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The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-20

to the Mississippi Convention, Ior tno
raaaon that fine Convention refused 10
receive communications from GoveInv.
Sharkey. 30 that the question never Was
presented to the people of the State "
any other State. The Presidenta ola ~
feel himself authorized to subm1s tIo
question to the people. lie ltne k
dent,) did not feel himself authorizes ~
10 demand il az o condition, because ~
was not one of the issues made In the
war. 1t was question outside, upon
which the people of the South had u"
opportunity of passing. IA ~
Mr.. Williams, (Oregon,) was gia1 "
see such proposition coming from NJ
Stewart. He would inquire Of Mr;
Stewart, whether, if the Committee OF
| Fifteen reported plan of reconstrucInSUu
lembodying that proposition, ne M.
Stewart would vote for keeping tDe
Southern Representatives out or Co"-
gress until that plan was adoptedI
| Mr.. Stewart said he would vote for Inc
proposition he had offered, II repor'eo
by the COMMITTEES. ~ 49,.
MIR. CONFESS, Gal. asked If 1t was not
| a stretch of liberality to expect the COm
| mittee of Fifteen to sustain him. " ne
would not sustain the Committee.
Nr. Stewart said he simply submitteo
the propositions, and he would promise
to vote for 1t If recommended by ths
! Committee.
| MI Sumner Mass. III rise to vel
come i'm the Senator from Nevada (Mr.
Stewart), new convert to the necessity
of colored suffrage on this floor. have
maintained that colored suffrage was
the only guaranty for future peace ana
security in this country. l have IN.
sisted that it was necessity, and that
without it your national debt is imper-
1 lied; without 1t your freedmen Will ne
in constant peril, and this ReruoIc
cannot enjoy permanent peace. And'
sir, l welcome with open arms the oe"'
Mr.. Salisbury said that. believing no
new terms of reconstruction were ne
cessary, he moved to lay the resolution
on the table.
The motion was disagreed to.
MIR. Wilson Mass. III desire simply
to saw that / thank the Senator from
Nevada for offering this proposition. ]
have no doubt 1t will receive the favor-
able consideration of the COMMITTEES &c
which it has been referred, as weilla o.
the Senate and of Congress, am 10
favor, for one, and believe the country
! is in favor, of settling this whole ques
ton on the basis OF universal liberty
: universal Justice, universal suffrage ant
!, universal amnesty, reH lidu4sE
Mr.. Henderson said he was undo
some obligations to the Senator froi
Nevada, and he desired to express them
: He stated that, shortly after the date q
S the letter OF Governor Sharkey, tn
President had expressed the views con
D tanned in that letter in private CONVEX
$ sation, so that, If the advocacy of negr
!, suffrage made man Radical and
II Jacobin, and Il fanatic, he wanted u,
# country to know that the President wa
o Radical. 4rts 4ea.
y Mr.. Yates-I simply rise to say that
1 am not at all surprised that any gentle
v man should find out that the free cit
u zens of this country are entitled TO SUI
frage; not at all surprised; they wi
d find it out very soon.
!, The resolution was ordered to b
y printed, and referred to the COMMITTEE
T. on Reconstruction.
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Horse thieves are committing depre.
cations all along the Mississippi river.
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Chicago is city of Illinois, pleasantlv
an% ~ On tne shores Of Lake Michigan,
10 give some idea Of the manner IL,
winch the residents of this delirhtfni
city enjoy themselves, we copy the an,
nexed head lines from the Chicaro
1ln.es OF the 18th: startling Mysterv
discovery of Nine Barrels Of Human
6odies = Astonishing Revelations "A
Gart Load Of Dismembered Human
Bodies and DISCOUNTED Limbs Scattered
Mantonly on a Public Standardization
Mutiiation of the Dead--An Evil which
requires Immediate Attention--Suicide
| -Self-Destruction of an Unhappy Mia,
nthrope-Attempted Suicde-Dr. A,
Il. w. Barton Slabs Himself.n
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%

