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Year: 1870

The last Richmond horror is Of class with
snch great calamities as the Greenwich avenue
school disaster, nearly twenty years ago; the
burning Of the Avondale mine and the loss Of
the Oneida. So far as can now be ascertained
there were ffty-six persons killed and over
hundred injured by the giving way OF the floor
of the State Capitol. The city mayoralty case
was being heard and the room was crowded.
Beneath was the Hall Of Delegates, which for
tunately was not occupied at the time except
by few stragglers of the Legislature, who
had come to their seats before the regular
some Of the prominent lawyers and citizens of
the town. Governor Walker was on the floor,
but escaped unhurt. Ex-Governor Wells and
ex-District Attorney Chandler were injured
For the full details we must refer our readers
10 the report in another column.


The building where the disastrous
calamity occurred Is an old structure,
built some time in the days of the
Revolution. 1t is almost rotten and sod
don with age. Tho timbers that supported
this floor were worn out warped and rickety
with time and decay. 1t may have been pride
In the old Capitol as landmark rather than
neglect or parsimony that prevented its de-
struction long ago and the erection Of new
Capitol building, but such crowd as thronged
its floors yesterday should never have been
permitted to trust their weight ON its sodden
timbers.
Year: 1870

Our news columns show that France is all
excitement over the ple6iscite. Political meet
ings, authorized by the Emperor's proclaima-
ton, are being held all over the country.
Among certain class in Paris, it appears, the
Emperor's policy in the present instance does
not grow in favor. The radicals have been
counselled by their leading men not to resort
to violence, as violence would be certain to
damage their cause. Meanwhile, the govern
ment is full Of activity and doing its utmost TO
make success certain. Prime Minister Olli-
vier, in circular which he has addressed to
the electors, boldly raises the spectre rouge,
and gives the people the choice of voting
eyes," and enjoying peace and pros
perity, or of voting ''No," and pre-
cipitating the nation into all the horrors
of ''anarchy, disorder, revolution and
revenge" The latest and most important
piece of news is that NJ. Theirs has advised his
friends and sympathizers to abstain altogether
from voting. We are not surprised at this !;
for it is well known that it was M. Theirs who
induced M. Buffet and Count Daru to resign
their portfolios after they had actually given
their adhesion to the plebiscite All manner
Of evil prophecies are being made; but while
we cannot refuse to admit that the excitement
is intense and that the opposition is strong
and well pronounced, we have no doubt that
France will once more rally around the Bona
parte standard. The situation is trying, but
the result is not doubtful.
Year: 1870

THE HITCH between the Mayor and Alder
men of Brooklyn, in reference to their Police
Commissioners, it is supposed, will be duly ar
ranged by division of the spoils 1t is only
q disagreement on that important subject. Let
The spoils, then, be divided, and "Let us
have peace"
Year: 1870

ALL EYES ARE ON THE GOVERNOR now In
reference to this Arcade Railway job. He has
much to lose in signing it, but everything to
gain in giving it the quietus Of veto. Let
him look to the interests and expectations of
the people and he will discover that his only
safety ia the veto
Year: 1870

GIFT SwNpLING DENs.-The police, as of
old, for the protection of innocent rustics, have
been placed before the gift swindling concerns
of Broadway; but is there no law under
which these nuisances may be removed?
From the Peter Funks of thirty odd years ago
to this day this system Of warning strangers
against these gull traps has been practiced, and
still they seem to multiply. Perhaps the Mayor
can find some remedy under the new Charter.
Year: 1870

A QUEER PLAN FOR THE RELIEF OF BROAD
wAY-The Arcade plan Of making it from the
Battery to Union Square railway depot; but
a shorter way of relief, and not as damaging
to property holders, would be to shut up this
thoroughfare at both ends and at all the street
crossings on both sides. But that will be the
beginning, perhaps, Of the Arcade in view OF a
general auction of our Broadway stores and
hotels, provided always that the bill, with the
approval Of the Governor, becomes Law.
Year: 1870

