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Year: 1871

The Republican State Central Com
mittee Of Illinois, held meeting, re.
Gently, to prepare for the State Cam
paigu, Whilst they were 10 session,
they expressed the opinion that Ulysses
S. Grant is not the proper person to
make a successful run on the Presiden.
tial ticket, aud they therefore desire as
the next candidate civilian ex pcrienced
in Government affairs r The New York
Sua says this is good and timely action,
and it will be reechoed by the Republi.
caus Of the State of New York


Thus we find that Grant is now being
kicked over board by his own party
which has tried him and found him
wanting 10 every essential quality of
statesman. We suppose that after the
Republican party have nominated some
one else for the Presidency, Grant will
charge it with ingratitude aud begin to
act with little more honesty than he
is now doing. He had better begin to
do right at once.
Year: 1871

To correct the wrong impression of a
few Republican papers to the demise of
the Democratic party, We place before
them the following opinions from the
Republican party:


The Democratic party to-day is stronger
than 1t ever was in its history. II means now
10 win.-Horacc Greeley. at Vicksburg.


You may make light Of the Democracy, but
to-day, in the State of New York, there is a
clear Democratic majority Of ninety thousand.
We never did have the Irish, and now we are
losing all the Germans.-New York Times,
Radical.


Grant, with his Ku-Klux bill, thinks be can
kill the Democracy. 1t will take more men
by a million, than he had at Appomattox.-
New York San, Radical.


great deal has been said about the dead
Democracy. Those who think It Is dead, sure
ly never read the story OF the resurrection.
There will be signs In the heavens and on the
earth In 1872 when this Democratic party gets
its soldiers 10 the feld.-Springfield Mass.
RepHblican, Radical.


He Is a fool or a traitor who expects TO win
an easy victory over the Democratic party In
1872. Grant can never do II with the bay yonet.
New York Epening Post, Radical.


They may say what they please, but tb ose
who are the most confident do not know these
Democrats. They are the most dangerous
when they seem the most whipped. Do not
put any faith Ia them and do sot trust them.
In retreat they ere treacherous and often fatal.
Louisville Commereial, Radical.
Year: 1871

Wevere gral6ed to see it announced,
last week, that two thousand colored
people were now applicants. at the Office
Of the Colonization Society, for trans
portation to Liberia. Many intelligent
negroes are awaking to consciousness
that their admittance to the rights aud
franchises Of citizenship, here, is all a
delusion and cheat. True, they can
vote, they can ride 10 our rail cars, and
gain admittance to our hotels, theatres,
&C., under recent Congressional enact.
msuts, but they are still subject to the
law Of caste, and must forever remain
SO, notwithstanding all the levelling
anactmenis which Congress may be able
to pass. Even the men who vote for
these enactments to confer upon the
race the largest liberty, are unwilling
TO accord to the negro social equality.
They will not put the negro in their
beds, nor seat them at their boards.
Their recognition Of the negro is civil,
and political, aud hath "this extent, no
more" The negro is not slow to see
and comprehend this fact. He sees,
that If he remains here, he must con
sent to 6e subordinate, and must for.
ever remain socially ostracised, as far
as the white race is concerned hence
large numbers Of them are manifesting
desire to go to Africa, the home Of
their ancestors, where alone they can
enjoy the largest liberty, and where, by
nature, they are best adapted to live.
The Spontaneous products Of the earth
renders the toll necessary to existence
comparatively light. If he aspires to
public preferment, the way is open be.
fore him; if he is industrious and frugal,
he eau acquire houses aud lands; plant
coffee, grow sugar, aud add acre to acre,
farm to farm, while many wholesome
articles of food spring spontaneously
from the bounty Of nuture, without the
aid Of his labor, and this, after all, is
what tho African most desires, to live
well, and at the same time, to live free
from toll and care. In Africa, If any
where, he may do this; certainly be can
do it, to much greater extent, than he
can here And there no white man is
his way, to compete with him in labor.
or in any manner to interfere. There
he will find only :hs people of his own
race. There let him go, and there let
us aid him to Co. To set out of this
country, as fast as they can, We think
is the part Of wisdom. It is better for
The black man, and infinitely better for
yhite. There is an antagonism between
the races which never will be and which
never can be overcome. The sooner
thcy are separated, the better il will be
for both. This is no partizan view Of
the subject, but one in the interests Of
peace, order, humanity, aud religion.
How shall Ethiopia astretch forth her
hands unto God, unless the Africans
from this country carry the light Of
civilization and ehristianity to the be-
nighted in their father-land, where the
white man cannot live. But We can.
not enlarge, today, upon this latter
view Of the subject. The best friends
Of the negro will persuade him and aid
him 70 iorsake his long exile in Amer.
lea, and to return to that land where
the Author Of bis being designed he
should live, the land which alone he can |
call his home.
Year: 1871

