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Year: 1877

THE WRONGS OF A SOUTHERN GIRL-sHE
SEEKS HER BETRAYER IN THIS CITY.
On Saturday young girl apparently
about eighteen years of age arrived on the
Petersburg train from the South. She
was exceedingly pretty, well-dressed and
evidently accomplished. As soon as the
train arrived she got off the cars and
made inquiries for the chief of police of
flee. She was directed to that officers
headquarters, but, as subsequent events
proved, she did not go to that officer. The
girl represented herself to be from an in


land town of Mississippi. She stated
that she was an only daughter of veal
thy planter in that State. No pains were
spared to give her finished education,
and she was placed in seminary in New
Orleans, where she remained about two
years or more. During her residence in
that city she became acquainted with one
of the fashionable young men about town
and kept up secret correspondence with
him. The acquaint ance in brief while
ripened into love, at least on her part, and
he professed that he entertained similar
emotions towards her. They frequently
had stolen interviews at friends house
in the city, where she would go ostensi-
bly, upon visit to a young lady member
of the household. This intimacy was con
tinued through several months, entirely
without the knowledge of her father cher
mother had died several years before) A
few weeks ago she found herself in such
a position that she could no longer keep
the secret of her shame which was wear
ing he young life away, and she sought
the man who had thus blighted her hopes
and peace, but when she sought him in
his usual place of business, she discover
ed that he had fled from the city-that he
had forgotten the pledges that he had
sworn to her that he would carry out, and
ANONYMOUSLY deserted her withoutwar
ing her of his intentions. Uponinquiry,
she heard that he had gone northward. On
the way she received information that he
had probably stopped overin Richmond.
hence her visit here. They had made a
diligent search for him but up to a late
hour last evening without success.


An old gentleman and well-known
business man in our midst, hearing of
this girls sad position, called upon her
and invited her to remain in his house
hold until she could either find her recre-
ant lover, or communicate with herfather
The generous offer was accepted, and she
will remain here day or two at least.
Both of the parties connected with this at
fair are we'll connected in their respective
homes. Richmond Wing.
Year: 1877

The efficacy of blood drinking fo'
consumptive. nervous and dyspeptic
invalids is being freshly heralded to
the public by St. Louis paper. "A
visit to the suburb of Butchertown re
yealed to the reporter, that during the
year considerable number of persons.
mainly consumptive, frequent the
shambles to partake of this remedy,
and several prominent physicians OF
the city certify their belief in its bene


fetal effects. At one time five or six
patients were taking this strange med
icine at one of the larger slaughter
houses, and it is said that after the
nausea aud aversion were overcome,
their desire for the nOurishment was
intense. But the initiation is very
hard, the scent to a nervous person
being a shocking one, which has to be
repeated quito often ere it becomes
familiar. The oxen are dragged in by
a windlass, knocked in the head and
then stuck AS the current of life
floods from the cash, the cups or YES
sells are held to receive it, and it is
drank instantly, with all the warmth
of healthy, vital action upon it. In
this way alone it renders good, and as
may be readily imagined it requires
the operation. The taste for blood
when once acquired, however, does
entirely away with the nausea which
attends its first use. 1t Is sweet in
taste, resembling fresh milk, and the
patient desires it quite as much as a
strong, healthy person would u good
meal when hungry. 1t is far from be-
ing unpalatsble, and moderate fond-
ness for. it is acquired in compara-
lively short time One physician
finds that it is not necessary 10 sub
ject his patients to the repulsive sur
rountlings Of the slaughier-house, bu;
places the freshly drawn blood in
steam warmed bottle and then in Il
can filled with hot water, conveying
1T as quickly as possible to the driGker
He has effected a number OF cures by
this means, and is of the opinion that
when consumption is treated in this
manner, it's progress can be arrested
unless the disease has made most seri
Gus iuroads upon the lungs. 1t has
also been found most etlicacious IN
cases OF wasting of nervous fore,
atrophy and marasmas. Another
class OF patients gain strength from
inhalation and absorption OF the pecu
liar particles which abound in the at
mosphere OF the slaughter house. Thi.
peculiar and impalpable process is un-
doubtedly the means by which butch
ers acquire such exceptional health
and wonderful strength. These patti
ents merely sit in the apartments for
an hour or two at time i'll the morn
ing and afternoon.
Year: 1877

