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Year: 1872


When was but country lass, now fifteen year


ago


lived where flows the overprock through mead


ows wide ana low;
There first when skies were bending blue an,


blossoms blowing free
saw the ragged little boy who went to school will
me.
/ His homespun coat was irayed and worm with
I patches covered o'er;
His hat-ah such hat as that was never seen be-
fore. t...
The boys and girls, when first he came they shout


ed in their glee,
And ieered the ragged little boy who went to


school with me-
His father was laboring man, and mine was high


ly born;
ourPoople held both him and his in great contempt
and scorn-
They said should no; sioop to own q playmate
such as he,
The brght-esed, ragged little boy who went to
school with me.
Yet spite of all the sncers around from children
better ,lre.t aEf l
My heart went out TO meet the heart that beat
within his breast ..F|
His look was fond, his voice was low, and strange
as II may lie,
loved the ragged little boy who went to school
with me.
For years they had forgotten him. but W hen again
met
His locks, his voice, his gentle ways remained in
memory yet;
They alone the man Of mark hut could only
see
The brght-eyed. ragged little boy who went TO \
school with me.
lie had remembered me, It seemed. as remem- |
bered him,
Nor time, nor hOnors, In his mind, the cherished .
past could dim;
Young love had grown to older love, and 50 to-day
you
wed the ragged little boy that went to school
with me.
Year: 1872

CARE OF HORSES At NIGHT.-Few
men who handle horses give proper
attention to the feet and legs ESpe-
ciallv is this the case ON farms. Much
time is spent Of amorning in rubbing.
brushing and smoothing the hair on
the sides and hips, but at no time are
the feet examined and properly cared
for. Now, be it known, that the feet
of horse require more care than the
body. They need ten times rs much,
for in one respect they are almost the
entire horse. All the grooming that
can be done won't avail anything II
the horse is forced TO stand where his
feet viii be filthy In this case the
feet will become disOrdered, and then
the legs viii get badly out of fix; and
with bad feet and bad legs, there Is
not much else Of the horse IL for any
thing. Stable prisons are generally
severe on the feet and legs of horses;
and unless these buildings can afford
a dry room, where a horse can walk
around. lie down, or roll over, they
are net half so healthy to the horse as
the pasture, and should beavOided by
all good hostlers in the country
North British Rerielr.
Year: 1872




Prof Agassiz comes to the conclu-


sion that the continent of North Amer


lea was once covered with ice for a
mile in thickness, thereby agreeing


with Prof Hitchcock and other emf
ncnt writers concerning the glacial
period. In proof Of this conclusion
he says that the slopes of the Alleghe-
ny range of mountains are glacier
worn to the very top, except few
which were above tho level of the
icy mass. Mount Washington, for in
stance, is over six thousand feet high.
and the rough, unpublished surface of
its summit, covered with loose frag-
ments, just below the level of which,
glacier marks come to an end, tells
that IT lifted its baad .Io--a-l----s, 49,,
OF the ice cannot have been much less
than six thousand feet, and this is III
keeping with the country for when
the mountains are much below SIX
thousand feet, the ice seems to have
passed directly over them, while the
few peaks rising to that height are
left untouched The glacier he ar
gues, was Gods great plough, and
when the ice vanished fEom the face
of the land, it left it prepared for the
hand of husbandmen. .


The hard surface of the rocks was
ground to powder, the elements of the
soil were mingled in fair proportions
granite was carried into lime regions.
lime was mingled with the more arid
and unproductive granite district, and
a soil was prepared, fit for the agri-
cultural use of man. There are evi-
dences all over the polar regions to
show that at one period the heat of
the tropics extended all over the
globe.


