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Year: 1871

From the New York SUM- ,ep4m


One of the most distinguished mer-
chants of this city has Just returned from
a tour through the Atlantic and Gulf
States Of the South. His report of the
financial and business condition of that
part of the country isnot so encouraging
as we could wish. He informs us that
there is so great q demand for money in
all the Southern States that it readily
commands one and a half per cent.
month interest. The cotton crop Of the
last year was very large, exceeding fcT
millions of bales, but the price it has
brought has not been profitable. The
only cities Of the South which bear any
marks Of prosperity are Savannah and
Atlanta Savannah, especially, has
risen into great prominence since the
war, principally through the OPP
erations of the Georgia Central
Railroad Company. This company not
only conduct an extensive line of trans
portation, but also are heavy bankersi
and by making advances on agricultural
products, they obtain the control of the
business of carrying them to the sea-
board and of their expectation. Savan-
nah has thus become the second city Of
the South in regard to the amount of its
business generally, A great deal of
Northern energy and capital has also
become established there, and this con-
tributes to the progress of the town,
Charleston, on the other hand, seems to
have sunk into kind Of sullen stupor
and inactivity. Mobile likewise is dead
and New Orleans is declining. No new
buildings are to be seen in either of
these towns. In producing these re-
suits, the extravaganza, oppression and
corruption of the carpetrbag State
governments have had great
deal to do. In this respect, South Caro-
lima and Louisiana are the rstsufferers
of the whole South. In New Orleans,
the rate of State and local taxation for
the year 1870 amounted to five and a
half per cent. upon full valuation of
all property, personal as well as real.
The commerce of New Orleans has like.
wise been considerably diminished by
the operations of new railroads which
lead the trade Of Texas past it, and
promises to do so still more hereafter.
There prevails also throughout the
South, among agriculturalists and bust
ness men generally, a feeling that they
have been hardly dealt with by Congress
since the termination of the war; and
this feeling, no doubt, goes great way
in deadening their energies and prevent
ing them from engaging in productive
enterprises 1t is the opinion of the
distinguished merchant of whom we are
speaking, that prosperity cannot be
restored in the South until the prevail
ing robbery of the carpetbag govern
ments is terminated, and an honest sys-
TEN of administration established in its


place. ....
Year: 1871

The st. Joseph mo Gazette says;


Mr.. Peter Harness, who resides some
three miles north of the city, was bitten
by dog which was supposed to be rabid.
DR. Forse was summoned at the time,
and exercised every suggestion that
medical experience could suggest in the
way of ef'ectually cauterizing the
wounds. Since that time there have
been no symptoms in the case to indi-
cate hydropobia; but at the same time
the boys parents have been very uneasy
in reference to the matter; and day or
so ago they took him up to Savannah,
where it seems some one is in possession
of what is called maidstone" Here,
it is said, some singular developments
have occurred On being placed within
a couple Of inches Of the patients flesh,
the stone, seemingly attracted by an
irresistible magnetic influence, at
tached itself at once to the flesh, and
could not, be removed until it was com
pletely filed with substance supposed
to be poison. The patient at the same
time complained of a singular tingling
sensation of the skin, which finally ex-
tended throughout the system. The
stone, on being tested ca other persons,
seemed to have no effect whatever. The
result is, of course, the friends Of the
boy believe the dog by which he was
bitten was mad.


We have seen many remarkable ac-
counts Of the effects of the q maidstone,
but have generally attributed them to
superstition or excited Imagination,
There can certainly, however, be no inn
propriety in testing their efficacy in a
case where so fearful disease as hydro
phobia is apprehendedi and, in this in
stance, If the boy comes out safe, we
shall either have undoubted faith in the
efficacy of the stone--or believe the dog
wasn't mad
Year: 1871

making wiz doubt be CONTRARY the Wishes Of those who
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empoyed to force the citizens vote opposed TO their
convictions and to the great interests OF the entire commu


There are who win pretend to the Commits
these are in small numbers and neither do they form the
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.s rslscs interested inences snnsaion.ts
study the different opinions themselves in every
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which Of sSs the Sos. q Dominica and deprss her


