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Year: 1870

The foreign advices to-day are regarded In
Wast. as less encouraging for an early termination OF
the war; which the reason for the check in the down.
ward movement Of gold The accepted theory OF specu-
lation has been that Prussian victories would hasten
pcace and while this theory has not been abandoned IL
is now accepted with important qualifications The war
is now regarded less contest between Napoleon and
Prussia than between France and Prussia and In pel-
ling an invasion it IS reasonably expected that the
French will fight long and desperately and that terms OF
peace which could have been made with Napoleon will
be less readily asented TO by France. This view seems
to prevail in the London markets, where, notwhstand-


ing the ease in money, and the reduction to-day in the
discount rate Of the Bank of England to a per cent the
advance i'm securities has checked and slight de-
clne has been made


Money continues in abundant supply, and in the call
loan market the rates range from three to five per cent
according the collateral pledged. Only moderate
business f. doing commercial paper and rates are az
follows Choice acceptances under four months, CT dS3
per cent; six months, u per cent? single Names "a
l2 according the grade. Bankers paper, GO days,
at per cent and for three and four months al
10 per cent


The gold market has been feverish, but In the main
strong with 115l and 1l71 the extreme range OF the
price the having been made before the regular
hours The Germans have been buyers and there has
been also an active demand TO speculative sales.
The reduction Of the discount rate OF the Bank of England
would ordinarily have had depressing influence on the
PREMIUM the action Of the bank to have been
expected and have contributed in part to the decline
last evening The following shows the principal quota
tiOns OF gold during the session Of the Room:
Year: 1870

Forest City VS.. Observation-Disclosures De.


feat of the Latter by Score Of 13 to 0.


Not one OF the many persons who wended
their way out to the Union grounds yester-
day afternoon expected to witness anything
like the game that was played there between
the veteran Eckfords and the somewhat renowned
Forest City Club, OF Cleveland Ohio Almost every
one thought the former would be defeated. hut no
one was prepared to see them so completely s.done
for" so 0utrageousy beaten as they were Indeed
the Eckf0rd boys and their many friends thought to
serve them as the Red Stockings did the Unions of
fremont or as the Mutuals did the White Stockings
6gt It was one o, ,he m rev tns snngs tnat Is Impossible
Forest City Club Is strong one, as their career
this season shows, but they lack one thing and that
sition t is very doubtful II there Is a club in the
United States who could get over them much. Their
play Yesterday, with but one or two exceptions, was
IL. White) and catcher tE. white). The former de.
livers very straight, swift ball. with any quantity
was his pitching yesterday that the Eckfords found
1t impossible to pat him, and only succeeded In get
ting the ball outside the naeld twice. and then only
although not the regular catcher has few superior In
the country. He is exceedingly active, stands right
up to the hottest kind OF balls, and Is, the whole
sharp and active. Cartoons play on first base and
SuttOn's on third was as fine as was ever witnessed
the former alone capturing eighteen men, being as
ming the whole side was nelded out In one, two,
three order by sutton's throws to Carlton. Indeed,
LOO much cannot DC bdlu Ill ldNOT VI Tile and
batting abilities OF this club. and II they do not
come at the top OF the pile next season 1t Will be
their own fault.


or course the Eckfords felt sore their crush
ing defeat. but they nevertheless took 1t manfuy,
feeling confident that they had done their very pret
test to avert the calamity which befe them. Their
greatest difficulty as stated above, was In bat
ting, for they did very we'll In the 1eld, having
only four serious errors recorded against them.
Their pitcher McDermott needs little more tram
ing to teach him to deliver the ball a little more
careful when there Is man on third base.


The following is the score:-
Year: 1870

try August IS, 1870.
This evening, as Commodore Vanderbilt was about
entering his room at Congress Hail, Saratoga he
fell in apopectic fit. He Immediately carried
in the room and medical aid was summoned. Two
physicians from this city have gone up. No one is
allowed to MI. Vanderbilt, and the physicians
are constantly at his BEDSIDE.