In yesterdays HERALD we published tele-
gram from Key West giving the latest news
from Havana. 1t seems from the despatch Of
our correspondent that breach between Cap
tain General de Rodas and the famous procla-
mationist, General Valmaseda, has at length
made itself evident. Valmaseda refuses to
obey de Rodas. Not content with this act of
insubordination he also affects to enter
tain contempt for the authorities in
Madrid 1t is well known that General
Valmaseda has had for a long time O
yearning for the post of Captain General,
and there is little doubt that he would 60 to any
length rather than forego his ambitious desire.
Valmaseda is Cuban and represents the
views of the most radical Of the volunteers.
He is bloodthirsty, ambitious and daring, and
his late act, if true, shows that he will not
hesitate to adopt the most desperate means to
secure the object Of his desires. Discussions,
it would appear, are as numerous among the
Spaniards as we were led to believe exist
among the insurgents. The end of this quar-
rel it is difficult to foresee, as Valmaseda is
not without supporters, who believe that his
elevation to the governorship of the island
would be for the advantage of Cuba.
Year: 1870

AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY are likely to become
completely united by means of the Church.
We learn by the cable that bishops of both
countries have fastened to Rome to vote
against the dogma of infallibility. A common
danger may thus have its uses in proving to the
world how far the consideration of the spiritu-
alties really scars above the range Of debate of
mere vulgar, worldly politics.
Year: 1870




thought.


But there is still one possibility in the career
of this great iniquity-the Arcade Railway.
It has yet to pass an ordeal that there is excel
lent reason to regard as more severe than all
others. 1t must go through the Governors
hands; and it is still to be said that Governor
Hoffman will be alone responsible for the con-
sequences if this bill becomes law. 1t
can receive validity only from his signature.
1t is dead scrap of worthless paper now, and
his hand put to it may give it the life and
power and sanction of legal decree; but
that hand withheld, it will remain dead HARM
less and contemplate scrap of paper for
ever. At this moment and with regard
to this bill Governor Hoffman is the
State. The legislators who passed the bill
with peculiar regard to their ''honor," that
does not exist among honest men, but is said
to flourish among those who have confused
views of ownership in property, have gone
home. They have done what they agreed to
do, but they cannot return to override veto.
The bill is before the Governor in its naked
hhoi JuuSihcut, hc Will OO
wise to weigh well all its conditions He has
Just done well in vetoing group of bills
passed to give away upward Of four million
dollars-to take that large sum out Of the
pockets of the people and put it into the pock
cts of few railroad men, and the best ground
of his veto was his opposition to the aggrandise-
ment of railroad corporations at the expense
Of the public. Let him remember, then, that
this Arcade bill is the same in principle
simply one point in the grand scheme of the
railroad men to divide the country among
themselves and disregard and override every
| thing opposed to their interest Considering


this and his direct responsibility before the


people, the Governor cannot put to this Ar


cade Railway bill the name that will make it


q law.
Year: 1870

on her uncle Cstherwood bore the name unusual
as it was.


Burying the strange coffin again in the shifting
sand, he rowed back to the little landing at he foot
of the lawn in front of the Poplars, his heart burn.
ing with intense pleasure at his unexpected good
fortune. group of three awaited him as he sprang
cIt upon the beach--his friend George with his
sister and cousin.


After an eager glance at Miss Catherwood, The
artist &ared ieok of surprise at the young girl in
wlste, Just behind her. 1t only then occurred to
hiaa that Miss Ashleigh's name Ettetda.


He put away he singular feeling which arose at
this coincidence, and at breakfast the life OF
the party All that day he was gay. brilliant vya
cious. Not even the appearance Of MIR Lyttop,
Camilla's most favorite suitor-a fop of the first
water, rich, arstocratic and egotistical-who drove
out from the city in the morning, and idled away
the long, bright summer day ct the Poplars, could
disconcort him. He had despised the dandy, and
now he felt that he might yet hope to rival him.