BEWARE OF coUTTERFE1Tsf r
re- See that the signature OF &c. NJ. JACKSOr son
the wrapper of each bottle -
S. should your nearest Druggist not have the arti-
Gle d. not be put nf by any Of the pepara
tons hat may be offered in It's place, but send 20 u.s. and
we viii forward, securely packed by express
H.. h PRINCIPAL 0rrIcs AxB MASurAcTosr, lai
NO. esl ARCH sTRKYT,
e aI- PmApnraA, Pa a.
IT. 'lr fA A
10 N E 8 & E v A n s
rsucc..Ors TO C N. Jackson COL
PRopRIEroRs,
As For s.ls BY prussi,u and Dealers IN every tow
In the United States. deeas-Awly
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tExeunt the six senators in sackcloth.
Phil Epening Bulletin. o
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II

From the Rev. Joseph H. Kennard Pastor Of the Tenth
Baptist Church
have been frequently requested to connect my name
with Communications different kinds Of dicines but
regarding the practice out Of my appropriate sphere
have in all declined but with clear proof in va
rous instances and particularly my family Of the
usefulness Of Dr. Hoohands German Btters, depart for
from my unal to express my full conviction
that of general debility Of the system and especially for
Liver Complaint, IL is safe ayld valuable preparation
In it may fail but usually doubt not, 1t
will very beneficial to those who suffer from the above
j. II. KENNARD,
IS Eighth below Coates street.
Philadelphia, December "a 1854. a
Rev. Us Herman, Of the German Reformed Church
Kutztown, Berks County, Pa, was cured Of Dysoepa
twenty Year, standing sea
A. M spangier Editor of the Caltrris No. Is Nortf
Sixth street Philadelphia says this Bitters RECON-
mended him by medical friend and six bottles cured
him of complete prosi ration Of the nervous system
Rev J. Newton Browr D. D. Editor of the Encyclopedias
OF Religious kpo~l edge and Christian Chronicle Phil
Rev. Thomas winter. D. D., Pastor Of Marlborough Bapus
| Church. ata9 ,atEu
Rev Levi g. Beck Pastor Of the Baptist Church, Penn
berton, H. j. for nsrlY Of the North baptist Church
Philadelphia, at presnt Pastor Of the Baptet Church
| at Chester, Pa. - 5Ht
These gentlemen EXPRESS In the strongest terms hei
favorable opinion Of this Btters
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TERMS OF ADVERTISING.
J THE NORFOLK POST

oders the best terms to ADvkRfskhe ana ~ P1's
always correspond with the general so' siu'ns
other cities ....-
TWELVE LINES or less will conrs'u'e n.
ror .;nr,s insertion per square ONE DOLLAR WI s'
....,.a and sor each subsequent insertion TWsNFA
FIVE CENTS .~,,..
.worchsn,. Auctioneers and all others who adv~u''
regularly and occupy onefourth ofa column or mose
make .neeiaJ terms and viii receive liberal dsducuoo
Business Cards, FIVE per month or rn1f Do-
LARS per year. ..a
An transient advertisements payable 10 advene-
others monthly
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MISCELLANEOUS
WRIG HIT, CA RT E r q G o.,
w GENERAL SOUTHERN LAND AGENCY,
No. So BROADWAY.
NEW YORK,

