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Year: 1870

The New York Sunday Dispatch is our
authority for the following: A fatal
drinking match came off in Williamsburg
a few days ago, which has not yet been
made public. 1t appears there was a
dispute between an old French physi-
clan and the proprietor of one CT the
largest breweries in the place as to which
of the two could drink the most liquor
and carry it off. They decided to test
the question by trial, said test to be
match at drinking liquors at a convent
ent saloon, the party giving up the trial
first 10 be considered second-class
drinker and pay for a grand supper
Both parties to this novel and disgusting
contest were large men, the physician
being able to turn the scales at two hum
dred and twenty pounds while the
brewer was perfectly mammoth in pro-
portions-a perfect Gambrinus-weigh-
ing fully two hundred and fifty pounds. A
large crowd of professional and amateur
drinkists were on hand when the match
commenced, and the bets were freely
taken in favor of the brewer, the German
element predominating The first in
stalment of four bottles of what was
labeled Bourbon whisky" was disposed
OF, each man drinking the same as his
opponent, and at the same time. The
parently, for they laughed and talked
right merrily, albeit they began to give
evidence of having cultivated crop of
fur on their tongues. Still they drank
about once every FIVE minutes, and drank
deep and deeper. They changed their
tipple TO claret. as tonic, and here the
Frenchman seemed to be more at home.
1t did not suit the German so well, how
ever, and it was soon changed to sherry,
after three bottles had been gulped down
by each. The sherry was only palatable
while two bottles lasted-one each.


Their eyes began to show that peculi-
arly CLASSY glare seen only in those upon
whom the effects of liquor have gained
ascendancy, but their strong physique
enabled them to keep their seats, and
their hands showed very little shakiness.
They called for brandy, of which they
partook little more sparingly than of
the other liquors, seemingly aware that
while they had no fear of the previous
draughts in which they had been in
dulging, there was death in the bowl "
that contained this poison.


The German reached out cautiously to
the bottle to replenish his glass. The
Frenchman endeavored to follow suit
The effort on the part of the latter was
futle-he could not move his arm; he
endeavored TO reach out his other hand,
but it fell off the arm of his chair and
hung powerless. He straightened back
in his chair slowly, his body made a con-
vulsive movement, his face became horri-
bly, distorted, his eyes seemed as if they
would fly out of their sockets his ton
que rolled out of his mouth, few gasps,
his body trembled all over like shaken
leaf-he wds deddi


While his funeral was on its way to
the cemetery, the German also died, the
coroner signing certificates ascribing
death in both instances to heart disease
Year: 1870

An amusing incident occur red the
other night at the National Theater,
Washington. In the front row o f the par
quette sat beautiful, bright little boy,
about three and halfyears old, whose ap-
pearanee and childish Though shrewd) re-
marks attracted much attention, and who,
with natural curiosity of childhood ask
ed he meaning of everything that struck
him as peculier, among which, the large
exodus Of gentlemen to take " a smile y
was one; he asked the friend who had
him in charge: Where are all these
people going2 Is the play over?" He
was told they were going to drink.
He watched them file past as he looked
over the front Of the parquette, and he
took stout elderly gentleman fairly
aback by asking him in a perfectly audi
BILE voice, Are you going to take a
drink" All in the vicinity fairly yelled
with laughter, and clapped hands with
delight doubtless to the astonishment of
that portion Of the audience who were
not within hearing Of the cause. 1t is
feared the old gentleman by his looks
thought that some one had prompted the
child, but such was not the case; it was
just as stated above.
Year: 1870

To the parent whose son dies in
infancy" says the Louisville Courier
Journal. there I=ust be something
peculiarly soothing in the thought that,
no matter what may be the fate Of the
child in the next world, il can never be
come a member Of baseball club in
this "
Year: 1870

The Galesbufy Register opposes the new
constitution on account of the provisions
IN relation to the removal Of county seats
l: WIS not in the power Of the convention
to have framed any article in regard to
county seats that would have pleased more
than moiety Of the people Of Knox Coun-
ty. The delegate frvan that county sup
ported the article on counhes as it passed
the convention He also supported the
section in relation to the removal Of county
sests, and the provision requiring three
ffths vote to nove county seat further
sway from the centre Of tic county-both
Of which the convention has sub
E1itted separately to q vote Of the
people. # the Reyister is displeased with
the action OF the convention on these ques-
tens, it must Eold its own representative
responsible for leading that body ast1ny.


