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Year: 1869

WE have heard of several instances
lately of the first use made OF the good
fortune which has attended some of the
White Pine adventurers that show the
better side of human nature. One man,
who had lost his grip and had become
worthless by drink was accosted, one day,
by friend, and told that he could do
nothing here he had no credit and no
influence, and few friends he had better
go TO White Pine. His adviser offered
to furnish money enough out of his own
moderate earnings to take him there,
and would look after his family in the
meantime. The man went,under promise
not to spend dime of the money so furnish
ed for drink. After while he got hold of
some claims, began to make small remit
tances to his friend, enough in all to liqui-
date the Indebtedness for his outfit. At a
still later day he returned to the city, paid
all arrearages for family expenses, met his
old friend, and told him that from the hour
he had been taken by the hand he had
never spent cent for liquor. II he had
not done much he had become sober
man. The friends parted at the steamboat
landing; the White Pine man returning.
In the hurry of the moment, he recollected
that he had a small package for his wife's
friend, which he had nearly forgotten
The package contained deed for the
house and lot occupied by his benefactor.
The property was worth about eight thou
sand dollars.


Another desd broke" man recently
returned from White Pine, and meeting
one of his creditors, began to talk about
the old Indebtedness. The creditor said
that the account was long ago outlawed,
and he had quite forgotten the particu-
lars. White Pine said that made no diff
ference. He had to come down with
$4,000 in hand to pay his debts. His
first business was to hunt up every cred
itor, paying him principal and interest,
declaring that he had no right to count a
dollar as his own until he had paid all his
debts


We have heard of many other in
stances quite as notable. Now, if White
Pine is going not only to develop mil
lions of treasure, but is really going to
help develop what is best in human ma
ture, there will be no estimating the value
of these new discoveries. It may yet
fall TO the lot of some ingenious moralist
to consider of White Pine as a "means
of grace" San francisco B,RLStiR.
Year: 1869

fore you mount, then jump on while It is
running.


sIf you have had any practice asa circus
rider this comes easy enough.


All you have to do then Is to catch the
pedals with your feet and keep the wheel
revolving.


Steering is very essy when you get ac-
customed to 1t all you have to do Is to
turn the wheel the way you want to go,
and you'll 20 it. a..


You must not, however, go upon the
principle that one good turn deserYes an.
other, because too many turns may wind
up with an overturn.


Any speed may be attained by increas.
ing the velocity of the velocipede, which
is done by lively agitation of the driving
wheel.


The more revolutions you make the
faster you will 60


The next thing after driving and steer
ing is to learn to manage the brake.


The brake is very useful, and must be
looked after.


1t is necessary in order TO keep the
hind wheel from running faster than
the front wheel, and putting the machine


A painful accident happened recently
at Chicago through a neglect Of the
brake.


A man was running race on time, and
was going at the rate of three miles a
minute


The hind wheel kept gaining on the
front wheel and in the attempt to pass 1t
made the velocipede turn a somerset.


The rider was thrown ahead, the veloci-
pede went over him.


| would advise you not to buy yeloci.
pede till you have learned to ride.


You can get lessons with the use of q
velocipede for twenty dollars quarter


A robust and daring rider can knock
twenty dollars worth of damage out of
velocipede in week.


To say nothing of personal damage to
his own anatomy, which is at his own
risk.


But don't be discouraged by such
tritles as bruised ankle or dislocated
shoulder


If at first you don't succeed, try, try,
try again.
Year: 1869

The suicide OF a rich miser is reported
in the London papers. She was a widow
named Harriet Gray, 81 years of age. She
was worth over e40,000, but was in the
habit of denying herself the common ne
cessaries OF life. She kept one candle In
the house, and whenever her nephew
called upon her TO see her, she made IL a
rule to light il, but when he was going
away she blew it out, as 1t was her habit
to Sit in the dark, The house in which
she lived was in filthy condition, The
Jury returned verdict of suicide while IN
a state of temporary insanity.
Year: 1869

The New York Sun gives brief chap
ter on the "Heroism of Humble Life"
and appends the following touching illus
tration:


