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The weekly standard., 1870-07-06
Wendell Phillips.

The wedding of blr. Wendell Phillips,
many years ago, had about it touch OF
romance The lady who is now his wife
was an abolition:st and an invalid
Having fortune IN her own right, she
thought of dcv"ting it TO emancipation
but knowing low money left in that way is
likely to be wasted, she deemed it best to
transfer it tn individual in whom she had
entire faith. She had lccn for sometime a
sincere admircr Of the distinguished orator,
and had reason To believe that he had an
affection for her. Thinking her end was
drawing nigh, She sent tor Mr.. Phillips and
after unfolding her plan, told him the best
thing to do under the circumstances was for
them to be married that he would then
have a right to her property, and could
devote it to the cause they both so earnestly
loved. He was much touched by her can
dor and generosity, and in a few days they
were married. That was twenty years ago,
and Mrs. Phillips, though very delicate, is
still living, and bids fair to live for many
years to come. The pair are devotedly at
tachcd to each other and what seems to
have been merely business affair has pro-
duced all the happiness of the most fro
mantle and poetic marriages. lie was
wealthy before his union. and since then his
own and his wife's means have been liberally
expended in the cause Of humanity and
freedom Apart from his remarkable ge-
MUS, Mr.. Phillips is man of irreproachable
habits, living and acting up to an ideal
standard as nearly perbans as is possible
for men,
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| Locomotive Taking Water at Full
Sneed.

The process of filling locomotive tank
with water while the train is at full speed is
a novelty in this country, though it has long
been practiced in Europe. The Hudson
River road is trying the experiment. A
description of the process is thus given by
the Afgus: A trough has been constructed
at a point on the road, in the center of the
track, twelve hundred feet in length, fifteen
inches in depth, and eig hteen inches wide.
lined with sheet rion, heavily painted This
trough is perfectly straight throughout the
twelve hundred feet. A short distance to
tile north and east of it is spring which
supplies it with water, the trough holding
10000 gallons, which can be let into at will
Locomotive No. 400 has been fitted out with
AL ingeniously formed pipe, curling from
the manhole in the tender, down through
the latter, in position inside of the hind
trucks, where the pipe forms half circle,
al the end Of which is the nozzle, which
always points the way the engine goes.
Fastened to this nozzle is an iron bar,
which connects with bar from point
near the fircman's box, by which, when the
locomotive comes to the trough, the nozzle
o. pipe can be dropped instantaneously
irto the water, while the train is running
at the rate of thirty miles an hour. The
nozzle sinks to only depth of two inches
ir the trough, yet even at that depth, when
the 200 feet is passed, over 1884 gallons
OF water will be found in the tender. The
first experiment in taking water occurred
recently. The locomotive dashed over the
rails. even to which is the trough, at the rate
of 35 miles the hour. As the nozzle struck
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Ha. bind him on lis back
Look ! as Prometheus in my picture here
ilnick-Or lhn fnif,fs f-sfanh with thn


e.11a 7s7s.-zi
Now--bend him:tc The rack
Press down the poisoned links into his flesh
And tear agapc that Lesiing wound Aairesh !!
So-iet him writhe! How long
Will he live thus? Quick, my good pencil, now
What fine agony works upon his brow!
Ha! gray-haired, and SO stroug
How iearlully he stiles that short moan!
Gods! if could but paint dying groan!
Pity thee So l dol
| pity the dumb victim at the altar =
But does the robcd priest for his pity falter?
I'd rack thee though knew
A thousand lives were perishing in thine
What were ten Thousand to fame like mine?
All there's dcathless name =
A spirit that the smothering vault shall spurn,
And, like a steadlast planet, mount and burn
And though its crown OF flame
Consumed my brain 10 ashes as it won nc
By all the fiery stars! pluck it on me
Ay-though it bid me rifle
My hearts last fount for its insatatG thirst
Though every life strung nerve be maddencd
Though it should bid me stinc
The yearning in my throat for my sweet child,
And taunt its mother till my brain went Wild
ALL would do it all
Sooner than die, like dull worm to rot
Thrust foully in the earth to be forgot.
oh heayens-but Iappall
Your heart, old man -iorgive-ha! on your
lives
Let him not faint rack him till he rcyives
Vain-vain-give o'er. His eye
Glazes apace He does not feel you new
Stand back I'll paint the deatn-dew on his
brow
Gods il he do not die
But for one mOmcnt-one-till eclipse
Conception with the scOrn of those calm lips :
Shiveringl Hark he mutters
BrOkenly now-that was difficult breath
Another? Wilt thou never come, oh, Death
Look how his temple flutters
Is his heart still: Alal lit up his head
He shuddcrs-gasps s-Joyc help him-so-he's
dead"
How like mountain devil In the heart
Rules the unreined ambitUni Let it once
But play the monarch, and its naughty brow
CLOVIS with beauty that bewildcrs thought,
And unthrones peace for ever. Putting on
The very pOmp OF Lucifer, it turns
The heart to ashes, and with not a spring
Lett in the desert for the spirits lip,
We look upon our splendor and forget
The thirst of which we perish !
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The Chicago Republican says: Colonel
John Brownlow, son of Senator Brownlow,
writes from Washington to friend in this
city, under date of the 10Th inst, as follows
"Father is steadily improving Ever since
his trip to New York he has been getting
better. With improved health he is recov-
ering his old buoyant spirits, and he is hope
full that no rebel will occupy his seat until
after the 4th of March, 1875. Ex.Surgeon
General Hammond, whom he consulted in
New York, gave most favorable opinion
of his case; said complete restoration to
health was possible, and very great relief
absolutely certain.n. ... .-.
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NitrO-GIycerine-An Eyewitness Ac
count of the Worcester Explosion.