Negotiate LOANS for FARMERS and PLANTERS;
also for ASSOCIATIONS, CORPORATIONS and COM
PANIES and partnerships for the cultivation OF COT-
TON SUGAR. RICE and all SOUTHERN PRODUCTS;
also for the LUMBER and TURpENTlNE business.
Procure WHITE LABOR, native or foreign, to supply
special demand. Orders are solicited
Organize Associations for the development OF MINING
and MANUFACTURING interests and the sErTLE-
MENT Of SOUTHERN LANDS
purchase and forward MACHINERY, IMPLEMENTS,
SUPPLIES, &c, for FARMERS, PLANTERS and
MINERS.
Give careful attention to the collection and securing Of
debts and the adjustment and settlement Of claims Of
every description. rat.
Their correspondents and associates are men OF the
highest professional ability business capacity and soca
position in their respective localities. Their plan Of
business Is thoroughly Systematic, and all its details are
carefully arranged to the utmost responsibility
and reliability All business entrusted to them or tnel
correspondents will receive prompt attention Ineli
compensation will consist ENTIRELY OF CoMmiS
SIONS, and charges will be moderate.
AUTHORIZED REFERENCES.
PETER COOPER Esq, New York. =, 3,
A. A. LOWE Esq, Pres Charmber Of Commerce ~
JAS COOKE Esq, Philadelphia.
| GEO II. STUART, Esq, Philadelphis
Messrs FOLG Err, CARTWRIGHT 10, s
No. ~, Wide Water Street,
| Agents for the city Of Norfolk
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THE VETo. [Senators Wiley, Doc
little, Morgan, Dixon, Stewart and
Norton voted for the Freedmen's bill on
its passage in the Senate, and against 1t
by sustaining the Presidents veto.
Quoth Senator Wiley,
eve were deuced silly,
There can't be a Doubt"
The fact isl said Doottis,
I'VE certainly knew little -. aafiff
What aboutp
BY thunder % cried Morgan,
a He's smashed my hand-organ,
Or else I'll be-bursti"
That's So" chmed in Dixon, IiAb.
I've can't play tricks
King Andrew the Firstw ifti4 .
a. ... Oh" said Stewart tNevsds)
We're wiser and sadder
3.f Than were beforsp SOS.
We repent Of cur sim"
Wbimpered Norton Of MINI,
And wen do morei"
fExeunt the six senators in sackcloth.
Dill refliun -RfiLLekiu
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From the Rev VIM. Smith, formerly Pastor Of the Vim
centown and Millvile IN. j. Baptist Churches.
Having used in my family number of bottles OF your
Hollands German Bters, have TO say that regard
them excellent medicine, specially adapted TO
move the diseases they recommended for. They
strengthen and invgoate the system when deblitat
and useful In disorders of the liver loss appetite
&c have also recommended them to several Of m,
friends who have tried them and found them great,
beneficial in the restoration Of health.
Yours truly WIN SMITH,
a H No. a66 Hutchinson street. Philadephis
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"a!

From the Rev. n. D. Heudal Assistant Editor Christian
au Chronicle, Philadelphia
have derived decided benefit from the use Of Hoof
lands German Biters and feel my privilege to recon-
mend them most valuable tonic TO all who are suf-
fsring from general debility from diseases arising from
arrangement Of the Liver. Yours truly.
K. D. FENDALL
Prom the Rev. D. Merrige Pastor Of the Passayunl
Baptist Church, Philadelphia
Hoonsnds German Bitters, was induced TO give them
trial After using several bottles found them to be
good remedy for debility and most excellent tonic m
the stomach. d. MERRIGE.
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-11-12
8listflIaurous.
ralentea nlay se, Lsa9.

This is an article for washing without rubbing,
except ia very dirty places, which VIII require a
very slight rub, and unlike other preparations Of
iorei Tor .ka purpose. WILL SOT EnFTnE CLOTHES,
hut will leave them much wHlrER than ordinary
methods, without the usual wear aud tear
itTemovca grease spots rs IL by magic, nnd SOFT
the dirt soaking, So that rinSing Will IN or
dinary cases entirely remove H.
This powder Is prepared in accordance with
chemical scehcs aud upon process peculiar To
itself which Is secured by Letters Patent IL has
itself an universal fayorite wherever II has been
used. Among the advantages claimed are the fol
lowing, via;
II saves all thc expense Of sorp Usually used ON
cotton and linen goods.
It saves most of the labor of rubbing, and wear
and tear
Also for cleaning windows IL Is unsurpassed
with one quarter the time and labor usually re
quirod II imparts n beautiful gloss and lustre
much superior to any other mode. No water re-
,utted except TO moisten the powder.
directions with each package.
Aud can be eadily appreciated hy u single trinL
The cost of washing for n family of i've siN per
sons will not exceed rlpEE CENTs.
The manufacturers OF this powder are aware
that many useless compounds have seen mtro
duced to the public which have rottcd the cloth,
or tailed Ia removing the dirt, but knowing the IN
insic excellence of this article. thoy confidently
proclaim IL As hoipg adapted 70 meet q drmand
which HAS loWg existed, and which has heretofore
remained uns,lpplied,
MANUFACTURED BY
HOWE 4 SFEV EMS,
20O Broadway. HOstoW
ALSO, MANUFACTURERS or FAMILY BHE COLpHs
Nuli by al ,'ro'vra and peilrrS oe9dam
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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Go expire on the 8ist day of January, tsG7)
OFFioE or TuE AunlruR OF sTArE)
INSURANCE. DErARrMENr
NnLuMnus. ONO. InlN I'D. lsGG. }

