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-. :. he styles him, dwells in the centre OF
w. ,,,,,versa and towards him all creation
tends, ia the calculation Of TINS tneory ne
brings ID vast amount of scientmc learning,
~ ryeI, as Christian and Pagan literature, to
81. did with what advantage the reader will
,at 10 able to discover. The authors idea
that the spirits Of the just are immediately
set tree to depart to the heavens at death'
and that those of the bad arc detained hefe
~ tho bodies Of other men, and indeed may,
bv the weight of their vices, be doomed 70
dwell on earth through many generatlons'
would be a terrible fate for the earth. were
II to lose all the good and retain all the BAD
thc process would in time make he'll upon
earth.
The author is but another added to the crazy
theorists who, rejecting the mysteries OF re-
yealed religion, set up, upon no authority
better than their own, forms of faith haraer
of belief than the mysteries Of the only re-
,ipion on earth that establishes upon divine
authority the supernatural links "h'cn con,
,oct the natural with the supernatural, ana
without faith in which we are lett IN the
,;nitless sea of conflicting beliefs and mere
human speculations. Mr.. FlaUiER adds bis
help to make the confusion Of tee theorists
worse COMPOUNDED.
For sale by EILYsoS & TAYLOR.
Short Studies on Great Subjects. BY JAMES
ANTHONY TnoUDE, NJ. A, late Fellow OF
Exeter College, Oxford. New YORK !:
CHARLES SoRIBNER & Co.
Mr. FgoUDE is one of the ablest Of the Cir
Gle of learned men in England who have
directed their batteries upon the theology OF
Christianity, and who indulge in utopian
ideas of society resting upon sublilnated
morality that is to be ultimately the perfec-
ton of civilization and humanity. In tho
volume before us are republished several lee
lures and magazine articles rejecting the
views of Dir. FRoUDE in religion, morals, and
politics.
For sale by ELLrsos & TAYLOR.
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Ne FEBRUARY. 1872.
MORE NEW AND SEASONABLE DRY GOODS.
T.. r. PRICE 4 co.
have lust opened for the curly trade many goods,
particularly for useful and housekeeping purposes.
BROWN and BLEACHED COTTONS,
Sd, 1e-4, and Ia COTTON SrIEETlNGs,
Fine assortment of BED BLANKETS,
TABLE DAMASKS and NAPKINS,
LINEN SHEETINGS and TOWELLINdS,
Beautiful assortment OF NEW PRINTS for children,
BLACK and WHITE CALICoEs. &C., &C.
ALSO, ....
LINEN COLLARS and CUFFS,
LACE COLLARS and SLEEVES. .
Gentlemen's and ladies' KID GLOVES, very best
some very good for 81.
IN MOURNING GOODS:
BLACK MOHAIRS and VELOURS,
BLACK CASHMERE5 and HENRIETTA
CLOTHS,
BLACK TASuSE and BOh1BAZINES,
Good bargains in BLACK SILKS.
Great bargains will be sold during this month in
Fall and Winter Dress Goods well As in some Light
goods for spring. also In Piques, Linens for boys
wear, Doylies, &c.
NEW GOODS constantly arriving. #
I. r. PRICE & CO.,
fe5 11O1 Main street, corner Of Eleventh.
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TIE BALLoT.-We find in the proceedings
Of the West Virginia Convention, now i'll
session. the statement made by members OF
he Convention, as an objection to the adcp-
ton of the utUa uoce mode Of voting, that en-
act Of Congress requires that its members
shall be elected by ballot, and that electors
for President and Vice-Prtsident are required
to be elected in the same way and this state
ulcnt seems to have gone unqueStioned.
A careful examination Of the acts of Con-
gress, from the beginning Of the war down
to the present time, shows that there is no
such act on the statute book; and we chal-
lenge the production Of any act requiring
either members of Congress or electors to be
chosen by ballot, in the election by the peo-
ple of the several States. The last act OF
Congress regulating the mode Of choosing
members of the lower House was passed on
the 14th of July, 1862, and chat merely re-
uuires them to be elected by districts, with
out saving anything about the mode of voting.
Neither the act to enforce the provisions OF
the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments, nor
the act providing for superintendent of
registration and elections in towns having
10000 inhabitants, nor the kuklux act, re-
uuires the voting to be by ballot ; and there
is no such act at all, unless it has been passed
ut the present session, and we have seen no
notice of it having been done.
We make the foregoing statement to eX-
pose one of the tricks to which the advocates
of the secret ballot resort for the purpose OF
perpetuating that aboninable system OF
voting. Lynchburg Vlrgs'ltan.
The statement to which the Virginian al
ludes was made in the West Virginia Con.
vention by an able lawyer-Mr. A. F. HAY.
moSD, of Marion county. We copied it and
endorsed it, and it was the palagraph.in the
Dispatch that called forth the labored effort
above. We give the Vargiruan's circum.
stantial denial that the public may sec how
much trouble it has taken to expose its own
lack of information on the subject. We now
copy the provision to which Dir. HAyMoND
referred. 1t is the 10th section of the act to
enforce the right Of citizens to vote, passed
February Is, 1871: ~
"Section 10. And be ii further enacted
That all votes for representatives in Con.
gress shall hereafter be by written or printed
ballot, any law Of any State to the contrary
Notwithstanding; aud all votes received OF
recorded contrary to the provisions Of this
section shall be OF none effect"
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DIED.


