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Year: 1872

We read the Lexington Observer and Re.
porter, whenever we can get hold of it,
with pleasure and profit, but it comes most
progokiDgly irregular; and here is the way
our clever contemporary takes us to task:


"The scissors and paste pot editors of the
South have taken an article which appeared
originally in, and was written for the Oh
serrer and Reporter, by gentleman calling
himself Skinner That article was hu-
morous account of Skinner's interview with
the spirits, and the aforesaid spirits, evil
ones, no doubt, have instigated the said
able editors to muulate the article, put q
different heading over it, and credit it TO the
Memphis appeal. We were patient under
tie inhcion until the Nashville UNION
AND AMERICAN, one Of our best ex-
changes, follows the multitude to do evil.
If the UNION AND AMERICAN will read
cur colnans a little more carefully, it will
not be 30 easily led astray in future"


When We read the article in the appeal,
with its local hits, we thought it a capital
thing in its way, and were unselish enough
to wish the readers Of the UNION AND
AMERICAN to enjoy it with Us.
Year: 1872

r 3 BOSTON gentleman who could not
waltz, offered young lady 500 If she
would let him hug her as much as the
man did who bad just waltzed her. 1t
was good offer, and showed that money
was no object to him, but they pat him out
OF the house 30 hard that his eyes were
quite black.
Year: 1872

The President, as a general thing, says
very little in reply to charges made against
him. The Washington correspondent of
the New York Herald represents the fol-
lowing statement as coming from him in
reference to the custom house affair in
New York: fEtkF rt


The President has never hesitated to ex


press his opinion on the investigation. He
said yesterday to prominent citizen of
New York that he was watching this in
quiry with deep attention; that there
could be no inquiry too thorough, and that
he would be swift and relentless in dealing
with any one who had done violence to
the law or the established customs of the
government. Speaking of the Leet mat
ter, and Colonel Leet accepting $1,000
year from BiXby while he was holding
place in the War Department, he said it
was simply an infamous transaction, and
no friend of his could in any way be q
party to it. So far as Leet is concerned,
he said he'wOuld of course remove him
from the position he held, unless suffi-
cient defence was made-such defence as,
he feared, from the evidence, it would be
impossible to make. He furthermore CEN
sured Mr.. Grinnell for having taken cog
nizance of the transaction, and added, en-


phatically, that had he known Of this con-
nivance on Mr.. Grinnell's part he would
have dismissed him from the Collector
ship at once, and that he would have done
the same with Mr. Murphy. g rfg q f


He had seen no evidence that Mr.. Muir
ply was in any way aware of the BiXby-
Leet transaction, although he was very
sorry that Mr.. Murphy had not taken his
advice and removed Leet when he re-
quested it. So far as Let is concerned,
the President furthermore said that he
knew him only in a general way as a
junior member of rather large staff, and
that he had made no impression upon him,
except as that of a kindly, discreet, amia-
Die and industrious young man, who was
adjutant or something of the. kind; that
when the war was over and his staff was
about to go to pieces, on account of his ac-
ceptance of the Presidency, General Raw
lins came to him and asked him to write q
letter for the young man, who was going
to New York to seek his fortune that
Rawlins had special interest in him, and
that, as much to oblige Rawlins as any
thing else, he wrote the letter, supposing
that, at best, Mr.. Grinnell would give him
little place of some kind until he got into
business. OF course, the President said
the Blxby transaction makes it impossible
for Leet to hold his present or any office,
nor would any one who knew of it be per-
mitted to share his friendship. Such men
he regarded as enemies of his administra-
tion, not in the sense of active opponents,
but in more dangerous sense, for they
sacrificed the administration and the best
hopes of the party to their own avarice and
Year: 1872

you'll never get your money back, y
crOaked old farmer ThriftlesS as he looked
out on the fine new barn his neighbOr had
just finished


"This and your new house has eaten up
a heap of money you'll never see again"


Never want to see my money back,
neighbor," said the young man cheerfully,
''if get something better than money


II should like to know what that might
be? Money is mighty convenient thing
to have in the world, you'll find before
you get through with it." fr-Lt


"Now what is it good for, 1 should really
like to know?' said the other, looking eX-
tremely innocent.


