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(Malm’s pendent.
SATURDAY, APRIL 18. 1874.
Time uoht or k:vo\vlisi>uk.
Beck ye the lidH of knowledge,
For wisdom t* more than wealth,
It givoa t< the mind the blessing
Of Hpintoul utrogiglb aud Ut-auu.
Ignorance leads to Mrrot
Often, ami oft to train;
It it ways are hedge a in with trouble*,
Aud it* hope* at e weak and vain.
Learning in great and noble.
When'ripened in yarpoae high,
And iU beauty and perfert glory
Mhall never, never die.
For knowledge, the true, h eternal,
And beyond the other a bore,
It ithall become a Joy immortal,
And live for evormyry.
Gold hath it* ploaanfea and use*<
And sometimes ’ti one * be*| friomP,
Bat it i*a**o* away like a vision,
And ita power must certainly end.
Alan, whenno wakeH from his sleeping;
The wealth ban ail faded away !
Ho one may have eoatly oomeairions,
And treasury* ** fare i us Ind,
But when he &n*VF<*r dtmrn^Mr,
He must leave all hia riches behind.
But knowledge, if true, ia eternal,
And, beyond the other ahra,
It shift beenn* )<>? Immortal,
And ripen for e. on non*.
THE BEACON.
r BOHK H, K.iAHK,fI,
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"What a beautiful day this 1" said Ber
tha Stanley as she gnyly tripped through
the meadows. “How sweet the oder of
the clover and .tie birds I How they do
ring ! 1 wonder if they know bow happy
I am to day. Yes, Hester Brighton has
promised to meet mo down in the glen,
where the violets bloom and thnlurioM hold
their .Midnight auriuvnlx.”
But this fair young girl would be a form
idable rival to Queen Mub. A small,
graceful Ugure, with the face of a Grecian
goddess; a profusion of golden ringlets,
violet eyes, uud u perfect rosebud of a
mouth. Beautiful though she was, she
lived in utter ignorance of her loveliness.
At the village the poor old people blessed
her; the children worshiped her, and even
the dumb beasts tnrped their wondering
eyes toward liefiii a loving way. She wended
her way t ir, u ;!i the little word and arrived
at the trysting place a full hour before the
appointed time. Entering a little grotto
sue threw herself oil a mossy buuk uud fell
to thinking. tr j 'iff if? /|j / 1
How happy she had been jhlß’fmmnn*r !
Her father, a retired aea captain, had come
to this small fishing town to repair his
health. Here she had met Lester Brighton
a tall, handsome fellow, whtfffi everybody
admired and nobodv knew l rom the
moment Lester Brighton beheld Bertha.
Uuwu tho moouliglit \vnlkh on the beuiu
tho garner of chon* on atormy *vomn*, nd
thou all was blank, aid Bertha was
,avlfi'|). * r ,—, ,
“Well, Lester, old fellSV, wlia arc you
doing here ? Waiting for.the oid captain's
daughter, I wager. You’re sharp one, old
hoy, buttwjpuid ,t| net, W W>ril
to draw the affair ft a tddsn ? 1 should
judge, your creditors would be rather
clamorous by this time.
“So they are; what can a fellow do?
Strike ile one.'riuyy nd *U it the next >
No; he must it get ready for the _ market.
Prepare it carefully, and then sell.
“And sold shq will be. i ll lie bound,
retorted thu first with a hideous grin, “but
1 say; Les, you’ll not forget old friends lu
the happy days to come. ’ ;
“Not much, Joe. Of course I shall have
to make a pretense at love during the hon
eymoon, and then hurry for the old Oapt.
Stanley’s money bags 1 But go now, Joe,
my divinity will soon make her appearance
and, should-atm overbear jus, USK p.jat lit
tle schenfh wAula 'be Kuookixt nh Hire
head.”
This was the conversation Bertha over
heard ou awakening from her sleep. Her
lover-whs uink*sßmus| of ‘li*r rinse- pros
imivyi ev|n *i jW‘ existence ef
the grotto, the entrance of which was well
bidden by climbing ivy. She felt a dull,
heavy pain at her heart; a sense of utter
wretchodpess had poaaetjpion of ,ln r
very siltd. "Hoif ’Hie* Win I>Arrd
ocented clover ! how still the air seemed !
even the little birds have bidden in some
cool, secluded spot. Lester Brighton sat
on the **<*, : impatiently switching, the
purple heads from some thistles with his
dainty eane. He waited an hour; live,
almost two. Then the dull roar of distant
thunder aroused him, and with an oath he
sprang p aud directed his steps toward
the village. . •
Bertha also arose, but Hie buoyancy bad
gone from her.step; the hopeful light hud
faded from her eyes.
