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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-08-12
The United States in the English House of
Lords.

LONDON, August LIN the House
Of Lords to-day, Lord Redesdale
questioned the right of the United
States to maintain its demand for In
demnity for the damage caused by the
Alabama, now that the American
government had granted an amnesty
TO the late Rebels and the recOnciiia-
ton with the South was complete.
He asked whether the government in
tended to bring this point TO the at.
tention Of the aTbitrstons at Geneva,
and proceeded to argue the question
at great length.
Lord Granville replied that the
question was TO be argued in all its
bearings before the arbitratOrs by Lord
Rounded Palmer and other eminent
counsel retained on the part of Great
Britain. whose interests should Ger
tainly not suffer for lack of learned
defenders.
Prussia and Austria vs.. France and Russia.
LONDON, August 1l.-Speeial pri-
vite information rom correspondent
al Salisbury says the military Organi-
Zation in Russia is being pushed Wig
OrOusly on the PrUssian system OF
compulsory service, and vigorously
carried out without exception. In
consequence of the enormous extent
Of the country, provincial dep0ts are
TO be established. Officers are exam
ining the frontiers and reporting. The
Government is trying experiments to
see how soon a corps d'QT1lSe adyanc-
ing can lay line OF railway for for
Warding supplies. If such Is the case,
everything politically promises well
for Austria making an alliance with
Germany, which is apprehensive be-
tween France and Russia. This is the
chief question of discussion between
the EmperOrs Of Austria and GeTms-
ny, at Gastein. They meet at Ischlte
tomorrow.
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NEW ORLEANs.

NEW ORLEANS, August u.-CottOn dull
and lower; sales, 400 bales; good ordi-
nary, ,15Z0161<c; low middling. .16Z9I71<c;
receipts, 469; exports, none. Net receipts,
3I57; gross, 3799; exports foreign, 1892;
eoastwise, 776; sales, 1000; stock, Al $50.
Flour dropping, 81 70; Xxx, S. 2596 5Og
xxx, S6 1901. Corn is firm; mixed,
68c; white, zoe; yellow, 69c. Oats in fair
demand; new, 5O(052s. Bran firm. Pork
dull and nominal at SI4 %. Bacon droop-
ing at 71<c; ribs, SIC; sides, sc. Lard ir-
regular; tierce, 101<9102sc. Sugar quiet
and fair at I01<c. Molasss5 dull; ferment-
ing, plantation, 421Ee. Whisky dull at 92c
@Si. Coffee unchanged. Sterling, by;
sight, e premium. Gold, 1ll%.
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SAVANNAH, august 1i.-Cotton In good
demand; low midaling, 1896 net receipts,
S5..beles; exports cosstWise, 627; sales, 500:
stock, 1888. Net receipts for the week.
755; exports coastwise, 1420; sales, $50.
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, August 1l.-Flour quiet.
Wheat No. spring, 292Ke higher,
81 C591tlI O61E cash; this afternoon strong
at 81 O25s@l O2s<c for August. Corn
No. 2 mixed active and firm at 450453Se
cash; this afternoon strong at 445sc for
August. Oats-No. 2 moderately active
at 301<(930H cash. Rye-No. active and
firm, closing at 55Kc. BarlsY-NO 2
spring easier at 62c cash. Highwines
firm and active at $50. Mess pork S12 %
cash. Lard S5S@8Zc. Dry sailed should
ers 414c loose. Hogs duh and 5t910o lower
at S4 2O(94 20. Cattle active at 81 ESQ
6 80.
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ST. LOUIS, August 1.-Cotton nominal
and lower at 189I83<o. Flour quiet and
weak; winter superfine, S494 Is; x, S4 90
@4 20; Xxx, 81 s095 80. Wheat fiat and
lower to sell: no inspected lot were sold,
and business in sample lots small. Corn
dull and a shade lower; in mixed on
track, 4I1<c; yellow, 42c; sacked. 48c.
Oats easier; in bulk on track, 32i6S3e; in
warehouse, 35c. Barley quiet at 76c. To-
bacco firm. Whisky duh at soc. Hemp
and bsgging unchanged. Pork duh and
nominal at $l2 so. Bacon lower Lard
nominal. Hogs scarce at 50 1904 so. Cat
tie unchanged.
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LONDON, August II, 4:Se p.m.-Consols
9S7z; o. 8. coupons 6-2ls OF 1852, 935S (;
do '65s, es1zi do 67s. 925S; 1O4Os, 90.
FRANKFORT, August u.--United States
coupons--5-2Os of 1882, 97x@971E.
PARIS, August u.--4Rantes, 65f 57c. Bul-
lion in the Bank Of France has increased
1,900, ,OO5f. for the week.
ANTwEEP, August l1.-P Petroleum, 4s1z.
MANoHEsTEE, August Il.--AEarket for
yarns is quiet.
LIVERPOOL, August u.--Cotton closed
aat; uplsnds, 8s<9eJSd; orleans, s@915d;
sales, 5000 bales; for speculation and ex-
port, 1000 For the week-sales, 5000; ex-
ports, 5000; speulation, 5000; receipts, 1e,-
stock, 84S, 900; American, $40, COO: stock
afloat, 5II 600; American, $4,000. Wheat.
California. lis I'd, Flour, 23s, Corn No
mixed, sos Cd. Pork, 45s.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-10-21
Sentence of Paymaster Hodge.

