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Tll E G E 011 GI A ENTE It V ill SE.
Yol. VIII.
georuiv hvilr >v>i sc D: i
Leave Augusta nt ■ V
Leave Atlanta it 11 ' A."
Arrive at Augusta at ■ ’ P. ' f
Arrive at Atlanta at ° i’. M
NIGHT PASSENGER TRA
l.eavc Augusta at S P. M
Leave Atlanta at t" P.'l
An ive at Augusta at fl V M
Arrive nt Atlanta at r > 3ft A. "
S K. JOHNSON, Superintendent.
GOODS A TA BARGAIN/
JKoop omistantlv on hand a fail <mn lv of the
most. *■> le merchandise, cnnelstlnn'li'part. of
BOOTS Jfe SHOES, OP Y GOODS
YANKEE NOTIONS, OONFF 1 ’!”OV.
ERIE*, an I General Snpn l - ol E\’ ”LY
GROCERIES. Iko»p a lv ol
the Finest and Rest WHISKIES.
Large Lot of LATHS, Cheap
TWILL sell nil of mv Goods at Hie very
Lowe-t Figure* for Give me a rail an 1
examine my Goods and the spiptvlvl bivgffas of
fered. ' si w. s r U,LINGS.
Covington, On., Jnn. 10. —3m: 12.
New BOARDING House.
I Will noon hv th" 15th Inst,, n First <Tx»« Day
Ho irdin" Mouse, in Hie resilience rcemllv oe
ent.ir.l bv Judge Laos tell, near th" sipiarr in Cov
ington. Mv table shall be stlpp’ied with the best
the market nflo-ls. Give me a trial.
Covin-ton. .T m. 3.—lltf. A. N. T.AW.sON.
Ths Covington Hotol*
I»R. CARY COX, PROP’K.
rr’MlS largo anil commodious Motel is alwavs
I ready for the accommodation of tim trivchng
H-ihiie. Large comfortable rooms, well Carpeted
LTable s supplied with the very Lest the country
affords, and ,v thing left llitdone that Will add to
the comfort of its guests. Terms low. ->tf
~~BJEESWAX WANTED.
t rviK highest market price will he paid for all
1 Beeswax brought S JOSE PM II ARUtfe
JT RESII MEAL no In \ i V .„ H
KEUOSINE AND PET It O
o s l s
r uwj,; lust received a Fin" i dUv ol Pure
| Tvnosine an ! Retro oil. Why viR v.u choose
darkness rather than light when CM can lm vmagt
so cheap? * ''
Sh:prd, Siliffh h 'K,
WHOLESALE DEALER" 5 'V
FOREIGN AND DOMES EE 1
Wines and Li|<
No. 11 Decatur Street,
I Opposite tlie u. 1. Kim-tall H <* J
ATLANTA
Orders Solicited.
COVE OY ST EES, C A N N E D FIX E
APPLE AND CANNED COEN,
Freshly put up and of the Rest qual
ity at JOSEPH 11 AEGIS.
N. O. Syrup.
TP von want a first class ar»h;’e of N> v Ori-au
1 Syrup call on ANDERSON A Did.\\ and .
BULK SIDES AND SHOULDERS
A larse lot iust received and for
sale cheap by JOE HARRIS.
"New Pri Just
TryaT Received »! c:iso of Desirable IVinib ind
Nails,
OLD Dominion Nails at 71-4 cents
per pound. Lee & Son.
CLOTHING.
I/“* L “ t-aSfSßgSf'i in..ip-on.
Flour.
Nvw WPPLY ot fresh Flour. at the lowest
bUlua tIoK HARRIS
2(MMK> Tbs. of Flour,
SADDLES ! SADDLES !!
A Large Lot of Saddles and Saddle
Blankets Cheap at Lee & Sox.
~ HARRY camp,
COVINGTON, r ’ EOfiUI A,
Dealer in
AGRICULTURAL I&SPLEW3 ’MTS
1m43 AND MACHINES.
Buggy & Wagon Manufactory.
I am belter prepare I than ever, to put up F' r? -
Class BUGGIES ami WAGONS. 1 u*<; the best
Material that can be procured, and employ none
but first-class White Mechanics in all the depmt-
including a Blacksmith of over 2?) vcars
experience, ami a No. 1 Bn trey Painter and Trim*
f n ,! r I keep on hand Busies of my mm Manu
facture, ami invite all-to call and examine our
Georgia Made Work.
