Bloomington Progress, Volume 3, Number 50, Bloomington, Monroe County, 13 April 1870 — Page 1
Cash Store.
New Store ! New Goods! New Prices!
Established A. . 1S35.
BLOOMINGTON, IND., APRIL 13, 1870,
Wew Series, . Vol. 3 No. 50.
Wen.-. A). I
in ureal vani ty. ; ami Cheeked Mo- i
Brociiilvs. French :
THE UNDERSIGNED beg leave to inform the citiz ms of Blooming-ton. mid Monroe county, that they have opened out A Large and Wtll Selected stocic of Dry Goods and Notions, which they propose to s; 11 ma jasi M-a a v for ! uli, in the room Formerly Occupied by James Small. Oar stock consists i;i part of CALICOES, t ICJvlXGS, BLEACilTD AND BUOWN HUSI.IXS, HICKORY AND STRIFES. Tha fmniK Ssvmour Jrf.ns J.nd Fhinm.'s.
Cloths. CnssimcMs ana Hoys
pucss, colored and Wa.-k,
rUil Poilir.s. Stripeu iniri Wool Delaines.
and Enel'sh Meiimics, very c icap. Table
Linens, ehp. Clashes. lowels. fce. Call anil examine oir stock. No trouble to show Goods. Remember the Store JAMES SMALLS OLD S'?AXD. fcb!3 C. C. PjKiTCBl & CO. JAtj. B. Cl.AKK. JOHM -. ORCHARD. DEALERS IS Fancy aad Staple Provisions, Qutenswarc, &c. Masonic Hull Build ivy, Blooinlngton, - - Indiana. The highest price paid for all kinds of country produce. jan'iG 70
JAM KS 1IVOHKS. NICE. VAX HORN. HUGHES & VAN HORN, Attorneys at Law, BEOGMIXC-iTON, IND., TTTILL practice in the Supreire and V infovior Courts of tho Stale, uel in the District, Court of the U.S. for Indiana. The collection of claims in any part of the State, will receive prompt attention. Bleomiiigton, 1ml.. Nov. 24. lSoW-y
Klooimiiigiou, 111, Nil rsery. j Faculty Ind. Stale rinfvcirstty. liHhVea;'! SOC Acres! 10 (inwn 'ileuses ! ! Kkv. C'rurs Nrfr. President and.
i Largest, best stock and shipping facili- i Prof "f Menial, Mor-.l and luliiical . ... ..... . . .. s . . I C" '
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K. ir. lit.' SK IRK. JOHN V. nUSKlKK. BUSJURK & BUSKIRII, Attorneys at L!iw, . BLOOlX.VCiTOX, IND., (Ojfce over Levi Tannciibaum' $ Store,) HILL PRACTICE IX THE COURT OF THE .STA TE. Special attention given to Froba e business, and to collections. juMtVTt)
OKO. A. BfSKIItK.
.1. S. SMITH HUXTKU.
KIRK & HUNTER,
. I. TJUR. S- KW1XG. TAYLOR & CO.j Dl'ALKHS IX
Choice Famiiy Groceries
Oucensware AND NOTIONS. I'he h15he.it maiket price paid for tountiy produce. Northeast corner of th' publit; square, BlOOttiiHgiOU, vm2ts-70 Indiana. HcKSNNEY k ALEX ANBER T1TOULD CALL THE ATTEXf tion of their friends in Bloomington to 4 be fact h.';t they liave opened a KEW 3IKAT SHOP, in new building north of the Post Office, "Wj w.H keep none but the lest of
Beef, Pork, Mutton and Sausage, j A share o! the public patronage. is
litited. U K Me K 1 X X ti . MART. ALEXANDER. "i"$komiiigtoji. Ind.. Dec. 8. ISttli.
AT AND
! Blooinington, In-1., office north side of the I public ::pire. j We will atteiK to all h'isiiiefs pntrutc:l 'to our care, in til.' 'ourts .if (his St.-to, mi l ! i! re al.-o p pared to (H.-eount n'd .Mid soH -lint paper, on rrr.ormMc .this. j Ilctrfun's Messrs. Me Donald & Roach j Attorneys, Indianapolis; Messr?. AVinslov, 1 Lamer & Co., Bankers. No. r.l Wall slree;. fX. w York; Mewrs. Me(.Vlla & Co, Meiich:,nts. Bloomin-rton, Ind, in ivO
Shoe S h o ;) . IIEH. I,. UEWSOrV, has openel
j a Shop, over Simon Kahn's store room, on j the vest side of the public square, 11 nj is j now prepared to manufacture C'nlf r.nd Kip j Boot, to ( rder, in tho iii(st worknttmliku : manner, a: id at reitconnble prices. Repairing promptly nttondi.ii to.
