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Year: 1870

VIZ wonder whether some Of our
enterprising mouied men men are not going
to start beet sugar factory. Whether or
not, SHERWOOD BERG, Of the City Store,
are closing ont their stock Of fall aud
winter goods al prices that will surprise
YOU. Call and examine.
Year: 1870

cmnle which shall endure for oil time:
The whole life or Jesus on earth was poor and


find IN the text just read s not that Jesus Il friend
OF two thousand years ago In Jndea, but with the
to-day. There are two ways OF keeping mans
LOOK at his books, and we 60 out In tne grave; we
that covers the mouldering body. But that
always leaves behind Q melancholy feeling
other hand, there Is moro excellent way OF keep
ing ones memory and that Is 70 rise up from your
IN asa hs S q sIa1S
very Clothes worn y George Washington You are arc
feel that you would like TO see that great man.
There are many who tel! you that they 1com.
are never S alone. but that the spirits Sa q
these dear ones hover around them. And 10 not
Christ around us everywheres The world has edu-
clearly than He was seen in any century. DO we
not feel His presence, His inspiring influence around
with the powers laid up in the womb Of nature and
II they had not the marvellous development OF
those powers In the telegraph and the steam engine
Godf There e no Christian to-day, who cannot
have more OF Christ than those who lived Ia Judea
Obsolete book that 1t s too far behind the times and
that II was merely suited to an age long past But
4 we fan to show us power IN ths Living present
Christ while IN the flesh, ana the moro we
progress In this nineteenth century the more
familiar we become with CHRIST, who Is
ever present IN His works. We ought to be
being good enough or great enough to I'LL our souls
completely and give full range TO oil our faculties
Others will say that He Is too great too lofty, TOO
powerful to sioop TO us In oies or pity us In our
mseries But 1t Is an infinite condescension on His
part In the first place TO create US and then TO save
US; and, having done 80 much, Will He stop thereY
have made an impress on their times, were always
men who Kept In view this neainess OF Christ. Per-
haps some one will ask the question, arc we to
follow Chrlst's example in everything for instance
his use OF winef Well such men might as well ex-
pect US 10 lie down on our bedstead ut meals be.
cause Christ recltnsd at supper; or that we should
discard boots and wear sandals for the rest OF our
lives. We are not expected 70 conform to usage
that belonged to another age, another climate; and
other customs. Let 1t be remembered that wine
was wine then, and pot diluted acQbo. The preach
er continue, IN this strain, and wound mp Win an
Christ.
Year: 1870

Sermon by the Rev. X. DE Normandie


on Repentance.


WASHINGTON, May ]. 1870.
Tic Rev. e. De N0rmandie preached this morning
in the Council Chamber OF the City Hall, the text
Repent We, for the Kingdom Of Heaven is at hand"
The preacher said the great difficulty with all per-
sons In becoming Christians was when to commence.
They always preferred to designate some time in
the future when 1t would be convenient. He said
now was the proper time, and the first step was re-
penfance, the next reformation. Repentance was
the inward recognition Of the force Of Gods TRUTH
and was necessary to bring the soul into proper re-.
lati0ns with GOd. Reformation was the outward
change, which ail men becoming Christians
should make In their actions and daily
life. Having put on these two changes Of
spirit and body It required strength than ever
to keep In the way Of light. The Christians path
was beset with multitude OF dangers and tempta-
ttOns. and IL took all the watchiu!ness ne could
bestow not to be found railing back into the old
OF Satan. For ali the world the Kingdom OF Heaven
II now at hand, and all who wish to be saved must
enter Chrlsts fold ut once.
Year: 1870

To rHE EDITOR or THE HERALD:-


have been thwarting this very questionable body
in their attempts 10 get an appropriation from the
Legislature OF to construct the great novelty
OF an underland overland sewer through the farm
lands OF Bushwick. Hence the libel which they in
sinuate against In your paper Of to-day Four or


