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ing in the British Legislature, to seek the
phllosophic retirement Of his country seat
where with his books and his son, he
spent his leisure hours 10 the calm enjoy
ment of cultivaiing mind which be ho--
ped 10 assTmilate with HE own, and over
which he never ceased TO exercise a
watchful guardianship doubtless, he
there often cast glance downward upon
the strife and turmoil he had left, and in
which he was accustomed 10 mingle.
Doubtless, he there plumed his wings for
those eagle flights which he sometimes
took after he had descended into the po
Iilical arena, and form which he rose al
ways sublimely! But the seclusion ofhls
home-the shutting out fthe world from
his thoughts-the enjoyment Of domestic
happiness--thiS TO him was felicity,
which he could not gain, with all bis fame
all his e!oquehce, all his honors, away
from his own doors and his own fresides.
II would almost seem that public men
10 devotiug themselves 10 public affairs,
voluntarily deprived themselves Of most,
Of the sweet enjoyment of life. And how
often do we see them even in the midst of
life and health, aud the successful prose
cution Of their plans, look back with re
gard upon the scenes Of their younger and
better days, and sigh for their loss. In
the present, they have not an equivaIarl
Tor what is past, and they cannot look for
ward TO the future with that complacency
they desire, and with that prospect of sat
isfactioD they covet, How often, sicken
ed and Disguised, do they halt 10 the race
of ambition, and leave the strife to other
competitors!
After all, the "prlvate station" ,"ifit be
ROT the "post Of honor" is the condition
of true happiness. There is found refuge
and relief, which can no where else be
found. There does the wanderer, after
years of vain search elsewhere, at last
return, like the prodigal son who had
strayed away from his fathers house.
There when health and strength, and life
itself, are wasting away, do The thoughts
centre, the affections cluster, and the
memory cling, until death closes the
scene, and sends the strange eventfUI his
tory,"-AEer. Gar.
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From the u. s. Gazette.
THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR.


With this day closes the year 1888.
lf"we take no note Of time, but by its
loss it is good for US to inquire how much
Of that which has gone, is 10 be noted as
lost" We cOuntno other years as lost,
because they are past, any more than we
should consider as lost, the seed scatter
ed on the bosom OF the earth from which
We had gathered plentiful harvest.
Is INFANCY lost, when our helplessness
increased the very affection TO which il
was indebted for suPport?-Nhen devo
lon OF our wants brought into exIrcise
those holy feelings that link the mothers
heart with angels affections.
Is CHILDHOOD lost, when the fresh i'm
press Of morals upon the unViliated mind
obtains a tenac'ty that no after associa
tons cah fully etaceg-when affections
gush forth without deceit, and the tongue
Is the exponant Of the hearth
Is YOUTH lost, when temptation assaiIs
the early resolution oil virtue, and is de
fealed-when the affections begin 10 sci
Ito and concentrate when the moral pre-
cepts that childhood received rise up in
judgment against the yielding Of the mind
10 error?-when the Judgment begins to
predominate over leeing-and the thought
of responsibility begets habit Of Ieflec-
ton?
Is MANHOOD lost, when tho world shares
the heart, when ambition and business,
honor and wealth, claim the affections
aud energies of mind and body-when,
in the hustle Of business, time seems all
that the soul can know-when only some
sudden stroke of fate awakens US TO our.
selves.-when the schemes of the philan.
thropst are energetically pursued, and
the great mission ofreliglon hangs on the
calculations of business, and the heralds
Of the everlasting gospel go forth upon the
wings Of commerce9
Is AGE lost2 Is sober autumn lost, be,
cause it has passed away? when the har'
vest Of life is gathered in--when freed
from the proitless shoots Of spring and the
garish display Of summer, we treasure up
what has been matured and perfected by
the year. Is that lost.
Are all the BLESSINGS which pleasure
has scattered along our pathway of life
lost to US, because they have beena Have
they left no sense Of gratitudeg Have
they increased, in no degree, our love for
HIM who gave and them who sharedf
And most Of all, our SORROWS and our
AFFLIcTIoNs, our depreciation Of wealth
and losses Of friends, are these all lostS-
The sigh Of regret for friendship wound
ed--the tear Of pity for sorrows unassua
ged-the modification for ambition un
shame for good unperlorm
ell, and grief for affection severed--have
they produced no fruitsf Are they entire
ly lost? Hath not the heart been amend
edl Have they not created dependence
upon unlailing sources? If they have not
lessened affection here, have they not
strengthened it for hereallerf And the
treasures which we gathered, and which
have perished IN our hand, or have been
snatched away, one by one, from our
grasp, have they not taught us to lay up
treasures where no moths corrupt nor
thieves break throughf IL these monI-
tions ornalure and Providence have been
improved, what have we lostS
-s,~ RpA NANs~
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LAST MOMENTS OF MIR. KANE.

