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The weekly standard. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-06

On the 9th Nov. Mrs. Margaret B.
Rodes, relict of Col Wm. Rodes, died
in Fayette county, Ky. The deceased
was the youngest daughter Of General
Lew Todd, one Of the first settlers Of
Kentucky and founders Of Lexington;
an officer in the battle of the Blue Lacks
and prominent as citizen and soldier
in the early history Of the Territory and
the State. She passed her lifs quietly
on her patrimonial estate
The weekly standard. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-06

The ladies Of Winchester, Va, have
formed themselves into an association,
having for its object the collection OF
the remains Of those of our soldiers
who have fallen in the numerous bat
ties in their vicinity, in one cemetery,
the marking of their graves, enclosing.
them &c. They publish an appeal to
the people of the South to aid them
carrying out this design.
The weekly standard. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-06
Gen. Grants Report.

General Grant has sent in his re-
uOrt of the military operations of the
United States armies for the years
1s6l5 to the War Department. 1t
soyers nearly sixteen columns Of a
newspaper. We take from the report
such portions as win be likely to inter-
est our readers
Maryland free press., 1866-07-19
Negro suffrage-Hon. Lewis ID. Camp
beII's Evidence.

AS many persons who act with the so-caled
Union party deny that the party is in favor OF
Negro Suffrage, we have but to quote from their
leaders to prove that Negro Suffrage is one OF
the principle doctrines of the party. As evidence
we have but to cite the speech of Hon. l.. ID.
Campbell, delivered recently at Hamilton. MIR.
Campbell has been identified with the Union par
ty ever since its organization, and, therefore. his
testimony should be entitled to some weight
He says in his speech, that
IN is u part Of the political programme of hese
Radicals, that before the neat Presidential election
tho negroes ofMe country shall be e,trdnehised, or
these States that have been in rebellion shall not
be represented in Congress, and shall not partci-
pate in the next presidential election. So that it
is not so much matter as to the right and expe-
dency of comforting negro suffrage as it is deep
laid scheme by which those men, for party pa'po-
ses, intend 10 hold po,eer for four years more"
As Il further evidence of the facts stated by Mr.
Campbell, we have but to add the following res
oution passed by the so-called Union party Of
Ashtabula county, in their recent delegate Con-
vention l.--
sREsoLvED, That see wiU insist upon equal suf
fage wHhou regardto color, as the only scay to i-
ihe protection Of all men, and also us tile equal
rigM of aH." ...
We could print many more such resolutions
which have been adopted by the so-called Union
party, but think this one sufficient for the pre-
sen A man must be very blind indeed, if he
cannot see what the leaders of the socalled Union
party are trying to do Canton (Ohio9 Demo
crM.
Maryland free press., 1866-07-19
Taking Trouble In Advance.

About thirty-ive years ago, there resided in
the town of Hebron, certain DIR. 7. who became
very much enamored of u beautiful young lady
in the same town. In due course of time they
were engaged to be married. The docter was q
strong and decided Presby yterian, and his lady
love as strong and decided IA Baptist. They were
sitting together one evening talking of their ap.
preaching nuptials, when the doctor remarked
81 am thinking, my dear, of two events which
| shall number among the happiest ofmy life.'
"And pray what may they be, doctor2'
Gone is the hour when | shall call you my
wife for the first tiine'
"And the other if you please?''
Is when we shall present our first born to bap-
tism.'
''What, sprinkling?'
''Yes, my dear, sprinkling."
''Never shall a child Of mine be sprinkied."
"Every child of mine shall be sprinkled."
"They shall be, hey p
eyes, my love-"
'Well, sir, can tell you, then that your ba.
bies won't be my babies. So good night, SIR
The lady left the room and the docter left the
house. The sequel to this true story was that
the doctor never was married, and the lady is an
old maid.
Maryland free press., 1866-07-19
Radical BOastruIIncss.

