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Year: 1871

From the New York Bullesinl.


Remarkable tOrnadOes, cyclones and


mOnsOOns, sweeping columns Oi


scOrching fire securing over the cOun,


try, extraordinary mirage5 in un-


heard Of places, and an endless sue


cessiOn Of strange atmospheric agita-


tiOns of which our rural exchanges


duly furnish us voraciOus accounts,


certainly need explanation, and who


but the scientific genius who lately


predicted that, as the spots in the sun


were great craters and the world is
round, we may expect that the latter


will one day bowl into the former
like ball into the pocket Of a bill
lard table, can solve the great mys-
teries which now trouble the souls of
timid people everywhere.


But there are other matters on which
we also need information. 1t Is be-
coming quite common for the bottoms
to drop out of natural and artificial
wafer courses. A short time ago the
waters OF a section of the Morris Canal
disappeared in an imprOmptu bottom
less pit, much to the CONSERVATION of
the people of that neighborhOOd, and
now we learn that the bottom is drop
ming out OF Lake Superior. A few
days ago Duluth was visited by tidal
wave which suddenly broke from the
lake into the canal, sweeping away q
pier and a culvert, and scattering
timber RATS In every direction. The
current ran in and out with great
velocity, keeping up an oscillation Of
this kind for half day, and altern-
ately carrying RATS and cribs away
out into the lake and back again. At
about the same time the waters above
the rapids at the Sault Ste. Marie re-
ceded and left the rapids dry, so that
persons passed without difficulty from
shore to shore. At the same time the
water in the canal fell about four feet,
but soon rose again, and kept rising
and falling alternately until night.
These extraordinary performances are
regarded az Indicating the
fact that the bottom of the
lake is dropping out, and the people
are greatly alarmed in consequence.
Year: 1871

NASHVILLE, July 4.-The en-
plOyes of the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad here are much excited
over a late order of the road requiring
them to sign a pledge not to hold the
road responsible for accidents to
themselves. A brakeman employed
to fill vacancy was, to-day, required
to get of the train after crossing the
river.
Year: 1871

Justice White and TIE PHots.-Our at
tention has been called to the communica-
ton of 'S.," in the Norfolk TrQinian OF
the lSt, containing severe structures upon
Justice White for his decision in relation to
the recent alleged violation of the pilot law
by Captain Kirby. t


1t strikes us as peculiarly appropriate
that ice should add our voice to the uniyer-
sal opinion entertained here, that Justice
White is incapable of a mean action in his
official capacity.


Having closely observed the conduct of
the numerous Democratic judges in the
State, We take great pleasure in awarding
to Justice White and to Judge f. j. Rib
BILE, of Roanoke, the well deserved honor
of being guided solely and alone by law and
justice in their decisions. 1t is to be re-
GREETED that partisan feeling has so crept
into the Judiciary of the State, as to render
IT generally corrupt and incapable; but Mr..
White is as far above and beyond the reach
of "other reasons" as IS" is incapable of
approaching his purity.


We have no fears that anything said in
relation to him, could harm him here for
any official act in the past, but as he is not
as well known elsewhere, the letter of IS"
may have an injurious effect. This is a
voluntary opinion, unsolicited and un-
sought, which we give the more cheerfully,
because we are so seldom justified in speak
ing well OF the present partisan Judiciary
of Virginia.
Year: 1871

Col. R. ". Hughes and the Republicd,


idrty.-The Dispatch has, on several occa


slons, referred to letter, purporting tC


have been received from Col. Robert w


Hughes, in relation to the Republican par.


