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About Weekly constitutionalist. (Augusta, Ga.) 185?-1877 | View Entire Issue (July 12, 1871)
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Under the Stars. it KATE lOClt. iw OO a c eodlrit summer sight; The rote threw down her radun’. ; TW rm rta. a t Irvr .hretd. Stole the cwthf road that led .\*oaad ttr mu ; with I o_ - h ut tor**, A an y crowd, wo dror> ul .ug. TualAii B * rat—jroa know—a friend ; My Raor toward thr §t*r - d.d teod; * llww **hth< I* i n».d lie »Mwtrrd “ Ve> • Vte i« i- ««* ” bit. ar. hu nUcan Thai wathr ine atr .he u*i, <Ld tuiae Ilia rya tcokrl bevel hu m ae. JaR thro, from Mae air itaht**il 'jut'* A atar Arnpycd ; ail Hu •hiei,.* race Lnokrd user it aad blinked away ia runhw wvadrr: “ tt*il-k. 1 "pray. Ami wtah, helots It : * " I rtled. “hrw to had," he q-a it replied. Boa what he wbh**l he weald aot tell, Ahhowch I Irani tie. ** Ml the tpell Wrr* broke* if thht eitftn he told: hd ohrw attain ih* >eotterrd r»!d Shoa.d tpnahi* tl tht bine He'd hr 1 ! aw. aad ’toaold all *■ ms '.rue.” At i a I the aickt the turt to ked down iatuktw. Il I norm, r'* fr»wu (XtuP) red obKfet *h ir light. The At* -I >w pooae.l; tfc. . am* Ihe nit,lit. Ami eat tVy m bed m h»le, pell. tell. To hear the wUh he had to tell. Dal a't thr sight wo du e and, till 'hey Orew pale aad w*.r) with delay ; Aad 'h e the ft gnu B. idt between. Wo h* an Ward fade, aad U '.he teene Wan aagl"!- car lot.** wrre low, •tar yr werahiw eery tlow. “ Tear wh>a ” I arid. aaAall the dew time ratal aa if Leleoire too; «y wleh," the ..irt ben: down to heir— « wioh wm— yen ai|H l>*n me, dear.” Thr *Car* they nvt hire B.«be>l iu sics. Cor rotset-lt-t blind**!, and rr!. and me ; The tlbevry aH’i la their *^rprl*o— They aaa-t hare t»*M Into my ejet. Far ml or :k* B rotied. rryatal clrnr, A *«amthinK <ery i he i tear: And jurat a* he hid a*id 'iwuuKl do, I!j» wiah hod, *are *a* u.*:., era: true. Mattie's Want*, amt Wishes. I waa l a piece of rallco Tib >ke ey dolt ad err; C dohrl waai * Ur piece, A yard’ll do I **••»«. I wok r u'd frtd toy need!;, Aad Bod B> Sable too • 1 boa *eeh t-apa arowia’ I don't ka >w vhu to do. Mr H'”*ey fared her apron A imtlh down the *ulr, A’-d t'wnw’a knt hi* pmlnoon* And unit iih u r p tir. i w*af ay Vend a I onnef, Abe haanT eooo *t all, Aa ! Cr*d aril b m * likr rtxcr **ee and too imill. I rub • > so to tttaadaVt, K» pron e*d •: >' I mi.-L:, t. >n.e m nr t ifrr f*e.r *’, Tt*.y ink »o in ice Inn I wore’j f. iMtruib es. A pa'lik’ Grorge’a llrl; I wi • b roa W iaJdk*t 1 - |t hart m* In tay te and. l web i had > ewh e. I'm hnacM'r I tM be, I! *oo h »n't pn'.iy lire* *»er Ton 41*.tier brikjr toe Irte. I wi*h I bad • *i"ano~ W r.a’e you f*oy «* o* * n»» p ? O tear! i Mi to t red, I w.nt. to v . p» rioep. A ■hara’ofn •wile who I nlMteen * a*e* a day haa font Into a drcHok. Ho koa %rr wWf fie 4>r!mr» to pay h!« >ota«. • (From the Loiul. j Ulo>u. *• The CoiruTiune in London. A Mjhi With the T'nlveraal Rrpub* Ilcano, “ la this hall Citizen Ducrot will explain the principles of Universal Itepubllcauisni tnis *-venlnj*. Chair to be taken at 8 o’clock. Admission free.” Such was the allurement to v which I yielded one or two evenings ago. Simple Republicanism would hardly have tempted me In that I considered myself tolerably well posted up; but •* Universal Repub licanism ” >vas an idea which I felt to be i* rlnitviy more comprehensive than any my puny intellect ha*< as yet been able to grasp. Still, I thiuK i could successfully hare resisted had Mr. John Smith been the expositor; but ” Citizen Ducrot,” a real live “citizen,” with a name reading very iikr French !