85yRe:ncniher the place over Simon
I Kaii'is' it-rc room.
j Fdoomiiiton. Ind., sept. 1.
1 8 CO.
Hoover & Fish,
B. F. TKl'EBU'OD. CYKt s TRC EBI.OOU. r.Vx-si e i i o o cl &z Oo. Have just openftd a fres'a stock of J?isaiiy Groceries,
Provisions, &c, j nioomiiton, - -
"West side of the Public Squire, next door to Stuart & Co.
Country Produce wanted in change for goods. Bloomingtoil, Ind., Feb. 16, 1870.
M A X UFA CT V K EK8 OF BUGGIES, CARRIAGES AND Sjpringr Wagons.
Indiana.
JAMES W. CtiOItERLl, LIVERY, SALE AND FEED STABLE,
It EAli OF Ji LOOM I XG TOS HOTEL, i Bloom imrtoii, Ind. j Q ADDLK HOUSES, Horses and Buggies, K.) a'd te ims, liired on reasonable en.is. s Stable just ( ast of the Postotfice, and in Tear of the BlooiningtoiUccel. oct'i 't!9 1
Kak ry and oBifectionery9 Mist Side Public Square, IJLOOMIXGXON, I'D. Fresh Bread, Cafees and Candies, irade daily. All kinds of Nuts, Foreign 'Fruit. Oyrters, bljirdinen, Spices, &c, &., always 011 hnd. All orders, tilled prompt v to satisfaction. 11 EN It Y ItOTT.
F fifteen Years experience in this place attest the durability of oi,r work. YVe will have ready this Spring a got assortment of the hit. -it styles and o: superior linisli, and will
Sell on L'bcral Tirms, MAKE TO 01WER.
and neatly
All Work Warranted. Finis" ling and Sale Rooms in W. O. Fee s Building. mai-.,'7o-tf
Oh
Jjiy Ib-i'ii :rins promi.t'v doi.e, FOR CASH.
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slier
VNIVEBS.il Clothes WRINGER. Hear wlu t tlie People say of than : W. J. AlkiDenr Sir:
APPLES 1,2,3 voir, 1000 line 1 year, ! Philomhti'.
Appio hoot UralK cboict?, ZSi i Kkv- Tm:oiHli,rs A,A yi.ie. D.I., Pro-
m iurser ciockk, m-cos, -'-.ige, :ppio, ' jemr of yiuuritl pmiosopn,'. Pi aeli. YVildgiiose, Plum Osige IIMlge, 1' Ktcti Attn Owns, A.M. M! 1)., Professor of 10.000. Si;5. Kvrgroi'ii;-. Hoses. 1000, SHO. yatural Selmrt.
V. M. 1: B.VTLY.
Sip and
mintingem Mil! mm
Souin Side Public Square. milF, UNDERSIGNED nre prepared .L do all kinds of Ho use Painting, proiiiily m( in good style. Giaining and Varnishing, I r. lit at ions of Oak, Walnut, SIhogany, Asa, Maple, STO.E AXO MAR11LE. All kinds of Sign "Writing on wood, glass und canvass. Paper Ilangiing'.
CUlrtg "Whitened superior to
lime-wusn. JJcautitul shades m
Dahlias, Gladiolus, Greenhouse. Redding Plants. Sond 10 cents for Catalogue ?. dec:oi4v- f. li, riioeiiix.
