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Year: 1870

We are il daily expect alton Of further action
on the part of the Chahooa- Underwood faction
in this city. and the preposterous action Of the
Almshouse Committee foreshadows this. Well,
let the chickens with their heads off enjoy the
luxury of one last ground hop" Let us go
on the even tenor of our way leaving them to
flutter and flop and bounce and bound as long
as they may be able to go through these NOR
tuary performances. Ii would be cruel to in
terrupt their amusement, especially as they are
dead chickens. Let them futter unmoested,
and In saying this we utter that which is of pc
culiar moment to this community. The party
just hurled from power lives on agitation. That
one word has been its magic spell to call up
evil spirits ever since its organization, and they
are now making a last desperate effort to pro-
woke grand excitement. Let them reckon
without their host The law is in our favor
and the Chief Justice will soon decide the
question at issue. Let us, then, avoid all ex-
citements. Let US exercise wise moderation,
and with vigorous Mayor and reliable police
force we can keep the peace beyond perad-
venture. In the meantime If our headless
chickens will have the Dance of Death, why,
in heaven name, let them enjoy it, albeit no
Hoibein will record their antics in inperishable
cartoons. -Norjoh Tirgia'an.
Year: 1870

INC new Cotton Exchange at the corner OF Beaver
and Pearl streets formally opened yesterday in
the presence Of iargo number Of cotton brokers'
The exchange Is IN the basement which is not wen
adapted to The business II Will not be occupied,
however. longer than the ist OF May


Mr.. Wright. vice president OF The Board OF Cotton
Brokers. delivered the opening address, lie said
that tue dinerent branches OF business with the ex
ceptlon OF the cotton trade, have had separate ex
changes The want OF room suitable Tor this large
body OK men to meet In day mas been often freely
expressed, ana the matter was recently brought
10 the notice OF the Board or Brokers. and they
resolved to make the experiment OF forming .
Merchants' Exchange for tue cotton trade. Fer
this purpose they called THIS meeting. aud
II gave She speaker great pleasure TO see the
spontaneous manner ia which tue invitation was
responded TO- Tne Board has taken the room, aud
will bear the expense until the lsS OF Msy. py
wnich tlo Is l3 hoped tho necessity OF such place
OF meeting win be apparent to every ono ana Its
continuance matter Of certainty. Tho room ~ not
to be used Tor the purpose or ''callingH cotton
stocks are called at the Stock Exchange.


It is proposed to make II an agreeable place OF
gors headquarters FOR all Information IN mattera
connected with cotton; mold change ct some Goa.
vel;cnt hour to the trade when not only The irads
ITSELF but its collateral branches MAY be fully
represented: to concentrate facilities for BUSINESS
and to promote harmony ana good wil among III
members.
Year: 1870

CoNTEMPTIBLE.-The Sussex Journal refers
to Mr.. Coursey in the following disgusting and
blasphemous manner:


"No matter if he were a small sized angel
in outward form, we know that the blackness
OF hell lies deep in his inwards He will no
doubt, be eulogized as third Messiah and
worthy follower of Old Abe. but the bare
fact that he is the candidate of the Radical
party and that too by tricksters' and negro
votes, is enough to damn him."
Year: 1870

To BE ERECTED.-The Junction and Break
water Railroad Company contemplate putting
up large frame building on the beach at
Lewis, with tables and seats for the accommo.
datiOn of excursiOnists. tits proposed to make
it two stories high, the upper story to be divi
ded into sleeping apartments for the use of
those who may wish to go down on the train in
the afternoon to spend night at the seashore
and return the next day.-Mutual Friend.
Year: 1870

REMARKABLE EsCAPE-On Friday after
noon last little boy named Weller was, among
others, bathing in Denney's mill pond, Duck
Creek near this town, when he met with a
narrow escape from drowning The food gates
were up to let off water and the little fellow
was caught by the eddy and drawn down into
the current forced through the gates by the
surging volume of water, turned end over end
in the turbulent whirlpool and finally landed on
the shore on the other side of the eate-bole
being but little injured in his rapid submarine
passage from the mill-pOnd to the meadow
below He is not swimmist-is about 10
years old.
Year: 1870

