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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-09-17
Georgia Wheat.

They are shipping large quantities of wheat
out in Georgia. Certain sanguine people
take this as evidence Of their having sur
plus there. But the inference is unwarraut-
able. They are in sore need of money
to secure their cotton crops. The wheat was
harvested sooner by fortnight there than
elsewhere. And they have very few good
Touring mills. All these things make it
more profitable for the Georgians to hurry
their wheat into market, than to hold it back,
grind and consume it. The practice there is
to sell wheat.and buy flour. The shipment
of wheat early has enabled them to get seven
ty-tivc cts. to dollar more for it, than if they
had waited till the whole crop of the Union
came rushing into the markers. 1t is with
Georgian wheat as with truck farming about
Norfolk. The early bird gets the worm.
The flow of wheat out of Georgia, is the evil
dence of nothing but urgent need of money,
aud a determined purpose by early shipments
to realize the greatest possible returns. BY
Christmas, Georgia will be heavy buyer of
flour, which she will get in sacks from Louis
vile, Nashville and from the river above
Memphis. She will pay four to FIVE dollars
hundred for flour. after selling wheat for
the equivalent of six and half per hundred
OF four.-INOrfOk Journal.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-09-17
POETICAL.
from the weekly News i
FADED GLoRIEs.
BY ERxEsr MAXWELL

"The memory Of joys that are passed, pleasant.
and mOurnful 70 the sOul."-ossIAS.
'Midst these days of gloom and sorrow.
When We dread each coming morrow,
Fearing lest the morn may bring US more Of evil
Willie we drain the cup of anguish.
While our hearts depending anguish,
Turn we stil with mOurnful pleasure, to the happy
days OF yOre.
While the cred CrOss'' yet waved o'erus,
While n thousand hopes up bore US,
And our fondly trusting spirits still the smile Of
While 4 world seemed TO adore Us.
As We trOd the path before Us,
Leading onward, Ger aud upward, on to Freedoms
glorious shore.
When the very heavens above US,
Smiling, seemed to cheer and love Us.
And our noble martyr army victor still its banners
Ere the storm-cIoud which impended,
Bursting, our light vision ended,
Bowed US to the earth in sorrow, racked hearts
with anguish sure.
Aye, although we sit in ashes,
Covered DER with scars md gashes,
Vengeful stabs Of the OpPreEsOr which we bear for
Still. in deepest dcsolation,
Have ye yet the reservation
OF the days Departed of the glOries gone be.
fore.
Though we weep a fallen nation,
Have our mar Iyrs found salvation,
And the Isure OF their glory shall be full forever
Faithfully they bo-e their burden,
Well they won the heroes guerdon,
And through all the coming ages earth their men,
Ory shall adore.
These are joys which cannot leave US,
Though the Zoe Of all should 'reave US,
This is balm to hearts of anguish sweet relief to
Through all time. in song and story,
Earth shall give our NEED OF goryS
That, at least, we fought for Freedom, left our
prints on her bright shore.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-09-17
Love and Laudanum in Broken Doses,

On Saturday afternoon a commotfon was
created in the extreme upper end Of the city:
by the intelligence that very fair and fasci-
mating German girl named Kate Krenensta.
pei had swallowed a dose Of iaudauun and
was trying to leave this sphere of sin and
trouble. 1t appears that Kate has been in
love, has had 1t very badly, and unfortunately
for her Cor him) the affection was not recipro.
Gated. She could not stand this. She de.
termIned to put an end to herself. She. on
this determination, purchased fifteen cents
worth OF laudanum, aud sitting on the side of
the bed in her private apartment swallowed it
almost at one gulP. Then she thought. oh
how soon she would be among ;he angels. and
she thought how often her and Conrad swaI
lowed beer at Woodland Garden. Dear.
sweet Conrad, she would leave him soon. But
would he think Of her? About this time
she had very severe pain in the bowels;
which DIRE" her almost into a knot. and she
called her younger sister and told her to run
for doctor: The doctor came. He raye
her severe dose of castor oil, and then tried
to pump her out with stomach pump. Be.
tween the pump and the oil poor Kate
thought 1t was better TO live than 10 die. and
she Is now prOpped mp on the pillows buoy
ing herself upon the prospect that if Conrad
don't take her, there's a "hundred tousant
besser as he" all ready to matry.-L0uis0ilLs
Courier.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-09-17
P1ano-Fortes.
CHARLES u. STIEFF,

