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The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-12-14
Said Hoace Greedy: There

Said noace Greedy: There is
nothing easier than to edit a
blackguard paper, and nothing
more difficult than 10 get up a
newspaper free from foulness and
blackguardism. Fishwomen and
bar,room lcafers are skIlled IN the
art OF bandying epithets and be-
scattering each other with dirty
words. 1t requires no brains to
do this; but it does require both
Heart and brains to PRINT a news
paper that decent man or wo>
man can read without a blush.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-12-14
1t makes no diferenc

1t makes no difference. A
member of the United States
Senate Is just as liable for crime
committed as private individual.
Such Senator has a right also to
furnish evidence of his own In
nocence of a crime charged.
These are days of denial. In the
language of the "Uusurfruct, I"
"Gentlemen, my name Is net
Grover -
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-12-14
NEW To-
Notice.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN VIM. r. Willis and Owen Willis hay.
been appointed by the County Court of
Douglas county, Oregon, executors of the
estate of Stephen D. Willis, deceased; and
all persons having claims against said es-
tate are hereby required to present the
same, with the proper vouchers, within ak
months from the date Of this notice TO VIM.
Il, Willis, one OF said executors, at his of
flee in Roseburg. Douglss county. Oregon,
Dated at Roseburg. Douglas county, Ore
gon, this 9th day of December. a. D. 1868.
WIN. r. WILLIS,
OWEN L. " ILLS.
Executors.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-12-14

Woods was called a thief. May
was spoken of as a criminal.
What terms are hereafter to be
use j?
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-12-14

1t seems that January next will
be a good month for hanging.
Two Indians are to be hanged IN
Umalilla, a white man in Marion,
one in Wasco, aud two most like
" in Maltuomah.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-12-14

Senator Mitchell has lntroduc
ed till appropriating $500, 900
for continuing the construction
of the canal around the Cascades
of the Columbia river. 1t was re-
ferred to the committee on com
inerce.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-12-14
The war In Afgnanistan will no

The war IN Afgnanistan will not
be lacking IN picturesque features.
Every approach to the Ameer's
domlnions is over a road that
would call out the enthusiasm
of a tourist, and the employment
OF elephants and camels gives to
the invading army an Oriental
cast that has at least the charm of
novelty to Europe and America.
"Shoot him on the spot" if he
Is guilty of robbing the people.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-12-14

Gov. Thayer was popular with
his party until he was patted on
the back by Harvey Sc. 81. That
moment the party suspleioned tie
Governor of wrong not because
he had done wrong. but because
Scott praised him.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-12-14

1t is about time when the prop
osltion, "Let no guilty man es-
cape should be carried into
effect.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-12-14

Representative Galloway see ns
to be paving the way tor some>
body to go the Penlteatiary. He
should look out that particular
people do not go further than
California before they are wanted
by the Courts.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-12-14

1t is about time for our neigh
bors in the COW counties of the
Willamette to talk OF something
else than Gov. Thayer's thanks
giving proclamation. There is
no use OF eternally tormenting any
one on earth.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-12-14

SCOTS talk of honesty in the
Oregonian is clear case of Satan
assuming Christian virtues. But
who believes the Devil?
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-12-14

The investigating committee
says, swat untily, hear some.
thing drap.' Let her l'drap."
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NOTICE ToIHEPUBLIc

Notice is hereby given that all debts
due by the late firm of Button g. Perkins
will be paid upon presentation to w. l.
Rutton. Metropolitan Hotel All those
indebted 20 The firm must pay the same to
him at once and save cos;s.
w. L. BUTTON
RosEBURG, Nov. 90, 1873.
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TOYS! TOYS !! TOYS !.

