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The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-23
LOVES YOUNG DREAM

The following choice piece Of sar
casm from the Metropolitan Record.
which purports to have been written
by young wife in New York TO her
prlm and spectacled maiden aunt in
Boston, may, in truth, have been indi.
tel by the latter amible lady herself
with view to exposing the absurd
ilfatuation with which girl,brides shut
themselves up in the delusion that their
husbands are embodiments Of perfec.
ton. If the old lady did write the
document, it was hardly fair of her
to 90 and palm it off on the innocence
Of inexperienced bridehood.
My DEAR AUNT; Although YOU told
me when invited you to my welding
that | was TOO young to marry, and
not capable of choosing mate for life
properly, anl with due consideration,
know that you may now feel that |
was wiser than you thought. In Sc,
lecting dear old Orlando | have Gained
n most afectionate and attentive hus.
band aud one that has neither a fault
nor vice. lIeavensl What must a
girl suffer who finds herself united TO
a 'issipated person neglectful of her,
and disposed to seek the society of un,
worthy, persons, who drink, smoke,
and do all sorts Of dreadfdl things!
Thank Heaven, Orlando is perfection.
To-day is my eighteenth birthday,
aud we have been married year. We
keep house now, and can make pretty
good pie, only the unlcr crust will be
damp. However, think that must be
the oven. Once ! put papp armint
in the pudding sauce instead of lemon
hlvoring; but then Orlando was trvinr
to kiss me, right before the girl, who
dldn'tmuoh like either of US going into
the kitchen at all.
The flowers are coming up beautiful
in the back garden. We so wed a great
many seed, but hardly expected so
many plants. Among the most nu,
mcrous is one variety with very large
leaf that scratches ones fingers, AMI
dat smell nice wln Ter what it is?
Orlando frightens M by talking about
weols; bat seeds always come up, don't
they?
Dear Orlando! l come back to him
ogain-so excellent, temperate, and
true. Tell all tho girls to marry as
soon as they can, If they can find
husband like mine.
have but one trial-business takes
linn so much away from me. A law.
yer must attend to business. you know;
and sometimes they carry on the cases
until 2 o'clock at night. Often and
often he has examined witnesses until
half-past y, and come home perfectly
exhausted. And the nasty things will
smoke, so that my dear's coat quite
smells Of it. And as il makes him as
i'll as it does me, | have to air it, and
sprinkle the lining with cologne water,
before he dares to put it on again.
had a terrible fright the other night
-lreadful. Orlando had told me that
business - think he said il was n case
Of life and death would detain him
late. So | sat up, as usual, with
book, and did not worry until one {
o'clock. After that ] was a little anx- |
ious, | confess, and caught cold in I
my head peeping through the upstairs !
window blinds; for, dear aunt, it was |
moi until three o'clock that | heard a
cab driving up the street and saw it
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-23

A dispatch from the east says that
the accounts from Persia are in no way
exaggerated. In addition to the FAM
ine' the cholera, typhus fever and the
plague are making terribleI rayages.
The reports of canibalism are\ \conirm-
ell. The governor of PherSsee has
placed aguard at each of the cemeteries.
to prevent the unfortunate and sd arving
people from disinterring the bj of
the dead for food. The attached of the
British embassy AMI the telegrAaphei
baye all fled the country. \
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-23

ID.the depths Of the sea the waters
are still; the heaviest grief is that borne
iusilcncc; the deepestlQ love flows through
the eye and touch; the purest joy is un-
spoakablc; the most impressive preach,
er at funeral is the silent one whose
lips are cold.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-23

/IhE NAN VINO WAS GorNG To SET
THE WORLD on FmE.-Realers will
remember the curious story Of Gregory
Summorield, the man who had dis.
covered how to set the Pacific Ocean
on fire, an ! who, in order to save the
word from such calamity, was
thrown from Il railroad train and killed
by a pions philanthropi;t. Sub3e-
quently two persons set out to find the
body Of SummcrfelI, and met over
the declyny remains. \ bottle con,
tanning tho wonderful substance was
taken from the corpse. The two men
qulrralel, anl one killel the other
The survivor clrriel off the bottle and
some papers beloning to Summcriell
These stories were told in California
paper. The Pacific Commercial Ad,
vortisor, published at Honolulu. re,
p1blislc them, AMI forthwith two
persons wrote to that paper, stating
that they knew Summarhell well; and
that his rell name was Alfred w. Ar
ringtoa. In early life, they say Ar
rington was a Methodist clerg, man of
great talents AMI ambition; he after
warl became lawyer Gin Arkansas
and earned Il brilliant reputation in
the Southwest. lie was much given
to literature, using "Summerfeld" as
his signature. Twenty years ago he
was a judge at Brownsville, Texas.
One Of the writer's believes the Cali
fornil story. The other insists that
Summerfeld is still living and that
sod age has found him still believing
in the greatness of the secret that he
alone posses, and conf lent in his belief
that he ON set the ocean on fire. The
Chicago Times recognizes in this de-
scription the late Judge A. w. AIRING
ton, Of that city, who diel there about
three years ago, and says "He was a
gentleman of fine literary ability, as
WEI as one OF legal attainments. lie
was a lawyer, orator and poet. In his
early lie he used the name of Summer
field as literary signature, and these
persons living in the Sandwich Islands,
believing in the alleged story, may
have assumed that ho was roally the
hero AMI the victim of the recent sem
sational romance"
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-23

