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Year: 1871

Two negroes who had been guilty OF
ravishing white women in Bedford
county last week, were taken from the
officers who had them in custody, by a
crowd of indignant citizens, and hung
to the limb Of n tree until dead. We
don't care to publish the details. but eX-
press an earnest and sincere wish that
all perpetrators of such outrages may
be similarly disposed of-Kuklux law
or no KukluX. Such crimes are of al.
most daily occurrence in some sections
Of the country, and those who screen the
villains from prompt and swift retribu'
ton by raising q morbid howl about law
and order. arc not entitled to much more
consideration than the real criminals
Year: 1871

The New York SIN. which has pas
sion for saying something nice and Gle
yer about His Excellcncy. President
Grant, thus refers to proposition to in
crease his salary:


It has been proposed that President
Grant should have salary Of hun
dred thousand dollars Il year, on the
ground that twenty-five thousand is not
enough to maintain the dignity Of his
Office. Considering how Grant has Ap-
pointed men to most important places
in return for presents given to himself,
and how he has quartcrcd his worthless
relations upon the public treasury, we
don't see how he could keep up the Dig
nifty Of the Presidency even on salary
of a million year. Dignity is moral
quality. and Grant seems to have no mo-
raj sense left. However, it would be
worth while to give him any sum he
might wish ifhc would agree to leave oil
taxing presents, and to provide for the
necessities of his worthless relations
out of his own handsome fortune. But
without some such guarantee on his
part, his salary is large enough as it is
any way, he has got rich on it.
Year: 1871

The bed Of the Mississippi river


seems to be filing up at a rate which


threatens in the course Of time, to


seriously affect navigation during
the dry season. This year at St.
Louis, while the surface of the wa
ter has been four feet and one inch
below the lowest stage Of water at
tanned by the river in 1863, there
was at the same time only about
five inches higher than in 1868. So in
1856 the bed Of the river, was fonud
to be two feet and three inches high
er than it was ten years previous
1t is thought that tough clay parti-
cles are brought down by tributary
streams from the cultivated fields
of the northwest and deposited in
the channel, and that there, form
ing with the sand a concrete mass,
adhere to the bottom instead of be-
ing secured out by the annual fresh
ct as is the case with unmixed sand.
1t is reasonable to suppose, too,
that the volume of water flowing
into the river will gradually decrease
as the country is opened to cultiya-
ton, as such has been the case with
our rivers flowing through cultiva-
ted districts. The Danube, though
large river, is unfit for purposes
of commercial intercourse. If we
look nearer home, we find that the
destruction of the forest and the
cultivation Of the adjacent country,
are having the effect Of drying up
the Connecticut; very gradually, to
be sure, but still none the less effec-
tually. Many of it's tributaries,
which formerly contributed large
volumes of water, the twelve months
through, are now dry for three
fourths of the year.-Erehange.
Year: 1871

and refinement to enjoy, as thrust
ing themselves upon white people.
How foolish? Railroads, steam
boats, and hotels are for public &C
commodation, providing the public
comply with their reasonable regula-
tions, and a decent respectable
white person who pays his way in
car, steamboat, or hotel, does not
thrust" himself upon a colored
person who likewise pays his way,
nor cace Uersa. Why the gentleman
OF color above alluded to did not or
should not go to the same hotel
with these white people" the
Chronicle does not tell us. We're
"these white people" of a higher or
lower class than usually frequented
that hotel; and if of a higher class,
what length of time will it take to
eradicate the evil influence of the
contaminating association with a
lower class of people? 1t must be
that the color of the skin makes all
white people equal, and that the
lowest and the highest, the pure
and the base, may associate together
in hotels, ETC., without shock or
offense to either. Does the Chron-
icle mean this? If it does not, will
it inform us what reason can there
be why that colored man, upright,
pure-minded, reputable, honored,
and honorable, should not go to
"the same hotel with these white
people" if they were like him, up
right, pure-minded, honored, etc.


We hope for the immediate pas
sage of Senator Summers bill, as it
will not only be an act of justice to
the colored people, but it will pre-
vent the constant exhibition of the
downright Stiffness of white people
in their exhibition of caste prejudice
based on color.


