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Year: 1870

The following is said to be ono Of tho most
brilliant articles eyer written by the late Georl c
d. Prentice


"But the fat or nature is incxorablc.
There is no appeal Of relief from the great law
which dooms It's TO dust We flourish and
fade as the leaves of the forrest and the fow-
ers that bloom and withcr for day have no
Trailer hold upon life than the mightiest mon
arch that ever shook the earth with his foot
steps. Generations of men will appear and
vanish as the grass, aud the countless multi
tudcs that thrcng the world to-day will to-
morrow disappear as the footsteps on the
shore


"Men seldom think Of the great event Of
death Until the shadow falls across their own
path, hiding from their eyes the traces Of
loved ones, whose living smiles were the sun
light Of their existence. Death is the great
antagonist Of life, and the cold thought Of
the tomb is the skeleton st all feasts. We do
not want to 20 through the dark valley, al
though its passage may lead to Paradise; and
with Charles Lamb, we DO not want to lie down
in the grave even with kings and princes for
our bed fellows.


In the beautiful drama of Ion, the instinct
of immortality, so eloquently uttered by the
death devoted Greek, finds deep response
in every thoughtful soul. When about to
yield lis young existence as a sacrifice to fate,
Lis beloved CIemantha asks if they shall no;
meet again, to which he replies: asked that
dreadful question Of the hills that look eternal
of the clear streams that low foreyer-of
the stars among whose fields ofazure my raised
spirit hath walked upon thy living face, feel
that there is something in the love that man
ties through its beauty that cannot wholly
perish. We shall meet again, CIcmantha" ."
Year: 1870

"My sister wrote me that Richard Forbes
was preaching here, but did not connect the
name with the name Of my former pupil"


"Your sister, said the embarrassed young
man. You do not mean to say that the wo-
man with whom you entered the church is your
sistef ?"


"And why notp 1t was now Professor Cs
turn to look surprised


Sure enough, why not? What did he know
against the woman Of whom all had been
speaking evil, for the last three months


"There is something about this matter that
I cannot understand said Professor c. "You
do not mean to say that my sister has been a
resident of your place, and listened to your
preaching for three months, without your CALI
ing upon her The duties of a preacher arc
surely better defined"


"But did not dare" :" and here the poor
man stammered and stopped


"Did not dare to call on my sister, the wild
ow of General Finch p" and the tingc of con-
tempt mingled with the look of surprise and
indignation with which he contemplated the
abash5d and crestlalen young preacher.


After reaching his sisters residence, he ques-
toned her in regard to the matter, but she
could only tell him that since her residence in
the place she had been " let alone" in fill ac-
ceptance Of the term. Determined to under
stand the wherefore Of such a proceeding, he
again demanded explanation Of the minister
who was finally compelled to admit that he
had supposed from the gossip Of the church
members, that the woman was a very outcast
from society, and that there had been talk Of
driving her from the place.


She will not care to remain, said the Pro-
fessor "but before she goes will silt this
matter thoroughly and so he did, gathering
up link by link, the whole chain Of scandal
until he came to Mrs Lawrence. But this she
utterly denied, and Mrs Thomas was at last
obliged to confess that Mrs. Lawrence had
merely shrugged her shoulders and curled her
lip, when asked her opinion Of her new neigh
bor


"Ah. iniccir was Mrs. Lawrence rejoudar.
% rememmjer OF thinking she could not be
much of a lady, as she wore faded delanc and
did her own washing"


The Professor preached the following Sun
day and at the conclusion Of the discourse,
repeated the tale of wrong adding, clad this
woman really been poor and fricndless as
supposed what would the end have been De-
priyed OF her good name and in consequence,
of all means of earning livelihood, she would
doubtless have discouraged and despCnded, and
sunk down to the grave a victim Of the scan
dal of those falsely calling themselves Christ
ians and who in the sight Of God, would not
only have been classed among liars, but muir
I Jornrs .
Year: 1870

