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Year: 1872

The steamer R. E. Lee, from Vicksburg,
brought down this trip 1865 bales of cotton,
the largest cargo of the season. Cotton
picking is proceeding with unexampled
rapidity, and the great staple of Southern
agriculture will be pushed into our markets
with less delay than usual


The cotton business of New Orleans is an
important interest, and the arrival of the
new crop difuses a pleasant influence over
all departments of trade here.
Year: 1872

1t is considered much cheaper for large


family to spend the summer in Europe,
where they can live at the rate of a dollar
piece day, while at Saratoga or Newport
it would cost them five times that amount.
Year: 1872

Grant Republicans dislike Greeley's white
hat because there is no Dent in it. After
election they will have no cause to COM
plain on that score. There will be 'dent"
in it then-a President
Year: 1872

The following story narrating how two
boys killed panther and two cubs, is told
the Sacramento Union by subscriber rcsd-
ing in Cousa county, California


Permitme to make known to you an incident
which transpired during the summer months
at the North fork Of the Grandstone in Col.
usa county. The particulars were related to
me by Rowcrait, gentleman residing in the
vicinity of Newyille, upon whose veraoity you
can safely rely. He says two young men
with whom he is personally acquainted start.
ed to the mountains, as is customary, with a
band Of sheep. One was named Orlando
Burris, aged fourteen years, and the other
Charles Hull, aged eighteen, After getting
thoroughly settled in their cabin and the
sheep under good control, they started off one
bright morning trout fishing having with
them a sheep dog and jack-kniie, the latter
in the possession of young Hull, and the only
weapon of defense in case Of an attack from
any wild animals. They had not got far when
they came to an old moss-grown log, aud
were about two steps on it, when out sprang "a
large she panther and her two cubs. Young
Burris set the sheep dog on the panther.
She Immediately seized the dog by the head
and was puulshing him in a lrghtlul manner
whom young Burs came TO the rescue, catch.
ing the panther by tho tail and ondeayoring
to pull her of the dog. la case the panther
let 90 her hold it would have been sure death
to the young adyonturer.


Just in the nick Of time young Hull, see
ing the danger his.companion was in drew bis
iack.knife and rushed to the scene of the con
flict. Running his hand down over the pan
taer until he felt the pulsation Of the heart
! be raised the knife and with unerring ain
Year: 1872

drove it straight into the panthcrs heart. The
animal fell dead between them. Thus, by the
merest accident, tho lives of the two young
heroes were spared. A few days afterwards
they hunted up the other two cubs which had
escaped during the fight with the old one and
killed them also Any person paying a visit
to their fathers residence can see the red skins
hung up as a trophy Of the victory they ac'
complished The dog recovered and is as
faithful as ever.
Year: 1872

REGULAR JUNE TERM, TOMORROW.


The June Term Of the U. s. District Court for
Delaware, will commence tomorrow. The case
Of Jane Irwin, charged with making false claim
for bounty and who has been bound over to ap-
pear at Court, by Commissioner liumford will be
laid before the Grand Jury. Besides this, it is
understood that the conduct Of the Levy Court
OF this County and of the County Collectors, in
reference to the assessment OF voters, will be
laid before the Grand Jury, by the U S. District
Attorney
Year: 1872

Low WATER.-Ihe water got very low in the
basin on Saturday. This was caused by the
nomination for Sheriff which was held at the
City Hall. The day was warm and constant
stream OF water was drawn from the fountain in
front Of the Hall, to slake the thirst Of the
voters. A hogshead Of water was also located
in each saloon in the neighborhood to which the
faithful and the fearless ever and anon repaired.
The Water Department could not stand another
such strain without giving out
Year: 1872

A PARTY by the name of Schnable-
Mrs. .Johu-went to u dentist In Shas-
ta, Cal, to have set Of teeth taken
out. She took chloroform. They pulled
some Of the teeth, with no blood, and
pronounced the woman dead. They
could have pulled them all but they
quit-recommending her to the mercy
Of Him who marks the sparrow's fall.
Year: 1872

A WOMAN raised to the third power
of widowhood has the photographs of
her three departed lords in II group,
with vignette of herself in the center,
and underneath is the inscription,
1.-The Lord will provide"
Year: 1872

1 TWO CHARMING AND POPULAR WORKS
As OF ART.
''Wide Awake and Fast Asleep,
TWO EXQUISITE FRENCH OIL CHROMOS,
THE SUBJECTS OF WHICH ARE LIFE
SIZE, AND CANNOT FAIL TO PLEASE
ALL WHO LOVE ART OR chill