count of the Worcester Explosion.
A gentleman who was standing within
dozen rods of the rear of the train IN W"r-
cester when the explosion occurred on Thurs
day, states that when the train stopped the
rear Car was lost to view in a tremendous
cloud of dust, smoke and fragments ni all
descriptions. Immediately succeeding there
broke. upon the ear sharp crash. The air
was full of debris; pieces of blazing mus!ins
Ia portion of the freight--wcre thrown to
an incredible height, and, slowly falling,
lalightcd all ablaze, rods away, IN the open
fields. Following the rear OF the explosion
fragments fell thick as hail upon the line OF
the road and the streets surrounding, and
when the cloud cleared away the results
were plainly visible. The three last cars OF
the train were blown to fragments and only
the fore truck of the third remained. The
train stood at the time upon grade or en-
bankment, high above the level of the street,
50 that only one-third, perhaps, ofthe build
ings alongside were above the rails. The
other side was open country. For several
rods the buildings were demolished. Laths
and plaster were blown to the winds as one
would knock the ashes from cigar; partl-
tions were blown out, windows and sashes
splintered to fragments, bed clothing torn
from the beds and flung into all sorts of
places, and ruin made of what were an in
slant before secure and. quiet homes.
Below the cars and on the track itself the
rails were twisted from their places, the ties
were annihilated, and the nrles hroken off
and driven into the ground for half their
lengths In all directions the shattered and
ofoken IRON work told plain story OF the =
ieal1ul force that had been SO suddenly de-
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Mlscellaneous.

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The pace that kllls-Running through a
fortune.
Wild cats are killing many sheep in the
State of Maine.
Il An insane gentleman in Chicago went out
cunning the other day, his game being street
car horses, and was arrested. al ."i astt
An Indian near Fort Scott, Kansas, recent
lly traded two mules for set of false teeth,
and proudly wore them. necklace fashion.
A fifteen foot shark, one of the largest, if
mot the very largest ever caught, is on exhi-
ibition in the London Museum. f.
1t seems too bad that after all Theodore
Tl!ton has done for her sex that Red Clouds
squaw wants his scalp for door mat.
The new Mayor of Washington, D. c., NJ.
g. Emery, states, in his inaugural address,
that he is Radical Republican. He was
elected in opposition to the regular Repub-
lican nominee. .8ils1 l;.a
Some people are never cOntented. After
having all their limbs broken, their heads
smashed, and their brains knocked out. they
will actually go to law and try to get further
damages.
Mrs. Sarah Larcam, Carroll county Ind,
widow, captured two burglars in her house,
the other night, by charging on them unex-
pcctedly with a loaded muskct "a
1t is rumorcd that Mr. A. T. Stewart has
offered the use of his Fifth avenue palace to
the Grand Duke Alexis, of Russia, during
his contemplated visit to our country next
year.
How to rid itself of the grasshopper
plague is Utah's engrossing question. All
the available force is fighting the insects,
and all kinds of receipts are advocated.
Driving flock of sheep hurriedly over a
field of grasshoppers is said to depress the
critters as much as anything.
Pleasant Goode, the negro servant of Gen.
Maxcy Gregg, and sexton of an Episcopal
church at Columbia, S. c., died few days
ago, and at his funeral some of the most
prominent white citizens acted as his pail
bearers. s.. .s..'. ..---. r. .-
1t is estimated that one-ffth of the meat
supply of Paris is veal. At the commence
ment of the present century the price of veal
was half franc per pound. 1t is now three
times as much or one and half france.
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Women and Laughter.

