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Year: 1873

THE WATERBURY BRIDGE GONE AGAIN.
"A portion of the Central Vermont
Railroad bridge over the WinOoski River
at Waterbury, was carried away yester-
day forenoon. The morning accommo-
dation train from Mortified passed over
it in safety, only a short time before.


The bridge here was burned some time
ago and an iron structure was in course
of erection. The temporary wooden
structure was used for travel as well as
for an aid in putting the iron bridge in
place. The iron was all saved, how
ever, and that in position ON the portion
that remains, is being removed. The
southern span was entirely carried off
and the middle enc badly damaged.
Timber is already en- route to erect a
temporary bridge.


During the interruption to travel,
caused by this disaster, all the through
freights or the road will go over the
Rutland Division and probably the
through express trains as well.
Year: 1873

All this week the country has been


Bhrouded in sadness, over the terrible


fate of the Vile du Hayre, and her pre-
cious freightage of human lives. 1t has
called forth the sympathy and sorrow


of two continents. This disaster strikes
new terror to such people as conten1-
plate taking sea voyage, and causes a
shudder to run along the nerves of those
who have safely passed over the dan
gers of old ocean, and been safely land
ed upon the other shore from which
they started. We all feel the risk we
are taking when we sail outsight of land
to cross the Atlantic. The dangers of
storms and fire are all terrible to con-
template; but when we add to that, the
rapid recurrence of steamers, being
rushed with full head upon the rocks of
a well known coast, or run down and
sunk in mid-ocean by other vessels on
their route across the waters, we feel
Year: 1873

John Plumley received very painful
and rather serious injury yesterday, from
the kick of horse. 1t appears that the
animal was one which he had formerly
driven, aud was therefore well known
to him as a horse which had to be ham
died with care. The present driver of
the animal met Plumley yesterday, and
asked lin if he could take the harness
off without being kicked Plumley re-
piled that he could, and together they
proceeded to the stable, in the rear of
the HERALD office. Plumley at once
began the work of taking off the har-
ness. He took it off once and returned
it, and repeated the operation several
times without receiving any injury, al
though the animal kicked at him once.


The spirit OF bravado, however, car
ried him too far, and he took the har-
ness off just once too often. The last
time, after he had removed the harness,
and just before moving away, the ami
NAL raised both feet and struck him a
powerful blow directly on the chin,
crushing it to a jelly. DIR. Pond was at
once called, and dressed the wound.
Tie doctor, on examination, found that
the whole of the lower jaw was crushed
to pulp. The wound will not neces-
sarily prove fatal unless Inflammation
sets in at the root of the tongue. He
remained insensibie for some time after
the accident, breathing very heavily and
painfully, but at last accounts he was
more comfortable, and could understand
all that was said to him, but could not
| lisp a word in reply. lie will be re-
membered by a number of our citizens
| as a soap pedler
Year: 1873

a young lady residing in the city of
Troy, who, for some time, has been
strongly attached to a gentleman who.
s-for the lack of gold" was forbidden
by the lady's parents TO seek her society.
adopted, not long since, the following
method, by which she speedily gained
the unqualified consent of her parents 10
her marriage with the gentleman of her
choice. She wrote letter to the super
ior of the Convent of the Sacred Heart.
in which she stated that the world which
once seemed so beautiful was now desc
late, and the only happiness that re-
mained for her was the choice of the
self-denying life of nun. She begged
the superior to write Immediately and
state the requirements which she was
ready and willing to meet. The letter
was left, perhaps by mistake, perhaps
not, on the table in her apartment,
where it was found by the lady's mother,
who speedily arranged matters in per-
feet accordance with her daughters
preference.
Year: 1873

Few people are aware of the: extensive
branches Of mandatory that are building
up IN our State. In former number we
wrote up the oil works at Mankato, and
propose, from time to time, inform to our
readers Of the different manufactures of
this State and Wisconsin. It was with Z.
view Of carrying out this plan that We re-
Gently called on the firms Of Foot 4 Sterling
and Q. B. Dodge, who are largely engaged
in the boot and shoe business and In the
Year: 1873

