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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-20

CHIDRENs MASS MEYTIHG.-One OF the most
peasingly beautiful sights IN our city occurs an
nually at this season. at the horticultural Hall
when the Baptist Sunday Schools OF our city hold
great gathering. The assemblage yesterday, viewed
from the STAGE appeared after the semblance OF a
vast bouquet, studied with the gem-like lustre OF
thousands OF bright eyes. The Satterlee Band en-
liyened the occasion, and Rev. j. S. 0ickerson
u. D.. OF PIttsburg delivered an animated address
But the feature OF the occasion was the singing
under the leadership OF John M. EyaRs Es0
Wherever this gentleman appears, his presence
seems to stimulate the chdren's voices ahd when
the "Younteer Song,n ''Strike the Harp OF Zion" /"
ana "king Emmanuel" were sung so sprltediy we
could not help wishing we were ehdren, and that
we had inst such Il leader aS the gentleman naIneL
The demonstration was splendid success
DETEcTIyE SLANG.-We yesterday overheard ife
following "talk" between two detective Officers and
give TO our readers as sample OF the general con-
yersati0n flames R.. verbatim on thieves-I tell
sou there was swell mob about last night, all
crooked people, and by ginger they were there to
catch the spkl; they tumDled me and put pipe on
me, and left when they found they could not graft
there; went down town on the quiet and saw
good mob; thought they would visit my place (the
Academy, ana hurried ont: am there all alone;
the only help have is Moore, and he is good help
10 me. There Is nothing come of since been there
That confouDded notice in the paper did not like
about that fellow losnp 500 600 in bonds no gun go
that, for he carried IL where he could easily tr0D it
besides be Iosi II IN hisseat At this point we left
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-20

Row AT HEsT0NvuLE LAST night q disturbance
occurred at Hestonvlle, during which man named
McCloskey was stabbed in the face. His assailant
escaped. The injured man was removed to the
wenty-fourth Ward Station House, and from there
to the Almshousc for treatment.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-20

The owners OF FoNGTAI TEA sold by ruesdA,
last request 70 notify all purchasers Of thAs their
bills viii be ssndsr.d at SEVENTY DENTS CUR
RkEoY. a
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-20

THE "STAR" COURSE OF LECTUREs.-The sale OF
reserved season tickets for the second series OF this
course will commence to-day at Gould's, No. 1928
Chestnut street. The first lecturer will be Wendell
Phillips who will appear January 81, and discourse
upon '1he Questions of Tomorrow
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-20

MALICIOUS MIsCHIBF.-John Field (colored) was
arrested at Ninth and South streets last evening,
upon the charge of malicious mischief. 1t is alleged
that ne thrust his arm through pane OF glass In a
ewelry store window in that locality. Defendant
was arrested by Oflcer Shields, and Alderman Col
Inns committed him to answer
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-20

solicitor--Wiriam N. Ashman.
Physicians--H. Allen, N. D.; W. Pepper, Nj. D..
James Tyson, E. D.; II. w. McKeen, M. D.; D
Murray, NJ. D. A. Paul Turner, Nj. ID.
Consulting Surgeon-GeOrge w. Norris, N. d.
Consulting Physcian-S. W. Mitchell NJ. d.
Superintendent--Mr. William Billings.
Teacher-Mr. Waldie.
Assistant Teacher-Miss Embly.
Matron--Mrs. E. Scinyard.
Night School Teacher-Mr. Barnes.
Assistant Night School Teacher-Mrs Barnes
, 1870-02-22

Assurances OF every description on sin
gle lives are granted by the Society for
any sum from 500Dolidrsto 10000 Dollars.
Premiums are received Quarterly, Hat
yearly, or Yearly, at the option of the
Assured.
Assurers wishing to discontinue the
payment Of their Premiums, MAY either
dispose Of their Policies to the Society
upon equitable terms, or obtain i free
Policy for a reduced amount.
Loans are granted to Members on the
Security of their Policies.
All claims occurring by death are
promptly met within 3 months after salts
factory proof Of such death has been re-
ceiyed by the Society.
Strict Investigations into the position
of the Society are made quinquenniaIly,
and the surplus then existing is allotted 10
the Members, after a sufficient sun has
been set aside for the purposes of the
Reserve Fund. The heXt investigation
and Division Of Pfofts&w will take place at
the 31st December, 1870.
The Society has Agencies in nearly all
of the British West India islands
Actuary-ALEXR. S. BURNETT,
Secretary-HENRY CRUNPTON.
MEDICAL EXAMINERS:
DR.. Won. BRETON. DR.. HOLM.
Forms of Proposal, ProSpectuses, and
overy information may be obtained from
T. B. GRIFFITH, agent.
, 1870-02-22
Unclaimed Letters
IN FREDERIKSTED'S POST OFFICE