Knox County, We believe, is hopefessly
rent and torn into implacable aud irrecon-
c1able factions on the question Of the loca-
tion of the county sect, md, whichever way
The convention might act, one of the fac
tons was sure to be offended The con-
yention had to agree On something, but for
the purpose OF avoiding tho necessity Of
definitely taking sides between the various
euvcnomed county seat combatants, it has
wisely remitted the question to direct and
separate vote of the electors. This was the
best thing it could do under the circun-
stances.
Year: 1870

KEEP Your WoRp.-Whcn@ you
promise to do thing, be sure to keep
your word as we'll for the sake of truth as
in justice to others. This very interest
ing story is told of boy who was singu-
larly faithful to his word:


He had borrowed a tool from neigh-
Dor, promising to return it at night. Be-
fore evening he was sent away on an err
rand, and did not return until late. Be-
fore he went he was told that his brothers
should see the tool returned. After he
had come and had gone to bed, he inquired
and found the tool had not been sent to,
its owner. He was much distressed to,
think his promise was not kept, but was
persuaded to go to sleep and rise early in
the morning aud carry it home. By day
light he was up and nowhere was the tool
to be found. After long and fruitiess
search he set off for his neighbor, in great
distress, to acknowledge his fault. But
how great was his surprise to find the tool
on his neighbor's doorstep! And then il
appeared, from the prints Of little bard
feet on the mud, that the lad had got up
in his sleep aud carried the tool home,
and went to bed again and knew it not.
Of course, a boy who was prompt when
asleep was prompt when awake. He lived
respected, had the confidence of his neiGhs
bors, and was placed in many Offices Of
trust and profit. W.,
Year: 1870

entire night without a drop. The direct
road from here to the point of deliverancc
was not definitely known, some supposing
it to be over the point Of the mountain,
while others chose to go inland and round
its base. 1t was night before any great
number reached the end Of the beach.
Then fires we're built to cheer the weary
ones toiling on. The night was bitterly
cold fresh breeze blowing in from the
sea sent its clouds of fog and wet right
into our faces. Those who had no blankets
suffered tenfold misery. 1t was the most
dismal time experienced since the wreck.
Many came in totally used up-those espe.
cially who had walked barefooted in the
hot sand had swollen and burnt feet from
the rays of the sun. One woman was car
ried in delirous, and raving with suffering
So keen was the desire to get aboard that
night that many passengers went beyond
the fires and attempted to cross the noun.
tain in the dark. The prudent ones came
back, after getting among rocks, cactus,
and thorny bushes. Alas, for the rest a
roll-call on the 9th showed nine missing
among them woman. 1t is feared some
will perish. The next morning the march
was resumed around the mountain instead
of over it. BY Friday evening al who
had arrived at the head of the bay were
taken aboard and generously cared for.


SAILING OF THE COLORADO.


We left for San Francisco about nine
o'clock that night. Before our departure
quantity of water and provisions were
left on the beach to relieve the unfortu
mates left behind.


Great praise is due Mr.. West, steeragc
steward, who did his best for the comfort
of his people. He was ever present to as
sist and encourage them.


Some Of the passengers foolishly loaded
themselves with trash from the wreck
which used them up so much that they
were glad to get rid of it before they got
half the distance. Blankets, pillows
clothing, etc, were strewn along the road
left behind by worn-out travellers. The
Golden City is total wreck. When We
left she was broken in three pieces; ere
this she has probably disappeared.~ 81"
Year: 1870

SOLD OUr.-The people of Puget Sound
are apprehensive that Gar6elde has sold
them out on the Railroad question, and
are greatly excited thereat. The verdancy
of these people is something truly won
derful knowing .Garfelde as well as
they did, the idea that they should be sur
prised at his selling them out is simply
ridiculous. a man who has betrayed
every party and every cause with which he
has been identified, is not likely to be en-
barrassed by conscientious scruples when
he has an opportunity to feather his nest
by "selling OUT his immediate constitu-
ents. If he hadn't sold them out, it
would have been matter of wonderment |;
but as it is, he has only shown himself
true to his character and the rascally in
stucts which have marked his whole life.
-StQtrSman.
Year: 1870

SIMPLE TEST.-Dr. VI 'Culloch gives
the following test, which, perhaps, may
be inuocently tricl by all who are at all
skeptical as to the prejudicial effects of
alcoholic drinks on the human constitu-
ton:


Hold mouthful of spirits-whisky
for instance-in your mouth for five min
utes, and you will find it burn severely ;
Inspect tho mouth, you will observe that
it is inAamed. Hold it ten or fifteen min
utcs, you will find that various parts of
the mouth have become blstercd; then
tie handkerchief over the eyes, aud taste,
for instance, water, vinegar, milk, or
SIENNA; you will find that you are incapable
Of distinguishing the one from the other.


