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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-06-16

tapping his glossy boot with his bamboo,
and she very tremulous and very happy a
thickset pock-marled individual, with
black, heavy whiskers and a glazed cap,
came down the steps and, nodding to
Smythe, said:
"rd like to say private word to you,
young man."
Montgomery smythe suddenly stopped
tapping his boot and, turning pale, looked
sharply at the stranger. A slight vibra-
tion of that PERSONS eyelid made him turn
still paler, and without word he walked
several steps away from the pavilion. The
stout man then drew large pocket book
from his breast, favored Smythe with a
view of certain documents therein contain
ed, Immediately after which he said aloud {:
:" You are my prisoner, sir, in the name
of the law y t4.. 10y.
"Cora felt like fainting, but her curl
osity was more than a match for her weak
ness.
Smythe looked toward her, laughed a
little, gasping laugh, and tried to say that
planned.
"Let this person explain it, then, said
Cora, trembling all over.
"Why, you see, miss" said the stout
man, "I'm a detective officer, and I've
been laying for this young gentleman some
time. I have his photograph here, miss,
if you'd like to see it."
And he produced carte de cisite, the
twin of one Cora had but that moment
slowed away among her treasures.
"There amt any mistake about linn, is
there ?" said the detective, grimly.
"But for what-for what is he-is-is
he-arrested p' faltered the poor girl
| Why, miss, yon see, he left California
too suddenly, with all the spare. cash OF
the proprietor of the Pacific Hotel-thirty
thousand dollars--and a matter of five
thousand dollars more in jewelry, belong
ing to the boarders of the house."
"But Mr.. Smythe--"
"Smythe ! that amt his name, miss
He's plain Bill Rigging, fancy bar-keepel
of the Pacific. I'm very sorry for you
miss. don't s'pose you had any ide;
who you were with. Good morning
She looked at Montgomery Smythe, bu
he did not raise his eyes, or open hi
mouth. Plainly, the detective had tolc
the truth. She turned to the hotel. Happily
! the whole affair had escaped notice.
Montgomery Smythe was already on his
way to the depot, arm in arm with tn,
stout man, and as they turned bend il
the road Cora took a last, sad, farewell a
her prince. The shock made her seriousl,
i'll, and when she recovered the nonsens
was pretty thoroughly washed out of her
Arthur Bayne was not the man to tri
umph over the fall of any one. On tn
contrary, he was too generous, and whel
people began to made remarks about thi
unfortunate episode in Cora's existence HI
married her himself to shut their mouths
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-06-16
The DeacOn,s Dog.

. Deacon Henderson, Of Berkshire county
Mass, was an excellent, truthful man.
After making all needful preparations to
visit his friends some 80 miles east of the
Connecticut River, he started one morning
with his horse and carriage, and, getting
two or three miles on his journey, discover
ed his small dog under the hinder part of
his wagon, and after some meditation he
concluded to let him make the journey.
The first days drive brought him to
tavern on the Connecticut River, where he
stayed over night In the morning, cross
ing the river in the ferry-boat and getting
we'll along on his journey, he missed the
little dog. Presuming he would remain at
the tavern and be cared for, he prosecuted
his journey, and after finishing his visit,
returned to the same tavern to stop over
night where he had a week before lodged.
He made inquiry for the dog, and the land
lord told him that the first day after the
Deacon left, the dog was running around
the place, making every expression of lone
liness, and was several times attacked and
severely bitten by other dogs, and then
disappeared. -
Within day or two thereafter, the little
dog made his second appearance, accompa-
MED by much larger dog, and they jointly
made furious attack upon every resident
dog in the neighborhood, and gave them
thorough thrashing. When that work was
done both dogs disappeared.
The good Deacon was delighted with the
landlords recital Of the affair, and ex-
planned the matter by guessing that the
dog went back home some 80 miles, pro
cured the assistance of a large dog who
was his associate, and returned TO the tav-
ern to punish his enemies and when the
worthy deacon reached home he found his
conjectures were fully justified by the facts,
that the dogs had been absent and on re-
turning home showed signs Of hard usage.
I --.l-.4 -. lL--l-----t
CB- Dad, If were 10 see duck on the
wing, and we're to shootit, would you lick
me P" sob no, my son; it would show
that you are good marksman, and
would be proud of you" Z" Well, then,
dad, I peppered our old Muscovy duck as
he was flynn over the fence to-day, and It
would have done you good tosee him drop
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-11-20
Aenntbtt gonrnal.
Published at AUGUSTA, MAINE, Water Street,
foot of Court, by SPKAGUE, OWEN Il NASH.
1ailu Kennsbet 9ournal,