EASILY KOSE ARIll U V 'X C II 31 E IV T. Price List for the Month of March : ''Please announce to Bro. JnsKS, and nil
Daniki, ;Cikkwoo:o, LL D Professor of
Mathrmat':(. Rkv. Ei.imha Ballestin-e, A.M., Profrtmrof the Greek IC.nauag? and Lilt ratitre. Hon". Guorue V. Hoss) .V.M., Profrxxnr of EiifflUh Litera ture and Theory ami I'mciice (f Te'ichint. Rev. .Ioiin- A. REi.nRr.T. D.D., Pivfetmr of Jllfitori a'.t Modnrn Imiv.iiw. Col. Jamiw TiioMreosf, li.S.A., VoVmo;-
others whom it may concern.' "bat T have ' f Military Sr.ienre and :-l F.ng-Tinj. a few bushe!.s ;if the above mailed. iit.-Uy i. Hos. GjiOKaB A, tih fi.u., LL.D,, Pro-
Felebrated Potatoes, for sale at the following, gr.'.atly reduced, prices, viz: lOcfs per piMind : ij3:00 per peek ; 81:75 per half bushel ; $"i:00 per 'ush.-l. They can he procured at present, at my residence, eight miles so.it, )-west of Jlloomingti.n, ar.il after the lift con h ir.st., at Pk.vr.sox s Store, north silo of the square, Bloreiii.igion, led. "Mv name is ' Mar2"70-tf 'lrI.RS.4IU.
Goods!
Goods ! XS!
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KEEPS TliEli S:.V.TEST VARIETT, AX I) AT LOWER PRICES T II 4 X A X 1T STORE I i BLOOMIKGTO.V. Common Prints ... 8c. ifcst Prints 12i Com. brown Miia-lin . . 8 Best heavy ' ... 16? Prime Rio Coffee . . . 22 ' Choice " " . . . . 2.) English Sodn .... 8jV Sugar 1420 Ami all other Gauls as cheap COR fASII. I am selling tl e remaining stoek of Heavy Winter Goods, at cost. I liave determii.ed that ihft r.orth sid; of the public square shall be the clieiip Hide for Goods, and I will maku it s- for a "spi-U." r. O i'hM. Bloomingt on, Tnd., fob'.'. Is70.
Wioter
lids.
IKAI.K!t IN JIVKKY STYLE nv Bendy - Marie Uolhins, A'orth Side lf I'ttblic Sin:ire, BL O OX'IXO TOX, IXDIA X. 1 .
CALSOMIIVE,
N
for ceilings, kitcht.n wall.', halls, lxc
is the time to Re-Paint anil Paper. Give us a enli. m:.N"TKK & BEATLY, Bloomington, Iiiii.,Mr. 23, 1870.
BEXJ. MoGFiE has -.me of the largest stocks of Clothing, in his store, at the present time ever brought to the Athens of Indiana. nd he is selling them at. much
ower prices than heretofore. Ho has
Every Style of Iiliingr for
Itzeii and tioyii, Emlrracing a full li:i of film and course
Coati, Pant;:, Vest.-:, Linen Shirts,
Under Shirts, Drawer.?, buspciidors and Xeck-tics.
Especial attentien is dir.cted to a stock of
XrisE n. rmr ms
recently jmrehi sel, which compriso the latest and most poula.' styles.
feasor of Lmn
Hon. John U. Pbttit, LL.D., Professor j of Lav. j " Kov. Hksrt W. Bat.i antik :, A.M., I
pro tern. Professor of Iatin Itangttige ami Literature. Rev. Amzi Atwateb, A.M., V-yV.wor of Latin Language am! Literature, fleet. Allison ji.xwf;i.l, A.I!., rr . Seorr JJutlkr, A.M. yH-tors.
WoihIh of Commendation By tho.se who have personally examined White's File, and are competent to judge of the importance of preserving our valuable literature, and the best method of doing it:
Bu!'ira3 Hixm A grocer meets a customer on the street and says to him, "I have n fine lot of general groceries, teas, hams, flour (eleven millions of barrels of the latter), at my store, call in that has no special attraction. But if he sayf, "I have just got over a stilton cheese from old Mr. Stilton himself, which will just suit you, and a couple of jnrs of those nice picketed grasshoppers," the customer's curiosity is aroused and he steps around to secure a piece of the Stilton. Of course when he is there he buys other things so weak is human nature. Advertising works iu the same way. If the grocLT puts iu a general advertisement of himself and his business, it attracts little attention, comparatively. But if he calls retention to specialties, offers something new or good, directly pcopln will be interested. The use of an advertisement is not the same as thfit of a sign put up over the door. An advertisement is a means of communicating; in order to be successful it must hi a living thing ia the nature of a short, open letter, from one who has something in paticular to sell to some one likely i:o want to buy that thing. A dry goods advertisement, for instance, should be definite. To post
, up m the paper, 111 big letters,
Temperance Column, Edited by a Committee.
