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WASHINGTON, Aug. II.
PROCLAIM xtiON.

WHEREAS, an affidavit, duly filed and
retained by US, rcciting the killing
OF Floyd Oxendine, on the morning of
the 18th Of August, 1873, by jim Dial,
atlas Locklear, at or near the residence of
Patrick Lowrcy, on the Harpers Ferry
road, in the county of Robson, and that
the said Jim Dial, alias Locklear, is
fleeing from Justice, conccaling himself
and cyading arrest and service of the US
sual process Of law,
And whereas, the said Jim Dial alias
Locklear, is lurking and concealing him
selfin this, our county of Robson, and
whereas, the undersigned are acting JUS
tees Of the Peace in and for said county
OF Robson, where the said Jim Dial,
alias Locklear, is lurking and concealing
himself 50 that the ordinary process of
law cannot be served upon him;
Now, therefore, in virtue of authority
vested in us, the undersigned Justices OF
the Peace, We do issue this, our proclama-
ton, commanding and exhorting the said
Jim Dial, diius Locklear, to surrender
himself Immediately to the officers of the
law,
And we do, furthermore, command
the Sheriff of the county of Robson to
take such power with him as he may
| deem fit and necessary, and at once pro-
coed in pursuit of the said Jim Dial, alias
Locklear. And should the aforesaid
jim Dial, alias Locklcar, continue to
Turk, stay out and conceal himself from
justice and refuse to surrender himself
Immediately, We do proclaim that any
citizen of the State may capture, arrest
and bring him to justice; and in case of
FLIGHT OR RESISTANCE BY HIM (after
being called on and warned to surrender)
MAY STAY HIN without accusation or
impeachment Of any crime.
JAS. SINCLAIR, p.
L. X. PROCTOR, J.P.
This the 10th day of August, 1873.
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LOUISVILLE. GA.
A. LUMBE2TONIAN.


August 9th 1873.
DEAR RoBEsoNIAN Although this
is my first conversation with you, feel
we are not strangers as Ihave read your
neat, intelligent pages for nearly two years
and have taken deep interest in your
welfare; and hope our acquaintance
may prove quite agreeable to both in
the furture. | send you few lines for
your columns, not that [ think gears
will be very much improved by them,
but that l shall be complimented and
a cement to our friend ship formed by
their publication. Do not think, though.
if you were not to accept them that |
should think less of you; the heart Of q
Georgia girl is too large for that
With a sincere wish for your continual
success as bright, rising star in the
news paper armament, and triumph
ant, sparkling gem in the family circle
sign myself,
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Found Dead ira Esis Buggy

4 man By the names of JOS. Hinson,
familiarly known as Fighting Joe"
the mail carrier between Wadesboro and
Salisbury, was found dead in his buggy
on Thursday last. There was no vio-
lencc to be ciscerned about the body,
and no suspicious of his being foully
dealt with are entertained. The horse
went up to gentlemaa's gate on the
route and stopped, when some OF the
family went out to the buggy and dis
covered HiDson lying on the seat dead.
He was about 80 or 35 years old and
when last seen alive appeared to be in
robust health His home was in Mont
gomery county.
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gkaG Ss0rsfE.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug,14-Midnight. |
The heavy rains still continue. There
are many detentious and some accidents
on the railroads.
New York, Aug. 14-Midnisht.-
The Arndt's passengers number 81
cabin and 800 Storage. Ali well.
The gale continues heavy, with rain.
Over one hundred outward bound YES
sells OF all classes, at anchor. inside Of
the bar, waiting for The weather to
break The wind is high yet but the
rain has moderated.
BALTIMORE, Aug. ll-Night.-
The county bridge over the Turn
pike at Elk Ridge Landing was washed
away during the storm last night, car
rying with it five wires Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, but bust
ness is uninterrupted.
Ali Of the railroads running to this
city are more or less damaged, and the
detention OF mails is more general than
on any previous occasion for years.
Ca the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
last night d siiiall iahu s!ldc occurFeu
- E'at IL ~, 49, !. N-s-2tsar i5ii and =
WASH III Elk H'iaSe Landing when
tire" INC CINCINNATI Express tram
bound West Of the track. No dam
age was d'he 70 the trahh' Inc Of
Louis Express que mere at ~ ?. NJ,
was delayed at inc same Poln'; -,
boSroN' aug / snC'-ihe
falp storm commences mere at . CLOCK
d. m with a steady ii-e'5Icfiy gaze
III -i-AiliA, H.
Inc amount Oh RAIN III Inc late storm
exceeds 1hches more t4ah > rect o.
water Is passing over the Gam at f'if-
mount to-day 49,.
1he mills at -Aahyuhk nave 'hcli
HIST Aoofo HOODED ana business parity
suspended. -,
In INC Guy d boy was rescued WIN
dilhcui'} rom browning near Inc ileatt
OF IA euiveft' ana !no' L. NaJof was
drowned ID attempting 10 rescue al
Ills nor norseS 1Ioni d loodGu s'aoIG e. :,
~, NE" l jim. -Au6, NJ
Inc sIorh continues mere; through no
50 Fioi0ii' 10 i'S' nioh'' I"ere mas ho
ye' oeen any serious arrangement o
| s NUS, IA '"a' "0'I 0o0 ester
uay anu l, 'ulS a. Ii. INV "00ii 'o'oiE''
WIN T'h vic 80 a5o" aa - ~ 49, 1.; nn,
a no liam ',i 'io IL IL II. o1u' uu
~, 'aJ p - S'e, 0"y ~, ula H1' arr,
} III o",ty 'N.' Dc HI 1he uelay wa
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Read Before the Richmond
Il. q L., Society by Mrs.
e. WI. w.
Published by Committee. |

