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Year: 1871

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A COW was the cause of most remark
able instance of devastation a few nights
since. Breaking into the yard of Mr.. LAM
bert's dwelling, and putting her head into
an empty barrel in an exploring tour for
any contents it might have, she was unable
to extricate herself, and soon became thor
oughly frightened and began to rush
wildly round. IL this condition she forced
her way into the WoOdshed, and thence into
the kitchen, and thence into the dining room
ofthe house, becoming all the while more
furious. From this room she made her way
into the paTlor, throwing down and tram
ping under foot everything that came in her
way. Mrs. Lambert aroused her husband,
who arose and went for help. The COW next
rushed into the bedroom where Mrs. Lam
bert, with q little baby and one child, occu-
pied bed, aud another child was in crib
in front of IL. The enraged animal mount
ed the bed, but help arrived, and not an in
stant too soon. The window was raised
from the outside, and Mr.. Mckenzie at
tempted TO enter, when the barrel gave him
a blow which knocked him back against
the fence. The children were at last Sc
cured and passed through the window, and
Mrs. Lambert soon followed. The door of
the bedroom was then closed and the COW
was left 20 herself. At last she became
quiet and the barrel fell from her head; the
door was opened and she walked out. The
furniture, which was very nice, is fearfully
deDIJrahzei. The plastering was knocked
from the walls and the panels Of the door
broken out. s
Year: 1871

MEMPIs, Dec. 2S.-Negotiations are
now pending here between prominent Off
GERS of the Memphis and Little Rock Rail-
road and those of the Little Rock and Fort
Smith Road, looking to the consolidation
of the two lines, and completion of the
latter to Fort Gibson, msaing direct line
to the Kansas Pacific, which, if consumma-
ted, will make the distance from Fort Glib
son or Smith hundred miles shorter than
via the st. Louis route. The arrangement
will probably be concluded tomorrow, but
will not in any way interfere with the lease
of the first named road by Thomas A.
Scott, but, on the contrary the consolidated
line to Fort Smith and Galveston will come
under this arrangement, and the interna-
tional route through Texas to the thirty
second parallel will be pushed forward.


The jury in the Graves-Poston case, to-
day returned verdict Of not guilty.
Year: 1871

The Troubles of ChicOt Threatened to


Going TO Burn the Town-The Citi-


zens Under Arms.


From the Memphis Appeal Dec. q,


Disturbances arising out of negro in
subordination are becoming quite common.
Mississippi and Arkansas seem now to be
the principal seats of this diabolical spirit.
Closely following the . Chicot county out
RACES we hear of similar transactions in Mis-
siissppi. On Christmas day the beautiful and
quite town of fernando was disturbed by
the deadly cracking of pistols, and shocked
by the flow of blood. a negro under the
influence of liquor went through the town
making disturbance, hooting and cursing in
a manner very annoying to the peaceful
dweIlers. Constable Owen, a white man,
went to him and demonstrated against such
conduct, and told him to quit it or he
should have to arrest him. The negro was
quieted for brief space, but commenced
again worse than ever. The constable was
again compelled to 60 to the negro and re-
monstrate with him. The registering vaga-
bond gave impudence and used insolent
language, and the constable made a motion
to put his hands ON him, which was the
signal for the negro to put his hand behind
his back as if to draw a pistol. The con.
stable then drew his pistol; the negro caught
hold of the barrel, and things looked critical
for moment. The constable, however,
preserved his calmness and recollection.
He merely moved the muZzle of his weapon
around until he got it in fair range of the
negro's breast, then putting his finger on the
trigger, he fired. The shot was fatal Con-
stable Owen went TO magistrate and gave
himself up. After preliminary examina-
ton he was let go, on giving bond in the
sum of one hundred dollars. The negroes
became enraged at the small amount of the
bond, went away, and got up sort of rude
organization. Over hundred of them as
sem5led and threatened to burn the town.
The utmost disturbance and apprehension
prevailed for time, and nothing could re-
store quiet and a sense of security until the
young men of fernando armed themselves
and paraded the town. They effected an or
ganization and remained up all night, while
the women and children and old men slept
in .
Year: 1871

THE Washington correspondent of the
Louisville Ledger states that Akerman hay-


ing refused TO accept the Florida iudgship


as place to make graceful descent from
the Attorney Gensralship, it is now intima-
ted at the White House that this eminent
Georgian will be allowed to retire TO the
same obscurity from which he was first
Year: 1871

The Mot D'Ordre is authority for the re-
port that the Prince De Joinville is about
to resign his seat in the Assembly to
strengthen the position of Duke D'AuInale.