THE Crops Wheat harvest is becoming
general in this locality-some commenced as
early as Monday. The crop is greatly injured
by rust and scab. Low land wheat will not pay
for cutting in many cases but some of the high
ground grain is comparatively little effected
Corn is rallying finely under the dry atmos-
phere but large portion of the crop is drown
good condition, will be immense. Peaches are
much injured. Some growers tell Us they will
not have third of Weld, while others, on
Joining farms, think they will have nearly a
full crop, A half crop, on the whole, is as
much as is expected
Year: 1870

This leaves q balance in favor of the levee
of $4,577.4I, which according to the sec,
ton of the city charter above voted should
be expended in further improving the levee.
Thus it will be seen that our shipping is OF
great Importance and in justice to the men
who have year after year paid the above
wharfage, the levee should be improved.
We urge proper economy but not picayune
parsimony.-A fear to spend money because
some little clique may accuse them of e1
travagance and make little very cheap
capital out of it is unworthy of any Board Of
Aldermen. All the people desire is thai
the money be properly expended, and from
the above We leavethe people to Judge which
administration has done it best.
Year: 1870

The agony that some young mothers undergo
from the esking of milk in the breasts, ulcers-
tion of the nipple and other painful affections of
the namillary organs, is extreme. And yet q
few applications of the Ointment would remove
the difficulty and enable the sufferers to resume
the maternal function and continue TO exercise it
without interruption or pain. As the life of the
child as well ss the health Of the mother may
depend on her ability to il, this fact hich
10 verified by ample testimony, should be treas
ured in the memory Of every wife and matrnn.
Year: 1870

The following record win show the changes IN tho
temberature OF the weather for the past twenty
hours in comparison with the corresponding day OF
last year as indicated by the thermometer at Hud-
nuts pharmacy HERALD Building, Broadway cor
ner OF Ann street,
Year: 1870

The Department OF Public Parks announce that II
the weather be fine there will be by the Gen.
tyal Park Band at Mount Morris square this evening,
from to eight O'Clock, for which the following Is
no
Year: 1870

the Drecress of the Parepa English Opera
Company history and lyric trumphs
hold words in America Her triumphant success in the vat
italy established her pre-emnent fitness for colossal mus
cal festival OF this nature Her last appearance prior 10
her immediate departure for Europe
Year: 1870

LETTER FROM LINTON STEPHENS.


Mr.. Linton stephens, Of Georgia, has written
letter In regard to the selection Of candidates In the
approaching election. BY the following extract 1t
win be seen that he recommends fighting out the
issue Of membership OF Congress on the Old line:-


l think, therefore, that we should select members
OF Congress without the slightest regard to sOcaed
disabilities except that We should hot tail to send at
least some who are subject to them and WHO have
ability TO show their invalldity and enormity. They
must have hearing on the question OF their right
to seats and that question well argued the thea
tire OF Congress would snake this country from centre
TO circumference. Our strength lies In attack-in
attacking the usurpaon and enormities OF the party
who are seeking 70 overthrow whole system
OF government by first crushing out the States
which stand rs the obstacle in the way Of their
scheme OF Capitalization and consequent unOb-
structed public plumber. Our strength Is In the
TRUTH and their weakness IL In their guilt Our
policy Is not to shrink from the contest but to wage
an unremtting war the field Of truth and reason;
and we must Drlng forward such issues as Will re-
veal the magnity OF their designs and the enormity
OF their guilt. 1t Is time wnen cowardice Is folly
and weakness, and courage Is wisdom and strength.
We are invincibe on the issues II they are rightly
made; and let us remember that nobody ever gained
u victory by running away from the battle field.
Year: 1870

The Department of Public Parks announce that,
If tie weather be fine, there will be music by the
Central Park Band TOmpkns square this eve =
ing from hali-past four to hall past six O'Clock.
Year: 1870

fall in and crush all who ventured near
its walls. One by one the survivors of
the crash came forth, or were assisted
to the open air, each one whitened
with plaster dust, or 30 disgfiured by
blood and dirt as to he almost unrecog-
nizable.


There were soon plenty of workers
not only firenlen, but members of
the Legislature and citizens generally
who went boldly and manfully into
the midst of the debris, and proceeded
to clear the hall of the accumulated
mass of rubbish, or to bring out the
wounded and dead. A number OF
policemen soon posted themselves Mt
the entrances TO prevent too many per-
sons from aiding in the work of extri-
eating the sufferers. This was a Judi
cious precaution, as the crowd increas-
ed every moment as the thrilling news
spread through the city.