AU WORK WARRANTED.
t*r Repairing of all kinds done at short notice,
and in the best style.
LEWIS FRE fcLAND.
f-OIITHPUN
Masonic Female College,
COVINGTON, GA.
rp' 1 " SPRING TERM begins on tho 15tli day o
I JANUARY, 1873. under the following
Board of Instruction:
Rev..l. N. BRADSHAW, PltßS’T. Professor of
Ancient Languages, Ethics -nd Nelle* Lettres.
Rev. T. M. KINVFBRKW, Proles* rot Matlic.
mat.ies.
Miss <s, i\l. R|f \T>«U \ *v, \-sisf -ntin TJterarv
Persct", -el. -mi 1 ♦aaclicr of Freni li aii l Mo-ie.
Mis S. M. ALLEN and Miss "MA ALLEN
Assi-i.nnts in Litenrv Denartmcn*
Afiss M. E. RR \ D«M AW. Inst metres- in Music.
Mrs C. K. GOODMAN. | In
Mi-s O. J. LIVIVIhToNJ \n Department,
Mis Jf T * f \ SMAR'E Prin i; and Preparatory
Hep rfinenf.
R v ,b■h iI al flie s-te'V'iv.l’s Hall, es Lib
it. 1 ■ ii, |i... . i;,i Interest i,f th" r .liege, at *IB
I. a h e asliitlP embraced, sl3
• i’s, giving full Inf rmatirtn, address
hit I
iDIiiA-I. Ol
1 AM NO'V READY to furnish the public with
all kinds of
-*T»TJ r ~> ’'•JT” r, TJ "1,
and do all kinds of work ip theCihiii ’t line. I
have purchased the Shop and Material of Judge
A. M Lansilell, and ' oul I respectfully beg the
public to give me hi call. My work is warranted,
an 1 s .fis,action is guaranteed.
Coffins Made to Order.
And General Repairing done at "rices to suit
the times. .1. L. GREER,
Ooviugt m, G i„ J m. 3!, 1873. 1 • r )’f
H. H. Yancey, M. D,
( )fF ; R3 bis Professional S r ice. t" the citi
zens of Covington and surrounding country.—
Office two do. rs above Anderson V DeLaney s
store, on st rcet leading t .ward the ('"liege. Ac ute
nml Chronic Casus m ule a s|ieei:iby. I’ar'ietilur
attefifion given in tile treatment i "and! se- ret th>-
eu.es. Can always lie found at ray Olti • in the
day, an I at mv re-idenee t niglit, when not pro
fession.dlv called away.
When I in pot at mv office I will leave word at
Anderson <S icLmev’s store wliete I may be
found, or when I wiif reftfni.
E. H. 7 \N' Et, M. D.
Covington, Fail. C, 1373.—ltitf.
Yin:s and- Fruit Trees,
Very Low!
«/
p tI E s’ \SuN Will be over in a few week- for
1 planting mil Fruit Tr -s and Vines. One
stock is lur A. and must be told, >" make room
fertile IP-.-Ot oar. 'col in ur O ■ 'er-. nd
w will till th ‘ r n-y low—lower than ever be
fore. end lor Olaf gae.
W. %V C* \ K N CO.,
Fell. I t 1 s 3. I e.-toll. (ia.
Atiintu Const taition, G -vn" n ’lerall, and
Laflro.ee eporter, will eo|.v t eo-mit ol
*s.no, to. -end Dill to W. W.C .v.kA- Cos.
Machinery and Agricultural
r -r 31 jj£ 3 -bj X? 3. '
A. D. HAMM ITT,
-N O’L VC.P.Nf f .1- the oleos Portable
( T «!■' I Karioes, < w M ils. e nter-, Gins,
Horse P ,eer Tltre-hor? and SopTrutni-s, and all
kind- f MUI e- .titer Ml hipery. Gum or Leather
rr.cpltpral Inrpteroe t Ac. Ac.
I ... -oeeia! ari ingept" t vitli the be-t
M-Pv.fae'urers to-el! the alt ve articles at first
. with oalv Freight and l ixpen-cs added.
Persons hnving Engines, Saw Mill-, Reapers or
Separators'liropgti mi* can have them started to
runtti" . free of charge.
OfticD mV \ il-rson & Ifmitor - '* ’’*<*.
uinio a w A HAMMETT.
