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Year: 1875

AS part of the fall campaign it is said the
Custom House republicans are getting up an
investigating committee to look into demo
cratic corruptions in the State and city.


This is an excellent idea, and we hopo
they will carry it out vigorously. If there
is anything rotten in the democratic camp
the public ought to know it. If there is
anything rotten in the republican camp
Governor Tilden and good many other
democrats are determined the public shall
know it. Where there has been corruption
or maladministration by the democrats in
Ohio the republicans are showing it up in
very lively manner. No doubt when Con-
gress meets the democrats will begin to in
vestigate the Indian Bureau and some other
bureau.


By all means let US have all the fraud,
waste, corruption and maladministration OF
both sides thoroughly exposed; it is the most
useful work the politicians can engage in for
the next six months. If they do this work
thoroughly on both sides they will enable
the people to shut out the rogues and the in
capables, and perhaps the honest men may
get together next year and elect good federal,
State and city officers. 1t would be odd if
the political millennium should come about
by the help of the politicians.
Year: 1875

FALL RIVER. There were no further riot
Dus demonstrations yesterday, but the quasi
hostile attitude was maintained on either
sile-the mill owners insisting upon their
OF the operatives preferring beggary to sub
N ssion TO terms that seem TO them disgrace
fuL 1t is not yet obvious how the trouble is
&c end or how the illogical and obstinate par
tics to this unfortunate dispute are to come
10 any agreement
Year: 1875

THE LINCOLN TOWER. There are O great
many different kinds of Englishmen, and
those who have just built monument to
the memory of that grand figure in our
troubles, Old Abe, are as sincere as were, in
doubtedly those who, in pursuance of Earl
Russell's tactics, tried to break US down
Year: 1875

TExAs.-The official report of the recent
storm in Texas shows the necessity of our
people doing what they can to alleviate tho
distress which has fallen upon our brethren
in that State. Thousands of drowned cat
tie, says the report, ''are strewn over the
prairie south of Indianola, where they were
carried by the current, and several light
coasting steamers are lying in the same di-
rection from six to ten miles inland, having
been left high and dry by the receding wa
ters" This is only part of the distress en-
tailed by the recent storm. We trust that
our people will do what they can toward
making easy the terrible burden which has
fallen upon the Texan people.
Year: 1875

REASON TO REJoICE-Surrounded as
we are by adulterators of food and drink,
and living in the midst of their vile
products, it ought to produce at least a
refreshing sensation to be told where a
real genuine article can be obtained. Such
species of qualification may be had by
purchasing a box of DIR. Prices Cream
Baking Powder, or bottle of his Flavor
ing extract, Economical housekeepers will
no doubt have every reason to rejoice after
making such thrifty investment; for the
biscuits and articles made with DR.. Price s
Baking Powder are really elegant, while
the flavor to cakes, puddings and sauces
that his Flavoring Extracts give, are as
natural as the fruit from which they are
made. Aside from this, their absolute
purity renders them wholesome and agree
able to the most delicate stomach
Year: 1875

DEAR SIR Il herewith submit the follow
ING report Of the examinations Of the Mineral
Point High School, tor the month ending Oct
Sih, 1873. The following will give the average
days absent:
Year: 1875

A TEAM of horses came dashing
down the street on Friday, and
landed the driver on pile of stones
in front of VIM Perry's store The
wagon was slightly damaged, but
the driver escaped unhurt.
Year: 1875

WAS IT INSTINCT.-It will be re-.
membered that some time ago Joe
Daum sold dog to man in Chicago.
Well, the animal remained with his
new master short time, but feared
the sausage mills, and longed for
sour kraut. SO he arose one morn
ing early, and came all the way
from Chicago TO see and live with
his old master Joe.
Year: 1875

A TERRIBLE accident happened on
Saturday to Mr.. Calvin Kitchen, of
Waldwick. He was assisting in
driving to this city herd of cattle.
When about half mile from the
fair grounds it was feared the cattle
would "break," and Mr. Kitchen
was guarding them when his horse
fell and it is supposed fell upon him,
though no one saw the accident. He
was taken to the hotel of George
Chambly and properly cared for.
His injuries are internal, yet
there is every hope of his recovery.
Year: 1875

