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Year: 1870

I led the horse to the stable, when a
fresh perplexity arose. / removed the
harness without difficulty, but after many
strenuous attempts, I could not remove
the collar. In despair, called for assist
ance, when aid soon drew near. Mr..
Wordsworth brought his ingenuity into
exercise, but after several unsuccessful ef-
forts he relinquished the achievement as
thing altogether impracticable. Mr..
Coleridge now tried his hand, but showed
no more grooming skill than his prede-
cessor for, after twisting the poor horses
neck almost to strangulation, and to the
great danger of his eyes, he gave up the
useless task, pronouncing that the horses
head must have grown (gout or dropsy)
since the collar was put on, for he said it
was downright impossibility for such a
huge os .froaat6s to pass through so narrow
collar! Just at this moment servant
girl came near, and understanding the
cause of our CONSERVATION, La, master"
said she, you don't go about the work in
the right way. You should do this way.
You should do this" when turning the
collar completely upside down, she slip
ped it off in a moment, to our great hui
initiation and wonderment, each satisfied
afresh that there were heights of knowl-
edge in the world which we had not at
tanned. - C0ttye's Life Of CoseaTdge.
Year: 1870

WE hear a great deal about Yankee
tricks, but private letter from soldier
out on the Plains shows that the redskins
have some shrewdness. Says the writer ::
"We are after the Indians hot blast; and
tell you, the man who takes these fellows
for dummies finds himself .woefully de-
ceived. A part Of our troop had been on
the trail of small band of Sioux, and
they had lodged us, and bothered us, and
beat us, until we determined to have them,
come what might. l One day we came
upon them, and it appeared so suddenly,
too, that there was no chance for them to
escape. Each man seated himself square
ly in his saddle, and, with revolver in
hand, we dashed on. There squat each
identical Sioux on his pony, just as though
we were milesiaway, and as stoically in
different as though they did not care a
continental. AS we at full gallop drew
near, the officer in command felt that we
were riding into some trap, but it was too
late to sound retreat and on we went.
think the distance between us and the
Sioux and their ponies was just twelve
feet before a single red skin moved a
muscle; then, quicker than you could say
scat off from the shoulders of each
Identical Sioux came the fiery red blanket
he wore, and up and down it was shaken
vigorously in the very faces of our
horses. We had boasted a great deal over
those horses, and they would do any
thing we wanted them to-that is to say
they would drive through prairie fire,
along side bull buffalo, through prairie
dog village, and over dead Indians, but
tell you, you ought to have seen them, to q
horse, turn tail and run from those blank.
cts. We were going along so nicely, and
each trooper was so eager to make dead
sure thing of his redskin that we let the
horses have it much their own way, and
we repent of it. Just as frightened as
they could be, they paid no attention tc
curb, and away they went in every direc
tion. Troopers were sprawling on the
ground, and Others were clinging tt
horses names, with both feet not only ou
of the stirrups, but pointing in the air. /
was the worst stampede ever saw, and
have looked on some in my day, If th,
Sioux had followed up they might hav,
made few scalps, but they seemed 81
well pleased with the result of their tricl
that those who were unhorsed near then
say they disappeared as if they had gon,
down through the earth. When our trool
assembled, we, one and all, declared tina


the thing was the best of the kind we hat


ever heard of, but determined that W.


would pay them back for it one of thes


days, with will. !"
Year: 1870

'"The feature Of to-day was the ease and abun-
dance in the money market. Borrowers on prime
collaterals were readily accommodated at 3 per
cent. Lenders were unable to obtain higher than
4per cent. the ordinary collaterals. Ia the dis
count market prime double names and short date c-
eeptances are IN request 81 to 81 per cent. Capt.
talists are anxious to employ their funds for the
balance of the summer which season promises TO be
one OF extraordinary ease in money. Between the
lst and 18th of July about S75,OOO00O Will come on
the market from coupons and corporate dividends
Leading authorities in the street prOphesy two
per cent. money market until the arrival of the fan
demand for funds to move the new cotton and grain
crops.


