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Year: 1870

Occasionally young men of good


character indulge in gloomy doubts


concerning the average American


women, but such doubts can easily


be traced to disappointed affection,
or perhaps it may be produced by
the horrors of a cheap boarding
house. Marriage is sanctioned by
God and common sense. 1t is the
only means whereby a young man
in this age and country can hope to
lead respectable and cleanly life.
But there are two classes of persons
who are exempt from its joys and
sorrows.


If you, young man, are deaf,
dumb, lame, blind and idiotic, and
if your ancestors have been such,
or if you are so mean that your life
is that of friendless, snarling eur,
and you feel that you could not be
anything else, even to your wife,
you can stand aside.


If you, young man, have con
ceived that ambition so common
nowadays, of being a "fast man."
if you have made up your mind to
keepssa fast horse and concubine; if
your idea of happiness is to have
your hands full of cards and your
stomach full of oysters; if you in
short, have made your arrangements
to go straight to perdition, without
change of cars, you'd better not
marry. You will spend the money
that the honorable man lavishes on
a home and its "lght and life," on
painted creatures who drag your
polluted name through every sink in
the land; who will display the jew
elry and gifts you have bestowed on
them, and curse you with a glib,
round oath for spoony and fool.
You, too economical to marry, will
have plenty to spend on long-haired
cut-throats, who will leave you at
last, it may be, to die wifeless, amid
the dust and cobwebs of the garret. |
.F0npu Fern.
Year: 1870

Who killed the most poultry
Hamlet's uncle, for he did murder
most foul.


Why is coffee like an axe with a
dull edgeg-Because it has to be
ground before it is used.


Why is Caterpillar like buck
wheat cakes? Because it is the
Grub that makes the Butterfly.


Why is an egg underdone like an
egg overdone; Because tits hardly
done.


Why is the height of horse Civ
en- in hands instead of feet:-Be-
cause it is considered handler, OF
course.


Why is it dangerous to take nap
while the cars are in motion:-Be-
cause the train runs over sleepers.
Year: 1870

An officer on a field day happened
to be thrown from his horse, and, as
he lay sprawling on the ground, said
to friend who came to his assist
ance: Il thought had improved in
my riding, but find / have fallen off.
Year: 1870

To SAVE BEEF.-At any season of the
year, kill in the evening, cut up bone and
flesh in pieces from to 10 lbs, let it get
beef, take s lbs. salt, 4 o. saltpetre, mix
well and put on the 100 lbs. beef, pack
close in a barrel, continue this until you fill
the barrel, then head up or put weight upon
the meat so as to keep it under the brine
that will raise on the meat You can take
it out after one month and smoke it if you
wish, or let it remain in the brine and use
as fresh beef, by soaking in fresh water the
over night; never change the brine, as it
will keep for years if you keep the meat
covered with brine. Iput up my beef in
this way in July, August and September
and never lost pound, and am sure not to
loose any, and more, never pull out my
| teeth with ierked beef
Year: 1870

A pair of those interesting, entertaining
ladies who seemed to carry on SO large a
business in the ay of procuring subscrip-
ton for new works, and who are so delight
fully importunate, so sweetly un get rid-a-ble
called a short time since at the Office of a
young lawyer for the purpose of getting him
to subscribe.


Indeed, ladies" said he ''the partnership
of which [ am an humble member has
lately been so imprudent as to issue new
work of their own, which, in consequence
of the enormous expense attending its IL
lustration, establishment, &C., has com
pletely crippled us"


Then, perhaps" replied the angelic
canvasser, we could procure you some sub
scribers. What do you call your work.


Well we have not fully determined as yet;
but guess I'll let my wife have her own
way, and call it after me-Charles Henry.
Year: 1870

NOTICE TO PAPER MANUFACTURERs.-THE IN
~ yen.or Of new process Of getting pure white cotton
with the treatment of waste cotton seed
situation chemist managing his business Address
for eight days CHEMIST, Herald Office.
Year: 1870

OIL she was a maid of laughing eye,


And she lived in garret cold and high;
And he was threadb bare whiskered beau,
And he lived in cellar damp and low.


Has many shaft in his slender string


And the youth below ard the maid above
Were touched with the flashing darts Of love-
And she would wake from her troubled sleep,
Der his tender billet-doux to weep;


Or stand like statue bright and fair
And gaze on lock of his bright red hair,
And he who was so tall and prorJ.