MathiIde Aareslrup, Mrs. Burford, Mrs.
Amelia Benjamin ~, Mrs. Prrbyh Buuds,
Helen Beuney, Sarah Brakeman, A. BIAd-
well, Mrs. Charity Bastian, Anna Cassi-,
merea Cathrine Edwards, VIM. Earring
ton, agnes Frederick, Christiane Gull
laume (3), Mrs. John GoodchiId, j. Glib
bons, John Hatchett %, Menig No. 1852
P. J|ohausen, Lewis Jurgnt, Joe Joseph,
Antoinette Johnson, Johanna James, Ag-
mes JACKSON, Flora Krause, Maria Ljnua-
Iumthy, NJ. LANCE, Menig No. 159 Jens
Chr. Madsen, J.G MacCauI, Ann Mote,
James NobIet (2), Mrs. Maria O'ReiIIy (3),
VIM; PEBBLES, Samuel Petersen, R. b.
Knight, Anthony Schulterbrand, Paulina
Simmons, Councillor Sarauw, Joseph
Thomas, G.. Tetens, Edwin Wallace,
Walker & Hill.
4th February 1870.
, 1870-02-22

ENHE first member Of the Colonial Coun-
a Gil for the electoral district of the
country in the Jurisdiction of Frederik-
sted, Planter R. G. Knight, having va
Gated his ssat As4~@Farturo from the Is
land @ned sGIon Aass been ordered by
Government to take place at the court
house on Thursday the 3rd Of March.
The polling will commence at 10 o'clock
noon and close at 3 o'clock.
The electoral board for the country
district Of the Jurisdiction of Frederiksted
February 18th 1870.
G.. SARAUW,
Chairman.
, 1870-02-22

mas, negotiated by Mr.. Seward, and there is
little doubt that Congress will be earnestly re-
commended to2forward the cum originally named
to Denmark without further delay Weekly
Dispatch, Jan4nrV 23.t
, 1870-02-22

WA forste Medlem af CoIoniaIraadet for
D Frederiksteds Jurisdictions Lauddi-
strict. Planter r. G.. Knight, paa Grund
af Bortreiso. err udtraadt af Raadet vii if0Ige
Gouvernementets Ordre Valg af ct Med
lem fnde Sted her paa Thinghuset Tors
dagen den 3die Nhrts d. A.
VaIghandlinge% begynder midday Kk
10 slets og suites H. 3 set,
Valgbestyrelsen for Fffd9riksteds Ju-
risdictioqs Landdistricts V~aIgkreds den
17de Februar 1870.
G. SARAUW,
Formand.
, 1870-02-22

executed at this Office
with neatness and des-
patch.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-09-22

disappeared was in the act of turn
ing away when hackman approached
with the remark:
"Mr. F. did you see that old man on
board? He had long white mus
taehe and hair that fell on his shoul-
ders."
"Yes."
"Well. there's something curious
about him."
"Why?"
"Why, sir, when he got into my cab
he was mulatto boy, and when he got
out he was an old man."
will not repeat the expression |
used then-it was neither fine or DO
llte-for know the vessel would be
far out to sea before she could be over.
taken. l was foiled by woman. Nor
could | help rejoicing. now that the
chase was over, that she had escaped.
Innocent or guilty, there was a charm
that none could resist. The spell of
her wondrous beauty affected ali who
approached her. 1t fingers in nv
memory yet. and l could not have the
sin of her blood upon my conscience.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-09-22
Number As.

