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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-16
FOREIGN Markets TBY TELEGRAPH

Foreign Markets [BY TELEGRAPH
LONDON, Dec. l6-Eoon.- Consols, sls. U. g..
bonds, So. Tallow active. Turpentine, As. Com
mon rosin. Gs. Sd.
S. bonds, ssS@ssS. Tallow, AS.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. Is ~No0n,-Cotton dull up
lands, sad; Orleans ss@std. Breadstufs dull.
Corn 3es. sd. Fine rosln active.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 15.-Eueaina. Cotton closed
dull uplands std. Orleans, s1@sfd. sales, 40
bales, Including 600 for speculation and export
Breadstuffs dull. Tallow. 43s. I'd. Turpentine,
S3s.
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The impeachment Trial at Raleigh

RALEIGH, N. c., Dec. 15.-The House to-.
dav sent a committee of three to the bar of
the Senate impeaching Gov. Holden, and
demanded that they take order in the mat
ter, and informing the Senate that the arti-
cles of impeachment would soon be pro-
duced. The Senate replied that it would
consider the matter, and take order there
in. Articles of impeachment, it Is believed,
will shortly be submitted, and the high
court of impeachment organized, the Chief
Justice of the State presiding.
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Domestic Markets-[BY TELEGRArH.1

shM 1At Corn s gull and aSscgns da
s Ra Iard Weak a. si@issc Cotton dull and
easier: uplands, 15c.; Orleans. Jssc. Turpentine
duh Ct 4sss; Rosin firm at sa0S for strained.
Erenina:- Cotton weak and quiet. sales ,s,soo
bales at I5c: Flour. southern Inactive and UNI
ssd e, Whksy sg g Masst rss Ina ina
S nS 90Tn so odd saes ie Sd ssf S
s hrd so rm TsoS ssGp F9ss d1
shade 1rmer.
BALTIMORE, Dec. l5.-virginia e's- Old, so
Flour firm and active: Towards Street snperane,
Family. s7.7s@slo; Western superane s&7s@
@ssa Firm arn cSo sss ~b: s sss r &
io e ,SsS S0f Soi1 s
active at .sl@52c. Provisions, dull with NO de-
PaI and Th ds e
ers, l2sc:; hams, lsc. Lard, l'Glasc. Whiskey
BALTIMORE, Dec 15.-Beef cattle dull and
@ssc.; medium, 4t@sac.; inferior to ordinary, st
rfsps head nes onsp ass At DI ess1
prices quotations e@sse, with sales mostly At q
L ;
good to extra, $a.7s@fS.5o; receipts, 2, s4s.
| ST. LOUIS, Dec. l5.-Flour scarce; winter su-
perfne, Ss.lSlsa.3o. Corn dull at 44c. Whiskey
| higher at SIC. Tobacco and bagging unchanged.
| Provisions declining. Pork, Sls.75@sl9. Bacon
| Clear sides, l33.
! CINCINNATI, Dec. 15.-Flour and wheat quiet.
| Corn advancing. Pork dropping at $ls.75 asked.
Bscon-sides, is.@lai packed. Whiskey droop-
ing at SIC.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. IS. .Bagging steady. Flour
| Bscon-shoulders. LAC clear sides, l4ic Whis-
key, ssc. Lard, lee.
| CHARLESTON, Dec. 15.-Co.ton dull and nomi-
nal at l4t@l4sc. receipts, 900 bales exports, to
Great BIitaln, ALI bales sales, 500 bales stock,
| %, 597 bales.
| LOUISVILLE, Dec. 5.-Tobacco-Common trash
to good lugs, &.ss@s6.so low to medium leaf,
| $a.75@tlo.7o.
] NEW ORLEANS, Dec. ls-Cotton steady with a
fair demand at lAt@l4ac.i receipts, 7,7A bales.
Prime sugar, eS0Iotc.
| SAVANNAH Dec. 15.-Cotton quiet at l4sc.; re.
ceipts, 1905 bales sales, ZOO bales stock, 1895
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lair GROUNDS. ''aa
4 "a. STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
The undersigned b I'VE bee appointed c mint
tse t. Ii thsse GROUNDS for tie text year.
WRIrTGN PROF.; SALB fof The RENT will
be re etyed up tn tie ED Instant.
A. II. RETRY.l
" 8. KNIGHT Committee.
ce 1875. HIGH Aahf,s e,r.-- E-
V'oBACCO FACTORY FIXTURES
L FOa SALE One HYDhAULiC RAM,
RETAsaERS. SiRtN FOR MIX las,
POCr:0 UMP SHAPES
EIGTfTS FL Pc. u NC TENS SHAPE:
These fixtures were mxde by Talbot Il Bro. and
VIA be sold very low. Inquire Of
JOHN e. JETER,
Do iS-2w C1aee shockoa Warehouse,
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After an illness of but few weeks, MIR.
Geo Head, the venerable father of Mayor
Geo. K. and Rev. Nelson Head, died at his
residence, in this town, on Monday night,
at the advanced age of q years, lacking
few weeks.-Leesburg Mirror.
Overton Spencer, young man living in
Henry county, received very serious in
Jury one day last week. While out birding
his gun exploded, and piece Of the barrel
striking his forehead centrally penetrated
the skull about an inch and half; when
extracted the brains came out. He was
alive at last accounts, but fears were felt as
10 his ecovery.-DanuilLe Register.
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Whedt-White, so bushels.
Tobacco Markets.
PETERSBURG. VA.