Jlay" Communication.) mlicitod for this column. Direct to Lock Box No. 9Sl."
nent domain are separate and distinct rights, and thewWie use sufficient to support legislation for one pt.rposo is not necessarily sufficient to support it for the other." "The publie nae, which justifies the exercise of cmirtent domain consists in the possesion and enjoyment of the laud itself by the pub lie-or public agencies, and not in the mere incidental advantages that may aecrne to the public, front the enterprise." The possession by thff public, which constitutes the public use, in the case of railroads and similar" corporations, in whose favor the right of eminent domain has been exercised, consists in the fact that the corporation must perform its duties for the public on fender of the proper compensation, and" the fact that the State retains the right to control the franchise and limit tolls to be charged. But such a
qualified and limited use will not
"Having examined the Patent Newspaper File, invented by Rev. Mr. While, we Hud it a most con van ion t article foi holding all kinds of papers, firmly, in a bo.ik fo:m. i !1 rtnsv tn lr1tilt ll. .f liViln ti .-it mr rA'
repair, anc'. occupies the smallest amour,-, j IUIUI OIIOOKS, ail sons Or ary ami of s. nee possible for the required purpose, wet dr?SS goods, No. 11 Topside," $n'rtZj ! in the world But terest, s..me simple and chei.p d..-vi-. n.r j when John bnooks say 3 he has "a holding and preserving th.-m, would not : couple of choice brnminc cretonnes," only be a convenience but also a beticfhto j which he will show on Tuesday, the commiitntv, lv atiording :.hc sani'j nut-! , , , . , ' tor to a vastly' gr.' iter number of readers. I everybody S Wife gO0.V:O SCO them. We therefore most: heartily recommend h j And :.f he changes hi? annotinCCto ni: who would blend cheapness and cffi..mcnt (vorv (ay or ()nlv advertises ciem v in the preservation ot papers, etc. I 1 1 i Ai " j.i 1 1 ,r ' ' -when h3 Jias something that he Rev. M. Simpson, D.D., liish p of the j , . . , ,. ir t- !',..! ti..' W5 wint3 t call Public at-
, ., , v . i tention to. lie will keen himself Librarian ut MaxsitcltMtttx: h. Thormsol. . ... . ... .1
W Obn-. muni.: liiiiiu
tora ,ouraht.
P.ihp of ihe M. E. Church ; J
sted. Editor of the Watchman and Jielltctor GEORGE RAX CROFT.
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A Irlissi.ssliipi Steamer. A correspondent of the Boston Traveller writes as follows : The boats' on the Mississippi arc known and famed for their colossal proportions. The construction of a
Mississippi river steamer is some-
TIk! Milwaukee Wisconsin relates the adventures of a German in that city, who seems to have had a rather singular experience. As a train of fiat cars was moving out at the rate of five miles an hour, he attempted to jump aboard but fell on the trick. The first wheel struck
Liquor Sellers. "In angry aouls.ptiBsions.nots-oon suppressed, Like wounded whales do struggle till they l:e, By their impatience they do increase the .smart, Provoko their pains, and vex a hanu'ess dart, Tossing the mighty mass till they're on ground, . . -p.-
ineir rage more lata, unin u.o r.iue ounu. , of the , corporation,
When men become tunous and , Therefore, a statute levying a tax', angry because some one hat) t-atd ( for the Ic pnrpose of making a something about the business in direct gift of the money raised to a which they are engaged, is it not an j mere prvate railway in which the open confession that they are asiiamed , gtate ()rtne taxpayers have noowncrof that business ; is it not an open ghi :;s Meomtf tutionaL confession that they do not engage : X similar decision has Ijecn made
111 is with a clear conscience; is it i;n rowa.Jnrf. Sentinel
