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Year: 1870

DEATH FROM DRINKING WHISKY
The Lockport papers of Saturday
notice the death of man named Ir-
wing, in Lockport, from drinking
whisky. The LockportUnion says j:
Irving had made brag he could
drink half gallon Of whisky in two
hours. For the purpose of carrying
out this brag, he went with several
companions into the saloon Of" 20
minick" Mccormick, in Lower
Town The proprietor Of the saloon
being out it was in charge Of his
brother Michael Mccormick. On
entering the saloon, Irving mention
ed his being on time to fulfil his
brag, but said he would improve on
it and drink quart of whisky in
half an hour. The whisky was sent
for to Seely's grocery, near by, and
pitcher was placed before him.
Filling an ordinary beer glass full
twice. Irving drankSit down with
out intermission. After another
pause he filled the glass again and
drank that. This is said to have
completed quart of whisky,a land all
Of it was drunk in much less than
the time agreed upon. After drink
ing the whisky he started for home
and was found lying under rail
road bridge. Irving drank the whis
Ky Wednesday night and lived until
Friday noon. When it was ascer-
tanned that Irving was dead Michael
Mccormick was arrested on q
charge Of manslaughter in giving
the liqnor to the deceased
Year: 1870

no aJlellIiOn CO s.i. out uCCenQ
faithfully to the work and at the
end of every hour by st. Paups
clock show this ticket at the Mu-
scum door; enter, walking solemnly
through every hall in the building
pass out, and resume your work. %


With the remark that it was sail
one to him. so long as he could
earn his living" the man placed his
bricks and began his round. Halt
an hour afterwards, at least five
hundred people were watching his
mysterious movements. He had as
sumed a military step and bearing,
and looking rs sober as a judge, he
made no response whatever to the
constant inquiries as to the object
of his singular conduct. At the
end of the first hour, the sidewalks
in that vicinity were packed with
people all anxious to solve the
mystery. The man, as directed,
then went into the Museum, devo
ting fifteen minutes to solemn
survey of the halls, and afterward
returning to his round. This was
repeated every hour till sundown
and whenever the man went into the
Musevm a dozen or more persons
would buy tickets and follow him,
hoping to crafty their curiosity in
regard to the purposes of his move
ments. This was continued for
several days-the curious people
who followed him into the Museum
considerably more than paying his
wages-till finally the policeman, to
whom I had impaired my object,
complained that the obstruction OF
the sidewalk by crowds had become
so serious that I must call in my
"brick man" This trivial incident
excited considerable talk and
amusement; it advertised me: and
it materially advanced my purpose
of making a lively corner near the
( Museum.


l am tempted to relate some OF
the incidents and anecdotes which
attended my career as owner and
manager of the Museum. The sto-
ries illustrating merely my intro
dnction of novelties would more
than fill this book, but l must make
room for a few of them.


An actor, named La Rue, presen-
ted himself as an imitator of cele-
hratel hisfriopic t,eya0naCes inel,1
Year: 1870

sand now I tell you that if these
flags are not..takensdown in ten min.
utes, will cut them down."


His indignation was at .the boil
ing point. The crowd in the street
was dense, and the angryl gesticula
ton of the vestryman attracted their
attention. l saw there was no use
| in trying to parley with him OF
coax him, and so, assuming an an
ery air, I rolled up my sleeves, zand
Exclaimed I'M loud tone,-


"Well, Mister should just like
to see you dare to cut down the
American flag on the Fourth OF Ju-
ly; you must be a 'Brit'sher to
make suchlassthreat as that ;.b't l II
show you a thousand pairs Of Yam
kee hands in two minutes, if you
dare to attempt to take down the
stars and stripes on this great birth
day of American freedom !"


"What's that j John Bull a a-saying,"
asked brawny fellow, placing him
self in front of the irate vestry man :;
-.Look here, old fellow" he contin-
ued, eff you want to save a whole
bone in your body, you had better
slope, and never dare to talk again
about hauling down the American
flag in the city of New York


Throngs Of excited, exasperated
men crowded around, and the YES
tryman, seeing the effect of my ruse,
smiled family aud said: 'Oh, of
course it is all right and he and
his companion quietly edged out of
the crowd. The flags remained up
all day and all night. The next
morning I sought the vanquished
vestrymen and obtained formal per-
mission to make this use of the tree
on following holidays, in considera-
ton of my,w illingness to arrest the
doleful strains of my discordant bal
cony band whenever services were
held on week days in the church.
ANOTHER EXTRACT.