WASHINGTON, October 9.-The President
this morning finally signed the necessafy pa
pers partially approving Of the sentence OF the
court-martia in the case of the defaulting
Paymaster Hodge to the effect that he De
cashiered, forfeit all pay and allowances that
may be due at the Date Of the PRONUNCIATION Of
this sentence, to DO imprisoned at hard labor
for the term OF ten years in such pcnitentiary
as The proper authorities may direct" The
court fttthet sentenced him " to beimptisoned
in the peniten.iary until hc shall refund to the
United States the amotnl or the emhezzlement
(S4l5, 407,6 and that the crime,
name and place Of abode and punish
ment of the accused be published in the news
papers in the city Of Washington, d. C.;" but
the President remittcd this portion Of the SEN
tence. To approve the sentence of imprison-
ment until the amount of defelcaticn Should
be paid would lie eqiiivalent to Imprisonment
for life, and no one supposed this requirement
would be filled.
The penitentiary at Albany is designated as
the place of Imprisonment, and Major Hodge
will be removed there this week 10 commence
his imprisonment Of ten years. In this con-
nection it may be stated that in 1866 Paymas-
ter Paulding was tried and convicted Of disobe-
dience Of orders, having, as charged, unlawful
ly misappropriatcd money belonging to the
military service. The offence consisted in bis
having withdrawn from certain banks 1915, 900
and deposited the same In The Merchants Ma
tional Bank, which was in an unsafe condition,
and which failed, the government losing this
entire amount of money. AS in the case Of
Major Paulding he wds first placed in Fort
McHenry, afterwards tried by military COM
mission, and on conviction sentenced to be
cashicred, to pay $4,000 and to be iml r.soned
one year in tho penitentiary.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-10-21
William n. Seward.

This gentleman has just reached New Totkj
having made the Circuit Of the globe. He
went forth troubled spirit be returns and is
greeted at the portals of his home By the dirty
hands of Tom Murphy. He is said to be so
afflicted that be is unable to feed himself, but
be has seen all the nations Of the earth, and
comes home TO realize the bitter truth, and to
ponder it, that the object Of all his ambition
the Presidency-for which he involved his
country in bloody war-eludcd his grasp,
and a taker-of.gifts and his boon companion
exercise the authority which he coveted SO
much.
No one man contributed so much as Mr.
Seward to the war, which for four years deso-
lated this land and subverted the landmarks Of
our old liberties. He is not man Of sensi-
tive nature; but, we dare say, when he gets to
his solitary chamber, and cogitates over the
nethiugness of his ambition and his bahicd
hopes, the ghosts Of his victims will constitute
no very pleasant company. But he reaps
what be sowed.-Richmond Whig.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-10-21
Newspaper Men.

Pomeroy's Democrat, in speaking OF an edl'
torial excursion ont West, makes the following
timely remarks, in reference to the arduotis
duties performed by editors, especially those
located in small towns They are so much to
the point, that for the benefit of those Of our
readers who may be laborins under the hallu-
clnation that editors Of country papers arc
we'll paid, and have good time generally, we
transfer them to our columns:
n No class in the world do so much hard
work for so little pay. Nopersons in the world
are so abused without cause, so lied about and
made footballs for the benefit of others, as the
editors of newspapers; especially thcse pub
lshcd in country places where petty jealousies,
envy spite, and continued struglings for social
ur political preferment compel an editor to be
alwaSs in hot water as he takes sides with this
or that element against elements constantly
concentrating against him and whatever cause
he may espouse.
"The Legislators OF this cotintfy should en-
act that money invested in printing offices, es-
pccially in all towns and cities under twenty
1--WE thousand population should bo exempt
from taxation and seizure for debt.
at requires more than ordinary pluck for
young man to establish a printing office in
country town, where be is compelled to be edi-
tor, canvassing agent, type-setter, proof-reader'
prcss-man, mailing clerk, wood-sawyer, itimi'
zer-cverythihe; II fact, In order that bis pa
per NAV live. He must work hard and live
poor. Business men fail and leave him tc
whistle for money he cannot we'll do without
Subscribers all about him, Who profess to be
good, take his paper, then die, remove to dis
tant town or run away without paying thcil
debts. Heis expected to work for any man ol
his party who may come up for Office; toprin'
hand-bills to advertise notices Of meetings
and furnish election tickets, oftentimes fol
nothing. He must be first and foremost to
encourage every enterprise of the place, and the
last man to be paid for work done, labor per-
formed or influence given.
"This country owes much Of its prosperity
to the press. Newspapers do much more than
books toward educating the people. They
find their way to the fresides and give infor'
nation to the children as to the formation o.
sentences and the expression Of IDEAS, while
school-books lie musty in little closets; in cup
boards, or are scattered about the chambers.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-10-21
Saturday, October, 81, 1871.
Seaton School Building.