Camilla. as proud as she was coGuettish, knew
very well that her brothers artistfriend worship
ed her with passion before which the languid
admiration of her other admirer was like star to
the sun; and that day che lirted with both most
cunningly; but for once Oliver was beyond her
comprehension. She could neither mortfy nor
depress him. He was even good-natured to Mr.
Lytton. His dark eyes glttered with the consious.
ness Of secret power.


And yet he troubled with certain fear.


All day 1t had been growing upon him that there
was resemblance between TIE Ethelda OF the
miniature and the living Ethelda, who moved before
him, golden-hatred and bue-eyed the quiet, almost
sad, companion of her naughty and brilliant cousin.


At dinner that evening he suddenly asked Mr..
Catherwood if Ethelda was family name. In
answer he was told the following brief story:
Year: 1870

FROST CRYSTALS Upon DRIED Grass
Several persons have by this time laid up
to put into bouquets the beautiful grasses
which they gathered in the autumn and
summer of the present year. In order to
add variety and some pleasing effects to
portions of such grasses, they may be COW
cred with imitation trost-erystaIs, some
white, others blue, green and amber. To
crystalize grass white, steep in solution
of one pint of hot water containing one
pound of alumni. AS it becomes cold crys-
tails will adhere to the grass, which viii in
crease in size If left for day or more; but
small crystals look the best; and in order
to keep them SO, the grass should be often
moved and turned about. When taken out
of the solution and dried in the air, they
are fit for mounting with the other grasses,
and greatly add to their beauty. For the
blue-green crystals use sulphate OF copper,
and for amber crystals use ehromate of
potash instead of alumni. Feathers may
also be crystalized in the SAME way. Art
and taste will arrange them into forms of
beauty. Septimats PieSse.
Year: 1870

My uncle got up. / wished the earth
would open and swallow me. He spoke in
| a cold, mechanical manner, and kept his
eyes away from me- felt my punishment
WAS indeed heavy, when I heard him tell
the court that it was from no desire to
me that he came forward, but simply from
a sense of justice. That he wished from
his heart l had really been James Moss.
and not what I was-his miserable fool
OF nephew. And as listened, the shame
L had brought on myself overcame me
completely. The court, with the mock
ing faces in it, seemed to vanish, and
l heard, as in a dream, fierce battle
about my identity, during which it eradu-
ally came out that James Mons was the
man with freckles, and his dupe; and that
he had wisely taken the night train to
Baltimore. The detective was foaminp
with rage at having been again baflied by
the chief delinquent; the court set me free,
with stinging reprimand, and the people
outside shouted to bring the fellow out that
they might duck him.


Only one idea possessed me. / deter
mined to leave Philadelphia at once and
forever: to cut off and cast from me that
father once more"


Lot me hasten to an end At my tn
cle's request a guard of policemen protect
ed me to the pier; he himself paid nv
passage. Amid the ironical cheers of the
visitors and natives of Philadelphia, I
found myself on board the very boat that
had witnessed my Jolly; even the deck
hands grlnned as I rushed headlong into
the cabin, never to come up again till we
reached New York.


What need to say more? + lost Ara
bella; lost my situation and my uncle's
favor at the same tin .; was disgraced at
home and abroad; Q I'd ALL pledge you
my WOrd-all through q mustacha.
Year: 1870

HOW OFTEN Is THE HOUSEHOLD
IL loaf buried with the household head. and
families that might havo been comfortably
provided for, LETT destitute by the want of y
proper foresight in its deceased protector?
Year: 1870

THE PUBLIC LANDs.-Mr. Sargent, member
of Congress from this district, introduced in
the House of Representatives, January 10TH
a short bill which was referred to the Com
mittee on Public Lands, entitled, An Act to
dedicate the public lands of the State of Cali
fornia to homestead and pre-emption purposes.


Be it enacted etc., That no title shall be
acquired or perfected to any agricultural
lands of the United States not heretofore
granted, now or hereafter to be surveyed in
the State of California, fer the period Of FIVE
years from the passage of this Act, except by
actual homestead or pre-emption settlers, and
all such lands shall be subject to homestead
and presumption entry.


