Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, May 30, 1872, Image 1
The Beaufort gfggl Republican.
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AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER. DEVOTED TO POLTTICS, LITERATURE, AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. OUR MOTTO IS-TRUTH W HE OUT FEAR.
VOL. II. NO. 34. BEAUFORT, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1872. I a&SSrVSSE
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Burning' of a Theatre?Sailors and Their
111 Usage?Boom for One More, etc.
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THE BURNING OF NIBLO S GARDEN.
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Have you ever seen a theater burn ? I 0
have. I saw Pike's Opera House in Cin- 0
cmnati bum. and have just witnessed the j,
burning of Niblo's Garden, and the grand [
scene of destruction is worthy of descrintioD.
It seems tbat scarcely any other t]
building bums as rapidly as a theater, f,
which from the light materials of painted ^
scenery and gaudy paper tinsels of the ;i
styge ajfbrds the most dainty food for the
voracious and mocking fire-liend. v
Hearing the alarm sounded at half-past ,
Sfven in the morning, and the exciting
rush of steamers, hose-carriages, ladder- w
trucks and the clang of the warning-bells, w
I haltered away up town to the scene of S|
the conflagration in time to witness the
height of the destruction ; flames bursting
from their imprisonment at every win- j
dow, smoke pouring through every avenue ^
of escape, mingled with the roar and v
crackling of the fire and the hissing of
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the steam that rose from the many ^
streams of water pouring from the innumerable
lines of hose that lined the street; ,
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the frantic and fearful puffs of the steam ^
ers that seemed every moment on the point ^
of a trtmendous explosion; the hoarse ,
?.icuts of the firemen, the dashing here
and there of the men, and the screams of _
the panic-stricken lady guests of the
hotel, the surging of the crowd on the ~
street, and the c>rydon of police who forced
the line back at the point of their clubs,
until the street was blocked with stages
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and vehicles of every kind, and the oat ns ^
of indignant drivers mingled with the .
fir
other sounds of dire contusion, all seemed
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tr\ mol'O thA nvoi tnmovi aF o V a*i?
? ? kuvr vaw.-V.UVU4, V/. <* -It"
York fire.
These were the scenes and sounds that
furnished material for reporters and cor- >i
respondents at the rapidly burning thea- rl
ter. is
The fire spread rapidly and enveloped rs
the entire rear of the famed Metropolitan d;
Hotel, and reaching the rear of Hembold's tl
old stand, soon reduced it to the fate ot w
the theater. w
A roar broke on my ear?the roof had ^
fallen in?and a great cloud of smoke and
steam and sparks and blezing fragments, t\
rose like a shadow of doom, and then the n<
blaze shot away upward and lapped with
its forked tongues at every thing in reach al
until five or six houses on Crosby street
caught from the heat. After this the des- p(
traction was*oon complete, and the topling tfl
wall of the once proud Nibio's Garden, had nj
to be propped with ladders to save it lrom
falling out into the street, and I turned sail- a,
ly away thinking how otten 1 had sat be. p
fore its foot lights with the gay throng ot
fair women and handsome men. and feastco }(1
on the glories o! its stage which an hour ol
couflagtation had more ruthlessly swept w
away than acxcle of lime could have done. 4.
The los> is estimated at $500,000, and
includes the costly and magnificent scenery c
Of Lalla Rookh. wbirli was tn sinnpur fit
, rr? n<
ni^ht for the fir>* t>me, and thus has ii )0
vanished ^ n(
44 As the baseless fabric of a dream
And left not a wreck behind."
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SHANOflAElXQ 8AILOKS. bl
As is well known, in all our large sea sl
coast port-, and particularly at this port. ^'
the " shanghaeing" process is indulged in 01
to supply vessels. What this process is, w
may be understood by those who desire *
the information. Sailor hoarding-house m
keepers, or land-sharks, as they are termed
in riaurical phrase, have an army of accom- ^
plices, or runners, employed, whose duty *
It is to scour the streets night and day, for "
the purpose of picking up any unguarded w
sailor.that comes in their way. Thesailor 1,1
may have just landed with his wages for
a lontr crili^e in* hie Tt./. I .
P -- ? ~ .a..* jrvvnv u X klXJ auai IV [(1
induces liirn to deposit his money, draw- T
ing as he may need it for use. Sometimes 1L
$400 or $">00 is so deposited. The sailor
having been at sea for some months, is jj
easily induced to drink, and for a night or p
two has a heavy debauch, drawing and
y spending from $2"> to S50 of his money, p
It is then thought time to get iid of him. ja
Arrangements are made with a ship, and ci
that niglit poor Jack's liquor is drugged ^
and he is bundled off. When he recovers s,
consciousness, he finds that he is at sea in y<
a vessel he never saw before, and with of- afleers
lie never heard of. He may he in a n
packet ship for Europe, or a whaler, or an s(
fev East Indiaman. His chest may be empty, b
and his outfit consist of the clothes he L
stands in. It is all the same to these
shaiks, so long as they have his savingsj
fr >rn tlie last vovace ?nrl from i.tft to ?v"f? I .
