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Year: 1872

The committees and clubs and Conservatives
generally IN this State, says the Dispatch,


should go to work at once, and with activity


and vigilance, to make the Virginia victory a


matter beyond peradventure. The Republican
| press Is Claiming this State with great apparent
confidence. We infer from this that measures


have been taken at Washington to bring Vir-
glnla to the footstool of Radical power, and that
the editors and Republican orators have faith
that these measures will have the effect they
are intended to produce.


Assuredy after the glorious manner in which


her sons have defended Virginia from this dire


humiliation In the political struggles since the
wal war, 1t is not to be brought upon her now
Ihis tate cannot be thought of. Surely Vir-
gInlans will neither rest nor sleep if untiriug
vigilance be required to prevent such calami-
ty.


The means of the Federal Administration are
great. and the organization of the Republican
party in Virginia is understood to be thorough.
The unscrupulous Radical habit Of employing
all agencies and all the powers of the Govern
ment warn US to be on the alert, to guard ev-
cry point, and prevent the practice of frauds
intended for our defeat. The system of import
ing voters is quite popular. 1t did great things
IN the border counties of North Carolina at the
last election in that State Of all imported
voters the negroes are the most useful. They
are SO hard to identify. In crowd it is almost
as hard to tell one negro from another as it is
to tell one black-eye pea from another. So they
may be hurled In almost with impunity at the
polls. 1t requires the greatest vigilance of of
tcers appointed to see that the elections are
fairly conducted. One thing is clear, and that
is that the Liberal cause will get few if anv ne
gro votes. The poor African is still slave.
and dare not vote except as his masters tell
him. So when they crowd in we may look up.
on them as in part imported by the Admins
tration, and there can be no mistake in chal-
longing.


The most fatal delusion in political campaign
ing is the idea that there is no danger of defeat.
1t inculcates apathy, and indifference, and
sleep. When you awake, alas it is too often
to learn that you are defeated.


10 avoid this fate there must be now work
and an active canvass. Every man must try
to influence one neighbor at least, and every
man must see that means are provided to take
the voters to the polls on the day of election
No man is without influence every man can
do something. The committees and clubs, State
and county, should carve out work and contide
it to proper hands, and all should do something.
Perpetual vigilance is the price of liberty"
Our liberty is IN greater peril than at any time
since the existence of the Republic, and no man
can acQult himself Of his public duty who does
nothing for the restoration and security of lib
erty and for the restoration of good, honest
government to the nation.
Year: 1872

take this occasion to thank my many friends
for the very liberal patronage they have bestowed
upon the late firm and it gives me pleasure to as
sure them that Mr.. Taylor will spare no pains to
keep up the old established reputation OF the
concern. as first class Confectionery. Hoping
that he will receive that patronage which he well
deserves, [ remain,


Very respectfully,
Year: 1872

The man who cheats the printer


Out of single cent,
Will never reach the heavenly land


Where old Elijah went.
He will not gain admittance there;
By devils he'll be driven,
And made to loaf his time away


Outside the walls of heaven.
Without man to greet him,
r., Without pleasant grin,
The happiness that he will reap


Will be almighty thin.
He'll have to eat the thistle


of sorrow and regret,
He'll have to buck around right smart
With cussedness, "You betP'
Year: 1872

The OLD HoRsE.-The old horse requires
more time to eat his meals and rest his nerves.
of all animals, the old horse is the worst abus-
ed. Although he has been our most faithful
and profitable servant, yet In his old age the
lash is applied to force out his youthful yigor.
The older he grows the more he feels the lash.
He is often turned out of doors to give place
to the colts. Too often the neglect and abuse
he is subjected to, because he is little old, re-
suits in a greater loss than is made up in the
care for the young horse. The last part of
horses life may be more profitable, if rightly
used, than the first part. There is more COM
fort and less danger in working old horses. We
understand them and they understand US; and
We should be as willing to conform to their ma
ture as they are to conform to our wishes. It
would be humane as we'll as more profitable to
use them as they should be, as long as it would
pay, and then take them out and shoot them
down. But the wicked practice is to knock them
about as much as they will bear and pay well,
and then trade them off to some more inhuman
wretch than themselves. The old servant is
gone among strangers, and he receives no SYM
pathy in his last extremities.
Year: 1872