Taking a cross path, she hastened down
to the beach. The dark clouds had arisen
high on the horizon, and flashes of livid
light seemed to lent their dense masses.
At her feet the uflgored sea tossed and
moaned, and the foaming spray dashed
with a passionate fury even to where she
stood. Nature seemed to mock her tor
tmwdheart—to luilgli at her sorrow. She
gazed with wild longing from the height
of the projecting rook into the seething
mass below. One step, and she would be
out of misery. Oue leap, and the injured
spirit would b© ill rest forever.
Just theu U picture arose before her.
She again saw the sick-room of her beau
tiful mother. The many tearful faces—
the look of intense suffering in the eyes of
her fitffty' Her thtfhs>4lad railed her to .
her, Ohio, mid placing inr.Aumdjn that of,
her father’s, bul them love each other, for
her sake; to be faithful to God and’ her
memory. Then, with a blessing for her
loved ones still upon her pale lips, her I
gentle spirit took flight to the land where
the wicked cease to trouble-and the weary
find rest.
Bertha remembered, and, with a sudden
resolution, turned landward, and was soon
within the shelter of the cheerful Gothic
cottage wliioh her father had chosen for
their summer residence.
At last the storm burst upon the village
with terrible fury. The ruin came down
in rushing torrents. The lightning seemed
to kindle the very heavens, while the aw
ful thunder shook the cottage jo its foun- 1
dotion.
Night was fast.clo^iug,iu. powu on the
pit* the llgbt-housekfCpor MjukL byes-)- :
lute. He dares not to evoss to the light
house, in the very jaws of the hungry I
waves. Is it necessary that the beacon
should lie kindled ? He had lived through
a great tunity without even a trilling
smack in sight. What need was there to
risk his life ? He reluctantly turns to his
cot ou tlve cliff, and the light-house stuuds
dim aud dark, towering high above the
breakers; Ncoruuig the wind and tempest.
Bom ! Bom f A signal gun is beard out
at sea. The fishers rush from their homes
out into the driving storm to render aid if
necessary. Captain Stanley bad gone ou a
trip witK a sailer friend, and this night
- Bertha expected him home. With a ter
ror at her heart that shut out all other
feeling, she hastened to the beach, which
was already alive with terrified women and
palefaced men. All were straining their
eyes toward the vessel.
* Suddenly u shriek arose high aliove the
roaring breakers. Home one had discov
ered that the beacon-light was wanting.
The coast rocky and treacherous, and with
no light out, on the rocks, the ship would
lie led to sure destruction. Bertha’s voice '
arose high above the rest.
“A thousand pounds to the man who
lights the lieneoti to-night.”
But for answer she only met agonized,
shrinking faces. Every one valued their
life too highly to deliberately walk into
the jawsof death.
“Will no one go ? 'J'hen I will go alone.
Give me a boiA, my men, and with God’s
help I shall save them.”
Men reasoned, and women appealed to
heron tlu-ir knees; but she was firm as the
rock* at her feet. For five minutes more
her boat was battling with the waves, on
its way to the rock on which the light
house was built. (
The people on shore watched the frail
I Imrk with agonizing suspense. (Sometimes
she would ride high on a wave, while at
times she would bo buried beneath the
foaming, boiling waters. Flash upon flash
followed, each successive one revealing to i
the terror-struck watchers the brave girl, j
her yellow hair clinging to her like a glory, ’
her willing arms parting the waves in u
resolute wav. Ah ! she has reached the
foot of tho rock. A few fruitless efforts,
and then success.
After a struggle elm bus reached the
lighthouse, Slid' uttering a prayer of
thanksgiving, she ascended the steep stair.
Only a few moments and the beacon shoots
forth a fii-yy, glsam. The waves Ufa. illu
minated 'for miff a mile, and Mid spfftv ap-1
pears like myraids of burning, shining i
sparks. The ship out on the wave had just
time to change her course and save herself I
front the treacherous rocks. Bertha de
scended to her boat again.
