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The SLEEPING GIEL.-Her Death and Strange
Prophecy.-We copy the following from the Hickman
(ky.) Courier, but do not YOuch for it:
Miss Susan Caroline Godsey, the sleeping wonder
died at her mothers home, eight miles from Hck,
man, on Wednesday the 18th inst
The history of Miss Godsey is well known to the
public, statement of her condition having been pub
isbed extensively by the press of the United States
At the time Of her death, Miss Godsey was about
twentysiX years of age and had been asleep as desert
bed, about fourteen years The existence of this won
derui case OF coma, or preternatura disposition TO
sleep, has been doubted by many but the fact is indis
putable Indeed some twelve months ago Misc God.
sey was taken to Nashville and other places for exbib
ton, but we understand many even of the physicians
OF Nashville, looked upon the case with suspicion
The history of the case is in, briefly: When about
twelve years of age, she taken with a severe
chill, and treated accordingly by her physician As
her fever, which followed her chill, subsidized
she fell into deep sleep, in which condition she
has remained ever since, except at intervals 1t
was her custom at first awaken regularly twice in
every twentyour hours each day but of later wears
she awoke ottcner so much so that many considered
it an indication of final recovery She would remain
awake five, ten, or perhaps fifteen minutes and gradu
ally drop off sleep ngan. When asleept was utterly
impossible to arouse her. She never complained of
any bodily pain, though when asleep she was very
nervous at times, and appeared suffer considerably
by the violent twitchlng and Jerking of her muscles
and limbs, and her hands clenched tightly as if endu
ring severe pain, but when awake she did not appear
to suffer, except from drowsy gaping inclination and
persistent efforts to cleanse her throat of phegm She
generally passed into sleep through violent paroxysm
which would last perhaps five minutes and she would
sleep awhile as calmly and quietly as an infant Miss
Godsey was OF medium size and her limbs and muscles
were well proportional and developed, and grew con.
siderably after her affection.
Miss Godsey on the day she died, INDUCED in little
prophesyng, which we give related for what it is
worm She sad the sun would be total eclipse on
the 7th Of August hs remarkable because parties
assert that she could have knowledge that this was
according to cacuation and that the sun would never
shine as bright after that day. That this would ndi-
cate the end of the world, which, was speedily ap-
preaching"
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RoYALTY.-Ihe papers are initiating the English
papers in noticing the movements of his Excelency
We read such stuff as this in the New York Tribune
describing the ball given Long Branch to the Presi
dent:
His EXcelency advanced with his wife, who was
nShered IN by Mr. S Gen. Sherman and daughter fol-
lowed, and next to them was Gen. Sheridan
We are not informed how many ushers there were
But there were ushers. Rank also was kept up
First the President next the General and next the
Lieutenant General. As yet we have heard of no diff
hcuty growing ont OF the question of precedence but
as royalty progresses questions of rank will arise As
at all entertainments, the band upon the entrance of
their ExceenCies, commenced the music for Les Ian.
GERS Quadrlle, and the Presidents set was formed AZ
follows: The President and Mrs Borie the General
and Mrs Grant Lieutenant General and Miss Sherman
and the fourth couple, was Gen Comstock, probably
only OF the militia who had to be contented with his
vile as partner Gen. Grant" saws the Tribune
under the impression that was plain ouadriIle be-
came slightly confused, and Gen Sherman also seemed
bewlIdered The President was attired in full evening
dress"
The description Of the ladies of this party are only
given, to-wit Mrs Grant, Mrs Bore. Miss Sherman
and Mrs Comstock. Then follow this SIN the hall
room directly the chair where the President rested
after the first dance, bronze medal presented TO
PRESIDENT Grant by Ex-Secretary Borie The medal is
bas-relief of Washington Lincoln and Grant with
me inscription Ifleaairi Aaericani Pater. 1857
Salvador, 1867; Custos, 1869"
Gan funkeyism go beyond this? IN. 0. Picayune
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HARDWARE
200 tons assorted Iron, Steel
Blacksmiths, Carpenters Shoemakers and Tan
ners' Tools.
Castings and Hoow-ware.
Table and Pocket Cutlery
Spoons.
Locks of all kinds.
800 kegs Nails, Scissors.
Crockery and Queensware.
Glassware, Tinware, &c, &c.
For sale by $50 If E. Il b. JACOBS.
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m TREATMENT OF SCARLET FEvER.-D DR.. Charles T.
Thompson reports in the Lancet his manner of treat
ment In scarlet fever follows: The patient is i'm
mersed in warm bath in the early stage of the dis
ease and this is repeated frequently or as often as the
strength of the patient will allow. The first effect is
to produce soothing and refreshing feeling in the pa
ten to be followed soon by such an eruption on the
surface, of SO vivid color, and in such amount as
would astonish those who have never witnessed it.
Thus one OF the greatest dangers of this fearful dis
e cas- suppression Of the eruption-is escaped
The appetite generally returns after the first or second
pat and the strength of the patient kept up by n-
tritious food The bath prevents the dissemination of
the disease, by removing the excreta from the skin as
soon as it is deposited This treatment promotes cir
euar desquamation. The body should be gently dried
by soft linen cloths after the BATH By this procedure
the various secretions deprived of their noxous
properties and the irritation of the internal organs is
quickly relieved, thus dssipating infection Another
benefit is that very serious is reduced to
mid one, and the patient in half the usual
time Since DR.. Thompson has pursued this practice
during the last fifteen years-he has never lost pa
tlent from scarlet fever.
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SQUIBs.-The following squjbs are from the Courier
Journal:
Grant began with taking no advice and now takes
the worst he can get
No one dreamed till within the last few years that
the Executive mansion would ever be turned into A
smole-house.
In reply to a little complimentary speech at Long
Branch, Grant bowed but said nothing. He is a man
of mark, but not of remark.
The Portland Advertiser thinks that we should have
trial of Chinese labor before we encourage it. Oh
yes, test your bridge before you build it.
1t is said that the Chinese when emigratnp to the
United states, make arrangements, that, if they die
here, their bones shall not remain upon our soil but
be carried back to their own country We regret
this, for bone is an excellent fertilizer
A great many ask me-" says Brigham Young
y how many wives have but to tell the honest truth
never thought enough about it to stop and think .
1t seems that he marres women and forgets it, We
wonder if they don't sometimes forget it too
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-08-18

