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Year: 1870

New YORK, May 29.-The perform,
ance in the Bowery Theater, early on
Sunday morning, terminated in fright,
full tragedy. Last week the managers
introduced living lions and tigers as a
novelty, with young woman, whose
stage name is Minnie Wells, as the lion
queen. Attired in a well-ftting suit OF
red, she boldly entered the lions cage,
and for a time became master of the
king of the forest. The tigers were
also so thoroughly under her control
that, at a mere motion of her hand,
they crouched to her feet, permitting
her to sit on their backs. ..


At about 1890 o'clock this morning
when the curtain was about to fall,
Minnie Wells entered the cages OF
lions and tigers, and reduced them to
submission. Attired in her garish cos
tune the girl went in to the cage of the
two lionesses and began her perform
ance. One of the animals was ready to
obey her mistress, but the other was out
of humor; but it would never do TO dis
appoint the patrons of the Bowery thea
ter, so Minnie Wells attempted to chas-
tise the animal, and the brute snortlng
under the blows sprang upon her. In the
twinkling of an eve, the lion queen was
thrown down, and the furious beast
sprarg at her throat, fastening his
teeth and claws into both throat and
shoulders. 1t was thought at first by
the spectators, that this was part Of the
play, until the girls shrieks undeceived
them. Then the truth began to dawn
on the house. The women also shrek
ed and tainted. Some Of the more
timid left their seats and rushed from
a place which had been changed from
the representation Of mimic to a real
tragedy.


The woman lay on the floor OF the
cage, and the teeth and claws of the
beast tearing her flesh. Shrek after
shrek rang through the theatcr, and
all supposed that the lion queen : per-
formanccs had ended But soon the
attendants rushed to the stage, armed
with iron bars and began to belabor
the monster until he had released his
hold. The girl was then taken out
more dead than alive, for she had
tainted Her friends rushed up, and
took her from the thcatcr to her lodgings
where a surgeon was summoned to
dress the wounds. On examination it
was found that the injuries were not
fatal but still very severe The girls
face, neck and shoulders had been very
severely mangled by the animals teeth
and claws.


In trying to save herself the lion
queen thrust ont her hand, which WAS
seized by the lion teeth, and so severely
bitten that it may be necessary to am
putatc it.
Year: 1870

Presbyterian Gchcrai -N~S'"'S'


PHILADELPHIA, May 3O.-Thc report
Of the committee Oh Report OF Board
of Publication was received from DIR.
McCoSh


The report of the standing committee
on Foreign Missions was taken from
the docket and considered item 10y item.
The resolutions in the report were
adopted as recommended, but the dis
cussion occupied the entire morning.


An amendment was offered to the
item concerning Indian work, which
was hotly discussed. The amendment
was TO formally approve of the action
of President Grant and the officers of
the Government in pursuing peaceful
nolicy toward the Indians. This was
moi agreed to, OH the ground that poll
tics should have no place in the Church.
Sneeches were made by Commissioners
from the Indian country and others. The
item was finally adopted as reported
and the amendment tabled.


The report of the joint committee on
Foreign Missions was taken from. the
docket and considered The resolutions
were all adopted without argument. a
motion to transfer the case of Chinese,
Indians and others in this country from
the Board of Foreign Missions to the
Board of Home Missions was carried.
The special order of the day, the recep
ton of the report of the joint committee
on Home Missions, was postponed until
afternoon on account Of the absence o.
the chairman of the committee.
Year: 1870

At meeting of the Synod OF the Re
formed Presbyterian Church at New
York Yesterday, reports were made from
Iowa's Prcsbytery and that from the
Lakes. \ letter Of greeting was read
from the Reformed Presbyterian Church
of Ireland.which expressed the opinion
that the only hope for the Episcopal
Church in England was in its discstab-
lshmcnt, then the dross will be weeded
ont and men of talent and religious
fcrvor selected a. preachers. The next
session will be occupied in the discussion
of the ncy covenant and confession OF
sin.
Year: 1870

4 tremendous fire swept over vast
tract of woods near Fort Williams,
Canada, on Thunder Bay, MAY 18th.
The burnt district is on the route OF
the Red River expedition and will prob
ably give some trouble in making a
road.
Year: 1870