The old man looked up in surprise,
doubling whether Lawson was quiZzing
him or whether he ha d clean gone daft" ="


"Good for millions! why to buy things
with, anything you want to be had for
money"


"Just what I've done with mine built
house and barn [ wanted bad enough.
You can't eat cake and have it too. You
can't spend your money and hoard it up in
the bank vaults at the same time. But
Uncle Jacob, I've got something better
than money in return for all l have laid
out. have a cheerful, snug home formy
family This is better than gold thou
sand times. What is money to a man who
is not happy? Oh, my friend, you may
prize this best blessing of life too lightly.
Wife and children are happier than
in the old house which had so few comforts.
Besides, with increased cOnVeniences, we
can all accomplish far more, and so in q
manner we shall get our money back. If
we never saw a penny of it, / should call
it a good investment. The barn will be
help in thousand ways, and will, /
doubt not, save its cost in a few years
time, in the wintering of stock, better
storing of food for them, and in many
ways economize time and labor, which are
both money to the farmer. Wife and l
can do our work with half the labor with
these modern convenience"


"Ah, yes, that's the pint with you young
fellows. Everything TO save your backs.
Too much afraid of hard work! All
sorts of new-faugled notions, just to save
work"


Exactly SC, Uncle Jacob. When we
get machine to do our work for us we
can save ourselves for something the ma
chine can't do. Old fashioned sickles
might do to reach around among the rocks
and stone heaps of New England, but
they will make little impression on prai-
rie wheat field. But about this saving of
our strength only wish young farmers
would heed it more. If you had, Uncle
Jacob, you needn't be so bent and wreck
ed with rheumatism at sixty. There's
no comfort in that / am sure you'll own.
Wouldn't you gladly give good sum for
the vigor and freedOm..from pain in your
earlier days? If you had taken care of
your health as you might, you could have
saved much, if not all, this suffering.
Health is better than money, and it's Ona
thing money can't buy.n .-.-.-...-.-....


William Lawson was right, if he did fail
to convince Uncle Jacob, aud it would be
a blessing if other farmers would heed his
before it is too late to profit by
Them. There are many Things besides
wealth and comfort that are worth more
than money, while an excessive devotion
to moneysgetting robs both heart and soul.
Year: 1872

Halt-grown boys are too often treated as nuis-
rnces, and are thus encouraged to become such,
No provision is made for their entertainment !;
they are not trained to employ their overflow
if they possessed peculiar kind of depravity,
and as incapable of adding to the happiness of
others 1t is too much to expect that boy will
prefer reading a dry book TO frolic with his
fellows, will enjoy being lectured nightly on
his particular sinfulness, while his sister, or
some sick, over-studious youth, is held up as a
model of fperfectiOn.


The Christian at Work has the following on
this subject, and as 'boys will be boys the
world over, 1t applies to one locality as we'll as
another: a ..rnr


"If one-half the praise which is bestowed on
three and five year olds. and on young ladies
just coming out were distributed among young
men, we should see marked decline in loafer-
ism and rowdy conduct. To notice boys good
intention is to make performance easy. To treat
him rs a social Outcast is to make him, sooner
or later, professional disturber of the peace.
If home be made pleasant, and pains taken 10
guide youthful spirits into legitimate channels
there will be less fondness for that independent
rowing, selfish existence which marks every boy
as an IsLmaelite,"


LOOKING TO NEW YORK FOR A CANDI-
DATE FOR VICE PRESIDENTIAL new
phase in the Vice Presidency discussion
is now being developed. It is in contem-
plation to find, if possible, some New York
republican of sufficient prominence, on
whom the majority of both wings of the
party there can unite, and present the
name to the Philadelphia Convention as
the choice of the Empire State for the
second place on the Presidential ticket. It
is believed that such candidate would be
acceptable to the party, and also be instru-
mental in preventing the bolt which it is
believed is foreshadowed by Mr.. Greeley's
refusal to sign the call for the National
Republican Convention.-W Wash. Cor. N.
Y Herald.
Year: 1872

A SPANISH FLEET CONCENTRATED AT
HAvANA.-Advices at the Navy Depart
ment confirm the announcement of the
concentration at Havana of feet of Span
ish war vessels, and from the number it is
evident the Spaniards intend to be pre-
pared for any emergency that may arise.
Year: 1872

