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Year: 1873

"She is saint; she is heroinew
This exclamation was made respecting
lady, a Mrs. -, resident in Nash
vile during the gloomy days of June,
when large numbers of persons little
way beyond her residence were sick
and dying of cholera. The woman,
moved by the goodness and sustained
by the heroism of her noble heart,
devoted her days and nights to the
sick, the dying, and the dead. She
went in the darkness of the night, in
the rain and mud, when the air was
loaded with pestilence, to the houses
of the sick. And she went not only to
speak words of cheer, but to do with her
own hands whatever could be done to stay
the progress of the disease, to relieve
the distressed, and to prepare the dead
for decent interment. When told that
she ought not to leave her comfortable
home and family, and expose health,
especially in going to the novels of
the poor, her reply was: 81 think it
would be wrong to neglect the sick and
dead at such a time as this" On the
night after the day when SO many
deaths occurred in the city we saw this
heroic woman at midnight preparing a
corpse for burial, She did the hard
work thoroughly. She washed and
dressed the dead, carried out the in
fected bedding and clothing, disinfected
the room, and quieted the bereaved
children. The world lauds the courage
of great men who risk their lives on the
battlefield but do not those Nashville
ladies, who, like the one to whom we
now refer, braved the perils of the pesti-
lence in the performance of duties to
the sick, dying, and dead, deserve even
q HIGHER need Of praise
Year: 1873

In the Superior Court, yesterday, before
Judge Mcneil, j. g. Jackson sought 70 have hA
temporary injunction against John j. Trenor continued
The latter leased from him the ground story Of ths
premises southeast corner OF Sixthaye. and Forty
eghth-st and was about to erect wooden awning u
protect his groceries from the when restrained by
the Injunction Judge Pratt made the injunction per
manent on the ground that the ~ an awning IA
purely private one and that the Legislature cannot
authorize the Of public street FOR private par
puse He goes further by saying that the municipal
authorities have no right tO grant any such permission
az that granted 20 the respondent and that the long
continued practice in this regard does not in the least
strengthen It's legality.
Year: 1873

When you wish to know what the
weather is to be, GO out and select the
smallest cloud seen. Keep your eye
upon it, and, if it decreases, it shows a
state of the air which will be sure to be
followed by fine weather; if il increases
in size. take your great coat With you,
il you are going from home, for falling
weather is not far off The reason is
this: when the air becomes charged
With electricity, you will see every cloud
attracting all lesser ones toward it. until
it gathers into showef; ard, on the
contrary, when the ddid is passing off,
or diffusing itself, then The large cloud
will be seen breaking iuto pieces and
dissolving
Year: 1873

gWe are beginning to feel hut a
languid interest in ghosts. They are
getting too common. A dozen or so
were enough-they served; but when
they come swarming all over the coun.
try like unearthly grass-hoppers they
cease to be attractive. 1t is only very
sprightly and original ghost that can
move us now-one, for instance, like
the last appearance in Georgia. who
amuses himself by dropping hot six
penny nails out of the ceiling upon a
young lady This was not pleasing
token of admiration, since, not for the
instant rejecting whence they must have
come. the damsel picked up one and
burned her fair fingers. AS compensa-
ton, however, shower of pennies also
dropped, and the hardware ghost retir-
ed to his own place, with nc. explanation
of his playful generosity.
Year: 1873

SERIOUS RUHAWAY ACcIDENT.-9esterday
afternoon pair of horses attached to a
buggy in which lady and gentleman were


riding took fright near the corner of Fifth
and Broad streets and ran away. When
near the corner of Fifth and Grace the lady
succeeded in jumping from the buggy, and
was not injured. The gentleman held bis
position for some time, and his team went
on at a fearful rate until when near st. Pc
ter's cathedral the buggy was upset and
dashed against d lamp-post, and literally torn
to pieces. The lamp-post was wefl-nigh up
rooted, and the horse nearest the sidewalk
was SO severely injured by the blow he re-
ceiYed by coming in contact with the post
that he died in about half an hour. The gem
tleman was not seriously hurt. The team
belonged -tS Mr.. L. Duke. The gentleman
received few bruises in the face.
Year: 1873

