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Year: 1872

NELLIE GRANT AS A LETTER WRITER.
The following letter, purporting to
have been written by Miss Nellie Grant
to Queen Victoria previous to her visit
to Windsor palace, is certainly good
enough to be true, although most people
will be incliued to think it rather strange
that it should first see light in San
Francisco paper, which claims to have
received it through private sources:


LANGLEY's HOTEL, May, 1871.


My dear Lady and Queen II am
embarrassed at the honor of an official
request, given through a high officer
(your lord chamberlain, think, to be
presented to your majesty. / should
dearly love to see you, that might tell
my father and mother that / had been
thus honored. am but simple Amer
ican girl; that / am the presidents
daughter gives me no claim to your rec
ognition as a sovereign. If, with the
kind lady who is acting as my chaperon,
| might visit you, l should be very glad.
Our secretary of legation hints at some
political significance in this opportunity.
| cannot so interpret it, and would not
wish to be so received, because it would
not be right, as | am nothing in Ameri-
can politics, and | am sure my father
would not desire me to appear other than
as my simple and very humble self. If,
with this explanation, your majesty will
allow me to visit you, / shall be greatly
honored and be very proud. l have
written this note of my own notion, and
because | think it the right thing to do.
l am your majesty's very obedient SER
want and admirer.
Year: 1872

A Boston correspondent writes:


A funeral procession passed BY yesterday.
A Young man told me a story that l think
has peculiar sadness about it. AtSaratoga
last season, at one OF the largest balls held
at the Grand Union Hotel, was young
lady with the most charming and fascinating
manners and graces Her toilette was
equally as pleasing. She was the belle OF the
balkan honor accorded her without dissent.
Her attendant during the evening was a
Young man dressed almost gaudily and
bearing himself with allthe distasteful self
co1ceit of brainless millionaire. lie was
the son of a Boston leather-dealer. He met
the lady at Saratoga for the first time last
season and she, by direction Of her parents,
who were also wealthy and who insisted
upon the arrangement, became bis affianeed.


Previous TO this she had met young
gentleman, also of Boston, Of the utmost
respectability, of thorough honor snd
integrity, but without fortune. To him she
had been something more than friend, in
fact, almost a betfothed. He was young, had
risen by his own stern efforts, and was, It
is said, possessed of sterling and promising
abilities, (which in time must have won him
wealth and perhaps distinction. On the re-
turn of the lady from Saratoga last season
her engagement prevented her from further
| intercourse with her first suitor, and be was
dismissed, His grief was pitiful. He strove
not to betFay it by word Of action, but the
very efforts he 50 laboriously made, exposed
the peignancy of his wounds. r


The lady lived with her husband in the
suburbs Of the city at a large aud costly
resider ce for one month after their marriage.
By that time the abuse of the husband and
his gross sensuality and indecency, compelled
an Immediate separation. BE was ineoL.
tinently shipped to Europe, where he still
remains, and the young wife was left to grar
| dually decline in health until death ensued
| but not before she had reproaehed her
parents for driving her to the alliance which
wrought such early ruin and blasted sncf
bright hopes and expectations. raes,


As the funeral procession passed up pub
lie street the first admirer of the lady, while
| watching with blanched cheeks aud mois


eyes the sad cortege, fell to the ground vhA'
| suffering an attack of hemorrhage OF tn
1 lungs. He was carried iBte a physician


Office near, where be died before tie bod.


of the one he had so tenderlY and trut
loved was laid in its last resting place
\ victim to true and holy passion. aY u


One can hardly pity the rernorse OF th
/ young lady's parents, and yet huma


sympathy will not refuse an "sn1enD t


their fearful cry of anguish.
Year: 1872

The British government contemplate
forming the South African colonies into ore
confederacy at an early day. To pave the
way for this, it is proposed to aid in the
construction of railway from Natal to TIE
Orange Tree State as soon as a company
can be found to carry out the work. Other
roads are to follow, as it is believed that
nothing short of the Simultaneous and
immediate construction of a comprehensive
system of railways win suffice for the
present requirements of tia colony
Weighty reasons have impeInied the British
government to depart from their usual
colonial policy in this. instance by taking the
initiative in the Construction of this railway
system instesd Of waiting for the colonisti
to do the cork themselves. It's felt to be Q
the b .znest importance to consolidate th'
81 r-Gish power in Africa. sJ Afoe
Year: 1872

