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81 sent the clerk for some brandy
which he took raw, and, with shaking
hand, held out the Rlass iur njuresadsG
-" imagine it Is Mr.. MOI ,ypQ want
| to zee, b 1t not? III 50, you win fud
him to-morrow at ten Sc36ok.sH
!" No no; yon, you I want-I-Iam
s very v,psss.s poor. .yssy poor. qWil you give
: I gaSe him half crownno.i9o poiio"
T. Now, what can do fof you pr D.
+ "I-I left some property here when
went away. You won't refuse to give
itupe I seem poor, bat 1 am rich.
ana Msi, j 50 rich land l win pay you
sa You mean the forged rouble.noteast,
and the plates you engraved them
fpm2"i ,Poslq ifs.I ahi Gi itani iliSi'
9al"Ahl who told you that ? Then
you have found them aud used them I?
ran away ftom them and wished to
lead q better life, but they drew me
back and now you have robbed me-
and / shall staYve.v =, a.--,
i explained to the poor wretch what
had become Of his possessions, and how
J they were found, and inquired If he had
mot heard of his accompIices. .I,,a.
rsb"No; I have been Xaaderiug about
the country, living In hospifais, and
work -houses, because they hunt me
kim XII ne % as t6ey S kiiisd ii % tEe poseS 5ew N
and the engFavef &C. Stockholm, All be-
cause they demanded asfhir shaee.A
They ara dngging me t0-niglit-lone Of
them is ositaizle now. z Let me soe, what
did / come, here for {? Oh, sixpence;
lend me sixpence; III give Q hun
dred pounds for it to-morFeW." gfgef 4
qa made q further donation, and. "a
the man was evidently in q state of de.
lirium, told my clerk to bring q med
ical man. But before he could execute
the order, the bundle Of rags crept down
the narrow stairs, sitting on each step,
and wriggling by aid Of his hands to
the next below, whilst we, unable 20
pass him, looked on, wondering how
% The street gained, he stood upright,
and cast aterrified glance around, fed
away into the darkness; and we, fol-
lowing in the direction he had, taken
learned shortly afterwards that he had
thrown himself into the Mefsey from
st. Ge0fge's landing-stage, and had
sunk to rise no more. fHgGnio3 9lca r /
His body was never found, and /
having had enough of Mersey street,
moved my quarters, much to the re-
gret of Mf. Moss, for, quoth he, Two
of 'em are at Portland, and another at
the bottom Of the river; 50 you may
call me a Jew if any one troubles you
again. :. fi.-.5 ~ .13 -
But 1 went; and the office is still
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| Iii fs <dbg, (which wasz in the 6a5n1'
roo beden 70 lark also. At this III
cod iers, not doubling that 1t was q
an Of witchcraft, hastily left tn
roo |, crossiug themselves q they e.
par1Dd. Having desired the minister
Of uArine (the only one who ventugedr
to nmain) to ask the negro what
o'cIock it was, the minister did 50 bat
obtafned no reply Droz then observed
thai the negro had not yet learned
Sps1iish, upon which the question wss :
repmted in French, when the black inn
meS htely answered him. At this new
prodfUy the firmness Of the minister
also 6rsook him, and he retreated pre-
cipiE tely, declaring that it surely must
be the work of q supernatural being.
It is probable that in the performance
