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Year: 1870

Cove-Three Men Drowned.


At the south side of Jersey City there is
strip of water known as South Cove. This strip
is in some places q quarter of mile wide, but
at the foot of Washington street the dock of the
Central New Jersey Railroad runs out from
Communipaw to within about hundred feet of
Jersey City. At this point, which is only a few
rods from the river, the water runs through the
narrow outlet swiftly, and in windy weather is
quite rough. A large number of Central Rail-
road employees live in Jersey City, and take
their meals at home.


For the accommodation of this class ferry
has been established, running across the cove
from the foot of Washington street to the rail-
road pier. The boat is only a fiat t-bottomed
row-boat, capable of holding four or five per-
sons and is not particularly safe for larger
number, especially If the water is rough. Yes
terday, shortly before l O'clock as usual, n
number of persons were waiting to cross, and
the little boat was so crowded as to be unsafe.
Two or three of the men got out, preferring to
wait until the next trip. Seven men, however,
besides the boatman, remained in the boat,
which, when about half way across the stream,
was


CAPsIzED.


A heavy wind was blowing at the time in an
opposite direction from the flow of the water,
making it exceedingly rough and the boat was
overloaded so that its edge was almost even
with the water Bemore, the boatman, was
unable to pull the boat down to the pier against
the wind and tide, and movement of some of
the party caused the accident. Eight men were
thrown into the .water:-Chris. Bemore, the
boatman; Michael Fallon, John Birmingham,
Patrick Gagen, John Herman, Dennis Herman,
John Finnerty, and - Monaghan. They were
all carried rapidly up the cove, where it is much
wider than below. Several boats were put out
as soon as possible, and five of the men were
rescued.


DROWNED.


Patrick Gagen and John Fallon, living at 213
Grand street, and Dennis Herman, living in
Morgan street, were drowned. 1t was impossible
during the high wind to make any attempt to
rescue the bodies and none of them were re-
covered. AS soon as the accident was known
the dock was crowded with men, women, and
children. Great excitement prevailed through
out the lower part of the city One of the most
painful features of this distressing occurrence
is in the fact that all the men who were
drowned were married and leave families.


The city has long had under consideration a
plan to extend two or three of the streets on
this side to Communipaw. Had this been done
all danger of such calamities would have been
avoided. Steps will now in all probability, be
taken to accomplish this evidently necessary
improvement.-N. Y. World today.
Year: 1870

of making to her deed to two farms in Jeffer-
son county, valued at els 900. At an early hour
on the morning of the 11th, st. Johns Church
was filed with an anxious and expectant au-
dience that had assembled to witness the union
of December and May; and not till a very late
hour was it known that the old mans darling
had gone back on him. The young lady says
that she is only waiting for him to perform his
part of the contract, when she will be ready to
fulfill hers, and as she has waited in vain several
weeks for him to do so she yesterday brought
suit in the Jefferson Court of Common Pleas for
damages in the sum of $40, 600.
Year: 1870

How FLY SHORTENED Reals LIFE.
"A fly shortened, BY several minutes, the
life of John Real, the murderer, who was
executed at New York, on Friday The
sheriff had arranged to raise his hand as
signal to draw down the black cap, and
afterward to wave his handkerchief for the
cutting of the rope While standing. with
his hat in one hand and his handkerchief
in the other, awaiting the end of the relig-
ious ceremonies. fly happened to light
upon his nose, and he unconsciously raised
his handkerchief to brush it away, which
the hangman, of course, took to be the sig
nal and at once cut the rope.
Year: 1870

THE CAUsE-Americans sympathize
with the Germans because they believe
them to be right, and that Napoleon is try
ing to play the bully, not only over Prus-
sia, but over the world as well; he and his
partners tried it 10 Mexico, but his poor
tool, Maximillian, lost his life in the opera
tion. He sustained the rebellion in the
South by his moral support, after the ghost
had been whipped out of it, and if Napol-
con now finds fault with Americans, they
can treat him and France with perfect in
difference, and that is about all the resp ct
he is entitled to from America.-Folsom
Telegraph.
Year: 1870

An ardent member of the Democratic Con.
vention in San Francisco declared that the
Democracy would show their sympathy for
Germany by nominating German whom he
named But the Convention couldn't see it,
and nominated brave son of Erin.
Year: 1870

BRICK PoMERoY makes palpable hit,
Is follows.