surprise those who had looked for decline below 1O
before the close of the fiscal year (Which terminates
to-day especially as the market has been receiving
daily large accession from the Treasury in the
shape Of the prepaid interest due July /. Its rally
on the eve OF the payment OF these instalments of
interest is not exceptional in the present instance
1t will be remembered 1t did SO last May and has
done so on every occasion OF similar character.
The reason lies In the prediction OF Wall street to
discount the future The July gold was sold from
June by the bears and, now that the market does
not go down on the actual disbursement they are the
first to grow timid and cover their contracts. We're
it not for the bears, who sold gold short after the
Ketchum-Boyd affair, the price would have declined
before this to figure below no. Its frmer tone is
moreover, assisted by the strength Of the foreign
exchanges, the leading bankers refusing to draw at
less than specie shipping rates during the interval
between the old ano new cotton crops. This situa-
ton of affairs suggests that the Ketchum Boyd party
they begun operations few months later. Although
gold is nrmer, 1t Is dull; and while the price may
advance lew per cent IN the reaction from the
recent decline, particularly as the bears have
made it unDaturally scarce by selling more
than was legitimately. offered to be sold it
presents no speculative attraction, and the
operators who buy for large gains find
no promise OF speeay wealth in its tanner fuctua-
tions as compared with other departments of the
street. Moreover, 1t is very certain that the admin
istration at Washington will not suffer gold to
advance very sharply. General Grant and Secretary
Boutwell, are In accord upon the intention that gold
shall present declining premium at the close OF
each fiscal year OF their term OF service. The
Assistant Treasurer paid out to-day, on account of
Tuesday of a, ,961, ,3S4 -
Year: 1870

here now," and the remark was found to he the
truth. The wife and all parties who were inter
Togated, pretended ignorance as to all particu-
lars of the homicide's departure.


arrested after committing the murder, Kruse was
never in the custody of the sheriff or any other
officer, but was allowed his freedom under bail
of $4,000, his surety being his brother August
Krrse and Henry Brand.


Having satisfactory assurance that Kruse
would not forfeit his ball. Judge Collins per-
mitted him to renew it, after he was convicted,
until he shonld be called into court to receive
his sentence. But 1t seems that the criminal
came to the conclusion that his brother and
friend could better afford to redeem the bond
than he could stand term of penitentiary ex-
perience. A large reward will be advertised for
his recovery.
Year: 1870

ingly did so, when Toomy ran a wet bar into the
Stag, the result OF which was a simultaneous ex-
plosion, which was heard three or four hundred
yards distant The hot cinder few in almost
every conceivable direction, Toomy and Quad
receiving the largest quantity. The works we're
set on fire in several places, which was extin-
guished by bringing the hose into play. Every
possible assistance was extended to the injured
men by their fellow-workmen, and medical aid
was summoned to their help as soon as possible
after the accident,
Year: 1870

d d D


To this replied distinguished rebel:
Well, have never met any thinking
man in the South who does not con
slider the three Virginians, Johnston, Lee
and jackson, TO have won nearly all the
glory of the whole rebellion. The ablest
newspaper in the South during the war
was Daniels Examiner, at Richmond,
and we are beginning to believe that
Daniels was more of a statesman than
Davis. Our people hold to Lee as the
great military genius; but am not one
lamps Lee was a docile, amiable, care
ful and devoted man; but Joe Johnston S
mind was lightning mind, and his mag
netism is felt by any man who comes in
contact with him. While Lee is playing
school teacher, without the ability to
teach, ,at Lexington, Joe Johnston is
making from ten to fifteen thousand dol
lars year at Savannah, as the agent of
a London Life Insurance Company; and
but for the poverty of the South he
would have been now at the head of
some huge corporate system in our sec
ton. He is an old man--is Joe--and
his body is full of lead, for he has been
wounded three times--twice in Mexico
and once at Seven Pines; but for his
campaigns in the late war, ! will point
you out three, His campaign from York
town to Fair Oaks, in which he SO bat
tered Mcclellan that he never made an
aggressive movement after Johnston was
wounded, but left the field to Lee to fin
ish him up. In the second place, OBJ
serve his campaign from Dalton to At
lanta, with 10000 men to face Sherman,
and yet fought no great battley and,
thirdly, if you want to see the magne-
tism and shrewdness of the man, look at
the treaty he made with Sherman, play
ing Talleyrand to him, so that Stanton
had to get to work to make the treaty
over again.
Year: 1870

A letter from Union City, Tennessee
to the Louisville Commercial says:


