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SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL. $500, 90


SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL, $500 200.
THIS INSTITUTION ALLOWS SIX PER CENT.
ON DEPOSITS.
I. DAVENPORT, JR., President. i.
JAMES MILLER, Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
r. A. Paine, L. d. Crenshaw, W. X. Quarlea,
WIN. n. Lyons, Jr, X. z. Blanken-
A. Bodeker, B. b. Weisiger, ship
W. A. Spot, Moses Bllyson, J. b. winston
A. l. Kllett, Jas w Archer, A. A. Hutchin-
r. T. Taylor, Rosenbsum, son,
w. T. Binford ] W. Hall, w. a. !enhih''
po,r,r W GRAY. W. Tanner,
T. U. Dudley, Alfred Moses, J. NJ. Ho"''n
The security offered to dspositors IL undouo'eu,
and the institution should commend Itself 10 HI
classes. Italia,
The attention OF all in city and country Is csie
% ,bIs ins,itntion Hero they viii find security
convenience and profit. Sums ~ small AZ one
dollar may bs deposited, and six per cent interest,"
received on same.
Office hours from . A. N. 3P. NJ. on eaturaay
from "a. NJ. toa p. NJ, and from oeP. M.
Ia I3-d&swts
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HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.-An
Ii persons interested in organizing STATE
buRTl CUI TURAL AND PEDAGOGICAL So
GETTY are requested to meet at the office OF IMe
Ermer, in the Wig building, on TO. MORROW
EVENING, May 5, at O'Clock p. M AS this
society is Of vital importance to the interests and
prosperity Of our State full attendance of all IN
ierested in her welfare 10 desired. my 1T
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PETERSBURG, Mays, 1857.
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OFFICE or THE Insurance AND SAvIEds}
COMPANY OF VIRGINIA.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF this
L Company will be held ut tina ONCE OF the com.
pany, No. l2tA Msin street on TUESDAY the lAth
of May next. Al o. clock p. M
BY order OF the Board OF Directors.
2s-td DAVID j. BURR, Secretary.
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CTOLEN, STOLEN.-Was stolen on
- Friday last, from our store door. childs
CARR AGE or PERsMBULATOR. The carriage
was of unusual make and nnish. having double
instead Of single wheel in frpnt Any 1nforma-
ton leading to the detection of the thief and re,
covsry OF the carriage will be literally re wrrded
by rs. BRAS,'d SCuhhs,s,
sp 2s-u corner Eighth ana MAIN sttoo'o.
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.1McHO9e SNyes.
FUTURE Day.
By Harrison, Goddin K Apperson, AuetIons
Bankers, Brokers, and Real Estate Agsn,

By Harrison, Goddin 4 Appsrson, Auetlonesr,
Bankers. Brokers, and Real Estate Agents.
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE. ON
EAST LINE OF EIGHTH STREET Avn
WEST LINE or NINTH STREET NoaTH az
LEIGH STREET, poR SALE AT AUrTTnS
DAY the lath day OF May, 1887, at O'Clock r, N
the valuable Real ESTATE located a. above On
posite the City spring having front Of III feet on
- Eighth street there Ia q large BRICK TEyg.
MENT, containing ten rooms, besides Kitchen
smoke house, &C. The yard and garden contain
some fine shade and frnit trees. The properly viii
20 divided TO snit bidders according TO a 1ist 10
oe exhibited az the hour Of sale IL Is In retired
and very desirable neighborhood
TERxs Liberal, and made known AZ the hour Of
sale The taxes aud Insurance Of 1897 10 be pais
by the purchasers.
HARRISON, GoDDIs 4 APPRgsoy,
nv Anrttarssvs
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HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY CON
IL PANY:-The annual meeting Of the HOLT 1. !,
the office OF Gardner & Carlton on TUESDAY,
ap asI I : . JANIS II. GARDNER, Secretary.
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DiSSOLHtiOllS. DC.