Alexander Dumas, the younger, declares
that women do not like comedy. 1t seems
that women hate to laugh. No woman
wishes to laugh in public. A laugh depoet-
ICES her and comforts her visage. There is
trankness in hearty laugh which jars
with her diplomatic genius. A woman
throws away her best arm when she laughs.
The tear is what she triumphs ir. A humid
eve is always interesting, whereas an open
month never is. 1t is simply an abomina-
ton People who think that pretty girl
is never so pretty as when eyes and lips
preston of mirtb does not reveal pcarly
teetb--it comforts visage." Shakespeare,
who loved to depict lively girls, and gives
succession of smiles to Rosalind, Viola,
Celia, Beatrice, was clearly wrong Mariana
is the true model. The true woer is he
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The 4th District.

The Republicans of the 4th Congressional
District have nominated ]. H. Harris. Esq,
Us candidate to represent that District IN
the L. S. House of Representatives. That
he has been so nominated is evidence of his
possessing the qualifications for Il member
ship to Congress. Bnt in his case we have
something more. He has been prominent,
active politician since the close of the war.
1t is admitted that he is intelligent, we'll
informed, indeed, possesses talents OF very
superior order, and, as public debatcr, has
but few equals Indeed, he will be pleased
to meet his Democratic opponents in debate
during the CANVASS, and VIC arc sure that
whatever have been their reputation Tor
ability or success as canvasscrs, the Repub-
licans will readily abide the result of the
superiority, to whomsocycr benefit 1t may
lnurc.
1t is a deserved compliment to his race,
therefore, which has been properly rendered
by the Republicans of that District, white
and colored. Every true and thorough Re-
publican will, therefore, come forward
promptly and battle manfully for Mr.
Harris election. In view Of the correctness
and sacredness of our principles, and the
| evil tendencies and bad consequences of
those of our political enemies, the duty of
no Republican will have been performed
who allows any vote tn be lost to James H.
Harris. which he can control or influence.
Mr.. HIS position and influence entities him
to the united support of every lover of law.
order, peace and good government, and we
hope lie will receive them.
OF Mr.. Hawkins, the other candidate for
Congress in that District, we know less.
But knowing that the Republicans Of the
District had entrusted him with the banner
in this campaign, would he sufficient evil
dence to us that he deserved and should
receive the vote oi every friend of the cause.
1t makes no kipd of difference who the
nominees of the Democratic or Conservative
party may be. No .to,mer position, merely
of any man, entities him to support now
PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN should be the battle
cry. The former position OF certain men
may haze been very good, while their present
position in support of a party, and prln
cipes so bad as is the present anti Repub
lcan organization, is the very best cause fol
their eat.-iSalem Adoocate.
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LIGHTNING DETECTING FENIANs.--The
Hamilton (Ont.) Times, of June 11tb, says ::
Thomas Rhol, of the township of Ash
hodel, county of Peterborough, was, with
his horse, killed by lightning a few days
ago. At the coroner's inquest papers were
found in his possession, one of which was a
subscription list for the benefit of the Fe-
mans, and which amounted to $40O. An
official of the township headed the list with
$40! The circumstance has created great
excitement in the neighborhood of the oc
crrrence Further developments will no
doubt arise out OF the investigation, All
who subscribed money to aid the Fenians
are, of course, as guilty in the eyes of the
law as though they were taken while engaged
in active hostilities with the Fenian inva-
ders. They are. in fact, guilty of treason,
or treason-felony, and are liable to suffer
death, on the charge being proved against
them
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A correspondent of the Chicago RehubH
can gives some interesting figures touching
the success of leading newspaper men in
New York. He tells us that James Gorden
Bennett, who began the Herald with $500
or $500 borrowed money, in an Ann street
cellar. writing on board, is now worth
over $5,O0O.0O0; that Manton Marble, who,
ten years ago, was task writer on the
Erening Post, at $25 week, is at present
sole owner of the World, value at least
$500, 900, and has an income of some $751;
900 year that Henry j. Raymond, at the
time of his death was worth 100000, and
made every cent of it out of the Times that
Horace Greeley, with all his carelessness of
money, could be sold out for $150,000,
though he made his entry into the metro
polls poor printers boy, with all his for
tune in small bundle of clothes swung on
a stick; and that James and Erastus Brooks
have estates valued at more than $150,000
each, all made from their earnings as own
ers of the Erpress. The value of the estate
of. William Cullen Bryant. of the Enening
Post, is estimated at from $500, 0,0G0 to $700,-
600, and the income of Henry c. Bowen, is
put down at from 100000 to 100000 a
year.
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Notwithstanding tells story that
exquisltely illustrates a mothers love: "In
spring freshet, river wildly washed its
shores, and lent away bough wherein
bird had built cottage for a summer home.
Down the white and whirling stream drlfted
the green branch, its wicker cup of unfedg-
ed song, and futtering beside it, as it went,
the mother bird. Unheeding the roaring
river, on she went, her cries of agony and
fear piercing the pauses in the storm. How
like the love of the old-fashioned mother,
who followed the dove she had p'ucked
from her heart all over the world Swept
away hy passion that child might be- it
mattered not; though he was bearing away
with him the fragrance of the shattered
roof tree, yet that mother was with him, a
Ruth through all his life, and a Rachel at
his death"
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What the Democrats want.