ty in Virginia and its present condition


Extracts from this letter are being repeat


ed in many Democratic papers throughout


the State, giving great encouragement to the


hermaphroditeS, and calculated to discour-


age our own friends. Had this letter been


written by a less able and prominent mem


Der OF the Republican party, the same pub


hcity would not have been given it, but as


Col. Hughes is acknowledged by both par


ties to be one of our ablest champions,


much capital is made of its contents. In
the absence of Col. Hughes from the city,
we owe him and the party duty to cor
rect the false impression that he has given
up the party and is going to unite with our
opponents. His letter was never intended
tor publication, but as castigation, well
deserved, of certain Republicans in the
State who are more hurtful to us, and who,
by their selfish conduct, are doing infinitely
more harm than if they would openly form
an alliance with our enemies. When par
ty and its management falls into. the hands
vi incompetent individuals who are surely
destroying its vitality, then it becomes the
duty of such men as Col. Hughes to step
forward and demand change. He is not
speaking alone for himself, but for the peo-
pie OF the State, and will be supported by
those who are as determined in their Re-
publicanism as he.
. We desire our friends to understand there
is no more thorough Republican in the State
than Col. Ro. w. Hughes, nor is there one
more directly interested and solicitous of
the success of our party. 1t is of the pre-
sent management he complains. He is
thoroughly aroused to the Importance of
sharp, active work, and has pledged himself |
to enter the field, determined to do his du-
ty, regardless of whom it offends.


We may not fully agree with the Colonel
in expressing himself by letter, and would
have preferred his presence in our Council
but even that mistake will be corrected at
our next meeting, when he promises to give
us the support ofhis presence and acknow-
edged ability. Our Democratic friends need
!eel no encouragement from anything Col.
Hughes has written; on the contrary, they
may rest assured it will have the effect to
iamage them to an extent that they little
expect.
Year: 1871

A Sick Lady Turned ont by "a Lady ID
Su6ir.-Mary Smith, German woman.
was found lying on the sidewalk neal
Mayo's bridge, yesterday, by policeman,
who, on inquiry, found she was quite ILL
She stated she had been living with a fam
ily in Manchester for some time past that
few days since she became sick and was
unable to work, when she was told to leave
by the lady of the house. She was taken
to the station-house, where she remained
during the night, and this morning was sent
to the alms-houSe. s...r.5 t.,i.- ~ :,


If her statement be true, the lady who
turned her out to suffer and want is in need
OF little of that Christian charity so beau
tiful to the eyes of the worldly.
Year: 1871

Hd,mOny Diris,on Picnic Hesterday-


A Grund 1ime.-The picnic at West


Point on yesterday, under the auspices of


Harmony Division Sons of Temperance


was, as we predicted it would be, the
grandest affair of the season. The excur-
sonists left the city about o'clock yester-
day morning by way of the York River
railroad, and after a most pleasant ride
over a section of country unsurpassed for
beauty of scenery, they reached West
Point few minutes after 10 o'clock. where
they were welcomed by the courteous
landlord of the Huntingdon, to whom the
entire party is under many obligations for
attention shown by both himself and his
estimable lady. Dancing, bathing and a
burlesque tournament made up the general
programme of the day, and were heartily
enjoyed by all.


AT about . O'Clock, the bugle, sounded
by Professor Smith, announced that the
hour had arrived for the return to Rich
mond, much to the regret of number of
gay lassies and lads, who apparently had
not yet tired of the bewitching dance. In
a short time all were on board the cars, ex-
cept the reporter of one of our morning pa
pers, who was so charmed by the smiles of
West Points gayest belle, as to be deaf to
the screech of the whistle of the noble
York" The party reached the city about
s O'Clock in the evening, well pleased with
the days enjoyment. Great praise is due
this rising star of oftemperance, and the man
ner IN which its picnic was conducted, in
tuces us to hope that when their next ami
Versary comes around, they will have Just
such another. Want of space prevents us
from giving more minute account of this
truly pleasant affair.
Year: 1871

OT City Railray.-Few newspapers


will undertake to criticise the management


OF any public institution, without being


satisfied there is good cause to do so.


When just criticisms are made by them. it


becomes the duty, and is to the interest of


these institutions, to give them careful con-


sideration. We are sure there is no UNI
kind spirit, in what either the Wh1 or our
selves may have said, felt towards our city
railway and its management. 1t, like our
selves, would be glad to see it prosper !;
and when hints and suggestions are made,
to leave them unnoticed and uncorrected, is
an injury only to the stockholders. We
have frequently complained of the incom-
potency and inattention of the boy con-
ductors employed by the company. We
know it is impossible, for the pitiful sum of
Twenty-Five cents a day, to secure any bet
ter help. II the company can afford to
pay no more, and thus secure better assist
ance, it is their business, not ours. But
these boys should be instructed, when
passing street corners, to be on the watch
for passengers who desire to enter the cars,
but who are too far off to yell and crack
their voices to stop them.