The Democratic State Convention Of Iowa. omit any
mention of the Fifteenth Amendment
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-08-18
SHREVEP
CARRIAGE REPOSITORY,
MILAN STREET (near Edwards.)

MRS. A. KIMBLE
"OULD respectfully inform old patrons and the
w public in general that she will keep constantly
on hand an extensive assortment of
Coaches, Barouches. Phaetons, RockaWays
Buggies, Jersey Wagons, &C..
all of the highest nish warranted of the best material
and workmanship, and which will be sold at the very
lowest prices.
The BIacksmithing, Wagon Making and Car.
riage Business will be carried the old stand Of
Robson Kimble, corner of Milan and Edwards SITS.
in all their branches, and all at the lowest prices
say All work guaranteed. ia15 tt
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CURE FOR CANCER-A correspondent in Indiana re
Gently wrote to US to inquire respecting the cure of
| cancer by MIR. Mason, which published some
years since in some of the city papers, The Spriuo
field Republican has been furnished by subscriber with
the following extract from the Milwaukee Free Demo
crat which we presume will furnish the desired infor-
nation:
"Our attention has been recently called to cure
Tor cancers, which is of much Importance that we
wish to make it known widely as possible Some
eight months ago Mr.. T. B. Mason-who keeps a mu-
SIC store on Wisconsin street, and is brother of the
welknown Lowell Mason-ascertained that he had A
cancer on his face the size of pea. 1t was cut out
by Dr. Wolcott, and the wound partially healed Sub
sequently it grew again, and while he was in Cincu-
natl on business it attained the size of hickory nut
He has remained there since Christmas under treat
ment, and has come back perfectly cured The pro-
cess is this:
"a piece of sticking plaster was put over the can
GER with circular piece cut out of the center little
larger than the cancer, and small circular rim of
healthy skin next to it was exposed. Then plaster
made OF chloride of zinc, blood root and wheat -four
was spread piece of muslin of the size of this cir
cular opening and applied to the cancer for twenty
tour hours On removing it the cancer will be found
to be burnt into and appear of the color and hardness
of an old shoe sole and the circular rim outside of If
Will appear white and parboiled if scalded by hot
steam The wound is now dressed and the outside
rim soon suppurates and the cancer comes out hard
lump and the place heals up.
he plaster Kills the cancer so that 1t sOughs out
like dead flesh, and never grows again. This remedy
was discovered by DR.. Fell of London, and has been
used by him for six eight years, with unfaing sue
cess and not case has been known of the reappear-
ance of the cancer where this remedy has been applied
1t has the sanction of the most eminent physicians and
surgeons OF London but has not till recently been used
in this country, and many of the faculty, with their
proVerbia opposition to Innovations look upon with
distrust We saw Mr.. Mason at church yesterday and
have since conversed with him, and took particular
notice of the cicatrsed wound and only say if the
cure is permanent-and, from the evidence of six or
eight years experience in other cases. we have no
doubt it isthe remedy ought to be universally known
We have referred to this case because Mr. Mason is
well known both here and at the East. The expert
nent excited much interest in Cincinnati and we call
The attention of the faculty in this State to the rem
edy 1t 1t IS what is claimed for it. this terrible dis
ease is shorn of its terrors The application is pain
fu, but the pain is of comparatively brief DURATION
which any one so afflicted would cheerfuly endure"
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-08-18

