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Newspaper Page TextVOL. v. THE APPEAL. I'OBI.IBMEI> tvltaj' VRIOAT-, BY BAWTELL & CHRISTIAN. Terms of Subscription: One Year....s3 fl© | SixMontus....s2 00 INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. , • HT No attention paid to order* for tWe pa a iil«** accompanied by the Caeh. tlatca of Advertising: , One aqa&re. (ten lines or lea*,) $1 00 for the First and 75 cents for each subsequent inner (lon. A liberal deduction made to parties who advertise by the year- ... . PerMnsßeoding advertisement® should mark the number of times they desire them inser ted, or they will be continued until Charged accordingly. ~ . Transient advertisements must be paid for at the time of insertion. Announcing names of candidates for office, f5.00. Cash, in all cases. Obituary notices over five Hues, charged at regular advertising ra*e*. All communications intended to promote the private ends or interests of Corporations, 80- niflles, or individuals, will he charged as ad Vertisements, ‘ don Work, such as Pamphlets, Ciren ars, Cards, lilanks, Handbills, etc., will he execu ted iq good style and at, reasonable rates. * All letters addressed to the Proprietor will be promptly attended to. A I > roel»*na.tioii, GEORGIA: By RITFUS B. B ULL OCK, Governor of Said Slate. WHEREAS, Official information line been r<x;oived at this department that on or about the first day, of May last, in the souuty 'of Knlton, one John Campbell, did, without provocation whatever, commit tlieoffonso of assault with intent to murder, upon tho por soaofF. M. Smith hy shooting air him six limes, two of the shots taking efiect and iutlict ing serious wounds on tho body Ol said Smith and" Wlieroas, notwithstanding the efforts of. the clvjl officer* of Fulton county to M'iCfct 'said Campbell, he h«» sncceetled in making his es cape, and is now at large ; and it being forth, cr reported tlrat ho, the Said Campbell, is a very despeiate character, and generally bid ding defiance to the officers of the law : Now, therefore, in order to more speedily secure Ids arrest, l have thought proper to is sue this, my proclamation, hereby offering a reward cf Five Hundred Dollars lor the np prchenslou and delivery ol the said Campbell to the Sheriff of the said county Os Fulton, in order that ho may bo brought Io trial for the oitvuse with which ho stands charged. Qiven turner my hand and the great seal o 1 the Slate, at, tho Capitol, in Atlanta, this Ist day of Juno. in. the year of ouf Lojrd Eigh teen llnndred and Seventy oue, and of the independence of the United Statue of Amer ica the jiiuety-fifth. RUFUS B. BULLOCK. By the Governor : Davio O. Corn so, Secretary of State je9 4t A PROCLAMATION. GEORGIA. By RUFUS B. li ULLOCh\ Governor of said Stale. Whereas, Official information has been re 1 celved at this Department that a murder Was eomnihted iu the county of Jackson, on or about the 6th of May laqt, Hpoti the body of Marcellu* W. Park, by oue Matthew Harris ; and Wherea*, Ihe Sherrft of said comity certifies to roe that he has made diligent siartlj for th u said Harris in the county of Jackson and the ctxmtie* adjacent thereto, hilt has liiiletl to ap prehend him, and therefore suggests the offer lag of a suitable reward as a means ol insuring Il»e nrrent o[said Harris: Now, therefore, I have+hooght proper to-is eue this my proelanialiini, hereby offering a reward of Oue Ttionsund Dollars for the ap prehension and deiivery of tho said Matthew Harris, with cvidenco sufficient to convict, to the Sheriff of said couuty of Jackson, iu order thu he may be brought to trial for the offense with which he stands charged. Given under my hand and tlto great seal of the State, at the Capitol iu Atlanta, this Bth day of June, in the year of our Lord Eigh teen Hundred aud Seventy-oue, and of the ]ndependeure of the United States of Amcr iea the Ninety fifth. RUFUS B. BULLOCK. By the Governor: David G. Cutting,Secretary of State jel6-4t EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, ) Atlanta, June ad, 1871. > TIKDKRED: That tho following named citizens he ami they are hereby, appointed as a special Board ol Visitors to attend the seoond nunual examina tion of the Normal and Preparatory Depart ments of the Atlauta University, to he held on Monday and Tuesday, tho fifth and 27th days of Juue, instant, preceeding the annual vommenceuient on Wednesday, the 28th inst. Ron. J. E. Brown, Hon. J. L. Hopkins, Rev. J. H. Kuowles, Hon. W. A. Hemphill, Rob. J. L. Dunning, Hoa. W. L. Scruggs, l)r. 0. H. Stout A. M. Speights, Ron. D. Mayer, J. L Whitaker. The following is tho order of exercise*, an iiounccd by the Faculty : Un Monday, the 2Cth of June elasses will Lejexamined in Reading, Arithmetic, Geogra phy, United .State* History, English Com po sition, Ancient History, Uassar's Com inch ta rie» Virgil, aud Anabasis. On Tuesday, the fi7th of June, classes will tie examined iu Reading, Arithmetic, Gram nmr, Latik Reader, Ctecro, Greek Testament, limner, aud Algebra aud Geometry. On Monday and Tuesday the execises will continue from !k a. m., until 2 P. M ; aud ou Wednesday will ;it 10 a. m. Given under my hand mid the seal of the SUeeuiive Department,, at the Capitol iu At lauta, tl«! day and year first above w nttun., RUFUS B. BULLOCK. -By the Governor 11. C. CuliSoN, 8 -c’y Ex. Dep’t • jelMl. . . Satin Gloss Starch, tfofsqleby T. S. POWELL, Tiu.