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Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-07-24
'yuE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
COMPANY
NINETY CENTS On THE DOLLiR.

r'ts road was cont l1ici from omata 3Gj miles
west on ihe isLCf Jnrgry, lsG7 and Is Cally c,nip
ped, AMI trains dre ,'aUlarly rn0nirg oyer it, The.
COMPANY has nov on pa5A sun -ien. iron tiJs etc,
10 Gh:-h tnG remain poil on ~ l.c eastern has
Of The kuChy MUGHlrIrs, ~ w'rf. I'a'r. g Undrr
JIT TlCli1 ~ gone September sl Of tns y2ar, AMI
it's expected thar the entire road viii &c ~ r@GuIng
order from Omaha TO it, western carugoti'I WIN
tie CrG'r, Pacific no.. being Hpib'y vii, 5.;yafd
I'm Gocrpu,.nln Gal iur,,y Ilgu
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-15
MIsCELLANEOU US,
Robbing God.

One Sunday gentleman was going to
church. On his way he saw number of boys
playing on the common. lie wanted very
much to show them how wrong it was for
them to be SO doing, but he knew that if he
began to reprove them they would not listen to
him. So he walked leisurely up to them,
and sat down on the grass. Presently in a
pleasant familiar tone, he said, "Boys want
to tell you a story"
Directly they all gathered unsuspectingly
around him, and he began as follows:
"There was once good man who was no.
ted for his Kindness aud lberality. At the
As he was pursuing his way along lonely
as having suffered great loss, in consequence
of which he was in deep distress. With his
usual kindness the good man drew out his
purse, and after examining it, he said, 81
have only seven dollars with me, but l think
with one dollar / can get to the end of my
journey, and you shall have the rest" With
this he handed the man the six dollars. Was
not that generous? Would not you have
thought that the beggar must haye gone off,
feeling very grateful and contented? Ger
taiuly, we should have expected this. But
lie did no such thing. He was not beggar
at all, but robber; and seeing that the good
man had still one dollar in his purse, he
knocked him down with club and stole his
last dollar from him"
The boys were very Indignant on hearing
this. They 81! cried out against the shame,
tu! conduct ofthe robber One of them went
so far as to remark that he did not think any
body. could be found quite so wicked as that
Now stop" said the gentleman " let me
tell you, boys, this is just what you are doing.
God has freely given you six days out of the
seven for your Own uso. lie has kept only
one for himself, to be kept holy, and spent
in worshipping him; and yet you are SO mean
as to rob HIM even of that !'
The boys hung down their heads They
had not word to say, but broke up their play
and went oIf-BiGEicaL Tre0sury.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-15
The Usury Law,

z In the State Senate of Virginia, on the 4th
instant, Senator MEADE of the Frederick
district asked leave to make personal expla-
nation, which being granted, he said:
F Mr.. President-It was with much regret
that found, during my necessary absence for
a few days; Just before the adjournment for
Christmas, that the Senate had taken up and
passed bill restricting the legal rate of in
terest by contract to ten per cent. Sir, l
know of no measure fraught with more mis-
achief to our people. 1t is not my purpose to
abuse your patience by any extended remarks,
but would say to Senators that neither ten,
fifteen or twenty per cent will be sufficient
inducemcnt to bring money into our State,
until relieved from the present uncertain, un.
defined position We occupy towards the Fed
eral Government. Sir, this is the weight that
bears US down. You may repeal all laws up
on the subject of usury; you may, if you
will, make fifty per cent. the legal rate of in.
terest, but that will attract no money here
until pnblis confidence is restored. 1t is
want of confidence in the security, not the
per centage, that is our trouble, and in this
view of the subject l have the concurrence
of many of the ableSt financial men and LARGEST
capitalists in Baltimore. But, sir, what will
e.the effect of this bill, should it unfeTtu-
nately become a law? Whilst it will not
draw one dollar from abroad, it will at once
put up the rate of interest at home nearly
double, enabling the fortunate amongst us
still further TO increase the burdens of the
necessitous. Not a dollar will your banks
discount without the increased rate. Sena-
tors, are your people prepared for this ?
Mr.. President, was favorably struck with
the fact in noticing the action of the Senate
upon this bill, that the very same Senators
who plead for the payment of the little pit
tancc of six per cent, because of the poverty
of their people, aud their inability to pay six
per cent, were the advocates of this measure,
and clamorous for the privilege of paying what
price they pleased in order to borrow money
Now, sir, the effect of this will be to enable
parties who hold their property through
generous stay-law-which to-day would not
pay the honest debts-to mortgage it at un.
heard of rates to secure ready money they
could afford to pay twenty-five per cent, for
all they get is much gained. Sir, 1 do
not intend any reflections upon our noble.
gallant people. God knows love, honor and
respect them as the noblest people on earth;
but that there are too many amongst them
who would avail themselves of and thus abuse
the privilege, is too true. ask, Mr.. Presi.
dent, that it may be entered upon the Journal,
that, If present, [ would have protested against
the passage Of law SO pregnant With un-
mixed evil,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-15
Facts in Human Life.

