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Year: 1870

EDabehters Seek Refuge in n Police station.


The Milwaukee (Wis.) Sentinel OF the goth utimo
has this singular story


Until yesterday we had believed that witchcraft
and demonism were among the things of the past.
Then the delusion was dispeled by the appearance
OF entire family OF Second. warders, who in
sisted upon beng locked up to save themselves
from the direful influences OF a heXenmester, or
master of witches, residing in their neighborhood


The father, Heinrich Alvers, stated to the police
that he accupies a wing of house No. 500 Winnie
bago street. where demonstrations OF an unusual
character had kept the family in state OF great
citement for the past four days and that the noises
were so unearthly that his wife and children had
not been able to sleep for two nights.


About O'Clock yesterday afternoon Mr.. Alvers
was warned by the mysterious voice OF an invisi-
BILE presence, that unless he locked up the members
OF his family he would be murdered by one OF the
number during the night. He Immediately sum-
moned the family to the sitting room, and informed
them of the mysterious message. After prayerful
and fearful council, the family voted to forsake
their home and seek an asylum where the heXen-
meister could exercise no undue influence over
them, or cause them TO commit the awful crime of
parricde, which they considered certain II they re-
mained at home. Accordingly the house de-
serted the family taking up its march TO the police
station to claim the protection OF the authorities.
On learning the cause of their sorrow and tribala-
latlon, the of1cers attempted to persuade them to
RETURN assuring them that they would receive pro-
lection, but all in VAIN. they begged piteously TO
be locked up hey ond the power OF the hexenmeis-
ter.


The family, consisting of two sons and two daugh-
tiers, ranging between twelve and nineteen years of
age, were fairly wild with grief when the officers
marched the old man TO the cell-roOm IL having be-
come evident that he was slightly demented. They
were finally prevailed upon TO leave him to the care
OF the authorities but he could not be prevailed upon
TO return home until two MEMBERS of the force were
detailed 10 escort them TO the house. with orders to
stop with them during the night for the purpose of
discovering the cause of the Old mans troubles.


How the goblin chase OF our trusty policeman will
turn ont remains TO be seen, but that it will esta-
bish peace In the deluded household and prove the
Vaccinations or the heXenmester TO be the phan-
tasms of a dsOrdered brain, one acquainted with
the case Will for moment DOUBT
Year: 1870

Secretary again, through purely political intrigue
found himself in very embarrassing position.


knowledge of the situation here reached him a.
Staten Island where he was spending his vacation
and he finally consented to place the questions In
volved before the President in such way as to as
certain whether it the wish Of the Executive to
support him in the contest or to abandon the field
to the influences which had been at work so long
and so persistently, and thus secure peace.


Accordingly on the Sd OF October the Secretary
wrote the letter of resignation and mailed 1t to the
President at washington. The envelope was
marked personal to distinguish it from the mass OF
business mail, and to ensure Its meeting the Presi-
dents eye first Upon the letter itself there were
private nature by the Secretary, has ANYTHING
since passed between the President and the Secre-
tary to indicate that either considered the letter
other than the open official correspondence attend
ing resignation.


1.-THE Presidents reply was written Immediately
upon the receipt Of the resignation, namely, on
October 5, and is throughout IN his own hand. ln-
stead OF being forwarded to the Secretary himself at
Staten Island it sent with the routine business
mail TO the Department, addressed in the usual bus
ness form, The Secretary OF the INTERIOR, with no
mark the envelope to indicate that 1t was for the
Secretary in person. Consequently it was opened
with the business mail, and passed through several
hands as ordinary business does, before it was
stopped for the Secretary.


'Lest it might be supposed, from the statements
other communications, verbally has assigned
personal reasons for resgning the statement can be
relied upon that the Secretary has never, either
orally or in writing, laid any private and personal
matters before the President as reasons why he
should withdraw from the Cabinet
Year: 1870

Lyons Correspondence Of the London TeleJrdph.


