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Year: 1872

A Coon OPPORTUNITY FOR INVEST
NATURALIZATION is called to the adver-
tsement of A. e. Corbus in another col
umn, offering for sale his stand and bust
ness at Indian Creek The stand controls
the trade of large and aourishing MN
ing district, offers rare opportunity for
person with il small capital to engage
in paying business, and is only sold be-
cause the present proprietor is desirous
Of going East.
Year: 1872

DANCE AT THE MOUNTAIN HORSE"
james Ward, proprietor Of the "Moun-
tain House," on the road between here
and Oregon Gulch, is making some ihn-
provements upon the premises, and pro-
poses when everything is in good shape
to celebrate the event by n grand dance.
The twenty-thrd of the present month is
fixed upon as the tinie when the dance
will come off. A good dancing floor will
be laid down in one OF The new buildings,
supper prepared under the direction Of
one of Mr.. Wards lady friends, and no
effort omitted which will contribute to
enhance the pleasure of those who may
attend. The Mountain House is just far
enough away from town for nice little
drive and we bespeak good attendance
from this place on the occasion.
Year: 1872

A NEWLY converted reporter thus
notices minstrel troupe; "For those
who do not consider 1t sin to witness
a minstrel show, this entertainment
will furnish pleasant relaxation
from the revival meetings"
Year: 1872

Verely Wounded.


A little after nine o'clock last night, a
pistol shot in Eifler's saloon broke the
stiffness, and caused a wild rush to the
premises. 1t seems that Charles Nelson
accompanied by friend, went into the
saloon and ordered one Of the walters,
Henry Clay, by name, to bring them a
dish of oysters. He told them he would do so
in moment, but Nelson did not wish to
wait and drawing pistol, presented it at
Clay's head, who struck up Nelson's arm
as he pulled the trigger causing the bullet
| to fiy wide of its mark. Nelson then ran
out of the back door, jumped over.a fence
into the alley and ran around on Gay
street, where the police were first apprlsed
of his whereabouts by hearing the dis
charge of his pistol in front of Bissenger
clothing house.


THE PURSUIT.


Mr.. Claiborne, accompanied 10y several
of the police force, was looking out 1or
Nelson and saw him cross over to the
| First National Bank and sit down OIL the
steps, when they followed him. Mr.. Clal-
borne accOsted him and asked if his name
was Nelson? To this he replied in the at-
firmative, when that officer told him he
was prisoner TO this Nelson made 10
response, but raised his arm with his


PISTOL Cooked


in his hand, but Claiborne, with great
promptness and presence of mind seized
Nelson's wrist who tried to turn the Weap-
on toward ClaibOrne's body, but the latter
turned the barrel down and in the strug-
gle it went off, the ball passing between
the officers legs and striking one OF
bystanders on the knee.


wOUNDING HIM SEVERELY.


Nelson vas then arrested and despite his
violent struggles, disarmed and taken to
the calabOOse and locked up. The Officers
used no unnecessary violence, and even
offered to let him go home if he would
consent to do so. The person wounded
was


CHARLES CROCKETT,
an attache of the Press and Herald, the
bullet entering the cap of the knee and
penetrating about two inches, intilctIng a
severe wound, and lodging in the joint.


The weapon used was a Smith and Wes-
son


FIVE SHOOTER,
three barrels of which had been discharg-
ed while two chambers were loaded when
it was taken away from him.


He was taken first into Mr.. Van Gill
deT'S boot and shoe store, opposite, lmmc-
diateIy after he was shot, when his father
was sent for and after his arrival, moved to
the Ramsey building. At Il late hour he
was removed to the residence of his father,
a mile and half west of the city, where
he can be properly cared for.


Drs. Boyd and Deaderick were called in
and the former made m examination of
the wound and did all that could be done
in his behalf


CAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTY,


Nelson had been drinking freely during
the evening, to the great surprise of his
friends, as for some time past he had been
conducting himself in the most exemplary
manner.


With such illustrations of the direful
evils attendant upon carrying concealed
weapons, it is high time the law was en-
forced to the letter, for no man knows
when he may become a victim.


