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Year: 1871

LATE advices from Japan represent the
people as making good progress toward
enlightenment. One of the chief charac-
teristics of the people, writes correspon-
dent, is their thirst for knowledge. There
is an evidence of this in the presence of a
number of Japanese youths 10 this coun
try. who come to secure the benefits of our
educational system. The mobiles and the
people generally of Japan now mix more
freely with foreigners, and show desire
to initiate them in everything worth learn
ing. In this respect Japan sets China a
good example.
Year: 1871

Are assassins of Kings the instruments
of God +? This is theological question
we are not exactly prepared to answer
ourselves. and, therefore, leeve it to the
doctors. But certainly it would appear
that Marshal Prim has fallen at the right
moment and in the right way, we mean
for the good of his country and the estab-
lishmept of the cause to which he had
devoted all the energies of his great soul.


The foundation of the new monarchy
be had erected needed just such noble
blood to cement it. Everywhere was dis
sension. The kingdom was moved as with
the throes of an earthquake, and the new
throne was toppling to its fall, when sud-
denly this deed of horror is done. The
greatest man in Spain is stricken down by
the hand of an assassin, ,-and startled, ap-
palled, terror-stricken, the voice Of faction
is silenced, and order is restored by the
very violence of the reaction.


Prim has been the sacrifice, the martyr
the Codrus and Curtius of his country, and
Spain is saved from herself--from anarchy.
Talk not to us of Repubicanism in Spain.
The thing is impossible. We have seen it
tried by the Spanish race and fail, even on
this continent where the soil is SO rich for
the growth of the Republican plant


The fall of Prim, we believe, will give
peace to Spain and under limited con-
stitutional monarchy, presided over by
liberal, enlightened prince,an directed by
wise craftsmanship, "proud old Cas-
tile" will once more take foremost place
among the nations of the earth. If this
consummation, so deyoutiy to be wished
for, be fulfilled, then will Juan Prim not
have died in vain and in his death posterity
will recognize the will Of God. fl
Year: 1871

ANXIOUS TO MARRY.-The Marion Star
speaks of an elopement extraordinary of a
Mr. and Miss Hubble, who passed through
that place Wednesday on their way to the
Southwestern Gretna Green. We should
Judge that the eloping couple was quite a
courageous one, as they rode from home
after night, passing over mountain
during heavy snow storm, and both
riding the same horse. The couple are
first cousins, and aged respectively fifteen
and eighteen years. 1t is astonishing
what woman will go through to get
married.


The same paper describes the novel
wedding of Mr.. William Cox and Miss
Mary Buchanan, which occurred in that
place last week. The entire party, in
Guiding grooms and maids, formed on
horseback in front of Browns Hotel, and
the holy bond was joined by the minister
as he stood upon the porch.
Year: 1871

SOME good has grown out of the hote


fire in this city. the loss of SO many
lives which might have been saved If pro-
per precautions had been taken, has arous-
ed public attention to the want of facilities
for escape from burning buildings, and an
order has been issued by the authorities
in New York city that fire escapes shall
be placed upon every hotel. There are
quito number of patent fire escapes,
simple in construction and cheap in price,
which are especially adapted to private
residences, and one or more OF these
articles should be placed in every house.
The best fire escape however, is a
knotted rope, which every guest in hotel
can keep in his trunk. A traveller informs
the New York Commercial that he goes
prepared for escape from burning hotels
by carrying in his satchei coil of half
inch rope, forty or fifty feet long, knotted
every two feet, to give better hold. On
two occasions he has found it serviceable.
No one knows at what time an emergency
requiring the use of an escape may occur.
Year: 1871

Senate. e.-House bill to change the cor.
porate name and amend the charter of the
Virginia Insurance Company, was rea6
twice and referred to the committee or
banks


A number Of House bills were read
twice aud appropriately referred.


The President laid before the Senate a
communication from the board of public
works, In response TO q rssolntinn calling
for a report of the action of the board in
relation to claims for work on the Coving-
ton and Ohio and Blue Ridge railroad
which was laid on the table and ordered
to be printed.


The committee on finance was instruct
ed to inquire whether there is not ball
ance due the State from the U. S. Govern
ment on account of advances made in the
war of 1912 to 1916, and report at as early
day as practicable.


