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Year: 1874

FoRr WHIPPLE.--The new engine house is almost complete; pipe all laid and water works will soon be in full play.

 Carpenters are putting roof on the building which is to be church, school-honse and read ing room, which building is very large one. George ". Barnard, ex-postmaster of this town, who was robbed by deputy, and who i~ unable to make good the loss to govern ment, is worried 10 think that said govern ment, which failed to provide him with any safe place in which to keep funds, or to recon. pense him for his time and labor, will hound and torment his sureties, and has written to Delegate Mccormick to see what can be done in his case. From our inmost soul do we be- lese Barnard to be an honest man, and inno- cent of all crime in this or any other matter, in which case government can well afford to forgive and forget this petty matter.

 A telegram to the MINER this morning an- nounces the appointment of Geo. w. Bowers as posttrader at Fort Whipple.
Year: 1874

BY Section 6, Article 10 Of our State
Constitution, we are told that the credit
of the State shall not be loaned, except
by vote Of the people. viii some one
rise and explain how the thousands upon
thousands of Railroad and Levee Bonds,
become legal? Was there ever a vote OF
the people taken on their issuance


1t is no answer to this to say they
were issued to pay an indebtedness OF the
State existing at the time, because the
cnactmcnts Of the Legislature authorized
their issue, certainly loaned or pledged
the credit of the State for their payment
and no one would have undertaken 10 re
ceive them il their pledge or loan of
credit had not been made by the State.
They are not legitimately part of the
public debt for they arc not paid out for
general good Tie Levoes are of local
advantage, if any, and the Railroads are
private corporations. Can the Supreme
Court answer.
Year: 1874

The little flock Of Episcopalians in our
town have been struggling for some
weeks past to infuse new life into their
Church here. On Friday evening next,
they propose to give handsome supper
for the benefit ofth Church All should
patronize this entertainment as its object
is a good one, and may, and We hope
will, lead to the re opening of that
Church in our midst
Year: 1874

ROBBERY What is tho difference in
the criminality Of the outlaws who
robbed the stage near Hot Springs and
the train at Gadshill, and the crmnaity
Of the indexcrs of the journals and stat
utes, who take from the State treasury
by fraud SAC, 900 tor eolng, or pretend
ing to do, work that any lawyer would do
for $500, and consider himself amply
paid ? Would it not be well for the
grand jury and the criminal court to set
tie the little difference between the two
classes of robbers ?-L. H. Gazette
Year: 1874

The citizens of Shreveport are about 10
discharge debt of gratitude by an act
that reflects credit alike upon themselves
and upon the object to whose memory the
debt is due. A subscription is being raised


for the purpose of placing handsome iron
railing around the grave OF the lamented
Lieutenant E. A. Woodruff United States
army, whose remains are now resting in the
cemetery of this city.


1t is known to most of our readers that
this gentleman. under whose direction the
great raft in Red river had been success
fully removed by means OF government
appropriation, voluntarily came down from
the scene of his labors during the height OF
the terrible epidemic of last fail. and al.
though entirely unscclimated, with self
devotion beyond all praise, gave his whole
time and largely of his means for the ben
eft OF the sick, the dying and the dead.
After laboring night and day in -he cause
of humanity, he al length Eel a vic.iIn to
the scourge. A brave Christian gentleman
he died az he had lived, yielding up his
valuable life to the God who gave i with.
ont murmur at the divine dec1ee.-Shrete
,l0rt Times
Year: 1874

Henry Weisman, a saloon keeper, was be-
fore the police court on Saturday, charged
with assault and battery on a woman nam.
ed Henrietta Smith. Tue prosecuting wit
mass said she went 70 WeismaI's saloon TO
ask him to sell no more Intoxicating liquor
to her husband. and Weisman caught her
and threw her across the pavement into the
gutter. She said her husband spent all his
time and money in the saloon. He had
sold it TO Weisman at her request Judge
Marchant looked minute or two at the
saloon keeper. and then pronounced sem
tence thus: WHY didn't you send the man
home, and make him take his wife with
him! You thought you coud get a few
dimes out of him, and so you kept him
there. You can pay fine Of SO and costs.
Weisman felt that his sentence was merci-
full and promptly paid his ine.-Cincinnah
Gnsette .-
Year: 1874