Of 6ese tricks (Droz touched certain
spriuRs in the mechanism, although
this = not mentioned in any Of the ac-
couufs OF his clock. i-'At W 'l
The largest clock i'm, the world is that
of the cathedral in Strasbourg. 1t Is o
hundfed feet high, thirty wide, aud fif-
teen deep. 1t has also wonderful auto
mata connected with il, and has per-
formal its allotted duties fornearly two
hundfed years.
Wehave mentioned but few of the
many remarkable timekeepers which
man8 skill and Ingenuity have manu-
factued. Many private individuals
are dbck-fanciers and have interesting
collections for their own enjoyment
and enausement. As clock is an ale
most Indispensable article i'm a house,
. gr(nt variety are to be met with In
our GEr own homes, and some of these
are yry curious, from the quaint old
heirloom and "the vanished clock
hat licked behind the door," to the
ewe1led timepiece that ornaments .
ady,o bourdoir. b ST 81 .- in
HoE intimately the old family clock
Is associated with our lives, and how il
appeofs to understand our very
thou( hts and feelings! sympathizes
with cur sorrows by ticking solemnly
md slow, and in seasons of festivity
md ~ how cheerfully and happily its
voice Balls upon our ear! - n IS
"rh1ough days OF sorrow and of mirth
Thr4gh Gays OF death and fdays OF birth,
Thr49gh every swift vicissitude
OF c1angeful time, unchsnged it has stood,
Andes II, like God. in all things saw,
1t calmly repeats those words or ave. Ntl
d 'Forever--neyer!
o. Never-foreyerr
Ish 81 74i r't A. RS.
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The celebrity of Paris, and indeed OF
the whole fashionable world, Is gone
forever where there are no pictures,
statues, wine, equipages and beautiful
women to lavish q princely income
upon. The Marques of Hertford, q
man 0fquality and fortune, has been
an important parsonage for many
years. He was q Parisian to the tip o
bis nai.s. London he detested excep
a. o place from whence to draw his In
come. He expended his immense
treasures in profigaey of every descrip-
ton, save when tormented by q merci-
less g0ut which of late years scarcely
left him. He bought pictures like q
madman his agents were all over
Europe and their orders were to pay
any pfice for whatever might be worth
buying. He bought the Murillo for
500, ,O00, having o severe tussle for 1t
with the late Demidof, who was al
ways rivalling him in expenditures.
His fhtber was the original of Thack-
eray's Hteyne, and was q nobleman Of
surprislng rapidity in his Life. With
the Duke Of Orleans and other profit
gates they held the maddest carouses
IN Parb and London, and were famous,
the Continent over, as gamblers, duel
lists and libeftines. 1t was with the
old Marquess that Philippe Egalite rode
stark naked one day, from Versailles
70 Rarig to win q bet and 1t was of the
sarne blood" the sum of q million Of
ItAnes vas won on the turn of card
Tho lafe Marques upheld the reputa-
Ion Of the family, but leaves com-
|Ortablo estate to his heir, Can't. Hughs
De Gray Seymour, and an unsurpass-
I'd collection of wine, pictures, villas
and palaces.
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An Explosi0n.