1 thoroughly understand the art of
advertising, not merely by means of
printers ink, which / have always
used freely, and to which l confess
my self so much indebted for my sue
cess, but by turning every possible
circumstance to my account. 1t
was my monomania,s a,sto make. the
Museum the town wonder and town
talk. 1 often seized upon an op-
portunity by instinct, even before /
had very definite conception as to
how it should be used, and it seem
ed, somehow, to mature itself and
serve my purpose. As an illustra-
tioE, one morning stout, hearty
looking man, came into my ticket
office and begged some money.
asked him why he did not work and
earn his living? He replied that he
could get nothing to do and that
he would be glad of any job at a
dollar, told him to go and get his
breakfast and return, and l would
employ him at light labor at dol
lar and a half day. When he re-
turned 1 gave him five common
bricks.


"Now," said I, ego and lay d
brick On the corner of Broadway
and Ann Street; another close by
the Museum; a third diagonally
across the way at the corner OF
Broadway and Vesey Street, by the
Astor House; put down the fourth
Year: 1870

SHoRT-L1vED ACCOMPLISHMENTS :
The ordinary course OF things is
for woman to drop all her SO call
ed Accomplishments between the
ages OF twenty five ann thirty five.


Those acquire rents which it is
always boasted will lie the sollace
other domestic life, the pride of her
husband, and the means aifording
invaluable institution to her daugh-
ters, are almost invariably lost as
soon as that domestic life has be-
gun in earnest. and before the chill
brcn can hold a pencil or touch a
note These things, therefore, rep
resent neither real work nor real
play. They are the mere flounces
and trimmings of life's robes, and
get torn off the first moment we
strike into the wood.
Year: 1870

table. during which "Uncle john
quietly raked in the stchecks" and
closed the "bank," thereby saving
himself over $4,000 which the dead
man had won. On the inside OF
the ring was engraved the dead
mans name. He was young man
of good family. and was to have
been married the next week. His
friends were notified and took his
body away, and it was given out
that he had died suddenly Of heart
disease while reading paper at
home. Far distant from this was
the case of the:poor devil who died
in a gambling hell in East Broad
way a short time after. He was
one of the "regulars." For twenty
years he had been a constant hrbi-
tue of faro banks. When he COM
menced he was doing good bust
ness, had happy wife, and was in
a fair-way to fortune; when he died
he Twas a vagrant and outcast-his
wife died of broken heart long
ago, his children had grown up in
misery and vice, and he had not a
friend in the Z whole great city,
where once he had hundreds of
them. The coroner was notified,
an inquest was held, and verdict
was..rendered that he, too, had died
of heart disease. but no effort was
made to conceal the fact where he
died. He had no wealthy friends
or influential politicians to "see"
the coroner and the press and "fx"
things. No one was harmed by the
fact being made public that Henry
Pettibone died suddenly in a fourth
rate gambling hell in East Broad
way.-[N. Y. Cor. Pittsburgh Re-
publican.
Year: 1870

a correspondent gives US some facts
in regard to the scare at the Union
School exhibition at Burgettstown, on
the evening Of the 25th nit. The hall
was filled to its utmost capacity, the
stairway crowded, and the room below
filled with persons who could not get
into the hall. Just after the exercises
had commenced the alarm was given
from below that the floor was sinking.
Immediately the widest excitement
took place. A rush was made for the
stairway, but it was already blocked
up, so there was no egress in that di-
rection.


About this time the stage gave way
and came down with crash. This
served to increase the panic, as it was
thought that part of the floor was
going down. Some of the ladies tainted;
few of both sexes tried to jump out OF
the windows. Ore lady jumped ovef
the railing around the stairs upon the
shoulders of persons below, another
threw her child down; young man
was found standing upon the cornice
outside, while an old gentleman quietly
hung himself upon hat peg until the
excitement was over After the first
panic the audience went quietly down
stairs and dispersed.


