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Year: 1871

The following incident took place on
II. X. train passing through N. Y
When the train halted at a station, anon
the passengers from the West came


man of about thirty years Of age elbow
ing his way through the crowd, and bear


ing in his arms child. He was a BOO


man, his clothes were poor, he locke,


poor. Around his hat was tied a nice,


Of soiled, worn Grape. 1t was evidentl,


oil the mourning his scanty nj cans woulc


permit, for the mother of the child tha,


was dead. This man was rough in exter


lor, yet his face was an honest one. He


handled the baby awkwardly, yet there


was a tenderness in his sad look tina,
showed tho purity of a fsther's love


The little fellow lay asleep on his coarse.
~ clad knee; a stray sunbeam glanced
across its tired face. They were both
tired the father and the child, for thew
had come from the far West, and as he
placed his hard, toil.worn hand to shield
1t from the golden rays, there was in his
look mixture of sadness and care, as II
his pent-up feelings had been so crowded
back into the inner cells of his heart that
even tears could have been no reliet to
the hidden anguish that was making his
life misery.


The poor child cried; it might be the
little thing was tired it might be it
missed its mother perhaps it was hung
ry perhaps it was sick, and so it cried.
The tears rolled down its baby cheeks I;
the father wiped the dewy drops as they
fell, and then tried to feed it. He was
so awkward with the bottle-his had been
life of toll and hardship-that he knew
not how to give tho darling its nourish-
ment. As he made effort after effort to
stife the cries and check the tears of his
motaerless babe, how he must have missed
her who in his life of labor and priva.
tion had been his solace and comfort !:
an unbidden tear started to his eye but
he brushed it quickly away; all who saw
him pitied him. AT length woman
richly appareled, with an infant resting
on the lap of its nnrse beside her-(she
had been watching the many said in a
6o tohS, oi'C uic tut Cullu. Inc
poor fellow looked at her with a look of
gratitude, for there was mothers ten.
derness in her voice. With a humble
resignation, as though it we're pain to
part with him, even for moment, he
gave her his boy. The woman took it
its soiled clothes rested on her costly silk,
Its tiny head was soon beneath her shawl,
and in moment all was still. Like the
Grecian daughter who through the iron
bars fed her starving father. 80 did this
high born lady from her breast feed the
hungry child, and when on her gentle
bosom the little one lay in calm sleep,
she put aside the shawl. The fathers
heart swelled with gratitude. He said,
as tear welled in his eye, and his voice
was thick with emotion "Thank you, III
take him now" Then the woman's ma.
ture spoke forth as she answered. "Not
yet you yu..ly vii! Maksvbip %a,aaduf"~ vmi'n
hnsh tist own cnnu red1iifed such nour-
ishment as only mother can give, she
gently rose and placed the stranger boy
with his father We trust that when
this noble woman shall stand before her
Jndge, it shall be said unto her, .'Inas-
much as ye have done it unto the least
of these, ye have done 1t unto me-"
Year: 1871

Looking over The Army Register for
1870 one is struck with the fact that 80
few of the names ON it are known to popu.
lar fame. The war made many heroes,
but this list does not sparkle with the
luster Of great multitude of names
Military services consists of the peril Of
the many for the glory Of few. This
fact is made strikingly apparent by the
publication Of this long list of men ol
greater merit than fame.
Year: 1871

The Board of Fire Commissioners, in re-
ponse to the request OF CbetEugneer Perey that pro-
vision be made to guard against such occurrences as the
recent fire at No Westst when the fire apparatus OF
the district was at another fire on the
opposite side of the city, has made reg
uations that will fulfill ell requirements. 1t Is
ordered that as soon company shall return 10 Its
quarters fire, the foreman shall at once telegraph
the fact to headquarters that the operator may know
what engines can be dispatched to fire. II fire should
occur In district when the apparatus Is engaged at
another fire. the telegraph operator at headauarters 1s
auLorired direct the Companies in the adjoining dis
trict to the alarm. The commanding
officer first the ground at hre is gwen
authority to send ont second aiarm, aud,
II necessary third, which to I've given by 10 and
u taps on the gong respectively. Only the Chief and
District Engineers have been heretofore authorized to
sen these alarms and large fires have occurred in
consequence OF the aenes OF the arrival Of one OF these
Off ers at q distant fire. All alarms Will be sept on the
"gong circuit INSTEAD of the talking circuit" for the
that the latter is not always heard in the engine
houses If additional company shall be needed at