Every misery we miss is a new bless
ing. Man is mortal, subject to disease,
sores and every manner Of afaction; yet,
can we not realize the many blessings
and comforts that surround us. Could
we appreciate this truth, that every
misery we miss is new blessing, how
many unhappy hours of sorrow and
misery might be spared us. Are We
not too much inclined to look on the
dark side, and through the influence of
Imaginary evil raise pillows unsurmount-
able, and as We draw near these noun
tains of gloom, they disappear, like
phantoms within the grasp. A few
weeks ago, we were bowed down beneath
heavy financial crisis. Crops bad,
turpentine low, and the cry was hard
times and worse coming" but the day
star has dawned with brighter hope,
finance better, crops good, enterprise
and industry more energetic in pursuit
Of business. "Suficient unto the day
is the evil thereof" Look unpon the
bright side. "Vain regret did neve,
yet fortune make" Let us live while
we may, and never build imaginary
ports to retard our joys and hopes o.
future prosperity. It is true, the times
are not as easy as they were in by-Sone
days, but there is sunbeam for ever,
shadow, and while our sunny south
may be passing through a burning,a fiery
ordeal. yet We believe her true sons vii
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Endowment of Wake Forest.
BY 6 JOE. "

No male College without an cndow-
mcnt, is upon permanent basis, nor
has one ever fourished for length Of
time without such fund. It IS out of
the question to talk about a first rate
College being sustained on the proceeds
arising from the tuition Of its students
No male institution in our country.
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The Marion Star

In the last issue of the Marion Stor
it is announced that Mr.. n. A. Stedman,
Jr., formerly of our city, and brother
of Major G. NJ. Stedman, has become
connected with the editorial department
of that paper. Mr.. Stedlnan is young
gentleman Of fine attainment, vigor-
Gus writer and an indnstri Gus editor
The Star, under the combined charge
of himself and its old Editor, Mr. Nc
Kerall, will extend its usefulness and
influence.
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Daniel Pratt, the "great American
traveller" in Boston newspaper offers
to support General Butler for the Gov
ernorshin if the latter will encourage
his claims for the Presidency.
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BLUE SPRINGS August Stb.
Mr., W. w, MCDIARMID:

Mr.. ". W. MCDIARMID:
DEAR SIR We have Temperan &c
aud Literary Society at Spring Hill, be-
fore which are read at times, some good
composition; which, it you are willing
to publish, we will try and send you one
occasionally.
* One of publishing Com
mittee of II. & J.. S.
I'VE publish with pleasure.-ED.1
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BY TELEGRAPH.