This simple and easy experiment proves
to a certainty that alcohol is not only a
violent irritant, but also a narcotic; for in
this experiment you have objective evil
dence that it has inhamed and blistercd
the mouth ; and you have subjective evil
dence that it has also, for the time being,
paralyzed the nerves of taste, and, to a
certain extent, those also of common SEN
sation.


Now this is not an experiment or fact
upon which any doubt has ever been or
ever can be thrown and, 1 ask you, can
you believe that the still more tender and
more important internal organs of the body
can be less injuriously affected than the
mouth ~


"Even the moderate use," says DR.. Will
son, A" Of such liquors, if long continued,
aud grown habitual, cannot fail to have
ultimately a prejudicial effect upon the
health, while it may be confidently as
serted that there are no circumstances of
ordinary character, under which it can be
justified as beneficial or necessary"
Year: 1870

There is wonderful diversity among
animals in respect to the number of their
eyes. In mammals, birds, reptiles, and
fishes they are limited to two, and are al
ways placed on the head. The greater
part of the surface of the head of the
house fly is covered by an aggregation of
about ten thousand eyes; and in the drag
on-Ay they number nearly fifty thousand
and may be easily seen by the use of II
magnitying lens even Of very low power.


They are not always contiued to the
head alone. In spiders and scorpions there
are generally eight or ten of them, in one
or more clusters, on the dorsal aspect of
that part of the body which is formed by
the union of the head and thorax. The
starfsh or fvc-iingcrs, familiar to every
one who has spent any time on our sea-
coast, has an eye on the tip of eac!, ray or
arm. Ia the sca-urchin, which is homo
logically nothing but a starfsh with the
ends of its rays drawn close together, the
five eyes are gathered in a circle around
what is considered the hinder portion of
the body


The scallop has numerous eyes on thc
edge of the mantle extending from one
end Of the animal to the other. and form
ing a scmcircc Some marine worms
have them in clusters not only on the
head, but also along each side of the body.
even to the tip of the tail. and they are
connected Individually and directly with
the me liam nervous cord If we descend
to the lowest forms. We find many infuso.
ria which have neither eyes nor nerves.
and yet it is easy to Sc, that they are sen
sitivc to light, for they neither seek or
avoid it.-Dr. Ciark, IL Hours at Home
for February.
Year: 1870

? The journey to the Colorado was taken
up Immediately after the Captain retired


and continued late that afternoon until the
last had left. We had clean sand beach
to within two miles Of the point. The
small quantity Of water doled out for the
tramp was soon exhausted VIC passed the
Year: 1870




Correspondence of the Savannah Republican,


BRUNSWICK, February IL, 1870.


On Tuesday last, the Grand Jury Of
Glynn county, in their general present.
ments read in Court, censured Judge
Sessions for his action in bailing
criminal convicted of assault with in
tent to murder, and against whom an
indictment was then standing for
murder in the first degree. The Judge
was highly indignant at the time,
but dismissed the jury for the
balance of tho term. subsequently,
in chambers, he ordered a fine of twenty
five dollars against each juror, or twen-
ty. five days in Jail, for contempt. The
Jury have refused to pay the fine, and
say they feel they have done but their
duty. and have resolved to go to Jail in
a body. There being no Jail in Bruins
wick, the Sheriff will bring them to
Savannah. 1t is their intention to sue
out writ of habeds corpus before Judge
Schley upon their arrival at Savannah.


A bitter feeling against Judge Ses-
sions prevails extensively among the
citizens here. Their trip to the Nick
Kings wharf to day will be a grand
ovation. The citizens will turn out en-
n.dsse to escort them. The people re-
gard them almost as martyrs. They
honor them as bold and fearless in the
discharge of their duty, and az men who
do their duty if they have to reproaCh
the 6rnliRe of the judiciary.
Year: 1870

The Decline OF American shipping.


