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Year: 1875




A communication from Mr.. Adolf Cluss, which
we print on the second page of this morn
ing's TRIBUNE, gives a clear and cOmprehen-
sible account of the manner in which various
cities of Europe have dealt with what Is
every Winter becoming q more and more IN
tolerabe evil in this country, the apprOpria-
ton by the telegraph companies of the prin-
cipal streets and sidewalks for their wires
and poles. The objections to this bad custom
are so evident that it requires only the aid of
their own eyes for our readers to see them.
But as it is constantly said in reply to all
criticism that there are no practical means OF
obviating these difficulties, it will be well TO
read this statement Of the way in which other
communities, certainly in no way superior to
us in mechanical skill OF invention, have
dealt successfully with the subject.


OF course the manifold advantages of the
telegraph in this city are so obvious that, if
they could not be enjoyed otherwise, we
should be willing to have our streets en-
barrassed and our safety to certain extent
endangered to give room to their towering
poles and trailing wires. But there Is no such
necessity The only reason any one can give
for permitting the telegraph companies to dig
I'D our 6JfcetS anu puDliC pldCcS piduI
enormous tree trunks brought from Maine or
California; to string upon them in gigantic
trellis-wo hundreds of miles of wires whose
exposure to storms and changes of tempera-
ture keeps them in constant need of repair, is
that this clumsy system Is cheaper than a
reasonable process Of underground insula-
ton would be. If this were true, it
should not weigh for moment against
the convenience and well-being of an entire
city, still less against its actual safety. After
every great Winter storm we are treated to a
spectacle which, if it were not so common,
would fill us with horror. In every public
place where large number of telegraph wires
come together, they are hung with an icy
drapery 30 thick and heavy as to weigh them
to the ground, and if it does not break them,
to twist them 80 inextricaby together, as to
prevent the transmission of messages by them
until they are repaired. At every such occur
renee the city lies at the mercy of the first
ruffian who chooses to strike q match in his
den. We all acknowledge the benefit we derive
from the District Telegraph in our houses,
but we have no assurance that we can ever
call messenger twenty-fOur hours after q
snow storm or wintry shower. The prompt
interment of the telegraph wires of this city
is a measure imperatively called for by tho
public good, and it would tend in the long run
to the benefit of the telegraph companies as
we'll
Year: 1875




MIR. Eaton may be justly accorded the hon
ors due discoverers. He has dug up from the
dull archives of the Revenue laws clause
whose Importance will be seen the moment it
is quoted. "No discovery" it says, cor evil
dence obtained by means of any judicial
" proceeding from any party or witness in
this or any foreign country, shall be given
" in evidence OF in any manner used against
" such party or witness in respect to any crime
" or for the enforcement of any penalty or
forfeiture by reason of any act or omission
of such party or witness" The law is as
old as February 25, 1868, and the decision of
Judge Blatchford yesterday establishes that 1T
is still binding.


Such n law as this our merchants have
vainly demanded for their protection; whole
delegations Of them from the principal i'm i
Year: 1875

The public is entertained by the spec acle Of
fierce hostilites raging simultaneously between two
leading lines of railway. and between the two rival
telegraph companies. 1t hardly be said that in
either case there is very much public sympathy
aroused in behalf of either contestant So long as
the warfare RACES the public is likely to get
for its money. That is all 1t is curious thing to
remember just now that the contest between Pres-
dents Orton and Eckert closely resembles a
former contest in which Mr.. OrOn
rc,Ins renresepted the weaker party to the
fight he was then the President of a small tcle-
graph company, operated in rivalry 10 the Western
Union He succeeded in making the contest so
sharp that the Western Union ended it by absorb
ing his company and appropriating him for Pres-
dent. 1t is much to be hoped that the present
Gen Eckert. The public would greatly prefer to
see the two companies continuing the hight
Year: 1875

On our second page will be found a letter
about the choice of leader for the Liberals
in the British House of Commons. The
advantages which Mr.. Forster is likely to
gain by not holding this position for the
present are mentioned in such way as to
lead us to conclude that the prospect before
the party is not very bright at this particular
time.
Year: 1875