Perhaps the finest of these modern in.
stances occurred two weeks ago on boa rd
an English steamer. A little ragged
boy, aged about nine years, was discovered
on the fourth day of the outward voyage
from Liverpool to New York, and car
ried before the first mate, whose duty was
to deal with such cases. When ques-
toned as to the object of his being slowed
away, and who brought him on board,
the boy, who had beautiful sunny face,
and eyes that looked like the very mir
rors of truth, replied that his step-father
did it, because he could not afford to keep
him, nor to pay his passage out to Halifax,
where he had an aunt who was well of, and
to whose house he was going. The mate
did not believe the story, in spite of the
winning face and truthful accents of the
boy. He had seen too much of stow
aways to be easily deceived by them, he
said; and 1t was his firm conviction that
the boy had been brought on board and
provided with food by the sailors The
little fellow was very roughly handled
in consequence. Day by day he was





with the same result. He did not know
a sailor on board, and his father alone
had secreted hun and given him the food
which he ate.


At last the mate, ,wearied by the boys per
sistence in the same story, and perhaps lit
tie anxious to inculpate the sailors, seized
him one day by the collar, and dragging
him to the fore, told him that unless he
confessed the truth 9n ten minutes from
that time he would hang him on the yard
arm. He then made him sit down under
it on the deck. ALI around him were the
passengers and sailors of the midday
watch, and in front of him stood the mex
orable mate, with his chronometer in his
hand, and the other officers of the ship by
his side. II was the finest sight, said our
| informant, that we ever beheld, to see the
| pale, proud, sorrowful face of that noble
| boy-his head erect, his beautiful eyes
bright through the tears that suffused
them. When eight minutes had fed, the
mate told him nc had but two minutes to
| live, and advised him to speak the truth
and save his life, but he replied with the
utmost simplicity and sincerity, by asking
the mate If he might pray


| The mate said nothing, but nodded his
head, and turned as pale as a ghost, and
shook with trembling like reed with the
wind, And there, all eyes turned on him,
this brave and noble little fellow, this poor
wsif whom society owned not, and whose
own step-father could not care for him
there he knelt with clasped hands and
eyes upiifted to heaven, while he repeated
audibly the Lords Prayer, and prayed the
dear Lord Jesus to take him TO heaven.


Our informant adds that there then oc-
CURED scene as of Pentecost. Sobs
broke from strong, hard hearts, as the
mate sprang forward TO the boy and
clasped him to his bosom, and kissed him
and blessed him, and told him how sin
cerely he believed his story, and how glad
he was that he had been brave enough to
face death and be willing to sacrifice hil
own life for the truth of his own word.
Year: 1869




At The battle of New Hope Church,
fought late in May, 1854, an incident
occurred that attracted the attention
and alieited the praise of two gallant
armies. This incident is rather OBJ
scurely hinted at, in an otherwise adj
mirable notice of the late Col. VIM.
81. Martin, of the Confederate army,
which appeared recently.


In the battle referred to, the Feder-
ais along one portion Of the line had
met with q disastrous repulse. The
grounds is always the case in pine
fOrests-Was cover 9 d with fallen
leaves. These had been set on fire
during the action, and the repulse of
the Federals having been sudden and
decisive, they necessarily left their
wounded, who lay thick in ali por-
tionS of the woods, exposed to more
terrible ordeal than that of battle
merely. They were about to die In
the flames, when Col. Martin, taking
the lead himself, ordered his men
from their Notifications, when with
switches they whipped out the fire.
At the time they left their position, a
heavy firing from the restored Feder-
al line was going on, but of course
this ceased so soon as it became mani.
fest that the Confederates were enga-
ged in a work Of humanity to their
fallen enemies.


AS we have stated, this act upon
the part of Col. Martin was for awhile
the common topic Of conversation in
two great armies, and there are very
many who will remember it distinct.
lY. One who knew all things deep
and true, and sad and strange in hui
man life, has said that the word
"Honor" is made q lying slave on
many a tomb, while it is often dumb
over the resting place of "honored
boxes indeed" That it may not be
thus with Col. Martin, whose un-
known grave is in the sands of far,
foreign river, we seek, in simple JUS
tiee to his memory, to recall s gentle
and knlghtly incident Of his life,
which cleaned out like star from
the deep murk and gloom Of SAN
guInary war. ...
Year: 1869

Duty Of Legislatures.


