might
expect the boat down. We
were always very par 'icnlar to
inquire al! about her, as to
her shape, size and looks. One
man who had seen her very


ninutely described her as be-
ing as wide as house, and
shaped just like a smoothing
iron. Then we all knew ex-
actly how she looked-just
like a flat.iron and as wide as
a house. Then there were mar
veloass ,slories as to her speed.
Some aSerred that she would
run SO est that unless we were
in a good position and had a
fine che nee, she would pass
and be out OF sight before we
could see her. Therefore we
were on the lookout for her a
long time before she came
We were afraid to leave the
river for fear shs would pass
and we would miss the sight
of her. And after all our
looking and Watching she
passed down in the night and
we did not get to see her at all.
One man, Jesse Thomas, who
lived just above the mouth of
the little Scioto, said he saw
her. He happened to be
awake and hearing some an
usual noise, jumped out of bed
and ran to the river just as
she was passing, but he said
she ran so fast he barely got a
glimpse of her before she was
out of sight. He described her
as making a noise like the
flutter-Wheel of saw MILL
He was a great hon after that
be had seen the steamboat.


But to return. The boat was
finished after overcoming al
most insurmountable difficult
ties at a cost OF $4,000. which
at the present day would build
a pretty good steamboat. AT
ter it was ascertained that Mrs.
Roosevelt intended to accom-
pany her husband on this per-
ilous voyage, the good people
in Pittsburg almost raised in
arms against it. He was told
that although he might have
the right to throw his own life
away, he had no right to i'm
peril that of his wife and in
tant child. But she was a he
roic woman and determined to
accompany her husband, let
the danger be what 1t might
A cabin was fitted up aft for
Mr.. Roosevelt and wife, and a
larger one forward for the Of
ficers and crew. There was a
Year: 1873

ment Their displeasure goes for nothing
when the whole country approves. Six mil
lions of currency in exchange for fve-twenties
will do much toward relieving the stringency
of the money market and by the end of the
week fresh purchases wiH probably bring all
necessary relief We have praise both for
what the President has done and for what he
refused to do. In refusing to be swept away
by the panic, and in refusing to be persuaded
into using the Treasury reserve so as to risk
the bankruptcy of the country, General
Grant showed GOODNESS and pluck not un-
worthy Of his military fame, and proved him
self great statesman as well as great soldier
Whatever the result of the crisis his rare
courage has given him new claim upon the
affections of the country.


A remarkable feature of this panic, in addi-
ton to those already referred to, is the sta
bility of government securities. Gold has
not materially advanced, nor United States
bonds materially declined. The fluctuations
are not greater than in ordinary times. These
things indicate the confidence reposed in the





general and the prosperity of the country.
The Continent was never so rich in harvests
or in mines. Wheat and corn, gold and iron,
coal and oil, are abundant Never was
everything which can make people great
and prosperous more plentiful. There is good
cheer in this, and we may find that, as h tenn
porary arrangement of the system often leads
to surer health, so will this crisis lead to o
better condition in business enterprise. The
moderation which the HERALD has counselled
and which the people have adopted, tho wise
policy Of the President and the general
approval of his course, the soundness of the
banks and of our mercantile and most of our
commercial houses, together with rich harvests
and universal content, are all hopeful signs.
When the panic in Wall street is over and we
are able to look back upon the excitement and
fears of the past few days without anticipating
any possible danger, we shall have still fur
ther cause for congratulation in the assurance
that panic among the brokers cannot of
itself produce crisis in the country, and that
legitimate business may go on unharmed
while speculation is stricken to the earth.
Year: 1873

Synopsis FOR the Past Tarentv-Four Hours.
The barometer has fallen over the south Atlantic
and Gulf States, with rain area in the latter and
fresh and brisk northeast to southeast winds on
the coast. Occasional areas Of light rain have
been reported from the upper lake region and
thence to Missouri Cloudy weather and rain are
now prevailing over the Ohio Valley and lOwef
lake regions. the barometer being lowest over the
latter.


Probabilities.


FOR NEW ENGLAND AND THE MIDDLE STATES
CLOUDY WEATHER AND RAIN WILL PREVAIL. WITH
SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST WINDS vEERING TO
SOUTH AND EAST.


For Tennessee, the Ohio Valley and the lower
lake region light to fresh winds, mostly from the
north and west, and clear and clearing weather.
For the South Atlantic and Gulf States, gentle
and fresh northerly to easterly winds and parity
cloudy weather with coast rains.


For the upper lake region. Missouri and iowa
generally clear weather and winds gradually
backing to westerly and southerly.