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advance on this one. Unless the voyage f(
i-? to he a lengthy one, the probabilities are If
that Jack wi'l have less inonev at the end
of it than he had before. It will frequently \]
happen that sailors are in demand with ti
few to be had. Then the " shanghaeing " l>
process extends to landsmen. Dockmen. l'j
laborers, and strangers even, are enticed
to tlie dens, made drunk and drugged, their
clothing exchanged for some cast-off sail
ors' dads, and they are shipped as '
able seamen. Our readers may wonder j(
why it is that they are received on the ship, tl
l but it should be understood that as a gen- b
eral thing the crew are bronghttothe ves- ?
sels jnst as they are getting ready for sea. *
It is to be presumed that most of them will
V * be too intoxicated for work, and they go a
: ^at once to the forecastle to sleep off the ^
S Lffects ef debauch. The mate, boys, stew- j tt
R acd such of the men as ai sober get I is
he ship ready for sea, and while she is
eing towed outside make sail. As fast
a the men recover their senses, either of i
heir own accord or by the fists of the j
lates, they are set to work. If any of t
hem turn out to be landsmen and not sail- r
rs, they are looked upon as swindlers by j
fficers and Jack tars, and the ship is no <j
lea^ant place tor them during the voyage, i
n one crew of eighteen men shipped in ?
oston tor an East India voyage, four of c
he men had never been on a voyage be s
>re, and one was a lumber merchant from r
laine who went to Boston, got on a spree, t
nd was picked up by tne sharks. His h
use becoming known, he was put on a e
essel homeward bound which was spoken f
t sea. The others had no inclination, s
hen that voyage was over, to try salt 1
ater again. It is such tricks as these I
Inch have demoralized sailors, and a re- n
tit is the constant abuse they suffer while fc
t sea from their officers. Jack is looked j|
pon as a tricky dog and treated accord- a
lglv. There are exceptions, of course, v
nt many officers really believe that to get s
ay good out of Jack he must be kicked, J
ad cuffed, and cursed, and they act ac- 3
>rdinglv. Jack, in return, loses all sense \
f pride of vocation, and leads a sorry life ?
fit?on shore the plaything and dupe of r
ie shark, at sea the recipient of the worst C
ind of treatment. If he arrives in a port n
'here wages are higher than he is receiv- f,
ig, he deserts; if wages are lower and t
iilors plenty, he is "hazed" until he is n
!ad to abandon the money due him and t
ave. It would seem that the "sweet d
ttle cherub that sits up aloft" and watch- h
i over poor Jack had abandoned his post, i
nd it is time for somebody to commence d
ie work of reformation. No better open- s
ig for legislation can be found than in our 3,
lerchant service. ii
ROOM FOE ONE MOEE. ''
Great fellows those New York adverti- j.
ng agents are, and always ready to make
lemselves heard. One of their character- '
tic features is sign boards, and they
ike to these as a duck does to water. A '
t
ay or two since S. M. Pettengill, one of ^
lese wide awake agents, sat in his office
hen in walked a country editor
itb all the freedom of the press. "Is *
ir. Pettengill in ?" asked our friend.
Yes." " Is he very busy ?" "Not parcularlv
so." " Well, Mr. P., if you are (]
n very busy just now, I would like to .
tve you step out with me a moment. I ^
? r\f Press, and our
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isiness will require but a moment."
ettengill put on his hat, excused himself
? the gentlemen present, and accompa- ^
ed his new friend outside. Very invste- ^
ously the editor of the Press took the
tent across the street and into C'tv Hall
ark, and as mysteriously lie faced him ^
lout and pointed towards the Park Row
aiding, literally glittering with gold and ^
lining letters. All the time Pettengill
as wondering what was in the wind. ^
I'll tell von," said the Press man : 4'as I
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issed your building this morning, 1 dis- v
ivered that corner there which you have
o
) doubt overlooked, and where you might
ist as well put up another sign board as j
?t. It would be a little one, of course,
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it still, if you don't do it some other fel- j
w will. Excuse me tor bothering you,
it I couldn't help it. Good morn ng. ^
r." itie rress man wasgomg away, uui i
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ettengill had him by the collar. *' Hold u
he said, " I want to see you." When j
e left them Pettengill was arranging with tj
ie publisher of the Press for some of his t]
Ivertising space. .,
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A ) (ok.sk Item.?The San Francisco w
lornin q Call thus adds another to the 11
ninerous remedies for a " halkv" horse:;
Recently a horse drawing a grocery a
agon up Pacific street took a notion I "
ito his lean head that he had gone far p
tough, and, inspire of urging, coaxing, ?l
td whipping, stood stock-still, with his .