The capital stock shall be one hundred
thousand dollars, divided into one thousand
shares of one hundred dollars each, and the
same may be increased to two hundred
thousand dollars by vote of twO-thirds Of
the stock.
Year: 1872

To facilitate the loaning of money, as
specified in article three, full authority is
hereby given to execute and issue certi6-
Gates of pledge upon all kinds of movable
property, and to do and perform every act
and thing pertaining to the lOaning of money
upon the security of pledge.
Year: 1872

Upon the organization of thisI bank, sub
scribers to the stock shall pay into the
hands of the cashier twenty dollars upon
each share subscribed. Assessments on the
stock shall be made thereafter at such
times as the directors may determine; but
no assessment shall be made of over ten
dollars per share, or at intervals Of less than
sixty days Stock on which any assessment
has been due and unpaid for sixty days
may after personal notice has been given
to the owner, be sold, and the proceeds ap-
piled to paying the assessment.
Year: 1872

..s-e AFTER hESIlNf AZ Ol1j4 zoe III.
He thought Of exploring the head of
the Tanganyika and ascertaining
whether this had any connection, but
the avarice of the Wajlji, which would
have deprived him of most of his cloth,
prevented him. the end of June,
1869, he sat off by way of Uguhha for


HIS LAST SERIES OF EXPLORATIONS.


Fifteen days march brought him to
.Manyema, a virgin country, but lately
known to the Arabs even. On the
threshold of great discoveries he was


LAID UP SIX MONTHS FROM ULCERS


In the feet. When recovered he set off
northerly, working his way north, bit
by bit, against numerous and varied
difficulties, making a number of inn
portant discoveries concerning the great
central line of drainage in that region,
until he was compelled to turn back to
Uiji. He heard of another large lake
situated still further to the north, in the
same line of drainage as the other four
lakes discovered by him, and against
the compulsion to return he fought with
all his iron will and energy, but In vain.
His men had mutinied and absolutely
refused to bulge step, and to Uiiii he
was obliged to return baffied, sick and
weary and destitute man. It was in
this state the Herald correspondent met
him only eighteen days after his arrival.
Sor far had the traveller gone north that
Year: 1872

By him he was cordially received
During his stay here, from the begin
ming o. 1857 to the middle of March,
1869, he says he was mostly engaged in
correcting the errors of Portuguese
travellers. During the series of journeys
made from here he discovered that the
Chambezi is none other than the head
waters of the Nile itself, thus giving
the wonderful river a length Of over
1000 miles of direct latitude.
Year: 1872

Rev. Thomas K. Beecber, of Elmira,
New York. and a brother of the Ply
mouth Church man in Brooklyn, is not
disposed TO longer support the Radical
party because Of its patriotic profess
sions. while it is fuming with dishonesty,
rottenness and corruption. During
recent lecture in the Opera House in the
city of his residence he presented ltis
hearers with this graphic picture, >


81 hear knock at one of the doors Of
nv house answer the summons, and
see before me man with face and
bead swollen with small pox in its worst,
most malignant form. He holds in his
banda fair and beautiful white lily which
lie offers me. tell him love the lily it.
self, but ! cannot take'it owing to the
very peculiar circumstances under which
it is offered. And 80 the Republican
party-corrupt and fostering as it is
comes to me and holds out its platform
and says it is pure and good one. made
up of morality and justice, and all that,
but do not feel like takingit from such
n source"
Year: 1872

"Good morning, sir; Mr. Editor, how are the


folks to-day?
1 owe you for next years SPIRIT, and thought


I'd come in and pay,
And Jones is a goin' to take it, and this is his


money here;
shut down lendin' it to him; and then coaxed


him to try it a year,
And here are few little items that happened


last week in our town;
thought they look good for the paper, and so


I just jotted 'em down;
And here is a basket of cherries, my wife picked


expressly for you,
And a small! bunch of flowers from Jennie-she


thought she must send something too.
You're doing the politics bully, as all of our


family agree;
just keep your old goose-quill happin, and


give 'em good one for me.
I've things Of my own 1 must tend to-good


day, sir; believe will climb"
The editor sat down in his sanctum, and brought


down his fist with thump
"God bless that old farmer" he muttered, she's


irregular jolly old trump"
And It's thus with our noble profession, and


thus it will ever be still;
There are some who appreciate its labor, and


some who perhaps never viii.
But in the great time that is coming, when GA


briers trumpet shall sound,
And they who have labored and rested shall


come from the quivering ground,
When they who have striven and suffered, to


teach and ennoble the race,
Shall march in front of the column, each one in


his God-given place,
As they march through the gates of The City,


with proud and victorious tread
The editor and his assistants will not travel far


