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more than twice as much as the silver
tongued Yankee had ever received She
yearned for expression, and found the occa-
sion, unexpectedly, at meeting Of the Pro-
gressive Friends interested in women's rights
She used to go to the meetings secretly but
never dreamed Of speaking publicly until a
Friend made one evening violent and bru-
tai assault on her sex. His words filled her
with fiery wrath. As soon as he had sat
down, she leaped up, and withouta moments
reflection, poured upon his head a tor
rent of invective, advancing toward, and
pointing her finger at him, as she hurled
burning reproaches in his teeth. The audi
ence was astounded at the fiery eloquence Of
the young girl in short skirts she was
amazed at her own power and audacity, espe-
cially when the offender slank out of the hall
without attempting a reply. That determ-
ined her calling and her future. Her kin
dred were shocked when they had heard
what she had done but her friends urged
her to continue what was so plainly her voca-
ton. She spoke again and again, and soon
acquired a reputation for oratory which grew
rapidly. The press praised her Garrison
invited her to Boston; but she remained
at the Mint until, having defended Baker
and Stone and denounced Mcclellan in a
speech after Balls Bluff, she was discharged
for political reasons. During the second
year of the war she was induced to take part
in the political campaign, and she has been
credited with carrying Connecticut and New
Hampshire for the Republicans Once,
when addressing an audience in the mining
regions OF Pennsylvania, a Molly Mcguire
snapped pistol at her head. She saw him
take aim, and though in the middle of a SEN
tence, she finished it by an effort of will.
She has earned great deal of money, it is
uaiI ht,t ba bau oil har raloNiyau
who were needy, and has been so generous
on every hand that she has very little left.
The lecture agent confdes to the reporter
that she has had any number of matrimonial
offers, and adds, the probable reason of her
ceibacy is her ardent love of freedom. Her
favorite ring bears the motto, "Above all
things, liberty"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-23

A SAD PHASE OF RUSSIAN FATALIsM. The
reported ravsges of diphtheria in Russia Of
fer a fresh and most lamentable instance of
the extent to which the greatest human cal
antilles may be aggravated by ignorance and
superstition. 1t is often found absolutely i'm
possible TO persuade the Russian peasants to
accept medical aid of any kind, even when in
extremity. To all such offers they reply with
their wonted fatalism, "If We are TO die, no
medicine can save us if we are to live, we
don't need it," The prolonged fasts of the
Greek Church, the practice of baptizinginfants
in ice-cold water, which it would be thought
impious TO warm, and of clothing them in
sufficiently until the age of 7, in compliance
with some absurd superstition, yearly cause
countless deaths. Nothing is more astound-
ing to q foreigner than this utter recklessness
of life among the Slavonian races, which
evinced itself during the great cholera cpl
demic of 1871, in details whose grotesque
horror surpassed anything in Defoes history
Of the London plague. One poor wretch act
ually pointed with pride to a coffin which he
had bought cheap" as soon as the pestilence
began, and kept standing in corner of the
room ever since, in readiness for immediate
use. "You know" he added, with CHASTITY
chuckle, ''if my wife and should both die
about the same time, we can both go into this
coffin, and that will save the expense of an
other ~ Y. Times.
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Miscellany.
''My HerOine.'

"My Heroine"
III introduce you to a girl know
"Prettyi" you ask.
Well, I'll attempt to sketch her portrait though
No easy task.
fear, however, you'll pronounce her "slow,"
For nowadays
We vote dash Of fastnesB all the go,
excuse the phrAse)
She's not nccomplished-nO, indeed, poor dear.
dare assert
She does n lot know the latest slang-I fear
She's not o firt.
She could not name the winner Of the oaks;
She does not bet
I'm pretty sure she never even smokes
cigarette.
beauty7 Well she's not considered such
You girls know bost.
Her dearest friends do not abuse her much,
And that's test.
Perhaps she has not Mrs L--ys eyes,
Or rose-leaf skin,
But still so sweet a face to criticise
We're downright sin.
She does not scream when skttlsh Polly rears,
Not she-and wait,
'TWould do you good to see the way she clears
hvo-barred gate.
She cannot sing brayura runs and shakes
She does not shine
when seated at "a grand'-but then, her cakes
Are just divine.
with high.heeied boots she cares not to distort
Her pretty feet
Her lilies and her roses were not bought
In Regent street.
And still more shocking, regret to state
Her want Of taHte,-
She cannot be induced to cultivate
wasp-like waist
You would not In her hair a yestige hnd
OF golden" tinge;
She wears it in a simple knot behind
No trace Of "fringc."
Such pretty hair 80 lustrous and so long
IN Oldest brown.
"FAse, l dare sAy!' Nay, ma'am for once your
wrong;
I've seen It dozen.
You hotrid man I've told you scores Of times,
won't again
Be made the subject OF your stupid rhymes;
But all in vain.
'Tis quite to bad Of youl-when next you err,
Look out for tears.
Or no; I'll prove you've wed = vixen, sirl
Aud boz your ears.
All! then you1l change the burden Of your song
truce TO praise.
"Unruly wives" will be your theme--you'l long
For bachelor days.
Youll grAyely say that mAtrimoDy brings
Domestic strife,
And add no end OF nasty, spiteful things
About your wife.
Chdmbrrs's Journal.
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a Dinner and - n kisa.

