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Year: 1870

TORoNTO, April I'm the House
of Commons. last night, Cameron
asked If theGoVernment had received
any further intelligence from Red
River, and whether they could give
any further information than already
before the House G, and what tho Gov
ernment intended to do in reference
to the recent murder at Fort Garry.


j. A. Mcdonald said he could only
state that the Government is fully
aware and can appreciate the gravity
of the position. We have done so
during the winter, and indeed ever
since the events of last October, till
now. We understand and fully ap-
preciate the responsibility that rests
upon US. We have been in con-
slant communication with Her Mai
esty's Government on the subject, and
the two Governments are In unison
and for one object, and that is to gov
ern that country as a portion of Her
Majesty's Dominion, and to assert Law
and order there. He said the line o.
conduct had been settled upon, bu
what it would be, must be withhelC
from the House at present.
Year: 1870

IMPORTANT LECTURES TO GENTLEMEN ONLY ON
interesting Invaluable and scientific subjcce, showing
how to live and what to live for delivered daily at be
New York Museum OF Anatomy Those attend can
receive copy forwarding 6 cents to the Secretary 6
Broadway.
Year: 1870

To make these squares, we begin by
placing No. 1 in the middle place in
the top row; we then put No. at the
bottom of the next row to the right,
and oblique upward toJ the right with our
next figures, until we I'LL the place In the
last perpendicular row, when we carry
our next figure to the left hand place on
the horizontal row next above it; we
again oblique upward to the right, until
we reach either to the top or filed
place-if to the top, we place our next
figure at the foot of the next row to the
right, and oblique upward as before, to
the right; if to filed place, we put our
next number directly under the last one
made, and obhque upward to the right, as
before, until we come to the top, filed
place, or the last row on the right-if the
latter, we go to the left place on the hori-
zontal row next aboYe-and so on to the
end, when the highest and last number
will be found at the foot of the row con-
tanning No. /. When we get to the top
place on the right hand column, we can
not drop to the bottom of the next row
to the right, as there is none, and there
fore place our next number under the last
one made, and then go to the top of the
left-hand column.


And now, having shown what has been
done in forming these squares, we will
give few of our own thoughts upon the
matter, and, although onered Tor pas
time, we have the hope that they will
be found worthy of consideration. We
have said that the WGUeTley COM
binatfon was formed without rule. This
we repeat but we have discovered how
similar ones may be formed, and how to
know the exact number any square-be ii
odd or even numbered, large or small
should contain when the numbers are
added conseeutively together, as well as
the total of each column, horizontal, per
pendicuIar, or diagonal Thus, to find
what the square should contain, we mul
| tiply the number of places in the square
Year: 1870

Sow1Ne SMALL SEED.-A half inch in
depth is as much as should be placed OYER
any of the small kinds of flower-seeds,
and many of them ought not to be cover
ed more than half that depth; and after
sowing, the surface OF the SOIL, II ngnt,
should be gently packed down with either
a hoe or spade, as this will press it closely
to the seed, and in a measure prevent
driving. Success or failure in growing
plants usually depends upon some little
difference in the way the soil is manlpu-
lated. The professional florist apparently
does every thing in the most hurried ana
careless manner, but he never om1ts those
important operations which insure the
life and future growth of his plants.-
Hearth and Home.
Year: 1870

The above square may be counted in a
hundred different ways, and always with
the same result It win also be observed
square, when added together, make a
hundred and one SO also do the second
and ninth, the. third and eighth, the
fourth and seventh, and the fifth and sixth.
A similar arrangement will be observed
in the smaller squares; and, as the first
and last numbers must be added together,
the parallels viii always count one more
than the number of places in the square.
-4ppEeE0N'g J0urzsaE....
Year: 1870

NEW YORK, August l2-The inves-
tigatiOn in the Nathan murder has
ended for the present. Some unim-
portant evidence was taken to-day,
when the jury was discharged by the
Coroner, with the statement that at a
future day they would be called to-
gether TO render a verdict. The ef-
forts of the police TO find the murderer
are still unsuccessful.


The largest city bank has, in view
of the coming redistribution of the
national currency, sold a considerable
portion of its circulation for five per
cent. premium.


The Orangemen did not turn out to-
day. A heavy police force was kept
in readiness to suppress any disorder
on the part of Catholic Irish. 1t is
said the parade will be made Monday,
and that a militia regiment has been
ordered to assist the police in case OF
necessity.