The drivers should be directed to stop at
the iarthest crossing, and not as they now
do, at either, as desired by passengers. BY
dong this vehicle crossing the line of the
road would not be compelled to turn out of
its way. Collisions would be avoided and
serious harm saved, the horses necessarily
occupying more than half the street when
the car is stopped on the near crossing.


We hear Of no complaint so great and
universal as that of charging passengers
twenty-five cents for three tickets on the
cars while tou' are given for the same mo-
ney at several other places. Those who
haven't the time to go to drug store OF
elsewhere, where four tickets are sold for a
quarter, frequently refuse to buy them ON
the cars, because of this unjust discrimina-
ton.


We beg the managers of the great public
to consider what we and our
cotemporaries suggest to them, because the
complaints come, not from us, but from
those who daily spend their money with the
company.
Year: 1871

a Nuisance that Should be Abqted.-
We would call the attention of the police
to crowd of half-grown boys who congre-
gate every Sunday afternoon on the hill
overlooking the colored burying ground on
the extreme end of First street. and who
Year: 1871

Tie following is an extract from
the speech of Henry Boyd, a colored
man, delivered at Carrolton, Miss,
He has been called "black Demo-
crat," and is evidently negro Of
good hard sense


"And the carpet t-Baggcrs came
here and tell us they are our friends,
and the Southern people our enc
mics. They tell us they set US free.
Oh yes they've done it all, no doubt.
They set us free about like they set
the mules free. Immense laughter
and applause.] They done it all to
help the yankee and to injurc the
Southern man. They can't fool this
nigger. l know who brought the
nigger to this country in the first
place. The Northern man brought
us here, and when they began to
loose money on the niger, they put
the nlggerin their pocket-sold him
down South, and then to keep the
South in the Union; to make pay
taxes, they turn around and get the
niger, and the mules and spoons
free aud they would not have set
anything free excepting the spoons,
If they could have got the South
back into the Union without it.


They promis him the "forty acres
and the mule, and know five mig
gers that starved plum to death
waiting for that mule and forty
acres" Laughter.


I'd like to know where the car.
pet-bagger got his forty acro'
You all know the devil tSok the
Lord up into high mountain and
promised if he wonld fall down and
serve him he'd give him the whole
world, and the old scoundrel knew
all the time he didn't own foot Of
land on the continent. [Great laugh
teri The carpet-baggcrs asked mo
TO cast my vote to keep the white
folks down. Now all Lever wanted


dNHi MI
Year: 1871

Asmen when making objects coarse and rough,
OF tawdry, tnsel, gilt, or common stuff
Give all such things n mass and size redundant
Showing they had material abundant,
But when at work in silver gems or gold,
Make such fine articles In smaller mould
So nature found material were not granted
For making you the fall size that she wanted
She would, mo doubt, have made you five feet five
THE Venus height J, but could not quite cOntrivc
To gather raw material enough


Without almixing some of common stuff.
Said nature-ashc shall he'a first rate article
Soul mind and person shall not have particle
OF substance that Is not divine, oih,ric.-
Bat where the deuce to get enough material ?
1t can t be helped cannot make her tall--
III make her precious, bat she must be small


C.
Sarls Miss August lith 1871.
Year: 1871

The shadow of gloom spread over his
face and his very attitude was that of
the deepest detection. Those who observed
it fanciod this mood was assumed to hide
the expression of his triumphant delight.


Grentham cast upon him look of most
malignant hatred, muttered something
about blood not being near so thick as
water nowadays" and abruptly departed
Britton went out to nurse his moody gloom
in solitude.


When Helen was alone with her.aunt, for
the first time her self control gave way
The gathering storm Of emotion oyercame
her.


