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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-03-30
MORAL CHARACTER.

There is nothing which adds SO
much to the beauty and power of
man, as good moral character. 1t
is his wealth his influence his life.
1t dignifies him in every station, ex-
ats him in every condition, and glo>
rifles him at every period of life.
Such character is more to be de-
sired than everything else on earth.
1t makes man free and Independent.
No servilc tool"croaking sycophant-
no treacherous honor seeker ever
bore such a character The pure
joys of truth and righteousness never
spring in such person. If young
men but knew how much a good
character would dignity and exalt
them, how glorious it would mako
their prospects, even in this life,
never should we find them yielding
to the grovelling and base-born pur>
poses Of human nature.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-03-30
HENRY A. Wise. as he was dying

HENRY A. Wise, as he was dying,
said to his son; "Take hold John,
of the biggest kaets 10 life, and try
to unite them try to be worthy OF
mans highest estate; hare high, no.
Bile, manly honor. There is but one
test of anything, and it is, is it rigbtg
If it isn't turn away from it." That's
the test we want in a good many
quarters "If it isn't right turn away
from it."
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-03-30
PRECIOUS STONES as PLAY
THINGS,

A South Africa traveller named
O'Reilly stopped one night at Doors
house. He found the children play
ing with pebble that looked like a
diamond. He bought it for triile,
the Boor saying that it was dia-
mond, they could get plenty more,
and took it away. He sold it at the
Cape for $1,000, He bought an
other from a negro, which he sold at
$4,000, and then the natives began
to search for these stones whore they
had previously seen them, the white
men heard of their success, and then
the rush began. One mine after
another, all in the same neighbor-
hood, was found, and round each
mine a city sprung up. The last,
and that which is The centre of the
diamond trade is Kimberley. This
city has 10000 population, five
churches, two theatres, banks, hotels
and other buildings.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-03-30

A JEsT.-A jest may cut deeper
than curse. Some men are so con,
stituted that they cannot take a
friendly joke in the same light coin,
and will requite it with contumely
and insult. Never banter one of this
class or he will brood over your ban
dinage long after you have forgotten
it, and it is not prudent to encur an
enmity for the sake of uttering a
smart double enteaCre or tart repar>
tee. Ridicule, at best, is terrible
weapon. Satire, however, when lev
eled at social foibles and political
evils, has shamed down more abuses
than were ever abolished by force
or logic.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-03-30

He held the old shirt up by the
neck before discarding it forever,
but he wasn't mourning for the gar
ment. He only said, 81 wish l had
all the drinks again that have gone
through that old neckband p
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-03-30

A MAN bought gallon of gin to
take home, and, by way of a label,
wrote his name upon a card which
happened to be the seven of clubs,
and tied it to the handle. A friend
coming along and observing the jug
quietly remarked, "That's an awful
way to leave that liquor = "Why
said Tom. because somebody
might come along with the eight Of
clubs and take il"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-03-30

KEEpths pigs clean, give them
dry beds, wholesome food and a
plenty of fresh air and pure water,
and they will be healthy. No hog
cholera or other loathsome disease
b. = Ok f---saAs
will desolate your pens.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-03-30

MANY do with opportunities as
children do at the seashore-fll
their little hands with sand and then
let the grains fall through their fin
gers till they are all gone.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-03-30

TIE reproving truth from true
friend is the lance of the surgeon
which cuts open a fostering ulcer /;
it causes pain, but in it is the health
of the patient.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-03-30

Surprise is the essence Of wit, but
t is difficult to make amarried man
believe it after he has put on three
shirts and found that there. amt a
collar button on any of them.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-03-30

THE Augusta Chronicle and Con-
stitutionalist is surely right when it
says that fewer and better papers are
needed, and that a thinning out
would alike benefit publishers, sub
scribers and advertisers atlanta
Constitution.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-03-30