V'HE co Pa RTNERSHIP OF GRE
L CORY BROTHERS, heretofore existing, is
this day dissolved by mutual consent. b. h. ore
CORY by whom the business will hencaforth be
Conducted Is authorized TO collect and rec ipt for
ali accounts In ia vor Of, and will settle all claims
against the late trm, Is. IL. GRLGORY,
INV lis II. J. GREGORY.
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NJ 7-d&s wtd

STOCKHOLDERS MEETIN GA
- called meeting Of the stockholders OF me Rieh-
mond Frederi q sburg and Potomac and Rich
mond and Petersburg Railroad Conneetion Com.
pany Will be held on the 3oh day OF May, 1887, az
IL O'clock NJ AT the office OF the Richmond and
Petersburg Railroad Company In the city Of Kich'
nond. ). b. f" iNsioN,
l-tdm secretary.
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(,O-PA RTN EkSHlP- have this
y day formed a co-psrtnership under the firm
and title Of William n. A. Z. Brown, for the
turpose Of con- ucting a GESERAL COMMISSION
BUSIN BsS for the saio OF TOBACCO, WHEAT,
CUaH. and country produce generally.
WILLIAM h. BR0WN,
A. p BROWN.
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T EATHER, LEATHER.-We have in
and BRIDI.g LEATHER; WRENCH and AMBRl.
CAN CALrSKTNs; sH0R FINDINGS, &c All In
want would do well 10 give Us . call before Par-
chasing elsewhere, as we are selling the ABOVE
feathers at low prices. sco
my2 % H. ChALhIsh w.
DRANDER q COOKE, Second and
Id Grace streets, have for sale
BUTTER, few ksgs very superior
VIR0INiA HANS, SIDES, and SAOuLDkRsi
Ray, beat northern .4n ~. s@n
, ,oSs gre tioo sSb ssssN41Ais %. nj.
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COHfectiOndries.

THOSE BOSTON PICKLES.-An-
i other lot just received. They sell IKE net
cakes Call and get some. -
Twenty barrels RUss8r APPLks receiving oy
steamer Niagara. ,.,,s
Pifty boxes fresh MAssINA ORANGES twsny.
Wa hoxs. frssh MAsSINA LEMONS, receiving ey
$40 frssS cARTHAGgSA CoCoASUTs Jas,
No lli2 Main street.
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Lost, Str0yed, anil Found.

r OST, on Friday the Sd instant, a
LBLACK MEMpRAEDUM BOOK, EA--yy7T,Tz!-Z,,
containing some receipts, red lead ~
pencil, and Letters addressed to me ~ ~
ihey are of no use to any one but my N---@----s
self The finder will be rewarded if he vi
leave the same at Nj. l.. Williams, hard
ware mercha ant, No. l44l Main, near Fifteenth
street. -. ,ur,rrxc
my 7-3t* Il. A. WhIIlNu.
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RrsGGoLD DEPOT, PITTsYLvAYIA CorSTY,(
March q, 1857. !
Mr. p. H. Starke, RichmOnd:
have worked your poughs for two seasons,
and pronounce them the best ever saw. They
cut ider, deeper, and clog less, than any plough,
believe, in use. ] do most cherrfully recommend
them 70 the public they can easily be ad justed
to suit the land by the freedmen TO cut deep or
shallow" w. e. CLAIBORNE.
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! return my thanks to my friends and the public
generally for II very liberal patronage bestowed
on thu late firm of a. p. Brown Co., and solicit
a continuance OF the same for the new firm. In
forming connection with Colonel william II
Brown II is Unnecessary for mo TO say anything
iu his behalf, ne he Is two well and fayoTaby
kn, wn to N planters Of Virginia for ma 10 speak
Of his fne Judgment OF tobacco and his superior
salesmanship.
ap 22-lm A. Z. BROWN.
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AUCTION Sales.
FUTURE DAY,

BY Harrison, 0oddin &Appsrson, Auctioneers,
Bankers, Brokers, and Real Estate Agents.
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SDecidL Notices.

nH UNION BANK or RICHMOND.
SAVINGS INsTfTUTIoN.)
OFFICE AT THE NATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK.
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DOLLARS REWARD.

n stolen from B. L. winstons farm, 49,
near aanover Courthouse on tho night Of <ttsSS~
| 30th April a S"RRE MARE, about nine-lZ2-
| wears Id with blaze face. Also, bright BAY
HORSE about eight years old, with white mind
feet, a .iar n the forehead and slisht black
str;ne down his back ! will give thu above 70
for the recovery Of both horses and arrest Of
the thief or twenty. Ave dollars for the delivery
OF the horses to mo from WHENCE they We're stolen,
or for information that will lead TO their re-
covery. ,rnmo,, rr,,smou
nv 2-lw j. SUTTON WINSTON.
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TTU1lts.

