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Year: 1872

read the letter he went promptly to


her, showed it to her, nd assured her


that he did not believe word of it,


Mrs. Harold read the letter and was SO
indignant that she could hardly retain
herself. At one time in the evening
she was found almost crazy with excite
ment witha gun in hand, and declaring
she intended to shoot her traducers.
SO excited did she become that she al
most lost her reason. She repeatedly
assured her husband of her innocence,
but the idle gsssips who infest Green
vile, and other places took up the
scandal and talked about it constantly.


Mrs. Harold seemed bore down by these
repetitions Of the scandal. About this
time her son, Lieutenant in the q.
S. Army, young man of high charac-
ter and excellent traits, came home on
a leave of absence. 1t was thought best
to keep him ignorant of the slander, as
it would only make his visit unhappy.
A few days after his return word came
to Mrs. Harold that her mother was
dangerously i'll. 1t was determined that
Mrs. Harold should so to the sick bed
IN Rhea county, rather than her sister,
living with her, as the visit would take
her from the scandal and give her rest.
Her son accompanied her. They reach
ed the mothers house, after o short trip
during which Mrs. Harold seemed very
respondent. But her son, still ignor.
ant of the SANDER, attributed this to her
nother's condition. When they reach
ed her mothers she was found to be
some better. On the second morning
after reaching there Mrs. Harold arose
earlier than usual, and was then seen to
take from her sons satchel his small
pistol. Her mother supposed she was
was getting it for him. Taking the pis-
tol Mrs. Harold went out some distance
from the house into thicket and there
shot herself through the left breast and
through the heart the alarm was given
and soon after she was found in dying
condition. 1t was supposed the first
shot was fatal, as it set fire to her CLOTH
ing which was burning when found
She was carried to the house. but died
before reaching it, never uttering q
word. Her remains were taken home
for interment. The suicide, follow.
ing SO close the other excitement,
threw threw MI ssa Invalid, valid into
dangerous state, from which he
has hardly yet recovered. Mr.. Har.
old, who is quiet man, of few words,
fears now that though he assures her
more than once of his confidence in
her, she had some fears that be and 9TH
ers did not entirely believe her innocent,
and that it weighed SO heavy upon her
as to unbalance her mind. Her son
never heard of the cause of his mothers
taking her life until the Rev. S. V. Nc
Corkle, at her funeral sermon, very just.
ly and properly referred in severe LAM
guage to the terrible lesson the event af-
forded the idle slanderers who had
brought about the troubls. Mr.. john
son declared the lady never had been
in his library. He said he had b.en
friend of Mrs. Harold's for half a life
time, but that he had not spoken to her
for q week before or at the time Of the
alleged visit to his library.
Year: 1872

A member for Grants cabinet from
Missouri 10 elamored for, and Henderson
is the man. The Republican we believe
favors his claims, but We fail to see how
It can do so without in a manner asking
the President to uphold his recent
threats in the campaign just closed.
He is one of the honorable gentlemen o
who favored throwing out the Southern
vote il it had been necessary to elect
Grant. We favor frOwning down any
such spirit.
Year: 1872

the WAY THE WIND Blows 1t
may just be possible that in the course
of human events tho office of President,
instead of being four year tenure, may
become a life tenure office. That noto
rious political bushwhacker, John B.
Henderson, in his brilliant" campaign
just closed, said that he did not knew
whether Grant would aspire to the prssi
dency in 1876, but that if he did no
better man could be run, or words to tina,
effect. But the Washington CORES
pondent Of the Cincinnati Commercial
gives an account Of conversation "by g
we'll known military officer, who holds
intimate relations with General Grant
the military ring, and more than one po.
litical ring" who doesn't deign to stop
at the third term. Here 1t is:


We may confidently hope that things
will shape themselves in such a way as tc
secure Grant another term Of the presi
dsncy in lS76-at the close of the frs
centenary of American independence
There is no law or principle against the
election Of president for three or -four
terms, or any number of terws. When
we find that we have got thoroughly
satisfactory man in the presidential Office
a man like Gen Grant, whose administra
tion is firmly upheld by nearly nine
tenths of all the states, and a vas. major
ity OF all the voters, there can be no
sound reason why he should not be main
tanned in power, by one election aftol
another, for many terms.
Year: 1872

