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Year: 1868

ONLY.-Only one drop of water al
a time that had found its way from
the mighty ocean through the dixie, and
was slowly wearing little channel
Only one drop! Yet if that little
child in his morning ramble had not
noticed it, who can tell what the ter
rible results might have been?


Only a stray sunbeam Yet per
chance it had pierced some wretched
abode. gladdened some stricken heart
or It's golden light found its way thro
the leafy branches of some wild wood
kissed the moss covered bank where
the tiny violets grew, and caused
shades of beauty to adorn its lovely
form.


Only a gentle breeze! But how
many aching brows hath it famed, how
many hearts cheered by its gentle
touch !!


Only one stray bullet that pierced
the noble soldier boy as he trod the
lonely midnight round, faithfully
guarding the precious lives intrustec
to his keeping, and the life blood slow
ly ebbed out, and the sunbeams fell or
the cold face of the dead. e-


Only sentinell And yet one sou
more had passed from its earthly ten
emenU to meet its reward at the hand
of merciful God. s'a7#


Only drop of ink And yet i
carried the news of death to anxiou
ones at home, and caused the tear OF
anguish to trickle down the furrowet
cheek of a widowed mother.


Only a frown! But it left sad
dreary ache in that childs heart, an,
the quivering lips and fearful eyes tol,
how keenly he felt it. Iels7aa


Only a smile! but ah, how it cheer
ed the broken heart, engendercd a ra
of hope aud cast halo OF light al
ound the unhappy patient; made tn
i bed-ridden one forget its present az
ony for a moment as it dwelt in tn
sunshine of joy and j iyed in tn
warmth of that sunshine,
Year: 1868

A CHAPTER OF HoRRoRs.-The de-
tails of a horrible deed of blood reach
ed US yesterday from Hawkins county.
The victim was j. G. Willis, himself
the murderer OF a man named Size
more, who fell from bullet from his
pistol about year ago, In the same
county.


Between this Willis and one Burt
on bad feeling had been growing
for some time, and they thirsted for
each others blood. At length the dev-
il favored their wish, and they met on
Sunday last, on the banks of the
Clinch river, a few miles east Of Rog-
ersville. Willis was half drunk, and
was on his way home from a distillery
in the hills, where he had been drink
ing and gambling for three or four
days. The other man, it was said,
was just leaving a religious gathering
in the woods.


They met in a lonely place; both
were mounted. The moment they
came in sight of each other-at a
sharp bend in the road-they were
not more than twenty yards apart,
and their horses were going at good
trot.


When they pulled up, the animals
heads touched each other.


They halted and let their bride
reins drop. Willis belt became loose,
aud his pistol dropped down on his
horses back. He partially turned
round to pick it up. when his assail-
ant fired and struck him in the side.
He fell, and when he came to the
ground, the horse which he was riding
turned and gallopped off, dragging
him considerable distance. His foot
caught in a projecting root. while the
other remained fixed in the stirrup. =
The violence of the jerk literally
wrenched his thigh bone from its sock
ct, while the saddle-girt broke, and
he was left on the ground groaning.


When the enemy rode up and dis
mounted, Willis saw the evil design
in his eye, and begged Of him to give
him d "espite to see his wife. But no
the black-hearted man was inexora
BILE. He would allow no respite, nor
even to utter short prayer, but
sternly told the man that be should
die. Willis impIored mercy, the blood
streaming from his side, and the ag
Ony of his torn limb working his face
into fearful contortions. He clasped
his hands together and begged mercy
but mercy was not there. The mon
ster deliberately put his pistol to the
almost diving mans forehead and shot
his brain, out. He then mounted hi:
horse and rode to a friends house. tC
whom he detailed the particulars of
the murder, took three or four drink;
of whiskey. aud then left. He has no
been heard from since. - NGShUlIt
Press and Times.
Year: 1868

COP Is GooD.-A minister was pIac-
ing in the grave the body of beloved
child. After the coffin was let down,
and the boards were laid over it,
another minister who was attending
the funeral turned to the minister and
asked him if he had anything to say
to the people. "Yes," said he, and
turning toward them be addressed
them in the following words -"In my
prosperity and your adversely often
told you that God was good. Now
my darling COY is taken from me, and
/ II IL tho host nppnrtn,rait. " shall
ever have, | wish to tell you again
that God is good Thus was uttered
precious testimony to the value of
the Christian religion, as was shown
by the fact that when those words
were spoken there was not dry eve
III the whole assemblage. Such testi


mony is given by Gods people every
day. In the midst Of the sorest afflic.
tiOns the Christian says God is good


