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Year: 1875

From tie QuHmai5 (Gd) Spectator. !


Monday afternoon party of eight
or ten met ut the Okaplico Greek, to
seine the different lakes and "eddies"
along the run of the creek between the
turnpike and the railroad bridges
Nothing unusual transpired on this
occasion until late in the afternoon,
when, in seeing deep lake formed BY
bend in the channel of the stream,
the seine became so heavy and difficult
to drag that it was concluded that it
was hung to root or log on bottom
Lum Deyane, lad 10 years old, went
under for the purpose of disentanglinE
the seine.


Upon reaching bottom, distance OF
some six or seven feet, he found what
he supposed to be n log, and embracing
it started to the surface of the water
With it. His surprise rs well as that
of the party can better be imagined
than expressed when, upon rising, the
supposed log was found to be an alllga
tor. As soon as the waters surface
was reached the infuriateG monster,
taking in the situation at a glance.
made n terrible iunge at Devane, and
striking him in the breast, knocked
him into deep watcr, and, continuing
the attack, caught HIN between hig
vice.liEc jaws around the waist,


Seeing the danger of their comrade
the rest of the party spreng to his
relief. Fortunately for Deyane he was
on the outside and the alligator was,
upon the inside of the seine, which
being strong and firmly held at each
end, somewhat impeded the vicious
reptile in his attack. This, together
with the prompt and fearless action OF
the entire party, who seized his gator
ship by the tail and legs and com
menced to use their knives on him
him diligently, is all that saved the
life of Lum Devane. He was finally
extricated from the jaws OF the mad
dened monster and escaped with q few
painful though not dangerous bruises
and bites.


The alligator was about eight feet
in length, and it was with difficulty
that six or eight strong and courageous
men succeeded, after inserting their
knives In several tender places, il
( bringing him ashore He fought des-
perately as long as life lasted, and in
his dying moments he set up q deal
ening roar almost equal to that CT a
lion.
Year: 1875

New York Times, 15th.]


Every one remembers how prolonged and
intense was the cold of last winter. Such
weather had not been known in this city for
many years. The East and North rivers
were bridged over by the ice, water-pipes
were frozen in nearly every house in the city,
and the clouds contracted a confirmed habit
of showing upon the slightest provocation,
which they kept up until late in the spring.
The weather affected commerce, comfort,
and the temper of the people. Men noted
for their geniality looked gloomily al. the coal
dealers, and gentle women expressed fierce
longngs to kill plumber. Many sanguine
souls found consolation in predicting that the
extreme cold would be made up to us by the
excessive heat of the next summer; but they
were signally disappointed. Rather less than
the usual amount of the solar heat was served
out to us in July, while cold rains occurred
with daily regularity all through the month
to ignore the probability that we are to have
another winter which will be quite as cold
and at least as long as that of last year. The
signs all point in that direction. September
was cool, and October so far has been nm
comfortably chilly. The weather bureau
daily predicts, with depressing monotony,
areas of low barometer, and cloudy weather,
with falling temperature. That our winters
are growing longer, and our summers shorter
and cooler, has been noted for some years,
and the change had marked influence upon
animal and vegetable life. 1t is idle to spec
ulate as to the cause of the climatic change
which has brought about these results. Very
probably the early frosts of the present au-
tumn saved US from an epidemic of yellow
fever. If so, that fact alone ought to recon-
cile us to the discomforts of chilly October,
and enable us to bear with fortitude the cold
and plumbers of the approaching winter.
Year: 1875

Corn loses one-fifth by drying, and wheat
One-fourteenth. From this the estimate is
made that it is more profitable for the farmer
to sell unshelled corn in the fall at Is cents
than at 81 bushel in the following summer;
and that wheat al 81. .25 in December is equal
to $1.55 in the succeeding June. In cases of
potatoes-taking those that rot and are other
wise lost-together with the shrinkage, there
is little doubt that between October and June
the loss to the owner who holds them is not
less than 33 per cent
Year: 1875