~ have brought your dinner, father"
The blaeksmith'a daughter said,
As she took from her arms a kettle
Aud lifted itS shining lid.
There's not any pie or pudding,
SO will give you this"
And upon his toil-worn forehead
She left . childish Hiss.
The blacksmith tore on his apron
And dined in happy mood,
Wondering much at the SAVIOR
HID in his humble food,
While all about him were Viaions
Full Of prophetic bliss;
But he never thought of the magic
In his little daughters kiss
while she with her kettle swinging,
Aerrily trudged away,
Stopping at sight Of squirrel,
Catching some wild birds lay.
And | thought how many a shadow
OF life aud fate We should miss,
II always our frugal dinners
We're seasoned with kiss.
Pittsburgh Commercial
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MATHURIN's NEWS.

1t is the feast of the Assumption. The
bell has been ringing for mass at intervals
ever since five O'Clock, and now high mass is
over and the wOrshippers steal out of the lit
tie church. The men stand in little groups,
exchanging few grave words now and then,
while the hard-worked, patient wives hurry
home with their children to have dinner
ready.
The scene is very quiet and full of peace.
The cure comes out of church when low mass
is said, and goes to the presbytery. The
choir-bOys went away some minutes sooner
The sea even is still to-day, and only a sub
dued moaning comes from the waves as they
lap on the rocky point. All at once, from the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-01-23

HINT TO CHURCH SExroNs-A gentle
man while attending church one evening
found that his feet were icy cold, so that he
had to raise them from the floor. Calling
the attention of the sexton to the fact, the
latter said with some perplexity; Eyes, we
have good many complaints of cold feet
from others; but cant understand the rea-
son why we can't keep the church warm; we
surely have fires enough" So saying he
pointed to a register in the floor directly be-
hind the gentleman, in the adjoining pew.
Looking around, the latter could see that
there was a hot fire in the furnace beneath,
and yet no heat came up. When a handker-
chief was laid over the register it scarcely
stirred The visitor asked the sexton, Have
you any means of ventilationY" mo, sir"
Are there no windows open 7" None what
ever How, then, can you expect the air to
come in here if it can't get out somewhere z"
There was no response--the man was non
plussed. Did you ever try to blow into
bottle 2 continued the inquirer. mo, sir"
DO you think if you did, that you could
force any more air into bottle by blowing
than was in it before?' He couldn't say.
Never had thought of it. "Well, continued
the gentleman ''you would soon find if you
tried that it was impossible, and neither can
you force air into this church through reg
lister if you don't open a window or some 9TH
er orihce." But the sexton demurred. Open
ing window would let in the cold air.
wouldn't it," you just try il" was the re-
sponse; raise some of the windows on the
leeward side of the church. and see what will
happen" 1t was done and instantly the hand
kerchief lying on the register rose half way
to the ceiling with the force of the ascending
current The sexton stood and stared in as
tonishment, Now what you want to DO"
explained the visitor, who was ventilating
engineer, lis to keep your windows open or
put in ventilators" He further offered to
plan the latter free of charge to the church.
and left his card for the trustees to call on
him, but, of course, they never came near
him, and l suppose cold feet are still the
main attraction to the faithful attendants of
this church, in spite of the red-hot theology
preached there.-S0nit0Ty Engineer.
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RELIC OF WILKES BooTH.-Miss Mary
MeHenry, of Philadelphia, has sent TO Gen
eral Dunn, to be placed in his Lincoln collec-
tion, a curious relic of Wilkes Booth, with
the following statement; In August, 1864,
Mr.. j, Wilkes Booth registered as a guest at
the McHenry House, Meadeville, Penn. He
was there on the 18th of that month. After
his departure it was found that he had, with
diamond, inscribed upon pane of win
dow of his bedroom, these words;
Abe Lincoln,
Departed this
Life Aug. 18th, 1864,
By the effects of
Poison.
The glass remained in the window undis-
turbed until the country was shocked by the
murder of Mr.. Lincoln on April II, 1865. A
few days after that event Mr.. II. NJ. N. Tay-
lor, proprietor of the McHenry House, cutthe
pane from the window, framed it over back
ing of black velvet, framed with it the auto
graph of Mr., Booth, which Mr.. Taylor cut
from the hotel register, and sent the whole to
me, just as it now is.
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ORANGE.

