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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-10-10

EJOBERI LA WSON & CO.,
LII MANUFACTURERS OF
SADDLES, HARNESS, COLLARS,
TRUNKS, e.,
AND DEALERS IN
SADDLERY HARDWARE AND MATERIALS,
NO. 277 W. BAL TIMORE STREET,
BALTIMORE, Nd.
Constantly on hand, Large Assortment of
Saddles :-McC lelap, Morgan, Spanish Ten
nessee, Decatur, Shaftoe, Texas, California Eng
fish, Somerset, Side, Boys.
Harness :--~Buggy, Carriage Coacr, Ex-
press, Stage, Sulkey, Tfotting, Wagon and 9th
er kinds.
SaasalIery :---Collars, Fly Nets, Covers,
Robes.
Tr6Enks:-4.Saratoga, French, Sole Leath-
er, Irou Frame, Iron Bound, Packing, Dress,
Bonnet Valises, Sacs, Satchels, Carpet Bags, &C.
~ We pledge ourselves to duplicateany reg
ular Bill of the above goods made in any of the
Northern or Eastern Cities.
ROBERT LAWSON & o.,
277 West Baltimore Street,
apr16'69v BALTIMORE
= TO THE TRADE
Having leased and removed to the large Ware
house
NO. 23e ". BALTIMORE ST,
NEAR CHARLES,
formerly occupied by Weldon h Johnson we
are now prepared. with increased facilities, to
conduct the
GENERAL AUCTION
AND CCMMISSION BUSINESS.
Our regular sales Of Furniture &c. will take
place EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY
MORNING, at 10 o clock, on First Floor, and sale
of Dry Goods, Notions and Miscellaneous Stocks
will be held on Second Floor EVERY MONDAY
MORNING, at 10 o clock. Goods sold in lots to
suit the trade.
Sales Of Real Estate, Stocks at Stores and Pr-
vate Dwellings taken at any time, upon moder-
ate terms.
Consignments solicited and cash advances
made when required.
BROKER & LEWIS, Auctioneers,
No. 239 W. Balt. St., near Charles
72jun23y Baltimore.
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The New York Express says: "a man
can take 500, Gf he has it, take re-
turn passage in one Of the Cunard steam
ers. go to Europe, stay there month at
his own expense, and come back again
with suit Of clothes OF his back which
would cost $50 here, and, if he is very
economical, can have q few dollars in his
pocket ont Of the 500 when he arrives
back again. The thing has been tried
and proved within the past ten weeks"
An exchange has an article headed
"a Wedding in notwithstanding and
Bathing the Understanding, Dress.
ing, Undressing, Psalm.singipg, &c."
All this might have been we'll enough for
the outsiders; but just imagine. il you
can, how Internally sleepy the bride.
groom must have become in the mean
time.
DEATH OF CAPT. JAMES CopEs. We
regret exceedingly to chronicle, this
morning. the death Of Capt. james
Copea. Capt. Copes was native of
Charleston, but for the past few years
resident OF this place. He was highly
respected by oil who knew him.
Winns6oro News.
A wedding was recently broken up at
| ON'SAooo OAeJ1 4O"hS All tuo
manner: The preacher asked il any one
had my objections; the young lady said
"Yes; don't want to marry him" The
e1peotant groom folded his brostlcloth
and silently stole away.
A Kenosha editor was eick unto death,
and several of his contemporaries took
occasion to free their minds concerning
him. He got we'll. and now "they must
meet him ut the muzzle of revolver, or
ne will Dram their lying type down their
false throats."
FLAT "PURaERY. castor oil beans
are now grown in California at rate
that yields 400 pounds to the acrei A
half ounce used to be considered guam.
tans suf. to ench "acher." California
has manifestly "siruck lie" in this new
Investment.
An energetic divorce lawyer of Chicago
hos completed an arrangement with the
Comfy Clerk to have his professio nal
GARD printed on the backs of marriage
licenses.
A transcondental tcamster says it took
two lives 10 pull his wagon through the
snow.drfts, last week. Life is but "A
span," says he. "and had to yoke two
span to get through"
Crewcl business-Wors work.
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Sheriff's Sale. "a SG. ~
The State Of South Csfolina, UnionEIn Com.

The State of South Carolina, UnionLIu Com.
James M. Baxter nHn snd p5Sss; Essm,. r. ,,,.,.
