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Year: 1879

One Mr.. McGee, down in Old Ken.
tuck, lately came near being hanged
by a vigilance committee for a murder
which he did not commit, the actual
murderer being member OF that extra
judicial body. He has given an elabor.
ate account Of the sensations which at
tend that method of dying. Being
jerked up by the rope, there was no pain
while he was ascending. lie then
could feel his eyes suddenly turn into
balls of fire, and to protrude from their
sockets his muscles refused to respond
to his will his joints felt as if pierced
by red hot needles his knees twitched
and jerked convulsively. Then came
delicious sensation of cool numbness
which began at the extremitirs aud
gradually stole over him. He lost all
desire to save himself-in fact, prefer
red to die then and there.


Almost every act of his life recurred
to his memory. He heard distant
roar, as of far-away cataract; it be-
came louder; and finally almost desfsn-
ing; then it changed into the most de-
licious music; everything was as light
as midday; then followed unconscious
ness-not absolute Inconsistencies
either; he was himself and not himself;
he seemed to be- sailing through space
as a bird seems to float without moving
a wing. THE silence was TERRIBLE
Great bodily pain then ensued and
when he came to himself he found the
rope broken and his executioners dis
pu lug as to whether he should be
strung up again or carried to Jail. The
merciful plan prevailed; he was locked
up for three days; then he was re-
leased, the real murderer taking his
place.
Year: 1879

Now THAT Congress is to commence
its regular session on Monday, and
Senator Bayard has gone on to perform
his part, we may expect to hear some
tlny about the hereditary greatness of
the Bayard family and the purity of
the State government of Delaware, bnt
it is doubtful II Mr.. Bayard will ever
say a word about forty thousand citi-
zens of his own county, settled around
the base Of the hill on which the Bay
ard mansion stands, being disfranohis-
nd.
Year: 1879

GENERAL GARFIELD's speech is wo frying
the Democrats great deal. They are shout
ing that 1t is sophistcal rhetoric, and grow
ing purple in the face with bowling ''De
Golyer," but they don't answer the speech.
The reminder that under the fugitive slave
law it was contended by Democr ats that
United States Marshals could not only sum-
mon all citizens for a posse to assist in the
capture OF runaway slave, but could also
call for assistance on the army and navy, is
most unpleasant to them. They dislike.
too, to be reminded that the law they are
now seeking to repeal had on its passage the
help Of their votes.
Year: 1879

SOME Illinois people think once in six
years is often enough to hold session of the
Legislature, and proposed constitutional
amendment emboyding that view is now be-
fore the Legislature. Why not do away
with the sessions altogether, and hand over
the law-making to the Governor? Autocracy
succeeds in Russia.
Year: 1879

ONE wonders why the advocates of hang
ing do not abuse the King of Italy for COM
muting the death-sentence of the assassin
Passananti, to imprisonment for life. Do
they not know he is encouraging crime !?
Some of them seem to have forgotten them
selves and approve the action of the King.
But they will return to their hobby soon, and
if there be murder committed in Italy with
in the next five years will swear that it is
owing to the unwise clemercy of the Italian
rulers
Year: 1879

THERE is considerable alarm among North
ern Democrats at the lawlessness in the
South. So long as negroes only were shot no
complaint was made. But Southern Demo
Gratis are now fighting among themselves
and numbering each other-actually killing
Democratic voters. The situation is terrify.
ing. 1t was never meant that the shotgun
policy should be used for the reduction of
Democratic majorities. A caucus will, be it
understood, soon be called to remedy this de-
plorable state of affairs.
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and communi
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1879

THE more moderate Democrats are get
ting sick, and heartily wish themselves out of
the fight over the appropriation bills. They
recognize the falseness of their position and
would abandon 1t if they knew how.
Year: 1879

We hereby notify our
friends and the public
generally that from this
time forth we will cease to
sell for credit on any
terms whatever. We are
aware that in order to do
this we will have to sell
cheaper than our neigh
bors, and we are prepared
to do so. AS we are
build ng we are very much
pressed for cash, and
therefore it will be better
for us to sell for cost than
to sell on ever so sh TT a
time, no matter how good
the buyer. The facts in
the case are just these: it
is a necessity with us to
have our goods or to have
the wherewith to buy
Of course we do
not expect to do so much
business, but we are de-
termined to do what we
can.