Covington. Go., Mnrcli 29-23tt
IIENHV TANARUS». C VPERS,
Atlorrry and CouTsalor At haw.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA.
WII.T. Practice in the Courts of the Flint and
Oemultree Civ Ult . the Supreme Court of
Georgia, and e'sewhne. under speeial contract.
Haring perfected arrangement* for the prosecu
tion of Claim* against the United States, I will re
ceive such and forward them to my correspondents
in Washington City.
Hats! Hats!
I- AEGF. stock and Low Price ITats for Men and
j Boys at the Store of .JOE HARRIS.
FINK MOLASSES.
That M.ita-ses, I declare it to be the best T have
seen sice,, the war. Fill up my big jug, this time.
Mr CorVv.
nip, Molasses, etc.
PF!i£M>v< hi tl ill'/ins? in the “sw«ot.snf lift*’ can
In tiirnishctl cheap by JOh HARRIS.
Lager Bcsr, Als & Porter.
TAOFR BEER in bottles and on draught, at
j a'l times. Porter'and Ale by the
Call in. T. N. 1 iris.
south c YUOMN \ RAILROAD.
Passenger Trains leave Charleston at 12.50 p. m.,
and 5.15 p. m., connecting at Augusta with trains
for Atlanta and New Orleans.
Trains tor Charleston leave Augusta at 7.40 a. tn.
and s.qn p. m.
Trains for Columbia leave Charleston at 5.30 a.
nn ,t \ ngusto at 7.40a. m.,nnd arrive at Columbia
.t 5.40 p m„ eonneeting with trains going North
WESTERN So ATLANTIC R. R.
The We-tern Express train, for New York
and the West:
leaves \ rtonhi at 9 .TO p tn., and arrives at
Ddtan n r 3 o*2 am, and Chafarmnga ~V 5. *23.
I)„ r ...is* "2 r ’ra’n, to the North •ml West,
carrvin • Pullman Palace Car to Louisville;
Leaves Atlanta at 8.30 a. in., arrives at Dalton
a* 2.01 p. rn.. and Chattanooga at 4 37 p. m.
Lightning Express trnin passengers leav
ing Atlanta hv 'his train, nrr've in New York
,ha see in*l afternoon at 4.44 0 m., 13 hours
and 35 minutes earlier than passengers leaving
bv Augusta the same evening :
Leaves Atlanta a* 4 15 p. ni , and arrives at
Dal on at 047 p. m - , .
South'-rn Exnress train, carrying through
Palace Cur Trout Louisville. North and West :
y,oaves Chn-unnoga at 4.45 p. m., and arrives
Atlanta at 12.45 a. m. ;
D.iv na-s. nger train.from North and West ;
. , 5 45 a. m . and arrives at
L tv ' -
\ th ota at 1 45 ti. m
irjgyrpjy p BROWN. President.
COVINGTON GEORGIA, MARCH 7 , 1873.
The Hand llint II cl;s the World,
nv wm. ross w w.t.Acr.
P Inge on ti e hand of Woman !
t npels epunl im strength at and grace
In the pal tee, e utn -c, hovel,
O, no matte' wjiere the n’aC ' !
W n'd tint never storms a<si : l di' ;
Rai'diows ever "on’] port and :
Ftv the hand that nick- the cradle
Is tt.p band Hi t 'i nks the world.
Tnbtncv's the tender f 'tin aia ;
P over tnav with B m'v fl nv ;
Mo'hers first to gui le the streamlets ;
From them -ouls nn'e.'iag g nv,
Grow on for the [n and or evil,
Sunshine streamed or darkness l-urlcd:
Fir the hand that rock- 'lie end In
ts the hand that rooks the world.
Woman, h' v dimoe ymtr mission
ii“i'
’Keep, 0 keep 'll young h"art orien
Always '0 the breath of Go 1 !
All true n-nrdii's of* tlp> A res
At'" from Mother Love impeach-d ;
For the hnnd that rock- the grit lie
lathe band tha’ Kicks the world,
Bles-ings on the hand of Woman !
Fathers, sons, and daughters cry,
And the snored song is mingled
AVit l l the worship in the sky.
Mingh s witere no teinpe«t darkens,
Riinbows ever more are curled ;
F >r the hand that reeks the cradle
Is the hand that realms the world,
llurd Times.