INSURANCE DEpARrMENr,
COLuMnus, ono, July ~, 1866
WHEREAS The PHENIN MUTUAL, LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY located at Hartford, in
the state OF Connecticut, has filed in this onice u
sWorn statement Of It's condition as required by
the act 10 regulate Insurance Companies not in-
rorporRted by the State Of Ohio" passed April 3,
1859, and amended February ., 1854, and the act
80 regulate Foreign Insurance Companies, "
passed A pril B. 1866 aud, WHEREAS. said tOmpa-
ny has furnished the undersigned satisfactory evi-
dcncc that IL is possessed of actual Capital OF at
least uNE HUNDRED AND fifty THOUSAND BoLLAtls,
invested as required by said acts; and WHEgEAs,
said Company has Hlcd In this oilce u written in
ttrumcnt under It's corporate seal signed by the
President ana Secretary thereof authorizing any
agent or agents Of said Company IN this state TO
acknowledge service OF process. for and IN behalf
of said Company according TO tlo terms of said
net of April X 1856
NOW, THEREFORE IN pursuance of the acts
aforesaid, !, JAMES H. GOODMAN. Nullt0r Of
State ior Ohio Ito hereby certify that said piiUc-
NIX MUTT AL IlFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Of Hartford, Is authorized to trausnet the business
Of Life Insurance In this state until the thirty -ttst
day of January. In the year one Thousand eight
hundred audsiNty-scVon. =.
lsEALl IN WITNESS WHEREOF. have hcTVuntu
subscribed my name aud canscd the seal dt ny
office to be nnlNed the day aud year ahaye wit,
ten. JAS. ". GOnM AN,
Auditor of state
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STATE OF CoENEcTIcrr, so

y q
Horace j. Morse, Vice President aud Jas. r.
Burns Secretary OF the Phoenix Mutual Lie In
suranco Company, being severally sworn. dcpose
and say that the foregoing is fun true and cor
rect statement of the affairs of the said Company,
and that they are the above described Officers
thereof H. j. MORSE, President
JAS. H. BURNS, Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn before me. this 10th day of
July 1866, EDWARD GOODMAN,
DIVE CENT STAMP Ohio Com. of Deeds In Conn.
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Atal @statf.
BRUTz c, APpLEGATE,
REAI rSTAGE AGENTS.
Onico 323 Third street, North side,
DAYTON, ONO.

IN SMALL FARM, 81 ACRES; GOOD
brick house and well improved siN miles from
Dayton, adjoining LIBERTY ytlbOO.
iinr residence, 81 acres wen imprOVCi
within one mile of DaytOn-Sa3O0
A frame house aud ~ acres, ON GrecncasVe
A inrn Of 100 acres, on Bear Greek, good land,
for eco tor acre.
A iatm OF 80 acree, two miles north Of Phillips.
burg, cheap At t3OO0
a lno brick on Jones street. o. 800
a lne house and lot on East Third street. SiWO
Three HOUSES and lots on Fourth street for sa,2OO
$4,000, and s. 90 each AL cheap.
a ine resdepco Ia Yellow springs, well i'm
proved 81 500
A good house and lot, well improved, on Long
street-SQ SQOCU
A farm, miles from Dayton of no ncres woil
improved. on Eaton Pike; cheap for SlTOOO
old Troy road, well improved, and the best quality
\ farm Of iaj acres. wcnimprovcd. miles SOUTH
west Of Coyington, Ohio, the bust land for so per
acre.
RlaN factory orcupied by Atcssrs Davis n Co,
with machinery, and acres OF land.
farn Of i6O acres, mile north Of browns sta
provcd-Si00O
A farm Of % acres, on Grccnvillc II. Ry--S22iO.
A farm Of % acres, good improvements, nt
Browns station, ON Western r. R,-$3200.
A farm of 70 acres, ON Germantown Pike, miles
from Dayton-S90O0
number of houses and lots in different parts Of
the city, All will be sold cheap
teb2-u hEN1H n AfPLEGATB, II. " A,
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New and Fashionable
and Summer Clothing.
ROSE & STERN,
No. ao5 Thtrd street,

