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Year: 1875




ST. PAUL, MINI July 2S.-PersOns ar
rived from the scene Of the railroad bridge
disaster at Braiuard, furnish additional
particulars Of interest. As the train was
crossing the bridge the engineer heard the
cracking, and put on steam to escape. His
efforts proved TOO late 10 save his life.
The central span Of the bridge broke down
under the welcht Of cars loaded with iron.
and both ends Of the train were drawn
into TIE wreck, the engine and several cars
being drawn backward and tie remainder
of the train forward. The central
span and the two Western spans
Of the bridge are down. The engine, ten
der and two cars -hat were pulled back
ward falling on west shore and the remain
der going into the river. The crash made
by the wreck was heard al a distance Of
three-quaTters Of a mile. The river at this
point is about 800 feet wide and the water
IS from to feet deep. There appears to
have been but one brakeman on the train.
Luckily be was behind the cars loaded
with iron. and - he saw them going down
be ran for hls life across the top Of the
freight cars, but finding he could not reach
the end Of the train in time, climed down
an iron ladder on one of the
cars and Jumped of on a portion Of the
bridge which remained standing, and was
unhurt. The wreck is described as fright
full to behold. With the exception Of the
engine and Two cars on the west bank, the
entire train, numbering, including The
caboose, twenty-one cars is in a heap in the
river. The cars are most emphatically
smashed into kindling wood. All agree
That the bridge absolutely broke down be
meath the weight of the train, and that no
car left the track until the break occurred.
Names sent yesterday include all the per
SOILS fatally injured.
Year: 1875




Should the drought continue, starvation
will stare this section in the face, as crops
will be ruined. Cotton is shedding as fast
as it can, corn looks as if it had been boil
ed until all the life bad gone out. Small
trees are dying for the want Of moisture
A gentleman who rode into the country
Sunday SAYS he saw at least hte hundred
dead trees. In coming out Of the court
house yard yesterday leaves twisted and
Drowned were falling as thickly as during
the fall. Farmers are very gloomy. For
three weeks, now, no rain has fallen, and
the heat has been more intense than any
summer since the war.


We are told on good authority OfOne one
hundred-acre field near ShOrer's depoJ on
the line of the Western Railroad, in Ala
bama, which was planted in cotton be-
tween April 1st and 9th. The drought
has been so bad that not seed has come
up.


In every quarter IN Georgia and Ala
bama planters are suppl eating for rain.
Some very little must have fallen around
Columbus last afternoon, but hardly
enough TO wet the top Of the ground.
Year: 1875

CANADA has followed in the path Of
our State courts in a very important
decision as to the liability Of common
carriers. It is to the effect that a cor
Poration, which gives a through bill of
lading, Is responsible for delivery at the
destination, no matter what independ-
ent lines the goods may pass over.
Year: 1875

a prominent Democratic Pennsylvania
politician now in this city gives as his
opinion that eX-GOv. BigleT will be the
Democratic GubernatCTial nominee in that
State at the approaching convention, and
comedies him 10 be the strongest man that
can be selected.
Year: 1875

THERE is in the French political world
a man Of considerable importance, but who
is not remarkable for quiCkness Of thought
or perception. His young son has just re-
covered from the typhoid fever. The fam
ily physician did not conceal the serious
nature OF The bows illness. "Ob, yes
said the father. 81 understand that. When
was a child, bad the typhoid fever and
the doctor said to my parents, it IS very
serious. They either die Of it, or become
idiots. Well, you see, am not dead"
Year: 1875

The dispatches from Pensacola relative
70 the Y How fever are not encouraging.
The naval officers in command seem to be
panic stricken, and represent the situation
as desperate and hopeless. So malignant
type Of the fever has not been known for
rn.rs
Year: 1875

An eccentric character named Pierre
Henry Baume died recently in the Iale Of
Man. lie went to London from France
early in life, and was at one Tim preach
er of very peculiar theological doctrines.
AfterSard he became greatly interested in
charitable institutions, and was placed at
the head ..of several of them. He SUBJ
jected himself to the most rigid economy
in order to save money to found an institu-
ton tor the benefit of the youth Of the
poorer classes. His peculiar appearance
caused him to be known as "the Old
Frenchman." He purchased small es-
tate adjoining the site of the present Alex
andra Palace for the beginning of the in
stitution, but he subsequently gave up the
project. After engaging in several other
schemes, he went to the Isle of Man, and
lived the rest Of his life there in great
squalor. At his death it was discovered
that he had accumulated fortune of $780,
100000, all Of which he gave for charitable
purposes in the Isle of Man.
Year: 1875

duces the money lender by large per cent
age to violate the law Lof his State, and
being participant in its violation, has
certainly large amount Of assurance, to
invoke its aid 10 enable him to cheat a
creditor cut of his money. .E


