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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-06-30
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-06-30
AUGUSTA SAVINGS BANK
Organized in l648,

Organized IN 1648,
TRUSTEES Thomas Lambard, Jas. w. North
ArIemas Libhey, VIM. S. Badger, Sam'l Titcomb.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-05-20
tours scarcely.breathed inquiry, "but it
clearer tonight. I think he will recogni2

tours scarcely. y.breathed inquiry, "but it is
clearer tonight. I think he will recognize
you"
"Is there hopeS" faltered the poor mother.
A silent pressure of the hand was the only
reply. With an almost bursting heart, Mrs.
Deatour followed her conductress into her
sons chamber, while Alice remained behind
with the daughter of their hostess, a fair young
girl of sixteen or seventeen summers, who
gave her all the particulars of the catastro-
phe which had happened, and of Gervais' ILL
ness and suffering. The eagony of his wound
received in an inefecutual skirmish-
been very great, but had abated within the
last few hours. He appeared now to be grad.
ually sinking, and the physician who attended
him had pronounced his recovery all but i'm
possible. His anxiety to see his mother had
been intense, and he frequently expressed his
hope that she would not come alone.
II think it must have been you he wanted
to see, too" said the young GIRL "for in his de-
lirium he kept saying Marion, Marion, as
often as he did mother"
Poor Gervais! He had poured out his life.
blood for his country, and now that he could
serve her no longer, his heart turned again
yearningly to the love whose claims he had,
for her sake, put aside. A few hours later,
Alice stood beside his pillow, weeping bitterly
as in faint, broken words he told her of that
cherished, unextingushable affection that was
going with him, as he had once said it would,
to his grave; and prayed her not to forget
him, who had loved her 80 truly and so long.
Before another sun had set, the brave ardent
spirit had gone to its eternal reward; another
costly offering had enriched the blood-stained
altar of patriotism, and another desolate,
widowed mother bowed in anguish beneath
the rod.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-05-20
"Don't scream for your life! If you opel

"Don't scream for your life Ifyou open
your lips I'll shoot you"
Dropping the gourd, she raised her blanched
face, and saw ruffianly countenance bending
close to hers. The soldier, before she could
resist, forced a handkerchief into her mouth ;
then with a cord he hastily pinioned her arms,
and lifting her from the ground as If she had
been feather, carried her, without the power
to cry or struggle, to his horse which stood
near, placed her before him on the saddle,
and galloped away at full speed into the woods.
The sudden shock Of terror was too great tor
her nerves, already strung to their highest
pitch, to sustain, and insensibility came to
her aid.
In sequestered spot, about mile from
the village, stood an old, crazy.looking hut,
inhabited by an old and halfimbecile colored
woman, and her two little grand children, a
boy and girl, of six and seven years. TO this
hut the soldier carried Alice, whom he lifted,
half:dead, from the saddle, and placed in the
care of the old crone, charging her to watch
over her safely until he should come back.
"The lady, you see, is quite sick, and l want
to leave her in some quiet place tor little
while. I'll be back in half hour or so, to
see after her. Here, put pillow, or bundle
of some kind under her head" he added,
laying her on the floor, which seemed prefera-
BILE to the filthy apology for bed, which
stood in one corner.
"What's her hands tied for, massa ?" asked
the woman.
"Her hands-oh! forgot" said the man,
cutting the cord, which had left deep, red
marks on his victims slender wrists. "She
was out of her mind, you see, and tried to
hurt herself. Have you got key to this
door,"
"a key?" echoed the old woman, stupidity.
eyes, idiot-a key, to lock the door. Don't
you know what key is ?" said the trooper,
roughly shaking her by the shoulder.
"Ain't got none. Oh! Lord, massa, don't
break poor ole creetur's bones. allus bolts
the door inside"
"Well, you bolt the door as soon as I'm
gone, dye hear? And mind you, don't open
It again till come back. Look here" and
he took silver half,dollar from his pocket,
eff find all safe when come, I'll give you
this you can keep house on it for month, l
guess. But if you let that lady 60 out OF
here-see this pistol I'll shoot you as dead
as herring" -,
"Don't shoot, massa," cried the poor old
creature, grovelling before him in the excess
of her terror. "Ill keep the lady safe for
you" :, =,
Gall right; I'll be back in little while"
After another glance at his victim, he left the
hut, and got a stout pole and barricaded the
door outside for greater safety. The single
window he secured in the same manner; then
mounting his horse, he galloped back to where
he had left his comrades.
CONCLUSION NEXT WEEK.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-05-20

