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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-07-19
THE WEATHER THIS DAK.

wAsHrNaToN, July ls. -.
The conditions are fayorable for local rainr
In Virginia and North Carolina; rising oarome-
ter and pleasant weather Will prevail III inc
Gulf States on Friday. ,...-- .a.,...t.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-07-19
THE NEW YORK FRUIT MARKET.
The Daily Bulletin of Wednesday, July

The Daily Bulletin of Wednesday, July II,
says:
Watermelons are arriving freely from Geor-
gia and In good condition. Lawton & Wilson
6lackberrles are plenty and trifle easier.
Other berries without material change. New
apples abundant and lower. We quote New
apples, good, 81 50a3 so per barrel, 81 76a2 per
crate. Raspberries 6al0c per quart. Cherries
3al2c per pound. Currants 7al2c per pound.
Gooseberries s3a6 per bushel Watermelons
$50a7Oas0 per 100. Backberries 15a2Oc Ifor
Wilson's aud Lawton's, aud Case for common.
Whortleberries s3a5 so per bush.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-07-19

There were mauy sun.stroke cases In New
York yesterday.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-07-19

toms hands for the purposes of this transac-
ton. On May l, 1871, a resolution was found,
which was introduced by Joe Crews and car
ried, that Nmptou be furnished with -
notes for the amount due him, and - bonds
to secure the payment of the - debt. On
April %, 1871, an executive committee was
appointed, consisting of Frederick Bush, Joe
Crews and Niles G. Parker. Kimpton's trans
actions with the company were very large,
and would be naturally supposed to involve a
large correspondence, but the new board,
when they came into office, did not find a
single letter from Kmpton among the records.
On May ], 1871, a resolution was adopted that
the Greenville and Columbia Railroad Company
purchase the franchise Of the Continental Tele'
graph Company, and pay therefor 1887, 500 in
second mortgage bonds at par value. On
Jaruary s, 1872, Patterson offered resolu'
ton ,.hich was adopted, saying that. whereas,
the president reports that he has been able to
.buy the Continental Telegraph Company for
5000 600. he be authorized to make sucn
changes in the receipts and vouchers as to
correspond with the amount actually paid
out. On May 2, 1872, a resolution was intro
duced In the new board by Judge Orr, and
adopted, that the last mentioned action ofthe
late board having been taken without quo
rum being present, and could not lave been
taken any way without the consent OF the
stockholders, it was rspudlated and declared
void. At the same meeting resolution
introduced by J. c. Low, was adopted.
which directed the financial officers OF the
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-07-19

",
and one story high, and Is used as
branch of the machine .shops. During the
present summer the proprletors of the Phoenix
Iron Works have added to their stock OF ma
chInery three new lathes for turning Iron,
one planning machine aud one drill press. They
steadily employ one hundred and slxty-hVe
hands. and have sufficient work now
under contract to keep them busy until
November next. Among their contracts
are eight large boilers and two cylin-
dsrs for West Point Mills; the complete ma
chInery for two steamboats, now building by
Mr.. A. Morgan, OF Georgetown, s. O.; the
machinery, two hundred pieces, Weighing
from one pound to fifteen thousand pounds
each, for powerful cotton press, Taylor's
patent about to be established In the walker
Press Building, Church street, below Broad
BY the Charleston Hydraulic Press Company
a large boiler for the Savannah and Charleston
Compapys steamer Fannie; the machinery OF
phosphate-w washer boat for the CoosaW Mining
Company; two large boilers for parties IN
Augusta, Georgia; and another boiler for the
Marine and River Phosphate Company, to re-
place the one recently exploded on Bull River.
Besides the above they have large quantity
of outside work, such as repairs to machinery
of steamships and other vessels In port.
The old office in the centre of Bennetps
Mills yard, at the east end OF Wentworth
street, has been pulled down and new and
neater structure has risen In Its stead. 1t Is
one.story frame building, fifteen feet wide BY
thirty long, with fiat tin-roof depressed IL
the centre, and rests upon brick foundation
four feet high. The interior will De divided
into two rooms for the use of Mr.. Bennett
The work Is superintended by himself.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-31
Left his Wife $40. 1000.