The for ffcations of Lyons progress slowly; 5000
workmen said, by figure of speech, to be sat
work" upon them. AS they are the masters OF their
employers, they do just as much work suits them
ana pass the rest Of their time smoking and sleep.
ing, at least so L am informed by local paper, for
1t would be as much as ones life is worth 10 make
any personal investigation in that direction IL the
enemy were at the gates instead OF 200 miles of, the
city could not be more strictly guarded am living
onehorse carriage (nobody ventures upon pair
under Republican rule) with wel-known Citizen
an old resident, we are invariably called upon, with
great ceremony, to show our countersign and pass
to the st or the National Guard, which delights in
this exhibition OF zeal and authority and keeps its
nightly watch at all the principal entrances to the
town. II De Failly had only had the advantage Of
the Lyons National Guard to watch over him at
Beaumont, he might have saved the fortunes of an
Empire.


The Feeling Of Dependency.


Lyons Correspondence Of the London Times


While insisting upon hopeful view Of
their prospects the part of foreigners, and upon
having it presented to them in their own news
papers, there is deep underlying feeling OF des-
pondency which no false telegram of "a glorious
victory no sudden arrival of Gambetta and Carl
bald no positive intelligence OF the death OF M0tke
and his burial in gold coffin, can remove. An
ever-growing consciousness Is forcing itself upon
them that their position from day to day. instead of
growing better, ls getting worse that so far from
the republic putting forth latent and overwhelming
forces, and calling out the fresh and undeveloped
making themselves felt, and the energies of the
ton are almost exhausted; or IT, as may be possible,
the forces and the energies do exist, then
Repubcansm, so far, has failed to evoke them. No


doubt the country responded with tolerabe alacrty
to the call OF a teDee en HldSse-not, however, as
countries have responded in the supreme moment
of their fortunes OF their agouy not the two
tions OF the United States responded when locked
in their death struggle; not Poland or Hungary
responded when they wrested with an almost super
human effort to free themselves from the giant
grasp OF Russia and Austria; not a nation ought
TO respond that is hghting for bare life. Perhaps
they cannot believe that things desperate.
They may still honestly believe that the rest of Eu-
rope, sharing their own conviction that France
and "civilization" are convertible terms, cannot
stand tamely by and see the latter perish from OIL
the face OF the EARTH
Year: 1870

Preparations for Famne-PrecautIOns of the


Besieged.


1t is curious to remark, writes Paris correspond
ent per balloon post, how generally even the poorest
provisions wherewith they may hold hunger at bay
"Lone women" who, II they had been English,
would never have owned billet de bdnque for one
hundred francs in their lives, have little treasure
in their cupbOards, and will be able to hold out
stouty to the last unless there shall arrive day of
wrath, with which we are threatened by many
crOakerS and smstS day when starving gdflills,
swarm into every inhabited building and ransack it
from cellar to roof in the hope of finding food.


But there Is also no inconsidera0le alarm lest in
addition to the absence of food, we may soon ind
ourselves without the means of cooking it. Most of
the French cooks employ wood charcoal their fuel
for culinary purposes The siege had hardly begun
before outcry was raised in the poorer quarters
OF the town against the nGrchGldS de bOs et de- char
bon for reising the price of their charcoal to
travagant and impossible figure. Most of these char
bonniers natives OF Auvergne-a province gene
rally regarded as furnishing Paris with sons and
daughters who have a wonderfully keen eye to the
main chance Impeled by the general Indignation
expressed in the newspapers and by the voice OF the
Streets against these greedy and predatory dealers 10
charcoal, the municipal authorities Of Paris seized
in some instances the whole store OF that precious
commodity, owned by men who were pointed out by
the cry of the mob as having specially raised their
prices at moment when patriotism required that
they should sacrifice themselves for the public good.
The chaTbOnnierS, who are very suen, mulish
race, resented this high procedure of the
Partisan municipality, and in many cases shut up
shop altogether What with the high price OF char
coal when it is to be bought at ALL and with the clos
ing OF many shops which once used TO retail it,
not at all sure that, before the end OF Cctober
there will not be great dearth Of charcoal for
the cooking OF our mea' as there will be a dearth OF
flesh itself TO lay upor the glowing and smOkeless
Goals of fire which a ESQ admirably adapted for the
b diSnlaY of culinary SKILL
Year: 1870




A London correspondent, who has had an inter-
view with Garibaldi at Tours writes as follOws:-


