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Year: 1871

O'BR1EN's CARAVAN OF WILD BEASTS AND TROUPE OF CIRCUS ATHLETIos-Are to perform here next Friday afternoon and evening. The wonderfully endowed Atalie or man of the iron Jaw, as he is termed, gives his astonishing performances in the ring The gymnastic and accrobatic corps attached to his company for the first time will make up splendid programme, which those who purchase ticket for the menage- rie may witness without additional cash.

 The proprietor is a wise, enterprising gentlemen and advertises as literally as he caters to the public, which supercedes de tailed local attention.

 One huge old animated wonder, how ever, waddles out of the upper Nile to challenge our respectful admiration, and that is the impenetrably clothed and gigan- ticly strong rhinoceros, before whose ter rible horn even the lordly elephant goes down. Another glimpse at. the interior marvels of central Africa is furnished in the superbly beautiful and lithesome Bland, while of that class of majestic and thought full quadrupeds, who always carry their trunks with them, there is veritable herd, one member of which is of peculiarly accommodating disposition and will give any and all of the little folks free ride in the Hindoo Houdah. Although the doors do not open until o'clock, VIC advise those residing out of town to start early, in order to be in time fer the parade, which is a free and brilliantly gorgeous, beautiful and odd exhibition, glimpse at which will amnlv reDay miles of travel
Year: 1871

Tomatoes. MT. s. H. Dexter brought in our office last Wednesday, ten tomatoes raised in the garden of his father, MT. N. l.. Dexter of this village which we think it hard to beat. They were all very large and varied but little in size, the largest measured over 14 1-2 inches in circumference.

 Base BaU.-MR. ED1ToR-In the NEWS of last week, and also in various other papers in the state, correspondent from Falls Village has very industriously repor- ted the game of base ball between the Red Stars of that village and the Lone Stars of Salisbury, in which he said the Red Stars were obliged to play game, not with the Lone Stars alone, but with a combination of players from other clubs. In justice to the Salisbury club, it is proper to say that but one outside man played that day with them, and he was accepted to fill the place of one of their men who was sick. should advise that chap to get him better pair of leather goggles, through which he could see more accurately, and at the same time that would enable him to see that on the 4th of July, the Red Stars had an outside man to play with them against our club, and for which, we didn't think it advisable to set up howl.

 LONE STAR B. B. PLAYER. We inadvertently allowed the remark: of our correspondent concerning the bal match to appear in last weeks NEWS, ant as consequence allow this reply; but nc more of this in these columns. ED.
Year: 1871



 The engine Falls Village with one car attached passed through this place Tues day afternoon with number of persons aboard. Among the many faces, I met the eye of friend Pcase on the engine, and he must have been in quest of news, but if he succeeds in finding any in this place, l hope he will inform his correspondent Some said it must have been kind of an excursion, but thought it must have been rather hard one on account of the many fences they had to let down and put up every half mile.....I have been informed number of persons are under arrest in Mllerton for selling spurious liquors. l think the officers might find plenty of busi, ness by visiting this place, as there are more here than is absolutely necessary, and if dozen or SO were ''cleaned out" our more quiet citizens would probably make no objections, and it would be we'll to let those that are selling know the laws in this state are equally as rigid, if put in force as in New York for the sale of ''the crater. ' But who is the person to make the com plaint? It certainly seems there ought to be enough enterprise about the citizens of this place, to enforce the laws in regard to it's sale. A. F.
Year: 1871

ChRpfnv1lles

 I think it not only foolish, but cowardly for man to carelessly flourish pistol or revolver, when he thinks by SO doing he can perhaps frighteu somebody. A young chap in our village some days since, after returning from a neighboring village some what intoxicated, undertook to buster around his brother, flourishing q revolver in manner that was anything but pleas ant and to add interest to the matter fired it off, without perhaps designing to injure anybody. The ball passed through the muscle between the thumb and first finger of the hand of his brother, and although the wound is not of very serious charac- ter, it nevertheless will leave a mark that in after years may not be pleasant to carry as a souvenir of his brothers kindness. ... ... Mir. John P. McNeil a few days ago lost q valuable new milk COW. He is now milk ing 20 cows, and sends the milk to New York. MT. Sylvester Woodin says he has one of the best Dexter colts in town, and am by no means sure but that his assertion is not far from right. The colt is certainly fine appearing animal, and if he feels Il little proud of it, I think he has a very good reason to.