Special Referees, plaintinS, against Henry
g. Worthington And the HpAftanbur0 and
Union Railroad Company. defendants.-
/ pursuance Of an order - Sale usdo by
Il the Hon. n. Moses, Judge Of saf fd Ofrouit. :
L wili oher for sale. on the 1irst MONDAY in
reppTTGaIy pTI;a ns.t before the Court House door
A. N. and O'Clock P. H TO che tiehest hii.
der, the whole Of the spsftsnbnrY and Unfon
T. Rsiiroad !, Compsny1 Railroad. known - the
the road.bed, right OF way. grading, bridRes.
masonry and superstrnotu.e.l lying and attn:
ate IN the Counties Of Hairheld, Union and
tie and s'Gia Taon f0a in
psny, the chartered rights and privileges
tneteoi, the iron nails, spikes, chairs and
equipments. e;d Hn and all the property owned BY
ITS bqsiness: upon the following terms, to
wit: Fifty thousand dollars to be paid In
cash, cash ana the balance in, three equal seni.
said balance from the day of sale: the -pur
chaser to give his bond, with q mortgage OF
the property sold, and to pay for sll necessary
pagers: RRtn so
bel 80 minded, In lieu OF the cash payment
ABOVE required, to pay twenty-five Thousand
dollars in cash and thirty Thousand dollars
anty bonds OF the spartAnbuSg and upion
hailroad Company, or in liza OF auoh eou-.
pons. sixty thousand dollars in said bonds of
said company, the ssid coupons or honda To-
be finally credited for the amount to 'Whioh'
they shall be entitled aa dividend ont Oh the
proceeds Of the road and this sale thercok ;. .
The said sheriff will execute FOR the pur-;
chaser at said. sAle deed Of the Abremises
eoid; the said decd, however, to be delivered
to the plaintiffs as referees 40 Aforesaid. to bs
held By them as an escrow, and not TO beas-
livered to the purchaser until the frat instA1-
ment be paid, but the purchaser viii IS let
into possession OF the premises hdproperty
When the frst instaliment upon tho bond
80 to be taken by, the sherifY shall become
due, the purchaser has leave, II he be a
minded. in lieu Of ths same, to pay 10 tho
plaintiffs as referees as aforesaid tuo,huu.
dIed thousand dollars in the Aforesaid frat;
mortgage State guaranteed bonds of the
spartanburg and Union Railroad COMPANY,
or the whole or any part OF the Said first a.
etailment in coupons Of the said bonds at tho
rate OF one dollar in coupons for two dollars
in bonds; such bonds or coupons, however, to
be finally credited for the amount TO which
they shall be entitled as dividend out OF the
proceeds of the road and the sale thereof; < q;
b. MACBETH, g. U. O.
s9saIrs's OTT1oE. UNIoNv1L1.E, 8. O., Janu.
ary z. 1873. Jan III
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If YOU FEEL dull. despondent. drowsy,
debilitated, have frequent headaches,
mouth tastes badly. poor appetite and
tongue coated. yol are suffering from
torpid liver, or ''BIliousness. Nothing
will cure you 80 speedily and psrna-
nentIy as DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery.
"CAN'T Do WITHOUT IT."-This is
what The stage and horse-our companies,
livery stable keepers, members of the
turf. and .l! groou1a and trainers say of
the MUSTANG LINIMENr. They 'cnnt do
without It." And why? Becsuse it in.
fnllibiy reduces the external swellinge,
&o., which. under various names, impair
the usefulness and value of the king of
qnadrupeds, and also becanse, for sprains,
strains. gals and other injuries to which
horse flesh is liable, it is the most trust
worthy preparation in the market Yet
these recommendations comprise only d
portion OF ito claims TO pu blio confidence.
During period Of more than sixteen
years, it has been recognized as specific
for many of the most ugonlzing d,sor.
ders which affiict tho human family
such as rheumatism, gout, neuralgia.
lumEago, ticdoIoreux, sore throat, car.
ache. tooth-ache; and, likewise, as q
peerless application for outs, bruises,
burns and scaids. J l8 80
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The Sons of Temperance at Live Oak,
Florida. were recently agitated upon "a
nice and difficult poiut. Christmas was
rapidly approaching. and the question
was whether egg-n0g WAS to be consider
ed "a beverage" After long discussion
and the gravest deliberation, it was do
termined in the negative. It follows, of
course. that punch. fIp and other com
pounded drinks arc not beverages; so
that tho Florida Sons of Temperance
may become sons Of iniemperance bo-
fore they are awure.
