The state rights democrat., August 25, 1871, Image 1

STATE RIGHTS DEMOCRAT.
- 4LDSt DEMOCRATIC PAPER lit OREGON. -
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- iptrititHKD sror rniDAT, it
ART. V. BROWN, i
SFFi'CE IN PARRISR'S BLOCK. FIRST STREET.
TERMS, is advaci: One yr,i3j Six Month
1 One Month, 49 ets, J Single Copiet.UJ eti.
Correspondents wmin g over assumed signatures
f ananvmonstv. mint make known .their proper
? names to the Editor, or no attention will be given
' to thoir oommnnioatioas. ''
-BUSINESS CARDS.
- 211. BIcCAIVIV & coH r
WOOL,- HIDES, LEATHER,
BOUGHT AND SQLDON COMMISSION,
injtril Idrtactt made on CoBsigumtnts.
N. 818 Battery Straut. ' 7
snsji . ... saw rsANgscat
-CHEMEKETA HOUSE:
v - t SALEM, OREGON.
ft. P. EARHART, PROPRIETOR.
THIS XEW AND ELEGANT HOTEL,
applied with over; modern aocoinmoila
tiun, U now open fort bo reception of jueU.
' mavl2v6uaf
E. N. TANDY,
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW
ASB
i. NOTARY PUBLIC.
HABRISBCEG. LXSN COCKTY. OREGON
Will practice in the Court! of Linn and ad
Joining counties; nnd will, buy good negotiable
aper at' a reasonable discount. 4S'7 1
m. i. catmiwttl. t. MIT.
Corvallis. . . Linn Co.
CHENOWETH & SMITH.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
, - - CcrralUa, Oreg-on.-
fg-OrriCK at the Court House. v6n27
. r. TaenrsoD.
C. B. BCLLIII6SN
C. B. BELLINGER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
No 89 First Street,
PORTLAND, -
OREGON.
Special attention gi-'en to matters in Bankrupt
cy and all buaiacss in I'nited Slates Courts.
v6a24tf.
J. C. MEN DEN HALL,
NOTARY PUBLIC,
' REAL ESTATE AMD INSURANCE AGENT.
ALBANY. OREGON.
Rent Collected and TaJtee P. id f .r Noa-Roi
dcou and others. Making Heal Etta's pa)r. rlr.
jjjrUlace ia irrufa'a ltriek, up stair.
, ' mtllf
J. QUINN THORNTON,
ATTOEXET 1SD C4UXSEL0I IT LAW,
Offlot No. 11 1 Fir,t Street, between Mir
rtsv mnd Abler, opposite the
Occidental U-tel,
POBTLAXD - - OBECOX.
Will praetire in the saperior and inferior Cort
of the State, and ia tbe District and Circuit Court
of the Carted States. iin special atteotinu b.
tbe eol!eetia of debts in alt parts of Orre;n
and to obtaining discharges ia bankraptry. which,
since tbe last amcn lmenl to the law, may be ob
taiaed from all debt contracted prior t Janaanr
1st. 1869. without regard to the per ceutage wbirb
tbe assets may finally pay.
November 25. 1370-jl
GEO. R. HELM,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
Will Practice in all the OturU of the Safe.
. y- OFFICE : ALBANY, OREGON.
Not. II. t7.
JCDCI KELSaT.
josr.rH BABXOX.
KELSAY & HANNON,
ATTORNEYS ANO COUNSELORS AT LAW.
ALBANY. OREGON.- -
' Par Inert for Linn. County.
' Office up stairs in Post Office Building.
vin4yl
OFFICE OF SCHOOL SUP'RINTEND'T
' ' FOB .
, Hi ' . , , , i ; '. r. ; ! : 1
XiXXTXT COUNTY,
AT HARRISBURG.
se30r(in7yl. . T. J. STITSS.
G. F. SETTLEMIER,
Drngrgrist and Apothecary!
DEALER IN DaCGS. MEDICINES. OILS,
Paints, Window Glass, Dyestnffs. Liqnurs,
fancy Soaps, Brushes, Perfumeries, As.
Prescriptions Ctrefallf Componnded.
All art eles aad Drugs in our line warranted of
ttf best quality.
First street. Post Office building.'Albaoy.
julliviu48yl
J.. DUBOIS,
CONSTANTLY OX HAND AND RECEIV-
J ISO a large stock of Groceries and Provi
sieas. Wood aad Willow Ware, Tobacco, Cigars,
venieeuenery, laake aouons, etc., etc.
,, Whsleaale and RtttaiL
9"Oppasito R, C. Hill A Son's Drug Store, Al
bany. Oregon. . - janl0vn43yl
p. B. RICE, M. D., ,
PHYSICIAS AND SURGEON.
ALBANY, OREGON.
VOfiee : .On Sooth side of Mam street.
Residence t. da Seeand street, opposite Pearee's
erry
apr55n35tf. .
N. U,CRAKOa, f .
1TT0-SET IW mmiW IT LAW,
-Orricn In Noreross' Brick Building, ap-stairs
voany, uregon, , . an4
- aTOHar j. wiiitmey;
ITTOmi 1SD COUSSELLOft IT LAW
sutd Xfotary Pmblic
Special attentions given to collections.
Or pic it In the Court. Huose. ; , ; ; ;
Albany, Oregon. v3n33tf.
FINE BLOOD' SHEEP. '
COTSWOLO EAZf CBSESS
FOR SALE. Apply to 8. B. EM
ERSON, Mountain View, Santa.