/
Some of the Radical newspapers are
pompously informing the European Pow
ers that they may learn something of i'm
portauce to themselves by carefully study
ing the science of war as illustrated in
crushing the late Confederacy.
This is rich. Nations which from the
days of the Romans have been doing little
else but fight; which have, been practicing
the art of war under the greatest Generals
the world has ever seen; which, to mention
no other names, have produced Crom-
well and Marlborough. Turenne and
Conde, Duke of Alva. Gustavus A
dolphus, Sobieski, and Charles XII, a
Frederick the Great and Napoleon-na-
tions trained under such military leaders
.as these, looking to us to learn the art of
war! We would like to be informed what
battle of our late war compared with that
near Rossbock, in which Frederick at the
head of only twenty thouand men, utterly
routed seventy thousand French and their
allies, with loss of only five hundred
Prussiaus; or with the Italian Cor any 9TH
er) campaign of Napoleon in which, with
thirty-five thousand Frenchmen he over
run all Europe in less time than it took
Butler to build his big ditch. In both
these cases, it was superior science, not
superior valor, which accomplished such
wonderful victories. Frenchmen whipped
Prussians, or Prussians whipped French
men, according to tbe abilities of the lead
ers. There are no braver troops in the
world than the privates who fought on both
sides in the late war, but to proclaim that
science of handling troops we gave Europe
any thing to- learn, is simply ridiculous
No one would be farther from making such
a boast than the intelligent officers Of our
regular army. Unaccustomed to moving
large bodies of men, they could not be ex-
pected to acquire facility which can only
be obtained by long practice, or by extra
ordinary genius. Not single great vic
tory on either side was promptly followed
up. The war lasted four years, when,
with any such military leadership as Eu-
rope has often displayed, it would have
ended in six months, ..."-
Such senscless vaporing as this brings
the character of our country into contempt.
We are strong enough to dispense with it
We can bring into the field enormous arm
les of brave men, and, in time, We may
have as great masters of the art of war as
the Old World has produced. For the
present, ii behooyes us to be learners in
stead of teachers. s.-Bal. Gazette.
Maryland free press., 1866-07-19
Preaching the Gospel.

DIR. Sprague tells the following anecdote
of an evangelical clergyman in the English
church, named Jones. The story was
given him by the Rev. George Burder:
MIR. Jones had a college classmate, who
entered the ministry at the same time
with himself, but was mere man of the
world. and knew little of aud cared moth
ing for the true gospel This man con-
yersing one day with Mr.. Jones, said to
him, half jocosely and half seriously:
.tWhy is it that you are SO popular as a
preacher, and SO few come to- hear me.
when everybody knows that at the Uni
versity | was considered greatly Jour
superior 7"
why" said Mr.. Jones, t'the reason is
that preach the Gospel"
1.-The Gospel - said the other; $50 do [;
almost every text preach is from Mat
thew, Mark, Luke, or john" "a
Mr.. Jones said, '.you may do that and
yet never preach Jesus Christ" gi
"Well," said the other, "lend me one
of your sermons, and see what effect it will
have"
lie actuully did lend him one, and he
preached as he had engaged to do, and as
he was coming out of church at the close
of the service, he was accosted by q man.
who, in listening to the borrowed discourse.
had been thrown into state of anxiety
in respect to bis salvation .n .tui.
Says the minister somewhat confused
by the strange result of his preaching
"Wait, wait, say nothing about it till the
people have gone out"
After the congregation had retired, the
anxious inquirer began further to explain
himself when the clergyman interrupted
him by saying: I.-..
"But what is the matter with you? l
see no occasion for making yourself SO un-
happy"
Matter" he replied, "your preaching
has made me feel like condemned crimi-
nal, aud | feel there is no mercy for me. %
"Well, really" said the minister, II
am very sorry that have wounded your
feelings-I had no intention of doing it:
but since you have got into such an un-
fortunate state l advise you to go and see
MIR. Jones'"
Maryland free press., 1866-07-19

IMPORTANT FROM GUBA.--1 Runored Reyor
and Flqat-The steamship Cuba, Capt. Rollins,
arrived at this port yesterday, with advices from
Havana to the 4th inst A few hours previous to
sailing citizen of Havana received letter from
Porto Principe, giving an account of serious re-
volt at that place. The Cuban officials had not
made public any account of the affair, but the
statements of the writer of the letter are said to
have to created intense excitement at Havana. The
substance of the letter is to the following effect:
About the 29th ult. information was sent by
the civil and military authorities of Porto Prnci-
pe to the Captain General at Havana, that in
that place. as well as in the neighborhood, q
spirit of revolt was observed for some time past,
and even reasonable Language used openly in
the public gathering places. The authorities ut
Havana, however, paid no heed TO the warning,
until news came that portion OF the population
had broken out in open revolt, and declared for
the Independence of Cuba and a separation from
the Spanish government. i-
On the first instant, military force, consisting
of five companies, stationed at Porto Principe,
were sent against the insurgents to bring them
to order A fight ensued, in which the colonel
was killed and two officers mortally wounded,
while three companies of the Spanish soldiers
went over to the insurgents. The latter, thus
reinforced, and numbering now 1000, proceeded
to the mountain region. The moment this news
was known in Havana three steamers were DIS
patched with troops othe place of revolt but be-
fore they were flirly on their way, which was on
the 3d. the String intelligence arrived that four
steamers, with 1000 troops on board, made their
appearance near Nativetas, bearing the Chian
flag, and effected landing in the vicinity. All
the discontented thereupon proceeded to the
place OF rendezvous and it was relieved the revolt
had its ramfcation throughout the whole island.
Among those who left Porto Principe, there
were about 1000 negroes, who, 1t is asserted,
were srned by their owners to join the insurgents
The whole affair was looked upon as a general
revolution of the natives to free themselves from
the Spanish rule.--BaA. San, .,.... ....
Maryland free press., 1866-07-19