Tho steamer s., commanded by Cap
tainS. exploded several years ago with
terrible effect, and burned to the waters
edge. Captain g. was blown into the
air, alighting near. q floating. cotton
bale, upon which he hosted uninjurej,
but much blackened and muddted.
Arrived at q village several miles be.
low, to which news of the disaster had
preceded him, he was accosted by the
editor. OF the village paper, with whom
he was well acquainted, and eager for
an item.
~ say, is the S. blown up?" l@
eyes" ..-.- ..
"Was Captain 8. killed ?'' IA
"I am the Captainw isslrb.- !,
"The thunder you are! How high
were YOU blownp' GeI sis .yii-n.s9 G.
HHigh enough to think of every
mean thing ever did in my life before
/ came down here" s,-.'7,
The editor started on q run for his of
fee. The paper was about going to
press. and not wishing to omit the Item
Of intelligence for the next issue, two
weeks of, wrote rs follows:
"The steamer s. has burst her boiler,
as we learn from Captain s., who says
he was up long enough to think OF
every mean thing he ever did In his
life before he lit. We suppose ne was
up about three months. s.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-10-14

;s.Aietter from Brussels in the Cologne
GaSette says: The Emperor Napoleon,
Is I flear, eppke very unfayorabay du-
f1ngh his residence in Belgium on the
conduct Of his Generals. To q diplo-
matist who visited him at Namuhr,
complained bitterly Of the want of ne
spect shown to him by them, and Of
their incompetency. To the French
s0ldiery, as far as bravery is concerned,
he rendered justice; hut they are too
little disciplined, and quite unfit to re-
sist the Prussians. al yield full hom-
age,n he said, "to the discipline and
bravery of the Prussian troops. Their
discipline is constantly equal, and is
only surpassed by their courage. No
thing can resist them, and they will
enter Paris, which cannot defend itself
against them.n The Emperor did not
express the least regret for what he had
done. On the way from B0uillon to
Nerviers, indeed, he sighed q good deal;
but to all with whom he spoke he show
ed himself extremely composed. On
the whole, he made the impression of
q man who is glad to have eScaped q
great danger. 1t Is certain that he was
at the battle before Sedan on the LIST.
1t even seems that at the last moment
he wished to collect troop in order to
dash on the Bavarians, who stood Op-
posite him; but 1t was impossible to
carry out this plan, as the German ar
tillery was too violent. In the army
itself tie Emperor latterly was gener.
ally despised. After the battle Of Se-
dan the French would not hear him
spoken of; the officers were particular
~ embittered against him, and did not
even wish to hear what had become of
him. Some astonishment was excited
here at the French officers captured at
Sedan being allowed their liberty on
condition of not serving again in this
war against Prussia. 1t is thought not
impossible that after their return to
France part of them, in spite OF their
promise, will be induced again to take
up the sword. a few French officers
expressed Themselves, moreover, in this
sense, and thought they would only
need to change their names in order to
elude discovery. As an excuse for such
procedure, they pleaded the Kings
conduct, who said he was only making
war against the Emperor and not
against the French people, and yet con-
tihues it, although the Emperor Is put
aside. The Weser Zeitung states that
only a fourth of the captured ofiicers
have taken the engagement, the re-
mainder preferring captivity. Gen.
Wimpffen has chosen Stuttgart as his
residence, and has already passed
through MAyence. ,aal IS.
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DeeIdedly Non-COmmIttaI.

Old Lady-"Can you tell me, my
SoSesM Sooe nan where r'r' | can find Mr.
Pat" Sure, ma'am, Icxpect il would
be at his house ye would find him."i
Lady-"Does he live anywhere in
the street here?u
4, , Pat--" Sure, no, ihdade; it's not for
the likes of him to be living in the
street ut all.n
Lady-"You stupid fellow, 1 mean
what number does he stop at?r
Pat" Now, ma'am, you have me;
he has six boys and four girls, already,
but whether he names to stop at that
numb>f'-
} Lady 80, you blockhead ~ lex
It Old Lady in tremor of indigna-
tion.]
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-10-14

What moro precious offering can
be land upon the altar of o mans heart
than the first love Of q pure, earnest
and affectiouate girl, with an ,undiyi.
ded interest in eight corner lots and
fourtcep three story houses.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-10-14

Never whip your horse for becom.
ing frightened at any object by the
roadside for If he sees stump, log,
or a heap Of tan bark in the road, and
while he is eyeing it carefully and
about to pass it, you strike him with
the whip, it is the log, or the stump,
or the tan bark that is hurting him, in
his way of reasoning, and the next
time he will act more frightened. !.
Give him time to examine and smell
these objects rrtyu-r
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-10-14

A marriage ceremony was brought to
an abrupt termination ct Kingston, n.
Y, last week, by q sudden awakening
Of conscience on the part Of the BRIDE
who declared that she had husband
still alive. n-
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xMlI;