Clara Co., Cal. or JOHN ANDERbUA. 622
Clay St, San FranciBeo. . . . junl8ui6
TAKE NOTICE, EVERYBODY.
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THAT WE WILL PAY FOR GOOD BUT
TER from 22 to 25 cents per pound, and
2U cents a dozen for EGGS, in trade ,
i large Assortment of Croeiery Ware,
Those who wish goods AT A BARGAIN bad
better give us a call at the CASH STORE and
sec for themselves. R;' CUEADLE A CO.
rCsiatC . . .. . , ...
VOL. VII.
AD VEltT IS EJUKNTS,
- DANIEL QABY, 4 J
ATTORNEY AT LAW ANO NOTARY PUBLIC.
SCIO, ORSQON.
j&rJ-Special attention given to the eollcetion
of notes, aceouuts, Ae. , decl(tv6nl8.
JOHNS & GABY,
t ; SCIO, OREGON,
Kcnl Estate Dealers
LAND, IMPROVED OR UNIMPROVED,
is ebeuper in the Forks of tbe Sautiaiu
iUu in any utbor part of tbe State.
ear-Inquire of J. At. Johrs, Marion Station,
or wf Ua.iikl Gasy, oio, Liun eouuty.
. ' ' j s ' , . , ;vnnS3tf.
ALBANY BATH HOUSE!
rpilK UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECT
JL fUy iaforiu the oitiseus u4 Albany and Ti
iii it j that he has taken chary of this Establish
ment, aud, by kavpinjr elcan rooms and paying
tiricl attention to business, expevl. tu suit all
tU4.su who may faror him with their patronage.
Having herutoL.ie carried on netbiuic bu -
First-Class Hair Dressing Saloons,
hu expect to give entire lutiKfartion to all.
drChildien and LadirV Hair neatly cut
.nd shampooad. JOSEPH WEDBEK.
v3n33tr.
JOHN CONNER'S
BANKING AND EXCHANGE OFFICE,
ALBANY, OREGON.
DEPOSITES RECEIVED,
SUi JECT TO CHECK AT SIGHT.
Interest Allowed on Time Dcpositct in Coin.
KXrilANGEON PORTLAND. fcAN FRANCIS
CO. and NEW YORK, for sale at lowest rates.
C UECT10NS MAOE ANO PROMPTLY REMITTED.
Banking hours, 8 A. a. to 4 r. a.T
Refer to
Feb.,1. lS7l-yl
II. W. CORBETT.
IIENUY FAILING.
W. 8. LADD.
STORE AT LEBANON!
A. COVA. Sc CO., Prop'.
S. XI. CXJLUGXXTON, Affaat.
Fresh Stock Just Received!
JDJRT GOODS!
GROCERIES!
CLOTHING, HATS ANO CAPS!
Boot aael KkoM X
GLASS AND QUEENSWARE!
Iron, Hardware, Ac
H'Hek eiU 'ill it Oiit4 of at AUimmg Prmm :
PUODrCE TAKEN FOB GOODS!
55v5n?f. A. COWAN A CO.
fromanjujildingT-
WHEAT AND FLAX-SEED DEPOT I
Cleaning and EltntiB? rapacity 16,000
. Bnsnels per Day!
150,000 Bnskela Wheat Wanted in Store!
SO.OOO Sack f'r those who wish to sell r
store wilh n.
Pfax-Secd Contraet'rs of Pinrer Oil Co. will eall
on us for sarks.
u.Myl. E. CARTWRIGHT.
INTERNATIONAL HOTEL,
Front Street, corner of Morri on,
PORTLAND, OREUON.
. RUDOLPH Proprietor.
THE UNDERSIGNED, HAVING ; NEWLY
furnished ant refitted tbe abore-n.mtril bo
Ki. will bcacefurtb conduct it on tbe ELBOPE-
AN PLAN.
Rmiias can be bad by tbe Day, Week or
Month. '
A Rkktacuaxt in tbe Iwnw, under tbe tnsn-
ajrewrnt of WM. ALBR DUE. conducted in
regular Hotel style.
bum r Koms for tbe special aecomtnoda-
ti-.n f Families.
X3f-Board aad Lodging at the most reasons-
blc rates. '
Tbe Hotel Coach will be in attendance at each
Train and Steamboat to envev ' pass, neers to
the H..tel free of charge. M. RL L LUI.
v6o47lf. ' Pnrjirk-tor.
THE JUSTLY
BAIN WAGON!
CELEBRATE0
JTECOONIZED EVERYWHERE AS A
FIRST CLASS FARM WAGON.
- No other Wagon has a Home reputation rrnnl
to '-Bain make, sod it w the only wecon that
has been luted ami known to stand this climate.
In a word it is made of the heH mnterials and is
tbe bet finished wagon that emes to this aiar
act.
We have different styles of Hunds and Reach,
Patent do. (so ealled) included
SLAIN, YODNG A CO.
.v6u43 Agents at A bany.
STAR BBEWERTf :
TALLY &HOUCK,
HAVE ESTABLISHED AN EXTENSIVE
Brewery business in - - -
ALDASY ASD COUVALLIS,
Mr. Houek keeping tbe old stand of Tally in
Albany and Mr. Tally superintending tbe Es
tubltsbment at CcrvallU. Beer furnished to
SALOONS AND PRIYATE FAMILIES
! . . ....
a t order, and " ' '
t. -:. - '. !- .1 '
WAERA2T TED TO BE THE VEST BEST L
TALLY A HOUCKi
'April U. 187i-vflo35tf.
Attention, Farmers !