AUTOMATIC MOVEMENTS OF CoRpsE.-A man
named James Haywood died in New York on
Friday, of cholera, and an undertaken was called
in to lay out the corpse. In short time DR..
Waterman, of the board of health, was summon
ed, and told that the man was not dead the
hands, arms, and eyelids having moved several
times. The undertaken was frightened and fled
from the house, saying the man was alive, and
that he would not touch him again. DIR Water
man found that the movements had been caused
by the relaxing of the muscles of the body. The
man died of spasms, and the muscles were tight
ly contracted. After death they became relaxed,
causing motions which those mistonk for cviden-
ces of life. The medical book record numerous
cases of this kind Sometimes bodies will turn
over in bed or in the coffin, and hence stories Of
burials while alive.
Maryland free press., 1866-07-19

CHARGING BREAsTwoRKs.- correspondent Of
the London Tfmes furnished that paper with the
following good one: When the Confederate army
was passing through Chambersburg' many ladies
gathered about the doors and windows, around
the gates and upon the verandah, most of whom
were decorated with Union flags about their per-
sons. One young lady who stood near the street
had tremendous one stretched across her bosom
One of Hoods Texans saw it, stopped, and lean
ing his chin upon the muz2le of his gun, eyed il
for a few moments, and then said:
"Miss, l advise you to take down that flag"
"Why, sir ?"
"Because these are Hoods men here, and they
are terrible fellows to charge Yankee breastworks,
especially when they are surmounted by u. u. s.
fag." The young lady vanished.
Maryland free press., 1866-07-19
How Brother Sam Williams Treated n
Northern Missionary.

The Memphis Avalanche gives full account, in
words following to wit:
An Abolition wilmer of the Plymouth Rocl,
and the John Brown school came down here n
few weeks since 70 illumne the dark understand
ing of benighted Africa. He very cordially in
troduced himself and mission to s'brother Sam.
Williams, " and then generously begged OF broth
er Williams the peculiar felicity of bunkine
with him Saturday night. Sam. who is an in
tellgent, sensible colored preacher of the Metho-
dist faith gravely informed his Puritanc majesty
that s'Mr. Sniff had tavern for gemmen, dat
down here white folks stay to dar self, and nig-
ger stay to hissef darefore you can't camp with
me, Massa." Sunday morning the white parson
walked up to the Methodist Church where Brud-
der Sam. was acting in the honorable capacity OF
sexton, when DIR. Malgamation told him that Le
wantod the use of that house that day, Sam simp-
ley ad briefly remarked:
'tCan't git it.n
tWhy, ain't the house as much yours us any
white mans2'
III the white folks very kindly allowed us 10
worship here at three O'clock" .. q
The preacher ofaboltionism left, but returned
at O'Clock: when Sam was in the pulpit har-
arguing the brethern. lie did not invite his
white 6rudder into the pulpit. When Sam had
closed his exhortation, the pedler in the Gospel
walked forward, and drawing out book, pro-
posed to all present to come up and sign! their
names and join the Northern Church-that they
owed everything that was dear to man to the
Northern army, who had bravely perilled their
all to secure freedom, etc, etc. The black folks
all looked at Brudder Sam. lie WAS sufficient for
the trying emergency. Walking. forward and
standing close by the old Puritan, he said:
"Brudren, if we eber got any ligem, we got IL
here; if we eber had any home, we got it here, il
We eber had any friends. we got EN- here For
my part wants to go to meetin' sometimes and
it we jines the Northern Church, my bruddern,
we can't neber gifts to go to meetin It's to for
from home. For my part was borped here,
and, bress God, is gwine to die here and bur-
ried here. Brudren, de Scriptures say mark
them wot comes to You in sheeps clothing, but
within are raging wolves, look to de Lord and
ct your bened iction. Go home'
Maryland free press., 1866-07-19
4.And Their.

