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Year: 1873

MesSrS. Editors AS the Weather por-
ton of the city Qhe west-end) has been ia
yored with park (Monroe) at public cost.
is it going beyond the bounds of modesty
or reason to ask of the city that the poor and
benighted inhabitants of Monroe and Jack
son wards be encouraged in this life to the
extent of making little breathing spot in
the way Of park out of the square bounded
by First, Second, Leigh, and Jackson streets
1t is estimated that the cost of this ground
and its proper adornment would not exceed
$4,000. sec no reason to doubt that this
park, together with the opening of First
street from jackson TO Duval, would so en-
hancc the value of adjacent property


as to soon repay the city in taxes.
The neighborhood referred to is just now


i'm fair way of decent private improvement,
and it is safe to presume that the addition Of
a little public leaven would so animate the
whole US to produce gratifying results all
around. The subject has been spoken of
fayorabIy and earnestly by many of the most
prominent residents and taxpayers OF that
section. and the circulation of petition in
furtherance of the project is said to be near
at hand. D. NJ.
Year: 1873

EVANSVILLE, IND, Jan. 23.-About
dark last night six men attempted to cross
the river in skiff, coming apparently from
Green River. When opposite this city their
skiff got into the floating ice and was over
turned. They were heard to shout for help,
crying that they were freezing to death,
but none of the steamers or other craft at
the wharf could get out to them, and their
voices ceased after a few minutes. The
weather is very cold and stormy,
Year: 1873

By the way we saw this good boy few
days ago; he now chews plug tobacco like a
horse, and smokes a clay pipe night and
day. But it would be such a consolation
to US now to know what has become Of the
ress of that tiibe of district school orators,
who spoke their pieces" nearly score of
years ego.
Year: 1873

A resolution passed the Senate to appoint


a committee to inquire whether the present
State constitution, known as the Drake
Constitution, was adopted by msjority Of


The voters in 1865. The inquiry involves


the counting of the vote By the then Sec
retary Of State, ROdman.
Year: 1873

tional domain as 'The Great West.n
The South, by its extent of territory
and the magnitude of its interest and
capacities, deserves no less significant
title. With an area of nearly mil-
lion of square miles-an area more
than the whole of Great Britain-and
with list of tropical products that
play a grand part in the commerce of
the world, it deserves the largest rec
ognition. Mr.. Kings articles will be
entitled: 'The Great South"


They will be commenced in the
Monthly next spring. and will alone
be worth the price of subscription to
the Monthly, for they will make a
complete illustrated book of them
selves. OF two hundred and fifty broad
magazine pages.


Many of the features of Southern
life and landscape are as strange to
Northern and Western eyes as if they
belonged to another country; so that
in painting the South to itself, and
giving it fair showing for its own sat
isfaction, most interesting page will
be opened to the whole cOutry, and one
which will reveal our people at once
to themselves and to each other.
Year: 1873

The publishers of Scri6Rer's Month
Ly announce one of the largest and
most important enterprises ever un-
dertaken by any illustrated magazine
in this country.


They have engaged the services of
Mr.. Edw. King, author of "My Paris, ="
and OF various graphic sketches in
recent numbers of the Magazine, TO
write series of twelve papers on the
Life, Condition, and Resources of the
Southern States of America. They
Will be brilliantly Illustrated, and will
he written with no other object than
that of representing, by pen and pen
ell, one of the most Interesting, fruitful
and picturesque regions of our COM
mon country. While they will aim
to convey reliable information on all
the social, industrial, and commercial
topics suggested by a personal survey,
they VIII be written in the graphic
style, and with the quick insight into
character and ready appropriation of
incident, which have already given
to Mr.. King, the title of a born
Special CORES pondent-n


Mr.. King Will devote the winter
mainly TO travel and the personal col
lection of material. He will enter up
on his work with the enthusiasm of
youth, and with the broad and ready
sympathy born of his own cosmopoli-
tan habits; and we bespeak for him,
wherever he may go, the confidence
and hospitable reception to which his
personal character and public errand
him
Year: 1873

At the request of the Senate,
Gov. Walker has embodied in a
message his views on the Finances
of the State.