Then they yin that from end Of the island to tho
their Independence Then the Commissioners with the i'm
s he ssna.s Of the GnIsss States ;Ss. the
ssr Nationality. TSsn again. The cs%ms.iones win
That armed and whose vote: cap1o.
and hoa the cites on On the IRON Sao
q il the moth defending The principle cf the
integrity Of their territory, threatened BY yranncal
Ss.s


c viii ada s ana the
only few whose sole object commercial and tina. to in
srs. mprison several in.midase the greater number n
s In w m n Or with resu
that apparent proecoa Soastsa o. BY Bass is the only
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can Union thoroughly enlightened all the points OF the
intended negotiations and calmly awaiting for the convent
cnccs arising from them will not the proposition made


nothing else must be expected from those who
public homage the respect due to Independent naons
and these reasons, which Of immense value for those
who like Exceency the members OF the Cabinet and
OF the Senate prize the honor OF their country
strengthened by principles OF national law and the eternal
dictates Of justice which Exceency will abandon
enent toward that Of ST. Domingo with which has ratified
public treaties Of friendship and commerce, drew closer the
relations which have been beneficial to all committed
act OF hostility against Dominica therefore Is not to be
believed that will protect the yrant who oppresses
that unhappy country The Domincans desire the friend
v4ntages offered by their privileged soil, to profit
OF tine treasures concealed In It's bosom and to
participate in Its natural wealth; they want friend
ship based sincere relations and reciprocal franchises
as well AZ the disrnerested protection Of that great
people. their progress and illustration. But the Do
10y that Independence which has cost TO them 30 much
blood sacrifices and much gold Here honora-
BILE sketch of the aspirations and hopes OF the
Dominican people, Of their present political situation and of
their public spirit ha spoken the TRUTH with
ration but with know ledge acquired by the Of
men and OF events and feel confident that time will Justify
my words.


Listen them the voice OF old who addresses you
In the Of his oppressed country and who enreas
to continue the noble task of defending the independence
an unhappy nation children struggling to
throw their tyran. You and those who stand by
deserved the consideration OF the free who admire
well that of every Dominican shall
always to the respectful homage OF everlasting
gratitude.


With feelings OF high consdera ,on and have the
honor your Exceencys obedient and respectful
vant TOMAS BOBADILLA.
Year: 1871

The Pig.eries and Fat Boiling Nuisances Of


Dutch Kills.


Now that Long Island City is city, In fact well
as IN name, and has been separated from New
town district the Health Board propose 10 remove
and abolish the fat boiling establishments, great
clumsy factories and plggeries at Dutch Kills,
which now poison the Eastern district or Long
Island CitySwithin mile OF Dutch Kills. There are
in all about two dozen or these Establishments
located in Dutch Kills. most OF them having removed
from New York AT the time that the Health Board
OF New York drove them from the city. Not only
is the air filed with this poison, but Dutch Kills
creek which runs through this district carries the
fifth for two miles and more through the city. and at
low tide lying IN the bed OF the river, creating
most disgusting smell.
Year: 1871

A Bridge That is Not Safc for such Safe to


Go Over.


Yesterday Fire Commissioner Campbell. who was
one Of the commissioners for the construction Of
the washington avenue bridge, visited the Office Of
Street Commissioner Furey, and stated that an inn
mense iron safe' weighing tnlrty.two tons. was
about to be transported across the bridge. and,
in his opinion, the bridge would not stand the
weight He was desirous that the transportation Of
this weighty safe across the bridge should be pro-
hlbited. An order to that effect was issued. The
Friday morning when 1t broke The truck
down at the loot or North Oxford street.
where 1t has been lying since. 1t Is
intended Tor some New York bank, but the Terry
boats refused to take 1t across the river 1t Is
said that lighter has been engaged To convey 1t
across.
Year: 1871

Congress having just amended the Bankrupt
law sn that nearly all parties can be discharged
from their debts unobStructed by the fifty per
cent. clause so-called, another opportunity offers
to secure the benefits of this most effective and
permanent measure Of relief. The above-namcd
will make bankrupt business a speciality will
procure discharges on the most moderate terms,
and transact all business in that line ut prices
which cannot fail to be satisfactory. Being Uni
ted States Commissioner he will endeavor to visit
the different counties court days, and thus
save parties the trouble and expense of several
trips to Alexandria in beginning and proceeding
with their cases. Discharges can be obtained
here before Register Hill rs promptly as in Rich
mond or elsewhere, and ut much less expense to
parties. 1t may be added that the Bankrupt act,
i'll connection with the Homestead exemption,
which it is now believed will be secured to the
bankrupt under the bankrupt law, is the onl ly real
relief now offered to parties struggling in the
hopeless bondage of old debts. Address person
ally or by letter ut No. II south Royal street,
Alexandria. Va. jy lily
Year: 1871

