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Year: 1870

It is true of Towns, States, and nations,
as well as Of men, that there Is "tide in
tEeir affairs which if taken at it's food leads
on to fortune" But if the golden oppor-
tunity is let slip, and once past, it is gone
forever. Bridgeton may be in this crisis
state to-day. Ten thousand dollars taken
by her citizens in the stock of the Bridge
ton and Port Norris Railroad, will secure
its terminus at Bridgeton, and enable the
Directors to complete . contract for build
ing the road in one year. It with the other
roads now done and building, will make
Bridgeton commercial centre for large
district Of country already quite thickly
populated, and destined to become in a
short time as rich in agricultural and horti-
cultural products az any in the State. Fail
ing to aid this enterprise Millvills stands
ready to come to its rescue and turn the
line to their doors. They see that the load
as soon as opened will lay the treasures Of
eight thousand people at their feet, is an
item worth securing. Will Bridgeton sleep
on in fancied security, fondly dreaming that
somebody -else's money will pay for these
public improvements, and lay them down
for her to enjoy, until the noble men who
are giving their time, their energies, and
their means to this work, shall give ND dis
couraged, and be compelled though reluc-
family, to accept the needed aid from another
direction !?


What is done must be done quickly |!
Prompt and general action is what we want.
Let the citizens of moderate means come
forward and take one or two shares Of
stock, and the men and companies of larger
means their ten to fifty shares, and the
work is done, great public benefit secured,
and Bridgeton once more saved from shame,
disgrace, and loss. The money thus inves-
ted would not be lost if no dividend should
be received, but the prospects are that the
stock of this road will soon pay as hand
some dividend as the West Jersey Road.
No better investment is open before you.
Then let us urge you to aid general good
while you help yourselves.


THOUSANDS OF MEN AID BoYs in the city
and country, who have been wearing our $40
Spring and Summer suits, have been anxious
ly inquiring, what will you give us for Fall
and Winter suits We have invariably an
swered them that they should be supplied on
as favorable terms as they have been with our
spring and summer suits, and five and seven
dollar spring overc0ats. We are now opening
and are prepared to offer the public the larg-
est and most magnificent stock of clothing
ever offered to this or any other city, consist
ing Of Boudoll diagonal Cassimeres, Green,
Garnet, Brown and Black, mixed Millions,
beautiful silk mixed aud other Cassimeres !;
all of the above named, with a variety of
other goods, will be sold in suits, coat, pants,
and vest, for the very low sum of SIS. No
person wishing to purchase should do so
without giving the above an examination at
the Great Brown Stone Hall of


ROCKHILL l. WILSON,,


Nos. 603 and sos Chestnut ST., Philada.
Year: 1870

From the Norfolk Yirginian, May 81


Early on Saturday afternoon it was
rumored through the city that General
Lee would reach Portsmouth by the sea-
board train, at half-past clock in the
evening. The General, accompanied by
his daughter, was met at the depot by
Colonel Walter H. Taylor, his former
Adjutant General, and was by him con-
Quoted through the dense throng TO the
ferryboat. The air, during his passage
through the assemblage, was vocal with
shouts of welcome to the old chieftain.
1t may also be remarked that these
shouts were not of the measured hip
hip-hurrah kind now in vogue, but were
the genuine old fashioned, Confederate
yells, which quickened the pulses at all
the battles in this State, from Big Bethel
to Appomattox Courthouse, and which
doubtless awakened host Of memo
ries in the breast of him in whose
honor they were uttered. On board
the ferryboat the cabin in which
the General was seated was be-
sieged by crowd eager to catch a
glimpse of the hero, but the door was
faithfully guarded, and as far as possible
he was relieved from the Inconvenience
of being enveloped in a multitude whose
only wish was to do him honor. As soon
as the boat started several Roman can
dies signalled the United that the Gene
raj was on board, and in few minutes
their cannon pealed forth a warlike wei
come, which was kept up until the arrival
of the boat on this side. Here another
immense concourse was assembled, and
as the General and his escort stepped on
the wharf they were greeted with another
succession Of the familiar yells of the
battlefield, which continued until they
had reached hack and were whirled
rapidly away. The General is the guest
of Colonel Walter H. Taylor, and will
probably remain in the city day or two.
Year: 1870

We had splendid rain Thursday night and Friday morning.