Andrew J. Stedman has commenced the
publication of Democratic paper at Dan
buIy, Stokes County, called the old COnsti-
tuition. In his salutatory he says, "The first
and chief object to be accomplished, and the
prime purposes of this paper, is to abolish
the present infamous constitution of North
Carolina, and to rc-establish in the stead
thereof the good old constitution of our
fathers."-N G. Standard.
"The good old constitution OF our fathers, y
in North Carolina, whose restoration Is so
earnestly coveted by the Democracy OF that
State, embodied, among Others, the follow
ing good old" Democratic principles:
l. Branding the flesh with red hot irons.
We do not suppose the entire Democratic
party is in favor of going back to this ''good
old'' custom; but those who are, will not be
rebuked by their fellow partisans.
II. Cropping the ears ofpetty delinquents,
was permitted punishment under the "good
old" Constitution. This is a species of cru
city which even Democrats should discoun
tenance
III. Whipping Posts and Plllories for the
poor who found themselves unable to pay
such .rifling fines as were imposed upon
Iuelu lOI llllllllS OllcuCcs, Was tHe Sooo
old" custom. This is pleasant illustration
ofDemocratic sympathy for the rich, who
arc never subjected to the Whipping Post
or Pillory, because they always have the pc
cuniary means to escape the degradation.
". Imprisonment for debt was another O.
the good old" customs sanctioned 10y tht
'good old" Constitution whose restoration l.
the primary issue with the Democracy o
North Carolina. What do the DemOcrac.
this way think ofIt2 ..-
V. The good old' Constitution OF Nortl
Caroline also withheld the right of sutfrag
from the colnred man. This prohibition
would be renewed by restoring the discarded
instrument. And this is the real reason fo
this agitation. The Democracy, not of Nortl
Carolina merely, but Of the whole country
will fight for restoration of this prohibi
ton.
On the whole, We congratulate the Demo
cracy everywhere upon the proof which thi
man Stedman glves,-that Democracy still
lives, in all its beauty, vigor and vitality, Il
at least one Stale in the Union. And thi
little leavcn may, in due time, leaven tn
whole lump Long live Progress Allan
| NJ Y, Ege. JOurnaJ
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A few days since, a woman residing in
this city returned, after an absence of four
months. to find that her husband had OBJ
tanned divorce and had married another
woman. On inquiring the cause set up in
court, she found that it was on account OF
profanity. From. the way she swore ven
geance on her faithless husband, the woman
he had married and the lawyer that had
obtained the divorce, the plea was we'll
grounded. Whether it was sufficient cause
for divorce is an open question: Terra
Haltte Ind. Erpress.
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TIE Two ANGELs.-A traveller, who spent
some time in Turkey, relates beautiful par
able which was told him by dervish, and
it seems even more beautiful than Sterne's
celebrated figure of the accusing spirit and
recording angel: "Every man" says the der
wish, "has two angels, one on his right shoul-
der and one on his left. When he does any
thing good, the angel on the night shoulder
writes it down and seals it, because what is
well done is done forever When he does
evil, the angel on the left side writes it down,
and he waits till midnight. If before that
time the man bows his head and exclaims,
Gracious Allah !! l have sinned forgive me =
the angel rubs out the record; but if not, at
midnight he seals it. and the beloved angel
on the right shoulder weeps."
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THE FOLLOWING notice has been sent to
all bankers and brokers on this continent.
UNITED STATES NoTEs, SERIES OF 1867
Two thousand notes, of ten dollars each,
from No. Il 3,530,0O1* to No. Fl 1852, ,OOO*,
both inclusive, were stolen from the Treas
ury. No $40 notes, of number higher
than II 1896, ,00O* have been issued.
Please look out lor the stolen Notes. A
liberal reward will be paid to any person
through whose instrumentality the thief
may be detected. Hold parties presenting
the stolen Notes, Gf suspicious attach to
them) and in any case OF presentation notify
F. E. SPINNER,
Treasurer IT 6
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Fatal Accidental Man Torn to Pi