Theirs gives State dinner Saturday in
honor of their Majesties Emperor and En-
press of Brazil .
Year: 1871

l sought to do some mighty act of good


That might prove how well my soul had strlven.
1 waited, and the minutes hours passed,


Yet bore no inceuse of my deed to heaven.
Sad, without hope watched the falling rain;


One drop alone could not refresh the tree,
But drop on drop, till from its deepest root


The giant oak drank life and liberty
Refreshed like Nature, l to try,
AMI do the duty which should nearest lie;
And ere knew my work was half begun,
The noble deed l sought in vain was done
Year: 1871

A CURIOUS DISCOVERY The number of bones
broken in English lunatc asylums has given
occasion for a curious scientific inquiry and it
is now asserted that the ribs of crazy folks are
more brittle than the ribs of the sane DIR
Hearndon instituted an examination of the bones
of twenty patients who died in Caermarthen
county asylum q In nine of these cases the
very frame work of the chest was found to be in
an abnormal and diseased state" In two in
stances the breast bone broke in removing il,
and generally the bones were no stronger than
stout card board. In one case the surface bone
was so spongy and soft that it easily crumbed
up between the fingers. Some of the ribs were
easily cut with a common knife there being,
through the brain, a wasting away of the phos-
pilates.
Year: 1871

UNCLE SAM AS A GoLD CARRIER.--It seems that
the United States mail by railroad, between this
city and New York, is largely availed of by bust
ness men here for the tranmission of gold I'm
der the law which permits the carriage at mail
rates of packages any goods not weighing over
four pounds, gold can be sent at much lower
rates than expressed effecting great saving to
the shipper, or receiver, as the case may be.
Thus 5 900 in gold, weighing little less than
four pounds is taken by mail for So 70, while on
the same amount by express Sl2 30 is charged.
The money is put up in tin boxes, or well Sc
cured packages, and if the amount sent is over
81 900, it is made into separate parcels to the
same address, as the law permits. The saving
by this mode of transmission is so great that
more gold is said to go into the mail bags than
as freight. Insurance can be obtained on mail
shipments at the same rates as on others, so
that the security is equal, and this new method
of shipping has had so much effect on the prices
of exchange that bills are now sold for three
quarters of one per cent, where l. would other
wise be charged The mal-bags are made
more weighty, but Government makes about
%oo,ooo year out OF the precious freight 1t car
ries at such a saving to the business community,
and there is no more risk of robbery than the
express is liable to, while there is an equal
chance to recover by insurance. Thus, the sys-
tenn of low postage on package supplements the
money order sytem, with superior facilities for
actual coin shipments and it is not surprising
that more and more gold is going through the
mails hence to the cities of the East.-BuLletin.
Year: 1871

The following, from late number of the San Diego Union, should caution persons now engaged in the work of prospecting for mines among the mountains of Arizona, that, by taking due notice of every suspicious looking pebble which may catch the eye, and by carefully fobbing such of fthem as appear most rare, they may happen to "strike" something richer than either gold or silver

 We made allusion some weeks ago to the fact that opals had been found in the noun tains of San Diego County. Since then we have learned from excellent authority that diamonds, of no inconsiderable value, have been found in our neighboring Territory of Arizona. Our informant says that two men recently took to one of the leading jewellers ofSan Francisco, several specimens of stones which they supposed to be of some value These turned out, upon examination, to be quartz crystallizations but two pebbles, which we're exhibited as curiosities, and to which the men attached no value, were de clared by the jeweler to be genuine diamonds and on cutting they proved to be of the first water, one of them being valued at $500 The men refuse to reveal the locality of theil discovery.
Year: 1871