An amusing occurrence took place not
far from the town of Remsen few days
ago. A well-to-do Welsh farmer resid-
ing not far from Utica, started for a
ride on business, driving pair of high
spirited horses. BY some accident the
sleigh was overturned and broken, and
the farmer was dragged along at fear
full rate of speed for some distance by
becoming entangled in the lines and
the wreck of the sleigh. A friend who
Witnessed the accident endeavored to
check the speed of the horses and re-
lieve the farmer from his dangerous
position. He ran behind as fast as
possible, but did not succeed in doing
much. AS soon as the farmer noticed
his friend, he shlieked out: "Please
take notice, friend [ leave my wife
$4,000! No time to make will y
Such a touching evidence of affection
for wife, underpeculiar circumstances,
is extremely rare and noteworthy. For
tlnately, the horses were stopped, and
the dutiful husband was still alive, but
badly bruised. We hope he will live
long enough to increase an hundred
fold the amount which he was so anx-
ious to secure to his WIFE Utica (N
" Observer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-31
A New Territory.

The new territory of Ojibway, which
it is proposed to set off in the northern
part of Dakota, will contain about
"a, 900 square miles, being nearly one
half the present area of Dakota. The
new territory contains large area of
fertile and well watered lands, but its
inhabitants consist as yet almost en-
tirely of Indians. It will he crossed
midway, however, by the Northern
Pacific Railroad, which will build up
settlements and towns rapidly along it's
route, and from the line of the railroad
population and agricultural develop
ment will be diffused in all directions.
The existing white population in Da-
kota, numbering about Is, 600, is con
centrated chiefly in the southern part
of the territory, it's capital, Yankton,
being at the mouth of the James River,
and a vast wilderness intervenes be-
tween these settlements and the coun-
try which will attract the attention OF
emigrants who follow the line of the
new railroad.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-31
A Novel AnnihilatOr.

Immediately after the declaration of
war against Prussia proposals were
made to the Emperor Napoleon, by an
inventor, for "annihilating" the Prus-
slams on moderate terms. An immense
net of fine wire, "capable of enveloping
an entire army corps, y with solid can
non balls attached to the corners to
keep 1t steady, was to have been fired
at the foe from a monster mortar pro-
vided for that purpose. The wire net
would, according to the intentions of
the inventor, have fallen on the body
of troops marked out for destruction or
capture; when, seeing the enemy en-
tangled in its meshes, the French would
have nothing to do but march up to
them, or, in case of resistanceput them
to death The rejection of this new
military machine was attributed by the
inventor to treachery' on the part of
the chiefs who declined to employ it
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-31
The Long Age,
BIZ AL ICE Will L I !

BIZ ALICE VIII LLIAMS.
Annie and I, we loved each other,
In the sweet days of the long ago;
Ploddieg home from the school together,
In autumn sunshine and winter snow.
She was as blithe as a midsummer fairy,
Free from care as the winds that blow
Over the bloom Of the western prairie;
In the dear days of the long ago.
/ was lad uncouth yet kindly
Bashful with others and rough, I know:
But Iworshipped each curl on her dear head blindly
And thrilled at her voice in the long ago.
Nuts that gathered and roses I gave her:
Treasured the ribbon that fell from her hair;
And longed for some wonderful danger, to save he
Like knight of old) from the fearful snare.
Often tarrried when lessons were over.
Braving the smiles of the roguish girls
As they trooped along DER the fragrant clover
Watching for somebody's yellow curls.
Only to carry her books and her basket
Only to tread the path by her side
Ger the sunburnt meadow twas little to ask, yet
With crimson bushes my cheek was dyed.
Often stole from under my lashes
sidelong glance at her hands OF snow;
Or caught the CLEAN of her blue eyes flashes,
And watched the bushes come and go.
Hearts had we as light as feather,
Little we rocked of care woe,
As we trod the old school path together,
Annie and I, in the long ago.
Years ago did our pathways sever,
She to the west, to the northward /.
Does she recall the bright days ever,
When we loved each other, Annie and F?
Though years have fed with their sorrows laden,
Often I dream of the long ago.
I see in my musings little maiden
Over my heart steals the self-same glow.
The silken curls fall in golden showers,
And softly gleam the azure eyes
AS she takes from nv hand the wildwood flowers
With look of shy yet pleased surprise.
Gone are manhood's struggles and trials,
Gone are the years of care and Woe!
And we're walking the old school path together,
Annie and I, in the long ago.
Golden A. ge.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-31

