The Greensboro patriot [April 21, 1870]

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IS I'UULISHKD WEEKLY
AT GREENSBORO, N. C,
BY ROBERT H. ALBRIGHT.
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Professional Cards.
,...). H. Dauv, TIKIS. KCKKI.V, JR.
|ee/ RoddagkamJf.C. LatrofJlamance.A.C
J.NO. A. OlI.MMt, lirrentboro, X.C.
Iiiih.r.i. Kuffln St Oilroer,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
(Ircemboro, X.C.
PRACTICE in theCoarteof Uuirford.Alajuanos
Knndolpb, Davidson, Stokes, Yedkin, Surry,
Kockingham and Caswell Counties.
Oi I lh« lirm will always attend the regular
Probate Courts of Kockingham, Alamance sad
(Jiiilfbrd i II'M'H.
Dec. 6U, lSur). Idf
The Greensboro Patriot.
Established m 1824. | THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1870. | New Series No. 114.
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# •*$
W. A. HOMEY
Watch laker
AND
JEWELLEB
nan always on hand
fine ssaortmeut of
Walclin Jr. Jewelry.
REPA1BIXG dime NEATLYmi CHEAPLY
Give him a call at C.W.Ogbunis Book Store.
•717 New Jewelry Jnnt receive*.
T3E1A.D!
, TOMBS and
MONUMENTS.
The undersigned respectfully informs lii.frieiid.
and the public at larre.that be ia now prepared to
fumiah all kind, of Monuments and limestones,
of latest designs, with promptness, and at price*
to suit tbe times.
Orders solicited and promptly Riled.
Pr"AI1 work west ofCompany Sbops delivered
on the railroad free of chare*.
S. C. ROBEKTSON,
80:ly Ckarlttr, X. C.
JW. Hewlett, D.D.H., ,___
. Graduate of Baltimore Dental College,
ami member ofAmerican Dental Association.
Or*-n.t Improvement in T>entisrtaTr.
Sennilirr Teeth filltd without PAIN!
1IY a staple application the Tootb
as rendered insensible to nain during
the operation of filling.without injury
t,, the nerve or tooth. Every operation warranted
In gin satiefactiou. Charges as low as auy dvutiat
wbo li.i- paid his tax to the Kubber Co. I use
Bromite or Iodised Rubber.
If' OFFICE 1st disir ni> Htairs in the Garret!
Building. *My
ENTAIi NOTKEi
1>K. J. DAVIS
Would respectfully inform the
I'ili/ensiif Greensboro and the ad-joining
country that lie has fitted
up mi OFFICE ovorDr.llenbow's
DRY GOODS STORK, where he will uv hap-py
toutti'inl to all who may need his services
An r\pi riiiiio of the past eighteen years, ten
.sf which have been spent in the town of F»y-attevllie,
will warrant him in guaranteeing
perfcel satisfaction.
He is in possession of all the late iuiproTe-incnts
in the art. Charges moderate and work
warranted.
r»"' The best of references will be given
Horn citizens of KavetU-ville.
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Business Cards.
W.B.FAIIRER,
WATCH MAKER, JKWUJUt*
OPTICIAN.
Gleell.ls.ro, N. C,
Has coiistaiitly on hand a
splendid assortment of
Fiukionable Jetcelry,
and some splendid ll'a/cae*
AND CLOCKS,
Which will be uoU
C H K A I* tor <; A. HH !
iyWatches.Cl.s-ks.Jewelry,Sewing Machine*,
and Pistols repaired cheap and on short notice.
Call opposite the Old Albright Hotel, East
Market Street. 10-ly
K. ronliiinr Jt Seat,
Manufacturers of
N. H. D. WILSON,
General Insurance Agent,
GREENSsMmo, M.C.
Represents FIRE Companies with aggregate
CAPITAL of
Tuisll ■lllleie ef Bvllars.
ALSO TUB
ETH Ufe INSIRANCK COMPANY,
Unsurpassed by any in the CHEAPNESS
and Rrllablllly of its Policies.
ASSlrTB $12,000,000.
Call and insure yonr property against loss
by fire, and thsjs secure you a homo, aad pre-vent
embarrcsauient in business, in case of
accident.
iy Provide n LIFE POLICY for the sup-port
of yonr wife and children when you are
gone. Ot-FICB :-Bankiug House of Wilson
A Shoher, bouth Elm St. 7T:ly
HOUK-II. 1 lendenliig * Co.,
Cottom Factors k Cowmn &ferchaats
For the sale of all kinds of
'C©WHTB1T rSOBIGS,
Re. IM floattk Bataw Street,
UALTLM0KE, Mi..