An interesting account is given in the Pa
triot " of the 2nd instant, of the Dedication Of
the Seaton Building" erected for School pur-
poses, in the Second School District of Wash
;ngton. It Is located in the North Eastern
part of the city, on street, opposite the resi-
dence of Gen. Sherman. It Is a Substantial
and beautiful building, admirably adapted to
educational purposes, and fitted up with all the
modern improvements of such structures
In word, it Is fitting monument Of theskill
and taste of the Trustees and others who have
so nobly and so disinterestedly labored in its
construction. Washington is fast redeeming
itself from the oppfobfluni OF having the
meanest school buildings in the country. 1t
can now boast of having four or five stich bull
dings equal if not superior to any In the land.
Among the interesting addresses delivered
on Saturday, we notice especially that of j..
Ormond Wilson, Esq, the able and gentleman
ly Superintendent of the Public Schools Of that
| city.
Commencing hi. address with an apptopti-
ate allusion to Col. W. W. Seaton; Mayor Of
Washington, thirty years ago, and whose name
the building bears, as having first urged upon the
Councils the proprlety Of extending more widely
the means of education to the INDECENT children
of the city, and of introducing the admirable
system Of cotnmon schools adopted in the New
England States; BY which the benefits OF edu-
cation are placed within reach of every child
in the community, he says" To-day there
are ten thousand children in our public schools
The appropriation for the current year amount
to we'll nigh half million dollars, and the
benefits Of tdrcatio are preferred alike to all
classes, without distinction Of race, color, sex
OF pecunaty condition
Addresses were also delivered by Gen. Chip
man, w. r. Woodward, Gen. f. A. Walker,
Sup't., of u S. Census, and Gen. Sherman.
The taxes of Washington for school purpo-
scs are much higher than any other city in the
country.
The rate in Boston is 10 cents on each 800
of taxable value. Philadelphia, 2G cents,
Baltimore 90 cents, st. Louis, 40 cents, and
Washington, so cents.
This is caused mainly by the fact, that fully
one third of the real estate of the city belongs
TO the Genaral Government and is thus exempt
from taxation.
The great influx Of ftbedmen from Virginia
and other Southern States has brotsht there In
immense number of children who are being
educated mainly at the expense Of white citi-
zens.
General Walker clearly sliots that i. is bit
lust that the Government sl.otld contribute
annually towards the SUPPORT of the schools
that are common to all classes.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-10-21

In the volume Of Mr. Jctfcrson's private life
recently published are come letters never be-
fore given to the public.
One Of the latest is interesting as expressing
his feelings for an old friend, Mr.. Adams, with
whom his friendship had sufTtsed 4 long inter-
ruption from political causes.
ri communicated the letters, according to
your permission, to my granddaughter, Ellen
Randolph who read them with pleasure and
edification. She isjustly sensible Of, and fat
tered by, your kind notice Of her; and addition
ally so BY the favorable recollections OF our
Northern visiting friends. II Monticello has
anything which has merited their remem-
tsance, it gives II vauc the more in our esti-
nation; and could |, in the split Of your wish
count backward score Of years, it would not be
long before Ellen and myself would pay homage
personally to Quincy. But those twenty tears
Alas where are they With those beyond the
food. Our nest meeting must then bc in the
country to which they have nown-a country
for us not now very distant. For this journey
VIC will need neither gold nor silver in our
pufss, NOT scrip, nor coats, nor slaves. Nor
is the provision for it more easy than tho
preparation has been kind. Nothing proves
more than this, that the Being who presidcs
over the world is essentially benevolent--stesl-
ing from us, one by one. the faculties Of en-
ioyment, soaring our sensibities, leading US,
like the horse In the mill, round and round the
same beaten circle
To see what We have seen,
To taste the tasted, and at each return
LESS tasteful; Ger orr pallatcs TO dscaut
Another vintage
until, satated and faslsued with this lcaden
iteration, we ask our own congo.
heard once very old friend, who had
troubled himself with neither poets nor philo-
sophers, say the same thing in plain prosc,
that he was tired Of pulling or his shoes and
stockings at night, and putting them on again
in the morning. The wish to stay here is thus
gradually extingiiished but not so easily tlist
Of returning once In whlio 10 see how things
have gont on. Perhaps; however, one Of the
elements of fdtdro ftiicity Is 10 TO a constant
and uninpassioned view OF what Is passing
here. II So this maj &cll SUPPLY the wish OF
occasional visits. Mctciet has given us a vision
Of the year l4lU I; bit pForhecy b ohb thing
and History another On tho whole; however,
perhaps 1t Is wise and well to be contentod with
the good things which the master OF the feast
places before us, and be thankful Tot what Nc
have rather than thoughtful about what wo
have not:
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-10-21

