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Year: 1871

'WELcoME THE COMING, SPEED THE PART
ING GUEST. "A son of the Gear is coming
just as son Of the President is going from
our shores. The United States steam frigate
Wabash is about sailing for Europe with
General Sherman and Lieutenant Frederick
d. Grant as one of his aids, bound on an
extensive tour Of inspection Of the fortresses,
late battle fields and military systems Of the
great Powers Of the European Continent.
Why could not this reception and this depart
ure be arranged for the same day, the feet
coming 10 with the Prince and the ship going
out with General Sherman and his young
lieutenant?
Year: 1871

Tm CASE OF THE HORNET is already quite
complicated 1t is, therefore, gratifying to
hear that the reported movements of Spanish
men-of-war from Havana to Port au Prince
is an error, and need not be q new cause of
disturbance In this case. The hot blood of the
Hidalgoes only needs to be tempered with
little cool calculation in the present imbroglio
20 keep US all at peace.
Year: 1871

TIE wARNrNa FROM WASHINGTON in regard
to the bogus tin mines in Utah comes most
timely. No doubt the recent excitement in
relation thereto was gotten up for purely
speculative purposes to entrap the unwary as
well as the greedy.
Year: 1871

we believe 1t has-the combinations we have


pointed out must have formed the basis Of the
Conference at Gastsin for it is not probable
that Prussia would risk . conflict single
handed with Russia while exposed to the
danger of being attacked by France; an d it
Is still less likely that Austria would engage in
the enterprise without strong inducements
and the prospect OF material advantage. The
Czech movement and the vital necessity Of
free access to the sea would be powerful
motives in swaying the action Of the Austrian
Cabinet; for the possession Of the Principalities
would restore the Austrian monarchy to its
Importance as leading European Power and
open up the way for the restoration Of the
Eastern empire under the Hapsburg crown.


Thus we see the dreams of universal peace
and brotherhood which was to result from. the
establishment of the German empire dissi-
pated, and the rule of the sword becoming
more potent than ever. But there is hope that
the gathering of men of the same race under
one government may in the end tend to the
spread Of liberty; and IL we may not hope for
the millennium, at least the causes of conflict
will be lessened when the organization Of gov
ernmeut is based on the requirements Of race
rather than on the arbitrary limits which are
but too often the result Of brute force. If
Germany, by restoring autonomy to Poland,
gives practical proof of her sincere attach
ment to the theory Of unity Of race which she
has advanced on her own behalf, then indeed
fho ciuil;x al World will havo cauco IN roioico
in her victory, and she will have given the
noblest proof of virtue-the respect of power
for the rights of others. But whatever r6le
she reserves to herself, there can be little
doubt that the thunder Of her guns will soon
be heard again on the battle field in strug-
gle before whose terrible proportions the con-
ficts Of the last war will appear Insignificant,
and whose results will completely change the
political division Of Europe.
Year: 1871

The Department Of Parks-HOrace Greeley


for the New Comnissionsrs


1t is very important that the Department of
Public Parks should be reorganized without
delay The work under its control is of too
important character to be neglected or car
ried on at haphazard, as the recent closing Of
the Macomb's Dam bridge viii testify.
The President and Treasurer of
the department have both resigned,
and another of the Commissioners is now dis
charging the duties Of Comptroller position
which must occupy all Of his time. If the
recent election had not effectuaIly destroyed
former political organizations there would
still be no occasion to consider party in the
appointment of new Commissioners, and
Mayor Hall, in filing the vacancies should
study only the honesty and competency
Of the persons he selects. He can
not therefore, do better than to tender
the Office from which Mr.. Sweeuy retires to
Horace Greeley. Mr.. Greeley would make an
excellent Park Commissioner. He knows the
city thoroughly; has broad, intelligent views
Of the importance of the great plan Of develop
ment and Improvement initiated by the pre-
sent Board, and is scrupulously honest. His
appointment would be popular one, and
would do much to re-establish confidence in
the city government. What says Mayor
Hall2 Will he give the citizens Of New York
an honest, competent and popular Park Com
missioner in the person of Horace Greeley?
Year: 1871

the Danube would give. The interests OF


South German commerce also demand that


this important outlet should be In keeping


Of friendly Power. Prussia would, on the


other hand, seek compensation for the loss Of
Posen by extending her boundaries on the


