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Year: 1875

SEVEN PRISONERS EscApE-THEy ARE PURSUED


AND ALL PUT BAcK AGAIN INTO THEIR CELLS.


About two o'clock yesterday afternoon, seven
prisoners escaped from the New Castle jail.
Nip Riley, Johnny KeegaD, "Blubber" Davis and
"Reddy" August were among them. colored
man, whose name we have not been able to get,
and two other prisoners make up the party.


Being turned into tho Jail yard fol-. exercise
they availed themselves of ladder which had
been left in the yard by some workmen,
with which they scaled the walls and
jumped down upon coal shed belong
ing to the public school. They then
ran across the green and into tho Episcopal
church yard, one of them entering the church,
where he was soon captured. The other ak
went on up town, three going up Orange and
three up Market street. Citizens joined In the
pursuit, and before night all wero lodged in jail
No violence was used either in the escape or
capture, and the whole affair was quietly con-
Quoted


The highly sensational reports sent from this
city, last night, to other cities, were without
foundation.
Year: 1875

MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE


NATIONAL GRANGE AND THE WORK BEFORE IT.


The Executive Committee Of the National
Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry meet in
Washington noxt Thursday, and will decide
where the headquarters of the National Grange
shall be located, and also the place Of meeting
of the next session Of that body. The Execu-
tive Committee will also consider the PROPOSE
tion of the Cooperative Societies Of Great Britain
for the establishment Of an international system
Of exchange between the Changers and the Soci-
ties. The Board of Appeal will assemble to-day
for the purpose of deciding on appeals from
State Oranges to the National Grange.
Year: 1875

The --latest novelty in wOman's attire
does not sound comfortable. She has, it
seems, adopted a garment in which it is
almost impossible to walk or sit down, or
to enter a carriage. and which can only be
worn by throwing the body into the most
powerful cOntOrtions according to the in
structiOns specially given by the dress
makers who manufacture it. The Paris
correspondent of the Queen gives the fol-
lowing account of this new article of dress:
9 Demi-trains," says the correspondent,
1" are inconvenient for the street, and even
for getting into a carriage, and they go so
tied back and banded with elastic that
walking, and, above all. sitting down are
not the easy, careless movements Of yOre.
Some dressmakers give Instructions as to
the management of the demi-trains. The
best manner of gathering up the train is
to turn to the right, bending slightly
backwards, and to take hold Of the dress
as low down as possible. When you
straighten and stand upright again the
skirt will be slightly lifted, and thus be-
come no longer than a short costume.
When YOU wish to let the skirt trail again
you must throw it back with a sweep of
the right hand. This will be found
much more graceful way of preserving
the train from contact with the streets
than by lifting it on each side with both
hands. Man dressed in coat or pair of
trousers involving so much trouble and
agony would hardly feel up to perform
ing those duties which woman kindly
proposes to take on her own hands. She
is. however, very strong minded, and de
lights in a life of active occupation. ."-PaD
Mah Gazette.
Year: 1875

The Vallejo (Cal.) CtronicA relates the
following incident concerning Vallejo
minstrel: When we remarked in Fridays
issue of the troubles encountered by the


Vallejo Minstrel Troupe at Suisun, Cali
fornia, that they were totally busted, we


were not strictly accurate. One of their
number reveled in thepossession of 81 40.


As soon as the fact spread among the re-
naming members of the company, every
m2n of them made dash to borrow it.
This capitalist, however, didn't care about
going into the banking business just then,
and, to get rid of the opportunities, de-
cided to desert. He made break for the
county road, with the calculation of chang
ing his minstrel part and assuming the
character of Weston in his great walking
feat, with Vallejo as the place for the cur
tain to drop. He found the road extreme
ly level, and considered it the best walking
he had seen for some time. The scenery,
after while. seemed little monOtonous;
but then he wasn't travelling to inspect the
beauties of the landscape, and the road
still continued as fine as ever. Just as he
was beginning to think that it was time
to see Vallejo heave in sight, morning be-
gan to dawn, and. as the gray light made
objects more visibles what was his dismay
and horror to see the town of Fairfield
near by. and himself in the middle of the
Fairfield race-track! He had been walk
ing around it all night.
Year: 1875

