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Year: 1872

We two viii stand in the shadow here,


TO see the bride as she passes by;
Ring soft and low, ring loud and clear,


Ye Ginning bells that swing on high!
Look Look! she comes! The air grows sweet,
With the fragrant breath of the orange blooms
And the flowers she treads beneath her feet
Die In food Of rare perfumes!
She comes! she cOmes Tho happy bells
With their joyous clamor fill the mir,
While the 81 eat organ dies and swells,


Soaring to trembling heights of prayer!
Oh rare are her robes of silken sheon,


And the pearls that CLEAN on her bOsOm's


snow;


But rarer the grace of her royal men,


Her hairs fine gold, and her cheeks young


glow.


Dainty and fair as n folded rose,


Fresh as violet dewy sweet
Chastc as lily she hardly knows


That there are rough paths for other feet;
For Love hath shielded her; Honor kept


Watch beside her by night and day;
And Evil out from her sight hath crept,
Trailing Its slow length far away.
Now in her perfect womanhood,


In all the wealth of her matchless charms,
Lovely and beautiful, pure and good,


She yields herself to her lovers arms.
IIark! how the jubilant voices ring!


Lo! as we stand in the shadow here,
While far above us the gay bells swing,
catch the gleam of happy tear!
The pageant is over. Come with me


TO the other side OF the town. pray
Ere the sun goes down in the darkcning sea,
And night falls around lis, chill and gray
In the dim church porch an hour ago,


We waited the BRIDES fair face to see;
Now life has a sadder sight to show,
A darker picture for you and me.
No need to look for the shadow here,
There are shadows lurking everywhere:
These streets in the brightest day are drear,
And black as the blackness of despair.
But this is the house. Take heed, my friend,
The stairs are rotten, the way is dim;
And up the flights. as we still ascend,
Creep stealthy phantoms dark and grim
Enter this chamber. Day by day,


Alone in this chill and ghostly room
A child-a woman-whch is it, prayy-
Desparingy waits for the hour of doom
All! as she wrings her hands so pale,
NO CLEAN OF wedding ring you see;
There is nothing to tell. You know the tale
God help her now in her misery!
dare not judge her. only know


That love was to her sin and q snare,
While to the bride of an hour ago
1t brought all blessings its hands could bear +!
only know that'to one it came


Laden with honor, and joy, and peace:
Its gifts to the other were woe and shame,
And burning pain that shall never cease.
only know that the soul of one


Has been pearl in a golden case;
That of the other pebble thrown
Idly down in a wayside place,
Where all day long strange footsteps trod.
And the bold, bright sun drank up the dew
Yet both were women righteous God.
Thou only cans 'tjudge between the two!


From the Ahline for Augas.
Year: 1872

The following is the story of the
clerk of the New Haven House, as
prepared for the New Haven Palza-
dunn: Mr.. Brown came to the
New Haven House late Wednesday
night from his class supper, and
went to bed. What time he got up
l do not know, but he went out, I
suppose, to the Yale Commence
ment exercises. When he came
back from there, before he went to
the alumni dinner, he went to his
room and sent for some brandy. l
sent him up, before he went away,
three drinks of brandy, for which l
received pay. He came back after
the dinner, and between that time
and the time when he made his
speech he sent down for three more
glasses of brandy, and / am not
sure but more. l know that sold
him six drinks of brandy, and l
think that l sold him eight, and he
paid ME for them.


When he came down to the Office,
before going to the boat, to pay his
bill, l saw that he was very drunk.
He paid his bill, however, and then
turning to the porter said: "What
in-has this man done?" (Here
followed a conversation with the
porter, which was too vile and pro-
fame to put in print, but which the
clerk can swear to- A reporter
then stepped up to him and asked
him to look over his notes Of the
speech, and Brown replied: 81 don't
care a Cd d-n for any newspa-
pere' and other expressions of the
same sort. He then started for the
side door, where a hack was in wal
ting for him. He staggered as he
went along, but finally went away
alone. About fifteen minutes after,
Governor English came down stairs
and / said: "Governor, Mr.. Brown
was rather tight, wasn't hep
eyes," replied the Governor, "some
what set up" On being asked to
state again what Mr.. Browns con-
dition was, the answer was: Gle
was boozy drunk"