 What is cheat lightning?" Saturday, June 25, was hot day with no thunder or rain. In the evening, which was pleasant, there was continual flashing of cheat lightning" in the Northeast A learned friend here, expressed the opinion that it was occasioned by electricity, but was not real lightning. l told him there must be a shower in that direction, and wrote to my brother in New Hampshire about it, His reply was as follows: ''What you saw that pleasant eve in the North east was doubt less the splendid heavenly frewo ks we were having, for the lightning all over this part of New Hampshire Was very brilliant, and the thunder heavy, with fiue shower here and heavy one elsewhere.
Year: 1870



 The defeat of Austria at Sadowa hum. bled Napoleon ILL, as we'll as Francis Jo. seph. The splendor of that short cam paign eclipsed all the glories of the Cri- mean and Italian wars; and the large terri torial acquisitions which followed it, made the infnitesimal gains of the wars of the Second Empire seem still more insignif. cant. That the people of France desire a war with the people of Prussia. can hardly be believed; but it is not to the people of France but to his standing army that Na- poleon looks for real support That stand ing army, or more properly, its officers. hays no idea of yielding the military su- premacy of Europe to Prussia without a struggle. Whether that struggle shall take place in 70, Fl or 72, may well be doubt cd even now; but that it must come some time is inevitable. A soldier who does not often measure strength with other soldiers feels that he is an absurdity. Hence large standing armies desire an occasional war from the same natural impulse that makes the duelist uncomfortable without his oc. casional ''affair of honor." The English ar my. indeed. smaller in proportion than others, has so much real colonial and Indi- an duty to perform that it does not present the same fearful misappropriation of force manifest in the idle millions of the armies of the Continent; but the French armed million chafe under dozen years of inac- ton, as well as with jealousy of the su- perior renown of the Prussian arms. This is just as much a match to decide the championship" of Europe, as if the First Nine of France had challenged the First Nine of Prussia to settle the matter of base ball supremacy.

 Believing that both these standing ar mics are anxious to fight one of those du- els whose terrible scenes of destruction and death alone save them from ridicule, the next question is whether the people of France and Prussia, and whether other na- tions who may be unwillingly drawn into the controversy, will not bind over the swaggerers to keep the peace. Indications are that the emperor, having got his mill tary machine in perfect readiness, means to make one of those sharp, decisive campaigns of which European war consists now-a- days Whether he will find Prussia un- prepared will soon be seen. He probably means to extend France to the Rhine, and thereby secare the allegiance of the army to his dynasty. If he fails he is very like ly to see his own successor.

 The sudden onslaught of armies to which all Europe is momentarily liable, must prove to every thoughtful American how wise have been the sacrifices of the past decade. The mere expense of such stand ing army as we should have been obliged to maintain. had the Confederacy succeed ed,wonld have been far greater than the interest of our present debt. But, above all, our liberties would have been in con- tinual danger from an irresistible force, controlled by single will. and our peace disturbed by the terrible military duels that are the inevitable result of system of sanding armies. The peace we con- qusred cost us very dearly, but it was 8 real peace.
Year: 1870

WOMEN VINO MURDER MEN.-When a woman
after numbering man, as Miss Bethem did the
other day in Wheeling, pleads in extenuation
that the man had previously seduced her, she
ought at least to prove her charge. 1t is going
rather too far to allow a woman to kill a man
she desires to marry merely because he has de-
termined to marry another woman. The killing
OF the man by the woman may not amount to
much, but is it not rather hard that the other
woman should be deprived of a husband? 1t is
also worth while, in connection with this and
some other recent cases, to say that when courts
and juries purpose " letting off" women who
murder men whom they charge with being their
seducers, they should permit it distinctly to ap-
pear that the seduced woman has the right to re-
sort to this revenge for real or fanced wrongs.
Let there be no pleas of insanity or anything of
that sort. Let there be no pretences of any
kind about the matter. Let the court declare
that murders by women under these crcumsta =
ces are legally justified and will be saved a
world of shame and pretext, disgraceful to our
administration of law and justice. Even in this
case, however, the woman should be required to
prope her charges of seduction against the man
she has kiled.-New York World
Year: 1870