"Punctually at the appointed time we went TO the
Prefecture. i had taken the bearings OF the place
in the daytime, and knew that to get 10 the wing OF
the building in which the Italian hero lodges it was
necessary to pass through the central courtyard,
along a covered passage leading to the
beautiful garden much resembling that OF
70 go in at one OF the several little doors aud up
narrow wooden staircase To the three small and
accept from the hospitality OF the seat OF govern
ment Tue great gate OF the Prefecture closed
when we arrived but the moolots on guard let us
pass through a side entrance without challenge.
There was no porter, policemen, or servant OF
whom 10 ask question, but we penetrated TO the
mot eaAy to recognize in the dark the particular
fittle doorway through which l had passed in the
fmorning. There vas not a glimmer of light any
where except what came from the upper rooms In
which d. Gambetta was at work. We opened
several wrong doors In succession, and IA one pas
OF the festivities OF the late Imperial Prefect M .
Paulze d'Iyoy. At length we found the right little
Much as / had heard of GaribadIs simplicity, felt
surprised that none OF his attendants should have
thought OF placing so much as single candle on his
staircase when he was expecting company. Arrived
on the landing OF an entTesol, Knocked several
times at the door OF little room In which In the
morning had seen several officers and others wait
ing TO be received. Getting no answer, / tried
another door, scarcely visible in the extreme dark
ness Presently ray OF light came through the
keyhole, and the door opened by young Italian
An his shirt and trousers with one foot In stocking
ano the other one BARE who seemed greatly aston
ished to see strangers.


"The Generals valet de chambre. for such he
proved 10 be, was evidently undressing TO lie down
Tor the night on mattress in a small ante-c cham
All hope OF seeing the lon' that evening vanished
from my mind. However, ! said, General Carl
baldi? The General has just gone 20 bed,' was the
answer. 'Oh! then am extremely sorry TO have
disturbed him, tut he gave Us an appointment Ior
O'Clock and it Is now strking Inae nou Upon sn.s
in lei than half minute he returned, saying tnaI
the General had meant o'clock In the moming
Year: 1870

In an essay on potato culture, DIR. II.
Compton considers the potato rot at con-
siderable length. Having found that
dry rot was remedied by an application OF
sulpheric acid, it occurred to him that it
might also destroy the fruit mildew An
application of plaster, which is composed
OF lime and sulpheric acid, was made with
the happiest results. On the potato mil
dew the application was found equally
effiacacious as a preventative, and if time
ly applied after the mldew appears, as a
cure also. The writer adds 1.-The vines
should be watched closely, and on the
first appearance of the disease plaster
should be spilled; not merely sowing it
broadcast, but dashing it over and under
the vines, bringing it in contact with the
the stalks, using handful to three or
four hills Plaster for this purpose should
be very dry and powdery, and should be
applied when the air is still. One appli-
cation is seldom sufficient; it should be
renewed as often as circumstances re-,
quire. Examine the vines about three
days after a cold night or about the same
length of time after heavy rain. II the.
leaves begin to curl and wither, apply
plaster at once; and, in short, whenever
the vines show any signs Of dropping, be
the causes, bites of insects, excessive hu-
midity of the atmosphere, or sudden
change of temperature, dropping from
any cause whatever indicates the APP
proach of mildew, which should be
promptly met with an application of plas
ter. As before stated, plaster the vines
as soon as they are up; again after the
last ploughing and hoeing; after that,
one, two, or three times, as circumstances
Indicate BY this method the vines are
kept of bright lively green, and the
tubers are kept swelling until growth is
stopped by frost. Another point gained
is, potatoes SO grown are SO sound and
free from disease as to be easily kept for
spring market without loss by rot" g
Year: 1870

J. II. T. OF Camden county, n. j., writes
to Practical Farmer that he has found soil
ing very profitable during the drought of
summer. He tells how he came to adopt
the custom, and how he carries it out, as
follows: MY farm was like all the hill
farms of Western Pennsylvania, subject to
have the pasture decline very rapidly after
dry weather came on. / took possession
in June, and found this out the first season.
During the next winter | enlarged my
barnyard, and in the spring planted corn in
drills in the land adjoining the yards on
three sides, in sufficient quantity to give
three cows each an evening meal of it
after milking at 1-2 o'clock, during three
weeks of the dryest weather. / had no
doubt of its utility in keeping up the
flow of milk during this period, for the
few sheep and three horses, with small
stock which ! kept, along with three
cows, during the daytime, Kept the pas
lures very low The cows were Kept
IN the yard all night, and the fodder just
over the fence was in very handy posi-
ton to cut and throw over to them. Dur
ing the next winter increased the number
in my flock of sheep, and hence felt that l
must provide more summer feed. l only
had one spot which could very conven-
iently devote to this purpose. 1t was the
upper part of rather poor field near by
IN sod, and which intended to devote to a
corn crop. Ploughed during early spring.
and after the greater part of the field had
been planted 10 corn, had perhaps the
sixth part of an acre left for fodder pur-
poses. This. with the ground around my
barn-yard, was considered sufficient for
the purpose of this season, was more
than satisfied with what had done, when
the usual dry season came on. Horses.