Our Lumber Yard is
now full and nearly com
plete.
Year: 1879

The result of the election in New York shows conclusively that that State IS essentially and reliably democratic, and that it may be coun- ted sure for the democratic nominee in 1880.
Year: 1879

The south does not seek to con trol either the north or federal gov. ernment, but the south does greatly desire to see both north and the south restored to the control of the constltution-the constitution of Madison, of Webster and of the su- preme court. The south will seek to exercise no power except that to which she entitled under the consti- tuition. and that power she desires to exerclse solely for the peace and prosperity of tho whole coun try. Allow me to add that this bugaboo of of southern domination is not credit able either to the manhood or intel ligence oft republican party. The sonth IS and mast remain the weaker section. She has no interest Tn sec tionalism but every interest In true constitutional nation alism. The south can have strength in She future only in advocating the soundest Of sound priciples, and the national prosperity, and in sending her ablest men to congres to main tain such principles. But you say the south votes solid with the demo. cratic party. Why? Solely be- cause the republican party will not allow any southern man to support the republican party and preserve his self respect. The whole policy of the republican party since the war has been based upon the assumption that the southern people are the criminals and must confess them selves to be criminals. Hill of Georgia.
Year: 1879

There has never, within the time wherein the memory of man runneth not to the contrary, been a more favorable season for gathering the cotton crop, than this fall has been. We are safe in saying that two thirds of the crop of Pope County is now picked, and perhaps fully one half of 1t has been marketed and sold. There will be but little II any cotton left in the field in four weeks more. By christmas we think tho last boil will have been picked, that is, if the weather continues favorable.
Year: 1879

We did not hold our paper back last week beyond our regular hour for going to press to get the election news knowing that we would be able to give more reliable and fuller re- turns today.

 A careful review of the result in the several states discloses about the following status in the respective states:
Year: 1879

COUNCIL NoTEs.-It may have been infer
red from the report of the Council proceed
ings in Tuesdays paper in reference to the
awning at Wolford's, on Broad street, that
the Council granted PERMISSION for the
erection OF the awning. No such resolu-
ton was before the body. The facts were
these: The Committee on Stracts reported
adversely upon the application OF Mr.. VOL
ford for the awning. and. on motion OF Mr..
Taylor, that resolution was rejected; from
which it would appear that the Council
were OF opinion that it was matter in
which the committee bad no concern.


In the case OF Mr.. Trimmer, assistant su-
perintendent OF the chain-gan whose pay
was increased by the Common Council ten
per cent. on Monday last, the action was
due to the fact that the pay OF the Office was
reduced last July twenty per cent, while
the pay of other officials Was only reduced
ten Der cent.
Year: 1879

The ACCIDENT TO SERGEANT PERRIN
From information received from Old Point
it appears that Sergeant Perrin, in attempt
ing to Jump on board one of the smaller
steamers plying between Old Point sand
Norfolk, was caught between the boat
and the pier at the Old-Point wharf. The
fall broke Off the entire crest Of his left hip
bone. He was taken to the hospital within
the fort, where be was attended by the sur
geon Of the post, kindly assisted by Drs.
Wise, OF Williamsburg, and Ross and
White, of this city. Sergeant Perrin was
reported last evening as doing vel, and
will probably recover in six or eight weeks.
Year: 1879

A FEW DAYS ago little son Of Justice


Weber, Of Ohio, with his father was
going down to Toledo on an excursion.


The lad interviewed the pilot and told


his father that he guessed he would be


a steamboat man. The Judge approved
the lads choice but told him he would
have to study navigation, astronomy,
and other sciences to be good one.
The lad studied over the matter, and
coming around to his father in half an
hour, said: "Papa, l guess won't bea
steamboat man, I'd rather be a Justice
of the Peace; you don't have to know
for that Did ever Judge
Weber and his son live in Wilmington,
or were they here during the recent
hearings Of illegal voters
Year: 1879

