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The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

An lrishman, being annoyed by q
bowling dog in the night jumped out
of bed to disloge the offender. 1t was
in the month of January, when the
snow was three feet deep. He not re-
turning, bis wife ran out to see what
was the matter There she found her
husband in his night suit, his teeth
chatierlng and his whole body almost
paralyzed with cold holding the strug-
Cling dog by the tail. "IEouly mother
Pat" said she, "what wud ye be after
doin'" 'IIush," said he; "don't We
see' I'm thrying to fraze the id
baste,"
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

The property on James river, just
below Richmond, recently sold by
Franklin Stearns, Esq, to the Cheas-
apeake and Ohio Railroad Company,
consists of 115 acres of the historic es>
tate known as "Powhatan," and the
price to be paid foe it is 100000.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

a couple of fellows who were pretty
thoroughly soaked with bad whisky
got into the gutter. After laundering
for some time, one ofthom said: Lets
goto another house, this hotel leaks
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

in New Orleans are humiliating as
they are dissraceful. The seat. in
which once sat grave aud reverend
men, tull Of dignity and self,respect,
are now overturned by brawlers, thugs,
thieves and murderers. Humiliat 4
as We are exhibition in New Orleans
differs only in degree, not in kind
from that which has transpired in Ar,
kansas and all over the SOUTH we re-
Joice, for it must be the harbinger of
better times. 1t cannot he that af.
fairs will become worse thln they are.
The food-tile of wickedness must be
at highwater mark. We must have
reached that dark hour which precelo.
the dawn. -Gazctic.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

The Amherst Standard is responsf.
ble for the following: zone of our
sophomores has devised new waylof
telling bad news. He writes home to
his father, Il came near losing sS7
last week. Anxious parent writes
back that he is thankful the money
was not lost, and wants to know 'how
near By return mail, come within
one of it-lost So
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

The one term amendment TO the
constitution is receiving considerable
attention in some of the otate Legis.
latures. The Illinois House of Rep
resontatiyes have passed resolutions in
favorof it by considerable majority,
and a similar resolution has gone
through the lower branch Of the Mis-.
souri, Legislature. If three fourths of
the States should declare in favor of
such an amendment, would Congress
dare TO hesitate to submit it for adop-
tion3
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

AT social party, where humorous
definitions was once of the games of
the evening, the question was put:
"What is religion?' Religion res
piled one of the party, more famous as
a man than a wit, is an insurance
against fire in the next world, for
which honesty is the best policy
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

The Democracy Of Missouri and Hi
nois, through their central committees
have pronounced in favor of the passive
policy--indeed, that policy seems to
have been decided on by the great ma.
jority Of the democratic leaders through
out the country.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

Mr.. Porter, of Missouri, having
completed a century without any pros
pect OF dissolution, has concluded to
rub out and begin over again. Accor-
dinghy his gray hair is turning black
he is cutting his third set OF teeth at
the early age of 10l.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

A letter containing $1,000 check,
sent from Hartford to Norwich, and
not received by its owner, after caus,
ing the postal authorities some anxiety,
turns out to have been properly taken
from the Norwich Office by a young
man living. with the person to whom it
was addre@d, who put it in his over.
coat pocket, and then exchanged his
coat at a clothing store for better
fitting garment The letter was dis
covered the other day by man who
purchased the aforesaid overcoat, and
honestly sent it to its owner.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

A militia officer being told by a
phrenologist that he had the organ of
locality very large, innocently replied,
every likely; | was fifteen years in
the local militia"
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

