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Year: 1871

The knowing ones among the guests still remain
ing at Saratoga are rolling o sweet morse Of
scandal under their tongues, from which much
juiciness seems TO have been extracted. The par
ties are cted are the wife Of leading turfman who
h as q large stable or horses at the Springs and a
young man who has been sporting 1t In Saratoga
during the past summer. She Is young pretty and
vivaclOus; he gay and handsome, and In New ork,
where he resides, IL known one OF those BROAD
way statues whose only mission seems to be TO lure
unsuspecting victims to destruction. Tney met one
morning at the spring; there was look, frisE OF
the handkerchief, an acquaintanceship formed ana
IN q little while fallen woman and dishOnOred
husband. The gOssips talked and their words
reached the ears OF the wronged husband,
straight to the ''swen." charged MIN with his
crime and demanded confession. The Young man
denied his guilt. "rell me al,n said the other 'or


Will Kill you on the spot.' The guilty wretch saw in
his look the determination OF q man who meant
what he said, and to save his worthless lie he told
the story Of the crime which had undone the hus.
band. The wife was next lntervewed-she denied,
protested, begged entreated but confessed at last.
A lawyer was sent Tor and property which had been
presented to her bv the husband was decided back to
him. They parted forever The next step was an
action for divorce, which Is now pending before a
referee In the village. 1t may be mentioned that
one OF the sad features OF the case is the previous
history OF the husband and the effect this blight NAV
have upon his lie. Previous to marriage he WAS a
dlsstpated, hardened wretch. Marriage reformed
him. thoughts Of his wife made him prudent
dugent, petting husband. he Is said to be utterly
overwhelmed with grief, and his friends fear that
the disgrace OF his wife may drive him back To mis-
former intemperate course OF life.
Year: 1871

TIC TroPedH steHHeTs tOUK OUT S262, UUU IN specie,
Inclusive OF the 100000 engaged Friday but mad.
vertantly stated as shipped on that day.
BY an error OF the types reference to a recent
usurious rate for gold in the loan market was made
TO read 73O per cent when it should have been 100
per cent, or per cent per diem.


THE RAILWAY BONDS.


The following were the bids for the railway
Year: 1871

THE ANTHRACITE COAL TRADE
The Philadelphia Ledger of Monday, in its
weekly review of the anthracite coal trade,
has the following:


1.-THE public sale of anthracite coal at
New York last week has had the effect of
stiffening prices of coal generally, and in
some instances advances have been estab-
lished even greater than those shown at the
auction sale. This increase in the price Of
coal is, no doubt, in consequence OF the
shortened supply, as compared with last
year. This, however, should create no
alarm. Much, if not all, of the difference
short it is expected, will be made up before
the close of navigation and if it should not
be by that time, it can easily be supplied
by rail all through the winter, as the mar
ket may require. There is reason to antici-
pate good, strong market for coal to the
end of. the year at current prices, which
slightly advance to-day, say 25 cents per
ton over last weeks quotations but there
is no reason to anticipate any very material
further advance, unless there is some diff
Guilty at the mines, or some unwarranted
combination to force the market to unnatur-
al figures. These contingencies, of course,
are assumed by all who postpone the pur-
chase of coal. The Reading railroad
company has issued circular, taking effect
to-day, advancing tolls Is cents per ton by
rail and 20 cents by canal, which, ,of course,
will enter into the price of coal for con-
SUMPTION
Year: 1871

To THE REPUBLICANS OF THE STH
CONGRESSIONAL. DISTRICT.-Hhe mem
bers of the State Central Committee from
the Eighth Congressional District having
signed call for a convention of the district
to be held at Abingdon on the 24th day OF
October, each county in that district is
requested to appoint delegation equal to
its representation in the Legislature, to meet
at Abindon at the time selected.


We suppose special notice will be given
each county, and we hope immediate steps
will be taken to send full delegation.
Year: 1871

WHIPPING-PosT LOCALITY MATTERS.
George Morris, a young sprig Of Democ-
racy, and a resident OF Manchester, was
yesterday tried and convicted by Justice
Martin, for stealing suit Of clothes.
The justice sent him to jail for thirty
days.


