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Marshall County Republican., 1872-10-31
A Boys Purpose.

When Warren Hastings was a lad
only seven years old, he lay one day be-
side little rivulet that flowed on toward
the River Isis, and there he formed the
purpose which was his guiding star
through life. His parents were in re-
duced circumstances, but descended
from noble family. The boys ambi
ton was to win back the lost estate of
his ancestors-to make Daylesford his
own. To this purpose he steadily ad-
hered. Every aim and effort of his boy
hood was associated with this purpose
of boy, very likely never to be zeal
lied. The young Hastings sat on the
same bench in the village school with
the peasant children with whom he
played, and to an outward observer
there was little to distinguish him from
the rest. But the world in the boys
heart was as different from their hopes
and aspirings as if he belonged to an
other planet. He held on to this great
life-purpose of winning back his family
lands all through his youth and man
hood. Through his checkered life his
tory this was like star ever leading
him on. And success at last crowned
his efforts. He was able to buy the
beautiful fields and parks of his ances-
tors, and rebuild the mansion; and here
the last days of his toilsome life were
spent.
You may become what you will II you
only work for it with all the powers
God has given you. Choose, then, some
worthy ambition. Do not let 1t be
riches or honor among men, or ANYTHING
that the Lord does not esteem. Choose
some great, nob2s purpose on which
you can ask His blessing. Then work
for it with all your might, and you Will
not fail of the victory.
Marshall County Republican., 1872-10-31
The Nautical Drama.

An English actor bequeathed e2,000,
in 1866, to found prize for the best
drama on a nautical or national sub
ject." The first competition was in
1867. Some fifty playwrights present
ed their productions; and the success
full piece was brought out at one of the
London theaters. In 1868 there were
twenty competitors but no manager
would run the risk of putting on the
stage the drama that was adiudged to
be the best. In 1869 there were but
twelve contestants and since then the
prize has gone begging. 1t is crafty
ing to note this decline of the nautical
drama. OF all the shams that made
our theaters ridiculous, a board
ship upon paste-board ocean, execut-
ing unheard-of maneuvers and fiercely
bombarding fort ten feet off, is the
worst. In different way it debauches
the popular taste as thoroughly as the
leg drama itself.
GEORGE SAND advocates in letter to
the Revue Moderns the organization of
Marshall County Republican., 1872-10-31

The Public Works Department of
Japan employs 161 foreigners, at an
aggregate cost of $29,62l per month.
There are Ill English, Sc French, 8
Chinese, 4 Manillese, 2 Americans, l
Indian, and Swiss. Fa6
Marshall County Republican., 1872-10-31

~ CAN'T drink liquor" said Bob, 1T
goes right to my head" "Well,' said
Bob's friend, "where could it go with
less danger of being crowded n
Marshall County Republican., 1872-10-31

GEORGE SAND advocates in a letter to
the Revue Modsrns the organization ol
female Freemasonry in France.
Marshall County Republican., 1872-10-31

IF there is no hell there ought to lea
big partition in heaven.
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Schotield, the Congressman. from this
district, ia somewhat noted Tor his soft.
soaping qualities. lie has an extraordi
nary facility Of rubbing his acqnaintances
down, and making n palaver over them.
Some time ago, after he had returned from
the congressional "refreshment room" he
met the well-known Judge Black, OF this
state, who, besides being tie greatest man.
IL one OF the plainest speaking men in
America The following scene Is reported
TO have occurred
Schofield-Ah Judge, glad TO see Won
How well you are looking YOU look
pounger than you did fifteen yesrs ago
Judge Black-A fne day, Mr. Schofield
Schofed-lts pity, Judge. that man
Of your splendid mind should not be in the
public service, you are too great man TO
remain IN the minority.
The Juage responded With shrug aud a
grunt
Schofeld-Judge, you had better come
over 70 " we would handsomel buv Won
Judge have sometimes thought OF il.
Mr. Schohcld, but there is one obstacle in
the way
SchoGeld eagerly -Ah, Judge. what
can that bel Cant something be done "a
remove the ob-tacler You are TOO great a
man
Judge (impatienily)-Yes. ar. a very
serious obslacIe-I 6el,cvs IL a AeHf-Erie
OJserocr
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PLAIN AND POINTED.