We would announce that we have Just
received from the East and Europe the fin.
est assortment os mechanical and other
toys ever imported in this city, and that
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-23

In the afternoon ut . P. M. the ". F. n.
Society was conducted by Mrs. Rev.
sleasc, the District Secretary, who ex.
pressed regrets at the impossible presence
OF Mrs. General CoWan, on account Of an
accident at Wheeling on Saturday. Mrs.
S:inlroduced Dr.. DeHass, who was fully
prepared for the emergency, and deliver
ed an address Of force and elOquence.
The District report was next read, TO.
gether with letter from Miss Bell Tho
burn. the first missionary sent out BY the
W. l.. N. Society. An essay, "0pen
Doors," was read by Miss Hall, and a
poem, 1.-TWO Cents Week." recited by
Mi.s Liggett. A collection Of fourteen
dollars aud seventy cents was taken up,
To-day was the last day Of the present
Ieries Of meetings, At 3P. NJ. DR.. o.
borne, Of Steubenville, preached one Of
the most impressive sermons delivered on
the camp ground. This evening DR.. Per-
hhing, Of Pittsburgh, is entertaing y large
audience. This Is said 10 have been one
Of the beet trained meetings held on these
grounds. Tomorrow morning camp will
break and no doubt much good will be
the result Of these meetings. we noticed
among ths seekers old John Hartman, a
farmer from this vicinity, who in times
past did not bear an enviAble reputation.
We also noticed in the grounds the veneer.
able james Boyd, the centenaTiAn, Of
Washington county, Pa. Mr.. Boyd Ia In
his 9th year, has been married three
times and Ia not backward in. asserting
he ia sill open to proposals..
Thomas Buchanan still fingers. The
trustees Of the camp ground to-day were
granted by him the privilege Of holding
The grounds until September 80, 1879, in
order to remove their tents. s-l
The greatest number Of persons pres.
ent at. one time on the grounds is esti.
mated al 1000, ..I.e REPoRTER.
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TRUSTEES SALE OF
Acme Mower Co.'S Works.

KNOWN AS THE OLD AACHlNbssh
By virtue Of q petd Of Truit md, " LEE
Hobbs, senior, and ArabtllA, Bis w. ~
Eech and nallle A., bis sIie, snt Jinh ntI ~.
Mehitsbly, bis vile u The updutgen - ~
dated January 9Th, 1870, and rtcuftss Y IL y,
Of the Clerk Of the County tout o. Uthe. y.
West Virgins, 10 Deed ot Trutt Booi ~ ~ ~
100, will sell II The front door o. ne Iea'H'>
Of Ohio county, West VirrHi', 90
SATURDAY, tbs slL day Of AuTUH III
Commencing a, luOelOeE a. y, Ii. iass5s
IcfIbed property, that Il 10 nay: Icy ns "
Two hundred and hity.iour tnd lse hSesNt
6ity.dy 10 Eotf aud ChhpIIhst idsllle1, H VI h
Of Wheeling, Ohio county, Rdt iiliLn 40
~ Ins on M -ouih sIde Of Wheeling iitI -
tf with ali the appufttnAheS THERETO nastfi
Also tbs following desefibtd pieea
la d. ,Iiustad on the hank Of Whttnhs ~
Inc eitJ Of WhoslIhg NiofsIid, houasta =,
Commepeins a. point 90 Gtrtrni iet ~ ~
dref and WSnty t7ol let tI'i q w. o We
kotf street; thence TuoninR eilrlfaI ~
,pIy t70) ltet, more OF let', 70 ~
alley running finn CrSotnt llftd .,,,,I
thence north uirdly from aid Sf'tf IL .
ihe water, Of Wbesliig ClttFi utpo JI,sS
iaea ndefs Of aid ere 10 The est Wy "a, ,i,t
bind Two hundred and hiiy'aM w, ,dI
southwlIdly With said lIpe 70 lff t,s n b
the plIee Of beginning; thsetbd ILsI
hsredILAmtnIs and aPPaTIsniase'
land belonging. AL, M
ceiling q TfuIlss ] VII eon,y cay
y,sied 10 me by, "a deed Of uu,t' S,ls-s
TKEHsoT BALE- One-ihia on N, aEA
two ,ousI 10, tIIlnsnu At liz Hnd ", - IN
syidsI ca by mites bsIrirs ini,it't ~
,,is, ms iItie 70 he retained until PiI sS,eS
WILLIAM J. ". cUWDAS' It's"
ty2J
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DIED.