AS Manchester seems to be the most ap-
propriate place for executing the whipping
post law, and as we doubt not, its admirer,
Judge Cox, has provided a convenient and
substantial one for the purpose of stripping
the backs of Republicans, we think Justice
Martin would have been guilty of no great
wrong had he administered slight dose OF
this Democratic physic to its own progeny.
How would it do. justice, to try it on orc
Of these days and see the effects OF chickens
coming home to roost?
Year: 1871

INTERESTING TO TEMPERANCE MEN.
AS a matter of interest to the temperance
men of Richmond, we state that D.
gallons of whiskcy were rectified in this
city during last month. This is an average
of a little over s63 gallons per day-quite
respectable quantity Of skill 'em quick"
Year: 1871

. DEoLINATIoN.--Judge John A. Mere
dith, gentleman of decidedly the best
ability of any of those selected by tho
Democratic party OF this city, as candidates
for the Legislature, has wisely determined
to withdraw from the canvass and let some
one else be offered as sacrifice. We have
already referred to the fondness Of the
judge for ofiice-holding, and we have no
doubt he would willingly "have stuck, :"
even if he had have seen any hopes for
the success Of the ticket. It is either this,
or the judge is unwilling to lend himself to
the fraudulent means which must be
adopted, in order to carry the city. In
either event, Judge Meredith has shown
superior Judgment or such purity of char
acter as raises him above the dirty work of
politicians.
Year: 1871

Only a baby's gravel 49,.
Some foot or two at the most, :.
Of star daisied sod, yet think that God
Knows what that little grave cost.
Only a baby's grave!


TO children even so small,
That they sit and sing-so small o thing
Seems scarcely grave ut all!
Only a baby's grave! =


Strange! how we moan and fret
For little face that was here such a


space


Oh! more strange could we forget!
Only baby's grave!


Did we measure grief by this,
Few tears were shed OH our baby dead
I.know how they fell ON this.
Only baby's grave! =,


Will the little life be much
Too small gem for this diadem,


Whose kingdom is made of such?
Only baby's grave!


Yet often we come and sit
BY the little stone, and thank God to
own


We are nearer to him forit.
Year: 1871

BLUE RIDGE RA1LRoAD.-We had
the pleasure of meeting with Gen ].
". Harrison, yesterday, and VIC rejoice
to know that he is in good spirits in
respect to the early completion of the
Blue Ridge Railroad. Notwithstand-
ing the great anxiety Of the people
of this section to be informed Of the
exact condition and prospects Of this
great enterprise, yet We are satisfied
that it would not bc prudent prema-
turely to disclose the present pro-
.gramme for it's successful construc-
ton. Suffice it to say that new
friends and capitalists have come to
the aid of the company, among whom
it is more than gratifying to learn
that Charleston is ably and most
energetically represented. The pa
tient and untiring devotion Of the
President seems at. last about to be
rewarded, and the consummation Of
present expectations will be the best
guarantee of faithful services in behalf
OF the interests committed to his
characterization intel!igeneer.
Year: 1871

CLEANSING BLANKETs.-It is
quite as important to have blankets
on our beds clean as to have the
sheets pure and white. The Bos:
ton Journal of Chemistry gives the
following method of cleansing
blankets:


"Put two large tablespoonful
OF borax and a pint bowl of soft
soap into pint Of cold water.
When dissolved put in pair Of
Blankets, and let them remain over
night. Next day rub and drain
them ont, and rinse thoroughly
in two waters, and hang them. out
to dry. Do not wiring them"


But this is not the only domestic
use to which borax may be. put.
Says the Journal;


'.Borax is. the best cockroach ex-
terminator yet discovered. This
troublesome insect has peculiar
aversion to it, and will never re-
turn where it has once been scat
tered. As the salt is perfectly
harmless to human beings, it is
much to be preferted for this pur-
pose to the poisonous substances
commonly used. For cleansing
the hair, nothing is better than a
solution of borax water. Wash
afterward with pure water, if it
leaves the hair too stiff: Borax
dissolved in water is also an excel
lent dcntifricc or tooth.wash.
Year: 1871

The fact has been established
that bones disappear in the ocean.
By dredging it is common to bring
up teeth, but rarely a bone Of any
kind, as these dissolve if exposed
to the action of the water but a lit
tie time. On the contrary, dentine,
the substance Of which teeth are
formed, and the enamel covering
them, resist the destroying action
of sea water indefinitely.
Year: 1871