The KENTUCKY ELEoTIoN.-The
result OF the Kentucky election is truly
gratifying to the friends of constitu-
tlonal liberty. The returns Indicate
that the Democratic majority is quito
as large as was expected, indeed larger.
The majority was reduced, as was to
be expected, to the extent of the negro
vote The Democrats did not antici,
pate larger majority than 10000,
and from reports already in it is quite
certain they were not Disappointed
indeed they indicate still greater
We consider this a great
triumph. Gen. Harlan, the Repub-
lican candidate for Governor, person,
ally, Is very popular man; his party
was thoroughly and completely organ
lied, and unit in their support; the
put forth herculean
efforts to reduce the Democratic ma
ority, but the result has been the
election Of the entire State ticket of tho
Democracy by a majority ranging from
$4,000 to $4,000, and three. fourths of
the members of the general assembly.
Little Rock Gdzette.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-23

The removal of Gen Pleasanton by
the President, the Washington CORES,
pondent OF the Louisville Ledger tele.
graphs, will make Boutwell, complete
master Of the internal revenue bureau.
and upset the laws of Congress passed
by Republicans to secure its inde-
pendence. The exactions upon tho
taxpayer will now be heavier than
ever" This is certainly not very
cheerful news to people who are
already taxed to death, but It is exactly
such course as is in keeping with
every act Of the President since his
inauguraIicn-the oppression of the
people in every conceivable manner.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-23

Mrs. Colt, the widow Of Col Samuel
Colt, the pistol maker, luxuriates on an
income of $4,000 a year. She has
erected magnificent white stoneohurch
on the estate, in memory Of her nus
band, at a cost Of the snug little sum of
10000.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-23

The Mckinney (rcxas) Examiner
says; 1--WE see many families coming il
from the frontier. In answer to in
quiries they state that the crops are lit
orally burnt up, and serious fears are
entertained Ola bloody Indian war.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-23

| slOp 1T our uOOTj lHeu luOuEut
should.faint, for was sure some dread
ful accident hal happened to Orlando.
| ran down to open the door, and
Mr. Smith, friend of Orlando's who
is not, | confess, very much to my
taste--such a red-iaced, noisy man
was just supporting my dear boy up
the steps.
GOA, what has happenel?" cried |.
"Don't be frightened, Mrs. White"
said Mr. Smith. "Nothing at all; only
White is a little exhausted. Applica~
ton to business will exhaust a man,
and thought I'd bring him home"
"All right, Belle" said Orlando,
"Smi.h tells the truth-Im exhaust,
cd"
And, dearest aunt, he was so much
so that he spoke quite thick, and
couldn't stand up without tottering.
Mr. Smith was kind enough TO help
him up sta.rs; and he laid upon the
he'd so prostrated that | thought he was
going to die. Then ] remembered the
French brandy you gave me in case Of
sickness. | ran to get it out.
"llave a little bran ly and water,
dear?" | said.
"The very thing. Smith is exhaus-
ted too. Give some to Smith, said
he.
And | SO rcproachel myself for not
having thought of it before Mr.. Smith
was gone. Blu, gave a glass to Or,
lando, and, under Providence, | think
it saved his life; for, oh, how bad he
was!
BELLA" said he, quite faltcring in
his speech, "the room is going round
50 fast that | can't catch your eve.
And, besides, there's two of you, and
| dent know which is which"
| knew these were dreadful symp-
toms.
Take a drink, dear" said I, "and
I'll try to wake Mary and send her for
the Doctor"
"No," said he, "Ill be all right in
the morning. I'm all right now.
Here's your health, You're a brick.
/" And over he fell, fast asleep.
Oh, why do men think so much Of !
monoy-making? Is not health better
than anything else?
OF course, as he had lain down in |
his hat, | took that OIL first. And | !
to divest him of his coat.
But when it came to his boots-dearest
aunt, did you ever take off gentle
mans boots? probably not, ns you are
a single lady-what task How do
they ever get 'em onY pullel and
pulled, and shook and wriggled, and
gave it up. But it wozld not do to
leave them on all night; so | went at
It again, an at last one camo off, so
and over | went on to the
Iioor and into his hat, which | had put
down there for minute. | could
have cried. And the other came of
the same way, just as hard, and Just
rs sudden at last. Then | put a soft
blanket over Orlando, and sat in nv
ewing chair all night. Oh, how
heavily he breathcd And | had, as
you may fancy, the most dreadful
'ars. lie might have killed himself
'y his over application to business, for
I'll that knew. The perfect ones 90
irst, it is said.
Oh, how differently I should have
cit had anything happened to my be-
owed Orlando. lie has not had so
'xhausing day since, and l think,
ices the folly of overwork; though If
'ourts will keep open SO late. what can
'oor lawyers do? | think it is very
nconsiderate of the Judge; l wonder
{ he has wife-the mean old cruel
hingl
A dispatch from the east says that
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-23

