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Year: 1872

New York, February 6 "A spec
ial LONDON dispatch, SAYS the Times Of
yesterday, used the following language;
The treaty of Washington has become
imperative, for the reason that it is
not based on a perfect understanding
between the signatory parties. 1t is
with the utmost reluctance that We
contemplate the possibility that the
reference of this question to the arbi-
tratlon court will come to nothing, and
that there will remain nothing of the
expectations thus raised Of a successful
issue Of the case. A satisfactory
answer from Washington, excluding
the American claim fer indirect dam
ages, cannot be anticipated, as the
understanding which will thus be
definitely established between the
United States and Great Britian can
have no sequel but the abandonment
of the reference for arbitration.


A special Washington dispatch says
that the advces from minister Schenck
afiirms the statement, that the attacks
on the Washington treaty, were in
stigated by the Gladstone government
to offset attacks Of the tories, to the
effect that England was overreached
in the Alabamanegotiations. Another
view indicated by Mr. Schenck is that
the English furry, all cotton up by
-prejUdicial arbitrators, was against the
American case. There have been
rumors in circulation in Washington
that the English press have been made
vehicle to stock the jobbing enterprise.
Secretary Boutwell, says the whole
thing is a job.


The president stated yesterday that
the demand OF the English government
that the Confederate loan be considered
as proper claim, conflicts with the
constitution, The suggestion which
the president mad heard would be
acceptable to England, is to withdraw
the claim of consequential damages,
and was the one which had been sub,
mitted to the joint high commission,
at which time the American govern
ment indicated its willingness to accept
the gross sum in lieu of such damages,
but the proposition was rejected.
Year: 1872

1t is the duty Of every farmer to make
an exhibit Of some product from his
premises ut county, district or State
Fairs, at all OF them if possible. Farm
ers are not generally aware how mucl
they are indebted to agricultural and
horticultural and industrial associations
for the line stock, implements, etc,
upon their fairs. 1t is competition TO a
great extent that has brought our ma
chlnery to its present state bordering
on perfection, and furnished us with a.
fine domestic animals rs can be found
upon the face of the earth. Then 90 not
regard the Fair as simply place for
meeting and viewing for premiums, for
it makes no odds how incompetent OF
unjust the judges may be, no farmer
can attend a Fair with his eyes open
without receiving benefit there from
lie becomes posted regarding new and
improved machinery. new and superior
vegetables and grains, improved grades
ia stock, etc, and IS better able to de.
termine what changes are necessary tC
make his farm the most remunelalive


Now while the husbandman gather,
from these exhibitions so much that i,
to be Of lasting benefit to himself he
owes to the interests of his county anG
State an effort to help build up and sus.
tain these institutions, and in no way
can he so well fulfill that obligation al


by attending the Fairs with his family
and taking along something to add Il
the variety and help make up grand
display. Democrat.
Year: 1872

Through the kindness Of our County
Auditor we are enabled to lay before
our readers the particulars Of most


heartrending calamity at the Locust
Grove Coal mines, at Newburg, on last


Monday evening, by which two BROTH
ers, Peter George and Matthias George


lost their lives.


AS will be remembered the buildings
|Of the Coal Mines about and immedi-
'ately over the coal-shaft was destroyed
by fire OH the Fourth of July, the debris
OF which fell into the excavation setting


the wall on fire which gave way and
filled it up some rs feet. The shaft 10


about 100 feet deep, and is divided into
two compartments. In cleaning out this
shaft considerable force has been at


work, among them the above named


brothers. On the day of the casualty,
the man who had been at work in one


Of the shafts, complained that he could


not stand to remain in the pit longer;


whereupon Peter George went down
and continued the work. The principal
Ipart of the dirt having been taken out
the workman came to the debris of the
fire that had fallen in before the walls
fell fastened chain, which was used for
hauling out the timber, to board, which
upon being drawn out made an cxcava-
|tion which allowed the damp or foul air
to suddenly escape from the bottom Of
the pit.