Upon the above evidence, the
Springfield Republican of the goth
says:


awe gave currency but no cred
ence, some days ago, to the charge
that Mr.. B. Gratz Brown was drunk
while in attendance upon the Yale
Commencement at New Haven
The evidence of the charge was
loose and general, and our own in
formation from various sources
seemed to prove that it was alto
gether untrue, and that if Mr..
Brown was intoxicated on this oc-
casion, it was with himself and not
with spirituous liquors. But there
comes now more particular testimo-
ny, and though it is borne as yet by
the unnamed clerk or barkeeper of
a hotel and journal very far from
being of the best character for can
dor or truth, the charge is repeated
with such particulars and has such
possibilities in the well-known
weakness of Mr.. Brown constitu-
ton, that we think the burden of
proof is changed by this evidence
to the defense. Mr.. Browns friends
ought, therefore, without delay,
meet this question, either by evil
dence of the untruthfulness of the
charge, or a frank confession of his
disgraceful conduct, and the accept
ance of the just penalty of it, in
Withdrawing him from the high
candidacy which he occupies before
the American people,"
Year: 1872

BEAUTIFUL SENTENcEs.-"I ex-
pect to pass through this world but
once. If, therefore, there can be
any kindness l can do for any fel-
low-being, let me do it now. Let
me not defer nor neglect it, for l
will not pass this way again. Most
men live as if they expected to
come around again, when they will
do the kindnesses they neglect to
do during the present life. Con-
cerned for self, they fail to loYe
their neighbors, and distribute none
of those sweet charities which are
to our fellow men as the flowers Of
spring and the singing of BIRDS
Let the words of the Quaker stimu-
late us to do what wo have to do
now. We will not travel this way
again. -
Year: 1872

AS the sign denotes, it is tru-
ly a Hat Store, both for Ladies
and Gents. Every person who
visits Independence is familiar
with Turner's Millinery and Fur
nishing Goods Store. Last spring
they added to their stock in the
shape Of Gents Hats and Fur
nishing Goods, making it truly
a Hat Store. We say it (and
without boasting), that we have
as large and as fine an assort-
ment as can be found in any
store Of our class of goods west
of Chicago.


To the Ladies' (as usuaN, we
solicit a share of your patronage.
10 the Genis-remcmber it is
truly, surely, and the only Hat
Store in the city. Our Facility
and Experience for purchasing
stock is second to none; expen-
ses small consequently our
prices we guarantee.


Remember the place, The
Sign of the Big Hat.
Year: 1872

confronted by the "Bruin" and made
another hasty retreat. The men
and horse yielded that route to the
grizzly and took another direction.
Several hunters are making ar
rangement to capture this monster
Of the forest alive. For o mana
geric or museum it is believed
"Old Brin" would be worth several
thousand dollars.
Year: 1872


How much the heart may bear and yet moi
How much the flesh may. suffer and not die
question much If any pain or ache
Of soul or body brings our end more nigh.
Death chooses his own time till thatis worn


All evils may be borne.
We shrink and shudder at the surgeons


knife
Each nerve recoiling from the cruel steel.
Whose edge seems searching for the quiverine
Yet to oursense the bitter pangs reveal
That still. although the trembling fesh bt


This also. can be berne.
We see sorrow rising in our way,
And try to fly from the approaching ill,
We seek some small escape-we weep and
But when the blow falls. then our hearts are


still,


Not that the pain is of its sharpness shorn-


But think it can be borne.
We wind our life about another
We hold it closer, dearer than our own
Anon It faints and falls in deadly strife,
Leaving us stunned and stricken and alone
But ah we do not die with those we mourn
- This, also, can be borne.
Behold. we live through all thinss-famine


thirst,


Bereavement, pain; all grief and misery.
All woe and sorrow life inficts its worst
On soul and body-but we cannot die,
Though we be sick. and tired, and faint. and
Io! all things can be bornel
Year: 1872




