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Year: 1870

Rescue OF tho Crew OF an Abandoned Yes
sel-Statemcnt Of the Captain Of the
Crescent City.


NEW YORK, Oct. 81, 1870
TO THE EDITOR OF THK HERAID:-


As your paper has given the only correct state
ment regarding the attempt at towing in and the
abandonment Of tire bark Inez. from Maracatbo for
New York, and that very briefly, I would respect
fully ask tho privilege, through your columns,
OF giving more explicit account OF the affair
more especially that Of our daily journals may
see how little they know about soma matters which
they printed.


On September Is, about noon, on my passage from
New Orleans TO New York, between Cape Hatteras
and Barnegat made o bark little to the west.
ward OF my course. with the Venezuelan nag at the
fore and the English ensign down at the mizzen
Kept OF and hailed. Asked what was wanted.
The reply was, "Am leaking and wish to be to wed
to New York" Without any further parley lowered
getting near enough to throw a line. In one hours
time had his hawser OF six inch and ours Of nine
pon Mona t and I'd , nsr a' they
In this was disappointed ! shaped my course for
New York. It being too thick to run for the Della
ware, making about SIX miles nn hour, Wind fair
and sail on both ships, but such a heavy easterly
swell that the bark's hawser parted about an hour
steamers hawser parted. while hauling In the end
TO keep II clear Of our propeller wheel, !he bark
sHOt up unuer our lee tue enQ OF 0cr 1vng Ilbb00m
striking Cur midshp boat davit, carrying away all
her head gear to the kIightheads. She then fell on
clear OF us. At the request OF the only man on
board who could SPEAK English we sent a llfebcat
and took them all OF. even t0aa monkey. The crew
were thirteen In number. After taking them Oh
sent my lrst olllcer on board with my boats crew
to ascertain how much water she had in, and II NOT
lea king badly TO set her lights and we would lie by
her until morning. At eight P NJ. he returned; re.
ported less than two feet Of water IN her. an old
hull not over two hundred tons; cargo nothing but
1ogwood. However, we made all preparation 10 lie
by her till morning. Found was shoang my
water fast gale increasing from the northeast. II
succeeded In getting the bark in would have to
coal at the Breakwater, with full cargo and fair
number Of passengers. felt had run risk enough
TO save SO. little property. All the lives
50 at twenty minutes past one on the morning
of the 1sh leaving the bark Inez to her iata bore
up for New York. She was afterwards picked up
by schooner and sailed into the Breakwater. Had
u not been for sixty fathoms OF hawser that left
hanging to her weather bow she would have been
On the beach before daylight. When ] arrived In
New YORK ! had only eight tons OF coal In the
bunkers: found the lnez had been u condemned ves-
sell and was pleased 10 think that had tried to do
more, ana any one can see thar what did was ne
cessary As 10 the facts OF the above would refer
the daily journals who have been 80 strangely
misled To the protest OF the captain Of the bark nez
Respectfully. GEOEGE L. NORTON.


Master Of steamship Crescent City.
Year: 1870

! quired. Mr.. Rice brought forth severa


of his brobdignag potatoes for Mr.. Whit


more Ia dozen to the peck !, and placed


in his hands for home consumption q


a superb California cantelope, the pro


duct of his garden! Bidding good night


and very much refreshed, we were again
on the way, and without let or hindrance
reached the point of departure.


THE FIRES WE'RE OUT, 9gMi


the two ferryboats moored at their land
ings, but inprepared for immediate de-
parture. They had given out the in
coming train, and officers and crews had
retired to take their natural rest. The
wind arose to quite gale, and the river
became very rough, the big waves rolling
with maddening violence, and breaking
in crested foam. The fires lwere raised,
and after some delay which was improved
by quiet snooze by the less restless,
and all aboard we were off for the
city, whose lights were brightly beckon-
ing us home. The river was rough, and
many a wave broke over the bow of the
boat, dashing its sp-ay over those within
reach, and presently the winds lulled
and the rain began to gently fall
We made a safe landing at the
foot Of Union street, and each one
wended his way to his own domicil.
Those who had providently taken
umbrellas were snug beneath them, but
the thin-coated gentry Ielt the rain drops
as they fell. The last person we saw
was our friend d., who improvised hat
from palm-leaf fan, and had not far to |
CO. the most of the way being sheltered |
with awnings, which are very acceptable
in shower. 1t was trip of pleasure,
and thanks to the attentive and courte-
GUS officers for making it so. We shall
not soon forget the debt we owe Captain
and hope never to travel the
road without the beam of his radiant
This is private journal
of the day S journey, but it will do the
public no harm, if they do not find it too
prolix. We have extenuated nothing,
and malice is no part of our nature.
Year: 1870

