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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-04-19

WAErED.-A good girl to do gener-
al housework. Apply to Mrs Golden
Locust street, between First and Sec
ond streets, south side.
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OF COUNCIL DIRECTING

w LOT TO BE FILLED.
And now here 1t appearing to the Com
mon Council of the city of Evansville that
lot number two hundred and nineteen
(2l9), Donation Enlargement, is so situated
that water collects and remains Stagnant
thereon; and the owner of said lot is heres
by directed and required by the said Coun-
ell to fill up said lot to such height as will
prevent water from collecting and remain
from the publication of this order.
/, A. M. McGriff, Clerk of the city of
Evansville, do herey certify that the fore
going is a true and complete COPY of an
order of said Council, passed on the 18th
day of March, AID. 1866, so far as it relates
to the within-named lot.
In witness whereof have
e hereto subscribed my name and
toEAL'I affixed the seal of said city, this
-. -, 18th. day of April, 1866. =
.aprl9 ct sr..s "a. M. MCGRIFF Clerk.
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IcE.-Persons wishing to be suppl
ed With lee at the same price that
canal Ice is furnished, will leave or
ders at Cook & Healy' House Keepers
Emporium, No. rs Maiu street.
ap16-2W
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RIGGS.-On the 7th inst, of. lung fever,
WIN. RIGGS, IN the sixty ninth year OF ms
age.
The mineral win take place this morn
ing, at Mechanicsville, at ten O'Clock.
Friends of the family are invited to
attend.
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Messrs. Morris s. johnson, w. ]
Manifee, George W. Shanklin, '
II Hnlernnfl. Thomas Gather .
!. Mlrerthorn. md others

Mdnyee, George w. tSh0nhtln,i W.
III. Holemoa, Thomas Gather j.
N. .Siluerthorn,5 .7nd others:
GENTLEMEN: Yo " note has been
read with more than ordinary pleas
ure and qualification. In our timer
ancy you shall not be forgotten-since
we remember you as friends. That
we may prove worthy shall be the
study of our lives, as we are en-
couraged by your kindness, in feeling
that You believe, even in our profess
sion, where, to the thinking and intel
ligent mind, there is found more to
enlighten than to darken-even here,
dwelling in its midst, surrounded by
all its allurements, we may, under His
watchful eye, be sublimated into piety.
f With heartfelt thanks, your CRATE
| full and obedient servants, 80
ai s. EMMA III. WEBB,
Z sS sg n3sss@ ADA IT, WEBB 8
Evansville, April IS, 1866. s
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Auction Sale Of Buildings, Lumber
Valuable Real Estate for Sale.

WVHE UNDERSIGNED WILL OFFER
- for sale at emotion, on SATURDAY,
Branch Bank in this city, between the
hours of 10 o'clock am. and u m, imme-
dfately after the sale OF the banking
house, shat desirable tract Of land known
tainS sixteen acres, more or less, and for q
country seat, or market garden, there is no
spot more worthy the attention. of pur-
chBsers. 1t is situate two and afhaH miles
from the city, on the plank road.
Terms of sale-One-haf cash, the other
half within twelve months, with interest,
secured by mortgage.
~ SAMUEL ORR.
aprls dts,wit - = C. r. BEMENT.
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HOUSEFURNISHING GOODS
NJ. BAIRD.-.... .........-......G. III. STAR
BAIRD & NTART,

Successors to w. N. Altman & Co..
- ENERAL AGENTS, PRODUCE
chants, Evansville, indiana. Refer 70 Il.
O. Wheeler, Pres't First National Sank
and SaIn1 Orr, Vice President Evansville
National Bank 1sgzHss G3s9iy a1
Agents for Ohio River Salt Co. notify
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CRESCENT CRY SILVER BAND,
ATTENTIoN!-You are requested to
meet at the store of Warren & Con-
yngton at 4 o'clock this evening.
e. w. WARREN, Leader.
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THE best stock of baby Cabs in
the city, are at
ap19-1w. WARREN & CoNYNGToN's.
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B@Go to Warren & Conyngton's
for Pianos. The finest Instruments
made in this country, are there.
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~ Great decline in Silks at Head