Nep NataanG Era.
Year: 1871

We observe that Mr.. Sumner is
pressing his supplementary civil
rights bill, the object of which is to
give to colored people the same
privileges in all public conveyances
and. in all hotels and public places
that are now enjoyed by white
people. ~ .s f.,- e.. q
This is right. Let the law be as
clear on this subject as the Consti-
tuition is. But a law to this effect
will make no appreciable difference
in the Southern States. The better
class of colored people in those
States are not disposed to thrust
themselves on white people, and
the better class of white people in
those States are not disposed to
deny to colored people the same
general public rights which they
enjoy themselves. We know of
one case in point. A reputable
colored man, State officer and
minister of the Gospel, was travel
ing in public coach in Southern
State with some white men and
white lady. Reaching a village
where they were to take the steam
cars, there was no dinner provided.
The colored gentleman, known to
be a thorough Republican, said he
was hungry, having travelled all
day without breaking his fast. The
lady took a basket of edibles from
under the seat of the coach, helped
the colored man bountifully, and
then handed it to the white gentle
man. Africa and America dined
together in that stage coach from
the name basket. The colored man
did not feel honored, and the white
folks travelling with him did not
feel humiliated. Yet that colored
man, upright, pure-minded, repu-
table, honored, and honorable as
he is, did not, when they reached
their journeys end. go to the same
hotel with these white people.


Chronicle.


The DAILY Chronicle, in this article
on Senator Summers supplementary
civil rights bill appears a little
nervous, little afraid of the equal
ity proposed by that bill, and ad-
vises something, in its opinion, even
better and of more Importance to
the colored people of the country.
We say to the Chronicle that the
colored people want all proposed in
Senator Summers bill and more.
and that they will continue to
agitate until there is no distinction
made in this country based on caste.


The Chronicle looks upon the
desire Of colored gentlemen and
ladies to have access to the best ac-
commodations on railroads, steam
boats, and in hotels that they are
able to pay for, and the intelligence
Year: 1871


1t is easy to glide with its ripples
Adown the stream of Time,
To flow with the course of the river,
Like music to some old rhyme;
But ah it takes courage and patience
Against its current to ride;
And We must have strength from heaven
When rowing against the tide.
We may float on the rivers surface
While our oars scarce touch the stream,
And visions of early glory M Q
On our dazzling sight may gleam;
We forget that on before us


The dashing torrents roar,
And, while we are idly dreaming,
Its waters will carry us Ger
But few-ah, would there were many!
Row up the Stream of Life;'
They struggle against its surges,
And mind neither toll nor strife.
Though weary and faint with labor,
Singing triumphant they ride;
For Christ is the heros captain
When rowing against the tide.
Far on through the hazy distance,
Like mist on distant shore,
They see the walls of city,


With its banner floating DER.
Seen through glass SO darkly
They almost mistake their way;
But faith throws light On their labor,
When darkness shuts out their day.
And shall we be one of that number,
Who mind no toll nor pain?
Shall we moan the loss of earthly joys
When We have a crown to gain?
Or shall we glide on with the river,
With death at the end of our ride,
While our brother, with heaven before him,
Is rowing against the tide?
Year: 1871

Money has been in good supply and we rate CAL loans
at TO per cent, and prime commercial paper 81 To


per cent Government bonds have been Inactive ana In
tone eyersh and Influenced OF late by the deIange'
ments In gold With reference To the new oan there Is
nothing new report from the European Syndicate the
Year: 1871