40 Aunt Mary" she cried, chow could
he be so cruel?" And fit of violent hys.
terics ensued


AS soon as read the Journals version
of the Greyvillc affair, flung myself out Of
my linen pen-wiper into seedy broadcloth
and went for the major. | found him at
his Office, in his favorte attitude, chair
tipped back and feet elevated to u high
desk, smoking.


lie was the last person you would have
picked fiom crowd as the best detective
in New England, with his frank and gen
erous face, unsuspecting blue eyes, "hail
fellow" ready smile But the Major pos
Sessed two distinct natures the jovial, con-
Vvial society side, which verybody saw
and enjoyed and his business nature, which
he kept locked up for his own use. lie
greeted me


"Ilow are You, old fellow? Come in,
how dye do. Sit down and smoke. Going
down the harbor? Glorious day for it. I'll
go down with you"


"Too busy" I replied. II came on
business this time"


80, confound business That contempt
lille little Budget has swallowed you up
You were quite fellow before you were so
foolish rs to get hold of that. You don't
really expect to make anything out of it,
do you now ?"


Make anything out Of it ! The circu-
lation has more than doubled already"


80 yes, but it don't pay for itself, and
you work day and night. You'd better
sell out. Here am l. with all the sins of
the whole city on my shoulders, don't begin
to work rs you do. Deuce take these
editors can't get through my cigar
without two or three Of them dropping
down on me. I'll bet my hat you are fish
ing for an item"


''1t's shocking bad one, but you've lost
it, major. then told him my story, and
my suspicious concerning my midnight Wis
itor, feeling all the while that the chief was
Year: 1871

How shall we meet in our future home?
AS we parted here on earth?
Will the spirit carry its owes and hates
Into the heavenly birth?
Will the heart be moved in world of bliss,
By the feelings that stirred its depths in this
When we meet the lost ones, face to face
In the light of that better shore,
Will the cank ring cares Of this changeful life
And its harrassing doubts be DER?
Then, Father above speed on the day
When the mists of earth shall be cleared


away


Year after year our round we tread,


In aspirit of sad unrest,
Striving to hold, with clingng clasp,


The phantom JOY to our breast;
Heaping dust DER hopes that have died,
And smiling above the graves VIC hide.
Father divine oh teach us how


To patiently wait thy will;
To bear the burdens upon us laid


And trust in thy goodness still;
Till death shall the pearly gates undo,
And swing them aside to let us through.
Year: 1871

TO the EditOr Of The Trtbnne


SIR: 10 your paper of this date you include
with the Directors Of the Ocean National Bank
havo not been Director In the bank for the past four
Within the last ten days have been notified that
was elected to MI q VACANCY In the Board but have
not Qualifcd. Cox ADAMs
NfL- iuak. Dee Ii.
Year: 1871

WATERING TEAMS oFTEN.-IIoIscs
and oxen at wark need water oftcR.
The Plowman carries his jug of
water, or leaves his team ID rest
while he goes to the house for =
drink. But the team works harder
than the driver, and probably needs
drink as often; yet many teams arc
taken out early in the fields, where
there is no wafer except in tho dri-
,cr's jug, and work Ave or six hours
before they can get a drop. is it
any wonder that they are injured
by drinking too much when they
arc led 10 the spring at noon er
evening.
Year: 1871

The following marriage maNims are
worthy of more than hasty reading.
Husbands need not pass them by, for
they are designed for wives, and wives
need not despise them for tney are ad-
dressed TO husbands:


The very nearest approach to do
mestic happiness on earth Is the cul-
tivatiOn on both sides of absolute un-
| selfishness.
Never talk at one another, either
alone or in company.
Never get angry at once.
Never speak loud to one another,
unless the house is on fire.
Let each one strive to yield oftenest
| to the wishes of the other.


Never find fault, unless it is per-
/ fectly certain that a fault has been
committed, and always speak loving
ly.
/ Never t1unt with a past mistake.
/ Neglect the whole world besides,
rather than one another.


Never make a remark at the eX-
pense of another; it is a meanness.


Never part for day without low
ing words to think of during alb
sence.


Never meet without loving wei
| come.


Never let the sun go down upon any
anger or grievance.


Never let any fault you have COM
mitted 90 until you have frankly con
fessed il aud asked forgiveness


Never forget the happy hours ofearly
love.