gs braced and bis ears drawn back. 1
he usual crowd surrounded him, and ^
mm.ii I'.illii trnottrninfc wore ?iirrrrpv:tf.il n
limuiv iU'UV tiVUVIUV l.ww " *x vx ? ,1
id tried with no avail. They sawed his p
>re legs witli a rope, stopped his breath- |j
i*?, twisted his tail, and pulled and ;
ashed him ; but he only braced himself i 0
le harder, and looked at the crowd J t
ith an eye of contempt. At last a tall I
ik<w came along, and picking up n j
rge handful of mud from the gutter
Minmed it into the brute's mouth. '
here was a scattering of the crowd as
ic old horse kicked and roared, and the b
ene ended in au excitiug race by the f
uuug man after his boise and wagon, ;
> they toie np the street at a pace they 1 ^
ever equalled before." 11
We publish the above because we have ; a
jen it tried, and have tried it, and in j j
otli instances it was successful.?Godeys j '
i udifs Bonk. j j1
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As Important Decision?Mr. Justice s
liady has rendered his opinion in the i q
ab'Ms corpus proceedings before him a
>r the release of those convicted by the !
ite Court of Special Sessions, deciding '
mt they must be released from the op- 1 a
ration of their sentences and remanded li
> the Tombs for re-trial. At the same j p
me lie thinks as the mistake was "the ;
ejple's," their dignity requires them to r
redit on any future sentence the term >
Iready served. . t
Persons who arrive from Ca^s county, ;!
:ate that a reign of terror exists there. :
eventeen families residing at Harrison- ^
ille and vicinity have been forced to ' t
;ave on pain of death. The leaders of
re gang declare they will not be satised
until every one directly or indirectly
annected with the issuance of the coun- e
p bonds is killed. *
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The weather in California is very warm, g
ud grain is maturing rapidly. The late
tins have repaired damage to the vineards
cansed by the frost, and the vin '
ige this year will be largei than that of -i
u?t yfar. 11
A Bide on a Locomotive.
"Could we ride with the driver?'1
4 You won't find it so pleasant as you
magine, but you can try it." The conducor
signals, the engineer grasps one of the
nysterious levers, which puts hitnen rap)ort
with the modern behemoth, and the
locile monster whisks away as if rejoicing
u the lightness of the play-day train belind
him. As our speed increases we beiome
painfully aware that we are not on
prings. The easy swing of the car does
tot pertain to the locomotive, which jumps
o its work with a rioting, trampling, triplannner
energy that disdains the idea ol
ase and softness. We cannot keep our
eet, and find it hard to keep the high and
lippery seat, with nothing to hold on.
'he speed seems terrific. The country no
onger glides away from us with a drifting
notion?it rushes on us like a thunder
?olt. The trees and houses have a whirl"
~ mnUnmia m a/I/Ickr>i n cr
tig miHIUlJ, IICUC, IUIUU11/UVUO, Iiittuuvuiii^^
s though hurled toward a vortex from
k'hich we are momentarily escaping. Inductively
we shrink as the track cuts un
er us, and the huge rocks by the wayside
eem flying at lis. Ahead is a curve.
Vhat is beyond it? We watch thediscloing
line with peculiar fascination, for terible
possibilities are ever just out of sight.
Gradually our senses become used to their
ew experience, and we are willing to
orego our useless vigilance. On the right
lie river flows like a river in a vision?
olseless, swift and strangely calm. On
he left the hills waltz and reel, bearing
own on the track like an endless avainche.
Above, the fiery clouds betoken
he close of a brilliant day, but it makes us
izzy to look at them. It is pleasanter to
tudy the steady poise of the driver. Alert,
elf-possessed, unpretending, he sees every
uch of the track by flashes of observation,
its out or restrains the heedless energy ot
is all but living engine, and holds the
ives of us all with a gra-p as true as it is
eeminglv unconscious. We plunge into
he shadow of Kittatinny Mountains,
lierce the point of rocks that projects into
he river, and stop amid a confusion of
lacking trains, shrieking engines, and the
houts of trackmen. We are at Bridgeort,
and as soon as the bridge is clear we
hall cross to Harrisburg. "I shall have
realizing sense of ray obligations to the
ngine-driver, after this," remarked the
ntraveled man. as we climb down from
he locomotive; 41 and a wholesome repect
for his skill and courage."