Silent he sits in his easy chair,


At the close of the Winters day;
His gaze is fixed on the hickering fire.
And his thoughts are far away.
lie thinks of the days when he was young
And life was full OF joy
When he daily trudged to the village school
happy, careless boy
He thinks of the home of his oyhood's years
The old farm house on the hill
OF father and mother, and sister dear
And with tears his dim eyes fill;
For they are asleep in the churchyard now.
And he is left alone,
To struggle through life the best he may.
with none to call his own.
He sees in his vision maiden fair,
With eyes OF heavenly blue,
With golden hair, amt winning grace.
And Il heart both warm and true.
Fond mem'ry recalls the shadowy past,
And he seems to live again
In the tender glance of her deep blue eyes,
The happIest man Of men.
But alas for the shOrtness of earthly bliss !!
Death claimed her for his bride,
And, when she passed to the Better Land.
His heart within him died,
Bereft of all that his soul held DEAR
OF kindred and of love,
He only waits Gods messenger
To summon him above.
His neighbors call him stern and cold,
And laugh at his lonely life;
And the merry girls with wonder ask
why he never takes a wife.
Ali, little they know of his early love.
And of her. his promised bride;
And little they know, when her life went


out.


How his heart within him died,
The world may treat HIM with laugh and


sccrn,


He heeds not the cruel jest:
He knows that the shafts Of ridicule
Are aimed at tina purest and best,
Alone he piOds ON his weary way.
For he never can lot again;
There are no blue eyes whose tender glance
Can make him the proudest of men.
Silent he sits in his easy chair.
At the close OF the w Winter's day:
His gaze is fixed on the fickering fire,
And his thoughts are far oway.
Year: 1877

Formerly the problem of domestic
drainage consisted in little more than
keeping the cellar dry and disposing Of
refuse matter where it would be inotfen-
slVc and would not contaminate the wa
ter supply, and even these simple de-
Mands We're often entirely neglected 4; but
the introduction of "modern conven


lenceS' has placed in every house all the
elements OF complicated sewerage sys-
TEN, necessltating an abundant water
supply, workmanship and thorough ven
tllation. II is in the last respect that
the system Is most universally detective
POISONOUS sewer gas is necessarily formed
III every sewer and soil pipe, and in some
way VIII manage to escape. If a proper
\entllating pipe be provided, extending
from the soil pipe to above the roof OF
the house, the poisonous gas will escape
through this pipe. and, mixing with the
lrte oxygen OF out-loor air. VIII become
harmless If ventilation be not provided,
no system OF water traps can be trusted
they VIII either he drained as syphons or
forced by air pressure: in either ease
poisoning the air of the house by direct
communication with vaults or drains
The want ol ventilation is usually the
most glaring defect, but other details
might he mentioned among them the
common pan water closet, which a high
authority (Lathoml has described as a
'cumbrUls appliance which cannot be
Introduced into d house without creating
L nuisance, and for which very superior
substitutes can now be had at a Slight


increase II cost. George w Warren.
Year: 1877

From the broad fields their golden glory shorn.


And sunny uplands of their beauty reft
Through the still sunlight of the autumn MORN


And hedgcrows, with their lingering Jewels lcf
BY the brown river, through the lcaty lanes,
On to the tafnsteads move the loaded waius
The stalwart reaper bears his frightened scvthe


Or tracks the course the great machine has made
And bonnie lass and Lad. sunburned and 1.-the


Round whose straw hats woodbine and poppe,


fade


v AXE all the meadow land with harvest strains
Clustering and laughing round the loaded wains
| is soft September nature harvest Yields.