REMEDY FOR CANcER.-Col Ussery,
Of the Paris Desoto, informs the editor
OF the Caddo Gazette that he fully test.
ed remedy for this troublesome dis
ease recommended to him by Spanish
woman, native of the country. The
remedy is this +: Take an egg and break
it, pour out the white, retaining the
yolk in the shell, put in salt and mix
with th, yolk as long ms it win receive
it; stir them together until the salve is
formed put portion of this on piece
OF sticking plaster and apply it to the
cancer about twice a day. lie has tried
the remedy twice in his own family
with entire success. 1t has also been
tried on two cases in Rode Island with
perfect success.
Year: 1870

Men may be more liberal aud just
than women, but they very rarely take
a woman for wife unless they believe
her to be chaste as ice aud pure as snow.
Their sense Of purity in respect to the
woman they marry is exquisitely deli
cate. They are not satisfied with the
natural purity and goodness Of the
woman, but her good name must be
above reproach. Ii women were as
careful 10 choosing their husbands, we
think there would be fewer marriages,
or less wonderful reformation would
be begun. Ii is presumed that the
coming woman will order these things
different.
Year: 1870

A citizen of Michigan has invented
an iron railway tic which he thinks will
prove practicable substitute for wood
en- ties. IL such shall prove to be the
case, very important results will follow
Wooden ties cost about 40 cents each.
but require to be replaced every three
or four years. The iron tic costs SO,
and once down is down forever, as it is
protected from corrosion by cal tar
The main feature Of the invention. how
ever, is the lock. One fange is east on
the tie. The other is of wrought irou
and is held in place BY three eights
wrought iron quarter round key. The
rail rests upon rubber cushion four
inches square and five inches in length
This rubber cushion is protected from
the action of the elements by one eighth
inch iron cap, made to fit over il closely
IL is claimed that this rubber cushion
will prevent the beating down of the end
of the rails, and will, by obviating con.
cussion, save rolling stock, and that the
train will glide smoothly, instead OF
laundering aleng.
Year: 1870

Ordinary gun cotton can be dissolved
in camphor, and from it very excel
lent species of imitation Of ivory pro-
duced. So perfect is this imitation
that expert billiard players have pro
nounced it superior. There was some
danger in compressing the wet mass Of
camphor and cotton in order to produces
this imitation Of ivory, as when pressed,
the application Of camphor vapors was
liable to cause the compressed mass to
explode.
Year: 1870

Lewisburg has had q magnificent
municipal election. 1t was glorious
illustration of the power of free people
and free government, with free
ballot


Everybody in this State knows Old
JOE CALDWELL He Is known rs a
virulent and violent slave owner, slave
trader, and slave hunter during the early
DAYS of the war and a most fanatical
and relentless prosecutor of decent white
men since its close. JOSEPH is Governor
SrEvENsoS's pet register. The Cover
nor last year succumbed to the pressure
of public opinion and pretended to turn
JOSEPH out of his place as President Of
the Board of registration for Greenbrler
But removal was mot for JOE, By
an understanding between the Governor
and himself, one ofthose holy covenants
which operating unseen and unsuspected,
bind kindred souls in common purpose
and labors, Caldwell kept his position


lie keeps it still Keeping it, he was
enabled TO arrange the late Lewsburg
election to his own satisfaction


Lewisburg, with twelve or fifteen hun
dred white inhabitants, had at the eleC-
ton last Fall but four white votes reg
istered CALDWELL had cleared the lists
Of the balance for the sufficient reason
that they would not vote for him, To
these four. JOSEPH added, for the late
election, every lazy, ragged, drunken,
stealing, black vagabond in the neigh
borhood from whom he could extort the
promise Of a vote When this election
was held, he presided, took the votes of
the vagabonds as they came in, permit.
ted no white men to vote, carried the
ballot box home, counted them TO his
satisfaction. and then proceeded to de
clare himself elected Mayor of the town,
while his familiar knave Cox, and three
negroes equally worthless and low, re-
eeived the places OF common councllmen'


This places one of the best towns III
the State, the peace and prosperity ofone
of the finest communities of the State, at
the mercy OF Consummatc old repro.
bate, JOE CALDWELL, and four other
knaves one white, and three black, who
stand ready to second all his schemes Of
rascality and petty despotism.


