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Year: 1875

Some men will die of a scratched i'm
amount of butchery, can make an end
of. Among the latter class, Joseph Reed,
of Nashville, is fairly entitled to men
tion. He shot a police officer while in
the heat of passion, as he claimed, and
thereafter his existence was an agoniz-
ing fear of death. When he was cap
tured, and was driven through excited
crowds to the Jail, he expected death at
every moment, and doubtless suffered
the pain of many deaths in anticipation
of what was to come. Then he was
mobbed. While the mob was besieging
the Jail, his suffering was again of un-
told intensity, and there can be no ques-
tion he would gladly have exchanged
places with his victim. Powerless to
escape or resist, he was torn from his
cell and dragged by the infuriated crowd
to the bridge. On the way he was ter
one ball passing through his cheek and
another lodging in the back of his
head. At the bridge, rope was noosed
around his neck, and he was thrown
over, to break his neck or strangle to
death Neither fate was destined to be
his. The rope broke, or the moose slip
ped, and he fell to the bottom of the
bluff. More dead than alive, he still
thought of escape. Jerking the moose
from his neck, he plunged into the riv-
er, and contrived to conceal himself in
pile of driftwood. while the mob was
searching for his body. The search
over, he swan and foated down the riv-
er until he saw fit to land, when he stag
gered to house in which he found ref
uge. His wounds were dressed by the
physician i'll charge of the Marine Hos
pital, and he remained in concealment
during several days, and finally escaped
from a city whose memory must hence
forth be to him horrible nightmare.
The Nashville people do not appear to
have pursued him, probably being
ashamed of the mob spirit which they
had permitted to take possession of
them, and it will be the opinion of peo-
pie elsewhere that he has been sufficient
ly punished. His late experience may


be expected to deter him from killing
any more men, in the heat of passion or


otherwise.
Year: 1875

Thirst on land is bad enough, but
thirst at sea, with water everywhere, YET
not drop to drink, is ten times worse
OF the agony which it occasions we NAV
form some conception when we read, as
in the case Of a late shipwreck, Of the
survivors Of a boats crew greedily
drinking the blood of their dead com
rades. No one knows what his evil for.
tune may one day bring him to endure
For the benefit of the reader, therefore
we make note of the following ques-
tiOn pnt by the Board of Trade Exami-
ners to the candidates for certificates of
competency as mates in the English
merchant service:


"What would you do in order to al
lay thirst, with nothing but sea water
at hand?"


The answer is, "Keep the clothes, es-
pecially the shirt, soaked with water" "
Drinking salt water to allay thirst drives
the sufferer mad; but external applica.
tion of it gives relief, if it does not quite
satisfy the demands of craving nature.


1t is pity that this simple yet truly
scientific remedy is known to but very
few ofthose who tempt the troacherous
main.
Year: 1875

Clark Smith, of Cornwall, has just
had issued to him letters patent for an
endless chain water-wheel for propelling
steamboats, through the water. Mr.
Smith claims that boat furnished with
wheel such az he was invented will be
driven through the water at much
greater speed with the same power BY
the wheel now in use but few paddles
take hold upon the water at the same
time. With the endless chain arrange
ment nearly one half of the paddles
take hold upon the water. 1t would be
impossible for us to give a minute de-
scription of this invention. Should it
accomplish the half that the inventor
claims, it must revolntionize steam nav
igation. He claims that boat furnish
ed with his invention can compete with
the speed of n railroad train.
Year: 1875

To cure bridle-breaking, get piece
of BEDFORD, four times the length of the


horse and double it in the middle, and
at the doubled end make loop, through
which pass the animals tail. Then
cross the cord over his back, and pass
both ends through the halter ring under
his chin and tie both ends of the cord
to the trough ring, through which the
halter strap plays, the end of the halter
being attached to a billet of wood.
Should the horse attempt to pull back
the strain will all be on the root of his
tail before the halter strap will become
frightened, and he will at once step for
ward to avoid l.. After so fixing him a
few times in the stable he will abandon
any such propensity.