west to the German Ocean, swallowing up Hol-
land and perhaps Belgium territories, which
German statesmen pretend to be necessary to
the full development Of German commerce.
The scheme Of remodelling the map Of Europe
Is Titanic; but in view OF what Bismarck and
Moltke have already accomplished, II would
be rash TO pronounce 1t impossible. One
thing is certain-that the stability Of the new
German empire depends upon the crushing Of
Russia before France can recuperate and
most Of the European nations share the Ger


man distrust of Russian ambitious pro-
jects. The interposition Of the Austrian
empire 40 barrier TO the further
advance Of Russia southwark would prob


ably be accepted by the rest Of Europe a.
| the best solution Of the vexed Eastern ques-
tion. Statesmen might then sleep without
fear OF swaking TO learn that the Muscovite
had possessed himself Of the Golden Horn.
England would certainly object to the an


nexation Of Holland and Belgium; but hel


protests would be powerless In case Of the de-
| feat OF France and Russia. If the German


government has resolved 10 declare war--and
Year: 1871

ELIzABETHToN, Nov. IA, 1871.


EDITORS CHRONICLE: Circuit Court
usually attracts large crowd in Carter,
but this week the yeomanry are out in full
force, from the fact that Turner and Fain,


harged with the killing of young Shell
were expected to be tried. But their case
will not be reached at the present term,
even if they could be tried in this county,
which cannot be done with safety to all
concerned. [ think the people are very
much eXasperated, and are quite anxious
the full measure of punishment shall be
meted out to them. Their counsel, who
are, as we are informed, Col. Netherland,
Gen. BrittOn and Judge Butler, will ask
for change of venue to Washington
county


Elizabethton came near being the scene
of another homicide on Sabbath evening
last. A negro man by the name of Slower,
who was somewhat garrulOus from having
taken too much benZine, rudely insulted a
young man by the name of Perry, where
upon young Perry dealt StOver blow
with bludgeOn that left him stiff and
stark. He remained in an insensible con-
dition until yesterday morning, when rea-
son seemed to return and his physicians
think he will recover, though the skull is
fractured


Within the past three months Carter
county has had two or three wicked, wan
ton murders, and though it seems hard
that one fellow-creatur' blood shall, in
early life, by the hands of an assassin, be
made to crimson the orchard plat or vii
lage side-wall for the purpose of awaken
ing the wicked to a sense of their wrong,
yet it appears such will be the case, and
it may he they have not died in vain. l
have seen but one man under the influ-
.ence of f1iquorin the town. The grocery
has not half its usual number of followers,
and heretofore drunken men abOunded
and brawls were common. Rev. Mr.. At
water, Pastor of the Presbyterian Church
at this place, is waging a relentless
war of determination upon whisky in all
its phases. The people are going to sus
tain, him for they are determined to have
less drinking.


Franklin Literary Society gavea most
excellent concert last night, which was
complete success.


From the amount and manner Of hand
shaking that about five Or six distinguish
ed Republicans are trying tolearn, would
say. we will have jolly family quarrel in
our next Congressional Nominating Con-
vention. They are good men and weare
going to nOmnate-and nomination is
equal to an election in this district-just
who we please and make the others be-
have too. HENRY.
Year: 1871

How a fearful reilFOad accident was pre-
vented is thus told by correspondent Of
the Utica Herald at Richfield, New York,
where the incident happened -Four freight
cars heavily loaded with lumber and mer-
chandize, had been brought up to the
junction near Cassville by a coal train.
These freight cars were carelessly uncoup-
led on a grade of eighty-five feet to the
mile, and Immediately began backing to-
ward L tica, They gained momentum at a
fearful rate, and all efforts to stop them by
throwing rails and other distractions up
on the track were ineffective. y train
had left for Utica but eight minutes before,
and every one was well aware that the
heavy freight cars would in few minutes
go crashing into its rear. Fortunately the
engine of the coal train stood on switch,
and Engineer Ferrell at once determined to
give the flying cars a chase All hands
mount to the post of duty, the signal is
given, and the fearful race is begun. mi


There is awful danger ahead, for if the


workman should have the rails up, or the
flying cars themselves should leave the
track, every man would be in eternity in an


instant. Mile after mile the chase is kept
up, and the locomotive gains inch by inch.