five years ago got permit, and paid for it, to put
q hydrant in yard In North Tenth street, where
there water, ana connect with the water main
in North Ninth. paid my tax regularly Tor 1t ever
since, and every neighbor who wanted water there
being neither pump public bydrant In the neigh.
b0rhood, came and took water, as when permitted
to do and they did everywhere else In the city. In
front Of my cottages IN North Ninth street. on the
opposite side OF the street, Is at this writing
q public hytsrant which Is now dry,
and has been dry for the last three
weeks. II has been reported to the hnderlings Of
the board-reported even to the tape-llne meh-
whom they have just sent round preliminary 20
some new oppression. And yet SO 1t remains, while
the people who ought to be supplied by ie are
forced, and have been for the last three weeks, t0
make highway Of my halls to supply themselves 81
the hydrant In my yard. could not see them
starved through the Incidence OF this wafer bOard
Tiat Incidence is nearly match to Its rapacity. On
the latter win not dwell here; bu. before any COM
petent inquest am ready to snow that IN the con-
structon and in the management OF our sewers and
our water ana street cleaning they nave, either
iQnoranty or corruptly, sacrificed the interests or
the public IN manner that has not yet been dragged
into the light Probably 1t may not be, as my own
my contempt for the dull, grumbltng submission or
the people on whom they trample- and impose.
Trusting in your sense OF justice to give publicity TO
this, remain, &C., THOS AlNGE DEVfR.
Year: 1870

CINCINNATI. June 26.-About one
o'clock this morning Frederick
knolle. baker, 30 years of age, shot
his wife, inf1icting a very dangerous
wound in the left breast, and then
shot himself through the head, though
without producing death. He had
been absent in California nearly four
years. and recently returned. During
bis absence his wife had declined
going until she could have some
assurance of support, he having been
Improvident here. Last evening he
went to the house of J. B. Whitehead.
of Ludlow, KY, opposite this city,
where his wife was stopping. The
evening was spent in talking over their
matters. At times he upbraided her,
and again relented she still declining to
go until she could feel sure she would
receive support. He ended the inter-
view by taking a pistol from his
pocket aud firing, with the result in
dicated. Both are dangerously hurt.
though the murderer has the better
chance of recovery.


At meeting last evening of about
ore hundred workingmep. called by
the Labor Assembly, resolutions were
adopted declaring against the importa-
ton of servile race for the purpose
of tampering with the workingmen of
this country, and demanding the en-
forcement of all laws for the suppress
sion of the Coolie trade.


The New Orleans excursionists will
reach here at noon to morrow, and
will be escorted through the streets
by committee of the Common Coun-
Gil and fire department, and receive a
collation.. Their Headquarters will be
at the Gibson House.


A meeting of the manufacturers
throughout the United States will
doubtless be.called during the fair.


The weather was intolerably hot
this forenoon. but cooler this evening.
Year: 1870

1t rare compliment to pay
to any woman to say sue IS an eX>
cellent housekeeper. Solomon.
gives us in the last chapter OF
Proverbs the description OF such
a housekeeper, and the spirit of it
is one that holis good in all ages.
The very first requisite OF such
house mother is, that "she look
eth well to the ways of her house
hold and eateth not the bread or
idteness No house eau thrive
that is left all to the management
oS domestics.


aShe that would thrive most
ps.osperous}y, herself must every
cogner see 1t is these little
wastes that eat up the largest IN
ce.nes, and no one can see where
the money goes. as soon as a
kousekeeper detects leak in the
ship, let her set to work to stop 1T
Make point to. save in that one
thing, and she will have gone q
long way towardt establishing
habit. Car efulness in one thing
will lie al to u similar prudence in
others 1t will hel to open one
eyes to- Whist was once wasted. III,
when :.he M eat comes in, care Is tss-
ken to cut Off every particle OF SUI
pertiuous fat before it goes into
the pot OF oven, and then at once
place ttAis fat il' a dripping pal.
with a little water in it, and also
set it in the oven to try out the
fat, va luable basin of dripplngs
can be aved. and always had In
readiness ), which will be a great
saving in the matter OF butter ana
lard. The meat, too, will be great
ly improved by having this fit ia
ken off before it is cooked. Ihrs
one item would make dollars OF
difference in the expenditure OF
m any families, if it were properly
attended to.


A good housekeeper must be
accom- plishei in the many little ta
bic arts, which go so tar towards
making home attractive. A
French cook can cc,ntriye boun-
tiful dinner out of the scraps OF
cold meat on q joint. a dish OF
stale bread, an egg or two, and a
sixpence worth of vegetables.
have known many thriftless Eo-
men throw as much in to the swlll
barrel-women whose husband
worked hard to bring IN the home
supplies.


No wasteful woman, whether in
high or low life, can be good
/, housekeeper-nor one that does
not see to the ways Of her house
however many helpers she may
have to carry out her plans j.
E. NC, in the Country Gentle
man.
Year: 1870

A Pennsylvania bachelor thus
gets after lovely woman.