The best conducted experiments prove
conclusively that as destroyer of in
sects and vermin, whether upon man or
plants, the most effective remedy that
can be used is carholic acid. On small
plants. whose tender, early shoots are
subject to the depredations of the fly
and worm, its destructive effects are in
stantaneous. To use it properly, dis
solve an ounce of carbolic acid crystals
in three quarts of warm water, and
shower the solution over the plants from
a. common watering-pot. One such ap-
plication will suffice for the time, but
should be administered as occasion re-
quires, and few such showers will ef-
fectually rid the plants of all such pests.


In order to ascertain the gain in
weight of growing cattle, an experiment
was tried as follows: A short-horn bull
calf was weighed on the 18th of April,
1874, when he was just fourteen months
old, and his weight was found TO be five
hundred and three pounds. May 18th
he weighed FIVE hundred and ninety
three pounds; June 18th, seven hundred
and three pounds; July 18th, eight hun
dred and one pounds; August 18th, eight
and eighty-six pounds; and
18th, nine hundred and six
tv-six pounds; a total gain in five
months of four hundred and sixty three
pounds, or ninety-two and one-half
pounds per month.
Year: 1875

Pistol balls seem to deal curiously
with editors. Mr. Carruth is walking
abont with ball in his brain, and the
case of Colonel Anthony, of Leaven-
worth, Kansas, is scarcely less remarka-
BILE. A physician who has carefully
watched him explains that the ball
severed the sub clavian artery in the
third part. This artery lies two inches
below the. upper border of the collar
bone and is rooted over by muscles and
covered by various tissues, with no un-
derlying bone. 1t is in close proximity
to important nerves and blood-vessels,
injury to which would be as fatal as
bleeding from the artery itself. There
is no place where the artery can be
compressed between the wound and the
heart. The bleeding was stopped at first
by the use of styptics. Since then q
clot has formed which temporarily closes
the wound, but this will probably
slough off on or before the twentieth
day, and death will then ensue.
Year: 1875

Every man thinks newspaper fair,
game. If a society or any body Of men
get up a concert or ball, or other form
or entertainment, the object of which is
to put money in their pockets, or, if the
proceeds are to be devoted to charitable
purposes TO add TO their own glorifica-
tion, they become very indignant if the
proprietors Of n newspaper do not assist
them by a series of gratuitous advertis-
ments for several weeks before the event
takes place. These gentlemen should
remember that literary men, in this
practical age, work for money, as we'll
as for fame, principally for the former,
however, and the business manager Of
a newspaper, if he wishes TO keep on the
safe side Of the ledger, conducts his
charge on the same principle as the
head of any business establishment.
People who are getting up ball would
feel chary Of asking present Of pair
Of gloves from any merchant on that ac-
connt, yet asking and expecting TO re-
ceive "A gratuitous advertisement Is a
similar demand.
Year: 1875

with my feet on the hearth. / do not
know how long I sat there. Suddenly I
became aware that was not myself
was losing my senses. If an unseen
hand had been clasped about my neck,
and an unseen knee had been pressed
against my chest. my sensations could
not have been different.


A thought of the evil spirit which my
friend had suggested family struggled
into my mind. As l staggered to my
feet noise like the roaring of the sea
was in my ear. The fame of the candle
turned to a great yellow blue. barely
retained strength enough to stagger 10
the window and fling it open. The fresh,
cold winter air rushed in at it. 1t gave
me intense pain, but it relieved me. In
a moment more | was able TO Chamber
out of it upon the shed below.


There / remained until day dawn.
With my returning senses, the truth
came to me. That which had murdered
the three men who slept before me in
the blue chamber was nothing more or
less than the coal stove.


1t was provided with what is called a
damper, and this, being caught in
manner which closed it, sent the poison
Ous gas into the room. 1t had heen
kindled, as wood fire would have been,
at the time of retiring, by some one
ignorant of the danger possible from
coal gas, and they had slept never to
awaken. Had | thrown myself upon
the bed, also should have been found
dead at daylight, in all human probabil-
ity.


As for the fact that neither doctor nor
coroner discovered the truth, have but
to say that they were not deeply scien
tiic men, that coal stoves were scarcely
used in the place, and that it had not
been mentioned that the blue chamber
was thus heated.