KBFUIKNCB8:—Hnpkius, Harden & Kemp,
Caubv. Gilpin At Co., lVimimau A lln... Daniel
Miller Jfc Co., Howard, Cole A Co., Baltimore;
M. Greenwood, New Orleans ; C.W.Button, Es.|.
Lvuchbunr, Va.: Davis, Roiwr & Co.IVtersburg
Vs. Any. 10: ly
LITTLE OR MUCH f
It matter! little where I was born,
Or if my parents were rich or poor;
Whether they shrank at the cold world's
scorn
Or walked in the pride of wealth secure ;
But whether I lived an honest man,
And hold my integrity firm in my clntcb,
I tell you, my brother, plain as I can,
It matters much!
It matters little bow long I stay
In a world of sorrow, sin and care j
Whether in youth I am called away,
Or live till my bones of flesh are bare ;
But whether I do the best I can
To soften the weight of adversity's touch,
On the faded cheek of my fellow-man,
It matters much!
It matters little where be my grave,
On the land, or on the sea,
By purling brooks, ,neath stormy wave,
It matters little or naught to me ;
But whether tho angel of death comes down
And marks my brow with his hiving touch,
As one that shall wear the victor's crown,
It matters much !
N. II.D. WILSON. (.'HAS. E. SIIOUKU.
WILSON A. SIIOBEH,
BACKERS,
GREESSB0KO, N.C.,
(South Elm Street, opjawite Express Office.)
Buy and sell Gold and Silver, Bank No|es,
State and Government Bonds, Rail Road Stocks
and Bonds, c» i-., Ac.
ty Receive Monevon deposit subject to SIGHT
CHECK; and allow iateress la kliio
upon time deposits of CURRENCY or SPECIE.
I>i«cnuiit Buaineaa I'svper!
I'oUections Wade at all Accessible Points.
Sept. loth, ly
vv-
QUERCITRON and SUMAC,
1 ii'.ilci- in
Lumber, Brick-Mak«ra,
And Contractors for Building.
rr" Office near N.C. RepM-^ _ sugl6:ly_
Bank of «jifeaafcwro),
GREENSBORO, N.C.
Ckmrieretl l.i/ Die State »/ Ntrtk Carolina.
Anthorised Cstpttstl • itOO.ooo.
JKSSK H. LIMISAT, President,
Lair Cashier Hank Cap* Fear, Greensboro.
Jfl.lt s A. OltAY, Cashier,
Late Cashier Danville Bank. Va.
El'tiKXK MoltKIIKAIi, Teller.
Negotiate I,..aii*. ami discount business paper.
Bay uinl sell Exchange, Gold ami SilverCoiu and
Bullion, and Bank Notes. Government, State and
Rail Road Bonds and Stocks
Receive MONEY on DEPOSIT.
Make collections, aad transact a general
April. hJI. Banking Business. «J4:ly
rIFVOII WANT ilkOCERIES.
BOOTS A SHOES,
DRY GOODS,
and want them cheap,
go to
ll«.:tt'.
HATS * CAPS,
S. STKEUS'S,
East Market St.
wmil Wauaaed.
Wool either washed
or in the II ■>: clear of burs and tags, is
wanted for tho Ruck Island Manufacturing
Company.
April, 1*!9. v JAS. SLOAN *SONS.
NO T I () .
I wish to inform the public
l.ai 1 have in store a very handsome stock of
« onlertlonerlea anal TOTS,
Selected with an eye to the Christmas TRADE.
Thankful for pait favors.I will try to merit,and
hone to receive, a liberal share of the public pal-
in. If J. E. THOM^
"ATA. HI'TCIIESOII,
Grocer & Cemmission Merchant
1SOS JVT_AJE2ST ST.,
itit iniovn, VA^
Sells all kinds of COUNTRY PRODUCE, and
keeps ,i regular assortment of Grin-eries, Teas,
Wines ami Liipn.rs.
Afrent fef .lames River llvdraulic Cement.
Feb Sd-.ibu
WL. FOWLER,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
(West Market Street, opposite Southern Hotel,)
Greensboro, N. C,
Kee[ts constantly on hand a fine assortment ofthe
most fashionable Chtli$, Castimerfa, and Jfi/-
lasers f.oouU.