tonishment at the heartiness of the
fraternal salute, the pleasant, genial
tone of the voice that acknowledged
her favor Then she summoned cour-
age to look up. What did it mean?
Why, Ellie?'' laughed her hus-
band, styou seem thunderstruck
What's the matter, child Isn't he
like what you expected2"
"Y-e e-s-no, no." stammered Ellie,
as she gazed spell-bound at the bright
face smiling with just Fred's smile al
her persistent scrutiny, and with beat
ing heart and few tears, followed the
tale of the preceding evening, not omit
ting the smallest detail, even to he1
own dream.
At first, her husband seemed perplex
ed, afterwards little angry; and finally
catching his newly restored brothers
twinkling eye, they both gave way to {
burst of merrimont.
Then spoke Fred: "Mv darling
little wife, you've done hundred an6
one foolish things since we were mar
ried, but this beats all. You've posi-.
lively allowed swindler to get into the
house under false pretences, and dc
you out of a fve-pound note, to say
nothing of bottle of brandy, etc.
Charlie, shall we ever make this little
woman fit to govern household, or
fill any post of responsibility thinE
you?
Ellie would have pouted, only her
husbands arm was round her, and the
tone of his voice SO gentle and kind.
How many would have scolded and
stormed under similar circumstance
for five pounds were by no means COM
mon articles to Mr.. and Mrs fred
Wilson; it appeared on subsequent in
quiry, that the teaspoon--which happen
ed to be silver-with which the beard
ed adverturer had stirred his grog, had
myste1ously parted company with the
glass (like the gentleman himself) and
never was more seen.
"Well, all I can say is, it's the neat
est case of swindle [ ever heard Of, y
said Charlie dryly, "and does the ras-
cal infinite credit. Of course, he aseer-
pie where you had gone, and all main
points, and traded upon the informa-
tion. [ thought when I left England
the London swindler had attained a
pitch of perfection not to be surpassed,
but I find in ten years the "march of
intellect has taken rapid strides with
these clever chaps. Never mind, my
dear, we live and learn, even from
thieves. The excellent idea of my
dropped anger, or double self, shall
be carried out, and you and Fred must
invest in wedding gift from your un
worthy but veritable brother, " ten
ner," which [ promise you shall not
crumble'to pieces, but resolve itself into
to hard cash, and substantial reminder
er of the piece of experience and world
ly wisdom you have gained from your
Husbands Brother"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-31
New Method of Warming Cars.

The introduction of new method OF
warming railroad cars on some OF the
French and German lines has been at
tended with gratifying success. A
preparation of WOO | charcoal nitrate OF
potash and starch is employed. At
first the charcoal was burnt in pertora-
ted boxes two feet long, four and one
half 1ncees wide, and two and three
fourths inches deep. 1t was found,
however, that this combustion caused
violent headache, and the charcoal was
put into close iron boxes, placed under
the seats, double top being employed
to prevent the seats of the cars from
becoming too hot. The prepared char
coal is packed into the boxes in pieces
four inches wide, three inches thick.
On the line between AK la Chapelle
and Berlin eight pieces of charcoal
were used for heating a compartment.
This quantity efficiently warmed the
car during sixteen hours, and at the end
of the journey the fuel was still red hot
This prepared charcoal costs thirty-twc
shilings per cwt., and the expense OF
heating one compartment is said to be
much less than that required by any OF
the ordinary methods employed, being
less than two cents an hour.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-31
A New King in Wall Street.

4 New York letter to the Chicago
Tribune contains this paragraph:
In conversation to-day with promi-
that 1.-the Coming Man" of the street
was Mr.. Henry Smith, and then he told
me little something about the man,
which I will repeat. Mr.. Smith is a
young man, active, energetic, ambi-
tious, and far-seeing. He was formerly
a member of the firm of Fisk, Gould &
Martin, but withdrew therefrom some
time since, and has since, been opera
ting in his own name. He spends his
whole time in Wall street, dealing al
most exclusively in railroad shares,
sometime carrying millions of dollars
worth. My authority says that he
made four millions of dollars clear last
year, and that he is now worth from
seven to ten millions. He is a bold,
fearless Speculation, who having once
calculated the chances, persist
emily pushes forward till success crowns
his efforts. He can in no wise be called
reckless-save only as all speculation
is reckless-but he carefully makes up
his mind, and then is bold and fearless
in the execution of his plans. 1t is
predicted of him that his immense
railroad interests will yet necessitate
his becoming manager of some one OF
the great railroad corporations. Van
derbilt, Gould and other Princes !"
recognize in Mr. Smith ga foeman
worthy of their STEEL" and prophecy
that he will become the " Dictator OF
the street AS to his morality in busl-
ness matters, he probably has as good
supply of that commodity as any OF
his brother spectators. Mr.. Smith
now has large following of operators
in the street, as does every new man
possessing vigor, originality and sue
cess. The prophecy TO his future is
worth recording.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-31
A Poor Speculation,