Iced IYater.-During the hot season,
says the chronological Journal the exces-
siye use of iced water is one Of the
most prolific sources Of disease and sud.
den death. Iu very hot weather, when
water is rendered extremely cold by
the use of ice in the cooler, no person
should drink it 10 that condition, but
should pour in as much water Of the
ordinary temperature as will modify the
iced water to about an October temper.
ature. Then he may drink without
damage. Nothing is worse for the teeth
tfan extremely cold water /; and many
a man has acquired dyspepsia by its
bad effect on the stomach. Not few
have suffered from congestions which
were dangerous or deathly.
Year: 1871

The barometer will probably continue
high Wednesday from the lower lakes
to the middle and east Atlantic, with
clear and clearing and smoky weather.
Cloudy weather will continue on the
South Atlantic coast, and the area
Of the low barometer will extend
from Missouri to Wisconsin, with easterly
winds on Lakes Michigan and Superior.
No important change iS probable for the
Gulf coast. H'| ......#aNv
Year: 1871

LIFE is more precious than silver or
gold, and to preserve it as long as possible
is our duty, consequently no plausible
scteme should be left untrisd to secure an
end SO devoutly desired. DR.. Bells BAlsam
Of Alpine Moss for Consumption and all
diseases of the Throat and Lungs, has be
came very popular within a few years, and
We attribute its fame, to its success. See
adyertisement in this paper.
Year: 1871

The great Blood Purifier and Delicious Brink WARMERS VINUM WIFE, or WINE OF LIFE, is free from any poisonous drugs or impurities, being prepared for those who require stimulant. It is splendid appetizer and tonic and the finest thing most pleasant and delicious article ever offered to the pubic, far superior to brandy, whiskey, wine bitters, or any other article. It is more healthy and cheaper Both male or female, young or old can take the Wine of Life. It is, in fact life preserver. Those who wish to enjoy good health and free flow of lively spirits will do well to take the Wine of Life. It is different from anything ever before in use. It is sold by all druggists. Price $1, in quart bottles.
Year: 1871

y WHrHInX 10 DrUOKtvn InIcVes.


The Brooklyn thieves receive warning to-day
through q precautionary notice which the Chief Of
Police has given to citizens who purpose leaving
their houses during the summer months and rusti-
eating in the country. The people viii notify the
captain Of the precinct In which they reside, and
the guardians OF pubic peace and property Will
have an eye on the premises while they are vacant
Year: 1871

Il is claimed by many that the new
board Of directors elected at Louisiana
week before lsSt 10 . bogus concern.
Believing nat that board can only work
1Asm aud retard. the progress Of the On
terprise, we hope it may prove to be
bougus, bus ieas il is not, fos ws have
tho assurance Of . gentleman Of the b.
gal profession, who 10 we'll acquainted
with the railroad law, that il was legally
elected, aud can probably force its recog.
pitiop ~ the real board Of directors.
There is, however, a nice point Of law
cornected with the matter, and the fual
result cannot be determined definitely at
this time. One thing is certain-Lou-
isiana and Clarksvillc a-e deteru ined to
leave nothing undone that may cripple
or kill the interior line, notwithstanding
the fact that several hundred thousand
dollars have already been expended upon
it. Those two towns have both wealth
and influence at their disposal and are
determined to use them to the best sd
vantage in gaining their purpose. .


