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The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

A BEAUTIFUL IDEA.-Away UP
among the Aleghanies there is a spring
so small that a single OK on a summers
day could drain it dry. 1t steals its
unobtrusive way among the hills, till it
spreads out into the beautiful Ohio
Thence it stretches away a thousand
miles, leaving on its banks more than
a hundred villages and cities. and many
a cultivated farm, then joining the Mis-
sissippi it stretches away some twelve
hundred miles more till it falls into the
emblem of eternity. 1t is one of the
greatest tributaries to the ocean, which
obedient only to God, shall roar till the
angel with one foot on the sea and the
other on theland, shall swear that time
shall be no longer. So with moral in
fluence. 1t is a rill-a rivulet-an
ocean and as boundless and fathomless
as oternity.-M1Tor.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12
THE GREAT MISSION or WOMAN.

THE GREAT MISSION OF WOMAN.
Great indeed is the task assigned to
womanl Who can elevate its dignity 4?
Not to make laws, not to lead armies
not to govern empires but to form
those by whom laws are made, armies
led, and empires governed; to guard
against the slightest faint of bodily
infirmity, the frail, yet spotless crea
ture, whose moral, no less than ply,
scal being, must be derived from her
to inspire those principles, to inculcate
those doctrines, to animate those sent-
ments which generations yet unborn
and nations yet uncivilized will learn
to bless; to soften tirmness into mercy,
and chastcn honor into refinement; TO
exalt generosity into virtue by sooth.
ing care to allay the anguish of the
mind; by her tenderness to disarm pas
sion; by her purity to triumph over
sense; to cheer the scholar sinking un
der his toll; to console the statesman
for the iugratitude of a mistaken peo-
Pile; to be compensation for friends that
are periidious-for happiness that ha:
passed away. Such is her vocation.
The couch Of the tortured sufferer, the
prison of the deserted friend, the eros.
of the rejected Savior-these are
theatcrs on which her greatest triumph'
have been achieved. Such is her des,
tiny; to visit the forsaken, to attend tC
the neglected when monarchs abandon
when counsellers betray, when justic,
prosecutes, when bretheren and disci
pies flee, to remain uushaken and un
changed, and to exhibit in this lowe
world a type Of that love, constant
pure and inehable which in another W,
are taught to believe the test of virtue
Black aoooGs Diagasine.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12
Yours truly
BLANTON DUNCAN.

The man deserving the name is one
whose thoughts and excrtions are for
others, rather than himself; whose
high purpose is adopted on just princi,
pies, and never abandoned while heaven
and earth afford means for accomplish
ing it. He is one who will neither
seek an indirect advantage by speci-
miS word, nor take an evil path to Sc
cure a real good purpose. Such a
man is one for whom a woman's heart
should beat constantly while he
breathes.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

Coon LANGUAGE.-You people
should acquire the habit of correct
speaking and writing, abandon as early
as possible any use Of slang words or
phrases. The longer you put this off,
the more difficult the requirement of
correct Language will be; and if the
golden age of youth, the proper season
for the acquisition oflanguage, be pass
ed in its abuse, the unfortunate victim
will most probably be doomed to talk
slang for life. You have merely to
use the language which you read, in-
stead of the slang you hear, to form a
taste in agreement with the speakers
and poets in the country.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

The Atlantic and Pacific railroad is
now open and running Trains from st.
Louis to Prairie City, in the Indian
Territory, twelve miles beyond the
Missouri state line and 343 from st.
Louis. BY the first of August the
road will be completed to near Cabin
creek, and will form a junction with
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail-
road some thirty-five miles west of the
Missouri state line.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

RULES FOR LADIES. Marry not a
profane man, because the depravity of
his heart will corrupt your children,
and embitter yodr existence.
Marry not a gambler, tipler or 9
haunter Of taverns, because he who ha,
no regard for himself, will never have
any for his wife.
Marry not man who makes prom,
ICES which he never performs, because
you may never trust him.
Marry not a man whose actions do
not correspond with his sentiments, be-
cause the passions have dethroned rea ,
son, and he is prepared to commit every
crime to which an evil nature unre>
strained can insiigate him. The state
of that man who regards not his own
ideas Of right and wrong is deplorable,
and the less you have to do with him
the better.
Marry not man who is in the habit
Of running after all the girls in the coun-
try, because the affections are continu.
ally wavering, and therefore can never
be permanent.
Marry not a man who neglects his
business, if he does so when single, he
will be worse when married.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