The lender risks his funds, (he of course
getting a good enGorser). The debtor
fails, the money lender asks for the return
of his money. Promises are made, but not
fulfilled. Suit is entered, Usury is pleaded
One loses his money, the other the respect
and confidence of his fellow men, and be.
comes to all intents and purposes as great
a rascal in the eyes Of the public, as he
who with more courage and less meanness
boldly enters counting room and robs its
safe. On the other hand, what right
has the money lender to complain ?
who for gain, defes the very
laws he locks to for the protection of his
life and property? By taking thorough
greed, more than the law allows for the
use Of money, he knowingly acts in def
ance of the laws of his State, and should
deserve reprobation as one who by his
own acts, places himself beyond protection
of the laws ; his example in the commuu-
ity is pernicious. These recent cases have
efectually demonstrated as the venerable
and learned ChiefJustice tersely says,
that the ingenuity of man cannot devise
method for taking usurious interest that
he law will not upset." This brings up
he broad question, shall the Usury laws be
lbolshed.
Year: 1875

The Louisville Courier journal tells the
following story Almost singular circum-
Stance occurred It few nights ago to the
wife OF Mr.. James Carr. formerly Il clerk
in the Gait House IN this city, and now
passenger agent for the Louisville and
Nashville road at Memphis. Mrs. Carr
has been visiting recently some friends at
Tradewatcr, Ky, on the Louisville, Pad
ucha and Southwestern railroad While
there She became sick and was confined to
her bed. She was told by her physician
to take medicine at certain hours during
the night At the time referred TO, aud the
vessel containing it was placed in Il chair
beside the bed 50 that she would not be
under the necessity OF waking her friends
When the hour came Tor her To take dose
of the medicine She reached toward the
chair for the i,Iiiai and spuon but they
We're not there. Mrs. Carr supposed that
they had by some means been thrown to
the tloor and reached down for them,
when something struck her ON the hand.
causing Il slight singing sensation. The
lady was frightened and called - her
friends, who quickly arose and made a
light. When she told them what had hap
pened they looked under the bed and there
found large copperhead snake lying in
his coil, with his head erect. kissing and
protruding his tongue in that defiant man
ner characteristic Of the venomous mon
stcr when angry. The only remedy in the
house was u part OF a bottle Of whisky,
which is considered the best OF antdotes
for snake bite The lady dranl, all there
was in the bottle, and the quantity proba
blV sufficient TO save her life but NOT
enough to prevent very serious and fear
lul effects. AS quickly as possible the
family physician was called in, but he was
unable to arrest the inflammation which
instantly commenced. On the following
morning the lady was very sick, Her arm
was swollen almost as large as the crown
OF a mans hat; and the hand seemed us
though it would burst Everything known
to the medical profession was done to re-
lieye her sutferngs ana allay the irritation.
After twenty -four hours treatment She
showed symptoms of improvement. and
the strongest hopes for her recovery Were
entertained Mrs. Carr was brought to
this city yesterday, and is now at the resi-
dence of her mother, Mrs Daniel McAllis-
ter. She is much improved, a..l it is
thought she will get well.
Year: 1875

A Massachusetts paper relates the fol
lowing: "PasScngeIs on Conductor John
sons train on the Eastern Railroad have
noticed at a house close to the road Just
beyond the North Beverly station on Il pi-
azza next them, beautiful little girl Of
about three years Old She is always there
when Mr JUhnSons trains pass, as he Is u
near relative She was born on board ship
in the Pacific Ocean. Before she was three
days old her mother died. Before she was
seven days old the ship was wrecked and
sank. Her father, who was Captain OF the
vessel, the infant and one sailor We're say
ed in boat The babe was wrapped in
u blanket and kept warm, and the sailor
paid every attention to her and kept her
alive with biscuit soaked in water, and
was hardly less attentive to the little one 5
wants than her father. Ten days after the
three were picked up in an English ves-
sci and taken to Liverpool. Thence they
came to this country, and the little one
has been brought up at the house Of her
grandparents, close by the railroad, near
the North Beverly Station
Year: 1875

Perhaps one Of the most positive proofs
We have of the souls independence Of the
body, is our great need of love and Of
something to love. Were We mere animals
creatures doomed to perish after a few
years Of life in this world - that which
contents the brute would alone content US.
10 eat and sleep well, to have an easy
time OF it, would be enough. AS it is, we
may have all these things, and health to
enjoy them, and yet be utterly wretched
Neither can mental food satisfy Us. "Some
ono to love-" is our hearts cry.