BY the passage of this bill the land grab
bers and spectators in this State Will be
headed off for five years from interfering with
actual settlers who wish to locate a home
stead. We hope this bill or some other one
that is in the interest of the poor man may be-
come law. 1t is time the government should
use its power to protect the people, the pro-
ducers of the country, against hoard of mo-
nopolsts and spectators, who, if their oppor.
tunites for grabbing public lands is not stop
ped will soon be more powerful than the gov.
erhment itself. 1t is therefore hoped that
the government will give the actual settler a
chance to obtain a farm in this State before
turning over all the public domain to the
great railroad companies of the present era.
Year: 1870

An Assistant Assessor in New Jersey says
that he feels so sheepish when called upon
to tax lady dollar for her gold watch, that
he often pays the amount himself lie says
that while it is nominally tax upon an arti-
Gle of luxury, it really is levy upon what is
to many teachers, working women, etc., an
indispensable necessity.
Year: 1870

THE Supervisors of San Luis Obispo, have
ordered a suit against the County Assessor
for neglect Of duty and have instructed the
District Attorney to present the Sheriff be-
fore the Grand Jary for not handing over to
the Treasurer the taxes collected in IS67-S.
Year: 1870

\ man can give his neighbor a promissory
note mols;ened by auid just invented by a
French chemist, and in a month afterward
the holder will have nothing TO show for it
but little dust II this fact becomes gen.
crafty known, short credits will become the
rule-in order that the borrower may be COM
PEELED to come down with the dust before his
note does.
Year: 1870

WE have been favored during the week
with continuous rain which has the effect
of satisfying number who were confidently
predicting dry season. Our farmers were
not in much need of it but the miners were
beginning to feel uncertain as to their sup
ply of water the coming season. 1t has fell
quietly and evenly all the time to the salts
faction of all classes.
Year: 1870

WHE ELLIPTIC SEWING MACHINES ARE


| manufactured and warranted 10y the Wheeler
Wilson Sewing Machine Company. The late
and important Improvements enable MS to guar
antee to every purchaser that the Elliptic Ma
chine will do more work, better work, and IL
greater variety of work than any other Sewing
Machine now in use. The economy Of the FL
liptic Machine in family is almost incredible ;
with one, II good operator eau do the work of
twelve hands. BY it the making of garments is
reduced from question Of hours to one Of min
utes as the following table will show:


W is not be understood that the following table the
time to make the garments but to do the stitching uuly)
Year: 1870

SToP Thief - WHO STOLE OUR "DEvIL's''
SUGAR Some vagabond, without wholesome
fear of the "devil - before him, carried off a
package of sugar belonging to one of the "cubs
of the Journal office, which had been laid down
in the ante-room while that festive youth was
tripping the light fantastic" and going it con
his shape" generally at the party at the theatre,
last Thursday evening. The thief is earnestly
requested to bring back the saccharine parcel,
and no questions will be asked.
Year: 1870

are generally considered to be indications of q
scrofulous tendency in the system, and the first
thing to be done for their removal is to purify
the blood and humors BriStol's Sarsaparila
and Pills used conjontly are possessed of the
very properties required; they cleanse, purify,
neutralze and purge out of the system the bad
humors which the sole cause of the trouble.


573
Year: 1870

The WEATHER. - We have had singular
Weather so far in this month AT times the
evenings have been cold enough for March, and
cold rains have been frequent. One day this
week it showed briskly for several hours. The
snow on "Old Baldy" seems undiminished, in
fact, during the last two or three weeks there
has been some addition.
Year: 1870