The committee appointed at the last
session of Congress to examine ana re-
mort upon the cause of the decline in
American shipping have just made
lengthy report, full of facts and hgures,,
but without conclusions. never could
see any reason for appointing q c0m.
mittee of Congress TO find out what
everybody knows. The cause OF the
decline in American shipping does not
require a pamphlet for explanation. IL
can be stated in three words--the hlgh
tariff. When men want to buy SHIPS
they 60 where they caa get them
cheapest; and it is impossible Tor
American ship-builders to sell ship
as cheap as it can be bought
on the Clyde while there is an exor6l-
tant tariff on every plank and every
nail and every inch of rope that enters
into the work. The high tariff is re-
sponsible for the utter decay of ship
building in this country. Fifteen years
ago the finest ships that sailed the ocean
were the Baltimore clippers. Their
fame was world. wide; and they were
purchased as rapidly as they could be
launched. There Is not one OF them
made now. The ship-builders of the
Clyde have taken the model, and under
the English revenue system they can
make them for one-half what they
would cost in Baltimore. So of
the large vessels for the Atlantic
trade that were formerly built at Port
land. The ship-yards of Portland are
all idle. The only ship building done
in this country now is the little that is
required for the coasting trade in which
foreign vessels are prohibited from en-
gagiHg. The idea that this great in
dustry can be revived under a tariff
which must yield hundred and fifty
millions a year, is simply nonsense.
Give US something like an approxima-
ton to free trade and every ship-yard
in America will be busy; keep up the
tariff and they'll all rot.
Year: 1870

The Senate yesterday ueleaIeu, III tne
most inglorious manner, the HUBBARD
substitute for the BOWER registration
bill, offered in the House by Mr.. WELLS.
We thus designate it in order that our
readers may not mistake the mover for
the author.


When this bill passed the House there
was a vigorous sounding of trumpets all
around over the splendid Republican
victory gained by its passage. Will
some dispassionate observer, or rather
some elatod and delighted liberal Re
publican" who undertook to keep his
pledges by voting with the "bitter
enders," have the kindness to explain
whether the indefinite Postponement OF
the bill by the Senate yester-
day il to be considered a Repub-
licau delc4t' Certainly it would seem
that if the action of the House was a
victory for the Republicans, the action
of the Senate is revere for them.
And yet as Republican votes in the
Senate effected this indefinite postpone
ment, the road is not clear TO the latter
conclusion.


What was the measure which the
Senate disposed of so summarilyf IL wa
u bill far short Of the demands OF the
case, but it recognized the principle OF
elccting registrars by tn. people, ard OF
representing both parties upon the
Boards. Let it be understood that the
Republican party of the State refuses to
acknowledge the justice of these two
principles, and that it proposes to con-
tinue the registration law in its present
prcscliptive shape. There is to be no
limitation of its powers, no remedy for
its outrages, and no responsibility for its
officers. The leading, the vital Issue OF
the last campaign, the issue which con-
tributed more than any other to the
great revolution in popular sentiment
which then took place, is thus stunned
and the will of the people deiod. OF
one thing we are certain. If the he
publican party goes before the people
of the State, maintaining and defending
the same odious policy it has pursued to
this time, it goes to defeat. No regis
tration law ever invented can work out
partisan success which is as strongly con-
demned by pHblic opinion as the law at
present in force.


The organization of the "bitter end
ers" in the Senate seems to have been
very thorough. They not only muster.
ed in all who have heretofore been
recognized as proscriptive, but they
secured the votes of several whose pro-
fessions have had very liberal bear
ing. OF them hereafter. The majority
doubtless understand the responsibility
resting upon them of clearing up their
record on this question, and for the
present we leave them to consider 1t.
The four Republicans, Messrs. HARMAN,
DAYTON, PHELPS and YOUNG, who voted
against indefinite rostponement, took a
position which the Republicans party
could have handsomely defended in the
coming campaign. That their course,
as against that of the thirteen Republi-
cans who voted to perpetuats proscrip-
tiOn will be generally approved, there
cannot be the slightest doubt. And
now since it is clear that the negro will
vote at the next election, where will
those appear whe have voted to deny
the white man the legal protection nec-
essary to secure him in his right to vote
Year: 1870