A number of editorial scriblers have
selected Bismarck and some Of its people
for target practice and the result is some
of the most outlandish lies. One may
be found on the second page. Geo. AL
fred Townsend dishes up the sporting
ing men in manner unjust to them
and injurious to the town. Charley
Stanton who is held up as murderer
and william of the blacklist dye was
tried before a Minnesota court for shoot
ing Shumway and honorably acquitted.
Notwithstanding he is a gambler he is
very much of a gentleman. Morton,
who was also mentioned in no hattering
terms, is respected by all who know
him. Townsend did not go into Mnl-
LENS place and dre- molly on his
imagination for the material for the ac-
counts given. The following from the
st. Paul Dispatch had no foundation
except that church was held in tent
which was originally erected for q gamb-
ling hall but used only as public hall
and carpenter shop. There is a yeget-
able market and tobacco store between
this place and Crummey's establishment
which was closed and the tables covered
on the occasion alluded to.


The Dispatch says: "Onr late towns
man, Crummey, seems to be we'll estab-
lished at Bismarck. "A correspondent
from that place says that last Sunday
religious services, including the preach
ing Of asermcn, were had in Crummey's
establishment, without interruption of
the regular game. On each side of the
stand occupied by the clergymen, faro
banks were in steady operation, and
though the players were quietly intent
on their business, yet the rattling of
their ivory chips was distinctly to be
heard in the pauses of the prayer and
sermon. One of the lucky gamblers
said he admired the pluck OF the the gospel csrr,
Singer and if hat had been passed
for him he would have dropped in it a
big stake off his pile of chips


Sneh stories are uncailed for, wholly
untrue and positively injurious to the
town.
Year: 1873

WEDNESDAY, June 2.


The main body has just joined us and
the march will be resumed at once for
the engineers and cavalry who are in
advance Soon about one-half the
force will separate from the rest and go
ahead in advance by rapid marches to
the Yellowstone to meet the steamers.
With this force Ego forward. N. w.
Year: 1873

rAtions were asked for and the main
body is on the march to them for that
purpose. Custer, with cavalry, went
in advance and probably reached them
yesterday afternoon. When we reach
them the expedition will probably again
divide the main body, going directly to
the Yellowstone and leaving a sufficient
force Of infantry and cavalry to protect
tho survey.


CAMP OF srH REGIMENT, July 1st,


8 Miles North of Muddy Greek. Il


] lefs the camp Of the main expedi-
tion at Muddy Greek yesterday and
came up here to meet friend. When
I left they were just building pontoon
bridge; the whole force being


,. DELAYED


oyer Sunday and Monday by the rapid
rise of the creek, carrying away the
bridge built by Custer. It is great
disappointment to Stanley and all. as
the delay, especially in this good march
ing weather is very irksome Custer is
8 or 10 miles beyond us and will re-
main until joined by the whole force,
including this detachment. We are
looking for the main body hourly !;
probably the crossing of the Muddy
has been quite difficult. !.
THE ENGINEERS


are far beyond Custer, escorted by a
squadron of cavalry. So we shall march
fast to overtake them. At that time a
part Of the expedition will hurry for
ward to the Yellowstone. The rains of
the past week have been great drawback
and prevented the union of the differ
ent parties Of the expedition and it's
Year: 1873

\ Southern newspaper speaks of com
and unique of another as manly and
pleasing of third as elegant, graceful
and earnest"-of fourth as soul warm
ing-of fifth as sparkling and beauti-
I1,na 1nl OF sixth as vigorous and sound. .
There is no more useful part of speech
than your adjective. In reporting, it
saves all the trouble of special and dis
tnctive description. Concretes are trouble
some and nouns mean something, but the
adjectives are always at hand and may be
sprlnkled upon the page as easily as pep
per is sprinkled from the box.
Year: 1873

Renne's Pain-Killing Magic Oil is one
of the best things we know of for clergy
mans sore throat, for headache or for sore
ness of the stomach or side, and mixed
with soft water it makes a splendid eye
water, for weak or infamed or sore ewes.
Try it and see.
Year: 1873

Don't Suffer your hair to fall off when
bottle or two of Nature Hair Restorative
will check it. splendidly perfumed and as
clear as crystal All wide awake drug
gist sell it. See advertisement.
Year: 1873