FACTS WORTH REMEMBER1NG.-One-tfth
more siding and flooring is needed than the
number of square feet of surface to be covered, ,
because of the lap in siding and matching of
the floor.
One thousand shingles laid four inches to
the weather will cover one hundred square
feet to the surface, and five pounds of shingle
nails will fasten them on.
One thousand laths will cover seventy
yards surface, and eleven pounds of lath nails
will nail them on.
Eight bushels of lime, sixteen bushels of
sand and one bushel of hair will make enough
morter to plaster one hundred square yards.
A cord of stone; three bushels of lime, and
a cubic yard of sandswill lay one hundred
cubic feet of wall.
Five courses Of brick will lay one foot in
height on chimney, six bricks in course
will make Aue four inches wide and twelve
inches long, and eight bricks in course will
make fue eight inches wide and sixteen
inches long.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-05-20

GONE BUsHEL.' IF our readers are asked
to give the meaning of the word bushel, they
would probably inform us that it was sixty
pounds of wheat, ffty.six of corn or sixty OF
potatoes. Under the state law this correct
definition but yet it is not correct, for any
state law which may attempt to tx the mean
ing of the term is unconstitutional. In the
United States there is but one legal bushel,
however many measures may be sanctioned
by custom. One legal bushel is the old
Winchester measure, which was legal in Eng:
land until 1926, when their present imperial
bushel was established by law. Our standard
measure must contain 2150.42 cubic inches.
The imperial bushel of England must contain
eight imperial gallons the size of which must
be such as will contain ten pounds of distilled
water, at temperature of 62 degrees with the
barometer at 80 inches.
According to the original English law, in
the time of Henry VII. the Winchester BUSH
ell must contain eight gallons Of IL ounces
each, troy weight; each ounce twenty ster-
lings, and each "thirty-two grains of wheat
taken from the middle Of the ear"
English law makes the "bushel for coal,
lime, fish, potatoes or fruit" contain 2,815 Gu
bic inches and ''the goods to be heaped up in
the form of a cone to height above the rim
of at least three-fourths of its depth"
In comparing the two legal bushels, we
have only to remember that 80 English i'm
perial bushels will make 80 of our Winches-
ter measures.
While we have no objection to selling by
weight, and in fact decidedly prefer it; yet
we believe that if any case, the decision OF
which depended upon the legality of the bush
ell measures was taken into the United States
courts, it would be interpreted to mean so
many measures of 2l5O.42 cubic inches, any
State laws to the contrary being unconstitu-
tional.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-05-20

CONCLUSION NEXT WEEK.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-06-29
improvement of Our Rivers.

Mai. VIM. NJ Gordon, of the
U. S. corps, Of Civil Engineers, was
in Wytehvilie last week, en- route for
Wise county. for the purpose of com
mencing a survey of PowelPs River
At the last session of Congress,
through the instrumentality of Gen.
Terry, who visited WashiOnton for
that purpose, an order was made Tor
the survey of Louisa Fork of Sandy
from Dismal. in Buchanan, Va to
Piketon, KY, OF Powelrs River from
Three Forks in Wise, Va, to the
mouth o! Ciinch in Tennessee, and
of Clinch River. from the mouth of
Indian in TaZewell to its junction
with Powelrs River. The appro>
priation made for surveys was very
small entirely inadequate to more
than make, as We learn. mere prelim-
mary surveys. And as further APP
propiariOn, looking to the ultimate
Improvement Of these water courses 8,
the removal of distractions. &c, in
order to facilitate navigation, will de-
pend upon the reports made by Major
Gordon and others engaged it this
work, the amount Of information con
tanned in them, &C., it beaooves the
people on the borders Of those streams
to render these Engineers ali the As,
siStance they can, by furnishing IN
formation and calling their special
attention to the resources, mineral =,
agricultural, &c. of their section. =
HytheUl'e Enterprise.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-06-29
EVENT and COMMENT