DIR. Carpenter. an eminent English
savan, who has been engaged in hydro
graphic researches in the employ of the
Royal Navy, has made a discovery which
is analogous to that of Harvey. He has
found that the ocean, like the blood in the
animal system, circulates regularly. The
poles supply the place Of heart, and the
motive power is the action of heat and
cold. The intensely cold water of the
Arctic and Antarctic regions is continually
moving toward the equator, the warmer
water from which latitude flows north
ward and southwark. 1t - singular that
the same important item of scientific in
formation was contributed by n Russian
named Leus fifty years ago. but dropped
entirely out of the history of science. His
theory is expressed in terms almost iden-
tical with those used by DR.. Carpenter,
though the latter cOald not have known
of the existence of such a theory.
Year: 1875

1t is said on seemingly good authority
that mixture of molasses and water liber-
ally sprinkled on plant will destroy the
mildew, the theory being that thin film
of sugar is left on leaves and branches by
the evaporation of water. This deprives
the mildew of air and kills il. 1t would in
time injure the plant, but the next rain or
thorough watering washes it offand leaves
the breathing places once more open.
The application should be made as
promptly as possible, and in any case it is
likely that some back spots will remain
on the leaves, where the mildew has
wrought its work on the exterior cuticle
The proportions may be about six parts
water to four of molasseS, but absolute ac-
curacy is not essential. A weak solution
Of common glue is also recommended,
the action and effect being the same as
with molasses.-C Christian Union.
Year: 1875

For sick rooms or bedrooms, where
steady, continuous but not brisk fire is
desirable, pumiee-stOne, laid in large
Jumps in the fireplace or CRATE, and so ar
ranged hat two or more gas-burners open
upon it, will produce pleasant heat. A
good way of construction is TO introduce
two or three argand gas-burners into the
bottom of the CRATE, and then put in six
or eight Jumps of pumiee-stone. 1t is
very inexpensive material, and it neither
wastes nor burns away, and it soon be-
comes Of bright glow and appears like
actual Goals, while the gas-ilames play
prettily about it. One, two, or all three
of the jets of gas can be turned on, as a
larger or smaller fire is needed. The per-
feet cleanliness ofthese pumice- stone fires,
and their freedom from ashes, dust or
smoke, cause them to be of great service
in the chamber of an invalid and their
safety also recommends them for the
library and nursery. In summertime,
when an occasional fire is often Of great
comfort, such an arrangement Is also
highly advisable.
Year: 1875

Every man thinks a newspaper fair
game. If a society or any body of men
get up concert or ball, or other form
of entertainment, the object of which is to
put money in their pockets, or, if the pro-
ceedS are 10 be devoted to charitable pur-
poses to add TO their own glOrification, they
become very indignant if the proprietors of
a anewspaper do not assist them by series
of gratutitOus advertisements for several
weeks before the event takes place.
These gentlemen should remember that
literary men, in this practical age, work
for money as well as for fame, principally
for the former, however, and the business
manager ofa newspaper, if he wishes to
keep on the safe side of the ledger, con-
ducts his charge on the same principle as
the head of any business establishment.
People who are getting up a ball would
feel chary OF asking present Of pair OF
gloves from any merchant on that account,
yet asking and expecting to receivea gratu-
ItouS advertisement is a similar demand.
The editor ofthe Marlboro Mass. Journal
states the case very plainly when he in
forms his readers that :" we long ago adopt
ed the plan OF charging our regular read
ing notice price for all editorial announce
ments of entertainments TO which an adj
mission fee is affixed. We make no excep-
ton TO this rule. In the way of news
topics we freely and gladly insert sketches
OF all entertainments after they have be-
come matters of history. 1t is only the
preliminary work, looking to the drawing
out OF increased patronage from the pub
lie, for which we expect CONDENSATION. "
Year: 1875