An Iron-Clad on Fire at Sea.?A
rivate letter from an officer on board the
Inited States iron-clad Terror, written
rom Key West, contains tne following:
I wrote you a day or two since that we
rere to sail from Havana for this port*
Ve did, and arrived here at sundown. We
rete on fire all day, and just got the fire
urly extinguished alter we had taken a
ilot at the entrance of this harbor. It
:as daylight, a smooth ?ea, and our convoy
ear by, all of which made the matter as
ivorable as could be. But bad the fire
ccurred at night and with sea enough to
blige us to close our deck-ports, (and it
oesnot take much ot a sea tor that,) no
ne can say what would have happened,
n that condition we are supplied with
rtificial air by blower engiues, and with
be ship filled with smoke, the blowers
ould have taken it up :yid fed us on smoke
istead of air. You can see the result,
'he fire originated in the coal bunker lr oin
he galley stove-pij>e, which runs through
he coal-bunker, surrounded by a white
ine casing! The biilliant genius wbo
tiginated this idea ought to be presented
,'itlj a medal by the Humane Society, and
he thanks of Congress. At one time,
bout noon, when I came below, thesmoke
as to dense tha ; got out a sheet and
lllow-case in which I purposed to put
oiueof in y personal effects and my public
inds in case we should be obliged to abanon
the ship, and then lightc 1 a cigar and
rent on deck and sat down in an arm-chair
o watch the smoke pour out of tbedeckglits.
AVe had Rear Admiral Inglcfield
n boatd, (R. N.,) who came over with us
o see how the ship behaved in a sea-way
Ie told me he took the chances of going
own but did not expect ta be burnt up."
Sleep Necessary.?" A man who would
>e a gocd worker," says Henry Ward
Jeecher, " must be a good sleeper. The
uality of mental activity depends upon
he quality of sleep. .Men reed on an
verage eight hours of sleep a day. A
emphatic temperament may require nine;
nervous temperament six or seven. A
emphatic man is sluggish, moves and
leeps slowly. But a nervous man acts
uickiy in everything. tie does more m
11 hour than a sluggish man in two hours,
nd so in lik sleep. Every man must sleep
ccording to his Temperament?but eiprht
lours is the average. Whoever by work,
ilensuie, sorrow, or by any other cause, is
egularly diminishing: his sleep, is destroyng
his life. A man may bold out for a
lme, but the crash will come, and he will
lie. There is a great deal of intemperance
esides that of tobacco, op.urn, or brandy,
den are dissipated who overtax their sysetn
all day, and underslcep every night."
Remedy tor Rheumatism.?Tincture o!
urn Guaicum, ten to fifteen drops, three
imes a day. I have never known it to fail
.akmg a cure, except in cases of long
tanding, when it will afiord great relief.
"My dpar," said a husband to his-wife,
'dq you think a stove-pipe hat is becomDg
to me?" "It is, decidedly, when it is
oo much stove," replied the wife.
A Childish Fancy.
Oh mother! see how pale and wet
The flowers on fathers's grave are lying!
It must be watching you ha-* set
i The little daisy-buds to crying !
Poor child? and do you think the earth
1 Sorrows because our licrats are aching ?
' Look, ihen, with what a careless mirth
That sunlight on his bed is breaking!
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Yes, but you called the great blue air
God's home, to all Flis angels given ;
1 And so perhaps the suubeam there
i Is father smiling up in heaven!
Farmhouse Notes.
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Hogs' Haib is recommended by a farmei
for bens' nest, because cattle will not
disturb the nest, since tbey dislike the
smell of swine, and because hens sitting
on such nests will not become infested
with lice. The last reason is the best?
cattle ought not to have access to hens'
nests
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Fish for Fodder.?A Eangor, Me.,
paper states that the farmers alcng the
Penobscot, during the last winter have
made use of large numbers of (nmcods, in :
a frozen state, as food for their hogs, and
that their cows and sheep took at once to
these fish, and consumed them readily,
the sheep seeming to thrive on the newdiet.
Top-dressing Meadows.?vTlie past
two seasons have much injured both !
pastures and meadows. There have been 1
but few good catches of clover the last
ten years, and the dry summers have injured
the stand of grass. Harrowing
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rue soa, sowing iresn seen, ana a lioerai
dressing of manures will do more as a
remedy than plowing up these fields.
Basements for Barns.?Some sensible
and practical things are said in a report
upon barn Architecture submitted to
the Berkshire Agricultural Society by
Oren Benedict, and printed in the Massachusetts
Ploughman. Many farms have
. too many outbuildiugs?a barn here, a
barn there, a granery in one place, a pigpen
in another, and a hennery in still
another. Asa general rule," it is more
economical and convenient to have all
the offices of the barn under one roof.
The same roof will cover a basement and '
two stories as well as one story, and the 1
less siding you expose to the weather the i
becter. Basements to barns give a solid ,
foundation on winch the superstructure
can be reared without fear of it* becoming
lopsided or traveling off with the <
Winter's wind or fro?t. They furnish j
warm stabling for stock, safe housing for ,
roots, and shelter for manure. There is
a possibility, however, of securing
warmth in basement stables at the ex- '
pense of light and air, and conseqjjiently
of the health of the stock. 5io animal ,
can thrive where there is not a good cir- !
nutation of fresh air. This can be se J
eui ed by having ventilating tubes run
from basement to roof. With these i
should be connected tubes bringing in
fresh air from some lower elevation.