Mr.. Claiborne and the other officers
on duty exhibited great prOmptness and
did their duty like men should.
Year: 1872


Whatever do and whatever [ say,
Aunt Tabitha tells me that isn't the way
When she was girl (forty summers ago.,
Aunt Tabitha tells me they never did so.
Dear aunt! If l only would take her advice
But like my own way, and I find it so nicel
And besides l forget half the things am told ;
But they all will come back to me-when L am


old


If youth passes by, it may happen, no doubt,
He may chance to look in as l chance to look


out;
She would never endure an impertinent stare
1t is horrid, she says, and l mustn't sit there
A walk in the moonlight has pleasure, l own,
But it ISM quite safe to be walking alone;
So take lads arm -just for safety, you know
But Aunt Tabtha tells me they didn't do 81.
How wicked we are, and how good they were
a. then!
They kept at arms length those delectable men;
What an era of virtue she lived in But stay
Were the men all such rogues inAunt Tabitha' 5


day?
If the men were so wicked, III ask papa
How he dared to propose to my darling mamma;
Was he like the rest of them? Goodness who


knows
And what shall say, if a wretch should pro-


pose?
L am thinking if Aunt knew so little OF sin;
What wonder Aunt Tabitha's aunt must have


been
And her grand aunt-It scares mellow shock


ingly sad
That we girls of to-day are so frightfully bad
A martyr will save us, and nothing else can;
Let me perish-tO rescue some wrctched young


mani
Though when to the altar victim l go,
Aunt Tabitha'l tell me she never did sOl


[1hastic Monthly for March.
Year: 1872

\ TREASURE OF \ WIFE.-A young
English traveller contracted in Valencia
love affair with a pretty gypsy girl. The
mother wished that he should marry her
at once but the Englishmen declared
that he was not rich enough to keep a
wife. WHAT" said the gipsy, laughing,
mot rich enough in the land of guineas ?
With so removed thief as my daughter,
YOU will be a rich man in a year"
Year: 1872

In the Supreme Court. Cham6ers. before Judge
Ingraham, writ OF error was obtained yesterday
morning by counsel Of DR.. Jacob Rosenzweig. now
serving out Q term OF imprisonment In Auburn
State Prison, TO have the general term Of the SUI
preme Court listen to argument at an early day ON
tons OF the proceedings In the Court OF General
Sessions resulting In the conviction and sentence
Of RosenzwelQ on the Indictment charging him


with causing the death OF Alice B0wlsby by ab0r1
ton. II will be remembered that Miss Bowlsby'a
remains were found In o trunk OF o railroad sta1
tiop il being proved on the trial that the TRUNK
was brought from Rosenzweg's house. r
Year: 1872

EVEN sardines are dangerous. A
man in Newbsrry, North Carolina,
cut his hand In opening box Of these
oleaginous delicaeies the other day,
and the result was that his hand and
arm began to swell, and he finally
r7ia1
Year: 1872

We once knew man who opposed
the location Of a railroad depot on the
corner OF his farm, Tor the reason tha,
It's presence would soon make his land
SO valuable that he could not pay the
taxes; but it has been reserved for
Canada to cap the climax in the way
Of objectors TO railways A dominion
NJ. 2. made speech in Parliament
no, long since, in which he protested
against each and every proposed liDe ot
rails. on the ground that the LOCOMOTIVES
would frighten the COWS. and % impair
the Quality OF their milk
Year: 1872

DrBuQrE, March S.-A storm con
tinued here all night, hailDg and blow
ing and finally winding up with rain.
This morning about ten inches of snow
fell here; thermometer 300 above zero.
The ice in the river shows no disposition
to move vet
Year: 1872

A dispatch from Saratoga states ina
it is not As vet accurately kAowi
whether Longiellow is entirely crippled
or not. His ankle is very badly swollen
so much so that it is a disputed ques'
ton if the tendons are broken or not or
whether the ankle is only swollen from
the effects of severe sprain. Coohng
lotions are being constantly applied and
hope is expressed that he will be aoie
In run again.
Year: 1872

The enterprising individual who is organiz-
ing brass band of twenty women in Cincin-
natl says if they learn half as many airs as
they put on, the experiment cannot fail of
being success.
Year: 1872

This question, an entirely
new one for the Democray in
this region, is now up with all
its freshness and vigor, with
relation to a Democratic nomi.
nation for Congress. ALL al
once the position goes begging
Anybody can get the nomina-
ton if they want 1t. The op-
portunity will be used by the
old el.horses to get rid of
all the aspirants by walking
them around the track, so as
to have everything clear ten
years hence. Hooking was
growing quite crop of aspir-
ing Congressmen. Their time
to run has come Unexpectedly
and uncomfortably soon. Ev-
cry two years one of them will
be put through his PAGES If he
can be induced 10 come out
60 in Hooking, and show your
Self.-Logan Republican.
Year: 1872

-


Alone.