Ice has advanced in price to two
dollars per hundred weight. One
bale each of new cotton was received
to-day from Georgia and Florida.


The Fulton ferry boat Winona was
was badly damaged by collision with
a tug boat to-day, but nobody hurt.


The Brooklyn Eagle announces a
remarkable discovery, by sewer dig
gers twenty feet below the surface OF
Monroe street, of the body of petri-
fed whale within which was found an
iron box containing a small quantity
of old Spanish gold coin.


\ The little ship, Red White and
Blue will soon start on a trip through
the Erie Canal and the lakes to Mil
wsukee, thence by car to the Missis-
sippi river, from whence it will pro-
ceed around the gulf and the Atlantic
seaboard to New York.
Year: 1870

NEW YORK, August u The Cuban
insurrectiOn is to be crushed, if we be-
lieve a dispatch sent by the Spanish
Government to its representative in
Washington, and telegraphed to the
New York papers from that city. The
dispatch is intended to give the inn
preston that renewed energy is to
characterize the war on the part of
the Spaniards, and that grand final
effort is to be made this winter to de-
strOy the insurgents. Twenty thou
sand additional troops are to be sent
over in September.
Year: 1870

Boston, August 12.-The steam
pleasure boat Grace Irving, with a
party of fifty on board, struck a rock
off Fort Warren yesterday afternoon,
and Immediately sunk. All on board
were saved.
Year: 1870

All who have real estate for sale or to let,
those desiring to purchase rent such property,
viii find il TO their interest TO advertise in THE TRIBUNE
I aggregate circulation exceeds that of other
paper and in addition TO this advantage THE TRIBUNE
VIII he found not only in New York and all its cities and
villages but in every State and Territory throughout the
Union. The advertisement should be as brief as will
allow Of the advantages claimed being made clear to the
reader. We would especially dwell on the fact that the
subscribers for the three editions OF THE TRIBUNE Daily
Semi Weekly and Weekly comprise individuals in every
business professions consequently advertisements in each
are read by all classes TEE TRIBUNE devOtes especial
attention reports Of sales Of real estate both in city
country thus adding greatly to the value Of its col
advertising medium. The charges for adver-
tjsng follows; DAILY TRIBUNE 25 cents per line
for each insertion WEEKLY TRIBUNE, s. per line; SEMI
WEEKLY TRIBUNE Is cents per line About words Of
our wide columns average line Terms cash in advance
Year: 1870

Our readers who may be prosecuted
by any of the various kinds of vermin
peculiar to household affairs, may con-
gratulate themselves IN not being af-
tlicted in this respect as some of the
people of Auburn are. The Advertiser
tells how q sensation was created at
the residence of Mr.. Joshua Good
rich, in that city, the other day, by
the discovery that q lounge in daily
use by the family had become q living
den of snakes. One of the family
upon enter ng the room was Mortified
ut the sight Of the boss snake of the
party, which had protruded a portion
of its length through the covering OF
the lounge, and was taking view OF
!, the situation with waving head and
shooting tongue. The alarming sight
of the disgusting reptile created a
horror on the premises, as the shud-
Idering inmates flew for assistance, and
soon the covering was torn from the
lounge, revealing a sight well calcula-
| ted to excite the nerves of oil who had
rested upon that particular article Of
furniture. The old snake had made
Its interior nest for whole family
of juvenile serpents, which were some
what unquiet on being disturbed in
the possession of their cosy quarters.
The lounge was at once taken out oi
doors and thoroughly purged Of al
snakey "reminiscences by being burned
up. It has since required all the
nerve of the occupants to shake uI
their beds, etc.. for fear of more such
unwelcome tenants.
Year: 1870

Regarded them with coldness amount
ing to indifference, they having be-
come not only recopciled to their can
ibalistic diet, but preferring it TO
wholesome food when set before them.
Monstrous as it may seem, to such an
extent had the natural tastes of some
Of these people become perverted,
that they pushed aside the -four and
bacon rendered them. choosing rather
to partake of the horrible feast to
which they had been so long accus-
toned. Parents were seen feeding on
the remains of their children, and
children on those of their parents. ---
Here wife was seen broiling on the
Goals the flesh Of her husband, and
elsewhere q company were making a
repast upon the roasted limb of dead
companion.