II RAFTLEsNAKE.-A gentleman from Rattlesnake,
who was in town this week, informs US that the
miners are doing first rate this winter This
mining camp at present comprises but few
although the diggings pay well. Its location is
such that the residents are almost entirely cut
Oil from communication with the rest of man
Kind during part of the year and are obliged to
30 into winter quarters every season ilaying in
their supplies accordingly. Every thing need
fnl must be provided in the fall or they are liable
90 have to do without till spring. As as illus
tration we have been informed that last year the
men Oh Rattlesnake got short of provisions,
except flour and lard, and were so until the
mountains become passble. Lager and whiskey
were plenty, however, and they worried it
through. This season they have grub in abund-
ancs but no lager. When it is understood that
elmost without exception the population consists
of Germans, good jolly fellows at that, who like
70 have good time once in a while, the point
will be seen.
Year: 1870

"a SoLD.-An old resident and prominent citizen
of this place was slightly victimized one day
this week-the joke being a harmless one, how
ever and enjoyed by none of the parties more
than by the subject of it. A brother of John
Martin, whom he had not seen for twenty years,
and who was but small boy at that time, came
TO this place without advising Mr.. Martin that
such was his intention. In the evening the new
conner, in company with two others, went to
Martins place of business and was thus intro
duced to him by the name of Brown, as an in
surance agent from San Francisco. As strangers
Coming on business generally find their way to
bis establishment shortly after their arrival,
Martin thought nothing of it, and welcoming his
visitor cordially, requested him to be seated and
proceeded to ask the usual stereotyped questions
about the roads, how long he had been on the
way, &C. The hoax finally came out when
John acknowledged that he was regularly sold
and proposed adjournment to Frank Young S
TO talk the matter over.
Year: 1870

We sell more Waltham Watches than any
other establishment in the country, either whole
sale or retail we send great numbers to every
section of the country by mail and express, care
fully packed, and in perfect running order. our
plan is this You want II Watch, and see our
advertisement; now, we want you first to write
to us for our Descriptive and Illustrated Price
List; we will send it, post paid, by returning
mail. 1t explains all the different kinds, tells
the weight and quality Of the cases, with prices
of each you then make n selection of the kind
you prefer, and send us your order. We will
then send you the Watch by express, with the
bill to collect on delivery. We give instruc-
tions to the express company to allow you to
open the package and examine the Watch if it
suits, you can pay, and take it if not, you are
under no obligation to receive it and if it is
taken, and afterwards does not prove satisfac-
tory, we will exchange IT, or
Year: 1870

VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE-Particular at
tention is called to the advertisement oe Mr.
George W. Wood, Offering for sale his farms on
Rush creek. The premises are well known to
US. We can state of our own knowledge that
there is not more desirable farming property
in the county. This land lies along Rush creek
the portion cultivated being black loan of
lasting fatlity, and can be irrigated at pleasure
from bitches belonging with the place. The
improvements are valuable and the location
convenient to market. An opportunity like this
to make safe and profitable investment is not
offered every day. See advertisement for further
particulars.


RoBBERIEs ON OREGON GULCH.-On the night
of January 2lst the sluices of Donavan Co.
robbed of about $lO0. Four nights after
wards an attempt was made to clean up the
fume of Sattery Brothers. The rifles were
taken out of three boxes, the water turned on
and the dirt run down. but most of the gold
lodged in the joints of the boxes and was not
found by the thieves. 1t is the opinion of the
owners that the rascals did not take much as
they washed up next day and obtained nearly the
same as usual. 1t is thought these robberies
were committed by some inexperienced white
man and not by Chinese.
Year: 1870

JONES & BROOKE are now selling their Large
and superior stock Of CoAI at reduced rates
Anthracite and Bituminous Coal, sot Coke, and
long and sawed Oak and Pine Wood. ONCE and
ward on Sixth street near Canal.
Year: 1870