The Congregationalist gives
warning to women, and espec
tally girls, about the acquain-
tances whom they make in cars.
Speaking of the pimps, who
seem to grow ever more nu.
merous and subtle as our civil
ization grows older, it says: On
the watch for women as bad as
themselves, or for the young
and unsOphlSticated, of whom
a villain might make a victim,
1t is next to impossible for a
young woman to enter a car
unattended without t h Q r
knowledge. She is fortunate
if they make no moro or less
cautious approaches to find out
who she is, where she is going,
and whether she will tolerate
the familiarity Of a stranger.
SO numerous are these men
that it is with some peril that
a young woman undertakes a
long journey alone. The peril
OF those who may be unforti-
fled by principle,or unacquaint-
ed with the ways of the world,
or susceptible to batteries from
a smooth tongue is great. We
know Of no help for this evil
but in the watchfulness of
parents, in the uprising of the
virtuous against the vile and
the discretion of those who are
subjected to these annoyances
and insults. 1t is safe for a
young woman to repel the IA
miliar advances of smiling and
officiouS strangers at any time.
If ON the road any help is re-
quired there are public officials
to whom it is always proper
aud safe 10 make application.
Year: 1872

We say to all the children
save your dimes. Don't eat
them. Many children spend
all thell dimes for candy or
something Of the,,sort, and then
eat the candy. 1t amounts TO
about the same thing as eating
The dimes. Better save them
till enough is gained to buy
a good book, then read the
book carefully, and you benefit
your mind, which is equivalent
to putting the dimes into your
mind where they will always
stay. A dollars worth of
knowledge well stored up is
something that will never leave
one and will always be of SER
vice.


Again, save your dimes till
you have enough to invest in
some piece of property, a pig,

a sheep, a calf, a fruit-tree, Or
something of the kind. Such
property could easily be made
to increase in value, so that in
a few years a snug little prop
erty would Ee acquired. So
save your dimes and use them
we'll.
Year: 1872

FREE tea and coffee is to be
reality after the first of July.
An act placing these articles
on the free list after that date
has passed both branches of
Congress, and after receiving
the signature of the President,
of which there is no room for
question, it will become a law.
The result will be a material
reduction in price.
Year: 1872

CINCINNATI, May s.-The Comncr-
ciGl this morning publishes q commune
cation from Peter Clark, prominent
colOred Republican leader here. The
Commercial says in an editorial notice,
that Mr. Clarke is a close observer, of
Liberal tendencies, and has recently
travelled i'm the South. Mr.. Clark, in his
communication, says: If the Greeley
party are building any hopes on the Oft
repeated assertion that the coiOred peO-
pie of the South will vote for their can
Iiidates, they are surely doomed to dis
appointment. That some cOlOred men
will be found on their side is perhaps
true. Some cOlOred men have been
found to vote the straight Democratic
ticket, but the number is small, and not
likely 30 increase. The fact that the
Republican party is the instrument
which has freed and enfranchised him
which guards him in the exercise of his
rights as a freeman-which promises
him great future good, is known, and
well known, to the dullest black man in
the South, and If he can get chance to
approach the ballOt-bOX uninterrupted,
he win vote for the candidate of that
party" He says, in conclusion, to the
Republicans of the South, Every man
who is not in their camp, viii be regard
ed as an enemy. They will seek to
maintain the party organization intact,
and will vote solid for the nominee of
the Philadelphia Convention.
Year: 1872

WAsHINGToN, May s.-A Committee
of Workingmen, from New York, had
an interview with Secretary Boutwell,
to-day. The Secretary received them
kindly and agreed with the Committee
that there had clearly been evasion of
the eight hour law, and stated to the
Chairman of the Committee that pre-
paration would be taken in the premises
and orders We're Immediately sent to
New York TO have the law enforced
on the new postoffice and custom house
buildings. The Committee then waited
on the President to thank him for his
kindness and courtesy in regard to their
interests. The President said he had
instructed the Attorney General to pre-
pare orders for the immediate enforce
ment of the eight hour law on govern
ment works.
Year: 1872

paeity? They want man whom they
can use as a tool. Charles Francis Adams
would have been altogether too indie
pendent and unpliable for them. He
would not have asked the blacksmith
how to play the organ, and he would
not have turned to the organist to learn
how horse must be shod. His qualifi-
cations would have enabled him to
stand on his feet. Politicians have no
use for such q man,
Year: 1872