-tee. FINE GREEN TEA, “ a BLACK TEA, For Sale by T. S. POWELL, Trustee. What is Earth ? What la earth, aextou? . ’ v . A place to dig grayes. , What iff earth, rwhtaanf A plaoqto work slaves. What is earth, gray beard ? . v A place to grow oM. _ What to earth, ratoer ! . . .. A place to dig gold. v ' ; Wbst i* earth, *ohool-boy ? A place for my play. What to earth, madden ? A place to be gay. What is earth, seamstress? A place where I weep. What to earth, sluggard ? A good pfcice to sleep . What Is earth, soldier ? A place for battjo. VVbat is earth, herdsman ? A place to raise oattlu. What to earth,.widow ? A place of true sorrow. ' What to earth, tradesman ? I’U tell you to-moiTow. v . What is earth, sick maa t ’Tto noth fog to me. W hut: to, v .Milorf *» A 7f'. My home to flic sea. , 7 i ? Who* to earth, statesman ? , A place tp win fame. What is earth, author * i j I’ll Write there my name. What to earth, monarch ? For realms it to given. What to earth, Christian T The passage to heaven. Don Piatt as a Bummer. Don Piatt, "in his. last Washing.- ton letter, says: I-went-out-the oth er day to purchase some furniture for an office, and having my articles, T tupicd to the man and said: ’ * * • - “ You advertise incur paper,-do you not?’’ “No, sir, we nevot* advertise.” . I then quietly informed -him that I never bouglrt furniture, and moved on to another establishment. You will think I am romancing, but pre cisely the same conversation occur red at the second store. I tried a third, quite a largo establishment, standing on a corner, kept by a Christian (and I propose to adver tise him now) of the - Mosaic name of Moses—Moses & Sons at that.-*- Thoy have quite an assortment in the upholstery line, and I suggested, advertising to tho sonior and re ceived in answer that ho occupied a corner, a very conspicuous corner, and had a largo sign on it that ev erybody could read from the street, and with that it was quite unneces sary to go to further expense in the way of advertising. Thou I said unto Moses: “Do you know, hiy Christian friend, that when a man possessed of any amount of money wishes to furnish a house in Washington he goes to Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and even to Boston ?” “Yea,” lie replied, “1 know that.” “ Well,” said I, “do you know the reason for it?” “ Why, of course I do,” he re plied with some asperity. “ These people come here from Boston and other places aud are interested in tho manufactories at home, and of course won’t purchase in Washing tOll.” “My Christian friend,” I contin ued, “ you labor under a monstrous delusion. These men do not own manufactories of furniture at home, and if they did they would not pur chase where, they would, have to pay heavy transportation, if they knew they could escape such taxes by getting their furniture of you.— But they don’t know that you exist. They read tho papers aud they see no mention made of Moses, unless it he iu a Sunday paper, and then the Moses spoken of is a man dead long ago ; yet, however, no deader than you are, come to think of it. A man who doos not advertise is as dead as Moses. You say you have a sign out hero. This is not the sign asked for. Few people see, and those who do can’t read it. For one man walking idly down the streets who reads there aro hundreds who hurry by with no time to read signs; for one man who does notice your abortion in blaek and white out there a newspaper would, take your business to thousands. Why, my Christian friend, im mense fortunes lUtve been m ado. Jay advertising. Did you evor'hear of the Ledger ?” He' had heard of the Ledger. “ Did you ever bear cf Hemoold’s Bnohu ?” Ho never had heard of Hembold’s Buchu. He had Been a gentleman by the name of Hembold driving down the ave nue during the Carnival, with a great quantity o f horses, and thought ho was part of the admin istration. I gave him up in despair, and yet this ia. a specimen of the business man at tho magnilicent na tional capitol of our great country. The Eufaula News says : “ In 1850 tho value of real estate in Eu faula amounted to about $500,000. Wo had twcntj'Tive business Ilduses selling merchandise to the amount of about SSOO,OOO. We received Bomcthirfg like 16,000 bales of cot ton. Tho aggregate value of real estate is now about two million dollars; we have about seventy business houses selling near three million dollars worth of merchan dise. Our cotton receipts will ap proximate 40,60 Q bales.’ Aceoi’ding to- the late census, Georgia has a greater colored pop ulation than any other State iu the Union. Virginia next, and then Alabama. ( To prevent a doer from creak ing—Nail it «p. CUTHBERT, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1871. NARROW GUAGE. History of the t Initial Harrow Gauge Road in Wales. |By au English Cor. Philadalpfiia Press, j Festiog, North Wales, May 11. In concluding what I wish to say on tho subject of narrow gauge railways I have to refer to the ob jections which have been urged against them. Having set forth their advantages, fairness claims that I should not conceal what have been put forward as their disadvan tages. 1 It has been said that to lay down a narrow guage railway ia a coun try which already possesses lines of broad guage must result in incon venience and expense whenever goods have to be transferred from the one guage to the other. This cannot be denied. The question is whether the inconvenience and ex pense are worthy of consideration when set against the. substantial ad vantages which 1 have enumerated.' In referring to this, subject the en gineers appointed to report upon the best guage for railway extensions in India pointed out that tho interest on tho capital saved by the adop tion of tho narrow gauge will oovor the cost of transfer of goods from one gauge to another ten times over. Further than that, if the- main line have any branches running into it, and these be of narrow guage, it becomes a question, not of transfer, or no transfer, but merely of where the transfer shall take plaoo; and, if the branches be numerous, it be comes a question of one traufer as against perhaps a dozen. I may point out, too, that by special ar rangements the time and cost .of transference may be rendered com paratively small; truck bodies, fpr instance, might be provided, which, With their loads, could bo transfer red at once by means of cranes, or otl(cr expedients might be adopted which would reduce the cost to a minimum. . * Another indictment against nar row guago railways is that they limit the speed of the trains. The wheels of the engines and carriages being of small diameter, tho veloc ity with whi oil their cireumforenees can travel is proportionately re duced. Greater attention to the finish of the journals and bearings, and more careful lubrication, would overcome this objection to some extent. Still, it has to bo admitted that the same speed canno.t be at tained with safety on a narrow as on a broad gunge. The value of the objection just made depends up on the character of the traffic aver the line and the speed which it is necessary to keep up. If the main business of the lino be passenger traffic over long distances, where “express” speed is absolutely essen tial, the .argument has force. If, however, the 'business be of an or dinary character, with’a large pro portion of goods traffic, the argu ment comes to nothing, for sufficient sjM-'ed for all ordinary purposes can l»e obtained on a 3 feet 9 inch gauge. On the Festiniog line—the t\vo-i‘cet- guage—experiments have been made with trains at tlrirty and thirty-five miles an hour' with ease and safety, and without heating the bearings of the locomotives or carriages. On a 3-ieet 9-inch guage thpso is no doubt that a .speed of forty-five miicg au hour might be attained with perfect safety. This, I «ay, is sufficient for an ordinary traffic.. A third objection that has. been raised.to narrow guage railways is that, where a large traffic has to bo accommodated, they will be unequal to the, requirements. Even some of the advocates of the narrow guage system have been mislod by this objection, and have recommen ded the adoption of the narrow guage only in cases where the traffio is likely to be light. At first sight it would seem that a narrow and light lino cannot possibly accommo date the same amount of traffic which a lino of broader guage and heavier rails can carry. But, if we bear in mind the fact that a given i amount of traffic implies, I have demonstrated, a very much less amount of gross weight on. a nar row guage than it does. mi a broad gauge, wesee that-the idea is a fal lacy. However, if we can put en gines of sufficient power on our nar row guage, there is no reason why we should not carry as much gross weight as on the broad guage.