Paints, Oils and Brushes,
GOAL OIL LAMPS-new and improved;
TOILET AND FANCY ARTICLES:
Imported BRANDY and PORT WINE,
Fine GREEN and BLACK TEAS;
YEAST POWDERS;
CRUSHED and POWDERED SUGAR;
PORTER and ALE
MARKET and CLOTHES BASKETS;
DETANNENIZED ELIXIR GENTIAN;
DETANNENIZED ELIXIR CALISAYA;
PYROPHOSPHATE IRON and GENTIAN;
PYROPHOSPHATEI IRON and CALISAYA;
DEODORIZED TINCTURE of OPIUM;
KYES' COUGH BALSAM;
KYES' ASTRINGENT MIXTURE;
KYES' RHEUMATIC LINIMENT;
SYRUP PHOS. IRON;
QUININE; and
STRYCHNIA
~ L. Ill. Kyes will give his personal attention to
filling orders and preparing compounds.
MILAN STREET, Cor. SPRING STREET,
SHREVEPORT LA.
ly1 "
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-08-18

CRANES METALLIC BURIAL CAsKETS.
WE undersigned, having purchased the exclusive
Burial Baskets in Shreveport and Caddo parish has
Just received and will keep hand very large assort-
se embracing every size and style, which will be
All orders promptly attended to. The Caskets are
ready for delivery or shipment at moments notice.
j. S. KENDALL
anl III Corner of Texas and Mcneil streets.
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DRY GOODS
1900 pieces Prints, assorted, English French and
American.
40 bales Brown Domestic.
full variety of bleached Domestic.
Lowels and Spun Yarns.
Kerseys and Lnseys.
Ticking Checks, Hickory Stripes.
Denims, Brown and Bleached Drilling,
Broadcoth, Cassimeres.
Jeans, Tweeds &C., &C., &c.
223 Boots and Shoes, all descriptions.
400 dozen MEMS Boys and Children's Hats, Of all
qualities.
Shelf Goods of all descriptions.
For sale by s30tf E. & B. JACOBS.
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GROCERIES
100 sacks Coffee
80 hhds. Sugar, all grades.
40 bbs. - crushed and pulverised
20 - Molasses
40 Il bbs.
1900 sacks Salt.
10 bbls. Mackerel.
% u bbls.
50 kits
600 sacks Corn.
SO :. Oats.
25 Bran.
so bales Hay.
IS bbls. Olive Branch Whisky
60 - Fletchers
40 - Smiths
90 Wheat
40 - Bourbon and Rye, sill grades.
20 a casks Brandy.
30I
10 - Port Wine
10 = Madeira, Sherry and Malaga Wines
s bbls. Peach and Apple Brandy.
10 - Ginger, Glove and Orange Brandy
2pipes Holland Gin.
l = Jamaica Rum
For sale by $50 If E. & B. JACOBS.
90 BALES INDIA BAGGING-For sale by
- T. r
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-29
Business Cards.

VIRGINIA IRON WORKS.
WIN. PETIT & THOs. W. GOODWIN,
PRoPRERT0Rs.
MANUFACTURERS OF STEAM FIRE
ENGINES, ALL KINDS OF HIGH
AND LOW PRESSURE
STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS,
SAW GRIST and SUGAR MILLS,
SKATING and PULLEYS,
CASTINGS and FORGINGS of all kinds,
East Wide Water street,
al5gs NORFOLK, VA.
Particular attention given to the repairs
of Steamboats, and Machinery of every
description. septzS-u
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Written for the Norfolk Day Book.
.L0TTIE GLENW 00DJ
THE BROKEN HEART.
BY OUR

