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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-19
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Handicap Foot Races Near Troy, Ny.
series Of handicap foot took place Simmons
Island Mohawk river, the 10th inst. The
inaugurated at Troy the 7th Of February and -
come on at the island named, which d Cohoss In
this State and admirably adapted to such sport The
day set apart for tho races however, cold and raw,
and few accommodations were provided for spectators
An old and dapdated booth alone sheltered the runners
and few fortunate fnenda considerable amount a
was bet the races 81 500 changing hands
during the afternoon The Of oskerson COM
prised number OF "Lanca shire" Enslishmen, opera
tves the adjacent mills and factories and few York
shiremen which gave English spirit and Appearances
to the scene The runners were athletic and sinewy
men, and we'll calculated IN favorably naugurate this
first sport Of the kind IN that vicinity. stake Of $50
was be accorded 70 the winner Of tho grand final
heat" The distance rum was one hundred and twenty
I'VE yards
The following notice TO runners embraces the names
Of the sturdy participants and the numbers OF the heats
FIRST RAcs-Flrst, John Enser. of Waterford; SEQ
ond. John White, Of Cohoes; third Edward Wells, q
SECOND RAcx-First, John PALLET, Of Ida HILL Troy;
second John Crooks OF Cohoes; third, Horny Person,
THIRD RAcs-First, George choron, Of Troy; second,
John Nurney. Of Cohoes; third. John Long Of cOhoes
FOURTH RAoE-First, Frank Jones. OF Lansingburg;
second, Thomas Mccormick. Of cohoes; third. Robers
Frost, OF Cohoes
second. Joseph Brooks, Of Cohocs third, @. W. Van
Orden, OF Waterford
sixth kAcR-.Frst, John Doran, OF Cohoes; second,
Samuel Insham. Of Cohoes; third, Thomas Ellis, o.
Troy.
Time fifteen minutes between each race
The begun few minutes after two O'Clock
p. M and were kept up with greath spirit. friendly
rivalry and decorous zest for period OF quite three
hours the later contests going beneath driving and
binding snow storm The runners were stripped TO the
bun, and their feet light racing sandala Mr..
John Bradbury, Jolly Englishman, from Manchester,
the starter and gave his signals by firing of revo
YER which the 'grand nnan heat pesstently refused
70 OF thus keeping the stripped contestants In the
cold and Storm entirely unprotected for fifteen minutes
until another and moro plnbo weapon cold be obtained
TIM CONTEXT.
The six winners or best runners out OF the original
six races, were declared BY Mr.. Thomas Turner, The
Fissr RAcs-John Enssr, Of Waterford; John Doran,
OF Cohoea
srcosD RAcz-charles Crooks, Of Cohoes; George
Choror OF Troy
Allen, Of Waterford
The final heat was run by Mr. John Enser, Of Water
ford; Mr. Charles Crooks, OF Cohoes and Mr.. Benjamin
Allen Of Waterford Mr. John Enser winning The hsudl-
cap stake OF $50 handsomely. He was very generally
congratulated hts as the crowd LETT for the
going the cities returning 70 their homes In
the proxniae villages. II was gay sevcry Saturday,"
and foot racing will be . much priced sport In all this
vicinity from this time out other and carefully
ranged matches being already talked OF by the leaders
in the auOrtinr community
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SOUTH CAROLINA.


Meeting Of the Cslorcd Citizens OF Coiumbia.
COLUMBIA, March Is, 1861.
One ofthe most remarkable meetings Of colorcd citizens
ha IN South Carolina convened here to-day, the
oecscu being the celebration Of the passage OF the
brh snsvanchising tho oolored ros.
~ invitation General Wade Hampton. W. r. Desas-
ssur, Edward Arthur A. r. Talley and Jarvcs O. Gibbs
addressed the meeting Rev. David Pickett and Beverly
nssh, ben oolored also made speeches Sentiments
Ashiy houssabls 70 the negroes expressed, ana
chs meeting showed signs Of qualification at tho
spt q political sation with which they have been
met sad NE citizens generally equally pleased to
And thst the eoiored evnced a disposition 70 be-
some Identified with the true interests Of the State.
Should convention b called the people will nomi-
nae snd support the best in the country, and As
sAted by the colored man. NASH In his speech, thcy
viii urge Congress 70 repeal the DISTINGUISHING clause
which dspvss them Of the services Of shoss In whom
they have the greatest condolences.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-19

