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Year: 1870

They do things on the run
out west. When the two trains
were smashed by a collision on
the Missouri Pacific railroad
the other day, one of the first
to crawl out from the wreck
was a man holding in his hand
a telegraphic dispatch to a law,
yer in st. Louis, telling him to
bring suit against the road for
$4,000 damages.
Year: 1870

SAYS an exchange: Iffarmers
would go to the coal pits and
get all the rejected coal and
break it up, and keep a supply
where the hogs could have free
access to it they would have
very few sick ones. 1t is from
this part that sulphuric acid is
made, hence its medicinal pro-
perLies.
Year: 1870

a, New YORK paper lately
announced that Olive Logan
had "married her uncle" p
What the editor wrote was
"sprained her ankle" The com.
positor can not be blamed;
Miss Olive is as likely to do one
thing as another, and he set it
"the way ho thoughtlt made
sense" li
Year: 1870

A MAN over in Indiana, last
week, lost his wife and his
family physician on the same
day. He is now searching for
their remains with double.
barreled shotgun, with the in
tention of burying them both
in the same grave.
Year: 1870

Levett Is the Boot man of West TennOss se.
he came 10 Memphis in Boots at very
early age.


lie knows a Boot as soon as he gets his eye
on it.


He win sell you Boots all day long and
never wink.


He will sell at the lowest prices.
He VIII sell the best goods
He will always deal fairly,
II you do not believe IL,


Try him,
Year: 1870

Every lover Of simple. comfort and unpre-
tending accommodation who is compelled for
his sins to take an occasional steam tramp
across the Continent has rejoiced in the down.
fall of that intolerable parvenu the Pullman
palace car; for the fact of its banishment
leaves the way open for the possible introduc-
tion of some decent substitute. 1t is now
plainly told that the reason of the withdrawal
of these cars was that they swarmed with
vermin. How could it be otherwise? The
travelling public cannot all be cleanly-even
with plenty of money-and here every man
lays down in the same bed with everybody else,
and with an obvious consequence. In the days
when it first became fashion to wear plated
shirts it was objected that the little folds of
linen would be great resorts for feas and some
of their less lively cousins; and so, perhaps,
they were in that age, for these refinements ne
cessarily require associate refnements-the
bath, namely, and some respect for other
devices of propriety in the toilet. In the same
way the Pullman palace car may be possible
in an age when every one may with propriety
wear ruflled shirts.
Year: 1870

Tia MoRGUE is an institution not vet
familiar to the New York public. 1t is bene-
flcent in its uses but it is one of those horrible
charities that we hope may never become
familiar with us, Notwithstanding their useful
ness. 1t seems so foreign to all the finer
senses to expose corpses to the public, row
after row, in various stages of decomposition,
that, although the true beneficence of the act
cannot be doubted, we almost dread to hear or
to think of the Morgue or dead house where
this is done. But it is done and it has to be
done, and, under those circumstance, it is well
for every one to know something of the plan
and arrangement of the place; for the most
fortunate of US know not at what moment
some near and dear one may be mourned as
missing whose body lies waiting for identified
ton and removal at the Morgue. 1t is WELL
therefore, for all to read the graphic account
Of the resting place Of our unknown dead in
another column.
Year: 1870

SENATOR FENToN PROMISES TO BE COOP
BoY-Notwithstanding the fact as admitted
in letter just published from Senator
Fenton on the Murphy question, that the
Senator feels himself badly treated indi-
vidual in Murphy's appointment and General
Merritt's removal, the prudent Senator wishes
it to be understood that as these matters
are settled, he considers it useless to keep
up the fight He recognizes his defeat, he
regrets the appointment of Murphy and the
removal of Merritt, but he is not disposed to
be revengefnl. On the contrary, ne will be
magnanipqgs. He will still labor for the sue
Cess Of the republican party, though he evi-
dently has lost his original admiration Of
General Grant. This is, perhaps, as much
as could be expected from the Senator
under the circumstances but we shall
probably hear from him again, through his
agents, in the approaching republican State
convention, and we still have some apprehen-
sion that he means mischief.
Year: 1870

Trophy.


