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Year: 1870

BULwER's LITERARY HABITs-E6ward
Bulwer Lytton once related the history of bis
literary habits, when be said:


Many persons, seeing me so much engaged
in active life, and as much about the world
as If had never been student, have said
to me. "When do you get time to write all
your books How on earth do you contriye
to do so much work 2" shall surprise you
by the answer I make. The answeris this
/ contrive to do so much, by never doing too
much at time. A man to get through his
work we'll, must not overwork himself, or, if
he does too much work to-day, the reaotion of
fatigue will come, and he will be Obliged to
do too little tomorrow. Now, since began
really and earnestly to study, which was not
till had left college, and was actually in the
world, may, perhaps, say | have gone
though as large course of general reading
as most men Of my time. / have travelled
much, and have seen much / have mixed
much in politics and the various business of
life and, in addition to this. / have publish
ed somewhere about sixty volumes, some up
on subjects requiring much research. And
what time do you think, as . general rule,
have I devoted to study-to reading ard
writing7 Not more than three hours day /;
and, when parliament is sitting, not always
that. But then, during those hours, have
given my whole attention to what l was
about.
Year: 1870

! RED CLOUDS SPEECH.-There was grand
Council between Commissioner Parker, Secre-
tary Cox and the Sioux Chiefs on June 9th,
at Washington, Secretary Cox making q
speech promising that all treaty stipnlations
shall be observed by the Government, but
that no arms or ammunition shall be furnish
ed till Red Cloud and his people promise to
keep the peace.


Red Cloud, in reply, said: "The Great
Father may be good and kind, but / can't see
it. have been good and kind to white peo-
pie, and given my lands to them. The Great
Father has sent people out there and left me
nothing but an island. Our nation is melt-
ing away like snow on the side of the hill
where the sun is warm, while your people
are like blades of grass in the Spring when
the Summer is coming. don't want to see
white people making roads in our country.
The white people have sprinkled blood on the
blades of grass about the line of Fort Fetter-
man. Tell the Great Father to remove that
fort. Then we will be peaceful and there
will be no more trouble. / Nave two noun
tains in that country-Black Hill and Big
Horn. | want 60 roads there. There have
been stakes driven in that country; I want
them removed. don't want a reservation
on the Missouri. My people are dying of
like sheep. The country don't suit them.
From the North and West the red nation has
come into the Great Fathers hand. We are
the last Ogallallahs. We have come to know
the facts from our Father--why the promises
made US are not kept? The men whom the
President sends as soldiers have no sense or
heart. You are people who should keep the
peace for the railroad. You are passing
through my country. have not received
even brass ring for the land they occupy.
lou whites make all the ammunition. What's
the reason you don't give il to me Are you
afraid am going to war? You are great
ana powerful. don't want IL for that pur-
pose; but to kill game with. / snnnose
right away"
Year: 1870

think the Judgments formed at night are
never so solid and fresh as judgments formed
in the morning. Fin the morning man il
without charity, if he is despondsnt, if he is
Gull, It be is unnerved, you may be sure that
ne Is living wrong. For the order Of nature
is, that man should rise from his bed in the
morning as birds rise, singing, and in perfect
health. Fancy for the night; Judgment for
the day. And would say to every young
person whom il corcerns-form, lift is rossi-
Bile thing, the habit of doing your study in tbs
day time, and reserve rour nights for lighter
tasks, and keep early hours with your bed.
Year: 1870

the attendants. Little balls of rice rolled
in fish skin were put in his mouth by an
other attendant, which he ate with appar-
ent relish, while in the intervals of this
last repast he gazed about on the iOstling
crowd with stupid Indifference, clearly
showing that he had but faint realization
of his approaching doom. The crime for
which he was condemned was arson, and
consequently his execution was to be
by burning. On being lifted, or
arriving at the appointed spot,
cross to which he was to be fixed. The
fastening was effected by straw ropes in
stead of nails. dampened clay being plas-
tered around them to prevent their being
burned off before life was extinct. This
being accomplished, the cross was set up
right, and the fuel, consisting of bundles
of straw, piled up about him till he was no
longer visible. Torches were now quick
ly applied at several points at once, and
the flames leaped in an instant to the top,
enrelopiDg the confused form in a fierce
flame. An instant more and the cloud of
smoke, which was hanging like a pail over
the scene, was lifted by the breeze, and
the blackened and charred remains of the
culprit became visible. Not a grOan or
cry was heard, but his feeble life must
have passed away almost instantaneOusly
in the midst of the fierce flame and suffo-
eating smoke that had enveloped it,
though only for a moment. The body
was left for three days exposed to the
passers-by as is the custom Yokohama
Cor. ~ 4. Tribune
Year: 1870