—how could I neglect such uu opportunity ; aud admission free, too! I reached the “ hall ” much too soon, nl tnougii long after the advcriised time, and was somewhat snrprised to flml ihe assein b’.d “citizens ” were anxiously discussing the advisability of securing a permanent, Republican temple at the modest rent ot ih) per anuum. This was comforting to a I, *>:ral Conservative who hud loug beeu afflicted with the belief that the “ citizens" were one of the forces of London—well es tablished, well organized and well housed, in poiut ot numbers, tbe meeting was quite insiguitlcaiit; nevertheless it was, 1 im agine, a thoroughly typical meeting. There was the man who had seen better days, but whose general appearance nud re marks conveyed the impression that in the ordiuary course of things he scarcely cx peeled to see them again—sceov of coat, ’ ready of tongue, cnlhusi istlc iu "the cause, and wilhall, if one might judge by his xu marks cu the doings of the Parisian Com munists, nttcrlv reckless, pitiless and un | scrupulous. Then there was the hard-tist cd, st< ru-faced mechanic—a man whose |»- | telligence was atiovc his )>osilian. He look -1 e*t and spoke like a sober, sensible, practi -1 cal man. who had lieen embittered by nu 1 unsuccessful struggle to attain the means i aud positiou ta which he felt hitnselfen- I titlrl, and who had at length learned to } 1 “ok to another condition of society for ! that which the present state ot things had persistently denied him. There was the yourg, bold, adventurous solrlt, ready 'or anyth eg In the shape of ' ecmge, and which seemed in any degree * likely to relieve him of the necessity for steady, plodding industry. There was the good-t* mpored, easy-gotug member, who was “ red,” because* those he went with * were red, and who would have voted “blue” or •• buff' for lust the same rea ! son. There was the poor, reasonless mortal, 1 all spite aud passion, apt to foam at the month on the smallest provocation, and qa'Tcl, or. i 1 feed bo. t H light with stnyb ly who wished to mi pect in mralltisl, and ap|a*ared to lie :i shade or two i*ss iKiverty-strickcn than himself.— I.sst’y. there was our lecturer, a mild, In ; oft. ns|ve German or Frenchman, I couldn't * satisfactorily determine which—a man who i iu killing a mouse would studiously select the easiest mode of execution. No good at | all in a fight, one would think, but just the man to elaborate the Ideas that other pco , pic might tight for. i Avi ry thin mail was “ Citizen” Ducrot I —so thin that he severely tax 'I our crc ■lu’lty wlieu, in the course of his lecture, , he declared that be went into a “ cookiug shop” every day. Especially did I find it 1 hard to r: "t this when presently he came I down ssly upon SC-stone men ns upon thifc-e who fared sumptuously every I day, and didn’t deserve It. Evidently be I believed all fat meu lived well. One could ! not resist the inference that In the lec ■ lurer’s private opinion his own person-11 t leanness was (lie consequence of his unfa millari-y with the interior of “cooking j shops" Communist though he was, I conirss 1 fell my heart rather drawh to “Citixeu” Ducrot. A man of benevolent nature, of considrruble intelligence and i thought: eloquent, considering he was talking n foreign language; and, beyond all question, honestly convinced of the i truth o! all he advanced. * The natnral'xition of the land was the theme of the lecturer’s speech. Os course In- starti and with the proposition Hint a man has an Inherent right in the soil on which he la bom, and that under existing condi- I lions in Eiigl’ind every man does uot enjoy j that right. Existing conditions, therefore, must he overturned. The land must be the people’s. He did not say how, I hut passed on to offer three proposals for dealing with tiie land when it had become i the people’s. First, il must be divided in i to small (arms, of which the people—a fmn j i.y on each farm—should he nhsolulc own ! era. Secondly, the State might become the ■ nhsrinto owner, and ight let it out aud divide the rent the whole communi ty. Tlcrdly, there was ti-e Communistic 1 scheme—a scheme whicli he himself advo cated with enthusiasm, and wh'cli was, he assured us. the one which the citizens of , Paris would ultimately have carried out had they been victorious. The State—that 1 is, < verso sinaii a community, so that every town or village might be a State—should the i>r< nrictor, not merely of land, but of i y* ry description of property, and to every m.vi who would worn the State (should deal out with an even hand the nc cessarl,« and luxuries of life. Every Indl vidu should work, nnd that alone should entitle him to eat, and the State would take cir<- •tv he h.vl the wherewithal. If he I