The Butte (Cal.) Mercury tells of band
of sheep being brought down from the noun
tains and turned in wheat field. Over one
hundred had died in one night from eating
wheat and drinking water. The wheat swelled
to such an extent that the stomach was COM
pletely torn asunder.
Year: 1875

national welfare during the period.of its
expulsion from power. 1t seeks restora-
ton without the slightest absolution from
its standard political sins. 1t loves slavery
and worships at its broken altars with the
same devotion that marked it for the long
years that it held power. 1t insists upon
State Rights with the same persistence that
marked it prior to the Democratic rebellion
in behalf of that doctrine. Its sympathies
, are all with the South to day under the as
sumption that the late insurgent States are
suffering great wrong at the hands OF the
Government in the devastation of its prop
erty under the effects of war which that
section waged against the Union. In fact,
all the hopes and expectations of the Dem
ocratic party rest upon the Southern States,
and if it wins at all, it will be under the
power of its alliance Herewith. This is
lis attitude as it stands on the threshold OF
another Presidential contest, asking the
people of the preserved Union to yield to
its keeping the destinies of the American
Republic.


In view of this, all other questions of
national polity sink into insignifcance when
placed in the scale against the future unity
and peace of the whole country. The spirit
of the rebellion is not yet extinct. The
thirst for ascendancy in the future and
revenge for the past is very pressing. A
Democratic national triumph will prove
resurrection of all the bitter hates that
centred in the rebellion, and history will
repeat itself when opportunity offers. The
issues of 1860, 1864, 1868 and 1872 will be
clearly defined in the struggle of 1876, and
that party which met them with bold and
triumphant front in those contests must
soon meet them again. The Democrats
seek to inject into the forthcoming election
issues of minor importance, to divert public
attention and add to their chances of sue
cess, but the popular mind must be steeled
against all such political agencies The
great issue is the national salvation. To
preserve the Union in peace and conserve
all the rights of American citizenship should
hold paramount place in the heart and
purpose of every loyal citizen. Itis upon
this line that the coming battle must be
fought to victory to secure the benefcent
ends of republican form of government.
The path of duty is plain, and the Repub-
lican party must not be diverted from it
under any pretext.
Year: 1875

THE New York Sun, always eagerly in
clined to find fault or issue ISLANDERS, makes
8 positive statement that 'the Cuban Re-
public has bribed nobody" This answer
to the charge so generally circulated that a
Cuban bond ring is in existence will prob
ably be accepted as sufficient. The origi-
nators of this charge, as well as those who
have repeated it, and continue to repeat it,
will now be compelled to find some other
ground upon which to base their assaults
against the Cuban patriots. If they are
anxious, however, to pirate about corrup-
ton, let them turn their attention ever so
casually to the Spanish side of the question,
and they will find more than enough to
satisfy them. Spanish gold is a reality,
while Cuban bonds have no value except
in the contingency of Cuban success. 1t
is, therefore, apparent that the Spaniards
alone have the means to secure corrupt
action; and who will doubt, in view of all
that has transpired in New York and else
where within the past five years, that they
have employed their means effectually.
Year: 1875

THE New York Tribune, after scanning
the political field with its usual complacency
and prescience, appears to give up its
fayorite idea of nominating and electing
an independent candidate TO the Presidency
next year. 1t says that 'sit is clear that the
Republicans can win the next Presiden-
tial election if they will only continue to
deserve it. The people who have given
them one victory after another and have
kept the party in power for fourteen
years will be only too glad to find them
!" selves justified in sustaining it again.
@' What they require is merely that 1t
&c should again become and remain true to


' its old-time principles" Thanks for
this. But who, pray, are the ''people"
that admit that the Republican party has
been false to its principles2 They are only
a few malcontents and ambitious aspiranss
to Office and some innocents that have been
beguiled by the great newspaper founded
by Horace Greeley and its confederates into
the notion that new parties can easily be
formed by such floating material as few
disappointed and dissatisfied leaders of
battalions in either or both of the great an
tagonizing political forces of the country.
The Tribune has learned the folly of this
notion II has seen that the great names
of Greeley, Sumner, Trumbull, Schurz and
others of less note, aided by the Tribune
and half dozen other great independent
Journals, deserting the Republican party
and coalescing with the Opposition, were
insufficient to seduce the people from their
allegiance 10 its principles in 1872. 1t is
also well aware that the apparent desertion
of the party in 1874 was simply political
apathy on the part of a meagre portion of
its followers, who, discouraged at the hard
times resulting from commercial and finan-
cial revulsion, staid away from the polls and
suffered the elections to go by default
Now they have, many of them, returned
to their accustomed places in the Republi-
can ranks, and the Tribune gives it up
That is all there is about finding them
selves justified in sustaining it again"
Year: 1875

