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Year: 1871

A Toledo (Ohio) paper tells the story OF
romantic wedding in lighthouse on Turtle
Island. Mrs. Edison has been the keeper of
the lighthouse since the death of her hus-
band, two years ago, and last week she was
married to young man named Burrows, who
had been employed as her assistant. The
wedding party of invited guests lett Toledo
on Thursday, and the trip was very pleasant
until the party reached the vicinity of the
island, when they were struck BY squall,
were drenched wish rain, and had a rough
time generally. Mr.. Burrows watched the
party from the island, and throwing off his
wedding clothes and donning his working
suit put of in boat to their assistance. He
was thrown back by the rough sea, and came
out of the struggle with skinned nose and
bruised face. He made second attempt,
reached the tug and transferred the drenched
wedding guests, two by two, to the island,
where they were received by Mrs. EJson In
manner at once cordial and earnest.


The scene during the gale, and while the
party was still on the tug, was very exciting.
General Selvins' hat went off with the first
puff, umbrellas and parasols were turned
wrong side out in a whirl, and the awning
broke loose from its fastenings, swept the deck
where the cake and wedding delicacies were
going to destruction. Some man went to the
rescue, however, and his daring was repaid by
a vote of thanks from the ladies, who were
willing to sacrifice their bonnets rather than
that cake.


At last Mr.. Burrows had all his guests on
shore, and made himself ready for the cere-
mony. He remarked as an Introductory that
he had been twice round the world, that he
had met many women, but had never loved
until he met the woman soon to be his wife.
There under the light, in sight of the scene
OF her heroic struggle to save one man who
called her wife, Mrs. Edison became Mrs.
Burrows, and received the congratulations of
friends.


After an entertainment, in which the rescu-
ed wedding cake and attendant fixtures play
ed an important part, and after family prayer
in which the divine blessing was asked on the
nswly-wedded couple, the guests returned to
the city. -
Year: 1871

LA Observation-Disclosures, patter, pat ter
pepper, pepper, pepper, a steady stream. You
cannot get away from it. You think you will
not mind, but go on steadily with what you
are doing; but the ear and the mind are toe
closely connected, apd you cannot help lend
ing faint attention, and wondering what on
earth can be the association of her ideas; and
then she brings you up occasionally with 8
"What say" As if you had the smallest
chance to say anything, or get word in edge
wise! Here is specimen:


Beautiful country to look at; yes, beauti-
full but miserable for cultivation. Well, real
ly, the farms is good for nothing, they aint
worth the planting. She said she was going
to stay month; calculated perhaps 1t would
be all summer, but no, she says month. DO
YOU like doughnuts? Well, do you like them
best riz with yeast or cream of tartar? What
saw? Well some likes them both ways. 1t is
so difficult. Now in winter, just make up
batch OF mince pies and there you are; but in
summer, La sakes, there don't seem to be
nothing but lamb. If I'd had the room, l
could have took twice as many. There is a
young gentleman from Troy, he wants to
come, a friend Of Miss Smiths beau. You
know told you she went to Troy to learn
dressmaking, and there she got beau. Well,
ne used TO board with me, but now they take
MN Ill kind OF as one of the family, but now
IL appears he's got this friend. Yes, l noticed
you didn't eat the custards, Lai yes. it's
clearing up. you'll be able to 90 out afore
night into the roads, it would not do not 10 oo
into the fields where's, nor to wet your feet.
told them could not take her noways, al
though she was particular friend of Miss
Hatch"-


All of sudden the good soul is s0und
asleep, and it is consoling to thing that her
conversation is soothing to somebody; but
soon she wakes again with gentle start, and
with The remark, ''Pve been asleep, l believe
resumes the thread of her narrative.
Year: 1871




around them. This treatment causes a l.-,,
amount OF new wood to form, and as tSe
flowers are on this young wood, the bushss
consequently blossom profusely. There ara
several insects that work more or less upon
the leaves. Of these the most destructive Is
a small slug or worm, that eats the varnish
that nature has spread upon the upper side Of
the leaf. causing bushes to look often much as
though the fire had singed them. These little
enemies should be met and conquered at
once, as soon as they make their apPe arance.
A sure remedy is rulverized white hellebore.
Put about two ounces into six gallons of
water, and with brush room give the bushes
a sprnkling, benCing them SO as to wet the
leaves on both sides. 1t may possibly require
two or three applications. BY this expert
ment find it easy to protect several hundred
bushes, and have them in blossom-that is,
my perpetual blossomers-all the season, until
CODeLdnd
Year: 1871