The Pacific Mail subsidy dies hard. but die
it must The lobby in its behalf, which has
been quietly at work on the Senate during the
last week, met another rebuff yesterday in the
refusal of the Appropriations Committee of
that body to report the POst-Office bill with
an amendment continuing the subsidy. Your
struggles are useless, gentlemen of the lobby ;
this reckless robbery by subsidies must cease.
Year: 1875

The examination by the Law Committee of
the Board of Aldermen into charges against
Controller Green is a sort of extra judicial
proceeding, since the authority of the Board
is certainly limited, even if it has any. Never
theless the inquiry will command attention as
part of movement against the Controller
which seems to have enlisted nearly all the
other officers of the local government. Few
men have had such winning ways to make
people hate them and no one in our recent
municipal history has combined so much good
service with so much needless and cross
grained blunder-headedness


A Boston dispatch printed to-day gives the
report of an investigating committee to an
adjourned meeting of the bondholders of the
Year: 1875

CLEAN THE CELLARS. country
ought to be far more healthy than the
city, but statistics do not prove it such.
Diseases are engendered SO often by
foul cellars and bad drainage for slops,
that special attention should be given to
them. We would suggest the propriety
OF a particular and thorough cleaning of
the cellars, sinks, etc, and the removal
of all filth and rubbish from the vicinity
of the house. We advise it as a meas
ure OF precaution against the develop
ment OF various forms of disease pecu-
liar to hot weather. Do not wait until
the odor Of the cellar becomes SO offen-
sive that it is unbearable, but do it now
before the vegetables begin to decay. In
case you have no cement On the bottom
remove skimming CT the soil and put
IN It's place a sprinkling of fine sand and
little quick-hme, purify the wall and
ceiling with whitewash, and see that
there is good ventilation through the en-
tire season. We know farmers cellars
are often a fertile source of foul air, and
a large proportion of sickness in the
country may justly be charged to the
cellar account. The proper cleansing Of
them then becomes a necessity and can
not be neglected with impunity. Clean
up the yards, also, and be watchful that
there is no decaying matter in proximity
to the dwelling. Do not throw the slops
all out at the back door upon the sur
face, but either scatter them on the gar
den or prepare drain to take them from
the house.
Year: 1875




An article appeared in this paper, last
week, giving an account of the great ex-
citement at the upper end of the Wiscon-
sin Central Railroad track, over a man
named Ira S. Graves, of Fond du Lac
being lost in the woods on the Flambeau
river. Mr.. Graves has been found, and
gives the following particulars about the
affair


Himself and other persons had been
up in Michigan, hunting for pine and
mineral lands, and were on their way
home. When they reached the Elambeau
river, Mr.. Graves decided to walk past
the rapids to a certain crossing. Their
haif-breed guide thought it was about
SIX miles to the crossing. Mr.. Graves
took his gun and started. He had gone
but mile or so, when he came to a
cedar windfall. While walking on a tree
that was some distance from the ground
he slipped and fell to the ground. His
hip was 50 injured that he could not
move for hours. He separated from the
company at noon, and was not able to
get away from the place where he fell
until about sundown. He then built
fire and passed the night. Just as soon
as daylight began to appear he took his
crutch, whitfield out during the night,
and started on. He YVES so lame that he
could go but twenty rods at a time
Toward night on that day, which was
Tuesday of last week, he thought he
had gone too far down the river-that
he must have passed the crossing before
ii was fairly light. The second night
he slept soundly and awoke Wednesday
morning very hungry man. He COM
menced walking again at an early hour,
but in consequence of his lameness and
state of hunger that was almost unbear-
able, he made slow progress. He was
not lost any of the time, but there was
not person living within forty miles of
where he left the party, and in his lam
ed, hungry condition, he could not get
out very fast. Wednesday night he was
about as much dead as alive, and of
course good deal discouraged. Build
ing fire he passed the third night alone
in the woods. Before night the next day
he reached the river, shouted, received
an answer, was taken in, fed and made
happy. His absence caused much
alarm at Colby and other places on the
line of the Wisconsin Central Railway,
where he is well known. Large num-
bers of men turned out and hunted night
and day. The managers of the Central
Railway telegraphed along the line that
all who would hunt for Mr.. Graves could
pass over the road free of charge. Mr..
Graves IS very. grateful to the parties
who labored SO faithfully to relieve him
from his unpleasant predicament; but he
scorns the thought that he was lost He
says they might put him in a bag, fasten
it up, take him forty miles in the woods
and leave him, and he would soon find
his way out, If no. accident made him
lame. He was three and a half DAYS
without food
Year: 1875