The lumber of languages and dialects spo-
ken in the world amounts to 3U64 The in-
habitants Of the globe profess more than 1000
different religions. The number of men is
about equal to the number of women. The
average of human life is about thirty three
years. One quarter die previous to the age
OF seven one half before reaching seventeen:
and those who pass this age enjoy felicity
refused TO one-half the human species. 10
everyone hundred persons only one reaches
one hundred years of life; to every one hum
dred only six reach the age of sixty-fve and
not more than one in five hundred lives to
eighty years of age. There are on the earth
1,O0U 900 900 inhabitants, and of these 33,-
333,333 die every year, 91.S32 every day,
$3.50 every hour aud 60 every minute, or l
every second,
These losses are about balanced by an equal
number of births. The married are longer
lived than the single, above all, those who OBJ
serve sober and industrious habits. Tall men
live longer than short ones. Women have
more chances Of life in their favor previous to
being fifty years of age than men, but fewer
afterwards. The number of marriages are
most frequent after the equinoxes, that is,
during the months of June and December.-
Those born in the spring are generally more
robust than others. Births and deaths are
more frequent by night than by day. The
number of men capable of bearing arms is
calculated at one fourth of the population
Home Journal
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-15
A Palpable Hit.

In the House of Representatives, on Thurs.
day week, Mr.. Eldridge, of Wisconsin, offer
ed the following resolution
Resoloecl, That the following resolution, in
troduced into the House of Representatives.
December 4, 1862, by Hon. Thadeus Stevens,
expresses the conviction aud sense of this
House, to-wit: g ResoL0ed, That if any per
SON in the employment of the United States.
in either the legislative or the executive
branch, should propose to make peace, or
should accept, or advise the acceptance, of apy
such proposition, on any other basis than the
integrity and entire unity of the United States
and their Territories, as they existed at the
time OF the rebellion, he will be guilty of
nigh crime )" and that House bill 543 is
clearly in violation of the spirit of said reso-
lESon; and that the same does in fact assert.
or ut least admit, that seceessionists and rebels
were successful in dividing the Union. and
destroyed certain States of the United States,
as such in the Union, degrading them into
territories; and that the Hon. Thadeus Ste,
vens, in and by the introduction and adyoca.
cy of said bill, has manifested a mind and
heart dislOyal to the Constitution and the
Union of the States as they existed at the
time of the rebellion, and is guilty of the
crime specified in said resolution, and there
fore deserves the reprobation of this House.
Mr.. Ashley of Ohio, objected to the intro.
duction Of the resolution
Mr.. Eldridge said he did not desire to press
it, as the gentleman named in the resolution
was not then In his seat 1t was laid over.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-15
NO. 90.
the worat of all tyrants, body of senseless ia

thewoTst.Qf all tyrants, body of senSeless IA
natics,
When the passions and iufatuations of the
day shall have been dissipated by time. aud
ali the results of the late war shall have pass
ed into irreyocable history, the future chron-
iCler of that history will have most import
ant duty to perform, and posterity. while po-
ring over its pages, will be lost in wonder at
the follies and crimes committed by this gen
Grafton.
11y narrative is now given to the public,
and the sole merit 1 claim for it is that of
truthfulness. In writing it have received
material aid from an accurate diary kept by
Lieut.. William W. Old, aide to Major Gen.
Ed. johnson who was with me during the
campaign in Maryland aud the Shenandoah
Valley, until the 18th of August, 1864, and
the copious notes of Captain j. HOtchkiss,
who acted as Typographical Engineer for the
Second Corps and the army of the Valley
District, and recorded the events of each day,
from the opening of the campaign on the
Rapidap in May, 1864, until the affair at
Waynesboro, in March, 1865.
November, 1866. J. A. EARLY.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-15
From the Louisville courier.l
FAREWELL TO FREEDOM.