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Year: 1872

The charming pair of chroms,, "Wide Awake" and
"Fast Asleep" of whose real beauty and attractive
ness Mrs. Stoves graceful sketch can give but an
imperfect idea-so pleasing they to all who love
art childrenhave always sold in the picture stores
for $40, and the original publisher has been
able to supply the great demand for them even at
that price. And yet, although thousands of them
have been sold in America at that high rate they
now within the reach of all, for they are
Year: 1872

STRAYED from Falmouth, one Cow; light red
~ color, with white face Whoever will give notice
where she may be found will be suitably rewarded by
calling at the PRESS office. jy23-dtf
Year: 1872

A DRUNKEN Man ROASTED ALIvE-Last
Saturday afternoon three gentleman of Ger
man extraction passed through birmingham,
having left the Iron Mountain in search Of the
new railroad which is ,ing built from Chester
to that place, for the purpose of getting work.
They were comfortably drunk while in town,
and as each had ottle of the ardent in his
cOat-tail pocket when they left al )ut three
O'Clock, it is reasonable to suppose they were
petty far gone when night overlook them,
Arriving at point three miles east of town,
on the gravel road, they made bed of leaves
and the night air being heavily laden with
frost, they built fire in close proximity to
the bed. Some time during the night the wind
changed, and the fire Communicating with
the dry leaves soon had everything in blaze.
Two of the men awOke in time to escape,
but the third being, it is thought. too much
| intoxicated to help himself. caught fire and was
horribly burned. He was Immediately removed
to the residence Of Mr.. Charles Geising, at
Valley Forge. where he suffered agonies until
about noon the next day Sunday, when
death relieved him of his pain. An inquest
was held by Coroner White on Monday. From
papers on his person 1t was found that the
deceased was a german, named Nicholas
Walter. aged 33 years. He had two dischar-
ges in his pocket, one from the volunteer ant
the other from the regular servce.-Farmtng
ton (.N0) Argus.
Year: 1872

The tooth Of masto1on, weighing ninety
two pounds, has been found in Indiana. Who
can Imagine the amount Of torture thas would
have been produced had the owner Of that
grinder been afflicted with tooth .achei
Year: 1872

DIAMoND FIrLDs.-San Francisco has
been excited for the pa>t week or more
over the discovery Of rich diamond le!dS,
the location OF which was not known with
any certainty except TO the favored few,
but was believed to be some place in Ar
Iona. Three companies have already
he N organized in San Francisco to go to
the diamond felds, and another company
was organized Mt Salt Lake, for the same
purpose. Rabies and sapphres are also
found with the diamonds and as high as
SS,0O0 worth Of the jewels are said to have
been washed from ton Of earth.
Year: 1872

a CHICAGO Court has decided that it
is imperative upon an insurance company
to give notice when a policy expires. A
lawyer has just rccove'ed the loss of his
library under this decision.
Year: 1872

In vain do they talk of happiness
who never subdued an impulse in obe-
icnce to a principle. He who never
sacrificed present TO n iuture good'
or u personal to u general one, can
speak of happiness only MS the blind
do Of colors
Year: 1872

A CHANCE FOR OAPITALISTS.--FOR SALE OR
"A exchange for New York first class business dwell
ing Property, an Estate of LOCO acres rolling land
the south face and another about to be built will skirt
tion; abundance of pure spring. water; a medicinal
spring and brick yard capable of making 900 bricks
per day, tho property; also excellent hotel site
and nlmberless fine villa Sites Address OWNER, box
3,47 New York Post Office
Year: 1872

There is probably no system which SO nearly
concerns the public that Of the safety of the
hicles in which people travel and yet there is
In which the public at large TO take little
concern. The New York World, writing OF the
inability of ocean steamers to save the lives of
passengers in Of disaster at sea- say there is
hardly a steamer aAoat that could save half those
on board. Within few days one came into har-
Dor at New York carrying LOO passengers. If
any accident had occurred, compelling them to
take refuge in the boats, not over 700 could by
any possible means have found places in them;
and the owners and officers allowed her to 60 to
SEQ knowing that 600 lives would inevitably be
lost, if no other steamer at hand to give aid,
In case Of an accident Even the "rafts." which
vessels usually claim to be supplied with often
% cheaply and poorly constructed as to lie of no
use Whatever. a. in case of the Metis, whose raft
could not even be lowered. 1t is surely time that
laws, which could neither be avoided nor misun-
derstood should be passed, in order that the fatal
effects Of ocean accidents might be lessened.
Year: 1872

Woods all Nlght.sA Fizzle.