The ice period is supposed to be
long subsequent TO this and next to
the last before the advent of man.
Year: 1872

FRET NoT.-"The horse that trets
is the horse that sweats," is an old
saying of horsemen, and it is Just as
true of men as horses. The man that
allows himself to get irritated at every
little thing that goes amiss in his bust
pess, or in the ordinary affairs Of life,
is man that, as a rule, will accom-
pish little and wear out early. He is
a man for whom bile and dyspepsia
have a particular tondness, and for
whom children have Il particular Il
version, lie is man with a perpetu-
al thorn in his flesh, which pricks and
wounds at the slightest movement a
man for whom life has little pleasure
and the future small hope.
Year: 1872

A young gentleman, happening to sit
at church in a pew adjoining one in
which sat q young lady for whom he
conceived sudden and violent passion,
was desirous of entering into court
ship on the spot; but the place not suit
ing formal declaration, the exigency
Of the case suggested the following plan
He politely handed his fair neighbor a
Bible open, with pin stuck in the fol-
lowing text-Second Epistle of John,
verse fifth: And now | beseech thee,
lady, not as though | wrote new COM
mandment unto thee, but that which we
had from the beginning, that we love
one another" She returned it, pointing
to the second chapter of Ruth, verse
tenth: "Then she fell on her face, and
bowed herself to the ground, and said
unto him, Why have / found grace in
thine eyes, that thou shouldst take
knowledge of me, seeing that / am
stranger2' He returned the book, point
ing to the twelfth verse of the Third
Epistle of John: Having many things
to write unto you, / would not write with
paper and ink, but | trust to come unto
you, and speak face to face, that our
10y may be full" From the above in
terview marriage toek place the en-
suing week.
Year: 1872

From the New York PSst.l fLfILE


2 A statements abroad that the Princess
Beatrice, Queen Y:ctoria's only remain
ing unmarried daughter, is betrothed to
the Marquis of Stafford, eldest son Of the
Duke of Sutherland. The report has
probably gained strength from-perhaps
originated in-the circumstance that the
Queen has lately been the guest Of the
Duke and Duchess Of Sutherland at Dun
robin Castle. this being, we believe, the
first visit Of the kind she has paid since
her great bereavement The young
Marquis, who is first cousin to Lord
Borne, is, so far as wealth is concerned,
in even a better position than the heir Of
Argyll but whether it would be sxpe-
dent that two daughters Of royal house
should marry into the same family may
be doubted.


The marriage Of the present Duke and
Duchess Of Sutherland was one brought
Year: 1872

The moment that the United States
had established their independence ON
a firm basis, Patrick Henry, 80 re-
nowned for the bold and active part
which he took in effecting this revolu-
ton, was the first to forget all previous
animosities, and to hold out the hand of
reconciliation and peace. He was q
strong advocate for every measure which
could induce the return of the refugees,
who had espoused the cause Of the
mother-coGatry; and made a PROPOSE
ton in their favor, which was very Sc
verely animadverted upon by some Of
the most respected members of Con-
gress. Among others, Judge Tyler, the
Speaker of the Assembly, vehemently
opposed him, and in committee of the
House demanded "how he above all
other men, could think of inviting into
his family an enemy from whose insults
andinjuries he had suffered so severely?
The following was his prompt and beau
tiful reply: NNeBl


II acknowledge, indeed, sir, that l
have many personal injuries of which to
complain; but when | enter this hall of
legislation, endeavor, as far as human
infrmity will permit, to leave all per-
sonal feelings behind me. This question
is national one, and in deciding 1T, if
you act wisely, you will regard nothing
but the interest of the nation. On the
altar of my country good l am willing
to sacrifice all my personal resentments,
all private wrongs, and l am sure |
should most absurdly fatter myself if l
thought that | was the only person in
this House capable of making such q
sacrifice.


Mr.. Henry then proceeded to show, in
a very forcible manner, the policy of
augmenting the population of country
as yet so thinly inhabited as America;
whose future greatness he thus prophet
ically depicted:


" Encourage emigration - encourage
the husbandman, the mechanic, the mer-
chant Of the Old World, to come and
settle in this land of promise-make it
the home Of the skillful, the industrious,
and happy, as well as the asylum Of the
oppressed-fll up the measure of your
population as speedily as you can by the
means which Heaven hath placed in
your power, and, venture to prophecy,
there are those now living who will see
this favored land amongst the most
powerful on earth. Yes, sir, they will
see her great in arts, and in arms--her
golden harvests waving over immeasura-
Bile extent-her commerce penetrating
the most distant seas, and her cannon
silencing the vain boast of those who
now affect to rule the waters"


