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Year: 1872

The Newark Courier. of yesterday, says
The shad war between this State and Delaware
remains in stata quo. 1t Lids fair to remain
so"


The Atalanta crew practice on the Thames
every day when the weather is favorable. The
betting ON the approaching race is now two to
one IN favor OF the London crew.


Surely the times hive changed, when a
monument to John Brown can be erected at
Harper- Ferry, Some of the Southern lapers
however object to it strongly.


Z" Oh, sir, said a woman, pleading before
the burgers of Coatesville, the other day, in be
half of her husband who had been correcting
her with poker, "he wasn't always that way.
There was time when he only struck me with
his fist"
Year: 1872

HARK, from the Toombs a doleful
sound, which is understood to be remark
he made to a Georgia delegate: "The
only chance to beat Grant What in
the d-l's the use of beating Grant with
Greeley? Hadn't we just as we'll beat
Greeley with Grant ? Which is the
better? I had just as soon vote for one
as the other.U
Year: 1872

a BosToN editor is guilty Of the follow
ing:


A hand-organist comes round to our
Office every day or two and plaintively
grinds out about "Come home, dear
father, come home" He is informed
that he need not come here again. The
old gentleman went home yesterday.
Year: 1872

A PEKIN Qll.) woman was asked by
the preacher if her husband feared the
Lord. She replied: "Fear him! Why,
bless you, he is so feared of him that he
never goes out of the house on Sundays
without taking his gun along"
Year: 1872

1SlectiOns 4tg


We have been informed that an Election
will soon take place in Magnolia, for the
election Of Mayor and four Aldermen.
This is a matter Of some importance to the
citizens of this town, as much depends upon
the administration Of our local government.
The Importance of a well-administered Mu.
nicipal government is of as much interest
TO the citizens of the Corporation as the
administration Of State Government is to
the inhabitants of the State. Therefore,
this subject should have the attention of
the citizens Of this town, and their efforts
should be directed accordingly. We have
not been here long enough to know any
thing about the present officers, and il may
be possible they have rendered perfect satis-
faction in the discharge of their several du-
ties. Consequently, when we say that
much depends upon the administration of
our local affairs, we only affirm what we be-
lieye to be true, and do not want it to be
construed as an intimation that the present
administration is not satisfactory to the
citizens of Magnolia; for we do not know
whether it, or not. We only refer to the
Importance of the local election, and the
necessity Of securing or retaining good Off
GERS, and intend no reflection upon the
present incumbents, whatever.


We have not had the time to explore the
archives of the Corporation, or we would
probably let the citizens know something
about the financial condition of the city 60
vernment It's expenditures, receipts, etc.
The failure on our part, however, to do this,
will not lessen the Importance Of the ap-
preaching Municipal election, and we hope


the legal voters Of this town will be ready,


when the time arrives, TO cast their votes
judiciously.. ii
B.
Year: 1872

B6- Magnolia certainly ships very lrgo
amount of cotton, from the fact thi it
seems almost impossible for the Ra1llad
to furnish sufficient transportation, WhNh-
er this is from neglect or otherwise, it shoid
be remedied, and that Immediately. O.
ton sometimes remaiqs week on the ra


road platform, aud in store also, because u
facilities for transportation are not ahorde
by Che Road The attention Of the Super
intendeat should be directed to this fact
and we feel confident that the desired faeili
ties will he extended to this place. Ther
can certainly be no good cause for such "
necessary delay in removing the cotton, an
we hope the Road will make satisiactor
arrangements for shipments, SO there will
no further cause for complaints. W
Year: 1872

Bay@The business Of Magnolia, this year,
has increased more than fifty per cent. over
that Of last year. This is au encouraging
sign of the increasing Importance of the
place, and it is feature Of a prosperous
condition that may we'll be appreciated BY
those who control the business Of this grow
ing town. Her area Of trade is evidently
on a rapid increase, and the advantages at-
forded are being properly considered by the
Inhabitants Of the surrounding country
This fact is frequently demonstrated by the
appearance of new customers bringing theft
produce to this market; ard re Nusines:
may still more be augmented, it the Mer
chants will continue, as they have doa'
heretofore, to offer those satisfactory IN
ducements, which win eventually invit'
trade from distance,
Year: 1872