As soon as the rumor went forth upon its
mission to excite our people into the belief that
war was imminent with Spain it was really in
teresting to see the young American patriots
congregste on the street corners and talk earn
estly of the prospects of first-class sutler
business.
Year: 1875

James Gordon Bennett denies the rumor
that he is to marry, and the young lady's
father puts his French calf down and says it
is not SC, and things are beginning to look SO
mad in and around the Herald building that
the attaches are preparing for shaking up.
We should not be in the least surprised to
hear that they have all been killed in cold
blood and buried without ceremony.
Year: 1875

The Richmond Dispatch gives the following
solemn warning to the Democracy of New
York: "We suspect that the next President
has not been named yet, and, more than ever,
the political gamblers of New York are
warned that that State is not the world, and
that State which named two Presidential
candidates to be beaten will not be allowed to
name the third. Governor Tilden is a local
politician, of local education and habits, and
he will so remain. 1t is the idlest thing in the
world to be pressing him upon people who
are entirely Indifferent toward him."
Year: 1875

We learn that new street railroad COM
pany has been organized and stock subscribed
to build road from Main street to Boyle
Heights by way of Brooklyn. The charter
for this road was granted by the City Coun-
ell several months ago. The road will be
known as the Main Street and Also Avenue
Street Railway. he construction of this
line will enhance the value of property ou
the eastern side of the river fifty per cent,
and bring 1t into active demand for residence
sites.
Year: 1875

We could not learn whether the
parties had actually been married,
but think they were. They were no
doubt in fear of O'Toole, who exhibi-
ted a marriage certificate dated sever
al years since, and they preferred a
marriage in death, such nuptials be-
ing beyond the husbands interference.
So ends a melancholy tragedy, termi-
mating what seems to be an unfortu-
nate infatuation. The charitable
will cover their graves with the man.
tie of charity and leave them to be
Judged by the God of mercy.
Year: 1875

Last evening about dark the city
was Mortified to learn that double
suicide had been committed, and a
man and woman had been found stark
and dead near Third and Grasshopper
streets. In company with officers Car
rillo and Thomas we repaired to the
scenes where surprising sight met
our eyes. On the hillside lay good
looking, well-dressed couple, side by
side,
Year: 1875

The man lay on his back, his hands
calmly folded; the woman on her left
side, her. left arm under the mans
head, and or her face last look of af-
lection still fingered. Life seemed to
have fled only few hours, and their
cold, calm faces were turned to the
beating rain, without sense or feeling.
Year: 1875

Both were well dressed. The man
wore neat blue neck-tie, a new white
shirt, black pants, brown coat and
black felt hat. He was a good-looking
man, with sandy chin whiskers, NOUS
tache and hair. The woman wore a
brown dress, broche shawl, brown
straw hat and the usual articles of fe-
male apparel. Both were in the flower
of youth, good looking and apparently
destined for long life but for this
rash act
Year: 1875

In the United States Court yesterday two
commissioners were deprived of their offices
by the revocation Of their appointments by


order Of Judge Woods. The court naturally
hesitated, as perhaps the dismissal would
iniure one of them on his trial. The same
press which some months ago denounced
the judge with opprobrious terms that had
no warrant from the facts, in this action
gives praise in such qualified terms that


curious questions are suggested. Why is it


that the praise is not simply that due to a


judge who does his duty! Why Is this


opinion considered honest and not the


former ones Is the maxim of fals,tn, in


Mno faisum IN on,ni abandoned If Judge


Woods previous opinions and acts were


unworthy OF respect, why are amy later


ones 1t ought to he considered that he


performs his duty as best he can under his


oath with the aid his knowledge and ex,


perience give him, and only restrained by


his conscience. Why can not every opinion


Of his be judged under the same light!


