The Greensboro patriot [November 10, 1870]

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18 PUBLISHED WEEKLY
AT GREENSBORO, N. C,
By DUFFY & ALBRIGHT.
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Professional Cards.
JS.I il Diixtai*, Twos. Kin-is, JR.,
; ,j ;, ■;.. . ,t-i,A,.\.<\ I*iU;f AUi.nauct.A.C
JMI. A. (.i.MiK. lirttubun, X.C.
Dillnrd. ltufllii A. Otlxner,
ATTORNBYS AT LAW,
Vreensboro, A.C.
IlltACTH*/. in the Courts of fJiiilford.Alamsnoe
ttaiidulpii, Davidson, Stokes, Yadkiu, flurry,
K-K-kiughaui and Caswsll Counties.
One of the firm will always attend th» regular
Probst* Courts of Kockiiigh&ni, Alamance and
Uuilfonl c luntica.
/v.-. StA, ISO". V*J
C. P. MKNUKMIII.I.. JUIIS N.STAPIJCS.
MENDENHALL k STAPLES,
S&'mWSWXB MX ItAWa
..KI:I:M)UOKO, N. C.
Will i.rn<-1ii-<i in the Court* ofGuilford, Kocking-bam,
Davidson, Forsytho, Stokes, Randolph and
Alsroance: aluo. I.'. S. Circuit and District Courts.
S|..i isl attention ^.ITHII to coHueliox in all parts
of tin- State, ami lo eaaca in Bankruptcy.
ty Office our iloor North of the Court House.
Jan. 27 : ly.
»^■•■■a^aa^sa.^^^"***.
Business Cards.
W. B. FABRAfi,
wall II sfaBHt, JBWCLBM
OI'IUIIN.
(ireenslsno, N. Ci
II-.- coimiaiitly on hand a
ipl.udid aaaofltaaaM of
FaxhionnMe ./ew>**ry,
ami »"in- splendid Watchti
AND CLOCKS,
Wku-k trill lie Mold
f UK AP »<>r CA8UI
l^Watclics.L'hsks,.lc»elry.Sewing Machine*,
ami Pistola repaired sheen ami mi ahort uotict.
Call eppoatt* Iha Old Albright Hotel, Eaat
Market hirwl. lll-ly
Dr. TUTT'S
Improved Hair Dyo
IS WARRANTED
THE BEST IN THE UNITB0 STATES.
Prepared at dw Labnalsij of
WM. II. TIIIT ii LAND, AUGUSTA, OA.
XV r'orrale by Jaalew in Medialna iwrywhan.
.Inn..*): lv_
Bnrh lor Sale.
Tin' vory neat
nrticlx ftrmiaheil at niaw)iinlili< ral«a, rillior
ui the kiln. I) milt'* North of lowii, or deliver-
D.N. KIKKl'AIRItK.
April •-'.'■ _^_^ I'aHf.
Sn.t i:it ■.■«;OT HI u v.HUM.
We Make LaaiiKi a Bpeeiality.
II. ... n for Knh' llo* greatest variMly ami of 11M*
n .-■ u|*| roved ami improved BiimrrHaud «hadt^i.
s^f.lv, it'otiomv, ami iM-amiliil Myloa in onr
• 'all and eat ua-
A| 19. l-:n. .IAS SLOAN & SONS.
Itui'iin \ IMM l.udK)'. >o.'il.I.«».<».»'.
■j^.v- THIS fA)I>OR meetsregu
'.ii*.fc l.u lv evcrj Tuestlay uigbt.
M. .ui*. i-. -,\ h.t |IHM> III.I nii'i with ufl alnce
tlui i< orgAiiixatiuxi willJio utUnittfld on IVUH-Oil
ildl* ll'UUM.
'. - ing brethren eordiallv reeeived.
W. E. EbWAKD8,N.G.
.Is-*. IV. Ai.nuii.U'i. See'ry. ang.lldin
Si'.' \ il.l-.N . INK. I'lIM: A. I'lMNkLIN.
Valentine & FrsRktin,
/ *l irttrt ,uul WkAmtt Ptalerl
I N
WHITE GOODS, HOSIERY, CLOVES,
.Yotioni*? i^,
No. 1208 MAIN STREET,
i^iomvuonsrjD VA
A i. '..".:iliii
The A-Established
in 1824. \ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1870. {New Series No. 143.
Remember the
IDELA-IDI
TOMBS and
MONUMENTS
The und«rtign«d reepectfully inform** Uafiianda
and the public at lai«*-,iliai he ia now prepared tn
furniahall kind, of ■ onuiueuta and Toinbatoni-a.
of latcat draigna, with pn.mprM--■•. and at prkca
to auit lb. tiraaa.
Order" aolicited and promptly GDed.
HTA1I work waat ofCompany Shops deKrered
on the railroad fr* c of charge.
S. C. KOIIKKTSON.
20:ly <!.a,l„ttr,y. C.
N. H. D. WILSON,
Oenerul Insurance A^ent,
t.KKtVSUOKO, N.€.
Wnnflawiitn UBE Coutpauiea with aggregate
CAPITAI. "f
'IiK-nly ^fftllluua or Dollar".
ALSO I UK
MM Life INMRANCK COMPANY,
UjiMirpuneid by any il. tin CHEAPNESS
and RpliHbllil}' oriUPoiioiee.
ASSETS S12,000,000.
Call and iiiMin; yonr property agaiu-*t tosa
by lire, and thm secara you a lioini', and pie-vent
embnrreKHinriii in baatoMS, in case ol"
aeeident.
ty Provide a LIVE POLICY for tho sup-port
of your wife and children when you ate
gone. OFKICK :-B.inkiu^ Honae of wflaon
A 8hober, South Elm St. !7:ly
N.H.D. WlLBllN.