PREACHERS IN PErTICoAfs A
church is to he established in this city
on Sunday next under the pastoral
charge Of Rev Cora Tsppan, the wife
Of General Tappan, who commanded
the New Mexnan brigade during the
war, who serv,d in the Indian Peace
commission, aud who was for many
years a newspaper correspondent, con-
nected with tle New York Tribune
and other papcls. Rev. Mrs. Tappan
was formerly Ms. Cora Hatch. and
subsequently Ms. Cora Daniels, and
was well known throughout the coun,
try as a spiritualmedium of the Gin.
spirational' order She is said TO be
possessed OF a ighly pOetical and
ornamental styie.of eloquence, and
though she is not tie medium of De-
mosthenes, like Mn Woodruff, she is
said to be the medpm Of twelve de-
parted rhetorlcians, Who all understood
oratory as well as D)mosthenes. The
Rev. Mrs. Burleigh, lev. Miss Greaves
Rev. Mrs. Hows, Rel Miss Olympia
Brown and numberpf Others rever.
end ladies, will hae the honor of
assisting at the ordinat of Rev. Mrs.
Tsppan, who is the autor of a volume
of poetry lately publhed, entitled
'Hesperia, " evidently nt inspired by
Milton, Pope or Byron-New York
Star.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

Curran was once asked by one ofhis
brother judges. DO you see anything
ridiculous in this wig?"
Nothing bat the head" was nc
reply.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

a good story from the Bangor Whig
/ he agent in this city Of one of the
Insurance companies forced into liqui-
dat'on by the Chicago fire issued cir.
cuiar' to persons having property
insured IN the company at his agency,
requesting them TO return their policie.
10 Dc cancelled and used as claims in
the settling up affairs. In response 70
the call, farmer from a neighboripe
county entered the agents Office the
other day in search Of information
Ihe agent explained at some leuolb
but the old farmer couldn't understand
ana second and a third explanation
were equally futile in aiding his dull
comprehension. The man Of policies
was going back to commence again
when the farmer arose, buttoned up his
coat, and said; 'Look-a-here, Mister
| don't know nothin' about your thund,
rim lIkerdashun, an | don't want ter.
| don't believe theirs been a fire, and.
what's more, believe the whole things
a sell. paid nigh onter twenty dol,
lars for this here policy, an I'm a
goin' ter keep it2 You can't fool mc?'
And after delivering himself thus, lie
stalked away indignant"
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

MUTILATFD AND DEFACEU CUR
RENCY REGULATIONS. - The following
changes in the regulations governing
the redemption Of dcfaced and mutia.
tet currency Of the Uuited States will
90 into effect on the first of January:
After that date defaced and mutilated
United States notes and fractional
currency, instead of being redeemable
as now by the Treasury of the United
States, subject to discount for mu-
tilatiOn, sill be redeemable at their
full value in new notes or currency by
the Treasurer and the several Assis>
tant Treasurers, and designated depos,
itaries Of the United States, and all
National bank dcpositaries, and will
be received at their full face valve by
all officers Of the Treasury Department
In payment of currency due the United
States, provided that three lifths of the
original proportion of such notes are
presented in one piece. Fragments
less than hve-eights will be redeema-
bic only by the Treasurer of the United
States. If more than one half and
less than five-eights is presented halt
the face value will be paid Less than
halfa note will he redeemed only on
affidavit that the missing potion has
been totally destroyed. Under the
new rules any person, firm, bank, cor,
poration or public officer will be per-
mitted to forward - and upwards in
fractional currency and $50 and up-
wards in legal tender notes for redemp,
ton to the Treasurer by express, at
the expense of the department, under
the government contract with Adams
Express Company. Heretofore no.
ihlng less than SJOO was entitled 10
transportation at government expense.
4 circular embodying these changes is
now preparing at the Treasury office.
The officers of the Treasury are de-
termined to remove all cause for com,
plant concerning the condition of the
United States currency, and to that
end have concludsG to extend TO all
the most liberal facilities for its re,
dempion. 1t is expected at the de-
partment that the new rules will result
in speedy aud marked Improvement
in the condition of the currency.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

A bat that frequently flies in the
day-time-a brickbat.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

J' l.. Hodges, whose trial has been
progressing for several days in the
criminal court, at Little Rock, on a
charge of feloniously appropriating
slate taken off the buildings at the
penitentiary, while he was contractor,
was acquitted on the 9th inst, the jury
returning a verdict of not guilty, after
being out about two minutes.
1t is stated that Hodges intends to
commence civil suit against Senator
Clayton and Gov. Hadley, to recover
damages, charging that this was a mali.
cious prosecution on their part.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-24

