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Year: 1872

A NEVADA paper speaking of the
rarity Of the atmosphere at Virginia City.
says that bale. dancers are frequently
unable to 60 through their parts. and
encores are impossible Persons arriving
from places near the level of the sea.
who are home rapid walkers, soon find
themselves brought up with a round turn.
and either spit Blood or bleed at the nose.
Little brisk walking is ever seen in the
city. People do not seem so active as
they really are, for the reason that they
have been compelled to adopt gait
which if not lazy ;s at least rather lei
surely. Hot weather Is felt much more
severely aud is much more debilitating
than a: tie sea level. When the ther-
mometer marks so degrees in this eleva-
ted region, the air il Of much less value
than it is at the sea level under the same
heat. Pigeons that fly very strongly in
California are almost like ungedged birds
when brought here. Lots Of pigeons
brought from California for riseon-shoOt-
ing matches are often almost worthless,
as upon being sprung from the trap they
will fiutter and come to the ground te-
fore going two rods
Year: 1872

Captain W. H. Pierce, one Of the sur
vivors of the explosion of the ll-fated
Mcdonald, near McGregor, Iowa, gives
the followning account of his arial "trip
IL was awakened by heavy concussion.
followed Immediately afierward by sec
ond and heavier one Everything seemed
to give way. There was a rush of hot
air, and found rnyself going through
the air. Something struck me in the
side and broke my ribs. 1 knew in a
moment what was the matter, and had
all my senses about ne. 1t seems to ms
that | went up frightful distance. How
far, Of course. cannot tell left the
hot air that started with me, and struck
a cooler current. went up head fret.
and as stopped. turned over and came
down head first The thought passed
through my mind that this was unfortu-
nate for | might strike a piece of the
wreck and injure myself. Jus: then q
stick struck me and whirled mo over SC
that l struck the water feet first The
blow left mark on my right leg about
eight inches long. and crippled it so that
could not use it. | took q full breath
of air as l touched the water and soon
began to rise. The thought struck me.
what if l come up just in time to be
hit by falling timber 2 As l came up
thrust up my hand over ny head to
protect it, and caught it on piece Gf the
roof, cutting it somewhat. My theory is
that it was part of the roof over me,
had followed it up and beat it coming
down l looked around and saw tbs
wreck had already sunk The deck
seemed to be attached in some way to the
wreck, for floated away from it, and
began to look around for something to
cling to- found a mass of timber, and
| was trying to get together enough to
support my weight, when Vol Bigelow
cried out Come here, Cap, I've go.
raft; : so left my pile and swan over
to him. The next person saw was Bob
Solomon He was close to the stern
bulkhead, and was climbing on it, 1
asked him and Bigelow if they were hurt.
Both said not much, and we drifted
away from Solomon, and | saw no more
of him.


The appearance Of the river was
frightful, saw five or Fix men come up
TO the surface with blood streaming from
their wounds. Some Of them would
struggle for few moments, shrek ont.
and then go down. Others would give
a groan and drop back. One man, wish
q terrible cut, cried out "Oh, my God :"
aud sank. Others cried, II am killed."
One poor fellow they called Little Dan.
came up and threw his arms over tim
ber lie was cut nearly in two from his
navel 70 his backbone"
Year: 1872

TIE Niacr's yoarn1i has the follow


ing account of a case of clear grit Near
Shamokin. on Friday evening, "a an en-
CINE with twenty loaded coal care was
coming down the grade from the .junct-


ion on the Northern Central Railroad,
which is a single track at that point, a
cow was run over. The engine kept the
track. but the cars were thrown off, piled
ND, and wrecked The fireman, thiak-
ing the e4gine was OF tie track, jumped
from the engine, with, steam on, kept
on down the grade, and passed at rate
of speed so or 35 miles an hour through
Shamokn. In few minutes the pass
epger train from Sudbury would be due,
and if the engine kept on a collision
would be inevitable. the results Of which
would unquestionably involve loss Of
life and property. As the coal engine
with not a living soul upon it dashed to
wards the scales, young nan employed
there named Miles Cray took in the
whole situation at glance. As The en-
gine was dashing past, grasp at one of
the iron supports and a simultaneous
spring, placed him on the engine, and he
succeeded in stopping it three minutes
before the passenger train came in The
act was one involving great personal
risk; it unquestionably prevented
serious accident. and young Gray should
receive substantial testimonial for his
bravery and the risk he ran"
Year: 1872