V ; THE FARMERS' UNION :
t
WAREHOUSE!!
SHEDD'S STATION! -
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"V ill be '.a readiness U. receive grain on and
after tbe lith of August; will be furnithed
with CLEANINS and ELEVATING Machine-,
ry of tbe most approved construction.
Sacks will be furnished, and tbe
HIGHEST ALBANY PRICES '
will be paid in Cash ier Grain of all kinds.
. TERMS iur storage, etc., made known, on
application at tho Warefaonse. - - '
. aa4n5liu3 V:, AXMQN WHEELER, ;"
- j '. - ' , , . Lessee.
1
TO.-.-
THE NEW DEPARTURE.
Editor State Jthftta Democrat: : 1
Much discussion and comment have
recently been indulged in rith- refer
ence to certain resolutions introduced
by the late 3Jr. Vallandicham in the
-.: rw.:, ..
..iiigomery vum,j, yui,it vu,,.
nun, u.ii Biutuiwwiuiwun uu -
sequenily received the sanction of
T ! .l 1
juemocrauo conventions m uiuur uuur-
The exact meaning and intent of
the resolutions are perhaps left a little
obscure by reason of the sudden and
untimely death of their distinguished
author, r ile probably foresaw that
the passions and prejudices engender
ed by the war, had ' about run their
course, and could not much longer be
made available by demagogues of the
Union and Loyal League order to
foist themselves into positions where
they could oppress the citizens ami
plunder the Treasury. The falsehoods
which had so many thousand times
been adroitly reiterated about the se
cession, revolutionary and repudiation
proclivities of the Democratic par
ty, had , about exhausted them
selves." I suppose that Mr. Vallamlig
ham deired in his resolutions to
pledgo the faith of the parly to a
peaceful acquiescence in the Constitu
tional Amendments, .and other out
rages perpetrated by the party in
power until such times as they could
be modified or repealed, in the mode
known to the Constitution and the
laws. The tendency of such a decla
ration would be to satisfy such honest
and conservative Hepublicans as de
sired to act with the Democratic
party, and cannot be tortured into an
endorsement, or an adoption, by the
party of the principles and measures
against which they have so long and
strenuously contended. I suppose
that there is no intelligent tnan in all
this country, who does not know that
the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amend
ments to the Constitution were forced
upon the States under duress, by fraud
and usurpation of Federal power ; yet
they are deacto portions of the Con
stitution of the United States and
bound to be recognized and obeyed.
If any man entertains a contrary optn-
n let him violate one of them and
receive a gentle reminder lrom a
servile court, backed by the brutal
force of a hirelinj soldiery. The
warning stares us in the face, and the
fact of its existence and necessity of
onr yielding obedience to it is neither
cltanged or modified by Mr. Vallan
digham's resolutions. It is no "new
departure," but simply the reiteration
of a lime honored Democratic doc
trine for Democrats to assert that they
acquiesce in and obey the laws, while
in force however odious they may be,
or without reference to their fraudu
lent enactment. If these amendments
had been fairly and honestly adopted,
for one, I bhould be opposed to their
principles, and feel it my dwty to do
all that a law abiding citizen could do
to have them rescinded. I "acquiesce"
in the crucifixion of the Savior of
mankind, yet if J udas Ltcariot, Esq.,
or the Hon. Pontious Pilate were now
alive, and candidates for office, I should
not support them upon the merit they
might claim for their share in that'
transaction. If a robber met me upon '
the highway and demanded my purse, I
should yield obedience to his de facto
power, and it is hardly, necessary to
speculate upon what I might do in the
event I got possession of the pistol.
I take it tliat Mr.'V&llandigham's res
olutions mean simply a pledge upon
the part of those adopting them that
that they will peacefully acquiesce in
a continuation of things which they
cannot remedy until such time as they
can be legally changed, or modified.
If the broad and absurd construction
which some Radicals place upon the
resolutions is to prevail and the Dem
ocratic party is to be called upon to
endorse, adopt, accept and embrace
II or any of the infamous outrages
perpetrated by the lladical party since
their advent to power, then I would
suggest that we furl our banners, burn
the Constitution, blot out the mem
ories of the patriot fathers, and march
over the enemies' camp in . a body
where a few traitors have preceded us
, ZTlie Radical party . have reyeled in
power and plunder for nearly a dozen
years. ? ...Their success has been based
upon promises and platforms which
they have persistently disregarded
and broken. Th Chicago "conven
tion which nominated Mr. Lincoln de
clared that the party had no purpose
to interfere with slavery where it then
existed, :and the Convention which
nominated Grant declared, that; the
question Of suffrage i belonged to" the
States. The first and .last pledges
upon which i the Radicals .achieved
success were shamefully disregarded
and broken. ' I leave to the curi
ous in such matters to gather up and
classify the broken fragments of false
hood and duplicity which strew the
path of the party between 1 those two
events Perhaps a passing notice is
ALBANY, OllEGON, FItlDAY, AUGUST 25,1871.
due to that Convention of tricksters
who adopted the last lladical platform
upon which they achieved success in
this State and which disposed of such
questions as it could not dodge or lie
j out of by the asinine declaration that
" Loval men mav honestly differ."
I . . - ". . " .