WIN his step SO firm and his la agh so loud,
His beard grewlong and his lace grew thin.
Aud he pined in solitude ger his gin.
But one soft night in lie month of June.
AS sne lay In the llgf4t of a cloudless moon,
a voice came 1oati ng soft and clear
10 the startled r Aaiden's listening ear.
IN, then lro N her creaking couch she sprung,
Gnu S, nc, .ngled tresses back she flung,
SIIo 25 ipof ed from the window far below,
Ano e stood beneath, her whiskered beau.
> .lc did not start with a foolish frown,
But packed her trunk and scampered down
And there was her lover, tall and true,
In his threadbare coat OF the brightest blue.
The star that rose in the evening shade
Looked sadly down on weeping maid;
inc sun mat Came in his morning pride
eheo goldeI light DER laGg Ching bride.
Year: 1870

was less liable to abuse than an indirect aid


and recommended the passage of two bills reported
| by the select committee The message was re
erred and ordered printed. Consideration of the
making the la vful wife of accused person
compeient witness against him; providing that the


statute Of limitation shall not G bar prosecution


convicted for the temp orary relief of persons
duced to destitution by the enforcement of this
law and authorizing the employment of A. 600 vol
unteers were all stricken out, and the bill was
passed-94 to 80. "A minority report was made
from the Committee on Elections in favor of Hunt
the contestant, and against Sheldon, in of the
Louisiana ontested election cases The Tariff
bill was debated in Committee of the Whole.
Adjourned


Immediately after reading the journal
on the oath the Senate went into executive ses-
sion.


In the House, on the gath, Especial mes
sage from the President in reference to American
commerce was referred. .. "A report was made from
the Military Committee on the subject of fcadetships,
stating that the committee had taken evidence in
many cases. and found the existence of rregulari-
ties in appointing cadets outside the districts oil
members appointing; that in several cases money
has been paid to parties negotiating such appoint
ments, but except in the cases acted on none ap-
peared to have been paid to members, and that
the facts proven are not suinclent 10 warrant
the committee reporting the cases to the House.
The committee also reported bill making
two years residence on the part of the cadet in
the District from which he is appointed requisite,
which was amended to make the term one year,
and passed :. Resolutions were also proposed by
the same committee, and adopted declaring that
General Schoeff one of the leading Patent Office
Examiners, was engaged in lending himself as a
medium for the passage of money for corrupt pur-
poses and requesting the Secretary of the Interior
to remove him from his position as an improper
person to have or hold so responsible position
under the government; directing the Speaker to
exclude from all privileges of the floor committee
rooms, cloak room, and all the galleries OF the
House, any person who has been or may be proved
guilty of having been engaged in corrupting, or
attempting TO corrupt, sny member OF Congress by
directly or indirectly offering any valuable consld-
Grafton, with view of influencing his action III any
way pertaining his official duty; that the evi-
dence showing that Commander Upsher of the
navy had sought, by the use of money to procure
the appointment of a son to the Naval Academy,
be transmitted TO the Secretary of the Navy, with
a request to convene a courtmartal to try Upsher
for conduct unbecoming an officer. A bill was
passed, to authorize Legislative Assemblies OF Ter
rtories to pass general acts OF incorporation, ana
for educational purposes "A bill was reported
donating the Marine Hospital at Natchez to the
State of Mississippi for educational purposes
The Tariff bill considered in Committee OF the
Whole. Adjourned.
Year: 1870

the following interesting particulars of that
disastrous occurrence:


The train was run off the track at Buckner's
trestle, crossing Buekner's run, two miles and
three quarters south of Oxford, on the way
to this city. 1t arrived an hour late at Ok
ford, and the conductor, according to the
Doctors statement, received instructions from
Colonel Tate, the President of the road, to
run fast and endeavor, if possible, to make up
the time lost. The trestle is about one hundred
and fifty feet long and fifty feet high


The doctor states that it has been frequent
ly reported within the last three months as
unsafe, and the section boss, who lives CLOSE
by, has on many occasions tagged the up trains
and directed the engineers to run slowly.