r. The tGatllng guns at West Point are


curious looking implements of war


fare, but more curious still is the


manner of their working. An odd
appearing bending band of steel is


brought from the ammunition chest
and held Immediately over and in
contact with the slit in the upper part


of the gun. This segment contains
twenty cartridges, and as the 6 coffee
mill" is turned they descend in due
sequence into the chambers, where
they explode. From the many mouths


of the gun shoot forth uninterrupted
numbers of piercingly bright flashes
of flame, surrounded by enwrapping
wells of blue smoke, and from the
lower side comes steady stream of
empty cartridge shells. When one
segment is exhausted it is replaced by
another, and there is really no limit
to the capacity of the gun SO long as
the crank is Kept turning. An officer
informs me that they can fire 420 shots
a minutel and furthermore, that the
prevalent impression concerning their
delIcacy and liability to get out of
order is untrue; that they are. easily
simply constructed, and
good for much service.
Year: 1872

q When quite a young man Tom Cor


win was elected a member of the GEN
eral assembly of the State of Ohio,
and early in the session he introduced
bill for the destruction of the public
whipping post. He made an earnest
speech in favor of the measure, to
which an elderly. member replied as
folio Ws: "Mr. Speaker, the gentle
man is not as old as am. and has not
seen as much of the practical opera
ton of the system of punishment
which we desire to abolish When 1
lived in Connecticut, if a.fellow stole
a horse, or cut up other antics, we
used to tie him up and give him a real
good thrashing. and he always cleared
right out, and we never saw anything
more of him. It's the best way of
getting rid of the rogues that was
ever tried, without expense to the
State" Mr.. Corwin, who never failed
to carry his point by joke, if the ar
gument was against him, only made
the brief reply: {. Mr.. Speaker, l.
have oftt n been troubled to account
for the vast emigration from Connecti-
cntto the West, but the gentleman last
up has explained it to my satisfaction"
1t is almost needless to say that Mr..
Corwin's bill was passed by an oyer
whelming majority.
Year: 1872

Did you know that in 1916 pair of
whiskers or such a thing as a mustache
was abominated in this section? We
know prominent gentleman of this
town who says he never saw a man
with a beard until 1850; that his father
as. well as other old gentlemen of this
town, never wore a whisker, but
shaved every morning and taught his
children that whiskers were an abom-
ination and a sin. he says at Chapel
Hill IN 1916 a young man from Raleigh
(and now a prominent citizen of that
city, );made weak attempt to cultivate
moustache, and it raised such COM
motion in college that the Faculty
took hold of it and sent the Rev. DIR.
Deems, now of New York, and then
one of the board, to the young man to
reason with him, and get him to shave
his upper lip. The doctor appealed to
the young man, for the sake of his
sainted father, (" to cut it of, and if
not for his sake, for Gods sake to "cut
it off," And the hair disappeared
Only sports and circus riders and such
wore whiskers in those days. Our
informant now wears a heavy beard,
and is not little proud OF his NOUS
tache. How times do change.-Hiiis-
6oro Recorder. .a a4-E2 uojlsa
Year: 1872

A CURIOUS CAsE.---A curious case
has just been decided in an English
court. A man, being already mar
ried, went through the form of a Sec
ond marriage with another woman.
The second wife was-a relative of the
first-who was still living-and within
the degree of affinity which made the
marriage invalid, evenif the first wife
had been dead. He was prosecuted
for bigamy. The defense was that
since the second marriage was in any
event invalid it could not constitute
the offense of bigamy. This defense
had previously prevailed in an Irish
court. The English court declared
that it was bigamy. The law is that
whoever" being married shall marry
another person" is guilty of bigamy.
The court held that the words shall
marry" mean o very different thing
from "being married !" that the Sec
ond ceremony is in the nature of the
case void, and that an additional cause
of invalidity in no way diminishes its
criminality.
Year: 1872

An ungallant contemporary writes
thus; 'sThe modern woman when she
has q nail to drive, doesn't wait for
her husband TO come home. She
catches hold of the nail as she would
the hair of a reoreant son, swings the
hammer over her head and plunges
downward. Then she ties up her fin
ger as well as she can, puts on her best
bonnet, and goes right over to her
for good cry, and her tea"
Year: 1872

