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oh, have been 50 saddened all tn, dsy
A dull foreboding weigh. upon my brain.
Ny heart beats low With some SLOW, .tined pals
A cloud hang DER my way.
All sorrows that my heart has eve, borne,
Come ero~dins back, dark, Nansrssl throng z;
No music hows from lip. once sweet with ,oug,
This is the time to mourn.
And memory come, to offer sweet relief,
While thrills like strange wild music thru each
vein,
Remembered joys, that prove a .adder Pain
Than all my present grief
Dear mother Nature, ON thy ereen lap rest
Ny ferered brow, and ki,. away life. woes.
There's sweetness. in each wind that blows,
While leaning on thy breast.
So long my heart h.. been upon the rack.
I've borne it brAvty all the troubled day;
Now tears thro' heavy lids must pres, their
way,
| cannot crush then back.
But hope ia thrObbiAg in my soul one. more,
And joy comes tidns back to heart and brain;
Sweet Nature, thou hath .oothsd each burning
pain,
Thy hand cool balm can pour.
From Ou, the dark shine. down the great red
Mars,
And though the night no golden sunlight
knows;
From some high It'd. of light lone ray how..
The heavens are full Of star.l
The sweet South wind /. soft aud low and GOV.
And brs.tbes like balm upon my lifted brow;
There is no sadness In my full heart now,
This istbe time Tor joyl
EigetrOOk, BstelOut Co., Va.
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On Tuesday Of t,is week, a young man
named WilliaH Dicheon, engaged as a
brakeman on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad, WAS run over aud Instantly kill
ed, while attempting 10 get on the train
when in motion. The particulars Of the
case as we have been informed, are AZ fol @.
lows Mr Dickson, who Is a single man,
and lives with his mother near White
sulphur SPRING stopped Of, on Saturday.
to 90 home. On Tuesday a. the train
came along, he undertook to get on the
cars while they were yet running A. q rapid
rate, and missing bis hold, loll on the
track and siI car- pas-ed over bin, terri
b.y mangling his arms and legs lie died
almost Immediately lie WAS about 22
years Of age, aud is oxen Of by bis a.
soc'stos a. very worthy young man.
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Liquor Dealers Protective AssooIa-
tton.

A neetiugof the liquor dealers Of Hun
tngton vac held on the evening Of the
slb of December at the Merchants Hotel
The meeting came 90 order and Mr. +
H. Ware was called to the Chair, and j
" Nerander was appointed secretary
Mr. Ware on taking tse chair stated the
olj~ct ofshe meeting 10 be the consideration
Of tie existing Liqu'r Law Of the State
and OF devising means Of protecting them
selves sgainst the persecutions ot the evil
minded persons acting under it, yroy's
IONS Amer general discuss Of the
subject the following rssoiuuoss we're pie
scented and uuaoimously adopted
R,soleei. That ~i,r,. or others having
the right 10 DO 40, ~ requested to notfy
tie SECRETARY. iu vriung, namrs OF psr
sons 10 whom they olJ ct 10 our selling
liquor, - We n,tssi 70 obey the law u
t.r Stale 80 The same time ue 10 hot IN.
tend to suhmn 10 tne .rsecHtian o tb,
evil niinfed Per~sus. WlD k0pe " v1tor
money 70 keen them IN idepsas NJ sics
, Asve pay ose & m Of tht Tax Of this Cur
poratiO4 wv thisk we are entitled Va a,ta
rrO'sc1oa and shall contest any suel
sase
Rss'ISsl Thai It ,hsn BE- tbe ds,y &
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Passenger leaving Cincinnati - p m. by
Chesspeskv & Ohio Railway Packet Steamer,
srrivs al Huntington 930 m. Taking ths
~ =. 10 Express 1raiu they have three hours
st Chsrlcstsn, tarfiyink at tz.Os y. iu..j aud
1fhrr points the kanHwha valley. and return
g. Cincinnati 1t { .. m. Purtsm1uth aHd Iron.
taa morning passengsTs retyra f1me evening
The 10 y NJ Etpres Tain 4 I'D Bchmol4
ospnect' 1t lluDuugfpn, With ~ splrniid
s,rsmrrs Fleetwood snd Bostons, arriving Ut
Cls-iunuti, - a. daily.
ig,f- Pailmas'. FaLre hlr,r Hsass Nis,ys,y
iosshss attiehfd o. night trains.
soCSp rRIP EJCKKTs
WiU be ssld 10 stations i~r Charlsstsn auI
nasuugian, a. reduced rates, good oELr Oh
80 daF ,old, su Accommodation Train.
ES- Throueh tskets fsr Huptingt0n ever
the Chssspsake ald Ohm Railway, are fsr sails
a Ssr Xork city a. ell rsgslaT oocss Of the
FspusylvApia Central Railroad company. and
~ No 2qt BrsadFay; sss 81 PhiiAaslpbia a.
~. as Chs,aut strpst, sd "a Depot ssrssr of
Road tnd PRIME sssss.
Al. PERRY. ess1gspt.
RpeaA YLAsr. e.ea TssAgt Agt
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The dismissal Of Capt DAbney from hi.
position ~ Condsctor on one Of or p,,s
sgnger trains, il no, received With mnch
layor by the people along the route The
Capt was looked npOn ~ one Of the best
Conductors on the road, but We suppose
the officials had reasons for disnis .ist
hm. Not having heard We are unable To
say shat thcy are
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad,
Tag .Gs..s4 -s.s.sy ss-...;@