HAYES Postmaster General, who
was a Democrat until he became a
member of the Fraudulent Cabinet,
now gives Senator Msrrimon of
North Carolina to understand that
his Department will be run as a part
of the Republican machine. lie
says that in making appointments in
the Southern States preference will
be given to Republicans, other things
being equal. Of course it will and
the Postmaster General for the
Southern States merely gives notice
that seekers after Southern post of
fees will increase their chances o.
success by openly joining the Re-
publican band. The Fraudulent
Administration ought at least to be
able to buy one vote with every pos
office at its disposal if it manages dis
creetly N. Y. Sun.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-03-30

A person looking at some sAele
tons the other day, asked a young
doctor present where be got them.
1--WE raised then," herepIied.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-03-30

Jones, whose boots have con-
founded habit of creakipg, says be
despises the man "who hath no mu~
sic in his SOLE"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-03-30

TIE Washington Republican, un>
til recently Chamberlain's staunchest
supporter, and daily advising him to
hold his position, as he was "sup-
ported by the North" says; "Now
that Gov. Chamberlain has publish,
ed the letters of VIM. NJ. Evarts and
Stanley Matthews, the publication of
his resignation is both desirable and
in order" That is brief and to the
point. Chamberlain should certain>
ly take the advice of his old friends
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-03-30

STANLEY Matthews has been elect
ed U. S. Senator from Ohio, and
Don Cameron from Pennsylvania.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-03-30

THE Constitutions Of twenty eight
of the States of this Union recognize
the existence of God.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-03-30

A man who had scoIding wife,
being asked whathe dig for living
replied that he kept a hpt house.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-03-30

TIE man who is honest from pol>
icy is the most dangerous customer
we have to deal with.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-03-30
oFFTCDs

UPSTAIRS, IN FREYER'S BRICK
Building, in the rooms formerly occupied by
DR.. Greer, South-Side of the Public Square,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-03-30
NOTICE 7

ALL PERSONS INDEBTED TO ME
are requested to come and pay up-those who
pay prompt may have future accommodation,
and those who do uot. | cannot afford 10 give
them credit in future, sns they will plsass not
ask for it, but pay cash down.
WILLIAM ROOT.
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Ulte 5elarietta Sdllrnal.

Marlstta; Ca Friday, March 50, 1877.
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The daily gazette., 1877-04-13
A Wonderful Lake.
Inyo (Cal.) Independent.


We have more than once heard of the
wonderful properties of the waters OF
Deep Spring Valley lake, but, until the
present. net with sufficiency of detail to
give the story full credence. Lieutenant
Wotherspoon, company d, Twelfth Uni
ted States infantry, in command of the
relief party for Captain Joe's Indians,
passed several days last week in the val
ley, and bears witness to the literal truth
of the remarkable phenomena. These
are, that at certain times the ducks, which
visit the lake in great oumbers, become so
loaded down with crystallizations of bor-
ak, salt or some similar substance, that
they are utterly unable to fly, and while
in this condition become an easy prey to
the Indians, who wade into the water and
pick them up in their hands. In fact,
this substance often collects upon the
birds bills in such weight as to actually
drag their heads under water and drown
them. AS asserted by Mr.. Beasly and
family, VINO have lived near the lake for
years, the ducks are often loaded with
several pounds weight of this substance ;
not less than ten pounds in some instan-
ces. During the first stages the crystals
are quite evenly disposed over all the
birds feathers above water, sticking them
together as firmly as if glued. Then ii
accumulates in punches or strings, FORM
ing drags or RATS with which the bird can
swim but slowly, if at ell: and if formed
from the bill or head, soon causes its
death by drowning.
The daily gazette., 1877-04-13

