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Year: 1870

LOOK Our FOR TRICKERy.-Tnere are reports
that trickery is to be practised in regard to
certain regular nominations on the Tsmmany
ticket. We hope not. Let MS have square
IN and down election tomorrow and no cheat
ing round any part of the board
Year: 1870

In THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT the
canvass for Dwight Townsend is going on
briskly. He is likely TO receive highly corn
plimentary testimonial at the hands OF the
thorough democracy Of the cold First.
Year: 1870

THE FOUNDING HOSPITAL FAIR-Tho
grand fair in aid Of the project for the erec-
tioa Of q permanent asylum for foundlings in
this city will be opened to-day in the armory
Of the Twenty-second regiment. This fancy
bazaar will be under the direction of the SIS
ters of Charity. Sister Irene, who has as
sumol the weight Of the responsibility Of tha
Year: 1870

MAYOR HALL deserves q crown OF glory for
he handsome manner in which he has come
= the rescue Of the chief officers of the city
government against the siaoderous attacks OF
an unscrupnlous foe. The people will to-
morrow echo their endorsement Of his brilliant
aortia
Year: 1870

A Washington, special to the New York
Herald says


Mrs. f. A. Pollard, a lady who acquired
considerable nOtoriety in Baltimore. IA year
OF two ago. in connection with a shooting
affair. in which she seriously injured a gen
tleman who refused to inform her of the
whereabouts of Mr.. Pollard. was yesterday
sent TO the Government Asylum for the
Insane, upon the order of Judge Otto Act
ing Secretary of the Interior, two physicians
certifying to her mental condition. and two
citizens to her being without means for her
support. Thus this once proud and beauti-
full woman. and happy wife and mother. is
now an inmate of lunatic asylum, the
recipient of the charities of the govern
ment She has hardly reached the prime of
life. The cause of Mrs. Polard's insanity
is said to be a scandal with which she was
mixed up at the st. Cloud Hotel. in this
city. a short time since. 1t seems what
purported to be the facts in the case got
into a flash paper in New York, and her
grief on that account assumed such violent
form that she became craZed.
Year: 1870

The following dispatch gives brief but
thrilling details OF a railroad horror:


New YORK. October S.-A New York cx-
press train on the Northern railroad. ran off
the track this morning between EnglewOod
and Lonia. The engine tender and three
cars were badly broken and thrown across
and off the track. Mr.. Oscar Dixie had two
teeth broken. and Mr.. Kirby was Injured
on the hip. The train Nv was .' going at full full
speed. The engineer dld NOT see that the
switch was misplaced until close upon it.
He whistled down the brakes and reversed
the engine but it was too late, The switch
was wa but few yards from bridge over a
creek. The engine and two cars were
dragged over the beams of the brlces' , bnt
the timbers being very stout resisted the
shock The engine dashed of the sleep,
ers. and the next car was thrown INTO
ditch. The floor was badly broken. and the
trucks and other works were smashed. Two
more cars were entirely thrown oil the
track and broken. The train was filled WIN
passengers. and it is wonderful that no one
was seriously hurt.
Year: 1870

CINCINNATI, October S.-An adjourned
meeting was held at the Chamber of Com
merce to consider the subject Of the bridge
over the Ohio. at Newport John A. Gano
took the chair and stated the object Of the
meeting to be to hear the report Of the COM
mittee, and to ascertain if the bridge was
being built according to law. The report of
the committee was read. Theodore Cook
was called for. He said if the gentlemen
were opposed to bridging the Ohio in such a
way as would not obstruct navigation. he
was not in sympathy with them. He had
always favored offering every facility to the
men whose interest was to bridge the river


He was sure bridges could be built over
the Ohio, 400 feet span and 100 feet above
low water mark. He gave some facts
in reference to the Ohio river COM
merce, showing that the building of this
bridge as proposed would increase the cost
of coal so as to drive manufacturers away
from Cincinnati, which could not rely on
the railroads for coal, for one tow on the
river could bring as much ceal as a train of
thirteen hundred and forty-four cars. He
had been told that they were building this
bridge in accordance with the law if so the
law must be changed. The whole interests
of the country demand that it should be
changed. If not, tear down those bridges
and make them build new ones. (Applause.)
G.. Lester Taylor spoke in the same strain.
The moment people allowed such structure
as this narrow, low bridge to be built, we
would have them all along the river. The
eastern lines would be running out here.
and we would have series Of draws that
would make a mere canal of the river with
out the safety of canal. This company
claim that they are acting on legal rights and
are going to build this bridge. He favored.
as the bridge company claimed to be pro-
ceeding in accordance to law, an injunction.
See if it was SO, and if SO, have the law
changed. and not allow such bridge to be
built under our nose. The company had
made draw. because to build it higher
would compel them to buy more ground
about the Miami depot. Itwas a mere mat