 CARPRTBAaGER.
Year: 1871

Your correspondent ''still lives" and l rejoice that such is a fact. Having no es- pecial news to communicate, l conducted myself in accordance with the established rules of our village viz; to keep quiet dur ing this hot weather and let the world wag. ,....Farmers have finished having and har- vesting, and those of them who have no fields of tobacco to occupy their time and attention are resting from their labors. One of our neighbors boasts that his field of tobacco is ahead of any in Litchicld county. This is rather powerful asser- ton but am not sure but that he knows fully what he is talking about.
Year: 1871

CUESION.

 AT LEAST FIFTY LIVES LosT

 MOBILE, August zs.-The low pressure steamer Ocean Wave left this city Sunday morning, with about two hundred persons on board, for an excursion to Fishs river, about twenty miles from here. On her return the boat reached Point Clear at five D. m., and made fast. The band and part of the passengers went ashore, and after half an hour the whistle was blown, and all returned to the boat. They had just gone on board when the boiler exploded with great force. The forward part of her cabin was carried away, and her chimney fell upon the after cabin and crushed it. The boat almost immediately sank, and her bow lies now submerged. About sixty or seventy persons were killed or injured by the explosion. So far the bodies of nienteen dead have been found, eight of whom are women. Twenty-eight woun- ded persons have been brought to this city, and one of them, girl, has since died. The scene is appalling and heartrending wilder scenes of grief are seldom witnessed Many of the passengers were little children, and little hats and bonnets came ashore tc tell of the victims beneath the waves. Cap tain Eaton swan for some time with both legs broken. A boat reached him just toe late and he went down. Two pilots were killed, the firemen are all killed, and the engineer and his wife severely injured. | is impossible correctly to estimate the loss of lives. By some it is supposed that al least thirty or forty persons are still buried Ill the debris of the wreck or at the bottom of the bay. A diver has gone to the scene of disaster. The accident has cast a gloom over the whole city and universal sadness prevails. The streets are crowded witt people and the excitement is intense.

 The Ocean Wave has been for some time considered an unsafe boat and has always been unlucky. Criminal responsibility rests somewhere. The appearance of tht boiler indicated that it had yielded througf rottenness as it has been torn apart in { long seam. Had it exploded with greater violence the destruction of life would have been yet more general. The force of tht explosion was directed upward and for ward.
Year: 1871

TinS V6di V5ci.-I came, I saw, but had no disposition to conquer. This is what l saw, when came to your beautiful village, saw many improvements in the appear ance of the village, since my last visit here. Among them l saw the streets lighted with gas; saw a new railroad; I saw the press, with the editor industriously fishing for items saw the Lone Star B. B. C.. on their way to Egremont to flax out" the Mt Everitt boys, and saw them do it with score of 35 to AZ, and also saw that the Mt Everitt boys are gentlemen, as they fed heartily their guests, but for all I saw, there are many more things would like to see, and who wouldn't? l would like to see more enterprise in building; would like to see the villain who broke the street lamps in jail; would like to see the village supplied with water; and last but not least, l would like 10 see an overwhelming list of subscribers to the NEWS. All this expect to see when visit the village again next summer. JENKINS.
Year: 1871