— Tho demand upon the carrying powers of a line depends rather upon the weight with which -the individual wheels bear upon it than upon the whole weight which pass es over it. Rails which would not bear a single wagon loaded to the extent of ten tons on a wheel will bear a hundred wagons with only two tons on a wheel. “Bat,” it is said, “engines of sufficient power cannot be upon the narrow guage. One of the principal constituents in the tractive power of a locomotive is the weight which rests upon its driving wheels. To draw the loads which are carried Over the broad guage railways it is often necessary •to put as much as seven or eight toffs on*a wheel. How are you to arrange the working parts of such a locoinotivb on your contracted guage, or throw such a weight on your light rails?” Fortunately, the “Fairfie” engine, which I mention ed in my first letter, gives a com plete aud satisfactory answer to these questions. For heavy traffic, it is usual to couple all the three pairs of wheels of a locomative, so that they may all be made driving wheels (or whatls to which motion is given diaeet from the piston), and thus that the •whole weight of the locomotive may bo employed to se cure adhesion to the- rails. This plan Is inapplicable to engines ou the narrow guage, for it will be ro membered that ono of the principal advantages secured by the adoption of tho narrow guage is the power to set out curves of very small ra dius, and over those a sir-wbeeled locomotive Could not pass without a great amount of flango friction, owing to its length of wheel base. Mr. Fairlie, however, by an appli cation of the “bogie,” principle, so well known in America, has- solved the difficulty, and constructed an engine in which he obtains four pairs of driving wheels, and thus secures on the narrow guage fully as much power as is obtained from the ordiuary locomotive on the standard guage. In the “Farrlie’’ engine the boiler is mounted on two “bogies,” or 'swivelling trucks. Bach “bogie” carries a pair of cyl inders, and has two pair of wheels, coupled; the steam and exhaust pipos, connecting the cylinders with the boilers and the funnels, are fit ted with sliding joints, so that when the engine passes around curves they adjust tnomselves to the rela tive positions of the boiler and the “bogies.” By this simple oontriv anoo Mr. Fairlie has produoed an engine which will pass around the sharpest curves and vet draw an enormous load. He nas taken a leaf out of your book and publish ed a now edition, revised and cor rected. As an instance of the capa bilities of the “Fairlie” engine, I may quote the “Little Wonder,” employed on tho Festiniog line. — The weight of tho “Little Wonder” nineteen and a half tons, or two and a half tons on a wheel. Its usual load over the average gradi ent of 1 in 92 ia ninety tons, exclu sive of engine, at from twelve *to twenty miles an hour. It is no unusual thing for it to haul a mixed train of a quarter mile in length, and it has taken a train of eight hundred-and forty people up a gra dient of 1 in 89. During a trial trip made before “Little Wonder” drew five hundred tons on the level aitmuc} the curves of one hundred and sixteen feet radius, and on a grade of seventy-one feet to a mile drew a load of two hundred and six tons. The “Fairlio” engine, too, does its work at less cost the ordinary locomotive, tho cosirmp tion of fitcl per ton pef mile on the gross weight of a tnn being about twenty-five per cent, less iu the “Jlittle Wonder” than in the other engines employed on the line, whilst the porpotion of paying to non paying weight (inclusive of the en gine) is 1,180 to 1 in tho case of the “Fairlie” engine against 893 to. 1 in tho case of the ordinary en gines. Locomotives constructed on ibis principle for . a 2-feet 9-inch gauge . will certainly be equal in tractive power to those of the ordi nary construction on the ordinary gauge. Mr. Percy Spooner > of Portmadoc, has suggested a .still further application of tho “Fairlie” principle. By swivelling his boiler on two, frames, each of which finmes is, in turn, mounted on two “bogies,” he obtains a locomotive with, four pairs of cylinders and eight pairs of • coupled . driving 'wheels. An engine, of lids con struction on a 2 feet 9-inch guage would bo equal to a load of upwards of 2,000 tons. There need, there fore, be. no misgiving as to the ca pacity of the narrow guage for the accommodation of heavy traffic.— .Instead of being unequal to the saipo traffic as may be put upon a broad guage, tho narrow guage, par adoxical though it may appear, will really accommodate more. Minor arguments have beep bronght against the narrow guage, to some of which I have referred as .1 have gone along; such as the extra quantity of rolling stock re quired, the necessity for longer sid ings, warehouses, <fco., &c., &c.