At last the fugitives are Overtaken; the
critical moment has come. A mistake,


and all is over; the flying cars will only be
hastened in their flight by the collision.
The fireman aud brakesmans are reaching
down from the rear of the tender, one


with draW-bar and the other with a


coupling-pin, The cars touch; the draw
bar skiIlfully guided, enters the socket,
and the pin drops to It's place! The dan


ger is over, the speed is gradually checked,
and in a few minutes the cars are again
climbing the grade to Cassville. The decd
of the engineer and his faithful assistants


I, Il
remembered in the crowded passenger
train which was but few hundred feet in


advance of them, and whose lives they
saved at the imminent risk Of their own.
Year: 1871

In Russia medical quacks do not rate
very high. On the contrary, vigorous
measures are sometimes employed to re-
press them. In Moscow, for example, a
doctor of this description was lately or
dered by the police authorities to depart
from the city. Having large number of
customers, he failed to obey the mandate,
and was consequently fOgged and sent to
the workhouse for year. So ia
Year: 1871

+ "a gentleman of Philadelphia has dis
covered that jet of air, steam or water,
mixed with some such material as sand,
can drill ahole in or eat away the face OF
any substance, no matter how hard, in an
amazingly short space of time. With sand
and steam jet of 800 pounds pressure to
the square inch, he made hole in a block
of corundunl--a material as hard as dia-
mond-an inch and half deep, in less
than o5 minutes.
Year: 1871

Urinary and Womb Diseases. Gravel Diabetes, Drop
sy( Ineontnenee Of Urine, Brghts disease Albuminu
the water is thick cloudy mixed with substances like
the white OF egg threads like white silk there
is morbid. dark, bilious appearance and white Bone
dust deposits, and where there is prickng, burning
sensat on and pain in the small of the back and along
the lons In all these conditions, Railways SaTparil-
liam Resolvent, aided by tbs application of Radway's
Ready Relief to the spine and small of the back. and
the bowels regulated with one or two of Radway'
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: 1871

We have made extensive arrangements
for clubbing the NEwsDEALEk with the va
rious periodicals published in this coun-
try, at no little trouble and expense, and
will furnish them at the rates gwen below.
Any publication not in the list can be
procured at proportionately low rates.


Now is the time to select your reading
for the coming year. Several of these
give the balance of this year, provided
subscriptions are sent in at once.


We send all the money without charge
to the subscribers, and all trouble of or
dering and risk of sending the money be-
ing thus removed, it offers rare chance
to all to save money, and get just what
magazines or papers they desire. The
first column of figures is the price of each
periodical alone, second includes the
NEwsDEALER. On examination it will be
seen that on every periodical offered, from
80 cents to 81 80 is saved by clubbing
Year: 1871

There is no "notion" more firmly fixed
in the popular mind than that of the in
fuence of the moon on the fall of rain,
the "iolence of wind, etc. Scientific men,
acting on the theory that where there is
so much smoke, there must be some fire, "
have given much attention to the subject
and have hinted at certain theories as be-
ing possibly correct.


Unfortunately, the results of different
series of experiments have failed to agree
and we are as far as ever from any relia-
Bile confirmation of the popular belief, ex-
cept in the single point of the dissipation
of clouds by the full moon. Sir John
Herschel believes that 'clouds have a
tendency to disappear under the full moon
and that "a slight preponderance in respect
to quantity of rain near the new moon over
that which falls near the full, would be a
natural consequence of preponderasce Of
a cloudless sky about the full"


Arago, who concurs in this opinion, re-
fers to common expression among French
country people, that "the moon eats up
the clouds" 1t has been observed by the
writer that a large moon has tendency
to dissipate clouds in dry weather, but has
little or no such effect when rain is falling
Beyond this trifing fact, there has thus
far been found, even by the closest exam
ination of the relation between the state
of the weather and the condition of the
moon during period of six years. not The
least ground for the popular belief.


