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7 NEWPORT STATION.

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On and after Nov. 18th, 1871, Passenger trains
will run as follows:
EAST
Mail, .;....;.... 616 p. M, daily except Sunday
Harrisburg Accom- l2M r NJ, daily Sunday.
Ia. .t....a,lI. 5.. WEST. aD . II =
Thro Pass 4:05 A. M. taag) daily except Monday.
Way Pass. 8.46 A. NJ, daily, except Sunday.
Mail, ........ 2.30 p. NJ. daily except Sunday.
Mixed 6.3l P M. daily except Sunday. ~ ~
Cincin'ti Ex tiag) 1lS6 daily, except Saturday
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p. Small East reaches Philadelphia at II. l0P M.
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. SOUTHW WARD.

MAIL TRAIN. l.i|llN aN
leaves Elmira 40 q. IN. WilIiamsport 9.16 o. m.
Harrisburg 2l0p m. All. Baltimore at $50 pm
BUFFALO EXPRESS %
Leaves Canandaigua 6.65 p m Elmira 9.40 p. m.
Williamsport l225 q, m, Harrisburg at A05 a. m.
Arrives at Baltimore at 7.20a.in. ~ e
ERIE EXPRESS.
LVs. Sunbury 9.26 a. m, Al. Harrisburg 1L2O am
PACIFIC EXPRESS
Lvs. Harrisburg lI45 a.m., Ar. Baltimore SEQ pm.
NIAGARA EXPRESS SOUTH.
Lvs Canandagua 9l0am, Elmira 12l5 p. m.
" WilliamspOrt sos pm Sunbury 4.40 p. m.
Harrisburg 700 pm. ar. Baltimore, 10 lOp.m
HARRISBURG ACCOMMODATIONS.
Lvs. Harrisburg 1880 a, m, Ar Baltimore 1900. m
A1- Mail Train north and south, Fast Line north,
Pacific Express and Erie Express, daily except
Buffalo Express north and south and Cincln-
natl Express south, leave daily.
For further Information apply at the Ticket
ofiice, Pennsylvania Railroad Depot.
ALFRED X. FISkE, a. u, "a,
General Superintendent
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Northern Central Railway.
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.

Through and Direct Route to and from Washing.
ton, baltimore, IQDlird, BTie, BuGdlO
Rochester and Niagara Ftllts.
nN AND AFTER SUNDAY, November 18th
" 1871 the trains on the Northern Central Rail-
way will run as follows; tfrtr7c.r, .--r
NORTHWARD.
MAIL TRAIN.
Leaves Baltimore, $50 q. m. Harrisburg LAS D. m
Williamsport 200 p. M, and arr. at Elmira, 1915
BUFFALO EXPRESS
Leaves Baltimore, I35p.m. Harrisburg, 10. 40 pm
Wllnamsport, 20 a. m. Elmira, $50 a. m.
- ...4..9 IS FAST LINE
Leaves Baltimore l2.4 p IN. Harrisburg A40 pm.
Arr. at WilliamspOrt 815p.m.,
WESTERN EXPRESS .f,s lrft
Leaves Baltimorel005p m. al. Harrisburg IL 50a m.
lt.n-.f NIAGARA EXPRESS
Lvs. Baltimore 500 am, Harrisburg 1855 a. m
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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-02-23

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Moss NECK, Robson County. N: G.,
February l6. 1871.