All filial and paternal affection
seemed dead, the one instinct OF self
preservation reigning supreme.
Rapidly some of those III st wretched
creatures were being transformed in
to ghouls and demons, having already
lost many OF the divine traits Of hn-


nanity. Haggard and attenuated,
they spoke but little, while their looks
aud demeanor were wild and unearth-
| ly. Too incredible for belief are the
stories told OF the ravenous greed ex-
hibited by some of these starving
wretches, one of whom is said to have
eaten the entire body of child during
the course OF single night; while an
other insisted on appropriating to his
own use the hearts and other yiscera
of his dead companions. On the 9th
er hand many refused to touch the
flesh of those who had perished until
the last, and then partook of il
sparingly and with evident feelings OF
horror.
Year: 1870

The Suns atmosphere, say the scientific


men, is in highly excited condition. A


column of magnetic light is shooting out


further and further from the solar sphere.


and it is now stretching out 45. 900. 600


OF miles; In other words, it has accom-


pllshed half the distance between us and


the sun! The interesting question. and


one on which perhaps we do not wish any


more light of this character, is, how LONG


Will 1t be before it finishes the rest of the
distance and bridges the gigantic chasm


between the earth and the sun /? Is it a
messenger sent out to snatch us up as food
Tor the insatiate monster that keeps him
sell warm by depouring planets, and whose
hre- eating propensities this whole earth
would satisfy for few days only? ESQ.
now long will this emissary be in reach
ing US and carrying the globe away as if
1t were gigantic lump of coal for fur
mace This column of light at intervals
indicates its approach by flashing and cor
ruscating with fresh brilliancy So deci-
dcd are its effects, that two astronomers
lone at London, the other at Oxford. and
neither knowing the experiences of the
other,) supposed that the dark glass of
their telescope had been broken or put out
Of p range, so strong was the fash of golden
light upon the vision. 1t lis predicted that
before the end of this year this magnetic
light will have got near enough to us to
make its Immediate and actual influence
lpon the earth distinctly felt II is an
bounced that in consequence we may ex-
oect to see phenomena that have never
'een seen or known before by the human
ace. If any of our readers, therefore.
IRE disposed to complain of the weather,
be earthquakes, or other phenomena of
lature, let them remember that by this
ime next year they may have an entire
lew line of experiences to explain and en-
ure.
Year: 1870

She would only hire q servant by the
day-never had one to sleep in the house,
drew water from the well in the yard her.
self, made her own fires in the winter, and
cooked her own food. Many said she was
deranged. She Stunned all company and
permitted visits from none but the good
Bishop NJ.


We might spin this condensed narrative
to long thread of romance. We prefer
to tell it, as it was told to us-A Simple
Story-a sad leaf from the volume of hu-
man sorrow and human suffering, in which
the innocent were sharers alike with the
father, if not in the punishment, yet in
the consequences of transgression.
Year: 1870

doors we're opened and the shutters


just draws to. stepped back S lit


tie from him, and when he edged up


close, 1 pushed him away again.


pushed harder than I intended to,


and don't you think girls, the poor


fellow lost his balance, and fell
/ through one of the doors into the


street? Yes, it's 50. As he fell, I
| gave a scream, and caught him-but


declared won't tell you anything
more. I'm going to leave the room


mo, no, Aunt Sally How did
you catch him? Did it hurt him
much?n


We'll, if / must, l must. He fell


mead Arst- and as he was going I
caught him by the leg Of his trous-
ers. l held on for a minute and
tried to pull him back. but his sns-
penders gave way, and the poor
young man fell clear out Of his. pan
falcons into a whole parcel of ladies
and gentlemen passing along the
street


20, Aunty, Aunty; Lordy, Lordv.
He, he, her'


There, that's right, giggle and
squeal as much as you want to. Girls
that can't hear about a little thing
like that, without tearing around the
room and te-he-ing IN such q wav
don't know enough to come home
when it rains. A nice time the man
that ever marries you will have,
won't hep


"But, Aunt Sally, what became Of
him? Did you ever seen him again?