ter of dollars and cents. w. d. Moore. of
Pittsburg. spoke of the great value of the
steamboat and towing interests which
would be destroyed by this bridge. The
ignorance and greedincss of the railroad
companies alone would kill the towing in
terest. to the great disadvantage of the
whole Mississippi river Colonel Switzcr.
George +. Davis. and Judge Fox also made
remarks. after which a resolution, offered
by George +. Davis. to appeal to the Cham


Der of Commerce. the Board OF Trade. and
Common Council of Cincinnati to take such
action as is necessary TO prevent further
work on the bridge, at present being
built. was adopted. and the meeting ad
.iOurned, subject to the call of the chairman.
Year: 1870

The Second Ward Radical Republican
Club had grand time last night, OF the
presentation OF a banner by the ladies OF
the Second Ward 10 the club. After organ
izing. hcaded by Kelly Customhouse Band,
the club left their hall. on Erato street and
marched 10 the house OF Captain Isabelle
Commissioner Of Police. on Baronne street
Here they were presented with costly ban
ner by Miss Annie Henderson. in the name
Of the ladies of the Second Ward. The
young lady's remarks We're eloquent and i'll
spring. and were received with loud and
continued cheers. Judge Dibblc received
the banner as President Of the club. and
made one of his happiest speeches on the oc-
caSiOn


The banner was not only costly but was
also one of the most tasty affairs of the kind
we have ever seen. The material alone, re-
gardlcsS of the labor expended on it. was
valued ut nearly 500. The banner was on
a ground work of white silk, richly decorated
with trimmings of gold and bore on one
side the head and bust Of Governor War
moth. and on the other that OF Lieutenant
Governor Dunn. They were both litc-likc
representations of these gentlemen. The
legend was simply "SccOnd Ward Radical
Republican Club.I The banner had been
made entirely by Mrs. James Isabelle. and
reflected the highest credit on that lady $
skill and taste.


After the presentation the club returned
to their hall and listened to able speeches
from a number of well known orators.
Among the rest Colonel Lowell gave an ac-
count of his experience at Baton Rouge. on
the trip from which he has just returned.
and Colonel James Lewis made II most
scathing speech at the expense OF the bolt
crs' and "Sore heads" who have recently
nominated set of 1ncn to run against the
regular ticket.
Year: 1870

There was a good audience ut the Acad-
envy last night. and the variety company
succeeded admirably in pleasing the Spccta-
tors. The Punch and Judy show, a decided
improvement on the old fashioned affair.
met with all the applause it deserved. The
conversation was witty and original, and
the machinery was in excellent working
order.


The ballet. Diamonds of the Valley
has. evidently. been carefully prepared, and
is complete success i'll every point OF view.
1t reflects the highest credit on the Young
ladies whose grace and skill render 1t so at
tractive.


The burlesque. White Cat is wei put
on the stage. The costumes are a" tJit in
every particular, and the stage effect, gen
orally, is ali that could be desired.
Year: 1870

We find the following bit Of
pleasantly in an exchange:


The method of initiating a can.
didate into a Lodge of Good TEN
plars is but a slight improvement
upon the same programme so long
in vogue by the ancient and honor
able fraternity of the "Sons of NAL
ta." A "chap" who was taken from
a Ultra lager beer saloon, where he
got eight" without knowing the
lager would intoxicate, was put
through course of cold water
treatment by the Good Templars
the other Tuesday evening. He
breaches on the Templars and gives
the following exposure of their in
itiating ceremony, for which no
doubt he will be put through an
other cold water "sprouts" at the
next meeting of the lodge. In the
first place the victim of the initia-
ton is blindfolded, bound hands
and feet, and thrown into a cider
press, and pressed for five minutes.
This is done for the purpose Of
clearing his system Of" "old drunks.' u
He is then taken out Of the cider
press, and by means of a force
pump, is gorged with cistern water,
after which cealing plaster is put
over his mouth, and he is rolled in
a barrel four or five times across
the room, the choir at the same
time singing the "Cold Water
Song" He is now taken out OF
the barrel and hung up by the heels
till the water runs out through his
ears. He is then cut down and a
beautiful young lady hands him q
glass of cistern water. A cold wa
ter bath is then furnished him, af
ter which he is showered with els
| tern water. He is then made tc
read the Water works act ten times
drinkinga glass of cistern watel
between each reading, after which
the old oaken bucket is hung
around his neck, and fifteen beau
tiful young ladies with squirt guns
deluge him with cistern water. HI
is then run through clothes
wringer, after which he is handed
a glass of cistern water by a beau
tiful young lady. He is then gorg
ed again with cistern water hi
boots filled with the same, and b
is laid away in a refrigerator. Al
ter remaining in the refrigerato
for the space of half an hour he i


taken out and given a glass of els
tern water, run through a clothes


wringer, and becomes Good lem
! plaf.
Year: 1870

BY TIE L E G GRAPH.
LATEST NEWS FROM ALL POINTS
STATE ELECTIONS YESTERDAY
New York Democratic Again
MASSACHUSETTS, STILL REPUBLICAN


Kentucky Certainly Democratic
DETAILS FROM OTHER STATES
General Battle Near Orleans
CAPITULATION OF VERDUN
Year: 1870

The counting Of the votes of the city after
the recent election proves to be rather q
tedious business, notwithstanding the ex-
ertions of the State Registrar Of Voters.
From present appearances, it may take the
balance Of the week before the counting is
completed. As an instance, the ballot
boxes belonging to the seven polls of the
Fifteenth Ward were brought over the river
at four o'clock yesterday morning, and at
twelve last night but one of the boxes had
been counted. Still, enough has been done
to give sufficient indication Of the result,
and the general impression among the
people who most do congregate at the Me-
chanics Institute is that the Republican ma
jority in the city at large is fully five thou
sand
Year: 1870

The following is the score Of a game OF
base bail. played Sunday. at the foot of
Montegut street, between the famous
Eclipse and Vaudeville base ball clubs, in
which the former were victorious by score
of % to -
Year: 1870

Manager Baker lost nothing by postpon-
ing the opening night till last evening, for
the ho,lse was brilliant with large and
fashionable audience The comedy drama
of Loves Doctor was admired, and The
FRS: Night was warmly applauded. See
announcement for this evening.


The Opera House.


The apera troupe arrived yesterday on
the steamer Elder, from Cherbourg, and we
presume the Opera House will shortly open
for the season.
Year: 1870

White Republicans and property hold
ers Of the city Of Washington are making
IN effort to relieve the city of the contro
ef Radical and negro peliticsl rings. A,
meeting last Thursday fog the nomina
tion Of Mayor the Radical party SPLIT, 8
half dozen white men and the negroes
they could coatsol making a nomination
and the more respectable class making
another.
Year: 1870

Some of cur Democsatio contempora.
riss, who have been advocating a policy
Of inertuess in regard to the nomination
Of q State ticket, are calling for thor
sugh organization of the party 10 esery
county, in order 70 elect Democratic
Legislature. But with no State ticket in
the fold, will it be possible to breathe
life into local costests If ee abandon
the State to she opposition it will be an
scknowledg g ment Of defeat that will surely
discourage she party to such an extent
that county elections will be one sided
save where local issues are at stake. Men
are sure to reason, that if the leading men
Of the psrty believe it wise to not ran q
State ticket, what use is there in trying
to redeem the State by little spasmodic
county elections. Our prospect for elect,
ing State ticket never was sanguine, and
the effect of those who hsve been advo
ting incrtuess will not be adventageops,
even though the Convention may deem it
wise to nominate one. ..
Year: 1870