MEMORY OF CARRIER PIGEONS.
service rendered by carrier pigeons dur
ing the Franco Prussjan war to beleag-
uered Paris, has decided the French
Government to keep number of these
valuable birds in the various fortresses
of the country. An instance of the
strength of their home attachment and
faculty of memory is shown in an anec-
dote told by French paper: A pigeon
taken from balloon which fell into the
hands of the Germans during the siege
of Paris, was sent by Prince Frederick
Charles to his mother as present. A
short time ago the faithful bird escaped
from its captivity, and returned to its
lawful owner in Paris.
Year: 1875

MARK TWAIN went to the great base
ball match at Hartford, the other even
ing, and lost his umbrella, for which he
advertised in papers the next day, as fol-
lows: ''Two hundred and five dollars
reward. At the great baseball match
on Tuesday, while I was engaged in
hurrahing, small boy walked off with
an Enghsh-made brown silk umbrella be-
longing to me, and forgot to bring it
back. will pay So for the return of
that umbrella in good condition to my
house on Pennington Avenue I do
not want the boy (in an active state, J
but will pay two hundred dollars for his
remains. Samuel'L. Clemens"
Year: 1875

WILD MEN.-The London Acude11y
says: ssDuring last season Mr. Bond,
an Indian surveyor, while at work in the
Madras Presidency, managed to catch
couple OF the wild folks who live in the
hill jungles of the Western Chats
These people sometimes bring honey,
wax ana sandalwood to exchange with
the villagers for cloth, rice, tobacco and
betel nut, but they are very shy. The
man was q feet 6 inches high he had
round head, coarse, black, wooly hair.
and a dark brown skin. The forehead
was low and slightly retreating, the low
er part of the face projected Like the
muzzle of monkey, and the mouth,
which was small and oval, with thick
lips, protruded about an inch beyond
the nose he had short, handy legs, a
comparatively long body and arms that
extended almost to his knees the back
just above the buttocks was concave.
making the stern appear to be much pro-
truded. The hands and fingers were
dullpy and always contracted, SO that
they could not be made to stretch out
quite straight and fiat; the palm and
fingers were covered with thick skin
(more especially the tips of the fingers,
the nails were small and imperfect, and
the feet broad and thick skinned all over
The woman was the same weight as the
man, the color of the skin was of vel
low tint, the hair black, long and straight
and the features well formed This
quaint folk occasionally eat flesh, but
feed chiefly upon roots and honey
They have no fixed dwelling places, but
sleep on any convenient spot, generally
between two rocks, or in caves near
which they happen to be benighted.
Worship is paid to certain local divinities
of the forest. Although the race has
been reduced to a few families, their
existance was not unknown, but this is
the first time that they have been de-
scribed with any minuteness -
Year: 1875

Last Monday evening, young lady
arrived in this city from Chicago on the
half past seven train. We believe she
was comparative stranger in this city.
When she got off the train and had at
tended to her trunk, the bus had gone.
She came to visit her friends, and not
knowing where they lived was placed i'll
somewhat unpleasant condition. Jack
Griffin happened to be at the depot with
his dray, and giving him the name of
her friend, he took the trunk for deliv-
cry. She then inquired If there was
any way for her to ride, as the distance
was too great too walk. Jack. in his
usual quaint way. said she might ride
with him on the dray. She willingly
accepted and mounted the trunk for a
seat, when Jack drove down West Mil
waukeet stree with his passenger in big
style. The streets were crowded as they
usually are of summer evening, and
the two attracted considerable attention.
When he came to the bridge, and think
ing the young lady had some delicacy in
riding on n dray through the principal
part of the city, he asked her if he
should drive on a side street instead of
going down South Main. ''Not on my
account" was the significant answer of
the brave young woman. The scene
bothered Jack more than it did her, and
when they reached Conrad's store, Jack
suggested that she get off, told her
where to go, and So id he would deliver
the trunk in few minutes. To this
she assented, and Jack was relieved of
his embarrassment.