The Lower California company have
proposed to Theirs to receive all the
Communist prisoners as colonists.
Ihiers has promised to lay the offer
before the assembly.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-23

\ ceneus Of Chicago, just finished
gives that city population of SO 4,27O,
tue males having majority ~" 62S2.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-23

SLEEP How many persons are
there thar go to bed at reasonable
hour, Many will sit up reading or con-
versing until twelve, one, or even two,
o'clock at night. This is kept up, and
hnally becomes a habit, and, when
tney DO retire, can not sleep. They
gradually lose flesh, become dyspeptic
and debilitated; being unable to oaccount
Tor this emaciation, they consult a
physician. Certain medicines are pre.
crlbed and still the difficulty exists.
The medical adviser has probably neg.
lected to interrogate his patients as TO
his habits, and he, too. is at a loss TO-
understand why his remedial agents
nave not The proper salutary effect.
Inc patient now changes physicians,
and So he continues, until from exhaus-
ton, he is compelled to remain in bed.
and nature regains her grand recuper>.
atlye powers of sleep, and the patient
comparatively RECEIVERS for few
months, when, if the same habit is.
continued, be relapses into his former
condition. Many persons will tell you
they can not sleep if they go TO bed at
nine or ten o'clock in the evening; and
this is true, when the nervous system
has been abused; but when persons
retire at reasonable hour, they will
soon fall asleep, and one hours sleep,
previous to twelve o'clock at night, will
do the system more good than three
hours after that time. Sitting up late
at night impairs the eyes and destroys
the complexion, which adds much
misery to tie life of young ladies.
Young men should bear in mind, when
trey inilict the society ON the fair sex
till late hour of night, that they can
leave when they feel inclined, but their
hostess is compelled to entertain them
during their visit. Med,cm Reporter.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-23

There are some very efficient officers
serving underthe collector Of port. Not
long ago two customhouse inspectors
wereloafng around a dock in IIoboken.
Suddenly it began to rain, and these
virtuous officers were withoutumbrellas.
At this juncture a German emigrant
appeared on the scene, his elephantine
proportions sheltered by huge silk
parachute.
First OGicial-"You dirty fat loafer,
whatarc you doing with that umbrella?"
German -"Vcll, can't you sec nit
your own eye.?"
Second Oiicial-'Ts that silk"
German-"Yaw."
First Odicial-"Well, there's sixty
per cent duty on silk umbrellas, so you
can't take that away"
The umbrella was seized. Inspcc-
tors have been known to take a pair Of
boots from one cmigrant, half-Gozen
haudke,chiefs from another, and n
mocrschaum pipe from third. These
men are very efficient on Il wardrobe
seizure. The champion inspector is
an official who seized three canary
birds belonging to German emigrant
Ne,c Tork Su7.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-23

Russia is arming extensively and
has formed an alliance with France
against Germany and Austria.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-23

A well known minister, walking
along the street a few days since, met
a lady for whom he had recently per-
formed the marriage service. Desiring
to renew the acquaintance (f0r the lady
had interested him greatly at the time, }
he accosted her with the remark:
MADAM, did | not have the pleas,
nre of marrying you a few days sinco?"
81 was marriela few days since, SIR. +"
eyes, thought l was not mistaken.
| married you"
Indeed Well | thought my hus-
band was a much younger man than
you arc: but | have not seen enough
of him to make his acquaintance
thoroughly. BY theway, my dear, my
chlsnon IS getting shabby; please give
me some money to buy n waterfall. "
Evidenly this was moro than the
minister bargained for, and with hasty
bow, accompanied by the remark,
"No, you are not the lady-Pm mis-
ta6en,' he took his leave.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-23