Nh. EDrToR.-You will do an act Of justice
by publishing the following article from tho
Huntington hndepoideni, Independent of
TRUTH Of last Thursday, with the Grad append
ed thereto-by one present, aud knowing
whereof he speaks.
BARnorEsviLLE CONFERENCE.-The Demo-
erats OF Unbsll met al the Court House ycster.
day and aiter a stormy session Of several hours
succeeded IN partially agreeing upon DR.. Vim
ION Tor House Of Delegates: T.. G. Ricketts,.
froEocuting Attorney; Jos g. Miller. Clerk
u. j. Smith, Sheriff. Peter Everett and DYKE
Bo"on for Assessor, ". If. Hagan, Presiding
Jusiioe' and John Thornburg for Surveyor.
There we're several boiters and some declared
themselves independent candidate.-but nsarlv
All we're drunk aud may do better when sober.
Convention"
seeing accidentally, 10 the last issue Of tho
Huntington IndspeadeHf' t"of truth. % the
accompanying notice Of Barbourville Convon-
ton. and being member 81 said Convention
by authority, and having become cogui1ant,
indirectly. Of a sir cast upon the Demo
cratic Convention Of an earlier date Of Guyan-
dotie' from the same source, deem it my duty
10 vindicnte the character ofsaid mecting.. not
In Difference to the Shiny source which oririna-
ted the ISLANDERS. but lest outsiders should think
ill Of committee Or good men. Theparasits Of
dsiunet republication In our midst elects IT,
venom vainly, in this community. for the benefit
snd instruction Of parties unacquaint,d. and
Who may unad,ertcdly, imbibe thcrcform ideas
repugnant 10 the true character ofthis country,
The Convention being composed Of tho best
material the country affords. dcnounce said
srtiele as tissue Of lies and slsuders. Ifhe
imaeulaio &C. Who presids over The Independent
tof truth 'hculd Psrehanee feel agri,ysd attn
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wendell Philip. o. the r.nm..x
Cnndidspc.

'hrsraets ETA letter fren M WTadei Philip,
20 Mr.. y r. Csmnissx
You know | am neither q Repsb,,ean
nor Grant man. Whom shall vesc for.
or whether shall vote at all. do not
know. but certainly as against Greeley |
am 'or Grant We hsve had one Andy
johnson. l will not run the RISK of getting
Another IN Horace Greeley. want man
with some decided principles Greeley
never had any. Besides, / consider Gree.
ley secession candidate. believe the
plot to nominate him was Matched bv
Southern white rebels more ibsn a year
ago. aud has been mainly cursed isy them
advise any one who means " vote FOR
HIM to find out first whss agreements have
s1een made by Mr.. Greeley's friends with
Jeii Davis and his staff as to Office and
patronage l am perfectly certain that
there Is asiistinct mutual understanding. IL
not positive contract, between them. II
Horace Greeley enters the White House
Jeh Davis will be as truly part OF the Adj
ministration rs Seward was in Lincoln's
DAYS. No negro can vote for Greeley who
values his lie or property or cares for his
race IT, 10y irown OF Providence, he is
elected, ] shall advise every Southern low
alist tn load Their receivers that Grani :
arrest Of North Carolsas Kin KluS has nj.
lowed to be laid aside II he is ELECTED
let the negroes live in squads of INV.
whom no coward will dare sheet down
and show no property after sunrt Lonely
men will be shot and no black will own a
mule hrty eigat hours il any rebel knows
/ the tact
AZ for Adams, | do not fear him-an
ari-tocrW 10y birth aud n Democrat fnom
perverscneSs-the love OF money makes
such u auicn possible. He is Democrat.
bur afraid to coafess his creed, or wear its
uniform. u nny pSrty allows him to lead
it, he will lead il to It's grave, as ALL the
Adamses have always done. Old John
Adams vanity. bigotry and nate OF Ham.
ilton put the Fedral party into its tomb.
Iohn q Adams Administration was the
death blow of the Why Party then called
Republican. The light which gilds the
AdsRi-es is that OF sunset. They insure
defeat, Cnatham said Sir William Young
voice was the death knell of his country.
! The breath Of an Adams fame has the
chill of the charned-house in IT, Let them
nurse their money bags like timid misers,
and allow holder and more unselfh men.
whose tcreheads are lii by the rising sun.
To help the world forward, undslnrhed by
their greedy ambition OF their auerulous
crotchel-
Fer loyal Administration to protect
the negro, awe the rebel, and give the
working mana chance, Grants little fin.
ger II worth bakers dozen Of Greeley =.
Yours, WENDELL PHILLIPS.
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THE MEXICAN DEBT.

