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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-11

INDUSTRIAL REcoNsrRucrIoy OF THE
Subtitle monthly report of the Depart
ment OF Agriculture, for February, contains
special statistics of farm resources and pro-
ducts, embracing analysis of returns from the
Southern States, continued from the preceding
number, which included the Eastern and Mid
die States. Next month Mississippi, Texas
and the Western Statss will be considered in
the same way. The political and industrial
Importance OF these articles may be judged
frem the following inquiries, on which the re.
turns are founded: tf Es.s ..
I. What is the average percentage of increase
for decrease, II cases of decrease exist) in the
price of farm lands i'll your county since 1861 2
2 What is the average value of wild or IN
improved tracts of land; and what is the char
actrr. quality, and capabilities of such Land
3. What marked or peculiar resources have
you in soil. timber, or minerals; and what is
the state of their development or inducenent
for attempted development .... 81
4. What crors, if any, are made speciality
In your county; and what facts illustrating
their culture, quantity, and the profit derlveai
S. What kinds of wheat are cultivated; and
which Of them are preferred: and why Waat
is the time of drilling or sowing Eor har-
vsstingl And what is the amount and mode
OF culture What proportion is drilled.
y. w hat grasses are natural to your pas
lures How many months can farm animals
feed exclusively IN pasturesl What would be
q fair estimate, per head, Of the cost of a sea-
sons pasturage of an average herd of cattle I!
.. What are the capabilities of your county
for fruita What fruits are best adapted to your
soil and climate 7 Give some facts concerning
yield and profit.
JOHN MINOR Boris was on the floor of the
Heuse to-day.
THAT BOx.-The wooden box which lhas
been in the vaults of the Treasury Department
for the past fifteen years containing articles
which were stolen from the Patent Office in
1851. was opened on Monday last in answer to
the resolution OF Mr.. O'Nelil, which passed the
House some days ago, and the contents thereof
found to be two lpmps of gold, a small vial
full of diamonds, another filled with otto Of
roses, portion Of a gold snuff box. lot of
pearls and other valuable articles. The box
and contents are still at the Treasury awaiting
the action of Congress.
PERsoNAL.-Geo. W. Child Esq, proprietor
of the Philadelphia Ledger, is In town.
INTERNAL REvKNUK--The receipts from this
source to-day were e3O6, 1908.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-11

RECovKRING.-Mr Edward l.. Davenport
the well known tragedian, is at the Turkish
baths in Boston, convalescing from an unusual
Iy severe attack OF infammatory rheumatism,
winch compelled HIM to cancel his recent en-.
gagements in Washington. Baltimore and Phil.
adelphia. He is going to California in May
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-11
OFFICIAL.

DEFkRrvEST or STArF,
WAsHISGToS, March q l-ts-
Inf )rmation has been received ar this Deps.rt-
uent from NJ. Isaac Sisson, the C0mme e-claI
Agent of ths United Statrs n Mszatlan. Mex
ico, of tisn death. Gn th@ '~-h Of NoyeuB Der lsi
at Ea4atIaI- OF Peter ON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-11

An OvER-SENsI FIRENAN-William
Daley, a New Haven fireman committed sui
eide on Thursday morning, by shooting him
sell with a pistol. The reason assigned was a
depression Of mind because he could not get his
engine TO fire the night before, because his
horses balked,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-11

INE PAIN Mines
On Exhibition and sale at
ROTHR ROCK'S,
Asa SEVENTH STREET,
Opposite Patent Office.
TORBIDDEN FkU 1T - Sehlober'' of Dussl-
dOrf.
BELLE JARDINIERE' Raphael. - bv
'COldewe." of Dresden.
THE CHOCOLATE GIRL After ayidaI :, by
Constance Meyer.
might AND MORNING " "a pair-After
Lsndsur, by Meyers Of Dusseldorf.
With many other good Pictures in Oil, Water
Color, Chrome Autographs, and Engrayin4~.
NH 2-2faw2w
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rHE PRESIDENCY,

Hon. Hsrstis seymsnr Declin-s to be q
Candidate. ID
ALBANY, n. ", March ll.-ln conversation
this morning with number of delegates to the
DemocYatie Convention, Horaao Seymour re.
iterased his po4itiSe refusal to be q candidate
for the Presidency. He win 20 TO the National
Democratic Oon vention a. a delegate ut large.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-11