Our friend the counselor would 20
Upon a short excursion
Down to the Gulf of Mexico,


Fol- personal immersion.
he bathed beneath the solar ray,
Which burned him Ted as blazes,
And bistered him in such way
As all the world amazas.
The doctor he adjured aloud


Tlis victim of natation-
Who wrapped him in linen shroud
And ordered cod cream alton.
Year: 1874




Editors Journal:


In and through the columns of your
paper. the township of Caswe1 wishes
to communicate with other townships
of the county in regard to matter
which she considers has been for the
last eight or nine years material
drawback to the interest of the Demo
cratic party, especially as regards
county nominations. Now sir, if we
have a party, and that party has prin-
ciples, it is by those principles we
must stand or fall. Have we in the
above named years, asserted our rights
and principles in this county as far as
regards county nominations ? We do
not recollect it at this time.


We have stood watching the disrup-
tions of the Republican party, and
thrown our strength by actually voting
or not, with the Republican party, and
| what have we gained by? This
| township has always been of the
| opinion that we should always have
run straight Democratic ticket, beat
| or no beat, in order to keep our land
| marks fresh and well known. But
when you propose to an individual to
run or be candidate, what is the
| reply? 1t is this: That he does not
wish to contend against the odds; OF
| in other words, does not wish to be
slaughtered. We would not give 6
pin-feather for Il man who is always
willing to fight when he knows he car
whip. And one word of inquiry from
| Casvell Township, which is simply
this: Whence, and from what source
did our Executive Committee obtain
this one man power. that is to say
that the Chairman of this Committee
is to say what what man out OF eaci
township shall represent the people o
said township? We care not from
what source it comes, or by wha
power, it is not Democratic, and it i:
taking the power out OF the hands
of the people. Now sir, IL
years gone by, it was thu
custom of the Democratic party tha
each precinct, or what is now styled
township, sshould assemble together
| in mass and select from the mass whl
should represent them, and send then
to Convention either trameled or un
trameled, as the case might be. Cas-
well makes this proposition to her sis
ter townships and wards of the city
that we select some suitable point fol
holding Convention OF the people O.
New Hanover county and therefrOn
select a straight forward Democratic
ticket and put them through to The
best of our strength and ability. Cas-
we'll suggests Rocky Point, LillinStor
or Point Caswell, as a suitable place tt
hold said Convention.
Year: 1874

Politicians who are searching for
motives for the appointment of the
new Postmaster General may perhaps
get valuable hint by considering the
situation of his father-in-law. In be-
liefs, mental traits and personal tastes,
Mr.. Chandler and the President are
cOngenial, and the President is known
to have long looked upon the Michigan
Senator as one of his trustiest friends.
Mr.. Chandler's term is about to expire
and his reelection has not been con-
sidered q matter of absolute certainty.
Doubtless the President could in no
way render him such effective assis-
tance as by placing his son-in-law in
possession of the patronage of the
Posboalce Department. This may not
explain the mysterious problem, but
it is al least suggestion which the
specuiators will think it worth while
to turn over and look at from different
sides.
Year: 1874

Companions are not always OdiOus.
Let us compare the Wilmington and
Weldon Railroad with OR Sea Side
Railroad. When the now tiourishing g
Weldon Railroad was projected it vas
ridiculed by the majority of people
The idea seemed preposterous.- -
What build road one hundred and
sixty miles in length (then the longest
road in the world). Doubt was ex-
pressed, by the knowing ones, that it
could not be built. Soon, however,
the spade was brought into requisi-
ton and the road was built, and
where does it stand to-day? The
real estate of the city of Wilmington
then only amounted to $3.50, 900. Cold
water was thrown upon the enterprise
and only few determined men insist
ed that it should be built. What was
the result? We had men then equal
to the emergency-lnen that talked
little, gave literally, and acted sub
stant.ally. Many are living to-day
who can recall the happy countenances
of McRae, McIlhenny, Cowan, Dudley,
Dickinson, Potter and others when
the road was finished.


Wilmington then began to prosper
and we owe her prosperity, in great
measure, to the enterprise of those
gentlemen.