— These, however, require no argu mentative repty; the simple fact that smaller and ligter wagons will bo available for carrying tho same load as is now usually carried, gives an answer to them all. Indeed, there has not been brought forward a single argument of any force against the narrow guago, ex cept the solitary one that an exces sively high rate of speed cannot be obtained upon it. There can be lit tle doubt that mechanical ingenuity will see the way out of that difficul ty should extreme speed be found to be an absolute necessity. Prejudice alone is the great stumb ling block—that unwillingness, so Common to us all, to believe that anything can be better than what we have been accustomed to. But prejudice must givo way in faco of the great and manifest advantges which the narrow guage offers.,— The economy and rapidity with which .now railways, can be con strqcted T the consequent facility for opening up and developing new ter-, ritories, the encouragement which is held out for the formation of branch lines, the quick return upon tbe capital invested, the vast saving of working expenses (adding to the shareholders’ dividends and decreas ing the tariff to the public) all these are benefits too palpable and too valuable not to be appreciated.— The narrow guage is certain of adoption, and the results will be—a ‘handsome return upon the capital invested, and the blessings of rail way accommodation in districts •where’ hitherto they have been hopeless. » The Blue Laws. Many of our readers who have* often heard of the Connecticut “bine. Jaws,” have probably never had an opportunity of perusing that fa mous code. The statutes oopied be l6w, from an ancient volume relat ing to the history. 6f the American colonies, were enacted by the people of the “Dominion of New Haven.” The governor and magistrates convened in general assembly, aro the supreme power, under God, of this independent dominion. From the determination of the assembly, no appeal shall be made. The Governor is - amenable to the voice of the people. The Governor shall have a single vote in determining any question and a casting vote when the assembly shall be equally divided. The assembly of the people shall not be dismissed by this Governor but shall dTsiniss itself. The judges shall determine oon troversies wiUffout a jury. No quaker or dissenter from the established worship of this domin' ion, shall be allowed to givo a vote for the election of magistrate Or any other officer. No food or lodging «h»H j>o offer ed to a quakcr, Adamite, or her etic. any person turn <juaker, he shall be banished and not suffered to return on pain of death. No priest shall abide in the do minion ; he shall be banished, and suffer death on his return. Priests may be seized by any one without a warrant. odo Rhall cress a-river, but with an authorized ferryman. No one shall run on a Sabbath day, or walk in his garden, or else where, except reverently toandfrom meeting. . one shall travel, oook victuals; make beds, sweep liouso, cut hair, or shave on the Sabbath day. No woman shall kiss hor children on the Sabbath or fasting day. The Sabbath shall begin at sunset on Saturday. . io pick an ear of corn growing in a. garden bo deemed a theft. . person accused of trespass in in the night shall be judged guilty, unless hq clear himself by his oath" W hen it appears that an accused lias confederates, and ho refuses to discover them, he may be racked. None shall buy or sell lands with out permission of the selectmen. A drunkard shall have a master appointed by the selectmen, who at’O to debar him from the liberty of. buying and selling. Whoever shall publish a lie, to the .prejudice of his neighbor, shall be sct in the stocks, or bo whipped ten stripes ' No minuter shall keep a school. •Every rateable person who re ius tot pay his proportions to sup port (ho minister of the town or par? h, shall be fined by the court 2 1. and 4 2. every quarter, until he or suo pay the rate to the minister. \V hoover wears clothes trimmed with gold, silver or bone lace above 2s. per yard, shall bo presented by the grand jurors, and the selectmen shall tax .the offender 300 1. estate. A debtor in prison swearing ho has no estate’ shall be let out and l sold to make satisfaction. Whosoever sets a fire in the woods and it burns a house, shall suffer death ; and persons suspected of this crime shall bo imprisoned without benefit of bail. Whoever brings cards or dice in to this dominion, shall pay a fine of five pounds. No one shall road common pray, er books, keep Christmas, or set days, minqed pies, dance, play cards, or play on any instrument of mueio, exoept the drum, trumpet and jews harp. When . parents refuse their chil dren convenient marriages, the Mag istrates shall determine the point. The selectmen on finding chil dren ignorant,' may take them away from their parents and put them in better hands at the expense of their parents. Adultery.-shall he punished with death. . . A man that strikes his wife shall pay a fine of ten pounds. A woman that strikes her hus band shall bo punished as the court directs. .• •- A wife shall be deemed good ev idence against her husband. No man shall court a maid in per son or by letter, without first ob taining consent of her parents: 61. penalty for the first offense; lO 1. for the second; mid for the third, imprisonment during the pleasure of the conrt. Married persons must live togeth er or be imprisoned# Every male shall have hia hair cut round according to a cap. [Note. —The above laws were originally printed on blue paper, ou which account they were called tho “ Blue Laws.” .A Sensible Nigger.