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The wife Of ono Antonio Mnrcelli. an
Italian resident Of Cairo, in Egypt, lost
her sight after careful treatment for OPP.
thalmia, by prominent oculiSt, DIR. Alter
Gnrrulier. The husband, from feeling
Of sensolesS revenge, waylaid the Doctor
and his secretary MS they were going
home one night, aud threw nitric acid
into their eyes, entirely destroying these
organs
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ns good '"AnAnsh'p, when there is reason to erp.c
hsl,J weather. to drop Au anchor to uindWArd.
wsArc In the midst Of the season % chill. and fever
To. sure preventive ofthis distressing m.iAdy Hostel,
tsrs Stomach Bitter. Aoouns Of that wholesome I,S,,
table tonic will render an attack impossible. Takc til,
hlnt a-i LepaA matOt n piadfcrL p
Weak s,on,eh. are most liable TO be di,ord,frd lat,
in the autumn ~hsa the sh,nEs, Of tsmpsrature at,
marked aud frequent. Hoasttcts Blt,eu iorla,' til,
stomach against tho effects Of thr.e variations. Lst
dr~ptIe. make mote ct the fact, and drVynS o.A !,
,siaIrwi.
The liver IL sensitive when Tire weather scoutp.
u.lly alternating between the warmth Of summer and
the cold of winter than ,,T ether period Of the JsAt
This I, peculiarly the season Of ,nc alterations Lei
the billion, remember tbst lio,s,tcrs Stomach Bitten
,sssutIay an sntI.brIou' inedlsns. and d,pr as a.
,lo-is -isdSnrl
The vi.e', plan Is to iorrtAll evil. The nett bes
thing TO strc-t it For disorders Of the stomach, ir
revul,utr- Of the bOus. ard all periodical iorst, take
q, sou a. the sOaplAat develops it.Su fiO-tsttsr,
Stomach Bltert GH4H ... r4
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-30

IT is sisted that there is hardly man
10 Corsica who would not shed the last
drop OF his blood for the Advancement
Of any person bearing the hnme Of 30.
nnparte. The Corsicans still reverence
the name of the first Napoleon, whom
they speak Of as "Uur God.like fellow.
cOunitymnn, and the greatest n all Cor.
ieln heroes "
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-30

GuS SHOT WOUNDS. "A gentleman
from this country, who wns in Germany
during the war with France, and had
opportunity TO sec much Of the treat
ment for the wounded says: cat ono
Of the hospitals the mode Of dressing
was to clean the wound gently from the
outside, not allowing the fluid to enter
deeply then q covering OF zinc foil, lint
above this. md the whole bound with
adhesive plaster. The results from this
mode Of dressing seemed perfectly mar
vellons, aud avoid all the incouyen-
fence Of lint directly applied. Tho zinc
foil seems to act through the oxide
which il forms in contact pms, aud eXertS
a most healthy influence upon the wound.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-30

CRAMPs aud pains in the stomach, are
the result of imperfect indigestion, and
may be Immediately relieved by u dose
of JoHNsoNs ANoDYNE IMMINENT. A
teaspoonful in n little swectened water is
dose.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-30

sucH LOVE. Such perfect love as this
is seldom witnessed in this selfish world
II was developed last summer by q con.
versation in dark corner Of the West
Point Hotel piazza. The interlocutOrs
were young married couple. who's
tweet ?" "Why, oo's twect" "No !
oo's twcet." Whose little birdy is your"
ZOOS little oirdy" The remainder conld
not he hohrd r
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-30

THERE are two reasons why some peo-
pie don't mind their own business. One
j. that they haven't my business and
the second Is that they have no mind to
hing to IL IL they had
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-30

When Brigham Young received the ton
boxes containing the imported silk
dresses md cashmere shnwls for his
thirty wives, he said to friend "Ah, u
Won knew the cost Of those goods you
would not believe for n moment that |
prncticed poiyenmy rs mn earthly plcns-
IVA ~
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-30