A young lady IN Milwaukee undcr-
took to climb U ladder that had been
left standing against the sidc OF her
fathers house, but before she had got
a quarter Of the way up quite o crowd
assembled, perceiving which she be-
gan to decend, observing with much
feeling, swell now, there amt g0in-:
to be no free circus here this alter
noon, you bet"
Year: 1875

A father fearing an earthquake III
the region OF his home, sent his two
boys 10 u distant friends until the
peril should be over. A few weeks
after the father received this letter
from his friend: "Please take your
two boys home and send down the
earthquake"
Year: 1875

"Yes, sir" yelled a preacher in q
Dakotah church one Sunday morn
ing, "there's more lying, and swear
ing and stealing, and general devil
try to the square inch in this here
town than in all the rest Of the Am
crican country" and then the cong
rcgation got up and dumped the
preacher out of the window.
Year: 1875

When girl crops her front hair,
and pulls it down over her forehead
like Mexican mustang, and then
ties piece of red velvet around her
neck, who can wonder at the num-
Der Of pale-faced young men that
throw away their ambition, and
pass sleepless nights in trying to
to raise down on their upper lips?
Year: 1875

A IL the type now in this office is entire.
n IS new. We have all the late styles OF
card and poster type, and fattcr 'oursclf
that we can do as good work rs any Office
in the State. Give lis trial.
Year: 1875

TIE WoULD-BE SUICIDE. 1t is now
who tried to drown 'nithselfh III -tfie
Brandywine race, was named Peoples


He had been suffering froma mental
affection since last Summer when he


was affected by the heat. When dis
covered he was standing on a cake of
ice and had to be assisted off.
Year: 1875

Ice FOR NEXT SEAsoN.-Messrs.
Walton & James announce elsewhere
that they have large stock of pure
ice on hand for the coming hot
season, which they will serve careful
ly and promptly. Persons wanting
ice should leave their orders now.
Year: 1875

TO CLOSE NEXT SUNDAY.--Sunday
next, the free breakfast room, conduc-
ted for some time past In the basement
of Bradford's new market house, will
close for the season. During the past


winter this public charity has done q
great amount of good in furnishing
good warm breakfasts to many poor
fellows who otherwise would have
gone hungry. Aaaa-f .if
Year: 1875

The Grand Duke Alexis, whose presence
among us some two or three years since, il
will be remembered, set the hearts of our
metropolitan bellies into a wild fiutter, has
defeated the purpose the Gar had in view
in dispatching him on that cruise around
the world by eventually marrying the oh.
iect OF his afiections-in defiance of paren-
tai authority and the law of the empire de-
nying the marrying of princes of the blood
with subjects. The lady of the grand dukes
choice is the daughter of wealthy baron,
has a colossal dowry, and is in every way
fitted to become a princess; only lacking
royal blood in her veins to make her an
eligible mate in the eyes of the imperial
pere. She is only nineteen-the prince is
twenty-four-and OF possessing appearance,
being blonde, with light blue ewes, a
creamy complexion and wealth of golden
hair, which flows in girlish carelessness
over her shoulders, giving her an extremely
youthful appearance. Having been united
in the indissoluble formula of the Greek
church, which allows no divorce, any effort
on the part of the Gar to annul the marri-
age would doubtless prove futile. In the
mean time the happy pair are residing in
charming simplicity at Dresden, calmly
awaiting decline OF the imperial displeas-
ure.-N Y Grupkic
Year: 1875

Of Long Back. At times j was nearly
frozen, having nothing but blanket 10 keep
me WARM a; night Sometimes there would
be foot of snow on the ground, but they
made me work Just a. hard. This was
about December lst. Nv feet were frozen,
and the nails of my right foot all came off.
In January J met sister Sophia for short
time. and She told me We were better TO be
killed"


"One sqUaw was at times very kind TO
me, but all the rest used to strike me every
chance they had.