D% Great decline IN silks at Head
& Mooeny's. New Style and New
Stock entire, of Silk rBasques, Sacks,
&c. at 81 per cent. reduction. Good
Black Dress SIX, three quarters wide,
ssf2it, Y ets x4tf
at S1.35 per yard.
Those wanting a silk basque will dc
well by calling at Head & Moneys
No. 40 Main street. 1903 s''8'a
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CINcInNNArI, April 17-Noon. The
river has fallen 9 inches; Y feet 3
inches water in the channel. Weather
clear; thermometer Is. 500
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JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND 40 EMIT
FOR OBTAINING PEN4l0NN. BACa
PAY AND B0UNTIES

EOR DIsCHARGED SOLDIERS. 49,
rs for the Widows and other Legal Rep
reaentatives of those who die In the service
of the United States. Otfice on the North
west side of Third street, near the wash
ington House. and nearly opposite the
Court House, Evansville, Ln6 m
All business entrusted "a him VIII Be
promptly attended to. ianlS.iY.
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pA- A furnished room, without
board, wanted by a gentleman. Ad-
dress: Drawer, Box Al, P. O., stating
terms, &c. Apr19 DIT
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LOCAL NOTICES.

s@- Mahogany and Fancy Table
Oil Cloth has just been opened at
Y SoHAPKER, BUssING & Co.'S.
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BaTA fine assortment of Silk, Silk
Thread, and Gloves at No 81, Main
street HAwLEY Il SMITH.
ap19-1wd.
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a1 AERead the advertisement OF
80 a.luS, Sale Of L Adler il another
Nj@DA 9 Z L4
NJ Gram
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AUCTION SALES.
A RARE CHANCEl
Building Lots at Auction.

W WILL SELL, AT THE DOOR OF
a. the courthouse, in the city of Evans
vile, on SATURDAY, APRIL 81 1866, eight
fine Building Lots, containing from two to
five acres each, on the plank road, near
Pigeon Creek, and near the Old Fair
Ground. Four of said lots front on the
plank road, and the other four front on a
ali been plated. and are very desirable
building sites for persons doing Business
in the city. Terms made known on day OF
sale. Title good.
Sale to commemorate .o'cloclp.m.
e*SrsNAea &sAb A.fG. SULLIVAN,
Real Estate Agent.
H. GUMBERTs, Auctioneer. aprlS IDS
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BOUND.

ThRONEK-A small sum of money, which
1A1 the owner can have by proving pro-
perty. and paying for this, advertiser ent. (
d apri6 1t <sresi - s5sssl $500
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FRESH FLOWER SEEDS
ap14-1w

Al
MATHEWS & FULLERToN's.
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Tn<bUSE-The house on Main street now
IL occupied by Street & Burtis' Marble
Works. Inquire of John A. REITZ.
apr11tf
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TINWARE.
III. Il. BLEMKER

WAS REMOVED FROM HIS OLD
- stand on Main street to his new
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BEST BUSINESS LOTS
a SPLENDID BUSINESS STAND

! s6tn. Part of Northeast quarter, Section
80, Township 6, Range 10, containing Ave
acres, near Maj. Robinson's.
18th. South end of Northeast quarter of
Northeast quarter. Section q, Township g.,
Range 10, =
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around the city, being good clay, water
abundant in canal adjoining. Wood can
he furnished here at 81 per cord less than at
other points, and its1ocation is convenient
to the city.
= athsa West half of 20. ACRES. in Southeast
Range 10, West. 10 Acres. This Is q
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-08-11
AMaiting n Del,1re.