West COrmXVAlls

 A few weeks since in one of my items. I mentioned that the town people were making an effort to stock the Cream Hill lake with Bass, and that after the three years in which the law forbid any fishing there, we hoped to be able tell to some ''tish stories" that would be real ''fishy;" but it is not at all necessary for us to wait so long. A few days since MT. Moses Butler of this place went out one morning and was gone from homo but two hours, and returned with the finest string of Bass we ever saw. The string weighed fifteen pounds and numbered twenty one fish, some of them weighing pound and three quar- ters each; but the most '.Jfshey" part of the whole was, that Mir. Butler used only seven bait, and besides catching the twenty one Bass, he also took out Carp that weighed pound and half. and large Roach making twenty three fish weigh ing ill all eighteen pounds: Who can beat that ?......Our people are all very much engaged in getting ready to give the Sun day school union good reception. ......Our City folks" have nearly all gone back to their homes, and our society is getting settled once more into its usual routine of daily life. These few weeks of every year, that bring so many people from the city where all is life, hustle and excitement, into the country where quietness and plainness, is the usual way of life, can not but have strong influence on both those from the city and those in the coun- try, and society is benefited by the inter- mingling of ideas. Perhaps not so much individually but in general. l.......Last week the Hickory B. B. Club of this place, played friendly game with the Adelphic B. B. Club of Cornwall Bridge. The Hickories won the game by score of 59 to 30.

 MORE ANON.
Year: 1871

We learn that the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad Company, will in short
time take all the passenger trains, save
the mail train, from this part Of the
road, and put them on the Parkersburg
branch. This arrangement will un'
doubtedly be benefit to the merchants
of MouDdsville, as the facilities for
running to Wheeling to buy a few
pounds Of coffee or tea, will be limited.


Now is the time for our merchants to
build up opposition to Wheeling. LIE,
them keep q good supply always on
hand and sell at Wheeling prices and
the evil they complain OF can we'll be
cured.-Would it not be well to agitate
the Wheeling and Moundsville Pike
question again ?-Hound,vile Reporter.
Year: 1871




An exchange very truthfully says that
"the Constitutional Convention has been


proposed in tha interest Of the entire


people of the State, without regard to


race, color, or previous condition o.


politics. 1t is a measure for the com


mon benefit of all, and the majority


party in the State has not had the most


remote design Of securing for itself.sny


peculiar constitutional powers or priv


ileges, or Of inA;cting the slightest In


justice upon any one or any class OF


citizens" But from the time the Con-


vention was first proposed it has been


assailed by certain Republicans (chief


among whom are Boreman and Steven.
son, who are bitter psrtisans, have


been calling il Democratic measure.


but that does not make it so. We
know the Republican newspapers Of the
State are making it a party question,
without any action OF the party on the
question at all. We tried some time
since to have the Republican State Ex-
ecutive Committee 10 assemble the
Republican party in State Convention
to take action upon and define the
party's position on the question OF call
ing a Constitutional Convention. For
this we were set upon by several Repub-
lican papers, abused, villited and called
a traitor to the Republican party.
Then it was that those editors AFRO.
gated to themselves the right to read
us and every other Republican out
of the party, who evinced disatls-
faction at the way the party was acting,
or showed any disposition to support
the Convention call. They have under
the guidance Of Stevenson and Bore
man (who are sufficient to darn any
party with whom they act) applied the
party lash with terrible force, but never
yet strong enough to reach us. And, if
this call for Convention is a party
question, Republican newspapers have
made It so, and Tor what purpose we
cannot say. And now that they have
made it a Democratic measure, by their
folly, they have secured for it hundreds
of Democrats who would have voted
against it if it had not been made a
party question. We now say to all
Democrats (as you have no Democratic
organ in this county representing your
views, but Democratic paper repre-:
Genting the interests OF the Radical
party,) that this question has to some
extent been made Democratic meas
ure, and therefore it becomes your duty
as Democrats to sustain the call for a
Constitutional Reform Convention by
your influence and your vote.


Looking at this question from Re
publican standpoint, we are more fully
convinced Of the great necessity OF a
Convention to remodel the present Con.
and hence, so far as we are
have determined 10 support
the call for a Convention, party or no
party. We hope to see many Republi-
cans coming up like freemen should
and casting their votes in favor Of the
call for Reform Convention, and ex'
pect every Democrat to vote for 1t.
Then wake up to the great Importance
Of the question now before you. DO
your whole duty and fear not.
Year: 1871

II is thought that it would be .
good idea for the Republicans to get
the ancient Boards Of Registrations to
publish . joint letter in opposition to
the Convention. It would have . good
effect. Let them make an earnest ap-
peal to the Democracy. 1t is BY no
means certain that it could be resisted.
In fact the said boards never could be
resisted very Observation-Disclosures
Year: 1871