FIRE the commanding officer will apply for IT by using the


Morse kew In the etieebox nearest the fre making Is
for CINE company and 90 for hook
and ladder company. followed by ronnd of the signal
Of the company for and round Of the number
the strt ehox. These the principal notifications
Of series arranged by superintendent Smith OF the re
Tel
Year: 1871

A Washington telegram to the Boston
Post says: "A package was received q
few days ago, at the State Department
from our Consul to Venezuela, contain,
ing a specimen of a coral snake, whose
bite is said TO be generally fatal. The
snake bit cat, which instantly, while
writing with pain, scratched the hand
Of its owner. The poisoned hand imme-
diately swelled to an enormous size, and
the famous cundurangO plant was ap-
piled with success, the poison being re-
moved at once, and the hand restored to
its former size. The cundurango party
here still adhere to their faith in its
wondrous medicinal virtues"


Colorado chronicles the most remark
able achievement yet accomplished in
narrow-gauge railway enterprise. Al
though only three and half miles of
track are laid, trains are said to run
thirty miles an hour over Il.


The newest fall outdoor garment is
the Marquise mantle. II is loose
sacque, covered half way down with a
large cape, which is looped up to the
collar in the back with large, fat Ara
bian bow. All richly braided.
Year: 1871

returned from the North Pole and the
cline of the cundurango somewhat
unexpectedly, in order to surprise their
relations.


And now we suppose Smith will be
mad because we have told this story
about him, and he will be coming down
to interview us again, in wars magnif-
cent stern array, with fresh bulldog
But it will be in vain. We have rented
an Office in the top of the shot-tower,
and have planted torpedoes and spring
guns all the way up the stairs. We
warn this incendiary Smith to beware.
Year: 1871

Over Fifteen Hundred Cases Oi
Sickness Within a Radius of Ten
Miles.


From the Chicago Times.


Widespread sickness cf peculiar ma


ture, resembling malarial fever, is said tC


be prevailing within few miles of Chi


cago, and it is estimated that there have


been fifteen hundred cases within ra


dius Of ten miles. The patient is seized


with violent headache and general phys


cal debility, accompanied with violent


pains in the back and side. Shortly


after the first symptoms come nausea al


the stomach, with natures attempt al


relief in the way of vomiting The suf


ferer then experiences fever OF a greater


power, till the disease has reached its


eliminating point. After the actual
departure of the illness, the conva


lescents experience a sense Of other


weakness and prostration, as if the


bones had lost their stability as
the framework of the house Of
life. This seems to be peculiar feature
Of the illness-its effect on the osseous
part Of the system. Though the patient
may be confined to his bed only few
days, several weeks elapse before there
is much return of health and elasticity
of feeling, a disproportion between the
sickness and convalescence which is al
most unparalleled. We're it not for this
fact the epidemic would furnish no
marked distinction from bilious fever of
a very mild type In few cases the at
tack has eliminated in typhoid fever,
though it is presumed only where some
predisposition or exciting causes outside
Of the epidemic itself have existed No
fatal examples have been reported; in
fact, medical attendance has rarel y been
deemed necessary for more than three or
four days, the real suffering of the pa
tient being during the period of canva-
lescence.