Mr.. Peter Cooper of New York, is one
of the men whom future generations of
working mon and women will arise and
call blessed. Upon Washington's birth
day ii was announced at the Cooper Union,
in his name, that, upon his eightieth birth
day. he had given hundred and fifty
thousand dollars more to the good purpos-
es of his great foundation. His charity is
tireless. His mind is always revolving
plans of benefcence, and his heart grows
younger with the lapse of years. Such
man is n perpetual beacon TO the younger
men, who are so busily engaged in making
money. "Make as much as you honestly
cam" his example says; "but remember
that the wise rich man is he who considers
himself only the steward OF Gods bounty
for Others" 1t is pleasant to contemplate
so long, 30 industrious, and so honorable
a life aud such is Mr.. Cooper's perennial
activity that we may justly hope IT will yet
continue long.
Year: 1871

New YORK, June 22.--Billy Edwards
and Tim Collins, the prize fighters, who
are under sentence Of four years i'm
prisonment for fighting in the ring, were
Yesterday before the Supreme Court on
a writ of habeas corpus. Their counsel
made a lengthy argument insisting that
the court before whom they were tried
did not posses the proper jurisdiction;
that the statues defining the crime
made generalization an essential portion
of it; that the commitment omitted
reconciliation or its equivallant, and
that upon this ground the prisoners
should be discharged. The court ruled
that some legal defect must be shown
in the jurisdiction and that the commit
ment need not set out the jurisdiction or
the evidence, and that the writ must be
dismissed. The prisoners were remand,
ed back to Blackwells Island. Had
they been discharged two Kings county
officers stood ready to take them to that
county where the fight occurred for
| trial.
Year: 1871

Extensive Flood-Great Loss Of


PrOperty-Election


PORTLAND, June 22.-An extensive
and very serious flood has poured over
the bottom lands and considerable
damage to property is imminent. In
the town OF Dallas the streets are flooded
with water and it is feared that some Of
the buildings and bridges in the vicinity
will be washed away. The water is
within a foot Of being equal in hight
to the flood Of 1862. The damage in
Clarke county will exceed one hundred
thousand dollars


The municipal election in this city
resulted in the election Of the entire
Republican ticket.
Year: 1871

cnc for purifying ana elevating oncial life, then
mlsunderstand the sources OF human ambition and
the causes which make the better the wiser way.


kEfokTKR.What effect do you supp0se the re-
cent defeat OF the democratic party viii have upon
that party In this city In the futuref


MI. DE WITr-Sautary salutary. str, In the high
est degree. Municipal patronage is too limited to
SATISFY the adherents OF any party Without fede.
TAI patronage we cannot satisfy the large body OF
0ifce-seekers which exists N our ranks. as In
aIl parties. Hence our possession OF the municipal
government has been the cause OF widespread dis
satisfaction ANA jealousy. Now we are so poor that
sides, the democracy are comparatively a weak
party In power, because OF their honesty and con.
servatism. They quarrel and divide. But out
Of power we are the hottest ana most ferocious
party on earth. When the democracy are ban ded
together by common disaster and common opp osi.
tion they will swarm to the rescue and possession
OF the city government with as much enthusiasm
and power as ever characterized their palmiest
DAYS and most triumphant encounters.


The interview here terminated.
Year: 1871

able core of contributors from your
side Of the house. Your influence
in these gatherings is power ofsuc-
cess. Society without your helping
hand would be q desert waste.
Without one oasis to cheer the pill
grim on. The development Of hor-
ticulture has furnished the festive
board with all the choicest fruits of
the season, yet her bill Of fare is not
complete until the honey bee has
given it the croWning touch by q
liberal contribution from her store
house Of natures choisests sweets.