Issued every morning, except Sundays. 1t con
reports of the Markets, and has carefully prepared
political and local articles, and Il generous amount
of farming, home and mlsce ,laneons reading with
full compilation of state news.
Terms, 81 per aaaum in adua tcej IS il payment
is not made within the year Single copies Jcents,
TO be had at the bookstores aud at this osice.
Advertisements inserted on asJnable terms.
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Meeklu Eennebee 9ouraal,

Published every Wednesday morning, is the
largest folio paper in the State, containing news,
political articles, agricultural anu scientific IN ittrr
tales poetry, anecdotes, household matter mark
cts, &c, &C.
Terms , per annum IN Advance.
Transient Advertisements, 81 % per inch FOR hrst
week. % cents per week for each subsequent in-
sertion.
Special Notices, $500 per inch for first week; so
cents per week for each subsequent week.
Business Notices, in reading columns, 20 cents
per line for first insertion 10 cents per line for each
subsequent insertion.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-12-17

Of Northern and Western and Southern
States be denuded Of populations rapidly in
vesting Texas with unrivaled riches and at
tractiVeness Hnegroes were denied rights
Of citizenship or unjustly consigned to
fslons' cells or hangmens' mercies, would
these nations wards hold conventions in
Alabama and Georgia and s'rcsOlye TO seek
homes in Texas I" The facts before the
country, and seen by every Congressman,
give the lie to this absurd memorial. as
to questions Of constitutional law or right
involved, these have been settled by immu-
table facts OF current history, and just now
there is little probability that the progress
siye fortunes Of Texas, growing in inches
and power as no State ever grew before in
greatness, win be hurled backward to graf
ify ex Governor Davis or these stupid memo
rialists.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-12-17

sible for much that he Is doing. 1t is be
lieved the Legislature win sustain him in
the work he has commenced, and give him
an opportunity to make Texans feel proud
Of the Capitol and its surroundings.
Mr.. Yoigt estimates that the prop
erty Of the State in buildings amounts to
something over half million Of dollars
in value. This estimate is, in cur
opinion, about half their value,
If We take into consideration the
original cost. BE takes up the property
in detail and shows very conclusively that
repairs are necessary to preserve its value.
For the Capitol he recommends that il be
thoroughly reftted, repainted and orna.
mented in modern garb, estimating that
Jor these Improvements it will be necessary
to expend $12,ss0. lie recommends the
same process, with Portland cement cover
ing, for the Land Office, and estimates its
cost at $3.50. The Treasurer's and Comp
troller'a building needs some additions and
repairs, which win cost $500. The So
preme Court building, he thinks, needs an
expense Of $3.50 to put it in flne condition.
Besides these, he suggests that the State
have some other little Improvements made
iRhuiIdingS, amounting to $45O. Hethinks
that $1,000 is necessary for completing
the work upon and Identifying the
Capitol grounds Then lie wants
some money expended upon the State
Cemetery, the State Library,,s etc.
in all aggregating $3S, G65 80. This
amount, the report goes on to say, is only
six and four-fifths per cent. OF the value Of
the property, a. lower rate than might be
supposed for keepingit in repair, not speak
ing Of the improvements which Mr.. Vofgt
proposes.
The State property above enumerated is
valuable, and with the expenditure pro
posed its value viii be more than as much
increased. The buildings and grounds
have been allowed to become dilapidated,
but they can be made ornamental and at
tractivs Mr.. Noigt appeals to the pride of
our people and thinks the State property
should be made ITO meet the standard Of sim
liar institutions elesewheFe.p lie says:
i'Whoever feels aninteress in the glories and
prosperity Of Texas must feel a pride in its
public institutions and their improvements. p
Mr.. Voigt in speaking Of the agen-
cieS to be used in having work done
for the State, shows highly eoninendable
spirit, and writes as follows: 81 believe il
! to. be sound policy 70 eaeo1lrGge home iadps
try, and would rather pny premium to
mechanics and laboreTs at home, than 10
pay tribute to those who have no sympathy
in common with us. Texas may become i'm
dependent of the outer,fworld if she will
foster industriarpursuits, and award labor q
proper standard in the scale Of her onward
Xxx. 81 l-t-l JOSH fftAift
..f
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-12-17
vENus ANp AusrrN.