On Monday, 4th instant at 10 o'clock p. n, after
protraCtcd illness Of several months Mrs. ANN G..
PEARMAN, wife of DR.. William 4. Pearman, Of
Charles City county, Va.
Her remains are expected to arrive at the Rich
nond and York River railroad depot at II O'Clock
A. M. the 7th instant md win he taken to Holly
wood Cemetery for interment, Relatives and friends
Of the family are respectfully invited to attend.
On the morning Of the sth of March, at the resi-
dence OF her brothcr-in-law tMr. George p. Sarnon
after > protracted illness, Miss SUSAN, E. VAT
KINS. -~f &:
Her funeral win take place from the First Presby-
tcrtan church TODAY f6th1 at IL o'clock. Friends
and acquaintinces Invited to attend
On the e7th February 1872, ut the residence Of her
father, King William Courthouse, Va, LULA f.,
oldest daughter Of L. L. and Fannie II. Powell;
aged five years, three months, and twenty
days,
Sweet Lula, dear Lula, too pure for this eart God
has made you All angel In Heaven and an associate
for the redeemed ones taken before you. ~
y Where'er be sees smile too bright,
's Or heart too pure for taint ana vice,
he bears II 10 that world Of Light
TO dwell In Paradise.
"a The b!rd-like yoiee whose Joyous tones
Made glad these scenes OF sin and strife ~
II Sings now an everlasting song 1-s-.--r
s,t& Around the Tree of Life UNCLE s. y
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Heretofore we have had nothing to say on
the convention question, but these outrages
upon the public sentiment by this one-man
power must be stopped, and we call for q
convention upon the single issue Of repeal
of the veto power.-Lymchbsrg Republican.
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MARRIED,

In Richmond, on the 4th instant, by the Rev. DR..
Bettelheimcr, Mr. CHARLES BURK to bliss RE-
BECCA HARTMAN; both Of Lynchburg, Va. No
cards. srss, rr.hsf r E
Lynchburg papers please copy. =.
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T MEADE s. BAKERS
-. INCIDENTALLY PURE
CoD-LIYE OIL.
Fresh supply Of the new crop just imported from
Newfoundland, direct. .
We haye the estimony ofphys!cians who prescribe
It and pat ents who have taken it. that It Is more nc
ceptabe TO the stomach and more easily asstnlated
''''''' $3.50 MEADE & BAKER,
Importing and Dispensing Pharmacists,
dc Ism alo Main street.
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aII and come out sound and stout OF last:
Hcr credit will be good, and her private
honor will be sustained In spite OF the &c.
moralkiug influences by whichat Is assalied'
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CLOTHING.