"NO, the moment he touched the
ground he got up and left the place
in terrible hurry. I tell yOu it
was a sight to remember, to see how
the man did run. Father happened
to be coming up the street at the
time, and he said that he never saw
anything to equal it in his whole life.
l heard others say that he did the
fastest running ever known in that
part Of the country, and that he nev-
er stopped or looked behind until
he was two miles out Of town. He
sent me note few days afterward
saying that the engagement must be
broken off as he never could look
me in the face after what had hap-
pened. He went out West and IBe-
lieve he's preaching in Illinois But
he never married. He was very mod
Pst, and ! supposed he was so badly
that he never dared to
trust himself near a woman again,
That's the reason, girls, Inever mar-
ried. l felt very bad about it for a
long time, for he was a real good
man, and have often thought that
We should have been happy if his
Slsspenders hddn't giren sCay.
Year: 1870

A Maine man aided his wife S
house cleaning this week by gath
ering up some odds and ends and
putting them in the stove. Among
them was a can of powder, and the
house was speedily cleaned.
Year: 1870

A Man Tnrown On the Bay Bridge Of the


Central Railroad and DrOwned-Arrest OF


the Alleged Murdercr-rhe Statement OF


the Prisoner.


About eight O'Clock on Thursday morning John
Clark, the night watcnman the Bay bridge OF the
New Jersey central Railroad, saw two men crossing
the bridge from the west end and coming toward S
him. Clark went into the watchhouse to warm him.
self, and not many minutes had elapsed wnen he
looked out to see what detained the men, but this
time ne saw only one, who was waking at a rapid
pace. Clark stopped him and inquired where the
other man was. The stranger turned pale became
excited and confused anu muttered something
which was not very inteitigibe. Clark observed
tna the man had blood ms clothes and that there
were bruises and BLOOD marks his lace and hands
anu 80 ne detained MIN. rne latter then stated that
his com pation was taken SICK and living benind
but this explanation was not satisfactory and Clark
held HIM till another watchman, named Flood, came
up and they placed the man under arrest and con-
veyed him 10 Bayonne whore they surrendered nun
TO q constable. search was then made for the
missing man. but no trace OF him could oe found
MARKS Of blood were seen on the bridge, from winch
IL was concluded that there mad been murder ana
tnat the victim was thrown into tue river.


The BayOnne authorities conveyed the prisoner TO
Elizabeth as the supposed crime was committed on
that side or the BRIDGE and ne was locked up for
examination. tie gave his name as George Roenag.
He ~ German ABOUT thirty-eight years OF age and
carpenter by trade. When arrested he stated that
he could not speak Englisn out when statements
were made In mis- presence that he was certainly a
murderer ne soon acquired knowledge OF that Ian
guage ana retorted promptly. lie maze statement
setting fortn tnat on Wednesday night ne ana fbe


missing man met casually 1T Elizabeth and stopped
Tor the night Ut the station house there. the Two
men formed an acquaintance ana on Thursday
morning they both set out for Bergen POINT
lie at first denied tnat he knew the man,
bat when he found he had been seen by the
watchman he said ne never saw the murdered man
TIL Wednesday, when they slept IN the station house
at Elizabeth; that yesterday morning he went lnIO
satoon to warm himself and ger DOT drink, and
then went on toward bergen Point; tnat when he
got to the bridge he overlook the missing man. who
demanded OF him nteen cents and that Il he did not
give II TO him he would bust him IN the nosen
He refused TO give him the money, when he received
sledge- hammer blow IN the face and that In rea-
hati0n he knocked the stranger down and ne fe
over into the water and disappeared, and that he
was forced 70 dc what he did. He SAID the missing
man was u German and about twenty. five years old
ana mad on q 0rab OVerCual, cap and Dada
Year: 1870

Yesterday afternoon, N Newark, n, j.. one George
Blenkenhorn, q German, residing at No. ~ Newark
street. was taken into custody and held TO await
charge OF having mnrdeIousl assaulted his wife
during q drunken spell by striking her q terrific
blow on the head with heavy iron instrument or
gone sort On the way to the City Prison ne secured
The attendance OF respectable grocer to 60 bail for
him. the latter on hearing the nature Of the case
respectfully declined. He has once or twice before
been arrested for similarly abusing his unfortunate
WIFE,
Year: 1870

THE PRINCE is making himself quite agree
able and acting very much like sensible
young man in Washington. After looking
through the Treasury yesterday he slipped
away With Mrs. Thornton and Colonel Elphin-
stone to Mrs. Grants reception, where be paid
his respects to the lady of the Executive Man
sion and assisted her in receiving her guests SO
informally that it would appeaAthese princes
are not always hampered by diplomatic eti-
quette, or compelled to speak by the card, or
live, move and have their being only at the
States behest. 1t would actually seem that,
Prince though he is, he is to be allowed the
privilege now and then of doing as he likes.
He was present at reception at General
Sherman's last night.
Year: 1870