"They used to paint me every few days.
About


A MONTH AGO


/ was sure the Indians were going TO sur
render, as Stone Calf and Eagle Head, with
their bands Joined ours, and all started
north. i did not see Sophia all this time,
but knew she was near me, as the sguaw
that had been good TO me said, Little sister
with Stone Calf AT last Medicine Water
came TO my lodge and told me / was TO be
given up / asked him TO let me PC sophia,
and he answered, Sister dead i did not be-
lieve him, and one day Stone Cali told me
she was alive and well. About two weeks
ago | saw four horse wagon coming to-
ward our camp and as soon AZ it was near
enough started to run out and meet it. The
Indians would not let me, but made me go
into a tent Soon Romeo came TO me and
spoxe to me in English. 1t was the first
time had heard it for months. lie said
/ might 90 with him and he would take


GooDCARE OF Me.


ssI Got into the ambulance and thera for
the first time in two months saw Sophia.
We at once left the Indians behind, and in
two days came in sight Of the soldiers tents,
where / saw Gen. Neil, Mrs. Miles, and all
the rest who were 50 kind to me- / could
not help crying. Mrs. Miles is as kind as a
mother to u.s."
Year: 1875

Several days ago an account appeared in
this paper of the drowning of Mrs. Fogue
in the Big Muddy creek Since that time
We learn that when the poor unfortunate
woman was finally dragged from the swol-
len stream, she was vet alive and able to
speak. But the poor, ignorant negro, who
had labored so hard to save her life, had
some queer ideas about the authority of the
coroner, and left the body lying on the
bank OF the stream all night, fearing to re-
move it


We believe, from what has been told US,
that the unfortunate woman might have
been resuscitated, but that she tainted from
exhaustion, and died from exposure and
want Of proper attention. No one is TO
blame, but this is simple case of the evils
OF ignorance -Sedaiid, No. Democrat.
Year: 1875

and that she had escaped contracting any
disease while being exposed to the severe
cold of the winter. Many heart will be
shocked with the account Of this poor girls
treatment while in the power of these lech-
erous devils that satiated their beastly de-
sires by ravishing this helpless creature.
She was not considered as the wife Of any
one chief, but was
Year: 1875

Here the broken-hearted girl broke down.
and the reporter waited some time before
she could proceed. Amids sobs and tears,
and in broken utterances, she continued as
follows, occasionally assisted BY Sophia:


After all were killed but we five sisters,
they gathered around us to see which one
should be put out of the way, and they said
they could only take four along. One In
dian, who seemed TO be chief. came up.
and looking at Johanna and me, suddenly
drew up his gun and shot sisters head off.
i was 50 frightened that could not stir for
some time. As soon as they got everything
they wanted they set fire to the wagon and
killed the cattle then made Sophia and l
get on horses and tied us on. took our two
little sisters up in front of them. and started
of as fast as the horses could 90. We
travelled all day, going due south, / should
judge. One squaw tried TO save Rebecca's
life, but the Indian she hit with the az
said he would have her scalp, and so, she
was shot.


NIn about week when encamped en-
Wolf Creek, the soldier again made the In
dams run. ! did not see them, but heard
the guns. All this time l was on horse
back, and a good deal of the time very sick.
had to ride all the time, and at night was


OFTEN WHIPPED


and beaten, because 1 could not carry "a
much wood and water as some of the
suuavp. All this time was under ch.rve
Year: 1875

by nearly every demon of the tribe. And
this was the unfortunate girl that had been
for nearly nine months subjected to such
fiendish treatment as this, There she sat
pale, wan Of face, sunken Of eye, and
aeart-hroken in spirits. And outside in
lazy incidence the vile wretches who had
.perpetrated these outrages! Surely every
one of them should be made suffer the full
extent of the law. She SAYS she can iden-
tify every one of the party that murdered
her parents and brothers and sisters, and
fhe government N-hould not be slow in
bringing these
Year: 1875

During the time this was going on, one
party rode after Stephen and shot and
scalped him. Ny sister, Rebecca, made a
brave defense with an ak, she knocked
down one of the Indians and would have
Killed him il she had not been tomahawked
fron behind. While half insensible. and
scarcely alive, the Indians-fve or six of
them-despoiled her person, and after that
they scalped her. They then carried her
near the wagon, tore off her clothes, piled
them up over her, with some other things
from he wagon, and while she was still
alive set fire TO the pile and
Year: 1875

I EA hall a mile away hunting up some
stock, and he had a gun with him. As poor
father fell mother rushed towards him only
TO receive a shot from another Indian who
fired at her head, killing her almost in
stantly. My father was not killed at once,
for he moved his arm about as he was
scalped by one of the party. They also
scalPed my mother. An old squaw picked
, up our ak and stuck it in my fathers head,
leaSing it fixed
Year: 1875

on the 10Th of the present month, and is of
ordinary height, with regular features,
mass Of dark hair, and face of more than
ordinary intelligence. Her language shows
that she is possessed Of a common school
education, and in her manners she is ex-
eeedingly modest and retiring. She fully
realizes her terrible situation, but is not
downcast, seeming TO think il more Judi
cious and sensible TO strive and forget her
awful experience.