He is enabled to say with Job, "The
Lord gave and the Lord hath taken
away, blessed be the name of the
Lord, and 50 is he happy, happy III
God. even when his dearest earthly
treasures are taken away from him
To the Christian in bereavement
those are sweet words of the Prophet
Nahum. The Lord is good, strong
hold in the day of trouble, and be
knoweth them that trust in him.
Year: 1868

A VICTIM OF DEsPoTIsM.-M An
dreoli, Russian writer who was ex-
lied some years ago to Siberia, is now
contributing to the ReUue Moderne,
under the title of sSouvenirs de Sibe-
ria" his recollections not only of ST.
berian but also of Russian life. In the
last number of the Revue he tells a
story, the end of which belongs to the
present reign, the beginning to the
reign of Paul, of whose period it is
strikingly characteristic. The Empe-
ror's favorite was at that time young
French actress, of whom he was mad
ly jealous. One evening at ball he
noticed that young man named La
banoff was paying her great deal of


attention. He did not lose his tenn
per, but at the end of the ball gave
orders that Labanoff should be ar
rested and thrown into the citadel
He only intended to keep him there a
few days "to make him more serious"
after which he proposed to reprimand
him and to appoint him to an Office
which had been solicited for him. La
banotf, however, was forgotten. "At
the death of Nicholas, Alexander H.,
then full of magnanimity, liberated
all the prisoners in the citadel, with
out exception. In a vaulted tomb in
which it was impossible to stand up
right, and which was not more than
two yards long, an old man was found
almost bent double, and incapable of
answering when spoken to. This was
Labanoff The emperor Paul had
been succeeded by the emperor Alex
ander l., and afterward by the empe-
ror Nicholas; he had been in the dun
geon more than fifty years. When he
was taken out he could not bear the
light, and by strange phenomenon,
his movements had become automatic.
He could hardly hold himself up, and
he had become so accustomed to move
about within the limits Of his narrow
cell that he could not take more than
two steps forward without turning
round, as though be had struck against
a wall, and taking two steps back
wards and so on alternately. He lived
for only week after his liberation
Year: 1868

have bought the Marble Works in Barton, and
removed them to the basement of Kimball &
as at any other shop in the County. They war
rant their work to please all who may have it,
Those wishing anythiugin their line will do well
by calling upon them before purchasing else
where. Remember the place.


UNDER KIMBALL g. PIERCE'S STORE.


Barton. MAY 30, IS6S-22
Year: 1868

AN ACCEPTABLE PREsENT.-Our Friend
E. D. Smith, just across the way, will ae-
cept our hearty thanks for most aecepta-
bic present sent us on yesterday. Amonr
other valuable stores daily received hv
HIM a most superior lot Of excellent but
ter and choice Buck Wheat, for specimens
of which we now return our thanks.


A test of both proved them to be
superior in every respect, and we advise
all who wish to supply their tables with
these luxuries by no means to fail to call
upon E. d. Smith at his brick store, where
he will find not only the articles mentioned
above, but almost anything else he NAV
need.


Mr.. Smith thoroughly understands the
wants of the public, and is preparedssto sup
ply them in manner both satisfactory and
pleasing. He is determined to sell his
goods on terms that must satisfy every one
and visit to his store will prove this be-
yond doubt.
Year: 1868

SEC. 10. The Clerk of any Superior
Court to which any execution shall be re-
turned as is above prescribed shall, at the
request of any person interested therein,
and on the payment of one dollar, enter
such executions, on his execution docket,
and the like process may be thereafter had
thereon as is provided in similar cases on
judgments recovered after the ratification
of this act.
Year: 1868

zsrGsdsr vi i i boldness and auGacity ut
5erly incon ccivable in p,acAb!e times.


The civil authorities seem utterly pow
erless to arrest the growing evil and no
other resource is left our people but to take
the matter in their own hands and endeayor
by their own actions to put an end to an
organized plan Of robberies that is strip
ping them almost bare.


Every citizen should follow the example
of Dr.. Philips and make such preparations
for the reception OF the rogucs that viii
deter -&grl from an attempt.