& PARTNERSHIPS.
nISSOLUTION.-The co-partnership
IL known SIS ANDREW DOWD 4 SON. COM
posed Of ANDREW DOWD and ANDREW.
bOWD, is this day dissolved by mutual consent.
ANDREW DOWD will wind up the affairs Of the
Late co-partnership, and will use the name OF the
late co-partnership for that purpose.
March 5th, 1872.
ANDREW DOwD will continue the manufacture
of GIG AIRS at the old stand, No. Fourteenth street
NH 6-Iw c 49,
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w NETWORK MILLS COTTON, &c.;
WAMsUTTA COTTON, soc.;
DAvoL COTTON, lac-;
FRUIT OF THE LOOM and ANDRoscoGeN
COTTON at lsc.; -
EDWARD HARRIS COTTON at lsac.;
Good yard-wide BLEACH COTTON at lo3e; 20
PnLoW-cAsE COTTON at lsc.; :"
"a, o., and lo-4 BLEACHED and UNBLEACHED
SHEETNGs, al qualities and prices, at
...... LEVY BROTHERS.
Look at our DOLLAR KID GLOVES. fen
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DOCK AND JOB PRINTING NEATLY
- DONE AT THIS OFFICE,
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~ HAMBURGER EpGNGs AND IN
SETTINGS, ~ E.,. &c..
TUCKED CAsIBRIcs,
STRIPED, CHECKED, and PLAIN NAINsooK
MUSLIN,
STRIPED and CHECKED CAaBRICs;
CORDED MUSLIN, DIMITY,
INDIA TWILL LONG CLOTH,
SWISS and TARLETAN MUsLINS, and
PIQUEs In great variety. LEVY BROTHERS.
Look at our DOLLAR KD GLOVES. fe %
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LIME AND CEMENT.
DENTISTRY,

~ w. JONES, DENTIST, has @R
VI. always pure and fresh NITROUS Ox.01D
IDE GAS for painless extraction or teeth.
ARTIFICIAL TEETH made o! any description
and of best materials. 80 -
OLD GOLD PLATE taken in exchange for new.
? All operations thoroughly performed and wsr-
oFTIcE; Franklin street, No. Ill, between sevsnt
and Eighth mh i-ams
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gpECrAE NOTICES.

NFEG1AEsNVIIEEss $1,000,
/ ne LACE CUKTAINs
We have tast male taege additions to cur s'ock %
sNoTgrEaHAsf LACE CURTAINS,
among which, win be- found some elegant goods a.
Low PRICES.
Also, NOTTINGHAM LACEs, for curtains, 81 ~
- IS, 30, as, 10, and Soc, ana up to 81 peryard;;
yEsTERBULE LACE At &c. per yard; al
TIDES, in several new patterns; a sr14 -
TOILET COVERS and TOILET MATS at s.ss,
LEVY BROTHERS.,
n. 1913 and 1915 Main street.
orARKs and CoATss SPOOL COTTON i
e2s ~ t...e u. - = - $500 -
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DEMEDEGOUT---A fine remedy for dys.
LII pepsia and cure for nausea Of all kinds parttc-
ularfy morning sickness, for sale by .!gs y u
l., WAGNER q Co, Druggists,
NH 5-sts es AZ 49, Sixth and Bread streets.
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tuclE u6DIS tufal W uolu IL ILL uONs 1ut dC-
cumulated interest has fearfuly increased the
weight they carry, and is the occasion Of the
outcry we hear. But the quarter to which
they are so unwisely taught to look for relief
can give them none whatever.
We look upon the period at which this
wild agitation has occurred as most unfortu-
nate. Virginia had borne her burthen nobly
through, as we believe, the most trying Pc
Rod. The tide bad just begun to set towards
her. There were numerous signs of the most
encouraging nature. Capital and enterprise
were daily more and more attracted towards
us. Our railroad connections, promising a
large increase of commerce, were being rap
idly accomplished. Miners and manufactu-
rers were buying property and planning for.
future operations. The hopes of the peo-
pie were reviving, and resolution and nc
tivity were more apparent everywhere.
just at this critical period the agitatols and
demagogues began their crusade, exciting
'>rm and distrust abroad, and inspiring
alA : home that never could be realized.
hopes :. been disastrous. We do not
The effect has who have done the State
believe that those FOR it if they We're to
his injury could atone. Al.
i've to be as old as MErHugEI- Nj Virginia
Yet, we feel full faith In dear o.. hands
md In her people. The inexperienced /. i
Who now navigate the ship Of State ms.
est her strength In the rough seas into which b
hey take her; but she will wear through it v
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OBITUARY.