eat But those gunners who go forth
shooting whatever they can bit, be il
bird, frog, or beast, are barhsrians But
this is thing to be learned. Unregulated
destructiveness belongs to the young
human animal, but the tongue OF wisdom
and the rod Of correction shall drive it far
from him. And so, for hundred reasons,
we say, let the boys be taught how to use
gun. At twelve, at fourteen certainly,
IL boy is capable of taking care OF himself
out Of doors. He ought to be able to drive
a horse, to climb the highest tree, 10 swim
skillfully, to carry gun safely and TO use
it Alright, to be ofsuch manly disposition
as not 10 provoke attack, or, if wantonly
assailed, to have such courageous Way
of using himself as that the same mis-
creant will not choose TO meddle with him
a second time Nimble of hand, quick of
foot, strong Of Ions, patient OF fatigue,
loving action for mere luxury-this is the
boy that pious mother finds it not hard
to train ChrIstianly, and when TO this out
ward freedom is added the self control
which true religion gives, he viii grow
up such man as the State needs-as
good men hOnor-and true women fer
vently love.-ChriStion Uni0n
Year: 1870

needed in the process of destruction and
decay. A lady now in the city (Buffalo),
who was living in Texas few years since,
at place where the yellow fever ragged
with great violence, and where the air is
so pure and dry that ordinarily, in the
hottest weather, fresh beef never spoiled,
but dried up-making the "jerked beef"
of the papiards-intorms me that for a
few days before the fever broke out, their
fresh meat spoiled in few hours. and
before the animal was fairly cold. Mala-
rious and infectious diseases, and the hay
fever, have long been supposed to be
owing to germs in the air. Surgeons in
hospitals are careful not to allow wounds
to be exposed to the air for fear of gan
creme. We know how this class of dis
eases is propogated by clothes, hides, etc,
and it may be that whilst pure air would
not carry along these infectious germs,
these notes act as kind of raft to float
them from place to place, and this fact
demonstrated might give us the means of
stopping to some extent at least the spread
of Infectious and epidemic diseases-BW-
fal0 H9press.
Year: 1870

| am now quite accustomed to it. Fancy
said he, approaching the edge of the scat
folding, fancy falling from here into the
church below"


Horriblel" cried I.


al wonder how high it is from the level
of the pavement" continued Van Roos
musingly; 1S0 feet, dare say, perhaps
2OO."


l drew back, giddy at the thought.


mo man could survive such a fall, y
said the painter, still looking over, " the
thickest skull would be dashed to atom:
down there"


"Pray, come away" said I, hastily, my
head swims at the idea.


"Does IT." said he, turning suddenly
upon me with the voice and eye of fiend
"Does ity Fool!" he cried as he seized
me around the body in his lion grasp
fool, to trust yourself here with me
me, whom you have wronged, whose life
you have blasted; me, whom you have
crossed in love and in fame. Down
wretch, downl I've vowed to have your
blood and now my time has come"
1t sickens me even now to recall that
horrible struggle At the first word had
sprung back and seized beam over my
head. He strove to tear it from me. He
fsamed at the mouth; the veins rose like
knots in his forehead and still, though |
felt my fingers strained and my wrists
cruelty lacerated, still held on with the
terrible energy of one who struggles for
his dear life.


1t lasted long time-at least it seemed
lorV to me, and tie scaffOlding rocked
beneath our feet. At length I saw his
strength falling Suddenly l loosed my
hold and threw my whole weight against
him. He staggered, he shrieked, he fell.


1 dropped upon my face In mute horror.
An age Of silence seemed to elapse, and
the cold dew stood upon my brow. Pres
emily heard dull sound far below. |
crawled to the edge OF the scaffolding and
looked down.


A shapeless mass was lying on the mar
BILE pavements, and all around the place
was red with blood


think about an hour must have elapsed
before could summon courage to de-
scend. When at length l reached the
level ground, turned my face from what
was so near my feet, and tottered to the
door.


With trembling hands and misty eyes l
unlocked it and rushed into the street.