But all through life our ripening fruit reap
Now storing violets from sweet April fields


Now roses that bright July sunshineS steep,
Now garnering gray Octobcrs sober grains
Now Christmas hollies pile oar loaded wan,
All. me how fast the fair spring flowers die,


How summer blossoms perish Ill the touch.
And Hope and Love in useless sympathy


Weep for the faith that gave and lost much
From hair our sheavc> drop out the golden grains
Small is oar portion in the loaded waIns
Vet ere the mighty reaper takes it all.


thng out the seed and tend it rood by rood
One ear is full though hundreds round it fall


One acre mid a mildewei upland good
Eternity will rear on heavenly plains
The smallest treasure won from loaded W;tiHS
All the ear Round
Year: 1877

4 London magistrate decided two
weeks ago that a pedestrian has a perfect
right to hold up his umbrella if he finds
himself in danger of being run over, and
that IA coachman has no right to strike an
umbrella holder violent blow on the
forehead with his whip. "lou people
who drive carriages think you have an
exclusive right to the road,' remarked
the magistrate scornlully, as he fined the
coachman $25. This instrument illus
trates the readiness with which an Eng
lishnan resorts to the police courts when
he has a genuine grievance and prompt
ness with which his righs are indicated
Americans suffer themselves to be imposed
upon time and again rather than take the
trouble to procure legal redress.
Year: 1877

\ good little boy who was kicked by 4
mule did not say naughty words or go
home crying to his mother. He Just tied


the mule within five feet Of beehive,
backed him round to it and let him kick.
Year: 1877

1t is a remarkable fact that we cannot
explain, that the boy who does not know
that the gun is loaded is nevertheless al
ways to be found at the safe end of the
gun Providence ought to look after this
little arrangement and reverse it occa
sionaly.
Year: 1877

We are informed that the much talked of scarcity of water on the Ehrcnbcrg road, to be a myth. The only scarcity of water at the wells was confined to one particular place and thatwaS not in reason of the absence of water in the we'll but owing to disap- pointment in procuring large rope for the whim We understand the water outside of thn artificial to be quite scare, all over the country. Here at home in the mountains where water has always been abundant in former years now many of the springs and streams are entirely dry.
Year: 1877

The first snort from the whistle at Luke: mill, in Bradshaw Basin, Was heard on Monday last The machinery is in place, and ore k being piled in front of the bat terv. for working. selected from the Gretna mine. When the mill starts up for good, which will be SD soon as the smokc-stack arrive, on the ground, and that will be in about tive or six days, as it had arrived at Skull Valley yesterday morning and was there transferred to other wagons to be started for the Bradshaw immediately.
Year: 1877

A new route has been opened from PhG- nix to StanwiN in Maricopa county at cost of only $I 300, which is said 10 be m excel lent road much preferable to the old one via Gila Bend desert and thence through heavy sands down the south side of the -..
Year: 1877

There are no criminals from the
ranks of the toilers. The bronzed
hand of the working man made
brawny by toll is seldom stained
by crime. We can always trust a
laboring man Idlers, loafers, and
drunkards are the criminals. All
honor then to the working men.
Let them be fostered and encour-
aged. They are the salt of the
earth. They may sometimes be
goaded to desperation by the op-
preston of capital. The cries for
bread of their babes may sometimes
drive them to madness; but who
would not rebel against tyrannyi
Who would not fight against the
hand that is reaching out after the
last crumb of bread in the mouths
of his children? Down with the
oppressor, the tyrant, whoever he
may be.
Year: 1877

York last winter to go to New Or
leans by water from Pittsburg, as
thousands have done before, and
when he arrived at Pittsburg last
December and found the river fro
zen up, and waited two, three OF
four weeks, and it was still frozen,
his patience would give out and he,
like Captain Mares, would return to
New York and say that the thing is
impossible.


Was not the winter previous to
the last so open that navigation was
not Impeded three days from Pitts
burg to New Orleans? Such, no
doubt, would have been the case
had Capt Mares staid North for an
other season, as he was prepared "a
do. hope the bill appropriating
$4,000 for another expedition, that
is in the hands of the Naval Commit
tee, will pass, and another steam
vessel be fitted out for that purpose
that viii leave New York the last OF
June next, and if she should find
too much Ice to prevent her reach
ing the open Polar Sea, let party
of men follow the wild animals

northward in the fall, and they will
lead him into Captain Symmes' new
world, where the climate is warm
and genial; or if they can't sail on
with their vessel, let them not be
alarmed when they pass the polar
attraction and, their compass points
south when they think they are go
ing north, for they will then have
passed over the verge and into the
hollow of the earth, and they will
come out Of this world again at the
South Pole. Did not Capt. Wad
dell go upon south exploring eXpe
dItlon few years ago, and found
an Open Polar Sea, as in the north
and in entering it found his com
pass had reversed its position, and
was pointing north, when he
thought he was going southwark
and became alarmed and turned
back, when, if he had followed on
as his compass directed, he would
have come out at the North Pole
and would have proven the Symme:
theory true, which says the earth i.
hollow, and is habitable within
What a grand discovery will b'
made if the next exploring expedi
tion will send out a set of men tha
properly understand the Symmei
theory. AMERICUs SYNIMEs.
Year: 1877