Very fortunately no one was seriously
hurt. This incident, which might have
resulted disastrously to hundreds Of
persons, should be lesson to those
who have charge of constructing public
buildings, as well as TO persons giving
such alarm, for had the building been
weak, the rush caused by the scare
would have certainly rendered a catas'
trophe certain, and probably ended in
the loss of many lives. AS the exhi-
bition was postponed, the scholars pro.
pose to have it some future dsy.-Wdsh.
ington ( Pa. } Reriets.
Year: 1870

The card of Marshal SLACK elsewhere
published settles the question of re-
tsponsibility for the presence Of troops
in the Kanawha Valley, and also shows
the purpose for which they were sent
there. He shows that he needed these
troops to aid him in serving civil pro-
cess in Lincoln county, and, unlike the
Intelligencer, does not claim that any
political significance Whatever attaches
to their presence. In polite but en-
phatic manner he fatty contradiets the
recent assertion Of tho Intelligenoer
that these troops were sent to West
Virginia at Judge JAcKsoN's request


About all the excitement over this mat
ter has died out. The only question
now remaining is as to the IntelligeRcer's
want of veracity. From first to last
that paper has shown a disgraceful
recklessness in its assertions. In its
view, any story that would enable it to
make political capital was worthy of
publication. Whether his statements
were true or false, did not seem to con-
Germ the editor in the least. He has
received an exposure that is, to say the
least, not creditable to himself. 1t is to
be hoped he enjoys his enviable status.
Year: 1870

Many horses are made vicious by
cruel treatment.


More horses fall from WEAKNESS than
any other cause.


When a horse falls he is more fright.
ened than his rider.


A frightened animal cannot use bis
senses Alright; it must be reassured by
gentle treatment.


Never strike an animal upon the head.
Never touch a spirited horse with the
whip until he has been told to move
faster, by voice or sign. Bslky horses
are generally made so by ill-treatment
when young, OF bad handling of the an.
imsl if of highly nervous tempera
ment, and no horse was ever cured Of 1t
by excessive whipping. 1t comes of a
spirited temper and is ugly, or from
nervousness, which confuses the animal
and it stops on the road from excessive
fear.


Never kick or scream at horse, nor
Jerk tho bit in his mouth.
Year: 1870

Our upper class does not differ much
from the upper class of European socis.
IS so far as manners and refinement are
concerned, but there is No such middle
class in Europe as our plain people, no
class so we'll taught and well bred,
so dignified and gentle, SO independent
and respectful. Our plain people are
not rude, and with US the terms gentle.
man and lady do not have their usual
European meaning. With us these
words refer to character, and not
mainly, as in Europe, to birth and
position. With Es q gentleman is q
man of gentle spirit, who subdues
bis selfish impulses into social cour.
tesy, and bears q thoughtful and ge-
NAL humanity in his speech and habit.
Such persons are fosnd among us in all
stations, and my friend at Rouen was
unquestionably one of this class 1t
seemed to me that the English middle
class showed q kind of sycophancy to
the aristocrstio class, which they some
times tried to disguise by q tone Of
indifference or dislike, whilst few of
them have the dignity and modesty of
our plain people. / was not sorry, in
this as we'll as in other important re-
spec.s, to come back with fresh salts
faction in our own country and its peo-
ple.-Rer. DR.. Osgood.
Year: 1870

Our readers will be pleased to learn
of the safe arrival of the Governor and
other State officers at the Capital on
Wednesday, March 30th. All fears as
to their fate will be allayed by the as
surance that they reached their destina.
ton in safety and were most warmly
welcomed by the people Of Charleston.
The Kanawha Republican contains q
lengthy account of the reception cere'
monies from which it is clear that the
arrival of the State Government at
Charleston was an event which
the whole people without distinction OF
party or sex improved to tender the Of


ficials the most siacere and generous
hospitality. Speeches, toasts, congrat'
ulations and general good feeling
marked the day and all the surround


ings combined to make the occasion
memorable in the history of the Capital
Year: 1870