tOne door West Of ph9nix louse)
A RE now receiving their stock Of Spring and
N summer G2ofAiRg embracing all tho newest
and most fashionable STYLES Their stock Is one OF
the largest and best in thc city, nd the goods have
heen selected expressly for this market. Their
assortment consists ur Coats Pants, Vests, sum
mer suits of elegant style and finish and general
assortment OF
GenfIemeAa' Furnishing Goods.
Ia CUSTOMER WORK ,hey can not ha ex.
Geliod. having engaged us cutter Mr. AUGUST
LOOSE late la the employ OF z. Kloptor. tie Is
we'll Snuwn 10 the clti2easGr Dayton as one OF The
best In his line The quality Of their goods Is u.t
ivaled and their pricus shall be such a. 60 giyp
r'fI.L SAPl SF NOTION tu Nivir 'ustOmers
.fffg' Call and nNa'unr elir assortment. hefoFc
Erchusng elsewhere. unl ynU will tint that Np
ELb GNppS LOWER thuu those who hnnsi 40
wuch of low prices, lnl ihcr soll h,gncr than nny
Dlytl9e aplgdtf
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OFPiCE or TuE AUDITOR or SrATEl
COLVMBua, ono July t3. 1866

Ills hereby certified, that tine fUGgOing Is II cor
rect copy OF the Statement of Condition of tho
PnWnlN Mutual Life Insurance Company, o1
Hartford. tonneciieut made ~ and hlcd in this
Ofllce for the year iSCG
Witness my hand and seal Officially
lsEALl JAS Ii, GOODMAN, ..
jS2SW3 Auditor OF state.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1866-05-25
LOO Acres.

IF deemed advisable the day Of sale, this tract
will bc sold in the following parcels:
!. The lot between the Rail Road and the Riv-
may lie divided into several lots each generally
fronting .? feet on the Rail Road, and running
back to the river.
.. The house now occupied hy Jno. W. Athcy,
with about JthS Of m acre Of land attached
. The Stone I'wcliny-h"u$c. together with
about - or IN" Acres of Land, including the Mill
Scat and Water power.
1. The GElSr MILL and LANDS contiguous
thereto.
3. The Grass Farm, on Li,nestnnc Run, now
i'll the p"sscsS"n Of Michael Hull. This tract may
he sul"iividcd into two tracts
II. \ Tract Of iI0 Acres on Abraham's Ridge
adjoining the last named tract A portion Of this
tract las been cleared and is well adapted for gra
Zing purposes.
III. \ Tract Of 1850 Acres on Knobley Noun
tain. nlj"ining'th The Stunc House tract.
"; Tract Of 2,ooo Acres, lying On the
'. The Furnace and Forge Site. and Water
power, on the Baltimore ( chic Rail Road aud the
Lands adjoining thereto containing in all, about
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1866-05-25
The Markets.

BALTIMonE. May 22.-Flour, active Howard
st. Sulcrfinr $40 onE: Slu5O. Wheat no sales
Corn quiet: white. siG' ~ cts: yellow, $50. 81 cts
Oats 20 cts. r. bush. Rye, at sT4 cts.
(uhIc M'rhef, My II.
The receipts If cattle this week have been larger
thnn Tor some weeks past. reaching ,:'2I head,
against GO head last week. nul the number sold
was la head. against ';:l head sold last week!
IriccS declined from - cts t. 81 r. 100 lhs since
last Thursday. $50 head left over, the market
closing firm.
seymour Weiton sold ~ fair Illinois steers
for Webb & Harlan al $50, :; cts Is rood Ohio
Steers FOR X. X. seymour ut ?Et u cts.
Si'HEr-Ihc number "f Sheep received this
week were 2.!o?. Sales of Sheep, slcarcd. at &
I" j cents q ID gross, us To guilty, with down
ward tendency.
Hoes. Sales at It a. Is cts. = 100 lbs. nett.
The receipts of Hogs during the week have been
large, with nd"wnward tcndcnc! in prices Conn
On the I'D, Gold closed at 1881 in New York
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1866-05-25