INIroRTANT TO PENsIoNERs.-Pen
sioners on account of the loss of any
member of the body are, under the
act of June 9, 1866, entitled to increase
by the act of Congress, passed May
27, 1872. TO secure such increase no
Intervention of an attorney and no
formal application will be necessary.
The Commissioner of Pensions will
at an early day inform the public of
the steps requisite to establish the
claim.
Year: 1872

III III > >


The subscriber will keep the market open at
the old stand. under Wheeler's Block, where he
will be able to furnish his old customers and
such new ones as may favor him with their pat
ronage. with the
Year: 1872

Now In progress are -


SPLENDID IMPROVEMENT,
among which magnificent depot pretty public
schoolhouse, with fine shade trees and elegant
shrubbery for every lot, without extra cost.
Around each block will be laid the


ARTIFICIAL STONE PAVEMENT,
such as the Battery and Madison square. New York.


with splendid terraces drives
Year: 1872

To oManufacturers-SeveraI large plots of ground well
situated for Factories will be sold on terms o. s man
utacturcrs Large small plots on long time without
interest those who will build at once Or large plots
with liberal money for the erection OF suita
BILE work.
Year: 1872

Darling child, you ask me why,
While l sing, / still must sigh


What can grieve me so?
Fair spring was mine, but it would not stay;
Bright youth was mine and dreamed 1t away
True love came to me one golden day


Smiling, let it 60.
The morning hour was sweet and cool;
l had no thirst when my cup brimmed full


Careless, 1 put it by.
Laden boughs were over my head
Clusters golden purple and red;
Summers glories around me spread


Yet nothing held my eye.
But when the sun sank to his rest,
Crimson glories curtained the west


What bitter thirst was mine
l see in vain through hours of night
What came to me with the morning light;
Long, long weeping has blinded my sight


mourn my lost sunshine.
My heart is withered and cold and dead;
Shows of winter are on my head;


travel my weary way.
Fair and sweet were my spring-time flowers
Rich and full were my summer hours
Laden with gold my aUtum bowers


have nothing left to-day


LILLIAN CLARKE in Harper Maya-tne Joi
ApriL
Year: 1872

WASHINGTON, March 19.-Chief Justice
Chase is in New York, insisting on DEM
ocratic Convention, and nomination by
that body. He is fiercely opposing Judge
Davis. The latter is working vigorously
for himself, and is talking somewhat in
discreetly. He regards Trumbull as his
chief rival, and says if the people outside
of Illinois understood his trickery as well
As it is understood in that State, he would
not be dangerous. The third party, move
ment has set two United States Judges on
the Presidential track. There is now Sc
rious talk of passing law making Judges
of the Supreme Court ineligible to any
other office. This may be necessary to
preserve the purity and dignity of the Ju-
dciarv.
Year: 1872

A passenger informs us that small boy
Jumped from the hind end of the passenger train
near Rogersville Station, going south, last
night and is supposed to have been killed or in
iured very seriously.
Year: 1872

Urinary and Womb Diseases Gravel. Diabetes. Drop
sy( IncOntnence Of Urine, Brights disease, Albumin
ria and in cases where there are Brick dust deposits
the water is thick cloudy mixed with substances like
the white of egg, threads like white silk or there
is morbid, dark bilious appearance, and white Bone
dust deposits and where there is pricking, burning
sensation and pain in the small of the back and along
the lOns In all these conditions, Railways SarpaT-
liam Resovent, aided by the application of Rad ways
Ready Relief to the spine and small OF the back, and
the bowels regulated with or two OF Railways
Regulating Pills per day WILL make complete
cure In few days the patient will be enabled to hold
and discharge water naturally without pain, and the
Urine will be restored TO Its natural clear and amber
or sherry color.
Year: 1872

Senator Gibson read an able and inter
esting report in the Senate this morning
OH the subject of the boundary line be-
tween Virginia and Tennessee. He has
given the subject much thought and based
this report of the Committee of which he
is Chairman, on very ancient, as well as
more modern surveys. The report will be
adopted, and it is to be hoped that this
vexed question may be once more settled.


w. r.
Year: 1872

viii. in from one to twenty minutes afford ease an
comfort and this medicine so rapid in stopping pair
can be purchased for fifty cents per bottle at anos
every druggists and country merchants store on TN
continent and within one hours distance Of aIInOs
every habitatiOn in the United States
Year: 1872