The LYNCHBURa RAPE CAsE.-Com-
ment has been excited by the announce
ment that Governor Walker day or two
ago eommuted the sentence of Crawford,
the Lynchburg negro condemned to be
hung for committing rape on white girl.
We have information that the sentence was
commuted because the law prior to 1866
fixed the punishment for this offence at
confinement in the penitentiary for not less
than ten nor more than twenty years. The
Legislature of 1866-'67 amended this law
80 as to leave it discretionary with the jury
to infict that punishment or death and
the jury in this case, by mistake or other
wise, decided by their verdict to inhict the
punishment of death, and then signed q
petition for the communication of his sentence
to Imprisonment in the penitentiary on the
ground of his extreme youth (being only
fourteen or fifteen years of age), ignorance
of the nature of the offence, the excessive
ness of the punishment, and the proba-
bllity that the act was by the consent of the
child; which grounds were substantially
endorsed by the Judge who presided at the
trial.
Year: 1870

| would not kiss the sweetest lipsS


Unless it kissed me too;
AS well from the rosebud sip


The mornings clear, cold dew;
Nor clasp hand, though soft and warn


Unless it pressed my own;
I'd rather love the perfect form


Carved out of Parian Stone.
! will not worship eyes, though bright


And beautiful they be,
Unless they bend their living light


On me-and only me.
| would not love a form that Heaven


Itself had stamped divine,
If l but dreamed that love was given


To other hearts than mine.
Year: 1870

During the late heated term many
people in Wisconsin wore nothing but
two-cent revenue stamp on their legs.
The costume was cool and tie wearcrs
we're loyal TO the Government; still
some people complained that it was
wrong. But there are always a few
that find fault with everything in hot
weather.
Year: 1870

A Cincinnati Judge went in swim
ming. and the boys stole his clothes,
which compelled him to walk home
through a thickly-populated street
dressed only in an umbrella and O chew
of tobacco. He will see that there are
several juvenile funerals if they only
give him halfa chance.
Year: 1870

They could not do it. He had known


men beartless enough to say: "Let
them compete; let them live on rice,
then, if they are uot able to earn IN ore.' y
But they could not do it; they would


starvc and die if they attempted it.


The Chinese have been in the habit of
living upon the water, crowded upon


their river boats, and could live like
rats in hole. The white laborer, with
his respectable wife and his girl Of
fourteen years o. age, perhaps, aad lis
Year: 1870

Mr.. Pixley said:


] do not believe in the "universal
brotherhood Of man and the fatherhood
of God" 1t takes great deal Of faith
to believe that all who claim to be hu.
man were created by God for men.
Some of them might have been intend.
cd for apes and monkeys. Many think
it best to bring Chinese here, and talk
of the brotherhood Of man and the
ratherhood of God, and that the Chi
nese have the same right as ourselves
to come here and get living. Those
who talk of the necessity Of cheap Ia
Dor are not the men who labor them
selves; they ale those who employ 9th.
ers, and want the cheapest. Others
say it is a question between the Irish
and Chinese, and they feel like the wo
man whose husband was fighting with
the bear-thcy don't care which whips.
But tell you it is not question be-
tween the Irish and tie Chinese, nor
between the Germans and the Chinese.
1t is a contest between the idolatry of
the old world and the Christianity of
the new; between the symbolism of
Columbus and the religion of Christ.
Year: 1870

The Americus (GL) Republican reports
the following incident at a fire which des-
croyed the dwelling house of Col. w. A.
Maxwell, Of this places:


Miss Sallie Maxwell in her efforts to save
everything of value in the house, that she
conld, was delayed in the second story of the
building until the @ had destroyed the
.ower story, so much that there was danger
oC the walls falling in every minute. See
ing her danger, she gathered few articles
for the purpose of taking final leave Of the
house. On entering the hall from the room
she was in to her horror and dismay she
saw that the stairway was in solid sheet
of flames There was only one way of es-
..ape now, and that was through the front
window of the second story, where the fiery
clement had not communicated itself Go
ing out on the top Of the colOnnade her
.E ful situation was Immediately realized by
he crowd below, and the anxiety depicted
N every countenance showed the deep feel
20 that stirred the soul of every one. A
,dder Was brought, but it was to short to
reach the roof. and was Of nc avail. With
ne cracking flames behind and around,
a ID making the most rapid headway imagin-
able. every mument was precious beyond
c ,nputation. The only chance for life now
Sas to jump from the high place on which
.he was standing A mattress was brought,
and being firmly held by strong men, with a
.nirit undauntsd and intrepid-she made


he leap from the point she occupied, en-
bracing in its curve at least thirty feet,
reaching the ground with comparative safe
ty, and, with the exception of the shock and
aoncussion of go high jump, entirely un-
hurt
Year: 1870