February l6, 1871.
Henry Berry Lowry, the notorious outlaw,
and his confederates have been holding
carnival here for two days, sleeping at store
train for Wilmington arrived here to-day they
had a barrel of cider rolled ont OF the store, and
were treating large crowd. They were partic-
ularIy active iu inviting ~ the passengers out
of the cars to drink, Familiarity tapping several
Of them on the shoulders and shaking their
hands. When Lowry was told that he had
better keep O good lockout, or some one
wonld xiii him OF some or the gang for the re-
wards offered by the State, he replied that
';apy one who might kill him or any of the
pang could never prove that he had done the
Killing; al they asked was 10 be let alone, and
they would leave everybody else alone; II they
wanted provisions they would 60 WnQre tney
could be obtained; If they had money they
would pay for them; If not they would de-
msnd them and take them.n They were, he
said. determined; to kill one man, who was
travelling backwards aud forwards on the
train. They had warned him several times
NOT to come up. here, 'snd," continued
he. -.twe would have killed him yes
terday right In the car, II 1t had not been ior
the number of ladies who were IN IT,"
While he was saying this the Individual whom
thev had doomed was at that very moment
crouched under seat In the rear car. He
has incurred the terrible anger of the out
laws. from the fact that he volunteered last
winter as the execuioner Of Oxendine, one
OF their gang who was hung at Lumberton.
They told the conductor that If he came up
hers again they would murder him right on
Ihe train. AS The train moved of they saluted
tine conductor in military style, and took a de,
liberate aim at the train with their rifles, and
continued to fire until It was beyond gunsaot
distance. The audacity of these outlaws out
Herods Herod and ia unpareled in the history
of any State. This man whom they have
threatened, is known In Wilmington 6y the
name of Frank Marsden, and Is sailor-board-
ing-house runner.
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WALrzISa.-I have done a good deal of look
ing on while waltzing was 10 progress; nave
noted three varieties of wallzers.. !. Those 10
whom the busiBess is hard and painful neces-
slty, to which they were pre.ordainedl and
commanded, and which must be fulfilled.
Ahont nineteen out of twenty OF the wallZing
couples 1 have seen, served their generation
In this variety OF service, sad, serious and
sorry. but brave. 2. there are those to whom
The dance is fine art, who enter upon 1t as
glad to saF Sns psrssy f e9g syss% sooe Of
tv r. ia we'll for them 10 sustain absolutely well.
The.e people s1 do not have the agSnized Of
the first class; they are pleased with tt them,
selves which is something, and and they are worth S
mony @ cast cal in action: The third varlety-mos'-
" Germans by natlonaliy-are people who
are thoroughly happy, unconscious and at ease
as they dance. They dance as the thistle,
down floala, which We boys used to call o
zephyr. When you see their inconsistencies
and really childish simplicity IN me matter, It
is hard TO frown at waltzing, or End any wrong
in it.-Old and Nel1.
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ANSWERING LETrERs.-A great many people
in this country are shamefulIy negligent about
answering letters. Nothing Is more annoy.
ing. In European countries 1t ls regarded as
the height Of nl-breeding to allow a letter
which needs reply TO go unanswered, and so
1t ought 10 be considered here. This is point
on which parents should lay great stress to
their children. They should be taught to con-
slider 1t as rude not to reply to letter whi h
needs attention as to hand a fork with The
prong end. The busiest people are generally
those who are most exact in this respect
The late Dukeif WellIngtoni who. 1t will be
admitted, had good deal On his hands at
different times of his life, replied to every let.
ter, no matter fron--how humble q source.
Once clergyman who lived In distant part of
the kingdom wrote to his grace. on whom
neither he nor his parish had a shadow of
claim, to beg for subscription to rebuild a
church. By return of mall there came back a
letter from the Duke to the effect that he real
ly could not see why In the world he should
have been applied to for such an object; tut
the parson sold the letter as an autograph,
for f5, and put the Duke dowRfor that amount
among the subscribers.
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THE OLD WORLDS NEWS;
JOHN BULL REGAINs HIS E0uILI.
BRTUM.
An Attempt to Assassinate Bismnrck-
The Thanksgiving Processioain Lon-
don-A Free Press In France.

LONDON, February 20.
The Alabama excitement is rapidly subsid-
ing. The Times alone alludes to the subject,
and urges diplomatic solution. John Bright
approves of the conduct of the government In
the controversy. mi .ri
r. The decoration OF the streets through which
the royal procession will pass to st. Paul's on
the 9th Instant, on the occasion Of the thanks
giving for the recovery of the Prince of Wales,
has already commenced, and will be carried
out on grand scale. Arches are building at
various points aiong the route, and in the
squares, and at all available places seats for
spectators are erecting. huge crowds collect
daily and watch the preparations. lar
In the Tlchborne case, the attorney general,
Sir John Duke coleridge, has brought his
sp ,ech to q close, and The examination Of wit:
nesses for the defence has commenced. Lord
Bellew was on the stand to-day. Bis testimo-
ny was very damaging for the claimant.
ST. PETERSBURG, February a..
Baron Won Offtnbnrg, The new minister to
Washington, departs soon: - = II.
BsRL1S, February 20.
There Is now no doubt Of the presence Of q
person In this city on Wednesday, whose object
was to assassinaie Bismarck. An apothecary,
who is q pale and fanatical Catholic, was ar
rested on suspicion. He formerly served In
the Papal Zouayes. i:
PARIS, February a..
A decree suspends the publication of the
Gaulois.
ROME, February 23.
The Pope convenes the cardinals tomorrow
to elect u bishop for Russia! z tfS.
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THE WEATHER THIS DAY.

