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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-09
This romantic story is told by the Bloom
ington illinois, Leader:


ington Illinois) Leader:
About week ago, in the south part of
town, in the timber, were camped two
wagon loads of gypsies, about sixteen in
number. Among them was beautiful girl
neatly attlred IN gypsy costume, with black
flowing tresses. Our informant obtained
the information from her mother, and it can
be relied upon as being correct. The party
had lived in GAINESVILLE, Ohio, and a young
man of that place had become enamOred OF
this girl, and sought her hand in marriage,
which the mother objected to, and in com
pany with this party was travelling TO the
tar West for the purpose OF getting away
from this young man. He had received the
sympathy of her sIep-father, whom the
mother refused to live with. The story is
that the young girl is an heiress, and the
young man is in rather poor circumstances,
and hence the objection. The young man
and his associate made their appearance at
the company ground in this city, and sought
to force the girl TO accompany him. The
mother intertered and a war of words en-
sued. A proposition was made that if the
mother would agree in writing that when
the lover had acquired some means he
should have the prize, and he would not
give her further trouble. This she refused
to agree TO. The girl was inclined to go,
but her parent would not allow her to do
so. The young man drew a knife and the
mother a pistol, and were about to engage
in mortal combat, when the daughter
sprang between them. The pistol was
snapped twice, but failed to 60 off. The
lover and the step-father left Immediately,
and nothing more OF interest transpired at
that time. The mother told our informant
that they had repeatedly tried to get her
child away, and that she would shoot him
the next time without saying word
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-09

An ex-conductor of one of the city rail
roads lately told friend confdentiaily, for
publication in the New York Times, that he
never took home less than s. day q He
thinks that if he had been paid 81 or S. he
wouldn't have taken So Though we
shouldn't like to try gentleman of so
acutely discriminative conscience, we have
no doubt that there is much force in the
hint here thrown out The reasoning will
hold good in the case of government Off
Gals, as we were saying day before yester-
.day T+a T f ~
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-09
A Washington special to the Louisville

CourierJou7,al says:
The President writes here that he will be
again in Washington on the eleventh To
hold Cabinet meeting. preparatory to
completing his arrangements for his trin
to the Pacific coast. He has also informed
Senator Spencer that he will enter upon an.
investigation into the condition of Alabama
hepnohcan politics, with the view of ascer-
tanning which wing of the party is the snr.
porter of his administration.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-09
Of Caleb Cushing the Wasbip gton IN ,,;toi

Of Caleb Gushing the Washington Capital
has this to say: .. ~
He is one of the most wonderful men of
the day. Without official recognition of any
sort, he is yet power We hazard nothing
in saying that for the last three wears Of
our Washington observation no State paper
has been written of any Importance. or
meye made, or diplomatic agent selected
without calling in aid the pen or advice of
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-11

10 the new German Parliament there
10 oss member Who il deaf ~ post, and
yet not only delivers frequent and excel
lent speeches. but mingles - freely in the
debates and spswsrs his sdyerssries'
attacks % readily and unhssitasiegsy %
any Of bis colleagues. This 10 the fa.
nous historian Reiarioh Won Treitschke.
He 10 enabled to take part 10 discussions,
not BY the use Of 6uger language, NOT
guessing 90 orators words BY the motion
ef his lips, bat BY the service Of one Of
bis fellow members, Herr Wehrenpfen-
uig, who acts % bis friends smsnueusis,
writing down word By word every speech
delivered In the House.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-11

Some years ago, iu one Of oar Western
courts, three men.-an Euglishman, an
Irishman spd ; Sootohman were found
guilty of murder aud sentenced 70 be
hung. The judge told them they could
each choose . tree on which they would
like to be "struug up" The Sootohmau
pronptly chose an ash tree, and the Eo.
glishmsn au oak tree. "Wsll, Pat, what
will you bs hsog op p asked the judge.
"lf il please your honor, Id rather Be
hung on o gooseberry bush." "Ohf'
said the judg 90, That's not big enough"
"Begorry, thia," replied Pat an wait
till II grows" -,
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-11
10 GOES r.fE v oRLD.