Suppose Abe Lincoln had taken his
boy TAD out 20 .Ari.rgton Heights at the
beginning of the war, and got on barn
and witnessed little picket firing mile
of, and then telegraphed to his wife that
Tau had received his baptism of IRE, and
that the soldiers blew their noses to see
how tranquil he sat astraddle of the roof
of the barn, it would have been as sensible
as Napoleon's dispatch"
Year: 1870

An editor says. "a man who is owing us
little bill said he would call last week and
pay us, if he was alive. He still appears on
the street, but. as be did not call. it is natu-
rally supposed he is dead, and is walking
around to save funeral expense"
Year: 1870

Coon HIT The Sacramento Record
says telegram reports that the Prussians
intend to surround Metz witn circular
railroad. Here is chance for the Union
to pitch into the Prussian commander. If
King William goes into the railroad build
ing business, it is foregone conclusion
that he will lose the support of our Third
Street cotemporary-whow will thenceforth
regard him as "bloated monopoIist."
Year: 1870

An American backwoods clergyman hav-
ing alluded to an anchor in his discourse,
describes its use in the following manner


"An anchor is large iron instrument
that sailors carry to sea with them. and
when q storm arises, they take it on shore
and fasten it to tree, aud that holds the
ship till the storm blows over"
Year: 1870

TIE ADVENT OF THE RAILROAD
From the Salem Farmer of Saturday we
get this


One fact viii always ste nd out proni-
nently in connection with the late State
Fair. The railroad locomotive whistle
rang out over the Fair Grounds. One
of that race of iron stceds which chase,
night aud day, over twenty five thousand
miles of railroads on the Atlantic slope
of the States, bearing the wealth and
travelling population Of that section Of
our Republic-onc Of that race Of iron
steeds which had passed over the vast
plains of the interior of the country, and
had crossed the cloud capped mountains
of Nevada, and come down to US, on this
slope Of the Pacifc-was here, was stand
before us, was snortiag fire and smoke,
/ in all his majesty and glory. Our peo-
pie rejoiced no other people ever re-
joiced In their inmost hearts they
thanked God for what they saw. The
event winch they had hoped for, and
prayed for, had come at last !. They saw
in this the earnest of what is yet in the
future-near by at hand--when our val
leys will be connected with iron rails
extending to the utmost region Of the
rising sun. Did there not go up then,
in our heart of hearts, to the God Of our


fathers, prayer of thanksgiving for
\ what he had done for our country through


the labors of our people, and for the rich
blessings we believe he has still in store
| for us !
Year: 1870

STOPPING NEwsPAPERs.-Thcre Is
right way and a wrong way to do every
thing-to stop newspaper or anything
else One of our exchanges has the right
idea when it says:


You have an undoubted right to stop
a newspaper whenever you are disposed
upon payment Of all arrearages. DO not
hesitate to do so on account of any "ten-
derness' TO the editor Don't you suppose
he would stop buying. sugar of you, or
meat, clothing or dry goods, etc, if he
thought he was not getting his money s
worth And when you discontinue q
paper do it manfully- Don't be SO pitiful
as TO throw it back to the postmaster
with contemptuous Il don't want il
any longer" and have refused" written
on tile margin aud have the paper return
ed to the editor. No gentleman evei
stopped paper in that way, Nd MATES
! if his head is covered with gray hair
that should be honorable. If you do no
longer wish to receive newspaper, Writ
a note to the editor, like a man, sayin;
so-and be sure that arrearages are paid
This is the way to stop a newspaper.
Year: 1870

A great discovery is said to have been
recently made by surgeon Of the British
army in China, in the way of an cffccsual
remedy for small pox The mode of treat
ment is as follows: When the proceeding
fever is at its hight, and just before its
eruption appears, the chest is rubbed
with croton oil and tartaric ointment.
This causes the whole Of the eruption to
appear on that part Of the body to the
relief of the rest It also secures q full
aud complete eruption, and this prevents
the disease from attacking the internal
organs. This is now the established mode
oftreatmcnt in the English army in China
and is regarded as a perfect cure
Year: 1870

Jimmy N was QUE Of the bright
boys, and although but seven or eight
years old had evinced love for wealth,
and looked forward TO the time when he
should be rich man. One morning, at
breakfast, his aunt informed him that
during the night pair of twins had been
added to the family, which already had
consisted of three besides Jimmy. The
boy dropped his knife and fork, and ex-
claimed; "Gracious. Aunt Mary, If
father and mother keep on at this rate
there won't be fifty dollars to divide
among us"
Year: 1870

Particulars of the Holocaust in a Li,-
erpooI Ch"rch-siNtcen Victims Of a
Panic.