WILSOS A
CHAM. E. liiiuBBK.
Sllllllllt.
BANKERS,
GREENSBORO, N.C.,
(South Elm Street, opposite Expreaa Office.)
Boy and Bell Gold and Silver, Bank Notea,
State and Government Bonda, Kail Bead Stocks
and Bouda, Ac., Ac.
tV Keceivv Money on depoait subject to SIGHT
CHECK; and allow Interest In kinat
upon lime deposit* of CURRENCY or 8PECIE.
DiN,Gunt lluaineaa Paperl
Collections Made at all Accessible Points.
Sept. llilh, ly
A. r. SPKRBY,
WITH
HURST, PURNEtL & a©..
IMI'oin Kl:s, AND WHol.KSAI.K DEALKKS IX
AMERICAN, mm, GERMAN and FRENCH
DRY GOODS,
WHITB t.OOD* AND NOTIONS,
Nn. Ml Bahimore St., IIALTIMOIIC.
J. u. nnut, i
I.. H. I'1'H.NEI.I., r
A. xtniH'i. ) Jan 9:ly.
A„ D, McLEOO |(K
General Commission Merchants,
von TBI **AI.K ur
COTTON AND 0THE;» PRODUCE!
AN 0 TIIK 1-I'RCllASR OK
ALL KINDS OF MERCHANDISE.
Baltimore, Rid.
Having facilities for the purchase of hfer-andise
of auy deaerintien at the lowest
Btarkel tales, wc would u-speitfully solicit
urdere. promiaing in all cases prompt perso-nal
attention to tho selection and shipment
ofK Is
W« refer by permiaaiao to Mviulonball dc
Si:iph-«. Attoroeya al Law (ireensboro, N. C.
Sept. I:3iu.
tfTACKENZIE BROTHiRt*.
iMi'inin:i;s AMI MANiKArrrnrns
O Y
Coach «V Snddlrr*/
HAEDWA.RE,
SCi W.st llallinioreSlreet,
BALTIMORE. MD.
August 16.nui.
T~ HE AMERICAN xtBB HIVE,
(Sid*' opening Btoraahbj Comb.)
Can Is* Fnii by calling oa ilie amenta. Kx-jav
tensive Apiarians say il is the l>"-t ftll<iljejB
eheapeet Hive in use. W
De.*.|- of Kara Kijtbt for making and nseing
can be obtained of
J. W. ALBRIGHT,
Greensboro, or,
A. K. KITCHEN,
New Garden, N. C.
V. S.—Tin* above lire also authorized to receive
suWriptiom. for the. " Bee K-epen, Journal and
ational Ao]-iculturist," at olub rates, " Bee
KeeperaTcxl Book " fur sale. 136:tf.
Wm. K. HeCrtto,
DEALER IN'
Wines, Brandies and Imported Liquors,
A M II
C10ARS OF ALL KINDS,
Corner ol Franklin * Mayo «(«.,
Vmlrr Odd rasaWaf Hall, RICHMOND, Va.
Sept. H::iin
KMTAII!.I*)IIEI> 1811.
Ct'HHlJtfOta
a. iiAir.KY,
BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS,
■is\-i BALTIMORE ST., UALTIMUUK,
Have the
LARGEST AND BEST ASSOKTED STOCK
In the city of
SCHOOL MEDICAL
and LAW, and DENTAL.
CLASSICAL
and MISCELLANKOtv
BOOKS.
An immense supply of
GENERAL BANK AND COUNTING HOUSE
tiTtTKlVIUV.
Blank Books made tn Order in any style of
Binding and liuling.
The tame caioful attuntioti given to
ORDERS
ns to I*KI:SIINAI ri'KCUMutB. ixsuiE ."/'. fr'• > ALirJrTS.
Son.l roreatalogne, 4c. Sept. is!::tm
BKI l.!>' I'A.tlll.V SOAP.
SO Ihoces wa-bii i: S...ip,
al manuneturers pricv bj the box.
Per sale by
Sepl. yih, InTO. JAS. SLOAN & SONS.
\TE%» IHI.I.I:TTS."
A.1 lu Bl.ls. Malleus
Ju>; red i l'ed| ana lor sale in
Sept. ten. JAS. SLOAN SL SONS.
"OUR FATHER'S HOUSE ;"
OB.
THE UNWRITTEN WORD.
By Daniel March. I). L>., auilit.r of lit- u ( a! ir
" Nigllt Scalier-." Tllif* til;*-'.-! in tlitniulil ii.ii
languapt* nhowu na untoli! riches ami b«autu« in
ilit* Great llniiav, with it* bln-n-mintr tinwer-. BWg-ing
hinU, waving |ialni>i, rtillins doiid*. bcautifn!
IKIW, MI.IC-1 in ituiii". (teliichltul rivent, mighty
ocean*, thiiii'lr-riii.,' vuicm, hlazin-^ heavciiH anil
ra"t iinivcn'c with countlvxr* h»inga in millinna of
wnrhln, am! rvaiU In M in each th* Unwritten
Wnnl. Rum'-tinled pi}-er, orintlHcit^rtivinpa and
miperb h'tidiug. " Kich aud varied iu thought."
"Lhai-to." "' Lri-v mid graceful in ntyle." "Cor-r
»H*t. pure and elevating in it»> tendency." ''Beau-tiful
and good." "A tmuft-vhuld trea^ur-*." C«'in-nieudatiitni.
like the uhove ft-ann Collive Preai-dente
and I'rotecBors, niiuifiteiT of all denomina-tion.*,
and the religion* and i*eui:lur pre** all over
the country. Ita fretdiiier*. purity ot language,
with clear open type, fine steel enirrarinpn, »ub-
■tamial binding, ana low price, make it the 6*wZ*
for the m*Un. Agents are selling from SO to 150
per week.