An affecting account of the last mo-
ments of Mr.. Senator Kane, is given in
the Globe. He was most strongly char
acterized by his fiial attachment--and he
knew no selfish feeling, but that which
existed in soIicitude, and tenderness for
his wife, and the offspring she gave him.
Almost in his last moments he lancled
himself IN the midst of his dear domestic
circle-spoke to his children as it fond
ling them, and invited them TO play on The
grass plot, and under the shade of his
own trees, at homeland rose in his bed,
and seemed to pluck the cool verdure to
which his maginaliohs and affections had
wandered in search OF relief Alas his
wife and children were far from him, and
he forever lost to Them but he sunk to-
rest upon the bosoms of those who mourn
his fate as deeply, although they may not
feel SO keenly or SO long the deprivation"
How strongly does this impress upon our
feelings the utter uothingness of all the
aspirations and honors Of the public man,
when compared with the substantial hap,
piness Of private life!-He looked from
the rugged path, up which ambition urg-
ed him, in search of fame and distinction
TO the quiet OF his own home, the limo
cent praitle of his own children, and the
fond endearments Of his own family! In
the last solemn hour when the things of
this world were fast recedIng from his
sight, his mind naturally and instinetiveIy
turned TO the source Of all his real earth.
ly JOY and felicity, and fondly fingered
there. He enquired not after tho honors
he had won--the rank to which he had at
tanned -he thought not Of The elevation to
which he had been raised by the exercise
of his talents-the statesman's views, the
politicians cares were all forgotten and
memory, whilst II fingered around the
portals Of life, dwelt upsn scenes endear.
cd by recolleclions connected with tho
kindly charities OF the heart, the social
relations Of society and all those endear
Ing lies which connected it with home
and friends.
In no light does the character OF Burke
display itself to better advantage, or more
strongly grasp our interest and affections,
than when we view it, in connection with
those thrilling passages in the life Of this
great man, in which his love as parent
shone forth with so much constancy and
Iustre: We leave, with him, not only
without regret. but with pleasure, the in
tellc"'oal tr sphshe was every day gain
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/ seemed to bend forward 10 receive the
ball, which might otherwise have en-.
ded my life. We formed, advanced
and fred upon the enemy. They re.
treated about eight rods 10 their packs
which were laid in line. advanced
TO the fence on the the opposite side Of
the ditch which the enemy had just
left, fell on my knee, aud loaded my
musket with ball and buck shot. Our
firing was most destructive; their ranks
grew thin, and victory seemed nearly
complete. when the British were rein
forced. Many Of our bravest men had
fallen, and we were unable TO stand
such superior numbers Of fresh troops.
soon heard General Mercer com.
mand. in tone Of distress. "Retreat."
tie was mortalIy wounded, and died
shortly afterwards Hooked about for
The main body of the army, which |
could not discover, discharged my
musket at party Of the enemy, and
ran for a piece of wood at little dis
lance, where thought | might find
shelter. Atthis moment Washington
appeared 10 front of the American ar.
my, riding towards those of US who
were relreatiDg, exclaimed, "Parade
with US, my brave fellows; there is but
handful Of the enemy, and we will
have them directly" ! Immediately
joined the main body, aud marched 0.
yer the ground again.
o, the barbariry of man! On our re.
treat we had left cUmrade of ours,
whose name was Loomis, from Leba-
non c., whose leg was broken by
musket ball, under a cart in a yard;
but on our return he was dead, having
received several wounds from Brit.
ish bayonel! My old associates were
scattered about, groaning, dying and
dead. One officer, who was shot from
his horse lay in halow place in the
ground, rolling and wrihing in his
own blood, unconscious ofauy Thing a.
round him. Tbeground was frozen and
all the blood that was she'd remained
on the surface, which added TO the hor
.or Of this scene Of carnage.
The British were unable to resist
this attack, and retrested into the Col.
lege where they consi Iered themselves
safe. Our army was there in an in.
slant, and the cannon was placed be-
fore the door, and after two or three
discharges, white flag appeared at a
window, when the British surrender.
ed. They were naughty grabbed
set Of men, as they fully exhibited
while prisoners in their march 10 the
country. 10 this battle my pack, which
was made fast by leather strings, was,
as supposed, shot from ry back. and
with il went all the little clothing !
had; it was, however, soon replaced by
one which had belonged 10 British
officer, and was welt furnished.
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CHFrOlltOn: oG


