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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-06-21


priations, asked to be discharged from the fur
dered.
Mr.. Grown, from the committee Oh charities,
&c, asked to be discharged from the further
consideration of certain bills; 50 ordered.
Mr.. Campbell reported concurrent resolu-
ton resembling the resolution providing for ad-
JOurnment at noon to-day; and i'm advocating
the adoption OF the resolution, said Tho
period is now at hand when shall be announced
70 this legislative session, equally applicable to
the King on bis throne, and the peasant in his
lowly cottage, to the rich, the poor, the high
and the low, A. to all animate beings in this
sphere, the great leveler and talsmanic WORDS,
Times up" and with this fact before US it
can GSly pc briefly said. what can be said of no
legislative body within my knowledge and ex-
perience, that in a session Of sixty days no act,
bill, or resolution has been decided here b
s!net party vote The time of parting suggests
dalls cecoming strengthened in the belief that
the era OF peace and good feeling in the politi-
cal history OF this country Is fast approaching
when the extreme tension of civil and political
strife will have fully exhaused itself; when the
sword having been beaten into the plow share
and the spear into the pruning hook, this nation
more, and we shall bask i'm the smile If Him
and good will to man."
Mr.. LIE Barnes rose to personal explanation,
and causing to be read from the report Of the
proceedings Of the House on Council bill pro-
viding for the assessment and collection of spe-
cial taxes for improvements, he said Mr.. Collins
remarks had been incorrectly stated; that it
should have read that he Mr.. LIE b. would have
voted In the Affirmative had he been present.
MT. lie B. made lengthy address on the subject
Messrs. Campbell and Shepherd replied to
Mr. Le Barnes, denying certain charges he had
The tax bill was received from the Council
with request for . COMMITTEE of conference,
and Messrs. Choate, Handy and Cox were APP
M.ssrs err.l.y r,c,,;r. GA ~.rrA,u-...
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Mr.. Gulick raised the point that the vote car
ried the whole subject on the table.
The chair decided that it did not,
MIR. Gulick asked the chair to show the a,,tho
rity for so ruling.
The Chair-''The gentleman car appeal from
the decision Of the chair"
Mr.. Thompson at $50 O'Clock moved that the
Council take recess of 80 minutes; carried.
After recess, Mr.. Quick explained that his
motion was not in order To delay the passage of
the bill, but that 1t might be considered when
ing arrived he now withdrew his objecticn.
. The bill was then taken up and read a thir
ume, and being on its passage Dir. Browne ex-
and did not meet his appreciation, which he was
sorry for, and hoped to see a more perfect bill
prepared at some future day. He would vote for
Mr.. Eaton said he could not vote for the hill,
as II was too defective.
The vote was ~ follows Yeas-Messrs.
BROW Browne: noneiasa, Gray Hall, and smith-5.
Thompson, and Stickney.
Mr.. Browne renewed his motion that the COM
mitfee be discharged from the further consid-
election By ballot Of 9' MI for the
extended remarks in favor OF the passage OF bin.
and charged that the purpose Of the committee
was 70 let this bill ec6y default. Lost: Yeas
Messrs. Gross. Eaton, Quick, Han, Riley,
smith, Thompson, and Stickney-s
MT. Quick, from the committee on WASHING.
back House joint resolution for the sale OF the
Town hall property OF Georgetown; passed
MI. Ihompscn, from the Committee on finance,
tepoIteo back Oil making an appropriation to
pay the members Of the board Of appeals With
amendments; which were agreed to, and the
bill passed.
Mr.. Thompson asked that COMMITTEES Of con-
ference on Council bill IA be appointed; agreed
to, and the chair appointed Messrs THOMPSON.
Riley and Douglass as the committee. Also,
reported hack House bill $50, providing for paw,
ment OF the debts Of the late corporation or
Georgetown; which was amended by filling the
blanks, and passed. Also, reported House bill
f29, providing for payment OF the debts of the
late levy court; which was amended and
passed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-10-17
WHOLE NO. 1922
The Original Mrs. PartingtOn.