He recommends the reduction Of
the debt to about S26.000.000, by
the sale of all the State stocks in
public, works. These stocks amount
to nearly seven millions. The ex-
penses of the State government he
thinks can be reduced to six hun
dred thousand dollars which added
to the interest on the public debt,
will leave to be met annually by
taxation S2.160.O0O. This he thinks
can be met without increasing the
present rate of taxation, but it is
plain enough for mental food for
even fools that such load WILL
raise the AMOUNT of taxation and
when that is done what in the deuce
do We care whether the RATE be in
creased, In very simple language,
the Governor, whose wealth is not
favorable to sympathy in such mat
tiers, proposes to bleed the people
much more,sbut promises not Eto
stick the lancet any deeper. Yet
he will cut every artery in our bod
les to get his gallon Of blood. No
Governor. re don't see if
Year: 1873

Governor, We don see IT


SnIe sf Ihe Abingdon Virginian.


The familiar face Of the Abing-
don VRGINIAN comes to us this
week with new name upon it.
Maj. Geo. r. Dunn has purchased
it OF Mcssrs. Coale & Barr, who
after having engineered it for one
third of a century now retire, as
they tell us in their valedictOry, to
get ready for the coming close of
their lives.


1t is both just and agreeable for
us TO say that they have made that
Journal respectable and are enti-
tied to the honorable distinction
they have won as its editors and
proprietors. Their administration
dates back into that splendid age
when the republic was full ofprom-
isc and crowned with glory. 1t
spans the great gulf of our unpar-
allied civil war, and comes down to
to the physical close of the disas
trous rupture which was the fruit
of slavery. They fought under the
bright but doomed banner of Hen
ry Clay and lived to see the death
of both that party and its founder.
1t may be lett to the opinion of the
reader whether their connection
with the VIRGINIAN has not out
lived every other southern one
which has existed in their day. Be
this as it may, they have said and
done much to draw public atten-
ton to Southwest Virginia and to
preserve from oblivion many of its
brightest traditions. We have had
charge of the News less than five
years, but editorial receprocities
have existed for over eight years
between us, and they now seem to
he closed without having been dis
turbed by an unpleasant episode.
We now place their names on that
exalted record which shall be devo
ted to those who have known, ap-
preciated and practiced the digni-
ties and decencies of journalism.
We have disagreed with them upon
some issues, but it was the mutual
dissent of divcrging judgments and
convictions.


Maj. Dunn their Successor be
longs TO one of the pioneer families
of the Southwest. A family, than
which, few can be said to have done
more for its development. OF a
practical experience proven in the
trials of varied and successful bu-
siness life, gentleman of fine. .intcg-
rity, in the prime of vigorous man
hood ; independent in opinion and
of a capacity inferior to none of its
past tests, we shall expect Linn
to make the VIRGINIAN progressive
enough for the new age we are in
and profitable, both to himself and
the country. The VIRGINIAN is
our nearest neighbor. Maj. Dunn
You are our youngest editorial
brother-permit us to induct You
into your new position and to prom
ise and predict for you a career both
useful and honorable. Look well
to the Southwest :
Year: 1873

wall fell upon bis wife, and how it was
he who lifted her from among tho debris
and bore hcI home in his strong aims.


But they do not know why she stood
there, nor how, if she had not, the man.
now SD wealthy and respected, would
have gone by way OF Old Mikes Rancho
straight down the miserable road which
leads to drunkard's grave. and would
sleep there to-day forgotten.


Bat Will knows. and will always re-
member It,
Year: 1873

An Ohio postmaster has received a
letter wherein the writer protfers a curious
request, as follows: III you can & will
ascertain the name of some rich old maid
or widow worth from 5 thousand to $4,000
or more let me know by return mail and
| will pitch 10 and if l make it tie the
Knot, it is a l hundred dollars in your
pocket
Year: 1873

An exchange says. 1--WE arise in the
morning and with the brush OF nature
paint with the roseate hues the path that
lies before u.s." This is what he says.
What he really does, after being kicked
out of bed, is to get his pants on wrong.
seize brush of bristles, and paint with
raven huss cook stove as large as
livery stable.
Year: 1873

in the Typographical service of the
North German army and later in this
State, and appears to be an expert in
his profession The map is we'll drawn
and includes all the additions and SUBJ
divisions Of Red Wing, and will be de-
sired by all who have real estate in
terests there.-DisDatch.
Year: 1873

