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Year: 1869

FUTURE PUNISHMENT. Let the fairest star
be selected, like beauteous island in the vast
and shoreless sea of the azure heavens, as the
future home of criminals from the earth, and
let them possess whatever they most love, and
all that it is possible for God to bestow; let
them be endowed with the undying bodies, and
with minds which shall forever retain their in
tellectual powers let no Saviour ever press his
claims upon them, no God reveal himself to
them, no Sabbath ever dawn upon them, no
saint ever live among them, no prayer ever be
heard within their borders but let the society
exist there forever, smitten only by the eprosy
of hatred to God and eternal purpose-then,
as the law of righteousness exists, on which
rests the throne of God and the government of
the universe, society so constituted must work
out for itself hell of solitary and bitter suffer
ing, to which there is no limit, except the ca.
pacity of a finite nature Also the spirit that
is without love to its neighbor, is already pos
sessed by power which must at last create for
its ownself- torment worm that will nerer die,
and fire that can never more be auenched
Year: 1869




BE HAPPY.-A cheerful temper, "a kindly
heart, and courteous tongue cannot be too
careful or too sedulously cultivated. On the
other hand, a disposition to be gloomy and cap-
tious, to be butter and lnatured, to be cynical
aud slanderous cannot be too cautiously avoid
ed. The one bad habit, too is apt to grow and
become powerful as the other If we permit
ourselves to look constantly on the dark side,
and to view everything with dstrust and ieal-
Ousy, we shall seldou be able to realize and en-
joy anything that is bright, beautiful, kindly
and generous. There is, however, nothing SO
calculated to detace beauty, ard take away from
the human countenance al those rosy, shining
lights, which are admirably suited to brighten
and adorn as disposition to fret vex and be
miserable. The soul is then reflected through
the human countenance, just as it is often
mirrored in the eye.


In THE WAY.-A mother who was preparing
some -four to mix into bread, left it for few
moments when little Mary-with childish
curiosity TO see what it was-took hold Of the
dish which fell to the floor spilling its contents.
The mother struck the child a severe blow saw
ing with anger that she was always in the way.
Two weeks after, little Mary sickened and died.
On her death bed, while delirious, she asked
her mother if there would be room for her among
the angels. II was always in your way, moth
er; you had no room for little Mary! And will
be in the angels way? Will there be no room
| for me ?-The brokeH-hearted mother then felt
that no sacrifice would have been too great could
she have saved her child. a. s~o7 as6
Year: 1869

Since our last weekly report we have
but little additional to report. In this
vicinity buyers generally are paying
from 81 to 43c. In some localities in the
surrounding counties we have heard OF
manufacturers, who wanted a small
amount of wool for immediate wants,
willing to pay to 45c. Hence we look
for falling off in prices after few
manufacturers and dealers get their
small orders filled, and the probability
also that so soon as q supply OF the
coarse and medium fleece and tub wools
get on the Eastern markets a material
decline in prices will take plsce.-Ha"-
cock Courier,
Year: 1869

indianapolis kilograms say that there
seems TO be no doubt in the minds OF
those who heard the argument before
the Supreme Court of Indiana on
Wednesday and Thursday, on the le-
Rality of the Specific Appropriation
Bill and the quorum question; that
the Court will hold the bill was legally
passed, and that two thirds of the actual
members OF either House present con-
stitute a quorum to do business. The
argument OF ex-Judge Perkins is said
to be tho finest effort ever made before
the Court, and all who heard it unite
in the opinion that he fully convinced
the Court of the correctness of his po-
sitiOn, which is the same as that held
by Senator Morton, Vice President
Colfax, the Attorney General, and
nearly all the leading Republicans in
the State.
Year: 1869

THE ladies will be delighted to learn,
as we do by telegraph, that the new
Secretary OF tho Navy Is unmarried,
and about forty years OF age, of fine
appearance, dark complexion, black
eyes, hair and side whiskers." A catch!