Mr.. Henrys proposition was carried,
and every succeeding year proves that
his anticipations were well founded.
America soon experienced the policy of
his counsels; and tide after tide, emigra.
ton has ever since continued to roll
wealth and improvement over her pro-
u,noae
Year: 1872

Some excellent acting was recently
brought into the monotony of Russian
camp maneuver. A sham fight was ar
ranged, and to drill the ambulance corps
certain ones who were ticketed we're or
dered to fall as if wounded with greater
or less severity. The combat was car
ried out according to programme. The
ambulance men advanced and began to
pick up the sufferers. The wounds of
each one, as indicated by the ticket at
tached to the body, we're carefully ex-
amined and the proper remedies were
promptly administered. One of the
soldiers, however, received instructions
which justified him, as he thought, in
giving up the ghost. Those who we're
taking care of the wounded were sur
prised to find that he gave no signs Of
life, and Immediately called an officer
for consultation. The officer asked the
man what allied him, but received no
reply. A physician was then called,
under whose direction water was thrown
in the wounded mans face, but without
the desired result. Finally, the signal
sounded for the close of the exercises,
whereupon the dead man jumped up as
well as ever, In reply to the questions
which were put to him, he said that he
had done nothing but what seemed to
him the severity of his wounds required
him to do.
Year: 1872

produce enough to supply your own
miners. Now it is no longer doubt,
as your vast exports attest. In your
city scarcely recognize q single land
mark. Then San Francisco was mar
row strip, hedged in between sand hills
and the bay; now great city, in which
do not see one house or street that /
remember. And tonight / can only
give you q repetition of subject that
is well nigh thresdbsre, and that you
must all be weary of-thanks. For you
Califoruians are 80 warm.hearted and 80
perfectly overwhelm your friends with
kindness that you must surely be tired
of hearing compliments. / can only
cay that / desire to thank you from the
bottom of my heart for this kind well
come, and TO express the warmest and
most unfeigned pleasure that | feel at
this cordial and touching welcome by
my friends of California. thank you
for your kindness in coming here to see
me, and l will say to you in parting
that wish you all the prosperity and
wealth and happiness that you 30 richly
deserve and will be 80 sure to gain.
I Cheers
Year: 1872




From the San Francisco Chronicle, Au-


gust 30.


The friends and admirers Of General
Mcclellan serenaded him last evening
at the Grand Hotel. When the cheer
ing had subsided, General Mcclellan
said:


Ny FRIENDS: An acknowledgement
is due to you for this very pleasing COM
pliment. l know myself we'll enough
to be aware that the less I have to do
with speech.making the better, especi-
ally for my hearers, and the simple
truth is, that | am 30 situated here that
have but little to say that you would
care to hear. l am not here in the
position OF that railway king whose re,
turn you soon expect. with his mind
we'll filled with mstured projects for the
completion of another Of those
iron bands that are in very short
time to unite this great Pacific Coast
with us in theEast that will increase the
prosperity of this wonderful land, and
take in the navies that now steam over
the surface of that great ocean that
washes your shores, an ocean that
always has and always must be the
great road to prosperity and wealth. the
key to which you hold in your hand,
and if rightly used, rightly encouraged
by the General Government, will give
you q measure Of prosperity that prob
ably no nation has known before. Nor
am I here. fortunately for me, as a poli.
tician, to discuss exciting issues OF to-
day; for l have among you here many
old comrades OF the Mexican and OF
the late war, and q large number of
personal friends, many Of whom, prob.
ably, differ from me in the strong polt
icsl convictions which / hold, and
would not wish to say thing on this
brief visit to your coast to mar in any
way the harmony that now exists be-
tween us. Nor am 1 here as an official
to defend my conduct. Nor as q candi.
date for office to ask your favor. l am
here simply as private citizen to revisit,
the scenes connected with the reminis-
cences of twenty years ago, in the day:
when trsnscontinental railroads were
talked about a. things possible in tn.
distant future. And ! may say that
am almost bewildered in what hav.
seen since I crossed the Mississippi
and passed along those deserts tc
your gardens, and remarked al
the great changes I have seen il
your State. / recollsct vzy well th,
days when it wss Q matter Of grea
doubt whether Cslifornis could rais'
Year: 1872