LYScH Law IN NEW YoRK.-Thc southern part %
Oneida and the northern part Of Madison counties have
been infested with bad characters THAT meeting Of
citizens was held not long SINCE aud unanimously
adopted the following resolutions, which they have since
issued In the form Of proclamation
Resolved Thai ali thieves piokpockets and tho whole
gang 81 dcspendoes shall be banshed from this community
lawfully II We can-forcibly " we must
Resolved That all persons harborna permitting svoh
characters enumerated 70 the above resolution knowlnS
them be SUCH secrctng storing stolen property Too
them, shall be put down ~ nuisanoes and absted.
Resolved That honesty and fair dealing require thst tho
above resolution be printed and posted public psscee
90 that all Interested may understand word 70 the vsA
81 order Of vieisuos Committee.
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ISpuAHAroIn, Ind, March Is, 1897.
destructive nre occurred at Kokomo, Indiana, this
morning One Of the best business blocks In the place
was entirely destroyed Among the sufferers arc
Mcssrs Nixon, dry goods store; Brown earrings bill
lizard rooms; John Bohans, grocery and queensware;
Armstrong, Beeson Co, wholesale and retail hard
ware; william Buchanans jewelry store. the American
Express ONCE and the Masonic Hall.
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A DssrmAm MANA Dr. @. A. wiensrs was put
under $500 bonds In 81 Louis on the am instant not 10
carry out his threat Of putting bali entirely through
bouncing widow named Eliza Cbard in case she refused
70 marry him the widow being aware Of the existence
Of one Mn wIencrs 70 whom the wretched mans feay
We Que, and having the difhcult choice Of marrying
bieamss or setting shot, appealed 70 the Law for protec
uon-
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PETITION FOR aEllEf Of uoaaAHce ArwAr1a.

AUBURN, March 1S 1857.
petition has 70 day boon sent TO Congress- with
four hundred signatures, including the OF our
principal citizens praying for the relief OF Dornco Az
water, lately imprisoned here. Atwater, 10 will be re-
mcmbsred Is the Union soldier who kept the record or
the thirteen thousand dead At Andcrsonville.
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FINE IN sosTon.