So much has already been wiitten in
regard to the lady known here as the
Sleeping Beauty" that / can scarcely
hope to give you anything new, but will
add my testimony to that already given,
and make you plain statement of facts,
as know them from her mother, brother
and friends who now have her in charge
in the same house in which am stop
ping, and from which am now writing to
you. Miss Susan Caroline Godsas was
born in 0bion county, Tennessee, and
within ten miles of this city, of poor but
respectable parents. Her father has
been dead for twelve years Her mother
still lives and watches over her loved
child, and the sunken eyes and furrowed
brow show very plainly the trials and
sorrows she has experienced in her duty
for twenty-one years She is very poor,
and, to some extent, depends on the con-
tributions of visitors, to take care of and
procure proper supplies for her charge.


Miss Godsay vas taken sick when
about four years of age, with what was
supposed to be chills and fever, but
which baffied the skill of nurses and
physicians for more than two years, at
which time she fell into a nervous sleep,
from which she has not awoke since for
longer time than twelve minutes. She
usually sleeps soundly from eleven
o clock at night until about six in the
morning, and through the day awakes
about once an hour Her waking spells
are never less than four nor more than
twelve, but usually about six minutes
duration.


In her waking moments she speaks both
pleasantly and intelligently, answers
promptly any questions asked her, and
appears quite happy and contented.


One Of the strongest points of this
strange case is the seemingly total abb
sence of anything like respiration. A
piece of the finest polished glass held to
her lips fails to disclose the slightest
touch Of breath. Her pulse is perfectly
STILL and but for nervous or tremulous
motion of the body which never ceases,
you might at any time call her dead.
She has grown during her affiiction from
little child to about the average hight
of her sex, and weighs ninety-six pounds,
and although her body and hands show
her very poor in flesh, her face is full
and smooth, and her features well deyel-
oped. Indeed, such rare style do her
features portray that she is called the
Sleeping Beauty of Tennessee"
Year: 1870

mies-he bade farewell to the arena of political
slife. Once again he retired to his native city,
and resumed the role of the quiet provincial
physician. The events of the last month have
is heard in the political world, and again that
voice is raised in opposition to the powers that
be. And now, l hear, to make the analogy be-
tween his earlier and his latter days complete,
DR.. Jacob is again a political prisoner. Be
this step right or wrong, no one can refuse their
admiration to one who has SO persistently, so
fearlessly advocated that which to him appeared
the cause of right and Justice.
Year: 1870

Money continues scarce and in good demand,


which features keep up the rates for all classes
of loans. The activity at the Stock Board dur
ing the past three days has stimulated the de-
mand for money on call, and it now looks as if
a lively season in speculative investments is
upon us. The movement OF currency towards
Year: 1870

The name of the town is Bruno City. It is
claimed by the original discovery company,
and has been surveyed and laid out into lots
by Mr.. Moberly. 1t bids fair to become a
lively burg at no distant day. In my next
communication shall be enabled TO give You
report Of Murray and Bull Run districts,
and from week TO week keep you posted. The
health of opr people is very good. We have
had one marriage and one birth within the
past few days, which is encouraging.


T. w r.
Year: 1870

A bridal party, consisting of husband
and wife, but two days married, and the
brides mother and father, were on board
ank within half mile of their destination,
Demands Landing, when the accident 90
Cured. Not one of them was saved.


Mrs Poe, wife of Captain Poe, Of the
Wall, had retired to her staterocm, and
perhaps fallen asleep. Search was made
for everywhere.


After the Seminole came up, and when
the Captain learned that she was probably
in her state-roOm, axes we're procured and
the roof cut away when the dead body, as
it was supposed, of Mrs. Poe was dragged
out. A deep cash was cut in her head.
probably by the axe when cutting away the
roof, and there was not the least sign Of
life manifested. RestOratives were quickly
applied, and soon the terribly injured lady
exhibited signs of returning animation.
When Mr.. Hutzler last saw her, he informs
us she was rapidly recovering and was able
to speak.


Only fifteen bodies were recovered from
the wreck. Among those known to be lost
and bodies not found is Mr.. Taylor, of
Sheridan, Missouri young gentleman
from Virginia, name unknown, en- route to
Texas young man from Kansas City the
baker, the chambermaid and ten deck
hands. A nephew Of Captain Poe, who
had Just recovered from a spell Of sickness
and was taking o pleasure trip, was also
among the lost The number OF wounded
we could not learn, but we are led to sup
pose that few escaped without more or less
injury.