, Tll0 frult,on ot that convention was a
1 dcoauche. a Hypocrite ana a scounurei
for Governor, and a well dressed thief
for Secretary of State ; tho minor ofll
cers were, as a general thing, filled by
creatures possessing qualifications be
tween those two extremes and it is
believed that the State and the people
are losers of about forty or fifty thou
sand dollars,, about . which those
"Loyal men" have so "honestly differ
ed." What a commentary upon the
avowed loyalty of that convention 1
It was worthy of being heralded in
their party platform. ,
I am opposed to imlireetiness of
frauds, whether pious or otherwise,
and I see no room or reason for Dem
ocrats to gratify our enemies by quarl
ing about this question of a new de
parture. If my conceptions of it are
correct, it means but very little, and
to that little I attach no particular
consequence. While I acquiesce in
and under tho compulsion, submit to
all of the Radical villainy which has
been perpetrated within the last de
cade. M no man ask me to adot or
endorse any of it.
RALEIGH.
kevf.x v:arm A lKINOXr.R
AMOXCi THKIXIilAXM.
A IIOttUIBLE STOHY.
On Tuesday last a French boy
named Iloullion Wood, made prisoner
by the lilackfcet at the St. Cloud mas
sacre, in 186 1, arrived at Manistee,
Michigan, on his way to his uncle at
Grand Haven. At this point he
gained the' first intelligence of his
relatives. He tells the following story,
and from a rigid cross examination,
and the fact that it is a true story of
M. Cloud, and his being able to mi
nutely describe his uncle, there can be
no doubt of his honesty. The Red
skins attacked his father's family and
killed all but himself and a younger
sister. His father, l'cter Wood, was
scalped and tomahawked. His inoth-
er was ripneo open aiive, ner enirauu
taken out, her infant son torn from her
arms and impaled iKin the fence.
His two dialers, aged respectively
20 and '21, were nailed by their Iiands
to the wall, scalped, and afterwards
tomahawked. The boy, Iioulltog,
then about twelve years o'ld, was com
pelled to witness the dying agonies of
his mother, and fainted at the sight.
On recovering he fouud himself and
little sister captives. The Ulackfeet
earned them to the wentcrn slope of
tbe Rocky Mountains, and on arriving
cut off with a tomahawk the left arm
of the boy, and with a knife cut the
girl's ears nearly off, leaving thera
hanging. This was to mark their cap
tives. Here the children were sepa
rated and have never met since, lie
remained under close surveillance un
til the time of his escape, subsisting
for nearly seven years on raw meat
and Indian fare. At first, before be
understood their language, they abused
him dreadfully, but after he acquired
that to some extent, they treated him
better. 1 he medicine men tried hard
to cure his arm, but failed, and the boy
suffered with a running sore until his
escape. About a year ago while the
camp was asleep, he made his escape,
traveling along without a gnn, or any
means of securing game, subsisting on
herbs, roots and Indian potatoes, until
he struck the first white settlement;
Pike's Peak. Here he was cared for,
and his arm re-amputated by Dr. Bass,
who took his history and" is wr.ting
his life for publication. He made his
way by slow stages, mostly on foot to
this point, passing railroads and 'steam
boats, vet unable to get passage, as
none believed him. Here he met
friends and was taken charge of by
Mr. Charles Paggest, who ascertained
the truth of his statement, raised a
parse and purchased a pass for him to
Grand Haven. 'The attention of Sen
ator Perry will be brought to this
case, and he will be glad to make an
effort to have his little sister . sought
for by the government. The boy is
an honest simple Frenchman, and bears
upon his person the marks of his ter
rible torture. He wept when he de
scribed tbe terrible murder of his peo
ple! Hundreds more will have to suf
fer before the government gets the
true idea of Indian hellishness and
cruelty, or learn to deal with them as
other wild beasts are dealt withuj
A dreadful calamity is reported in
the' small island of , Tugolanda, one
of the Malay Archipelago, about fif
teen miles northeast of tbe island of
Celebes. The outburst of the vol
cano of Ruwang was accompanied by
a convulsion of tbe eea and a wave
forty yards high. - It swept all human
beings, cattle and horses, from the
island. - Four hundred and sixteen
people perished.1. : 1 -
-T A lecturer undertook to explain to
a village audience the word phenom
enon. .'May be you don't know what
a phenomenon is. Well, I'll tell you;
You hayei' eeen a eow, no doubt.
Well, a cow is not a: phenomenon.
You have seen an appletree, .. ,WH,
an apple tree is not a ; phenomenon
either. ..But when you. see the cow
go up pae tree tail foremost, to t pick
the apples, it ia a phenonenon. , ,s
Happy bridegrooms 'More money,
madam! more more j! Have you for
gotten that my rloney has bought
everything you W,osess -the , very
dress yOu"st&:Jl fin?' Fair bride:
'No, sir
irl ;Nor tovs'I forgotten' that
your money has bought w
at
stand,
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1 THE TWO SISTERS.
BY AMY RANDOLPH.
"I don't want to. be unkind, Wal
ter," said Deacou Dean, .composedly
brushing the stray specks of dut off
'tltd .tdiitr. t ttta . nin VilnA tftki witli
VIIVJ .IVVI V v. ma t 11. s.uv wav, TT 111,
a hand that did not quivur one hair's
breadth ; Vbut don't you see how very
impracticable this engagement would
be r" ....... ; . -
Walter Rdchefort Btood leaning
against the open window, with his eyes
humid v and dim, ' aud his j cheeks
blanched. The truth was, Walter
Rochefort had for months been build
ing a bright-pinnacled castle in the
sir a castle full of hopes and dreams
and shadowy aspirations. And, with
the dryly spoken words of sensible,
worldly wise philosophy, Deacon
Dean had just smitten down its foun
dations, and razed its glittering towers
Into the dust. , 1
"You see," said the Deacon, with
slow, good-humored emphasis, "you're
young, and so s she. And you liavn t
a cent ahead in the world, and she's
been used to an easy life, and an't no
ways fitted to hu a poor man's wife.