Nearly all who entered upon the
work labored untiringly, and their
heroic efforts entitle them to the high
est praise. We forbear to particular
iZe lest we should omit the names of
some who deserve to be mentioned.


All the surgeons and physicians in
the city were upon the ground as
promptly as possible, and rendered all
the aid in their power to the sufferers.
The Senate chamber was made q tenn
porary hospital and morgue, but most
of the bodies of the dead and dying,
as well as those not seriously wounded,
were taken to the grass plots in the
square. Carriages and other vehicles
were brought into requistion, and a
number of the wounded were convey
ed Mt once to their homes, or to the
hospital at the Medical college.
Year: 1870

reply was call of that Is very we'll J"
And not another word did he say about
1t. Read the 3rd capter of 2nd Timo-
thy and you will see the condition of
the church and PEOPLE here. have
sent some of them word that If they
wish to see a full grown christian to
come and see me. | cannot commune
icate to you in Il day the blessings that
| have enjoyed for the last two or three
months"


lie continued In this state until the
last. He was as well versed in politics
rs any perhaps in the nation. NuTing
the lt5t few weeks Of Ills life he mani
tested utiiuistakabI6 charity for those
who differed with him in politics. At
one time put his arms around the neck
of one, saying, we used to differ about
the war but now it is all gone, | love
You just rs well as my own child. To-
wards the close of life hc manifested
great kindness for his children. So
much so that some one of them had to
hold his head all the time. and wanted
them all around him all the time. He
requested them all who would promise
to meet him in heaven to come and
give him their hands. He gave them
instruction ard advice as long as he
cOulu artlculate word ana even when
his tongue had faltcrcd hc made an ef-
fort to talk to them until his breath
ceased. He frequently said that there
were disembodicd spirits around him
all the time; spoke u time or two 70 his
mother! At one time lic spoke TO his
son who Is dead and said MY Ballard I!
The last day he lived he seemed as
much at himself rs when in the vigor of
life. In the evening of the last day
of his life he asked about twenty times
IL his children were all around him,
frequently holding out his hand to
them making an effort to talk as II i'm
parting his dying benediction. About
ten O'Clock ON "Wednesday, of April
18th, 1870, he uttered g bless the lord
Bless the ldrd': his breath ceased.
Thus he lived, and thus he died. Aged
(wanting three days of 10 years.


A FRIEND.
Year: 1870

The regulations made by Collector Grinncll for the
government Of the cartng department Of the Custom
House are likely to be received In very amiabie
spirit by both merchants ana carriers. Tie first
nush Of surprise being over, their merits VIII be
seen. The Collector discalms having had any inten-
tion Of sighting or injurng any OF the cartcrs and
insists that all fair warning ana equal oppor-
tunites TO avail themselves OF the opportunity
afforded by the change. The lowest proposals for
carriage were accepted after all the bids were In,
ana tue inspectors were appointed and the prices OF
carriage dictated Dy these men themselves. But q
limited number OF men and horses could be engaged
in the business anyhow, and no dmnuton Is made
by recent order Those mo most the gov
ernment favor received IT, The conditions imposed by
the Collector before taking the bonds OF the carter
demanded IN every case under the new regulation
were honesty fitness ana loyalty to the government.
The men now engaged TO do the Custom House cart
age are expected to discharge their duties very dir-
ferenty from those engaged In the indlscrnlnato
manner which prevailed hitherto. The saving to
the merchants will be thrtythree and thlrd per
cent and 70 the government tnrty per cent oy Inc
new plan.