NEW YORK, August GA Steuben.
vile dispatch TO the Herald says that Mace
and O'Baldwin, with some two hundred
friends, were left all night in the woods
at Golfers Station, as the train would not
stop there to take them to Steubenville
The qulbbling about a referee occupied SC
much time alter the ring was formed that
night came on without one having been
agreed upon. The affair thoroughly dis.
gusted every one, and this second failure
to have fight was so .impotent as to be
unworthy the notice Of the meanest prize
fighter in the country.
Year: 1872

AS it is stated that the matter
from diseased horses, winch have
the epizo"tic, is Iank piosen to the
human system persons owning
horses with this disease cannot ex
ercise too much prudence in this
respect. In cleaning out the man.
gers the virus should not come in
contact with flesh wound.
Year: 1872

CARS TO RrN THRoUGH AN IEoN
TUBE UNDER WATER-The railroad
bridge which has been planned to ex-
tend across San Francisco Bay, from
the mainland to Goat Island, respecting
which so much opposition is manifested
by the citizens OF San Francisco, on the
ground that it will materially injure the
hmborage Of the port, is Of subteTa-
mean character. 1t is an immense iron
tube intended to be sunk from twenty
eight to thirty feet below the surface,
and held in its place by its own buoyan-
cy and by cables andmushroom anchors.
The tube is to be twenty feet in diane
ter, and made OF boiler iron, strengthen
ed by an internal framework Of iron
beams. The invention is based upon
the idea that the buoyancy Of the tube
will be equal to the weight of a train
of cars. Anchors arc to hold the tube
in place.
Year: 1872

GES. JUBAL EARLY on OFFICE SEEK
ING.-Gen. Jubal A. Early has written
letter declining the use of his name
for Congress in tho Lyncbburg (Fa.,)
district. He says:


If ever there was time when there
was truth in the words OF the poet who
has said the post of honor is private
station, that the time s now, and it is
none the less so because of the trials at
tending that station in our impoverish-
ed land, while Office especially under
the United States, is generally attended
with large emOluments The great bane
of our country at this time is the Wild
hunt after Office, and | shall certainly
not add to that evil by my personal ex-
ample"
Year: 1872

Be HAPPY Now.-How old are Sou
Twenty-Five Thirty Are you hap


py today! Were you happy yesterday
Are you generally happy Ifso, you
have reason to Judge that you will be
happy by and by. Are you SO busy
that YOU have no time to be happy 4?
And are on going to be happy when
you are old, and you have not much to
do : No; you will not. You have a
specimen Of what you will be when you
are old Look in the face Of to-day.
That is about the average That will
tell you what you are goingto be. What
you are carrying along with You is
what you will have by and by. If you
are so conducting yourself that you have
peace with God, and with your fellow
men and with your faculties; if every
day you insist that duty shall make you
happy, and you take as much time as
is ncedful for the culture Of your social
faculties, you will not be exhausting
life, and it will be continually replen-
ished. But if you are saving every
thing up till you get to be an old man,
habit will stand like atyrant, and say,
"You would not enjoy yourself before,
and you shall not now. How many
many men there are who have ground
and ground to make money, that they
might be happy by and by, but who,
when they have got to be fifty or sixty
years old, have used up all enjoyable
nerve that was in them. During their
early life they carried toll and economy
and frugality to the excess Of Stinginess,
and when the time came that they ex-
pected JOY, there was no JOY for them.
Year: 1872

Mention has been made of the action
of the Methodist General Conference
few days since in regard to the prohibi-
ton of sinful amusements. There was
quite q lively discussion Of the subject,
some of the ministers thinking the
church ought to specify what amuse-
ments are sinful, while Rev. DR.. Slicer
and others thought something must be
left TO the consciences of individual
members in the matter Croquet was
savagely attacked, and one delegate re
marked that billiards should be Included
in the forbidden list. They did "a much
harm to young men as dancing TO young
women. Another brother said that
dancing wouldn hurt the young woren
if they only danced alone-witbou'
men; whereupon worldly wise dele
gate remarked, But they don't care
about dancing that way. And he wA
right, too
Year: 1872

copal burial service performed by the Rev. DIR.
Brainard and thus ended services as simple and i'm
pressiye as were performed the remains OF
man 80 great In life and universally honored and
esteemed in DEATH