So 1 guess it isu't w orth while to dis
cuss the subject ust at present." ,.
I Ie paused an instant, and then, per
haps incited thereto by the anguish so
rlainly written on the young man's
mute face, ho added, more indulgently:
"Perhaps one o' these days, when
you've made a little more headway in
the world, we'll think it overstrain;
but, Walter Rochefort, I don't want
my girl fettered by an emrajrement
just now. There's plenty o . time,
plenty o time."
So spoke worthy Deacon Dean,
puffing out huge clouds of smoke from
his amber-mouthed pipe, and poor
Walter Rochefort went home planning
within himself how to gel rich within
the shortest possible period of time.
Went home that is, went to the
village hotel, where he lived while fin
ishing the task of surveying, that bad
brought him down into the little coun
try nook where he had lost his heart
so summarily.
How the dreary, melancholy even
ing passed he had no idea, but as the
clock struck ten. he started from his
sad reverie, to hear two or three men
talking on the piazza, a few paces off.
"It's a paving place," said one indif
ferently, lifting his chair backward,
"and a place where a smart man would
make money, to say nothing of fair
prospects. But then what man worth
anything would rare to bury himself
alive hi Centra! C-h;iia 7"
"1 would," spoke up a quick, hoarse
voice.
The man laughed.
"I don't think you know just what
sort of a dismal, God-torksakcu place
it is, Mr. Itochefort,n
"I don't care if it were the Black
Hole of Calcutta," said Walter, im
peluouidy. "If it's a place where one
can grow rich Tin your man V '
"Then suppose we talk it over to
gether," said the other, moving bis
chair a little closer to the window,
just within which alter Kochefort
sat.
Just a week afterward, Deacon Dean
incidentally heard that Mr. Rochefort
hail left the village
"Well, I'm not sorry," said the Dea
con to himself. "Not but that he's a
nice young lellow; nut 1 think my
pretty .Melissa 11 do considerable bet
ter than Walter Rochefort."
Melissa Dean looked sentimentally
regretful when her father told her of
the young engineer's abrupt depart
ure, but poor Sylvia, the younger and
plainer sister, burst into tears.
"Oh, Melissa, I wonder how you
can take it so calmly !"
"Where's the use of taking it any
other way ?" demanded Melissa, try
ing the effect of a new ' blue ribbon
against tho waxy pink of her lovely
round check.. . 'Walter Rochefort was
very pleasant', 'but, there are plenty
more young men in the world."
Poor Sylvia brushed away her tears,
felt as if she were bold and unmaid
enly, and the sore spot yet rankled in
her heart.
"Mr. Rochefort 1" : :
"Sylvia Dean I is it possible this is
you V " - .-A ..... ..'-....
The fifteen years of his absence
seemed like a dream.' ' Was it not a
singular coincidence that, upon the
very day of his return from China,
Walter Rochefort should meet Miss
Dean? y
"Are yon visiting New York ?" he
questioned. 1 s "
t -'No ; we are living here , Papa is
dead, and we have lost a good deal
of property," faltered Sylvia. , "I keep
a little girls' school in Raven street
now, No. "'tJ,r '.
"And Melissa?" : ; , - ;
' "Melissa lives with me. We are
alone together in the world. You will
come and see Melissa, won't you, Walter?"-.
A; ?'-x - v.'-.; . ..
i "Certainly, I will," was the hearty
.response. "May . I oome ; to-morrow
evening?".; ;, ....... ; ,., ..
J The soft,' pink blushes glowed upon
Sylvia's cheek, as ' she thought of the
respectable old brick mansion in Ra
ven street, where she kept the little
school, and Melissa nursed the remains
of her faded beauty, and cultivated
her "nervousness." - r r
"Why, Sylvia, you look as natural
as -ever, ' said Walter, looking kindly
down into her brown eye3,o $ ,; . :
"And you, too, Walter, where have
you been all these years ?" ' ( , , ,
"Making my fortune,", he laughed.
: "Is it made ?" :V" v:"
.fWell, yes.;- I suppose the world
say so. Then may come to-morrow
evening?". , t,V, ' .;
- "To be ' sure you may come, , said
frank little Sylvia,1 and her heart "ve
a warm throb, half rapture, ti. f a
strange inscrutable pang, as tla r:ad
in Walter's eyes, a somethir-j tHt
mde her almost envious of the hr; i
neBs in store for Melissa. "
And the next .day Sylvli 7eaa,
obedient to her Bister's behest went
out shopping to do honor to the ex
pected guest's arrival. ... ?
"A dollar and fifty cents,14 mused
Sylvia, "and I have only seventy-five
left. Well, there is but ono thing to
be done. . Poor Messa will; be so
disappointed if I go home without the
collar, and .Melissa is nervous and
poorlv. and can't bear disappointment
as I can. A bit of black ribbon will
do just as well for a forlorn old maid
like me. The pin always was a piece
of extravagance." ' ' V ' -
And Sylvia Dean trotted briskly
down the street to a jeweler's, where
she took out the little gold ivy leaf
that fastened her plain linen collar. J
"If you please, sir, I Would like to
sell this pin. How much "
"I can't afford to give you more
than a dollar, ma'am," interrupted the
jeweler, eyeing the old-fashioned or
nament with contemptuous scrutiny.
