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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-05-01

WASHINGTON. April p.
Gen. Grant this morning received dispatches
from North and South Carolina. Gen Candy
says that reports have been received from all
but four remote precincts Of South Carolina
and the majority for the Constitution is ~,
COS. From North Carolina the returns
came in slowly. So far as heard from the
majority for the Constitution is 1910
New YoRk, April Is.
Washington specials say the radical caucus
on Saturday night at Senator Morgans house
came to no decision as to who shall be Secre-
tary Of the Treasury, as both New York and
New England combined against Ward of De-
troit who Is Mr. Wades choice. 1t is mar
TALLY conceded that New England shall have
that Office. The Post Office was conceded To
Pennsylvania Stanton is to remain temno-
rarily in the War Department. Butler was
proposed for Sec. Of State. Porter backed bv
Grant, II to b Sec.of Navy, Fenton was pro-
posed Tor the interior Department: but was
ruled oar; as that will be given by Wade to
the Pacific coast The Attorney General
snip was ignored entirely and tie caucus
next week viii definitely settle the Cabinet ques
tlCns under Wade. The nomination Of General
ochoheld was made with his knowledge and
consent and if he is confirmed be will accent.
NEwBERN, NC. April y.
Up to this evening there is no reason to
change the estimate that the State has gone
Republican by from ten to fifteen thousand
majority.
Dispatches received this morning from re-
publicans in Raleigh claim even over 20 900
majority. The conservatives concede that the
is carried, but some of them still
ling to the hope that they have defeated
Holden, tie republican candidate for Cover
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AN ENTIRE CONGREGATION POL
SONED.

A letter to Chicago paper dated at Ma
pierville, ILL.,, June 10th says;
'.Never before in the history Of Napier
vile was such an excitement created as on
last Sunday evening, when it was reported
that the entire congregation Of the Dunkard
church, who were celebrating a love feast,
had been poisoned by eating meat prepared
in a copper kettle and allowed to remain
there until the metal had become oxydized.
Nearly every one in the village had friend
or a relative in attendance, and consequent
" there was general rush for the church
in question Upon entering the building
the scene which met their gaze verified the
reports. In different portions of the church
were the sufferers, some sitting up, others
lying down, the latter twisting themselves
into all sorts of positions, rolling around the
floor; and all apparently suffering the most
excruciating pain.
Medical assistance was at once summon
ed, but, as it was very limited, considerable
time elapsed before all could be attended to.
The stomach pump was brought into requi-
sition and those who gave evidence of suffer
ing the most were considerably relieved by
It's use. Itwas found that upon actual count
that no less than one hundred and thirty
were more or less affected, the major portion,
however, but slightly, they having partaken
of but a small quantity of food. About
twenty were found to be in a dangerous con-
dition. These were removed to their homes,
and every attention paid to them, and be-
fore morning many of them were out of
danger. Those who were but slightly afec-
ted, with some little assistance, got home,
and in short time were entirely recovered.
Tt seems that the members were eelebra-
ting love feast. On Saturday last guam
tity of meat was cooked in a copper kettle.
About one-half of it was eaten that day, and
the remainder allowed to remain in the ket-
tie until Sunday, on account Of there being
no other place to keep it. Some Of the suf-
ferers did not recover for two or three days,
but now all are pronounced out of danger.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-07-03

We are often asked what is the law in re-
gard to stray cattle, sheep &c. 1t is briefly as
follows: 1t is made the duty of all persons
having strays in their possession, within
four days to deliver to the town clerk a
particular description of the color and marks,
natural or artificial, ofeach stray, or atrays in
writing or other satisfactory who, and for
every neglect or refusal to do the same he
shall be liable to forfeit and pay the sum of FIVE
dollars" and it shall be the duty of the
town clerk, subject to like penalty for neglect
or refusal, to make entry of the same in his
book, for which he shall receive on each head
of horses so cents, each head of cattle 25
cents, and for every sheep six cents, to be
paid by such person delivering the said
notice aforesaid " If the owner presents
himself within 80 days after said stray has
been thus registered on the book ofthe town
clerk, he is entitled to receive his property
on the payment of the costs the keeping
and the damage that may have occurred
After the expiration of thirty days, if no
owner presents himself, the person taking
up the stray shall cause an advertisement
particularly describing sush stray, to be
published in at least one newspaper in the
eounty-and if no owner shall appear and
make out his property in said stray within
ninety days after the publication of said
advertisement, the person taking ap the
same shall apply to Justice of the Peace
in the same township, who is required to
issue his warrant to a Constable, who, after
giving ten days notice, is required to sell the
same-the money for which is to be paid
into the hands of the Justice Of the Peace,
who is to pay all reasonable charges for the
cost of keeping, registering, advertising,
selling &C., and the balance, if there be any,
is to be paid into the county Treasury. =
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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-07-03
GRANT AND wAsHBURNE.