:, Dien on Friday morning, March 22,I. 1874
MAN1 AZ ELLEN: daughter of James aud Ida
II; McCaw, i'll the fifth Year Of her ago.
Death In any form or under any circum
stance Is .he most solemn subj. ct which wa
arc called upon to contt mplate 1t enters
alike tue circles OF all, and cuts off the old
tho middle agad and the Young ushering tho
immortal spirit into that unknown World
from whose bourne no traveller has ever re-
turned But for the revelation which God in
HIS Infinite goodness has beon pleased to
give US, wo would be in utter darkness as to
our future destiny; but thanks unto Him for
That b,essed revelation, through which we can
by faith look forward TO tlissful eternity
beyond the grave.
The subject or this notice was the eldest
daughter. and almost the idolized child. OF
devoted parents. and especially Of doing
mother Cut off 80 young, torn from the
embrace OF devoted parents, the afll,ction is
indeed most sad. A void is left this world
can never fill; place around the he ear,hsto6e
III me happy family circle has boen left va.
cant which can never be filled. The loved
voice, the joyous laugh, tho sweet strain OF
music so fondly listened to will be heard on
earth no more. We mourn her loss. but
thanks be to God, not as those who have no
hope and when her last hour came-the
hour which to 30 many is one OF struggle and
te'ror-she closed her eyes in a quies sleep
and they opened not again until faith had
oecome Vlslon. A FRIEND.
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:, HOTEL Ann1vALs. August 19-Nickerson
a. t'2aseLD ,.se1 II Renno, Colly, ", q i A Il n; q
Young, w Shackleford, r ] Latta. SO. "
81 Walker, Augusta; L L Dickson, Clarendon;
+ iunney; IiatHyra, n,arrI1,ngtpn; Pride Rock Hill;
W w Perry, pcndleton; u Malloy, Mrs n g Colt
u'ss au % A.: ~ IL Mc!ver Cheraw; r. Goss, Union;
W. nili. n G; Bush, g &CRk
:, Eo.nn.1tn H!tei-M We'll, Pompey Town: w
II Gardner aud wife. sumter; H d Gilbert. n
y 81 ~ r. Mardiaw. Ella; F a Sawyer. c G bowen,
80 ~: Mackey. Chester; W Dudley, Cha rles.
tom; T; "a a - ; DeGovet, Pa; w CGraIanl, So Ex
10; " Rhodes, Ga; II Hinson Newberrv:
Are Ar r,i Is s"SSt3hcr1ana, Aiken; Hoffa, G; A
iparmng; iOaamig; > Q; J Keen. N G; King, Edisto
is'auu; Il Zimmerman. Charleston: rildman
IN; VIM Russell, N Y; " A Leak, German
"%' r"m ,:,,,.n - f!W,lyaw; q; Hoge. city; W
ton; " 4 NnrIaud. Biarkville; W E Earic
Gre' 'nvi!l.; L NJ Wilkes, Spartanburg: W II
mmoWHroe meW G1eenville; q Deyore. Miss IL J
Drano. n &. - Ia
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CIRCULAR TO NATIONAL. BANKs.-The
Comptroller of Currency has prepared
the following circular for distribution
among the national bunks in redemption
cities:
'lu future reports OF the condition of
yonr bank, made to this office, all checks
payable III specie will be reported under
the head Of checks mud other cash items.
Tho amount of these checks will be
stated separately, but extended in the
general aggregate of cash items. The
items OF specie will include coin and gold
treasury notes only, stated separately,
aud extended as heretofore.
JOHN j. KNOX.
''Comptroller of the Currency
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North CAROLINA ELECTION letter
from Washington ia the Baltimore Sun
says:
Mr. Goodloe, of North. Carolina. a
member OF the Liberal National Com.
mlttee. arrived here to-day. He saws