Having IN ade large geadditions to ourestablish-
nent in the shape of material OF the latest
style, and having employed experienced and
ORDERS for every variety of PLAIN AND FANCY
JoB PRINTING with neatneSs and Dispatch
The addition of steam Power to our estaDllsn-
,a ant affords Us great advantages over most
e ,uutry OH ces in the way of low prices ana
t,Sf work Call with US and be convinced
Year: 1872

New YORK, July 1s.-A prominent
member of the German House of Repre-.
sentatives writes hero confirming the news
that Bismarck is trying to stop, by legisla-
tion, the great flow Of emigration from
the Empire to this country, and charac-
terizes the movement as stupid saying
the only way to prevent emigration is to
award the people the same advantages
they have here.
Year: 1872




District of the State Of California, in and for
the County OF Placer.


SARAH L. STREETER VS.. JOHN C. STEETER
Action brought in the District Court of the
Fourteenth Judicial District of the State of
California, in and for the County of Placer.
and the complaint filed in the said County of
Placer, in the Office of the Clerk of said Dis
trict Court.


The People Of the S,as Of California send
greeting to JOHN c. STREETER, Defeatlq,t
VOU ARE HEREBY REQUIRED nc AP
Il pear in an action brought against Won by
the above named plaintiff in the District Court
of the Fourteenth Judicial District of tbe
State of California, in and for the Comfy of
Placer, and to answer the complaint filed therein
"a copy OF which accOmDan' eS this summons\
within ten days exclusive of the day of seryice}
after the service ON you of this snmmons-if
served within this county or if served out of this
county but within this Judicial District. within
twenty days, or If served out of said District
thea within forty doys-or Judgment by default
Will be taken against you according to the PRAYER
of said complaint.
The said action is brought to abtain n decree
OF tins court dlssolying the bop Is Of matrimonv
now existing between ya4sand plaintiff, and for
Such other relief as plaintiff may in equity be
ehtltled, ana for costs of suit.


And you are hereby notified that if Won fail to
appear ana answer said complaint as above re-
CURED the said plaintiff will apply to the court
ior the relief herein demanded


Given under my hand and the seal of the Dis
IN trct Court of the Fourteenth Judicial
SEAL District of the State of California, in
- ~ and for the County of Placer, this
first day of October. in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seveuty-two.


b. L. BURT,


Clerk


BY W. B. LYON,
Nonro>, E p Deputy.
Attorneys for Plaintiff oc5-on,
Year: 1872

Scarcely had the unpleasant effects OF the two
recent heavy SHOWS and heavier rains, the endless
slush. mounds OF mud and dissolvng ice and nasty
little puddes began to disappear from the Streets
than we are threatened with third edition.
suddenly became intensely cold, and the heavy
looking clouds overhead were to many the portent
OF more snow" On the principal avenues OF the city
the worshppers OF Santa Claus were out in great
numbers but the rapdty or their movements indi-
speedily as possible, TO nee from the bracing at
mosphere for the warmth and comforts OF home
Soon after midnight IL began to snow heavily, and
at two O'Clock the dry frozen streets and buildings
of the metropolis were covered with genuine sea-
sonable sheet oil white beautiful snow.
Year: 1872

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 1872.


IL can be positively stated on good authority that
Judge Bradley has not signifed any intention to go
to New Orleans during the present term Of the
United states Supreme Court, and it Is pretty Ger.
tain that he will not do 80 unless requested by tha
President who as head OF the political department
OF the government is more especially charged with
the political relations between the States and the
general government. tits understood the Supreme
Court does not regard itself as having any power
over the question whether Judge Bradley should or
should not go to New Orleans and his going
there all at this uncture, at the request OF pri
vate parties or from his own volition, might have
the appearance OF distrust OF the two Judges
already on or near the spot, he would be very re-
luctant to take such a course, however wiling to
do anything in his power to aid in settling the un-
happy difficulties which exist.


