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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-12-08

Another fool, by the name Of Joseph
Baker. has gone through the popular
performance OF fulfilling the conditions
Of a fashionable wager on elections, al
Indianapolis He Carried stuffed bear
on his shoulders through the streets,
with brass band footing in front of him
marched to the river. and threw it the
bear, not himself) into the stream. o
that that bear could have come suddenly
to life and taken a gentle hug on this
procession. ga Fl SO
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On ihG Track.

The other day I heard mother ask
her little son to do som ething, in
minute" he said. She spoke again, but
it was one, two, three, -four, five minutes
before he minded her
1t makes me think Of the sgitch-ten
der's boy. What L lie waited minute
before he had minded his father? A
switch-tender il Prussia was just going
to move the rail, in order to PIT com
ing train of cars on side track, when
he caught sight Of his little son playing
on the track. The engine was in sight,
and he had not q moment to spare. lie
might jump and save his child, bnt ha
could not do that and turn the swith
coming train would meet another train
and terrible crash and smash take
place. The safety of hundreds of lives
depened upon bis fidelity What could
be dc? What did he dc? Lie down!
lie down. be called, with loud, quick
voice to the child, and selling the
switch. the trnin passed safely OF is
proper track
Did the heavy train r,gn over the litlls
boy? Was he killed? Was he crushed
to pieces? No, for lie did Just as his
father told him, and did ii instantly. lie
fell fat between the rails. and tie cars
went high over his head; and the anx-
ious father sprang 80 the spot, there he
was alive and well; not u hsir on his
head was touched 1t was his quick
obedience, You see that saved his life.
He did not stop ! minute. Even
minute S hesitation would have hecn too
late
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THE BRIDGE.
NJ Nv. LousnsLlow.

~ .. ". LoBo11LIow.
stool on the bridge at nidnighs,
A. the clocks were striking the hour,
And the moon rose DER the city
Behind the dark church tower
! cav her bright refscrior M
In The waters under me,
Like golden goblet hlling
And sinking Into .hs sas-
And far in the hzzy distane-
OF that loosely nigh, ia june.
The glare Of The flaming furnace
Cleaned redder than the mon.
Among the long black raiters
The wavering shadows lay,
And the current that came from the ocean
Seemed 70 liz and bear them away.
!. IA 81 eeping and edyipg through them,
Rose the belatsd tide,
And, streaming into the moonlighs.
The seawesd foa:ed vide.
And ike those waters rushing
Among the wooden piers,
A food Of thoughts CO me DER me
That filled nv eyes with tears.
How often, o, how often,
In the days that had gone by,
! had stood on that bridge at midnight
And Rsssd on that wave and sky.
How often, o, how often,
! had wished that the ebbing tide
Would bear me away on its bosom
Der the ocean wild and wide
For nv heart was hot and restless,
And my life was full of care.
And the burden laid upon me
Seemed greater than / could bear.
But now IL has fallen from me
And it is buried in the sea,
And only the sorrow Of others
Throws its shadows over me.
Yet whenever cross the river,
On its bridge of wooden piers,
Like the odor Of brine from the ocean
Comes the thought of other years.
And think how many thousands
VI care-encumbered men,
Each bearing his burden Of sorrow
Have crossed the bridge since then.
I see the long procession
Still passing to and fro,
The young heart, hot and restless,
And the old, subdued and slow!
And forever and forever,
A long AZ the river fowe,
As long AS the heart has passions,
As long as life has woes.
rhe moon and its broken reflection,
And its shadows shall appear,
And the symbol of love in Heaven.
And its wavsring image here.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-12-08

Steamer " illiam Penn, on her last trip
to New York from London, had terri
bic gale in mid ocean. which did great
damage. Early on the morning of the
shipping OF the first seq, when the ship
Was rolling fearfully, 8 lady senl one of
the stewards n urgent haste to Captain
Riliinge. then on deck, desiring his I'M
mediate presence ~ her state room. He
came at once. because it was the request
of lady. = am spiritualist, Captain
Billingc, said the lady. / have had rcYe
lstions from spirit friend, who says,
when signs arise, tighten the ship, in
other words, you must throw your cargo
over board to save the ship The Cap
tain inquiries. who is the spirit that
proffers this advice? Was he seaman ?
l must not tell you, Captain, who he
was; but it is none the less true; You must
throw your cargo over board, you must
tighten the ship" g AND is this al for
which you call ne from my post OF dutys'
asked tae Captain = Yes. Captain
Then said The Captain, ''tcll your
spirit friend that So, ne is q ID fool.
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CONSUMPTION is as certainly cured as
- Intermittent Ferer, and certainly preaen
U~ ed as Small Pox."-Rsr. Ohas. f. Kinq
AM II. d., Ill. ID. etc
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The loss by the recent fire a TT Lsfay
cite is estimated at 800 goo. upon which
there is of cours no insurance. The loss
by the partial destruction Of the fort is
estimated at $50, 900. The amount of
ordnance destroyed is not known, or the
actual amount of powder stored in the
magazine OF the armament there were
destroyed twenty two ten-inch Rodman
guns, with their carriages, together
with one dismounted gun. ten one hun
dred pound Parrot guns and carriages,
and twelve thirty-two Founders.
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Jesse ThomI son.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-07-17