The statistics of the tobacco trade convey
but little solace to those who denounce its
use. In New York city, during the year 1870,
nearly thirteen millions of pounds were
sold for home consumption and six millions
more shipped. 1t is estimated that IL 900,
600 pounds were consumed in Great Britain
in 1860, giving an average of one and one
third pounds to every inhabitant of the Brit
ish Empire. The statistics are a lesson in
Themselves
Year: 1871

because of its beauty and fragrance, Is the
queen OF flowers. For success in their culti-
walton, bushes grown from their own roots
should be procured. They should be planted
in rich mellow soil, where the sun shines all
the day. Once year they should be pruned
and coat Of manure be put upon the ground
Year: 1871

A ONE and a half story house, centrally located.
"A and in good repair. Hard and soft water on the
premises. This property will be sold at bargain if
applied for soon. Enquire at % Cedar ct. jyl4tf
Year: 1871

Vienna Under water-3O9O Persons Homeless.


A Vienna letter-writer, under date of February
IA, says


About noon on Sunday all at once the rumor
spread that the ice had started and was coming
down. Messengers from the police and the
Government Commission ran about the threat
ened districts to order the cellars to be cleared
and to look for the boatmen and the carpenters
who were to put together the stages, which
were ready prepared; but scarcely more than an
hours time was left for all this, for already, at
2 P. NJ, the water had not only filed the cell
lars but, in the lower parts had already pene-
trated into the houses themselves, driving out
the inmates of the ground floor.


In several streets the waters rose four or five
feet, and boats had to be got to rescue the in
mates of houses. So little had any danger been
apprehended that in the Carl Theatre and in
several other localities there were to have been
the usual amusements. In the Carl Theatre,
where new piece was to be given, the galleries
one hundred yards lower down the Prater Strasse
was already flooded. Half an hour before the
representation was to be given it was announced
that there would be none. In some of the ball
localities the first guests had likewise arrived,
but finding the dancing floor already flooded
over, had to make hasty retreat


Thus it went on till 0 O'clock when the largest
portion, not only of tie Leopoldstadt on the
left bank of the canal, but likewise several dis
tricts of the Landstrasse, and the portion of the
inner town near the old Arsenal, which was in
ancient times the port of Vienna, and is, there
fore, lying very low, were several feet under
water.


In all about three thousand persons have been
driven out of their homes. OF these a portion
have found refuge in various public establish
ments, while the rest were accommodated in
upper floors. These are now in sort of quar-
antine and have to be provided with the means
of subsistence by boats. This is not very easy,
for the boats have to break through the ice.
Year: 1871

The Ballot bill introduced by the Government
in the British House of Commons on the Goth
inst. forms the principal measure of the session,
and radically changes the system of voting. The
substance of the scheme is as follows:-


/. The bill shall apply to municipal as well as
parliamentary elections.


g. No voting paper except the official paper
shall be used; that Is to say, the object of the
somewhat similar paper, which would enable
IL TO be ascertained how the vote had been
given.


8. The voting paper shall not be given to the
voter until he enters the voting booth.


4. The voter is not to be permitted to put any
mark upon the voting paper except that which
is necessary to show for whom the vote is given;
and In the event of that regulation being vIo-
lated, the vote will be cancelled.


5. The returning officer, as he gives out his
paper 20 each voter shall impress it with a
stamp, the character of which he shall be bound
to keep secret, and which shall not be used
again until certain fixed time shall have ex-
pired. Then, when the boxes come to be opened,
each unstamped voting paper shall be rejected
as void.


6. When a voting paperl has once been put
into the ballot-box the box shall not be opened
except under such precautions as shall secure
the inviolability of the vote.


z. Where In a case of reopening the question
of the number of votes it is found vote Is bad
it shall be struck off from the total OF the candi
date for whom it has been recorded; and also
where an elector rendering his vote finds some
one else has voted for him. the vote shall be KEEP
aside, and under certsin circumstances counted
for the candidate in whose favor he had intended
to vote.