rei|i|ifi-t a pair of new bools,ora in w coal, • > 1 as !;. worked, he would only have • ■, -• ’-» 'he storehouse of the community mdbave. A stopi l member of the audience in-' ■l i l v. il.it the coats would be nil i . The cltlz-u thought thnt would not ; let idi i»tiy regarded the eh u 1 1 With no little favor, for : he iminr llately broke out into rapturous • admiration of a string of charity-school children he had met with that flay, and aha seined beautifully to Illustrate ills l Idea of a little communistic world, llu would not pledge himself to av..iiety in; the material of the oats, however, but he | very distinctly promised that they should! , not be all of one size. This wonderfully j rel!« v ! my mind, for I am convinced that, j »n average altto coat anything like dig nity of deportment won 1 w.-.b me be sim ply impossible. Several difficulties In inaltora of dels.l oceurr* 1 to the lnqulaltlyj listener, who, i by the very kind Indulgence ol the speaker, tsu* permitted to sUlc hie objection* as they occurred One difficulty was in con- i AUGObfA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 12, 1871. nection with the division of labor. He could not quite see how all could be equal, while one man painted pictures aud an other worked in a coal mine. The answer to this was as prompt as It was simple. All would take their turns at diflerent kind of worji. This idea, I think, gteatly delighted us all. Change ol work, all the world knows, is good. Only think, then, this week a crossing-sweeper aud next Week a pastry cook! The week after the captain of, a penny steamer, aud the next a watchmaker. One week a bricklayer, andnthe next Gov ernor of the Rank of England. No, that’s a mistake. There would be no Bank of England, for there would be no money. The question was raised whether a man who could eat no food and wcarluo clothes but such as the State provided for him, who most work when the Stale ordered him, and at the particular work the State appointed—whether such a wau could fairly he con>idereci a free man. The "equality,” and possibly the " fraternity," would be se cured ; but the “ liberty ” was, to say the least of it, doubtful. 1 couldu’t help think ing that “Citizen” Ducrot was slightly disconcerted by tins query. He seemed scarcely as well prepared for it as he could have wished, and certainly produced noth ing in the shape ontu answer to it. Os course, in all this there is nothing new, and il it, were merely talk it would be scarcely worth laughing at; hut unfortu nately it is not mere talk. If the Parts Communists had any ideas beyond pillage and plunder, without a doubt this man fairly expounds them. It is really mourn ful to think that at this time of day, in the centre of civilization. 200,000 men should be found ready to fight either for mere plunder, or for the carrying out of such peurllo, mad-brained schemes as these. It is but fair to “ Citizen ” Ducrot to add that not once throughout his speech did he show himself in any degree disposed for violence, nor did he express any antago nism to religion. I cannot, however, say as much for his audience. There were un equivocal utterances of approbation of tue murder of the Archbishop of Paris, and of regret that the Commune had not burnt half enough; and when the inquisitive listener ventured at leaving to express a hope that they would seek to disseminate their views by lawful and constitutional means only, he was assured that that en tirely depended on the attitude of their opponents. ll'orrespondunce of t lie Boston Post. Niagara. New Tfiielnn.l Brides—Western Brides —A Tltisienl foil pie. iKgEBNATIONAI, IIoTKI., > Niaoaka Faixs, June 10th. \ the !nkw knot,and buides. Jum fi*. plainly as 'Jte New fork bride tells the world her home by her and carries her city in her marvellonsjcos tumes, does she of New England betray her origin and home. In dress these New Eng land girls are more precise and uniform titan their sisters of New York. They arc all a (let one pattern, costumes, hats, every thing. That is a very great peculiarity of Isew England women; they have very lit tle individuality in dress. When anew fashion makes its appearance the majority adopt it without the