The committee OF courts of Justice was
directed to inquire whether the judges
elected in counties having population
less than eight thousand, were constitu-
tionally elected, and whether the acts per-
formed by said judges are valid in law.


In House, a number of Senate bills were
eported-among them one Incorporating
the Exchange bank of Virginia, at Good
son, Virginia. The bill concerning the
Valley railroad was passed by.


Bills were passed amending the code
relative to the jurisdiction of the
Judges of this Commonwealth authorizing
the Governor to secede to the United States
jurisdiction over bridge in Elizabeth
City county; amending the code relative
to fiduciaries, and as to witnesses, so as to
compel the attendance of the same /;
amending the code as to suspension of ex-
ecutiou of Judgment and writ of.error in
criminal cases. The bill to amend the code
as to juries generally, was taken up on its
third reading and lengthily discussed.
Year: 1871


ANorHEH IMPORTANT INSURANCE CASE
DsoIpED. An important insurance suit
has Just been decided by Michigan court
The case at issue was that Of man robbed
and murdered while walking home. He
held a policy in an accident insurance
company, and upon this his administrator
sued to recover. The court, however,
ruled that travelling on foot cannot be con-
strued to meet the conditions of the pol
icy which prescribe recovery My when
the accident is the result Of travelling " by
privata nr public conveyance" Tho court
thereupon sustained the company in it
refusal to pay its policy upon the murder
ed mans life. This is certainly a very
strict construction of the law, so strict, in
deed as TO render the present form of the
policies of accident companies less value
able than they have been considered. Ilol
ders Of them certainly understood that
they covered accidents to the person, no
matter under what circumstances accidents
occurred. For instance, under this decision
their validity would seem to lapse the
moment the insured set foot upon th
ground, even in leaving one train for an
other, or in going from his carriage to his
horses head.
Year: 1871

DR.. L. CONGD0N, the Indian physician claims to
have successfully treated quite number of patients
in this city, and hear of those who testify the
fact 1t is fortunate that there many physicians
with different systems of practice for the Of
almost endless diseases. The Doctor is confident Of
the merits of his mode Of treating the sick, and
invites those afflicted to consult him and Judge for
themselves Of his ability to cure He eau be found
st his Office in Manchester, next to tho post-ofsce
and may be interviewed" during tho day or even
To-
Year: 1871

Sycamore Church has been fitted up in
splendid style for the occupation OF the Court
OF Appeals which commences its term to-mor-
row. The galleries have been removed. and
the church divided by partition, the front
part being assigned the court. The rear room
is divided, and formed into conference room
and clerks office. The old lecture room Of
the church now contains the State Law
Library atle
Year: 1871

At the request Of a host Of our triends


and patrons, we. shall resume our usual


review of the Morning Press" tomorrow


We confess we had grown tired OF it our
selves. It seemed SO like routine work to
us, who had it to perform each day and
vet it was real pleasure. The readers oil
| that column have doubtless observed tnat
IL was more in the nature of running
commentary sort Of breakfast talk
than of soberly review.


1t has not been a satire nor criticism !;
but simply the ideas that have occurred to
our mind in reading over the leading
articles of our contemporaries, which Is the
first duty of journalist each morning.
Frequently, they have led us OIL into a
critical or angry train of thought, but we
have always been able to put down the
breaks in time to save us from coming into
collision.


We have endeavored to be courteous,
kind. and lust and if our friends and bre-
shren of the morning press will permit us
to continue on the same friendly relations
with them during the new year-upon
which we have all now entered with such
high hopes-as have been maintained du-
ring the two which have passed away and
are recorded with the dead, we shall en-
deavor to reciprocate the same cordial ana
friendly feeling, and while correspondent
the command of the public, will con-
inue "to do our spiriting gently"
Year: 1871

The speech of Horace Greeley on bis
return from his Southern tour brought
down upon him the abuse Of 90 many
Radical papers, by reason OF the plain
manner in which be spoke Of the cor.
rup,ion practiced by carpet.baggers in
the South, that be finds il necessary TO
explain himself in the TriJune. In his
article he says that while there are
some honest carpet.bsggers in the South
"there are carpetbaggers who are
knaves and hypocrites-who, making
loud professions Of zeal for Republican
ascendency and negro enfranchisement
and elevation, are mainly intent On NIL.
ing their own pockets from the spoil OF
an IMPOVERISHED and unthrifty people