If they were working honestly 10 the
matter, With full determination to build
the road, we could find no room for OBJ
lection, for the people Of St. Charles care
but little whether the road goes by way
Of Troy or Louisiana, provided it comes
here but their intentions are not honest !;
they know they cant build the road, and
arc not willing to let any one else build
it.


The time was when it would have been
Of great advantage to st. Charles to secure
route of transportation to the coal
mines in Lincoln county, but discovery
has recently been made nearer this city
than Troy, ofa large body Of the same
quality of coal as that that exists IN Lin.
coin county, and when this discovery is
more fully tested and published to the
word--as it will be in a short ume--the
people of St. Charles will see that they
no longer have any cause to to tax them.
selves for new road just to get good
coal.


Therefore We are indifferen as to which
route the St. Louis Il Keokuk road shall
be built upon, but it does seem that good
judgment would point to the route where
large portion Of the grading has al
ready been done.


In this connection the Troy Herald
makes some very sensible and pointed
remarks when it says, that, should the
Louisiana route be adopted the Company
would be responsible to Lincoln county,
and the balance of the interior line, for
the money already expended. amounting,
in Lincoln county, to perhaps one hun.
dred and fifty thousand dollars. This is
certainly strong argument in favor Of the
route that is already partly finished
St Charles News.
Year: 1871

Some of the New York papers are
making much ado over the fact that
Grants residence at Long Branch was
present to him, for which ho appointed
Tom Murphy, one of the instigators, to
the Collectorship Of New York. What
oft; hasn't Grant been doing that sort
Of business ever since he was elevated to
the chief magistracy? Tho only fellow
shin. rnnniraa at the White. House to
qualify man for Office is donation OF
some sort to the President. The larger
the present tho better opportunity the
giver is offered to steal back the amount
from the government with forty fold
interest.
Year: 1871

The charges preferred against Pay.
master Hodge have been personally
served on him. He will be tried under
the Both article Of war. and the act Of
congress Of 1868. The evidence will be
brief. though the plea of guilty will be
entered The law does not define the
sentence, but leaves it to the discretion
Of the court martial. Secretary Bout.
we'll declines to sign letter which has
been prepared for him at the treasury,
defending that department from the
responsibility of Hodges defalcation.
Year: 1871

The Indian difficulty has, of late assumed such an active character that we have space for but little slss than q faithful recital of tks occursncss in this direction, which have come to our knowledge since last issue. Al- though VIC deeply regret to loss of our many valuable citizens who have recently been struck down by the treacherous savage, yetisis a rare qualification % feel that the avsnging hand has also been at work, and that sing's week has rid the Territory of some fifty barbarOus. hortile sAVRges.
Year: 1871

THE End OF INDIANA DIVORCES s-The
glory of Indiana divorces is gone. The law
which for many years was beacon light of joy
for distressed husbands and wives has been so
amended that it offers now only the merest
glimmer of hope to the would-be divorced.
Three years bona fde residence is required ere
divorce tor any cause can be obtained, and in
case of the application being made on the
ground of acts committed in another State, it
must be shown that those acts are legal ground
for divorce in the State where they were COM
mitted. These are important notifications of
an obnoxious law, and in case they are rigidly
enforced they will do away with the scandal
and pest of Indiana divorces, which have for
years been the fruitful source of unhappiness
and crime, not in HoosierdOm alone, but in
nearly every State in the Union.
Year: 1871

THE CRoPs.-All our State exchanges, from
Middletown TO Georgetown, speak most en-
couragingly of the fruit and crop prospect.
We hear of but one complaint, which comes
from lower Sussex, to the effect that the peach
trees are shedding too freely, and fears are
entertained that not enough will be left for a
fair crop. This statement is made by the
Milford paper. But from every other quarter
Of the Peninsula the promise is more for an
over-abundance than failure, and it is thought
the yield will be much larger than that OF lS6!
the largest ever known. Wheat is doing al
that could be desired, and the harvest will bl
on from ten days to two weeks earlier thai
usual i: is thought--by the 18th or goth o
June. Strawberries will be shipped next weel
from this locality, and there is nothing now t.
fear but wet weather.
Year: 1871

Mr. Editor BRO PLEBEIANis pressing me
for an answer to the following question: Are
all lost who profess the Christian religion and
die without being immersed p Before we go
any further, he says we want Bro Flippo to
say yes or no to this question.


