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North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-12

HONORABLE CoURTsHIp. heard
very pretty incident the other day, which
we cannot help relating. A young lady
from the South, it seems was wooed and
won by youthful physician living in CAL
afornia.-When the engagement was made
the doctor was rich, having been very sue
cessful at San Francisco. 1t hSd not exis-
ted six months however, when by an un-
fortunate inve1tment he lost his entire
"help." The event came upon him, it
should be added, just as he was about to
claim his bride. What does he do! Why
like an honorable and chivalrous young
fellow as he is, he sits down and writes the
young lady every particular of the unhappy
turn which had taken place in his fortunes
assuring her that if the fact produced any
change of feelings towards him, she was
released from all the promises she had
made to him. And what does she do, dear
good girl? Why, she takes lump ofpure
gold, which her lover had sent her in his
prosperity as a keepsake, and having it
manufactured into ring, forwards it to
him, with the following Bible inscription
engraved in distinct characters on the out
side "Entreat me not to leave thee, or
to return from following after thee for
whittier thou goest will 60, and where
thou lodgest I will lodge thy people shall
be my people and thy God my God;where
thou diest I will die; and there will be
buried the Lord do so to me and more
also, if aught but death part me and thee"
The lover idolized his sweetheart more
than ever. when he received this precious
evidence of her devotion to him Doth in
storm and sunshine. We may add that
fortune soon again SMILED upon the
young physician, and that he subsequent
ly returned to the north to wed the sweet
girl he loved, and who loved him with such
an undying affection. Young ladies who
read the Bible, as the heroine of this incl
dent seems to have done, are pretty sure to
make good sweethearts and better wives.-
louisville Journal.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-12
Good Rules for Using the Tongue.

The tongue is called in the Bible an I'M.
ruly member Our own experience ac-
cords perfectly with the saying of Holy
Writ, and observations on the tongues oi
others have satisfied US of the fact. We
think the following rules, if carefully fol-
lowed, will be found of great use in tamirg
that which has not yet been perfectly
tanned:
l. Never use your tongue in speaking
anything but truth. The God of truth
who made the tongue, did not intend it for
any other use. 1t will not work well in
falsehood as it will run into such incon-
sistencies as to detect ITSELF To use the
organ for publishing falsehood, Is as inccn-
gruous as the use of the eye for hearing,
or the ear for smelling.
2. Do not use your tongue too much.
1t is kind of waste gate to let off the
thoughts as they collect upon the mind, but
if the waste-gate is always open, the water
will soon run shallow. Many people use
their tongues too much. Shut the gate,
and let streams of thought flow In till the
mind is full, and then you may let off with
some effect.
8 Never let the stream of passion move
the tongue Some people, when they are
about to put this member in motion, hoist
the wrong gate they let out Passion in
stead of Reason. The tongue then make:
a great noise, disturbs the quiet of the
persons strength, but does no good. The
whirlwind has ceased, But what is the ben
eft
4, Look into the pond, and see if there
is water enough to move the wheel to any
purpose before you open the gate or
plainly, THINK before you SPEAK.
5. Never put your tongue in motor
while your respondent has his in notion
The two streams will meet, and the Ieac-
tion will be so great that the words of nei
ther will reach the other, but come back il
binding sprinkle upon himself.
6, That your tongue is hung true before
you use it. Some tongues we have observ
ed are SO hung that they equivocate con
siderably, Let the owners offs turn th,
screw of conscience until the tongue moves
true.
z. Expect that others will use thei
tongues for what You do yours. Some
claim the privilege of reporting all thu
news, and charge others not to do so.-
Your neighbor will not allow you to mo-
nopolize the business. II you have any
thing to be kept secret, keep it to yourself
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-12