On tills subject Mr. A. W illartl at a
late Dairyman’s Convention in New
York made these remarks :
“People talk of hard times, and well
they may. We are fust becoming a na
tion of schemers, to live without genuine
work. Our bojsare not learning trades;
our farmer’s sons are crowding into cit
ies looking for clerkships; hardly one
American girl in a hundred will do house
work for wages, however urgent the fleet®
So we are sending to Europe lor wdrk
tngmen and buying of her artisans mill
ions worth of products that we ought to
m ike for ourselves. These things lull
upon us like a lea ien pall which we
have not the courage or strength to up>
lift. We may try to scare them, but
they will not scare ; we may try to drive
them but they will not drive. We may
ti M ? to coax, but they wdl not coax.—
What then s!r,!i be done ? llow are we
to live without work, and dre-s and enjoy
ourselves at the rate of >‘3.000 a year
on an income of fU.OOO ! I his is one o(
the conundrums which, as Southern mm
would say, ‘is hard for a fellow to find
out.’ ’’
*
Thev tell of a wealthy citizen ofProv
idenee who did not reward an honest
braketnan for sending back his satchel
containing $20,000 which he had care
lessly left in the car, hut on tho contra
ry, scolded him for not keeping it until
he called for it, thus saving him the ex
pense of twenty-five cents for express
*g p "
Chastise your pas-ions, that they may
not chaise you. No one who is a lov
er/)f money, a lover of pleasure, or a lov
er of glory, is likewise a lover of man
kind. Riches are not among the num
ber of things that are good. It is not
poverty that causes sorrow, but covetous
desires. Deliver yourself from appetite
and you will be free.—Epictetus.
The Atlanta Constitution says :
The State papers are publishing the
statement that a Mrs. McDaniel, of this
city, drew $05,000 from the Government
for claims. There are two points in it
that are erroneous. There is no Mrs.
McDaniel, and she did not draw $95,
000.
A Canada farmer put a wire bottom
in a trough in which he fed his stock,
the wire being two or three inches above
the close bottom of the trough. The
stock in pulling the clover hay from the
rack would scatt "r the seed, almost pure,
through the wire into the reccptable be
low In this way he saved seed enough
for his own sowing and to pay for all the
dry goods used in his family, and re
ceived $25 in cash besides.
A political orator, speaking of a cer
tain gentleman whom lie admired, said
he \yas always on the field of battle
wherh the bullets were the thickest. —
“Where was that ?” asked one of the
auditors. “In the ammunition wagon,’’
responded another.
In Germany, when the vote of the
jury stands six to six the prisoner is
acquitted. A vote of seven against five,
leaves the decision to the court, and in
a vote of eight against four, the pris'tii
cr is convicted.
The New Apportionment Dili,
Tfierc seems to be a misapprehension
on the part of some of culr respected con
temporaries of the press in regard to the
now apportionment bill. Dr. Hill, f-1
Troup, introduced a bill dividing the
State into thirty-four districts, etch one
of which was to have one Senator and
so many Representatives. Dr. Hill’s
bill did not become law.
The bill that did pass and is now the
law, to take effect after the expiration of
the terms of members of the present Gen
eral Assembly, provides three represent
atives each to the counties of Bibb,
Burke, Chatham, Pulton, Houston and
Richmond.
Two representatives to th' 1 counties of
Bartow, Cobb, Clarke, Coweta, Carroll,
~ r»- . r p "J Greene,
Gwinnett, Hancock, Harris, Jackson,Jet
ferson, Macon, Meriwether, Muscogee,
Oglethorpe, Monroe, Newton, Stewart,
Sumter, Talbot, Thomas, Troup, Wash
ington and Wilkes,
One representative each to the re
maining one hundred and three coun
ties. —Atlanta Sun.
Some twenty-five years ago, when I
was a pastor of a church , J took
occasion one evening to visit a social
meeting, in the church occasions. One
after another gave injltis or her experi
ence. After a time a man in humble
circumstances, small in stature, and ef
feminate, squeaking voice, rose to give
a piece of his experience, which was
done in the following manner :
“Brethren, I have been a member of
this church many years. I have seen
hard times. Mv family have been much
Lalllicted, but I have, for the first lime in
rnr,- life, to see my pastor or the trustees
W this church cross the threshold of my
door. ’’
No sooner had be uttered this part of
his experience than lie was interrupted
bv one of the trustees, an aged man who
rose up and said in a firm loud voice :
“My dear brother; you must put the
devil behind you.”