The race for the Americas cup will take
place on Monday, August 8, one week from
tomorrow 1t will be over the regular re-
gatta course of the New York Yacht Club,
from the anchorage in front Of the club grounds
to and around the lightship and return, dis
tance of about forty miles 1t will be sailed
in accordance with the club regulations as to
time allowance for size the size of competing
boats to be ascertained by the club rules.
Only schooners will take part in the race. BY
such trial the Cambria will have before her
the same splendid opportunity that was so
happily caught up by the America at Cowes
nineteen years ago-the opportunity to take
trophy contended for by o whole feet, and
to record in her favor triumph 80 complete
that none can call it in question. 1t seems
superduous to say that race ON no other
terms could be so satisfactory in these re-
spects. At the same time that it seems fitting
that a cup won by victory over the whole
feet that sailed for it in the first instance
should only be lost by defeat of the whole
squadron whose honor is at stake in its keep
ing, 1t is certain that the glory the trophy bears
will be justly appreciated only in this way.
Everything indicates, therefore, that we shall
have on the Sth-just two weeks later would
have made it the anniversary Of the Americas
victory-a splendid occasion, well contested
race against good feet, with the pride and
spirit of two maritime people on the issue.


Should the Cambria carry away this cup she
will have won an honor second to none in the
history of aquatic sport None will underrate
the original triumph of the America-gained
as it was against what was then the most
splendid yachting fleet afoat, by little craft
unheralded by any fame Of her own, and
coming from a country for whose achievements
in naval architecture the world had not then
any great respects but it seems to us that for
the cup to be won now by the Cambria in
race where mere chance and accident will have
little or no part will be a. evidence 80 far Of
our defeat in rivalry to which the thoughts
of both sides had been fully turned for years,
and to the securing of success in which each
side had addressed its best efforts. But
should the cup remain with us after this fair
trial, at least our visitor will have the con-
sciousness that he proposed to himself no
mean endeavor; while, as perhaps the most
adventurous of English yachtmen-the first at
least to contest an ocean race-he will have
won respect and admiration by the handsome
result of his fine run across the Atlantic. Our
visitor, moreover, will not permit possible vic
tories to go by for want of the spirit to make
trial, since it is well understood that he in
tends to carry out his original purpose Of sail
ing several matches while here.
Year: 1870

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Somewhere along the Jersey shore, little
north of the thickest nest of the Barnegat pi-
rates, Is what is called the port of Perth Am
boy, which bears to the port of New York the
same relation that junk shop round the cor
ner bears to the warehouse of an opulent mer
chant-driving precarious trade in the valua-
bles that have surreptitiously gotten into the
wrong place. This port of Perth Amboy is
the place into which ships destined for New
York have slipped to escape our law; and it is
little odd that the masters and owners of
these ships have still supposed that their rela-
tions would continue all right before the Gus
tom House authorities here, and that they
would be held guiltless also even of their fla
grant violation of our local police regulations
AS to the Custom House difficulty they have
just been enlightened by the decision of the
law officer of the Treasury Department. On
this authority it is declared that "a vessel sail
ing from foreign port bound to port Of entry
in the United States, with her cargo destined
for that port upon her manifest, cannot change
her destination after arriving within the waters
of the United States" The Secretary of the
Treasury has informed the Collectors of the
ports of New York and Perth Amboy that the
department. will act in accordance with this
opinion, and has also instructed Collector Mur-
ply to require all vessels arriving within the
waters of his district from foreign ports destined
with their cargoes for New York to proceed
there, and thereafter to make due entry of the
vessels and cargoes as is required by law. The
little ruse of lodging our local laws, therefore,
can only be further pursued under the grave
disadvantage of causing serious Irregularities
in the ships papers.
Year: 1870

MONTGOMERY BLAIRs IDEAs-One of the
wants to 60 to Congress-not from any per-
sonal ambiton-not from any desire to partici-
pate in the splendid jobbery-but only because
from that high standpoint he believes that he
can open the eyes of the democracy to the
in the right way to carry the country. Let
Blair have a chance to give us his ideas.
Year: 1870