MR8. FOULER will lie pleased to wait on
the 1.AD1 ES at all times. Oct. 7th—X7:tf
BOWLING ALLEY!
I Would inform the public that I have two
TEN PIN ALLEYS
lu the rear of my hotel, (the Planter's) where
persons fond of iunocent sport and recreation can
" PUT TUB BALL IN MOTION."
RATES LOW !
Mr, Ofcly JOHN T. REES, Proprietor.
HC WILLIS.
, CONFECTIONER ami
Dealer in FRI ITS. TOYS, TOILET
aad FANCV ARTICLES,
Keeps constantly on hand, a full and fresh
supply of Candies, Nuts, Figs, Dates, Prunes,
Raisins. Citron, Currants, Ciwosnuts, Oranges,
Lemons. Spices Flavoring Extracts, Preserves,
Jellies. Pickles, Sauces, ami everything usually
found in a first classConfectionery.
Prise Boxes just received. North Elm Street,
opposite Court House. Sep. U:ly
VeaeUsMe Liver Pills
II Cure* d^eesseases of the liver aud Stomacl
TITT's EXFECTORAIIT,
A pltfBRRul ciiiv fur CoitgUs. Cold*. «■'•'-
TUTT'S SARSAPARILLA A QUEEN'S DELIGHT.
Th« Lfrful AJt.'i:tiivc ami IIUMKI Puritivr.
Tutt'- Improved Hair Dye,
Warrttiitt-il the IH*HI dvf in u«*".
The»e valuable nrfimralion art* fur »>ale hr
PORTER A ECKEL,
_Dec23—6m Uraiubvro, X. C.
SODA RI9CUIT.
A fresh supply of Soda Biscuit.
Ginger Jumbles Superior Green Tea.
Superior Black Tea, just received at
Jan. 10, 1870. 8LOAN8.
JOHN N. STAPLES
ATTORNEY AT LAW
GRBKM5BOKO. W. C.
Practices iu the Courts of Guilford and tbe ad-joining
Counties. 8pecial given
collections, and
Jan. 07:ly.
attention
eases in Bankruptcy,
to
FLOOR.
W. R. HOWARD,
FLOUR DEALER AND
COMMISSION MERCHANT.
No. 2. Spear's Wharf,
Iliiltlmore, Ma.
Good to choice FINE. SUPERFINE.EXTRA
snd Family Flour, suitable for retailing, eon
staiillv on hand.
r'eb'3d:«m
CAUTION.
Some uuprincipled person is
■Hiking to para e«"a WUKM CoNrBOIMM repre
seutlng iiniie—^lisi will Isi paid nrt- information
supporting the fact, that any person has or msy
1ml lip a counterfeit Confection to represent me.
would say to the public, ask for Fleming's, and
bay of a reliable person.
Feb. 3-0iu-pd WARNER H. FLEMING.
HUBBELL & CAPHON'S
TU^^ATER
Given more |x>wer with
le?.r> water than any wheel
in the market.
44 Inch WHEEL
S200.
Scull for illustrated
pamphlet for lr7u. Mauiifactiirers, Live Rock,
Conu., New York Office, si Coiirtlsnd street.
Feb. 10:3m HUBBELL A CAPRON.
nUOOCiLLi 4*
S. €. IK>I>1»%,
HEALER IN
DRY GOODS,
AMI KHUAL MERCHAN.IU,
Eat Marlcrt Street, emxBVoSOBO, v. c,
Has alwavs on hsnd s lsrge and select assort-ment
ofDry G.ssls, Groceries. Ac, which
will Is- sold as low as the market will allow.
Er~ MRS. DODSON, iu same building, has.
and keens constantly on hsnd, a fiue stoek of
MILLINERY.
Feb. 17-tf
Give them a call.
6 IBCII CYPHJESS SfUNOEJES.
20.0UO Six Inch Cypress Shingles,
nov. 1669. For sale at SLOANS.
For the Patriot.
REFLECTION ON TRUTH AND
ERROR.