TERRIBLE AccIDEST.-0n Friday last, Mrs.
Bunch, wife of Fountain Bunch, near ht. Sid
ney, met with sad accident, at the residence
of Daniel Miller, near lit Sidney. She was
helping Mr.. Miller to make Sorghum molasses
and had gone to the Sorghum Press to get the
juice. While doing so che raised up. it il sup
posed to look into the Press, when her head
aas caught between the beam, to which the
horse was attached; and the frame Of tbs Press,
and terribly crtished and hsr neck broken
She was killed go quickly that Mr.. Miller was
not aware of the accident, until she fell In d
mangled condition by bis side. She leaves a
husband and three little children, who have the
sympathy Of all who have heard Of this sad
accident.-Stdunton Hndicdtor, 6h.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-10-21
The Greeley Style Of Farming.

A cbichgo paper tells sb,ut another fattact
who has been ruined by Mr. Grecley's Insnnu
theories. Horace, it appears, went out b in-
spcct this mans farm, and during ths visit bu
advised his host to purchase somb kind Of 4
new-fhngled, duplef:cllptlc, bhrglat-proof
steam pIow belonging to misguided mistrcatt
who advertises In the ffibuns. Tho conbdlht
agricult,ir.st bought one Of those plows, and
paid six hundred dollars for il. The first tims
he took It out in the field the throttle-valve
got out OF order, and The machine started of
with a squirt It tan oFcf tho farmers Oldest
boy, killing him on the spot It tore down two
dozen panels Of fence; swooped into the stack;
yard SET fire to three thousand bushels Of
grain cut the legs of a short-horn COW ripped
forty peach Trees up by the roots; burst into
the house, upscttins the stove and crushing
the cook to death dashed through the parlor,
gouging furrow in the Brussels carpet, and
devastating the piano; suorting out through
the wall, leaving the edifcc crumbling ruin
went cahootlne down the road #histling and
putting and carrying on generally like mad,
until it reached the scbool-housc. Into that
seat Of learning it swooped with wild and aw-
ful yell, and jammins up against the blocks
board, it bursts its boiler, scaldlig eighteen
scholars to death, anG distributing the school.
master in microscopic fragments atouhd over
the four adjoining counties. And now, if you
tish to cause that farmer TO act nsancly--if
you desire to see that deudcd agrlctilturist
lie down on the floor, and tett his hair and
groan and foil over and howl-jnst ask hiin il
he intends to vote for Horace Grcslcs for Pres
ident
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-10-21
VIRGINIA FREE PRESS,
TERMS.

rs-The FRrE Pass Il psBllshed weekly at Tao
Dollars and Fifty Cents per GRIMM IN GdrGnee.
rs-TiREE DOLLARS # rot paid in advance.
Es- Oas Dollar and F.fty tsa,' for ar a0''s'
ES-The terms Of advertising are, for square,
Zone inch) or less, Oas Dollar and Fifty Csni' for
three insertions-larger ones in the same proper
,ion Each continuance Fifts Ce.ts.
rss-No advertisement TO be considered BY the
month or year unless specified on The Manuscript,
or previously agreed upon between the parties.
rS-An advertisement not marked on the copy
specified number Of insertions will be continued
until ordered out and payment exaeted accordingly
NS-REGULAR ADvKRrrsENENrs.-To avoid any
Misunderstanding on the part Of the Annual Adver-
Users it is proper to state distinctly that their Pri-
vilege only extends to their immediate business
Real Estate Legal and all other advertisements sent
bv them 70 be an additional charge, and no varia-
lion.
Va Obituary Notices Of more than fvelines will
be chargedtO for.
JOB WORK--Posters, Sale Bills, Circulars,
cards, dc., executed promptly, neatly, and at TAR
prices.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-10-21
ExFaEar DEiJcAcr.--"Is there anythir