W. W. BURGESS APPOINTED COMM0NwEALTH's
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BETWEEN COLONEL
CATLETT GIBSON AND Mr.. FARR.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dlspatch.I
MAY q, 1880.
The county Judge appointed W. w. Bur-
CESS, Esq, attorney for the Commonwealth,
uice MIR. Lewis b. Williams, deceased.
There was to-day (court.day) called
meeting OF the Readjusters. Mr.. Farr, OF
Fairfax, was present to make a speech, and
was thoroughly discounted with his whole
party by Colonel Catlett Gibson, OF Gull
pepper, who replied to him. Farr was
offered five minutes OF his (Gibson's) time
TO say whom he would support for Presi.
dent, and replied, sitting, samidst great de
rIsion, ~ am not answering questions"
Resolutions were adopted eulogizing Ma
hone and engaging to "wait" until the
State Convention OF their party meets.
Delegates were elected to that Convention.
DENNIS.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE.
UNIVERSITY MATTERS-PERsONAL-
MATTERs-CHARLOTTEsvI RACEs-RAlN
AND THE CROPS, &C.
ICorresnondence of the Richmond Dlsnafchl

UNIVERSITY MATTERS-PERSONAL-R
MATTERs-CHARLOTTEsvI RACES-RAIN
AND THE CROPS, &C.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dlspatch.l
MAY %, 1880.
The approaching commencement Is appa-
rent from the increased activity and life in
and about the University and the town. II
Is now definitely fixed that Ex-Governor
Hubbard, Of Texas. will address the socie-
ties. Captain j. II. Chamberlayne, OF the
State, will deliver the annual address be-
fore the Society OF Alumni; while the
preacher OF the sermon before the Young
Mems Christian Association has not yet
been announced. The students are in the
midst OF their final examinations, and the
usual process OF crommipg, with dubious
hopes OF results, prevails. The Normal In
stitute will bring for couple OF months
several hundred persons. The boarding.
houses in and around the University have
already engaged all the boarders they can
accommodate, while many Of the boarding
and private houses In the town will be
pressed for accommodations.
Or. G. w. Bagby was In Charlottesville
on Saturday last.
The Charlottesville and Kapidan railroad
is being rapidly pushed to completion, and
it is fully expected that trains will run over
1t in July. The grading has been nearly IL
not quite completed, and the trestlew0rk
is being erected at rapid rate. The bridge
on University street, which, In the opin-
Ion Of very many persons, shoul Id have been
u structure OF some permanence und beauty,
Is common trestle-bridge, rem prkable for
nothing but the immense quantity Of tim
Der In It.
The Charlottesville races take place to-
day at Chestnut Ridge" the residence OF
j. Woods Garth, ESQ.,, and last night the
pool-selling took place, and was c0nd ucted
with considerable animation. A good many
Of the sporting gentry are present, and 1t
appears as II there might be some exciting
contests.
The drought ended with us on Saturday,
the rain coming down In most refreshinN
showers TO the parched earth. II did not
come q moment too soon. On Sunday
morning 1t poured down copiously for sew
eral hours. clearing up In the afternoon.
The wheat crop In this vicinity, which had
begun 10 turn yellow, with half.iormed
heads. has been much revived, and II no
accident happens a fair crop may be ex-
pected. There Is great dearth OF yeQeta-
bles 10 the market, and the dry weather has
restricted butter production TO such an ex.
tent that we have to pay the highest prices |
Tor that commodity or resort 10 oleomarga-
rine.
An Archery Club has been formed by Ia. |
dies and gentlemen 10 Charlottesville.
Our.
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DEATHS.