from the head.
Year: 1872

Gg When they do get religion down
in those Southern country towns, they
seem to do it thoroughly and in good
faith. A jealous convert in Georgia,
evidently for the firsttime-the
injunction, "If thy right hand offend
thee, cut it off and cast it from thee. y"
obeyed it to the letter, and is MANNED for
life. Whatever comfort and consolation
he may find in this sacrifice for the rest
of his life may be set down in support OF
literal Interpretation Of the Scrip
lures.
Year: 1872

OF course this ia mere conjecture,


founded simply Oh the fact and data
stated above. We wonll not do this
lady injustice, and therefore we cheer.
fully state we have nothing to urge
against her character NJ chastity. or
in any other respect save Que, and that
one failing was when she was much
younger than she now is, and upon
this one failing "hangs tale" It is
Year: 1872

BURIED ALIvB.-An irishman took the
contract to dig public well. When he
had dug about 25 feet down, he came one
morning and found 1t eaved in-filled
nearly to the top. Pat looked cautiously
around and saw that no person was near,
then took of his hat and coat, hung them
on windlass. crawled into some bushes
and waited events. In a short time the
citizens discovered that the well had
caved in. and seeing Pats hat and coat on
the windlass they supposed that he was
at the bottom of the excavation. Only a
few hours of brisk digging cleared the
loose earth from the well. just as the
citizens had reached the bottom, and
were wandering where the body was, Pat
came walking out of the bushes and good
naturedly thanked them for relieving
him of so sorry ajob. Some of the tired
diggers were Disguised, but the joke was
too good 70 allow anything more than q
hearty laugh, which soon followed.
Year: 1872

Yesterday morning near Coal Creek slight
accident occurred which caused the detention
Of the train. 1t was backing and ran over a
dump car, smashing it in fragments and throw
ing the rear car from the track. No one was
hurt. .-- Ell fa.l
Year: 1872

The complaint of Gen. Fitzpatrick against
Louis j. Jennings editor of The Times went before the
Grand Jury yesterday. The only evidence adduced be-
fore the Grand Jury was Gen. Klpatricks original
complaint before Judge Hogan copy of The Times con-
tanning the alleged libel and the testimony Of Gen.
Kpat rick that the statements published in The Times
upon which the complaint was founded were false in
every particular. Gen. Kipatricks reasons for not
previously making the report (Which was said to have
published in other newspapers the subject OF legal
inquiry asked and he answered that it had
been published TO his knowledge in any newspaper Of
standing except in the form of innuendo but that on
this occasion he referred TO by name and in a
tangible shape for him to repel the accusation.


The Grand Jury before the adjournment Of the Court
Of General Sessions yesterday, presented number OF
indictments and among them against the editor Of
The Times for the libel complained by Cen fitzpatrick.
Mr. Jennings will probably not be arrested there is
expectation that ne will leave the city or attempt
evade the charges against hIp,
Year: 1872

The services of the New York Camp Meet
ing Association formally opened at Sing Sing. yes
terday. large number of notable cergymen had ar
rived at the ground and preached by the
Rev. Mr.. Moorehouse and the Rev. Mr.. Haviland. The
camp ground situated In a fine grove, about mile and


half northeast Of the village, and is at the present
tme in splendid condition. and being
hard and dry ON the north side of the ground an n-
nense tank Is kept constantly filled with pure water.
About 200 tents have already been erected aud occupied
and wagOnlOads Of furniture are hourly seen ON the
road between the village and camp ground force OF
policemen has been sent from this city To preserve
order.
Year: 1872

that he might avoid a biting, and roar
ed to the others to take the biting man
off, which they did.


Andy was still terribly enraged and
tried to curse, but his Jaws wonld only
come together, snap, snap. emitting no
word. -Four men were holding him
down on the thwart Then another idea
flashed across the mischevious brain of
Squatty Dick. He whispered a word
IN the ear of one of those holding Andy
down.