Editors have first rate timein Texas. The
ladies of town out there have given to the
editor Of their paper an embroidered shirt
which contains pictorial history Of Texas, in
cuding the war with Mexico, and the meeting
Of the first Legislature, and also pictures Of the
fruits and cereals Of the State, all worked in
red worstcd The editor never wore 4 shirt in
his life, and be thought it was a banner for the
temperance procession which was to come Of
the next week. SO be made little speech Of
thanks, in which he said he would fling it
out forever to the breezes Of heaven, that
they might kiss its folds, and that until his
hand palsied it should never be trailed in the
dust-never The ladies didn't understand
him and when he talked about trailing they
blushed, and said they were very sorry they
made it too long. But a committeeman took
the editor aside and explained the shirt to him
in a whisper, and the next day be appeared at
the Office with that shirt mounted over bis
coat and wrote four columns Of explanation
for his paper. The shirt is much admired by
the bows of the town, and whenever the editor
goes out for a walk they follow him in regi-
ments, studying the history Of Texas and the
linc arts OF the back Of 1t.
Year: 1870

MRs. LIxcoLX's PEysroS.-It is stated by
some Of the Washington correspondents Of
Northern papers that several Of the friends Of
Mrs. Lincoln say that it is doubtful whether
she will accept the pension voted her BY Con
gross, on account Of the manner in which %
was granted It was thought that if she
would write a letter refusing it and appeal u
the country she would meet with a generous
re sponse. Col Ward Lamon, who was mar
shal Of the District Of Columbia under Presi-
dent Lincoln, authorizes the statement that ho
will be one Of the three to guarantee Mrs.
Lincoln $4,000 per aunum as long as she lives,
if she will decline the pension voted her by
Congress
Year: 1870

We are dreamers all the babe that lies


Asleep on its mothers breast,
In a dream Of peace will sweetly smile,
As if its spirit were cen the while


By angel ones caressed!
We are dreamers all the lover dreams


OF "a fair one by his side
OF the happy hour when he shall stand
Befure the altar, to claim the hand


Of his bright and beauteous bride!
We are dreamers all the poet dreams


OF the laurel wreath Of fame;
He struggles and tolls for weary years,
And awakes at last with signs and tears,


To grasp but al empty name.
We are droamers all the Christian dreams


Ofa promised rest above;
or the pleasant paths of Paradise
OGa home of peace beyond the skies,


Prepared by the Saviour's love
We are dreamers all but oh to me


The Christians dream be given!
For bright as his dream on earth may be,
He wakes to a blest reality


When he opens his eyes in Heaven
Year: 1870

Az EXPLOSION AyD ITS RgsctT-A col
ored boot black named Frank Carter yestcF-
day evening ipsinuated a large fire cracker be-
tween a colored man named Mike Parish and
fish bench in the Marke. square, upon which be
was taking a snooze, and applied match to
it. It is needless to say that the explosion
awakened tue sleeper. It is said by those who
witnessed it that be was blown from a boH-
zontal to an upright position before lie knew
what bad happened But seeing the boy
running away, he imagined that he was the
cause Of his uncomfortable sensation, and seiz-
ing a sturgeon knife threw itat him, and The
blade entering bis back produced deep and
long, but it is though. no. fatal wonad.-AL
elqi,dria tVd.l GazeHe.
Year: 1870

A GRAND AND TERRIBLE SCENE.--It is said that
only one person il sand to have had full view of the
Northern Railroad accident at Canaan, N. H. That
individual was a laborer at work in field adjoining
the scene OF the calamity. He heard both trains
coming, and foresaw from their speed what would
be the result. Waving his hat ne ran with all pos
sible haste toward tue track. When within a few
rods OF the road the collision occurred, and the
scene is reported to have been grand and terrible
The engines were long ones and were OF very uni
form size and strength. The instant they met botb
OF their boiler boilers exploded with power thar
made the earth irem6le percepibIy. As the engines
struck they embraced each otler Ia terrific deadly
combat, then rose some twenty feet in the air ana
n0ally fel together IN one confused mass OF not,
steaming and broken ruins. The moment or the col
lsion the air was filled with flying fragments OF
wood and iron which in some cases were carried
twenty rods. The even weight and strength OF the


two engines caused much OF the force o the cOncus-
sion to expend itself quite fomy on the machines
themselves ana thus limited tue disaster 10 the
train, - Boston AerQid, .--
Year: 1870