Mir. Butler, of Massachusetts, intro duced into the House bill to provide for legal and fair election in the State of Louisiana, and to guarantee to that State republican form of government. The bill was referred to the Judiciary Committee. It directs an election to be held on the fourth Tuesday in May next, for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Auditor of Public Accounts, Superin- tendent of Public Elections, and mem- bers of the Legislature; that the Presi- dent shall immediately appoint three suitable persons to superintend such election; that they shall immediately ap- point two competent and suitable citi- zens ot opposite political parties as State registrars, who shall cause new and complete registration to be made of all the legally qualified voters of the State; :; that the State registrars and superinten- dents shall in like manner appoint two supervisors for registration ill each parish, and that the superintendents shall in like manner appoint two com missioners of elections for each election precinct within ten days of the day of election. The State registrars are to open the returns in the presence of the superintendents, and to examine, can vas, and compile the same, and the superintendents are thereupon to make public proclamation of the result of the election in two newspapers of general circulation and of opposite politics. The Legislature thus elected is to meet and organize on the second Monday after this promulgation of the result of the election, and on the first Monday after such promulgation the Governor, Lieu tenant Governor, and other State officers shall enter on the discharge of their re- spective offices, and the government thus established is to be recognized by the United States government as the legal government of Louisiana. The United States Circuit Court of Louisi- ana is to have exclusive jurisdiction of all crimes and ofenses made punishable

 by this act. It authorizes the President to employ the army and navy to main

 tain the public peace, to sustain the off

 cers under the act, and to enforce the

 provisions of the act, and any act of an

 officer of the State of Louisiana, or of 6

 State Court interfering with the execu tion of the act is to be treated as abso l lutelY void.
Year: 1875

Gen. Custer, of the U. s. army, in a letter addressed to the chief of the h. dian Bureau, says: The commissioner, sitting in his comfortable chair in Wash ington, might assert that there are no wrongs heaped upon the Indians at re- mote agencies by the representatives of the Indian Department; that they have not been deprived of large portions of the annuities intended for them and that they have not been in reality robbed by being forced to trade where ten times the market price of an article is taken from them. That the commissioner may or may not know of these wrongs does not affect the truth of the statement that they exist. Within the past ten days I have been appealed to by @ delegation of prominent chiefs, asking that the mill tary would exert its influence to protect them and their people against the unjust demands, as they believed, of their agent. This is but one of many incl dents of the same kind. To this appeal as to others of similar. nature, I replied that the military had nothing to do with their grievances, that they must repre- sent the facts to their agent, and ask to have the matter forwarded to the Great Father in Washington. To which they replied that the agent Gas might be in ferred from the glaring reports of the commissioner based on the statements of agents) only tells his own side of the story, while there is no one to speak for the Indian. I then assured the chief who acted as spokesman that the Great Father had the interest and welfare of the Indians at heart, and in selecting men for agents endeavored to select only good men. The reply of the chief is well worth considering by the commis- sioner. He said: 'The Great Father may choose only good men, as you say, and they may be good men when they leave Washington; but by the time they get to us they are thieves, and we would like o change" I have quoted the chiefs reply literally, and have referred to this matter more as an illustration than under the belief that by so doing I would invite the attention of the com missioner to the affairs of his depart nont
Year: 1875

Not many days since a household in Baltimore was stricken with calamity which threw upon it the necessity of btirying four of it's members on the same day. It was heavy burden which this poor family were compelled to bear, and one for which they were entirely unpre- pared. The funeral expenses entirely exhausted their scanty resources, and left them to confront the winter without

 money and without employment This incident has directed attention to the cost of burying the dead, and to the enormous tax which the custom of hiring enough hacks to constitute funeral pro- cession imposes upon class of people who are entirely unable to bear it. Every day we see train of carriages, says Baltimore paper, varying in num- Der from five to twenty, start away from some small house, the yearly rental of which would not amount to the cost of this showy funeral. Why should poor families be compelled to toil, to make sacrifices and to deny themselves the commonest comforts of life for many months, in order to save enough money to pay for useless pageant, which cer- tainly adds nothing to the happiness of the living or the dead?
Year: 1875

To have plenty of eggs. in winter, the fowls must have warm roasting and nest ing places, warm food, if possible, with some kind of animal food at least once @ day, and water to drink at will gravel and lime must be always at hand, and the poultry house must be kept scrupu- lously clean, and the fowls out of the way of vermin and free from lice.