We want Clergvmen. School Teachers, smart
young men and ladies to introduce the work for
us in every towuehip. and we will pay liberally.
INo intelligent man or woman need be without a
paying buaiiiee*.
Send for circular, full de.-<cription. and terras.
Addmw. XIKtiLKR ft UcCUBET.
16 ^- Sixth Strvet, Phila., Pa.
i:t> Kace Street, Cincinnati, Ohio.
<"J Monroe Street, Chicago. III.
50:. \. Sixth S\, 8t. la-mis Mo.
Sept. 1:4m or, 102 Main St.. Springtle'.d. Maae.
For the Patiioi.
EQUALITY.
■T PKTLl: PirPBRCORN'.
"Maird'ring impoartibility to make what
cauiiot be."—Corioiiauj, Act 5 : SetM 3*i-
To cheating, lying, whining cant,
Boml>4M,tic zeal, all kindw of rant.
Like Mftcbuih, let'o cry avaunt!
Vile humbugs heiico.
Too long they have been a disgrace,
Befooled one-half the liumin raco ;
Let theui bogoue. hcucu-atli g»v« place
To Coiumon Bouam
Blockheadi. may make tm thonsai d law*,
They are not worth an mar»\ nti*wa ;
For.what conflicts witii natttro'ti a,J'**•
Kailx in tho w^tie!
Man might aa well attempt to ily,
With Moive to lade the ocoaii dry,
It would an easy bo, as try
To make men ei{tial.
The.c in butweeu the Black and White.
Aa distinct a* tho day froiu night,
A hairier, l*e it wrong ot right—
All men uiuy trace it,- -
And dfiK been thoie. through everj <i!
According to historic fUgv,
I>vfying ninner, saint and aatfOf
K'cr to erase it.
In evciy clinio, no iuatt«:r v.h.:ie,
It baa, it is, aud will 1M- there,
And I'll.- in language, plain and oleaE,
To ovary nation.
All unman efforts are iu vain,
Thuiigh tools and madmen atrire and ftiuu.
To equalise and mix tho twain
By amalgamation.
Then let as wisely, come what may,
Pursue the tenor of our way,
Regardleea what fanatics aay
And atom all quarrel*.
Leave nature to work out it's eud,
And try each other to befriend,
And if there's anything to mend
Let it be morale.
NEW STORE ! NEW GOODS !!
rIE undersigned would reepeetfnlly lu-form
tbe public that they are now open-ing
and inlrml keeping constantly on hand,a
large and well eeleeted .lock of
FINE FAMILY GROCERIES,
GLA88 AXD Ql EE.VS WARE,
FANCY ARTICLES, &c
All of which they offer low for CASH or
PBODICE at Market prieea. They wonld
eapeclally call the attention of houaekeepera
to their Stock. South Elm street.next door
to Benbow'a Now Hotel.
Hlstf C. B. ECKEL A. CO.
TROS,
A All alsea from tlio Old lV*minioa
Work.. Fore*!? at SLOANS.
April, 1870.
For tho " PAT«IOT."
A. D RI F T .
BY MAUD EBNEDT.
FART I
"I wiah I had the coura/a to still tliia
agony and nnreat in those lotijr •;- riling lil-lows
!" ami a young girl sank gritb an all
guished ory on the strand noai the . ,1 le-ph -s
of the boat house. Tha fog win ■ .-(J- g up
like a serpent from tbe sea and Ike daui>i lay
heavy on her light hair; far out from the
silent shore the ocean looked darkly blue, but
was fringed with white, incessant Sreakers.
A wane moon struggled through vapory
clouds, that gave a fitful, weird glitter on
land and sea and the sobbing prostrate form.
The dense shadow of tiee* shut out tbe -pit.
where the young girl lay. a little cottage,
wbioh three days ago, had been convened
into a houae of mourning.
Edna Kail's laat surviving relative, an
indulgent fathor, bad been snddenli -ttrieken
down, and l.lt her and u youugeiater of si*
years, an waifs Ml charily, for il W«a only by
daily toil, that he had been enabled to Mieltoi
them witlt their BfBOstf bone.
Advoreityand ai'uiciiou bad been dealt thorn
blow after blow ; '■ llietc are aeuls for whom
lite has no summer'' and Eiina Karl seemed
one if those. Their little line of proapority
and jiopularity iv. Riehnu-:id. hail been •-
ninumor scene, but the winter 4U*nti tl **
followed, only Embittered the brlghl past
Edna was of the "sxoi* ly.-- f»i-. • ••'].
aymetrical, am! highly educated. Ai tha age
ofseventeou, (shewaa no* Iwentj •....; **he
uad been engaged to aGenuauCouiitjbut a hen
theit j'ortun.* ba.1 born auddeuly swojit :iw.»\
by an ui.f.utunatc apecalatiou of he: father,
the proud Count lucerne cold. Edna had
ti.ii.'.* bim her idol, and believed in bis "death-leaa
devotion." But the trU/A enutked in on
her heart. Without piomocitiou.-ho snw.un*
dexstrood and ac.:ej.-.. J *!ic mi \liable, c-i:1.-
was BO longer tin liaiid yielding. loveaHo
•hild, but a bopehwa, strrti, n U i ' leafi «ri.*_n •;.
Tho tide tl.at bad earned away their wealth.
bore mi its treacherous 1 aom, ii** friend"
lhat taught bei I ■ have faith it' »-' h « ihiug
aa friendship i there aflpeard to her no trutl
in ai ytliing. and she became a chronic
aki!*tie, with little faith in her OWL s—. aiel
mueli has In the other. She had been pro-digal
in her affection aud had beggared her
womauly natnre. Like the woman of Beth-any,
she bad broken her box of alabaster and
spilled all the gracious ointment and she
eould not renew tho shuttered receptacle, nor
gather back the wasted fragrance.
