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THE WILMINGIW.POST.
editor and proprietor. :
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TERMS OF BUBSCKimON IN VARI ABLY IN ADVANCE.
Per Y?ar;;.,..
Six Mouths. , . . ,
2 50
Three Months.:...'.....
Ouc Month. .. .v-.' li'i .'i'.H 50 i
RATES OF ADVERTISING: V I- J
Advertisements ..will be Inserted ; at'f I 00 per
' . - . r n i- tnitAfit inn find Ti onnt. n I.
. ftfrUaXO iUrjUABI iUOWHVU Buu w tvuui iui vntu
subsequent insertion. - "- - ; , j '";
Ten lines or less, solid iniuiou type, constitule4
square. - ' :U . "4Vs-?. 'T.; ' , r J
GITY.
Doccmbtf.
The Coqrt is lonely
lootbl;icks chime hartV times.1'
(Joverumcnt ?onil$; The city jail bars.
Ariioltl opens his Cosmopolitan" on tbe4
.2(1 inst., -V s. ,v'r-: v:-.1.--; i
-:-. V : -I. w rf?f ; ;
j Why .cannot a pillow' i case be "'called - a
r .! s'.f-.
) What table necessity resc mbtts the sleep-;
iug twins ? Why Xtq Kins I '-y-:-M4--;;
-John Fio3t, Esq., kisses Madame Earth
every morning. JNaughty. Jack !
'-' The Kaleiglr(trtZ copiesourinsWailks
on 'bolters." 1Twasr a;
that ; old Ti-kugs." .
keen
7 '
Tike tlirust,
Can the ladies1 who affect, the eaitorvhaf
i with 4t anchored r 'i bbon ,"' be clasiwl aiiioi
those who " hope on ,
- The trial ot the onieeis of the 41 UubaM
lakes place at this term of the "Eastern Dis
v tjict nl the United States. V." V
T Ilundreda of persons -die aunuuHy in the
i city and suburbs and stiil we have no lleg
j ister of vital statistics. Why is this ?
AVn khefouk ?-2-Tbe ,inailoute: between
this city .ami Onslow Court House eic
SncRd's Ferry, has been 'disestablished.
Our genial Collector,' Durlee, will be af
his-"Office from now until the 1st ol January
1S70, for the collection of the 'annual laxesV:
. Tax dm Kind .ling Wood.--Aetii.g Com
missioner Douglass has decided that the lax
on kiadiing wotd, as a manufactured Ui
tiele, shall not in future be levied. '
liix nil! lion busliels of coal r are lyiisg in
the Monorigjihcla lliver awaiting sulticieut."
waUr ior sliipmont. Ex. . r i
S ThatsiT comfort for our coal dealers.
Tiiat u D.oi:g" Cart was out again iesttr
liavmorniug, and yelping cauincs and luek
Ia r goats suecumbed to the tangled
web," wielded .by ready hands.' ''Ahis! poor
urps.',.r. .
CoMMt:nciAL.--On the oOLh insi. 1U1
bales of cottony 2,655 barrels dl rosin, 55G
?iritst)f Turpeitine, 100 binds of tar, and
91,000 feet of lum!er were shipped from
this port. . -y
A.Vidr illustration of uold Cape Eea llos
pitaluy." The "hugh" bauquest given by
uCol.M..J. il. Davis to the Cape Fear Agricul
tural Association where only democrats
were invited.
! We were pleased to see in our sanctum
lion. O. 11. Dockcry looking in the tiucst
kind of condition, and fully uquat'appareut
iy to the1 assaults upon his health by the fair
" syrens at Washington. V
One. "and' two cciit pieces are not now le-
!..' .1.1 . ' t .... C .'.. it r mil f w
uecinaoie at uu-tll;aulics iw uii,-u.vju
'but they arc exchangeable for three and I
. lnrr-f-nt. nioces. the five ceut nieces
being
.... t - ,
reileemablc iu currency.
Uystkks. Mr. Jas. M. Wise uat succeed
ed in securing the market stalls required,
and will therefore dispense those excellent
New Kiver Oysters to all lovers of the bi
valve in any quantity, at all hours of tho
43 ' r:- :;' '" . .