The entrance 10 the Fort Hin Cemetery was wreathed
in black and upon the front Of the arehway tablet was
placed bearing the words; "Ama nations tears we
eonsign tho honored dead TO his resting place"
The family remained until tho earth was
thrown in, after which, according to house
hold custom, ivy was planted over the mound.
The lot In which the deceased was buried Is situated
on gradually slopug bank in Glen Haven, and is sur
rounded by noble old trees The grave lies between two
beautiful sarcophagi the the left containing the
remains OF his former wife, and the one on the rlght
those Of his daughter Next to the grave Of bis wife is
Year: 1872

speak In no personal unkiudness OF any one The
cause Of politics and country Is neither TO be long I'M
paired or built up by personal dctraeton and SANDER
The issues of this canvass will live long after the unjust
assaults upon individuals have passed away ana oeen
forgotten. venture upon one word concerning
hecanse NJ the freedom feel with lifelong aequain'
tances and friends have recently In the campaign
edition OF The Neic York Times wanton ana unJusua'
Bile attack upon myself in which there Is not one WORD
Of truth SO far as 1t reflects upon mo dScredit or dis


honor Indeed there is essential fact In the whole
article except that my 18th year. In the AloanS
Year: 1872

The latest news from San Francisco and the East, regarding the 35th Parallel Rail- road project, is that the San Francisco Con- missioners found matters and things all right at Boston, the headquarters of the Company, and that they were about to proceed to St Louis to fix plan of operations with St. Louisians. The southern coast counties of California stand ready to lend the company material assistance, and we see no reason to prevent the completion of the road within the next three years.
Year: 1872

The local of the Terre Hade Journal
has discovered new cure for ague. Here
it b. To those afflicted with ague we
say emphaticaily, crawl down stairs head
foremost. Laugh at the idea if you please,
but do your crawling first; you can then
afford to laugh. Just US the chill is COM
ing on, start at the top of a long flight
Of stairs, and crawl down on your hands
and feet, headforemost. You never did
harder work in your life, and when you
arrive at the bottom, instead Of shaking,
you will find yourself putting, red in the
face, and perspiring freely, from the
strong exertions made in the effort to sup
port yourself


1t will effect cu-c beyond doubt,
but whether from this cause or from that,
we viii never tell you. nor need you care
to know. Try it. II won't cost you
near as much as quinine or patent medi-
oinos, and if it fails it will only do what
they do every day. If il eures-as il
surely will-lsy the facts before our local
scientists, and let them discover the
cause. At all events, ye shaking suffer
ers, lay this maxim to your heart, crawl
ing down stairs head foremost will Ger
taialy prevent chill"
Year: 1872

hAiA tl' dild 'lslAtN


We confess we do not understand why
il is that SO many Democratic papers, in
giving an account Of the situation"
should insist that we have been shame
fully defeated" We made the race up
on a platform that contained every Dem
ocratic principle that was at all practical
bic, and upon platform that contained
nothing anti-Democratic. II is true we
selected men that were once against US
on issues that are dead but they were
with US on everything that had practical
vitality. We lad just emerged from a
terrible civilwar; the South wanted peace;
she wanted a chance 10 repair her broken
fortunes; she wanted chance to recuper-
ate her last energies, and once more to
get upon her feet. To do this it was nee
essary to give her some friendly legisla-
tion. And to do this it was thought best
to ignore everything like political preju-
dice and select men vino wsssBsupposed
to be acceptable to the great mass of
Northern voters.


But it seems we were mistaken. Still
II was a movement instigated by pure
patriotism, and those who cheerfully sup
ported Greeley and Brown, can at least
have the consolation of knowing that
they did all they could for the restora-
tiou Of peace, reconciliation and good
government. And we believe those who
are oarping about an "ignominious fail
ure," are influenced more by wounded
party pride than by any just view of the
situation.


But suppose we had nominated a
Southern Demoerat2 1t would have
been proclaimed from every stump that
the rebels were trying again to get pos
session Of the Goyernmeut-and the
whole North and West would have been
conssliiated against us F.: Or suppose it
had boen a Northern Democrat? The
cry Of "copperhead' and "rebcl sympa-
thiser" would have been raised, and the
result would have been but little differ
ent. Or suppose the nominee had been
a Northern War Democrat ? Then those
Democrats who are so bitter against
Greeley, would have been driven to the
alternative of voting for a man who had
used his sword instead of his pen agains,
the South.