trains arrive and depart from Huntington
daily, tsandays etcePtcd.J
Commencing MondGy OF q, 1873.
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FrniLsaER ASD rRorRIEroR.

RATES OF ADVERTISING.
One dollar per square of one inch in len 9Th
viii be charged for the first insertion, and so
cents per square. will be charged for each ad-
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Limitation ostrich feathera apPesf 70 bc.
gate ~ fashionable ths SEASON ~ the
genuine. Ths former are very admirALiy
isade, and almO-t DEFY detsc,i0n OstricjA
"uIS are 90 reasonable iu price that
nAsntae rsrs ssy there y no isj1ce,neut
W pat IMITATION 90 The market
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There is young lady-Ioys in town who.
is 40 indolent that she doe pothIsg L'i.
ala and bold her bands and vhen she gets
tired Of this, hss very accommodating
beau uhO hold. them fOr her
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GDlNG EAsT
1000 q m. EIgfb8 Train lOr white Sulphur
Sprngs. Richmond, al points North sud
South. and s0nnectiUg Eith james river
steamers for Norfolk.
12o p m. Accommodation Train. arriving at
ChrriestoH G;i2 p. ~. and KanawAs
fulls 500 ,. M.
Ptsongvr- lcaging Huutngton on the 10
.. n. Etpres' train srriga sf White sulpbgr
spring. 7.lJ p, m, and Richmond $50 .. M
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oh, have been 50 .addened all tn. dsy.
A dull forebodin weigh, upon my brain.
Ny heart beats low With some .lo-, .tifed mai.
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Huntington Church Directory.
First Presbyterian.-Se