People who talk so very cody about the
absorption Of Mexico into the United
States might as well spend n short time
m looking over the list OF Mexican indebt
ednes- and see what an elephant, in such
a contingency, We should have on our
hands The simple service OF Mexico
now costs all that can be wrung rom her
people, and the revenues OF the entire
state are exceled by that Of some of our
cities, beside the debt il immense. With
AN erea Of l0OO,0O0 square miles and a
population OF 5000 600, five OF which are
indians and two OF mixed race, the reve-
nue. OF tie country is less than : ) 900, 900.
In the last year OF the Spanish rule it was
81 100000 Under the /, public of Santa
Anna. IN 1874, Il was $4,000 900, and nm
der 'Inarez, in 1861, IL wao but 81 900 600
For 1866 il was estimated ~ SIG. ono. 600
with An estimated expenditure of $40. 900.
900. thus leaving a wide margin for def
cheney The debt OF Mexico recognized
and unrecognized is some $32U,O0O. 900
No principal OF this debt il paid. and the
interest on S7,O00,00O internal debt il
about the only recognized claim.
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IL does look little odd NOWADAYS TO
meet Democrat who with a peculiar
smile OF triumph, halls you with the salu.
Iaiion; Have YOU read Summers great
speechP Democrat training with Sum
ner, Greeley aud Carl Schurzl Verify poll
tics-hke poverty-does make strange
c"mpanionship. We'll, we have read sum
ners speech and for low, pothouse slang.
venom, mill entity, the want oflogc, honor.
dignity and common sense, Charles Sum.
ner has proved himself it COMPANION
tor his Democratic associations. lie re.
hearses all the Democratic stuff about
Grants nepotism, gilt taking, military
rings, summering by the sea, his love OF
horses, subjects that show his objections
are entirely personal and not the argu-
ments ofa statesman. His story OF Stanton.
whom lie represents as hostile to Grant.
amounts TO nothing when entirely cons.d-
cred. only as the expression of such feel.
ing a. our public men often generally feel
toward another one ia high place Mr.
sumner shows great industry in getting
tile slum from Democratic newspapers and
polucians-the most trifing OF them be
ing gathered in the presentation OF his oh
jections and his capacity for flinginy dirt
Is demonstrated. He is welcome to all he
can make out Of bis attempt TO blacken
the reputation OF Gen Grant twill only
rebound to his own discontinue
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Marriage mud Death Rate.