81 impeach her in the name OF
the great whale of the ocean,
whose bones are torn asunder to
enable her to keep straight. l i'm
peach her in the name Of the pea
cock, whose strut, without his
permission, she has stealthfully
and without honor assumed. ]
impeach her in the name of the
horse, whose tail she has perver-
ted from its use to the making Of
wavy tresses to decorate the back
of her head and neck. l impeach
her in the name of the kangaroo,
whose beautiful figure she, in tax
ing upon herself the Grecian bend,
has brought into ill.favor and dis.
1epute."


Here the old fellow heaved a
sigh and heaved himself over
board.
Year: 1870

however. Oae night, as a party
of miuers were seated around the
camp fire, the conversation turn
ed on murder. just as it has done
here to night. The disguised wo-
man listened eagerly to every
word, and at last heard her lover
relate exultantly, the manner in
which he had murdered her hus-
band, just as you have to night.
Bailey. Her suspicions were now
confirmed. She was face to face
with her husband murderer, and
her hour Of vengeance had come"
Mountain Charley had risen to
his feet while speaking, and he
walked over to where Bailey was
sitting, his eyes cast down on the
ground, and his fingers clasping
each other nervously.


"And did she kill him?' he
asked in an agitated tone.


"Of course she did, replied
Charley, with an energy that star
ted me- ''Do you think she would
let such an opportunity pass by?
The strangest part of the story
was the way in which she Killed
him. III show you how she did
it, Bailey, sothat if ever You wish to
kill another man, you can try her
method" He walked up to the
miner as he spoke. and stood inst
behind him. "The woman" he
went on, ''got up from where she
had been sitting when she heard
her lovers story, and approaching
him, as he sat utterly unconscious
Of his danger, laid her hand on his
head, just as l lay my hand on
yours, and before he could under
stand her purpose, she threw him
backward upon the gronnd, just
in this way, and in an other in
slant her hunting knife was plant
ed in his heart.''


AS he spoke; Mountain Charley
seized the miner, who seemed ut
terly paralized. by the throat, and
hurting him to the ground sprang
| upon him. We saw the bright
| glitter of a knife, and sprang to
our feet in dismay, but, before we
could prevent it, Mountain Char
ley had buried the keen weapon in
the heart of Ephraim Bailey -
Then, rising to his feet with a
kind of wild dignity, he said
solemnly,-"G entlemen, l am a
woman. | am the widow of the
man he murdered"


The mystery was now solved,
and we knew the history of the
strange being before US.


Il am ready to surrender my
self,'' she said calmly. 81 sup
pose that the law will hang me tor
this deed"


The miners. however, thought
differently, and l wisely held my
tongue. They thought she had
done right, and assured her that
no harm should happen to her.-
They agreed to keep the matter
secret, and keep their pledge faith .
fully. A few weeks after our ar
rival at Pixies Peak, the young
widow, who had resumed her
proper dress. became the wife Of
one of the miners, who had wit
messed the killing of Bailey, and
who, strange to say, had fallen in
love with her, out of admiration
for cher pluck"
Year: 1870

The LONE GRAvE.-A few miles be-
low Woodbury.. Iowa, on the range Of
bluffs running south, we, says the Elk
Point Leader. came across . lone grave,
with tasteful stone erected to mark
the resting place Of some loved one. On
inquiry we learned that number Of
years ago, when Sioux City was in her
infancy, two young men left their East
ern homes in search Of the EiDorado Of
the West! During their stay, and while
upon a hunting excursion, this young
man was accidentally shot, and buried
where he fell. No warning voice had
whispered to the heart of the fond wild .
owed mother-a letter informed her OF
the painful fact. In q few months, after
a journey of hundreds Of miles, she vls>
tied the solitary spot, and erected the
stone that marks the solitary resting
place Of the one who was the light Of her
dwelling. When no kind hand is near
to deck his grave with the flowers Of
spring, the white winged angel Of mem
ory comes, with soft footsteps. to sit by
his grave. While we sadly linger here
we seem to hear the voice of unseen
choristers singing from the star-lit ST.
Icnce beyond. We turn away while the
evening shades are falling and the mel
ancholy winds are signing in strains of
sympathy with one bereft of her only
son.
Year: 1870