Ifa rog0ly number Of them could be
shot down in the very act Of robbery it
could hut have I most salutary Influence
upon tie conduct Of The rest and it is only
by thc exercise Of such remedy that we
can hope to escape from the evils under
whje' c are now placed. Watch for the
rasca rogues and shoot them down with
out f,.. y or warning.


TLcy have placed themselves without
the ra.3 Of the former and experience has
ir.. t to be utterly useless to hope fol
any -rroyement from giving the latter.
Year: 1868

The fact that the Treasury exhibit for May
Ist shows diminution of the Public Debt dur
ing April by Two Millions, and an increase of
the money in the Treasury by more than Six
teen Millions-together showing gain of more
than Eighteen Millions of Dollars-is very graft
fying, but the exhibit is, unhappily, inaccu-
rate. To make it thoroughly lucid and
Trustworthy, the amount of accrued interest
should always be added to the principal
of each outstanding obligation. For in
stance The aggregate interest-bearng
Debt somewhat exceeds Twenty-Five Hundred
Millions of Dollars, whereon the interest accru-
ing monthly is about Eleven Millions. Now
suppose none of this interest fell due and was
paid in April (which, we believe, was nearly the
case) the actual amount of Debt was increased by
so much hence, the gain of the Treasury was
not really Eighteen Millions, but only Seven
Millions. We believe it was actually less than
Ten Millions, though it seems to be Eighteen.
And, now if Twenty to Thirty Millions of
interest should fall due and be paid off in May
Sas We believe it willy the Debt may seem to
Oe increased during the month, though it be
really diminished.


lhe amount of Currency on hand is reported
at imrty-two Millions, which is no more than
iaiI working balance, considering the magni-
tude OF the Treasury's operations. But the
Coin on hand is all but One Hundred and Seven
Millions; or, if we deduct 80 much as Is hal
ahceu py UOid Certificates of Deposit is fully
Elghty-seven Millions, which we cannot but re-
gard as mOnstr0us abuse and waste. Fifty Mil
lions of that Gold would buy up and cancel at
least Sixty Millions of the princinol ,f ,,,, NJ.
reducing our annual burden of Interest by
Year: 1868

AS tonight division is expected in the
House of Commons on the remainder of Mr..
Gladstones resolves, the Tories last night held
a mass meeting in London in favor of con-
tinuance of the privileges of the Irish Church.
The meeting is said to have been largely at
tended, but also to have been very turbulent.
The Archbishop of Canterbury presided, and
the Lord Mayor of London and the Archbishop
of York moved resolutions. 1t is not often that
the heads of the Established Church in England
take part in demonstrations of this kind, and
their public appearance in behalf of cause
where their own princely incomes may appear
to them to be at stake, is the best proof that
they consider the prospects of disestablishment
to be seriously endangered. Their speeches
are not likely to be of great influence. The
inability of even His Holiness of Rome might
have taught His Grace of Canterbury that the
time is past when the heads of the Church can
control the votes of the Legislators of great
nations. The Protestant legislators of England,
we are sure, will show no less firmness than
their Catholic brethren in Italy and Austria.
Year: 1868

The Legislature has done its worst and ad
jOurned The latest and most outrageous job
was the City Tax-Levy. Under pretense Of
disagreement between the two Houses they
managed to doctor it in Committee so as to
add heavily to the total as passed in Assem-
bly,. All the donations for sectarian schools
were restored, and we have for the first time
in the history of the government general levy
upon the whole people for the exclusive benefit of
a particular denomination. Will Gov. FentOn
sign such a bill9 The Legislature did not
wait to learn, but precipitately cleared out,
hoping, no doubt, that, sooner than prejudice
many worthy interests, the Governor would
put his name to the Roman Catholic levy. We
shall see. 1t is too Late this morning, to ex-
anime all the points of interest in the BILL We
may do so hereafter.
Year: 1868

Three or Four Millions, making Specie abun-
dant in the market, giving the gold gamblers
an extra load to carry, and sensibly appreci-
atng the value of our National Currency. II
there be a reason for not doing this, we can
not surmse it. True, we have been told that
the gold gamblers and Spectators for the
"rise" " would thereupon combine and put the
premium on Gold up to 70; but, as we
see that said premium is regulated by
the price of our bonds in London, and
as we do not believe the price of our
gold-bearing Five-Twenties can be forced
down to 60 in the London Stock Market, we
do not believe one word of it, We believe
those bonds would rise rather than fall If
Sixty Millions of our Debt were thus paid of;
and we are quite willing to see the Fifty
Millions of Gold shipped to Europe, if Sixty
Millions of our bonds should in consequence
be brought home and cancelled.