TELEGRAPHIC LEAKAGEs. In San Francisco
they have just caught man in the act of
stealing news. He robbed the Associated
Press in the interest of an opposition. The
delicate tenure Of property in news was per-
haps never better illustrated than by this mans
case He stole-but he did not touch any
thing that was not his own. He secretly
placed himself within hearing Of the telegraph
instrument, and thus read the message sent in
its monotonous language, writing it down
simultaneously with the operator. How can
the law deal with this casea
Year: 1870

LADY FRANKLIN, ''the nobest woman of
them all. has arrived in New York, and it is
to be hoped that she will become the fashion,
as so many less worthy notables have become
on their visits here. We could wish no nobler
model for our young New York bellies to pat
tern after,
Year: 1870

mrr FIFTH MARYLAND REGIMENT is return
ing to its home in Baltimore after pleasant
visit to Cape May The regiment was fA--
mons cne on the Confederate size during tho.
war and participated in many victories ard
defeats. We venture to assert however, that
il never achieved greater victory than the,
one it has just achieved over the prejudices
of radical Philadelphia by it's courteous and.
manly bearing, or suffered more complete
defeat than its own prejudices have before the
generous and hearty reception Of its northern
hosts. They march under the national flag.
now and keep step to the music cf the Union,
and we are al glad to see them.
Year: 1870

A GOOD POLICE COURT RULE-The new
rule from the Board, that no prisoner in a
state of intoxicaton disabling him or her
from answering or understanding where he or
she is, what they want from him or her, or
what they bave got him or her up for, shall be
brought before the court; but that when a
shall be detained in or returned to the station
house, and be there detained till passably
sober. good rule, and so plainly called for
that the cnty wonder is it has not been thought
Of before. The enforcement of this rule will
result in great reform in our police court
trials, and in the judgments thereof upon
many prisoners ignorantly dealt with under
the old system.
Year: 1870

Many Of the "coored ladies' of
New York, taking the fashion from their
white sisters. who put black patch on a
white face, for style. may be seen on Broad
way any afternoon with their sable counte-
nances ornamented with piece Of white
court plaster They argue that it is poor
rule that won't work both ways.
Year: 1870

A worthy old clergyman in a
neighboring town is absept mind
ed. and has a short memory. L
is a common habit with him In
the pulpit to forget something,
and then often sitting down, to
rise up again, and begin his sup.
Elementary remarks with the
expression by the way" A
few Sundays ago he got half way
through a prayer when he hesita'
ted, forgot what he was about
and sat down abruptly withcu'
closing. In a. minute or two ht
rose, and, pointing his fore6nge'
at the amazed congregation, ht
said oh! by the way-amen.'
Year: 1870

How is a battle fought? With tremen-
dous volleys, the ranks standing firm and
steady as on dress parade-with enthusi-
asm, with deai-ning cheers, with music,
finished by a glorious bayonet charger
Nothing of the kind. Here are simply
some thousands Of men on either side,
who have been marched out this pleasant
day to butcher each other Modern fire.
arms are terribly effective weapons;
good Springfield musket win kill at
thousand Yards and by the time you have
drawn these opposing forces to within
two hundred yards Of each other, orabout
the distance across q good sized wheat
field, the battle is resolved into simple
problem-which army can stand the most
killing and wounding without breaking up?
When that question is answered, you can
tell which side will be victorious. The
business of the officers is to hold the men
to the work-to compel them to load and
fire until so many OF the enemy are put
hors du combat that he is forced to with
draw. Take your regiment into battle as
o 'derly as you may, before it has been
under fire half an hour it will be resolved
together into knots and groups from the
drawing together to fill the places of those
stricken down. and the survivors will be
lying or kneeling. forced down by the ir-
resistible instinct of self-preservation


The sights and sounds of Il battle are
well-nigh indescribable. Noise, tumult,
danger, excitement, all blend together
to make a scene which think can have no
parallel on the hither side OF the Internal
regions. During his first battle. perhaps,
the novelty Of the thing may fill the re-
cruit with genuine enthusiasm and put
fear in the background; but after that he
will find the poetry of the battlefield
somewhat oyerdone in "Hohenlinden," )"
and fighting, itself, rather prosaic and
dangerous butchery. There is nothing
less like pageant, verify believe, than
a battle. The arms are not polished and
shiny now, for the dew of last nights
bivouac in the grsss have tarnished them !;
very plain blouses have taken the place of
ight-bodied, corsety coats; belts are
loosened, or in the fury of the fight are
thrown aside altogether; shoulder-straps
and epaulets ars discarded, out of whole
some regard for the enemy's sharpshooters,
after the fight has progressed an.hour, you
will find those who are still fighting, dirty,
grimy, and laboring to Kill the enemy
with about as hard manual labor as your
wood sawyer employs on your woodpile.-