The noise made about the protest OF the carriers
amounts 10 nothing. Thoy wanted the Collector to
certify to the correctness Of copy OF their protest.
which he had no time TO read, forgetting that they
should have made copy themselves and had 1t GER
titled to before notary previous to seeing the Col
lector. That Is the usual business way OF doing
things A copy was obtained yesterday, however,
and 30 the matter ends. 1t is likely tnat there
wall be any further trouble about the Custom House
carriage.
Year: 1870

Hope Lodge, No. 244, r. and A. M.


large and splendid assembly Of ladies and
gentlemen, the former mostly belonging to the
Masonic order gathered at Apollo Hau last night in
honor OF Hope Lodge and In expectation OF a revel
Of no ordinary delight The o1lcers and members Of
the lodge were conspicuous in their attentions the
music was excellent, the dancing good and the
beauty and brllancy Of the ball were all that could
be desired As at all balls or entertainments given
by the Masonic body or under their auspices there
was total absence OF that stiffness and coldness
which frequently marks such affairs. The officers
OF Hope Lodge have reason to. congratulate them
selves on the success OF last nights entertainment
Year: 1870

Remotely oognate to the above letter comes ono
from .JustIce,n who recounts the visit to the late


social Reunion OF the Ninth Class Public School No.
81 OF an old member Of the Glass; who had the mis-
fortune be poor and bind. This blind member OF
the class says the writer, 'thoughr ne would 90
and see what kind or welcome Lney would give
nim.n He went. and what do you think, he applied
for admittance, and was roughly told 70 get out
Year: 1870

0KNERAL-I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt Of your communication enclosing me com.
mission a. Provisional Governor OF Mississippi. Nv
failure to have acknowledged the previous letter In
which you informed me OF your intention TO send
me the commission has arisen from the TACT OF my
absence from home.


Your soldlerly obedience to orders has placed you
before the people OF Mississippi In position which
has exposed you 10 their anger The injustice which
they have done you In paroxysm OF passion they
Will, am convinced, right before long a. the bid
ding OF their sober, second thought While the I'm
patience with which you seek TO Withdraw from
q position 80 thankless Is very natural, take
leave to assure 1t by suggesting that IN the rapidly
pect before long reversal Of its cruel unjust udg.
ment OF you, at the command OF its reason


regret General, that & DO not feel at liberty to
Of placing In my hands Coming from the military
authority and subject for s support to the military
my acceptance Of 1t whlle l hold In immediate
prospect the position OF civil Governor by that sane
tlon most acceptable to my instincts M as an American
trampled upon many prejudices OF my education TO
arrive At the conclusions OF sound policy In promo
ting the interests OF my fellow citizens Of the State
IN the question OF reconstruction, may, perhaps,
be INDUCED in tho frank confession that under
the fellowship OF error and chastsement BY which
am bound to the Southern people, am constrained
by an irreslstable force OF my heart to draw back
from lot or part IN their government by any other
right than that OF their cOnSent.


My people, grant you are very passionate; but
they are, nevertheless, thoroughly rignt hearted.
The honesty which underlIes their hasty judgments
will do you justice IN the end Bear, therefore, q
little longer with their passionate unairness in the
evenness Of temper and the good conscience that
have distinguished your administration OF their
affairs. While regrettng sincerely that they do you
aud their own better nature injustice must decline,
- 1 do here with sincere thanks the honor you
would do me, o duty to tho analogics OF my pup.
lie life and gympathies OF my heart.


Believe me, General, TO be, with sincere respect
and sympathy, very faithfully yours, .,oonr


To Brevet Major General AMEs, commanding
Fourth Military DISTRICT
Year: 1870

A ROLLING mill is to be built at Green.
vile. Ia. Work will be begun at on ce
on one of the buildings, which is to be
one hundred and sixty feet long by
eighty feet wide. Other buildings will
be erected in due time.
Year: 1870

A DIFFIDENr lover went to the town
clerk 20 request him to publish the bans
of matrimony. and finding him at work
alone in the middle of a ten-acre field,
asked him to step osidea moment, as he
had something particular for his private
Year: 1870

HNHE ELLIPTIC SEWING MACHINES ARE


L manufactured and warranted by the Wheeler
Il Wilson Sewing Machine Company. The late
and important improvements enable us to guar
antee to every purchaser that the Elliptic Ma
chine will do more work, better work, and
greater variety of work than any other Sewing
Machine now in use. The economy of the FL
liptic Machine in family is almost incredible J;
with one, good operator can do the work of
twelve hands. BY it the making of garments is
reduced from question of hours to one of min
utes as the following table will show:


m is not to be understood that the following table is the
make garments but to do te stitching onlvA
Year: 1870