The sickness is accounted for in this
way AS is well known, last spring was
a very early season, and the growth Of
vegetation was unusually dense. This
was shown not only in the luxuriance of
the prairie grass, but in the rapid up.
springing of all the cultivated crops.
But for six weeks past the rainfall has
been so small as to amount to drought.
The effect, of course, has been to cause
a very rapid decay of vegetation under
this condition of an abrupt check. The
heavy dews, so apt to accompany rain
less season, have conduced to make the
masma arising from vegetable decay
peculiarly insinuating The justice Of
this explanation is sustained by the fact
that children, who are generally put 20
bed early, have been attacked in much
smaller ratio than adults. On the other
side, it may be said that servant girls
and farm hands, who are obliged to do
their wooing by the sweet silver light
Of the moon," have been very largely
ihe subjects of the disease.
Year: 1871

/ NA"uh VIZ NNshNilio DuuHtT.l


A we'll known cotton factor of New
York, formerly of this place, thus ad
dresses one of his pale face brethren in
this city upon the reception of the first
bale Of new cotton:


New YORK, September 1871 Much
JOY cum TO me through your beautifully
decorated specimen of chirography
bearing date eighth moon, 29th. BY
brave acting and much big honesty, |
hope to take much scalp from the Nash
vile pale face this season. The Great
Medicine Man who stills the winds and
blows out the fire, shall guarantee the
safe arrival of your cotton as low as the
lowest. The old chief make many mis-
takes. He is carried back to the wig
wan Of the young s4uaw, and imagines
that he is a child again. The medicine
man no fool; he no take more risk for
same price. Much more cost by the
great water than over the beautiful
blooming land. But our medicine man
right, be no cheat.


The great " dog tail big Injun" is as
sured that the beautiful white fleece of
the first moon shall bring big price,
bringing much pleasure to himself and
the bright laughing pale face Duchess.
All the braves send much love to you,
and hope to meet at the beautiful hunt
ing ground beyond the bright blue cloud
The great chief of the balance (weights)
says my pale face brother of the spoon
shall have no more than is right in his
side, but the loss in weight shall be as
light as his pale face English brother
viii allow Yours truly,


GREAT CHIEF or DISPOSITION.
Year: 1871

If the New York World relies upon the


Memphis Avalanche for. reliable news con-
cerning the disorders in Mississippi, it


will die in a state OF profound ignorance
as to the truth of such matters. The


Avalanche is peculiar in this respect. It
always takes what it calls the white mans
side, and its specially is to prove that
the nigger is never right. Probably this
is why thesWorld loves it. Even in the
disgraceful affair at Meridian, the Ara-
lanche invents story that Meridian itself
laughs at. The shooting Of Judge
Bramlette is called a "negro fusillade"
when there was but one gun shot fred
until the Ku-Klux opened their batteries.
A negro prisoner desperate in his mad
ness, and perhaps wicked in his DISPOSE
ton, shot Judge Bramlette, and then sew
eral innocent negroes were killed in re-
turn. This is what the Avalanche calls


"negro fusillade, " and upon this extraor-
dinary perversion the World builds its de-
tense Of the roughs Of Meridian.


; Now let us ask the World one question.
Was there any excuse for body of white
men at Meridian to attack a negro meet
ing and fire into q crowd of men peace
fully discussing their own troubles ? If
there were dangerous men in that meet
ing, if there were violent, threats being
made, if the community apprehended
trouble, would it not have been better for
all hands to 60 peacefully and arrest the
suspected parties and put them upon a
trial for their lives? Is this not ques-
ton that even the World might ask with
out injuring its standing in the Demo-
cratic camp? What interest is it to Re-
publicans to keep alive this fearful dis
order? The records of the South win
prove that they are the only sufferers. We
seldom hear that Democrats are killed or
mobbed. How often do. we hear
that Republicans and negroes are
mobbed and killed? In the name
of peace this state of affairs should be
suppressed. We do not say that the
white people Of the South are the work.
ems ofthese iniquities. But what We do say,
and the history Of the last four years viii
prove it i that : body Of desperats white
msn engage in this dsviltzy, and that the
power to arrest them il not apparent Of
Year: 1871

0GU~ - = - - 4. - = -
ident: and - ~ ~ ~ ths central
aovernment did noe 7ssrt itself, q il was|
81 duty bous6 - a., rebellion dtd assert
itaalf, Ind plnpeed the people into > fear
fal civil war. Our system Of government
has been likened to the solar system to
the sun with its long train Of planets re-
volving around it.