cows and young stock ate it with great


relish, enabling me to allow my sheep


undisturbed possession ofmy pasture from


six P. NJ. to eight A. NJ.
Year: 1870

At Oxford, some twenty years ago, 3
tutor of one of the colleges limped in his
walk Stopping one day last summer at
railway station, he was aecosted by well
known politician, who recognized him,
and asked him if he was not the chaplain
of the college at such time, naming the
year. The doctor replied that he was 81
was there" said the interrogation, ''and
knew you by your limp" We'll" said the
doctor, sit seems that my limping made a
deeper impression on you than my preach
ing" "Ah, DOCTOR" was the reply with
ready wit, lit is the highest compliment
we can pay a minister to say that he is
known by his walk rather than by his con-
versation."
Year: 1870



 it must be observed, it is not personal pu- rity that is enforced-it is only the punish ment of a trespass on vested rights. Make woman independent, and she will soon find a way of enforcing upon man all that he requires of her. Does any one imagine that husband has a hatred of impurity that wife has not? Not all the teachings of society can overcome her loathing of it. Yet every thing conspiies against her. Both nature and religion enioin matrimo- ny; scarcely any other worthy avocation is open to her: fastidiousness on moral grounds is not encouraged by society; and so the pure wed the impure. hoping against hope that they have fallen upon the exception, and not upon the rule. The married life that follows, is of piece with its beginning. In6delity on her part brings death to her lover; worse than death to herself. The husband runs no such risk. He has every chance for deception, and society carefully conceals his wick edness from the one most interested in finding it out. It even iustifes her in shutting her eyes to his disgrace, while it goads him on to murder in revenge for hers. What the French wit said of the wife's infidelity, holds good in America of the husbands, "It is nothing if you don't know it; little. if you do. " Give tue married woman liberty and equal rights, and marital infidelity will for the first time come in for equal punishment. As long as American morality is in the sole keeping of those who are confessedly immoral. the present inequalities and inc constituencies are sure to continue. A sim gle illustration will show how monstrous
Year: 1870

Henry Clay used to say that there
were three classes Of people with whom
it was never safe to quarrel. First-Min-
isters /; for the reason that they could de-
nounce me, from the pulpit. and | had
none through which to reply; Second
Editors for they had the most pow
erful engines from which they could ev-
cry day hurl wrath and fury upon me,
and had none through which to reply
And. finally, with !, women, for. they
would have the last word anyhow. biz
Year: 1870

The counsel for the Erie Railway, In the cases be.
ing tried for some days past In the Paterson courts
In which the Paterson expressmen sue for recovery
of alleged illegal oyercnarges, Friday afternoon
moved for nonsnit Judge Bedle adjourned the
case until yesterday morning for the preparation OF
his decision on the motion. Yesterday morning he
pronounced his decision, which was quite lengthy
He said that the law required that nOnsuit should
never be granted unless the case was perfectly clear
In this case so many points Of law were involved
that necessarily he must deny the motion for non
suit.