The Beecher trial is over, aud the
case went To the jury last Wednesday.
ID To- yesterday, there had been no
verdict. The jury have hOpelessly
hung, as was predicted. We presume
this will end the matter, as it will be
impossible 20 procure q Jury that can
ggrer. The world too Will be divided
IN obinion as TO the case. Both
BeecIer and Tilton ale punished, and
this is about correct.
4 terrible flood occurred in France
last Thursday, devastating the Valley
Of the Garonne. At Toulouse and st.
Cvpricn, over 800 bodies have been
recovered. aud over 1000 persons have
lost their lives. 10000 are rendered
homeless. President Mcmahon with
his War and Interior Ministers, visited
the locality.
Professor Jennings, Of the Scientific
Corps, reports gold in abundance in
the Black Hills. Miners get from 50 TO
SIS TO the pan.
There are signs OF n coming war
with the Indians. The Government
tiers i'm the new diggins at Clusters
Gulch, and is tetting ready to meet
the despoiled red men.
Tweed has been released from the
PeHitenliary, but has been re-arrested,
and is now in Ludlow Street jail
Poor Tweed has suffered greatly, bat
then he did make first class steal OF
IL. Hold him say we.
Moody and Sankcy, the two Amcri-
can revivalists, having preached for
months To immense audiences Of the
poor in London, attempted to crap
pie British learning at its source at
Eaton, where the high-tones of all
England are educated. But English
blood rebels At the advance Of Ameri-
can evangelism, and the authorities
have forbidden them access TO the
students. Next they 90 10 Windsor,
aud there they can confront the royal
diamonds.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-06-29
Prcsbytery Of HOIston.