IF Mr.. Joseph L. Carpenter is very
anxious to see those receipts with his
name signed to them, he can be graft
fed now. Quite large number have
been discovered and can be had ready
for inspection any time he wants to see
them. As Mr.. Carpenter was 50 indig-
nant when we first charged that blank
receipts with his name attached were
issued that he offered $50 reward for
one that ho signed, it is hoped that he
will be equally as indignant against
the persons who issued such receipts.
II Mr.. Carpenter is really in earnest in
this matter he will leave no stone un-
turned until the guilty counterfeiter Of
his mare is brought TO justice, whether
those persons are tall or short city off,
oials " some other persons.
Year: 1879

gretted that other engagements
prevented them from spending sew
eral days in this city. Mr.. Tyner
said that he had been informed
that Los Angeles was an
adobe town and that one hour
would be ample time in which
to see everything worth seeing in
this vicinity. He was glad to be
able to say that he had found the
section one of the most delightful
he had ever seen, and again re-
GREETED that his business forced
him to leave before having been
able to take in all its beauties.
Year: 1879

A young Jewish lady of a rich
and respected family was recently
on the point of being married near
Cologne, in Germany, when peas
ant woman entered and forbade the
ceremony. She said that twenty
years before she had been the nurse
of the child now supposed to be the
bride, but had accidently rolled
over upon it and smothered il while
sleeping. Fearing punishment, she
substituted her own infant, and al
lowed it subsequently to be taken
from her. "Of course 1 am much
obliged for the education and rear
ing the child has received" said
the woman, "but you can under
stand that as good Christian l
could never allow my daughter to
be married to q Jew"
Year: 1879

Sowed deep with woes men bring to thee,
Wet With the blood of wounded breast,
How fertile all thy soil must be,


. mighty desert Of the West
Across the ever-stretching plain,


The seat Of cities passed away,
With no companion but his pain,


man rode all the live-long day.
He rode away from love and light,
He rode away from Joy and glee
He rode away from all things bright
But could not ride from Memory.
II sat beside him on his steed,


And held before his eyes one face,
Whose beauty made his mad heart bleed
And stabbed him newly with its grace.
And back behind him, in the East.
50 bright She made the sun seem dim.
Queen Of the revel and the feast
She reigned without thought Of him.
How fertile all thy soul must be,
% mighty desert Of the Westl
ryWed deep with woes men bring to thee,
Wet with the blood Of wounded breast
For every day, across thy plain,
Seeking the treasure men call rest,
Sick with the hard worlds curse of pain,
some lonely man rides towards the West.
And back behind him. in the East,
Where light hearts have not time 10 ache
Some fair face shines at ball and feast
And recls- not Of the hearts that break.


Ella Wheeler
Year: 1879

Woodville Republican,


If the Democrats in this county who be-
lieve in their party and it's organization, viii
take such an interest as they should, and a.
we believe they win in the election Of AIessrz.
dcGehee and Noland there Is no manner
Of doubt but that they win be elected
Year: 1879

Mr.. PRESIDENT AND FELLow-CITIzENs


The persistent efforts Of the Radical
leaders to destroy the plainest rights Of the
States and Of the people, and thereby
70 overthrow local seIfgovernment in the
United States, will justify me in asking
your attention tonight to some observations
that have been repeated thousand times,
and have therefore no charm of novelty to
recommend them, but which cannot be
repeated too frequently if we would preserve
our system of government and the liberties
Of the people.
Year: 1879

A bit of adYice to young men
who are trying to get on iR the
world. Never complain thatyour
employers are selfsh-not that
they are otherwise, but it will
not help matters to growl about
it. They are selfish, Their en-
ployers, when they were young,
were no doubt selfish, and from
Them they learned the lesson.
You, too, learn it, and when you
become employers you'll be
selfish, too. 1t is from selfish
motives that men engage in
trade, and selfishness rules their
actions. Of course it would be
better, and wiser, and all that,
if they were not selfish; but they
are, Now, what are you going
to do about it? Why, make it
for their selfish interest to do
better for you, and they will.
Respect yourself, and you will
make them respect you. Re
member that you are at q disad-
vantage-that there are a hun
dred ready to climb into your
place if you do not fill it, and
those who employ you are fully
aware of the fact, and ready to
make the most they can out Of it.
Remember that if you are get
ting $500 this year and want
5000 next year, you've got to
earn 5000 this year, You've got
TO pay for promotion, often an
exhorbitant price, and as you
have no other means to pay
with, you've got to pay in work.
Of course it is unjust; Of course
it seems hard that your employ
er should keep and spend
money that you have justly
earned, but our word for it, it
won't pay to fret or growl about
it. Never be satisfied with hav-
ing learned your money" Earn
more than your money, and then
in a manly, sUraiglltforward, e"e
mess like way, ask for more pay.
Ten chances to one you will get
it, If you don't, look about, and
as soon as you have found a
better place, discharge your en-
ployer. The hard work you
have done, the record of it, and
the reputation you will have ave
established for hard work, will
make the task of finding new
employment comparatively ca
sy, Your capacity for work is
your only capital. Invest heaVi-
ly, and you are sure to win
Year: 1879