So sudden was this that the man could
|give no alarm or signal, but was Obser-
we'd by Mr.. Otto Bierbrod, who was AT


work on the other side of the partition
in the shaft, but through which hole
had been cut for purpose of commune
eating, standing in fainting posture
tanning himself with his hands. Mr.
Bierbrod Immediately gave the alarm,
|whereupon the brother, Matthias, leaped
into the tub or basket, and was quickly
let down to the rescue of his smOthcred
brother, but when within about fifteen
feet Of the bottom found that he could
not stand to go further or remain longer.
and gave the signal to be drawn up
But here is the saddest Of the dreadful
calamity. In the desperate attempt to
save his brother he had remained too long
and being overcome to Inconsistencies,
when about half way up the shaft, fell
out Of the tub to the bottom Of the pit,
and his brave spirit mingled with that


Of the lost brother.


AT this juncture several made the at
tempt to descend the shaft, but to no
purpose, nothing being able to exist
hardly moment, and the unfortunate
brothers had to be left 10 their terrible
fate.


Mr.. Bierbrod who was in the adjoin-
ling shaft was an eyewitness to all that
ltranspired at the bottom of the pit but
being some ten feet higher mp the death


dealing danny did not reach the hole that


had been cut in the partition until he was


ready to be taken out, having taken tho
lprecaution TO attach himself so he could


not fall out, in which condition he was


taken out in an unconscious state, but


was soon restored to life.


The brothers were afterwards gotten


out the shaft by means Of grab-hooks. -


1t is supposed that Matthias broke his


neck in the fall. He leaves wife and


four children.
Year: 1872

0-TThe ways Of Munich must be al
most ms narrow and crooked as those OF
Boston, if we may credit Mr.. Warner
who says the older parts of the city
abound in archways and rambling alley s
that suddenly become broad streets and
then again contract to the width Of al
alderman.
Year: 1872

is as absurd as the pretended ignorance
of the navigability of the Canal De Haro.
Is miles from tie entrance to Victoria
harbor; and, owing to the immense width
of the channel, there is no point at which
Notifications can be established which
could interfere with the passage of ves-
sells to the settlements of British Column
bia. Haro is the only one of the chan
nels which is over cannon shot across.


Latterly the Rosario Straits have been
entirely abandoned.
Year: 1872

He Returns 20 the City and Rests From


His Rounds, Knowing He has Done


Great Good.


Mr.. Johnson is in the city, and spent
the day yesterday in No. 5 Maxwell House,
resting on the truly trying labGrs he has
been undergoing recently. He had slept
and freshened up greatly by after-tea,
and was inclined to dwell upon the incl
dents of the late warm and wearysome
canvass.


He told Banner reporter that he felt
very well satisfied be the result what it
might, as he had as the standard-bearer of
the free and independent people of Tennes-
see, disrupted the smothering crust which
was formed over the best hopes of the
State. He had the prestige of no conven-
ton, but did the bidding of those who
were sick nigh unto death of such f1imsy
shams as had been called conventions in
this State, of late. Mr.. johnson said that,
while his undertaking had been an i'm
mense one, and had taxed his physical self
very severely, he had really enjoyed the
canvass, and many times and many places
it had been like a regular "love feast.n
That gratitude was something sweet to one
who engenders it. That he had been treat
ed so often to the sight of the grateful face
of some one who had chanced to receive
some favor at his hands, that he could but
remember the canvass most pleasantly.


He did not say this boastfully, nor as
though it were mere mOrsel of self-grat-
ulation, but he spoke it with a genuine,
undisguised pride, and furthermore said
that, whenever a Tennesseean had come
to him, as had happened not unfrequently,
and said to him, 'Mr. Johnson, want to
shake your hand, " his heart could but en-
Joy 1t, for it was very dear to him.


he 1elt fully satisfied that his work had
done great good, and that the dawn of a
better gay was illuminating for the State.
clined to talk. He observed that he didnit
think anything really definite could be
ascertained concerning the State at Large
Congressional race in less than two Or
three days, and spoke as though he had no
fears for the result,-NdStUiLle Banner, 7th.
Year: 1872

The London (Ont.) Aduertiser says
On Wednesday last, a woman with
baby in her arms got on board the cars
of the T. G. and B. railway, somewhere
between Orangeyille and this point.
When Conductor Lewis went around to
inspect tickets the woman stated that
she was very poor and had a sick baby.
She nursed it very tenderly to this point.
Upon arrival here Mr.. Lewis thought
matters did not look just as represented,
the baby being very quiet, SO he deter
mined to detain the infant until the
fare was paid.