The FIRST TWENTY YEARs.-Live as
long as you may, the first twenty years
form the greater part of your life. They
appear SO when when they are passing;,
they seem to have been so when we look
back to them aud they take up more room
in our memory than all the years that sue
ceed them.
If this be so, how important that they
should be passed IN planting good princi-
Piles, cultivating good tastes, strengthning
good habits, fleeing all those pleasures
which lay up bitterness and sorrow for
time to come /! Take good care of the first
twenty years of your life, and you may
hope that the last twenty years will take
good care of you.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-12

w John Wesley, the founder of Meth
odism, when one day riding through the
country, was saluted by fellow who was
lying in the ditch.
"Halloo, Father Wesley, Tn glad to,
see you. How do you do ?"
81 don't know you," said Mr.. W., rein
ing up his horse. "Who are you?"
"Don't know met Why, sir, you are
the very man who converted me-"
81 Ireckon am" said Mr.. Wesley, put
ting spurs to his horse, "at least one thing
is evident, the Lord has had nothing to do
with it"
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-12

Much tongue and much Judgment seldom
60 together, e ns @ -
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-12

@ Loyal reports from Washington 20
to show that the leaders in the impeach-
ment business are becoming more alarmed
as the farce progresses than the President,
and instead of hanging him when they get
through, the Ashleys and Buffers will have
trouble to keep the rope Of their own
necks. A scoundreI never succeeds In
business, however great his pretentions 10
morality and right.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-12
NEW SERIES,

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NO paper will be DISCONTINUED, until all ar
garages are paid unless at the option of publisher.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-12

g An old miser, who was notorious
for self.denial, was one day asked why he
was so thin. 81 do not know" said the
miser, 81 have tried various means for get
ting fatter but without success" "Have
you tried victuals ?' inquired the friend.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-12

c. Where is tho "aour apple tree" on
which JEFF. Davis was to be hung7
Wait anxiously for an answer from the
Tribune,
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-12

!. The aggregate production Of the
oil wells at Pithole is now 92l bar
rels per day.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-12

A fellow went to Saratoga for his health
-topick up a ittle--and picked up enough
to send him to State prison for three years.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-12

Why is wife like a newspaper Q Do
you give it up? Because every man
should have one without borrowing his
neighbor's. 80
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-12

THE GLORY OF NAN is STRENGTH. There
ore the nervous and debiltated should Immediately
nse HELMBoLD's EXTRACT BUcau, =
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-13
THE Law AND THE CONGRESS-

The Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania has
decided that the act Of Congress declaring
that those who deserted the military SER
vice shall not exercise the rights Of citi.
zens is highly penal, and that Congress has
no right to prescribe the qualifications oil
electors in the several States. What be-
comes of Sherman's plan of reconstruc-
ton Memphis B,lictfn. d. b
Gov Brownlow held with the Supreme
Court of Pennsylyania less than two
years ago, that Congress could not inter
fere with the right Of suifragein the States.
Referring to the probability that Con
gress would demand that the right of sui
frage should be conferred upon the negro
in this State, Gov Brownlow said in his
message Of October, 1865 whatever
may be the result Of the contest antici.
pated in Congress upon this subject,
take occasion to say in advance, that
Congress has no right to fix the qualfca
ton Of voter within State And he
declared very emphatically that If any
point be settled, il is clear that the
trainers Of the constitution intended that
each State should prescribe who should
vote and who should not lie also as
serted that the Northern States regulate
this question, and exclude negroes from
the ballot-hox, and it would be unjust in
them not to allow as 10 manage this
thing for ourselves as they do, under the
constitution" That was the position Of
the Southern Radicals then
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-13

Tbs Radicals are in oyerhaste to apply
the Reconstruction machinery in States
where no legal governments exist
At municipal election in Alexandra,
Virginia, last week they attempted to ap.
ply il, but were foiled by the authorities.
That miserable specimen Of the spawn Of
the war, Gov Wells, OF Louisiana, pro
claimed the other day that his State had
sunk into a province Both of these
movements were intended to control
municipal elections, by admitting the
negro vote and excluding the disfranchised
whites according to the jth section of the
law. Great clamor was made in Con-
gress about the Alexandria affair and
Wells folly came near producing a re
petition Of the tragedy in New Orleans
which it caused last summer
1t is very clear that the provisions Of
the law do not 50 into effect until the mil
itary organization Of the military dis
trlets p erected, although the u see>
ton DEGREES that each Of the State gov
ernments IA these districts are to be re-
garded, from the date Of its passage, as
provisional The commanders ofthe dis-
tricts are to notify State Governors Of
hSially Of that Fact, and until that time,
the order of things is understood 10 be
undisturbed Such notification cannot
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-13
CONGRESSIONAL RECONSTRUCTION
IN LOUISIANA.