DEC. A.-Prices for new loose are ruling very
low, but the better grades Of old have somewhat
improved. We qnote new lugs at $685.. so; new
eaf Chiefly at ss@s7, and best grades at S7@$s.5o.
&8@Sl4. Unsouud old continues to sell low-say
lugs $4.ao@t5.5o, andleef &55o@sS. No old coal
cured Wrappers selling. New coal cured, Sl5@
$5n, with no demand except for good and fine.
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Obatuery.

New YORK, Dec. 15.-Robert ". Matt
land, of the firm of Maitland q Coz, is dead
of paralysis; aged b.
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NEW CouNrY.-We hear of a project for
The new county of Meherrn, with county
seat at Mcherrin depot. We make no OPP
position, but suggest the difficulty in the
Constitution prohibiting new counties of
less than thirty miles square.-Farmrille
Comm OnUedkth.
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Terrific Gale IN New York.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-There was terrific
gale here last night. A piano factory was
FRUSTRATED, and several persons buried be-
meath the ruins. .~
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ACCIDENTAL SHooTING.-It has been de-
termincd that the two boys who were &C.
cuscd Of shooting and killing the little girl
near Occoquan, Prince William county,
iast fall, and who concealed themselves for
sometime afterward, are innocent, and that
the shooting was entirely accidental. The
boys are at home Wdrrenton Sentinel.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-16

The day for electing United States
Senator TO succeed Senator johnson has not
yet been fixed upon by the Virginia Legis-
lature. Senator Johnston's friends claim
that he already has As votes certain when
The election does take place, which gives
him decidedly the inside track. We don't
zee why he should not have it.-Leesburg
Mirror
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PROPOSALS..

STEWARDS OFFICE E. L. AsYLUM,l
WILLIAMSBURG, VA, Dec. l, 1870.
NOTICE.-SEALED PROPOSALS will
~ be received at this Office, addressed to the
Board of Directors, until TUESDAY. 10 A. d.,
January o 1871 for supplying this institution Win
STO Res for the quarter ending al5t March, 1871.
and gu Antity furnished upon application.
By order Roard OF Directors.
no e-sl5S22D E. W. LEE, Steward.
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OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD OBJ
DIRECTORS OF VA. PEEITENTIARY,
Il. RICHMOND. Dec. 10, 1870.
SEALED PROPOSALS viii be received
y ut this Office until a O'Clock on FRIDAY
EVENING, December 10th, 1870, for the following
su ID COO pounds GuOD SOUND BEEF, round;
100 tons GOOD RED Ash ANTHRACITE
800 corSs sEAsoN me and OAK
WOOD.
The quantity in each case to be more or less,
The conlractor to give bond with approved secu-
riLy for the faithful performance of contract.
The privilege of rejecting all bids ls reserved ny
Superintendent and Board of Directors. ~
Ire above articles to be delivered It such times
and in such oua antilles as the Superintendent may
renuire. TO- GEO. r. STkOTHER,
Seio1w Supt. Va. Penit'y.
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NEGRO WOMAN kILLED.-On Tuesday
morning n negro woman named Elizabeth,
from Cumberland county, in attempting to
walk across the railroad bridge across A o.
pomattox river at this place, fell from the
bridge, some thirty or forty feet. upon the
rocks below, and thence rolled into the
river. Her body was recovered and buried
at the expense Of the county,-Fa'mUiNe
Comm 0ulrp1Ih
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,,,i1IsnuAi Dispalth,