Her father, left the city and familiar faces
tor a desolate spot on Virginia's shores where
they lived an almost isolated life; her fragile
mother faded away, one yaw after their great
trouble and was buried under the deodar
trees, in the lower part of the garden, sloping
to the shore.
Edna,was despairing and desperate enough
to die in those tempting waves, but the
knowledge of her h. 1 pleas sister bound her
to life; it was n*-t from ezceavi.i alfeetion
for her, but an inexorable duty :•;.■...:. d
her from dying lips: abe mu " .
and labor for two. Their all v. i |, .. an ..- :-.
wardrobe and fifty dollars •., • ti
adrift—dr..en on the world. !! .'.d:.. i
resolved to fight it. rather than • . : it»
favors.
"Siatjr: Sister!" was re-echoed 0:1 ibe
night air. There was no rcsponoe from the
form on tbe yellow atraud, lying there so
belpleaa yet defiant iu het dentation. 1!..
sweet plaintive call was repeated
"Come here, Katie.1' and Edm. sal np acd
dashed away the tears and composed her faoe.
The child sprang into her arms with u plt-eons
cry.
"Don't strangle me, Katie ; put down your
aruis aud listen to me; sobbing will nut
mend matters." "I san't help it, Edna, I
shall cry to death, bow that mamma and
papa hare gone.''
" No, you wout! trying never kills anybody,
it only makes then head auhe and their eyes
red and ugly: if yon don't atop all this, I
shall mi: take you with me; do yon bear
what I say I" The only reply waa a froth aob,
which tho child strove to smother in her
sihtcrs lap.
".It is past your bed-time, and you know,
t-i-ii:orrow we must find a new home, the
cottage is uot ours now, we have no right
there and other people will move ia te-mor-row."
" Where are we going, sister V The voice
was so weary and hopelees, that Edna's heart
experieuoed an additional pang aa she drew
i tin* tired bead with matted, yellow oarle to
her shoulder, she covered her own faee with
birr hands to hide the hot tears that atream-id
ovei her cheeks. The child tried to put
aside the ahieldiug hands, but failing, wound
her aim around her waist and nestled (loot,
with reu*-wed sobs.
"Hush ' Katie, you will cry yourself into
a fever. If y.,u do nut stop, you will drive
me crazy. I thought I had trouble enough,
witlniiii being tormented with the sight of
your poor, v. :i tebed faee."
T, a*s ,*ami* very rarely to Edna's eye* and
She was surprised at finding herself boeou-plotely
an nerved, she made a powerral effort
to regain hoi composure and usual stolidity
of i xpreaaipn. " Come Katie ;" and hand in
hand, they silently walked to the cottage.—
When Katie's tear-stained eyes closed in
sleep, Edna threw a shawl over her own
shoulder* aud returned to the deserted boat-houao
aud seated beraelfon a log, where the
surf was rolling heavily in aud tossing sheets
of foam to her feet, with her head resting on
her hands, and her gray eyes fixed with mourn-ful
intentness on tbe sea, her lips still and
com pressed,she* kept her selfimposed vigil aud
tried to map out some plan for tbe future. When
the dawu ofa new day settled on ber wan face,
she arose shiveringly and entered tbe cottage.
After tbe plain breakfast, that she prepared
with her white, shapely hands, a farmer's
wagon stopped at tbe door. Katie climbed,
up ou the seat, the novelty of the prospective,
journey, bad banished her recent grief from
her impressible mind. A small trunk was
flung in after her by the driver, which threat-ened
a sudden exposure cf its contents.—
Edna's quceuiy head drooped painfully, aa
shi gave a lost backward glance al the two
graves, side by side, iu the mellow suushine,
under the shallow of the deodars.
" Sister Edna, where are we going T"
" I do not know ! Dou't bother mo with
questions.''
Katis, was sileut fur a long time, then
ventured " Sisicr. sro we going to a city f"
"Yes!" The tone was that of one preoccu-pied.
"Oh! Edna,''and Katie, grasped her arm
in joyful surprise, " do see those little turkeys
racing after their mother, through theolover,
and than dear little ducks tumbling ov J
each oilier tuget nut ofour way.1' But Katie's
effitrte wen* vain in attracting the attention
of her slater, so she contented herself by
uiakiugfriends with tho driver, who stared
curiously, from under his torn straw hat, at
the touug human beside him, who waslook-i:
ix«'*.J "ff. yet seeing, nor hearing not. When
tin- "nvv n.nf iif tho depot appeared, came a
rer.,i.-a;iou of life around bcr ; she ]mid the
r i ... purchased their tickets and a* the
distant whistle of the approaching train re-t-
cht'td ibnongk the silent valley, she seized
ir„ :,-'. hand and entered the pasaenger car.
Ka: ii shrank abashed al the many faces they
, uifii.'itered, but Edna took no notice, as,
. -root head and impcrions.step sho walk-t
•. ..- Il,*' fui ■ hor ciul of the car for unoccupied
.....a. Edna waa young, but conscious of
her streliartfa in encountering the whirl aud
din ol life, for v lien a woman's heart is cold
,u.d mad iu her bosom, she need not fear
ril.it is only the warm, pleading heart
that can J naciecee and reason.
I'llNTINUKD.]
A men'-an Wonder*.—The greatest
nAtarxct in Hie world is the falls of
N'.o'.V'i- wlifi'o iIn* water from the
lit*-::! 'iri'.-it lakes torins a river of
tlirii'iourtlis of a mile in width, and
•!,•.). being suddenly- contrasted,
plr.jrei'S over the rocks in two columns
to tin depth of 173 feet.
The greatest cave in the world is
the ihimmothCave of Kentncky,where
any one ran make a voyage on tbe
sratc'is °f a subterranean river, and
i-ii.i'h fish without eyes.