Every effort is being made to keep the affair quiet
and hush it up 1t is supposed tnat the excitement
OF the brought the attack and from appear
ances the Commodore lies in very precarious con-
dltion. His family have been summoned to his bed
eiNa
Year: 1870




Those who desire to assure, under favorable
circumstances, good crop Of early potatoes
be ready to plant the sets as soon as the frost
is out Of the ground, and the land is in fl
condition for the plough. 4 good sod sprin-
klcd with manure and ploughad well under is
an excellent preparation for the cultivation Of
the potato. Where a sod is not available
dressing Of wood ashes will be found q great
advantage. Plough the soil very deep, make
it as light as possible by frequent narrowing,
taking care in sod land not to disturb the sod.
Run the furrow as deep as admissible, laying
them of about two feet and halfa apart, stre'y
in the furrows thus opened, liberal quantity
Of long manure, which would be improved BY
also dusting it with wood ashes. The sets
should be cut large aud from large aud wcl
grown potatoes. Spread them for a short time
on the barn floor to dry, but not too long or
they viii shrivel-or else dust them wita plas-
ter Of Paris, and drop them on the manure
along the drill six inches apart, and then coget
with two bouts Of the plow. When The plants
come up dust them with mixture composed
Of four bushels Of wood ashes, one bushel Of
Stacked lime, one bushe Of salt, and one bush
el Of plaster--repcatlng The same process after
each boeing. For the after cultivation keep
the vines earthed up well, destroy all weeds,
and loosen the soil between the rows with the
shovel plough and the cultiyator.-1iarylaRd
Farmer.
Year: 1870

Many thousands Of dollars arc lost annually,
in consequence Of planting poor seed. Acres
Of old worthless carrot, beet, onion, aud SINH
lar seeds are sown every year. Which might be
avoided if every one who is growing such
crops would take the trouble Of testing few
Of the seeds previous TO sowing. The loss OF
preparing the ground aud sowing Is Usually
far more than the COS; Of the seeds, and gen
erally when their wortblessncss Is discovered
the season is too far advanced TO remedy the
evil.


/. is very easy matter to start few seeds
in pots or boxes, and determine what proper
ton viii grow, without running the risk Of
losing crop iu addition 70 the cost Of prepar-
ing the soil and sowi0g.-Hedrh and Home.
Year: 1870

SURvEYoRs.-Railroad surveyors are
coming along steadily, and have been over
two weeks making survey from the mouth
of Pit river to the ferry across the Sacram.
ento, some IA or Is miles above. The
great difficulty in making the survey, is on
account of the river being so crooked with
short bends. The Sacramento river route,
however, is the best route found, in fact
the only route on which a road can be
built reasonably. The supposition of the
Oregon surveyors that the California road
will meet the boundary line at Lost river,
around the north side OF the Butte has no
foundation in reality, as road cannot be
built at any reasonable expense via. Sheep
Rock aud Butte Creek Valley from the
head of Shasta Valley The railroad sur
Ney will certainly run somewhere along
Shasta Valley, very near Yreka if not
through it The surveyors expected to be
in this vicinity before now, but will proba-
bly, be here during the middl,. or last of
September, and continue their survey as
straight as possible to the Siskiyou
mountain.-Yreka Journal
Year: 1870

There was a frog who lived in spring.


He caught such cold that he could not
sing"


Poor. unfortunate. Batrachian In what a
sad plight he must have been. And vet his
misfortune was one that often befalls singers
Many once tuneful voice among those who
belong to the genus homo is ut erly spoii-
ed by cold in the head or on the lungs.
or beth combined. For the above mentioned
"croaker" we are not aware that any remedy v
was ever devised; but we relaice to know
that all human singers may keep their head.
clear and their throats in tune by timely
use Of DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy, and Dr.
Pierce's Alt. Ext. or Golden Medical Di,.
eovery, both of which are sold by druggists
Year: 1870

On last Saturday morning, few minutes
after seven o'clock, the boiler of the Belle
Saw Mill, in this county, exploded. The
particulars as near as we can give them
are as follows The mill had been running
about fifteen minutes and was saving
very large log, but at the moment OF the
explosion the saw had been stopped to
change the set. Mr. CrOsson, the engineer,
had just left the engine room and says
that there was only eighty pounds OF steam
on, that the water was up to the center
cock and to all Appearances every thing
was in good order, and as the saw had
only been stopped two minutes when the
explosion took place he is satisfied that
there could not have been more than
eighty-fve pounds of steam-the valve
being set to blow off at ninety-on when
the explosion took place. He thinks that
the accident was caused by the giving
away of brace in the arch. The explos-
ion was terrific. The end of the boiler
containing the fire box, weighing about
three..thousand pounds, was lifted from the
foundation and thrown thirty feet before
striking the ground, when it bounded and
went about one hundred yards, the hind
end Of the boiler, weighing nearly four
thousand pounds, shot in the air with the
steam and went nearly out of sight and
lauded six hundred yards from the mill