Sophia is only IL years old, but is well
developed and looks older than she really
is. Her eyes and hair are like her sisters.
She has been less cruelty dealt with, and
Will soon be as well as ever. The reporter
learned that Catharine
Year: 1875

=


Judge K. S. Fisher has re-
Gently decided this question
in a case where "a negro in
DeSoto county was refused
registry because he had been
convicted IF grand larceny,
although pardoned before the
end of his sentence. He ap
piled for a writ of manda-
NUS before Judge Fisher
Regarding the Judges opin-
ion, the Hernando Press and
Times says:


Judge Fisher delivered an
oral opinion, in which, after
reciting the provisions Of the
constitution, and of the sew
eral statutes on the subject,
by the terms of which dis
franchisement is made the
consequence of conviction of
a penitentiary offence, he con
sidered the effect OF a pardon
in restoring eligibility. He
held that while at common
law a pardon operated as a
complete defence, and a. res
toration Of the convict to all
his common law rights, yet
that it could not have the ef-
feet of giving to u party a
right expressly denied to him
by statute. That the statutes
of the States having express
ly declared that no convicted
person conld register, it was
not within the power of the
Governor to render this stat
ute nugatory by the exercise
of the pardoning power. In
other words, that the absence
of conviction was one of the
essential qualifications of an
elector in this State, which
could not he supplied by any
act of the Executive.


This. important decision
settles the question of the
right to vote of quite a num-
ber Of active Radical politi-
clans in this county.
Year: 1875

count Of public schools andat
the same time increase their
efficiency.


Which will encourage i'm
migration by holding out the
inducements of low taxes and
an intelligent and economical
administration.


Which will foster peace and
good between the races,
and cultivate a spirit of fra
ternlty between the people OF
the two sectionsOf the Union.


These are the paramount
objects to be attained in the
coming election; and good
men irrespective of past par
ty affiliations will work to-
gether for shat end
Year: 1875

This from correspondent at Rivere
du Loup, Canada.


When the Grand Trunk Railway Of
Canada was completed in 1860, many
of the farmers had never heard of, much
less seen. railway. but it soon got re-
ported around that passengers could
travel it, and even cattle. A back
woods Englishman, who was indebted
to country merchant was pushed by
the latter for payment of the amount
due, and the only means of liquidatine
the debt was by taking fat OK to the
Quebec market. For this purpose be
tied his OK to the back of his cart, and
drove to the railway station. distance
Of nine miles. On surveying the train
and seeing an iron railing around the
platform of the hind car, he concluded
that that was the place to tie his OK,
which be accordingly did, taking a
place in sscond-class car himself for
ward. Presently the train began to
move off slowly. The speed increased ;
quicker and quicker it went. The poor
man got very fdgsty, the speed still
increasing. until large drops Of sweat
became visible on his brow. By this
time the conductor had reached his car
to collect the tickets. Nearly out Of
breath, the man ran to him, exclaiming:


"My dear conductor. my OK will
never be able to keep up to this pace, it
is not possible"


"Your OK! Keep up to this pace
What do you mean? don't under
stand you. Have you oxen on Board p


"Not on board, Of course. I tied
him to the railing of the hind car"


"You tied your OK to the railing Of
the hind car? Who told you to do SO p


"No one; but that is the way we
always do in the country"


Of course the conductor could not
stop his train before reaching the next
station, when, needless to say, on look
ing for the OK. they found attached to
the rope pair Of horns, with small
portion of the neck.