As no two lives have ever been alike on earth,
so no too deaths have ever been: There IS as
vast 4 variety in men S dying as their in living


There are deaths, that. apart from all regrets
and SORROWS impress us with painful sense OF
discord They come before the work is done
The story is broken off. The drama has no
close The music jars into sudden dlscord, and
ends We stand about the grave, and from the
earthly side there is blank sense OF Incomplete
ness We are cheated bya promise that was
never filled There is another confusion amid
th. many contilsons of this lower world anoth-
er discontent. with its apparent lack of purpose.


Such are always the deaths OF children and
the very Young With no vision of another
world, where the great tod Of all worlds has
work and uses, these deaths seem utterly unreal
Sullable


And we NAV add to these. deaths in opening
manhood Just when the hand has learned its
cunning and the brain has gained its strength,
when to the young man. with promise OF noble
results, and high in courage hope, and princl-
Die death comes. and ends the story before the


first page is written, takes the tools away and
s>pends the labor before the first blow is struck.


And besides these, the deaths that come IN
middle life when tied to family and friends and
social Iuties the centre of Il thousand interests,
with hi: work all about him unfinished, u work
he is doing we'll by ill mems Judgment, work
which We think none but ,he Can do 50 we'll or,
il may be, do at al. death summons man in
his highest uses and most splendid successes,
and all is broken of in the midst, and left trag-
mcntar and chaotic TO the deepest sense Of
loss there is added this further stain upon the
intellect, to bear loss that, from this side,
seems needless and irrational


These deaths may come suddenly, by slow de-
cay or by the accident,as we call it, ola moment,
but they are none the less to our reason shock,
and u contradiction to our sense ofhtness. We
call them "untimcly Deaths unreasonable in
doing So. but that We are taught by faith, and
not 10y sight.


Again, there are deaths that come upon us
with the Sense of 4 completed harmony; deaths
that end lives as sunset ends the day deaths
when the work is done, when the story is all
told, when the long, full day travel is finished;
Youths prepared for the work in a faithful
prenticehood manhood did the work like
master Patiently, as the years passed, the
appointed duty was fulfilled, the. prescribed
burden borne And now, at last, all finished
death comes to summon the laborer to his rest.


These are deaths to to thank God for, these
deaths that end Il long and fruitful life with a
perfect close They come with the calmness OF
summer sunsets, that end the day, with the
dreamy regret Of the Indian summer that ends
the year. They seem to belong to the diviner
harrnouies of the other world to be visitatiOns
ufGol' eternal order here among the uncer-
tuinties and confusions of time.
Year: 1871

dent in the judicial career Of the Hon. Thomas
B. Monroe, who, for over 2j years, occupied
the position of Federal Judge in Kentucky,
will illustrate the high purity of his character,
and may serve to remind the judiciary of our
day how conscientiously judges Of the oldcn
time held the scales of justice.


A student in the Judge law school one day
asked him if i'll deciding u case he ever had
felt any bias or prejudice for or against the par
ties. The Judge promptly said Never but
once I'll tell you the story There was a
very important case, which was argued with
great ability before me by the most distinguish
ed lawyers at the bar of Frankfort, and it took
two weeks in the trial. Every morning as the
conrt opened little woman dressed in black
modestly and unassumingly courtesed to the
court. as if unseen, and took her seat near the
door just before the court adjourned she re-
tired, not without making always courtesy.
1t attracted my attention, and inquired who
she was. I was told she was a party to the
suit then on trial When the cause was sub
mtted, and | was preparing my opinion. !
found it impossible to dismiss from my mind
that little woman and her courtesy. | began
to doubt whether I could do justice in the case
I studied the matter very closely, and finally
decided in her favor It involved the title to
all she possessed in the world II never,
said the old Judge, ''was entirely satisfied that
my decision was correct, until it was finally
unanimously affirmed by the Supreme Court of
the United States | feared my judgment had
been warped by the simplicity and dellicacy OF
the little woman in black IN o. Tines
Year: 1871