The following story is told Of st. Fillip-
po Neri: He was living at one of the Ital-
ian Universities, when young man whom
he had known as boy, ran up to him
with face full of delight. aud told hial
what.he had long been wishing above all
things in the world was at length fulfilled:
his parents having given him leave to
study the law aud thereupon he had come
to the law school in this university on ac-
count of its great fame, and meant to spare
no pains or labor in getting through his
studies as quickly and as well as possible.
In this way ran on long time. and when
at last he came to stop, the holy man,
who had been listening to him with great
patience andkindness, said:
"Well, and when you have got through
your course of studies, what do you mean
to do then2" ss4 .ran mr..
''Then | shall take my doctors degree y
answered the young man. ~
And thenl' asked st. Fillippo Neri
again. ....
"And then" continued the youth, "I
shall have number of difficult and knot
ty cases to manage, and shall catch peoples
notice by my eloquenee, my zeal, my learn
ing, my acuteness, and gain great repu-
tation. 70 80
"And then?" repeated the holy man.
And then!' replied the youth, '.why
then shall be promoted to some high Of
fee or other; besides, l shall make money
and grow rich" .. ,. s.r
And then?'' repeated St. Fillippo
Neri. "4
"And then," pursued the young law
yer-''then l shall live comfortably and
honorably in health and dignity, and shall
be able to look forward quietly to happy
old age"
land then?' asked the holy man.
land then" said the youth-"and then
and then--I shall die" ..fA
Here st. Fillippo again lifted up his
voice and said, " And then? whereupon
the young man made no answer, but cast
down his head and went away. This last
"And then" had pierced like flash of
Lightning into his soul, and he could not
get rid of it. Soon after he forsook the
study of the law and gave himself up to the
ministry, and spent the remainder of his
days in goodiy works.
Maryland free press., 1866-07-19

THE CASE OF SPANGLER.-The Washington cor
respondent of the Boston Post writes:
In consequence of the new development regard
ing the testimony given in the assassination trial
efforts are about being made to obtain the release
of Spangler, Of Ford's theatre, who was sent TO
the Dry Tortugas, being found guilty of being
accessory after the fact in the murder of Mr.. Lin
coin. Spangler, however, is known TO ask for a
civil trial rather than pardon, being more de-
srous, he says, of establishing his innocence
than of merely obtaining his release. 1t would
be rich treat for those who love to follow the
intricacies of conflicting testimonies t. see the
witnesses who swore at the old penitentiary under
protection, subject to an unicttered cross-exami-
nrtion in u flee court of law.
Maryland free press., 1866-07-19
To this Complexion Have we Come al
Last

Stephen NJ. Branch, whom almost everybody
has heard of about the country, u poor, crazy
fool, and yet, withal, having method in his mad
ness, has turned up again in New York and is
for the 10th or 50th time essaying the newspapers
business. Stephen, who is everywhere known,
has seen many ups and downs, but he is one of
the irrepressible sort, always turning up lka a
bad cent. year or more of his life was devoted
during Native American times 10 proving that
Chief of Police Matsell, of New York, was a for
eigner. Then he wrote for the papers, and five
or SIX years ago published the AHcgator, in
which he slanderad the mayor of New York and
other public men right and left accusing them
Of disgusting crimes. He brought up in the pen
itentiary, Blackwell's Island. Upon his release
he united with The Mongolians in keeping cigar
stand at the Park, but this enterprise falling he
sought position in the castom-house The Col
lector didn's see his political influence and re-
fused him, and now, remarks the York cores
pondent of the Mobile Register Stephen saws he
will try the newspaper business again, and he has
issued circular informing the public of his in
tention. 1t is very Brancy, and certainly worth
copying:
New York, June Is, 1906
DEAR SIR.-To-morrow a colored man will an
pear IN the streets with basket of newspapers,
and with tbs following pacard on his breast and
back: "This is the business partner of Stephen
Ii: iBranch. Newspapers for sale. Only five
cents for "7he Resurrecfionn | am the first
white man who had black partner. but as we
are of the same sex see no improprety in the
amalgaination or miscegenation. Generals Pom
pey, Hannibal and Scipo were Africasn, and INV
partner says he is very remotely related to Cen
erai Hannibal, who was the great soldier of an
tiqqity- He says also that the digits, alphabet
AMI pyramids first appeared among the Arabians
and Egyptians, and emanated from the brains of
Africans My partner is quite intelligent. and
araived last week fIom Africa, where lie was ed
ucated by the missionaries.
D,,~-a,x
Maryland free press., 1866-07-19

