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THE MINING HORROR.

From the ~ Y. World
The Avondale catastrophe exceeds IN horror
any which we have ever been called upon to
record. Nothing more baleful than the doom
of the two hundred dead miners found heaped
upon each other, with blood upon their lips,
their hands elenched in death agony, and
their CLASSY eyes unclosed, has been known
among mankind. Greater numbers have
perished by the stroke of calamity in earth
quake, storm, or battle; but all other forms of
death seem alluring when compared with that
which finally released the miners from an
extremity of which it is impossible to think
without shudder. The horrors of the Black
Hole of Calcutta: of the mountain cave in
which the fugitive Algerians took refuge and
were suffocated with smoke by order Of the
ferocious ST. Arnaud of the burning cathe-
dral in q South American city, in which
nearly the entire concOurse of worshippers
were destroyed, seem to lose something of
their awfulness in the contrast Two hun
dred men walled in with night, stified with
slowly gathering vapors, cropping through
black winding arcades, and falling at length
at the closed gate of their mephitic prison.
house, a writhing mass of terror and despair,
constitute picture from the contemplation
of which we shrink appalled, as we do from
the CHASTITY and hideous images which Dante
tells us that he saw in Malebolge.
1t is all over now. The dead men rest from
| their labors, and, like those who perish in bed
or battle or by any of the strokes of fate,
their works follow them. No comments of
ours can summon them again to life or miti-
gate the anguish of the bereaved wives and
| children who clustered about the mouth of the
nit and whose pain must have been only less
than that of the victims who were SLOWLY
suffocating beneath their feet. Nor have we
a very sanguine hope that any preachment
from this appalling text will do much to avert
future disasters of the sort. The reckessness
of human life in this country has grown into
a proverb Here was cavern in which
hundreds of men daily trusted their lives.
which only had communication with the
outer air through a single shaft surrounded
with buildings of the most inhammable char
aeter9 II was a grave. II ought to have beer
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lies In the meridian Of Cardenas, sounds the
alarm among the rich plantations of the West,
heretofore unharmed. And, in general, it
may be remarked that next year the diminu-
ton of products will be much greater,
because many of the plantations that contri-
buted to the present crop have since been
ruined or paralyzed.
There can be, of course, no doubt about
the conclusions to be drawn from these facts
and hgures. The productive power of Cuba
Will one day be greatly increased under the
healthful stimulus of free institutions. But
IN the meantime the island is retrograding
fast. Alike on commercial and humanitarian
grounds, it is desirable that the friendly Off
ces undertaken by our Government regarding
Cuba may result in very prompt restoration
OF peace and prosperity to the island
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inscribed with the legend which the Floren-
tine saw blazoned over the Gate of He'll IL
is probable that there are other mines SINH
larly deficient in means of ventilation.
Doubtless there will be for a month or two
fitful paroxysm of shaft-digging and a fine
outburst of executive vigilance. This will,
of course, abate, and in due time we shall
have other avoidable tragedies to record. The
men who compose corporations are
doubtless humane enough and individ-
ually disposed to exert all means to
protect the safety and lives of their
servants. But corporations in the aggregate
frequently work through clumsy and inefh-
cient instruments. Somebody's criminal ne
gligence and stupidity have sent hundreds of
men into eternity. Inquiry in similar cases
generally discloses the surprising fact that no
body is to blame. The stockholders are, of
course, spotless; the directors have met regu-
larly and passed resolutions: the superinten-
dent has obeyed orders with the incest preci-
sion-so that, of course, the responsibility
finally devolves on Providence, which is not
amenable to the penalty of the law or the
censure of a coroner's jury.
If anything except legal enactment and
supervision could arouse the owners and
authorities of these perilous caverns to the
need of renewed vigilance and ampler means
of safety, this unspeakable tragedy would do
it. No one can think of it without the ex-
tremest pain which human calamity can in
cite. Incidents of a pathetic sort generally
transpire on the recovery of the bodies of the
victims. Little notes of tenderness and affec-
ton, written upon old fragments of paper to
sweetheart or wife, or child, are frequently
found Sweetheart and wife aud child may
possibly have stood upon the warm, green
earth, a few hundred feet above the writer,
weeping in the sunshine as he wrote in
darkness his final message of affection and
farewell. A touch of nature makes the world
akin, and interest and sympathy brighten
around these melancholy tokens of human
love and suffering, such as the mere vista
| ton of death, even in its most grisly and
awful aspect, could not evoke.
The frequent recurrence of accidents in this
perilous branch of industry suggests the need
| of an immediate and careful revision of the
| laws designed for the safety of the laborer
| After all that human statutes, diligently en-
forced can do for his protection, there re-
| main host of dangers which are inseparable
| from his employment and from which it is
| impossible to shield him. The safety lamp
of Davy guards him from the most perilous of
! these subterranean conditions, the dreaded
! lire-damp; but nothing can protect him from
the dangers of flooding of being crushed by
the falling roof of the cavern wherein he
delves, or from hundred kindred perils
which beset his calling. We owe him, at
! least, whatever protection the best laws most
| diligently enforced can secure to him, and it
| will go hard if the blood of the two hundred
dead of Avondale cry to our law-givers in vain.
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DOMINION NOT POWER.
From the N. Y. Tribune.