She knew how dangerous her passage to
shore would be, but with only her father’s
welfare lu viqw, she must retui'pßhc
must tell the people to bnihl mole bon
fires on the different rocks. Her boat i"
again rooking on the wave. But Bertha's
arm ImU lost Us strength, ami wbenpduiost
within reach 'of shore, a retreating wave
struck the side of the tiny craft, and Ber
tha was hurled into the water. Down,
down she went; the cries of the people
ringing iti her ears. Twice she] rose, aid
then the mighty wave closed over her, and
slia knew no more.
Wo! Roys! Eane be? off! One more
turti and we aball be in safe water.
Thanka to that beacon to show us the
reeks. But wlmt is that ? a woman in the
sea! Lower about, my lads. Quick 1 See
ysiir struggles*! Igo in myself;- who will
’follow ?
“I will,’’ cried several voiers; “lead the
way, captain.”
With aid of ropes and firm will the young
woman was soon safe on board. Tho ship j
was now in safe waters, BOd'tho passengers I
crowded into the cabin to steal a glance at
tfie creature who bad been rescued
All (t the curious was Captain ,Stunloy.
One glance at the still, beautiful face told
him wJwib brave y ouug Captain lli-rlow
hail snatched from the sea.
“O ! uiy (Jod !it i nry child And tin
poor old insn swayed like a broken reed
The "hip landed in safety, and Bertha
was tiikcu to her sung home. She was un
roitseioiiH of-Iter d.livery A braili Waver
hud set in, and Captain Stanley, with
Royal Harlow,wa'died with unceasing care.
Sotnetimes sho would in piteous tones im
pktre the people, to light the beacon. Then
slid would shriek, “A thousand pounds to
the man who lights the beacon to-night!"
Then she womd sit up, and with glaring
eyes, shout: “Will no one go V Then 1
will go alone.”
But hers w is a strong nature, mid when
the luver left her she lii.v'til helpless ns a
babe, scarcely oimipreheudiftg that it was
her father wluigave her the cooling drink
or Lathed the poor, liot brow. She also
saw another face —a strange face—Harlow
it Was, who every morning brought the
wild flowtyit she ltived so w'ell. It wax lie
who couieu llie truant ray of suhsfn'iie into
the sink room. When she was able to
Ixsir it, her father told who'saved lwr for
him, and Bertha grew to watch the hand
some, thoughtful face of her preserver.
He would sit with her for hours reading
todiei’, pr relating some of hia adventures;
or fie W'dtihl speak of ttie gmdle mother
who was fur away, and, before Bertha be
came aware of the fact, she had forgotten
false Lester Brighton, and put in his
puce a worthier fuoo. Day after day
Royal Harlow watched the nmtm stealing
baek to Bertha’s cheek and when she had
recovered, he proposed a visit to the light
house. How differently tho boat glided
on the wave now. No dashing, roaring
waters ;uo fiery angry heavens. They as
cended to the lantern, and Brethu again
beheld the deep, blue sea, which needed
mi lieacon now. Royal Harlow drew her
close to him, and snid with a trembling
voice;
! ,“Bertha, once yon thrown gleam far o'er
i these waters. The beacon sent our ship
I into safe waters. Will you light a beacon
w ith vourlovo for tho stormy waters of my
life
The girl looked tenderly* i: to her lover’s
eyes and answered: “You have.snatched
me from the sea. You have saved my
dear old father a great sorrow. M-y life is
yours, and Royal, I love you. ”
Two months from that time there was a
quiet, w edding in tho white village church.
On the gvei'u tJie villagers held a mmy
dance. The old lighthouse is firing With
wreathes and tho beacon beams brighter
than ever; while ever uud anon from the
crowd sound ringing cheers. Men, wo
men, and children join in beartilly, and all
cry :
“Long live Captain Harlow and his
bomne bride.
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A noted politician and divine, who was
an expert nt a horse trade, is reported to
lmve sold a borsoto one of his deaeons. A
day or two afterwards the deacon called ou
him, wlii'U the following colloquy took
place: Deacon N.— “Elder K., that horse
you sold me is store ip the fore-shoulder. ”
Ehlcr K>ri , *6b’! Deacon ? If that be
so; I advise you to say nothing about it.