The appointment of new Judges OF
the Supreme Court with view to the
reversal of the late legal tender decision
is calling forth general condemnation
from the press of the country. The
Journal Of Commerce regards the recon
struction of the Court as designed to
sustain the will of Congress on all finau-
cial and political questions. 1t says
that .the Supreme Court is no longer
to be an independent Judiciary to
give q just Interpretation to tie su-
preme compact under which oil just
authority is derived. The edict of re-
construction has gone forth, that the
will of Congress may be supreme; and
if the latest additions are not sufficient
new appointments are threatened until
the end is secured. Under snch manip-
ulation it may come to pass that. even
by authority of this august body direct
taxes shall be levied without regard to
the census, in spite of the old restri O.
ton. But that will be step that must
be openly taken after the points are
fairly presented, and we trust that by
that time the eyes of all thoughtful peo-
pie will be opened to see the rocks on
which the ship of State may be drifting


The Chicago Tribune, one of the ablest
Republican papers in the West, comes


down with emphasis on this Cougres.


sional project for making the judicial
branch Of the Government a mere ten
der to the legislative. Speaking with
special reference to the reversal of the
legal tender decision, it says:


Such action on the part of the new
iuages of our Supreme Court is seriously
to be deplored, If indeed, it ought not
Indignantly to be resented by the
other iudges. For the legal tender de-
cision itself We care little, though we
believed it wise, and knew it 10 be hon.
est. But we can feel no respect for q
mode of reversing that Judgment which
bears every mark of being "put up
lob" and can reflect only disgrace upon
our highest court Of justice. If We have
any solid ground under our feet 1t is. or
ought to be, the Supreme Court. When
this gives way, anything may happen.
The dissenting Judges Miller, Davis
and Swayne, ought to regard the ap-
pointme ent of new judges to vote down
i the old ones on q particular question
i (if such thing has been done) a. an
linsplt sot the entire judiciary of the
Year: 1870

A lady writer in the Boston Post is
severe upon female clerks, and remarks
"The rudeness and ill-breeding of a ma
jority of girls behind the counter are
becoming almost unbesrable, and am
not surprised when l hear ladies say
they prefer some store where they en-
ploy male clerks, nor employers when
they tell me they prefer male clerks to
female, because they please their Gus
TONERS better. Girls themselves are
shutting avenues Of labor to their seI
by their manners toward those whom
they serve, and all the work of reform.
ers will do no good until the girls learn
to work with them, and deserve what
they demand"
Year: 1870

Have nice white beans put in soak in
cold water over night; take piece OF
fat side pork, parboil fifteen minutes
then place it in the pot with the beans
which ought to have been cooking al
hour; boil the pork and beans together
until the beans are perfectly soft, then
remove them with a skinner to the
dripping pan, and make an island of the
pork in the centre, having first cut the
rind with sharp knife a quarter of AL
inch deep, in delicate parallel lines
bake three hours in moderate oven
and serve hot.
Year: 1870

The best gait q horse ever had for
every day use is good walk. 1t is q
gait that no one in ten possesses. Colts
are not trained to walk in the Northern
States generally; but at the South
where horseback riding is moro COM
mon, horses are trained to walk, so that
a long journey may be made in day
with perfect ease, at no other gait than
q walk!
Year: 1870

The Radical women of the North
have made such run upon Revels for
locks of his hair that in order to supply
the demand, he has been forced, it is
said, to buy up all the black wool in the
District of Columbia.
Year: 1870

No. 5 NASSAU STxKEr, NEw. YORK,


February 18th. 1910.


The remarkable success which attsndea our
negotiation of the Loans of the CENTRAL PAcu1o
RAILROAD COMPANY and the WESTERN Pacific
RAILROAD COMPANY, and the popularity and
credit which these Loans have maintained in
tho markets both in this country and Europe.
have shown that the First Mortgage Bonds OF
wisely located and honorably managed Railroads
arc promptly recognised and readily taken n
the most suitable, safe, ard advantageous form
Of investment yielding mere liberal income
than can hereafter be derived from Government
Bonds, and available TO take their place.