The majority Of the midnight telegraphic reports
from the West, Gulf States Lower Michigan, Dap
kota and Rocky Mountain stations have not yss
been received


The weather in This City Yestcrday.
The following record win show the changes In
the temperature for the past twenty-four hours tn
comparison with the corresponding day Of lass
wear as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnuts
PHARMACY HERALD Building:-
Year: 1873

The YELLOW FEVER IN THE SOUTH. Eve
regret to hear that there is as yet no visible
abatement in the virulence of this terrible
disease at Shreveport; that it is pretty bad in
New Orleans, and that several persons have
died from it in Mobile. We are glad to re-
port, on the other hand, that at Memphis the
disease is fully under control and confidence
entirely restored Best of all, the autumn is
80 far advanced that very soon Jack Frost will
put an end to Yellow Jack. even & Shreveport
Year: 1873

INDUSTRY IN SWITZERLAND is marching
on" The valuable letter printed in another
column is fair exhibit of what republican
institutions can achieve when tempered with
conservatism at home and protected by
natural barriers from external ambitions.
Nature has provided Switzerland with for
tress which no armies can reduce, as the
can either successfully attack or permanently
blockade. Thus both republics can live
within themselves, whatever the emergency
but is it not q subject upon which either
Republic may justly congratulate itself, that
the peace of neither is menaced by an am
bilious foe and that commercial prosperity is
dominating all other forces?
Year: 1873

The letter Of our correspondent detailing
the action of the international Patent Con-
gress, will be read by inventors the world
over with the deepest interest Especially
are the Americans o nation of inventors, and
to them the proceedings Of this body will be
of the utmost Importance. Few persons not
actively engaged in mechanical industry are
aware of the perplexities which beset the
introduction of inventions abroad. Protec-
ton for the inventor is the last thought of the
despotic government; and thus almost all
machinery embodying progress, wherever
found, is the product of the American
mechanic. The fate of the inventor can be
stated in line: he presents the production
of his genius and patience for government
approval; he is poor, and, if not poor, he has
no influence; his claims are apparently exam
ined; his ideas are appropriated by some favor
ite about Court, and he then proceeds to some
other capital to repeat his bitter experience.
In this way American and native inventors
have been cheated in nearly every country Of
Europe. A system of this kind is no encour-
agement to the mechanic, and instead Of
spending his time in patient examination at
his work bench he is driven to the Jacobin
club to participate in sedition. The United
States, on the contrary, pursue very liberal
course. While more than ten thousand
patents are annually issued at Washington,
less than thirty are granted by the government
at Berlin. We hope that the European Pow
ers may adopt the measures suggested by the
Congress, because we feel sure that they
would do more to make the operative a con-
servative man in society than all the bulls and
manifestoes hurled at the International and
worhngmen's unions.
Year: 1873

Lastly, the policy OF the government has
proved as wise as it was moderate. We cannot
too much praise the course of President Grant,
for it has probably saved the country from
great financial crash Many persons, wild
with the excitement OF the moment and fear
full of the consequences of the impending
panic, thought it the time for another
exercise of 'the war power" 1t was urged
upon the President to come to the aid of the
banks with Treasury loan, but this was so
clearly illegal that, though Commodore Van
derbilt stood ready with fund OF SO, 600, 900
for the same purpose the proposition was
summarily rejected. Even though this course,


in case of an emergency, might have swal-
lowed up the currency balance and encroached
upon the legal tender reserve, it is possible the
country would have sanctioned it on account
of its extreme necessity. Both New England
and the West, however, would have endorsed
it with very bad grace. A wiser course,


which brings JOY to both sections was adopted.


New England is pleased because the loan to
the banks and the consequent imitation of the
currency was refused and the West also is
happy because the currency balance being
used in the purchase of bonds the Western
idea of saving interest on the public debt was
adopted in practice if not in theory. The
only persons whom this policy could displease
were the speculators who were without col
laterals and whose safety depended upon
their being able to borrow from the banks
after the banks had borrowed from the govern
Year: 1873

We venture to suggest to our brethren of
the press In this State, that we have Il con-
venion ut Little Rock on or about the 22d of
February next, composed Of all editors and
publishers, democratic or republican. who
are opposed to the present odious printing
law; that we prepare a petition to the General
Assembly asking Its immediate repeal; and
that we then take charge Of Llvermore, of the
Memphis and Little Rock Road. and visit
Memphis during the Madigras festival on the
25th offcruary What say cur friends?


The above we clip from the columns Of the
Augusta Bulletin. We endorse heartily the
idea Of an Editorial Convention, not merely
for the purpose Of pctitioning the Legislature
to repeal the printing although We most
heartily wish it wonld-but for the purpose
of forming an Editorial Association for our
mutual Improvement protection and benefit
Nothing SO tends 10 build up the country
press rs an united effort upon the part Of the
respective Editors; and the genial association
with each other IN convention, tends to soften
and round the corners Of those little editorial
asperities that so often creep into the col
umns OF all papers. Let US have u conven-
tion BY all means, and organize our forces
What does the guild say ?-Pyairie County
Democrat.