The sun is the central power, and sub
ordinate bodies revolve around it, each
performing its functions according to the
laws of nature. To interfere with these
laws would be interfering with the har-
mony, beauty and usefulness of the whole
system; would be establishing confusion
and destruction in place of order and It's
long train Of blessings. II is just SO with
our beautiful system Of government.
The central government is to our system
what the sun is to the planetary system
the States representing planets. and like
them performing subordinate functions. It
is just as reasonable to suppose that the
planets could set themselves up as su-
perior to the sun, and attempt to sub
vert its functions, and at the same time
have the system move on with regularity,
as to suppose the States composing the
Federal Union can declare themselves
superior to the central government with
out interfering with the harmony and
usefulness of the whole system. The
central government, as. the World and
other Democratic papers are pleased to
style the government Of the United States,
has never attempted to break down and
subdue every sentiment of lawful local in
dependence; but it has been forced to put
down rebellion; to put down those who
would rob the people of all independ-
ence and place them at the mercy of its
usurpers. ysN~slI@8{s = st-sE Tfs


Paris. is now the victim of mob rule
men who have usurped authority and bid
defiance to the government professionally
organized for the purpose of submitting
to the people the questions Of what kind
of government they will have, and who
shall rule them. The men who were not
satisfied to leave these questions for the
people of France to peacefully determine
have taken possession Of Paris. In
doing this they are guilty Of the same
ofIense as the MEN in this country who
rebelled against the government in 1861.
They are not willing that the people
should settle questions peacefully by
ballot, but have preferred to have
it done through anarchy and blood
shed. This kind of independence
Qocal independence, if you please)
will ruin any country that does not pos
sess the power to check and abate it.
There must be a central or supreme power
in all well regulated countries; a central
government if you please; and that gov
eminent, no matter what its form, if
lawfully established, must be able to en-
force the laws. This is all the party law
fully in power in this country has
attempted to do, and for this it is falsely
accused of an aim to break down and sub
due all local independence, and its condi-
ton ikened to that Of distracted France.
Year: 1871

The anniversary of the FIRE department
of the Sixth District will be celebrated on
the thirty-frst instant, and representative
of the REPUBLICAN, has been invited to ac-
company Protector Steam Fire Company


No. on that interesting occasion. As an
additional inducement, the company has
generously engageda carriage for the press.
Year: 1871

PAoLI, md, October 2, 1871.
To the Editor of the Evansville Courier:


The most horrid and heartsickening
accident happened here on last Satur-
day that human eyes ever beheld.


The Orange county fair had been in
progress since Tuesday, and among the
attractions was Professor Wilbur and
his balloon.


He alleged that he was here under
contract with the officers of the fair,
and was to initiate his balloon each day,
but not to make an absolute ascension
until Saturday; and when that day came,
Mr.. Knapp, editor of the Union, was to
accompany the Professor in his ascen-
sion.


At three o'clock pm. the balloon be-
gan to expand, and by four o clock it
was completely filed Mr.. Knapp and
the Professor were ready, and very soon
they began to make preparations to de-
part Knapp got into the basket, but
Wilbur, from some cause, did not get in,
but said to the crowd holding the
balloon, Let her gol" at the same
time taking hold of the rope attached
to the basket, or the basket itself.
This caused Mr.. Knapp to fall out,
and in his fall he got fast in some way,
but finally got clear and slipped down
the rope attached to the basket, cutting
his hand very badly, but still seemed to
hang on by his right hand. By super
human effort he extricated himself and
fell to the ground, when the balloon shot
up like an arrow-upl upl up! Wilbur
still holding on to the basket, and max
ing every effort to get in the basket, but
failed. By this time the balloon had
got at least half mile high, when all
at once he was seen to let CO. The body
made several revolutions, and then
turned and came down as if turned on a
pivot, or to use better phrase, looked
like pair of winding blades in the air.


The descent was so rapid that the body
made a noise something like throwing a
fire brand swiftly through the air, and as
he struck with thud and bound, the
pulsation Of every heart seemed to stop
for moment. Then the scene was in
describable; women tainted, strong and
vigorous men .vomited the balance
started in the direction where the body
fell


But for the fact that he fell in freshly
plowed field, the body would have been
crushed in atoms.