The entire time of the Senate was taken
up to-day in the discussion of a PROPOSE
tion to appoint State Superintendent of
Public INSTITUTION. Some very good
speeches were made and some exceeding
ly weak and foolish. The measure was
loaded down with odious amendments and
then tabled. l don't blame this Legisla-
ture, looking at the matter from selfish
standpoint, for opposing education, for
educated people might keep them in their
proper level, which would certainly not be
law making
Year: 1872

lrstO be hoped those officers Of elec.
ton in this county who, believing they
have no lawful authority to hold an elec.
ton next Thursday, propose to hold one
simply to satisfy the demand Of u few
cAemiDg politicians, arc prepared to pay
The expense out OF their own pockets.
Unless they believe the law obliges them
to hold such an election, they cannot put
the county to one dimes expense for an
election Thursday and acquit their con.
sciences as honest men. This remark is
made for the benefit Of those Supervisors
who in card printed in our columns
yesterday gave notice of their intention
to hold an election simply ito allay the
feeling" which they say exists "among a
certain portion ofour citizens" and with.
out yielding an iots" OF their opinion that
there is no authority for such an election.
We arc not able TO understand the easy
state Of conscience which permits public
officer to do an official act, which no be.
lieVes to be in violation OF law, for such a
reason.
Year: 1872

L. WHY / WoRK.-Work is no dis.
honor, and laziness is 10 credit to
any enc. 1t is good to have good
wages, but half pay is better
than notliing, and working for
nothing is better than idieness and
vice. There is no true manhood
without indepence. He whose in.
dividuality is swallowed up By
fashion, folly or society, has lost
that which he may never regain
and without which his,life must be
vain one. He who retains him


self from luxury, may help others
in necessity. lie who he'll ps 9th
ers may look to God to help him
Difficulties are placed in our way
that we may overcome them, and
pass through conflicts to victory
an d through victories. Pride
goes before destruction, but honor
and nobleness and independence
of soul are approved OF God and
are profitable to mankind-now
tell me why you do. nothing.
Year: 1872

T,@ Buy You A, HoME.-E Every man
should buy himself a town lot. get
that paid for, and then work to


make the necessary improvements.
A lir:le here and a little there will
in due time produce O home of
your own, and place you out of ihe
landlords grasp. Remember that


one hundred dollars a year saved
lin rent will, in a few years, pay


for your home. aud the money it
costs you to move and shift about


without any loss of furniture and


time, pay the interest ON five
hundred. dollar Judgment against
your property until you can grad


nally reduce it 10 nothing. You


can all buy that way--why do You


not risk it? If you fail, you are


no worse off-ifyou do succeed, as
any careful man is sure to do, you
have made q home and esta hlisbed


a basis equal to many another's
which will start you in business.
Year: 1872

THE wind is tempered to the Shorn
Lamb, otherwise the delicate organization
of woman could never bear up under the
severe trials which it is her lot to endure
AS means of sustaining her strength, and
bringing her safely through the difficulties
and dangers of which she is BY nature the
hsiress, no medicine ever prescribed is com.
parable to DR.. WALKERS VEGETABLE VINE
GAR BITTERs. 10 ali arrangements of the
female system it restores regularity, and
promotes physical vigor and mental repOse
Year: 1872

Some ladies suffer dreAdfully with the
headache and this causes their hair to fade
NATURES HAIR REsToRATIvE is sure
remedy for the headache and will restore the
color of blanchsd, gray or faded hair. See
advertisement.
Year: 1872

Renne's Pain-Killing Magic Oil is sold by
most OF our Druggists and Merchants, and
is considered one of the best remedies for
pain in market, and is so clean and delicious
to use that it is rather of luxury than =
mahinina
Year: 1872

from land 8 end to lands end, that all may
read, and reading, believe, that for the
countless millions who are on the road to
an upsiusIy grave with bilious com. laints,
there is bat one truly great and reliable
remedy, and that
Year: 1872

Especial invitation is made TO any one desirous OF
visiting our Truss Department to call and examine
our superior assortment OF Trusses, all made OF ex-
cellent material We claim the largest stock anu
assortment OF trusses braces and suspensOTy pan
dages OF any retail house IN the State, and we feel
satisfied In establishing our claim on the TACT OF
various truss makers constantly calling on US, ana
examIntnR our stock who unanimously pronounce
our asso tment the best they hare cper sen in any
Mail House, and that taciit Us for applying are
superior to any. .-. g, a..