Our columns, this week, are almost on
tirely devoted TO correspondents, whose
communications, original and selected 1,
will be read with interest. We are al
ways thankful 10 our friends for their
favours, IN this way, but we hope, they
will recollect, in making selections for
this paper, that some regard must be had
10 the limits Of our columns. Selected
articles should Q brief.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1836-08-26

The late sale OF lots on the island oppo
site to Wheeling, was greater than could
have been anticipated, under the circum.
stances, produced by postponement, bad
weather, and a pressure in the money
market. Notwithstanding allthese draw
backs to a spirited action, we learn that
lots were disposed Of to the amount oI
S24 900 at an average Of about 5000 fol
lot Of SO feet front and 100 deep. An
other sale is 10 be held in September.
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COMMUNICATIONS.
For the Carroll Free Press.
fr. Christu:

Mr.. Christy: ,o,.
Ia your paper ofthe 10Th inst
I perceive the publication OF the proceed
invs o, Van Buren, meeting, which they
saw ' was "very large and respectable"
and held on the 18th inst, in CarrollIon.
With their meeting or their arrangements
| have nothing TO do; but with their res
oIul,ons when made public, or aEy 9TH
or man have a right to interierei so far
as to approve or disaPprOve. Their lSt
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1836-08-26

The following persons were elected
Directors Of The Sandy and Beaver
Canal Compsny, at an election held
st New.Lisbon on the 10th inst:
Benjamin Hanna, EIderkin Potter,
and James Hambleton, Of Columbians
co.; William Christmas and Jehu
Brown, Of Stark co. and Timothy
Abbott and L.. Nicholson, Of Philadel'
phia. Benjamin Hanna was reelected
President.
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VAN BROWN.
MR. CHRISTy:
August 90, 1886.

In your paper Oftho 10Th
inst my name is announced as candl.
date for the office Of county Recorder.
This nomination was made without my
knowledge or consent; and, while | am
thankful to my friends for their avOwed
willingness to support me, beg leave, for
the present, TO decline the nomination.
JOHN G. HUSTON.
August 26, 1886.
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TRIAL OF WINTRINGaR s. LONG. We
have before US a pamphlet, which pur-
ports to be, an account Of the Trial Of
Wintringer g. Long, for the murder of
Chrisman. We are induced 10 copy, for
the qualification of those who delight in
reading the confessions Of criminals, the
following paragraph; which, according 10
the pamphlet, contains Longs confession
OF the crime. For detail Ofthe circum-
stances connected with the execut on of
Wintriuger, we refer 10 an article on our
first page.
"My first acquaintance with Wintrin.
ger commenced at Louisville, Ky :, lcame
with him to this place and stopped at
leaters with him TO board, Washington
Venom came along. Wintringerand nv
self followed GGmbliRg for a livelihood,
we had some idea to 60 to Vicksburg but
gave up the notion, 1 was sitting at Knox
and Mckeeis warehouse, WheelIng, when
RlnIrlnger passed aae, ia company with
ChrtsmaG, and went 10 the United States
aotel TO drink, thus was about III o'clock
a. NJ. When they returned where / was
sittIag, 1t was agreed that we oil should
go to Teaters boarding house; Winlrinser
said TO mo that money could be got out
OF old Chnsman, 1 asked him this ques.
'ion, does he gamble4 No, says WinrriR
ger, he does not gamble, but we will take
him TO the theatre and then shew him the
girls. Wintringer lIquored with Chris.
man, ORly drank glass Of eggnOg. Ii
qUOr was not the cause Of our crime, the
murdered man was drunk, but we we're
act. We did meet man with a lantern
aad asked the hour. Wihtringer picked
up brick bat and struck him (Chrismanl
First, though cannot we'll say who struck
FIRST. Wejumped on hIm aud dragged
the dead body to The creek where We left
it.
Wintringer took the money from the
corpse and handed 1t to me. He then
broke the chain of the watch and threw
1t into the river. Twill tell Why | told
at first wrong things about this affair, |
did not like TO look WIntringer in the
face, and threw at first the blame on my.
self
Wintringer kaIlOed through the window
in prison and said i'll would lie it would
save him and would save me also. When
we returned TO Teaters after the murder
VIC counted the money and were disap.
ted 10 the amount"
We are requested to announce Thomas
Latta, Of Brown township, as a candidate
for county Commissioners, at the next elec
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We have not yet received full returns
ftom the elections which have taken place
ia the Western States. during the present
month. 1t is almost certain, however,
hit Judge Clark has been elected Cover.
nor, and z. A. Wicklife, Lieutenant Gov
ernor Of Kentucky.
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ORDINATIONS,