The best women's rights item of the
season comes from late Paris paper:
a very beautiful lady. living in Boul-
ogone, sent a challenge to the publisher
of a humorous journal who had twice
in succession concerned himself with
her private liie." A formal accept,
ance Of the duel was Immediately re-
turned, politely waving the choice OF
arms, but expressing a decided pre-
ference for those of the lady herself
Reconciliation followed the rapartee
and when last heard from the lady was
treating him after the preliminary
manner of grizzly. The weddin.
trip is to the United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-11-11
Ladis., sas. P=riieaia' Solics,
The Seal Voipau Female fills +!
ARSASTHD FHERCH,

Issse Pills, 50 celebrated many years ago "
1sr,s iort0s 'elist Of female irregularities and
sijeISArds sof tzeir criminal ON 10y IN the
JraE.ise aoorticn. sre nov ot.arva fer sale Tor
! .1g Grs. ulas IL America Iuey hsva Sssu kept
| q CON paTatIgs obscurtSy fFSIa tins i&et that the
ri in atot, DR.. EsipAu, is pa 7sicias in Paris,
Of great wealth 50 mas observation-disclosures
| o Piles. and mas withasd tbom fro m general use,
IssT thoy sbo3ld be GPioys1 for unlawful par-
poses
Ia oysrsJNtng Fsaafs Distractions. Falling
If the Womb, > nites, jreea sickness, suppress
sion, Retention, or I0n0isfats Flow of the
H5othly Discharges, Ngrvols snd Spinal A1es
lions, Pains in the BacG and Limbs, Eatiguo Oh
slight sXertIon, PslpitstiOB Of the Hear, Hys-
tsrics Ac., and will effect cure Hhen all other
means hay, failed and although powerful
remedy, 0 rot ecntain oslomel, Sulimpny, or
suything hurtful to the constitution
To married ladies' and young giIls Who nave
asvOi beer regulated, they are psoE iArly suited.
They will, 10 short time, 5riGE toe monthly
period With regularity.
CAurIcs -HSrrisG Lsiie should asysr axe
the1 wheu there is toy res,oc Go believe them
selves preguaB t.tor thvs gill ne sars Pro4ue'
miscarriage
Ia iies cas proFaTeA box sealed from the eye
0ftoe eurtoss, D. enclosing one dollar. s1d six
postage stamp. 10 v v. NACoGBER, General
gent Tor United States ant Caaaja,, at Albany
iowa -th~-i-~@ IS--' mvPaS-Ir
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-11-11

Sole PFoprietors,
11''s sss psf oetss' o.. Leafs Ne.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-11-11
Daily argus,
Moraay, November IL, 1872.
No ovwApn,s RELIGIOUS vIEws.