In view of this fact, we can offer patrons and the
afflicted such Inducements as to quality, price and
HttinR as can only be found in our establishment


Fysry truss sold at our Truss Room Is guaranteed
to he the nest quality afforded in the market t. each
one being practically examined and handled before


Trusses from 50 cents to $1,000, and finer finish at
higher prices.
Great pleasure taken in showing Trusses whether
| wishing TO purchase or not.
Year: 1872

SEVERE sore throat and Diptheris is
quickly cured by using Renne's Magic Oil
freely. SwAthe the neck with three or four
thicknesses of flannel and keep it vet with
the Magic Oil; gsrgle the throat mixed with
water, or take little clear, and swallow
slOwly--follow up this until cured.
Year: 1872

DR. PRIcE's Special Flavorings are as good
as it is possible to make. Each flavor rep
resents the active havoring principle of the
fruit and aromatic from which il is extract
ed, and no cheat in measure.
Year: 1872

There will be large gathering of the temperance
societies comprising the Catholic State Union Of
New Jersey this evening, at Library Hall, Elizabeth,
to hear another grafton from Father Tom Burke
on temperance. The new Primate Archbishop
pra
Year: 1872




MONEY MORE ACTIVE .4
There was better inquiry for money, and the
rate on call averaged fully per cent. The earlier
dealings were at 4 per cent, succeeding which the
rate hardened to per cent, and the quotation be-
coming S az per cent, good many loans were
made at as high as per cent. Eventually the deal
ngs closed at per cent, being offered on the
same terms. The Chicago papers report more
active demand for money in that city, and pre-
dict


POSSIBLE sTRINGENCY
at an early day. The rates of domestic exchange
are not such as TO warrant any heavy shipments
from this city as yet, and the country banks are
drawing only for small amounts TO meet current
needs. Foreign exchange was quiet and steady on
The basis of los 1OsH for prime bankers sixty
day sterling and 109 109h for sight sterling. The
Bank of Prussia is reported to have advanced the
discount rate from to per cent. This action will
probably be responded to by the Bank OF England
on Thursday.


GOLD sTRoNG-113S A 1l3A.
The gold market was strong on heavy purchases
by the clique, who were in early possession of quo
!ations from London, showing decline in our
securities in that market the result 1t is supposed
Of decline on the Continent occasioned In by
The action OF the Bank OF Prussia. For time the
drmer tone OF the premium was ascIibed to the
rumOred demand of Russia for the abrogatlon OF
mat oft-mooted international peace disturbing doc
ament the


TREATY OF PARIS;
but whether this matter affected gold or not the
denial of the story later in the day from authori
sative source failed to weaken the market. AS for
The effort Of one party In the clique to punish the
other who had gone over to the enemy, little
sgn OF hostility was seen, except that
toward the close cash gold was made
worth 1-32 for the days use, while 1-64
was bid for its use tomorrow. Indeed, 1t
probable that the detection referred to was in
Ihe stock market only, and in Erie particularly,
The deserters merely selling out their gold, without
placing themselves short OF the market and con-
lining their "bear" operations to stocks. AS 1t
was, gold advanced from 11S,s to 11S%, and closed
1t 1l31. The Sub-Treasury paid ont $4,000 on ac-
count of interest and $4,000 account ofredeemed
ave-twentles. The course Of the market Is shown
IN be
Year: 1872

GRANTS ADMINISTRATIONS war
of insinuation and calumny against the
Administration of President Grant, going
even to the extreme of alleging personal
corruption against the President himself,
must, in the end, react upon those who
promote it simply because it is destitute
of any basis ofjustice. 1t is exceedingly
probable that not one in a hundred of the
persons and papers who are now charg-
ing corruption, defalcation and general
generalization under this Administration
has ever made the slightest investigation
to ascertain what the facts are. 1t has
become common thing for politicians
and self-styled 'Reformers' to declare
that this is the worst period that the
civil service ever saw; that it has stead
lily gone on from bad to worse for the
past three years; and that embezzle-
ments and defalcations are more frequent
now than ever before. They never stop
to inquire into the facts, but hurl their
charges without regard to them, simply
because public sentiment, aroused by
the great awakening and triumph of
public virtue in New York, is now de-
manding reform everywhere, while the
truth is that for the past three years
reform has been practically, positively,
and persistently pushed in every depart
ment of the General Government.