'"; The Sentinel in the ruinscTSccessiou, le
; elares that the editor of the Post indulges
in "ironical productions." Probably the
iron that should have entered the sole of the
editor of the Sentinel wW lie shod iroper
ly, troubles the said iusaue old cuss r
' A'anOpdcll, he who taketh the "counter-
f ei t prescntiuifuts," and pretty pictcrs " of
life; notifies all that he don't owe, to call,
and see him. " Van," is in the van of
photos," in fact the Brady of Wilmington,
aud as. such should he largely patronized.
-U' ! ' " ' ' .: - v'kv-.
At a meeting of the Merchants and Mc-
xUauies Buikljiug Association, held last
.tl'ht, fifty-four shares of the slock were
redeemed, as follows : PJ , 1
eharcb. . . '. ... j. ..;.,... '. ......'.'. . . . .
l.i ." . . . .
. ... ,...;.;...;......... ' ...... 50
....v.....;.... ...... .. ..... 85 00
S5 .50
''.,'........86 00
. ... .:. . ...V.. .... .. . fes oo
. ........ 89 00
' ' ; .'t' r ... IK) 00
Q
ti
. Average $37 60 cr share. ;0G7-k10 per
cctit. discount. r ':
Twenty-five shares were sold as follows:
15 6uare at 1 -7S bonus per, share.
Thc Mayor sends greeting to the citizens
iiraiugtou,turougri tho columns of the
1 and desiresiheir very desirable com-
At thc,inccj;ing to-morroivTcTcmngtb
give expressioH ls to the establishment "or
vauuirnt 4 pt - yiui Special t Court,
vcrjDody and bis wife are . invited, cs
pecially bis wife.
PitoD"ecE.Kumbcr of carts arrivett for
tbc marked lanns :tbc5'n
Fish and Oysters....' . - . 1 io(l
Total . . . T. ,1' .
...TOO
U .n rThis expressive i tiboriginal
'"Af?rirMu;:Vc.weif xo .uic'conai-
tioir 6r6ur strxetSjcst SO d abi
disagnablcdoJcfuiand diseouragbig were
tb'ei5trcetioril;ov
f eteatlcrd ;W cfeinicacdbf I'addyV
t ejaciatipD.!;"frhat jj
Yoked! The number ormarriagctf inthe
Iastmontbirfiucsc days of stolidindlutif
compromlsing'celibaiey'rs iindced omimnisj
The, Register ex uili ias follows
White, ? mmli w'ib is
uolorcu. - j--t-.-,..44vi - '
: r1 1 cfdgentlcmanJy
Clerk ' slings iukC" -!Mity?he stilt continue
to '"g.y -'flBa-Cftf Tl
I -GopDi-An f &mfciii6tt
been broiighttp withJv "sad rriisappreheii-f
iou of facts, thus pouiu his. Wm
' If I was a lokle editor,
I tot . Wouldn't I havtf a'tlme f-
I I wouldn't, print a cussed word
; For lessen a f a line, i
- Fd gct my grub and Hekertrcc
A: tickets to the shows
.1 wouldn't pay fbribaKy Inire,
& wouldu't I wear good elose !
The; Ladies Benevolent Society wiir bald
meeting thiilmorDingd Masonid Hall.
Lad ica of VVi 1 mi ngton,
Heaven born charily
of winch is " thrice
bl
cd,"
call
s . upon
you ! Decrepit. 'age : touching Scuiijityi:
and wan Poverty, mingle in tho cry. Let
each like unto the Widow, whose u willin'
mite," . was made aacreil hv her Saviours i
t i
oieRtnsT : if
iveit is only a "mite."
O 7 -)
i Our worthy Siierilf has obeyed "the letter
of the law" by sending ou the full amount of
taxes due the State although the tax payers
had hot-nil paid up. It redounds to the
credit of Majr f Bchcnck43 that he .thus
obeys a severe and unjust mandate by which
he compelled 16 HoSc the iuse of private
to settle their indebtedness to the State.
