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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-01-04
Paints, Oils, &c.

Suubury, May Is, ls67.-Sm
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-07-15

LocUsrs DO STING.-The Indianapolis
Sentinel has been philosephically invessisat-
ing the locust business, and has arrived a,
the conclusion that the insects do sting. 1t
says: The sting, however, is no. deadly.
Whisky is specific. We have known sew
eral cases cured by it. There was young
Weasel, who had the misfortune to sting
himself with a locust. Whisky was recon-
mended, and Weasel went home on smut
ter. He has not, however, experienced any
ill effects from the sting. A well known
Postotiice loafer was also s:ung, but being
full of the antidote, he experienced no in
convenience. The locust died in two Sec
onds. Young Wildotes went TO a free con-
cert the other night, and fell in with the boys.
He didk't know how or what time he got
home, but awoke with bad headache and
black eye. He thinks a locust stung him.
Yesterday he saw young gentleman, who
belongs to the Sons of Temperance, hunting
locusts in his fathers garden. He was try
ing to get up sting. Locusts won't sting
any body, if finley let 'em alone.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-07-15
IRISH BARps AND BAY REVIEWERS

IRISH BARDs AND BAY REvIEwERs.-
One Murphy, a contributor to the San
Francisco Monitor, seizes upon a story
which be locates in Michigan and which
sounds as if it might be parody on
that old song aboat Mary of the Wild
Moor" and which relates the beartless
cruelty of hard-hearted parient who
turned his daughter ana her baby out
of doors to perish in the snow, and
thereupon writes some very doieful and
very atrocious verses and the Dramatic
Chronicle, without a single bowel Of
compassion, proceeds to cri.icise the
Murpbian performance. The last verse
is given and criticised as follows:
Her strength o jerome by the raging storm,
ny hunger, fatigue, snow-blind,
With her babe clasped in her arms,
They laid down and died.
Inasmuch as "they" laid her down {" and
died" we are authorized to cherish the fond
hope, that the mother is convaleScent and
the babe" in fair way Of recovery. Who
it was that " died" we can only guess but
it would seem that it must have been the un e
fortunate individuals who g laid her down y
Inasmuch as we know nothing about these
individuals. we shall decline going into
mourning in consequence of their sad de-
mise.
We are afraid that the Chronicle is
inclined to take a hypercritical ajran-
tage of what is evidently a misprint
Tie verse should, doubtless, have ap-
peared with its fast line rendered as fol-
lows:
They laid dowr-ard dinei.
This Interpretation gi"es Us more
perfect jingle and relieves the climax
from it's otherwise frightfuIly tragic
character-in short, it enables US 10 en-
JOY this feast of Murphy TO the last.
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resistance from the guard inside. They
then ran of, leaving one robber badly wound
ed.
RENO, Penn, July 10, lS6S.-This morn
ing some buildings used for flling torpe
does and the storage of powder were blown
up. F. d. Munson, who was at work, was
blown so feet in the air and came down
shapeless mass. The windows in the houses
were broken for a quarter of mile. The
loss is 5000.
ATLANTA, July 10.-To-day Governor
Bullock seut a message to both Houses, in
closing letter from General Meade. in
which the latter declares he does not con-
slider the Legislature legal body until it
has purged itself of those members not
competent under the Omnibus Reconstruc-
ton bill.
A Comm ttee of Investigation was ap-
pointed.
New ORLEANS, July 10.-Both Houses
ratified the Fourteenth Amendment.
A dispatch from Austin, Texas, say. the
Convention has Indefinitely postponed the
question of the division of the State.
New YORK, July l3.-The steamship
Minnesota arrived yesterday from Liver
pool with l 100 passengers, 500 of whom are
Mormons, in charge of Elder Perry. They
leave tomorrow for Utah. Ten thousand
other believers. will follow from Liverpool
COW, oap he hipped
A Shanghai letter of May &c, states that
the frigate Shenandoah had returned from a
search into the facts relative to the destruc
ton OF the American schooner General
Sherman. It appears that the Sherman
was attacked off the cast Of Corca, returned
the fire, was assaulted, captured and blown
up. All on board persisted.
CHICAGO, July l3.-Specials to the morn
ing papers say that several politicians are
boilers from the Iammany Convention.
Some who are dissatisfied with the nomina-
ton of Grant are trying first TO compel
Seymour TO withdraw, or, failing in this, 10
endeavor to enlist Chase or some prominent
statesman as third candidate for IRE silent. !,
Should Chase refuse John Quincy Adams is
proposed for President and Samuel Cary for /
Vice President. \ Convention will be held |
August s, in Pittsburg or Cincinnati. The |
leaders Of this movement airs said to en-
brace Lew. Campbell Of Oaio, General Ere
mont, Sam Cary and many participants of
the old Philadelphia Convention two years
ago.
1t IS said some important matters are
about to eliminate relating to the proposed !
treaties with China as the result of inter
views between Seward and Burlingame.
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FROM EUROPE.