A question has arisen whether for
eign goods can be landed in the United
States, on the northern frontier, at
places where there is no custom house
officer to make inspection. 1t is thought
that this would be contrary to law and
render the goods liable to seizure. The
Secretary Of the Treasury will decide
the question to-day.
Year: 1871

We find in the Buffalo Express Of the
28th instant the following paternal objur-
cations by Mark Twain:


eyes, I've had good many fights in my
time, said Old john Parhy, tenderly
manipulating his d;emantied rose, land
it's kind Of queer. too, for whea I was q
boy, the old maa was always telling me
better He was a good man and hated
lighting. When would come home with
my nose bleeding or with my face scratch
ed up, he used to call me out in the wood
shed, and in sOrrowfnl and discouraged
way say, SO, Johnny, you've had another
fight, hey? How many times have / got
to tell We how djsgraceful and wicked il is
for boys to fight? It was only yesterday
that talked T. you an hour about the sin
of fighting, and here you've been at it
again. Who was it with this time ? With
Tommy Kelly, hey? Don't you know any
better than to fight a boy that weighs
twenty pounds more than you do besides,
being two years older ? Amt >ye got a
spark of sense about ye l can see plainly
that you are determined to break your
poor fathers heart by your reckless
conduct. What ails your finger /? Tom
my bit it Drat the little fooll Didn't
ye know enough to keep yer finger cut of
his mouth Was trying to jerk his cheek
Of, hey ? Won't ye never learn 10 quit
foolin' round @ boy o mouth with yer fin
gers You're bound to disgrace as all ty
sech wretched behavior You're deter
mined never to be nobody! Did yon ever
Year: 1871

The eBIack M1lttIa-Brutal Attack Upon


Two White Men-Bayonets and Brick


bats-A Narrow Eacape.


A brutal attack, wholly without provo
cation, was made upon Driver Davis and
Conductor ToOmer, of King street car No.
/, at about eight O'Clock last night The
offenders were company of negro militia.
armed to the teeth with approved rifles and
fixed bayonets.


It appears that car No. was going up
King street, when it overlook the company
of negro militiamen, who were marching
on the track. The car haulted three times
to allow the black guard to get out Of the
way, and the car being then behind time
the conductor rang the bell for the driver
to go ahead. Instantly the mlltlamen,
cursing like demons, surrounded the car,
brandishiug their weapons over the head
of the driver. One squad seized the horse
and dragged it to the side Of the car. The
driver stood 10 his post, and was then
struck over the head with a clubbed rifle
This blow cut the hand badly and disabled
the driver. The conductor ran to his as
sistance and helped him into the car. -
Now the militiamen turned upon the con
ductor, and struck him heavily upon the
shoulder.


Those of the militia who could not reach
the car with their bayonets then opened
an active fire with brlckEatS. with these
missiles some of the car windows were
smashed to pieces. The militia were now
thoroughly aroused. but were toned down
by an officer of the police. His arrival
saved the conductor and driver from worse
violence and the car from destruction. AS
soon as the road was clear the conductor
and driver went on to the upper guard
house, where they lodged the complaint.
We are not advised, however, of the names
of the rioters, or of the company to which
| they belong.


This incident shows what the whites
have to expect, when the armed militia
men, at fifty to one, attack unarmed citi-
zens. These negroes are not fit to be
trusted with deadly weapons /; but the de-
vii must be fought with fire, and if the
blacks are not disarmed. the whites must
arm at once That is the long and short of
it.-CAarleston Neacs, 28H.
Year: 1871

In the scene that did ensue


We did not take hand;
And the air it WAS blue


With the execration of tho band,
Composed Of tho Radical members,


Which was game they dtd understand.
Which is why We remark,


And our language Is plain,
That for ways that are dark,


AnG for tricks that are vain,
Radicalism is peculiar,


Which the same we are free to proclaim.
Year: 1871

FOR nearing OeIore JuuginS.
For thinking before speaking.
For ht !ding an angry tongue.
For stopping tho ear to a tattler.
For refusing to kick a fallen man.
For boing kind to the distressed.
For being patient to all.


