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End Of a Court That Has Lasted a
Thousand Years.

An august and ancient tribunal-the
most ancient and august Of any save the
hlgh Court Of Parliament" virtually
ceased TO exist on Tuesday, July &. The
Court OF Queens Bench. which represents
a tribunal held before the King himself at
least 1 900 years ago, sat then for the last
time, and IN all human probability will
never SIT again. Ii may not technically
cease to exist until November, and until
then II survives merely as an ems ratioEis-
an idea Or conception o. the mind but il
Will actually assemble no more. Ii held
sitting on Monday for the purpose Of Nv
ing Judgment, and those judgments will
be Its last, for unless something unfore-
seen happens, it will never sit again. Il
is impossible las Lord Coleridge observed
year OF so ago) to contemplate without a
feeling OF interest, and perhaps a passing
pang OF regret, the extinction and passing
away OF 80 august and ancient an institu-
ton. Even IN thus country, so tenacious
In It's traditions and institutions, and. most
OF all, IN its Judicial institutions, the
Queen $ Bench, as 1t was cUrtly called, or
to use ITS correct legal title, "the Court of
the hIng before the King himself '-
"cordm iPSo rege"-was the most ancient IL
all, and far more ancient than Parliament
itself; for It can be traced back clearly III
the substances Of its nature and character.
and IN the essence " its Jurisdiction to the
time y Alfred-above ten centuries ago.
IL IS curious circumstance that, reckon
ing from the accession Of Alfred in S7I-
the earliest date az which such a iurisdic-
tion can be shown to have been exercised
to the year 1876, when the original Of the
Judicature act which abolished it was in
troduced, Just 900 years should have
elapsed. To Sir Alexander Cockburn.
certainly in many respects not the last dis
unguished IT the series. belongs the nile
ancholy distinction of being the last Lord
Chlet-JustIce of England The Iurisdic-
ton OF the Court, 1t Is true, is preserved
by the Judlcature act, and Is vested in a
division Of the High Court Of Judicature.
And its peculiar jurisdiction is vested in
that division exclusively. Blt as a Court
as that great Court which has existed
ever stnce the Conquest as a distinct ana
separate tribunal, with that high and lofty
jurisdiction which could originally only
be exercised by the King in person, ana
was 80 exercised by our sovereigns ever
since the time Of Alfred, az the great
Court Of the King, inferior only 70 Par
lament In greatness and in dignity-its
history has closed. All its broud distinc-
ton and its lofty traditions expire and pass
away and become as things Of the past 1t
has, however, great history, history Of
ten centuries duration, closely connected
with the Constitution Of the country
through long succession of ages, and as
soclated with series of great names and
historic, often tragic, events; and 1t was
not fitting that it should pass away forever
without word by way Of memorial and in
some measure Of regret.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-07-31

TEE Carroll Herald tells Of a peculiar
lawsuit in Carroll codnty, Iowa. One
VIM. SchonebOm, a lusty young fellow,
fell dead in love with one Minnie Meyer,
the pearly-cheeked daughter of a well-to-
do farmer. He loved she didn't. He
coaxed she wouldn't. He grew jealous
of everybody she loved everybody better
than William. A few weeks ago, at a
dance, he insulted every young fellow who
paid her any attention, and assumed entire
charge Of her, to her great disgust She
became impatient, and, as was testified to
by some who were present, said she would
get some one to shoot him II he didn't
quit following her up and bothering her.
She denied using any such language, but
Schonebom thought it good opportunity
to scare her into marrying him, and had
her arrested, holding himself ready at any
time to dismiss the case il she woald con
sent to such a proposition. Instead OF
consent;ng she employed counsel, and pre-
pared to defend the suit. The Judge, after
full hearing, discharged the case, and
told SchOnebom to pay the costs.
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VOLUME XI.
THE MOTHERS PLEA.