slightest variation, nud wear It triumphantly, whether it quite suits the wearer’s style or not. New York girls have a way of changing things and adapting them, but the Boston girl is too full of weightier matters to allow her to spent! so much time over personal adorn ment, und she leaves vanities and trifles to those unhappy persons who live out of the reach of Frog Pond breezes and beyond the shadow of the Mtate House, iu their man ners there is a shade of positivism caught from frequent attendance of the Radical and Woman’s Clubs aud free religious dis cussions, or a precision and slight rigor tliut lias beeu bequeathed to them from some Puritan ancestor who came over in early coiwnv times, more than probably in tlie Mayflower, and was high in colonial officb. Bui they arc the merriest, jolliest girls when you once get at them, though they do quote Fichte at breakfast, review German literature at dinner, and talk high art over strawberries and cream and not mnfllns. The bridegrooms are nice, re liable sort of fellows, with none of the in dolence or manner that characterizes the New \orkers; they are business like and a trifle preoccupied, and as a general rule, both bridegrooms and brides are the best behaved and the most natural, having neither the assumed indifference of some of their neighbors, nor the dreadfully oppres sive sentiment of the rest. They take everything as matter of course, and pro gress with comparatively little blushing and confusion. TDK WESTERN BRIDES. More amusing and entertaining by far than any of the others are the couples’ from tiie West. I hey show most plainly how new and strange everything is, nnd they make no endeavors to conceal their perfect happiness and satisfaction. The Western bride is more pronounced in her style of dross; has curious ideas in regard to the etoi na! fitness of things, as far as colors aud combinations are concerned, and has her own Idea in regard to hair-dressing. Many of them weartheir hair short, nnd ended in the tightest manner close to their heads. The curls lire t lieu brush and out and puffed* out at the side, giving the top of the head a most pecuilar -xpr- <-b„i. The tradition that “ \\ hlte Is for bridal ’’ still lingers in U* r minds, and they seem to believe that it is to be worn constantly nnd not left off alter the st t vice; so they appear to run frantically to white hats or bonnets, and these nr.- worn by som- of the more unso phisticated on iht-ir wedding trips, and U, ? lr purity sadly dimmed with the smirch of cinders and the stain of lusi’ that will settle on the brave white ribbons and spotless orange blossoms, wl boat which flowers, by the way, a wed ding bonnet is not a bonnet r.t all, and is never suitable for a bride, especially if she be .rom the West, and lives outside tho large cities. There was a couple came last night, and it would be safe to wager there is not a happier pair nt tin- International, although they are a trifle awkward ami ure not used o hotel ways. The bride wus gorgeous in » P ttk ' "liver-gray traveling dress, made of some stiffmalarial, with a good deal of lua tro; It was trimmed with allk of the same color, ov r-drt aa and basque. Jler bonnet waa white laco, with oranga flowers on It, tad abe had a large gray veil tied over It to protect it ita much as possible from the dust, while o,e- e* hands she wore gray gloves to match the dress. Her husband was a good-natured fel'ow, whose honest face was pe'pel'eiliy overflowing with smiles as he his beaming bride. A’ the t&lilC the New York party eyed them cu.lousiy, though by no means impatiently, nnd waited further revela tions. Up rtairstothe parlor, w ere all the fun was going on, this couple sat slily in ou'c corner, tin blushes coming and go ing on the really pretty face of the bride. The little blonde, who "couldn’t get used to her new ii.imiT was playing bits of waltzes and snatches of gay, bright songs, it her husband leaned l'a *ly on the n; m >v itching her. She had been watchtai yew-comers, and sud- * sjW 'und to face her hus baudpSTicst, ■■ •' Charity, they look uncomfort .ole, ana iu going over to talk to them : come along, too.” He followed her, .cud’ going across the room with