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Year: 1872

Oil explosions most frequently occur from the lamp being upset and broken. By using Pratt's Astral Oil you avoid this as well as every other danger incident to unsafe oils, it being in every respect perfectly pure, reliable and safe article
Year: 1872

On our fourth page will be found ju- dicious article from the Danbury News, advising Danbury merchants to make an effort to procure the Shepaug Valley trade upon the opening of the Bethel branch. If the merchants of Danbury are half as enterprising as it's newspaper, they will not let such chance slip.
Year: 1872

The propriety of the Senate action in tacking the Enforcement bill to an appro- priatlon bill in the face of the rule of the Senate which is given in full in another column seems to as more than doubtful. If an amendment adding the Enforcement bill was in order why was not the Civil Rights amendment in order also?
Year: 1872

News to December f4-Thc Militia Get


ting Impatient.


despatch to the San Francisco Chronicle dated
Yreka December 16, says:-Despatches have been
received from our correspondent at the front to
December H. He reports that oil is quiet there as
yet. 1t was expected that Major Greene would
move on the evening OF the 14th for Van Burners
Hill The oregon militia. under General Ross,
who are stationed there, are getting impatient at
the delay, and Major Greene cannot delay opera
tons much longer The latest from Link River is
to the effect that the OF the inactivity OF the
militia is the want OF provisions Captain Jack and
his band are still In their camp in the lava bed and
are as hostile as ever. 1t was supposed at nrst
that they were short OF ammunition, but this not
So They have been laying in powder and lead for
months past and are well supplied. The arms ana
ammunition sent up by Governor Booth arrived
Yesterday morning, and were at once sent out to
Camp Fairchild. Volunteers are also going OUT
and the indications are that there will be no
scarcity OF men to aid in putting the Modocs down
Colonel Stone telegraphed here to-day from jack
sonville to the effect that he would arrive here on
the stage tomorrow. Whether he will go to the
Everything Is quiet throughout the valley The set
tiers nave sent their families in, and have their
cabins forted up. All that IS wanted now Is q
movement by the military and II this Is successful
Jacks days are doomed. The vancouver troops
have not yet arrived at Link River, or had not night
before last. Major Greene has, including the Ore
gOn troops, $50 men under his command.
Year: 1872

Coroner Young yesterday held an inquest, at 90
Lewis street. on the body Of Ferdinand Hahn, the
lad, eleven years OF age, whose death resulted
from injuries received on Monday last by being
struck on the head with a piece OF snow and ice,
thrown at him by Frank Rockwell, eight years old.
While the two boys, with some others, were at play
In the yard Frank threw the lump OF Ice and snow
at Ferdinand, but without intending to do him
serious injury. The jury found verdict corre-
spending with the foregoing facts and Coroner
Young discharged the boy rockwell from custody,
there being no criminal intent shown on his part.
Year: 1872

Commissioner WOOD offered an aGidavit relating
to alleged drunkenness and incOmpetency OF u
male principal OF one OF the schools, no names
being made public. with motion that commit
tee be appointed to investigate the charges and
report. 1t was carried. number Of resolutions
reference manv to routine business. On motion
OF Commissioner Wood a committee Of three was
appointed to see the Board OF Apportionment in
reference to the deduction made from the Educa-
ton Budget for 1873.


On motion OF Mr.. LEWIS 1t was agreed that the
Committee on Bylaws prepare suitable badges for
the members OF the Board, resolution which was
carried unanimously, though with modest hesita-
tiOn and bushes on the part OF most Of the mem
bers


MI. JARVIS moved that the Committee on Teach
ers be increased to five instead OF three and 1t
was carried. In the unfinished business number
OF personal matters, such as leaves OF absence to
teachers and increase OF small salaries were acted
upon and the Board adjourned.
Year: 1872