T'VI" IHe n. 7. ITlbune.
- Another speech by the Canadian Governor
Heheral, reported to us from New Brunswick,
10 noteworthy as reafiirming some of the most
InItefestng OF the positions taken by him at
S1enee S and as containing sagacious and
friendly reference to the United States. We
shoua Judge by the tone of his several
speeones s,a,' 'hat Governor Sir John Young is by
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The partial increase in some ports is owing
to precipitancy in bringing produce to mar
ket, which will cause corresponding diminu-
tion in the six months to come. The last
news Of incursions at Jaguey Grande, which
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1869-05-07

From Prof. Montgomery:
"Bone Dust contains the most nutri-
tious combination that can be made,
far surprising any other in my Judgment
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'NTr. H. Fralcy of Hancock used one
ton of your Bone Flour last season. He
now wants ten tons. Please send six tons
of it to Americas, and four tons to Dry
Pond, Hancock County"
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GEORGIA COBB COUNTY:

WNTHEREAS Pickeus Tate, Executor Of the last
w will aud testament of John Tate deceased
having applied to me for dsmsson from his trust
as Executor aforesaid.
These are therefore to cite and almonish all per-
sons concerned, to file their objections if any they
have in my office on or before the first Monday in
September nsxt. otherwise letters of Dsmsson and
discharge will be granted the applicant at that term
Of the Court of Ordinary of said county.
Witness my hand and Official signature as Ordi-
nary of said county. This Feb. ~ 1869.
f. A. DOBBS Ord'v
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COBB SHERIFF SALE.

WE7ILL be sold before the court house door in the
w City of Marietta within the legal hours ofsale
the first Tuesday in June next the following prop
erty to-wt: six parlor chairs three chairs,
two small tables, two wash tubs, one Platform Scale,
one 0!icc Chair. Levied by virtue of an attach
ment fila issued from Cobb Superior Court in favor
of john w. Hill J. A. Bisanar. Property pointed
out in said fila
JOHN F. PERRY, Depty Sheriff
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G aorgia Cherokee County :

Notice is hereby given TO all persons concerned
that in he year 1869 James Roach late of Cherokee
county departed this life nestate and no person has
applied for Administration on the estate of said
James Roach and that in terms OF the law admins
tration will be vested in the Clerk of the Superior
Court or some other fit and proper person thirty
days after the publication Of this citation unless
some valid objection is made TO his appointment
Given under my hand and official signature this goth
day Of April 1869
w. r. D. Moss, Ordinary.
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Georgia Paulding County:

BRbohIV1 IIIs IIuIT0I' JO.I,I 2 D'SOy o.InstSo
Il Padding Superior Court, Feb'y term 1869.
THOMAS J. LAWRENCE, Libel for divorce'
VS.. }rule to perfect service
court by the return ofthe sheriff that the defendent
does not reside In this county and it further appear
ing that she does not reside in the State
1t is on motion of counsel ordered that said defen-
dent appear and at the next term this court
else that the be considered in default and the
plaintiff allowed to proceed And it is further order
ed that this rule be published in terms Of the law in
such cases made and provided.
JOHN S. BIGBY j. S. c. I. C.
true extract from the Record of the minutes of
Pauding Superior Court. March 18th, 1869.
j L. READ, Clerk;
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State of Georgia Cherokee County

Whereas. Joshua Roberts and Henry B McCon-
nell Administrators of Eli Mcconnell represents to
the Court in their petition duly filed that
that they have fully administered Eli McConnelPs
estate. This is therefore to cite all pereons
cerned kindred and creditors to show cause if any
they can why said Administration should not be dis
charged from their Administration aud receive ettera
of dismission ON the first Monday in August 1869,
w. r. ID. Moss, Ordinary.
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Administrators SALE.

NDY virtue of an order of the Honorable the Court
n D OF Ordinary of Cobb County, Ga, will be cold
before the Coar House door in the City OF Marietta
said County Of Cobb during the legal hours of sale
on the first Tuesday in June next the following pro.
perry to-wit: Lots Of Land Nos. 501, 500, 3o3 and
,32 all in the fetl District and End, section Cobb
County Ga, containing forty acres more or less
Sold as the property Of the Estate of G. C. Howell
deceased for tile benefit If the heirs and creditors IT
said deceased Term cash. purchaser paying FORTH
A. BAKER, Administrator,
printers fee $500
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Georgia Cherokee County

To all whom it may concern John II. Keeter lav-
ing in proper form applied to for permanent let
tiers Administration the estate of Esber b. Keet-
er late of said county: This is to cite all and sim
guar the creditors and next of kin OF E. d. Keeter
TO be and appear my Office within the time allow
ed by law and show cause if any they can why per-
manent Administration should not be granted to-
John H. Keeer on E. Il. Keeters estate Witness
my hand and official signature this April 10th 1869.
w. r. d. Moss, Ordinary.
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Georgia Cherokee County /:
Georgia Cherokee County

n IBEL FOR DIVORCE IN CHEROKEE
q Superior Court.
ELIZA Hunt, Rule to perfect service
VS.. 1t appearing to this Court by
THos. HUNT. } turn Of the Sheriff that the Defen-
dant Thomas Hunt does not reside in this County,
and it furthermore appearing that he does not reside
in this State. 1t is motion ordered that service be-
perfected by publication in the Marietta Journal
public gazette as the law directs-citing said defer
dant to appear and answer at the next term OF the
Court or otherwise the will be considered i'll
default and the Plaintiff allowed to proceed.
NOEL b. KNIGHT, j. S. c.
true extract from the minutes Of said Court =
April LIST, 1869.
O. w. PUTNAM, Clerk. s. c.
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tho roaxa advcrtises for a wife,
designed. Aair, her own teeth,
much happiepwn buzzum, and
out the war, out having went
less ia the habitem.
crn people as h'Sk
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EXECUTORS SALE.