The names of certain great charac
ters are so we'll known to fame that Of
ten little or nohing else is known a.
bout them Homer is in danger Of
having been born in seven different
p aces at once Shakespeares early
history is equally unauthoritative. No
body really knows who old Parr was
some sceptical people believing that
after all he was only some old humbug
who pretended to be great deal older
than he reilly was. And who was Mrs e.
Partinator The old laiys maltreat-
ment of rh. English language is pao-
verbal Jay not be uniuteresling,
then, to k something ofthe old lady
herself. IT 2 original Mrs. Partiugton
was a re l.9lable old lady living in
Sidmontl Devonshre. Her cottage
was on the beach, aud the incident on
which he anne is based is best told in
a passa rom the speech of Sydney
Smith annton, in the year 1881, on
the Lo rejection of the Reform Bill:
"Ihe Tempt Of the Lords TO stop the
progrcs of reform reminds me very
forciblv of the great storm at Sidmcuth
and c he conduct Of the excellent Mrs.
Partiugton on that occasion. In the
winter of 1921 there set in a great flood
upon that towu-'he tide rose TO an
incredible height, the waves rushed in
upon the houses, and everything was
threatened with destruction. In the
midst of this sublime and terrible storm
Dame Partingtou, who lived upon the
beach, was seen at the door of her
house, with mop and pattens, lrundling
her mop, squeezing out the sea water,
and vigorously pushing away the At
lantc Ocean. The Atlantic was reused.
Mrs. Paringtou's spirit was up But
| need not tell you that the contest was
unequal. The Atlantic Ocean beat Mrs.
partngtOu. She was excellent at a slop
or pndAle; but she should not have
meddled with tempest This speech
is reprinted in the collected edition Of
Sydney Smiths works; and as This ia,
we believe, the first time of Mrs. Part
ington's name being mentioned, the i'm
mortality she has earoed must be set
down as due to Sydney Smith.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-10-17

AN ENGINEER on the Pacific railroad
t'lIs the following story about himself
One night while the train stopped to
wood and water, observed two green
looking countrymen, in "hnmspun,"
curously iuopecing the locomotive aud
OCCASIONALLY giving vent to expressions
Of astonishment. Finally Que of them
looked up at me, and said, stranger,
are this a locomotive?" Certainly. Didn't
you ever see Que before? '"No. maven,
never saw one afore. Men Bill cnme
down to the station tonight purpose
10 see one. Them's the biIer, ain'tit?'
Yes, certainly" "What yer call that
you're in?" I'VE cali this the cab"
"And this Big Wheel?' "That's the
driving wheel" "That big black thing
on top is The chmbly, | suppose?'
"Precisely." BE you the engineer wot
runs the machine? 81 am the engi-
neer." "BiIl," said the fellow to his
mate, after eyeiug me closely for a few
minules, sit don t take much of man
to be an engineer, do ?" "All aboardr
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-10-17
WOODSTOCK, W., THURSDAY, 0CT II, 1872.
Charity.

Nov abideth these three. Faith, Hope an
Charity but the greatest Of these is Charity
II We knew the cares and crosses
trowding round our neishbor'l way.
II We knew tho littl5 losses,
Sorf1y grievous, day by day.
Would we then 50 often chide him
For his lack of thrift and gain,
Leaving on his heart a shadow
Leaving on our lives a stain
If we knew the clouds above us
Held but gentle blessings there,
Would we turn away all trembling,
In our blind and weak despair ?
Would we shrink from little shodows
Fitting DER the dwey grass,
If we knew the BIRDS of Eden
We're in mercy flying past ?
If we knew the silent story
Quiyering through the heart of pain,
Woull we drive it, with our collness,
Back to the haunts of vice again.
Life hath many tangled crossing,
JOY hoth many break of woe ;
But the cheeks, tear-washed, are whitest,
Kept in life are flowers by snow.
Let us reach into our bosoms
For the key to other lives,
And with love toward erring nature,
Cherish good that still survives;
So that when our disrobed spirits
Soar to roam3 of hight above,
We may say, Dear Father, love us,
Zen as we have shown our love-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-10-17