LONDON. July 9.-Tae English journaL
publish the platform OF principles adopted
by the Tamnany Convention.
The Times says the platform contains the
principles of partial reputation. and should
be warming of the defeat OF the Democratic
party The Times thinks the adoption of
III is platform renders the election Of Grant
certain.
VIENNA, July 9. - Minister Beust has
written a sharp reply to the recent AIlocu-
ton of the Pope on the state Of religion in
Austria, saying the intermeddlng of the
Pope with the domestic Legislation Of Aus
tria is a violation of the Independence and
dignity Of the Empire.
LoSpoN, July lO-The Irish Reform bill
has passed the House of Lords.
Farragut declined a complimentary dinner
rendered him by the authorities OF South
ampton.
Both Houses of Parliament have voted \
pension of $1,000 yearly to General Napier.
Napier has been made Peer, under the
title of Lord Napier of Magdalia.
A dinner was given BY the American art
list Bierstadt last night to Longfellow. Glad
stone, Admiral Fszragut and other distin-
guished persons were present.
PARIS, July l0.-in a speech in the Corps
Legi,lati;I, Baroche, Minister of Justice,
declared that the spoliation Of the Church
and State was only question oil time.
Special adviees from China represent
that the rebels on the PutO river have been
defeated in battle, but still threaten Sing.
LONDON, July ll.-Leading papers, in
GLIDING the Standard, News and Herald,
cons Ider Seymour's defeat certain.
. BERLIN, July ll.-By virtue Of the pro-
visions Of the naturalization treaty with the
United States this Government has stayed
all prosecutions against adopted American
German citizens who have been sentenced or
and they will be released forth
with.
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N Office

rs HEREBY GIVEN THAT SEALED PROPO-
L sails will be received until the FIRST DAY
OF AUGUST NEXT, by the Board Of State Prison
Commissioners. for the delivery of ONE Hun.
DRIED AND TWENTY-FIVE CORDS OF WOOD,
or any part thereof, to the Nevada State Prison
Said Wood to he of the best quality; at least one
half thereof to be limb wood, and To be delivered
as fast As needed at the state Prison, commence
ing the 10th day of August next, and compet-
ing the whole amount contracted to be delivered
on or before the First day of December next
For further particulars inquire at the office of
Secretary Of state.
C. n. NOTEWARF.
Scc'v Board State Prison Comm toner's.
Carson, July -, ISIS. taul
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EASTERN DISPATCHES.