SINGULAR PHENOMENON Morristown
(Pa) Herald, in announcing the death by
lightning, of Mr.. Charles Lyle, of that place,
describes how the fluid entered and left the
body, and says:


But what is quite wonderful in connection
with the matter is the fact that upon the right
breast was the print of leaf found on the floor
of the piazza at the dead mans feet. The leaf
was from an ailanthus tree in the yard, and
with the stem measured about five inches in
length. The ribs, veins, and cellular texture
OF the leaf were perfectly printed upon the skin,
the whole having red appearance. MIR. Lyle
died IN sitting posture. upon chair, and
when found his head inclined to one side. At
his clothing was not disturbed in the least is
would appear impossible for the leaf to have
come IN contact with the skin. In comparing
the leaf found with the impression on the body
the two were exactly alike in size and develop
ment. How the impression was made on the
skin is the mystery. 1t may have been the re-
suit of species of photography familiar to
| scientists, but our readers would no doubt be
gratifed if somebody would rise to explain.
EMERSON DO not hang dismal picture
on your wall, and do not deal with sables and
glooms in your conversation" Beecher follows
with away with these fellows who 90 howl
ing throug gh life, all the while passing for birds
of paradise. He that cannot laugh and be CAV
should fast and pray until his face breaks forth
into light Talmage then takes up the strain !;
''Some people have an idea that they comfort
| the afflicted when they groan over them. Don't
drive hearse through mans soul. When
you bind up broken bone in the soul and you
want splints, don't make them of cast iron. p
After such counseling and admonition Law aside
your long faces.
Year: 1872




Shakespeare hath said that men have
died from time to time, but not for love.
This may be true-and coming from such
an authority it cannot well be gainsayed
but q recent episode in the life of q
youpr. New York lawyer would have
staggered the frmly-grounded belief Of
even the author of As You Like 1t.
This legal individual is of course. Of
good parentage and excellent ability.
He followed the fashion by falling in
love. and was discarded after a court.
shin of several months. He celebrated
this event by going on q Spree during
which be concluded to kill himself. Ac-
cordingIy, be procured chloroform
wrote a touching epistle to the cold
hearted object of his alteration, and ad-
iusted himself for his demise. The
next morning the letter was found by
the side of the young man, who was y
ing in an apparently unconscious condi-
ton. and forwarded to the lady, who,
overcome with remoFse, FASTENED to the
bedside and implored the supposed sui
eide to recover and marry her. Which
he did, or will do soon.s The precise
amount of chloroform which he absorbed
is not known, and there are not wanting
those who consider the affair nothing
but . cunning trick foF winning the re-
ealcitrant damsel, who Is wealthy and
beautiful
Year: 1872

through this canyon there is much
to admire in the stupendous piles of
rocks, where Nature has cut all kinds
of antics in laying them up.


The DEVILS Slide is a curious
freak of Nature. 1t is to all appear.
ances two walls of solid stone, some
ten feet high, and ten feet apart,
forming solid, well paved slide
some two hundred feet up the
mountain,, and could be used to a
good advantage for log slide if the
logs were only there. But there is
nothing butsage brush ,andscrub-pine
not long enough for a fence post.


At one place in this canyon at a
height of a thousand feet, you look
on piles of rock placed there by the
Mormons to defend the pass against
the approach of A. s. Johnston's
army in 1857, but they had vision
which told them that they had bet
ter abandon the idea-which 1 think
was the most truthful vision they
ever had. The rocks are there yet.
Next comes the DEVILS Gate, and
here Nature has been again trying
to stop the water in its course
through the canyon. But the ele-
meuts were too much for her work,
and the water burst through the
dam, and wall of solid rock on
either side, fifty feet high, remains,
a wild monument to show where the
fearful contest occurred. When the
stream is swelled it must rush
through this pass at fearful rate,
as ifstill angry at the presumption
that was here displayed.