The humane conductor made col
lection among the passengers on the
spot, realizing larger amount than
the OK would have brought at market,
which he presented to the crest-fallen
farmer. who Immediately returned
home, vowing he would never have
sxen taken to market by railway again.
He has kept his word, and to this day
be leads his OK to market behind his
OWE cart.
Year: 1875

1t is stated that the three survivors
of the emigrant ship Cospatrick. burned
at sea, had been Aeating about in an
open boat for ten days, when they were
rescued. During that time they had
been driven to subsist on the bodies Of
their companions who had died.
Year: 1875

A good sort Of man was recently
asked to subscribe for chandelier for
the church. "Now," said he, whats
the use Of a chandelier? After YOU
get it. you can't get anyone to play
on it."
Year: 1875

Whatever weight the hours have borne
Along the path of frost and snow,
The world is never teo forlorn


For birds to sing again; we know
That earliest buds will soon expand.
That spring is somewhere in the land,


For bark the blue bird sings
Somewhere the grass is green again,
The meadow mild with shower and sun
Out bud the trees, up starts the grain,
Through balmy woods the brook doth rum
Ifanywhere such things may be,
Then why not soon for thee and me?


For hark the blue bird sings
The world is old, the world is old,
But spring is ever fresh and new
No dream SO fair, no hope so bold,
But some sweet day may find IT true;
Who knows how soon that morn may rise
And 6ll us with glad surprissf


For bark the blue bird sings.
Year: 1875

Brother, dear, my time has come,
Bright angels here see,
Waiting to bear me to that home,
That Gods prepared for me.
Look, Brother see them as they fly,
Their wings are pearly white;
Moving downward from on high,
With Jesus at their right.
Now they lift me from the bed,


But leave my body remain,
You may lay it with the dead,


will feel no pain.
Good by, Brother, l must 60


To that Bright Home above,
And leave this world of pain and woe
Behind, with those love.
Year: 1875

ABOUT SCHooLs.-0n the outside of this paper will be found an article on the sub ject of popular education, which sets forth our ideas so clearly and in so much better language than we can command, that we de- sire every reader of the MINER to peruse it and think about it. It is the question of all questions that ought to engage the thought full attention of the people. There is a strong and concerted effort going on to break up the school system in favor of sectarian interests. Already two Churches, the Catholic and Mormon, have mathematical it frem the pulpit. And several protestant denominations are insisting upon tho read ing of the Bible in the schools, which will, of course, render them odious to those whose particular version is discarded, and afford pretext for division. It is quite as impor- tant that all sectarian teachings be excluded from the school room and that nothing be- yond pure morals and good department in that direction be allowed. as that the schools shall not be divided up among the various religious denominations. Divide the chill dren in the schools and you divide them in their lives, in their thoughts, in their preiu- dices and unfit them to become good citi- zens of free republic.
Year: 1875

That quicksilver in some form exists some where in Central Arizona is the settled con viction of all who have given the matter an intelligent investigation. The mercurial paints found in the oldIuins along the Verde, of which we have had frequent occasion to speak, afford sufficient evidence of the fact if we should look for no further proof. But we have been shown samples of Cinnabarine sand collected in the placers of lower Agus Fria, in which we can hardly be mistaken, besides parties have from time to time exhib- ited pieces of cinnabar of excellent quality 50 closely resembling that of the Almaden' in California, as 10 arouse a suspicion that they really came from that celebrated mine and were being introduced here for sensa- tional purposes.

 Whether any deposits of cinnabar have re- ally been discovered here or not, we are not prepared to say. A Mir Malcolm and two or three others, all from the Crook mine, have been out prospecting, and on their return, last Saturday, exhibited some beautiful spec linens of cnnabar. Where they got it? how much there is of it! and all that, are ques- tions that may admit of argument, but the samples shown us of almost pure red sulphu- rets of mercury are too plain to be mistaken, at any rate we are willing to stake our sci entiic reputation on the issue.

 The red Sulphide of mercury or Vermilon, once seen and understood, makes an impression on the m ind that is not readily forgotten.

 The parties also brought in pieces of a harder ore that we judge to be what is known as hepatic cinnabar, which is always present in graater or less quantities in quicksilver mines. It is known by its grayish sub-me- talc luster, and novices often mistake the shining particles for globules of native quick silver.

 This class of ore is inferior to the vermil- ion in yield and is more difficult to work.

 The vermilion or sulphurets of mercury requires only to be fuxed with common lime when it readily evaporates in retort and can be worked with little expense, while the hepatic ore requires crushing and chemi- cal treatment.