The Washington correspondent Of the
Cleveland Leader says: Recently met Mr.
Elihu b. Washburne and his brother, the
General. You are acquainted with their
faces, earnest, energetic, clear headed, posi-
tive men, with large frames. They began
in Maine, where many Washburnes live at
present They have risen, to a large extent,
independently Of each other, and BY no
means agree in small issues. Elihu b.
Washbmne has been consistent, kindly,
and admirng friend of General Grant. He
has been accused of taking no notice of Grant
in Galena, but Grant was q newcomer
there, and Washburne was away from home
in Congress three-fourths Of the year
Grant father sent for his son not long be
fore the war, and offered him eight hundred
dollars year to take charge Of his leather
and hide business. Grant went to work,
made few acquaintance, and was one of the
most unknown men in Galena When the
war began, Washburne stirred himself TO
raise company in Galena, and as it was
known to a few that Grant had been Cap
tain in the army, be was looked to as the
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-07-03
CALIFORNIA POETRY.

When from my room | chance to stray, to
spend an hour at close of day, | ever find a
place most dear, where some friend treats
to the lager beer Sacramento Age.
All yes my friend of city life, such a
treat cures such strife, but better than
such dose by far, are pleasures of fine
cigar. Placer Herald.
Such pleasures may suit baser minds, but
with the good no favor finds; we think the
purest JOY in life, is making love to one s
own wife FolcaaO Ledger.
Most wise your choice my worthy friend
in Hymen's joys your cares must endi but
we, though tired of single life, can't boast
ofhaving our own wife; and so, when meath
our cares we faint, we fly to kiss some gal
that atat-yet.-Ndpa Reporter.
That lager beer will bile provoke, while
fine Havanas' end in smoke. To court
ones wife is better far, than lager beer or
vile cigar. Kisses the dew of loves young
morn, break on the lips as soon as born.
These are all nought to that greatest joy
the frstborn boy Ereniaa Ledger.
'Tis true a boys wished for blessing, hu
then suppose the frSt's girl A dea
sweet child, with ways caressing, with pout
ing lips and faxen curls, with dimpleC
cheeks and laughing eyes, to come and BIZ
papa good bye So whether boy or wheth
or tother, embrace the babe and then tn
mother. San FRANCISCO Globe.
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A MODEL PATRIARCH in ALGERIA.