lniuation military occupation, martial law,
military tribunals, abridgmeHt Of the free
dom Of speech and Of the press, aud euspen-
sion Of the privilege Of haheas corpus, and
Of the right Of trial by iury-sueh euQ0ach
ments upon our free institutions in time Of
peace being dangerous TO pubic liberty. IN
compatible @ith the individual rights Of the
citizen, contrary 20 the genius and spirit ct
our republican form Of government aud
exhau6tiVe OF the national resources, aud
WHEREAS, tits believed that aancsty
and pardon viii tend to secure d complete
ana universal establshm ui and prevalence
OF muuicinall laW and order. ID conformity
with the Con titutlon Of the United States,
and 70 remove all appearances aud presump-
tlQn5 of q retailatory 0r yludictlye policy on
the part 0F the Government, attended by
any unnecessary disquahtieations, pains
penalties, coniiscaiiUHs and dIsiranchise-
meuls, aud on the contrary, TO promote ana
procure complete irateinai Jec9Haiilti0n
among the whole people with due submiss-
ion to the Constitution aud laws;
Now, therefore be il known that I, An
drew johnson, President OF the United
States, do by virtue of the Constitution, and
in the name of the people af the United
States, hereby proclaim and declare, uucOn-
ditionally and without reservation t0-all
and to every person who directly or indi-
rectly participated in the late insnrraction
or rebellion, excepting such person or per
sons as may be under prescntment or indct-
ment in any court of the United States,
having competent jurisdiction, ppou
charge of treason or other felony, fall par
don and amnesty for the offence of treason
against the United States, or Of adhering to
their enemies during the late cigilwar, with
restoration of all rights OF property except
also, as TO any property Of which any per
son may have been legally djYesled under
the laws of the United States.
La testimony whereof | have -igned these
presents with my hand, and have caused tie
seal of the United States to be -hetcuhto
affixed
Done at the City Of Washington, the
fourth day Of July, in the year OF on Lord,
one thousand eight hundred and sixlY-eieht
and Of the independence of Jhe United
States Of .Amerea the ninety third
ANDREW JouNgON.
BY the President,
WM II. SEWARD, Secretary o. State.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-07-17
Opinions of the New york Papers.

We can give no countenaucc 90 this re
Togade movement Of the Democratic party
The successful movements of the age are
progressive, and we must 60 with them
All the world is going forward, except our
Democratic party. 1t Is behind Austria,
Russia, Turkey, and China; for they oil
recognize the necessity Of shiajng their
policy to the pressure Of living events. Sey-
more is behind the age, aud Blair as a sol
der, pinned to his ticket, makes a mockery
of the combination Grant and C0llax
against such a ticket will sweep the country
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, because the
blOckheads Of the Democratic party Will
have 1t that We are still living under the
regime Of poor Pierce and Buchanan,
HeraH
Such a ticket, resting on such platform,
inspires no apprehension Of success Sey-
mour with all his ability, has never filed a
national office, and his reputation is not
great outside the State. Blair, who once
stood well with the Western volunteers. has
ruined his standing BY his recent surrender
to the enemy The ticket, therefore, is not
a strong one. 1t viii not bring out even the
full Democratic vote, and it will assurediy
disgust the non-partisan element, without
whose support the Democracy would, under
any circumstances, strive In vain ItutS.
Mr.. Seymour is a skillful political gam
bier and a cunning demagogue. In all
matters ofa partisan character'h he mistakes
falsehood for fact, with an atiectati0n Of
religious sincerity, which is little less than
eXasperating to all men who are capable Of
recognizing a lie when they hear 1t told. lie
has all Of johnson low cunning, with
Buchanan accomplishment and cOwardice
lt Is difficult to conceive Of any character
whose accession TO the Presidency would
place the Government in hands so weak
unsteady, factions and corrupt, or do so
much to plunge the country into anarchy,
rebellion and civil war Tribune
Mr. Seymor is strong with his party in
and out OF the State He viii exhaust the
last Democratic vote in the South He is
not the man, how ever, to draw a single
Republican. To every principle Of the
Republcan party he has been in lifelong
antagonism. He never uttered a single
word in favor Of free soil or the emancipa.
ton Of an cnslaved race He is lust the
man to rally the whole force Of the Repub-
liean party to Grant, and to make party
hines close and well defined - C0mnerciql
AdCert tser.
The work Of the convention which adjourn
ed yesterday is a failure It's platform alone
or its candidates alone ought to be sufficient
to defeat the hopes of the party they repre-
sent Both are singularly weak, taken
slngly; and their union IS most unfortunate
for both, the platform and the candidates
being so Incongrous that each must weaken
the her.-Ecaiag Post.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-07-17
CHASE AND THE corpERHEADs.