In the afternoon the case (which vas rest case
OF nearly two hundred more like III was closed ana
Judge Bede directed the jury 70 return verdct ior
the plaintirs for $500 In order that IL might leave
the defendants the opportunity of carrying it to
higher court. The Court said II was case that by
ali means should be reviewed by tho supreme Court
and, II necessary. By the Court OF Errors aud Ap'
pealSA
Year: 1870

As the yachts passed the stakeboat their sails hung
idly and the water was as smooth as a mirror.
good idea of the calm that prevailed can be had from
the TACT that the Mystic cleared the stakeboat side
ways. slight breeze, however, sprung up when
the yachts had reached Fort Lafayette. The White
Cap at once took the lead The Anna and Fiyaway


went over to the Staten Island shore and
Keep up pretty well with the Others. The
Southwest Spit buoy was rounded in the following
Order:-First, White Cap; second. Daphne; thru,
Anna; fourth, Apollo; fifth, FlJaway. The Daphne
got the lead on the hOmestrech shortly after leaving
the spit, but when Fort Lafayette was reached the
Flyaway got ahead and the Apollo second, the Fly
away finally coming III q winner by seventeen
seconds. The Mystic was the only schooner IN the
race. The Daphne was awarded the pennant Of
second class sOOps and the White Cap the pennant
for third class The following is the order and time
in which the yachts reached the various pointsv OF
Year: 1870

The feature in financial circles i'm New York
Saturday was the bank statement for the week
just closed-an exhibit of a highly favorable ma
ture. Its figures created great deal of sur
prise, and although fiattering state Of affairs
was looked for as the result of the money move
ment at this season so marked an Improvement
was not expected. The banks are richer than
remarkable reserve Of eighty-four millions Of
dollars. During the week the gain I'm reserve
composed of three and half millions Of legal
tenders and four and half millions of SPECIE was
eight millions, but as the deposits increased
eleven millions the actual gain TO the surplus
reseave is only about five and quarter millions
The banks now hold about twenty-eight millions
reserve in excess Of the amour treoured NV law
The increase Of specie represents the disburse-
ments of the Treasury for the week, and the in
crease In legal tenders the gain Of the banks I'm
the currency movement with the INTERIOR The
loans have been increased three millions.
Year: 1870

OFFICIAL NOTICE OF THE CLOSE OF THE PA
RAGUAYAN WAR.-Dr. Garcia, the Argentine
Minister to this country, has notified the State
Department that the war in Paraguay has closed,
and that his Government is withdrawing nearly
all its troops from that country, leaving only a
sufficient number TO prevent uprisings.
Year: 1870

The Superintendent of the Massachusetts
State Lunafic Asylum says that the excess Of in
sane women over insane men Is becoming more
and more marked. This he attributes to the
fact that while men are made insane by
physical causes, which medical skin can reach
women's minds are overthr0wn by subtle mora
influences which the profession does not know
how to treat with marked success.
Year: 1870

ASSESSMENT OF THE INCOME TAX THIS YEAR.
Commissioner Delano will advise the Assessors
Of Internal Revenue to call at the earliest prac-
ticable moment a convention Of the Assistant
Assessors of their districts for the purpose of de-
termining the most efficient method to obtain
the most thorough and practical canvas Of their
districts in making the assessments Of incomes
this year. He further recommends this meeting
of the Assessors and Assistant Assessors OF the
several districts that by an Interchange of opin-
ions they may profit by the general experience
OF the revenue officers in different parts Of their
respective districts.
Year: 1870

those who are disgusted with the new Char


ter and the first evidences of the reform of
Iammany may find a little cold comfort in
studying the one indication to be found in the
Legislative report of what the reform of the
Young Democracy" would have been if that
short-lived party had succeeded in it's late en-
terprlse. The Excise bill was up for final
consideration yesterday, and Mr. Genet, the
leader OF the Young Democracy" was the
only Senator who voted "in favor of allowing
% the sale of lager beer or any kind of liquor
o. in New York during any part of the day or
Year: 1870

For four or five years past the House Judiciary
Committee has been considering a bill making
the elections in all States and Territories of
Representatives and Delegates in Congress
simultaneous. 1t named as the election day
the Tuesday next after the first Monday in
November of each second year, beginning with
1872. few days ago this bill was quietly put
on its passage in the House, and adopted by
vote of ia to 49, and is now before the Judiciary
Committee of the Senate. We hope it is not
to sleep there for three or four years more
Its adoption is desirable for many reasons.
It's enforcement will prevent the frequent
fraud of transferring "repeaters" from one
Congressional district to another. Making them
simultaneous will also give additional import
ance to these elections, and create a greater
interest in them than is now felt by the gem
eral public. The Senate. for these and other
obvious reasons, should not consent to the
burial of the bill in the pigeon holes of tho
Judiciary Committee room.