Bosror, March 10, 1851
brick stable In the rear OF Beacon sress Vas -
stroyed by 1re yesterday afternoon Three valuable
horses pcrishsd In the namea The los 10 estimated q
about $1,000
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Madame II istori continues drawing overlooking housea
Adrenne LecouyreuE Tonight she will appear al the
National theatre In the character OF Deborah and TO-
morrow night for the last time at the Opera House as
New ORLEANS. La, March H. 1851
TEE LOUISIANA xLEcnoS-AcuoS or THE SENATE
The municipal election have taken place in this
city to-day, but set aside by the order Of General
Sheridan. There has BEEN excitement whatever. all
parties aocsdng the terms Of the order with very
good grace. In the Senate this morning Mr.. Munday
offered bill providing that the onces which would be
vacated to-day DO si occupied by the ncumbents
Adopted.
VISIT NEW ORLEANS THE GENERAL TICKET AND PAssrs
GER ACCESSIBILITY ARE cAILxD UPoN GENERAL sHEH-
DAM
The General Ticket and Passenger Agents. Convention
sembled ct Memphis Wednesday last, the 9th inst,
and adjourned from there 70 meet At tho international
N '' October An invitation having ' s.sn ''' given
FOR the convention 70 visit Nav Orleans from
and ss ss
night last This afternoon General Sheridan called Il
given and speeches made The toast 70 General shsr.
dan was General Sheridan Of the bravest Of the
nas The sp e.
eral was brief and 70 the point After which General
Jeb. stewar. was called upon for speech General
Stewart spoke about twenty minutes portion OF the
convention leave tomorrow BY way OF Mobile
On the invitation Of }. T. Fulton proprietor Of the In.
ternationa Hotel at Niagara Falls General Sheridan ho
accepted the Inequalities Of this hotel for himself sHo
staff during the month Of July
PERSONAL
Vice Admiral Tegethof, Of the Austrian Navy, IL In
this city, stopping at the st. Louis Hotel.
General d. b. Sackett Inspector General Of the De.
partment Of Tennessee, Is In this city.
GENERAL SHERIDAN ENDORSED AT WARRINGTON
Tho recent action Of General Sheridan has been
dorsed from Washington Several here believed that
the General exceeded his authority in announcing that
election should take place to-day, they Of
opinion that the Military bill Is not at present in force
in Louisiana This is mistake, the General has
ceived by telegraph an official copy Of the General
Order upon the subject signed by General Grant, which
states that for the information and OF all
concerned the recently enacted Military bill Ii now
law and In full force.
Mr. Sparks. the Registrar, published the following
'notcen to-day In the papers or this city,
New ORLEANS, March 10, 1867.
AT a meeting Of the Central Board OF Commissioners
OF Elections, held this day, 1t was
Resolved That In view Of the proclamation of General p
H. Sheridan posponng the election heretofore ordered 10
be held Monday the llh instant for Aldermen
ssant Aldermen Of this city the appointments of Commits
sioners OF Elections In the precincts heretofore
made by this Board hereby revoked and annued and
the and people notified that said election will
not be held.
W. H. SPARKS Secretary pro tenn.
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the law, Is appointed, special instructions are 70
ceived covering the case
P. II. SHERIDAN, Major General Commanding.
Madame r sori continues drawing Overlooking housea
Last night she appeared In her celebrated character as
Adrienne Lecouyreur Tonight she will appear al the
National theatre In the character OF Deborah and TO-
night for the last time at the Opera House as
Mary Stuays
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credits TO compensate for the withdrawal Of currency
ducng a general uneasness, begets contraction Of
individual credits While, therefore, under healthy
snc b h % % see ,Ss
substitution OF Other forms OF without very
dangerous results yet In the present condition OF things
such substitution cannot be counted upon and hence
the extreme danger OF present contraction Even allow
ing, then, that II may DO desirable To Curtail the
that his il NO, tho limo when such course shens he
undrtaken There can DO no question that the enforce
ment OF contraction would interfere with specuatvn
but rather BY changing its current than by limiting It's
amounts increasing the number Of "bearn operators but
by means diminishing the volume OF operations. II
must however DO remembered that not oil speculation
There is much legitimate speculation, tho effect Of
which upon production Ia healthy and stimulating. Il
Ia surely grave question for the consideration Of min
ister or finance whether s usnable TO embarass and
nurc the whole commerce Of the country for the sake
amount Of has doubtless been by the
regulary growing out Of the war; and be
barrsssments to trade through deransmen OF The up
ply OF currency lack OF confidence In business
prses converts merchants into specuato and general
mate traders; and il would therefore seem that
tho most eGcctua method Of curing illegiti.
the fewesi possible obsruciions in the way Of
production and 70 afford 70 commerce every
ncedful eneouragsmca. Prssumns that in the admin.
no other aim than the public good and that you
all times ready 70 consider the opinions OF those whose
interests your mo1aufos uutCty eueCt, nav no
hesitation giving expression freely TO those sentiments
may add that my business intercourse would lead
10 the conclusion that these views In the main, repre-
sent the prevailing sentiment OF capitalists in this city
upon the policy Of contraction While disposed
TO endure its evils from idea that may In some way
facilitate the resumption Of specie payments Yet all
regard as seriously threatening the prosperity OF the
country and tending 10 aggravae the commercial and
While ali admit the gravity Of the patients disease yet
most have full confidence In his power Of self recovery
and seriously fear that Official doctoring will aggavae
the symptoms and protract the prostrasion. H. O.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-08-31
NellIeg crom pean swift