rp1pAY. .DECEMBER Is, 1870
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in Bland county. was blown off on SUNDAY
last. The congregation had just assembled
10 hear discourse from Rev. J. calvin
smith. Presbyterian clergyman, who was
TO have filed his first appointment there on
that day. Fortunately no one'wa hurt by
the accident. The church is a very neat
brick editice. and steps will be Immediately
taken, we presume, by the good people OF
that neighborhood to put it under cover
again. WWheWWe ERterpT7Se
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4 DEER II DAYToS,-On Saturday even
ln- last the Inhabitants of the usually quiet
village of Dayton were thrown into high
>lhr Of excitement by the appearance of Il
wild deer in their midst. He came through
thr farm Of Mr. Hiram Cotfman, back of
n" town, pursued 10y dogs. He was driven
into the town, thereby causing q general
turnout Of the denzens-old and young,
men, women, and children-and which
were the most excited. the deer or the peo-
PIE, is yet an unsettled question. At last +,
after the deer had been chased through
garden, street, and alley, he was caught,
butchered, and generously divided out
HdyT7s0nburG Commonwealth.
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NEW GOODS-FRESHA RRIVAL.-300
~ boxes Layer Raisins, a5 trails Seedlcss Rasins,
10 barrels New Currants, 10 boxes Sardil es, rs
boxes Macaroni (Italian), 200 cases Canned Toma:
toes and Peaches, 100 dozen Assorted Mixed
Pickles, 20 half barrels Cucumber Pickles.
LOUIS j. BOSSIEUX, Confecttoner,
no22 lal2 NJ lin street.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-03-15
Great Improvement i'm
Artificial @ Teeth
DIR. SMELL

I INSERTS Teeth on RUBBER by new process, by
l which the plate is made as thin metallic
base; at the Tina the plate is flexible, and less
liable to break.
This mode nsures likewise. the certainty of a
perfect tit.
Having purchased the erciusire right to use this
mode in Kennebee county, shall be happy 10 show
its peculiar advantages TO any one who needs arti
acal teeth.
90 Winthrop Street.
Augusta, Jan. 2sth, 1870. t29jan-3wS3w0
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-03-15
Shooting Tackle.
M. w. LO n g.,
SUCCESSOR TO l.. M LELAND,
GUN g M TIL
And Dealer In
Shooting Tackle of Every Variety.

RIFLE AND SHOT GUNS made to ORDER and
WARRANTED. Particular attention paid to
Choking Shot Guns to make them shoot thick and
strong, Also on hand, the best lot of Skates in
the market, for sale cheap. Odd keys Of every
pattern. Key tags and rings for Hotels. Powder
of the best quality for Blasting or Sporting. Re-
pairing don" neatly and promptly. All work
warranted. ljan-ly
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-03-15