ANOTHER RAILWAY ACROSS TIE CoNrI-
NENT.-The Canadians are jubilant. They
profess to have received information that the
imperial government is willing to guarantee
loan for the construction Of railway from
Montreal to British Columbia. John Bull eyl.
dently is desirous of securing the trade of
China and Japan, which is now finding it's
way over our Pacific railroads but the old
gentleman is mistaken in his means Of attain
ing his object. A railway through the will
derness OF British America, with little or no
local traffic, and subject to detentions half the
year by snow and storms, cannot compete with
lines already established and operated profit
ably. The Canada Pacific Railway is an ex-
cellent subject for speculation, but its speedy
completion is very doubtful, even with the
advantage of loan guaranteed BY the impe-
rial government.
Year: 1870

Two highly significant points appear in our
cable reports to-day First there is very
decided evidence of activity on the Franco
Prussian frontier, with q result not satisfac-
tory to the Prussians. The Prussian force Is
reported as having been withdrawn from all
the country between Luxemburg and the
palatinate, and as forming its line of defence
helm BY the occupation of line so far
removed from the frontier the Prussians leave
open TO the French the whole of their territory
west OF the Rhine, half of so-caled Rhenish
Prussia. three-quarters of Rhenish Bavaria
and good slice Of Hesse-Darmstadt The
abandonment Of so much country indicates
pretty clearly the present unreadincss of the
Prussian army. The frontier line, with it's
right on Treves and it's left On the Rhine, near
Carlsruhe, was long and feeble, and against
the active, resolute, veteran army Of France
could only be held by an overwhelming
force of such troops as the Prussians
have now on hand. To reliuquish it was.
therefore, necessity, and this very necessity
gives point to the French demand of the Rhine
as natural frontier. 1t is found to be the
first line at which Prussia can fight. The
declaration in regard to the. Baltic is worthy
OF special note France warns the world that
she regards that as her enemy's weak point,
and that she means TO strike him there, and
will regard any attempt to head her of in that
purpose as an act OF war in favor of Prussia.
II is not improbable that France, following up
Prussia to the Rhine, may occupy all the
territory to the west of that river, and, simply
holding on there, strike in the Baltic.
Year: 1870

The Rip Van Wrinkle policy to which
Congress would seem to have wished to confine
the Secretary of the Navy meets with no favor
in the navy itself. Fully awake to the exigen-
cies, immediate and prospective of the war
between France and Prussia, the Navy Depart
ment has issued orders which have already
impaired unwonted activity to all our naval
available ship is to be put in condition for
service with all possible haste. Two ships are
now ready for sea, and additional inducements
are offered to recruits. The Guard, under
command of Lieutenant Commander Lull, and
the Nipsic, under command of Lieutenant
Commander Wilson, are ordered to proceed at
once to the fishing banks to aid in guarding
the interests of American fisheries. 1t will be
an agreeable change for the officers of these
two vessels after their recent prolonged
they were engaged in the Darien expedition.
At Boston large additional number of
mechanics have been set 10 work on half
dozen ships. At Portsmouth, also, fresh
hands have been employed, and the corvette
California, twenty-one guns, and the Narra-
ganset, six guns, will soon be ready for sea.
At all our other navy yards similar revival
of activity is witnessed. 1t has been deter
mined to increase at once our European
squadron, and generally to put the navy as
speedily as possible in the best condition that
inadequate appropriations will allow. The
American people cannot fail to condemn the
wretched economy and the unstatesmanlike
legislation of Congress in weakening instead of
strengthening our navy, and the determination
of the Navy Department to do all that can be
protect American commerce and maintain the
glory of our national flag will be universally
applauded.
Year: 1870

Yesterday was day Of gloom and sorrow
in Washington. such as is seldom known at
the capital. The tragic death Of NJ. Parado,


the French Minister, had cast q shadow over
the city which was not yet dispelled, and the
funeral ceremonies yesterday were correspond
ingly solemn and impressive; indeed few
similar occasions appear to have had such a
marked effect upon the public mind. The entire
foreign diplomatic corps, including the Prussian
Minister, as also majority Of President
Grants Cabinet and several of the most
distinguished representatives Of the army and
navy, were present to pay their last sad tribute
of respect to the memory of the deceased


