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lkEsoLUTIoN OF GENERAL NATURE-No. l4l
A Resolution TO authorize the President to permit
William l.. HanscOm, late a naval constructor of
the navy of the United States, to withdraw his
resignation of that office.
Resolved by the Senate and House Of Representa-
tlves OF the United States If America in Congress as
sembled, That the President if ho shall deem it ex.
pedient, be, and hereby is, authorized to permit
William l. HanscOm, late naval constructor of the
navy Of the United States, to Withdraw his resigna-
tion of that office, which accepted by the De.
partment of the Navy, January fifth, eighteen hun.
dred and sixty six, aud to reinsate the said Hans
com in the Office Of naval constructor: Provided,
however, That no pay, emoluments, or compensa-
ton any form, shall be allowed paid under au-
thCrty of this resolution, except such as may be-
come due under the laws for services which NAV be
rendered from and after the time when the said
Hanscom shall have been renstated by order of the
President.
Approved. February l6, 1871.
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S4O1 MONTH!-IIorse furnished Expenses
paid. IL. B. SHAW, Alfred, Me
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a GENTS WANTED.-Agents make more money
= at work for us than al anything else. BusInass
iight and permanent Particulars free. G STINsoM
q Co., Fine Art Publishers. Portland, Maine
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Deeds for sale at this Office.
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A Resolution for the relief of Lieutensnt Command
er John N. Quackenbush.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representa-.
tivss Of the United States of America in Congress
assembled, That the President of the United States
be authorized TO nominate, and by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate TO appoint Lieu.
tenant Commander John N. Quackenbdsh to the
active list of the navy, with the rank to which he
may be entitled thereon.
Approved, February 16 1871.
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Joint Resolution for the relief of John E. Hagerty.
Of ST. Louis, Missouri.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatves of the United States of America in Con-
gress assembled, That the Postmaster General be,
and is hereby directed to readvertse for the trans
portation of all mails in the CITY of St. Louis now
under contract with John e. Hagerty, and release
him from his bond Provided, That new service
under said advertisement be secured alta reason
able rate.
Approved, February "a. 1871.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-04

A party of Irishmen, once upon a
time, contracted to clear a very deep
well. Having none of the usual conve-
niences employed for such purposes,
they were at a loss to get one of, the
party on a little ledge near the bottom
to assist in the process of getting cut
water, mud, etc. At last, Jimmy Phe-
Ian, a herculean fellow, proposed u
plan which was considered just the
thing.
1t was this: Jimmy was 10 clasp his
big fists around the windlass; then an
other of the party was to Chamber down
and hold on by his legs, and so ON un-
til the last man should be able to leap
upon the ledge.
Being slightly corDered with liquor,
the party prepared for the descent with
out stopping to contemplate the diff
culties involved i'm the adventure.
With barred breast, and sleeves tuck
ed up, big Jimmy seized the round
portion of the w:ndlass directly over
the weil and swung himself over. An
other Of the party crept down Jimmy's
body and grasped him by the boots.
After several more had followed suit,
and the human chain began to stretch
far into the well, Jimmy became alive
to one great difficulty: the windlass
did not afford him a good hold in the
INST place, and the weight was intolel-
able.
AT last human sinew c>uld stand IL
no longer, and Jimmy hailed the lower
link IN the chain with:
BE jabers, Pat, hold fast below till
sphit on me hans.n .fes5e
Suiting the action to the words, he
released his hold, when, of course, the
whole party was precipitated to the
bottom of the well. AS luck would
have 1t, there was more mud than
water where the Hiberniaps lit, and
they wisely considered themselves par
ticuiarly fortunate in escaping without
actual loss Of either life or limb.
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or.aey. COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE, FRIDAY, MARCH 1871

Hebrew scholars are legion, it may not
be amiss to indicate . few.
In later days may be mentioned the
names Of DisraelL, Cremieux, Monto-
more, Borne, Auerbach and Fould, and
in the United States, Messra. Noah,
Raphael, Wise, Lilienthal, Leeser, Elm
horn and lsaacs, all noticed by modern
encyclopedias. To enumerate the He
brew Talmudists, divines, poets, phi
losophers, philologists, historians, pub
licists, linguists, mathelnaticians,
astron )mers, Psychologists, ichthyolo-
giSts, and orators of ancient and modern
days, would occupy too much space in
this necessarily limited PAPER" Poli-
tics, law, medicine, the fine arts and
the drama, have many Representatives,
and in music Mayerbeer, Halery, Herr
and Gottschalk, have become as inn
mortal as has Rachel in tragedy. In
finance and commerce special mention
is absolutely unnecessary, for in these
essentials they lead the world. -
JEWS AS AMERICAN BpNpH0LpERs.
Although tho Hebrews are not natu-
rally politicians, they carefully note
and give countenance to every species
of legislation, every doctrine of political
economy, and every public act calcula-
ted to extend liberty and to diffuse ed
ucation. Nothing in this regard escapes
them. The Hebrews throughout Eu-
rope and America purchased our bonds
literally and aided in their negotiation,
thus manifesting their confidence in
American securities. 1t is believed
that they hold fully one-fifth of our
outstanding Indebtedness in Europe
and America.
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A Curious Fact I'm Life Insurance.