"When the question of ratifying
the proposed Fifteenth Amendment
came before the Illinois Legislature,
Judge Woodson, a Radical member
offered q resolution to submit the
matter to the people to be decided by
them at the next annual election in
November. In support of his mo-
ton, Judge Woodson remarked that
in times past the people of Illinois
had distinctly repudiated negro suff-
rage, and were not now known to be
in its favor; and to refuse to consult
them on the subject would betray a
want of confidence in them out of
character with the professions of the
party. The resolution OF Judge Wood
son was voted down, and the amend
ment ratified"


Comment upon this high-handed
tyrannical course is unnecessary. II
is only another straw in the history
of this Radical power. 1t is the old
Federal party improved-the party OF
money-of bayonets and corruption
And yet it shrieks for freedOm-ne-
gro freedom.
Year: 1869




BosToN, August 1.-The inquest ON the
body of Mrs. Hobbs was continued o-day.
The verdict will be rendered on Monday.
Mrs. Nellie Hopkins, niece of the de-
ceased, where she was visiting, and O resi-
dent of Philadelphia, testified to the man
ner of shooting substantially as previous
witnesses, as also William T. Bullock, O
physician of Providence, and who attend
ed Mrs. Hobbs when she was shot Both
of these witnesses testified that the pistol
shots were fired when the door was shut
and neither saw who fired them. A third
witness was Lieut.. Graves, who had charge
of the police station when White was
brought in. He merely testified to that
fact. The last and most important wit
ness was officer Riply. who sat up all night
watching the prisoner, who conversed free
ly. The witness said White was MUCH
excited when he was brought in, and ex-
pressed the regret that he had not killed
himself. Shortly after he was locked up
an officer came in and said to White that
he ought to be hung White became angry
at that and said that it was cowardly, bnt
when the question was asked if it was not
more cowardly to draw pistol and pro.
ceel to fire away at a defenseless woman
until she was killed, he buried his face in
his hands and said nothing.


His shawl and military overcoat we're
brought to him. When he took the coat
he held it up, looking at it, and said cit
would have been better if had been kill
ed when wore. this" Ho said he ought
to have gone away in the afternoon as he
intended to do, bnt something detained
him, and he concluded to wait until the
next day. During the night he was rest
less. Witness asked him if he could not
sleep, and he said ooh, no there is no
sleep for the wicked; there IS no moro
sleep for me-" He said if he was the only
one to suffer it would not be 50 bad. The
remark was made that the latter's boy was
almost frantic with grief, when he replied :
"Oh, he is young there are others who
will suffer more" He inquired if she was
dead; witness replied that he did not
know, and if he did, perhaps he should
not be permitted to tell it," He replied {:
"Thats right; do not tell me anything
you have not the permission to-" He
wanted to go to the captains's room to
write note to a person who had his funds.
He also talked about his counsel, and said
he would like to have Chas. l.. Lincoln. -
He said he also would like to see Mr..
Burt, the postmaster of Boston. During
the night he also muttered to himself some
thing about being al honest man yester-
day, and now an occupant of felon's cell.
This closes tho testimony.
Year: 1869

limits of the city. upon which they are


erecting the necessary improvements. For


this donation they have expressed theli
gratitude to the county of New Hanover


through the Commissioners. BY the liber'


ality IF a portion of our citizens. largo


nnra5cr yet remaining to be seen, they are
in possession of means to begin the work
of construction, and we have no doubt the
remainder will assist them to complete It,


This opportunity will be afforded during
the early Fall.


It will be seen by the proceedings OF the
Executive Committee published elsewhere,
that upon the payment OF twenty-five dol
lars a person becomes life member, and
with his immediate family, is entitled to
the privileges of the Association, including
the Fair, during his life. We hope that
many of our citizens will avail themselves
of this opportunity to aid the Association
and secure the privileges which accrue.
The money received now will be OF much
more service than any future receipts. 1t
can be expended more advantageously
and will 90 far towards the permanent i'm
provement of the grounds.