William Lawson was r1gnt, II he ulu TalI
to convince Uncle Jacob, aud it would be
a blessing if other farmers would heed his
suggestions before it is too late to profit by
them. There are many Things besides
wealth and comfort that are worth more
than money, while an excessive devotion
to moneysgetting robs both heart and soul.
Year: 1872

A POTATO SToRY.-And here let me tell a
potato story, which is, 1 think, to the pur-
pose, wherever it is told. In the courty of
Mayo gentleman by the name of Crofton is
landed proprietor, in whose neighborhood
great distress prevailed among the peasantry
during the spring and summer, when the po-
tatoes of the last year were consumed, and
before those OF the present season were up.
Mr.. Crofton by liberal donations on his own
part, and by subscription which was set on
foot among his friends in England as well as
in Ireland, was enabled to collect a sum of
money sufficient to purchase meal for the
people, which was given to them, or sold at
very low prices, until the pressure of want
was withdrawn, and the blessed potato crop
came in. Some time in October, a smart
nights frost made Mr.. Crofton think that it
was time to take in and pit his own potatoes,
and he told his steward to get laborers ac-
cordingly.


Next day, on going to the potato grounds,
he found the whole fields swarming with peo-
pie; the whole crop was out of the ground,
and again under it, pitted and covered, and
the people gone, in few hours. 1t was as if
the fairies that we read of in the Irish leg
ends, as coming to the aid of good people and
helping them in their labors, had taken a lik-
ing to this good landlord, and taken in his
harvest for him. Mr.. Crotton, who knew who
his helpers had been, sent the steward to pay
them their days wages, and to thank them at
the same time for having come to help him at
a time when their labor was so useful to him.
One and all refused penny; and their
spokesman said, "They wished they could do
more for the likes of him or his family" /
have heard of many conspiracies in this coun-
try; is not this one as worthy to be told as
any of them? THE Irish Sketch Book
Year: 1872

The Greeley organ of this city published for
two days document purporting to be an agree
ment signed by several gentlemen of this city
reciting to Messrs. Gossett and Gibbs pre-
tended agreement by which Mr., Gibbs with
drew from the race of 1870.


On Thursday morning we made q demand
upon them for proof of the genuineneSs Of the
document Will it be forthcoming this morning ?
We know it will not We predict these gen.
tlemen will crawfsh. We again demand proof
of the document. They can not prove it.


We have seen the gentlemen whose names
are attached to that paper, and they, one and
all, most positively say they have no recollec-
ton of ever signing any such paper, They
never authorized it signed and do not believe
any such writing was ever prepared. They de-
mand the proof Will it be forthcoming? Mark
that all their talk thus far is about copies
Where is the original? The Greeley organ has
no original and can not prove one ever existed.
They have either been imposed upon or are
parties to the fraud. We predict the organ will
have very little to say this morning and would
like to drop the matter as fast as possible.
Year: 1872

MR.. EDITOR: The Board of Directors OF
the Eastern Division Fair met last night at See
retaryS othce and took action on the important
subject of Selling Season Tickets at our pext
Fair and of distributing thirty-thre and one
third per cent of the sale of season tickets. COL
John Williams offered the following resolu-
ton:


ReSoLred, That it is the unanimous sense of this
Board that we adopt the principle of selling
season tickets at our next annual Fair and that
the price of said tickets shall be Three Dollars
each that thirty-three and one-third per cent.
of the amount received from the sale of said
tickets shall be distributed among the purchas-
ers of said tickets.


On motion of G. w. Charlton, it was resolv-
ed that the Board of Directors be, and
are hereby, authorized to inaugurate
and to prosecute the scheme adopted
by the Board with regard to season
tickets and the distribution of thirty
three and one-third per cent. of the sale OF
season tickets.


On motion of John Williams it was resolved
that the President Secretary and Treasurer De
authorized to appoint Board of Managers and
that that Board shall consist of five members.