You won't be hard On her father.
II Is JEANNE. our eldest born
JEANNE. the little IN hat,
God gave us one Christmas mora.
She Ia, gwen us many heart ache.
Ard oh twas a bitter isy
When We huutr.l al over fur Jennie,
And found ~he had rlIn away
You cursed her that morning, father;
And bitterly then NOu >Sure
That the home she left behind her
Should sr rcveiyp her more.
But kuOa thst tnu cuuldut have meant II
And you wnut remember i ~hen.
Sicb And broken and hungry.
our jeanne cume> homo again.
You uout be hard On her. father
IL Wa wears and yeArs ago,
And think sou have irettcd for JEANNE,
More than even you know
She Is looking SO pale and ,ickly
And see how thin she Is dressed
Look AZ the poor little bAhv
That Is lyIng on jeanne breast
You are forehanded, ia ther,
And these are our flesh and blood,
And vet they are cold aud hungry,
starving. perhaps for food.
You know We pray Of sunday,
Auu every day that We live,
To be for our sins ,rgiyen
EFen a. We forgive.
Seth was a shiftless fe How.
But he wasn't bad you know
And JEANNE was young and reckless
And then She loved hlm 50
Our girl had good many chances
To marry likelier man,
But after a ching j. DONE yon see,
We should DO the best We can.
He y only poor and shiftless,
Dr he wouldn't come back again,
Perhaps II be had = chance, father.
Io take his place among men
II We could DO something for him,
GIVE him a lift you know,
Get Mm somehow % work again
Perhaps he might make It gO.
Wen take HIM back to the homestead
lt has been such a lonely pace
just think how the dear old kitchen
VIII welcome Jesnnies tace
Jeanne sll, help get supper
You know ! AN getting cid
And sou shall sit in your arm chair,
with Juauue's baby ~ hold
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RErukNs Of che State Of N. Y. enun

RETURNS Of the State Of N. Y. enumera-
ton, as compared with the census Of 1870,
make the following contrasts Geneseo
county 80, ,271; increase, 625. Ontario coun-
ty 48. .O3l; increase, 2, 923. Steuben county,
"A, 458 increase, 6,741. Oswego county,
estimated. 73, l01 increase, 100 Oneida
county, ia, 1856 increase, 4,778 Suffolk
county, 81, 294 increase, 5,334 Wayne
county, 40, S48 increase. 2,138. Queens
county, 78, 523 increase, 583 The city Of
Ogdensburg, st. Lawrence county, is put
down at 10, 385 increase, 300.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-07-31

LONDON has another new industry A
man sdvertises himself as 'Knocker up
and window ticker, from three to seven"
He wakes heavy sleepers who wish to get
up early. Window tickling il waking with
out ringing the bells, by means of long
pole, with which he taps on the window
pane.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-04-01
FROM WASHINGTON.

The books of the internal revenue
office show that in February last there were
distilled 613, 1868 gallons Of spirits, and the tax
was paid upon II, 5Oi, 1856 gallons. There were
remaining in warehouses on the 2Sth Of Feb
rlary 073, ,666 gallons on the first of that
month the amount OF spirits in warehouses
was 12,747,6 SO gallons.
The commissioner of internal revenue
has issued a circular ievoking the former re-
ward for information leading to the forfeiture
of distillery not legally operated, and offer
ing $50 for information which shall lead to the
seizure of any distillery of not less than forty
gallons capacity and the arrest Of the owner,
the money to be paid upon presentation OF the
certificate OF the collector OF the district and
the district attorney.
The attorney general has directed
suits to be instituted against several OF the
Pacific railroads for the amounts certified by
the secretary of the treasury to be due the
government for the five per cent. OF their re-
epectiye net earnings. The following are the
roads and the amounts: Central branch OF
the Union Pacific, s47, 197; Sioux City and
Pacific, s2l, ,1O4; Union Pacific, l,AO,o6'
Kansas Pacific, s3Os,s3O.
The attorney. general has decided that
the secretary Of the treasury cannot except
the designations of the commissioners OF the
Freedman's Bank rendered few days ago
with the condition that their acceptance should
release their bonds, nor can the commission
ers demand divesture Of their trust till the
affairs of the bank are finally administered, OF
congress by new legislation, comes to then
relief. To relieve the present commissioners
would be to relieve from responsibility the
only executive officers to whom the depositorf
may look for final administration of the law
under which they accepted office, making nc
proyision for their successors.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-04-01
ANASTASIA'S GHOST.