. ViCKED.f-TA young man, whoso naiue
at present wtTwithhold, but whom we will
not shield from public indignation much
longer has been to the iron works in this
eity, and solemnly inquiring of the propri
etors if they Uid all sorts oi easting there 1
Upon their reply ing yes, as ol course they
UiU, IJU-MieU UMllM lUCUI IU CUM il BlIKilOW
1... il 1 1 ... -t .i. Mr
for Li in, and ran off before they had a chance
to do it. - .
Who is to Ulame.
had to go to press
Uepeatedly we have
without: our
" State
news"' l eeause the Railroad lailcd to bring
to. the city mail matter duo here by 7V P.
M. Som6thii!g is rotten in Denmark, and
we don't want the Post j Master General. 'to
kick up a fuss. Of course the remedy ex
ists lor such a crying evil aud we call upon
the vigilaut Fremont to stir somebody up.
"Let it be recorded." . .
Information Wanted Any one know
ing anything of E. DePortcr would confer
a favor upon his distressed family by ad
dressing with infermation L. peT'orter, Con
vent P. O., St. Jamcs'Paiilh, Louisiana.
When last heard Vom by them he was em
ployed iu a machine shop by Mr. Webster,
and referred his iricuds. to a ireutleman at
that time, Mayor, of Chattanooga. Date
not given.
Exchanges please copy.
Shortly after the recent great rain storms
and freshet in. the New Eugland States, a
resident of Boston, who owned a mill prop
erty in Maine, dispatched an agent to ascer
tain the condition of his property, and re
port upon the damage. It turned out to be
all duni-agc. By due course of mail the
owner received the following report : '
"Dear Sir: 1 arrived here this morning
found thc ilam by the mill Mfef but no
mill by a dam site.
" A Nkw Year's Gift For All. The
publishers of the American Stock Journal
wishing to place a copy ol that publication
iu the hands of every Farmer, Planter and
Stock Breeder in the couutry, have put up
one hundred thousand packages, containing
a specimen copy, large illustrated Show
Bill.-a premium list, and one of the follow
in" twcuty-fivc0 cent Books: Horseman's,
Hog Breeder's, Sheep Breeder's Dairyman's
Eor Poultry Breeder's Manual. These pack
ages they offer td send free aud postqaid to
aU who apply for them. Wc hope all our
farmer friencis will avail themselves of this
generous oflerf asjthe Premium list contains
many articles, such as Blooded Cattle, Sheep
HogV Poultryi Potatoes, Seed, Agricultu
ral Implements,- Sewing 'Machines, Books,
Walche?. &C., &e.,that can be easily ob
tained by a few day canvassing for this
popular Journal which is published at the
low price of $1 a year. - ' ;
AddressBOR&CO:, Publishers,
I Parktibutg, Chester Co., Pa. t (
. . Senator Abbott leafs (s Saturday fmoiliin
ior Washington.- -
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w SingistS-To
the mcllifluoul toQcd
gent
snt on Docb feCreet wiibjghUy-uowrfout
Chamiiagnr Charley? wouia-eavvo
undcr no obligations" ttfXJhirleySTlbe
ladjr on Front rfrcewho arbletbBcalJy
Don't Think I Shall 1 Srarry'; wetfbaeaW
acuss " whether1 shoe
up, lor hcavcu sake i &s lor tho tspooncj'
son. -r strccf whF jioarsel v chins itn
Avith;She:Worea
respectfully 'ask if that was the cxTctit of1
her attire j iitrioi this howliWha fetterl fe
quiet.
2 96PlvKic
to our readers,' that owin j&ncsijf in
Raleigh' that will engage ;ldrnr&tf
comes notary to ica
JJS'Sfe; W- P9I7
xompciiett to decUnc .. the very, ki nd invj ta-
nwii 4!iuuwi w mm uy nis . licpuDucan
imls thls hqw-
CVK iosvs t givcli good K people, of
Imirto
iuliirhcn:bis be eon-
tent to read Jof lii uv through tho? reported
debates in Congress;
i-S
JlEi'OiiT orv3lARKET CiiEiik-Tlic tium-
bcr of anioials brough t to market v Novcm -
bcr, 1809:. :
Name of butehcr.
Ttlly ts BappterT?.:;;.: U
J King: fc bona;..,;
JJohnsoulMC;;
J. M. Jarrcll . : : .
Y. IL Davis. ;.;
Douglas & Capps ','..'..