"a swing oHt fse,a the shadow .nto the aoft
light OF the midnight moon, writkiug and
struggling as he dangled from the limb over
which the rope passed. The next name that
fell from the lips of Nick Dangerfield was
"Jack the marquis" and a moment after,
another form cast its horrible shadow upon
the upturned faces ofthose who held the rope.
As "Fandango Frank was being drawn to-
ward the others, husky, choking murmur
escaped him. and the rope broke. Quick as
flash the crowd was upon him, another
rope passed over the limb, and the despera-
40 earthly career of vice and crime was end
ed. AT this moment a cry of horror, awful
III It's tone and terrible in its import, burst
upon the still night, uttered by man who,
with face pale as the dead, stood pointing at
the swaying form of "Jack the marquis"
Every eye was turned in the direction in
which the man was pointing and the cry was
re-echoed by every man in the wild assem-
blage, for there in the pale, ghastly light OF
& he moon, the face distorted with supreme
agony, hung Fannie Darling, the "Pride of
the Bar" gazing with that horrible mex
pressibe expression down upon her awe
| stricken murderers. The cord was cut, but
the attempt at resuscitation came too late,
for the soul of the misguided girl had taken
| flight. She had died in her devotion to a
worthless lover, who forgot the woman who
had saved him from terrible fate. They
gave her rude border burial, and she sleeps
beneath the shadow of Table mountain. The
head-board which once marked the spot has
long since disappeared, but the lonely way
farer across the Serras could once deciphel
upon the rude cross above the little mound


the one word, "Fan." Peruvian Bar exists
no longer, and those who once made the gor


ges and arroyas ring with the music of the
| pick and cradle, are scattered far and wide


but never will they forget the night that end


ell the life of Fannie Darling
Year: 1872


The supper is over the hearth is swept,
And, in the wood-tire's glow,
The children cluster to hear tale
OF that time so long ago
When grandmama's hair was golden brown
And the warm blood came ana went .,,,oo.ar
Ger the face that could scarce have been sweeter
Than now now in its rich content.
The face is wrinkled and care-worn now,
And the golden hair is gray;
But the light that shone in the young girls eyes
Has never gone away.
And her needles catch the fires light,
As in and out they go,
With the clicking music that grandma loves,
Shaping the stocking toe
And the waking children love it, too,
For they know the stocking song
Brings many tale to grandma's mind, ss
Which they shall hear ere long. .
But It brings no story of olden time,
TO grandma's heart to night
Only ditty, quaint and short,
Is sung by the needles bright.
oIife is a stocking" grandma says,
"And yours is just begun;
But am knitting the toe of mine,
And my work is almost done.
With merry hearts we begin to knit
And the ribbing is almost play;
Some are gay colored, and some are wh'e'
And some are ashen gray
Rut most are made of many hue,
With many a stitch set wrong,
And MANY a row to be sadly ripped
Ere the whole is fair and strong.
There are long plain spaces without break
That in youth are hard to bear;
And many weary tear is dropped
AS we fashion the heel with care.
Rut the saddest, happiesC time is that
We court and yet would shun;
When our Heavenly Father breaks the thread,
And says that our work is DONE"
The children come to say geod night,
The tears in their bright young eyes;
While in grandma's lap, with q broken thread,
The finished stocking lies.
Year: 1872

Since even some Americans will persistently
misunderstood, or with equal persistence mis-
represent the One-Term Principle, we must
not be surprised to find the British newspa-
pers making a muddle OF the matter 1He
Saturday Reriew for instance, which cannot
see why anything more should be expected
from Greeley than Grant, because Grant
/" when reelected would be in precisely the
"position where, under freedom from temp
tation to aspire for another term OF ONCE,
"be would labor more for the country and
"less for himselfr Let us see about tins


1. What certainty is there that the Presl-
dent "would not aspire for another term Oh
"ofice ~ Other Presidents have not done so,
but then the Doctor is not exactly like other
Presidents, and being probably the most oo-
stinate man in the Union, if not IN the known
world, how are we to know, If there was
money to be made out OF 1t, tnat nc "oui"
not run for third termf q,


2. But admitting that Grant would zee,
Obliged to retire at the end of his second
term, is there not all the more reason 10 sup
nose that he would improve his opportunities
and make his hay, so to speak, while the sun
was sbiningP He has squeezed the Executive
orange tolerably hard, but if there is no juice
loft wbv ia he so unwilling to loosen his hOld
of itP Moreover if we take him for another
four wears, we take his whole family for the same
neriod. and we keep in place the whole nst Oh
household pensioners, from the paternal POST
master at Covington, KY, down to the last OF
the third OF fourth cousins, wherever they may
he growing fat on Treasury pap. There are
special reasons why DR.. Grant should be con-
tent with One Term, and there are, we admit
special reasons why he should MT be. The main
idea in his mind is that he has got into good
thing, and must by hook or by crook, keep
himself in. There will be nothing in his re-
election which will change him from what be
is into political saint. On the contrary, we
have every reason to suppose that he Will be
more of an Executive Ethiopian or leopard than
ever. with q duskier skin or with greater
variety of spots. There is only one word to
conveniently express what we shall have, and
that word is "Grantism." It's barbarOus
word, but then it represents barbarOus thing
Does the country want four years more Of 1t !