You win be Q generous husband, at
least" said DuraBg.
Would that my means would allow
ms to be more So" / returned.
That evening L spent with Fadilla
alone. . Il
At ten o'clock we all retired. Fadilla
lingering on the stairs to give me good
night Kiss remember after her brother
was out OF sight and hearing. sssTq.
With thoughts Of great happiness in
store for me, found it almost impossible
to close my eyes, and 1 think it was
long after midnight before sleep visited
my pillow: Consequently l slept late
next morning. - l-f
God OF day was glareing fercely in at
my cham Der window, and some one was
calling Fadilla.
Dressing myself as hurriedlJ as possi-
BILE, hastened down stairs, and there in
the hall, found that remarkable woman,
my sister. with little Mollie and all our
servants collected abot them
Where's Fadillap' inquired Mrs. Cal
lerton, with an expression of virtuos in
dignation upon her face; for it seems
ais she afterwards told tue-she had a
suspicion that we had been married pri-
yately the night before. -
"Fadilla! Isn't she in her room P" |
asked. N FT
''No; and she did not sleep there last
night" returned Molly. her eagle eye
boring into the depth OF my soul.
Not in her roomY' cried. .o
No" laYI #
With cry Of anguish-delivered in
my. falsctto voice-I bounded up stairs
and sprang into the room sacred to the
beloved of my heart. uis r Hs...
1t was empty. ..f.4D .a
"What's thisp" cried my sister. She
had taken something from the dressing
table, and now held it up before my
eyes. gazed upon it fondly, but tear
fully. 1t was a set of false whiskers,
long and heavy. and there was note
attached to them. Read the note,"'
said Molly. ..aIt.,' tal6a =
/ grasped the paper. 1t was in Don
jRoderick's handwriting. read
| "MR. JOE ROSE: Beloved friend, I take
this opportuninity to inform you that
my wife, Fadlla, hearing that it was
your design to present her some valuable
diamonds, concluded that she would
much rather have the money than such
useless baubles, and consequently she
has taken it.
| Il regret very much, that our pressing
engagements will not allow us to stop to
bid you adieu, but l have left my whis-
kers for your very .fsmarkable sister to
" ear in remembrance OF
Yours truly, "RoDER1cK DURANe."
"P. S.-Fadilla wishes to be renem.
| bred - r44 t
$50 ,mt Cd"
Dropping the sheet of paper from my
nerveless grasp fell into Molly's arms
fainting III two beautiful tableaux.
The daily gazette., 1877-04-13
CUTTING OUT A BOYS TONGUE.

San Antonio (Texas) EXPRESS. i
A few weeks ago, man presented his
son, boy of about twelve years, to our
surgeons for treatment. The case was a
novel one, the child being afflicted with
enlargement of the tongue. His father
hailed from Williamson county, and sta
ted that he came 10 San Antonio to con-
suit our surgeons, as those of Austin,
Galveston and New Orleans to whom he
had applied had demanded exorbitant
fees. DR.. Herff informed the troubled
father that he would endeavor to cure his
son Of the excrescence, and, sympathizing
with him in his trouble, and the child in
his pain, the father being poor man, he
offered to perform the operation at a
most reasonable charge. The citizens of
Williamson county charitably raised the
means to pay for the operation. 1t was
executed on Wednesday, under DIR
Herff's care, others aiding him. About
four inches of tongue were taken off.
The extreme end, which has been pre-
served in alcohol, weighs about quarter
of pound, and about as much more
was cut off In small bits. 1t is thick,
much wider than the child's mouth from
which it was taken, is very rough, and
resembles very much the tongue of a
young calf. The patient is now doing
well. and will no doubt be benefited by
the operation, which called into requisi.
tion the most perfect care and the ablest
surgical knowledge. The affiiction was
one i'm which there has probably been less
room for surgical experience than in any
other, and is the first case of the kind we
ever heard of in Texas
The daily gazette., 1877-04-13
CHAMBERLAIN's vALED1CToRY