How well ! remember that dlSmai
November night. Some vague present
iment of evil weighed upon my heart,
as / sat alone in the twilight. And yet
there was nothing apparently to make
me gloomy. On the contrary, | ought
to have been more than usually cheer
full; had | not received delicious
promise from Katie Nelson that very
afternoon?
1t seemed to be odd, to be sure, that a
gray.hairel widower like myself was to
marry this girl of eighteen. Her mother
had been a housekeeper in our family,
but died soon after Katie's birth. So it
happened that she was adopted by us,
as we had no children of our own. My
wife treated her kindly, but without
much warmth of feeling. Auastasia was
of such peculiar disposition that |
actually believed she WAS jealous OF this
infant.
Poor Anastasia she warned me sol
emnly on her death-bed never to marry
again, and threatened to rise from her
grave in case of such an event.
Katie was in her tenth year when my
wife died. sent her away to board
ing school and, as business called me
abroad, did not see her again until my
return, eight years afterwards. | was
somewhat bewildered TO find a lovely
woman, instead of the little girl | had
left in short dresses. OF course you can
guess the sequel, l fell in love with
this charming adopted daughter. There
was something in the frank tenderness
of her manner that completely won my
heart.
Ii was evident that she was deeply
attached to me. ] could not help see
ing how much higher she valued my
society than that of my nephew, Charles
RAYMOND, who had accompanied me
from abroad. She never addressed him
except in monosyllables, and would
husli all over with embarrassment if he
but entered the room. But with me,
sie was always self-possessed, and SC
talkative and sociable that / could moi
hslp pitying Charlie. He was really
quite gojd-looking, and | used to won
der sometimes at her antipathy. PoOl
fellow: how dreaded to tell him Of my
aDpfOarHtllp utppihono' IL "'ui" ~
great blow TO his hopes, for he had ex
pected to inherit my fortune.
> Katie wasn't bit like other girls tina
I I had ever known anything about. In
stead of blushing at my confession tina
/, afternoon she turned pale, and shiveret
|; as if struck by sudden chill. [ no
ticed, too, that there was strapg
i culver in her voice when she final
d consented to be my wife. l wes apprt
I hensive that Charlie had told her wha
p Anast isia had said on her death.beC
t And yet 1 couldn't believe her ghot
3 would be so inconsiderate. Somehow
!; I couldn't forget that warning. Anas {
d sia was n remarkable woman, and woul
!, surely keep her word, If ghosts are pc
! mitled to walk the earth. Thinkin
+ thus, [ began 10 grow frightened at III
sha3o9s III my room, and hastily ran
!. the bell for lights.
III "Why are you SO late, Bridget"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-04-01
FOREIGN.

II is estimated that over ten Thousand
people attended the funeral of John Mitchell.
A dispatch from Berlin says 1t is
definitely settled that Prince Bismarck is to
be made duke Of LauenberS.
The German government contem-
plates an amendment OF tho law against tho
Jesuites. 30 as to make it operative against
other religious orders.
Gen. Campas has inflicted another
defeat OIL the Carlists at Huguet, near Ri
daura. The enemy lost three hundred, and
the Alphonsists sixty-eight killed. The Car
lists are concentrating for an attack on PuiG-
cerda.
There was a great fire at Osaka, Ja-
pan, on the 7th of February, by which twelve
hundred houses were destroyed, including
temples and schools. Several lives were lost.
A fire at Yokahsms, on the 11th Of February,
destroyed three hundred houses. Destructive
fires in Yeddo are of almost nightly occur
renee.
Only eight of the Carlist chieftain'
followed Gen. Catrera in going over to King
Alphonso. CASTILLO has resigned his profes'
-orship in the university, IN consequence ol
the government re- establishing IN the school,
and colleges the text books and prospectuse'
prescribed during Queen Isabella's reign, ant
otherwise changing the manner Of public IN
struction.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-04-01
WEST