No better comment on the Radical
policy in West Virginia can be had than
this same Lewisburg farce. Is II not
time to put an end to such scandaIous
proceedings bv the abolition Of Rad,
icali-m.
Year: 1870

From tho Philadelphia Ledger.l


The London Times has recently put in
operation in its office the new Walter
printing press" and it is now printed on
four of these improved printing machines,
which were designed and manufactured
in its own establishment and have been
patented both in England and this
country The Walter press, so named
in honor of the proprietor of the Times,
is a machine that prints from roll of
paper instead of from sheet as is done by
the Hoe printing press. 1t prints on
both sides of the paper by the same pro
cess; afterwards cutting the paper into
sheets and delivering them in piles. In
the foregoing respects it is similar to the
Bullock printing machine excepting in
the latter the cutting is the first process,
whilst in the Walter press T" the cutting
being the last, the use of a great deal Of
intricate machinery necessary to move
the sheets through and deliver them from
the machine is dispensed with, lessening
the liability to accident. The Waiter
press also dampens its own paper; and
receiving roll as it comes from the mill,
it vets, prints and cutsit, manufacturing
by one process a complete newspaper
This new machine runs at a speed of
.l2,000 copies, printed on both sides, per
hour, and including stoppages, it prints
from 10000 to 1000 copies per hour
One hand and two boys run it, the latter
inspecting and counting the sheets as
they are delivered The waste of paper
is stated at one quarter of one per cent,
whilst the register is said to be practi-
cally perfect. The chief merits of the
machine, however, are announced to be
its saving of time and expenses of work
ing, items of great moment in large
newspaper office. The daily edition of
the London times is from 60, 600 to $4,000
newspapers, of sixteen and occasionally
of twenty pages each The edition is
now printed on four of these presses run
by four men and eight boys, with two
pressmen to superintend them, fourteen
persons in all, and printing over 10000
an hour They print the edition in half
the time and with one-fifth the number of
hands required by the machines pre-
viously in use. In making the change
from the old TO the new system, the Times
reduced its press-room expenses just one
half, the pay roll being $500 in gold
week. or $25, 900 year less for 1870 than
for 1869, whilst its savings in the waste
Of paper is 5000 in gold per week, or Sl0,-
900 per year. Although the Times is
printed upon thick strong paper, it is
said that the new press does its work as
rapidly and completely with the thin
paper in use for printing American news
papers.
Year: 1870

The appointment of the new head
master Of Rugby, DIR. Hayman, procured
on testimonials, given him for quite a
different purpose, drew public attention
in England 70 the curious uses sometimes
made Of such testimonials, and many
funny stories are told. One man, who is
an inveterate seeker for place. has kept
all the certificates Of his attainments and
character since his teacher used to send
Master Tommy home from school with a
reward Of merit They are all bound in
a volume which is produced on every
possible occasion. Another anecdOte is
related Of a gentleman who procured an
appointment in a Hong-Kong tea store
as a faster BY using certificate OF
having received University education
and OF having attended a course Of tkso-
iiosiesi lectures.
Year: 1870

A Maine farmer, quietly crossing a
railroad track, near Portland, on his sled
the other day, was suddenly startled by
a train, which quickly made splinters of
the sled. The astonished farmer, recov-
ering somewhat, stood gazing at the re-
mains of his vehicle, and wondering
where the pieces Of his horse had gone.
Meanwhile the train sped on for some
distance, when the engineer, looking out,
saw the horse staring at him from the
cow-catcher. The train was stopped,
and it was found that the horse had been
picked up by the cow-eatcher and de-
posted on the platform in front of the
engine, where, too much stunned or
frightened to move, he lay comparatively
uninjured.
Year: 1870

EXPLOSIVE AGENTs.-The caution that shoV I'd
pe observed in storing away eXplOs. We agentsln
safe places Is incrlated by an accident that
oc crrred recently In GTeenock, Scotland
twelve young men took refuge from a shower
In an unoccupied smiths shop. One OF the
young men, In searching about the premises.
discovered an box about foot square, aud
another observed Q small quantity Of oil on a
fOrge- This disc c)veries did not seem to be very
important until q third member OF the party
picked hammer, with which he struck a care
less blow at the box In an instant a terrible
explosion took place, and the whole building
ana eleven OF the unfortunate young men were
blown into atoms.
Year: 1870