-S ON--


WE would direct attention to the adj
vertisement for Proposals for the Mar
ket Street Bridge, to be found this
morning in our advertising columns.
The Bridge as proposed will be Yalu-
able improvement; and we are heartily
glad to sec that the Council has decided
1t to be advisable aud practicable TO
undertake the work.
Year: 1869

A TEACHER in Lawrence, Kansas, one of
that fierce variety known and well remember
ed by every one who used to 60 to District
school years ago, lately thrashcd a pupil with
a rawhidc. He paid SO for the qualification
of his brutal propcnsties. He should have had
the thong worn out upon his own back.
Year: 1869

Man MULLER, the great philologlst, says OF
the Turkish tongue, that it is "a language OF
such transparent construction, that we can
study its inner working as we can watch the
progress of cells in beehive"
Year: 1869

NEVER be ashamed of confcssing your lgno-
rance. for the wisrs' man on earth IS ignorant
of many things. insomuch that what he knows
is mere nothing IN comparison with what he
does not know There cannot be greater
folly in the world than to suppose we know
cvcrythiHg.
Year: 1869

THE New York World has discovered that
horse tongues are sold in that city as beef
tongues The former are thin, and have hole
at the root, while the latter are broad and with
out any hole at ALL
Year: 1869

We long FOR the day when this custom
shall be obsolete. 1t is .unbecoming the
truly afflicted one. The wearer says, by
the black garments, " have lost dear
friend. l an in deep sorrow. " But
true grief does not wish to parade itself
before the eyes OF the stranger; much
less does ii assert its extent. The strick-
en- one naturally goes apart from the
world to pour out the tears. Real Attic


ion seeks privacy 1t Is no respect to
the depaI ted friend to say we are in sor-
row. If we have real grief it will be
discovered:


When God has entered a household in
the awful chastisement of death it is
time for religious meditation and COM
munion with God on the part of the
survivors. How sadly out of place,
then, are the milliner and the dress


maker, the trying on of dresses and the
trimming of bonnets. There is some
thing profane in exciting the vanity o.
young girl by fitting waist or trying
Dn a hat, when the corpse of a father is
lying in an adjoining ruom, 1t Is q sac
rilege to drag the widow forth from her
grief to be fitted for gown or to select
/ veil. 1t is often terribly oppressive
10 the poor. The widow left desolate,
with hall dozen little children, the
family means already reduced by the
long sickness of the father, must draw
On her scanty purse TO pay for new
wardrobe throughout for herself and
children, throwing away the goOdly
ock of garments already prepared. when
she most likely knows not where she is
To get bread for those little ones. Truly
may fashion be called tyraut, when it
robs widow of heI last dollar. surely
your sorrow will not pc questioned,
even if you should not call in a milliner
to help display it. DO not in your affiie-
ton, help uphold custom which will
turn the Affections of your poorer neigh
Dor to deeper poverty, as well as sorrow.
- The Central Baptist.
Year: 1869

SPEAKER BLAINE is the most proba-
ble successor to the late Senator FeSsen-
den. There is every prospect of fierce
fight over the seat The feud between
Hamlin and Morrill, will be carried into
this contest also,
Year: 1869

MARK TWAIN, in his book of travels
i'm the Holy Land, thus describes his
feelings at the tomb of father Adam:


1.-The tomb of Adam! How touching
lt was, here in land of strangers. far


lway from home, and friends, and all
who cared for me, thus to discover the
grave OF blood relation. True distant
one, hut still relation. The unerring
instinct of nature thrilled its recognition.
rhe fountain of my filial affection was
stirred to its profoundest depths, and
gave way to tamultuous emotion. lean
III upon pillar and burst into tears.
,ieem it no shame TO have wept over the
grave of my poor dead relative. Let him
him who would sneer at my emotion
close this volume here. for he will find
little to his taste In my journeyings
through Holy Land. Noble old man
he did not live TO SEE me-he did not live
TO see his child. And I-I-alas, did
not live TO see him. Weighed down by
sorrow and disappointment, he died be-
fore | was born-six thousand brief
summers before I was horn. But let US
fry 10 bear IL with fortitude. Let us
trust that he is better Off where he is.
Let us take comfort In the thought that
his loss ls our eternal GAIN"
Year: 1869

Some thoughts always find US young
and keep Us so. Such a thought is
the love of the universal and eternal
beauty. -,~1f


Beauty is, the Towering of virtue.


Life is a mOrsel of frankincense burn
ing in the hall of eternity.


The faculty of genius is the power of
lighting its own fire


Gratitude is the music of the heart
when its chords are swept by the breeze
of kindness


Endeavor for the best, and provide
against the worst.