And this kind Of carpet-baggers have
been prominent and powerful 10 the
LEGISLATION and administration Of several
Soutbern States, as their bloated pub
lie expenditure, taxation, AMI indebted.
ness abandantly, deplorably attest


Such is the naked truth; exaggerated,
very naturally. by partisan hostility
and bitterness, but bad enough when
reduced to its real dimensions. This
rapacity has embittered the ex-rebels,
who were bitter enough already, and
two willing TO believe that svsry RsPub
Year: 1871

Hours.


WASHINGTON, July 25, I P. M.-The
low barometer which was on Monday
afternoon west Of Wisconsin has moved
northeast, and now probably centred
north of and on Lake Superior The
pressure has fallen from the Upper
Mississippi to Lake Ontario. The area
of high barometer has moved from
Pennsylvania to Maine, and it is proba-
BILE that the barometer is quiet north oil
the coast of the Middle States. Threat
ening weather with light rains has been
very generally reported from Missouri
to the Gulf and from Wisconsin to Lake
Superior. Cloudy weather with north
easterly winds has continued on the
Atlantic coast, and brisk winds with
occasional rains prevail this afternoon
from Cape Hatteras to Cape Cod; par
tally clear and cloudy weather is now
generally reported from Lake Michigan
to Canada.


Pro6aJtlties-The low pressure ON
Lake Superior will probably move to;
ward the east and on Wednesday extend
southeastward to Lake Ontario. Brisk
easterly winds will probably prevail ca
the East Atlantic, and partially CLOUDY
or clearing weather on the South Altar
tic coast. Southerly winds with rain
or threatening weather is probable frolG
the Eastern Gulf to the Ohio valley and
clearing up weather in the northwest
Year: 1871

LONG BRANCH, July PA terrible
rain storm has been raging here the en-
tire day and the wind has been blowing
a hurricane.


This evening team Of horses while
standing at the depot were frightened at
an approaching train, and dashed away
at frightiul speed, knocking down a
man named Josephus Mingo, and in.
juring him so severely that he died
shortly afterwards. The runaway team
were captured after running short
distance.
Year: 1871

The bark loaded with oil which took
fire on Sunday night and was scuttled
and sunk on a sand bar below Jersey
City, is still burning to-day. The oil
has spread over the river to considera-
bile extent.
Year: 1871

No never. Always rally your forces
for another and more desperate assault
upon adversely. lfcalumny assai!s you,
and the world-as it is apt to do i'm such
cases-takes part with your traducers,
don't grow moody and misanthropic, or
worse still, seek to drown your unhap-
piness in dissipation. Bide your time.
Disprove the slander you can! if not
live it down. Ifpoverty comes upon
you like a thief in the night, what then?
Let it arouse you, as real thief would
do, to energetic action. No matter how
deeply you may have got into hot water
always provided that you did not help
the father of lies to heat it-yoGr case,
if you are made of the right stuff is not
desperate, for it is in accord with the
divine order of things, that life should
have no difficulties which an honest,
determined man through Heavens
help cannot surmount.
Year: 1871

It was a woman who first prompted
man to eat, but he took to drink Oh his
own account.


A learned physicist announces that
this earth will support life for 5000, 900
years longer.


Believe nothing that you hear, and
only half OF what you see. The latter
portion of this advice 1t particularly ap-
plicable to drunkards, who always see
double.


What death would you prefer to die
said ono person to another. don't ex-
actly know; ! should like to try seven
or eight before deciding the important
point.
Year: 1871

The New Orleans papers have great
deal to say about the slowness OF the
horse cars on the different routes in
the city. One Of them breaks out as
follows: About a year ago the st.
Charles Stree: Railroad Company lost
n mule by decreptude and old age
Since that time all their cars have been
going to the funeral.
Year: 1871

It is said that thirty thousand horses
were eaten at Metz during tho siege.
horses were slaughtered for food. Du-
ring the last fourteen years horse flesh
has been used for food in Paris, and
found to be highly nutritious Us well as
palatable. In matter Of taste, the flesh
of the donkey seems likely to bear Oft
the palm, recent Paris experimenter
pronouncing 1t to he to the horse what
veal is to the OK.
Year: 1871

The gold market has been, usual, quiet and without
feature worthy The decrease Of bullion in
the Bank Of England yesterday had effect upon the
premuu nor did the reported increase of lS2OO.0O0
francs in the Bank OF France to-day, though infer
that the Continental inquiry Is met by drafts London,
as we are shipping only nominal In the gold
loan market the rates ., 2 and per cent for
borrowing to fiat The days business az the God TX
change Bank was as follows:
Year: 1871

To the EditOr OF the Tribune.