The Daily News gives particulars of
the panic by which sixteen persons per.
shed in Liverpool on Jan. 23 Another
holocaust of victims to unreasoning and
unfounded panic was offered up" it says,
"at Liverpool on Sunday night The
story of the catastrophe by which sixteen
persons lost their lives at the doors of
place of worship is but a repetition in
nearly all its details, of the story of the
madness of fear. A vast congregation
had been gathered together by the preach
ing of the Passionst Fathers in the ROM
an Catholic Chapel Of st. Joseph, in Gros-
venor street, X sehill, which is at the
center of one of the poorest and most pop
ulous parts of the great seaport. The
service was the concluding one of very
successful series, and such multitudes had
crowded to it that after the chapel was
filed the school room under it was occu-
pied and crammed, and supplementary
service was improvised. While the two
services were quietly proceeding, drunk
en- man forced his way into the schoolroom
and called out to the preacher, Il have
heard YOU long enough Some little dis
turbance was created, and some wretched
idiot shouted Fire Meanwhile several
persons amidst the larger congregation
overhead had just lighted some wax can
dies they had taken with them for the
preachers blessing, and an unusual glare
had thus been thrown upon the chapel
windows, which probably confirmed in the
minds of the people outside the suspicion
which the cry of fire had raised. The
cries were repeated panic seized the
schoolroom congregation, and they made
a rush for the street. The people who
crowded the staircase and the northern
gallery of the church heard the alarm
and believing the schoolroom to be on fire
they rushed towards the street. But the
only passages of cgress for the two excit,
ed crowds led across the same landing, and
on this point they met and blocked each
other. The staircase leading to the chape
became choked with dense mass of strug
Cling people, of whom sixteen were killed
and large number wounded. The panic
seems to have communicated itself to the
whole crowd outside the chapel, but tC
have been allayed within by the hcroi,
cxertions off the priests, who continued the
chapel service to the end, and thus retain
ed the greater part Of the people in thcil
seats until the crush was over. Great a,
the catastrophe is, it would have been in
definitely greater had not this wise cours,
been followed. The great congregation
was kept together by the presence of mint
of the officiating clergy, and 20O0 people
were thus enabled, after the panic wa,
over, to go quietly and safely to thch
homes.
Year: 1870

THE NIGHr LAMP.-Thcre are many
families who use night lamps, and though
inability to provide gas, have been in the
habit of burning kerosene oil, very good
thing when properly used, A few words
on the subject Of its use at night may
prove interesting to the general reader,
When the light Of the kerosene lamp is
turned down low, the combustion is not
perfect, and the atmosphere of the room
becomes vitiatcd by the unconsumed oil
vapors, by the gas produced by combus-
tion and also legitimate particles Of smoke
and SCOT thrown off. to be taken into
the lungs of the occupants. Air thus
poisoned is deathly in its effects, and the
wonder is that the people are not immed-
lately and fatally injured by breathing
it. Its, consequences are the unaccount.
able and mysterious headaches, irritation
of throat and lungs dizziness and nausea
Year: 1870

People are often short in that golden
product called common sense-and in re-
laton to nothing more than bed covering
nection with the health and many day
is made miserable just as the sleep of the
preceding night has been beneath prop
or improper clothing. A writer has the
following


Three-fourths of the bed covering OF
our people consists of what are miscalled
"comfortables, viz two calico cloths,
with glazed cotton wadding laid between
and quilted in.


The perfection of dress, for day or
night, where warmth is the purpose. is
that which confines around the body suf.
ficient of its own warmth, while it allows
escape to the rest. Where the body is
allowed to bath protractedly in its own
vapor, we must expect an unhealthy ac-
ton upon the skin. Where there is too
little ventilating escape, what is called
insensible perspiration is checked, and
something analogous to fever supervenes
Foul tongue in taste, and lack Of morn.
ing appetite betrays the error. In all
cases temper suffers, and my dear, this
is execrable coffee" is probably the
morning salutation.