Colonel Forney publishes in the Sun
day Chronicle remarkable account OF
the manner in which Grant was hrst
nominated for President. He says
Judge Carter and Senator Thayer sug-
gested to him in November, 1867, to
write an exhaustive article favoring
such nomination. Forney replies: u
answered that General Grant was not a
candidate for President, and did not
desire to be, and if i printed it without
authority there was little doubt that
some super serviceable politician would
call upon him and ask him if he had
been made a candidate with his sane
ton. He will Of course reply that he
never saw the article till it was in print;
and so all your schemes to make him
President will gang agley. Then
Rawlins took it to General Grant and
stayed quite long time When he re-
turned he said: General Grant is quite
pleased with your statement of his po-
litical record, and surprised that he
proves to be so good a Republican.
Upon this hint printed When Raw
Inns came back from General Grant
with the editorial, he told us with great
emphasis General Grant does not
want to be President. He thinks
the Republican party may need him,
and he believes as their candidate
he can be elected and re-elect-
ed. But said Rawlins, what
is to become of him after his second
Presidential term What, indeed. Du-
ring his administration ne is receiving
from Sl7, 900 to $40, 900 a year as general
of the armies of the republie-a life
salary. To 20 into the presidency at
S25, 900 q year for eight years is perhaps
to gain more fame; but what is to be
come of him at the end of his presi-
dency2 he is not a politician. He
does not aspire to the place. Eight
years from the fourth of March sixty
nine he will be about ifty-six years old.
OF course he must spend his salary as
President. England with her Yelling
ton, her Nelson. and her other heroes on
land and sea, has never hesitated to en-
rich and ennoble them through all their
posterity. Such a policy is in accord
ance with the character Of the English
government; but, in our country, the
man who fights for and saves the repub-
lie would be beggar if he depended
upon political Office. Mark i'll If Grant
takes anything from the rich, whose vast
fortunes he has saved, after he is presi-
dent, he will be accused as the willing
recipient of gifts. Il viii thus be
seen that Grant intended to run for
president for the second term when he
was working for the first.
Year: 1872

Isaac C.. Jones, Superintendent of the House
of Refuge ON Randas Island transmitted to the Board
of Managers of that institution, yesterday special
port in relation to the rebellion of large number of
boys on Friday morning. The superintendent, after
describing the revolt mnuely attributed 1t to the pres
euce OF older boys many of whom had previously been
In the Penitenay, gnd had been sent to the House Of
Refuge during the past year by the Court
reform such material he thought, and the
Peultenary-bred boys corrupted the younger inmates
The Superintendent had anticipated reDeilOn, 1ygln
the deIneanor of the older boys. The demQralizatoh
greatly increased when several boys were taken from
he island on wrts OF habes corpus in consequence OF
the question as to the legality Of the Court OF Special
sessions These who had been convicted in that court
now supposed that they would be released at once and
most Of them believed that they were unjustly de-
tanned in the House OF Refuge.


Board of Managers propose asking the state Board
of Charity investigate the affairs OF the House OF Re
fugc Members of the Board think that there can be no
reform the House of Renge so long as the Justices OF
tue of Special Sessions send her boys VINO prop
eriy belong in the PenltenIiaTy
Year: 1872




The solution Of the problem, what do with oni
City Mill, has been exercising the minds of tn,
Water Committee of Council for some time 1t
has viewed, inspected, reviewed and rein
spected the present building time and again,
but has never yet been able to reach any con
cusion, not from any lack of conviction of the
absolute needs of a new mill, but because OF
the low state Of the city finances.


With desire to absolve itself from all llcharges
of hasty action or extra official assumption.
Council met at the City Hall, last evening,at the
instance Of the Water Committee, to view the
precise condition of dilapidation into which tht
old building had fallen. We have no means OF
ascertaining the views of the several member
of Council touching this question, after perso-
nal inspection by them, but it occurs to us that
they could hardly fail to arrive at the same con-
clusion, long since attained by the Water Com
mittee, viz That the erection Of new mill il
an absolute necessity.


The present building was erected when Will
mington was in its infancy. 1t has served the
people long and well for the purposes for whicl.
it is designed. But Time has laid his hand heav-
lily upon it and left his impress in crumbliul
stone, in springing floors and decaying TIMBER,
until tho building trembles in every nerve a,
the straining engines lift the water from tn,
Brandywine to the reservoirs. Soon, a new
pump of greater capacity will be placed in the
mill to increase the strain upon the building anu
hasten the time when a much needed improve
ment cannot in safety be delayed.