F the Charleston COurisrl


| Every day there reaches us fresh intelli-
genee of the fraudulent manner by which
the recent election has been carried These
are fragrant and sufficient to set aside the
whole election, if there was any tribunal to
" mich justice and right could make its app
p al In this county alone, outside of the city,
armed colored bands, styling themselves the
militia, SURROUNDED the polls aud insisted
upon inspecting the tickets of the voters, and
thus, tS a great extent, either drove off hose
of the colored race who wished to vote the
reform ticket, or intimidated them into the
support of the Radical nOG, inee. The few
white men present were powerless. They
voted in peril In some cases they were
not permitted tn vote at all This was the
case at Wappataw Church poll, and so with
others. Colored women, in some parts Of
the State, were allowed to vote for their sick
husbands. In many cases neither menagcrs
nor voters were sworn. In some counties
more votes were cast than there were males
over twenty one years of age, as taken by
the recent United States census, and we
doubt not; when the returns are all in, it
will be found that where the Radicals had
the supremacy, nearly eUer coEored person
oUer SeUeHt en- years Of age oOas permitted to
. ,te Thus, with the intimidation on the
0ne hand and the utmost license and fraud,
it is not astonishing that the reform party
should have been defeated No movement
can ever be successful where there is not
permitted fair, free and unbiased election.
For instance, what would it be thought OF
IN election in New York, where the Radical
narty alone should be allowed to go armed
to the po :; where they dem mi the in
spection of voters; where they changed and
destroyed obnoxious ballot-boxes; whe


hey voted minors and women; where those
of the opposite party had their tickets des


rnyed and their votes inhmid lted, or exer-
cising their right in the presence of an arm
ed mobes Whoever heard in the history If
"a free election before of the managers and
commissioners Of elections being all ap-
pointed by the chief candidate for Office
himself all of one party, many of them can
didates for office, and of their having the
custody and counting of the votes in an
election in which they were personally in
terested? We will venture to say that such
an election, wnere there has been the sligh-
test pretence to the right OF ballot, is with
out parallel In the past, the intelligence
and the real voice of South Carlina have no
audience at the North. Its appeals to can.
dol, justice and right have been unheeded


Its statement of real condition of aft .irs, and
it's just demands against oppression under
the forms of law, the worst sort of tyranny,
and for honest government, have been in
vain. The ear of the North is eagerly lent
TO those who are the defamers of the State
and who have trampled under foot every
vestige of liberty, violated every sentiment
of right, and brought the State to the very
verge of ruin ard desolation.
Year: 1870

Farewell and may we meet again,


A we have met before
And may our hearts bt at lightly then
AS in the daYs of yoTe;
And when an ocean shall divide,


The heart once hound bv love,
may we not on earth contide,


But seek to meet above.
All yes; love thee and now we part
And not to meet ere long,
Tell me IS there not one true heart
To beat for me when gone;
Is there no one whose thoughts will rove
To her beyond the sea
Is there not one at eve tide,


To sadly think of me.
Farewell when in a distant land


I'll often think of thee,
And may | claim the same from YOU,
That you will think of me;
Give me but leave when gone to think
That yOu are still the same,
As when together once We did


Each others friendship claim
Farewell to school that dear old place
Where weve sat side b> side,
Farewell to all those happy days,


That so merrily did glide;
Fare we'll Ia books aud l.. chers too,
This side the ocean wild.
For | will have tn mingie v ith,
Those on the other side
Farewell once more and may your life
Be bright as it is now,
Nav no dark clouds their shadow cast
Upon thy happy brow;
But when you think of me let not,
One shadow dark'y dwell,
But only kindly think of me,


Farwell, farewell, farewell
Year: 1870

A Nxw BATTLE CRY.-"W hat are you dis
tnrbing the whole house with Eour yells in
this way for p Demanded a Saratoga land
lord of a guest whom he fouud late at night
seemingly in active pursuit Of invisible foes,
and yelling at the top OF his voice.


ssFm shouting the battle cry of flea dom,
answered the gust as he went ahead with bis
search and bis yeils