Lithofracteur. a new explosive
agent. said to have twenty times
the force of powder and five times
that Of nitro gly cerine, is Of deep
blush color, resembling mud and
about the consistency of putty
1t is put into a hole drilled tor
the purpose, without tamping or
covering of any kind except a
handful of fine clay to keep it in
it's place, and is fired by fuse en-


ding in a copper cap, made for the
purpose. The danger of its use
is even less than by powder.-Ex.
Year: 1870

A dear little girl had been taught
to pray specially for her father
He had been suddenly takeu away.
Kneeling at her evening devotion,
her voice faltered, and as her
pleading eyes met her mothers
she sobbed: .'Oh mother! / can
not leave him all out. Let me
say thank God l had a dear father
once, so / can keep him in my
prayers Many stricken hearts
may learn a sweet lesson from
this little child. Let US remem-
Der to thank God for mercies past,
as well as to ask for blessings for
the future.
Year: 1870

Hon. Jefferson Davis returned to the
city yesterday from Lookout Mountain
and took rooms at the Burns House. A
number of friends called on him during
the day, and about ten o'clock last night
he received serenade from the Silver
Cornet Band. Quite a crowd gathered
around the Burns House to listen to the
delightful music of the band, and to catch
glimpse of the late President of the
''so-called." Mr.. Davis did not show him
self until few gentlemen went to his
room and requested that'he would say a
few words to the assembly. Mr.. Davis
was just making preparations to retire for
the night, and somewhat reluctantly COM
piled with the request. Stepping upon
the porch, he advanced to the front, and
was introduced by Col. Sam. Boyce as
"Hon. Jefferson Davis" Mr.. Davis then
spoke substantially as follows:


"My friends, it affects me from the very
bottom of my heart to receive this DEM
onstration of your kindly feelings towards
me. had retired in double sense. For
the night and from public life. In view
of the past 70 man can blame me for my
determination to let those who have the
power dictate how the country shall be
governed. But standing here tonight
upon the sacred soil of Tennessee, I will
say to you that I wish you all the prosper
ity that is possible. Looking back upon
the past, and forward to the future, can
see nothing that should taint your honor
1t is not the part of brave men to brood
over the sorrows of the past, but rather to
look forward with bright hopes for the fu-
ture. You have as brave and high-mind-
ed people as can be found, and as noble
women as live on earth, (applauso) and I
wish you all the happiness and prosperity
that is in human life to enjoy. Again, l
thank you for this manifestation of your
kindness"


At the conclusion Of Mr.. Davis re-
marks he retired to his room, and after
another melody from the band the crowd
dispersed, 1t is proper to state that this
demonstration had not the slightest polit-
ical significance. The serenado was the
natural expression of the feeling of many
strong personal friends of Mr.. Davis and
the fact that the Silver CqFpa* Rsnl $50 SO
readily agreed to the proposition Is very
strong evidence of the cordial feeling that
exists between our citizens Of all sections,
for at least half of the Silver Cornet Band
are Northern men and were Federal SOL
diers, while the others were nearly all in
the Confederate army. Those who had
been rebels made no objection to taking
part with the band at the decoration of
the Federal graves in the National Gem
ctery here last May, neither could the
Northern men and Federal soldiers now
refuse to assist them in paying proper re-
spect to their late leader.-ChaHanOoga
Times, July 9Th.
Year: 1870

The New York Herald directs attention
to the fact that, as we shall have for some
time to come, in detailing the war-like
movements of the French and the Prus.
slams, to speak frequently of the right and
the left bank of the Rhine, the Moselle,
the Main, etc., and as tho general reader
is apt to confounG the banks of river
with the movements ofan army up or down
the stream, it should be understood that
the right bank of river is always the
bank which is on the right hand as you
look down the stream, and the left bank
will never be placed on the wrong side.
Year: 1870

The Vicksburg and Meridian
Railroad should be permitted to
connect with the rive, bgt it
should not bq allowed TO do it to
tie injury OF the city.


What are some of the disqdvaa-
tagcs Of locating the depot at the
point now contemplated BY the
company Property in that imme-
diate vicinity will grow rapidly in
value at the cost Of a correspond
ing decrease in the value OF that in
the northern portion Of the city.
Should those VINO have improved
and built up the northern portion
OF the city be ruined to enrich those
in the southern portion, who have
as yet not expended a single dol
lar upon their real estate there:
As a simple question between in.
dividuals, should this be? Busi
ness that is now confined TO and
belongs to this portion Of the city
Year: 1870

We understand that 1t is the de-
termination Of Judge OsgOOd to
hold 8 term Of the Criminal Court,
beginning on Monday next, and that
orders have been issued TO the
Sheriff to summon the usual juries.