The subject will come up before Council for
final disposition on Thursday evening next, when
it is hoped. nay more, expected by the public that
the contract for the erection Of a new mill viii
be awarded. In view Of the fact that, sooner OF
Ilter the work must be DONE wisdom suggests
tn i the present is the golden opportunity o
b lid the mil, when no impediment Of new, cor tly
All complicated machinery adds to the hh d
rance anddelay Of the workmen from the nece s
ity Of exercising greater care.
Year: 1872

At the same moment that we chronicle the
formal opening Of the first section of our Wes-
ern line of railway we are able to report the
pid and encouraging progress of our through
Route to the Lehigh coal region. The Berks
County Railroad, now under construction from
Reading to Slatington, through some of the finest
agricultural and mineral lands in Pennsylvania,
j. practically and actually an extension Of the
Wilmington aud Reading Railroad, and will be
operated in connection with the latter corpora
tion.


The great value of this new through conneo
ton we need not here dwell upon 1t is a m t.
ter for profound congratulaton to our citiz, ms
that the Extension is in the hands Of earn, Il
and energetic capitalists, and is being rapid.
constructed. Before many months we may have
the satisfaction of congratulatiDg Wilmington
on the completion and running of her railway di
rect from here to the Lehigh Valley.
Year: 1872

At Chicago, yesterday the meeting of business
men called to urge the reissue Of the forty-four
millions of withdrawal legal tenders, resulted in
vote in opposition to the reissue and requeft
t) the Secretary Of the Treasury to continue his
gold sales and bond purchases.
Year: 1872

In Secretary Boutwell's Raleigh, North
Carolina, speech on the 10th, he thus dis
poses of one of the chief of GreeIey's fool
ish vagaries on the financial policy of the
| Government:


| For three years, Greeley, through the
columns of the Tribune" has advised
the Secretary of the Treasury to sell the
gold in the Treasury and apply the pro-
ceeds to the payment of the public debt,
thus saving interest, and then to resume
specie payment. Or rather these two bits
of advice have been frequently and inter
changeably presented, without at any time
stating what in his judgment is entitled to
precedence in the order of events. But it
can very well be understood that the sale
of the gold in the Treasury, whether for
the payment of the public debt or other
wise, would put it out Of the power of the
Government to resume specie payment !;
that the sale of the gold in the Treasury,
forcing down the price unnaturally, would
stimulate imports from other countries,
increase the balance of trade against us
create an unnatural and excessive demand
for coin and ultimately advance the price
of gold for the benefit of spectators and
gamblers, but to the great injury of the
country. do not hesitate to declare that
this policy, which is the only policy in any
department. OF Une government to which
Greeley has adhered for over three wears,
would end in disasters such as the country
has not witnessed since 1887, and if Gree
ley is pledged to anything it is the inau-
guration of this policy, if unhappiIy he
should be placed at the head of affairs
The way to resume is not to resume arb-
trarily and without regard to facts, but to
place and keep the country in that line
and condition of prosperity which shall
enable it to meet all its obligations. And
it is for this reason that the Admiristra-
ton has believed it to be wise to retain an
amount of gold which should be sufficient,
when the appropriate moment arrived, to
enable the Treasury to resume payment of
our national liabilities in specie without
going into market to borrow, and without
making special effort for an undertaking
which would certainly result disastrously
if the Government were not strong enough
to move free of all dependence on exter-
nal aid.
Year: 1872

The lesseeS of the penitentiary have, for
number of weeks, been missing large
quantities of their manufactured stufls and
have been at loss to account for their dis
appearance.


They knew that something was wrong
and could not think otherwise than that
some person or persons who had constant
access to the inside of the prison was at the
bottom of it. 1t was discovered that Mel
son McClave, Thomas Franklin and Al
bert Brown, three negroes living in the
immediate vicinity of the penitentiary,
were receiving thestolen stuffs and traffick-
ing with them very extensively.


4 raid upon the parties discovered lot
of blankets, shoes, ETC., ETC., in their pos
session, which were known to have been
made 10y the convicts.