Perfection has been obtained in the
manufacture of. Monroe Taylor's Cream
Yeast Baking Powder. All Indies who
have used it universally cxclnim, there
= nothing like il"
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The Co1.-An illustration OF the
value Of "skillod labor" may be found
in the fact that glass Of whisky, price
10 cents, is manufactured from only
about seventy grams Of corn.
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CHINESE METHOD or PREsEHyTSo
CHARTS. Travellers inform MS that the
Chintse have a method Of preserving
grapes 30 us to have them at their com
maid during the entire season, md a
ncent author gives us the following nc.
count Of the method adopted: Il con-
sists in cutting o circular piece out Of n
rpc pumpkin, or gourd, making an per-
iuip large enough to admit the hand.
The interior is then completely cleaned
out. the ripe grapes nrc placed inside
and the cover replaced and pressed in
firmly. The pumpkins arc then kept in
a cool place and the grapes will be found
to retain their freshness for long time
We arc told that very careful selection
must be made Of the pumpkin, the com.
mon field pumpkin, however, being well
adapted for the purpose in question.
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Will All ThOSB who Suffer
t.-s seaT -fRoA7,E f.a .ia.s 81.
ASSUMPTION
... OR
COUGH,
Read The Following Letter
from a weiI-known Druggist Z

fFsM ... Mt. YERSoS, ILL.,, April ., ISL.
GEETLEaLS ~ heard ons Of my euytotnsrs speAf 10
inch high terms Of Aliens Lung BAlam today that
thought would write ypp the substance a Bis state
ment lie sAys bis mother Who l. now sifty ynars Of
aKe, has suTTEHEp Nlth consumption for uEvERlL
TTln and hAs bccn under the carr n en- our bes phy
iehns, hut never received any permanent bSusht then
she rys1rted 10 most every kind n Cough and Lung Hal
am that could b pFnurtd for her, Int Al 70 no aVl
She still yw worre. until he confined 10 her bed
and when NE seifed WITH pArotis I'M ni cough nF
she would losc the poEur Of rupraiou and theJ Sefr
enmpe 70 resort 10 VAronH means 10 restore breath
Ing and white she cogghtd 80 bard abe could not "a.
psel0fAte anything. and The family and friends had given
Up I'll hops Of her feoveyt her notced the Advsf
tsement Of Aliens Lhng bAlsAtn. sud thsJ thoasht
thsy would procure and tn H. They commenced givnt
her the BAlsAln at o'clock NJ a. directed, do st-
cry hour until midnight then she took another spa II
coughing and cIpeetoralsd mouthipl Of DARK yellow
natter which vis hnmethnr she had not been able 10
do for some time TheI tontnued 10 give her the Bal
SAN until morning. and lsn she began % eIpeetorate
Fpey and within two hour she hAd eIpeoinrAled three
piNtS Of mucous matter VII oh rave her immediate
pi and since that time has ntnued 10 improve. She
nov sits up all day and can wik about the house and
tale considerable outdoor rriso Her aon bouEht
orr n the iAliim to-dAJ, ana he u recommending Il
TrrJ highly W evsry one
A. GJoHNsoN, Druggist
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Athree.acrd field of bananas in Florida
produced 1925 per month all the year
round.
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J, WALKER Proprietor. H. II. MCDONALD 4 CO.,
Druggists and General Agents san Francisco. Call.
fornla. and - and ~ Commerce strrci. New York.
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NUATCII Pr EE, 10 Ag,at,. TO tn,roIus, an A.
w !,ss t,tlls In syery hcu'e, Aidrrv, s. OIL
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-04-13

LINcoLNroN, y. c.. March 81.

LINcorNroN, n. c., March 81.
To the Editor Of the Ne,c National Era
Permit me further space in your columns
for a second article on facts and suggestions
in relation to tie vital interests of the freed
men in the South, which relate to business
contracts and to business education. The
first Of these facts, vital to the freedmen's la.
Dor interests, is, that, as general thing, they
are incompetent to make business contracts
with their rebel employers, who impose upon
them false contracts, often by miscontruipg
their reading to the freedmen, or using terms
Misunderstood by them. The freedman, being
unable to read, takes it in good faith, and
enters upon his employers farm and COM
lnences labor, and works faithfully during the
season, and makes good crop of cotton, and
about the time the principal portion of the
crop is gathered the planter seeks quarrel
with the freedman and drives him from bis
premises. The laborer then demands his wages.
or his share Of the crop, as the case NAV be.
which being refused him, he goes to the magis-
trate for redress and when the contract is
produced and examined, its statements are diff.
ferent to what the freedman had understood
and agreed to it is altogether written in favor
Of the planter, embodying some clause of
which the freedman wss ignorant, which he
violated, rendering nuH the contract
know of case where four freedmen had con-
tracted to take the one-6fth of the one-third of
a crop, (which was one-ffteenth,) they, having
no knowledge Of figures, understood it to mean
one-third. When the contract was produced, it
was SO written to their discomfort and loss.
The second fact to be regretted is, that bust.
ness education among adults has not been suf-
fciently looked after in rural districts by those
the General Government had intrusted with this
important interest of the freedmen. We do not
for moment, wish to reflect upon the Govern.
resu of Education, but we are forced to the
conclusion that, had more attention been given
to business education among the freedmen in
the rural districts, where il was practical, they
would have escaped some of the grave diff
culties above alluded to. A third fact, which
is to be deeply regretted by every lover Of true
manhood. is, that the agents. generally of re.
ligous denominations, operating among the
freedmen, are more intent upon disseminating
their creedisns than looking after the practical
needed in the direction we have above
alluded, Notwithstanding their rallying cry is
education. What we want among freedmen is
an education that will not only look after their
Immortality, but also their corporeity The
that will bless the freedmen most
is the one that looks most after soul and body
More anon. V. d. NJ.
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HAWAII UniYAraffV