get white musl n dress floating around ln'r/kiie seated herself iu a low chair and commenced talking. The other was evidently glad to get someone of her sex to talk to, aud the tongues flew. They discussed every feminine topic under the stin, und when Charlie lured the West ern briclegroe m out upon the piazza for n smoke and left tbe two together, it was funny how confUfentlal they became, after the manner of women generally. They wera not so absorbed in their confidences that their faces did not light up when tbe smoke was finished, and the two truants made tlieir appearance smelling very strongly of couples ever take one another, or that the brides exchange-even a word. They are so well sathfled*.j-hat everything else has ceased for ’.ho time to interest them. But this youn_ woman is perfectly irre pressible, i*.<v. =IY‘ can’t keep her busy tougne still, so il her husband is not there to be talked to she must talk to someone else, and she consequently makes frleuds with each promising uew arrival. THE MUSICAL COUPLE. The latest lirportation Is the musical couple. Ileavcif-only knows what sent them to Niagara. It can’t be sight-seeing, for they arc- not out of the house half an hour during the day. They take entire possession of the parlor, seat themselves at the piano and croon love songs to each other all day. The b;!de is really a very pretty girl and sings sweetly, but as she only has a few songs that she sings from memory, they grew rather monotonous after two or three duys of constant repeti tion. Every morning the guests are awakened bv the cheerful song, “ Oh, ye Tears,” and are lulled to sleep at night by “#Taltlng,” and these, with one or two others, are repeated at Intervals during the day. There Is no ncod of asking them if they are enjoying themselves, for every ’V- 'V^ n " u <-l»t they are. She a * ~ ,f ’.vuhUirnw ir , j irair and eyes, and siTc wears a costume of brown poplin (that just matches her eyes. It has a train, and is trimmed with satin. Her linen embroidered collar is tied at the throat with a cherry silk bow, and a knot of cherry ribbon is' tucked away in the crimped and frizz and brown hair. She lias the daintiest, prettiest little liuuds, aud they show to the very best advantage fly ing over the keyboard. While she plays and sings, her husband sits in a rocking chair, close by her side, watching her. He is tali and dignified, with durk eyes and English wliinkcrs, and looks many years iter senior. They tako so much pleasure in tlieir way of passing the time that no one could possibly be ill-natured enough to be grudge them their happiness, or to find fault with their method. There is only one wish the most ungracious has the heart to otter, and that Is that site had brought a .supply of music books, so that once in a while there might have been something to amuse and entertain the enforced out side listeners. Young America at the Wheel—-A well known clergyman was crossing Lake Erie some years ago upon one of the lake steamers, and seeing a small lad at the wheel steering the vessel, accosted him as follows : “ My soil, you appear to be a small boy to steer so large a boat.” “ Yes, sir,’ was the reply, “ but you see I can do it though.” “Do yon think you understand your bustm.-s*- , my son ?” “ Yes, sir, I think I do.” “ Can you box the compass ?” “ Yes, sir.” The boy did its he was requested, when the minister said: “ Well, really, you can do it! Can you box it backward ?” “ Yes, sir.” “ Let me hear you.” The boy did again as requested, when the minister remarked: “ 1 declare, my son, you do seem to uu-. derstand your business!” The boy then took his turn at question asking, beginning: “ Pray, sir, what might be your busi ness? ’ “ I am a miulster of the Gospel.” “ Do you understand your business ?” “ I think 1 do, my son.” “ Can you sav the Lord's Prayer?" “ Yes.” “Hay it.” j The clergyman did it, repeating the words in a very fervent manner, ns though J trying to make an impression on the iad. ! “ Well, really,” said the boy upon Its con-1 j elision, “ you do know it, don’t you ? now 1 sav it backward.” , “ I can’t do such a thing as that. Os j | course—” j “You can’t do it, eh?' returned the I boy. “ Well, then, you