AT first it was feared that the rites OF
the Roman Catholic Church would not be
held over the remains because of NJ.
Paradol's having taken his own life but his
insanity was so well established that this
objection was overruled, and the body was
taken TO st. Matthew's church, where requiem
masses were offered and an ELOQUENT sermon
Year: 1870

From present appearances II looks very
much as if our government was about to take
definite action in regard to our claims against
the republic Of Venezuela. II such should
prove to be the case the sooner the step is
taken The better We have been too patient
with these yenezuelans all along, and our
patience has been misiuterpreted and re-
garded as weakness. These claims have been
of long years standing, and yet no attention
has been bestowed on them, though repeated
efforts have been made by the United States
government to have them amicably adjusted.
No other government would permit itself to be
treated as this government has, and in proof of
this we see that the custom duties in certain
Venezuelan ports are even now devoted to the
German citizens Ia order, however, to
arrive at this. both the French and Prussian
governments fonnd it necessary to make a
demonstration such as would convince the
government Of Venezuela that the citizens of
these two countries should have their rights,
even it force had to be employed to enforce
them. This is just exactly what the United
States should have done years ago. II is
altogether wrong to permit our citizens
abroad to be imposed upon. Our policy in
this respect has been weak and timid in the
extreme. We trust the government has
become alive to the importance of decisive
action, and that even the republic Of Vene-
zuela will be made to understand that while
we sympathize with her in her present
troubles we cannot permit our citizens to be
imposed upon with impunity.
Year: 1870

and, like sensible man, escapes from the
furiousy fervid season at the national capital
to the cool edge of the Atlantic. Only idiots
carp at this; for In the dead season at Wash
ington and in an age Of telegraphc communi-
cation the duties of the Executive are not
limited for their initiation to any especial spot
in the national territory.
Year: 1870

TIE HEATED Term Yesterday. though a
great Improvement on Sunday last, was hot
day, and this heated term may be set down as
without precedent in North America.
Astronomers say that an increase of combus-
tibles has been given the sun, and hence
this fervent heat. We can only hope that the
end is near and season of refreshing clouds
and rains at hand
Year: 1870

There seems TO be disposition on the
part of certain representative political bodies
to make display of their devotion to
one of the two Powers involved in war In
Europe; in fact, some Of them have gone to
the extent OF declaring themselves allies of
Prussia. What consolation to King Will
lam it will be to know that General Coch-
rane, Delafeld Smith, Commissioner Manierre
and half dozen other individuals, with
names happily unknown to fame-except on
the rolls of the sUnion Republican General
Committee with him, heart and soul,
and that they are going to cheer him and
the great cause of Prussia on to victory,
with all the enthusiasm which the anxiety Of
these gentlemen to obtain large German
vote at the fall election can inspire At
their meeting on Thursday night they resolved
great many things about ''usurping imperial
ism waging war upon national unity" they
resolved also that France had "a willy and
insolent chief who was going to do great
deal Of mischief to the Germans, whose
compatriots have such large vote to cast at
the next election. They waxed poetic, in
view of the ballot box next fall, and talked
about the ''red planet of war which set on
the Potomac to rise upon the Rhine"


1t is thus that the European war is to be
lugged into our national politics, where it does
not belong But we cannot hope that political
tricksters, who have no thought above using
even the meanest thing which can serve tbeil
turn, will miss this opportunity of appealing
to the enthusiasm, the patriotism and the
honest pride of Fatherland which make oul
German citizens so true and loyal-appealine
to these qualities upon false pretences for the
paltry purchase of vote The Germans are
not to be deceived. They are thoughtfu
people, an intellectual. far-seeing people, ant
they know very well the difference between
honest sympathy and political thimble-rigging


1t is not wise Of oufspolitical organizations
to take sides in this European disturbance.
one goes one way the other will 60 another,
and thus we shall bring foreign quarrel home
to our own threshold and have no end of silly
meetings, protestations, resolutions and sc
forth. We want none of such stuff as this
We are a neutral Power, and let us remain in
all senses neutral. Our business in this wal
is to take care of our own interests. That is
our paramount duty. We have plenty o
breadstuffs to sell. Let us see if we cannot
find the means to transport them in vessels
carrying the American flag, or in some way
revive our trade upon the ocean. There are a
arising afresh from this European war. We
unhesitatingly condemn, therefore, all party
demonstrations as useless AMI mischievOus.
Year: 1870