The death rate in the married and un.
married WAS the subject Of a paper re.
Gently read 10y VI. Bertillon before the
Academy OF Medicine in raris The re-
suits are bnsed on statistics derived from
France, Belgium and Holland. are ~ fol
lows: OF married men between tue ages
OF 25 and 80, the death rate WIS Der
thousand, unmarried 10 per thousand.
widowers % per thousand OF married
and unmarried women the rate was the
same, viz: . per thousand, while in wild.
ows, II is was T. In persons from 30 to
50 the death rate among married men WAS
ii, the unmarried s. and the widowers ~
per thousand. Among the women il Was
3 for the married 10 for the unmarried
and Is per thousand Tor the widows
Combining these figures gives the follow.
ing result: Deaths among men between
the age Of % and 3j-marrie-i Is. nm
married 10. widowers A.; women between
the same ages-nnrried 4. unmarried 10
widows - These figure Demonstrate that
while IN the case Of men the death rate
vas the same throughout the decade for
the married and unmarried. there wns a
great fatality among the widowers We
may, therefore. conclude that while the
married state does not actively improve
the sanitary condition H. men. the relapse
INTO the unmarried state il attended bv A
great fatality.
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From the whcssirg Register.
THE STATE CANPAlGS

The extracts from the West Virginia
Democratic newspapers which We ,onv
elsewhere illustrate very fairly the .en,,.
ment OF the party and the manner in
which the Parkersbnry Nominations ar,
received By the Democracy throuyhou,
the Stats. Where. As is the cas-. /, w.,
Virginia, the majority marty has in ;,s
ranks many men well fitted for and AZ.
serving OF Official position aud honor =, i
necessary that some comnromiss q, ;na;.
viduai preferences be msie for the sake Of
general hsrnony. This compromiss H..
Democrat. in every section ol he s,s,.
have made, and are coming nm 70 rba s,,.
port Of the ticket with quite As mpeh
nnanlmity and enthusiasm a. wns 10 hr
expected when 80 many candidatrs wsr.
presented, or as is usual in the history of
any political party. IL Is douhtfnl vheth.
er any section OF the State hss received ali
that individual citizens desired M.ny
eminent and accomplished gentlemen win,
were thought by their neiehbors and
friends TO be m. very h.s, ,,,,,, e. ~ W.
sitions they sought. wore conc.ll.J !.
yield to the voice of the majority and
without a shadow OF dishonor or any de,
traction from their merits, stand aside Tor
the present
The Democratic press of the State -.
coenicing this TACT. gives TO the ticl.,
nominated cordial and uni,e,l sunncr,
Personal disappointments are laid as;da
private preferences are held in suhiection
to the voice OF the maior,tv. and. for tbe
sake OF the cor,mon cause Democ,a,s
will stand shoulder to shou lder IN the rn-
SUNG campaign, tailoring for the CONNIE,
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A Coon JoKK-The scene described
below is said TO have taken riace in the
winter Of 1851 member from one o.
the mountain counties was a persistent
reader Of The Louisville Journal and each
morning rs the House opened he would
commence reading his favOrite paper, and
about the same moment some member
would move 20 dispense With the reading
Of the Journal, and our mountain member
would lay down bis paper lie stood this
some time, but Que morning rising from
bis seat after the usal motion, he exclaim
Cd At the top Of hi4 voice. Mr. Speaker.
We sOt here IN my seat for morn week
sud submitted 10 the tyranny Of this
Housed Somebody every morning nnover
10 dispense with the reading OF the Jour.
tai, and I've lost every payei I've bought
FOR a week by IT, and No uan has ever
novel 70 dispense With the Denoerat or
Co'ariol asd NE Speaker--' Here the
balance Wa ioss In the general laughter
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The population OF Mason county, Ky,
Is less than it was thirty years ago What