Information has been telegraphed
Gen Ord of several parties Of miners leaving
different points for the Black hills. In reply
to telegram from one OF the miners who re-
Gently came out of the hills, whether he would
be permitted to return with reinforcements
and provisions, Gen, Ord says: Troops from
Fort Laramie and hostile Indians have both
gone for your miners. For their sakes hope
the troops will reach them first as the mil
itary orders are simply to bring in the party,
coniine the leaders, burn their wagons and
destroy their outfit" Gen. Ord has been au-
thorized to put all his cavalry at once into the
Sioux country, in which the miners are tres
passing, and to employ fifty Indian scouts to
advise the cavalry of the advent of the miners.
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eve won't discuss the matter" said
|, in an irritated tone. "Will you, or
will you not, grant my request2'
"Of course, will," he replied ;
"but it is difficult task. The poor
child will be so disappointed !"
| detected joyous ring in his
voice, and l looked at him rather sus-
piciously.
His diplomatic mission was success.
ful, however. Late in the afternoon,
Katie came down into the library where
| was sitting. / had never seen her
look pret'ier.
"Oh, Mr.. Raymond |" she said,
eagerly, 81 am 80 glad that you have
changed yonr mind 1t was 20 unex-
pected yesterday. l never dreamed
before that you loved me in any other
way than as a daughter"
Was this acting? was she trying to
deceive me in her sweet unselfshness
"Then you never loved me?' |
asked,
Dear Mr.. Raymond, you know bet
ter, " she answered ; "only it was not
exactly the kind of love one ought to
feel toward a husband You are as
dear to me as if you were my own faith
er; but you are 50 much older than /,
that-that-"
She hesitated, and did not finish her
sentence. l remembered my gray hairs
with pang of mortified vanity. Was
not the ghostly visit enough? Must |
be tortured in this manner afterward
The veil was torn away from the de.
lusion | had cherished Alas | had
misinterpreted her childish affection.
1t might be that she loved another. |
looked down into the face where vivid
scarlet glowed, and read her secret.
"My dear child" | exclaimed, at.
tempting to control my agitation, tell
me everything"
"Oh, Mr.. Raymond" she answered
in confusion, "Charlie has asked me to
be his wife"
The rascal No wonder that he re.
mained with her such long time that
morning no wonder that he boosted of
the satisfactory manner in which every
thing had been explained.
"The impudent fellow p muttered,
impatiently. "What did you answer,
child? Do you love him ?"
Low and soft the answer came -
EYES,"
The heart of woman is a mystery
that / cannot fathom. was certainly
outwitted by my nephew. He might
have been afraid, however, that my
conscience would reproach me if Katie
showed her disappointment. ! have
little doubt that she loved me far better
than she would confess.
All, well they were married in due
time, and we are all living together.
The dear children do everything they
can to add TO my happiness.
Katie is still beautiful woman, and
Charlie is the staff of my old age.
I never saw the ghost again. In fact,
| have good reason to think that the
mysterious visitapt was a certain grace
less nephew of mine, who had fallen in
love with Katie. OF course | forgavo
the deception long ago, as it saved me
from terrible mistake.
am much happier, probably, than if
/ had married the young girl whose
heart belonged to another. | am not
certain, however, that she did not ac-
cept Charlie from pique Mt my releo-
ton. Any way, he has made her good
husband
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-04-01

OF Yesterdays proceedings WAS read At
o'clock, while tho senate was still in executive
session, Mr.. Howe submitted tho following
Resolved. That committee consisting OF two
senators be appointed by the chair to wait
upon the president OF tho United States to in
form him that unless he may havo some fur
tler communication TO make, tho senate IL
ready to adjourn without delay. Agreed to-,
and Messrs. Howard and Bayard were an
pointed as the committee, At $3.50 p. M, The
committee appointed to wait upon the pres-
dent returned, and Mr.. Howe reported that the
president replied he had no further communl-
cation TO make 10 the senate. Mr.. Boutwell,
called up the resolution submitted by him on
Monday last, providing for the final adjourn
ment OF the senate, and moved to amend by
inserting 5;15 p. M, March q, Agreed to-
and the resolution as amended was adopted.
The hour OF 5;l5 having arrived, the president
pro tenn, Mr.. Ferry OF Michigan, said Sen
ators: In declaring the order OF the senate,
permit me to thank you for tho kind terms in
which you have formally rendered me your
approval, Grateful for your uniform support
and courtesy and hoping that you may reach
your several homes in safety, and all be per-
mitted to return again in December next with
renvigoratcd strength. / now declare the
special session OF the senate OF tho Forty
fourth Congress adjourned sine dte
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-04-01
FACTS AND FANCIES.