Colonel Tate did not believe these state>
ments, and the train at the time of the disaster
was running at the rate of between thirty and
forty miles an hour. The locomotive passed
over safely. but spread the track apart at the
north end of the trestle nearest Oxford The
baggage car struck the first bent causing 1t to
settle between eight aud ten inches. 1t then
jumped to the right of the road and fell over
The express and postotiice car followed, land
ing on the top of the baggage car a second
class car fell over, parallel with the stream
The forward coach followed, dropping to the
bottom of the stream in position parallel
with the road. With one exception all the
passengers in rear of this car were instantly
killed. Among tie number was Mr. Mo-
Donald, roadmaster.


Two persons in the forward portion of the
car were badly injured. The last coach fell
on the end of the latter, crushing it in and
resting at an angle of about forty>fve degrees.
Every seat, with one exception, was loosened
from its fastenings, and all the passengers
were thrown to the bottom of the car Colonel
Tate, the President of the road, was in his
coach, standing just in front of the stove.-
Three persons were killed, and every other
passenger more or less injured. Nineteen
dead bodies were taken from the ruins, forty
persons were badly wounded, and about one
hundred others slightly, The passengers re-
mained at the wreck until nine o'clock in the
evening, when they were taken by another
train to Water Valley. No one had been in
formed of the accident, and no provision what
ever had been made for the comfort of the
wounded. 1t was not until nine o'clock the
next morning that any of the officers OF the
road made their appearance. AT that time
the treasurer called at the hotel and directed
the proprietor to refund all money paid by
passengers for entertainment. After that time
every comfort was provided for the sufferers.
The excursion train followed, being ten min
utes behind at Oxford. But for the exertions
of Mr. Edger, of the Burlington (MssourD
railroad, it would have met similar fate.
Year: 1870

Hush tread lightly, for she is dying
smooth the pillow with care; brush back the
tresses from the damp forehead, aud look into
those glossy eyes for the last time. The fare
we'll is over and the lips shall speak to you
''never again" There is some one waiting
for her at the door, and she is anxious to leave
you. She is so young and fair, it seems
doubly hard to give her up, yet she will
mingle in your pleasures and share your joys
s'never again" Bow in submission to the
chastising haud and feel it's well for her to go.
Why does that gray haired sire weep? Is it
old age weeping for youth aud beauty, and
whispering to his aching heart ''she is so
young, if it had been me instead 2" All
she will throw her arms around your neck,
and press the kiss on your withered cheek
:.never again." Her smile will be wanting,
her presence known in the old home "never
again" She will not comb the few scattered
locks off your brow, or whisper father" in
your listening ear. You will not speak of
your blue-eyed darling to your friends, and
they will ask after sweet Belle no more
"Never again. will she meet you at the door,
for she has gone home to God. Lay her body
away in the silent tomb and return to your
home to see the idol of your heart never
again" Desolate ah me dreary, one con-
tinued night forever prolonged into days.


But you will go to meet her e'er long and
from her be separated "never again" You
will exchange your worldworn garments, your
withered skin and wrinkled brow for fresh
countenance, and with her be young You
will know no heart ache nor hear any signing,
or feel that loved ones are dying. Wipe away
those tears, ''for earth has sorrow that
Heaven cannot heal" and within the shining
courts on high, you shall feel unhappy never
again"
Year: 1870

Mr.. Amos Guard living near Middle
town met with quite serious accident few
days ago He was choppiDg log from tree
lying upon the side of hill, and about the
time he thought the log was cut Oft he at
tempted to step back, but from some cause he
was thrown forward and the log passed over
his body. ipiuring him severely.
Year: 1870

PERsoNAL.--We had the pleasure yes
terlay of a call from Mr. II II Marean,
formerly with the noted Arkansas house
Of Morrell u Marean, at Van Buren, in
which his father was partner Mr. NJ
is now connected with one of the most
extensive mems and boys ready made
rlothing and furnishing houses in Boston
and will be glad to take orders We hap
pen to know that his original house was
one Of the best in the land, and we be-
lieve dealers will be able to purchase to
the best advantage after consulting him.
u X. Gazette, l0M.