that there is no doubt but that the LIE.
g'slatnre will award the gubernatorial
chair to Slerrimon ut its meeting on the
third Monday in November, ns evidence
OF haud aud illegal voting sufficient has
ooen collected to destroy Caldwell's al.
legged majority. He states that numbers
OF colored men from other States were
registered and voted like cattle, and that
tney came Ill the State riu the Dismul
swamp Canal. 1t is openly charged here
that the Board of Public Works of this
District sent 900 colored ..repeaters" to
vote III the recent North Carolina cleo.
ton.
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Official.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
EXECUTIVE DEpARTMENr.
COLUMBIA. August II, 1879.
Il the General Assembly approved March
1870, entitled IAN Act providing for the gene.
| raj elections, and the manner OF conduotino
Inc same, 40 hereby appoint the following
as Commissioners OF Election for their rs
spective Counties:
AbbeviIie-J. Hollinnhead, Alexander Bowie.
George Nichols.
Aiken-C. D. Havne Chares Edmord.to,
Samuel Spencer
Anderson-John II. Cochran, Thos J. Webb.
Samuel Johnson. "o0D'
Heaufort-H. q. Gleaves, ". J. yirdier, z.
=, Barnwell-W. A. Nerlsnd, W. ]. Mi1son, B.
W. Middleton. -
Charleston-Wm. Rolin. e. P. Wall, Geo. J.
| CT Nningham.
Chestor-David Hemphill, John L. West
Chesterheld-R. J. Donaldson, T. L. Wes.
, ton, G. w. Brewer.
| Clarendon-E. E. Dickson. p. r. Renbov
Cyfax Middleton.
Golleton..George F. Mcintyre. James Max.
we'll, J. j. Klein.
parIington-Jonathan Wright, P. G. Fludd
John Lunney.
Edgefeld-D. L. Turner, David Harris. Jno.
81. McDevitt. nv
n,Fairtield7Henry Jacobs, Sterling Martin.
Georgetown-Henry F. Herriott, Jas. Muir
rell, +. @. Rainey.
Greenvilie- Hopkins, Joshua Priest.
VIM Lendermsp ''
Horry-C. L. johnson. Alya Ensor Henr,
Jones. Aoi1
Kershaw-J. F. Sutherland, A. Reynolds.
Frank Carter.
Lancaster-William McKenna, John q. Con.
sart, Robert NOLAN. g
Laurens-Joseph Crews Y J. p Owens
John Evans. A''
Lexington--CharlosH Hutto. Geo. ". Wing.
wood, James Rawl.
Mar1on-C. Smith, R. Yampill, B. II. viii.
liams.
Marlboro-C. T. Stubbs, ). L. Easterline.
Daniel G. Odom.
Newberry-H. B. Scott, Jesse Smith, VIM.
Summer.
,Oconee-L. B. Johnson, johnson Wright.
Charles Jenkins.
Orangeburg-T X. Sasportas, George Boli-
| var, James p. Mays.
| Pickens-Jeremiah Looper, Dock Ovens, A.
NJ. Folger. 80
Richland-A. L. Solomon, Cm.ar Lowndes,
iEsop Goodson.
spartanburg- g. A. Settler. Bassett Weaver,
Sumter-Wiliam E. Johnson, Benz Lawson,
j. N. Corbett.
Union-H. II. D. Byron, Nj. c. Long, HIN.
Duncan. 49, i''
Williamsburg-M. ]. Hirsch. W. W. Ward.
James Peterson.
- York.. L. Watson, John Martin James z.
Wagner. -
| ROBERT K. SCOTT,
| -1 aux uot ~ Governor.
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The Confederate soldiers and their
friends are endowing tho Presidential
chair OF Washington and Lee University
with subscriptions In small sums as
memorial tribute to Gen. r. e. Lee.
There will be enough wild grapes in
Texas this year, to make more wine than
was ever manufactured in France in one
year.
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And FOUNDRY COAL, for sale at the lowest
prices. Agood article can be supplied, deli
uered in any part of The city.
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Dissolution of Partnershir