was selected in a grove of native oaks,


cleared of underground, but not spfi-


ciently leafy to fairly keep Off the fierce


rays of the sun. A large square Of


rough boards formed the tables, and at


convenient distance was Q small triangu-
lar enclosure, which, from the number
surrounding it, was readily determined
to be the bar, where pop and lemonade
were leyishly distributed to the thirsty,
for the dimes, and privately something
moro potent to those who knew the
ropes. Equi-distant from bar and table
was an arbor covered with Ieafy boughs
which had been erisped and shriveled
BY the hot Sunshine. The flooring had
been smoothly scraped and oyerlaid by a
light sprinkling Of sawdusi, which would
have been greatly improved by similar
sprinkling Of water. An Ethiopian string
band had been procured from the city,
and quickly the music struck up and
were IN thsir places, the male
dancers being supplied With ribbon scarfs
Year: 1870

We learn from the Bo scobel Jour
nal Of terrible shooting affair at Potosi
on the 2sth ult RoBIssoss circus was in
town OH that day, and the driver Of the
band wagon had team of ten span Of
horses hitched up, with which he was prac-
ticing. A young man named Brent, who
has latel, returned from the Rocky Noun
tains, and said to be quite a desperate,
with a few Others who were under the in
huence Of liquor, ieered at the drivers ef.
forts to manage the team and so angered
him by words and actions that he cufed
BRIsr quite severely. The latter procured
revolver, and while the driver was at
supper in company with another Of the
circus men who had also had trouble with
BRENT, he fBRrsr came in and fred four
shots from revolver, two of which took
effect one entering the back part Of the
head Of one Of the men, and the second
entering to, breast and passing through
the lung OF the other. Both men are in a
very dangerous condition, and there is no
chance for the recovery Of the one wound.
ed in tbs breast Bgrsr made bis es-
cape, but the Sheriff hoped 70 capture
him
Year: 1870

DoN'r be deceived by the past few
cool days into believing that the warm
weather for the year is all over For two
or three months yet linen salts will bo
comfortable--cheap and good at GUSDEL-
Fingers.
Year: 1870

FINANCIAL.


CONNECTICUT INVESTORS
will find the First Mortgage bonds of the New Haven Middle.
and Wllmaulic Railroad Company the most desirable
form Of Investment now offered In the market
The Bonds exempt from every form State or local
taxation and from the United States income tax
The average saving thus made will to two ana one
half per cent which, added the interest received makes
them equal TO bond paying nnc and oneha per cent
this rate OF income Is not affected by decline in gold
The bonds Issued only the work progresses and
for but onehs Of the actual expenditures on the
road They secured by hrd mortgage on ali tho pro-
pcy Of the company OF whatever Kind Ts State OF Con-
ncccut made for the bondhoders and every bond
must be issued from the Office OF and be counorsgned by
Comptroller They issued 10 denominations Of $500 and
coupon registered have twenty years to run
and payable principal interest," In New York The
bonds are offered at par and interest


HATCH 4 FooTE,


Bankers and Dealers III Government Securities,


~ Walt street, New York
Year: 1870

the evening, and scout the idea that any
fraud had Been dreamed Of Aweek ago


Mr.. Rudolphe called at Chris. OCpn-
nors billiard room in Union Square, and
demanded settlement, which led to
some high words, and finally TO an as
sault on him by the proprietor and some
Of his friends. Rudolphe then COM
menced suit for the money he claims to
be due him, and also instituted a
prosecution for assault and battery.
1t seems that the Frenchman is
not content to await the laws de-
lay, and accordingly he yesterday
sent to Mr.. O'Connora challenge to meet
him, not with billiard balls and cues but
with either swords or pistols, as might
seem most convenient or agreeable. The
challenge was conveyed by 70 confidential
friend, and its effect on Chris. is said to
have been astounding. tits certain that
he was not to be found last evening at
his place of business, and rumor has it
that he was busily engaged hunting for
second who would worthily represent
him-a difficult task Rudolphe is in
earnest in the matter; but there is an
unauthenticated report to the effect that
Chris, not being good at either swords
or pistols, will propose that they pay
visit to Governor Island, and see which
Of them dies first from yellow fever.
Year: 1870