And now to the members and
friends OF this so iety, permit me to
say, that since the intelligence and
spirit of persevering industry has
caused the State Horticulture Com
mittee of Ohio to award to Erie
county the palm of the State, max
ing Berlin the hub. May we not
confdentialiy hope that the same
spirit which has achieved so small a
victory Will never allow sister
county or town to bear from her the
palm of progressive bee culture2
Year: 1871

You may get through the world, but twill be


very slow,
If you listen to all that is said as you go;
You'll be worried, and fretted, and kept in a
For meddlesome tongues will have something to


do,


For people will talk.
# quiet and modest, you'll have it presumed
That your humble position is only assumed;
You're wolf in sleeps clothing, or else you're


fool,
But don't get excited, keep perfectly cool,


For people will talk.
If generous and noble, they'll vent out their
You'll hear some LOUD hints that you're selfish


and mean;
If upright, honest, and fair as the day.
They'll call you rogue in a sly, sneerlng way,


For pc ople will talk.
And then, if you show the least boldness of
Or slight inclination to take your own part,
They will call you an upstart, conceited and
But keep straight ahead. don't stop to explain,


For people will talk.
If threadbare your dress, or Old-fashioned your
Some one will surely take notice of that,
And hint rather strong that you can't pay your
But don't get excited, whatever they say,


For people will talk.
If you dress in the fashion, don't think to es-


cape
For they criticise then in different shape;
You're ahead of your means, or your tailors un-


paid
But mind your own business there's naught to be


made,


For people will talk.
Now, the best way to do is to do as you please,
For your mind, if you have one, will then be at


ease;
Of course you will meet with all sorts of abuse
But don't think to stop them, it amt any use,


For people will talk.
Year: 1871

One cannot be too careful in trans.
planting fruit trees, as on this depends
much Of the future growth and pros
perity of the tree. The process in itself
is not hurtful, but to set out tree pro-
perly is to set it as near as it grew in
the nursery, and in hole that conforms
to the shape of the roots. IF the trees
when received are much withered, bury
them in moist earth for few days, or
set them out temporarily in a shady
place, and keep the roots we'll moisten-
ed, until you are ready to transplant
them permanently.


In setting out your trees, she holes for
them should be neither too deep nor
too shallow, and large enough to accom-
modate all the roots without bending or
twisting them. Having placed the tree
in position, do not shovel in the stones,
hard Jumps and sods first around the
roots, but cover them carefully with the
most pulverized earth, until the hole is
about one quarter filled; then pour in
as much water as may be necessary to
cause the earth to stick to the roots, and
pack firmly around them. Now fill up
the hole with good earth, adding as
much water from time to time as may
be needed, and press down the soil care
fully but firmly about the tree. If the
weather should prove dry for few
weeks after the trees have been set, wa
ter them occasionally, and mulch them
with coarse straw. O.S. TEMPLEk.


Hamilton Co., Iowa.
Year: 1871

THE organ of the Zurich Society of
Natural History publishes curious ac-
count of the travels of the glacier of
Monte Rosa during the last sixty years.
For fifty years it steadily and surely ap-
preached the town of Zermatt, moving
at the rate of about three feet week
during pastures and grain fields, over
which it passed like devouring pesti-
lence. It's approach was heralded by
great powders which it kept constantly
moving before it. Serious apprehen-
sions were at one time entertained for
the safety of the town, which lay di-
rectly in its track. But during the last
ten years this ice monster has changed
the direction of its movement, and thus
the danger has been averted but the
fileds through which its track lay can
never be again cultivated on account OF
the many immense fragments of stone
by which its course was thickly marked,
and which are deeply imbedded in the
soil
Year: 1871

A VISTA OF Busy LIFE.-While visiting
the new store Of John Y. Farwell & Co.,
one day last week, we were surprised az
seeing the large amount of goods being
sold by them. The enormous drain of
their daily shipments would soon empty
their mammoth store, were not their
stock replenished during the night from
the immense reserve in their warehouse,
as well as by fresh arrivals from
the manufact urers in this country and
in Europe. The daily emptying and
filing up of this great depot of dry goods
is like the ebbing and flowing of the tide.
In the amount of sales they lead all
competitors.
Year: 1871

To GET EARLY BLooMs.-The Garden
er's Monthly recommends pruning as a
means to make some kinds of plants
bloom early. There are two classes OF
Towering plants; one perfects its buds
on the wood of the past seasons growth
the other flowers on the new growth
of the present season. Whenever you
want the latter class to flower, all that
is necessary is to prune the plant in
closely, and induce new growth. Wa
tering plants should be done early in
the morning, with water warmer than
the temperature of the house.
Year: 1871