Now here is a small road of only
eight miles, which will benefit Viii
mington alone, a home institution,
which we can look upon with pride,
leading to a healthy and pleasant re-
sort, and you say it cannot be built
when the necessity for such road is
admitted by all; (shade of the Mighty
think of it business men, you who
seek to please those whom your bust
ness relations are with What better
excursion can be offered your friends
from distant cities than q sea bath, or
q bait of our great delicacy, the pig
fish, going there a short quick
trip over the railroad to the seashore.
Your late excursion was a success.
Many of your visitors had not seen Old
Ocean, what grand sight it must
have heen to them who for the first
time beheld, 'The bridegroom sea toy
ing with It's shore, it's welded bride.
and IN the fUllness of it's married JOYS,
retlres apace to see how fair she looks,
then rushes up to kiss her.


1t was expressed on more than one
occasion by the Charlotteonians how
pleasant it would be to have q rail
road to the Sound then we could
come down. bring our families to this
healthy resort, and every week visit
them. Here are facts and figures as
before stated, when the Wilmington &
Weldon railroad was built, the real
estate was $500, 200, now it is above
still you cannot raise 4 small
sum to build a small rail road. Well, !
it is to be hoped that you who have |
not aided or abetted this enterprise, |
will take a sober second thought about |
it and lend helping hand, it will be-
nefit you. The grading has COM
in good earnest, the right men /
are in the right places, and if you will |
aid them little all will be well, and |
in the completion of the road, you will |
gladden. the heart of the capitalist as
we'll as the poor laborer SENEx.
Year: 1874

Hon. Lewis Barker, in a speech at the
large temperance meeting in Bangor, Satur-
day evening, said that "he could not harmon-
ize the two positions held by the State and
National governments. The one will not au-
thorze the sale of liquor, and the other takes
a price for authority TO do that which the first
forbids." Mr. Barker evidently has wrong
conception of the law. The National gov
ernment does not grant authority to any one
to sell liquor. 1t simply imposes special
tax upon all who do engage in such business
but by the explicit provisions of the law, the
payment of any special tax is not to be held
or construed to exempt any person carrying
on any trade, business, or profession from any
penalty or punishment therefor provided by
the laws of any State. Nor does the law AZ.
thorize the commencement or continuance OF
any such trade, business, or profession, con-
trary to the laws of any State or in places
prohibited by municipal law. So we don't
see where the conflict is between the State
and National government.
Year: 1874

The affairs OF the National bank of Brigh-
ton are undergoing examination, whicn has
been in progress about week and has thus
far resulted in the discovery that funds of the
institution have been misappropriated by one
of the officials to the amount of SIC, 10000 to
100000. The sum drawn from the bank is
understood to have been used in purchase of
real estate in Brighton, Wa.ertown and New
ton and has been made good by the surrender
of the property to the bank.


VIM. A. Green becomes chief engineer Of
the Boston fire department tomorrow, the
term of Chief Engineer Damerell expiring


At the monthly meeting of Methodist min
listers of this city aAd vicinity, in Wesleyan
Hall to-day, strong prohibitory resolutions
we're adopted, including the following:


Resolved, That in the Woman's Crusade
against intemperance, whereby it is stated by
one who processes to have carefully counted
up the results thus far, "37 cities and towns
have been entirely freed from the liquor traffic
l7Gl liquor saloons in Ohio, Indiana and Illi-
nois closed and 500 liquor sellers not only
reformed but hopefully converted to God,'
we cognize Gods work and can but give to it
our fullest sympathy and pledge to it all poss-
BILE cooperation. Woman, patient, long suf-
fering woman, girded with the omnipotence of
prayer, and faith and human sympathy, has
taken the field at last against the demon from
whom she has endured so much, and the Al
mighty hand is giving her the victory; and
shame on the man who can stand by in a spirit
of Indifference or captious criticism and refuse
to give her his countcnance and support in her
glorious work.
Year: 1874

Hartford. G. 1t is impossible to give any
thing definite about the result of the election.
The weather and the travelling have been
good, but the vote will not be heavy. There
have been no public meetings and little ex-
element in the campaign, calculated to call
out large vote. In this city it is probable
that the Democratic majority will be 400 to 500
for Governor, but there is chance of elect
ing Republican majority. The prohibition
vote in the Senate will be much larger than
last year.


Advices to-day show that they are working
hard in several localities. 1t is generally
thought that there will be no election of Gov
ernor by the people. If the Republicans fail
to carry the Legislature, it will be owing to
the running of third party candidates by the
prohibitionists.