The young lady resides in Chicago, is
prominent in society there, accomplish
ed, well educated, and an excellent piano
performer, and was not ashamed to ride
on a dray with Jack Griffin. How
many of our GAINESVILLE girls would be
seen riding through Chicago perched Oh
dray, or even a one-horse wagon? !?
That young woman will make some man
a noble INTERCHANGEABLE Gazette.
Year: 1875

Correspondence of every kind must
Sre Se % Wh on the se same pp9f ncsng at e the n
place of origin and the date of posting
unpaid or insufficientiy paid correspon-
the application of which will devolve
upon the exchanging office of the coun-
try of origin. Every postal packet
which does not bear the stamp ''T' will
be considered as paid to destination, and
treated accordingly.
Year: 1875

Tho Stanton (va) Ttndicator gives tho fol-
towing account of the ceremonies at recent
burial of lady member Of the Granger order


'.Early in tho morning the Changers, each
wearing a small bouquet in his coat, commenced
arriving at the Presbyterian church where the
funeral wns TO take place, and of which the de-
ceased had been consistent member. Among
those who arrived were the designated pail
bearers OF the grange wearing white baldrica,
and tho marshals of the procession, who wore
tho orange colored baldrics OF their Office. The
funeral sermon was preached, after which the
concourse of persons, numbering over five hun
drcd proceeded to the cemetery. The pail
bearers OF tho order bore tho collin decorated
with flowers to %ke gate, followed in order by
tho family of the deceased, the lady members Of
the order, the male members, and last, the pro-
cession of fcitizonH. At the gate tho coffin was
stopped, and tho members OF the grange opened
ranks and PASSED on each side of IL to the grave,
around winch they formed a circle, the
coffin being placed at the side OF excavation in
their midst. The msster OF the grange then
made n brief address, followed by the chaplain,
who repeated the Lords Prayer tho repetition
being followed by all the members Of the or
dor. The chaplain then read from the
burial service Of tho order some words OF COM
fort to the relatives Of the dead. and brief adj
dress to tho members of tho order. hymn was
tlen very sweety sung, during which the Gran
gers passed around the empty grave and break
ing their bouquet apart dropped in the flowers.
The chaplain then read tho beautiful burial SER
vice, which ends with the twenty third psalm,
during which the coffin was lowered into the
grave and tho lady members of the grange then
passed around it, oach breaking her bouquet and
scattering flowers on the colin, very sweet
hymn being sung during tho time. The master
of tho lodge and the pail bearers then advanced
to tho grave and threw in their bouquets, the
master saying:


"A good name is better than precious ONT
ment, and the day of death botter than the day
Of ones birth. He shall 60 as he came, and take
nothing of his labor which he may carry in his
hand. He then took up n handful OF earth and
sprinkled it in the grave, which concluded the
ceremonies.


"The grange has set apart day for planting
memorial tree. as it il tho custom of tho Or
der, ut the grave They also hayo in the sum
NOR q memorial day, OH which they visit the
graves OF the deceased members and scatter
tlnwors
Year: 1875

Information received from Great Britain ndi-
Gates that the largest exhibition ever made by
that country outside OF its own limits, will bo
made at the Centennial. From Canada and Italy
the adviees are that there will have to be a care
fu selection before tho goods are sent, AZ the
offerings arc expected to be beyond the capacity
to accommodate ut Philadelphia l.. Bult-
lin.


There are fears expressed that tho great Salt
Lake of Utah will soon grow too large for it,
confines. Since 1851 there has been a steady
rise, and it il eating under the land on boti
! sides at tremendous rate.
Year: 1875

Elsewhere in to-day's paper we give the finding of the Commis- sioners before whom the recent in vestigation into the condition and conducting of our pcnitentiary was conducted.