3. What we need are not Presidents who
will be biased by hope of reelection during
the first term, thus securing another during
which they will be perfectly regardless OF
public opinion. Nor do we want Presidents
who grown strong by eight years of power,
will be able to designate their, successors.
Human nature is infrm at the best, but that
President will most probably be patriotic and
singe-minded who, having reached the highest
of political places, will deem nothing so valu-
able as good historical reputation; and the
sooner man who holds the place without
any sense of its honor and dignity is out of
it, the better for this sorely-tried Republic
Year: 1872

description of the Hole that "he could con-
" trive no method but that Of convulsion OF
" the earth that should project the depoSed
" President to this infinitely distant space"
Upon this we have only the concluding com"
mentary to offer that Presidential election
may sometimes be as potent as the ele-
mental forces of nature,n that there may be
a Hole in Galena, ILL.,, and likewise Hole IN
GrOtOn. Mass.
Year: 1872

There have been few speeches of the cam
paign more direct and logical than that of
Gen. Ewing at St. Clairsville, Ohio, of which
we print some of the salient points this morn
ing. He sets in the clearest and strongest
light the tendency of the present Liberal
Campaign to bring about a genuine reunion,
to break up the military occupation of the
South and give all its people, white and black,
fair share in the Government.
Year: 1872

The telegraph informs us of elaborate pre-
parations made at Berlin for the approaching
visit of the Emperors of Russia and Austria
There will be great effort to persuade tile
world to believe that an entente cordId@ Will
henceforth subsist between three OF the most
powerful sovereigns of Europe. But the poll
cies by which these rulers are controlled are
so divergent that no positive alliance can DO
formed at present and none that might be
formed would be more than temporary in Its
operation.
Year: 1872

The Reelection party is forever gleefully
claiming that all the money of the country is
on the side of Grant. This is not true, but the
boast throws great deal Of light upon the
purposes and intention with which they have
gone into this canvass. They expect to buy
their way through; to spend large sums out
right, to excite the cupidity Of the venal by
exaggerated accounts of money in the hands
of their Committees, and to rouse the fears OF
timid capitalists by stories of Mr.. Greeley's
"unsafeness." 1t is true that they have more
money to use than the Liberals. We give
them the benefit of this admission at once.
But we shall have enough for all the legitimate
expenses of the canvass, and do not propose
to use money in any way which is not legiti-
mate. 1t is not true that all the rich men are
on the side of Grant, though it is true that
the majority of men who work for their living
are on the side of Greeley.
Year: 1872

The question of veracity between Morton
and Trumbu In the matter OF appointments, is Of 50
important character that committee should be APP
pointed to examine all the Cabinet officers and President
Grant himself. Morton said that he authorized 10
say that Mr. Tumbul had made 100 recommendation TO
Office" Who authorized Morton TO thus charge upon
Trumbul and what the purpose OF it Is the Pres
ident showing his hand openly attempting to
the Senate OF h he so far forgotten what due 10 the
dignity OF his office to take active part in thi
political scrimmage gotten up by Morton IL Co. TO di-
rect public attention from the thieves and Tascas who
have intrenched themselves around the Administration
greatly its dsrredtl Is the Republican party
receive its death blow from its fr3endsl We tell
both tue Administration and its Senator's follow the
lead OF Morton Co shat the people demand imme
date and thorough Investigation ito alleged abuses and
cOrruptiOns Enough has been unedrihed TO show an
offensive condition OF things, and the Administration
must cleanse itself Of al cOusOn with them The peO
pie demand REFORM and y eO,nOt the
good Of the nation or the party.
Year: 1872

The New York StddtS-IeitltRg, the lead
ing Democratic German paper, opposes
Greeley. 1t says of Carl Shurz