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WOMEN IN THE EXACT SoIENoEs. Mics
Maria Mitchell, Professor of Astronomy
at Vassar College, recently delivered q
lecture on the ''Seven Stars of the Great
Bear" at the Friends Meeting House,
Gramorcy Park, N. Y, in which she al
luded to the woman question. She
thought women eminently fitted for sue
cess IN astronomy, Or any other soienoo
requiring precision and patience, in
stancing Caroline Herschel and Mrs.
Snmmerheld. The former gave invalua-
Bile help to her brother, the grent Sir
William Herschel, and herself made dis
ooveries in astronomy. Mrs. Summer
field translated the four great folio vo-
lumes Of La Place into English.
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a YHRY .HLACK OLOUD.-n any one
doubts that stupendoue financial re-
WILSON'S not coming within few years,
LEI MIN look over the recently published
statement OF the public debts of the
nations OF the world. The aggregate is
terrible: comprises sum almost
beyond the comprehension Of the hu-
man mind. Put down in figures It is
$l9i Ia, ,251, 1857. The assessed valua.
tlon OF property in all the States and
|Herrltories OF the. United States, accord
Ing to the cenHns Of 1870; was $14, 1884,
S4S,a!5. The nations OF the world owe,
therefore, more money than this mighty
republic. strstclipg from ocean to
ocsan: and peopled With 40. 600, 900 OF
inhabitants would. bring il put up at
auction. Among the hesyiest of these
debtors are: France, which owes s.. .O0O.-
0OO, 600; Great, Britain, SO, ,25O, 600, 900:
United States, 81, ,OOO. .OOO, 900: Russia
81, zoe, ,000. 600; Austria, 81, 500, 600, 600;
Spain, $l,500, 600, 600; Italy, $I.375..
0oO, ,UG0; Turkey, $3.50, ,OOO,O 900; Ger
many, 100000, 600; Portugal, 1926.
00O.0 900; Mexico. $500, 600, 600. Of
these Great Britain and the United
States are probably good for principal
and interest. France, Russia and Ger
many will struggle for years to come With
their financial burdens. and it depends
upon the stability OF their present go
vernments il they ever pay up in full.
Austria and Italy are still worse of, and
Spain, Portugal aud Mexico are virtually
bankrupt; the frat two are obliged to
Issue new bonds to pay the interest on
their old debts, and the latter pays no
interest OF oil. If the nations of the
world would halt right here aud cease to
pile up their liabilities by the millions
dali Y. there might be some chance of
saving the financial character of some of
them, but they are, with the exception
OF Great Britain, Holland and the United
States. rushing toward the vortex of in
solvency with the most amazing reck-
lessness. They are like tho spendthrift
who never ceases to borrow as long as
his credit lasts. During the past ten
years the aggregate of the debts OF the
nations has increased 50, ,413, 500, 900, or
more than doubled. What will it be ten
years hence2 The burden of taxation
must become heavier every year, and
finally the people, exhausted to the last
degree OF patience, will revolt and over
throw tue governments which have
plunged them into such pecuniary u. fl
cc!!les. 1t is not difficult to predict
what will follow. Reputation certainly
will; and when the financial fabric of
Europe comes down with such crash.
the whole world will be shaken. It is
idle to suppose that We can escape some
OF the consequences of the disaster.
We live in glass house in respect to
our private business transactions, and
with the universal unsettling of values
and the tightest money market the world
has ever known, where will We be? Let
the wise take heed in time and stand
from under.-New York Ners.
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To the defendants, the ANDES IssuRAsoE
Desirable Property for Sale

~ Lo,o Prices ,Jl,. Cash, or Haf Cash, Ba-
lance in One Year.
HOUSE and LOT on Riohlsnd
5S;sss street, corner Of Gates, formerly pro-
S4liI perty OF II. Swai1leld. = Lot mea .nrlng
EMIk about 103 OH kiuhland street, xlii 40
feet OIL Gates street. House contains Seven
Rooms. with Kitchen attached and Servsnta'
Rooms In the rear. House lighted With Gas.