-?—A negro plii'losepher, discussing the relations of the races, said: “You know de turkey, be roost on de fence, an’ de goose he roost on de ground. You pull de turkey off de fence and/he get up again. You clip his wings, but some how or nuder he’s gwine to get back on de fence. Now, you put de goose on de fence, an’ he fall off; ho don’t l/long dar. De tar key am de white man. Iloeze do>vn now, but is gwine to get up again. Do nigger is de goose, He better stpy whar he b’long.” A masked bail—A cod-fish ball. The Horrible Murder of a Young Lady in California. . The Marysville (Cal.) Appeal gives the following brief account of the cold-blooded and atroeious mur der of Miss Lizzie McDaniels, a young lady, by a rejected lover, who, as tho telegrams have report ed, was after ward hunted down and shot by tho enraged people. “Tho deceased, Miss Lizzie Mc- Daniels, was accompanied by a Mr. Wells and a lady. It appears that the murderer, called by some an Italian, by others‘Portuguese Joe,’ had been paying his attentions to the young lady for two years past, though she tried to discourage his snit. Ho had told her ho would kill her if she did not consent to marry him, but it seems that she regarded his threats rather lightly. From all we can learn regarding this unfortunate affair, this man, ‘Portuguese Joe,’ as wo will call him, came up behind the ladies and their escort, seized Miss McDaniels by her head, and bending it back ward, plunged a knife in her throat and'drew it downward, inflicting a horrible wound, laying tho throat open tho whole length, and even cutting her bosom. The attack was so sudden, so unexpected, that her escort, Mr. Wells, was taken completely by surprise, and knew not what was transpiring until the life-blood of the victim wowed him the horrible nature of the assault. As tho murderor releasod his hold on the victim, Wells shot at, but missed him, and before he could fire again the villain turned a corner and escaped. Such, in brief, is a condensed account of tho affair, ta ken from the many rumors flying about. Miss McDaniels was about eigh teen years, of age, an estimable lady aud a general favorite. In one dispatch ber name is given as Susie, in another as Lizzio. Her mother is ou a visit to Now York, aud the melancholy news will fall doubly severe on hor, who' left her daughter in the full vigor of youth. The community has been thrown into a terrible state of oxcitemeut by this act, aud have united in hunt ing. down the wretch. Parties are scouring thp surrounding country, and it seems impossible for him to escape. It taken it is probable that the courts will not be troubled with a trial. Judge Lynch will preside, and a stout rope aud a short shrift will be given to tho murderer of Miss McDaniels, a young and lovely woman, with all tho glories of hqr life opening before her, stricken down by the hand of ono who pro fessed unbounded lovo for hor, who would have made hor his wife. A Drunkard’s Wife. Come now with me, and look up on a sad Scene. Faintly glow the dying embers upon tho hearth of a ruined cottage. It is a pold "winter’s night and the pitiless blast shakes the rattling easement and drives in, through many a crevice, the falling snow. A feeble light struggles against the gloom of the apartment. By the light, plying the busy needle up on a tattored garment, sitsra woman shivering in the %bitter frost. Her face is pale and thin. In her looks and attitude there is no hope. Of ten she sighs as the sharp pangs of a creaking heart rend her bosom.— The moan of imr hungry children, in their sleep, comes to her ears, and tho scalding tears overflow. She thinks of the time when 6he was a light-hearted girl, stood up a joyous bride and heard the promise spoken to love, cherish and protect till death should dissolve tho tie; when, in their bright sky, the first glass—the little cloud like a man’s hand— gave token of the rising storm; when the first shook of a drunken hnsband, reeling across the threshhold, smote her heart. Sad mnsings are thine, lonely wife, as thou pliest still the needle by the dim light in tho desolate room. But she pauses in her work< —a footstep is on the step—a hand pushes the door open. Oh, how un like the face, the form the Step, the salutation, to those she remembers so well ! And she is chained to this’“ body of death.” He may ap-. proaeh her and she cannot fly. He may silence her moaning ohildren with blows and eurses and she can only interpose her frail form. Thero is no release for her untill death comes. More (ban widowed, with society to which the dreariest solitude were paradise. Home, that dearest word of earth’s dialect, to her another name for all wretchedness, and no appeal save to the chancery of Heav en, no rest save in the cold and si lent grave. The lowa Democracy-.