An INTERESTING CAsE.-A Scotch commits
sioner is now in Boston engaged in procuring
evidence to prove the death of the late Earl Of
Aberdeen This young gentleman shipped be-
fore the mast in an American vessel and made
several voyages, preserving an imcproachablc
character and becoming an excellent seaman
His last voyage was from Boston to Melbourne
and China, when he shipped as mate Of the
schooner Hero, by the name Of George III.
Osborne On the sixth day out, while engag
cd in taking in the jib, the mate was caught in
the downhaul, thrown overheard and drowned.


In order to fix the succession to the estate Of
the late Earl, and to his seat in the House of
Lords, it is now necessary to prove the identity
of the lost sailor with Lord Aberdeen. The
best proof Of this is his signature to the ship
ping articles Of the Hero, which are preserved
at the Boston Custom House, his hand writing
being we'll known in Scotland. Among other
peculiar facts in the case was a romantic affcc-
ton on the part Of Il young nobleman fora sailor
living in Richmond, Maine, and he made that
town his home while on shore. He was free
from all bad habits, but desired to see life. His
career adds a new story to the Romance Of the
Peerage
Year: 1871

Correspondence of The Sun.


STEUBENyILLE, March 2.-The only
wonder to me is that the thirty passengers
in the over turned car were not instantly
killed, and that the sleeping coach did not
turn over on us. 1t ran off the track, and
came within foot of going over. ] cannot
describe the sensation was sitting in the
middle of the car, half asleep. heard a
rumble, felt jolt, and then heard a crash.
The next instant | was hurled over half
dozen seats and landed in the aisle, and
covered up by men, women, children, and
lot of furniture. | realized the situati on,
but all was still as death Every one
seemed stunned. | waited second doub-
led up in heap, then casting my eye
around saw fire and smoke.


[ looked up and | saw window direc-
tly over my head / made an effort, turn
ed over raised myself from the debris, and
made the best time for that window | ever
made in my life. / raised it and looked
out and the first that met my eye was the
men saving the blankets. l then turned
my attention inside and begun to look (as
| then supposed for the dead and crushed.


By this time the conductor came to the
door. and the passengers were got out, but
the flames gained SO rapidly that they did
not return for their satchels or coats. L
saw mine lying handy, and seized it. How
that car became such total wreck-every
thing inside turn up-and no one killed
instantly, is mystery to me.


There were only two log cabins near,
and no other house within three miles.
The poor women hurried out half-dressed,
and insisted that the passengers should go
in for shelter. It was o'clock in the
morning. A kind Irish woman of about
sixty years of age, seeing that Mrs. Scott
was in need Of bandage for her burned
arm. went into her cabin, and brought out
nice hem-stitched handkerchief, white
as snow, and said, This is the best thing
I've got. and it was sent to me as keep
sake from the old country. but it will do
you good" The passengers noticed the
generous act, and thrusting their hands in
to their pockets, offered her ten times the
worth of the linen, but she would accept
nothing, nor would any of them P. W.
Year: 1871

1t is great mistake in female education
to keep young lady's time AM attention
devoted only to the fashionable literature
of the day If you would qualify her for
conversation. YOU must give her ersumething
to talk about, give her education i'll the
actual world and its transpiring events.
Urge her to read the newspapers, and be-
improvements of our age. History is Of
some Importance but the past world IS
dead: we have nothing to do with it. Our
thoughts and our concerns should be for
the present world to know what it is, and
improve its condition. Let her have an
intelligent opinion, and be able to sustain
conversation according to the mental. mo-
raj and religious improvement OF our
times.
Year: 1871

Editors Herald aud 9ribu,se: In for
mer communication / promised l would
give you something more about South
America and the remote parts of the earth
which have visited within the last three
years.