From the Baltimore GAZETTE.
Chamberlain's valedictory address is
filled with whine and drivel. If he be-
lieves what he says then he is despica-
BILE coward to abandon his post without a
struggle. If it were true that he received
majority of the votes at the last election
and that the republicans of South Caro-
lima have been "denied employment, "
"driven from their homes" "robted of
the earnings of honest industry" "hunted
for their lives like wild beasts, "their
families outraged and scattered" for no
offense except their fidelity to political
principle, then he is most despicable
coward to abandon the Office to which
they elected him because of any insurrec-
ton, no matter how great or how formd-
able. 1t is his duty to stand at his post
and die in his tracks in defense of his
authority. But the whole address is a
windy, bombastic falsehood, and there is
no truth in it.. chamberlain perhaps ex-
poets to make some impression upon the
public mind by sheer audacity of repeat
ed assertion, He says 81 was by your
votes elected to the same Office" when
he knows that Hampton's majority was
1,134. He says: "My title to the office
upon every legal and moral ground is
clear and perfect" On the contrary his
pretensions to authority have never been
recognized by the judiciary of the State,
nor by anybody except the rump Legis-
lature-itself pronounced an illegal as
semblage by the Supreme Court of the
State. If Chamberlain had been recog-
nized as governor of South Carolina by
the President and intruded into that office
by the federal troops, it would have been
usurpation pure and simple. The law of
the State is so plain that there is absolute
ly no room for doubt as to the validity of
Governor Hampton's title. The consti-
tuition of the State provides that "during
the first week of the session, or as soon
as the General Assembly shall have Or
ganized by the election of the presiding
officers of the two houses, the speaker
shall open and publish them (the returns)
in the presence of the two houses. The
person having the highest number of
votes shall be Governor" The returns of
the last election was opened by the
speaker Of the rump Legislature, and the
votes of Edgefield and Laurens counties
were thrown out in order to give Cham
berlain a majority. This was directly
contrary to the constitution, which estab-
fishes the procedure by which contested
elections shall be decided; pending de-
cision, however, the person returned cleo
ted upon the face of the returns holds
tie office. The action of the Mackey
House in throwing out the returns from
two counties would have been utterly
void and futile, even had it been the legal
body but, as matter of fact, the Wal
lace House was the legal body, and its
presiding officer declared the result of the
election in the regular mode of procedure.
1t will therefore be seen that nowhere can
Chamberlain find any ground upon which
to base his pretension, and his farewell
address is as unt;uthful in substance as
it is whining and cowardly in tone.
The daily gazette., 1877-04-13
SOUTH CAROLINA.

HAMPTON AT HOME IN THE STATE
HoUsE-sPECIAL SESSION OF TIE LEG-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. COURT OF THE
STATE.
COLUMBIA, April 12.-Gov. Hamp-
ton took possession of the executive
office this morL ing, remaining there
until late hour, this afternoon The
transfer of bis papers, &C., from the
temporary quarters hitherto occupied
by him was quickly effected. The
Governor appeared perfectly al home
in his new position. The ante-room
of the executive office will be made to
serve for all the heads of departments
for the present, or until they obtain
possession of the other offices in the
building, which Chamberlain's late
officials still retain. 1t is reported
that some Of them are anxious to com
promise or surrender, but no action in
that direction has been taken as yet.
The Governor has called q special
session of the Legislature for the Gath
instant. One of its earliest duties will
be complete the Supreme Bench by
electing successor to the late Chief
Justice Moses. The preteusIons ofthe
Chamberlain officials still in the State
House win then be quickly disposed
of by the court. The seal which was
turned over to Gov. Hampton yester-
day proves to be the great seal nt the
State, which chanced to be in the Gov
| ernOr's office at the time of the trans .
fer. Hayne, Chamberlain's secretary
OF State. coolly requested that it might
be restored to his custody. This re-
quest was not complied with.
| A squad 81, convicts from the peni-
tentiary was busily engaged to-day in
the very necessary labor of securing
the floors of tn State House, which had
been thoroughly def1led by Chamber
iain's special cOnstables. .d1nG rra
THE SOUTH CAROLINA MILITIA-co OR
ED LOYALTY TO HAMPTON. .aiJ'
CHARLESTON, s. c., April 2.lThe
colored militia of the city, comprising
nine companies. and aggregatiDg about
| 1000 men, held meeting Tonight and
passed resolutions rendering their al
legIance TO Gov. Hampton and asking
for his recognition OF their erganiza,
ton. 1t is probable that Gov. lamp,
ton will form two regiments from the
citizen soldiery of this city, one Of
which will be made up of the white
rifle clubs and the other of the colored
companies. The same policy is likely
to prevail in the organization of the
| militia throughout the State.
The daily gazette., 1877-04-13