Is the matter with Msysville?
The Filth Judicial Democratic Conven
ton met in Parkersburg on the 30th and
nominated Col. J. NJ. jackson, Of Wool
for Judge, by reclamation.
Catle,isburg II to have Teachers In.
s,'tute, commencing On the lse and ending
the 9Th Of July.
II don't mean to reflect on You, said q
coarse, wonld-be wit TO man whom he
had insultei mo" was the reply, "yon
are not polished enough to reflect on any.
body."
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A married woman in San Francisco has
lately been trying to make prodigal son
OF herself She ran away with another
man, and after enjoying season OF good
Stme, her psrsmour -Ioped and she aud
denly came TO her senses She resolved to-
go right back 10 her husband, and tell him
Just how mean the fellow had used her
She saw no signs of iatled cali killed
but on the contrary, tarere was a wedding
going on nj the house Her husband had
obtained divorce, and was taking anoth.
er chance in the lottery OF life She SAYS
she has lost all faith in these men-just as
soon AS you leave them Tor little while,
they will get mad.
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a STiNKISG PARTY.-One Of the negro
orators who were put forward and fatier-
ed and caressed BY the Radical PARTY and
press At their late convention. in his steecI
TO u. said Of the Democratic party "tbe
sinking carcass enits an odnr that breeds
disease Nov, without entering into any
long history, we simply ak the men wo
men and children Of Philadelphia who
witnessed the late Radical gathering In
Philadelphia, its Convention H. process.
Ions, IL social incidents and public and
private fratern'zation with the negro. 10
say which OF the two parties NAV be- most
appropriately describes ~ "stinking
party
The negro who thus de-crihed the Dem
ocratic party has been made Secretary Of
state Of the Commonwealth Of Mississippi
under the hayonet rule that enabled Gen
Afelhert Ames, the military Governor Of
thHt state. 10 issue HE certificate that
made the said Gen Adelbert Ames. and a
negro named Revels, senators Of the
niied states from the State Of Mississip-
~ The odor that Radicalism has th1s
acquired might perhaps fully warrant M
20 retort vile phrase, and call Il n stink
ing party. '-Phiiadsiphia fgc
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Hon. Thomas B. Kline. Of Calell. il an.
nounced ~ candidate Tor Judge Of the
smith Judicial Circuit Mr. Kline wss
formerly resident OF our town, and We
are glad 10 see him thus prominently rut
forward by hi friends Tor this high sud
honorable position. Mr. K il well quail
fed N gu the Office with credit to himself
and district We Trust IL will he the pleas.
IRE Of the Ninth Circuit 10 elect him -Pt
FieasqBf Re7isfcr.
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The bill to admit ten and coffee into this
country Tree of duty has passed the two
houses OF Congress, and may be considered
law. lt;goes into effect on the fret day
OF July, after which date nll tea and coffee
in bonded warehouses will be delivered 10
the owners tree OF duty.
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The Danberry Ne,cs SAYS that Sails.
bury man went hunting Tor crow recent
lt. I'VE PM a couple quarts Of powder and
shot 90 his gun, shN liz ewes, and b'azcd
away The village physician PROMPTLY
rews in every piece OF the Herman barber
~ RAPIDLY ~ il is found The CROW has
not -iuce been seen. Il il likely IL has left
Town until the excitement bellows over.
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Petroleum V. Nasty. il is said. makes
F+4OOo per annum by ieciuring and by
he noticeable letters Mark Twain made
sl2iHuO hy bic "1nnocents Abroad" and
expects 20 make s2OO.WO for "Rougbing
IT, ltisweil worth while IN b. yerdant
and TO have been rough NJ those hgures
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charge of being liar and slanderer, please
tell tin'~he sas 80.
OxE NJ rur Cox~sx-,ox
, 1872-10-30