The way Colorado deacon laid up
treasures in heaven is thus touchingly
recorded on his tombstone: When cir
eumstances rendered it impossible for
him to attend the stated preaching Of the
gospel, he made Il sacred rule TO kill
an Indian every sabbath. : lrlf
Year: 1870

It is an instrument of great versatility
in its operations twill hem fell braid,
cord, gather, tuck more beautifully than
any other machine in use, without bast-
ing q any preparation Of the work. 81 IS
Year: 1870

Yesterday afternoon gang OF nine laborers were
engaged IN excavating a cellar at the corner OF
Ocean avenue and Grove street, Jersey City, when
the bank caved in and buried under it a man named
Jonn Duny. His fellow laborers set to work with
desperate energy Ia eXtricate him. but before they
had accomplished their task the unfortunate man
had breathed his last. Two of the other laborers
sustained slight injuries. An inquest viii be held by
Coroner Wande,
Year: 1870

IA


A NEW excavating machine
is at present in operation on
the Auburn branch Of The Mid
land Railroad, below Do
Ruyter. it is capable Of doing
the work of one hundred and
fifty men, and can move about
two cubic yards Of earth per
minute. The shovel consists
of an iron scraper and box, at
tached to derrick, and can
easily be managed by one man.
Year: 1870

LOUISVILLE, June 9-The Union
Insurance Company, Of this city,
deeming the recent decision of Judge
Taft. in the case Of the steamer Uni
ted States good law. have notified the
Mail Company, that they would pay
the loss on said steamer.
Year: 1870

The following is clipped from the Laws
of Life: Every few ladies know how to
appreciate an easy, healthful dress. They
think their dresses are loose, when a man
or boy put into one as tight would gasp for
breath, and feel incapable of putting forth
any effort except to break the bands La
dies are so. accustomed to the tight fits of
dressmakers. that they fall all to pieces
when relieved of them. They associate
the loose dress with the bed or lounge. To
be up, they must be stayed up, and to r.
commend comfortable dress to them is
not to meet a conscious want OF eirs. 1t
is great pity none the less. II they could
once know what luxury it is to breathe
deep and full at each respiration,
to feel the refreshment which the sys-
tenn takes on by having the blood
enlivened and sent bounding through the
arteries and veins, to have the aids to di-
gestion which such process give, to have
their own strong elastic muscles keep every
organ in place and themselves erect; il
they could for good while know this
blessed luxury, and then be sent back into
the old, stiff, straight jackets, they would
fume. and fret and rave in very desperation
if they could not get rid of them. As it is,
they prefer to langush and suffrr dreadful
lv, and die young, and leave all of then
friends, and their husbands and their little
children, and l do not see any other way
but to let them be sick and die till they are
satisfied If only the sinner was the suf
ferer, it would not be so worth while
to make a great ado about it, but the
blighting of future innocent lives which
must follow renders the false habits of oul
women in the highest degree criminal
Year: 1870




HE EMPRESS OF JAPAN ON THE ROAD
An interesting procession recently passed
along the Tokaido, or high road between
Kioto (the old residence of the Mikado of
Japan) and Yeddo, the Government city.
The Empress, seventeen years old, was on
her way to join her lGrd at the eastern capi-
tai, The arrangements made along the
road were similar to those made when the
Mikado himself passed. The rough places
had been made SMOOTH and the upper
stories OF the houses were al closed and
the windows sealed, so that o curious eye
might look upon the illustrioas lady from
above. A place had been set apart for for
eigners, to which all might go and view the
procession, and of which many availed
themselves The japanese multitude as
sembled along the road, and occupied both
sides of it long before the Empress arrived.