OF course l rejoiced the household BY
my discovery, next morning, and equal
ly, of course, Madame Matteau, who was
not only freed from suspicion, but be-
came the object of universal sympathy.
She was always grateful to me, and she
proved her gratitude by giving, what /
soon asked for, the hand of her daughter
Gabrielle in marriage.
Year: 1875

We have in our office small stand in
which We keep our private papers, and
erybody that comes in is sure to sit
down on it, and it is weak in the legs
already. The other day we took a piece
of zinc, and driving it full of sharp
tacks, nailed it on the top of the stand,
the points Of the tacks up Our friends
began TO sit down on il not so much any
more, but yesterday while standing by
this stand talking 10 an old lady, who
wanted the paper for dollar and eighty
cents in artichokes, we forgot oursclf
and sat down on it; but we weren't tired,
and got up so suddenly, that the old la.
dy snatched her umbrella and went
down the steps six steps at a jump, and
there's been a vacant chair at our table
for the last three meals.-[ Lancaster
Gazette
Year: 1875

A surgeon has lately published the re-
suit Of experiments tried by him which
have proved TO his satisfaction that the
application of white-hot iron to the
body is Absolutely painless, while when
only red-hot it Is an extremely painful
operation. When operating with red
hot iron on men their screaming was
fearful, whereas when the iron was
white-hOt not mnrmuF was heard.
When lac operated ON horse with
white-hOt iron, the animal seemed scarce
ly to be aware OF what he was DONG.


\ tornado sweet over portions of Ken
lucky, Indiana and Ohio an Tuesday
last causing considerable damage to
property, and some loss of life.
Year: 1875

When you wish to know what the
weather is to be, go ont and select the
smallest cloud you can see. Keep your
eyes upon it, and if it decreases and
disappears it shows the state of the air,
which will be sure to be followed by
fine weather; bat if it increases in size
take your great coat with you if you are
going from home, for falling weather is
not far off. The reason is this: When
the air is becoming charged with elec-
tricity you will see every cloud attract
ing all lesser ones toward until il gathers
into shower; and, on the contrary,
when fluid is passing off, or diffusing it.
self, then a large crowd will be seen
breaking in pieces and dissolving.
Year: 1875

The Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer tells
Of two families in Stewart county whose
lives were saved by gentleman obey
ing presentiment he could not resist.
He had foreboding that storm would
visit that section, and that his house
would be in its path. He told others Of
it, but they only laughed at him saying
he was frightened from reading and
hearing the accounts Of the late cyclone's
He gave credence TO the thought, which
wsnld not 60 down at the bidding, and
ding hole near the house. He had no
sooner finished il than the storm did
come, and barely had he and his family
sought refuge therein than the tornado
tore his house 10 pieces. All in the
hole in the ground escaped.
Year: 1875

Two rather intrusive acquaintanees Of
NJ. G.-de,ermined to take him by
surprise by going uninvited to spend n
week with him. They had just arrived
and in talking Of the journey one Of
them remarked to their host that they
had passed through some beautiful
cornfelds on their way. "You wall see
some much finer ones on your way back,
tomorrow" replied the host.
Year: 1875

"Does wood form from the batkg'


ayes" said President Clark, Of the
Massachusetts Agricultural College,
"For the bark Of an elm was quartertd d
and slipped aside in MAY, the wood was
covered with sheet Of tin, and the bark
replaced and covered with waxed cloths.
The section was cut this fall, and shown.
The tin was covered with a wood depos-
II laid on from the bark. Sap goes mp
in the wood 70 be utilized in the leaves
and comes down in the bark"
Year: 1875

of the S people Sy e people fer the and hsTeSS
the election Of public officers by the people


n~ws take an honest pride in the cordial and entau &
l7t Of June 1875 Of the policy Of peace and
can parties in 1872 and we welcome with especial
ton the assurance that that policy will be nsusurAed by
T7t-fhat our present Governor by the wise and pru-
which have stng"shed his .'S S has @ %eed
the % Of the people and we confidently Pens 80
nation by this Convention will rebound to the best interests
Eieeeuth-we have the satisfaction to commend to this
Convention General William Bartlett the gallant and
modest soldier whose wounds In the have hardly ceased
10 bleed The ability in civil life and the uprghtness
make him peculiarly ii for the high Office TO which he has
been nominated and we delight 70 commend him TO the
people rs one who has not sought the aures Of civil Office
but on whom they have been spontaneously thrust by this
Teel-This Convention commend to the people Of this
the and e hs
that hey WIN be found competent and honest in the trusts
for which they have been nominated.