LOT NO. 2, joining tho above on Mich' and
street, about 81 feet front and 2l0 feat d, su.
with Cottage thereon, containing Three
Rooms and small Shed Room.
LOT NO. 8, J ininu tho above, on Richland
street, measuring about "a feet front ahd 2lO
lcct deep, with Cottage thereon, Containing
Two Rooms and Kitchen II the rear, now oo-
cupiad by Douglass Clark.
Apply TO T. x w. q. SWAFFlEI.p.
Jan 18 - ~
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a we'll dressed traveller was recently
taken ill at Saginaw, Mich :, and though
The doctor saw no cnuse for alarm, the
patient got low-spirited. thought he was
going to die, and requested Tho doctor
to break the news To girl in Rome,
whom he loved dearer than life; he must
do 1t gently. for she was a tender flower,
aud might "wilt." SO all tenderly tho
doctor wrote, and this WIS the response
from the loving girl: "Dr. D: I care
nothing for that Mr.. D., nor to hear
from him. Ynn will please tell him to
send no more word. Miss P. P.
Skill him."
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AN ATTEMPT TO SwINpLE NIErHoD1srs.
The Western Christian Adrocafe saws:
We are Informed thut there arc circulars
afoat, intended to impose upon Metho.
dists most shamefulIy. They are SAID to
announce grand national church fnir
and concert, for tho erection of the
Bethesda Mission House." etc., and
propose lottery scheme. To them are
signed half dozen or 81 of the names
OF conference Presidents" OF course,
all such schemes are fraudulent, and auv
man of common sense aud ordinary in-
tormatlon-especiaIIy if he is church
mcmber-onght ut once to recognize
that faot All lotteries are illegal. i'm.
moral. The Methodist Episcopal Church
would as soon set up dram shop as il
would propose lottery scheme. It is
almost needless to add that no minister
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
would attach his name to such circulars
If, therefore, any persons have put
money into this scheme on the ground
that they were aiding charity, they
must come to the uncomfortable con.
clnsion that they have been hoodwinked
and outwitted by sharpers.
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!. -. -. -. -. :. -.
I C..~-.E-
CoHFssnoN OF LYDIA .SHRRMAN-A
EHAaFUh STORY OF CR1MR.-The main
Roan.s 90 OF confession made 81, -Mrs.
yuNs sherman, the po1soneFs who was
sgusenceo N 10 tne penltentiafy Tor lite at
ew ns'en so gay, nas neen gHbIfshed.
a. 40 iesEiuI siory OF crime. Mrs.
Sa Saelmsn 'ss atfestso In June. 1871, at
Now ofuusWick, new Jersey. on, the
GI".Se T".aS; % IL tp1eMng ~ mnrdesea her husband,
SSn 'v ~. S4stMAnj at Uerby. 10 1871.
ono was ais9 onargea wish numbering
y. ni' cni!Htens Tp4s vas only tried
En, ~, 'ue a'st o.lme' 4essdes these she
Iao sa'9 W !Eyss 9aXs sRqlBnned Two; other
M Tueoa.us aug aeye!Ai oi their children.
Nue ne tr4al occnIs1ea.s ~ Marnh. 1872, in
Nc" e;" naven. annsWaes n1tlvHAhle among
poiS0n 1 .lialsl l2ss ssgef vsfy Clear testimony
oisssot. D.rAef. Oh fale College,
%.ae "mo uaa :eAa@lneasAe remasns Of the
nM n.Ht men e ensloneas vicftm. Tue trial res
sa.seu ~ veruios OF murder in the
s;'So.; Iu ueelee-tne jury uniting in oon-
49, =. a guilty. Sas allowing that
,aaes.;ttus %. ua'nrs OF the evidence
aSt.a L % re"sohaD!e DOUBT. Sinoe
I.o 49, LOO oeoI Imprisoned her mind has
bes s. n."a neaIoosy 'fouoseu, and recently she
ana aYnr.ssao % hu,t oouess'on OF her guiit.
theshp e''eS neFseii as much relieved
Oo -, oo.,,
her a,o.u .o 80 1o'u -, "a Decemoer, she began
NJ, sly w lhe !aller, capt Webster.
