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Year: 1872

From the New York Day Book


The last, and the mongrel edition Of
Websters dictionary is receiving the
contempt and rejection which it richly
deserves. We are glad to see that Wor-
eester's dictionary, which in scholarly
profundity and correctness, is in every
way the superior of Webster's, is being
adopted by boards Of education all over
the country. A late number of the At
lanta Sun has the following on this sub
ject nD&


we are glad to chronicle the fact
that the board of education has adopted
Worcester q dictionary for public schools,
For a long time Webster's dictionary
was considered the standard, and, not
withstanding some serious defects, that
recognized supremacy might have been
retained for the work for many years,
but for the fact that its publishers, in
their late edition, have converted it into
political textbook for the Radical
school of politicians. The compilers of
the last edition of Webster have intro
duced into the bedy Of the work such
slang words as locofoeo' and copper
head. The first is defined a member
of the Democratic, and the last a
Northern sympathizer with the South
ern rebellion; while the word scala
wag' has no political significance given
to it, and carpet-bagger is not found in
the work.


o In this last moagrel edition, the def
milton of Congress" and all such words
as State" Constitution" and Com
pact, have been changed from all form
er editions in such a manner as to make
the work mere partisan textbook. 1t
has lost all claim to being considered as
a dictionary of the English language.
1t has become a dictionary Of the slang
language Of the niger party, In the
former edition Of the work, Congress
was defined as follows: l


'' the Assembly Of Senators azd Rep
Year: 1872

The Lynchburg Tirgini0n publishes
letter from General Early, in which he de-
fines his position in the present campaign
in unmistakable terms.


We have never had doubt as to the
course General Early would pursue when
he was called upon to decide between Gree
ley and Grant. There are some men whose
actions under given circumstances can be
foreseen with almost absolute certainty.
General Early belongs emphatically to this
class of men. He is sure to do the thing
that it is right for au honest man, patriot
and d gentleman to do.


The following extract from his letter
presents his views as to the proper thing
for Southern men to do in the present po-
litical struggle:


elf my opinion is of any weight with my
old comrades and friends of the lower ' al
ley, my advice to them is to vote with their
party and their friends, and thus keep the
State out of the hands of the vile herd that
is anxious to prey on her vitals ; and this
advice l would give to all my old comrades
and friends in the State. If there are any
of them who have sworn in their wrath
that they will never vote for Greeley and
Brown, let them tear their names from the
ticket, and vote for the ticket of native Vir-
ginians, headed by those true and noble
Year: 1872

Our friends in the Fourth Ward have
Aone well. Their organization is complete
and they arc ready for The fray. Who
next?


The election is so close at hand
that if we would be victorious we
must organize and prepare for the fight.
Let GREELEY and BROWN Clubs be form
ed in every ward in the city, and in every
township in the country.


We have had time enough to think ant
enough time to deliberate. 1t is now time
to work.


The best thing aid the first thing to be
done is to form clubs in the several wards
and townships; when this is done, the
other work can be easily, Systematically
and efficiently carried on.


The time for active, Jealous and unceas-
ing work has come. Let there be no lag
CARDS
Year: 1872

There are rumors that the Washington
themselves out of tho money to be paid by
Great Britain to the United States under
the award Of the late Geneva Tribunal of
Arbitration. Indeed, if all reports be true,
the private claimants and lawful owners OF
that fund will get only small share. One
report says that four millions Of the award
ed sum belongs to the Government but
how or why this is so, no explanation is
given. There is nothing in the text Of the
award as we have it, to sanction such a
claim. Another rumor indicates that the
Insurance Companies will get nothing.
The reason assigned for this is that these
Companies charged premiums when they
took the risks on the vessels destroyed
by the Confederate cruisers. The fact,
however, is that these Companies paid to
the shippers and to the owners of these
vessels the losses incurred and took from
them full assignments of their claims. If
this does not put the insurers in theirplaces,
1t will be rather queer law and queerer
justice. 1t is said that about one-half of
the whole award belongs in this way to the
Insurance Companies. Retain this in the
Treasury in addition to the four millions of
dollars said to be due to the Government
On some imaginary claim, and it will leave
only about twenty-five per cent. of the Ori-
ginal award to go to any one outside of the
ring!