An Appeal to the United states Proposed.
The New Orleans Committee will hold another
meeting here on Monday instead, OF going to New
York as yesterday contemplated. They will then
Year: 1872

The following record will show the changes in
the temperature for the past twenty -four hours in
comparison with the corresponding day or last
year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnuts
Pharmacy, HERALD Building
Year: 1872

THE word male" in connection
with admission to the District Of
Columbia bar, having been omitted
in the recently revsied code, women
have a right to practice there, and q
colored lady has been the first to be
admitted to the bar of the District.
Year: 1872

INDIANAPOLIS girls, when at the
opera, occupy balcony seats, and
playfully hang their feet over the
railing. A man in the parquet recent.
ly had the top of his head crushed
in by one the young ladies dropping
her shoes on him.
Year: 1872

The Board of Directors, in asking the support
Of the public for this Fourth Distribution of
tho Memphis Agricultural and Mechanical
former Distributions as having been character
lied by fairness, punctuality and fidelity to
every engagement. The high character of the
Managers forbids the idea that any but the ut
most good faith will continue to be OBJ, erved,
thus affording the highest guaranty that jus
tice and impartiality will ever control them in
discharging their responsible duties. rH-a'
Year: 1872

Kaaoaopa in this matter obtained the verdict
Of Jury that she was a ksiktkanai Of the de-
ceased, and as such ksik-aaai, claims the estate.
The adoption IN this case was made long before
there we're any written laws IN the country.


The adoption Of a child as heir clearly aud
definitely made according to Hawaiian custom
and usages prior to the written law, hold TO be
valid under existing laws, and therefore concur
'iu the decision OF the Chief Justice, that as far
as the verdict of the jury is clearly not respon-
sive to this issue, new trial should be granted
Year: 1872

HAETwEII., J..


The decree from which this appeal was taken
was decree IN rem, awarding 70 the adopted
child the estate Of her adopter. No public notice
was given Of the motion for this decree, and it Is
Year: 1872




There appeared, few days since, at
clearinghouse in the southern sec
ton of the city, natty-looking young
man and engaged board, but was in
formed by the landlady that, owing to
pressure upon her accommodations,
she would be obliged to room the new
conner with one of her best boarders un-
til such time as a spare room could be
had. To this the young man assented,
but not without some reluctance, he
stating that he preferred room to him
self, but, under the circumstances, he
would room with the best boarder" for
few days. The first night that the
new boarder retired to rest he did SO in
the dark, and insisted on sleeping next
to the wall, and it was noticed by the
best boarder'' that his chum occupied
but little of the bed, sleeping, as it
were, upon the rail. In the morning
the newcomer complained of feeling
unwell, and did not leave his bed until
after his bedfellow had vacated the
room. For three nights this same pro-
gramme was followed, and on the fourth
morning a discovery was made by the
chambermaid which created consider
able excitement in the house, and
which, when made known to the ~ best
boarder," paralyzed him with astonish-
ment. On the morning in question, the
chambermaid entered the room of the
new boarder, just as he was about ad-
justing his clothing and discovered that
the "he'' was "she." She begged
not to be exposed, but the chamber
maid being unable to retain within her
self such rich joke, especially after
what had befallen the best boarder," !"
disclosed the secret which she had dis
covered, and, upon the landlady going
in quest of the bogus young man, it was
found that she had fled the house.
Since then it has been discovered that
several articles of jewelry and clothing
Year: 1872

Good temper, with the majority of
mankind, is dependent upon good
health; good health upon good diges-
ton good digestion upon wholesome,
well-prepared food, eaten in peace and
pleasantness. Ill-cooked, untidy meals,
are great cause of bad temper and
many a moral wrong; and person of
sensitive physique may be nursed into
settled fS BY Living f,ds in close lose
and the foul air as determinedly shut in.
Year: 1872

The engine of destruction known as a
mince pie has carried off thousands OF
youngsters by inward application, and
now Minnesota boy has been killed by
the explosion of one of these indigesti-
BILE compounds. On Monday last, while
ing hot pie from the stove to the ia
BILE, the steam which was confined
beneath the crust caused the pie to
burst, throwing the scalding contents
over the face and neck of a boy three
years of age, and causing his death.
Year: 1872

Memphis has romance. Once upon
time, very many years ago, John E.
Perkins was schoolboy of eighteen, in
Kentucky. He had a bosom friend
who in a fit of passion deliberately killed
another young man. Upon Perkins's
remorse at having brought about the
death of his friend, Perkins took a
solemn oath that he would never again
testify in a case where his evidence
might cause the infiction of the extreme
penalty of the law. Some time since
he witnessed murder in Memphis,
and, on Monday last, was brought be-
fore the court as the principal witness
against the murderer. True to his
oath, he refused to give word of testi-
mony, and was sent to Jail, where he
says he will remain forever rather than
testify
Year: 1872