For doing good to all men.


For walking uprightly before God,
For lending to the Lord.


For laying up treasure in heaven,
For asking pardon for wrongs.
For speaking evil OF no man.
For being courteous to all.


If these fourteen little things were
observed, how much hap
pier fallen man would be.
Year: 1871

Some OF the prominent men OF tho
Democratic party of Ohio are baulky
in this campaign. They utterly re-
pudiate the nominees and the plat
form, aud refuse to enter into the
canvass when called upon to speak
by the Democratic State Central
Committee. Look ont for 10000
republican majority in Ohio this fall.
Year: 1871

A STATE CHEMIST FOR TENNESSEE
We learn that the farmers of Tennessee are
seeking to induce the Legislature of that
State to provide for the appointment of a
State Chemist, who shall analyze its soils
and determine the comparative value of
the different manures, homemade and
commercial. We have had Chemist in
the Department of Agriculture at Wash
ington who was not worth to the country
the salt boy can put on flying birds
tail, but who drew his salary regularly.
Fortunately for the country, General Cap
ron took this Chemist to Japan with him,
and the Department is now hunting for
another. If one is got that is good for any
thing, he ought to do all the work that
Tennessee will want done. Soil analyses
are, as rule, of little practical value; but
the analysis of commercial manures will


help to detect swindlers and protect farm
ers. This the Department ought to en-
ploy its Chemist to do.-RUrdy NetO York
Year: 1871

The fashions, we are told, are to be radi-
cally changed: Gentlemen will part
their hair not so much to one side, and
nearer the centre of the head this is un-
derstood to be graceful recognition OF the
advancing claims of womanhOod for the
equalization of the sexes. Moustaches
with waxed ends have entirely lost fame
since Sedan and the demolition of the
French Empire. To wear them argues an
ignorance of current events that is very
discreditable. Red ties were for time
very popular, but unless person wishes to
be understood as holding Communist
principles they will be discarded now.
The fate of whiskers trembles in the
balance; it depends on the truth or falsity
of the Darwinian hypothesis. At present
there are two parties, those who accept
and those who deny. The former cultl-
vate whiskers, the more abundant the bet
ter-they are not disposed to deny their
ancestry; the latter incline to perfectly
smooth visage, and would even sacrifice
the pettet moustache to remove every sha-
dow of semblance to their reputed bro
theirs. The question is debatable, and
meanwhile every one can exercise choice"


The fashionable dress for gentleman at
day wedding is the English suit of dark
frock coat, lavender pants, black or white
vest, blue necktie and lavender gloves for
evening weddings black dress coat and
pantaloons, black or white vest and black
necktie.
Year: 1871

Arbovite hedges should be pruned at
least twice year--the first of June and
last of September. OF course the time may
be varied week or two without making
any material differences i'll the result.
Large, twO-hand hedge shears should be
adopted, instead of the far too common flat
top or broad oval.
Year: 1871

The higher courts of San Francisco have
finally, and it is beliyed unalterably, re-
fused the application for a new trial of
Mrs. Fair, and there seems to be no further
resource upon which a stay of the dread
sentence can be based. In all human
probability she will have to meet her fate
on the gallows just as though she were a
man. a severe and awful penalty, but
nevertheless lust.
Year: 1871

Urinary and Womb Diseases Gravel, Diabetes, Drop
s Incontinenee of Urine Brights disease, Albumiaa
ra and in cases where there Brick dust dsposs or
the water is thick. cloudy, mixed with substances k
the white Of egg threads like white silk there


morbid, dark. bilious appearance, and white Bone
dust deposits and where there is prcking, burning
sensation, and pain in the small of the back and along
Ian ReSoyent, aided by tbs application of Railways
Ready Relief to the spine and small of the back, and
the bowels regulated with one or two Of Raduay's
Regulating Pills per day WILL soon make completc
cure In few days the patient will be enabled to hold
and discharge water naturally without pain, and the
Urine will be restored TO its natural clear and amber
or sherry color.