When the atmosphere Of tenderness is
about us, we rejolce when people are
harsh and unkind. we suffer. We begin
life wishing to love all people, and belev-
ing ;hat they love us, Experience hard
ems Us. Our dear ones grow fewer; but
as long as reason lasts, we must love some
one-we must at least imagine that some
one loves us. The parents, sisters and
brothers = that dearest friend whom we
promise to love and cherish until death
parts us-these come into our lives and fill
them up. Alterw ards come the little chill
dren--trail, helpless babies, who need our
care SO much, and friends to whom we
are not kin, yet grow dear to us.


Some have many loved ones, and some
but one. Heaven help those who have
none, though they are generally to blame
for their empty -heartelness; for kindness
wins love. They are always wretched,
and they often show their craving for
something to love by cherishing some
dumb ANIMAL dog, kitten, a parrot,
perhaps, on which they lavish carcsses.
which. better spent, would have bound
some human heart to theirs. Pride or
morbid sensitiveness may have been at the
bottom of their loneliness, and these pets
OF theirs fill the aching void u little.


Some one to love! 1t is the cry of the
human soul, the note to which every hu-
man heart responds; the bond which will
bind us all together in that other world
where mourners shall be comtorted and
love shall reign forever.
Year: 1875

WAsHINGToN Sept H. 1875
THE NEW FHTY-CENT FRACTIONAL CURRENCY


ISSUE OF NATIONAL BANK NOTES.
In March last the United States Treasurer stopped
issuing dycent fractional currency in order TO rid the
country Of the counterfeit notes then reported to be
largely in circulation. The new plates are nearly
ready and the 1st Of October next the Treasurer
will again issue fftycent The vignette will be
Of W. H. Crawford, who Secretary of the Treasury
under Monroe. The FIRST issue Of national bank notes
printed the kind Of paper the legal tenders
will be made on Thursday next


THE NEW REGULATION REGARDING PASSENGERS


BAGGAGE


It tacitly admitted at the Treasury Department that
the stringent regulations recently issued concerning
the examination of the baggage OF returning passengers
from foreign lands susceptible of practical
forcement and little benefit TO the Treasury is ex
pected How to modify them so as TO make them prac
tlcabe bothers the Treasury officials
Year: 1875

The Norwegian bark Falken, Captain Christensen,
put into this port yesterday evening in distress. All
her crew except man and a boy were sick with
fever The bark left Wilmington, N c., about
ten days ago for Rotterdam, Holland. After
having been out two or three days the
fever appeared and very soon all but the two men,
toned of the officers and affected by it, Cap
tain Chratensen was severely attacked than any
of the other victims at first and for three days was
delirious On the 1lth inst of the sail
ors died and buried at Some
of the sailors are now in critical
condition. but the Captain is understood TO be recover
ing The vessel helpless for several days and IL
was with the greatest difficulty that she was brought
into this port She is now lying in the Horseshoe
Year: 1875

william A. Walker glass merchant and an old
resident OF this city, died Sunday Of paralysis Of the
heart He was born in New London, Conn, in 1910,
and came this city and settled the east side,
where be has since resided greatly respected He
was at one time very active in politics, first whg
and afterward as a republican and by his energy did
much service his party He actively engaged in
charitable enterprises, being member of the Society
for mirroring the CoBditon OF the Poor well a
trustee Of several savings and other benevolent nsttu-
4ons be always gave largely Of his own private
- help thOle In distress
Year: 1875

factory gave way the immense sugar refining ostab.
lishment Of another firm He was elected Mayor OF
Jersey City Is45 and 1S41 He was an ardent admrer
Of Henry Clay who rendered an ovation on his
passage through the city He was appointed by Presi.
dent Lincoln m 1868 Assistant Collector OF the port OF
New York, to reside in Jersey City, and was reap
pointed by President Grant in 1871 He held the posi-
tion Till his death.
Year: 1875