Next to air and food, sunlight isesential 1
to the health of the stock. The inferior !
animals as well as man delight in a sun- '
bath. The farmer who confines his (
stock in dark stables day after day, is,
not only depriving them of much enjoyment,
but of one of the great essentials '
f.nhpnlth rmd tliriff Tli<> sfiiVtlaa cRmil.l
therefore be on the south side of the
barn, and be well glazed. ^
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Comparative Prices. ? Eleven years ]
ajro says a New York paper, a good article (
of flour was sold for $5.20 per barrel fat ^
wholesale). The highest price reached for (
the same brand was in 1867, when it sold (
for 810.70. In 1870 the same brand was
| worth only ?4.00. In 1861, yellow corn
I was worth 67 cents per bushel; in 18G7,
! 81.40 ; in 1872, 74 cents. Anthracite '
7 t
j coal in 1861, by the carg), 84.75 per ton.
It readied its highest point in 1865, selling ,
for $10; and now sells for $4 25, delivered
on board vessels, say at Elizabeth port, N.
J. In 1861, middling upland cotton was .
worth 13$ cents per pound ; in 1864, 83 (
cents; in 1870, 23$ cents; to-day, 23$
cents. New Orleans molasses, which sells
today for 70 cents per gallon, was worth
32 cents in 1861, and 81.10 in 1865. Mess
; pork is $4 12 cheaper per ban el now than
I it was eleven years ago : good butter co?is
J c
twice as much as then, and sugar just
: double; teas from 5 to 35 cents more per
1 pound, deper,ding upon the kinds, in 1801
I common wool wts quoted at 32 cents per
j pound, and 70 cents in IfG4; the price is
the same now, the lowest figures reached
in the intervening period, being 41 cents
in 1870. Pulling No. 1 woo! was worth
23 cents in 1801; it is now quoted at 93
J cents; a year ago it was 38 cents.
Co-operative Societies in England.
j ?Some 1 500 co-operative stores are r<j
ported as existing in England with 1,375
; societies registered, there being many not
registered yet under an act of Parliament
I applying to the subject, and over 400 U00
members. Thirty societies have from 1,000
| to 2,000 members each, and there are
J others having respectively 3,3SC?. 4.020, and
soon up to the Halifax Company, winch
has 0,020. Co operation for the purposes
of production seems generally admitted to
| be a failure, but cu-operation for the pur- ;
j po.sc of distribution is as undoubtedly
proven a success. To explain, it has been
found impracticable as a rule tor the working
classes to co operate fur the purpose
of entering the market to compete with
their products with the moneyed manufacturers,
but when combining (or the purpose
of supplying themselves with needed J
articles the results have been every way
satisfactory. As it was argued in the
congress of the societ.es lately held. W hy
put themselves at a disadvantage by seeking
other maikets when in 400,000 members,
or with their wives and families in
1.500,000 person*, * market lay at their
own doora?
Life in Switzerland.
Appenzell, a Swiss province, is quite as
democratic in military as in civil matters, j
Every man is a soldier and spends a certain 1
time in martial training, after which he is J
dismissed among the reserves, to be called ^
on in case of need. The officers are taken i
from all grades of society, according to J
their military capacity. A once doughty *
general was transmogrified into a lock- t
smith; and at one of their balls the musi- s
cians were a captain who had hastily laid s
aside his uniform and taken up the fiddle, J
and a young peasant, who, formerly an j
officer, then daily dragged his milk to town i
in a cart.
There is not a lawyer or a code in Ap- ^
penzell! The judges are chosen from the ^
people by the people, and they render \
their decisions after personal investigation 1
and as far as possible in accordance with *
previous verdicts in like cases. The high- *
est judicial authority for punishing grave j
offences rests in the Grand Council. The '
place for capital execution is just outside j
the town, where stands, on a low mound, {
an old gallows now in the last stages of \
decay; for there has not been a capita^ i
crime committed during many years. j
The prison is in the garret of the Court- j
house, and is a frightful relic of the bar- <
barisra of the middle ages. Tt is a dark i
and gloomy hole with eight cells or cages, j
- ~ 1 a oi n r?l A ** ! r\/l A\rr n frvAf
CttCil J'lUVJUCU W Itu a OAUgi*; lviuuviv a iuvu ^
long and a few inches wide. A miserable
bunk with a little straw is the sole accommodation
afforded in these miserable dens.
They are now seldom entered, save by curiosity
hunters. The last victim, who was
condemned to linger for months in this
inquisition, was one of the Presidents of
the latter part of the last century. He
was convicted, through intrigue, of high
treason, and finally, after having been put
through all the tortures of wheel and chair,
was beheaded.
A Singular Marriage.?The marriage
of Eugene Mitkiewiez, the alleged Russian
Count, and Miss Carrie Lester, of Rochester,
N. Y., an event long looked for and
talked about, has taken place. The first
wedding took place quietly in the parlor
of Father Francis Brennan, the Catholic
priest, at 2 o'clock. The Catholic ceremony
was here gone through, with W. R.