The most capable men who were present
in Cincinnati bear witness to the fact that
the combination which led to the nOmina-
ton of Greeley and Brown was directed
especially against Senator SChurZ, and de-
signed to break down his growing influ-
ence, because his zeal for reform was too
sincere, and conducted with too much tact
and talent, so that the politicians began to
fear that the boy Carl might make serl-
Gus affair out of a movement which was
secretly begun for the purpose of gratity-
ing their own selfish ends,


The Cincinnati VOLE$frcuHd says on the
same subject:


1t is taken for granted that SChurz has
received a very severe blow, from which
he can only recover under the most fa-
vOrable circumstances. His future VIII
depend very much on his future course,
and whether or not he will be able to Sc
cure the respect of the German element
in America for in spite of his talents the
Anglo-American will drop him if they
see the majority of Germans are no long
er at his back And these would quit
him if he should demean himself SO much
as to humbly kiss the hand and rod that
smOte him, if he permit himself to be
used by Gratz Brown, who treated him
after the manner of a bandit, as cam
paign and train horse.
Year: 1872

IRON CLADs.-The New York Herald
correspondent of the 9th instant says that
at a recent Cabinet meeting it was finally
decided that every iron clad of the navy
should be put in condition for immediate
service. The Secretary of War was also in
structed to make the coast defenses, par
ticular!y y on the Southern seaboard, as inn
pregnable as possible.


Information has reached the Navy De-
partment that Moro Castle, guarding the
entrance to Havana harbor. is being rapid
ly strengthened, and that fifteen-inch
guns pointing seaward are now being put
in position. The order to fit out so many
monitors at this time excites a suspicion
that trouble is imminent with Spain.
Year: 1872

A Satisfactory Solution of the Alabama


Question.


WASHINGTON May 13.-Casey's successor is
not to be named for some days


The Conference Committee have adopted the
House substitute for MorrilPs amendment to the
Deficiency bill, with some restrictions with re-
gard to payment from the Treasury.


The President transmitted to-day to the SEN
ate the correspondence between the United
States and Great Britain, relative to the Treaty
of Washington, accompanied with brief
message The envelope bore the word conf
Dental" A short time after the reception of
the documents, the Senate went into executive
session, when they were read. Ii appears the
design of the President was to ascertain the
views of the Senate as to the new article to the
Treaty Withdrawing the claims for cOnsequen-
tial damages from the American statement Of
the case with the promise, in substance, that
whenever England or the United States shall
be at war, and the other a neutral, the neutral
will make no complaints for any indirect re-
mote OF consequential injuries or losses result
ing from failure to observe neutral duties. As
It is known that Great Britain will agree to the
proposed new article, and that both Govern
ments are anxious to save the Treaty by this
means, Is was thought proper to place the SEN
ate in possession of all the facts in order that
the Executive, acting upon their advice might
pursue the negotiation SO as to secure the con-
summation of the Treaty in a manner satisfac-
tory to the two Governments.


There was brief debate after the reading of
the documents involving the merits of the ques-
ton.


a motion was made to remove the injunction
Of secrecy but this failed and the message and
documents were then ordered to be printed in
confidence and referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations. There is scarcely question
but that the Senate will advise the acceptance
of the additional article to the Treaty.
Year: 1872

A very clear illustration OF the dlStinc-
ton between strength of will and strength
of mind was once given by a gay young
fellow who probably had never read page
of metaphysics in his life. This young
gentleman, whose friends called him Bob
for shortness, was of an exceedingly nerv-
Gus temperament, and any unusual indul-
gence in wine was sure to leave him in
shaky and unhappy condition. Bob had
a consequential acquaintance named Waf-
fies, who was gifted with the absorbing
qualities of sponge, and who, although
in the habit of drinking much more freely
than Bob, was never known to exhibit
any signs of inebriety.


One morning Waffies called upon his
friend, whom he found seated on the stool
of repentance, with wet towel bound
round his head, and several empty soda
bottles by his side; and shocked at the
sight, he began to mOralize.


80 you were tight again last night,
do as I do? When [ have drunk enough
/ stop. You should have more strength of
mind, and initiate me-"


strength of mind! ~ snarled Bob, who,
nervous and irritable, had very little dis
position to submit to temperance lecture
from such a source; what the deuce has
strength of mind to do with it? Strength
of will, you mean


"Well," quoth Watfles, what is the diff
ference?n


"Pn tell you the difference" retorted
Bob vindictively; "Brutes have no mind
at all. but iackass has more strength of
will than any being that breathes."
Year: 1872

orthe benefit of children who are learn
ing the elements of piano music, the fol-
lowing direction in rhyme is submitted by
one who knows it to be an unfailing way tc
information on the subject:


All the 6 and A Keys


Are between the black threes,


and tween the two are all the DIS.