On taking bis seat, the pastor in charge
arose and replied to the little man as
follows :
“My dear brother, you must remember
! that we shepherds are sent to the lost
l sheep of the house of Israel.”
Whereupon the little man arose again,
and, in answer, sud in a very loud tone
of voice:
“Yes, and if I’d been a fat one you’d
have found me long ago.’’
The effect upon the audience can bet
ter be imagined than described.
A Teutonic merchant, on th" rear platform
of a Milwaukee avenue car, Chicago, saiff,
pointing to a man trudging along tho sidewalk
with a valise: “Yaw, yaw. look at <1 it man !
lie vas mine clerk, and I eifi, him ten c°n(H to
ridedowt: town mit mine valise. Dere he vas
valkin.’ Ila -host got brnr nm dot five cents
worth, and valks two mile. Mine clerk vas
sharp, don'il he ?"
A Lock II iven, M i«s., man foun 1 out tho
other dav that wasps can’t be froz"ti to death,
lie found a nest, which, to all appearances,
were in that condition, and j ikinglv tos«el
them oyer to a friend, the friend returning
them in the sattip wav, hut onfortunatelv one
of the insects fell down the hack of his neck,
and in a few minutes that unfortunate Lock
Haven man was frantically trying to get from
inside his shirt. He said one foot of the lit'lo
“varmint'* was altogether too “Trot'' for com
fort.
Acricdi-tural Colleges. —The Washington
Republican, of Wednesday, says t he hill to
establish agricultural colleges in each of the
States and Territories, to he main ained by
money to be derived from the sale of public
lands, passed the House Tuesday, hv a de
cided majority. It had previously passed the
Senate, and was so amended bv the House ns
to provide that for each SSOO derived from
the source named, one scholar shall be admit
ted to the college free of tuition fees, and
when the same reaches $50,000, all scholars
shall be admitted free. This is the bill wb oli
Senator Sherman denounced as a scheme that
would take $33,000,000 nut of the Treasury.
Tite Republic in Danger. — Let the convic
tion once be fastened on the minds of the peo
ple that Credit Mobilier swindles rule and con
trol Congress, even to its most honored and
distinguished members; that Legislatures are
bought up by any rich aspirants ; that courts
conspire with speculators and robbers; that
no public trust, even to the location of an elee
mosynary in-titufion, can b" effected without
bribery; that every public offi"' is used to de
fraud the public instead of to subserve its in
terests ; let tho conviction of this be nnee
thoroughly fixed in the public mind, and the
people will seek another mode of government.
Self-presorva*ioTi, a principle always to he re
lied upon, will force them to a change.—N.
V c w a .
Chinese Mechanics'
There are no hotter carpenters, masons, or
other fandicnift men, or more export, or faith
<ul to their employers, than heathen Chinese.
When a contractor engages to build a house,
for example, he encloses tho premises, and sets
up c inking a; pavatus to supply his hired work
men with regular meals at the most economi
cal Kite, Having taken breakfast, tlmv work
til! non", r. st one hour, resume work, and
leave i !T at 5 I‘. M., and return to their homes.
On leaving, each takes a ticket, which admits
him next morning. These tickets are daily
vouchers ; f the arisan’s presence. Counted
up any time, a true account i's Vcndered.
A man o i the ground throws several bricks
to another ten feet above, and he to another
still higher. Tints the masons aro supplied as
thev n«cen l with the wall. Instead of carry
ing mortar in a itod, >t is thrown by the shovel
full from one story to another, to anv required
elevation, without spiffing a particle, so expert
are they by continual practice.
With a small brass wire, made tense in a bow
UX'Jjeff on the iower side, they saw out nrtiat
specimens of art. Thus they excel in many
wavs nur most skilled artists, almost without
tools. In departments of science, in which we
suppose ourselves in advance of the Orientals,
thev accomplish results quite beyond our com
prehension. Same of their chemical accom
plishments far nnt-generai very learned gen
tlemen of world-wide celebrity. In short,
mortifying as it is to tnnko tho co ifession, our
wisest men of modern sdicaca don’t know
thing.
L ghtuing on the Crest of the Rocky Moun
tains.
Grev's Peak is the Inme of thunder. The
lightning knows it ns the eagle knows its nos*.