We will soon have the satisfaction Of
knowing just how far Austin is from the
sun. It was not very distant, We opine,
from this center Of our system Yesterday,
and whatever the astronomers may say to
the contrary, and whatever the result Of OBJ
servations made on the eighth instant, it is
a fixed fact that the PriRtemps eter7iel, Of
which We readIas the charm Of Calypso's
island Of the Egcan, blesses these mild
ATTITUDES. Flowers bloom and fig trees
blossom, and roses blush in delightful gar
deEs as when spring goes tripping away from
the tropics scattering nosegays aud diffus-
ing delicious perfumes over more Northern
States. Soft, delicious, balmy winds, such
as are said to have famed the cheeks Of
Adam and Eve in paradise, sweep over these
boundless plains and though discoveries Of
science may change written degrees Of lon
gitude or augment or lessen the supposed
distance Of the sun from Mother Earth, we
who dwell here are content with the con-
seiousness that the venerable dame is quite
comfortable, and suffers neither from prox-
unity nor because of the remoteness Of the
heated centre Of our system. In other
words, the climate of Southern Texas is
faulaess. On these lofty heights about
Austin, which epidemics never ascend, !
Venus can do nothing and tell no story,
even through telescopes, to lessen the de-
II. III n
skies, or pare fresh breezes from the sea
bath AMI of endless verdure-clad plains as
exaberant as boundless. hns
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-12-17
CAUSE CREEBRR.


>, Very, many people deem the war upon
Beecher, begun When he IS more than sixty
years old, war upon the, Christian church.
The crusade was Organized, it is stated
long ago, by two terrible women, Claim
and wOodhniI.1 lton Tor some years
-PAstS has been. the dehased paFamour Of one
81 ahese.ssi He writes, IL is : asserted, the
abless sArticles that appear in their foul
,nswspaHey and the purpose Of the war upon
Beecher is now fsenceiyed 70 be the de-
struetionutprrhupsrthe-gre atest preacher in
Amefica II is.thusia war of inIdslity,
lk&lsssasss, vics and FREQ love against
Americas mod6s0l religious thinkiBg.uiIf
thc0 women triumph SnAnitelyo more lsiac-
eomplished than the destruction of ply
mouth Church and sIs pastor. and however
.thepFess may degide the great clergyman and
Jest about the pending trial, the consequences
are Of good or evil, not to Beechsr alone, but
to the wholo-o0untrE- 7his.nay be mis-
taksa view Of the question: sTltOaI and
woodruff and Claaia may b sinnnoent of
soeh desiglas thsir paperhmay wholly mis-
represent theul.I They may Be pure and In
nocent ana SirtH0us ana truthful and never
have entsrtainod saeh hefaEi0us purposes.
Buss uueh are ascEibsd % then and have
bsen y niany Hi5s and sxcsllent uIsn from
the beginning Of this dilgusting discussion
Of Becchefs eond1cE- We only suggest the
Sossi bifift al 'eylIs 10 l5k atoided and al
rood Is 81 done. oar own PERSONAL
knowlsd e { 3 e ana 81 1'ilton and d
their nss0ciafions and V1Tth IS to- imited
. justify The espeasll 81 either side q The
controversy, and va. hare 0nlY 70 say that
all prejudicca shonld he silent when such
issues arr possibly a. slska.I
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R0ssIH#EE F1TE o. 7A.rsr.rN.