Never sport with pain or poverty.


a knowledge of duties is the most USE
ful part of philosophy.


Let your promises be sincere, and
within the compass of your ability.


Sands from the mountains; moments
make the year.


Conine your expenses, or they will
cOntiue you.


Cleanliness is the elegance of the
poor.


Experience is the mother ofscience.
He who opposes honesty never had
my.


ldleness is the sepulchre of living
nan.


A knave discovered is the greatest
fool
Year: 1869

Organ, who shot Mrs. Medley, at Carbon,
dale, few days ago, from tie effects of
which she died, after having been committed
for murder IN the first degree, escaped while
being taken out to swear to petition for a
writ of habeas corpus, and is now at large.
Year: 1869

From the Augusta Constitutionalist, March Is ]


We yesterday learned the following
additional particulars of the numbering
OF Charles Wallace at Warrenton, Ga,
by DR.. Dlrden. After the shooting Of
Wallace the citizens of WRrrenton be-
came so ineensed at the atrocious man
ner in which it was done, that DArden,
by the advice OF few friends, and de-
string to preserve his life, gave himself
up to the Sheriff Of the county, who
promptly placed him in jail and, locking
il up, made his way to Augusta-the
Sheriff admitting him in Jail armed. At
intervals, and nearly all through the
day, crowds were on the street corners
discoursing the killing.


Things thus progressed until night,
when crowd Of men, numbering some
twenty five or thirty, assembled and
proceeded to the jail, demanding from
Darden that he should give himself up
to them. He refused, and the crowd
piled lot of rubbish against the door
and under the jail, and attempted to
smoke him out. Darden then cried out
that he would give up his pistol and yield
to their wishes; but when they came
near, the smoke having gradually left
the house, he again refused. The crowd
then became more incensed, and made
another application of rubbish to the
house, and again smoked him. This
time the smoke and heat BECAME so in
tense that he was heard to feebly ask to
be let out. The crowd then broke open
the Jail, and took from it their victim.
They then conducted him to his office,
allowed him to write a letter and make
bis will. He was notified that his time
was up, and they gave him a few mo-
ments to make last appeal to God
which being done, they escorted him out
to the public streets, and there shot him
until every spark Of life left his body
piercing him with no less than twenty
five bslls. Thus ended another fearful
tragedy,
Year: 1869

Nine. PAreps Rosa still lies very i'll at
Baltimore. She purposes, in event Of
her recovery, to commence a season OF
English opera in New York next fall on
q truly grand scale, opening with Lur-
line" She will select for her repertoire
an entirely new field. The company
will be made up of the best materials
which money can procure in Europe or
A m marica
Year: 1869

The hopeful expressions OF the new Secretary
of the Treasury, concerning his ability to an
ticipate payment of interest or principal on
considerable sums of our bonds, and
the abundance of money for the ordinary
operations of the Department. find pleas
ant confirmation in the monthly statement
of the Public Debt, promptly published this
morning. The debt has been reduced over
two millions and half, in spite of the issue
of nearly three millions of bonds 10 inc
Pacific Railroads. Thus, aside from this extra
ordinary expenditure, which is to be stopped
within another month, the actual reduction oil
the Debt proper during the past month
amounted to five and a half millions; while
the present condition of the Treasury is such
that if this statement had been delayed
four or five days, after Mr.. MeCul-
loch's fashion, it might have shown
reduction of some four millions
more.-Thus, our Debt is diminishing, our re-
ceipts are increasing, and, under the honest
Administration we are to have, will still more
largely increase while simultaneously the
extraordinary outlays required by the
construction of the Pacific Railroads
approach their close, and give us
happy conjunction Of elements favorable to
the Public Credit. The situation is auspicious
and cheering. Who now can fail to see
the path to Resumptonf Continue to
appreciate the credit of the Government,
collect its revenue and stop its ex-
penditures by such means as are obviously
in the easy reach of the Administration, and
the time is at hand when we can sell for golt
long bond at low interest in any quantities
desired. Then, the business of the country
comes back once more to solid basis, for Re
sumption is achieved.
Year: 1869