You may want, to sell tho animal, and that
would injure tire sale of him.”
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Shotting Down on War Claims. —The
pi eject of obtaining from the public au
thority compensation for property de
stroyed in tire South during the late war
has received a severe blow by an adverse
report by Mr. Lawrence of Ohio, from the
’committee on war claims, in the ease of J.
and T. Green, of Jackson, Miss., who
claimed about a million of dollars for eot
tou and woolen mills destroyed by Gen.
Grant. The report was ordered to be prin
ted.
Important tn Texas Land Ownkrs.—
The Constitutionalist calls attention to a
very important matter to owners of Texas
lands. It learns from the papers of that
State that all laud held or owned by any
person-, that is not surveyed and patented
by the first of Jnuunry, 1875, reverts back
to the Hkde of T.-xus, There is no relief
to lie had by the Legislature or courts, as
,it is a constitutional provision.
The Tigress Catastrophe.
Nkw Yobk, April 11.- A dispatch from
St. John, M. F., in relutinon to the acei.
dent on the sealing steamer Tigress gives
the following report from the captain of
the steamer Panther, vessel which brought
the intlligenee to Ht. John on the 3d in
stant. The Panther was in longitude 61
degrees 16 minutes west, latitude 60 de
grees 2U minutes north, on her return to
Ht. John. The lookout re|>orted a steamer
apparently moving only under sail.
As we approached her it was discovered
that she hull her flags at half must.. Hub
seuqnontly, and after signalling her, I or
dered a boat to be lowered and went on
board myself, when 1 discovered her to
lie the steamer Tigress of Polaris fame.
The captain ami chief officers were on
deck when 1 got, on board. I was then in
formed that on April 2, at two o’clock in
the afternoon, the vessel was shaken nil
over by n terrible explosion of her boiler,
which created great terror and confusion,
as the escaped steam completely enveloped
every compartment below. In conse
quence, all steam facilities had been des
troyed, and they bad then been under
sail against a headwind for twenty-four
hours.
When I reached the deck of the Tigress,
I observed a number of men were engaged
ip carpenter’s work, making and nailing
together a number of rough pine wood
boxes. I naked the commander wbattlioy
wero for, awl he fluid they were ib signed
for receiving the bullied of the unfortunate
men who had bt-en killed by tho acci
dent.
(>n the dav the explosion, snid the eup
tiun of the Tigress to me, the weather
was dreadfully cold, and a rough breeze,
snqwing and a heavy swell on. A num
ber of men lmd gone bi I>w lie watch,
and hud turned in on top of the noilcr for
the salve of w armth. Ninteen of the crew
were reposing in this way when a crash
occurred, and some of them were literally
scalded beyond recognition,
The consternation was fearful. The two
engineers were on duty at the time, and
both were killed.
We left them, continued tho captain of
the Panther, ou the afternoon of the 3d,
making for land under sail, and promised
to report the bisaster imiuediatly on our
arrival.
I did not ascertain the names of the men,
as all the officers of the Tigress appeared
in great grief aud could give but few par
ticulars.
The dispatch further says that since the
captain’s statements was made yesterday,
it was learned that the Tigress has arrived
off the coast and had put into Bay Hu
bert, where in ail probability she will laud
her dead and wait for assistance.
After the Polaris matter had been dis
posed of, the Tigress was fitted out for u
• aud fishing trip and was returning .South at
the time with her “catch,” when the_ter
iible disaster occurred.
How Birds Learn to Sing and Build.
What is instinct 1 It is the “faculty of
performing complex acts absolutely with
out iiist motion or previously acquired
knowledge. ’’ Instinct, tliou, would enable
nriifnals to perform spontaneously acts
which, ib the eftSe of man, presuppose
ratiocination, or a logical train of thought.