Gents for COttOn-SaFatO-
ga ssssccs- GF9ssisOppcrs On Tie
sgEls-DecisiOI Of the NTrcSs
iislsaH;stch Fatal Kerosene Ac.
cident-Dcath o. Hon. WIN. MI.
Meredith, sc.
SARATOGA, Aug, II.
In the stceple chase, 3 miles, Blind
Tom won time $40
ST Louis, Aug. II
The first bale of cotton received here
was auctloned at 20 cents per pound.
OMAHA, Aug, II,
Immense clouds Of grasshoppers are
going south. y detachment are eating
the corn in this vicinity.
NEW HAVEN, Aug, II.
La the wrestling for $500 and the
middle weight championship, Kennedy
won the FIST and third falls.
PHILADELPHIA, Ang. II.
Mrs. Mckcnny, coaxing fire with
kero sene, fatally burncd herself and Il
four year old child.
Hon. WIN. III. Meredith died to-day,
HScu -. nc S"S very prominent
lawyer, Secretary Of the Treasury .uD-
der Taylor, and President Of the present
| aud last Constitutional Convention Of
| this State.
WASHINGTON, Aug. II.
Capt. llawgate of the Signal Service.
leaves the city tomorrow to make
preliminary survey for a telegraph line
along the coast of New Jer,y, from
Cape May to Sandy Hook, connecting
with the several life saving stations
which are to be used for display of
cautionary signals. A similar survey
has been made Of the Massachusetts
coast and the necessary cable for the
desired line already ordered.
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The colored citizens of Ohio will
hold Convention at Chillicothe on the
22d inst, to take into consideration
their political situation, and the cause
of the dissatisfaction existing among
them concerning their political status.
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There is agirl in Burlington, Vt, who
is now six feet seven inches in height,
and is still growing. Hang girl you
cant kiss without going to the expense
of a step ladder!
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A lady who was greatly annoyed by
the ioquasity of her servants, being ask
ed why she didn't try dumb walters, re-
piled Il have tried them put they don't
answer.
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Hon. G. q. Clay, of Alabama, was
recently thrown from his horse and had
his arm fractured in two places.
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Postal cards have been great sue
cess, and the Department has been UNI
able to fill the extraordinary demand
for them. The original estimate was
made for one hundred millions, which
were supposed to be enough for the first
year: but this immense number falls
greatly below the requirement of the
public, and it will become necessary to
increase the facilities for procuring a
sufficient supply
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~. Wallace WeDiarinid, Editor.
Hamilton Mcmillan, Associate.
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SUBSCRIPTION, $3.oo YEAR.

A Dead Calm in E'0,isics--N 0i the
FIRST Political Calm we Have
raad--Ehc Great Family Work
in. 10 sit ArOund the Same
Hearth, and Eat at the Same
neutrality-suspicious. Looking
10 Comp.
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THE Sc VENTEENIU WIFE
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This the 18th day of August, 1873.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-07-16
HE WANTED TO ARRIVE.

! seedy looking individual walked
into the Crawford House, Cincinnati,
a few evenings ago and. stepping up
to the counter, seized a pen and reg
istered his name at the foot OF long
list Of the days arrivals. 1t was
noble name-George Washington
Botts-written in a firm. bold hand
and with q big flourish underneath.
Il was plain that the seedyman was
accustomed to making & flourish in the
world, if il were only with q goose
quill.
"Have a room2 inquired Captain
Oakes, the proprietor, Incidentally
measuring the man with his eagle eye
to see if lie wouldn't fit in one Of tie
sky Boudoirs.
No" said seedy, shortly, picking
his teeth with splinter tooth-picil
he had selected from the well-assorted
supply always found on the counter.
supper, then. suppose?" added
the Captain, preparing to add an '.S'
to the end Of George Washington
Bolts name.
Nc, sir. no SUPPER" said Mr..
Bolts with severity; 1 simply want
to orriUe. / want neither room, snp-
per, nor anything else, but | particu-
iarly wanted to arrive 1t is s. long
time since 1 have arrived at hotel
"a very long time (his voice choked
a little) and | thought if you hadn't
any objection-l-would like to ar
rive once more before ] died.
Here he was obliged to hide his
emotions in lis coal-tail, in the alb
sence of a pocket handkerchief
Captain Oakes. always ready to do
a good action, generously allowed
the unfortunate indi, idual to arrive
and George Washington Bolts, has
tily drying his eyes with tie pen
wiper, wrung the Captains hand IN
mute bat heartfelt gratitude and then
stalked gloomily forth into the dark
ness and the night.
He had arrived.
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How Young Men Fail