Thus the agony is over, and thus ends, IN my
judgment, the most important action ever taken
by the officers of the Eastern Division Fair. 1t
will completely relieve the Association of all in
debtedness and start it forward upon Its grand
and glorious mission. In few days the whole
scheme will be made known to the public and
prompt measures instituted to make 1t sue
cess G. w. CHARLTON,


Secretary &c
Year: 1872

On yesterday afternoon, about two O clock, a
number Of railroad hands were at work clear
ing away the wreck of the smash-up, an account
Of which is given elsewhere, and while using
some large beams as levers, in prizing up car,
one Of them gave way and in falling struck a
colored man by the name Of Lee Dodson on the
back of the head, neck and shoulders, telling
him to the ground and rendering him senseless,
in which condition he remained about an hour
and half. He was Immediately removed to a
car, and such restoratives as were available ap-
piled and in the evening was brought to Knox
vile, when Dr.. Boyd was called in by the rail-
road company to attend to his wounds


The Doctor found him to be in critical con-
dition, his scull being fractured some, how
much it is impossible to ascertain just at pres
enti also, the spinal cord is injured to a great
extent, parayzing him almost totally on his left
side, and to some extent his right He hopes
however, that the spinal cord is not injured as
much as appears from present indications, but
should it be so, then his case is a hopeless one
and he will l.doubtless lay in this paralyzed con-
dition until death relieves him of his sufferings
which may last from two days to two weeks
The injured man is young man and unmar-
ried, and was regular employe of the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad Com
pany, who are doing everything to make him
as comfortable as his condition will admit
Year: 1872

.gF-r.t- ... day. .rrf. t.r
From our dispatches it will be seen the
terrible heat in New York continues. In
four days S45 cases of sunstroke took place.
In the Herald of the Sd we find the fol-
lowing. The thermometer rose to go in
the shade yesterday afternoon and was re-
ported over 1902 in Brooklyn:


There can be no doubt at all but that
some action should be taken, if such
weather as we have had for several DAYS
past is to continue, whereby our humble
people, aud indeed the working classes
generally. should not be expected or per-
mitted to expose their lives to the terrible
strokes of the suns rays. The record of
the sunstrokes for several days past and OF
the deaths which resulted ought to be suf-
ficent to suggest that it is little short of
murder to allow men or women to expose
themselves to an excessive heat, the effects
of which SO seriously concern human life
itself. 1t was really a most pitiable specta-
Gle to travel along the docks at the lower
end of the city during the day, and away
up town, on the east and west sides of the
city, where Improvements are being made,
in the narrow business streets down town
and on the crowded docks it was, as has been
said, pitiable to see the workmen swelter-
ing under the sun, the heavy globules of
sweat falling from their faces, their shirts
and pants saturated with the same, and
every motion of the poor fellows bodies
showing the excessive exhaustion from
which they were suffering. Monday night
was terrible, the light breeze of the day
dying out as the night advanced. People
sought sleep in vain, and many were seen
sitting on doorsteps until morning. House
tops were favorite retreat.


The ice companies have advanced their
wholesale prices from 20 to so cents per
hundred weight, and their retail rates from
40 to so cents. Butchers have difficulty in
preserving their meat from taint, and 9TH
er branches of the household provision trade
experience similar annoyances.
Year: 1872

Cease, weary heart, to throb in hopeless anguish;
Art thou the only heart that grief hath torn
Tis weak, when sorrow fills thee thus to Ian


guish


How many heart hath greater misery borne.
Cheer up thou dropping heart, nor beat SO


loudly


Against thy poor, frail tenement tonight;
And though thou mayst not bear the burden


proudly


Look unto thy God to make that burden light
Be strong, weak heart, nor send the tear-drop


gushing


Up TO the ewes that would forbear TO weep;
Drive back the memories upon thee rushing;
Oh heart, be true +! faithful vigil keep.
Be healed, oh, suffering heart, there's work


before thee;


There's many = bleeding one that thou canst


cheer;
The wound is slight-do goOd-it will restore
Be firm, Oh, fainting heart for hope is near.
o, doubling heartl have faith, or hath the


Saviour


Promised TO comfort thee in vain
Pierces him not newly by thy strange behavior!
Oh, be not troubled, restless heart, again.
Be not afraid, thou trembler Tho misfortune
And all the host of earth above thee rise,
They cannot rob thee of thy better portion
Among the many mansions in the skies.
Year: 1872

IRISH SMARTNEss.- s.-Somewhsrc in the Ne
vada Territory, an Irishman took a job from a
minister of filling up portion Of his grounds
with earth. Pat was to receive six dollars a
day for the services of himself, horse and cart,
till the job was completed, and the parson
agreed to furnish his son to help. Well, Pat
tried the experiment of killing two birds or
more with one stone He took cellar to dig
in another part of the town and was to receive
six dollars day for himself, horse and cart,
in doing the job. But the cream of the joke
is, Pat hired the parsons son out to the cellar
owner at two dollars and half day, and
pecketed the money himself. Pat thus had a
mighty fat take y he dug the cellar and filled
the paron's lot at the same time, making
twelve dollars day, and then added two fifty
for the labor Of the son.