But when we test the observed facts which
are usually put forward to prove tin* power
of instinct, it is found that they are seldom
conclusive. It was on such grounds that
tho songs of birds were taken to be innut ■■
albeit a very ready experiment would have
shown that they result from flic education
they receive. During the last century
Barrington broughthp some. lin nets, taken
from the nest in the company of larks of
sundry varieties, and found that every one
pi ttie linnets adopted completely the song
of the master set over him, so that now
these liiffiets kirks by naturalization
form a company apart w hen placed among
birds of their own species. Even the
nightingale, whose native soug is so sweet,
exhibits, under domestication, a consider
able readiness to imitate other singing
birds. Tho song of the bird is therefore,
determined by its education, and tin- same
thing must he true .as ti/m-st -buildiug. A
bird brought up in a cage does not con
struct file nest peculiar to its species. In
vain will yon supply all the necessary ma
terial!!; the bird will employ them without
skill, and will oftentimes even renounce all
purpose of building anything like a nest.
Does not this well-known fact prove that,
instead of being guided by instinct, the
bird learns hnxv to const mot his nest, just
as a man learns how to build a house V
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A Captive Own Fed nr its Math.- My.
Abraham Orator, of Fat,land Farm, Lowe*-
l’roviduwv.township,Montgomery county,
Ala., rxL-U&I the following interesting fact::
Abinit a vent ago hhVsons o:mgbt> a large
gray ow l in the woods,and, taking it home,
confined it in ft cage and placed it upon the
porch. At night this bird commenced to
warble tho notes peculiar to its species.
Mr. Orator was surprised to see his porch
scattered with feathers,and a rabbit's head
lying on it. This occurred morning after
morning,;' when Air. Orator came
to the conclusion that somethin? was
feeding flic owl, which be set about finding
out; 'Consequently he put the owl. in a
recess under the bake oven- and fixing a
door on the trap, went to seep. In the
morning the trap had been sprung, the
door yous down, and an additional owl was
imprisoned. It was very evident that this
was the mate to No. 1, as no other rabbit
beads or feathers were, found after the sec
ond ow l was captured.
A Judicial Decision.
That erudite and speckled body, the
j Supreme Court of South Carolina, has just
! given a decision which opens up a lively
| prospect for tho stockholders of tlm old
! banks of Charleston. Tho News aud Cour
: ier says:
The decision Is one of startling import
I The general facts of the case were ns fol
! lows: In September, 18*1, Mr. Whaley
had funds to liis credit-, in the Bank of
Charleston, to a considerable amount. All
the Bunks of the State, including the
Bank of Charleston, published a resolution
that, after the Gth of September, 1861, all j
credits would be given and bo payable in
currency, including Confederate Treasury
Notes. ‘ Mr. Wlmley continued to deposit
and draw funds during the year 1861-6ff-6i?
aud ti-t. until, according to his pass-book,
every thing had been drawn out except
874, and, according to the bank books,
every dollar bad been drawn out. No pro
test against the payment of the ifhecks in
Confederate money had boon made to the
bank, but the checks had been drawn and
paid and the money accepted in the usual
manner. The account was regarded by the
bank as closed. In #IB7O Mr. \\ haley
brought suit, claiming that the amount
[mid on his checks should not be charged
against him for the fare value, but for the
sealed values according to the value of
| currency in gold.
The decision of the Supreme Court
Mr. Justice Willard dissenting) sustains
I this claim, and decrees that the account
shall be opened and the deposits and
checks be scaled and the balance added to
bite gold deposited tohis credit in 1861, and
a decree entered therefor.
Galveston. Texas, is growing. Its pre
sent population is 34.350. h increase of
,20 000 in the last three years.
Trial by Jury a Failure in Italy.
Your r“ftders, fed on liberty as fire is fed
by air, will with difficulty understand that
the jury-, far from being a source of pro
gress in matters relating to penal offenses,
ih a standing scandal, a perpetual source
of shameless white-washing of the most
odious crimes anil of tho vilest criminals.
Fraud, robbery, indecency—the juries ab
solve all. They have even gone so far as
to evoke “extenuating circumstances”
for parricide. Let ns go on for another
two years in this style, and social order
will be tho victim of a corruption the more
dangerous because it is uneouciims. An
Italian jury is not bought and sold, but
it finds an excuse for its weakness in its
indignation at the horrors carried out un
der former aystems. The Italian juryman
is not vonnl, but be lias no faith in tho
police, aud less in tho agents of public se
curity; and ho fears responsibility. He
has the greatest horror of crime and of
criminals; but he has a wholesome fear of
the severjty of the “Imperial Procureur”
and of the “Judged - Instruction.” He baa
personal knowledge of those who legislate,
and of their incapacity: and he fears that,
in Iran h ng tho guilty, he may injure an
innocent person.