All this happened under the eyes of
1000 people. The like never was seen
on this earth before, and l hope never
will be again. Ben STINsON.
Year: 1871

we're all ready Valvassori gave the sig
nal, some one called Partenza," the
engine gave its shrill whistle and away
we rolled with the most beautiful ease;
Regaldi chatting away in his warm, elo-
quent manner; at first passing the glow
worm-like lanterns Of men still at work,
then in dark, deep stiffness, till after
thirty minutes, we emerged into daylight
at the opposite entrance at Bardonneche
Half an hour before we were in France.
We were now on Italian ground. Our
carriage was last in the line, and as the
engine worked backward we were close
to it. Both our windows were wide open,
and we had not the least imaginable in
convenience from smoke or steam. There
was no perceptible difference between the
inside and the outside air, and one of
my companions slumbered through
nearly the whole distance. The fact
that the engine was in our rear was GER
tainly in our favor, but the unanimous
evidence of all who come through in the
morning went far to establish that they
also had experienced no unpleasant SEN
sation, and the difference of tempera-
ture could only be detected by, Valvas-
seri's glass, which marked few de-
grees OF additional warmth in the tun-
mel. The highest degree attained in to-
days journey has been lSO centigrade
Grattoni's glass in previous trip rose
to 20. A more triumphant success
than has in every respect crowned this
great work could hardly have been an
ticipated by its most sanguine we'll
wishers. Our pace throughout the
crossing seemed fairly rapid and even
and the time employed, both in the up
and down journey of between seven and
eight English miles, was precisely
thirty-eight minutes, but the average
time allowed to the trains when the line
shall be in full operation, is calculated
at twenty minutes.
Year: 1871

When lady faints bite her ear. That
is what a gallant youth did in such a
case at Danbury, Conn, the other day.
The effect was magical; the lady recov-
ering sufficiently to box his ears almost
instantaheously.


A pretty promenade costume is of
wine colored poplin, trimmed near the
knee with a narrow upright ruffie of vel
vet, put on in plaits, beneath which are
three bias folds Of the same. The cor
sage is high, and coat sleeves, with vel
vet the same as on the skirt, TO simulate
a cuff.


A lady writer blames the men more
than the women for the ridiculous fash
ions now in vogue. She says: If all men
possessing 100000 and upward should
form a league not to marry any woman
who mounted a chignon, how long do
you suppose the ugly monstrosities would
continue to be in yogueY
Year: 1871

1T has always seemed singular
to us that we would hand over
our dead into tho hand Of stran-
gers. We nurse and watch over
them with tho vigilance and de.
votlon Of lovc until tho life is
gon", and the eye is shut in death,
and then wo give them into the
care Of others, almost entire suan-
gers to weep for us over our dead.
Now, this is not right. Could any.
thing be more in place, look more
beautiful, than that children should
bear a dear father, ora beloved mo-
thcr to the grave? When we could
not walk. and our feet stumbled,
and our knees wcro weak, they
lifted us up and boro us tondcrly
in their strong arms and on their
beating bosoms, and nesting up
our tired feet aud hands, they
sang us to slocp and laid us TO
rest in tho old cradle.


And now that they can walk no
more, and thoir focL arc sore, and
they have fallen by the way, with
their quiet, tired faces turned up
to us in the solemn patience of
patornal love, why shall We not
tako them up in our strong arms
and bear them patiently and low
ingly down to tho graves side,
and nestle them away to rest in
its bed under tho old oak tree,
oven though our hearts arc too
full for song. And why should Il
father not preach his childs func.
raj sermon, if ho be preacher? &?
One such instance wo have. When
Dudley a. Tying was carried to
his grave, his venerable father
stood up in his sons pulpit, so
suddenly made vacant by an aw.
ful death, and preached ~ funeral
sermon. And it was great tri-
butte ho brought to his child. The
words were a fathcrs-dccp, true,
fearful, holy. lilo had q right to
speak.