The Columbus (GI.) Sun says one
the bost lawyers in that city and most
excellent speaker, who is rising in his
profession, could not read when he was
nineteen years of age. He has nude
himself by industry and application.
All praise to such men.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-23
REMARKABLE CRIMINAL Tpru-

/ REMARKABLE CRIMINAL TRIAL.-
The Fayetteville Democrat gives the
anneXt account of a curious suit in that
city:
One Of the most remarkable criminal
trials ever heard of, has been going on
before Justice Harrison, for two days.
Thursday and Friday. William Trog-
don, a Protestant Methodist preacher,
was indicted on charge of disturbing
religious meeting at Double Springs,
some six miles from Fayetteville, on
Sunday night, the 10th of July,
On Tuesday, when the case was call
ed, the court room was densely crowded
II in deed a murder could not more
throughly arouse anl excite the people.
Messrs. Reagan and Davidson appeared
for the prosecution; Messrs. Wilson
and Walker for the defense. When
the first witness was called, a perfect
uprising was seen in the audience, all
crowding to the railing Of the bar.
There were some eight or ten wit,
nes es brought forwad. The evidence
Of the whole was as follows: On Sun.
day night aforesaid Trogdon wus
preaching to a crowded house. The
weather was very warm. A bucket of
water sat on the stove in the centre of
the house. People continually wont
to the bucket to get water until the
bucket was empty. Then a young
man took the bucket, and started for
more vat2r Troglon told him from
the stand not to bring any more water
in the house while he was preaching.
The young man paid no attention,
but vent on and got the water; anoth~
or young man took it, and set it on the
stove, and passed a cup Of it round to
the young ladies. Troylen walked
lown from the stand and punched the
bucket, water and all, over on the floor.
This is the whole Of it as detailed by
ihe witnesses. After frog len punched
the bucket over, there was a general
muss. lhrcc>fourths of the congre,
CATION got r'gt up, then and there,
and left the house. Those that stayed
TO to take the Sacrement,
though the clements were prepared for
.he occasion.
Counsel argued the case before the
ury for near four hours. Jury re,
ired to their room at l o'clock, and
'e.urned at 2, Verdict, guilty
and the fine fixed at fifty dollars.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-08-23