Not only is this belief unworthy of intel
ligent beings, but it is subject to the odd
est contradictions, For instance, in New
Year: 1871




1t is easy to see that considerable daily
planning may be saved by systematizing
the regular work of the week. For in
stance, devote Monday to washing, Tues
day to baking, Wednesday to ironing,
Thursday to odd jobs that require consid-
cradle time, Friday to general brushing
and cleansing of the house, Saturday to
baking again.


Then if you can systematic The daily
meal so much the better. once heard a
man laugh because lady friend of ours
had dismissed her boarders, giving as a
season that it 'tired her to death" to plan
three meals day for fastdious people.
If she had only the planning to do, he
thought she had an easy time. But this
endless planning and contriving are really
pretty annoying fof woman of delicate
health, whose tastes lie mainly in another
direction.


The woman l speak DIVA an excellent
housekeeper, but better teacher or writ
er. Some people seem to think it unnat-
ural and rather disgraceful for woman
to feel distaste for housekeeping. Why
is it more so than fer man to feel no
relish for farming?


Women who do all their own work are
unable to carry out weekly system as
strictly as those who employ domestics,
they have so many Interruptions from
company, sickness and other causes When
you have once arranged good system for
the week, be determined to let no small
causes break in upon it. Your "help"
will soon learn to depend upon it greatly,
and will be considerably put out by any
great deviation.


In the arrangement of system for
meals, it is we'll to leave considerable
margin for extra dishes, but some of the
main items may be definitely decided.
Some housekeepers always bake beAns for
a part of the dinner on Monday when the
wash-boler occupies the stove, R.-Am.
Agricuitmist.
Year: 1871

How NITRO GLYcERINE is MADE.-This
wonderful explosive was discovered in
lS47 by an Italian, named Sobero, but its
practical application was made by Alfred
Noble, Swedish engineer. The process
by which it is made is thus described:


Every one knows what glycerine is-a
clean syrupy liquid sweet to the taste, e,and
somewhat greasy to the touch. Its scope
Of employment ranges from the surgeons
dispensary to the lady's boudoir. Chem
lists term it triatoni /, alchohol, and it
may be derived from fat or tallow by the
action of lime and sulphuric acid. Its
properties are many and various, but as
they have no bearing upon the present
subject, we shall abstain from noticing
them.


IF quantity of nitric acid be added to
twice its weight of sulphuric acid, glycer-
inc be poured into this, and carefully
stirred-the whole being surrounded by
freezing mixture-we obtain that wonder
full substance known as nitro-glycrinc,
which has more than ten times the explo-
sive force Of gunpowder. 1t forms on the
surface as an oily looking liquid of pale
yellow color, is perfectly inodorous, and
has sweet aromatic taste. 1t is poison
Gus, whether taken internally or absorbed
through the skin, and small doses of it
produce distressing headaches.


1t does not explode when brought in
contact with FIRE, and remains unchanged
even when raised to the temperature of
boiling water; but at about forty degrees
Fahrenheit 1T becomes converted into an
icy mass which merely requires friction
to develop all its explosive qualities.
Year: 1871



 Mir. Editor Fl would like to correct a statement your Falls Village correspondent made in your last weeks paper, in regard to the late Patty Landon not being far enough from her door to look down into the village, or never seeing the cars. In the first place, I think the Housatonic railroad has not been built forty years, and even if it has, her residence was where she could stand in her yard, or door, and watch the cars for more than mile, before they arrived at our depot. In the next place, within the past lS years she has visited a daughter living in Stockport, Columbia Co.,, NY, by going on the cars there and back, and about l7 years ago she visited some of her friends in Canaan, which was the last time she ever came down the hill, as the indrmities of old age would not admit of her either walking or riding. As for her being an eccentric old lady, we never saw anything of the kind, but this we do know, she was person of strong mind, a kind and affectionate mother, firm friend, and and worthy christian.
Year: 1871

A special dispatch to the CourGnt, last murder and suicide, which occurred yester- day afternoon on the ''Colony road, about two miles north of Meriden. The murderer was Charles E. Vetts, young German who has been milk peddler in Meriden. About four o'clock yesterday afternoon his mar ried sister, Mrs. Bayrand, went to the house to call, and found all still. She en- tered, and on going to Vets room she found him dead with knife-wound in his throat and the mother was found in her own room, also dead, with two ghastly wounds in the throat and her dress and under-clothing torn, giving evidence of a struggle in resisting the brutal son. The wounds were inflicted with an old butcher knife blade about five inches long. The body of the mother was partially conceal. ed under heap of bed clothing.