When the jury brought in their verdict


in the case Of the State vs.. CASTOR Larche,


the sheriff and his deputies were on the


alert. They gathered around the prisoner


and had the idea he would attempt to es-


cape or commit some other act to avoid the
penalty Of the law. The moment the YER


dict was read he justified their precautions


by producing an eight ounce vial and swal.
lowing its contents. A strong smell of
what to many appeared to be chloroform,


instantly filled the court room. Subse-'
quently chemist reported that it was a
solution Of hartshorn and camphor. This
in the proportion swallowed combined with
nothing else, would make any human being
utterly repugnant to any idea of suicide.
The most wreched mortal would rather
submissively die in abject poverty after
enduring from all mankind denuncia-
tlons OF every personal attribute, at the age
OF Methuselah than try such remedy
second time. So it is presumed, therefore,
that the purchaser of this dose was very
deceived by the druggists clerk
But the convict did not have the benefit of
that doubt. He was shaved on his head to
reverse his digestion, rolled around on hard
places to keep his nerves active, rubbed to
preserve his circulation, and every precau
ton taken to prevent an obituary notice
The consequence is creditable to all, includ- |
ing voluntary assistants'and the druggists |
clerk. He is not dead yet, and even if |
acquitted might be trusted to travel away
alone without attempting te!o de Sc.
Year: 1875

The moon will have the bad manners to
pass between the ann and the earth on the
fifth of April.-RepubAcan March Is.


The moon will have the bad manners to
pop between the sun and the earth on the
fifth of April.-Picayune, March %.


When our items travel North and West
and get copied into appreciative journals
without credit, and work their way back
and into home journals, as is frequently the
case, we do not complain. We have no
further use for the items, and let them
''pass," but it is too much to let them "pop.' -
In manuscript where the long "s" is used in
doubling letters the word ''pass," carelessly
written, might easily be taken for "pop." In
soda shop such construction would lat.
ura]ly be put upon the characters. In the
items quoted above charity suggests that the
charge Of plagiarism is unfounded. 1t is
more probable that the effervescing para.
graphist of our effervescent neighbor,
ignoring the use of scissors, copied the
item faithfully, in his own handwriting, and
gained the approval of his chief. The sinful
compositor, who has been known to fairly
ruin mans character by ''foul case"



and knock the stutfing out of the happlest
thoughts with single letter in the wrong
place, is wholly to blame for the transposi
ton. as usual. Such compositor, in
setting up Bible quotations. would make.
"And it came to pop" instead of "pass,'
There is also higher reason, an astronomi-
cal theory, for believing that the writer's
who have been SO happy in recording soda
events did not intend to introduce their
technical words into the paragraph about
the moon as it last appeared in print. The
moon, the bright silver moon that rolls on,
or the gentle moon, shedding its lambent
light, is incapable Of popping. The moon
may be reduced to quarter, or half, or
even get full, and stay out all night, but it
must change, according to popular science,
before it can pop,
Year: 1875

With very little flourish of the herald g


trumpet, the English Comic Opera Com


pany, of which Miss Emily Soldene is the


central figure, commenced an engagement


at the St. Charles Theatre on Sunday night,


and made palpable hit. Even the rain of


last night did not prevent full house, and


the Soldene party has become the talk and


fashion Of the day. The opening opera was


"Genevieve De Brabant," and it was put


upon the stage in manner elegant and


complete in all respects, with costumes and
cast Of caracters meeting the requirements
of the piece. The French original of
"Genevleve," while exquisitely nice in
music, was also little naughty in action
and suggestion. The English version we
now see is an improvement. All that was
beautiful in the French original has been
retained, and all that was objection
able has been replaced by better
material. The part of Drogas is one
well adapted to the superb style of
Miss Soldene. both as regards singing and
action. She impresses all in an audience
with the idea that they are in the presence
of great artist, and yet she does not put
herself forward and others back as if
striving to win all of the honors. Miss
Soldene's voice is singulsrly sweet and
flexible; it has pathos and power, controlled
by such taste as rendered the balcony duet
serenade as touching and pleasing as need
be seen and heard in opera. As for tie COM
pany. it's talent is not confined to the keep
ing OF the first singer. 1t is well balanced.
The leading gentlemen are good comedians
and fair singers. The ladies are accom-.
plished singers, with few exceptions, and
all fine in personal appearance, which is
fact concerning the useful
people of opera. The costumes worn are
rich and appropriate, and the entertain
ments given are such as are highly pleasing
to eye and ear. The same opera will be
to night.
Year: 1875