The captain and crew of the Seminole
worked manfully in rescuing the living and
the dead from the Wall, and every effort i'll
their power was used to save not only the
lives of those on board the Wall, but also
their baggage and effects. AS soon 40 the
survivors Of the wreck had had sufficient
time to collect their thoughts they extem-
porized meeting and returned their hearty
thanks to the captain and crew of the Semi
mole for their untiring zeal in their behalf
Mr.. Hutzler states that no blame is attached
to the officers of the Nick Wall, but that
on the contrary they exerted Themselves
to their utmost, but the accident was of .
character that could not be avoided under
the circumstances. He accounts for the
loss of life by the great amount Of freight
loaded on the roof, which crushed it in, and
thereby. prevented many from escaping.
The Nick Wall was owned by the Carter
Line Packet Company, of St. Louis, was
valued at 81, 900, and was insured for $l5.-
900. Her cargo consisted Of three thousand
barrels of -four and large assorted freight
list for points on the Red river. The in
surance on the cargo will perhaps cover
half it's value.
Year: 1870

A LADY. in an Ohio church, rested her head on
the back OF the pew in front, all devout people
do 10 the time Of prayer but In the pew before her
sat young man who neither bowed bis head nor
kneeled. A beautiful plume nodded and danced upon
the head Of the fair one behind him, occasionally
touching the neck Of the youth who evidently con-
sidered 1t fly or some other troublesome insect.
For time he bore the unpleasant sensation without
murmur but at last patience ceased to be virtue,
and from the fash Of his eagle eye could plainly
that the hour Of that y'' had come. Cautiously
his hand moved toward the supposed offending In
sect; then followed a frantic clutch, and a spring
behind him. Imagine the horror Of the youth to
1nd In his hand the knobby bat Of the fair one,
which he had torn violently from her head, sadly
disarranging the contour Of braIds and ehignon.
The lady was indignant, Of course, and The youth
could have been purchased at an immense sacrincs
about that time.
Year: 1870

STORY is told Of an old clergyman who had the
most unbounded faith in Watts hymn book. He
was fond saying that be could never open to any
page, without finding an appropriate hymn mis-
chievous Of bis thought 1t would bel good Joke
to test his fathers faith. So be took old song
and pasted it one Of the pages Of the book over


hymn, nicely that 1t could easily be detected
At church, on Sabbath morning. the minister hap
pened to open at thatvery page, and commenced TO
read:
Year: 1870

1t may now be safely announced that the wheat crop in all the North west has been secured and that on the average, though it will fall little short of the quantity of last years crop, that deficiency will be made up by the better quality. The wheat of Min nesota will, it is thought, be nearly all No. 1, and if present prices for wheat are sustained, this years crop in the Northwest will generally realize larger sum of money than that of last year.
Year: 1870

TO ALL WHOM TT MAY CONCERN Take notice, that between this date and the 3lst of July, I or my deputies will call at the residence or places If business Of each tax payer for the purpose of assess ing all personal property, subject to taxation for the year 1870.

 H. B. ROBINSON, Assessor.
Year: 1870

A Pittsburg girl fourteen years old has had a baby, and court is setting night and day this hot weather, to find out if she is married to the father of the child. She says it don't make any difference to her how they decide, as it can't be helped now.
Year: 1870

A man in Milwaukee bought a sec Ond hand table and busted leg off, when three hundred and fifty dollars in gold ran out of an auger hole in the end of the leg. A number of other people have broken up their tables, but they didn't pan cut any gold to speak of.
Year: 1870

The noble Chinamen are learning the ways of the New World rapidly, having already successfully counter feited the greenback currency. A fifty cent note of their make looks like la- bel on a bunch of fire crackers that has been boiled with greens.
Year: 1870

Two Georgia negroes went into a steam mill and closed the valves of the engine, and built hot fire, just to show the proprietor that the colored people knew something, after all, about steam. They were raked together, and both buried in one hole.
Year: 1870

sound healthy complexion. eradicate tho yellow Linge
from the eve, impart q bloom TO the cheeks, and
Chancethe patient from ehOrtbreathed, emaciated,
weak and nervous invalid, to f1llaced' Stout. ana
vigorous person


Weak Gaa Delicate Children are Made Strong


by using the BitteFs Or Tonic


THESE REMEDIES ARE TIE


Best Blood Purifiers
ever known and viii curo all diseases resulting from
bad blood Keep your blood pure; keep yOu liver in
order; keep your digestive organs in sound, healthy
condition, by the use Of these remedeB and no dis
case win over assai YOU The best men IN the coun-
try recommend them. If years Of honest reputation
go for anything you must try these preparations.