We also direct attention to the cores
pondence in regard to the " Workmen's s
International Exhibition" transmitted
through Her Britanic Majesty's Vice Con-
sui, Mr.. A. SpRUNT. It will be seen that
the Committee warmly approve OF the OBJ
iects of the Exhibition, and have referred
the correspondence for action to the meet
ing of the Legislature in November. A
local organization may do much towards
forwarding the interests OF our home me-
chanics, and securing representation of
our industry and skill in the proposed Ex-
hibition. Let us by all means foster home
industry and skill, and encourage our me-
chanics to compete with their brothers of
other States and countries. we are sure
that We will not suffer by the contest.


II the Cape Fear Agricultural Associa-
ton can receive the aid necessary to COM
plete its preparations, now being rapidly
pushed forward, md if the farmers, me-
chanics, merchants and others sustain it
by their presence, and by the eXhlblslon OF
the results of their industry and skill, it
will achieve such snccess as will render
it one of the mo beneficial institutions
of the country.


The list of premiums, which is extensive
and liberal, will be published liz few days
and extensively circulated through the
counties embraced within the limits of the
Association. We hope it will attract gen
eral attention and be distributed among
the people of the several counties by those
who come in possession of them. A united
effort upon the part Of our people will es-
tablish the success of this enterprise, and
it is every way worthy of their most earn
est support. It's good influence will ex-
tend to every department Of business and
to all classes of people.
Year: 1869

The most important religious news we
have received from England for @ long
time is the announcement that the Irish
bishops 1--WE presume, of course) of the Pro.
testan. Episcopal Church, although it is
not so expressed, have resolved that gen
eral synod shall assemble at an early day,
in which the laity as we'll as the clergy
shall be represented, and also to convene
the provincial synods to consider local
changes necessary to be made in the
church. This will be the first meeting of
a synod of the English church in the Brit
ish isles in which lay representation has
ever obtained recognition. So long as the
church was an establishment connected
with the government, Parliament and the
Queen retained in their own hands the en-
tire power to regulate its affairs. The
bishops were members of the House OF
Peers for that reason but with the discs
tablishment of the church in Ireland and
The cessation of the right of Irish bishops
to seats in the House, the church in Ire
land resumes it's right to self government,
and therefore its synods will be important
bodies. The form of government for the
church in Ireland has yet to be provided,
and this is the principal object for which
these meetings are to be held.


Philadelphia american.
Year: 1869

The San Francisco Spectator says OF Mr..
Marriott, the inventor of the new balloon


He has enlisted the money and sym
pathy of some of the shrewdest men OF
this community, and they are now prepar-
ing an Avitor Of large size, by means of
which party OF six gentlemen will make
a trial trip to New York and back. This
machine will be ready for trial in sixty OF
ninety days"
Year: 1869

shall alter such election returns, shall upon con-
yiction be punished by imprisonment in the
State Prison for term not less than one nor
more than FIVE years. Every person who shall
aid or abet in the commission of any of the Of
fences mentioned in this section, or who being
present at or cognizant of the commission of
either of said offences, and shall not give nfor-
nation thereof as soon as practicable to the
District Attorney or Grand Jury Of the proper
comfy. or to some Justice of the Peace of such
county, shall, for every such offence, be punish
ed. upon conviction thereof, by Imprisonment in
the county Jail for the period of six months, or
in the State prison for term of not more than
two years Amendment of April %, 1863, p.
39S
Year: 1869

The Washington women keep at it, In two
or three Wards they had already been told
that the Registers could not put names of
women on the lists Of voters, because of an
official oath to obey the law; but, following
man, professor" Wilcox to wit, they tried it,
on yesterday, once more. We know of no rea-
son, save the grammatical one of gender, which
forbids the description of this performance as
a puerlity. Agitation in favor of such an
amendment of the law as would sanction
Woman Suffrage is at least rational perform
ance But, if women wish to convince the
world of the advantages that would flow from
admitting them to a formal share in its gov
ernment, they should not begin by asking men
who have taken oaths to break them-begging
officers Of the law to defy the law.
Year: 1869

The country waits, with interest, but without
apprehension or disquiet, the action OF the
President under the latest of the acts OF Con-
gress contemplating Reconstruction. The day
of election may be sooner or later, as shall
seem most convenient and desirable; but tile
expectation is universal that the President will
so submit the peRding Constitution that the
legal voters may ratify more or LEES of it as a
majority of them shall see fit. And there
is little room for doubt that, while
the Constitution as framework OF State
Government will be adopted and a Legislature
chosen under it that will ratify the XVIII
Amendment, the Article which prescribes
a pretty sweeping disfranchisement for con-
spicuous Rebels will he rejected by the votes
of thousands who will at the same time vote
TO ratify the body of the instrument. We do
confidently hope to see Virginia represented
next Winter in both Houses of Congress, the
disabilities imposed on portion of her people
for rebellion in good part removed, and the
residue on the eve of removal.