Our varied days pass Of, and on, ..
Our hopss fade usfulnlled away,
And things which seem Me fife Of life,
Are taken from rs day BY day,
And yet tArossh oil the busy streets
: The crowd Of pleasure -sssksrs throng,
The puppets play, the Snowman calls.
And goslins chat the whole day long,
And 90 ths world goes onl ,a ILL.
Our little dramas come to naughtj
Our lives may fail, our darling plan
May erunbls iato nothissasss,
Our 6rmest castles fall to sand;
And yet the children sing and dance,
The money makers laugh and shout,
The stars, unmindful still shine bright,
Unconscious that our light is ost.
And 90 the world COOS on
The house grows sad that once was gay;
The dear ones seek their Blessed Homo,
And we may watch and wait in vain
To hear their wsll.kaown footsteps oomsj
And yet the sunlight checks the Aoor,
And mskss the summer shadows long,
The rosebuds at the easement bloom,
The bird pours forth bis cheerful song,
And 90 the world goes on
And God goes on, and with our Voc,
weavss golden threads Of joy and peace,
Guarding within his heart Of hearts
Our days Of pain, our days Of eass;
He marks them sll-the seeds, the sheAves,
The dancers smile, the mourners tears,
And keeps them safe-His children ALL
Through oil the great eternal years.
And 90, thank God. the world goes oni
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-11

A schoolmastsr tells the following
good one: l wss once tsachisg in .
quiet country village. The second morn.
Jog Of the session I had time to survey
my surroundings. and among the sosuty
furniture I espied three.legged stool.
10 this the Ounce block ssked little
girl of Ave. The dark eyes sparkled, the
curls nodded assent, and the lips rippled
out: u guess 90, the teacher always
sits on it." 81 MIR L-lL-.-I ~
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-11

When the lsuented Artemus Ward
exhibited HE wax works II Utah, he
relates thsths vas soeostea BY venerable
and viuegsvish virgis, whs Inquired,
"Cau'tI 60 10 without payingf" "No,"
promptly answered that maguapimoua
mso, "bst you cen pay without going
in" or ''--
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-11
The Paris Mercury s.ys: "rhe Chr

The Paris Mercury says: "rhe Chris.
tisu Church ia Lexington, having ~
sumed such large proportions, (number'
ing some eight or nine hundred wem-
bers,) It vas deemed best to- organise q
second Christian Church iu that city
Quite . number OF the most pious and
most substantial members Of tho first
church have taken membership In the
new organisation.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-11

HARD HEADs.-Negrses are hard
headed in Brazil. A South American
correspondent Of the Boston Advertiser
writes: "The negro totes everything
on bis head, fren . susll paper parce! to
. grand piano, and on this head . lsdy
spending the hot months ip Tijuoa, or
dersd her piano cent out from the city. .
distance Of about twelve miles, suppos-
ing II would Be sent BY team. But on
the day .appoip.sd, eight negroes made
their, appearance Al Whites Hotel 10
TVucs, With the said piano riding slofs
on their woody beads-haviug brought 1t
the entire distance, including the noun.
tain road Of three miles heavy up grade.
without once stopping for rest on The
way. Before setting it down these jolly
negroes psrsdsd il abou. the yard With :
sing song march, to show that they were
not IN the lesss done up BY their perform
|ance."
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-11
A Fish stsry.

The last hsh story comes from NeW
Jersey. Lately, 10 the interior Of that
state, Z mild looking country man entered
: railway cor, bearing . bundle tied up
in handkerchief, which he placed under
The seat st the end Of the car. After
along for about half 40 hour, 8
lady sitting 10 front Of the country nan
vas observed to move uuessily on her
seat, and to cast savage glsnces at . seem
ippIy respectable man sitting by her side.
In : few minutes aoother lady, still
further to the front, became uneasy"
sud At last, rising ia her seat, requested
some eeu,leman would protect her from
40 elderly looking gentleman BY her side;
spd whom abe stated had insultsd her.
A dozen persons offered their assistance,
and before the accused could speak 10
bis ows defence bis bat wss jamned over
bis eyes and he vas dragged to the sesr
of the car. While there, aad carryng
on with the avengers var Of words -
70 What the iudignity meant, still another
lady rese also seated further up ths car,
sud accused gentleman sitting behind
her With improper conduct. A rush was
made for insalter number two, but that
gentleman v,gorusly defended himself
win . large walking stick be happened 10
have (ssd which, by the BY, Was ono
cause of the last troubles. bis accuser stat.
ing that be had ipdecorously been rap
PING her ankles under the seat With the
same), and while the struggle to get at
him vas still in progress, somebody in
the front Of the ear shouted, There's .
snake On the Goor I" A scene then en-.
sued. The ladies in the car clanbered
up on to the seats, aud many got On tho
|arms and backs Of the same. One elderly
maiden managed to stand on the bscks Of
two seats in the best circus manner pos
sible under the circumstances, while .
Young mother threw her baby into sporccl
rack, and then hung couvalsiSely TO
q ventila or. The confusion awOke the
country man, who Oh being told Of the
snake, 6rst felt in his bundle, aud then
exclaimed, "l'm blamed If that old eel
haiat got loose )" started for the front.
snA sosu setusued, erssping firmly an i'm
mense eel, which he had caught while out
fishing, bat which, whom brought into the
car, had managed to get out Of the bundle
aud had wended its way 70 the front,
lovingly caressisg the differeat sarieties
Eof ladies' gartcrs which he eDcouatered
on the way, Apologies given and re-
eeived Strengthened everything in that
car bat the bat that vas jrmmed down,
aud the eouutryman leaving at tbe next
station no blood was drawn. ~ r
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-11
RsnspIscesees Of Mr.. webster.