AT Stockton, two miles from Hazelton,
Pa, about five o'clock on the morning of
the 18th, the earth over mine which had
not been worked for fifteen years, gave
way. One block of houses was swallowed
up so qu clzly that two families living in
them had not time to escape, except one
girl who had fed from a house, but not far
enough to escape from falling. She fell on
the top of the houses and was rescued.
Three families living in an adjoining
block had Just escaped when the whole
block went down. There were ten per-
sons swallowed up with the houses. Geo
Suank, his wife and four children, and Mr.
Reich, his wife child and mother were
the unfortunates. They are still in
the mine, and must certainly all be dead.
The Hazeltcn steam hre-eng1ne has been
throwing a continual stream on the ruins
since daylight, and the firemen are doing
all in their power A rope has been ex-
tended around the hole and all persons ex-
cluded from the immediate vicinity
Trains are running from Hazelton every
hour to the scene of the disaster, and will
do so until all the bodies are recovered,
which viii be some time yet, as IL is still
dangerous to enter on the work of rescue.
The earth is still continuing to fall IN and
charging the cavity continually. The ex-
citement is very great and is increasing
Families in the vicinity are moving out of
the houses, fearing theirs will go next. 1t
IS the general opinion that the other houses
will fall in There is also danger of the
mine taking fire.


The cause of the accident was working
the breast in the colliery too near the sur
face under the houses, there being only
about two hundred feet of space where
they caved in Only two days before g
couple of persons in truck were pitched
into a similar hole where a portion of the
railroad had given way over some workin IS
that approached too near the surface.
Year: 1870

A year or two ago L dined in San Fran
cisco with the family of a pioneer, and talk
ed with his daughter, young lady whose
first experience in San Francisco, was an
adventure, though she herself did not re-
member it, as she was only two or three
years old, at the time. Her father said
that, after landing from the ship, they
were walking up the street, servant lead
ing the party, with the little girl in her
arms. And presently a huge miner,
bearded, belted, and bristling with deadly
weapons, just down from long mining cam
paign in the mountains-eyidently barred
the way, stopped the servant, and stood
gazing with face all alive with gratifca-
ton and astonishment. Then he said, rev,
erently, ''Weu, if it amt childt' And
then he snatched little leather sack out
of his pocket, and said to the servant,
There's hundred and fifty dollars in dust
there, and I'll give it to you to let me kiss
the child p But see how things change
Sitting at that dinner-table, listening to
that anecdote, if 1 had ofared double the
money for kissing the same child would
have been refused. Seventeen added years
had far more than doubled the price.
Mark Iieoin.
Year: 1870

The way the County Court Of Sebas
bastian, propose to lend assistance to thu
Little Rock and Fort Smit Railroad,
may be gathered from the New Era's ac
count ofthe proceedings before the Cour
at its recent meeting. 1t nearly kills thu
people Of Sebastian county, to think tina
Railroad in reaching them, should come
by this place. Nevertheless, it look:
now, if they ever get road, it will bt
via Van Buren.


The policy Of numbering up their pro
posed County Aid, with useless provis-
ioas, is a matter OF their own, and in
which they are alone interested


"The above subject has occupied the
attention of the court for several days, a
petition having been presented signed by
many of the leading citizens of the conn-
ty, praying to order an election for or
against granting 100000 90 aid. The
court had not fully decided, when we
closed our paper yesterday, but it was
generally understood, that an election
would be ordered, embracing the follow
ing conditions, viz; The bonds not to
become due until bridge across the Ar
kansas river is built between Dardanelle
and Fort Smith and until the completion
of one mile Of the road within the limits
of the county.


THAT these conditions are but just,
no unprejudiccd mind will deny. That
the road ought to be built on the South
side from Dardanellc or some other con
venient point up, ought to be plain 10
those who furnish the means, as the cost
per mile will be $4,000, say Fire 7h0us-
and Dollars less than on the North side
to say nothing Of the twenty odd miles
saved in distance, thus making a clear
saving of millions of dollars in the start


Whether the company will accept
these just conditions or be ruled by those
interested in having the road on the
North side remains 10 be seen. But Sc
bastian county will grant no aid to rail-
roads outside of her border"


Since The above was in type, we have
received the Herald, which says:


"Since writing the above we learn that
the Court has modified its action and the
conditions of the aid, by requiring only
that work shall have been commenced on
the bridge, and that one mile of the road
within the county shall have been com.
peted.'
Year: 1870

fF Gov. CLAYTON, in his rambings,
made speech at Arkadelphia, the other
day, AMI intcrspersed it with & violent
attack on the Editor of the Standard, for
the purpose of provoking quarrel Col.
GAuLDING is a gallant gentleman, and
come back at the Governor as follows !:


1--WE respectfully declined to pick up
the gauntlet SO detiantly thrown down, as
we did not have three companies of mill
Tia and seven or eight hundred negroes,
most OF them well armed, to back lis nor
do we propose to challenge him for that
would make us amenable to the law, but
we will inform Powell Clayton that we,
James W Gaulding, senior editor Of the
SoatRern Standard, ARE personally respon-
sible for what we say or write, at any
time or in any manner that he may desire
to hold us to account. In his official
position he has the advantage of us, but
personally we do not fear him worth q
cent
Year: 1870

proximity to the Indian lines, hfs
g ven it q large and ndincreasipg trade with
the noble Lo. The population here is
about 500, and as the town is the ter
minus on this side Of the river of the Ft.