Soft falls through. the gathering twilight


The rain from the dripping caves
And stirs with a tremulous rustic, =


The dead and the dying leaves;
While afar. in the midst of the shadows,


hear the sweet voices of bells
Come borne on the wind of the autumn,


That ftfully rises and swells.
They call and they answer each other


They answer and mingle again
~ Make harmony still in their strain;
As the voices of sentinels mingle


In mountainous regions of snow.
Till from hilltop to hilltop q chorus
Floats down to the valleys below.
The shadows. the freight of even,
ooms bnens ash Ias ran sos isR SroDP1.
y Sweet thoughts of q shadowy time;
The slumberous sense of seclusion,


From storm and intruders aloof,
We feel when we hear in the midnight


The patter of rain on the roof.
When the spirit goes forth in its yearnings


To take all its wanderers home;
Or sfaE IN the regions i h OF fancy, n y6am
quietly sit by the freight,


The freight SO bright and so warm
For know that those only who love me


VIII seek me through shadow and storm.
But should they be absent this evening.
Should even the household depart
Deserted. I should not be lonely;


There still would be guests In my heart.
The faces of friends that cherish,


The smile, and the glance, and the tone,
Will haunt mo wherever 1 wander,


And thus am never alone.
With those who have left far behind them


The joys and the sorroWs of time
Who sing the sweet songs of the angels


In q purer and holier climei
Then darkly, o evening of autumn,
= Your rain and your shadows may fall;
Ny loved and my lost ones you bring me-


My heart holds feast with them all.
Year: 1872

A man near Alton, ILL.,, recently took
a wagon load of fish in the following
manner: He cut two holes in the ice,
some distance apart, and pumped the
rent into the other. This created a
vacuum at the first opening, and an ar
tificial current in the water under the
ice, setting toward the hole where the
pump was in operation. The fish in the
lake were SO benumbed by the cold as
to be powerless to resist the current,
hence they were foated directly into
the opening of the ice, where they were
scooped out by the thousand.
Year: 1872

There is a touch of pathos in do
ing even the simplest thing for the
last time. It is not alone kissing
this strange pain. You feel il then
you look your last upon some scene
that you have loved-when YOU
stand in some quiet street where you
know you will never stand again, ,un-
less, indeed, you come back some
day to the old " haunts," and wan
der among them an unwelcome
ghost.


The actor playing his part for the
last time-the singer whose voice is
cracked hopelessly, and who after
this once will never stand before the
sea of upturned faces disputing the
plaudits with fresher voices and fair
er forms-the clergyman who has
preached his last sermon-those all
know the hiden bitterness of'' nsv-
er again"


How they come to us on birth
days as we grow older! Never a.
gain yOung-always nearer and near
er to the very last-the end, which
is universal, the T" last thing" which
shall follow all the other last things,
and turn them, let US hope, from
pains to joys.


Weput away our boyish toys with
an old headache. We were too old
to walk any longer on our stilts-too
tall to play marbles on the pave
ment. Yet there was a pang when
we tho't we had played with our
merry mates for the last time, and
life's serious grown-up work was
waiting for US.


Now we do not want the lost toys
back. Life has other and larger
play-things for US. May it not be
that these too shall seem in the light
of some fsr-off day as the boyish
games seem to our manhood, and we
shall learn that death is but the o.
pening ofa gate into the new land
of promise.
Year: 1872