Never sigh over what might have
been, but make the best Of it.


Never forget that marriage is or
dained of God, and that His bless
sings alone can make it what it should
! be.


Never let your hopes stop short o


the eternal home.
Year: 1871

We learn that movement rs on foot to add
to the efficiency of the city fire department by
the employment of two fremen dsy and night
to be ready promptly with the engine in case of
FIRE. The matter viii be presented TO the City
Council at their next meeting Th.s will be n
move in the right direction The fremen em
ployed could keep the public building and the
engine and hose in proper order. and might be
clothed with police powers If their beat was
confined to Market Square and the streets a.
jscent thereto. Some of the 8renen have to
keep the engines and hose in working condi-
ton. and we think i; would be money well spent
10 have fireman on duty day ard nigh., i'T "
fire might break out At any lime
Year: 1871

FEEDING SHEEP.-Little and frequent
feeding best satisfies the animal and en-
sures the hest return for what is fed.
Scatter the hay lightly into the RACKS at
least three times a day, and never give
more than will be eaten before the time
for the next feeding. If grain is fed, 1t
should be done at noon.
Year: 1871

We learn that an efftt is making
to secure eminent counsl from abroad
to test, in the court roo, the consti
tutionality Of the indi,riminate ar
rests made under the h Klux Act
1t is thought due to OF people that
some mastery lawyer whose voice
will reach the ear of TIL North, should
be employed to tost tb question as
to wi ether there is an limit to the
military despotism set'n foot in this
State. Columbia Pkniz
Year: 1871

Somebody started tho report the
other day that Chicago was aet on fire


by tho 'rebels." 1t wouldn't surprise
us much it the young man who was
milking tho COW that kicked over
the lamp that set the barn on fire
should turn out to have been a Ma
jor-General 10 the Confederate army.
Year: 1871

The Secretary Of the Treasury has
authorized the issue Of new currency
equal to tho amount destroyed by the
Chicago Ere. So report says, but we
know not how, be will ascertain the
amount.
Year: 1871

THE CENTENARY FAIR.--The ladies


belonging to the congregation of the Cente-
nary church have adopted ways and means
to raise funds for the purpose of building a
new house of worship. They are holding
a fair at Assembly Hall during the present
week, ald q neat little paper devoted to the
enterprise has been published daily, and
will be continued throughout the week.
The efforts Of the ladies are praseworthy,
and should be earnestly seconded by our
citizens. The fair is well conducted, and
affords high enjoyment to those who attend.
Year: 1871

The town of Monson, Mass, has ghost,
which the Springfield RepubEcan describes,
ION the authority of those who have seen


it" as very tall woman, attired in black,
closely veiled, and wearing a white hood.
1t says: "She has no particular time or
place of appearance, but comes quickly and
silently when but one person is present,
and slowly follows at short dis
tance. Her first appearance was from
one of the windows of the new church to a
young man who was passing late at night,
some three weeks ago. Since then she has
appeared in several places, and to some
half dozen different persons; and men who
were thought insensible to fear have trem-
bled in her presence. Last week a
young man living in the south part of the
town was passing on foot and alone
through piece of woods, when he was
suddenly confronted by the apparition,
and thinking to solve the mystery,
asked what was wanted. For reply
he was knocked down and severely beaten,
and was glad enough to escape. His
father, who wouldn't believe the yarn, was
served still more roughly when passing
over the same road few nights after, and
the son of wealthy citizen was steadily
followed by the spook as uniform distance
on the same haunted path, the Sunday
night following. She was seen one morn
ing about 5 o'c ock issuing from the
new church with an armful of wood,
but disappeared. and was noticed no
more till late in the evening, when she
pursued man from the village to
Flynt's quarry, the distance ola mile, run
ming the whole way. Since her first ap-
pearance strange woman has beat Il. Z.
Towne out of $40 worth of goods by as
Stunning to be the cook of citizen of the
place, when she wasn't, and some folks
put this and that together. The most like
" theory is that the ghost is an escaped
llinatic, but the difficulty is to find where
she keeps herself daytimes.'