Peabody and Mrs. Lucius Boltwood acting
respectively as groomsman and bridesmaid.
After the service, refreshments of wine
imd cake were partaken of, with the drink- J
ing the healths to the Count and bride, j
The Count then produced his cigarettes, 1
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and, atter onering one to ratner oreunai^ (
which was refused, proceeded to light one
for himself, with the remark, " We Russians
can't forego our cigarettes, yon
know." A short conversation on politics
ensued, in which the Count expressed his
belief that Napoleon would be on the
throne in France in six months. Hence
they proceeded to the Grace Church,
where they were married again according
to the Episcopal service. The doors had
been opened at 2 1 2, and the church tilled
completely in less than ten minutes. The
rector, Rev. II. F. Allen, conducted the
ceremony, and when he came to that part i
requiring any one who had reason therefor <
to stand up and forbid the marriage the 1
Count smiled almost audibly. The bride ;
was given away by Mr. Lucius Boltwood.
N"o members of the bride's family were t
present, her mother having been made |
juite unwell in consequence of her grief ,
it her daughter's approaching marriage. <
Die bride was arrayed in heavy corded 1
ivliirc silk, with a Ions train, white lace ^
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veil, reaching to the floor, orange blossoms r
in her hair, and Etruscan jewelry. The
Count was in full dress. There was a private
reception after the wedding at the
Amherst House, alter which the bride and
bridegroom took the cars for Boston. After
a short stay in that city, they will spend
some time in travel.
A Chinese Custom. ? In China for
many centuries it was the custom among
the poorer classes to drown a female chiid
us soon as it was born; and in Ilindostan
to this day a father whose daughter is
asked in marriage prostrates himself to tire
ground, and says, I thank you for goring
this burden ofrmy shoulders, and will
play to the Unmentionable One tbat it
may never make y:>urs ache!" If the pres-1
ent condition of society were ncce?arv,
these customs would be humane and wi.-e,
and it would be well to move for their
introduction Into our society. Bill womanly
influence ought to be str< nf < ?...uc i
to right these evils, and to restain the
downward impulse of family life. If the
family atfcc.ions of the very poor are very
srrong, it is partly because in such families
each member is independent, the women
.....11 *U/\ mAn jiir.ftnrt 4 hm.icol ifoc n nd I
Lt> \\ CI I U5 IUC UICII cu^ipui t luvuio^iivc^aiiu
not hanging as a drag upon the man who f.
acts as its head.
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Home Again. ?In Vermont, there lived 1
a reprobate family named Ransom. Once, ?
however, they were induced to attend a |
meeting during a revival. They cams late, j
and had hardly taken their seats, when t
the preacher gave out tbe hymn, " Return 1
ye r&usom' sinners home." " All right," j
said tbe old man, getting up in a rage and f
clapping on his hat. " Come along, ole c
woman and gals, we'll go home fast enough, '
and everybody in this ole church knows *
we didn't want to come." j
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Bostos requires 1,COO,000 tons of coal
per annum, or 4,000 cargoes, an average |
of 20 per day, from April to October. 1
To Those Abm t To Marry.
My Advice is to marry as quickly as
lossible, for Done but those who are,
inhappily, versed in such matters can be
Lware of the manifold minor, to say ?
lothing of major, evils which a long enragement
entails. The position of an j
tffianced pair, after a time, becomes alnost
ridiculous. Premature congratula>ions
are poured forth by some overmthusiastic
friends, while others cease
o believe in the reality of an ultimate a
tettlement and become suspicions of the
lincerity of your professions, and almost 81
jersonally affronted at your delay. Then
be difficulty of sustaining, with appro- g
iriate effect, the character of an engaged
nan is something enormous.
I say nothing of the difficulty which a ^
ady in that delicate position has to en
;ounter, for we all know that they ex- h
jerience but little difficulty in making ii
;hemselves perpetnally agreeable?at
east before marriage ; but with regard a
X) a man; think of the admiable and ex- h
;usable deceptions he is forced to be
piilty of?the real distaste, but professed a
deasure, with which he accompanies p
' the beloved object,, to the festive board
if some oppressive family friend, where, j,
:or two mortal hours at least, he has to j.
lit, the observed of all observers, next to
the idol to whom he has been paying
auceasiug devotion for the greater portion
of the day, and to whom now he has 81
to make himself agreeable?having ex- c
bausted every scrap of news, every conceivable
subject of conversation ! He is 0
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itraia to venture upon any lenuer asiuu, u
for fear he should be thought silly, or to c
keep much to generalities, for fear he
ihould be considered slow. ^
I have, indeed, remarked engaged i(
?ouples who have been content to sit in n
Idissful silence, wrapped in contempla:ion
of their approaching happiness; ^
int such a state of quiescence is rarely ^
)bservable, and can scarcely be preserv- g|
id for an indefinite period.