We most peremptorily deny that the
Democratic party has been "shamefllly
defeated or that it hes met with an zig
noninious failure" The past is strewn
thick with monuments attesting the glo-
rious truth that success is not always the
true measure Of the justness of a cause.
Year: 1872

Here Il the groundwork for Grst-
clsss novel. A blind man was crossing
Broadway the other day, when he was
on the point CT hoipgrun oyenhya a reck-
less eabdriyer, and At the risk Of her
own lie, beautiful young lady ran to
his rescue, and piloted the poor man TO
the pavement in safety. A rich baohe-
Tor saw the transaction. and stralghway
sought her out, was introduced, eorrted,
proposed, Was accepted, and mArried ths
heroine without loss Of time. The effect
of this has been wonderful. Hopeful
young ladies' can be seen standing in the
vicinity Of t.reet-crossings, with one eye
searching for stray blind men, and the
other on the lookrut for rich bachelor
for il would be an awful bore If they
should tackle the old bind man and have
the bachelor nowhere around
Year: 1872

other curious instance Of suicide. lie
had been living for years with his rela-
tivcs at Virginia City, Montana. It was
known that he had brought cord with
him from Germany years ago, and that
he always carried the cord in his pocket.
A few weeks ago he was missed from the
house, and was found in the barn. sus-
pended from the rafters, dead. lie had
used the cord which he had carried for
many years evidently for the purpose of
taking his life, but had never talked of
destroying himself, or explained to any
one why he carried the cord.
Year: 1872




Take lump Of msgnosia, and rub Il
wet over the spot LET it dry, then brush
all the powder of, and the spot will dis
appear; or, take visiting card, separate
il, and rub the .spot with the soft inter-
nal part, and ii win disappear without
taking the gloss off thc silk


RICE SOUR.


Take four carrots, four tumips, Ak
leeks, six onions, and little root Of psrs-
ley. Cut them up in pieccs '.hs shape
and size of dice, and fry then in butter.
When well cooked, add the requisite
quantity of water for soup. Now put
in with them four ounces Ct rice-more
if required-boil them oil ior one hour
and half, until the rice end other in
gredience are sufficiently cooked, and
then add salt and cosrse pepper for sea-
soning. Before sending up this dish to
the table, care must be taken that there
is not too much butter in the soup.


RANCID BUTTER.


Butter is composed Of fat and q little
albumen. When the temperature is
raised, the albumen acts es a fcrmcnt,
and decomposes the fat, converting it in
to an acid-butyric. This Ia soluble in
water. No matter how rancid your but
ter, it may be made perfec tly fresh and
sweet by washing.


REMEDY FOR LOOSE TEETH.


When the front tooih become loose
without any apparent cause, diseased
state of the CUPS may be suspected.
sometimes-nay, o4s.zsthe- saaaA- may
be set firm again by washing out tRs--
mouth three or tour mornings running
with tincture Of myrrh, about teaspoon
ful in third Of tumbler Of water. The
following is also good mouth wash:
Infusion of roses, six ounces honey Of
roses, one ounce.


CLEANING SILK.


Use potato-water for all colors and
kinds; CRATE some potatoes into cold
spring water, say large potato to every
quart of water, of which five or six will
will do for couple of dresses. If for
very light silk, pare the pototoes if any
way dark, merely wash them clean.
The pan must not be stirred iu1ie least
for forty-eight hours then very slowly.
and steadily pour off the clear liquor, but
not particle of the sediment, into an
open vcssel-a bath, or such like. Dip
the peices of silk into this liquid up and
down few times, without the least creas-
ing them; then wipe them on fat Ia
bic with q clean towel, first one side then
the other 1t is as well to hang each one !.
a. DIPPED upon line to allow the drops
to drain oifa little before wiping. Have
damp cloth to cover them in till they
are done, then iron one way on the soiled
side. 1t is astonishing to see how nice q
dress looks done in this manner.


TO RESTORE GRAPE.


When drop Of water falls on black
Grape veil or collar, it leaves a conspici-
Gus white mark. To obliterate this,
spread the Grape on a table, laying on it
large book or paper-weight to keep it
steady, and place underneath the stain u
piece of old black silk then with large
camel-hair brush dipped in common ink
paint over the stain, and afterward wipe
of the ink with a bit of old silk. The
spot will Immediately dry, and the white
mark will be seen no more.
Year: 1872

IL possible make arrangements to keep
all the sheep under shelter the coming
winter. And in the construction Of sheds
keep away from low, wet ground. If
left too choose for themselves, they seek
that which is high and dry,