Steady, boys, steady!
Keep your arms ready.
God only knows who We may meet here.
Don't let me be taken; .r
I'd rather awaken
Than lie In that foul prison -hoie-oyer there
Step slcwlys.
al TSsse rocis nay have life, sod
ftNA Let me lay down in this hollow;
We are out Of the strife,
By heavens! the foeman may track me in
For this hole In my breast is outpouring a
No! no surgeon for me, he can give me no
The surgeon want Is q picksxea and spade.
Wh.t, Norris, = tear ?-why, shame on ye'
4 thoSEht you g hero but sir, since 2; you you Ssssn
By George! don't know what the devil II
| means.
Welt well! I am rough, tits very rough
This lie Of . trooper. bat yet I'm no fool!
a know a bfsse mas aud : friend nom .
And, boys, that, you love me, i certainly
III But wasn't it grand.
when they came down the hillo slough
But We stood-did we not-like immoveable
Unheedlng their balls and repellins their
4 - Did you mind the loud cry,
- - When, rs tnrning TO ny, T1l I = z.
Our men sprang upon them, determined to
T On. wasn't it srands % aIJuialsl (.
caAslp the poor wretches who fell in that
No time was there given for prayer or for
They ieii 'by the score in the crash, hand to
And they mixed their blood with the slough
Great heayensI this bullet hole sapes like
A curse On the aim-of the traitorous knavei
Or speak for man a. his life dow- aweyf -
Pray!
+" Our Father! Our Father"-why don't you
- Hfoceed? ynr-f-tf I.r-r.l --IH %.
Can't you see 1 am dying7 Great God how
Ebbing away! -d-H - = s.'s-
The light of the day s-a.
Is turning gray!
san a.. Dr.. ....--r-I ~ Pray
% o. BE- -..fs -f' t...fo .1rsT H
"Our Father in Heaven boys tell me the
rest. --ra-T 81 3 .ts#l. '.s-r r--7r
While staunch the hot blood from the hole
In my breast. ~. ..-.. l.1rf.-. -.. u
There's something about the forgiveness Of
sin; -
utfhat in !-put that in land then
Ill follow your words and say an amen!
Here, Morris, old fellow. get hold of my hand
And naIWiison, my comrade-oh! wasn't
When they came down the hin like thun-
der-charHed cloud,
And were scattered like mist by our brave
little crowd!
Where Is Wilson, my comrade, here, stOop
e down your head,
Can't you say a short prayer for the dying
and dead?
rChrIst, God, who died for sinners all,
Hear thou this suppliant wanderers cry;
Let not cen this poor sparrow ant eL3 el
Cnheeded by Thy gracious eye. , ,y9lbi&
Throw wide Thy gades TO LET him in, eds Il
: And take him pleading to thine arms.
I'D quiet all his fierce alarms" tYi<t
Good bless you. my comrade, for singing that
& is light TO my path when my sight has
1 am dying; bend down till touch you once
Don't forget me, old fellow-God prosper this
Commission to enemies keep bold Of my
= hand 80 f1Lr' til'
And noat our dear flag DER prosperous
IaQdi
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JELLY CAKE.--One cup cream, one of
sugar, three eggs, half teaspoon soda,
and dour enough to make stiff batter.
This viii spread four tins. Bake quick,
nd when cool, spread with jelly.
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bOos g4ag Il gaiioe9osq 2
sd boisixg .hparIolai on ~ Z
-dlIoZ OH go Il -5'Ggoisb qdi
dzHodiIk .s95ei~ aI9.iii5o- ~
noiiu9vHeD adi oIal9d sisoidn
rT9diBoo d b1esag ai Fii-oa'
-nsiiG is9zTse b51ia93I vsdi -
.ssiag3Isi n1eai10I sdl al0
-no39I yisnaaiusaB neila5ye
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:. A nephew Of baron Won Moltke b
said to Be q soldier in the United States
army, at San Antonio, Texas.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-10-14