The greatest river in the known
world is the Mississippi, 4000 miles
long.
The largest valley in the world is the
vallev of the Mississippi. It contains
500,000 square miles and in one of the
most fertile regions of the globe.
The greatest city park in the world
is in Philadelphia." It contains over2.-
000 acres.
The greatest grain port in tbe world
is Chicago.
The largest lake in the world is Lake
Superior, which is truly an inland sea
being 430 miles long, and 1,000 feet
deep.
The longest railroad inthe world is tbe
Pacific railri.«»d, over 3,000 miles in
lentrtb.
Tlie greatest mass of solid iron in the
world is I lie Mountain of Missouri. It
is 350 feet hiirh. and two miles in cir-r-
nit.
The best specimen of Grecian archi-tecture
in tbe worM is the Girard Col-lege
for Orphans. Philadelphia.
The largest nquediicet in the world
is the Oroton Aqufdnet in New York.
Its length is fort rand one half miles,
and it cost #l-_'..v»o,Ofio.
The largest deposits of anthracite
eoa' in the world are in Pennsylvania,
the mines of which supply tbe market
with millions of tons annually and ap-pear
to be inexhaustible.—Asaericsis
Engineer.
~r r
A bride of sis weeks was shot by
her husband in Cleveland recently.—-
Maine Schellenberg. If appears to
have been about money.
MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION
OF THE UNION.
The following is the report of the proceed-ings
of the Orand Council of the Mount Ver-non
Association, which assembled at Mount
Vernen on the91stof Joae, which the Vice-
Regent, of Maine, was delegated to prepare
and publish :
In response to a call from the Regent, a
general council of this Association was ueld
at Meant Vernon, commencing on the 21st of
June, 1870, continuing ita session fur several
days. Eleven Vice-Regents were in atten-anoe,
representing, in fair proportion, tbe
Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western
State*, of the Union. The Regent, now resid-ing
at Mount Vernen.preeided over tbe delib-erations,
which were characterized by entire
unanimity and hearty-co-operation iu endeav-ors
to advance tbe best interest of the Asso-ciation.
Tbe following statement embodies, in tbe
briefest possible form, the reports sabniiltod
to the council and the resolutions adopted by
It. Through a general circulation of this
statement it is intended that the public shall
be made aware of the condition, laliors and
future prospects of tbe Association. aud it is
hoped that a knowledge of these will awaken
fresh interest in the work of still farther re»-
toring. protecting and beautifying tbe Home
and Burial-place of Washington. Now that
the agitations of the past years are over, tlie
officers of the Aasoeiation feel that it is not
inappropriate to bring again to notice this
organization, by which they represent the
Worsen of the Union.
It is an organization that by surviving all
tbe perils and dislocations of a great civil
war has established its claims to a position
among those national objects upon which
may meet, harmocioaaly and healthfully, the
oumbin.il efforts and sympathies of the whole
country.
The only source of revenue for Mount Ver-non
depends upon the steamer which brings
visitors to the place. During three years of
tbe war it was considered unsafe to allow the
boat to nass np and down the river, and the
Secretary'of War In removing tbo boat de-prived
the Association of its income. A very
moderate claim for damages, amounting to
two-thirds of the real loss, was laid before
Congress, and after consid-rnble delay tbe
sum of 17,000 was allowed to Mount Vernon
on condition that it should he ezpeuded in
repairs under the supervision of an agent ap-pointed
by the government. This has been
done and the progress of decay, which waa
rapidlv destroying the place, has been arres-ted.
The steamer waa replaced aa soon as
possible, and immediately after the war.
when Waaliingtou was thronged with people
brought there by pressure of cirenmstanrea. a
large number found their way to Mount Ver-non
and the revenne from the heat assumed
respectable proportions; hut it has gradual I y
fallen off and in ordinary circumstances can-not
he regarded as sufficient. The steamer is
ondsrthe control of Mr. Sykes. of Williard'a
hotel, Washington, to whose courtesy ana
kindness the Association is constantly Indebt-ed
for many favors. The coutract between
him and the Association which grant' him
exclusive control of the right to land passen-gers,
was at this meeting of the council re-newed"
for three years. A per rentage upon
each visitor is paid into tbe treasury and a
considerable amount collected throng! sales
upon the place of photographs, flowers, fiu't
canes, Ac, all which sources of res-eiiue are
developed as much as possible.
Every effort has been made to put the place
into a presentable condition, so that those
who make pilgrimage to the spot are no long-er
shocked by tbe ghsstly traces of neglect
and dilapidation. The Association, while
justly pi on! of what it has accomplished in
this wav, is obliged to confea* that what, il
has done to gratify national pi He has draw i
so heavily npon ita means that certain othel
repairs and improvements, equally neee s.iry
thougb not equally conspicuous, remain un-touched,
and it is in behalf of tbe«c thai
something must now be attempted. It is earn*
estly hoped that these nerds will be nod. r-stood
and helpfully recognized by the people
for whom the property is held in trust, and
to whom its preservation should be a matter
of deep interest. First in importance among
these claims n.nst be reckoned an adequate
protection against fire,—there being none
whatever at tbe present time,—and a thor-ough
system of drainage for the Milan of the
mansion and other buildings—their present
condition heing an unfailing sonrce of mala-ria
and fever and ague to those who have
charge of the place. For those two improve-ments,
by which may be secured to this ven-erable
homestead t.be same protection that is
accorded to the humblest dwellings in onr
cities, tbo members of the Council unite in
making a most earnest appeal to the country.
A small sum from each individual to whom
these reasonable wants are made known, will
swell in the aggregate, to a snm amply suffl-nient.