 There are some theories connected with the tragedy which are of most revolting nature. Vets was engaged to be married to Q young woman named Meachmeer. His mother opposed their union, and there is little doubt that this opposition led to the murder. The young woman to whom the murderer was betrothed visited the house yesterday forenoon, and she made some revelations at the coroner's inquest last night which hint at disgusting crimes.

 Vetts was naturally weak-minded, and had injured himself, body and mind, by self-abuse. His matrimonial troubles weigh ed upon his mind, and on Thursday nigh he showed symptoms of delirium. Tester day forenoon it is said that he drank pin of cider brandy, and excited by this as wei as by disputes about his proposed marriage he was fit for any crime. .

 A coroners jury was impanneled lss night, and the inquest was adjourned to o'clock this morning.

 Vetts has father living who was not 0 home at the time of the murder. The room where the body of the mother was fount was covered with blood, showing evidenc, of Q terrible struggle. The tagedy is on of the most horrible which we have beer called upon to record for a long time.- Har1ord CoWrant.
Year: 1871

Improvements are rapidly going on in our place. Among others we notice an iron fence of the most costly kind, fencing 70 the grounds and fencing out the side walk in front of tic residence of J. T. Andrews. This at the north end of the street and fish pond at the south end

 will evenly balance the two ends of the village. 1.-The Farmers are taking advan- tage of. the damp weather that we are having now days, by taking down large quantities of tobacco Some have got their pieces nearly ''husked" and are wait ing for buyers, but no buyers have appeared as yet. The Rev. Mir. Prince supplied the pulpit of the Congregational church on Sunday last. He is expected to remain a short time in the place. town meeting was held on Saturday, to consider the expediency of purchasing a hearse and appointing sexton, to be owned. by the town (the hearse not the sexton of Corn wall, and the probabilities are, that by the time that the present generation get Q hearse, they will be past all need of it. As the only way they can get one, is by paying $l5 day for the use of one, they had better let the matter rest as long as possible, and in my opinion, this $l5 per day will fetch them to it sooner than any thing else.......T Thanksgiving is upon us, and the old fashioned visions of pumpkin pies (with nutmeg in them,) and cider, will have tO he disnensed within a measure AS we have not the apple juice, and we would advise all animals that wear feathers to roost high, for the days are coming when the cackling of hens shall be low, and the voice of the gobbler no more heard in the land. x. Y. z.
Year: 1871

An attempt was made to murder a young man named Earle, in South Wallingford, g few nights since, as he was driving home, by three masked assassins. One held his horse, another made thrust at him with g dagger, the weapon penetrating his pocket. book and was stopped by a copper cent Two pistol shots were fired, by the light of which they caught glimpse of the young mans face, when one of the ruflans shout. ed to the others that it was the wrong man and they then fled.
Year: 1871

 While this day is observed in the true Puritan spirit, in our churches and around our fresides, we shall not offer in vain that most appropriate petition, with which the Fast and Thanksgiving proclamations of the governors of our state always close, God save the Commonwealth of Connec- ticnt "
Year: 1871

Silver Spring, Florida, is one Of the
greatest curiosities in the South. 1t
bursts forth in the midst of the most fer
tile portion OF the State. 1t bubbles up
in basin near one. hundred feet deep,
and about an acre in extent sending
from it a deep stream from sixty to one
hundred feet wide, and extending six or
eight miles TO the Ocklawaha river, In
the spring itself fifty boats may lie at
anchor-quite fleet. The spring thus
forms a natural inland port, TO which
three steamers now run regularly from
st. Johns, making close connection with
the ocean steamers at Palaka. The
clearness of the water is truly wonder
full. 1t seems even more transparent
than air. You see the bottom of the
spring eighty feet below your boat; the
exact form of the smallest pebble; the
outline and color of the leaf that has
sunk, and all the prismatic colors of the
rainbow are reflected. Large fish swim
in it, every scale visible and every move-
ment distinctly seen. If you go to the
spring in a boat you see the fssures in
the rocks from which the river pours
upward like an inverted cataract