DlsFRAkCHIeRNKHT.-Th is moaning in
Rhode Island. In conseq uence Of the failure Of
the town clerk to return to the Assessors a lis
Monday Of January, as provided by statute, aIl
thai class OF voters in East Greenwich, num-
bering about ono hundred and ifty. are COM
pletely disfranchised for the year. Application
special act TO restore the ballot these unlucky
voters. II no such act should be passed, East
Green wich cen have nothing 10 cay in the Pres
fdentfal election. -, sr -
John Schell and q M. Hinkstou. of Al
miro, Mich, were hunting the other day a ud
being separased 2 liftle distance, Hkn kstou saw
Schell through the bsush In = STOPPING position.
and installing him for . bear, Aired aud KILLED
Gepsrsi ks,naisAek ~ y en- trip alosx the
- Itts propossd in she New Yerr Ia~,s,,-
tsss t g aselsA ne pecuniasy penalty IL iato1.
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EREpuRLICANN REJOvcvuc

. .AknAHs, =. Hc A.ren. ll.-0ns Aandred
keans in honor Of the New Hampshire sJec.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-11

-. CALVERT FORD,
DRUGGIST AND CHEMIST,
"NEw STORE"
No. 2s6 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,
TWO DOORS ABOVE OLD STAND.
Dealer IN Pure Drugs and Fine Chemiesis;
1neh.h, French and American Perfumcry;<
b air, Tooth and Nail Brushes. and all other ~
~fcilet Articles Keeps constantly on hand.
. full hne Of all Popular Patent Mrdi-
sines" fe IL I'm
JOHN GRAY q CO..
sASuFACTrRERs AND DkAIERsIS
WOOD AND WILLOW wARE,
BBOOMs,
1WISES,
CoRDAGE, Sc, &C.
10 FULTON AND 20a FRONT STREETS.
NEW YORK.
RDwARD HEATH. WILLIAM A. GRAY
fe sem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-11

INTERNAL RKvKNUK.-The receipts from this
source to-day were 1906, 1908.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-11

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TIE PRESIDENTS CLKvKLAAD SPKRCB.-
James b. Sheridan, reporter of the Supreme
Court Of New York, and ID. G. McEwen, of the
New York IribaRe, were before the House I'm.
parchment Managers to-day to testify as to
their reports Of the Presidents Cleveland
speech. On that occasion Mr.. Sheridan re-
ported for the Tribune and Mr.. McEwen for
the New York World
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-11

THE SENATE has finally disposed Of the ques-
ton as TO the admission of persons In the Senate
wing of the Capitol during the impeachment
trial. Tickets VIII have to be procured each
uay, under the rules adopted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-11
JOHN MINOR Boris was on the floor of the
Heuse to-day.

PERsoNAL.-Geo. w. Child, Esq, proprietor
of the Philadelphia Ledger, Is In town.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-07
An American Watch Factory.

One of the greatest mechanical
triumphs of modern times is the manu-
facture of watches by machinery, as it
has been carried on for several years
in Waltham. Massachusetts,. Here,
the use of steam and machinery has
entirely taken the place of the slow,
laborious processes by which watches
were formerly made by hand, and, as
aresult, we have not only economy Of
human labor, but higher degree of
excellence in the article produced.
Machinery, when once perfected, can
work with an exactness to which human
muscles can never attain. So perfect
are the Waltham watches that if any
part is broken or injured, a new piece
can be procured which will take its
place. Everything, including the
finest steel tools and machinery, is
made on the premises. The steel
screws used on some parts of these
watches are so fms that, to the naked
eye, the thread is invisible. 1t takes
100000 of them to make pound, and
the iron, which at first may have been
worth two or three cents, is thus con-
verified into a value of $4,000.
The preparation of the jewels for
these watches forms of itself most
interesting department. At first they
used to be imported from Europe,
where they were made by hand, but
now they are all cut, shaped, polished,
and drilled in the establishment, and
by machinery. The sapphire and the
beryl are used where the hardest and
best stones are required. To bore
with the point of diamond the pivot
holes, first half way through on one
side, and then from the other side the
other half, til both meet smoothly in
the middle and form microscopic tun-
mel through the jewel, in which the
pivots may run smooth and frictionless,
is q work which the delicate fingers
Of only two or three Of the girls en-
ployed in the whole establishment,
guided by the jewelers. glass can,
with all the aid of machinery, accom-
plish with sufficient exactness. Twen-
ty thousand of these Jewels per month
are sometimes used.
Brass wheels and steel eggs have all
to be cut with perfection Of accuracy
which nothing but machinery such as
this, and the most skilled and prae-
tieed workers, can insure. Most OF
the finest work seems to be done by
females, each devoting her whole time
to one process. A single part of the
watch will often involve from twenty
to seventy of these processes. When
it is all done and tempered and pol
ished the parts are put together, made
to run, and regulated. After this it is
all taken to pieces and the brass is all
gold-washed by the electrotyping
process, and then pat together again.
But so accurately do all the parts and
screws fit that this last werk of put
ting together seems hardly to take five
minutes.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-07