The pneumatic mail system has
been opened for public use in the city
Of Vienna. BY this method letters and
packages not exceeding two ounces in
weight can be sent from one end Of the
city to the other-a distance of about
eight miles--in something less than two
seconds.
-" How is your church getting on ?"
asked a friend OF a rigorous Scotchman,
who had separated in turn from the
Kirk, the Free Church, the United
Presbyterian and several lesser bodies.
"Pretty woel, pretty weel. There's
nobody belongs to 1t now but my
brother and myself, and I'm nae sure
of Sandy's soundness."
"A hen-pecked Englishman, lately
deceased at Bath, has wreaked posthu-
NOUS revenge upon his widow by leav-
ing ESQ per apnum to be expended in
having mournful dirges rupg with muf,
fled clappers from the abbey chimes all
day long upon the anniversary OF his
wedding day, and joyful peals to cele-
brate the recurrence of the date OF his
death, which released him from matri.
monial bondage.
The thieves Of Spain are gayly pur-
suing their mad career among pictures
and statues. The celebrated cartoons
OF Goya at Madrid have gone after the
Seville Murllo-which latter, indeed,
has been recovered. The Virgins
crown in Saint Ferdinand's chapel at
Seville has vanished. So has tho
"Master Dolorosa" of Alonzo Gano at
Granada. The latest exploit of these
enterprising fellows has been triumph
antly carried out at Madrid. Their
booty is Il small statue of the Virgin,
most excellent of workmanship, and
dating from the end of the sixteenth
century. It's material is wood, gilt and
painted The thieves got it safely into
Paris, where they borrowed IL round
sum upon it from NM. Andre and Mer-
Guard, bankers. The Spanish legation
has claimed the statue.
The banishment of lepers is rigor
ously carried out in the Sandwich isles
There was recent official search for
persons affected with the incurable
malady, many having been secreted by
their relatives. Hundreds were found
and put into a vessel for transportation
to the leper village, to be kept until
they die. Their families gathered on
the beach, and expressed their grief IN
loud lamentations. A talented half
breed, called Bill Ragsdale, has long
held high place in the regard OF Sand.
wich Islanders. He is an orator OF
great natural power, and leader in the
district of Hilo, and man of notorious
bad morals. He discovered that he was
leprous, though the indications were 50
slight that he had escaped official no.
tice, and at once gave himself up to the
authorities, A procession OF natives,
singing and carrying flowers, escorted
him to the vessel which was to take him
and the others to their living graves.
He made speech to the assembly,
urging submission to the measures fol
cradicating leprosy by punishment, and
expressing his hatred of missionaries,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-04-01
AFTER THE BALL.


They sat and cOmbed their beautiful hair,
Their long. bright tresses one by one,
As they laughed and talked IN their chamber thcl
Aftel the reyel WAS done.
Idly they talked of waltz and q,adrille
Idly they laughed, like other girls,
who over the fire, when all Is stl,
Comb ont their braids and cur..
Robes of satin and Brussels lace,
Knots of flowers, and ribbons too,
Scattered about in every place.
After the reyel is through.
And Maud aud Mldge, in robes Of white,
The pretticst nIght-gOwns under the sum
StOcknRless, slipperless, sit in the night
After the roVel Is done.
sit and comb their beautiful hair,
Those wonderful waves of brown and goiu,
Till the fire is ont in the chamber there,
And the little bare feet are cold.
When out of the gathering winter chill,
And out of the bitter st. Agnes weather,
While the fire is ont and the house is stil
Maud and NIadge together
Maud and NTadge, in robes Of white,
The pret;cst night-gowns under the sun,
Curtained away from the chilly night,
After the reyel is done.
Float along in splendid dream,
a rolIaD uittGru's tiuklinu iOup.
whiIo a ihoreanI In.,rc shimmeripp stream,
Tno naiaca,s Grand saloon.
,,,, ,r ,.o,
lIasuos OF levels atlu hu.tor .'l. VI i"L'''
lfolhcal ouorh hWS'I'r @ .uan l., ,Iuhn, r
Mrh anu women WIN WIN SuIl"t i"o'''
And one face shining like star,
Ono face haunting the dreams Of each,
And ono voice gweelrr thun Others are,
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AppREHENsIoNs OF DRoUTH.- Says
the Sugar Planter: Our planting friends
have serious fears OF long drouth so
soon as the pre-ent rains pass away,
and with some show of reason. As we
have stated in previous issues of this
paper, the rains nave been almost inces-
SAINT since December last, giving our
farmers and planters but little oppor
tunity to get their fields in order for
cultivation. Now, it seems to follow,
as rule, that long rainy spells produce
drouths of an almost equal duration,
and should the rule hold good in the
present instance, it would be wise to
make preparations to meet it. While
every one will use his own Judgment III
the premises, we desire to offer one
word of advice, and that is to plant al
deep as possible and hill up well wher
the shoots are above ground tho propel
height. Plenty of soil around young
plants hold the moisture, and shoult
the anticipations Of drouth be no
realized, little labor will remove an,
superhnous soil from cane, cotton an'
corn.