The Chase men consider themselves so
grossly insulted by the copperhead con
vention, that the central Chase Association
having its headquarters in New York, and
composed largely of conservative Democrats,
met on Thursday after the nomination and
adopted the following preamble and resolu-
ton.
Whereas, The Central Chase Association,
composed Of Conservative Democrats and
Republicans, who were displeased with the
radical tendencies of the Republican party
and the Copperhead affiliations of the De
mocracy and who hoped that the leaders
of the Fourth of July Convention would
rise superior to the old and effete policies
of the party, and would nominate states
man in accordance with the existing and
accomplished political facts; having had
that illusion dispelled by the adoption of a
reputation platform and the nomination
Of consistent opponent of the war and its
results, do.
Resolve to recommend the Endorsement
of Gen. U. S. Grant for President, and
Schuyler Colfax for Vice President of the
United States by the Central Chase Club.
believing that they more truly represent the
views Of majority Of the loyal citizens of
the United States than the nominees of the
Democratic Convention.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-07-17

Tue BLoATED BoNDHoLDERs. Tho
Sub Treasury IN wall street is now engaged
in paying off the July gold interest on The
iive-twenty bonds, and the the New York
Tines thinks the lines Of men and women
who may be seen daily waiting for their
interest forms an instructive spectacle for
the repudiating Peudletonians They will
observe how small a proportion Of the bond
holders, after al, look any ways btoatc},
and how few Of them drive after their inter
est IN gorgeous carriages and how very few
need a cart to convey their gold to their
homes. They will observe what very
large number Of them have bat one or two
coupons from bonds Of small denoninA-
tion-say from $500 bonds or 81 600 bonds,
and they aill discover how many Of them
receive from 500 to $l20 as their half
yearly income from their shall Investments.
They will notice how plainly attired most Of
them are, and how promptly they depart
after getting the small sums due to attend to
the pressing duties of life If the repudia-
ting PendIetonian should take the trouble
to get acquainted with few Of them, he
would probably find that they happened to
be small traders, or mechanics, or clerks, or
werkingmen, or professional people, who
had invested their scanty savings in the
Government funds at a time when the
country was in pressing need oftheir assist
ance After such a view of the bloatcd
bondholders, and such an idea Of the people
who hold the greater part of the National
securities, the Pendletonian Democrats
would perhaps come to wiser and Lonester
conclusions. Baltimore -InaaTcaa
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-07-17
The Amnesty Proclamation.

The following Amnesty Proclamation has
been issued by the President:
WHEREAS, in the month of July, -Auno
Domini, 1861, in accepting the condition Of
civil war which was brought about by iDsur-
rection aud rebellion in several Of the States
which constitute the United States the two
Houses Of Congress did solemnly declare
that war was not waged on the part Of the
Government in any spirit of oppression,
nor for any purpose of conquest subiugation
nor for any purpose Of oveTthrowiug or in
tertering with the rights on established in
stitutions of the States, but only to defend
and maintain the supremacy of the Con-
stitution Of the United States, and to pre-
serve the Union with all the dignity, equality
and rights of the several States unimpaircd
and that so soon as those objects should be
accomplished the war on the part Of the
Government should cease; and
WHEREAS, The President of the United
States has heretofore, in the spirit Of that
declaration, and with the view of securing
for 1t ultimate and complete effect set forth
several proelamatioHs Offering amnesty and
pardon to persons who had been or were
concerned in the aforenamed rebellion,
which proclamatiOns, however, were atten-
ded with prudential reservations and exeep-
tions then deemed necessary and proper,
and which proclamations were respectively
issued on the eighth day Of December. 1868
on the twenty-sixth day of March, 1864, on
the twenty ninth day of May, 1868, and on
the seventh day of September, 1867; and
WHEREAS, The said lamentabie civil war
has long since altogether ceased, with an
acknowledgement by all the States of the
supremacy of the Federal Constitution. and
Of the Government Hereunder; and there
no longer exists any reasonable ground to
apprehend a renewal Of the said civil war.
or any foreign interference, or any unlawful
resistance by any portion of the people Of
any of the States to the Constitution aud
laws Of the United States; and
WHEREAS, Ii is desirable to reduce the
standing army, and to bring to a speedy ter
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-07-17
Surgical separation OF thc SIamCsc
TWINS, Chang and Eng.