How much is the rosy health of poor
children due to the air.leaking bedrooms
of their parents-and what generator
of pale faces is close chamber


To be healthy and happy, provide your
bed with the lightest and most porous
blankets, the finer the better. The cheap
est in price and the dearest in health.
"Comiortables" are uncomfortable and un-
healthy. Cotton, if it could be made
equally porous and keep so, We should
prefer to wool. The same for daily un.
derclothcs But more than all else, let
your chamber be well ventilated KNOCK
in Il hole somewhere to give your escap.
Ing breath exit, and another to give fresh
air to your lungs in place of what they
have expired. So you shall have pleasant
dreams at night, and in the morning
cheerful rising, sweet breath and good
appetite.
Year: 1870

The great want OF this age is men, Men
who are not for sale. Men who are hon
est, sound from center to circumference
true to the hearts core. Men who will
condemn wrong in friend or foe, in them
selves as well as others. Men whose con-
sciences are as steady as the needle to the
pole. Men who will stand for the right
if the heavens totter and the earth reels.
Men who can tell the truth, and look the
world and the devil right in the eye. Men
that neither brag nor run. Men that
neither flag nor finch. Men who can
have courage without shouting to it.
Men in whom the courage of everlasting g
life runs sill, deep and strong. Men who
do not cry nor cause their voices TO lie
heard on the streets, but who will not fail
or be discouraged till Judgment be set on
earth. Men who know their message and
tell it. Men who know their places and fill
thcm. Men who know their own business.
Men who will not lie. Men who are not too
lazy to work, nor too proud to be poor.
Men who al, willing to cat what they have
earned, and wear what they have paid
for.


A Troy hotel-kecpcr boarded clcri.
cal looking gentleman two weeks, on the
strength of his piety and copy of the
ten commandments which he carried
pasted on his valise. The other day the
brother left to call ON another minister
but he has not returned yet. The valise
has been broken open and found to con-
tain fine assortment of oat straw.
Year: 1870

THE BIBLH-Necessityfo for Rerision.-It may
be affirmed with the greatest confidence that
many doctrines now commonly held among
Christians generally would never have been
believed with the same unfinching confidence
If there had not been found in the Holy Bible,
as ordinarily read, texts which are now known
to be either spurious or to be gross misrepre-
sentations Of the original. The famous in
terpolation in i John '. Z, is a case in point
No falsifcation of documentary record Is es-
tablished by more overwhelming evidence.
Yet the fraudulent scribe who first adduced
the testimony of the Three Heavenly Wit
nesses knew perfectly well what he wanted
to prove, and that the words he Inserted
would 60 far to prove il; and It Is quite i'm
possible that in uncritical ages a text 20 dis
tinctly and emphatically in point should not
have had the strongest influence in forming
and confirming the general belief. So also no
reasonable person will deny that the solemn
words nom the 18th chapter Of Job which are
read IN the English Burial Service, "I know
that my Redeemer hveth, and that he shall stand
ct the latter day upon the earth; and though af-
ter my skin worms destroy this body, vet " my
nesh shall zee God, % have had much to DO with
the hrm faith Of Christians In the actual resur-
rectien Of the individual body. Yet the best
critics hold this passage to be one Of the worst
mistranslations in the whole Bible, and that the
words, strongly as they affect us, are mere
nAvesty Of the meaning OF the original--Pau
Aau G0eette.
Year: 1870

CELEBRATING THE RATIFICATION. One
hundred guns were fired at noon to-day on the
National Monument grounds by a battery of
twelve pound guns from the Arsenal, to testify
the qualification of the colored people of the
United States at the ratification of the fifteenth
amendment to the constitution of the United
States. The salute is fired under the auspices
OF the National Executive Committee.
Year: 1870

NEW York, November 20.-Sena-
tor Sprague is the authority for the
statement that Chief Justice Chase
would not, in any event, resume his
seat on the Supreme Bench short of
year. He wishes his health to be
fully established before emerging into
active public life again.