NEW MATERIAL FOR SPECTACLEs. Es.-Mica,
for spectacles, is rapidly coming into use
for workmen exposed to the heat and glare
Of iron furnaces. Complete masks Of this
material, and even cylinders surrounding
the entire head, have been made so as to
form more perfect defence. It has been
attempted to give blue tinge to the spec
tacles, by applying the coloring matter di-
rectly to the surface of the mica, but this
expedient failed. Another plan has been
more successful; this plan consists in in
terposing a plate of transparent blue gela-
tine between two layers of the mica
Year: 1870

FREQUENT existence Of this monster is,
conceive, eminently theoretical and un-
substantial; and "that such a man is
fawned on by his friends is simply, as
my experience goes, preposterous, and
certainly with us, | am happy TO say, Is
untrue. ..,.,f,...,. Il.


/ do not for moment suppose that
there are not very bad and licentious
men, and men who are to great extent
the slaves Of their passions; but that
these are the men that cause the fall Of
so many of the opposite sex, / deny; the
fact is, there is a moral want. There is
a NAL du fond with some girls, often
manifesting itself when they are very
young, that we cannot well explain.
How is it, otherwise, that there will be
FIVE daughters, one will go wrong and
nothing will reclaim her, and the four
could not be induced to err; or q virtu-
ous mother will have an only daughter
and yet she will fall and be irreclaim-
able2 How is it that so few-indeed, /
doubt if any-cases Of real and heartfelt
reformation occur, and that even after
years of restraint they will again lapse
and become more corrupt than ever2
There is moral defect which, much as
It may be lamented, is very difficult to
combat, and the same deficiency which
led to their early fall still swerves them
from virtues path when to all appear
ance some hope may have been ava
kened as to their security.
Year: 1870

makes is more durable and beautiful than
any other, presenting the same appear.
.ance on both sides of the fabric and will
not ravel. 1t is also more economical,
requiring oNE-THIRD LESS cotton than
any other kind of stitch. Being the same
on both sides, it is not necessary to use
the extremely fine sewing cotton required
by those machines which make stitch
with ridge on the under side, which can
only be concealed by using thread too
delicate and fine to bear ordinary wear.
Year: 1870

1t possesses the very great advantage
of carrying the work in the natural way
from left to right-which enables the
operator to handle the work more readily
and to sit upright; while machines which
carry the work from the operator require
an inclination Of the body forward (detri-
mental to healthy and are hard and tire
some TO use.
Year: 1870

A THREE REQUISITES OF HEALTH


"A. all the sckly people in the world to take
their beds and demand medical treatment there would
be doctors enough to attend them sufficient number Of
the robust to them. Three conditions absolutely
essential to health vz good appetite, digestion and
the ability to sleep soundly. Seveneighths of the many
thousands who suffer from ndsposition yet DO not labor
their omachs are ou Of order or that they dont sleep
of Hosetters Btters will certainly relieve the
rangements of the stomach the liver and the sys
tenn from which want Of appetite INDIGESTION and sleeplsss
also delightful anodyne Insomnia (or ncapacy sleep
which has resisted all the ordinary remedies will yield read


y dose of this pleasant sedatve taken just before rer
Ing to rest In ordinary medical practice II is usual
to give somachtc, an aperen an fnvigorant soporc
or an antiseptic, as the case for the time being
may may seem more particularly 70 require put IN
many others blended in due proportion. Thus the
liver toned the s'rensh recruited the nerves camea the
that there Is other restorative and regulating medicine
the world which benefcaly and agreeably all
the assimlang and secreve organs at the time
to a who lack the three requisites Of health
reshing seep is confidently recommended specihc
Year: 1870

The reduction OF fare on the Brooklyn ferrypoats
win not 20 into operation till May 1871, but efforts
are 20 ne made TO nave the reduction OF fare begin
sooner. Mayor Hail. as one OF the Commissioners of
the Sinking Fund, favors an immediate reduction oi
enc fare, and is doing all In his power to eject IT,
Year: 1870

Many writer these lines and invalid physician while visiting the
Island Of st. cz for their health experienced and witnessed surprising and
beneficial the nvids who ke
seeking health and and investigation obtained full history
its medicinal He delighted and his recovery
which occurred determined possible sole manufacture
and sell it in the United


result his himself humanity
for the celebrated PLANTATION gTEas
TATIoN BTTERS being merit upon principles
relying wholly the vegetable world for its medicinal effects worked rapid evu
ton in the history medicine
world The cabaisc Tls6ox taInan
the PLANTATION BTER exceeded the abilities supply