The scientific world. and especially that
portion Of ii who have made the study OF
medicine and surgery their pro-. iau,
cannot fail to be intensely interested 10 the
fact which has recently come To- our bn9wl-
edge OF The determination OF Chang and
EGE the SiamesG twins, TO submit To
surgical operation for the purpose o. dis
sereling The wonderful Ink that has so long
bound them together Some forty years
ago these twins were introduced 20 tAe
notice of the civilized world, having been
brought 10 England from Siam IN the year
1927 or SIS, by GaQtain Bunker, at present
living 10 New York. aud for "A series OF
years thcy were exhibited to the public at
all the great centres o. civilization. EaVIng
visited America. they determined to make
this land their home They bought
valuable tract of land in North Carolina,
married two sisters. and settled down 10 the
ordinary routine Of a farmer daily life.
Each Of them is now The father OF nine
children. The reason for their determine
tion, at this late day to call in the art of
surgery to produce an entire physical
separation, Is, that having reached SUCH an
advanced age 80 years. they are leariulthat
one may become the subject Of disease which
may prove fatal to both. The interesting
question arises, What are the probabilities
OF a successful operation being performed?
It viii be remembered in pursuing these
inquiries that Che twins arc held together
by quite amassiyelink Of thoroughly normal
and perfectly vitaiized integument, some
ten or twelve inches in circumference,
situ9ted near the vital organs, and in close
proximity 10 the heart and lungs; and the
connection Is so intimate that each seems to
be thoroughly an organized portion Of the
other, as much so as any Of the ordinary
members Of naturally constituted human
body Sensation, nervous impression,
mental phenomena, morbid, physical and
neIvo-mental conditions, all show q most
perfect psychical unity in this wonderful
dual physical existence. The question in
regard to the result Of an operation isno new
one, but soon after their FIRST appearance in
London and Paris it excited the minds of
the foremost intellects in the surgical world
If we remember rightly the Twins were
exhibited before the Academy Of Physicians
and Surgeons in Paris at that time for the
purpose of ascertaining their opinion in
regard to the probabilities Of a successful
operation. The disagreement IN regard
thereto, we believe, led to the abandonment
of the project, Has the science of surgery
so rapidly advanced that to day successful
results can be promised when there was SO
much doubt q score or two or years ago!
We understand they contemplate visiting
Paris for the purpose of having the operation
performed. -Ncc York Tribune
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-07-17
Condition of Arl.nnsns.

A correspondent Of the Chicago Tribune
writes from Little Rock
The negro IS gradually setting down
iuto better habits Of industry chan at FIRST,
whom freedom was suddenly thrust npon
him Heis learning that freedom does not
mean license or laziness, bat industry, thrift,
economy and progressive manhood. Bur ID
Il doubtless true that, for a long time To-
come, years, and perhaps generations, he
will need the guiding hand of the white
man. He seems to lack the power originate,
10 nlan-he has fine executive ability 10 tha
industrial world, but lacks practical genius,
and IN this primitive condition naturally
looks to the white man. His moral social,
industrial, in a word, all bis habits are inn
proving. lie l. doing better work this year
chan last, and more of it-looks less to the
freedman Bureau ior help than heretofore,
and ia becoming more self reliant 1t may
now be regarded as q fact pretty well settled
that tie negro will prosper if properly trait
ed.
The coIored population Of Arkansas is
about 0ne-thlrd Of the whole population OF
the State Before the war the aggregate
was something over five hundred thousand.
1t holds its OVID since the war. The regis
tered col0Ied vote was more than one third.
Some Of the whites were disiranchised
The laws already blocked out by the
Legislature are good in themselves, and
should give general satisfaction, and proba-
BY WiA when the people are iamiEarizod
with their practical workings The priHci
pal dissatisfaction, however, comes from
that class who have held Office for long
time, and it is not to be expected such wall
feel satisfied.
THE old legislation Of the State was
ruinous to every interest Of the State,
especially the educational interests thereof
school fouds and school la0ds wore wasted
land grants squanderad Legislation was
too much in the hands of lawyers and the
people have got to think that any change
would be an improvement The negroes
understand pretty well how to vote for their
owu interest very few are led off OF deceiy-
ed in the matter ofY0ting The Democrat
ic party expected to control the late e0iored
vote, but signaily faded
From all I can learn, if the question Of
returning the eolored people to slavery were
submittel 10 q vote Of The State, ID would
fail by an overwhelming majority this,
doubtless, Is the case generally throughout
the South Some politicians would vote
them back butnot the people. The negroes
would, perhaps, fall back iuto idlaucss iflelJ
to themselve-"the lab0r7 ofthe Bureau have
been ofiucaleulable good in this regard.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-07-17
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