THE KENNEBEC JOURNAL.
Established IN 1s25.)
Enlarged and Improved.
A POLITICAL & FAMILY NEWSPAPER.
Not Excelled by any in the State.
JUST ENLARGED AND PRINTED ON
New, Plain. and Handsome Type! !!
Having Full Reports of Legislative proceedings;
carefully prepared Political Articles, Facts and Sta
tistics; Local, Domestic and Foreign News; Cores
Miscellaneous Matter.
No Increase OF Subscription Price-A Good
Time to Subscribe.
The Weekly Kennebec Journal.
of its age 1t has just been enlarged, and is now a
TH1RTY-sIx COLUMN PAPER,
Its size not being exceeded by that Of any other
paper in the State, and by but few in other
States
Ir WILL CONTAIN
Carefully Prepared Political Articles, Facts, Stats.
tics, Speeches and Extracts; Full Reports of
Reliable Information in relation to mat
tiers pertaining to the State Govern
ment; Eeports of the Doings of
Congress Local and State
News; Summaries Of Do
mestc and Foreign
News;
Reports OF the
Markets at Home
and Abroad; well Sc
lected Tales, Poetry,
Agricultural and other Inter
esting and Useful Reading for the
and original Articles upon subjects OF Gen Interest.
1t has been enlarged from
Twenty.Eight to Thirty-six Columns,
in width, and proportionately increased in length,
and is printed on an
Entire New Suit Of Type,
Making it one Of the
HandSOmeSt and Most Readable,
as well one Of the
CHEAPEST PAPERS IN PRICE,
published. The price of subscription has not been
increased on account of enlargement
Now is the Time to Subscribe
TERMS: g. 90 per annum In advance, e. IS at the
end of months, and q so at the end of the year
Published every Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-03-15
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TERMS: $500 per annum In advance, e. .a5 at the
end of SIX months and q so at the end of the year.
Published every Wednesday.
Daily kennebec Journal,


Will be Issued every morning, Sundays excepted
and after the first Of January. viii give
Full and Accurate Reports of the Proceedings OF
the Legislature from day to day; Reports of I'm.
portant Hearings before Committees; Abstracts
of Discussions in the Boards of Education and
Agriculture; will have the Latest News by Tele-
graph the same other dailies, and will also
have Editorials Correspondence, Locals and the
usual Summaries of News also the most Import
ant Speeches of the Session.
The Discussions in the Board of Education will give
New and Additional Importance to the DAILY
JOURNAL, as it will contain reports of them.
Terms go per year; q 90 for the Session.
ss- Members of the Legislature will do their con.
sttuents and themselves a favor to interest them.
selves in getting subscribers to the above pubca-
between the People and their Representatives,
through their Legislative Reports, which is neccs-
sary and agreeable to both.
No Tri.weekly will be published; Those per sons
who desire full report OF the Legislative Proceed
ings, must subscribe for the DAILY JOURNAL.
kY Postmasters and Members of the Legislature
authorized to take subscriptions.
AS- The Weekly and Daily Kennebec Journal
are published at Augusta, Maine. by
SPRAGUE. OWEN l. NASH.
Dissolution OF CO.PartnerShfp.
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dissolved by mutual consent
Augusta, Feb. l, 1870 c. A. FARNUM.
The undersigned will continue tho
Grocery and Provision Business,
At the OLD STAND.
CoNY ST.. HEAD OF ARSENAL ST.
tefeb.tf LUCIUs HILL.
Oysters ! Oysters Oysters !
Try Them! Try Then!
WE receive our oysters fresh from the ship at
w Portland and open them ourselves, and you
get them fresh from the shell.
You will also find at our market good supply OF
Fresh Fish,
Belfast CLAIMS,
SmOke ed HaIibut,
Prime No. I Mackerel,
and a general assortment Of
Salt and COrned Fish
Gushing & Holmes,
Near Railroad Bridge, WATER ST,
tl0feb-sm .sEGUST.s, .nE.
Rare Chance for Investment +!
AUCTION SALE,
MARCH 18TH, 1870, AT 2 O'CLOCK, =. M.
THE ENTIRE
GR0T0M S0APST0nE QUARRY.
Lands, Mills, Machinery, &C., in complete
running order.
For bill of particulars address j. +. WOOD, SO
Pemberton Square, Boston, Mass tl7feb-t4
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-04-01