SANTA FE, July 9.-The telegraph to this
place was completed to-day.
ERIE, Penn, July 9.-The express train
bound to Philadelphia broke through 4 bridge
over French Creek last night Two cars fell
through and FIVE persons were killed and a
number badly wounded. The bolts of the
bridge were found to have been unscrewed
Ii is supposed the bridge was tempered with
t, plumber the train, several passengers being
robbed and their baggage broken open and
rihed of valuables.
TRENTON, y. j., July 9-The Republican
State Convention nominated L. J. Blair for
Governor.
WASHINGTON. July 9.-Reverdy johnson
yesterday took his farewell Of the Senate in
4 written speech.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE President
has issued his proclamation annoua Gin !
that, in accordance with the Acts OF Con-
gress, North Carolina having ratified the
Fourteenth Amendment, is now admitted as
one Of the States in the Union. The Presi-
dent also states that certified copies of the
action of Florida ratifying the same amend
ment have been received, bu. such action
having taken place before the passage of the
Act of Congress, it has made it incumbent
on him to issue proclamation to that eff
feet. He confines his proclamation to North
Carolina.
The Senate to-day confirmed ]. S. Watts,
as Chief Justice of New Mexico; E. W.
Willett, as Register of Public Moneys a.,
Sacramento; and A. E. Mayhew, as Gov
eminent Attorney for Montana. The nomi-
tor of the Treasury, in place of Z. B. French.
was rejected. The nomination of Erarts, as
Attorney General, was discussed but not act
ed on.
New YoRx, July 10.-A committee from
the Democratic Convention ton ight formally
notified Seymour and Blair Of their nomina-
ton. This duty was performed at Tammany
Hall N the presence of large concourse of
spectators. Governor Seymour declared
that although the nomination was unsought
he has been caught up BY an overwhelming
ide bearing us on to great political change
ard finds himself unable to resist the press
Ire. He says, as a member o. the Conven-
ion, he is party to the terms of the resolu-
ions which are in accord with our wishes |
md should strive to carry them out. He |
aid, in few days he would answer by letter !
n the customary form.
Blair also made brief speech accepting
he nomination and indorsing the platform.
louisville, Penn, July l0.-A serious
trike has occurred among the miners.
Ihich is assuming threatening attitude.
eyeral mills have been suspended by the
ainers who force workmen TO stop. Labor
rs on the railroad are also driven off. Some
roprietors have formed company to pre- I
erve order, but it is feared there will be
lood shed. II
The strikers continue their warlike dem
nstrations. No violence has yet been done, )
ut fight appears inevitable. 4
CHICAGO, July l0.-Ano,her daring at i
.mpt was made to rob an express Car on a
le Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, near
Indiana. Five men sprang r
BON the engineer while taking wood, uA- d
upled the express car and ran about eight e
lies. where the car was stopped sad the t,
bbers forced an entrance, but met with j
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-07-15

DOVER, England, was enabled BY mi
rage, few days ago, to see Boulogne, France,
distinctly with the naked eye. and with tel
escape the windows of houses and inhabi-
tants could be clearly discerned. A railroad
train was watched for several miles Of its
Journey towards Calais.
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quiet hospitals2 And shall We be
SO ashamed Of an Che glori7us
memories Of that glorious struggle
as To say that the principles which
actustad it are wrong TO-DAY, be-
cause tyranny and oppression have
overpoWered us and trampled them
down? No, q thousand times, mol
We must be proud of them, We
must preserve them in our hearts,
we must cherish tho memories of
the war and of the heroes In grew
who fought and bled IN it, and ne
must bring bright flowers, and
Wreaths, and garlands, to streW and
deck the graves Of our gallant
dead, and songs must be written ID
honor Of their heroism, and histo-
ries must BE- written to preserve all
the glorious deeds of that war.
And so our children must be taught
to revere these principles, and to
cherish these memories and 80
some bright day in the future will
come when the American people
will free themselves from the preiu-
dices of tyranny and oppression,
Of wrong and injustice, and they,
too, will do Justice to our cause,
and give credit to our motives, and
Join with us, heart and hand, in
accommodating these principles, In
giving vitality and effect to them
once more. Then viii " the lost
cause be no longer d lost cause,
but a triumph for the South, a tri-
lmph for the right, and triumph
for principle.
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VERY MYSTERIOUS. Two darkies
had bought s mess pork in pert
nerships but Sam, having no place
to put his portion, consented To in-
trust the whole to julius keeping.
The next morning fhey met, when
Sam said
:. taseea maFniRs J julius an tiliiit, ms
strange or mysterious happen
down il your vicinity, lately
+" Yaas, Sam, most strange thing
happen at my house yestar-lass
night. ALL mystery W me.
/" All, julius, what was dat !"
(" Wen, Sam, I tole YOU now.
Dis morning / went down IN da
cellar for 70 ret d piece 0h hog f0r
dis darkeY's breakfast and 1 put
my hand down into de brine an
felt round, but no pork dar alI
gone couldn't tell what bawent
wid It /; 50 I turned up da barl an
Sam. true as preachin' aa rats had
eat d hole clear froo de bottom 0b
de bari and dragged ia poEk all
ont
Gan Waa petEiaed Wikh astanis
ment huk presently said
{" Way didn't da brine rum omit
% da same hole ~
Ah, Sam, dats de mysy
dats 5e mystery
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1868-06-06