Nothing is easier than to assert that to re-
move disabilities is to confess that they were
unjustly or unwisely imposed yet nothing is
moro absurd. The controlling consideration
in the premises concerns the temper of the
people. So long as very large and influential
portion of that people were in spirit and feel
ing still Rebels, and disposed 10 use whatever
power they might have to thwart, impede, and
counteract every effort of the Government to
effect loyal restoration it was necessary TO
deal with them according to the facts. re-
constructed Virginia intent on remandng the
Blacks as nearly into Slavery as was still pos
sible, and sending Members to Congress to in
sst that the restoration Of the Union was
triumph Of brute force over constitutional
right, would have been n fountain of discOrd,
a source of National weakness. TO trample on
the rights Of the unoffending Blacks was to
evnce a readiness to trample likewise on the flag
and defy the authority of the Union, provided
this could have been done with impunity. Bnt
what was once Rebel and now calls itself Con-
servatve Virginia now approaches Gen. Grant
not with servility or insincere professions Of
penitence, but TO echo his own watchwords,
"Let us have peacel" We rejoice to learn
that they are met with frank cordiality. Let
the spirit thus evinced be cherished and per-
petuated-until It shall no more be rec0llected
that Virginia was the focus the sword-arm of
the late Rebellion, and freshly remembered
that she was the mother of Washington, of
Patrick Henry and Jefferson, the loved home
Of Madison and John Marshall, the scene of
Cornwallis's and more recent surrender, and
the birthplace of Henry Clay.
Year: 1869

Can the members of the Senate Committee
on Municipal Affairs make any satisfactory
explanation for their neglect to report the Gas
bill? We have heard the stories of large cor
ruption funds, raised by the prosperous Gas
Companies, to secure themselves from any
legislation that can protect their customers.
Do the Committeeman wish the public to
regard that as the explanation for the delay !
We are 10th to accept SO discreditable theory;
but we beg these gentlemen to remember that
the aggrieved and swindled people of this city
will receive no ordinary excuse for hesitation
that imperils a promising measure of relief.
Let us have an honest endeavOr to crowd the
Gas bill through
Year: 1869

If the Cab bill, which has at last worked its
way through both houses Of our Legislature,
should prove to be an actual means OF pro-
curing n cheap cab service, we shall have re-
newed faith in the sanguine theory that, after
all, New-York City is not (when the time for
the rest of the world comes) to be excluded
from the benefits of the millennium. If laws
were of any account, our present actual hack
charges would be reduced about two-thirds.
Remembering this, we are not oyer-hopetui
concerning the new law. And yet fortune Is
manifestly in store for any set of men who
honestly go to work to provide at convenient
points throughout the city cabs that shall carry
single passengers for fifty cents They are
able TO do as much with two-horse carriages IN
Boston-surely it would be hard to avoid making
money with one-horse two-wheeled cabs at the
same price here.
Year: 1869

We do not see how anybody can disbeheye
in Special Providence Here, for example,
just as Mr. johnson has retired to private life,
there has been discovered near Nashville one
of the most curious and commodious caverns
in the country. at is deep and extensive"
says the telegram. It is evident to us that
this great cave has been hidden from the eyes
of mankind. and expressly reserved for the
use benefit, and behoof of Mr.. johnson, that
he may retire to it, "the world forgetting, by
"the world forgot" for the purpose of reflec-
tion, repentance, Standardization both OF the
flesh and the spirit, and all other occupations
in which it is proper for frst-cass hermit to
engage. We confidently expect soon to hear
that he has moved in. and established himself
as an anchorite, with a couch of straw and a
diet of roots and water