Then on the right side of the threes


Will be found the BIS and Cs;


But on the left side Of the threes


Are all the Fs and all the Els.


That's the way to learn the keys.
Year: 1872

George D. Prentice wrote many beautiful
ings, but never anything more quietly beau
full than the following:


Come in beautiful dreams, love,
Oh, come to me oft,
When the white wings of sleep
On my bosom lie soft.
Oh come when the sea,


In the moons gentle light,
Beats soft on the air


Like the pulse of the night;
When the sky and the wave
Wear their lcftiest blue,
When the dew's on the flower,
And the stars on the dew,
Come in beautiful dreams, love,
Oh ! come and we'll stray
Where the whole year is covered
With the blossoms of May
Where each sound is sweet
As the coo of the dove
And the gales are as soft


AS the breathings of love;
Where the beams kiss the waves
And the waves kiss the beach,
And our warm lips may catch
The sweet lessons they teach.
Come in beautiful dreams, love,
Oh come and We'll fly,
Like two winged spirits


Of love through the sky;
With hand clasped in hand
On our dreamWing5 we Il go,
Where the starlight and moonlight
Are lending their glow;
And on the bright clouds we'll lingcr
OF purple and gold,
Till the angels shall envy
The bliss they behold.
Year: 1872

Do you ever think how much little
hid does in day? How, from sunrise to
sunset, the dear little feet patter around,
to us so aimlessly? Climbing up here,
kneeling down there, running to another
place, and never still twisting and turn
ing, rolling and reaching and doubling, as
if testing every bone and muscle for their
future uses. It is very curious to watch 1t.
A very busy creature is a little child.
Year: 1872

Falling barometer. southerly to easterly winds and
increasing cloudines for Tuesday from the western
Gulf to the lakes with threatening weather and prob


ably areas of rain from the Missouri valley to the upper
lakes Rising barometer generally clear and pleasant
weather and westerly to nOrtherly winds from FLORIDA
northeastward the Middle and New England
States the latter shifting to eastery and soutbery over
the lower lake region. An of lew barometer Is
apparently advancing eastward toward the Northwest
Year: 1872

Urinary and Womb Diseases. Gravel. Diabetes. Dror
syt Inc0nunence OF Urine, Brghts disease Albumin
ria, and in cases where there are Brick dust denot az
the water is thick, cloudy mixed with substances like
the white of an egg, threads like white silk or there


Is morbid, dark bilious appearance, and white Bone
duSt deposits and here there is pricking burning
sensat on and pain IN the small of the back and along
Ian ReSoyent, aided by the application of Radway
Ready Relief to the spine and small of the back and
the bowels regulated with or two of Railways
Regulating Pills per day will. make a complete
cure In few days the patient will be enabled to hold
and discharge water naturally without pain and th.
sherry color.
Year: 1872

A PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND corre-
spondent gives what purports ,to, be
the particulars OF the fading Of n
corpse. supposed to be that of Sam
Belding. a sailor. who died hundred
years ago, and Of. whom there are tra-
ditions afioat on the islands 4 man
was blowing In his field, when sudden
ly his team was brought to a stand
still by some hard substance. A neigh
Dor happened to be In the field at the
time, and the two men, with pick and
shovel, soon unearthed what had the
appearance Of a human torn, wrapped
In some dark kind Of matted stuff, and
literally covered with pitch. The two
men opened the awful looking pack
age, and found It to contain the re-
mains Of an ancient mariner, with
clothes In good state Of preservation.
There was q striped vest or shirt, buff
breechee. or skirt OF curious kind
Of material 4 red woolen cap; on
the feet was pair Of jack boots !;
around his waist was belt with an
cient daggers and pistols. Upon cx-
animation It was found that the mate
rial which enveloped the body was
composed of birch bark and coal tar,
which rendered the package hermeti-
cal. In little Iron box, inclosed
with the body, were some silver coins
Of the reign Of Queen Anne.