The centre of the struggle in the
ensuing presidential campaign will en-
brace three States, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
and Indiana. The Republicans hold
all three now. To win the fight but
one is necessary to them. The Dem
Ocrats to win must carry all three, and
lose none of their doubtful States, so
we may look to see both sides put
forth most tremendous efforts in these
three States.
We have, however, one great ad-
vantage. The Democrats are divided.
The La Crosse Democrat and the anti
war Democrats are making more bitter
war upon the New York World and
the more respectable portion Of their
party than upon the Republicans.
The same hand that took the wheels
of Pharaoh's ehariots so that they
drove heavily seems to be similarly
confusing the modern Egyptians.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-07
Rumseller, Read

"If don't sell it somebody else
will" So said rumseller few days
since, as he was warned Of the terrible
injury he was doing to his race by
selling from the fountain of human
woe. He admits it to be crime by
saying, "If / don't sell it somebody
else will" / may as well have the
profit as somebody else.
Why not the murderer attempt to
pailiate his crime by saying if he had
spared his victim some one else would
have slain him the thief urge as an
apology that if he did net steal some
one else would ? Could such defense
satisfy even the rumsellers ! But he
defends himself by saying. If / do not put
poison to my neighbof's lips, cast the
blight Of the drunkard upon his now
fond, Il wing, hopeful, and happy home
circle. somebody else will. Oh thou
misguided but most faithful and potent
servant of the arch-iiend Of humanity,
let us reason for a while together over
thy defense.
The real crime Of the murderer or
thief IS against humanii1 IL triding
indeed when throws into the balance
against the rppaells The victim Of
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-07
Governor Warmoth.

The numerous friends of this distin-
guished stapdard-bearer of Repub-
licanism were glad to welcome him
back to his home this week.
He enjoyed the enviable honor of
standing in the National Convention
as the first Governor elect Of the re-
constructed and repentant States.
It was at that one of the young and
gallant soldiers of the Union, whose
sturdy blows had knocked treason out
of place and power in the South,
should be chosen as the chief repre-
sentatives Of the State thus recon
quered to liberty and Union.
The loyal sons of Louisiana ar,
proud of their representative as of the
cause he SO CALAMITY represents.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-07

the murderer is spared from tbo -
Of the ceaseless and unimaginable taV
ture OF brain frenzied by the trem W.
and from the sentence Of the M.
High, which declares that q No drnssl
ard shall enter the kingdom of heevaa.
while his family and friends are snss,
the terrible degradation of beipr !
life associated with drunkard ny "
thief, in relieving his victim from, h
property, destroys not his humanitv L
his energy and ability, but leaves n. V
with character. unimpaired and al
power to repair his loss. His fsmsI
Is not called to weep over a poor say
wreck Of humanity. 80
The rumseller not only 'murd..
but disgraces the widow and ornh.a
of him whom he has murdered III
steals not only the substance, bn,aj
manhood and virtue of his victim ~
blights the hope and happiness q N
entire social circle. For ever j.
Of bread taken to the home of The !, y
seller as the earnings of his will.
traffic, ten loayes are withheld ss.J
the hungry mouths of the drunksa5
children. Every garment put ms'
the back of the rumseller's cb1S y
bare feet and almost naked and sbive'
ing bodies to ten children of thu i.
briate.
For every home paid for by the e,,l
ings of rum selling, one hundred n
human beings are cursed, ruined, n
made homeless.
| We think it entirely safe to estinal
that each year of rumseller's ri
| gives to the grave two victims; to M
poorhouse, three inmates; to the AL
lums, four orphans; to the world I!
widows and six bankrupts; and ruinl
families with broken hearts and wol
as Unreasonable as they are unutter
! bic.
Then, after thirty years in the bv
ness the rumseller's account We,
run thus: Thirty years of proftd
business, large fortune made, h
which l have committed sixty murde,I
sent ninety of my fellows to the poo
house, made one hundred and tEeuI
orphans, one hundred and eighty ban
rupts, sixty degraded, despi.
and broken-hearted widows, viii
under the head of sundries are co
tention, strife, tears, woes, hes
aches, crime, misery, and degradads
as measureless as the ocean.
At the close of the account
should expect the following indors
ment from the arch fend and fell Il
stroyer of the human race wv
done, thou good and faithful serve
What have failed to accomplish
all my superhuman agencies thou 1
done nobiy. Enter thou as a pTl
into the realms of thy most grst
master. "-Stdte League.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-07