 Lice may be destroyed by the applica- tion of lard or sweet oil in which car bolic acid has been mixed at the rate of one part of acid to one hundred of oil or lard. For poultry, the mixture should be rubbed beneath the wings and on top of the head, except in the case of sitting hens, which should never have grease of any kind applied to them, if the eggs are to be hatched
Year: 1875

There is good joke on 8 school pro- lessor in Paris, Ill. In the summer he went to Chicago to attend some sort of an educational meeting, and retiring for the night, he found that the room was rather close, and had his roommate to get up and open the window he found the window but could not raise it, so the professor told him to knock pane out he did so, and returned to bed. The professor concluded that the room was still too close to suit him, so he got up and kicked out another pane of glass, and said, "That feels more comfortable" and went to bed and enjoyed the venti- lated room. On getting up in the morn ing they discovered they had smashed the glass in the door of 8 bookcase,
Year: 1875

The perceptive faculty of women is usually keener than the same phreno- logical organ in men. Woman knows that beauty father than genius is worshiped by the sterner sex. A man may talk with his lips of the latter to his lady-love, but the keenness of the woman knows that he is thinking of the former in his heart. All women have an innate desire to please their beaur. They are fond of admiration, hence one of their longings is to be beautiful The grand secret of female beauty is health the secret of health is the power to eat, digest and assimilate a proper quantity of wholesome food. Take Vinegar Bitters. It will cleanse the stomach, tone the vital organs, give a perfect digestion, purify the blood, clear up the complexion, and produce state of mental and physical electricity which gives symmetry of form, bright eyes, white skin, glossy hair, and genuine type of female loveliness which no cosmetic can compare with.-Cone.
Year: 1875

A Terre Haute paper tells this sad story: On Christmas eve 8 beautiful widow was married to young merchant. On Sunday morning the wife arose be- fore her husband was out of bed and, slipping light wrapper over her night clothes, went out. No more was thought of 1t by him until her prolonged ab- sence began to create alarm. He then arose, alarmed her parents, and began 8 search for her. They looked in vain un- til about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, when she was found in the edge of 8 small stream about Six miles from the town. As soon as she saw her brother she began to scream and plunged into the water up to her waist. They rescued her and then discovered that she had become raving maniac. What caused her in sanity none can tell.
Year: 1875

There is no better way of saving money than in purchasing a good article This is especially the case in so conspicuous an article of dress as gentleman's collar. Those who have either worn the Elmwood or Warwick Collar have discovered this, and advise their friends to try these 6rsr-ciass goods. Conn.,
Year: 1875

The Republicans of Pennsylvania have a
hard fight before them. The Democracy in


hat state have appealed to the dishonest and
discontented, and with the help of these
powerful elements hope to win the victory.
The wise course for the Republicans to pur-
sue is to take decided ground on the currency
question, and preach the gospel of resump-
ton in every quarter of the state. Honest
people only need to see the right, in fnan-
cial as in other matters, to follow it. A few
speeches by Stuart L. Woodford would do
heaps of good in Pennsylvania this campaign
The Republicans of Ohio have discovered
that their true policy is TO make distinct
hard-money fight. The Republicans of Penn
sylvania will do well to pattern after them.
Year: 1875

The endorsement of Ohio by Pennsylvania
seems to have different effect from that an
ticlpated by the Democratic leaders. Honest
Democrats had until then believed SEN
ator Thurman's assurance that the currency
question was an issue of little Importance,
and that imitation would not be taken up by
the national party. But the action of Penn
sylvania has enlightened them. They see
that Democratic triumph in Ohio would be
construed as triumph for reputation, and
they begin to realize for the first time that
the preservation of national honor requires
the defeat of Allen,
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 tor publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


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

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
journal.
Year: 1875

U. s. Attorney General Williams
has sent in his resignation to the Pre-
sident to take effect on the 18th Of May.
The exact cause for this step is not
known, but it is supposed that the At
torney General has his eye upon the U.
s. Senatorship and that he will return
to that State and enter at once upon the
Senatorial contest.