Everything, material or immaterial,
visible or invisible, tangible or intan-gible—
in short, everything that is per-ceptible
to the external or internal
senses of man, belongs to one of two
classes—things true, or thiugs false,—
Nothing in the creation can belong to
any other class. And nothing in the
creation is false except as man make
it so. This is equivalent to saying that
there is nothing false except man and
his works, Satin and his operations of
course included, since he is the promp-ter
to all error. The creation origi-nally
presents to our minds an expres-sion,
so to speak, of truth unmixed
with error. Eminating, as it did, from
the Author of all truth, it could not
have been otherwise than a profound
truth, a mighty reality, without spot
of error. "And God saw everything
he had made, and behold, it was very
good," could not have been said of His
works if there had been in them or
about them any cheat, or fraud, or
sleight-of-hand delusions, such as often
characterize the works of men. The
nearest approach to error in tbe works
of the Divine Being was, we conceive,
His fashioning a creature so that he
was capable of imbibing error. This
was right, and is perfectly consistent
with onr nations of creature and crea-tor.
To have formed a creature other
wise than susceptible of imbibing er-ror
would have been to create a god
instead of a man. To this susceptibil
ity of error in the creature left to his
own volition between good and evil,he
yielded the widest latitude of his sin
exposed nature, and thus became the
conscious recipient and direct promnl
gator of error, being instigated to it
and urged on by that prompter and
father of all error, the Devil. Hence
the moral pollution that now mautles
the earth, the dark cloud of error that
is settling upon the world, anil that
would ere long, unrestrained by Al-mighty
power, envelope the sin cursed
earth in the gloom of eternal night.—
How utterly degraded is man! Avese
to all truth and prone to every evil!
So that " the thoughts of the. imaginn
tions of the heart are only evil contin
ually." The mind is full of error, and
the heart all cankered and corrupted
with deceit and falsehood, envy and
avarice, and every other principle iu
opposition to truth, with what suspi-cion,
jealousy, and mistrust do man
kind regard one another! The mental
vision obscured by tho mists of error,
they each clothe the rest of their icl
lows with the dark drapery of sin and
falsehood that envelopes their own pol-luted
hearts! How unfortuuate so
much imaginary evil should exist!—
Surely it were enough to endure the
real ills of life without fretting our-selves
with evil thoughts of our fellows
about things that never existed !—
When will men conn; to the sober sec
ond thought and cease to look upon
one another with so much distrust ?—
When will they cease to array them-selves
against one another, as if the
chief purpose they were to subserve in
life was to make themselves mutual
enemies t When will they learu that
they are brethren having a common
parentage, common dependence, and a
common interest f When will they
learn their appropriate relation to oue
another, and see the importance of
lending that mutual sympathy and en-couragement
that would lighten one
another's burdens and make life com-fortable
and happy 1 When will they
cease their miserable selfishness and
exclusiveness, seeing they conld not
live without their fellows T When will
they leave off their inflated vanity and
pride f Not in this life. Surely, here
mankind are in a great error! God
never designed such a state of things.
He is no respecter of persons. He has
made all persons about equally deserv-ing
by nature. And if one chance to
be a little better by practice and cul
turc than some of his fellows, this
should not render him so tumid with
vanity as to cause him to think his
humble neighbor unworthy his confi-dence
and esteem, or that he can live
independent of him. Suoh an individ-ual
has no license for his swelling van-ity
aud selfishness, and 'ia- thousand
other unenviable qualities' whreh he
nurses with so much fasiidiottsness.—
These accomplishments are a part of
his own handiwork. How utterly do
mankind miss the scope of life I Al-most
every individual feels himself an
perior to the generality of bis fellows!
Inflated to the utmost tention with
vanity, what selfish, exclusive, arro-gant,
sui>ereilious creatures they are!