A gentleman was chiding his son for
staying out late of nights-or rather
eaIly next morning-and said:
"Why, @hen | was of your age, my
father would not allow me to 60 out Of
the house after dark"
"Then you had a ddcc of a father
you had"
Whefeupoh the father very rashly
vociferated:
81 had a confounded better one than
you, you young rascal"
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

A youngsier, while perusing a chap
ter in Genesis, turning to his mother
inquired if the people in those days
used to do sums on the ground. 1t
was discovered that he had been read,
ing the passage, "And the sons Of
men multiplied upon the face Of the
earth.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

THE Terre Haute (Indiana) Gazette,
Radical organ, speaks a piece of its
mind in regard to Grant as follows:
1--WE have been a Republican as
long as there has been Republican
party, and we will not vote for his
nomination, nor for him if nominated.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

"Sam," said one little urchin to an
other, "does your schoolmaster ever
give you any rewards of merit?" 81
s'pose he does" was the reply; che
gives me a thrashing ever day, and says
| merit two"
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

Covingtou, Ky, had case lately
where a discarded lover murdered the
girl who rejected his suit, whereupon
all the timid cold maids" met together
and unanimously y resolved never to re,
ject an offer,
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

= " III AiitAN GAtAAt Sllb We
could dispense with several of those
enumerated above, and still win. No1e,
/ speak adrisecIiy mhp Tsay that Penn,
syicania democrats ,cH be mt for
Hancock that her state convention will
instruct the delegation to nominate him,
and TO cast her vote for him from the
first ballot. | repeat, also, that Han,
cock can get twenty thousand votes in
that state, which no other democrat
can. After our convention in 1868,
distinguished radicals in Washington
did not conceal their joy from me that
Hancock had not been nominated. -
They feared him and Chase alone, and
one efHe mos, distinguished politicians
Of Pmasylrania, rho k,o,rs erey nook
aI,a corner HcreoG anil has maaaged its
'poLticR campaigns far ycays, candidg
ansnered my demaid for the TRUTH Hat
"HANCoCK WOULD HAVE BEATEN
GRANT THIRTY THOUSAND VOTES"
Shall the south ignore such facts -
Shall we turn away from the CERTAIN
TY that we can secure a reign of justice
and affection, instead Of one Of oppres.
sion and hate? That is all that we of
the south can claim or ask for with it
would come that lasting peace, that
brushing away of the clouds Of misrep>
resentation and foul calumny, which to-
day is the real barrier between the
north and the south. And the negro
race would no longer be stirred up by
the adventurers, who seek to embitter
their docile instruments at any cost. so
that rich returns may flow increasingly
into their capacious maws. The ku-
KluX bill, with all its enormities, would
drop harmless to the ground, if - when
orators attempted to raise the afirighted
bristles upon credulous pumpkins
heads by recitals of southern horrors
and outrages-every northern demo
crat could reply, "And yet these peo
pie are supporting from preference ou
great soldier, Winfield Scott Hancock.
1t would take the pith and marrow ou
Of every lie concocted by the radica
press.
For the south the stakeis a great one.
She has far more TO lose than the north
by the result Of the next election. And
as practical men, | place the issue be-
fore YOU and other friends in the south,
whether it is not wise now to consult
with each other, ascertain whether my
assertions and my figures are not cor
rect, and be prepared to act hereafter
with that unity Of purpose, which alone
gave our section its great strength in
the past.
| have taken the liberty, my dear
sir, to address this letter to you, in the
hope that you will take steps to bring
the subject treated of in it, to the notice
of the southern people; partly because
of my knowledge Of your position in
your state, and partly because am
certain that from your having been for
some time connected with Gen. liam
cock in the administration of the civil
affairs of the state of Louisiana-while
he was the copmander of the Fifth
Military District-there is no one more
competent than yoursclfto speak of the
fitness of thar gentleman for the station
to which | would desire to have him
elevated by the sulirages of the law
abiding citizens of a constitutional re-
public.
Yours truly
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

Honest indpstry is always rewarded.
No young pan need complain os being
kept poor if he rolls up his sleeves AM
goes cbeertully to work.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

"Look here, boy" said a nervous
old gentleman to an urchin, who was
munching sugar candy at lecture;
''you are annoying me very much
mo, l amt; I'm gnawing this sugar.
candy replied the urchin.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12
GEN. HANCOCK.