-— The lowa Democracy, in State Conven tion, have nominated State officers. The “ new departure ” was sustain ed by an indirect vote of 188 to 54. The resolutions support the Constitution as it now exists, with a strict construction for the protec tion of State and individual rights, with a pledge to defend the same from central power. Universal am nesty should follow universal suf frage. Dominican annexation was opposed, partly because of the un* fitness of the people for American citizenship, but especially from tho corrupt natures in winch the scheme had its inception. The tariff must be regulated with a Bingle eyo to revenue. Protection is indirect robbery. The payment of twenty thousand millions prerpium on bonds ’ payable at par upou maturity was denounced* Terrible Tragedy. Hew York, June 18. —One of the most horrible tragedies that ever occurred here took place this even ing. Dr. Jas. Connefiy, a respecta ble physioian this afternoon cut the throats of his two infant children and then his own, tho three dead bodies being discovered by tho po lioe to-night. Connelly’s residence was 143 Wost 11th street. For some timo past he has been drinking exoossively, and yosterday after noon borderod upon delirium tre mens, laying m bed until quite late in the day. About 4, p. m. he partly dressed himself aud left his room, going down stairs with his wife and children, but insisted on taking the childrou back to the bed-room, against tho protests of his wife.— Both little ones were girls, one named Mary Agnes, aged 2 years aud 7 montfls, and the other Clara, aged 7 months. lie went to tho bed-room and locked himself in.— His wife became alarmod for tho safety of the children, owing, to threats previously made, and seat for a priest' to talk with him. At C o’clock tho priest came and knock od at tho bod-room door, attempt ing to reason with the husband.— No reply or sound was heard At 1 the neighbors heard of the matter and sent for the police. Captain Washburne of the 9th Precinct broke open the door, what a horri ble sight met the gaze of the familyt The Dt. had first taken the eldest firl and cut her throat, severing er head almost from her body, laid tho body upon the bed and then took the infant and cut its throat placing its head between the legs of the elder sistel'; then cut his own throat and stabbed himself in the right side. Tho bodies wore nearly colored wbon found. The kniie with which the deed was done was a large carving knife similar to those used in a restaurant. Domestic Receipts. . Iron rust can bo removed by salt and lemon juice. Put hot tallow on ink stains be fore sending to wash. Don’t hang colored articles in tiro sun to dry it fades them. Carpets can be oasily cleaned by sweeping them spriukled with wet corn meal. And excellent tooth powder is made of equal parts of honey aud powdered charcoal. To keep the hair from falling off, uso coaoonut oil molted with a little olivo, and scented as preferred. It is claimed that rats may bo prevented from gnawing harness by mixing with the oil applied a little cayenne pepper, say a teaspoonful to tho quart. Charcoal fed to pigs frequently, by the handful, is not only grea'dily eaten and promotive to their health, but will effectually arrest the offen sive effluvia of tho pig stye. Allow ono pound of alum for every five pounds of tallow, dissolve the alum iu water, and stir till they aro both melted together; thou run in moles and you will have fine can dles. Bea Man. —Foolish speeding is the father of poverty. Do not be ashamed of bard work. Work for the best salaries or wages you can get, but work for half price rather than be Idle. Be your own master, and do not let society or fashion swallow up your individuality—hat, coat and boots. Do not eat up or wear out all that you earn. Com pel your selfish body to spare some thing for profits saved. Be stingy to your own appetite, but merciful to necessities. Help others, and ask no help yourself.. See that you are proud. Let your pride be of the right kind. Be too proud to be la zy ; too proud to give up without conquering every difficulty; too proud to wear a coat you cannot af ford to buy ; too proud to be in company that you cannot keep up with in expenses ; too proud to lie or steal, or cheat; 400 proud to be stiugy. Thu Texas Pacific Railroad, as the Southern Pacific Railroad is now called, is in every sense of the word a national undertaking. It will aid’ powerfully iu developing the resources of the South, and will open a va3t and powerful ootton re gion to commerce. The eastern terminus of the road will bo at Mar shall, Texas, and from that point it will follow the degree of parallel to Sandiego, a commodi ous seaport in California, about four hundred miles from San Fran cisco, which will be connected with Sandiego by a branch lino now ia course of construction. Tho entire South will experience tho stimulus imparted by this work. It will lead to the speedy completion oi the connecting lines projected, or already partially constructed, and which bisect tho cotton States.