MoNEY.-Money at the East is very plentiful,
and rates low. Hundreds of thousands of dollars
are laying idle in some places, waiting for takers


and no demand. Out here, money can scarcely
be got hold of, and the complaint is that times
growing harder every day. With our abundant
crops, this should not be. There must be some
other for il, besides little OF no demand for
produce. The rate of interest is higher here than
at the East, and some of the idle capital ought to
seek investment here. We suspect that one great
trouble is in the Kansas laws relative to the col
lection of debts. Our laws seem to have been
framed for the purpose of encouraging men to be-
come rascals, and to avoid paying their debts.
Homesteads and exemptions cover about every
thing; and what cannot be got rid of under these


can generally be managed under the statute of lin
itations. The demasogue cry of protection to Ia
Dor against the monopoly of capital, has resulted
in batch of laws that has well nigh driven capi-
tai away from our State; and scarcity of money
in times when there is no depression or money
panic in the bushes centres, is a common COM
plaint out here. With all the safeguards to pro-
tect labor against capital it turns out that wher-
ever capital is headed off, it is labor that Suffers


Better stop this sort of thing, and let labor and
capital work together in harmony, as they should;
then we would have less complaint of hard times
Year: 1871

II Reports from New York say that there is
movement heing organized among Republicans in
opposition to the denomination of GRANT and
that HORACE GREELEY is the principal leader in
it. 1t is more than eighteen hundred years since
SAUL tried to kick against the pricks, and more
than eight hundred since CANUrE the Dane COM
manded the waves of the sea to stand still; vet
history repeats itself
Year: 1871

BEN. BUTLER is cavorting around in Massachu-
setts, playing himself out as rapidly possible.
The welfare of the Republican party demands that
BUTLER be retired from its councils at an early
date; and his present course is favorable to that
end, thus saving the party considerable hard work
to get rid of him.
Year: 1871

I ~ A minister from Missouri informs us that
he recently preached the funeral sermon of a
mans wife and four children OH one Sunday; and
on the following Sunday, he took the man to a
house and introduced him to woman whom he
had before seen; that in an hour thereafter,
he married the couple SO introduced; and wound
up by taking the pair home with him, and keep
ing them all night. An accommodating preacher,
and business couple.
Year: 1871

.Y We agree with the Paola Spirit, that
GRANTS denomination appears to be fixed fact;
but making haste to run up his name a year ahead
of the time, looks too much like fastening on to a
popular thing, for the sake of saying, ~ was one
of the first to set the ball in notion" and then
laying claim to fat Office as consideration.
Year: 1871

u Some allowance must be made for Don
CARLOS exhibitions of venom. The dog days have
been prevailing. And just at this time, he must
he expected to yelp Justify, there is full moon
Don't the old school reader say, Dogs bark most
when the moon shinesfn
Year: 1871

- Minority Representation" is becoming
popular with the Democracy. They are in favor
Of any experiment that will put few offices in
their hands. Time was, when they were in pow
er, that poor men had not even a vote
Year: 1871

No one having had 4 Cistern for
even a short time will be willing to


do without one. When il is known,
/ too, what a small amount of money
and labor IS required to make one, the
provident farmer will no longer per-
nit the family to waste time and
strength to insure cleanlinessin the


kitchen, from not having access to an


abundent supply of pure soft water.
| By reason Of having comparative


leisure, sand the ground being usually
| free from water, the fall Of the year


is the best time for the performance
/ of this work.