If the people don't let up on the Yam
KEGS now, there's no justice in the world.
Year: 1872

The crack of the whip is now heard in the
Radical ranks. Senator Cameron has raised
the lash over the back of Colonel Forney, aud
all others who dared, on the sth instant to
give free and independent expression to their
political sentiments. All who opposed Hart
rauit, and the corrupt ring that nominated
him, are now to be eXiled from the Radical or
ganization. Whether or not this bullying
game will succeed is a question of grave doubt
that can only be decided in the future. There
is yet manhood enough left among the Repub-
lcans to resist this outrageous attempt to make
public virtue and common justice subservent
to the interests Of one man, who seeks to con-
troll the political destinies of a great and grow
ing nwealth.-Bdltimore Gazette.
Year: 1872

A GEosT AT THE JAIL.-The Alexandria
Gazette says For some nights past the guards
at the Jail have been hearing strange sounds,
the cause of which is as yet inexplicablo, and
the beliefs beginning to be entertained among
them that some of the persons confined there
for murder are to be hung, and that their spirits
have commenced to walk the earth already
The sounds resemble those made by rolling at
ten-pius and doors which are shut are myste-
ri9uslY opened
Year: 1872

The New York Journal of Commerce.
calling attention to the superior class of
public men pnt in nomination for the pub
lie offices this fall in many Of the States,
and Liberal Republicans should fail to &C
complish the greater object sought, they
can at least claim the honor Of having
raised the standard of nomination in many
locations throughout the country. It was
natural consequence OF that coalition that
the Democrats and Republicans should be
on their better behavior, and should put
forward as the representatives of their
princiPle,a "a GLASS Of men above the old aver
age. For that much, whatever the fate of
coalition in the present campaign, the
country will be grateful"
Year: 1872

tory, viii not pass five miles from this
city. While We should ike to see this
road built where this withdrawal would
seem to indicate that it viii be built, We
are little apprehensive that this is not
bona tide movement. 1t IS possible that
it is Intended as movement against the
Portland, Dalles and Salt Lake road,
as such e move would have the effect to
Withdraw large portion of the land
that this latter company would probably
apply for. So it may be that the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company are at
tempting to monopolize the land in
order to injure the latter company.
This we should very much regret TO
see, as there is need of, and viii be
business for, both roads. We hope.
however, that this may not prove true.
Year: 1872

Under the heading of ''The Prospect
ahead" the Walla Walla Real Estate Re
cord says:


From all indications the prospects
ahead looking bright from this Territory
and especially SO for our city and valley.
Railroad operations are beginning to
look like business There now seems 3
certainty that the Northern Pacific
Railroad viii be completed from Kalama
to Olympia before next Winter, and 4,
strong probability that our local road
viii also be completed from this city to
Wallula by that time. These will be
two long, strong and mighty links in
chain that viii bind our intesests in
common with the outside world, from
which we have been so long aebarred
The gold mines in our rear also bid fair
to yield up their treasures with eapre-
cedented generosity, while from present
indications that other golden harvest
grain-iie our valley viii be greater and
richer and more remuneratiye than any
that has yet preceded it. All of these
combined are felt and appreciated
abroad. and already the advance guard
Of the army of em;grants that ara to
come is arriving.
Year: 1872

lavish their own money upon such g
losing enterprise.but with the prospect
of more than reimbnrsing their losses
from the spoiis q office? Honest men
do nobseek Office By such means. If
the people Of Washington Territory de-
sire to be ruled BY an oligarchy compos-
ed Of crossroads politicians from the
staies5 they have only to support the
ring, end cast-of the men and the news
paperszwho ami which Rave labored with
them in the common interests Of the
Territory.