OK. Hanchcy ; vii . .VV; '.
Jno. Cowan. ;. . . . ; . . . . .
J. W, King.i...T.;..
J. W. Mills..........
Redd &!EadensV. . . . .
TjUy & llay
i "
I'otai.....
Our shiftless little neighbor, ye.twiukliug
Star attempts . to gorge Its . readers with
what "..Dick Sniveler " would call "dousing
the' glim." Thiswise doth the beamed
dream : . ' '
The city is rapidly, expanding itscitin
all directions. When this enlargement
takes place we would earnestly impress upon
our authorities the necessity which exists
for a pujblic park-or square.
"public Park!" While we delve knee
deep iu mud, beslimiug and befouling u,s ;
like unto that of the barbarous Turks, and
talk of " public parks." Well-a ilay ! And
this is journalism ? God help us !
Notice to SuuscRiBfcus. -All receiv
ing subscriptions or sending in new names
before January 1st will be entitled to the
Post for 1870 at the exceeding low price of
THREE DOLLARS PER ANNUM! Lot
,all who claim to believe Republican ideas,
Fnn.l ,,lrn 1,. .lWi,n t ll1TJ.,(;0 '
al Goveinment assist the only true American
organ in this section. To quote a dis
tinguished writer : " It is the shame of any
citizen owning allegiance to ; the flag that
he subscribes, for or assists the organs of
treason arid does not stand by the only
National paper worthy of -the name in North
Carolina." The Post has been improved at
much cost and is worthy the aid of all good
citizens.
Liberal Offer to Our Readers.Wc
will send the American Ayriadlurid, price
$1, or Our Schoolboy Visitor, one of the best
magaziues lor. bovs and irirls pu!lishcd in
the country, worth fl.25 a year, and a mag
nificent slccl-'platc engraving, entitled "llelj
Me i'," worth $2.50 per copy, all tor any
one who .will send us 1. The engraving
will be sent post-paid, secure from' injury,
and will make a charming oruamoht for any
parlor or sitting-room. Send iuhe names,
aud secure $S worth for only $1."
To subscribers sending -additional names,
wc will send a copy of ttie Agriculturist or
VisilorTui to clubs of live persons wc will
af-ree to send live copies' - of the Post for
FIFTEEN DOLLARS ! All payments
trictly iu advauce. . J
Die Mo'laurelt for December has been re
ceived, and is kuuloubtedly the best illus
trated fashion journal ever offered to the
tVmericau ladies. Tbc amount given for
Lhe small price charged is wonderful. This
lumber alouc contains 140 useful illustra
tions, mostly lor cloaks; a highly colored
steel engraving, and a large supplement
iontaiuiug nineteen lull-sized patterns for
ladies ami children's cloaks, over-skirts,.
tc. Single copies thirtydive cents.
The daily increasing demand for this val
uable journal has induced the proprietor tt
mpoft it semi-monthly, commencing Jauu-r
I i...v a ji. . . i: .. i r
ary, ioo, ai iuo cAccvtuiigiy iow .pi ice o
fifteen cents per copy, or $3 per annum.
Nowjs the; time to sulwcrbe and get up
clubs. ' . . j ' ;
S. T. Taylor. Importer, 301 Canal street
New York.
The Schoolday Visitor. Tbe December
number of thi spriglitly juvenile has ar
dved and we need s4y little in its praise.
Its ptiges, with ifs liltlc talcs, and attractive
pictures will commend it, to all.
I Zcll's Encyclicopcdia ha4 Jeaebed cocos (a
kernel.) There is a fund of information in
these numbers. Mr. Zell is compiling a
great woik.