Notwithstanding the large importation Of st. cz Rum made expressly
pounding these Be the quantity inadequate e: necessary
that extensive abroad should
dispatched st. Thomas for that fortunate securing
leasing several plantations the largest and productive
island Houses stills and erected asif by magic which utterly
shed the natives The experienced and natives heiand
cured and the pets the PLANTATION BITTERs position
their laboratory with all the perfectly St. cz Rum needed anui
turing GREAT DYsPEPTIc DoRATa represents
the natives crushing the and otherwise preparing for the stills and


As anidoe Fever and Ag Intermittent and Mariuus E Dyspepsia and


kindred diseases PLANTATION BTTTEs
history the world Over million bottles disposed annually
adapted old and male and female They agreeable always
immediate
Year: 1870

draw orders for the bills which may be taxed by

 the judge of said court for attendance stationery, and other current expenses of said court in the same manner as such orders are drawn by the

 clerks of the superior court, and said clerk shall account for and pay over to the Treasurer of the

 State all court fees accruing in said court m the same manner and at the same time as is provided by law for clerks of the superior court. Sec. 21. Said court of common pleas shall not naturalize or issue papers of naturalization to any person. or receive the declaration or inten- tion of any person to become 8 citizen Of the United StaAes.

 Sec. 22 The provisions of this act shall not af- feet in any manner the jurisdiction of the city court of the city of Bridgeport. Approved June 17th, 1870. @s
Year: 1870

The Cincinnati Gazette says: "The TO-
cent launch of an iron river steamer is a
notable event as one step OF progress in
what we believe will be a revolution in the
water craft Of the western rivers, which will
greatly reduce the Perils and the cost H
transportation. Here is an iron boat. los
feet long, AZ feet wide in the bull, 81 feet
deep, with an iron she'll varying from three
eightbs to five. e.eighths in thickness, accord
ing to the need, much stronger both in the
she'll and in the frame thea a wooden hull,
divided into eight water-tight compart-
ments, with forty feet of the deck Of iron
which draws, ar launched, but fourteen in
ches. Such boat is almost proof against
sinking. One, and even two. of hes sec
tons may be pierced, and she will still
float Her compartments will greatly re-
duce the risk Of the cargo by fire. There
is no reason why she may not last forty
years. and by the use Of homogeneous steel
in the place Of iron, by an increase Of about
ffty per cent 10 the cost Of the plates a
boat NAV be made of double the strength in
the same weight. Iron steamboats, and iron
barges will carry the trade Of these rivers.
A new boat will he a thing to Outlive the
builder, instead Of going out in seven or
eight years This city has taken the lead
in this revolution, and will hold it. Give
us a free river and the upper town will be-
fore long ring With the clatter of the ham
mers riveting the sides Of iron boats for this
and the Mississippi rivers. And in such ex-
tensions Of he uses Of iron, instead Of in
monopoly prices which dwarf its uses, will
be found the sure foundation Of the iron
production.
Year: 1870

SLURs on WoMEN-At q dinner, at
which no ladies were present, a man, in re-
spending to the toast, Woman" dwelt al
most solely on the frailty Of the sex, claim
ing that the best among them were little
better than the worst the chiet difference
being in their surroundings.


At the conclusion Of the speech, a gen.
teman present rose to his feet and said


81 trust the gentleman, in the application
Of his remarks, refers to bis own mother
and sisters, not to ours"


The effect Of this most Just and timely
rebuke was overwhelming with confusion
and shame.


This incident serves as an excellent
purpose in prefacing a few words on this
subject


OF all the evils prevalent among men W.
know Of none more bEghting in It's nora
effects than the tendency to speak slightly
Of the virtue Of woman. Nor ;s there any
thing in which young men are 20 thorough
/ Iy mistaken as in the low estimate they form
of the integrity Of womcn--DOt Of their Orn
mothers and sisters, thank God, but O.
others. who, they forget, are somebody else !
mothers and SIS {.