"The mills of the gods grind
slow, but they grind exceedingly
fine" Have patience. What
ever may have been done to
you by an enemy, if it be really
an evil thing deteStable
thing, a thing that is bad in
itself, so that it stains the soul
of the doer-you need not break
a commandment to have revenge.
Lift no finger, do no overt thing,
say not word; above all, pray
no prayer that punishment may
fall upon the one that has de-
spitefully used you, but be sure
it will fall. The time will come
when, if you have any pity in
your soul, you will gladly do
aught in your power to help the
one who has to-day stabbed
you to your hearts core; for in
the accomplishment of a cruel
deed, in the doing Of a shame
full act, in the very utterance Of
words that injure, forces are set
to work the power of which can
not be comprehended,


The man who follows another
into the shadow of some sweet
green place, and for revenge or
love of lucre "stabs him at his
prayers" perhaps-for men do
not always pray upon their
knees-kills him, and $50 he
goes to heaven" But what has
the monster done to himself:
He has made himself a MUIR
derer. Far better death than
life with such a consciousness
upon it-with that horrible dead
face glaring at it from the shad-
ows, and those bloody hands
that all the waters of the ocean
cannot wash clean. So, in the
hurting of a neighbor, a man
Year: 1879

THE KAOLATYPE ENGRAVING COMPANY, i2l


William New York. furnish relief plates deep clear
and sharp which work she ordinary press TO the
satisfaction Of every printer has them ahordng


perfect substitute for wood AZ an immense reduction
in pencil sketch ony s required Send or call for
aeti
Year: 1879

INDIANAPoLIs,S Sept. 19.-The execution
of Louis Gettig took place at noon. He
murdered Mary McGlew just one year ago
to day. because she refused to renew a
marriage engagement with him which she
had previously broken off on account of his
habits of dissipation. He has! had two
trials and was sentenced to death both
times. He has seemingly been Indifferent
to his fate and oGly last night would he
consent to the ministration of the clergy.
At 1850 he mounted the scatfold and
during all the proceedings he maintained
truly wonderful exhibition of nerve. He
spoke few words asking forgiveness of
any he had wronged and announced him
self ready to suffer the penalty Of the law
without complaint. He then turned and
walked about the scaffold, shaking hands
and bidding good bye to acquaintauces
while he nodded and smiled to those be
could not reach. Again turning he took
his place on the trap apparently with less
feeling than those who we're looking at
him. As the bells were striking y the
drop fell and 10 l6 minutes he was dead
q was not yet 90 years old
Year: 1879

are considered to be most beautiful. En-
nuied bachelor butterfly, have you ever
seen Circassian BELIEF Fly at once to
that wondrous cline, and you will learn
that the secret of much of their beauty lies
in the liberal use OF SOZODONT, which
was introduced there years ago to make
their teeth beautiful.
Year: 1879

There is but very small proportion Of
the women of this nation that do not suffer
from some of the diseases for which Kid
Eey-Wort is a specific. " hen the bowels
have become costiEe, headache torwents,
Kidney out of fix. or piles distress, take
a package, and its wonderful tonic and
acknowledgement will cure you and give
new life.
Year: 1879