MANUFACTURER OF First Premium GRAND
vi and SQUARE: PIANOS. Factories 81 aud SO
Camden street, and Is aud a Perry street, near
baltimore and Ohio Railroad. wARE-ROOMS,
NO'1, North Liberty street, above Baltimore, BAL
IINoEE, Md.
Has always on hand the largest stock of PIANOS
in the city Ny new Grand Scale Over-sruug A.
Eyraffs Treble Pianos pronounced by the anna
Teurs and professors to be the best Piano nanuiac
JUred. We warrant them free Of every fault for
five years, and the privilege of exchange within
twelve months, il not entirely satisfactory IONIhe
purchaser.
SECONDHAND PIANOS.
always on hInd-S5 to $500. MELODEOSS and
PARLOR ORGANS from the best makers.
We have permission refer to the following per
sons vhO hIve our Pianos IN USED Rsntch, VIM
Rush, w G. Butler, Richard Williams, Dennis
Daniels. Benz amin Harnson in jefferson county,
@nd James CuHnns cham. Z Cunningham, Ja-
cob Seibert, B.nilmin Speck. Andrew Bowman,
George HUks, Jacob Miller, Charles Il Coc, James
Denny, LemueI Campbell, Rev Mr. Hair, in Herke
ley county.
90 For further particulars. apply to b F HA
RISUS, Agent, Shcphe TdstUwn.
Terms liberal 4 call Is solicited
October >, IS66-ly
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-09-17

= The harvest of 1867 in America is one of
the most bOuntiful ever gathered. A close
and accurate observer of agricultural matters
reports. with regard to this harvest, that Hi
nois is much ths largest producer of Indian
corn, more than one sixth of the whole crop
of the country being grown there. and also
the largest producer of oats (more than 20 per
cent. Of the whoIe.) and of hay more than 90
per cent. Pennsylvania takes the lead in the
production of rye-nearly one-third of the
product of the whole country. and in buck
wheat over AZ per cent. New jersey produ-
ces more rye than any other State, according
to population. New York takes the lead in
the production Of barley, about 40 per cent
Of the whole country. Virginia takes the
lead in tobacco; about 80 per cent. New
York, Pennsylvania aud New Jersey together
produce two-thirds of all the rye New York
stands the tenth State in the production of
indian corn. being exceeded by Illinois. Indi-
ana, Ohio. Iowa. Tennessee, Pennsylvania.
Virginia, Kentucky and Missouri. In wheat
New York Is exceeded by Illinois, Wisconsin,
Michigan and Iowa. Illinois alone has in corn
about 100000 acres in wheat, 2, JOG, 900
acres in rye. 345, 900 acres in oats, ss5, 900
acresj in barley, 4 l 900 acres.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-09-17

A SINGULAR INcIDENT-Abodt seven
weeks ago young man, named Thomas
McClue, Of Kalina, while drinking soma
water, swallowed a small bug, famiIiarIy
known as the pinchiDg bug. Although at
the time of swallowing the bag he felt some
peculiar sensations in the stomach, he did not
feel alarmed at the fact In a few days,
however, he became quite unwell, and suffered
intense pain in the stomach. This state OF
things existed for several weeks, and during
the entire time the pains became more zeTeIe,
until they became almost unbearable Finally,
at the end Of the sixth week. the young man
vomitted up the bug, aud upon examination
it was found TO be alive, and larger than the
usual size Of bugs Of its species. The insect
was taken possession Of By a member Of the
medical fraternity, who proposed examining
into the facts relative to its longevity Of life
and growth in the stomach of the young man.
The young man has rapidly recovered his
health, and is now almost over the effects
produced By his bugship.-P Putnam Ta.)
Sentinel.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-09-17

= The Shenandoah HerGH says that
Messrs. Placide & Clarke, who have the con-
tract for reconstructiug the NJ. g. r. r.. from
Strasburg to Mt. jackson, will commence the
work at once, and that they are men of known
energy and experience.
Mrs Nancy Rutherford, living at Mount
Airy, in Wythe county. gave birth. few
days since, to three healthy, living children,
weighing in the aggregate t'cenIy: four pounds.
Two are girls, aud one boy.
Returns from all the counties OF Vir-
ginia, except eight counties, received at head
quarters in Richmond, show the registration
to be: whites 10000; blacks 900. The
counties not heard from will increase this ma
iority.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-09-17