within four feet of house containing FIVE
persons. Several small pieces were thrown
in different directions, but strange to say,
although some twenty men wee in and
about the mill, nobody was hurt beyond
few scratches, nor was the main building
damaged Thos johnson was standing
near the saw, in stopped position, when
piece of iron from the side of the boiler
passed him just grazing his back Thos.
Yonng, the fireman, was standing near the
boiler, was blown sixty feet but escaped
with only few scratches. No one was
scalded. 1t is surprising how so many
escaped. Mr.. Crosson went below on
Monday to purchase new boiler, which
will be forwarded Immediately The loss
is estimated at $1,000 No insurance.


Red Bluff Independent.
Year: 1870

A dressing which
is at once agreeable,
healthy, and effectnal
for preserving the
hair. Faded or gray
hair as soon restored
to ats original color
sciM the gloss and
freshness Of youth.


Thin hair il thick
Year: 1870

ened, falling hair checked, and bald
ness often, though not always. cured
by its use. Nothing can restore the
hair where the follicles are destroyed,
or the glands atrophied and decayed.
But such as remain can be saved for
usefulness by this application. Instead
of fouling the hair with pasty sedi-
ment, it will keepit clean and vigorous.
Its occasional use will prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling off, and
consequently prevent badness. Free
from those deleterious substances which
make some preparations dangerous and
injurious to the hair, the Vigor can
only benefit but not harm it. 1t wanted
merely for a
Year: 1870

SODA-Merrii and Prince have put nm a
good soda fountain, and are prepared to slake
the thirst of the public on hot days Their
place ID the confectionery store corner Of Madi.
son and Court streets.
Year: 1870

And then Child Il Bro spoke and said "Come,
all ye who have old or Questionable boots or
shoes and get new ones"' Verify, we advise all
who stand in need Of anything in this line Of
goods to call and see these gentlemcn
Year: 1870

thinks had better see the little lad" There
was q choking sensation in the mothers
throat it came to her, like flash, that she
had not wanted doctor for the baby at first !;
she had not thought her sick enough. Har-
ry's symptoms grew more and more alarming
and as his mother wondered to herself if she
could stay with him alone, her good Mrs
Marshall walked in. Mr. Powers had found
her ont and sent htr. Susan understood why
ne held back from any part in the nursing
and felt that she should do the same in his
place. But that very night he said to Mrs
Marshall " You must 90 to bed | will sit
up with my wife she will need you in the
daytime" And these words once spoken
he took his part Of watching and care while
the child lived ave must be all dreaming"
the mother thought as she saw the boy car
ried in her husbands arms, soothed and tend
ed. just as his baby had been "what should
| have done, if he had left me alone


The last distinct words that Harry spoke
wore Take me up papa twas the first
time either child had called him so, and a sob
came from the strong mans breast.


A few weeks later Mr.. Powers asked his
wife 10 60 with him and see some little stones
that he had looked at, to mark the children's
graves. Before they came to the marble
works he said suddenly, as though anxious to
have it off his mind, ." | have had the baby
taken up and buried by Harry, and have
been looking at store for his father you
would like to have one" And there was
fine, large piece Of marble set aside for SUI
sans judgment, and the two little blocks
were Of the same fine, pure vein. Ina whisper
her husband said, "The baby had no name,
but would like to have Susan, on the
stone And thus it was.


The next year a little boy was born, and
his mother named him " Philip" but his
father added " Henry as his part in the
naming Of their only son"


Whom we bless, we love-
Year: 1870

--Old age rather makes graceless sinners
incorrigible than tends to their recovery.