The following letter, setting forth
the merits of General Hancock and
Recommending him as a candidate for
the Presidency, will be found ilter-
,esting to all admirers of that distn,
guished soldier, We publish it at the
earnest request Of several esteemed
friends:
GENEvA, May Is, 1871.
Hon. Joshua Baker, Ex-Gov. of Louisiana
Franklin, Parish of ST. Mary:
Ny Dear Sri perceive by the
newspapers Of the United States that
the political caldron is beginning to
boil and that many movements are
being made in behalf of various dis
tinguished men of our party. These
evolutions are not devoid of interest
to me. In so far as | may be able TO
assist in anything which can benefit
the whole country, and especially en-,
sure peace and prosperity for our
section thereof, it is my duty, as well
as my highest pleasure, to bend all my
energies thereto. You, as a devoted
and energetic citizen of Louisiana, will
always do the same.
Believing that you have not for,
gotten the noble and patriotic stand
assumed by Gen. Hancock, when, in
command Of the Department of the
South, he followed the dictates of jus
tice and duty in his attempt to amelio-
rate the condition of the citizens, and
to make the military subscrvient to the
civil law, | write to suggest that Haa-
cock is still alirc aud ,tiH be presented
and urged for the position Of oar
standard bearer, By his numerous 'ca1m
and zcalo1s friends.
The peculiar considerations. which
ought TO make Louisiana, Arkansas,
Mississippi and Texas come unitedly
to his support are not alone the at
tempts upon his part to benefit the
people of those States, but also the
circumstances which have since occur
rel =, .f5--}.s--,an ostracised as it
ergv-s-1ie mas becs~hss.all... =,
were for his boldness in bravinsk '"'
wishes of Gen. Grant, and for dad n'g
to have an opinion Of his own, in vii, ""
kindness of heart and maguaniup Jus
sympathy for the sufIerings Of O"'
people formed not the least portiol''
For your sakcs, nay one might say
for the whole South, nlarfyred in ~
far as just and proper acknowl'o
ment of his great merits and captSS,'y
are concerned, when assignments O.
military positions were made; it is
eminenuy proper, that your State
should be the vanguard of the entire
South, rallying in his behalf.
What could be more proper, than to
have the South solidly demanding
permission TO name a Northern man,
as the Democratic candidate, ,cho could
be elected What could be more fitting
than the selection by the South of Il
gallant soldier, who fought us as long
as we could hold our weapons, and
yet, when we were crushed and bleed
ing, was the first TO step forward like
ministering angel to staunch our
wounds and to anoint them with balsam
and to raise us from mental prostratiOn
by infusing hopes of just and generous
treatment in the future? What more
righteous rotribution in the compen~
sations Of life could there be, than to
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

There is no fault in poverty, but the
minds that think so are faulty.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

The following letter, setting forth
the merits of General Hancock and
Recommending him as a candidate for
the Presidency, will be found ilter-
,esting to all admirers of that distin,
guished soldier, We publish it at the
earnest request Of several esteemed
friends:
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-22
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
Narrow Escape Of Shipping In New York
Harder.

NEW YORK, April 18.-A fire Of
the most destructive character occur
red here tonight, involving the loss
Of a vast amount of property. Al
eight o'clock fire was discovered on
the pier of the Troy and Albany
steamers, at the foot of Canal street.
The piers are over three hundred feet
long, and in a few minutes the whole
structure was in a blaze. The fire
department was on hands early, and
a general alarm sounded. The pier
covered the steamer. The sheds and
an immense amount of merchandise
there, awaiting shipment, were de-
strOyed. All around the pier were
steamships, tugs and schOoners. These
were removed as rapidly as possible,
but not until several had taken fire.
The steamship City of Brussels was
lying near, and the burning crafts
hOated near her. At one time the
great steamer was in danger of being
destroyed. She was tOWed away by
the steamer Fulton. The heat was
so intense that the iremen could not
stand near enough to direct the
streams of water. Five houses 'front.'
ing the river were considerably
scOrched. The damage is estimated
as follows: The pier, which is totally
destroyed, $4,000; merchandise upon
the pier, $50, 600; damage to the
premises 81 and 316 West street,
$50, 600; the schooner Providence,
owned by Frank Brown, $10,O 900; coal
boat Of J. @. SchermerhOrn, $4,000.
MANY other vessels were dsmqpnd
but names Of losers can't be found
out. The COmpany's steamer not
being at the regular wharf, escaped.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-22
MUsDER IN BaTOa ROUGE, La.
A woman CLAIMS Her Rights, sad Kills
Her F~ianOes.