1s~ 1t Is matter of interest to our
readers to know the best place to purchase
their goods. and there is no place where
they can buy their Dry Goods, either at re-
tail by the Patrons or at wholesale by the
oranges, than the large wholesale and re-
tau Dry Goods House Of H. Choate, Winona.
MINI. 1t is one Of the largest stocks in the
State, and has become justly popular bY
keeping the best quantity and largest as
sortment of goods and always selling at tho
Lowest prices. Oranges are sold as low as
they can buy in any Eastern Market
Year: 1873

Mr.. E. W. Dixie is elected State Treasur-
er OF Minnesota, and Auditor Whitcomh il
no: happy. He says the Oranges did it.
we heard him say so. We dislike to take
issue with this great man, but we must say
the oranges no more elected Mr.. Dixie than
the Masons did. No doubt great many
Grangers voted for him, but they did so
simply because his monthly statements for
the last seven months have been little
more satisfactory than anything they have
ever been accustomed to from that Office.
and not because he was the candidate of
this or that party. No Grange ever took
any action upon this or any other political
question.
Year: 1873

and yet so near that.it would be
no difficult task to transport them
thither.


Is it u matter Of surprise, there
fore, that the President should
cast longing eye on this delight
ful island rs meeting every re.
quiTgmeut ,ha. was necessary for
the c0usummati0n Of his wise puT-
pose?
Year: 1873

Where is there more pitiable object
on earth than a man who has no amiable
woman interested in his welfarel How
dismal does his disconsolate room appear
when he comes home at night, weary
and hungry, and sees barren table and
lonely pillow, which looks like the
white urn Of every earthly enjoyment.
See the old bachelor in the dark after
noon Of life, when his heart is sinking in
its sunderance Not solitary memory
CLEANS over his opening grave. No
weeping wife to bend like a comforting
angel over his dying pillow, and wipe
the desfh-damp from his brow. No fond
daughter to draw his chilly hand into
the soft pressure Of here, and warm bis
icy blood with reviving fires Of affection.
No manly boy to link his breaking name
with the golden chain Of honorable soei-
ETY., and bind his history in the vast vol
umes Of the world he Is leaving forever.
He has eaten, and drank, and died, and
earth is glad to get rid of him; for he
had little else to do than to cram his soul
into the circumference Of a sixpence, and
no human being save his washerwoman
will breath a sigh at his funeral.
Year: 1873

Some of our friends express surprise
that personal explanations through news
papers should be charged for as adver-
tisements. We admit the impression
has gotten abroad that newspapers have
nothing to do but to take up peoples
grievances and set them right before the
public. We are also painfully cognizant
of the fact-one that most people over
look-that nearly all editors are depend
ent upon their papers for support and
that people should no more expect them
to render free services of their means of
living than lawyer or physician should
render professional services without a
consideration. We take it that when a
man goes into print to explain personal
matter, he expects to be benefited by
the explanation; and he should no more
expect free benefit from an editor than
from any other professional man. Some
argue that certain personal matters make
interesting items for newspapers. This
is all true, but most editors are capable
of writing up all items that they think
it would be in good taste for them to
publish, and they never look upon per-
sonal card as an item of news, but as q
matter of business. The same rule holds
good fox extended obituary and marriage
notices in-fact, for all items or ar
ticles that are supposed to be of particu-
lar benefit to those that write them. If
Jones publishes a card in the papers that
he sells goods cheaper than Smith, il
does not devolve upon us or any other
editor to set Smith right by publishing
free statement to the contrary. And,
if one man slander another, the Sian
dered one can not expect the newspapers
to take up his fight and publish his
statements for nothing, any more than
he can expect doctor to treat him for
nothing when he is sick. We hope the
day may soon come when ths rights Of
newspapers are better understood. When
that day arrives, fewer editors will starve.
Exchange.
Year: 1873

EGGs are useful for many purposes
besides food and for Matching. Ii you
get fish bone in your throat, and stick
ing fast there, swallow an egg raw and
it will be almost sure to carry down a
bone easily and certainly. There is an
other fact touching eggs which will be
well 10 remember. When, as sometimes
by accident. corrosive sublimate is swal.
lowed, the white Of one or two eggs will
neutralize the poison, aud change the ef'
feet TO that Of dose Of calomel.
Year: 1873