II a man will observe as he walks the
streets, believe be will find the merriest
faces in mourning coaches.
The reason Why so few marriages are
happy is because yong ladies' spend their
time making nets, not in making cages.
We have jus, enough religion 10 make
Us ha:c, but not enough 10 make Us love
one lno.cr.
The po~eT OF fortune is confessed on
Iy by lAe miserable; ior the happy imPu'c
thci. success 10 prudence and merit.
Ambition often puts men upon doing
the meancs! Offices; so climbing is per.
iotmed in the same posture with creep.
ing.
Small causes are sufficient 10 make
man uneasy, when great ones are not on
the way; for want Of Block, he viii
stumble a a straw.
Every man desires 10 i've long, but no
man would be old.
Love Of Aalery, in most men proceeds
from The mean opinion they have Of Ihtm-
selves; in women, from ;ho contrary.
Apollo was held tie goI o. physic and
sender OF diseases. Boin were originally
the same trade. Ind sill commune.
II a man makes uc keep my distance,
tie comfort Is, lie keeps A.= al the same
time.
Men a;o concn, to be laughed at tOr
,hei7 wit, bu! not ior theIi folly.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-08-31
Cats without Tails.

A Vermont correspondent Of the New
York Commercial tells the following
story Of q race OF cats which exists IN The
Green Mountain State
As am well aware that | am promuL-
eating a story which will 60 through oil
the newspapers of the country, first IN
tact, then slightly abbreviated, and finally
after being repeatedly boiled down, will
be, in the modern form style, just this:
"Talllcsa cats IN Vermont" | promise
that tie story is true, that the animals
live in this village, and that have held
them IN ny lap. a lady had, several
years ago, received the present Of cat,
which, by accident or somebody's De.
sign, had lost her tail, all but about On
inch, and from this lobby has descended
a poodly number of rabbit cats, az they
are called, some with tails and some with
out, the ,alless ones being furnished eI-
5chy like rabbits.
Tho cats are remarkable hunters, and
have one advantage, that door can be
shut after them a liule sooner. The old
lady herself is d labby Of great shroWd-
ness, and II SO happened that not long ago
she was st the same time both a mother
and grandmother. Her own progeny
she kept in the barn, while her daughter
kep, hers in a barrel; what then did
Madam DO but get a small boy to aid her
aged limbs 10 surmount the difficulties OF
entering the barrel, when she instantly
killed her grandchildren by making one
bite Of them through their backs. brought
in their stead her own offspring, and hav-
ing thus installed her cbIIdess daughter
az the nurse OF the living kiiten., she
contemplated the scene with all the Dig
ni,y Of age and the consciousness Of
viriuous life well spent, occasionally her
self nursing The kittens, and thus the life
OF the family lranquIiy went on.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-08-31
4 WIFE TO HER HUSBAND IN
THE LEGISLATURE.
AIR--"EaMsr, Come Home"

Husband, dear husband como ,ouo o,o
me- now
From the ci,v, and State hor.. %
warm ~ -
IT'S lonely wi,bou, YOU, wby do Won no,
come
And see to the things on the farm?
fall,
III would but once l4. Won 90.
You'd surely return before April was
past,
And really beliyel ',would be so.
Come home come home come
home
Dear husband, kind husband, como
home,
Husband, dear husband, come homo 70
me now,
through
The old brind!e COW has got white calf,
And the Young lambs are blea.ing for
you;
The hens have been sitting a fortnight or
more,
They soon will bo off with lhei!
broods,
The old speckled turhey has stolen her
nest
Away in the brakes or the woods.
me now,
The narIon noed. sn,d,o, for ,ess
Tbe boSs sboniJ % So niatia@ -gs W. ~ s,ones @ in
;lo IN,
And y"n W." 'y,' .bor,d he .,;oo,.,o bo trees
~. TT p In .,l
" "'" WIN oU g'' '"'0ua" WIN o'-'' '''1
o., 'SIo.'eS' q.
""!' 'aiA'HS VI ''''','' ""G 'u'"'
VI f'''roaaS anu 'uhne1S ana o'"ef Suc'
"ts''
An' 'eno 10 your business al nome
husband dear husband don't "E''e 10
ocn -. 80. '-'J'o ,.,,..-l,,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-08-31
Sharp speech.