There is Alfred Sutton home with
his family 10 live on The old folks. = said
one neighbor to another: 1T seems hard
after all his father has done to fit him
for business and the capital he invested
to start him so fairly lie is a steady
young man, no bad habits, as far as I
know; lie has a good education and was
always considered smart. but he doesn't
succeed in anything. l am told lie las
tried number Of different kinds OF bus
mess and sunk money every time. What
can be the trouble with Alfred. l should
like to know, for ! don't want my boy
to take his turn.
alfred is smart enough said the
other. ''and has education enough but
he lacks the one element OF success.
He never wants to give dollars worth
Of work for dollar Of money and there
is DO other way for young man to make
his fortune. He must dig if he would
get gold. All the men that have sue
ceeded, honestly o. dishonesty. in max
ing money have had to work for it. the
sharpers sometimes the hardest OF all.
Alfred wishes to set his train in motion
and lei it take care of itself. No Won
derit soon ran off the track and a smash
up the result. Teach your boy, friend
Archer. to work with will when he
does work. Give him play enough to
make him healthy and happy, but let
him early that work is the business Of
life. Patient, self-deuying work is the
price Of success. Ease and incidence
eat away, not capital only, but worse
still. all Of man 5 nerve power. Present
qualification tends to put off duty until
tomorrow or next week. Il is getting
to be a rare thing for the sons of rich
men to die rich. Too often they squan-
der III a half score Of years what their
fathers were a lifetime in accuInulating.
In wish l could ring it into the ears Of
every aspiring young man that work
hard work, Of head and hands-is Che
price of success. Cytafry Gentleman.
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SITS A YEAR

had all returned and as they bowled
along the smooth road still they con-
Nersed or the supernatural. When
short distance beyond the toll-gate
the horses stopped Suddenly and be-
gan to tremble and snort violently.
The driver stood up in the wagon to
find out the cause. and 10, a coffin
lay at the side of the road. The
moonlight shone on the silver plate
and the courageous young man i'm
mediately let 90 the reins and drop
ped into the bottom Of the wagon as
if he had been shot. The lady fortu-
nately caught the lines and thus pre-
vented a runaway and probable dis
aster. As she was endeayoring to
restore the-presence Of mind which
had fed from her crouching com
panion, an undertaker's cart drove
up and the driver dismounting. lifted
the coffin into it. sect up said the
lady. as that horiid thing gomez
groaned the gentleman and ventured
opeep out from the buggy robe in
which he had wrapped his pallid
face. 1t appeared that the under
taker was carrying the coffin to a
house on Geay-street, when his
wagon broke down and he was COM
PEELED to leave it on the roadside
while he returned fer repairs. The
gentleman drove meekly home and
has not since been heard to declare
his Indifference to ghostly vlsitations.
San francisco Bulletin. +H
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COUDERsPORT, PA, WEDNESDAY. july 16, 1873.

ua9S udu come. eptcS u sQnSnlQe
jewelled at either end by dew and
moonlight. And the Dapplevale
Works wore their holiday guise, even
down to Simon PettengilI's newly.
frightened steam-engine, for Mr.. Ell
derslie and his bride were to visit the
works on their wedding tour.
"It's pity Ma'amselle Annette
went away so soon,n said Simon to
his assistant; "'cause they say the
masters kind-hearted in the main.
and she might ha' spoke up for her
self"
Mr.. Gerald Blake. in his best
broadcloth suit and mustache newly
dyed, stood smiling at the broad
doorway as the carriage drove up to
the door, and Mr.. Elderslie, a hand
some blonde-browed man, sprang out
and assisted young lady, in a dove
colored travelling suit, to alight.
"Blake. how are your" he said.
with the carelessness of conscious
superiority. "Annette my love, this
is Blake, my foreman"
"Mademoiselle Annette"
And Mr.. Gerald Blake found him
self cringing before the slight French
girl he had turned from the factory
door a month before.
Il must beg to look at the books.
Blake said Elderslie. authoritative
~ my wife tells me some strange
stories about the way things are
managed here. 1t became so noto-
rious that the rumors reached her
even at Blythesdale Springs, and she
chose to come and see for herself.
Annette, my darling, the best we'd
ding gift we can make to these poor
working girls IS a new foreman.
Blake, you may consider yourself
dismissed"
"But, sir"
"Not another word. cried Elder
slie, with lowering brow; and Mr.
Gerald Blake crept away with an un-
comfortable consciousness of An
nette's scornful blue eyes following
him.
Elderslie turned to his wife.
You were right, my love- said
be. "The mans face is sufficient
evidence against him.
And new reign began for poor
Jenny Purple and the working girls,
as well as for Simon PettengilI.
And Annette never regretted her
weeks apprenticeship in the Dapple-
vale Calico Works.-Lcdger.
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THE LIBYAN DESERT.