First Presby terian.-S cverv
Sabbath, on Sth Avenu. between 10th and llth
Streets, stll o'clock, =. m. and half pnst p IN
Rev. j. ID. McClintock, Pastor. Sunday school
=. IN.
Breckinridge Presbyterian-:erv-
ices in the Land ComPnny's building every
sabbath Al j. a. IN. and r. m. Rev. J. Peters
pastor. Sunday school at half past . III.
Congrcgational-Rcv. Albert Boxer.;
Pastor. Services NJ Ingham'. Hail. Third Az
cnue between Eighth and Ninth SITS Preach
ing every Sunday at II a. N. and p. IN, q,
Sunday School at SiS p. m: Prayer neetisR
Wednesday evening 80 o'siOsk
y. VI. e.. 4. meet. every MondaF evening
at Methodist Hall, Third Avenue. at 7:SO o. %
Cordial invitation il extended to all.
Christian Cbureh.-Prescbing every
sabbath ~ o'tiock p. m. in the new School
House, eors<r 18th kFeELe and 7th street.
Protestant EpiscopaI-Reetor. Rev.
Eds valentine Johes. Services at Trinity
Hall. Sd Avenue between 10th and II tn street.
every Sunday Mt ~ =. M, add ~ b. IN.
sunday school at o'clock, p. III.
Bsptist-Preatbing every Sunday even.
ing at p. tn; Sunday School at n nj Pray.
sr meeting every Friday evening.
Methodist EpiscopsI-Rsv. J. A.
htbbe, Pastor. Services at Garrett 4 Glib
sons Hall, Third Avenue between Ainth and
'entt rtreets, even Sunday a. foiloEs: Preach
ing at 81 a. IN. and p. IN. Sunday School at
1880 r. m; Glass meeting . = IN. aud p. m
Prayer meeting every Wednesday evening.
VI. j.. Church, SOBth.-Rev. w. F.
Claughton. pastor. Services every Sabbath,
at O'Clock, =. IN, a. Boiderby Chapel.
Sunday school eVsfy Sunday at a. m.
Richland beacon., 1873-11-08

BEAUTY IN GREEK ART.-Be it truth
or fable that love made the Hrst attempt
in the initiative arts, thus much is Ger
tain that she never tired of guiding
the hand of the great master of antiqui-
ty. For although painting. as the art
which reproduces objects upon nat sur
faces, is now practiced in the 6roedest
sense of that definition, yet the wise
Greek set much narrower bounds to it.
He confined it strictly to the imitation
of beauty. The Greek artist repreeen-
ted nothing that was not beautiful.
Even the vulgarly beautiful-the beauty
of inferior types-he copied only Incl
dentally for practice or recreation. The
perfection of the subject must charm in
his work. He was too great to require
the beholders to be satisfied with the
mere barren pleasure arising from q
successful likeness or from considera-
ton of the artists skill. Nothing in his
art was dearer to him or seemed more
noble than the ends Of art Who would
want to paint you, when no ono wants
to look at you? say an old epigramrna'
tist 70 misshapen. Many o modern
artist would say. "No matter how mis-
shapen you are, / will paint you.
Though people may not like to look at
you. they will be glad TO look at my
picture, not as portrait Of you, but AZ
q proof of my skill in making 30 close
copy OF such monster. -Lesstng.
Richland beacon., 1873-11-08

A BorANIsT's PROTEST. Atkin.
son, an eminent English botanist, pro-
tests against the extlrpatiou of rare wild
plants thonRh the eagerness of incon.
siderate specimen hunters. This work
OF destruction is encouraged by the per-
sistent offer Of prizes for the Ia. gest and
best collection, by botanic societies,
thus often leading collectors, in their
anxiety to defeat their competitors,
into the haoit of destroying such pre-
cious plants as cannot conveniently be
taken away. The indignant bOtanist
adds: The absurd notion seems to pre-
vail that botany consists in the getting
together, no matter by what means, Of
as many specimens as possible, especi-
ally of the rarer species, and calling
them by their scientific names; and this
without the least pretension to 8 knowl-
edge of their intimate nature, as if mere
physiognomy were quite above physi.
olOgy. Accordingly. money Is offered
to encourage a system which, 20 far
from being test of the knowledge OF
the candidate, or likely TO direct them
in the right road for its pursuit, only
tends to foster mere vanity and to lead
the mind from the true path of science.
This last and most essential point might
be gained, and the knowledge of the
c .mpetito 3 tested far more effectnally
bv means at once easy and rational, and
.withourl damage to those rare
~ "a duty to protect
Richland beacon., 1873-11-08
The King of tho Sandwich Islands.