COULDN'T SEE THE y NEED.-Tile worthy
gentleman who rules the rising gcl IA
tiou OF boys I'm q certain town In Tenncs-
see had OCCASION recently, to correct q
little boy named johnny. Now. john
ny had what is called 2 sulks,r because
he was whipped, aud in order TO con-
vince him tnat lie was justly and neces-
sarily punished, his teacher had recourse
to the following argument: ~
) /" Well, Johnny, suppose you were RI
ding big horse to wafer asd hafia keen
switch IN your hand, and al at once the
horse were to stop and refuse to go fur
ther, what would you do ~ sidnHH II.
Johnny stihetl up sObS for mOmeht--
and hooking up through: his tears, inno-
Gently replied: I'D cluck no him, sir.-r
q Bat Johnny, suppose he wouldn't go
for your clucking, what thcu:" -
"a 8. I'd get down and lead him, sir"
sAnd what if he were obstinate, and
wouldn't let you lead himr'' l2lis tst
"Why. I'D take Off his bride and turn
him loose, and walk home, SIR ridEIlbi
You may go and take your seat,
Johnny" Iii ,.il lie nd. -aei-.,r,
Johnny could no.. be made to see the
necessity for using the switch. ,.,r,., -
{ Mr.. Lessin Bafrilleau, resident of
the Br,slee Labadieville, in the parish
Of Assumption, Louisiana, whilst feed
ing his stock, at dusk on Sunday event
ing Of last week, was shot. Some six
or eight buckshot and q quantity Of fn>
shot penetrated his, body, causing his
death ut 2 O'Clock Monday morning.
The deceased was a. quiet, Industrious
citizen, who had no known enemies,
leaving the cause Of the dastarily deed
unknown. '3ii''
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cuEIsry' eIecks..l

g2ld alFron Our: Young Folks NOM a.
q Ihe, first Instrument used for noting
the hours was probably the sun-1ial,
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Lost Treasure.

Herr Won Tschudi, i'm his South Anne
rican travels, relates several instances
OF the discovery of treasure buried by
the Spaniardss during the war Of lnde-
pendence in Bolivia. One, of these
cases was rather curious. A poor. man
had long tended a dying Spaniard, and,
as a reward for such Kindness, the
Spaniard gave him an exact description
Of the place where nearly half q million
Spanish dollars were hidden. 1t had
long been known that Spanish officer
had buried q large sum Of money in
that neigflborIOod, and many people
made a search for it, but the exact spot
was not known. Now that minuter
details given, their recipient determin.
ed to lose no time. . He had no sooner
buried the Spaniard than lie made the
best of his way to the> place described,
and began to dig, as lie had been direc-
ted, along the foot of q rock. He OPEN
ed the ground, and worked night and
day till he had made q trench some
twenty feet in length; then he felt rath-
er tired, and he suddenly remembered
that it was Good Friday. Working on
such day, he reflected, would not
bring him blessing, 30 he went home
again, intending to resume his labors
after Easter. Another man, however,
who had secretly witnessed his opera
tions, took them up the very next night
at the place where they were suspend
ded, and before he had carried the
trench two feet further, stumbled upon,
four leather trunks full Of ofSpanish doll
lars and ounces of gold, making Two
~ a. - n
Greet eomrades he at once carried off the
money, and, when, after Easter, the
original treasllre-seeker came back he
found that his religious scruples, had
been been hostile TO worldly advancement
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iE-0i ,uoitHsTHoJ -iii nj baln9s9rl
,gT10d ,siWeI .95asgraI ,SnFeW
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about nod Gprk up to eight or
!: :: :; !: !; !; s; : / : !
than big car ~ - ~
ways carried O oq)d sn
smoke cigss npV - h0nI
but ! nevel 1ep II
]: J: q J: 8: 3: j ]! ] ],
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''S
plates. Perhaps ire dread OF having
to espouse Louise may nave had TO 40
with his Hight; she was 2 very hand
some woman, II may Judge from q
photograph OF her found IN the TN case,
but looked ike one accustomed 70 rule,
and who would not hesitate to admin
lster wholesome correction TO her
spouse. 81 ,ed iau
Assisted into a carriage which was
waiting, had the satisfaction Of seeing
the Baron and Orlof brought down in
handouts, the Baron regarding me
with . sweet smile, and Orlof scowling
on me like q fiend. I did not prose-
cute, for they were so well known to
the police as forgers, that there was ev-
idence enough for the Russian Embas-
sy to procure conviction and . SEN
tence Of ten years's penal servitude
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-04-20
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