1t was very bright and clear in the
lit, lie kitchen that nighD after supper,
| because Tommy's mother had been
scrub1ing and securing and polishing
up things from early dawn till dark.
The Offering old stove fairly shook
with grand rolicking fire, the little
pine table had shining white spread,
the old rugs around the stove were al
nearly patched and tucked down, 50
| they wouldn't he always tripping your
feet, and there was Tommy's geography
and his slate, and his Pilgrims Pro


gross, and q piece Of foolscap and a
lead pencil, all ready for him on the
little stand, with II little delicious SUI
gar cake laid right by the foolscap


But Tommy didn't care for all that.
The other boys could go skating at
night, and he couldn't. All the skat-
ing he knew anything about was OF
that miserable little slip of ice in front
of old Mrs. Harpcr's barn across the
way. So here he stood, on tip toe, by
the window, with his fat chin doubled
up on the sill, and the hot tears rum
ming down his blessed, little, rongh
checks, while he looked out at the
clear, early moonlight, and thought
how glorious it must be to be big boys,
and SO hurrying of after supper, with
your skates swung over your shoulders,
through long streets, and by dark al
leys, and down the railroad, ii you
came to Il great, wide, frozen pond,
shining like silver. ...


He Eeard the big BOYS telling about
It at school. Ted and George and
Harry were wonderfully careful not to
mention what times they had many Il
night after Tommy was tucked away
Ill bed, but you see he'd found them
out this time, and he thought it was a
''cruel outrage because he couldn't
go along, and he said so, too. He
had fashion of remembering all the
strong words he had ever heard, and
it made Tommy's talk very disagree
able sometimes. And he was so very
cross tiat night that he made up his
mind not to move from that window
once till lie boys got homo. He
wouldn't even look back, he said to
himself; led see whether mother'd al
ways abuse him, and let the other
boys have such good times


There was nice pudding in the
oven baking for the next day. 1t had
Il beautiful fragrance, ard the cakes
were favored with something good,
Year: 1870

The railroad through this village is be. ing rapidly pushed forward under the di- rection of contractor Wallace. With the exception of rock cut on the seventh see- ton, the road will be ready for the track by the last of this week. It is ex- pected that the whole line from Millerton to East Canaan, will be graded by the first of December.

 - Our trial Justice and head Constable have been quite busy of late in looking af- ter the criminals. Some two weeks ago, a young man named Hyde was tried before Justice Tupper, charged with administer ing decoction of Croton oil and whiskey to gang of fifteen midnight warblers, who were morning" him on the night of his marriage. The evidence of his guilt was conclusively proven. but as none of the party experienced any thing more than 8 temporary inconvenience from the effects of the medicine, the case was dismissed.

 = Two unworthy sons of MT. Nicholas Brown, respectable colored citizen oi this town, are now catching glimpses of daylight through the inside gratings of the county jail. One attempted to decap- itate his father with dull axe; the other, while the old man was lying in 8 critical condition from the effect of his wounds, thought to deprive him of the means of sustaing his life,by driving his only COW to market and offering it for sale. Happily they were both foiled in their designs, and it may interest these promising youths to know their father has not only regained possession of the COW, but that his head las he expresses it) is level on his shoul- ders yet. ea #A ssa1

 - Several weddings have taken place of late, and more are contemplated. If this be. as they say, an indication of cold weather, the winter will be unusually se. were. -l4 ~''-
Year: 1870

man,

 We trust the time is mot far distant when there shall not only he in every large city in our land these organizations [of womenl for works of edu- cation, Of charity and mercy, with houses and hospitals well endowed by the faithful: but also that in every rural and suburban parish there

 will be under the direction of the rector, s Sis. ters Home, where can live those who will not ! only always be ready to go forth to minister to sickness ana other needs, but who can receive in- to their Home, to be nursed and cared for, those l for whom otherwise such offices of Christian love l would be well nigh impossible.