= In view c.fthe order for the with>
drawal oil toe U. s. troops from Sitka
and Fort Wrangle, in Alaska, General
Howard urges the necessity for keep
ing "a gunboat, or If that is not practi-
cable "a well-arned revenue cutter in
Alaskan waters until the Indians and
miners become accustomed to THE
change. L~ssf
The Secretary, OF the Treasury is
about TO appoint a commission of three
or more persons to inquire into alleged
abuses in the New York Custom
House.
The daily gazette., 1877-04-13

During a late suit against the city
of Philadelphia it was ascertained that
Samuel P. Hancock city controller,
had direct interest in the contract
involved in the suit. Under stare law
such conduct works forfeiture of
office. The councils have instructed
tile city solicitor to procure writ Of
warranto against Hancock to inquire
by what authority he continues in of
fee
The daily gazette., 1877-04-13
From Our Regular Correspondent. So
- WASHINGTON, April II.

Garfield on FranLE.
culation of thr a writ of Levari Facias.
Those hor "a, will be exposed to Public
the repuiFTE HOTEL, s41 shlpley St.,
Geo. w. Ortlip, in the city of Will
-, New Castle county, Delaware, on
MesDAY, the 14th Day of APRIL,
setts;t 1877, at 2 o'clock, p. M,
X. f. Jwing described Real Estate. viz;
special certain lot, piece or parcel of
nent. hay' in the city of Wilmington
-, =, r,, nnded and described as fol-
was az QUE Beginning at the intersec
but was REQ 'erly side of Lowering ave
and subsequ, side of jackson street
his friendship 'ong said side of Jack
'ght feet to q corner;
The centenn. tition nv wall forty feet
met at Philadel. ~ sa Street norseef,y seyesfG
resolved not to M. ue; thence with
the government for % 70 the place
Lthe million apdta. IN ~ '.ents ty @ Wnat
bat direetcd' it's once. mse WITH
cafe with the trA28,iry "a.
make Payments a BE e.. omSs ePros
practicable. T. Il senj.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-03-01
The Eastern Question.

ST. PETERSBURG, February 2S.-Gen-
ersl Ignstieff will soon leave tor Vienna,
Berlin and Paris. Military operations
during the present season are improbs'
BILE. The opinion that Russia will con
tent herself with al united demonstrs.
ton of the European fleets in the Bos-
phorus is by no means in harmony with
the programme Of the Russian govern
menL
LONDON, February Pa special from
Pesth saws the Austrians will concen-
trate an army corps on the Servlsn from
tier, which will effectuslly guarantee the
neutrality of Servis.
A Vienna special says the st. Peters
burg TidomeSti has been threatened
with suspension if it continues to agitate
in favor Of war.
LONDON. February ga Times Vi.
emma special says it seems that the tinsn-
cisl question has a. last turned the scale
in Roumsnis. Mr.. Sturdzs, the new
Minister of Finance, refused to accept
the Office unless three radical measures
we're adopted, viz: Reduction of ARIA
ments, sale of the state domains and IN
/ crease of taxation. Consequently not only
have no reserves been called out, bu
4 900 of the standing army has been dis
banded. The Minister of War has ten
dered his resignation, but the other min
listers seem convinced thar the foregoing
policy is the only way of avoiding the
financial collapse which is imminent.