In the more distant future it is hoped
that a permanent fund may bo formed, from
which a steady income shall be derived. Al-so
it Is within the plans of tho Board of VICB-Kegents
to bring under cultivation larger
portions of the land, now lying waste for
want of means to clear and fertilize. In fact,
nothing has lasen left unthonght of, which,
while securing the interests of Monnt Vernon
itself, shall tend also to diminish the neces
sii\ for asking aid of the public.
the Regent of the Association whose name
has been identified with it from the hour of
ita birth, whose time and strength and fbr-tnne
have been in large measure devoted lo
Ita servioe, crowned these sacrifices by con-senting
to reside upon the spot, undeterred
by its loneliness and onhealthinesa. By her
personal supervision, close economy and wise
precautions, she has brought the Association
ont of debt, and preserved a cordial sympathy
of action among lbs Vico-Kegeiits, which is
invaluable in such an aflili.nion. It i- not
too much te say thst the self-denv rag enthu-siasm
which MissCunringham has brought to
her task is absolutely without a parallel ; and
the whole country should know that, during
all these years, and through all these acrson-al
sacrifices, this unselfish and high-minded,
Isdy has never accepted one dollar of remu-neration,
and now attends to all the added
dnties of her position without a salary, earn*
pensated only by the measure of hex auecc s
iu administration, and the grateful recogni-tion
of i hose who know how inestimable have
been her servioes.
The Secrntsrv also resides upon the ostato
—adding te the stricter dams M her office,
those of hoasekeeper. The Dead gardener, a
Scotchman, is admirably qualified foi the |M>-
sition be holds. To his o'ber rsa]H>nsiblHtie.
is added that of attending to the vi-it**rs upon
the grounds, and protecting tier propertj from
injury. Several farm hands are employed:
there'are wagoua and an ambulance. f«r
which two mule-, are kept: ibeie is a green-house,
which becomes more and more profita-ble
: and although the establishment is on a i
namleat footing for an eat ate of **J acres, it
necessarily involves the employment of sev-eral
people aud the outlay of oonaidorable
i sums. If the rec«ipls from the boat are re-
. duced below their present amount, it will be
impossible to keep the place iu order without
aid. Rigid economy is mesn while practise1,
and the public may rest assovd lbs' only
uader pressure of absolute necessity will ;,r;.
; aim* be naked.
The Association has from time to lime re-ceived
evidence* of iaterest from different
Eerauua, which it takes gnat pleasure Ii se.
nowfedgisg. Foremost among tb* ■». stanl
many recent gifts from friends in V* • ler-sey,
which Stale, stimulated by the energy
, and enthusiasm of ita Vice-Regent, bus for-j
warped furniture, carpets and antiqui'ies to
I the value of nearly two thousand dollars.—
To these timely gift* is owing nuoh of tbe
cheerful appearanoe of the interior, once so
desolate sad forlorn. All gifts which add to
the iaterest of the place, all objects wbioh
were contemporaneous with Washington, are
maek desired. The plates for printing copies
of Washington's will hove been presented by
Mr. Corcoran, of Washington, and he also
Siroinises a hundred varieties'of evergreens
or the grounds. A velvet carpet upon tbe
stair caas waa the gift of Mr. Kendall, of New
York ; tbe old clock at the stair-case landing
is among the New Jersey gifte, and a marble
bust ofWashtugtoo has be»n lately deposited
in the Banqueting Koom by its ownsr, Mrs.
Eve, tbs Vice-Regent for Georgia. A gift
doubly valuable for iu timeliness to tbe nses
of the Couattl, was that of Mrs. Mitchell.
Vice-Regent for Wisconsin—a plated tea sot
and innumerable cups, saucers, Ac. It is not
only appropriate bnt necessary that tbe an-nual
eonncils sbonld be held upon the spot,
and it u boned that tbs tine will come when
the members can be entertained there, simply
bwt sufficiently, without the present ezpedi
sets for ekeing out their accommodations.—
But all these details cau well be left till the
serious and vital wanta of the Aasoeiation
are provided for, aad the Council therefore
once more commend their cause to a gener-ous
American public, and ask from it at this
time only the means for meetiug those ex-penses
upou which the proper preservation
of the natiou'a own property depends.
MAROABXT J. M. SWRAT,
Vice-Regent for Maine.
1670.
New York, 907,97o
Brooklyn, toe.tiw
St. Lotus, 312,903
Chicago," 897,71*
Boston, flS3,9M
Cincinnati, 214,000
New Orleans, 184.688
Buffalo, ' 1144247
Washington. 190,388
Cleveland, 93,018
Pittabufg, 80,ar*4
Detroit, 79.t»19
Milwaukle, 71,464
Toledo, 31,693
Columbus, Ohio, 31.336
Wilmington, Del. 30,904
Dayton, 30,866
GrotefA of Cui, .>-.—The following tableshows
the comparative growth in population of the
cities named since 1860:
1860.
813,669
966.714
151,780
109,260
177,812
161,044
173,788
81,129
01,1.1*
43,417
49,-tlO
43,417
45,94f.
18,7f*
l&SGs
MJUB
20,081
The returns from Ohio show a total
falling off from the Radicals of 37,700
votes, comparing the late election with
(bat of last year. This added to lju-results
alreadv announced has alarmed
the party in ]mwer to snch a degree
lhat in its terror it is losing all discre-tion.
Iu IV'ui.sy lvHtiio sin' glitter of
bayonets lias already been seen, ojid
now in New York we behold the con-centration
of troops to IK- ready iu case
Ihe.v should be required by United
Stales of!ii'ial.s|to enforce the law which
gives effect to the XVtb Aini-mluieiit.
A coteuiporary at Louisville,, de.i
cribing a little .unpleasantness there*
says that a ltoy "grabbed a water buck-et
and caressed his step I'm hei-'s head
with it so assiduously, that the old
man at ouee laid down to happy uucou-sciousness."