A PIoUs invalid went to church last
Sunday, for the first time in several
months. "Did you not enjoy the SER
monr" said her husband. Enjoy III
! guess did, immensely, ill looked
at lady in a front pew, when all at
once was made unhappy; for would
you believe il y my back hair was MT up
high enough
Year: 1873

not be fooled by it. Mac. has lost
his reputation as an expert fisher
man. He is too well known In Ma
rion county to be suspected Of any
sincerity in his declaration Of love
for the farmers. He is enraged be-
cause instead Of fooling them as he
anticipated, he found himself sniped
by the farmer1. ' d8
Year: 1873

VALUABLE WHARF FOR SALE.-Our pro-
duce dealers in this rity will be interested by
the advertisement we publish this morning of
the proposed sale of the Gait wharf. We un-
derstand that in consequence of the recent fire
the arrangements between the Grand Trunk
Co. and the Portland Grain Warehouse Co.
have come to an end, and that it is not the in
tention of either of these parties to rebuild the
elevator Under these circumstances it would


be we'll if arrangements could be made by those
interested in the grain trade of this port to Sc
cure this property, as, from its proximity to the
Grand Trunk station, and its facility of access
for vessels, it is undoubtedly the best adapted
in the city for the purpose of storing grain We
are informed that the foundation of the old
elevator, erected at very great expense, remains
perfectly uninjured and the damage to the
wharf itself is comparatively unmportant as
four-ffths of it consist of solid filling. The
outlay required would not therefore be large.
We think our enterprising merchants should
take the matter up and not allow this city to
remain without the necessary facilities for
handling gram, and without which Portland
will be in no position to avail itself of the ad-
vantages as grain shipping port, which the
change of gauge in the Grand Trunk is now af-
fording il better opportunities for becoming.
Year: 1873

AccIDENTs.-Robert Homer of Cape Eliza
beth was severely bit on tho hand yesterday by
colt while feeding him with potatoes.


A lad named Henry Alston, living on At
lsatic street, tripped while skating on the side
walk yesterday, and falling upon his face had
his wrist and nose broken.


A lady from the country escaped serious in
jury yesterday. Her horse ran away with the
sleigh and she in it. Both shafts became brok-
en- and when the horse was stopped opposite the
Falmouth she was hanging out of the sleigh
head downwards. She was Immediately con-
veyed in fainting condition into Frosts dry
goods store where she soon recovered.


Yesterday afternoon a countryman's pung
containing two women was passing up Preble
street when the horse attached to it became
frightened and ran away. The women were
thrown out fortunately without serious injury
and the pung was smashed.
Year: 1873

A special meeting of the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen was held at u o'clock yesterday.


The object of the meeting was to hear FROM
H. N. Jose who made remonstrance against
the permission granted Daniel Kelley to
erect wooden building to be used as foundry
on lot of land on Cross street, between Daniel
Winslow's foundry and the Commercial
House. Without taking action the Board ad-
journed until p. M, to-day.


The following order was passed:


Ordered: That hereafter all parties Intending
to erect wooden buildings within the city limits
shall be required to give three days notice in
one of the daily papers published in this city
that they intend to apply to the Board of May
or and Aldermen for permission to build.
Year: 1873

A COUGH that has been hanging about the
system for ten years may be cured in ten days
with Hale's Honey OF Horehound and Tar
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one minute.


6noC0da od pyxu1
Year: 1873

No PANIC could come to an end unless
he more huential portion of the fnan-
cial world determined TO cheer up and 20
about its business in the ordinary way.
The first step toward rally, in all pan.
lcs, Is To stop running, and leave off Ia
king distant pigs for cavalry, and the
rumbling Of cart wheels for artillery, 49,
he Nation.
Year: 1873

year 1880 81 ooo while freight earnings wed pay
the expenses OF tho road. This will pay the 4Oooo
interest ON the per cent City Bonds and
provide large amount for the sinking FUND,
making the reduction OF fare to three cents In
a short time safe and proper. He thought that the road
would become the most valuable property the city could
possess The fact Of the city being already heavily in
debt should be argument against an Increase OF the
debt for this purpose il would be means OF reducing
and ultimately paying the debt Tho Increase OF value
which the laying out Of the road would give TO tue
10000 vacant lots the upper end OF the Island would
pay the cost OF the road three times over. he
thought that the city should have charge OF
running the road after completion, rather
than that 1t should be placed In the
hands OF private company. Independently or the
great profit 10 be derived from the enterprise, he


thought the operations OF the road would best meet the
demands OF the public when conducted as Pgolc
work No one heard complaints against tho water
Board while the gas companies were continually 1ounh
fault with. Tho Post-Oiioe Department was III bis
opinion, an argument in favor Of works OF TINS Ind
being conducted by Government .