"Well, I must take a dollar, then,"
said Sylvia, with a me. k, half - smoth -
cred Biflrhv And she received the dol-
lar that seemed so poor an equivalent
for the cherished pin and went back
to purchase the coveted collar, bring
ing it triumphantly home, with a yard
of pink ribbon tor poor Melissa's
shrunken throat.
"Walter used to like pink," said
Sylvia, as she pinned the bow upon
tha neck of Melissa'sdress,and stepped
back a little to look at the effect. To
Sylvia, her sister was still beautiful as
Hebe. - Her allegiance had never once
swerved or altered from thl'ond faith
of her youth.
"I'll tell you what, Sylvia," said Me
lissa, carefully brushing her scant
tresses alas, for their vanished gold
even the heated curling stick, "you
had better lend me your black silk
dress. Mine is too shabby to wear,
and you have kept yours o neatly."
"And what shall 1 wear Y" humbly
suggested the younger sister.
"Oh, gingham is good enough for
you. alter Rochefort won't notice
what you wear P
"That's true enough," said Sylvia,
with a sigh, as she set to work busily
altering the black silk dress, which
looked only one degree less shabby
than Melissa's own. And she took
the little coral earrings out of her ears
and put them into Melissa's, and al
most wished she could reinforce Me
lissa's thin, "towy" hair from her own
shining brown tresses. ' ,
"You look very nice, dear," she said
softly, when all was done ; "and and
how do I look?"
"O, you look well enough," said
Melissa, without turning her bead to
observe. "Don't tease me, Sylvia; I
am juxt finishing my last curb" '
, So the two s.sters sat down by their
neat fireside, to await the eom.ng of
the old friend who had made his for
tune. And the tears came into Syl
via's eyes, as she thought how lonely
that fireside would be when Melissa
was married to Walter Rochefort, and
gone.
"But I am very selfish to feel so,"
thought Sylvia. "I ought only to
think of Melissa'a happiness."
Melissa's voice chimed in the very
key-note of Sylvia's musings. '
"I suppose you will keep the school
on, if I marry Walter, Sylvia ? It's a
nice enough place for you. Of course
you can't exject to come and live with
us."
"No ; certainly not," said Sylvia,
feeling guiltily conscious that she had
thought how very nice such an ar
rangement would be. "As you say,
Melissa, I can keep on the school."
"There's the bell," exclaimed Mel
issa. "Run to the door, Sylvia; I
can't be jumping up and down stairs,
like a housemaid."
Obedient Sylvia went; and as the
hall door was closed Walter Rochefort
took her in his arms and kissed her.
"That's for old times, Sylvia," he
said gayly, "don't look so astonished.
Surely you knew of my love long be
fore I went away." ' " a ' - )
"I did not know of it, Walter,! said
Sylvia, blushing like, a June rose at
the unexpected kiss, "but suspected it."
"And now," said Mr. Rochefort,
with a face of calm determination, "I
must have this matter settled before
we go up stairs to your sister." f
I "What matter, Walter ?" " ;
"Whether you will marry me or
not?" - .
"I, Walter?" -1
"You, Sylvia."
"But,' Walter, I thoughtU was Me
lissa.1' (..', ...-. . .. . . ..
"Not at all," said Walter, most de
cidedly. "It is you I want. Can I
have you ?" o , "
"Oh, Walter, somehow I can't be
lieve it I" . p -f
Not a very direct answer, but suffi
ciently explicit for Mr. Rochefort, who
straightway repeated the offence of
the kiss, and led Sylvia up stairs to
Melissa. ; .. : ,:,-. ."
"She has promised to , marry me,
Melissa, and that makes us brother
and sister, you know," was his cordial
greeting:, ' "" -, -. ,
; Melissa gazed, thunder-struck. The
brown gingham and the pinless collar
had won the prize card after all.
., , "But you know, Melissa, you will live
with, us, of course," . faltered Sylvia,
who ' felt almost as though she ' had
done' her ' sister some ' irremediable
wrong. . .! ,' :.y-J
"Of conrse," echoed honest Walter.
Poor Melissa I there was nothing
left for her but to make the best of it; J , j)r't Curler sava-that 'half of the
but it did seem rather hard, that she New yMrk cburoherfare dving of !too
should live and die an old maid, while mUon digmt,v and too much amen-
Sylvia got the husbandr . . ... j , Streew;eper to fahiormble lady
- -IrtJ"t my lueV's.ghed the faded tiaiQ. .E ve'll walk crost ber!
'What have you done to further ' J"61"' r - :1a i j ? - -progress?.'
said a sententious philoso. Tbe key to the mother'shartislhe
pher one rdavvto Jenkins. Jenkins . baby. Keep i that ell oiled with
reply was clear and decisive; I've praise, and you can un ock all the
produced seven boys and two girls,
sir.1 The philosopher depai-ted, and
for the first time in his life with an
idea in his bead.' "
If a milkmaid, four feet ten inches
in height, while setting1 n- a three
legged stool took four pints of ' tajik
from every fifteen' cows, what "was
the' size of tbe field in which tbe am-1
ma's grazed,' and what vqvs the. girl's
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NO. 2.
f A TEXAS TRAGEDY.
A gentleman from the neighbor
hood of Grimes county, some five
miles from Nevesota, where the sad
dest occurrence which -we believe we
! have ever recorded., took place last
Saturday night, has given us' some
particulars additional to those already
published. We refer to the accidental
j tilling of his wile, by Mr. Briggs
1 Goodrich,' a kind husband, as we
learn, and a respected citizen.
' There were, it seems, several rob
bers in the house, and Mrs. Goodrich
hearing them, had aroused ber hus
band, and he not being able to find
his pist ol had taken his bowie knife
and was in pursuit of the thieves.