1t is estimated that over eight thousand
dollars worth of manufactured goods have
been stolen in this way, and if it had not
been interrupted the lessees must. surely
have suffered ruin in short while. AS
the evidence is very strong it is not unlike
ly that the three negroes will sever their
engagement with the lessees, while closer
surveillance will doubtless be kept over the
trustees TRUSTEES.
The stolen goods were mainly shipped
abroad to be sold, and it is whispered that
| other outsiders besides the three arrested
negroes have been making a good thing
out OF It.-NdshUiLLe Banner 18th.
Year: 1872

WASHINGTON, July ia condensed
summary of the July cotton crop, taken
from the report of the Statistician of the
Department of Agriculture, shows the past
month has been generally favorable to cot
ton. Limited areas have been affected by
the drought, but rains were quite general
during the latter part of June.
Year: 1872

Urinary and Womb Diseases Gravel. Diabetes. Dror
sy( lncontlnence of Urine Brights disease Albumin
rla and IN cases where there Brick dust deposits or
the water is thick, cloudy, mixed with substances like
the white of egg threads like white silk or there
morbid dark, bilious appearance, and white Bone
dust deposits, and where there is prcking, burning
sensat on, and pain in the small of the back and along


liam Resolvent aided by the application of Radway's
Ready Relief to the spine and small of the hack and
the bowels regulated with one or two of Railways
cure. In few days the patient will be enabled TO hold
and discharge water naturally without pain ard the
UTne will be restored TO its natural clear and amber
or sherry color
Year: 1872

applicable alike to all sections:


The assessment books will remain
open until the 3lst day of August The
board Of equalization, composed OF the
County Judge, Clerk and Assessor, viii
convene on the third Monday Ia Scptem
Der. The board is required to remain in
session for six days, during which time
all persons who feel aggrieved by the as
sessment OF their property should apply
for relief, and be prepared to fnrn'sh al
necessary proof.
Year: 1872

j. S. DUNHAM -


am glad to hear that there will be speak
ing throughout the county. 1t is absolutely
necessary. assure you. deplorable apathy
prevails in the country. and unless the people
are aroused to a proper sense OF their duty
disastrous results will ensue. JIG.


We feel the Importance of careful and
earnest canvass Of the County, and nothing
shall be left undonc from us to this end. But
without the energetic cooperation OF the
citizens of the various townships the effect
of public speaking, will not have its due
weight All have duty to perform Lei
there be no shirking.
Year: 1872

Out In certain Western fort, some
time ago, the major conceived the idea
that artillery might be used effectively in
fighting with the Indians by dispensing
with gun carriages and fastening the can.
non upon backs of mules. So he explain
ed his views to the commandant,. and il
was determined to try the experiment.
"A small howltzer was selected and strapped
upon an ambulance mule, with the muzzle
pointing towards the tail. When they
had secured the gun, and loaded it with
ball-cartridgs, they led that calm and
steadfast mule out to bluff and set up a
target In the middle of the river to prac-
tice at. The rear of the mule was turned
toward the target, and he was backed gent
ly up to the edge of the bluff.


The officers stood around in a semicircle,
while the major went up and inserted a
tlme-fuse IN the touch hole of the howitzer.
When the fuse was ready the major lit it
and retired. In a minute or two the
hitherto unruffled mule heard the fixing
back there on his neck, and it made him
uneasy. He reached his head around to
ascertain what was going on, and as be
did so Ills body turned and the howitzer
began to sweep around the horizon. The
mule at last became excited, and his Gu
rIoslty grew more and more intense, ard
IN second or two he was standing with
his four legs in bunch making six reyolu-
tions minute and the howitzcr under
stand, threatening sudden death to every
man within half mile. The command
ant was observed to climb suddenly up a
tree; the heutenants were seen sliding
over the bluff into the river, as if they
didn't care at all about the high price of
uniforms; the adjutant made good time
towards the fort; the sergeant began to
throw of breast-works with his bayonet,
and the major rolled over the ground and
groaned. In two or three minutes there
was a puff of smoke, dull thud, and the
mule-oh where was he? A solitary
jackess might have been turning success
sive back-someraults over the bluff, only
to rest at anchor, finally with his howitzer
at the bottom of the river; while the ball
went off towards the fort, hit the chimney
in tue majors quarters, ratified the adobe
bricks down into the parlor, and frighten-
ed the majors wife into convulsions. They
do not allude to it now, and no re.
port of the results of the experiment was
ever sent to the war Department.-Mdr
dde[er.