8. The same penalties shall be attached Il
personation that now attach to bribery anC
treating. The candidate shall lose his seat fo
procuring or attempting to procure perso
nation.


9. Any candidate who does not include all hi
o. xpenses ia his election retGrn, Or wLO wiz
his own hands has paid expenses which ough
Year: 1871

Tho Assassin ration Of CoioneI Fish, of Georgia.


The Anaericus Republican gives the following
account of the assassination of Colonel Fish, of
Oglethorpe, Ca, on Monday, the 9th ult:lI


Colonel Fish, returning from trip to Savan-
nah, had come down from Macon on Monday
nights train, reaching Oglethorpe about one
o'clock. Getting off at the depot of the latter
place, he gave his bundle of books to negro
man named Jacob, and started walking home,
followed Immediately by the servant. Proceed
ing towards his residence he had reached the
heart of the town, and was passing up the left
sidewalk alongside of the courthouse, when a
gun was fired at him from the door of this
building, opening Immediately on the street, the
shot taking effect in the left side of the face and
neck, and infiicting q most ghastly and gaping
wound, from which Colonel Fish died at once


His overcoat was buttoned up close to the
chin, and nothing about him had been disturbed
in any way, although he had on a gold watch,
plainly showing that the lurking assassin, who
had fired the fatal shot, sought no spoils and
profits, but human blood and human life.


The servant was walking, according to his
own account, to the left and little in the rear
of Colonel Fish, and when the gun fired lodged
down, equatting, and then turned and ran off,
frightened. He at once woke up some gentle
men sleeping not far off, who found the body
as above described, the warm blood gushing
profusey from the several arteries, and the last
faint breath futtering on his dying lips.


This assassination is as astonishing to the
community In which Colonel Fish has long
lived, universally respected and honored as the
details of its perpetration prove 1t atroeious A
map, polite and gentlemanly towards all, making
no enemies ever and having no malignant foes,
has been waylaid and murdered in the centre
of peaceful town and on its most frequented
thoroughfare, and none can ascribe the reason
why.
Year: 1871

Delays are said to be dangerous at times
and frequently prove disastrous in business
transactions. Therefore. it will not do to
delay longer the purchase of tickets in the
Louisiana State Lottery, the single number
drawings of which come of tomorrow.
Those who fail to purchase tickets in this
grand scheme, wherein four hundred and
forty prizes are the stakes played tor. will
most certainly be left out in the cold when
the distribution Of the prize money takes
place. large number OF the prizes are
sufficient to make any reasonable. person
independent for life
Year: 1871

We copy from the Reny'trc Of last eve
min. the following statement of the princi-
pal real estate owners in the city. and the
amount fu- which they are assessed for
the year 1870, which will be read with in
Year: 1871

ACCIDENT TO A BRAKEMAN.-Yesterd
while the southern-bounu accommodation
train on the Richmond and Petersburg
railroad was approaching Dunlop'sa young
man named JOS Wells, a brakeman on the
train, in an effort to catch his hat, which
had blown of, was struck on the head by
the dry bridge over the cut at that place
and seriously injured. DR.. Lassiter, Of
Petersburg, who was on the train at the
time, rendered the proper medical assist
ance. The sufferer was brought back to
his home in Manchester by the northern
train.
Year: 1871

FANCY BALL AT THE GREENBRiER WHITE.
The first fancy and masquerade ball of the
season will take place at the Greenblicr
White Sulphur Springs on Wednesday
evening, the 2Gth OF July. A brilliant affair
is anticipated, as by the day named there
will be an immense number of visitors ut
this fashionable summer resort. 'H
Year: 1871

MooNL1GHT Observation-Disclosures
down james river are becoming justly pop
ular, for no recreation can be more pleasant
scheme Of Mr.. Tatum is trip to Old Point
and Norfolk and return without losing an
hour from business. The attractions of
this trip are so great, and the fare so low,
that it must be one Of the most successful
Of the season. We invite attention to the
announcement over the signature of the
agent, -
Year: 1871

KEROSENE LAMP ExPLosroN.-A kerosene
oil lamp exploded on. Sunday night at the
18th and Broad streets. The family were
at supper when the explosion took place
from the lamp, which was on the table.
One of his children was painfully burnt in
Year: 1871