Gov. Beverldge was the first speaker


He said that he appeared before them, not
as the executive of the State acting in his
official capacity, nor as partisan to urge
upon them political theories, but as a nlain
citizen, to enjoy with the people the fes-
tiyitIes Of the hour. and give thanks for
the harvest which has Just been gathered


tie then proceeded TO sketch the wonder
tul development of the State, from a raw
prairie until it had attained the rank of
fourth IN population, and third in wealth


tie ascribed this wonderful progress as due
IN a great degree to the railroads. Hehad
no apology to offer for the extortions of
these corporations. He defended and
commended them when they did right, and
was equally ready to condemn them when
they were in the wrong. He would hold
them to strict accountability, and make
them instruments to develop our State.
rather than monop0lies to rob it of its
wealth. They should be subject to leeis-
lative control, and taxed upon their fair
cost value. He believed they had ne
higher rights than those enjoyed bv the
people. Ii in the investigation now being
carried on it is found that the constitution
confers greater rights upon the railroads
than upon the people, then the same
power that made the constitution would un-
make and remedy this event. He believed
the question would soon be settled and
the State would make greater progress in
the future than it had done in the past.
Year: 1873

THE PHILADELPHIA OARsMAN.- Cloud,
who started from Philadelphia a month ago to
row to New Orleans in one hundred and forty


FIVE days, arrived in Cincinnati on Saturday
somewhat ahead of time. At Rome he broke
one Of the row locks of his boat, and leaving
the boat there for repairs, be went to Oinein-
day. The total distance from Philadelphia to
New Orleans is four thousand miles. Cloud
was thlrty-two days only IN reaching Rome
His second appearance may be expected soon,
as he will doubtless make good time for few
days, in order that this unavoidable delay may
not in any way deTract from the advantage
he has already gained. Cloud is bound by his
wager to sleep in his boat during the whole OF
his Journey and in order to comply with this
requirement as nearly as possible, he found
lodging while in Cincinnati in a skif at q boat
house, which is at the foot of Broadway
CtncinslGtl Gazette.
Year: 1873

GRANGEs IN NIRGINIA.-The following state


ment is made by the Washington correspondent
Of the New York Times


A movement has been inaugurated to extend
The farmers oranges to Virginia. The farming
community make great compliant in that State
because the property employed in farming has
10 pay one half Of one per cent. taxes while per-
sons and companies dealing in money either pay
no taxes, or pay only on their net income. A
series of so called commercial circles have been
organized, whose purpose il appears 10 be 10
destroy competition in cities and towns other
than those selected by them, at which one Of the
members of the circle does all the bidding for all
the buyers. The consequence is that the farm-
ers complain Of great oppression. Applications
have been made to the officers of the GreaRe
Association 10 extend the oranges to Virginia.
Inasmuch as fifty eight per cent. Of the popula-
lion Of the State is engaged in agriculture, it is
considered probable teat the establishment of
Ihe oranges may have some effect upon the CONE
Jog election. T.
Year: 1873

There is now scarcely any doubt as 10 the gen
tleman who will be the contestants for thishOnor
able and important position. The Democrats
having prevailed upon VIM. s. MeCaulley, ESQ.,
to allow bis name to be used at the nomination Cd
Saturday next. 1t is now presumed be viii, Of
course receive the united support of the party aDo
become its candidate. His qualifications especial
ly t him for the position, while the suAvity OF his
manners would indicate him among most other
men as enc most desired TO preside over such a
deiberative body. His extensive knowledge OF
the law and his large experience at the Bar Of his
county render his presence in the Council
especially valuable to the city,
Year: 1873

A MARROW EsCAPE-A daughter of Mr.. z.
c. BaDIield, solicitor of the treasury at Wash
ington, who is spending the summer at Wolf
thorough N. H., was severely injured last
Thursday afternoon on board the steamer
Mayhower by her clothing coming in contact
with some part Of the machinery, which was
slowly but surely drawing her to a terrible
death, when the alarm reached the engineer
who immediately stopped the engine in time
to saye her. -.
Year: 1873

certain extent, and looks a good


deal like monopoly. 1t would
seem that an article of necessity,
in use upon every mans table,
should have all the advantage
of competition, and be furnish
cd as cheaply as possible. It is
claimed by the salt manufactu-
rers here that they make the pu-
rest and best salt in the world.