One of my earliest recollections of such ,
i couple is when they were sitting in
;his state of tranquil calm, and forming P
i very limited hand-in-hand mutual as- ?
mrance company of their own ; their exexample
is scarcely to be quoted, as v;
he partnership was shortly afterward J
lissolved forever, and the lady and gen- k
leman are at present thousands of miles n
ipart, and each belonging to another
inn. tl
It is impossible for a man of business p
lot to sympathize with an eminent pby- a
ician, who imformed his future wife e.
hat he had no time for courtship ; but
hat if she would marry him, and be c
eady on a certain day, he should be ai
lappy to meet her at the church and f<
nake her his bride.? Temple Bar. tl
Varieties In Fashions.
Sleeveless basques of white muslin, <
vith an over skirt to match, worn over d
iilks of polid color, will be fashionable
or afternoon dresses at the wateringplaces.
Swiss muslin polonaises are also
nade without sleeves.
The pretty fichus in Marie Antoinette J
ttyle are greatly in favor again. They
ire made of folds of China crape of pale
ints, edged with white lace, and worn
vith black silk or grenadine dresses. CJ
Swiss muslin and white and black tulle
ichus are also shown. They are also of rt
he dress material. P
The newest summer silks have four rr
leep flounces reaching to the belt on the
>aek of the skirt, while the front has a
ong narrow apron. This is seen on some
>f the handsomest French dresses. "
Valenciennes lace is much used for T
rimming pale-tinted silks for evening tl
lress, and is also used on imported
>olouaises of Sicilienne. Duchesse lace
ias lost its popularity ; it is, however, n
mported in new designs with medallions tl
>f round point. It costs from 58 to 515 x\
i yard. Chantilly laces of trimming
vidths are in prettily shaded patterns : 1
>9 to $25. ?l
Sailor's hats of straw will bein favor V
his spring for school-girls and even
foung ladies. The brim curls up, and is
aced with silk. A ribbon band is passed 11
tround the crown, and a cluster of short c'
>strich tips is placed far back on the d
eft side. Felt hats of Alpine shape, ^
vith ribbon band, and a slender wing
ituck on the left side, are also worn. s<
L'he serges and cashmeres in blocks of
jlack and white so fashionable abroad it
>egin to be worn here by young girls^ tl
A new fabric among late importations
s erepeline, a soft silk of the texture of
Jhiua crape, but with long crinkle like | v'
hat of the English crape." It is used for j b
iver-skirtsand polonaisesof faille dresses, j tj
polonaise of white crepeline cut in the |
Marguerite Dolly Varden shape is trim-1
ned with netted fringe like that seen on 15
Canton crape bhawls. The bows down
he front and on the back are of black 1
1 r. t _ ?UK L.nn.lav I A
i ClVPt. 1111!* 1H HI lit; Will witu lanuuci j
>lue or Nile grpen silks. : ft
A Swiss muslin costume prepared for ai
vatering-place visiting, garden-parties, -p
>tc., is worthy of description. The
ikirt has a twelve-inch flounce richly ai
leedle-worked, headed by two puffs each w
ive inches wide. These puffs are sepa- f,;
ated by Swiss insertion laid upon skv
ilue rilibon. The polonaise front is
orined entirely of lengthwise strips of *
nsertion and muslin ; the back forms a ci
arge pouf below the belt ; a sash of n
vide faille is folded as a belt, passed unlcr
the pouf, ana droops on the left side,
fringed bows of rilibon fasten the front. P
Hie neck is heart-shaped, with standing 1'
rill of luce. A folded ribbon passes i si
iround the neck and forms a Watteau j
>ow behind. Antique sleeves with em)roidered
ruffle and a bow at the elbow. ai
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A Question for Physicians.?.Judge tl
Sail, who is collecting facts for a history
if Iloosick Palls, furnishes the follow
/. T._ iL. n
d(T "All me year uvu scvt'im cuat-n ui i u
unnll-pox occurred in the lown, and a tl
lwelliug near the village of Hoosick Falls e
vas used as a pest-house. Seventy years | n
ifterwards the house (having been occu- j h
jied all that time as a dwelling, with no c
:ase of small-pox or other unusual sick- u
less) was repaired. One of the workmen c
employed on the repairs was taken down p
vith a disease which proved to be raalig- tl
lant small-pox, to which he Lad not been b
itherwist exposed than by working on b
bis old pest-house." If small-pox virus e
an be retaiued for seventy years in the d
vails, floors, ceiling or furniture of a s
iweJling house, greater care and more jj
itringent measures will be necessary to 3
nsuru protection from this loathsome d
lisease.?Troy Prett. u
n
White fiwiss muslin will be vary much e
rorn this Summar ? U
Brevities.
Riflemen?Pickpockets.
The real shooting-time?Spring-time.
The err of the Celestial Hypocrites?
!ant-on !
A Ticket-of-Leave?A pawnbroker's
uplicate.