A special of the Evening Post from
Washington says: There is coed reason
for believing that the President will in
his forthcoming message recommend
congress to complete the work of am
uesty by making it universal, and by re
storing those to citizenship who ore now
excluded by tho third section Of tht
Fourteenth amendment to the constitu
tion. Such course has been urged upor
the President by several members of tn,
cabinet, and one of them is the authorit,
for saying that he has decided to do it,
Year: 1872

The amount Of coffee destroyed in the
Boston FIRE is estimated at twenty one
thousand bags, or nearly one fourth Of
the entire stock iu the United States.
This will undoubtedly result in a sharp
advance in the price of this staple,
though no changes have, as yet, been
made in the quotation.
Year: 1872

THE VoTE OF FIVE CITIEs.-It will
be seen by the following table that both
St. Louis and Boston at the recent cleo
ton cast smaller votes than their respect,
i've nonulations warrant
Year: 1872

The New York Sun Of the 10Th says
at is an open question whether there is
any opposition capable Of bsin. made
effective against the administration and
party in power. Plainly enough, the
policy of the opposition toward the ad
ministration is to give it rope enough.
Utter passiveness is the card to play.
The elements cf the opposition, aecried
as they have been. as discordant, arc as a
matter Of fact perfectly homogeneous.
The party of the administration has no
principle of union-upon no single I'M
portaut question are they in accord.
Upon the tariff, foreign, financial meas.
ures, the civil.service, the franking abuse
and even upon what remains Of the issue
OF reconstruction, they arc at odds them
selves. The duty Of the Liberal opposi.
zion is to sit quietly by and let the Grant
patty develop all that is i'll it. If our
assumption during the campaign wal
correct, that Grants re election would
lead to greater corruption than ever
there will bs in due time Withdrawal
from him of honest Republicans, who
will come over to swell the ranks Of the
opposition"
Year: 1872

that which Tammany itself possessed in


Its strongest day; but this will not be


the limit of the enormous power of the


new Ring. In addition to the undivided
city rule, it will hold in its grasp in New York


the Custom House. the Post Office the Inter
nal Revenue Bureaus, the United States


Courts, Marshalships and all other federal
appointments, besides the Quarantine Depart
ment, the Captaincy of the Port. the Port


Wardens and all Gubernatorial patronage at
this end Of the State. No political party has
ever before attained such wonderful and
concentrated strength, and it is almost certain,
as we have said, that it will completely revolu-
tionize the political condition of the metropo-
lis and turn over the old democratic majorities
OF fifty and sixty thousand to the republi-
can side. At the next election for Sheriff and
County Clerk both of these Offices will, in all
probability, fall into the hands of straight
republicans for the party will no longer
need trades and bargains with boiling demo-
Gratis, and it will be almost impossible to
defeat its candidates. 1t has shrewdly used
democratic quarrels to secure the coveted prize
OF the government of New York city, and it
will now carry off from its broken and de-
moralized opponent the bulk of his once
unterrifed army.


1t makes little difference to the citizens of
New York by what set of politicians they may
be governed, so long as they are governed
honestly and well There is no good reason
why the republicans should not take all the
Offices while they have the opportunity and
thus make themselves masters of the whole
municipal government. An undivided respon-
sibility will be better for the people than
divided responsibility. Let our new rulers be
wise, liberal and honorable in their policy, and
no one will regret the downfall of the democ-
racy. But there must be no small views-no
parsimony, no crab-like movement in the new
regime. If we are to have clearing out
through Legislative aid and o brand-new set of
political officers from top to bottom Of the
municipal government they must be men who
understand the wants Of the city and the
wishes Of the citizens, and who will
not shirk the responsibility of large ex-
penditures for desirable public improve
ments. The new republican Ring will
be answerable for the future progress of the
city and for the general welfare and COM
fort of the people. The old Tammany Ring
robbed the city of millions, but at the same
time it was pushing us all forward to in
creased prosperity. Its corruption was infa-
nous, but its progression and enterprise were
remarkable. Under its rule we had splendid
avenues opened, handsome parks laid out, and
were in q fair way Of securing viaduct rail-
way through the city. We must have all
these desirable Improvements from the new
Ring, coupled with honesty and fidelity to
public trusts. That is what the people Of
New York expect and demand and if the
republican party, which now has supreme
power in nation, State and city, meets the
popular sentiment in this respect it will be
welcome to monopoly Of the spoils for years
10
Year: 1872