Superstition, says n paper of Preston,
England, is not quite eradicatod i'm Ac-
erington and Church, report that some
old woman nc Blackburn had prophesied
that the world would be DESTROYED by a
flood of waters on Monday last obtained
wide circulation. The knowing ones
laughed az the idea, but there were hun
dreds Of women, old and young, who spent
preparing for The last great day." At
church. an old woman who keeps a shop
was so impressed with the truthfulness OF
the prophecy that she actually removed
her furniture aud shop goods 10 the highest
hill near the church. and remained there
till Monday morning. when she came back.
looking somewhat disappointed. that the
flood had not drowned her ucighbors.
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Obituary.

j. Bangs, we are sorry to say, has de
ceased, and Western obituary thus pays
tribute to his memory:
''Jem was generally considered good
feller. He went forth without a struggle,
and sich Is life. To-day we are as pepper
grass-mighty smaTt-tO-morrow we are
cut down like cowcumbers to the ground.
Jem kept nice store, which his wife now
waits on. His verchews were numerous 10
behold. Many is the things we bot at his
grocery, and we are happy to state to the
admiring world that he never cheated, cs-
pecially in the weight Of mackereI, which
was nice and smelled sweet His surviving
wife was the same way. We never knew
him to put sand in sugar, though he had a
big sand-bar in front of his house. nor
water his liquors, though the Ohio river
runs past his door. Peace to his remains.
He leaves wife children. COW. a gro
cery store, and other quadrupeds. 70 mourn
his loss but, in the l8ngWidge of the poit, ,
his loss was their eternal gain"
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Subscribed and sworn before me, this
2Sth day of june 1866.
Witness my hand and official seal.
lSEAL,l JOHN BISSEII,
aa., ru ComrgissioHer Of Ohio.
= NTWIUVI VI INIdIV
BY JAS. WILLIAMS, Chief Clerk
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
ITO expire ON the slst day of January, 1852
2oFFIcE or THE AUDITOR or STATE,

"ttflNE Of THE AUDITOR OF STATE,
ff ssu.CTl INSURANCE DEPARTMEHr
CpLUMBUs, ONO, July 2, 1861
WHEREAS, The NEW YORK ACCIDENTAL /
lNSU RANCE COMPANY, located at New York
IN the state OF New York, has iled in this mice a
sworn statement Of It's condition, as required by
the act ITO regulate Insurance Companies not IN.
ror1nrHted by the state OF Ohio, 4" passed April g.
1856, and amended February o, 1884, and the ACT
TO regulate Foreign Insurance Companies y
passed April 8, 1906 and. WHMlEAs, SAID Com.
tvicice that IL is possessed OF an actual Capital
~ at least OHE HUNDRED AND FIF'TY THOUSAND
DOLLARS invested rs required by sand acts, and
WHEREAS, said Company has 1lled In this once h
written Instrument undor its corporate seal
signed by the President and Secretary thereof
authorizing any agent or agents Of said Company
NJ thH state 90 acknowledge service or process fOi
andih bt'haif Of said Company a6cording 10 IN,
terms vi said act OF April s, 1885. f Hl..f'
% Now, THEREFORE,, in pursuance of the act,
alpresaid l. JAMES II. GOODMAN Auditor o
state for Ohio do hereby certify that said MEM
YORK ACCIDENTAL INSURANCE sCOMpANY
Of New York is authorized TO transact the bust
moss of Accident Insurance in this state until III,
thirty, ,1rst day ofJanuary, in the year one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty seven. Il. .
lSEALl In WITNESS WHEREIN I have here.
.r.r unto subscribed my name and caused
the seal otmy of1ce to bo afliNcd the
' o." day and year above written
JAS. II. GOLDMAN ~ .
Auditor of State.
BY JAS. WILLIAMS, Chief Clerk.
W. II. GILLESPIE, Agent, Dayton, u.
jy25dlw HH-
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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
tTo expire on the Sist day OF January, 1881
OpFIcR ar TuF Auntrnp n, 9 =. ,,,,,