AppUton s Journal is beiore ua lor tnis
5fr .3.11
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weekl f ThiS'ablj editcilribdicAt has 'few
and
,Taxpjuorj tias .eekis at band,
r jfJFor ovexuberr we bate Fetefs 1 Mwical
JloiUhqi This is an excellent number and
reflects great credit on g th e v publ ishers.
rotebjcoQlr ,M(iiMy Magazine This
brilliant Jlttli kctofcUoice music js with
tss andTo5 cheapness, anddicauty it is, not
'swpa;;rjiyf.pexye ofSa t' cents ai
copy., IJ. Ilitchcock, New York . -
HoijrjlYiEJrrs FbjUlian11 be
(bund at Parker & Co 98 and '100: Sum-
- ltter SSbstQ
person to provide thcniseTVes with handsome
and usefal holiday presents 'Trom'bow tintil
thetSOth t)f January 18f Oth'cse t gentlemen
wilE issue large eight page)!' Catalogues of
all the newest and best novelties '' in such
Albums in Morocco Gilt-and -Velvet Binil-
ings, real. Morocco: Shopping Bags,' Fur
nished Reticules,1 - Silver Plated Ware and
Cutlery of all rderlptons,.tUo latest styles
of Jewelry in Gold, ;. Cornelian, Jet, Shell,
MrHscari, Carbuncle' and Hair, Dry Goods,
&c., &c, and hundreds of . the latest
atiirbcstjimblished jjooksi They arc giving
On Hundred Tickets to ctvry one who
will become their Agent, without charging
them 10 cents each as heretofore. Bead the
change in their advertisement in another
col iruitj, and eend for Catalogue.
DIED.
KELLEY On Wednesday, Dec. 1st, HAN
NAH, wife pf John Kelley, age 41 years, Funcr.
al (10 o'clock) Friday Dee. od at Red Cross Bt.
Church. 4. ,
OFFICIAX.
In Board of Aldermen.
Wilmington, N. C.,.Nov. 2, 1S00.
The Board met in regular session.
Present : His Honor the Mayor, Alder
men Arnold, French, liowe, Kellogg, and
Scrvoss. ' ; -
The leading of the minutes of the previ
ous meeting were dispensed with.
; The Finance committee recommended a
reduction in the city expenditure.
The committee on Streets ' and Wharves
recoiinnehded the
grading
of
Ann street
just above the wharf.
The committee on - Fire Department rc
ported action on petitions of F; W. Kerch
ner, and. Wo?th & Worth, regarding the
erection of wooden sheds on their respec
tive premises. . Recei ved and filed.
!,J?cliCiou of dames Vjicfbr 4lic4ale )f
jystors iu market, at other than1 market
hours, -was, referred' to the Marshal with
power. -. . ' . " U
Petitions for position ou police force of
city from the following named persons Were
received and rcierrcd to the Police commit
tee, yiz; Paris JoneSj'Johu Wi Nash, John
King, Joseph II, Sellers, Alexander Swazy,
John H. Bell, Isaac Brown, Henry Smaw,
John Conner, David Robeson and David
Harroid. - V
COMMUNICATIONS.
From Alderman Howe: That the deed
for 44 Pine Forest Cemetery " be sigued.
Oii recommendation of the Marshal, Al
derman French, offered the following :
Ordered : That theMarshal at once cause
to be constructed 'a Market with six stalls,
on Brunswick street, between Fourth anib
r am auueis, imiuvjuicituiy, i u cost liui tA-
cccding $200.
By Alderman French : .
Ordered That the, Marshal place a
street lamp on the corner of Filth aud
Church streets.
Recommendations to retail spirituous
liquors were granted to John II. Haar, R. J.
Scarboro;, Johu G. Baumau.
Communication was rccbived Irom Messrs.
Oldham Cummiug, concerning tax on
lightermen. Referred to City Marshal.
Petition of Jyseph Pa jay to shingle house'
on Fron4r-fclr5ebtweeu Castle aud Church.
Grauted. , r ' i
RESOLUTION. -
By AUlerinau Servoss : '
Jkisohcd, That the Marshal be authorized
to consult counsel to ascertain if the city
has the authority to enforce the ordiuauce
in regard to encroachments by piazzas, &c,
on the public streets, and to report to this
Board at next meeting.
The Board of Supervisors reported back
the bill of J. E. Lippitt . for medicines re
commending that the city puy half and Dr.
J. E. Winauts hall. Report approved and
coucurted in. ;
Report of Market Clerk; lor the mouth oi
October was received and filed.
The Board then adjourned.
- Ben.iamin Durfee, ;
v City Clerk.
I never reared a young gkzelle
(Because you fee, I never tried);.
But had it known and loved me well,
No doubt the creature Would have died.