God has SO made the sexes that wo-
men, like children, cling to men; lean
upon them for protection, care and love;
look up to them as though they were su-
perior in mind and body. They make
them the suns Of their system; and they
and their children revolve around them.
Men are gods, if they but knew it. Wo-
men, therefore, who have good minds
and pure hearts, want men to Jean upon.
Think of their reverencing a drunkard,
a liar, fool, or a hbertine. If man
would have a woman do him homage, he
must be manly in every sense; a true
gentleman, not after the Chesterfield
school, but polite, because his heart is
full of Kindness to all one who treats
her with respect, even Difference, because
she is a woman; who never condescends
to say silly things to her; who brings her
up to his Level, if his mind is above hers;
who is never over anxious to please, but
always anxious to do right; who has no
time to be frivolous with her; always
dignifed in speech and act; VINO never
spends too much upon her; who never
yields to temptation, even IT she puts 1t
in his way; who is ambitious to make his
mark in the world, whether she encogr-
ages him or not; who is neyef familiar
with her to the ex,anl OF being an adopt
ed brother or cousin; who is not overly
careful about dress; always pleasant and
considerate, but always keeping his place
of the man, the head, and never losing it.
Such department, with noble principles,
a good mind, energy and industry, will
win any woman in the world who is worth
winning
Year: 1871

New York Cor. Cincinnati Times.l e


Bret Harte is expected in town to-day,
having quilted California to take up his
residence in the East. He has not yet
determined, / believe, whether he will
make Boston or New York his home,
though private letter / have seen states
that he has been offered $4,000 a year to
take charge of the Atlantic Monthly,
which must be mistake. Since Harte
made national reputation in the Over
land Monthly his writing has been in
great request. Not only Osgood d Co.,
but the Harpers, Appletons and Sheldon
have made him very liberal offers to de-
vote his services exclusively to them;
1t is also reported he has been engaged
by the Tribune as regular. member OF
its staff at $4,000 per annum, with the
privilege of doing such outside literary
work as he may choose.


The San Franciscans are soindignant
because he has quilted the Pacific slope,
that they now declare they gave him all
the reputation ne has, and that but for
the Overland Monthly he would not have
been known at all. They aver that his
sudden success has turned his head, and
that he will regret going TO such provln-
cial towns as New York and Boston,
when he might have abode in the won
derful city of California.


San Francisco, in spite of its pre-
tended cosmopolitanism, is in many re-
spects thoroughly provincial city. Still
there may be some truth in the state
ment that if Bret Hartes remarkable
stories had been offered to any Of our
Eastern magazines their publication
would have been declined. Harte, who
is a native of Albany, insists that he
tried in vain to get his MSS. printed
Possibly, if he had staid here, he might
have been out of hope and out at elbows
at this time, instead of enjoying the
clamor of publishers at his prosperous
door.


Colonel John Hay, one of the very
cleverest of our rising litterateurs, is, as
you may know, thoroughly Western
man; not only his father, but his grandr
father having been born in the State of
Illinois. 1t is not two months since he
came here and accepted position on
the staff Of the Tribune. He was then
hardly known at all, having spent the
last four or five years abroad; but the
publication of his two poems made and
fixed his reputation, and his pen is now
in such brisk request that he cannot
supply the demand.


Reputation is very convenient for
man doomed to write. Having that, he
has the passport to success, and can
afford to be somewhat careless of his
compositions. AS an instance, Colonel
Hay sent a story to the Harpers just
before he printed Little Breeches, and
they declined it. In less than three
weeks after, the editor of one Of their
publications called upon the Colonel,
and wished to make an engagement with
him to write exclusively for the firm in
Franklin Square. If he had only had
the story they hgd rejected, it would have
been taken then, and handsomely paid
for.


o reputation, how potent thou art,
and credulity, how weak There are
men in New York to-day poor and needy
who have much more literary ability
than men of established reputation, en-
joying ample success-and all because
they cannot get hearing from the pub
lie, from which they are debarred by
publishers. AiRSi nous allons.
Year: 1871

There is a man in Camden, New Jer-
sey, who is provoked. He is absent
minded. A few nights since he went out
to drive up his COW. Arriving at the
pasture-ground, he found that the COW
was gone, bat the bell, which should
have been around her neck, was lying on
the ground. BE placed it in his pocket
and forgot all about it. Every now and
then it would give a smothered jingle,
and he, thinking it was his COW, would
start of in fresh direction. He toll
lowed the bell, as he thought, until
twelve O'Clock that night and walked
twenty miles. When he reached home
the COW had been there FIVE or six hours.
and his wife had gone over TO the city TO
advertise for him in the Lost and
Found column Of one Of the papers.
Perhaps he WASH mad when he found
that bell in his pocket His wife thinks
be was a little extravagant in talking
about the affair, but then she may be
mistaken.
Year: 1871

Itnossesses the very great advantage
of carving the work in the natural way
from left to right-which enables the
operator to handle the work more readily
and to sit upright; while machines which
carry the work from the operator require
an inclination Of the body forward (detrl-
mental to health) and are hard and tire
some to use.