Being tho highest of all the peaks of the Sierra,
it attracts the clouds, which almost daily gath
er around its head, and burst upon it, so that
it sometimes tries tho nerves of the boldest to
run the gauntlet of these storms. At such
times the whole mountain seems charged with
eleci ieity. Those who have been caught at
such a moment, say it shot through them like
needles ; it buzzed about their heads like bees ;
thev could hoar it whistle like a gale through
the rigging of a ship. The guides being more
accustomed to such things, are less terrified,
hut tourists aro sometimes paralyzed with ter
ror, if not with the shock, and fall to the earth
unable to move. Even the guides sometime*-
think it .a matter of prudence to throw them
selves flat upon their faces so as not to present
a pnin' fir the lightning to strike. The poor
dumb bripes, taught by instinct, turn their
heads from the storm, and let it beat. If a
party were caught on tho summit, in a long
snow storm, it is probable they would perish.
In tlie blinding drifts it would be impossible
to find the path, nndTio mortal strength could
boll out so» maav hour*. Such accidents do
not oeeor, because the gn’des are on the watch.
When they see a storm coining up, they bid
a'l run for their lives. They fly with speed,
and tiirt" fl urn often trenib'ing and afraid, as
if. like Moses, thev had b*en up on the mount
into the clouds, and had seen the awful power
of God.—[Weekly Oregonian.
Will Flour Explode ? The quo-tion of the
exrdos'vo qualities of molasses, dotigh nuts,
and n'her seeminglv inl '""nt articles of daily
use. has been duly exploited at various times,
as occasion sceme! to warrant its considera
tion. Not long sine" an exnlnsinn tnnk place
in the Tra lesto'vn Elmir Mills, in Scotland,
and Hie event was recently referred to hv Dr.
Mo A dams. Professor of Chemistry in tho Royal
College of Surgeons, E linhurgh. Thelearnel
wen demon-showed how flour might, indeed,
explode, ul dough according to a curiously
complicated principle. Tho conditions requi
site to bring about a fl >ur explosion, says Dr.
Me Ad ant, are somawh.it similar to those which
cause a gns explosion. Ordinary gas, when
unmix 1 with air, will burn, but will not ex
plode, and it only becomes explosive when
mixed with sufficient air to burn it. So like
wise with fl >ur. “ Flour,” says Dr. McAdatn,
“agrees with coal gas in simply being com
bus'ible when mixed with air, and equally
agrees with coal gas in being explosive when
mixed with air”—or, in simpler words, flour
will explode. This being settled on high sci
entific authority, housekeepers would do well
to watch the fl mr barrel closely.
How beautiful and instructive is the death
of a really good man ! We saw such a one
pas* aw iv only a few days ago. With what
unspeakable cal n and resignation did the tired
spirit loose its hold upon the weary nothing
we call life ! What gentle peace nnd unspeak
able forgiveness shone in that fading yet glo
rified smile, that whitening brow, and what
thrilling earnestness the pale lips whispered,
with their latest b*cath, “Don’t oh ! don’t«let
Colfax make a witressof me when I am gone!’
Washington Capital.
A dashing follow who seemed to think ho
manifested his superiority by the disdain ex
hibited of any king like courtesy to the hum
ble, was driving his gig one rainy day, when
he came t > a t li bar, and haughtily asked
what he w is to pay.
“ Ten cents, if you please, sir,” said tiie civil
gate keeper.
Instead of handing the money to him, our
graduate threw a quarter of a dollar carelessly
on the wet and muddy ground.
“ There, take yopr change out of that. '
The keeper stooped for the silver, placing
the change exueffy on thu same spot, walked
coolly into his cottage.*
The inside c tuiing of the she’ll of a raw egg
applied to the wound, the moist surface next !
to the b nine or burn. It will ndhero itself, '
an! snc.: lIIv heal the wound without pain.
No. 20
Oil, What a Fall!
Ben Butler, Blnine, and others of the same
genus, we are told, have beeome sudden con
verts to and art! now anxious ttt
ntone for tho past by relieving tho Southern
States of their indebtedness. What arrant stuff
and nonsense. When they are dawn upon
their knees and offer to mako wo
would not bo too proud to accopt what
may be our due, but to see the General Assem
bly of Virginia down in the dust, at the slight
est intimation that tha old beast is inclined to
smile upon them, is disgusting in the extreme,
llow the old blear-eyed brute will squint and
smirk with delight at the picture. But wo aro
told by some, “we know there is nothing in
it,’’ but we want to get tthead of the Radicals.
