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Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-08-06

me NeD iron Works that are to be buiIt on-
posite the old Ferry, are to he commenced I'm.
mediately, and ground has perhaps been bro-
Ken ~ the time our readers see this. The Arm
will nc Messrs. George aud Frank Townsend.
sons OF dock rownsead, Ess Morris NC
Doweii and - Hollingsw orth. They are
calculated at first, to manufacture eiRh, tons
OF IRON day, and afterwards twenty tons a
my, IheY also intend after the thing has been
ufactured, and the works will be built with
that intention so that they can be increased
mhhout any alteration. The work will be
erected tor the above mentioned gentlemen by
nj. henry Harris, who In connection with bis
iather, William Harris, Esq, of Allentown. Pa ,
has erected 80 many iron works the past few
years In the United States. The effect of the
erection OF these works will be the extension
Oh the built up portions ofthe city to the South
sue oil me Ohristiana, the filling up of the
marsh opposite our city, and the turning OF
the same into building lots These works will
more than probably require the building of
some thirty or forty houses. We were ia err
ror Ia our last, in stating that they were to roll
sneet lron-they are intended to roll bar iron =.
They will undoubtedly cause in short time the
opening of road to the Delaware as there Ia
no impeachment in the way like there is on this
SIDE, to the construction of such road. A
/ uko ou tuis sue le required over the Bran
| dywine, ne such road would have been made
long ago, had it not been for that stream.
| g<S- Pursuant 10 public notice meeting Of
the citizens of New CASTLE county was couven.
ed atthe City Hall in Wilmington, on Thurs
day afternoon, the I'd inst, to appoint Delegates
to the National Convention to meet in Phila-
delphia on the 18th Of August.
| Mr., Samuel Townsend moved that Howard
ogle, Esq, take the chair, In stating the oh.
Ject OF the meeting Mr.. ogle said we meet as
| Democrats TO unite iu tho good work of assist
ing TO restore the Union.
| on motion OF Mr.. A. o. Newton, Thomas d.
Gibson, ESQ was appointed Secretary.
MT. Samuel Townsend then moved that the
meeting appoint one delegate from each HUI.
dred In New Castle coun'y 70 at cad the Dem
cratic johnson. National Union Convention to
ne held in Philadelphia on III 1Ith OF August.
| The motion was put and carried.
| Atter few remarks by Mesjrs.S Townsend
Alexander and I. NJ. ogle, tho Chairman
announced the appointment of the following
gentlemen as
| Delegates to the Philadelphia Con, eution -
| Samuel Townsend, ADpouuin imiul uundr,d
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-08-06

Notice 10 Country Butchers and otheys.-We
ara now giving 81 cente por lb. for rouSb fat
R. D. Hicks & Co. jyl32n ''
The place 10 ge. yvur -four ia a. 4ls West
Front street. r.
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Religious Statistics of Richmond.

The Richmond Examiner of last week pub
lished the subjoined statistics as being the, in
crease of population of that city within the last
fifty years and the growth of the religious ele-
ment within the same time:
In 1906, when the population of the city was
10000, there were but four churches, and those
very small containing in all about one hundred
communicates. The number attending church
from two hundred to three hundred, or one in
forty of the population. We do not know
whether the Rev. Dr'Blair had then commenc-
ed his ministry in the city. His congregation
occupied the hall of the House of Delegates as.
a place Of worship on the Sabbath for some
years previous to 1912. The COMMITMENTS of
his city charge, we understand, were members
of the Pole Green Church in Hanover
In 1850 the population of the city had increas-
ed thirty thousand; the churches to twenty -four
most OF them large; communicants or PRO
Tossing Christians, . from four to five thousand,
and the number attending church, about seven
thousand five hundred, or one in four of the
population.
In the period of forty four years, the number
of Christians in the city has increased about
fifty fold. The relative number of Quakers and
Jews has decreased. In 1923 an edifce was
erected for a Unitarian congregation. In 1881
an attempt was made tot call Unitarian minister.
About forty persons met, and of all that num-
ber only two are now living. Of the progress
Or history Of that Church, we have no reliable
information.
Since 1850, the number of Evangelical Chris
tians in our city has largely increased but we
are not able to report their exact numerical
strength.
Our population is now between fifty and sixty
thousand, and we have five Baptist churches
for the whites, and two for the colored popula-
+Io1,o
churches for the whites, and one for the color
ed people, three Jewish synagogues, five Meth
odist churches, three Presbyterian and one Dis
ciples church, and one Quaker meeting house.
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How to Snend the Sabbath.