My rich and aged Uncle John
Ha3 known me long and lovedme well,
Bot still persists in living on
I would he were a youns gazelle J-
I nevei loved a treo or flower ;
But if I had, 1 beg to say, .
That blight, the wind, the sun, or shower,
Would soon have withered it away,
I've dearly Jovcd my Uncle John
From childhood till thei present Lour,
And yet he will 50 Hying On
I would be were a tree br flower.
QUi;re What two persons in the United
States agree as to the solution of our finan
cial problem ? Find the two, and there is
hope of a great ami triumphant party.
Cincinnati Times.
. Two! We've lound it! ; f
Rev. Mr; Stebbcns, of Sab Fraiiciko, rc'
fused to go to the Boston Church of the
Vnity to preach, - r A
rOSTLINGS.
Grant U lioarstLli 'gf.
f..; SKatists arc jubilant
X
Rothschild is cV)mingl- f ?'
Patt; snubs OUcnbach : u. . :
if
t Imperials arc inUlivdtih:.i:l
( Chignons produce lunacy v K ;f A .I
Little. pups are all'tbc gd: ?r p t1 K
-MverJcwelTyiscw
Masons iu the Union il' hm
1?
' 5004ncwspaperaintiie Uhiotf.
5 Abolish spriDgSlauco-sealci "
.V.I t1
" f , aas sick jicn? $,.'
-Eel,piesafe the latest irqvcUy
iNcw York has -sixteen" theatres;-
j Mrs. TJnP.nln rcnn rxr rrfmrZ & h
! Richmond has street letter boxes.
Senator' Fcntcn has seen the Pope.
. Plaids arc stiil sought, and bought
The " Uub' has a champion catist.
The President's message is finishcd.ir :
The stone' man, will petrify Gotham.
Mmc. Dejazet, takes champagne baths.
j Philadelphia has premium false calves.
Gen. M. W. Ransom is in Washington.
Tribune stock is worth $10,000 a share.
The London Time s has 12,000 adverjiscrs.
The Pope, says smoke, after every meal.
Woman's Rightcr Livcrmore is in- Colorado.-
' ; ... :ir
Brougham is " Micawbcring" in Cinciu-
nau.
. . u ... , I
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New York
Violet' satin' skirts adorn
belles. - '.
A quorum of Senators adready in Wash
ington. ;
. . - . . j ...
Sumner is " Casting the dye'L iu Pnila
delphia. 1 - r
Dickens' new serial will appear March
1st, 1870., . -. , h- :...fl hi
Balloonatic Jewct t is
1 chinuing"
the-
Presideut.'
: The Equinoctial ; Codhcir assembles
next month. ; t
: Raw turnip, makes au. excellent " grease'
tor griddles.
Fred. Hudson will return to the editorship
of the Herald. , - l
Lookout for a cold snap !
entered Say'diari-UK
The suu has
, Prince Arthur is popping deers,- and. to i
A. IX W l 14 A VI tl ,
Ford opens the new
House, with "bohool."
Charleston Opera
The Royal Wilton carpet has been laid in
il. T 1.1 i V - Tl ' - i
cue x rebiueuu a iuausion-.
The N. Y. CoMmcrcial Advertiser will
write its requiem New Years day.
They have a " Golden Fleece Hotel"
Sacramento. " Werry 'propriatc !"
"The Living Writers of the South," by
T-:!i: I -n 1 ' - ; i"
jayiusoa uas appsareu. f ucaa writers f
The novel, " Forlorn Hope," is by one of
the borosis. Any reflection: on the society)?
Walter Brown, after doing " brown,T the
Efiglish champion, now gives the, dcjl to the
world. !
The f 1st Excelsior Reserves'? is the title of
a new coiorcu , military ' organization -in
new color
Philadelphia.
The next great meeting ol the National
Encampment of the G. A. R., will be held
in Washington. .
lhe r at Men ot JNew iork dance at
Irviug's ball on the 20th of December. Wc
pity the manager. : f
The Gunboat Nipsic sails for Darien tljiis
week to survey the proposed Ship Canal.
Commodore Selfridge commactUrjg.
"'The reservation system is the only solu
tion of the Indian question." Ex.