We call the attention of the city au-
thorities to the fact that the boys have
already commenced coasting on the side
walks. it will be remembered that
Mrs. Wright got her arm broken last
winter by this same means. The prob
ability is that the city will have to pay
for the next leg or arm broken in this
way:
Year: 1873

We have the following important dis
patch from 81. Louis last night:


ST.. LOUIS, Oct. 15-The Directors oi
the st. Louis National Bank today In
s,ructed the President TO take measures to
convene the members Of the Clearing
House, TO discuss the feasibility Of the
Immediate resumption ol currency
payment. Quite number of banks
here are very anxious to resume.
They are said to be willing to assist any
bank that can show itself entirely solvent
to go through any run which may result
from resumption. Also to carry clearing
house certificates after November 1st
should there be any necessity. 1t Is under
stood that ten banks will tomorrow make
proper application for q meeting of the
Clearing House association TO consider
this matter, and they will press resump
ton strongly. II they fail, 1t is by nc
means certain that they will not withdraw
from the Association and establish Clear
Ing House Of their own and resume al
Once
Year: 1873

The body Of an unknown boy, apparently about
fifteen years OF age was found in the North River,
near Watts street, last evening and near it was
found noating brown straw hat. apparently hav
ing belonged to the boy.
Year: 1873

q me- military appearance. Throngs Of natives were
pouring up the broad way intent taking last look at
their dead ruler. All the officers OF the Kingdom ciy
and military in attendance The body OF the late
king lay upon high dais, dressed In auniiorm tnss
presented incongruous combination. There were red
panaloons and black coat the hands were incased IN
white kid gloves Three orders adorned the breast To


stranger III the kingdom. the most interesting OF the
surroundings the large mantes which were thrown
over the BIER These the famous feather coaks the
peculiar possession OF royalty. They are made by
fastening yellow feathers upou network OF
twine, the feathers being procured from
bird that bears only under each wing. vast
amount Of time and Tabor tmust be expended to make
one of those mantles which large enough to cover
the body OF aman and fall in folds about him. They de-
scend from generation 10 generation. and are never al
lowed to pass ont Of the royal family forming as they
do tho State The appearance exceedingly beau
tiul fine golden color is enhanced by the graceful
forms In which the flexible material naturally falls.


At the head OF the daIs stand bearing the sword
and hat deceasad and other tables were flowers
and q silver dish IN which burning incense. The
Cabinet Ministers stood together at the head while the
sister OF the late King known Ruth the only suryy


ing member OF the Kamehaehas sat by the side
of the corpse. the picture OF sorrow On each side OF
the body were two continually waving what are
called kaAis There stats bearing feathers, made
10 stand erect like gigantic plumes The original idea In
this custom s said to be TO keep evil spirits aloof from
dead II is general observance among the natives
The line of visitors passed by within view Of the body
and out into the palace yard On the veranda OF
house adjoining the Kings residence stood native
woman who has for many years exercised bOundless
control over the King She .has been known as his


sorceress" and Is understood to have sustained TO him
even more intimate relations. She utternC the wall
for the dead at the top Of her voice. She had grde
drawn tightly around her body assist in the prolonged
exercise OF the lungs Her misused power gone, and
she knows herself be the object of universal aversion
The burial Of the late King will not take place for several
weeks,
Year: 1873

A "PHANroM TUMoRr CAss.LOn
Monday afternoon, about six o'clock, q
middle aged man, in company with
young lady, apparently about II years
of age, drove up in carriage to one of
the uptown hotels, and after entering
desired to obtain lodings for a day or
two. He registered his name as "sSmith
aud lady," and having no baggage the
clerk of the hotel, who is very modest
Young man, reluctantly told him that
the rules of the house required persons
without baggage to pay their board In
advance. TO this the guest did not OBJ
iect, and at once paid up for two days.
He was accordingly assigned to one of
the best rooms in the house, and soon
afterwards he inquired of the clerk
where he could obtain a physician, as
be desired to have an operation per
formed upon the lady for the removal
ofa tumor with which she was afflicted.
He was directed to the Office Of one of
the most prominent young surgeons,
and soon afterwards physicians carrl-
age was standing in front OF the hotel.