Mr.. Henry Blackburn ARTISTS and
Arabs, or Sketching in Sunshine, contains
this picture of model patriarch among the
Algerines: Around the camp this evening
there are groups of men and women stand
ing, that bring forcibly to the mind those
prints of the early prtriarchs from which we
are apt to take our first and, perhaps, most
vivid impressions ofeastern life; and we can
not wonder at French artists attempting TO
illustrate ScriDtural scenes from incidents
IN Algeria. There are Jacob and Joseph,
as one might imagine them, to the lie;
Ruth in the fields, and Rachel by the well;
and there is a patriarch coming down the
mountain, with light about his head as
the suns last rays burst upon him, that
Herbert might well have seen when he was
painting Moses with tables of the law. The
effect is accidental, but it is perfect in au
artistic sense, from the solemnity Of the
man, the attitude Of his crowd Of followers.
the grand mountain forms which are parti-
ally lit up by CLEANS ofsunsot, and the sharp
shadows cast by the throng. This man
may have been warrior chief, or the head
of a tribe; be was certainly the head Of
large family, who pressed round him to an
ticipate his wants and do him honor. His
children seemed to be everywhere about him;
they were his furniture, they warmed his
tent and kept out the wind, they begged for
him, prayed for him, and generally helped
him on bis way.
In the Koran there is a saying of similar
purport to the words; Happy is the man
that hath his quiver full of them'-this one
had his quiver full of them, indeed, and
whether he had ever done much to deserve
the blessing, he certainly enjoyed it to the
full Looked upon as colored statue, he
was in some respects perfect type ofbeauty
strength and dignifed repose-what we
might fitly call study, as be sat waiting,
whilst the women prepared his evening meal;
but whether from moral point of view he
quite deserved all the respect and deferencs
that was paid to him, is another question.
As picture, as we said before, he was mag
nifcent, and there was a regal air with
which he disposed the folds of his bournous,
which, we clad in the costume of advanced
civilization, could not but admire and envy.
He had the advantage of US in every way,
and made US feel it acutely He had
splendid arm, and we could see it; the fine
contour and color of his head and neck were
surrounded by white folds, but not concealed
His head was not surmounted with bat
tered 'wide-awake, his neck was not band
aged as if it were wounded, his feet were
not misshapen clumps of leather, his robes
but we have no heart to go further into
detail. There is a well dressed French
gentleman standing near this figure, and
there is not about him one graceful fold, one
good suggestive line, one tint ofcolor, Crate
ful to the eye, or one redeeming feature in
his (by contrastl hideous tout ensemble.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-07-03
THE WHOLE ART OF KISSING
BY A LADY

BY A LADY
People viii kiss. Yet notone in hundred
know how TO extract bliss from lovely lips
no more than they know how to make dia-
monds from charcoal, and yet it is easy, at
least for us!
This little item is not alone for young
beginners, but for the many who 20 at it
like hunting coon or shelling corn. First
know when you are to kiss. Don't make a
mistake, although mistakes may be good.
Don jump up like trout for fly, and
smack woman on the neck, or on the ear,
or on the corner of the forehead, on the
end of her nose, or slip over on her water
fall or bonnet ribbon, in haste to set
through. The gentleman should be little
| the tallest He should have clean face, a
kind eye, and mouth full of expression
instead Of tobacco. Don't kiss everything,
including nasty little dogs, male and female.
Don sit down to it, stand up. Need not
be anxious to get in crowd. Two persons
are plenty to corner and catch kiss
More persons spoil the sport Il won't
burt any after you are used to it. Take
the left hand of the lady in your righthand.
Let your hat go to-any place out of the
wayl Throw the left hand gently over the
shoulder of the lady, and let the hand fall
down on the right side toward the left,
Don't be in hurry. Draw her gently to
your loving heart Her head will fall lightly
upon your shoulder, and a handsome shoul-
der-strip it makes! Don't be in hurry.
Send little life down your left arm and
let it know its business. Her left hand is in
your right, let there be expression to that
not like the grip of a vice, but gentle
clasp full of electricity, thought and res
pect Don't be in a hurry: her head lies
carlesslyon your shoulderl you are nearly
heart to heart Look down into her half
closed eyes! Gently yet manly press her
to your bosom. Stand firm, and Providence
will give you strength for the ordeal Be
brave, but don't be in a hurry. Her lips
almost open! Lean lightly forward with
your head not the body Take good aim
The lips meet-the soul rides the storms,
troubles and sorrows of life, (don't be in a
hurry!) heaven opens before, the world
shoots from under your feet as meteor
flashes across the evening sky don't be
afraid the nerves dance before the first
created altar Of love as zephyrs dance with
the dew-trimmed fowers-the heart forgets
its bitterness-and the art of kissing is
learned
No noise, no fuss, no futtering and
squirming, ike a hook-impaled worm.
Kissing don't hurt; and it don't require
brass to make it legal. Don't job down on
beautiful mouth as if spearing for frogs I
Do not muss her hair, scratch down her col
lar, bite her cheek, squizzle her rich ribbons
and leave her mussed, rumpled and FUN
mixed! Don't grab and yank the lady as if
she was struggling colt! Do not flavor
your kisses with onions, tobacco, gin cock
tails, lager beer, brandy, &c, for a mud
ding kiss is worse than the itch to deleeate
sensible woman
There, now, is your receipt free gratis,
for nothing. Try it-Lebdnon Patriot
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-07-03