An EFFORT is being made in Wash
ipgton to make the Internal Revenue
Bureau q separate department, inde-
pendent of the Treasury Department,
and promote the Commissioner is seat
in the Cabinet. This has a suspicious
look. Why need new department be
created separate from the Treasury,
unless a fresh "Ring" wishes to have a
resting place to rob and plunder the
peopleQ The additional fact that this
bill is to be saddled upon the act to
revise the tax law does not help it in
the estimation of honest men of all par.
Year: 1870

ton Of the spirit Of God upon tho heart,
they hold views common 70 all tho de-
nominations who arc termed Evangelical.
On the subject Of baptism they arc very
decided In tho conviction that burial In
the watcry grave Is essential 10 tho I'd.
ministration OF this ordinance. J..


They arc very generally strict health
reformers. believing that good or Ill
health Is the result not Of accident nor ol
Gods mysterious providence, but Of mans
own conduct with respect 10 tho laws ol
his being. They believe thst whether we
eat or drink, or whatsoovcr We do, we
should do al to the glory Of God.
Year: 1870

news first brought ii into my cell, and
threw herself, weeping, into my arms.
crying out, You're free, darling free
and clear, thank heaven


They did not hang Mark for master,
after awhile, got better, and, in the end,
quite well. But they punished him for
the robbery and for something he had
done of the same kind before ever he came
to masters.


And as for the old man, when he was
well, he was 50 sorry for the charge he
had made against me. though he had
honestly believed me guilty, as ] well
knew, that ne made me present of a
little farm, and stocked it for me. And
the wife gave Peggy her outfit; and here
we are as happy AS the sheep i'll the mea-
dow yonder, or the bees in the hive hard
by. And when we hear talk OF books and
plays, Peggy says to me Jack, if they
only knew our story, they'd make one OF
it, I'm very sure !; and as they say you're
a writer, why | tell it to you. sir
Year: 1870

European papers state that the baggage
of the French Emperor, which preceded
him to the seat of war, looked more like
travelling hospital than like the traps
of general. 1t contained among others
a large medicine chest. three kinds of
bathing apparatus, an invalid's easy
chair. a stretcher OF peculiar construction,
and great deal of other medical and sick
room apparatus The horses OF the En-
peror which were sent to the front ware
most carefully selected from the Imperial
stables by the Emperor's valet. He picked
out the tamest and gentlest brutes he
could find, and even went so f. as to buy
some horses. not SO much for their beauty
and spirit for they show very little OF
either, as for their meek and gentle
demeanor Before they were sent to the
front they were exposed to Il great deal of
artillery firing to accustom them to the
roar of cannon, the only thing their rider
will probably hear Of the battle, and this
took the large vestige they possessed away
from them. The valet was also most par
ticular in examining the saddles destined
for the use of His Majesty, had all double
wadded, and had extra podding~ put on
the back
Year: 1870

a correspondent of Boston paper
tells the following story of camp life {:
" n whining pcevish man, who was
always trying to get on the sick list,
although apparently as healthy As any
man in the army, went 10 the chaplain
one day, in his doleful style, and re-
quested that letter be written to his
wife, telling her of his condition.
Tell her, chaplain, said the soldier,
that am TOO sick to write myself, and
have got you 10 do it for me. Tell
her that shOuld die to-day, I'm sure
but for the desire | have TO wait and
see her once more before / die" The
chaplain wrote as directed, and after
q few days he called the would-be sick
soldier TO his tent and handed him
this answer to his mOurnful letter :
"Dear sir-Tell John not TO wait for
me, as l have already set up house
keeping with another man."
Year: 1870

The METROPOLITAN RAILRoAD.-Since our
notice of this work, last week, we learn from a
semi-omcial source, that five sections OF the
road were accorded a few days since to respon-
sible men, conditioned that the work on each
section shall be finished in twelve months The
remaining sections will be put under contract
in short time. Our informant is of opinion
that the road cannot be put in complete run
ming order in less than fifteen months, on
account OF the time it. it.willlrequire 10 construct
the aqueduct over the Mon0cacy. The stone
for this structure it to be procured from the
!uarries of the Maryland Company at Senaoa


Accounts for the right of way on the whole line
are being made up, and we are informed that
arrangements have been made for their paw
ment in q short time.-RockrHe Sentinei, July