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Panama.

It is reported that the heaviest
floods known in that region for TWEEN
ty years occurred on the Isthmus OF
Panama between the ninth and thir-
tenth Of January. The dry season,
to all appearances, began about the
end of December, but on January
ninth a sudden change took place,and
heavy rains fell which were accom-
panied with thunder and lightning.
The village of Matchin was entirely
submerged, the inhabitants being
forced to take refuge on the hills. NO
train passed over the track for four
days, and the mails for New York
were taken across on hand-cars and
In boats. Photographic communities
ton was suspended, the wires being
nnder water. The state OF the weathtr
continued for four days, and on Janu-
ary 18th the rain ceased and traffic
was resumed.
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toned, he is the most graceful maj in
the world, when he pleases; and with
an almost feminine voice his whispers
are heard across a room. When seated
on the opposite side of the hall of
Congress, he looks like a boy of If
teen; but when he rises to speak he
seems 20 stretch and expand his figure
almost into sublimity, from the con-
trast between his hight when sitting
and standing. In the former his
shoulders are raised, his head de-
pressed, his body sunk almost 10 in
visibility; in the latter he is seen, his
figure dilated, in the attitude OF in
spiratiOn, his head raised, his long
white finger pointing, and his dark
Indian eye flashing at the object Of
his overwhelming sarcasm.
regret to add, that this extraOr-
binary man will, in all probability,
survive but a few years. A prema-
ture decay seems gradually creeping,
almost imperceptibly, over all his vi
tai powers, and an Irresistible, unseen
influence, that battles human skill and
human means, appears to bedragging
him like an memorable creditor to the
grave. at the age of thirty-One or
two with wealth in possession, fame
as his handmade, and glory and power
in bright perspective, he is q mere
wreck Of humanity; with light glossy
hair parted over his forehead, and
tied with a black ribbon behink;
teeth white as ivory, eyes instinct
with intellect, and a cOuntenance
scanned with innumerable wrinkles.
At the distance OF a hundred yards he
may be mistaken for an OvergrOWn.
premature boy; approach him, and at
every step his appearance changes,
and he becomes gradually metamOr-
phOsed into a decrepid old man. You
will then seea face, such as you have
never seen, never viii see again; if he
likes you a smile, such as you never
beheld, lights up another visage;
and when that passes away, a coun-
tenance, wearing an expression Of
anxiety and suffering that will make
your heart ache, if it never ached be-
fore.
Such is John Randolph, the descen-
dant of POcahOntas, as he appeared to
me. He may be selEWilled and err
ratio. His opponents sometimes in
sinuate that he is insane, because he
sees what they cannot see, and speaks
in the spirit of inspiration of things
to come. He looks into the clear
mirror of futurity, with an eye that
never winks, and they think he is
staring at some phantom of his own
creation. He talks of things past
their comprehension, and they pro-
nOunce him mad.
she died January q, 1888, aged sixty.
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ing promises of its numerous and
enthusiastic friends, wonderful indeed
will be its achievements. That the
Ledger will be a success, we have not
a particle of doubt. Paul r. Ship
man, the old friend and associate of
George ID. Prentice in the manage
ment of the Louisville Journal, is to
be editOr-in-chief, which is a presage
Of certain success, as he is one Of the
ablest newspaper writers Of the age.
Mr.. Shipman has associated with him
in the editorial management Of the
Ledger our former townsman, M. W.
Cluskey, Who is a thoroughly posted
politician, an able writer, a good
newspaper man and one of natures
noblemen. The Ledger viii succeed,
partly because it viii be an able,
sound and reliable Democratic pa
per, and partly because just such a
paper is needed in Louisville. Mem
phis, with a population Of fifty thou
sand, supports four daily newspapers,
and Louisville, with a population of
over one hundred thousand, and her
boosted wealth, intelligence and lib
erality, ought to support g dozen
good daily papers. The Ledger en-
terprise is not even a hazard, for it
viii be directed by talent and the
field is most inviting, while it
will be backed with the re-
quisite amount of cash capt.
tai. The most promising fields
for f~rst-class daily newspapers
are generally occupied, and no new
journal can command a great success
except by taking away some sub
scribers from other papers. This is a
very difficult thing to do. 1t never
can be done except in cases where the
paper to be supplanted wantOnly and
persistentIy neglects the interest or
abuses the confidence of its subscri-
bers. This the C0wieT-Jourgal has
done, which, together with the fact
that the newspaper field in Louisville
is not fully occupied, will give the
Ledger success. But to accomplish
this object the paper must be neWsy,
and every department characterized
by vigor. The expenses Of the Ledger
for the first three months will approx
innate five hundred dollars per day.
After that time, if the paper meets
public expectation, the receipts
viii steadily gain upon the
expenditures, until the pa
per becomes a self-sustaining insti-
tuition, which in a great city is a for
tune, from the fact that when once
fairly established it can be indefinitely
extended, with no risk and but little
extra trouble or expense. The want
Of q few thousand dollars has brought
suspension and ruin on many new
papers just as they were on the eve Of
success. After sinking tens Of thou
sands Of dollars, the hackers become
alarmed and back out. The sUbscri-
bers in q stock company pay one or
two assessments on their shares, and
then forfeit what they have invested
than to lose more, when a little
pluck would have given success. But
unless all the circumstances favor the
starting Of a new paper-if there be
weakness or want Of talent and tact
developed anywhere, and if the paper
be inferior to those il proposes tOrivaI,
no amount Of money can place it
in profitable operation in a large city.
The Ledger has tact and talent to
direct it, an inviting field and money
to back it, and we predict that it will
have a prosperous and brilliant ca
rrer.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-05