Remonstrance, of course, was made


at Mr.. Lewis heartless conduct, but all


to no purpose; the baby was taken to
the ticket Office, and Mrs. Kelly-for
that was the woman's name-was obiig-


ed to go home without her offspring.


Upon examination, the sick child was
found to be nothing more than a bun
die of clothes tied up into shape,


child's cap on what represented the


head, this being formed by string tied
round the neck. 1t is now being care
fully tended at the station until it Is
called for by its parent.
Year: 1872

that night to accompany him, unknown


to the friends with whom she was stop
Plug, to public hall. Once there, the


innocent girl had been persuaded to


drink wine, until bewildered by its


fumes, and relying upon the honor of


the man she loved, she had yielded to


his persuasions and consented to finish


the night with him by a ride to the
| Cliff, and return in the morning with


some plausible excuse for her absence.
What his intentions were may be in
| ferred. 1t was in pursuance of this
| scheme that they entered Billy's cab; !;


but the losing of the earring was the


cause of the catastrophe which followed.
She, conscious of doing what her friends


would not approve, bitterly reproached
him and herself.


The earring was peculiar one, which


had been made to order for her by her
father, and was well known in the circle
of friends in which she moved. Its
absence would be instantly remarked,
and her excited Imagination pictured it
as being found, and presented as proof
of her nights folly. She pleaded with
him to find it, and finally declared that
the driver must have picked it up. So
completely had this idea taken posses
sion of her, and SO determined was she
that the jewel must be recovered, that
he had been compelled to take her to
the hotel and leave her while he
prosecuted the search. The idea that
the driver had it gained complete
possession Of him, and he resolved
to dismiss the cab and follow the dri-
yer home, trusting to chance to en-
able him to watch him when alone,
thinking that he would surely take the
trinket from its hiding place if he had
it, from curiosity if nothing more. He
accordingly paid him, and it being about
time to get home, Billy had gone straight
up the hill instead of stopping, as usual,
at his stand. Beale had followed him.
and finding that the board shanty fur
nished ample facilities, had climbed up
to where he could have an uninter-
rupted view of the room.


Here he claimed to have seen Billy
take the earring from his pocket,
whereupon the watcher broke the win
dow and engaged with him in the hand
to-hand struggle which cost one of the
men his life. When he had told this
much of his life he turned upon me
again with that wild look and cried:
You don't believe me; nobody be-
lieves me. I'll prove it to you'll I'll
serve you as 1 did him I" and seizing
the seat upon which we were sitting, he
attempted to wrench it from its fasten-
ings. The watchful officer, seeing that
the paroxysm was coming on, quickly
grappled with him, and before he could
do any injury he was safely ironed, and
as the cars passed the junction he was
transferred to the other train, wonder
ing all the way whether what had
had heard were the vagaries of crazy
man, or whether had really found the
of the murder mystery.
Year: 1872

An ancient maiden lady, in her forty
seventh year, was found by her mother
strongly affected with grief, which mani
tested itself in loud crying and flowing
tears. The kind mother asked her the
cause of her crying. AS soon as the
daughter could compose herself suffi-
GENTLY to enable her to speak SO that she
could be understood, she said:


81 have been thinking that if l
should marry, and should have pretty
little son, and he should get to playing
with fork, and should put out both
his eyes, hoso badly I should feel."
Year: 1872