A curious work on the humorous ell
ement in German law" by o. Gieske,
has Just been published at Berlin. The
author describes the punishmeutS which
were inflicted in various parts Of Ger.
many, in SONS cssesup to very recent
period, with the object of humiliating
the culprit, and exposing him to public
ridicule. A common punishment was
that of going in procession through the
streets of town or village, in dress
covered with images of swords, whips,
rods and other implements of corporal
chastisement. In Hesse women who
had beaten their husbands were made to
ride backwards on donkey holding his
tail, on which occasions the animal
was led through the streets by the hus-
band. This custom existed in Darn
stadt up to the middle of the seventeenth
century, and was so common that o don
key was kept always ready for the pur-
pose in the capital and the neighboring
villages. If the woman struck the man
in such a manner that he could not
ward off the blow, the donkey was led
by the man who had charge OF him; If
not, then by the husband himself.


At st. Goar a miller was allowed a
certain quantity of wood from the forest
belonging to the town, in return for
which he was bound TO supply donkey
to the municipality whenever required
for the chastisement of a scolding wife.
Another very old custom was that of
Furnishing henpecked husband by re-
moving the roof Of his house, on the
ground that "a man who allows his wife
to rule at home does not deserve any
protection against wind and weather.


If two women foughtin public they were
each put in sort of closed sentry-box,
which only left their heads exposed, and
then posted opposite to each other in the
market place, where they remained for
an hour face to face, but unable to use
their hands or feet. .r 40.
A common punishment for scolding
women was the !" shameful stone, which
was hung round their necks. The stone
was usually in the shape of bottle. At
Hamburg libellers and slanderers were
compelled to stand on block aud strike
themselves three times on the mouth as
a sign of repentance. This custom still
existed thirty or forty years ago. In
some towns the shameful stone" was
in the shape of a loaf, whence the Ger
man saying, "a heavy bit of bread (ein
schwerer bissen brod). At Lubbock it
was in the shape of an oval dish, and in
other places in that of woman putting
out her tongue. Such stones were
usually very heavy; according to the
law of Dortmund and Halberstedt (l349)
they were to weigh hundred weight.
Those who were wealthy could purchase
exemption from this punishment with a
bag full of hops tied with red ribbon.
Year: 1872

Tur RIvER.-The melting snow and tho
recent rains have served TO swell the NOUN
tain streams which empty into the james
and that river in consequence is about five
feet higher tlGln usual. The water is also
quite muddy, which has not been the case
before this winter.
Year: 1872

from tue New loIh


A young man employed, we believe,
as book keeper in large dry goods
house in Philadelphia, was arrested
short time ago on charge of robbing
his employer. He had been in the
habit of carrying off silks, ETC., and
pawning them, until the amount reach
ed was SO considerable as to be detect,
ed The young man confessed his
guilt, and as his family was respectable,
q compromise was effected, the stolen
goods returned, and the prisoner al
lowed to escape without other punish
mcnt than the disgrace of having been
convicted of felony. This is COM
monplace matter enough the gist of
it lies in the fact that, although the
salesman held a most respectable po-
sition, and was not only by birth and
habit a gentleman, but had proven
himself an efficient business man.
he received salary of only three dol
lars per week. In order to live, he
stated frankly, that he was driven to
steal. Nor is this pittapce of wages an
exceptional case, either in this city or
in Philadelphia. The streets are
crowded with lads of from fifteen to
twenty years Of age, utterly without
means, cursed with too genteel birth to
earn their living as mechanics, eager to
get into the grooves of business life,
and frequently with capacity to succeed
if once placed in them. They are
taken into business establishments as
under clerks, and usually worked hard
and paid pitiable salaries.