The following is report from George
Francis Trans Madison, Mo-. speech on
female suffrage. lie says
"Whal about womau's suTrage," ask.
ed Senator.
81 am for it,.
Like Senator Wade. | 60 them. Ap.
plsuse. 1t Is the only srll.cdgo vc can
have on the ncgro's voting. oh. and
Kisses | believe with these Distinguish.
ed Senators, that woman ~ man and
brother. Loud cheers end laughter
Women are more viruous Ihan men.
more moral, les. brutal. Bee ice, women
rule their homes-why no, lelp save the
naIlon' Applause Give cs womar
ruIIrage and ! viii organize million Of
my IRISH glrls TO vote down Finh Avenue
and vote your speaker INTO lho Whre
House Loud cheers ard some dissent
Woman should vote. Why should rhe
plantation boOr-iho unleuered, ignorant
African, whose heir grows up and back
into his head like the Banysn rec
whose leg is set IN The middle Of his foot
Laughter, who has nine cutie inches
less brain inside his thick skull T bnscsl;
who has only one hundred aud Guy pores
10 the square inch Of cuucal which ac-
counts for Us hCug able to smell him ~
half mile. Laughter and hl.scs Why
should thus half savage OF the back oods
plantation make laws Tor Anna Dickinson
or Harriet Beccher Slowe' leglslsle for
your wives. honorable Senators. or ninrl
[ applause.
What man dare .ay his souls hls own
at hIs own Isblc! How lsu with you.
Traln!J am tie best managed hu,b,nd
on the continent Laughter ! cay
am ready 10 iake ur stomp lor woman
suGrage. TApplau,r Il will puuly
he PUil'; lhey all vote dawn houses Of
bad IepUtc; vote down faro bsnk,. vote
down Progg,ric-; shut up rum shops. and
close the gin palaces. loud aEpIau.e.
They will vote for men Tor Office who arc
willing to preach lhIs sermon and prGe.
Hce II.
Don'I dnnl; don't smoke; don't chew:
don't swear; don'l gamble; don't have bui
one vile; don't DO a David or Solomon;
[Oh!J don't steal jewels. like Moses.
[ Applause. Don't cheat Essu. Ike Js-
cob. Love God, but don't love God 80
much that you have no time io love your
fellow man. Sen'alion. Love truth.
love 'irIce. and DO happy. Loud sp-
Plsu, 0.
Woman Will vote every time for rha,
platform. hgarn. 10 our day. tie mo.
menI man can borrow 'noURb money TO
settle It on his wife. be goes 10 for tie
Bankrupt Law. Hence. the woDsn needs
yoies 10 Pio!;ci The properly that belongs
to her husbands creditors rApplsuse
and lanrhfef
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-08-31
SHEPHERDSTOWN JEFFERSON COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA. SATU

neeTi heard The whistle OF down brakes;
saw The forms Of three men hurry.as up
10 the locomotive; . lew more bounds
and he can hear their voices. He now
shows cal with a! his power welcome
shout Is returned. One. two, three, and
he is 5ayed-sayed from perils nameless
and fearful, and from a death Of agony.
He was naarly wild with excitement, and,
as the engine slowly started away, and
then increased It's speed till The telegraph
poles were flying past and the distance
between the wreck and them was increa.
sing, lie laughed and cried by turns, shout
ed, danced, and committed all sorts Of ex.
lfavagances.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-08-31
TIE SOUTu-ITS RUINS.