The New \ ork Journal Of Commerce, a
paper unusuallyIcautious andreliable in its
statements, declares its conviction that
there is preconcerted attempt to prepare
the public mind to accept these alleged
government views as the correct ones-es-
peeialiy that view which denies the law
fulness of the claims assigned to the Insur-
ance Companies for losses paid by them.
Year: 1872

her story. lie had thereupon provided
her o furnished room in quiet part of the
city, and taken upon himself the task of
paying her expenses.


She became very much attached to her
stranger "friend" and grew TO love him
with an idOlatry that met a cruel shock
when he found himself compelled by finan-
cial stress to give up his beautiful mistress
and consiSn her to the only fate whose
portals were yet open to receive her,


She then became an inmate of one of the
numerous resorts of the half world, where
she soon became favorite and belle.
This was last spring. A short time ago a
young man came here from Cincinnati,
and being of festive turn of mind, as
most of Cincinnati young men are, he
went out with a small but select party of
friends to see Kansas City by gaslight.-
Taking in all the sights of course involved
a visit to the resort in question, and, on
entering the parlor, the festive young man
from the city of pork packing and editors
was confronted by the sister Of his intimate
friend, and his own former acquaintance
and Objet of admiration, when she was in
Cincinnati, three years ago last winter.


AS may be imagined there was a scene.
There was no fainting nor any Mysteries
nor foolishness of any sort, but there was
recognition, moment of hesitation, and
then our Cincinnati man said 'Sallie you
must come out of this" Sallie was not at
all 10th to go, and the Madame though
disposed to object, was speedily quieted by
the threat of invoking the police and news
papers, the trunk was speedily packed, and
its owner placed in the hack and quietly
taken to the hotel, and the North Missouri
train of the next afternoon bore Sallie and
her rescuer away to the East, and home
ward.


A letter recently received by friend of
the young lady in this city, announces her
arrival home, explanations, forgiveness, aud
let us hope entire reformation.


May the sunshine OF coming springtime
brighter for the temporary gloom that
shrouded her youthful pathway, and may
the happiness of her future know not
stain Of the sin that misfortune threw upon
her as an evil destiny.
Year: 1872




SAD AFFAIR-DEATH OF REV. j.
BRINToN SMITH On yesterday (Tues-
day. morning this community was shocked
with the intelligence that Rev. j. Brinton
Smith, D. d., who resides about a mile
northeast of this city, had met a sudden
death and that some violent poison had
been the agent. At this writing 6 d. m.)
the jury of inquest is still in session and
therefore none of the facts in the case can
be positively stated. The following infor-
nation was gathered from Mr.. Robert
Seawell, who was engaged at Mr.. Smiths
i'll experimenting the farm when the sad
occurrence took place:


DIR. Smith arose from his bed yesterday
morning quite early and in his usual
health, and went out aud spoke to Mr..
Seawell in regard to the hauling of some
cotton, and then returned TO the house.
Just before breakfast, about O'Clock, he
expressed a desire for a sedlitz powder.
His daughter went TO the box in which
they were kept, mixed one and presented
it to her father. He drank it and ate bis
breakfast. He then lit his pipe and again
went to have some conversation with Mr..
Seawell, during which he several times
complained Of feeling very peculiar. He
soon returned to the house and in q short
time was taken very i'll. lie was heard to
exclaim, 81 believe L ann poisoned" A
messenger was Immediately dispatched for
DR.. E. Burke Haywood, but before the
Doctor could arrive the vital spark had
fed.


The box from which the powders were
taken, and the tumbler in which they were
mixed, and from which DR.. Smith drank,
are in the possession of Mr.. Seaweil. In
the tumbler were some deposits which Mr..
Seawell tasted and which lie says were very
bitter. II the absence Of the verdict of
the jury OF inquest nothing positive can be
stated as 10 the cause of this sudden death,
but the cCrHmon report is that the symp-
toms which accompanied this unfortunate
gentleman's fatal illness point 10 the agen-
cy of some powerful poison, such as prus-
sic acid or strychnine. If such be really
the case, the question as TO how such in
gradients came to DC mixed with powders
remains to be solved.