A well-dressed and highly intelligent audi
ence wendell their way to the beautiful chapel
OF Howard University, to attend the Junior
exhibition of the college class of 1872, assist.
ed by several Of the members of the Junior and
Sophomore classes. Prof. Whittlesey presided
Seated on the platform were the Hons Messrs.
Maynard and Rainey, of the House of Repre-.
sentatives /; Mr.. Haines, of the s. c. Senate
Profs. Barbour. Bean, and Bascom Mr.. VIM.
j. Wilson, DR.. Nichols, and others. Over the
speakers stand was arranged in Greek text.
formed of ivy, the class motto, "A Crown to
the Victors"
The exercises commenced at half past seven,
in the following order
Prayer; MUSIC; Defamation, "Aeschines
on the Crown" =. Q. Harris, Montgomery,
Ala. Defamation, Napoleon Bonapsrte'
r. L. Mitchell, Alexandra, Va. Grafton,
Study OF the Classics" A. c. O'Hear, Charles
ton, 3. c.; Music; Defamation, love OF
Country and Home" J. E. Carter, Washing.
ton, ID. G.; Greek Defamation, "Demosthenes
on the Crown" c. N. Otey, Raleigh, N. G..
Grafton, 1.-THE Destiny of the English Lam,
guage,' j. 7. Settle, Hamilton, Ohio Music
Reading, Paul at Athens" NJ A. Nichols,
Washington, d. c.; Latin Defamation. "Ci.
ceSo against Catalina" w. J. Simmons. Dor.
dentown, NJ j.; Grafton, "Associated Action"
). M. Gregory. Cleveland, Ohio Benediction.
We cannot be too strong in our appreciation
OF the excellencse Of the exercises, and where all
did so we'll 1t would be insidious to make
comparisons, yet we cannot refrain from espeoi.
ally noticing the productions Of Messrs. Greg.
DRY and Settle. and the mastery manner in
which Mr. Otsy rendered his Greek declama.
ton.
After congratulatory addresses from Repre-.
.sntatlves Maynard and Rainey, the audience
we'll pleased with the rare excellence
of the evenings exercises.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-04-13