Died, on Wednesday morDiDg, May 26ih. at
quarter past o o'clock. OF cholera-iDfantum,
PEARLIE ESTELLE, infant daughter or NJ. u.
and L. s. Buchanan; aged four months.
Uron her Sayiour's bosom laid,
She breaihed out gently there,
And by that heavenly Parent fed,
She needs no more our care.
Her funeral will take place from her fathers resi-
dence, 5IS Twen,y-ffth street, THIS AFTER
NOON, 9Th. at 81 O'Clock. Friends and acqlaint-
ances Of the family are iRyited 10 attend.
Died, Tuesday evening the 26ih Instant at
o,clock in the nineteenth year Of her age, KATE
ROANE 8 fEPHENS, daughter Of George and hale
Il. stephens.
'.She lived as lives peaceful dove,
She d ed as blossoms die.
And now her spirit floats above
seraph In the sky
The funeral will take place from the First baptist
church THIS Thursday EVENING at O'Clock.
The friends and acquainances OF the family are re-
spectfully invited 10 attend.
Died. at the residence of her grandsons Louis
and John FrischkOrn. MARC tRET SCHLEisEh'
rellct OF j. I'm Schleser In her eighty-outh year.
Notice Of funeral her, after
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The day Of election IL upon US. itis ior
n, 70 meet It's responsibilities as becomes
rood citlseus. We have duty to perform
q ourselves, to our city, to our state, 70
our country. A victory 10 Richmond to-
day for the Rek6iusters would DC uup'pe.
ed from Maine TO Florida as triumph OF
the Read uster faction In Virginia. IL
would Iced The people OF the United STATES
70 believe that virginia was held IN the
hsrdS a General MALONE Just a. Pennsy''
~.r,. - IN those OF CAMERON, New York IN
shose Of CoxKLrxe, aud Illinois In those OF
LosaS. =,
We have one OF the loveliest Of cities. IL
4 remarkable for It's order, Its tranquility
IT, respect for the law, Its reverence 10,
whatever Is ef good report. II Is Diesssu
With faithful, capable, efficient, honest pup
lie servants. Our best citizens consent 70
serve us in the legislative bodies OF the cor
poration. Our policemen are among .ne
best ever known 10 any city in any country
IN the world. Our schools are nrst-c'asS.
We have everything to be proud OIL ana
nothing to complain Of. Let us not oe I'M
mindful that the lines have fallen 70 us III
pleasant places. Let us prove our estimate
Of the blessings we enjoy by doing our part
IN the effort to preserve them to our chill
drep. Let us not be indifferent when our
neichbors are active, nor unfaishful wnen
our neighbors are working all they can ior
sbe bene6t OF ourselves as well as OF them
selves. Let each man do bis duty. Give
an hour to your city affairs. Your private
business is not more important to you than
your duties as a citizen. There is no ex-
cuse for neglecting either. Take the rev
minutes necessary for that purpose, and de-
posit your ballot for the nominees OF the
Conservative party.
But we cannot think that 1t Is necessary
TO urge upon the good people OF this city
the importance Of performing the first duty
that lies before them. This is the only day
IN two years that will afford you the oppor-
tuuity Of exercising the privilege OF a citi-
zen OF Richmond in the matter OF choosing
the ofhcials who are to guard her interests
and yours, look out for her future and
yours, promote her welfare and yours, as
sist 10 adding to her prosperity and yours,
and preserve her good name and yours.
Men and brethren, Go you- duty. You
know what 1t Is.
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BLACKSBURG.

FATAL ACCIDENT IN GILES COUNTY-C0LONEL
ROBERT PRESTON PARALYZED-sPLENDID
RAINS.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dspatch.l
MAY %, 1880.
A distressing accident occurred yesterday
morning at the iron furnace near Newport,
Giles county, Va. Two young men were at
work in the cut leading to the ore bank,
when the earth caved in from above and
buried them. One OF them, McCroskey, OF
Newport, was rescued by the workmen be-
fore he had suflocated, but he was taken out
more dead than alive. He may possibly re.
cover from his injuries, though they are
severe. The other, Hall, OF Montgomery
county, was dead when they reached him.
Both the men were unmarried.
Colonel Robert Preston, the first colonel
Of the Twenty-eigbth Virginia regiment
during the late war, and man held in the
highest esteem throughout all this section
OF the State, was paralyzed last week, and
is now lying in critical condition at his
home near this place.
We had splendid rains Friday and Satur-
day, and bad good showers again yesterday.
DARIUS,
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The Chicago Times, Independent, has
reached the conclusion that the anti-third.
termers have no man who Is a match for
CosKLISG, LOGAN, and CAMERON, except
Mr.. BLAINE himself. "There is," it says,
"no man among the anti-third-termers able
to measure weapons with them in fierce
parliamentary battle but the Senator from
Maine. II he will do so, and the anti
third-termers will unitedIy support him as
their leader In fight for the organization
OF the body, they may yet recover the VIC
tory they lost vt Springfield. II he will not
do II, then the anti-third-teImer may just
as well strike their colors at once, for they
have no practical ground for further
horo -
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MADISON WARD.-OId Madison Ward is
the embodiment Of conservatism in every
thing else, and it is therefore no wonder
that nobody ever has any fears as to how
that ward will vote. 1t never votes wrong.
Turn out to-day, and work as hard as II
you resided in Jackson Ward. The whole
city is in one boat so far as the city officers
are concerned. A vote for the general
ticket in Madison Ward will count no less
than one In Jackson Ward. See TO It That
our majority in the city is not cut down by
apathy In Madison Ward.
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CLAY WARD.-The Clay.Ward boys won't
tolerate the idea that their ward is anything
less than the banner Democratic ward in
the city. Let them prove 1t to-day, and let
us never hereafter hear 1t intimated that
there is any unsoundness in Clay Ward.
Turn out and vote. We know the state Of
feeling In Clay Ward, and how many active,
vigiIant Conservatives there are ready TO
work for the success Of the good cause.
Nevertheless, we say to Clay as to every
other ward, Don't neglect anything that
will conducc to a large majority In the city.
Turn out and vote.
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Qr.ss and ignorant lmpostor, and could
oeyer have written Il. Mr.. Oliver had the
ability to do so, whether be did or not.--
Augusta (tia.) Canssitutionclisf'
What we meant was that as we had ar
rue,l that no southern man was the author
Of the poem, therefore neither OLIVER nor
Foxr.,vr could have written II.
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FLUVANNA.