MR. CRRISYY;
Through the medium of
your paper, permit me 10 inform the peO.
pie Of Carroll, that am not candidate
.Or RepreseAtive in the State Legislature
at the next Election. aspire to no office
at this time, higher than (Surveyor) the
one | now hold.
VAN BROWN.
August 90, 1886.
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THE PRODUCTIVE POWER OF
LAND!!

Few farmers Of this country, are
aware Of the immense productive
power Of land perfectly cultivated.
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GA meeting OF the Carroll county
Temperance Society, will be held IN the
Courthouse, tomorrow, at II o'clock A.
M.
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We are requested to announce Thomas
Latta, Of Brown township, as a candidate
for county Commissioner, at the next eIec
tiOn.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1836-11-10
WayzaZdgWEe E@seass
f OR. S AL e

THE Farm belonging to the heirs of
MATHEW BLAIR, deceased, is offered
for sale privately. This Farm lies in
Augusta county, about eight miles from
Stanton, on the road leading to Harri.
sonburg via Miil-r's Iron Works, and
contains about 300 sgcveS, every a
ere of which is arnble, and lies well for
cultivation: abou. e-haf cleared and
IN fine order the other heavily tim.
bered land. There is a su1fciency of
meadow land on it for farm Of the size,
and several never failing springs, SO Sit
uated as to afford water in nearly every
field. The Improvements are toleraole.
The neighborhood around it is healthy
and agreeable.
AS ii is presumed that any one dis
posed to purchase will view it and Judge
for himself, a further description is
deemed unnecessary; but wiH-just add,
that taking into view every advantage
this Farm possesses, it is seldom that it's
equal is in this delightful county, ofef@
ed for sale.
The land will be shown to any one
DESTROYS OF viewing it, by DR.. WIZ. n.
BLAIR, whose residence is adjoining, or
by MATHEW BLAIR, of Stanton, by
whom the terms will be made known.
Possession viii be given Immediately.
T.. i. BLAIR,
Ear of N. Blair, decd.
August d, lS36.-tf
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1836-11-10
From the Nashville { Ten. } Bonner.

Melancholy TIDINGs.-A gloom
was spread over many faces on Satur-
day, BY the reception of intelligence of
the death of Major William L. Wash
ington and Henry B. Yerger, Esq. of
Nashville, in Florida. 1t is said that
they both went ON an express, anu
ira relied $50 miles in four days, being
exposed to the heavy dews OF that eli
mate at night, whereby they contract
ed fever, frcm which they were con-
sidered convaleseent but their ankle
ty to move with the rest of the troops,
caused them imprudently to expose
themselves, which caused a relapse
and death.
We have seen letter from Surgeon
Dickinson of the Volunteers, which
states that Major Washington died at
Tallahassee, and Mr.. Yerger six or
eight miles from that place. They
were inferred, with proper honor, on
the Goth September, being borne to
the grave by twelve of the Gadsden
county (Florida) volunteers, and fol>
lowed by great number of soldiers
and citizens.
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Oct 81; 1886.