Something scorched a space a
hundred yards wide and six times
as long in Western Texas, in a re
cent storm. The residents general
ly think a remarkably broad flash
of lightning may have done it, but
there are superstitious persons who
are sure that the devil did it
with his hot foot.
Year: 1877

Monday evening last, j. w.
Mcdonald, proprietor of the cooper
shop near the depot, had an alterca-
tion about the platform with some
other parties while heavily under
the influence of liquor, and went
home (his family lived in the rear
of the shoO) and got pistol declar-
ing his intention of returning to re-
new the difficulty. Somehow or
other, while handling the weapon, it
was discharged, the ball striking
his little daughter, an infant of
eight months, which was crawling
and playing on the floor. The ball
took effect in the back one buried


itself so deep that the physician S
probe failed to find it. We learned
that in all probability the wound will
prove fatal 1t was all the sad


effects of liquor.-BrownSviIle Bee.
Year: 1877

The Great Salt Lake Of Utah Is
a curiosity. There are but a few
streams Of pure water flowing into
il, and the water Of the lake is so
salt that fishes from those streams
die as they enter tho lake. The
water is exceedingly buoyant, and
will foat n potato or an egg, and
so very elastic II is said a man who
cannot swim soon finds his head go
down ~ his feet 90 up when he en-.
ters the water, aud yet swimmers
can easily feat In IL al day without
any exertion. The Mormons take
a sort Of pilgrimage b the lake for
the purpose Of bathing In its saline
water, and say Il has n fne hygeniS
effect. Persons bathing In the wa
ter soon find their bodies covered
with a coat Of salt, which forms a
sort Of crust, which the Mormons
say Is very healthful II allowed 70
be rubbed of by the clothes. A
man who dives under the water has
his head wet for a week because OF
the PARTICLES Of salt that eucrust bis
hair,
Year: 1877

EDIT OR CITIZEN EN:-Thinking your
many readers would be pleased to
hear something Of East Tennessee,
its people and the home Of Andrew
johnson, send you a few items,
and if you think them worthy OF
notice you can publish the same.


Greenville is seventy-five miles
east of Knoxville on the +. T., V.
d c. railroad, and is a nice little in
land town, situated near the center
of Green county, having | suppose
some fifteen hundred or two thou
sand inhabitants, and surrounded
by hills and a range of mountains
in full view on the east. The graves
of Andrew Johnson and his wife
are near one mile from the court
house, on prominent point in full
view of the railroad. A monument
will be erected soon to the memory
of the ex President, and the travel
ing public can see where the re-
mains of departed worth have been
deposited, there to remain until the
final winding up of all things. One
other place In Greenville deserves
passing notice. 1t is the garden in
which zen. John II. Morgan was
killed during the late war, bat as
that was one of the sad realities of
our unpleasantness, and as we are
trying to forget the past, will dis
miss the subject and say that l am
agreeably surprised at the kind
feelings being cultivated by the
pee pie in the place of bittern ess
and abuse. l find there is little
said about politics, and rarely hear
the war named; if it is, it is some
little incident referred to by some
of the old soldiers. The morals of
this county will compsre with any
portions of the State, and they have
good schools throughout the coun-
ty. The people are sociable and
industrious and do their own work
to a great extent, as there are but
few colored people on the farms.
The lands have been greatly neg

lected and the farmers say they are
not able to improve them as should
be done; consequently, more have
to be cultivated for a support.
Wheat was thin, owing to a dry fall,
but the grain Is good and not in
jured by rust as it was in Middle
Tennessee. Good rains have fallen
in the last few days, reviving the
corn crops and meadows.