During one of the most tremendous
snow-storms ever witnessed here, last
winter, writes a Newfoundland CORE
spondent. a poor widow left her home in
search of her only son, boy of 16
years of age, who had gone out in the
morning wood cutting, with several
others. Unable to bear her anxieties,
the poor mother rushed out into the
binding snow-drift, hoping to find her
boy, and that her feeble arms might in
some way help him homeward. After
struggling on for several miles she met
the party, who were on their return. By
this time che was utterly exhausted and
unable to retrace her steps. What was
to be done? She sank down in the
snow, worn out with fatigue and hun.
ger. The little party of boys were quite
unable to bear her among them home
ward, and to remain with her would
have been certain death to them all. 1t
was agreed that they should cover her
as well as possible and return to the
village for help. Her son, however,
nobly refused to leave his mother,
though to remain was, in all probability,
death. When the lads gave the alarm
in the village a number of men, at the
peril of their lives, went out to rescue
the mother and son. Their efforts to
find them were, for several days, fruit
less. They were finally found under a
cliff, frozen to death and locked in one
another's arms. "In death they were
not divided" for theirs was Glove
stronger than DEATH"
Year: 1872

Boston, August 27.-General Banks
made his first speech of the campaign
tonight, at Lynn, on the occasion of
the Greeley and Brown fiag-raising, to a
large audience. General Banks said
In the present issues there are no more
Democrats and no more Republicans,
but patriotic men, who sacrifice their
prejudices, and, as one party and one
man stand before the country in support
Of the great principles on which the
government was established. The aim
of this movement was to place power in
the hands of the people, while the ad-
ministration party desired to be perpetu-
ally in power. The claims of factions,
whether at the North or South,
would be rejected. The speaker said we
have no cause to press those who
were engaged in the rebellion further
than our safety demands. They are but
a fractional minority, without position,


wealth or influence, and it is not reason
able to suppose they viii attempt to
take the power out of the hands fforty


millions Of people, and reopen old issues.
Year: 1872

TIE DELAWARE AND PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD


The opening Of this road to Delaware City, is
quite an accommodation to travellers between
that place and this city. The morning and even
ing passenger trains on the Delaware Railroad
stop regularly at the junction with the above
road and other trains stop when signalled. The
average number Of passengers from that road to
the Delaware Railroad is about ten to each train
Year: 1872

II to IHN LldDIHo-
FOR HOLIDAY GOODS CALL AT FRANKS


LADIES AND CHlLDRENs


FURNISHING GOODS STORE,
Where you will surely get suited and bargains you
may expect, as the stock is large and It must be
reduced.
Year: 1872

The ART OF NOT HEARING.-The art of
not hearing is fully as important to domestic
happiness as a cultivated ear, for which SO
much time and money are expended. Son
people feel 50 very anxious to hear every
thing that will vex and annoy them, they
set about searching and finding it out If
all the petty things said of one by the heed
less or ill-natured idlers were to be brought
home to him, he would become a mere walk
ing pincushion, stuck full of sharp remarks.
1t is not worth while to hear what your ser
wants say when they have slammed tie
door; what beggar says whose petit oq soy
have rejected; what your neighbors say
about your business or dress. noticed
that well bred woman never hears an i'm
pertinent remark. A kind of discreet deaf
ness saves one from not a little apparent
connivance in dishonorable conversation.
Year: 1872

The object of this brief paper is to call at
tention to and impress upon the reader one
of the means of preserving the teeth. 1t is
well known by the profession that neglect to
keep the teeth clean and free them from the
prepare it for the nourshment of the body,
is one of the principal causes Of decay. From
the nature of the case it is very difficult tc
do this; hence tho necessity of adopting
the means that are best calculated to accom-
plish the end sought


The exposed surfaces of the teeth are
most readily kept clean, for the checks.
tongue and lips aid n keeping them So YET
there are few persons whose teeth do not re-
quire careful daily attention with a suitable
brush, and it is quite as indispensable to the
health of mouth and teeth as is cleansing the
face and hands to them; and neglect to dc
either ought to debar any one the entree ia
polite society. The use of brush and proper
dentrifce improves not only the appearance
of the teeth, but the gums are by this gentle
friction stimulated and kept in health. But
the real need is to remove particles of food
fibers of meat, in fact, all that lodges by the
free margin of the gums and bet,ceen the
teeth; and to speak of the instrument neces-
sary to do this is the object of this paper.