CURIOUs CoarUFATTeN. We see
this calculation iii print
The world Is reputed to be 586S
years old.
Reduce 1868 years to days would
be 2, i5S, ITO DAYS.
This reduced % hours would
give the number of hours of the
worlds age 81, ,316,080.
Reduce this to minutes and you
have the worlds age ia minutes
3,078, ,964,800.
Prodigious figures
The national debt is about one
dollar for every minute of The
worlds reputed age 5868 years.
The United States owe one dol
lar for every minute the world has
existed.
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irving, he was confdad to the care
Of a servant, but managed to es-
cape and bounced il the parIor
proud Of bis appearance and par-
fume. he went through the reg
ular amount Of kissing and pet
ting ike q hero. but to his aston
ishment no one seemed To notice
the Jockey Club, though he waved
his handkerchief that their noses
might catch the fragrance. Hu
man nature, i've years old, couldnt
stand that, you know, SO be broke
out with " Folkses, If asy Of yon
smells q smell, that's me.
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nearly as bad as a turn of q fever
and ague, as talk as cheerful as
you can and tzy to encourage them
as You may, they are always -
darkness and despair, Ii the sun
shines out warm and pleasant,
instead Of cheering them uD as it
would most ofpeople, they grumble
because it's too warm. For the
" life Of them they can't see Why
the Lord allows It to rain, " IS they
cannot 90 out of doors without
getting wet. They grumble at
everything, imagine that the whole
world is against them, and such
being the case, there is no use
battling against fate, consequently
they are ready to die at any mo-
ment, at the same time should the
grim messenger make his appear
anee they would probably cause
" Rome to howl again in their
pleadings to be let alone. Such
people should bear in mind that
every cloud, no matter how dark
it may be, yet has some little rift
through which the silver lining
thereof may be plainly seen, and
instead of sitting down, folding
their hands and grumbling their
lives away, should be up and doing
with a cheerful heart their allotted
tasks, and thus not only making it
pleasant for themselves but for an
around them. Having the " blues I"
and endeavoring to lay an your
imaginary wrongs at the doors of
Providence, is a great humbug.
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WHO WoULD'T BE AN EDITOR
Editing q paper, says the Church
Union, is q pleasant business.
H it contains too much reading
matter, people won't take 1t.
If the type is too large, it don't
contain enough reading matter.
If the type is too small people
won't read il.
If we publish telegraph reports,
people say they are all hes.
IF we omit them, people say we
have no enterprise, OF suppress
them for political effect.
IL we have few Jokes, the people
say we are q rattle-head.
f we omit them, they sag We
are old fossils.
III we publish original matter,
they condemn US for not giving
selections.
If we give man . compliment
airy notice, then they cansure Us
for being PARTED
If we publish selections they say
We are lazy for not writing more,
and giving them what they have
read Ia some other paper.
1T we remain Ia the Office and
attend To business, folks soy We
ee.l8 l8rvrYss
aAAA6Nf
II we do not, they say ws neyer
attend to business,
If we publish poetry, we affect
sentimentahsm.
If we do not, We have no literary
polish Oh taste.
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[From the Banner Of the South. /
Adherence to Principle.

Principles may cease to be prac-
tical in their application be-
come obsolete ia effect but can
never die. Those which lived in
the past good or bad lives also
In the present, and viii continue to
live in the future. They are not
dead they but slunober, quiescent
and imperative. IA new occasion
for their resuscitation and applica-
tion may arise, and so warm them
into life again. And good princi-
ciples should never be- permitted to
die. They should ever be kept
alive, at least in che hearts of the
good and true, even though the
heavy heel of tyranny should, for
The time being, trample them in
the dust.
Was the American principle of
political self-government right? H
it was right, have the fortunes Of.
war made It wrong? Was the
American principle that the people
had q right to choose theiroWn gov
ernment, correct? If the American
principles, freedom of speech,
freedom of thought, freedom Of the
press, freedom to worship God ae-
cording to she dictates Of ones
own conscience, freedom Of the
ballot box, were good and true
principles, have the fortunes Of war
made them bad and evil principles? +?
No, They are good, true, and liy-
ing principles to-day, as they were
yesterdays and all the yesterdays
that have Witnessed die die biz b 81, Life,
and death off ttihe great american
Republic.
It was To save the life of these
principles that the South strug-
gled through four years of bloody
and vengeful war. It was to main
tain these grand principles prin-
ciples which cur forefathers had
established by their own blood and
wo that they gave their blood and /
their lives So freely. IT was to pre-
serve ia the new nation all that was
grand and good III the old, and To |
still give Go the world q beacon
light of freedom and principle.
And shall We now be ashamed of /
That struggle and that eAort boz
cause strength and power have
made them failuFoss Shall VIE,
to-day, ba ashamed 0f the gallant
men IN grey who upheld tllAt eansa
Shall We be ashamed Fl the allanb
Coed who went dcwnin tho alaeks
81 battle, 81 the outpt or 81
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The Council Bluffs Democrat
says that 5000 persons assembled
at Cheyenne To give General Sher-
man a left-handed reception, as
mark of their hostility to his IN
dian policy. The Demoorat tells
that among the crowd one ola
hontiers-man cried out IN stento-
rian voice: Sugar for Iniuns
hell for white peoplep I Another
said Niggers and Iniins for
Sherman 7 IA third bawled out
Hello, old boss, Whar's yer Ere
that burnt out poor widows won't
it burn up these red niggers r
Another said saroastically Nurse
'em Kind b nice, ginera while
they get more sCalps. Who'd Be
white man longs there's niggars
and Iniins@ The effect 81 an this.
we are informed, induced the gem
eral to make 3 short stay at Che
yenne, and to take up his quarter
at Fort Russell.
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!. THAT's Mr. W. haar Z go