ihNNhAhtk DEPARTMENT.
COLuABus ONO July I3 1853
WHEREAS, The PHGNIX MUTUAL LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY, located at Hartford, IN
the state OF Connecticut has filed in this Office a
sworn statement of its condition. as required by
the act ITO regulate Insurance Companies not IN.
cOrpOrated by the state Of Ohio" passed Aptil 3
l6ld and amended February o. 1874 and the act
TO regulate Foreign Insurance Companies. .
passed April .. 1885, and. WHEREAS. said Compa-
ny has furnished the undersigned satisfactory eyi.
dence that " Is possessed uf Hn actual Capita Of al
least ONH HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOus AND DOfI.A Rs.
Invested AS required by said acts; and WHEREAS.
said Company has fllcd In this Office written in
strumeni under Us corporate seal, signed by the
President and Secretary thereof authOrizine any
agent or agents Of said Company in this state 20
acknowledge service OF process, for and in behalf
act al April &, lsb6 1.r .
Now, THRREFoRE, in pursuance Of the acts
Aforesaid, I, JAMES n GOODMAN, Auditor OF
state Tor Ohio, do hereby certify that said PIi0s
MN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
of iIartfOr, Is authorized % transact the business
Of Life Insurance In this state until the thirty first
day OF January, In the year one thousand ight
hundred and siNty-suven.
isEALl IN WITNESS WHREOF. have heraunto
subscribed my name and caused the seal OF INV
oiice tn be- anlNoi the day and year above writ.
ton, % ..f JAS n. GOODMAN
Auditor Of state.
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NULVHbIe, UHIO, July I3, Iodd-
~ "A hereby eertihed, that the forcgofn cdr
rect copy OF the Statement o. Condition tof,t6,,
l'honiN Mutual Life Insurance Compahy ~
Hartford, Uenneetieut made 70 and hlc'f in thIs
once, Tor the year 1855. f.I..-l,.-. -.
Witness. my hand and seal odicialiy
laRALl 81. JAS n. GOnMANj sT
JyASS .. .., Auditor az State,
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II The other night at one of the hotels
In this city cOnviViall disposed gentleman
retiring late, walked independently aud
somewhat noisily up the stairs and along
the corridcr TO his room WHY. what a
noise you make" said his wife, who heard
with some anxiety the heavy tread OF his
boots, slow heavily YOU walk" We'll,
my dear, was the graft response. ~if you
can get q barrel Of whisky up slairs with
any less noise. | should Ike 10 see you do
it," ="
"a IlOrse-1esh has become a regular ar-
tiele Of food in Paris, and is said 10 be non
ular We never ate a horse, but we have
eaten portions Of great many saddles
LoUisrtlle Courier,
re- An Omaha local thus conclndes his
report OF a Masonic festival "They had a
sociable time and retired from the hall nan
Of the best of spirits" -
We believe the first anti-renter was Mari
Antony, who is reported co have said in one
Ql his speeches See what a rent the EN-,
vious Casca made ~
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Who Wants Bargains.

MARTIN ,BOMBERGER, REAI.
ESTATE AGENT, DAY TON, ONO. has for sale
Twenty Houses and Lots ranging from $500 %
Also SIX Farms-threo in Darke, twoiin Mont
gomery. and one In Van Vert County.
The undersigned can, always he found nc the
or "a the fost Onice corn0r. n fElF -FHtgf
Bnys and sellsProperty TorIns liberaf ~
apr - c.-Ll-L - - a Il
IJRAY TICKETS. &c.r--, %, '''
Neati prlnted tthe Iiiln. EMPIRE arr
..i.. .H... q. ta SteamlJ ohlR e0k
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sFAGE 20 q s.A S9ssES5IsEI, NJ ssrs s. ! IS

Sc ATE 0F C0NRECTICVT, -
COUNTY on nARrPoRpI "
al0race j. Morse. Vice President and Jas y
Rums Secretary Of the rhQRix Mutual Iiae Ia =
surtihcc Company being sevefally sworn dGl,ose
rect statement Of the affairs OF the said COMPANY v
and that they arr the above described 0Acefs
thereof H-j. MORSE, President
JAS F, UBNS, Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn beOre ine this I0tl, dsly of
J Iuly. lslS, .. EDNARp GOODMAN,
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90 aaslIsteIIaatalEIs.. -
w. =. Q m r .
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,

TNIIfs weil known and popular resort having
i bedn lately purchased by tlloundersigned aud
.thOrOuQhly .ur. r
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THE DAILY EMPIRE.
H. n. ROBINSON,
PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR.
30 A Young LADY, ON MEARING
KIEW SING A POPULAR SONG.