BAD LAw.-We seriously regret that the
Legislature passed, and the Governor approved,
the bill approprating $l5, 900 from the public
school fund of San Francisco for the benefit of
the schools of the Presentation Convent of San
Francisco. Our objection would lie against an
appropriation for the schools of any sect The
public schools are open to all sects and denomi-
nations, if they choose to avail themselves, and
that is sufficient. The Public school fund can
not be divided up between the different classes
of sectarians, without utter destruction Of the
public school system. Believing this, we con-
denim this act of the State authorities, and pro-
test against its repetition in any shape.-Butte
Record.
Year: 1870

u OUR New DISTRICT JUDGE.-Judge Rosborough
held court this week for the first time in this
County since his election as Judge of this dis
trict. We opposed his election earnestly, but
from hat we have seen of him socially, are not
at all surprised at the overwhelming vote he re-
ceived in his own county of Siskiyou. 1t is our
belief that he will be found not only capable,
but strictly impartial.
Year: 1870

81 DANCING PARrY.-T regular weekly dance at


Thomas theatre Thursday evening was more
generally attended than usual From the inter
ests which now seems to be taken it looks very
much as though the dancing season had just set
Year: 1870

SroP IT.-Some of the Chinese wood peddlers
are doing irreparNble damage by cutting sapIing
growth in the basin and the surrounding
hills. Oak wood is already very scarce and diff
fcult to get at within reasonable distance OF
town. The small timber which the Chinese are
using for fuel would in few years be of value
and be in addition great benefit to the town.
The destruction of the young trees should be
stopped.
Year: 1870

In'Augustin Days great play Of
Under the Gaslight,' Laura Court
land utters these beautiful sentiments:


Let the woman YOU look upon be
wise or vain, beautiful or homely, rich
or poor, she has but one thing she
can really give or refuse-her heart
Her beauty, her wit, her accomplish
mehts, she may sell to you-but her
love IS the treasure without money and
without price. She only asks in re-
turn that when yon look upon her,
your eyes shall speak mute devotion
tina. when you address her. your voice
shall be gentle. loving and kind. That
you shall not despise her because she
cannot understand, all Mt once, Your
vigorous thoughts and ambitious plans,
for when misfortune and evil have de-
fea.ed your greatest purposes-hcr
love remains To console you. You
look unto the trees for strength and
grandeur do not despise the flowers
because their fragrance is all they
have to give. Remember, love is all
that woman can give-but it is the
only earthly thing which God permits
US to carry beyond the grave "
Year: 1870

We were morally certain from the
first that something would come of it.
As number one prophet, we are an
unequivocal success. The matter oi
which we write is just this: Some
time ago pretty little girl waltzed in
to the Iowa House of Representatives
and, by virtue of an appointment
somehow obtained, located her Gre
clan bend in the chair of the Engross-
ing Clerk. And now it turns out that
she proved just about the most en-
crossing clerk that ever welded q
goose-quill in that or any other baili-
wick. The honorable gentlemen in
general were badly smitten with the
charming kitten" But they all got
the mitten, and thus they were bitten
except one yonng member from the
country. And he circumvented he,
by dattery. He squinted over hel
writing, and told her she was chiro-
graphical success; that her hand was
a most desirable one, and her CTS
the finest he ever saw. She thought
of dotting the i" of the honorable
member from Skedunk, but changed
her mind and name by marrying him
Now they are-but that's their own
business.


by goose quill luck tho little duck


Has won a spouse and things;


Let's hope their loves, like turtle doves,


Will never hen &C take wings,


Nor that she'll proyc-a rank offsnse-


Ex-pen -sivo in a double sense.
Year: 1870

The SUICIDE MANIA.-The rapid in
crease of the crime of suicide in this
country has grown alarming. and
leaves us but little cause to wonder at
the hari-kari custom prevalent among
the Japanese. The old idea, that its
occurrance is always to be attributed
to insanity, is no longer tenable, in
view of the abundance of testimony
we have of the contrary. One pecu-
liarity about it's victims in this coun-
try is, that they are far more numer-
GUS among the intelligent and middle
class than among the ignorant, and
principally among those known as
g free-thinkers It would really
seem that, g that fear of something
after death, !" which staggered Hamlet
from his purpose, is the very sheet
anchor of humanity, and once de-
stsoyed, we are set adrift without any
self-sustaining influence, hopeless, and
at the mercy Of oil the petty troubles
LOT this world a thousand fold intensi-
fed.