The farmers ofthis vicinity are rejoicing in the rains of the past fortnight. They have greatly improved the appearance of growing cropsand many of the gardens that were getting so thirsty as to need ire quent watering are now looking fresh and green, while the late sowed corn which was looked upon as a failure has now sprung up kenagic from the dry earth of a few weeks since. Our upland meadows are generally cut. and the rain will keep them from being dried up by the sun. Some of the lowland meadows may still improve. There is good supply of small fruits, although the birds claim the first picking, as usual. There will be fair yield of apples and pears though not a great crop.

 On the 23th ult. three of our neigh bors tried their luck fishing at old Nudge Pond and captured a fine lot of bass, pick erel and perch.

 MT. Thomas Swift, of South Amenia, was found dead in his bed on the morning of the 23d ult. He was among us so ire quently that he will be missed as if he was one of our own townsmen. He was a dealer in cattle and wood.

 Mrs. Myron Harrison, of Cornwall Bridge, died at that place on Sunday of last week. She has been for long time in feeble health, and has no doubt been long expecting death, not in fear or sor- row, but with the bright hope of immor- tallty beyond the grave.
Year: 1875

The inference in the last Enquirer from Index correspondence. that there is any opposition to the Principal of our High School is an error. There was no opposition to hiring him for another term. The motion was put to secure his services for the next two years and was opposed only on legal grounds. We all hope he will teach here for years to come.
Year: 1875

HOPE FOR THE DEsPoNDENT.-H you have been coughing all winter and begin to despair of recovery, or if you have talk en recent cold, go at once to the Drug store of Buell. & Wheeler's, get bottle of DR- MORRIS SYRUP OF TAR. WILD CHERRY AND HoREHoUND. Take it and be we'll. No other medicine acts so promptly and effectually in Coughs, Colds, and all dis eases of the throat, lungs and Chest, lead ing to consumption. Hundreds who once thought they had that dread disease have been restored to health by the use of this almost magic remedy. It is also the best known specific for Group, and never fails in Whooping Cough. Trial size 10 cents. 431y
Year: 1875

The N. Y. Tribune boasts that its new clock does not vary second week from the true time. The Palladium remarks that the city clock in New Haven has not varied more than four seconds since April 14th. The clock is under the charge of Prof. Lyman, who says that he will make the variation still less.
Year: 1875

It seems that the Canal railroad people have not yet finished fighting the Plants vile depot. There is a section in the re- vised statutes which provides that no amendment of the charter of corporation shall be operative unless accepted by the corporation. The question in issue is whether this section applies to "open" charters, like that of the Canal railroad company, in which there is reservation of the right of repeal or amendment, by the legislature.
Year: 1875

A queer case occurred in New Haven, last week. A man named Carol had a re- ligious discussion with one Hamilton which ended in row. Carol was arrested and then undertook to have Hamilton's evidence against him rejected on the ground that he was an atheist. Is it quite christian to allow christians to lick people with impunity because they are not chris tians?

 The following from the Hartford Post will be of interest to the members of the National Guard in this county:

 The encampment of the brigade C.N.G. at Philadelphia, in 1876, will be ordered the first week in September at Fairmount Park. Many have supposed that it would be ordered for the first week in July, so as to be present and take part in the fes- tivities of the Fourth" The members will be pleased to know that they are not to be there during the hot weather,
Year: 1875

The death of Andrew Johnson removes a name from American politics. once of great importance. Much of that impor- tance was indeed accidental. but the part he played at the opening of the rebellion was one that entities his memory to the re- spest of loyal North, and gave him the second place on the Republican presiden- -tial ticket of 1864 His subsequent career as President made him popular among Southern conservatives and led to his re- cent election to the Senate, after many delays. He was Q man in whose character