Tn. following letter from the late Viii
liam Fl. Seward 10 Mr.. ThurlOw Weed is
Published
WEsrFIELD, CHAuTLUQUA COUSrY,
Sunday, March 20, 1885,.
My DRkR WEEp ] have yours Of me
18th ItwAs written IN answer 20 mine Of
the date OF = fortnight since, trederies was
very i'll, and was much reduced bui' tnsnSs
70 the mercy Of God, IL spared to US. You
can have no conception how much my heart
Ia hound nm IN the life OF that blessed boy.
have to-day, no. without fear and
trombIinp, bat trust Ia sinedriiy apd hrm-
ness OF purpose, discharged duty IN
Known before. For years past, have ssfng
Rled against prejudioes OF early education
which rendered religion a mystery, and yet
carried about me a conviction that It Was 10
reality . simple and beautiful system, the
profession and practice OF which we're OBJ
yious duties Afsr what, TuI,, has been
a proper differentiation, 1 presented my
Gelf this mOrnisg for baptism and was re-
esivsd Into tho visible Cnureh, aud for The
first time enjoyed the Communion Supper.
I mention this TACT, Which will DO inharmoni-
Qua with your daily thoughts and occdpa
life, and one which, therefore, II IA The beat
you should know directly from me, instead
Of hearing u by report. II, IN one OF those
seasons which seldom Oeeur) when you are
alone And free from the pressure Of immsdi'
ate care, you rene IN Der this circumstance
your intimate knovlsdgg Of my receHt ex'
perienee Of human events will, doubt NOT
enable you 20 uAee the causes and manner
Of my becoming more sefiou. thsn here'o-
fore IN regard 10 relili1o. II that or o'her
course OF thought should LEAD you 10 the
conviction that what / nave done ID al obvi-
Gus and propsr daty dcyoiTiog upon your
aeIf as well a. me and all Uusrs, IL sould
be source Of great hapfiarss to me. Too
will not DO likely W tail inSo toe ertoi
which o,bsrI will 10 respect to myself Bat
may a. veil be explicit With you. ! pro
Tess not to have experiences AuT miracuioul
chsnge Of heart, OF to have in aoy way goa'
through that ordeal Of dssJair 40 eommonl,
supposed to be the entrance sad the onl
entrance, upon Chus;iAL life. hav'
always been sensible that | was su offender
and a grsvioos Que, against the duty ! owe'
TO God and my fsloW-men. | have endeav
orsd nov TO repent, and resolve, With God
grace 10 live more 10 tue fear Of and unde
the influence Of love sud gratitude to God
aud to that end to study Ills revelation.
do NOT anticipate that u will make any cor
siderable change ia nv habits Of hte, but
humbly trust that - will gradually eleva,
and refine nv motives OF action. Common
my love to Mrs. Weed aud Harriet Eve
yours, WILLIAM II. SEwARD.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-11-11
CHARLES DICKENS AND HIS WIFE.
Young Dickens Will Not Permit His Fathers
Biographer to Blur the Name Of His
Mother.
FROM N, Li,,rnool Daily Port.

From the Liverpool Daily Post.
A story reaches us from London which
will be read with sagerness by all who are
intersstsd--As who Is hOgy--in the life Of
the late Charles Dickens. Under Ordinary
circumstances il would be rightly deemed
beyond the pen Of h !u5hc jourra, bus Mr.,
Dickens own deliberate choice made his
separation from his vile public topic, add
it would be Sffsctat0u to keep out Of print
goasip which, though at present that OF an
inner circle, IS sure to become VERY soOn the
common talk OF literary society. The sumor
is that FOrs,ers Life of Diotens' volume
?, which the world is AnxiOuslJ expecting,
hangs fire. The biographsr thinks that re
ought 70 tell the story of the separation Of
Dickens GBd bis vile, aud Of course is dis
posed TO throw all tbs blame OF The separa.
lion upou Mrs. Dickens But youus Dickens,
who, It is sAid, always aided with hlA mother
Ia thai matter, and thinks that bat scSaI
justice IL done 10 her by his father, When The
matter vas made public, says that II amends
be not made TO her by Mr.. Forster, a plain,
unvArnisbsd tale shall be published 10 al
ne Year Round. How the matter will end
il IA impossible TO foretsll. Perhaps the
best way would be to leave the tale untold
IL Young Dickens would consent to that
course. At al QveGta, oLe cannot bat al.
mire this youtg mans sHsctiou for bic
mother, and Lia chlya.rous determination
that at all cost TO the reputation OF
his father, her good name shall not be blurr-
ed IL will be remssn bsred that Waller
Savage Lander suddenly separated from bis
wife, aud never taS her again Mr. Fors-
ter, IN his biography Of Lander, hurriss over
the business switdy, like skater over dan
Rsrous ice, bat he manages to Ihrov the
blame rather upon Mrs. Llnjor
than upon bis hero. But having read this
biography, and got pretty correct uo'iou
Of this herO-his extreme irritabiliy, biz
lofty notion Of himself, his craving ambition
Tor homage from ever we can easily
ina Inc that the offence which his wife, Who
seems TO have been very qaiet, anisble
lady, committed vas very slight. Mr. FUrs-
Ter 80 tells tbs story a. to make the world
believe that certainly Mrs. LAndor was mos,
70 blame, but u ~ Questionable whether Mr.
Forl1er,in dealing with contemporary heroes,
does not carry bis vorship to the verge Of
hunkeyism. Better leave the story oi
Dickens and his wife untold II the aou
would consent to it. bat perhaps no vii
not perhaps he has long fe,I the mi astic,
10 his mother ranking 10 his breast aud il
nov Determined 10 have the truth Published
II 80 there will 81 least DO one advantage
the revelation will pat welcome end to the
vsISnons diIputations and improbable ex
elusive explanations which are always forIh.
coming 81 dinner tables aud elsewhere when
the name Of Dickens 10 mentioned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-11-11
Liberty Of the Press in England---A Nswspa-
per Excluded from the Mails.