| In the construction of q cistern of
/ ordinary size commence to dig about
| four feet in diameter, and proceed in


a perpendicular direction until firm
/ ground is reached; then make q jog of


about four inches toward the center,
/ for the wall to rest upon. a cistern
! eight feet in depth, and six in diameter


at the widest pOint-made exactly in
| the shape Of an egg with the large end
/ DOWNS sufficient for family of or
| binary size. The shape is important
/ for the strength Of its wall. To pro-
cure the above shape, the use Of a
. grubbing hoe, or other like tool, IS
quite necessary. Brickbats are better
| than whole bricks FOR arching up


with. Lay in cement, by cOmmenc-


ing on the jog left in digging for that
purpose, placing the bats level with
/ the surface below and drawing in
I gradually all round, leaving an aper-
/ ture sufficient to allow the workmen
/ to get inside. Fill up with dirt round
/ the outside to hold the wall firmly, as
/ the work progresses. Then It should
I be run up i'm a perpendicular man
/ ner foot or two more, TO elevate the
B platform sufficiently above the surface
Of the g-Ound. Asquare frame oftim-
J Der around this, and filed between
with gravel or coal cinder, and the
/ cistern is ready for the boards The
I mortar must be mixed a little at a
/ time, so that it may not stand long
/ before being used. The sand must be
I clean and sharp, and not less than
I two uarts used to one Of lime. Two
I thirds of a barrel Of the latter Is suffi-
I cient. Two coats should be put on,
/ for below the wall the cement is put
| Immediately upon the dirt.


I The cistern should be kept covered,
/ that the mortar may not become dry,
and the water let in in a few hours,
/ If possible. The water should never
/ be allowed to rise mp in the ground
above that in the ci-tern, OF the latter
/ will become i'hard.r II you can't az
. ford a pump, procure Il pine pole Of
I sufficient size, and saw out a block of
. five inches within five inches Of the


end. and put on a spring with screws,


so that a bucket may be put on or ia
ken of at pleasure WeSieTR Rural.
Year: 1871

Now that the corporal DemOsthe-
nes, Victoria Woodruff, has come ID
be the head of the SDiritualists and
very nearly that of the Woman move
I ment, her utteranccs assume special
( importance. And as she took Oeca-


sion in addressinga gathering Of Spir-


itualists ut Cleveland the other night,


to make known something Of what
7 she proposes to see executed, it is due
/ to the world that it be understood
I She is reported by the Leader thus
/ 1--WE will have our rights. We say
no longer by your leave. We have
besOught, argued and convinced, but


we have failed, and we viii not fail.
We will try you Just once more. If
/ the very next Congress refuse women
all the legitimate results of citizen
ship; if they indeed merely 50 much
as fail by = proper deelaTatOFy act to


withdraw every obstacle to the most
ample exercise of the franchise, then


we give here and now, deliberate no


tificatiOn of what we wal do next.


There is one alternative left, and we
have resolved on that As surely as.
one year passes from this day, and


this right is not fully, frankly and un-'
equivOeally comedies, we shall proceed
to call another convention expressly
to frame q new constitution and to
erect a new government, complete in
all its parts, and to take measures to
maintain it as efIectunlly as men do
theirs. -f.. s-.- -'--.--. .-.F


If for people to govern themselves.
is so unimpOrtanta q matter rs men as
sert it, they could not justify them
selves in interfering. If, on the con-
trary,it is the important thing we con-
ceive it to be, they can but applaud us
for exercising our right. .-


We mean treason; we mean seces-
sion, and on thousand times grander
scale than was that of the South. We
are plotting revolution; we will over
slaugh this bogus Republic and plant
a government of Righteousness In its
stead, which shall not only profess to
derive its power from the consent of.
the governed, but shall do so in real-
ity.


We rebel against, denOunee and defy
this arbitrary, usurping and tyranni-
cal government which has been franz
ed and imposed on us without our
consent, and even without so much as
entertaining the idea that it was or
could be of the slightest consequence
what we should think of it, or how
our interests should be affected by it,
or even whether we existed at all ex-
cept in the simple case in which we
might be found guilty Of some offence
against its behests, when it has not
failed to visit ON US its sanctions with
as much rigor as if we owed rightful
allegiance to it, which we do not, and
pretend to.
Year: 1871

Mr."Bossu Tweed is either very inn
pudent or a good judge of human ma
ture. In addressing q crowd of his
constituents in New York, on Friday
evening, he asserts that he had been


fearfuIly rnaligned and abused, but he
knew that his friends would stand by
him TO the last He said he had been


elected TO his present Office by''a mere
y, 600 Majority and should not be
satisfied next time by less than 10000.