On the 9Th inst. the Legislature adopted
the following resolution, touching the late
act Of Congress and the relations Of tina
State to the Union
Joint resolution for the creation OF joint spe-
clal committee, 20 whom shall be referred al
questions Of Federal legislation and policy az
fectinF Louisiana.
Resolved by the Senate and House Of
Representatives in General Assembly con-
yened, That a joint special committee Of
both Houses be raised, 10 whom shall be
referred the preamble and Joint resolutions
in relation 60 the Congress Of the United
States, and all kindred questions and meas
ures, with instructions 10 consider the
whole subject of Federal legislation and
policy with reference TO the Southern
States, having origin in the late unhappy
struggle for separation, 80 far as said policy
and measures may affect Louisiana; and
that Il shall be the duty Of the committee
20 prepare for the consideration Of the Lee
gislature such measures as may oonduce TO
their profession by all peaceable and con
stitutional means, and 20 lay before the
government, the country and the world, in
firm but respectful language, eur solemn
protest against the usurpations with which
We are threatened. 0...Nt fE.#.
Be it further resolved, That said commit
tee shall meet without reference 70 the daily
sessions Of the General Assembly, aud that
the members be excused while 20 sitting
from attendance al the sessions Of the Gen
eral Assembly.
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-13
Largest circulation in City and Stat
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The receipts Of internal revenue for the week
ending the 9th inst, amounted 90 S4ls.bzs ~.
Total receipts since June ~, ls55, commencement
Of the present fiscal year, S2o5,olL5Vz p
Elward O'Brien. a New Jersey railroad switch
tender has been convicted Of manslaughter'
fined 5000 and sentenced 10 three months nm
priz8nment for negligence. causing an acci0ehl
by which two passengers we're killed last SUM
IneE.
The Court Of Appeals Of Kentucky on the 9th
iusf decided that the bounty fund acts passed
by the legislature some two or three years since.
Authorizing the ievyinR Of taxes to pay bounties
10 YqlpnteeTs entering the military service Oh
the United States are unc0nsiluuohai-
An effort Is being made 20 call q caucus Of the
Kepublean members Of the House 20 agree 20 a
rea0lution that the Judiciary Committee be Is
charged from the further consideration OF the
Impeachment Investigation. This course a. al
yised by leading Radical senators.
A dispatch 10 the Cincinnati Commercial
dated the 10th inst. says: The senate desires
10 adjourn by the last Of this or the middle OF
next week but II the President persists IN nom
mating Democrats Tor some Of the Offices. and
the Senat insists upon their rejection, an ad-
jOurnment is not possible for weeks. The House
would like 20 adjourn at once but not later than
10 the middle Of May. The Senate prefers 20
stay here for q while. and then go over 90 the
middle Of October, or even December. The
members Of the House are ore by one giving way
to the Senate plan"
The Washington correspondent Of the Cincln-
natl Gazeffe says in his dispatch Of the 10Th IN
slant: The impeachment inquiry has been
taken up by the Judiciary Committee OF the
House, and several witnesses are summoned 70
appear this week The new Democratic mem
bers, Messrs Marshall and Eldridge. are not at
all satisfied with the manner in which Jack
Rogers did his work last session, and will proba,
bly recall several persons who were examined
then. The entire evidence heretofore taken, ls,
ct course, open for their examination, and they
were engaged yesterday in looking through 1t.
The majority intends giving them every adyan-
tage they can reasonably ask and the minority
express themselves much pleased with the recep-
ton accorded them by the older members. Ar
Engagements are making 10 divide the commi Nee
into three or four sub committees, for more
rapid and thorough prosecution Of inquiry. and
one Of these will probably visit Tennessee du-
ring the Congressional recess.
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-13