The Pennsylvania Senators yesterday led the


opposition to Gen. Longstreet in the Execu-
tive session. Their quarrel with him
was partly for his conduct in Penn


sylvania in the Gettysburg campaign,
but more for his talk. They thought he


ravaged the property of their constitu-


ents good DEAL but their main OBJ
lection was that writer in BlackWood'S
MdgaSine said that LOngstreet said that
he would have destroyed more property, but
for his desire to preserve the discipline of his
troops With due Difference to these excellent
Senators, we submit that they are draw


ing it pretty fine. When the worst
they can say against the conduct of a man
while he was our enemy in time OF
war is that an English magazine writer
quotes him as talking pretty hard
against us, they might as well sub
nit the case. Of course Gen. Longstreet fought
us to the best of his very marked ability.
1t is precisely because his enmity was
dangerous that we think his frienship might
be made valuable. When he professed the
one he was very much in earnest and very ef-
fective. We believe he will be found not less
so when he processes the other. 4 ..I.... .I
Year: 1869

The Senate of the United States of Colombia
has refused to approve the Treaty recently
concluded between the United States and the
Colombian Government for the opening Of a
Canal across the Isthmus. The arguments of
the Committee which reported against the
Treaty were very insignificant; the main
argument being evidently that they desired a
larger sum of money. The foreign residents in
Panama have received the vote of the Senate
with great dissatisfaction, and many claim for
the State of Panama the right to take the mat
ter into their own hands, and enter into direct
negotiations on the subject. ...r
Year: 1869

Captain General Dulce Is respectfully COM
mended to careful consideration of two
statements in our telegraphic dispatches. One
announces that the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs has decided upon the form of resolution
presented by Henry Clay in the case of tho
South American Governments, to the effect
that Congress sympathizes with the patriotic
Cuban struggle for liberty and republican
form ~ of government, and will cor
dially support the President whenever
he NAV think the time has arrived to recOg-
nie them. The other explains that official in
formation has been fled at our State Depart
ment concerning the seizure of an American
vessel flying the American flag, and lying in
British harbor, by Spanish man-of-war.
The connection of these two facts may well
give the Captain General pause. The resolu-
ton may not be passed to-day, as is now ex-
pected; but it undoubtedly expresses the
feelings of the people, and it is sure OF
adoption, without division, whenever the
proper moment shall seem to have arrived.
Meanwhile the high-handed seizure of the
American vessel is as blind and senselessl q
performance as even a Spanish officer has ever
achieved. If these people imagine that with
the Republicans pressing them in Madrid, their
Government topping at home, and their rich
est colony in state of successful revolt, they
have not yet trouble enough on their
hands, they are in fair way to get as
much more as heart could wish. Captain
General Dulce doubtless wishes to do the best he
can for the rulers whom he serves. Unless
then bis good judgment wholly deserts him, he
will make haste to extricate himself from this
latest danger, and make the amplest repara-
ton for the offense committed against our
HaO
Year: 1869

which will be attempted at Albany. Meantime
we ask the Committees of the two Houses to
give the proposed levies careful examination
and bold cutting down; to report the bills
promptly, and not to inser any new item till


public attention has beer called through the
Press to the fact that it is presented to them
for insertion. When the bills are reported
from the Committees we shall ask members
not to vote for any increase of any kind. The
Committees are pr tty sure TO put in all that
by the most liberal construction should 90 in.
Year: 1869

England, like Germany, is ready to acknowE
edge the right of all inhabitants OF country
to give up their allegiance to their native land,
and to acquire citizenship in the country to
which they may emigrate. The Royal CommlS,.
sioners have just made report in favor oi
recognizing naturalization as alternating BRUSH
subjects from their allegiance to England
Year: 1869

At last we have the promise that something
can be done about our long-promised new
Post-O Office. In the selection Of Mr.. A. T..
Stewart and Mr. VIM. 0rtOn for members
of the Commission to determine
the new SITE the Secretary of the
Treasury has shown fitting appreciation Of
the business community of NewYork. and
Year: 1869

which was the most eloquent, learned and
powerful that he ever heard fall from
human lips.