The surgeon proceeded to the room
of his patient, and began in a courteous
manner to make his diagnosis. Before
proceeding far, however, he remarked
to the gentleman who had summoned
him to the hotel, that no operation was
necessary, that nature would shortly re-
leve the patient. The surmise OF the
doctor proved to be correct, as on Tues-
day night there was fresh arrival at
the hotel, fine, bouncing baby, The
gentleman who desired to have the opc-
ration performed was nonplussed at the
shape matters had assumed, and seemed
to feel very much like the man who
won the elephant, The jorial hotel
proprietor came to his relief however,
and suggested that if he did not desire
to retain the infant, he could linda home
for it in an infant asylum in this city.
Acting upon this suggestion the man,
about , - o'clock III the mornlngtook
the child in his arms and left the hotel,
and nothing has been seen of him or 1t
since. 'H'...r. i..f r .r-


The Young girl seemed to be totally
ignorant that such an event was about
to transpire, and had consequently made
no preparations for it. A married lady
in the house, however, kindly came TO
her relief, and from the wardrobe OF
her own children soon improvised a suit
for the little stranger, The young moth
er is 'doing as wei rs could be expect
cd under the icumstances,' and has
had telegrapbic dispatch sent to her
mother. The hotel proprietor sincerely
hopes there will be response to the
dispatch, as he tells that he too has an
elephant upon his hands.-BdltimOre
Sun.
Year: 1873

VERY SURPRISING SURPRISE Party
Those surprise parties, somehow, nearly
always turn out unpleasantly. They tell
about one that came off up in Connect
cut recently which was not half rs joy
GUS as it should have been. 1t was re-
ported of a man and his wife, who had
married many years without having any
children, that they had at last been
made happy by the birth Of daughter.
Some Of their friends determined TO give
the man presentation surprise party.
So about forty persons marched up 10
the house one evening, carrying era
die and lots of cummings and bibs, and
bottles with gum nozzles, and baby
carriage and some little night gowns,
and coral armlet and a gross OF sooth-
ing syrup, and socks and parasoric.
And they all burst into the parlor at
once on tip toe. And when the man,
in amazement, asked them what they
meant by such conduct, they said they
were coming in quietly so as not to
wake the baby. And when the husband
blushed and stammered, and asked,
"What baby ?" they said his baby, and
began to hand him things and to load
him up with soothing syrup and gum
rings, until he tloored one of the guests
with quart bottle Of paragoric, and
held him down until he explained. And
then it was revealed that il was all q
mistake about 4 little daughter; that no
such arrival had taken place at all, but
that the report was false. And that
then the surprise party was n great deal
more surprised than the man was; and
the guests gathered up that infant iur-
niture and tried TO pretend TO the man
that they never thought he had a
daughter, but that they understood he
had accepted position as director OF
an orphan asylum, and that they brought
around n few things for him to distrib
ute among the poor, tathcrless children:
The man said ii was singularly thln,and
then the company went home. 80 '' -
Year: 1873

The Ouachita Telegraph has
an advertisement which reads


Build up your own printing
Offices instead of sending your
work abroad"


This is sensible advice.
Those business men among
rs who send their printing to
the North should not be pa
tronized by people at home.
This bad habit, or sheer cu>
pidity, is Inducing many news
papers Of the South to have
one side printed at the North.
We would resist long before
falling into or countenancing
such a suicidal policy. 1t is
death to Southern printers and
to alllocal euterprise.-IHomer
Iliad.
Year: 1873

New Haven has a mayor
who is worth having. The
other night he personally as
serted his authority by jumps
ing out of a horse-car and
seizing one of the participants
in a street fight just in time to
veto a murder.
Year: 1873

There is still a vast amount
of sickness throughout our sec
ton of counry and our physi-
clans are all worn down with
constant riding and attention
to the sick [Coushatta Citi-
zen.
Year: 1873

The directors of the Petroleum Re-
filming Company have made prelimi-
nary arrangements for business.
Within u few days their agent will be
in San Francisco, to superintend the
making of stills and other machinery.
If not retarded by some unforeseen
event, they expect to be in operation
by December. We look to this enter
prise as a source Of great revenue to
our county, and hope it may make
millionaires of all the stockholders.
Year: 1873

All orders promptly attended to, and infor-
nation given CHEAPLY and with dispatch.