Noble work for tho assembled wisdom of Vir
ginia Conservatism to bo engaged in. When
the Conservative pnrty has become so poor ard
sunk so low that it has to steal the old stale
issues of the Radical party, wo know of no'
lower depth it will have to sound. We trust
some member of the House will demand the
aves and lines upon this almost universally
o’s tho"sc; VhdtTfn $10 1 rffftilL u J?!'- 8 ,* 1 0 ,is ‘
delight to honor.—| Richmond Whig.
A New Idea.— As the suhjeot of tho weathef
has been almost monopolized by conversation'
lubs, a friend suggests a substitute to be tlsed
in conversation, Why should not arithmetical
observations be used in place of those of a me
teorological nature, so as to render unnece*»ary
such time-worn an 1 utterly useless remark; at
these :
“ Its very cold this evening. Miss.!’’
“ Yes, sir. I rather think it is colder than
it was this morning.’’
“ I believe it is; but it is hardly as cold a»
it was last night.’’
“ If it is as Cold to-morrow, I believe I shall
freeze.”
“ But I don’t think it possible for it to get
any colder than it was yesterday.”
We have here something both novel and in
structive to the mind. For instance, people of
ordinary culture might converse after this
fashion :
“Good morning, Miss. Nine and eight make
seventeen.”
“ Yes, sir, they do ; and three from seven teen
leaves fourteen.”
“ And four more make eighteen—just about
the right age, you know.”
“ Indeed; and three more makes twenty
one, vou see —just old enough to vote !”
“ Well, but nine more makes thirty, and
then—”
“Yes, sir; bat seven into twenty-three ia
quite difficult,”
And so on.
A vigilance committee has been formed in
Western New York, to punish incendiaries.—
[Columbia Union.
Many of the vigilance committees formed
for the same purpose in South Carolina, arc
now serving a term in the New Y >rk Peniten
tiary. Can it he true that the State Govern
ment of New York is not nblo to defend its de
fenseless citizens who engage in the innocent
pastimes of burning barns, dwelling*, ic.?
Let the strong arm of the Federal Government
be stretched over Western New York, at osce.
Call these vigilance committees of New York,
Ku-Klux. Send R .M. Wallace and his zeal
ous deputies, there. Appropriate a mill'on of
dollars, and we'll guarantee they will break
up the hellish gangs, use up the Inst dollar of
the appropriation, and elect to Congress the
most barefaced scoundrel that Grant and his
party may select. That’s tho way tilings aro
done down South under the bayorfrt rule. Lei
us have pence,—Union Times.
Tn Stop Blitcdiitg.
Asa I£erapor, II >«s cuintv, O iin, writes to
the American Agriculturist, that bleeding
from a wound, on man or boast, may bn stop
ped by a mixture of wheat ft mr and common
salt, in equal parts, bound on with a cloth.—
If the bleeding be profuse, use a large quan
tity, say from one to throe pints. It may be
left on for hours, or oren days if necessary.
In this manner ho save 1 the life of a horse,
which was bleeding from a wounded artery:
the bleeding ceased in fire minutes after the
application. It was 1 ft on for three days,
when it worked loose, was easily removed and
the wound soon healed.
A lady philosopher has arrived at the
conclusion, that, although woman is
justly blamed with having- tempted man
to eat forbidden things, ho took to drink*
ing of his own accord.
A spiteful cotemporary, evidently edited by
a bachelor say* : “I have seen lovers look iste
each other’s eyes with that sublimely silly ex
pression characteristic of such unfortunates,
somewhat liko the piteous, appealing look of a
forlorn culf going home through tbu rain.
This expression has hcen patented.
A rural gentleman standing over a register'
in a Danbury store attrae’ei general attention
to himself by observing to bis wife: “Ma
riar, I guess I’m going to have a fever, I feel
such but streaks a runnin’ up my legs.”
Take Notice.
We present the following extract front the Uni
ted States Postal Laws, for the information ot alf
whom it may concern. We have frequent com
plaints made about our paper being lost, and ns
someone may inadvertently tear the wrapper from'
them, and thus destroy their address, we beg ta
call their attention to the penalty that attaches to
such offeusc:
Sec. 316, Postal Laws, 1566: ‘‘And if any
other person shall open any mall or package of
newspapers, or shall c:nb zzleor de.st.rnv the same,
not being directed to such person, or not bei lg au
thorized to receive or open the same, such ottenilff
shall, on conviction thereof, pay a sum not exceed
ng twenty dollars for every such otteHse.”