The (ruth is, that liberty is like all
other good things in this world; one must
know how to use it. Asa principle, 1 ad
mit that it is impossible, and that it
would be impolitic and dangerous to sup
press tho trial by jury: but it is indispen
sable, on the one band, to regulate its
fiiuctionH, aud, on the other, to extend the
authority of tho judge.
Thank heaven I if the political world is
sombre and threatening, if the financial
strata bo threatened with a plethoric peace
if the legislative machine, and especially
the judicial brunch, present symptoms of
paralysis highly alarming, we see in the
development ol private enterprise evidence
which are positively marvelous. —Chicago
Tribune.
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Tint Pbesidkn'i os Inflation. The
Washington correspondent of the New
York liernhl, of Tuesday, says the question
having been raised whether the (’resident
will sign an act increasing the legal tender
circulation to $40,000,000, in connection
w ill the proposed increase of national
hanking capital, it can be authoritatively
stated that sneli an act will be promptly
signed by the President, ill this connec
tion the President has said that the pro
posed enactment respecting the ic-gal
tender circulation won il only lie regarded
as definitely setting tin interpretation of
existing law, about wliic'i members of
Congress had honestly differed, but res
pecting which he liad entertained no
doubt, as evinced under Mr. Boutwclls
and his successor's administration of the
Treasury Department. Ho if t ongress
should fall to puss the pending measure
the Secretary of the Treasury would bo at
liberty to use the balance of the legal
tender reserve, now amounting to if 18,
000,000, He did not see bow this could
be otherwise.
President"* Pmkerton.
Allan Pinkerton is still engaged in work [
' ing up the case of the Missouri train rob
| bars. What progress lie has made, or
what moans hi) will take to si emc their j
capture or extermination, lie declines to;
; make public, as such publeation, he as- !
i serts, would tend to deteat the ends of ,
; justice. In adopting this policy Mr. Pin-,
| kerton is only repeating tlio line of action
! pursued by him when lie worked up the
! celebrated Reno gang, who for years were
the terror of Southern Indiana. 1 ha 1
gang he had the.satisfaction of “planting",
which was also a satisfa trim to tin* pc -pie
|of Indiana. If Atlaui Piukurtou does not
! succeed in doing the same for the Missou
ri banditti, those who kuow his stern and
1 indexible ill teuuuialioii will be greatly
disappointed.
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Chase’s Old Law Omen Through
i curiosity one of our reporters dropped in
j at the former law office of tho late Chief
.Justice, ou Third street, and there found
Ins late partner, Regter Ball. Tho old
! sign of “Chase Ball” is still over the
I door, and the old library and office furni
ture remain as they were nearly forty years
I ago. What a world of associations cluster
| around this spot; the desk upon which was
1 written by the lamented Chase the act rc
; pealing ttie “Black Laws” of Ohio, and nt
i which lie sat when lie predared his groat
argument, in the lan Zandt case. In those
days there were three representatives of
universal freedom in the Senate of the
| United States, and only three Chase,
1 Halo and Sumuer, all of whom within the
you have passed away.
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Shooting ok Young Breckenbidge.—
i Louisville, April 11.— He and some com-
(pauions had boon drinking during ttie
1 day, and a seemingly playful dispute arose
between Breckenriage aud John L. Ander
i son, son of tho Mayor of Lebanon, about
| the possession of an umbrella belonging to
lircckrnridgo. This was finally* quieted
and Breckenridgo asked the party to
drink. While they were leaning over the
bar, Anderson suddenly drew a derringer
and, placing it at Breekenridge'.s bead,
tired, tho ball penetrating his bruin.
Galveston (Texas) Nnrs: “Last week a
\ largo party of citizens left Brown county*
: mid joined another party from Column
’ county, to ‘go for’ a lot id’ cattle drivers.
1 There was also in attendance a company
of United States cavalry. They succeeded
; in surrouuding the camp of tho cowboys
j and made a capture of fourteen without
i hurting anybody. The surprise was so
complete that not a shot, was fired. Two
jof tao party were held in bond of
! 81,(100 each to appear for trial on tlio 7tli
of March.”