A New CREDIT SYsTEM.-A certain
merchant in Augusta was recently met
at the door Of his store by an honest
looking Frenchman an entire stranger
to him, who asked credit for barre!
of -four, II can pay half &c cash down
and ze balance next Saturday, sure
The merchant, without hesitation, turn
I'd to one of his clerks, and, with q
kindly smile on the wonld.be owner of
the barrel Of -four, said: "rhis good
man wants 10 get trusted for barrel
Of -four: he'll pay half down and the
rest next Sa'urdy. I'll risk him: he's
gord as gold; open a fresh barrel
weigh out half, deliver it in good shape
at his house, put the barrel away safely
and take it down next Saturday when
he pays the rs9t; never refuse TO trust
an honest lookips,man for bread 1t
was done; the money was paid, aud
the French gentleman departed reioic-
ing in an abundance OF -four and uu-
limited credit.
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A Ta,O of the Border.

III lIle dcllgnI!lil good OLD times,
when the citizens ftLe world enjoyed
the gene, ous privilege of cracking each
Others crowns and cutting each 9TH
er's throats with perfect impunity-
SO far as the law Of the land was con-
celued-frec-booting was among the
most money-making professions OF
the day. At a certain period of those
Arcadian times, band Of frecbooters
ranged that dooatab!e ground which
lies between the rivers Tyne and
Tweed, and levied black mail, chiefly
upon the fortunate inhabitants of
Northumberland. This troop was
commanded by man whose wonder
ful and daring exploits in arms, and
fertility Of resources, had raised him to
his present dignity OF captain, and who
was commonly known by the name of
the Border King. Who the Border
King was, or whence he came, was en-
t.rely unknown, eyen'to the members
Of his own troop, for he never appear
ed i'll public without having his face
covered with mask of dark cloth.
Tms impaired mystery to his chrac.
ter which caused him to be regarded
with awe and terror by I'll who be
held him, and limo small degree tend
ed to bestow upon him that absolute
command which he exercised over his
lawless associates. For days, and
sometimes for weeks, the Border King
would absent himself from his band,
yet none dared to question his actions,
nor to pry into his secrets. Suddenly
and secretly he would disappear from
amongst his companions in arms and
with equal suddenness and secrecy
would he appear amongst them again.
His Temperance was inveriably the
signal for action, as he always return
ed with correct information as to
where fortress might be attacked
with success, and booty obtained.
1t was after one of those periods of
absence, that, on a fire morning in
June, the border King presented
himself in the camp of his followers,
and gave orders for immediate pre-
paration for a march of some twenty
miles. In less than an hour the bandit
troop was in "battle's magnifcently
stern array" with the Border King at
is head Some were mounted on
lorses and carried lances and sabers
)thers ran on foot with matchlocks
lung over theft backs, and short
words hanging at their sides. The
5order King himself was mounted on
steed Of great power and beauty,
md caparisoned in the richest style of
he times. The rider was dressed also
With great splendor. On his heal he
yore high coDical hat, over his face
he in3eparable veil Of black Goth, and
round his neck the ruff which was
worm in the days of James l. His
'ody was protected by cuirass which
Uttered in the light of the morning
un. A cloak of fine cloth was throw
ver his shoulders, the folds of which
ell gracefully on the flanKs of his
orse. His legs were encased in leath- ,
+ boots, and a sword was suspended !
rom his side. Leaving the troop of 9
,wless borderers on their march, we i
lust precede them to the castle which /
'as the object of their meditlted at. =
ack. 7
Castle Hamilton was one of those t,
rincely piles which are at once i
ride and a characteristic Of England. 8
Ia 1o+f1n,,,or4p o,,d %,,r,.,t, ,,,s, ol>o-r,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-10-17

A USEFUL THING IN THE HOUSE,
One Of the most useful books to have
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and severe. 1t is just what cheers a
ireside Of a winter evening, and now
that the publishers of BALL0Us MAG
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Besides, it has q juvenile department
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specimens and premium lists, and you
wont regret il. Published by Thomes
&Talbot, 63 Congress Street, Boston.
$3.50 per year, or Is cents single
copies.
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q A stranger meeting man in the
streets of Boston, a few days since
accosted him with, "Here,
want to go to the fremont House 7
The Deliberate reply was, swell you
can go Eyuu won't be gone long"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-10-17