THE Coal TARIFF.-The House Committee
of Ways and Means have agreed to report a
proposition tc.admit all coal free of duty by
vote of five to four. This action has created
great excitement among the mine owners and
the tariff men, and as result of their efforts it
is said to be probable that Maynar will change
his vote to the negative. If we do not mis-
take Mr.. Maynard, he has grit enough to hold
to his present position against all the coal
tariff Hobbies in Washington.
Year: 1870

THE New COMMITTEE ON THE POSTAL
TELEGRAPH. A good move forward for the
postal telegraph proposition has been made
in referring General Washburns bill to a
special committee instead Of Painters COM
mittee. Painter, it is now stated, proposes to
furnish a clerk for the new committee, but
General Washburn does not want him. Let
the new committee by all means avoid Painter.
If they touch Painter they will be defiled, and
Painter himself cannot whitewash them.
Year: 1870

TmE CHEROKEE TREATY SwINDLE which
was exposed by the HERALD over year
ago when it was about being lobbied through
the last session of Congress, has come up
again in the present session. Besides the
swindle in the treaty Of taking, as it proposes
to do, some ten or twelve million dollars from
the Treasury to purchase lands of the Chero-
kee Indians, the whole affair shows up the in
consistency of treating with Indians as foreign
Powers
Year: 1870

TIE TARIFF QUESTION IN THE LEGIsLA-
TuRE.-The Assembly yesterday adopted the
majority report of the special committee favor
ing the repeal of the tariff on tea, coffee, sugar,
coal, salt, pig and railroad iron. Coming
from democratic Legislature, the resolutions
will not, probably, have much effect on the
radical Congress. The proposition to have q
revenue tariff instead Of protective ono
would have been better than the proposed
total repeal. While relieving the people we
must and some means to support the govern
mont.
Year: 1870

THE FRANK1NG. PRIVILEGE. Pc
titions are continually being forwarded to
Congress for the abolition Of the franking
privilege. Senator Chandler said yesterday
that if the senders would pay the postage on
the petitions they would give practical illus
tratlon Of their sincerity. We cannot under
stand how the petitions reached Congress
without the postage being prepaid under the
postal laws. But as it seems they did, it is
rather practical illustration Of how freely the
privilege is abused, and therefore how fully it
deserves to be abolished.
Year: 1870

From Cairo, Egypt, under date Of the S6th
Of December, last year. we have the frst in
stalment Of special correspondence detail
Ing tho travel, route, experiences and obser-
vations of our representative on tour up
the river Nile. The communication appears
In our columns to-day. II will attract pub
lilo attention not only by it's general contents,
but also by the graphic, pleasing and attrac-
tive style in which the writer presents and
modernizes subject hoary in It's natural an
tiquity, and which has been rendered still
more venerably wrinkled and almost unfit for
purposes of popular instruction and general
elucidation from the manner in which 1t has
been treated by the learned pundts of the
geographical societies previous to the time of
Sir Samuel Baker, Livingstone and this
HERALD writer.


Our correspondent set out in fine tone and
spirits from Cairo upward. He tells Of the
mode Of transit and the company, and photo
graphs the shore scenery and suburban halt
ing points. Many Of the guests of the viceroy
Of Egypt during the period Of the
Suez Canal fstes enjoyed short trips on the
line OF route, so that the river steamer asso-
citation was diversified and agreeable. Beauty
and dance enlivened the shores. The news
paper explorer of the Father of Waters was
received at every point Of landing as cosmo-
politan evangelist, so that we entertain not the
slightest fear but he will sscome out, not only
In the columns of tle HERALD, but at every
place of fuvial and territorial interest as an
instructor, geographer and discoverer worthy
to rank with Livingstone and Baker, and enjoy
ing an immensely greater force for the diffusion
of his acquired knowledge through the agency
and instrumentality of our type and printing
presses in New York. So we progress as the
world moves.
Year: 1870

tion party for the succession. We mean that
tho antl-radical elements of the South, by
oonciliating the negro, can secure his vote;
that this, we expect, will be done, and that
so we may look for new Southern balance Of
power in 1879 competent to shape the Demo-
cratic Convention 10 Its policy and competent
to decide the election.