Why, the friendship and assistance of
that despised neighbor of ours would
go far toward advancing onr interest
and ministering to our comfort and
happiness. Men do not know how
much of the good of life, and bow much
of the happiness that might otherwise
accrue, they cheat themselves out of
by assuming toward their fellows an
air of selfishness and exclusiveness
through a mistaken superiority on their
part. All these things are the off-spring
of error, and belong to the false
iu life. And what is more melancholy,
they will never cease with men while
under a state of nature. And we be
lieve the only thing that prevents the
brcach of enmity lietween man and
man widening into universal misan-thropy
aad savage ferocity is the
Christian religion combined with the
restraints of law and government.—
Tea, that Rloiious effulgence, Unit
blessed radience of truth that has for
nearly nineteen hundred years been
flowing out from its Author is able, In
a measure, to correct these errors, and
to put a check upon the kindling pas-sions
of mankind, so ready to burst
into flame and set the world on fire.—
And while we have no assurance thai
Christianity even will ever effect the
entire uprooting of error in all its mul-tiplied
and multiplying forms, still it
is the only thing that can hold togeth-er
human society. Without it, codes
and statutes, and all the powers of gov
eminent must lose their efficacy, while
society and every thing that distin
guishes men from brutes must dwin
die into the double night of anarchy
and barbarism. Aside from this, there
is no power that can appease the ma
lignnnt passions of the human breast
and hold society intact. It is, then, in
proportion to the disseminatiou of
truth, as it is revealed to men through
the Spirit of God and the. holy Scrip-tures,
that the ills of life are mittiga
ted and we permitted to enjoy the
communion and companionship of our
fellows. What an incentive is here
presented for all tobeneigbborly.kiutl,
obliging, forgiving! In short, for all
to be Christians ! What an incentive
to the heralds of the Prince of peace to
stand on Zion's walls and proclaim to
a sin cursed world the riehesof redeem-ing
grace! 1'or truth is mighty, and
must prevail. And though error may
accumulate, anil fester, and rankle iu
the hearts of men until all flesh shall
again ' corrupt its way upon the earth,'
still truth is invulnerable and invinci-ble,
and shall eventually ride out the
storm of error that rocks the earth and
threatens its final dissolution.
G. D. If.
A II AUD CASE.—One of the editors
oftheMacon Telegraph, who has just
finished a five months service on the
erand jury, has received a notice for
three months more 00 the pettit jury.
He very reasonably begs for just a lit
tie time to work for his wife and chil-dren,
unless the county iutends to
take the duty off his hands.
It has appealed to us that there are
certain persons in this county who are
exceedingly hu-kg in getting in the
jury box nearly all tho time. Can it
lie that their luck in this particular
depends npon their peculiar qualifica-tions
to discharge the important duties,
for which they are chosen to set as
jurors. Do not believe that there arc
many intelligent and impartial men iu
this, or any other county, where if the
permanent like fixtures of the jury box
were well known would come to such
a conclusion.
ty WM. H. BKMMBn, Proprietor of tie-
Star Advertising Agency, Wilmingt N. C. i-«
authorized to receive advertisements for this pa-per
at our lowest cash rates. t
THE RADICAL DEFEAT IN CON-NECTICUT.
The Chicago Tribme, in mourning
over the Radical defeat in Connecticut,
gives its readers glimpses of a great
truth. After a bitter filing at the
faction in the Senate which delayed
the admission of Texas and Georgia,
and so lost Gov. Jewell the negro vote
wliidi he might have had, the Tribune
proceeds to remark very sensibly aud
philosophically, that it is a matter of
much more "Interest to know "what
has become of orir white voters," and
that " after putting together the fund-ing
bill, the prqfect for keeping Geor-gia
oat of the Union, and the Doroingo
asll, it is not dittealtto account for
tfee trwfoetiWi-O* wtoa*- <wcto» ia Con-necticnt
to turn the scale." In other
words, savs the St. Louis Rtyn*Ue*n-the
Tm**e lays the blame of the dis-aster
upon three of themost prominent
features in, the recent policy of the ad-ministration—
an administratioa, too,
which that journal zealoosly support-;.
The funding bill, although ostensibly
the invention of Senator Sherman, is
known to have originated with Secre-tary
Rout well, and it is to be presumed
has the sanction of a majority of the
cabinet as well as the President.—
" Keeping Georgia out of the Union"
has the support of a large proportion
of Radical Senators, including such
shining lights as Revels, P.rownlow,
Simmer and Drake, and almost as
mnch strength in the House. "The
Domingo sell"—irreverent expression !
—is the favorite child of President
Grant himself, who has urged it from
the beginning with an enthusiastic
pertinacity which will take no denial.
These, then, arc the three sins which
the 7W6«MPthinkshavedrnwnheaven's
vengeance npon the heads of the Radi-cal
party in Connecticut. They are
not merely accidental transgressions,
brief lapses from the path of strict
virtue liable to occur in the best reg-ulated
families, hut they are the legiti-mate
result of a certain code of prin-ciples
which Radicalism has approved
and is now engaged in carrying out.—
Wilmington Journal.