a young man named Parks. from
Lawrences, in Boston, and found Amos
IN the office. He represented himself
as havingjust commenced business, and
desired to purchase a lot of goods. He
mad recommendations as to character
from several influential citizens of
Worcester, but none touching his busi-
ness standing, or capacity. The mer-
chant listened to his story, and. at its
close, shook his head
" | have no doubt, - he said kindly.
q that you have fun faith in your abiI,
ity to promptly meet the. obligations
you would now assume; but have no
knowledge of your tact or capacity:
and, rs you admit, you arejust launch
ing forth upon the sea of business, /
should be doing you injustice to allow
you To contract a debt which did not
fee1sslEed yoy could pay at the prop
But Mr.. Lawrence liked the appear-
ance of the young man, and finally
told him that he would let him have
what goods he could pay for at the cost
OF manufacture-abOut ten per cent.
less than the regular wholesale price.
The bill was made out and paid, and
the clerk asked where the goods should
be sent.
" viii take them myselG,n ~
" You'll find then rather heavy,n
suggested the clerk, smiling.
Never mind | am strong, and the
stage office is not far away; and be-
sides | have nothing else to occupy nv
time. " = =
"But, said the clerk, expostula-
ting, il is hardly in keeping with
your position to be shouIdering such
ponderous bundles through the city.n
"There you mistake,r replied the
young man, with simple candor. "My
position just now is one in which I
must help myself, if would be helped
at all. | am not ashamed to carry any
thing which honestly possess, noram
L ashamed of the strength which ena-
bles me to bear the heavy burden. -
Thus speaking he shculdered a large
bundle, and had turned towards the
outer door, when Mr.. Lawrence, who.
from his office, had overheard the con.
versation, called him back.
"Mr. Parks, have concluded to let
you have what goods you want on
time. Select at your pleasure. y
The young man was surprised.
Il" You have the true pride for q sYc-
cessful merchant, sir" pursued Law
renee; "and shall be much disap-
pointed if you do notprosper. ("
Amos Lawrence was not disappoin-
ted. Within fifteen years from that
time Samuel Parks was himself estab-
lished on Milk street-One of the most
enterprising and successful merchants
n Boston.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-04-01
Splling A Blanket.

When DIR. Lyman Beecher's wife had
a carpet, made and painted by herself,
put down on her parlor floor, good ell
der of the church, who perhaps had
never seen one before, said to her, very
solemnly, ''Sister Beecher, can we have
all this and heaven toO:". The follow
ing anecdote Is said to be stricely true:-
There is a town i'm New Hampshire
where so little is known lof the appli-
ances of modern days, that throughout
the village, until the debut of Rev. Mr..
NJ, who had just moved from Massa-
chusetts, there was not a carpeted
room. OF this the minister was not
aware, or perhaps would have hesita-
ted at the idea of indulging in such an
unwonted article ofluxury. Il
One day a young farmer, having oc-
casion to visit the minister, was shown
by the minister's daughter into the
''best room"
When the minister came down to see
him, he found him sitting on chair on
the door-sill, with his lege extending
out into the entry.
Amazed and somewhat puzzled at
this unexpected sight, Mr.. N. asked
him why he didn't go into the parlor.
"O!" said he, "IicGs djcdrd Of spill
ia, your blanket by treadin' on Il.
His amazement may be imagined
when informed that the "blanket y
was permanent fixture of the room,
and was kept for the very purpose Of
being trodden on.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-04-01
Snakes Loose In a Ball Room.

= A very interesting and exciting scene
occurred at ball not twenty miles
from this city, few evenings since.
Among the persons present was a
young lady who had great horror of
snakes, and imagined-no matter what
the season, if she experienced any un-
usual alarm-a snake i'm unpleasant
proximity. After dancing awhile, she
was greatly distressed by feeling a SEN
sation as though a serpent had fixed
itself beneath the folds of her dress.
Grasping the head of the monster
tightly, she screamed aloud for assis-
lance. A hasty consultations among
the gamest of the ladies was held, when
it was determined that young disciple
of Esculapius, who was present, should
be called to their assistance. He was
quickly on the spot, and being a man
ofuncommOn courage, was not many
moments within the circle of half-faint-
ing females before he had caught the
tail of the snake, and wound it firmly
around his hand, telling Miss NJ. that
size must let go the moment he jerked,
and to make the act as instantaneous
as possible, he told her that he would
pronounce the words one, two, three,
and at the moment he pronounced the
last word, she must let go her hold,
and that he doubted not that he could
withdraw the snake before it would
have time to strike. All stood in
breathles horror, awaiting the act of
life or death, and the moment the
words were pronounced the doctor
jerked out the longest and most diabol-
ical looking hustle that ever was seen.
The whole affair was soon explained;
(the fastening of the machine had be-
come loose during the dancing, and it
had shifted its position i'm such q way
that it dangled about, and induced The
belief that it was snake with an en-
ormous head.) The Doctor fell down 1
in his tracks, and couldn't be- i:duccd
to undertake the capture of another
snake on any conditions. - Omaha
Herald.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-04-01
Why Use Speetaeles =:

With most persons, there is an epoch
in life when the eyes become slightly
1attened. 1t arises probably, from q
diminished activity of the secreting
vessels. The consequence Is that the
globe is not kept quite as completely
distended with fluids as in youth and
middle age. There is thus an elonga-
ted axis of vision. A book is held far
ther off to be read. Finally, becoming
more battened by the same inactivity
within, the difficulty Is met by putting
on convex glasses. This is the waning
vision ofage. If, however, when that
advancing imperfection is first realized, !,
the individual persists in the attempt
to keep the book in the old focus of vis-
ion--even if he reads under perplexing
disadvantages, never relaxing, but per-
severingly producing just as he did
when his eyes were in the meridian Of
their perfection, the slack vessels will
at last come up to his assistance, and
the original focal distance will be re-
established. Ts
This statement will unquestionably
be combatted theoretically by those
who use glasses. But it will be waste
of forensic powder, because the fact is
established beyond cavil. We do not
pretend it will be successful in every
instance; but generally, if glasses are
once resorted to, then the opportunity
of doing without them is forever lost.
Very aged men may be noticed read
ing fine print; and ladies, too, by
scores, who resisted glasses at the age
of life referred to who enjoy all the
comfort of distinct vision, and they
will, until, like the deacon's chaise,
every stick in the vehicle falls to pieces
at the same time. ~.
Therefore, begin with firm resolu-
ton never to use glasses of any kind,
for reading or writing. The ancients
knew nothing about such contrivances;
if they had, there would have been poor
eye, in abundance, and oculists to meet
the emergency. Cicero never COM
planned of imperfect vision at the age
of sixty-three. He even wrote his last
letter by torchlight, on the eve of being
put to death by the waiting soldiers.
Humboldt died at ninety-twt, having
never been embarrassed by these mod
ern contrivances, lunettes. John q
Adams, iIlustrious for scholarship, at
a ripe old age saw without them. In
deed, it would be q laborious enterprise
to collect a catalogue of names in the
chronicle of literary fame, of men and
women, who were independent OF
glasses, j. Y. c. Smith. q
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-04-01
A Drinking Bishop.

. r !"
Goethe tells the following story which
amusingly illustrates the capacity the
Rheiplanders had for drink: "a.
The Bishop Of Mayence once deliver
ed a sermon against drunkenness, and,
after painting in the strongest colors
the evflsof over-indnlgence, concluded
as follows But the abuse of wine
does not exclude its use, for it is writ
ten that wine rejoices the heart of man.
Probably there is no one in my congre-
CATION who cannot drink four bottles
of wine without feeling any disturb
ance of his senses but if any man at
the seventh or eighth bottle so forgets'
himself as to abuse his best friends. as
enemies, let him look into his CON
science, and in future always stop at
the sixth bottle. Yet, If after drinking
eight, or even ten or twelve bottles, he
can still take his Christian neighbor
lovingly by the hand, and obey the or
ders of his spiritual and temporal supe-
riors, let him thankfully drink his mod
est draught. He must be careful, how,
ever, as to taking any more, for 1t is
seldom that Providence gives amy one
the special grace to drink sixteen bit
ties at a sitting, as it has enabled me-
its unworthy servant, to do, witl3Out'
either neglecting my duty or losing
my temper ''St -A' = 80