On the western horizon of the Lib
yam Desert, as viewed from the sum-
NIT of the Great Pyramid of Ghizeh,
a conical hill stands in solitary grand
eur, far removed from the route of
desert travellers. This has long been
supposed to be the ruins of a pyra-
mid, vet nowhere is it recorded TO
have been visited by any but the
Bedouin tribes who pass within a
few miles Of it, on the old caravan
route TO the Fsioom. 1t is enumer-
ated by Lepsius as one Of the pyra-
mids of Egypt and in a recent work
on the Great Pyramid it is called DR..
Leider's Pyramid, 'sentil better
name be found for it." merely from
its having been pointed out to the
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A Child,s Nieht Musings

From her chamber window peering
$1,000 little child one night,
A. the deepening shadows nearing
Mingled with the Waring light.
soon S1 me landscape, faint and fainter,
which she loved to look upon.
Lay gloomy mass before her.
All II grace and form were gone
GaNllg thus, her eyes grew fearful
When the day's last beam had fed
while her little heart grew fearful
To herself she softly said
Who win mind the sheep. / wonder?
FOR the shepherd cannot see:
And the cattle grazing Wonder
On how lonely they must be-
GRANDPA says the Saviour keepeth
watch Ger all things here below.
That He slumbers not. nor sIeepeth-
Nor doth ever weary grow.
Are the stars so brightly beaming.
And The moon with Silvery hight.
Cer the darkened earth now streaming.
Helps 10 Jesus in the night?
Does the moon shine roznd the steep]e.
80 that he should see the way
10 me homes OF ali his people
When the sun Is gone away?
Il love 70 think He stands beside me
hen be-. say my evening pravar
And though ali is DARK around me.
] His watchful love NAV share"
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THE FACTORY GIRL.

1t was just such a village as you
see in pictures. A background OF
superb bold mountain, all clothed in
blue-green cedars, with a torrent
laundering down a deep gorge and
falling in billows of foam; a river
rejecting the azure of the sky; and a
knot Of houses with a church spire at
one end and thicket of factory chin
neys at the other. whose black smoke
wrote ever changing hieroglyphics
against the brilliancy Of the sky.
This Vas Dapplevale. And in the
rosy sunset Of this blossomy June
day the girls were all pouring out of
the broad doorway, while Gerard
Blake, tie foreman. sat behind his
desk, pen behind his ear and his
small beady black eyes drawn back,
as it were, in the shelter of a preci-
pice Of shaggy eyebrow.
One by one the girls stopped and
received their pay for the weeks
work, for this was Saturday night.
One by one they filed out with fret
ful, discontented faces, until the last
one passed in front Of the high-railed
desk.
She was slight and tail, with large
velvety blue eyes, a complexion as
delicately grained and transparent
as rose-colored wax, and an abun-
dance Of glossy hair of so dark q
brown that the casual observer would
have pronounced it black: and there
was something III the way the blue
ribbon at her throat was tied and
the manner in which the simple de-
tails Of her dress were arranged, that
bespoke her Of foreign birth.
ssWell, Mademoiselle Annette"
said Mr.. Blake, jocosely noddiug,
''and how do you like factory life?"
1T is not disagreeable," she an
swered, a slight accent clinging to
her tones, like fragrance to a flower,
as she extended her hand for the
money the foreman was counting
out.
lars, she said. "It was to be eight
by the contract"
Mr.. Blake shrugged his shoulders
disagreeably.
"Humphr''grunted he; ''you amt
much accustomed to our way of do
ing things, are you, Mademoiselle?
Eight-of course; but we deduct
two for fee"
"A fee! For what?'' Mademoi-
seIle Annette demanded, with flushed
cheeks and sparkling eyes.
For getting you the situation,
Mademoiselle, to be sure" said Mr..
Blake, in a superior sort of way. as
if he rather pitied her lack of infor-
nation. "Such places don't grow
on every bush. And folks naturally
expect to pay something for the pri-
vilege."
II did mott" flashed out Annette
Duvelle.
"Oh-well-all right. Because,
you know, you amt obliged to stay
unless you choose. There's plenty
of girls would be glad of the chance
of getting into the Dapplevale Calico
Works."
"Do you mean," hesitated An
nette, "that if / do not pay you this
money"
"You can't expect to stay in the
works, said Mr.. Blake, easily hitch
ing up his collar. . Yes; that's
about the plain English of it, Made
moiseIle."
"But the other two dollars"
"Oh," said Mr.. Blake, that's a
percentage the girls all pay"
But what is it for!'
Mr.. Blake laughed.
"Wen. it kind o. helps my salary