Shs nm $3.50 s:y iehoInht woman.
nnohia - soa.Soy ua "lite at al; She is
$500. 1890 W oe. .t unses "ith any ac-
uarnc NJ pa.t VI her narrative !s
ioyss. sha u, 10. Huetu n story ls as tol-
n ;n1soE on oo.' in New BRUNSWICK,
nhan .,,a a"0 was curry lelt an or
iojned tho Ma,Ia9So. So =. ~, seventeen she
iovo feoet thara ~ ou".o1, :, aHa at q
Strnct Whom oh cue ines Eaward s.
Mr. Strnok IN t;me ,4uoa.y ,,aee narrleo.
at Yorkv;lIe ma of oAme ,Io Polceman
in a aaIoon N h;a ~. tnere was row
80 ss;Uoa s;l,oi' on us peat and detective
leava. ha w.s rerr,ss 1919 was OH without
H' Cd 40 .s,,3 mas tepflmanued aud disgrao..
wa;gbed ~ ~ liz ,.;., % ,,y very nucn anu
orogv onS % had ~ .'s aa.nu Lhat he became
Ha then M uas naa .a;sato So..euoe @ nt tue brain.
covsrad :. a ",eon"seu' 'I. ~hen ne re-
nb,o;ooi,. % "nS ouS 10 pe very leeble,
a. tb.t hs naa 60 ouin unAote 10 get any WORK.
One dav noia t.;,l ~. ueu ~ us "iie;
to her hat aho oouiS "a. ~. nc. ~: sugeesteo
Lv nn;son 1 o. eou'n ..,. gee 5iu OF tne man
and cave him soma a.aan;a n.n =" !he loea
and she also u;tn ann'a sen,o a;a "a us 1000;
Their vocnnest tSo 1':,a Me p'lson. h,iied
aIso shonIS n"t ,,a L,"J.' ,ea' 50 'nA1 tney
ahonId moi haro 90 sho @ " ner, ana
TO life's cares SLs 'aSs, ~ slow up
this mnrdar and Saw m"' af... oS sJ,spec.ea ., OF
Litohfield TO live Ho.a ,'e shs s"o "s "ens 10
Denni. Hnrlhnt and n,ars;aa sn es L; one
she didn't oct alone aati0fao,a,;, = Ill., nu'
self with him and 90 sy .,o ,'';. ~ uei'
Soon after his dos,h eha ~" pu.otnea tnts aim.
friend that there wos n'an I ~ oy
named Horatio M Sho,nn oy
nIantv of monav a,5 t,aS VIZ .so
wanted a third hnohnn5 ono
hahIv oat hin, aoaaes: oue oouio pro.
there and annIiad - 49, on1 "ens
l,.,,.1-.... 80 ono Pl"oo VI
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Notice. ~ - :
HEREAFTER, all persons are forbidden
l1.trespassing on our land. !. or v1lse. rsaa
course on the same. Any person vhatsosyer
fonnd on the promises, without permission.
will be dealt with according to law.
G.. W. BEARUEN,
Jan IL 81 A. W. KENNEDY, n. D.
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Desirable Building Lots at Private 6uls.
BY JACOB LEVIN.

OF No. I, corner Of Hervais and Sumter
~ streets, Immediately opposite tho rssi.
dence Of chancellor Carroll. meAsnring "a feet
Sumter. -
LOT No. z, adjoining the above, measuring
SO feet front and running back 208. -
LOT No. 8. adjoining No. 2. measuring 81
feet front aud running back 2o8. $. :
i not sold by the frst Monday In February.
will be offered at public auction.
Jan 10 INV
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A Chicago young man was recently
quite smitsen by neighbor's wife. She
smote him with rolling pin.
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Mortgage Sale.

Rx virtue OF an authority in certain CHAT
- teL mortgage to me given, I will sell, be-
DAY, the Sd OF February nsxt, one Biaok
Aorse MULE and one WAGON, ,saised under
said mortgage. Terms cash. :.
GEORGE e. r. WINDSOR.
9an ~ ms. Mortga9ee.