After providing for the filling of vacancies In the
state Central Committee and passing the usual vote OF
thanks to the President the Convention adjourned at
five O'Clock


AMONG THE DEMOCRATS


me democrats and liberals feel very jubilant over
Their days work. and are confident of eecting their
ticket in spite OF any nomination that the republicans
may make next week. The selection of General Bart
lett for Lieutenant Governor mastery piece of
strategy lie Is one or the popular aud talented
young men in the State with all parties and of his
common sense speeches reconstruction during tho
late Centennial celebration have given him national
reputation


SKETCH OF GENERAL BARTLETT.


He Is young man. scarcely thirty five years of age
and, although native OF Boston, he has been for
era years resident OF Pttshed, his change of resi-
dence ensuing in consequence OF a marriage alliance
with the daughter of Robert Pomeroy the millionaire
manufacturer OF that town. He served honorably all
through the war, and when II he found him
self literally shot to pieces 1t ut Port Hudson
while in command Of the Massachusetts, Fortyninth that
he most completely riddled with rebel bullets He
came home minus one leg and with two three balls
in other parts Of the body but what there is lett
him very fair material Tor statesman, and the Mas
sachusetts will probably appropriate this No
vember
Year: 1875

THE SUNDAY LIQUOR LAW CASES


The trial of Roster a Bal charged with violation
of the Sunday Liquor law, resumed yesterday be-
fore the Board OF Excise.


The counsel for the defence moved for dismissal OF
the complaint, the ground that the license granted
their clients by the Board null and VOID, owing
its berg improperly made out An examination of the
license showed that such was the fact The place to
be occupied by the defendants was properly spec
fed in the license the result OF clerical The
license granted for Printing House square, no num-
Der being designated.


The counsel Tor the prosecution opposed the motion.


The now in the hands Of the Board for deci-
sion, and the Commissioners must uphold tho license
issued by them to save themselves from indictment
The decision reserved.


The case OF William Kramer proprietor of the At
lanic Beer Garden, was called up. Rev. George X.
Woodward testified that Sunday August Is last he
entered the premises OF defendant in company with
three companions and there purchased and drank beer
twenty or thirty persons there for the same pur
pose; engaged by temperance organization OF
Brooklyn to prosecute violators of the Excise law


Oliver Cotter corroborated the previous witness.


The case was adjourned to Wednesday, September 20
Year: 1875

meeting Of the Legal Tender Club will be held at
Cooper Institute this evening having for its object the
recommendation of the legal tender currency entirely
a circulating medium and to do away with the ma
tonal bank note currency 1t will also be suggested
that legal tenders be legal tender for all dues due to
the customs department of the general government
Year: 1875

The eighteenth anniversary OF the Fulton street
Noon Prayer Meeting will be held in the Middle Bs-
formed CDutch) church. corner OF Fourth street ana
Lafayette place to-day twelve NJ. and continue tive
hours This is the first meeting IN the new place, and
the occasion will be one Of great interest,"
Year: 1875

FAILURE OF THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA.


To Editor Of the Caledomian In the
great stock excitement in San Francisco
Il year ago, there was a strife between
this bank and Flood & O'Bricn, to CON
troll the market, especially so far as IL
few leading stocks were concerncd
among which was Ophir stock. When
the crash in stocks came, Flood \
of the situation, and the bank of Cali
fornia was short nearly two millions in
the race.


Ralston did not love money for its
possesson. He only desired its posses
sion for what he could do with it,
Many of the uses he made of it were
more to establish manufacturing in
California aud develop its resources.
than any ten men besides. This was
his good side. and for this reason he
was very popular. But his fast living
and protiigacy required large sums of
money to support. His country resi-
dence near San Mateo. cost Il million
dollars When Mrs. Ralston was visit
ing England, if the Queen rode out
with -four in hand" Mrs. X. the next
day would ride out with ''siX in hand"
and if the Queen took ''siX in hand
Mrs. X. would then follow with "eight
in hand" 1t is said he entertained
people at his residence more sumptuous-
ly than any other private individual on
the continent.