A gentleman Of New York, who was on
the train going from that city at the time Of
the disaster, says he was in the rear car ut
the time, and the first intimation he had of
The accident was terrible shock. He was
thrown over the seat in front of him and
somewhat bruised. Picking himself up rs
best he could, he made his way out Of the
car, when his ears were assailed by the
shrieks of the wounded. He, together with
others, assisted to eXtricate the sufferers
from the wreck of the tclescoped cars. Ex-
cited people were frantically running to
and fro, anxiously inquiring for their
friends. The wrecked coaches took ilre
within five minutes after the collision, and
as the only water near at hand was in the
bitches ut the side of the track, it was i'm
possible TO stay the flames, except by tear
ing The cars to pieces. The train from New
ark consisted offour cars. The scene of the
accident is about eight miles from New
York city.
Year: 1871

Great Indignation was expressed on all
sides at the culPable negligence displayed in
leaving the, switch open, but the officials
were unable to say to whom the blame pro-
perly belonged. The suggestion that the
switch may have been purposely misplaced
by some miscreant was not credited. In
formation of the disaster was Immediately
forwarded to Newark and this city, and a
special train was dispatched to the scene to
convey the passengers back to Newark, and
finally to bring them to this city. The dis
aster has been the cause of.great excite
ment throughout this city to-day, the news
paper offices having been besieged with in-
quirers after friends on the train. 1t is the
general feeling. that an investigation OF The
strictest kind should be made.
Year: 1871

The Everglades are just submcrg-
ed prairie, and they exhibit the man


ner In which the great Western prai-


ries were formed, Drain the Ever


glades, lit could be done, and the


present islands would be hills. Sub


merge prairie, and its hills would


become islands. No tree is found on


the Everglades, because they are
constantly covered with water; no
trees are found ON the prairies, be-
cause they were long covered with
water. Time will come when this
vast plain will be clear of water, and
then we shall have a large surface,
like the prairies, clear Of trees, and
fitted for cultivation by man. In
these little Evcrglade islands the
palm flourishes, and also the orange
and every other tree Of Florida. The
castor oil plant grows up to be "A large
tree ofseveral years life. The arrow
root and sweet potato patches merely
require that stirring of the ground
necessary in removing the full grown
roots to cause the younger ones to
grow and keep on growing. 1t is
really not necessary to plant more
than once. 1t is lazy mans para
disc. No wonder the Indians were
unwilling to move to the West; 1t was
not the graves Of their fathers they
were unwilling to leave, 1t was their
potato and pumpkin patches. Their
pumpkin is small, round and sweet;
they cut ii open, put in a raccoon or
opossum, cover ii with ashes and bake
it in the fire. The hunters think it a
superb dish. Another plan is to take
a fish Just off the hook, and without
scaling or cleaning, wrap it up in
green leaves and bake it in the same
way. Hunters use wet newspaper,
1t is done when, ifyou tear piece Of
the wrapping, the skin and scales
come off with it. You tear off skin
and wrapping from one side, cat the
flesh, turn il over and eat the other,
and throw bones and inside away. .


Indians in small numbers are still
found near the Everglades, They DO
not like the whites, and are not socia-
ble but there Is a talisman that will
move them out of stOicism into cordi-
elitv there is sesame that will open
on Indians heart and mouth, and
That is whisky. They are the only
savagos who have never invented an
intoxicating liqHor of their own
Their only idea Of ei.ili2Rtion is to


cot drunk. Ride into their country,
INT I'D with Chief give him whisky
and promise him more, and he and
| whisky lasts.-LiPpiaooi"s Adgds'"e
Year: 1871