Rev. Father Ryan. The author Of the
Conquered Banner" delivered a lecture
~ Nashville, Tenn, during the winter, in
which occurs the following beautiful pss
sage:
"a land wilhou, ruins is iaal with
out memories land without mcmoues
is land wi,hou, liberty. 4 land ua,
wears q laurel crown may be la,r TO see;
bu, iwinc few sad cypress leaves around
the brow Of any land, and bo thai land
barren, bcauuless and bleak. il becomes
lovely in lis consecraiod coronci Of sor.
row and it wins the sympathy Of the
heart ana Of history. Crowns Of roses
fade-crowns OF thorns endure. Colys.
rIes snd cruciixions take deepes, hold Of
humanly-lhe ,iumphs OF might are
lransenI-!hey pass and are fQrgouen-
tie sufFeEings Of right are craven deepest
on the chronicle Of nations.
"Yes, give me the land where the RUNS
are spread,
And The living tread hight on the hearts Of
the dead
g give '''' Z '""' "''' '' O'''' Oy we
,.,,-..I,..., uI'" ,.,..,.., -,
So,Ioa;
". .;,.o o,, 49,, I,,3 ,rLo., Lob.,,l.,.
el III II,", 49, ''''N WV "
H. O,sI,l 80, 10 r,,,,o ,la fam, ,C ,Ia
- % ''''''1 '' '''' ~ ''' '.'' w." W Wv
Voe civo mo IorI tho, hath l.corJs
and laws
That tell NJ tho memories of long vanish.
la.
yos c,ve me , and ,b,t hath story md
so,c
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-08-31
The End OF Great hen.

Happening TO cast my eyes upon
printed page Of miniature portraits per.
ceiveG that the four pe!sonages who oc-
cupicd the most conspicuous places, were
alexander Hannibal, Cesar and Bona.
partc had seen The same unnumbered
times before, but never did The same SEN
sa,on arise in my bosom, as my mind
hastily glanced over their several hislo-
rlcs.
Alexander, having climbed the dizzy
heights of his ambition, and with lis TEN.
pies bound with chaplets dipped in the
blood Of countless nations, looking down
on conquered world and vcp, that there
was not another world 70 conquer, set
ely on FIRE, and died 10 scene Of de-
b4Uch.
Hannibal, after having 10 the astonish,
men, and conservation of Rome, passed
the Alps, after having put to flight the ar
mics of the mistress Of the world" and
stripped ",hreo bushels Of golden rings
from the fingers OF her ughiered knights,
and made her very foundation quake
fed from his country, being hated by
those who exulilngly united his name TO
that Of their God, and called him Hunni
Baal, and dice at last by poison admins.
tered by his own hand, un!amented, and
unwepl in foreign land.
Caesar, after having conquered eight
hundred cities, and dyed his garments in
the blood OF one million Of his foes; after
having pursued 10 his death the only ii
val he had on earth, was miserably as
sassina,ed by those he considered as his
nearest friends, and in that very place the
auainmen, Of which had been his greatest
ambition.
Bonsparte, whose mandate kings and
popes obeyed, after having deluged Eu-
rope with tears and blood, and clothed
the world in sachclo,h; closed his days in
lonely banishmert, almost literally exIIed
from the world, yet where be could some
times see his counEy's banner waving
over the deep, but which would not or
could no! bring him aid
Thus, these four men, who from the
peculiar situation OF their portraits, seem
ed to stand as the representatives. O. a
hos. whom the world calls greas-ihose
four, who each in turn made lhe earth
uemble 10 its very centre by their simple
uesd-seyeral tiet, one by inso1icaiIon,
OF, as some suppose, by poison mingled
in his VINE; one suicide; one murdered
b. be friends, and one lonely exile +.
How 5rl ice mighty fallen J..