 Why not Brothers Home'' whence the self-sacrifcing male Yankee can go out to minister to the sick and needy? Sim. ply because it is very we'll understood, that if he works at all, it will be at some prof. liable employment. Right or. wrong. no one thinks of proposing to our young men any sort of labor that does not pay. If they enter the ministry, they do not pro. pose to live in "Homes," but to be paid wages sufficient not only for the support of themselves, but of their families. The Catholics, indeed, carry the rule of pover- ty and celibacy into effect against male and female. equally. Pretestants dare not propose it to the stronger sex AS a mode of disposing of unoccupied i've will not say superfuous) women, the organizing of some sort of Protestant Sisters of Charity is a favorite plan with Conservatives who look

 upon the past three centuries as the

 "Dark Ages of the Church." Even so able man as MT. Lecky regrets the de-

 struction of nunneries, as on the whole prejudicial to woman's welfare, while Bish- op Potter (EpiscopaD proposes that pious women be employed in charitable works on condition they are willing to work with out pay. We do not wish to undervalue works of charity. It would be we'll if rich people of either sex could be persuaded to

 do their duty by their poorer brethren :; but to propose any such line of employ ment for large numbers of men or women in our day, is a manifest mistake. What women want is not to be taught further self-sacrifice, but to be given remunera- tive employment and honorable avocations. "Homes." nunneries. and the like, may have suited an age of Protection, but they will not suit an age of Progress.
Year: 1870

This court was to have held session yes
terday for the trial Of several important
cases.


Al the usual hour the Judge and attorneys
assembled in the court room but the court
was neither opened nor adjourned, Judge
Dibble having informally determined not
to hold a session until this morning. So the
knights of the green bag lounged around
the building, laughing, joking and punning
as lawyers are wont to joke and pun when
their minds are freed from the perplexing
cares of their arduous profession: And the
dingy old building, SO redOlent OF the fumes
Of musty records, was left to its solitude.


None of the other courts were In session,
no petitions or answers filed, and altogether
the day was the dullest of this dull season.
Year: 1870

This enterprise of beneyolence was closed
last evening, after a long continuance OF
gratifying success. As the setting sun ex-
hibits refulgence superior to the bright
ness of his midday tcareer, so the fair at
the Turner Hall, in closing, excelled itself
in being superior to all former attractive
ness. The result Of the enterprise will be
given in another issue of the REPUBLICAN,.
Year: 1870

PRoDUoE Brokers' Delano
has written letter in which he says that " the
ruling under which a person who makes it his
occupation to sell the products of his own farm
from stall or stand is required to pay spe-
cal tax, as produce broker, should be con
strued with the utmost liberality, giving the
producer the benefits of all doubts respecting
his liability; that it cannot ordinarily be said
to be the occupation of farmer to sell his
products; that it is his business to raise them
and that the selling is an incident to the pro
duction; that it is only when he makes such
selling his regular and constant business that
he should be required to pay this tax"


According to the above, the farmer should
not be forced to pay any tax upon the sale of
his products He is not produce broker. as
he makes raising produce and not mere selling
it regular business. To constitute produce
broker there must be both buying as well as
selling, or disposing of goods on commission
The farmer may come regularly tOmarket OHet
or twice a week, to sell his products, but tina
is incident to his business as a farmer, an(
does not constitute him a broker.
Year: 1870

Of the present time who oppose music have
departed from the old landmarks, and are inc-
vators, and disturbers of the peace of the
church They not only resist their fathers,
Coke, Asbury, and Whatcoat, whose names we
find together in the old book, but they are in
rebellion against the present law of the church.
See new Discipline. page A. " In every So
ciety let due attention be given to the cultiva.
ton of sacred music;' and in the face of all
this some arc heard to cry out g innovation !
you are corruptipg the church" " The. truth is,
that our church started right, and in'h book
of discipline has kept right, but has not en-
forced her law as diligently as she should have
dene-~The matter has been let alone until ig-
norance and ambition has run away with it. and
given to us pack of nonsense like the follow
ing, which we heard recently from young
man, who is more anxious than wise:


Sinner. you may set and gaze;


I have my SaviOr's name TO praise.-Chorus
Sinner you may set and frown,


The power of the Lord will bring down" Chorus.
What we want is not frOlie, but to do al
things decenty and in order,


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