The Comanche Chief, a Texas paper,
says: “Madame rumor says they are hav
ing lively times dowu in Sun Saba. A re
port is here, from pretty good authority ,
that u party went out after a gang of cat
tle thieves and hung five of them, and
that another strong force was in persuit of
another ‘outfit.’ Now that tho cattle nre
about all gone, tho trouble Ims begun in
earnest. ‘As the horse lias been stolen the
door is being fastened, just too late to do
! good.” Much harm is brewing for some
body.
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The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher makes
this reply in the Christian I n ion to a
query* as to whether it is wicked to dance.
“It is wicked when it is wiekeil, and not
wicked when it is not w icked. In itself it
has no more moral character than w alking,
w restling or rowing. Bad company, un
timely hours, evil dances, may make the
exercise evil; good company, w holesome
hours, and home influences, may make it
a very great benefit.”
Lannt Thompson’s statue of Gen. Win
i field Scott, intended for the grounds of the
Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home at \\ ashingtou,
is now on exhibition in Philadelphia. It
1 represents the general standing erect, with
one hand in the breast ot his coat, and the
| other upon his sword; wearing the uniform
1 of a lieutenant general, and with a military
cloak thrown over his shoulders and tied
[ carelessly in front.
The New Orleans Picayune wants som
of the female crusaders to visit that city*,
and try and remove some of the bars from
the mouth of the Mississippi.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
JAS.H. HOTTER
ATTOBN K Y AT LA W ,
CITJITM^IV,
BROOKS COUNTY, GEORGIA.
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Will practice in the Counties of the Bonthem
Oirrnit. Ecbol* anil Clinch of the Brunswick, anil
Mitchell of the Albany. aarOflioe at the Court
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I. 8. N. S N 0 W,
DENTIHT,
Quitman, ... - - Georgia,
Office Up Stairs, Finch's Corner,
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w. b. n. t. ii'vokhkury
BENNETT & KiNGSBERRY,
Attorneyw nt Law
QUIT M A N,
Hrooks Comity, - Georgia.
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EDWARD R. HARDEN.
A. t torney a t Law,
nUIT M A X ,
BROOKS COUNTY, - - GEORGL/.
I.atr- an Justice Huprcrue Court I T .
H. fir T’tah and Nebraska Terri tori cm; now Judg*
County Court, Brook* County, Ga.
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DR. E. A. JELKS,
PRACTISING PHYSICIAN,
Quitman, <*.
OFFICE—Brick buiUlin# adjoining tho store ol
Mcmmi h. Briggs, Jclka & Cos., Hcroven utreet.
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Ml < EL LA XEO CS .I /> YEH TISEMEXTS.
BEDELL & < <>.,
I. i q uor Dealers;
TOBACCO AGENTS,
140 BR O A D STREET,
COLUMBUS, GA.
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CURRIER, SHERWOOD & CO.,
fftfOUISALE DEALERS IN
BOOTS AXI) SHOES
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This hi one of the Oldest mid Largest
Hoot anil Shoe Jobbing Houses
IN THE CITY.
All their Supplies are obtaineilfrom
: THE VEItY BEST MANUFACTOIUES,
And Sold to Customers on the
MOST 4 CCOMMODA TING TERMS.
476 & 478 Broome Street, New York.
A. SI. tVATKISS, Traveling Agent.
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MARKET SQUARE HOUSE
VALENTINE BASLER,
(Successor to his brother Antony Basler)
TIIK WJEJLL KJNOWN
TEN IMIV ALEEV.
At the Old Stand, 174 Bryan St.,
OPPOSITE THE MARKET,
Continues to keep on hand the best of
Brandies, Whiskies, Wines, Ales,
AXD ALL OTHER LIQUORS,
My Foreign Liquors are all of my own Impor
tation.
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Ml. FITZGERALD,
(ESTABLISHED 1850. f
Manufacturer and Wholesale and Retail
Dealer in
CANDIES,
CORDIALS, SYRUPS,
j
Fancy Confectionary, &e.
180 Brjan Str,
Between Barnard and Jefferson Streets,
Savannah, G
| AVI VANN AII ADVERTISEMENTS.
I &
(WITH I.ATKHT IMDOYfcMEWTB,)
FOB 20 YEAILS THE
Standard of Excellence
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
CH*r 750,000 in I se.