HoGE-on THURSDAY, Augu,t %, is7s at lax
I'm, CHSHtEs ISAAC, Ssn Of william v. and
virginia Hose, aged II years months and 10 d.ys.
Funeral from the t,idenee Of his parents, No.
81 Thirteenth street, Saturday morning, AuSui,
18th. at 10 O'Clock. ....
BuCHASAE.-Athlsres tdaree 10 Broote coun-
~, % Thunday, August q, 1878, at II o'clock 4.
H., THOMAS BronLSIs, Esi.
Funeral at wsll,bury on Saturday at 10 o'clock.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-23

Ever since this great regeneration
Switzerland has been rising in power and
prosperity, % in The consciousness Of 4
distinct national exisience-of being
really one nation and people. Before,
her sons, from the lack Of lndugtries at
home, had 70 hire themselves out as mer.
cenaries abroad, and often stood as such
against each other In conlending armies.
This Is now at an end, as the necessity,
for It is gone.
The sEi,s have an ardent love and ad.
mira,ion for the United States, and our
people should learn 10 know and appre-
eiate and admire this Alpine republic
more and more. Hipat Heitetia
CHAa, LOUIS Loos.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-23
TOR SALE

DOR SALE
KANsAsLANDs and som. Ohio c.,,,
property that will sell alta Rreat b,,S.isT
Call and see what / have, Il you MI |.
make money.
apps Real Estate Agent, Elm C,n,,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-23
ZINE FARM FOR SALE.
In the County Court Of Ohio couu.y.
A''F's n. e1tr'a b. cs..,,,,,

motcl ray et ~.
In punuanre Of the Guihority yn,ld Ia n, !,
adeeiee catered by aid Cour, Ii u, IooJ, a ,idI
cause on April 18Th 1873 | viii sll ii ~ In,
door Of the residence u MlIes Ray, 90 III ,tsI
ses hereby advertised to b sud, 90
MONDAY. the 9Th day Of ssptsnhuI I'M
FegInnlng At 10 o'elotk a. n, 1t paSll. Isst,. h
the highest and beat bidder, tie usei a mi I
land yinE and being silulIsd 90 The uIlsIdIS
tie Wheeling Creek. In Tho county, 10 i,sr,I
Wes' VlrIinil, bounded and dt,cTiftd u tfsyr
Btginplus At AIT he near AZ elm slu % srsn
Nehemiah Younger, and With hislib, 1 N'E.e
piles 10 stake corner 10 CathIrihe lrpid; .s,ta
with her line 9. " Z, 7(6 Iales 10 tso ,piu M
corner 10 rid athArine lngird Apd Jossti ht,r
ihenee With Potter's Iine 4, 3lo & ~ pnla Nj
IugSr tree corner 10 James h,hinsj; iAts,s J,
~ W. Ia poles to the tesipnins. reiItslti u
AcTes espG The EDe pIoprIly IT1nItd AID nsrt
ed BY Noes Bay 70 G. o. B Iilaxtll b I'D
tru,i dated April Tab 1875, ard feHfatd IsIt
the pubiie land recrdiVi nd touh'y.
.TEKss ~ HAlE-OLt.ihird OIL ID, prtfu
money, or such further rum - The purchase ~
elect 10 pay, 10 hand, the fr4idus 10 tsu t,sll D
ttAlImsIts payable respectively 10 Obt III IN
Year, from the day Of nlt uith lulert is1 hit
day, the purchaser giving bis hood viii iyreia
ptrionaI security for each Of the d,itntd lris
meuts, and the title TO Be ftisirtd oil Tie sAsit
the purchase money 70 paid. -
Special cs1uisil,s.
&c HElyIT, AueiiopeeI. IJIlII'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-23

GEORGE vISiSo BowERs, the Comsdi.
an, was buried at Philadelphia, on Tues
day. Mr.. B. was al one time a leading
character at the old MelOdeOn Hall and
Athsnaum, in this city,
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&c HrlvIr, AueiiOueei. !JII(I'
TRUsTEE's SALE.