After passing through this canyon
leW miles, you enter Ogden, which
is the terminus of the U. P. R. R.
Here the passengers are transferred
to the G. P. R. R. This is lively
place, and every fellow is trying to
take care of himself. Here also the
Utah Central r. r. forms connec-
ton with the q. P. r. r. We took
this road at s o'clock at night on the
10th, and arrived at this place at
about 10 O'Clock, thus making the
trip in FIVE days from Lynchburg to
Salt Lake City.


In my next will give you de-
'cription of this place.


W.C.W.
Year: 1872

The Possession nnd Sale OF VesscIs--Mat-


ters Of Account Between Part Owners


of ships-The Decision by Judge Blatch-


ford.


Yesterday, in the United States District Court,
Judge Blatchford rendered his decision in the ease
OF James Murray and George E. Holyoke vs.. The
Schooner Ocean Belle, Her Tackle &C. The libel in
this case, filed in December 1869, styles itself a
libel ''n cause Of possession and sale.n It prays
for no process against the vessel or against any
person. On the fling Of the libel commanding an
attachment OF the vessel a writ was issued Under
1t the vessel was attached. A claim to the vessel
was filed on behalf OF the owners OF eleven-sx-
teenths Of her. She was discharged from arrest
on bond in the sum OF S., 800, conditioned to
abide the decree of the Court,


The claimants filed exceptions to the effect that
cognlzable in the Courts. That the Court has no
power under the statements in the libel to take
the libellants THAT the Court has no Jurisdiction
to order the sale OF said vessel to pay her debts
That the libellants do not set up any facts that
title them to the interference OF the Court. The
Judge holds that the Court has power to take the
vessel out OF the possession OF the majority owners
owners. AS the majority intend to employ her on
voyage, they have a right to select the voyage
and Keep possession Of the vessel while she
i such bond , is required. the bond asked
session OF the other owners, is one which
this Court has no power to require, except SO far
as the libel may be regarded as asking for bond
lor the safe return OF the vessel The Court has no
jurisdiction IN matters OF account between part
owners Of vessel. His Honor cites authorities
in support Of this position 1t follows therefore,
that It cannot require the other owners to give
bond to the libelants to cover the part indebted
ness OF the vessel to the libelants, to indemnify
the ibelants against future loss in the employment
Of the vessel The exceptions are allowed SO far
as the second and third grounds OF exception are
concerned The first and fourth will be allowed,
and the libel will be dismissed, unless the libeans
should apply for leave to amend their LIBEL so as
to make 1t one praying for security for the safe
turn OF the vessel.


Z. D. Mccarthy for the libellants, c. Donohue for
claimants.
Year: 1872

before . special jury, Judge Loew disposed OF an
important case affecting the liability Of Sheriff In
executing levy and levying upon articles in ex-
cess OF the amount claimed in the warrant The
Court awarded the plaintiff damages to the amount
realized by the sale OF his goods so seized, notwith
standing that an attempt had been made to prove
that they were given to house OF III fame to en-
able them to carry on an illegal business.


In the Generar Sessions yesterday Emil Andre,
convicted OF mansaughter in the third degree for
the killing Of his wife, was sentenced by Judge
Bedford to Ave years at Sing Sing.


Nicholas White was indicted by the General Ses-
slons Grand Jury for murder in the first degree for
the killing Of James Smith the 2lst Of July last.
Yesterday, on his arraignment, his counsel inter-
posed plea OF manslaughter in the third degree,
which was accepted. He was sentenced to two
years at Sing Sing.
Year: 1872

An old lady gave this as her idea of a
great man ''One who is keerful of his
clothes, don't drink sperets, ken read the
Bible without spelling the words, and eat a
cold dinner on wash day without grumbliug .
Year: 1872

THE NIGER QUESTION"


1 am going to present to you the question Of
tizenshlp-a question which is broader than
that of any race and that which pertains to the
American citizen regardless of race, and re-
gardless of birth place. The Republican par
~, seeing this trouble, seeing what trouble it
had given II c to IN the past and what greater
trouble 1t might brew in the future. determ-
med 10 add another amendment to the consti-
tuition ana therefore they proposed to sub
init to the people


THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT
TO the Constitution of the United States And
gentlemen, beg you to reflect that the foun-
ders Of our government purposely made it
Year: 1872