not an open acknowledgment that thev are carrying on a business in disregard to the best interests of society, and that they "love darkness rather than light, because their deeds are evil." Is it not a confession that to accomplish their own mercenary motives, they have engaged iu a dishonorable business that must ever hang as an incubus upon the morals of society ? If the evil of selling intoxicating liquors
fell alone on the venders, conscience and christian principle would demand that the traffic should be terminated. But the evil falls heavily upon the inuocein. There are few families in the land that have not, iu one way or another, been infected by this terrible evil. If it were possible to call from their graves all who have been victims to this destroyer, what a terrible pncession it would be. Let the liquor seller look at that awful procession as it files by. There he would see the man with pale haggard face, ghastly countenance, and the fierce terrible
what peculiar. Ihe finer ones are his head and pushed it oft' against
built with horizontal engines, thus j the st ow, but turned his legs across placing the machinery all below, j the rail. The next wheel p ashed and leaving the hull or e im- 1 the legs off and turned the held on mense, stupendous, prairie, while j again, and in this way he was kept various parts of the cabin deck out- j spininna: around like a top, until side the saloon are divided into see- j the whole train had passed. Some tions for the convenience of passen- spectators ran to the spot, expecting gers and crew. For instance, that j to find a mutilated corpse, but found
portion of the deck aft of the star- j instead adigusted Teuton. He said board wheel-house, is the ba?k yard, ; he thought he was under the train
Gnat'
Fiirniwuing
At this store, a full itoek of G
Good-'.
nts' Fur
nishing Goods '?m alv.avs be found the
newest novelties being Mvured as rapidly
as tliev are introdi:cea :u tho Jvistein c ities,
1 good stock of Trunks, Traveling Bags 2nd Valises,
Always in store. 1 w uld call particular
attention to t ie lienuis Inner Collar, of
which I keep a full supply.
1 lave, hy ti r, the largest stuck ot
Kroad Cloitli. I'sissimrres, Silk
Velvets, ami Worsted $;oo!s.
Which will ho cut and made up in the highest style o? the art.
IJE.I A.SI1.N JUrtilvM. Bloomington, Ind., June .'10, 1H;!.
M.A. Jll'X.N. E. HAT! KUT0N. V. C. M'X",
JQUISN & CO.,
General Produce. Commission And FortvardiKig Merchants, "Wholesale a: id Retail C5 It O O 13 It H ,
And dialers in Ndils, lCanhawa and Lake
bait, VV lute b mn, &e., .llojmington, lud.
Jslay'J 7-y
OrcSiaiiMl House. M. 0KCUiRir& SONS, Proprietors. OITOSITjTTjTk DIvl'OT, ItlooEiiiigton, iutl
'Xo pains will, be i.arrd t. tuxoinnonltttc
the traveling public. nuglly
The Doty WasherandWrin"!.-!-. which
wo purchase l of you, are a perfect su:;eess. 1 W would not he without w..,i.:.,.. ! Tiojt on mouCKl iwoiS JO 00 Knt ptrtt'S inilol
- . . . " i wfimu CiiiT vLii.'iii;uia joi iu,JK n (3iWM
aay is no longer a terror m our families. ";, , , iV.Tr .rr-W,.,,, ,on,i mioixi lionduownt
Rev. W'm. Turner, E. P. Cole iki i)njoinioijfiowj oip uvm. .com n
jjiihe . omiucre, .jus. vi. iiowe, . m
Jticbolas iVlayhekl, V m. A. Gabe. i SoM only in Monroe county, try Win, J. i A.Men, sout 1 sidn of the public sjimrc. lKiingto.t, li'diauR. tu:iri-TO-'iiii
lilgATalll
Surgeon 'IMiti.i t TR. JOHK WUIPT. hi'.e of Terr
I J Haute, and of Kol linson. Ills., tenders his professional service's to the eitizi ns of th city of I! ooiringti h, Monroe, and adjoining counties. From an experience of several years, in the ibovo named places, he guarantees satisfaction in all cases. 1,4 r" Oh!'i with Dr. Cuiiimms. ott N"orth College Avci.ut', oct 27 O'J-y
where the youngsters roll hoop.
play marbles, swing, jump ropes, etc. Opposite is the croquet ground, wher e the young Venuses and Adonises assemble to enjoy that jolly, chatty, love-making, heart-rending game. Forward of the wheelhouse, cn the same side, the theater ii usually situated, accomodating J ..ill IT
irom ten to twelve iiunurea people.