To what extent the building of the
Year: 1875

WILL BUY A QUARTER BOND OF THE
wv Industrial Exhibition Company of New
York.


Each Quarter Bond participates in -Four
series iallotments every year. until it is re-
deemed.


The following Premiums show what any
Bond may receive. A quarter Bond would
receive one quarter Of the below named pre-
mir
Year: 1875

Butter and other perishable articles
can be kept fresh and sweet without
the use OF ice by lining packages with
sheets made out of the pulp of poplar
wood.


1t is certain that nine times out of
ten, we are nearer the truth in think
ing we'll of persons than i'll. Human
nature is q tree bearing good as we'll
as evil, but our eyes are wide open to
the latter and half closed to the former.


Whenever we find O man in the en-
joyment of wide popularity, We may
be assured, however bad his reputa-
tion may be, that he has some good
qualities in an eminent degree.
Year: 1875

There came up in England the other
day case in which the enforcement
OF the law for compulsory education
would have condemned a family to
starvation. Louise Maylon, widow,
the only support of four children,
nearly in a state of starvation, goes
out to a days work when she can get
it, and leaves her Oldest child, boy
aged nine, to take care of the others,
and the school authorities brought her
up to compel her to send this boy to
school, though if she did this she
could not go out to the little work she
is able to get. The judge refused to
enforce the law.
Year: 1875

OF course a woman doesn't want her
plants to freeze, but still one can t
blame a man for raising a row when he
hops out of bed in the morning and
finds a geranium in each trouser' g
legs,


Encourage her 70 take her beau into
the house and our grown-up sons and
daughters won't have so many severe
colds. And YET it's q funny feeling
tilia kissing when both noses are cold,
Year: 1875

''In the church" f


Il will talk to you about business,
tomorrow" said Tom; and he turned
about and left the house.


Should he go to the river and jump
in? No, he could swim. Should he
90 up into his fathers attic and hang
himself? No, that seemed a hard
way to die. Should he shoot himselff
Perhaps that would be the best way.
But in celebrating as to the best
method of putting an end TO himself,
other considerations Of foreign ma
Year: 1875

Yesterday Comptroller Green sent to Mayor Wick
ham for signature the pay-rols of the Depart
ment OF Public Works for September. He also trans
mttcd, in connection with the payrolls letter pro-
testing against the payment of wages incurred in
sequence Of the work being as he CLAIMS lmperectly
done on some of the uptown improvements. The
Comptroller however acknowledges that the signature
of General Fita John Porter, Commissioner of Pub


lie Works, necessarily makes such payros lien upon
the city. This action OF the Comptroller IS no doubt
a continuation of the fight recently begun by him
against General Porter letter from the latter has
recently appeared IN the HERALD showing concusvoly
how far Comptroller Green responsible for the vast
increase Of the debt OF the city in the designing and
carrying out Of improvements now under way The
Comptroller, at the last meeting OF the Board of
Estimate and Apportonment, gave notice that he was
engaged in the preparation of an answer to these
charges,
Year: 1875

Patrick McGrann Of No. $50 East sixty second street.
who stabbed his John, aged twenty Gve, Wenes-
day evening with cold chise was brought up for
ANIMATION at this Court yesterday. He has always
been known as steady, industrious man. He and MS
son are carpenters and have been employed IN Styles
factory East Sixty second street for long une The
son has been acting Of late contrary to his fathers
wishes and the result has been great deal Of III feeling
between the two While Mt work on Wednesday alter
noon the father reproached the for remaining
late the previous night John told his father, very
conemptuous tone, that he was nothing but an 'Ig-
norant Paddy" This so enraged the ather that he
plunged tho chisel lie held his hand into his sons
right side When the Old man realized what he had
his anguish, it said was terrible The son was
taken home The physician is unable TO decide to
the character OF the wound.


On being asked by the Court what he had TO say, the
prisoner answered '1 am sorry sir, for doing IL; but
he's my son and know he will not do anything TO me-
Tor | loved him we'll"


Gle may not " said the Court, 'but the officers Of the
law have something to say in the matter, and will
hold you TO await the result OF the injuries.