SIR: As a Canadian who has no wish for an
nexation and who desires to Canada work out her
own future in her own way, and as member OF the
Canadian press, | write to you as an Acknowledged
leader OF American thought


Now that the respective Governments Of America and
Great Britain have set the world 50 bright an example
Of frankness and good sense, Is it not time that the
leaders OF public opinion in all civilized cOuntres-the
workers Of the newspaper presswere doing their part
toward cemcnting and making permanent those feelings
OF friendship and cordial good will between Canada and
tho United state which the abors of the High Commits
sion have rendered pOssblei Is 1t not time that Ameri
can journalists ceased indulge constantly in those
manifest destiny theories which especially
pugnant To the people this country and which 80 far
from encouraging the growth OF annexation sentiment
here, are productive solely Of bitter and unfrendly
feelings toward America and which too often promote
illnatured remarks and criticisms from Canadian Jour
nails In regard To American Institutions not only njudi
cious but extravagant and uncaled fOrl As said be-
fore, far from being an AnneNationist; but IN
common with large majority OF my countrymen be
eye that the interests not only Of Canada. but of the
United states also Tll DE neSt promoted IN the future
by the existence Of the most friendly relations between
the people OF the two countries Ana from All know
aud have seen, quite sure that am only stating
fact when say that whatever OF mutual Jealousy and
from the thoughtess remarks made by Journalists on
both sides the border IL is not necessary that
should enter into "A discussion To who has been the
most % blame All that is required OF Us Is that we
should In future abstain from that which In the past has
worked evil think that American and Canadian Jour
ualists scarcely engage IN nobcr work thah III
striving promote kindly feeling between those who,
be their differences of opinion As regards
political institutions united by the same love OF
liberty. and cherish the same history and traditions.


WILLIAM THORNTON URQuHART,


OHdrd, June 30, 1871. Editor OF The Ouaua Times
Year: 1871

The Massachusetts Legislature, at its last
session, incorporated THE Womens Economical Gar
den Homestead League" to be situated in Boston, and
TO be administered for the benefit of worthy women
and minors by securing To them liberal industrial edu
cation and for the establishment Of industrial homestead
settlements in near the several cities ana towns IL
proposed open establishment in Boston. where
poor but industrious women can be instructed IN dOmeS
Tie work. and where those wishing To learn trades may
find a comfortable home while doing
Year: 1871

he was the judge, and the only judge,
of what was necessary, and he could
not be convicted for any offense, how
ever outrageous and fragrant it might
be and when his victims are turned
over to the courts, his judges, the
Budsteeds and Underwoods and 9th
ers, selected for their subserviency
and want of principles, can, by this
law, turn from the jury every man
who can not take, among other things,
the following oath:


''That you have not, directly Or in
directly. given any assistance insmon
ey, or any other thing, to any person
or persons whom you knew, or had
good ground to believe, had joined,
or was about to join, said insurrection
and rebellion"


No surgeon, no nurse, who sought
to care for or TO save the life of such
soldier could take this oath.


No decent white man who lived in
the South during the years of war can
can take it. Thousands of Federal
soldiers could not. No man who ever
fed, clothed, even gave pair of socks,
or glass of cold water, to a poor,
weary, starving Confederate, has a
right to sit on as juror in any case
under this bill it amounts to an alb
solute denial of even the forms of law;
it seeks to corrupt justice at its very
foundation and yet, with all its afro
cities and all its usurpations, gentle
men are now before the people of
Kentucky asking to be placed in high
position so they can sustain the Presi-
dent, strengthen his arms, and uphold
his hands in the enforcement of it,
Surely the people will mete out to
them the condemnation they deserve"
Year: 1871

Remember Louis Leon, Clothier has
just Received a large supply of Spring
and Summer Goods at bis new store
rooms in the McNulty Block. Go
and examine his new goods, and order
suit at once.
Year: 1871

Well, after every body had congratu
lated the conductor we all went back to
the train and got aboord. took seal
near the middle of the hindmost ear.
Hoot boot! yelpcd the whistle and
away we sped. l leaned back in my seal
and soon fell asleep Everybody was
excited and talked but me. Fact is was
exhausted


Ticket, check y


Some one punched me in the ribs.
sprang wildly to my feet.