Last spring some $4,000 were sub
scribed by the Troy admirers of base
ball to form the Haymaker Base ball
association The season was a most
Improbable one, and after one or two
calls upon the stockholders it was
found that the liabilities Of the club
would eat up not only the earnings but
the entire capital subscribed. The
stockholders were asked to remit the
balance O. their subscriptions to the
treasurer, but having failed to do SO
the claims were placed in the hands of
Flagg & Neary for collection, and there
is sconsiderableswearing in consequence.
One gentleman is out 81, 900 and several
others from $500 to $500. If base bail
was Improbable last year, we think
now that next season it viii be the
deadest kind of failure. The thing is
played out. Troy Times,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-31
Beautiful Sight.

The Portsmouth On H. Journal re-
ports beautiful sight witnessed few
days ago, while in the vicinity of the
mouth of the harbor, "a schooner
bound in, whose sails, rigging and hull
were covered with ice, and as the sun
fell upon it the effect was magical :;
every part of the vessel appeared like
frosted silver, on which the many shades
of the opal were reflected; and the
whole contrasted with the deep blue OF
the water, and steam arising from the
same, which at one time completely
enveloped the whole, presented a PIC
ture such as excee dis description"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-31
Murder of Captives.

A despatch from the FIJI Islands by
the way of San Francisco, says that
while party of forty kidnapped Salo-
were going from Levuka to planta--
tion, they murdered four men, named
Warburton, Whitaker, Keystone and
Robinson, and Fiiian planter who had
them in charge, and escaped, The cap
tain and a sailor of the bark Cambria
have been murdered by the natives
while cruising among the Solomon Isl
ands in search of native laborers. The
United States sloop ST. Mary's is at LIE
vuka.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-31

IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF SoAP.-A
patent has been taken out in England
for the preparation of an improved
quality of soap from the poorer, yellow
or brown kinds, For this purpose
solution of % pounds of hypo -sulphite
of soda, in four gallons of water, is to
be heated with two and half hundred
weight of raw soap The product OBJ
tanned is lighter in color than the COM
mon article, hard and firm, and OF su-
perior quality
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-31
Twas None of His Funeral.

A Western paper tells a story of a
deaf gentleman's mistake It seems
that IN the procession that followed
good Deacon Jones to the grave last
summer the Rev. Mr.. Sampler, the new
clergyman of East Town, found himself
IN the same carriage with an elderly
man he had never before met. They
rode in grave silence for a few mo-
ments, when the clergyman endeavored
to improve the occasion by serious con-
versation.
"This is solemn duty in which we
are engaged, my friend" he said.
"Hey? What do you say, sir?" the
old man returned. "Can't you speak
louder2 I'm hard of hearin, ~
"I was remarking," shouted the
clergyman, "that this is solemn road
we are travelling to day."
.FSandy road You don't call this
ere sandy, do ye? Guess you amt
beer down to the South deestr1ct
Theresa stretch of road on the old pike
that beats all [ ever see for hard travel
in. Only week before Deacon Jones
was TUX sick, met him drivin' his OK
team along there, and the sand was
pretty nigh up to the hubs of the wheels.
The Deacon used to get dreadfully
rlled bout that piece of road; and
EastTown does go ahead of all creation
for sand"
The young clergyman looked blank
at the unexpected turn given to his re-
mark, but quick ly recovering himself,
and raising his voice to the highest
pitch, he resumed the conversation.
"Our friend here has done with all
the discomforts of earth, he said, sol
EMMY. ga small spot of ground will
soon cover his senseless clay"
s'Did you say clay, sir?" cried the
old man, eagerly ''Tain't nigh so
good to cover sand with as medder
loan. Sez[ [ to Mr. Brewer, last town.
meetin' day, sif you'd cart on a few
dozen loads, and there's acres of it on
the river bank, sez L you'd make as
pretty piece of road as there is in
Hartford County, But we are slow
folks in East Town, sir.''
1t was, perhaps, fortunate for the
clergyman at that moment that the
smell of new-made hay from a neigh
boring field, suggested fresh train of
thought.
"Look! - said he, with graceful
wave of the hand; "what an emblem
of the brevity of human life 'As the
grass of the field so man fourisheth,
and tomorrow he is cut down.
II don't calculate to cut mine till
next week., F" said his companion. .'You
mustn't cut grass too 'arly; and then,
again, you mustn't cut it too late"
Mr. friend ?" shrieked the clergy
man, in last desperate attempt to
make himself understood, this is no
place for vain conversation We are
approaching the narrow house for all
the living"
They were entering the graveyard,
but the old man stretched his neck from
the carriage window in the opposite di-
rection. "Do you mean Squire Hub
bard's over yonder? 'Tis rather narer.
They build all them new-fangled houses
that way now. To my mind they ain It
nigh so handsome nor so handy as the
old fashioned square ones with a broad
entry runnin' clear through to the back
door Well, this is the gettin' out
place, amt it? Much obliged to ye,
parson, for your entertainin' remarks" !"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-31
News from DR.. Livingston by Way Of
Kentucky.