"A collector of old curiosities recently bought
an elegant little lock, covered with rust, from
an old dealer in Pars.-Upon cleaning it offhe dis
covered from some words upon it, that it had
been made by no less parsonage than Louis
XVI. The lock, which he bought for seventy
cents, he afterwards sold for $3.50. Louis XVI
is said to have been very ssilful locksmitb,
and was ridiculed very much by the people Of
fashion of his time for devoting himself to what
they regarded as menial pursuit. Had Louis
stuck to his trade, perhaps tho guillotine would
been buried with his head on his shoulders.
Maryland free press., 1866-07-19

I'm 1864 Democrats were denounced as SYM
pathizers with session because they declared in
Convention ut Chicago, that fopr years of unsuc-
cessiitl war had failed to restore the Union. The
Black Republicans now maintain that four years
of successful war, ending in the complete victory
of the national arms, and one year of subsequent
peace have failed to restore the Union. If tn,
Democrats of 1864 were sympathzers with seces.
sion, what are the Blacls Republicans of 1866?
Maryland free press., 1866-07-19

HARD on PARKERsBuRG.-The editors of the
Wheeling Iteitigencer were told the following
story Il few days ago by gentleman who had
just returned from Parkersbdrg lie had hard
ly got to sleep when he was awakened by a
.'bite," Upon'lghting match he found bed
buy, about a half an inch in diameter. lie threw
ihe bug with the match, into basin of water
which stood 81 tile head Of the bed. This process
was repeated several times. At last he was
awakened from sound sleep by.what he thought
dow but could NOT find the course OF the sweet
sounds, but at last he happened to look in thl
basin, when he found that the bugs had con-
structed raft ont Of the matches he had throWn
in and were towing itaround the basin, singing
''Life on the acean wave,
home oil the rolling deem" &c
Maryland free press., 1866-07-19

ANOTHER MovE OF 1.-THE PARTY OF OuRIsTIAs-
ITY.'-Scvcral Sisters, teachers of religious
school for young ladies at Cape Grardcau, Mis-.
souri,, were arrested by Radical officials for teach
ing without taking the oath, and cast into pris.
on. Verify, the party of which boast is made
that is 1.-THE party of Christianity" seems deter
mined to illustrate its Christianity, no matter
how much it may differ from that taught and
practiced by Christ and his Apostles.
Maryland free press., 1866-07-19

TouoHING IScIpENT. We are informed
that o gentleman .,lecently travelling from
the west in sleeping-car witnessed the
following scene. In the same car with him
was gentleman trying to still a crying
child by carrying it to aud fro in the coach
and which, by its screams, finally irritated
man in one of the bcrths to such decree
that he could endure it no longer, ,and cried
out profanely, What in - is the mat
ter with that young onc?" And soon a.
gain, "Where is the mother of that child
that she is not here to pacify it!" At this
the poor gentleman in charge of the child
stepped up to the berth, and said, "Sir, the
mother of this child is in her coffin i'll the
baggage carr Our informant says the
grutf grumb!er Immediately arose. eom-
pelled the afflicted father to retire to his
berth, and from that time until morning
took the little orphan under his own care
=-Nor9qlk Register. ....
Maryland free press., 1866-07-19

UNDERWOOD AS SEEN By THE CLERGY --'No-
body ought to get angry with this man who calls
himself a judgeF He is, alas! on the same cir
cult where Judge Marshall used TO preside lie
is an object of the deepest considerations
He is known to be person of but feeble intellect
and was probably brought up badly, and re-
fined, considerate, delicate behavior, howeve,
much to be desired in his accidental station, is
hardly to be expected. Let him pass lightly and
take his briecf do. I. - Central Presbyterian:
Maryland free press., 1866-07-19

Certain Radical schemers in and out efCon.
gress are trying to involve he United States in q
war with France and Mexico. Thad. Stevens,
Fremont 1.-THE ''Wooly Horse'') Beast Butler &
Company, have big speculation on hand, and
hence the motion in congress TO loan Mexico fifty
millions. These Williams think war with
France on the Monroe doctrine would enablf
them TO establish their schemes of despotism-
keep out the Southern States sc. We shall sec