The Clarksville Tobacco Leaf de-
hnes the issue between the people
of Tennessee and Andrew johnson
in the following pointed manner:
We are opposed to johnson because
his election would be an Endorsement
of his course in the war. We are
willing enough that Andrew John
SON shall think he is right and the
people Of Tennessee wrong, and that
he shall say so. We shall never
quarrel with him on that point:
but when he proposes that we shall
admit that we were wrong and he
right, then we do most seriously
protest that he has stepped far be-
yond anything that can be required
of US, and especially far beyond any
thing we are going to do. Andrew
johnson, in 1869, proposed his
Greenville resolutions, which de-
manded distinct remuneration of
the doctrines of secession as a here
sy. There was no issue of that kind
made, there was no necessity for
such issue. Secession was too dead
an issue to set up just for the pur-
pose of knocking it down. The
~ luHlluCL, uG-
clined to stultify themselves by
platform based on a dead issue, re-
surrected by Andrew Johnson
They saw at once the trick of John
son TO have them place themselves
in the wrong that his record might
have their Endorsement. He came
to Nashville and was known to be
there for the purpose OF having his
platform put through, while his
warm supporter, the Union and A
merican, warmly espoused the cause
of his resolutions. johnson de-
nounced the convention, and went
home very much chagrined that his
resolutions had not been adopted.
johnson has made the Issue SO dis
tinctly to turn upon a personal in
dorsement of himself, that he could
not now be elected TO Congress
without an Endorsement of his
course and a declaration that our
own was wrong"
Year: 1872

Would you ana the fabIed fountain
OF which the aneients tell!
Would you try Its magic WATER?


Would you test the fairy spell!
Let me whisper you a seeret


II you meyer fret or scOld-
II you're always kind and gentle.
You never can grow old.
For though Time may trace its burrows,
And aye bring silver hair,
II you're joyous, good and loving.


You will be forever fais;
The heart thst is warm and trusting,
No winter can make cold;
And with summer in your spint,


You never can grow Old.
II you lack the charm Of beauty,
Or the rare gin Of grace,
You may still have something better
= cheerful, smiling face;
A face that will carry sunshine


Where all was dark and cold;
And while you make others happy,
You never can grow old,
Year: 1872

MOTHER.--YOung man! Thy
mother is thy best earthly friend
The world may forget thee-the
mother never; the world may will
fully do thee many wrongs-thy
mother never; the world may perse-
cute thee while living, aud when
dead plant the ivy and night shade
of slander upon thy grassless grave,
bat thy mother viii cherish thee
while living, and if she survive thee,
will weep for thee when dead, such
tears as none but a mother knows
how to weep. Love thy mother.
Year: 1872

Paper houses are among the latest
novelties in this coutry. They are
said to be as warm and durable as
houses built in the ordinary way,
and are much cheaper. The frames,
doors and floors, are of wood; the
paper with which the frame is COW
cred on the outside is heavy and
compact, and made more substantial
by being covered with q mineral
paint or cement There is an estab-
lishment in Pittsburg that has a
process for treating paper which
makes it much harder and tougher
than leather, and so elastic as to
resist almost any blow without per-
ceptible cOmpressiOnfrom the effects
of the blow, while it can be worked
very easily and cheaply. A French
inventor has a similar process, and
he is now in this country making ar
rangements for an exhaustive trial
ofthe material for ship armor, which
has been approved of by several na-
val officers who have seen it, and
who express the opinion that most
valuable service may be rendered
by it.
Year: 1872

Look on the bright side. 1t is the
right side. The times may be hard,
but it will make them no easier to
a gloomy and sad countenance. IL
is the sunshine, and not the cloud
that makes the flower. The sky is
blue ten times where il is black
once. You have troubles, so have
others. None are free from them.
Trouble gives sinew and tone to
Iife-fortitnde and courage to man.
That would be a dull sea, aud the
sailor would never get killed, where
there was nothing TO disturb the
surface Of the ocean. What though
.things look little dark, the lane
will turn, and night will end in a
broad day There is more virtue in
one sunbeam than in q whole hemis-
phere Of clouds and gloom.
Year: 1872

TuE IMroKTER SUEK.-Ths Fort Gibson
Thursday, brought US the very unwelcoms
news that the tavorite New Orleans Packet
Importer had run on log above Spadra
broke in two and sunk in about IL feet Of wa
ter. She had on about 1850 bales Of cotton
probably all of which was insured. Sooner
or later such is the fate Of most all boats, and
we can only wish that her owners were well
Ensured. Captain BowLlN OF the Gibson, de,
clined taking any cotton here for the reason
he wished to 20 to the relief Of the Importer
in taking of part Of her cotton.
Year: 1872

ET The sub.Ku- klux committee on
tho debt Of the Southern States, appoint.
ed to ascertain how much these debts
have been increased since the war, will
soon make their report, and present the
most astounding record OF fraud and cor
ruption ever known in modern history.
The evidence already shows that they
have been increased over hundred mil
lion Of dollars.