Assured that, In the selection and negotiation
Of superior Railroad Loans, we are meeting a
great public want, and rendering q valuable
servics-both TO tho helders OF Capital and to
those great National works Of internal improve.
ment whose intrinsic merit and substantial
character entitlc them TO tho use OF Capital and
tho confidence OF invcstors-we now offer with
special confidence and satisfaction the
Year: 1870

The Yreka Journal of March 3lSt, gives this
interesting account of a bear visit


Last Saturday evening, large bear visited
the ranch of John Miller, in Shasta valley,
short distance back of Cashs and Heatds
ranches, which was about the coolest proceeding
we ever heard of for a bear. Just about dark,
the Portuguese employed at the ranch, on going
from the milk-house to the dwelling-house, OBJ


served some animal in the brush, which he sup


posed to be a coyote, and Immediately procured
his gun 10 shoot him. His gun failing TO go off,
he went after the coyote to knock him over the
head with the butt, and had advanced but few
steps when a huge bear made after him, ard
would have nabbed him had not the dog jumped
on the bear. Even as it was, he had very mar
row escape, just getting in the door in time TO
close it and gain the assistance of Mrs. Hart
(Miller's sister, towards keeping it shut against
the bear. They nailed up the door, and Mrs
Hart and her children and the Portuguese, re-
maiDed in the upper story of the dwelling all
night, carefully watching the bear, who seemed
perfectly at home about the premises, inside of
the fence, which enclosed about two acres OF
ground. Miller being in Yreka at the time, their
only hope was to wait till the morning for as
sistance from the neghbors to kill the bear


The bear made every effort to get in the house,
and gnawed and scratched the door and weather.
boarding considering, but strange to say, never
attempted to get in the windows, which were on
a level with the porch in front. Failing to get
in the house he drove the dog to the top of a
wood-shed and after making general recon-
noiter of the premises, and devouring about two
bushels of pressed apples from the cider press,
he quietly laid down a few yards from the house,
occasionally getting up on his hind legs to make
observations to see if he was monarch o: all he
surveyed. There was a number of pigs and
chickens by, but he never troubled them,
his great desire being to get into the house,
undoubtedly preferring good sweet cider to his
ordinary grub of chickens pigs, etc. In the
morning Portuguese cautiously emerged from
the back door and hurried to Cash's ranch


where Nelse Cash and Billy CoOmbs laughed at
his story, but the poor fellow so much
frightened, mounted their horses with guns well
loaded, and started for Millers house. On
arriving sure enough they found Bruin on hand
to welcome them. As soon as they came up,
the dog made an attack on the bear, and Nelse
Cash raised his gun to fire but the gun failing
to shoot, his horse made a sharp turn and came
very throwing him, to receive the unwel


come embrace of his antagonist. Cash and
Coombs, aided by the dog, then made general
fight with the bear, plugging him in the head
with four bullets, without apparently much
effect, until fifth struck him in the soft spo:
just behind the fore paw. The bear quite
leap, and it is supposed if he had been in ordi-
nary condition that he would weigh, according
to their judgement, about four hundred pounds
Year: 1870

CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIoNs.-The Legislature
passed a bill postponing the election of Congress
men i'll California until the fall of 1871. 1t is
probable the election may have to be held this
year nevertheless, for the lower house of Cong
ress has passed act, intended to make the
election of Congressman simultaneously through
out the Union, which fixes the day of election as
the Tuesday after the first Monday in November
preceding the expiration of each term. There
are good reasons for having uniform selection
of Congressman, and Congress has full consttu-
tional power in the premises, power already
exercised in regulating the choice of Senators
but it will work hardship in many of the
States which hold general elections before No.
vember TO require special Congressional elect
ion afterwards. If the bill only required that
the election should be held on the general elect
ion day next proceeding the expiration of the
present Congress, as now established by law in
each State and thereafter on the day in Novem-
ber now named in the bill, the end would be
gained without Inconvenience, and the States
would thereafter make their local election days
conform to the Congressional election San
Francisco Buittin.
Year: 1870

The Sar Joaquin Republican is, as we expected,
dispeased with the action of Judge Booker ap-
pointing the Herald as the "ltigant paper"
The Republican having said so much for the bill
cant very well take it all back, but does the
next best thing that is, pitches into the Judge
every day. We say the Repuqhcan is right, and
it ought to have been designated in place of the
Herald. Still we have no tears TO shed other
than those Of the crocodile sort. We feel rather
pleased than otherwise, and beg leave to remind
the Republican and San Francisco Examiner that


The best laid schemes Of mice and men,


Gang aft agley.