1t was many months before recovered
from the brain fever brought on by that
terrible day My rawlings, | have been
told, were fearful; and had any doubts
existed in the minds of men as to which
of us two had been the guilty one, those
rawlings were alone sufficient to establish
my innocence. A man in delirious fever
is pretty sure to speak the truth.


By the time l was able to leave my
chamber, Gertrude had also grown pale
and spiritless, and unlike her former self
Rotterdam was insupportabe to me- |
found myself hero of rOmance-a lion
thing to be stared at wherever | went
all of which only served to shatter my
nerves still more.


In short, change of scene and air was
recommended for US both; so we thought
we could not do better than marry and
take wedding tour for the sake of our
heal'hs. And assure you. reader, it did
us both a great deal of good.
Year: 1870

They are excited In Pittsburg over the supposed
burial OF a poor man. The authorities are accused
OF rushing MIN Off in pine colin and placing him
under ground while he was In trance. The mans
wife and several other respectable but poor people
testified that the body was warm when the UNDER
takers screwed the lid OF the cofn down and showed
1t into an apology for o bearse
Year: 1870

Sad Story Of Fortune, Misfortune Love, Rob
berry and Desertion-"she Vowed Before
Heaven, Over the Grave Of Her Dead
Father, to Ever Love Him'-The
Coachman Arrested Just as He Was


Leaving the Country in One Of


Uncle Sans Naval Vessels.
Year: 1870

general panic. drug store WAS set on fire by the
ialling OF coal oil lamp and the stock damaged TO
the amount OF $780, At Empire CITY the shocks were
very severe coal oil lamp was thrown down M
the City Hotel when the building was set on ro and
totally consumed. We did not learn the value OF the
property destroyed In Carson City the shocKS were
also very severe aud brittle ware had to suffer. On
SIX Mile Canon, q short distance a0oye the Empire
State MIL q boulder weighing some ten tons rolled
down OF the mountain into the road where 1t now
lies


STEAMBOAT SPRINGS on YuE RAMPAGE


In the vicinity OF Steamboat Springs the earth.
quake seems 70 nave been more severe than In any
other place IN the country. At the time OF the first
OF great volume, were thrown up TO the height OF
twenty feet, and during the night twenty-sx shocks
were felt-four very heavy ones The house at the
Springs Is perfect wreck though 1t was not throw
d0wn. At WrGht's at the foot OF the Geiger Grade.
everything was demolished IN the bar. aud the earn
shook to such an extent that persons were thrown
10 the ground while running from the house. The
ground IN the valley seemed to roll IN waves like the
waters OF lake the people were all frightened
half out OF their wits. and one man mounted his
horse and came over hereto find things but little
better than VI home.


At nve minutes past SIX last evening the pail
opened again with quite q lively little shock From
that time u half-past nine O'Clock there were oly
aIow llttlo qulverS. Then came one good solid Jar
ike that caused by the firing OF a heavy gun. AS We
are writing this In the fourth story Of brick build
Ing, with considerable quantity OF plaster lying
about, the debris Of former shocks we do not feel
quite AZ happy as the Big sun Flower" We may
mere say as we omitted IL In the proper place, that
the Enterprise building has vet stood the battle
bravely only little plaster thrown down aud q
few type pied.


THE NUMBER OF SHOCKS


As to the number OF shocks PREVIOUS to those OF
lass evening there are various opinions. Some say
nine, some ten thirteen and as high as vwent, six,
which last agrees with the count at Steamboat
Springs.


EFFECT on THE MINES.


The mines were not in the slightest degree injured
by tho earthquake. The men working below folt
the shocks, but were but little alarmed, ana con-
unued working. On the surface at each shock al
nY
though not enough steam BY twenty pounds was In
the boilers to raise the safety valves This clrcum-
stance at first caused some CONSERVATION among
the engineers ana others. as they supposed an acc-
dent had happened to the boilers. At the Savage
the engineer stopped the big pumping engine, and
this In turn frightened the men In the mines, and
for some Time there was considerable cOnluslon.
Year: 1870

WALL STREET,


FRIDAY, jan 10 M.


The long dulness aud mOnosonv or the different
markets have given place TO decided revival of the
speculative feeling, and Wall street was to-day busy,
animated and active. The brokers nilec the Stock
Exchange as In old times. and swaruled in a busy
mass within its walls eisher ~ the formal sessions
up stairs or IN the open market OF the Long Room.
Ia the adjoining Gold Room the fountain WAS encr-
cled oy an excited thron2 all day, ana the precious
metal was dealt in to the extent OF many millions
beyond the average or TRANSACTIONS for the winter.