Mr.. Webster liked an audience. Au
word, sn intelligent glance,
especially from bright eyes, and he be
came inspired. Masterly oriticims Of
Shakespeare, historical parallels, anec-
dotes Of English statesmen and jurists,
learned disquisitions on oak trees, remi.
niscences Of bis own career. varied BY
clever nonsense, or some story Of wrong
and scathed affection told with inimitsble
power and patbos. would keep the circle
spell bound far into the night. But Il
was in touching moro solemn themes,
when speaking most reverendly and 10
bis grand way Of consoling, sublime prom.
ises Of the Scripture, that Mr. Webster
rose into . wonderful elevation Of
strength and. eloquence. Strongly relig
ious in bis nature (his theological convic.
tions we're Unitarisn) be Was daily stu
dent Of the sacred volume, recognising
the beautiful harmony between nature and
revelation, dwelling with profound interest
on the magnificent prophesies Of Isabella,
the unapproachable imagery aud inspira
ton of tho Book Of Job and the Psalms,
but especially on the Gospel Of St. Johu, or,
as. he termed it, the "Chapter Of Love )"
esteeming one chapter Of this Apostle to
be worth oil the disquisitions of Paul, in
sorrow or at the approach Of death. The
evening before Mr.. Webster delivered bis
great cot,promise speech Of 1850, be
spent several hours with Mr.. Seaton, who,
when his friend rose to 60, took his arm,
aud they strolled pleasantly along. On
arriving at Mr.. Wcbster's house he in
turn took Mr.. Seaton's arm and insisted
on seeing him home. The scene was
amusing, Mr.. Webster Wishing to take
the exercise, enjoy his friends society,
aud look up at the star studded SKY, nov
desca ling on the wonders Of nature, then
repeating passages from the Bible, Milton
and Virgil. As is known, Mr.. Webster
was an Internationally early riser land
reading, working, masking notes for
Senatorial or forensic onslau@ ht, OF
the basis Of Z treaty, before the sun wat
up, varied BY visits to his kitchen, where
he delighted to confer with Monica. 1t,
presiding priestess, as to the mode Of
dressing the "bass" for dinner, or sailing
q round Of beef, gravely discoursiog tt
her on matters Of higher import; o.
strolling through the market, startling
wondering lockers. on by pricing 4 buucf
Of parsley IN that sonorous voice accus-
toned "listening Senates to command.
He had habit of scribbling notes Il
lMr. Sextou at that mstutinai hour. jottin(
down some passing thought, making al
eoga cement for the day, aud not unfre
queutly sending impromptu doggere
lines, indicted while at breakfast on al
empty egg shell.-William Winston
Seaton-A Biographical Sketch.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-11

A mau 10 the oil regioRs havioR scs-
pected that some ono WAS stealing h'S
6revood, Axed up several tempting sticks
with nitro glyoerins snd left them 10 the
yard. Next morning . nsighbor Was
spiit,iug come sood for breakfast, ~hen
90 explosion took place, the stict vss
converted into spliuters, bis AZ vent
through the cir like rocket, followed by
bis hat few rods behind, and vheo last
seen the voodman vss busy picking chips
out Of bic ear with . toastiue fork. The
joking neighbor vas coon afNer ecndoiing
with the victim. Who said he supposed
the frost vas all on, Of the wood AZ
age. sa. ,s1olN
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-11

RErRIBurroN ArTER MANY YEARs.
A Kansas City paper selIs . story Of
young man named Conover Ainsworth,
Who belonged TO bsi,d Of jsyhawksrs
during the war, and who on one OCCASION
burned the house Of farmer, which had
been used % the AsadQssrsess Of band
Of euerrillas. ! While the houss was
burning Aainsworth smussd himself by
ridiculing the distress 'of . littIe girl, the
@sxghter Of the farmer, preveutiae the
poor child, out Of sheer wsntonDsss, from
saving some tr.fiug trinksts from the
flames. Seven yesrs sftsrwsrd DO met
tho little girl, then grown up into hand.
some rustic maiden, snd fell 10 lose With
hers bat shs Recognised him u esoe %
tho uufeeIing msn who bad made sPsrt
Of her childish suffering. aud repulsed
his uuwelcome attentions. Foti tvo
yesrs he persevered in his at,e1p<s 10
gain the aGsctioss o. the beautiful girl
without svdil, snd st last, in . moment
OF despair, oomuisssd suicide in eight of
the ruins Of the fsrn house whore he bad
6rss net the object sf bis passios. .
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-11