NJoTIGE. Two months after date application will
"a be made to the court of Ordinary ofCobb Coun-
ty for leave to sell the lands belonging to the minor
orphans Of John Kirk, Sr deceased
VIM. j. EUBANKS, Guardian.
April 2nd 1869.
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sufficient quantity of it to put in your
CORN md COTTON
L A N d.
The value of Bone is admitted to be
intrinsically greater than most other ma
nures.
Try 1T and yOu eUiU
PROFIT BY THE INVESTMENT
Our Agents in lower Georgia are re-
porting many sales and sending new or
dcrs, and we want the Farmers of Cobb
to do themselves the justice to secure
what they need before it is all gone.
WE annex one or two items of inter
est on the value of Bone as a manure.
From Prof. Darby we have the fol-
lowing statement
zone hundred pounds of your Bone
Flour is worth three thousand pounds OF
good stable manure"
From Prof Montgomery:
"Bone Dust contains the most nutri-
tious combination that can be made,
far surprising any other in my Judgment
From P. NJ. Compton, Milledgeville
"Mr. II. Fralcy of Hancock used one
ton of your Bone Flour last season. He
now wants ten tons. Please send six tons
of it to Americas, and four tons to Dry
Pond, Hancock County"
David Dickson of Hancock County
says: "Send me ten tons of your Flour
of Raw Bone to Culverton, Ga"
]. A. Barclay writes from Macon:
'Pleasc send me at once, to Barclays
Gin House, Macon & Brunswick Rail
Road, ten tons of your Flour of Raw
Bone"
r. A. Beers, Esq, writes from Albany,
Ca, "send Immediately to B. G. Lock
EFT, Albany, fifteen tons Flour of Raw
Bone"
D. r. Cook, Esq, of the firm of Cook
& Check, Kennesaw Mills, Marietta,
says, "Your Flour of Raw Bone made
all the cotton for us, on our plantation
near Macon, that we made at all. If we
had bought more Bone Flour we should
have made more money. We used
Guano on about 100 acres without any
perceptible benefit"
WE want to buy good so horse
power steam engine and boilers and will
sell at great bargain II horse power
engine with small burr mill stones and
fixtures all ready for grinding.
OAKLEY HILLS HANG COMPANY,
MARIETTA, GEO.
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Georgia Cobb County:

Ordinary's Office April %, 1869
James S: Morris has applied for exemption Of per-
sonalty and setting apart and valuation of homestead
and wifi pass upon the same at 10 O'Clock A. NJ on.
the 3rd day of Nay 1869, at my office.
f, A. DOBBS, Ordinary.
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George W. Garner has applied for exemption of
personally and setting apart and valuation Of home
stead and will pass upon the same IL M. on the 5th,
day of May 1859, at my office.
w. r. d. Moss, Ordinary.
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To the Public.

I WARN EVERYBODY, NOT TO NEGU-
FIATK fur Note of One Hundred Dollars PAYABLE
% Joseph Blair by
JOSEPH ELSAS.
Marietta, April 18th, 1869.
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-07-13
LIvERPOoL MARKET.
July 8, 1869.
MARIN tNTELLlGE NCE.
NORFOLK 4 PORTSMOUTH, July ID.
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
Stmr Hatteras, Roberts, Richmond, fir t
and passengers to L H Webb.
Stmr Eliza Hancox. Clifford Richmond,
Stmr N Banks, McCarrIck, York town,
fr'n, and passengers to H Webb.
StrEr Mystic, SchermerhOrn, Hampton.
Stmr Smithfield. Adams, Smithfieid.
Stmr Geo Washington, Murden, Eliza
beth City.
Str Emma Dunn, Pritchell, Baltic. as
sorted cargo to various parties.
Schr Foam'ng Sea, James, Balto., coal
to Chas. Almanu.
Schr Florence, Hudson. Richmond, coal
to Santos Il Bro. .
Schr Time, Rice, N. G., lumber to mas :
ter.
Schr sam'l Lyman, Menzesheimer, n.
g., lumber to master.
Schr Carrie, Whitehurst, Fredertcks-
burg, corn to Peters Il Reed.
Schr HaltOn, Godfrey, Scuppernong,
shingles to Rowland Bros
SAILED.
Stmr Saratoga, Alexander, New York,
freight and passengers bv T HI Webb.
Stmr Louisiana, Hill, Baltimore, freight
and passengers by Jno Vermillion.
Stmr w w Colt, Wright, Washington,
freight and passengers by D Robinson.
SLmr N PBanks, McCarrick ,Cne,rystone
fr't and passengers by T H Webb.
Stmr Mystic. Schermerhorn, Hamp.
ton.
Stmr Smithfield, Adams, Smithfield.
Stmr Elizabeth City, Harvey, h City.
Stmr Sygnet, Cain. E City.
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MAYORS COURT, Portsmouth-Mayt