FINE TRANSPORTATION OF THE CROPs-TEM-
PERANcE ORGANIZATION JAMES RIVER
RAILROAD.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispateh.l
MAY "a, 1880.
We had splendid rains Saturday and Sun.
day. This morning everything looks bet
ter. The 0at crop, as far as can hear from,
will be failure. The wheat, learn, Is
very materially injured by rust on the blade.
There are scarcely any tobacco-plants, fly
having destroyed them; consequently there
will not be half crop Of tobacco planted
10 this county.
Is. w. Hume, State lecturer for the I. 0.
g. I. Of Virginia, has been battling for the
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HAMpDEx.SIDSEY COLLEGE, Va,

Editors Dispatch: Please notice In your
paper the order OF exercises OF our APP
ommencement-viz.: Bacca-
laureate sermon June 9th by Rev. DR..
Hall, OF Lynchburg; Society celebrations on
the evenings OF June 9Th and 9th; address
before the Literary Societies by Colonel b.
II. Young, OF Kentucky, on June 9th; COM
mencement on Thursday, June 10th.
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cause Of temperance ia this section. He
organized fine lodge OF l. o. q. T. Mt
Palmyra on The 18th OF this month.
The railroad from Richmond to Lynch
burg by wsy OF the canal has created quite
a stir. There "a q lively trade In ties now.
SPECTATOR.
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THE PRESBYTERIANS.
ses.iou Of the General Assembly ~
Charleston.

REV. DIR. r. A. HoYT, OF NASHVILLE MODE
RAToR = DISTINGUISHED VISITORS : NE
PORT or THE COMMITTEE ON PuBLioA.
TIoN-sHALL woMEN BE ALLOWED TO
rREAcEY-AN INTERESTING DISCUSSION
IN WHICH MANY MEMBERS PARTlci'
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES RECEPTION
OF A MESSENGER FROM THE REFORMED
CHURCH OF AMERTCA-THE SUBJECT W
DANCING AND WORLDLY ADJUSTMENTS.
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MONROE WARD.-We have seen no Re-
adiuster ticket for Monroe Ward. 1t is,
however, not too late for the coSlitionists to
put forth one that will command all the
negro votes; aid these are by no means
few in that ward. Be at the polls early,
and give the Conservative ticket a good
send-off. Be sure that you aid in giving
the general ticket lift. Be on hand, and
do your duty.
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Theodore or, Star by Star. Philadeiphia
j. b. LIPPIxcoTT Il Co. 1880.
For sale by WEST, JOHNSTON Il CO.
A Yer Race. A Romance, from the Ger
man Of Colo Raimund. BY Mrs: A. "
WgreR, Translator OF "The SECOND
wife, &c. Pbiladelphia: j. b. LiPPIN'
corr 4 Co. 1880.
For sale by WEST, JOHNSTON q co.
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JACKSON WARD.-Do not suppose that the
Rexdjusters are invincible In Jackson
Ward. They are not. They can easily be
defeated II the voters will turn out and try
to elect the Conservative ticket. The best
people Of that ward are no more anxious
than others OF the same class TO be repre-
scented by coalition. Turn out and vote
The Conservative ticket.