A FRIEND Of ours who is chief clerk in
the Government Dispensary, says that
no medicine chest is now complete with
out Joltnson'S Anodyae Linimc'a. We al
ways Supposed it was prescribed by law
if it is not, it ought to be, for certainly
there is nothing in the whole naateric
naedica of so much importance to the
soldier and the sailor as JohnSon's Ano
dane Liniment.
Year: 1871

The great Blood Purifier and delicious drink, War
ners Vinum Vita, Wine of Life, is free from any
those who require stimulant It is splendid appe-
tizer and tonic and the finest thing in the world for
purifying the blood 1t is the most pleasant and de-


cious article offered to the public far superior to
brandy, whisky, wine bitters or any other article 1t
young old take the Wine of Life 1t is, in fact
life preserver. Those who wish to enjoy good health
the Wine of Life IT is different from any thing ever
before in use. 1t is sod by druggists Price 81. in
quart bottles
Year: 1871

The Dead LOck-NO Provision for the


state Government Expenses
Special Despatch to The EUeli'Ig Telegraph.


Harrisburg, May 22.-Dr. shurlock, Chair
man, has issued a call for caucus of Republi-
can members, to be held this evening, to con-
slider what policy should be pursued with refer
ence to the course adopted by the Democratic
Senate on Saturday. The impression seems to
be that If an adjournment resolution is sent
into the House this evening it will be adopted,
and the Legislature will adjourn tomorrow
without providing for the ordinary expenses of
the State government.


A conference of prominent members of both
houses was held in Philadelphia on Saturday
night, but no satisfactory conclusion was ar
rived at This morning the impression prevails
that the position assumed by the Democracy of
the Senate was merely intended as an attempt
to intimidate the Republicans into passing the
Registry law amendments, and that they had no
intention that their resolutions, which were the
result of weeks caucusing should ever reach
the House.


The Republicans are willing that the Demo-
Gratis should'take the responsibility in prevent
ing the passage of the Appropriation bill, of
closing our schools and the charitable institu-
tions of the State.
Year: 1871




Railroad Iron Works.


A fearful accident occurred yesterday ev ening
in the Cincinnati Railroad iron works, which
resulted in shockingly crushing to death a work.
man named VIM. G. Jones. 1t seems Mr.. Jones
was a hooker-up at the muck rolls At the
time the accident occurred bloom weighing
about eight hundred pounds was passing be
tween the rolls. Mr.. Jones, who held the hook,
instead of catching the bloom at the end as it
came out, put the hook under the side, and,
the heavy weight coming suddenly down
upon the implement, threw the man upon
the betting that connects with the roller
near the floor. A moment more and the
moving leather had conducted the victim
into the jaws of death. Feet foremost, he
passed between the end of the roller over which
the belt for running the machinery moved, and
the coupling attached TO the end of the roller
Immediately above. To stop the machinery was
the work of moment, but in that point of time
the man had gone crushing through until all but
the head had been fattened into shapeless
mass. The very food that the man had taken
into his stomach exuded from the mouth, and
death came SO suddenly that the hand caught by
one of the employees did not so much as quiver
from the awful shock.


1t appears that he fell about week ago near
the same place, but escaped with cut about the
head This is the first man that has ever been
killed at the works, though they have had some
hairbreadth escapes Cincinnati Gazette, Satur-
dna.
Year: 1871

EgIt is the remark Of Gibbon that
every man who rises above the common
level has received two eo,ncations; the
first from his teachers the second more
personal and important from himself.
Year: 1871

rrN R.E. LEE-We have half dozen
20 beautiful pictures Of this distinguished
|triot sent to us for sale. 1t is pronounced
no the best likeness Of Gen. Lee ever is


sd In order to dispose of them at once
are authorized to sell them at reduced
re. Those in want should apply soon.
Year: 1871

RETURNED. are pleased to notice the
afe arrival home OF Mrs. MARY A. Meg ZEE


bad family, Thsy have been absent in Ken


lucky and Tennessee the past six mouths
This is one of our oldest and most respected


amlles and we are glad to welcome their sa e


return to Van Buren, In such fine health