— The lines from Marshall to Bruns wich, in Georgia, and from Marshall to New Orleans, will ’be speedily finished, and work will be resumed on tho scarcely less important hue from Memphis to a point of junc tion with the Texas and Patfific Railroad. *■— The Brunswick Appeal an nounces the establishment of a steamship line between that port ahd New York, making regular trips every teri days. This is an evidence of increasing prosperity, and in all probability, if successful, will result in establishing oilier lines NO. 27 Going to Propose- Be went up to town to-day, girto, With .a very business Sir ;■ He’d oiled up bis mustache, girts, And parted well- his hair ; Something's in the Wind, girtoj Whichever way it bio'.vs; * And I'il tdl yym w tout it to. girls— Hes going to propose. Sometimes- he’s confidential, And says Maria’s fair, Aud pratoes Bessie'* hazel eyes, Aud Jennie's flowing hair ; Says Alice is angelic, tot), Adnfire’* Litelntfa’s nose : I knew htJW it would end girls—' He’S going to propose. How do the busy little brats Improve upon tlieir toys, And find hew -pleasure every day Ia sortie unearthly nbtoe! What pains they take to first a tmX, And rig it with a string, That they may rack our quivering rtetve'l With the infernal thing! Let dogs delight to bark and bite. Their Utocord we can beW ; Let turkey-gobWcrSj pigs and bogs *4 s Their fierttinldn ts declare; ~J> - J<; But children 700 shod Id ne’er Ire kC Td tofture those tlti gdite j Ottf ear-drums were not made to split, Or any other man's. £ - ' The Sorrows op is no question but habltrial cheap-, fulness is a great blessing* Bril? when cheerful people are alludeit* to, let it "be remembered, as a gen eral tiling, that they are no more to be commended for it than a porsou for Jhe possessiou of a pair of beautiful eyes. Cheerfulness is a matter of health and constitution; An invalid or a nervous person—a very sensitive person, easily affect ed by atmospheric and other influ ences, cannot be uniformly cheerful. Ho may do much toward endeavor ing to be so, it is true, but it must boa thing of effort. Many people aro cheerful because they' aro apa thetic. Tho sorrows of others not being their own, are easy to boar; Wo do not wish to decry this social sunshine, but let us not forgot that there are very sweet flowers that flourish and give out perfume only in tho shade, and at intervals. VARIETY. Court-plaster—Kisses. Runs with a hop—Ale. Tho father of all corn—Fop corn, Better to do deeds than to slgfl them. A Cut and dried tiding—Jerk ed venison. A welcome , strain—“ Houle* Sweet Homo ” on a dinner horn. Though Hope.be a small child she can carry a great anchor. Maxim for corner loungers— No loafer is better than a half loafer; War makes thieves, and peadb hangs them. The lees wit a man has, the less he knows he wants it. —A party is about going “West” on an excursion from Salt Lake City. —Nautioal mourning—Sea-Weeds. Bright yellow hair is the favor ite Hue. It is seldom, however, “thd rightful hair.” . —-In court the other day a xVlfr ness being asked how he knew that a man and woman were husband and wife, replied, “ Because he had often heard the lady blow tho gen* tleman up.” The evidence was hold to be conclusive. As old Van Shroomps WAS giving his youngest, who was in clined to be lazy, a good cowhiding, the boy cried out, “ Oh, don’t fad* der; it makes me smart 1 ” “Dat’s shoost vat I vant,’.’ said the old man. as he whacked away with renewed vigor. A lady remarked on a very ignorant man, who was oomplinlent ed on his good sense, “ He oughtto have a great stock of sense he never spends any.” A shoddy woman who return* od from Europe with some paint ings, was asked if they were land scapes. She said “ No, over one* half of them aro waterscapes.” “How much did he leave? rt inquired a gentleman of a Wag on leaning the death of a wealthy cit izen. “ Everything,” responded tbe wag; ** be didn’t take a dollar with him.” A man in Jersey City, who had ravished a kiss from a school girl, was fined by the magistrate, horse-whipped by the big brother, and snatched bald-headed by his own wife. And it was not much of a kiss after‘all. A loving heart and a pleasing countenance are-commodities which aman should never fail to take homo with him. Were we eloquent as angels vre should please some, more hy listening than by talking. The friend that hides from us our faults, is of less service to us than the enemy that upbraids ns with them, • # * Rhode Island proposes,to abol ish the property qualification of voters and establish an educational test. The property test, however, to maintain when the vote is upon questions involving taxation.