Farewell bright spiriti till in better days
a new born nation shalI thy temple raise,
In towering grandeur meath their native cline;
lllustrious made by lofty souls sublime.
The immortal monument OF the noble FREQ,
of those who fought and fell for liberty
OF those rho worship at thy ruined lane,
Aud know, though fallen, thou wilt rise again.
Farewell! and while the despot's iron rod
Shall smite the nation that blasphemes its God,
D, files His altar and subverts thy fans,
A nation wicked, cru.fa insane,
Thy spirit still shall DER thy wasted land
Till proved by devastation scOurge and flame,
Thy chastencd children shall thy reign proclaim
And re- erect thy stately dome on high,
Bright Frecdqnl's Phatos In the Western sky.
Alas ! that nations should forget thy worth;
Alas /! that tyrants should encumher earth
That ma N, unmindfil of his IOfIiest aim,
The inspiration of immortal fame,
Should sink the brute, the despOt, or the slave,
The cunning villain. or designing knave-
The wicked demon to degrade his race,
Their deeds illustriOus, and their works efface.
What, though more thy life-inspiring ray
Beam DER the Ian efulgent as the day?
What, though the clouds obscure the heavenly face
Aud night cnshroud thine earthly dwelling place
Yet shall thy spirit from the lowering sky,
Diepel The clouds, and bid the darkness fly
Thy flaming bolts Iilume the awakened land,
Denuded crime in trembling L.rror stand.
But purified, rcgenerated rise,
Thy sons triumphant with thy precious prize
a alton blrst. that shall to future time
Transmit their virtues, and their deeds sublime;
And leave tGeir record and immortal name,
The nobltRt. brightest IN the page of fame.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-15

The other night when Thermometer
stood at zero prominent citizen was aroused
by violent knocking at the door of his dom-
icil. Supposing that something extraordiua-
ry had happened, he jumped out of bed and
opened the door, when he found boy who
questioned him as follows: sDo YOU live
here Are you going toliye here next sum-
rner! Do you own this house ?" Upon re-
ceIyIng affirmative answers the boy.further
lnterrogated: "Well, -ME. --. VIII you
wantyour garden plowed next spring, because
II you do. i want the job" The prominent
citizen slammed the door and went back to
bed with anything but religious turn of
mind.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-15

-old Cooper is Dutcbman, and, Ike
many another, of Whatever nationality, has Z
wife that is "some." One day the old maj.
got into some trouble with neighbor, which
resulted in fight The Deighbor was get.
ting the better Of the old man, who was re-
sistiOg his antagonist to the best OF his abili-
ty, when his wife broke out Eith-sLie still;
Cooper, if he kills you I'll sue him for dam
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-15
PIANO FORTES AND MUSIC.

TJNHF subscriber solicits the attention
Il of the public to his fine assortment of
piano FoC6e5.
of various and patterns, g. 62and octavcs
them those from the celebrated factory OF
STODART,''
of New York, which for beauty of tone, power and
durability, are unequaHed- Also those Of
GROVESTEEN CO.,
the finest chap Pianos now manufactured, and TO
which especiaiattcntion is called.
A number of second ma nd PIANOS alEo on hand,
from : I5Ut to $500, both for sale and rent.
SHEET MUSIC OF ALL KINDS.
INSTRUCTION BOOKS for all instruments.
MEL0DEONS, VICLINS, GUITARS, STRINGS
Of all kinds, SC &c.
ORDERS from country dealers, and schools es-
pecially, solicited, and liberal discount allowed
II. D. HEWITT,
No. Sc North Charles st, near Saratoga,
March 6-ly Baltimore.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-15

"A youngster perusing chapter of Gen
esls turned to his mother and Inquired if peo-
pie IN those days did sums ON the ground
lie had heen reading the passage, SAnd the
seas ct mon multiplied upon the face of the
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-15

- Nature bids me ldge myself and hate all
that hurt me; reason bids me love my friend,
and hate those that envy me religion. bida
me love all, and hate none, and overcome syii
with good.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-15