The writer is aware that there are persons
whose notions of refinement may be disturbed
by these remarks; and it is partly bis inten-
ton to remove, if possible, the grave doubts
entertained by such of the propriety of this
most necessary attent on. 1t is termed
culgar to be seen picking the teeth; but, to
the writer's eye, it bears no comparison to
that, which the same persons would not hes
itate to announce by bugle blast--:be requisite
attention to an organ quite necessary to the
general make up of the human face divine,
and by some supposed to indicate character.
TO this end all well bred persons are con-
stantly provided with the necessary equip
ment for the relief of this most useful APP
pendage. Let the homey but trte advice
given departing companion, "Keep YOU
nose clean,' be translated, keep your teeth
clean, and the writer will accept it as ortho-
dox. If it is vulgar to do the first, it is
vulgar to do the last. The writer regards it
neither vulgar or impolite to hedge ourselves
and members about with the influences OF
comfort and health.


A majority OF cavities in the mouths Of
females will be found between the teeth, fol
the reason that they do not use a tooth pick
Little children should early be taught this
practice by precept and example.


Manufactured picks of wood, or what is
better, of quill, should be used. Metallic
picks should not be used; pins, needles
knife-blades, or picks of gold, all are inju-
rious. The quill as it comes from the shoI
is not well adapted for use, but if the point
be trimmed to a uniform width of a sixteenth
of an inch, and one half an inch long, with a
blunt end il will be found well adapted fol
the purpose.


Many reasons might be given why the
mouth requires this careful attention, but


MORE ANON.
Year: 1872

4 sroREKEEpER at Quincy, Illinois, having
a pup that habitualy upset the paint cans
in the rear end of the store, rubbed the dog
nose in the spoiled paint as a reminder that
he must not do SO again. Last week the
animal again spoiled the paint, and, observ-
ing that his master was engaged in waiting
on customer, the doce pup rubbed his
own nose in the mixture, and ran bowling
out the back way.
Year: 1872

Our friend whose oversight was not good,
was recommended to try glasses. He says
he went and took four at the nearest drinking
saloon, and the result was that his sight was
60 much imrioved that he could Sc, .doubS.
Year: 1872

UNFORTUNATELY TRUE.-A Radical ex-
change, speaking of the retention of Leet in
the New York Custom House after his in
famous swindles have been laid bare, says:
"One of Grants prominent virtues is that
he never deserts friend" This, remarks
the Detroit Union, unfortunately seems to
be particularly if he is making money
out of him. He will stick closer to a man
who will pay him for it than almost any man
we know of. But where the "virtue "
comes in in Leet's case we do not exactly
comprehend, unless it is upon the principle
of "honor among thieves"
Year: 1872

HERE is an item ofinterest to the lawyers
The Probate Court of Cincinnati has just de-
cided that ap attorney cannot receive COM
pensation for partial or unfinished services;
that he must go through with case once
undertaken, or surrender all pecuniary claims
against his client. Also that he cannot, with
out the consent of his Client, transfer to an
other attorney case intrusted to him
Year: 1872

dozen different leaders officiated one
after the other, and among them the
celebrated Strauz. They all showed
themselves masters of the business -
Strauz and his Band, assisted by all
the others, were called out a second
time, and the ''Star Spangled Banner"
was called for again, and | believe,
one more The success of the Jubilee
is unbounded Our seats are in the
main body Of the house, on ground
floor, just midway between the organ
and the rear of the house, on left side
as you stand in front of the organ.
We could not choose better position.
Just outside wide walk goes all
around the large audience room, and
near our seats is the large room devo-
ted to us exclusively, with policemen
at every door. Hmrah for Boston ;
for the Jubilee for Fanuel Hall, and
for myself more particularly


Ii. s, H.