You "wish you were a hrdp'
Pray, don't be SO absurd
81 0 OF your size aud age
wouldn't iike 10 be in cage,
And feed on canary seed
fine htrd you'd mnke indeed;
How would you Ike TO be-
Obliged to live in tree
Holding on by gour fcet.
.. With nies and worms to caty
I'm sure you'd get no rest
l Tucked UP IN nasty nest
You'd never have new things
Blu De always dtusscd In wings;
Out IN az sorts Of weathCls
Ard not even 4 cha lCe Of feathers
low cDuld You manage to speak
With such . ridiculous beak2
Or 10 eat without vi king your neck
Boil0ing y and iOWnfOr a peckY
And as for wanting a fly
ROuna about in the skvi
.rI RHpblsb it's all in my eve
DO leave on being absurd,
And wishing to be bini
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SHECks,. RECEIPTS. Se.--rlsa..r vri
ReAtly printed Atthe EMPIRE ...f
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shing Goods!
$25. Bartlett Sewing Maohine. So

I ILENsE under patents of Howe Whealer q
IL wilson. Gtovcr a Bakef ard 81 3iuaerl .V Co
and the only cheap macbipe In the United states
k1ying the right 20 use the Wheeler a. Wilson er
.. i mOtion Under Feed. " = N III = p II r.
We want Agents % sell Them will pay $50 To
$500 per month, OF allow large C0mmissiony Will
send Machines, 90 be paidfof wliei sold FOR Cir
q ulars, Terms aei enclose stamp and aldress y
AZ either Of our omVd, hlladelphia, Pa, toieio,
Ohio, or st. Louis, iadaf---
''sews with double or'singla thread ''--Sefens6d.
ANaeriodn. ai6dtmw2m
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Scene in the Tennessee Legislature.

The entertaining episode in the Tennessee
Legislature, in which the Speaker threw his
mallet at one of the members, and the mem
ber fired pistol at the Speaker, is new
mode of settling parliamentary questions. 1t
is not laid down in any of the books. The
point at issue was the power Of the Speaker to
compel members to vote, but as the Speaker
did not hit the member with his mallet, nor
the member hit the Speaker with his pistol,
the question remains undecided. If this mode
of decision is to be established in legislative
bodies the members ought to be chosen with
reference to their accuracy in pistol-firing aud
the Speaker for his adroitness in throwing the
mallet We should like to witness trial of
skill of that kind. One of the thickest-headed
delegates might be employed as target, and
the various aspirants try their hands upon
him. The malletng would draw a greater
crowd than the balloting. Some time ago the
London Punch had fancy sketch of q debate
in an American Legislature, during the course
of which one of the members fired four shots
at the individual who had the floor, without
any other casualty, however, than killing
another member, who being asleep, was una
ware of the circumstance. The person shot at
loudly protested against his opponents shoot
ing at him on q second reading as being out of
order, which, strictly speaking, may have been
the case. II would appear that this is not as
much of carcature as it seemed at the time.
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The plaint of n Freedman.