THAT'S Me. We hear 4 good
story Of a paart youngster, whose
existence on this portion of bhe
moral vineyard would extend over
the period If Eve long, long years.
His mother, expecting To receive
company. had fixed HIM up sweet
III, arranging bis hair and attire
as only d mother ean. AIS a sort
oi finishing touch, she sprinklsd
"a his clothes and handkerchief a
fsW drops of Jockey Club, greatly
ia the yqangateF'a deliehk He
went oaad pDblng end nulne
like s wi. iaer hen tha hunter
appro sm Iha t ar-
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ADVERrIsTNa


Per Square, 40 lines or less) ISL 30
Every subsequent Insertion ~. rs
Announcement of candidates for
Office ...... ~. $40 90
Advertisements sent in for publica-
tion, when there are no directions, viii
be inserted ia English and French, and
when time is not limited, viii be CON
tinued until orders are received and
charged accordingly.
Liberal discount to those who adver-
tise by the year or quarter
No credit viii be given for Advertising
or Job work, except by special agree
ment.
Cards, stating merely the names,
business and place of residence, with
paper included, Twelve Dollars per
annum.
B@A All Judicial advertisements must
be paid for on the last day of publica-
ton, or on the day Of sale.
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Information came up from the
city that makes it appear quite
probable that d bargain may soon
be closed to build the railroad be-
tween Berwick's Bay and Orange,
completing the link between HoUs-
ton and New Orleans. Several
capitalists are making PROPOSE
tions, and the road Is exciting 70
much general attention among the
monied men abroad that we have
great hopes thst the enterprise
may succeed, and that III two years
or less the principal travel between
Texas and New Orleans win be on
this line Of railroad. Nearly all
the travel between these two places
now goes through the lower part OIL
this parish, and passes On the Ope-
lousas Railroad and Morgan line
of steamships. Planters R0aaer.
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PE0prn WHO HAVE THE BLUES

PE0PLE VINO HAVE THE Blues.
We frequently hear men talk
about having the I" blues all the
time, and wishing they we're dead
that they might BE- out Oh Trouble,
end onewould think 10 lear them
talk that an She SORROW went and
misery that ever bsfau the inhahis
tans nf aarth. had suddenly bean
removed and heapsd upon their
devoted shoulders Hn alk h
suc an length of times Is
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Up North they have the Sunday
Baptists and those who observe
the Seventh day, On Saturday, as a
day of rest The latter number
about 1000 persons, all told. The
Church Union, d paper established
with the view of uniting all sects
into one church, proposes that the
baptists charter q few yes-
sells, put the Seventh daY baptists
on board, and send them on 8 voy-
age around the world. When the
ships return TO New York the pas
aengers VIII find that they have
gained i day, and Saturday win be
and harmony VIII be re-
sEored. Ut IS d novel mode, to say
the least. ard it IS d pity that other
differences Of opinion Ia this world
Of ours are not at as easy i solution,
N1tcHif0cfeS Tines.
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OTTICH MAR rHH CoUBr-HousH.
N Il Mg

sUBsoRmTIoE FIVE DOLLARS per
annUm, ia advance.
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nearly as bad as a turn Of 3 fever
and ague, as talk as cheerful as