Norwich promises $50 Republican major
ity.


Bridgeport, G. The election IN this city is
quietly conducted. Upto two o'clock in the
afternoon, large vote had been polled. The
chances at that hour seemed to favor the
election of the Republican candidate for rep
resentative and mayor.
Year: 1874

An up-country debating society is just now
wrestling over this question; SIS Sabbath
School Superintendent justified in wearing
red neck.tie?" They had to bring in extra
seats to convene the breathless multitude.
Year: 1874

Sunday was a good day with the Methodist
church in this city. The ordinance of bap.
tism was administered to twenty five persons,
seven were received into full fellows ship, who
had previously been baptised, and two by let
Year: 1874

gor the whi- and Tribune


MADISON COUNTY,


August 10th, 1874
MEssRs. EDITORS;


Now that the county elections are
over and the candidates for the Leg
islature Will soon be defining their
positions and taking issues before the
people on legislative matters, I would
ask permission to say few words in
your paper, which is read by all, in
favor of the enactment Of law called
''the fence law" that Is, law requir-
ing all persons to keep their stock
within their own enclosure. The only
objections which can be brought
against such a law, are brought by
those who say it would cause them 10
lose the mast. But 1 would ask what
advantage is there in the small amount
of mast once in two or three years,
comparable to the heavy expense of
keeping up fences? TO say nothing
about the value of the timber, aud,
moreover, If persons were required
by law 10 keep their stock under
their own fence, there would be less
stock raised; that Is, fewer scrub stock
and more of the valuable breeds, and
this one thing would cause a more
marked improvement in the breeds of
stock than all the fairs IN the State,
because people would keep less stock
and would give them more attention.
Aud moreover, we would not then
have the unsightly appearance of so
many fences oyergrown with bushes
and briars. with huge gullies along
one or both sides of them where the
ground is a little rolling. Also, the
land taken up by these old fence lines
would be put in cultivation, which
would amount to a good deal on some
farms. Persons then, who now keep
up their own stock would not be COM
PEELED 10 keep up fences to turn other
peoples stock off their premises, and
all persons would only be required to
build fences for their own use and to
prevent their stock from trcspassine
on other persons land.


Rail timber in this State Is becom-
ing scarce in many places, and Is
more or less valuable III all parts, and
it is only a question OF time when 50
much fencing viii have TO be stop
ped, and also the expense Of keeping
up 30 much fence as Is kept up IN this
State is enormous, not counting the
cost OF the tiIHbcr. viii not at
tempt to estimate it, Let every far
mer count the cost OF fence building
and repairing on his own farm, and
also observe the damage often done
to growing crops, caused by bad
fences and mischicvous stock. The
fence law would prevent all this, and
it would also increase the fertility ol
the soil. where the land is uncleared
and game would be more plentiful
caused by the growing up of tie
timber and thickeniug up of the un
dergrowth. only mention the abov,
( itsms-but much might be said in ia
vor Of such a law. The people vii
! see the neeG of it, and I suppose thos.
who represent rs viii respect tin
wishes Of the people.


FARMER.
Year: 1874

This Is Swisshelm herself who Is
talking: The instant a wife finds
that any other man may possibly sup
plv to her something lacking in him
to whom she has plighted her faith,
her only safe plan Is, down brakes, re-
verse engine, and make a dead halt
before switching OFF on another track.
No woman Is justified in taking any
man into her confidence about any
want of harmony between her and
her husband, unless she has resolved
upon separation, or her confidant is
her father, brother or uncle. If she
be too weak to bear her burden in
silence, or to lay it down, let her seek
the confidence Of one Of her own sex,
or Of some man and AIS wife whom
she can consult tOgethe4.
Year: 1874

As the privilege OF recognition
is granted 10 the lady, so she has
also the right to close the interview
On the street or III party he
should give that slight hlut, which
is accepted by the gentleman, md
the same duty depends upon her IN
certain dances, such as waltzes.
Year: 1874

We must row with the oars we have;
and as we cannot order the wind, we are
obliged to sail with the wind God gives.


Patience and attention will bring US
far. If cat watches long eno1gh at
the mouse nest the mouse shall not
escape.


Perseverance, will obtain good cab
bage and lettuce where otherwise moth
ing but thistles will grow.