"And like smiths Mt their forges


Labored the red Saint Georges cannoneers."
From Jillainous SaApeter in March Lip
rincOffs
Year: 1870

The following recipe for making
raised bread was before the Corinth FAR
mers' Club: Put six ounces of butter and
two teaspoonfuls of salt in a tin pail. Turn
in one pint of boiling water and three
make a thick batter. Set the pail in
kettle of warm water, keep this at blood
heat or II temperature of 100 deg. In
about six hours, or when it has risen to
five quarts. knead in flour, with one tea
spoonful dry soda, and make into loaves.
Then set in warm place and leave again
to rise. When risen one quarter. bake in
hot Oven
Year: 1870

Attempted Revolution in Carthnxcnn-Intro-


duction of the silk Worm-MOnopOfes.


PANAMA, Sept. 8, 1870.
Since my last nothing OF general importance has
occurred In the United States of Colombia. In fact
since the passing OF the canal treaty and the tern
nation Of Congress at BOgota, we hear very little
from the interior of the republic.


BY private letter from Carthagena we hear that
attempt at revolution was suppressed by the au-
torties OF the State Of Bolivar The object OF the
rev0lutiOnists was to prevent the meeting OF the
Legislative Assembly on the lsJ inst.


The SILK worm has been introduced into the State
OF Cauca and promises to be successful. The other
States OF the interior are at peace and busy mprOv
ing their roads and other means OF inter.cOmmuni-
cation.


The Legislative Assembly Of Panama met on the
1st inst. and are yet occupied In their preliminary
preparations. The Presidents message was received
andread The only thing In 1t likely to give rise to
some excitement was the recommendation to the
Assembly on the subject or monOpolies. Ice is at
present the chief and only one; however 1t was
understood that an application by two American
citizens here would be made for monopoly on the
sale OF flour and Indian corn. We hear that one OF
The petitioners has Withdrawn his application from
the already popular Outcry about it, It is said that
the memOrialists had offered $4,000 to the Presl-
dent for his support OF the monopoly before the
sembly
Year: 1870

beIOro CUWHlISSiOner NeWtOn


Robert Cox was arrested yesterday by Deputy
Marshal Nodine on the charge OF carrying on the
business OF dealer In lottery policies at No. Even
street without paying the special tax required by
law He was admitted to ball IN the sum OF 81, 900,
the hearing oi the case being set down for Friday
Year: 1870

IA ve Henry Baicom.-This was q petition on the
part Of the wife Of Bacom an enlisted sailor and at
present confined on the receiving ship Vermont.
Commander Waters, in obedience to the writ served
upon min, had BalcOm In court yesterday in charge
Of q tle OF marines. The petitioner Mrs. Balconl,
stained that her husband at the time of enlistment
was so intoxicated that he was unconscious OF his
act OF enlstment and further, that he the only
means OF support OF herself (his wife) and one
child.


Judge Batchford directed that the evidence In the
ease should be taken before Commissioner Belts,
and on submission OF which Judge Blatchford, he
Boiae time decided, said that any person making
Aindavit TO his eligibility for enlistment whether
minor or otherwise, was bound to serve, and Mr..
balcom retired in custody. Opinion reserved.
Year: 1870