one day and said: |MF. Stoak / wish
you to buy me r. shares of Hod-
son." ''Do you wish us to carry it,"
asked Mr.. Stout. Yes" said Holt
way. ''Then you must put up mar
ginsp was the reply. II am good for
fifty times that amount" said Holli-
way. II have no doubt of it." said
Mr.. Stout, shut we have but one rule
for rich or poor. We would not carry
stock for Mr.. Astor without mar
gin. y MFR. Holliway went cut as if
provoked. and the firm felt that they
had lost good customer. Soon a
check came up for $25,000. Soon
Holliway himself came up and said:
"YouDg men, you are right. Do bust
ness on that basis and you'll succeed.
My money is safe here. You shall do
my business This young firm di-
vided last year 100000 profit.
THOMAS R. AGNBw.
Mr.. Agnew is one Of the largest
wholesale and retail grocers in New
York. He began business on the low
est round and penniless. He is now a
millionaire. He works now as he did
when struggling for bread. He goes
to the store before the porter, and de-
livers the keys. He remains till the
business is transacted, every package
put up, the door locked, and then he
carries the keys to his own house.
He buys everything for cash, and sells
for cash. He is his own cashier and
bookkeeper. He sells from an ounce
of tea or pound of sugar to a ship
load. No man asks if his goods are
what they profess to be any more than
fashionable lady would ask Stewart
if high priced silk was genuine. His
trade sweeps circuit of twenty miles.
He takes his stand in the morning al
| small desk, placed on the counter
! and here he staads all Day receiving
the cash from his business, directing
his clerks, welcoming his customers
and extending courtesy to the humblesi
! buyer. He does not leave his desk all
day long, He does not even go out
to purchase. Those who have goods
to sell call on him, At noon his tea
is made in the store by his porter, and
he eats his frugal meal from head O
a barrel. He has never been in debt
never made note, and never borrowed
a dollar in money. He does net clost
his store till every debt is paid and al
accounts balanced. He is not penu
rious, but liberal as he is successful
He bought and gave away not Ions
since q church, with the land and al
| its appurtepances,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-07
"Negro supremacy. !"


"a good cry"-a plausible motto
is indispensable to a party; therefore
the lying mOuthpieces of the slave
power call upon their followers to
unite against a projected supremacy
of the negro"
The Abolitionists have always re-
ceived from their opponents one invol-
untary tribute to the justice and sound
ness of their ideas, namely, it was
found necessary to misrepresent and
caricature those ideas before arguing
against them-before even attempt
ing TO make out case against them.
If man claimed the right Of every
human being to marriage, as against
the concubinage enforced by the plant
er upon his slaves, he was called san
amalgamationist" If Republican
claimed that the people in United
States territories ought all to be free,
he was stigmatized as "a Black Re-
publican" If any one affirmed that
negroes we're men, and had the rights
Of men, he was called ''nigger-Wor-
shipper" If an Abolitionist protect
ed fugitive slave on the ground 81
his natural right to freedom It was
assumed forthwith that he wanted that
slave to marry his sister. And now,
when suffrage Is demanded for black
people as for white, on the ground
stated as an axiom by the Declaration
Of Independence. namely, that Tx
right Of the ruler depends on the ''con-
sent Of the governed en- outcry II
immediately raised against Negro
supremacy"
Well good people, If you insist OF
aiating the matter IN that way, let III
nake bargain. We will Join you il
olfcslns negro supremacy If you vii
aoAn ~ faainkainine negro equality
~ esaei rights II black people an5
s.ll,ie eaAa4 ll.e law. What say you
The vefy NJ being ruled by
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-07
The New York World on Gen.
eral Grant.