Pnv@o to SAGE special co@-no bWng and constituting tMe Rules der regard must be had
Oan dangers of navigation; and due regard must also be had to any special creumstanosw which
may exist in any particular case rendering departure from the above Rules necessary in order to
avoid IMMEDIATE danger
~
No Ship mmdw any circumstance to neglect proper rNauho&-Nohng contained in these
Rules shall exoneatea any Ship orhe Owner or Master or Crew thereof from the CONSEQUENCES of
any Neglect to carry Lights or Signals Wf any NEGLECTED. keep poper lookout or Mhe Neglect
ofmy Pecauion which may be required by the ordinary Practice of S@mm, o. by the special cir
clmNances of any case.
LIABILITY TO PENALTY
49,
Noncompliance with the foregoing Rules invOVes-bedde thenabnhy oindemnifmm which,
in accordance with the general mains of Law, may according to circumstances be incuned by the
offending party or prH@-iabnHy to the penalty of Fines in no case exceeding $780,
49,
Suits concerning the agudgmnt of Penalties othet said nature are treated as public Police
Suits; the Fines acCwe to the Colonial Treasury of the municipality in which the Suit hsb been
adudged in the 1t Instance
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DOMESTIC MARKETS.

Cotton nominal; good ordinary, asc Net receipts is
New ORLEANS, July ., 1872
ceipts 10 bales gross 10 Sales &C., Stock. 8 net re-
, MOBILE, July q 1871
bales. Stock, 2,425
Cotton dull; middlings 24c Net receipts: 81 bales.
Sales, ii. Stock, l,5l2
Cotton nominal price given Net receipts rs bales
WILMINGTON, n. c., July o. 1872
sprts isS " PEI tim quiet Eosn quiet At g. % for
81 hard for yellow Dip ss iof sfsiH
Too,ooo Arm and Unchanged I ss.. ~ SS1y 1872
Flour dull and q unchanged sales Sbis Is for
'ss wss SS
bushclsN Mo waukee club Al 81 IS Corn quiet sales
.SS4 ss s ss f
rpf NsE HS,s
Seee
feet Of lumber Shipments by canal-ll,Ooo bushels
LAX. ,m,or,.-roor sas NIL. sy pn. d Jsiy 1872
SST% DO ps DO S Canal
DO oats, 5000 do Canal frsiens-Whest, iiSc corn,
-. 1sas .ssf iss q sm Ss:';tg pssHs
;S'ss S; $S:S;
for Western. Barley malt in good demand and I'm.
changed. Hams advanced Isc.
ropr dull and nominal Wheat rm and 's n lair de-
mand for spot and July dull and declined August
gust az che Year Corn sGDa and Su y i.r s nd
No. mixed, t0c bid for regular cash July; S2c for
August; rejected, Sc No high mixed, exc Oats dull
EyeaNo stSsc; Barley dull and nominal WHEEL
especially for July, which sold largely At Si2 S. August
and September quoted ei2 TO- Lard steady q Slc cash
&C. clear Iis. s,lc se(c BACON steady; shSudsE BE
Sc. Hams, ljSc. IG1c PACKED. Cattle .nrm; choice
to s2,s prime sSnppnE F,vS hog sScite@
sH s g 70 o.veg sc Rscops; =; Dbl. noSr
d. RE. 1O0Q eattls. &0O hasa shiRpsnta-sM RbIe
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SOUTHERN SECURITIES DULL.


The Southern State bonds were dull to stspna
ton. A few orders in South Carolinas appeared
to be the only business and these were executed at
decline In the new bonds to 29I.. The old bonds
were 1rmer at IS, on a rumor that the sew
eral insurance companies who hold these secur.
ties, by reason of State law that compelled the
insurance companies having agencies in South
Carolina to make deposit OF collaterals at the
state Department, intend moving the Courts for
mandamus to compel the Comptroller to pay the
interest. Elsewhere utter quiet regned, prices
leaving Off as follows Tennessee, ex-coupon, "a
74s; do. new, 74a 74h; Virginia, ex-coupon AZ so
do registered stock, old, 81 q As; do, SKIES con-
soidated bonds, 81 53h. do. do, deferred scrip,
16 II; Georgia skies, 70 IS; do. sevens IS a 30;
North Carolina, ex coupon, "a a 35ls do; is
sued to North Carolina railroads, A. a Al; do,
funding 1896, q 30; do. do, 1885, "a
81; do, new, % a rs; do, special tax, Is 10 ;
Missouri skies, 90 q OF; do, Hannibal and st.
Joseph, % o4h; Louisiana skies, 50 55 do, new,
so IS; d. levee skies, "a 90; do do. Fights, rs
81; do. do eights 1876, 90 IS; Alabama nves, 81
%; do Fights, So 50; South Carolina skies, 81 81
do. nav. January and July. 70 2pk; d.. April