Fhe crowd was very enthusiastic
and cheered him loudly. Tweed is
evidently just the man that New
York roughs like, but there are other
voters with whom pre-eminence in ras-
eality is not the surest road to favor.
Year: 1871

From all accounts the closing scene


of the Legislature was rich, rare and


racy--in point of fact, beggared all de-


scription. 1t was Bedlam let pose, and


amid the confusion, bills We're passed


by their titles without having been read


at all. Such was the disgraceful termi-


nation of this farce-or worse infinitely


than farce-by which the people have
been robbed of millions of money and
the character of the State placed thou
sand per cent. below par in the estima-
ton Of decent people abroad.


Votes were bought and sold like beef
full, if not ludicrous, incident occurred
from one of these sales. To secure the
passage of bill two thousand dollars
and q certain amount of "stock" were
promised to each member who would
vote for it. The bill was carried almost
unanimously, and when payment was
to be made it was found that there
was not enough money to ego round''
members having voted for it
than the purchasers anticipated or bar
gained for. The result was, that twenty
colOred gemmen were left out. Among
the "outs' was our own sweet William,
who, being little sharper than his
brethren, was about to raise a row, but
Cerberus was appeased with sop of
five hundred dollars-he wisely con-
cluding that his colored friends could
shift for themselves.


We received the above bit of history
from one who claimed to know, and If
we have done our honorable Represen-
tative injustice he must place it to the
score of his having been caught in such
dirty company. By association with
such characters as the members of the
Louisiana Legislature, the most spot
less reputation might receive II stain.
South Western.
Year: 1871

the programme by universal consent
we believe victory is theirs. But If i
is to be a mere tournament at rings, o.
mill with gloves on, earnest men car
neither be arouse<r- to the fight, or in
dulge in much hope Of a triumphant
result. The Northern Democracy must
not throw stone to a bleeding and
starving country that demands bread
the country will not tolerate it. But
we hope for better things. We hope tC
see the Democracy rise to the height OF
the great argument Of patriotism and
duty, and uphold its traditional fame
and prowcsss rs the savior and bulwark
Of freedom in this land.


The above is from the Mobile Regis
ter, and We hope every voter in the
South will begin to learn that living,
The Radicals cry "dead issues,' and the
Conservative otlice-seeker, who is qui-
city feeling his way into Radical ranks,
cries "dead issues - but the true heart
never sees anything but LIVING TRUTHS
that never die and that will finally tri-
umph.


The contest Of '72 will be the great
turning point of this Government, and,
if Democracy is true to herself, will
bring forth the grandest triumph in the
history of nations. 1t will be to us
what Christ was to u perishing world
salvation. 1t will save us from our
cruel enemies, the colored people from
their dear friends, and the country at
large from a gang ofpeddlars who have
no higher thought than to make barter
and trade with the liberties of great
people as they would with nutnegs.


The Southern Democracy only beg of
their Northern brethren to give them
a good, solid foundation. We want an
unvarnished platform Of principles,
taken from the Constitution and the
Government in the days of its purity.


We beg the Democratic members of
Congress to send out no more such ad-
vice as they gave in the last election.
The question of eligibility turned many
of our best men crazy, and caused our
shameful defeat in the State Of Louisi-
ana. The Radicals laughed at our folly
and walked over us with case and
quiet.


Talk no more about dead issues and a
conservative spirit give us live men
and live issues, gathered from beneath
the feet of the now ruling military des
potis1n, and we will be a united broth
erhood, determined and resolute.
Year: 1871

This word is in tho mouth of every
other person we meet. When such u
question becomes Il topic Ofgeneral dis
cussion, it is some evidence that the act
is in n measure contemplated. Nor
would we be surprised ut the ultimate
adoption of such course by All over
burdened and oppressed people. When
taxation reaches it's present rates when
the Legislature and executive branches
of the State Government are so utterly
regardless of the true interests OF the
country; when the State debt in three
years has been increased from nine to
forty millions, and the taxes reach near
ly six per cent, it will astonish no one
if the people rise en- naasse, and shout
rep'tdiution! a State, like an indivi-
dual, can bear up under certain pecu-
mary loads, but when resistance be-
comes n physical impossibility, the
crash must come. And it would seem
that the day is fast approaching for
Louisiana to throw Off the terrible,
crushing weight that is now dragging
her into the lowest depths Of misery
and OppressiOn.--B