Gen. Wade Hampton, of South Carroll.
na, has published letter advising the peo-
pie against accepting reconstruction under
the acts of Congress, preferriDg to be held
under military government.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-09-17

quiet siumber as had not known for weeks,
and feared should never again know. 1
can now pray in my family and feel that my
peace is made with God"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-09-17

AN ANCIENT OPISIoS oP I.ovE.-Itisa
pretty soft thing this same love an excellent
camPany keeper-full Of eentleness and af1
fa0ility; makes men fine, and 90 cleanlv.
teacheth them good qualities, handsome prs,
testations; and If the ground be not too bar
ren, 1t br1ngeth foIttrfhyme and songs, full
Of passion and Tenderness.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-09-17
CO-PARTNERSHIP.

BEAUTIFUL Bead Necklaces for sale cheap at
~ L. DiNKLErS.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-09-17

Since this number your letters have been looked for
hoping that other surroundings might be noticed
As yet none have appeared. Thinking that it once
interested in this subject you might like to coutin
ue it, send you me items OF facts that have come
my know ledge. in various ways, of the history Of
the founder OF IIarpers Ferry. Not being, a. is
easily seen, enough OF an author To prepare them
for tue press, transfer them To you, thinking that
part uf them may be of sufficient interest to
form the subject Of future letter. While should
feel repaid tor my trouble by seeing them in print
and know that others feel the amc Interest
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-12-19

recting the commissioners OF Internal
revenue 10 report what arrangements are
carried out in collecting the income tax
from the Shakers A. New hshaton,-
whether each male member OF the con-
munity Is allowed the exemption q, one
thousand. or whether that exemption
applies ouly to the community as a
whole; adopted.
Mr.. Kerr offered Il resolution tusruct.
ing the committee on ways and neaGs
TO inquire into the eXptdiepcy Of amend
ing the revenue lAw 80 as 10 exempt
from the payment of the stamp duty all
the ofllcia! bonds executed 70 OF gtr the
use OF religious charitable or bnevo-
lent societies; adopted,
After the presentation q, commuics
tions OF no general in.erest by The Sesk-
err the House went into \ COMMITTEE on
the whole, and Spt eches coudtuning
and defending the late Impeachment
project were delivered by favored nem.
bers.
The committee WAS further addressed
by Mr. Ella in condemnation OF the hesi-
dents course, and by Mr. Kerr IN avo.
cacy Of the extension Of the judiciary
system OF the United States, rendered
necessary by recent decisions and BY the
growth Of admiralty cases. The Om-
mittee rose ami the House adjourned
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-12-19
4oTH CONGRESSMAN SESSION
WAsHrNeToE, Dec. 10.
SENATE.

SENATE
A bill was reported from the commit
tee on territories to regulate the selec-
ton Of Jurors in Utah, and for other
purposes. II foroids polygamy and
makes issue therefrom illegitimate; es
tablishes election laws, and repeats the
law exempting the church of the Latter
Day Saints from taxation.
A bill to provide additional bonnties,
giving bOunties to families Of deceased
soldiers entitled to them, was debated
and passed,
Mr. Sherman called up the bill abolish.
ing the tax on cotton grown after the
present year. After discussion and no.
tice of amendment applying remission
to the present crop, the bill was post
poned till Monday.
Mr. Wilson called up House bill to reg
ulate bounties. 1t gives to families Of
deceased soldiers the bounty to which
such soldiers would have been entitled I;
after some amendments the bill was
passed.
The joint resolutions Of adjournment
from Dec. 10th to Jan. 6,h, was taken
up and the previous vote reconsideFed,
10.
On motion Of Mr. Corbett the Senate
took up Mr. Edmund's bill TO raise the
value Of legal tenders, and Mr. Corbett
read lengthy speech in opposition to
the Dill, aud moved TO refer IL TO the
finance committee, with his bin to pro-
vide for the issue Of gold notes to iacili.
tate the resumption OF specie payments.
which was agreed to. After short *.
ecutive session the Senate adjourned ill
Monday. VIA
House,
A memorial Of Q akers In behalf NJ
the Indians was received and referred 70
the Indian committee
me select committee 10 distributing
rewards to the csptors OF JEFF Davis was
directed to report at soop possible.
mr. bidrsdes naaEed 4 resolution d,.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-12-19

nR. NJ. GOLDSMITH,
Late Surgeon and Brevet Lieut.. Colonel u :,
VoInntaeTs FORMERLY Professor of Surgery n
Castleton Medical College, late Protessos
of Surgery in the Kentucky School OF Medicine
has returned to Rutland, VT, where he viii re-
sumo the practice of his profession.
Office at the BARDWELL HOUSE
no<I6d&wtf.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-12-19

Rutland, Oct. IA. 1851.
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Fessendcn of Maine.
From he World.