THE GOLD MARKET


was strongly active, the price rising from l2lx to
l23 tue advance being steady and continuous and
subject to only slight reactions, much 80 as 10 ex
cite general surprise ana to terrify the bears" who
having sold with each advance. were dismayed to
find it so unytedinx and were compelled 10 cover ut
loss rather than the risk OF still greater
rise The advance IL. OF course. the work OF tho
cilques, and report hau IL that the same paroles who
were the prime movers In the grand 'corner" OF last
September are also the leaders In the
present "bull" campaign. OF th,s however.
only part Is true. The present operators are men
who were 1t Is true concerned with the Fisk CorDin
party. but did not remain long enough IN the boat
to be swamped In the general deluge. They are the
regular professional operators OF Wall street, who
are content to take good qulcx pront instead OF





upward movement. Hence, IN the September
corner" they jumped out midway OF the rise and
made great deal Of money while the leaders per-
severed and were eventually ruined. The present
movement Ii under the manipulation of
men who have had plenty OF experience
In all the various departments OF speculation, and
their success lies in the fact that they bde nttng
opportunity, no matter how provoking the interval
OF delay for the beginning OF their plans Thus they
have waited for the winter ease In the money mar
ket to start stocks and for hareducton OF the Trea
sury gold balance to only twenty millions to ad-
vance gold. simultaneously they set afoat all sorts
OF rumors such as the probable passage OF bill by
Congress TO innate the currency hundred millions
to prevent gold sales and like. The advance to-
day was stimulated by the great falling OF In the
specie Of the Bank OF France, ana also Dy
weaker ioreign market for our government secur
| ties, which declined about a quarter per cent
THE RANCE OF THE GOLD MARKET
| The fluctuations OF the gold market are exhibited
IN the following table OF the prices at the several
Year: 1870

was the counterpart OF the Gold Room In activity
and buoyancy. Indeed, the same speculative infu-
ences Derceptibe in both, the bull plan OF cam
paign contemplating tue elevation OF the two
markets. 1t would be difficult to trace the evolu-
tons of the different speculative stocks Each In It's
turn would be brought forward, knocked about be-
tween bulls' and "bears," and after longer or
shorter contest be passed for the next favorte
The prices at the end were us rule higher than at
the start, the "buis' predominating In number and
plnck AS the afternoon wore on, however. the
market became dull, under the transfer OF interest
the Gold Room, and prices AT the close fell or from
tho highest point OF the day. or the character OF the
days doings in stocks much may be learned by a
simple inspection OF the following table or
Year: 1870

An evening paper gives the following figures
representing the business In real estate In TINS CITY
and vicinity during the past year, in connection
with other matters affecting real estate interests and
improvements that have been before noticed in tho
HERALD. II Is unfortunate that any estimate or
this kind, from the absence OF positive data, can
only be approximative; but these ngures represent,
probably, with nearly correct accuracy as s pos
sIble, the gross amount OF dealings In this mar
Year: 1870

WOMEN AND wYoMTSG.-rne advocates OF female
suffrage have been con9ratllating themselves on
the action OF the Territorial Legislature OF Wyoming,
comforting upon women the right To vote. wet
blanket OF the dampest description IL thrown on
women and yomng by the announcement that the
organic law creating the Territory gives the ballot
TO males only, and consequently that the Legisa-
ture has no more right to extend the privilege TO
females than justice Of the peace mas to abolish
capital punishment.
Year: 1870

The radical oIeau al Raleigh, IN
laying the Law down to its party, very
truly explains the purpose Of the lead~
ers, when it says that there should be
but one object kept in view-and that
should be VICTORY on the first
Thursday in August


1t matters little to them what unho
Iy, diabolic&l and tyranuical measure,
are rcsortcd to in order to secure this
VICTORY.


1t matters little to them if a civil
war is inaugurated BY their internal
loyal militia, SO that VICTORY is
gained in August next.
1t matters little to them into what
deeper depth Of dishonor the State i:
plunged, so that a radical VICTORY
rewards the authors Of her rum


No means, men or measures will b.
considered too unprincipled OR tyran
uical to secure this VICTORY, ant
we call upon the good people of Nortl
/ Carolina to see that VICTORY doe.
not perch upon the radical banner.
/ Go the polls early, and devote one
day in preventing the VICTORY 0
the Standard pressing upon US for th
next two years.