AT a meeting of number of the officers
of the 32nd Regiment Va. Miiitis, held al
the house OF Mr.. William S. Hanger, on
Friday the 4lh day of November, 1886
Col. McCue in the chair
On motion Of Capt. McCuriock, the fol :
lowing resolution was unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, That petition be presented to
the next General Assef nbly Of Virginia, for
the privilege of separate drill for the off,
GERS Of this Regiment, at some central place
within the bounds of the same.
Whereupon, on motion, Capt McCulfock,
Capt Harper and Col. McCue were appoint
ed COMMITTEES TO draft said memorial.
On motion of Capt. Harper,
Resolved, That Colonel McCue be re-
quested to communicate forthwith the above
resolution 10 the Colonel Of the 93d Regi-
ment. .
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Pulling & Dyeing.

THE subscriber respectfully informs
his customers and the public generally,
that he intends carrying on the FULL
ING 81 YEING BUSINESS, OIL the
South River, in Augusta county, near
the Red Mill, in all its various branches.
Having put his mill in good repair, he
fiatters himself tina. from practical expe-
rience in the business and desire to
please. to merit snare Of public patron
age. His terms will be moderate, and
his work Of the neatest and most durable
kind. Good care shall be taken o! Cloth,
and all damages sustained by the sub
scriber. He will accommodate all or
dsEs on the shortest notice.
For the accommodation Of customers
at distance, Cloth will be taken in at
Mr.. John Wayt's Store, in Waynesbo
rough, and lulled and returned every
four weeks.
ANDREW BEAR.
South River, Augusta co.
Nov. 10, 1886. DIT
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1836-11-10

The subterranean city Of London is
vastly more wonderful than the abode OF
two millions above Says late writer.
I'VE have seen a plan of the sewers, the
gas pipes, and the New river. and
Thames companies for supplying the CT.
ty with water; and the mind is lost in
the intricacy of the details, and the mag
aitude, and, at the same time. the sim
Plicity Of the plan. From every house
tiTere are some dozen OF veins, in the
shape Of pipes of larger or smaller d.
mensions. which communicate with the
sneia artery in the centre of the street,
some IL or Is feet below ground. AT
the corner Of every street, there is graf
ing through which kennels discharge
their turbid streams, and this runs into
the intersecting main channel at right
angles at such corners. The main stream
runs into the Thames. or loses itself in
a~sriety of windings and by this means
London has freed herself from the plague
and other epidemics. aad is now the
healthiest, and cleanest, and sweetest
,oity 'fn the world"
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expose, should also publish his long,
MINDED response. Messrs. Wilson and
Postlethwaite date from Lexington,
Oct. Z, COWARD, PoLrRooN and L.
Ar retort, and say, we remain respon-
sible at Lexington. Mr.. Chambers
dates at Louisville, Oct. 9, throws
back these characteristics, adds some
swagger Of his own, and gives notice
that he is responsible at Louisville.
This is safe bullying on both sides.-
The distance between saves all parties
harmless from cuts or bruises-but
their proceedings SAVIOR more of the
land-brawler than the soldier. When
MEN come into the public papers to
make themselves ridiculous, they
should not be spared.
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ONE OF A THoUsAND.-A young
man who recently EM1GRATED from
this neighborhood rather suddenly,
had been for some time subscriber TO
the Palladium, and on hearing of the
BAIL he had given others as well as
ourselves, we put him down ga gone
case" but what was our surprise
when letter was handed us some
weeks after his departure, enclosing
the amount OF his subscription, in
which he says-sI leave this where it
may be found after am gone but al
though DO not settle all my debts,
and leave others apparently nearer to
me to suffer, l never once thought OF
leaving the printer unpaid, and will,
wherever go, pay the printer if l pay
no one else." Marvellous Why we
had, from all past experience, set it
down as an axiom, that whenever
man ABsoUANDERArED in this way,
the printer was the verv last person to
be thought of--indeed, not to be tho't
of at all. Well, we shan't forget this
he live a thousand years
Indiana Pail.
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Complaints are made. and made just.
y, throughout the Union, of the ire.
quent preparation Of acts Of violence,
and a prevailing disregard oflaw aud its
authority. But few years since. the
voluntary submission Of a free people to
legal restraints, was proverbial. A sad
change has come upon us. This we are
inclined to think chargeable, at least in
a measure, upon the remissness Of courts
and juries. Let there be no defective
administration Of the law, and its suPre-
macy will be acknowledged. There
will be little cause of complain, then. but
not till -Fredericksasrg Herdld.