From Ue World
One of the Maine journals presents the
name of William Pitt Fessenden as n proper
candidate for the next Presidency. and we are
surprised to see that the Boston Post, q ster-
ling Democratic paper, thinks that Fessenden
is by no means the worst man that might be
proposed for the position. The Post, doubt
less, looks with favor on Fessenden because
he snubs Sumner and the other Senatorial
wind-bag from Massachusetts, and now and
then boldly attacks even the terrible Wade.
These, however, are but negative qualities,
due to the generally acrid disposition of the
Senator from Maine, which prompts him to
now and then pitch into something or some
body, even the schemes and Senators in his
own political family.
1t is well enough, however, to credit Mr..
Fessenden with something, for there is not a
single Senator who is so constantly and so
immensely overrated. He is simplya shrewd.
sharp, ''down-east" lawyer, who makes the
most of what God has given him, and great
deal more of what he has been able to get
from his party. He is in no sense a statesman,
and his presumed greatness as a Senator is
due solely to his relative rank in point of Par
hamentary ability as compared with such
Senators as Sumner, of Massachusetts,,
Sprague, of Rhode Island, and other and lesser
radicals who sit around him. Among the
giants of other days--the Clays, Websters,
Calhouns, Douglases, and Wrights-Fessen-
den would be a political pigmy. Indeed, his
appearance at all in public life is probably and
mainly due to the fact that nearly every mem
Der of the Fessenden family hoated into
some Office, and he was swept in with the tide.
In some sections, and in the remoter regions
of Maine especially, he is looked upon as
"great tinancier;" but his whole course as
Secretary of the Treasury marks him only as
a great financial failure. Because he delights
in snubbing his political associates, Wade,
Wilson, and Sumner, the Boston Post may be
deluded into the idea that Fessenden has
streak of convervatsm in his composition,
and the idea has obtained widely. 1t is
delusion; there is not a more malignant radi-
cal i'll the whole party. If he opposes a radi-
cal measure, it is only because it is not radi-
cal enough. He has more than once appeared
as a lobbyist in the House to ''put through"
offensive measures which did not succeed to
his satisfaction in the Senate. He is parti-
san, and nothing else; and he is the poorest
of all persons to put in nomination for the
Presidency, since neither his intelligence nor
his principles warrant his elevation to that
office.
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southern ReCOnstruotIOn.
From the Herald.

From the Herald.
The tendency of public feeling all over the
South is manifestly in favor of being what we
call reconstructed; that is, accepting the terms
proposed by Congress as a means of coming
into the Union taking their place as States in
Congress, and exercising such influence as
their numerical representation may command.
We learn from Virginia from the Legislature
of that State. for example, has received with
General satisfaction the order Of General
Schofeld assuming command under the new
Military bill. From Georgia, North and South
Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, and Alabama,
we also hear that the late secessionists are be-
coming convinced that the votes OF the ne
groes will be rather favorable than hostile 10
their particular view of reconstruction. The
papers generally throughout the South appear
to adopt our plan for the Presidential canal
dacy in 1868 with the names OF General ufant
and General Lee on the ticket for President
and Vice President. That is the most sensl-
BILE thing they could do. There is spell IN
such a combination which will unite both
North and South, and bring our complications
to speedy issue. In that single sentence
there is more to assure foreign nations that the
| end OF our existing inharmOniOus condltloh
and the solutions of our troubles can be
reached than in the most logical arguments
| that could be used.
And now that the question of reconstruction
| is approaching a settlement, when slavery,
| the primary cause of the Rebellion, is
| abolished, and the Rebellion has gone with it
to the tomb of the Capulets, and the Southern
States are on the road to accept the inevitable
necessities of the hour, what is the use OF
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next January for SlOto $l2 per month, besides
their food and shelter-what could the most
reckless charges Of the bummers the most
desperate devices of the gold-gamblers, avail
Of course, the heather would rage for little
while; but it would be impotent, toothless
rage, as they would soon realize; and half the
"curbstone brokers' in Wall street would be
quietly hoeing corn in Iowa or digging gold in
Idaho by the Fourth of July next And-the
transformation once made they would
heartily agree with everybody else in the CON
cluson that it was wholesome change for
them and a capital thing for the country.
We are firm in the conviction that the Gov
ernment might safely resume to-day, appeal
ing frankly to the solvenoy and the patriotism
o f the country to sustain it in so doing. And
we never shall hasten resumption while we
talk of it as something to be done by and by,
when it needs but the courage and the will to
do it at once. ....... .....
"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves that we are underlings."
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Another Fenian Scare In Canada.