New Liberty, Ky. Dan. ., Correspondence of the
New York Sun.
/ saw in the Sun as was coming
from the West, some talk about the
safety of DIR. Livingstone.
Now, [ am about four months from
Africa. [ was on Tanganyika Lake In
July, and left Zanzibar on August 81.
Il was not in Ujljl, but was in Kaseh.
I heard there that DR.. Livingstone had
been forced to marry q negro wife, and
though in safety, was not allowed to
leave. 1 came from Zanzibar on the
Dutch steamer Mauritz, bound fol
Hong Kong, whence / came to Sall
Francisco. JOHN 2. TANDY.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-31

A New LISBON paper says that at
Leap Year party in that town recently,
the jolly girls escorted the young gen
tlemen to their homes, but 20 persua-
sion, no matter how honeyed, could get
them to &C go in." The modest young
men We're covered with bushes as
their partners give them the parting
good bye kiss.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-31

THE HoosAo TUNNEL, according to
recent official report, has up to Decem-
Der 81, 1871, required an expenditure
of sc, 335, 332, exclusive of interest.
When the present contractors assumed
the management, 9,341 feet had been
opened, and on December l, 1874, the
work had been advanced by 7,737 feet,
making total of 17.070 feet, and leav-
ing 1858 feet to be excavated. The
central shaft has been finished, and
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-31
Frost Fancies.
BY MARY FREEMAN GoLDBEoK.

The Frost is at work the pane tonight,
Tracing his fancies-the Artist Sprite!
His fancies so exquisite, dainty and rare,
dhey might be the Dreams of the sleeping Air
y 0fy 0fystanzed-showing the Summer things
@ Sne loves to fan with her fragrant wings.
Ihere are leaves and MOSES and vines and flowers,
Iangied IN wildwood or trained in bowers;
Mltn .,l drifts OF sea-weed and dashes of spray
All mixed-in dreams fantastical way
With plumes of feathery ferns and bells
That ring out odors through forest deIIs.
And hunting horns, from whose silvery fbroats
In hower-hke forms wind frozen notes.
And maiden tresses and wild bird wings.
And-oh there's no end to the wonderful tbinqs
Which the frolicsome Frost-the Artist Spr,te !
On my window traces this wintry night
-Eue7linq Mail
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-31

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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-05-16
WHAT NEXT.

A new marriage market has been
opened for woman-crowded England.
The Queensland newspapers report
the marriage Of two South Sea Is
landers with Englishwomen. The
brldegrooms are natives of the island
of Lifu, but they are Christians, with
IA fair knowledge of English, and one
.of them wrote we'll enough to sign
the certificate. elf the idea, -
smartly remarks Tile Pull MaU ia
@ette, ''once gains ground in this
country that Christian South Sea Is
landers, or even South Sea Island
ers who may become Christians un-
der domestic influences, are looking
out for English wives in Queensland,
the Indus, on her next trip, will not
lack fair cargo of passengers. -
We should think not; more proba-
bly, the ship itself will be obliged to
take consort.