NOTIOE is hereby given that the nartner.
~ ship heretofore existing under the firm
ntme of W. LOWRY & co. was dissolved the
10Th OF July last, by mutual consent. The
pusinees hereafter will be carried on By W.
LOWRY alone. who will collect what fs owing
aud be responsible for the debts Of the late
firm. " LOWRY
August 20 tu4 8. BOSWORTH.
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100 TONS CRATE COAL

Now on hand. LONG TON 6, $40 lbs ) will
always bo given.
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The Riohland House.

HAVE removed to new quarters, on Main
l. street. near Lady, where cordially invite
tho old riends OF the Cottage Houso" TO
visit me. and solicit the patronage Of new Gus.
toners also. WM. KENNEDY.
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Wanted to Hire.
A GOOD COOK. Apply to
"A Aug 202 Probate OFFICE.

Capital Building and Loan Association
TNHE regu ar nunthly meeting OF the Ut ock.
Il holders OF this Association will be held
at the Hibernian Hall. At 8 O'clock. TfliS
EVENlNH. InstaIments received and Money
loaned as usual. BY order OF the President.
w. II. CATH.}AHT
Aug ~ Secretnry and Trei snrar
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Coal! Coal. {!

Coal! Coal.!
QO0 TONS OF COAL just received, aud
OO\J will be sold cheaper than any other
Ill this market. have shipped this coal dl.
rect, and there is no second profit on it. Those
who want cheap Coal can apply to
Aug 206 r. j. HARPER
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-09-28

The Rev. Qial Omisen, "A Norwegian
minister, was bohoaded ON the 20th Of July
at lromsoo, in the extreme north OF Nor.
way. lie had boon convicted Of having
poisoned his aged father, and of having
assassinated his three illegitimate children.
lie was arrested at the instgatlon of his
former mistress, Bertha Hillgrcn. and in
consequence of his strenuous deuials of
guilt, subjected TO the torture of being de-
privcd of water for ,hrle days, and once
for twenty four hours he was chained to
TIE Wall Of his dungeon in an erect position
The sentence finally pronounced against
him was that, for twenty-four hours, he
should be exposed at the pillory with his
right hand nailed to the board Of infamy.
and that he should then have his right
hapd chopped OF and his head cut oil with
an aX. Upon hearing bis doom, the
wrctched man fell on his knees and i'm
Wored the audience to shoot him, in order
TO put an end to his misery. Nearly
twenty thousand people witnessed the ex-
ecution of the criminal.
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Tho "RabY" Railroad

An entertaining correspondent of the
New York Egeaiig Post, who has seen
taking a ride on the pen\or and Rio
Grande marrow d. uahe, "thus relates his
ra,lyNad experience;
\ great pot with the Denverians is the
Baby Railroad" so called because It's
narrow guage Comfy three feet wide) and
single track remind one rather of some ar
rangement for the delight Of the nnrsery
than of any method scyiQuAiy contrivcd for
the transportation OF adult passengers and
,ler belongings. It's real name is the
Denver and Rio Gnnde railway, and il
Will not he long before the City of Mexico,
Old, romantic, almost forgotten Mexico,
will be directly connected rs ,.s means
with eastern and pQythorn Civilizations
Even a HAN hnished TO Puehla, it con-
meets Denver with tho heart Of the most
remarkable Of this land of wonders.
lliIherto We had only seen tbe mountain
iron alal, hut the first It,nute out Of ben
yer by this route showed n difference, and
csiaA,shCl the magical Arahian-Nlghtscy
feeling which never lett us since.
An the first place, the comfortable little
car, with two seats On one side and one on
,be other, suggestd a pleasant reminis-
cvnce of our first stage coaches, construct
ed at chairs, with papa an honored pas
songer, and inclined us to believe the nom
sense gravuly told ms that the long straps
which hung over the seats We're intended
to tie in the passengers, as little children
are fastened IN high chairs, for fear sim
gle tilt of the steam cradle should send us
overthe engine. Finding that these STRAPS
were only window supporters was, Of
course, a disappointment like discovering
that Santa Claus is not real existence /;
but the glamour remained, and if we had
found ourselves dwlndling to the dimen-
slons of Tom Thumbs corteqc I believe
that We should have been rather pleased
than much surprised. To these quasi in
iantile intellects the telegraph poles along
the way were sources of iuexhaustlhlc in
terest-eyery one being marked with its
number and the complete mile accom-
plishcd with delightful certainty at the
twenty-seventh. Docs not everybody re-
member how long walk used to he shor-
tened in the early days by cutting il into
pieces mentally and counting the divisions
Ssridiin We felt as if the whole arrange
ment were a cOntriyance to amusc thu
haby-railroadcrs, and secuted the idea that
it4was for the benefit Of seetion.enginecrs
and such people.