f=J-Thc New York Christian @ A,'ro-
coh says "1hr m,y,r is DE GINNING man.
The church that shall now secure To- itself
til" r"'"r"d r'rula'i"n IF the country, will
make sure "yrnrf l''r"r far III" .t"t"r"."
80, s"-'Ehr's'ians' are lusing after pow
or, t"", as well as the politicians; and, to
srtnr" it. arc drprcciating their race and
COLOR and licking tn" very borts of tho nc
grocs. Not for the salvation Of snuls-nnt
for the extension of Gods Kinglom-but
for ''r"wcr -tcmpnral powrr-and the c.
m'i''m"n's and plumber which that carries
III It's train. God help such ''Christians'
to place in-llayti.- Patriot.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1866-05-25

THE TEsT-OATH pRoHouNcED CHCOS-
TIoNAL.-Thcrc is no doubt now that the
Supreme Court ofthc United States has de-
cidcd the Missouri test -oatl, demonstrations
nj. Hon. Frank J.. Blair, in a speech re-
Gently. made at Macon Mission, Mixso uii,
said:
am here to day my friends, to tell you
that the Supreme Court Of the United States
lave already decided that this Constitution
is invalid and void. | was told so myself
10y one Of the Judges of the Supreme Court
Ill Washington, and he told me, in ad,li.
ton, that the omi y reason why tllcannouncc-
1ncnt Of the decision was not made was
that the minority of those who held that
the law was constitutional -four Judges
holding it constitutional and five declaring
II un""nsti;uti"naD WAS the ltur who beg.
;Gcd that the announcement i.ht be post
l'"ncd till the next term. which meets in
December. CA vnicc-"Un,il after the c.
lection i'll this Statc.") That language was
not used, but it amounted to that. | can
give my theory of this matter, and I tell
.y"u what l know and what this Judge told
ne.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1866-05-25

-Thc Washington R"p"l'iron points to
the fact that the Frccdmcn's Bureau Of
Washington, i'll drp",ting negroes from the
District, send very few North. but chiefly
to those States where they represent them
as badly treated. Or l Il Is who have been
sent away, 1O3 went North hot one Of
them to ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Mississippi
alone got 80.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1866-05-25

EB-Scvcral hundred bags Of grain, dona-
ted by the citizens of Cincinnati for the Suf-
ring and destitute poor of Northern Ala
bama, were recently shipped to Nashville,
ell route to their destination. The packa-
yes bore the impressive mark of "pcacc."
Far more gratifying and of more value to
the people Of the South are such sentiments,
expressed and honestly acted up
on, than the most muniticcnt clccmos ynary
contribution which the wealth and libcrali-
ty Of the North could bcstow.
The deed Of charity becomes deed of
Christianity and love when accompanied by
such n proclamation, and it is such acts and
expressions rs these which will bring togctl-
or the long divided hearts Of North and
South. Sympathy and kindness will prove
more powerful and effective "rcconstruc-
ton committee" than that of which Stevens
and Sumner arc members. five could on
ly throw dcmag"gucs and politicians out of
the way, the mute cloqucncc Of this suffer
ing nation would soon find harmonious OK.
preston in many form Of reconciliation
-Richmond Times.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1866-05-25

TNb James CarSkadon Enos Evcritt, Isaac
i Carskadon, John ". Marshall. Samuel Lopp.
John j. Combs, Isaac y. IIcskcll, Solomon
NanmctcT, of Garrct, and Henry Trout Trus-
tees Of the property conveyed by deed from
4. W. Mcdonald 4 \. S. Trowbri,lrc &c.
nsan'i for the Homncy parsonage Of the Meth
odist Church:
IOU arc hereby notified to at
tend meeting Of the Trustees. to he held at Row
SEf. %" lie .n'f My IF Jf.tEnc1t, 10 dispatch
business connected with said parsonage.
G.. l.. TORREYSON,
Romncy, May 49, 1866 Preacher in Charge.