ILLINOIS L A N Dis WANTED
L FIFTY THOUSAND ACRES OF FARMING
LANDS in Illinois wanted Also, twenty thousand
acres Of good Iowa land. Address giving num-
bers of the lands and lowest cash price,
Z. C. DAVIDSON, Real Estate Agent.
nv TT Galssburg Ill
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With temporary tracks around long
est tunnels, not over one hundred
and fifty feet grade per mile, the
present saving would be............ l.
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WOLF TRAP, HALIFAX COUNTY, NA.,l
April 20, 1857. :
p. II .Sarke Esq.,:
Dear Sir,-The ploughs sent have been received,
and am now using the two-horse in my low
grounds and am satisfied they are tue best
[ ever saw. Ny head plougher says they cut
deeper with less draught than any plough he has
ever tried. Yours, most truy
d. A. CLAIBORNE.
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Clio REWARD.-MY HOUSE WAS
DlO BROKEN INTO on Y, sterdav. and q
robbed of a sum Of MONEY and hunting ~
case GOLD WATCH, No $40. watch psN n
ma kers and others will please stop the cSS.xS
watch and inform me. Ten Dollarsreward
will be paid for the recovery of the WATCH.
MtTHEW CONWAY,
Belle Isle landing, above Tredegar Works.
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STOLEN CHECK.-Stolen from my
y cash drawer on yesterday morning CHEN
First National Bank Of Richmond for $50, dated
NAV &. 1867 and made payable to my order ~
persons are cautioned against trading Tor The
CHECK as payment OF II has been stopped.
INV Its FERDINAND NEURATH.
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r OST, on Thursday night, } ET and
u IN the hack of II was engraved the initials
Nv a. r C. NJ p" with remembrancer 4
suitable reward will be paid FOR its delivery al TINS
office. hy - %
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ByT. w. Keesee. for 8. G T. Il Co.
Omce NO 1917 Main street, between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth.
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EOR RENT, the STOREHOUSE on
Il thirteenth street, recently occupied by III
Tyler Son. Apply to E,S
Ia Its 4. ~. tHoChbbf. 1s<A2
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EOR RENT, the superior FO q X
L STORY AND BASEM n T. WARE III
house in Commercial Block adj Joining our 1m;H
own store. This house mas every conye- -ssSkx.
nience, with vault and safe inside, and has no
superior IN the city either in location or arrange
ment Price reasonable.
NH ITS HARVEYs WILLIAMS.
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NEAR Louisa COURTHOUSE, April 81, 1887.
Mr. p. II. Hdrke:
Dear sir,-I have had your two. horse plough In
const ant Use since ii was received, and am highly
pleased with IT. bought OF you. some years ago,
q three horse plough OF the same patent. con-
slider them the best plous hs now in use.
Very respectfully yours, &C..
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DOR rem T, the STOREHOUSE
a china store II has good shelving, coun- t.;H
tiers, stove, &c which viii go with the -
house. II Is excellent stand for any ki'a OF
business The rent will be made very low al
good tenant ,,.-
same, suitable for a carpenter shop Apply To
J. g sNELSuN, Agent,
corner opposite Ballard and Exchange Hotels.
l2-ts
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THE SOUTH AS SEEN ny SENATOR
WILSON.

Mr.. Wilson declined the first invitation
to speak at the anti-slavery convention in
Boston, on Wednesday, but was afterwards
called up, and made some remarks:
OF the South, in reply TO the statement
of Phillips and others, he said IT was to-
day more Radical than Radical Massachu-
setts. In his tour over the South he had
heard nothing but the very essence of Radi-
cal sentiment But the great danger to
republican institutions in the South is the
want of education. As things now go, the
slave is in danger of acquiring the habits
of his old master-that of intoxication and
brutality. OF the liberty Of speech, he said
that he was not afraid TO say in the South
ANYTHING that he deemed or seemed proper
to say in the city of Boston. While in the
South he made shirty-two speeches to large
audiences, and on no occasion was hissed
or interrupted, and he never spoke to great
masses of people who listened with greater
attention, or who seemed more anxious TO
learn and understand every word that he esaid.
There was no more danger in speaking
there than in any part of the North. He
then spoke of the election, and felt san
Eutnt lildl lilCN Nbull AGtNAiAl bOtti " AAANlA
State Legislatures and to Congress good
men and true, both white and black, and,
if he was not mistaken, the Republican
party would in the next election carry
eight of the eleven Southern States. 1t is
therefore our duty as good citizens to en-
courage the good work now going on,
rather than to be quarrelling with each
other. In ten years he believed these States
would be he Radical States of the Union.
In referring TO the constitutional amend
ment for the States) bearing upon the right
of suffrage, he said that if it was not eff
iective, ii it did not do the work as it ought
to be done, then he would have it engraited
upon the constitution Of the United States,
where no men or set of men can change it..
The military men in command at the
South he regarded as all Republicans of
the most Trustworthy class, and if things
progress under their administration as they
are now moving on, in less than five years
South Carolina and Georgia will be ac-
cusing Massachusetts, of being too Con-
seryatIye.
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IMPORTANT DECISION.