He had struck at one of them, and
another had passed him inside of the
house, and he seems to have hastened
1 outside,' and around to the window of
his own bedroom, which he knew to
hoisted, with the expectation of inter
cepting the escape of some - of the
'burglars. ' , . .. . '
It is said that chloroform had been
used by the thieves, but not sufficient
ly ti prod ace stupefaction. Yet it is
likely that the feeling ; of faintness
caused by t he inhalation of choloroform
induced Mrs. Goodrich to arise from
the bed where she had .been left by
her husband and to go to the window
for air. There she was found by her
husband, and as the night was so dark
that he could discern only the out
lines of her figure, he .naturally imag
ined that he saw one of the robbers
about to pass out" through the win
dow. Then came blows bearing all
that the human mind can conceive of
the terrible blows by which a hus
band took the life of his own wife
with the knife. We learn tliat he is
distracted, and can not be trusted
alone but is guarded constantly to
prevent the commission of suicide.
Mrs. Goodrich is represented as a very
accomplished lady, and it is said that
she died with words of sympathy for
her husband upon her lips. In the
utter consternation-and desolation
which followed the terrible tragedy,
we are informed that the only child
of tbe marriage, which is still almost
an infant was seen with its head pil
lowed upon the slain mother's breast,
begging her to. awaken and grant it
an evidence of recognition. Houston
BE.tl'TIFLI, IRELAXD.
We know, of course, that Ireland
is called tbe "Emerald Isle," and
that tliA color of Emerald is green,
but never bad it entered our imagi
nation that there was anywhere in
tbw orld to be seen such verdure,
89 it charmed our eyes to look upon
in the rural distiicU of Ireland. The
tdoet the knolls, the dells, tbe fields
of young grain, over which the breeze
creep like playing ' spirits of the
beautiful; the pastures, dotted over
with Kbeep of the purest wool the
hillsides, rising up into mist-shrouded
mountains, are all covered with
rich carpets of . smooth velvet. But
Ireland .should also be caled Flowery
Isle. There is not a spot in Ireland,
I believe where blessed nature can
find an excuse for putting a flower,
but she has put one not only in the
gardens and in the meadows, but up
on the very walls and the crasof the
sea, from the great, blooming rho
dendronn, down to tbe smallest flow
eret that modestly peeps forth from
its grassy cover. The Irish furze, so
richly yellow, covers all places that
might otherwise be bare or barren;
the tiilk worm delights everywhere,
from thousands of trees, to "drop its
we of gold; the blooming hawthorn,
with the sweet nee u ted pink, and es
pecially the white variety, adorns the
landscapes anr. 'the ; gardens; wall
flowers, of every hue and variety,
clamber to bide tbe harshnenH of the
mural supports; tbe beetled cliffy of
the North Sea are fringed ,and oft
eued with lovely flo era, and if you
kneel anywhere almost on the yield
in", velvety carpet, you will find lit-
erht
Isle. The spirit of the beautiful
hovers ever and touches to living
loveliness every point. Fall Mall
Gazette.
SCISSOR 1 91 CaS.
Tbe land of nod an auction shop.
What kind of a fort is an ef-fort?
' Slight of band refusing an offer.
Haifa Sovereign the Prince of
Wales. , ' ...:- , - ' '
, Pane ; annihilators--boys slinging
stones. ."
It is better for; a man. to die
without a will than againxt it. . ,
Fashionable definition what- is
sin? Nothing that is not found out.
The exceeding short coats worn
now-a days, might be called petty
coats. . - , -
Vll 11 U I U liei lf"U w natu.uiailb'
said when he saw one of the fair . sexi
hitched in her crinoline.
in
. respect and
plenty of rtom in a crowd carry 'a
i not of paint in each hand.
pantries m tue nouse.
The report of a criminal ' rial makes
one of the witnesses say: I saw him
round the corner.' That must have
been a circular saw.' J ,a.,!
Two" rustics came into a villasre
telegraph office to send gf- dispatch.
As they loft the office the'ong of an
I adiacent5 hotel sounded "ior tea,
whereupon one of the puir went into-;
tha aij several fe exaimpd, "y j
ja en;saicm,-lucj.n goes,! tj -.v-. .
tie, wen man invwiwe nowere. reoT.icourtd many leaders of fashion,
white, blue aad yellowwrougnt i4ftnd appointment as organist to
to the very woof and texture. , Ire ,b (h of InnocenU has giveii
land ought to be called the Beautiful !.. Q,:0f -. , . .... - .,
RATUor At...;::i. -
On Column, $100 ; Half Cot ., C-
ter Col am a, $3.
' Transient Advertisements per Sqnar t.f T?
lines or let of thil sized type, ISrst iasertv
3 ; each snbMqne at insertion, St. -
' A square is one iuoh in space dews the cut -nmn,
counting cuts, display lines, blanks, s-t a
solid matter. No advertisement to be emsiiiri
less than s square, and all fractions eonid s
full squsra. All advertisemenU inserted fr a
less period than three months U be regardud t.
transient. , ,, ,. .. -, .. -, -
WE MEET UPON A LEVEL.
We meet upon a Level and we part upon tta
Square;
Wbatwxrdsof precious meaning these werd.4
; Masonic are f - .',......
Cine et ns contemplate tbsra, tbey are worthy:
of a thought-- ' ,.,.-.