The M!ssissiRpi has beeafrozep over
In sposs already this season.
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JOE. b. SILVER,
HAIR SSER,
Erenry's Block, woodstock, VI.
HartIand Business Cards:
f G I l. b T. r II

f. G LBE r r,
Manufacturer of and Dealer in
Pl0ws, CultiyAtOrS, Cottage md
Box Stoves, CauldrOn Kettles,
SINKS, HOLLOW WARE, ROLL BAKERS,
Shelters, sugar Arc" Drch Monhs @ Graft Gyates O% and
Bars, Sup Pans Arch Tops, Mouths era
Rimmers, Slide Yoke Irons, Boot Jacks,
Registers, Door Scrapers, Empire Stove Black,
Guards and Doors, Bedsteud Castings, Gas
Castings, BirdSmest Tuvcr Irons, Sleigh ana
Sled Shoes, chilled and common, Cart aud
Wagon Boxes, Gr.me,,s improved Smut Mills,
llowe's Standard Scales, Gibbs Cylinder Pow
Shares, lIarrows. &c.
~ Orders solicited
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Have You Seeu the Acorn !

- The ''neatest and brightest
amateur paper in New England
Published, edited and printed by boys
Only 25 cents per year, in advance. -
Agents wanted, to whom a com
mission Of 20 per cent. will be paid
Address,
THE ACORN,
Woodstock, Vt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-10-17

Two colored men at Little Rock,
Ark, lately go. iuto so desperate a
quarrel as to which had put the most
into a contribution box at church that
a fight ensuel, with fatal results to
one Of them.
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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-06-04

An exchange says: "In almost all
parts of the country may be found large
trees. The largest in the Northern
States is that known as the Balm of
Gilead tree, near Newburgh, which is
about thirty feet in circumference. 1t
is now about 100 years old, fact which
casts some doubt upon the antiquity of
its California brethren. On Denning's
Point, opposite Newburgh, are two old
oaks. called the Washington Oaks. One
is twenty-three feet in circumference,
and the other eighteen feet. A few
years ago a companion Of these trees
was blown down, and, on being sawed
up, an examination with microscope
revealed 765 rings, showing that the
tree was 765 years old; as it was only
thirteen feet in circumference, it is sup
posed the largest tree now standing
must be about l 200 years old, and the
other 1000 years The railroad com
pany owning the property has directed
the trees to be protected from injury, and
it is possible that they may stand an
other 1000 years"
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From the Cincinnati Commercial, Goth ult. |
The Young MAN Leet.

The President. we were Informed, was
very much irrilatcd when he discovered
that this Young friend Lect was robbing
the merchants Of New York, and the
Presidents friends were fond of telling
us that he would speedily V make "clean
sweep of the New York Custom house,
purifying it as never before Then
came a pretense of publication; hut
presently the fact appeared that the
young man Leet, who was recommend
ell to Mr. Grinnell rs fit for almost any
business, retained his plum. And the
fact is, this mere adventurcr is still sta.
toned at the port Of New \ ork, privi-
legged to rob importers. Merchants of
This city, who take every precaution
their experience teaches them to devise
to hasten the transportation of their
imported goods, are continually sub,
jected to his eXactions The following
correspondence show how this is done ::
"MERcHANTs' DESPATCH TRANsr'N Col
CINCINNATI, May Is, 1872.
W. F.staunton, Esq. Gen1 Agent, New York:
DEAR SW-ln the itemized account
Of charges at New York on the follow
ing shipment, w. B $50, Car 1,15S, Pc
rim. GAIT IL Co, ten casks files bounded
to Cincinnati, you have storage SIS.
"Messrs Perrin. Calf IL CO. want to
know why this charge is made, and how
long these goods were in the storehouse.
Please give me full statement of the
facts in the case, so | can satisfy them,
as they feel rather put out at being
Obliged TO stand such a sum for storage,
they having shipped by us to avoid it.
Answer Immediately. and ohlige,
Yours, c. S. WIGHT, Agent"
'MERCHANTs' DESPATCH TRANsP'N Co
NEW York, May "a, 1872.
PERM, GAFF CO., STORAGE CHARGES.
Chas. S. Wight, Esq, Agent:
DEAR SIR-Reierrin9 to yours of the
18th inst, relative to above, I now in
close you receipted bin, showing the
amount, fifteen dollars, paid out by us
for storage on the eight casks flies. The
only explanation we can give is as fol
lows:
"Steamer City of Washington arrived
here May 6, and was entered in the
Custom house the same day, but the bill
of lading and invoice did not reach us
until May I, too late to make entry on
that date. We got out permit on the
Sth, but before we could get it into the
hands of the Custom house officer or
the Steamship Dock, the time allowed
(forty eight hours) had expired and the
goods sent to General Order Pleas
explain to coiisignees the Importance
Of getting papers here promptly, and
return me the storage bill when done
with. Yours truly, r''
W. F. STAUNTON, W. r."
49, .'NEw YORK, May 9, 1872.
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vOOrhees's support of Grant FIX
plained--NepOtism Run Mad.
Correspondence of the Sun