ExTaEaE DEiJcAcr--"!s there anything
tho matter 2" There is, sir" &as the hosts
reply. =" Have given any oGensc?' " You
have, sir" Really IN ignorant CT it,
" well, sir, let me te.. you such language
won't suit me- sir." =" Ny dear sir, what lam
guage2 We were only taking OF soup w" Yes,
sir, bet you said cr tda 81 We'll, suppose
did ~ "Why; sir, It's that very word that sent
all tie la.lies blnshing out Of the room-its
h,ghls tInbecoming lansua :e-yery improper
indeed" I" Bat, my dear sir, what would you
have ine say calel the soup by its proper
name, didnt % mo, sir, you did not, and
whenever you have occasion to speak Of that
particular soup again, never say. Or tail sonp.
Say Piy-diPeaser sogp; that's the proper
word
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-10-21

A PmLAbELPaii MtstERf.=f'ho,. Brck-
ley, tlnsmitb, aged "a years, was admitted
to the ptiladelphia Almsliouss, on The I'd In
slant, from one Of the police stations. Fof
several days hs was banded between the cells
OF the lookup and the 'sards Of the almshouse,
till on the ith instant he died. At a post
mortem examination Of the body, the blade Of
m ordinary pocket knife, about two inches
long, was fotnd driven through the skull, and
imbedded almost lis entire length in the brain.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-10-21

The negroes Of the South, since their cman'
cipation, have shown. great disposition ID
unite themselves in secret societies, to which
they are fond Of giving Scriptursl names, such
as Good Samaritans and Fishermen Of Galiee.
It is quite amusing 10 read that an unruly mob
of blacks who few days ago siormed the Jail
at Danvile, Virginia, 10 hope Of affecting tho
rescue of pick-pockot Of their tan eclos rho
YES incaroerated there. was composed entirely
uf Good Samaritaus. York Sun.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-10-21

ARREST OF MAIL RoRbEn.-Captsin Frey,
The special agent Of the Postoftice Department,
on the 5th inst, arrested Tom IAmksDs, the
mail carrier between Port Republic and Har-
risoubdIg, Va, on suspicion Of robbing the
mail. It is stated that the stolen money was
found on his person. and he confessed the
ertmc with which be was charged.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-10-21
POETRY.
aspIRfT OF LiFE.o


The following lines are by young lady
rashlhgton, who emhodies some fine thoughts
a easy bow Of words sui.sb,e 10 the subject:
o spirit of life descend,
And rest on this wearied soul,
For it has moments of hope and doubt
And longing beyond its control.
4 lohgihg for something ii knows not.
Away from this world ofstrifej
More joy, think, and glatfess,
And less Of the cares Of life.
Some kind, supporting bosom,
On which TO rest and weep,
While the heart III lbs anguish
Could sigh itself to sleep.
Or in some land Of beauty
Where thought could take Eight
Over hill and falley,
Like wandering sprite.
By some stream Of water
In whose Lethe II could battle;
And wash away all sorrow
Within its crystal wave:
Or some purer plcssare
Quaffed from the living fodnt,
By the holy promise
Sent down from of the mount.
By the ripping Jordan
Under the prophet star,
That shone upon the waters
Away to the East so far
The star that points to Eden,
Telling Of wondrous things,
Beguiling the weary traveller
To dwell by limpid stresms--
Where angels come to meet you
Array d in silvery beam,
Floating Zephyr-like about you,
As fairies in dream.
Pure and white as lilies
Within their sylvan bowers,
Saying, this Is otr msnsion
beheckea with choicest flowers"
IT'S here we weave our garlands,
And lay our burdens down,
And Join the band of roses
That make the ifirnprtal crown.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-10-21

The richest men Of New York are all old
men, with the single exception Of Fisk. VIM.
B. Astor is seventy-eight; A. I. Stewart, sew
enty; Vanderbilt, sesenty-eight; Daniel Drew,
seventy zone Peter Cooper, eighty-one; George
Law, sevent5-three VIM. Cullen Bryant, sew
enty-seyen ; and James Gofden Bennett, Sew
enty-fve. All except the last are still toilins
In active business harness.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-10-21
Grape Wine.

r HAVE few Gallons of Concord, Clinton and
Catawba Wine for sale. suitable for Church
purposes, and is highly recommended tor inc SICK.
Summit Point, JED. Co., W. Va, Feb. 4, 'Tl-Hs