 We had no doubt from the first that there had perhaps been some abuses, for it is almost impossi- ble to conduct an institution of that kind, and to enforce the nec- essary and proper discipline among the class of men confined there without occasionally using harsh means. And it is equally difficult to prescribe code of regulations which will always suit every emergency.

 We do not wonder, therefore that such has been found the case in the present investigation, and the fact that the Commission has found nothing serious enough to warrant the cancelling of the contract with the present
Year: 1875

The defeat of Gov. Allen, in Ohio, while it will be a gratifica- tion to the Republicans, and will give them prestige as the champi- ons of Q hard money policy, is not regarded by those who are we'll posted, as any serious draw back to the Democrats in the next years presidential canvass.

 There has been such a division of sentiment among the Demo- crats on the finacial issue, that if the defeat of the party in Ohio shall have the effect to bring all Democrats together upon 9 plat form of principles involving only .be vital interests of the country, and cause them to wage the can vass next year on the real issues between the two great contending parties, it will not be a serious loss that the first state election shall have gone as it has.

 While the question of our cur rency is closely connected with the prosperity of the great indus tries of our country, it will be time plenty for the Democratic party to undertake the task of bet tering our condition in this res pect when they shall have come fully into power. Until then let them fight the enemy on the record they have made during their term ofrule.
Year: 1875

there is no occasion in the world for any court of common pleas, and we hope our members will oppose the imposition of such 9 burden upon us. Our taxpayers and voters were opposed to the including of their county under the provisions of the bill for this purpose last spring and so ex- pressed their disapprobation by forwarding a remonstrance, and we are sure they have had no req son to change their minds on the subject.

 If thore are counties where the tax payers and voters think such courts will be beneficial, let them have the courts, but don't impose them upon counties where there is no need for them.
Year: 1875

Not so sick, Bro. Jamison, as you may suppose.

 We want to be at peace with Johnson county, and mankind in general, but when you go to dig ging into Pope county-when you go to robbing her because some body else robbed you-you must expect us to act on the defensive. Your logic seems to be, "If some one wrongs me, l will wrong somebody else, and thereby get even."

 Now, Bro. Jamison, don't you know that it was on petition of your own people--the citizens of Johnson county-that the legisla. ture last Spring passed the act establishing the line which you now find SO much fault with? The act was passed in compliance with your own petition and your own representative voted for the Act Now to come forward at the same session and ask for another line looks like childs play. How many more lines will you want within the year?
Year: 1875

New York Irish World.l

 The dense ignorance and imbe- ciie blundering which prevail on the subject of finance, together with the panics and industrial stagnation to which this ignorance ana laundering lead, are in a great measure due to a misunderstood ing of what is really meant by the word "money"-what really con stttutes money. Most men are content to accept their idea and definition of it at second hand. Here in America, too. confusion is worse confounded by a school of economists who have been trained to follow the English lead in everything, who shape all their thoughts and phrases after En- glish models, tenaciously holding that England alone is the bright
Year: 1875

We see from the Boone County Record that the citizens of that county are again becoming arous- ed to the importance of a good thoroughtarc-perhaps a turnpike road from Bellefonte to the Ft. Smith railroad. We notice that the impression is general that Russellville is the point at which the road should tap the line of the Ft. Smith railroad. The Record in which we see the matter men, toned was about two weeks old when we received it, and by it a meeting of all parties interested was suggested at Cave City on the 9th inst. We do not know whether the meeting was held or not, but we do know that the best interests of both sections of the country demand good turnpike road between the two places named. We further know that it is feasible project, and that if our business men and live men of all callings will take hold of the matter we can have q No. l good turnpike all the way from here to Bellefonte. fhere is money in it, and we do not see why somebody don't take the lead and put it through. All that is wanted is some one to take the lead and there will be plenty to follow. We have no doubt if the matter was properly taken hold of, the requisite amount of stock would be taken in less than thirty days, and charter could be obtained 

 at the next session of the legisla. ture, and the road in full opera tion by the first of January or February. We would be glad to see some of our public spirited men take hold of this matter in earnest. It has been talked about a great deal, and all agree that it would be a great thing, but what we want now is for some one who means business to take hold of it. We hope soon to be able to report that the matter is no longer a mere subject of discussion, but that it is really being made a reality.