Congress, we trust, is about to revise our
entire system of Finance. We will hope that
it will somehow end this wasteful piling up OF
over One Hundred Millions of Coin IN the
Federal Treasury.
Year: 1868

Tile Pou0hkeepsie Eagle has hitherto been
deaf to suggestions that our legislation has
become frightfully venal and corrupt Now it
says:


"a prominent member Of the present state Legislature
sad In hearing yesterday that he lost $4,000 by con-
sentng 10 stand by the old man Commodore Wander
b when the report Of the Committee the railroad
question was TO be signed Another uentialnewBpaper
man told yesterday that certain Senator made S6OOO
out OF the railroad question. We replied, Do you know
such TO be the factP He answered am certain OF it,
The first nsalment $4,000, then 1000 at two differ
ent times, and then the balance, $500, at one gup


Whoever wrote the above paragraph ought
at once to have gone before the Senate Inves-
tigating Committee and told what he knows
the whole of it-giving names and dates. We
can never stop this frightful debauchery unless
each of us does what he can TO expose and
nrreaL L.
Year: 1868

The Impeachment proceedings ended yester
day, and the case was submitted to the Senate
A verdict may be rendered at any hour
although it is not expected for few days
There will probably be a full conference
among the Senators. A rule permits brief
speeches, and we presume many Senators will
take advantage of it. All the conversation
will be formal. The mind of the Senate is
made up, and any delay is technically incident
to a verdict.


We see no reason to doubt this judgment.
The Republican party has taken the response
biity Of Impeacment, and the Republican Sena-
tors have committed themselves to every point
involved in the discussion To presume that any
Republican will deliberately vote to acqut Mr..
johnson is to assume that his course hitherto
has been fraud. The cant we hear about the
responsibility of an oath" is absurd. Every
Senator has acted, we trust, upon the respOn-
sibility OF his oath and to assume that there is
any additional obligation in Impeachment is to
reflect upon the sincerity of all previous action.
There is no Republican who has not for
years carefully followed and appreciated
the Presidents course. He knows in
what respects Mr.. Johnson has erred
and how far his errors have injured the
country. He has determined just how far the
President has sinned. He has united in re-
proving his manifold SINS To vote in favor of
Impeachment is merely to repeat votes that
have been given hundred times. If it were
wise to assail Mr.. johnson for his policy, it is
just to punish him. His Impeachment is the
logical consequence of Republcanism, and no
Republican can vote against it without making
himself infamous The only alternative is I'm
peachment or Infamy. If Johnson is acquitted,
then the whole course of these men is lie,
and their deception is infamous. They led the
party to this issue. They educated it to the
work. They echoed every denunciatiOn, and
emphasized every criticism of the Presidents
policy. If they have been honest in this, then
Impeachment is as sure as the sun.


1t is because we believe in their honesty that
we rest assured of favorable verdict. Amer
ican history has had one Benedict Arnold.
Money is precious, and sweet is the revenge
of disappointed ambition. We are certain that
neither money nor revenge will seduce any
Senator into an infamous association with
Americas most degraded son.
Year: 1868

The Boston Post says the Arkansas Constitu-
ton "disfranchises nearly every white man in
"the State" That is not true, nor anywhere
near true. as The Post well knows. But it is
not the only grievance The Post further COM
plains that it requires every child, black and
"white TO be sent to the public schools ex-
"empts two thousand dollars worth of personal
property from execution, and homestead to
"the value of five thousand dollars. No one
disfranchised can sit as juror" Only think
of it That a State should compel the sending
of children to school Arkansas was up to the
war a true-blue Democratic State, and had a
larger number of voters who could not read
than any other State in the country. The
Radical outrage Of educating the people will
extinguish the last hope of the Democracy
hence the tears of the Boston Pecksnffs.
Year: 1868

Twelve hundred and eighty-nine homeless
children have been cared for at the Five Points
House of Industry during the past year, and
yesterday afternoon the two hundred and
twenty-five now remaining in the institution
joined in the anniversary exercises. The pupils
showed great proficiency both in their musical
and other performances and reflected great
honor on their teachers as well as on them
selves. The exercises are to be continued this
Of
Year: 1868