The following record will show the changes in the
temperature for the past twenty-four hours in com


parison with the corresponding date Of last year.
indicated by the thermometer at Hudnuts pharmacy,
Year: 1875

meeting Of the Evangelical ministers of Chicago
was held last night and 1t resolved to extend
invitation to Messrs Moody and Sankey TO come here
al once and inaugurate work Of revival
Year: 1875

For some days past there has been
great excitement in aDd around the
town OF Port Jeryis, New York, from
an apprehension Of most serious re
salts when the great ice gorge in the
river there Shall be broken up, Two
or three million dollars worth OF
property is endangered, and although
there has been timely warning, and
everybody Of cour e ha been eXer
csed as to the mean Of lvertIug the
impending calamity, it is still pain
fully felt that at almost any moment
the crash and crush may cone, with
the roaring food and its acres Of ice
sweeping ever, thing before it,


Iauited naptha and uitro glycerine
have both been tried, but the lock-
Jaw of the waters has not yielded.
The people OF Port Gervis are IN a
state of nervous suspense aS to the
hour of the breakup and its effects.
At two of the churches last Sunday
there was reference in the sermons to
The threatening disaster. We cannot
but hope, however. that the ice gorge
vii be less violently broken than Is
anticipated and that the good people
of Port Jervis vii! find in tne end
that the novelty Of the danger has
unnecessarily magnified it in their
c,,-g - pt..I-~Ji Uttg
Year: 1875

1t is now proposed to propel ship
by set of machinery initiating the
movements of the dorsul fin of the sea-
horse (Hippocampusj. Mr. Holds
worth remarks that "they generally
maintain nearly erect attitude, sup
porting themselves in the water by II
peculiar undulating movement OF the
dorsal fin" and the late DIR. Gray also
remarked of them that "they swim with
facility, but not very rapidly and they
seem to move chiefly by the action OF
the dorsal and pectoral fins. The
former is fully expanded when they
move, and in very rapid motion, the
action being II kind of wave commencing
at the front end and continued through
its whole length continually repeated,
so as TO form kindof screw propeller.
This undulatory motion of the fin IL
produced by the lateral movement, in
given constant order, of the spines
which go to compose it; the movement
being at right angles to the long axis OF
the body, and consequently at right
angles to the direction in which the fish
travels. A delicate membrane intervenes
between each two spines, which partici.
pates in their changes in position, and
forms the inclined planes above spoken
of. Mr.. C Becker, of London, has CON
structed for the royal institution boat
beneath the keel of which IL arranged a
series of rods, to which an undulatory
movement similar to that of the dorsal
fin of the hippo@mpus is communicated
by means of clockwork. The rods wave
backwards and forwards, beginning at
the first and continuing to the last a
right angles to the length Of the boat
and propel it along by slow motion a
in the case of the fish.
Year: 1875

Two valuable " dogs tried to eat up
little Atlanta girl the other day, and
one of the Atlanta journals expresses
the mild hope that she may recover.
The dogs, meanwhile, are looking for
another small girl to lunch on.
Year: 1875

THE southern memorial association
has adopted n resolution that all sol
diers of the federal and confederate
armies be cordially invited to join the
memorial association in decorating the
graves at Arlington the 1st of June.
Year: 1875

CHICAGO is badly swamped financially.
The delinquent tax list foots up SC, $780,
600, and the city is borrowing money to
meet the deficits in its treasury by rea.
son of the shortcomings of taxpayers.
But worse than that, it is acknowledged
that if all the delinquent taxes were
collected they would not be sufficient to
pay the outstanding liabilities of the
city not provided for in the funded
debt.
Year: 1875