Punch has been prophetic at times.
Not long before the death OF John
Leech, there appeared a design from
the hand of that artist, entitled ~
sketch OF BiarritZ." 1t represented
Louis Napoleon as a boy at play upon
the seash0re. iIei is amusing himself
with a little toy spade patting and
scraping into forma mound OF sand,
on the summit OF which is set the
Pontifeal crown. a dr0llsexpressiOn
wreaths the face ofthe bUilder-up as
he gives the finishing touches to his
work. In the middle distance the
tide is seen rolling in, suggesting the
inevitable Obstruction of the sand
heap and the retreat of the sportiVe
bow,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-05

THE Mobile Register says that a
meeting of twenty or thirty leading
politicians was held in Mobile before
the recent election, when it was
agreed, after a long and free inter
change o opinions, that it was not
only impolitic, but injurious, to
make any attempt to court negro
votes, or to invite negroes to join the
Democratic Conservative party. That
was right. Fly a clear banner and
victory is certain. Give the negroes
all their legal rights, but no afilia-
finn
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I'm THE TUNNEL
BIZ BRET HARTE

8n LLEA b
"Didu'L know Flynn
Flyan OF Virginia
Long as he's been 'yars
LO9k're here. stranger,
Whar heU you beenT
"Here in this tunnel
He Wss ny partner,
That same ION Finn
Working together.
In wind and weather.
Day out and in.
Didn't know Flynn
Well, that is queer
Why, IT'S a sin
To think OF Tom Flynn
Tom with his cheer.
Tom without tear
stranger, look 'yerl
Thar ia the drift,
Back to tbs wall.
He held the timbers
Ready to fall,
Then in the darkness
1 heard him CALI
Run for your life, Jakel
Run for your wife saEet
Don't wait for me.
Aud that was all
Heard in the din,
Heard of Tom Flynn
Flynu o. Virginia.
That's ell about
Flynn OF Virginia,
That lets me out.
Here in the damp
Ont of the sun
That Far derned lamp
Makes my eyes run
Well, 1here-l'm done.
But, sir, when you'll
Hear the next fool
Asking Of Flynn
Flynn Of Virginia
Just you CHIP in,
say you knew Flynn;
Say that you've been var.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-05

TIE Ledgar, the new Democratic
paDer TO be started at Louisville, Ken
lucky, will not make its appearance
until about the 18th inst. It's advent
is hsralded as the coming Of a second
Messiah. it proposes 10 come INTO
life with as much p0mp and parade
as Napoleon commenced his eXpedl-
ton 10 Moscow. If the performances
Of The Ledger approach The swell
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-05

SENATOR REyEIs has introduced in
the United States Senate a bill to in
corporate the grand Tabernacle Of the
GaGlean Fishermen. The bill author
ICES the Galilean Fishermen to take
and hold personal and real estate not
exceeding ten thousand dollars in
value, but does not specify whom the
property shall be taken from, nor how
it is TO be taken. Neither does it
state who the COMPOUNDED Galilean
Fishermen are.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-05