There was once a prince, who,
having been much displeased with
one of his mobiles, determined to
punish him. The prince command
ed that he should be shut up in a
high tower. In this tower there
was only one entrance, which was
walled up Immediately after the no.
bleman had been placed there. Thus
all hope of escape seemed to be cut
OF, and the unhappy man was left to
perish. Inside the tower there was
a long winding staircase, by which
the prisoner reached the top. While
looking down from there he observ-
ed his wife, who had come, indul-
ging faint hope that she might be
able, by some means or other, to aid
her husband in escaping from his
place ofconfinement. On inquirins
if she could be of any service to him,
he replied: "Oh, yes; go and pro-
cure black beetle, a little grease,
skein Of silk, skein of twine, and a
long rope" The poor wife FASTENED
to obtain what her husband asked
for, wondering, no doubt at the
strangencss of his request. She
soon returned. furnished with the
things. Her husband then directed
her to put the grease on the bcetle's
head, to fasten the silk to its hind
leg, the twine to the silk, and the
ropeto the twinc, and then TO place
the beetle on the wall of the tower.
On being set at liberty on the wall,
the beetlc-smclling the grease on its
head, and not being able to discover
where it was, crept up tho tower in
search of it, till it arrived at the top.
The noblcman caught it, and taking


the silk from its hind leg, carefully
drew it up. When he came TO the end
of the silk, he found the twine, and
next he came to the rope. Fastening
this to crook, he thus made his es-
cape, ......
Year: 1871


Fading beneath our pressing feet
streWn upon lawn and lane and street, =.


Beautiful leaves.
Dyed with tho huos Of the sunset sky
Falling in glory SO silently,


Beautiful loaVesl
Never to ireshon another spring,
Never to know what the summer may bring
Beautiful leaves
Withered by wintry host md cold
Soon to decay in the common mould,


Beautiful leaVesi
30 will the years that change your tint,
Mark upon US their autumnll print


Beautiful leaycs
So shall We fall from the tree Of time,
Fade like ye, in frosty cline,


Beautiful leaves!
But when tho winter Of death is past,
And We wake in eternal spring at last


Beautiful leaves
May lie, who paints you every hue,
Form our lives a chaplet new,


Oh beautiful leaves!
Year: 1871

A SPIDERS -ENGINEER1NG.-ln 1880, In
New Castle on-Tyne, England, gentleman
boasted to friend that he could introduce to
him an engineer Of more wonderful skill than
Robert Stephenson, who had just made him.
self famous by perfecting the railway locomo-
tive. In fufllment Of the boast, he brought
out glass tumbler containing a little scarlet
colored spider, whose beauty, with its bright
yellow nest on sprg Of laurustinus. had in
uuced young lady to pluck it from the bush
where it was growing. When brought into the
house it was placed Oh the mantlepiece, and
secured by placing glass over it.


In a very short time this wonderful little en-
pineer contrived to accomplished the herculean
task of raising the sprg OF laurustlnus,
weight several hundred times greater than
itself, to the upper part of tho glass, and at
tached it there so firmly that, after forty years
it is suspended where it was hung by tho
spider.


In the Bible we read ''rhe spider layeth
hold with her hands, and in kings palaces j.
but in it's glass prison there was nothing tor it
to lay hold of-no peg or nail or beam on which
to tasten it's threads. Yet in short time, the
little insect had accomplished its task.


1t is believed that this kind of spider always
deposits its nest upon trees and never upon the
ground aud this may account Tor It's wonder.
full effort to raise the branch to tho upper part Of
OF the glass.


1t may still be seen, dead and dry, hanging
by one of its threads from the top OF its prison
house, with its little nest upon leaf of the
lauruStinus. Co.; .....
Year: 1871

LADIES READ, be wise, learn before too late that Warmers Dyspepsia Tonic will cure those weak nerves, restore digestion, and relieve constipation, it is perfect rem ovator; have you lost all interest in society, it will restore you, have you lost all ambi- tion. it will give it back to you; again, have you pains in the front, top or back of the head it will cure them: have you partially lost your sight, or have you weakness of the eyes at times, it will cure them, and will also cure many other complaints that are peculiar to your sex. Take one bottle and be convenced. See advertisement.- Erening Journal
Year: 1871

BoARD OF AaRIcUITURE. Strong oppo- sition is manifested to the restoration of the Board of Agriculture among the farm- CTS of the House. We should judge that some of the farmers discussions heretofore reported were hardly worth the expense; but we have no sympathy with the too common depreciation of scientific farming. The marked improvement in breeds of stock and methods of farming of the past quarter of century show how great improvements have heretofore resulted from intelligent farming. and it is simply because the sci ence of agriculture is yet in it's infancy that men can with any plausibility deny that it is science.