Yes ; rcscrviny the government funds to
line your own pockets. Eh ?
" Brady's Cumculum,' in Jersey City,
" whercmanya muscle lias " riz" to immense
proportions under the tutorship of the
perfesser," is about to be turned into a
skating, rink !
A u Indian TraditionThe Story of the
Delusrc on kthis Continent.
The following rather. singular tradition
which exists among the Papago Indians re
specting Montezuma, their founder, and the
deluge, has, wc believe, never yet appeared
in print ; . at least not in its present shape.
It was related by Captain Con Ouan, an aged
and intelligent member of the tribe, and
was taken do vu from his lips by an inter
preter for Judge Henry T. , Backus, of Ari
zona Territory, Judge Backus' has visited
many of the places mentioned in the legend,
and has been an eye-witness of the quadren
nial feast still celebrated) at the cave. - He
represents the Papagocs as being nominally
Catholic, yet clinging to their national tra
ditions with great tenacity, and cherishing
the memory of Mortezama with even more
than saintly vcnerath. J.
The tradition of the deluge is interesting
in its relation to the origin of the Indians
cl the country, and especially the ancient
tribes who lived iu the twilight of civiliza
tion, until the Spanish Cbristians annihi
lated them. Did they bring this tradition
with them from the Asiatic Continent? Ory
did they come in contact with the people of
the old world, adfcccdcnt to any historical
evidence otthat fact, from whom they de
rived this tradition ?
These arc inquiries naturally suggested
by the following narrative: -Montezuma, it
will be understood, is ; not the monarch of
that name whom Cortes dethroned, ft is
the generic term of their rulers, like Pha-1
raoh, Cajsar, &c.
, Before the flood men lived to a great age,
so that they lost their teeth and crept about
like children. Aflcr a time they would get
new teeth, and walk upright agai n like tncu
in the prime of life.1 Then it Was that the
Great Spirit created the mountains and peo-
pled the eartb on all Eidcs Then" tod, ani
mals talked like men, aid were the first to
ueu vi mo approaching flood. .Uxut this "
time appeared ilontezumt who. collected a
large quantity of gum from a plant called
chuchl , and with tlfiS gum, which is said to -be
insoluble iq water, and tvith other mato
nals, Jie.bailt vaTarge vessel, in which he
took refuge, closing v . and scaling the doof
bdrmdhim. In .djkc.t manner ? .cayotcor.
praineog crept into- aargq cane stalk and1
closed the-ends -againsiuhe watcr. The
opd came up to the highest mountains, and
g"t.rWhea the waters came dowr
Moutczuma and th6'cAjpte landed at Ccrro
i nctia, which mbuntain some believe to be
&5&S traditia?!-they JanHcd
fctev?1-' v th' rhaving como
out : trtheiyessefs, Montezuma noticed the :i
traiLofVetlwTiicK be followed until he
ound; the beetle' fast in" themud. c ne then
turnevr back and meeUng ..the cavote, they
embraced :: eachother. Ja grUr.Mdn
tc2rirnacnt tho cavote(Wiufhtr?irfi iam,i
thesca, which? it soorffohnd and returned,
when it was sent on the same errand to the
northward but returned unsuccessful. They
thenlay down to sleep, when Montezuma
dreamed that he should form men and wo
men ou t of clay, which he accordingly did,
making two for ? each nation. 'Meanwhile
the cayotc sat behind . him also makin"
men, but tire latter were ill formed, so that
Montezuma' ordered them to be 'removed.
His own people-mulHrilied1 rapidly, and
budta large city .oii the ndrtii c bank of a
river, supposed to be at the mouth of Salt
Rive, m Arizona, where the remains of
large ditches are still visible,
j Montezuma next travelled southward,
followed by largemumbers of people. In
accordance with a dream, he thrust a rod
into thp earth, and water flowed thence,
which is the origin of the spring's at Santa
Rosa and elsewhere. After a tinifc tbc Great
Spirit appeared to Montezuma as au old
man, and asked to baptize the people, that
they might live beyond the sky after death,
but Montezuma became r angry and killed "
the Great Spirit. Then the latter- arose
from the dead by night and repeated the re
quest, when Montezuma grew ; angry again
declared that he would take his people to
heaven by a tower, and killed ' the Gicat
Spirit a second time, leaving him on the
ground, where he was dragged about as a
plaything for four years. He then returned '
to heaven, remoyifig the'sun further from
the earth as he ascended.