An article from the pen of Sheppard
IIomans on the growth of life insur-
ance in the United States, published
i'm recent number of the Ame, ican
Lifo Assurance Magazine, contains
the following, which will be read with
much interest:
"a very remarkable example of the
effect of the human will, although ex-
ercised unconsciously, perhaps, has
been developed by the experience of
our life companies. This is i'm the se-
lection by an individual from among
the different kinds of policies issued
by the cOmpany-these are i'm general
for a short term ofyears for the whole
life, or where the insurance is payble
OH the attainment of given age, or at
death if prior. The first would uatu-
rally be selected by such persons as
had some reason to fear that they
would die before the close of the term
of years (and which reason might not
be discernible by the keenesi medical
examiner); the second would natural
ly be selected By persons who had no
reason to believe that death would
occur sooner or later than the aver
age, but who, knowing that death
must occur, desire to make provision
for their families. The third class
would, on account of the increased
premium, be chosen only by those
persons who had some reasf,u to think
that they would live to enjo they
money As result in our largest
American company we find that the
annual mortality among holders OF
short term policies has been LIS per
cent, whole life policies has beel 0.99
per cent, endowment assurance poll
cies has been O.40 per cent.
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The ROthschild Chateau.

A German correspondent of the New
York Evening Post writes
"Even in the grandest palatial resi-
dences no one is found except, perhaps,
an old household servant, who is as
much a fixture as the house ITSELF
When the staff officers first arrived at
the chateau of the banker Rothschild,
at Ferrieres, they were received by such
an official, who appeared to have been
detailed by his master to receive and to
do the hospitalities to the guests un-
bidden.' The royal headquarters were
removed thither on the 10Th of Septem-
Der, and remained there until the first
week irs October, when they were re-
move. to Versailles. Ferrieres had
King fs nd everything as of old; deer
and phtasants filled the park as they
did ins2S62, the memorable year when
Napole0n III. was the great gold-man's
guest, when great pheasant hunt was
arranged, which resulted i'm the loss of
eight hundred innocent lives in the
short space of three hours, whereat a
Partisan actress was guilty of that
well-known bon mot, that the day of
Ferrieres was second of December in
new edition.
The place is q modern paradise. In
the park the flora of the whole world is
represented; The picturesque Scotch fir
stands by the tremb ing-fOliaged silver
poplar; tamarinds la. d weeping willows
line the brook that winds among the
lawns; grand old cedars dot the vista
here and there; broad woOdshaded
paths lead to and from the villa, where
the most beautiful forms of oriental
vegetation meet the eye. The chateau
itself, the creation of the late Baron
James ROthschild, is built i'm the style
of Renaissance. The interior is grand.
From the north one enters first yes-
tibule, with marble busts of Roman
Emperors. Ascending few steps the
largest hall of the chateau is entered
a salon with galleries borne up by To-
nian gilded pillars. An indescribable
wealth is here displayed in gold orna-
and paintings. The rear
wall is occupied entirely by the library, |
all the books of which are bound in red |
morocco. The upper rooms consist |
chiefly of dwelling and sleeping rooms,
all being fitted out with extreme luxu-
ry, and in part decorated with va.uatle |
paintings.
"The more valuable articles have been
taken away, though the Austrian eel.
at Ferrieres says that what
is left is valued at twelve millions of
francs.
'This chateau was, until recently,
the King of Prussia's headquarters. or
course, Baron ROthschild had not invi-
ted the King to the hospitality Of his
house. The King and suite used the |
rooms and nothing further. Even the
Rothschild cooks were not called upon,
since the royal cooks were on hand,
and wine arrived from the royal cellars |
in Berlin. All vegetables and fruits
taken from the gardens were paid for |
to the cent, and Rothschild will not |
suffer the slightest loss"
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A Gallant Soldier.