LAFAYETTE, IND, May 24.-The con
nection between that yirtuous Bourbon
Democrat, Daniel Webster VOORHEES, of
Indiana, with the Present Taker Grant
is not of recent date. Not only has
Grant repeatedly within the past three
years appointed personal friends of
VOORHEES, to lucrative Federal offices in
the Terre Haute indiana District, but
it was also owing to his and Senator
Harlan's influence and solicitations that
Grant appointed Voorheess brother-in-
law, James P. Luse, Collector of the
Portuf Louisville, Ky, an Office worth
fully $4,000 a year. VOORHEES,, Har-
Ian, and Luse, were classmates at the
Asbury University in Greencastle, IL
diana. and they have ever since been
working into one another's hands. Luse
was previous to 1860 a boekbinder at
Lafayette, Indiana, and in politics he
has been everything by turns-a Know
Nothing, a Democrat, a Fremont man,
Lincoln Republican, a Johnsonite, and
Grant man. In 1861 President Lin.
coin appointed him Postmaster Of La
fayette, Indiana. and in 1868 he removed
to Louisville. Grant ap lointed him
Immediately after his election to the
most lucrative Federal office in that city.
A matter of course, he is now dele
gate to the OlIiceholders Philadelphia
Convention.
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Indiana Democrats to the Front
from the Cincinnati Enquirer.l


BRookvILLE, IND May % -Greeley's
letter of acceptance has struck q chord
in the popular heart that will vibrate
throughout the country. Men who have
been silent heretofore are openly pro-
claiming their adhesion to the new the.
ory of Democratic Liberalism.
There is no mistaking the drift in In
diana. The State will be swept by Mr..
Greeley long before the Convention
meets as by prairie fire. Blair was
right. The South has faith in Mr..
Greeley If they have, cannot we, who
have been charged with friendliness to
that unfortunate section? II they pre-,
fer Mr.. Greeley, by what right do we
forbid the bans? f.,e ..:.
If every leader in the State stands in
the way of the torrent that is sweeping
along in favor of Greeley, they will
not stem it, but they will fall before its
resistless force. His letter is boldly
written, and bravely pronounced. 1t
has about it harbingers OF better era.
The corruptionists begin to whisper
with white lips and bated breath as they
behold the coming avalanche. They
know what it 'portends. Make way for
the era of American brotherhood. The
skies are frightening.
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Over Forty Vessels LOSt..An I'm.
| menSe loss OF Life,

NEW York, May 27.--Captain ALI
ston, of the Retriever, a steamer lost
during the terrible storms which pre-
vailed during the Newfoundland seal
fishery this spring, reports the total
wreck of forty.two vessels, including
several steamships. The number of
lives imperiled by these disasters
amounts to nearly four thousand, OF
which very few have yet been accounted
for. g .fsr 2a Haet1p .,. g,u,r ..,.,
The Times of tomorrow will publish
the particulars of the loss of vessels of
the coasts of Labrador and Newfound-
land during sealing voyages this spring
Up to the latest possible mail date yer
forty vessels, including four steamships,
had been heard from as total wrecks,
having been dashed to pieces while
amid hinge icebergs and plains of ice
during terrific hurricanes. On an aver
age each of those vessels carried about
one hundred men, who were employed
as seal hunters, and out of those four
thousand human souls only one hun,
dred and seventy.fve have been accoun.
ted for. The large majority of those
unfortunates have left large familis be,
hind, exclusively dependent upon them
for sustenance. f.