WAR PowxRs UxpER THE Constitution OF
THE UNITED STATES, by WILLIAM WHIrINs
We have received the above work, aud fully
endorse the following from the Boston Com
monwedlth:
The publication of Mr.. Writings able and
lucid essay did much TO clear the clouded at
mosphere of our politics at a critical period Of
the war. 1T is here included ina large and
handsome octave with the essay on Military
Arrests en- Time Of War, and also with dis
sertation on the Var Claims Of Aliens, now
first published. The large body of notes show
the extent and thoroughness of the studies from
which the conclusions have been derived, and
bywhich they are supported The three essays
taken together furnish one Of the very best
specimens of political and legal discussion that
has yet been produced in America. For con-
scientous research, continuity and sobriety of
thought and lucidity of statement, Mr.. Whit.
ing may be proposed as a model, while one
cannot forget in reading him that he brought a
clear beam of light to the most dubious and
confused hour OF our War.
To be had at w. H. o. Fl. Morrison's, on
the avenue.
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IN pursuance thereof, are the supreme law OF
I tue !sno. Let It be understood that we mean
70 MAINTAIN the fruits of the war that slavery
Is forever dead in the nation that every man
aud woman born in this land or natnralizsd
unuer It's laws Is citizen Of the great republic
subject 70 lts laws and protected nv 10 powa-
Let 1t be understood that every man thus sinh.
ject to the laws shall have a voice in the makin,
OF those laws. Let il be understood the, "
this complicated machinery of government
municipal, State, aud national has bat one nur,
Pose-that of defining and protecting the rights
OF the American citizen. These things being
understood, then let Us be u'agnanimou.. Let
US show that tempering of justice with mercy
that makes earthly power shine like the hea-
vens
With the right of freedmen and the white
Inlonists Of the South 10 approach the ballot
oox unintmdated by fear of violence; with
the natural leaders freed from the disabilities
imposed by the l4th amendment. we NAV
expect the establishment of the era OF pesc, and
good order, and the glorious party of progress,
having saved the Union, abolished slavery,
utica the freedman to the ranks of A citizen,
placed the ballot in his hands, sesl removed the
shacAles which the exigencies OF the struggle
nave imposed on portion of the white ctiEens
OF the South, seeing the country in the path
way which leads TO peace and prosperity. NAV
sweep onward aud upward to new triumphs in
behalf Of humanity.
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Gcommnnicsted.l - s.
The sealed Ballot.

When the work of reconstruction wa com
menced ny Congress, it should have been taken
into consideration that the large population
that had been emancipated were in state oil
poverty, landless, aud of necessity y,ry de
pendent upon those who owned the soil and
possessed the property of the country. and
that, as a matter of course. the latter class
would have the power Of controlling the politi
cal action of those who could not exist at all
without their permission and, therefore. the
most effective measures should have been en-.
acted TO secure to the coored man, as far as
possible, an independent ballot, an Opportunity
to vote as be pleased, without its being known
TO any one how he voted
In this way alone could the right of sufYrage
he made of value to the defenceles. voter.
But nothing of the kind was done. and the
newly enfranchised population can now only
exercise their right of ballot at the peril of per-
secutien. One very simple provision would
have obviated all this difficulty, and prevented
intimidation, viz that all votes given at cleo.
tious should be deposited in SEALED ENVELOPES.
In this way it could not be possibly known to
any one but the voter in which way he gave
his vote, and consequently he would have been
able to act independently.
This mode of voting has been tried in Massa,.
chusetts since 1851. Charles Sumner was
elected by the sealed ballot, after twenty
FIVE Intellectual attempts had been made in
the House of Representatives to elect him by
the open ballot. This mode not only prevents
all coercion, but all bribery, because after
man is paid to vote in certain way, he can
vote as he peases, and nobody be the wiser for
it and it also prevents double voting, and all
other mistakes and frauds that often occur
under the old system.
How far it will be now possible to secure the
great boon of sealed ballot to the colored
voters-of the South it is difficult to say but
that it would be more important to them than
any other measure that could be adopted, and
do more than anything else to prevent the in
reference of the Ku.Klux with elections. is
quite certain. w.
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Democratic Schenectady has elected a Re.
publican mayor, Mr.. j. Van Horne, by 300
over his Democratic opponent. The board OF
supervisors lie changed to Republican, and there
is Republican gain of two aldermen.
Democratic Omaha city elects Republican
mayor this year.
Brick Pomeroy's home, La Crosse, Wis,
elects Republican mayor by 800 majority.
Milwaukee, Wis, gives 900 majority to q
Republican mayor.
Chicago elects Republican mayor.
Dubuque. Iowa, chooses Republican
mayor, and four out of ave aldermen.
Jacksonville, H., puts in Q Republican ma
jority of 800 for city officers
Cincinnati goes Republican by nearly 2, 900.
Lyons City, Iowa, Democrats stronghold.
has gone to the Republicans by large ma
jority.
Springfield elects mayor Hanna it's Republi-
can mayor.
The Republicans carried the State by 3,40O
majority in Rhode Island on the 5th.
In Tomkins county, N. Y, the Republicans
carried every town but one, Enfield, making
the board Of supervisors eight Republicans to
one Democrat. - s.ss g.
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ture, apply to the complexion of human beings,
all belonging by nature to common brother.
hoodg Why did he not say that it is against
the anslogies to drive black horse and a
white one in the same team with each other
Then we could reply that it is only matter of
taste that such combination is usually con-
sidered very fashionable. But how about an
OK and horse occupying the same stall 1t
is usual, We reply, for one animal at a time to
occupy stall but we fail to see any analogies
in nature which prove that the same stall
should not be used unfortunately for either
as the occasion might require.
And i, there any analogy to be drawn from
the Esqumaux and the Indian which applies to
this subject? Who can say how much climatic
causes may have changed the stature of the
two races? Yet these arguments, which de-
serve only contempt, were used by q leading
Democratic member of Congress at this meeting.
And we ask, What is meant by one race tax.
ing the right and the other the left road Does
il mean that this ia Whit mans country, and
that the African must leave it? Or does it
mean a war Of determination or re-enslave-
ment of the race! 1t looked like this latter
when the speaker said, 1--WE will give our
colored brethren the same rights they have
always had in Maryland
Mr.. r. s. Davis thought there was but one
honest man in the Republican party-Chsrles
Sumner Yankees were generally a mean set.
"And now,'' saidhe, sin regard to the niggers--
colored men, mean" A voice, "You're too
late''l But the speaker continued: eff you
send my boy to school with colored boy, why
my boy will put head on him." After this
classic phrase he tol6 us in good plain English
why the Democratic party did not want the an
nexation of Santo Domingo, "because the pop
ulation was black and concluded by urging
us to wait for the candidate who had not yet
arrived, for Mr.. r. T. Merrick was a "funny
little man and would make us laugh" But
the funny little man" seemed to have lost his
usual urbanitv, for he quite imperiously de-
manded silence from the colored side Of his
audience, when they were paying very respect.
ful attention. l will only occupy your space
to speak of one point in his speech, which, it
seems TO me, is significant as showing the
means to which the Democratic party will re-
sort in it's efforts to coerce and control the COL
ored vote. Said Mr.. Merrick, 81 charge you
colored men, to be careful and not raise up
black mans party, for if you do raise up
black mans party we will surely raise up a
white mans party. and we are over thirty three
millions, and you are only three millions How
the speaker brought about the fictitious suppo-
sition that there was to be black mans party
do not know or why he arrsyed the two
races with their numerical differences so wildly
before the minds of his audience / do not
know but I leave your readers as the speaker
left me-to infer. W. G. G.
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Horrible Outrage.
Man Receives Five Hundred Lsshes, and
is then Played Alive and Burned at the
stake!