We publish the following from the
pen of General ID. II. Hill, editor of the
Southern Homo, Charlotte, n. G. An
eye witness says the meeting between
the General and Captain Randolph
was touching in the extreme:
CAPTAIN LEWIS RANDoLPH.-We
were shocked to find at the depot i'm
Charlotte this famous scout of Lees ar
my dying of consumption. He had been
spending sometime at Aiken, s. c.,
and was trying to reach his home in
Virginia to die there. Captain Ran
dolph is the great-grandsOn of Presi-
dent Jefferson, and nephew of General
G. w. Randolph, late Confederate
Secretary of War. He inherited the
st:lwart figure, the iron constitution
and the great physical strength of the
Jeffersons. He always selected the
darkest, coolest and most inclement
nights for his visits to the enemy's
camps. Many of his perilous adyen-
lures excelled the widest incidents of
fiction. General Lee gained from him
much of that information which so Of
ten baffied and confused the enemy's
plans. One of the most terrible nights
we remember to have known Captain
Randolph crossed the Rappahannock
below Fredericksburg and went into
Burnside's lines. After q weeks alb
sence he came back with full knowl-
edge of the strength, position and plans
of the Federal General-him with the
powerful field-glass. General Bradley
T. Johnson mentioned in his report Of
the second Manassas that the COnfed-
crate line in the railroad cut got out of
ammunition and fought the enemy
with rocks. On this occasion Captain
II. struck aman OH the forehead and
killed him instantly. This was but one
of his many marvellous feats of
strength. 70 think of such man dy-
ing with consumption! The once gay
light-hearted, chivalrous athlets dying
of consumption on a railroad trair-
dying, but talking sweetly Of his Sa-
vior, and joyfully of his hopes of
blessed immortality.
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air unusually impressive ana soleWn
for him, "There are men In this ro0m
who will settle the question Of the next
Democratic nominafion fcr the Rfee1-
dency.u It was noticed, hoWsver,
that neither Boss Tweed nor Governor
Hoffman was present. There Is one
fact, recognized alike by DemocfetG
and Republicans, to wit: mat to sue
ceed the next Democratic Presidential
candidate must be able to carry Penn.
sylvania. That Is the stumbling block
and the rock of 0ffense in the way of
Hendricks. He is q pronounced Free
Trader, and the opinion Is that the old
Keystone State, with her mountains
OF coal and iron cannot swallow him.
1t is generally admitted that be would
be strong man in the West, thongh
there are those who go SO far as to
question his popularity to some of the
Western States. Hoffman does not
seem to enter into the calculations of
the Democratic President makers.
The trouble with him seems to be his
connection with Tammany, and the
fact that he is comparatively unknown
in the West. Besides it is held that
the State of New York will = certain
to give large majority for the Demo-
cratic candidate, no matter who is
nominated, and it is not considered
necessary, therefore, to take q man
from that State, at least to lead the
ticket.
Senator Thurman, of Ohio, in spoken
of, but he is of the extreme school of
the Democracy, and even ifnominated
would not prove q strong candidate.
With the more sagacious and mode
rate Democratic politicians General
Hancock is evidently the favOrite for
the Presidential nomination. The ar
guments urged in his favor are num-
erous and plausible. 1t is said he has
a good record both as a soldier and as
a citizens, having served all through
the war against the rebellion. His
nomination, it Is alleged, would be a
sort of guarantee to the country that,
i'm case of election there would he no
fears of revolutionary and reactiOnary
measures, no notification of the new
amendments to the Constitution, and
no assumption of the rebel debt. What
is most of all in his favor is that it
seems to be conceded that be would
carry his native State of Pennsylvania
"a very important consideration.
The Southern Democrats are nearly nil
for Hancock. or course, the Pennsyl-
vania men are for him against all COM
ers, with the exceptions of a few super
anuated politicians like Judge Wood
ward, who seems to have been asleep
for the last ten years.
Such are the views ard speculations
OF the prominent politicians uf both
parties here about the Presidential
candidates for 1S72, together with some
of the reasons put forth by the friends
of the various aspirants i'm favor of
their nomination.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-04
BY Alfred =. Horsley.
gcstry.
WHO wILLCARE