/ J
], II merchants Of Austin would have cheap
rates Of freight charges apdproffer a cheap
market to this and jacent counties at
tracing trade from wide districts, these
merchants would have the narrow gauge
roads, running /, west and southwest
from Galveston and from Houstony epEer
tldsc city. Sihcelthis Houston road win cost
one-half less per mile than is expended on
existing broad gauge lines. rates Of freight
and passenger charges viii be9lessened one
half, and since locomotives and cars on these
cheap roads weigh one-half less than those
used on broad gauge. roads. the iron, and
machinery of the cheaper road lasts much
lonserI than when laminated by the. con
cussion OF, driving wheels beneath
great ponderous locomotives. weigh
ing thirty and even fifty tons,r,bA
narrow gauge road costs so little and lasts
so we'll, that, unlike its broad gauge com
petitOr, it pays profits to stockholders, as
such, as well as to communities, and towns
and cities. aIfAustin merchants be inter
ested in the proposed eonsummation, inf
nitely more deeply must be Austin land and
lot owners, II the trade Of Austin be taken
away by more enterprising cities, by the
road from Galveston to San Antonio, nov
nearly completed, and by this Galveston &
Santa Fe road, merchants and tradespeople
may easily migrate, in Galveston and
San aiI Antonio fiud eSthe very 3. same
customers who how frequent az the
streets Of Austin. Unfortunately houses
and lots, and broad acres in the
suburbs of Austin cannot he Baled or boxed
and shipped down to the seasliore OF trans
ferred BY a carcerihg, iumbeting stage
coach to the ancient city Of San Antonio.
And yet, If ,Austin stand still, withtolded
hands, itsmerchants trustingto Providence
its land to the. convention and Legis-
lature, and everybody to ar. Grow and his
associates for escape from inevitable calanl-
tiles, there can be no escape, and Austin
must stand still or 60 to decay There can
be no progress where a people have no en-
ergy, no public spirit, no capacity fer co
operation, and the mbstnwOrthless of al
communities, like chat Of W ashington City,
are those that helplessly and lazily look up,
Ike beggars at the gateway Of Opplsnee,
to government as the source Of riches and
progress. when all these lateral roads
have been finished, and none do feveiencs
to the State capital, when Luling, san An
I.
tonic. Brenham and other towns and
villages have secured railway connection
with the sea through GalvestoH, ana ~Ah
Eastern cities through St. Louis, New Or
leans, Memphis and Yicksburg, and Austin
is left in solitude on these lofty hills, il
streets frequented BY politicians and law
makers alone, then tfadesmun and land
owners alike will deplOre, when too late,
che lost opportunity Of to-day. y .sdsf (
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FL RADIcAI nEMoRIlL. |.


awe have acopy Of the memorial presented
u Congress By Messrs. sam NJ johnson,
PHI Howard, sam r. Carter W. J.aPtal-'
lips, BOulds Baker, G. A. Allen and Robert
zanP. These good people seek The inter
ventioR Of Congress in their BEHALF that
ltAeg may bt roinyosted with supreme power
ID Texss. They tell Congress that e is
often forgotten that Texas IS larger than
the whole Of The New England States, to-
gethcr with Peunsylvania, New FORK. New
JERSEY, DslaWaEs and Maryland, and cold
c0ntain and support the whole popuIati5n
Of the United states This IS the .most
truthful ana seaside paragraph Il this ~
sura msmorial, and since Congress his elc-
plants enough nj the shape ol Louisiana,
sIiss sri ana south e al is hands
We are much inerned 70 believe thet this
magniRceut empirs e Texas Eill 6esuilsref
70 remain under che government preferred
h9 ils people. We hate had quite en9ush q
torsign mastery and Of savage negro rule
aud these pslitinnern az Congress. instsae
q hbelisg ~ people eaoag vhom they
rae1 expect 70 i've tno de. would 40 wen
- conccie Is Tcxans liz. poor pririIora ~
lsanins q gossrnncnt ana choosing Cover
hols and placs.holders 70 sait themselves
congress IS told D. these petitioners to en-
ioree hers IS Teas ''eanAl rights end shs
profession IS lie an1 proper,sa II these
49,. 49,. 80 A. 1....1
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vaGRNNcY AND LES.

u
70 There ought to be aiyagrant act like that
which Lewis Cass used to enforce in Michi-
gan,i and idlers, wandering about habituRlly
without possible means, of support, should
be assigned places in houses of industry.
The free-soil Democratic candidate for the
Presidency; Mr.. Cass, used to sell his, idle
population, of Michigan into absolutel slav-
cry for limited terms, and : there was no
great noise made about it, But Humani-
tarianismn is progressive, and now some ~
ing paper, the Inter Ocean we, believe, has
said that negro Migrants and thieves are
sold, into slavery in Texas, and the great
lakes, and all the seas about New England
and Boston Harbor, and Cape Cod, re-echo
the story. and Radicalism is bathed in tears.
It is needless to say there is no such law in
practice in Texas, or in any Southern State.
A lie travels leagues while truth is putting
on its boots. In this case, truth will never
set, forth from the Inter Ocean mandatory
of ,falseEood. ~ t....,,, .-....-. -..,....
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WEkkL4 eTkTEsMAS should take notice
That, On md after January I, we, and not
they, are required by the new postage law to
tpayt SIC postage on thepapers sent TO them.
AT the Same time reduction IS made ID the
anqant required, 50 that, whereas they
ishaYe paid heretofore thirty cents per quar-
atss.or one dollar and twenty cents per year,
they win hereafter be required to pay only
fltsen cents a Quarter, or sixty cents per
YsaEf7a difference Of just one-half. This
slm hereafter must be seat Us with remit
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SAcn p sent, add sixty cents for postage; il
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geothes WEEkLY, 81 ATz5sdkS must send fifteep
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New Advertisements.
.I5e1FD 70 s9aE FgRilP9 d s.
A ShSEt POsipOHemeRt Of the Fifth
Gift Concert.