We agree with the papers above. Lei us
have Convention Of newspapers. on the
2Jth or later,
Year: 1873

William Pope Noble is dead. But short
week ago he left his desk. complaining OF
slight palm in the chest and severe cold, Dut
buoyant with high hopes and Frightening
prospects aud at midnight the small gather
ing, who yet fingered in the editorial rooms
of the Times were shocked to hear that hail
an hour previously their old time friehd ana
faithful co-worker had brcathed ms last;
Possessed of many qualities that endeared
him to his associates. and blessed through all
vcissitudes with a gcnialty and Christian
charity that commanded the respect OF all
the gap which his untimely end Will create
both among hi, cOpSerss, and in the com
munily. would be difficult TO I'LL. Born, II we
are not mistaken, in New Orleans. almost his
entire life has been passed among US. we
can remember him Years ago rs one 81 thc
brilliant gathering OF youth who then com
posed the Boys High School of the First Dis
trct Graduating with honor lie next APP
peared as lecturer on chemistry. attracting
large audiences of his felow-studcnts and
other friends At the conclusion OF the war
lie attached himself TO the reportorl4l stan OF
the Times, and through series OF Years con
tributed much to the attractivenes> OF TINS
journal. In 1868 he was elected to the Gene
raj Assembly from the Eleventh Ward, and
throughout his official career manifested the
same fidelity TO duty and strict Integrity
which has distinguished him through life.


At later day he was attached TO several
of the city Journals. aud it was only at the
beginning of the present month that he re-
turned 10 the scene OF his former laOors.
Those " ho knew him well and keenly appre-
ciate his admirable traits, deeply sympathise
in this the hour of their ailliction. with his
bereaved family, and tender to his sorrowing
widow and fatherless little children their
heartfelt coincidence


The above motive is from the New Orleans
Daily Times. Of the lst Of February. WILLIAM
POPE NOBLE was the only son of Mr.. j A.
Noble OF this cityl This unexpected death
was a crushing blow to his aged father. who
was looking forward to bright future for
his only and very promising son.
Year: 1873

Vice President Colfax lecturcd on Sun.
day night in Baltimore on the evils of in
temperance Speaking Of intemperance
led to the subject of legislation for in
temperance, and speaking of legislation
led in the most natural way in the world
to Credit Moblier. NoteveR this round
about approach was necessary, for very
few people would disagree with Mr. Col
fax il he had boldly placed the Credit
Mobilicr frauds MS among the most con.
spicuous instances our time affords Of the
evils Of intempcrance. There are other
kinds Of intemperance than the alcoholic
sort Instead Of dwelling upon this oh
vious and fertile topic, MIR. Coltax sim.
ply took advantage Of his audience and
the publicity of the occasion TO make a
personal plea in connection with recent
disclosures -- Chicago Tribune.
Year: 1873

c1g- Our country readers and others will
notice from Town Ordinance published In
our paper that there is a penalty attached to
wrgons unhitched in the public streets Of the
Town. 1t Is but minutes time to unhitch
your THANKSGIVING thereby the risk OF your
team getting startled and running OFF
Year: 1873

tS- Tax payers have until the 3lst of
March to pay their taxes, before any penalty
attaches


The taxes in the town Of Van Buren, it is
said, will be found third larger than ever
before. Never were the people in so poor a
condition to meet the extra demand.
Year: 1873

KILLED By A RAILROAD TRAIS.-IeSterday
morning an unknown white man was killed
by the $40 northern-bound mail train near
Billiards. crossing, about two miles and a
half beyond the corporate limits. 1t was
very foggy. and the engineer blew his whis-
tie as usual for the crossing, but did not see
any one upon the track until he was almost
upon him. There was no mark of violence
upon the deceased except some slight bruises
about the head, aud it is supposed that he
must have been struck By the bumper OF the
locomotive and thrown into the ditch along
side OF the road. The body was brought to
the city by the accommodation tram, anu,
by order of the coroner. deposited III the
City Morgue for recognition.


The deceased is medium.SiZed man, with
gray hair and full gray whisHers, apparently
between tfty-ive and sixty years of age.
He was dressed in L blue jacket, light pants,
and b,ck felt hat.


The coroner will hold the body until this
evening for Identification.
Year: 1873

MATCH GAME OF BlLLlARDs.-Thc second
match game of billiards between Messrs.
Vol ana Levy was played at the saloon OF
the former last night and was won by Wolf,
the score standing at the close OF the game
100 for w ulf. l4l for Levy.
Year: 1873

TIE NEW POSTAL CARDs-yery useful for husl'
ness purposes. Cards or announcements OF any
kind printed them will pass through tine mail for
one cent. Printing for these cards neatly and
cheaply done at this office