1t affords us pleasure to reprint the
following truthful and appreciative
tribute to General Grant from an OPP
ponent. We commend it to the at
tentiOn of the Times, Crescent, La
Crosse Democrat, ct al:
LIEUTENANT GENERAL GRANT.
From the World, April IL, 1866
General Grants history should
teach us to discriminate better than
we Americans are apt to do be-
tween glitter and solid work. Our
proneness to run after demagogues and
spouters may find a wholesome cor
receive in the study Of such a charac-
ter as his. The qualities by which
great things are accomplished are here
seen to have no necessary connection
with snowy and superficial accomplish
ments. When the mass Of men look
upon such character they may learn
truer respect for themselves and
each other; they are taught BY IL that
high qualities and great abilities
are consistent with the simplicity Of
taste, contempt for parade, and plain
ness of manners with which direct and
earnest men have a strong natural
sympathy. Ulysses Grant, the tan
ner, Ulysses Grant. the unsuccessful
applicant for the post Of city surveyor
Of st. Louis, Ulysses Grant, the driver
into that city Of his two-horse team
with . load Of wood to sell, had within
him every manly quality which will
cause the aane Of Lieutenant Gen
oral Grant to live forever in his
tory. His eareeria 4 lesson IN praots.
81 democracy; { is quiet satire On
the sandyism, the puppyism. and M
shallow aifectation of our af fasbionnbIs
exqhisiteA AZ wen IS UPON 81 ~. =, -. -,
\ Of our plausible, risb-tonene5 ,sss.
gogues. NotAsx any means that sraa,
4 4aalities are inesusistent wIfS seiS;
! sa manners and i fluent al oes 49,.
Z wv at such superficial acc s,,Siisl,
Is .,s are no measure Of -gcTib 4
0enet Grants last briiiiaaf Gam
palgn e, final seal upon hIA reDu
tsuon' nps aim as the SUB =
Y nis aois oaisi az veil as Of j
ne commands ~ hose served VT
Or under him in ale.st cannaion
pf the last year ~ -, !.
40 sacrifice any pat Nh
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-07
Not Generally known.


Martin Van Buren, is the enlv man
Who held the Offices Of President. Vice
Resident, minister to England, gov
sReor Of his own State, and member Of
boa houses Of Congress. Thomas II.
.benssAis the only man who held a seat
~ me United States for thirty COM
secutlYe aers. The only instance Of
father ana qn in the United States
Senate Ct tnS anne time is that Of nor.
Henry Dedge senator from Wisoon.
sin, and bis ser. augustus G. Dodge.
Senator from IoW cera~sl ~ Ts- ~
Shields is the only m vvlo avs -, .a,,
resented two States ~ Tlrstsa
States Senate. At onS - ~ 49,
8aaatoE from Illinois, and ,ss.,.,,eI,
from Minnesota. John GUN 4 ' S.,ss
held positions under the gov 4 -.
during every administration re-. i,
e ~ aahineLon to that Of Polk, du
which be died. He had been minizl
e England, maubor Of both houses
Genszesss Secretary Of State, an
fesslaeat Of the United States. u
AAed wAliea member Of the House (
hepreseatatTes
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-07


When brightest beams are glowing,
And the birds loud in their song,
And the voice of the winds is merry,
And the fairest flowers are blown.
When all eyes bloom with welcome,
And smiling lips are bland,
You may forget my blessing,
And the touch of an olden hand.
When the golden day has vanished,
And the birds are southwark gone;
And the midday flowers are folded,
And the merry winds have flown,
when the smile of genial welcome,
Is vanished with the sun,
Win thoughts in joy forgotten,
With mufled footsteps come.
When night in cloak Of silver
Comes stealing from the bower;
And alone you stand, sad, muslns
In the dim, uncertain hour,
IT'S then I'd be remembered,
When brighter smiles have Aown,
And prove how well love thee,
When bolder loves have gone,
oh, Ills well :. . be remembered,
"a the golden summer time,
When we world is drifting sunshine,
And our lives one merry chime.
But deeser, eye, and purer,
Ar thA yhoaghts that wisely come,
The msPaS.ss that treasure
When sunshine ir.ends have fown.
The elingin tend Is faith puts out
And clasps theGnosen few;
of all the throng that promised
So few, alas are true.
And give me, then, the memory,
The trust, that only comes,
When the soulless dross and glitter
Has vanished, and is gone.