The Pope has written a letter to the
committee who ordered him to take the
title Of Plus the Great and the Throne
Of Gold. He refused to accept the
proposed till during his lifetime and
suggests that the money which has
been subscribed for the throne be EN-,
ployed in procuring thcexemption of the
students of the Catholic seminaries
everywhere from military service.
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SuABBY.-Th Tennessee Press Asso-
citation recently visited Louisville, md
its mombers were permitted to pay their
own hotel bills. In revenge, one of
them writes thus Of the town: "Louis-
Vile is an old dilapidated town, cele-
brated for its riots when it had a popu-
lation to justify long ditch to keep the
water in the Ohio from stagnating in
front of the village, nm artesinn well, a
skating rink, and very muchly pressed
hospitality. Her people principally
drink low wines that never paid tho tax,
and feed on dried apples, blaokberries,
catfish. and Cincinnati cracklings, and
are happy"
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A MODERN PYrHAaoREAN. -Bonard.
the eccentric Frenchman, who left his
fortune to the New York Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, it
was elicited during the testimony in
probate proceedings on the 26th inst.
was believer in the doctrines Of Pytha-
goras, and confidently looked forward to
the passage of his soul into the BODY
of an animal. This certainly puts u
new phase upon the matter Of the be.
quest, and would make it appear that
the donation is not such q benevolent
act after oil, but rather piece of wisc
forethought and precaution, in caso the
eccentric Frenchmnn's spirit should
coma to animate Fourth avenue car
horse.
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CoNsIaNEEs PER YELLOW AND GREEN
FAST FREIGHT LINES VIA CHARLOTTE, 60.
LUMDIA AND AUGUSTA RAI1RoAD, Sep
tsmber 80, Williams, Black &c
Co., Swergert g. H., j.. e. Jackson,
Fowler, r. g. Co., G. Summers, Diamond
9. F..Lipscomb, G. +. Jackson, j. Gibbs,
Mcdonald &c f., J. H. & Nj. L. Kinard,
L. A. Dnnbnr, Trowbridge g. Co., j. n.
McCor!ey. NJ. G. Richburg. G. ). Toll
bert. j. A. Hendrix e. Bro, Copeland &
bcarden. Vance, NJ & Co., Motto s. T.,
NJ. Bnrinont, G. Derrick, A. P. Hub.
bard, NJ. Mob J. Agnew s. Son. Bur-
nett & T.. A. Singleton & Co., Nj. II.
Berry. B r. Smith & Co.. d. T. Smith,
G. W. Reese, Il. B. Gormnn, j. e.
Mount. J. J. & II. McCulruge. J. Powell,
Lorick e L., w. 81. Jones, r & w. NJ.
Barre 4 Son, NJ =. Borley. A. Harris.
Il. j. r., s. W. Prizer Bro, D. e. p.
u Sun. II. L. Bouzer, Sizer & Bro. J.
+. Boozer. Wilkins e. Brown, a. r. A.,
S. w. Bryce, w. A. Graut. w. G., J. n.
White, b. Sonley, NJ. A. Rteder, Hugh
Farris, 8 P. Boozer. J. r. Cochran, G.
and q. Il. R., Murrell & B.
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Go1Na FOR THE Elk -REnE1.s.-The 9
Washington Patriot says: 2
"The Government has done it at
last. An ex-rebel soldier, one Of Long
streets men, we believe, has Ind his
official head taken off. and is no longer q
clerk in tho Interior Department.. The
subject was considered in Cabinet, md
finally referred to Attorney. General
Akerman. who decided that an ex- Con
federate soldier was ,incompetent to hold
an Official position under the Oonstitn
ton as amended. In his own case. hav.
ing been q member Of tho Georgia
Home Guard, and an officer nn Toombs'
ataff, he is excepted from tho prohibi-
ton, for the reason that neither he nor
Toomhs ever expected to do any fight
ing. Lopgstreet's case bas not yet been
reaohed." wv ~. --.
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A NEW YORKER MAKES RESTITUTION.
A fifty dollar contribution to the con.
science fund was received at the Treasu.
ry Department, to-day, from an anony-
nous correspondent in New York. His
name is not Tweed. - Washington Star.
What q, pity the Government hasn't
conscience. A great many people
would then have great many things ro.
stored to them.
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JUDICIAL PHENOMENON. Que of the
most wonderful arrays Of jurors ever got
together in North Carolina is that sum-
moned by the Federal Marshal to try the
political prisoners in Raleigh. The
whole rcnire consists of fifty-seven
Jurors. There nro about 20, 600 negro
voters in the State, and of this class five
have been chosen. There arc from 49,.
600 to 10000 white Radcnls, and OF
these tifty-two have been chosen; aud
there ore about 80. 600 to 95, 900 conserv-
alive voters. and Of these not one hns
been chosen.
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LIST OF New ADVERTISEMENTS, :,

LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
S. @. Land & Immigration Associa n.
r. X. tt-Proclamation.
T. 3. CIarkson-Com. Merchant.
Columbia Building and loan Aeso'n.
J. Q. B. Smith-Savings Bank,
Bryan & MoCarter-New Books.
Lorick & -Sundries, &c.
Il. @. Shiyer & Go. Dry Goods, &c.
D. O. Peixotto & Son-Auction.
Communication Acacia Lodge.
Carroll, Melton & Janney Dissolu'n.
Carroll & Janney-Law Partnership.
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Two locomotives, with heavy oon-
strnction trims, passed over tho
trestle and bridge to Port Royal Island,
yesterday.
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The New Orlenns Bee publishes n
letter from Professor AgassiZ, denying
that he predicted tidal wave would
occur along the Gulf in October.
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A Circus DESTROYED BY F1nE.-A few
days since the three lurge circus tents Of
Older,s circus were destroyed by fire in
Reedsbnrg, Michigan, and out of $50
horses belonging to the show, forty one
were burned to death. One of the can
vasmen let fall o lighted torch into q
large quantity Of loose straw, and, in an
instant thereafter, the flames communi-
Gated with the bedding OF the horses,
roasting to death nineteen of the ami
mails. Twenty-one horses we're rescued
in damaged condition. some with their
eyes burnt out, some entirely skinned,
aud others with their hoofs so badly
burned that blood streamed from their
feet ut every step. Several of the poor
animals, wild with excitement and pain,
strayed off into the country and were
found between three and four milos from
the scene of the disaster. The horses
belonged mainly to the baggage wagons,
the company losing only one ring horse.
The fire was severe blow to Mr.. Older,
whose loss is estimated Mt $4,000.