This will be received with
some grains of allowance in the
East, where they manage to
pack meat and salt butter in
very creditable manner before
Kanawha came into their mar
kets. Now that communica-
tions are opened and Snow Hill
comes in competition with o.
nOndaga and Liverpool, we
shall soon have an opportunity
to judge of their comparative
merits.
Year: 1873


After all the Walzeful


Years.
Is it then so hard to die
Life hath not such unmarried bliss,
Alter the last parting cry,
Death is but blank nothingness.
Now it seemeth sad to be
Laid in scme drear chamber dead
While the loved ones tearfully
Move around with aN g ,husheG tread
Then we shall be sleeping deep,
Theirs, not ours, will be the tears
Is it then SO hard to sleep,
After all the wakeful years?
What should make Us fear or fail
That we never wake again?
What is death that we should quail
Is it not sure end Of pain
Perfect slumber, perfect rest,
No more heat, nor rains, nor SHOWS,
No more hopeless weary quest,
Nomore fading of life's rose.
No more sori lands to'reap.
No more waking unto tears;
Is it then so hard to sleep,
After all the wakeful years?
Year: 1873

at would awaken the seven
sleepers, is q common saying;
but we venture to say that half
who use il do not know its origin.
The legend runs that seven noble
youths of Ephesus, during the
persecution IF the christians by
Darius, a Roman Emperor of the
third century, fled and took ref
uee in a cavern, and having been
pursued and discovered, were wall
ed In and thus lift to perish -
They are said to have fhllen a
sleep. aud in that state were mi
rAculously preserved for nearly
two centuries, when their bodies
having been found in the cavern.
were taken out and exposed to
the veneration of the faithful
Then it was said these holy
martyrs were not dead; that they
had been hid in the cavern where
they had fallen asleep, and that
they at last had awoke to the
astonishment of the spectators.
The spot is still shown at Ephesus
where the pretended miracle took
place, and the Persians celebrate
annually the feasts of the Seven
SleeperF.
Year: 1873

A curious circumstance is mem
toned in a Canadian paper Of -
boy named Kingston, who recent
ly lost his arm by threshiug
machine at Adelaide. After the
limb had been amputated and
buried, the boy complained that
the hand was cFumpIed causing
him extreme pain, and that if it
was not disinterred he could not
recover. The limb was accord
ingly disinterred and the hand
was firmly shut tog ther. DUE
ing the operation of opening the
hand the patient evinced great
agony, and afterwards declared
that he felt relieved from the sem
sation of cramp. The case is a
strange one, but not without pre-
cedent in medical annals.
Year: 1873

1t is singular what a little thing
will put a man out. a Jtrsey
City lawyer was making a nigh
flown speech the other day, tell
ing about angels tears, when his
honor said: "Confne yourself to
the dog fighting case. The law
yer sat down.
Year: 1873

A man, yesterday morning,
gave a boy ten years old a dol
lar bill to get changed, and the
boy returned with ninety-eight
cents, saying that he had lost
the other two. The man did
not believe it, and made jour
ney of two miles and a half to
the Police Court to have the
boy arrested. The Justice adj
yised the man TO take the case
right to the Supreme Court at
once and refused to Issue Il war
rant.-Detr0H Free Press.
Year: 1873

Along the line OF the Gran(
Trunk Railroad, between the
Island Pond station and the
French village of Coticook, il
Canada, a distance Of eighteel
miles, the country is almost al
unbroken forest, and wild ami
mails are frequently seen beside
the road staring in wonder al
the passing trains, while deer
foxes, lynXes and wolves offer
bound across the rails in front
Of the locomotive. Some years
since the latter animals were re-
markabIy plenty, sometimes aP-
pearing in droves of a dozen OF
twenty.


One evening, late in the au-
tumn, a young man had occa-
sion to pass along this lonesome
way on foot, and had not accom-
plished more than half the dis.
tance when he heard a cracking
in the bushes at the side Of the
track, denoting the presence of
some wild animal. Thinking
to frighten the creature he
threw stone towards the place
where it appeared to be. This
was answered by a howl from
the wolf, for such it was, AMI
what added to the discomfort
Of the situation various other
howls were echoedand re-echoed
by wolves from all sides, and
they soon began to close in a.
roundthenOw thoroughly fright
encd man, who started on a run,
but was soon obliged to slacken
his pace from sheer exhaustion.
Although the pack of wolves
now numbered twenty, they
still for some reason failed to
attack him, but surrounded him
at the distance of Il few PAGES,
each moment growing bOlder
and bolder. In his desperation
he picked up some stones and
threw towards them, at which
they would scatter for a brief
period, and he would make an
othcreffort to escape them which
however, would prove useless,
for as soon as he turned to run
they would again surround him.
and the only method by which
he could keep them at bay was
to keep up the shower of mis-
sells, shouting at the top Of his
voice.