Ferret and Rat Combat.—Perhaps
oneofthe most entertaining and interes
ting scenes occurring off the stage took
place this morning* at a wellknown
eating-house in this vicinity. We had
scarcely entered the eafe when two
c.haracten«.entirel.v suigenerix, presen-ted
themselves at another door. They
entered with a slouchiug gait and set
of hat jwculiar to the character. They
were seedy iu apparel, and had the
general appearance Of "A Ticket of
Leave Man." We at once detected
their nationality,appr<>ached them with
From tho old country!" with a p.ovin
cial intonation of voice. "Ye es.'Jook-ingtip
inquiringly. " York shire !""No.
"Sottinghams7i.fr," very broad. "Bro-thers!"
"Na! but born i' yc same town."
He carried a wallet under his overcoat
and had a bag suspended to his side,
while the other had just set down a
box, with a door in its front near the
top. "What are you at.""Whv. don't
ye know !—don't ye see we are rat
catchers!"4 and with the word he drew
a large grey rat from his bag by the
tail, swung if round and round, ending
by tossing it again and again in the
air. and catching it with the ease, of a
Chinese jnggler, the beastexhibiting a
shocking rameness. And what is in
that box!" "Ferret—the games! ani
mal in the world, and lh» liveliest.—
How they hate! Make np a purse,
gentlemen, only fifty cents, just to pay
for the rat, anil ye shall see the game
somest light you ever seen in yonr
lives!"
It was done in an instant. Then
taking from his pocket a light piece of
twine, he attached it to one of the
hind legs of a large Norway rat. His
companion here drew from the box a
beautiful creamcolored ferret ofexceed-ing
lameness, lithe anil sinewy, but
scarcely a third larger than the rat he
was abeut to encounter. Tin- rat was
set. on the ground, and the ferret die-played
to him. The terror of the rat
was extreme, and he gave utterance
to a cry. Like a snake the ferret sprung
on him. and the battle began. The
rat was only a dark spot in the arms
of his enemy, who had seized him
somewhere about the neck.
The rat fought furiously, lint in vain.
It was the embrace of death. Again
and again (lid the exhibitor lift the
writhing and struggling forms iu aii;
holding the rat suspended by the tail,
the rerret still holding on until the last
drop of blood left the body. This scene,
was three times repeated, two addition-al
rats •soaping from his band being
killed by his terriers who accompanied
him. Some idea of the value of the
ferret in exterminating the rat may be
formed from the lad that he, with his
five ferrets, destroyed no less than IS,
070 last year alone. He estimates tbe
cost of a rat in a house or a barn, with
what they eat and what they destroy,
at one. dollar per week.
While l'resideut f'rant was on Wednesday
signing tbe message anil proclamation declar-ing
the Fifteenth Amendment ■ lu« of the
land, qaite a number of gentlemen wire pres-ent
in the Snte-room of the White House, the
roost "I" then* being- newspaper men. One
man asked the President for the "»" with
which the documents were signed, which was
given him. An old man in the crowd cried
out that "the negroes conhl now vote every-where
T' A vote* replied. " well, gentlemen,
you will be damn sorrv for this •" The speak-er
was Dent, senior, tlie father-in-law of the
President. He was. doubtless, much nearer
a prophet in this instance than he iias had
the credit of being.
Tears at a wedding are only the
commencement of the pickle that the
young folks are getting into.
ORNAMENTAL IUON AND BRONZE
WORKS.—As successful workers in
iron, for practical and useful purposes
as well as Ornamental Combined, the
firm of Robert Wood & Co., of Phila
delphia, are the first upon the Ameri-can
< 'ont inen t.atul their work compares
favorably with the finest skill of the
old world. They employ 150 of the
most skilled workmen in this country,
two thirds of whom have served their
apprenticeship under Robert Wood,
tho Senior Partuer, who, for the past
twenty-five years, has given his special
attention to tbe production of his
gooda,and who,by au honorable course
of dealing, has built up a business hav-ing
no rival in this country, and but
few in Earope, . They, cast au «*ow>st
unlimited variety of denigws, Ancin4i"g
lions, duga, and a variety of otbor nn-i
nmls,uiost beautiful fountains adorned
with statues of water nymphs, fawns,
Jkc, beside statues of' distinguished
persons, life size,- heroic- and cellosanl.