stake!
We learned late last night some of the par.
tlculars of one of the most sickening, atrociou.
and nce-invOking crimes that ever stained
the annals OF this or any other community
calling itself civilized. The facts seem almost
incredible, but they come TO Va in such a shape
that we cannot discredit them The victims
name was Adam SekOh, an inoffeusive wor-
thy man, of French descent, living in
this county, about six miles from this city, and
against whom we have never heard ought ex-
cept that he was charged with being a member
of the Republican party. About o'clock
squad Of ten men, all mounted and masked rode
up to SekOh's house, and called for him.
alleging urgent business as their excuse for
wanting 10 see him at that late hour. He did
not suspect anything, being, so far as he knew
on good terms, generally, with all his neigh
bors, but his wife became alarmed, and urged
him not TO 90 out He finally concluded to see
what they wanted, however, and opening the
door was instantly seized, a pitch plaster
clapped on his mouth, his arms bound, and he
thrown into light spring wagon, which, with
the hOrsemen, set off at full gallOp. In few
minutes swamp was reached, and his captors
dismounted, aud tying their horses, plunged
into its recesses guided by the faint light Of the
moon. They made for sort of island in the
centre Of the swamp and there unbound the
prisoner and proceeded TO strip him naked.
Each member Of the band then gave him fifty
lashes with cowhide that bad been well soaked
in brine. until he was insensible. Then came
the SHINING, and the GROWING act of this
awful drama.
But our pen refuses its office. We cannot
60 on. The subject is too horrible for human
thought to dwell on or human tongue TO speak
Of We forbear in very pity to our readers.
In our next issus we may summon up courage
70 give further particulars.
We understand NJ. S. was warned just one
year ago to-day that his life was in danger,
and that he had better leave the country, but
as months wore on and nothing came of the
warning. it had almost passed from his mem
DRY. Mr.. s., we understand, has large family
connection throughout this and other Southern
States, but no relatives in this section. What
terrible fate for human being, and especially
one with so much to make life dear, TO meeti
We trust all the powers and resources of law
will be invoked to hunt down and extermisate
his murderers. Uai9n