Whom did Adam marry, and when
did he marryf One Eve.
What was her bridal dress {? Rarely
nothing. ~ l.
Not even . ribbon7 No she had no
need of one, a. she was . rib-bone herself.
When Adam and Eve we're in the
gardening business, at what time did
they commence picking apples : In the
fall. a''A.' '''.
What was the 6rst step they took 10
the business ? Raising Cam. u
Why did not Cain make good sugar !
Because he wasn't Abel. H' .1o.s.
p Spirit. as we'll Is sugar comes from
cane what evil resulted from this Gains
spiritr Abel got slowed. 73.
What reason have We to suppose that
Cain also got siewsdf He wont i'm
medistely to the land Of Nod.
Who was the wisest man7 Knowcr.
What did he kuowf He knew enough
to 70 in out Of the rain. ufHt n'.-
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-11

How LADIES SHOULD KIss.-Hardly
any two females kiss slike. There is as
much variety in the manner of dong it
- in the faces and manners Of the sex.
Some delicate little creaturs merely give
q brush of the lip. This is az sggrava-
ton. We seem about to Lave q good
time, but sctually get nothing. Others
60 into it like hungry man into beef
steak, aud seem to chew up our counte'
uances. This 10 disgusting, and drives
away . delicate lover. Others struggle
like hens burry,ug themselves in the dirt.
This is won by great exertions, aud is no.
worth the trouble it costs. Now We are
10 favor Of certain shyness, when kiss
is proposed, but it should not be costia
ued too long; and when the fair one
gives it, let her administer it with warmth
and onergy-let there be soul iu it. II
she sighs deeply immediately after it, the
effect is greater. She should be careful
not to "slobber" kits, but give it % a
hummiug bird runs bis bill into honey
suckle, deep but delicate. There is nuet
virtue in kiss when we'll delivered
eve have the memory Of one we received
in our youth, which lasted Us twenty on,
years and We believe it will Do the las
thing We shall think Of when We die.)
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-11
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The Lincoln County herald., 1871-05-11

How RAIN IL FORMED.-To under
stand the philosophy of this phenomenon,
essential to the very existence Of plants
aud animals, 4 few facts derived from
observation aud long train Of expert
meuts, must be remembered. Werc the
atmosphere everywhere, At all times, ats
uniform temI erature, We should never
have rain, hail or snow The water
absorbed by it in evaporation from the
sea and the earth's surface would descend
in an imperceptibIe vspor, or cease to be
absorbed by the air, when it vas once
fully saturated.
TAe absorbing power Of the atnos-
phcre, and consequently ITS cspability to
retain humidity, is proportionsbly greater
in cold than in warm air. The air near
the surface Is warmer than it 10 in the
region of the clouds. The higher We
ascend from the earth. the colder We End
the atmosphere. Hence the perpetual
SNOW on very high mouDtaios in the very
hottest climates. Now when, fr0m
evaporation, the sir 10 highly saturated
With vapor-though it be iovisible-if
tits temperature is suddenly reduced by
cold currents descending from above, or
rushing from . higher to lower latitude,
its capability to retain moisture 10 dimia.
ished, clouds sre formed, and the result
IL rain. Air eondenaes a. it cools, and,
like q spoees 6lied with water and
compressed, pours out water, which its
diminished capacity cannot hold. How
singulsr, yet how simple IN arrangement
e.. -. tov;nu The narth 80 Cd arm. g. .I.t
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ORANGE, ALEXANDRIA AND MANAs.
" SAS RAILROAD.

On and after Sunday, January 20, 1871, one
daily passenger train will run between WASH
1NGTON and LYNCHBURG, connecting at
Gordonsville with the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad TO Richmond, Staunton and the Virgin
ia Springs; at Lynchburg for the West and
Southwest, and at Washington, to the North and
Northwest.
Leave Washington daily at sos a. m, and Alex
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Leave Lynchburg at $50 a. M. arrive at Alex
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p. m.
For MANASSAS LINE leave Washington
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p. M, and arrive at Harrisburg at 7 p. m.
Eastward, leave Harrisburg at g. 80 a. m E; pass
Strasburg AT 9.25 a. M, arrive at Alexandria at
1855 p. m. and at Washington in time for connect
ing with the p m. train from Washington to Bal
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Good connections, by comfortable coaches, are
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Also, cars through between Baltimore ard
Lynchburg, avoiding the Inconvenience of trans
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mh7-u General Ticket Agent