while 0:1 the opposite side is t ie bar
ber shop, tobacconist, and .supper rooms. Inside the saloon, one
looks up about four or five stories high : and at the forward part of
the saloon is the elevator, transport
ing people to each floor almost instantly. The space between the
sides forming the saloon, is, of course, covered with an ample roof, to keep the "weather" out, on top of
this we find a magnificent garden, in which orange cud magnoli 1 blos
soms fill the atmosphere with sweetest fragrance. The last, third por
tion of the park is divided into a
sort of museum, in which wild ani
mals are displayed m wire cages, while the ftatuered triberfind-unany representatives, of which the domestic poultry, intended for consumption, is the most prominent. IIojv can ono help enjoying a trip undeV such circumstance ? There will' always be found, of course, hosts of people of all classes, kin and kindred, from the latest gh'lof the period and the lisping, fawning dandy, to the hardy, corn-fed "gals" antl
raw-bemed frontier man of old "Keutuok" and "Arkansor "' The former, with the female portion of the latter, grouping in the: after part of the cabin, ad the. latter gathering about the .stove in the forward part of the boat, enjoying the salivatory phenomena .j;o common to that portion of the country. A Judge in Sauk Rapids, Minn., combines with his judicial duties the business of a provision dealer. A newspaper speaks ot having seen a nice lilt beef hanging up in the court room while a ease was on trial, beside.- bins of grain and feed, and
sacks of flour strewed about the room. J lis-Honor was often obliged
to leave the bench to attend to bis customers, the exeiteel lawyers! in the meantime grinding their tobacco between th'ir teeth while they waited impatiently for his return,
about three-quarters of an hour; that f t first he expected every wheel would cut off his head or his legs, but ho soon got accustomed to it, and cocci tided there was no danger. Through all his horizontal sumersaults, he clung to his cigar, an instance of devotion to ihe weed under advene circumstances, which it would be hard, to match. ..- -op. A. man in Somerset county, Delaware, who bought his coffin two vears ago, became discouraged on
Thursday, feeling that he was losing
the interest on his investment, and
with a knife cut his throat. SB A San Franciscan speaking of the orchestra in tho Chinese theater there, says : "J- tell you, you can go your bottom dollar that you nevei heard any thing like it ; why, when that band strikes up it sounds like ten thousand wash boilers tumbling off a five story building on to a brick sidewalk."
glance of the eye, such as can only
be seen iu the last look, before the eye films in death sharp as though it would pierce him to the heart, and with long, bony fingers, and stretched out arm, enshrouded with habiliments of the grave, point him out, exclaiming in sepulchral tones "thou art the man !"
A clergyman in Louisville threatens to "shake hell,'' out of that place. Whereupon & very wicked Cincinnati editor remarks that if he succeeds in his very laudable purpose the remnants of that village will scarce!- be worth looking after.
Voorhees' tilt against Senator Morton reminds us of the fly that attacked the elephant. When the i ittie eni:omolegioal.fightist was asked what he expcetutl to accomplish, he reptotl, "I don't expect to hurt the huge creature, but I must have mv regular exercise. Tore Haute ExpreHt, Htum The sickness which has been prevaili;ng in Daviess county for some time past, is now said to bear a close rcsemblauce to the diste known as cold plegue. It is very fatal, and is spreading to tho adjacent counties, A correspondent of the New Alba-ay Ledger says 'tite disease first manifesto itself by a chill ; and in those eases which prove fatal, the victim becomes insensible in a few minutes, and is scaled for death
from the very first indications of
the disease." He f arther says that the physicians meet with littls sticecss iu treating the malady.
The other day, might have been seen, on Jake Young's corner, au old gray headed man in a beastly state of intoxication. His reason dethroned, his mind debased, bis
body contaminated with all the viles of the drunkard, his limbs
tottering, his hands trembling, his
tongue stuttering, and he completely bound with the fetters of tiaat fiend that destroys the soul. Such was the wretched sight. Lotk upon it, liquor seller, and exclaim, "That 13 ray work." We have been furnished for publication by an enthusiastic tempe
rance friend, with a list of the names of persons visiting Billy O'Bold's Saloon from "eirly morn till dewy eve," on a certain day last week ; with the number of drinks taken by each person during
the day. It is a curiosity, antl we have no doubt would be perused with interest, but we will reserve it for some future occasion.