Il is a matter Of serious doubt
whether any such court as the
Criminal Court is now known TO
law, and the weight Of opinion
seems 70 be that it's existence termi-
mated upon the adoption Of the
Constitution and It is grAvely as
serted By lawyers that its entire
proceedings will be invalid, its
convictions void, its sitting q mere
item Of expense of the county,
without benefit or advantage Of any
kind.


Besides, the courts are all in
process Of formation; our lawyers
to ascertain what Is the
exact condition of affairs our peo-
pie, now planting and at work, so
that q term now will be q cause Of
excited discussion, dOuOt and trou-
Bile.


The last term Of the court caused
the county several thousand dollars
expense, and that should be saved
to be expended upon courts certain
Of legal existence, and not upon
what is doubtful and uncertain.


1t is to be hoped, and we believe
Il to be the wish of the people and
Of the bar, that the court should not
be held.
Year: 1870

From a physician practicing in
Kentucky, We obtain the follow.
ing details Of q singularly tragic
story:


A short time ago q white man
living near Hopkinsville had an
attack OF smallpox. He was not
very neat Ia his habits, or else
had poor nursing, aud he did not
change his shirt during his entire
illness. When convalescent, he
gave the garment to a negro wo-
man, with injunction to bury it
deep in the ground, for fear Of
communicating the dreadful dis
ease to others. But Aunty was
of q utilitarian turn, and
thought it q sin to throw away
go good . shirt while there we're
so many backs to cover. So she
subjected it to q careless sort Of
washing, and presented it to her
husband, who appeared at church
next sunday in all the glory Of
billed shirt" The next day he
was seized with smallpox and
died soon after--and so did five
others, who successfully came into
possession of this garment Of
dca.h.


The above statement is youched
.or by our informant and We give
itas told us. 1t may be truly re-
marked that the shirt was more
terribly fatal than the tabled gar
meut OF Nessus, for the latter ter.
minated the career Of but one vic
tin-Hercules-whilc the former
brought six loyal voters to an un-
timely grave Nashville Banner.
Year: 1870

will 60 10 this new town % De
built up by this change on the
part Of the railroad? Nearly Ell
Of her income from Wharfage will
be taken from her, steamboats, will
land at and deliver freight alone
ct the free wharf. Where is the
steamboat Captain who will
take freight to be delivered
at the present wharf, when
he is required to pay q wharfage
fee Of ten dollars when by land.
ing half a mile below he can de-
liver it without cost. There Is
the loss to the city. This landing
so far below the city entails upon
the consumer another great ex-
pense. Those goods delivered at
this lower landing must be
brought to this portion Of the city
for sale. This will require addi-
tiOnal cost in drayage over what
is now demanded.


Suppose the river cuts through
the point at Delta, will q steam
boat ever come up to the present
landing9 Never. Every steam.
boat will land below and the town
will be forced down there to meet
them and the railroad.


Can this thing be avoided? It
can by permitting the railroad to
reach the river at some point near
the business portion Of the city.
Where can this be doneE Down
Mulberry street. But the railroad
company claim that an attempt was
made to do this and they were pre-
vented by an injunction. The
injunction was not sued out To
prevent a street railroad, but to
prevent the putting down of the
kind attempted by the company
The road, as was attempted to b.
laid, would have made that street
perfectly impossible. Let the
street be graded and paved and
road put down, such as can b'
found in other cities. II Mulber
ry street will not do, then e
down Depot street. At the rive
can be erected all the necessary
hosting apparatus, and at th'
foot of that street is space sufil
cient for all purposes. 1t is true
that in all probability. the roaC
will have to be built upon tres
ting. Suppose so its cost will no
be very great, because the dis
tance is short, an beneath thi
trcstled road there could be pass
ing at all times. Ifthis route vii
not do then build a road from th,
two mile bridge, following tn,
valley or the ridge around ant
striking the river north Of tn
city. These plans are all feasabl


and but little more, If as expeI


sive, as the one now contemplated


BY all means give the road a rive


terminus, for its business impert


lively demands; but do not give


one which will suck away the cit
from its present site.
Year: 1870

THEY say in Berlin that there is
not a male in the royal house of
Prussia but has been either whip
ped or at least been grossly insult
ed, for keeping up q liaisons with
other mems wives.