BY OUR
LADY CONTRIBUTOR "LoMoND.
If a little picture of home-llfe
can be in any way pleasant to
the readers Of the DAY Book,
and they will promise to for
give the hardness of style,
which so many writer's are apt
to fall into, | will tell an old
story of real life; though it will
not be a fire-spun yarn, nor have
patches of beautiful scenery
along it's borders, to throw an
enhancing veil of delight, over
the little waif, which sprang uE
in our midst years ago; but Il
by chance | weave a little tictl'
tious web of gossamer sottness
to light up its dark corners, in
drawing the impenetrable cur
tain which death drops between
time and eternity, | ask for for
bearance.
AS l said years ago, and sc
it has been, since the scene Of
my story was laid-but then ii
was in my old native county,
here in orr old Mother State
Virginia, where my characters
made their debut in the beau
monde of society.
Ny heroine was a brlght-eyed
girl, whom | will call Lottle
Glenwood, and who had thrown
to the world her womanly
smiles, embowered with the
richest hopes of a smiling fu-
ture; for no sorrow had then
touched her young heart, OF
sadness lowered on the smooth
brow. No discomfort had knit
its wool of brooding melancho-
lily along her way; and her I'M
trammeled feet glided over the
old green hills Of her rural
home, without a single draw
back,
Lottiewas not what the world
m;oht-call beautiful: but then
there was dreamy sweetness
in her bright eyes; and play
full smile about the we'll curved
lip which seemed to wind a lit
tie kind of magnetising charm
around all who know her.
Among all of her admirers,
none seemed more constant,
than her old neighbor, Richard
Rayman, who had just returned
from college, having had the
degree of A. M. thrust upon
him, and the honorary title OF
M. D. affixed to his name--They
had known each other from ear
ly childhood; had sat together
and listened to the murmuring
waters of the bold resistless
James, Ginning the music OF
it's song, as the sun faded IN the
far off West--and though ex-
actly opposite in every way,
still a mutual attachment had
grown and ripened between
them, which the world called
love.
What a tangled course is the
journey Of life, although the
sunny smile of friendship may
thread the way with jeweled
brightness; yet how prone is
woman to believe the tongue OF
fattery, which baptizes her
very soul inaathe essence OF Its
sweetness, until bitter expert
ence teaches, that the heart is
deceitfully wicked for we know
that,
"Young heads are giddy and young hearts
are warm, e,.,.
And make mistakes for manhood 70 reiolmi
Each dreams that each is just wha1 each
appears, rsn
And learn their error in maturer years.
Had Lottie seen with other
eyes than her own, she might
nave read the insincerity Of
man love, but believing all tc
be as truthful as that which
beat IN her own bosom, she had
learned to look on Richard as 8
part of her very life, and al.
though there was a very sub
stantial want of frmness about
his nature, yet he had neve,
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REAT ATTRA g 40 n
STILL THEY CONE.

STILL THEY CONE.
Receiving this day:
100 lbs superior Fresh Roll Butter,
10 tubs superior New York state 6ut
ter, 49,.
27 packages prime Virginia Noun
tain Butter.
S tierces superior Sugar Cured Hams,
3tierces superior sugar Cureo Shour
ders,
stierces superior Sugar Cured Break
fast Bacon,
8 tierces Extra Family Leaf Lard.
( tierces Extra Family Baltimore
- Corned Beef, ~
500 Extra Prime Smithfield sms,
All of which have been selected by one
If tha arm In person, and purchased for
Inc IeWest Prices for Cash, and will be
sold Correspondingly Low. Call soon and
examine for yourselves. ,m
AYDLOTT & WHITEHURST,
Nos. rs and Is City Market,
egNsapl2 and 81 East Market Square.
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Clothing.
GREAT FALL STOCK OF
CLOTHING /!

A w. M 7 l. l. $
IA HAS JUST RETURNED FROM
- the Factories with the largest and
VA sbest stock of
- GENTS CLOTHING
ever offered in the Norfolk market, which
he has bought CHEAP, and designs to
astontsh the people with the LOW
PRICES he intends selling at,
The finest stock OF
G LOT H N u
ever brought to this market CAN now pa
found at his store, and the prices are as
tonishjng low.
Gentlemen are invited to call ard ex-
anime.
A. w. MILLS,
Gents ClothieT,
30. IL Main street,
noi4 Head of Market Sauart.
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-29