THERE were some curious and har-
rowing cases Of mistaken identity con-
nected with the Metis disaster. A gen
tlemau found the supposed body OF his
bride OF two days, and sent it home fol
burial, where the discovery was made
that the corpse was that Of stranger
This awakened hope in the husband
breast that his wife might still be living
but it was cruelty dashed BY the intel,
lieence that her corpse had been picked
us by q schooner and carried to New
mort. This 10 Q sad world.
Year: 1872

carried off by this vague idea, the county
has sustained a loss in round numbers Of
SOS, go. The question again presents it.
self in prodigious form. What shall be
the future destiny of the stock? Will we
let it remain adead letter upon our records,
or will we build another railroad, and in
crease our wealth a million more with it ?
For a solution of this question we appeal
TO the county, to the voters and taX-pay
erS Pro Bono PIBIICO
Year: 1872

Urinary and Womb Diseases. Gravel, Diabetes Drop
sy( lncontinence of Urine Brights disease Albuminu
the water is thick, cloudy, mixed with substances Ike
the white Of egg threads like white silk or there
dust deposits, and where there is pricking burning
Gensat and pain in the small of the back and aonE
the l0ins, In all these conditions Railways Sarpar-


Ian Resolyent aided by the application of Railways
Ready Relief to the spine and small of the back and
the bowels regulated with one or two of Radways
Regulating Pills per day will, make q complete
cure In few days the patient will be enabled hold
and discharge water naturally without pain and tho
Urns will be restored to its neutral clear and amber
or sherry color.
Year: 1872

THE NEW SHIP Work was resumed
this morning on the iron steamship at
Rockets, with every prospect, we are as
sured, of continuing with vigor until the
vessel is completed. Richmond merchants
and business men generally are convinced
that they cannot afford to "give up the
Ship" and have determined, by prompt ac-
ton, to reap the advantages Of the means
already invested in the line. The new ves-
sci will be launched in about twenty days
from this time. We may mention in this
connection that no suitable vessel has yet
been secured to take the Upton's place in
the line, though large number have been
offered for the place, but none of them
possessing all the necessary requisites. We
learn that Capt. Alexander will go to New
York on Saturday next, and redouble the
efforts to place another boat in the line.
Year: 1872

Sentor Wilson made the following i'm
promptu reply:


] will in day or two give you an an
| swer in writing to this communication. |
take this occasion, however, to thank you
and the members of the Convention you
represent, for this manifestation of conf
dence. As neither asked nor wrote to
any member of the Convention to give me
a vote, | am all the more grateful for their
generous support.


am grateful for the friendly tone of the
Republican press Of the country. For thir-
ty-six years, in public life and in private
life, have striven to maintain the distin-
gushing idea of the Republican party, the
freedom and equality of all men.
have striyen ever to be true to my country
and to the rights of our common humanity,
to know no sectional interest, nor race, nor
color. In the future, as in the past, | shall
unialteringly adhere to those principles
| which are the convictions of my Judgment,
heart, and conscience.


| am clearly of the opinion that the great
soldier who rendered such illustrious SER
vices to the country in the great civil war
will be reelected President of the United
States. His humanity to the vanquished,
| his firmness in vindicating the rights of the
| humble and detenceless, and his divOtion to
the leading ideas of the Republican party
cannot be questioned. | esteem it high
honor to be associated with him in the COM
ing contest. While | am grateful to the
friends who gave me such generous support
honor those who adhered with SO much
devotion to Mr.. Colfax.


We have been personal and political
friends for nearly twenty years, and it is a
source of profound satisfaction to me tina t
our personal relations have not been dis
turbed by the recent contest. While |
shall never cease to feel grateful to the
friends who honored me by their support,
| shall ever entertain sincere respect for
| those who deemed it to be their duty to
give their support to others.


| hope that we shall all strive to win to
our support every honest and patriotic man
in the country, every man true to the
rights OF humanity, every man who would
elevate the condition of the toiling millions
and have our republic become a great
Christian nation, an example to the world
Let it be understood that our ranks arc
wide open to receive all who are devoted to
the country, and who would advance the
happiness and general well-being of all sec.
tions of the land and all conditions Of the
people.


We Republicans should offer the hand OF
reconciliation to all fair-minded and honor.
able men, and use all legitimate means to
achieve success for the honor and salvation
of the country, as well as for that of the
party which saved the Union and estab
lished freedom in every part of the land.