DIR. Smith was sent to this city some
three or four years ago by the Episcopalian
Board of Domestic Missions, as Principal
of the ST. Augustine Normal School, for
the education of colored people, and by his
probity OF life and the interest which he
manifested in advancing the material in
terests Of the community, made himself
many warm friends, who mourn their loss.
and tenderly sympathize with his bereaved
family. In the next issue of this paper
moro full aud reliable particulars concern
ing this heartrendiug affair Will be given,
as by that time the evidence OF the attend
ing physician before the Coroner's jury
can be obtained.-Raleigh Sentinel.
Year: 1872

TIE New York Journal Of Commerce
does not like the acquittal of Mrs. Fair on
the ground of emotional insanity, and re-
lieves its feelings in the following emphatic
words


1T is enough to make man lose all
faith in jury trials, if not in human nature,
to see what figure insanity cuts as an
excuse for homicides. If a man kills his
wife, or a woman her husband, from jeal-
ousy-that is insanity. If man shoots
another for tampering with the shooters
wite-that is insanity. If woman kills a
man for seducing her-that is insanity
The woman may have married another
man afterwards, and so condoned the first
oflense-but still it is insanity. A simple
breach Of promise-no criminality involved
is sufficient ground for shooting the pro-
mise breaker. If man SANDERS woman
she can shoot him, and that is called insan-
ity. Or her brother, or husband, or next
friend, or any self-constituted champion,
can do the killing and adopt the plea of
insanity, and able counsel will get him OIL"
Year: 1872

Ladies and Gentlemen-I could not but
feel grateful for the reception L have re-
ceived at the hands of the citizens of
Newark and of New Jersey to-day. L had
the pleasure of visiting the State Fair near
Elizabeth, where l saw little else but
people, was at your Exposition tonight,
and again people, but little Of what they
had there to see. hope to see tomorrow
what l went tonight to see.


PRESIDENT GRANT TO THE LOYAL PEOPLE


OF PHILADELPHIA.


Gentlemen and Merchants of Philadel-
phia You have heard much better
speeches tonight than 1 could make if
were so inclined. L am very glad to see
you, and am pleased to hear that you have
been to hear such fine speeches, and how
you have been engaged tonight.
Year: 1872

Meeting In the Interest of Better


Fire Protection.


1t. Louis, November 1S-At q meet
Ing Of the Board Of Trade yesterday q
resolution was adopted asking the city
Council 10 place the Fire Department on
more efficient footing by increasing the
number Of engines, the amount Of hose,
&c; also to consider the expediency Of
prohibiting the construction OF Mansard
roofs In the business part Of the city. y
Year: 1872

For several years we have offered, in
connection with our own, most of the pub
lications in the country at greatly reduced
rates, even lower than the lowest club rates
in many instances. We do this to induce
advance payment, and people to subscribe
who are not now subscribers, and also to
do a good favor to those who patronize us.
We cannot offer club rates for the News
DEALER, nor can we send it more than a
year at the regular rates, for the price is
now so low as to be within the reach Of
every one, and so low as to leave no mar
gin for profit. All new subscribers who
pay in advance, and all old ones who will
pay arrearages and year in advance, can
avail themselves of this offer. The first
column Of figures gives the regular sub.
Scriprion price of the publication offered,
and the last is the price for it and the
NEwsDEALER. Any publication not appear
ing in the list will be procured at advau.
tageous rates. Read the list
Year: 1872

earned BY the sweat Of aDOiber's brow.
Many ofOur New England girls may be
found in the shops and faetorys Of the
land. Can you tell me that II is lariness
or a want Of knowledge that brought
them there. l know that it is not and
many girlmay be found who supports an
aged parent, an invalid mother, or friend
by honest labor; and perchance she is
met on the street by oie more fortunate,
who has father or some one to support
her in luxury, she is called a shop girl.
Not that the name is anything to be a.
shamed Of; | speak of the manner in
which it is said. As if it was contemplate
to work for a living. | cannot see why
it should lie considered degrading for a
girl to earn her living. if she gets it honor.
ably. am not afraid to say that many
high-miuded girls may be found in our
shops. Can you tell me that beautiful
poem entitled lover the River was
not written by a factory girl! Is it moi
deserving of praise.