have passed since we came to
G-, twelve years in which we
have striyen hard to fulfill
those early vows, but the
struggle has been with the grim
monster, Poverty, and we have ac-
complished but little We now
stand on the verge of manhood. and
war, horrid war is desolating our
country-tearing down household
gods and filling the land with the
cries of widows and orphans. The
call comes for men, and we struggle
between love and duty. Duty con-
quers, and for two years we march
and suffer beneath the burning sun
of southern sky; then Peace casts
its hallowed beams over our blood
stained land and to our long absent
home we return. At the door our
noble mother meets to bless us--but
our anxious eye reads the hand of
Time in her bowed form and silvery
hair.
Once more a citizen, we renew
our VOWS broken oy the war, and
toll early and late. Sometimes
bouyed up with hope, then cast
down with despair, we still fight on,
hoping God will bless our efforts at
last. From childhood up our mind
has been filled with but one thought,
and that was to restore our mother
to her former rank. Education.
which is blessing not bought, we
in the years that have flown never
dreamed Of But now having
reached mans estate, we feel
our deficiency, and resolve, while
we labor, to seek after knowl-
ed ge too. Everything that per-
taineth to knowledge we grasp
with avidity, and while Others
sleep, we burn the midnight
oil.
But the shadows of sickness dark
ems our home, and from the mid
night student we become midnight
watcher. We see our sister, Just
blooming into womanhood, floating
slowly but surely, on to the grave,
and we powerless to save. In our
agony we pray to God to succor-
but He, more wise than man, calls
her to home of love and joy.
In our revery we have wandered
back to our earliest childhood, and
live it all over cen to the present, and
now we awake to find the room all
dark and drear-and the fire, like
our heart-'dead."
MEMORY
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-09-22
MEMORY.
~ Artemus Ward in one of

B@ Artemus Ward, in one of his
letters, thus gave his idea of "re-or-
ganization:"
l never attempted to re-organize my
wife but once. 1 shall never attempt it
again. I'd bin to a public dinner, and
had allowed myself to be betrayed into
drinkin' several peoples healths; and
wishin' to make 'em as robust as possi-
BILE, l continued drinkin' their health
until my own was affected. Consekens
was, l presented myself at Betsy's bed
side late at mite with considerable Ticker
consealed about my person. 1 had
somehow got perseshun of boss whip
on my way home, and rememberin'
some cranky observashun of Mrs.
Wards in the mornin', 1 snapped the
whip pretty lively, and in a very loud
voice l said: "Betsy, you need re or
ganizin'. have come Betsy" con-
tinued, crackin' the whip over the
bed, 81 have come to re organize you!''
| dreamed that mite that somebody had
laid boss whip over me sev'ril con-
seckative times; and when 1 woke up
| found she had. l hain't drank much
of anything since; and if ever have
another re-organizin' job on hand I
shall let it out.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-09-22

A Coon 'UN BY BUTLER.-At a tea
party in Washington, where General
Butler was guest, the hostess, glano-
ing over the table, perceived his cup
unfurnished with an important imple-
ment, of which he was supposed to ap-
preciate the value. "Why, General
Butler" she exclaimed, in a little wo-
manish flutter of CONSERVATION, haven't
you spoon?" "No, indeed, madam!"
quickly responded the General, spring.
ing from his seat with well-acted ear
nestness, and slapping his pockets. one
after another, "upon my word madam,
you may search mel" The applause
which greeted this spontaneous sally
''may be more easily imagined than de-
scribed."
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-09-22
For the Glllipolis Journal
Gems from my Memory String,

Mr.. EDIToR:-I am going to tell
you about an old house-yes old and
rickety and moss covered. The
bricks are scsttered over the roof,
the vines and ivy are climbing about
its sides, and the birds build nests
under the caves every spring. l
love to steal off through the fields
and meadows in the direction of that
dear old tumble down cottage, for as
/ stand and gaze on its surroundings
a host of pleasant memories come
thronging into my mind and rivet
me to the spot. Some Poet says
"All houses wherein men have lived
and died are haunted houses, &c. -
This must be one of those very
houses the poet referred to, for we
never look in at the key hole or
through the broken window paine's
without seeing a vision of dear
old friend who once dwelt beneath
its roof, come smiling up before US.
1t was the widow Grey, or "Grandma
Grey" as every one called her
She lived all alone, yet so costly and
comfortably that it did one good to
look in on her occasionally. She
used to sit in the corner there under
the window busily knitting away the
afternoons. Her face wore a re
signed, conten.ed look, and sge sat
lightly on her brow. She did not
smoke an old strong pipe, carried no
tobacco "crumbs'' in her Docket;
neither did Grandma Grey wear a
hideous old black cap to awe and
scare us as we passed by her door.
No, her dark hair was only slightly
sprinkled with gray, and she wore it
combed smoothly back in a loose
coil at the back of her head. She
neither looked under or over her
spectacles, but straight through the
centre, and her face was not wrin.
kled. nor had she any crows feet or
scared marks about the face, be-
speaking the use of cosmetics in her
youthful days. No, her step was as
firm, her voice as musical, and her
smile as genial as though only mid
dle-aged, yet she was old. The
school children would run in to see
her in the evening and she had al
ways a pleasant greeting for each
one. She advised US and lectured
us too, for our little franks and mis-
deeds, but always in a mild, firm
way. We used to go by turns to
drive her COW to and from the pas,
ture, and help her hunt hens nests,
and pump her a bucket of water
She would lead US to Sabbath school
and we used to read in her class and
were catechised by her. Grandma
Grey was indispensable in the neigh
borhood. She visited the sick, con
soled those in trouble and assisted
the needy. Her whole life seemed
composed of good deeds. Why, her
cat and canaries were favorites with
all the children in the village
There came a time when she sold the
old homestead and went to distant
country to spend the remnant of her
days with her son. We never heard
from her since, but there was a va
cancy in that little village and a void
in the hearts of her friends which
could never be filed by another
She may be dead, but her memory
will still live and flourish in the
hearts of those she left behind, and
that dear old cottage! with its sur
roundings, will ever be as fresh and
green in our recollectiens as the
moss and ivy which cover it.
MAGGIE MILES.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-09-22
CHOOSING A DISEASE.
BY HORACE SMITH.