Senator Clayton Exonerated.


Washtngton, June 1.-THE special com
InittAe of the Senate to investigate tn,
charges against the Hon. Powell CLAYTON
Year: 1872

THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
CONFERENCE.-The Congressional Con-
vention in session in this city to-day has
transacted no business in time for insertion
in this issue of the STATE JOURNAL, the
committee ON credentials occupying the
greater portion of the afternoon in getting
their report ready.
Year: 1872

MILITARY VISIT TO NORFOLK The
Norfolk Journal is informed that company
G, of this city, will visit Norfolk on the
Fourth of July. Other companies, among
them the Walker Guards and the Guard Of
the Commonwealth, contemplate an excur-
ton to Cobb's Island, visiting Norfolk on
the route on the same day, and it is not
improbable that the whole First Regiment
will participate in the excursion.
Year: 1872

Chicago, June 10.-An attempt was
made to rob the county treasnrer,s office at
Crown Point, Indiana, Saturday night. A
and requested the treasurer to lock in the
safe until Monday small tin box, which
he said contained valuable jewelry.


The request was complied with, and two
sion inside the safe, and on going toward it.
saw and fired at man creeping toward it,
An investigation showed that the box con-
tanned torpedo ingeniously arranged to
explode at certain time. The explosion
blew the safe door open and injured the
walls of the vault in which the safe stood,
but failed to open the door of the vault.
Year: 1872

Fight Between a Catfish and a Moccasin


Snake.


The Savannah Republican tells the fol-
lowing as vouched for by gentleman of
that city who recently had occasion to visit
the marsh on the other side of the river.
While over there, standing in the marsh
near pool Of water, he noticed that somc-
thing was going on in it that one is not accus-
toned to see every day, and on investigat-
ing the splatter that was being made in the
water found that very large moccasin and
good sized catfish were having terrible
fight. The occurrence was highly interest
ing to him, and he got as near as possible
to see what would be the end of it.


The combatants were fearfully in earnest
and terribly energetic in their efforts to an
initiate each other. The catfish would
make daring passes at the snake, always
using his fins to stick his antagonist with,
and the snake, on the other hand, would
have to be equally energetic in keeping
clear of the sharp points of the catfish's
fins. The moccasin would throw himself
into striking position, and strike very fast,
in order to be equal with the frantic surges
of the catfish. At last the catfish in max
ing pass at the snake stuck his sharp fin
somewhere in u tender part Of the snakes
belly, and the moccasin in turn clinched
the catfish in the back part of the neck.
In this position both antagonists clung to
each other until they were dead the poison
in both seeming equal. The fight lasted
about twenty minutes, including the last
clinch of the contestants.
Year: 1872

THE CASE OF JOHN w. TALLEY.-
This case was given to the jury last even
ing. On the opening of the court this
morning the jury came IN and reported that
they were unable to agree. They retired
for further consideration of the case.
Year: 1872

Hon. Thomas Settle, President of the Na-
honal Republican Conrention--Y our letter
of this date advising of the action of the
convention held in Philadelphia on the 5th
and 9th of the month, and of my unani-
nous nomination for the presidency is re-
ceiyed. accept the nomination and through
you return my heartfelt thanks TO your
constituents for this mark of their conf
dence and support.


If elected in November and protected by
kind Providence in health and strength to
perform the duties of the high trust con-
ferred, promise the same zeal and devo-
ton to the good of the whole people for the
future of my official life as shown in the
past. Past experience may guide me in
avoiding mistakes inevitable with noyices
in all professions and in all occupations.


When relieved from the responsibilities
Of my present trust by the election of a
successor, whether it be at the end of this
term or the next, hope to leave to him as
executive, country at peace in its own
borders, at peace with outside nations, with
credit at home and abroad, and without
embarrassing question to threaten its future
prosperity.


With the expression of desire to see a
speedy healing of bitterness Of feeling be-
tween sections, parties. or races of citizens,
and the time when the title of citizen carries
with it all the protection and privileges to
the humbliest that it does the most exalted,


subscribe myself,


Most respectfully,


Your obedient servant,


TJ s. GRANT