By virtue Of deed Of trust male ~ lisa
Cuningham and Mary biz wife 10 ne tI'tti
29th day Of October, 1871. rtcurtct 10 prt I
Trust kook No. u, psgt, S. o lpn u, d u nj
records Of Ohio cOunIy, viii I'll At he LHLitd
Of the Court HouIe q Ola epunIy, %
SATURDAY, tha lib Day Of ,,Plknts,
Comuenelng 1t 10 o'eloef A. ", The iolsrrl!e
seribtd property: The eat 90 rtsr d l1sIs,sr
I'd IiIty.tEoin ChApline add q a. ddd inh
city Of wheeling, 0hiu county suie d EutVr
ytnia. aid quarter lot btlIg bounded ie5T
Beginning Al The northwest eornu o. l.ebiI1.fl
street and the alley between Nam ard snitis
PARALLEL thereto; ID nee vest Nth 10 'ssn =
81 aid lot Hna With iwtniy'iouIth iint NJ
feet and hI inehes; th' nee ntIth 90 has Pftk
With aid alley hIty-hI iteii thtss y ~
pAIsllel With twenty fourth 'trrtt ihift! ttrt
liz Ibehu 10 The alley IiotHiti Atla W ~
west line Of said llleI south ilIty-s ~ =
place Of beginning on tvFnly'iOgfth 'ful ~
The same property ennvpyGd 10 aid Jinh (tls
ham by james L Holiday and vie BY az "
10th February. 1873, recorded In Detd t@t ~
90, page $50, Ohio county.
Ina title 10 believed 10 be p1ieet, eai rlns
ysy only such hue I' u raisd 10 ne " th'S
deed,
TERns ov sLLE-Eisht hupdnd ~ H'nr
hIe d 5lIns cab 10 hand, tlshl huhdfsd III
.Ish, mont b., ard The rssitue In hiHh ~, ~
fVtn day Of sale, Without lnpiesl. mI.
retained 10 the dee 10 ieture The edsrNFF
msats Of purchase money. ,u,vo -.,.
au25 J. D. kWInoI InHe.
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TICKETS GOOD FOR 10 DAYS,
TO RETURN By ANY REGULAR TRAIN.
SEE THE Low ROUND TRLP RAEg&.

The extremely Low Round Trip Rates named
above, are oiitrrd BY the MlnIse, with view o.
Eiyirg eTeybody an oppor unity 10 zee Chleage,
the Great lily Of the West Another ietlnfe 10
the TAN DAYS TINE on the Excursion Tickets
This will not only give ample time 10 Wilt all
pc nu Il interest In the Great Mtirppolb but also
10 visit friends and relatives In the Northwest, Or
N IKE StoTt EIeuiriouI on Lake Michigan No
other city on the continent pres MS peAier attrle-
lions 10 sight seers than Chicago, The Great Me-
trgpolls OF the Vest
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A BROOKE COUNTY
f ARM FOR SALE
Ths underlined viii o1sr a. Paw. \. .

The underlined will On1 4, PuS,k s,. ,
a TUESDAY, stpttnb,t 10, I'M
Al 10 O'Clock 4. ~, al the Iron. door a ,A,r
House At Wtllihuig, Reote eunty v n n,
Farm formerly n osn Ltihe "fOWLII gi,u.s
situated on The Slieit Of lfoss r,,i, $500
West Va Ave miles IRON w,1,berr 49,
from sLsubspTille, Ohio, and obs nj. iro'Ia
" q Ky. RAiroId. Tie t,id lara sss,,,..
acres more or less, about 80 i,ni his' - =
Ind easily cultivated, The hi,pc, i, ~ H ~.
oak and Other timber line and brIidiss -. -
abundance; also, running uIisr In ,I1, All,
one. AHoOd Orchard Of us ippI, M, ~
plenty Of Pssrl, peaches and eAtfrl,t i-,,.,a
ments coniist u comfortable Dstlhpr ~ ~
tnent Houte, large horne and esiie sLn,m
feet iquarrl, two Sheep Houlss ins Gn,.M,,'
spring and spriDg Houss ecb,tnl,rt GU
sehoslA Giilt and saE Mill near lkChrn. M
peIfsct ''S
TEaxs-ts,soo, and MI, u u, ,v,,A,,-,
elect, cash In hand; The hllbts ID - ~ ~
three yssIb, with interest, dtIeIred n,S,su,ss
secured By deed Of trust on he tfcI.ftI. \,
further Information Spplyto
.... afRyEY
1870 Market st., Agent III Nj. A. w.Ksu.
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VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY.