Although the bin before the Legislature leaves the
route To bc determined after its passage MT Church
was of the opinion that 1t would be from the Battery up
West Broadway, South Flfth-ave, aud Slxtn, h Eghth
and Nnthayes through crOssstteets hereafter u be
determined Express trains will run every twenty
minutes or oener II required making four or hye stops
between the Battery and the River, while way trains
will ran every minutes, ana stop az every thId or
fourth block IL his opinion that the ROAD "Oud De
built without difficulty within tive years, ana DO ID iul
operation by the year 1870
Year: 1873

SUPERINTENDENT KIDDLES ANNUAL Re


PORT.


AN INCREASED ATTENDANCE IN THE DAY AND


NIGHT sCHOOLs-TnE ROD NOT TO DIS


CARDED.


Superintendent Riddle has submitted his
annual report to the Department Of Public instruction
ON the general condition OF the Public Schools The re-
port is volumnous, embodying much statistical inior
nation and many significant suggestions. Abstracts
will be found below:


The average attendance OF pupils for the year ending
Sept 80 was and the whole number Of pupils who
received instruction during portion oi the year IL
reported as 23ssO The attendance In all the
schools for the year 1872 in OF that reported
the preceding year. while the whole number taught Is
only 1,l9i greater The increase In the average
attendance Is thus about 3 per cent. while In the
number taught IL Is less than one half Of per cent
An approximation Of the average attendance 10
the number taught Tor enrolled in all the schoolsl Is
result very greatly be desired since indicates less
degree OF change from school to schOol-a seader at
tendance-on the part OF the pupils 1t should be oo
served that the returns show that while the attendance
I'm the grammar aud primary schools has increased only
about three per cent in the corporate schools IL mas In
creased more than eight per cent The following table
exhibits the attendance and number taught In the com
mon and corporate schools the years 1851 1862 1857
and 1872 so as the Of those classes OF
schools during each period OF FIVE years:
Year: 1873

Where the rocks are gray and the shore is steep
And the waters below look dark and Deep
Where the rugged pine in its lonely pride,
Leans gloomy over the murky tide;
Where the reeds and rushes are long and rank,
And the weeds grow thick on the winding bank,
Where the shadow is heavy the whole day


through,


There lies at its moorings the old canoe.
The useless paddles are idly dropped
Like sea- birds wings that the storm has lopp-


ed


And crossed on the railing. one O er one,
Like the folded hands when the work is done;
While busily back and forth between
The spider stretches his silvery screen,
And the solemn owl, with his dull "too hoo
Settles down on the side of the old canoe.
The stern half sunk in the shiny wave,
Rots slowly away in its living grave,
And the green moss creeps o er its dull decay,
Hiding its mouldering dust away,
Like the hand that plants O. er the tomb flower,
Or the ivy that mantles the falling tower;
While many blossom of loveliest hue
Springs up o er the stern of the old canoe
The currentless waters are dead and still
But the light wind plays with the boat at will,
And lazily in and out again
1t floats the length of the rusty chain,
Like the weary march of the hands of time,
That meet and part at the noontide chime,
And the shore is kissed at each turning anew,
By the dripping bow of the old canoe
Oh, many time, with careless hand,
have pushed it away from the pebbly strand,
And padded it down where the stream runs


quick,


Where the whirls are wild and the eddies are


thick,


And laughed as I leaned Ger the rocking side
And looked below in the broken tide,
To see that the faces and boats were two,
That were mirrored back from the old canoe
But now, as I lean DER the crumbling side,
And look below in the sluggish tide,
The face that [ see there is graver grown,
And the laugh that hear has soberer tone,
And the hands that lent to the light skiff wings
Have grown familiar with sterner things;
But love to think of the hours that sped
As I rocked where the whirls their white spray


shed,
Ere the blossom waved, or the green grass grew,
o er the moulderng stern of the old canoe.
Year: 1873