Rise early. God requiresrone seventh part
Of your time The Sabbath IS Just as long as
any other day. Ifyou indulge in sleep Sabbath
mornings one or two hours later than usual,
you rob God and your own soul of SO much holy
time; and If you begin the day by robbing God,
you cannot expect he will bless you.
Pray for your Minister; he will then preach
by his preaching. He needs your prayers. He
tasked his energies to prepare good sermons to
interest and instruct you. Exhausted by the
labors of the week, and trembling under his
awful responsibility, he will be cheered and en-
couraged if he believes he is remembered in
your prayers.
Pray that the preaching may be blest to your
SOUL He is foolish man nwho sows his seed be-
fore he breaks up the soil. You are more fool
ish if you expect blessing without asking for
it, or preparing your heart to receive it. IF a
blessing is not worth asking for donot complain
if it is not bestowed. ags
DO not indulge in secular conversation. To
spend the interval between the services of the
sanctuary in talking about business, or pleasure
or politics, is not remembering the Sabbath day
to keep it holy. fyou spend your intermission
IN this manner, you must not wonder if in his
afternoon you feel sleepy, and the preacher
seems dull
Danish worldly thoughts You must not, on
oiAO OotOO"ehj @oAliiih yOui OhA tIlOuSHIS. Ii
your thoughts are allowed to wander unrestrain-
ed over the business of the past week, or the
plans of the week to come, you will suffer for
it.. God will leave you in darkness; your love
will be cold, your prayers formal, and you will
be disqualified to engage proftably in the serv-
ices of the sanctuary
Do not criticise the performances of your
minister. If he has preached poor sermon,
make the best Of it; if good one, be thankful
and improve it. Your praise or censure can do
no good either to him or yourself, but may do
hurt to both. You will profit far more by pray
ing over the sermon, and appyingit to yourself,
than by criticising it.
Spend every Sabbath as though it were your
last Your last Sabbath will soon come. Per-
haps the next will be your last Spend it. then,
as you will wish you had done when you review
it millions of ages hence. fyou knew it would
be your last, you would be much in prayer, you
would Danish worldly thoughts and conversation,
you would mediate much on divine things, and
examine the foundation of your hope for eterni-
ty. Do this, and your Sabbath will not be
spent in vain
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-12-04
A Connubial Sermon.

A connubial little sermon, from the text, "Be
happy as you are, is thus preached by CO.
temporary print:
Wife and Mother, are you tired, and out of
patience with your husband sand your children's
demands upon your time and attention? Are
you tempted to speak out your feelings to that
faithful, but perhaps sometimes needless or ex-
acting husband of yours? or to scold and fret
at those sweet and beautiful ones? Do YOU
groan and say, what fool / was to marry
and leave my father house, where / lived in
ease and quiet?"
Are you, by reason of the care and WEAKNESS
of the body which wifehood and motherhood
must bring, forgetful of, and unmindful for,
their joys?-O, wife and mother! what if
stroke should smite your husband and lay him
low? What. if your children should be snatch
ed fromyour arlnstand fromyour bosom? What
if there were no true, strong heart for you to
lean upon? What if there were no soft, little
innocents to nestle in your arms, and to love
you, or receive your love? How would it be
with you then?
Be patient and kind, dear wife ; be unweary-
ing and long suffering, dear mother, for you
know not how long you may have with you
your best and dearest treasures, you know not
how long you may be with them. Let there be
nothing foryou to remember which will wiring
your heart with remorse if they leave you alone;
let there be nothing for them torememberb but
sweetness and love unutterable, if you are call
edtoleaye themby the way. Bepatient, be pitiful,
be tender of them all, for death will step sooner
or later between them and you. And o what
would you do if you should be doomed to sit
solitary and forsaken through years and years.
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POctr
For the Spectator.
The Repudiator.
OUR YANKEE DOODLE.