The plowmon must go Up and down,
and whatever else may be done there is
no other but this way long to do the
work we'll.


Learn to sleep with one eye open. AS
soon as the chicken goes to roost it ~ a
good time for the fox.


If weary with waking your portion
will soon be meager.
Year: 1874

A bal-dress, the property Of a newly-made


wife, is formed of the finest silken tissues.


The skirt is covered by ingeniously arranged
gathered ruffles of the same, bordered by


fine edging of old Spanish blonde lace THAT,


you know, which looks like delicate web of


silk, and is just off white in color); the head


ing of the lace being wreathes of forget-me-


nots wrought by hand in coloIed flosses


round the trimmings of the dress. The waist


is high, with a deep pointed neck, and deep


waist points before and behind. Laced in


the back, the waist is partly concealed by a


long scarf, Embroidered all over with match


ing wreaths), which is worn over the shoul-


ders, and crossed on the bosom like fichu,


and whose ends tie loosely low on the short


train. The gown is said to be from Worth !;


but / think it a long way from Worth, so


much finer in taste, and so much more deli


cate as TO finish, than any have ever seen


from his hands. 1t is not known who made


this dress, or, indeed, any Of the really ele-


CANT outfit of this especial brideling. she re-


fuses to confide to the sympathetic and ex-


pectant public anything about her clothes, or


the value of her betrothal diamond, or her


ante-matrimonial affairs generally. She is
known to have been comparatively poor be-


fore her marriage to her rich and devoted


lord and, as she always seems busy with one
or another bit of needle-work, when not
reading to or walking with her spouse,
shrewdly suspect that many of her prettiest
costumes may have been not only the design
of her own brain, but the execution Of her
own fingers. The other morning she went to
breakfast in fine plaid white muslin dress,
so absolutely plain that not even Quaker
could have criticised it. The skirt was guilt
less of rufile, or tuck, or puff, a broad hem
the only finish. The polonaise, baving just


the right degree of stiffness to hang in the
softest of folds, was bordered by narrow
edging of fine cambric. A loosely knotted
barbe of blue guipnre, with tiny bunch of
| fresh rose-buds, was at the neck; and not a
| jewel or bit of gold except her wedding-ring
was to be seen. The materials for the suit,
| probably, did not cost $40; yet nine out OF
| every ten casual observers would have picked
| her out as the most elegantly-dressed woman
| in the breakfast room. There is no disput-
| ing the fact that the woman makes the
| clothes, not the clothes the woman.
Year: 1874

Gossip and Gleanings.


The language of the turf may be addressed
with great porpriety TO Frank Moulton-
''Put up or shut up.''


As if there were not enough of the other
one, various newspapers are giving the Dick
ems scandal new airing.


The difficulty with Mr.. Beecher is, we ap
prehend, that he hasn't taken half the world
into his confidence, as Theodore has.


Ii Charlie Ross should advertise in the
newspapers for some of those detectives, Of
fering suitable reward, he might be able to
find them.


Dio Lewis claims that sixty per. cent of the
fashionable wine drinking of Boston has been
stopped by his lectures and other temperance
work. lie should now go for the other forty
like sixty.-LoaoeH Courier.


When a contemporary writes under the
heading "The Absorbing Topic" we don't
read his article. What does this part of the
world care about Spain, anyhow?


Congress, in the view of the jersey City
journal, must take up the Washington mon
ument and finish it, else it will be melan-
choly week to the end CT time. And THAT'S
not fair. Has the Jersey City journal no
faith in the love, the memory or the gratitude
of the American people? no belief in the
pride OF the country? no enthusiasm in be-
half Of the fact that the toling millions will
perish sooner than leave the fabric of a
dream in behalf of George altogether uncom-
pleted? We Go hope that one of these days
we shall all of us have an absorbing faith in
one another.


1t is rumored that the fall season will see
women apparently clad in coats of mail, a
fine network covering corsage and under
skirt, heavy with closely-wrought steel beads |;
and when in addition to this, the fronts of
hats fare ornamented in similar manner,
helmet-wise, the effect can be imagined. The
coming new boot will have the Marseilles bot
tom or extension edge to the cole, with two
rows of stitching, kid topped and morocco
foxed. An entirely new fashion in shape
in shape and design of boots will come out
this fall, called 'sLa Belle Kellogg also a
very handsome new style of skating shoe.