stored to herself 1t will be we'll for France
if, on the new departure, the French people
know how to comport themselves and to keep
the peace. France may still be useful to
Europe and the world OF large; but France
can never again be the mistress of the nations.
Year: 1872

Postal Reduction Between France and


the United States.


It is announced in Paris journal that the
French government has consented to reduce
the rate Of postage to America, with reciproc-
ity Of free transit We suppose this free
transit means Of the mails destined for other
countries and passing over French territory.
Both this concession and that Of consider.
able reduction in the rates of postage will be
gratifying to Americans who travel so much
abroad and who have o very large amount Of
letter communication with all the countries
bordering France, as well as with France itself.
There should, in fact, be the most free in
tercourse possible between the two friendly
Republics. It should extend to the question of
tonnage dues, which we recently noticed; to
the tariff, to shipping and navigation and
other matters, as well as to postal arrange
ments. There is little rivalry, comparatively,
between France and the United States in their
products Each one produces great deal
that the other does not, and each one needs
the productions Of the other. Then, besides
the mutual commercial advantages Of free and
liberal intercourse, there is an ancient friend
ship, and now similarity Of institutions to
bind the two Republics together. We recon-
mend President Theirs and our government to
promote in every way possible this liberal
reciprocity, for it will have the best effect both
commercially and politically.
Year: 1872

The Insurrcction In Cuba-Our Conn


missioner ON the Battle Ground.


1t would seem by the HERALD special re-
ports from the Queen of the Antilles that the
insurrection is not quite defunct A battle
has been fought at Viamones in the Central
Department, in which the insurgents suffered
severely, our correspondent having counted
forty-one corpses on the battle field. The
Spanish loss is counted by themselves
at four wounded and one bruised. The insur-
gents who escaped slaughter appear to have
got off cleverly, as at latest accounts the
troops were unlikely to overtake them.
Having learned all that was possible on the
field Of the fray, our correspondent returned to
Puerto Principe, the capital Of the depart
ment, whence he was once more about to start
in the endeavor to reach the Cuban camp.
For the reasons heretofore given he
has been obliged to accept female
guides, with whom, however, he will
be much safer in passing to and fro
than in male company. The danger which
attends this must not be lightly estimated. It
is not struggle in which prisoners are taken
to any extent except for the purpose of gain
ing information about the enemy Is movements.
The sentence which states that nearly all the
Cubans killed at Viamones received their
quietus with the machete tells significantly
that it is a war to the knife and the knife very
close to the hilt. In this gallant endeavor to
throw impartial light upon both sides Of the
question of this long and wasting war the
HERALD correspondent will receive the SYM
pathy of civilization. It is noteworthy that
the Spanish authorities still continue to- treat
him with courtesy and consideration.
Year: 1872

70. lie to pay so much money cash and at
regular stated times thereafter, they to give


MN control OF the road. The contract was
signed Gibbons elected presided X =
gibbons drew years salary in the first 4


months failed to empty with his contract and


to save the road from ruin, the board by reso-


luton took the control out of bis hands Since


that time he has labored to injure the road, he
g0bbled up lot of stock ard took it to New


ork, attempted to carry off the books OF the
company, offered bribes to the directors to
issue stock and when he found that he was
held by firm hand he collected data and suit


was instituted to throw the road into invoun-


tary bankruptcy. They propose to stay by
injunction Through false representation the
election Of officers in hope of being able to


elect themselves Gibbons is an adventurer who


has but one object, to get the cash of the road
in his hands. Mr.. Baumgardener is "A man of
wealth and character. His friends Barry x
Sheaf took the contract to build our road to
Lewes; for that work they were given so much
money, so much stock The work was done,
approved by the engineer and accepted by the
board They own the controlling interest in
the road and own it legtimately, and because
they will not allow the issue Of enough stock to
take the control from them, which these men
propose to sell in New York, they have been
accused of rObbing the road, &c.