The following unvarnished story was
brought to this office by IN aged and polite
colored man, who had evidently seen better
days, and who had enjoyed the comforts and
kindly treatment OF life among very good Nir-
rinia people. No man who knows anything OF
the character of that kind of human existence
will for a moment doubt this old mans story
He speaks but the experience Of thousands:
WHAT rs FRRgpUM?-I has been free nearly
nine monts, and wuss off now den ever was
fore the vacuation. During the federacy, l
used to hear the niggers always talking ABOUT
freedum, saying Lincum would free us II tne
federacy went up. I prayed for dat day 70
cum, cause / was told dat we would nj .
everything we wanted dot the yankeys wouia
bring us money plenty, and give us iaho
WHARF belongs TO the white folks, and told me
we woui not have to work less we choose ana
said we niggers would be better of. when !
heard the yankeys had cum, said well Ii IL
possible dat de yankeys has got Richmond ana
Petersburg sol went in de great house, ana
axed miss If de yankeys had WHIPPED, and you
aIl got such smart ginrels. Mrs said, yes,
Tom, they has cum, but we southern people
amt WHIPPED yet-oniy oyerpowered but said,
well. Tom, suppose you are going TO leave
us l said I reckon so, as SO many line tales
had been told us. But oh could had den seen
nv nj atom rs now see it, / would said, no
mIs tis--not as long as have breath In my
hnsiv so de next morning we all was liking TO
ro ana Ynassy come to me and told us oil II
M MyokSnoosa tostsy, viii treat you MI well q
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as / have always dun; will feed and
clothe you well, or will feed-feed you all, and
give you five dollars month But we all
thought we could doo better so we left-about
thirty OF us. Bat how mistaken. Times got
wuss every day; but tried to keep good
heart, thinking times would git better, but,
sorry to say, dey are wuss.
had n wife and two chiIden, but find 1t
impossible to git along. When was with
Miss and Massy, every Mundy morning we all
went TO the smoke to git our lowance,
and got plenty. And we use to take Massy's
team and haul as much wood as we wanted.
"A big log fire all night. Oh, what happy times.
And den Jane, the house servant, would bring
out something from the table besides; for dey
had plenty. But now we would be glad to
eat what Jane would give the dogs arter din
ner Well, out of all dat left Massy, only
eleven of US now. We set over n few Goals of
fire, not enuf to keep us warm, and have to go
to bed 10 keep from fresing. When we are
sick, no Miss TO bring a nice cup of tea and
toast, and AK me what does / feel like eating,
and whar is my pain. Now we can't ford to
eat but one meal day, and not enuf ut
dat. If we stole any thing, all Miss would say
Is, don't bleve our servants doneit. If was
back at Massy's would give my Zistance-let
the ballanc do as they may.
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ANAPPRAL TO GENERAL TERRY, THE PRovosr
MARSHAL, AND THE GENTLEMEN MANAGING THE
FREEDAES's BUREAU IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND.
Spring is opening; gardens and fields want
stirring now; and what an immense benefit it
would be if the able bodied men, women, and
children, who now crowd the streets Of Rich
mond, were directed TO go back to the homes
they left, or to any other part of the country
they prefer, TO assist in making that which
they need for their own sustenance. Gardeners
and planters are very willing to pay them fair
wages and attend to their comforts If they
only will do right and attend to their work,
and not leave after a few weeks work; for
every one is aware that.it takes some weeks
before the hired help becomes acquainted with
their habit of cultivation; and to leave then
breaks up the employers; and so strict instruc-
tons should accompany those who are sent
from town, that they must stay until crops are
made and fully secured, which would be until
Christmas
Pedestrians are daily annoyed by their fill
ing up the sidewalks, playing marbles, ETC.; /;
and at night the premises Of the citizens are
invaded by colored people, their servants inter-
rupted in their calling, and oftentimes robbed
Gentlemen, will you not help these bewil-
dered people, who have to learn yet what
freedom is, and that they must work to feed
and clothe themselves and their children, and
only to do what white men have to do.
The change is so sudden and, like children,
they must be taught to make living for them
selves and their children, and then, after
themselves as well as how TO make themselves
respected by industry and honesty.
Gentlemen, l pray and hope you will take
this good work in hand, and surely Gods
blessing will be your reward.
AN OLD CITIZEN.