From the Herald.
The raw head and bloody bones of ferocious
Fenianism has again presented itself to the ex
cited imaginations of the Canadian people. In
the Convention which was held the other day
in Chicago to raise more funds on Fenian
bonds the Canadians could see nothing but
formidable organizations for the invasion of
the embryo kingdom, and the various public
meetings that have been held for the purpose
of letting off the efervescence that the recent
outbreak in Ireland erected among the Irish
in this country, have tended to throw our
neighbOrs over the border into a dreadful
state of bloodthirstiness. Regulars and
volunteers, with muskets and field pieces,
swords and sabres, have been pressed on to
the frontier, with the full expectation of meet
ing armed bands of Fenian invaders. We
are of opinion, however, that the Canadians
this time will find little cause for their prema-
turp scare,
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retaining the leader Of the Rebellion in Gus
tody any longer2 JEFF. Davis is perfectly
harmless. He can do no mischief il set at
large on his parole to answer any charges that
may be brought against him. Congress
should therefore, pass a resolution requesting
the President to release him. Such measure
could do no possible harm. On the contrary
it would do much to encourage the good
spirit which, in spite of the remnant of poll
tical fre-eaters left in the South, is evidently
now beginning to prevail there.
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u APARTMENT OF PUBLIC HIGHWAYS.
u Office. No. lOl South FIFIH Street.
DrOrrrI, - II114IhLPfIA IaIcn IT, 1901.

- PHILADELPHIA, March IL, 1867.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed Proposals Will be received at the office
of the Chief Commissioner OF Highways until
II o'clock NJ. on MONDAY, 18th, instant. for the
construction of the following on the line of
Vine street, from Third street to the west side of
Fourth street; Twenty-ftth street. from Hamilton
street TO the north side of Brandywine street,
bard street, on Fifteenth street, from THOMPSON
To the south side of Walnut street. on Walter
street, nom Fifteenth street to the side
teenth street, on Thirteenth street, from Callowhlll
street TO the north side of Wood street.
To be two feet six inches in diameter also, three
Spring Garden street, and two-eet in Jeffer-
street. from Alder street TO the westlne War
mock street, with the necessary manholes for each,
may be directed by the Chief Engineer and
surveyor. The understanding TO be that the Con-
tractor shall take bills prepared against the property
fronting said sewer TO the OF one dollar and
twenty-five cents for each nea foot of front on each
side OF the street much cash paid: the balance
as limited by Ordinance, TO be paid by the city.i
When the street Is occupied by City Passenger
Railroad track, the Sewer shall be constructed along
side OF said track IN such manner Obstruct or
interfere with the passage of thereon and no
claim for remuneration shall be paid the Contractor
by the company using said track, specified In Act
of Assembly approved May Sth 1856.
An Bidders are invited TO be present at the time and
Will be accompanied by certificate that a Bond mas
been filed in the Law Department directed Ordi-
nance OF May 18th, 1861 If the Lowest Bidder shall
not execute contract within five days AFTER the work
Is awarded, he Will be deemed declining and will
be held liable on his bond for the difference betWeen
his bid and the next highest bid.
Specifications may be had at the Department of
surveys which Will be strictly adhered to-
8l69t Chief Commissioner of Highwavvs.
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the NEW YORK PRESS.

EDITORIAL OPINIONS OF THE LEADING JOURNALS
uPos CURRENT TOPICs-COMPGLED EVERY
DAY FOR THE EVENING TELEGRAPH.
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The Democratic Party.

"The fault, dear Brutus is not In, our stars,
But i'm ourselves that we are underlings,"