sec I understand j j my business a great deal belter than you ; do yours.” Doris —All boys will quite agree with tin: lase eminent Dr. John Brown, of Edin burgh, when lie says: “I think that every | family should have a dog. It is like a per- j pctual baby; and then It betrays no aecrets, | never sulks, asks no troublesome qaestions, j never gets ,cto debt, never comes down late ! to breakfast—and It Is always ready for a ! bit of fun ” A nice young man In Portland, Me., i kept looking into the window of a married lady until he saw her shako a handkerchief, when he called at her room. After being picked up at tli« bottom of the stair*, and having hla bones net, It was explained that she waa only shaking some apple paring* from a napkin. The Gentleman tr im Cleveland. The Pleasant Acquaintanceship Formed on Vanderbilt’s Railroad— Nice Weather, Beautiful Scenery, aud a Lovely Proposition—How to Pluck an Ohio Chicken. A gentleman from Cleveland on his way to New York struck the 8:36, p. m., train ■ com Albany yesterday. He was a very fine-looking gentleman of about forty-five. He had iron-gray whiskers and a fine, open countenance. lie chatted very freely with those about him, and was very desirous pf grilling information about points of intei est along the route. He had never been to New York, and anticipated a great deal of pleasure from ids visit. He said that lie Intended seeing all thtf sights, as lie uudor to :herh was so milch fore stranger to see in this great city, and it would never do for him to go back to Cleveland and not nppear thoroughly posted on metropoii tan life. TIIE FINE-LOOKING GENTLEMAN. As the train neared Hudson, a flne-look- Ing gentleman entered from a forward car. He was quite an elderly gentleman, and wore gold spectacles. He also wore a white neckcloth and looked as il he might ben clergyman. He cast his eyes about him for a seat. One was vacant beside the gentleman from Cleveland, and he dropped into it. He drew out a handkerchief, wiped his forehead, and pulling a paper from his pocket, began to read. Meanwhile the train tiad stopped at Hudson and start ed on its way. nnoVriNG into the trap. The gentleman with the spectacles con tinued to read his paper. The gentleman from Cleveland looked at him. “ Avery flue day?” quoth he. The gentleman with spectacles dropped his paper and answered: il Very.” “ Beautiful scenery along the Hudson, I am told,” said the gentleman from Cleve land. “ Very. Never been here before V” asked the clerical looking -gentleman, with a peculiar look at the gentleman from Cleve land. “ No, never been to New York. Just going now for the first time.” “ Ah!” said the gentleman with glasses. “By the way, I believe I’ll take a smoke. I’m very fond of smoking. Please keep the seat lor meand he departed for the for ward cur. . After fifteen minutes he returned and at once engaged the gentleman from Cleveland in earnest conversation. They chatted gully on all current topics, and the gentleman from Cleveland thought had never before met so ngreeahle a coflfflfuiiotv The gentleman with gold spectacles manifested a deep interest in home and foreign mls ; stems, and talked feelingly of the great |ftr!tv.*«i»r.ade In <th * of thu Christian religion throughout the world. He was a very intelligent gentleman,’this gentiemun witli golden spectacles, and the gentleman from Cleveland gazed upon him with a feeling akin to awe, and in a mute admiration of his profound knowledge. A HEALTHY PROPOSITION. While the two were conversing, another gentleman entered the ear and looked about him enrclessly as if for a seat. Presently ids eye fell upon the gentleman with the golden spectacles. He advanced hastily and exclaimed : “ Why, Mr. Radford, how do you do? I’m glad to see you.’’ The gentleman with golden spectacles greeted his new friend cordially. The lat ter seemed greatly relieved at having met Mr Radford. , lie pulled a piece of paper out of his pocket and showed it to his friend, and straightway the two engaged In earnest conversation. The gentleman from Cleveland overheard a word here and there. “ I declare, my friend, I can’t do it to day. lit iven’t anything-in my pocket but a few SSOO bonds. I’m going down now to realize on them, to pay tills and some other things now due.” “But,” said the new friend to Mr. Rad ford, “ I’m terribly embarrassed, and If you could ” Here the noise was so great that the Cleveland gentleman couldn’t hear any further. After a pause, the gentleman with golden spectacles spoke to the Cleve land gentleman. IN FOR it. “I have a friend here who is accidentally on tiie train, and who holds a note of mine now due. lam on the way to the city now to dispose of these bonds (showing some five twenties), and raise the money to pay this note, with others. My friend here is very much embarrassed, and wants the money to-night. It is only |llO, hut I liavent so much ready money about me. Will you advance it to me, and when we get to the city we will go to a broker’s office together and arrange it ?’ “ Why, certainly,” said the gentleman from Cleveland, arid he pnlled out his pock et book amt counted out sllO, all the money he had but $5. The stranger took It anil got off at Poughkeepsie, while the two gen tlemen sat down aud renewed tlieir conver sation. OUT FOR IT. Presently the train stopped again at Gar | rison’s, and the gentleman with golden spectacles pointed out the beauties of West ■ Point to the admiring gcntlemart from j Cleveland. The train started ahead again ! slowly, when all at once the gentleman with goldm spectacles made a very unclerical ! bolt for the door. He reached it and I juni|K-d from the platform, disappeiring in I the darkness in a jiffy. The gentleman from Cleveland sat dumfounded at the eccentric freak of his friend, and not until he reached Peekskill did he realize that he had been victimized. He then said to the other passengers, who sympathised with him deeply, that he would get off and tele graph to the “Chief of Police in New York ” and have the rascal arrested. Ramans visited a house in Indiana Mon day -lignt, set It on Are and wounded the Inmates, New white wheat, harvested in Do Soto -county, Illinois, was sold In Chicago last Friday. Pat—" Doctor, have ye any ohjlelton to having our dog named after ye?" Doctor 1 rather pleased)—'" Oh, no! but 1 don’t mow about the compliment. Ue isn't a beauty to look at." Pat—"Mebbc not. Doctor; but smash, man, he’s a beggar to kill.” VOL. 30—NO, 27 Terrible Calamity. From the Gainesville (Fla.) New Era we take the following details of the terrible calamity at Lake Orange, to which allu sion was made in our Florida news a few days ago: On Friday of list week, the 10th instant, one of the most terrible calamities and melancholy events we have ever been call ed upon to chronicle occurred at Orange Lake, six miles south of Micar.opy. We have gathered the following facts concern ing the sad and mournful event: On Fri day a Sabbath school festival was given at Orange Lake, a large number of ladles, gentlemen and children from Mlcanopy and viciqjty being in attendance. Daring the day, and whilst the remainder of the ex cursionists were on shore cnjovlng them selves, a party of ladies, gentlemen and Sabbath school children, about 40 in num ber, went aboard pf the small slo* » for the purpose of taking a -sr.il upon the lake. Soon after embarking, and when a con siderable distance from shore, a sudden puff of wind from au unexpected quarter, something of frequent occurrence on onr inland lakes, upset the sloop, and the top of the mast became fastened In the bottom. All of thp passengers were precipitated, without a moment’s warning. Into the water, and six of the number drowned. Nearly all of the grown persons were as sisted to the sides of the boat, the children placed in their charge as radidty as they could be rescued, and there the little inno cents clung, some to the ladles and others to the boat. The young men labored with a heroism and conragc almost unparalleled. By their coolness and presence of mind they succeeded Id rescuing all save six from a watery grave. The great wonder is that so many who were unable to swim were saved. The names of the persons drowued are: Mrs. L. Montgomery, daughter of our esteemed fellow-citizen, John Fleming, Esq., of Wacaboota, who was one of the most excellent ladies we ever knew. Pos sessed of all those Christian virtues