1t will be gratifying to HrRprRr's many
friends in Van Burcn, to see him back at
his old home again, if only for short
time, for he will not, certainly, get as
near as Little Rock, and not come up.
There was no young man in the State,
with more personal popularity than he,
and we speak for him a cordial reception
wherever his business may call him. The
Boston House is fortunate.
Year: 1870

THE INCOME Taxa WARNING.-The
New York World dwels on the discred
table course Congress has been pursu-
ing with reference to this universally
odious tax. The editor warns it


Not to attempt to continue this tax by
a proceeding that will lead inevitably to
litigation. People will not pay this tax
under declaratory resolutions, excepting
under protest, and the result will be that
the whole amount of it for the year 1870
will be involved in suits brought to re
cover it back. The people have been
led to suppose, and do suppose, that their
incomes after 1869 would be free from
this oppressive and unconstitutional ex-
action, which is direct tax, if there ever
was one. They wish to know whether
Congress means to keep in good faith
the pledge which it has repeatedly given,
Year: 1870

The vote, as we anticipated, on Mon
day last, in this county Judging from this
township is pretty much all one way
The day was cold, raw and clustering
and but small vote was out, still it indi-
Gates the feelings and sympathies Of our
people to assist and do all they can to
forward the early completion Of the Lit
tie Rock and Fort Smith Railroad to this
place. When we find but f,oo dissenting
votes in poll of over two hundred, it is
truly remarkable, and those t,co we are
confident we're cast through ignorance.
The vote cast in Van Buren township
was:


For Subscription 204


Against - 2
Year: 1870

Gy- The steamer Gibson, Capt. EUGENE
SMITH, in command and our young friend
WALKER OUTLAW in the office, arrived at
our landing on Friday, just at night, and
left before dark for Fort Smith, but on
account of heavy wind and low water
did not reach that place until next morn
ing She went down on Sunday, with a
good trip of passengers.
Year: 1870

Ig- The coldest day we have had this
winter, is to-day, and with little snow
on the ground, it would pass for as good
winter day as any body could wish We
are afraid the Peach crop is ruined, most
certainly The early kinds.
Year: 1870

1t appears from special dispatches from
Richmond that the efforts which have
heen made for the past two or three days
to unite the two wings Of the Republican
party in Virginia have failed One Of
the Radical State central committee pro
posed platform that each committee
should appoint subcommittee who
should have joint power to cnll a State
convention for the election of delegates
opposed to the Democratic party. The
Conservative wing, however, maintains
that it is the only party having legiti-
mate State committee, and refuses to ac
quiesce in any movement to unite with
the NAL contents.
Year: 1870

The gold room this afternoon was in t
state of the widest excitement. The gal
leries and indeed every access to the boaro
was thronged By a crowd of eager spec
tators who watched the changes on tn,
dial, each fractional decline being greet
ed with wild shouts and cheers Inside
the room all was confusion, and the scene
beggared description and has scarcely
been equalled, either on the memorable
Friday or during the present bear move
nicnt The decline in the price of gold
to ll0i demoralzed the market for for.
eign exchange. The cotton, wheat and
pork trade generally are paralized by the
rapid decline in the price of gold, and the
future is regarded with distrust by bank
crs and money lenders. Cabal kilograms
announce failures of cotton firms in Liver
pool,
Year: 1870

Gov. Stevenson, of Kentucky, tele-
graphs here that, under the peculiar cir


cunstances under which Representative
Golladay, of that State, resigned, he can
not accept his resignation. He deems it
due to the State and to the member him
self that there should be full nvestiga-
ton and decision in the House in the
premises The decision of the House
in the Whittemore case was that the re-
signation to the House was final, and it
is doubtful if Golladay will be recogniz-
ed as member even ifhe desires to with
draw his letter to the speaker. Ia the
meantime, whatever may be the result Of
this new question, the military committee
will go on and bring up Golladays case
Year: 1870

Matters Not Chansed-AH Quiet Along che


Lino-Tho Policy Of the Company.