THE terms of peace offered to the
French by Bismarck are not only de-
grading, but sare the farthest re-
moved from anything approaching
magnanimity. Prussia simply means
10 reimburse Itself for all the expenses
Of the war; grasp as much territory as
it wants, and then having produced
anarchy and desolation, leave France
to fight over the remnants. This Is
cruel, and cannot be justified on any
other grounds than that might is
riuht
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TEE committee to investigate
Sprague's alleged completely in the
contraband trade have made very
little progress. They have examined
no witnesses so far, and have only
examined the papers which were sent
in the other day by Ward. 1t is said
that there is nothing, so far, to put
Sprague in a bad light. Jenckes, of
Rhode Island, who instigated the at
tack on him in the first place, disOwns
any personal feeling in the matter,
and this Is regarded by ~SpragUe's
friends as an indication that the
charges are about to break down.
.Sprague sits in his seat in the Senate
every day very comfortable and ap-
parently u~ncOncerned by the invesu-
cation.
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JIMMY FISK, MY 70. JIM.
tAs SUMO BYJAY GOULD. mo..TorH opUrt
IUaEo o. .LoaN ANnEEalN- w Laul

tAs SUMO BYJAY GOULD. no. ToTHf POPULAR
TUHE Or John ANDERSON, NY JO.'J
@, Jimmy Fisk, my 10, Jim.
her we were first ~acquafat
1ou used to peddls buttons. Jim,
At seven for a cent;
But nOWy Gu drive six horses
In a way that isn't slow,
For things have changed since Henry died.
y, Jimmy Fisk, my 10.
o, Jimmy Fisk, my 10, Jim.
Wen never never weary
OF squeezing every penny from
The stockholders OF Erle;
And II by any chance, Jim,
We to the the gal0Ws 90.
Wen sleep together at the foot,
O, Jimmy Fisk, my 10,
Gentle GdreHos.
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The Tomb If Lso.

Beneath the chapel, covered with q
| plain marble slab, lie the remains Of
| Lee. Simple flowers are laid upon it
by fair hands, and, with a grief too
deep for u~tterance, a mourning people
visit thespOt to gaze upon these tokens
/ of affection. Flowers have been sent
from the fair South to Law beside these
more hardy plants of Nirginia's soil.
One wreath, Of autumn leaves alone,
has a card attached on which these
words are written: "FlOWers mourn
for Virginia's Leo Every day a
student, selected by the acting Presi-
dent Of the University, is in charge of
the tomb, together with the Generals
office, where his books and papers re-
main Just as he left them.
There is the chair in which he used
to sit, and the table upon which he
was accustomed to write, and in
various parts Of the room are the ar
tiCles he used almost daily. Every
attention is shown to visitors, ana al
are invited to come and see these
precious things as often IS they may
desire. Already the friends OF Lee
are beginning to offer suitable memen-
toes to be placed in the memorial
room. the entire lower part OF the
chanel being devoted to the dead.
From New York there will come a
bronze statue, and from New Orleans
a handsome painting Of Lee and jack
son: and as soon as it is known
throughout the land, people Rom all
parts will vie with one another in fill
iDg this chamber with such statuary
and paintings as viii be appropriate.
-SOt8heTn COHegidn.
Two of the female members Of the
ROthschild family living in England
have recently written and published
a work entitled nThe history and
Literature Of the Israelites, according
to the Old Testament and the Apo
crypha." This book has been re-
ceiVed with high praise, the London
Times stating that the authors have
executed their proposed task with a
success which surpasses their aims. /
The Misses ROthschild present the
Bible history in a continuous narra-
tive, with such explanations b may
be required by the text, ]
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Noon Houses.

At Townsend Centre, Massachusetts,
it is stated, there is still standing q
sabbath Day or Noon House." built
in ancient times for the convenience
of persons residing at a distance from
the meeting-hOuses, and where such
persons spent the intermissiOn be-
tween the services on Sunday. The
building at Townsend Centre consists
of four rooms, from ten to twelve feet
square, with a fireplace IN each.
These houses were generally built at
the joint expense of foul or more fam
lilies. The fuel was stored for making
up the fires, and a barrel of cider for
each family was kept in the cellar.
The more solid refreshments were car
ried in saddle-bags every Sunday.
On arriving at the "NOon House"
the proprietor of each apartment kin
died his fire and then proceeded to
meeting. After the morning services
were over, the Noon House was Wis
tied and luncheon was eaten. Read
ing devotional works and prayers
then occupied the time until alter
noon church. At the close of the
days services the fires were carefully
extinguished, the house was locked
up and the family returned home.
The Rev. Mr.. Walsh, the old worn
out city missionary, starved to death
in New York soon after the Rev.
Henry Ward Beeeher's salary was in-
creased to twenty thousand dollars a
year. The meeting Of those two men
IN Heaven win be worth going all the
way there to see.
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A Relic Of Burns.