and graces, blended as they were with an amia ble and kindly disposition, which endeared her to all, her sad, her melancholy death is deeply regretted by a large circle of ft lends. Iu their afflictive anguish and deep grief the sympathies of the entire community are with her bereaved husband and family. Miss Ella Winecoff, daughter of Jacob Winecoff, and old and highly respected citizen ofMicanopy. This young lady was beloved by all who knew her. Affectionate and dutiful as a child, loving and amiable as n sister and companion, her spirit has soared above without a spot or blemish. . Miss Maggie Simonton, daughter of Mr. James A. Bimonton, likewise of Mlcanopy, an intelligent and interesting young lady, whose qualities ofhead and heart had won for iter the esteem and friendship of a large concourse of relatives and friends, who are deeply gtievyd at her sad and untimely Little Ida Hhuford, a charming anti most promising little girl, daughter of Mr. Wm. T. Hhuford. Little Ida was the pet of the household and a great favorite with all a who knew her. Johnny Himonton, an interesting and sprightly lad, son-of Mr. John H. Simon-- ton, of Micanopy, whose genial natnre and kind disposition endeared him to his fami ly and friends. A colored man named Bowen, in the em ploy of Capt. B. W. Powell, was likewise drowned. Several of the survivors were -cued In a critical condition, but are'now convales cent. On Saturday night and Sunday morning the bodies were interred. On Sabbath, in hearing of a large and mournful congrega tion, Rev. W. J. McCormick, the beloved pastor of the Presbyterian Church, deliver ed a most excellent sermon, which bronght tears of anguish and of sorrow to many eyes. A goodly number of the citizens of Gainesville visited Micanopy to assist In performing the last sad rites over the un fortunate dead. This is a most appalling calamity, the like of which we hope never again to have to record. Six persons, engaged in a pleas ure excursion, launched almost in the twinkling of an eye from time into eternity. Tiie ways of Providence are Indeed myste rious. In the enjoyment of health. In the mi Ist of pleasure and Innocent happiness, our unfortunate friends, without notice, anil with the least expectation or thought, ushered into the presence of the great I Am. Micanopy is plunged In grief. The poig nant sorrow of the kindred and relatives of the deceased In thus suddenly and unex- bereft of wife, daughter and son is beyond expression. If deep and heart piercing sympathy can avail aught in giving solace and comfort to the bereav ed aud afflicted families, it Is theirs. Never, on any occasion, have our citizens felt and experienced more than deeper sympathy than was done, upon bearing of this sad, this terrible calamity. The Confederate Bondholders.—We copy as follows from the Manchester (Eng.) Guardian, of the 3p: One consequence of the treaty of Wash ington has been to revive the almost ex tinct hopes of the Confederate cotton bondholders In the ultimate success of their claims against the United States. They held a meeting In London yester day “to consider the course that should lx: adopted.” If there was one document that most people believed to be of equal value with a Confederate “ shinplastcr,” it Is a Confederate cotton bond ; but the bondholders refuse to believe in the hope lessness of their case. Successive Gov erninenta have been memorialized by them with the view of securing from the Wash ington Administration a “calm considera tion ” of their claims, which rest, they allege, on moral eqnity and international law. The bondholders believe that one of the articles o', the treaty, whicli pro vides fur the reference to a mixed commis sion or the claims of British subjects “ aris ing oat of the war,” exactly lqeeta their case, and they have been courteously In formed that it will be “ quite open ” to them to lay their claims before that tri bunal, If it shouid meet. 'lhcAmcrlcus HepuUtenn of last Friday ■ay* a gentleman or that city ean produce a ben that has laid ao egg every day since the 16ih of March—over 100 In number—la •till “ at It," and has not attempted Incuba tion during the time. Amertcua Is an titled to tha premium.