On this same point however, the PeninSuldr
Nc'cS and 4drertiSer says:


1T is charged that the contracting par
ties failed to meet their engagements
with Mr.. Baumgardner, and hence, the
executive power was taken from the Pres-
dent, by the act Of the majority of TIE board
at an irregular meeting OF which some of the
Directors had no notice, and placed in the hands
OF an executive committee composed of the
special friends and protectors OF Mr. Baumgard
ner's interests. This was probably in June, and
from that time to the present the President has
been entirely helpless and in subordinate
position under the committee. lie could not
employ a man or discharge one make the
smallest contract, or pay the smallest bill
without first obtaining the sanction Of this COM
mittee. He was, in short, entirely shom of
all his power as President of the company
The committee, supported and sustained by
majority of the Directors, was the real execu
tive power, and solely responsible for the work
in" and business of the road for the remainder
of the year"


We will merely add that since the above was
put in type the annual election has been held
and the Baumgardner party reelected See
elsewhere in this issue.
Year: 1872

PEACHES outcry against the peach
crop has commenced. The thermometer has
marked zero, and there is a prevailing idea
that when the mercury goes to zero the peach
crop goes there also. The buds have been
examined by growers in this section and they
report them blackened at the germ, ard there
fore injured, or killed outright. Such predic-
tions are more certain than the crop For the
last three years they have been assiduously
made, but the crops came notwithstanding.
AS the investigation has been made, however,
we give the prediction for what it is worth.
A number of our exchanges make the same
announcement
Year: 1872

Great marvel that we dare TO love .
TO risk our chance for happiness !
To stake all JOY, and nothing less,
On that which may unworthy prove.
For one frail bark that gains the shore,
Alas we know there is no lack


Of many who are driven back.


And sinks at last, to rise no more.


We spend day to gather flowers,
Nor dream that winter draweth nigh
We raise throne, and place on high
Some mortal heart, as weak as ours.
Our paths in life do separate,


And suddenly between us, We


Find miles and miles Of land and sea,
So are we ever slaves to fate.
Or, harder vet, grim death may call
With bleeding heart, in that last hour,
We feel and own his cruel power,
And WELD to Linn our earthly all,
Or, worse than these there comes day
To many loving ones, whose eyes
Are opened with rude surprise,
To find the idol is but clay.
From tangled paths we look above,
TO where, at least, all pain shall cease !;
To think upon that promised peace,
And marvel that we dare to love.
Year: 1872

Brain work costs moro food than hand
work. According TO careful estimates
and ans'yses of the excretionA three
hours of hard study wear out the body
more than a whole day Of severe physi-
cial labor. Anothereyidehce Of the cost
of brain work is obtained from the fact
that though the brain is only one-forti-
eth the weight of the body 1t receives
about one-fifth of all the blood sent by
the heart into the system Brain work
ers therefore, require a more liberal sup
ply of food and richer food, than manual
laborers.
Year: 1872

SEC. 10. In all prosecutions under
this act, bS Indictment or otherwise, it
shall not be necessary to state the kind
of liquor sold, or to describe the place
where sold; and for any violation OF the
third section of this act, it shall not be
necessary to state the name of the per-
son to whom sold; and in all cases the
person or persons to whom intoxicating
liquors shall be sold in violation of this
act, shall be competent witnesses to
prove such fact, or any other tending
thereto.
Year: 1872

I.
am born from the womb Of the cloud,
And the strength of tho ardent sun.
When tho winds have ceased to be loud,
And the rivers to rain have run,
The light on my seven fold arch
Iswing in the silence Of air,
While the vapors beneath me march
and leave the sweet earth bare.
For moment hover and gleau
On the skirts Of the sinking storm,
And die in tie bliss Of the beam
That gave me being and form.
fade, as in human hearts
The rapture that mocks the will;
pass as a dream departs,
That cannot itself fulfil
Beyond the bridge have spannes
The fields Of the poet unfold,
And the riches OF fairyland
At my base Of misty goldl
1 keep the wealth of the spheres,
Which the high gods never have won;
And coin from their airy tears,
The diadem Of the sun
For some have stolen the grace
That is hidden in rest or strife,
And some have copied the face
Or echoed the voice of Life:
And some have woven of sound
A chain of the sweetest control,
And some have tabled or found
The key to the human soul;