Smith and Little Rock Railroad, which
is rapidly approaching completion, ana
will bc the terminus oi another projected
railroad-that running north to intersect
with the southwest branch Of the Pacific
road in Mssouri-there is no question
but that most brilliant future awaits the
town--a future the success Of which Is
assured BY the fertility of the tributary
territory There are number OF cotton
ginning establishments here, several mills,
churches of various denominations. pub
lie and private schools most excellently
conducted, wide awake newspaper, the
Press, that ably advocates the material In
terests Of the people-and, altogether,
there is no town in Arkansas that is ma


king the headway which Van Buren, has
effected since the war. The climate is
healthy, and persons not addicted to ben


zine enjoy average sanitary wcll-belng
Year: 1870

New ORLEANS June 1.-THE case of Injunction in
favor of the Slaughter House Company by the Eighth
District Court and rendered nugatory by the decision
of Judge Bradley, came up this morning on motion
to dissolve the Injunction Judge Dibble said he had
decided to have the matter argued. That ii the writ
would not bear the weight of legal scrutiny, and it
could be shown him that it had been imprudently is
sued he would dissolve it, but it, after argument he
was still of the opinion that it had not been mpru'
IDENTIFY issued be would that the order Of his court
was obeyed Judge Bradley any other Judge Of the
United States Court to the contrary notwithstanding


He reprobated in unmeasured terms, what he con-
edered the unwarrantabe acts of Judge Bradley, and
declared that they were revolutionary in their charac
ter and subversive Of all law and order He wished it
understood that the order Of his court based upon
the order of the highest tribunal of the State Of Louis
lana. and would be obeyed and executed at any and
all hazards even if it necessary to apply for
roops and the navy Of the Federal Government. 1t
conflict was TO come between State and Federal Courts,
let it come and let revolution decide whether not
State lines were to be entirely botted out and ignored
by the simple diction of Federal judge The case
was then argued after which Judge Dibbe said, that
in view of the magnitude of the question involved he
would defer his decision uut Monday. He said from
Judge Bradley's decision Wendell Phillips constTuc-
ton of the Government true and the States re-
duced to mere counties.


New ORLEANS, June 17.-~Tod day, by order of Judge
Dibble, of the sth District Court, H. S. McComb and
the new directors of the New Orleans, Jackson and
Great Northern Railroad were inducted into office in
place of Gen. Beauregard and the old directors, aud
placed in possession of the road. The change gives
general satisfaction and augurs spirit and more
go-ahead management.
Year: 1870

1t will only cost you dollar to buy bottle of Ed
WARD WILDERs CHILL Tonic, which is purely vegeta
Bile, and will not only cure you any of your family
of Chs and Fever Fever and Ague, and every form,
type and variety of Maaral Paludal Fever of Afec
tons but will entirely drive them from the system,
which no other Chill medicine now made will do Don't
but only Edward WideF's Chill Tonic, as ia
guaranteed in all cases.
Year: 1870

A brilliant idea has struck one of the New York
journals--that the strong minded women be sent
abroad missionaries. The New Orleans Times thinks
An almost unlimited subscription could be raised for
the deportation of this noisy element To be sure"
it says {" we might have occasional cause for regret
in his Majesty of Dahomey, when in investi>
eating mood, should cook and one of these lambs,
in order to find out how good she was but then few
clouds nseparabe from the brightest sunshine, and
would try to bear it with Christian forttude and
resignation"


Certainly and, moreVer, it is more than probable
that taste of Anna Diekinso would satisfy the ape
tite of the most ravenous cannibal
Year: 1870

A large California clothing establishment, having
been forced into bankruptcy the entire stock of goods
represented to bea magnificent one, will, with the
consent Of the assignee be sent to St. Louis for sale
as the best market for their disposition.