That's it, he cried, anxiously ;.Hold
him down, boys, he has got the HYDRO.
phoby, sure


This was the signal for dozen sug-
gestlons. One man thought Andy
should be shot, and generously offered
the use of his pistol for the purpose
but Squatty Dick said that water was
the bes tremedy. I've known it to cure
mad dogs. he said He'll kick good
deal. but don't mind that. Nv Souse
him.


And souse him they did Twice he
was thrown overload with a painter
tied about his waist, and twice did his
jaws snap with rage rs he was pulled
in.


Give it to him again 7 cried Dibk;
duck him as long as he tries TO bite
you"


Again they tumbled him into the icy
cold water of the straits, and again
drew him out shivering. lie had a suf-
iiclent appreciation Of the situation to
understand tina, hc must keep his
mouth closed or lose his life; so he
kept it shut; he made no effort 10 talk
even to Squtty Dick-ho only glared
at him.


The doctor paused in his narrative.


Well said the colonel, III venture
to say that Andy played some pract-
cal joke on Dick for that ducking.'


80 he did answered the doctor he
knitted him two days after. | was cali
ell to see the man, but he was already
dead. and the knife still firmly sticking
IN his breast bone. On the hilt had
been twisted scrap of paper with the
words died of acute hvdrophobia' writ
ten in pencil. There was no evidence
that Swapping Andy had committed
the homicide. but no one of all those
who crossed in the boat that eyenttul
day ever doubted his guilt.
Year: 1872

FAT, PIG, AND TIE RAM.-I Hearth
and Home correspondent tells "A pig
story (as Dutchnan might saw.
which has the element of unexpected
ness about it. Piggy got into u large
yard where he did not belong, and in
trying to get out again he stuck fast
under high board fence, and began
to kick and squea.. His MASTER. q fat
lrishman, ran out Of the house, caught
the pig by the cars, and tried to pull
him through. Hut this only made him
squeal the louder. An old ram in the
yard, hearing the noise, and seeing
piggy's hind legs and tail aoarisLing
In a menacing manner, accepted the
challenge, lowered his head, and charg-
cd with all his might. He struck his
mark fairly and squarely, and the pig
shot through the hole Ike pork can.
non ball. striking his master full in the
breast, and kaocking him fiat on his
back. The only witness Of the closing
scene entered the yard at that moment,
and was surprised to hear what he sup
posed to be the pig, swearing in Irish
Oh the other side OF the fence.
Year: 1872

Nos is the time to prepare for
these. Most farmers are deficient
in them. Farmers have not proper
" appreciated them. They have de-
pended on the range for pasture,
and on corn fodder for hay. Their
stock may have got through the
summer without suffering, but not
so with the winter. The poor ami
mails have lost, by starvation in vim
ter, all the fat and flesh they gained
in summer, and if they can save life
enough in their skeleton forms In
spring, to wait for the green herbage
to spring uE, they are fortunate.
Such a system of feeding aud farm
ing viii pay no person. We are
glad to know that it is giving place
to better system fine pastures
and good meadows are becoming in
dispensable attributes to every farm.


This is the season of the year to
prepare the ground and SOW the seed
for grass lands. Put the plows and
harrows at work at once. Get the
soil in fine order, thoroughly pulver-
lzed, for the fine seed and delicate
plants. Sow as early as possible, so
that the plants may get established
before winter sets IN. Bluegrass
makes an excellent winter pasture,
but a poor summer pasture. Its
roots do not penetrate deeply into
the soil, consequently it does not re-
sist we'll the droughts of September
and August. Orchard grass not only
makes a good winter pasturage, but
good summer pasturage. 1t roots
much more deeply than bluegrass
and keeps green in the severest
6roughts Clover seed should also
be sown for summer pasturage, as il
roo's deeply and is but little affect
ed by drought. Orchard grass seed
and clover seed may be sown to-
gether, aad as they ripen together,
may be cut at the same time for hay,
and if properly cured make good
hay. Timothy ripens too late to be
cut proftably with clover, as the
/ timothy will be too green or the
clover too ripe at time of cutting
Redtop on rather moist lands also
makes a good grass for pasturage
/ Variety Of grasses is what is wanted
for pastures, and it is only by SOW
ing a variety Of grass seeds that the
largest yield of grass is obtained


We are simply calling attention tt
this matter at this time. We wan
/ to see more land soTn to grass, anC
hope every farmer will make it /
point to SOW additional land to grass
1 seed this tall.-RurdL World.
Year: 1872

A gentleman crossing the English
Channel stood near the belmsman. 1t
was calm and pleasant evening,
and no one dreamed of a possible
danger to the good ship. But a
sudden tapping of the sail, as if
the wind had shifted, caught the ear
of the officer on watch, and he
sprang at once to the wheel, ex-
aiming closely the compass.