''But even this resource was
fast failing him, as he was well
nigh exhausted and ready to
drop with fatigue and fright,





when suddenly unexpected as
sistance arrived. He heard afar
off low rumble, and knew that
train was approaching. Could
he only hold his fierce enemies
at bay until its arrival he felt
that he would be safe. He re-
doubled his efforts, and soon
the rumble Of the train grew
louder and the headlight Of the
locomotive appeared around a
curve. The haunted man now
gave up the unequal cOntestwith
the savage brutes, and, facing
the approaching train, threw up
his arms and concentrated all
his energies in a loud call for
help, which was heard above the
rattle Of the cars. The cngin-
eer whistled down Breaks the
train came toa stand still, and
the poor fellow, more dead than
alive, climbed into the cab Of
the engine and tainted, and it
was only after the arrival at the
next station that ne was able to
relate his terrible experience. .


Arkansas carpet-baggershave
evinced an ingenuity in steal
Year: 1873

Reform or EDUCATION IN IRELAND


No small amount of courage must have been
required for the Premier of Great Britain to
resolve upon the reform of university educa-
ton in Ireland. 1t must be admitted, however
that the measure which he has proposed to
Parliament and of which an account is given
in the letter of our London correspondent
published this morning, is well calculated to
receive the support of most of the Liberal
members. The inherent difficulty of every
scheme for reform is the aversion of the
Roman Catholics to accept any compromise
that does not cOnccde III their interest, the
establishment of sectarian institution, while
public opinion in England and Scotland
is opposed to any endowment of the
Roman Catholic religion. The difficulty
is increased by the growing strength of
a body of Nonconformists, who are deserving
of high esteem for their attachment to the
principles of free religion. The measure of
the Government is a concession to these men,
who demand the complete secularization of
university education, as well as to the claim
of the Roman Catholics for equality of rights
with the Protestant students at Trinity Col
lege.


The general principles established by Mr..
GladstOne's bill are entitled to commentator.
The principal claim now made on the Govern
ment for reforming higher education is
substantially an aggressive movement
on the part of the Roman Catholics
for equal privileges with the Protestants. The
only universities in Ireland capable of confer
ring degrees are Trinity College at Dublin,
and the Queens University, which has col
leges in the provinces of Ulster, Munster. and
Connaught. Trinity College is the older foun-
dation, and has always been the principal
educational institution of the late State Church
in Ireland. 1t has survived the disestablish-
ment of the Irish Church. but with
that act the principal pretext for
its sectarian privileges ceased. The gov
crning body must be chiefly composed of
Protestant Episcopalian divines, and every
dignitary of the foundation, without exception
must be of the favored creed. AS the author
tiles recently said. it is based on the princi
piles of the Protestant religion" and dstn-
guished by its Protestant constitution. Its
whole history and associations are purely and
exclusively Protestant. aad It's literature aud
Year: 1873

for expulsion. Mr.. Patterson's torn expires
with this Congress- but the blow falls, never
theless We cannot guess what the action Of
the Senate will be; the case is palmer
than NEST Of the others involved !;
Mr.. Patterson bought the stock and made a
great deal of money out of it, That was an
offense against his sworn obligations as a
Senator He also prevaricated shamefully
under oath when confronted with the charge
and the evidence. He also sought in the
course of the trial to influence the testimony
Of one of the principal witnesses. These
were Offenses against good morals which
unfit any man to sit in the Senate
Chamber We do not see how any
other recommendation could be made in his
case. The astonishing thing about it is that a
Committee of the Senate could have the
courage to do their whole duty. Will the
Senate further surprise the country by adopt
ing that recommendation
Year: 1873

We shall probably have an extra session of
Congress after all. Three or four important
bills, to say nothing of the appropriations, are
yet pending. The Patterson case in the Senate
will block the way for some days at least. We
may as we'll resign ourselves to what appears
10 he an inevitable misfortune.