MAYORS COURT, Portsmouth-Mayor
Stokes presiding. July IL.
Cbestip Nicholas, white, arrested
charged with drunkenness and disorGerly
conduct, was fned S., and 10 default
committed for 10 days.
Warren Britt, negro, charged with
the same offence, for which he was ar
rested, received the same condign pun
ishment
Tho's Gore, charged with violating
one of the city ordinances, was required
to enrich the treasury of the city by
paying So.
j Cherry, white boy, arrested, charg-
ed with stealing money. was sent on TIC
the Hastings Court.
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-07-13

CIRCUS CoMiNa.---The world re-
nowned Snowman, Jimmie Robinson, is
coming and will soon be here, with his
splendid circus. This announcement,
we know, will not only ELL the hearts
of girls and boys with joy. but will also
delight the grown people for every
body likes to go to the cIrcus-to see
the spangles and TIGHTS of the per-
formers, the grand and lofty 'tumbles Of
the acrobats, the feats of the tight-rope
walker, eauestriaAism, &c. Now is the
time for little boys to ccmmei ice saving
up their ssampa in order to have the
whsrswithai To- sep both the circus and
the side.shows. scar I Clst ,.aE s,s7sC
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FERRY BOAT RELEAsED.-We wert

FERRY BOAT RELEAsED.-We were
informed b y Deputy Marshal DePass,
that the money for which the ferry boa,
Union was seized was paid on yesterday
by the city, including interest and other
incidental expenses accraing from the
purchase of hose for the are department
in 1851: This we consider was waste
of the city money but the seizure OF
the ferry boat brought the city to terms,
and the case had to be settled without
delay, or else that new, swift and com.
modious' boat would soon be gracefully
gliding over other bright waters
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BAD BoYs.-Will not the Mayor
give orders to his police to have those
bad boys arrested, who hang around
church doors Sundays, often disturbing
the congregation by their loud talking
and occasionally profane language, In
cities down South policemen arrest all
persons who are loa6ng around church
doors. It would be well to do likewise
in our city.
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THE DAY BOOK.
TUESDAY MosNfNe, July 10, 1869
FIRE SUNDAY NIaHT.-The a larm of
Gre Sunday night was occasioned BY the

FIRE SUNDAY NlaHT.-The alarm OF
fire Sunday night was occasioned by the
burning of q kitchen attached to the
residence of Mr.. Jno. E. Doyle, on Butte
street, and not house on James street
as was stated in our issue of yesterday.
The building was burned to the ground,
and with it also was destroyed and con-
sumed nearly all the kitchen furniture
The residence, we are glad to say, was
not even scorched, owing to the timely
aid of a large number of gentlemen,
who, with buckets, kept the fiery mon
ster at bay. Had it not been for their.
noble exertions the residence would,
undoubtedly, have been badly injured if
not consumed, for the fury of the fire
king had done its W orst ere the engines
arrived upon the scene-about half an
hour or more after the first alarm b.
The fire originated in the back room
Of the kitchen, where some children had
ktndled fire in an old stove, and then
went off and left it. The cook also
negligently left the premises, without
seeing that the fire was out, aud did not
return until the dan age was done. The
fire was the product of neglect, and we
hope it will prove warning to others
and a salutary lesson to that cook. Mr..
Doyle's loss will reach, probably, three
or four hundred dollars.
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To ENJOY BATH.-If you wish to
enjoy health at little expense, visit
that pleasure house of Wilson's,a Berk-
ley's Point, where you can obtain salt
water bath; also several other good
things that are good for the constitution.
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First premium awarded by American
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Circular with testimonials mailed on
application. HOLLINS, KIRKUP & Go.
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mans Friend they would be repaid, by re-.
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@>N No one can suffer from debility sick
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LARcENY.-The Mayor ON yesterday
morning, after thoroughly investigating
the case of John Cherry, white boy, for
stealing money to the amount OF ~ oo'
committed him to Jail there to await the
action OF the Hastings court on Inc
charge OF larceny.