Two weeks ago we had ball at the
palace Of our king, Lunalilo l. He
is my friend. When he was still mere
ly crown prince l loaned him once g
only for day, as he said. When 1
met him year afterw2rd I reminded
him of the loan, but he told me TO wait
TIL ne should have become king, of
which the prospects were then very
slight. But now be is king, and |
have silently made him present Of
the $2-cheap friendship. considering
he is king. It was fine bal, which
he gave in honor OF the English admi-
raj, and the king was the first who got
gloriously drunk next came the ui,lsi-
clans, then the guests, and finally I my
self began TO feel a little unsteady.
I saw young English naval officer oc-
cupy the kingly throne, with Homo
lulu girl by his side, while the king and
and Queen Emma sat at his feet. Then
the king took drum and walked around
the floor beating the tattoo. Finally
the musicians began quarrelling and
fighting in regular John Bull style, so
that the admiral could not part them !:
and all this in the midst of the court
ball. But our king is said to have
amused himself exceedingly, particular
ly as lots Of drinkahles remained for
him to consume himself, though an aw
full quantity was drank. Whether he
did consume it all, don't know bnt
it is said that he VISA not sober for two
weeks afterward, though he can stand
q vast amountl Otherwise the king
is good fellow, and likes us Germans
particularly, probably because We
"treated him so often when he was
merely crown prince. He has even
learned some German songs, which ne
sings passably; for instance, "When
the swallows homeward fly" and out OF
the tavern I've just stepped Tonight
HO,uiulu letter.
Richland beacon., 1873-11-08
A Thunder Storm in Nebraska.

The following vivid description Of an
electrical thunder storm in Nebraska is
from the pen of the Rev. Alexander
Clark, editor of the Methodist RecOr-
der: One OF the peculiar grandeurs of
Nebraska is witnessed in its electrical
phcnOmena. On the FIRST evening after
our arrival at Lincoln, lust before twi-
light, it was our privilege to behold the
magnificent play of the lightnings. In
timberless regions, like this, the s.moy.
phere is surcharged with electricity.
Especially after sultry day, as Thurs
day, September IS, the conditions are
favorable for the blaze and quiver of
tho lightning. To tho west and south,
running tho vast prairies, the dark
clouds lay il convolvulating folds
against the sky. The winds had lulled
and silence pervaded the expanse, save
as the distant rumbling Of thunder was
heard. like attracting and answering
volleys Of artillery. The whole iirma-
ment, in the direction of the storm,
flashed in fire, fame challenging fame,
from the zenith all around to the earth.
The glances Of the lightning scsrred the
face of the heavens at every angle. as if
mighty swords wero swung by invisible
arms. Vertical lines of Aigsaxging FIRE;
wide, level, billowy waves Of flame, cir
cling like seatides out to the horizon !;
irregular and centers of radiating light,
all combined TO make Q picture, the
like Of which, for magniAcence and awe,
we have seldom seen. No obtruding
hills obecured the view no interposing
forests diverted or divided the intensity;
no descending showers relieved the
shade, or diminished the agitation and
this display of the celestial forces and
glories was, for the space Of half an
hour, grand and impressive beyond ex-
preston. At length the gathering
power of the air retrested to the far
southeast, the last lingering thunder
sound died into midnight silence, and
the quiet stars appeared. Other lands
had the benefit Of the rain, while ours
had enjoyed the splendor Of the pre-
marathon.
Richland beacon., 1873-11-08
A Piece of Sponge.