We take the folio wing from the
JonesborO JOURNAL Of last week.
MEssERs EDIToRs: The presbytery
of Holstou held and adjourned meet
ing at Rheatown June 18th.
Me iSrs, |, S. Ande Spn, j.. -,
Cowan; and q. S, Andes. after a
careful examination on experimental
religion and their motives for seeking
the Gospel 2nInistry, were taken un-
der the care of Presbyrery: Mes>rs
Anderson and CoTan are graduates
II King Caltegc,' and expect to enter
Union Seminary at the opening of it,
next term. NJ, Anderson is pros
ecutlng his studies at King College.
After the usual examinations, which
were thorough, Messrs. j. ". Rogan
aud Jno. n. Rhea, were licensed, as
probatiOners 10 preach the Gospel
Both OF these young brethren are
graduates Of King College, and stu
dents of Columbia Seminary, Mr.
Rhea goes to labor in The Presbytery
of q Western District. At his OWL
request q Letter Of Dismision was
granted to Mr.. w. Nj. Long to JOIN
the Presbytery of Florida.
Parts of trial were assigned to R
f. King, student of Union Seminary.
\ Resolution was adopted requesting
the ministers and church sessions to
make an earnest effort to raise 81 fol
each member within their congrega-
ton for the purpose of liIu;dating
the indebtness of King College. 1t
is earnestly desired the ministers and
Elders will 60 to work at once and
make q faithful effort to raise 81 fol
every member IN their churches II
WAS further resolved that President
Tad!ock. visit the churches in Presby'
terry as far as possible in the interest
OF the College.
j. ALBERT WALLACE, S. c..
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but falling to find a satisfactory brine,
the bold adventures carried it 20 feet
further into the Salt Rock, hoping to
cut through it and get water in which
the HydrOmeter would rise to 100
This was heavy work, for The size Of
the shaft was continued at nine feet
suuare. No bott0m to the Salt Rock
stratum was found, and the deter
mi1ed uudertakers, then at a depth Of
2s2 feet. commenced boring with the
usual auger and went 80 feet further
into the solid Salt Rock, but found
40 limit 10 1t. Alta total depth Of 2l0
feet in this formation and o. Az feet
from the surface the experiment
was abandoned and shaft covered. OF
course it filed with fresh water, and
in that condition stood until the Sum
mer Of 1874, when it was uncovered
and an attempt made TO Gree it Of wa
ter, in which experiment, two colOred
men, by some mysterious means lost
their lives. Still there was no satisfaC-
tory brine found in it, and as the old
well was yielding poor brine.
a NEW EXPERIMENT
was determined on and 100 feet to the
west of il the auger was set and four
inch hole sunk 2l2 feet IN the Salt
Rock bed and 20 feet into IL, thus ear
rying il the full depth OF the old nine
feet square shaft. Plenty of fresh wa
ter was reached but no brine of salts
factory strength. The Hydrometer
sank down deeply into it as perhaps
the hearts of the Company did. Just
at this juncture a bright idea budded
in some prolific brain and whether it
was that Of Sup't. Hurt, or Mr.. Stuart,
or Mr.. Palmer, or the fertile genius of
Worley Musselwhite we are not in
formed. At the bottom of this large
old shaft, 2S2 feet below terra Jirn1d
surface. and 20 feet into the Salt Rock,
a tunnel by feet was cut until il
reached the new four-inch shaft, 100
feet distant. Then there came down
out of the new four inch shaft sluice
of fresh water, and the men who had
cut the tunnel through the Salt Rock
ran back TO the old shaft, cried hoist
and went above ground. Musselwhite
ran down his pump pipe to the level
of the tunnel and from that hour to
this the company has had an abund-
aBce Of water Sc degrees strong. In
the mean time the old well which is
being run only half the time is steadi-
ly improving, thus showing conclu-
sively that the brine is formed entire
Iy by the contact of fresh water with
the salt rock, and that the action is
merely mechanical, not chemical in
any way.
After a beneficial warm Salt bath,
furnished us by Esq'r Geo. Fry and
a few words with our otner Fl iends at
the works, we took advantage OF Capt.
Whites evening traip and were soon
again at the Thompson House where
any man can be comfortable, and
where after a pleasant evening in the
company of Capt. VIM. Byms and DR..
w. L. Dunn, we took the morning
train until Capt. Fairfax cried out
Bristol, at the sound of which nam,
we always open our eyes and ears.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-06-29

MODERN CIVILIZATIONS We OBJ
serve in French paper an account of
bull fight in Spain, in which two
men were killed and a third so badly
injured that he is not expected TO live.
II is strange that an amusement like
this should finger in country as civ
ilized as Spain that it should become
really one of the institutions of the ma
ton. and that these cruel and horrible
accidents, instead of lessening its in
fluenrps really add to its attractions.
" Y. Herald.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-06-29
BELOW THE BRIDGE.