If you think of buying a Hewing Machine it will
i pay you to examine the record* of thoac now in
line and profit by experience. The Wheeler
Ai Wilson KUtml* nl**e a* the only Light
itnlining Machine, iisiug the Kotary Hook,
making a Lock Htlteh, alike oil both side# of
the fabric sewed. All shuttle machines waste
j power in drawing the shuttle back after the
stitch in formed, bringtrijr double w.-ar and strain
upon both machine and operator, m?uce, while
other machine* rapidlv wear out, the Wheeler
A Wilson leasts a Lifetime, ami proves an
economical investment. Do not believe all that
I in promised by so-called “Cheap” machines, you
should require proof that years of use have tested
their value. Money once thrown away cannot be
recovered.
Send for our circular*. Machines sold on easy
term*, or monthly payment* taken. Old machine*
put in order or received in exchange.
WHEELER A WILHOX M\ r G CO.’B OFFICES:
Savannah, Augusta, Macon anti Columbus. Chi.
W. B. Cleveh, Gen. Agt., Savannah, Ga.
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JOHN M. COOPER L CO.,
Savannah, Ga.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN'
BOOKS AND STATIONERY.
Keep constantly on hand a large asuort
ment of
MISCELLANEOUS, STANDARD
AND
SCHOOL BOOKS.
Sunday School Librarie* /urnished ou the
most liberal terms trifh the latest
and best English Publications,
| BIBLES,
Pocket, Family and Pulpit,
In Great Variety.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS, SCRAP BOOKS.
Any lw>ok sent by mail on receipt of price.
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BRESNAN’S
EUROPEAN HOUSE,
Nos. 156, 158, 160 and 162, Bryan St.,
SAVANNAH, GA.
fIVIIE PROPMETOK HAVING COMPLETED
I the m cessarv additions and improvements,
can now offer to Lis guests
ALL THE COMFORTS TO BE OB
TAINED AT OTHER HOTELS
AT LESS THAN
HALF THE EXPENSE.
A Restaurant on tho EUROPEAN PLAN has
been added, where guests can,
All Hours,
Order whatever can be obtaiued in the market.
Hooms, with Hnonl, $1 50 per day.
Determined to be
OUT DONE BY NONE
u I can ask is a TKLVL, confident that complete
satisfaction will be given.
octA-tf JOHN BRESN.AX, Proprieto
GEORGE APPLE,
DEALEII IN
CLOTH I N <i ,
H A TB, CA 8,
Gent's Eurnishing Goods,
BOY S CLOTHING.
TRUNKS, VALISES,
Boots aiiil SBlioess,
No. 162 Bryan Street, Market Square,
WTEHSR BRESX.WVS HOTEL,
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bat annab Ga.
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,SVI VANNAH ADVERTISEMENTS.
IS E XV
SPRING STOCK!
Dewitt, Morgan & co„
ARE OPENING
THEIR SPRING STOCK
WHICH THEY OFFER
FOB CAHII ,
AT
Prices to Suit the Times.
DRESS GOODS,
SILKS,
CALICOES,
CASSIMERES,
SHAWLS,
PRINTED MUSLINS/
GRENADINES,
TRIMMINGS,
COLLARS,
RUFFLING.
EVERYTHING FOR SALE
THAT IS KEPT IN A
FIRST-CLASS HOUSE.
FOR SALE BY
He WITT, MORGAN & CO.,
LU) Congress Kt.
SAVANNAH, ... GEORGIA.
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I)R. I). (OX,
LIVE STOCK, SLAUGHTERED MEATS,
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I It <> I) U O E,
COMMISSION MERCHANT
—AMD—
PURCHASING AGENT,
SA VANNAH, GEORGIA.
Stock Lots,
WILLIAM AND WEST BROAD STEETS.
Produce Depot
IN BASEMENT OF CITY MARKET
COXSIGVME.VTS OF
BEEF CATTLE,
MILCH COWS,
SHEEP, HOGS,
GAME,
DRESSED MEATS, 4c., Ac. r
—ALSO—
POULTRY, EGGS,
VEGETABLES,
FRUITS,
MELONS,
SUGAR,
SYRUP,
HONEY,
HIDES,
TALLOW, iu .
KESPECTTVILY SOLICITED.
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MARSHALL HOUSE,
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
A, B. LUCE, Proprietor,
BOARD, S3 OO Per Day.
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