In such al administration ever,
honest man Of the State will be founc
voting in opposition, white or black
and we feel sure Of being able to recore
a handsome verdict en- the 4th of Au
gust next.


The Standard may crack lis part
whip, but the colored element Of tn
coustry are beginning too plainly t
feel their power to be entirely over
run BY the Carpet baggers Of tn
South.
Year: 1870

The hot weather brings forth the
usual abundance Of preventatives OF
sun stroke. We give the following as
the most practicable and simple We
can find:


1t is surprising that when so simble
a thing as cabbage leaf will efectual>
ly protect people from stroke of the
sun, that so many become victims to it
every year. The hot season is now
fairly upon US. In fortnight more
we will have entered upon the dogdays
when more than usual care will be
necessary on the part of those suscepti-
BILE to the RACES Of earth's illuminator
A damp handkerchief, a leaf, any ar
ticle possessed of the power of absorb
ing heat, will suffice, placed in a hat
to grant immunity to all.
Year: 1870

Newbcrn was entirely too strong, and
they are ignominiously showed un-
der"


The ticket is very justly pronounced
by many leading Republicans to be
the weakest that could possibly have
been selected, and prominent men of
the party have publicly prophesied for
it most overwhelming defeat on 18th
Of August.


The colored element have found out
their power, aud will not be any longer
put down at the bidding Of few white
men.
Year: 1870

TIE new quarrel between Gen.
Butler and Horace Greely is one of
the many indications that disintegra-
ton is the most prominent feature OF
the Republican party. The Tribune
accuses Butler of saying that on the
tariff the party was split in two by the
backbone of the Alleghanies, and
that he said to England, "we will
take from you all your provinces north
of US" II Butler is really in quest
of other worlds to conquer, the tran
scendently great and sublime radical
party is about the best field now left
for the exercise of his beautiful
bloWs ~
Year: 1870

each married a Custis, and their names
were made immortal by the brilliant
part they had played in the two great
American wars-and when Colonel
Charles Marshall, OF Baltimore, who
has been assigned the task of writing
the biography of General Lee, shall
have finished his task, both will have
had their history recorded and their
fame handed down to posterity, by
two of the same distinguished Mar
shall family of Virginia.
Year: 1870

him, must be by force lie cannot
have anything To do with robbers, non
accept anything from their hands. The
bull pronounces a major ccommunica-
ton against those who order, commit,
assist or connive at robbery.
Especial Telegraphic Correspondence Of the


Courier Journal.


THE EASTERN QUESTION.
Year: 1870

1t appears that the dread monopoly known
as the Knickerbocker Ice Company, which is
master Of all it surveys in the Arctic luxury,
has issued an edict declaring that from to-
morrow forth the price of ice to private con-
sumers is to be advanced from one and half
cents to two cents a pound, and that the drivers
of ice carts are not to deliver anything less
than twenty-five cents worth to anybody.
This portion of the ukase will cut off the use
of ice from thousands of poor families who
have been accustomed to purchase it in small
quantities. and is in itself cruel injustice. Is
there no remedy for the extortons of this
abominable monopoly? Hardly. But some
thing may be done by families in economizing
the use of ice to the lowest point of consump-
ton absolutely necessary in the household,
and something also by the authorities in
opening pumps for the supply of cold
spring water, as has been done to
some extent in Brooklyn. The weather,
too, is not far off when ice will cease
to be necessity. The public will rejoice
doubly if it should arrive in time to leave a
large surplus stock in the monopolists' ice
houses. There is a remedy ahead, also, for
this extortion, and that is to get up indepen-
dent ice companies before next winter, and
thus keep down the price to fair and honest


value. Monopolles do not live forever.
Year: 1870

WE KNOW ALL ABOUT IT.-According to
French reports the French armies In the late
battles were defeated by overwhelming num-
bers, in the proportion of eight or ten thousand
French against fifty or sixty thousand Ger
mans. We know what this means. From the
first Bull Run to the second the defeats of our
Union armies were generally charged to the
overwhelming forces of the enemy, but there
was never much consolation or truth in the ex-
cuse 1t is good generalship that brings an
overwhelming force to bear upon some par
ticuar point which will decide the battle 1t
is the Napoleonic idea upon which ''The Little
Corporal" overran the Continent, and if the
nephew is not equal to this idea he will have
to retire.