He died January q, 1888, aged sixty.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-30

GaligaaRi furnishes a report Of the
trial Of Marie Leroy, widow, who was
called "the handsome Mnyoress Of the
Communists. She was charged first,
with having, by cries and menaces, en-
deavored to excite an attempt to cause
devastation and massacre in the City Of
Paris second, OF completely in assisting
Urban in his violence and robbery Of n
person named Landau third, Of compli-
city in the abstraction OF the funds des-
tined for instruction in the Seventh
reimbursement Isl GERMANY. The pri-
soner, who is q good-looking young
woman, fair, with bright blue eyes,
twenty.one years Of age, was elegantly
dressed. During the first siege Of Paris
she replaced the amusements Of the
theatres and balls. which Ind been closed
by the excitement Of politics. She at
tended the various clubs and frequently
addressed the audiences. who were fas.
cinated by her beauty and her ready
flow Of language. At one Of these the
Pre- aux Glercs, Rue du Bac, she encoun-
tered Urban and speedily obtained m
undoubted empire over him. After.
wards, when the Commune was instituted
aud he was delegated to administer the
northumberland, sheaccompanied
lin TO the Marie, where they took up
their abode, and she appears to have
usurpcd IN unlimited authority, and TO
have been the soul Of the instruction in
that quarter, and to have been the inst.
gator Of numerous researches inwhich
She generally accompanied Urbaus In
one Of these expeditions, that mentioned
III the indictment, she was accused Of
having carried of the jewelry Of Nine.
Landau, aud witnesses were called to
prove that they had seen her wearing
rings belonging TO that person. Although
possessed Of no means Of her own. she
made herself conspicuous by her pur.
thases Of expensive articles, mud particu-
lRrly as regards her dress. A number OF
witnesses were called to establish the
foregoing facts, and after an eloquent
address from NJ. Andre Rousselle in de-
fence Of The accused, the latter, on being
asked il she had anything IL add, pro-
tested her innocence and declared that
she would rather lose her head than he
convicted Of theft. The Court, after m
hours deliberation, found her guilty on
the first and second counts, With exten.
mating circumstances, acquitted her on
the third and sentenced her TO simple
transportation. ... .4.- ,-.T
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-30

An exquisite transparency may be made
by arranging pressed ferns, grasses, and
Autumn leaves on pane OF window
glass. tapping another pane OF the same
size over 1t, aud binding the edge with
ribbon, having the group imprisoned
between. Use gum tragacanth in put.
ting Oh the binding. It Is well to secure
q narrow strip paper under the ribbon.
The binding shonld be gummed all
around the edge OF the first pane. aud
dried before the leaves, ferns, etc, arc
arranged then II can be neatly folded
over the second pane without difficulty.
To form the loop for hanging the trans
purency, paste binding Of galloou
along the edge, leslvinga two.inch LOOP
free in the centre, afterward TO be pulled
through little slit in the final binding,
These transparences may either be hung
before window, for, ifpreierred, secur'
ed against pane in the sash. In halls 4
beautiful effect is produced in placing
them against the side-lights Of the hall
door. Where the side.lights are each OIL
u single paue, it is well worth while tC
place a single transparency against each
filling up the entire space, thus afiorlinl
ample scope for free Arrangement o.
ferns. gr1Isses and leaves, while the effect
OF the light passing through the ricl
Autumn colors is very tue Leaves st
arranged will preserve their beauty til,
entire Winter.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-30