The bars Of the foot are but the pro-
lougation Of the outer wall Of the hoof.
Their object is to protect the frog and
strengthen the foot ITSELF Their value in
this direction can scarcely be over esti-
mated. To cut them away is like remov-
ing the beams that keep the walls of a
house from falling outward or crushing
inward. If q healthy foot is placed upon
glass stand it will be seen that the
ground surface Of the wall-bars all bear the
relative proportion Of weight. These
might be called the three great pillars on
which the body Of the horse, like some
dome upheld by these columns, stands.
To shorten or remove two Of these three
columns is of course fatal, The dome is
Of such weight as to crush the sole remain
ing support. This is precisely the condi-
ton Of things under the common vicious
system of shoeing. The bars are cut away
so that they cannot touch the earth; the
frog is pared down the same way, the sole
is also gouged out and the result is that
nothing is left but the wall Of the hoof to
support the vast bulk and weight above.
When you remember that the wall is very
thin, scarcely half an inch in thickness
where it touches the ground--you will
share with me the surprise, not that 50
many horses 'pound their feet up and
break down or "give out in their feet as
the saying is, but that any horse survives
at all.


The true way, is let everything grow
to the fullest extent that nature designs 10
to reach, and in shoeing seek only to pro-
tect from too rapid destruction what nature
has put together, least Of all cut away that
which nature has provided so abundantly
and more efficiently than the ar and skill
of man can ever hope to effect The vast
importance OF having the frog come in
contact with the ground in order to keep
the foot in health aud good condition Is
most ably shown in Rational Horse Shoe
ing,' small book, recently published, that
ought to be in the hands Of every owner
and lover Of horse.
Year: 1879

A correspondent Of Nicks Maeazine
gives the following directions for bringing
corn to maturity early in the season, add
ing that he picked corn last year inside Of
sixty days from the time Of planting -
"Let tie conditions Of the soil aud manure
be the best you can command, and aside
from the frequent wedding aud hoeing stir
ring the ground thoroughly, thin the stalks
to three or four, three Is best if you would
have the largest ears and most Of them.
Pluck out numerically every sucker and
non bearing stalk--that process alone will
hasten your cora week or ten days, as /
have come to believe from experiment.
have added this year a top-dressing at hin,
when the corn was well up---a compost III
one part plastcr, two parts ashes, and two
parts fno manure, which, / think has been
great advantage.


Those who wish early corn should not
only have for seed what Is called an .searly
kind" but they should obtain Il from as
far North as possible. Seed corn raised il
Canada and taken South will come to per-
fection one, two or three weeks earlier than
that ripened on The spot. The reason Is
that the seed raised 10 tho North bas
adapted itself to short seasop This Is
true. in mauner, Of all seeds
Year: 1879

The Boston Transcript is responsible
for the following "A woman win 90 on
shopping tour 10 quest Of a score Of dis.
similar articles. The ribbon must be ten
and half fingers long and half finger
wide; the Grape must be like Mrs. Sprig.
gins, only that she wants hers brown
where Mrs. SIS is green; the first knot In
the string she carries in her pocket is the
width Of the window curtain; the second
knot the length Of Susie's skirt; third knot
Of The picture cord, aud the whole string the
distance round the centre table. Besides
these she has buttons to buy, cotton to select,
silk to match, &c, and she win come home
at night without having made a single
blunder, with full satchel and an empty
pocketbook, and express packages will be
arriving for = week 10 come. But the
strongest part Of this strange eyentfnl story
Is, that she can tell you otf-hand the cos.
tune Of every lady she saw during her
tour, either on tho street or IN any Of the
numerous shops visited. Can a man dc
this2
Year: 1879

THE OPINION OF the Attorney General that
"a post trader in the Indian country has no right
to maintain traffic in goods With the indians,
unless he be properly licensed Tor sdch trade"
has been published by the War department for
Information OF all concerned.
Year: 1879

About 2 o'clock this morning a man CIV
ing the name of Rehm called at DR.. Greer's
office, corner of New street and Broadway,
to have an ugly wound in his back sewed
up. He was bleeding terribly and almost
dying from the loss Of blood. He stated to
the doctor that he was going up the Read
ing Road in company with couple of
Young ladies when short, heavy-set man
slipped up behind him and plunged knife
in his back; that the would-be assassin
then fed. Who he was or why the fellow
attempted to take his life Rehm does not
know. The victim was so weak from loss
of blood that he was not able to leave the
doctors Office until about 5 o'clock.