Manufacturers OF Plano tortes, wi
their Patent Combination
Sounding-bOardS.
PATENTED AUGUST 14TH, 1866.
This inventions, introduced exclusive
into our Pianos, is Of the greatest advan
tage to the tone Of the Instrument, as ii
affects the sounding-board.t the very sou
of the Fiano, and produces thereby a pure
liquid tone greatly superior in quality
and power to that of the ordinarv Piano
The sounding-board released from its
connection with the Plano case. and rest.
ing upon under sounding-boards, is re.
ieved from the rigidity caused by such
connection. and itsvibratory quality in
creased. az 4t&t &i.lGti4l#
Our Pianos are first-class in every Ie
spout, and purchasers will have not only
our own guarantee OF the reputation o
the instrument, obtained from the expe.
rience of our patrons who have used then
for Il generation. ALI lovers of this EN- ].
nently household instrument, as well a.
parties proposing to purchase new Pl amos
are invited to call and examine our as
sortment. ap6-p&Wlv
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OF THE SOUTH.
We oto, a. a Premium ior Subscribers
TO the
DAILY AND WEEKLY DAY b0OK,
ROOFS Of THE RAMlE PLANT. .
70 each subscriber to The WEEKLY DAY
Book. for one year, accompanied With I'll,
two Roots OF the Rsmie Plant.
TO each subscriber the DAILY DAY
Book, for one year, accom- panied win IS,
ten Roots 81 the Ramie Plant.
These Roots are in fine condition TO
propagate, and each Root can be in
creased i'll one year four or i've hundred
folti, ;IiIt; IN two ears rs many Thousand
fold. i'ul! directions for pr pagaiin2 tie
Ra,nie viii be sent.
Qs- tancesl all cases to be made
by Post Office Money Orders, RegiNte ed
Lette;spr by Express.
address
JNO. Is. HATHAWAY,
Editor of the DAY Book,
fe26 II Norfolk. Va.
n oi'cE' NOTICE
Tue undersigned respectfully suiiclts
all KINDS OF
COP xLNG wORA-
Which will be done neatly, promptly
a at reasonable RATES. He will also
RITE RUStN ESS, LOVE AND vi II lii
LETTERS,
tor ali parties, Irrespective OF cOi0r. ~ iut
most accommodating terms, accordlL L 10
the length and gener character Oi the
letter. All kinds of
PRINTING, JOB WORK AND BOON
BINDING
attended with dispatch, and al redo"ed
prices.
ADVERTISEMENTS
WRITTEN IN RHYME OR PkOSL.
He hopes his friends aud the pahlit
generally will give him a call. Apply l"
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DAY Book Once,
b2ttf Roanoke Avenue
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p O Il IT r x
lFor the NORFOLK DAY BOOK.
HOW OFT THINK OF THEE.

HOW OFI l lHlNh Of THEE.
When the rays of morn Ger the hills are
seen,
And the birds sing on the lea;
When nature smiles, calm and serene,
IT'S then, think of thee.
When the silvery tinge of twilight comes,
fSOn breezes borne from DER the sea;
When the bees from the flowers have gone
to their homes,
TITS then, think of thee.
When midnight stars watch in the sky;
When the birds in the willows have
bushed their glee;
When in mystic dreams my spirit flee,
1t ever nestles near to thee.
Ends View, April 9Th, 1869.
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ITO be Continued.

NEW EAsTkRA HERRiNeS
IN 90.
:. so bbls Herrings, just received. s
81 Webb q Co.'s Chocolate, COCO aoo
Brona.
15O boxes Soap.
No. l soap,
N. Y. Erasive Soap,
Saxon Soap,
Oriental Defensive Soap,
For sale by
W. 4. HARRISON Dc co.
mh2S HarSison's Wharf,
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-23

RANK REBELLION. State Journal, the
Radical organ In Richmond, Va, reports the
following startling occurrence
The Flag RisSed in a Richmond Theatre.-
An accident occurred last night at the Rich
mond Theatre, during the performance OF the
oForty Thieves" which proves beyond perad-
venture of doubt chat the people OF Rich.
mond are thoroughly reconstructed and
Americanized." One Of the actors, during q
medley song made up of nursery rhymes, and
odds and ends, happened to sing, when it came
to his turn,
"Ihe star.spangled Banner. long may 1t wave"
Ere he had completed the line, there were
misses from different parts Of the house;
whereupon Bishop caught up the refrain from
his brother actor and added,
.'O'er Afric's burning sands,'
which was received with the most deafening
applause from all parts Of the house, long con.
tinued and enthusiastic. 1t was encoredr ard
the same scene re-enacted. A number o1
srmy officers present (al honor to them) left
the house, to manifest their indignation at
this insult offered to their country flag. The
few s.hisses" offered would not have amounted
to ANYTHING; but when the r1bald jest, at the
expense OF the Gag, received such tremen.
Gous outburst Of exultant delight, there was
10 mistakiug the true sentiment OF the vas,
majority Of the house.
Had the officers, who tt their honor left the
the theatre, any objections to the star-span'
gled Banner waving "O'er Afric's burning
sands?"