A POWDER MILL BLOWN UP BY LIGHT
NING.-It is not often that powder mill 10
blown up by lightning, but an accident of that
kind recently occurred at the Black Beck works
near diversion, England In the course of
violent storm bolt struck the canning house.
and exploded it, causing great havoc, but for
tunately no loss of life-all work having ceased
Tor the day, and the men having left the facto-
rv
Year: 1873

lated by Mr.. Hoadley of the Hon.


John A. Andrew, then Governor of


Massachusetts. 1t was on the day
of the grand review of the Federal
army in Washington; a number of
gentlemen were being entertained
at the residence of Gen. S. M. Bar
low, in that city, and the conversa-
tion had turned to the subject of
bringing the leaders of the Confed-
crate cause to punishment under
the criminal law of the land, when
Coy. Andrew expressed himself as
follows: cit cannot be done. The
criminal law has no application
here. Why, it is proved by its
very title that the criminal law IS
law for criminals-thc laws or the
code of laws formed by the great
body Of the people, who are in the
main good men, for the regulation
and punishment of the bad men
scattered here and there through
out society. But when whole
people commit an act, rash, impoli-
tic and direful in it's consequences
though it may be, and the best and
wisest men and women Of the whole
people participate therein, encour.
age and lead to it, it is impossible
to consider the criminal law as be-
ing framed to meet the case, or as
being in any way applicable there
to. These people appealed to the
arbitramcnt Of war, and they have
suffered by the war-that is their
punishment. I believe in giving
them war when it was war they
wantcd-yes and | gave a captains
commission once to Il Massachusetts
sergeant for no other reason than
that he had with his own hands
hanged seven guerrillas. That was
war; that was the measure of their
punishment, but criminal law, has
nothing to do with this case"
This declaration of the emphatic
Governor of Massachusetts caused
the remark, when related yesterday,
that it had an historical parallel in
the famous words Of Burke, when
he told the British Parliament, in
reference to the American revolu.
ton, that he "knew Of no way to
write an indictment of Il whole
people"


a number Of similar reminiscent
ces Of both Northern and Southern
history were related, and after an
hour or two of pleasant converse
tion and mutual expressions of
desire for better acquaintance and
a fuller appreciation Of the condi-
ton of both sections of the country,
the guests separated.
Year: 1873

One baby often rules q whole
household, and with an iron rod,
too. The mother brings up the old
excuse, that she does not dare to
control it, as she should like to, on
account OF its nervous temperament.
So, for that reason, papa must go
out of the room to read his paper,
because the rustling of it wakes ba-
by; auntie mustn't practice, for baby
is asleep; If anybody attempts to
enter the room, mamma holds up a
warning finger, with look of pitt
full distress upon her face; snd if
perchance the door-bell rings or a
door slams, the cry OF the baby is
sure to follow close upon it. In
fact, silence must be maintained, if
possible, while, baby sleeps; and
that, in most houses, is pretty
hard thing to accomplish. Now, |
do not believe that all this regard
for baby's nerves is necessary. l
believe, if the mother begins Alright,
she can accustom her baby to sleep
in spite OF all the noises incidental
to the house. BY hushing every
noise and accustoming the baby to
sleep in undlstu"bed quiet, she edu-
Gates it to be nervous and to cry
out at every unusual sound. Many
mothers make regular business,
every forenoon, of getting the bal y
to sleep. They sometimes spend
an hour or more in their endeavors,
rocking and singing until they com
pletely exhaust themselves. | do
not believe such a process is neces-
sary, though know many mothers
will disagree with me. | believe
that any healthy baby can be taught
to 60 to sleep on the bed by itself,
without any rocking or singing, if
the right means are taken in season.
1t seems but reasonable to say that
no child will cry to be rocked asleep
who never was rocked to sleep, or
cry to be walked with if that habit
has not been practiced, or, in fact,
cry for any special thing of which
it knows nothing. l speak from
experience, not theory Xearth
an0 Home.