The colloosal statue of Henry Clay.cast
by this Company and erected at Potts-vjlle,
Pa., has received the highest en-comiums
of English travellers visiting
this Country, besides attracting much
attention from the lovers of this art in
our own country. The casting of stat
nary in bronze has been instituted only
about five years, but within this short
period of time has attained such a
high decree of excellence and superi-ority
as to bring this establishment in
successful competition with the most
noted and oldest bronze works of
Ent-ope. The eollossal statue of Lin-coln,
cast by Messrs. Wood & Co..
lately to be placed iu Union Park,
New York, was cast in six pieces, and
the whole work of easting and finish
ing required three months. It is
eleven feet high, and the likeness is
true and faithfully represented, lx-ing
the finest bronze casting in the United
'States. The elegant set of iron stair
•eHses for tho Court nouse in Cariin-ville,
111., at a cast of «40,0fl0, is the
most snperior casting of this kind.pro
bably, in tbe world. While Messrs.
Wood & Co., have the largest assort-ment
of all kinds of ornainantal iron
goods in the United States, which are
executed with the express view of
pleasing the taste, they combine all
the requisites of beauty and substan-tial
construction. Their garden and
cemetery adornments, east, wrought
iron and wire railings.fountains, vases,
verandas, settees, arbors, chairs, and
Store flouts, door and window guards,
farm fencing. &&, are all Btannfaetnr-j
ed from the best material and offered]
to the trade upon the most liberal
terms.
They also mannfactnre new- and im
proved styles of hay racks, mangers,
stable fixtures, stall divisions, &e..
which are very beautiful and are be-ing
rapidly introduced all over the
Country.
Those who may desire this class of
g Is should at once address Robert
Wood & Co., 1196 Ridge Avenue.
Philadelphia, and get a catalogue of
designs and prices. These goods
should be introduced rapidly all over
the Country, from the fact that they
are not only more ornamental than
.wood, but will last several generations,
and in the end the cheapest by far.—
The low freights from the East open
up a golden opportunity to secure this
class ol goods from the most noted
'manufacturers of our Country.
Wind it Cost..—Mr. Rages ofthe Na
tional Hotel, was recently sued for the
amount offfl 50, by one Wm. Atwarer,
colored. Mr. Rutjes contends, and he
has the evidence ol a young man ill his
employ, that he had already paid the
money to the claimant. It is not out
purpose to animadvert on points at
issue in regard to the matter, as we
might thereby lay ourself liable, to the
charge of misrepresenting the proceed-ings
of the Court and get in jail for it,
but we mention the matter to show
what a costly thing "justice" is under
the new method of getting it by the
Code of Civil Procedure.
Justice Adams issued the. Warrant
against Mr. Rntje:-,which was duly ev-ented
and the trial set. Judgment was
rendered, alter the hearing of the case,
against the Defendant, for debt and
costs, and this latter item is what we
desire to call especial attention to. We
have seen the schedule and it amounts
For
SE1
(Jijiprjllkth, 1
here, oh! where am 11 *Whocan
answer ! " The dead f No. The gen-tle
breeze seems to whisper ita! I am
standing, must I say,alone 1 No. For
I am Hot alone, aWhongll wwhole
earth is wrapped iu the stillness of
mid night. The town clock baa al-ready
chimed the solemn hour oftwelve,
and all thing are quiet save the whis-pering
winds which seetn to echo aaftly
bnt distinctly, Tis midnight, TianrM-night.
Thepale faced raoonispourlngfotfrth
her bright rays of menow Hght upon
this quiet little city, causing these
snowy white tombs th glitter nndef fta
steady gaze. '
Tho dead, baring served fWff ca*etir
ol life on this earth, seetn to be qUletir/
resting waiting patiently fbr the final
day of resurrection, when all these
tombs shall lie removed and the" grave
shall open, and the dead sfiffrirlsB to
obey the sounding trumpet wMaNMal
summon them to appCAr betfoTO the
Great Jnd-ge and Ruler of HeWrWi and
Keith, to receive, their reward. The
righteous, eternal Kfe In heaven. Tbe
wicked a fife of torture. Tben awd
only then, will all tilings whieh are
hid now will lie brought to light.—
Even this very tomb wbich I gently
rest my trembling hsnd npon its icy
surface shall he rolled away. This
very grave shall open, the dead shall
rise. Oh! what a solemn thought.