Of course the obvious remedy is for
these boys to avoid the cities. There
in no need for them all to become far
mers, though that is our usual pre-
scription for this evil. But all western
and many of the inland eastern villages
offer higher inducements and more GER
tain success. The employers very
likely wash their hands in innocency in
this matter with the inevitable casuitry
about the law of supply and demand.
One of the largest merchants in Phila-
delphia, man eminent in all benevo-
lent enterprises and Young Mems
Christian Associations, refuses to pay
more than three dollars per week to
nus assistant book keepers, asserting
that ne turns away applicants daily who
wouid be glad to take that price, and
that any boy who for the sake of gen.
t'nty prefers to starve keeping books
Wnen ne could earn five times as much
as Journeyman mechanic, is fool.
All OF which is true enough. But on
Year: 1872

Never incur liability that you
do not clearly see your way to meet


2-Never upon any account, indorse
note for a friend, unless either he
gives you ample security, or you can af
ford to pay it, should your friend do So
More men have been ruined by enders-
ing Cor eahers than in any other way.
Many of the best business men, now-a-
days, utterly refuse to endorse for any
one, and tais Is by far the best plan
except ia certain instances


3-Never fail to pay debt upon the
very day you have promised. and Gpon
no account ever let your note be pro-
tested-if you can help it,


4-Ncver allow yourself to be dun-
ned twice for bill. IL you are not
prepared to pay it when first presented
fix day when you will certainly pay
it, and fail not to be ready with the
money when the day comes. By OBJ
serving these rules your credit will soon
come to be ranked as A No. i, and
you will always be able to command the
best bargains, because, as the people
say, "you are as good as the bank


5-Never have money "layiny round
loose" or carry much with you or keep
much on hand in your house People
will End out your habits in this regard
and people will talk, and the frst thing
you know professional cracksman"
will pay you visit.


G-When u sam Of money is re
ceived, invest it, first by paying any
debts you owe, second by securing
everything you need, either for your
family or farm, and third if not re-
quired for either of these purposes,
loan it ont on good sceurieties.


beware of owning tco much un-
productive real estate. The taxes
make this an Improbable investment


S--Invest in no enterprise that you
cannot to some extent look after your
self, or which you do not fully under
sand. Much capital is every year
fooled away by investment in concerns
managed by tricky or impracsicable
men, which never pay n dividend, and
sooner or later are cold out to pay the
debts that have overwheImed them.


9-Beware of speculation. 1t is
only gambling by another name and
the pcrsoa iudulging in it is far more
likely to lose ten dollars in it than to
make one


10-Ir yous should be in debt for your
homestead, or indeed for any property,
insure your life for an amount sufficient
to pay the debt should you unexpec,.
cdIy drop off, and thus avoid the pos
sibility Of your heirs losing the whole
property, through in ability to pay
oft the claims against it.


11-Never permit your expenses, in
the course Of year, to exceed your
income. Bankruptcy is the natural
result


II Never 60 to law without the great
est reasons. 1t is a game that both
sides get hurt at, and the chances are
only about one in three that you will
get what you will consider justice


The best provision that can ba made
for ones family is thorough education
for each one we mean education in
its broadest sense, embracing the en-
tire preparation Cor a useful life, and
for self maintenance. This is better,
tor every son and daughter, than even
Tho forfoun &c m Asfnr VIZ mid he
Year: 1872

Bishop Whitehouse, recently under
took to illustrate point in his sermon
by telling his congregation how he had
once been lost on the prairies of Hi
nois, and had wandered long time,
weary and hopeless. At last he saw a
light, and he made his way toward it
shouting for help. "Just as | thought
[ could go no further" said the Bishop,
and was about sinking down in dis.
pair, the door of a cabin opened before
me, and the long looked for succor
came" The pnintentional pun brought
the house down.
Year: 1872

An Address Last Night at Plymouth


Church on tho Boston Fire-The Glory


and the sorrows or tho City-Narrow


Streets Denounced and the Fire a Bless.


ing In Disguise.


Mr.. Bcecher preached last night to an immense
crown In Plymouth church. There seemed to be
general anticipation during the day that he would
refer to the Boston fire, and the anticipation was
realized. There was q touching reference to the
calamity in the opening prayer, and instead
OF the usual announcement OF text at
the beginning OF the sermon Mr.. Beecher reversed
the order, and closed an address on Boston and
the fire with an appropriate text lie said: IL
suppose there is not a man, woman or child here
but Is aware OF the great calamity that has be-
fallen city near to our borders whose name IL
synonymous with American liberty--the city
OF Boston No snch calamity has ever
fallen upon any community; IL can only
he regarded rs national disaster. To-
day while We were gathered together
on bright Sunday, with the sun shining resplendf
emily, that city has had over 1t a black cloud o.
smoke. The bells OF that city have been silent or
only rung out for purposes OF alarm. While we
have gathered together in our places OF worship
for praise and prayer there has been no gathering
there except the crowds In the streets. All the
places OF worship have been silent; some OF them.
indeed have heen destroyed. Street upon street,