What babes clothes are, when the babe
has slipped out of them into death, and the
mothers arm clasp only raiment, would be
the Bible, if the Babe of Bethlehem and the
truths of deep-heartedness that clothed his
life should slip out of it'll [Beecher.l


Wealth is desirable for what it enables
us to do or enjoy but, il is not desirable at
the cost Of honesty and honor and true man
hood. 1t is not desirable when truth and
virtue and religion-when honorable useful
ness and happiness here, and eternal happi-
ness hereafter, must be sacrificed for it.
Year: 1870

We copy the following sad news
from the st. Joseph Gazette Of the
31st ult.


One day last week a widow with
four children, who live near Linden,
Carroll county, took her children and
went to creek nea by to do some
washing. After being thus engaged for
short time, her dog began to bark u
short way of, which attracted the
attention of two Of her children
boys who went To see what the dog
had found. They found him at the
entrance Of hollow log. and conclud-
ed he had run rabbit In there, and
one of the boys put his hand into the
hole, when n large rattlesnake bit
him twice on the hand, the second
time hanging fast, so that the boy
drew IL out, when the other boy Crap
Piled the snake to pull II of, and 1t
turned and bit him five times. The
mother being attracted by the cries Of
the boys, went To their assistance,
leaving a small child near where she
was awoke, and when she returned
she found 1t had crept 10 the wash
tub, fallen in, and was drowned. The
mother u reported 10 10 have become
"A raving maniac.
Year: 1870

Under this caption the Portsmouth,
New Hampshire, Chronicle has the
following sensible article:


ait is often remarked by persons
who do not possess any property, and
who depend upon their daily labor
for support Of themselves and fami-
lies, that they are worth nothing,
financially speaking. This language
Is generally indulged in by men IN
the community who style themselves
business men. Let us examine the
question financially, and see IL their
assertions are correct.


Last year the price of common
labor averaged one dollar and half
per day. Admitting that the laborer
received one dollar and a half per day,
and 1t required the whole of that sum
to support his family, nevertheless
we contend that the laborer was worth
In cash to his family the sum of 81, $50.


Tho amount he would receive for
one years labor at one dollar and a
halfp day would be S+75 60, which
amount would be the interest ut D per
cent. on $3.50, which latter sum
would be the cash value OF the labor
ing man to his family.


1.-THE cash value of the laboring
man to the community Is much more
than the above named sum, as labor
Is the only true wealth to any coun-
try. Without labor our forges, furna-
ces, wOolen mills, and indeed manu-
factories of all kinds, would cease 10
be. The music of the loom and shut
tie would be silenced forever. Our
national and other banks would close
their doors, and our most enterpris-
ing merchants take in their signs.--
Without labor civilization would re-
cede, and the bat and owl would soon
occupy the crimson chambers of our
would-be business men.


"Let the laboring men of the Uni
ted States realize their true position.
Let them reflect that labor Is honor
able, that labor Is wealth. Let them
remember that they are power II,
the State; that to them this great
government is indebted for all It pos.
esses Of liberty, glory and grandeur.


"Let them only reflect that labor Is
honorable; but let those who look
down OH the humble laborer and me-
chanic reflect for one moment before
they speak in terms of ofdisparagement
Of the 'hewers of wood and drawers
of water The custom Is too preva-
lent In the community of making re-
marks In sneering manner of the
great industrial class of our people,
leading youth among us to think that
honest industry Is not honorable, be
it what 1t may. That time has pass
ed.


"Honest, industrious mechanics
and laborers are the wealth of States,
and, until they are encouraged and
fostered, our people cannot be pros
porous. 1t is not the cash value alone
by which he enrlches the place ot
his residence, but he adds by his la
Dor t0 Its material wealth; no country
or nation that commands the respect
of the world, but what that respect
was gained through the skill Of her
mechanical population. Then let all
classes, more especially the rich, re-
spect and inculcate their children
with the true theory oflife, and labor
Is honorable, and II, In after life, mis-
fortune should overtake them, willing
hands will be put forth t0 earn their
support.
Year: 1870

From the Kansas Journal, 2sth.l


Many strange and romantic occur
rences are now being brought to light
connected with the late war. One OF
the most remarkable Is the follow
ing, which took place in saloon on
the Levee yesterday.


A green looking Missourian from
Clay county was introduced by the
usual means employed by the pro-
fessionals, to take little game of
poker. His pis-a-Uis In the little
game, was an ex-jayhawker from
Kansas, or what we should call now
Il robber or horse thief. Fortune fa-
vored not the red-leg in the game, for
luck or science gave game after game
TO the Missourian. At last the jay
hawker put up his last stake for a
venture-a fine silver watch and
chain. This, like all the preceding
games, was won by the countryman.