| There is regular fishing season 10,
sponge in the Mediterranean, and al
one time it used nearly all to 90 e
Smyrns, and be sold as Turkey sponge
but now, when the rocks OF Syria and
the Grecian isles have been well
dredged, and the collected sponge is
dried. it is shipped off at once for Euro.
pean markets. We know, principally
by sight, two kinds of sponge: the fine,
close, elastic; and the dark, open
sponge, familiar to us as "honey comb. -
To the nninitisted it would seem that
these were the produce of different
| countries b1' it is not so, for the two
qualities are found growing together,
side by side. upon the same rock, and
are dredged with the same net. The
fishing season lasts for about four
months, and ia carried on in q rough,
primitive fashion, but with .olerably
satisfactory results, though the thick.
coarse, honey.comb sponge is far infe-
rior in commercial value to its close
grained, firm brother, the Turkey sponge
par er0eilence.
Probably for want of research, the
supply of sponge is almost confined to
| the Mediterranean and the West Indies.
Florida and the neighborhood Of the
Bahamas form the sponge-hunter' Is
ground, and it is probably the case that
the turtle may make his resting- place
among the Jelly Ike groves Of the
sponge. To see the late contents Of q
case of sponge after being moistened,
one is tempted into comparisons with
the genius of the Arabian Nights who
escaped from the vessel that bore Solo
mon seal-inasrauch as the dry sponge
is close, compact, and tightly packed
in, while the application of water swells
it ont to large bulk several times the
original. We have pretty good samples
of this in the well-pufied-cut pieces Of
fered for sale by street vendors and,
by.the-way, strange stories of these
pieces of sponge are told, as to their be-
ing refuse cleaned up for sale-tales
that have very little foundation IN fact,
sor the pieces are for the most part new.
The collection of sponge in the Le-
want is dignided by the title Of fishing,
and partakes very much Of the nature
of the process practiced to obtain
pearls nasmuct as divers 60 down in
some eight or ten fathoms Of water,
taking with them triangular-shaped
piece of stone to conquer the buoyancy.
A rope is attached to this stone and held
by companions in the boat. Once down.
the divers object is to wade rapidly 70
the pieces of rock bearing the growing
sponge +; this he rapidly tears of, till he
has as much as he can conveniently car
ry, or till his power of remaining below
is exhausted, when he pulls his rope,
and is rapidly hauled up into the boat.
In some parts Of the east, though, the
diving is not practiced, but the sponges
are collected from shallower water by
means of fofF ct the end of q long
pole. In this way the pieces are forced
or dragged from the rock, but very Of
ten at the expense of the sponge, which
is thus made ragged and unsalsble. A
similar process is followed out in the
West Indies, long fork being used in
place of the diving.
Richland beacon., 1873-11-08

Moncure ID. Conway writes Of the
British war with King Coffee: During
the late civil war in America we used to
attribute the liberal sale Of munitions
Of war 70 the confederntes by British
manufacturers TO their moral sympathy
with the south; but We perhaps gave
too much credit to the British trades
mans sentiment. 1t now appears That
ever since this Ashantee war breeze
sprung up large trade has been carried
on in Birmingham in the export Of guns
to those savages who are arrayed against
the queen. The guns shipped are, IL
deed, not of the most civilized kind !;
they are not of such scientific kind as
is demanded by other nations more ad-
vanced in humanity and enlightenment !;
they are Africans" or "park palings," '"
and consist of long iron barrel, breech
stock, and flint lock; but they sre as
deadly as any other guns at short ranges,
and It is almost certain that every
weapon recently used against the Eng
lish boats crews. which suffered so
much at the coast, WAS manufactured
in England. The guns are made at Q
cost Of ten shillings each, and also
matchet knives" two feet long, at one
shilling, are exported for the Africans.
Surely We ought to acquit English
manufacturers and ship-builders of an
extra partiality for the secesh tribe, un-
less We adopt the theory that the sup
plies they are sending out to the Ash
antees are sent from motives OF philan-
thropic sympathy with them against
civilized injustice. This latter theory
I find hardly probable. l fancy, how
ever, that the government will be rather
more sharp and prompt in looking after
these generous Birminghaulites than
they were in looking after those who
gave JEFF Davis such substantial aid,
ten years ago. Meanwhile the little
bill OF account of King Coffee is run
ming up. The life insurance companies,
looking to their Abyssinian experience,
when they lost by increasing the rate on
those in service by from 20 to 80 per
cent. have resolved to cancel all insur-
ances on those who 60 to the Cape Coast
war, and those who are drafted for that
service naturally demand of the govern
ment guarantees of the amounts for
which they are insured, to be paid to
their families in case Of death.
Richland beacon., 1873-11-08
Old Clothes Markct.