A large number Of colored men were sail
ORR. A ship would sail from Maine to Charles
ton for cotton. Amoug the crew there would
be two or three cOlored men. AS soon as the
ship landed in Charleston harbor, the colored
men would be seized and put into prison and
detained there as iong as the ship remained IN
port. The snip Obliged to pay TOR their
maintenance. If the snip sailed away and did
not pay the cost Of their maintenance they
were liable to be
Year: 1872

Fruit trees of all kinds need care
full cultivation in order that they may
grow and be fruitful. Grass and
weeds choke them into disease and
barrenness as much as they Will corn
and potatoes. Clean up the unhealthy
trees, wash them in a strong decoc-
ton of soft soap, remove the sod, the
grass and weeds for ten feet around,
and give your land a good dressing
with barn manure, and your trees
will soon begin to thrive, and when
you got a good blossom, fruit can be
secured by girdling. This is astrange
but sure thing. I have tried it four
years, and with decided success. In
1863. while residing in Boston, Mas
sachusetts, I had q good apple or
chard, but not having much fruit, I
resolved to try girdling, which I had
heard recommended. 1 selected five
good-sized, healthy trees, of different
varieties, and, when in blow, girdled
a large limb on each side with my
penknife, cutting narrow channel
clear through the bark. The result
Ncso DAAC A4LO4C4 41l1OO HUI NAOuO1G EllS
fruit to be found on any other parts
of the trees, aud the apples were
more than double in value, as they
were much larger and smother. The
next year-1S69-I repeated the OK
pertinent on five other trees. The
result was not so favorable, but the
effects wero equally decisive. The
experiment was also made the same
season on DR.. Grooves farm in Bos-
ton, with the same success. In 1870,
I girdled all my trees which had a
good blow, but before the crop ma
tured sold my place and removed
to Vineland; but learn that the ap-
pie crop on that orchard was the
largest it was ever known to produce


l have q small apple orchard of thrift
ty trees in Vineland. Last spring,
when IN blow, I girdled every tree
in the trunk which had a good bios
som, and the fruit hung on with
great tenacity, and was large and
fair. The philosophy Of this is: The
insects sting the fruit, it becomes
sickly, loses hold on the tree and
drops. The sap goes up in the woody
fiber of the tree in the spring and it
returns in the bark; but need not
till autumn. BY girdling you cut off
the return of the sap TO the ground,
and the result is the tree has more
vitality to nourish and hold on to it's
wounded fruit, and carry it through
to maturity. The channel should
be small, about the size of a pipe
stem. It will then be sure to heal
dnrincf the sII1f1n rranr. - fIllEch,,ann
Year: 1872

Va A~ss.s's" AASSsNs as AAA<sAsse


Railway travelling by the third class
in India is attended with an amount of
inconvenience and discomfort almost
equal to what one experiences in the
street cars in New York city. if we nav
judge from the account given of it by
q Hindoo correspondent of the Madras
Mail which we find in the Pail Mall
Gazette. The writer uses the English
language not much more intelligibly
than Robert Browning, but We can in
terpret his meaning even in the dark
ness he describes. This passenger.
failing to find room in other depart
ments of a train from Erod, was Obliged
to take his seat in third-class car.
riage, Sin which," he says, II have
found Mohammedan passengers en-
tered as flock of sheep, and herd
of cows, and pushed each other
with their heads as that of the he
goats when left to fight with each
other. Moreover, the lover sun de.
crease in it's rays the higher they be.
gan to take advantage of to stretch
their legs voluntarily, and rob the
properties and jewels on the persons
sitting by them. At that time, though
l endeavored my best to catch hold of
the rogues, but unfortunately could
not be able to cast my sight, owing to
the absence of light. With such I
reached my native country, and was
confined in my sick bed. T therefore
humbly conjure the Madras Railway
Company not to give room so much in
future to the Inconvenience of the
passengers, as it would cost only very
simple for light"
Year: 1872

A state Convict Pretends to lso Dumb.


and Does mot Speak for Two cars.