OUR YANKEE DOODLE.
There is man in our town
Who is small 'pertater'-
He borrowed money of widow Brown,
Then turned repudiator.
CHORUS Honest folks, on.you call,
Watch the repudiator!
He will pick your pockets all
He's mean as Robber Baker.
He bought.a mare of parson Jones,
A COW of Tommy Slater;
His bread and meat of orphan Bones
Then turned repudiator.
CHO:-Honest folks, &c.
He bought a coat of tailor Webb
His boots of Joe Decator;
His slouchy hat of Richard Reb,
Then turned repudiator.
CHo Honest folks, &C.
He borrowed money of friend Need,
And bought a farm of Cater,
And after he had got deed
Then turned repudiator.
CHo Honest folks, &c.
He sent to school to teacher Tate,
His sprightly son and daughter,
He bought their books of merchant Bate,
Then turned repudiator
CHo:-Honest folks, &c.
Doctor Billings saved his life, u
And cured his sickly waiter
He bought pills of him for his wife
Then turned repudiator
CHo Honest folks, sc.
In peace he was mountebank,
In war a speculator;
He who did the service flank,
Was the repudiator.
CHo Honest folks, &c.
~
He had chat with old rad Thad,
That morbid Southron hater,
He told Thad he d robbed him bad,
E' en- took away his waiter.
CEo Honest folks, &c.
Old Thad replied unto him then
In war, l say, l robbed traitor,
But you propose to rob yonr friend,
Which is crime much greater.
CHO Honest folks, &c.
on propose to damn yourself,
7 our children and your State, sir,
To take away another's pelf-
There is no crime so great, SIR" 80
CHo:-Honest folks, &C.
9RING HILL, Nov. 81. VIRGINIA.
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Reddy M0de Clothing.
LOTIIENG EGPOEs RUM!

LOTIEEN EMPOR NJ !!
GRAND OPENING OF FALL CLOTHING,
G. MANDELBAUMS
under the Virginia Hotel, STAUNToN, Va.
He is now receiving, daily, q large and COM
plete stock of
READY MADE CLOTHING,
including
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS,
also large stock of Boots and Shoes, which
we are selling below city prices
M1~ ONE CALL IS YSOLICITED! ~a@
gay~ We have every article in the Dress Line
needed by Gentleman.
las~ Our Clothingi is Manufactured at our Bait
imore House, therefore we can recommend
eueTy garment that is sold.
rs For Make, and Finish, our Clothing cam
not be excelled by any store in the Valley.
lgg~ We call particular attention to our select
stock of Cloth Cdssimeres and Vestings,
which we are selling by the yard cheap
10 In conclusion, we return our heartfelt
thanks to our former patrons, and respect
fully solicit a continuance of their favors.
We still abide by our motto:
FIRST IN FASHION, -
CHEAPEST IN PRICE
G. MANDELBAUM,
under the Virginia Hotel,
sep 18-3m New street. Staunton.
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For the Spectator.
You and 7.

For us who love the dizzy height,
And rocks all hoar and gray;
Who glory in the jewelled light
That heralds infant day,
There is no joy amid the throng
That pass unheeding by;
The falling stream-the woodland song
Are life for you and l.
The grand old trees whose giant arms
Stretch DER the pleasant lawn,
Or battle with the winter storms
When of their verdure shorn;
The murm' ring brook-the valley fow'r,
The bright hosts of the sky
We love to read them hour by hour,
Rare books for you and 1.
Through Nature up to God we look;
Our mingling souls expand
While coming Natures mystic book,
Writ by master hand.
Yes, sweet enthusiast l-yes,
Well let the throng go by;
There's little in this world to bless
Such mites as you and l.
j. Fl. II.
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NUMBER XIV.
Moral and ReI5gI0sts.
For the Spectator.
The Blessedness of Trial.

How little should we know of Christ,
Did not our trials prove, fHr
How soothing is his sympathy,
How tender is his love.
What condescension in his ways
What sweetness in his grace i-i
What beauty in his flowing tears
What mildness in his face.
What safety meath his sheltering wings,
When some deep grief we feel, ..
And how we lean upon his truth,
As at his feet we kneel
Yes-sorrow brings us near to God, l
To Jesus and his love,
Weans our affections from this EARTH
And centres them above.
Then let us bless that faithful hand
That leads us day by day, ~
That will not let us grovel here,
Nor lose the heavenly way.
HIS acay is 6est-it leads US home;
Though SORROWS seem to frvwn,
They'll surely add Exceeding weight
To our immortal crown
RosEMoNT, Nov, 1866 META. "a
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five are loved by those around US we can
bear the hostility of all the rest of the world;
just as if we were before warm fire we need
not care for all the ice in the Polar regions,
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Patches and Je1UeJ7'y.