There is, Of course, considerable
speculation as to bis probable successor,
but it is generally thought that Secre-
tary Bristsw will receive the vacant
portfolio. The names of Judge Pierre
pont, Ex-senator Carpenter and of the
notorious, irrepressible Ben, Butler are
also mentioned.
Year: 1875

"PLEAsE HOLD MY BABY WHILE
A woman from the ''rural districts"
was in town shopping last week, and
being somewhat encumbered by a
young baby in her arms, requested a
man with whom she had some ac-
quaintance to hold it for her 'just a
little WHILE" until she could go to
some of the other stores to complete
her purchases. Being a good-natur-
ed man, and somewhat fond of child
ren, he readily assumed the Office of
temporary nurse, and sat down in one
of the stores, with the baby in his
arms, to await the mothers return
For some reason she prolonged her
stay until he became uneasy and sal
lied out to look for her He did not
find her until he had made the round
of most OF the stores, and had be-
come pretty thoroughly alarmed lest
the forgetful mother had gone home
and left her baby behind. When he
at last found her and delivered up his
precious charge, he heaved deer
sigh of relief, and no doubt inwardly
resolved that he would never hold {
borrowed baby againl
Year: 1875

Of jackson County's precious coal;
But let us fondIy hope that ere
Rolls round another aeeting year
We may the happy prospect hail
OF quickly "riding on rail"
My song is sung, and now FAREWELL
And while the years glad greetings swell,
May all its hours bring peace and joy
So prays your friend,


THE CARRIER BOY.
Year: 1875

When your time is out, don't wait till you have a
chance to come to town, or send the money by a
neighbor but enclose it in letter at once and hand
it to your P. NJ. We gH be responsible II the nlonsg
is lost, from any post-ogfce in this county.


Subscribers outside of the county should send
money orders, when practicable, where the amount
is 81 or more. An order costs but cents, which
the subscriber may deduct from the amount sent.
Year: 1875

1t is probable the miners found in The
Black Hills will not be disturbed at present,
as the government does not propose to furnish
free transportation back to Cheyenne for all
adventurers found there.


Reports received at the bureau OF
agriculture from different sections indicate
that winter and spring wheat will yield four
Year: 1875

LONDON advices indicate that the
financial breeze is over, and attribute
the late crisis to over speculation, par
ticularly in teas, silks and opium, and
an excess of discounted paper. 1t may
be remarked that in this country also
the tea trade threatens to be overdone,
as it now comes round the world to us
both ways, from the east as of old, and
from the west via San Francisco.
Year: 1875

TIE homliest women in the world are
said to live in the valley of Spit, twelve
thousand feet above the sea, in the
Himalaya mountains. Their faces are
horribly repulsive, and they wear high
leather boots clear up to their bustles,
which hey FIJI with flour TO keep their
extremities warm. Yet, nevertheless,
travellers say that the men of Spiti are
just as apt to get "looney and lose
their sleep over these ridiculous crea-
lures as are the men of more favored
regions over their own beauties. There
is just as much signing in Spiti as
there is anywhere else.
Year: 1875

NEWPORT RI March 8, 1879
Fishing schr Lydia of this port ana believed TO have
been lost with all board arrived here during the
night predicted in the HERALD to-day She ice
bound IN the basin at Block Isand1 having anchored
there the day that she left here had
done than the Ne wind drove the drift ice and
completely blocked the passage. They were obliged to
remain there eight days, and could send no news to
Year: 1875

The channel OF the Delaware River OF Trenton
and vicinity opened yesterday morning. with the
ice floating rapidly, causing lowering Of several
feet In The stream. The ice became blocked all
the way from Bordentown TO Trenton in the after
noon, and the river commenced to rise again.
Much alarm Is let, and serious damage ID threat.