Can there be any use in our saying, over and over
again, that we pay no attention to anonymous let
tersf II writing them afford any satisfaction to their
authors, so be it; but we barely find time to read
and head those missiyes of which the writers are
willing to be known as such. He who writes anony-
mousy Is apt to be coward, and if he accuses some
one OF wrong little better than midnight assassin.
If 1t amuses any one to write us anonymously, very
well, 80 long as ne pays his postage and we can sell
xyaate- -
Year: 1868

of the Liturgy was discussed and in the after
noon and evening, the speakers, among whom
were many distinguished clergymen and lay
men, all expressed themselves in favor of a
free interchange of pulpits among the minis
ters of all denominations.
Year: 1868

The Hon Thaddeus Stevens addressed the
House yesterday in explanation of the Alta
Yela letter which Mr. Nelson dragged into the
Impeachment trial. The venerable Representa-
tive cleared his skirts and those Of his fellow
Managers, and expressed his amazement that
Nelson should have thrust such u topic into a
trial with which it had not nor could have the
FeinOtest connection
Year: 1868

REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMIT
TEE-AN ELECTION DESIRED.-At the meet
ing of the Republican State Central Com
mittee referred to in our issue Of Saturday
the following resolutions in regard to a
State election were adopted:


"Resolued, That this meeting advise the
State Central Committee to take prompt
measures to bring about an immediate cleo
ton for the ratification of the Constitution
and for the election Of officers.


g Resolved, That this meeting advise the
State Central Committee to take measures
for the submission of the Constitution with
out division.'
Year: 1868

l72,O39


paed. The fear Of a light crop Of corn caused many


light hogs TO be forward that the amount OF lard
cured and pork much less than usual for tho
number Of hogs Never before have We had anything


like the number OF hogs and prices have ruled on an
average nearly y below those OF the previous year
The high prices then stimulated 10 larger production
We make the average OF the past year tic. b. The ar
IT, $3.50 per week. while the total at FOrethst was
6G1 or 1851 per weekthe slight discrepancy In the
OF the two as compared with the total by weeks
being duo changes from one market to the other
Year: 1868

Mr. EDiroR-By allowing the publication few defensive
scriber while hope will be considered an intruder


My attention has been called to-day to an article in the ,
ton Herald over the signature of c. from which the nub


literary fame IN the CLASSIC columns your contemporary
that some of the articles published IN reply to his first
production against this place been suggested by mo- II
any such thoughts be entertained readers would


leave to correct them aud


have no desire to be the competitor above
writer about the decency respectabty of community in
any communications in which his language is such Az IN
Bilngsgate into silence. This creature supnosad
to be OF the Genus Homo he aimed gun at Buzzad
and hit Tom Tit This We doubt not that he
upon csrrion fed bird glad know that he was dsap
pointed in finding his in this community The dapper
little gentleman whom he design Tom Tit believe
to be as far removed from the low malicious and level
OF j. o. as the little "TOm tit in its purity and
Innocence from the carriOn ted c. would like to
handle have written than would
not have said word had not the correspondent
Herald by the greatest eontOrtion my his a
OLE 1t was such dne chance for wit apt pun
for ropeD that suppose he could pass yet We may
expect anything from one who attempts to sander whole
community and whO in doing, shows of
Spirit that he exhibits himself to the public vest form
that vice crept in In writing the have sought
controversy this matter and shall reply article that
may be written in relation to it. Did strive to follow the
wholesome maxim of "mind business" the public
you'd references to striped collars m
" by such articles as have spoken OF above.
Kenton, Dec 3th, 1868. ''s' Hoor'
Year: 1868

a New York paper has a report, which
seems to be authentic, that the seat of the Hon
John Morrissey member of Congress from New
York city, in the next House will be contested
in spite OF his large majority The ground of
contest mentioned is that Ae has not been long
enough citizen to entitle him to seat. He
Is fighting lrShman. The v. Y. Tribune is
OF opinion that like objection will be made to
any colored Representative or Senator who has
been emancipated since 1862. If so, the de-
Tense OF the right to sit of either of the Mem
bers whose seats are thus disputed, will doubt
less be able and exhaustive.