' After alongMnterval he descended aain
with the same request as before. At Ibis
time Montezuma was livim? at th a f
Blanco, or whife house, slosc to tho Pimo '
villages on the Gila River. . The inside of
this house was overlaid with pure gold. A
third time he slew-the Great Spirit, but the
latter now becoming anerrv. threw, a Innsn
into Spain, which led to an invasion by the1
Spaniards; Twice did ; Montezn
and repel th invaders j but before the third'4
engagement theTrolden rim? flew from - th
fioger of his aaugliter to the: linger of the
opanisu commanderi nd the silver ring of
the latterew to. the finsrer ot .lhn.'vf nrmnr
Thus did she, become leagued with the enemy
An1 tcllsn (linn ...... A . . . "
u nuvu iwj yciJ UUt UI iJTovisions EUC
prevailed upon her people to throw them
toinalcs instead of arrows,, and thus thev
crc fed' at . Montezuma's expense. ? After
many severe conflicts the Spaniards were
victorious, when the traitorous : Princess de
manded the hand of the commander in mar
riage. . He agreed to this on condition that
an eagle which he set free should al?ght ou
a prickly pear tree. The eagle did so, and
the commander started to celebrate the
marriage at the pair tree, being followed by
a1 large train of Papagocs -but under the
pretext ot getting violin?, powder, &c, he
travelcdon and on ualil the Indians all de
serted him.
m"ffor.tb. story goes, Montezuma
made no improvemeiits, and his people
were scattered over the country. Ho aftcH
ward deposited the archives of the Panai
goynd lmo nations in a cave near Santa
Ros;a, and ordered that they celebrate a feast
there cverv; fourth year, which custom is
still observed, The nation gradually di
minished, and Montezuma wandered aboutv ,
until the mdians have lost all . traces of
him.
Scientific investigation into mysteries of
the sun's surface has been great this year.
A great magrjetic storm is predicted. Au 1 X
examination of the suu through new and
powerful instruments has revealed new and
wonderful appearances on its surface. Im
mense spots, millions of miles Iu extent arc
said to have appeared. One of them re
cently moved a hundred thousand miles in
a second. We are told, too, that, violent
physical changes are going on ; that the
magnetic storms are regulated by fixed
lawsf and occur every eleven years. The
next one is to be in 1870. Its effects upon
the magnetic; instruments will be noted
with; intense interest by the first scientific
men of the day. VTiat effects these storms
will have upon the atmosphere vegetation
and the light of the sun, wilt afford plenty
of food for speculation and thought.
At a so called spiritual sitting recce tlr.
there was present a woman who .mourned
the loss of her confort, and as manifesta
tionibegan to appear, the spirit of the de- "
parted Benedict entered upon the scene.
Ot course the widow was now eager to en
gage in conven ition with the , absent one.
ana me ionowing aiaiogue ensuett :
1 Widow "Are ypu in the spirit world 7"
The lameatcd "I am." ; - i
Widow "How long have ypu been there ? -The
lamented 44 O, some time."
Widdw "Don't you want to come back
anid be with your lonely wife ?" I
he Jamentcd "Not if I know mvself.
It's hot chough around here." -
he war between .those' who . waut - the.
Bible in the public schools In Cincinnati,
and those who do not, Is assuming a 'very,
bcligerent shape. - From the police reports 1
of that city wc learn that on Sunday 4aat ,
one oiu anu rospcctaoic citizen met auotuer
old and respectable citizen about church
timc,iand gently inquired his views on the
Bible question. ? Oidrid respectable "'vNev 2.
was not in the best oflumors and growled
out a profane expletive conccrninrr the sa-
crcd book, which so provoked , tho' holy
wrath of t'other t)ld and respectable, ( Ahat "
he gave the irrcYcraat citizen a facer Jthat
stretched him on the F pavement. ThcV Bi-
blc defender sacrificed tweuiy-tive ,dollari v
on the altar of justice, fur excess of zad :
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