T HAVE now my Spring Stock Goods
/ complete consisting Of Notions, Dry
Goods, Clothing, Hats, Boots and Shoes,
Queensware, Hardware, Harness, Grocc-
ries, Drugs, Dye-Stuffs, &C., &c.
We can offer to our customers all kinds Of
Notions, selected with care and bought from
that excellent Notion House, Hodges &
Bros, Baltimore, at the lowest cash price.
Mr.. John ". Rogan, who is with them, can
tell YOU all. See what we have, Hamburg
Embroidery, Iace Handkerchiefs. Pequiet,
Bariege, Swiss, Alpaca, Japanese POplin,
Plaid, japanese, Mohair Luster, Sc. SC.
A variety of Ladies and Gents Gloves,
Nice Silk Scarfs, Rufling, Collsrs, Silk Par
asols, Counterpanes or Bed-Quilts. And
also nice Calicoes, 8, 10, ana l24cts., Bleach
Domestic at I, 10, II, "A, l6, 20 and 25cts.
Brown Domestic 6, 10 and l2cts. And
nice Cashmere Suits, IS 90 to $40 90, CAST
net Suits 81 90 to IS 90. Meas Hats, 75c,
to s. 90. Boys Hats, SOC TO 81 90. Mems
Shoes, s! % to "a so; Wcmen's Shoes 81 25
to So 50. Queens ware. we sell at James X.
AndersOns Queensware House price. Hard
ware, we sell at ). Il. Ferguson's Hardware
House price. Tin-Ware, we sell at VIM. n ..
Kener's TiB-ware Manufacturing House
price. We can only sell as our neighbors
do. FAMILY GROCERIES fresh from the
Country Market. We sell to all alike, first
come first served. Orders good as Cash.
also have fine supply of Mr.. Henry Ro
seuheim's Atlas Habana Segars. Flor, Fine
Henry Clay, Non Plus Ultra, Youths De-
light, &c, &c.
Now, Gentlemen, if yen want to be ele-
gantly pulled go to the Bristol News Office,
and if you want some elegant oegars to puff
come TO
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-06-29

Quite a spirited contest IS promised
in the Senatorial District composed
Of Scott and Russell. Col. j. ].
Richmond Maj. II c. Wood AID
Mr.. Kindrick former senator are
candidates.
The present incumbent J. II. \
Smith CT Russell may also run, bu'
we are not informed thereof.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-06-29

Referring 10 Mr.. McCulloch's letter,
we will ask landowners can II he sup
posed that men viii desire /" purchase
lands that cannot pay taxes? That's
something to think of the croakers
and vaho0s to the contrary nOtwith-
standing. -Dispdtch
We also ask the 'Hand-owners" il
they expect sensible men to buy their
lands at fair prices, So long a. those
lands remain subject to increased tax
alton to pay an old $50 600, 600 debit
That's where The hitch is -PeterS6Ury
Meas.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-06-29

their own ships with their manulac-
lures, and to receive lii return the
wheat, tobacco and other products OF
this country on such terms as will be
eouitabe and economical. 1t Is urged
that by this course a much greater
quantity of American produce would
find its way to the English markets
than under the present system.-Pe-
tersburQ NetCs.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-06-29

The Mountain MESSENGER, pub
lishcd at Jefferson n. G. by our
old friend J. G. Nutty, is before
us and we respond TO its request
for an exchange We wish James
every possible degree Of success
and we tell the people OF Jefferson
they xill find him a good fellow.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-06-29
ANSWER!

There are two clasges Of Fun
ders in the county. One say we
must sustain the decisions of the
Supreme Court, which says Vir-
ginia is bound for the whole Of the
old debt. This will require three
times the present rate Of taxation
to meet it. Yet You could not
borrow from one of these men a
dollar TO pay your taxes with. The
other class says onc-third must be
set aside for West Va, and we must
pay the interest promptly
on the other two-thirds. This will
require the rate of taxation to be
doubled. Beth these are furious
against reputation, as they arc
pleased to term the attempt to cut
down and compromise the debt.
Now we are asked why do these
men REPuDIATE third Of the debt
and wish to stop there, At once
they tell MS "because our resources
were forcibly diminished to that
extent by the excision of West Va.
We ask these pinks OF consistency,
whom we mean to fight 10 the end,
why they allow for tie loss Of ter
ritUry and refuse to allow for the
loss Of slaves and other property 7
Answer ! Ye bowling echoes
Of tho bondholdcr's bugle
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-06-29

Rev. Morgan T. Lipps and
Ellington Wells, both Of Wise Co,
a rccandidates to represent the
Lee Dristrict in the Senate Of Va,
Gen. Pridemore holds off to give
Wise a chance.