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The prices are within reach of every
one. Machines are made to. SUIT all
tastes and circumstances, and the plain
est in finish will work as well as the most
costly. i.


Full and thorough instructions gwen
at the house of the customer at any time,
free of charge, and the utmost pains
taken to render complete satisfaction.
Year: 1871

makes is more durable and beautiful than
any other, presenting the same appear,
ance on both sides of the fabric and will
not ravel. 1t is also more economical,
recurring oNE-THIRD LESS cotton than
any otI er kind of stitch Being the same
on both sides, it is not necessary to use
the extremely fine sewing cotton required
by those machines which make a stitch
with ridge on the under side, which can
only be concealed by using thread too
delicate and fine to bear ordinary wear.
Year: 1871

A SIMPLE REMEDY Whenever Burke
found himself indisposed, he ordered a
kettle Of water to be kept boiling, OF which
he drank large quantities, sometimes 80
much as even five quarts In a morning,
without any mixture or infusion, and a.
hot as he could bear. His manner was to
pour about pint at a time into basin, and
to drink 1t with spoon as II 1t had been
soup. Warm water, he said, would relax
and nauseate, but hot water was the finest
stimulant and most powerful restorative in
the world. He certainly thought 1t a
sovereign cure for every complaint, and not
only took IL himself, but, scribed II, With
the confidence of 10, to every
patient that came In ,nblin Uai-
ssysity.
Year: 1871

Squash, OR PUMPKIN PIE One cup Of
stewed squash or pumpkin, one tablespoon
full Of corn starch, dissolved In milk, sale


ratus or soda, the size Of pea, half spoon


full extract OF lemon one quart Of milk, a
little salt, one egg; sweeten TO taste.
Year: 1871

with painful sensation OF heY-
ing left undOne something
which ought to have been
done. Often complaining Of
weakness. debility, and low
spirits. Sometimes many of
the above symptoms attend
the disease, and at other
times very few of them; bU
Year: 1871

The symptoms of liver COM


plant are uneasiness and


pain in the side Sometimes
NIAHAAnM0I the pain is in the shoulder.
NIMMllNN and is mistaken for rheuma-


g tism. The stomach is affected


with loss of appetite and


sickness, bowels in general
zsu-unu.zz.sS cOstive some alternating with
Year: 1871

The Grand Jury have presented to the
| Hon. Thomas L. Frazier, Judge OF the


Criminal Court, the following report
The Grand Jury for the January term,
1871, of the Criminal Court of Davidson
county, beg leave to report to your Honor,
that we have diligently inquired into the
solvency of the sureties of various county
officers, and find, without q single excep-
ton, that they are ample and sufficient.
| 1t Is with pleasure We say tais. We do not
think that there is county in the State
whose officers have given bonds that will
compare with Davidson county.


We have made diligent inquiry as to the
management Of the Poor House, and find
that it is all that can be asked or expected;
the inmates are kindly cared for, well fed
and well clothed, and the farm attached is
is in an early and high state of cultivation.
The pest-house has but one patient, who
is well taken care of The premises are
clean, and everything in connection with
the institution speaks well for the efficiency
Of the management.


The county Jail is kept as well rs could
be expected under the circumstances. Il
IS too small to accommodate the number
of prisoners daily sent to it from this and
OtuOH COuulAoS. We uuu JllICS6u ana IOur-
teen in a single cell, and there should not
be over four or six. We deem the build
ing entirely unsafe, and too small, badly
ventilated and badly built; but under all
the circumstances, it is kept as clean, and
the prisoners as well cared for, as could be
expected. We hear of no complaint of the
food; it is wholesome and well prepared
and abundanily furnished. We do not
think, however, that the prisoners are sup
piled with a sufficient amount of coal to
keep them comfortably warm.