You are half point off the
course" he said sharply to the man
at the wheel The deviation was
corrected, and the officer returned to
his post.


You must steer very accurately,
said the locker on, when only half
point is so much thought of. J"


"Ah, half a point, in many places,
might bring us on the rocks" he
said.


SO it is in life. Half a point from
strict truthfulness strands US upon
the rocks of falsehood. Half a
point from perfect honesty, and we
are steering straight for the rocks
of crime. And so of all kindred
vices The beginnings are always
small. No one climbs to a &summit
at one bound, but goes up one little
step at time. Children think
lightly of what they cal small sins.
These rocks do not look so fearful to
them.


A friend was once, when lad,
sailing down East River, near New
York, which was then very dan
gerous channel He watched the
old steersmen with great interest,
and observed that whenever he came
near to stick of painted wood he
changed his course.


"Why do you turn out for those
pits of wood ?'' asked the boy.


The old man looked up from
under his shaggy brows, too much
taken up with his task to talk, and
simply growled ont Rocksl"


We'll, / would not turn out for
those bits of wood said the
thoughtless boy would go fright
over them"


The old man replied only by a
look which that boy has not for
gotten in his manhood. Poor
foolish lad" it said, show little you
know about rocks


So, children, shun the rocks as
you would the way to death. There
ara plenty of buoys to warn you
where they are hidden and when
ever you meet one turn aside, for
there danger lies
Year: 1872

Returns from England show that
the wheat crop is middling. the bar
ley crop poor, and yield of oats,
beans and potatoes large The new
crop of wheat will not come into
market until the middle of August,
and it is estimated that IN the mean
time the country will require i
SOC, 900 quarters of wheat and -four.
Tue report from Russia, whence
England is accustomed to draw its
chief supply, is that the crops are
scarcely uo to the average. ln Hun
gary and Germany the yield will be
fully up to that of former years
while in Southern and Western Eu-
rope there will be deficiency. In
the United States there are conflict
ing reports as to the crops, but on
the whole a fair yield is expected.
Year: 1872

A WELL known writer on farm sub
jects says that the way to raise pig
iron is to ring the pigs nose and
then let him root for it. Pig lead
can also be produced by attaching a
rope to the hind leg.
Year: 1872

LrNsEED SYRUP FOR CoUGH.-We
the following in chemical journal:
To make linseed syrup for a cough,
boil one ounce of linseed IN a quar- t
of wafer for an hour; strain it and
add to the liquid the juice of two
lemons and half pound of rock
candy. II the cough is accompanied
by weakness and loss bf appetite.
add half an ounce of powdered gum
arabic. Set this to simmer for half
an hour. stirring it occasionally.
Take a wine glass iullswhenever the
! cough is Troublesome
Year: 1872

The greatest danger to the
Administration party, during the
next. four years, will be found in
it's unprecedented predOminance
over all political opposition
Having nothing in Congress that
can successfully prevent the pas
sage Of any arbitrary measure it
may see fit to inaugurate, it will
soen tire of a warfare that meets
no opposition sufficiently power
fnlto ctiCally accomplish any
thing, and thus will be led, like
the tabled serpentgto Ifasten its
fangs7of death intooits own vi
tails. So long as Alexander had
nations TO conquer he was brave
and valiant, but when he had
vanquished his last foe and met
no hammered armies to impede
his progress, he soon lost the
power to governhi himself and died
a victim to his own excesses.
Nothing is more dangerous to
the existence Of a political party
than too great an ascendancy of
political power; nothing is more
dangerous to republican institu-
tions, as all history proves, than
the preponderance, to a great
degree, ,aof political power in the
ranks Of a party organization.
Parties thus situated fall with
the weight Of self-bred corrup-
ton, and only that character of
public sentiment latent in all
government, above and beyond
the influence and designs Of evil


men, can preserve the unity of
civil institutions in such an


emergency. We do not affirm


that the success of the Radical


party, in the election Tuesday,


November 9th, will be the means


of the destruction of the Union,


but we do affirm as our belief
that the unparalleled extent of
the victory it has gained will be


the death-knell Of its distinctive
|party or organization. Exchange.