LOWER TTINITY.-Hinds & Flynn are running
tunnel into the high peak opposite Big fiat,
ana have already found four or five feet of gravel
containing gold. Their prospects are very fiat
'ering' There are indications that they have
s"uck an old river channel about FIVE hundred
tget ABOVE the present level of Trinity. 1t is the
Inquest deposit known in that vicinity.
Year: 1870

THE PRosPECrs.-We are reliably informed
that there will be much more gold dust taken
out this season than there during the last
year. This is comforting, and will be beneficial
IN all
Year: 1870

DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.-A shocking occur


renee happened on Canyon creek last Tuesday
forenoon. uncle Jake" Killinger and W. W


Allen were at work in the Garwood claim, under
large rock which projected five or six feet from
the bank. The stone suddenly came down


Allen escaped by miracle, but " Uncle Jake


was caught by the falling bowlder, which weighed
several tons, and was instantly killed and horri-
bly, crushed. Kilinger fell on his right side
and was struck just above the hip, the stone
rolling over him from his hip to his chin. The
flesh was scraped off to the bone on the left side
of his face and neck from the under jaw to the
collar bone. Just above the collar bone he was
cut open, and the entire thoracic viscera heart,
liver, &C., were forced through the aperture.


Another opening was made in his side, through
which the lower portion of his intestines, and
one of his kidneys protruded, laying on the
ground by his side. Ribs and back bone seemed
to be crushed to a pulp. We don't remember
of anything more horrible to the Imagination
Poor Uncle Jake never knew what killed him,
for at the first he was literally " busted wide
open.h He has no relations in this county that
we know of. DR.. Montague was sent for and
went the same day to replace the viscera, sew up
the wounds and arrange the body for interment.
Year: 1870

TO the Editor ofhe Middletopn Transcript


DEAR SIR Il thought probably YOU
would like to hear the news of this part of
our old county. We have had a very
dull winter, owing, | suppose, to the very
bard times. | believe that some of the in
habitants lnegroes and some few calling
themselves whites) of the quiet old town
of Millington were very agreeably enter
tanned ON Friday evening last, the 11th
instant, by a certain Captain S. under
stand'he made his maiden speech in the
Negro Meeting House to a number of
white and black negroes. l am told some
few democrats went to hear what the great
orator would say (what they heard was
at the window from the outside). He in
formed his dear friends that the democrat
&c party had always been their enemy and
by that party they had been kept in bond
age as long as they had, and told them if
they would show him democrat who had
ever been their friend, he would show
them river running up a hill. He told
them they now had the same rights the
whites had, and to exercise them un-
derstand he told them to vote against the
democrats, and not to work for them.


Now, probably, you would like to know
who this conquering hero is. He was
born, and respectfully raised, in the old
quiet town of Millngton, and at the break
ing out of our unhappy difficulties, pub
llcly proclaimed, that he had always been
a Union man, but now he wished JEFF.
Davis with his army might capture our
National Capitol and take possession of the
White House. Af er some few weeks he
shifted his plant mainsail, and the next
time VIC heard of him he was commissions
cd Captain in the Federal army, and the
news came to Nillington that he had ac
tually prevented the great Stoncwall jack
son from entering Maryland, at the time
jackson drove Banks from the Valley of
Virginia, but | think, Mr.. Editor, that it
must have been mistake, as think it is
not possible for this great hero to have
done so. The next We heard of him was,
that he had left the army-for what rea-
son It has not been known. The balance
OF the war, as he says himself, he was in
Baltimore in the substitute business, and
made it quite profitable. After the war
ended he became n great admircr of Pres
iuehC johnson, ana was appointed to a
place in the Custom House in Baltimore
9ut after he saw the chances of Mr.. Grant
were pretty certain, he shifted that plant
old mainsail and became great admirer
of Mr.. Grant, but all to no purpose for
thc great Appomattox Hero had too many
10 reward, and our little Millington Hero
had to 60 by the board, and nearly all last
year he has been quietly sojourning a
mongst us. Since the 18th Amendment
has become settled fact, as much as we
known he dislikes the color, he has paint
ed that old plant and trusty mainsail per-
fectly black, and started out, as he thinks,
on an easy and agreeable voyage with the
negro voters. Whether he will succeed,
time alone will tell. Yours, as of old,


VERHADRY.