In the obituaries Of Judge Fletcher
which have been published-it has been
said that he never married. 1t may
interest the lady readers OF the HERALD
to know that rumor has given the reason


and in his youthful days he was not
entirely unmindful Of woman's wit, or
woman's worth, and that in the death OF
the dau shter of one of the most eminent
men New Hampshire ever reared,-land
that State has produced n;cny noble speci-
mems of manhood) were crushed the early
love and fervent devotion of pure heart,
and when the grave closed over her re-
mains all matrimonial aspirations OF
the young lawyer were buried forever.
Henceforth he worshipped not at the
shrine of woman, but devoted himself
with untiring energy of thought and
study to the chosen pursuit of his life in
which he became so eminent. C.
Year: 1869

dence and friendship. It is understood
that Judge Wheeler will make Rutland
his residence.


An addition to the act creating the
Rutland Graded School, has been passed,
which reads as follows:


That portion of territory belonging to
and being part of the Rutland Graded
School lying to the west of the present
limits Of the village of Rutland shall, for
the purpose Of electing trustees and other
school officers for said Rutland Graded
School District, be considered and
regarded as belonging and being part OF
Ward No. Z; and that portion OF said
Rutland Graded School District lying to
the east of the present limits of the said
village of Rutland shall, for the purposes
aforesaid, be considered and REGARDED as
belonging and being part Of Ward No.
in said village of Rutland.
Year: 1869

TIE gallant editor Of the Republican
newspaper ut Houston, Texas, Colonel T.
H. Quick, was brutally assailed in the
streets of that place, few evenings ago,
in the course CT a political discussion
He was knocked down by an ak helve and
fearfully injured, and his life would have
been taken but for the interference of
Colonel Love, who happened to pass by.
The brave men who stand forth for lib.
erty in Texas are in more peril to-day
than they were in the midst of the rebel
1ion
Year: 1869

From the New York Times, sth.l


What the Eronautic Society of Lon
don has been for years trying and trying
in vain to accomplish, some San Fran
cisco mechanic, as yet unknown to fame,
has very quietly pushed to at least par
tal success. For, talk as we please about
the "Avitor's" coming to New York, If
the telegraphic news of what her model
has done is correct, the problem of erisl
navigation is in fair way of being solved.


What, however, are the admitted facts
of the San Francisco experiment? ? The
ship rose in the air, and was propelled
backward and forward, and guided in any
desired direction by the steering ap-
paratus; the engine and boiler weigh less
than one hundred pounds" Here, at
least, we have the germs of success at
all events. Such machine, for example,
might conceivably be used, eves in its
present imperfect shape, for establishing
communication in case of shipwreck, and
so on; and experiment in the same d.
rection will add lightness to the ma.
chnery and increase the steering power.


But it must not be understood that we
look upon this as complete success.
On the contrary, the great difficulty in
arial navigation has been the inability to
steer against the winds; and it appears
that this difficulty was not overcome but
only avoided in the present instance by
having the performance under cover.
Year: 1869

tain larder, but with better success and
less danger, for the bear, on receiving
my bullet, turned, on the second, with
the speed of lesnness and the smart of
my stern salutation, calling forth from
my pot-bellied mule rate of speed that
quite surprised me, as the coaxing of
my cudgel had not for the entire day en-
couraged him beyond the speed of lazy
walk. / afterwards improved on the
speed developed by bear inspiration,
much to his sorrow and my comfort.
After eight successful shots, at my
request, the fetahs were loosed, un-
hooded, and their attention directed to
the game, now paralyzed and helpless,
around their dead companions. AS they
caught sight of their prey nervous
twitching commenced beneath their
glossy skins, which from time to time
corrugated with spasmodic action of the
muscles, the tail swaying and curving as
though it acted as the pendulum for fe-
line calculation and desire, accompanied
with the short, abrupt purr, the muscular
opening, spreading and closing of the
claws as though an innate inventory was
in progress to determine the condition of
each department required in the on
slaught; but as those of the opposite party
were now bounding to the attack, these
preliminaries were cut short, and the
twenty leopards were soon engaged in the
.hro.tling carnage suited to their natures,
with an occasional by-play of scratch
and bite among themselves, as the less
ening numbers brought two or more in
contact over victim.


After this closing scene of the hunt,
the united company escorted US across the
isthmus to our boat, which we found in
waiting Their curiosity was greatly ex-
cited with our improved firearms, COM
pass, aud other instruments, especially
the Photographic apparatus that l brought
from San Francisco. We took several
views of them grouped with their hunting
leopards and game, with Buddhist
monastery in the background. Present.
ing them with copies, we bid them fare
well, promising o visit on our return as
we descended the Hoangho.