There are few people who do the coun.
try paper full justice. Most everybody IS
inclined to look away over the shoulders
IF the country editor, to some paper print
ing more reading matter. and then make
comparisons. There are people who act
ually believe it impossible to find person
with common sense, with Industry OF
with brains in the Office of a country news
paper: . newspaper can haye no charms
for them unless it can be mystified under
L strange personality, and in buying
copy they proceed upon the same grounds
- in the purchase of bar of soap-tney


would rather have one that comes from
the city, because it must necessarily oe SO
much better in every sense than nome
production. The same man would laugh
1t you If you should refuse to patronlze
the crossroads mill, because you DeheVe"
YOU had rather get your flour from tho
city. The country newspaper is one OF
1.-The most important attributes OF every
town in the United States. When COL
ony settles anywhere with the intention
lof building village, the first thought Is
h newspaper; the press is thus in the very
vanguard of civilization. 1t is the usefu'
|agent in every place OF progress ana
growth. There is not another single pow
|er that can do 90 much good, patient work
lin the way of building up as the local
newspaper. 1t is not altogether important
how it is edited, whether with ability or
not. 90 that it he conducted with an indus
ltry and enterprise at least side ny SIDE
18th the town-if 1t can afford to keep
few wears in advance it is all the better
la country paper that had little e.se than
Advertisements would be an immense help
Ito any place, for advertisements constitute
a most reliable index to the character. s'ze'
lbusiuess and general con"i'ion OF Me
town. To the stranger who may have
Hooked in . prospective way upon pace


the advertisements are the invaluable pais
Iof the papers. that have been sent hin.


without newspaper, with IT'S local news
and business announcements, what wooio


The average American city or village oe:


Il would surely be unknown OF its neigh


bora


The country wecklies ought 10 be the
lbest supported newspapers of the whoie
Hand. for they contain news and gossip
that cannot be found in any OF the c'y
|da,lieA The farmer can learn from MA
,|local paper-if he prefers to take it instead
Iof some more expensive publication-how
lnuch h,s ne,ghbor's sixty acre farm lold


lfor. how the schools are prosperlng' Inc
J price of butter and eggs at the village mar


ket. and what Improvements are IN pro


leress through tho section in which II"


Lives. He can get none of this in the city
j paper. and he cannot be thoroughly nse-
n fui citizen without such items OF light
hl,nforma,ion. 1t is not always that tha
elbeat towns support the best newspapers


loo, it 10 strictly fact that no place ever


leets the credit of being thrifty or enter
nI .r,s,ne until It can send out a first class
e| neoer. and that always depends more npon


Ithe people than the eslitor.-tfor' Soo''


Monitor.


A lover of his race hes bit OF INFORMS
Year: 1875

We now enter the field for
the fall and coming Winter
and are furnishing the bes
paying and most easily worked
agency in the world. Our
agents have always been the
most successful, and we nave
lately added new and exceed
ing y taking Inducements, re
qufring only intelligence and
application for any one, young
or old, of eli iiher sex, to make
really first-class paying bust
Year: 1875

The pernicious habit of breathing
through the mouth while sleeping or wax
ing, is very hurtful. There are many per-
sons who sleep with the mouth open and do
not know it. They 80 to sleep with it
closed and wake up with it closed; but if
the mouth is parched and dyy on awakeing,
it is sign that the mouth hns been open
during sleep. Snoring is certain sign.
This habit should be overcome At all
times, except when eating, drinking, OF
speaking, keep the mouth firmly closed,
and breathe through the nostrls, and re-
tire with a firm determination to conquer.
the nostrils are the proper breathing APP
paratus-not the mouth A man may in
hale poisonous gases through the mouth
without being aware of it, but not through
the nose.
Year: 1875

This is the chief cause of absentmind-
edness. The thoughts are suffered to
linger about some favorite topic or to wan
der aimlessly, and of course the matter
in the hand cannot be thoroughly perfor-
med. If We cannot or do not direct our
whole attention to the object on which
we are engaged, and Danish all others, we
cannot do justice to it or to our own pow
ers- 1t is the mixing up of different
things and the confusion Of mind thus
created, that are largely responsible for
much of the inferior work in the world,
ard many of its failures ana disappoint-
mcnts.
Year: 1875

The Red Sea did not open until the
Israelites were down to the water ready
to pass over and their pursucls were press
ing them closely-so God does not shield
us from the assaults of sin until we are
anxious to escape-not from the punish
mcnt, but from the sin.-Duf Por-
fpJ
Year: 1875

1t is true We are continually inspired.
and that we do not lead gracious life,
except so far as we act under this in
terror inspiration. But how few feel it!
how few are they who do not annihilate
it by their voluntary distractions or by
their resistance .-Fenelon
Year: 1875

What a student should especially see
to, both in respect to health sndin GOOD
taste, is not to carry the breath of books
with him wherever he goes, as some peo-
pie carry the odor Of tobacco. Prof.
BlQcLfe.