a case has lately been made public in our
city. the facts in which are startling and
sufficient to convince the most skeptical that
the old belief of persons being possessed with
Devils was well founded. For some time past
John Rine, Esq, living on Morgantown street,
few sioors above tho Genius Office has been
very much annoyed BY mysterious rapping
at back window of his house. The rapping
would occur at all hours in the evening and
early in the morning. AT first Mr.. Rine sup
posed that it was some person who held aspite
against him and wished to annoy him, or per.
haps frishten him from the house. But after
he and his family had watched and laid in wait
for the supposed malicious person for COLI
siderable length of time, and ne discovery
made, he began to be shaken in his belief
On last Saturday night, however, he stationed
friend in an clubhouse near the window which
was always tapped on, and shortly after dark
Mr.. Rinc went ont and went into the clubhouse
and the person stationed there came out and
went into the house slamming the door after
him, to make it appear that Mr.. Rine had
gone out and returned Immediately. The
ruse was Successful. For no sooner had the
door been slammed to- by N1r. Rine's con-
federate, than another door opened and girl
sprang out and gave the taps ON the window.
Mr.. Rine sprang out of his hiding place aud
caught the person, when 10 she proved to be
girl who had been living in his family for
two years or.more and whom he would never
have suspected. But when charged with this
malicious conduct she confessed that she had
been the author of all the mysterious rapping
on the window that an uncomfortable desire
to annoy them had seized upon her and she
could not resist the inclination to do it
When this astounding revelation was made,
hlr. Rine, hethought him of several other
singular, and at the time unaccountable,
affairs that had occurred in his family some-
time since. Among others was sickness
that suddenly seized his whole family one
night after partaking heartily of mush and
milk. On two or three occasions his little
baby was found crying with its head covered
with blood, and on examining the childs head,
pins were found forced into its as far as
the finger could push them. which were ex-
tricated with the greatest difficulty. AT one
time a needle was found forced into the babys
throat or neck until there was just enough
exposed to seize it with twcezers and pull 1T
out This devilish work was charged by the
domestic upon a little girl of Mr.. Rine's, and
the she-devil stood by aud saw the little girl
most severely punished for a crime of which
she now confesses she was guilty herself,


This Devil incarnate was at once sent from
the house and we understand that steps have
been taken to send her to the House of refuge.
She is about Is years of age and was treated
as an equal in Mr.. Riue's family, both him
self and wife placing the most implicit con-
fidence in her. She went away reluctantly
declaring that she loved them all, and that
she could not account for her outrageous
conduct that it was an evil spirit that pos
sessed her aud dragged her into it.


Lniontorn. [ Ral Genius of Li6crtE.
Year: 1870

Coal OIL FOR BEE STINGs.-I have
new remedy for bee sting. a gentleman
removing from Southern Illinois this spring
told me that coal oil would cure the bite of a
rattlesnake by bathing the bitten spot with it.
l applied the oil to bee sting aud it gave me
immediate relief A few days after had
little boy stung on his knee. His, mother
applied coal oil to it, and the bog impediately
quit crying. Some time afterwar1- party
removing was detained at my house By high
water. Two of the small childred swent to
the bee gums, commenced fighting the bees,5
and were stuug all over. l do,1iot know. how
many bees stung them, but supposet t1sos less
than fifty, probably more We wet taFsryl
place with coal oil, and as ssopps asthis was
done they ceased crying and did .naotsseem' to
suffer. nor did aag swelling follow Z


[EoFI Azastiran ReeSsIogFaaz.' q
Year: 1870

JUST IN PLACE.-Daniel Webster once
told good anecdote in a speech. When
asked where he got it, he said Il have had
it laid up in my head for fourteen years, and
never had good chance to use it till TO day"


My little friend wants to know what good
it will do to learn the rule of three, or to
commit verse of the Bible or in the cate>
chism. The answer is this: Some time you
need that very thing. Perhaps it may be
twenty years before you can make it fit in just
the right place. But it will be just in place
some time, and then if you don't have it, you
will be like the hunter who had no ball in his
rife when he was met By deer.


Twelve years ago, my teacher made me
study surveying" said man who had lost
his property; ''and now am glad of it. 1t
is just in place; can get good situation
and high salary"