FouRTH SESSION open, stp.. I, 1873, and
II closes June !, 1879 ~
Fefa 10 Literary and Scientific Department, IsS,
Law. 500; Medicine, SOS; Theo osy SIS
Board snd IOtglng rer month, SIS 70 f7o
Prolesson ~ In.truetors. o. students last year,
L. C OAKLAND, Chancellor,
AuS Nashville, Tenn.
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FURNITURE. &C.

NARPETs-
FALL STOCK BEING REcEIyLp, ]. ~. !
All ne EtSst PIIlsrt, Ia all riSa -
prices, an
E II I Il N d 81 eo"
,p.o 1903 MIH sIEEEf:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-23
THE GRIND ExcURs, on TRAM win leave

Arriving in ChIcago utIl morning It 100 0'el0el
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-23
Bellyicw Camp Notes.

Correspondents Of the IntelIiseneer.
1t was our privilege to be present at
the Cloaipg exercises Of the camp meet.
ing held on these grounds, and found
them to he Of an impressive nature,
Monday was a beautiful day in all re-
spect,, and was a thigh day" on the camp
ground.
The sermon at 1OI A. N. was preached
by Dr.. DsHasS, followed by the sacra.
menL This service was conducted by DR..
Nesbit, assisted by DR., Osborne, Reys
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-10
The Phenomenal Change that was EC
iectcd by Bolt of Lightning.

Seldom bas the electric fluid done A
more curious thing than on Yesterday
morning at three o'clock. at the resi-
dence of IL. l. Guild. Mr.. Guild and
wife were occupying bedroom in the
second story, and Lottie, a bright-faced
child of four years of age, with golden
curls, occupied double cot on the first
floor, in company with her grandmother.
Mrs. j. j. Ames, aged about fifty wears
This cot was placed under the opening
of the main tlue of the chimney. The
iirNt recollection that Mr.. Guild has of
the situation was that he was on the
floor of his bedroom with his wife cling.
ing to him and screaming. He turned
on the light, and at first glance discov-
cred that the patches of plastering in
the ceiling of his room and i'm the rooms
adjoining were hanging over his head
and the lathing protruding. The
shingles In the vicinity of the chimney
were torn up. He then concluded that
lightning had done the work. The next
thought was of the grandmother and
his daughter, Lottie, below. Upon ar
riving in their room the little innocent,
her face, head of curls, and hands black
with the SCOT of the hue. commenced TO
clap her hands at the appearance of the
p
with SCOT Upon examination Mrs.
Ames was found to be in an insensible
condition, and doctor was summoned.
He applied remedies.
The child told the story of how the
fire came down the chimney. and
knocked herself and "gramma from
the cot to the floor. The child was
then subjected TO severe bath. and
then was discovered the most remark
able feature of the whole affair. The
profusion of curls, which were of un-
usual length, reaching almost TO the
child's waist, and which had been of n
bright golden hue, were of a blue black
or inky color from roots to the tip. A
closer examination revealed the still
further singular fact that the scalp of
the head was also colored indelibly, il
seemed, the same as the hair. Up to
SIX o'clock on yesterday afternoon, after
lapse of fifteen hours, aud after re-
peated washings with ammonia and
other solutions, every hair remained the
same shade as when the change was first
noticed, and 30 with the scalp of the
head
The physician said that the remark
able change might have been the result
Of electricity, but beyond this he did
not venture an explanation. He had
heard of one or two instances like it,.
The vitality of the hair did not seem TO
be destroyed, for it was still as soft as
silken skeins. The child seemed as
lively as cricket, and rather pleased
than otherwise with the sudden trans
formation from blonde to brunette
without cost
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-10
Some Good Shooting.