THE Radical organ in this city in at.
tempting to break the force Of a late
vigorous and pointed speech Of Hon.
A. 4 Colyar, says aOf the $500 ne
groes in this State, there is none 80
ignorant as not TO know that his liberty
has been won by the blood of the Repub-
lican party
The writer Of this paragraph is not so
ignorant as not to know that the Re-
publicans avowed in the outset OF the
war, that their object was not 20 free the
negro; that they gave him his freedom
, not so much in consideration Of him, as
for the purpose Of crippling the power Of
their white antagonists in the contest ;
and that if they had proclaimed as the
purpose of the war, the freeing ofnegroes,
there would have been but little blood
shed, except that Of fanatics like old
John Brown, who were frank enough to
declare the object and foolhardy enough
to attempt It.
The liberation of the negroes was but
piece of military strategy-a mere in
cident in "A great civil CONFUSION; and
that class owe as much gratitude to one
of the parties TO the war as to the other
Their enfranchisement is piece ofpoliti-
cal strategy -despicahle and reckless
strategy, Those who have ACCOMPLISHED
it have as little concern for the real in
terest Of the negro, az they have for the
permanent good Of the country. They
used him as an instrument during the
war, and held him in such contempt That
they did not do that, until they were
forced and they propose to make a dupe
of him now for their own selfish ends
The negro is freeman and voter,
however, and if he has half capacity to
be either, he had better beware of those
fellows who boast of bearing him gifts,
and shedding their blood for him
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LATEST TELBGRAMS.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES.
Interesting from lIexieO.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 12.-The Mex
lean Consul has information, derived from
the Secretary Of the government, that Ma
zatlin city, Mexico, was occupied by the
Liberals February 9th. The President,
cabinet and suite arrived at Guerto same
date, after three days journey from the
capitol, and report Ortega shot by order of
Juarez. 1t is untrue about Joaquin, Mira
mons brother, being in Jail. The General
was taken near Locatecas, and shot as a
traitor, in the last engagement with Mira
mon. One hundred and fifty Frenehmen,
captured by Escobedo, having left the ser
vice Of France to join the Imperial cause,
were ordered to be shot at San Jacinto
city. Horteea was evacuated by the Impe-
rialists and occupied by the Liberals under
Gen. Behnlio.
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tbs following novel advertisement APP,
pears in the Memphis Bulletin. 1t wears
a jocular appearance, but the Bulletin
refers to it editorially in Il serious view.
The bankrupt law isa wise one, and will
work q general good and fulfill the obs
ject of general laws, but we have nothing
to say of this mode of getting under its
sheltering wing, except that it is Mem
phian-something original aud unique
BANKRUPTs, ATTENTION. - All those
who would Join us in going through the
mill Of bankruptcy, at half the usual fare,
viii address Debtors care of the Bulletin
office Six of us unfortunate fellows have
made terms and have the highway TO
freedom made smooth. The cost of the
process is reduced TO q minimum, and we
had as well 60 through in a body. The
more Of us, the less the cost to each Re-
ferences interchahged and correspondence
confidential. DEBTORS.
March 9th.
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-13
In Chancerr II Nashville.