Fatal Accidental Man Torn to Pieces.
A horrible accident occurred at the
LaXony Mills, St. Louis, on Tuesday. There
were only few men in the building, it being
dinner time, and the machinery was running
light, as there was not much doing at the
mill. Mr.. Goesel, the regular engineer, was
in the building on the other side of the
street, belonging to the same proprietors,
and Henry DIETRICH, the assistant engineer,
was in charge, and was considered an expe-
rienced and careful man. About the time
mentioned he was engaged in carrying out
cinders and during his absence on one of his
trips the belt controlling the "governor
either broke or slipped of. There was a
heavy pressure of steam in the boiler, about
lis to 100 pounds, and the full force was
Immediately transferred to the cylinder.
In moment the increased speed of the
machinery apprised DIETRICH of what had
occurred, and he hurried back towards the
engine. A little delay of some kind seems
to have occurred, and by the time he reached
the engine the fly-wheel had gathered ter
rifle speed, and must have been revolving
somewhere about thousand times in
minute, the whirling rush of the great body
of iron and other machinery shook the
building. DIETRICH, it is evident, understood
in moment what had occurred, and ran
towards the small wheel controlling the ad-
mission of steam to the cylinder, for the pur-
pose of shutting off the steam. In his haste.
and not thinking of the danger, be went
directly in front of the fy-wheel, and while
quite close the accident occurred.
The immense wheel had acquired a We
locity that overcame the coherency and
strength of the iron, and in moment with
terrible sound, it flew into thousand
pieces The force exerted by the fragments
was something surprising. One large
piece of the rim, Weighing thousands of
pounds, rushed like ball from cannon
through the floors OF the second and third
stories in curving line, tearing the wooden
joists and other timber like paper, and stri-
king thu front wall of the building about the
middle of the third story This was brick
wall of unusual thickness, but the iron frag-
ments passed clean through it. leaving an
unsightly gap, and fell laundering on the
South side of the street. Some smaller
pieces OF iron also passed through the upper
doors of the building, and their effects
were manifesto; even up to the roof. f'
In the direction given by the revolving
motion at the time cf the bursting, some of
the arms of the wheel struck the brick floor
in front, one piece buried itself out of sight
like wedge driven in by one hand of
Thor and another stood with one end stick
ing out as solid as if the masonry had been
built around it, To look upward from the
place where the fy-wheel had been, enabled
n,o o. ro,l;,o thr awful force exerted All
the floors above were sllivered along the
course taken by the fragments, and the light
of day streamed in through the jagged rent
| in the walls. Dietrich was instantly killed,
| and two other men wounded.
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SOME MISUNDERSTANDING having occurred
relative to the protection of American citl-
zens IN the West Indies, Rear Admiral Lee,
who will soon superscde Rear Admiral Poor
as commander of the North Atlantic squa-
dron, has received positive instructions on
that point and will use every effort to the
end that our citizens may be fully protected
in all their rights and privileges.
The weekly standard., 1870-07-06

The steamer Van Zandt arrived at Alton,
ILL.,, on the 10th instant. having in tow the
largest raft ever afloat upon the Mississippi.
The raft contained 100000 feet of lumber,
and covered an area of three and one half
acres 4.s.r.
The weekly standard., 1870-07-06

In case In Germany, where a little girl
died from injuries received by her clothes
catching fire while locked up in q rom by
herself. the mother was sentenced to three
months imprisonment from manslaughte
through carelessness.