As manager Of the GIN concerts given In aid Of the
Pablic Library ot Kpulueky mT pos tiQn efeates "a
important tfost in behalf 81 the fahllc Library and
the tcEetholders Of the fth GIN concert The rnbne
Library OF Kentucky and the tekethoden are Jolnuy
interested In the amount 81 the drnWing. Ihe iacr
the fluid be distributed III gfta ta greater VIII DC
the gft awarded to each lucky tckethodcr, ana the
more the amount realized by the library. To have
full drawing IL manfeaty 10 the interest OF thoee
interested that, rpther than hsle fractional 90 ng
an te thlrteth instant ae1nt due 10 ne ruet ION
hded to me by the tlcketholders and the Pubic IL
brary Of Kentucky that short ponement DC made
to enable me to dispose of the unsod tickets and Rave
full drawing. Though the very large amount row
in bank would enable us TO distribute handsome gfs,
YET We should feel disappointed In this our last con-
cert, shosld We Dc compelled % make fractional
We have received very large a number OF letters
from AL parts OF the country from those most largely
interested urging posponement II all the tickets be
sold by the thireth that feel strengthened In
OF duty - the tickethodera and the Public
Library, TO make the postponement, Under the cir.
cumstAnces1v have determined, " the interest Of al
day Febfuafy ~ 1850 81 which lihie the drawing will
toward tcketholdors pledge ourselves 10 refund u
anv tckeholder his Nancy nnou presentaton of his
ticket should the drawing fan 70 come on At the day
nov fixed. Tho past, feel assured, Will be sum
cient guarantee 10 all Interested that they will be fairly
and honestly deatswith. yfbe money paid for tickets
is saefedly preserved against al contingencies until
after payment OF tho gifts after which the expenses
TO be reimbursed, and the Public Library Is TO DO
sals " p'snSa rhoSIAs /. bra MtRrfR,
de10 ait wit Agent aud Manager.
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now 10 MAKE A Contribution
AND TRAIN A PEOPLE.

y
Whatever the differences Of opinion as to
the means to Be employed, it is universally
agreed that the ablest men and wisest are
to be chosen members Of the State eonyen-
ton. It is also commonly agreed that no
effort win be made to tie tbs hands OF pos
territy, and save that pure republican gov.
eminent is tobe insfitntedand special leg
islAtion and slatuts-mAking by the CONVEX
ton ,oschewed, no restrictions viii be i'm
posed or peculiar policy defined. for this
convention by popular opinion. The
great crime Of constitutional conven-
tons has consisted in doing too much.
They have Oelishly and most Yainly
deemed themselves wiser than all who
are to como after them They have pro-
hibited the enactment Of laws by the Legis-
lature and exercise Of privileges By counties,
corporations !, and individuals afterwards
found Indispensable, to- public and private,
prosperity -Fhey haHsinjeeted crude prejq-
ldices, abegOtten by anqSccident, like the
faiIuTe of DAY Cookies bank, into organic
law that must remain, operative through a
long series 0fiysars sitter Jay Cooke andthe
many like him, products of a'!disOrdered
and corrupt age, have passed fromith
memories of men forever. 1.-The probabili-
ties are y7as has ever happened i'm the
history of these State nsconTentions
that statesmen and those found to
be statesmen, have commonly, after a
perfect frame work Of republican govern
ment' was devised and adopted, voted in
the Negative" lssT4nies change, and we
Change With theh,,'' and only fools are ever
consistent with themselves. Successive
years lspsingy into the past past unfold constant
" improved lessons In wisdom and states
manship, which no restrictions Of -uhnw+ise
organiS law should render Improbable.
A. Constitution not a code Of statutory
laws, is, TO be framed By the coming con-
vention,- The STATESMAN is making prepaI-
atoms to, report everything done by the
Legislature and by, the succeeding conYsn-
tion Of Constitution makers, and in view Of
this fact we propose to send the Weekly to
clubs of iEe-OF-mOre same postofice
at 50 y9Beginliwith theIeominGnev
year toread the progressive history of Texan
Legislation, add let each citizen of1Texas,
from his childhood to age, ecomelfSnliliar-
lied through the press with his country's
laYssnoo odi 10 goiiExiGaaTa nR Iadjl1