We are fully convinced that the time Ia at
hand when old things are to be done away,
and nearly all things are to become new. Con-
sequently, many changes will become neces-
sary, and To facilitate this object Is our pur-
pose in our present business capacity. From
our extensive acquaintance with the people of
the Eastern States as well as our knowledge
of this country and its people-which we have
worked diligently and hard to lean-and the
large amount of
Year: 1873

we have on sale and to lease, we feel confident
of success, and that is half the battle won.


Our motto is onward and upward with the
watchwOrd, Know Thyself, the which we
study. SO we fatter ourselves that
Year: 1873

NEURALGIA One Of the best methods
Of treating neuralgia is that recommend
ed by Frosseau. A tight top thimble Is
filed with cotton, aud few drops OF
aqua ammonia dropped omit. The open
mouth Of tho thimblc is then applied over
the seat Of pain for n minute or two, mn.
I'll the skin is b!istered The skin is then
rubbed off, and upon the denudcd sur
face a small quantity Of morphia (gr h
is applied This affords almost instant
relief A second application Of the NOR
phia, if required, is to be preceded by
first rubbing off the new formation ths,
has sprung up over the former blistercd
surface
Year: 1873

Fer A young officer at the lava beds
received a letter full Of affection from his
fiancce, the concluding words OF which
were: "And, il anything should happen
to you, do make some arrangement to
have your hair recovered and sent on.
II is the exact color of mine. and cant
get pair Of curls Of the right shade any
where here"
Year: 1873

strategic movement, she wrested the
obnoxious cigar from his mouth and
threw it out Of the window, exclaim-
ing, q If there is anything l do hate,
it is tobacco smoke"


The passengers who had witnessed
the affair were convulsed with laugh
ter, but the offending smoker sup
pressed whatever emotions may have
been struggling for expression in
words or action and maintained
throughout the same imperturbable
gravity which had characterized him
from the first. Calmly rising from his
seat, he opened the window nearest
him, fastened it up, and reaching over
the scat back of him, took that wom-
ans poodle dog and threw'him out OF
the window as far beyond as possible,
at the same time saying, eff there is
any thing do hate, it's poodle dog


The scene which followed beggars
description. The car resounded with
peal after peal of laughter, and as the
extreme righteousness OF the affair
became apparent to the principal ac-
tors in it, they too joined in with the
rest. Despite the regret incident to
the loss Of her dog, the woman could
not suppress her inclination to laugh
at the unexpected finale of the affair.


-Cicucldnd Times.
Year: 1873

From the Green Bay Gazette.]


No public speaker since the days of
Douglas has exceeded Senator Car
pcnter in the ability to speak i'll an
interesting manner, at a moments
notice, on any subject occupying the
public mind. He is always ready,
fluent in speech and affluent in ideas,
and he pours both forth with the ease
and prodigality Of a spendthrift.
Whatever subject he takes up is sure
to he illuminated BY the powerful
logic, the happy illustration, the
persuasive cloquence which he con-
stantly holds in readiness for any oc-
casion. He brings to bear upon every
question he approaches a thorough
acquaintance, whether the same be
the result of long study or of the ad
Nocate, and he is ever ready to eX
press his mind on all occasions. Thus,
It was to he expected that his recent
visit to New Orleans would be the oc-
casion for a speech on the condition
nf Louisiana. He had made the un-
happy state of affairs there the subject
of thorough enquiry during the last
session OF congress, anu Hau pre-
scented to the Senate thorough and
elaborate report emhodying his views.


His views did not prevail, and we
think it fortunate for the country
that they did not, as, if they had, and
the precedent were once established,
that Congress was the State making
power, the turn of Wisconsin, to stand
trial if she were a sovereign State i'll
the Union would come out in time as
surely as Louisiana. Better that Con-
yrcss were abolished, the army dis
banded, and thirty seven independent
republics stood in their place, than
that alternative should arise.


But Carpenter presented his case to
the Senate in Il mastery manner, and
was full of it when he stood up in
Exposition Hall, New Orleans, to
speak Of it to the people of Louisiana.