DEBr.-With what facility can you enter
store and examiue all the pretty articles ex>
posed for sale, and order any quantity of them
to be sent home, paying therefor with promises
which it may never be in your power to re-
deem. 1t matters not whether you need them
not, you take no time to make the enquiry,
bat careless of the time for payment which
will inevitably come round, and without tho't
as to where the money is to come from to pay
for them, you have them put in your bill; and
the matter passes from your mind. In this
way the habit of buying things which you
do not need is formed, and with accelerated
pace you traveldown the road which has led
thousands to the wreck of fortune and peace
of mind
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-15
Tho Moral Market,

The fplloEing report of matters In the NOR.
al market has been made. We hope it is not
entirely correct -
HOnor-scarce. Old stock exhausted and
the new will be complete failure. 80
Yirtue-Old growth nearly consumed.
Young growth prospects very unpromising.
HOnesty-NOne in market. ,-.->..
Patriotsm-First quality scarce mono "a
be disposed Of secondqnality easily bought
on speculation at 100 per cent. discount. or
Prudence-A!l in the hands of old stock.
holders. n =
. Medesty-ssoek badly damaged, None
Vice-SfaFket. .orerstocked. saf
Pride-Narket glutted. mas
Politeness-Cbeap. Holders unwilling To
dispose of stock at present rates.
Scandal-NOue at wholesale. Dealt In
chiefly by hawkers aud pedIers at retail.
Religion-NOue genuine hand. Sfock
generally aduiteFatsd. Very few invest,
Love-NODe Ohered--e1eeps for green.
- Talspt-searoe article, sql esoig.iysly
cOnsistepey-out of fastiep.
-sut LoyegOOd, one of ti,s bumorists Of
the South, thus decribes afcertain class Of
Yanks-: gz
"They amt human NJ how. Their mint
at PhilsdeIphia is their heaven they think
their God cats half dims for breakfast, hash
es the leayings for diDnF, and swallows cep+
on dried apple for supper, sets on stamp
ing machine for throfe, sleeps on a cribfa
OF half dollars and measures men like money,
by COUNT. There amt one ofthem got soul
but what could dance ajig in cabbage seed,
and leave room for the fiddler"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-15

Coon ADvFoE,-The Bordentown Regis-
ter addresses itself 'to the young men of Bor-
dentown. Don't look at the girls SO. Can't
you suppose they put on feathers, aounces,
waterfalls, ribbons aud rings, for you to look
at? Not much Its only to please ma and
pa. They can't bear to be looked at-which
you might know by their blushes if you had
any sense. Don't do il"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-15

= Dryden Vas 80 bound mp in bis book
that his wife one day exclaimed: s'[ WishsI
were book that might always be IN your
society" 81 wish you were an almanac, 90
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-15
VIM. KNABE & co,
MANUFACTURERS OF
FIRST PREMIUM GOLD MEDAL
GRAND, SQUARE AND UPRIGHT

h. PI "A TT o.
THESE Instruments having been Oeforethe public
f0uthe past thirty years have upon their excellence
alone, attained AN UNPURGIiASED PRE-EMI-
NENcE thai ProaOunces them uncquallcd Their
IT ONE
combines great power, richness, sweetness, and
singing quality. well great purity of intOna-
tion aud harm 1niOusness throughout the entire
30 TOUCH
is Piantand elastic. and is entirely free from the
stiffness found in many pianos which causes the
performer easily tire. In
w o r x NJ An S HIP
hey cannot be excelled. Their is construct
ed with care ami attention to every part therein
that chlracterfzes the finest II nechanism: None but
the best seasoned material Ia used in their manu-
facture, and they will accept the hard of the
rOomwith that of the parior, upon equal
ity-uaafected in Ebo.F melody; in fact they are
constructed
''NorFoR a YEAR-BUT FOREVER"
Al our Square, Pianos have our new Improved
Grand Scale and Agraffc Treble.
&C. AHPGASOS guaranteed for FIVE YEARS
NO.35o West Baltimore street,
January is, Ise6-Iv
0S- For particulars apply to L. DINKLE, agent,
CharlcstOwu.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-15