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State Of South Carolina Chester Co.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

90 URT OF COMMON PLEAS. -, p.
James B. Hayward, junior trustee. plaintiff.
against the Andes Insurance Company, OF
Cincinnati, defendants. for
Money. Complaint not Serued ;
TO the ANDES iNsuRANoE COMPANY. defendants
in this action. t3- ~
VoU are hereby summoned and required to
Il answer the complaint in this action,
which James D Hayward, jonior trustee. the
plaintiff, has nled in the otfico OF the CLERK OF
the Court OF Common Pleas 70 the said
County, on the 27th OF December. 1872. aud to
serve copy OF your answer on the snbscriber. i
at his Office, at Chester, South Carolina,
within twenty days after the service Of this
summons on you, exclusive of the day Of SER
vice. SD
II you fail to answer this complaint within
the time aforesaid, the plaintiff will take
Judgment against you for the sum Ot three
thousand dollars, with the interest al the rate
OF seven per ceRt. and oosts. .-+a N-
Dated Chester, b. O., December 20, 1877. I,
&. L. HAMILTON,
Plaintiffs ATTORNEY.
To the defondants, tho ANDES INSURANCE
COMPANY:
You will take notice that summons in this
action. OF which the foregoing IL u true nupy,
vas filed in the offioaszpf the Clerk Of said
Court. ct Chester CouSeHpuse, for the Coun-
ty and State azores aid, on The 9th day OF De-
cember, 1872; and that il yon fail to answer ss
required in said summona, the plaintiff will
apply to the Court for tho Judgment dems msnd-
ed in tho oOm mplaint. 4. T. HAMILTON,
Jan 10 me Plaintiffs Attorney.
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= Fs,,s 6.d T.s,sS;soT6 -s,Il.soo~
BY D. G. PE1XOTTO e SONS.
TUESDAY MORNING NEXT, January II, at
sell. without any reserve,
magnificent collection OF choice and
valuable OIL PAINTINGS, in .ich gold
These Paintings are superbly gotten ND and
after the most celebrated masters OF modern
A. ana ancient ::1;s. Tho originate ps many Of
tnem oelng IN the World-renOwned Duss eldorH
OF the lovers o3. the Ane srts, 90 the sales viii
out gTr ,.rsr c'~'0A
Conditions oash III .atgs Ian IA
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Prince Bismarck has been presented
with five French cannon. captured dur
ing the war, and which are to be placed
as ornaments in front OF bis country re-
sidence.
Perhaps the severest criticisms, in IN
epigrammatlc form, passed on the mis-
takes OF Napoleon III, was that of
Thiers-''There are no more faults to
commit"
A Mrs. Painter, aged ninety-fve
years. was buried near Gadsden, Ala
recently. at her funeral were threo of
her children, tripIets, over forty years of
age.
Ayoung Connecticut lady was lately
taken aback when her swain got upon
ton Of love which he had nicely written
off.
A shrewd old Yankee said he didn't
believe there was any downright cure for
laziness in o man; "but," he added,
"Ive known second wife to hurry it
some"
Nine. Thalberg has obtained permis.
sion TO keep her late husbands em-
balmed body in glass case at her fa-
theirs villa, near Naples.
An esteemed English clergyman is
said to be reformed burglar, who was
turned from prey to prayer by the reli-
glous abdurations Of u young lady,
whose room he entered with felonious
intent ono night some years ago.
josie Mansfield, of Fish. Stokes noto-
riety, has succeeded in getting two Pari-
slams into hot water, and duel is immi-
nent.
Tho post Office at Tumbling Shoals. in
Iaurens County, hos been discontinued.
For what reason, says the Herald, We
know not.
An untidy man-One wearing an ur-
tied neck.tie.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-02-22
A LIVELY SCENE.-A Washington
dispatch, dated the 9TH inst, to a

A LIVELY ScENE.-A Washington
dispatch, dated the 9TH inst, to a
Louisville paper says: ,.m
A very lively scene occurred in
Judge Poland's committee room to-
day between Speaker Blaine and Rep
resentative Stevenson. Mr.. Stevenson
interrogated Speaker Blaine touching
a business transaction of some $32, 600
with his friends, the Messrs. Coburn
Of Maine. Blaine replied, that he
would not answer any question con-
cerning his private business unless
the committee decided the question to
be proper. Retorts between the two
followed, and quickly and. sharply,
the Speaker, by his quick wit, getting
decidedly the advantage. Among
other things, Mr.. Blaine told Mr.. Stew
enson that, after offering a resolution
in the nature of q drag net. he oug ght
to have the decency to so before the
committee and make his statement
instead of sitting there like a county
prosecuting attorney. Mr.. Stevenson
replied with equal acrimony; and SO
the war waged till the venerable Po-
land interfered and commanded peace.