",'Tis not wealth alone on which we should rise


Qf riches you wish to ind,)


Look for pure and noble mind'
Year: 1872

The Sick CHAMBER AT NIGHr.-Ihe


glare Of the bright at night tends to keep
au invalid from sleeping and yet, in
many cases, it is not desirable to be in
total darkness. If a burning candle has
common salt put on the melted part OF
of the candle until it reaches The black
part of the wick, it will not only cause the
candle to burn very slow. but make it give
dim. solid and mellow light, proving
very agreeable to the invalid.-Halps
Journal Of Health. J 19h al'
Year: 1872

Out in a certain Western fort. some
time ago, the major conceived the idea
that artillery might be used effectively a.
gainst the Indians by dispensing with gun
carriages and fastening the eaunon upon
the backs Of mules. So be explained his
yicws 20 the commandani; and il was dc.
iermined to try the experiment. A howil.
zer was selected aud strapped upon an
ambulance mule, the muzzle pointing TO
the fail When they had secured the gln
they loaded it with ball cartridge and lei
that calm and steadfast mule cut on the
bluff, and set mp a target in the middle Of
the river to practise at The rear of tho
mule wa. turned toward the target, and he
was backed gently up to the edge of tho
bluff The officers STOOD around in a semi.
circle, while the major went up and inser-
ted a time fuse in the touchhoe of the
howitger, When the fuse was ready, the
major lit it and retired In a moment or
two the hitherto unrufilcd mule heard the
fzzing back there on his neck and i, made
him uneasy. He reached his head round
to ascertain what was going on, and as
he did so, his body turned and the howitz-
er began to sweep arosnd the horizon.


The mule at last became excited, and
his curiosity grew more and more intense.
and in a second or two he was standing
with his four legs in bunch, making six
y revolut ious an hour, and the howitzer,
understand, threatening sudden death to
every man within balf mile. The comm
andant was observed to climb suddenly up
tree; the lieutenants were seen sliding
over the bluff into the river as if they
didn't care at all about the high price of
uniforms: the adjutant made good time to-
ward the fort; the sergeant began to
throw up breastworks with his bayonet;
and TIM major rolled over the ground and
groaned. In two or three minutes there
minutes there was puff of smoke. dull
thud, and the mule-oh! where was he?
A solitary jackass might have been seen
turning successive back somcrsaults over
the bluff; only to rest at anchor finally at
\ the bottom of the river, while the ball
went off toward the fort, hit the chimney
in majors quarters, ratified the ado6es
down into the parlor. and frightened the
majors wife into convulsons. They do
not allude to itnow, and no report of that
experiment was ever sent to Washington.
Year: 1872

from lands end to lands end, that all may
read, and reading, believe, that ifor the
countless millions Who are on the road to
an unsiusly grave with bilious complaints
there is but one truly great and reliable
remedy, and that is
Year: 1872

AN INCIDENT or MR. GREELEY's LIFE
Dr. Edward Bayard, the family physician OF
the late Horace Greeley for eleven years pre-
vious to his death, has been interviewed by
New York Sun reporter, who recalls an incident
of his life just after the battle Of Bull Run.
Dr. Bayard says:


Nov I will tell you all can remember OF
his illness after the disastrous retreat OF the
Union army from Bull Run. | was called in
to see Mr.. Greeley and [ found him utterly
prostrated in body and mind. He was stretch
ed at full length on the sofa when | entered;
his face, which was naturally very white. as
you know, was exceedingy y pale even tor him,
and he looked to me as though ne was fast
breaking up into total wreck. lie took very
little notice of anybody around him, and did
not even salute me when | approached him.
lie had lost his appetite, and was unable to
sleep. His thought, seemed to be continually
dwelling on one subject, and he repeated these
words all the tme seldom varying them: l
am ruined The country is ruined and am IN
strumental in its ruin wish could die. never
can survive it' 1t seemed to me- as looked
unon him, that his mind was fast slipping
awav. There was no evidence of insanity,
however, either then or at any time during the
sickness. Isaw what the matter was IN an IN
slant. MIR. Greeley had overtaxed his BRAIN
and body, and the sudden reverse OF the Union
army at Bull Run had fallen upon him like a
crushing shock. "
Year: 1872

The Weather I'm this City Yesterday.