O. Ho, ho here, what ails you! said
the conductor laughing.


rubbed my eyes and sat down.


.Thought that fellow of yours had
got me-" / muttered coolly taking of
my hat as looking for my check.


Lest said 'smust have fallen out
when that Internal brush dragged my hat
Off"


The conductor rubbed the kuots on his
head. made by my fist, and said, smiling
painfully;


"You fellows must have torn about
like possessed, about one half OF you are
minus your Checks but ding IL / ant
monstrous glad you found me! Awful
beating that fellow gave me. He'd "a
killed me if the train hadn't "a come
back just as it did Bless my life, you
ought to have seen his eyes. They had
the devil in em" J"


The conductor passed on. | rode to
Savannah, where | found a friend who
furnished me the means to get home.
Such is the history of my first, last, and
only highway robbery.
Year: 1871

We LIKE TO SEE.--We like to see
young ladies known to be iInplacable
enemies kiss each other very affectionate-
ly when they meet 1t reminds US OF q
man named Judas, who lived many years
ago. We like to see fashionably dress
cd lady promenading the streets with
blue silk dress, trailing a yard behind
her in the mud-it cleans the streets so
nicely. We like to see young men vary
polite and obliging to other young la
dies, who are scarcely civil to their sis.
ters at home--it proves that the lords ct
creation are void of deception. We like
to see little boys come to church in the
evening and amuse themselves by stick
ing pins in their sleeping neighbors--it
shows that they are not burying their tall
ents in the earth. We like to see a man
invariably trow his hat, boots and dirty
linen on the floor for his wife to pick up
it is evident that he remembers his
promise TO cherish her re like to see
man abuse newspaper aud declare it
is not worth reading. and the borrow it
regularly from his neighbor Il proYrs
that he isa raIsiier, and That the Truth Is
not in him.
Year: 1871

I -


MYSTERIES or EDITING The world at
large do not understand the mysteries of
n newspaper; and, as in watch, the
hands that are seen are but the passive
instruments of the sping. which is never
seen so, in newspaper, the most wof-
thy causes Of its prosperity are oftsn
least observed or known. We suspect
the benefit which the paper derives from
the enterprise, the vigilance. AMI the
watchful fidelity Of the publishers p
Who pauses to think how much Of the
pleasure Of reading is derived from the
skill and care Of the printer. We see ethe
blemishes of printing, If they exist, but
seldom observe the excellencies. We eat
hearty dinner, but we do not think OF
the farmer that raises the materials there
Of. or the cook that prepared them with
infinite pains and skill Bata eeok Of
vegetables, meats, pastries, and infinite
bonbons has paradisical Office in COM
parison with an editor Before him pass
in review all the exchange newspapers.
He is to know all their contents, to mark
for other eyes the matters that require
attention. His scissors are to be alert,
and clip with incessant industry all the
little items that together form large an
interest in the news department. He
passes in review, each week, every State
in the Union. through the newspapers


lens He looks across the ocean and sees
strange lands, and following the sun, he
searches all round the world for material.
1t will require but IL second's time for
the reader to take in what two hours
search produced By him are read the
manuscripts that swarm the office like
n,es in July 1t is his frewn that dooms
them. 1t is his hand that condcnses
whole page into line. 1t is his discreet
stearnnoss that restricts sentimental obit-
which to sit and sing Their hrst Iays.---
And the power behind the throne, in
newspapers, as ia higher places, is some
times as important as the throne itself
Correspondents, occasional or regular,
stand in awe at that silent power which
has the last chance in an article, and
may send it forth in glory or humility.
And, in short, as the body depends upon
a good digestion, so the health Of a pa
per depends upon that vigorous diges-
ton which goes on the means of the
editor.