The Senator thinks that the politi-
cal condition Of the Republican party
is rather mixed, judging from the cleo
tions recently, but is satisfied with the
result, especially in his own State.
Next 90 Senator Schurz he is regard
ed as the happiest Of Politicians.


There is no truth in the reports
that Collector Murphy will be re-
removed, or of his resignation having
been rendered. There is authority
for stating that the official conduct of
Murphy is thoroughly sustained By
the Administration.
Year: 1870

army. It is more than probable that mill
tary discipline was very lax in those times,
and one day, at general review, Mason
rode up and down the lines, proclaiming
that he had o man in his command who
could whip anything in the whole army.
This challenge, several times repeated, was
at last responded to by perfect giant of
fellow from Pennsylvania regiment,
who came stalking down the lines, and
asked General Mason to bring out his man.


The General ordered Eaton out of the
ranks. He was eyed by the Pennsylvanian
with about as much scorn as Goliath was
supposed to have looked upon David. Word
was given to begin the battle, and there,
before the whole American army, formed
in hollow square, the two men stripped to
the waist and engaged in combat; but in
less time than it takes to tell it Eaton lifted
his Herculean opponent from the ground,
and twirling him over with apparently as
much ease as dandy would cane, held
him up before the whole army in this in
verted position until the giant Pennsylva-
nian begged for quarter. AT another time,
in Kentucky, Eaton was forced to accept a
challenge to fight, and on the first encoun-
ter threw his opponent to the ground with
such force as to break nearly all his ribs
South Bend (Ind.) Register, December 81.
Year: 1870

A Coop ILLusTRATIoN.-Said Sidney
Smith, "When country squire hears of
an ape, his first feeling is to give it nuts
and apples; when he hears of a disscnter,
his immediate impulse is to commit it to
the county jail, to shave its head, to alter
its customary food, and to have it privately
whipped. solcmnly believe blue and red
balloons to be more popular in England
than Catholics and Presbytcrians; they are
more understood, and there is a greater dis
position to do something for them" There
has been too much of what is essentially
The same spirit in America, as exercised
towards the people of conquered southern
States. We rejoice that it has been at last
so signally rcbuked by the unconditional
concession by the House Of Representatives
to Virginia of her full and rightful repre-
sentatlon in Congress. Win the Senate
prevent the immediate consummation of
the good work ?-Neto York Times.
Year: 1870

RUNAWAY Accidental STREET-CAR
HORSE KILLED.-Yesterday morning as
one of the drivers on the city railway was
detaching his horses from the rear OF Car
to put them in front, they dashed off at a
fearful pace up Main street. They were
not stopped until above Thirteenth street,
where they ran into dray with such force
as to knock the driver over and upset them
selves completely. The driver slipped out
from underneath the horses, and, strange
to say, was not killed. One of the horses
was so hurt as to necessitatc his being
killed
Year: 1870

The SHoo FLY CARNIyAL.-La Rue's
Minstrels gave their second performance
before large and delighted audience at the
Theatre last night. The entertainment was
one of the best of the kind ever presented
in Richmond, and almost every feature in
the programme received an encore. To-
night the bill of fare will be varied, but


Shoe Fly" which has created such q


flLrcre will be repeated.
Year: 1870

At the Womans Suffrage Convention
which met at Washingto on the 18th,
a Miss Collins was introduced as Lo.
we'll factory girl of Boston, and made a
speech which did not fall very musically
upon the ears Of some Of the New Eng
hnders present. She made comparison
Of the black slaves of the South with the
white factory slaves Of the North and
declared that the Southern slaves Of for
ner days knew nothing Of eruelty and
tyranny-it was necessary to have been u
factory girl in New England to appreciate
the highest order Of slavery. Miss Col,
Inns expressed the opinion that while
Congress was comforting equal rights in
some sections it should direct its atten
ton to factory operatives and pass some
laws for their advantage and benefit.
The speech created quit ca sensation, says
the Republicans special.
Year: 1870

Virginia is to be admitted at last
though not without restrictions. The
House passed bill to admit the state to
representation Internationally, but the
Senate couldn't agree upon it, and SO
amended it that each member of the vir
ginia Legislature is required to take al
cath that he is no: disqualified by the
third section Of the Fourteenth amend
nent. The House agreed to the amend
nent by strict party vote.