| a corresDondeut of the Baltimore
American thus describes the marche de
Vieuy Linge in Paris: II is q market
for old clothes, and stuffs, shoes and
tools, and is very ex ensive affair. Ii
is about seven hundred feet long by
two hundred feet broad. built N iron
pavillions, and contains two thousand
four hundred places for dealers, each OF
about thirteen square feet, and all
these stalls ere filled with dealers.
from which some idea can be obtained
of the scene here presented. This WAS
built as a speculation, the city grant
ing the contractor the right 10 build it
and receive the rents for fifty years. at
the same time paying the city two hun
dred thousand francs per annuln, and
the whole to revert TO the city st the
expiration of fifty years. 1t cost the
contractor three million FIVE hundred
Thousand frances. The new stalls set
mp for the dealers are 80 elegant, and
the articles offei ed for sale SO cleverly
renovated, that the visitor can scarce
lv believe himself to be IN an "Old
clothes" mart. II hes been q very sue
cessful speculation, amt the poor man
can here procure a very respectable out
lit for very small outlay. These
dealers are constantly on the lookout
for the contents OF rubbish rooms, old
cloths, and all the odds and ends that
accumulate in an easy living household.
The space occupied by this structure is
two entire blocks, the street passing
through it being rooted with iron, glass
80 <la atx
ure. built on the model of the Grand
Central market. entirely of iron. The
roof is about forty feet high, with a
grest elevation in the center, where
there is al immense open gallery,
reached By two flights of iron stairs.
Seeing that there was crowd Of peo-
pie up there, we ascended, and found q
door keeper, who required one sou ad-
mission. This proved to be place for
the sale Of old clothes too Ear gone for
renovation, aud, the articles were piled
up in lines along the floor, through
which the purchasers, TO the number of
Both buyer and seller pay one son ad-
mission, which defrays the expense of
this branch Of the establishment. Mus.
tv-looking old shoes by the cart load
were here, shocking old hats, and all
manner of woman's apparel. They
were doin an extensive business, how
ever, and during our rsmble we were
frequently invited to purchase some
threadcare garment, from which it may
be judged how shabby the European
'raveler gets in his outward appearance
by the time he reaches Paris. The
goods displayed in the two thousand
four hundred stalls below looked as
bright snd new, almost, as the display
in the windows on the boulvaTds. though
many of them were slightly out Of
fashion.
Richland beacon., 1873-11-08

A PUzzLE.-A couple OF scientific
Frenchmen (of course y have been pos
ing themselves and each other with the
question as to where q man who,
travelling west from any place ct the
rate of Thousand miles an hour, would
find Monday pass into Tuesday. If he
started at noon on Monday the Sun
would always be in tho meridian, be.
cause he would journey with equal
rapidity with the oarth's motion, and
the sun would, therefore, be at rest, SO
far as be would be concerned. II
would, therefore, be always Monday
noon to him, but when he completed
his Journey it would be Tuesday noon.
These unhappy individuals cannot find
out where Monday night occurs to the
traveller.
Richland beacon., 1873-11-08

to Jefferson, Texas. During the war,
this sam" stream came to grievous no.
tice through the disastrous failure Of
banks. and the brilliant feat of engi-
neering whereby great hotilla OF gun
boats was successfully carried out Of
the clutches of the enemy and absolute.
ly floated over a fall of sixty or seventy
feet, which had for days been very near
ly bare. The name of Bailey was i'm.
mortalizcd by that feat, and the run
itself made historic.