An acquaintance Of mine employs a
large number of young women at sewing
machines, in the fabricating of these yel-
low dresses for summer wear that make
our streets look as if they were peopled
with new species of sunhower, He tells
me that when he frat conceived the itea
of going into this particular line of bust.
ness, he desermined to coup to Sing Sing
and examine the system as it was prac-
tised there, and to ascertain Just data
Of profit in regard to outlay for labor.
His visit opened his eyes to several
things, and returning to the city, he made
up his mind to let, his girls sing and
talk as much as they pleased while they
worked, but they must work by the
piece; SO that any loss of time would fall
upon them as well as upon him. When
he was shown into the workshops occu-
pied by the female convicts at the great
State prison, he was naturally enough
surprised to find that the women, though
hard at work with their sewing machines
were just as busy with their tongues, ex-
ercising their two natural gifts, the nee
die and the organ of speech; and when
he expressed his wonder to the warden at
such license, he was told that twice as
much could be got from them ifthey were
allowed to use their tongues in the hours
of labor. than if they worked in the un-
natural condition to the sex Of forced sill
ence. So the work goes on in my land
lords work department with peals of
laughter, and sometimes strain of no un-
pleasant harmony, drowning the rattle of
machines, and helping along pleasantly
the wearing hours of toil.-Nes York
Correspondent ofae Boston Courier.
Year: 1870

THE Philadelphia Inquirer, of the 9th
inst, in speaking of the treatment of that
dreadful disease, yellow fever, which had
just then appeared in Pflhadelphia, says:


at is well to know how to treat dis
ease so virulent as the yellow fever. For
long time there was much diversity of op-
inion among physicians as to the best
mode, but it is now generally conceded
that the flst thing to secure is free ac-
tion of the bowels and then the patient
be placed in strong hot mustard baths,
which are to be followed up by rest and
the frequent administration of small
draughts of cool water, with occasional
teaspoonful of brandy or some other pure
alcoholic stimulant. But little food is to
be allowed the patient at the early
stages, and then merely light gruel.a


"The SYMPTOMS Of the disease arc num-
erous, and can only be thoroughly delin
eated by a physician who has had mucl
experience in treating the malady: bu
among others may be noticed chilly
sensation along the region of the spin
and dizziness or pain in the later stag,
of the disease, when death is fast AZ


preaching, black vomit ensues, which j
caused by modification of the bowel


The black vomit resembles coffee ground
and when present the patient is past r


covery." b. * .raH5gk so.
Year: 1870

This Scranton Republican says: A
very serious fire damp explosion took
place on Monday evening about ten
o clock. in the Eddy Creek Shat Cd. &
IL. G. Coy There were at TIE fine only
six men in the mines Of who-nAJohn
Carey. Edward Hammock and Richard
Mason-were seriously if not fatally
burned. They were taken out by the
other three men, who we.e at the time in
distant part of the mine, and consequent
ly escaped the burning miasma of death.
John Pettigrew, the mining boss, had
retired for the night, but was immedi-
ately awakened and informs of the dis
aster. when he at once went to the shaft
IN company with Henry Whisbey, the
mGie boss, and decided to go down and
see if they could not save the mules
that were in the miues. Soon after their
decent those who were at the mouth of
the shaft heard loud explosion of fire
damp. tbat - once told the tale that Pc.
tlgrew and Whitley had fallen prey to
the fiery fend After short time Peter
Rose and Henry Jones decended to look
for their comrades, and soon found them
in mine car, lying almost senseless, and
thoir lamps having gone out. They were
soon taken ont of the mines and convey
ed to their homes, and on examination
were found fearfully burned, and are now
IN very precariOus condition. This is
the second accident of the kind that has
happened in this mine, and under the act
for the better ventilation of the mines, Il
becomes the duty of Andrew Nicoll, Mine
Inspector, to have thorough investieat
ton of the cause of the accident, so that
the miners and the public viii know who
is to blame.
Year: 1870

rTHE undersigned, having returned and
l. taken charge of the above stand, where
he was formerly doing business, would beg
leave to inform his friends and the public
generally, that he will constantly keep on
hand and be prepared at all times to supply
the demand for


TIN AND SHEET IRON WARE, yaa


ROOFING, JOBBING, &C.,
In fact everything necessary for the full sup
ply in this line of business s


ssa. Repairing will be made specially,
and will receive prompt attention.


eR. He hopes by strict attention to busi-
ness to merit and receive q liberal share Of
public patronage.


Feb Q. lS7O-6m
Year: 1870

from the Hartford Courant, sth.


A few days ago, when the Prince In
perial F'received his first baptism of fire.
the Emperor Napoleon took him back to
Met. for dinner. Now we hear that the
whole French army is going to Metz
but not for dinner they got their stom-
ache full before they started.