The negro vote in Ohio is far more
than the majority. They carried both
Ib« Radical Congressional Districts in
Hamilton Co. Tbe Cincinnati Times
Iliad) says that but for the negro vote
the State would have gone Democratic
by about 10,000.
Some girls are like old muskets ;
they use a good deal of powder, but
wont go off.
There are now on tile in the Treasury
Department over-1,000 applications for
positions, though there are no vacan-cies.
The cultivation of jieanut hits been
tried quite extensively in Minnesota
present year, aud with good success.
A firm in Louisiana is said to be
doing a thriviug business at sbippiug
alligators north for pets.
THE WIFE.
Here is the best tribute to women, wc ever
read :
Only let a woman be sure she is precious
to her husband—not useful, nut valuable, not
convenient simply, but lovely and beloved,
let bei" be tlie recipient of his polite and
hearty attentions, let her (eel that hef earns
and love are noticed, appreciated and return-ed,
let her opinion be asked and her approval
songht; and her judgment be respected in
matters "f which she is cognisant: in short,
let her only be loved, honored and cherished,
in fulfillment of the marriage vow. and she
will be to her husband, her children and so
ciety a well spring of happineaa. Sim will
bear pain, and toil and anxiety, for her bus-band's
love to her Is a tower and a forlreas.—
Sbieldod uud sheltered there in, and advetsl-ty
will have lost its sting. She may snff.-r.
but sympathy will dull the «dge of sorrow.
A house with love in it (awl by love I mean
love expressed in words, and looks and deeds,
foi 1 have not one spark of faith iu love that
never crops out) is, to a house without lyve,
as a person to a machine: one iaiife, the other
a mechanism. The unloved woman may have
bread just as light, a bonne just as tidy as
the other, bnt the latter has a spring of beauty
about her, a joyouaness, a |ieuetiuling ami
pervading brightness to which the former i-an
entire stranger. The deep happiness i f
her heart shines out iu her face. Beegh-stit
ov*-r. It is airy, aud graceful, and warm ami
welcoming with her preaenco ; sb** is full i f
device*- and plots, and sweel .urpriavaforbi r
husband and f-.mlly. She has never done
with the romance and noetr-. *.| life Bui
herself i. a li nc pot-m sclfing heraelf to nil
i-ureandgracioiisnieliMl.es. ntnnhle hituav*
hold ways and duties have fur ber a golden
-ignilli in . The priio » !.es '.-i railing
high; and the *■'"' snnrtlnW the meuoa.*
"Lnve is Heaven, and Heaven is LoarC.11
A hrtli iiontsnae now and then,
Is relished by the beet of man.
TSr £ssj»e/ (*<• .S/.wi.—K*HMI li«*ii scelebra-ted
porn, "Tbs song ol tbe Shirt," ami * on
will tbe bettor appreciate the following.
v liii-h we vnnrh for aa reliable:
Jhmktr tfSiiUka iii •» I'lain Skirt.—Stitch-ing
the collar, four rows, 3,ts*ij; sewing the
ei»s,S00; buttonholes, and sewing on but-tous.
190, sowing on collar und gathering the
neck, I.4U4; stitching wristbands, l.'-O:
a, *ving the ends, ii- ; button -Ii »le«, 148: hem
luing the elite, and; gathering the sleeves,
-rjn -eiting ou wristbands 1.468; stitching
-bonlder straps three rows esch. 1,830; hem
in- ng \ he neck. .J4 : seniug the sleeves arid
gn-sets, 3,«'i9 ; taping tlie .leaves, laVJG; sew-ing
the seams, el*; setting sule-gnssets, 421;
hemming bottom, 1.104 ; total, 2<i,G46.
What is the most liberal quadruped
going! Tbe skunk; he bestows a
vs)cent to every one he passes.
Big relatlvna gi-astt.
Flat falsehood—lying on one's back.
The race of seelntors—the Chip a way*.
Good uniform for the letter carrier—a coat
of mail-
Capital ptxniahnent—being kissed todaath
by a pretty girl.
A backwoodsman has been felicitouslr call-ed
"a first-rate teller.''
The npproved stimulant for those who are
habitually behind time—ketcb-up.
Why is heafstake like a locomotive t It is
not of much account without it's tender.
Querry : What remuneration does distance
receive for "lending" enchantment to the
view f
" Oh that my father were seized with a
remittent fever!" sighed a youug spendthift
at college.
It is not a very good definition of a ooflln
to call it the house that a man lives in when
he is dead.
When a married man become* "oorued," it
ia perfectly right that his wife should pull
his ears.
Why is the letter O like the equator f Be-cause
it is a circle dividing the globe Into
two equal part*.
Josh Billings say) be believes, like Oreely,
in tbe universal salvation of men. but bo
wants to pick the men.
Modesty iu a woman is like a color in her
cheek—decidedly becoming, if not put on.
"Parents," ssid a solemn lecturer, "you
have children: or, If you bar* not, your
daughters may have.
"I won't pay for stsaka as tough as these,"
said an angry hoarder, "no law can compel
me to—they're not legal tender."
Since the death of Nonh Webster,one thous-and
slang words have become a part of our
language. A sail result of his demise.
One, reprimanding another, said that he
"talked like a fool.'' "Tree," be replied,
"but it is that you may understand me.
A Senator of Hilasrnian stock, speaking of
suicide, declares that "the only way to stop
it is to make it a capital offence, punlabnblo
with death !"
The philosophic Billings avers: "It is a
statistical fakt that the wicked work harder
to reach bell than the righteous do tew git
tew heaven."
A crusty old bachelor says that woman's
hearts are as brittle aa glass, and a man who
wishes to engrave bis name on tbean hs mnst
use diamonds, or he will uot b« successful.