A subpoena dttces secHm was issued by
Judge Bryan, of the United States Court
for the District of South Carolina, directed
to Mr.. David O'Keife, manager of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, re-
quiring him to produce in court, to be used
as evidence in the trial of a case then and
there pending the records of said compa-
ny and the kilograms which had been trans
mitted through the office from the 9Th to
the 18th of April.
Mr. O'Keife, through his counsel, Messrs.
OConner and Simmons, returned an an
swer TO the subpoena, setting forth:
First That he was bound by an oath,
which he took upon entering on his duties,
to keep secret and inviolable the messages
transmitted through his office.
Second. That telegraphic messages are
privileged communications and should not
be disclosed.
Third. That telegraphic communica-
tions are, in the present advanced civiliZa-
tion of age, held by commercial business
men as being within the rule which pro
tects the privacy and inYiolability of mail
communications.
Fourth. That the doctrine of privileged
communication udS HOt RIONh Ohb VI lhS
statute law, but is founded upon reasons
of grave public policy, and is in accord
ance with the enlightened sentiment OF
the age.
Fifth. Because there is radical differ
ence between compelling a witness 10 testi.
fy orally and obliging him to produce q
written record at the risk of rendering
himself civilly responsible.
Sixth. Because the Telegraph Company
had advertised to the world that all mes
sages transmitted by them should be kept
secret that to violate this stipulation might
render them liable for damages.
Seventh. That by the laws of their or
ganization, telegraph companies are for,
hidden to disclose the contents of their
messages.
These grounds were ably argued by the
counsel for the Telegraph Company, but
Judge Bryan overruled them on all the
points made, and ordered them to respond
to the subpoena at once.
The telegrams were then handed over by
Mr. O'Keife in person to the court.-Au'
gllsta ChrORiele
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IN PURSUANCE OF DEGREES OF THE
i Chancery Court at Nashville, will sell on
the premises, on ta-
THURSDAY, JUNE 2z, 1867,
All the lots in the plan of the N. A. McNairy
West Nashville lots. owned by the estate Of r..
N. McNaiTy, deceased. The following list com
prises the lots to be sold
ON PORTER STREET-bot No. 2O6, front
ing 100 feet and running back to Grundy street !;
Lot No: 2l7, fronting SO feet and running back
along McNairy street l75 feet to an alley
ON BROAD STREET-LOts Nos. and 8,
fronting together 100 feet, and running back l69
feet to an alley; Lot No. Al, fronting 100 feet
and running back us feet TO an alley; Lot No.
IS, fronting SO feet and running back III feet to
an alley; Lot Ne. As, fronting 100 feet and run
ming back log feet to an alley.
ON MCGAV0CK STREET-LOts Nos. So and
"a. fronting together 100 feet and running back
l69 feet to an alley; Lots NOs. VI and 90, 'front.'
ing together 100 feet and running back 1865 feet
to an alley; Lot No. ia, fronting 100 ieet and
running back l69 feet TO an alley Lot No. ll5,
fronting 100 feet and running back l66 feet to an
alley; Lot No. Id ironing 100 feet and running
ON DEMUMBRANE STREET-Lots Nos.
1873 and l55, fronting together 100 feet and run
ming back loo feet 10 an alley; Lot No. l52
fronting % feet and running back 10 teet 10 an
alley; lot No. lSS. fronting 100 feet and running
back 176 feet to an alley.
ON LOCUST STREET-Lots Nos. 25S and
259, fronting together 100 feet and Tnning back
fronting together l5O feet aud running back l10
feet to an alley.
ON GRUNDY STREET-Lots Nos. 2}9 and
2i0, fronting together 100 feet and running back
to an alley. And on
MIDDLE FRANKLIN TURNPIKE-Lots
Nos. 329. $50, 33l and 332 forming a triangle,
with front of about 800 feet
TERMS OF SALE-Credits Of six. twelve,
eighteen and twenty four months, with interest
from the day Of sale. Notes required with ap-
proved security and lien retained. Sale kee
from redemption.
MORTON Il. HOWELL,
june6 I'll Clerk and Master.
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the robbery of the school fund and profted
by il? Why put the blame on the dupe?
Must Rutter be sent TO State prison to shield
Radical thieves from exposure? We can't
expect much from an investigation con-
Quoted on such principles.
AN EXPOSE COMING.
A fuller, fairer one would show, that
while Rutter has been culpably to blame
for weakness in yielding to the black-mail
threats of Radical scoundrels, he is not so
guilty as the men who used him for tool
through whom they could rob the State
and put the school fund in their own pock-
cts. A fuller expose than Mr.. Spence has
made has been promised to US by reliable
gentleman. He promises to us the exact
figures, showing the whack of each of
these rogues. RumOr has it that the
sanity Arnell got eight thousand dollars,
and Frank Richards handsome sum, and
young Brownlow big pile, and the little
Radical paper of this city big pile, and
John Eaton pile, and two other eompa-
MES very large pile. 1t is reported that,
somehow, Beaumont's name figures in the
transaction, and eleven of the most noisily
loyal and prominent Radical members of
the Legislature got each his share of the
spoils stolen from the school fund Radi-
Gals are fond of saying that the name
comes from rddir, a root, that they go deep
into everything. They have certainly
verified this philology, by dipping deeper
and more dishonesty into the school fund
than even rogues on the chain gang could
have done. These thieves Of the school
fund are the representative men of the
Radical party. Will their sending Rutter
to State prison satisfy the public that they
are not qltiltus
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EAR-MARKs OF A NILLAIN-We repub-
lish from a Cambridge Mass paper, in
order that people may be put on their
guard against one of the dirtiest creatures
above ground:
Rev. Serene Howe is man scarcely
more than five feet in height, with long
arms and short lower limbs; with head
the back of which is extremely large IN
proportion to the front; with a forehead
retreating in a most remarkable degree; a
projecting chin, and upturned nose; a face
covered with heavy growth Of sandy hair ;
long, exceedingly white and rather promi-
nent teeth; and presenting altogether an
appearance the furtherest possible from at
tractiye, and somewhat suggestive of the
gorilla.
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In the Political Interests of
the People,