per Excluded from the Mails.
ILondOn ConsspOndsHce Cincinnati Commercial.
October rs
The Eaglish goyernmst--so far as il may
he ibvo we'd 10 the proceedings Of the Post
office DspAumebt-has jest committed one
Of IhOss acts Of neannsss AID petty der
possm which wise men Of all parties de-
plore, and only those who hate the vary
framsvork OF society welcome. They have
determined that hereafter the National Re.
.f0rmoi edited BY hr. BrAdlA1gh, shall not
be circulated through the posIothcs. The
Immediate effect Of the silly Asd illegal edic,
is that hundreds ars sending for that paper
who never saw copy Of II before in their
lives. The papers throughout The counlry
are unanimously rebukiug the injustice, And
IA doing so are giving BrAdlaugh's journal
an advertisement Of the moSs valuable KIND
The celebrated radical Is not hypoen.e
enough to complain Of bis good fortune
HIS paper will be ell the same scattered
throughout iss length and breadth OF IN,
country by the parcels di.pAteh compaDi,,
and By going TO press Eonsuhat srl.sr. IN,
subscri bsrs will get II about the came tim.
~ usual. The cause OF lhs proscfiption !.
probably the publication ia the Nat mai
AcfOrHieT0 or o. o. articles ad- omti,
the impeachment Of the Ho, % Of b ms
wick These aruciss, written 49, A.,
laugh, have been going rather Gsarcbis,E
into the history Of the Georges, and Ito 4,
tails Of their personal life. They hAEs bee,
coming dowD pretty steadily and omipou,r,
toward the present reign. Her Mai, ,,t
With all Ter virtues, has, 90 doubt, ssr ~,
skeletons Ia her closet which her sd,iser,
10 not "i'b to b. broORht ca. aud d.nglso
10 the pibllc gtzr, Au3 there ia gossit
enough about me Priaesa which thew NAV
not unnA1afAlly dread to have put up into
portable oadgeIs. But, surely, since they
are quite unable to tupp,sss the paper alto
ge'h-r, Is IL wreIchsd policy to call public
attention to It. Nins-ton,hs OF tie people
vii consider the act a. . sort of conics.io,
OIL Iuds'msni, and all will recognize that N,
iioJSl iAm,lJ aud tho government are uine.
ma under the terrible attacks Of one tbs,
nave hitherto AFT cIsd to ignore. v.,h,
similar Pto-o'ip ion under the Prince n.
gem that tho EXAMINER, edited h, III
num- ~Aa made the most powerful n.n., a,
Us N~e. The PrompInsss with vbiob an.
puoi.o has resented this indirect .l,@cS M
VIC freedom Of The press shows how ,,rpD.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-11-11
MEDICAL.
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CONFIDENTIAL PHYSICIAN,
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STkEET, CBIoA6o.
1t il we'll known by ali readers of the paperr-
that DR.. q. 5igeiow lie the oldest established
ply sioian in Chicago, VINO has made The treat
heut of ali chronic and sexual diseases ape
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b. the most reaowned sPkC1ALIsT Of the age
honored by the press, esteemed of the highest
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that viii cure positively Lbs worst cases OF
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