Would that those who are- laying
aniiiml me on every side could speak
jnst one word that I might ask them,
if in the hour of death their snffering
was like mine. I feel that 1 mightery
out in the language of one that wa«
tortured. "Oh death, where is thy
sting!" "Oh! Grave where is thy
victory V
These glittering tombs seem to say,
here it is, here it is. What nienneth
this. Why am I here this solemn hour,
as if I might distnrb the quietness of
those who seem to be peacefully reclin-ing
in the tightly clasped arms of
death. What caused my wandering
foot steps to lead me all most uuoon -
sciously to this place, a, rest for the
dead. Have 1 a parent, a sister or a
brother laying here. Is the one I
lowed so dearly aud truely buried here.
Something seems to say no, no. Tben
am I a homeless wandurcr aud friend-less,
no. Thank ilenven no. Did I
come here to harm Hie dead no, Heaven
knows I ditl wit. Then whatjprompted
me to visit this spot, this quiet spot,
at this solemn hour. It was simply
this, 1 came here banished from the
bosom of one who would not reoogniae
me any longer as a lover. One who
could not believe me. Tho' I sum
moned Heaven to witness what I said.
But easily believed one who, when .1
was hwt thinking of it, entered the
treasury of my happiness aud deprived
me of all, and left me alone.
1 came here to bury the last affec-tions
of the present love that I had tor
one who could not appreciate them.—
Here among these tombs, these
snowy white tombs, and I challenge
the spirit of the dead as witnesses if
they are not true. If is all over now.
My cup of woe runneth over, I leave
them. She could not love me, bnt
could another.
And now ye dead tW still you MBBI,
Have 1 ilistiitls-il voiir deathly dream [
to yuej, as they are to "in f ..
.I' pleasure, (or what hus bueu
lo 912 00, namely :
Original tlebt,
Aggregate costs.
KUtO
o.io
Is my pri-seiic
A dlsloruaiiee
done.
Can \oii lilaui
Drought on iu
DM for tins hour of inrtiaiou,
by a false conclusion T
A false conclusion of a faithless heart,
A falsehood that caused us both to part.
Even tin- dead seem to. utter no; /^
If.von aiv hardened wilh misery and woe,
Lay down join harden for this is the spot,
When- misery and woo do cast their lot.
Then I inii.-t say with a heaving breast,
This is the place for the weary to rest.
Then I am glad that I came, that I name hern
alone,
To lind in raforl aad p. ace, I could not liud si
bouii.-.
IV scenes of my tirst love are over.
919.H0
I'mler our old system of law the trial
and decision of this case would not
have exceded one dollar, perhaps, not
forty cents : so the cost under our new-plan
of conducting these things is, at
least six times as heavy as it was under
the old.
Mr. Rutjes paid the bill, but we opine
he did it with no very good grace. And
this is what, we get lor our promised
economical government.!—Smtitul.
The Captain General <>f ('nbacon-titines
the persecution of the memliers
Of the Masonic fraternity in Havana.
He has now a number of them impris-oned,
and several who were released
on Friday were reaneated on Satur-day
and again placed in confinement.
Sew York, March 1C—Major wm.
W. Lellanil. of hotel fame, cowhided
George Wilkes, editor of the Spirit of
the Times, severely, to-day, in the pres-ence
of a large crowd.
Mrs. Halleck says that women, as
the conservative element in politics,
ought to form the United States Sen-ate.
There are old women enough
there now.
A Keu) Jtixronry iritlt Corn.—An in,
telligeut and reliable neighbor of onrs-who
has lor many years been making
experiments with corn, has discovered
tin importance aud value in replanted
corn which is quite novel, and worthy
nt publication. Wcliaw-alwavsthoiigut
i (planted emu wasoflittle coYnV)i|WMee,
but this gentleman any* "it iSofeo
much consequence, he replants whether
it i.-. needed ol nut— rather, he plants
two or three weeks after the crop Is
planted, a hill about every fifteenth
row each way."' He says : "If fbe
weather beromesdry during the liUiou
time, the silk and tassel both become
dry and dead, lu this condition, SQt
should become seasonable, the sltk
revives and renews its growth, buf-flie
tassel does not recover. Then, for want
of pollen the new ulk ia unable. is> Ull
the office for wbich it was designed.—
The pollen from the replanted corn is
then read] to supply the silk, and the
filling is'completed." He says n*at*y
all the abortive cars, -o common in
com crops, iseauscdbj waul oTnollfiB,
and that he has known ears to double
their size in this second1 tiiling>-JSr-ehangr.
''
-a*. —
An editor out West,, says ho is so
short-sighted that he frequently rubs
out with his nose what he writesi■ ww' Wrehn
a pencil!
Lad -sit;
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Se^Ani-fife