The following record will show the changes In
the temperature for the past twenty -four hours In
comparison with the corresponding DAY OF last
year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut's
PharmaCY. HERAIn kuildinr
Year: 1872

A DANGEROUS DESK The Washing
ton Patriot says: "There is a good desk
in one OF the divisions OF the Internal
Revenue Bureau which has become the
object of quite lively contest for posi-
ton by the lady clerks employed in the
office, inasmuch as every lady clerk who
has been assigned thereto, has had the
good torturne to date her matrimonial
felicity from the time OF its occupancy.
Two very attractive and intelligent EN-
ployes OF the Bureau, Miss J. and Miss
H., have within two years, been led from
the desk TO the hymenial altar; and a
third, blushing and beautiful widow,
now the unfortunate possessor, will, if
report be true, shortly follow the exam
pie other predecessors. Several extreme
ly handsome, aniable and excellent lady
clerks belonging to the division, are
watching with tender anxiety for the
moment to arrive when the next vacan-
cy shall occur, with view to the con-
lingent advantage attaching thereto. A
number of crusty bachelors, who deserve
scourging for their selfish and malicious
sentiments, denominate this the "Dan-
gerous Desk" and sre in mortal fear OF
its influence.
Year: 1872

A funny incident occurred, a few days
ago. III one of our principle dry goods
establishments. Two ladies, Oh shop
ping expedition. entering the store, were
attracted by what appeared to he a very
handsome lay figure near the door.
Look - said one of them, 'what u
handsome velvet cloak it has !" Yes
said the other. land how natural those
curls are" With this, the first lady
raised her parasol and gave the hand
some figure Il poke in the back. At this
the pretty crrls began to qniver, and
the supposed image turned its head,
casting from pair of very fine eyes a
look of amazement upon the two strang-
ers, whose astoniShment was even still
more lively. In fact, they were so much
frightened by the unexpected animation
of the object of their compliments, that
they both made Oft i'll ii hurry, without
even stopping to apologize for the
ludicrous mistake they had innocently
made.-.HObHe Register.
Year: 1872

Colonel John Hay delivered very eloquent lee
ture last evening" with the above title at Associa
tion Hall, to an audience which, despite the
miserable weather, was highly complimentary in
point both OF numbers and culture. This was
Colonel Hays FIRST appearance be fore New York
audience as q lecturer and while he astonshed his
hearers by profundity and solemnity OF discourse
that the majority OF them failed to expect from his
youth and his "Pike county" reputation, his essay
as q lecturer was fine success. "Daybreak IN
6painn according TO Colonel Hay, has cast It's first
rosy flush over the hills OF Navarro, in the dethrone
ment OF Isabella the adoption OF republican IDEAS
the enforcement OF Church and state and the ireer
conditlon ana higher aspirations OF people that
ioI iDoo years have been slavsbly devoted 10 King
ana Cnurcm Colonel Hays delivery Is good ms
voice Is u and clear and he retained his sell-pos-
session very thoroughly throughout. The dis
course was very happily varied with dne flights
and pointed anecdotes
Year: 1872

CoNGEEss-It has become pretty well settled,
that ID. p Lowe and VIM A. Phillips will be two
of the Congressional nominees in this State. On
the third, there will be spirited contest. Sid
ney Clarke is making desperate effort TO secure
it; but it is to be hoped that the contemplate
demagogue is too low down in public opinion to
even stand a respectable show for the nomination.
The other two being about settled, it becomes the
people to pay particular attention to the third,
and to see that Clarke is not the man. There are
q number of candidates for the nomination, some
Of whom will have fair strength to begin with.
Col S. A. Cobb, of Wyandotte, is making vigor-
Gus canvass and would make an efficient mem-
Der. H. W. Gillett, of Leavenworth, is also loom
ing up prominently, and his friends are active in
his behalf. He is number one business man,
and has been leading Republican for many
years. There are number of Others, either
Of whom could fill the office with credit, and are
infinitely preferable to Clarke.
Year: 1872

e "The office-holders are for Grantw whine
the whole tribe Of Greeley bummers, who want
:" be ofiiee-hollers. Well suppose they are for
Grant, There are good many thousand Office
holders in this country, and in the natural course
Of things, they must be for somebody. If they
are for Grant, they only follow the example Of q
large majority Of the American people. But &C.
cording to the Greeley doctrine, as soon as man
REEVES Office at the hands of the Administration,
he should turn around and abuse the President.
and call for his removal from Office, just to show
his independence!
Year: 1872

II The colored people Of Linn County are 60
ing to hold celebration on the 22d of September,
the anniversary of Lincoln's first Emancipation
Proclamation. There is some sense in this, and
it should be adopted by the color-d people every
where. We cannot understand why the colored
pecp'e so persistently adhere to the anniversary
of emancipation in small island belonging to a
foreign power, in preference to the anniversary
of their own emancipation in this Republic.