GoiDg on Circuit?Taking a turn on
tie treadmill.
The fire bells rang in Dubuque to kill
rattlesnake.
The land of Cane?The place where
ugai comes from.
Three Iowa counties have lady County
uperintendents of Schools.
Sermons in Stone?Just so; but Bill
wipes says he prefers 'em in quartz.
Trade Mem?a great many Germans
ist year learnt the art of French polishig.
The Minnesota Legislature has voted
n acquitted horse-thief $1,600 to retrieve
is reputation.
The Webster Place, in Marshfield. is
dvertiscd to be sold at auction for non ayment
of taxes.
A Warning to would be Blondins.?It
j not every tight-rope dancer who can
eep his balance?it bis banker's.
Qolam V T ia onnfVior r\f fVlARA dfV
UUiCUl, 111 X/.) 10 UliOVUX * V
ightful places where they hare uo liquor
aloons, lawyers or other public nuisanes.
The report of the death of Lieut,
lovernor Gravelly of Missouri, is conrmed.
He died at his home in Cedar
ounty.
Fish is very dear just now. In the
rinter time yon have only to go on the
ie, end you can have a nice skate for
othing.
It is reported that Prince Bismarck
a3 sent to King Amadeus 10,000,000
rancs to be used in putting down the inuirection.
When a young wife began her houseeeping
book with "Gave a beggar a
enny," she rightly said that charity bean
at home.
Two ineligible youths of Knoxville
rere presented with gas bills by two
onng ladies whom they had been reguirly
courting until a late hour of the
ight.
A Mississippi darkey lately worked out
ie price of a mule at the "couDty rocklle,"
and then cut the animal's throat in
fit of passion. It was not a paying opration.
An Illinois man lately insisted on canid
liug with a dollar bill a debt of six
ud a quarter cents, with interest for
>rty years. The noblest work of Illinois,
jat man.
A Hartford three-year-old condoled hU
lother, who was watching at the death
ed of his little sister, witu the remar ,
1 Mamma, don't cry. If Nellie wants to
ie, let tier die."
It is reported that there are seventyve
counties in Texas in which there is
ot a single Sun day-school. It would
poll the paragraph to state how many of
liem have no white population.
Suing on a Bet.?-In the Presidential
impaign of 18G8, says the Albany Argus,
wager of 8600 a side was made between
obert Harper, deceased, and Daniel Worler,
of this city, on the result of the elecon,
Harper betting that Seymour would
irry the State of New York, and Woriner
etting that Graut would carry the State,
he State was carried by Seymour, and
ie stake-holder paid the money over to .
[r. Harper. Wormer then asked for the
?turu of the $G0O put up by him, claiming
lut the money belonged to his wife, Mary
.nn Wormer. Mr. Harper refused to relrn
the money, and a suit was commenced
gainst him in the name of Mary Ann
former to recover the amount. Upon
ie death of Mr. Harper, and the appointlent
of Mrs. Harper as administratrix, the
Iftiin for ft'600 was presented to her and
isallowed. The case was tliea referred to
l. B. Voorhees, as referee. The defense
?t forth that, on several occasions, Wormer
ud won considerable sums from Harper
1 betting on elections, and that the claim
mt the S600 in this case belonged to his
ife was a pretext for the purpose of pre
enting the amounts lost by Harper from
eing used as an offset. The referee reneied
a decision in favor of the amount of
GOO, with interest, amounting in all to
7G5.
A Mouse Afflicted with Smallfox.?
. lady entered a Brooklyn drag 6tors a
:w evenings since,^avs a New York paper,
ad placed a live mouse on the counter,
he little animal had a very sore head,
id the doctor was asked whether he knew
hat the matter was. He was also in>rined
that it had been brought from the
neinent house 150 Hudson avenue, near
ork street, where there have been several
ises of small-pox. After examining the
iousc, he found that it was covered with
>re?. He sprinkled some disinfecting
owder over if, and in a short time it died.
S was then dissected, and a clear case of
nall-pox in its worst form was revealed,
he remains were inclosed in a glass jar,
ud are to be sent to the hospital for furjer
examination, as it is believed to be
ie tirst case ot the kind ever heard of. .
What it is About.?For fonr year
aere has been a continual strife between
lie miners of the Pacific coast and their
mployers on the question of using
hat is known as the " giant powder,"
istead of the regular blasting-powder.
>n the one hand it is clumed that the
se of the "giant" article facilitates and
heapens rock excavations, that it is eseciully
serviceable in wet mines, and
bat no deleterious cflects are produced
y its use. The miners insist that it is
ajurious to the health and does no more
xecution than the common black power.
Physicians, however, do not conider
it injurious, and experiment proves
:s superiority in certain contingencies.
rct a strike is snre to follow its introuction,
although, when it has been
sed without the knowledge of the
riners, it has been followed by no evil
ffects. The opposition to its use seems
o be merely the reeolt of prejudice.
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