One of the kings of Scanderoon,
A royal jester,
Had in his train an odd bufroon.
Who used to poster
The court with tricks inopportune,
Venting on the highest folks his
Foolish pleasantries and hoaxes.
1t needs some sense to play the fool
Which wholesome rule
Occurred not to our jackanapes,
Who consequently found his freaks
Lead to innumerable scrapes,
And quito as many kicks and tweaks,
Which ONLY seemed to make him faster
To try the patience of his master,
Some sin at last, beyond all measure.
Incurred the desperate displeasure
OF his serene and raging highness;
Whether he twitehed his most revered
And sacred beard,
Or had intrnded on the shyness
OF the fair household, or let fly
An epigram at royalty
None knows; his sin was an occult one;
But record tells us that the Sultan,
Meaning to terrify the knave
Exclaimed, "'Tis time to stop that breath;
Thy doom is sealed, presumptuOus slAvel
Thou stand'st condemned to certain death.
Silence, base rebel, no replying
But such is my indulgence still,
That of my own free grace and will,
leave to thee the mode of dying"
'Thy royal will be done-'tis justP'
Replied the wretch, and kissed the dust;
"since my last moments to assuage,
Your majesty's humane decree
Has designed to leave the choice to me,
Pll die. so please you, of old ager'
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-09-22
R An exchange says: at would

~ An exchange says: IL WouIl
seem that the hot season extends to re
mote parts of the country, as repoE
comes from Iowa City that the
come out of the river and lie
shade and fan themselves with
tails, while the dogfsh flop out
water and follow the ice WagG
around the streets, trying to pi
piece Office. Either this is true
has some of the lyingest editors
world"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-09-22
HOTEL.
American HeHsel !

THIS HOUSE, situated on Locust Street,
Il opposite the Court House, is always
open for the accommodation of day and week
boarders, on terms as reasonable as any
house in the city.
CD. WALL.
Dec. 10, IS67.-tf.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-09-22

E Why is the letter A like hon
ey-suckle? Because B follows it.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-09-22

H The Earl of Shaft
that .'if His Holiness
wife she would not for
him to remain in
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-09-22

% A preacher at Waushara, Wis
consin, has been discharged for being
personal to his hearers. He said: "lf
YOU should take a barrel and fill it
with the Holy Ghost, and another and
fill it with whisky, and call this congre-
cation up and let you take your choice,
the whisky would be gone first"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-09-22
R An old German farmer name

T An old German farmer named
Peter Mock, at late court day at
Grayson, KY, was a party in a suit
in which jury was impanneled. The
judge asked Peter if he objected to
any one on the jury. EYES," said
Peter, earnestly, 81 objects ter Pill
Franklin" "Why, Bill Franklin is not
on the jury" said the Judge. "Vell, 1
don't care tam, chudge; L objects ter
Pill Franklin anyway; he's meddliDg
NIT my pisness all der time, and l OBJ
jects ter Pill Franklin on principle all
der time" His objection couldn't be
considered under the circumstances.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-09-22

R A lazy dyspeptic was bewailing
his own misfortunes, and speaking with
a friend on the latter's hearty appear
ance. "What do you do to make you
SO strong and healthy?" inquired the
dyspeptic. "Live on fruit alone"
answered the friend. "What kind of
fruit?" "The fruit of industry; and
1 am never troubled with indigestion. T"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-09-22