State Of Tennesssee-Clerk's Office, Chancery
Court at Nashville. February the 9Th, 1867.
James L. Clark e. ais, COmplsinants, rs. Caro-
line n. Henderson ct ais, Defendants.
TTAPPEARINGF FROM AFFIDAVIT FILED
4 in this cause that the defendants, Caroline NJ
Henderson, RObt Norman Reuben S. Chick
Elizabeth d. Chick, Jeanette Appling. W. A.
Turner Dolly Turner, John Darneille and Sarah
W. DRrneiils, are non-Tesidents Of the State OF
Tennessee; il is therefore ordered that they
the first three days Of the next term Of said
Court 20 be held On the first Monday in MAY
next, 1867, and plead, answer or demur TO con-
plainants' bill, or the same will be taken for
confessed as TO thom and set for hearing ex
parte, and that c0pyy Of this order be pub
lshed for four successive weeks in the Nashville
Union and Dispatch q
A copy-Attest; NJ. y. HOWELL,
Clerk and Master
NELL S. Brown and John s Bhep & Burch,
SOi'rs for couplts. febl9-W4t
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and legalize them would make the claims
amount to many million Of acres. The
resolution, under the operation of previous
question, passed, yeas 100, nays &c.
Mr.. Benjamin moved that the House
go into a committee whole to dispose of the
bill appropriating million dollars for the
relief of the destitute in the South and
Southwest. t.trg rtltF ~
Mr.. Griswoid moved 10 adjourn. Car
RED. 81 70 AZ.
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State Of Tennessee-Clerk's Office Chaneery
Court at Nashville, January the lst, 1867.
Mary A. Campbell, complainant vs.. VIM. II.
Campbell. defendant.
TAPPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT FILED
I in this cause that the defendant. VIM. Ii
Camp bell is u non resident of the State of Ten
nessee il is therefore ordered that he enter
his appearance herein before or within the FIRST
three days of the next term of said Court, to be
held on the first Monday in May next, 1867, and
plead, answer or demur TO compliments bill. or
the same will be taken for confessed as to him
and set for hearing ex parte, and that & copy of
this order be published for four successive weeks
in the Nashville Union and Dispatch.
A cOpy-Attest: NJ. b. HOWELL,
Clerk and Master.
Walker & Yaryan and NJ. Vaughn, SoI'rs for
complainant. 81 .. feb27-W4t
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Ia Chanoery at Nashville.

State Of Tennessee-Clerk's Office, Chancery
Court at Nashville, January the 5th. 1867.
Lafayette Ezell ct ala, eomplainants, VS. Jane.
Hamilton CT ais, defendants.
TTAPPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT FILED
in this cause that the defendant, Jane Ham
ilton, is a nonresident Of the State of Tennessee
it is therefore ordered that he enter his appear
ance herein before OF within the first three days
Of the next term of said Court TO be held on tbs
first Monday in May next, 1867, and plead
answer or demur to eomplainants' BILL or the
same will be taken for confessed as 10 him and
set for hearing eX parte, and that a copy of thi;
order be published for four successive weeks in
the Nashville Union and Dispatch.
copy-Attest: N. B. HOWELL,
Clerk and Master
Rice h Thompson, SOl'rS for complts.
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be made until these olEcers are appointed
When the Alexandria eHlsate was refer
red to the President, and BY him 70 the
Attorney General it was announced that
such was t1e construction Of the law by
that officer; and we do not see how it
could be otherwise.
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In Chancery At Nashville.

State Of Tennsssee-clerks ohice, Chsncery
Court at Nashville. January the 5th 1867.
C. B. Nichols & Co., compliments vs.. Minor,
Douglas Co.. and others, defendants.
TTAPPEARING FROM AFFIDAYITFILED
/ in this cause that defendant, - Keenan, is q
therefore ordered that he enter his appearance
herein before OF within the first three days of the
next term of said Court, 10 be held on the first
Monday In May next, 1767. and plead answer or
demuT to compliments bill or the same will be
taken for confessed a. TO him and set for hearing
exparte, and that copy of this order DO pub
lished for four consecutive weeks IN the Nash
A copy-Attest. NJ B. HOWELL,
Clerk and Master.
Guild, Smith i Guild. Solr Cor Compl'ts.
m5-ltW
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IN Chaneery ID NashvilIe.

State Of fennsssee-Clerks Office, Chancery
Court al Mas hFille, N5FsmbeT he lsth, lsos.
Presley S. MeMuTry. complainant, rs. q. W.
MeMuTy et ais, defendants.
II APPAARINdFR0M AFFIDAVIT FILED
in this cause that the defendants. Martha ].
Edmundson, Richard J. Edmuldson. Sarah
McAHTry, Samuel j. MHrTy, Mary Brooks
james Brooks are non-resideRfs Of the State Of
Tennessee il is therefore ordered that they
enter their appearance herein bsfore er gl.hin
the Erst three days Of the next term o. said
Court 20 be held on the first Monday IN May
next ls57. and lpiesd answer o. demGT 20 com
plAinants bill. or the same will be taken for
confessed to them and SCI Tor bearing eK paTte,
and that Il copy Of this order be published iOT
and Dispatch.
A copy-Attest N. 3. HOWELL.
Clerk and Master.
M Vaughn A. L. Demos, Sol'E for complt.
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