PRUSSIA AND FRANCE. The German
Journalist, Bamberger, who is also one Of
the most eminent members of the Customs
Parliament, describes in letter to his con-
stituents the opinions Of Bismarck relative
to a war with France.
II is fact well worth knowing that the
Prussian Premier is opposed on principle to
a war with France, as he considers it would
lead to a most lamentable disturbance of the
development of Germany, and as, more
over, he believes that victory, however
brilliant, could only be purchased by the
greatest sacrifices, since the French people
would only be rendered more jealous than
ever of the Germans by defeat, and seek to
retrieve the losses of one campaign by a
second. There are many people who hold
that Bismarck has made two great mistakes;
first. in accepting the line of the Main at
Nikolsburg rather than involve Prussia in a
war with France; and secondly, in not at
taeking France apropos of the Luxumburg
question, when Prussia was far superior to
her rival both in armaments and military
organization. But think these two mis-
takes-if such they were-are in any case
mech to his credit as skillful and ready
statesman. Nor do l believe Count Bis
marek to be wrong in holding to the princi
pie that a var between the two nations
the greatest of all the calamities that threat
en- us, and that so long as it is not proved
demonstration that such war is inevitable
it is cur first duty to prevent it and allo'
Europe time to free herself from tho circum
stances whence such danger arises,
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SUBSCRIPTION TERMS, sc.

NrvspAPpn LAws.--we would call the special
,,tsntion Of Post Masters and subscribers to the
TxoUlBER to the following synopsis Of the News
paper laws:
i. Postmaster is required 20 give notice by
letter, returning paper does not answer the law
when a subscriber does not take his paper out of
the Office, and state the reasons for its not being
taken; and neglect to do so makes the Postnas-
ter responsible % the Publishers for the payment
2, Any person who takes paper from the Post
Office, whether directed to his name OF another. or
whether be has subscribed OF not is responsible
for the pay.
3. Ifa person orders his paper discontinued, he
must pay all arrearages, the publisher may
continue to send it until payment is made, and
collect the whole amount lcbethcr e be taken from
the oBice not. There can be no legal discontin-
ueace until the payment is made.
4. If the subscriber orders his paper to be
stopped at a certain time, and the publisher con
tiuues to send, the subscriber is bound to pay for
it, u he takes II ont Of tbe Post Office The law
proceeds upon the ground that man must pay
for what he uses,
5. The courts have decided that refusing to take
newspapers and periodicals from the Post Office,
or removing and having them uncalled for, is
prima .faoia evidence Of intentional fraud.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-07-03

DIP TUP.-A ship was sailing in the south
ernwaters Of tie Atlantic, when they saw an
other vessel making signals Of distress. They
bore down toward the distressed ship and
hailed them
WHAT'S the matter? p
"We are dying for water was the re-
spoase.
Dip it up then = was the answer you
are in the mouth Of the Amazon River %
There those sailors were thirsting, and
suffering, and fearing, and longing for
water. and supposing that there was moth
ing but the oceans brine around them,
when, in fact, they had sailed unconsciously
into the broad mouth of the mightiest river
onthe globe, and did not know it. And
though to them it seemed that they must
perish with thirst, yet there was hundred
miles of fresh water around them and they
bad nothing to do but to
dip it up!"
Jesus Christ says. ''If any man thirst let
him come unto me and drink "And the
Spirit and the Bride say, come and whose
ever will let him come and take Of the wa
ter of life freely" Thirsting soul, the food
is all around you, "Dipit upl" and drink,
aud thirst no more Exchange
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-07-03