WASHINGTON, D. c., February %.
The barometer will probably continue to rise,
with cold northwest winds and clear weather,
In the Middle and Eastern States on Friday.
Falling barometer and rising temperature will
prevail by Friday morning ! from IN, u! the lower
creasnr southerly winds and threatening
weather will extend by Friday noon through
out the upper Mississippi Valley, ~ with ~, brisk
lakes on Friday morning. Clear weather will
continue in the Southern and Gulf States.
Dangerous winds are not anticipated for The
Instructions have been Issued by the chief sig-
officer Of the army to 1sa all oSaeTvers oas at sa
change in the river This will enable steam.
boat men TO take proper precautions against
loss of property by the unexpected breaking
up of the Ice.
Y.s,erday's Weather Reports OF the
Signal Service, q. $. A.-4.47 p. M,
Local Time.
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Cosr OF LEGISLATIVE SEssIoNs.-Mr. Pot.
ter, of Massachusetts, has gathered some In.
lerestIng facts relative to The average and
cost of legislative sessions In twenty-four
leading States of the Union. Ihe New Hamp-
ehlre House ofRsprespntatives has the largest
number sf nembers-3 while the Delaware
House has but 81. New Iampshlrei however,
has The smallest number OF senators-iS, ex-
cepr Delaware, which has niDe persons In the
Upper House. California pays her legisa.
tors $40 per diem, while those Of Rhode Island
receive but 81 per day. The Kentucky Legls-
lature meets but once In two years, and The
average length of The session is sixty days,
while the Legislature of Massachusetts holds
annual sessions OF about one hundred and
seventy days. The Massachusetts, Legislature
Is also ahead in the matter Of expense. Law
In the Bay State is enacted at the high cost of
$256, 900 per annum, while in Delaware the
Legislature costs but $4,000 blennlally; In
Rhode Island, $4,000 annually; In New Jersey,
&l4, 900 per year, and In New York, $4,000
annually.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-02-23

TIE PAPAL HIERAKcHY.-The whole pum-
ber of Popes from st. Peter 10 Plus TX. Is 257.
OF these So are venerated as saints, 39 having
been martyred; 104 have been Romans, aud
103 natives of other paris Of Italy; Is French
men, 9 Greeks, Asiatics, Africans, Span
iards, 2 Dalmatans, Hebrew, Thracian, !
Dutchman, Portuguese, Candiot, and !
Engishmsn. The name most commonly borne
has been John. The twentythird and last
was q Neapolitan, raised to the chair In 14lO.
Nine Ponliffs have rsigned less than one
month, 30 less than one year, and IL more than
twenty years. Only FIVE have occupied the
pontifcal chair Tor % years: These are st.
Peter, who, it has been asserted, was Supreme
Pastor rs years months I days; Sylvester l.,
% years 10 months u days; Hadrlau /, 23
years 10 months II DAYS; Plus VI, "a years
8 months IL days; Plus IX., who celebrated bis
25th year in the pontiHcal chair June l6, 1871.
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season to be published In the regular editions:
Be that as It may, people are beginning, l
think, to understand that they have not heard
the genuine echo of all their passionate
protestations and high resolve. For my
part l should be content If, for the next
few weeks, no cable were In existence. The
facility for rapid intercourseis too great, and
Just now rapidlty is thing quite undesirable.
II Lord Granville could only write to Sir Ed.
ward Thornton by steamer and Slr Edward
was instructed to send his reply by the same
conveyance, there would be much less likeli.
hood Of rupture. There would be less haz-
ard of display of 'sfrmness" and swift retort
upon sable statements and all those Incl
dents OF skilled diplomacy out of which 80
many pretty quarrel has been needlessly fos-
tered -.-...----,
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-02-23

AN INSTANCE OF RARE NERVE AND HERoIsM.
Dom Platt tells the following touching story
superintendent out In Alaska treated bis en-
tire charge to sleigh ride. There were
Just forty-one of the cherubs and a six
horse sleigh. On the way home they
were beset by pack of wolves. Cool
aud collected in-thnt hour of fearful trial,
the heroic superintendent at q glance saw that
he must be overtaken. In an Instant his
quick mind grasped the only chance OF escape.
Seizlng the child That always sang I want 10
be an angel Two notes loo high, he flung 1t to
the rapaclous horde. 1t stayed their onward
rush for a moment. Next came the urchn
who never brought any pennies for the
heather. And 80 on swept the pursued and
the pursuers, until The last infant was ex-
hausted. But the brave fellow had econo.
mizsd his material nobly. He was saved.n
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-02-23

DEATH OF MISS PETIGRU.-We regret to an.
nounce the sudden death Of Miss Mary Petigru,
at her residence in Abbevllle:. DISTRICT from
pneumonia, on Tuesday, the 18th instant. The
Banner Gays the deceased was In the prime of
life, and her death was quite unexpected.
She was sister of the late James L. Peligru,
the distinguished lawyer and cherished sou of
Abbeville, and was one of large and honored
family, whose names have been identified with
the past history OF our District, She leaves a
wide circle Of friends and relatives to deplore
er loss.