TE0TsEBGOET
Like tho following was never before offered In behalf
Year: 1870

AN ACT to provide for the Submis-


sion of the question Of calling a


Constitutional Convention, to the


qualified electors Of Iowa:


Sec. |. BE 1t enacted Jy the General
Assrmbty Of TIE State Of Iora, That at
the general election to he held in the
,ear one thousand eight hundred and
seventy, there shall be and hereby is,
submitted to the electors ofthis State,
qualified to vote for members Of the
General Assembly, the question,
''shall there be convention to re-
wise the constitution and amend the
samc:' and it shall bc the duty. of
the Governor to set forth the qucs-
ton and submission thereof in his
proclamation Of such election.


/ Sec. ,. Those electors. voting in
favor of the question, shall have writ
ten or printed ON their ballots the
words "For n convention to revise
the constitution and amend the
same;" those electors voting against
the question submitted. shall have
written or printed on their ballots
the words against a convention to
revise the constitution and amend
the same"


Sec. 3. The votes cast for and
against the question Of the calling OF
the convention, in tho manner afore-
said shall be canvasscd and returned
in all respects as the vote for the Of
flee of Secretary Of Sta'c is canvass
cd and returned, except that the re-
suit shall he certified in duplicate hy
the board of State canvassers, one
certificate being deposited in the Of
ice OF the Secretary OF State and the
other in the Office Of the Goyernor.
Sec. 1. In case majority Of the
electors qualified as aforesaid voting
ut such election for and against such
proposition, shall decide in favor ola
convention for the purpose herein
provided, 1T shall be the duty Of the
Governor to report such rcsnltto the
General Assembly at its next session.
Approved April l6, 1870.
Year: 1870

AN ACT TO provide for due refer
encc and publication Of proposals
to amend the constitution OF the
State OF Iowa.


SECTION I. Re 1t enacted By the Gen
eral assembly Of The State Of lora' That
the resolution proposing to amend
the constitution OF the State OF Iowa
which have been passed at the pres
cnt session OF the General Assembly


rContinued on fSarth page.
Year: 1870

plicable to the Vanderbilt roads for
none of the three Vanderbilt roads wanted it
or took any advantage of it.. IL is useless to
cite precedents for what is beneficial in one
case is destructive in another. The ancient
iurist used to begin his investigations with
the query chi bono ?-who would profit by the
deed in dispute And when we find law
made by a corrupt Legislature and signed by
slayish Governor for the exclusive advant-
age of clique of the most unprincipled inan-
cial adventurers whom the world ever
saw.-a law avowedly framed to ena-
BILE these men to override the will of
the stockholders whom they are supposed to
represent,-it is insulting our intelligence to
point to other laws of similar wording passed
under totally different circumstances and work


ing totally different results The classification
laws of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, and other
States were framed in the interests of stock
holders The classification bill to which Gov.
Hoffman put his signature was framed in the
interests of corrupt and debauched Ring, and
for the purpose of excluding stockholders from
the management of their own property. We
must hold, with The World of last February,
that the Erie bill "organized monstrous in
"justicen and is "simply indefensible."
Year: 1870

The rumOr of further assassinations of for
eigners in China is not pleasant to hear, nor
encouraging to those who believed that the
gates of the East would, ere this have been
thrown open by the success of the industrial
and commercial enterprises inaugurated in that
direction. But the rumOr requires confrma-
ton; it comes from English sources not
wholly trustworthy, since England has sought,
and is now seeking, an excuse for further
aggressive acts in China. The report that the
Chinese authorities are assembling an army
between Tien-Tsin and Pekin for the protec-
ton of foreigners is much more likely to be
true than the story of the same dispatch that
there have been further riots.