NEW JEWELRY STORE, smx<xa&
AT MERED1rHs OLD STAND, sAMAs
Nert Door to Piper & Fsaathouser, Man Street,
where will be found fine assortment Of Watches,
JeWelry, Clocks, Spectacles, &c, for sale low for
cash. These goods have been selected with great
care and are warranted to be of the best quality
@s- Watches and Jewelry repaired in the best
manner. e C. YEAKLE A
sept -6nlos Vim. copy.
NO MORE BIG PRICES.-The under
~ signed offers for sale fine assortment of
Watches, Clocks Jewelry, fine Gold Pens and
Pencils, Watch Crystals, Keys, ETC., with well
selected stock of
ENGLISH & FRENCH SPECTACLES.
at entirely new prices.
N. B.-Every article warranted as represented.
Watches, Clocks, and Jewelry repaired and
warranted at moderate prices.
B. MAYNE, from 225 Regent ST., London.
now on Main street, Staunton, opposite Gabriel
Hirsh's Store aaa aug 26-6m
YEvHE OLD ESTABLISHED WATCH
and jewelers. Store has been removed to
the Virginia Hotel A. A. CONE, successor to
j. w. Meredith, would respectfully inform his
friends and the public generally, that he has re-
moved his store to the Virginia Hotel, next door
to Ladies' Entrance, where he is prepared to keep
up its established reputation for good work
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, &c, repaired and
all work guaranteed.
He respectfully solicits a continuance of the
liberal patronage heretofore ebestowed-promising
satisfaction in all cases. june26-tf
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FLOWERS. Flowers are the silent yet elo-
quent teachers of innocence, and their preach
ing has worked good in many places. Woven
into poetry, into religion, and into art, illustra
ting the most attractive morality of the Bible,
and being in themselves most beautiful, they
are likely to be the cause ofmoral beauty where
their influence is permitted. OF all things we
would urge an exhibition similar to that which
We believe was got up last year-a show for the
humble plants grownsby poor people. Mgno-
nettes and geraniums are to be found even in
White chapel, and the more to be found there
the better A child S nature is not only the
worse, but positively imperfect, if not brought
into contact with flowers, and poor children
should get chance of seeing them. Flowers
are perhaps, to working man, more relief
than books.
One of our exchanges. in noticing the pre-
sentation of a silver cup to contemporary,
says: He needs no cup. He can drink from
any vessel that contains liquor, whether the
neck of bottle, the mouth of demijohn, the
spile of a keg, or the bung of a barrel. -
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.OLIyAR CHRISTIAN,

h ATTORNEY AT La W,
STAUNToN, VA,
Attends the Courts of Augusta and adjoining
--raa Counties.
Attention given to the interests of residents in
this country in lands in Missouri, Iowa, and other
Western States. Oct M-tf
GEO BAYLOR. MARSHALL HANGER.
baylor & HANGER,
ID ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
STAUNTON, VA,
Practice in all the Courts of Augusta county, and
attend promptly to the collection of claims in any
of the adjoining counties Nov TT
NEORGE M. COCHRAN, Jr..
eT ATTORNEY AT LAW,
STAUNToN, VA,
Office in rear of Court House, adjoining David
Fultz.. Aug 15-tf
nR. ARTHUR has returned and will be
IL glad to see his old patrons.
Staunton, Oct 2-tf
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ADVERTISING RATES.

ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate
of One Dollar per Square of Ten Lines or less,
for every insertion. Unless the number Of inser-
tions be naked upon the manuscript it will be
published until forbid and charged accordingly
Gs- Obituaries, announcements OF Ca'sa1ddtes
fo3. Office Communications calling sooaa, AdUoca-
ting or Opposing Candidates, and all Cons',a@'sa-
cations or Notices of Personal or Private char
Gcter or intended calculated to promote any
Private Enterprise or Interest, a0a1 be ctargedJo
as advertisements
SPECIAL NOTICES will be inserted at double
the advertising rates.
Qy~ Address, "staunton Spectator" staunton
Augusta County, Va.
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n HECHEE & SMITH,

NE ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
STAUNToN VA,
Practice in the Federal Court at Staunton in all
the Courts of Augusta county; in the Circuit and
County Courts of Rockingham; and in the Cir
cult Courts of Rockbridge
Collection of claims promptly attended to.
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VOLUME XLHI.
Postponed Payments.

If not paid in advance, additions to the above
charges will be made follows: IF payments
be delayed for three months, addition of LII
per cent. will be charged if for months % per
cent. and if for II months, so per cent.
gzG- The rates in currency will be changed
or fall. sesa
as- Subscriptions will not be discontinued,
except at the option of the Editor till all arrear-
ages be paid.
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From Prison Prose and Poetry of the South
MY FIRST NINETY DAYS,
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ECHOLS, BELL & CATLETT,
n ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
STAUNToN, VIRGINIA,
VIII practice in the State and Federal Courts at
Staunton and in the Circuit and County Courts
of Rockbridge, Rockingham and Allegheny
part of Va. and West Virginia. [Sept 12-tt
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Professional Directory.