The strike OF the employees OF the Erie Railway
shops at Jersey City continues In about the same
condition as 1t was at the beginning. No materia
change was noticeable yesterday. The strikers
seemed to nave been mistaken as TO the degree OF
sympathy TO be shown them by therr fellow crafts
men In the other shops OF the company. Although
meetings and conventions have been held and ap-
peas published aud delegates sent there is stll no
sign OF any cooperation, to the extent OF strike,
among the operatives OF the road TO the westward
with the movement in Jersey City. 1t appears that
not even the snubbing which the delegation Of the
various shops received from Mr. Rucker, the
General Superintendent, on Wednesday last,
excited the ire OF the workmen TO such
u pitch as to induce them TO follow their Jer-
sey Guy comrades and unceremonlOusly quit WORK.
Up to half-past four O'Clock yesterday afternoon all
the men at Port Jervis Susquehanna and the other
shops out west on line OF the Ere ROAD were at work
as usual and nothing indicating dissatisfaction on
their part was shown.


At Jersey City the followed their usual routine
held their meetings and appointed their committees
OF scouts and for picket duty, to persuade new
comers from taking employment 1t the shops or the
company. But the officers OF the railroad yesterday
suddenly changed their tactics they have resolved
not TO make any effort whatever TO replace the
strikers IN the shops There are now were yester
day only about twenty men at work at Jersey City ap
prentces and all, and these VIII be about the whole
number that Will be employed until the strike
The officers say that although the business Of the
eastern dlvsl0n-mOsuly GOALS very heavy, they
can get as much motive power from the West as


they need for there travel as well tralc is light


Necessary repairs are done 1T Port Jervs where not
only the working hours OF the men and their pay
also have been increased, but q large additional
force Of w0rkmen has been engaged. With the dis


inclination OF the men West to JOIN the strike, and
the additional inducements held out by the COM
pany to their employees west or the Bergen tunnel
ana with the assurance that the men at Jersey City
Will shortly come back to their shops, railway
officials seem TO believe that the strike Is nearly
an end, and was mo great shakes after all.
Year: 1870

tendencies Of civilization are more and more felt
And moro and more every day we are apt 10 be told
that these are at least IN close harmony with The IN
nlences OF Cnristanityl 10 our minds, the worship
idoatry Of the lowest type which seems more and
more likely to undermine Christianity altogether.
Year: 1870

pleasure By lifting the foot of the crib the legs drop down through hollow posts, and are fasten-

 with the bedstead. The same process with the the head. The head and foot boards are folded down over the mattress when not in use. The Crib can contain the be- made up for use when when closed in. Each bedstead can have A single
Year: 1870

The Courier seeks to cover the ille-
gal designs of the Democracy to NOR
row by charging an intent on the part
Of the Republicans TO vote colored
men not citizens. II IS the old game
of stop thief" The party which
has been convicted, year after year,
of Wholesale importations, fraudulent
voting, crowdiug of boarding houses,
is not the one to become so virtuously
indignant about the purity Of the bal
lot-box.


We can say to the Democracy that
bluster and thgeats will not deter
Republicans tomorrow. They pro-
pose, as good and law abiding ci;i,
zens, to do their duty fearlessly aud
honestly. We are determined that
every eOloved citizen who Is legel
voter shall he permitted quietly to
exercise the right Of suffrage; or en-
force the law Of Congress by the U. s.
Deputy Marshals and Commissioners
against all offenders On the other
hard, 20 Republican win advise or
countenance any colored man not le-
gally qualified, in an attempt to vote
Year: 1870

SHERIFF MILLER, when oa'lsd be-
fore the Court TO defend himself from
an important charge. makes oath
that "HE CANNOT HAVE AN IMPAIR
TIAL TRIAL" 10 VanderbuTgh County,
and has his case transferred to Glib
SON County, fearing to risk jury Of
his own fellow citizens And yet he
asks these same citizens to elect him
to one Of the most responsible offices
in the County
Year: 1870

In reply to Mr.. Elliott, we have only to
say that our sources of Information are
good with regard 10 that transaction. But,
as AFR. Elliott is not directly concerned in
the present canvass, we dc not propose to
continue a controversy with him. We are
satisfied, however, of the general correct
ness of our statements. OF course Mr..
Elliott was right enough in selling his
property and paying any obligation due
from him.


We will only add that tie Courier S
pitilul plea that it will not attempt to
substantiate its statements because
" Mr.. Elliott is not COZ carned in the
present. canvass" is far worse than
pleading the baby act " by al over
grown offender.
Year: 1870

Music By the CRESCENT CITY
BAND. The last meeting will be
mainly Of a business character. Let
every Republican willing 10 work on
the RlllyiDg and Challenging Com-
mittees be present.