(n the very son! of Masonry, these precious
word ara wrought. ' ' "
' - '
Wa meet up a - the Level, though from every
station come, -
Tbe rich man from bit mansion and the pror
man from his home,
For tbe one mast leave bis wealth and state
outside tha Mansion's dour.
And the other nnd bis true respect p" taa
. , checkered floor,, .:'.. ..' .
W part upon tho square, for tha world "mint
have it due? v
Wa must miele with tbe ' multitude, eolj, un
friendly crew ; - - - -
Hut tbe ioduence of our gathering ia memtiy it
gtrtn, -. : s,
And we H,k upon tbe Level to renew tha l'spp7
' ' seen. ; ' ' A
; - 1 ;. '.
There's a world where all is equal we arc tar
rying (..ward it fast j - -
We shall meet upon a Level then,, when tbe
gate of deth are past ;
Wa shall stand apoa the Orient, and our Masur
. will be there,
To try the block we offer by his own anerriny
' Square. . j-: . ...... I
We shall meet upon tbe Laval there, bat never ,
tbrnce depart , . . . , .
There's a Mansion, 'ti already for each trusting -
faithful heart; '
Taere's a Mansion and a welcome and, a mat- .
- tita'le is there, -f
Who bare. met up"n tbe Laval aad tried apon
; Sqaare. , , , , ... - y
Let u meet upon tbe Level than, while laboring
patient here; . . -
Lt as mwt and let ns labor, though tbe labor
be severe;
Alrtady in tha Western sky tbe signs bid tts
prepare,
Tu gather our Working Tool and part npea the
(Square. . . .
Hands round, ye faithful Masons, form' tbe .
bright fraternal chain, - -
Wa part upon tha Square below to meet in fcear-
en again. ,::. ....
Ob! what worls ff precious meaning these
wnrds Masonic are '
We mret upon tie Level aad part apoa dc
Square.':
From the Xew York San. !
THE ELOPE! EST OF HOX.
.:.::"-;: a is xoel. -
The wert appointment of 3Ir. -Thomas
Murphy as organist to the t,
Church of . the . Holy Innocents, ia
Thirty-seventh street, created an x- ,
citement in Roman Catholic circles. -Tbe
history of this gentleman is high
ly interesting aud romantic. On tha
1st of August, last year, Mr. and Mrs.
Murphy arrived in New HYork, steer
age passengers, in the good ship Ply- "
mouth Rock.' ' .
Long before the they arrived it be- ,
ca .e evident ta the officers of tbe
vessel that "tbey were no ordinary
steerage passengers. Mr. Murphy's .
wife attracted unusual attention.
She was a petite blonde, of great re
finement, and possessed of much per
sonal beauty. Her manners- werc
those of an educated lady, and she
seemed altogether out of place in the
steerage of an emigrantvessel. There
teas certainly a mystery in the case.,
and as soon as the couple arrived in..
New York, a Sun reporter was detailed
to solve it. J After some search he
succeeded in discovering the follow
ing facts .-' :'' frv, " f
; Mr. Murphy came from lEnglaniTTj
where for many years he has followed !
nis proiesHon as a musician wiiu
CTeat success. His fame reached the
enrared him as his private organist,
BUU UfOa. U1UI IA U0 Dfc.' JA,iAHA I Iwll,
Rutlandshire. It was there that Mr.
Murphy was thrown into , the com
pany of the Earl's daughter, the lady
Blanch Elizabeth Noel. ' V'-r "
' An attachment sprang up between,
them, but matrimeny seemed to bo
out of the question, Her father's
consent could never be obtained. A
happy thought struck them, and they
determined to elope. - One fine morn
ing they were missing from Gretou
Hall. They bad. fled to a neighbor
ing town, wa ere they were married.
When nextheard.from,they were
steerage passengers on the Plymouth
Rock, bound for New York. ?
' Since bis arrival here, Mr."Mur
phy's car er has benn prosperous.
1 A 1 l. Z . I L. A a. U 1
Tbe soeity of : his wife has been
From tV" Washingtoa Capital. .
HOW Tllfi D4RL11XGS KEEI
- COOE. -
When the female mind sets about
making the female ' body cool and
comfortable, fun sets in. If the sub-'
iect belongs to the better class the
upper two dozen she has oc a dell
cate linen garment next her person
railed , well.' never mind what it
is. called. It is a garment very low
in the neck, brief in the skirt, and
deficient in the armsi r It is elabor
ately worked in the bosom.? 1 We owe
that description to Brown's "., young
man. who, rooming al out a mile from
the city. looksdown upon the grounds
of .the Hon , where , on Mondays
the wearins: apparel " of ' the - family
flutter and kick up on tie lines while
tne naughty breezes take - liberties
with them. . ,;- ?;;.-;'. j" iy:f.i :
j Over this delicate or indelicate gar
m nt a pair of Frenh corsets "or
8faTg are ciasped. - Tht cordage and
rigging of this article are. truly won
derful. ,; -.What .whalebones, -wha'
steel cl t8ps, what cords cross and rf
cross, gathering power in the J V
rangement until the delicate ban '
of the fair-owner can - bring abc
forty pounds to the jaare inch.-
y Over this; is thrown the mtr
wrapperiAnd it looks cool and '
fortable. ; But we will; wager
best pair of glasses against a S
sandstone that a man cannot be
capable of bearing that summei
for one honri However, the
form and constitution differ ra
ly from the malfu We supp
fair friends know what they tr:
and if they do not it cannot Is
by'us, v - '- I
A. yur-f randid?t for t"
profes' 'on .yci , i "cd what I
v- u jvufi
f -n. -
jployed to j
f -r - t Tlv c-i
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