This implies that he has a mind to Ct go
further so hare l and after telling him
that such question is never asked-save by
those who are .ossly ignorant of Baptist prac-
tices and principles, or are seeking to misrepre-
sent the New Testament Tor Baptist fath-l
offer to meet him in Smyrna any night next
week and answer the above, or any and all
questions he may feel inclined to ask This
propose to do publicly. Very truly,
o. F. FLIPPO.
Year: 1871

DISGRACEFUL FIGHT.-On Saturday night
last disgraceful fight occurred at and in front
of Standish's Restaurant, in this town, which
was caused by two or three drunken men.
The disturbance commenced in the restaurant,
where tumblers were hurled around rather
lively and pistol snapped two or three times,
when Constable Smith proceeded to arrest one
of the offenders, Geo Rothwell. lie (Smith) J
was knocked down by a man named Samuel
Belts, aud this led to row in the street, in
which Belts was most numerically beaten BY
a number of men who were hanging around
the restaurant He was arrested and locked
up (Rothwell making his escape) and or Mon
day Alderman Budd held him to bail in 500
each in two cases-fOr resisting the officer and
rioting at McCloskey's 5 restaurant. His head
was cut in shameful manner. lie is des
perate character, having recently been tried
for his life for killing negro in Milford but
justice was tempered with mercy" as is toe
frequently the case for the peace Of )ciety
In default of bail he was taken to Dover OF
Monday, together with a negro youth nameC
Townsend, who recently broke Jail and VIII,
was arrested on the same night by Office
Smith. He was serving out term for settin


FIRE to a stack yard. Several times. recently


riotouS transactions by few men of muscle
who have a malignant satisfaction in defyin
the law, have diseraced the town, but the A


derman is determined to meet out the full per


atty in future, and Smith is displaying con


mendable determination in his efforts to arres


the offenders From some of the parties tn
community have a right to expect better thing


and it is to be regretted, for the sake of the
respected families, that their conduct thu
puts their names before the public.
Year: 1871

A DANGEROUS DRUG.-Dr David C. Beck,
a physician of Goshen. Ind., died last Friday
evening from an overdose of chloral, the new
medicine that is extensively used for produc-
ing sleep. He had prepared dose for his
wife, and took it himself to show her that it
was harmless, with the above result. There
have been several cases of death from the use
of this drug lately, among others two or three
in Baltimore from the too free use Of chloral.
Year: 1871

The ruin of most men dates from some Va.
cant hour. Occupation is the armor Of tba
soul. There Is sarcastic poem, in which the
devil is represented as fishing for men and
fitting his bait 10 the taste and business Of his
prey; but the idler, he said gave him no
trouble, as he bit at the naked hook
Year: 1871

- The Sultan of Turkey has sent President
Grsnt $4,000 carpet, to cover the floor of
the East Room OF the White House. 1t was
over year in making, but is said to be not of
very tasteful appearance.
Year: 1871

Another Church in Philadelphia has plung-
ed headlong into litigation to settle the rights
of its Rector and assistant The worst of such
scandals is that, no matter how the suits end,
the Churches are brought into contempt, and
an Injury is done to the cause Of religion.
Year: 1871

PEACH TRANSFORMATIONS N-The Dela,oore-
an thinks the pcach-growers ought to provide
some way to compete with the railroad in the
transportation of fruit, and recommends the
construction OF " a short tramwsy to Mahon's
Landing where steamers from New York and
Boston can come up to the wharf and load di.
rectly from the wagons-a track laid in the
same manner as the tracks for passenger cars
on which wagons and carriages could run as
well as cars. On such road pair of horses
could trot all the way to Mahon's with load
that it would take six horses to draw on a
common road"
Year: 1871