POLITICAL.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-05

IMPEAcHMENT.-The report of the CON-
mittee is very short. 1t was made simply
to get the evidence taken put upon record
for use by the next Congress. Here is the
only important sentence in it: a
"The committee not having fully inves-
tigated all the charges prepared against
the President of the United States, 1t is
deemed inexpedient to submit any conclu-
sion beyond the statement that sufficien,
testimony has been brought to its notice tc
Justify and demand further prosecution
of the investigation"
Which Mr.. ROGERS, as the minority o.
the committee, answers as follows:
81 have carefully examined all the evil
dence in the case, and do report that her'
Is not one particle Of evidence to sustain an,
of the charges which the House charged
the committee to investigate, and that the
case is wholly without particle of evil
dence upon which impeachment could be
founded, and that with all the effort thai
has been made, and the mass of evidence
that has been taken, the case is entirely
bald of proof. He furthermore reports
that the most of the testimony that ha:
been taken is Of secondary (hearsay.
character, and such as would not be ad
mitted in court of justice"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-05
The FARMER for March is on our table
an excellent number.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
EXTRA SESSI q N.
MONDAY, March 4, 1857.
SENATE.

MONDAY, March 4, 1857.
SENATE.
Pursuant TO the proclamation OF the Governor,
the Senate assembled Ia extra session al the capt.
toi at IL o'clock, and was called 10 order Dy Lieu
tenant Governor CowPEK.
The roll being called, quorum OF senators an
swered TO their names.
gates, through Mr.. GRAY, announcing the oigani-
aalon of tn body and its readiness to proceed to
A message was received from the Governor by
his aid, Colonel Lewis. [lt will be found in the
The message having been read by the Clerk, on
motion Of Mr. ALEXANDER, 5000 extra copies were
ordered To be printed
R-solred That a committee OF thirteen men,
beers be appointed, with leave TO sit during the
sessions OF the Senate. u consider the suoJect OF
the call Of a convention and such other matters rs
the eXigencies of the times may demand, and re-
port by bill or Otherwise.
The resolution was opposed by Mr.. MERcIER,
and the question being afterwards taken, 1t was
The CHAIR appointed the following as the COM
mittee under the foregoing resolution: Messrs.
Boiling, Keen, Trout, Gray, Alexandsr, Carter
Gali. Lawson, Mckae, Lemosy Peck Taliaferro.
Mr. BOILING notified the committee to meet for
consultation Immediately arer the adjournment.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The PREsIpEYT appointed the same standing
committees existing ~ the regular session, and also
the same pages
journei until Tuesday At u o'clock.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Mr.. Speaker BALDWIN called the House to order
at ~ o'clock, and ordered The Governors procla-
nation to be read which was done; and the roll
was called-seyeDty four members answering to
Mr. GRAY was deputed to inform the Senate that
aauorIm was present and the House was ready TO
proceed 10 business.
The srsAKsR Informed the House that the stand
ing committees appointed at the regular session
would be the standing committees of the extra
session.
body was prepared to proceed with business.
GoyERSoR's MESSAGE.
Colonel Lewis, the aid to the Governor, brought
in a me age from the Governor; which was read
as follows.
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
RICHMOND, March 4, 1867. s
To the Senate and House Of Delegates OF
Virginia
Gentlemen,-I deem it my duty to call
your attention to the recent act OF Con-
gress entitled Gan act to provide for the
more efficient government Of the rebel
States" The last six years have made an
eventful period In our history. One crisis
has scarcely passed before another of
greater magnitude has arisen. During the
canvass OF 1860 for President and Vice
PRESIDENT scarcely press, and but few
politicians, advocated the secession of the
State from the Union. In January. 1881
the General Assembly called a. con
yention, which met at the capitol on
the 18th day of February of the same
year. A full vote Of the people was cast
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-05

The RICHMOND ECLECTIC-AGAIN.-We
copied the table of contents yesterday.
Having read every article, we can now say
that the March number is full of good
things upon a great variety OF subjects.
There is nothing inferior in it except the
poetry, which is execrable and this occu-
pies very little space. The Miscellanies
from Foreign Magazines ought to be Gre
dited. Every reader likes to know who it
is that says such and such thing. An
article from the Westminster and one from
the North British Rerielc, even in the same
words, would or might have very different
meanings. Another little matter: those
who patronize the Eclectic are, generally
speaking, persons who would like to see
the articles reproduced just as they appear
in Great Britain. Let us have the original
syntax, photography, and punctuation.