The health is remarkably good
and the water is generally good
throughout East Tennessee. The
mountain scenery is magnificent in
places and the pure air is very brae-
ing. 1 suppose very few attend the
watering places, but many come
from the South to East Tennessee
seeking health. l am encouraged
at the treatment strangers receive
from the people of this county, be-
ing generous and kind and very
moderate in their charges. Board
Ing is cheap in town and very low in
the country; and must say that
the people are not only clever and
moral but a church-going people,
and for proof Greenville has more
churches than any town in Tennes-
see of its size.


The CITIZEN is a welcome visitor,
and if l should go farther east or
move west l would not do without
it for double the amount of sub
scription. J. II. E.


GREENvILLE, July 21st
Year: 1877

John Stone Pullen, formerly a
New Orleans sugar merchant, mem
ber of the Louisiana Legislature,
and a Colonel in the Confederate
army who loaned 100000 to the
Confederate government, and was
beggared by the result of the war,
died in a wretched tenement IN
Grand street. Brooklyn, last week,
and was saved from burial at the
public expense by the charity of his
poor fellow tenants.
Year: 1877

Says an exchange: "never go
into a store where you are not wan
ted. If a man wants you to come to
his place of business he will invite
you through an advertisement in
your home paper. 1t is wrong for
you to intrude upon his privacy; so
don't do it,
Year: 1877

The Savannah NetoS believes that
the lands of northern Georgia
are based upon a gold bearing STRAIT
um quite fabulous in its richness.
At Dahlonega the other day, direct
ly after the falling of heavy show
er of rain, little barefoot street
urchin found fifteen or twenty large
particles of gold in about half gal
Ion of earth, scraped up in front OF
the Court House door.
Year: 1877

There is a natural curiosity in
Miller county, Fla, nine miles south
of Camilla, known as the Blowing
Cave" so called because it draws
the air in in the forenoon and
blows it out in the afternoon, thus
there is a perpetual alternate blow,
ING of wind inward and outward.
Year: 1877

A serpent thirty feet long, with a
huge body, carrying its head as
high as that of a horse is spending
the summer in Bradley county
Tenn. 1t was seen there during the
war. The East Tennessee papers
have faith in the accounts it.
Year: 1877

The South would undoubtedly
have better newspapers II there were
more subscribers and fewer news
paper borrowers. The newspaper
borrower is a nuisance, and news
paper borrowing is not only an in
convenience TO the subscriber, who
pays for the luxury Of 3 newspaper,
but it works a great injustice % the
publisher. 10 deprivcs him Of just
so much patronage he ought 10 have
since tho product OF his expenditure
Of labor and capital Is enjoyed by
so many thousands without proper
tionate compeusation.-RHorV
Tribune.
Year: 1877

The Administration is much dis
turbed over the indications from the
seat of Indian disturbances. The
forces on the Pacific coast are
wholly inadequate to deal with Sc
rious troubles, and there is no time
to send regular troops from this
side. If the situation does not
speedily improve, the President may
call the militia Of the States near
the scene Of operations into service
for the present emergency.
Year: 1877

winged Pontifr OF the Flowers"
is what new poet calls humble
bee. If the poet should strike the
business end of the insect he would
call it the buzzing Bashi Bazouk of
a private vitriol factory.
Year: 1877

We would have the public under.
stand that when we announce our
terms of subscription to be two dol
lars in advance, we do not mean
that we advance the two dollars to
pay the expense and wait on them
for the money. This is a mistake
some people seem to have made
MorristOaCn Gazette.
Year: 1877

Ihe pencil marks you see around TIL
paragraph (thus) mean that your


seription is out or unpaid, and that you
are requested to pay up at once. We
would take great pleasure in extending
credit to our friends and patrons, but
cash alone will yay our expenses, and
we are forced to adhere 10 a strict cash
rule. We hope you viii comprehend
and appreciate the necessity of such
course, and renew your subscription
without delay. We solicit your favor.


t&- We enter no new names on our
books without the money in advance.
Year: 1877

to call and examine his stock. and If they do
not buy it will not be his fault. As an evidence
of his taste in selecting goods and cheap prices
he has sold out three complete stocks tins
summer, having sold over sixteen Thousand
yarns prints, selling as high As i've hundred
Yards in single day. There are no wines or
liquors of any kind kept at this store, as we
wish 10 make it