A refined way of ohronicliug ordinary
events is exhibited by a Cincinnati! reporter,
who saw that "a quadruped, genius Capri-corn,
denominated Billy, took umbrage at a
Bluer*-, ass belle'- greciau lieud. and went for
it. The impnet of the goat's bead aocolsrat-'
d the lailius'sAndalnsian glide considerably.'
A great, overgrown, first rate man in bis
Western plan*, engaged in the uierrhastile
business, one morning, with a pencil in hand
and a quill behind his ear. called mil lo his
partner: "Bill, what is John Sluph-bean's
first name '" And bo uever discovered his
Istake autil lie began lo write It, Then he
forgot Ilia last name, and with the same un-consciousness
sang oat: "K.vcuse me Billy,
but I've forgot John Stnplcbean's last uanie
now I The roar of laughiei which ensued re
stored his memory.
fssdnitiiis in a Jury. "If the jury believe,
from the evidence, thst the plaiiititl and fie-londant
were parlnera HI tho grocery, and
■ lie plaintiff 1H,light out the defendant, and
gave his note foi the lutcieal and the defend-ant
paid for tbe uote by delivering to the
plaintiff a cow. which he warranted "not
hieaehory," and I lie warranty was broken by
leasou of the breaehlneea of the cow. and be
trove the cow hack and tendered her to the
nfendiiut, but the defendant refused to re-
-cive her, and the plaintiff took bet home
again, and put a heavy yoke or )Kike upon
her, U, pi> lent bet liuui jumping the feu*e,
and by means ol I he yoke or poke broke her
neck aud died ; and if the jury further beilevo
that the defendant's iulorcat in the gri«cery
slore wa- worth any thing.th-' plaiutilTsnote
a aa worthless, and she cow was good-for-nothing,
either lor milk or beef, then the
jury must find out for themselves how they
will decide the case : for tho court, if it uu-d
r-lnnds itself, and it thinks it does, dou't
know how such a case should be decided."
"If you want business done,'' says tbe
proverb, "go and do it ; if you don't waul it
done, send some one else." An indolent gen-tleman
had a freehold • statc.prodllclllg about
live bundled a year. Bee nig involved in
debt, he sold half the estate, and let tbe re-mainder
to au industrious farmer for twenty
years. About tbe end of the term,the farmer
culled to pay bis rent, and aaked tbe owuer
whether be would sell bis farm.
"Will yon buy it f" aaked the owner, sor-prised.
"Yes. if we can agree about the price."
"That is cxi-eediiigly strange," observed
the geiilleiuau : "pray t*-l'. me how it happens
that while I could not live upon twice as
much land, for which I paid no rent, you are
regularly paying me two hundred a year
for your farm, aud are able in low years to
purchase It,"
"The reason is plain," was the reply ; "you
sat still and snid '•'«*' I got up and said Com.
You lay in bed and enjoyed jour estate; Irose
lit the morning and inuide i my business."
h'hotiy.-A short time since, a Mr. Koott
was tried in an inteiior comity of lieorgia
for a violation of the Isw. The verdict of
the jury was: "We find the defendant Knot
guilty."' The Jndgo w-as al a loss whether to
sentence Knott or Knoll to sentence. He
took time to consider.—fcyatfteure I'iryinian.
This reminds us.aays tbo .We- CenssweaSsastA.
of the celebrated iliuil between Ur. Shott and
Col, Knot I. in which Shott shot not, and
Knott shot Kliolt ; or in other words Shott
was shot and Knott was not. Nu, wc are
wrong : Knot! shot not .and Shott shot Knott,
vet Knott was shot and Shott was not.
fwfiITim uitti OH .lw* ■«<«-.-Assessor--M. P.,
what i- your profession T
I'- 1 am a member uf the Methodist Church.
Assessor—You misunderstand me ; what is
vour occupation '
Y- Sometimes 1 occupy tbe slsnd with the
preacher, and sonrtinns I sit on a bench.
Assessor— Y.»n don't comprehend toe : what
>. . ooi calling ?
i'—I am a clasadeadei : but sometimes do
think I have a i-ill lo preach.
Aasessot—s*on da net get my meaning yet.
Have \ou ai v trade T
I' U, yea. BoxBctauiea 1 trade with Morgan,
over al Morganville. and sometimes 1 ttadu
M ith .l*M.e-.".if Tieiilon. 1 would 11.-uh* some
al Hookei switch, bnt the Wler keeps whis-ky,
and I don't like lo do any business wilb
Mat*
Asee*-:'U Once more, Mr. P.. are you a far-in.
i Ol eaipenlerf
p -Fanner, sir.
Tl:c assessor w-as satisfied.
I'.diteni--. almost iniaiialdy requires a r-n-tlensa
to- agree with a lad,*. ; but wlicu s!.»-
peuka of I he gr* al beauly ol susae <»tbei iad>,
i: is always safe lot the geullenanto say
there aro oiher styles of femal*- loveliness that
In admires much more.
Juue, according to Josh Billings' Altninax :
"Jane iz twill tew May. lacking a month.—
sin* is named after Juno, the apoute ov Jnpt-ler,
ami she was a stirring v.omau. Juue iz
the sf* p-mother of goon grass butter, abe \L
also the grate grauoiulhsr ov Uakou aud
Spinnage. June Iz a praktikal gusher, and
I love to stand on one aide and let her gush
—1 have made a rule uever lew git in'-he
i.a,, ov a gusliov viiu> kind—1 say lew eiery-thing,
gusli! ob, guah !"
A sharp young lady says there is nothing
store touching in this life than to see a poor
but virtuous young man struggling with n
week moustsche.
A fiicud ol ours, says the editor of a cou-temporary,
is growing weaker and weaker
every day. He baa got so weak that he can't
raise five dollars.