The Baton Rouge Journal reports
the following: a more shocking hOm.
icide Is not known TO crimes cata-
lOgue, than the one which was com.
mitted on Natchez street, in this CITY,
Sunday night. The evidence elected
by W. II. Taylor, JusticeOf the Peace,
who held an inquest over the body o.
the murdered man, warrants US in
saying that the deed was a premedi.
tated one, and calls for the severesi
punishment known to the common
law.
Jealousy, the most unappeasable
passion which curses society," is said TO
have been at the bottom Of this deed
of blood.
Jacob Newman was the victim.
She who brought him to his untimely
grave was, il seems, his betrothed.
They were under nuptial arrange
ments. By some means she became
doubtful of his intention to complete
with her the marriage contract, An
effort to ferret out the nature Of the
case produced the difficulty which
ended as she plunged a knife to his
heart.
1t was not our pleasure to have
been intimately acquainted with Mr..
Newman, but nevertheless his repUta-
ton viii justify this tribute to his
memory. He was q good citizen, an
industrious and honest man. With
mingled feelings Of pride and sorrow
chronicle his death-With pride,
because he was q brave man; with
sorrow, because we have lost a friend
and society An ornamental and useful
member. We say, then, he is not
lost, but gone forever,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-22

TEE best possible history Of the for
tunes, ownership and present condi-
fion Of the city's stock in the N~jssis-
sipBi and Tennessee road, is given in
the bis in chancery, written. we be-
lieve, by Mr.. Vance, of Vance d An
derson, attorneys. No man can read
the recital OF facts given in this bin
and the accompanying papers, and
not rest satisfied that the city govern
meat was either defrauded or that il
stin holds the equitable and legal title
TO the property. Changes Of munich
pal administration may have en-
abled persons dealing with the city to
secure terms, which on the face
Of the papers differ from those de-
signed to be made by the original
trainers of the contract. In fact, each
Alderman at the time intended, as the
written transfer on the stock eertih-
cate shows, that the city should only
Be Invested OF its ownership OF the
seek when the construction Of the
Memphis and Troy (Paducah) road
Was assurad. The writer Of the letter
Rned Witness, " published ia b
other place, mnst be wholly mistaken
~ Mr. Lacey's ownership OF the
0Q0 Of stock. He held Ii, as we.
are informed, as the agent Of the
city and 81 MCoombs, 70 transfer it TO.
he latter whenever McoOmbs had
Hec1ted his contract
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-22

BY special dispatch from Nashville,
we yesterday published the fact Of the
consummation Of q lease for thirty
years Of the Nashville and Decatur
railroad to the Louisville and Nash
vile company. The transaction seems
to meet the approval Of those most con-
oerned, and having the approval Of
the Governor elect Of our State, must
be accepted as the best that could be
done under the circumstances, The
Franklin Journal, writing on the ''day
before the feast" says: "TO the
stockholders Of the Nashville and
Decatur road the lease is q matter of
very great interest, and we should
think that they would, without a dis
senting voice, be in favor Of it. The
stock is at present worth in the mar
Eet about ten cents on the dollar. The
Louisville and Nashville road pro-
poses to pay to each stakeholder six
per cent. per annum upon every dollar
of their stock, thus bringing II up 10
par value Immediately. The Nash
vile and Decatur road is deeply in
volved in debt. That debt will be
HQuidated. The road is, at present,
scarcely more than paying expenses.
If the lease is made and its terms car
RED out, as We doubt not they will be,
it viii be the most profitable road in
the South"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-22