Who win caree
When we lie beneath the daises
Underneath the churchyard mold.
And the long grass DER our faces
Lays Its fingers damp and cold;
When we sleep from care and sorrow
And the ills ofearthly life;
Sleep to know no sad Tomorrow,
With its bitterness and strife
Who will care?
Who will care?
Who viii come to weep above Us,
Lying. o SO white and still,
Underneath the skies of summer,
When all natures pulses thrill
To a new life, glad and tender,
Full of beauty rich and sweet,
And all the world is clad i'm splendOr,
That the world should e'er repeat
Who will care?
Who will care?
When Queen Autumn s fowl blossom
And she stoops in pity down,
With a white flower for our bosom,
Taken from the royal crown?
Who will come to kneel in pity
By our long and narrow bed,
When the wild win DIS sing their dity
In the grasses DER our head
Who will care?
Who will care?
When the spring times glad smiles lin
gers
On the meadows far and wide,
And she drops with rosy fingers,
Bloom and tear on every side,
Who Will come with tender yearning,
To the grave of those they miss?
Who will sigh for our returning
To their presence and their kiss?
Who will care?
Who will think of white hands lying
On a still and silent breast,
Never more to dream of signing,
Evermore to think of rest?
Who will care? No one can tell Us,
But if rest and peace be all,
VIII IL matter IL they miss us.
Or they miss us not at all ::
Who will care?
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-04

Gail Hamilton insist, in Harper's
Bazaar, that men have no right to dis
inherit or disown their sons for any
offence whatever; that a wayward
child may be separated from the other
children, and his portion may, if neces-
sary, be held in trust, its delivery de-
pending on reformation, but that "no
person can commit against society so
great crime as a father commits who
Is thus false to the trust which he him.
self has imrosed-who thrusts off from
himself the soul which he called into
being. A father should be governed
by no motive but his child's best in
terests, and a child's best interests can
never be served by anything but his
fathers constant and loving care"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-04

FIFTEEN CENT DINNERs.--The mys-
terry of New York eating-houses has
been solved by the Star. The problem
which has puzzled so many promiscuOus
dinners and lunchers, who find where
with to satisfy apetites at one place for
dollar and hall, and at another the
same food for fifteen cents is no sooner
perceived and secured. There are five
men according this investigator, whose
businss is to sell secondhand provisions
to the teli-ccnt restaurants. They EN-
ploy an army CffOrlorn creatures to beg
cold victuals from charitable house.
keepers all over the city.
They have other agents who secure
the remnants of party suppers club din-
ners and other large entertainments.
These titbitS and refuse are carted OF in
bumpers. sorted and sold to be trans
formed into dishes with popular or for
eign names. whose hungry consumers
acknowledge the mystery OF such econ
ony, but never dream of the secret OF
the alchemy of the restaurant kitchen.
This explanation Is not appetizing.
Even the operators. with a deferenee to
prejudice. style themselves jewellers"
and know a fragment OF fowl as a
pearl,- o mangled rib Of beet as a ruby,
'etc, Indeed, it may be questionable
it is not. in this case folly to b
wise for the bIissfully ignorant public Of
New York,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-04

"A New CREpIT SYsTEM.-A certain
merchant in Austria was recently met
at the door of his store by an honest
looking FreGchman, an entire stranger
to him, who asked credit for barrel
of flour. 81 can pay half re cash down
and re balance next Saturday, sure"
The merchant, without hesitation,
turned TO one of his clerks, and, with
a kindly smile OH the would-be owner
of the barrel of flour, said: "This good
man wants to get trusted for barrel
of flour, he'll pay half down and the
rest next Saturday. III risk him he's
good as gold; open a fresh barrel !;
weigh out half, deliver it in good
shape at his house, put the barrel away
safely, and take it down next Satur-
day when he pays the rest; never re-
fuse TO trust an honcst-looking man
for bread" Ii was done; the money
was paid, and the French gentleman
departed, rejoicing in an abundance
of flour and unlimited credit.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-04

Why does the gorilla prefer the
tropics to any otherpart Of the world {!
Because it is the cnly place he can
call his zone.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-04

The advantage of having ones crani-
um uncrowded with too much brain,
was recently realized i'm a remarkable
manner by Prince William of Baden.
A bullet entered his head, within an
inch of his left eye, and, piercing the
duct of the ear, came out little behind
it. The leaden explorer found nothing
of consequence in its track, except the
ear passage, the damage to which leaves
the Prince deaf on that side. He suffers
no other serious trouble from the runc-
ure of his skull.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-03-04

Window Flower.Boxcs-An Interest.
ing CAsPter ner Lovers Of Plants and
r10Wers.
Scribner's Monthly offers some hints
concerning the management Of win
dow boxes for winter flowers:
Given fresh MOSES and leaves, a
few trailing creepers and spike or
two of flowers, and the effect must be
charming, whether framed in enamel
or zinc, in ebony CT deal. And for
those who are ambitious only of such
efect-there are a dozen cheap and
feasible methods of securing it. The
box may be tin, painted green, or of
common white pine, stained and oiled,
with Q strin of moulding, or few
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