A Compromise. We find the following anecdote in one of our Temperance Journals: "A few tlays since an old teipcr dittd suddenly. The Coroner in consequence held an
inquest, listened to the testimony of
the surgeon, and suggested the verdict : "Water .on the bruin," when a person arose to object, 'Mr. Coroner,'" said he, 'I have known the deceased for ten mortal years, and I know he never saw a sober moment in all that time. To say that such a man can die of water 011 the braiu is, therefore, all nonsense. It cair t be done ; cause why : he nover took any into his system. The true verdict, Mr. Ctroner, should be, gin, rum or brandy, on the brain ; but as I can't get such a verdict, I am willing to split the difference compromise aud bring in a verdict as follows : Died from the effects of. brandy and water on tho brain.' The verdict eventually was so returned"
Is Cold Weatheb Healthv? The cold weather which we have been i-ecently experiencing has been? characterized on all side.3as "seasonable" and '-'very healthy." When one is shiverning even with all the wraps possible to be carried, it is a little irritating to be assured of the healthiness of the weather and its seasonablenes&. We are not pre--pared to cavil at the assertion df cold being in season. Undoubtedly bright, clear, cold days are more pleasant and cheerful-looking thau the dull wretchedness of the gray days, that have no movement along with their grayness, that are charadterizetl by muddy lanes in the country, and doubly muddy streets in town. But that the cold is healthy u' utterly untrue. Cold kills; it' lowers the vital powers oven of the strongest. A hale, well-fed, wellclothed man in the prime of life, capable of taking active exercise, and so stirring up his circulating organs to increased action, may be able with pleasure to himself to withstand the effete of th2 cold ; but he does this because he is already" in good health, and possessed of the means of keeping himself so. He is not made well by the cold. On the other hand when the pojwcrs of resistance to the lowering effects of cold are feeble, as is the case with infants rnd with old people, the" cold catches hold of them, and the death rate of those at the beginning, and end of life is usually highwhiles the cold prevails. The temperature of the body is lowered by poor and deficient food ; and when, in addition to the scanty meals which are the normal lot of many poor people, the cold of tlie' atmosphere comes to lay its heavy burden on them, they die ia increasjd numbers. Ott one day in one week five inquests were held on the bodies of persons who had1 died from the effects of cold acting
on 1 rauies ai ready weaKerieu oj want of food. Good food and warm clothing ean alone enable the' human body to- resist the destructive effects of cold, and those who deal out at this season soup and meat, coals,, and flannel" garments, are real physicians of Iwdics of poor men, women and children, and de--servo the blessings of those ready to perish. Nor is- it only in causing death that the cohi weather shows, its ill effect's. People who tell you that the weather is "healthy," almost in the f ame breath will say that they never knew a time when so much illness was about. Coughs and colds,-rheumatisms, and bronchitis, are familiar ailments in almost every household, and the bitter east wind almost literally outs into the skin and the delicate air passages of many suffering creatures. The welcome that is given to the least apjuarance of thaw, or to sy tendency of the wind towards a warmer quaiter, is a convincing proof, if there were no other, that the sayings about the healthiness of the cold are purely conventional, and are borne out by no correspondence in feet.
Railroad DonationsImportant Kccltlon. The Supreme Court of Wisconsin recently decided a case i avolving principles, very important; if sustained in this State, iu its effect on railroad donations that, have been voted in many counties of Ihe State. The Court decides that legislation authorizing such donation is void, j That "a tax for a private purpose is unconstitutional, and ti statute imposing it is void, A public- use or purpose is essential to the idea of a tax.' "The rights cf taxation ua emi
Seven merchants, all doing business 0x1 the same street in Halifax, were lost in the steamer City of Boston. They had gone out to purchase their spri ag supply of goods. Mrs. Hill and three children, from Milwaukee, were passengers on uhe City of Boston. Mrs. Hill's husband was drowntxl last season in England, and she was' going back to her parent.
We do not believe the story from Bridgeport, Conn., that the driver of i coal-cart anxiously inquired at several places in that city ibr the residence of Mr. Jane Nasi urn, after be had been directed to :akc
a, load of coal to the gymaasiunsv