4 II. ARTHUR, D. d. s., (ofice one door
IA. from corner of Beverly and New streets,
STAUNToN, Va
Artificial Teeth mounted OF Gold, "a - .
Silver Platina, and Vulcanite. The lssSssa5
greatest improvement yet introduced GfsYy YytxNSSI
into Dental Science is conceded to be ~&g1Aa
the Vulcanite process; it being four times lighter
than gold, and much cheaper, embracing superb
or cleanliness, nicer adaptation, and many other
advantages. All the various operations of Den
tai Surgery performed with strict reference to
permanencv March 20-tf
JOHN ECHOLS r. 81. CATLETT,
Monroe comfy Lexington.
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THE BLUNDERS OF A CONEEDE-
RATE CAPTAIN.
BY COL. B. H. JONES.

About the middle of June, 1861, | raised a
company of infantry, ninety strong, in Fayette
county, Virginia, and was elected captain with
out opposition. Whether the Office was con-
ferred on me because the company owed its ex-
istence to my individual efforts or ON account
of personal popularity, Or some other special
reason, shall not assume to determine. | am
positively certain, however, that it was not ow-
ing to my familiarity with the pages of Scott,
Gillian, or Hardee, as the sequel demonstrated,
for [
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-11
by inserting nth of December instead Of oath

by inserting 18th OF Decemper instead OF 18th
as it now reads $500 ~
Quite an animated and exciting debate en-
sued in which Messrs. Leach, Moore, Coving-
ton, Wilson and Cash participated
Mr.. Moore offered an amendment, striking
out Dec oath, and inserting 18th, and ma
king the day of re-assembling the End Mon
day in January instead of 22nd January, as
it then stood.
Mr.. Matthews moved to amend the amend
ment by striking out all after the words 24th
of December and inserting thereafter sine de-
The ayes and nays being demanded, the
vote resulted yeas 20 and nays 16.
The ayes and nays were demanded on the
original resolution as amended.
Mr. McEae offered as a substitute, that no
bill of public or general character, invol-
wing the appropriation of money, be consid-
cred after the 24th day of December next
Overruled by the Chair.
Leave of absence was granted Mr.. Jones of
Wake.
Upon the original resolution the yeas and
nays resulted, ayes 26, nays 10.
A message was received from the House
recommending additional names for justices
of the peace for various counties, all OF
which were concurrcd in.
BILLS ON SECOND READING.
The bill to prevent fraud on the Revenue
was taken up and discussed.
Mr.. Speed made quite a lengthy speech in
favor of this measure.
Pending the consideration of this bill, a
message was received from the House pro-
posing to 90 into an election for four coun-
cillors of State, giving the names of the four
highest on the list at last election. Concur
red in
The Senate then went into an election.
Whereupon the Senate adjourned.
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SENATE.
MONDAY, Dec. 10th IS

MONDAY, Dec 10th 1866.
The Senate assembled at 104 A. NJ.
The journal of the previous day was read
and approved
MIR. Cunningham, from the committee on
propositions and grievances, to whom was
referred that part of the Governors message
relating to weights and measures, reported
resolutions taking action thereon.
Mr. McCorkle, from the committee on Ju-
dietary to whom was referred resolutions re-
latlng to the General Assembly and asked to
be discharged from the consideration there
Mr. Avery. from the committee on internal
improvements, reported favorably to the bill
with reference to the Chatham railroad Com
pany.
The amended resolution printing the re-
port OF the public treasurer, making it neces-
sary to print the reports of all other officers
OF the State. Read and passed.
MT Moore moved that the House bill
making valid the sale of the old Jail lot,
made by the county of Edgecomhe and for
certain other purposes, be put upon its sever
al readings and that the rules be suspended.
The rules were suspended and the bill passed
Its several readings.
A message was received from the House
appointing certain magistrates for the county
Ut Martin. Tabled
The recommendations for Wake and sew
eral other counties were concurred in.
The resolution fixing the oath day of this
month as the day of adjournment over to
January 22nd, was considerably discussed
and debated upon.
Several motions were made to table the
whole matter, but withdrawn on request.
MIR. McRae moved to amend the resolution