~ "With sewing machine one
woman can do as much sewing now as
a hundred could century ago" said a
political economist. eyes, and one
woman now requires as much clothing
as a hundred did a century ago and
that makes it just even," said the wife
of the political economist.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-09-22
N The chairman of an Iowa vigi

E The chairman of an Iowa vigi-
lance committee, who was instructed
last winter to duck an obnoxious eiti-
zen, thus reported to his constituents:
"We took the thief down to the river,
made hole in the ice, and proceeded
to duck him; but he slipped through
our hands and hid under the ice. All
our efforts to entice him to come out
failed, and be has now retained his ad-
vantage some hours"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-09-22
~A gentle Quaker had t,

E A gentle Quaker had two
horses, very. good and very poor
one. When seen riding the latter, it
turned out that his better half had
taken the good one. "What," said a
sneering bachelor, chow comes it that
you let your wife ride the better
horse?" The only reply was: "Friend,
when thee be married, thee'll know"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-08-12
NnWs oR THR 49,.


All the States except New Hampshire.
Rhode Island, Connectieu ut and Oregon will
hold elections this fall.
CIV. PotwIn, Of GAINESVILLE, has been
nominated for Congress by the Republi-
cans ofthe 18th District.
The contract for rebuilding the Otterbein
University has been awarded to Mr.. Cor
NELL OF Newark.
Gen. schenek has, in spite of his deelina-
ton, been unanimously renomInated for
Congress IN the Third District.
The new colored voters Of Kentucky were
generally not permitted to exercise the fran
chise at the recent election In that state.
The North Carolina election, held on the
18th, passed or quietly, Notwithstanding ap-
pretended troubles.
Returns nom the Tennessee election show
the RepHbIicans have been generally elect
ed thoughout East Tennessee.
Thermometers are getting feeble in these
days. and pyrometors may soon be requir-
ed to mark the furnace heat of the streets.
The yacht Magic won the International
race at New YORK.. on Monday. The Cam
bEias the English yacht, came in the tenth.
The Queen OF Prussia has issued a Iaconio
address, In which she says: uFatherIand ex-
pects that every woman win do her duty
In the nrst place send help to the Rhine.''
The Democrats have nominated Hon.
John Cartwright for COngressin the XVIII
t1darietta) District. Cartwright is a Repub-
ncan sorehead.
The return OF the North Carolina election
show thatth Democrats have majority
Of14 In the stateSenate, and 80 in the House.
Rlass. have elected out OF Congressmen.
The Athens County Republican Conven-
tion was held on Saturday. Resolutions
were adopted indorsing the course of the
Hon. e. b. Moore in Congress, ana instruet-
ing the delegates to the Congressional Com
Yentton to vote for Gen. c. II. Grosrenor
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-08-12
a1ARvELs OF 1IEmoRY.
.[FrOm ollver optLe,s llagazIne.l J


The following examples of the marVels
of memory would seem entirely incredi-
BILE had they not been given to US upon
the highest authority:
Cyrus knew the name Of each soldier
in his army. 1t is also related Of Them
istocles that he could call by name every
citizen of Athens, although the number
amounted to 10000. Mithridates, King
of Pontus, knew all his 10000 soldiers
by their right names. Scipio knew all
the inhabitants of Rome. Seneca com
planned of old age because he could not
as formerly repeat two thousand names
in the order in which they were read to
him and he stated that on one occasion
when at his studies, 200 unconnected
verses having been recited by the differ
ent pupils of his precePtor, he repeated
them in a reversed order, proceeding
from the last to the first.
Lord Granville could repeat, from be-
ginning to end, the New Testament in
the original Greek. Cooke, the tragedian
is said to have committed to memory all
the contents Of large daily newspaper
Racine could recite all the tragedies OF
Euripedes.
II is said that George III never forgot
a face he had once seen nor a name he
had ever heard. Mirandola would com
init to memory the contents of a book BY
reading it three times, and could fire.
quently repeat the words backward as
well as forward. Thomas Cranmer com
mitted to memory in three months an
entire translation of the Bible. Euler, the
mathematician, could repeat the Euclid;
and Leibnitz, when an old man, could
recite the whole of Virgil, word for word.
It is said that Bossuet could repeat
not only-the whole Bible but all of Ho-
mer, Virgil and Horace, besides many
other works.