Two years ago George Scott, one of
a gang Of desperados in New York
city, committed q robbery for which
he ought to have received ten years in
state PRISON. When he was arrested he
ieigned to be deaf and dumb. Upon
his trial he made much of his infirmi-
ty, and the result was that he succeed
ed IN escaping with sentence of only
Two years. Being transferred from
Sing Sing to Auburn prison, he still
Kept up appearances, by means of
which he escaped from doing heavy
work and was assigned to duty in shoe
shop No. l, as waiter, being supposed
to be tit for no more valuable service.
He was sharp, ready, and intelligent.
and generally we'll behaved, though
hot tempered. Keeper Bacon, under
whom he was placed, had him always
under strict surveillance, but never was
led to suspect by anything in his con.
duct that he was not deaf and dumb.
Indeed, he says that he once saw Scott.
who went in the shop by the name Of
" Dummy" SO reused 1p and mad-
- AsAoSAAAAsSS UAA0S AdA u0p00Ucu
that he thought he should 70 crazy,
but he never gave 9 sign that he was
otherwise than he seemed in respect to
hearing and speaking: About two
months ago Dummy's time was up and
he was discharged. To give him q
start 1n.life again Keeper Bacon hired
him to do some gardening. He worked
IN this way for two or three weeks.
While at his work children would talk
to him and play around him, yet he
was apparently oblivious of their pres
ence: But Dummy had tongue and
could use it, and his hearing was as
keen as anybody's. One day he fell in
with Q fellow convict, Who had just
been discharged from prison, and they
went off up the street together, talking
glibly: Captain Russell, foreman in
one Of the departments of the prison,
who was on the street, overheard their
conversation, and on another occasion
it occurred that one of the keepers
met dummy" at Louis Schurch q,
and talked with him for long time
auburn, ~ y, Advert;ser.
Year: 1872

A rapid and economical method for
the artificial production of ice has late
~ been brought to the attention of the
Paris Academy of Sciences, The pro-
ceas consists in the evaporation of
ether in a current of air, which passes
on through layer of coke or pumice
stone, constantly saturated with sui
phuric acid. The vapors are condensed
by the action of the machine itself, and
the ether is afterwarl regained by dis
tillatiOn. The cost for running is
chiefly for coal to carry on the dist,ll-
ing process, and it is stated that a
pound of conl is sufficient to produce
from twenty five to thirty pounds of
ice
Year: 1872

Chief Engineer Osborne, of the
Western Maryland railroad, in his re-
port upon the feasibility of changing
the gauge of that line to three feet
double track-makes the following e.
Inmates of the cost per mile of double
tracks of each gauge, built through q
bold Typographical country, where the
engineer is put TO the test to find line
that will afford him maximum gradients
OF forty feet per mile, with . given
Of radius for curvature, and
where he may be compelled to adopt
in an extreme case grade of eighty
feet per mile.
Year: 1872

through him a. he walked rapidly away
from the square towards the professors
house. Now and then the sound of bells
would como out of the distance, growing
louder, till the sleigh flashed into the light,
and away again. out Of sight and hearing,
He half forgot the object Of his walk, and
his mind was full Of wandering thoughts.
He thought Of meeting the charming girl
with whom he had just become acquaint.
ed, in his own village in the coming sum.
mer: He thought how happy he should
be if she would favor him, aud let him de.
vote his life to her. lie thought how
pleasant if she were riding with him now
IN ono OF those sleighs, to watch the ever.
changing forms Of the clouds, a. the moon
lighted theu up. Ho almost thought be
saw her image beckouing to him from a
radiant cloud then he thought of the
warm climes that the moon was even
then shining on, and of tho bliss of wan.
deriDg with her in some isle of changeless
summer. 1t camo over him how much
time he had wasted idly that he might
have improved, if he had had such an Oh.
ject before him; and mighty resolutions
arose within him.


These reflections brought him to the
h"use and, laughing to himself to think
that he would some time tell her abou.
this absurd prank, he turned in at the
gate.


Tho house was dark but after y few
vigorous charges Of the bell, the servant
finally unlocked the door and answered
his inquiry with the news that tho profes.
sor was not ut home.


Jack politely rendered his first card and
walked away. He walked ill he reached
u favorable corner. when he took of his
bearer and changed it for a car, and saun'
tered slowly toward the house again.


Again the servant reported, Mot a
homo ," and another card was loft. lie
walked back to his base ofsupplios, left Of
his cap and changed his hat again.