congratulate the Board o
School Visitors upon their determine
ton to build Immediately a proper anC
suitable school house, on the corner O.
Third aud Market streets, for the chill.
dren Of the First, Second and Eighth
wards, the most densely populated ex-
cent the Seventh, Of any OF all OF the
Nsmuer wards Of the city. ThechiIdreno OF
Pinch' have been too long neglected.
Temporary, but comfortable quarters
have, for the past two or three years,
been supplied the children Of all other
portions Of Memphis, but that Of the
"north end" where most Of our work
ing classes find a home. The "Iittle
ones" Of these have been too long
"left cut in the cold,D at least so
thought the School Visitors, for at
their last meeting they voted to build
a house that viii cost from $4,000 to
$4,000. This is right. Provide the
most pOpuloUs wards first, then the
Others In graduation to the least. The
ba proposed building is to be Of brick. a
ornament structure, and with capaci-
for one thousand children. sup
sale, ld with every modern appurte-
s9Bd convenience. We say God
speed the good work.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-22

FROM the Nashville Banner o.
Thursday we learn that a band Of
outlaws, last Saturday, broke into the
house of Mr.. Moses Blye, Of DeKaIh
county, and, taking thenco a visitor
from Smith county, named Sampson
Trammell, tied him to an apple tree
and literally fulfilled the requirements
of the old adage by whipping him
oWithin an inch OF his life" Mr.. Blye
being present and recognizing someO Of
the gang, he was disposed Of summa-
lily. and was next day the subject of a
~cOroner's inquest. OF course the peO-
pie feel outraged by 50 infamous pro-
eedure, and are doing all they can to
bring the perpetrators to justice. For
the sake Of the good name Of the State
we hope it viii be swift and sure.
Murders and outrages Of this charac-
ter cannot be justified, and the rufhans
who perpetrate them should not be
shielded. The peace and prosperity
Of all the people Of the State are para
mount 10 the vengeance for private
wrongs of few individuals; and since
KuKluE bills are the result Of such
Infamous conduct, it behOOves Us to
toguard against them by the most swift
.scand sure execution Of the law upon
he perpetrators Of ~disgraceuI pro-
dings like this recorded Of De
1iPpeb county.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-22

THE "loxes have holes, and the
birds Of the air have nests" but the
editor Of the AUaldncHe hath not where
to lay the sugar loaf which he calls his
head. His condition is as desperate
as that Of the boy who gave an excuse
for crying because "dadis ,mam-
ma has clipped with the circuit rider,
sister Sal has got the measles and I've
got no trousers to wear" The AUq-
lG1cbs is in the same sad predicament.
The editor admits that Butler is a
thief and a beast; but thinks the AP-
PEAL ought to varnish and gloss over
his crimes, and feed the thief and
beast on palaver and soft solder.
He regards the Ku-KluX bill
as an "enOrmity," a monstrosity;
then snivels about "denuncisdons p
the folly and madness Of the B6dT-
b0ns." He says the Northern De-
mOcracy is pOWerless, no account, and
have got no trousers to wear.
One day he accepts the situation, -
and the next day whines because he
is required TO accept" a new " sit
uation." He thinks Radicals ought
to be defeated by the people snd
driven from office; but when the
Democracy Of Shelby county hold
conventions, organize, and nOmi-
nate candidates, he opposes the
convention, the organization, the
nominees, and votes for Radicals
in preference to Democrats, who
were Confederate soldiers. He wants
the sad memories Of the War buried
out Of sight, but when a bold pen
holds upWhat he calls the "enormity"
Of "the great calamity which the
Radicals have brought upon the
South, he talks about ''denunciatiOn, "
''foIly" madness" and while rebuk-
ing those who "got mad too late" he
points to his pyramid Of skulls, IN
wraps his wounds, and takes down
the Yankee scalps hanging up in his
wigwam. He intimates that he's a
philosopher who ideals with re-
suits, not distractions; facts not
theories" but the philosopher don't
tell US in his " bitter yet true words"
how to deal with the facts. Hereto
fore, accept the situation " has been
the panacea for all accomplished
facts" but as yet he simply adjures
" remuneration" then says the
people Of the South must deal with
this great calamity by taking a proper
view Of its enOrmity," which will
be enforced without hesitation and
without mercy" Indeed, it is i'm
possible to tell what the AUGlGncHe
wants, besides its want Of sense and
principles.