The shadows creep at evening hour,
And hide the world;
Robbed OF her bcsuty, the sweet flower
Il sWeetly iurlcdi
Empty and blind the Landscape los
IN darkness hold,
Ai'9 then the star-b,sPrinklSd skies
Unfold, unfold!
And 1hoW the landIeape Of the night
Worthy OF an immorials sight.
God that tho shadow comes, and bars
The WoFllaNAy:
acW fhou a we know the Infinite stars,
Did noontide stayf
esCems not man 10 Garth to chngr
And shivering fear
The night that deaths cold shadows bring
So pear, so near
pnkuoNlug Of the hCayri, that spread.
Unseen, Ger his immortal head.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-30
Financial.
NrEsrNENr ErcruT1rk

jar cooEE %, rcnow sailing, and recommend As
profitable and safe investment for all classes the First
MOr.Sas. 7-1o Gold Boad' Of the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company, bearing Seven and Thrts-Tsnth'
per cent sod interest nors than p'r e,nt eurcao
and secured BY Nr,t and only mortgage on the entire
Road and equipments and more than 81, 900 Acres
Of land TO even mil. Of track OF SO Acres Of Lind to
each si.uo Bond Ia, highest curcnt price will be
paid for us F's-rW,atIe' and all other marketable
Securities r-e,irOd in exchange Pamphlets, maps and
iuIn'onnAtion, well As the bonds Themselves will be
furnished on application BY Jar COOKE a Co, Ph,l.-
dslphIa, New York and wl'hinzon, and by most Dank
and Banker, thrOa thout the e,uatry.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-30

DEATH WOULD ne IMPOSSIBLE il the
proclamatiobs of the alcoholic.nostrum.
monges were true. But alas their ter,
rible excitants send thousands staggering
to the grave, Instead of adding fuel
to the fire of disease with such deadly
compounds, try the cooling, renovating,
purifying, and regulating effect Of that
inestimable combination Of herbal iuices
aud extracts, On. Walkers CALIFORNIA
VINEGAR BTTLas-the sole specific foI
Dyspepsia, Physical Debility, Headache,
Bilious Collie, Liver Complaints, Gout,
Rheumatism and Chronic Constipation.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-30

CAScERs.-Frequent instances Of the
cure Of cancers by means Of q tea made
from the common red clover have been
published OF late and MS the remedy is
certainly a harmless and inexpensive
one, the qualities claimed for it should
be generally known. The Boston Her
aid says that well.kuown sen captain
of Newburyport feels certain that he
has been cured OF cancer on his nose
by drinking tea made from red clover
tops, and using the same preparation
rs IN external application. What was
considered fully developed cancer
two years and half ago has now almost
disappeared under this treatment,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-30

The SUGAR CRoP.-The Louisiana
Sugar Bo,ri says New Orleans MGR.
chants and editors arc making wild and
injurious estimates Of the probable yield
Of the present sugar crop. As We have
constantly been travelling among Htgnr
planters the entire year, and riding over
the cane fields in various parishes, we
think TINT to calculate the yield ut l50,,
600 hogsheads of sugar would be n rea.
sonable estimate +; but from all We have
seen and learned from reliable sources,
We fear that II will fall short Of that Of
last season, which was nbont i45, 900
hogSiends. The crop is much worse
thnn that Of last year, and the almost
general failure Of stubblc cane will make
u necessary to reserve for seed q much
]nrgar amount OF cane than usual, which
will fully counterbalancc the increased
acreage on which our New Orleans friends
are making calculations
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-30

Indigestion, depression Of spirits, and
general debility in their various forms
also, rs preventive against fever and
ngue, and other intermittent feycrs, the
"Fero- Phospllorated Elixir OF Cali.
saya,' made by Caswell, Hazard 4 Co.,
New York, and sold by all druggists, is
the best tonic, and rs tonic for patients
recovering from fever or other sickness,
il has no euunl.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-30

RussIAS PRovEBs Every fox praises
his own tail ... 3
Go after two wolves and yon will not
even catch one lis.
A good beginning Is half the work.
Trust in God, hut do not stumble yO,ir.
self.
With God, even across the sea with.
out Hin, not even to the threshold.
n witient cheating, no trading.
Money is not God, but it shows great
mercy.
The deeper you hide anything the
sooner you find il. Fs....
a debt is adorned by payment
Rogrry is the last Of trades.
Never take n crooked path while you
can sec straight one. 81. is.f
Fear not the threats Of the great, but
rather the tears Of the poor.
Send n pig TO dinner, and he will put
his feet on the table. ....
Disease comes in by hundred weights
and goes out by ounces
Every little frog isgreat in his own
bog.
Be pnlised not for your ancestors, but
for your virtues,
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merchant who had failed in bust
ness held the following consultation with
his clock "You," said he, "are O
mechanical affair, while / have the prin.
cipnl action in myself" every true,
replied the clock "but, when you wind
up your affpirs, you stop in business
when my affairs arc wound up, / go the
longer for it,"