The UNION AND DISPATCH. as hereto
fore, will take the Constitution and laws for its
guide; and in the discussion Of al! the new snd
intricate questions aud issues arising out Of the
extraordinary condition in which the country is
placed, it will adhere 20 the principles and
teachings Of the founders and expositors Of our
government and institutions. II will endeavor
to guard with vigilance and defend with unwa-
vering earnestness and faith the rights and inte-
sts Of all the States, and the essential princi-
les which constitute the basis Of the Republic.
We shall oppose all invasions Of these, and
uphold. to the utmost Of our ability. the union
Of the States under them. Feeling that they
are endangered by the revolutionary schemes Of
the Radical politicians who now hold the Legs
Iative power Of the Government. we shall abate
othing Of our past opposition to their mea-
TUrs With these views. which are no less than
rVlound convictions. we cannot and will not
hesitate to defend the unfortunate South fro
the aspersions and impositions hesped upon its
people. and urge that JUSTICE aud RIGHT shall
be meted out to them.
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now ISAAC cor THE OFFICE.

The Troy Times tells us how Isaac
Newton became Commissioner of Agri-
culture:
Mr. Newton was not born to Office, nor
was the office thrust upon him. That he
ever got Office, and such an office as he
long occupied without filling, was won-
der to his friends and a wonder to himself
Thirty-six winters had passed over his
head For many years he sold ice-cream
and fresh pies to railroad passengers, be.
tween Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash
ington. In the early days of Mr.. Lin
coins administration, his interest in the
country and the advantages afforded by
the Washington market, took him more
frequently to the capitol of his afflicted
country. 1t is said that, one day, in the
goodness of his heart, he sent Mrs. Lin
coin six quarts of early, very early, peas.
They were accepted by the lady of the
White House with many thanks. Elated
at his success, he very soon repeat
ed the kindness by sending Mrs. Lin
coin a crock of the very finest butter.
Thanks again-thanks from the White
House, overwhelmed the old man. Rare
squashes, enormous pumpkins, delicious
melons, strings Of onions, crisp lettuce,
plump cabbages followed, not in unseemly
frequency, nor in large quantities, the gift
of Isaac to the first lady Of the republic.
Mrs. Lincoln one day said to Abraham,
"Why can't Isaac have an office? ?" Scr
tainLy he can have an office" said the Presi-
dent; I'll make him a Brigadier." "No,
| am in earnest can Isaac Newton
have an office ?" "Yes, I'll make him
gardener to the White House" That's
not an Office; it's only place; l mean a
good office. Old Abe saw the way to peace
in his domicil was in giving Isaac an office,
and the happy thought struck him of
making him Commissioner of Agriculture
Isaac was dumbfounded, but happy, and
continued in that singular condition from
the day of his appointment until he was
ruthlessly decapitated on Tuesday last.