A THENS GOLD AND SILVER MINING
IA Cvnipany. is hereby given that at a
meeting Of the Board Of Trustees of the Athens
Gold and Silver Mining Company, held at the
office Of the Secretary and Treasurer on the 21st
of March. 1870. it was resolved that an Assess
ment Of Fifty (50) Cents be and the same is hereby
l.ded upon each and every share of the capital
stock of the company, paypble Immediately to
the Secretary and Treasure at his office Proc
tor STR ct, in Carson City; AID in case the pay
meut of such assessment shall not be made within
four weeks from the public alton Of this notice. the
shares which the same remain unpaid shall be
held delinquent and subject to sale.
SAM. D. KING,
Secretary and Treasurer Athens G. 4 s. u. Co.
Carson City, 1st April, 1870. iw
The New York herald., 1870-04-03
THE PACIFIC COAST.

Another Earthquake In San Francisco-In.
tense Excitement Among tho PeOple-Houses
Vacated Instanser-Tho Occupants Seek
Safety In the streets.
SAN FRANCISCO April 2. 1870.
the steamer Fideiita arrived here to-day from
Santa Barbara, bringing the remaining passengers
oil the baggage and treasure, from tne wreck OF the
steamer Golden State. The steamer Saranao had
visited the scene OF disaster.
Arten minutes before twelve A. NJ to-day sharp,
wicked shock Of earthquake occurred here. lts du.
ration was six seconds-the direction from south
east to northwest, and the motion vertical There
was no damage to life limb or property, but there
was intense excitement for q few moments. All
animals were terribly frightened, and several runa
ways resulted from the fright The City Hall.
where the courts were In session: the
Merchants Exchange, tho Mercantile Library,
the Custom House and other large buildings
were, Instantly vacated, and panic was create
at the hotels. The slreetS swarmed with people
moment. 1t was raining &C the time. Prior to the
shock the barometer was observed TO fall very
rapidly.
From san Diego the latest mining news is very
encouraging and creates belief IN the pernanency
OF the discoveries
Reliable information has been received In this city
Of the formation OF q company IN LONDON to carry
out the proposed steam service between this city
and Australia.
The sailing OF the steamer Constitution for Pa.
mama has been postponed until Monday.
) General Stoneman arrived here last night.
The New York herald., 1870-04-03
THE cotLEsy Accln;ur At sHsnAxDoAs CITY:
PaILApELPNIA, Anrt, 1. 1910

PHILApELPNtA, April l. 1870.
To THE EDITOR or THE NEW YORK HERAED,-
Your paper OF the 3oth March contains the same
erroneous account or the accidenc which occurred.
at my celliery, near Shenandoah City, as was Dub
lishcd In some other papers ana severe criticism
upon the rope IN use there Ihe accident by
which four men lost their lives was not occ aaioncd
by the brea4ing OF the rope, but By the mea-stx IN
number-after having entered q Duciset 10 ascend
the SHAFT giving the signal to be hoisted up bafOre
they had sufficiently steadied the bucket to prevent
II from turning round Two men only reached the
TOP In safety the other four having dropped or from
dizzness ami unnoticed by their comrades. Thess
are the facts as ELECTED at Coroners inquest from
the Two surviving witnesses. The rope at my
coery for hosting and lowering the men,is steel
rope comparatively new tested 70 STRAIN OF TO- 900
pounos and the breaking strain OF whicn'is nearly
!oooo pounds BY giving this correction an insertion
IN your paper you Will much obige yours resuecs-
iuy. RlCAD. HiCK St,HER