Captain A. III. Bogardus, the Ameri-
can wing shot" gave n remarkable
exhibition of his skill at Stanley, Eng
break three hundred glass balls in
twenty-One minutes, using three guns of
different weight and caliber. The hui
name objections which have been raised
TO the destruction of pigeons in matches
of skill are completely overcome by this
system of firing at glass balls Two
traps, each having a cup for the rccep-
tion of the ball, which was attached To
a spring, were placed about fifteen feet
apart. To each spring there was a
string, and upon this being pulled the
spring was released, and the ball was
thrown several feet into the air, the
captain shooting at it generally in its
ascent. In the space of nineteen
minutes he fired three hundred and
eight shots, and missed only eight balls,
thus performing his task, with two
minutes TO spare. Notwithstanding the
great exertions which such feat in
volved, Captain Bogardus appeared but
little fatigued. I'm the course Of the
afternoon his son also displayed great
skill in the use Of the gun. Is should
be stated that shooting at glass balls
does not require so much skill as shoot
ing at flying birds They certainly
present a smaller object at which 20 fire,
but there is a regularity in the manner
in which they are projected into the air
which gives TO the practiced marksman
an advantage which he would not have
in shooting at flying birds.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-10

tC. e.. Fulton's letter to the baltimore AmcrlcanN
am within a stone throw of the
Bridge of Sighs-
"A palace and prison On each hand"
The first thing u stranger thinks of
when entering Venice is the Bridge of
Signs, and the gondolicr ia sure to pass
under il ON the way To the hotel, il be
ing in direct line hy short cut, from
the depot to that portion Of the city i'm
which most of the hotels are located
IL is very beautiful white marble
structure, and has retained its bright
ness, whilst the walls of the palace and
the prison which it spans are darkened
and stained with the dust Of ages. \
narrow canal, about twenty feet wide,
passes between the Doge's Palace and
the prison. The court house was i'm the
Dogc's Palace, and this bridge we mag
inc, was constructed as matter of CON
NeniCnCc, and perhaps TO save the Re
public the expense of one of those We
hicles generally known in the present
enlightened age as Black Maria" If
Court House lane was n canal and the
st. Charles Hotel prison we have no
doubt that Judge Brown would forthwith
apply To the City Council TO have n
Bridge of Sighs" constructed To
facilitate the business of his court and
to save expense. This is probably all
that the Bridge of Signs meant Mt the
time il was constructed and used, and
the same kind of sighs were uttered and
tears shed whilst crossing il as are now
uttered and shed in those uninvit-
ing black vehicles with prison-bars i'm
their doors that are 80 often seen i'm
Monument Square, That romanccr,
Lord Byron, gave "A fictitious importance
TO this simple bridge, and the world is
expected to view it with fearful ewes.
II is, however, Il very pretty bridge
IL is suspended from wall to wall about
forty feet above the water and il con
structed of white marble rooted with
marble, and having no opening to il ex-
cept those carved through the solid
marble, of which it is composed, for
light and air, which openings form part
of the ornamcntation. 1t was built at
the close of the sixteenth century, and
the chroniclers of Venice protest that
il was never used except for criminal
prisoners and common offenders, await
ing their generally we'll merited pun
ishment A bridge crosses the canal
just below il, and another above it,
from which II fine view is obtained. The
name of "The Bridge of Sighs" is one
of the expressive applications so com
mon in Italy, and has no reference
To the administrative vgor of the old
Venetian Republic
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-10
THE CLOSE.
ny HUCH y. M'DERMor1.

The dew Of the evening came down
, On cottage and village and town:
AZ came Ike prayer on the Sun-hurned air
And rested on earth rs q crown
here was peace in the haze on the hill.
here was peace in the rhyme Of the rill
ana TIE robins rich note on the air wBs ahoat
With cbtrp, and song and a tTin.
Though she passed long ago from my mind
Though she left me IN sadness behiad
che came back to me true I'm the fall of the dew
once again our affections To bind
There was peace in the gloom ON my breast
As looked 10 the far sinkiug West;
IA that dreainland gaaed on bright altsrs that
bszcd
As 6eaoons where the weary found rest
n the dew of the evening that tell
, On mountain and streanlet and dell,
froud hopes OF the past before me were cast
Their tales Of disaster 60 tell
was glad that the close OF my day
And my darkness was not far away:
And my eyelids were wet but not with regret
In the twilight Of longings decay.
And the dew OF my dreaming il fell
On the ashes within my hearts cell;
Ana the eve OF hie's close dropped her head In
pose,
As she whispered, can yet shall be wenH'