We find in the jail one white woman,
said to be insane. She is in wretched
condition; almost naked, and covered with
vermin, and, as there is no charge against
her, we would respectfully recommend
that she be removed to the Lanatic
Asylum.


LNOTE. may here remark that Judge
Turner, of the County Court, made inqui-
ries Of the jailer yesterday in regard to the
white woman above referred to. The jailer
said that the woman had been furnished
clothes; but had torn them of, and that she
would not submit to be washed and made
clean. The Judge directed inquiries to be
made preparatory to sending her to the
Lunatic Asylum
Year: 1871

A gentleman from an adjoining county,
whose name We shall withhold, and who
is well to do and man Of family, fought
John Barleycorn yesterday and lat night
and, as is usual IN such cou,bats, fell BY
the wayside. His pOtstions had been frs-
quent and heavy. His carouse ended near
o'clock last night, at which time he stag
gered from the scene Of his debauch.
Shortly after he was found on the sidewalk
in state of stupihcatioD and obivious 20
all terrestrial things he was conveyed in
a hack to the Station House. It was said
that he had money with him in the eve
ming. Not cent was found on his person,
and it is possible he may have been rob-
bed. We understand that he is not accus-
toned to his cups to excess, and We trust
the experience of last night may have salu-
tary influences upon him and cause him in
the future to look not upon the wine when
it is red.
Year: 1871

QIite a large snake was killed on the
plank footing leading to the suspension
bridge on the Edgefield side Of the river
yesterday. He was the first serpent Of
the season and an adventurous reptile to
say the least of it. He had scarcely sesn
the first light Of Spring when, as the price
of his temerity, he had to shuttle If his
mortal coil,
Year: 1871

There was another case of counterfeiting
before Commissioner Gray yesterday. The
amount was a fifty dollar United States
bill. By request we withhold the name of
the party charged with passing it, he aver
ring that he knew nothing of the character
of the bill at the time. The court had not
rendered a decision up to late hour in
the eYaninP.
Year: 1871

Cornwall.

 noticed hy your last issue that you had ''traveled," and had been within three miles of our village and found 0 place where ''the people all had something to do and all seemed to be doing something" if you had taken the stage and came to Cornwall, you would have found place where the people have not only their own affairs to look after, but also the affairs of their neighbors require great deal of their times Talk about the shoemaker's shop at Corn wall Bridge; well now Mir. Editor, we have a manufacturer of boots and shoes, that is surpassed by few and equeled by none. So far as aiceneSS of work is concerned, he is not to be beat.......Rev. MT. Prince gave O very interesting sermon last Sun day, on the subject of the destruction of the cities of the plain, and the proba- bility of the dead sea now covering the place where they once stood. People arc mostly filling their icehouses now so as to improve the sledding. M. Beers & Sons are laying up Q large stock of ice, in order to dispense cooling drinks to thirsty base ballist's and all others who stand ill need of them, and now MT. Editor if you come to Cornwall next summer, it will stand you in hand to call at the museum and see the way the people use editors. guess they can beat the Deacon. Try it and then you "will know how it is yourself"

 E.
Year: 1871

Kent.

 Last Saturday night, the store of Gaylord and Underhill was entered by burglars. They effected their entrance at the rear of the building by breaking pain of glass, and then boring through the blind which was fastened by bolt. They carried away with them about $75, worth of goods; principally clothing and hardware. They were evidently afraid of the strong arm of Uncle Sam, as they left his stamps alone, but took those of other people. There was found some three or four dol lars worth untouched. MT. Wedge the freighter, we believe had some bills there, some of which they took. The first dis covery of the burglary was made in the morning by MT. Gaylord, who when try ing to open the door of his store, found the key hole filled with wires, and was unable to turn the lock, and on going to the south side of his store, discovered the blind open. No trace of the thieves has yet been discovered, although I understand that liberal reward has been offered.