'.
But I, from the blank of the air
And the white Of the barren beam,
Have wrought the colors that fare
In the forms of painters dream.
gather the souls of the flowers,
And the sparks of the gems to me;
Till pale are the blossoming bowers,
And dim the chameleon seal


VI
By the souls bright sun, the eye,
am thrown on the artists brain;
He follows me, and hy;
He pauses, and stand again.
Der the reach Of the painted world
Ny corded colors I hold,
On canvas of cloud impearled,
Drawn with brush of geld


VII.
If lure, as amocking sprite,
1 give as q goddess bestows,
The red with its soul Of might,
And the blue with its cool repose;
The yellow that beckons and beams,
And the gentler children they bear;
For the portal of Arts high dreams
Is builded of Light and Air!
Year: 1872

A dry goods firm in Phila-
delphia recently sued man
for the amount of a bill run up
by bis wife. Judge Thayer, in
his charge to the jury, said :
ut is a false and foolish notion
for tradespeople to entertain,
that p husband is bound to pay
all the bills contracted by his
wife. No such monstrous doc.
trine is allowed in the law
Tradesmen must ascertain the
facts and the true relations of
man and wife before allowing
the latter to run up bills which
he is to be looked to to pay"
Verdict for the stingy old hus.
band.
Year: 1872

When a crisis befalls you,
and the emergency requires
moral courage and noble man


hood to meet it, be equal to
the requirements of the mo.
ment, and rise superior to the
obstacles in your path. The
universal testimony of men
whose experience exactly coin
cides with yours, furnishes the
consoling reflection that diff
culties may be ended by oppo.
sition. There is no blessing
equal to the possession of a
stout heart. The magnitude
of the danger needs nothing
more than a greater effort than
ever at your hands. If you
prove recreant in the hour of
trial, you are the worst recre-
ants, and deserve no COM
passion. Be not dismayed or
unnamed when you should
be bold and daring, unAinch.
ing and resolute. The cloud
whose threatening murmurs
you hear and dread is pregnant
with blessings, and the frown,
whose threatening murmurs
you hear and dread is pregnant
with blessings, and the fTown,
whose sternness now make you
shudder and tremble, will ere
long be succeeded by a smile
of bewitching sweetness and
benignity. Then be strong
and manly, oppose-equal forces
to open difficulties, keep a
stiff upper lip, and trust in
Providence. Greatness can
only be achieved by those who
are tried. The condition of
that achievement is confidence
in ones self.
Year: 1872

The Country seems to be
Filled with Specifc-For the
cure of Lung Diseases, that
one scarcely knows which to
use. for want of confidence in
their medical properties; but
from the remarkable cures and
the high order and extraordi-
nary efficacy of Aliens Lung
Balsam, that we are compelled
to regard the evidences of our
senses, and confidently state
for Cough and that Hydra
headed Monster Consumption,
we think that preparation a
safe and certain cure that is
now befor the public.


For sale by all Medicine
Dealers. 51-4t
Year: 1872

A Verdict was rendered
against the city of GAINESVILLE,
last week, for s2,825, in favor
of the widow Of the fireman at
the GAINESVILLE Water Works
who was killed by the ex-
plosion of the Water Works
boiler, a year or two ago.
Year: 1872

The revenue pimps are
around. If you have a beer
keg or cigar box, with stamps
on them, cancel them at once,
or you may be dragged like a
criminal to Cincinnati at q
cost of a one or two hundred
dollars. When the wicked
rule the people mourn.
Year: 1872

A Republican paper in
Louisiana states that it's nem-
Der of Congress "has departed
for Washington city for the
purpose it is supposed of draw.
ing hiss mileage and per diem,
as that is the only duty in.
cumbent upon Congressman
which he could possibly per.
form.