Taking up the watch he observed a
familiar look about IL that puzzled
him; opening the case he read his own
name engraved upon the case. He
now recognized the watch rs one
taken from his wife In 1852 by q party
OF Kansas men who robbed his house
while he was away; on calling the
attention of the jawhawker to the
fact, he acknowledged being with the
raidlng party who visited the Mis-
sourian's house. Although he lost a
good watch, he said he was glad 1t
had at last found the pocket of its
rightful owner. Thus again has evil
means been employed TO do an act OF
justice in this strange involuntary act
OF restitution OF stolen property.
Year: 1870




of the Radical party, till this govern
ment Is restored to the ward and Gus
tody OF competent, honest and patri-
otic men.


III have any preference ofone man
over another, 1t will not be because
he was not Wing or u Democrat in
former days, but solely upon my esti-
mate of his qualifications for high Of
fetal trust, his capacity to marshal
our strength for victorious conflicts,
and bring back peace and prosperity
to our impoverished and distracted
State.


1 sincerely hope the future histori-
an of Tennessee will have no such
painful duty to perform as to write of
us we were torn asunder by discord
aud dissentions amongst ourselves, at
a time when 1t required the earnest
and ective corporation of Whigsa
Democrats and all Others who had
kindred afIinities with them, to
wrench the sceptre from the grasp of
a tyrannical party who were holding
on to 1t with the tenacity of DEATH
Let him rather have tile gratifying
spectacle to present to the world OF
Wings and Democrats, though anci-
ent political rivals, drawn together
by mutual concessions, n sense of COM
mon danger, and patriotic determi-
nation to resist the aggressions of
depostic power, contending only with
each other who shall most faithfully
serve the country and redeem 1t from
the thraldom of a corrupt party who
were sapping its foundations, soiling
its honors and plundering its revenue.


Let him not have to say of us, "so
long rs they were true to themselves
and their county they were invinci-
bic, but when discord and dissention
prevailed among them they became
an easy prey to the Vaccinations OF
their enemies" Let him not have
to write our epitaph in these sad and
mournful lines.


= Twas no fOeman's arm that fellcd them
Twas their own that struck the blow


With sentiments of sincere person
al regard, l remain your friend and
fellow-citiZen. G.. A. HENRY.
Year: 1870

Be true to your lover. Idon't mean
to stick to him, but don't deceive him
Let him know what sort of a person
you are. Tell each other your faults,
make known your real opinions, state
your views of married companions.
Despise and ALLURE the humbugging
which is almost universal among low.
ers. Girls keep out of sight theii
failings, and do their best to cause
their beaux to think them angels, and
men bow likes slaves to every wish
Or whim of their lady-lOves, and seem
to live but to make them happy
Now that Is not as 1t ought to be; II
will not he SO after marriage. The
woman will grow weary of acting
her prettiest, and the man will moi
endure all sorts of inconveninces
and submit to all sacrifices to please
the woman who is securely his own


1t is the dearest pleasure of every
true woman to obey and make hap
py. the man she loves, II he Is kind
and reasonable, but how much bettel
IL would be teach the sweetheart as
TO her true position. I won't say any
more to the girls, for as they have e
be wooed and won, and as they have
fewer chances than the men have,
there Is more excuses for them To put
the best side out only let them strive
to keep 1t out; and we have no furth-
er controversy with them. But tho
men are without excuse for holding
out such pretences as they do. Cruel,
because the pain which the woman
will feel when all his subserviency and
preference TO her il withheld, will be
In proportion to the pleasure with
which IL Is received; unwise because
II may be such shock to her as Il
cause her resolutely to rebel, or silent.
ly cease to love. In their case, the
husband will be sorely punished fol
80 long ignoring their just relation,
to each other.
Year: 1870

IS- When the chaplain of the United
States Senate, on the first day the ses.
sion, informed the Almighty that tho
country is "blessed with an economical
administration he had evidently forgot.
ten to consult the Department estimates.
Some considerate Senator should now
move that he be permitted to print, by
way of an erratnn, in the Congressional
Globe, for the better information Of
Providence, a few extracts from Mr.
Dawes speech.