SrRAwBERRY FEsrIvAL-The NJ. E. Sun
day School of this town hold their Strawberry
Festival this and tomorrow evenings in the
Town Hall. The strawberries came from Nor
folk and are a donation from Mrs Edward
Anderson, former resident of our county
The admission to the Hall will he free. The
proceeds are to form a part of the 5000
promised by the childran for fitting up their
Sunday School room when the Church is re-.
paired. A festival Of the kind was never held
in our town so early in the season before, and
az the berries will be a rarity, the entertain.
ment attractive and free, and the object mat
ter of town improvement, the School have q
right to expect a large attendance. 1t will be
under the charge of the female teachers.
Year: 1871

= The symptoms of Liver
Complaint are uneasiness
and pain in the side. Some
times the pain is in the
shoulder, ana is mistaken


for rheumatism. The stom-
ach is effected. with loss of
appetite and sickness, bowels
in general costive, some
etimes alternating with lax. -
d with pain, and dull, heavy
sensation, considerable loss
of memory, accompanied


with painfulsensation of hay


ing left undone something


which ought to have been


done. Often complaining Or


weakness, debility and low
spirits. Sometimes many or
Year: 1871

Reflect that a sound mind and body are the
most necessary requisites to promote connuplal
throurh life becomes a weary pilgrimage, the
nrospect hourly darkens to the view, the mind
becomes shadowed with despair, and filled with
the melancholy reflection that the happiness "i
orothor &c hliphtnd with our own
Year: 1871

Especially. who have become the Victims o:
Solitary Vice and dreadful and destructlye
habits which annually sweep to an untimciy
grave thousands Of young men of the most eX-
allied talents and brilliant intellect who might


otherwise have cntranced listening Senates with
the living Tyre, may call with full confidence.
Year: 1871

around him as usual, and he gatfed
them one after another with his hook
He then strung them on a string.
and came up after his days work was
over with goodly fry Of whiting poutS
for his supper.


On an other occasion Wood was
employed to bring up some pigs OF
lead from the hold Of a vessel. When
he was walking about on the top OF
the lead he felt something alive
under his feet. It kicked trench
dously, but he knelt down upon it to
keep it steady; he soon ascertaincd
that it was an enormous skate that
be was standing ON, so he served
him as he did the lobster. He
watched his opportunity and slipped
the moose of his line round the skates
tail ; he'then signa|lcd to haul y
and up went Master Skate, tapping
his great wings like wounded eagle.
and nightly astonished were the
people in the boat when they found
a monster skate at the end Of the
line, and not a pig Of lead.


Wood once nearly lost his life
when at the bottom of the sea-. A
Prussian vessel had gone down off
the Mouse Buoy in the Thames estu-
airy. The captain was drowned in
his cabin, and Wood had undertaken
to get him out if he possibly could.
Arriving at the bottom of the sea,
Wood found the vessel lying over on
her side, and that she had gone down
with all her sails set. He tried to
get into the cabin, but found the
main-sail all-oyer the cabin door.
He was just about to return when he
found that his air pipe and signal
line had suddenly got. .jammed. Fully
aware OF his very dancerouspositl
and without losing his presence of
mind, he sat quietly on the edge of
the vessel and considered. The men
above, he could find, were signalling
to him violently to come up, but he
could not answer as the line was
.jammed. He took out his pocket
knife, and thought two Or three
times Of cutting himself adrift. AS
a last chance, he determined to
adopt another course, so he climbed
up the rigging, among the great wet
sails and loose ropes, as we'll as he
could, and fortunately. found the
place where his a;r-pipe was hitched.
He carefully loosened it, gave the
signal, and was hauled up imme-
diately. IF | understand right, the
line was clear enough when he went
down, but while he was at work on
the sunken ship the tide changed
and, carrying his pipe and the line in
opposite direction to that in which
it had been ori ginally conducted, it
became jammed. He did not get to
the surface one instant too soon, for
the boat was just drifting, as her an
chors would not hold Cor. in Land
and Water.