Lave described to you our Joy, on our
arrival at the end of Broadway. when
again placing our foot on our native SOIL
which has aroused SO sensibly the notions
of the sublime in the mind of our cotem-
porary of the Nashville Republican and
Banner-this is all natural enough, when
carried away by fash of the Imagination,
which exceeds the ordinary powers of de-
scription. Still when we describe the
contrast between the remote and desolate
Islands of the Sonth Atlantic Ocean, with
the ''land of our nativity the Banner
will find more prolific subject for his
contemplation in the further description
of the Falkland Islands. With their ma
ked rocky mountains, hills and towering
isolated peaks of ruggid stone which stand
up all over the vast domain, presenting
to the eye and mind panorama of the
widest desolation. and to the spectator
far away from country, home and friends,
all the realities of exile, which demands
all the resolution from the stoutest heart
which the situation can summons or COM
mand.


The Falkland Islands lumber two hum
dred and one and make an area lin the
aggregate) of six millions four hundred
acres, nine tenths of which are rock, with
out tree, shrub or plant. Perpetual
winter and never ceasing gales of wind
every day in the year. No spring time
nor harvest or change of seasons. The
cold is often uncomfortable. Seamen come
in from wrecks at sea with feet and hands
frozen. This consular port is only i'm
portant to American seamen. who meet
with disaster about Cape Horn. There
is no commerce with the United States,
and while the consul is looking after the
welfare of the American sailor upon the
sea, he is suffering disaster to himself up
on the land for want of salary common
surate with q comfortable support. More
anon.


J. POWELL. RADICAL.
Year: 1871

a fearful murder is supposed to have
been perpetrated at Elk River bridge. on
the Nashville and Decatur Railroad a
night or two ago. Two brothers and mu-
ual friend got drunk in saloon in Pros
pect and in that condition became irvol-
we'd in a quarrel. The three subsequently
left the town together, going toward the
bridge, at which place a hat all bedaubed
with blood was found on the following
morning. Suspicion having pointed to-
ward the brothers as the perpetrators OF
the deed, they left for parts unknown.
their victims body is supposed to have
been thrown into the river 70 coyor up
the crime.
Year: 1871

Henry Clay used to say that there we're
three classes of people with whom it was
never safe to quarrel. First, ministers; !;
for the reasonthat they could denounce
me from the pulpit, and | had none
through which to reply. Second, editors
for they had the most powerful engines,
from which they could every day hurl
wrath and fury upon me. and had none
through which to reply. And finally,
with women for they would have the last
word anyhow. sayroa
Year: 1871

A Connecticut lawyer who wished to
cross the river on the ice, was told that it
would be entirely safe to make the attempt
if he crawled over on his hands and knees.
Anxious to 60, he humbled himself accor-
dinghy, and had laboriously got halfway
across, when he was overtaken by man
driving along leisurely in a buggy. The
rapidity with which he assumed an up
right position was startling to the driver.
Year: 1871

Garrett Davis took unnecessary trouble
the other day when he declared that ne
never read the newspapers. 1t is well
know that the fantastic old Kentuckian is
wholly unacquainted with the events of
the present generation. His studies in
modern history closed with the Resolutions
of 'QR
Year: 1871

SENSIBLE TALK ABOUT PUTTING OUT
FIREs.-A word more before Chicago Is for
gotten, about modes in extinguishing fires.
Every one knows that fire is easiest put out
in the beginning. Yet the.tendeney in Amer
lea, of late years, has been to concentrate at
tention upon means of extinguishing great
6res when under headway. The steam fire
enoine is a grand invention; but we want al
so a cheap $40 engine in every house, or every
neiehborhood, to attack fire at the beginning,
while it is controllable. A garden-pump, de.
livering water through hose, will, with three
gallons of water, put out a very large and for
midable fire. With the great fire engines
there is also desire TO throw the water HIGH.
Everybody has seen many hogsheads full of
water thrown completely over a burning
building, so that it fell upon the ground upon
the opposite side, and many more pouring
upon the roof Of the building merely to run
off as the rain does, when one barrel full, de-
livered into the lower story through the win
dow, would have extinguished the fire. The
great secrets of good and successful fireman
are: play low, on the lowest part OF the hre
throw the water in a spray, if possible; ana
don't neglect to throw pailiul this 1nstant,oI
the mere hope of being able to throw Darre,
full five minutes hence. That i've minutes


start NAV put the fire beyond the control even
of steam fire engine.-The Tribune