proper man to be chairman. Nir. Wash
burue described to me this hard-working,
commonly dressed man, with an old, faded
dragon cloak upon his shoulders, mounting
to the bench of the Court House and stat
+ ing the object of the meeting When the
company was raised Grant was found 10 be
perfect in all the details Of oquipping IT.
from boots to buttons. Washbune, Grant
and the rest took the company down to
| Springfield There, with scanty means,
paying three dollars day for board, Grant
waited the disorganized process Of the State
authorities, with Dick Yates, impractleable
as now, at the head Of the State. Finally
Grant said 10 Washburne:
Il can do nothing here; I am running
short | shall 60 home and go to work.
Hold on' said Washbune.
At last Grant was placed in the Adjutant
Generals Department, and by happy luck
was one day placed at the head of regiment
afflicted with drunken Colonel. So began
the fame which has gone round the world
/ Washburne's relations with Grant are
nothing more than those between two friends
Washburne finds in Grant latent abilities
developing every day. powers coming out Of
his modesty ike bee nest in a violet bed.
He had no aid whatever ia writing any Of
his letters or battle bulletins. The eelebra-
ted dispatch L viii fight tout on this line
ifit takes all summer, was brought from
Spottsylvauia to Washington in Mr.. Wash
bulnes pocket He said to Grant as he
| quilted the field
General, have you any message to send
up to the War Department" l guess
not, said Grant. i think it would be
well, returned Washburne, if you sent
some little word up to the people.
very we'll "
General Grant sat down in the tent, and
as quickly as he could transcribe, and with
out reading the message over. gave it To
Washburne, sealed The latter came to
Belle Plain, took boat, landed at the Navy
Yard, rode in horse-car to the War De
partment, where he found everybody blue
uud uoubliuls anu NeitNcTtu NitC 4'AtNl ~
Stanton That simple bulletin thrilled the
country and went into the epigrammatic lit
erature Of mankind.
So with General Grant letter, responsive
to his nomination at Chicago. People were
saying among themselves Somebody ought
to give Grant advice about that letter He
might put his foot in it. That letter is Vi
tai
Never mind, said Washbmne, he'll
DO it up right
Aud without labor, spontaneously, cleri-
cany, Grant wrote the letter, which Is more
to the point and more electrical than any
mere platform in the history Of politicians.
Washburne' s regard for Grant IS not that
of father, nor close as brothers. It is
the same admiration, only better informed,
that the country has in the General-in-chief
He admires Grants simplicity, introspec-
ton, sincerity, and capacity for every new
occasion
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-07-03

FEMALE INFLUENcE-I have noticed
that married man falling into misfortune
is more apt to retrieve his situation in the
world than single one. Chiefly because
his spirits are soothed and relieved by
domestic endearments, and self-respect kept
alive, by finding that, although abroad be
darkness and humiliation, yet there is still
a little world of love at home Of which he is
monarch. Whereas, a single man is apt to
run to waste and self fneglect--t fall to ruins
like some deserted mansion, for want of in-
habitants. have often had occasion to
mark the fortitude with which women
sustain the must overwhelming reverses of
fortune Those disasters which break down
the spirit Of man, and PROSTATE him in the
dust, seem to call forth all the energies of
the softer sex, and give such intrepidity and
elevation to their character that at times it
approaches sublimity. Washington Hvjag.
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The LAST OF THINGS. 1t is with some
melancholy interest, musing on the instabil-
ity Of human things that the philosophic
mind surveys the last specimen of almost
anything. The last tiuder-box, and the
last hackney coach, for instance, may be
looked at with certain fond partiality Of
regret. That they are the last of their sort
shows, to be sure, that they have outliyed
coarse and barbaric expedicnts, and the
things themselves are nCither beautiful nor
any longer useful. But they are the last,
and we drop sympathiziag sort of sigh as
we get rid Of the worn out old bores. We
might be sorry, after a fashion, to see the
very last cockroach. The dodo was an un-
gainly fowl, and was certainly not an orna-
ment in the animal world; yet who but
would have sighed had he witnessed his
final extinction Saturday Rerie1c
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when you mention pay, he looks surprised
you surely do not charge for such thingsl'
And tins is called newspaper patronage.
Another man (bless yon it does us good to
see such mem, comes in aud says: "the year
Tor which paid is about to expire, want
to pay for another He does so and re-
hres. This as newspaper patronage.
Now isn't newspaper patronage a curious
thngf And in that great day, when the
gentleman in black gets his due-as he sure
ly will-how many Of the patrons enumera-
tea above viii fall to his share? Now, it viii
be seen that while certain kinds of patronage
Is the very life and existence Of newspaper,
there are other kinds Of patronage more
destructive than the deadly night shade.
keader where do you stand